Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Ring
As the Wanshou Festival approaches, there are more and more nobles coming and going in the imperial capital.
To paraphrase a common saying, if a pie falls from the sky, half of the pedestrians hit are either royal relatives or state relatives, and the remaining half are important ministers of the court or family members of important ministers.
In addition, in addition to the nobles of this dynasty, there are also envoys sent by neighboring countries to congratulate their birthdays. They were dressed in fancy costumes and happily shuttled through the streets and alleys of the capital. The shopkeepers took the opportunity to sell them the special products of the dynasty, the farmers brought fresh melons and fruits into the city early in the morning to sell, and the girls in the red sleeves even put on various postures to attract guests from foreign countries.
For a while, the capital was very lively.
In a teahouse not far from Mao'er Hutong, Mr. Ye was drinking tea with a handsome son. This person is none other than Feng Qi.
At this time, it was still early, and there were only a few guests sitting in the teahouse.
The two of them sat next to the window, far away from the guests, and through the Koryo papier-mΓ’chΓ© window, they could vaguely see the pedestrians coming and going.
It happened that the Qin family's carriage passed downstairs, and the breeze lifted the curtain, and Feng Qi saw the little girl sitting in the carriage.
The little girl has delicate eyebrows and eyes, a double-ring bun on her head, a pink pleated skirt, and her hands on her cheeks as if she is thinking about something, which is very fascinating.
"Teacher, your vision is good!" Xiao glanced at him, and Feng Qi gave a thumbs up and praised.
Mr. Ye twisted his beard and smiled, looking very proud, "Compared to Shen Jin, how is it?"
"It's more than that. Feng Qi did not hesitate to praise himself, "Let me go to see Master Jiang another day, I haven't seen him for so many years, and I don't know how well he is doing as an old man." β
"Okay, he is now very much used by the emperor, and he is in charge of the money and food of the household. The so-called 'rebellion case' a few days ago, due to Qin Wu's interference, was long gone. β
"Oh, is her influence on the emperor really so great?"
"I don't know exactly what happened. Anyway, as soon as she entered the palace, the emperor changed his attitude. According to the emperor's temperament, if anyone insults and humiliates the loyal martyr king, even if he does not die, he will have to shed his skin, but Lord Jiang not only retreated with his whole body, but now he still sits in the position of the head of the household. β
Feng Qi couldn't help but stroke his palms and smiled: "Hehe, I'm really getting more and more interested in this Qin Wu." β
"What? You want to marry her?"
Mr. Ye seemed taken aback.
Feng Qi smiled: "Why not?"
Mr. Ye paused for a moment before saying: "I advise you not to bother with this, the emperor has already taken a fancy to her, and has the heart to call her the crown princess, and now she is just waiting for the two of them to grow up." Besides, this student of mine has a firmer mind than ordinary people, and he will not be lightly emotional. β
"She's still young, I can wait for her to grow up. Who can say for sure what will happen in the future?"
Mr. Ye's brows tightened, and he didn't say anything more.
At this time, there were gradually more people in the teahouse, and the conversation was no longer so convenient.
Mr. Ye paid for the tea and left first.
After he went downstairs and disappeared out of sight, he saw a figure quietly appear in front of Feng Qi, and stood with his head down: "Lord Wang, what are your orders?"
Feng Qi lowered his head and took a sip of tea, and commanded softly: "Follow him closely, but whenever he walks out of the Qin Mansion."
, and they have to follow inch by inch. β
"Yes, the subordinates will arrange it. β
"But be careful, don't let him find out. β
"My subordinates saved. β
After his subordinates retreated, Feng Qi sat alone for a while before cautiously going downstairs and leaving.
At this time, Qin Yue didn't know that a big net was quietly unfolding against her.
Qin Yue went out early in the morning and went to Jiangfu.
Hearing that Mrs. Jiang was sick, the Jiang family was so anxious that she couldn't go out for a while because she had to take care of the middle feed in the house, so she sent her daughter to visit the Jiang Mansion.
Qin Yue was trying to figure out the origin of the white jade ring, so he was naturally willing to go to such a thing.
Soon came to Jiangfu, and the eldest cousin came out to welcome her in, and told her grandmother's illness along the way.
Fortunately, it was not a serious illness, but it was just a cold, and it was much better after drinking the medicine.
Qin Yue was also relieved, and after going to see her grandmother in person, she sent someone to go back to the Qin Mansion to report to her mother, and she accompanied her grandmother to chat in the house.
Old Mrs. Jiang drove all the people in the house away, and then pulled her granddaughter to sit in front of the bed, her face suddenly became stern, and she asked in a low voice: "Yue'er, are you honest, did you take a ring with you when you came back to the house?"
Qin Yue was surprised.
She didn't expect her grandmother to ask about it.
It seems that the matter has not yet spread, and my grandmother invited her to the house for private interrogation under the pretext of being ill.
Qin Yue nodded calmly, pretending to be curious, "What's the matter?"
Old Madam Jiang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. It's good that the thing is still there, at least it hasn't fallen into the hands of outsiders.
"Well, it's not a valuable thing, but it's your grandfather's treasure for many years, and you didn't register it when you took it, and your grandfather thought it was stolen by a thief, so he was a little anxious. β
Of course, Qin Yue wouldn't believe her grandmother's words, but she didn't break it. That thing was originally hers, how could she return it if she took it?
"Oh-it turns out that my grandfather likes girls' household jewelry!" Qin Yue pretended to be suddenly enlightened, and giggled, "That style, look at it, it's a love token from a man to the person you like! Don't think I don't know, grandmother, you gave it to your grandfather, right?"
Old Lady Jiang's face was suddenly a little embarrassed, and she couldn't help coughing lightly.
Qin Yue laughed heartlessly, "Heh, grandmother is shy!"
Old Lady Jiang's face was even more embarrassed.
After living for such a long time, I have never been teased like this.
This girl is really upside down......
After making a fuss for a while, Mrs. Jiang couldn't continue to dwell on this topic. The good granddaughter is smart, and if she finds out the clues, it will be terrible.
Taking advantage of Mrs. Jiang's nap, Qin Yue went to her eldest cousin's room to talk.
The eldest cousin is a straightforward person, how can she hide her words in her heart, and without waiting for Qin Yue to ask, she took the initiative to tell her cousin about her grandmother asking her for a ring, and finally said: "Cousin, don't blame me, grandmother asked, I didn't dare not say it." Besides, I saw that my grandfather almost dug three feet into the ground in the house in order to find this, and he turned white overnight, and I really couldn't bear it!"
Qin Yue's face was not shocked, but his heart was quite surprised.
It sounds like my grandfather knew the importance of this thing for a long time, and he also knew whose token it was, but what was his plan to hide this thing quietly for so many years?
Qin Yue couldn't help but think of the righteousness between his maternal ancestor Jiang Ruhui and the seventh prince Fengshu.
The Jiang family has been a pure minister for generations, but when it comes to my grandfather's generation, it is impossible to become a minister?