Feng Qing Shaoyi

Chapter 118 Changes
Wang Rongxin, who was returning to his room, looked at the blue and white porcelain vase placed next to him, and knocked it over with his hand.

Accompanied by the crisp sound of the porcelain bottle breaking, there was also the roar of the woman's angry collapse.

"Why? Why? The Wang family has already taken root in the Hanlin Academy. Why is the Wang family still a wealthy businessman's family in the eyes of others? Why do so many people look down on me? Princess Yongning, so do the ladies of the official family, and now a lowly concubine, too. what is this?"

Such a big movement startled the maid next to her.Wang Rongxin is most concerned about people saying that the Wang family is from a businessman background, and she always dresses up beautifully at every banquet, just because she is afraid of being looked down upon by others.

Perhaps people have become accustomed to comparing themselves with others, and like to show their own superiority from time to time, and to beat others indifferently.

These aristocratic families often make jokes about the origin of the Wang family, especially some established old aristocratic families.After all, the status of a merchant is very different from that of a family that was originally a court official, even though the Wang family has now been included in the ranks of the aristocratic families in the capital.

It's just that everyone didn't dare to be too obvious. After all, the Wang family is also a family that controls part of the power of the Imperial Academy, and it is evenly matched with the Jiang family.The importance of the Imperial Academy to the selection of officials and government affairs is self-evident. The Wang family holds the gate of life, and no one dares to make too much noise with the Wang family. They only joke occasionally and watch Wang Yong's face carefully.

But it is an undoubted fact that the Wang family was born as a businessman. Even though people seldom mention it in front of Wang Yong, the occasional joke has penetrated deeply into people's hearts.

Wang Rongxin sat on the chair, raised her eyes and looked at the maid next to her, "Lianqiao, tell me, how is this lady different from those ladies from the family? They are ladies from the family, isn't this lady? I can't get one now The concubine on the stage dares to ride on the head of this lady, why should she?"

Lian Qiao stepped forward and quickly comforted: "Miss, don't be angry, it's not worth getting angry for a concubine with a low status. Miss is the only concubine of the Wang family, and the status of the Wang family in the Imperial Academy has also risen. No matter what that Luoying says, she is just a concubine who is not wanted by her family, how can she compare with Miss?"

"But His Royal Highness Jin Wang has never looked at me directly, and Princess Yongning has also humiliated me in every possible way, saying that I am not worthy of the royal family. Don't look at those ladies from aristocratic families who are respectful to me on the surface, but they are actually looking down on me behind their backs. No matter now What has become of the Wang family, I am a clown in their eyes, and I will always be the daughter of a rich businessman." Wang Rongxin thumped the table with her hands and said through gritted teeth.

"Miss, even though the Wang family was born as a businessman, the Wang family is already a family of officials. As long as the master is always the master of the academy, the young master will also inherit the position of the master, and the young lady will marry a good family with a high family background. At that time, who How dare you make trouble in front of Miss? It must be too late to flatter you." Lian Qiao stepped forward and said while pinching Wang Rongxin's shoulders.

"Marry a good family with a high family background?" A gleam of light flashed in Wang Rongxin's eyes, "Yes, if I am the daughter of a merchant, how can they be so noble? Don't they depend on how father's face is? As long as this lady marries When I come to a famous family, who would dare to act presumptuously in front of me?"

Wang Rongxin held Lianqiao's hand that was pinching her shoulders, a flash of firmness flashed in his eyes, and something changed in his heart.

"Lianqiao, I must become Princess Jin."

In Fusheng Pavilion, Qi Ze listened to Zhu Yu's report on the monitoring of the Wang family in the past few days.

"Luoying, isn't it?" Qi Ze said as he put down the pen in his hand to practice calligraphy.

"Yes, master. After investigation, the Luoying girl is a concubine of the Du family. Her mother passed away a long time ago, and she is not welcomed by the master of the Du family. She offended the wife of the Du family a few months ago. , was trafficked to a brothel. But that Luoying was not honest, and sneaked away while the bustard was not paying attention, and took the opportunity to get involved with Wang Wenchang, and cheated Yupei." Zhu Yu bowed and saluted.

"If she was really honest, she wouldn't offend Mrs. Du's family." Qi Ze picked up the calligraphy he had just practiced, blew it, and then put it back on the table.

"The Du family you are talking about is the Du family that failed in the grain business a few days ago. Because it rained continuously, all the grain in the warehouse was moldy, and was sued by the buyer to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. A pile of debts." Qi Ze said slowly.

"Yes."

When Zhu Yu mentioned the Du family, Qi Ze remembered what Chu Kainan told her about the food incident some time ago.

It is rainy in Nanchu, especially during the period of gradually entering autumn after the summer solstice, the rainy weather becomes more frequent.The weather is hot and humid, and food is not easy to preserve.However, the Du family received a huge order before that, almost buying all the surplus food in the Du family.

The master of the Du family was very happy at first, but on the day of delivery, all the grains in the Du family's warehouse were moldy and could not be eaten at all.Now the buyer was not happy, and sued the Du family to the Ministry of Criminal Justice on the same day, and the Ministry of Criminal Justice also asked the Du family to pay compensation according to the criminal law of Southern Chu.

But most of the Du family's money was spent on this grain production, and there was no extra cash as compensation.Even if all the valuables that can be pawned are handed over to the pawnshop, it is still far from enough.

So the current Du's family can be called a desolate family, and they almost can't even eat enough.But at this time, Luoying went to find trouble with Mrs. Du's family. Mrs. Du's family didn't like Luoying. Seeing that the Du family had reached this situation, she sent the remaining servants to sell Luoying to a brothel for money.

But Luoying escaped halfway and found her target very quickly, so Luoying's behavior of offending Mrs. Du's family is worth pondering.

"She is smart. Seeing that the Du family has declined and her life is difficult, she wanted to escape from the Du family and find a big tree. But the big tree of the Wang family is not so easy to climb. I am afraid that her hopes will also be dashed. "Qi Ze stood up and walked to the window.

"Is that child really Wang Wenchang's?" Qi Ze asked casually looking at the scenery outside the window.

"Yes, before finding Wang Wenchang, Luoying took a drug that can make a woman conceive quickly. It only takes one time, and the woman can conceive."

"Oh? There's still this medicine?" Qi Ze turned around and asked in surprise.

"Yes, but this medicine has serious drawbacks. Although it can conceive a woman, the child will not live long at all. Even if it is born, it will only be a deformed child."

"A deformed child? In other words, this child is just a pawn, but she is willing to go all out for the sake of prosperity and wealth." Qi Ze couldn't help shaking his head and sighed.

"Master, do we need to make a move?"

In the matter of the Fang family, the Wang family has already taken action, and even joined forces with the Qi family to deal with the Fang family.These two families are both under Murong Sheng's command, so they have long been the same breed.I dealt with the Fang family last time, will I deal with them next time?

The matter of Luo Ying this time is a good opportunity to attack the Wang family. If this matter is exposed, Wang Wenchang will not be able to hang around in the Imperial Academy.

But Qi Ze just chuckled, shook his head and said lightly: "No, it's too early to act now."

Qi Ze walked up to the desk and said, "In the case of the Fang family, Murong Sheng's purpose is too strange, we haven't investigated it clearly yet. If we act now, we will only startle the snake, and..." Qi Ze sat back on his chair, "The Wang family Wang Wenchang's reputation will not be ruined because of a child."

"Master, this subordinate doesn't understand." Zhu Yu said after thinking for a moment, shaking his head lightly.

Although the child was deformed, the Wang family didn't know about it, and the Wang family's heirs were weak, so how could they not want this child.

"Zhu Yu, although the Wang family's heirs are weak, don't forget that Wang Wenchang has not reached the crown yet. He is still young and will have children in the future. Naturally, it is not a big deal to lose this child. So let's do it now. The possibility of failure will be very high. We can only do it after we have a perfect plan." Qi Ze lowered his eyes and said.

"And without us taking action, Luoying's fate will not be much better. This matter is an embarrassing secret to the Wang family. If it is possible to reveal this matter, then even if the Wang family does not want this child, it will be released in advance." Get rid of it." Qi Ze looked up at Zhu Yu, "Do you think Luo Ying is a master who knows how to behave?"

Seeing Zhu Yu's surprised and clear expression, the corners of Qi Ze's mouth curled up, "Obviously not, so I'm afraid Luoying won't be able to wait until the child is born, and she doesn't have to worry about it anymore."

On the way back from the military department, Qi Ze looked at the dark sky in front of him, stretched out his hands to wrap his clothes tightly, and lowered his hands so that the sleeves could better cover his cool fingertips.

I don't know when, the sultry heat of summer has passed, followed by the coolness of autumn, and the warm wind in the past also carries the unique bleakness of autumn, even the fingers become slightly cool.

The sky is as dark as ink, with only a little bit of moonlight shining from the sky, so that people can't see the road ahead.Because it was late now, there was no one on the road, and it seemed a little lonely for no reason.

However, Qi Ze has returned to Qi Mansion so late many times, but today is extra late.Because there are a lot of official documents to sort out, Qi Ze also asked Zhu Yu Cangzhu and the others to go back to Fusheng Pavilion first.

The autumn wind was rustling, cooling his cheeks slightly, Qi Ze sighed, and quickened his pace to go back.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew past, blowing up the sleeves of the clothes, and the blue hair fluttered along with it, until the wind blew past and slowly returned to the shoulders.

Qi Ze couldn't help but stop, and looked sideways at the "gale wind" that had just passed by.

If she read correctly, the one who just passed was actually a person.It's just that the opponent's lightness kung fu is excellent, his body is like a phantom, and it seems like a gust of wind has passed by.

If she didn't have martial arts, she would have thought it was just a gust of wind.The opponent's martial arts are not weak, at least they can be compared with hers.

Perhaps for the convenience of doing things at night, the other party was wearing night clothes.Qi Ze looked at the other person's back, and felt a little familiar for a moment, feeling like he had seen it before, but couldn't remember.

However, Qi Ze took advantage of the moonlight to take a closer look at the opponent's figure, and when she just passed by her, she realized that the opponent was extremely tall.Although the height of men is generally a little taller, the other party is obviously taller, and his figure is taller and burly than ordinary men, and his eyes are deeper than ordinary men.

At this time, something seemed to flash through Qi Ze's mind, a thought that she had never thought of before.When she wanted to catch it and take a closer look, she found that nothing was clear.

Seeing that the other party was as light as a swallow, flying up to the eaves of a house like a dragon, Qi Ze followed without thinking.

At such a late hour, a man in night clothes appeared out of thin air.This is problematic no matter what the other side intends to do.Moreover, there are very few people who are better than her in martial arts. This time, there is a person who is not bad in martial arts and is somewhat familiar with him. Naturally, he has to go forward and investigate clearly.

The other party didn't seem to notice that Qi Ze was following him, but just looked around, as if looking for something or avoiding something.

Just staying in one place for a moment, then using light work to fly to the next place.

Qi Ze, who was hiding in a dark alley, watched the other party leave the eaves with lightness kung fu, and planned to use his internal strength to catch up with him, but was stopped by an arm.

At the same time, the familiar magnetic laughter sounded from behind, with a low voice.

"Little girl, curiosity doesn't just kill cats, it kills people too."

Hearing this voice, Qi Ze immediately broke free from the embrace of the person behind him, took a few steps forward, turned around and looked at the man with a cynical smile on his face.

"Master Que, why don't you take a good rest in the mansion so late, and come out to enjoy the moon again? The moonlight scenery tonight is not very attractive, and I probably didn't spoil your interest." Qi Ze said, staring at Que Yu closely. .

That person just now was too strange, and she didn't think that the inexplicable thought that flashed in her mind was an illusion, and she didn't figure it out.Why did Que Yu stop her?Does that person have any connection with Que Yu?
Facing Qi Ze's unfriendly attitude, Que Yu didn't care. He just chuckled lightly and said with his lips curled into a smile, "Speaking is still so annoying, little girl."

Qi Ze: "..." Her words are annoying, so are you not annoying?
"No matter what the beautiful scenery is, since I came out, it is because I have important things to do. If I don't stop it, heh." Que Yu's mouth curled up, with a lazy smile that didn't care, and he approached: "You Isn't this little girl going to find out something else?"

After being reminded by Que Yu, Qi Ze remembered where she had seen the man in black.

If she remembers correctly, she met her at Fulong Temple.Que Yu was still injured at the time, and the man in black brought his hands to assassinate him, but he was intimidated by Que Yu in the end.

At that time, they were too far away to see the figure of the man in black clearly.After this close contact, I discovered these characteristics that are different from ordinary people.It turned out that he was a member of that gang, no wonder Que Yu stopped her.

Thinking of how Que Yu almost strangled her to death in order to keep his secret, she still has lingering fears.Anyway, it's his business, so it has nothing to do with her.

"Of course, I won't interfere too much with Young Master Que's affairs. If that's the case, then I'll leave now, and won't delay Young Master Que's work." After speaking, Qi Ze turned around and prepared to leave.

But before Qi Ze left, he heard Que Yu's voice, which seemed very strange in this dark alley.

"Qi Ze, more than ten years ago your father was defeated and committed suicide, and the soldier talisman in his hand also disappeared, so Murong Xiu didn't dare to touch you casually." Que Yu said quietly, stating a fact like no one else was there.

Qi Ze was taken aback when he heard the words, then turned around and looked at the man opposite him coldly.

Que Yu looked at Qi Ze's eyes, the corners of his lips curled up, his eyes flickered, and he stepped forward and said in a deep magnetic voice, "You really know."

"But it's nothing strange if you know about it. It would be strange if you didn't know about it." Que Yu said lazily, with his head slightly tilted, crossing his chest.

"Young Master Que also wants to get this soldier talisman?" Qi Ze raised his head and asked.

Sure enough, Que Yu also knew about the soldier talisman, knew that the soldier talisman was fake, Murong Xiu and Emperor Zhaozheng were all looking for the whereabouts of this soldier talisman.

"Oh, it's just entrusted by others." Que Yu said indifferently, "This soldier talisman is not very useful to me. Besides, most of the military power is in the hands of the Que family now, so what's the use of that soldier talisman?" ?”

What Que Yu said is correct, now that a large amount of military power is in the hands of the Que family, it is useless for the Que family to ask for this soldier talisman.

Although the current soldier talisman is fake, it has no effect on the Que family.Even if people knew about it, there was nothing they could do.Now Southern Chu only has the Que family as the main military family, unlike before Qi Yun was used to equalize military power.

And now the fake soldier talisman is in the hands of the Que family, so if the real soldier talisman is found, then this soldier talisman can only be handed over to the Que family.

However, what does Que Yu's entrustment mean?Who asked Que Yu to do something?
Murong Sheng probably didn't know it yet, otherwise Qi Chen wouldn't have remained silent, and it would be Murong Xiu and Emperor Zhaozheng.So who of the two?How could Que Yu accept the request to help find the soldier talisman?
Que Yu was still the same as before, making it hard to guess what he was thinking.

"So that's the case, but it's a pity. I don't know where the real soldier talisman is. I'm afraid Young Master Que will waste all his efforts." Qi Ze turned his head and said calmly.

"Whether I wasted my time or not, I know that. Qi Ze, you may not know, but your father must know." Que Yu said slowly.

Father knows?Que Yu's words really woke up Qi Ze.When a normal person hears that the soldier talisman is lost, the first reaction is that the soldier talisman has been stolen.But they all forgot that his father was a brave general, and it was impossible for him to lose the soldier talisman in his hands.

Why did the soldier talisman get lost?This leaves only one possibility.

As if to confirm Qi Ze's conjecture, Que Yu said quietly, "Now you should also understand that it is absolutely impossible for the soldier talisman to be lost, and your father will not let the soldier talisman be lost. Then there is only one possibility for this soldier talisman , that means the soldier talisman was actually hidden by your father. As for where your father hid it, why did you hide it?" The man stared at the woman's eyes, approached his face and said, "There is an undercurrent in it, Qi Ze ,do you know?"

Of course she knew that her father had lost one battle in his life, and it was this battle that cost him his life.Since my father hid the soldier talisman, it means that my father most likely knew that he would lose this battle.

But the situation on the battlefield is treacherous and ever-changing. My father is familiar with military books, and every battle is a triumphant return.How could my father know that he would lose this time? Now that he knew, why didn't he resist.

All of this must be related to one thing, the... secret of the Qi family.

(End of this chapter)