Chapter 681 Qin Keqing: Otherwise, who else would give it to me except Sister Xue?
Say this?
Ningguo Mansion
The backyard is brightly lit and the figures are looking forward to it.
Jia Heng and Qin Keqing finished dinner, drank tea and talked. They chuckled and said, "Who cooked this? It's very delicious. There are dishes from Lu and Yu, as well as many Huaiyang dishes."
Many."
Because I spent a lot of time in Huai'an Mansion before, I am no stranger to Huaiyang-style dishes.
"It turned out to be from the Xifu. Sister-in-law Feng came to stay during this period and brought her here. Now she is cooking in the kitchen of the house." Qin Keqing put down the teacup in his hand and said with a chuckle.
Jia Heng frowned, maybe because of what Zhen Qing had secretly done, he felt something was wrong. He smiled and asked, "So, there is a new cook in the West Mansion?"
People with unknown origins have come to cook at home not long ago, so they need to be checked, especially in the kitchen.
In fact, it is impossible for an ordinary Wu Xun family to test poison with a silver needle every meal. Moreover, some poisons cannot be tested with a silver needle. Life is not a movie or TV drama. Without something as a trigger, ordinary people are even less likely to test it every day.
Nervous, the grass and trees are all soldiers.
Jia Heng became suspicious because of Zhen Qing's incident.
Qin Keqing's eyes were as soft as water, and she explained: "Have you forgotten, my husband? What happened when the maid of the fourth sister had a conflict with the Liu family in the kitchen of the Xifu? Their family originally gave birth to a child, but was later sent to do chores like washing clothes.
For half a year, she asked someone to beg me to be my disciple. She said a lot of good things and promised not to do it again next time. Sister-in-law Feng saw how pitiful she was, so she sent her to the back kitchen of Xifu to cook."
"A small punishment but a big warning. Since you already know your mistakes, you can just stop doing them next time. You can also let them go back." Jia Heng nodded and did not hold on to them anymore.
Because Xichun was neglected by the cook in Rongguo Mansion, she took the opportunity to take Xichun over. Later, Sister Feng punished the cook in the kitchen. After beating her, there was no need to cut off people's livelihood, and it was not a heinous crime.
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Several people talked and then gradually dispersed.
Jia Heng and Qin Keqing returned to the wing, where they sat on the bed and washed their feet.
Qin Keqing leaned her head in Jia Heng's arms and suddenly said, "Husband, what did you say about the dual-tasting thing?"
Jia Heng was stunned, and his heart skipped a beat. Even the warm water in the copper basin made a splashing sound. He looked back and asked, "Is this what Sister Xue told you?"
"Yes, otherwise besides Sister Xue, who would tell me these things?" Qin Keqing's face was like a peony stamen, with a half-smile but not a smile, and she said softly: "If Sister Xue doesn't tell me, I'm afraid I will be the last one to know.
Right?"
Just like the victim is always the last to know that he is being cheated.
Jia Heng: "..."
Now Keqing and Baochai are already forming a gang, and there are cliques and undercurrents in the harem.
Jia Heng held Qin Keqing's slender crotch and said softly: "It's the palace's intention. Dan has been preparing to tell you these two days. I mentioned it to Sister Xue that day. It was just a matter of time."
At the end, my voice was a little weak, which is never easy to explain.
Qin Keqing's beautiful eyes flashed and she asked: "Husband, what should I do about Sister Xue?"
Some people want to ask, what should I do with the eldest princess of Jinyang?
In fact, I already had some guesses in my heart that the young princess was probably allowed to marry her because she was building the plank road openly and secretly spending time in the warehouse.
The things recorded in the storybooks such as "The Secret History of the Palace" in the third sister's room are probably similar.
Jia Heng's face paused, and he whispered: "I didn't know that the Holy One had this intention, so he knew..."
Knowing this, maybe I could give it to Baochai as well, but I can't do it now. Picking peaches is not only embarrassing for Jinyang, but also embarrassing for Chanyue. I really sweated a lot earlier.
Qin Keqing leaned her head against Jia Heng's arms, her gorgeous jade face was bright and moving, and whispered: "Husband, Sister Xue told me that she actually doesn't care about that."
Now Sister Xue is no longer a threat, but two noble ladies from the clan outside.
Jia Heng put his arms around Qin Keqing's shoulders, was silent for a moment, and whispered: "Ke Qing, I have wronged you."
Qin Keqing sensed the guilt in the young man's tone, pursed her pink lips, and said softly: "Husband... don't blame yourself too much."
She is not a jealous woman who cannot be tolerated. It is normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines. Besides, after a year of marriage, she is still unhappy. She has been married to Yulin, but she has not seen any results.
Jia Heng didn't want to continue the topic of death. He looked at his wife's beautiful face, gently took Qin Keqing's hand, and said warmly: "Keqing, let's rest early. We have to go to the father-in-law tomorrow."
Home."
As he said that, he reached into his arms and built a snowman.
Qin Keqing's cheeks as bright as peony stamens were flushed with rose red. She gently touched Jia Heng's hand and said in a trembling voice: "Husband, don't make trouble, Baozhu and Ruizhu are still here."
Baozhu and Ruizhu, who were not far away, had red cheeks, lowered their heads, and wiped their feet.
Then he helped put down the curtains and took off her skirt, her cheeks as soft as snow were as hot as fire.
"I'm a little tired today, you can do it yourself." Jia Heng finished his work and whispered in the beauty's ear.
Although Qin Keqing didn't respond, he still got busy by himself. After all, it wasn't the first time. He had to do it by himself and have enough food and clothing.
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The night is low, the moon is like frost, most of the Duan family's house in the west of the city is shrouded in the night, and in the study, the lights are like beans, the candle on the high table dances with flames, a young man in a scholar's shirt with a blue square scarf,
He was looking at a few pieces of paper in his hand, reading the words on them, and they were bunched up in a mess. The candlelight swaying in the summer wind was reflected in his indifferent eyes.
"Master, the lady is here." At this time, a servant came in and reported.
Chen Yuan, the son of the former King of Zhao, put down the paper in his hand and raised his eyes to look at the woman wearing a bamboo hat who came in from the outside. It was Chen Xiao, the daughter of King Zhou.
Chen Yuan frowned, looked at the woman in a bamboo hat opposite him, and asked in a deep voice: "It's been half a year, but what tricks have been found?"
Chen Xiao took off the bamboo hat on his head, and under the orange light, he saw a beautiful and heroic face, and whispered: "We have roughly determined the scope, and we can basically conclude that it is in the Jia Mansion, but I can't say who it is yet.
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In fact, I have a suspicion in my mind, but there is also the issue of age, so I can't make a clear answer.
"Who? The one who was born with a jade in his mouth?" Chen Yuan whispered, feeling a chill in his heart.
If we really find any heir to the crown prince, we need to find an opportunity to get rid of him secretly. How can a son who was born due to a royal scandal be able to command the world and win the hearts of the people?
Chen Xiao frowned and whispered, "I'm still checking."
Chen Yuan's eyes were a little gloomy, and he said in a deep voice: "Check? It's been half a year, and the person has not yet been identified. The good situation in the Central Plains has been delayed by you."
Under Chen Xiaoying's beautiful eyebrows, her eyes were clear, and she said: "You haven't seen it until now? Gao Yue was overwhelmed by the destruction of Kaifeng City, and wanted to cut off the passage between Guanzhong and the world, but Jingyingping
The rebellion was as fast as thunder. Even if Qilu, Bashu and Bashu responded to the uprising, they would be suppressed by the imperial court one after another, and they would not be able to create a big storm at all."
Chen Yuan's face was as gloomy as iron, and his eyes were filled with murderous intent.
How could he not know? He just hates it. This Jia Heng is too powerful and cannot be kept.
After saying that, he sat down on the pear wood chair, picked up the tea cup and took a sip. His heart was still a little irritable. After thinking about it again and again, he whispered: "There is something I need you to do."
"What?" Chen Xiao stared in surprise and asked.
"Aren't you working as a cook in Ningguo Mansion now? Leave this to Jia Heng." Chen Yuan said with a faint look of evil on his face, lowering his voice.
Just as Jia Heng was worried, with his high position, people with bad intentions could not openly cause harm, but began to use some sneaky methods secretly. Zhen Qing's kind was only a threat, while others could be killed.
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"What is this?" Chen Xiaoning narrowed her eyes, took the medicine bottle, her fair cheeks without any makeup blushed, and a trace of disgust flashed in her eyes.
This daughter of King Zhou has always been the most disgusted with things like poisoning.
"The drug that can poison Uncle Yong Ning into his bone marrow silently and cause him to die young." Chen Yuan said in a cold voice with a gloomy look on his face.
Chen Xiao's eyes flashed coldly, he threw the medicine bottle aside and said, "No."
After her investigation during this period, she discovered that Jia Heng's mother's identity was actually a female medical officer at the Provincial Pharmacy Bureau. Later, because she was implicated in the scandal in the palace, she became anonymous and left the palace to make a living.
So is it possible that someone could steal a dragon and turn around?
But the age doesn't match up, and the words on the stone are also very suspicious. Could it be a conspiracy? These are all between two possibilities.
Chen Yuan's face was as steely as he whispered: "Then assassinate him. This man can't be kept. If he continues to help that man, we won't be able to accomplish anything!"
"Jia Heng has a deep mind and is not easy to make plans." Chen Xiao's clear eyes under Liu Ye's slender eyebrows were filled with coldness, and his voice was as clear as ice rain falling on a jade plate with firmness.
Chen Yuan said: "How many things has this Jia Heng ruined for us in Henan? We really can't keep him anymore."
Chen Xiao frowned and said, "That won't work either. We can't touch him yet."
Seeing the girl's insistence on refusing, Chen Yuan's face showed a hint of suspicion, and immediately his pupils shrank sharply, and he said in shock: "You wouldn't think that he... is not right, and his age is not suitable. According to his resignation letter, he is not the same as that person."
Jian Zuo is the same age, so based on this calculation, his actual age this year is only sixteen, which is still one or two years behind."
If Jia Heng is the crown prince's heir, wouldn't it mean that he now controls Jingying and Jinyi Mansion...
Chen Xiao shook his head and said: "It shouldn't be the case, but it's not entirely safe. If you hide it a year or two younger, no one will notice it after more than ten years, but there is still something fishy about it."
Unless someone pays attention to age, children from poor families will always be as old as their parents tell them.
"Is that really true?" Chen Yuan stared at the girl closely, not missing any change in her expression.
Chen Xiao said in a low voice: "I don't know. If it is true, maybe the world will not be in chaos and blood will flow like a river."
When Chen Yuan heard this, his heart tightened, his face turned cold, and murderous intent emerged in his heart.
He has been hiding in Tibet and working hard all these years, not just to make a wedding dress for the crown prince's heir.
Chen Xiaoxiu frowned and said in a low voice: "I'll take another look, don't mess around."
She is still not sure whether it is Jia Heng or not. She only knows that the child secretly born by Concubine Jing and the prince was given away by the palace staff early in the morning. She has not heard of any tokens or birthmarks for future identification.
On the other hand, the words on the piece of jade, "Don't lose it, don't forget it, may you live a long and prosperous life", are indeed words of birthday wishes given to the prince by his close friend Changchun Taoist Master. But why did the Second Master Bao of Rongguo Mansion
Engraved on the jade?
Who asked Jia Wang to engrave the words on the jade stone to raise his son's worth? I'm afraid these mysteries can only be solved by interrogating Jia Wang.
As for the words of a charlatan who was born with a jade in his hand, she didn't believe a word of it.
"Anyway, you can't touch him." Chen Xiao said in a deep voice.
Chen Yuan raised his eyes with a gloomy face and said, "Then let him help that person? Do you know that he has Jin Yi investigating the White Lotus Sect now?"
"I know, don't worry, Jinyi Mansion won't find anything." Chen Xiao said softly.
Chen Yuan's eyes were a little deeper and he said: "Jia Heng can ignore it, but the day after tomorrow is the old woman's birthday, and Princess Jinyang will come to the palace to celebrate her birthday. You ask the people in the palace to think of a way to get rid of this mother-in-law.
female."
Back then, one was by the prince's side and the other was in the palace, helping the other to obtain the throne through deceit and deception.
Chen Xiao said coldly: "Aunt Jinyang couldn't help herself back then, so you can't blame her. As for Concubine Shu, she is kind to others and has never done anything evil."
"That's just their pretentious pretense, and they are just the same as that one. If their family hadn't used conspiracy and tricks to frame the father and the prince, who would be the current ruler of Changle?" Chen Yuan whispered, staring at that person again.
The girl said: "How great was Uncle Zhou Wang back then? His reputation was spread throughout the court and at home, but everyone said that he was weak and had a difficult life. Later it was found that he had been poisoned. Who was secretly doing the harm?"
I think you also know that later on, the man who deceived Uncle Zhou, saying that the father and the prince were rebelling, used the country and the country to suppress Uncle Zhou, and within two or three years, Uncle Zhou died. Have you forgotten all this? "
At that time, my father was too stubborn, engaged in quarrels of will, and was ignorant of conspiracies, which allowed King Yong to become powerful by relying on those sneaky methods.
Chen Xiao frowned, was speechless for a moment, and said in a cold voice: "There are many guards in the palace. Once they are attracted, it will inevitably lead to a manhunt in the palace. You are so impatient, you are just venting your private anger, and it is not beneficial to the overall situation."
Chen Yuan's eyes were deep and he secretly thought, "This little girl is short-sighted, what do you know?"
If the assassination of the wife, mother and daughter was unsuccessful, it would lead to the impeachment of Yong Ningbo, the man in charge of the Jinyi Mansion, by the court officials.
But the people placed in the palace are all in the hands of the person in front of him. He wants to do something else, but can't. However, he can send an assassin to kill Jia Heng first.
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The next day, Qin's house
A beautifully decorated carriage slowly stopped at the door. After Mammy stood guard from a distance, accompanied by Baozhu and Ruizhu and other servants, Jia Heng took Qin Keqing's arm and got off the carriage and entered the high school.
In the Qin Mansion with walls on all sides, Qin Ye had already arranged a banquet and stood under the eaves to greet Jia Heng and Qin Keqing.
Entering the flower hall, Weng and his son-in-law were seated separately as guests and hosts.
Jia Heng looked at Qin Ye and asked: "Zhang Yue, how are you doing at the Ministry of Works recently? Are you tired from official duties?"
Apart from a few pleasantries before the court meeting, he did not have any conversation with Qin Ye after returning.
Qin Ye smiled and said softly: "Everything is fine, I am tired but not tired. I was relatively familiar with the ministry before, and Zhao Shangshu also took good care of me."
Now Qin Ye is the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and there is only one Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Zhao Yi, who is the second-ranking figure in the Ministry of Industry and has a lot of authority. Because he has been a division official in the Ministry of Industry for who knows how many years, he knows the way around the affairs of the Ministry of Industry. After taking office,
The ministry's affairs were running smoothly, but people inside and outside the Ministry of Industry who wanted to see a joke were greatly disappointed.
Qin Ye said, raising his old eyes to look at the young man, and asked: "The day before yesterday, at the court meeting, Ziyu had such a fierce argument with the Qi and Zhejiang Party members?"
Jia Heng said: "They don't have good intentions towards me. They take advantage of the Henan governor's lack of children to fill his position and make heart-breaking remarks. They are just trying to alienate the ears of the emperor and his ministers."
Qin Ye nodded and said: "The Holy Master has faith in Zi Yu, as if he is in his heart."
Thinking of the members of my party and the wings of the country the day before yesterday, I was a little shocked. The emperor, who was always known as the "cold-faced king" during the Longzhi period, actually valued his son-in-law so highly. It was really exciting and worrying.
Qin Keqing and Qin Zhong watched the father-in-law and son-in-law talking not far away, and the sister and brother also talked about home affairs.
Jia Heng said: "However, for those coal mines in Henan, the Ministry of Industry can also send some craftsmen, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs can set up a coal company to sell coal to the Central Plains and other places. In addition, when we led the army to Luo, the official road was muddy.
Sorry, when will the Ministry of Works have a road paving and repair plan?"
It is impossible to completely use the Ministry of Internal Affairs to seize mining profits. This is not a blessing for the country, because middle-level officials in the Ministry of Internal Affairs may not be immune to corruption, and long-term institutional mechanisms must be established.
As for the official roads, it would be great if cement could be produced. Not only can it be used to build roads and bridges, improve traffic conditions, but it can also be used to build national defense projects.
In this era, lime can already be burned, such as Yu Qian's lime chant, and clay can be used to make pottery and bricks. As far as he knows, lime and clay can be used to bake cement in a certain proportion. The specific method still requires craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry.
The teacher will operate it.
At this time, the official roads were good or bad depending on the size of the city. Some official roads had not been repaired for many years and were muddy. Some, such as Kaifeng and Luoyang, the local government would repair some official roads.
Qin Yedao: "I will discuss it with Zhao Shangshu later. Ziyu wants to build a road?"
Jia Heng pondered for a moment and said: "Easy customs and easy access to trade, and openness to farmers. These are all effective methods. They not only make things convenient for the people, but also allow merchants all over the world to have continuous exchanges of goods and prosperity."
In feudal times, productivity was not just steam engines, but improvements in all aspects. If you wanted to mine, you needed chemical explosives.
Qin Ye nodded and said: "It's just that the Ministry of Household Affairs is in trouble with money and food. With such a large-scale construction project, there is a lot of criticism from the government and the public."
At Qin Ye's age, he was already satisfied with being promoted to a Ministry Hall. He must be on the safe side and not want to make too much trouble.
Jia Heng nodded and said: "Yes, it's still money. I'm not in a hurry now. My father-in-law can first let some craftsmen who make lime kilns gather together. If cement can be made, it can be used for annual road maintenance."
It uses the latest technology and does not require much construction work."
It is true that it is not the right time to expand and expand. It is true that development is the first priority for a strong and rejuvenating country, but the prerequisite for development is...security.
Peace and development. Without a peaceful environment, there is no development.
On a larger scale, it is due to the corrupt and unstable situation in the north of Chen and Han. On a smaller scale, it is due to the political future of Jia, who is not in his position and does not plan for his affairs. Things have priorities. The top priority is to rectify the salt affairs and actively prepare for it.
prisoner.
Qin Keqing looked at the young man, took a few watermelons, and said softly: "Husband, after finally coming back, let my father rest for two days."
Qin Yedao: "Ziyu, I told Jingqing to go to school to study. I see that his weak spirit has gone away a lot. It is only right that he should study in the imperial examination."
Qin Zhong was practicing martial arts in the martial arts hall, which was a good workout for his body, but Qin Ye still hoped that his son could take the imperial examination and serve as an official.
Jia Heng looked at Qin Zhong. After a period of martial arts practice, the effeminate temperament on the young man's face had undoubtedly dissipated a lot, but his handsome appearance had not diminished at all, and asked: "What do you mean by Mr. Jing?"
Qin Keqing looked at his younger brother and said, "Qing Jing, if you have any ideas, please talk to your brother-in-law and let him give you an idea."
Under the eyes of everyone, especially Qin Ye's slightly majestic gaze, Qin Zhong was still a little shy, his cheeks were a little red, and he said: "Brother-in-law, the master in the school said that the fists should never leave the hands and the songs should never leave the mouth. We cannot delay the practice of martial arts.
, it’s all right to study and become an official.”
As he said this, he looked at the young man opposite him. He hoped that like his brother-in-law, he could become a man of honor and authority in the future.
Jia Heng smiled and said: "My lord, Jing Qing has a hidden heart and has his own opinions. Let him go to study so that he won't delay his martial arts practice."
Qin Ye nodded, and several people talked and began to have lunch.