Little lucky girl from the peasant family: Queen Splendid

Chapter 411 The Frightened Old Fish
On the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, it was freezing cold.Seeing that the Chinese New Year is still three or five days away, there are more people shopping on the street, and more people walking around each other.

Fang Xin got up early that day, left home after breakfast, took his servants, drove a carriage full of food and rushed to Wuhou Mansion.

Pedestrians on the road are crowded with each other, making it much more difficult to walk than in the past.He was not in a hurry, so he simply opened the curtains to see the excitement.Now that the Ding family's house has been built, and his errands are done, he doesn't need to worry about the silver mine and Quanzhou, and he will be extremely free at that time.

However, after the new year, I still have to find some interesting errands to do, otherwise, when my son grows up, he won't be able to watch his father "idling around" all day long.

Thinking of the fat son at home, he couldn't help but turn into a puddle of honey, so sweet and cloying.He planned to get out of the car and take a walk for a while when he came back, looking for some fun gadgets for his son.

He was thinking about it when he heard someone shouting not far away, "Brother Fang, where are you going?"

Fang Xin heard the sound and turned his head to look, only to find three masters and servants standing seven or eight steps away. The master was wearing a brocade robe, a jade belt around his waist, a pair of red phoenix eyes slanted, and he smiled charmingly.The two servants were one old and one young, both in green clothes and hats, looking neat and capable.

He froze for a moment, then greeted with a smile, "Brother Qin Xian, I haven't seen you for a long time. Why didn't you come to my mansion for a while? I thought you left the capital?"

Qin Rui brought Qin Quan and Lao Yu to the front together, bowed his hands casually as a salute, and finally said with a smile, "Brother Fang is complaining that I didn't come to the door? Isn't this here today!"

After finishing speaking, he pointed to the oiled paper bag in Qin Quan's hand, "Li Ji's soy sauce bones are just out of the pot. Find two jars of good wine, and we brothers will never go home drunk."

Fang Xin was originally a person who didn't like being bound by rules. Qin Rui saluted so casually and perfunctorily. Others might be annoyed when they saw it, but Fang Xin liked it.I really want to drink and discuss poetry with him, but unfortunately, there is still business today.

"Unfortunately, I'm going to Wuhou's mansion today to give some new year gifts. Why don't Brother Qin Xian sit in a restaurant for a while, and I'll look for you when I come out of Wuhou's mansion."

"Wuhou Mansion?" Qin Ruidan's phoenix eyes lit up, and asked, "But Wuhou Mansion is invincible and has protected Donghao for a hundred years. I have heard of it no less than a thousand times since I was a child, but I have never been there. If so Don't make any taboos, brother Fang will take me there to broaden our horizons. How about going to drink together when we get back?"

Fang Xin hesitated for a moment, but considering that Gong Zhiming's family had already entered the palace, there were only a few old people and children left in Wuhou's mansion, so there was nothing to be afraid of being spied on.What's more, he knew about Qin Rui very well.A down-and-out prince who has been fed poison since he was a child, even if he is now hunted down by Dayue, must not have hidden evil intentions.

So he nodded and said, "Okay, let's go together, and then have a few drinks. I wrote a few good poems for my brother recently, and I will wait for my brother to comment on them."

"Haha, brother's poems are too sour. I wrote a few poems too, and I'll compare them with brother in a while." Qin Rui bickered as he got into the carriage, and the carriage continued to kick and trample towards Marquis Wu's mansion, sitting on the shaft. There are two stewards of the Fang family, followed by Lao Yu and Qin Quan.

Fang’s family is actually very close to Marquis Wu’s Mansion, but Fang Xin wanted to take a breather, and the gate of Marquis Wu’s Mansion was closed, so it’s not easy to open on weekdays, and the carriage had to enter through the east gate, so he made a detour. The big circle was also blocked by Qin Rui.

The east gate of Marquis Wu's mansion is next to the back cover room, almost all men, women and children live here, so behind the gate is very lively.As soon as the gatekeeper saw that it was Fang Xin getting off the car, he happily reported the news.

Speaking of which, Fang Xin and Gong Zhiming grew up together, and they got along like brothers of the same blood. He also had a heart-to-heart relationship with his father and was not close to his eldest mother. Therefore, it can be said that Wuhou Mansion is half of his family.Otherwise, he wouldn't come over to give the New Year gift in person.

Soon, several old servants greeted him with smiles.The rest of the people rushed to move things into the door, and several half-sized children surrounded Fang Xin clamoring for red envelopes, but Fang Xin took them aside one by one.In the end, he snatched the sauce bone from Qin Quan's hand, borrowed flowers to offer Buddha, and finally got clean.

Qin Rui stood aside with envy in his eyes.Speaking of it, it is also pitiful.The world is so big, how could there be no place waiting for him to go there with such enthusiasm and joy.No, there was originally, the Ding family.It's a pity that no matter how luxurious the Earl's Mansion is now, it's not as warm as the courtyard in his memory...

"What are you thinking, let's go, don't you want to open your eyes? I'll show you around first!"

Seeing Qin Rui in a daze, Fang Xin patted him, then smiled and wanted to lead him around.

Qin Rui came back to his senses, saw that there was no one around, and said, "I just saw my brother was happy for a while, but I forgot to tell him that my guards got some news earlier and rushed to the south, just in time to arrest the third son of the Linghu family .”

"what?"

Don't look at the new year, Ding Lao Er and Yun Ying added a bit of joy. The tragedy of the Dante family was like a big stone, weighing on everyone's hearts.Revenge is something that almost everyone has on their minds, and the third son of Linghu is the key figure to solve the mystery.Whether those thieves were instigated by others, or just a whim, the answer all fell on him.

But he just disappeared from the world suddenly. Anyone can guess that the Linghu family did something wrong, but there is no clue.

The secret guards and all the members of their Fang family were investigating, but Qin Rui took the lead when they didn't want to.

"Where is the person? How did you say something so important?"

Fang Xin was a little anxious, and Qin Rui quickly responded, "The man has been caught and is on his way back under escort. It's time to go to Beijing in five or six days."

"Do you have a lot of people? Do you want me to send someone to meet them?"

"No, a temporary caravan will not attract attention. Once the escort arrives, it will be delivered to you."

Fang Xin let out a long sigh of relief, barely reassured.I still asked a few words, "Ding's family, don't say it first, the daughter of the Ding family is about to give birth, so don't be too sad and happy."

Thinking of what Ding Wei said that day, Qin Rui smiled wryly.Now it is difficult for him to meet each other, so how can he have a chance to speak.That man protected her body tightly, there was no room for him at all...

Fang Xin is also a human being, and he guessed at a glance that he was still concerned about Ding Wei's anger that day, so he quickly changed the subject.

"Anyway, this time, brother, I accept your favor. In the future, if you need help, please come to me."

"Okay, just wait for my brother's words."

Qin Rui put away the darkness in his eyes, and said with a smile, "Brother, why don't you show me the Marquis Wu's Mansion first."

"Okay, let's go. This is the place I am most familiar with. I have been naughty here with Tianbao since I was a child, and I am often complained by the mother." Fang Xin let go of half of his thoughts, but felt relaxed, and was about to lead Qin Rui into it as he spoke. , and saw an old man with a red face and a white beard walking towards the side of the veranda, very festive, and shouted from a distance, "These little bastards, who only cared about eating bones, actually told me that Master Fang is coming. Master Fang, can you bring the old slave the apricot blossoms from the Yanyu Building? This old slave has been greedy for months!"

Fang Xin greeted him with a smile, and replied, "Uncle Jing, it is inconvenient for Tianbao's family to go out of the palace now, so you should stop guarding the gate every day. Drink some tea, walk your legs, and live a leisurely life."

Jing Bo waved his hands, and said with a smile, "That's impossible. If anyone comes, it can't be said that Wuhou's mansion doesn't even have a gatekeeper. Besides, the empress and the young master both prefer to live in the mansion." , maybe I’ll come back for a walk sometime.”

Seeing that Fang Xin couldn't persuade him, he said helplessly, "Then you always heat up the concierge. I brought six jars of Xinghuabai, which is enough for your old man to drink."

"Haha, I knew it was like this, I even snatched a bone just now, and it happened to drink half a catty!"

Jing Bo beamed with joy, and finally ignored Fang Xin, turned around and went looking for a wine jar.

Leaving Fang Xin helpless and amused, he led Qin Rui around Wuhou Mansion.

As the leader of the family of military generals, Wuhou Mansion is naturally different from the mansions of those civil servants.Qin Rui turned around, and there was only one feeling, that is, the atmosphere was comfortable.The yard is large, the training ground is spacious, and there are many weapons in the warehouse. As for flowers and plants, if shrubs are counted as flowers and plants, there is no shortage of them in Marquis Wu's Mansion.

Even though they were both young, they were a little tired after walking for more than half an hour, so Fang Xin found a pavilion and took Qin Rui to sit down and rest.The servant who was watching from afar cleverly ran to find hot tea and snacks and brought them over.The two were chatting, laughing, eating and drinking, just when it was lively, a tall and thin old man came running in the veranda, also with red face, navy blue jacket and trousers, but with a scar on his cheek, he looked very sinister and frightening.

But Fang Xin just looked up and quickly got up, and shouted with a smile, "Did Uncle Wu also come to ask me for a drink?"

Uncle Wu stared, and shouted, "I'm here to beat you, kid! If you have good wine, don't leave me two jars. Now, well, it's all hidden by Lao Jing!"

Fang Xin laughed out loud, and when he was about to speak, Uncle Wu had already entered the pavilion.The old servant who had been standing behind Qin Rui suddenly screamed, and pulled the cotton jacket on his body like crazy to cover his head and face.That doesn't count, and he even trembled around looking for a place to hide.

Such a turn of events shocked everyone.Qin Rui quickly scolded, "Useless thing! Why are you screaming? Why don't you kneel down and make amends!"

The old servant shrank behind Qin's body in fright, stretched out his fingers and pointed at Lao Wu tremblingly, as if he wanted to say something, but was pulled by Qin Quan with one hand and pressed to the ground, "Master asked to kowtow, what nonsense!"

Because the old servant had pulled off the padded jacket to cover his head, he knelt on the ground, revealing the dim yellow coat underneath, looking very embarrassed.He kept knocking his head on the ground, but refused to show his face.

Qin Rui saluted embarrassingly and apologized to Lao Wu, "Uncle Wu, the old servant at home has never seen the world. If there is any offense, I hope you will forgive me. Tomorrow I will go to Yanyu Building to buy ten altars of apricot blossoms in person to apologize to Uncle Wu. "

Anyone who is despised by their appearance feels a little uncomfortable.Uncle Wu had a bad expression at first, but he laughed when he saw Qin Rui like this, waved his hands and said, "It's a small matter, Mr. Qin, don't be polite. If anyone sees the old slave and screams in fright, he will pay ten jars of good wine , then this old slave can open a tavern!"

(End of this chapter)