On this night, everyone in the Lin family slept late, and the second day was naturally a little later.

The others were not in a hurry, but Lin Xu still had to go to Guo's house to take classes. Don't look at Master Guo, Guo Jingquan always looks gentle and elegant on weekdays, but the requirements for teaching students are extremely strict. He thinks that students are so lazy because they don't have a proper attitude towards learning, don't pay enough attention to schoolwork, and don't have enough respect for teachers and learning...... Therefore, Lin Xu didn't have time to eat breakfast, so he hurriedly asked Yuliang to carry two steamed buns and get into the car, and went out in a hurry all the way.

Although Qiu Chen got up a little later than usual, he didn't get up at the beginning of the morning. After grooming properly, after a simple breakfast, I changed into a long-sleeved narrow waist jacket embroidered with lake blue embroidered roses and roses, and wore a pleated cocoon silk skirt with a light lotus color, and got on the car and went out neatly.

Lin Xu remedied it yesterday, but it was just delaying time, and she still had to go out and walk around today, trying to ask for a relationship and rescue those two people.

Of course, how to do this, she still wanted to consult, and the object of consultation was no one else, but Wu, the wife of the Tang Governor's Mansion. Although this Mrs. Wu is from a famous family, she has a cool personality, and she is quite compatible, and the two families also have close contacts. If you ask, you won't go down the wrong path, but cause unnecessary trouble.

This time, Qiu Chen brought Chen and Yuegui.

Sitting in the car, Yue Gui knelt at the door, and Chen sat on the side of the car.

Looking at Qiu Chen's contemplation, his eyebrows were no longer relaxed and indifferent when he was at home, but a touch of heaviness and exhaustion, Chen sighed and said, "Madam, the slave maid used to be in the capital, but I have heard about similar things a few times......

Qiu Chen's eyes turned, looked at Chen's face and smiled: "Look at me, I'm really confused." I actually thought about others, and I forgot a lot of things about Sister-in-law Chen's scriptures...... Well, tell me more about it. ”

The Chen family wanted to make suggestions to eliminate Qiu Chen's worries, so naturally he would not refuse, responded with a smile, and said directly: "There are not many heirs today, but King Cheng was an adult prince who moved out of the palace to open a mansion and build a tooth......"

Hearing Chen mention the prince as soon as he opened his mouth, Qiu Chen couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly.

Since she came out, she and Lin Xu have discussed the dismissal of the girls, and this Chen family can judge with such certainty that it is about the prince just based on what he has seen and heard...... It seems that this person's vision and astuteness are beyond the reach of ordinary mother-in-law servants. Subsequently, Qiu Chen couldn't help but sigh secretly, no wonder Wang Xifeng in the Dream of Red Mansions once said, 'Even the second- and third-class girls in our family are better than those ordinary ladies', this high-ranking family comes out, with vision, bearing, and even mental astritability, eyesight and judgment, don't say that ordinary people have never seen the world, even ordinary rich officials are not comparable. This is the innate advantage of growing up in high-door households, and it is also the result of the fierce competition and survival of the fittest in high-door households. can stay in the big waves and stay and boil into the master's sight, which is a character!

While his mind was spinning around, Qiu Chen also tried to concentrate on listening to Chen's story of the old news in Beijing.

“…… Because there are few adult princes, there are not many princes involved, but the most important thing in Beijing is the princes and princes, and the royal family is also everywhere.

…… Forty or fifty years, the Ming Dynasty passed the most difficult years of the founding of the country, the national strength is rising, the eighteen meritorious heroes and nobles who followed the Taizu to lay down the country, but most of them have been two generations, many people are used to the days of bell ringing and eating, they forget the ancestral training, and gradually flow into the sound of dogs and horses, and the children are not learned or skilled, and even those who do not become instruments, every day the slaves are surrounded by whistling and coming, walking the horse and Zhangtai, looking for flowers and willows. There are many such people, and they are all eyes on the top of their heads, it is inevitable that there will be conflicts, the elders often say, those years were the most lively in Beijing, and within a few days, there was a fight between the children of the national family and which uncle's family, and this fight was mostly for something that could not be put on the table, or in the Qinglou to fight for the wind and jealousy, or to earn some plaything, or just because of a disagreement, there will be a big fight...... Gradually, the people's grievances arose, and many nobles couldn't cover the things they had done, so they were dismissed one by one, ruined the iron book coupon, and the eighteen ministers made great achievements, but they couldn't get rid of the descendants and grandchildren, and buried the family business that the ancestors had gained by blood......

…… Among them, there is a grandson of An Guogong, who is not as flamboyant as those meritorious children, and he does not go to the Qinglou to fight in groups, but this person is greedy for money. Just think about it, An Guogong was the first of the eighteen ministers that year, and over the past few decades, how rich the family business he has accumulated, why does he need to be so deliberate and search everywhere...... But this one just got into the eye of money, as long as he fancied which shop made money, he would definitely find a way to win it...... Ordinary people and merchants have nowhere to complain if they are oppressed, and they may have to knock out their teeth and swallow them in their stomachs, so they quickly pack up their things and take their families to avoid trouble. But there are many night walks, there is always a time to fall, this fancy a glazed workshop, specializing in burning all kinds of exquisite glaze, not to mention that it is the only one in Beijing, even in the entire Ming Dynasty, there is no semicolon, this silver money is innumerable. This took a fancy to Liulifang and secretly inquired, the owner of this Liulifang is just a merchant, and no one is outstanding, let alone the rank of knighthood. Well, he sent someone to drive two idlers into the door, rushed up and beat them all indiscriminately, and when the shopkeeper in the glass shop rushed up to drive them away, the group of beaters dispersed, but the two people who were beaten were already dead. There was a murder, and naturally the government interrogated, so they detained the shopkeeper and the guys for questioning, and the workshop and shop naturally couldn't be opened. An Guogong's grandson sent someone to the door to propose the purchase of Liulifang, and said that he could help exonerate the detained family...... I don't want to, the usual trick of this trick is that the owner of Liulifang didn't buy it, so he refused it in one bite. Well, two days later, the owner of the Liulifang went out, and the road collided, and the accompanying guy fell to death on the spot, and the owner of the Liulifang also broke two ribs and a leg...... This time, An Guogong's grandson sent someone to buy Liulifang again, but he was rejected again. The family is also rampant, and they are annoyed by being rejected again and again, so they scolded on the spot, threatening that if the owner of Liulifang still holds on to Liulifang and does not let go, it will not be a dead person in the shop in the future, and the owner will break his leg, maybe one day he will be wiped out...... As soon as these words came out, the fool also knew what was going on before. The owner of this glazed shop was annoyed for a while, so he went straight to the palace gate to ask for a ...... It turned out that the grandfather of the owner of the glazed workshop was a close friend of Taizu, and he did not make less efforts to make money when he fought the country. So Taizu gave the burning glass recipe and a gold medal to keep the descendants of his best friend safe. I didn't expect decades of old things, the owner of the Liuli Fang family and very low-key, in addition to burning the glass is not related to others, this matter was not publicized at the beginning, it was gradually forgotten, but An Guogong's grandson did not come to the door with long eyes to calculate the people, was sued by the owner of the Liuli Fang to the front of the palace, and also handed back the glass recipe given by the Taizu, only pleaded to punish the murderer severely, and moved back to his hometown with his family, and lived a life of farming. As a result, the Anguo Mansion was sealed, and after a search, there was naturally no shortage of charges, and the Duke of Anguo was taken away from the people, and the Danshu iron coupon was also destroyed...... The self-hanged man who calculated people every day was in the prison of the Criminal Department. ”

Chen's story is a bit long, and it is mixed with some foreshadowing of the relationship between the capital, which is a little wordy, but Qiu Chen still listens to it with understanding, and looks up at Chen, his eyes are inquiring.

Chen Shi did not avoid it, looked back at Qiu Chen calmly, and said with a faint smile: "Mrs. is not in this matter now, although it is not the same as that Liulifang, but if you don't do it this time, there will be a backhand, rather than endure to the very end, even if you are seriously injured and almost killed, it is better to make a ......decision as soon as possible."

Qiu Chen blinked his eyes and said with a smile: "But where can I find a gold medal and sue the emperor!" ”

Chen couldn't help laughing, but looking at Qiu Chen's gaze, it was very solemn: "Mrs. is joking...... You don't have a gold medal, but you have a decree, you are a three-grade lady, and you have the right to directly admonish the Son of Heaven! ”

Qiu Chen smiled, looked at Chen for a while, and finally shook his head with a smile: "I have a good teaching, but now the situation in the DPRK is treacherous and the undercurrent is turbulent...... If I rush forward recklessly, any small whirlpool can make me, and the entire Lin family not even have a little scum left. ”

Lowering his eyes, Qiu Chen hid the emotions in his eyes, only to see that his expression was indifferent, and there was a peaceful and quiet faint smile on the corner of his mouth, and said, "Besides...... If I act rashly, if I cause trouble for others, it will be more than worth the loss. Anyway, it's nothing more than a soap-making recipe, and it's not a big deal, whoever wants to take it. ”

Seeing Qiu Chen's devotion to listening, Chen originally thought that she had listened, but in the end, nothing had changed at all, and he couldn't help but be a little anxious: "Madam...... If you don't want to suffer this grievance, you don't have to be so thoughtful, but you only wronged yourself. ”

Qiu Chen raised his eyes to look at Chen, smiled slightly and waved his hand, "No, these things are really insignificant to me. Now our family has a lot of acres, it's a big deal not to do business, just concentrate on going back to farming, being a farmer, picking chrysanthemums under the east fence to see Nanshan leisurely...... How much cozy! How much better! ”

Chen looked at Qiu Chen, whose face was indifferent, and was stunned for a long time, and finally let out his mouth lightly, and also smiled: "Since the wife really has no intention of arguing, then the slave and maid will not think about it anymore, and in the future, it will be decided with the wife, whether the wife is doing business or being a farmer, the slave and maid will follow." ”

Qiu Chen's gaze rolled on Chen's face, and he smiled and bowed his jaw. She wanted to ask for a moment just now, didn't the Chen family go back to the Jingbei Hou Mansion in the capital? But when the words came to her mouth, she swallowed them again. In any case, since Chen arrived at the Lin family, he has done his best, and he really doesn't have the feeling of a temporary worker, she can feel that no matter who Chen obeyed before, he is serving her with sincerity and intentions. And Chen's ability and knowledge also made Qiu Chen more and more comfortable with it, and he was really reluctant to let Chen go. Anyway, now that Chen's deed belongs to her and belongs to the Lin family, there is nothing to worry about.

As he spoke, after a short time, the carriage of the Lin family entered the gate of the Tang Mansion under the escort of Qin Li and Shen Hu.

After the close communication, the two families had frequent contacts, and the initial restraint was lost in the door-to-door visit, Qiu Chen wanted to come over, but he just sent someone over one step in advance to respond, and he didn't get a set of worship posts or anything.

Wu was wearing a mint ice-colored soft smoke Luo half-arm gown, a primrose-colored one-arm pleated skirt, and an indigo blue embroidered with fish play lotus leaves under the gown.

Qiu Chen stepped forward slowly, the two smiled and saluted, laughed with each other and went all the way into the main room in the backyard, because it was mid-April, the sun outside was getting hotter, but there was no heat in the house.

"This weather, it's only the middle of April, it's just such a hot method, if it's summer, you can't roast people!" Wu smiled and let Qiu Chen sit down on the couch, and gossiped with a smile while watching the little girls serve tea and snacks.

Qiu Chen also smiled and said: "This cold and hot at the beginning is the most uncomfortable time, and when the weather is really hot and people are used to it, it is not so difficult." ”

Wu glanced at Qiu Chen with a smile, stopped talking about this topic, and let Qiu Chen hold the tea together. After drinking tea and eating a piece of the Tang Mansion's homemade horseshoe cake, Wu wiped the dim sum crumbs on his hands, and said with a smile: "As long as you don't have anything to do, you can't go back to the old mansion immediately, so that I can't find someone to talk to...... Say, what's the purpose of rushing into the city on such a hot day? ”

Qiu Chen smiled and said: "I'm just lazy, I can't wait to be lazy in the old house every day when I'm free, wait for death, my wife knows that it's enough, so I just say it......"

Before he finished speaking, he couldn't help but laugh when he heard what he said.

After laughing once, Qiu Chen didn't wait for Mrs. Wu to ask again, he first glanced at the Wu family, and the Wu family immediately sent all the maidens and mother-in-law who were waiting in the house. Qiu Chen also told Chen to take Yuegui to wait at the door. Seeing that everyone responded in unison and retreated backwards, Qiu Chen got up and walked around a few times to make sure that no one was eavesdropping, so he returned to Mrs. Wu's side and lowered his voice and said, "Mrs. knows what to say, I opened a workshop for making soap...... The people hired are all honest and honest farmers in the surrounding villages...... But somehow, it was said that there were fugitives in my workshop, and a group of officers and soldiers rushed in and captured two people......"

Qiu Chen quickly explained the situation in a simple way, and Wu Shi was surprised when he heard it, "How can this be ......?"

After a slight pause, he said: "Don't worry, although it is the hand of the garrison, not directly under our master, but since they are officials in the first house, they can naturally speak with one article and one martial arts." It's just that I also know the limits of these things, since you are here, simply stay for lunch, I will bring a letter to the master, let him come back at noon, I will ask carefully, ask him an idea, see how to deal with the best...... It's not that I'm discouraged, but when it comes to these things outside, men are much more assertive than we are. ”

Although Wu's words did not have any substantive opinions, they were all truthful, and there was no prevarication, so Qiu Chen naturally got up and thanked him.

"What are you and I thankful for!" Wu stopped Qiu Chen, who was about to thank her, let her sit again, and asked, "What are your plans for this matter?" You can talk about it roughly, and when I see our master, I can also discuss with him. ”

Qiu Chen nodded, said his thoughts, and said the most: "...... Fang Zi or something is a dead thing after all, and if you give it, you will give it, besides, if Fang Zi gives it, it is just a thin profit, and the workshop can still be opened. But if the people are gone, there is nothing to talk about. ”

After a slight pause in saying this, Qiu Chen looked at the Wu family with a surprised face and smiled helplessly: "The Lin family knew what happened before, and the wife knew the Tao before, and it was the maintenance of the big guys to get to this day, and now that something has happened, I can't just take care of that little bit of shallow profit, regardless of people's lives and deaths." ”

The surprise on Wu's face flashed, and then he smiled approvingly: "That's right, but that recipe is nothing else, just send it away...... It's really a little infuriating! ”

Qiu Chen smiled and didn't explain anything, but said, "Mrs. relayed it to Lord Tang, and said that my Fang Zi was willing to sacrifice it...... For the rest, Lord Tang will bother to give ideas. I just thought about that recipe for peace, but how to give it and use it again, but I don't know how to do it. ”

Wu had already recovered from the shock at this moment, nodded and smiled: "Don't worry about this, it's all left to me, I will definitely ask for an idea for you from our master." ”

It wasn't until late afternoon that Qiu Chen came out of the Tang Mansion.

Because of the late spring and early summer, everywhere in the Tang family, the dark pattern arrowroot cloth on the window has been replaced by a light and breathable silk yarn, the light green silk yarn is covered on the window lattice, and it looks like a layer of light green mist from a distance.

Tang Yanzhang stood in front of the window of the outer study with his hands behind his back, looking at a thin bamboo outside the window through the pale green curtain, his eyes were deep and quiet, and he didn't know what to think.

After a while, he turned around, and his gaze also turned back, and fell uncontrollably on an inconspicuous piece of plain paper on the bookcase.

On this plain paper, there are dense small characters written on it. The handwriting is only neat, not very good, but in a stroke of a faint reveal a vigorous heroic spirit, the words are like its person, the woman at first saw the thin, slender and beautiful, but after understanding, only to know that the woman's temperament and open-mindedness, actually made his five-foot male sister staggering...... And then hit the knot, praise and sigh!

Looking at the plain note that was calmly presented to his desk, Tang Yanzhang still felt a little faintly hot after a while. Such a recipe was worth 10,000 gold when it was auctioned in Jiangnan last year!

Squinting his eyes slightly, Tang Yanzhang finally folded the plain note, took out a written fold from the secret compartment of the bookcase, sealed the plain paper into it, and put it into a special wooden box, locked and sealed it, and then called someone in, handed the box to the comer, and ordered: "Send it to Beijing...... Just press the 600-mile urgent mail! ”

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