The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 265

After leaving Feng's house, Xu Fengjia didn't speak all the way, even in the car, she couldn't wait to read the information given by Feng Jin.

Qin Niangzi was much calmer. After returning to Xu's house, she even went to say hello to Mrs. Tai, and then returned to Mingde Hall and asked Xu Fengjia, "Among the things my cousin gave me, the contract documents are all Is it genuine?"

At that time, the contract documents were mainly distinguished by handprints, and of course there was no such thing as photocopies. Only when the real contract documents were obtained, could Qiu Zhi and Mrs. Wu Shaofu be identified as colluding secretly to enrich their own pockets.Xu Fengjia also understood the reasoning here, he nodded, and said, "All the documents of the Qiu family are in it. The house deed, land deed, marriage certificate, servant documents... are all put together, and Feng Zixiu gave them all. We, but only this ship charter is useful."

Qin Niangzi nodded thoughtfully, then lowered her head and considered for a while, before saying, "Give me the ship deed, and keep it together with Xiao Songhua's confession, and now we only have these two pieces of evidence."

Although the whole matter seems to have an outline, there must be evidence for everything, and the ship contract alone will definitely not bring down Mrs. Wu.Xu Fengjia handed the boat deed to Seventh Lady, and immediately asked, "What are you going to do next?"

Before he knew it, he already had the intention that only Seventh Lady would follow her lead.

Qin Niangzi already had some clues in the Feng family, so she analyzed it to Xu Fengjia to know, "Actually, if my father doesn't accept Xiao Songhua's confession, in terms of the boat contract, there is no way to settle anyone in the mansion. The crime. Let alone find out the connection between Qiu Zhi and Wufang."

She glanced at Xu Fengjia, and Xu Fengjia said as if nothing had happened, "Of course I will handle this matter."

When I was young in the past, I didn’t think much of it when I lived in the Yang family. Now that I’m a young man, the people around me include Concubine Xu and Six Ladies of the female generation, and the elders, Xu Fengjia, Feng Jin, etc. among the men. These people are of noble birth , The power moves the world, and when it comes to human life, the tone is really an understatement.Qin Niangzi couldn't imitate their indifference no matter what, she frowned secretly, sighed again, and then told Xu Fengjia.

"Don't bring the injury into the mix, one size fits all. If the matter of the fifth room can be recognized by my father, my father is not an idiot, and I will definitely think about what happened back then." She described the whole thing Things are analyzed clearly. "The main thing is to find out his connection with the Duke's mansion, and ask him to find physical evidence to prove this. Only physical evidence will never be tortured."

Xu Fengjia hummed in a low voice, which is considered to have complied with Qiniangzi's request.He pondered for a while, then suddenly said, "According to the current evidence, it's likely that grandmother is more suspicious than Wufang..."

Seventh Lady also thought about this problem, she whispered, "This is where Wufang is so powerful. She sold the house for many things, and asked him to count the money for her!"

If it can be proved that Qiu Zhi has a connection with the Duke's mansion, the 15 taels of boat deed will become evidence of a private house in the mansion. In addition to the many female relatives, only Mrs. Tai, who has been running the mansion for many years, has this wealth.

However, Mrs. Tai's sale of 10 taels of silver must not stand up to investigation. All these evidences are added together, but Mrs. Tai is the most suspicious: she sold her family property of 10 taels of silver in private.After many twists and turns, she contacted Qiu Zhi and bought this ship... People who would do such things in private would most likely enrich their pockets through Mrs. Fifth Young Madam. Of course she didn't want Mrs. Xu's direct descendant, Mrs. Fifth on stage.On the contrary, Mrs. Fifth, the amount of corruption she knew of by Duke Ping was only 3 taels, and her own dowry was numerous, so it would be difficult for Duke Ping to suspect her.

Of course, whether Mrs. Tai herself will explain that the 10 taels of silver is to make up for the shortfall of Mrs. Wu Shao is still two things to say, but even if it is explained in this way, because the corruption case is preconceived, I am afraid that Mr. The twists and turns of usury will only believe that Mrs. Wu is only short of 3 taels and unable to repay.Even if Mrs. Tai jumped into the Yellow River, she would not be able to wash herself clean.

It was at this time that Qin Niangzi really understood how powerful Mrs. Wu was.

The reason why she didn't reveal her arrangement to Mrs. Tai was because Mrs. Tai was just a pawn in the hands of Mrs. Fifth Young Master. She only knew as much as Mrs. Fifth Young Master wanted her to know.This noble lady has long sleeves, is good at dancing, and she is careful and vicious. She actually holds the most authoritative and oldest female family member of the Pingguo government in the palm of her hand, letting her go east and west. Thousands of miles away, the foreshadowing was laid for Wufang Chengjue.If it wasn't for Xu Fengjia's strong body and a bit of luck, once he died in Guangzhou, and some accidents were arranged, maybe the position of the son of the world would really fall to the Fifth Young Master!
The meticulousness, complexity, viciousness, and concealment of this series of conspiracies, even if she is allowed to arrange them, I am afraid that they can only be arranged to this extent.

Even if you have the evidence of usury in your hands, it may not be so easy to string the chain of evidence into a logical line.Not to mention what Feng Jin meant, the black hand behind the usury dealer was actually unwilling to offend him easily. Without this key evidence, it is really difficult to separate the real culprit.

Even if he knew that Mrs. Wu was probably the mastermind who poisoned Wu Niangzi and assassinated Xu Fengjia, but if there was no evidence, he could only watch her be happy...

Seventh Lady couldn't help squinting, thinking of the promise Sixth Lady made.

Could it be possible to put poison on it and let this girl go underground to explain to Lord Hades?
She sighed again quickly and shook her head unconsciously.

Letting Liu Niangzi take action is just a tactic. Duke Ping will definitely be furious when things happen in the future. Liufang will only be more difficult if he is in the Duke's mansion.At that time, although the fifth young lady will die, she will only laugh more happily in the underworld.

Let's see if Xu Fengjian can get any news from Qiu Zhi!

If not, they had no choice but to drag the Xiao family over and torture them to see if they could pry their mouths open.Anyone who walks through must leave traces, and it is impossible for the fifth young lady to leave no flaws in all her vicious tricks.

As long as there is a flaw, Qiniangzi has the confidence to pull her down from the clouds and step into the mud.

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In the next few days, Qin Niangzi was busy arranging Mrs. Tai's visit to Tanzhe Temple.

For a first-rank lady like Mrs. Tai who is ordered to go out, the ostentation is of course very big, let alone she rarely goes out a few times a year. This time, it seems that the imperial concubine is on a tour. After that, I decided on a few places for Mrs. Tai to go to bed, eat, and rest, and personally arranged a few tables of good vegetarian meals. I sent a few stewards from the Xu family to the Xiangji Kitchen to watch the master chefs cook for a few days. I am sure that Tanzhe Temple is clean everywhere, without a speck of dust.He also greeted relatives and friends and gave gifts to each other, and only then did all aspects of Mrs. Tai's trip be properly arranged.

In the early morning of May [-]th, the whole family gathered in Leshan Juli—because Mrs. Tai was rarely interested, and also because it was difficult to go out because of the strict management of the Duke’s Mansion, the whole family was willing to go to Tanzhe Temple, even Shiro , Goro and other children also had a day off and could go to the temple to play.Therefore, Crow Crow was full of people. When Ping Guogong came in, he smiled at Mrs. Tai, "This is really a house full of children and grandchildren—why isn't Feng Jia missing?"

Qin Niangzi hurriedly got up and said, "Shengluan has a lot of things in the yamen recently, and he went to the yamen again early this morning. He also said that the palace might let him go in and talk, and he might not come back today."

Xu Fengjia can now be regarded as a rising political star in the imperial court. This person has been friends with the crown prince since he was a child. He has military exploits and political achievements. He went directly to the Qianhu Office in the army, and from time to time he was given the honor of being accompanied by a driver.If he didn't know how to keep a low profile, it would be very possible not to go home for ten days and a half months in a row. People who lined up to get close to him could go from Xizhimen to Dongzhimen.So today when everyone is free to come to accompany Mrs. Tai to offer incense, he is the only one who is not free.

Duke Ping is Xu Fengjia's father after all, and his son is promising, so he is naturally happy. Nian Xu smiled, and instead took the initiative to explain to Mrs. Tai for Xu Fengjia, "Now there is something going on in the northwest. Fengjia should be busy. , there is no way!"

Mrs. Tai smiled happier than Ping Guogong. "Okay, as long as you don't sneak out to play, be busy when you are busy."

While talking, all the people walked out slowly, and their own servants came up to serve them on the car and sedan chair.Mrs. Tai took eight sedan chairs by herself, and the remaining grandchildren's sisters-in-law sat in a car, Seventh Lady sat with Silang and Wulang, and sisters Yu An and Yu Ping sat in a car, and the rest of the men followed on horseback. Slowly go out from the coal alley, there is naturally a Qing Daoist in front, who disperses the vendors and passers-by on the street. After walking like this for more than half an hour, they have already left the capital, and the group of people let go of their speed a little. Entered the Tanzhe Temple located in the west of the outskirts of Beijing.

This is a thousand-year-old temple, and even today's empress has the honor to pay homage, and has rich experience in receiving princes and nobles. Therefore, although Mrs. Tai has a big show, the reception at Tanzhe Temple is very appropriate, and everyone followed Mrs. Tai to pay respects in order The Daxiong Palace scattered around to visit and rejoice.The most wonderful thing is that it occupies a vast area, and both male and female guests can move freely. The female relatives don't have to be confined in several side halls, and they can also walk a little in the green mountains and green waters.So after visiting the Daxiong Palace, Yu Ping dragged Yu An out of sight, together with Yu Ning and Yu Tai, came to beg Seventh Lady, "Sister-in-law Liu, can we take our nephews for a walk?"

Qin Niangzi glanced at the young lady, saw the young lady smiled and nodded, and said, "Since the sister-in-law agreed, then you go, remember not to take the children to places where there are too few people."

He also ordered Gu Yu and Chun Equinox, "Follow up, don't surprise Shiro and Wulang. Don't let Seventh Young Master and Eighth Young Master be too naughty."

Yu Ning then asked Mrs. Wu, "Sister-in-law Wu, will He Xian come with us?"

Fifth Young Madam glanced at He Xian, saw the little girl hiding behind her and said nothing, "I think it's still..."

Halfway through her words, Seventh Lady had already noticed the disappointment on He Xian's face, she couldn't help smiling, and winked at Fifth Young Madam, when Fifth Young Madam followed her gaze, she changed her mind. He said with a smile, "Okay, you must be careful, don't let the children get into trouble."

That being the case, Dafang's He Wan also had a part to follow, because Yu Ning and Yu Tai were still young, and the mothers were not at ease, so they appointed a group of adoptive mothers and maids to follow behind, such a mighty group of people After pulling out the main hall, the room immediately became quiet.There are only a few granddaughters-in-law who look at me and look at you, but there is nothing else to say-they are like unmarried young guests, ignorant children, and they still want to serve Mrs. Tai here.

The Fourth Young Madam rolled her eyes and dragged the Tai Madam aside to whisper in a whisper. The Seventh Lady smiled at the Eldest Young Madam, and with her hands behind her back, she admired the Buddha light sculpture behind the statue of Buddha.She stood there for a while, and then she heard Mrs. Tai laughing, "Okay, I want the old lady to ask you for a safe birth talisman? I said, why are you so willing to come out this time? It turns out that you are waiting here--Okay, Good! Please!"

I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, Mrs. Tai took a look at Qiniangzi, and then raised her voice louder, "What's the name of the Tongfang in Zhang's house? He is also a person with a body, so I might as well ask her for one." !"

The Fifth Young Madam was immediately flattered, "This is because my grandmother loves me. Alas, the fourth sister-in-law didn't say a word earlier. If not, I would bring the Liao family here too. But today I was afraid of alarming her, so I didn't take her out. ..."

Mrs. Tai smiled and said, "You are also virtuous. If you want to change someone else, maybe you will praise me in your mouth, but in your heart you will blame me for promoting you as a roommate."

Seventh Lady turned her back and gave Madam Tai the space to worship, as if she hadn't heard the conversation between Madam Tai and Madam Fifth Young Master, she just walked to the front of the hall with a smile and looked at the scenery of the mountains outside the city.

The footsteps behind her were light, but the Fourth Young Madam also came to her side. The Seventh Lady glanced at her and said in a low voice, "Aren't you going to help the old man? That's a peace talisman for you!"

The fourth young lady's face was gloomy, she snorted softly, her voice was like a gnat, "Is it for me, or for the Liao family? What kind of person is on the name of the card, just because he wants to promote the fifth house, he also puts it on the tip of his heart It hurts..."

It seems that although Mrs. Tai's words were aimed at herself, Mrs. Fourth Young Master also felt that her dignity was offended.

Qin Niangzi smiled and gave her a slight push, "What are you fussing with her about, you should go back, lest someone will catch you again and tell tales."

The fourth young lady pouted, and turned back to Mrs. Tai unwillingly, and the eldest young lady came to invite Seventh Lady, "I want to go to the Guanyin Hall and the Dragon King Hall to offer a stick of incense, and the sixth younger siblings will come together." ?”

Qin Niangzi looked at Mrs. Tai, and felt that listening to Mrs. Tai's sarcasm here was boring, so she smiled and left the Daxiong Palace with the young lady, and walked up the stairs to the Guanyin Hall.

Tanzhe Temple is worthy of being a famous temple in Kyoto, and the scenery along the road is indeed outstanding. As Qin Niangzi walked, she couldn't help but sighed to the young lady, "Although there are many temples with strong incense in the city, but since entering Beijing, , indeed this place is the quietest place. Has sister-in-law been here before?"

The eldest young lady wandered around, and after listening to Qin Niangzi's words, she said casually, "Yes, my sister from the Ouyang family and I are here..."

In the middle of speaking, she stopped laughing and said, "Look, the Guanyin Hall is here."

Qin Niangzi only pretended not to hear the young lady's slip of the tongue, she smiled and followed the young lady into the resplendent and resplendent Guanyin Hall.

(End of this chapter)