Chapter 14, the first time to enter the palace

After negotiating with Qin Song, Zhou Tianyi returned to the palace first to make relevant arrangements. The two big housekeepers of the palace, Chen Bo and Mrs. Rong, hurriedly put down the affairs at hand and went straight to Zhou Tianyi's study, the two happened to meet outside the door, and after exchanging glances in tacit understanding, they both shook their heads and said that they didn't know why His Highness was looking for the two of them at the same time.

"Your Highness." Chen and Rong bent down and respectfully saluted outside the door.

"Come in." Zhou Tianyi did not sit behind the table, but leaned on a black lacquered pillar in the study very casually, and did not bend, and went straight to the topic.

"There are distinguished guests staying tonight, and the two of you will bring a few trustworthy people to clean up the courtyard opposite the main courtyard."

"Yes, Your Highness." Chen and Rong glanced at each other suspiciously, let His Royal Highness personally order the two of them to clean up, it seems that the guests who came tonight are not ordinary people, they have followed Zhou Tianyi for many years, and the master did not let them leave, there should be a following.

"The movement of cleaning up is smaller, and the less people know about it, the better." Zhou Tianyi thought about it, but he still had to help Qin Song

The lie of "missing" has been rounded up, and now this Jing Zhaoyin is not very clever, if he doesn't understand his meaning and investigates it again, it will be troublesome.

In order to ensure that the plan can be concealed, he added again: "In addition, remember, she was frightened and lived in the palace three days ago to recuperate, take care of the people below, and let them not say what they shouldn't say." ”

"Yes, yes." The two of them nodded immediately. After listening to the description of Zhou Tianyi's words, Mrs. Rong's eyes flashed with a hint of the essence of a middle-aged woman who has been through the storm for a long time, and she raised her courage and asked, "Your Highness, this distinguished guest...... It's Miss Qin Song, right? "Three days ago, the only major event in Beijing and Zhou was the fire in the Qin Mansion, and the Miss Qin family died, and she also sighed for a few days Why is the girl in His Royal Highness's picture so short-lived, but I didn't expect that she lived directly today, this Qin family girl is a little capable, I don't know how people are.

Zhou Tianyi smiled, thinking that there was no need to hide it if he was about to build momentum, so he nodded,

"Well, you guys should be careful when cleaning up the yard, don't let Miss Qin feel that the palace has neglected her, go down and prepare." After raising his hand to signal the two to leave, he returned to the table and began to prepare the documents about the situation in the camp on the outskirts of Beijing to be presented to Emperor Zhou Tianlei tomorrow.

He found out the details of the camp, this time he went to the camp to arrest those few people with different intentions unknowingly, but this can't be known to the imperial brother, he has to find a way to cover up this matter between the lines first.

Although the paper can't hold the fire, but if the matter is resolved after delaying to the Qin family for a while, by then, his imperial brother should have no time to take care of such a trivial matter in the camp, right?

Intuition told him that the big camp was closely related to the mastermind behind the arson of the Qin family, a big conspiracy was being conceived, and gradually connected all the black and white pieces in the game of chess in Jingzhou, he was in the light, the enemy was in the dark, and his every move might be clearly seen by the other party.

"Qin Song, ......" After knowing that the Qin Mansion was on fire, Zhou Tianyi kept thinking about whether his previous blatant actions had gone too far, and those people didn't dare to target him or the Wang family, so they went to pinch a soft persimmon with no power, targeting the Qin family, and targeting Qin Song.

But when he saw her in person in Qin Song's courtyard again, he was glad that he didn't stop, Qin Song was not a canary who was willing to be protected in a cage, she had her own way of behaving and retreating and preserving, and he shouldn't point fingers at her, and he didn't need to think too much about it.

Stunned, the brush in Zhou Tianyi's hand was raised for too long, and a little ink turned into a ball on the paperwork, he shook his head and put down the pen to change a piece of paper for himself, so he could only write a new copy.

- That night, Qin Song quietly lived in the Zhaowang Mansion with simple clothes and jewelry, accompanied by Yuesheng and Yueping, while Yueluo and Yueyuan stayed in the Qin Mansion to assist the housekeeper in daily affairs.

"You can live in this courtyard for the time being, clean up a little in the afternoon, if you encounter anything, you can always find Uncle Chen and Mrs. Rong, or go to the opposite courtyard to find me." Zhou Tianyi personally received Qin Song and led her to the backyard of the palace, where Steward Chen and Mrs. Rong were already waiting outside the courtyard.

Although night had fallen, Qin Song could still see the composition of this place relatively clearly with the help of the lanterns in the backyard, with an oval pond in the middle, and two courtyards on the left and right built around the pond.

She has seen a lot of mansion designs from her mother, and the design of Zhaowangfu is just a beautiful and complete meaning, how can she not understand the intentions of this?

"Qin Song thanked His Highness for his generosity." She thought about it, and she could only say this for the time being, she wouldn't say anything until she fully understood Zhou Tianyi, but despite this, there were still a few traces of uneasy chest flashing in her heart, and she didn't capture it accurately and didn't think about it.

"Rest early, tomorrow will be different." Zhou Tianyi noticed the dodge in Qin Song's eyes when she spoke, she didn't understand, it's just that the future is long.

After finishing speaking, Zhou Tianyi left.

"Qin Song bothered the two housekeepers." Uncle Chen and Mrs. Rong followed Qin Song into the courtyard, which courtyard was cleaned up a little as Zhou Tianyi said, obviously it was cleaned inside and out, and it was worthy of being the housekeeper of King Zhao's Mansion, she sighed in her heart.

"Miss Qin, we can't afford to be subordinates. Under the surname Chen, you can be called in the lower Chen Bo as the people in the house, in charge of the front yard, most of the things in the back yard are in charge of this Mrs. Rong, if you have a need, you can order the two of us at any time. Uncle Chen bowed his hand and expanded His Highness's words just now to introduce Qin Song.

"Uncle Chen, Mrs. Rong."

"Miss Qin, it's getting late today, as His Highness said, I hope you will rest soon. If nothing else, the two of us will retire first. Mrs. Rong also bowed slightly, Her Royal Highness liked Qin Song, which was analyzed from the temptation of Guanghan's mouth and the rumors of Beijing and Zhou.

This is the first time she has met this Qin family girl, she looks like she is high-grade and has good manners, but she is just ...... Qin Song always gives people a sense of alienation that draws a clear line, neither lukewarm, neither far nor close.

This time, Rao is based on her decades of experience in seeing wind and rain, and she doesn't understand where His Royal Highness is inclined to her?

"Qin Song thanked the two of you again." After saluting the same, Qin Song took Yuesheng and Yueping to push open the door of the bedroom and went in to clean up the room.

"Old man Chen, you said this girl...... What the hell do you think? Qin Song's precaution against Zhou Tianyi made Mrs. Rong completely confused.

It stands to reason that the Qin family is a family of merchants, although they are wealthy, they have no power or power after all, but after being linked to His Royal Highness King Zhao, the status of the Qin family will immediately change dramatically.

is so conducive to the development of the Qin family, is this Qin girl really unmoved or pretending to be unmoved?

"Ouch, Rong girl, don't mess around with this, Your Highness will be angry." Steward Chen was about to be scared out of illness by Mrs. Rong, and today when she asked His Royal Highness who lived in the palace, it was already a transgression, but fortunately, His Highness didn't care, and now he is judging such a favorite woman of His Royal Highness, if this is heard, how can it be good?

"I'm ......"

"What are you? You're unruly! Alright, let's go back and rest! ”

"I'm not...... Are you afraid that Your Highness will be deceived? ”

"Your Highness can be so easy to deceive? You're in charge of the backyard and you're confused! Let me tell you, Miss Qin's affairs are all subject to His Highness's arrangement, don't go and do something that you don't have! ”

"I know, I know, I can't make a name for myself with this old bone!" Having said that, Mrs. Rong secretly made up her mind in her heart that in addition to observing Qin Song more on weekdays, she would definitely try it another day.

- Early the next morning, the moonset and the full moon packed the account books of the Qin family's property and sent them to the Zhaowang Mansion. Qin Song hid himself for three days, and the things in the industry naturally fell a lot, and it was a lot of work to make up for it at once.

Looking at the stacks of account books arranged on a hill, Qin Song took a deep breath, as if he was expelling the lazy factor in his body, and then began to work with his abacus.

The morning light was slightly dewed, and she sat directly at the stone table in the courtyard, in the open air. Zhou Tianyi, who was in the back of the court, was thinking about today's affairs in the court while pacing around the backyard.

The fire in the Qin family actually attracted the attention of his second brother of the emperor, could it be that this fire was actually set by him?

"Impossible." Zhou Tianlei is good at making Ji kill people invisibly, this is not like his style, and the Qin family has not yet reached the point where they need to be killed, and the murderer should be someone else.

Suddenly, there was a burst of laughter from the inside of the white wall beside him, and his thoughts quickly returned, and it turned out that he had walked outside the courtyard where Qin Song lived.

Zhou Tianyi was a little in a trance, compared with the mansions of other brothers, there were fewer servants in King Zhao's Mansion, and he rarely returned to Beijing and Zhou, in fact, the mansion has always been very deserted.

He had seen the chaos in the mansion of his deceased eldest brother, so he felt that there was nothing wrong with this purity, but now ...... A little anger in the backyard is probably more in line with your heart.

Thinking about it, he consciously walked in, Qin Song had his back to him, and was concentrating on looking at the accounts, while Yuesheng sat aside to assist.

Only Yueping, who was facing the courtyard gate, saw him, and was about to salute, but he waved his hand to stop him. He quietly walked around a small half circle to the angle where he could see Qin Song's side face, and it was this dazzlingly fast ability to check accounts, he was just watching from a distance in the teahouse before, but now that it was in front of him, Zhou Tianyi felt even more envious.

"What's going on with this tea house lately, the new tea still has a while to arrive, why is someone buying out the old tea?" Qin Song, as usual, while flipping through the accounts, discussed with Yuesheng and the others, but today no one answered her, the surroundings were quiet, she raised her head strangely, and saw Zhou Tianyi, who had been watching her for a long time, and Yuesheng and Yueping who were sitting on pins and needles.

"The envoys of the vassal kingdom came to Beijing, and they can't wait for new tea." Zhou Tianyi explained, and sat down on the stone bench vacated by Yuesheng.

There are four subordinate feudal states in the four directions, Beichuan, Beihai, Nanshan, and Nanling, these four small countries are either close to the sea or the mountains, and they cannot produce high-quality tea, and the tea merchants sell high tea prices, so every time the people of the feudal countries come to the four directions, they will purchase tea in large quantities and return to China.

Qin Song was stunned, a look of remorse immediately appeared on his face, he shook his head and said, "It's been a busy few days, and I actually forgot that the vassal country came to the court." Then he thought of all the troubles that stood before him, but so what?

Things have happened, and now I still have to use his strength and fame to catch the people who are hidden in the shadows.

"Ah...... Qin and Qin Song have seen His Highness. After being immersed in his own thoughts for too long, Qin Song suddenly remembered something,

"Whoosh" has to stand up and want to salute, there are many etiquettes in the heavenly family, and she is now temporarily living under Zhou Tianyi's roof, on the status of him is higher than her low, on the identity of him as a host and her guest, where is there a reason to sit on an equal footing before seeing the courtesy.

"If you're not used to it, why bother!" Zhou Tianyi smiled, holding Qin Song's arm and not letting her finish this small ceremony, he didn't pay much attention to etiquette, and it was impossible for him to represent status with acquaintances

"This king" has always been on his lips, and besides, getting along in private, it is more comfortable to be casual and casual. Although Zhou Tianyi said this, Qin Song, who had paid attention to etiquette, restrained herself, and stood in a row with her head bowed respectfully, along with the maids behind her.

"Are you looking at the accounts? You really can't be idle. Looking sideways at the account book on the table a few times, Zhou Tianyi broke the silence with a random topic, and when he didn't see the other party answering, the thought when he first saw her suddenly flashed in his mind, and he said suggestively: "How about I hand over the property of Zhaowangfu to you to take care of?" ”

"Your Royal Highness, this is Princess Zhao's responsibility, and Qin Song can't interfere." Before marriage, the property is taken care of by the mother, and after marriage, it is taken care of by the wife, which is the rule of the high-ranking families in the Quartet.

Zhou Tianyi's mother, Concubine Qi, will definitely not care about such mundane things, and Zhou Tianyi is unmarried, so it seems that there is really no legitimate person to take over the property in the palace?

"If you want, you are." A calm and warm voice sounded beside him, Qin Song's expression froze, and the atmosphere in the courtyard was solidified by the two of them.

Every time Zhou Tianyi spoke to her so bluntly, she was nervous, she had kept her distance from him at first because she suspected that this intention had another purpose, if she looked up and saw through his eyes now that there was no false sincerity, what would she do?

She ignored it, she felt it was impossible, she didn't think about it. Zhou Tianyi knew that for Qin Song, it was meaningless to say it verbally, but she always put herself in the position of a bystander, making him feel that she was staying away from him.

That's the only thing, absolutely not. Although the two were always joking with each other, they had never put this matter on the table to talk about it, first, he didn't know if the timing was right, and second, he didn't have a chance to speak.

"Master, the eldest prince of Wang and Cao Shilang of the Ministry of Industry are here." Zhou Tianyi's wavering thoughts were interrupted by Guang Han, who suddenly ran to the backyard, he nodded and left in a hurry, it didn't seem to be a trivial matter.

And Qin Song, who was staring blankly at his departing back, seemed to be relieved, and seemed to be a little lost.

"Miss Qin, someone from the Qin Mansion is waiting in the side hall."

"Labor leads the way." Qin Song came back to his senses, thinking that it should be Yueming. Yueming understands medicine, and has been arranged by her to help in a pharmacy in the suburbs of Beijing, and by the way, she also looked at some industries in the suburbs of Beijing, but this time there was a sudden lack of credible manpower, so she transferred her back to herself.

"Miss, are you okay?" As early as when the news of the fire in the Qin Mansion reached the suburbs of Beijing, Yueming was very anxious, but without an order from the Qin Mansion, she could not leave her post without permission, and last night, Yuequan actually came to inform her to go directly to the Zhaowang Mansion to see Miss this morning, which ...... She couldn't figure out what was going on.

"The fire was not an accident, I'm fine, rest assured." Qin Song simply answered Yueming's worries, and then the expression on his face sank, and said, "Riya died for me, and I will definitely give her justice." ”

"Miss......"

"Okay, then you listen to me, I will live in the Zhaowang Mansion during this time, and for this, I need you...... Rally. Qin Song sat down steadily on the carved chair, pressed the armrest with one hand and began to give orders.

"Yuesheng, you go to Jing Zhaoyin and tell them that the fire in the Qin Mansion was an accident, and it was the maid Riya of the Qin Mansion who unfortunately died that night. And I have been in a coma because of the fright, recuperating in the Zhaowang Mansion, and only woke up yesterday. By the way, apologize for the inconvenience caused to Jing Zhaoyin by the matter of the Qin Mansion. ”

"Yueming, you also follow Yuesheng to Jingzhaoyin, get back Riya's body, and bury it."

"Yueping, you go to the He family's shop and ask Yueying to release the news that I disappeared because I was in a coma in Zhaowang's Mansion for three days." After the three maids walked out of the side hall, Qin Song eased up, a faint sense of tiredness instantly surged up, she pressed the acupoints in her eyes, and dragged her steps to her yard.