Harem: Biography of Concubine Qin

Chapter 120 Pearl Clothes

In the Yamen of the Yangzhou city government, the emperor dressed in casual clothes was ashen-faced and dark-eyed.

Chen Wenxin has been missing for four days, and his life and death are uncertain.

These four days are like years to him.

He listened to Chen Wenyi's arrangement and let the dragon boat go south to Suzhou first, but he was not on the boat.

At first he didn't understand, once the Nanming rebels knew that he had left, wouldn't Chen Wenxin be of any use?
Would they still keep her alive?
Chen Wenyi said, "Your Majesty, think about it, what kind of people are those traitors?"

He immediately understood what Chen Wenyi meant.

Those rebels had been attacking him that night, obviously aiming at him, trying to kill him and causing chaos in the court.

Then the small court of Nanming will have a chance to counterattack.

Li Dequan is an eunuch who doesn't know martial arts at all. If those rebels thought about it, Li Dequan would have died a long time ago.

But those rebels didn't kill innocent people indiscriminately.

Attacking Chen Wenxin was just to distract him and Chen Wenyi, not to really kill her.

Therefore, they will not kill Chen Wenxin if it is not a last resort.

If he doesn't leave and search and fortify Yangzhou vigorously, those rebels may kill Chen Wenxin for self-protection.

As long as the corpses are destroyed, they will cover their faces that night, and no one will know that they are assassins.

Instead, let those rebels know that he is gone, Yangzhou's customs defense has been relaxed, and they may bring Chen Wenxin back to the small court of Nanming.

The daughter of a third-rank official of the imperial court, the emperor's concubine.

Such an identity is worth taking back to receive the reward.

The emperor suddenly felt fortunate that in both Dezhou and Suqian, the common people were praising Chen Wenxin's benevolence, righteousness and compassion.

Since those rebels are people with conscience, they should let her go because of the good things she has done for the Han people.

But so far, the people sent by the emperor to make unannounced visits still haven't found the slightest trace of Chen Wenxin.

The Yanyun Pavilion that Miss Hongliu mentioned that night was sealed up that night, and the building was already empty.

The tea was still hot, and if Hongliu couldn't lure them to the river that night, there would be Yanyun Pavilion as a last resort.

Therefore, there were no flaws in all the furnishings in the museum, but after they missed on the painting boat, they got some signal and quickly evacuated.

"Unannounced visits are not as fast as open investigations, but it is also easier for the other party to expose their flaws."

Chen Wenxin pursed her lips, "I have a hunch that in just a few days, I will definitely find Niannian."

The emperor looked at him, his originally handsome face had become unshaven.

He sighed, "Lan Xiang has worked hard, let's go back and have a rest, I'll stay here and watch."

Once someone reported finding Chen Wenxin or the trace of the traitor, he would definitely know about it immediately.

It's just that he didn't know if Chen Wenxin was dragged in the water that night, if he was alright.

She is most afraid of the cold, her hands and feet are always cold.

The blood swallow sent by Beijing has arrived, but she hasn't had time to drink it yet.

He also didn't know if the traitor would tell Chen Wenxin the news of the dragon boat going south.

If she heard that she had left, would she panic?
He didn't dare to think about it.

Chen Wenyi shook his head, "I have a sense of propriety, I won't fall down before I find Nian Nian."

Every water and land checkpoint in Yangzhou seems to have reduced personnel and lax investigation.

In fact, it is strictly controlled secretly. Once suspicious personnel appear, they will be detained by elite soldiers and sent to the Yangzhou government office.

They only need to wait for the traitor to throw himself into the trap, and then they can find Chen Wenxin.

At the same time, he was secretly investigating the relationship network in Yangzhou City.

He has already investigated the customers or vendors who have dealings with the Yanyun Pavilion, and even the vegetable sellers who pick firewood.

The most suspicious of them was a merchant who sold pearls.

The Yanyun Pavilion and the Hongliu are nothing more than five prostitutes and one bawd.

There are only six people, is it necessary to buy pearls several times a month?
If the quantity purchased is not large, the merchant should not come to the door in person.

As long as you find out where the pearl merchant's house is, there is a great chance of finding Chen Wenxin.

With all these arrangements going on, all he can do now is wait.

Wait for the soldiers at the checkpoint, or the eyeliner who visited the residence of the pearl merchant, to send back news.

He clenched his fists tightly and kept looking in the direction of the gate of the government office, hoping that someone would come in and report the news.

Nian Nian, you must be safe and sound until I find you...

At the same time, on an unknown river section in Yangzhou, people in a merchant ship were happily packing their luggage.

They have been dormant in Yangzhou from Nanming for several years. During these years, they inquired about officialdom and assassinated important officials of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties.

Although he missed the assassination of the Manchu emperor this time, he was able to capture one of the emperor's favorite concubines, which was considered a consummation of merit.

The important thing is that Hongliu has been exposed, and if they continue to stay in Yangzhou City with Chen Wenxin, they will be exposed sooner or later.

So Liu Lan gave an order, announcing that she would return to Nanming.

This news is undoubtedly cause for joy for everyone. Their relatives and friends are all in the south, so it is better to be able to go home than to stay in Yangzhou and worry about it.

They have done this U-turn errand for several years, and how many brothers have died, and now they can finally return to their hometown with honor.

The joyful laughter of the crowd spread into Chen Wenxin's ears without any hesitation.

She stared at the lake and mountains outside the window, with a smile on her face, her eyes dull.

They are leaving Yangzhou.

Once these people brought her back to Nanming, it might be difficult for her to see the emperor and her family again in this life.

There were tears in her eyes, and the smile on the corner of her mouth had already stiffened.

Squeak——
The wooden door was pushed open, and Liu Lan walked into the cabin, seeing her tears in her eyes staring out the window, she was a little suspicious.

He frowned and said, "Why, is there something uncomfortable on your body?"

"I'm much better. Erye's medicine is very effective."

She turned her head and smiled at him.

"Then why are there tears in your eyes?"

Everyone was happily packing their luggage outside, but she acted like this, Liu Lan had to think about it.

She lowered her eyes and responded lightly: "I...I miss my mother."

Liu Lan instantly felt relieved.

She is only 15 years old, and she is still the age when ordinary women act like a baby at home and argue not to marry.

But she married early and became the emperor's wife. In the deep palace, it may be difficult to see her relatives, right?
Now he wants to take her to Nanming, which is thousands of miles away, she should be homesick and miss her mother.

Liu Lan comforted her and said, "My father followed my grandfather to death under Man Qing's iron hoof, and my mother is still alive. She is a very kind person, I will let her..."

Liu Lan glanced at her hesitantly, "I will let her treat you like her own daughter..."

These words almost express his heart nakedly.

Chen Wenxin was taken aback for a moment, and couldn't help but blushed, covering his mouth and coughing a few times.

Liu Lan wanted to help her, but she was afraid that she would make a mistake, and she would be rude and beautiful.

Seeing him frozen there at a loss, Chen Wenxin changed the subject and said, "When are we going to leave?"

Liu Lan said: "Let's go all night tonight."

Chen Wenxin thought it would be at least tomorrow, but she didn't expect it to be sooner than she imagined.

Liu Lan looked at her face, she said softly: "The clothes I change and wash these days belong to Miss Hongliu, I'm afraid it will be inconvenient for you to buy clothes now."

"If I just want to go out to meet people, I don't have any clothes or jewelry, so I'm a bit shabby."

Liu Lan thought she was the beauty of a girl's family. She must have been dressed in all kinds of beautiful clothes in the palace. It can be seen from her men's clothes and jade shoes.

Now let her follow him, how can he not even have a decent dress?

Buying women's clothes left and right will not arouse others' suspicion.

There are so many women in Yangzhou, how do you know that the clothes are bought for her?

He said: "It won't be inconvenient, it's still early in the day, what kind of clothes do you want, I'll go to the tailor shop in the city to buy them for you."

"I have a lot of deceptive pearl jewelry on this boat. Although they are not very expensive, they are still passable."

Chen Wenxin became interested when he heard him mentioning the pearl, "What does it look like? Brother Liu, can you show me it?"

Seeing that she was interested, Liu Lan immediately went out of the warehouse to bring a box of pearl jewelry.

Chen Wenxin saw that there were also made jewelry and scattered pearls with holes in it, so he said: "If these pearls can be set on the clothes and made into buckles, they must be very beautiful."

She smiled and said, "Brother Liu, I want a dress with big sleeves, preferably white. The waist needs to be tightened, the cuffs need to be inlaid with gauze, and I want these pearls to make buttons..."

She said it happily, just like she said how well the emperor treated her.

Liu Lan was fascinated by her smile, but she stopped suddenly.

"Forget it, Brother Liu is too troublesome. Just buy two clothes that fit well."

Liu Lan smiled, "I don't understand your women's clothes either, and I can't remember what you just said. But white is fashionable in Beijing, and it's not auspicious in Nanming. I remember pearl inlays, wait for me when I come back. "

Liu Lan left her cabin with a smile, just as she met Hong Liu, the pearl box in her arms almost hit her.

"Brother, what are you doing in such a hurry?"

Liu Lan smiled, "I'll go buy clothes for Miss Chen."

Although he doesn't understand women's clothes, he still remembers what Chen Wenxin said just now.

He doesn't understand, and the master of the garment always understands.

All you have to do is give him some extra silver and tell him to enlarge the sleeves of his beautiful ready-made clothes and trim them with gauze.

Make the waist thinner and put pearls on the buckle.

He opened the pearl box, took out all the pearls that hadn't been made into jewelry, put them in a cloth pocket, and then hurried to the downtown...

(End of this chapter)