It is said that the female gentleman who taught Su Cheng how to play the piano died of fright. Naturally, Su Zheng did not know the truth, so he only ordered someone to send some silver coins to her home. He also called Jia Huan and asked him to help hire another female teacher. Reading at midnight
Jia Huan accepted the order, coaxed the old man a few more words, and left the study room. Just when he turned a corner, Su Cheng jumped out: "Uncle Huan!"
Jia Huan glanced at her: "How long have you been hiding?"
"I've been hiding since you came in," Su Cheng said. The female gentleman died. Although she felt a little uncomfortable, how could she not be curious? So she guarded Jia Huan. "Why is she gone?"
Jia Huan sighed: "It's obvious that she was silenced. It's a pity that we can't find out who her lover is."
Su Cheng thought for a moment and said, "She told me a lot about that person."
"Huh?" Jia Huan looked at her for a while and said clearly, "I knew you wouldn't stay calm."
Su Cheng made a face: "I asked her who the composer was, and she said -" Nai stretched out his hand and gestured, "So tall, fair and clean, with a square face and a beard."
Jia Huan said: "There are tens of thousands of such people in the whole capital."
Su Cheng pouted and said, "I haven't finished talking yet. That man is a scholar, very talented and knowledgeable, but unfortunately he never passed the examination."
Jia Huan's eyes lit up: "This is useful. It's spring, and all the famous scholars from all over the world have come to Beijing. I hope he can take the opportunity to make some literary friends."
Su Cheng hurriedly said: "She also read me the poem written by that person!"
Jia Huan was overjoyed: "Copy it and give it to me!"
Su Cheng said proudly: "Look! I'm still capable!"
Jia Huan smiled and praised: "Yes, Cheng'er is the smartest!" He thought to himself that these things could not be found out through interrogation, but it was at this girl's fault.
Not long after, Su Cheng copied Mr. Qi's poem, and Jia Huan praised her a few more times. It turned out that the poem was an ode to a woman playing the piano, and it was really well written. Knowing that this female gentleman taught the piano, it was obviously a love poem.
Then he carried it in his arms and went all the way to Xiaohuazhi Lane. Unexpectedly, Jia Xu looked at it and said, "It's not my skill to find people with poems and essays. Let's go to that shopkeeper Luo." Jia Huan then turned around and went to Yiyi.
Hongyuan, told Luo Tainiang what Su Cheng said and copied the poem to her.
Now that the think tanks around Jia Huan were scattered, he was like a top and hurriedly talked to Gong Sanyi again. But Zhu Tong was also there. After listening for a long time, he said: "It's obvious that they have alerted the snake. They are so cautious, and they often go around.
If you are in such a big circle, I'm afraid it will just shrink and become motionless."
Jia Huan said sadly: "Isn't it...eh!" He stood up suddenly, then stumbled and said, "It flashed for a moment and disappeared again."
"What?"
Jia Huan said: "I thought I should have thought of something before, but I couldn't. I just had a flash of it." He thought for a long time and then said dejectedly, "That's it, let's talk about it later." He held his cheeks sadly, "
Brother Zhu, can you possibly come up with something?"
Zhu Tong thought for a while and said: "If the other three sons of King Yan are responsible for this, it can only be the prince."
"Ah? Why did I hear that the prince is quite honest?"
Gong San also said: "Situ Yue's temperament is very dull, but those below him may not be honest as well."
Zhu Tong said: "If it were the other two, they would definitely deal with the prince first. How could they bypass the prince and deal with the second child?"
Jia Huan agreed: "Yes! The Crown Prince is the one sitting in the seat." He then thought to himself, "The Crown Prince is not old, how can the people under him be so capable? Four years ago, Situ Pan himself was
Isn't it even more inconvenient for a son to be a tail? These people are probably not his own, but were given to him by his grandfather?"
Gong San also said: "His mother-in-law is not very capable. In order to avoid suspicion, Situ Pan chose the daughter of this family. At that time, Mr. Lou was only a fourth-grade man, and his clan was also weak, let alone a good one.
The princess’s family background and appearance are not very outstanding.”
Jia Huan immediately said: "That princess must be extremely smart." He then explained, "No matter how hard Situ Pan avoids suspicion, she will always be a prince. The wife he chose himself does not have a prominent family background, nor a huge wealth, nor does she look like a provocateur.
, how could the princess have given birth to two sons in a row if she wasn't extremely intelligent?"
Gong San couldn't help but nodded: "It makes sense, I never paid attention to this woman." After a moment, he thought to himself, "These things are really not something that the Lou family can do, but rather something that belongs to a certain prince.
Handwriting."
"Oops!" Jia Huan jumped up and shouted, "I remember! I remember! Brother Zhu, you just said that you always go in a huge circle!"
"yes."
Jia Huan patted the desk several times and said happily: "I finally remembered it. Mr. Gong, could it be the Eighth Prince, ah, King Jin, secretly helping the Crown Prince Yan?"
Gong Sanyi frowned: "How can you see it?"
Jia Huandao: "When we were in Taiyuan many years ago, Cong'er guessed that Han Guang, the prefect of Taiyuan at that time, was a member of the Eighth Prince. The reason was that the Eighth Prince acted in a low-key manner and liked to go around in circles. He refused to show his face. So did Han Guang.
In this way, there are bosses and associates. Look at these things again, everything is kept low-key and hidden in a big circle, how similar to the Eighth Prince and Han Guang."
Zhu Tong said: "Why does King Jin help the son of King Yan? Do you still expect others to repay you?"
Gong Sanyi thought for a while and said: "It's possible. Lao Ba is cunning by nature, has a deep mind, and does things without leaving any trace. The prince may not know that it is the King of Jin who is helping him. Speaking of which, among the four sons of Situ Pan,
It’s really best to coax this.”
Jia Huan thought about it for a long time and said, "I guess so. Years ago, when the situation in the DPRK was still chaotic, the Eighth Prince secretly placed spies around many people, including the two legitimate sons of the Ninth Prince."
Among Ding Ming's friends, he chose the singer to bribe him in order to spy on Ding Ming. Later, he discovered that the singer was actually somewhat talented as a spy, so he gave her some authority. Four years ago, Situ Jian was already secretly
He had Cheng'er's idea, but he didn't have the ability to write a good tune himself, so he ordered someone to find the tune. The spy placed by the Eighth Prince got the news and reported it. The singer must have been asked by his superiors if he had any
There were no good songs. She listened to the song played by the piano girl in Yihongyuan, and said that it was the first time to play it to others, and she started to think about it. She was a spy who became a monk halfway, and her mind was simple, so she really believed what the piano girl said.
"No one has heard of it", and hoping to please her superiors and take off her identity as a singer, she tried to kill someone to seize the song. Unfortunately, no one redeemed her after she presented the song. However, the Eighth Prince managed to give the song to Situ Can, who listened to it very much.
Well, they accepted it as their own work. Then they thought that the prince was easy to coax, so they wanted to help him bring down Situ Ke. In the autumn of last year, they started to take action. After saying that they could not bring down Situ Ke, their people became more and more capable.
Prince Yan, please trust me more."
After Zhu Tong heard this, he thought for a long time and said: "The theory is quite clear, but there is no empirical evidence."
Jia Huan said: "It's pure guessing, there is no evidence. You can replace the Eighth Prince with numbers from 2, 4, 5, and 6."
Zhu Tong said: "What you said is absolutely true. But I just thought that since he has laid a lot of secrets, I am afraid that Rong Guo Mansion also has them. And if he will choose someone around Ding Ming to bribe, I am afraid that Rong Guo Mansion will also pick someone to look at.
It seems irrelevant, but actually I know something."
Jia Huan frowned and said, "If you count them carefully, I'm afraid there are quite a few of them."
Gong San also said: "We have to check it out. Start with Uncle Xiaolan."
"ah?"
"He is the least conspicuous and serious master in the Rongguo Mansion." Gong Sanyi said, "If he has any intentions, I'm afraid he may not be able to protect them and you will realize them without careful investigation."
Jia Huan said "Oh," "That's right. In the past, we paid less attention to Lan'er, and he didn't make much noise. If he wants to ask for something, we will definitely fulfill it."
Zhu Tong added: "There is also Second Master Bao. He has a very wide literary reputation and is already famous all over the world. Those who come to Beijing to take the exam often visit him, and they may have ulterior motives."
Jia Huan nodded repeatedly and said: "He's doing better. He's used to being unreliable in the past. We are all very wary of him and keep a close eye on him. Sister-in-law Bao Er also helps to keep an eye on more important matters."
We won't tell him. Lan'er is still the laziest around her."
Gong San also said: "That's right. I just thought about the people in your house. If I want to plant spies, the first person I will move is Uncle Xiaolan. If you check carefully, there are more than one who are not safe."
Jia Huan patted his forehead: "That's right. After neglecting him for so many years, he is the biggest loophole in our house. Smarter people will look for him." He then said, "Sister-in-law is cautious and reliable, Lan
I honestly don't know how to mess with things, it's not too late to fix the situation now." Zhu Tong watched him alternately happy and sad, which was a bit funny.
When he returned home in the evening, Jia Huante called Jia Lan over and asked him about how he was doing in school, who he was friends with, and whether he had any girls he liked.
Jia Lan didn't know why at first, and he obediently answered whatever his uncle asked him. When he heard the last thing, he suddenly realized and his face turned red with shame: "Third uncle, I'm still young!"
Jia Huan said: "I know, but I'm just asking you in vain."
Jia Lan muttered, "You haven't gotten married yet." Jia Huan gave him a look, and Jia Lan made a face. He suddenly said, "Didn't my eldest aunt make an appointment to get married? Why haven't we gotten married yet?"
Woolen cloth?"
Jia Huan said: "Come on, everything has been prepared over there, but your fourth aunt has become wild and refuses to go back."
Jia Lan said "Oh" and sighed: "In the early days, I thought she would marry some gentleman in the school."
Jia Huan smiled and said: "At that time, the gentlemen in your school must all secretly admire your eldest sister."
"No," Jia Lan said, "Mr. Wei knew that she loved the piano, so he studied it day and night, and now he has mastered it extremely well. He is so infatuated that he hasn't gotten married yet."
Jia Huan frowned: "We haven't gotten married yet? Why? It can't be for the eldest sister, right?"
Jia Lan said: "He never married a wife because his family was poor. Later he studied and taught in our house for many years. We gave him a lot of money, but he still didn't marry a wife. There were many matchmakers for him, and he all
He declined politely. Everyone said that he had sent his heart to his eldest aunt, and he would play the piano to relieve his boredom."
Jia Huan frowned even more: "Nonsense. It's easy for gossip to spread about this matter. Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Jia Lan said: "How can I tell you such things so plainly? Besides, I didn't say anything. It's all anyone else's guess."
"The most fearful thing about gossip in the market is speculation." Jia Huan said, "No, I have to meet this man in person and persuade him to ask for a wife."
Jia Lan disapproved and said: "Third uncle, why do you have so many families? This kind of thing has nothing to do with our family. If they don't marry a daughter-in-law, we can't take care of it."
Jia Huan said: "There are so many things that will cause trouble to our family if there is no peace in the world. If we leave it alone, we may not be able to cause much trouble."
Jia Lan was helpless. After a while, he said: "Mr. Wei has been in a bad mood these past two days. He looks a little sad. I'm afraid something might happen to his friend. Could you please pay attention to it, third uncle?"
Jia Huan responded casually to deal with him, and then asked: "How do you know what happened to your friend? What has he told you on weekdays?"
Jia Lan shook his head and said: "I guessed it. He was alone and didn't even have any relatives. Since he is sad, it is natural that something happened to his friend."
"You don't even have any relatives?" Jia Huan suddenly became alert. He has no relatives and refuses to marry, so similar to Ding Ming! He asked quickly, "How old is this Mr. Wei and what does he look like?"
Jia Lan didn't know why, but still said: "She must be in her forties, about the same height as the old man, with a square face, quite white, and a slightly shorter beard than the old man."
Jia Huan almost didn't jump up. He gritted his teeth and took out Mr. Qi's poem from his sleeve and handed it to him: "Look at this poem. Do you think it means something that Mr. Wei meant?"
Jia Lan picked it up and took a look at it and said: "It's not his! He made this for the Mid-Autumn Festival the year before last. Our other Mr. Huang said that this poem is Mr. Wei's most proud masterpiece. He will definitely end up with this poem in the future.
"Zhong." He said in a low voice, "Some people in the school said that there is a lingering sense of lovesickness here, and the woman playing the piano is the eldest aunt."
Jia Huan couldn't help but scolded: "Presumptuous!"
Jia Lan was so frightened that he did not dare to say a word.
Jia Huan stumbled and pointed at him and said, "Why didn't you tell me about such a big thing earlier! Wouldn't it be that my eldest sister's reputation would be ruined in his hands?"
Jia Lan was obviously frightened. He bit his lips and finally lowered his head and said, "There are so many people in our school who admire her... not more than him."
Jia Huan couldn't help but blame himself for being careless and sighed repeatedly. He thought to himself that the person behind the scenes of the Eighth Prince didn't have many people who knew how to play the piano, but he found him. It's a shame that if Zhu Tong hadn't reminded him, this person would probably be gone forever.
Unconsciously, he looked up and saw that Jia Lan's face turned pale with fright, and sighed: "It's also our fault. I usually pay too little attention to you, I just feel that you are still young and tight. You really are not young anymore, what is going on outside
You need to know something. You are not Brother Bao Er. He has extraordinary talents and is beyond the reach of others. I'm afraid you won't be able to write his articles."
Jia Lan shook his head and said, "I'm not as good as Uncle Bao."
Jia Huan said: "It's good that you know. The world is cold and dangerous. He was born with a card to avoid war. No one else has it. I will go back with you and discuss the matter with your mother." The two of them then returned to Li Wan's yard.
Li Wan was making spring clothes for Jia Lan under the lamp. When he saw his uncle and nephew coming together, he stood up quickly and said, "What kind of wind brought Huan'er here?"
Jia Huan bowed deeply to her: "Sister-in-law, my younger brother was negligent in the past, but now Lan'er has little knowledge of the world. Starting tomorrow, I want to take him out for a walk from time to time."
Li Wan was overjoyed: "Seriously? Thank you brother Huan!" He also ordered Jia Lan, "Thank you third uncle quickly."
Jia Lan quickly bowed. Jia Huan was a little ashamed and waved his hands and said: "It's clearly not my fault. Sister-in-law, please don't do this. I'm going to be embarrassed."
After he left, Li Wan hurriedly pulled her son to her side and asked, "What happened? Why did your third uncle suddenly want to take you out?"
Jia Lan lowered his head and said, "Uncle Huan, I'm afraid I'll become as ignorant as Uncle Bao... I'm not that good, okay?"
Li Wan said: "I only ask you why."
Jia Lan couldn't stand it for half a day, so he hesitated and said: "There is a gentleman in our school who refuses to marry because he admires my eldest aunt. It is actually known to everyone, but the third uncle of Biancheng didn't know. He said that it would damage my aunt's reputation. I should have told him earlier."
Li Wan was shocked: "Why didn't you tell me earlier? How long has it been!"
Jia Lan said: "When my eldest aunt was in charge of the family education, countless people in the entire family secretly admired her. Later she went to the south, and they all gave up. Within half a year of her departure, Mr. Huang became a We got married, but this Mr. Wei has never been married."
Li Wan said: "A woman's reputation is as great as the sky, not to mention that your eldest aunt once took charge of the family education as a woman. You really don't know what's going on. You should have warned the family a long time ago." Seeing Jia Lan hanging his head, he seemed a little at a loss, and then He couldn't bear to take the blame and sighed, "It's a shame that she's not in the capital. It's too late to turn things around now. You really are a bit ignorant. It's a good idea to learn from your third uncle."
Jia Lan responded quickly.
Li Wan sighed again: "It's a good thing. If it weren't for this, Brother Huan would be busy day and night, and he wouldn't be able to think of you."