Yu Futai is not a person without any weaknesses. His weaknesses are not only known to himself, but also to his wife Dong: he has no right way to deal with women, which is in line with the sage's words, "Only women and villains are difficult to raise."
". He really wanted to have a good relationship with his wife and be in harmony with her, but for some reason he always felt that they were inseparable from each other; and he also knew that this was probably his own problem.
What problems can a woman who has already married into the Yu family have? Yu Futai has made great achievements at a young age, and his appearance and figure are not bad. Dong's heart must be towards him. "In the Ming Dynasty, a woman herself
She can only rely on men to live. If she doesn't rely on her husband, who is a high-ranking official, who else can she rely on?
Is it because he is too serious at home? Yu Qian always has to use the right principles in family matters. But sometimes he also wants to relax, and when he is in a good mood, he tries to make his wife laugh. Unexpectedly, at that time, Dong will do it instead
When it comes to getting serious, Yu Qian is comfortable with it, but in short, it doesn't work.
There is another problem. I don’t know why Mrs. Dong is so suspicious. Sometimes Yu Qian really wants to scold her. It doesn’t matter if a scholar-official has three wives and four concubines, although he doesn’t want to do that.
"What kind of person is Yu? He's shimmy. Doesn't she understand? He and his wife have been blinded for many years."
Not long after Yu Qian arrived in Changde Mansion, Mrs. Dong came from Wuchang. I don’t know whose nonsense she listened to, and she was just messing around. After Yu Qian thought about it for a while, he guessed that it must be about
Fang Ling's.
...The two women that Dong is most wary of when chasing rumors are Luo Yaoniang and Fang Ling. She seems to have a sense of insecurity and is always worried that her husband will abandon her and have sex with one of these two people. Luo Yaoniang is
Yang Shiqi's adopted daughter, and Yang Shiqi admired and valued Yu Qian so much, maybe he really wanted to marry Luo Yaoniang to Yu Qian. The teacher and student were really "close to each other"; and Fang Ling, the "despicable" woman who changed her name to Gu Chunhan,
Having stayed in the old hospital in Nanjing, Mrs. Dong was very ashamed of this kind of woman, but she also knew that Yu Qian and Fang Ling had some old friendship. It seemed that they met by chance before Yu Qianzhong became a Jinshi, and that Fang Ling played Qinqi.
He is proficient in calligraphy and painting, maybe the two of them have a spiritual connection?
Otherwise, why are there still occasional letters exchanged after so many years? A minister of the Ministry of War, an official of a provincial frontier, and a woman who has been a prostitute, what is there to talk about, except for the matter of sloppiness.
The latest letter that Dong discovered was sent by Fang Lingtuo from Changde. She might still be in Changde Mansion. Maybe Dong thought that the two of them would "connect with each other" in Changde, so she went to Changde Mansion on the pretext of taking care of her husband.
Coming.
In fact, Yu Qian was very unjustly accused. Although Gu Chunhan had been forced to do that job before, he had never even touched it. The long-term relationship with him was partly because he remembered the rare friendship before he became successful. At that time, Yu Qian
If he wanted money but not money, fame but not fame, Gu Chunhan never hesitated and generously provided help in all aspects; secondly, Yu Qian was also a human being, and he was well-read in poetry and books and had no lack of cultural interest. Occasionally, he also needed a confidant-like existence, just like Gu Chunhan
Chunhan is very accomplished in art. He sings operas like tèbié, and after listening to them, he simply doesn’t want to be sung by others.
Now he really doesn't have much time to care about his wife, so he has no choice but to let her go.
In the afternoon, Yu Qian and Nanzhen Fusi Lu Qianshi changed into casual clothes and went to secretly meet with a woman. This woman was quite capable. She was originally paid to do things for Jin Yiwei, but she used clever tricks to hook up with the rebels in Changde City.
The important figure Xu Guangfu was trusted, but Xu Guangfu failed to defend the city and committed suicide.
This woman's name is Qiaogu. She is a very pretty widow. Her identity can withstand investigation and she has even managed the relationship with her neighbors. She is good at figuring out men's thoughts.
trick.
Qiaogu's method of dealing with Lao Xu was not complicated, and she only caught two points: for a person like Lao Xu, playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting were useless, but it would make him think that the woman was high-spirited, greedy for wealth and vain, and he
What she lacked was the warmth of home, so Qiao Gu took advantage of her expertise in making good dishes, just like a virtuous housewife, and she also had a simple taste, and most importantly, she was very pretty; secondly, pretending to be pitiful stimulated men's emotions.
She has an instinct to protect the weak. She said that she is a widow and has no children. No matter how hard the life is, as long as she has a few thatched houses of her own and a family, she will be at ease. As soon as Old Xu heard that I was the deputy director of the Council of Ministers and a dignified prince.
A relative and confidant, Changde and Chenzhou are also people who can talk to each other in the huge territory. I can give you a thousand times what you want... A woman who just wants a few huts to make a house, and she is beautiful.
A virtuous woman, how lovely she is.
Lao Xu once vowed that as long as you renew the incense of Lao Xu's family, you, mother and son, will enjoy all the glory and wealth from now on, and Lao Xu will leave everything he has to you. He almost wanted to dig out his heart and lungs; he knew that he was defeated before he died.
In the blink of an eye, he gave Qiaogu all the property he had left behind, not forgetting his official salary and frugal life. He said: Apart from Wenjun, you are the dearest person in the world, but Wenjun should have no shortage of food and drink in his life.
, you rely on the blood of the Shang Lao Xu family, others may not recognize you, so these properties will be left to you, find an honest man and start a family, it is better to have a family...
Maybe Lao Xu left without knowing the truth, which is a good thing.
Yu Qian and Lu Qianshi made an appointment with Qiao Niang. Qiao Niang's method of thinking about people was obviously of no use to these two people. They were both people who had seen big storms, and their demeanor was very calm.
"Last time I found out everything about King Xiang's itinerary, but I did a great job. Have you caught him?" Qiao Niang asked flatteringly.
Lu Qian said: "You are asking knowingly, what kind of person is that thief leader? If he is dead, no rumors in this city will reach your ears? But you still have some credit, we have captured a lot of traitors
The head of a thief."
Yu Qian, however, kept a straight face and said nothing. Perhaps he thought that such actions were not a way to get on the stage, but he did not say anything wrong. He even ordered the deployment of troops to assassinate him. The people in Nanzhen Fusi did not mobilize
Military power. If Zhang Ning can be eliminated through that direct method, although it is disgraceful, there is nothing wrong with it.
Qiao Niang said: "The silver reward..."
"Hmph!" Lu Qianshi suddenly made a sound from his nose, and said in a serious and sincere tone, "As a human being, you can't be greedy or bored."
Qiao Niang said unhappily: "The money I deserve has been discussed well before, but what you said is so unpleasant. How can I be called greedy?"
"Don't think that I don't know that Xu Guangfu gave you a large amount of property. It's stolen goods!" Lu Qian said matter-of-factly.
"Okay, okay, I don't want the silver reward, okay?" Qiao Niang hurriedly raised her hand and pressed on the table, "But I don't want to do it anymore. Now that I have a sum of money, I can live for the rest of my life.
I want to change my place to live a peaceful life. This job is too scary. It will be over if I get caught... That’s what the old man told me when he gave me the money. The old man treated me really well. If I hadn’t been in this job,
There's nothing wrong with marrying him, since he won't live long at his age anyway, and he has no sons, so the property doesn't belong to me?"
She didn't know what she thought of, and suddenly burst out laughing again, "He still wants me to give him a son and live a good life. He doesn't want to look at the half-buried person. He is not satisfied with having someone to sleep with him for a few nights."
"I'm afraid it's not that easy." Lu Qianshi said coldly.
Qiao Niang stopped smiling: "What's not easy? I don't want to do it anymore, why not? I got the information for you for nothing, and I didn't even ask for a copper from you. Who can you deserve?"
Lu Qianshi still said in a cold tone: "Jin Yiwei has never wanted to be worthy of anyone, as long as he can be worthy of the emperor."
"You..." Qiao Niang's expression suddenly froze, and then she showed some fear.
Lu Qianshi broke a pair of chopsticks on the table with one hand and said with a fierce expression: "If you dare to run, you must run out of Jin Yiwei's sight, otherwise I will catch you and make you beg for death!"
Although Yu Qian on the side had no favorable impression of this woman, he couldn't stand listening anymore and finally said: "Your identity has not been exposed yet, and it is very important for the court to find out important information. As long as the thief's head is caught or captured,
How about I ask Mr. Lu to let you go and give you some extra silver? As long as you get the last thing done, it's better than you taking the risk of going against Jin Yiwei, right?"
"Can I believe you?" Qiao Niang suddenly became very helpless and pitiful, making people unable to help but feel sympathy.
Lu Qianshi smiled sinisterly and said, "You don't have to believe me, but you can trust me, because I am a gentleman."
Yu Qian couldn't say any more, because he had no way to interfere with Jin Yiwei's affairs. The cooperation at hand was just for military needs and was approved by the emperor. No matter what, everything that can be used yin and yang can be used to deal with Zhang Ning and Yu Qian
Believe that you can face it calmly.
Qiao Niang asked timidly: "What is the last thing the adults asked me to do?"
Lu Qianshi said: "It's very simple, just continue to play your own show. Tomorrow you hire someone to collect Xu Guangxu's body, and then set up a mourning hall for him at home. Of course, we have to cooperate with you as neighbors.
Take you away. You will be released after a few days of grievance in jail. It is reasonable for the government to do nothing to a widow. Then you will leave the city and go south to Chenzhou to find Xu Wenjun, the granddaughter of Xu Guangfu. Xu Wenjun is the leader of the thieves.
With someone close to you, as long as you let her accept you, you can do a lot of things... How to deal with a teenage girl, you don't need me to teach you?"
"Then Xu Wenjun already knew about my existence. Now that he has learned that his grandfather is dead, I restrained myself for him and was implicated because of it, so I turned to her. This matter is not difficult." Qiao Niang pondered and pondered.
After explaining clearly, Yu Qian said: "In that case, it's inconvenient to stay longer. Do you want Lu Qian to go with me?"
Lu Qian, who was a prostitute, said with a smile: "Don't say that Qiao Niang is really a bit sexy. Mr. Yu will go back first, and I will let her play with me. I have been thinking about not having sex for many days, but the one in the brothel
Girls are not much cleaner than Qiao Niang, and they cost more, so they are not as good as ready-made ones."
"Farewell." Yu Qian only said two words, feeling very unhappy, so he stood up and left.
When Yu Qian returned home, he was immediately questioned by Mrs. Dong about his relationship with the woman. Yu Qian suddenly said: "You actually asked someone to follow me?" Mrs. Dong also suddenly realized that she was wrong and kept silent.
"Do you know that the people traveling with me are from Jin Yiwei?" Yu Qian had a serious expression on his face, "What do you send people to follow Jin Yiwei? What do they do? It's lucky that he wasn't discovered. If he was caught, it would be easier for him.
"
Mrs. Dong felt aggrieved and said, "My husband and the people from Jinyiwei went to have a secret meeting with a woman. What business can they do?"
Yu Qian took a few steps and could only explain, otherwise it would be difficult to relieve Dong's heart, "That woman is a craftsman, we want her to sneak into the thief Zhang Ning, we are just using her for big things. I can still
What does it have to do with that kind of woman? You...sigh!"
"Then I made the mistake of blaming my husband, okay?" Dong said aggrievedly. After a moment, she asked cautiously, "Isn't she really that Gu Chunhan girl?"
Yu Qian said: "I still have some official duties to return to the Chinese Army, so there is no need to prepare dinner for me."
"Husband..."
When Yu Qian returned to the courtyard of the former Senate, he was in a very bad mood. His wife was really in trouble, and she didn't even think about it: If I, Yu Qian, divorced my wife for a brothel prostitute, or divorced my wife to marry Yang Shaobao, Shilin
What do you think of me? Am I such a nonsense person?
Just when he felt that he had no distractions, a follower came up and handed a letter saying: "There was a woman who wanted to see Futai outside the official office. I would have informed you, but Futai did go out at that time. Then
The woman left this letter and asked the villain to pass it on to Futai for his review."
Farewell, Minister Yu. Yu Qian only read five words and immediately recognized the handwriting as that of Gu Chunhan. He felt a little turbulent in his heart and put behind him what he thought was his distracting thoughts.
Gu Chunhan was indeed in Changde and had voted for Zhang Ning before. Yu Qian knew this.
She was originally a descendant of Jianwen's remnant, so she was sent to the old courtyard to sell herself for fun; and Zhang Ning was Jianwen's son. It was reasonable for Gu Chunhan to join him to get rid of the situation of a prostitute; and Yu Qian thought she was too much
What's more, because of the mutual understanding between him and Zhang Ning in opera, an expert can understand that Gu Chunhan's singing and dancing have reached a certain level.
According to Yu Qian's understanding, Zhang Ning is also a literati. Although he has only passed the imperial examination, his confidence that he will succeed in solving the Yuan Dynasty in Nanzhili is not entirely arrogant.
It’s not too bad, and he has a special love for romance, snow, moon, music, chess, calligraphy, calligraphy and painting. When Zhang Ning wrote the lyrics for "The Peony Pavilion", Su Liangchen, a great talent from the south of the Yangtze River, composed the music, and Gu Chunhan sang, it was a sensation, even in the court Yang Shaobao
This song has been highly praised. So it is completely normal for Gu Chunhan to vote for Zhang Ning.
Gu Chunhan was originally a promiscuous woman, so there was nothing wrong with making friends everywhere. She was in Changde, and now that Changde was no longer within Zhang Ning's sphere of influence, she was definitely in some danger. It was understandable that she contacted an old friend who was now powerful to protect herself.
The letter left by Gu Chunhan made an appointment at a place and invited him to meet.
To see or not to see? With Yu Qian's current background, he is not worried about being implicated. Can he be brought down by just a small incident of him meeting a prostitute? That is too simple. Thinking of the past friendship, Yu Qian really wants to see him.
Her side. It's just that this matter has to be done secretly. For someone who is upright and aboveboard in his life, there are inevitable times like this... If Madam finds out, it will be very annoying to think about it.
Yu Qian brought seven or eight skilled followers, who wore ordinary people's clothes and traveled in a carriage. After seeing Lu Qianshi's activities, he became more cautious. When he got close to the agreed place, he asked his followers to squat down.
I looked around and found nothing strange.
He couldn't help but laugh at himself: What can a weak woman do in a city where a large army is stationed? How can I tell a singing girl about military matters like Xu Guangzhen? I have known Gu Chunhan for many years, but she is really not like that.
She is not a person who stabs her friends; if Gu Chunhan's character is questionable, how can Yu Qian have such a long friendship with her?
On the bank of Yuanshui River, among the small weeping willows and peach and plum trees, there is a small bamboo building. It is built in the architectural style of Huguang Shaomin. Such a place in the city must have been built by very wealthy officials or merchants. That small building
The ladder to the building is outside, and it is clear at a glance that there is almost only an entire room above. It is definitely not used for living. It is probably a place where the owner of the room can meet up with friends to spend time reading poems and writing poems when the mood strikes.
The group of people followed the carriage slowly along the road to the front of the building. Looking back, they could see the waves on the Yuan River and the boats in the river. A burst of a cappella singing came from upstairs, "The most sultry spring scene is this year..." while singing and sighing.
, singing this late autumn scenery into the scenery of spring. Yu Qian seemed to see the buds blooming on the branches of the peach trees, about to bloom lazily in the bright spring.
This trip is not in vain.
It's a pity that there is no bamboo string orchestral soundtrack, otherwise it would be better. Just listening to the sound can't appreciate its beauty. Yu Qian can't wait to go upstairs to take a look.
When she sang "Just like flowers, people's hearts are drawn to the good," Yu Qian was already walking on the bamboo stairs. A strong man ordered: "You, you, the three of you follow the Futai; Li San
, you go to the back; the others stay here. Don't get distracted by some girl singing, keep an eye on the situation!" Everyone responded: "Yes!"
As soon as they walked up the stairs, the singing suddenly stopped. A girl gently opened the bamboo door and said, "Please, sir."
Yu Qian walked through the threshold with a calm expression, and saw musicians inside. Five or six young men and women were kneeling and sitting by the wall with musical instruments. Other than that, he only saw the maid who opened the door for him and the people standing by the stage in front of him.
A woman wearing a paper mask stands on it.
But Gu Chunhan was nowhere to be seen. There was only a canvas hanging on the stand. There were only two small yellow flowers embroidered on the canvas, and otherwise it was completely blank. There was a graceful figure inside.
A voice as sweet as an oriole said softly: "I was just practicing just now. This time I will sing a real song for you, sir."
Yu Qian didn't care about the common etiquette, so he bowed and said, "I am listening attentively."
"It's been a long time since I sang, so don't laugh at me."
Yu Qian smiled and shook his head slowly, found a chair, and sat down calmly.