The second day was the Twelve Flowers Festival in February, and Grandma Rouge Lane sent a post, inviting her to go to the garden to hang red and celebrate the birthday of the Hundred Flowers Fairy. Qi Su Niang naturally pushed her body unwell, and only hung a red cloth on her loofah vine to meet the occasion, which was also considered a holiday.

That night, Qi Su Niang was tossing and turning in bed, thinking about the rumors, unable to sleep, she recalled what Chen Yan said at that time, "I am only afraid that you will be wronged in the future...... and feel uncomfortable.

People who have no long-term worries must have near-term worries. She took the risk and secretly asked Lian Zhenyun to supervise the project on the dam, although it was inevitable that she had some selfish intentions, but if it wasn't for Chen Yan's future to change the river and be able to control the river peacefully, where would this be? At the beginning, Chen Yan's father, Chen Huang, was unjustly killed, but because the governor of the river was impartial and upright, blocking the financial path of others, he was dismissed, which affected Chen's father. A dignified second-grade full-flag river governor, Kangxi's favored ministers are not spared, let alone a petty official like Chen Yan who has no foundation? If he blocks other people's financial routes and commits public anger, the favored emperor brother like the Thirteenth Master may not be able to speak for Chen, even Kangxi, and he can't be counted on. One is that he values Chen Yan, but because the river works are related to Cao Yun, Cao Yun is related to the country, Chen Yan is useful, he will pet for a day, if Chen Yan is not allowed by everyone, where will he protect him? Second, Kangxi is not a god, he has a lot of opportunities, Chen Yan is a little seven-grade Han official, where can he take care of it all the time? Otherwise, why did he have to marry the noble daughter of the Manqi clan for Chen Yan in the first place? It's just to pull another backer for Chen Yan, and the Manchu nobles are intertwined in the court......

Qi Su Niang stared at the pitch-black tent and sighed secretly, she already understood Chen Yan's temperament, but later saw that he was an official and acted old, so she was also relieved. It's just that one day, when I saw Chen Yan hurt his legs on the dam, he understood that no matter how experienced he was, he would not back down when he encountered a major event that was vital to his life. If it goes on like this, unless Chen Yan ignores his conscience to loot the small people, embezzle the silver of other places, or ignore the matter of governing the river at all, and go back to his hometown to live a stable life in his own house, if he does not take precautions and find a way to make money, the road of river governance is a dead road!

The official who patrolled the night outside the middle gate smashed his head and changed the gong, Qi Su Niang had no sleep, this rumor is not true, most of them are still from the sailors on the dam, Chen Yan knows that gossip will be indispensable in the future, but still connived at her to go to the dam - Qi Su Niang bit her lip - although she feels that she acts in the world, there is no perfect strategy, there must be a gain and a loss, and it will never succeed if she does not take some risks, relying on the good reputation left in the past, no one in Qinghe will really believe this rumor, but it will eventually damage Chen Yan's dignity.

Qi Su Niang buried her head deep in the quilt, Chen Yan didn't know her plans, and she couldn't explain them to him......

The sound of the waves of the Cao River was sandwiched in the sound of more drums, coming from afar, ancient and clear, echoing in Qi Su Niang's ears one after another. In the dark inner room, the old mahogany furniture shimmered with silver light, and it was so rotten that it was breathless. However, on the pillow box next to the lily lotus seeds, the wishful golden hairpin shone with a gentle shimmer, unconsciously dispelling these dead gases.

Qi Su Niang slowly raised her head, turned sideways, removed the Ruyi Jin Hairpin from the pillow box, and opened the lid of the pillow box. Although there was no light, you could still see more than a dozen old letters that had been opened, as well as the word "Chen" on the right corner of the envelope.

The official who patrolled the night guard outside the middle gate smashed the second watch gong, Qi Su Niang sat up suddenly, reached out and took out all the letters in the pillow box, grabbed the engineering drawings hidden under the letter, looked at it fixedly, and tore it to pieces!

Grabbing the scraps of paper, she jumped out of bed and ran to the stove. The fire in the hearth is half bright and half bright, burning slowly in the ash heap, although it is not brilliant, it can survive the long night. Qi Su Niang took one last look at the shredded paper in her hand, and threw her hands into the hearth, the open flame suddenly lit up, and the shredded paper was licked and eaten by the scorching flame, twisted, and turned into black ash in a blink of an eye, mixed into the ash heap, and it was difficult to distinguish it.

Qi Su Niang turned around and went back to the room, got into bed, and pondered silently until the night guard outside the middle gate rang the gong of the third watch, and then fell asleep in a hazy way. Suddenly, there was a soft knock on the door of the inner chamber, as if it had been pushed open. Qi Su Niang woke up suddenly, listened carefully, but couldn't hear any other movement, recalled that the door was clearly inserted before going to bed, and she was feeling that she was too careful, and a voice sounded outside the vermilion double happiness cloud brocade mantle, and called: "Madam, madam." ”

Qi Su Niang was frightened, grabbed the bronze hairpin under the pillow with one hand, and said sharply: "Who is it?" ”

The people outside seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and said, "Madam, it's Lian Zhenyun, a grass person." ”

Qi Su Niang was suddenly furious, sat up from the bed suddenly, and reprimanded in a suppressed voice: "What is the purpose of the big boss? Why did you go into the woman's chamber late at night? Don't quit yet! ”

Lian Zhenyun smiled bitterly: "Don't worry, madam, the grass people really have to do this." The grass people retreated to the courtyard and waited for the summons of the lady. ”

Qi Su Niang heard him say this, counted three times silently in her heart, and sure enough, she heard the door ringing. She was puzzled in her heart, and after thinking about it carefully, she didn't know what his intentions were, and she didn't dare to make a fuss, lest something happen again, so she had to get dressed and get up and light the oil lamp.

The gong of the night patrol outside the middle gate sounded three and a half times, Qi Su Niang secretly thought that it was a last resort, only called a thief, and the official was coming, so as not to be subject to Lian Zhenyun, he must also know about it. She stabilized her mind, put the bronze hairpin into her sleeve, used the Ruyi golden hairpin pavilion, and walked out with the lamp. Lian Zhenyun really stood far away in the courtyard, as if there was really something important, and he had no other intentions. Qi Su Niang glanced at the closed courtyard door and asked, "What do you want to do like this?" ”

Lian Zhenyun used the firelight to see Qi Su Niang's dark eyes staring at him, and he could hear the anger in her tone, all of which looked like she was about to turn her face if she didn't agree with her. He only felt helpless, knowing that it was inappropriate to speak in the courtyard, but he didn't dare to mention it, and lowered his voice and said: "Madam, I'm afraid the emperor will summon the grass people to Huai'an in a few days." ”

Qi Su Niang was stunned when she heard this, her face was confused, and she muttered to herself for a while: "Your Majesty? Calling you to go? ”

Lian Zhenyun saw that her expression under the lamp was extremely delicate, her heart softened, and she couldn't help but take two steps closer, nodded and said: "The governor of Cao Si submitted the matter of the project to the Huai'an Cao Governor Yamen, and the emperor inspected the south to ask about the river work, Cao Yun, and the governor of Sang's forehead When he mentioned this matter, the emperor praised it very much, and asked Lord Chen for details. After a pause, he smiled bitterly: "The emperor is afraid that in a few days, he will summon me, the cartographer, to Huai'an to see His Majesty." ”

Qi Su Niang heard this, her face turned pale, although Lian Zhenyun had a picture in his hand, he didn't know why, and when the emperor asked, there must be a flaw! If Kangxi knew that this picture was made by her, she would have a thousand mouths and couldn't tell why she knew these engineering skills. She has been careful again and again, Lian Zhenyun is a cronie of the Jiangsu gang leader, although it is difficult to say in the future, now he is just a Bai Ding, the master of an altar in Qinghe, he does not take the official road, it is far more difficult than Chen Yan to do this project to make Kangxi find out, it is to kill two birds with one stone, I didn't expect it......

She suddenly remembered that when Chen Yan was leaving, she mentioned that the governor also went to Huai'an, and secretly complained, afraid that after the project was completed, Cao Si and the Cao Gang would no longer tear up the accounts for their lives every day, and they would have harmony. The governor of the whole went to the Caoyun Yamen for the evaluation, and the governor reported to Kangxi. It's just that the emperor's southern tour is too bad time! Otherwise, where would the things in such a small county town reach his ears?

Qi Su Niang hurriedly walked a few steps, and when she arrived in front of Lian Zhenyun, she opened her mouth to speak, suddenly paused, turned around and looked at the courtyard gate, and was about to look.

Lian Zhenyun said softly: "There is no one outside the door." ”

Qi Su Niang heard this, and glanced back at him, "Big boss, let's go to the study and talk." With that, he led the way to the study.

It was dark in the study, Lian Zhenyun was standing beside Qi Su Niang, and when he saw her holding a lamp on the table, he couldn't help but say behind her: "Today, my grandmother posted a post asking Mrs. to come over, and I wanted to discuss this matter - Mrs. is well?" ”

Qi Su Niang turned around suddenly, squinted at him slightly, there was a very angry anger on her face, Lian Zhenyun didn't know why she was like this, she was surprised in her heart, and when she was about to ask her, Qi Su Niang pursed the corners of her mouth and said, "I'll talk about this matter later, let's explain the emperor's affairs first." ”

Lian Zhenyun heard her cold tone, knowing that she was negative, and couldn't help but think about where he offended her. Qi Suliang walked to the desk with the lamp and lit the oil lamp on the table. She turned around, walked slowly in the room, pretended to walk to the near door inadvertently, found a way to retreat, and looked up at Lian Zhenyun and said: "The emperor is proficient in Western studies, and when he is summoned, he will ask the big boss in detail, if the big boss can't answer, or can't answer clearly, the emperor will be suspicious, and the big boss thinks it's good?" ”

Lian Zhenyun was absent-minded, just looked at Qi Su Niang's face, and said casually: "The grass people will report to the emperor, it was made by Mrs.——"

As soon as he said this, he saw Qi Su Niang's face was pale, and the resentment was overflowing, and the words were suddenly broken, suppressing the uneasiness in his heart, and said slowly: "Madame has something in her heart, you can say it bluntly, Caomin-I-"

Qi Su Niang glared at him for a while, and sneered: "Let me ask you, who said the things in the pavilion?" Who told me about going to the dam? After that, he stared at Lian Zhenyun tightly, just waiting for him to answer.

Lian Zhenyun was shocked in his heart, exhaled lightly, considered in his heart, and was about to speak, Qi Su Niang saw him hesitating, and sneered again, "I first spread those words, and now I said that I gave you the pattern, if the emperor asks me, why don't I give it to my husband, but to outsiders, how can I answer?" If my husband asks me, how can I answer? Big boss, what is your idea? Could it be that the concubine is ruined and her reputation is broken, and the big boss is happy, and she is happy? When did the concubine offend the big boss like this, please tell me. It is also clear that the concubine dies! ”

Lian Zhenyun saw that Qi Su Niang was aggressive, and he was in a hurry, clearly believing that he had violated the agreement between the two and passed the matter out, and he was not allowed to distinguish half of the sentence. When had he been so angry in front of a woman, his heart was suddenly furious, and he immediately turned around, walked outside the study, and said in a cold voice: "Madame is very angry, the grass people can't talk to Madame at this time, and they will come back tomorrow." With that, he slammed the door and went.

"It's so unprovoked, it's clear that there is a ghost ......" The door that was thrown shut brought a gust of wind, blowing the oil lamp on the table to shake. Qi Su Niang walked to the desk, stared at the oil lamp for a long time, smiled coldly, and muttered: "If you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust, my brother has already entered the Nine Emperor Princes' Mansion and can't take care of me." I see that you are a character, so I am looking for you to take a companion and borrow a force. In order to avoid mistaking belief in people, I set up a flaw in the pattern, only the mind is rough, and the arithmetic is not proficient, the emperor knows at a glance that he will never think that this picture is made by me, you are cunning and deceitful to the king, climb the life of the woman, that is, there is a Jiangsu gang leader or a member of the court as a backer, and I will let you die without a place to be buried! ”

Qi Su Niang said, blew out the oil lamp in the study, walked through the yard with the oil lamp, pushed the door into the inner room, and was about to close the door with her backhand, and heard a sigh behind her: "Madame......"