In the evening, Brother Jiu came back exhausted.
"It seems that there is something I don't know..."
He told Shu Shu about today's situation.
"Sacrifice to Ming Taizu's Mausoleum is a temporary addition. It was not in the previous itinerary, and we have to clearly order the world to find Ming's descendants..."
Brother Jiu thought thoughtfully and said, "I didn't find anything else along the way..."
Shu Shu handed him the tea and immediately thought of the legendary Hongmen.
Hongmen’s headquarters seems to be in the south of the Yangtze River.
What news is this?
It's just that it's hard to mention this to Brother Jiu.
It makes no sense that a prince on errands wouldn't know, but she guessed this.
She said: "If you are really curious, just ask Prince Zhi and Qibele!"
The two people responsible for the security of the southern patrol should be relatively well-informed about this kind of news.
Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "I'm just curious, but I don't want to ask anymore. It's not good news. I'll kill you."
What he said before in front of the emperor that he believed in cause and effect was not a lie.
It is true that after reading too many Buddhist books and stories, my heart becomes soft.
But since I can remember, the few cases involving "Prince Zhu" have been murders one after another.
"Fortunately, I'm not walking around in the Criminal Department. I just looked at the case and all the members were upset. I couldn't sleep well for several nights. Fourth brother seemed to be fine. It's amazing!"
Brother Jiu sighed with emotion.
Shu Shu remembered that the southern patrol team stopped in Suzhou twice before coming to Jiangning, and the Holy Master went to Songjiang in person to appease the people.
Songjiang experienced civil unrest in the past few years due to natural and man-made disasters.
On the surface, people in need of relief suffered injustice and went to the county government office to cause trouble. In fact, they besieged the county government office and opened official warehouses.
To put it bluntly, it is tantamount to rebellion.
But Jiang Nan was too sensitive, so the matter was suppressed.
Big things turn into small things, small things turn into nothing.
Shu Shu glanced at Ninth Elder Brother. This was the news that Ninth Elder Brother told her before she went to Songjiang with the Holy Master. It had not been ten years.
As a result, there was no sensitivity at all, and there was no thought of Dashuo and Minluan together at all.
Seeing Shu Shu's eyes falling on him, Brother Jiu said, "I miss you so much. How did you spend your day today?"
Shu Shu smiled very restrainedly and said, "Ninth sister brought Cao Gege over to talk for a while. Thank you, sir. I'm still thinking about this."
In fact, it was not the case. It was my sister-in-law who gossiped about Cao Gege learning the rules, and then the little beauty came back from picking flowers, and several people arranged flowers, and Shu Shu also left food at noon.
Steal half a day's leisure.
Brother Jiu hummed softly: "What else should I do? Why are you clinging to me? If I'm not here, how will you survive the whole day?"
Shushu·"."
This one seems to really think so!
Confusing right and wrong, you can still be so confident.
Shu Shu nodded in recognition and said: "Yes, thinking that I will be tired outside today, I even missed a bowl of rice at noon."
I only ate two and a half bowls, for fear of scaring the little girl if I ate too much.
Brother Jiu's lips were grinning to his ears, but he still remembered the serious matter and said: "The letters from father-in-law and mother-in-law to you should also be from the military base, and the letter from Fusong should be just a few days ago, sir." I’ll ask tomorrow…”
Normally Qi Xi and his wife would not receive letters from the Military Department, but this one was reporting the funeral of their daughter, and they had to abide by the rules, so they should be from the Military Department.
Mentioning this, Shu Shu really felt like she was returning home, and said: "When will the holy driver set off, and how long will it take to go from Jiangning to the capital?"
Brother Jiu made the calculation and said: "Tomorrow I will rest for a day, and I will drive the day after tomorrow. I will not stay any longer in the middle. At most, I will stay in Yangzhou or Huai'an for one night. Calculated in this way, it should be less than a month and a half." Arrived in Beijing."
The next day, before Brother Jiu could find someone from the Ministry of War, someone came over to deliver the letter.
There are two letters, one from Qi Xi and his wife to Shu Shu, and one from Fu Song to Brother Jiu.
Shu Shu couldn't wait and opened the letter from home.
"Eni is born?!"
Shu Shu found out the news first, and finally let go of her worries: "Chu Qichou gave birth to a son, mother and son are safe..."
Brother Jiu said, "Isn't that the day after your uncle died? Was your mother-in-law shocked?"
Shu Shu continued to look back and said, "It wasn't mentioned in the letter, but Eni's delivery date is around this time."
Brother Jiu joked: "Isn't it secretly fun that I didn't give birth to little Princess to compete with you for favor?"
Shu Shu glanced at Brother Jiu and said, "Am I the stingy one?"
It seems like a little bit.
If she gave birth to a baby girl, she would also love her, but she would also feel like she was being replaced.
Several younger brothers seem to be a little less sour.
She was so upset that her ninth brother saw through her.
Brother Jiu really wanted to nod, but after thinking about it, he held back and read Fu Song's letter.
Shu Shu has already seen the back.
He mentioned the details about the uncle's doubts about Xi Zhu's life experience, and the past incident related to the horse hitch.
Qi Xi called Xing Quan and his wife back from Haidian that day to prepare for a thorough investigation of the past.
We also planned to find Po Wen who delivered Xizhu's baby and the old people who served Xizhu's mother in the early years. We planned to check them all one by one.
Shu Shu sighed and said: "Amma feels sorry for my uncle. He dare not check it himself. He is so confused. But if Xi Zhu is of uncle's blood, even if Amma is annoyed with him, he will think of a good arrangement. "
Perhaps in the eyes of others, Qi Xi's move was to prove that Xi Zhu was not of the Dong E family's blood and avoid future troubles; but Shu Shu knew that was not the case. Amma was afraid of misjudgment and letting her uncle's flesh and blood flow outside.
Even though Xi Zhu is unfilial, his uncle has become obsessed with blood.
Brother Jiu's eyes flickered and he said, "Not everyone has a horse-tethering post, but these three people all have it..."
Shu Shu put down the family letter, looked at Brother Ninth, and said, "What did you think of?"
She didn't know much about hitching posts, but she vaguely remembered that genetic factors were the main reason, while others were caused by drugs or radiation.
Anyway, it is formed in the fetus in the mother's body.
Brother Jiu touched his chin and said: "I think that when you return to the capital, you should ask your father-in-law and mother-in-law whether the late great-grandfather-in-law had a horse tether..."
Shu Shu was shocked and said: "It shouldn't be so. Didn't that Xing Quan say he was the uncle's brother? He is two months older than the uncle..."
If he is really related to Shu Shu's grandfather, he is the eldest son of Dong E's family and the brother of uncle and Qi Xi.
Is it because Grandfather Shu Shu is unkind or Grandmother Shu Shu is jealous of raising her son?
The character of this older generation will be criticized.
Brother Jiu said: "Anyway, that's what I said. Otherwise, it's too coincidental. I've grown so old and I haven't seen anyone else with this kind of hair. It can be seen that not many people have this kind of hair."
Shu Shu was silent. According to this statement, it was indeed a bit strange.
She thought carefully about Xing Quan's appearance, a common square face, upright and honest.
She raised her forehead and said, "That shouldn't be the case, right? It's really the case. It doesn't make sense for grandma to just let the concubine become a servant?"
Brother Jiu said, "Who knows? Maybe we can go further and look up Xing Quan's father?"
Shu Shu hurriedly waved her hands and said: "Impossible!"
You must know that her great-grandfather adopted his nephew because he had no children. If there is a biological son, even if it is the son of a maid or concubine, he will not adopt him.
Brother Jiu thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case, and said, "Then let's go back and ask my father-in-law and mother-in-law to check Xing Quan."
Shu Shu looked at Brother Jiu and remembered the gossip about Cao's family affairs with Jiu Gege yesterday.
Really, just as I was thinking about other people's stupid things, a pot of stupid blood poured down on my head at my own house.
However, it may not be the fault of humans. Looking back, you can ask Ama to check out your grandmother’s old belongings to see if there is anything suspected to be a radioactive source...
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Capital, Dutong Mansion, main house.
Qi Xi and the Jueluo family sat opposite each other.
Qi Xi held two pieces of paper in his hand, one of which was Xing Quan's statement, the time when Kangxi returned from Baoding Mansion in the summer of the 21st year, and the approximate date of Dunlun, the Zhao couple.
There is also a report from the coachman.
In the 21st year of Kangxi's reign, the approximate time when my uncle went to Xing's house in the back street.
Qi Xi even asked Xing Quan's eldest son, who was already old enough at that time, to question him personally.
Qi Xi handed it to Jue Luo and said with a wry smile: "There are some overlaps. I'm afraid even Zhao herself can't explain it clearly, but she has a guilty conscience and she should think she is Xing Quan..."
Jueluo looked on, thinking more, and said, "I didn't think of anything else?"
Qi Xi raised his head and said, "What did Madam think of?"
"Xingquan's horse-tethering post!"
Jueluo said, "My uncle said it himself, and it's true when I think about it..."
When Zhao wanted to murder her uncle, there was one thing that made people wonder why she felt guilty. After all, both father and son had "hitch stakes", which were also a sign of identification.
Now it seems that she should know that Xing Quan also has a "hitch".
Mrs. Zhao has been serving her uncle since she was a child. She is several years older than his uncle, so it is normal to remember these things.
Qi Xi was silent.
He felt a toothache.
They didn't even have a concubine in their room, so it wouldn't be a bad thing if they could have one more concubine.
However, that is a big joke!
If Xing Quan's background was really secretive, then the Dong E family would become a big joke.
At that time, the tutoring of Dong E's family will be questioned.
Each one of them is either raising an illegitimate child or raising an illegitimate child...
The couple looked at each other, feeling troubled.
There are also three sons... No, including the newly born Xiao Qi, there are four sons who have not been married.
Although Fusong's side has almost decided, it's just about the same. There hasn't been a formal ceremony yet, so there are five.
Even Zhu Liang, who is already engaged, will lose some confidence in the Yue family.
"Amma shouldn't be in trouble, right?"
Qi Xi thought of his late father and felt a little unsure.
Jue Luo took a long breath.
Who can be sure?
Even if my uncle is dignified and polite on weekdays, who would have thought that there would be ridiculous times back then?
She is a mother herself and understands how abnormal her uncle's jealous reaction is.
Just because a four or five-year-old child cries, he can tie his son's "hitch" with his own hands. This is a bit too loyal.
That's a good sign, and she's not a stepmother. Who would be willing to kill her directly...
