Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 327 Fraud

When Mai Xiang came out of the upper room, she decided to turn to Ziju's yard on the spur of the moment. If Kang Yi hadn't sent someone to watch her, she would never have known that she had entered Ziju's house.

As for why she asked someone to stare at her, the answer should be a guilty conscience, right?Mai Xiang guessed so.

Mai Xiang had this idea in her heart, no matter how she looked at Kang Yi's smiling face, she felt a little fake, so she also lied temporarily.

"Well, there are too many valuable things in my brother and sister's house. The maids around you should be more careful. If you lose an ancient book today, it's something else if you don't keep it all tomorrow. These maids have always been lazy and careless in their work. Usually, they should be careful. Knock, knock." Kang Yi said with concern.

"Understood, I will pay attention to it in the future."

"By the way, brother and sister, I almost forgot about the business. I made two bellybands for Xiao Yuer, and I planned to see you send them to you today. It's hot, children don't need to wear clothes, they are prone to prickly heat, Just wear a bellyband."

After Kang Yi finished speaking, she really took out two brand-new little bellybands, one red and one green. They were all embroidered with small carps, which were so vivid that it could be seen that some thought was put into them.

"It took so much effort to make a little bellyband for the child, my sister-in-law is really caring. I thought my sister-in-law would hate me." Mai Xiang couldn't understand Kang Yi.

"Siblings, don't think so. Without you, your elder brother would still go astray. Besides, he was the one who made the mistake first, and he was the one who failed you first." Kang Yi said hastily.

Just as Kang Yi finished speaking, Jiang's voice sounded in the yard, "Daughter-in-law Zhigao, what is that little bitch doing here today?"

Kang Yi's complexion changed suddenly, and the maids in the yard were startled, and hurried to Jiang's side, and said, "Second Grandma and Eldest Grandma are talking in the room."

After hearing this, Mai Xiang walked to the door and looked at Jiang Shi. Jiang Shi's clothes didn't change much, but his momentum was not as good as before.

"Hello, Aunt Jiang." Mai Xiang prodded her deliberately.

Jiang absolutely never expected to see Mai Xiang in Kang Yi's yard, and her hatred for Mai Xiang had been etched into her bone marrow, that's why she just opened her mouth and called "little slut", abandoning the lady should Some upbringing.

"You, why are you here?" Although Jiang Shi hated Mai Xiang to death, she was also afraid of Mai Xiang to death, for no other reason, she couldn't afford to offend the people behind Mai Xiang.

"I'm here to talk to my sister-in-law. Aunt Jiang seems to have forgotten her identity. What is the proper way to yell in grandma's yard? Sister-in-law, should I find someone to teach Aunt Jiang these rules?"

"What's there to be proud of? You just look down on others just because you have two relatives. Hmph, what can you do? Isn't it better to send you to the Western Regions? I advise you to restrain yourself when it's time to restrain yourself." , the next unlucky person may not necessarily be his turn." Jiang could not see Mai Xiang's calmness.

"That's not the case. Ten years in Hedong and ten years in Hexi, Aunt Jiang must have never dreamed that she would become an aunt one day, right? No matter how bad I am, I am the only one in my family."

"What's the use of this? This officialdom has always turned hands into clouds and hands into rain. Not only has this been a Tanhualang for a year, he was sent by the emperor. It's a long way to go to the Western Regions. I heard that there have been wars all the way. Maybe something will happen." Jiang raised his neck and sneered.

She was extremely unwilling to admit defeat in front of Mai Xiang, so she persisted, not to mention that Huaici was indeed sent to the Western Regions, which is a great thing for the Jiang family to be thankful for. If something happened to Huaici in the Western Regions and she couldn't come back, that would be even more heartbreaking to her.

"Aunt Jiang didn't say that I forgot. I heard that Aunt Jiang sent several manuscripts to Mrs. Pei, and Mrs. Pei sent the manuscripts out again. I don't know. When did Aunt Jiang become a thief again?" After Mai Xiang finished speaking, she stared at Jiang Shi.

Jiang shi was taken aback when she heard this, she didn't expect Mai Xiang to know about such a secret matter, where did the news come from?Could it be that Mrs. Pei was bought by Mai Xiang?
"By the way, Aunt Jiang must not be clear. The sage summoned me yesterday and personally wrote a calligraphy for me, which is the plaque of my bookstore. Today I will send someone to make a plaque for the calligraphy. If Aunt Jiang has If you are interested, you can visit my bookstore in ten days. So, I advise Aunt Jiang to take it easy, will the bookstore with the emperor's inscription sell counterfeit books?"

Jiang's face turned pale when she heard this, and she glanced at Kang Yi, and Mai Xiang followed her gaze and glanced at Kang Yi, a panic flashed in Kang Yi's eyes, and she quickly calmed down.

"However, I'm curious. How could Auntie Jiang have the manuscript of that book? If Auntie Jiang solves my confusion, maybe I will consider letting Auntie Jiang go." Mai Xiang threatened.

"Really?" Jiang looked at Mai Xiang.

"of course."

"I stole this book from your house, and it has nothing to do with anyone else."

"Aunt Jiang didn't tell the truth. If I remember correctly, Aunt Jiang has only been to my yard once."

"One time is enough." Jiang said hastily.

"But when did you return the book? There are several manuscripts, how did you do it?"

"Well, anyway, I stole it. After I stole it, I copied it myself."

"Oh, Aunt Jiang must be very familiar with this set of books. I wonder if Aunt Jiang can tell me what is written in this book. Otherwise, why would Aunt Jiang mistakenly think that this book is a counter-book?"

Mai Xiang saw Kang Yi clenched her fists and leaned forward slightly, leaning against the servant girl, but looking at Jiang Shi without blinking, fearing that Jiang Shi might say something wrong, and her nervousness could be seen at a glance .

"What's the matter? There are several outrageous places in the book, all of which are allusions to the royal family. Don't think anyone doesn't know? Not to mention anything else, isn't Qin Keqing's funeral exactly the same as the funeral of Queen Fucha? And that Prince Yizhong committed a crime, isn’t it an allusion to the Crown Prince of the Kangxi Dynasty? And the subsequent house raids, isn’t it an insinuation that the Cao’s house in Jiangning was raided by Lord Yongzheng?”

Mai Xiang was impressed by Jiang's eloquence. It seemed that she had indeed read this set of books carefully. Mai Xiang glanced at Kang Yi from the corner of her eye, and saw that Kang Yi's little hand had loosened.

"I didn't expect Aunt Jiang's imagination to be so rich. I think Aunt Jiang forgot one thing. This book is the favorite of the Empress Dowager. The opera of "Dream of Red Mansions" was compiled at the request of the Empress Dowager. The novel is also It was published at her request, and the empress dowager has read it several times. Could it be that she can’t see if this book is a counter-revolution? Not only the empress dowager, but also the emperor has read it. The emperor is a filial man who serves his mother. In order to please the old empress dowager, I have already read this book by heart, and from time to time I take it out to discuss it with the old empress dowager, does Aunt Jiang mean that both the emperor and the empress dowager are reading the anti-book?"

"This?" Jiang was speechless for a moment, this book is indeed a favorite of the Empress Dowager, I'm afraid everyone in the world knows this.

"Aunt Jiang must also know how much trouble she has caused the Wan family, right? The Holy One was furious, and asked the officials to find out who was responsible for this, and follow the clues. The source of this book has already been touched by the Wan family. By then, you can Don't blame me for not reminding you, if it is really designated as anti-book, who will be implicated, you should think about it carefully."

When Jiang and Kang Yi heard this, they couldn't stand up anymore. There have been several cases in this dynasty. If it is really against the book, it is a serious crime that implicates the entire family. Who can bear it?
Kang Yi took a few steps over to grab Mai Xiang, and was about to speak when Wan Chengyao rushed in.

"Zhiyuan's daughter-in-law, is this true?"

He originally came to look for Mai Xiang. When Mai Xiang asked Kang Yi about losing the book in the upper room, he felt something was wrong. He wanted to ask Mai Xiang privately, but he didn't know that Mai Xiang came out after waiting at the gate for a long time. , I sent the people around me to ask, only to find out that Mai Xiang had entered Kangyi's yard, and then I found him, and I had already heard a general idea of ​​the matter at the door, but this general idea was enough to make him go three souls for two soul.

Of course, he was also very anxious, forgetting that Mai Xiang had already got the emperor's calligraphy in his hands, and it would definitely not be possible to turn it back.

Mai Xiang was coaxing and deceiving at first, trying to defraud Jiang and Kang Yi, but Wan Chengyao rushed in, but at this moment, she couldn't help but hesitate, this play must not be lost at a critical moment.

"Didn't the master know that I entered the palace yesterday?"

"You bitch, go to die, you are trying to die again, just do it, you won't stop until the whole family is imprisoned, I think it's better to throw you back to the countryside Back home, find someone to watch over you, otherwise, you will kill this big family sooner or later." Wan Chengyao kicked Jiang Shi.

"My lord, people say that a husband and wife can be gracious for a hundred days. Is our relationship between husband and wife for more than [-] years all fake? I have taken care of the housework for the lord's children and children, and I have worked tirelessly for the lord's future. Doesn’t the master miss any old love?” Jiang knelt at Wan Chengyao’s feet.

"Father, you have to think twice about this matter. My daughter-in-law thinks it's better for my aunt to stay with me." Kang Yi also knelt down and begged for mercy.

Although she really didn't want to keep Jiang Shi by her side, she could only bear it for Wan Zhigao. Who said that Wan Zhigao is also a filial person who takes care of his mother?

But at this moment, she has already understood that this book will not be designated as a counter-book, but it is hard to say anything else. Sure enough, as soon as she had this thought, she heard Wan Chengyao say:

"Zhiyuan's daughter-in-law, what should I do with this matter? The Wan family can't stand a little trouble. I, I, I'm afraid that it will be my turn to be assigned next."

"Master, what does this matter have to do with you?" Jiang shi hurriedly tugged on Wan Chengyao's clothes when she heard this, she was really frightened.

Wan Chengyao is going to have an accident, the Wan family is really over, the Wan family is over, what else can she and Wan Zhigao have?

She still understands the truth that if there is no skin, the hair will be attached, but it seems to be a bit late.

(End of this chapter)