Chapter 43: Reward

Three years ago, Mr. Pei had just been demoted to Wuzhou by the imperial court, and she was with her.

Mr. Pei has the habit of reading the Di newspaper every day, although most of the time it came to him was a few days ago.

The first time she saw the name Zhu Ruomei was in several newspapers that had been delayed for several days.

That year, the Empress Dowager was in a thousand autumns, and Xiao Jingxi, the second son of Yanbei Wangfu, entered Beijing on behalf of Yanbei Wangfu to congratulate the Empress Dowager on her birthday.

It is rumored that the second son of Yanbei is not only picturesque, but also intelligent.

Mr. Pei commented on the second son of the Xiao family who had met once, and used eight words: Zhong Lingyuxiu, amazing and peerless.

Hearing from Mr. Pei, who thinks highly of himself, that he has such a high opinion of others, still amazed Ren Yaoqi. After all, she has lived in Yanbei for 16 years, and she doesn't know much about this second son of Xiao. His elder brother, the prince of Yanbei, who was hostage in Beijing, had heard her father mention it a few times, because the prince was very good at painting.

It's a pity that Xiao Ergongzi is seriously ill, and it is said that he will cough up blood even if he takes a few more steps, and his body is worse than her third brother Ren Yijun, who has been weak since childhood, and he can be described as a jealous talent.

Xiao Ergongzi's southward journey made everyone worried, for fear that he would let him go to see the king of Hades if he had a bump in the carriage on the road. Fortunately, the second son of Xiao arrived in Beijing safely.

Empress Dowager Yan saw Xiao Jingxi and liked it very much. Empress Dowager Yan's niece, the eldest lady of the Yan family, fell in love with him at first sight and swore that she would not marry him. The Empress Dowager ordered that Miss Yan be married to Xiao Ergongzi, who had never married a wife because of his poor health.

Originally, it was also a beautiful thing, but God doesn't like to be beautiful.

Xiao Jingkang, the prince of Yanbei, died violently at this time. At the same time, large-scale bandit rebellions broke out in Xingzhou, Xiangzhou and Xuzhou, shocking the government and the opposition.

It was at this time that the name "Zhu Ruomei" frequently appeared in the newspapers of various states and counties, and he was the big leader of this bandit rebellion.

When the imperial court reluctantly suppressed the rebellion and was about to breathe a sigh of relief, the second son of the Xiao family, who was supposed to stay in Beijing instead of the late prince and marry Miss Yan, suddenly disappeared into the capital.

It is rumored that Xiao Ergongzi was afraid of ending up like Xiao Shizi, so he took advantage of the chaos to secretly return to Yanbei.

Some people also say that the bandit "Zhu Ruomei" was actually a miner in the Yanbei coal kiln, and became a fierce general under the Yanbei Wangfu because he was appreciated by the discerning Xiao Ergongzi. The Yanbei Wangfu has long had the heart of rebellion, and the Xiao family's heart can be punished.

Anyway, after Xiao Jingxi got out, Zhu Ruomei also disappeared.

After that, the eldest lady of the Yan family left Beijing with her own dowry and went to Yanbei to find a husband, as for the result, there are too many rumors, and it is difficult to distinguish between true and false.

Ren Yaoqi didn't have much interest in inquiring about this kind of thing, because what she saw in her eyes was not a poignant and touching love story, but a clear political conspiracy.

The Yanbei Royal Mansion and the imperial court had an unclear account, and Ren Yaoqi did not calculate this account clearly before waking up and returning to the Ren family.

But she remembered the name Zhu Ruomei.

Whether this Zhu Ruomei is the same Zhu Ruomei Ren Yaoqi Although there is no way to verify, she had discussed those rumors with Mr. Pei back then, and many of them were indeed rumors, but they were not all rumors.

When I returned to the greenhouse, the competition outside was lively, and even the gentle and graceful ladies on weekdays couldn't help but clench their fists and cheer.

Ren Yaoqi sent Sydney to take the silver to the maid who was shuttling back and forth with a basket to ask for a colorful head, and asked a few grandmothers around her to play separately, only beckoning to leave a henchman of her mother Li.

"Fifth Miss, what do you command?" Mama said respectfully.

Only Ren Yaoqi was still sitting in the corner in the greenhouse, and everyone was paying attention to the event outside and didn't notice her. Ren Yaoqi took out a silver ticket worth one hundred taels from the purse on her waist and handed it to the grandmother.

"Before going out, my father asked me to reward him. You sent this to the miner named 'Zhu Ruomei' you met before, and said that his skills were good, and this was rewarded by the third master. ”

Mama glanced down at the silver ticket, and her face was shocked: "Fifth Miss, this ...... Could it be too much? ”

Ren Yaoqi looked helpless: "I also think it's more, but this is what my father meant, saying that he wanted me to find someone with real skills to reward." I can't secretly hide the bounty he gave, can I? ”

As soon as Mama heard this, she immediately lost her words. The three masters have never played cards according to the rules, and they have no courage to disobey.

"By the way, you send it quietly, let Zhu Ruomei keep quiet, otherwise he will have to hand over most of the silver."

The conversation between Zhu Ruomei and Yuan Dayong was also heard before, and when she heard this, she immediately said: "Fifth Miss, please rest assured, the slave can save it." ”

Ren Yaochi nodded, and the grandmother bowed and retreated.

Before the end of the hockey game outside, Mama returned.

"Miss, he is very grateful for receiving your silver, and said that he will set up an immortal tablet for you and the third master." Everyone likes to do good deeds, and Mama is very happy to reply.

Ren Yaochi was stunned for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "What tablet do I want him to set up?" Monkey business! ”

Mama covered her mouth and smiled: "There is such a custom in the countryside that a life-saving benefactor should be set up for an immortal tablet." However, the slave also felt that this was inappropriate, after all, you are still a girl's family, and we don't like this, so we refused for you. He had to kneel down and kowtow to you and the old man a few times, this person is also very real, and the kowtow is really 'ringing'. It's just that...... It's just that the one named Yuan Dayong seems to have heard the conversation between the slave maid and Zhu Ruomei. Mama looked at Ren Yaoqi with some uneasiness.

Ren Yaochi thought about it, shook his head and said, "It's okay." Do you know who this Yuan Dayong is? Sounds like his father seems to be the steward of our house? ”

Mama hurriedly said: "The slave maid just went to inquire, Yuan Dayong is the son of a steward of the outer courtyard of our mansion, and steward Yuan is mainly in charge of some personal contacts in the outer courtyard. Because Yuan Guan is literate, Yuan Dayong also learned to read and write with his father, and now works as a bookkeeper in a coal stack in Yunyang City. ”

Sure enough, it was the grandmother who had to be used by Li's side, and she didn't need to explain the situation to find out clearly. Ren Yaoqi smiled and said, "Fortunately, Mama." ”

Mama hurriedly said that she didn't dare.

At this time, the cheers outside were shocking, and Ren Yaochi couldn't help but look up at the door.

Ren Yaoyu was a little carried away with joy, clapped her palms and said, "Win, win, we won!" ”

Ren Yaoying chuckled and said, "Eighth sister, who are you talking about?" We didn't see you play. ”

Ren Yaoyu looked at the disdainful and smiling gazes that were thrown at her around her, her face turned red, she gritted her teeth and whispered: "Ren Yaoying, don't you also bet on the green team!" Hum! It's just a cheap breed, it's just wishful thinking! ”

Ren Yaoying looked at Ren Yaoyu in shock when she heard this, tears rolled in her eyes, and then turned her head to look at Ren Yaohua: "Third sister! Eighth sister, what is she talking about? She scolded me, called me a ......"

Ren Yaohua sank her face and interrupted in disgust: "Shut up for me!" Do you want to be embarrassed? ”

When the young grandmother saw that something was wrong, she also came to play the round.

Fortunately, the cheers outside were too loud, and their not-so-big quarrel was silenced. In addition, except for a few masters around them, they are close servants, so they don't attract attention.

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Thank you angeljiang_s, the seven killing masters, and the reward of the right straw-clothed man~ ^^

"Conspiracy" will be on the shelves next Monday~

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Mei Nan has finished the text:

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