Chapter 020: Change
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The demeanor of the two young people in front of him, as long as they have met once, they will not be easily forgotten.
One of them, dressed in a snow-green robe, with an ink jade seal hanging from his waist, and his eyebrows were quite handsome, but he looked a little sickly. She saw it in Minglun Hall of Yudong School Palace not long ago, this is Pei Ding.
The other person, dressed in piping white, with a face like a crown of jade, long eyebrows and sideburns, and a small dimple on his left cheek made him look always smiling, this was the young official she had met in the Xuanzheng Hall in her previous life, Ye Yong from the Ye family in Songjiang.
Now, these two people came to Qianhui Tower together, and judging from the expressions and movements of the two, the two are quite familiar.
Songjiang Ye and Hedong Pei are both well-known families, and the exchanges between the families are complicated, Pei Ding and Ye Yong are of the same age, so it is not surprising that they have dealings.
But familiarity is quite unusual.
The three generations of the Pei family have not been out of office, while the Ye family is all young officials, the difference between the two families is too great, why are Pei Ding and Ye Yong so familiar.
Although she was suspicious, she quickly looked away, as if she didn't know their identities.
Whether it is Pei Ding or Ye Yong, there is really no intersection with the Yongning Hou Mansion.
What she wants to know most now is the situation in Hadong Province. What happened to Gu Yunyu's family? Why wasn't Zhao Yan an observer of Hedong Dao? Xie, which Xie is it?
She didn't look at the two people anymore, but the other people on the third floor were still surprised. These two people, with such extraordinary bearing, are the sons of which family?
The girls at the table where they had quarreled couldn't help but look at Pei Ding's two people. Especially Huang Mei, her eyes are scary.
Her grandfather was the governor of Hedong Observation Embassy, and she had seen a lot of powerful people on weekdays, and her vision had also been trained. The man in the snow-green robe, she couldn't see any origin, but the jade belt on the white-robed boy was obviously the best Hetian jade.
Hetian jade belt, not many people in the entire Hedong Province can afford to use it. Not because it's expensive, it's because it's conventional.
The jade belt around the waist must be the home of the nobles of the country, or have made great achievements. What kind of person does this young man belong to?
No matter what the situation was, she didn't dare to act rashly, and the arrogant look on her face also received seven points.
In the face of so many people's attention, Pei Ding and Ye Yong's expressions were very calm, I don't know if they were used to this situation, or they didn't care at all.
Ye Yong looked at the situation on the third floor and said with a smile: "There are too many people here, let's go to the fourth floor." ”
Pei Ding also had a smile on his face, his gaze crossed a few tables of people, and fell on Zheng Heng by the window.
As soon as he stepped into the third floor, he noticed her.
Miss Zheng in the Marquis of Yongning, Miss Zheng who can write Hongzhu style, and Miss Zheng who writes "There are no ink spots and many tears, and mountains and rivers are still mountains and rivers". How could she be here in Qianhui Tower?
It seems that she is alone, and there are no elders around her.
Hearing Ye Yong's words, Pei Ding quietly withdrew his gaze, nodded and said, "It's okay." I didn't expect so many people today. ”
There are too many people, and it is indeed very inconvenient, although the words they say are incomprehensible to ordinary people, but it is still very troublesome.
When he had finished speaking, he turned to leave. Ye Yong still had a smile on his face and left behind him.
At the moment of turning around, Ye Yongxiang glanced at the window as if inadvertently, and his eyes flashed.
It was a young girl, who didn't look special, why did he always feel that Qianqiu's gaze was a little different.
After Pei Ding and Ye Yong left, Zheng Heng, who had been calmly sipping tea, glanced in the direction they were standing just now.
Just now, the two of them were secretly looking at her.
Pei Ding had talked about her Hongzhu body, and it was expected that he would be curious about her, but what about Ye Yong, why did he also look at her with evaluation?
Could it be that Pei Ding told Ye Yong about the Hongzhu body? The Ye family is quite influential in the court, will the matter of the Hongzhu body be transmitted to the court?
In this way, she has to be more prepared.
But at this moment, here in Qianhui Building, her attention is still mainly on the girl at Huang Mei's table. They must know about Gu Yunyu and the others, how can they find out the situation from their mouths?
The mourning family took the initiative to say hello to the little girl, this ...... It's very difficult.
Besides, that Huang Mei is an arrogant person, if she rushes forward to say hello, she is afraid that she will be humiliated.
Being humiliated by others, Zheng Heng is not interested in such a thing. Well, we had to wait. Horizontally, these things are not very urgent.
After thinking about it, she said to Zhang's mother: "Check out, I want to go to Liyuan Street for a walk." ”
Here in Qianhui Building, all she can know is the news that the government of Wenzhou and the government of the observation envoy have been replaced. More details, which are not heard here, are not said in public.
Since this is the case, I have to go to Liyuan Street for a stroll. - She still thinks about the homeless.
She thought about it, summoned Yingzhen, and whispered a few words to her. Before she left Qianhui Tower, she had something she had to know.
Ying Zhen's apricot eyes widened, and her face was shocked: "Girl, this ...... This ......"
It's not that she doesn't want to do these things, but she never thought of them! She thought that the girl hadn't been out of the house for three years, and she should want to know about the fat powder jewelry, why would the girl want to know about the situation of the homeless?
She was about to say something, but as soon as she saw Zheng Heng's gaze, she suddenly felt a thrill, and immediately remembered the look that Zheng Heng looked at her in the carriage.
Her body shook immediately, and she immediately replied: "Girl, the slave maid will do it, please wait for a while." ”
Isn't it just to give some money to the homeless people and then ask about the situation of the homeless? It's very simple!
She was about to leave, when she heard Zheng Heng instruct: "It's not safe for a girl of yours to be close to the homeless, so use money to lure those people downstairs to her side." ”
Ying Zhen was stunned, then nodded. Until she went downstairs, she was still in a trance. With money, the girl said that with money you can lure those people around, will it be so simple? Aren't those people sent by the second wife to spy on them?
Ying Zhen walked up to those people with a nervous heart, and asked calmly: "A few big brothers, I'll go to the side to ask about something, are you willing to go with me?"
These are exactly the words that Zheng Heng explained to her.
Then, she saw the men stunned for a moment, and then nodded.
As the girl expected, it was that simple!
She was so surprised that she didn't notice that the place where the homeless people gathered was next to Qianhui Tower, and those people followed her, and it didn't prevent them from observing Zheng Heng's whereabouts at any time.
Besides, twenty cents.
It doesn't affect their master's explanation, and there is still money to be gained, how could these people not want to follow?
Zheng Heng watched the few people follow behind Ying Zhen, and slightly curled the corners of his lips.
Those who can lure with profit have very limited loyalty. How could Xie choose such a person to follow her? Xie either can't see people's abilities, or he just doesn't take himself seriously.
Zheng Heng believes that most of the latter is the latter.
Hehe, most of the people who don't pay attention to the mourning family are not very good. Well, the mourning family will not remind the Xie family of this.
When Zheng Heng was thinking about this with interest, in a secluded corner by the window on the fourth floor, Pei Ding and Ye Yong were talking softly.
"Qianqiu, the family in Jizhou, it is said that his granddaughter escaped. I have been ordered to secretly search for this girl. Ye Yong said so, bringing the latest news to Pei Ding.
The one in Jizhou, of course, refers to the Meng family.
He came to Hedong this time, mainly to look for Ji Yong in Yudong Academy. The relationship between Ji Yong and the Meng family is extraordinary. If Meng Ruitu's granddaughter escapes, it is most likely that she will come to Hedong to join Ji Yong.
The first thing he did when he came to Hedong was to come to Pei Ding to inquire about relevant news. In Hedong, the most well-informed is the Pei family.
Pei Ding poured tea for him, and said lazily: "Just a girl, I also bother you Ye Shanghe to come to Hedong." It seems that the death of that family is unusual. ”
Ye Yong picked up the teacup, but he just smiled and didn't answer, and the dimple on his left cheek seemed deeper.
Ye Yong, whose name is Shanghe, and there are not many peers who dare to call him "Ye Shanghe" directly, and Pei Ding happens to be one of them.
He and Pei Ding are world friends, and the two of them have learned from a generation of great Confucian Wang Mo, and they are brothers in the same school.
Seeing that he avoided answering, Pei Ding didn't care, but drank tea by himself, and said half-loudly: "Ji Yong disappeared more than three months ago, and Zhou Dian only found out about Ji Yong's disappearance a few days ago." Now I'm also looking for his whereabouts. ”
Hearing these words, Ye Yong's brows furrowed, and there was a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Even the Pei family didn't know Ji Yong's whereabouts, so things would be a little troublesome. He can not stay in Hedong for a long time, if Ji Yong can't find it, can he still find the girl of the Meng family?
Immediately, his eyebrows stretched, and he said to Pei Ding with a smile: "It's okay, I believe that if you want to find someone, half a month is enough." I still have time. ”
Pei Ding smiled and didn't speak. Finding Ji Yong, there is no problem in half a month. But...... It doesn't necessarily mean that the court will know Ji Yong's subordinates.
Seeing Pei Ding's expression, Ye Yong could more or less guess what he was thinking, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Sure enough, even with his friendship with Pei Ding, if he didn't reveal some truth, he couldn't easily get any useful news from the Pei family.
After thinking for a moment, Ye Yong said: "Qianqiu, you must also know that the one who placed the Meng family in Jizhou was the confidant of the Empress Dowager Liping......
Pei Ding still drank tea calmly, and didn't even move his brows, as if he didn't care about Ye Yong's words.
Ye Yong didn't have a problem now, and couldn't help but beat Pei Ding's left shoulder across the table, and said with a grin: "Qianqiu, that's enough." I only know that I must find the girl of the Meng family today, it seems to be related to the henchmen of the Empress Dowager Li Ping, and I don't know anything else. ”
Pei Ding put down the teacup, there was no change on his face, but his voice was a little helpless: "Okay, if I know Ji Yong's whereabouts, I'll tell you." ”
What the court really cares about is not Ji Yong's whereabouts, but the girl from the Meng family. Oh, no, it's not a girl from the Meng family, but a confidant of the Empress Dowager Li Ping.
Empress Dowager Li Ping...... Pei Ding couldn't help but think of the Zheng family girl who could write Hongzhu style.
When she was at the west gate of the school palace, Miss Zheng met a girl in tattered clothes.
That girl, also surnamed Meng, also came to seek refuge with Ji Yong.
What a coincidence.