But it was said that Shi Xiangyun had recorded the list of young maids who had left the palace. Chen Ruijin was overjoyed and asked her for a list. Xiangyun asked in confusion: "Is it useful for Sister Chen to ask for that?"
Chen Ruijin saw that she seemed a little suspicious and said, "Jia Cong just discussed with a gentleman to do business together. This man happened to have a little daughter in the palace. But he thought that his daughter was gone. Jia Cong asked her name.
He refused to say anything. We thought we could give it a try if we couldn’t guarantee it, just in case it’s still there? He is from Chang’an, and his daughter was born in the capital, and her surname is Liu.”
Shi Xiangyun thought for a moment after hearing this and said: "I have never looked at the directory carefully, but I seem to remember that there is a very good-looking girl named Liu Mingyue, who was adopted by a health care center."
Chen Ruijin was overjoyed: "Seriously? Her cousin's name is Liu Mingqiu!"
Shi Xiangyun had no doubts at all and said to the Buddha: "If I can find the families of those children, it will not be in vain for me to record the list." Then he stood up and went to the cabinet in the south wing next door to look for them.
Chen Ruijin saw that her cabinet was the same as the file cabinet specially made in Lixiangyuan Library, with various labels attached, and laughed, "It looks like our library."
Shi Xiangyun said: "I learned this method from your library, and I also asked Brother Huan to get the cabinet." As he said this, he pulled out a booklet, "It's all here."
Chen Ruijin saw that the book was neatly arranged, with labels affixed according to their place of origin, and those with the same place of origin were arranged in order according to the strokes of their surnames. It was obviously re-copied afterwards, and he praised: "Second Grandma Bao is so thoughtful! This is obviously for convenience.
The family looked for their daughter to be listed; otherwise, wouldn’t it be much easier to list the names in the order of the Yangsheng Hall?”
Shi Xiangyun sighed: "Although it has never been used, it is worth using it now."
Chen Ruijin couldn't help but raise his head and glance at her: "No wonder Jia Cong said that the men of the Jia family may not be in charge. All women are talents, and they come by marriage."
Shi Xiangyun joked: "But I don't know when Sister Chen will get married?"
Chen Ruijin blushed slightly, lowered his head and said, "I'm very busy these days." From the corner of his eye, he saw Shi Xiangyun laughing, and said quickly, "I don't know if Liu Mingyue's hometown is in the capital or Chang'an."
Shi Xiangyun saw that he was done teasing her, so he could only say: "Look at it."
The two of them first looked in the capital, but there was no Liu Mingyue. Sure enough, they found Liu Mingyue's name in Chang'an, and calculated that the child was eleven years old. Chen Ruijin nodded and said: "Mr. Liu is in his thirties, and my daughter is about the same age."
." There are actually seven people with the surname Liu in the directory, five of whom are called "Liu Ming." Counting the eldest fifteen this year, the youngest is only six years old. The eldest became a little Taoist nun, and the six-year-old made a
The family in Hujingzhong adopted them, and the rest were scattered in various health care centers.
Chen Ruijin then borrowed the name and kept it in his pocket. He bowed to Shi Xiangyun again and solemnly said, "Thank you very much."
Shi Xiangyun hurriedly returned the gift: "It's just a little effort."
The next day, Chen Ruijin personally went to various health halls and Taoist temples to look for the Liu family's daughters, but none of them were missing. They were all still there. After a few tests, they both had some ideas for self-defense. The two names were not Liu's.
One of the girls entered the palace to do odd jobs at the age of seven, and the other was the Taoist nun. She was older and more skilled in martial arts, and was about the same age as Liu Si and Liu Xiaoqi.
Finally, she went to find the youngest. The girl's name was Liu Mingyi. Her adoptive father, Pan Xigui, was a carriage driver, and her adoptive mother, Qi, was good at needlework. She made clothes at home and exchanged embroidery for money. Chen Ruijin pretended to want to buy embroidery and went to their house.
Find out the details. At the first glance, you can tell that Mrs. Qi is from the palace.
After looking at a few fancy looks, Chen Ruijin frowned slightly and said, "It's too plain."
Mrs. Qi said: "There are those who want to be richer! It just takes effort and the price is more expensive."
Chen Ruijin said: "I'm not afraid. To be honest, I saw a relative's handkerchiefs were very well embroidered. She said she bought them from you, so I came over to take a look. I'm going to leave the house soon, and I have a lot of things to prepare.
Here." He blushed quietly as he spoke.
Mrs. Qi hurriedly smiled and said, "That's it! Congratulations, girl! Wait a moment, girl, there are so many flowers!" Then she went inside and rummaged around for a while, and found a large pile of flowers.
Chen Ruijin took a look and saw that they were all from the palace. Yi Bi looked at him and said, "Can these sisters make it?"
Mrs. Qi smiled and said: "Don't worry, girl, it's just better than the ones in the big embroidery shops outside, it won't be any worse."
Chen Ruijin nodded and looked at the embroidery work she was doing: "I believe in you. My sister-in-law can become an 'S' level master at Camellia Embroidery House with this kind of work."
Qi couldn't help but ask: "What is an 'S' level master?"
Chen Ruijin said: "Sister-in-law doesn't know. I don't usually live in the capital, but I come here to do business. I live in Chengtian Mansion in Taiwan. The largest embroidery shop in our area is Camellia Embroidery Shop. The embroidery masters there are rated according to their embroidery skills.
, the highest level is the 'S' level. The salary is frighteningly high. The salary of an ordinary official is probably not even a fraction of theirs."
Mrs. Qi laughed and said: "This is nonsense. How can any embroiderer's salary be as good as that of Mr. Shangguan?"
"Why bother coaxing you." Chen Ruijin said, "Those 'S'-level masters don't embroider ordinary gadgets, but embroider large pieces. There are at least seven or eight embroidered screens and large brocades hanging on the wall.
When they are sold overseas, they are paid as tribute to the king. If they are sold to high-ranking officials overseas, they will cost thousands of silver each. I have a fan bag from their master, I will change it and give it to my sister-in-law tomorrow.
Take a look."
Qi said: "You said that 'S' level masters don't embroider ordinary gadgets."
Chen Ruijin smiled and said: "Most of the work given to them by the embroidery workshop is large-scale work, and they usually embroider some things for home use. To be honest, my husband's apprentice and wife, who I have never been to, are the 'S'-level masters of that family."
, so she gave me some knickknacks. Because she is originally from Fujian, the patterns she embroiders are all from the south. But I am from the capital, and I also want some northern-style items."
Mrs. Qi nodded: "That's it."
Chen Ruijin then started to dress up. Although everything was good, she first chose the one with auspicious cloud peony and asked Mrs. Qi to embroider a belt for her. "I'll send someone to deliver the material when I get it." Mrs. Qi agreed with a smile. Waiting to say.
When raising the price, Mrs. Qi said, "It's not too late to discuss it after the girl sees the item."
Chen Ruijin said: "Sister-in-law, aren't you afraid that I will be a cheat and not buy it?"
Mrs. Qi pointed to a small white magnolia hairpin on her head and said: "Although this thing is small, the price is probably very high. A girl will not be stingy with such an idea."
Just when Chen Ruijin was about to speak, he heard someone outside shouting: "Mother~~Mother~~ I want a drink of water." The curtain was lifted, and a little man ran in, "I'm so thirsty!"
Mrs. Qi hurriedly stood up and poured water, saying: "I play with the boys all day long, and I don't have to worry about getting a sunstroke in such a hot day."
The little girl was wearing red clothes and pigtails. She was holding a cup of tea and sipping it. Mrs. Qi was muttering beside her: "Drink slowly! What's going on! There are no rules in girls' homes."
The little girl didn't hear anything and drank it all in one go. She raised her rosy face and showed the bottom of the bowl to her mother: "More!"
Mrs. Qi hurriedly sifted water for her again: "Do you hear me telling you to drink more slowly? No one is trying to fight you, so why are you so anxious? What should I do if I choke?"
The little girl took the bowl and drank it all in a big gulp. She touched her mouth and patted her belly: "I'm not thirsty anymore!" Mrs. Qi said again that she had no rules. She was obviously used to hearing it and ignored a word of it.
Go in and look at Chen Ruijin with big round eyes.
Chen Ruijin looked at her face and understood: This child must be Qi's biological daughter, as the mother and daughter look very much alike. She then asked: "Is this Miss Pan?"
Mrs. Qi was startled and said, "This is what my ex-husband left behind."
The little girl also said loudly: "My surname is Liu~~"
Chen Ruijin knelt down and said, "So your surname is Liu. How old are you?"
The little girl stretched out a slap and pointed a finger and said: "Six years old!"
"What a smart boy." Chen Ruijin said, "You and your mother look so alike!"
The little girl smiled sweetly: "My father also said that we two look alike."
Mrs. Qi hurriedly said: "Okay, you go back and wash your face! You are almost turning into a tabby cat. What a look like." The little girl made a face and ran away with a sibilant sound.
Chen Ruijin saw that their home was dilapidated, and it was inevitable that some things would damage it. He took a piece of silver and said, "I don't think I need my sister-in-law to put a lot of money for embroidery thread first."
Mrs. Qi hurriedly said: "There are not many of them."
Chen Ruijin was stunned: "How much? With my sister-in-law's job, how cheap are ordinary things sold?"
Mrs. Qi sighed: "Every big family has maids and servants to make clothes, shoes and socks, and girls from small families can also do some embroidery. Who will buy these things?"
Chen Ruijin sighed: "Sister-in-law, it's really not easy for me. If that's the case, why don't you go find a larger embroidery shop to work?"
Mrs. Qi smiled bitterly and said: "Those embroidery shops work day and night. I have a child at home. And how much money can they give to the embroiderer?"
Chen Ruijin shook his head: "That's right. Looking at it this way, boss Zhou of Camellia Embroidery Shop is one of the few conscientious owners." He said sternly to her, "Sister-in-law, don't refuse. Your work is worth the money.
You can't just sell it at a low price and I'll take advantage of you." Seeing her sincerity, Mrs. Qi had no choice but to accept it and thanked her again and again.
Chen Ruijin bought three or four more small items before saying goodbye. She did not go far and waited nearby, waiting for Qi's husband Pan Xigui to come back to see who he was. As soon as the man showed up, she could tell.
A eunuch with a sharp voice and no beard, Xiaoliu Mingyi was very close to him. She jumped up to him and called her "father". Pan Xigui smiled and picked her up and asked if she was good today and what delicious food she had in the evening;
When I came out of the kitchen, I complained that my daughter was playing with the wild boy again.
Chen Ruijin returned to Lixiangyuan to clean up the party and ordered people to go to the kitchen to get dinner. Jia Cong first said: "Brother Feng found out that the witch doll was actually caused by Lin Luan. A cloth seller recognized her portrait.
.Where are you?"
Chen Ruijin said: "It's a long story."
"Let's talk after dinner."
The two of them ate and rested for two-quarters of an hour before Chen Ruijin started talking about today's events from the beginning. When he heard that Qi's husband was an eunuch, Jia Cong high-fived him and said, "Were they actually eating against each other in person?"
A member of the Liu family gave birth to a child, why did he marry a eunuch again?"
Chen Ruijin said softly: "That girl is six years old."
"Huh? What's wrong?"
Chen Ruijin said: "The great chaos in Beijing happened seven years ago. When Liu Mingyi was born, my master had already gone to Chen State."
Jia Cong calculated that when Liu Mingyi was still in her belly, the four generals rebelled against the capital. After she was born, the female guard camp was gone! The Liu family is accustomed to raising children but not daughters. Since she was a daughter, the Liu family did not accept her. Her mother was in the palace.
I'm not sure how he managed to feed her with such difficulty. But Shi Xiangyun's directory says that he was adopted by the Qi family in the west of the city, which shows that the Qi family left the palace first. And Liu Mingyi was four years old when she was adopted. He asked: "The eunuch was not sent out of the palace."
Bar."
Chen Ruijin said: "It's not difficult for a eunuch to take advantage of the opportunity to escape. There are many ways."
Jia Cong thought: "Liu Mingyi was four years old when she left the palace, and her mother had already left. From the time her mother left the palace to when she took her home, how did she survive those days? She was at an age when she needed adult care.
The house is in such chaos, how can the mother be willing to leave her daughter alone? Either Qi and Eunuch Pan must have a master who is very clear-eyed and guesses that these little ones will be released from the palace sooner or later?"
Chen Ruijin said: "How did you guess this? There must have been panic in the womb at that time. I guess Qi was sent out of the palace by force. She was young and good-looking, so she was sent out to save money for the palace. Then
At that time, the Empress Dowager had not yet sold her title, and was short of money. Eunuch Pan was afraid that she would leave her daughter to him when she had no choice."
Jia Cong nodded: "That makes sense. Later, Mrs. Qi heard that the young daughter in the palace was to be released again, so she went to the palace gate to guard her daughter and take her back. It was also a pity. Eunuch Pan then managed to get out of the palace, and together with their mother and daughter
We are reunited and become a family. We are also serious about food."
Chen Ruijin said: "In my opinion, Mrs. Qi is probably still missing someone from the Liu family. Otherwise, why not let Liu Mingyi's surname be Pan? Also, Liu Mingyi's birthplace recorded by Second Mistress Bao is Chang'an. A four-year-old
How can a girl know that her native place is Chang'an? Someone must have been whispering in her ears from time to time. Qi also said that she was the daughter of her ex-husband. She knew that Pan Xigui was an eunuch..."
"So she is still thinking about someone from the Liu family." Jia Cong pinched his chin, "That's right. The men in the Liu family are all highly skilled in martial arts and can easily make women fall in love with them. Not to mention that Pan Xigui is useless."
Chen Ruijin said: "Although Pan Xigui is an eunuch, he is willing to go out every day to find work to support his family. He is ten times better than the Liu family who only have children but do not support them."
Jia Cong thought for a while and said, "I remember Sister-in-law Yang said that embroidery is like fingerprints, and everyone's embroidery skills are different?"
"good."
"What did you buy from Qi's?" Jia Cong blinked, "Is there anything I can use?"
Chen Ruijin went to the house and took out a few things, including two purses and two handkerchiefs. Jia Cong twisted a purse with a hibiscus on it and said, "I don't like such colorful things. However, I'll bring it with me tomorrow."
Come on."
Chen Ruijin glanced at him: "Going to Liu's house?"
"Well, go to the Liu family. Try to see if anyone can recognize this purse. The people in their family must have good eyesight." Jia Cong said, "Liu Mingyi is different from the other daughters of the Liu family. She has nothing to do with the female guard camp and
She is being raised by her biological mother, and although her adoptive father is an eunuch, he loves her very much. If it is the Qi family and Pan Xiguien, I am not prepared to let the Liu family know her whereabouts. But now I am afraid that the Qi family will not forget her biological father. In this case
Wait, let's see if that man has in his heart the woman who was driven away from his family after the chaos in the palace."