Chapter 160: Spider Silk
The distance between the capital and Linjing was not far away, and Jin Yu left the inn in the afternoon and rode a black horse out of the city gate and galloped away. Black Beans have been idle in the stable recently, and they are also uncomfortable, so after feeling the intention of the master, they spread their hooves and rushed forward.
It only took one and a half hours for one person and one horse to arrive in Linjing, and ordered a bowl of noodles and two meatloaf for dinner in a restaurant at the entrance of the city.
Then took the black bean to find a small inn on the edge of the city, after it was completely dark, she took off the robe outside, revealing the tight green clothes inside, took out the blue handkerchief to cover her face, and left through the back window and went straight to the prefect's yamen.
Today is the first day of Cao Cheng's arrival, which is of course a big deal in Linjing, and this topic is discussed everywhere. Jin Yu was in the restaurant, and she didn't need to inquire at all, she already knew that Cao Cheng's family lived in the side courtyard east of the back hall of the mansion.
Cao Cheng is not in the mansion, and Jinyu is not interested, because she is not here to find him. On the first day of the new official's appointment, there must be a reception banquet within the government or the local township history, so how could he be in the government office.
Jinyu entered the mansion very smoothly and went straight to the east. Although it is a partial courtyard, the courtyard is not small at all. Hearing someone talking, Jinyu didn't go any further, but stood behind a tree at the base of the wall.
"Sister Lan'er, I heard that our father asked for those two in one night, you say, are we going to be soon?" Asked in a small voice with excitement.
"Shhh I don't expect that, do you think that if you become a master, you will be blessed in the future?
Don't say sister, I'll pour cold water on you, even if the master takes the house, we still can't change the life of the slave. Master, he is a high-eyed man, and we won't treat us differently when we sleep.
Don't think about the future of the mother and the son or something, it's all a mirror. What kind of character, what kind of person, Madame. Others don't know, you and I have been around her for so many years, isn't it still clear?
Let's just a gadget when she envelops the master, it really touches her bottom line, and the end will definitely not be good.
I'd rather be named to a subordinate of our status than climb into my master's bed. Another voice said with some apprehension.
"How can it be so scary, you see how energetic Qing'er and Zi'er are now. Sister Lan'er, don't talk about it so early, maybe one day, Madame will arrange to open your face. The first one to speak said without believing it at all.
"Madame really arranged it that way. I, a slave and maidservant, have no choice but to obey my fate, where is the choice between you and me. Lan'er sighed, and said helplessly, and the two were silent for a while before walking away.
Jinyu, who listened to their conversation, also sighed in her heart, it turns out that there are many people who understand in this ancient society. Just now this Lan Er is. Isn't it the same Qiao'er from Su Hou Mansion?
Jin Yu was sure that the two were Quan's personal men, so she followed them and watched them enter the door in the middle of a row of five rooms. There is a girl busy next to her.
It seems that Cao Cheng and his wife live here. Jinyu checked the terrain. He clinged to the root of the wall to avoid the courtyard, and when he reached the backyard, he jumped onto the roof after making sure that the surroundings were safe.
I found a suitable position and gently lifted the tile. But it was lifted in vain, because when the tiles were lifted, they did not see the light that it should be. It's pitch black underneath.
Of course, it's not that she is in the wrong position, but that she forgot that the structure of the house where the prefect lives is different from that of ordinary houses, slightly more advanced, and the roof is hung underneath.
It was so troublesome that she had to jump off the roof, flash to the window, and dip her fingers in saliva to poke a hole in the window paper. Jinyu really didn't like this, although lifting tiles on the roof and poking window paper outside the window were the same thing, she just didn't like it.
Looking through the small hole, it was actually the bedroom, and because of the location, she could only see a woman kneeling on the edge of the bed, washing the feet of the person sitting on the bed.
"The master hasn't come back yet?" The person on the bed spoke, and as soon as Jin Yu heard her voice, she could tell that it was Quan's name.
"Mrs. Hui, the master didn't reply. Madame is worried that the old man is drunk? The kneeling man asked cautiously.
"Can you not worry, officialdom has always been like this, you look at it, come back in the middle of the night tonight, it's all early. Those who want to stammer, after drinking, invite him to the flower building, the top girl is afraid that it has already been arranged. Quan said helplessly.
"Don't worry, madam, my lord won't go to that kind of place." The kneeling sat down and hurriedly comforted, took a cotton towel to wipe the white, but somewhat bloated feet, and gently moved to the bed.
"That's not for sure, when they came back from the capital this morning, I asked a few, but I didn't ask what he was doing in the capital these days, and one by one they would only perfunctory me.
What can be done to be so emaciated? This hasn't taken office yet, and he stayed up all night? Quan said with a sneer.
"Madame, is this a suspicion?" got up to clean up the footbasin, and cautiously asked tentatively, but it was not as clear as the question.
"It's not that I doubt him much, but that he really, really has something to hide from me. After grinding in the capital and refusing to come, I knew that something must be wrong.
What does it mean to take care of my body and rest for a few more days, if you worry about me, how can you urge me to go first instead of coming back with me?
As for the doubts, I really don't have a direction. Didn't he say that he hadn't been to the capital in recent years? In the matter of men and women, is it the bad fate he formed when he went to Beijing to take the exam? Quan seemed to trust the woman and told her what was on her mind.
"Madame, don't think too much, don't care if you have it or not, you are the lord's wife, and now you have to give birth to a son-in-law for his Cao family, no one can shake your position if they come." The woman was busy and stood by the bedside and continued to comfort her.
"If I'm still not pregnant, then maybe." Quan said as if talking to himself.
Jin Yu listened outside the window, and really wanted to go in and tell her, don't worry blindly, as long as your father's official position as a general is always there, your position as a wife will always be stable.
Child? Their Cao family doesn't care about this.
"By the way, madam, those two girls, don't you really need to ask them to drink that medicine?" The woman suddenly remembered and asked in a low voice.
"No, you don't." Quan Shi said without hesitation.
Of course, Jin Yu could guess what that medicine was. It's just that when she heard this answer, she suddenly had a feeling that Quan was not generous, but very confident.
Her tone seemed to tell her that there was no need to give medicine to the girl!
The woman's sixth sense tells Jinyu that there is value in these words, absolutely. Why is Quan's so confident? Unless? Unless! An answer suddenly poured out, that is, the fetus in her womb was not Cao Cheng's species at all.
No way? Jinyu felt that her heartbeat was a little abnormal. If that's the case, then, that's great, it's even more shocking than the result you wanted in the first place.
Yes, what are you most afraid of as a wife? The most feared thing is that I can't have children, in that case, the position of the wife may not be kept. What if her father is a general? If she can't give birth, she will commit seven crimes, and the first crime is childless, even if she doesn't give birth, she can't hold her head up in the Cao family.
For this, the Quan family will not sit still, and she will definitely find a way to keep her position as his wife. Of course, she must have doubted her own body first, and she must have looked for a doctor.
After all, it is impossible for her not to hear that Cao Cheng's ex-wife was pregnant.
However, if the doctor diagnoses that she is fine, then borrowing seeds to have children has become the most helpless choice.
Modern medicine is so developed, but there are still many people whose infertility cannot be cured. Not to mention antiquity!
The more she thought about it, the more she felt that it was possible. If the truth is really what I think, then this result is really more relieving.
Jinyu didn't dare to be happy too early, but her mood was already much better. The stuffiness that was blocked in my heart has begun to disperse. Now, it's time to verify.
If everything is done, it will leave a trace. As the saying goes, if you don't want people to know, you can't do it unless you don't do it. As long as you keep an eye on this Quan, you should be able to find the clue soon.
As for himself, as long as he can confirm that the child is not Cao Cheng's species, it will be fine. Not only did she not think about deliberately revealing it to Cao Cheng, on the contrary, she also hoped that he and Cao would know about it later, the better.
That way, they will be more miserable. As for what will happen to the Quan family after being found out in the future, Jinyu doesn't feel that she deserves pity.
If you can borrow seeds, it can be seen that she is not a good type, so she is not worthy of pity, it can only be said that she asks for more blessings.
Jinyu was preparing her mind to stay in Linjing for a few more days, find out about this matter, and then return to the capital, when suddenly she heard movement outside the courtyard wall in the backyard.
I don't know who dares to come here? She quickly flashed behind the camellia bushes on the side.
As soon as I hid, I heard a person falling down from the wall, and in terms of movement, he didn't know how to do kung fu. Jin Yu breathed a sigh of relief, not worried that this person would find out about herself.
Could it be that a thief came? That's too bold! Jinyu wasn't worried that it would hurt her own business.
I was thinking to see what this person was doing, when I suddenly heard a cat's meow. It also scared Jinyu, but when she heard the direction of the cat's meow, she felt strange, and she would learn to learn the cat's meow to deceive others!
What does it mean that this person learned to meow as soon as he came? Oh, no, it won't be the father of the child in Quan's womb, right? This, this is too bloody.
If it's true, I don't have to waste time in Linjing. Jinyu's heart is called excited! Watch as the man stands on tiptoe and gently walks to the back window...... (To be continued......)
PS: The second update has arrived
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