Chapter 19: Something
Chen Zixiu checked up and down without giving up, and found that it was indeed as the other party said, there was no injury, he frowned and straightened up.
Lin Aike hurriedly grabbed his pants and put them on, his little face was flushed, his little head was hanging low and he didn't dare to look up at people, but he whispered a few words in his mouth, and then put on his shoes and ran into the bathroom quickly.
Chen Zixiu's eyes swept around the room, and when he saw that the food box on the round table outside was still well covered, he knew that he hadn't used the food yet, so he glared at Ping An dissatisfiedly.
Ping'an was not afraid of him, and explained with a smile: "The master said that he would use a piece when Little Master Chen came!" ”
Chen Zixiu didn't bother to pay attention to him, continued to look at the room furnishings, and saw a small lake-blue porcelain vase on the dressing table, felt a little familiar, and stepped forward to pick it up.
"This is the wound medicine sent by Shen Xiaozhu." Ping An coughed lightly and said a little unnaturally.
Chen Zixiu pulled the cork wrapped in white cotton, and a faint scent of orange blossoms wafted out.
He remembered that when he first accepted his grace, he was tossed by the tyrant so much that he almost didn't lose half of his life, and Shen Yifei also sent such a bottle of ointment, which has the effect of dissolving stasis and reducing swelling, and the effect is very good, and the wound will no longer feel hot and uncomfortable after using it. He vaguely remembered that it seemed that the Shen family had a very large medicine store, which was full of rare medicines, and it seemed that it also had business dealings with the Imperial Medical Department.
Thinking of those unpleasant experiences, he put down the small porcelain vase in annoyance.
Lin Aike came out by himself after finishing it, his face was still flushed, he was really caught by his cousin like a child and looked at the unspeakable place, he would still feel ashamed! So he couldn't help glaring at the perpetrator, pouting, and went to the dining table outside.
Ping'an put out all the meals in the food box with a very eye-catching eye, the four kinds of dim sum and the eight-treasure chicken gizzard porridge are still bubbling with a trace of white gas, and the side dishes under the porridge are also verdant, all of them are fresh and light, and you can see that the imperial dining room has put a lot of thought into it.
Chen Zixiu glanced at him, sat down opposite him unceremoniously, raised his chopsticks and ate.
"Tell me, how did the emperor look at it differently." I bite into the pea crisp in my mouth and open my mouth vaguely.
Lin Aike gave Ping An a look, and Ping An went to the door to guard it with interest.
"Last night...... Lin Aike hesitated and decided to tell the truth. The emperor showed me the Lin family's file, and I couldn't find a trace of suspicion in it. After speaking, his face was a little gloomy, and his bright eyes also dimmed. I cried for most of the night last night, but I didn't expect that my father was not a good law-abiding official, but really a corrupt official!
Lin Aike sniffed and lowered his head to drink porridge.
Chen Zixiu paused, followed the scoop porridge and drank, sneering disdainfully. "You believed what he said?"
"In black and white, I also pressed my handprint." My father did sign the ...... Forced to press a handprint or something, the signature is not easy to fake. He saw that it was his father's handwriting.
"What if they are persecuted? What about taking the blame for others? What about being framed? Chen Zixiu took a hard bite of garlic bracken and said angrily.
Lin Aike raised his head, looked at his cousin's calm and indifferent face, his lips moved, and he exhaled softly.
"Therefore, the emperor is also blinded." After saying this, he was a little sluggish and bit the head of his chopsticks gently.
Chen Zixiu raised his head suddenly, and his eyes shot a sharp light. "What good did he promise you? You actually helped him speak! ”
Lin Aike showed a smile that was more ugly than crying. "He didn't give me any benefits, but only asked me what I ate for three meals a day when I was at home, how many slaves I had at home, how many cars and horses, how many houses, how much land I had, and how much my mother married."
Chen Zixiu frowned, "How did you answer." ”
"Naturally, I answered what I remembered, but as for the family property, I was young at the time, but I didn't know."
Seeing that his cousin no longer asked, Lin Aike sniffed, blinked his eyes, held back the tears that floated in his eyes, and said with a crying voice: "However, the emperor asked my father if he was just a member of the criminal department, and the amount of rice and Lu issued by the imperial court was counted, and my father was only an official for six years, why was there a silver ticket of 20,000 taels in my mother's dowry box!" "Not counting the house deed, the land deed, and the jewels and clothes of the women. There are also flowers for slaves and maids, flowers for carriages and horses, and room furnishings. He remembered that the jade pendant hosta or something he made was not a cheap thing. There is also the uncle's family...... It is also a good life in the past few years......
Lin Aike couldn't help but shudder, and his face became even more melancholy.
Chen Zixiu opened his mouth and was speechless for a while.
The staff of the sixth department is just a petty official of five or six grades, generally three hundred and sixty taels a year, and the rice is only a few dozen taels converted into silver, plus the filial piety handed down below, five hundred taels of silver a year is up to the sky, and this does not deduct the filial piety to the peak and the cost and rituals of walking between relatives, friends and colleagues, and the production of Zhuangzi acres of fields, those are not enough for the family to eat for half a year, even if they buy a shop for rent in private, they will add up to a thousand taels of silver a year, how can my aunt have a net worth of 20,000 silver? You must know that in the capital, the dowry of the average official eunuch to marry his daughter is about 1,000 taels, and the concubine is even less, but three or four hundred taels of silver is gone, he remembers that his biological mother's family is not a rich family, but has a small asset, and his grandfather and uncle are also scholars, but the official position is not big, the oil and water are limited, and he will never give his aunt too much dowry. That's suddenly an extra 20,000 taels......
Chen Zixiu suddenly lost his appetite and put down the dishes and chopsticks.
"I'm done. You don't want to go out for the next two days, and you can stay in your room and read. ”
Lin Aike replied sullenly.
In the Qianji Palace, Gao Shenghan was sleeping soundly, and he didn't want to be disturbed.
"Your sister, you said that you would rest today, who is so lacking in virtue to come to make noise early in the morning?"
She said hello yesterday, and she will only go to court tomorrow, and she can sleep for a day today.
This predecessor of his own is really lazy.,It's a fun-loving master.,When there's nothing big in the court, it's usually five days before the court meeting.,Occasionally this thing has to be a private visit.,Throw down the courtiers who can't discuss a fart for a long time.,Take a few good hands and sneak out of the palace.。 Half of the beautiful boys in the back garden were caught in sacks while wandering on the street.
These are not what she suddenly received from the memory of the original owner, and she didn't have the courage to ask Gonggong Deng and those few treasures who were waiting for him, which was only figured out by beating and intimidating Lin Aike last night.
Unexpectedly, in her previous life, she was still a willful and reckless lord. Although it is not enough to do all evil, it is almost the same in the eyes of the common people.
She even dared to touch the minister's son, how can this be so strong!
Thinking of the thirty or so men in the Luoyu Hall and the Zhenlong Palace, Gao Shenghan's head hurt even more.
Father-in-law Deng heard the sound and hurried in to wait.
"Who's out there." Gao Shenghan asked unhappily.
"Prince Shashaman." Father-in-law Deng's face was not much better.