Something strange happened in the palace of the Crown Prince of Shu. A little princess suddenly turned into a baby boy. The Crown Princess was alert and asked Qiu for help as soon as she got the symptoms. This attracted two couples of four, Jia Cong, Situ and Cen, to gather at Jia's Ma Xing Guest House to speculate.
During the discussion, Situ Cen said: "Although I don't know the origin of that Miss Fan, I can't think of a family with the surname Fan."
Jia Cong thought: "Then... is she a tool? Being used by others? The timing is still very sensitive right now. The prince's 'illegitimate child' has just been announced, and well-informed people also know that the prince's concubine intends to claim the illegitimate child in her name.
.If you really take it seriously, even if the seventh princess turns into a baby boy, he will not be a great-grandson. In terms of age, he is younger, and in terms of birth, the concubine is taller than Fan Meiren." He snapped his fingers, "Acen, we probably
This ruined their plan. Their original intention was probably to raise the child as a girl first, and then wait until he was older - five or six years old at least, or ten years old at most - and then try to make some prince's eunuch or the princess's mother-in-law
Grandma noticed."
Situ Cen raised his leg and kicked him: "Stop showing off!"
Jia Cong spread his hands: "Quiet, the most stupid thing is that all the people related to this matter suddenly died. For example, Po Wen, there must be more than one."
How could Situ Cen know? He turned to look at his wife. Qiu said: "Four."
Jia Cong said: "All four stable women died suddenly, and all fools knew something was wrong. If they died slowly for various reasons within a few years or even ten years, it would not arouse people's suspicion. Moreover, as time goes by, many
No traces can be found. What's more, the older the prince is, the more anxious the prince, princess and prince will be. If they suddenly get a grandson or son, they will be more eager for this to be true. It is difficult for people to calm down under strong will.
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Qiu asked: "What if the prince has a new male heir in these ten years?"
Jia Cong said: "Then this one is still the biggest. Since they have the ability to steal a dragon and turn a phoenix into a phoenix, and have the age advantage, they are not afraid. I can't think of anyone else in Shu who is so powerful that he can exchange children from the prince's house.
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Chen Ruijin said: "As long as it is not changed secretly at birth, it is not difficult. After all, not many people see a woman giving birth, and the baby looks similar. After knowing that it is a girl, fewer people pay attention to it."
Qiu said: "I have made some calculations. A beauty who is not favored gives birth. I have seen with my own eyes whether the baby is a boy or a girl. Apart from the four stable women and at most three or four maids who help, they must all be Fan Mei's confidants.
Those who are not confidants will just keep silent. It is not possible to change the baby on the same day, and there are not many wet nurses."
Situ Cen shouted: "Wait a minute! The witness who destroyed the delivery room also destroyed Wen Po. How can we prove that the child was born a boy? It is obvious that the whole country knows that he is a girl."
Jia Cong said lazily: "Because the prince of Shu needs a male heir, and the king of Shu hopes for an eldest son and grandson, their eyes may become selectively blind."
Situ Cen waved his hands repeatedly: "It's still wrong. It's too ridiculous. Our whole family is not a fool."
Qiu thought: "They must have someone behind the scenes. Let's find out first before talking." Then she looked at Situ Cen and said, "I only told the imperial concubine that I told you about this matter, and no one else knew about it. That's okay.
She must not owe me a favor." Chen Ruijin glanced at her with a smile. Qiu sighed: "Which is the lesser of two evils." They looked at each other and smiled. Jia Cong, Situ Cen looked at each other, not knowing what was so funny.
There was nothing new to say for the time being, so Situ Cen went back to the Yamen to wait for news, and Mrs. Qiu also went back to the house to find out if there was any news about the Crown Princess.
Later, a letter came from the prince's house. Fan Meiren indeed said that the child she gave birth to was a son. Because she was afraid that the prince's concubine would seize the son, she bribed Po Wen and lied that the child was a daughter. For fear of revealing the truth, Fan Meiren actually raised the child herself and did not tell her.
The child was handled by himself and his personal nanny, and no one else was involved. The prince also asked the other people who served in Fan Meiren's hospital. In fact, they had never changed diapers when the child was the youngest. It was not until summer that someone gradually realized that this was a child.
Fan Mei ordered the entire hospital to keep the secret of the baby boy - there were only six or seven servants in her courtyard.
The prince was full of surprises. He didn't have time to anger the prince's concubine or others, but someone from Jia's horse shop came. The man sent a swollen letter and said: "Our third master ordered it to be delivered to the prince immediately.
"It turned out that Chen Ruijin used Bell as a secretary and ordered her to record the conversation between the four of them, omitting the part where the two women discussed the prince's concubine's temperament, and hurriedly sent it to the prince to see. After the prince read it, his face seemed to be open.
I opened a pickle shop, and they had red, green, soap, white, purple and all kinds of colors. I immediately yelled: "Call the third child..."
Situ Cen had been waiting in the mansion for a long time. He still had two brushes under his command. Before the prince could recover from the joy of having a son, his troops were divided into multiple groups to investigate the four Wen Pos and Fan Meiren. Two Wen Pos were dead.
They died together. The two sisters ate from the same pot of poisonous mushroom soup. Three other mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law also died together. The other two stable women were safe. Fan Meiren's father was a little seven-year-old.
Pinzhiguan was honest and somewhat pedantic, and did not seek refuge with any of the sons of the King of Shu. Situ Cen personally interrogated the two Wen women, and both of them actually said that Fan Meiren gave birth to a boy.
According to what Po Wen said, it was Fan Meiren who begged them before she gave birth. If the baby was a daughter, just give it up. If it was a son, she would tell the outside world that she was a daughter. Po Wen asked the whole story, but Fan Meiren just cried and said nothing. There was a nanny beside her.
Then she cried and said, "I don't dare to say anything about our affairs in the house. Anyway, if our girls give birth to a girl, everyone will be happy." Of course, the old lady dare not agree to such a big event, and Fan Meiren has no money to bribe them. It's that one again.
Auntie said, "Dear sisters, when our grandson gets older in the future, you will be his savior." This sentence hit a greedy nanny, so she discussed with the other three people: If Fan Meiren really gives birth to a child,
The baby boy was the eldest son of the Crown Prince and the future King of Shu. After saving his grandson's life, his son would be a high-ranking official and well-paid, with a bright future. The other three agreed.
Even if the prince couldn't get Jia Cong's letter, he wouldn't dare to believe it, not to mention that two Wen Pos were dead. This was a troublesome matter. No one dared to say that the child was not the prince's, and there was no evidence to prove otherwise. The prince thought for a long time and said: "Check it out."
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Situ Cen obviously had no priority in investigating this matter, so he hesitated a little: "Second brother, let me interrogate those two stable women." The prince glanced at him. Situ Cen immediately raised his hands, "I'm afraid
The second brother is impatient."
"Will you?"
"No." Situ Cen said, "Brother, give me a few people who will review the case, and I will be listening. Jia Cong has a lot of clever ideas, just force him to help me." The prince thought for a long time and waved his hand. Situ Cen was solemn and deep.
He bowed and turned around to leave.
In the next few days, Situ Cen often brought Jia Cong over to hear the case. Jia Cong's scalp was numb! Both the stable women said that they were really greedy for future glory and helped Fan Meiren hide their words. And Fan Meiren was in the hospital.
The people inside didn't ask anything. Both Situ Cen and Jia Cong were suspicious of her confidant, and they discussed that the prince should come and ask.
That day, Jia Cong came out of Situ Cen's house. He remembered that Chen Ruijin had praised a shop for its good dim sum two days ago, so he took a detour to buy some. The shop was very busy and there was a queue. There was someone in front of the queue who was about to get his turn.
The scholar in Tsing Yi waved to him: "What does that gentleman want to buy? The late student bought it for you."
Jia Cong said hurriedly: "One pound of walnut cake, one pound of thin fried noodles and fruit, one pound of brown sugar jujube cake, thank you." The scholar nodded slightly.
Not long after, the scholar actually bought three snacks for him. Jia Cong thanked him and took out the money. The scholar said: "Wan Sheng saved Mr. Jia the time of queuing. Can I ask for advice?"
Jia Cong was startled: "Huh? Do you recognize me?"
The scholar said: "How else can I buy something for you?"
"I thought I was good-looking."
The scholar smiled: "I only occupied Mr. Jia for a while. It's not a waste of time to wait in line."
Jia Cong sighed: "Of course it's a waste of time to queue up... but it's also a waste of money for my wife. It's a meaningful waste."
The scholar smiled: "Mr. Jia is really henpecked."
Jia Cong said listlessly: "Being afraid of your wife is a man's virtue."
Even so, he had no choice but to walk with the scholar to a small teahouse next to the pastry shop and sit down. He asked the man his last name, and he said his surname was Mei, and he wanted to be a guest in front of the prince. Jia Cong's heart moved for no reason, as if he wanted to.
I couldn't remember what I was thinking of. After two sips of tea, Mr. Mei said: "Wan Sheng doesn't want to ask for advice. I heard that Mr. Jia is a passionate person. Wan Sheng's favorite woman was taken away by a powerful man, so I want to ask Mr. Jia for advice."
Help show the way."
Jia Cong frowned slightly: "Am I that gossipy..." He curled his lips, "If you want to snatch her back, but you haven't come to me, why don't you ask your heir apparent."
Mr. Mei smiled bitterly and said: "Being born late is not a great talent...how can the prince take care of the trivial matters of clearing out guests?"
Jia Cong shrugged and said noncommittally: "Your attitude does not seem to be trapped by love. Either you were not the one who took away the woman you loved, or you don't like that woman that much."
Mr. Mei was stunned for a long time and sighed softly: "Mr. Jia is really not easy to fool." After thinking for a moment, he said, "It's not me, but a friend." Then he sighed softly, "He is very affectionate. I think he is about to lose his life."
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Jia Cong said: "If you have the time to complain, you can try to snatch the person back."
Mr. Mei shook his head: "In a powerful family, how can you snatch the woman who comes in? Seeing that he was helpless, he thought of helping the woman win favor."
"Crazy!" Jia Cong said, "Your friend is hopeless. If the woman cannot pamper him, there is still some way to do it. After all, women in the backyard are like objects. She cannot be sold to the house if she offends the man or the eldest wife.
, can he just prepare the money to buy it? Oh, this is too dangerous, and he may be beaten to death. Or he may find an excuse to become a nun, make some trouble, and run away from the nunnery."
Mr. Mei smiled and said, "Mr. Jia really has many ideas."
"It's just that I grew up in Gaomen's backyard and saw a lot." Jia Cong said, "But it depends on whether the woman is willing to go with him. There are many people who like fine clothes and fine food. What if he is wishful thinking?"
Mr. Mei's eyes moved and he thought: "I don't know this. From what he said, they were in love with each other. His sweetheart was inadvertently looked down upon because of her outstanding appearance, and was recommended to a powerful man who recruits beauties for the powerful.
Take care of things."
Jia Cong looked at Mr. Mei for a long time with a half-smile but not a smile, and said, "Just tell the truth, it's the King of Shu or the Crown Prince." Mr. Mei suddenly shut up. Jia Cong said, "If it's the other son of the King of Shu, just go to the Crown Prince."
Complaining is just a matter of catching someone's shortcomings. You can use the prince's help."
Mr. Mei took a deep breath and said calmly: "Your Majesty."
Jia Cong tilted his head and said, "The prince's men are robbing civilian girls?"
"That's not a serious hire." Mr. Mei said casually, "Master Fan is also willing."
Jia Cong jumped up and said, "Who?! Mr. Fan? What friend are you talking about whose sweetheart is Fan Meiren?" Mr. Mei nodded. Jia Cong wiped his sweat and said, "Brother, you don't tell lies in front of real people. You
What’s the origin?”
Mr. Mei smiled bitterly and said: "Anyway, I will not be an enemy of Mr. Jia."
Jia Cong snorted: "I know that Miss Fan is not so capable. What do you mean by coming to me?"
Mr. Mei said: "Wansheng learned that the two Wen Pos are in the hands of His Highness the Third Highness, and Mr. Jia has often been in and out of His Highness's house these days." He smiled bitterly and sighed, "Wansheng really understands Mr. Jia's skills very well."
Jia Cong glanced sideways at him: "To tell you the truth, Acen and I really haven't found any clues yet."
Mr. Mei said: "Mr. Jia behaves differently from ordinary people and has a quick temper. I'm afraid Mr. Jia will be able to see the clues soon after he is born late. Mr. Jia, would you like to come with me to see what my friend made?" Jia Cong asked.
Taking a breath of air-conditioning, Mr. Mei said sincerely, "I won't delay Mr. Jia for a long time. By the way, Wan Sheng has never deceived Mr. Jia. He really has a deep affection for Miss Fan."
"So he helped Fan Meiren fight for her favor? And also helped her transport a fake son?" Jia Cong said with a fake smile, "What other trump cards do you have? I don't think you are a presumptuous master. I am not one either.
A helpful person.”
Mr. Mei silently took out something from his arms. Jia Cong was startled when he saw it: it was a domino, five cakes. On the back of the domino was a five-petal lotus pattern. The five cakes on the front and the lotus on the back were the hut.
It was a token made by the country's master - Mr. Mei is a member of the King of Lu. Now it's a big deal - the King of Lu is also one of his own and Jia Huan's brother-in-law. Mr. Mei silently put away the dominoes again and said: "Mr. Jia, earlier I
When I was in Lu, I heard that the Taiwan government has been looking for someone to make fine copper wire for many years."
Jia Cong was still a little confused at this moment, and after a while he said: "That's right. But what we want is not a craftsman who draws thin copper wire, but an inventor who makes a machine for drawing thin copper wire - um, I don't know if you understand what I mean.
What? What I want is not a skilled wire-drawing craftsman, because a craftsman only has twelve hours a day. Even if he draws copper wire non-stop, how much can he draw?"
Mr. Mei nodded: "Wansheng knows. Mr. Jia wants a machine that can mass-produce copper wire like the Lingnan factory." He smiled proudly, "This friend of mine has this ability."
Jia Cong said: "In fact, the Taiwan government has already made a prototype of a copper wire drawing machine."
Mr. Mei said: "It's definitely not as good as him. Mr. Jia, hearing with the ears is worse than seeing with the eyes. Since Mr. Jia is of great use, why not meet him?"
Jia Cong thought for a while: "That's fine. There will always be geniuses in the world. I'll go with you." He waved outside and called a guard to come in. "Invite the third grandma to come and tell her there is a copper wire drawing machine to see."