Exquisite ingenuity

Chapter 251
In Tai'an courtyard, only a few lamps were lit.

Zhao Qing was wearing an outer shirt, sitting on the top chair, looking at the tall and strong young man in front of him with some indifference.

"You are Song Jingxing? The brat who wants to marry my granddaughter beyond his limits?"

Song Jingxing also looked at Zhao Qing.

After hearing Zhao Jinyi's description several times, the old man in front of him finally coincided with the one in his impression.

It's a little different.

The grandfather Zhao Jinyi spoke of was a kind and amiable old man.

But Zhao Qing in front of him had sharp eyes, looking at him like a sharp sword, even with a little disdain.Song Jingxing thought that he was approved by Zhao Chengde and his wife, and Zhao Qing also approved of his marriage with Jinyi.

Zhao Chengde came with his son-in-law-to-be, upon hearing this, he immediately smoothed things over: "Father, Jing Xing..."

"Don't interrupt." Zhao Qing didn't give Zhao Chengde any face at all.

Zhao Chengde shut up embarrassingly.

Song Jingxing smiled slightly: "The junior is exactly Song Jingxing."

Zhao Qing's eyes were sharp: "You must have heard that the old man does not agree to this marriage, so Ji Ye came here, intending to persuade the old man? It's a pity that even if you give a thousand reasons, the old man will not agree to four The girl will marry you."

Song Jingxing was mentally prepared just now, and he didn't care about hearing the words at this time.As long as Jinyi is still willing to marry him, he will overcome all difficulties and marry Jinyi back home.It is best to get the blessing of the elders, but if not...he will give Jinyi happiness.

What's more, he really didn't come here for this matter.

He still smiled: "Old Zhao, have you heard of Chunguang Pavilion?"

Zhao Qing thought in his heart, could it be that this brat is planning to use a roundabout way to convince himself?Even if he had heard of Chunguang Pavilion, he had to admit that he hadn't.

"What Spring Pavilion? The old man has never heard of it." Zhao Qing said in a rough voice.

Song Jingxing did not let go of the change of expression on Zhao Qing's face.

It seems that Zhao's grandfather really didn't know much about Chunguang Pavilion, and it didn't help that Chunguang Pavilion had a very low evaluation of Zhao's family.

Zhao Chengde couldn't figure it out at the side, okay, what did Song Jingxing mention about Chunguang Pavilion?Don't worry, on the day when Chunguang Pavilion opened, my old man made such a conclusion that "it's a thing for fame and fame".

There are not many people in this world who silently support poor and down-to-earth scholars, but there are very few people who boast as much as Chunguang Pavilion.

"But Chunguang Pavilion knows a lot about Mr. Zhao." Song Jingxing didn't bother to say anything else, and went straight to the point.

Zhao Qing mistakenly thought that Song Jingxing was flattering him indirectly.

Back then, he himself was a well-known literati, and he had worked in the Imperial Academy for many years. This Chunguang Pavilion knew a lot about people like him, so why is it strange?

Zhao Qing was about to reprimand Song Jingxing for being a flatterer, but Song Jingxing's voice was deep and deep: "Just now I checked the Chunguang Pavilion at night, and accidentally discovered that the real master behind the Chunguang Pavilion wanted to harm the Zhao family."

Zhao Qing's face sank: "Scaremongering! Be in charge, kick this nonsense boy out!"

"If grandfather wants to kick Brother Song out of the house, he should also kick out his granddaughter!" Zhao Jinyi lifted the hem of his skirt and quickly stepped across the threshold.

Zhao Qing's face became more and more gloomy: "Si girl, don't rely on your grandfather to love you..."

Zhao Jinyi looked at his grandfather: "But grandfather has to be reasonable!" She didn't wait for Zhao Qing to answer, she turned directly to Song Jingxing, "Brother Song, don't bother with grandfather. Grandfather is old and confused. Hurry up with me." Tell me, what is going on in the Spring Pavilion?"

Zhao Qing was so angry that his beard straightened.It's really a girl who can't help but turn her elbows out!His most beloved granddaughter actually disliked him for being an idiot!

This Song Jingxing, inadvertently gave Si Yatou some kind of ecstasy drug, which made her fascinated...

Zhao Qing was scolding Song Jingxing fiercely in his heart, and suddenly he heard Song Jingxing seriously said: "I will check the Chunguang Pavilion tonight, and a book boy in the Chunguang Pavilion treated me very badly at first, and even sent me from the third floor of the Chunguang Pavilion Push it down..."

Zhao Jinyi exclaimed, and quickly looked him up and down: "Brother Song, are you okay?"

Zhao Qing snorted coldly: "If something happens, can he still stand here properly?"

Song Jingxing smiled and said, "I'm fine. Don't worry about Jin Yi."

He turned his eyes to Zhao Qing, and his expression suddenly became serious: "The moment the bookboy pushed me downstairs, he said two words to me with his lips, Zhao family."

"Xie Ming, the owner of Chunguang Pavilion, told me the first time he saw me, don't be fooled by the Zhao family of Leisure Square."

"Xie Ming? This old man doesn't know this person." Zhao Qing frowned, but said angrily, "You are a poor brat, what can our Zhao family lie to you?"

Song Jingxing looked at Zhao Jinyi, then at Zhao Chengde, and Guanshi Hu was guarding the door.

Zhao Jinyi suddenly understood him: "Brother Song, all the people here are reliable members of the Zhao family."

Zhao Qing snorted again: "Playing tricks. Except you are an outsider, everyone here is from the Zhao family."

Song Jingxing didn't care, and said in a deep voice, "Old Zhao, this junior saw a map of the Zhao family in Kanglefang in Chunguang Pavilion. Xie Ming once told me that the Zhao family was not prominent in Kanglefang back then, but a corrupt official After Xiao Li was arrested, the Zhao family suddenly became rich." The implication is that the money that was not found in the Xiao family back then came to the Zhao family, and the Zhao family became rich because of it.

He didn't notice that it was a map at first.

Who would have thought that in the famous Chunguang Pavilion, on the wall of the mysterious seventeenth guest room, there is actually a map of the Zhao family in Kanglefang?

The plump fairy skirt fluttered in the wind, and under the changing lights, he suddenly saw the mural that was originally a Taoist and immortal, but it turned out to be a map!The porcelain vase held in the fairy's hand had "Kangle Fang Zhao's Family" written in tiny and indistinguishable seal characters!
It may be difficult for others to distinguish, but he can recognize it at a glance.

Zhao Qing's complexion changed drastically, and he suddenly slapped the table next to him fiercely with his hands, hissing: "What a Chunguang Pavilion!"

Grandfather did not deny that the Zhao family took money from the Xiao family!Zhao Jinyi was stunned.No wonder Zhao Jinqing wanted to marry Xiao Yang, but her grandfather let her go.Grandfather really greedy for the Xiao family's money?

"One more thing."

Song Jingxing's tone was calm: "Before I was ordered to investigate the case of shoddy weapons, I accidentally found the seal stamped by my uncle Zhao Chengze. The amount of inferior materials handled by him was as high as ten thousand taels of silver."

This is the most urgent thing right now.Regardless of whether Zhao Chengze was framed or not, this matter must be clarified.Song Jingxing met Zhao Chengze, not because he was protecting the Zhao family, but because he felt, ahem, someone like Zhao Chengze might not be able to do such a thing.

Zhao Qing's eyes widened.

"Boss Hu, bring that evil animal over here!" Zhao Qing said, coughing violently.

Zhao Jinyi hurriedly gave him comfort.

Zhao Qing coughed, while looking at Song Jingxing: "Well, you brat, even if you have great kindness to the Zhao family, this old man will not agree to marry the fourth girl to you."

Zhao Jinyi couldn't laugh or cry.The Zhao family is about to face a catastrophe, and the grandfather still remembers this matter!
Zhao Chengde was unwilling: "Father, if it wasn't for Jing Xing, would you know these things?"

Zhao Qing finally calmed down: "It's just a coincidence."

Zhao Jinyi brought hot tea and looked at his grandfather whose eyes were twinkling: "Grandfather, what happened twenty years ago, our Zhao family and Xiao family..."

Zhao Qing suddenly became annoyed again: "What can happen! Twenty years ago, your aunt, the daughter whom I love the most, died young and abandoned me!"

(End of this chapter)