In the Jiang'an Hou Mansion, Xia Jingyun took the letter paper handed over by Qin Li, looked at the content she copied on it, and did not doubt its authenticity, because this could easily go to Concubine De to check the original manuscript.

He just frowned slightly, "It means that the Qin family chose my side and my sister at the beginning?" ”

Qin Li snorted, "The situation in Beijing is complicated and complicated now, but after careful analysis, there are only a few parties who are qualified to sit at the table, the prince, Qin Xiang, Shufei, and Defei." ”

"According to Grandpa, the crown prince is full-fledged, and the situation is worrying, so he is not a good lord for the Qin family; Qin Xiang and the Qin family, both surnamed Qin, have always been quite coveted, and grandpa doesn't like Qin Xiang's style of acting; As for the lady concubine, she has been honored for generations, the British public is the head of the nobles, and the power is huge, the Qin family is just icing on the cake for her, and the lady concubine has always acted arrogantly and arbitrarily, and she is not a good lord. ”

She looked at Xia Jingyun with a sincere gaze, "Concubine De Niangniang is known for her kindness and gentleness, and what she did in Surabaya Prefecture last year was also to impress the courtiers and officials, showing her ability to be a good person." And Xia Gongzi's talent, needless to say, in the cooperation with my Ming Yulou, his conduct and ability to do business also amazed the Qin family. ”

"The most important thing is that the death of the eldest brother made the Qin family understand that with the current net worth of the Qin family, it is simply impossible to stay out of the matter, and the Qin family must rely on it in the court as it did back then. Therefore, Concubine De Niangniang and Xia Gongzi are the only choice for the Qin family. ”

Xia Jingyun nodded, and recognized Qin Li's words, "So, on the surface, this reply letter that day was a letter of stern refusal, and it was to continue to complete the plan to lure the snake out of the hole, and at the same time test our strength, but I was afraid that this beam would not be able to be unraveled, and it would be difficult to win the trust of my sister in the future, so I buried such a mystery in the letter?" ”

Qin Li smiled slightly, "I'm really a little surprised, I didn't expect grandpa to have such impatience." ”

"A person like Ling Zu, who experienced the turmoil of the government and the opposition back then, how could he have no means."

Xia Jingyun was full of emotion, the hand of the old head of the Qin family really made him a little amazed, Qin Li explained this, he connected the news before and after, and couldn't help but admire this old man, in that case, when his side was the biggest suspect on the surface, he was able to make this decision so rationally and calmly, and at the same time concealed it from almost everyone.

Qin Li opened his mouth and said, "Then how does Young Master Xia decide on this matter?" ”

Xia Jingyun looked at Qin Li, and suddenly smiled, he seemed to understand another layer of the old man's thoughts of the Qin family, if he let the old man go to Concubine De by himself and join this camp by praying, it would not be a good ending, and his status in the future would obviously be reduced.

But if Qin Li came to beg him, he wouldn't have this trouble.

A woman, especially a beautiful woman, showing weakness to a man does not lead to arrogance, but only pity.

He nodded and said, "For us, this matter is naturally unwanted, and we can't wait to sweep the couch to greet us." To be able to get the help of the Qin family, like a tiger with wings, like a fish in water, how can there be any reason not to agree. I will discuss the specific details with my sister, and after the matter of Brother Ling is revealed, I will discuss with your mansion, what does Miss Qin think? ”

Qin Li nodded and got up, slightly blessed, "Xia Gongzi Fang is out of prison, when he rests more, so the little woman won't bother much." ”

Xia Jingyun snorted and sent Qin Li to the door.

"Miss Qin."

He suddenly shouted, and Qin Li turned his head.

"If it weren't for Ling Zu's instructions, would you still act like this?"

Qin Li was stunned, and Xia Jingyun also smiled, "It's okay, I'll just ask casually, Miss Qin walks slowly." ”

"I will."

Qin Li spit out two words in a low voice and left quickly.

Looking at the back of the deserted escape, Xia Jingyun scratched his head, as if he had provoked some blessings that should not be provoked.

Ay!

Back in the room, he sorted out his thoughts, if he could bring the Qin family under his command and make up for his shortcomings in terms of financial resources, then his side would really have the ability to compete head-on with other opponents now, and he would also have capital in the troubled times in the future.

Sister's prestige in Surabaya Prefecture, Li Tianfeng's business in Surabaya Prefecture, there is the base camp;

The Su family's century-old operation in Yunmeng Prefecture, its clan property, money and grain, thousands of elite soldiers, and the geographical location connected to Surabaya Prefecture are strong confidence and deterrence;

If you add the Qin family's commercial network all over the world, as well as a large amount of wealth, money and grain, which can play a huge role in material reserves, these are the reliance on gathering strength in troubled times.

With these three things, coupled with the irrefutable identity of the prince of Yu'er, the name of Tu Shan's three masters' closed disciples, the status of the sixth palace of the sister, and the right to speak in the court at the moment, it is really a big deal!

Thinking of this, Xia Jingyun, who was originally a little happy, suddenly froze.

Damn, so calculated, the biggest shortcoming is actually myself?

The corners of his mouth twitched, reading and reading!

It seems that it will not work if you don't take the top test!

The two days passed in a flash, and the spring season was already close at hand.

In the past two days, Xia Jingyun has slept openly except for the first night, which has replenished some energy, and the rest of the time he has been reading books carefully, focusing on forgetting to sleep and eat.

However, it also responded to Su Yuanshang's ridicule at the beginning, thanks to his more than ten days in prison without distractions, otherwise the preparation for the exam may not be so sufficient.

During this period, Bai Yunbian's commotion in the Surabaya Hall came, and Xia Jingyun was not only completely speechless to Bai Yunbian, but also quite moved by the actions of Xu Dapeng and Zeng Jimin and others.

But now that the spring season is imminent, everything can only be said after the spring season is over.

On February 17, one day before the start of spring, everyone in the Hou Mansion first accompanied Xia Jingyun and Bai Yunbian to the Ministry of Rites, and wrote the head of the paper in advance, which is equivalent to verifying the body in advance, saving a lot of trouble when officially entering tomorrow.

February 18, the day of the beginning of spring.

On the third watch, the Hou Mansion was already busy.

After waiting for Xia Jingyun and Bai Yunbian to get up, wash and eat, and after a long busy work, the two dressed neatly and came to the front of the hall.

Coming in advance, Wei Yuanzhi, who was also a first-class leader at the beginning, smiled and tied the two square scarves firmly on the heads of the two, and said with a smile, "It won't land." ”

Then Su Yuanshang, Gongsun Jing and others all stepped forward to congratulate the title of the gold list, the apricot list and other congratulatory words.

Feng Xiuyun had already carefully prepared all the items for the exam, and Gongsun Jing said very carefully that he would help check it again, but Feng Xiuyun refused with a red face.

"Miss Feng, sometimes there are things that you don't understand, and it's good for multiple people to help you check and fill in the gaps."

Gongsun Jing was still persuading with a simple face, Xia Jingyun was planning to stop his enthusiasm for not understanding the situation, and it was also my business to help her check and fill in the gaps, what are you making a fuss about.

Feng Xiuyun took out another copy and handed it to Gongsun Jing, "Mr. Gongsun help take a look at this one, this is Bai Gongzi's, he has all the sons here." ”

Baiyunbian:

I just think it's still interesting at the Surabaya Kaikan.

After some commotion, everyone rushed to the tribute courtyard in a carriage.

It's a pity that even the carriage with the signboard of the Hou Mansion is still a few hundred meters away from the Gongyuan, and it is completely unable to walk.

Everyone had to get out of the car and escort Xia Jingyun and Bai Yunbian over together.

Chen Fugui and the guards on the side of Baiyun joined forces to squeeze out a way in the crowd.

After a series of cumbersome procedures such as firing a cannon to open the door, checking and searching the body, Xia Jingyun and Bai Yunbian followed the crowd, waved goodbye to everyone, and walked into the examination room.

The spring of the twenty-fourth year of Chongning has begun!

A dragon gate jump competition is also coming!

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Spring is indeed the top priority of the empire at this moment, but under the grand narrative, everyone has their own specific troubles.

For example, at this moment, the people of Heibing Terrace, the Criminal Department, and Jingzhao Mansion are all lawsuits.

Before, all parties tacitly agreed to delay, only Jingzhao Mansion still had some motivation to hurry up and solve the case, but their strength was the worst, and they were powerless, and the Criminal Department and the Black Ice Platform were almost grinding foreign workers, but now that they wanted to drag the dead person out of prison, His Majesty sent an edict urging them to solve the case with all their might, and it was difficult all of a sudden.

It's been loose for almost half a month, and it can be tightened there.

But after all, it is the most feared secret service agency in the entire empire, and the criminal department where the criminal investigation masters of the entire empire gather, when the head catchers of the criminal department and the rats of the black ice platform poured out, many clues and details were still dug up, and the structure of the case seemed to be slowly emerging, and hope was already in front of him.

Outside a blacksmith shop in Nancheng, a head catcher and two subordinates of the criminal department hid in the shadows, staring at the shop in front of them.

According to the itinerary of the groom they sorted out recently, they found that he had come to this blacksmith shop every once in a while for the past six months.

They judged that the Hidden Arrow was probably made by the blacksmith's shop.

But when they reported the information, the people above told them to keep it under strict control, and as long as the blacksmith did not run away, they should not be arrested.

Everyone had no choice but to do so, and at this moment, the head-catcher's subordinate looked at the blacksmith shop with a little boredom, "Boss, it's been almost half a month, except for a few neighbors who come to buy things, where are there any birdmen!" If you want me to say, let's just arrest him back and serve him with great punishment, are you afraid that he won't tell the truth? ”

"Yes, if I had anything to do with this, I would definitely not be able to show my head these days, what's the use of us guarding like this?"

The headcatcher glared, "This is the order from above, let's do it!" If something goes wrong, the board is also hit on it, and we act privately, and we are going to lose our heads when something happens! Don't you understand this? ”

He looked at his subordinates who were stunned for a moment, and snorted coldly, "You think you're smart?" If you look at the surrounding black ice platforms, is there any movement? ”

The subordinates nodded hurriedly, saying that the head is really powerful!

As he was talking, suddenly the color of a hand changed, "Boss, look! ”

The headcatcher looked over and saw a man dressed in coarse linen walking into the alley.

He first walked aimlessly past the blacksmith's shop, looked around, and walked out of the alley.

After a while, he turned back from the other side of the alley and passed by again.

After waiting for about a cup of tea, he reappeared in the alley, and walked as if he were wandering, but just as he passed by the blacksmith's shop, he dodged and got into the shop!

"Up!"

Without hesitation, the head catcher rushed towards the shop with two of his men.

On the other side, the man seemed to sense that something was wrong, and jumped out of the back door of the blacksmith's shop, running forward.

As he was about to disappear into the messy house, a foot suddenly reached out of the room, tripping him over, and then a man in black flashed out and struck him on the neck with a knife.

"Damn, you can't kill yourself this time!"

The people from the Black Ice Platform and the Criminal Department glanced at each other, and there was a bit of excitement in their eyes.

This is the first living suspect they have gotten so far, except for Xia Jingyun, who can't be tortured!

In the big prison of Black Ice Terrace, several torture veterans are waiting for them.

In the hut through a window, the head of the Black Ice Terrace, the squire of the Criminal Department, and the Governor of Jingzhao Mansion all arrived at the scene, ready to watch the first torture that might be extremely helpful to them in solving the case.

One of the torturers in the lead pouted, and a man in black picked up a basin of cold water and poured it on the man's face.

The man woke up slowly, looked at the man in black in front of him, seemed to understand his current situation, and immediately shouted: "Dong Sicheng, the prince of this official!" Don't wait for me to be released! ”

As soon as these words came out, the entire torture prison instantly fell silent.

In the hut, the three of them looked at each other, and for a while, they were all speechless.

Chapter 2 is a little later.

We are grasping the code word, and strive to return to the normal update rhythm tomorrow, or2

(End of chapter)