The general's wife through time

Chapter 56 The stingy Emperor Jingkang

The moment the old horse rushed out desperately, Qin Mingrui was at a loss and held on to the reins. He was surprised. Is this stumbling old horse crazy?
He thought he would bump into the people, so he shouted desperately to signal everyone to get out of the way, "Ah... get out of the way, get out of the way!"

However, after the three whips sounded just now, the people had already quickly made way for them. People in front even took the initiative to tell each other to clear the obstacles on the road for the team of the General Mansion. They were so embarrassed by Xue Tang's scolding that they changed from watching the excitement to welcoming and helping, witnessing and watching the hero go home.

After seeing the smooth road in front of him, Qin Mingrui suddenly came back to his senses, coughed slightly in embarrassment, sat up straight, stroked the non-existent wrinkles on his clothes, raised his chin proudly, and glanced at everyone, his eyes full of jealousy.

Humph, are you scared too?
So, don’t provoke his sister-in-law in the future.

Of course, don't provoke him, he has a backer!

Qin Mingrui thought in hindsight: Sister-in-law, you are so handsome!
Lu Rui's eyes were red and she sniffed, glaring at Pei's carriage that was escaping in a hurry. She finally saw how powerful the madam was, and also understood why the madam was unwilling to confront the woman in the back house. Look, she was so frightened by the whip, and it hadn't even hit her yet! These women, when the time comes, will not say that they are weak but that their wife is strong. They are really worried about being accused of being bullied by her!

"Wow wow..." Mu Xian was lying on the table by the window, so excited that he couldn't control himself. There was only a drop of ink on the paper in front of him, and the rest, flowing backwards like a river, were all his tears.

Damn, this scene makes me cry!

In the private room of Taotie Building.

Emperor Jingkang, who was dressed as a soldier, saw everything that happened on the street.

Eunuch Li stood behind him, silently wiping the cold sweat on his forehead.

He just brought His Majesty here to try steak and spicy hotpot, and why did he catch up with this scene.

General's wife, your arrogance has been seen by His Majesty with his own eyes. All the words he tried so hard to put in good words for you were all in vain.

"Your Majesty" he tried to persuade, but realized that the title was wrong, so he quickly changed his words and said: "Sir, the general's wife doesn't know the rules very well. The three blasts of the whip must be to scare the people. She must not know that this is your trip. Special guard of honor, she is still young, can you, please, be lenient?"

Emperor Jingkang took one last look at the team leaving on the street, turned around, and glared at Eunuch Li, "I just gave you a recipe for fruit tea. Although I still like it, I praised you a few times. You are so Was she bribed?"

Not only does he have a prescription, but he also occasionally sneaks into the Taotie House to eat delicious food. The general and his wife have all ordered people to keep it a secret for him. I definitely can’t tell you about this!

Also, the reason why you didn’t eat those delicious foods today is because the general’s wife specially ordered it, saying that if you don’t exercise enough, you’d be worried about getting high, so she can’t give it to you, and I can’t tell you this...

Eunuch Li's legs gave way out of habit, and he knelt on the ground with a thud, "Master, I was not bribed. I was just too excited to watch, so I spoke indiscriminately. Please punish me, master."

Emperor Jingkang glared at him again, "Get up! If you are like this, in comparison, it seems that I am very unreasonable."

Suddenly, Emperor Jingkang's eyes became dark, as if he remembered some distant memory.

"It's not that Xue Tang doesn't understand the rules, it's that you have read too few books. In the year when Dajing was founded, the first emperor specially gave these three whips to the soldiers of Dajing to welcome the heroic souls of the soldiers back home. The whip can travel freely without any obstruction. Later, in order to avoid suspicion, the army gradually stopped using it, so that no one knows about it now. Xue Tang, she uses it well. "

Xue Tang, what you just said is very good. The Dajing soldiers who spilled their blood on the battlefield should be respected.

She speaks like Aunt Zhou, which shows that she looks at people first for their character and contributions, rather than for their status. This child Xue Tang is very much like the old lady of the General's Mansion.

The old lady of the general's palace single-handedly broke into the enemy camp with a spear and rescued him who was taken as a hostage. At that time, he was still an unpopular little prince. Emperor Jingkang would never forget his despair for the rest of his life. The hand stretched out in front of you.

Seeing that Emperor Jingkang really didn't mean to blame Xue Tang, but was full of admiration, Eunuch Li's little heart returned to his stomach, and he said with a smile: "I don't need to read so many books, as long as I serve the master well, that's the best It’s a merit. The general’s wife, on the other hand, is really rare. She could have relied on her reputation to earn a living, but she is still so capable.”

Emperor Jingkang's expression suddenly paused.

Relying on your face to make a living?

What does Xue Tang look like?

He didn't see it clearly!
"Lao Li, this idea of ​​yours is unacceptable."

Eunuch Li hurriedly patted his mouth lightly, "Oh, my servant made a mistake. I should be beaten. I remember that the master told the people in the family that if you only look at a woman's face, you will fall into the woman's hands sooner or later." "

He remembered that His Majesty also said to the officials that day: You can know a man's taste by looking at the tea he likes to drink.

After that day, all the officials were so frightened that they did not dare to drink green tea. The effect was similar, and the green tea in the hands of tea farmers almost rotted. In order to make up for it, His Majesty later asked the Ministry of Revenue to buy all the unsalable tea into private treasury... for a whole day Nian, all the rewards given by His Majesty are green tea...

Emperor Jingkang nodded to himself.

Qin Shuanyuan's legitimate wife married well. Seeing is believing, Emperor Jingkang was completely relieved.

The imperial edict he had granted before was correct.

Qin Mingyuan was on the front line protecting his family and country. He issued an imperial edict to ask Xue Tang to help the general's mansion stabilize the rear and settle down his home. When Qin Huangyuan came back, he would have an explanation.

Those who used to say that Xue Tang was a savage and poisonous woman were really blind because they couldn't tell the difference between good and bad.

Emperor Jingkang was glad that he got the news from Duan Jingchen in time and knew that Xue Tang had always been hiding his clumsiness. He was also glad that Shangguan Xun did not take advantage of Qin Mingrui's affairs to deal with Xue Tang. Otherwise, he would have harmed others by believing the rumors. Qin Shuanyuan would definitely have to follow him when he came back. He is anxious.

Although he had always coveted Qin Huangyuan's power, he only wanted to enrich his private treasury through cooperation and at the same time extend his hand overseas through ocean-going ships. He did not want to alienate the emperor and his ministers, so he specifically asked Duan Jingchen to only secretly monitor , not to take action until Qin Huangyuan comes back. This instruction caused Duan Jingchen to be careless in doing things. He had not reported much news about Weiyuan to him recently. He was the last to know about the burning of Weiyuan.

Emperor Jingkang looked at the half-eaten steak and spicy hotpot on the table, and suddenly lost his appetite. He sighed softly, "Old Li, pack it up and take it back to eat."

He was going back to review the memorial. By the way, he asked Shangguan Xun to go over and have a steak so that Shangguan Xun could straighten out the minds of the people. Otherwise, these people living in Taiping would almost forget how their good days came about. The Pei family is so daring, a staff member dares to speak out against an industry...

Eunuch Li twitched the corner of his mouth silently.

Your Majesty, just pick it, I don’t know who will be rewarded with today’s leftovers!

Lord Shangguan, that unlucky boy, has not been home for dinner for a month.

He heard that when Mrs. Shangguan saw her man getting fatter and whiter, she began to suspect that Mr. Shangguan was having an extramarital affair...

Alas, Lord Shangguan is so pitiful. Recently, in order to cover His Majesty's sneaking to the Imperial Manor at night and pretending to discuss political affairs in the Royal Study, the night shift hours have been extended repeatedly.

On the back street behind East Street.

Capt. Li was leading his men to drag three criminals around a small road to Jingzhao Mansion. The reason why they were dragging them was because they had broken their legs.

Today, His Majesty went on patrol incognito, and Lord Shangguan had arranged an ambush in advance.

They originally thought that the security in the capital had been very good recently, and they were just pretending. Unexpectedly, they caught three gangsters who were on the run.

These three people were originally hiding in the shop in disguise and planned to rob the jewelry shop next door to Nanqu Team. They not only carried daggers, but also thunder and fire bombs.

Shangguan Xun interrogated the three of them immediately and used torture.

The thunder and fire bombs carried by the three people are exclusively used by the military.

Based on his years of intuition in handling cases, Shangguan Xun believed that these three men were not just robbing.

Li Captou and Shangguan searched for half an hour, and the three of them confessed after they couldn't bear it any longer.

Captain Li took the pliers out of a man's mouth, pulled out two teeth, and asked, "Say!"

The man's mouth was full of blood and his words were leaky.

"It was a man in black who gave us money and these weapons, and asked us to rob the jewelry shop first, and then blow up the Taotie Building during the chaos."

Li Captou asked coldly: "Why did you blow up the Taotie Tower? What does the man in black look like?"

"No, I don't know why. The man in black is wearing a mask, the kind of mask you can buy casually on the street."

Shangguan Xun narrowed his cold eyes and asked, "What's that person's shape like?"

"No, I don't know."

After another cup of tea, Shangguan found nothing new, so he got up and entered the palace.

He wanted to remind His Majesty not to wander around if nothing happened. Look, how dangerous it is!
Of course, the main thing is to ask His Majesty for permission to go to the Ministry of War and the camp on the outskirts of Beijing to check. Those thunder and fire bombs are the latest batch, and there should be traces of who took them away.

(End of this chapter)