"Jin, I'm about to give birth. I wonder if Ah Hu can come back and accompany me to give birth." Kang Ruili glanced at Wen Jin, "I usually rest in the small room behind the shop. If I give birth, the small room will be crowded. I
I don’t have the shame to go back to my parents’ house with a big belly. I don’t know where I will give birth to the baby.”
"The landlord also sells yards. I also thought about this problem early in the morning. It is indeed inconvenient for you to rest in the shop every day with a big belly. How can you squeeze into a single bed after giving birth to a baby? Even if Ahu
I came to visit you and there is no place to rest. Is it possible to build a house on the ground? Why not just buy a small yard and have a home to stay." Wen Jin analyzed the practical problems with her.
"Buy a yard?" Kang Ruili was surprised, "The most ordinary yard costs fifty taels! I only have fifty taels in hand, and I bought the yard with the transfer fee you gave me.
, but there is not a penny left. I planned to rely on this transfer fee for two years. I can't eat or drink just to buy a yard, but neither can I."
Wen Jin suddenly smiled, opened the cash register and said to her: "We have been open for half a month, and we have thirty-five taels on the account. I will make up another fifteen taels for you. You can buy a small courtyard near the shop."
Wen Jin began to feel sick in her heart, and she was thinking about her mother's dowry money again. The recent decoration also used her mother's dowry money, but it didn't matter, she had to spend the money to buy Kang Ruili's yard.
"You can't do it!" Kang Ruili waved her hand quickly, "Jin, you have already paid for the decoration of the shop. The cost is less than a hundred taels. Now the shop is yours, are you willing to let me keep an eye on the shop here and partner with me?
Dividends, I already feel very grateful to you. How can I still get you to invest in buying a yard for me?"
"Sister Ruili, we agreed that you will lead me to make a fortune. When we have time, let's study your family's secret recipe of tofu brain together and make the business more prosperous. Then won't we make money back? We will make money.
Let's expand the store, and the store next to it is also empty. We hope that we can open a store when the time comes." Wen Jin smiled sweetly with her, "I have evil intentions and want to use your secret recipe."
Kang Ruili was very moved, "Jin, you are nicer to me than Ahu."
"By the way, please write a letter. I'll ask Hua Nan to hand it to Ah Hu and ask him to come back to Duanqiao Hutong. Anyway, I have assigned bodyguards to you, so you can rest assured in terms of safety. Hua Nan in Dali Temple will also call people to arrest the head.
Protect you. Hua Nan has been protecting Ah Hu recently." Wen Jin handed sixty or seventy taels of silver to Kang Ruili, "It's hard for Ah Hu to hide for the rest of his life. He will always come back. Doesn't he want to take the exam for merit?
, Seeing that the spring exam is about to start next year, why not come back to your place and prepare for the exam with peace of mind. I have read the previous spring exam questions and can write them down for him to review and prepare for the exam."
"Yes." Kang Ruili accepted the money, nodded excitedly, and then together with Wen Jin bought a small yard nearby from Ling Che.
Lingche's courtyard is located at the innermost side of the alley, and it is inconvenient to wind around. A century-old locust tree blocks most of the front door. Others dislike the large locust tree blocking the path of luck. Wen Jin and Kang Ruili are not afraid, because they have good luck.
It doesn't matter if it's decayed or ruined.
Ling Che couldn't rent it out. After selling it for two years, no one wanted it. He almost lost it. Ling Che took the time and sold it to two poor girls for seventy-five taels. There was a master bedroom and two bedrooms in this yard.
There is also a small courtyard in the wing room. Kang Ruili looked at this small home and liked it very much. She was already planning that after Ahu returned home, she could study in the west wing room to prepare for exams, while she raised her children in the yard. Although it was very
It’s small and in a very bad location, but at least I have a home!
Wen Jin hung a piece of red cloth on the big locust tree to ward off evil and bring good luck. She never mentioned her mother's case and always gently accompanied Kang Ruili to be happy that she had a family. She couldn't help but envy Kang Ruili even though she and Ahu had been separated for a long time.
, at least our hearts are together.
Kang Ruili couldn't help but ask Wen Jin: "Jin, where will you give birth? Does your family know that you are pregnant?"
"I don't know yet." Wen Jin pursed her lips, "I haven't told my grandma yet."
"You can't hide your belly anymore."
"Um."
"This is the home of our two sisters. You also gave birth here. Our babies will also be good friends." Kang Ruili couldn't suppress the emotion in her heart and finally took Wen Jin's hand.
Wen Jin's eyes moistened when Kang Ruili said, "Okay."
"You actually guessed who killed your mother, right? The murderer's surname is Lou, and she is the mistress of the Xue Mansion, Lou Shucai. Her sister is the Queen Mother Lou in the palace. Her father is an old general who has made great contributions." Kang Ruili finally pressed the pressure on her chest.
Li's words came out, "Ahu is not the cousin of the cook Liu Tou'er, he is the son of Liu Tou'er. He is deliberately afraid of being investigated, so he talks nonsense about his old cousin. Jin, I can't make up my mind to help you.
Testify against them. I am a grassroots person. I have no foundation. I need to discuss it with Ah Hu. And the Lou family is too powerful. Even if we testify against them, I am afraid we will be sued for false accusation. I cannot use the child in my belly.
Risking Ahu’s life.”
Wen Jin heard from Kang Ruili that the murderer behind the scenes was Lou Shucai, and verified her guess. There was a burning anger in her heart. She always believed that Lou Shucai was not innocent in her mother's death. Her guess was indeed correct. What kind of cook, what kind of poisoning
The death of love was indeed done by Empress Dowager Lou Shucai. Did Empress Dowager Lou in the palace have clean hands?
"Sister Ruili, there is no need to put too much pressure on me. I am currently in a difficult situation, and I have no absolute chance of defeating her. I am not doing this for you to pressure you to testify. Rather, I know that you
You and Brother Ahu also suffered unjust injustice because of that incident. You also need the truth to come to light and end the days of hiding in Tibet, right?"
"Yes! Yes." Kang Ruili nodded, "Jin, when the time comes, I am willing to come forward and testify. Forgive me for being timid and cowardly and dare not speak out at the moment."
"No, there is no need to blame yourself." Wen Jin quickly comforted, "It's human nature. Sister, you have done nothing wrong. There is no need to ask for my forgiveness. I will take Mr. Lou to court now. To tell the truth, there is no chance of winning if someone speaks lightly.
.Your Majesty will not criticize the Queen Mother because of my two words. She has done a great job."
Wen Jin said goodbye to Kang Ruili and planned to return to Xue Mansion. Before returning home, she found a shop that worked as a private spy. She put down two thousand taels of silver and paid for the rather coquettish top man in the shop to help her track and investigate Lou Shucai. She really felt that Xue
Yulin is not like Lao Xue. She gnawed on her mother's dowry money of two thousand taels for her own curiosity. This money has to be spent.
On Huangmen Street, I saw Jiang Huaizhou leaning on the pillars outside the theater, quietly waiting for Wen Jin. He called her: "Jin'er."
"Brother Jiang, are you looking for me?" Wen Jin heard that his voice was slightly rough, "Caught a cold? Your throat sounds uncomfortable."
"Yeah. A little bit." Jiang Huaizhou coughed lightly, "I have a winter cough."
"Brother, what do you want from me?"
"Your grandmother broke her leg on the avenue behind the theater. The servant just met me and asked me if I had seen you. I will take you over to have a look." Jiang Huaizhou said and led him to the back of the theater.
"Why did Duan Sheng fall off her leg? I assigned her a servant to take care of her." Wen Jin was concerned about her grandmother. Originally, her grandmother was in a wheelchair. Could it be that the wheelchair rolled down the slope? Although she was a little suspicious, but because
The other party was Brother Jiang, so he didn't think much about it and followed Jiang Huaizhou to the back of the theater. At this time, a play in the theater had ended, and many people poured out of the theater.
"No, there were too many people at the end of the show, and Master Jin's figure is missing." Behind the crowd, the secret guard sent by the Lord to protect Wen Jin secretly said in a low voice: "Quickly, go through the crowd and follow us. Don't get out.
We can't explain anything to your Majesty! Your Majesty entrusted Lord Jin to our protection!"
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royal palace
Inside the royal study.
"It's been twelve days!" Fu Jingheng sat behind the Long Case and said solemnly to Judge Zhang: "The antidote has not been developed for a long time! The secret guards have not conquered the Wen Thief's Tibetan Medicine Pavilion! After all, what are you doing every day?
What! Are the bad guys too bad, or am I too gentle to you?"