novelonline Chapter 351 Keqing's life experience is full of doubts
Chapter 351 Keqing's life experience is full of doubts
Chapter 351 Keqing's life experience is full of doubts
After Jia Heng left, the Xichun House fell into a brief silence, only the lights were bright, and suddenly, there was a crackling sound.
The maid Caier took the scissors, pierced into the glowing flames, and cut it in two.
Miaoyu sat on a chair beside her, with a gloomy complexion and cold eyes, as if she was hesitant.
In front of Xichun, Miaoyu did not hide her emotions too much. In other words, Miaoyu even dared to ridicule Baoyu and Daiyu's deeds, which was not a submissive temperament.
It was only when faced with the Lu'an tea question from Jiamu, the old lord, that he gave in, offered the old lord eyebrows, and flattered and catered to him.
Xichun raised her bright eyes slightly, and looked at Miaoyu who was beside her, there was a different meaning in her eyes.
As a cold-eyed Xichun who just watched Jia Heng and Miao Yu's fight, she saw the verbal dispute between the two, and her slightly childish Qingling voice was somewhat mature beyond her age group: "Miao Yu Master Yu, he has always...has a sharp temperament, and he has never been defeated in the several fights in Rongqing Hall."
Whether Jia Heng fought with Jia Zhen and Jia She, went to Rongqing Hall several times, or dominated Baoyu's fear in Rongqing Hall, Xichun witnessed the whole process, but at that time she was more of a stranger, but now her mood is different. very different.
Miaoyu's bright eyes glowed coldly, and she said indifferently, "He is very gentle to you."
Hearing this, Xichun couldn't help feeling strange, and said softly, "He always treats me like a younger sister."
Seeing Xichun's shy and disappointed look, Miaoyu shook her head secretly.
Xichun didn't say anything else, just picked up the drawing paper on the table and looked at the portrait painted on it.
Miaoyu also reached out to pick up the scroll on the desk, staring at it carefully.
Even if it's not the first time I saw it, the image reflected in the mirror, with every detail visible, still has a strong sense of impact, but I just thought it was drawn by that boy...
The next time we meet, we will make more calculations.
Miaoyu thought so.
But it is said that Jia Heng left the courtyard where Xichun lived, walked along the Chaoshou corridor, riding the cold wind and moon, and walked towards the courtyard with a calm expression.
Entering the courtyard, he nodded with Baozhu and Ruizhu, walked around the screen, and saw Keqing sitting on the bed with a concentrated expression, threading needles and sewing something by himself.
The beauty is wearing a long red dress with a graceful figure. She has removed her make-up at this moment, and her hair is hanging down her waist, tied behind her shoulders with a green rope. She has a charming and charming face with an expression Unspeakable tranquility.
Jia Heng approached and asked with a smile, "What are you embroidering?"
"Husband." Qin Keqing raised her eyes to look at Jia Heng in surprise, put down her needlework, but did not answer, and said with a calm smile on her charming and unreasonable face, "Husband, this is Cong Xichun." Where is my sister coming?"
"Hmm." Jia Heng said with a smile, took the small garment that Qin Keqing was embroidering with needles, thoughtfully in his eyes, and said: "This seems to be a child's garment."
"Want a child?" Jia Heng asked.
"Where is it?" Qin Keqing's white and snowy cheeks were blushing, and she quickly denied it, but she was quickly defeated by that warm gaze that seemed to be a smile but not a smile. Get ready, you don’t have to wait for a temporary famine.”
Jia Heng smiled, and couldn't help but pull Qin Keqing's slender hand, feeling tender and soft to the touch, and stretched out his hand to wrap around the shaved shoulder.
After the two got married, they were full of plans, and it didn't take a few months.
Although he is a bit busy, he rarely stays out at night. It can be said that he comes back every night to spend time with Ke Qing. It is hard to say that his main wife has a weak sense of existence.
Qin Keqing narrowed her beautiful eyes, raised her pretty face, and asked with a smile: "Husband, when will you go to father's place tomorrow?"
Jia Heng caught the joy and joy in the voice, his heart moved slightly, he smiled and said: "How about going early tomorrow morning?"
Qin Keqing said softly: "Wuzhuangtou of Heishan Village, don't you come here tomorrow with the sacrifices for the New Year Festival, and your husband won't meet him at home?"
"If it's a big deal, just ask Jiao Da to greet him in the front yard, and it won't be too late to see him at night." Jia Heng took Qin Keqing's hand and played with the scallion catkin.
Qin Keqing said softly: "Husband, won't you go to the yamen tomorrow?"
Jia Heng said: "I have ordered the errands down, but there is no need to do everything myself."
When Qin Keqing heard this, her delicate and picturesque eyebrows finally couldn't hide her joy.
Jia Heng said with a smile: "After meeting Mr. Yuezhang tomorrow, when we come back, why don't we drop by the Ci'en Temple and walk by the Qujiang Pool?"
Qin Keqing said softly: "I have to go to the Temple of Mercy. Before I got married, I even asked for a marriage lottery..."
As he spoke, he suddenly felt a slip of the tongue, hurriedly shut up, his face blushing.
Jia Heng said with great interest: "Are you asking for a marriage lottery?"
Pinch Qin Keqing's chin, put those two peach-blossom lips together, snatching the sweetness, and then, under the beauty's shy eyes, asked with a smile: "What do you want?"
Qin Keqing lowered her eyebrows, buried her head in Jia Heng's arms, and said foolishly: "At that time, I went to the Temple of Mercy to ask for a marriage lottery. At that time, I was thinking that I must find a good man with both civil and martial arts in this life."
"Oh." Jia Heng smiled lightly, and deliberately asked, "Did you find it later?"
Qin Keqing: "..."
Knowing love is to amuse myself, so I couldn't help but blame: "My husband asked because he knows."
Jia Heng thought for a while, then said with a smile, "That's what I have to do to fulfill my wish."
Qin Keqing smiled gently.
The husband and wife snuggled together for a moment, Qin Keqing's cherry lips moved, and asked: "Husband, I haven't seen my eldest sister for a few days, is she... okay now?"
Jia Heng said: "It's very good. I have been at the princess's mansion for a few days, and it has helped me a lot."
Qin Keqing gave a "hmm", with a layer of melancholy floating in her beautiful eyes, and said: "The eldest princess, she is quite a nice person, I heard that she is the younger sister of today?"
Jia Heng's expression remained unchanged, and he said as if nothing had happened: "It's the son of heaven's own sister, a widow who lives in the mansion, and now takes care of a thirteen or fourteen-year-old daughter, who is titled Princess Qinghe."
Qin Keqing thought about key words such as "thirteen or fourteen years old" and "Princess Qinghe" in her heart, her beautiful eyes were lost, and she thought to herself, "Could it be that the hair in my husband's coat belongs to this little princess?"
Although Jia Heng took a bath every time after finishing with Chen Li and didn't let the incense stick on his clothes, he ignored the crucial thing... hair.
Qin Keqing saw hair that didn't belong to her in her underwear, how could she not doubt it?
It's just that I couldn't think of the close relationship with Princess Jinyang for a while.
The main age gap is huge, so it's hard to think about that.
Jia Heng took Qin Keqing's hand and said: "Okay, it's getting late, let's rest earlier."
At this time, Baozhu and Ruizhu brought hot water and helped them to wash their feet.
At the end of the Hai Dynasty, the golden hook was put down, the curtain was drawn down, and the husband and wife rested without mentioning it.
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The next day, Qin House
In the flower hall, Qin Ye was talking to Qin Zhong.
Qin Zhong was dressed in a warrior's strong attire, with delicate features, red lips and white teeth, but there was a bit more determination in his eyes than before.
Qin Ye looked at Qin Zhong, nodded secretly, and couldn't help but soften his expression, and asked, "How long have you been on vacation at school?"
Qin Zhongdao: "From childhood to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, homework was assigned in the middle of teaching."
Qin Ye said: "Listen carefully to the teachings in school, and don't delay the Four Books and Five Classics. Is there any explanation of the Four Books in the school recently?"
From the bottom of my heart, although I am happy to see that my son with a weak temperament has changed because of martial arts, the way to be serious is to study the imperial examination.
"When Jingqing and his brother-in-law come over, we need to talk about it."
Qin Ye thought so.
Qin Zhong said softly: "The Four Books and Five Classics are all taught by the lecturer hired by the Imperial College. Recently, the lecturer is teaching Mencius."
Qin Ye nodded his head, his gaze was earnest, and he warned: "Yasheng's writings are written in small words, so you should study and ponder them carefully."
While the father and son were talking, a servant came in from the outside, stood under the eaves, and said, "Master, uncle and miss are here."
Qin Ye was overjoyed when he heard the words, got up from his seat, and said, "Where is the man?"
"We've arrived at Yimen."
"Jing Qing, follow me as my father to meet your sister and brother-in-law."
"Hey." Qin Zhong also had a smile on his face, followed Qin Ye who got up and left, and went out of the hall to greet him.
At the gate of the ceremony, Jia Heng and Qin Keqing were already standing in the courtyard, talking to Nanny Li, watching over the unloading of several carts of New Year's goods, and about to leave for the inner courtyard.
Then I heard a soft call from the corridor, "Ziyu, Keqing."
There was a smile on Qin Ye's old face, and he looked at the young couple who came hand in hand, feeling relieved.
"Daddy." Seeing Qin Ye, Qin Keqing hurriedly called out.
Jia Heng also cupped his hands and saluted, "Master Yue Zhang."
At this time, Qin Zhong lowered his eyebrows and said, "Brother-in-law, sister."
Jia Heng nodded to Qin Zhong, and then exchanged greetings with Qin Ye.
During the conversation, enter the hall, where the guests and hosts are seated.
Qin Keqing asked Qin Zhong about his studies and homework.
Qin Ye twirled his beard with his hands, and said with a smile, "How come Zi Yu has time to come here today, and didn't handle official business in the Yamen?"
Jia Heng smiled and said, "Except for the Wucheng Army and Horse Division at the end of the year, there are not many urgent matters. Mr. Yuezhang, the Ministry of Industry should have annual leave these few days."
Qin Ye said: "The Ministry of Industry is no more responsible for maintaining the law and order of Shenjing than Wucheng Bingmasi. The [-]th of the twelfth lunar month will be closed every year, but the hall is not locked. The yamen doctor and Yuanwai Lang take turns to sit on duty."
Jia Heng nodded, and said: "The Ministry of Industry is more relaxed, and the five city soldiers and horses will be even busier at the end of the year."
Qin Ye nodded and said, suddenly remembered something, looked at Jia Heng again, and said in a low voice: "The matter that Zi Yu asked about me earlier, I have noticed it recently, it is indeed unusual."
The smile on Jia Heng's face gradually faded, and he asked, "What clue did Master Yue find?"
The last inquiry was about the details of King Zhongshun's supervision of the construction of the Mausoleum of the Supreme Emperor in the Ministry of Industry.
Qin Ye said: "Let's talk to each other in the study."
Jia Heng nodded, turned to Qin Keqing and said, "Keqing."
Qin Keqing smiled softly: "You and father go talk about business first."
Jia Heng and Qin Ye came to the study, and they sat down to talk.
Qin Yedao: "Since what Ziyu said last time about the materials used in Kangling, I had the opportunity the day before yesterday to inquire about the details of Kangling's material withdrawals at the Tuntian Qingli Department, and found that the servant Pan Bingyi had issued verification documents many times. The household department has applied for a total of 530 million taels of allocated silver, but Kangling has only completed half of it. In terms of materials alone, it does not match the price details of various civil engineering and stone materials such as the construction of the palace by the Ministry of Construction and Cleaning. "
The Ministry of Construction and Cleaning Officials was in charge of the construction and repair of palaces and government offices, while the Department of Tuntian Qing Officials was in charge of the repairs of mausoleums to write off expenses. The two parties had different responsibilities, but they were both business departments, and the purchase of civil engineering and stone materials was basically the same.
Jia Heng frowned, his eyes moved slightly, and he asked, "Master Yuezhang, you mean that there is something about Pan Bingyi, the minister of the Ministry of Industry?"
Qin Ye's face was solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "I'm afraid it's more than that. Kangling supervised the construction and was presided over by the Tuntian Cleaning Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Works. The latter was restricted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and was only responsible for trivial matters. , but it was sent directly to the Ministry of Industry, and there will not be only one Ministry of Internal Affairs benefiting from it."
Supervising the construction of the imperial mausoleum is a major national event, and the Ministry of Household Affairs has to allocate money to the Ministry of Industry, but because of the particularity of supervising the construction of the imperial mausoleum, the emperor will order the Ministry of Internal Affairs to take the lead.
However, the two parties actually have their own constraints, which is a bit like the relationship between construction and supervision.
In other words, if King Zhongshun used his hands to enrich his own pockets, then the Ministry of Industry, as the verifier and bank transfer party, would not be unaware.
Jia Heng said: "Master Yue Zhang means that the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households are involved here?"
Qin Ye nodded, and said: "I don't know how many people from the household and industry departments have benefited from this. If Ziyu wants to make a fuss about it, it's better to be cautious. I have supervised and repaired the government office these years, and I have seen many colleagues If the subordinates make profits from it, if it is not harmful to the overall situation, they should turn a blind eye and close one eye, because the atmosphere dictates that they can only go with the light."
Qin Ye's family background is poor, and he is an official in the Ministry of Industry. Although he is not greedy, he has seen a lot of chaos.
Jia Heng said: "Lord Yue Zhang, don't worry, I will be careful..."
The criminal evidence he has collected so far is only King Zhongshun's fraud in construction and procurement, and there are very few criminal evidences for embezzlement of ink wages and accomplices.
Once it is launched, it will shake the officials of the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry.
"This matter needs to be well planned in advance, otherwise King Zhongshun won't say anything, and then the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry..."
Jia Heng's thoughts turned, but he couldn't help thinking of the replacement of the chief constitution of the Metropolitan Procuratorate after the next year, and he thought about it for a moment, "I can borrow Xu Lu's sharp knife."
Instead, Jia Heng stopped mentioning it to Qin Ye, and asked about another matter, saying: "Master Yuezhang, Keqing said the day before yesterday about asking for a marriage lottery at the Temple of Mercy, and my son-in-law has something that has been on my mind for a long time. I also ask Mr. Yuezhang to clear up the confusion."
Qin Ye looked surprised and asked, "Zi Yu, please speak."
Jia Heng said: "Why did my mother sign the marriage letter with my father-in-law?"
He asked Aunt Cai about this in private, and even secretly investigated Qin Ye's career path, but he didn't find anything unusual.
Qin Ye was silent for a while, and asked, "You mean about the marriage letter? It's a long story."
Jia Heng pretended to be listening attentively, and said, "I would like to hear the details."
A look of reminiscence appeared on Qin Ye's face, and he said, "You should know, but I brought you from the Yangshengtang, right?"
Jia Heng nodded and said, "Ke Qing mentioned this to me."
Qin Ye said: "Keqing was weak and sick when he was young. Once he went to see a doctor for an emergency, but the doctor was at a loss. At this time, he happened to meet your mother and your father. Your mother seemed to have a different way of thinking. She saw Keqing's illness and took a few pills to save her. Keqing, at that time I was very grateful and wanted to send money to thank you, but your mother insisted on not accepting it, and finally made an appointment with me for this baby marriage, and I agreed at the time. , and it’s also because of your mother’s diagnosis and treatment.”
Jia Heng was silent for a moment, "My mother knows the art of Qi Huang?"
Qin Ye asked in surprise, "You don't know?"
Jia Heng thought about it, from the memory search of his predecessor, it seems that there is such a thing.
He has never been a doctor since he was a child, and he has never suffered from any serious illness. Even if he was sick, it was his predecessor's mother who helped him get the medicine.
Secretly thought, maybe I need to ask Aunt Cai.
Jia Heng was silent for a while, and asked again: "But before she was in Yangshengtang, did you have any relatives?"
"I don't know." Qin Ye shook his head, and continued: "The health care hall was originally full of abandoned babies, funded by wealthy businessmen in Beijing and the government."
As he said that, he looked at Jia Heng and said, "But in that Yangshengtang, on the Lantern Festival more than ten years ago, the workers in the hall ate too much wine, knocked over the candlesticks and drained the water, and a big fire burned it down. "
Listening to the word "walking water", Jia Heng's face was gloomy, and his heart was full of doubts.
He faintly felt that this place was very unusual.
He wanted to use the power of the Jinyi Mansion to investigate, but he was worried that he would touch some taboos.
(End of this chapter)