Chapter Seventy-One: The Epistles
Xie Yunjin asked Rue Xiang behind him.
Rue Xiang held the letter written by Zhulan in her hand and read it carefully again.
What Xie Yunjin was worried about was that Tan Wenshan borrowed Cousin Luo's money, and he didn't use the money on the right path, so he went to gamble and drink.
Rue Xiang looked at the letter in her hand and read the original text of Zhulan to Xie Yunjin one by one.
"Girl, according to the slave maid, the money that Tan Wenshan borrowed from his cousin added up to several thousand taels, and every time Tan Wenshan borrowed money from his cousin, he had to borrow money from his cousin after a while, during this time Tan Wenshan would go to Lichun Courtyard in Suzhou City, and found the head lady of Lichun Courtyard to drink flower wine, and when the money was spent, then Tan Wenshan came out of Lichun Courtyard."
Sure enough, it was exactly the same as what Xie Yunjin guessed in his heart.
Tan Wenshan asked Cousin Luo to borrow money, and sure enough, he went to drink flower wine.
Like Tan Wenshan, a down-and-out child who doesn't learn and has no money at home, how can he live if he doesn't rely on borrowing money to survive?
It's just that Tan Wenshan, why did he think about going to Lichun Courtyard in Suzhou City?
Xie Yunjin heard that the Lichun Courtyard in Suzhou City is the Qinlou Chu Pavilion run by the government, and the people who come and go are either the dignitaries in Suzhou City, or the sons and young masters of the big families.
Like Tan Wenshan, a person with no identity and no money, how can he have the courage to go to Lichun Courtyard?
Could it be that in Lichun Courtyard, there are people Tan Wenshan wants to see.
The head of Lichun Courtyard, Su Niangzi, joined the army in Suzhou, and the second son of the Qin family was good-looking.
The Qin family and the Luo family, their ancestors were originally world friends.
However, due to various reasons, the Qin family broke off contact with the Luo family in the dynasty of the first emperor.
The fundamental reason is that the eldest lord of the Qin family at that time fell in love with Aunt Luo, but at that time, Aunt Luo had already promised Uncle Luo, and the two had been in love for a long time.
The eldest lord of the Qin family couldn't marry Luo's aunt, so he married a girl surnamed Fang in Suzhou City.
However, that Master Qin has been infatuated with Aunt Luo for a long time.
Every time it was Aunt Luo's birthday, she would call someone to give a gift.
Then Uncle Luo knew, called the ruffians in Suzhou City, taught the Qin family a lesson, and broke a few ribs of the Qin family, and from then on, the Luo family and the Qin family also broke off contact.
Could it be that Cousin Luo fell into the water and died after being hit by the Jinshi, and there are other hidden secrets in this?
Xie Yunjin felt that something was not quite right, so he still told Zhulan and called someone to go to Lichun Courtyard to ask, in the end, Tan Wenshan went to Lichun Courtyard, did he see the lady surnamed Su, or was there someone else?
It's just that poor Cousin Luo has been kept in the dark by Tan Wenshan.
But could it be that Cousin Luo really didn't notice it at all?
Xie Yunjin thought in his heart, but decided to write two letters, one letter was personally handed over to Cousin Luo, and the other letter was given to Zhulan, asking Zhulan to call someone to Lichun Courtyard to see who Tan Wenshan went to see in Lichun Courtyard.
After writing the letter to Zhulan, Xie Yunjin asked Ruxiang to fetch her money box, and Xie Yunjin stuffed two hundred taels of silver in the letter to Zhulan.
After all, inviting someone to investigate such a thing in Richun-in is everywhere where silver is used.
Seeing that Xie Yunjin stuffed two sheets of one hundred taels into the envelope, Rue Xiang couldn't help but speak.
"Girl, without these two hundred taels of silver, there are only a few dozen taels of silver left in your money box. These dozens of taels of silver are not enough for the girl to reward people. ”
Xie Yunjin didn't look at her, just said.
"It's okay, but these days, I don't go out. If you don't go out, you won't have a place to use your money. ”
Hearing what the girl said, Rue Xiang had no choice but to shut up and say nothing.
Xie Yunjin immediately wrote the letter to Cousin Luo, sandwiched it in a book, and handed it to Ruxiang in one go, along with the letter to Zhulan.
Rue Xiang followed and went out, went to the porter, and found Qian Wu, the little man in the porter who was in charge of letters.
Qian Wu is a person who knows Xie Yunjin well, and he handed over the letter to him, and he personally entrusted someone to send it to Suzhou, which could not be safer.
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"Girl, the old lady's room who was waiting in the house came over, saying that the old lady received the old gentleman's eyebrows from Jinling, and knew that the girl liked it, so she asked her to send it over. The slave has already made a pot, so let's try it! ”
Yuelan came in with tea.
Xie Yunjin picked up the tea cup, lifted the tea lid, and sniffed it gently, and a strong tea fragrance spread out.
Sure enough, it was the best old gentleman's eyebrows, presumably sent by the Hou Mansion to his grandmother.
Xie Yunjin drank a few sips of tea, and was about to wash up, lying on the couch, Yulan came in and said back, saying that the girl Yinping had come to deliver something.
Yulan knew that the girl had a good relationship with the Yinping girl who was waiting in the second son's house, so she didn't dare to slack off, so she hurriedly entered the house and came to her own girl.
Xie Yunjin nodded, let Yuelan put the lamp in his hand, and invited Yinping to come in.
Although Luo and Mrs. Xie already knew that Xie Yunxi liked Yinping in their hearts, they did not drive Yinping out, but continued to stay in Xie Yunxi's house to serve.
"The three girls are well! The slave maid was instructed by the son to come and deliver something to the third girl. The cook on the stove made plum blossom shortbread, and the second son knew that the girl loved to eat, so he asked the slave maid to bring some to the girl and give the girl a taste! ”
Yinping gave a gift, put down the food box he was carrying, and took out the plum blossom shortbread and rice cakes in the food box.
Xie Yunjin tasted a bite of plum blossom shortbread, the taste was really good, and when he ate it, it melted in his mouth.
The plum shortbread, although it is called plum shortbread, is not made of plum blossoms, but mung bean cake, which is decorated with two red and bright plum blossoms.
Although it is not very delicious, the style is quite novel, so it is a novelty.
After eating the shortbread, Xie Yunjin raised his head and looked at the silver screen.
Looking at the silver screen with a preoccupied look, Xie Yunjin knew that she came over today, but she was afraid that it was not just as simple as just coming to bring her snacks.
gave Rue Xiang and Yuelan a look, Rue Xiang immediately understood, took Yuelan's hand, and walked out of the house.
Seeing that Yuelan and Ruxiang both went out of the house, Xie Yunjin looked at the silver screen opposite and asked slowly.
"Yinping girl, now there are only two of you and me left in the house, if you have anything to say, you might as well say it directly."
If her guess is correct, Yinping came over today, but I'm afraid it was still for Xie Yunxi's business.
Yinping looked like he was being seen by someone, and he didn't hide it from Xie Yunjin, and said directly.
"Girl, Mrs. Wen in Madame's house today invited the slave maid to go to Madame's house, and Madame and the slave maid said something. Mrs. said that the second son will take the career in the future, the second son's father-in-law's family, there must be someone to be an official in Beijing, the second son's wife, must be the daughter of the family, to have talent, what the son says, in order to answer. ”
Mrs. also asked the slave maid, saying that after the slave maid and the second son are together, what can they help the second son? If nothing could help the second son, my wife persuaded me to leave the second son early, saying that there was still a shortage of a capable female envoy in the grange in the countryside, and my wife was ready to recommend me to go. ”
Yinping said word by word, and Xie Yunjin listened to it.
In my mother's heart, I always think about my second brother.
The second brother and the eldest brother are all people who want to take a career in the future.