The outer chamber is not what I want, the general will send you a sword!

Chapter 126 Qu Renjie's Secret (4)

After hearing what the old matriarch said, Xia Jin finally understood the old matriarch's intentions.

It turned out that this is how Lin Ziyi's anorexia came about. No wonder he wanted to deal with the prime minister, and even used Lingshi as an exchange condition to let himself act with him.

Seeing the old lady looking at herself, waiting for a reply.

Xia Jin replied: "When I first came to the capital, the old lady and the general helped me a lot. Now that I need my help, I, Xia Jin, will definitely do my best!"

The old matriarch looked relieved, "With Jin'er's words, I can rest assured!"

After finishing speaking, the old matriarch looked at Xia Jin and said with a smile: "Otherwise the fake show will be real, and you will marry Ziyi!"

Xia Jin quickly waved her hand, "No, I'm not worthy of a general with my status!"

"Why don't you deserve it? You are the owner of the God of Food Hall! This status is much better than those ordinary ladies!" said the old lady.

Xia Jin clenched her hands into fists, put them to her lips and coughed lightly.

How would she explain that she is not from this world, and that she will leave here sooner or later?

If you say this, I am afraid that the old lady will not believe it, and even treat her as a lunatic and a monster.

"Jin'er think about it slowly, the days will be long!" Seeing that Xia Jin was in trouble, the old lady didn't say anything more.

After all, it was too straightforward to talk directly to a girl about marriage just like that.

Parents ordered the matchmaker's words, and it was always the parents who asked the matchmaker to talk about marriage, so there was no way to ask directly.

Thinking of this, the old matriarch said, "Jin'er, do you still have relatives at home?"

Xia Jin thought of the tragic experience of the original body, the country was destroyed, and the family probably disappeared.

Xia Jin shook her head, "They all died during the war."

After hearing this, the old matriarch expressed pity, "Poor child, if you want to have relatives in the future, come to me! I will be your relatives! Even if you are not with Ziyi in the future, you will still be my granddaughter!"

Xia Jin's eyes turned hot, and she nodded.

The old lady was the second person besides the master who made Xia Jin feel the warmth of family affection. Xia Jin will always remember this warmth.

After leaving the general's mansion, as soon as he reached the gate, he saw Lin Ziyi rushing back on horseback.

Seeing Xia Jin coming out, he got on his horse and walked over quickly, and asked, "What did grandma tell you? Did you make things difficult for you!"

Lin Ziyi thought that the old matriarch was angry at Xia Jin because Xia Jin helped her fake pregnancy to prevaricate the prime minister.

Xia Jin shook her head and said, "The old lady is very good, she didn't make things difficult for me!"

Hearing these words, Lin Ziyi felt relieved, "That's good!"

Xia Jin nodded slightly, turned around and left in the carriage when she got up, and opened the curtain to look at Lin Ziyi who walked into the general's mansion.

"Drive to Desheng Building."

Not long after, the carriage stopped in front of the door of Desheng Building. As soon as Xia Jin got off, Qin Haoou greeted her.

"Master, you are back!"

Xia Jin walked in and went straight up to the second floor, followed by Qin Haoou, entered the private room and closed the door.

Sitting in front of the futon, Xia Jin poured herself a cup of fragrant tea, took a sip, and the aroma of the tea filled her throat.

Qin Haoou sat opposite Xia Jin, and said: "I heard some gossip from an acquaintance, saying that the murderer is scheduled to be executed at Caishikou three days later. I wanted to tell the master, but the master came here!"

"Three days later? Isn't the emperor going to hand him over to the Dongmen family?" Xia Jin was puzzled.

"I heard that after the people of the Dongmen family learned that they had found the murderer, they told the emperor to deal with it according to the law, and the emperor ordered him to be beheaded." Qin Haoou stroked his chin.

"Master, tell me, why did the Dongmen family suddenly stop accepting this murderer?"

Xia Jin put down her teacup and frowned slightly, "They may know that Zhang Heng is just a scapegoat."

"In that case, it makes sense." Qin Haoou looked at Xia Jin.

"Master, what can you gain from Xuerong City and your party?"

Xia Jin came here just for this matter.

"Xiao Douding, you have a junior brother."

"Junior brother, where are you!" Qin Haoou stood up and glanced at the carriage downstairs, only seeing Siji and the accompanying servants, no one else.

"I arranged for him to live in Xia Zhai. Tomorrow, you will come to the God of Food Hall and introduce him to you." Xia Jin said mysteriously.

Qin Haoou began to look forward to it. After accepting one of his apprentices, the master never had the idea of ​​accepting a second apprentice. Now he made an exception and accepted a second apprentice. He must not be an ordinary person.

"Master, you came here on a special trip just to tell me this, right?" Qin Haoou asked.

Xia Jin propped her chin and leaned against the window, glanced at the busy street below, and said calmly:
"Use your contacts to help me investigate the details of the battle at Beimenguan, the death of the deputy general, and what Qu Renjie was doing at that time!"

If her calculations are correct, the battle at the North Gate, when Lin Ziyi and the Cavalry General were besieged, was also the day when the original body was tricked by Qu Renjie and abducted out of the palace.

Xia Jin felt that there might be a connection between the two!

Maybe some clues and evidence can be found from here to help Lin Ziyi find the real culprit, maybe!
Qin Haoou nodded, "Leave this to me. I've been running the restaurant for so many years, and I'm still good at inquiring about some news!"

Qin Haoou's Desheng Tower is well-known in the capital, and Chef Qin is also well-known outside. He has a wide network of contacts, from courtiers in the court to businessmen, and even knows a few gangster sects, and he also knows local hooligans.

The leftovers from the daily life were given to the beggars at the back door, and over time, those beggars became his helpers in collecting evidence.

Qin Haoou initially set up an intelligence network to earn more money to pay off his father's debts. Now, it can finally be put to great use!

The next day, before dawn, Qin Haoou hurried to the God of Food Hall, and was the first to rush in when the gate opened, and went to the private room on the second floor to wait for Xia Jin to come over.

After waiting for a short time, Xia Jin came, followed by a handsome young man.

He has a head of half-length brown hair, which is as soft as rabbit fur. It is well washed, and it shines like satin in the sun.

Thin cheeks, white complexion, big eyes, curled eyelashes, looks like a woman, he is wearing a light blue gown, the narrow cuffs are tied tightly with a cloth belt, revealing ridiculously white fingers, if it is not for his long hair Qin Haoou really didn't see that he was a man.

"He, he is?" Qin Haoou pointed at Li Qiang. "My junior brother?" He looked puzzled.

Xia Jin was not surprised that Qin Haoou showed such an expression, in fact Xia Jin was also quite surprised.

When he was in Xuerong City, he was obviously a dark and earthy skinny boy, but when he came back and took a bath, he changed a lot!
Where is he still a black boy, he is clearly a little fresh meat, clean and beautiful, if he grows up, how many women will be fascinated by it!
(End of this chapter)