Chapter 67: Undercurrents
The Qin family is the largest salt merchant in Beijing, and the merchants who have made good friends know that the Qin family is not Qin Hua (Qin Wanxi's father), but the old woman who doesn't know the name.
The news of the annihilation of the southern army in the Battle of Lingbi made the people of this Jingshi panic, in fact, this people's hearts refer to those officials, as well as these merchants who are close to the officials. The people have no interest in who will be the emperor, as long as it does not affect their lives, the people are happy to watch the play.
The Qin Mansion has become more and more lively recently, and the newly opened Qi Mansion opposite the Qin Mansion has become more and more deserted.
Old Lady Qin has been feasting guests lately, and these guests are also very strange, the clothes on her body are all shabby, and the accents are different.
Compared to the bright lights of the Qin Mansion every night, and the Qi Mansion basically has no lights except for the four big lanterns at the door that illuminate the word 'Qi Mansion', and the servants of the Qi Mansion explained that it was because the master had not returned.
At night, there are actually a lot of people in the swarthy Qi Mansion, but they are all wearing black night clothes and staying quietly on the walls and rockeries.
If someone has a sharper ear, they can hear the conversation between the two black-clothed men on the wall facing the Qin Mansion.
"Brother, do you think this old lady Qin's head is stupid? Such a big movement, when everyone else is blind? โ
"The people of the court are almost like blind people now, without Jinyiwei, if they want to tease the emperor, it seems to be fun."
"Brother, why are we spying on the Qin Mansion, it's just a group of peasants, wasting energy."
"You know a fart, you don't know how to talk less, the second lady of the Qin Mansion is the old friend of the commander, this task is not simple."
"However, we are going to kill all the Qin Mansion, then ยทยทยทยทยทยท"
"Shhh
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Li Jinglong has not been to the court for a long time because of successive failures in order to escape the difficulties of those civil officials, and when he came back, Li Jinglong was actually very worried that Zhu Yunwen would take him under the knife, but Zhu Yunwen did not.
Qi Jing's private message was placed on the table in front of Li Jinglong, and the candlelight in the study was very bright, but Li Jinglong felt that the candlelight was very dim, just like his heart.
In the seemingly airtight capital, Qi Jing's letter was sent to his house in such a grand manner.
A few days ago, the Blue Tiger Gang was recruited by the imperial court, and all the brothers in the Green Tiger Gang were incorporated into various departments of the Beijing Division, and the gang leader was thin and small, although he trembled when he saw Zhu Yunwen's face, Li Jinglong did not see fear in his eyes.
Zhu Yunwen sealed that kid from the idle position of the fourth grade, and the official of the Zhao'an Qinghu Gang was promoted to one level, and the Manchu Dynasty was like a tide of Zhu Yunwen's horses, and even Fang Xiaoru felt that Zhao'an was a good thing.
When he dispersed, he didn't know whether the kid was intentional or unintentional, but he smiled at himself, and at that time Li Jinglong felt that smile was very proud, just like the feeling he felt when he first saw Qijing, it felt very similar, very similar.
Qi Jing's private message was sent by the leader of the Green Tiger Gang named Hou Hui, and Li Jinglong didn't open it, he didn't dare to open it.
Take a deep breath, pick up the envelope, tear open the seal, take out the letter paper, open it and see that there is only one line of words on it.
"Which door are you guarding? Don't forget to open the door for me! โ
Li Jinglong's body stiffened, and with a snap, the envelope and stationery slipped from between his hands, and the words were so explicit, could it be that Qi Jing had really completely controlled the entire Jingshi?!
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Liu Quan, the middle-aged shopkeeper of Chaoyang Hall in Beijing, held the blood-colored Chaoyang Order in his hand, and smiled from ear to ear.
The old wife next to him said reproachfully: "Look at you, how can you have the appearance of a shopkeeper, laughing like a fool, when the son comes, see that you are stupid and will definitely cut your job!" โ
Liu Quan shook his head when he heard the words and said, "Daughter-in-law, if I do a good job this time, our family will be surnamed Qi!" Like us, these bitter haha, the names are all taken by themselves, alas, bitter! โ
Suddenly, a rush of footsteps came from the courtyard, Liu Quan's face became serious when he heard the sound, and said, "You go in first, I'll take a look!" โ
The wife nodded and walked to the back room.
Liu Quan opened the door and saw a Chaoyang Tang disciple walking towards him, Liu Quan was a little apprehensive in his heart, could it be that something happened to the plan? Otherwise, it is impossible to find the backyard of Chaoyang Hall directly.
The disciple of Chaoyang Tang ran over quickly and whispered in Liu Quan's ear for a while, Liu Quan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and his heart was excited, this time Lao Tzu is really going to change his surname!
Liu Quan calmed down and said, "Keep an eye on it, report any news in time!" โ
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Old lady Qin smiled very kindly, she was very satisfied with Liu Er's son Liu Lu, although her face was full of pockmarks, but she was very loyal to the belief of Our Lady, and her family background was also thick, and she was fully worthy of her second granddaughter, not to mention, Liu Er was the hall master of the Fuzhou branch, if she could get married, her position would be more consolidated.
Qin Wanxi was helped out of the inner hall, her body was tied with a thin white rope, Qin Wanxi's steps were shaking, her face was pale, and there were even some bruises, and she had lost weight several times after not seeing her for a while.
As soon as Liu Lu saw Qin Wanxi's saliva flowing, Liu Er was also very satisfied.
"My granddaughter is good everywhere, but her temper is a little stronger, and when the time comes, it's good to tie it up." Old Lady Qin said these chilling words, but with a kind smile on her face.
Qin Wanxi didn't react to Old Lady Qin's words, a few days of torture made Qin Wanxi's heart like ashes, and just now she saw Liu Lu again, Liu Lu's disgusting appearance made Qin Wanxi even more boring.
All this happened in the lobby of the Qin Mansion, and then it was clearly seen by the six door brothers of the Qi Mansion.
"Brother, what are you holding in your hand? Can you see it? โ
"It's called a telescope, it was invented by the Commander, and it can see far away, but the Commander says it can see farther."
"It's not good that something big has happened, let's go, hurry up and report to the captain!"
"Can you hear that far?!"
"I can lip read, you idiot!"
The level of the six doors is very strict, Qi Ying was about to eat supper, when he saw his subordinates hurrying over, Qi Ying saw it, and knew that something was wrong. His subordinates never bother themselves when they are eating, because Qi Ying has a very soft spot for eating, and Qi Ying, who has not eaten a full meal for more than ten years, has a full meal after joining the Six Doors.
Qi Ying should not be regarded as a person from the Six Doors, but should be regarded as Qi Jing's domestic servant, they have all changed their surnames and are registered as household registration, how can they not be regarded as Qi Jing's domestic servants.
Being a domestic servant is not an honorable thing, but being a domestic servant of Qi Jing is different, now the Qi family is a well-known figure in the Six Doors and Chaoyang Hall, and he is the most unproductive school captain.
"What's the matter, so rushed?"
"Lord Captain, the second lady of the Qin family is getting married?! It seems to have been forced, and there are injuries on the body, as if they were beaten. โ
"What?!" Qi Ying stood up suddenly, and the meal that he usually regarded as his life overturned the ground, "Quick, report it quickly, and send a letter to the commander and the chief adviser with a secret line!" โ