Zhu Changluo drove back to the palace, and the Imperial Army also stuffed the two "experimental subjects" back into the box and took them away. There was a place arranged by Wang An and Wang Wenyan outside the palace to imprison them and give them medicine to prolong their lives.
After a while, a young eunuch who was a close confidant of Cao Huachun hurried over with a baggage in his arms.
Inside is Zheng Haizhu's regular clothes.
Cao Huachun said: "Master Zheng, I asked my godson to go to the Wenhua Palace. You can change your official robe at the antique store. Our family will take you out through Shunzhen Gate in the north to avoid going back to Donghua Gate." On the way, just in case you run into Mrs. Li."
Zheng Haizhu praised "father-in-law is attentive" and took the baggage. Cao Huachun was about to go out with the young eunuch to escape when he heard a voice behind him saying "father-in-law, wait a moment".
Cao Huachun turned around and saw Zheng Haizhu walking up. Wen Yan asked the little eunuch: "I have a handkerchief, did it fall in the Wenhua Hall? It's blue and red mixed, the red one is silk velvet loops, the blue one is cotton."
The little eunuch stared at the dress and timidly said: "I don't know. I entered the dressing room of the side hall and only saw this bundle. Before that, the guard said that Master Sun had finished his lecture and changed his official clothes. After taking it, the slave brought the bundle. The bundle was tied so tightly, and the slave held it carefully, no, nothing would fall out."
"Oh...it's okay, maybe I remembered it wrong," Zheng Haizhu said to the young eunuch while maintaining a gentle expression on his face: "Excuse me, young father-in-law, please go to the courtyard. I have something to say to your godfather."
The little eunuch left the room anxiously and stood far away.
Zheng Haizhu asked Cao Huachun bluntly: "Is this child trustworthy by Mr. Cao?"
Cao Huachun's eyes revealed the meaning of exploration: "Come here from my hometown, purify yourself and enter the palace, and then follow me. Master Zheng is suspicious that he has taken your veil? What's unusual about that veil?"
Zheng Haizhu did not answer immediately, but continued with the second question: "Is Eunuch Cao familiar with the officials on duty in Wenhua Palace? There are also guards guarding the door. What are their origins?"
Cao Huachun muttered a few words: "After the prince gave a lecture, the several civil servants who were in charge of welcoming and escorting him were all people transferred from the Hanlin Academy by Master Sun Chengzong. The guards guarding them were from the Imperial Army, and the princes and uncles were I said that one of them should be the nephew of General Tian's family. Oh, General Tian, that is Tian Ergen."
"Is Tian Ergen... the son of Mr. Tian, the Minister of War?"
"Exactly, haha," Cao Huachun estimated that since Zheng Haizhu was familiar with Zhang Quan from the Ministry of War, he probably also knew about the Tian family, so he still complimented, "Madam, she is very aware of the changes in officials in the six departments."
Zheng Haizhu felt a thump in her heart and frowned.
The velvet handkerchief she carried with her was the one Wu Bondang used to wipe her mouth when he sent people from Liaodong to Chongming to settle down. He couldn't stand her informal appearance.
After Wu Bondang's death, Zheng Haizhu always kept this handkerchief with her. Not to mention the deep meaning of missing people when she saw something, she just seemed to use it as the incarnation of her right-hand man, and it also seemed to give her inspiration and ideas from time to time.
She would never be mistaken. Today, she must have brought a veil with her and stuffed it well into the sleeve pocket of her coat.
As for the name Tian Ergen, she, Zheng Haizhu, had not been a time traveler and knew the backbone of the Wei family's eunuch camp, and she would not have been able to associate Wei Zhongxian.
"Eunuch Cao, my handkerchief is the unique skill of Songjiang Workshop. I have been helping the court sell it to merchants in exchange for money for several years. I came to the capital to open a shop branch and sell such handkerchiefs, so from now on, Everyone from the temple to the market should know that this veil is surnamed Zheng."
Cao Huachun didn't understand what she meant, so he continued blankly: "Well, although I heard Jin Gui, isn't there still something in Madam's shop? Madam listened to Lao Cao's advice, even if the servants of Wenhua Palace have unclean hands and feet, they will not It's worth checking with a veil, people inside and outside the palace will think that the lady is mean and stingy."
Zheng Haizhu sighed softly and explained: "Father, what I am worried about is not that some servant stole it for his own use, but that he stuffed the veil into the Qianqing Palace and deliberately led Empress Li to see it."
Cao Huachun's eyes flashed, and he realized: "Oh, Empress Li's jealousy will definitely be turned over again, thinking that there is something like that between Long Live Lord and Madam."
He then analyzed carefully: "My wife became a master and entered the imperial city. There are two groups of people who have made enemies now, right? One group is the subordinates of the Zhejiang Party, and the other group is Aunt Ke and Wei Jinzhong?"
Zheng Haizhu nodded. Wang An must have talked a lot with Cao Huachun, and Cao Huachun also remembered it in his mind.
When cooperating in a formation, you should keep each other in mind and understand the open and hidden dangers that your teammates may encounter in all aspects.
"My father-in-law is really like a mirror in his heart," Zheng Haizhu said after thinking about it, "my father-in-law asked the kid outside to follow me to the store now and get some of these handkerchiefs into the palace."
Cao Huachun lived up to Zheng Haizhu's praise. After thinking about it, he said clearly: "I also said that I should go to the Cultural Hall to check in person. Well, it is indeed the madam's method that is better. Let's send it to Empress Dong Li's pavilion first. There are also several beauties under her control. I won’t send you to Xili’s place, but let’s find out who is here to chew her tongue.”
Zheng Haizhu was very satisfied with Cao Huachun's understanding of "separation" and "fishing". He quickly changed into regular clothes and took Cao Huachun's godson, the young eunuch, out of Shunzhen Gate.
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After the young eunuch Cao Huachun's godson left Zheng's shop with Songjiang cloth and Zhangrong handkerchiefs in his arms, Zheng Haizhu sat tiredly in an armchair in the backyard, really wanting a cup of coffee to stay alive.
Today, I was dealing with the old Zhu family. I tried to seduce my son and boldly remonstrated with him. It was really draining my blood points.
It's more tiring than being the emperor myself.
No wonder so many male and female protagonists want to directly rebel and take the throne themselves.
But she, Zheng Haizhu, would not be the emperor even if a man-made dog was sent from heaven.
A modern person, when he returned to ancient times, still wanted to be an emperor, and his civilized education was in vain.
Perhaps, with the help of Sun Gong and one death, step by step, the heir of the old Zhu family can gradually become less like an emperor.
Zheng Haizhu thought of Wei Zhongxian and Ke Yinyue again. This couple should not be underestimated.
The less openly you seek revenge, the more you have to be wary of them secretly setting up traps.
By the way, there is also the matter of Qin Liangyu going to Beijing in the next few days. I just happened to go to her to tell her about the mysterious case of Ma Xuanfu's village, which was much faster than running to Shanhaiguan to look for Ma Xianglin.
Not long after closing his eyes and thinking like this, Xu Yilong's servant, who had been sent by Zheng Haizhu to wait for the letter at Wang Wenyan's office these days, hurried into the hospital to report.
"Madam, there is news about Master Shen from the south."
Zheng Haizhu suddenly became excited.
The public express delivery route used by Wang Wenyan was so fast, and Shen Tingyang was also extremely efficient. As expected, the investigation of the case still required both black and white parties to work together.
Zheng Haizhu took the letter, and there was a fish shape painted on the seal, which was intact. It was the symbol of the Shen family boat gang.
Zheng Haizhu quickly opened the letter and read it. In an instant, his face darkened.
Shen Tingyang wrote in black and white in the letter that the owner of the "Lan Yi Mao Si Ba" turned out to be Zheng Haizhu.
"impossible!"
Zheng Haizhu stood up from the chair in confusion.
Not far away, Chen Sanni, who was teaching Hua Er how to fight in close combat, suddenly stopped her moves. The two women ran over and, together with the Xu family's servants, looked at Zheng Haizhu nervously.
The servant of the Xu family, named Xu Wei, weighed his tone and asked, "Madam, did you get the wrong letter?"
Zheng Haizhu raised his hand to signal them all to be silent.
In the mind that was briefly blank due to shock, thoughts gradually gathered together and connected together.
Before and after the opening and closing of Songjiang, Zheng Haizhu learned from Huang Zunsu that because it was a key target for merchant ships to pay taxes, the Susong area was considered a place where canal ship management was relatively standardized.
Even if the shipowner does not show up, the person who manages the ship's registration at the Water Transport Yamen will have to see the agent provide sufficiently credible identification, or even contact someone like the shopkeeper, before naturalizing the new ship.
Zheng Shoukuan is in charge of Chongming and Zhenjiang, and he no longer goes to Songjiang very often.
Zheng Zhilong was in Japan and became the son-in-law of the Daimyo Hirado.
Han Ximeng took Gu Shouqian and set off for Nanyang.
Sun Yuanhua and Li Zhizao were only responsible for the business of the artillery factory.
Thinking of this, Zheng Haizhu sat back in the chair.
In Songjiang, the only person with her personal seal, Zheng Haizhu, was that person.
(End of chapter)
