Fengqi crabapple

Chapter 74
In the Cheng Mansion, Aunt Pan was suffering from a headache. Cheng Li stood behind her and rubbed her temples.

"Cheng Hanbai will be back tomorrow. Will he find out about the poisoning?" Pan Xiuying said with her eyes closed and frowning.

"If there was an investigation, King Duan would have already done so. Don't worry, what Xiang Jin said to Ruyi first did not involve you and me, second, there was no witness, and third, even the poison was found by Ruyi. She bit us, There is no evidence at all. Xiang Jin is just fanning the flames at best, how guilty can he be?"

Cheng Li comforted her and said, "Besides, Cheng Yu has taken care of the old lady and will not let the young master find out about you. I guess the master must have used the excuse that Ruyi is dead and asked the young master to comfort him." "

His hand moved down from his temple, and his lips bit the tip of Pan Xiuying's ear. He whispered: "I knocked Cheng Haitang unconscious and dragged her out with her head covered. No one saw her. Even if she guessed it, there is no evidence." . You can just take care of your family with peace of mind! If you don't know it well, the worst we can do is wait until Xiang Jin is carried into Prince Xian's Mansion, and we will empty out the Cheng Mansion secretly, and we might as well just walk away."

Pan Xiuying nodded, held down Cheng Li's hand that kept moving, stood up and said softly: "At that time, you can't dislike me for being old and old, and then go out to find a little girl and come back to make me angry..."

Cheng Li blocked her mouth to prevent her from talking.Pan Xiuying smiled and pushed him away and asked: "Last time my brother took out the gold that was melted, how much did we get back?"

Cheng Li replied casually: "My uncle is short on money. I didn't ask him for it, so he happily took it all."

It turns out that most of the objects rewarded by the palace were made by the Silver Bureau, which could neither be bought or sold nor melted down and recast, both of which were also illegal.Cheng and his son, the treasure house was full with the rewards they got back.

One time when it was put into storage, it happened to be seen by Pan Xiuying's brother Pan Jingcheng.

"Steward Cheng, these are real treasures of gold and silver!" Pan Jingcheng rubbed his hands with gleaming eyes.

"What's the use?" Cheng Li picked up one, pointed to the four words "Silver Production Bureau" at the bottom and said, "Did you see it? With these words, gold and silver become waste!"

"Hey~~ What the housekeeper said is wrong!" Pan Jingcheng said in a low voice: "I know a friend who specializes in opening private furnaces for people. He can do anything about silver or gold! Melt it into gold ingots, Silver ingot, who knows what it looks like? Good housekeeper. No! Good brother-in-law, just give me two pieces and I will turn them into silver flowers!"

Cheng Li rolled his eyes when he heard what he said: If this road is properly constructed, the shelves full of gold and silver ornaments will become real gold and silver with white flowers, yellow and orange colors, and that will be a wonderful thing!He conveniently took down a pair of silver-gilt horses. These horses were a reward to Cheng Yu many years ago. I'm afraid he himself has long forgotten them.

"This is a solid silver horse. If you weigh it, it's more than 50 taels. You took it quietly and I didn't ask you to share it. Just don't say it was given by me. If you leak even a word, there will be no next time. Come on!" Cheng Li grabbed a piece of cloth, wrapped the two horses, and stuffed them into Pan Jingcheng's arms.

It's not that Cheng Li is very nice to Pan Jingcheng, he has his own ideas.This is the first time to test the waters. If something goes wrong, let Pan Jingcheng do the work alone and take responsibility for it.

How could Pan Jingcheng dare to say "no"? He nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, hunched over his waist with a smile on his face, and ran away in a flash.Ever since he opened up the door, Pan Jingcheng, like a cat who has tasted fish, came to the Cheng family's storeroom every now and then to make money, and Cheng Li also began to entrust him to melt gold. delivered outside.Pan Xiuying also turned a blind eye and allowed her brother and Cheng Li to mess around.

In the blink of an eye, Cheng Hanbai came back from the border with a dusty look.He first went to the backyard to visit the old grandmother and reported on his father's health, food and clothing. He also told his grandmother about the girl who had a problem with the eldest girl and poisoned her to frame her.He didn't mention that Ruyi was dead, so that Grandma wouldn't have to think too much.

Grandma didn't say anything, she just asked Don Qing to spare the girl.Cheng Hanbai also talked about Sun Yanxi's preparation for the wedding. It was inconvenient for the eldest daughter to still live in the Sun Mansion, so his grandmother told him to go and get the girl back when he had time.Even if the poisoning incident is over, don't mention it again.

Pan Xiuying finally calmed down and hoped that King Xian would send someone to carry Xiang Jin as soon as possible. As a concubine, she would naturally fly up a branch and become a phoenix. Even if she was a wife in Prince Xian's palace, she would be as skinny as a camel compared to a horse. Big, and much more noble than ordinary people.

The next day, Cheng Hanbai went to the Governor's Mansion to report for duty, received his official uniform badge, and hurried to the Sun Mansion with gifts.The brother and sister stayed at Sun's house for dinner. Cheng Hanbai and Sun Yanxi were both new officials who had just been transferred back to the capital. They talked for a long time, and they still felt that they still had unfinished business until they parted.

On the night when Haitang returned to Cheng Mansion, Xie Ruitang also visited his old place again and entered Haitang's house through the window.

"Have you met your grandmother?" Xie Ruitang was worried about Haitang's relationship difficulties in the Cheng family.

Haitang nodded: "My brother has already told me, and my father and grandmother have said that this is the end of it. After all, we are my cousin, and it will not be easy for my grandmother if she falls out with her."

Xie Ruitang smiled and pinched her face: "Your brother is in charge now, so you don't have to be afraid of her. However, your brother is a fool, so you have to remind him more. There are people of mine in the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army. , I will also pay more attention to him, so that he will have less trouble during his first term in office."

Haitang couldn't help but sigh: "He is only one year younger than you, how come he is not 01:30 behind you!"

"He grew up in a military camp, with simple relationships and simple thoughts. I like his straightforwardness and sincerity the most. You know, in this officialdom, what is most lacking is sophistication, and what is most lacking is frankness and sincerity. Your brother is like this An innocent heart is a rare treasure." Xie Ruitang praised Han Bai for the first time, which made Haitang surprised and moved, and she also looked at her brother with admiration.

"When I brought you back, the hawthorn trees were just blooming with clusters of hawthorn flowers," Xie Ruitang held Haitang's hand, and the two stood by the window leaning against each other.

"Yes, the hawthorns are mature now."

(End of this chapter)