81. Chongyang cake
Ji Cheng said: "I don't know, Sister Qi and I were drinking tea in the garden, Ah Cui was admiring the couplets of Qingfentang, and I happened to meet the eldest son of the Qi family returning home, that was his study, Ah Cui and Qi Gongzi talked for a while, she might be a little clearer." ”
When Ji Cheng said this, he didn't look at Shen Cui at all, and naturally he didn't pay attention to her squeezing eyebrows.
The smile on Ji Lan's face suddenly turned from banter to stiffness, "This eldest son of the Qi family is too imprudent, knowing that there are female guests in the family, don't you even know to avoid suspicion?" "It's all other people's children's fault, anyway, Shen Cui is right.
Ji Cheng didn't answer, as long as Ji Lan knew about it, Ji Cheng didn't want to destroy Shen Cui and Qi Zheng, but if she didn't tell Ji Lan about this matter, if Shen Cui and Qi Zheng got some news in the future, Ji Lan would definitely blame her.
Ji Cheng got up and retreated, leaving Ji Lan and Shen Cui's mother and daughter to talk, and she was still thinking about the look that Yu Qian'er gave her.
"Girl, it's Mr. Hao." Yu Qian'er said.
"What's the matter with Hao Ren?" Ji Cheng asked, because he helped him last time, Ji Cheng even returned the handle of Hao Ren in his hand to Hao Ren, so there shouldn't be anything wrong.
Yu Qian'er said: "I don't know, it's strange to say, he is the one who is lying under our carriage and touching porcelain today, he is dressed in tatters, and his hands seem to be broken, I don't know what happened?" ”
Ji Cheng was taken aback, Hao Ren was like a fish in water in Beijing, and with the help of the Ji family's silver, how could he be reduced to the point of touching porcelain by himself? He obviously wanted to see himself, but he had no chance to make this decision.
But Hao Ren knew about Orchid Lane, as long as he went to the porter to say something, someone would naturally pass on a message to him. Unless someone is staring at him all the time, and the other party also knows his relationship with Orchid Lane.
Ji Cheng guessed correctly, Hao Ren is already a lost dog, others have nowhere to hide, and they don't dare to appear in Orchid Alley, as soon as he went last time, the other party found his traces, and it was not easy for Hao Ren to get rid of those eyeliners.
Today, Hao Ren saw that the carriage of the Shen family was just a stroke of luck, he had seen Ji Cheng's carriage before, and it was very similar to what he saw today, so he didn't hesitate to expose his whereabouts to give it a try.
Probably Hao Ren's life should not be extinguished, it was really Ji Cheng who was sitting in the carriage, and it was Yu Qian'er who got off the horse to see the situation.
The place where Hao Ren was hiding was in a ruined temple in the southern suburbs, and Ji Cheng took four family members and two stout mothers-in-law from Orchid Lane to dare to go.
If it weren't for Hao Ren, the master in Beijing, who helped her a lot, Ji Cheng shouldn't have come to these places to take risks, this southern suburb is a slum, and I saw many beggars and homeless people along the way, robberies often happen in such places, and the girl's family had better not come to this kind of place for the rest of her life.
Ji Cheng saw that outside a small mound not far away, an almost naked mother-in-law was washing her hair, and when the carriage approached, Ji Cheng saw that the small mound was actually a small earthen kiln, where the most inferior kiln sister lived, that is, beggars could go as long as they got two money.
Ji Cheng put down the curtain, there must be compassion, but giving them money can't fundamentally solve the problem of these people, maybe it will also cause them to kill.
Hao Ren's condition was a little miserable, his hand was broken, and the wound on his arm had ulcerated without treatment.
"Mr. Hao, how could you be like this?" Ji Cheng was taken aback, "Who is this messing with?" "Kill them all like this.
Hao Ren smiled bitterly, "Hey, it's all my fault, with a few stinky money, I don't know how thick the sky is, and I provoked people who shouldn't be messed with." ”
Ji Cheng didn't continue to ask, her own ability was limited, since Hao Ren said that she shouldn't be provoked, she probably wouldn't be able to help much.
"I have some silver here, Mr. Hao will take it to the emergency first, if you want to leave Jingshi, I can ask the family to send you." Ji Cheng said.
Hao Ren waved his hand, "The sky and the earth are big, I'm afraid there is no hiding place for me Hao Ren." The reason why I took the risk to meet the third girl is because now you are the only person I can trust. ”
"Where are your concubines?" Ji Cheng asked.
"When disaster comes, they fly separately." Hao Ren sighed, "Third girl, you know that I still have an old father in the Jindi family, and he has always been unaccustomed to seeing me being abducted, so I want to take him to the capital to enjoy the blessings, but he refuses to come, but now I think about it, it is a good thing that he does not come." ”
Hao Ren handed Ji Cheng a seal letter, wiped his tears and said: "This is the seal letter of the silver I saved in Tongqing Qian Zhuang, I don't recognize the seal, I beg the third girl to hand over the silver to the old father at home for me, and I said that my son is not filial and can't be filial to him." ”
Although he knew that Hao Ren was pretending to be pitiful, Ji Cheng couldn't do anything to ignore it, "Mr. Hao, since you have such a back road, why don't you take it yourself?" If you have anything to say, just say it, I can help you, will you still refuse? If I can't help, you say no matter how much, I can't help. ”
Hao Ren smiled bitterly again and slapped himself, "It's all my fault, it's all about playing tricks with the three girls." In fact, as long as the third girl is willing to help me, it is only a matter of a few words. ”
Ji Cheng was silent.
Hao Ren knew that he couldn't fool him, so he simply poured it all out.
It turned out that Hao Ren was lustful and fell in love with "Mrs. Flower", but this Mrs. Blossom was not the concubine of the former Shu lord Wang Jian, but this Mrs. Blossom and the lady were all talented and beautiful women.
Mrs. Hua Rui Xu Xin arrived in the capital not long ago, she is a widow who has been married three times, although she has been married three times, but she is not very old, it is the most beautiful years of twenty-four and five-year women. This lady of the flower is very hospitable, and soon after coming to Beijing, she gathered a group of ministers under the skirt, and when she was in a good mood, she did not hesitate to give alms with skin and flesh, and did not take a penny, but gave money back to others.
But in just two or three months, everyone knew that Madame Blossom was a very wealthy widow, how could such a woman not be flocked. Hao Ren fell in love with both the color of Madame Blossom and the silver of Lady Stamen.
Hao Ren should really be unlucky, that Mrs. Hua Rui only loves the talented and handsome young man, Hao Ren is a little older, and his appearance can only be regarded as average, where can he get into the eyes of Mrs. Hua Rui, he said that Mrs. Hua Rui does not know how to lift, so he used strong. But who knew that the second son of the Shen family happened to be Mrs. Hua Rui's guest recently, the beauty cried, Shen Che rose up, and it was Hao Ren who suffered.
Originally, Hao Ren didn't take the second son of the Shen family to heart, until his business was smashed in just a few days, and several transactions that were being discussed were all leaked, which was an unsightly business, not only the bitter lord was looking for Hao Ren everywhere, but even the government was alarmed and sealed the entire Hao family.
That's not all, the other party still left the words to ask for Hao Ren's life.
Hao Ren was hiding in Tibet, but he couldn't escape the pursuit of the other party. Hao Ren can mix like a fish in water in the capital, naturally there are many friends from the three sects and nine streams, and there are not a few people who have taken his benefits.
Later, a very well-connected brother leaked to him in private, he was the one who provoked the Jing Shijun, and it was useless for him to hide anywhere.
"What is the origin of Jing Shijun?" Ji Cheng had never heard of Daqin and this army.
"I heard that it was built by Taizu at that time, and I don't know where it came from, but I know that there is nothing in the world that Jing Shijun doesn't know, and there is no place they can't go." Hao Ren then told Ji Cheng the story of "kidnapping the princess of the Western Regions into the palace" that the Wang sisters had heard, "Hey, I didn't expect to provoke them. ”
"Are you the one who suspects Shen Che of being Jing Shijun?" Ji Cheng narrowed his eyes and asked.
"I don't know about this, but he must have something to do with Jing Shijun's people. Shen Er Gongzi is the cousin of the third girl, and I beg the third girl to help me say two good words in front of the son, give me a chance to reform and be a new person, in the future, I will definitely be a man with my tail between my legs, and let the third girl send me. Hao Ren knelt down for Ji Cheng as he spoke.
"Sir, hurry up, I will not refrain if I can help Mr." Ji Cheng said.
After leaving from the broken temple, Ji Cheng was suspicious of Hao Ren's words, and asked Yu Qian'er to inquire, since Ji Cheng arrived in Beijing, he has focused on building a way to inquire about all kinds of news, if the business is not well-informed, he will not be able to grasp the opportunity, and sooner or later he will be played to death.
Yu Qian'er inquired about the news that there was indeed such a thing as Hao Ren provoking Mrs. Hua Rui, and people outside were rumoring that Shen Ergongzi was angry at the crown and said that he would kill the Hao family, Shen Che was really angry, and it was estimated that he would never be able to get rid of this reputation again.
Ji Cheng was distressed, although Shen Che was her cousin, he was a cousin who was far away, and with Shen Che's attitude towards her, Ji Cheng was very skeptical that he would beg Shen Che if he would let Hao Ren go. This man's fight for a woman is a matter of face, and since Shen Che has released his words, I am afraid that it will not be good.
As for the matter of Jing Shijun, Ji Cheng had even more headaches, since they found out about Orchid Lane and ambushed Hao Ren in Orchid Lane, they should know about their dealings with Hao Ren, as for how much they know, they don't know, this is what makes Ji Cheng the most distressed.
But no matter what, Ji Cheng decided to probe Shen Che's tone, and he also wanted to test how much he knew.
When Ji Cheng returned to the Shen Mansion, Shen Cui and Ji Lan were discussing what to wear on the day of the Double Ninth Festival.
Ji Cheng then remembered that the day after tomorrow was the Double Ninth Festival. During the Double Ninth Festival, we have to eat Chongyang flower cakes, and we have to climb high and step on the autumn, which is another lively day.
Thinking of Chongyang Flower Cake, Ji Cheng's brows stretched slightly, she had already thought of an excuse to get close to Shen Che. But I heard Ji Lan say again: "Today, the Nanjun Wangfu sent a post and invited us to the palace to enjoy the chrysanthemums, Ah Cheng, are you suitable clothes and jewelry?" ”
Ji Cheng was slightly surprised, "Will I go too?" ”
Ji Lan nodded, "Ah Yun and Ah Yuan both have posts, and Princess Nanjun has always been careful in her work, and she will not leave anyone out." ”
Ji Cheng nodded, "There are also a few sets of clothes and jewelry that I haven't wore." ”