The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 73

Master Wang has officially settled down in the Xing family, and his wife, Mrs. Zhao, also moved into the small guest room in the outer courtyard with a pair of children.At the beginning, Mrs. Lu was worried that Master Wang would be unbalanced if he was used to teaching in the Shangshufu, and he would suddenly become a teacher for the son of a small official. Who knew that Master Wang would be more optimistic.

There are a lot of talents in the Shangshu Mansion, Master Wang is just a boxing master for Ding Ding of the mansion, those servants work in the daytime, and there is very little time to practice martial arts, Master Wang has all the skills but has nowhere to go Make.

He wanted to be a teacher to the young masters of the Shangshu Mansion, but he didn't have that blessing.

It's good now, although Mr. Xing is only a sixth-rank official, but the Xing family is rich, and there is only such a young master. The most important thing is that Mr. Zhengde is far smarter than children of the same age. Master Wang has only been teaching for two days. This advantage.

After all, as he got older, Master Wang always wanted to pass on the mantle, but neither of his sons and daughters were suitable for martial arts. In the past, his family relied on the Shangshu Mansion, so Master Wang was worried that if he let go one day, his children would be wronged.

Now that they entered the Xing family, it is quite different. They are still free people, but the Xing family treats them with courtesy everywhere, and even their wives are assigned a little girl to serve them. yard to play.

Since then, Master Wang has been teaching at the Xing family with peace of mind. After a long time, he has gradually developed the demeanor of a rich man.This is something later, let alone mention it, just talk about the present.

It seems that the real culprit has been found in the matter of the Qi family. As the end of the year is approaching, the Qi family can only wrong their youngest son, hastily withdraw from the mourning hall, and park the third young master Qi in the Dayuan Temple not far from the capital.

The two good families in the alley, the Qi family and the Zuo family, suddenly became deadly enemies.Mrs. Gong was seriously ill, but Mrs. Lu was not the one to add insult to injury, and sent people to deliver some things from time to time.Every time Mrs. Gong saw these small gifts, she remembered that she had to use Xing Xiuyan to go to Qi's house on behalf of her daughter, and she became more and more ashamed, and her heart became more and more serious day by day.

As for the murderer, the young lady of Qi's family, the people from the Ministry of Criminal Justice carried away the body and closed the case.Strange to say, Grandma Qi seemed to have found her way back after she lost her way, and she wrote a suicide note before she hanged herself.

When she was a maid, she admired the second young master, but her wife forced her to marry the short-lived young master, and grandma Qi was full of resentment.The longer the time, the stronger the desire for revenge.Just because the third young master unintentionally ruined her good relationship with the second young master, Grandma Qi decided to get rid of the third young master.One is to avoid damage to the reputation, and the other is to let the wife know what heartache is.

The letter paper seemed to be flawless from beginning to end, and both Young Master Qi and the maid who served Grandma admitted that the handwriting was undoubtedly Grandma's.The Ministry of Criminal Justice did not find the murder weapon, but with the suicide note, they were eager to close the case before the year.

After hearing what her father said, Xiuyan felt suspicious. At first, she also suspected that it was Grandma Qi, but after the death of Grandma Qi, this suspicion faded away. It seems that there are still black hands behind the scenes.

Without telling her father, Xiuyan quietly sent Axi to the eastern suburbs flower garden to inquire about news. Axi went several times, but failed to find Grandma Qi's natal family. He took his son to join his wealthy relatives, and it was a beautiful time when he left!Two big carts, as well as the little servant girl who waits on her, the rough envoy's mother-in-law.

The neighbors knew that widow Miao had a bad relationship with her stepdaughter, so the relative she went to could never be Grandma Qi.But when she asked further, Widow Miao kept her face stern and silent.

The clues seem to be broken here, but Xiuyan is not without gain.

Under the heavy reward, there must be a brave man. Mama Kang used some method to get the seeds of Nine-tailed Genus.She was so happy that Xiuyan thanked her again and again, and asked Meilian to wrap a big red envelope.

Mother Kang held the heavy purse and smiled from ear to ear: "How dare you accept such a big gift from the girl! It's not something valuable."

Xiuyan fiddled with the two small black rice-like seeds in the paper bag, and smiled at Kang's mother: "To me, this is more precious than anything else. It's a pity that I don't know how to feed the nine-tailed genus , I’m afraid that something good will be ruined.”

"Oh, girl should have said earlier, why did I forget when I asked that girl for seeds!" Kang's mother looked remorseful.

Xiuyan thought about it, and laughed quickly: "Why, there is a servant who knows this flower in the house?"

"That's not right! The Qi family only has three pots of celestial sunflowers with nine tails. One is kept in the study of the third young master, one is placed in the inner room, and the remaining pot is placed in the house of the young lady. There is a servant beside the young lady." I don’t need her to do anything on weekdays, just help take care of the small flower garden behind the grandma’s yard. Hey, Qiu’er is very unpopular when the grandma leaves. People say that the second young mistress is going to sell those servants who have served the eldest young mistress!"

Mother Kang is also a very shrewd person. Seeing that Xing Xiuyan's topic always revolves around the Nine-Tailed Tiankui, she probed: "Why don't you show kindness and buy Qiu'er?"

Xiuyan just smiled and said nothing, Mother Kang wanted to repay Qiu'er for the benefits she got, and hurriedly said: "The old woman dares to guarantee to Miss Xing that Qiu'er is useless for other things, but she is the best at growing flowers. The girl's family The backyard is so big, how can we not hire someone who knows how to love flowers? If Qiuer knew that the girl could save her life, she would definitely be grateful to the girl and keep it in her heart for the rest of her life."

Kang's mother praised Qiu'er wildly, and Xiuyan also moved her mind to buy someone.

The 25th of the twelfth lunar month is the last day of the court meeting. The emperor has worked hard for a year, so he should take a rest.Everyone in the court hall was smiling, and most of the people here were invited by the emperor to participate in the New Year's Eve celebration.For officials, eating a cold meal in the palace on New Year's Eve is a gift from the royal family, a great honor.

It stands to reason that no one should be ignorant at this moment, but the boss of Yushitai doesn't intend to give the emperor any face.

Xiaozong looked helplessly at Zhang Jingzong below: "Zhang Yushi, what do you want to report?" This Zhang Jingzong was a well-known old stubborn in the imperial court.When the Supreme Emperor was around, there was nothing he could do about it. Everything Zhang Jingzong said was true, and none of the accusers was innocent. As the emperor, couldn't they still cover it up?
But Zhang Jingzong was too upright. Those he sued were either relatives of the emperor or the emperor's favorite ministers.

Xiaozong ascended the throne for five years, and Zhang Jingzong sued one in a year, no more, no less, and today he just made up the fifth one.Xiaozong saw that he usually didn't talk much, but as soon as he stood up, Xiaozong had a headache.

"Reporting to the Holy Majesty, I want to sue the Rongguo Mansion for its lack of benevolence and righteousness. The head grandmother Wang Xifeng ignored the court's rules and issued loan sharks in private to harm the people. Jia She, the head of the Rongguo Mansion, has no way to run the family. It has always been disorderly, and the influence is extremely bad."

Jia Zheng, a member of the Ministry of Industry, was standing in the back corner of the hall. Hearing this, he was already sweating profusely and his legs were weak.

Xiaozong couldn't help frowning: "Rongguo Mansion? Is it Yuanfei's natal family?"

Jia Zheng hurriedly stood up: "Reporting to the Holy Majesty, it is the Weichen's family."

Xiaozong still had some good feelings for Jia Zheng. Although he was pedantic, he was still somewhat loyal.Xiaozong's tone softened a bit: "What's going on, Zhang Aiqing, please speak slowly."

Zhang Jingzong alluded to how Wang Xifeng released loan sharks privately, and even took advantage of the Jia family's reputation to do several evil things.

Although Xiaozong was not happy in his heart, he knew better that there were not a few people in the court who did this kind of thing in private.The underground money houses have been banned repeatedly, and even the old Taizu borrowed this kind of money with ignorance of conscience when he raised his troops to build momentum.The younger sister of the Supreme Emperor, the eldest princess of the current dynasty, has the largest underground bank in the south of the Yangtze River. Xiaozong didn't think it was his aunt's business. Xiaozong knew at a glance who was more powerful behind the scenes.

Xiaozong looked at the account books, Lin Ruhai has been the censor of salt inspection for many years, but the tax money donated to the court is always so much, and some of the money directly went to the underground bank of the eldest princess.

Xiaozong also thought about this piece of fat, but the Supreme Emperor is still there, how dare he do it?

Xiaozong glared at Jia Zheng angrily, and Jia Zheng said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, the minister's family already knew their mistakes, and the Wang family sorted out the accounts and financial difficulties of the past two or three years, and sealed up the ill-gotten gains. Just wait until the next year to take the initiative to confess to His Majesty."

Xiaozong was very happy in his heart, but the Jia family was very good at watching.He made a serious face on purpose: "Master Cheng, what should be done by the lady of Yijia Mansion, how should the court's calendar judge?"

Cheng Zimo hurried out from the crowd, "Return to Your Majesty, if the private loan sharks are released privately, those with meritorious reputation will be deprived of their fame, if they are ordinary people, their property will be confiscated, and ten sticks will be punished."

There are too many injustices in the world, and different classes will naturally benefit differently.

Xiaozong nodded: "Is his husband-in-law famous?"

Zhang Jingzong hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Jia Lian married five years ago and donated the status of a fellow acquaintance." Jia Zheng secretly complained, the new king hated selling officials and nobles the most, but it was because the old emperor was not dead, so he didn't dare to deal with it.

Xiaozong was indeed a little cold: "Then take away the fame and honor, and punish the Jia family's wife with ten sticks. Jia amnesty, Jia politicians have nothing to do, and fine their salary for one year as an example."

King Shui Rong of Beijing has the deepest friendship with the Jia family, and he has also heard of some internal reasons. Seeing that no one in the court stood up to speak for the Rongguo Mansion, he could only bite the bullet and say: "Your Majesty, I have heard that this Jia Lian He and the Wang family have been kicked out of the house, I think Mr. Jia has good intentions, I hope His Majesty will take care of it."

Xiaozong raised his eyebrows and looked at Jia Zheng: "The words of King Beijing are really true?"

"I dare not lie to Your Majesty, my minister." Jia Zheng said a few words in a row, but he couldn't tell the inside story. This matter is really embarrassing.

Instead, the king of Nan'an County stood up with a smile: "Your Majesty, I have also heard that the women in the Rongguo Mansion are immoral, but her husband is kind and righteous. Mr. Jia Amnesty insisted on asking his son to divorce his wife. Jia Lian would rather give up his status as heir." Throw it away, and I don't want to throw away the chaff. Speaking of it, Jia Lian is far better than those sanctimonious people who spoil their concubines and destroy their wives."

Zhang Jingzong blushed suddenly. Because his original wife was a village woman, he took a beautiful concubine, which caused her to die in depression. At the beginning, some people used this as an excuse to provide for him, but Zhang Jingzong always insisted that his original wife was a jealous woman. , He committed seven crimes, and he can't be regarded as spoiling his concubine and destroying his wife.

Unexpectedly, when he sued Jia Lian today, the king of Nan'an County mocked him with old events!
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PS: There are two updates today!Around ten o'clock, wait for Xiaohe!Thank you Xiaoguang and louisLi for the safety talisman, the laba garlic for the hidden wind traveler, thank you for the evaluation vote for Xiaoxiao and the pink ticket for the holy water and fragrance.By the way, I have eaten Laba porridge, what is Laba garlic?

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