Taohuaxi

Chapter 101 Exchanged Chips

Yangzhou City.

Zheng Fu.

Zheng and his son were sitting in the hall listening to music. Beside them, two beautiful maids in red and green were burning cigarettes.The piano player played a very melodious tune.Ningyue sang: "Cardamom blooms on March [-]rd, and the meat is careful..."

The silk handkerchief was wrapped around her hand charmingly.

The housekeeper strode in, leaned towards Zheng and his son and said: "Master, young master, there is news from Beijing that Mr. Feng Gao and Feng Chang are dead!"

Zheng Tai sat up suddenly: "Really?"

The steward said: "It's absolutely true. Your Majesty has given Duke Zhongyi the title and is already mourning."

Father Zheng stroked his beard and said thoughtfully: "It's strange that early this morning, I vaguely heard two magpies chirping. It turned out to be a sign of such a great happy event."

The handkerchief in Ning Yue's hand suddenly fell to the ground.

She listened blankly to the news.That day in Meihua Ridge, Feng Gao walked out of the hut without telling her where he was going.He just promised that he would help her leave Zheng Mansion.But now, she was waiting for the news of his death.

Zheng Tai looked at the handkerchief on the ground, then looked at Ning Yue's face, smiled, stepped forward, and kicked Ning Yue up, causing Ning Yue to fall to the ground.

He put his shoes on her face and said, "Why, that eunuch just hugged you in front of others, but you already have love and justice in your heart? Who are you showing to by pretending to be mourning like this?"

Ningyue didn't struggle or beg for mercy.She endured Zheng Tai's violence, and the corners of her mouth opened slightly.There is no hope.There was no hope for her anymore.She couldn't leave this devil's cave.

Zheng Tai cursed a few more times, waved his hands and said, "Go away."

Ningyue stood up calmly, smoothed her dress, and went.

After a while, the boy at the back corner door came to report: "Master, Master, Zhang Jing is here."

The father and son of the Zheng family looked at each other and ordered the young man: "Take him to the inner room, remember to avoid people."

"Yes."

Zhang Jing was originally the young eunuch who cleaned the urinals of the Twelve Eunuchs.He is smart, respectful and good at talking.About a year ago, Feng Gao was transferred to Dongchang.In April, Feng Gao was implicated in Princess Pingning's recruitment of a consort and was sent to prison.Many people have become a wallflower.He was the only one who remained loyal to Feng Gao and took the risk to smuggle a lot of soup into the prison.After Feng Gao was released from prison, he promoted him to three levels in a row and stayed with him, trusting him quite a bit.

No one could have imagined that he was the chess piece that Concubine Zheng buried most deeply beside Feng Gao.

The time Zou Cheng instigated Qin Mingxu to read Feng Gao's official documents was just to test the relationship between Qin Mingxu and Feng Gao.It was Zhang Jing who sent the message and Qin Mingxu actually read the official document, so they dared to further use Qin Mingxu with confidence.After Zou Cheng died in Cailefang, it was Zhang Jing who "inadvertently" reminded him several times overtly and covertly, making Feng Gao certain that Qin Mingxu had killed him.

Zhang Jing was an orphan with no father, mother, or relatives. When Feng Gao first brought him here, he checked his background and found that he was indeed innocent.His miserable life experience, meticulousness, and cautious character all reminded Feng Gao of his original self.Feng Gao never doubted him.

This is his unique advantage.

At this time, he covered his face with a hat and walked into the inner room of Zheng Mansion through the corner door.The Zheng family's father and son sat upright and waited for him.

After he bowed, Zheng Tai said: "Feng Gao is gone, but Dongchang is still there. Don't worry, I still need you. Sooner or later, the position of factory boss will be yours."

Zhang Jing thought for a moment and said, "It's too much to ask. Now that Mr. Feng is gone, what do the father-in-law and uncle plan to do with Zhu Sangyu and the others in the prison?"

Originally, the purpose of trapping Zhu Sangyu on the pretext of tribute wine was to deal with Feng Gao.However, after a natural disaster like an avalanche, Feng Gao himself died quietly, so there was no need to use Zhu Sangyu as an introduction.

The Zheng family's father and son remained silent.

Zhang Jing said: "People can be released."

Zheng Tai hurriedly said: "Let it go? A major case in the palace involves the empress and the prince, how can it be treated as a child's play?"

Zhang Jing smiled with profound meaning.

Father Zheng coughed and said, "Tai'er, listen to what Eunuch Zhang has to say."

Zhang Jing said: "If you want Yi Chu, your majesty's favor is not lacking. What is missing? The support of the courtiers. There is a saying that money can make ghosts grind. Don't look at those scholars who are full of talk. We are benevolent, righteous and moral, but how many officials in the world are not corrupt? If we send out large sums of generous gifts, we don’t have to worry about those people not being tempted——"

As he spoke, he stretched out a finger and said: "Who is Zhu Sangyu's husband? He is the richest man in the south of the Yangtze River on the Thousand Miles of Grand Canal. He is the richest man in the south of the Yangtze River. Something happened to the tribute wine. It's just the right time to knock it." He has lost everything. With this money, why should I worry about not being able to win over those officials?"

The conversation made the Zheng family's father and son smile happily.

The day of easy storage seems to be right in front of you.

Father Zheng stood up, brought a wine jug, poured three glasses of wine, and personally raised one of the glasses to offer to Zhang Jing.

Zhang Jing took the wine, a trace of doubt flashed across his face.

Father Zheng noticed it and asked, "What's on your mind, Eunuch Zhang?"

"We're just guessing. We're not sure. The father-in-law and uncle can just think I'm talking nonsense." "Please tell me."

Zhang Jing hesitated and said: "Feng Gao's death is certainly gratifying, but our family always feels that something is wrong. We work close to Feng Gao and are well aware of his temper. No matter what he does, he always leaves some leeway. But this time, he He died so simply that all the powerful criminals under him remained silent and did not say a word..."

Zheng Tai said with a smile: "Eunuch Zhang is afraid that he is used to being afraid. Long Live thinks he is dead. How can it be false?"

Father Zheng said solemnly: "Eunuch Zhang means... is it possible that Feng Gao is not dead?"

Zhang Jing said: "Before he returned to Beijing, he used the factory order to transfer a thousand Jin Yiwei to Yangzhou to check the water transportation tax at the end of the year. Those Jin Yiwei could not be found once they entered the boundaries of Yangzhou."

Father Zheng said: "It's not surprising that the Jinyiwei always act elusively. After they finish their work, they will return to Beijing to report to the newly appointed factory boss."

Zhang Jing nodded.

Father Zheng thought about it for a long time, then twisted his beard and said: "This matter cannot be taken lightly. Even if there is only a slight possibility, we still have to be prepared. If he is really not dead, there will definitely be action in the future, so we must be on guard. "

The three of them gathered together again and talked for a long time before they dispersed at night.

When Zhang Jing left, he still went out through the corner door to hide his identity.

South Zhili.

Qixia Inn.

Qin Mingxu held two porcelain dolls in his arms and sat down to make them.After collecting the accounts from Fuliang, we hurriedly arrived here. There are still more than 200 miles to go to Yangzhou.Then he could see Sang Yu.

Before he left, he said that he would return when the moon was full in the twelfth lunar month.In just over twenty days, he seemed to feel that the moon was full many times.He returns home like an arrow.

The pair of porcelain dolls in his arms were bought by him at the market in Fuliang.The porcelain doll has a full moon-like dimple at the corner of its mouth, which looks very much like her.When he saw it, he was so happy that he held it tightly in his hands.

She is getting older and has difficulty moving.

He should return to her as soon as possible, guard her, and hold her.

Every brief separation and strong and turbulent longing reminded him how much he loved her.

He took a few bites of the food at the inn and then set out on the road again.

In the darkness, the horse neighed, and a figure nimbly grabbed his reins and pulled him to a remote place.

"Who is it?" he snapped.

When they reached a forest, the horse stopped and the man said, "It's me."

Feng Gao's voice.

Since the last tit-for-tat conversation in the Qin Mansion Garden, the two of them haven't spoken for a long time.

"Something happened in Yangzhou. My sister is in prison now. The tribute wine involves the safety of Emperor Zheng's concubine and the prince. It is not easy to save my sister. We need to consider the long term." Feng Gao explained the situation in Yangzhou succinctly.

Qin Mingxu suddenly lost control: "She is in prison? How can she bear it when she is so heavy now?"

Feng Gao told him about the avalanche at Dong'an Station.

Then, he said: "I can't show up now. There is something I need you to do."

"What's the matter?" Qin Mingxu asked hastily.

"I have evidence here that Concubine Zheng murdered the Prince of the East Palace on the first day of the twelfth lunar month. Take it, go to the Zheng Mansion, and exchange it with the Zheng family. The matter of tribute wine is as big as it is big or as small as small. I believe Emperor Zheng If the noble concubine is willing to be merciful, she can cover up this matter. When you negotiate terms with them, be careful not to anger them. At the same time, you must also let them understand that if they refuse to let their sister go, there will be another piece of evidence. , will appear in front of His Majesty within three days. We have only one purpose, which is to save my sister." Feng Gao said word by word.

After hearing this, Qin Mingxu immediately took the pages of the letter without hesitation and ran towards Yangzhou.

Feng Gao said: "Don't let them know that I am still alive."

Qin Mingxu nodded.

The night is like condensed ink that cannot be melted away.

Qin Mingxu's heart beat very fast.

The Buddha said that husband and wife are the cause and effect of three lives and the precursor of countless lives.

The encounter is a debt. If you don't owe it in the past life, you won't see it in this life.Meeting is to repay debts, and love is for fate.

He and she still have a lot of lovesickness debts that are gone, and a lot of love that remains unfinished.

(End of this chapter)