Jingmen Fengyue

Chapter 1203: A Touch of Ten (1)
After Qin Yu and Xie Fanghua entered the imperial study, Princess Ying did not follow, but waited at the door.

Xie Fanghua didn't hear the footsteps. She turned her head and saw that Princess Ying didn't follow. This was a trust, and her heart warmed.

Qin Yu looked at her and asked in a low voice, "It's already noon now, what makes you so anxious?"

Xie Fanghua suppressed her emotions and said to Qin Yu, "Do you know the marriage that the Eldest Princess chose for Jin Yan?"

Qin Yu nodded, "Eldest aunt and Jin Yan entered the palace today, and now they are in the palace of the queen mother. She invited me to go earlier, saying that she wanted to decide for them about Jin Yan's marriage." After she finished speaking, she wondered, "Why? Is it? Is there something wrong?"

Xie Fanghua nodded, and said to him, "Yesterday, I heard from Yan Lan that Zheng Xiaochun, the son of the Zheng family in Xingyang, was chosen. This marriage was originally chosen by Mrs. You Xiang for Li Rubi, but Li Rubi didn't want it. I thought I liked it, and took it, but Jin Yan complied."

Qin Yu nodded, "I've heard, that's what happened."

Xie Fanghua sighed, and said to him, "Yesterday, I asked Xie's spies to investigate the hidden piles of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and today I handed over a list." After saying that, she said, "When the list is in my hands, I will order Qingyan to send it to you immediately. It’s for Qin Zheng, but I’ve already written down the list, bring a pen and paper, and I’ll write the list down for you.”

Qin Yu nodded, pushed the pen, ink, paper and inkstone to her, and asked at the same time, "Is there a Zheng family in Xingyang in this list?"

Xie Fanghua shook his head, "You will understand after reading this list."

Qin Yu no longer asked.

Xie Fanghua took the pen and ink, picked up the pen and wrote out the list one by one.

Qin Yu stood aside, watching her write, his eyes gradually changed from indifferent at the beginning to deep and deep.

Xie Fanghua wrote down the last name, put down her pen, and looked at Qin Yu, "Look at this list, do you understand now?"

Qin Yu pursed her lips, "This list is like a net, but the center of the net seems to point to one place."

"Yes!" Xie Fanghua nodded, "This list seems to have no connection, but if you grab one of the ropes, you can burn a bunch of grasshoppers to death. And this rope is hidden very deeply, from the face From the looks of it, there is no connection or trace to follow.”

"This rope is the Zheng family of Xingyang." Qin Yu said solemnly.

"That's right." Xie Fanghua sighed, "The Zheng family in Xingyang is also a family with hundreds of years of history. Although it is now in decline compared with other families, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. There are many things that are well hidden and ignored."

Qin Yu frowned, "How did the elder Xie's house and Zheng's in Xingyang enter into a marriage contract? Do you know?"

"I heard that Mrs. Yin Min was born in the Li family of Zhao County, and the cousin of Princess Ying married the daughter of the Li family of Zhao County, and because the second master of the Cui family of Qinghe married his first wife was born in the Zheng family of Xingyang, that is, Tingyan's mother, Princess Ying made friends with her dead sister-in-law and raised Tingyan. Therefore, based on this multi-layered relationship, in order to get closer to Princess Ying, this big tree was planted. Therefore, some declining Xingyang Mrs. Zheng fell into the eyes of Madam Min, and betrothed her eldest daughter to the eldest son of the Zheng family in Xingyang. After all, the eldest son of the Xie family is a side branch, and this marriage is considered a good match." Xie Fanghua said.

Qin Yu's face darkened slightly, "That's what I know. At the beginning, the marriage contract between the eldest daughter of the Xie family and the eldest son of the Zheng family in Xingyang was well known in Beijing. Now when it is mentioned, it is said that it is the Xie family. Mrs. Changfang Min asked for it through multiple relationships."

Xie Fanghua nodded, and took his words, "When the eldest son of the Xie family was in trouble, the marriage contract with the eldest son of the Zheng family in Xingyang was annulled. We did not have any doubts or objections. Seeing that Xie's eldest family is in trouble and the marriage contract is void, Mrs. Zheng can't blame the Xingyang Zheng family, but only the eldest. But she neglected to cover up the real purpose behind it."

"Xingyang Zheng's..." Qin Yu squinted his eyes as he looked at the list, "It's really well hidden. In such a list dug out, there is no name of Xingyang Zheng's name, which shows the deep foundation. It didn’t happen overnight, it might take a generation.”

"From this list, I'm afraid it's more than one generation." Xie Fanghua nodded, "For three generations, the Zheng family in Xingyang has gradually declined, and most of their descendants did not enter the court. But because of this, not many people pay attention to their daily life. Movement and stillness, daily actions, are more deceptive."

Qin Yu remained silent.

Xie Fanghua added, "Even if we eradicate the hidden stakes of the Northern Qi Dynasty, it is not appropriate to make too much noise. After all, the situation in the Southern Qin Dynasty is not stable. The floods and disasters, the replacement of the old and the new, the people's hearts are already impetuous. But now, the eldest princess's mansion is afraid. It was because we and the Zheng family of Xingyang secretly reached an agreement on this marriage. That's why the Eldest Princess brought Jin Yan into the palace today to ask you to make the decision. In this way, the relationship will be very important."

Qin Yu rubbed between his brows, "It's indeed a troublesome matter."

"It's not so easy to move a big family with hundreds of years of foundation. The roots are intricate, and one hair can affect the whole body." Xie Fanghua said, "Especially when the eldest princess's mansion and Jin Yan are involved. Jin Yan has always yearned for you, The eldest princess is worried day and night, and now she has finally given up on Xu Xingyang's Zheng family, if she can't come up with real evidence, if she takes action against the Xingyang Zheng family, the eldest princess will definitely not do it, and she will not allow this marriage to be ruined."

"I'm afraid I can't let her!" Qin Yu said in a low voice, "The marriage between the Dachang Princess Mansion and the Zheng family in Xingyang is nothing compared to the century-old foundation of Nanqin Jiangshan."

Xie Fanghua looked at him, "Even if you don't take into account the Dachang Princess' Mansion and Jin Yan, you must also take into account the centuries-old family of the Zheng family in Xingyang. If Nanqin brings about a turmoil at this time, it will not be good for Nanqin, only harm."

Qin Yu pursed his lips, "What if we do it quickly and remove it silently?"

"If Nanqin was wiped out overnight, would there be an uproar in the world? Would the rest of the family panic? Would the government and the public be shaken?" Xie Fanghua raised her eyebrows.

Qin Yu's face darkened again, "What can you do?"

Xie Fanghua shook her head, "There is no good way now! No matter how you deal with this matter, you will lose something." After saying that, she pointed to the list, "This list alone cannot be used as evidence. After all, not everyone Like you and I, I can see that the Zheng family in Xingyang is involved in this." After a pause, he continued, "Besides, the wind cannot be leaked out."

Qin Yu looked at the list in silence.

Since Xie Fanghua saw the list Mrs. Ming sent Xie Yi, she analyzed the pros and cons in an instant. Although the Xingyang Zheng family is not as good as other aristocratic families now, it seems to have declined these years.In fact, it is not the case. At the beginning, it is gradually declining, and I am afraid that there is something else hidden.If you peel back the cocoon, you will find that the relationship between the in-laws has been intertwined over the years.Especially in recent years, everyone felt that the Zheng family in Xingyang wanted to return to the capital, and it seemed like they were coming back to life.Who knows, there may be another plan behind this.Or, a bigger guess, maybe the Zheng family in Xingyang is the biggest hidden stake in the Northern Qi Dynasty in the Southern Qin Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)