Jia Cong hooked up with Pan Xigui and offered to introduce him to a job. Pan Xigui was stunned for a moment and said, "I don't know anything."
Jia Cong said: "It's okay. You're not in charge. Just help him. He is an honest man with real abilities, but he is just stupid. There is another capable person helping him, but that is his wife. As a
It's not easy for a woman to come forward for some things, but she happens to need someone who is diligent, good at talking, and not afraid of enduring hardship to save face."
Pan Xigui suddenly said happily: "A villain is not afraid of hardship! Let alone face!"
Jia Cong nodded, put his hands behind his hands and said proudly: "It must be difficult when a career is just starting. I believe that it will be famous for generations to come."
Pan Xigui couldn't help but ask: "May I ask, sir, what's the errand?"
Jia Cong said with a smile: "I can't tell at the moment. When the matter with the Xiangyang Marquis Mansion is settled, I will take you to meet them. The leader is Shi Qiusheng."
Pan Xigui said hurriedly: "I remember, little man. My boss's surname is Shi."
Jia Cong smiled and said: "No! I'm not a boss, just a comrade."
Pan Xigui was at a loss. When Chen Ruijin saw this, he also smiled and said: "Don't worry, you will understand after getting along with each other for a while." Pan Xigui thanked the two of them again, and felt ashamed to come to the door with nothing. Chen Ruijin comforted him a few words, and he left.
After the servant sent Pan Xigui out, Chen Ruijin pondered: "Qi's natal brother and sister-in-law were so rude to Pan Xigui, so they must not have Pan Xigui in mind. The Marquis of Xiangyang did not prepare a separate gift for Mingyi, and Mingyi was not their intention."
picture."
Jia Cong said: "Since Qi is not famous for her embroidery skills - although she is outstanding, she is not unique in the world - it is herself."
Chen Ruijin frowned and said, "What good plans can she have for herself? Is it with the Liu family?" Then she said to herself, "It has nothing to do with the Liu family, otherwise Mingyi will be tighter than her."
Jia Cong smiled and said, "Stop guessing. Let's find someone to find out." Then he stood up and stretched out his arms, preparing to go to Yihong Courtyard in person.
This matter cannot be said to be an internal affair of the Qi family. The Hualou Restaurant may not know about it, so Chen Ruijin went to the Marquis of Xiangyang. Unexpectedly, the old Marquis of Xiangyang was seriously ill, and the whole house was full of children and grandchildren. This old man said that he would be happy last year
It didn't work, and it has been delayed until now. After peeping for half an hour and getting no useful news, Chen Ruijin thought that noon was coming soon and he had to go back for lunch. Before leaving, he went outside for a while.
Then I heard an unknown grandmother from their family asking a woman in the corridor: "How about the filial piety clothes prepared for the fifth uncle's grandson's daughter?" Chen Ruijin's heart moved: the Qi family's grandfather was the concubine of the first Xiangyang Marquis.
Ranked fifth.
Then I heard the woman say: "I went to their house and saw her in person. I know the size. She is having people rush to make it right now."
The grandma said: "Hurry up. We can't guarantee everything..." She tilted her head towards the house, "I can't make it tonight." The old lady agreed quickly.
Chen Ruijin followed the old lady to a servant's yard, where there were various newly made mourning clothes. The old lady shouted loudly: "From Wu Chengfu's family!" A daughter-in-law came out to welcome her. The old lady said, "In the morning
That thing you said, hurry up."
The man from Wu Chengfu's family said: "The two of them are working together to catch up."
The mother-in-law said: "It will be possible to add more people, but I have to do it tonight if I can't." Wu Chengfu's family understood and said Buddha. The mother-in-law went inside to see the results and then left. Chen Ruijin took a look at the filial piety clothes.
Before it is finished, the material and style should be made according to the master's rules.
Returning to Lixiangyuan for lunch at noon, Jia Cong had to hear the news that "Xiangyang Hou can't stand it any longer. It's just a matter of the past two days." Chen Ruijin said that they had prepared mourning clothes for the Qi family. Jia Cong was busy after hearing this.
He sent someone to the Falcon Bookstore in the west of the city: "Tell them that my boss will pay attention outside. From this afternoon to evening, there will be people from the Xiangyang Houfu who will rob Mingyi's mother. Today is the Lantern Festival, so let the child
Let's have a good time and don't let all the messy things distract us." The boy left happily.
Not long after, the messenger came back and said: "Master Yin Qi said, thank you Third Master for reminding me that the people who are in charge of the Xiangyang Marquis Mansion cannot get close to both ends of the alley." Jia Cong nodded, then put the matter aside for the time being, and asked someone to tell him.
Jia Lan asked him to greet Jia Zheng in the evening and then quietly take his mother out to see the lights; Jia Lan was so happy that he bowed to the boy who went to deliver the message.
In the evening, lanterns fill the streets. It was the first time for Jia Cong and Chen Ruijin to celebrate the Lantern Festival in Beijing. They walked hand in hand to the lively places. When they arrived at the entrance of Qin's Cocoa Tea Shop on Zhuque Street, many people gathered around to guess riddles. They stared intently.
Look, there was Liu Xianglian in the crowd with her daughter riding on her neck. Qin Keqing was seriously guessing her own lantern riddles nearby. Naturally, she guessed it right! She coaxed her daughter to clap her little hands vigorously and cheered, and she got a kitty cat lantern. Jia
Cong couldn't help but mutter: "How can you cheat like this?"
Suddenly someone said, "Why did you cheat?" He turned around and saw that it was Liu Xiaoqi, followed by three children, Liu Zhuang, Liu Mingyue, and Liu Mingyi, who all said hello to them. Chen Ruijin praised with a smile.
A few words from them.
Jia Cong didn't answer and asked, "Did you bring them out? Don't Mingyi's parents go shopping?"
Liu Xiaoqi said: "The two of them are not interested." Jia Cong glanced at him again. Liu Xiaoqi understood and said, "I was blind one night in the afternoon and wanted to come to Master Qi's territory to cause trouble. If you stay far away, let me
The people were beaten and ran away.”
Jia Cong shook his head: "I'm afraid that a scholar will encounter soldiers, and I can't explain why."
Liu Xiaoqi hummed: "The rules of the rivers and lakes are to start with soldiers and then with courtesy." When he asked what was going on, Jia Cong told him in a low voice. Liu Xiaoqi frowned.
Liu Mingyi pointed at a little tiger's lantern and wanted to do it; Liu Xiaoqi looked at the question and couldn't guess it. Chen Ruijin pursed his lips and smiled, ducked inside and asked Qin Keqing quietly, then stepped forward and answered the puzzle, winning.
The lamp came back. Liu Mingyi held up the lamp and said proudly to Liu Xiaoqi: "Uncle Qi is just not as smart as Aunt Chen!" Liu Xiaoqi clearly saw how Chen Ruijin got the answer and rolled his eyes.
After a leisurely night of shopping, Jia Cong also won more than a dozen lanterns, but he just took them out of the way and gave most of them to cute children nearby. In the end, only an ordinary octagonal revolving lantern was left, and Chen Ruijin was relieved.
Take it in your hand.
Returning to Lixiangyuan, he cleaned up and had some tea. Chen Ruijin looked at the revolving lantern for half a day and sighed: "I also got such a lantern during the Lantern Festival the year I entered the palace. At that time, I thought it was not novel..."
Jia Cong said: "What is extracted is the essence. You had really bad taste at that time. This is a standard octagonal revolving lantern. It has become a cultural symbol. It has been passed down thousands of years ago and will be passed down thousands of years later."
Go. How can those fancy lights that change every year have as much symbolic meaning as this one?" Chen Ruijin glanced at him, but also dismissed those sad and melancholy feelings.
The next day I heard that the Marquis of Xiangyang had passed away. Jia Cong hurriedly sent someone to Falcon Bookstore to ask. Sure enough, Liu Xiaoqi said that three groups of people had been driven away from last night to this morning. Two of them were from the Xiangyang Marquis faction.
A group of people who came were obviously not from their family. Because they were wearing mourning clothes, the Liu family also stopped them from passing by, saying that it would be bad luck for their business. The leader choked up and said that his uncle was gone and he came to help his family.
My sister was mourning. When the Liu family asked him that his surname was also Qi, they beat him away with their fists.
Chen Ruijin couldn't help but stood up: "I'm a little curious. What is the Marquis of Xiangyang doing? It's as if they are forcing Mrs. Qi to mourn for the old Marquis."
Jia Cong thought for a long time, then shook his head and said: "Even I, the magic stick from later generations, can't guess it."
Chen Ruijin said with a smile: "I'm going to check it out." Then he turned around and went inside to change clothes and left.
Jia Cong also said: "In a few days, I will join in the fun and pay homage to Qi Jianhui! I knew Qi Jianhui before." Because this name is very popular. "It's just that after I went south, I rarely returned to Beijing, and it was rare to meet him."
Chen Ruijin said: "Why don't you go right now? You can also inquire about it."
"There has been little contact between our house and their house, so it was a bit unexpected for me to run there." Jia Cong thought for a while, "Maybe my second uncle will go. How about sending someone to follow him?"
"It's better to let Lang Ge'er follow."
Jia Cong thought it right, so he ordered someone to call Jia Lan over and carried him for a long time to give instructions. Jia Lan said: "Don't worry, third uncle, I understand." Jia Cong nodded and patted his shoulder.
When Chen Ruijin arrived at the Xiangyang Houfu, he saw that the door of the mansion was open, and the sound of crying shook the mountains. There were all people inside and outside, most of them relatives of the Xiangyang Houfu, and there were also guests from outside. People from the Yin and Yang Division of the Qintian Prison were there
Choose the right day, July 77, 49th, and the funeral will be held three days later and the obituary will be delivered. In the early years, when she was working for Liu Dengxi, she had spied on many dignitaries in the capital. Most of the people who came today were friends with this house.
Okay, but there are some people she doesn't recognize.
Not long after, Jia Lan prepared a sacrifice and came over on the order of Jia Zheng. He first went to worship in front of the spirit, and then said some words to the descendants of the Qi family who were accompanying the guests. When new guests arrived, he said, "You go and do your business, and I'll do it again."
After chatting with others for a while, we went back to the mansion to resume our duties." The Qi family member then raised his hands and greeted others to go. Jia Lan stayed in the Xiangyang Marquis Mansion for another half a day before leaving.
Chen Ruijin did not get any news during this trip, but Jia Lan said: "I saw two people. I have met them several times before. They are important people around the special envoy of the King of Chu. But they went earlier than me, so I left them."
He hasn't left yet, and he hasn't seen any worshipers or help, he seems to be just waiting there."
Jia Cong said: "Xiao Qi sent someone to say that the Marquis of Xiangyang has learned well. He has changed five or six wives, but they never wore mourning clothes and pretended to buy embroidery with Qi to get past the eyes of the Liu family.
When they arrived at their house, they cried and complained that the old lady was gone last night, and asked Mrs. Qi to go over and show her mourning. Of course, Mrs. Qi refused, so they went up and cried and forced her to be beaten by Mingyi. "
Chen Ruijin said: "Okay. Everyone in their family, big or small, is the best at fighting."
Although Jia Lan was also curious, he kept his mouth tightly closed and did not ask. Jia Cong thought: "Lan'er, do you know what the relationship between the King of Chu and the Marquis of Xiangyang is?"
Jia Lan lowered his head and said, "I don't know, nephew."
Jia Cong said: "You just look at whether they have been dating on the scene."
"Never heard of it."
Jia Cong said: "We know that even if they have contact, it is secretly."
Chen Ruijin said: "Brother Lan recognizes it, and others must also recognize it. If they are communicating secretly, how can they not keep it a secret?"
Jia Cong frowned: "Then it's not secret, it's overt. There isn't much contact, so it won't make King Yan suspicious. The Marquis of Xiangyang doesn't know any secrets, and he's not rich, so he has nothing to sell to others.
"
Chen Ruijin said: "Whether it's because of the Chu State or not, the Marquis of Xiangyang wanted to take advantage of the old Marquis's funeral to lure Mrs. Qi over. Mrs. Qi is an ordinary civilian girl. It's quite appropriate to come and rob her, so why lure her?"
Jia Cong snorted: "Being the first tyrant in Xincheng West means free rice."
Chen Ruijin nodded: "That's right. They are afraid that people from Falcon Bookstore will take action and don't dare to mess around. Qi's temperament is not strong. For those who don't know the details, it seems that although she does not want to have any contact with the Qi family, as long as her brother
If my sister-in-law is more powerful, or if the Marquis of Xiangyang is more forceful, they can coax her or use force to force her to agree to go to the mansion to mourn the old Marquis. If it doesn't cause a big fuss, Falcon Bookstore will not take care of it." Jia Cong didn't.
Jue nodded. Chen Ruijin added, "The eighty-eight percent who want the Qi family are the special envoys of the King of Chu. The Marquis of Xiangyang doesn't know where the Falcon Bookstore is, let alone be afraid of them."
Jia Cong thought for another long time: "I still haven't figured out what the Qi family is worthy of the combined efforts of the King of Chu's special envoy and the Marquis of Xiangyang."
Chen Ruijin said: "This matter was rushed and there was no careful plan. Pulling Mrs. Qi to mourn was just an impromptu decision in the past few days."
"Moreover, Ms. Qi has been in the market for many years and has never had any contact with her family. Why did her brother and sister-in-law suddenly come to her? There are so many people in Beijing. It would be difficult for me to find an ordinary embroiderer."
"Since Princess Jian'an helped her last time, the Qi family no longer hides and looks ugly outside. Her appearance and behavior are obviously not from an ordinary small family. I am afraid that the Qi family brought her back to Xiangyang.
From the Marquis of the Marquis. First know the whereabouts of the Qi family, and then find out her identity, and then go back to find her family and the Marquis of Xiangyang." Chen Ruijin said, "In places like Falcon Bookstore, the King of Chu's envoys often go there. I don't know when.
Then we met. Could it be that he fell in love with her?"
Jia Cong shook his head: "No. Her man is just a carriage driver. It's not easy for the prince's special envoy to kidnap a commoner woman? Just spend money to buy gifts and strike up a conversation." He then thought to himself, "What does the King of Chu have to do with her?
Huh?" Unconsciously, his mind imagined a bloody drama in the palace.
Chen Ruijin glanced at him: "The current King of Chu is the grandson of the first King of Chu. He is not yet twenty years old. When the world was divided into feudal states, it became younger and younger."
Jia Cong frowned: "Well, I can't guess, let Shi Li send someone to investigate. By the way, I remembered something. When brother Huan got married last year, someone from King Jin wanted to kidnap Jian'an.
Princess? You’ve been busy these days, and now it’s time to take care of Prince Jin.”
"Princess Jian'an said that Prince Jin will take care of it."
"Huh? How did she clean up? I thought she forgot about it."
"Does she seem like someone who forgets important things?" Chen Ruijin asked, "After all, King Jin won't live long."
Jia Cong smiled and said, "All the women in our family are so powerful." He turned around and saw that Jia Lan was still shaking, and said, "Lan'er isn't scared, right?"
Jia Lan shook his head: "My nephew already knows a lot of things." He added, "Although my nephew doesn't know who that Qi is...if she is not worthy of the efforts put in by the special envoy of the King of Chu, maybe they have misunderstood.
"
"Misunderstanding?"
Jia Lan said: "I mistakenly thought she knew something."
Jia Cong and Chen Ruijin looked at each other - Qi came from the palace and gave birth to a daughter in the palace. It is easy for people to misunderstand. (. Just Love Network)