Early the next morning after Zhang's sister-in-law returned to Huaicheng, Zhu Sheng, a farmer in Biantian, and his wife Qian received the news that Zhang's sister-in-law had entrusted someone to carry it. As Qian and Zhu Sheng expected, Zhang Zeng really did this thing. not only arranged the Qian family to serve the old lady in the courtyard of Feng Yuanwai's house, but also explained the housekeeper of Feng Yuanwai's house, stuffed Zhu Sheng into it, and became the maid of Feng Yuanwai's family.

Zhu Sheng and the Qian couple happily packed their luggage and set off the next day to Huaicheng, the county seat near Biantian.

Under the recommendation of Zhang Zeng and Zhang's sister-in-law, Zhu Sheng and Qian successfully entered Feng Yuanwai's mansion to take up their posts.

According to what was said before, the Qian family was in Feng Yuanwai's mansion and was responsible for taking care of the old lady's daily life. And Zhu Sheng was arranged in the courtyard and did the chores of pruning the flowers and plants in the house.

The couple finally managed to get a decent job, and Feng Yuanwai and the old lady were also easy-going, without so much trouble and harshness. Zhu Sheng and the Qian family were even more happy, and worked as errands in the huge mansion of Feng Yuanwai.

In order to thank Zhang Zeng and Zhang's sister-in-law for their introduction, Zhu Sheng and Qian gave Zhang Zeng and Zhang's sister-in-law all the first month's monthly silver to Zhang Zeng and Zhang's sister-in-law as a reward for gratitude. also sold two packs of good tea to Zhang Zeng, who was good at drinking tea.

Sister-in-law Zhang saw that Zhu Sheng and Qian were in the courtyard of Feng Yuanwai's house, and they were also diligent in their work, with a firm mouth, not causing trouble, and they also knew how to "know kindness and repay kindness", and they were not stingy, but they were also happy to be adults. After all, this is a business that has earned both favors and silver, and it is a sure way to make money at both ends.

On this day, Feng Yuanwai's eighty-year-old mother celebrated her birthday, and the people with heads and faces in Huaicheng prepared gifts early and came to celebrate the birthday of the old man.

Feng Yuanwai set up a banquet and feasted guests.

For a while, Feng's house was full of friends.

Zhu Sheng, as a servant in Feng Yuanwai's house, was naturally busy, and he had no time to stop. And the Qian family, who specializes in serving the old lady, has always stayed by the old lady's side and has never left half a step. It is precisely because of this that Qian, who has a keen sense of hearing, heard about a great event at the old lady's birthday banquet.

On the same day, among the guests who came to celebrate his birthday, there was a Jiupin official who had just been transferred to the imperial city to take office, Zerong County, the magistrate of Zerong County, who drank more wine because he was happy, so he chatted a few more words with Feng Yuanwai and other close people.

"Have you heard that there has been a major incident in the Imperial City recently?" In the crowd, I don't know who said, first.

"What's going on in the Imperial City?" Feng Yuanwai was far away in Huaicheng, and the news was inevitably blocked, and he had never heard of the news of the imperial city, so he asked with great curiosity.

The Jiupin County official Zerong County Magistrate Yuan Yi, who came from the Imperial City to celebrate his birthday, listened to Feng Yuanwai's question, and said with a smile: "Brother Feng still doesn't know? ”

Feng Yuanwai was confused by the question, and shook his head again and again.

"It's no wonder that Brother Feng is far away in Huaicheng, and the Emperor Tiangao is far away, so it's inevitable that the news will be closed." When Yuan Yi said this, he was afraid that others would hear it, so he deliberately lowered his voice and continued: "Brother Feng doesn't know, some time ago, there were rumors among the people in the Imperial City that the current saint is now favored by the Pingxi Hou Qianjin Gongliang is the concubine who died violently in the cold palace that day!" ”

"Oh?! And such things! Could it be that the former emperor's favorite concubine, Concubine Ying, came back from the dead? Feng Yuanwai was surprised.

"Who's to say it isn't! The most surprising thing is yet to come. It is rumored that this daughter of the Pingxi Hou Mansion not only concealed her identity as a concubine, but also disguised herself as a man, and traveled thousands of miles from Pingxi to the imperial city to be a proton. With his beauty and charming, he easily confused the emperor again. What's more, it is also rumored that Gongliang Zhu'er was sold into the Qinlou Chu Pavilion in his early years, and later committed himself to the palace of the king of Annan and became the personal maid and dancing queen of the king of Annan. Speaking of the Qinlou Chu Pavilion where Gongliang was sold back then, it has some relationship with Brother Feng. ”

"Have a relationship with me?!"

"That Qinlou Chu Pavilion is one of the most famous Qinlou in Huaicheng, Zuichun Building! Aunt Bustard there, hasn't Brother Feng seen it too! ”

When Yuan Yi, the magistrate of Zerong County, said this, Feng Yuanwai's face suddenly became slightly embarrassed, and he quickly changed the topic and asked: "This Pingxi Marquis's daughter Gongliang'er has such an unbearable background, and even has an affair with a traitor, why is the emperor still obsessed with her beauty and can't extricate himself?" ”

"Brother Feng is exactly asking the truth! After the emperor learned of these rumors, not only did he not take the custody and interrogate this Gongliang Decoration carefully to see if she was the meticulous work left by Helian Yunjue, the King of Annam, but in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, he maintained the Gongliang Decoration, and did not hesitate to turn his face with the civil and military officials, and even the Queen Mother. insisted on taking that Gongliang as a concubine. Why did Gongliangyao, the elder brother of Gongliangyao, who was also crowned...... Raze the General! The handsome soldiers fought against the Rouyi. Tell me, what's going on! ”

"How could the emperor have such a ridiculous time?! For the sake of a woman, she did not hesitate to be the enemy of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty?! In case, that Gongliang Zhu'er is really a detailed work arranged by King Annam in the imperial city, wouldn't the emperor fall for her beauty scheme? Feng Yuanwai frowned and sighed quietly.

"Who said no, but the emperor is obedient to that Gongliang Er, even more so than he did to Concubine Ying in the past, and he can't listen to the advice at all. Now the emperor is not in a hurry, the eunuchs are in a hurry, and those of us who are courtiers are in a hurry, and it is useless! However, I heard that the Queen Mother intended to investigate the details of Gongliang'er and verify her identity. Now it should be looking around for evidence that Gongliang is Concubine Ying. ”

The old lady was a little tired, and when the Qian family helped the old lady into the house to rest, he happened to hear the conversation between Feng Yuanwai and the magistrate of Zerong County, Yuan Yi and others, who came from the imperial city.

It doesn't matter if you don't listen to this, Qian was suddenly shocked when he heard it.

Drunken Spring Building?! Isn't that the place where Zhu Sheng sold the fireworks a few years ago? Moreover, listening to Feng Yuanwai and the others talking, the word "Fu'er" was vaguely mentioned, which made the Qian family have to think of the little enemy who was called a broom star by himself back then-Zhu'er.

Could it be that Gongliang Er, the daughter of the Marquis of Pingxi, who is now flattering by the side of the emperor of the imperial city, is the orphan daughter who passed to her own family back then, and the granddaughter of the hidden mother-in-law-Zhu'er?! This, how is this possible?!

Qian couldn't believe that all this speculation could be true.

But after thinking about it, Mother-in-law Yin had no children and no daughters back then, how could she have an extra granddaughter out of thin air. And before Granny Yin, it was said that she was a midwife, is there really any connection between this and the life experience of the child?!

Qian, who was bent on ascending to the sky in one step, accidentally heard this amazing news, and a crazy idea sprouted in his greedy heart.

Qian helped the old lady back to the room to rest, and after the old lady fell asleep, Qian hurriedly came out of the house and returned to the living room, trying to find the figure of the Jiupin county official from the imperial city, however, the guests who came to celebrate the birthday had already dispersed.

However, the insatiable Qian family was still unwilling to give up this opportunity to make a windfall, and the Qian family began to shift the target, planning to start with his employer Feng Yuanwai, ask Feng Yuanwai to build a ladder for himself, and send himself into the palace to meet the Queen Mother, and tell the truth.