Lin Jiabiyu

Kong Qing's gaze sank, and he looked at Master Kong Er silently, neither saying yes nor no, but frowning clearly showed his dissatisfaction with that second young lady.

Master Kong Er stared at Kong Qing, looked away after a while, poured a cup of tea on his own, pointed to the sandalwood box on the table and said in a calm tone: "Earlier this morning, Master Mi sent this box over. Said it was a gift from the second young lady. What did you receive?"

Kong Qing's complexion changed slightly, and a trace of annoyance flashed in his eyes. "The letter delivered at noon by the surname Mi said that the second young lady was dissatisfied with the rumors in the army, and asked me to end it earlier." Kong Qing paused, with a sneer on his face, "She is just a little girl meddling in foreign affairs, that's all. How dare you put your hand into the barracks! Even the second master is not as good as her..."

"You haven't seen that girl, have you?" Second Master Kong interrupted Kong Qing's words with a weary wave of his hand, but there was some fluctuation in his eyes, his complexion softened, and there was a bit of emotion in his tone: "Second Master I came to Ding'an City with the Second Young Madam. I met her before. She is a clever child. Those eyes make people happy. The Second Master smiled at her, and even spoke in a soft voice. , that girl is also extremely courteous and knowledgeable when she meets people, and knows how to cherish blessings."

"What's the meaning of what Second Uncle said?" Kong Qing's heart sank, he frowned and asked in a low voice.

Master Kong Er smiled at Kong Qing, took a sip of hot tea slowly, but shifted his eyes to the red plum blossoms in full bloom outside the window, and said in a long and peaceful voice, "That girl is a lucky girl who knows how to hide her clumsiness. , you know it well. It's just that someone took the opportunity to make trouble. Besides, even if that girl occasionally goes too far, it's still allowed by the second master. As long as the second master agrees, the prince will also agree. People in the Lu family have always been informal, and they don't have so many scruples when dealing with female relatives. Your aunt was in the Lu family back then, wasn't it the same?"

Second Master Kong glanced at Kong Qing leisurely. Although there was a kind smile on his face, his eyes became sharp again: "You should stop thinking about it. The Kong family only needs to keep their duty. There are many."

Kong Qing took a breath.His brows were still tightly wrinkled, he hesitated for a moment, and then sighed weakly. "Sister Wen has a sharp temper, very much like my aunt, if she can follow the second master, it will be to our Kong family..."

"Shut up!" Master Kong Er suddenly burst into a fit of anger.Raising the teacup in his hand, he threw it towards Kong Qing. The cup flew past Kong Qing's nose and splashed tea and tea leaves all over Kong Qing's face.

Kong Qing's eyes shrank slightly, and he was shocked for a moment, only staring at Master Kong Er in a daze, and after a long while, he raised his hand to wipe the tea on his face.Fragments of tea leaves stood on the sleeves, and the edges were soaked.

Don't look at Master Kong Er who is over 50 years old.Thin and skinny, with no flesh, and short stature, but he roared full of energy, and his voice was filled with a suffocating sense of oppression and suffocation—Master Kong Er was a well-known counselor in the Pingliang Mansion back then , is the killer who made the veterans of Beiyan frightened when they heard the news.I spent more than [-] years in the barracks with the old king of Xining and the current king of Xining, and only retired more than ten years ago.Kong Qing was also taught by Master Kong Er.Now that the old man yelled like this, all the evil spirits accumulated in his youth were revealed.How could Kong Qing not be shocked?

"Are you going to let the Kong family die without a place to die? You have to use up the love accumulated by the ancestors before you are willing?" Master Kong Er pointed at Kong Qing with a cold face, and reprimanded him in an unceremonious tone. "Sister Wen is good, but not good enough to make the second master and the prince look sideways! Do you really think that girl of the Lin family is easy to mess with? Just when there was a problem with the military rations in the Pingliang Mansion, the shopkeeper Mi just let her go. You ended up earlier, and you couldn’t see the involvement? Or did you not think about it at all? The Lu family has been in the north for so many years, and the little things they have accumulated will never be taken out unless it is absolutely necessary! Pingliang Mansion and Long The Sichuan government has nearly 20 troops, and you don’t know how much military funds the court allocated this year? Then the other things just came out of nowhere?”

Master Kong Er pointed at Kong Qing with trembling fingers. After a while, he slowly let out a sigh of relief. He sat back on the rocking chair and rubbed his forehead wearily: "The girl from the Lin family was personally asked by the prince to marry him in the palace. I didn't say it before, I'm afraid you didn't pay attention to it. I'll give you a word of truth today, even if something happens to the Pingliang Mansion, the girl from the Lin family can still sit firmly in the position of the second young lady!"

Kong Qing's complexion changed several times, his heart sank again and again, and Master Kong Er waved his hands and sighed: "Sister Wen is so thoughtful, you should let her rest as soon as possible! Her mother left early, you This father didn't teach her well either. When she grows up, it's time for her to leave the court, and I'll take care of her marriage in person later on."

Kong Qing's face was sullen, his brows were almost wrinkled, and he took a long time to take a deep breath, stood up and bowed his hands to Master Kong Er and said, "There is an urgent matter in the barracks, so I dare not stay longer. If the second uncle says it, I will take care of it." Think about it." Then he turned around and went out.

Master Kong Er looked at Kong Qing's straight back, shook his head and sighed, with helplessness and self-mockery in his eyes.Forget it, he is old, his nephews have their own thoughts, and he has stayed in the military camp for a long time, so he might not care about the subtleties of these words, and he will have to hit the south wall himself before he knows the pain.

Master Kong Er stood up with his back bent, his eyes fell on the sandalwood box on the table, and he called out to the steward outside after a while.

"Go to Yong'an City, talk to the shopkeeper Mi in Wangyue Tower, and say that I will accept this gift, and ask him to thank the second young lady for me. The children and grandchildren of the Kong family have acted biasedly, and the old man has sinned, please Second Young Madam, don't take it to heart, scold what should be scolded, and punish what should be punished."

The steward listened and hurriedly agreed to go out.

Outside the study, Kong Qing's complexion was tense, and he left the courtyard of the Confucian mansion in military uniform, and rushed to Yong'an City with a few guards Ding Lianye, and went directly to Liao Cheng's mansion, the magistrate of Yong'an City.

The doorman yawned and opened the door. Before he could open his eyes, he felt a gust of cold wind blowing in front of him, and his body shivered.I only saw a figure flashing in front of my eyes, and entered the yard in the blink of an eye.

The boy was so frightened that he woke up halfway from his sleep, his eyes widened, and he stared in fear. The soldiers at the door stared at him for several times, and then he stroked his chest and let out a sigh of relief.

"Several military masters, come in and have a rest."

As he spoke, he hurriedly pulled another concierge who was rubbing his eyes over.He gathered up his clothes, hurriedly chased after Kong Qing, saluted Kong Qing respectfully, and led Kong Qing to the lonely living room. "General, please wait a moment, my lord will arrive soon."

After saying that, he hurriedly turned around and ran to the backyard, woke up the woman who was watching the night, and hurriedly called Liao Cheng.

Liao Cheng got up from the bed with sleepy eyes, frowned and kicked the porter, and then went to the living room with a yawn.

"This is General?" He went to the living room.Liao Cheng stared wide-eyed at the frosty Kong Qing, the drowsiness in his mind was long gone, his face was full of shock, he kicked the butt of the servant who was still a little dizzy, and sternly reprimanded: "Hurry up and serve tea! Let the woman in the kitchen get up and cook a few bowls of noodles! Go!"

The boy let out an ouch and shook his head.Hastily agreed to rush out.

Liao Cheng scolded the servant while looking at Kong Qing's not-so-good-looking face, and asked with a smile, "Why did General Kong come here in the middle of the night?"

Before Kong Qing could answer, a light flashed in Liao Cheng's mind, he turned twice in his heart, and asked tentatively. "Is it for military rations?"

Kong Qing hummed, stared sharply at Liao Cheng and said in a cold voice: "The letter you sent was too vague. This is a big deal. Don't be negligent. I'm here today to ask myself if there is any food left in Yong'an City." ?”

Liao Cheng choked his throat with a mouthful of saliva, coughed several times, his face was slightly unnatural, and he coughed in a vague tone: "It's not like... Hey, if it's really urgent, I can make it up. It's just this matter Come on...it's really hard to say."

"Say!" Kong Qing suddenly slapped the top of the desk with a slap.A crack opened in the case in a few moments.

Liao Cheng's eyes shrank slightly, and his heart also trembled. He rubbed his chest and smiled wryly, "Isn't General Kong embarrassing me to step down? Hey, let me tell you the truth, there is food in Yong'an City, and a lot of it." "" Liao Cheng said this, swallowed, and tried to think of words, "It's really a lot, it can be worth the military funds of the imperial court for several years. It's just that this food is not from the officials, but from several merchants. I only went to ask a few days ago, and the big shopkeepers also let go. But I went again yesterday, and they didn’t let go. They clearly said that they have food, but they won’t sell it now! They said yes Their boss was angry and ordered not to sell it. Hey, "

Liao Cheng helplessly scratched his already messy hair, "Even if he sells it, he won't be able to raise that much money in a short while, and he will have to pay on credit in the end. Hey..."

"It's true that there is no business and no adultery!" Kong Qing was so angry that his face was livid, and he slapped the table again, "I can't tolerate them at this moment, and they have to sell if they don't sell!" Kong Qing gritted his teeth, flat beam The mansion has nearly [-] troops, and the food in the camp can last at most ten days. If there is no food, the army will be panicked!She is shaking the morale of the army!

Ignorant woman, what nonsense!How could she act so recklessly?She was just relying on her own money... Kong Qing's thoughts suddenly froze, his chest felt stuffy, his throat seemed to be blocked, and the veins on his forehead were bulging. It took him a long time to grit his teeth and punch him. When it was hit on the table, the table cracked with a crash, and then broke into two pieces, even two of the legs were shattered.

She was warning him!She, a young girl, can actually do this... Sister Wen is indeed inferior to her in skill and courage.She took the bottom out of the pot and slapped his face directly. It was really good, very good!

Angry and resentful, Kong Qing repeated Master Kong Er's words over and over in his mind several times before he let out a sulky breath.

"I'm afraid it's not easy to buy this grain." Liao Cheng stared at Kong Qing's face with trepidation, he also heaved a sigh of relief, and added a few words after hesitation: "Earlier this morning, there were some rumors on this side of Yong'an City." , said that the imperial court did not send military funds to the north at all. Some people turned out all the previous imperial court’s copy, and they were all dissatisfied with the imperial court. The officials walked outside for a day today. The people in Yong’an City, especially Those students were even more enthusiastic, saying that the Holy Majesty was too ruthless. Oh, and some people praised the second master and the second young lady, saying that in the battle we fought against Beiyan earlier, there was a shortage of military resources, and the court was delayed. There are still many merchants who donated food, and it turned out that more than half of it was collected by the shopkeepers under the Second Young Madam. Otherwise, I am afraid that the people from Beiyan would have taken the opportunity to call here. By the way, today is the fourth son of the Han family. The second child of the Shi family has also passed away..." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)

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