"Girls, Miss Lin, Miss Yingchun, Miss Tanchun, Miss Xichun, they are here~"
Duke Rong's Mansion, Lixiang Garden.
Baochai's maid Ying'er reminded her loudly outside the door.
Baochai and Aunt Xue were talking in the room. When she heard several girls from the house coming, Aunt Xue got up and welcomed them in.
"Aunt~"
Several girls met Li first. The weather outside was not very warm, and the girls were all wearing big cloaks. However, there were several braziers in the room, which was very warm. As soon as they entered the door, they all put on their clothes. The cloak was removed.
"It's hard for you to come see us at this time, please come and sit down~"
Aunt Xue said as she led several girls to the inner heating pavilion.
"Aunt, we all know what happened to Brother Xue. Please be at ease. Brother Qi agreed to do this. I think there is a high probability that there will be no danger~"
Aunt Xue heard Tan Chun's words and shook her head with a wry smile. It was really hard to say this kind of thing. She had no doubts about Jia Qi's ability, but she was really not sure whether Xue Pan could be rescued.
"I hope so! If Pan'er is really fine by then, I will definitely go and thank Brother Qi for his help in surviving~"
Baochai on the side saw all the sisters coming and stood up to greet them. She took Daiyu and sat down beside her, and said gratefully: "Good sister, thanks to you earlier. If it weren't for your comfort, I wouldn't be here." Now that I think about it, I’m afraid I’m embarrassed to say this~”
Daiyu smiled, a small pear dimple appeared on her lips, "Whatever it is, it's not something difficult. You are just too reserved. He is not the kind of unreasonable person. As long as it's business, Brother Qi It won’t be unkind~”
Hearing Daiyu's words, Xichun didn't object much and nodded lightly, but the others had bitter expressions on their faces. I'm afraid that's what Daiyu and Xichun thought. If the character who killed Jiubian... It would really be nice if I could talk to him easily, but I can't even give him a gift on weekdays.
Aunt Xue shook her head, "One of you is the sister he has coaxed since childhood, and the other is the sister who has helped him take care of his maid for several years. He will naturally take care of it. You two ask other people, even the two in the house. Master, I’m going to get scared if I open my mouth~”
Compared with Jia Baoyu who chases after calling her sister, Jia Qi is indeed not the kind of person who is easy to talk to.
Daiyu originally wanted to help Jia Qi change his image in the minds of the sisters, but then she thought again, why should she do so? It doesn't matter whether other people know or not.
Just like Zhong Ziqi and Boya, they are the only two who can be close friends. There are not many people in the world who can really know each other.
Even if others don't know Jia Qi, what does it matter? As long as she, Lin Daiyu, understands him.
If Jia Qi doesn't want to say it, then he can explain it himself, which will only make people laugh.
"By the way, brother Jia Qi, have you sent someone here to deliver the message?"
Daiyu seemed to have thought of something and asked aloud.
"Not yet~~"
Baochai and Aunt Xue sighed at the same time, with sad expressions on their faces. As the investigation deepened, they received more and more news, but precisely because of this, their already uneasy hearts were raised again.
Who would have thought that someone would spread such rumors. They had made calculations before. The various incomes in the capital, large and small, were only tens of thousands of taels of silver at most, and definitely not more than 50,000 taels. How could there ever be 200,000 taels? Two.
Tanchun continued: "Auntie, when I first came here, I saw that all the servants and servants in the house were sent out. According to the message from the master, they should have been sent out to find clues~"
Hearing this, Aunt Xue's eyes showed gratitude, and Baochai beside her also said: "When my brother comes back safely, I must go to the old lady's aunt and uncle to say thank you~"
Then everyone heard Aunt Xue say: "That ineffectual evildoer has nothing to lose in the house. He has to go to the streets to fool around. It would be a good time to be kidnapped. He doesn't know whether he is alive or dead. What if something really happened?" What's wrong? But what can we do to both of us?"
As she talked, Aunt Xue began to wipe her tears again. Everyone saw her and hurriedly comforted her, saying that good people have their own destiny, and Brother Xue will be fine.
After settling down, Xichun asked curiously: "When I came here just now, I heard Ronger and her elder brother talking about a place called Baoyue Tower, and they also said that if Ronger goes there alone next time, he will break his legs! Where exactly is this Baoyue Tower? I heard that Brother Zhen seems to be quite interested in this place too?"
When Aunt Xue and Baochai heard these three words, their expressions suddenly became a little unnatural. The girls in the mansion have naturally never heard of such romantic places, but they know that Xue Pan often goes in and out of these places. Baoyue Tower is a flower building for men to have fun.
Seeing Aunt Xue and Baochai acting like this, Daiyu seemed to have guessed something, and she hummed in her heart. Baochai's brother was indeed not a serious person. He knew how to go to such a place. The last time he seemed to have been arrested because of going to Hualou. He was beaten and finally imprisoned in a prison.
But then she thought of some rumors in the capital. Jia Qi mobilized the big snow dragon to ride down the south of the Yangtze River. His original intention seemed to be because of a girl, a very beautiful girl. I heard that she was also the oiran of Hualou.
When she thought of this, she was a little angry. Why did those men prefer to go to that kind of place? Even Brother Qi is no exception. He also has Sister Cailuan, Xiangling and Qingwen beside him. Isn't it enough to have such beautiful people?
After all, Daiyu is a daughter's family, so how can she understand a man's thoughts? It is said that a wife is not as good as a concubine, and a concubine is not as good as a thief. This has been true since ancient times. Although the first time I went to Hualou was for other reasons, the subsequent times were not so serious.
But when she talked about Jia Qi, Daiyu thought about what the bad guy was doing now. He was lost in thought again for a while.
In Qi Muhou's Mansion, Ma Changqing, Chen Zifeng, and Shi Kaixuan heard the news that Xue Pan had been kidnapped. They looked happy and celebrated with each other.
Ma Changqing smiled coldly, "A country bumpkin from Jinling doesn't know how high the sky is and how high it is. I will let you see it today~"
Chen Zifeng answered and smiled, "Brother Ma is indeed a good strategist. He made Xue Pan suffer the consequences without any effort. It is really satisfying!"
Shi Kaixuan licked the corner of his mouth, "Let me tell you, this matter is really not a good thing. If it were me, I would just kill it with one knife and it would be so troublesome~"
They all knew about Shi Kaixuan's family affairs, and Ma Changqing and Chen Zifeng also expressed their understanding of his speech. However, Ma Changqing shook his head slightly and then sighed: "Brother Shi's words are wrong. At this time, even if we take action, It can't be like this. Can we resolve our hatred without saying anything? Once discovered by Shuntian Mansion, the emperor will most likely take the opportunity to attack, which will be extremely detrimental to our noble family. A small impatience will ruin a big plan. This is what my grandfather told me personally~"
"Now that it's so good, what does it matter even if people find out that it's a rumor spread by our people? Besides, it's not necessarily a rumor. Xue Pan spent thousands of taels of silver to buy Liu Shihan's first night. Who knew he was How much money we have with us can also eliminate the suspicion on us, after all, no one will..."
At this moment, a voice suddenly came from outside the door, "Sir, Lao Wang said he has something urgent to report to you!"
A glimmer of light flashed in Ma Changqing's eyes. He stood up and gave a fist to Shi Kaixuan and Chen Zifeng beside him. "Brothers, rest here for a while. Come back as soon as you go for my brother~"
Hearing this, the two of them thought it was a secret report from Qi Mu Hou's Mansion, and nodded one after another, indicating to the other party to go ahead. Then Ma Changqing walked out of the door, followed the boy who reported the report, turned left and right, and came to a place in the backyard. In a woodshed.
There was a middle-aged man standing there waiting for a long time. This man's surname was Wang, and his name was Wang Tiansheng. He was once a hero in the forest. When he was young, he was rescued by Qi Mu Hou Ma Changlong. People in the world believed in chivalry, so he has been there ever since. Follow Ma Changlong and help him do things.
Just look at Wang Tiansheng, who has a heavy back and a hideous face. He only has one eyebrow and the other eye is bare, making him look very sinister. There is an obvious scar on his forehead and right face, which makes him look even more terrifying.
"Master, the matter has been found~"
Seeing Ma Changqing walk in, Wang Tiansheng's rough sound buzzed in the woodshed.
"Who did it?"
Ma Changqing narrowed his eyes and asked coldly.
"They were from the camp on the outskirts of Beijing. They came to the capital to purchase supplies and conveniently kidnapped Xue Pan. The brothers in the city saw that those people were soldiers and did not dare to come forward to talk to them. They just followed from a distance and waited until they came out. When we got to the city, there were too few people. I was afraid of being exposed, so I didn’t follow. I still followed the ruts and found Mr. Xue in a dilapidated thatched house in Dafang Mountain~"
"But those people from the camp on the outskirts of Beijing didn't do anything. They just tied him up. I looked through the crack in the door and came back to report the situation to you~"
Hearing this, Ma Changqing frowned and looked at Wang Tiansheng suspiciously. Is he still alive? ? ?
"Where are the people from the camp on the outskirts of Beijing?"
Then Ma Changqing asked again.
Wang Tiansheng thought about it and was a little confused, "I don't know this. When I arrived at that place, there was only one Xue Pan and no one else."
Ma Changqing stood there, his eyes began to flicker, and he was thinking, what do those prostitutes from the camp on the outskirts of Beijing mean?
If Xue Pan falls into his hands, he has two choices. One is to execute him on the spot without anyone noticing, or the other is to use Xue Pan as a bargaining chip to continue extortion. Isn’t the Xue family rich? When the time comes, he will tear off a piece of the Xue family's flesh. Of course, it is impossible to let him go. If Xue Pan is in his hands, the final result will be death.
But those people from the camp on the outskirts of Beijing just threw Xue Pan in an abandoned house. He was confused. What did these people want to do?
Then Ma Changqing thought for a while, a fierce light flashed in his eyes, and he just kept doing nothing. Anyway, no one knew where Xue Pan was now. He killed Xue Pan directly, and then framed him again. Anyway, people It's not like he tied her up. Even if they were really investigated, they would only be suspicious of those in the camp on the outskirts of Beijing.
So Ma Changqing said coldly again: "Do it cleanly. After you finish it, you don't have to come back for the time being. I have three thousand taels of silver here. You go to Zhili, Hebei for half a year. When the limelight passes, you can come back." !”
After saying that, Ma Changqing took out the three thousand taels of silver that he had used to please Versace.
When Wang Tiansheng saw Ma Changqing's gesture of wiping his neck, he chuckled, then took the three thousand taels of silver notes and said in a loud voice: "Yes, Master, just wait for the good news! It's just that I can't be here in the past six months." The house is waiting for you!"
Ma Changqing nodded, closed his eyes slightly, and said softly: "Let's go! It's not too late, don't make a mistake at the last minute~"
Wang Tiansheng didn't refute, strode out, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"You bastard, I really treat you as a human being. Today, I will let you know what it means to be heaven and earth! A bastard is worthy of barking in front of me..."
Thinking of what happened in Baoyue Tower before, Ma Changqing cursed a few more times, "Who is he, Xue Pan?" Dare you throw money at his Ma Changqing? ? It would be difficult to relieve the hatred in my heart without killing him.
Shortly after Ma Changqing left, a person suddenly emerged from the firewood pile in this firewood shed. He looked around first, and when he saw no one, he jumped around? It also quickly disappeared.
In Daming Palace, Dai Quan hurriedly opened the door of the imperial study.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report!"
Emperor Mingkang put down the ink pen in his hand and felt a little pain in his head. The thick pile on his left hand was all memorials to impeach Jia Qi.
For those civil servants, Jia Qi's private deployment of troops was undoubtedly the reason for impeachment. In the memorials, those civil servants demoted Jia Qi to be worthless, and some even directly beat him into a traitor. The thief wanted to cut him into pieces with a thousand knives. When he saw the end, he felt a little chilled. What on earth did Jia Qi do to make these civil servants so crazy?
But this was not what he wanted. Looking at the memorial signed by four cabinet ministers on the imperial eucalyptus, Emperor Mingkang felt a trace of movement deep in his eyes.
Above the memorial was a proposal for the reorganization of the Snow Dragon Cavalry. The proposal proposed that the Snow Dragon Cavalry could only be controlled by the royal family. In the future, Jia Qi would only have management rights but no mobilization rights. He also designed two tiger talismans, half of which would belong to the emperor. The other half is placed in the Ministry of War. If there is a military event in the future, the Ministry of War will draft it and the emperor will approve it. Only when two tiger charms are gathered can the army be dispatched.
Because this cavalry was so shocking that the people above the court were frightened, so they came up with this method to restrict Jia Qi.
To be honest, the one thousand snow dragon cavalry troops stationed outside the city put even more pressure on them than the fifty thousand border troops.
Regarding the issue of thunder bombs, Emperor Kangdi of the Ming Dynasty asked Jia Xi several times, but he only got one answer. The spoils collected from the three tribes of Oala, Tatar, Uliangha, and Houyuan had all been used up in the southern war. , and there is no excess inventory.
However, Emperor Mingkang would believe these words, so he secretly sent secret guards to investigate, and the results were the same. Not a single thunderbolt bomb was found in the Snow Dragon Cavalry Camp or the entire military camp.
But that time, Emperor Mingkang learned another news from the secret guards. Every one of the soldiers in the Snow Dragon Cavalry Camp was as powerful as a medicine man who had taken those mysterious pills, and they seemed to have no side effects. After learning the news, he was finally moved.
"Tell me! What's going on?"
Ming Kang rubbed his eyebrows and said slightly tiredly.
"Xue Pan of the Xue family had a conflict with Ma Changqing, the grandson of Qi Muhou, and others at Baoyue Tower. Ma Changqing and the other three spread rumors in the city that Xue Pan was pregnant with two hundred thousand taels of silver notes. Later, Xue Pan was captured by the camp in the suburbs of Beijing. The soldiers kidnapped the soldiers, tied them up and threw them into a broken house in Dafang Mountain. After Ma Changqing learned the news, he intended to kill and silence him. In addition, the incident of Xue Pan's robbery was already well known in the capital. Ning Rong Both palaces have intervened, and the champion Hou Jiayu is also involved. Several other princes are watching the wind and seem to have plans to get involved~"
After hearing Dai Quan's words, Emperor Mingkang fell silent. After a while, he smiled coldly, "This is interesting. Now Jia Qi is not making trouble anymore. I didn't expect these insignificant things to be making trouble~"
Then he thought of the current situation in the capital and hesitated for a moment. Was there anyone else's intention behind this incident? What role did Xue Pan play in it? What impact will Xue Pan's death have? Do you simply want to demonstrate against Jia Qi, or do you have other motives?
"What's going on at Jia Qi's place?"
"everything is normal......"
"everything is normal?"
...
At this moment, in the Champion Hou Mansion, a group of about ten personal guards rode fast horses and quickly left the capital.
At the same time, a few men followed the crowd and flowed out of the city. As soon as they left the city, they took a small road and headed somewhere.
In addition, there was also a strange movement at the camp on the outskirts of Beijing. Thousands of horsemen were dispatched, riding in the snow and mud.
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