Yuan Chun's show of kindness was very cautious. After finishing speaking, without waiting for Lin Yutong to speak, he took two steps quickly and kept the distance between him and Lin Yutong within a normal range.
Lin Yutong turned around slightly, and then realized that the place where he had just spoken was at the corner. A crabapple stretched out its branches, blocking the view of those who were following behind.
She glanced at Yuanchun in surprise. To be able to reach this point after so many big things happened in the palace. This Yuanchun is not comparable to others.
She wanted to get close to her to express her goodwill, but she was afraid that if she was too affectionate when they met in such a place and in such an identity, she was also afraid that she would have unnecessary thoughts. So, she gave herself a choice in a very 'considerate' way.
Should you get close to her, or not get close to her? The choice is in your own hands.
But when the queen asked her to come out to greet her, she must know the relationship between the two. As for her situation and the reason why she appeared in the Jia family, they must also know it clearly. No matter what,
It is said that the three members of the Yu family came here for defection. No matter what the reason was, the Yu family relied on the Jia family to gain a foothold in the capital. If you don't recognize the Jia family, then who have you become?
ungrateful!
How good of an impression can a person who goes wild when he gets his way leave on others?
Yuanchun is appropriate in everything, but she is sure that she will not throw her face to the ground and step on it. No matter whether she is sincere or fake. Or, she doesn't care whether it is sincere or fake, she only sees how to do better.
Maintain the relationship and do what you can to bring her actual benefits and convenience.
Xiao Jiujiu is certainly not wrong about this.
Lin Yutong was still speechless. She just followed Yuan Chun's footsteps, then walked to the main hall and stepped into... the queen who lived in the main courtyard of the East Palace Harem.
The queen's appearance was not stunning, but she was gentle, approachable and graceful. Lin Yutong didn't know if she looked like this when she sat on the queen's throne before.
According to the etiquette of the Ministry of Etiquette, I thanked him and was helped up.
The queen also stopped sitting in her seat. She got up and went to the couch on the side. She also called Lin Yutong: "I have free time today, so I just want to talk to you. I have never been to the north, and you are from the north..."
Lin Yutong went over and followed this topic and talked about things in the north. He had no mother since he was a child, and how he and his brother depended on each other in the old house. Then he talked about how his brother struggled to study and what he did to make a living. It was inevitable that there were some things mixed in.
Similar to what kind of crops are grown in the fields, how much can be harvested in a year, how much does a pound of brown rice cost, and how much silver does a load of firewood cost? I also talked about how much this foot of cloth can be sold in the north, but I don't know until I get to the capital.
More than half the price.
The queen asked again the reason for such a big difference.
Lin Yutong couldn't help but talk about it again: "... I also stayed in the house without leaving the front door. If I didn't escape from the drought, I don't know the reason..." He also talked about the banditry along the way.
.
Most of the questions were answered at the click of a button, but the queen still had an idea.
The problems involved here are definitely not trivial. Banditry is rampant in a place three days away from the capital. However, the local official's memorial did not mention this matter. The merchants who come and go make profits from this, and they make a lot of money every year.
The collusion between officials and bandits, the collusion between officials and businessmen, and the collusion between businessmen and bandits.
The more I think about it, the scarier it becomes.
This requires power, money and money, and people with weapons and weapons. If this leads to disaster, it will be a disaster.
The queen nodded slowly, and left Lin Yutong to have lunch for a while before she rewarded a cart full of things: "...If you are not busy at home, just ask someone to hand you the sign. Come in, let us ladies talk together.
I like you very much, child. There are not even a hundred but also eighty people who come to this palace to pay their respects in one day. When they come in, they are either trembling with fear or submissive. They want to say a few common words, but each of them has more thoughts than others.
When you ask a question, they have to think about it three or five times in their minds before they dare to say it out loud. I feel so tired when I look at it. In the future, if you come to talk often, don't do what they did. Just talk, eat and drink like visiting relatives.
That's all. If you have something to ask for, just say it. If it can be done, I will tell you that it can be done. If it cannot be done, I will tell you that it can't be done. The most unbearable thing is that this kind of sentence will go around me three times. For one thing
Small things have to go to the palace every day, and once they get there, they talk in circles. I have to guess their thoughts, so why bother?"
Lin Yutong laughed immediately. What the Queen said was really true. Once you sit in this position, you will understand how difficult it is to find someone to chat with. She responded and said: "Since the Queen has said it,
I really want to ask for a favor from my empress."
The queen laughed and said, "That's really... OK! I'm the one who said it, so you just say it."
Lin Yutong smiled and took off the purse from his waist, then put it on the table aside: "I don't know how many banknotes there are in it. It was originally brought to the palace for emergencies. I didn't pay attention to how much it was.
Please give this purse to the lady official who brought me in just now... In front of your Majesty's face, there is nothing I can hide from you. She is the legitimate daughter of the Jia family and my cousin. Since entering the palace, my grandmother and aunt
I often miss you. Now that I have seen you, I can’t help you with anything else. I would like to ask you to pass the money you have with me to my wife. This is all I can do.”
The queen looked at Lin Yutong seriously, and then asked the people around her to collect their purses: "It's hard for you to be interested. Is this really all you want?"
Lin Yutong looked at the queen in confusion, and then nodded: "Your Majesty is generous, and it is a blessing for my cousin to be by your side, and she is not short of money. But in the final analysis, money is a person's courage. She has money by her side, so she feels at ease at least. So,
The only money my wife can give you is this money."
The queen really laughed this time, but did not continue the topic. After chatting for a few more words, she asked someone to escort Lin Yutong out of the palace.
This time, Yuanchun was not sent again.
After Lin Yutong went out, the queen asked someone to open the purse: "See how many banknotes there are."
Among them, the largest denomination is one hundred taels, and there are also fifty taels, twenty taels, ten taels, five taels, two taels, and one-tael denominations. In total, there are more than nine hundred taels.
The queen laughed: "Nowadays, the eunuchs in the palace are so presumptuous? Does a royal wife have to bring so much money with her when she enters the palace?"
"How much money do you have?" As he was talking, the curtain was opened and Emperor Zhenglong walked in.
The queen quickly stood up, knowing that he had heard the truth, so she told the matter: "...this palace affairs cannot be rectified until it is sorted out."
Emperor Zhenglong looked at the pile of banknotes placed aside and suddenly laughed: "How about this lady who is the number one scholar?"
"He is a wonderful man." The queen smiled and served tea to Emperor Zhenglong with her own hands.
"I also think he is a wonderful person." He took the tea and tapped the banknote with the fan in his hand: "Looking at the things, you think the palace affairs should be reorganized, which is correct. But you haven't thought about it yet.
Understand the other meaning of her move."
"Huh?" The queen looked at him: "What else can you say?"
"The adults and noble ladies will not bring these silver notes into the palace." He picked up the tea and said: "A few beads and gems are worth more than a thousand taels. What she took out were silver notes.
This means that their family has a shallow foundation and is not the same as the Jia family."
The queen was stunned for a moment. Really, whose wife would carry this thing with her when she went out? It was all the maids who carried it with them.
And the foundation is shallow... The beauty is that the foundation is shallow. Isn't this exactly what the emperor needs?
She told her husband what they had said in detail, and then sighed: "...he is a very clear-minded person." In the end, the relationship with the Jia family will have to be settled with money.
When the Jia family was still confused, she, an outsider, saw it better than anyone else.
Emperor Zhenglong took a few sips of tea and said, "Then just hand over the things. People always have to be a little humane."
The Queen sent Nanny out, thinking that it would be a matter of handing it over. However, in a short time, Nanny came back again, opened the curtain and stood outside. She must have something to say, and she wanted to say it to the Queen alone.
The queen frowned and said, "Come in and answer. Your Majesty is not an outsider. There is nothing in the world that your Majesty cannot know. Why are you acting so sneaky?"
Mammy lowered her head and came in to apologize, and then said: "Miss Jia wants to see the empress..." As she said that, she glanced at Emperor Zhenglong and fell silent.
A female official said she had something important to report when the emperor came. Who knew what sneaky idea she had? Therefore, Mammy was worried.
Emperor Zhenglong only held tea and didn't say a word. Regarding the affairs of the harem, he listened to the queen.
The queen narrowed her eyes, and then said: "Then call her in and see what she has to say."
When Yuan Chun came in, he lowered his head and only looked at the hem of his skirt. He didn't look at the emperor at all. Then he knelt down dutifully and said, "I do have something important to report. Your Majesty and your empress, please step aside."
The queen frowned and glanced at Emperor Zhenglong. Emperor Zhenglong was still blowing the non-existent tea foam in the tea cup, so she frowned and looked at Jia Yuanchun: "What's important... What's important? What's the matter?"
"Prince Yitada." Yuanchun clenched his hands and used all his strength to finally say these four words.
Prince Yohitada, also known as the former crown prince.
This matter is too taboo and too sensitive.
When the queen saw the emperor raising his head, she waved her hand and drove everyone out.
Yuan Chun heard the sound of the door of the main hall closing, and then said: "There are two branches of the Jia family, but there are many unreasonable things in the Ningguo Mansion. Do you know, your Majesty and the Empress?"
The queen looked at Yuan Chun in shock, wondering how she could talk about Ning Guofu when she mentioned Prince Zhongyi. Could it be that Ning Guofu had colluded with Prince Zhongyi?
What on earth does this Jia girl want to do?
What could Yuanchun want to do? It's just self-protection. If you don't tell yourself, others won't know?
Instead of doing this, try it yourself.
Then, her voice became calm again: "The wife of the Ningguo Mansion, Mrs. You, with her background, there are several people who are willing to marry her even if it is a continuation of marriage. Moreover, when Mrs. You married into the mansion,
How old are you? Why did an old girl in her twenties marry into the Duke's mansion and become the main wife?"
This queen really doesn't know. Logically speaking, there should be congratulations on the imperial decree, but she really doesn't remember that there is a person like You. If she hasn't seen him, she can only ask for leave. It is nothing more than sick leave or maternity leave.
Not to mention that she hadn't seen Youshi since she became queen, even as a princess before, she didn't remember seeing her in public.
What has she been avoiding?
The queen couldn't help but ask: "What is her identity and what secrets she has? Please tell me one by one..."
Yuanchun shook his head: "At that time, I was still young. I only knew that this was unreasonable, but I didn't know the reason."
The expression on the queen's face stopped: What are these words? She came up with all these speculations, but they are all groundless.
Thinking like this, she paused again, the most terrifying thing in the world is not having something that doesn't exist. She wanted to plant this seed of doubt in the emperor's heart.
What a bold bitch!
Yuanchun seemed to feel the queen's anger, and said hurriedly: "If you, the servant, are a little confused about the hidden meaning, what about the Qin family? Why would an abandoned baby raised by a charity marry into the Duke's palace?
"
It's hard for a woman whose parents have died to marry her, because her fate is too harsh. What's more, it's even more difficult for a woman whose parents are unknown.
People often say that the five "don't marry" are: don't marry someone who rebels against the family, don't marry someone who is a liar, don't marry someone who is punished in the world, don't marry someone who is ill, and don't marry the eldest daughter of a widowed woman.
Therefore, such an important matter as marrying a wife depends on generations of ancestors. Family background, family tradition, physical condition of the family members, whether there are any hidden diseases, and even consider that women who have no female elders in the family will not marry. This standard is not strict.
It is something that small families consider when getting married. Why doesn't a family like Ning Guofu consider it? Why does it have to find such a person of unknown origin?
Is there nothing fishy about this identity?
And what kind of background could force Ning Guofu to make such a 'sacrifice'?
Yuan Chun gritted his teeth and said again: "The Supreme Emperor is kind and wise, and the former prince confined the East Palace, but he did not treat it lightly. There is an extra girl and a younger girl. Is it the old sage who is responsible for it, or is His Majesty who was the prince at that time and all the princes responsible for it?"
This is correct. She is just the daughter of the imprisoned prince. What's the point of worrying about this? She has a reputation of being unkind for nothing. So, what's the point of hiding this?
But since it was concealed, it must be necessary to conceal it.
Emperor Zhenglong opened his eyes and looked at Yuanchun: "What on earth are you going to say?"
"Your Majesty is wise." Yuanchun gritted his teeth: "I don't know the specific reason. But according to my stupid idea, since I can give away a girl, why can't I give away another son..."
The queen couldn't help but take a deep breath. Does this mean that Prince Zhongyi may have a son outside the palace?
In the years since the prince was imprisoned, the older children have all died. Now those in the cold palace are all younger. Although she has been moved to the cold palace, she has not treated her harshly. She even sent an imperial doctor to take care of her.
If something happens to the child, no one will think about it. But after all, the child is still young. If he was sent outside the palace in the early years, I am afraid that he is not an adult now, but is almost an adult.
Outside the palace, many more variables have been added. After all, those old ministers are still there. As long as the Jia family is still willing to marry the girl with obvious problems, we know that this group still has feelings for the old master.
If this is true, this is really a source of internal and external troubles. The Supreme Emperor is reluctant to let go of his old ministers, but these senior ministers support the son of the former Crown Prince. In the end, it is not the Supreme Emperor who fights against the Emperor, but someone who wants to use the Supreme Emperor's hand to fight against the Emperor.
The Supreme Emperor is old after all, and he will eventually grow old one day. No matter what, he is his biological father. But this person who is hidden in the dark and thinks of himself as the prince is the most terrifying. If Jia Yuanchun hadn't said this
Seriously, who would have thought there was such a calculation behind this.
Emperor Zhenglong didn't say anything, so the queen whispered: "You go out first, you have been staying in the house recently, and you are not allowed to go anywhere!"
Jia Yuanchun responded with a "yes" and then slowly exited.
After everyone left, the queen asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, do you believe it?"
Emperor Zhenglong was noncommittal, and after a long time he laughed: "How is it true? How is it false? Just those wine bags and rice bags?" He shook his head, "It's not a big deal. I'll call Lao Liu in later and pay attention. No need to take it seriously.
Things will be taken care of." He said, then paused: "But this Jia family girl can still be used."
The queen sighed: "If she wasn't trapped by her family, she would actually be capable and shrewd."
Emperor Zhenglong didn't stay long. The two talked for a while. It was already evening, and he sent someone to call King Zhongshun to talk about the matter.
King Zhongshun frowned: "If you want to know if there is another son, you can try and find out?"
Let's not talk about how to try this. We just said that Lin Yutong came out of the palace and the fourth master had not come back when she got home. She simply washed up, changed clothes, and after thinking about it, she went to Jia's house.
If you give away this money, you must hear a sound.
It had been half an hour when Lin Yutong suddenly came. Wang Xifeng had sent someone to ask Lin Yutong for jam, and the eldest sister liked to eat it. It turned out that Lin Yutong had entered the palace today. Now that they heard that Lin Yutong was here, the whole family and their families
, before Lin Yutong arrived at Jia Mu's yard, everyone had received the letter and gathered together.
As soon as she stepped in, Mrs. Wang stood up and said, "Old man, come here and tell me to take a look."
Lin Yutong smiled and helped her: "I know the old lady and my wife are anxious, why don't they come as soon as they leave the palace." She smiled brightly and said to Jia Mu: "Thanks to you, I am in the palace today with you.
My sister really took a look. She looks rosy, healthy, and everything is fine. I came here to tell you and my aunt."
Jia Mu immediately recited Amitabha Buddha.
Lin Yutong said: "I really didn't expect it today. But since I saw it, I told the queen that she was my cousin. She didn't bring anything else. She had a thousand taels of scattered silver notes on her. Please
The Queen has handed it over to my eldest sister..."
Jia Mu was startled: "How can you be so reckless?"
Lin Yutong smiled heartlessly: "Your Majesty is kind, I made my request, and I agreed, and she didn't embarrass me."
Mrs. Wang came over and hugged Lin Yutong: "My son, if you act like this, how can I not love you more? But the old lady is right, it is too reckless."
"I have thought about it beforehand." Lin Yutong said: "Eldest sister is in the palace. Even if we have money, we can secretly pass it in, but it is inconvenient to use the flowers. If we really pursue the case, a private person will be needed.
Give and take it. But once I get this money from the Queen, no matter how much it is, it will be justifiable for my eldest sister to use it in the future, and I will have no worries. It doesn’t matter where it is, as long as I have money by my side, I will be fine in the future.
Bad. Thinking about it this way, I think the risk is worth taking."
"Good boy!" Mrs. Wang rubbed Lin Yutong's back: "It's hard for you to think so thoughtfully for your eldest sister. How can I thank you for this?" Then she said to Wang Xifeng, "Hurry up and get a thousand taels of silver notes.
?”
Lin Yutong said hurriedly: "My aunt just said she loves me, but now she treats me like an outsider. When I came to the house with my brother, did my aunt understand me clearly? Now that I want this money again, who does my aunt think I am?"
"
Wang Xifeng didn't move at all. There was no one thousand taels of silver in her family's books these days. Where could she get it? She didn't want to move at all. When Lin Yutong said something, she quickly said: "This is
Sister Tong’s feelings, my wife said this, it’s really hurtful.” After saying that, she raised her eyebrows deliberately and said to Lin Yutong: “I met a rich man! I just took out a thousand taels of silver from him, how pitiful
I am short of money for turnover, let alone one thousand taels, I only take 500 taels for my own use, is this a bond between the two of us?"
"Get some rest soon! It's embarrassing!" Lin Yutong said: "Who doesn't know that if you sweep the cracks in the bricks of your house, what will leak out is not just a few thousand taels, but you use this to bully people."
Just talking and laughing, this problem was cleared up.
Lin Yutong didn't stay long, and also talked about the fourth master going to the palace today to meet the saint. As soon as the Jia family heard what happened in the palace, they were in awe and didn't stop them. A few soft snacks were cooked on the stove.
, and there were all kinds of complicated dishes, so I asked Lin Yutong to take them back.
After they left, Jia Mu sent them off to have dinner. Then Mrs. Wang, her mother-in-law and her daughter-in-law recited the Buddha's name to each other.
Mrs. Wang said: "What Mr. Zhang said is true. This child is indeed a blessing to our family." Even Yuanchun benefited from a visit to the palace.
Mother Jia nodded: "If Yuan Yatou can succeed, I can just close my eyes and feel relieved."
Lin Yutong didn't care what the Jia family thought. He only knew that he would get a thousand taels of silver into his hands as soon as he made a move. Everyone in the Jia family would know about it tomorrow.
After the fourth master came back, she told him what happened today, and then said: "The queen doesn't look like the second sister-in-law, but she looks kind." She is not a crooked person.
The fourth master nodded and talked about getting along with the queen, "That's enough. It doesn't need to be too eye-catching. I just entered the Hanlin Academy and waited for half a year before talking about it." After that, he added: "The marriage between Brother Ying and your mother can be decided.
Just settle it quickly."
I'm afraid that others will interfere.
Lin Yutong said "hmm", this matter really needs to be done carefully.
The way Jia Mu shows her closeness is to meddle in your affairs at every turn, which is something you really have to guard against.
Now that she is a child, she goes out to socialize more often. She goes to every house she thinks is suitable to expand her network of contacts.
The marriage of the brother-in-law and the sister-in-law has really come to light after all the twists and turns.
Jia Xia also has a good temperament. Judging from her homework, it cannot be said that she will definitely be a high school scholar, but she is still capable of raising people. As for Baiyun Academy, which is relatively famous outside the capital, the president of the academy has a granddaughter who is honest and amiable. Her age is
That's quite true. This academy has been passed down by the Qi family for two to three hundred years, and it is still highly respected. Almost no male of the Qi family has set foot in the court. The family has produced famous Confucian scholars, painters, and piano players.
, there have been great poets, but no one has become an official. However, the students of the academy are all over the court, but they do not use the academy as a link to form a party, which is extremely rare. If someone like Jia Xia does not become an official in the future
, it is a blessing for him to have such a Yue family who is independent and has a transcendent status.
As for the young girl, Lin Yutong fell in love with a grandson of Lin Ruhai's uncle Zhang Xueshi's family.
Bachelor Zhang has three sons, all of whom are legitimate children. The youngest son and his wife were over forty but had no heirs, so they adopted a son from a side branch. Lin Yutong knew the affairs of the Zhang family very clearly. Both Mr. Zhang and his wife were kind people.
After becoming a Jinshi, Mr. Zhang San studied in the Museum of Literature and held the sixth-grade official position until he became an official. And her wife had a generous and easy-going temperament. She also had good luck when she adopted a son.
It's not rigid. But the only flaw is that the son married his sister's daughter and his niece as his wife. This lady was not happy about this. But at that time, she wanted to celebrate Mrs. Zhang's birthday.
So they hastily made a marriage arrangement and got married quickly. Who knew that Lin Yutong had seen that woman being fierce and mean? Her temper at that time was like wanting to slap her twice when she heard her talk. Now the old lady of the Zhang family
It's okay, the marriage is settled here, it can be considered a good marriage.
She told the fourth master about the advantages and disadvantages of the two families, and the fourth master personally visited Chief Qi Shan, and met a boy from the Zhang family outside. When she came back, she said it was feasible.
Regarding Jia Xia's marriage, the man must take the initiative to come to the house. He invited Shan Ziye to be the matchmaker and sent the message there.
As for the Zhang family's marriage, he is the woman. The fourth master went to Lin Ruhai again and told the matter.
Lin Ruhai was quite happy: "This is a good thing that comes from getting married." The key is that after listening to his two daughters' comments about this girl from the Yu family, he first felt in his heart that the little girl brought out by such a sister-in-law is no different.
Where to go.
Although the mother is not good, she is like her mother and has been brought up by her elder sister-in-law, so there is nothing to criticize.
He agreed immediately and went to talk about it.
It will be July when both parties' marriages are settled.
The weather was very hot, but Jia's family kept calling. I was really busy during this period, so I didn't think about it. Now that the wedding has been decided, I should go and say it no matter what. So I went there early and took advantage of the sunshine.
It passed before it came up.
Only then did Jia Mu know that she had not seen him for a long time and asked her to accomplish two important things.
Speaking of the Qi family, Mother Jia also knew about it. Mrs. Wang knew even more: "Zhu'er became a disciple of Mr. Qi back then, and her knowledge and conduct were excellent. Unexpectedly, after so many twists and turns, she became an in-law."
Lin Yutong smiled and said, "With such a basic family background, we can climb high."
Mother Jia nodded repeatedly: "That's true! It doesn't matter how much property the family has or how much money they have, we don't care about these. What matters is that the family is noble and the children have good temperaments."
Mrs. Wang smiled and said yes.
Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai didn't say anything.
In fact, the Rongguo Mansion is very particular about choosing a daughter-in-law and a family as long as they are willing to pay attention. For example, Jia Min, Jia Mu will definitely love her. No, when they got married, they chose Lin Ruhai, who was the third most beautiful girl, a noble scholar, right? Besides,
Jia Zhu, Li Wan was born in a restaurant in the Imperial Academy. Isn’t he noble enough? When he came to Jia Lian, he couldn’t say that he didn’t put all his efforts into it. On the contrary, the marriage bond between Jia Shi and Wang Xue cannot be broken. He married a girl from the Wang family, which is also the reason why he married a girl from the Wang family.
There is a meaning. Moving on, when you get to Jia Baoyu, do you want the wealth and gold and silver of the Xue family, or do you want to choose someone like Daiyu who was born in a noble family? The living Lin Ruhai and the dead Lin Ruhai certainly have different meanings.
. Now Mrs. Wang would be foolish to say that she would give up Daiyu for Baochai. Therefore, she still tends to be noble.
Comparing it like this, it seems that Ningguo Mansion's choice of wife is really strange.
When talking about these words, Youshi never said much. When the conversation came to an end, she immediately started talking about something else.
Lin Yutong glanced at Youshi before looking back when he suddenly saw a woman carrying a table to set up a banquet. She stumbled and fell to the side, hitting Qin Keqing who was passing by. Then she stuffed something into Qin Keqing's body.
She quickly apologized in her hand, lowering her head and turning her face sideways, so Lin Yutong couldn't see her face clearly.
It's just that Qin Keqing's reaction was very strange. He was just stunned and smiled unnaturally. Wang Xifeng over there was already scolding: "You don't have eyes, you drank yellow soup somewhere and came here to run rampant..."
Qin Keqing hurriedly pulled Wang Xifeng away: "Forget it, it's just me who was unprepared. It's nothing, just call me down and get busy." He quickly waved his hand and sent people away.
Wang Xifeng looked at her up and down: "Did it crash? I'm not telling you, you are a noble person and don't get angry easily. But your temper is too good."
Qin Keqing just smiled. Lin Yutong kept secretly observing her and saw that she was a little distracted, but she did not leave halfway. Lin Yutong also thought that it was Jia Zhen who was looking for her, but she saw that she had no intention of leaving.
Well, if anything happens to Jia Zhen, it won't happen in a day or two. What is she afraid of?
Counting the time, I suddenly realized that it was not far from Qin Keqing's death.
Are there any signs now?
But how she died is still a mystery to Lin Yutong.
After she returned, she didn't tell Fourth Master what she had discovered, but Fourth Master asked first: "Did you notice anything at Jia's house?"
"Why do you ask that?" After asking, Lin Yutong told what happened today: "I don't know if it's a problem?"
The fourth master was not sure whether there was any connection between the two. He frowned and said, "When I came back today, I suddenly saw the eunuch following King Zhongshun changing his clothes and passing through Ningrong Street."
King Zhongshun?
"Is it for something else?" After all, it's not for a woman, right?
The fourth master shook his head: "With the Jia family's current virtues, how many things have to be done while sitting on the throne, and there is no time to take care of them. Is it worth it for King Zhongshun to send a personal eunuch for this?"
Yes! It doesn’t make sense!
Lin Yutong whispered: "Is this Qin Keqing's identity?"
The fourth master frowned: "It's just a woman..." He was stunned as soon as he said the words, and then he had a little more understanding: "Of course it doesn't matter if you have a woman, but if you can give away your daughter, why can't you give away your son..."
If it were the orphan of the late prince, the nature would be completely different.
Lin Yutong thought of Qin Zhong's death again. No one knew if there really was an orphan raised outside the palace with Qin Keqing, but if there was, where would he be? Is Qin Zhong suspicious? If he was killed by mistake, he would rather be killed by mistake.
According to the principle of never letting go, Qin Zhong cannot survive. If I remember correctly, when Baoyu met Qin Zhong, it was Qin Keqing who first proposed to introduce the two to Baoyu. But Jia Rong was
Resistant. He and Youshi were very resistant to the fact that Baoyu and Wang Xifeng met Qin Zhong. At that time, Qin Zhong dropped out of school and had no money to go to school. Is it because Ning Guofu is short of money or Qin Keqing is short of money? Isn't this reason ridiculous? It's very
Obviously, except for Qin Keqing, no one in the Ningguo Mansion is willing to introduce Qin Zhong to others. Why is he shy and hard to meet people? Think about it, is this reason ridiculous? And what happened to Qin Zhong in the end?
?Because he had an affair with Zhi'er, he was beaten by his father, and then he died as soon as he couldn't get sick! Can a father beat his son to death? It's ridiculous to be with a little nun. In the eyes of the young master, this is nothing
What a bullshit! But just saying that something is a thing and saying it is not a thing can kill people, and it is too easy to die.
What's more, if he is sick and has no money, he has to take out Baoyu secretly. No matter who he is, the Jia family can't give him that little life-saving money? Or... after Qin Keqing died, no one in the Jia family dared to do it except Baoyu who didn't know the depth of it.
Going to help again?
If you think about it this way, it seems that King Zhongshun really has a reason to keep an eye on this.
Lin Yutong's mind was spinning, and he thought of Jia Yuanchun, whom he had met in the palace before. Is there some connection between these two things?
She felt that it would be better to explore it instead of keeping this matter in her mind.
After August 15th, everything was fine for Qin Keqing. But before she turned 20, I heard that she fell ill and felt a little bad.
She went to Jia's Mansion to find Wang Xifeng, and the two of them rode there together to see the patient.
This was the first time for Lin Yutong to come to Qin Keqing's bedroom. She frowned slightly, this person was too imprudent, and the ostentation was too big, many of which were not what she should display in her current status.
She hasn't had her period for two months, but Lin Yutong can be sure that she is not pregnant.
Poisoned?
Lin Yutong took the opportunity to comfort Qin Keqing and grabbed her wrist. But it was not poisoning. Judging from the pulse, there was nothing more than fear and worry, and some sleepless nights.
Therefore, the Jia family probably had no intention of harming her.
But the Jia family didn't harm her, and the emperor had nothing to eat and was full. Why kill such a woman? It's not a crime!
Then, her death...can only be suicide.
She died to keep the secret and the person she wanted to keep. And was this person really Qin Zhong?
Lin Yutong had a big question mark in her heart, and then shook her head, I'm afraid it wasn't the case! If it was Qin Zhong, she was a target. Everyone knew it, and there was no need for her to die!
So, this matter is still very foggy at this point!