Ci Jinzhi

Chapter 220 Meng Jijiu's Guess

Chapter 220 Meng Jijiu's Guess
On the scroll, the young man has a delicate face and penetrating eyes, exactly what Xin You looks like after his disguise.

Xin You was taken aback: "Where did Master Jijiu get the portrait?"

The surprise was both fake and real.

"It seems that Miss Kou has seen it before."

It was difficult for Xinyou to deduce his true meaning from Meng Jijiu's face, so she said, "I have indeed seen this portrait, but I don't know if it is Mr. Songling."

This answer was beyond Meng Jijiu's expectation: "How do you say that?"

"When the folk girl met Mr. Song Ling, Mr. Song Ling kept covering his face, so she didn't know what he looked like. Mr. He also asked me about such a portrait, so the person in the portrait should be Mr. Song Ling. "Yes." Xin You knew that words that were true and false would not be easily seen through.

Meng Jijiu seemed to believe it, and said with some regret: "It turns out that Ms. Kou has never seen Mr. Songling's true face."

Seeing the amiable attitude of the old Jijiu, Xin You seemed to ask casually: "Master Jijiu, is Mr. Songling curious about what he looks like?"

Meng Jijiu stared at the portrait, his gaze deepened unconsciously, "I didn't expect Mr. Song Ling to be so young, he looks only sixteen or seventeen years old."

Xinyou's heart skipped a beat.

Meng Jijiu seems to be very concerned about Mr. Song Ling's age——

This guess led Xin You to make a bolder guess: Could it be that Meng Jijiu suspects that Mr. Song Ling is his mother's son?
In this case, it's no wonder that Meng Jijiu came here to ask.

"Where did Lord Jijiu see the portrait? Could it be that the Jinlin Guards posted a list of people looking for him?" Xin You asked.

She just wanted to let that person know that Mr. Songling was related to mother, so it was logical to send Mr. He to the south to investigate, instead of everyone knowing about it.However, there are always many things that are out of control in this world. Now that it has happened, it is time to think of countermeasures.

I don't know whether it's because he has a good impression of Ms. Kou or what, but Meng Jijiu didn't sell it at all: "There was a Jin Linwei who took out a portrait to compare with passers-by. The person in the portrait may be him, so the old man drew it."

Xin You was silent, and sighed: "Master Jijiu has a wonderful hand, and the girls admire it."

"It's mainly because of the good eyes." Meng Jijiu said with a smile, put away the scroll, took a step outside with his hands behind his back, and then stopped, "Mr. Pine Ling is amazingly talented, and someone who is interested in Mr. Pine Ling like this old man There must be a lot of people, Miss Kou may be troubled."

Xin You smiled helplessly: "If a folk girl knows that such rumors will come out, Mr. Song Ling will not dare to cooperate with him no matter how amazing and talented he is."

"Miss Kou has been busy with business in the bookstore, why don't you go back to Shaoqing's Mansion to rest for a while." Meng Jijiu advised tactfully, walked out of the bookstore and met He Qingxiao head-on.

"Meng Jijiu." He Qingxiao stopped and greeted politely.

Meng Jijiu's attitude was indifferent: "Master He is here to buy books?"

He Qingxiao glanced at Xin You, but didn't respond casually: "Come to ask Miss Kou something."

Meng Jijiu also glanced at Xinyou and walked away slowly.

The Imperial College was not far away. Meng Jijiu returned to the room, slowly unfolded the scroll and stared at it for a long time, took off the lampshade and lit a candle, and put the scroll on the flame.

The tongue of fire quickly swept through the paper, and the paper ash in the basin curled and collapsed little by little.

Meng Fei walked in and sniffled: "Grandfather, what are you burning?"

He asked, looking down with a look of disbelief: "It's been so long since the Qingming Festival, and you're still burning paper for grandma!"

And it was still burning in the house!
Meng Jijiu picked up the itch and hit it: "Keep talking nonsense, you bastard!"

Meng Fei dodged it deftly, and asked curiously: "It's not burning paper for grandma, what are you burning?"

Meng Jijiu put down the tickle, held his breath and said, "Yes, I'm burning paper for your grandmother."

He often dismissed rumors, but this time he felt it was true.

When Mr. Songling said "eggs are delicious, there is no need to see the hen laying eggs", it reminded him of Queen Xin.Even when people were skeptical about the rumor that Mr. Song Ling was Queen Xin's person, he couldn't help guessing that Mr. Song Ling was the son of Queen Xin.

It's a pity that he looked left and right, and couldn't see the resemblance between Mr. Song Ling and the empress from the portrait, so he went to Miss Kou to confirm.Was he guessing wrong?Or... the prince's appearance follows the long-dead ancestor Dezu?

After all, Dezu was gone when he was young, and they had never seen him.

Meng Jijiu thought about this with mixed emotions.

Fortunately, there is finally news about the Queen, and there is probably a legitimate prince.What is worrying is that the mere speculation that Mr. Songling is Queen Xin's man may make some people restless.

"Then you hit me just now." Meng Fei glanced at the basin and became a little suspicious.

Meng Jijiu's face was straight: "Have you finished memorizing the collection of poems I gave you the day before yesterday?"

Meng Fei patted his forehead: "Suddenly remembered something, I'm leaving first, grandfather!"

Meng Jijiu cursed, and when Meng Fei ran out, he sighed softly.

At Qingsong Bookstore, Xin You invited He Qingxiao into the reception room under the chasing eyes of shopkeeper Hu.

After sitting down, He Qingxiao asked: "Why does shopkeeper Hu keep looking at me? Do you have something to say?"

"Treasurer Hu is worrying about the rumors."

He Qingxiao was silent for a moment: "Sorry, I couldn't find out the source of the rumor at the moment."

Xin You was very open-minded: "Your Excellency, you don't have to be like this. The wind started at the end of Qingping, and it was spread from ten to ten, and there was nowhere to find it. Maybe it was that time when I was taken to Jinlinwei, and someone with a heart saw it." There is speculation."

All the officials were thinking about Gu Changbo's real crime, and some unusual commotion was easily noticed.

"Master He, is there any news from the north?" Xin You asked what he was most concerned about.

"Yes." He Qingxiao lowered his voice, talking about the contents of the dark newspaper.

Xin You listened quietly, unable to suppress her anger.

Sure enough, when you hear something is bad, the reality is often even worse.

King Qing, Pei Zuo, the Minister of Household Affairs, and Wu Yanting, the commander of the Beijing camp, these three people were ordered to provide disaster relief. They were supposed to save the people from the fire and water, but instead they became the fire and water for the people.

"Now we need Miss Zhu to step forward."

Xin You's face straightened: "Master He, please explain in detail."

"There is He Yushi, who is upright..."

Xin You listened carefully, and after talking about it, she planned: "I decided to go back to Shaoqing's Mansion for a while. If Mr. He has something to do in the future, if you are in a hurry, send a letter directly to Shaoqing's Mansion. If you are not in a hurry, you can contact Liu Zhou to send a message."

He Qingxiao nodded in agreement: "It's better for Miss Kou to go back to Shaoqing's residence first."

Anyone can come to Qingsong Bookstore, and high-status people have to deal with Miss Kou here. But it is different when they return to Shaoqing's house. Who would go to someone's house to find a boudoir girl unless it is extremely special.

"It was Meng Jijiu who reminded me."

He Qingxiao couldn't help but bend his lips when he thought of the old man who had treated him indifferently just now.

Apart from him, I hope more people will have kindness towards Miss Kou.

After that, He Qingxiao went back to the Yamen, and Xin You went to see Miss Zhu.

 Emperor Xingyuan is the founding emperor, but he will posthumously title his father, so it is mentioned here that he will be called Dezu.

  
 
(End of this chapter)

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like