Queen's Development

Chapter 38
Ye Chunshan sat down on the armchair, thought for a moment, and then said: "Second Young Master, I have already found out something about Li Xixi in the Li Family's Courtyard in Yanzhi Lane."

Lin Jia heard this and raised her eyes to look over.

Looking at Lin Jia's clear eyes, Ye Chunshan hesitated, but after thinking about the dirty things that Lin Jia encountered in Xingping County's palace, he thought: Born in such a dirty place as Xingping County's palace, the second son should have gotten used to it It's up!
He pondered for a while, and said: "That Li Xixi is 19 years old this year, just relying on her small stature and tender appearance, she often pretends to be a young lady to trick the boss into grooming her. I asked her and often walks in Rouge Lane Zhang Sanxianzi, a helper, and Wu Yingxiang, a fan of the Wu family in Yanzhi Lane, all said that Zhang Chengxiang, the owner of Chengxiang Wool Shop, paid Li Xixi 50 taels of silver for a month."

Lin Jia's eyes narrowed, he already realized that at Li Xixi's house in Rouge Lane that night, Hu Yingzhi had obviously woven a net, just waiting for him to crash into it.

Ye Chunshan looked at Lin Jia worriedly, and said softly: "Second son, Zhang Chengxiang has already got an internal disease, and his lower part is rotten, and now he is breathing in and out, and he has been alive for a few days. Li Xixi has been with him for a month , probably also..."

Lin Jia's face was pale, she lowered her eyes and thought.

If he was ignorant that night and was entangled to stay behind, he might be the one lying on the bed in a few days...

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt nauseous and retched.

Seeing this, Ye Chunshan hurried forward and lightly beat Lin Jia on the back a few times.

Ah Qing heard it from outside, and hurried in, poured a cup of hot water for Lin Jia: "My lord, drink some water!"

Lin Jia took the water and took a sip, still feeling very sick in her chest.

Ye Chunshan looked at Lin Jia worriedly, and said, "Second Young Master, that Hu Yingzhi is not a good person, why don't I be him!"

The prince sleeps with all the beauties in the palace every day, and is extremely dissolute; the second son is different from Naifu, he is so disgusted that he wants to vomit when he hears these dirty things, he is somewhat similar to His Majesty...

If His Majesty hadn't been so clean, he wouldn't have had any children...

Lin Jia waved her hand and said, "No need. I will guard against him in the future."

He has his own goal. On the way to this goal, he will naturally meet countless malicious people. In the past, there was Princess Li, and the concubines around his father. Now there is Hu Yingzhi, and there will be more people with higher status in the future. Did he assassinate each other one by one?
Lin Jia tried her best to suppress the nauseous feeling, smiled slightly, and looked at Ye Chunshan: "You tell my father, I take this as a test for me, my father doesn't need to interfere!"

Ye Chunshan's eyes were deep, and he lowered his eyelids.

He is the commander of a fourth-rank bodyguard, and the King of Xingping County alone cannot command him easily...

Lin Jia picked up the teacup and took another sip, thinking slowly.

He has just arrived in Zhao County, and Hu Yingzhi has been operating in Zhao County for many years, so he still has to take precautions, slowly accumulate strength, and wait for everything to be ready before launching a counterattack, so as to ensure that the first blow is sure to hit.

The county magistrate is the assistant official of the county magistrate. Although he is only the eighth rank, he has his own special office.

At this time, in the study of the county magistrate's office, Hu Yingzhi was nestling on the brocade couch in front of the window, covering his mouth with a plain gauze handkerchief, curled up into a ball, coughing violently.

The little servant Kunpeng bent over and tapped his back lightly through his clothes.

Hu Qingchi spent half a day in Xie Yuchuan's Yuchuan bookstore, and made Xie Yuchuan so annoying that he was driven out.

It was snowing outside, and Hu Qingchi had nowhere to go, so he had to bring his servant to the county government office to find his brother.

As soon as he arrived outside the study door, Hu Qingchi heard the coughing sound inside, feeling anxious, he opened the thick curtain on the door and rushed in: "Brother, didn't you just let Doctor Meng see it? Why did you cough again? "

Every time Hu Yingzhi saw Hu Qingchi, his younger brother, he would get angry, and whenever he got angry, he would beat Hu Qingchi. You don't need it, get out!"

He was afraid that his illness was tuberculosis, and he was worried that he would infect Hu Qingchi.

Hu Qingchi knew that his elder brother was thrown into the sea in the previous winter, and the seawater choked into his lungs. It was not tuberculosis at all, so he pretended that he had not heard what his elder brother said, and leaned over to look at it, and said, "Brother, I'll pour it for you. A cup of hot tea!"

Hu Qingchi's slender fingers, which were so white that they were almost transparent, pinched the plain gauze veil over his mouth, and he couldn't even speak.

Hearing his brother's heart-piercing cough, Hu Qingchi, who has always been heartless, turned pale, hurriedly poured a cup of hot tea, and brought it over with both hands. Who knew that he had never served anyone before. He wanted to feed Hu Yingzhi tea, but accidentally spilled it all on Hu Yingzhi.

Hu Yingzhi opened his eyes and looked at Hu Qingchi who was terrified, tears streaming down his face.

With such a clumsy and ignorant younger brother, how could he die with peace of mind?I can only earn some money for him with my life!
The arrangement at Li Xixi's house failed last time. It seems that we still have to find a way to make Lin Jia die without a trace, so that he can get the 1 taels of silver promised to him by Qingzhou...

At this moment, another servant of Hu Yingzhi, Xiongying, came in and said, "My lord, Zhang Sanxian asks to see you!"

Hearing that Zhang Sanxianzi, who often walks in the courtyard, came, Hu Qingchi's eyes couldn't help but brighten up—my brother usually controls him too strictly, but Hu Qingchi is full of curiosity and longing for Rouge Lane!
Hu Yingzhi panted and sat up straight, looked up at Hu Qingchi who was standing on the side, with a wry smile on his pale and beautiful face: "Qingchi, you bring some gifts, go to the county school to see Mr. Yang, and have a good time with Mr. Yang." I apologize, and I will go back to the county school tomorrow to study..."

Hu Qingchi didn't want to go to the county school to live and suffer, so he opened his mouth to refuse: "I don't—"

Hu Yingzhi didn't have the strength to beat Hu Qingchi at this time, so he could only adopt a soft policy. He coughed a few times, panting, and said, "If you don't listen to me, I will suffer even if I live. I'm just lingering..."

Hu Qingchi was most afraid of his brother's move, so he immediately said: "I'll go, can't I go?" He fled away as if flying away.

What Hu Yingzhi wanted was to let Hu Qingchi leave. What he said to Zhang Sanxianzi was not suitable for Hu Qingchi to hear. Seeing that Hu Qingchi had escaped, he told Xiongying: "Bring Zhang Sanxianzi in!"

Zhang Sanxian came in soon.

Seeing that Zhang Sanxianzi's face was beaten so badly that there was no flesh, Hu Yingzhi said calmly, "What's wrong with your face?"

Zhang Sanxian quickly knelt down: "My lord, someone blocked the little one at Wu's house in Yanzhi Lane last night, beat him up first, and then asked the little one about Li Xixi..."

A cold light flashed in Hu Yingzhi Taohua's eyes: "Then what did you say?"

Zhang Sanxianzi is a softie, I'm afraid he's said it all.

Zhang Sanxian whispered in a low voice: "My lord, I really can't take it anymore, so I just told you about the good times between Li Xixi and Zhang Chengxiang..."

There was a trace of cunning in his cloudy eyes, and he raised his head and said: "However, I didn't tell you that you asked me if Li Xixi was sick!"

After a while, Hu Yingzhi calmed down, glanced at Kunpeng, and said, "Give him a silver key."

A silver ladle was only five taels of silver, but Zhang Sanxian took the silver ladle, put it in his teeth-shattered mouth, and took a bite, then thanked him joyously, and left.

After a while, Hu Yingzhi ordered Kunpeng in a low voice: "Make him faint at night and throw him under the Seven-Arch Bridge."

He is still too kind, he should have killed Zhang Sanxianzi long ago.

But it's not too late to kill now.

Kunpeng agreed.

Hu Yingzhi said again: "Do it secretly, don't leave any traces, it will look as if you were drunk and stumbled and fell under the bridge and froze to death!"

Kunpeng agreed.

Hu Yingzhi coughed again.

It wasn't until the coughing stopped that he asked Kunpeng, "Who treated Lin Jia last time? Has it been found out?"

Kunpeng hurriedly said, "My lord, I heard it's Mr. Meng!"

A faint smile appeared on Hu Yingzhi's pale face: "Mr. Meng from Xinglin Medical Center? Let's go to Xinglin Medical Center tomorrow!"

Before going to Xinglin Medical Center, he had to see Lin Jia first.

Lin Jia was in the study listening to county captain He Lianshan and chief bookkeeper Qiao Enying's report.

Knowing that there is a vacancy in Confucian teachings in Zhaoxian County, Lin Jia said: "I heard that Yang Xin is good at teaching the county school, why don't you let him make up for it first!"

He Lianshan also had contacts with Yang Xin, admired Yang Xin very much, and immediately said: "Your Excellency's arrangement is very appropriate, Yang Xin has a poetic and literary temperament, a decent person, and is suitable for the post of Confucianism!"

In order to be shrewd, the head secretary, Qiao Enying, immediately smiled and said: "Your Excellency is really blazing, Mr. Yang is indeed the most suitable candidate, but if this is the case, the discipline of the county school will be free..."

When Linzhi County first arrived in Zhao County, he probably didn't have anyone in hand. He happened to put his brother-in-law in the county school as a teacher. Yang Xin did all the work, but his brother-in-law could receive a salary...

Lin Jia glanced at Qiao Enying, and said: "The instructor is responsible for training students and academic affairs. It must be a juren or a scholar, and the candidates must be carefully considered."

He blocked all of Qiao Enying's words.

Lin Jia naturally knew that this would offend Qiao Enying, but even if Qiao Enying was incompetent, he would replace him sooner or later.

Qiao Enying knew that the young magistrate had a powerful personality, but he didn't expect that Lin Jia would block him face to face, so he was naturally unhappy, but he had a quick mind, and immediately said with a smile: "Good advice, my lord!"

At this moment, Ah Qing came in and reported: "My lord, Lord Hu, please see me!"

Lin Jia lowered her eyes, clenched her hands hidden in her sleeves into fists, but with a warm smile on her face: "Please come in!"

Hu Yingzhi, wrapped in fox fur, walked in.

The fox fur came out very well, his beautiful face was half hidden in the fox fur's fur, and he floated in like a ghost: "Xiaguan has seen your lord!"

After glancing at He Lianshan and Qiao Enying, Hu Yingzhi smiled lazily: "My lord, I have something urgent to do..."

He Lianshan and Qiao Enying heard the string song and got up to leave immediately.

When only Lin Jia and himself were left in the study, Hu Yingzhi finally said, "My lord, I'm sorry, I just got the news, and I feel very ashamed, so I hurried to see my lord to apologize to my lord!"

Lin Jia had already guessed what Hu Yingzhi was going to say, and smiled slightly with clear eyes: "Master Hu, please tell me!"

Hu Yingzhi looked embarrassed, blushed and shook his head repeatedly: "My lord, I just learned that the last time we drank in Rouge Lane, the Li Xixi who came out to accompany the drink was actually a fake young lady! "

Lin Jiawen said: "Lord Hu, don't blame yourself."

After the two made false promises, Hu Yingzhi said goodbye and left.

As soon as he stepped out of the study, Hu Yingzhi met a girl dressed as a maidservant in a white coat and green skirt.

The girl's small face was snow-white, her eyebrows were picturesque, her lips were bright red, her figure was graceful and slender, and she had a charming and pitiful charm. She was Lin Jia's pretty maid.

Hu Yingzhi had met Yuzhi twice, and was quite impressed with Yuzhi, so he recognized it at a glance, and couldn't help saying: "Girl, you—"

Yuzhi looked curiously at the sick and weak young man in front of her, saw his thin and pale face, his eyes were very beautiful, his eyes were like lacquer, shimmering, and naturally affectionate, so she also recognized him, and hurriedly bowed her knees and saluted.

Lin Jia heard the movement in the house, guessed that Yuzhi was coming, was startled, and hurriedly got up to look - Hu Yingzhi, a scum, was born well, if Yuzhi fell for his tricks, it would be bad !
(End of this chapter)