Chapter 29: The Capital

She is still very confident in her bloodletting technique.

A faint fishy stench came, and black blood overflowed. Ji Erlan arched his index finger and pressed a point next to the man's back spine. Black accelerated from his arm and hand, and after a while, the blood gradually turned red. Two more detoxification pills were fed down to suppress the residual residual poison.

Ji Erlan breathed a sigh of relief and quickly bandaged his arm to prevent him from detoxifying and dying of blood loss.

Looking at the sky, there were still two hours before it would dawn, she blew out the candle flame, turned back to the route she had just traveled, and tried to clear some clues, but found that there was nothing, she secretly smacked her tongue, Razor was so badly injured, and he could still take care of so much. I don't know what the identity of this son is, but the people under him are so shrewd.

She quietly patrolled around, but found no trace of the man in black. When she returned to the station, she found that the two people in the room had disappeared, and she frowned and found that there were a few words left on the table: Great Grace will be reciprocated in the future.

She let out a sigh of relief, and let go, well, it's better not to report it. so as not to cause her unnecessary trouble. The Ji family was lowly powerful at this time, and when they arrived in the capital, they still needed to be obscure, and they should not be too public.

The darkness of the night gradually dissipated, and the sky was faint. Ji Chenglin and the others didn't notice the strangeness of last night, and they packed up and went on the road in a comfortable mood, heading towards the extremely prosperous capital city of Beijing.

Ten days away, the wind and waves were calm, and there were no accidents. The group entered the capital safely, and the guards at the city gate were very strict, and the people who entered the capital had to be checked one by one.

Ji Erlan was slightly puzzled, lifted the curtain and looked at the person who was being interrogated in front of him, who seemed to have some friendship with the soldiers guarding the city, so he asked: "I don't know what happened, you are so excited?" ”

The soldier looked left and right, and whispered to him, "Don't you know that someone has the audacity to assassinate the prince!" The emperor was furious and ordered a thorough investigation. ”

"What?!" The man was also very surprised: "Who can say that a person like Lord Du is not good, who is so mad that he actually does such a thing?" ”

"I don't know, the emperor has always been different from others, because of this, I heard that I was sick." When the soldier saw that people were coming and going, he couldn't say anything more, so he quickly sent the man away. "Next, next!"

Ji Erlan lowered the curtain and felt relieved. Although she had never seen the majesty of the heavenly family in that life, she had also heard that the emperor and the biological mother of the prince were righteous sisters, and the two entered the palace one after another, one became the queen and the other was a concubine. And the emperor and the prince have been together since childhood, and their feelings are very deep.

Ji Chenglin had the official seal in his hand, so he naturally would not be embarrassed, and was soon politely released.

The carriage passed by Anrenfang and Qishengfang, the prosperous street scene and the bustling crowd were as lively as ever, Ji Chenglin's mood was obviously very good, and he even asked the little maid to get off the car and buy a few fresh food, and gave some to Ji Erlan and a few people.

It's like the sun is coming out in the west.

Qin's eyes flickered slightly, and Ji Erlan could see that she, a mother, still had a heart tied to Ji Chenglin. But she knew what Ji Chenglin had in mind.

It's just that she won't explain Ji Chenglin's wolf heart to the Qin family, because it's useless to say anything until the situation changes.

Ji Chenglin was appointed to supervise the imperial history from the Liupin Metropolitan Procuratorate, this official position, he did not even have the qualifications to enter and exit the main gate of the court, he could only enter and exit through the side door, and he was not allowed to go to the palace unless he was doing something. It's really not a high-ranking official.

However, because both internal and external officials were under his supervision, they had a wide range of powers, and they could directly impeach officials who violated laws and disciplines and were incompetent officials who violated the law and discipline to the emperor, which was quite fearful of all officials. Therefore, the official position is low, but the popularity is the best, and no one is willing to offend.

Ji Erlan believes that this official position is simply tailor-made for Ji Chenglin.

Ji Chenglin's ability to drill camps and thin mud, I don't know which immortal's true biography he has obtained, he is simply superb.

The carriage gradually drove through the bustling streets to Yong'an Fang, which was much cleaner than the others, and the mansions in this vicinity, like Ji Erlan's home in Yangcheng, were mostly the residences of the children of the eunuchs.

However, in such a place where idle people will not easily enter, there is a burst of noise at this time, and there is a great smell of right and wrong in the noise. The carriage of the Ji family was also blocked at the mouth of the alley by a group of people.

Ji Erlan pricked up his ears slightly, and heard the gibberish in front of him clearly.

What kind of Fang Mansion is out of harmony, Mrs. Fang is not favored, jealous, and assassinated Lord Fang's cousin, so far no one is alive or dead. It is also said that this cousin is dead, and the soul is not gone, and the singing night and night has disturbed the peace in the house day and day, and he has to invite a monk to do things. It is said vividly, as if you have seen it with your own eyes.

Ji Erlan lifted the curtain to look, and happened to see the last monk in the team, walking into the door of the Fang family with his hands folded.

Most of the people gathered here were servants and servants from the neighbors' houses around the neighborhood, so they didn't dare to stay too long, and when the gate of Fang's house was closed again, they gradually dispersed. The Ji family's carriage was also able to move again.

As soon as they arrived in the capital, they encountered such a thing, and they were still neighbors who lived in the same alley with them, Qin couldn't help but be a little frightened, pulled her sleeves, and asked, "Is this ...... It can't be true......"

Ji Erlan was also a little surprised, she didn't expect them to catch up with such a thing on the first day they came.

She said: "The Fang family is not an ordinary family, if it were true, it would not only spread some gossip among the neighbors, it would have made a big fuss a long time ago." I'm afraid that the matter has not yet been clarified, and some gossip is just spreading. ”

The means of the deep house compound emerge in an endless stream, true and false, and what you see on the surface is often not the truth. In her opinion, this cousin girl who did not see anyone alive or dead was very suspicious.

The group got out of the carriage in front of a house.

Ji Erlan looked up at the door plaque that had been hung, and it was still the two gilded characters that had a far-reaching memory, Ji Fu.

The mansions of the officials are all owned by the imperial court, but there are many well-funded officials who do not look down on the mansions prepared by the imperial court, and will prepare other mansions with high-quality feng shui layouts and carefully built houses that meet personal preferences. But every inch of land in the capital is expensive, and Ji Chenglin obviously does not have such strength. This house was where a superintendent of the imperial history lived before, because he released his foreign post this time, so it was vacant, and it was allocated to Ji Chenglin.

Although he did not live here for a few years, he still remembers many of the events that took place here.

There are also a few girls in the house, mothers-in-law, housekeepers, porters and others, all of whom were originally working in the house, and those who have a family generally do not sign a death deed. In the rotation of officials, I have also served many officials, all of whom are experienced.

The average new official will continue to use these people. Ji Chenglin is of course no exception.

Although these people are all subordinates, in comparison, they understand some of the rules of officialdom, so they will not make mistakes and omissions in dealing with people, and they can also remind them of some small things. So when Ji Chenglin saw these people waiting at the door to greet him, his face was both majestic and kind. "It's all excused."

When a few subordinates saw the new master's elegant demeanor, they were even more respectful when they were surprised.

Ji Erlan helped Qin get out of the car and walked behind Ji Chenglin, and his eyes swept over everyone, so good! It's all familiar faces.

When the Ji Tianjiao sisters saw Ji Erlan coming, they all subconsciously lowered their heads slightly, such a move was not obvious, but it was too conspicuous for the first-class people who observed words and colors.

The middle-aged man who looked like a housekeeper standing at the head of his head suddenly felt a sudden heart, how could it not match the news he inquired? He glanced at the thin Qin clan again, this one was in line with the rumored unfavored appearance. He said: "Old lady, let's go to the house first, wash the dust a little, and then talk about it in detail." ”

In fact, the Ji Tianjiao sisters are not necessarily afraid of Ji Erlan, but the changes during this period of time are too sudden, which caught them off guard, and Ji Erlan understands it in her heart. Presumably after a period of time, he must take the opportunity to regain Ji Chenglin's favor,

However, she didn't care what these people were thinking, she had her principles and means of doing things: "Father, the affairs of the inner house, you just leave it to your mother, and everything will be arranged later, and Er Lan will come and tell her father in detail." ”

Although Ji Chenglin is more at ease with Ji Erlan's current behavior, she is only thirteen after all, and the Qin family has never taken care of major matters. Ji Chenglin thought so in his heart, hesitated for a moment and still didn't refute in front of everyone, "Well, let's go in first." ”

Ji Erlan walked behind Ji Chenglin with a smile and entered the courtyard. Sanjin's house is neither too big nor too small. The layout of the second and third courtyards is the same, with the main room and the east and west wings. Moreover, the previous imperial master renovated the east and west wings into the east and west courtyards. In this way, it is actually quite spacious.

Entering the door is the carved shadow wall of Wufu Linmen, and a small piece of verdant long bamboo is planted on the side. The outer courtyard is no different from Ji Erlan's memory, the southeast corner is the car room, and the inverted seat is connected to the courtyard in the southwest corner, she pointed to that side and said to Ji Chenglin: "The southwest corner courtyard over there, just make a study for my father and entertain guests." ”

Although Ji Chenglin had been here once before, but now that this house belongs to him, his mood is different, and when he heard this, he nodded with a smile. A few steps further, you will see a weeping flower gate climbing vines, which are not so lush in spring, but the branches are coiled and appear a little green, which is very eye-catching.

In the past, Ji Erlan was quite fond of the wisteria here, and in the middle of summer, the whole wall fluttering was blue and purple, and it was blown by the wind, like a dream.

The group passed through the weeping flower gate and entered the inner house. Ji Erlan said: "Since the courtyard of the second and third entrances, the east and west wings have been changed to the east and west courtyards, it is better to change the name directly, and it will be easy to distinguish when the time comes." ”

These words are saying that Ji Chenglin is in the bottom of his heart, although this is a house for previous officials, but some changes have always added some sense of belonging. "Erlan's good idea."