Chapter 254: Underground Manager of Jiangdu Prefecture
While talking and laughing, after the banquet was finished, everyone said goodbye and left.
After everyone left, Yang Ying pulled the monkey into his room and asked: "To be honest, what does the owner want to see you for? Isn't it just to inform you of the news?"
The monkey touched his nose and said with a wry smile: "Why can't I hide anything from you?"
Yang Ying stared at him: "What, you really want to hide it from me?"
"No, no!" Monkey waved his hands hurriedly and said: "The owner wants me to take her to Anfeng with me!"
Yang Ying asked curiously: "Let you take it?"
The monkey hurriedly explained: "The princess didn't allow her to go, so she wanted me to hide her among the entourage!"
Yang Ying said anxiously: "You don't want your life! If the princess finds out, can you and I be spared?"
The monkey smiled bitterly and said: "I can't refuse the owner!"
Yang Ying pondered for a while, then stood up and said: "Let's go find the princess and tell her about this!"
The monkey hurriedly grabbed her arm and said: "No! The owner of the field has always taken good care of me. If she hadn't begged for mercy, I would have never had a chance to fight in Zhenjiang!"
Yang Ying sighed, sat back, and suddenly said: "In that case, I want to go too!"
The monkey said in surprise: "Ah?"
Yang Ying glared and said, "Can't you? Do you want to leave me alone and be blamed by the princess?"
The monkey said: "But...will you be in danger if you go?"
Yang Ying was silent for a while and said: "Lin'er is in Jiangdu, they won't do anything to me, and I went there this time to do something!"
The monkey asked: "What's the matter? Can't I do it for you?"
Yang Ying glanced at him and whispered: "I never told you about this, so don't be angry!"
The monkey asked: "What is going on?"
Yang Ying said quietly: "I have always suspected that Brother Han was killed. He once saved my life. Since I can't protect him, I must help him find out the cause of death!"
The monkey touched the back of his head and said: "Okay, then you just go with me!"
Yang Ying glanced at him and said softly: "I promise you, as long as this matter is found out, I will never think about other men in my heart again!"
The next morning, Zhongshu Sheng issued an order to appoint Monkey as the special envoy of the Chu army to participate in the enthronement ceremony of the Anfeng army on behalf of the King of Chu.
Qin Lingsi came to the Marquis Mansion, discussed it with Monkey, and decided to set off the next day.
The monkey mentioned that Yang Ying wanted to go with him, and Qin Lingsi smiled and said: "Do you want to take your wife with you when you run an errand?"
The monkey smiled apologetically and said: "She is afraid of the princess scolding her, so she doesn't dare to stay in Jiangdu!"
After hearing this, Qin Lingsi felt a little embarrassed and said, "Well, let her go with us!"
After leaving the Marquis, Qin Lingsi thought that she would leave Jiangdu temporarily and take the opportunity to take a walk around the city.
She doesn't go to the racecourse much these days, and she wanders around Jiangdu City when she has nothing to do. There is no street or alley in the city that she is not familiar with!
It's almost September now, but the weather is still very hot. Qin Lingsi walked around Dongguan Street for a while and was so hot that she started to sweat.
She arrived at a tea shop by the bridge with ease and shouted to the shopkeeper: "Old Wang, have a bowl of sour plum soup!"
When the tea shop owner saw her coming, he immediately smiled brightly, hurried over, wiped a chair with his sleeve, and said happily: "Master, you haven't been here for a while, I thought you forgot about me!" Qin Lingsi smiled and scolded: "I never remember you, but I remember your sour plum soup!"
The tea shopkeeper smiled and said, "I'll get you a bowl right now. Sit back and relax!"
He ran to a nearby well, picked up a bucket of sour plum soup that was in the well water, scooped out a bowl, and brought it over.
Qin Lingsi pushed her temple hair behind her ears, drank it all in one breath, and let out a comfortable moan: "Well... it's so enjoyable!"
The tea shopkeeper said hurriedly: "Shall I get you another bowl?"
Qin Lingsi waved her hand and said: "No, I'm full!" She stood up, left a broken piece of silver on the table, stood up and left.
When the tea shopkeeper waited for her to go away, he hurriedly picked up the broken silver and weighed it. He was very happy. The broken silver was enough to buy ten bowls!
On the other side, Qin Lingsi was walking and shopping, from Dongguan Street to Zhenwu Street, and from Zhenwu Street to Minghu Street. She visited all the stalls that she usually liked, and she was more generous than usual.
As we were walking, a heavily guarded office appeared on the right side of the street in front of us. It was a military academy.
She couldn't help but think of her position as an equestrian instructor.
Fortunately, the generals at the military academy have been taking cultural courses recently. After I return to Jiangdu, I can teach them cavalry tactics!
While thinking about it, she walked towards the military academy. Naturally, the sergeant guarding the gate did not dare to stop her, so he bowed respectfully and let her in.
The interior of the military academy is arranged like a military camp, with a large campus in the middle and a row of houses to the north, east and south.
It is exactly noon now. After the morning cultural class, there are many generals on the school field. Some are competing in martial arts, and some are wrestling with their shirts off, as if they have endless energy to vent.
Wang Dazheng was wrestling with Chang Yuchun. Although his martial arts skills were far inferior to Chang Yuchun's, he could still go back and forth with Chang Yuchun several times with his strong strength.
A military general discovered Qin Lingsi and immediately went over to say hello. Wang Da noticed it and hurriedly said to Chang Yuchun: "We will compete later!"
He picked up his shirt on the ground and put it on casually. He quickly ran to Qin Lingsi and said with a smile: "Master, you are here!"
Qin Lingsi got angry when she smelled the stench of sweat on his body, and said: "You are here to read and read, not to practice martial arts. Don't remember to wield a gun and a stick every day!"
Wang Dashan said hurriedly: "Yes, yes, by the way, owner, where is that boy Monkey? I didn't see him coming here early this morning!"
Qin Ling thought: "He was appointed by his brother-in-law as the envoy of our Jiangdu Army and went to Anfeng to attend his enthronement ceremony. Didn't I tell you yesterday?"
Wang Dayi slapped the back of his head and remembered.
Sun Hu next to him shouted: "Why did the king send Brother Monkey to do this? When others saw his bamboo pole-like body, they thought our Jiangdu army had no one!"
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Liang Rong also followed suit and said: "Yes, we should send our strong and healthy people to do this kind of thing!"
Qin Lingsi said angrily: "Going to the enthronement ceremony is not a martial arts competition. Besides, if you really choose based on martial arts, it won't be your turn!"
Chang Yuchun laughed and said: "Yes, when it comes to martial arts, you have to send me no matter what!"
Qin Lingsi glanced at him sideways and said: "You can't do it either. You don't know a few Chinese characters. How can you be an envoy? If you want to send one, send Bian Yuanheng!"
Everyone burst into laughter. Chang Yuchun was not angry and said cheerfully: "I was just a child because my family was poor and I couldn't afford to go to private school!"
Qin Lingsi looked around and asked, "Where is Fu Youde?"
Zhao Desheng said hurriedly: "He and General Li are both studying in the lounge!"
Qin Lingsi scolded: "Have you seen it? People know that they should study during their breaks. You all should learn from it!"
Everyone responded in unison, but remained motionless.
For these big guys, whose brains are full of muscles, reading an article and writing a few words is more tiring than punching for an hour.
Qin Lingsi was too lazy to talk to them anymore and went straight to the lounge. After entering, she found that in addition to Fu Youde and Li Er, there were Geng San, Yu Yanyu and others in the room.
She deliberately tiptoed, walked slowly behind Fu Youde, winked at Li Er to tell him to stop talking, then covered Fu Youde's eyes from behind, and deliberately said in a rough voice: "Guess who I am?"
Fu Youde gave a bitter smile and said: "Master, why are you here when you have time!"
Qin Lingsi let go of her hand, curled her lips, and said, "Why do you guess it right every time? It's so boring! I'm going to do it tomorrow..." Suddenly she saw Li Er looking over here and stopped talking.
Fu Youde asked: "What do you want tomorrow?"
Qin Ling thought: "Nothing."
Li Er suddenly glanced at Fu Youde, but Fu Youde hesitated and said nothing.
Qin Lingsi noticed the eye contact between the two and frowned: "What the hell are you doing?"
Li Er stared at Fu Youde closely and said, "Brother Fu has something to tell you!"
Qin Lingsi looked at Fu Youde: "If you have something to say, just say it. Why are you hesitating?"
Fu Youde took a deep breath and said: "Owner, my wife has come from Zaozhuang..."
Qin Lingsi was surprised and said: "Do you have a wife?"
Fu Youde nodded and whispered: "During the Battle of Xuzhou, I fell into the water and drifted to Zaozhuang. I was rescued by the wealthy Cheng family, so I married into the Cheng family."
Qin Lingsi patted his arm and said with a smile: "Okay, so you have a wife. Can't you play with me in the future?"
Fu Youde felt a chill in his heart.
Li Er had warned him many times that Qin Lingsi had a peculiar personality, was not discriminating between men and women, and got along with many young men, so he should not misunderstand her.
However, Fu Youde has been unwilling to listen.
Until recently, the Jiangdu Army was famous in the south of the Yangtze River. After Fu Youde followed Xu Baisheng to capture the quarry, he hired 5,000 troops to lay the Taiping Road, which became known to the world.
After hearing the news about Fu Youde, the Cheng family from Zaozhuang hurriedly looked for him.
Because they had saved Fu Youde's life, and the relationship between Fu Youde and the Cheng family was still there, Li Er persuaded Fu Youde to marry into a well-known family and accept the Cheng family.
However, Fu Youde could not let go of Qin Lingsi, so he never agreed. Li Er had no choice but to temporarily let the Cheng family live in his house.
It wasn't until today that Fu Youde saw Qin Lingsi's reaction that he realized that Li Er's words were right. Qin Lingsi had no feelings for him and only regarded him as a brother.
He felt a little disappointed but also a little relieved, and said with a smile: "As long as the owner of the venue gives an order, Fu Youde will definitely come to you to obey the order!"
Qin Lingsi punched him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "I will remember this sentence. When I come to play with you in the future, I will not shirk you!"
At this time, Geng San came over and said with a smile: "Master, we have won so many battles this time, when will the king plan to reward us based on our merits?"
Qin Lingsi smiled and said: "It will be more difficult to verify the credit this time. If you wait a little longer, it should be soon!"
Geng San hurriedly said: "I heard that Wang Da is going to be made deputy commander-in-chief. Can I also be made deputy commander-in-chief?"
Qin Lingsi said angrily: "Pry less and study more. As long as you become more and more capable, are you still afraid that my brother-in-law will treat you badly?"
Geng Sanqian smiled and said: "That's true."
Several people talked for a while, and Wang Da suddenly ran in from outside the door and shouted: "Owner, there is someone at the door who wants to see you, so I brought him in!"
Qin Lingsi turned around, was stunned for a moment, and said, "Old Cao, why are you here?"
That man is the shopkeeper of Cao Ji's roast duck shop in the south of the city. The quality of roast duck is the best in Jiangdu Prefecture. Every time Qin Lingsi wants to eat roast duck, she will go to his shop.
"Owner, a group of out-of-town horse dealers made trouble in my shop and beat up a young man from out of town. I thought something was wrong and it seemed to be related to the imperial examination, so I came over quickly to tell you!"
Because Qin Lingsi wanders around the streets and alleys every day, many merchants and shopkeepers in the city are familiar with her.
In addition, she likes to meddle in other people's business. Whether he is an arrogant and domineering businessman or a playboy with great hands and eyes, when he sees her, he is like an eggplant beaten by frost, and he does not dare to resist at all.
Therefore, the people in the city think that she is more reliable than the government.
Whenever something unfair happens in the city, these shopkeepers don't like to report it to the official, but they like to find Qin Lingsi to solve it.