The news of He's death in the fire reached Qin Ping's ears the next day. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info he listened to his family's report with Wu Shaoying.

The family said: "It is said that the woman offended Zhao Ye for some reason, and she was beaten half to death, and then she was thrown to Zhuangzi, and even her daughter was sent away by Aunt Wang's grandmother." Zhuangzi's stewards were all Zhao Ye's henchmen, and when he saw that the woman had offended the master, he naturally wouldn't give her any good face, and only placed the person in an empty house in the middle of the village. The original owner of the empty house was also a tenant in the village, and a few years ago, due to the epidemic, the whole family died, and the house was abandoned. The people in the village said that the place was unlucky, and few people dared to go there on weekdays. And the woman was left alone in the house, and there was no one to take care of her. An ignorant child in the village saw that she was pitiful, and brought her some food and snacks, as well as candles and so on at night. In the middle of the night last night, perhaps after she woke up, she wanted to light the lamp, but because of her serious injuries and immobility, she accidentally lit the hay that made the bed, and the fire burned. Her house was far from the house of the villagers, and she was so wounded that no one could hear the shouting, and she could not move, so she burned to death. I heard that the empty house and the yard had been burned down, and that only some of the frames remained, and that the woman had been burned to the ground. The head of the village asked someone to roll up the mat, carry it to the mountain, dig a pit, and bury it. Afraid that the woman would die miserably and the ghost would come back to make trouble, the Zhuangtou lady also asked someone to invite a monk to chant the scriptures. ”

After the family finished reporting, they retreated. Only the two brothers Qin Ping and Wu Shaoying were left in the house.

Although Qin Ping hated the He family deeply, he was also a little embarrassed when he heard her end up like this: "Although I knew that she would not have any good results, it is really surprising that she died so miserably." She is not a stupid person, in the middle of the night, she has difficulty moving, and the house is full of flammable things such as hay and bedding, so what kind of candle can she light properly? ”

Wu Shaoying's expression was indifferent: "Even if there is no fire, with her injuries, it won't last long." If sooner or later she will die, what does it matter if she dies? According to me, it is because she has done many evils, and God has eyes to punish her. The ending where she was burned to death was actually her retribution. ”

Qin Ping smiled and nodded: "This also makes sense. Since she burned herself to death, and she was seriously injured by Zhao Jie before, her fate has nothing to do with us. reasoning, it is also her own iniquity. When she was still in Linxian, she was only eighteen or nineteen years old, who would have thought that she would be bold enough to go that far? What did she think? Obviously she was married to Chen Xiaowei, how could she still think that she could give birth to the only child for Zhao Jie, and the mother was more expensive than the son?

After Wu Shaoying finished the palace examination, he didn't ask much about He's experience when he was young, plus some things he had heard from Qingxing, Li Zi's brothers and sisters, as well as Mr. Zeng, who had a relationship with the Tang family and knew the He family, and had also speculated about He's psychology.

He believes that the He family participated in the draft when he was a girl, because his father was a protégé of Tang Shangshu, and the crown princess had already been determined to be the daughter of the Tang family, and the palace signaled the Tang family to choose a pleasing prince Liangdi to ensure the harmony of the wives and concubines in the East Palace, so He thought that he had a very good chance of being selected. Perhaps, among the beauties who ran for election at that time, she was one of the more outstanding in terms of appearance, so she couldn't help but have the idea of who else to give. If nothing happened to the He family at that time, she would have been eliminated from the competition safely and married again, maybe she wouldn't have thought too much.

But before the Tang family spoke and the candidate for Prince Liangdi had not yet been decided, He's father was included in a book, and he was imprisoned for corruption, and the He family was exiled from his home, and He's draft qualification was naturally canceled. He thought that he was only one step away from the position of Prince Liangdi, but he missed it and suffered for several years. When she finally met the imperial amnesty and got out of the predicament, she found that the reason for the amnesty was that Chen Liangdi, who "replaced" her, gave birth to the emperor's eldest grandson, and the emperor was overjoyed. She may think that if nothing happened to the He family at the beginning, she would definitely be able to become the crown prince Liangdi, and she would be the one who gave birth to the eldest grandson of the prince today.

Chen Liangdi is clearly not as beautiful as her, how can she get such a blessing, and she can only struggle to survive in the border city, relying on the little silver obtained from selling her younger siblings to get the best family for herself, but she is just marrying a small captain?

Full of resentment and unwillingness, she met Zhao Jie, the prince of the Jin Dynasty, even though she knew that she was already a married woman, but she still had delusions, feeling that if she became the concubine of the prince, she could also live a rich and comfortable life. Then the emperor's grandson died, and Zhao Hao entered Beijing to seek the position of imperial heir, which surprised her even more. Because she found out, it turned out that she still had a chance to defeat Chen Liangdi, who "replaced" her at the beginning, and the crown princess Tang who did not want to die for her family.

In order to achieve this goal, she dares to use any means.

The medicine He gave to Zhao Zhen didn't know where it came from. But Wu Shaoying once heard Li Zi mention that there were many capable people gathered in the penal colony, many of whom were implicated in the struggle for succession and were exiled, and there were many poets and scholars, as well as figures such as imperial doctors. He Xing may have gotten that recipe from these people.

To sum up, the reason why He repeatedly died and did not hesitate to harm others in order to climb up was just because he was unwilling. She always felt that she was once only one step away from the position of Prince Liangdi, but because of the framing of others or the tricks of fate, she lost her glory and wealth. She didn't wake up to the fact that even if her father hadn't had an accident, the Tang family wouldn't have chosen her. The Tang family has just produced a crown princess, and they need a prince Liangdi who is easy to handle, so that they will not block their own daughter. The word "ambition" was clearly written in He's eyes, and her gestures were full of heart, how could the Tang family allow her to enter the East Palace?

Not to mention that at that time, for the He draft, her father was instigated by her mother and had already done some things to betray her teacher. No matter how generous the Tang family is, it will not tolerate a traitor.

In this regard, Qin Ping only had one comment: "If you do evil in heaven, you can still forgive; ”

In fact, He is a very lucky person, she has had more than one chance to be happy, and even glory and wealth have been at her fingertips. But because of her ambition, her unwillingness, and her ruthlessness, she ended up dying today. There will be this end, she really asked for it.

Wu Shaoying didn't want to talk about the He family, this woman was already in the past for him. He only asked Qin Ping: "How are you going to deal with this matter?" From the teacher and the teacher's wife, they only need to write a letter to say it. On the Datong side, it is estimated that it is also a matter of a letter, at most, the second girl will be filial piety in her infancy for a year. But what about Brother Zi'er? Others are here, and the He family has come to the door twice before, and with the words of you and me in front of the mansion a few days ago, there are many people who know the relationship between the He family and Brother Zi'er, and sooner or later someone will spread the word to Brother Zi'er's ears. Do you want Brother Zi'er to wear filial piety?"

Qin Ping felt embarrassed when he thought about it: "I naturally don't want Brother Zi'er to know these bad things. However, the rules are placed there, and the news cannot be blocked, for the sake of Brother Zi'er's future, this filial piety must be kept. He thought for a moment: "Or ...... So I asked the waiter in his house to prepare some plain linen clothes for him, and then asked the kitchen to bring him more vegetarian food every day. ”

Wu Shaoying smiled: "What's the point of this? Brother Zi'er has been reading books with the teacher for a few months, at least the "Three Character Classic" has been memorized. You and I have learned these things in front of the teacher, can we still not know what 'five suits' are? That child is not stupid, he will be able to guess. You might as well just tell him the truth. He will resent and resent Zhao and his wife in the future, but we don't have to hide it for these two culprits, let alone put gold on He's face. ”

Qin Ping hesitated for a moment, did not answer, but mentioned another matter: "My appointment has come down, and early this morning, I received an order from the Ministry of Officials. He paused, "Something I didn't expect, the emperor actually asked me to be the garrison of Guangzhou." ”

The Guangzhou garrison is the official position of the five products. Qin Ping was released from the current position of the sixth-rank guard, and he directly went up two levels. Although Guangzhou is far from the capital, it is a rich place. In recent years, due to local trade with foreign countries, the real shortage of the government has become fat. The rank of the garrison in Guangzhou is not high, but it can be regarded as the real power in the palm of the hand, and the oil and water are even richer.

Wu Shaoying has lived in the capital all the year round, so she naturally understands the benefits, so she smiled and said, "This lack is not bad." Your family spent a lot of money on building a new house. Although the emperor gave a lot of property to the teacher before, and you made a lot of money in the third room when you split the family, the teacher only returned to Beijing from the northwest, and the accumulation must not be as rich as other families. If you go to Guangzhou to work as a garrison for a few years, you only need to put a little effort into it, and you don't have to do corrupt things, you can earn a lot of money to supplement your family. The emperor is thinking about your family, so you will accept the emperor's kindness. ”

Qin Ping smiled a little shyly: "I don't care if I am fat or not, I can be released as an official and take charge alone, it is a very rare opportunity for me." I just think that Guangzhou is too far away from the capital, and I am afraid that I will not be able to see my parents and daughter for several years. Again...... I'm going to work, but my father and mother haven't returned to Beijing yet, so who are I going to hand over to Brother Zi'er? Although Changfang has helped us a lot, it is not a matter to always beg them. ”

Wu Shaoying bowed his head and was silent for a long time before he raised his head and said with a smile: "What's so difficult about this? If you go to Guangzhou, you must take the waterway, right? If you go south along the canal, you will definitely pass through the south of the Yangtze River." You just take Brother Zi'er with you. What is there to worry about sending him to the south to the teacher and his wife? Taking advantage of this opportunity, he also asked Brother Zi'er to leave the troubled place of the capital, so as to save those who want to participate in Zhao Jie's imperial history outside, and involve him in irrelevant things. ”

Qin Ping's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Good idea!" But he hesitated a little, "Can Brother Zi'er's body support a long journey?" It was because he was worried that he would not be able to stand the bumps on the road that his father and mother left him at home in the capital. I haven't had any kids with me......"

Wu Shaoying smiled slightly: "Don't worry, cousin-in-law, I will help you." How about I go south with you? When you go to Guangzhou to serve as an official, you must need a staff member by your side. Let's have a brotherhood, I'll be a little tired, and I'll share your worries, right?"