Chapter 59: The Beginning
Langhua watched for a long time to figure out what was going on with Zhao Ling's gaze. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
He was trying to figure out what she meant, as if he wanted to see her from the inside out, and her every move fell into his eyes.
Langhua was about to frown when something suddenly slipped into her palm.
Langhua looked down and saw that it was a blue satin purse, embroidered with gold silk and moire, very exquisite, but it was not her original one, Langhua hurriedly threw the purse back to Zhao Ling.
If she doesn't look at it, it reminds her of her missing sachet.
Langhua stretched out his hand, "What about my one, give it back to me." ”
Zhao Ling didn't speak, but handed the purse to Langhua again, "This is what your father gave me during the Dragon Boat Festival, and it contains mugwort leaves." ”
Langhua's heart trembled suddenly, this is what his father gave to Zhao Ling?
Langhua involuntarily reached out and took the purse, which was already a little old, but still exuded a faint fragrance of wormwood.
Zhao Ling wouldn't lie to her because of a purse.
Langhua's heart suddenly soured, "When did my father give it to you?"
Zhao Ling said: "Eight years ago, before the Dragon Boat Festival, your father came to deliver herbs, so he gave me a purse...... This purse was supposed to be given to you, and he couldn't bring me a decent gift for a while, so he gave it up. ”
Zhao Ling's words made Langhua feel like he had lost and regained, like a belated eight years, a gift from his father.
Langhua looked at Zhao Ling, "Why didn't it give it to you?"
Zhao Ling moved his injured shoulder, and a disapproving smile appeared on his face, "Because I have never had such a thing, and now that I think about it, your father is meticulous in dealing with people, and he will not buy a gift that others don't use." ”
At that time, Zhao Ling was only five or six years old, why would he not know how to use a purse, Langhua felt very curious, but he didn't want to ask him because of this trivial matter.
Zhao Ling said: "I think, he probably didn't expect to meet me on Zhuangzi." ”
Langhua withdrew his sleeve and raised his eyes, "Whose Zhuangzi?"
Zhao Ling's eyes shimmered, "King Qing's Zhuangzi." ”
A fire poured out of Langhua's heart, burning her ears, and Zhao Ling's words confirmed her guess that her father had something to do with King Qing.
If his father had nothing to do with King Qing, he would not have said that kind of thing before he died: the court seems to be silent, but in fact, the waves are surging, and I don't know when disaster will come.
The disaster that came silently was King Qing's rebellion.
That's why she met Zhao Ling.
Because the relationship between Zhao Ling and the Gu family was already in the hands of her father, she had to figure it all out.
What kind of role is my father by King Qing's side? There is no official or position, but there are some contacts in secret.
Langhua vaguely felt that there was a possibility, "My father is King Qing's staff?"
Zhao Ling shook his head, "It shouldn't be, no staff member is out all the year round, I think it should be to do something for King Qing, but your father is still very careful, otherwise King Qing's case is widely implicated, but your family has always been safe." ”
Langhua thought carefully.
Zhao Ling said: "King Qing suddenly came to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and he is not very familiar with this area, and it is normal to find a few ears and eyes to listen to the news. ”
Could it be that my father was going out to do business just to inquire about King Qing's news?
Zhao Ling seemed to see her conjecture and shook her head, "Miss Gu, your ancestor is a member of the third rank of the former dynasty, although the children of the Gu family have not entered the ranks, they have not read and written. ”
That's right, she heard her grandmother say that her grandfather said that not being able to enter the government does not mean that she will not study, but her grandfather is not willing to learn literature and martial arts and sell them to the emperor's family.
Even the third uncle plays chess and reads books all day long, doing what a literati should do.
Langhua suddenly understood that there is no such thing as being alone in this world, and it is not possible to live in isolation from the outside. My father was running a business outside for the sake of being well-informed, and if he didn't pay attention to these movements, how could he respond at the first time.
But since my father wanted not to be an official but just to seek peace, why did he still befriend King Qing and say something like that before he died.
The more Langhua thought about it, the more strange he felt.
"What about you?" Lang Hua said, "What do you have to do with King Qing?"
Zhao Ling thought for a while, "I can't lie to you, I have some relationship with King Qing, but I'm not close." ”
Langhua didn't fully believe Zhao Ling's words, "Then what are you doing here?" Do you want to help the rebels or the imperial court?" ”
"Neither," Zhao Ling said calmly, "I think General Han is a pity." ”
If Langhua didn't understand the things of his previous life, he probably wouldn't understand the meaning of Zhao Ling's words.
But she was already very clear about Han Zhang's ending, so Zhao Ling's words also became meaningful.
Langhua looked at Zhao Ling suspiciously, she wanted to confirm what Zhao Ling was thinking, "What's a pity?"
Zhao Ling said: "Because I am too familiar with how the imperial court turns a good person into a bad person, Han Zhang has a strong enemy outside the territory, and there are traitors inside, so he will lose first without fighting." ”
The carriage turned a corner and stopped, and Xiao's mother outside said, "Miss, it's time to change the carriage." ”
According to Langhua's arrangement, after seeing Hu Zhonggu, she should drive Zhao Ling out of the car, she has other things to do.
But now, when Zhao Ling told her father what happened, her mood became very delicate.
She didn't have much time to think about whether to trust someone, and she didn't know Zhao Ling, but in the current situation, she really needed someone to help break through the whole situation.
Perhaps Zhao Ling is the best choice.
Lang Hua said: "No need, just go over like this." ”
Xiao's mother answered, and the carriage moved again, stopping in front of a house.
Langhua got out of the car and immediately saw Xiao Yi coming out.
Seeing Zhao Ling, Xiao Yi was a little surprised, but quickly came back to his senses and whispered to Langhua, "The courtyard was bought, and the family only needed a hundred taels of silver to sell it." ”
Seeing that there is a war on the horizon, this kind of house is not worth much.
Xiao Yi said: "Although this place is not far from our house, it is separated by two alleys, and it is not easy to be found when you come in. ”
Langhua nodded, "That's it!"
Xiao Yi didn't know why the eldest lady rented the house, but the eldest lady wouldn't ask too much if he didn't say anything.
Lang Hua said softly: "Have all the merchants near Zhenjiang City inquired?
Xiao Yi shook his head, "No, no one has heard of it." ”
As expected, how could a person who was ready to kill use his real name.
However, the person who bought rice had some clues, all said that he was from Changzhou, and he began to collect rice and grain in Zhenjiang City at the beginning of the year, and the price was very high, but he suddenly stopped collecting rice a few days ago, and said that he was going back to Changzhou. ”
This person thought very carefully, collected the rice before everyone noticed, and when everyone knew that Zhenjiang was going to fight, he had already retired.
But as long as the man is not dead, she has a way to find him.
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