Volume 1 Battle in the Sand Garden Chapter 17 Real Play and Fake
Aunt Liu was so angry that she led a group of maids and servants into the West Cross Courtyard.
Today, Aunt Liu is dressed a little bit old-fashioned. She is wearing a plain shirt and skirt, her hair is tied up high, and she simply wears a step rocker. She is not as showy as usual. Because today is Qin Muyao's engagement, she will personally host it, in order to
It is more in line with the status of a housewife, so I deliberately dress up in a dignified manner, which also takes a lot of thought.
The eldest maid Cui'er was Aunt Liu's confidant, so she naturally rushed forward at this time. With her head held high, she walked a few steps up the steps to the door and opened the door aggressively. Suddenly, the door opened from the inside.
Qin Chong walked out with a cold face. Cui'er was startled and took a step back.
She retreated subconsciously, completely forgetting that there were steps behind her. Suddenly her foot missed the step, and she fell down the steps with a thump. She hugged her feet and sat on the ground. Severe pain came from her ankle, and she couldn't help but cry out in pain.
, staring at Qin Zhong with tears in his eyes. Qin Zhong seemed not to notice, looking directly at Aunt Liu coldly.
"Third Young Master, why bother bullying a weak woman like this slave?" Cui'er choked and choked, and suddenly said.
"Oh?" Qin Zhong heard this and couldn't help but smile dumbly. If he fell down, could he frame someone else? This scheming acting skills made Qin Zhong sigh in admiration. He slowly walked down the steps and squatted next to Cui'er. A pair of eyes, like
Staring at Cui'er with a non-smiling smile, he said, "I bullied you, what do you want?"
"Me? Me?" Cui'er was a little confused for a moment, hesitating and speechless.
According to the logic of normal people, when being framed by others, the first reaction is to deny it. Therefore, Cui'er also thought the same, and she had an idea and used the fall to accuse Qin Zhong. As soon as Qin Zhong denied it, she took the opportunity to entangle him again.
The performance was so artificial that it was difficult for Qin Zhong to defend himself. Who would have thought that Qin Zhong actually admitted it directly.
Cui'er was also thinking, as a maid, what can she do if she is bullied by her master?
"That's enough." Aunt Liu saw that Cui Er failed in her performance and spoke out to save her.
Qin Zhong ignored Aunt Liu and looked at Cui'er with a smile. Cui'er became more and more embarrassed and didn't dare to look at Qin Zhong. She lowered her head and cried silently without saying a word. "How about this." Qin Zhong said.
Zhong suddenly said, "Come into my room and be a common-room girl." Upon hearing this, Cui'er suddenly raised her head.
"You? You, you." Cui'er opened her eyes wide and looked at you for a long time without saying anything else. Her delicate face was quickly stained with red. In her heart, she could no longer express her feelings. She was ashamed.
, there is anger, surprise and a hint of secret joy. If you really become the girl of the first wife, then you will jump on a branch and become a phoenix.
"Qin Chong, do you think I'm not here?" Aunt Liu said angrily.
"Haha." Qin Zhong stood up after hearing this, looked at Aunt Liu and said, "What? Aunt Liu can't bear to part with you?"
"You?" Aunt Liu was very angry, but there was nothing she could do about it. Now that Qin Yutian was not at home, Qin Zhong seemed to have changed his temper. Aunt Liu suddenly realized that she came here rashly and didn't know how to react.
As a master, if you punish your servants, even if you go to the government, it will be painless and fined two kilograms of copper.
"I think this little maid is pretty good." Qin Chong walked to Cui'er again and said, "She is good at singing and reading. Why don't she send her to the opera troupe to study for two years, and when she returns from school, she can sing specifically for me."
"Madam." Cui'er was completely panicked, and her face suddenly turned pale. If she was sent to the theater troupe, her life would be ruined. In this era, the status of an actor is extremely low. In panic, she also forgot about the pain in her feet.
He crawled to Aunt Liu's side and asked for help from Aunt Liu sadly.
"It's bad." Aunt Liu felt bad when she heard Cui'er calling her Madam.
"Bang."
"ah."
Sure enough, before Aunt Liu could change her mind, a shrill scream sounded out.
Cui'er, who was kneeling on the ground, rolled and flew out like a rag bag, hit the wall with a bang, and slowly slid to the ground. Her limbs twitched twice, but there was no more movement. Aunt Liu and a girl
The servants and women were so frightened that they trembled and backed away, far away from Qin Zhong.
Isn't this too cruel? All the servants seemed to have just met Qin Zhong. Their eyes widened and their mouths were opened wide enough to put an egg in. Qin Zhong's behavior completely subverted their cognition. Another look at Cui
My son, his heart was trembling for no reason, for fear that it would be his turn to be the next one to suffer.
Have the women in the inner house ever seen such ferocity? Everyone knows that Qin Zhong is born with supernatural powers, but they have heard rumors and never seen it with their own eyes. They have no idea about the so-called natural powers. For this reason, they once bullied Qin Zhong.
It was heavy and there was no psychological burden at all. But today, they were frightened.
Cui'er lay motionless on the ground, not knowing whether she was alive or dead.
"You maid who doesn't understand the rules, I'll teach you a lesson." Qin Chong glanced at Aunt Liu and saw her trembling look, and suddenly lost the interest in fighting. A housewife, guarding a piece of land as big as her palm, pondered every day.
It's also some trivial matter. It's either a fight for favor or a fight for beauty. How sad.
"You came just in time." Qin Chong did not forget the business and said, "Please advise your elder brother, it is better for the Qiu family to stay away. Just now, Qiu Min has been captured by the Xiaoqi camp, and a disaster is imminent.
Already."
"What did you say? Why did you arrest Qiu Min?" Aunt Liu's heart suddenly tightened.
"Stealing horses." Qin Zhong said in a deep voice.
Aunt Liu's body went limp and she stumbled back two steps, but was hurriedly supported by the maid. Aunt Liu's head was buzzing, and her eyesight went black. Obviously, she was not completely unaware of Qiu Min and Qin Xiao's affairs.
.Qiu Min and Qin Xiao have been hanging out together recently, and Aunt Liu naturally knows about it.
After thinking about it for a while, I naturally came to a terrible guess.
This was exactly Qin Zhong's purpose. He used the name of horse theft, staged a fake show, and deliberately induced Aunt Liu to connect Qin Xiao and Qiu Min. Later, Aunt Liu couldn't find Qin Xiao, and naturally the more she thought about it, the more she became afraid.
Aunt Liu's expression changed as expected, and she left Qin Zhong behind and hurried eastward across the courtyard. She was anxious to confirm that Qin Xiao was still at home and had not participated in Qiu Min's horse theft. However, the uneasiness in her heart became more and more intense.
It was getting heavier and heavier. I always felt that something bad had happened, and I became more and more panicked. My body had completely lost all strength.
Qin Xiao is her only son, who she will rely on for the rest of her life.
Naturally, there was no one in the Dongkua courtyard, and no one knew where Qin Xiao had gone. Aunt Liu's face was pale, her whole body was trembling, and she couldn't walk at all. She was helped by the servant woman, and she looked from room to room, and Qin Xiao was nowhere to be seen.
Figure. At this moment, Aunt Liu collapsed completely, shouted "My son." and fell down softly.
The servants and wives suddenly became confused and scrambled to lift Aunt Liu and hurriedly went to the backyard.
Near noon, Sanbao'er returned to Xikuoyuan and met Qin Zhong. After coming out of Xiaohu's house, Sanbao'er was sent to keep an eye on the business. Naturally, he wanted to confirm that Qiu Min had been captured by the Xiaoqi camp.
"Caught, caught." San Bao'er said excitedly.
After hearing this, Qin Zhong also let out a sigh of relief. At this point, the matter was considered complete.
To be honest, Qin Zhong was a bit lucky in plotting against Qiu Min today. He didn't know how the spy who was responsible for the business contacted Qiu Min, and he didn't know how far they had progressed. However, he acted like an ordinary person and wanted the spy to take the risk.
, secretly drugging a young foal to fake death is impossible without huge benefits.
It is said that snakes swallow elephants when people's hearts are not enough. Therefore, Qin Zhong assumed that Naiying was greedy for money and wanted to increase money temporarily, thus luring Qiu Min to meet with Naiying. As long as the two met, the Xiaoqi camp ambushing beside him could be captured in one fell swoop.
When Qiu Min met with the spy, he suddenly rushed out of the Xiaoqi camp, which was enough to panic the two of them, and mistakenly thought that the Xiaoqi camp was investigating the horse theft. Coupled with the old ghost's interrogation methods, it was only a matter of time before he confessed. In this era, suspicion is
The reason for arresting people, as for the evidence of horse theft, will naturally come after the trial.
As for Qiu Min's subsequent fate, it depends on whether the Qiu family will give up their wealth.
The crime of stealing horses should be punished according to the law. However, in the Song Dynasty, it was not insurmountable. However, whether this matter can be reconciled depends on the attitude of the presiding officer. It is him who is guilty, and he is also innocent.
In fact, this is also the reason why Qin Chong was forced to study.
In the Song Dynasty, the royal family and the scholar-officials jointly ruled the world. In the eyes of the scholar-officials, except for the royal family, everything else was different. The clan, warriors, merchants, etc. were not in the eyes of the scholar-officials at all. Even the emperor was just a decoration.
Confronting the emperor and refuting the edict is a shortcut for ministers to become famous.
If you are not a scholar-official, you will ultimately be inferior to others.
Ordinarily, Qin Yutian and Yao Pingyuan were both from the eighth rank and were on the same level. However, there was a world of difference between them in terms of civil and military skills. For so many years, Yao Pingyuan deducted military pay and made things wanton and made things difficult for Qin Yutian, who was bullied and had no power to fight back.
.This is the suppression of class, and within it, one is unable to struggle at all.
Qin Yutian ordered Qin Chong to study. He was really angry and could not feel relieved. As a military general, he had no choice but to do so.
The Xiaoqi Battalion has the responsibility of arresting people, but it does not have the power to judge.
Sha Yuan Supervisor has the power to manage civil affairs. Cases similar to Qiu Min's horse theft should be heard by Sha Yuan Supervisor. However, cases involving Xixia's detailed work do not belong to Sha Yuan Supervisor. Military and civil affairs are clearly separated.
Qin Chong had already realized that once he arrived at the Shayuan Supervisory Office, Qiu Min's matter would become more variable.
There are two possibilities. One is that the Qiu family is willing to spend money to buy a big thing and turn it into a trivial matter. However, according to Qin Zhong’s understanding, the officials in Shayuan Supervision are bloodthirsty leeches and will not torment the Qiu family.
I'm afraid he won't be able to rest after his bones and muscles are broken. Secondly, the Qiu family is not willing to spend money. Qiu Min is found guilty and cannot escape the death penalty.
No matter what happened to Qiu Min, Qin Chong's goal has been achieved.
At this time, a voice came from outside the door. "Third Young Master, the water is here."
San Bao'er was surprised and looked at Qin Chong inquiringly. When did these servants become so well-behaved?
Over the years, Qin Chong has been ignored by the government, and he has always made things difficult for him by depriving him of food and clothing. For this reason, San Bao'er has suffered many injustices, but he has nowhere to say anything. Because Qin Chong himself is often hungry.
After a good meal, he was even worse off than a servant, and he was so poor that he couldn't even afford a copper coin.
"What are you looking at? Wait for me to take a bath." Of course Qin Chong knew that this was the result of beating Yu Qing. From now on, the snobbery in the house will have to weigh it carefully.
"Alas." San Bao'er sighed exaggeratedly and said, "It would be better if I could send you some money."
"Silver." Qin Zhong narrowed his eyes slightly and thought, it's time to get some money. As a young master, he is so poor that he is a bit shabby. As for asking Aunt Liu for money, Qin Zhong didn't think about it.
However, he couldn't afford to lose that person. He had been a man for two lifetimes and had a thousand years of experience. How could he still not earn a few small bucks?
Speaking of money, Qin Zhong reached into his arms and took out a banknote. This was what Qiu Min had given him this morning. He didn't care at the time and just put it in his arms. After a closer look, he saw
The words fifty taels were printed on the face of the ticket. Qin Chong curled his lips, disapproving of it.
He handed it to San Bao'er casually and said, "Don't wrong my brother. Go buy some wine and meat."
"Where did the money come from?" San Bao'er took it and was very surprised.
"Given it to a bastard." Qin Zhong said, and walked out to go to the bathroom to take a bath. Just after taking two steps, San Bao'er suddenly screamed behind him, which startled Qin Zhong, and he turned around quickly.
"What are you doing? You were so surprised." Qin Zhong asked angrily.
"Fifty taels? This is fifty taels." San Bao'er's eyes shone brightly and he held the banknote tightly with both hands.
"What's wrong? Is it fake?" Qin Chong was confused.
"Fifty taels, tsk tsk." San Bao'er seemed not to have heard Qin Zhong's words and muttered to himself.
"Is fifty taels a lot?" Qin Zhong looked disdainful.
"A lot, of course a lot." San Bao'er regained his composure and said exaggeratedly.
Qin Zhong had no impression of the purchasing power of fifty taels. He thought that fifty taels was only five hundred yuan. Is it worth making such a fuss?
On the market today, the price of rice per stone is only 400 copper coins. The price of silver is quite high. Generally, one tael of silver can be exchanged for two thousand copper coins. According to this calculation, one tael of silver can buy five stones of rice. One stone is 150 kilograms.
Five stones is seven hundred and fifty kilograms. Fifty taels, isn't it a huge sum of money?
After hearing San Bao'er's explanation, Qin Chong suddenly opened his eyes wide. The value of silver exceeded his imagination.