King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 356 Keqing Siblings
Even Jia Zhen couldn't figure out where the Qin siblings were hiding. This shows how cautious Qin Zhong himself was, for fear of being approached by creditors again.

It was also because of his caution that he caused great trouble to Deng An. Even with the help of Jin Yiwei, it took him two days to find the person.

"Chen Baihu, thank you very much!"

"My father-in-law is so polite. It is a humble honor to serve the Thirteenth Master!"

Although it was the end of the year, Jin Yiwei was busier than before, but in order to complete Zhu Jinghong's instructions, Li Wenzhao still sent out his most capable generals.

Chen Yuntai was always careful in his work, so he took it seriously after receiving such an errand this time. He and his men traveled all over Yaxing in the past two days before they found the residence of the Qin family siblings.

"It's freezing cold. Brothers have worked hard these past two days. Take this money... and give it to everyone to buy wine!"

Looking at the banknote handed over by Deng An, Chen Yuntai quickly declined: "My father-in-law, why do you have to do this? I'll wait for you..."

Before Chen Yuntai could finish his words, he was interrupted by Deng An: "This is a reward from the Thirteenth Master, so don't let your mother-in-law refuse!"

Any more refusal at this time would make him look petty, so Chen Yuntai stopped him.

When he lowered his head, he saw that it was actually a 1000-tael banknote. This was an extremely generous move.

Zhu Jinghong is right. He has never touched money since time travel, but it does not mean that he is short of money.

Yesterday, he thought about rewarding Jin Yiwei, so he found out about his private money. The rewards and salary over the years, he added up to more than 4 taels.

You know, the tax paid by a medium-sized county in Ming Dynasty is only 5 taels.

So when he took out 1000 taels as a silver reward, Zhu Jinghong didn't even blink.

Of course, this reward can also be regarded as his win over Chen Yuntai, a powerful Jin Yiwei who he values ​​​​very much.

"Okay, we're going to look for people, you guys should all go back...Now you, Qianhu Office, are so busy that you can't even put your feet on the ground!"

Not only the thousands of households in Nancheng are busy, but now the entire Dongchang and Jinyiwei, as well as the Wucheng Military and Horse Department are busy.

In seven days, it will be the Lantern Festival. As usual, lanterns will be hung along the wide Yongding Tianjie from Yongding Gate to Daming Gate, and people from all over the capital will come out to watch the lanterns.

It can be said that the Shangyuan Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is definitely the busiest scene in the capital and even the Ming Dynasty.

What will push this event to a climax is that the emperor will also participate in it. The emperor and empress will accept the people's worship and blessings on the Daming Gate tower.

It is precisely because of this that, in addition to the people inside and outside the capital, many people from neighboring provinces will come here, wanting to soak up the dragon spirit of His Majesty the Emperor.

Even if you can't get close to Daming Gate, even taking a look at it from a distance is a great blessing to many people.

It is also because of this situation that the pressure on defense has been extremely high in recent days.

With the White Lotus Sect's ongoing suppression campaign, spy agencies such as Factory Guard are under particularly high pressure.

Under such circumstances, Li Wenzhao also sent general Chen Yuntai to handle Zhu Jinghong's personal affairs, which shows how much he cares about Zhu Jinghong.

"I'm in Nancheng, and there are dragons and snakes on the ground. It's better to give him away!"

Chen Yuntai thought carefully, but Deng An didn't want to offend him, so he said: "Then send a few people, thank you Chen Baihu!"

"Wang Laosan, you take someone to go with Eunuch Deng, and you must protect the father-in-laws thoroughly!"

"Yes!"

After the arrangements were made, the two groups left separately.

It took another half an hour before Deng An and his party appeared outside a small courtyard. It was located in a remote place and was surrounded by ordinary people. Normally, it would be difficult to find this place.

After knocking on the door, Qin Zhong's voice came from inside: "Who!"

You could hear the alarm in his tone.

"Mr. Qin, an old friend is here. Is this how you treat guests?"

Qin Zhong still had some memory of Deng An's voice, so he looked out from the crack in the door.

"Eunuch Deng?"

"It seems that Mr. Qin hasn't forgotten me yet!" Deng An smiled.

When he saw that it was Deng An, followed by officers and soldiers, Qin Zhong let go of his vigilance.

So he opened the door, walked out and asked, "Eunuch Deng, why did you find me?"

"This is not the place to talk. Let's go in and talk slowly!"

Deng An didn't want to go in and talk. He just wanted to confirm Qin Keqing's situation. After all, he knew his master's thoughts very well.

"You all stay outside and hire two more sedans!" "Yes!"

After finishing these instructions, Deng An walked into the gate.

"Mr. Qin, your siblings... are easy for me to find!"

"Why does father-in-law want us?"

"The Thirteenth Master has learned about your family, and now he wants to rescue you, so he sent me to find you!"

Hearing this, Qin Zhong was overjoyed and asked with hope: "Master Thirteen is willing to lend a helping hand?"

"Can I still lie to you?"

Seeing Qin Zhong's ecstasy, Deng An asked, "Isn't your sister here?"

"It's in the back room!"

"That's just in time... come with me, Master Thirteen wants to see you!"

Deng An had not completed the errands assigned by Zhu Jinghong in the past few days, which made this guy very anxious.

Now that the Qin siblings have been found, he naturally wants to take them away as soon as possible in the hope of completing the task as soon as possible.

At this moment, inside the house, Keqing also saw Deng An through the crack in the window.

Knowing that Zhu Jinghong sent people to find them and also wanted to help them made Ke Qing extremely excited.

Anyway, Deng An is a father-in-law, and there is no such thing as a big defense between men and women, so Ke Qing took the two maids out of the house.

"Meet Eunuch Deng!"

Deng An quickly returned the gift, and then said: "Miss Qin, there is no need to be polite, the Thirteenth Master will always remember you!"

This seems strange, but Qing is also a very smart person, so he naturally understands the meaning of Deng An's words.

The Qin family and Zhu Jinghong have nothing to do with each other, but Zhu Jinghong takes care of them like this. I don't think it's strange for you to have such an idea.

"Excuse me, father-in-law, please thank Thirteenth Master for me!"

"You are wrong, young lady. I will take you into the palace in a moment. If you want to say thank you, you can say it to Master Thirteen in person!"

"This……"

Now that she knew that Zhu Jinghong was interested in her, she was going to see him at this time... Ke Qing was naturally extremely nervous.

After all, she had only met Zhu Jinghong a few times and didn't know what his temper was like.

Any idea of ​​the legitimate prince is an ironclad rule that she cannot refuse.

"What's wrong with the girl?"

"No...nothing!"

At this moment, someone outside reported that the sedan chair had been found, so Deng An said to Ke Qing: "In that case... let's not delay and go back now!"

After a few breaths of silence, Keqing said: "Okay!"

While she was silent, Keqing had already made complete mental preparations.

Even if she went to see Zhu Jinghong this time and was dealt with by him on the spot, she could still accept the result.

Of course, being able to accept it so easily is entirely because Ke Qing is grateful for his kindness, and also because Zhu Jinghong is handsome enough.

"Girl please!"

The sedan was carried into the small courtyard. Keqing was helped up by two girls, while Qin Zhong got into the other one.

The sedan quickly set off and headed towards Beicheng.

But when they were about to enter Zhengyang Gate, Deng An told Qin Zhong and his sister that Zhu Jinghong only summoned Ke Qing today.

In other words, Qin Zhong himself could not enter the palace, and then Keqing had to enter the palace alone.

Qin Zhong originally wanted to wait at the palace gate, but Deng An refused his request and asked him to go home and wait by himself.

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