Red Mansion: Fuyao River and Mountain

Chapter 328: The Secret Letter Contains Danger

Jiaofangsi, the inner room of the Pipa Music Room.

Zou Miner handed over the secret note she had just prepared.

"The secret reports about Sun Shaozu have been sorted out. Please check them, madam."

The information on the secret letter all came from spies planted by CRRC Corporation Limited in various locations, each of which reported news obtained through their own channels.

The qualifications of these spies who reported the information varied, with most of them only having a basic understanding of literature and art. They collected information from different angles and with varying degrees of detail.

It takes a dedicated person to screen, compare, and analyze in order to sort out the complete context of the desired events.

Zou Min'er was born into a wealthy family. She was proficient in literature and had a delicate mind. After encountering a great disaster, her determination and patience became even stronger.

Therefore, she is very suitable for this kind of job which is both tedious and boring, but requires extremely high literary skills and wisdom.

Du Qingniang saved her when she was on her deathbed, and eventually introduced her to the Zhongchesi as a pipa musician of the Jiaofangsi, which showed her a keen eye for talent.

Only extraordinary people who have experienced the trials of life and death can do such extraordinary things!
When a pampered young lady suddenly becomes a prostitute in the Music Bureau and even almost a plaything of the powerful and wealthy.

This kind of bone-scratching pain is enough to shape and change a person forever.

Being alone in a room, unraveling the truth, Zou Miner can get a strange sense of satisfaction.

In fact, what she wanted most was to get access to all kinds of secret reports leaking out of Rongguo Mansion, hoping to find that person from those complicated and trivial matters, or even sort out some dangerous traces.

But Du Qingniang was extremely intelligent and had many strategies in her mind. She could naturally see the unpredictable and dangerous side of Zou Miner when facing that man.

She would entrust many things to Zou Miner's assistance, but she would never let her have access to the secret intelligence letters leaked about the Rongguo Jia family.

Du Qingniang saw the first few pages of the secret letter and asked, "Does Sun Shaozu also have connections with Prince Beijing's Mansion?"

"Yes, our spies at the Hongbei Street Restaurant recorded him having a meal and drinking with the Chief of Beijing Palace. He left Shenjing the next day."

"Sun Shaozu also visited a fur shop on Hongbei Street several times. The owner of this shop is Jia She from Rongguo Mansion!"

Du Qingniang's eyes flashed when she heard this. She received a message from the palace to investigate the background of a border soldier from Datong.

She knew that this man had been engaged to the young lady of Rongguo Mansion, but the engagement was cancelled due to a dispute. Both parties had no more concerns, so she handed the matter over to Zou Min'er to assist.

Unexpectedly, after much investigation, it was still related to Rongguo Mansion.

Zou Miner continued, "Our people in Datong sent a message that Jia She had sent people to Datong several times to discuss business, and the one who contacted them was a lieutenant general of the Datong border army.

The Nine Provinces Commander Gu found out about military fraud in Datong, and this lieutenant general was implicated and sent to prison. However, he died suddenly less than a night after being in prison, and there is no clue about the incident anymore."

Du Qingniang looked at the secret letter and murmured to herself, "There is no evidence to prove it!"

Zou Miner added: "Sun Shaozu suddenly left Shenjing, probably because he returned to Datong for some reason."

Du Qingniang glanced at Zou Miner and asked, "Do you know Jia She?"

Zou Miner replied, "He is Jia Cong's biological father. He is lustful and has little strategy. He has abused Jia Cong since he was a child. There is a rift between father and son, and they are like strangers."

Du Qingniang saw that Zou Miner answered fluently, and it was obvious that she had put a lot of effort into the Rongguo Mansion's interpersonal skills.

"You don't need to follow me about this secret letter. I will give it to someone else. A serious criminal will be brought in from Liaodong in a month. It's related to an important case in Nanjing. You will be in charge of guiding and assisting in the secret report."

When Zou Miner heard about the important case in Nanjing, her expression changed slightly.

……

Rongguo Mansion, Yingchun Courtyard.

It didn't take long for everyone in the mansion to know about the conversation between Jia Zheng and his grandmother in Rongqing Hall.

These two days, Fengjie arranged for someone to help Yingchun put her things away.

Yingchun's clothes, jewelry, books, chess pieces and other items in the boudoir have been packed into boxes and neatly stacked aside.

The maid Xiu Ju was wearing a red silk jacket and a green satin vest, humming an unknown tune as she busied herself in the boudoir, helping her mistress put away the things she had missed.

The little girl was in a very good mood these two days, not only because she was going to move to the Earl's Mansion, but also because Third Master Cong had said that the girl should only take him to the Earl's Mansion, and the other maids and nannies in the house did not have to go with her, and Third Master had bought someone else to serve the girl.

Because of this, Lianhua didn't treat her well for two days.

All the maids in the mansion don't want to get close to the Third Master now. He is a man of both civil and military talents, and he is also a baron, and he is not only handsome...

But these little brats are just dreaming. They don't even look at the girls and maids in the Third Master's room. All of them are as pretty as fairies. They are not even worthy of carrying shoes for someone.

Xiu Ju thought again that the girl had moved to the Earl's Mansion to be the eldest daughter, and the Third Master had just asked her to come along.

The Third Master is impressed by my loyalty to the girl, so I must serve the girl well and live up to the Third Master's appreciation.

Thinking of this, Xiu Ju became more proud and worked more efficiently.

Yingchun looked at Xiu Ju, who was in a good mood, and smiled in her heart. How come she had been to the East Palace before? It seemed that this girl was happier than she was.

That day, Wang Xifeng came to congratulate her, and Yingchun was also surprised to hear it.

That day Jia Cong moved, and she and her sisters went to the Earl's Mansion to play for a day. She also liked the scenery there and thought it was better than the West Mansion.

But she had never thought that she would move to the East Palace. Yingchun was naturally willing to stay with her brother Cong and have the protection and support of her brother.

During this period, Mrs. Xing came once and said a few words not to go to the East Palace, and her words were even a little blunt.

Yingchun used to be weak in character and was always a little afraid of her stepmother, but this time, for some reason, she felt supported by her younger brother and became strangely bolder.

He was not panicked or afraid at all. He just said that the old lady agreed to this matter and asked his second sister-in-law to arrange to send him to the East Palace.

Mrs. Xing lost her temper when she heard this. To her, the old lady was like a guardian angel, a crushing blow to her that she had no resistance to.

Although Wang Xifeng was her daughter-in-law, she was never an easy person to deal with. She took advantage of the old lady's power, and Mrs. Xing had no way to deal with her.

Therefore, Mrs. Xing came once and then left mumbling on and never came again.

Yingchun closed the Song Dynasty chess manual in her hand and asked Xiuju to put it away carefully.

Daiyu, Tanchun, Xichun, Xiangyun and other sisters just happened to come over. They were there to see Yingchun off, and Baoyu followed behind them.

……

These two days, Baoyu heard that Yingchun was going to move to the East Palace, and he felt very uncomfortable. How could the sisters who grew up in the same small garden leave so soon?

The second elder sister wasn't getting married, so why did Jia Cong take her to the East Palace? No one told him about this in advance, and she just left without saying anything. Baoyu felt very aggrieved...

He stepped forward and said seriously, "Second sister, you have lived in the West Mansion for so many years, isn't it good for us sisters to talk and have fun together every day?

Why did you move to the East Palace all by yourself? Jia Cong is only good at being an official, which is very boring. You, a delicate girl, will be bored to death living with him."

Xiangyun, who was standing aside, was the most outspoken. She said unconvincedly, "How can Third Brother Cong be boring? I think he is very interesting. He can write good calligraphy and compose good lyrics. He is said to be a great talent.

And he has done so many great things. Second brother, Third brother Cong is the same age as you. I think you should study hard and learn how to work in the government and the economy outside, so as to make the master and the mistress happy. "

Baoyu heard this and looked disdainful: "Young lady, please talk about this somewhere else, or I will tarnish your career and economics."

When Shi Xiangyun heard Baoyu retorting to her, her eyebrows jumped and she refused to admit defeat and wanted to quarrel with him.

Everyone else gave in to Baoyu, but Xiangyun, who had been doted on by Grandmother Jia since childhood, was not afraid of him. The two of them grew up quarreling with each other when they were young.

"Third Brother Cong is Second Sister's biological brother, and they are much closer than you are. He took his own sister to live in the East Palace, what else can others say, hum!"

Baoyu was not convinced and wanted to argue again, but Xiren came to him and said that the master wanted to talk to him and that King Beijing sent someone to ask him to come over to meet a friend.

When Baoyu heard that Jia Zheng was looking for him, his legs went weak and he hurried away with Xiren. As for the words of Prince Beijing looking for him to be a friend, he didn't hear them clearly.

　A cold autumn wind blew across the pond overnight, blowing away the red jade shadows of the lotus leaves.

　　The Polygonum flowers and water chestnut leaves are filled with sorrow, the heavy dew and frost weigh down their slender stems.

　　No sound of chess pieces being played can be heard during the long day, and the chessboard is stained with bird droppings.

　　The ancients were reluctant to part with their friends, let alone the brotherhood we have now!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)