Chapter 167: Return
Three days later, Lin Cheng brought back good news.
Xie Yanhe personally welcomed people into the inner study.
"Back to the county lord, the thieves have all been solved, and everything is going well."
Just finished a major event, Lin Cheng returned to his private house, hurriedly washed away the smell of blood on his body, and came to the Jingping Marquis Mansion as soon as possible.
"Did you ask any interesting news?" Xie Yanhe instructed the maid to watch the tea. She picked up the Jianzhan tea bowl with golden lotus petals and black gold glaze, and took a sip gently.
"Sir, this is the spring tea just picked this year, the Mengding nectar from Mingshan County, Mr. is used to drinking it or not?"
Although Lin Cheng lived a life of licking blood from the knife edge, he liked elegant things, especially tea and fine wine.
Therefore, his duties must always be vigilant, Lin Cheng is afraid that drinking will paralyze his actions, so he is especially fond of tea.
After listening to the introduction of the county lord of Yonghe, Lin Cheng hurriedly picked up the teacup and took a sip slowly, and he immediately squinted his eyes pleasantly: "I have a good fortune today." ”
Xie Yanhe smiled slightly: "Since Mr. likes it, I will let the maid pack two catties for Mr. to bring back, but I can't miss Mr.'s appetite." ”
Lin Cheng hurriedly thanked him: "The county lord rewarded him, but he was disrespectful." ”
"As for the interesting news that the county lord said......" Lin Cheng paused, pricked up his ears to listen to the surrounding movements, to make sure that no one eavesdropped, and then he said: "The crown princess has been living in a simple house recently, but there are many officials and relatives who come to visit the East Palace. ”
"Oh?" Xie Yanhe put away a nonchalant expression, and a pair of peach blossom eyes became serious.
Xie Yanhe knew that Lin Cheng would never be untargeted.
"There is an official family among them, and you also know the county lord." Lin Cheng's eyes flashed with a hint of ridicule, and he said in a mocking tone: "It's the eldest lady of the Wang family." ”
Xie Yanhe's voice was cold: "Is it Wang Jin's eldest daughter-in-law of that old horseman?" ”
Lin Cheng bowed.
Xie Yanhe's anger swelled up, and he slapped his palm on the table: "It's very good!" ”
Lin Cheng just took out Mrs. Wang, and with Xie Yanhe's cleverness, he instantly guessed the unfinished meaning in Lin Cheng's words. I'm afraid that Mrs. Wang and her brother will be assassinated!
Lin Cheng stood up: "The county lord is angry." ”
Xie Yan and the eyelashes lifted slightly, and the killing intent in Peach Blossom's eyes flashed away.
"For the sake of my sister-in-law's face, I have always been polite to the Wang family. But the Wang family has to inch in, since this is the case, don't blame me for being ruthless! ”
"The county lord but please command, his subordinates will not give up."
Lin Cheng also looked down on the Wang family's style. Especially when he knew that the eldest lady of the Wang family and the crown princess secretly colluded and attacked the lord, Lin Cheng's dissatisfaction with the Wang family reached its peak in an instant.
The lord has been stationed outside, and for so many years, he has almost never borrowed the power of the Wang family. On the contrary, it was Wang Jin, because of the son-in-law of the lord, who was able to meddle in the military department and fight against Zhang Fuming in the court.
If there is no secret support from his lord, how can Wang Jin's students sit in the high position of the Jiedu envoy safely! As a result, the Wang family was not greedy enough, and wanted to send their granddaughter to the palace, coveting the position of the middle palace.
If it weren't for Mrs. Hou's face, Lin Cheng would have taken Mrs. Wang's dog life a long time ago!
"I have to inform my sister-in-law about this." Xie Yanhe stared for a moment, his eyelashes flashed, and he already had an idea in his heart.
"And my grandmother, I'll tell the maid about it later. If the third uncle didn't have my protection, it would be impossible for him to get out of the 'rebellion case', and my grandmother should also do something. ”
"The county lord is wise."
Although Lin Cheng is the leader of the secret guard, his identity on the surface is the staff of the Jingping Marquis Mansion, since he dares to use this identity as a cover, Lin Cheng does not dare to say that he is unparalleled in wisdom, but he is also resourceful.
Xie Yanhe's thoughts coincide with Lin Cheng!
"What about Mama Chen's family? How do you dispose of it? ”
This Mama Chen is loyal to the crown princess, and Lin Cheng can pry her mouth open, presumably using some extraordinary means.
When Lin Cheng heard this, he hesitated for a moment, but he still chose to tell the truth: "Returning to the county lord, he has made his own decisions under the next, and he has already cut down the grass and eradicated the roots." ”
Xie Yanhe had no surprise on her face, she pursed her red lips lightly, and said without much emotion: "Mr. did the right thing." ”
Sensing Lin Cheng's quietly tense face, Xie Yanhe added another sentence in order to reassure Lin Cheng: "Mr. is too worried, if I am present, I will make the same choice as Mr." ”
Lin Cheng's heartstrings were loosened, he was really afraid of the kindness of the housewives of Yonghe County. Fortunately, the county lord of Yonghe was more reasonable and decisive than he imagined.
"County lord, there is one more thing, Mama Chen suddenly disappeared, and the crown princess will notice something wrong tomorrow at the latest. You see, does it need to be arranged as an accident? Lin Cheng was confident that he didn't leave anything behind.
Although it is a little troublesome to deal with Mama Chen's body, as long as a fire is arranged, even if the crown princess suspects the cause of Mama Chen's death, what can she do.
"It doesn't have to be tomorrow." Xie Yan and his beautiful face sneered, a pair of peach blossom eyes flashed coldly, but the corners of his lips were slightly hooked, gorgeous to the extreme, but also to the extreme.
"Take off Mama Chen's two eyeballs, and take another piece of her personal belongings, I will arrange for someone to send them to the East Palace, how can I make the princess have nightmares for a few days."
When Xie Yanhe said the word "crown princess", his sweet and soft voice was extremely sarcastic.
Rao is Lin Cheng also felt a chill from the bottom of his heart.
Lin Cheng had been working with Xie Han in the past. It was Xie Han's sister who was not worried about being far away in the capital and alone, so he would send his henchman.
It can be said that Lin Cheng and Xie Yanhe originally had no contact, but through these few dealings with the county lord of Yonghe, Lin Cheng was more frightened by the shrewdness and ruthlessness of the county lord of Yonghe. Should I say that I deserve to be the sister of the lord? are all ruthless characters who kill people invisibly while talking and laughing!
"County lord, subordinates will do it." Lin Cheng was ordered to retreat.
In the evening, Xie Yanhe looked at the brocade box sent in from outside the mansion, glanced at it casually, and instructed the mandarin duck: "You go to Princess Fuqing's mansion in person and ask her to help me with this." Remember, don't leave a trace. ”
"County Lord, don't worry." The mandarin duck knew the seriousness of the matter, solemnly took the brocade box, turned around and walked out of the inner room.
Xie Yanhe's appetite suddenly improved. She smiled and coquettishly with Mama Gong: "Mama, I want to eat the fish maw suckling pigeon you made." ”
"The county lord waits, the slave and maid will go to the small kitchen."
Xie Yanhe's appetite has not been very good in the past few days, and Mama Gong is secretly anxious, so she makes the small kitchen delicious in a different way, but Xie Yanhe still doesn't use chopsticks much, which makes Mama Gong anxious. Now that Xie Yanhe has opened his appetite, Mama Gong naturally has nothing to do.
Xie Yanhe sent the palace grandmother out and beckoned to the pearl: "Let people prepare the carriage and go to the 'Jintangchun' Silver Building on Qianmen Street." ”
Pearl said suspiciously: "If you want to play jewelry, it is better to invite the shopkeeper into the mansion, why bother to condescend and go to that noisy place." ”
Xie Yanhe curled his lips: "What's the point of being in the house?" I have been very depressed in the past two days, and I went to the silver building to go shopping, which was regarded as a relaxation. ”
Although Pearl was worried that the county lord would be bumped into outside, seeing that Xie Yanhe had said this, he didn't dare to stop it anymore, and went to the gatehouse to give the order in person.
Because Xie Yanhe was going to see Lin Cheng today, he was wearing a new dress.
The upper body is a honey-colored gold-edged treasure flower Ruyi patterned undergarment, and the lower body is a garnet-red butterfly wearing a shower gold pleated skirt, and the skirt is decorated with a "clean and honest" mutton fat white jade pearl Yingluo forbidden step.
The head is combed with a flying fairy bun, a golden silk inlaid with ruby double luan is shaken, the extra hair is fixed with a short hairpin with a lotus head inlaid with rubies, a pair of pavilion red gold earrings hangs from the white jade earlobe, and a ruby collar is worn on the slender, fair neck, but there is no need to change out of the clothes.
I saw that between Xie Yan and walking, the butterfly looming on the skirt spread its wings and was about to fly, as if it was alive, which made people marvel at the ingenuity and embroidery of the embroiderer.
"County Lord, the carriage is ready." Pearls go and come back.
"Let's go." Xie Yanhe brought pearls and cherries, and Shi Shiran walked out of the courtyard.
Passing by the Champion Building halfway, Xie Yanhe instructed Pearl to go to the restaurant to pack two "Champion" baked cakes, as well as the most famous signature dishes in the restaurant, simmered deer tendon and swallow abalone wings, and waited until the guards carried two food boxes and sent them in by Pearl, and then the carriage continued on the road.
Pearl opened the food box, took the tableware she brought, simmered deer tendon with chopsticks, and put a cup of swallow abalone wings on the red sandalwood table in front of her.
"County Lord, take a look."
Xie Yanhe picked up the sweet white porcelain cup on the low table, took the spoon handed by Pearl, scooped a spoonful and put it into his lips.
In Pearl's expectant eyes, she slowly put down the small cup in her hand, pressed the corner of her lips with a handkerchief, and said disapprehantly: "It's just that, it's not as good as Zheng Niangzi's craftsmanship." ”
Pearl pursed her lips and smiled: "With the county lord you being Zheng Niangzi's diner, Zheng Niangzi's cooking skills are naturally becoming more and more sophisticated." Although there are many guests in the restaurant, when it comes to the way of easy teeth, there is no comparison with the county lord. ”
"Poor mouth." Xie Yanhe said a word of disgust to the pearl, although his face was unhappy, a pair of peach blossom eyes revealed a little smile.
Seeing that Xie Yanhe was not angry, Pearl smiled coquettishly and said jokingly: "County master, the slave maid is not half a lie. I still remember that when I was in Jiangnan, the county lord personally cooked the jade roasted wheat, and the slave maid was lucky enough to taste one, and his tongue was fresh. ”
When Pearl said this, Xie Yanhe also remembered it.
It was still last year, coinciding with Mrs. Gu's birthday, Xie Yanhe got up early in the morning to show filial piety, and specially steamed two baskets of jade roasted wheat, each of which was made into the shape of a lotus flower.
Looking at the appearance of the pearl almost drooling, Xie Yanhe hooked his lips funny, pinched the fan in his hand, and gently knocked the pearl: "Gluttonous cat, I can't wait for your master!" ”
"How dare a slave. Being able to taste the craftsmanship of the county lord is a blessing accumulated by the slave maid in three lifetimes. Pearl hurriedly laughed and begged for mercy.
Faced with Pearl's flattery, Xie Yanhe shook his head helplessly: "Your little mouth is really smeared with honey." It's better to marry you off as soon as possible, otherwise I will be touted by you all day long, and I will not float. ”
While Xie Yanhe was laughing with Pearl, the carriage stopped in front of "Jintangchun".