At noon, Xu Chang returned home. When he saw Xu Qian looking cheerful, he said with hatred: "You bastard, it's not like a beautiful daughter-in-law fell from the sky, so why are you happy?"
Deng Jian interjected: "Actually, it's no different than losing a wife from the sky." Then he told Miss Zhao's story enthusiastically.
Xu Chang became serious and said hesitantly: "As long as the prince's affairs are completed, it is not impossible to let her father out." After saying that, he patted Xu Qian's shoulder and encouraged: "You have done well, and you have already done something.
He is acting like a father. It seems that the child can be taught and finally enlightened. It is really Amitabha. The ancestors of the Xu family are here, and the family is lucky."
Xu Qian said quickly: "It's all because of dad's usual teachings."
Xu Chang laughed loudly and said immediately: "I brought some cakes to fill my stomach at noon."
The two bachelors in the Xu family have no one to cook anyway, so they only eat the occasional pastry or some pasta to fill their stomachs.
The three of them went to the living room to eat pastries. Deng Jian was full of suspicion. He felt that the father and son named Xu were really strange. If it were him, he must have blackmailed Miss Zhao for a large sum of money. What's the use of a slave?
Can slaves be used as food?
He was puzzled. After eating a pancake, his eyes suddenly lit up. He felt that he had understood something. He slapped the table and said: "I understand, I finally understand. It's wonderful, it's wonderful."
Xu Chang and Xu Qian looked at him as if they were a madman. Xu Qian held half of a mooncake chewed into a moon shape and said, "What do you understand?"
Deng Jian's eyebrows were full of joy and he said: "I understand why we don't want to extort the money from Zhao, but only want her to sign the contract of marriage. Miss Zhao is beautiful and graceful. Judging from her appearance, she must also know some music, chess, calligraphy and painting. I heard
Over at Qin Huai, if such a woman were sold, she would be worth at least four to five hundred taels of silver. Compared to the little money she got from blackmailing her, wouldn't Brother Xu earn more? It's really wonderful, I never thought of it before. "
Xu Qian was stunned.
Xu Chang glanced at Deng Jian with a faint look, and said calmly: "What do you know? You think my Qian'er is only interested in the money for selling himself. Let me tell you the truth. Let Miss Zhao sign the contract of selling herself."
, there is no need to sell it in a hurry, you can bring it to our Xu family first, doesn’t she have a father? Then she will be used to slowly blackmail his father’s money, and then she will find a fortune after she has defrauded her father of all his money.
When someone sells it, it only changes hands for four to five hundred taels of silver."
Xu Qian was stunned again.
He felt that his psychology was dark, but compared with these two guys who forced girls into prostitution, he was a bit too pure.
Deng Jian was severely humiliated by Xu Chang, but he was not angry at all. Instead, he regarded Xu Chang as a god. He admired him so much that he stood up and saluted Xu Chang and said: "Uncle Xu is really a very human being. I am willing to be inferior.
If I can often listen to my uncle's teachings in the future and hear Uncle Xu's fairy voice, my nephew will die without any regrets."
"Easy to say, easy to say." When Xu Chang met a close friend, his impression of Deng Jian finally improved a little bit.
"That's right, Brother Deng, I'm going to trouble you to go out and spread the news later. Are you proficient in spreading rumors?" Xu Qian couldn't stand Deng Jian's nausea and changed the subject.
Deng Jian said in embarrassment: "Making rumors? I am such an honest person, it seems..."
Xu Qian smiled coldly: "I don't care anyway, you will go to the streets later. I want the whole Qiantang to know the news. This is a major matter related to the prince. If you delay, you will not be able to bear the consequences."
When Deng Jian heard the words Wang Gonggong, he immediately stood in awe and said: "Brother Xu, what are you talking about? Serving Wang Gonggong is not to say spreading rumors, even I can accept it miserably even if you are an imperial concubine. Tell me, it's false."
What a rumor."
Xu Qian smiled mysteriously and said, "You'll know later."
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Qiantang County is not big, but the number of idlers is quite large.
From Taizu to the present, the country has been in existence for a hundred and twenty years, and the world has been stable for so many years. With the increasing number of land annexations, two types of people have become overcrowded. One type is those who have nothing to eat and have nothing to do. This kind of people
Collectively called refugees, they go wherever they are driven.
The other type has nothing to do when they are full. They have relatively certain pursuits and are not satisfied with the lifestyle of sleeping and eating. Therefore, spreading rumors has inevitably become their main purpose in life. There is a disturbance in Qiantang County
, they are always the first to know.
In one day, a sensational rumor suddenly broke out in Qiantang County. It was said that there was a running script in the guarding eunuch's mansion, which actually involved treasures. It was said that the prince had saved a lot of private money over the years, and the money could not be brought back.
They went to the palace, so they all hid it quietly, and a piece of running script that the princes regarded as a treasure is the key to unlocking the treasure. Whoever can get this running script will be rich.
As soon as the news came out, everyone was in an uproar.
Treasure, eunuch, and treasure map are popular words in any era. Within a few hours, everyone knows the words about the prince's family.
Some people even snooped in secret and found out some clues. For example, Wang Gonggong really regarded a piece of running script as a treasure, and the calligraphy level of the calligraphy was not even as good as the average, and had nothing to do with the famous calligraphy. Putting together these information
, but seems to confirm the truth of this rumor.
Think about it, how can a piece of calligraphy that is so inconspicuous at all be regarded as a treasure by a prince? It seems that this rumor may not be just groundless, but it is quite credible.
This is the case with slang in the community. The more false it is, the more it spreads. Those who spread good deeds must spread the rumors with unknown origins to make others believe them.
Of course, the prince scoffed at such rumors. Early the next morning, he got up as usual and went to the flower hall to sit and have tea. He was a guard eunuch, supervising some iron mines, and cracking down on salt lords. There was nothing important for him to do.
, but when he entered the back hall and flower hall, Wang Gonggong could no longer move.
That pampered fair face suddenly looked ferocious.
A pair of deep eyes were like ignited powder keg, full of murderous intent.
He sat in the hall and was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice: "Here comes someone."
Eunuch Wang said hello, and several servants stumbled in from outside. They saluted in a panic and said, "What are your orders, Eunuch..."
The prince looked back and glanced at these servants. His cold eyes made them feel very uneasy. They did not dare to express their anger and kept their kneeling posture motionless.
The prince said slowly and calmly: "Go and summon all the officials of the inner palace and the Qing guests here."
His tone was very calm, but it had a hint of indifference.
The servants who dared not express their anger discovered that the scroll that had been hanging in a prominent position in the flower hall had actually disappeared.
Looking at the lonely wall, the servants were frightened, so they did not dare to neglect, split up and flew away.
Not long after, the important people in the mansion gathered here. The stewards of the inner and outer mansions, the clerk of the accountant, the treasurer of the treasury, a few staff, and the Qingqing, a dozen people gathered together.
, they also noticed the empty walls, and someone seemed to notice something.
The prince's eyes narrowed and he remained motionless.
Led by Wang Qin, the head of the inner palace, everyone saluted the prince together: "I have met the prince."
The prince stood up, clasped his hands, and walked around the hall.
Everyone lowered their heads and did not dare to move.
Walking to a corner in the hall, the prince's eyes turned cold, and he raised his leg and kicked the blue and white porcelain vase in the corner.
Snapped……
The blue and white porcelain vase fell with a sound, and the broken porcelain shards shot out. The kneeling officials and the cleaning guests were pricked by the flying porcelain shards, and bright red blood flowed down the wounds, like bright red earthworms.
Zhang Qin, the head of the inner palace who was kneeling at the front, was hit on the forehead by a porcelain shard, and his forehead was bloody and bloody. However, he still did not dare to move. He did not dare to cry out in pain, nor did he dare to express his anger. He did not even stand up to wipe the wound.
I didn't dare, I just looked livid, gritted my teeth, and endured the pain silently.
The prince stopped casually, ignoring them, facing the empty wall, and sneered: "It is difficult to guard against house thieves if you guard against them day and night."
Just eight words were like a reminder, and everyone's heart was in their throats. Zhang Qin, the head of the inner court, had blood all over his head and said in fear: "Eunuch, calm down..."
The prince sneered indifferently: "Why did such a beautiful calligraphy disappear overnight?"
The head of the inner palace, Zhang Qin, looked even more ugly, and said hurriedly: "Eunuch, I heard there are rumors outside that the calligraphy of Eunuch Wang is related to some treasure map. Is there someone who is causing trouble for nothing and making people angry?"
I thought there really was a treasure map, so I took the risk..."
The more Zhang Qin talked about it, the more likely it seemed. Jiang Kun from the accountant also said quickly: "Yes, I have heard of this rumor too. Someone must have listened to these rumors, eaten lard and become deceived, and did such a thing."
Something treacherous is coming."
Jiang Kun was a failed scholar and was deeply trusted by the prince, otherwise he would not have taken care of the account. At this time, he stepped forward to help, which made Zhang Qin relax a little.
"Really?" Wang Gonggong turned around and stared at Jiang Kun sinisterly. Jiang Kun quickly raised his head and lowered it again.
The prince said slowly and calmly: "Take our note and go to the county government office to invite someone to do a thorough investigation!" The word "thorough investigation" was like a loud bell that shook the roof tiles.
"Yes, yes, thorough investigation!" Zhang Qin took the opportunity to wipe his forehead. The blood mixed with the cold sweat that oozed out, making his sleeves red.
The prince nodded slightly, and his anger seemed to dissipate a little. He sat back on the chair, his eyelids were slightly lowered, as if he was pretending to be asleep, and he said no more.
This calligraphy is too important to him. If the big shots in Beijing learn that he doesn't cherish his calligraphy treasures so much, let alone whether he can still dominate here. Once he loses his favor, he will probably lose his favor in the future.
He is going to spend his whole life in the prison of the shrine.
Now all this is arranged by the boy named Xu, but can this boy named Xu really find the original work? Eunuch Wang is not too sure. His eyes narrowed slightly, and a hint of murderous intent flashed across him inadvertently.
, I thought silently in my heart: If we can't find it back, our family will certainly have no future, and this kid must also bear the consequences.