It is said that Ding Mei returned home in full glory on New Year's Eve and gave her father a hard time. Ding Bozhang held down his brother to prevent the father and daughter from falling out. Master Ding San angrily threw up his sleeves and left. Fortunately, it didn't take long for him to arrive.
It was time for ancestor worship. There were two third-rank officials from the Ding family, and this year the ancestor worship was particularly grand. Ding Bozhang presided over the ceremony, and his two brothers accompanied him. The woman could only pass on the sacrifice, but because Ding Mei was already an official, she was asked to do it.
Ding Bozhang's eldest son presented him with a knighthood. After the ceremony, all the children in the hall were happy, including his direct relatives, but Master Ding San was unhappy.
Staying up late at night, all the female relatives were busy at Mrs. Ding's house. Ding Mei had been away from home for several years and suddenly returned in official robes. Her aunts and sisters in the family could not help but surround her and ask questions. Ding Mei stayed in Chunfeng Tower for three days.
Nian, where can I get people to talk to me? I just do Tai Chi leisurely with them.
A clan sister-in-law said with a smile: "The girl with big eyebrows is really promising. She answered every question, but we still don't know anything."
Ding Mei also smiled and said: "Sister-in-law is really a crystal-hearted person." He put away his smile and glanced at everyone and said, "In our industry, all the people in our profession are cut-offs. Those who don't talk about it will be dead long ago."
Everyone was stunned. The clan sister-in-law hurriedly said: "Bah, bah, bah! What are you talking about during the Chinese New Year? Mr. Xiao Ding is also taboo."
Ding Mei said: "No problem, no problem. Gods and Buddhas are so busy that they don't have time to listen to other people's common sayings." Everyone hurriedly distracted them with other words.
There were a few female relatives in the house, whose parents were imprisoned because of the Fuyuntang case, so they asked Ding Mei to ask, "What does the prince mean? Is there any regulations?" Ding Mei thought for a moment and said: "After the New Year, the prince will be bedridden.
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The woman hurriedly said: "What disease did the prince contract? Did he call a doctor?"
Ding Mei smiled and said: "You can't go to court or see the courtiers because of their illness. There is no need to call a doctor. Your Majesty is still young. It will be beneficial to the court to stay sick and study for a year and a half." Everyone looked at each other and made guesses in their minds.
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Mrs. Ding, who was not sitting close to her, happened to hear these words and asked, "Since I don't see the courtiers, the Queen Mother, the King and Queen Mother, can he see me?"
"Probably we won't see it." Ding Mei said, "Anyway, no one can stop the reform."
Everyone was shocked! They all asked: "You want to change the law? What change?"
Dingmei said leisurely: "What's the rush? Anyway, things have changed for the better."
A grandma asked: "Who will be in charge of the reform? But our eldest father?"
Ding Mei glanced at her with a faint smile: "What do you think?"
The grandma hurriedly lowered her head: "How did I know?"
"It's just that I don't know."
Seeing her solemn look, everyone didn't dare to ask any more questions. Then they pulled apart the material of her clothes.
Mrs. Ding San just sat and drank tea with a smile and did not interfere at all. Mrs. Ding looked at her and sighed softly: "Mrs. San really wants to move out?"
The third wife said: "Being able to live with Mei'er is such a good thing that I have never dreamed of before."
The eldest lady said: "One day the eldest girl will get married, what will you do?"
The third wife smiled and said: "It's okay, I have a livelihood. Speaking of which, I have to thank Grandma Tong of the Zhu family. Before coming to Chang'an, she and Master Zhu Tong had lived in the capital for two months, and by chance she met Grandma Li of Rongguo Mansion.
A while ago, Grandma Tong tried her best to recommend to Grandma Zhu that I have some literary talent and can contribute to Zhonghua Book Company."
Mrs. Ding thought for a while: "Yes, Zhonghua Book Company is an property of Rongguo Mansion, and the person in charge is Uncle Xiaolan. This Aunt Zhu is his mother, right?"
Mrs. Ding San nodded: "Exactly. I have sent the manuscript to Beijing and it's just waiting for them to review it."
Mrs. Ding frowned: "My wife sells her job to make a living, I'm afraid she won't have a good reputation."
Mrs. Ding San said: "What's so bad about the reputation? Wasn't the first author signed by their Zhonghua Bookstore the waiter of Shenying, Jia Baoyu? Later, they also signed the former King of Chu and his daughter-in-law Xiao. Even the abdicated prince sold Wendu
Oh, let alone a little girl." Mrs. Ding was speechless for a moment.
After the banquet ended, everyone returned to their residence. Ding Mei had not been at home for many years, and there was no room for her in the mansion. Besides, she was only staying for one night and had to go back tomorrow, so she simply lived with Mrs. Ding San.
The mother-in-law and her daughter had just been talking for a while, and someone came in to reply. The second-in-law asked to see the eldest girl. Dingmei said, "I don't have time, so let her go back." After a while, the mother-in-law came again. The second-in-law said that she was really serious.
The most important thing is to meet the older girl alone.
Ding Mei frowned slightly. She knew how smart this second wife was, and she suffered a lot from her in the early years. She would not do anything without discernment. Mrs. Ding San said: "Since that's the case, you can meet her.
She immediately became honest after you became an official."
Ding Mei hummed: "It's just that my mother has a good temper. What she did earlier is nothing more than nothing."
Mrs. Ding San said: "You are already a high-ranking official, but you are still arguing about old things with a housewife like her?"
Ding frowned and said, "That's all, it seems like I'm just a child." He ordered the second room to be led to the east wing.
Not long after, the mother-in-law led people in. As they were celebrating the New Year, the second room was very plainly dressed, so they kowtowed to Ding Mei when they entered. Ding Mei thought for a while: "It's been so long that I don't remember. What's your last name?"
The second roommate smiled and said: "Girls and noble people forget things a lot. My last name is..."
Ding Mei interrupted: "Forget it, there's no need to say it, I don't want to know either. If there's anything important, just tell me."
The second roommate could bear it and lowered his head and said, "Yes. Something happened just now. I thought it would be better to tell the elder girl."
"Stand up and speak. I'm not used to people kneeling."
The second room kowtowed again before getting up. He took out something from his arms and brought it to Ding Mei. When Ding Mei saw it, it was a paper bun. His heart moved and he took it. The second room lowered his head and said, "This is what the master just gave me."
Yes. Let me put this in tea and offer it to my wife tomorrow."
Ding Mei pinched the paper bun and asked, "What is this?"
"The master said it was a medicine that made my wife sick. After taking this, my wife will immediately get a disease that makes her sick. Then she won't be able to move out."
Ding Mei opened the paper bag, and sure enough, there was some powdered medicine inside, and her face suddenly became as sinking as water. After a while, she said: "The master gave it to you personally?"
"Yes. The master said that if the wife moves out, he will not be able to see anyone. The girl also knows that our master loves face the most, and is most afraid of someone gossiping about him behind his back."
Ding Mei said leisurely: "As long as his official rank is as low as mine, he will inevitably be unhappy. What does it have to do with his mother? There are so many people who envy him, but he can't hear it." The second roommate didn't say anything. Ding Mei thought for a while and said, "
Thank you for coming here. Anyway, my mother doesn’t want this man anymore, so just go ahead.”
The second room was so frightened that he quickly knelt down and said, "I don't dare."
"It's not a big deal. Maybe my mother will remarry in the future. She's not even forty yet." Ding Mei waved her hand, "Okay, let's go." The second room kowtowed again, got up and went out.
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Ding Mei looked at the paper package in her hand for a long time, and called someone to follow her in, asking him to take it out immediately to check. She returned to her mother's room.
Mrs. Ding San asked: "What's the matter?"
Ding Mei thought for a long time and said: "Mom, what do you think of me? Can I be considered a good person?"
Mrs. Ding San thought for a moment and said, "Forget it. He has been a diligent official all his life and has an upright temperament. Although he can't climb up, he doesn't have much ambition. He just feels sorry for us mother and daughter. That's because he doesn't take women seriously.
thing."
Ding frowned and said with a smile: "Well, if you can't climb up, it's not because you have no ambition, it's because you don't have the ability. Compared with my two uncles, I am stupid. My emotional intelligence is really low. Mom, being obsessed with face and being upright are not the same thing."
Mrs. Ding San looked at her and said with a smile: "It's whatever you say."
Ding Mei shrugged: "Where is the second bedroom?"
Mrs. Ding San said: "If I were her, I wouldn't let go of the declining family. What Grandma Tong said is that it is human nature to want to live a better life."
"You are very open-minded," said Ding Mei, "not only is my father not worthy of you, he is also not worthy of her. So, she has not become stupid in the past few years since I have been away from home?"
"No, on the contrary, he is getting smarter."
Ding Mei nodded: "Then I can roughly guess what happened. Mom, my daughter is an official, and I'm afraid she won't be able to rest peacefully during the New Year."
Mrs. Ding San said: "Just think that I have given birth to a son."
Ding Mei smiled and said, "Which of those brothers can compare with me?" Then he went out and ordered one of his men to keep an eye on Mr. Ding San to see who he talked to more often.
About half an hour later, the man who checked the medicine came back. This medicine is highly poisonous. After taking it, you will die in at least one day and at least half a day. Ding Mei frowned slightly: "I have already guessed it."
He is the commander of the internal guards. Even if the second wife is extremely courageous, she would not dare to falsely accuse Mr. Ding San. This matter must be true. Mr. Ding San cannot possibly have poison in his hands. This morning, Ding Mei dumped her father.
She had something in her hands at night. Someone must have given it to him. If Mrs. Ding San was poisoned to death by her husband in front of her eyes, Ding Mei would be shaken up. Ding Mei knew that someone was targeting her just after she took office.
Fucked her father.
Just as he was thinking about it, the spy who was sent out to follow Mr. Ding San came back to apologize. It turned out that he discovered that Mr. Ding San was whispering to a relative, as if there was something behind his back. Later, when the relative went out to relieve himself, he followed this person instead. Who?
The policeman who knew his relative felt that he was powerful, so he excused himself when he came out of the hut and excused himself because he was not feeling well. Xizuo followed him all the way home. This man's residence was a bit crude, and he could easily enter by climbing over the wall. Through the window, he saw him writing at his desk, but Xizuo was not alarmed.
After a while, the man suddenly opened the window and looked for a moment, then fell to the ground and died! The agent hurriedly stepped forward to check, but he crushed his poisonous teeth and died. A letter was left on the table for his wife and children, which read:
Your account number and password at HSBC Bank.
It was obvious that this person was dead. Ding Mei got up and went to see her mother, apologizing and saying, "It's the New Year, and my daughter... is going out."
Mrs. Ding San frowned: "Is it important?"
Ding Mei nodded: "It's extremely important. Mother, you will inevitably have to do this in the future. Maybe I promised you to go home for dinner, and your Baba is ready, but I won't be able to come back."
Mrs. Ding San smiled and stroked her head and neck: "You can go and live in peace. It's better for you to run errands outside than to be a widow and a sister-in-law."
Ding Mei also smiled and said: "My daughter thinks so too."
Since she couldn't have a good life during the New Year, she couldn't let Zhu Tong have a good life during the New Year. Ding Mei didn't hesitate at all. She sent a telegram to Zhu Tong when she got home, telling him that she would go to their house immediately and asked him to send someone to pick him up at the back door of Zhu's house.
Zhu Tong and his family were having a lot of fun. When they saw the telegram, they were immediately disappointed. After muttering for a long time, they decided to send someone away.
Ding Mei sat in a small carriage and went straight to Zhu's mansion. The carriage went all the way to the entrance of Zhu Tong's yard before she got down. She exhaled: "It's so cold." Liu Jing accompanied the children to set off fireworks, and Zhu Tong's face became tense.
Sitting in the study.
Ding Mei then told what happened just now. Zhu Tong was shocked: "Your father drugged your mother?"
Ding Mei nodded: "Liu Feng said that bacteria are everywhere, but they will swarm up as soon as there are weak people."
Zhu Tong coughed twice: "This is common knowledge in microbiology, not Liu Feng's thank you."
Ding Mei glanced at him: "I listened to what he said."
"...That's all."
Ding Mei continued: "I am the weak member of the Ding family."
Zhu Tong said "hmm" and said, "I've heard that too. He's the best to deal with your three masters." He thought for a moment, "Guess who did it."
Ding Mei said: "If I could guess it, would I still consult with you? In other countries, this should have been done by the prince. If the King of Qin did not do it himself, Mr. Cui or the Queen Mother should have done it for him.
"My time in office is too short, and other countries have not had time to figure out my clues and will not act rashly."
Zhu Tong nodded: "That's right. The newly appointed leader of the Qin State will have to be investigated for a while. Since he has gained the trust of your father, he has obviously been prepared for a long time. So it seems that there is someone around King Qin that we underestimate? It is definitely not King Qin himself. This
There is only one monster in the world, Jia Cong. The Queen Mother and the father of the Yu family are not wise men. Wait..." He thought for a while, "No, that person was from another country. He died too happily.
He is keen and extremely loyal to his master. It is not easy to train a man who can work carefully. If there is a conflict within the Qin Dynasty, why will he die? How can your internal guards do anything to the people of the Queen Mother? The Queen Mother and the brother of the Queen Mother have committed such a big thing
, aren’t you just shutting yourself up and thinking about your mistakes?”
The two of them immediately fell into a dilemma, and after thinking for a long time, they could not think of any other possibility. Suddenly Liu Jing came and asked: "What are we doing? We are so sad during the New Year." Ding Mei then said it again. Liu Jing thought: "
Is it possible that the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother are surrounded by agents from other countries?" Both of them were startled. Liu Jing said, "Since Mr. Cui can be one of ours, it is not surprising that there are agents from other countries around the two of them!"
Zhu Tong knocked on the table: "When Mr. Cui came to the King of Qin, the late son had just died. No one in the country could have guessed that the seven-year-old child could inherit the throne of King Qin and inherit it so quickly. If other countries want to put in people, they should do it as well.
Place him next to the Queen Mother."
Ding Mei thought: "The Queen Mother is just a harem woman, and she has a virtuous temperament and has no intention of listening to politics behind the curtain."
The room was silent for a while, and Liu Jing suddenly picked up a pen and wrote a few words on the palm of his hand. Zhu Tong looked at her and wrote a few words. Ding Mei smiled slightly and also wrote. The three of them spread their palms, They all have three words: Marquis of Ping An.
Ding Mei said, "I'll lend you your telegraph machine."
"What?"
"Complain to our bureau chief." Ding Mei said, "The master of Ping An will not let go."