After Yue Jian drove away with Tang Ning and the others, Tang Ning pulled the car curtain and glanced back, and saw Fu Jinrou following Wang Yuzhen in the Wang family's carriage in the distance.
Qian Qiyue raised her head and said, "Tang Ning, what are you looking at?"
"nothing."
Tang Ning let go of the curtain and pushed Qian Qiyue's head away, almost touching her face.
After seeing her sit back, Tang Ning said to her seriously: "Sister Ayue, Uncle Qian is in charge of the household department and holds an important position. He has eyes everywhere. Any careless words will cause big trouble." Woe to you, don’t mention what he said during the chat in the mansion to people outside."
Qian Qiyue was stunned for a moment: "I didn't..."
"You have."
Xue Ru suddenly spoke from the side: "Sister Ah Yue almost let it slip just now that Qian Shangshu mentioned that the prince colluded with the Cui family secretly and secretly hoarded something."
"I……"
Seeing Qian Qiyue stunned, Tang Ning said: "Although Aru interrupted you and did not let you finish what you said, but in light of the rumors in the capital a few days ago, as well as the sudden increase in food prices, and later His Majesty It’s not difficult for people to guess what you didn’t say about the grain you ordered to be sent to the Ministry of Revenue.”
"Uncle Qian is talking about the prince hoarding grain, right?"
Qian Qiyue's face turned a little pale.
Tang Ning said seriously: "Uncle Qian told Brother Qian this matter to remind him of the situation between the DPRK and China. It doesn't matter if you overhear it, but if these words fall into the ears of others, they will cause big trouble. .”
"No matter what the purpose of the prince's hoarding of grain is, the prince's businessman's skills will be notorious if spread. Moreover, the Cui family has caused so many troubles before, and the prince colludes with them to compete for profits with the people. Do you think that after being known by others? What will happen?”
Qian Qiyue pinched her fingers and said nervously: "I didn't tell anyone else, I just said a few words to you..."
"You just said a few words casually, but in the ears of others, it may not turn into a sharp weapon to criticize your father and brother. You have been good friends with me and have been in love with Sister Zhou for many years, and our three families can now be regarded as sharing weal and woe." , we naturally won’t mention it to others.”
"But where are the Wang sisters and Fu Jinrou?"
Tang Ning looked at Qian Qiyue with a dazed look on her face and spoke earnestly:
"You have known both of them not long ago, so it's unclear what their character is. Wang Huailu, the father of the Wang sister, is an official in the court. Although Fu Jinrou is from Lingnan, she will marry into the capital in the future, and will marry many noble girls in the capital. Also moves around a lot.”
"Even if the two of them have no evil intentions towards you, once something comes out of your mouth, how can you guarantee that they won't be like you? Inadvertently saying something to someone they trust during a casual chat, it will be passed down to ten people, and it will be passed down from ten to a hundred people." , there is no one in this capital who has a delicate heart."
"What if this word reaches the hands of the prince's opponents and is used against the prince or the Cui family?"
Tang Ning did not deal with the matter perfunctorily, but broke it down bit by bit and explained it clearly to Qian Qiyue in detail.
Qian Qiyue has a carefree temperament, is outspoken and protective of her shortcomings, but because of this, she is sometimes easily taken advantage of.
"The relationship between the Crown Prince and His Majesty has been tense for a long time. The two have been fighting each other for a long time and have no relationship with each other as a father and son."
"You have also seen the flash of swords and swords between the Crown Prince and His Majesty outside the city today. The situation in the DPRK is inherently delicate. Uncle Qian is in charge of such a key position as the Ministry of Accounts. He can only protect himself if he is not offended. It is said that if one’s official position is not guaranteed, even one’s life will be in danger.”
Tang Ning looked at Qian Qiyue, who looked a little pale, and said seriously:
"Uncle Qian is a cautious person. My aunt and your brothers are also keen on affairs in the DPRK. However, you are straightforward and can easily be taken advantage of."
"Girls who come from official families may seem pampered, but they may not be as thoughtful as those who care about the family line and think of ways to plan for their fathers and brothers. Don't be too easy to talk to others. No matter what you hear in the house in the future, you will also Don’t tell anyone else so easily.”
Qian Qiyue felt a chill down her spine at Tang Ning's words, but she also knew that Tang Ning was doing it for her own good, so she quickly said:
"I know, I won't say it again in the future, but today's words...will they implicate my father?"
Seeing her worry, Tang Ning reassured her: "It's okay. The prince's hoarding of food is not a very secret matter. I'm afraid everyone in the capital knows that the prince himself is complacent, and if he steps on your majesty like this today, your majesty will not Let him go."
"Even if your words get out, he probably won't have time to pay attention to them."
Qian Qiyue breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. She sat in the carriage and hesitated for a moment before raising her head: "Tang Ning, is there something wrong with Jinrou?"
Tang Ning was a little surprised at her keenness: "Why do you ask that?"
Qian Qiyue whispered: "Just now when you asked me to follow you to Rongzhai, you deliberately glanced at Jinrou's face, and before Aru and Jinrou... I thought it was unintentional..."
But after what Tang Ning said just now, she suddenly realized that Xue Ru's previous confrontation with Fu Jinrou was probably not unintentional.
Tang Ning smiled and asked, "When I asked Fu Jinrou, did I also bring the Wang sister with me?"
Qian Qiyue choked: "It's different anyway..."
She couldn't tell. Tang Ning seemed to be gentle and kind when talking to the two of them, but she just felt that Tang Ning's attitude towards Fu Jinrou and Wang Yuzhen was different.
Xue Ru laughed out loud: "So sister Ayue noticed it?"
This is considered the default.
Qian Qiyue said quickly: "Fu Jinrou really has a problem, what's wrong with her?"
"You're not completely heartless."
Tang Ning said: "Fu Jinrou seems to have a gentle temperament, but in fact I'm afraid that may not be the case. Do you still remember what she said when she first met me on the Mid-Autumn Festival?"
Qian Qiyue was stunned for a moment.
Tang Ning said softly: "She praised my beauty and said that Fu Laiqing was full of praise for me. She also mentioned that my brother has a special preference for me that is different from others, and that I am famous because of Rongsheng Academy."
"You should remember what my brother's reputation was at that time. I, a girl who had not left the imperial court, was hanging out with him, a eunuch, and was talked about by other men. I was planning to build an academy for the benefit of poor students, but it fell to her. But what I said became something that I used to trick my brother into seeking fame and fortune for me."
"At first I just thought I had misunderstood. She just came to Beijing not long ago and didn't know what was going on outside. But a few days ago, my brother and Mr. Cao met her again when they went to Fu's house."
"She used the same tone and the same method to provoke and ridicule Mrs. Fu and the cousin of the Xu family in front of Fu Laiqing and Mr. Cao. She also pretended to be weak and implied that those two people were neglecting her."
Qian Qiyue's face darkened, and she naturally understood what Tang Ning meant.
Once is an accident, but twice is never an accident.
Forget it for others, but Mrs. Fu is a member of the Fu family. She was taken care of by the Fu family and then turned around and said something about the Fu family. With the understanding and thoughtfulness that Fu Jinrou usually showed outside, she would never do such a thing.
Tang Ning was afraid that Qian Qiyue would be framed by Fu Jinrou, so she said directly to her: "She stepped forward to stop my brother when he left, wanting to get close to him. And when He Jin came to pick up Sister Zhou, did you ever Did you notice her name is He Jin?"
"The husband of the He family behaved very well with us. Even when Sister Zhou was present, he never got close to her. He even avoided being in the same room with us."
"I don't believe that such a person with such polite words and deeds and rules engraved in his bones would let an unmarried girl call him brother in public."
Hearing this, Qian Qiyue suddenly remembered what Fu Jinrou said before.
She talked about He Sange and Zhou Yuchang's marriage to him.
He said that Fu Laiqing was close to him and his words were affectionate.
"I just want to find a husband who is as considerate as Mr. Zhou's husband is to Sister Zhou. I don't want anything more..."
Qian Qiyue's face instantly turned blue.
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The mountains overlap, fog and rain mix, and thunder rumbles overhead.
The shouts of death faded away behind him. The man in the forest ran for unknown distance. When he stopped in a panic, he fell down next to a tree stump and gasped for air.
He was covered in blood, his body was extremely cold, and his eyesight turned black as his hands and feet lost strength.
She was stabbed and she couldn't survive.
It was pitch black all around, and the heavy rain washed away all traces, but it also made it impossible for him to tell where he was.
The man smiled bitterly: Is he, the richest man in the world, going to die in the wilderness somewhere? At the end of the day, even the bones will not be collected?
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