Chapter 172
172. One step short
After eating some warm breakfast in the morning, Wen Xi also drank a cup of almond cheese.The border of Shandong is much warmer than that of Beijing, and the weather is fine again. Watching the waves of the river from the deck, and the bustling boats, it is very lively!
In broad daylight, they didn't want to be bored in the cabin, so they moved the tables and chairs to the deck, drinking tea and chatting together.
Cao Yin smelled the tea fragrance of Junshan Silver Needle, and asked in surprise, "Why does it smell like tribute tea?"
Cao Yin is a member of the imperial court, so naturally he enjoyed the tea in the palace, so Wen Xi could only laugh and say, "It's the package that my mother took care of, I don't know where it came from."
Cao Yin immediately showed an expression of enlightenment, and said: "Although Concubine Tong is gone, the relationship between Tong Jia's family and the emperor is extraordinary."
Wen Xi also chuckled, perfunctory.
Cao Yin was still wearing the sea dragon skin cloak lent by Wen Xi. After several cups of hot tea, cold sweat broke out on his head, but he didn't dare to take it off. He was afraid of catching a cold, so he suddenly raised his head and said, "Brother Wen last night Why is the one lent to Brother Kong missing?"
Wen Xi laughed and said, "I stuffed him in his bag early in the morning before he woke up." Kong Shangren was also pitiful, he was a seventh-rank official, his cotton clothes were old, and he was almost 40 years old Oh, it's still so miserable!As it happened, she didn't like the dark color of sable fur either.
Cao Yin couldn't help sighing: "Brother Wen is really a bold man!" A brand-new sable fur cape would cost at least 5000 taels of silver, and naturally, the one he was wearing would cost seven to eight thousand taels! The 8000 taels of leather was given away as a gift, and it took care of the poor literati's face.If you give it directly, with Kong Shangren's nobility, you will definitely not want it!He was in a hurry to go home to visit his mother, so he certainly didn't pay attention to whether there were more things in the bag.
Wen Xi sighed and said, "It's extremely cold in Shandong in mid-winter. Brother Kong's cotton coat is not as thick as that of Lao Guan Xiaoguan and his son!"
Cao Yin nodded and sighed, "How poor are the literati and Confucians!"
"Brother Yong, slow down!" Cao Yin's wife, Li Shi, hurriedly supported the one-year-old child. The little fat child staggered as he walked towards the deck, screaming softly and clearly. : "chatter—"
Cao Yin immediately burst into a smile on his face.Hurriedly went up and picked up his son, said with a smile, "This is the dog Cao Yong!"
Wen Xi asked casually, "Which brother Cao's son is he?"
Cao Yin suddenly looked sad, and sighed: "Eldest son."
Wen Xi couldn't help being taken aback, Cao Yin is 29 years old!I have been married for at least ten years. I came to Beijing at the age of 17 to be an imperial guard, and my wife Li Shi also came to Beijing together.Has only one son been born in so many years? !
Cao Yin sighed and said, "There are two in front, and they both died young!"
Wen Xi sighed, it's a pity, she asked the wrong question.In this era, the level of medical care is backward, and it is common for children to die young. Even in the royal family, didn't Kangxi's sons die so many young children?No wonder Cao Yin loves his son so much.
behind.Qinglan also came out with Yulu Dai in her arms, and said with a smile: "Thanks to Mrs. Cao. Bi'er has always been picky, so I didn't expect to hit it off with Mrs. Cao!"
Wen Xi hugged Yuludai from Qinglan's hand, Yuludai was already awake, with big black eyes, babbling, her little hands grabbed Wen Xi's skirt, and rubbed against her chest!Wen Xi smelled the scent of milk on her body.I'm full, why are you still rubbing? !And Cao Yin and his wife didn't think in that direction!
Wear thickly in winter.Wen Xi restrained her chest a little, so it still looked flat.
Seeing that Wen Xi was also holding the child, Cao Yin couldn't help laughing, and said: "A gentleman embraces grandchildren but not sons, you and I don't seem to be gentlemen anymore!" Cao Yin looked at the cute child Yuxue in Wen Xi's arms, and said Looking at his son, an idea suddenly popped up, and he hurriedly looked at his wife Li.
Li Shi nodded with a smile and said: "I also like Bi'er very much!"
Cao Yin smiled and said, "Brother Wen, Bi'er was also engaged?"
Wen Xi immediately understood the meaning of his words!Even though Cao Yin's younger sister is Kangxi's concubine, if Kangxi knew of Cao Yin's idea of letting his son beat his daughter, this person surnamed Cao must have died a miserable death!Wen Xi hurriedly said with a sneer: "We are married to Bi'er's cousin."
Cao Yin immediately showed a look of regret, and hurriedly congratulated him: "That's really a good marriage!" Wen Xi's mother is Tong Jia's family, so the cousin must be a child of Tong Jia's family. Compare!
Mrs. Li hurriedly said: "Master and I like Bi'er very much, and we are thinking of getting married!"
Mrs. Li is a very social person, and she saved the embarrassment with a few words.Cao Yin nodded in approval immediately, and said: "Exactly, my wife and I have only one son, and we are looking forward to having a daughter!"
When he said this, it would be too embarrassing for Wen Xi to refuse, she hastily smiled and said: "Brother Yong is lively and lovely, I am also looking forward to having such a son!"
That's it, it's done.Mrs. Li hurriedly took the golden lock and the Jade Buddha and hung them around Yuludai's neck to recognize her daughter-in-law.Naturally, Wen Xi and Qing Lan also wanted to give Cao Yong a double gift of kinship recognition, in addition to the unicorn golden lock, and the white jade pendant with the auspicious character knot for their godson.Anyway, it's just a god-in-law, Wen Xi doesn't plan to go to Jiangning anymore, so it doesn't matter.
For Wen Xi, the best thing is finally being able to share a room with Qinglan.Wen Xi smiled and said: "Fortunately, I didn't run to the Hall of Mental Cultivation before, Cao Yin didn't recognize me."
As the imperial bodyguard, Cao Yin was often around Kangxi. Fortunately, Wen Xi only went there once in these years, and it seemed that it happened to be Cao Yin's holiday.And when Kangxi toured the south, Cao Yin was sent out by Kangxi to make arrangements for going south first, and went to Zhizao Mansion. Naturally, the imperial guards did not dare to set foot in the place where the concubine lived.What is even more fortunate is that Cao Yin's wife, Li Shi, has been living in the capital city, and she was also in the capital city when Wen Xi was in Zhizao Mansion in Jiangning, otherwise, Sun Shi would definitely bring his wife to visit her. In short, it is really lucky!
"However, I always feel that something is not appropriate???" Wen Xi murmured.
Qinglan curled her lips and said in a low voice: "Of course it's not appropriate to marry. What if the emperor finds out??"
Wen Xi raised her eyebrows, snorted and said, "So what if he knows? I'm afraid we would have gone to the ends of the earth by then!" I just hope that Kangxi will not spread his anger on Cao Yin.
Wen Xi can also breastfeed Yulu Dai, her breasts have been restrained for a day and a night, and she has already been strangled uncomfortably!I used to think it was too small when I didn't have children, but now I think it's too big!And after holding back the milk for a whole day, Wen Xi was already hard and uncomfortable.
Seeing Yuludai eating happily, Wen Xi was also very happy.
All the way south, the climate became warmer, and when we arrived in Jiangning, we no longer needed to wear fur.Cao Yin invited him many times, but Wen Xi only said that he had something urgent to go to Hangzhou.Jiangning Weaving Mansion is definitely not allowed to go.
Qinglan was also puzzled and asked, "Are you really in a hurry to go to Hangzhou?"
Wen Xi stretched her waist and said, "I'm going to collect all the ten famous teas! Just take a boat to go around the West Lake." The West Lake Longjing is naturally located among the mountains on the edge of the West Lake, and the top tea is the best among them. Many of them are owned by the government, but it's okay to break a few branches secretly.
yangzhou.Kong Shangren hurried and finally came to join the envoy Nalan Rongruo, he was still wearing that sable fur cape, he couldn't help being moved while sighing.Such a precious thing, I thought that I would return it to others if I came across a little in the future!
"Dr. Kong, this dress—" Nalan Rongruo couldn't help frowning.
Kong Shangren smiled and said: "When I returned to Qufu, a friend who had forgotten the year secretly stuffed it into the official's bag! It was my carelessness, and I didn't realize it until I got home. If I ran back to return it, he had already left."
Nalan Rongruo stared closely at the sable cloak.The brow furrowed even deeper.
Kong Shangren wondered: "Is there anything wrong?"
"The style looks familiar???? Can you let me take a closer look?"
Kong Shangren hurriedly took it off, handed it to Nalan Rongruo, and said, "Such a valuable item will definitely be returned to others in the future."
Nalan Rongruo hastily turned over the sable fur cloak, touched the lining and said, "That's right, this is the lining of weaving gold makeup brocade, a tribute from Hangzhou Weaving Mansion!"
Kong Shangren couldn't help being startled, and suddenly thought of "Wen Xi" who mentioned the relationship with Tong Jia's marriage.Convenience said: "The owner of this object is related by marriage to the branch of Tong Jia's Cheng'en Gongfu, maybe—"
Nalan Rongruo said: "It's not uncommon for Gong Dun to reward foreign ministers!"
Kong Shangren listened.I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but my heart became more and more determined. When I arrived in Jiangning, I must contact Cao Yin, find this little brother Wenxi, and return the things to him. used!
"It's just—" Nalan Rongruo couldn't help changing the subject, and tore the hole with a stab, and immediately gritted his teeth: "Sure enough!"
Kong Shangren also sensed the unusualness in his tone, and hurriedly asked, "Lord Nalan, what's wrong?"
"Look!" Nalan Rongruo pointed to the five-clawed dragon pattern embroidered on the inside, "This is the mark of the Palace Manufacturing Office! This cloak is something from the palace!"
Kong Shangren hurriedly asked: "Isn't it unusual for things from the palace to be rewarded?"
Nalan Rongruo said: "You don't know, the things used in the palace to reward foreign ministers are all made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the mark is a four-clawed dragon pattern, and the things made by the office are only used by the inner palace, and they are only rewarded. Clan disciples!"
Kong Shangren was surprised: "Could it be that the person I met was from the royal family?"
Nalan Rongruo suddenly remembered the emperor's entrustment before leaving, besides banning drugs, there is one more important thing!He hurriedly asked: "Is that person a man or a woman? What does he look like? How old is he? Does he still have an infant daughter with him?!"
Nalan Rongruo's series of questions made Kong Shangren a little weird, but he still said: "He is a scholar from Tong County, surnamed Wen, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and slightly dark skin. He is 19 years old this year and indeed has a daughter who is not yet one year old. , how did your lord know?"
Nalan Rongruo hastily took out a picture scroll from the drawer, unfolded it hastily and asked, "Look carefully, is it this person!" The picture scroll is an oil painting made by a Western painter, the degree of realism can be seen, and the painting is extremely lifelike .
Kong Shangren looked at the person in the painting and couldn't help being surprised: "This is a woman!"
"Don't care if it's a man or a woman, just look like it!" Nalan Rongruo said anxiously.
Kong Shangren nodded and said: "It is indeed very similar! The eyes, nose, and mouth are all similar! It's just that Wen Xiucai's eyebrows are thicker and darker, and his face is not so fair!"
Nalan Rongruo took a long breath, and said: "Ninety-five percent sure! Where is this person now?!" The eyebrows can be thickened, the face can be darkened, and there is something for the office, it is absolutely right!
Kong Shangren said: "I didn't ask him where he was going, but Guard Cao was also on that boat, so he must be going to Jiangning."
Naturally, Nalan Rongruo couldn't wait for a moment, and said, "Let's go now, we're going to Jiangning!"
Kong Shangren was surprised and said: "But there are many Fushoutangs here in Yangzhou, and it is up to you to preside over the overall situation!"
"Let's just leave it to the subordinates. The emperor personally explained this matter, which is more important than banning drugs!" Nalan Rongruo rolled up the picture scroll and began to pack his things.
Kong Shangren was puzzled, and asked with his hands clasped, "My lord, who is that Wen Xiucai? Did the Emperor of Labor personally order the pursuit?"
Nalan Rongruo didn't raise his head, he cleaned up the pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the table and said, "You better not ask, this is the emperor's secret decree, don't let it out, if it involves the palace, it's better not to know about it!"
When Nalan Rongruo said so, Kong Shangren didn't dare to continue asking. The palace must be a matter of the emperor's housework, and it is indeed not for foreign ministers to ask.Nalan Rongruo's identity is unusual, his mother is Heshuo Gege, and his grandfather is Prince Heshuoying Azige, the No. 12 son of Nurhachi, so Nalan Rongruo is Kangxi's cousin.
Nalan Rongruo folded up the sable cloak again and said: "This item must be sent to the capital as soon as possible, and handed over to the emperor for review."
Kong Shangren naturally didn't dare to veto, the things that come out of the palace, naturally it is better to get rid of them as soon as possible!Poor Kong Shangren finally arrived in Yangzhou in a swaying boat, and he was about to set off again.Fortunately, Yangzhou is only a day's journey away from Jiangning, and the official ship travels fast and steadily.
When the imperial envoy arrived in Jiangning, they went straight to Jiangning Weaving Mansion where the funeral was going on. Nalan Rongruo and his party could only pay homage to Cao Xi before going to the back hall to meet Cao Yin.
"Brother Wen? Although I tried my best to persuade him to stay, he still didn't stay in Jiangning, and left without even getting off the boat."
Nalan Rongruo gritted his teeth, did he still miss a step? !Stamping her feet, she said anxiously, "Then where did she go?!"
Although Cao Yin was surprised by the strange behavior of the imperial envoy, he could only truthfully say: "Hangzhou, he said that the old man has an appointment, so he has to hurry."
"An old friend?!" Nalan Rongruo frowned and said, "She doesn't have any old friends in Hangzhou!" Then he thought, "The emperor once said that he went to Baoen Temple, so did she go to Baoen Temple?"
Listening to the imperial envoy's words to himself, Cao Yin's heart trembled. This Wen Xiucai has a lot of background!
Nalan Rongruo hastily issued an order: "Immediately within eight hundred miles, I will send an order to the prefect of Hangzhou. The whole city of Hangzhou is under martial law, and no one is allowed to enter or leave!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to recommend it Tickets, monthly tickets, your support is my biggest motivation.)
ps: Recommend a friend's work "The Evil Girl of the Rich Family"
Once dressed as the second generation, as the daughter of a high-ranking family, she brought her younger brother to live in a farm family.
After going back to the rich family for several years, the people I met were left white flowers and right scum, and the beauties had poisonous juice under their skins.
In broad daylight, they didn't want to be bored in the cabin, so they moved the tables and chairs to the deck, drinking tea and chatting together.
Cao Yin smelled the tea fragrance of Junshan Silver Needle, and asked in surprise, "Why does it smell like tribute tea?"
Cao Yin is a member of the imperial court, so naturally he enjoyed the tea in the palace, so Wen Xi could only laugh and say, "It's the package that my mother took care of, I don't know where it came from."
Cao Yin immediately showed an expression of enlightenment, and said: "Although Concubine Tong is gone, the relationship between Tong Jia's family and the emperor is extraordinary."
Wen Xi also chuckled, perfunctory.
Cao Yin was still wearing the sea dragon skin cloak lent by Wen Xi. After several cups of hot tea, cold sweat broke out on his head, but he didn't dare to take it off. He was afraid of catching a cold, so he suddenly raised his head and said, "Brother Wen last night Why is the one lent to Brother Kong missing?"
Wen Xi laughed and said, "I stuffed him in his bag early in the morning before he woke up." Kong Shangren was also pitiful, he was a seventh-rank official, his cotton clothes were old, and he was almost 40 years old Oh, it's still so miserable!As it happened, she didn't like the dark color of sable fur either.
Cao Yin couldn't help sighing: "Brother Wen is really a bold man!" A brand-new sable fur cape would cost at least 5000 taels of silver, and naturally, the one he was wearing would cost seven to eight thousand taels! The 8000 taels of leather was given away as a gift, and it took care of the poor literati's face.If you give it directly, with Kong Shangren's nobility, you will definitely not want it!He was in a hurry to go home to visit his mother, so he certainly didn't pay attention to whether there were more things in the bag.
Wen Xi sighed and said, "It's extremely cold in Shandong in mid-winter. Brother Kong's cotton coat is not as thick as that of Lao Guan Xiaoguan and his son!"
Cao Yin nodded and sighed, "How poor are the literati and Confucians!"
"Brother Yong, slow down!" Cao Yin's wife, Li Shi, hurriedly supported the one-year-old child. The little fat child staggered as he walked towards the deck, screaming softly and clearly. : "chatter—"
Cao Yin immediately burst into a smile on his face.Hurriedly went up and picked up his son, said with a smile, "This is the dog Cao Yong!"
Wen Xi asked casually, "Which brother Cao's son is he?"
Cao Yin suddenly looked sad, and sighed: "Eldest son."
Wen Xi couldn't help being taken aback, Cao Yin is 29 years old!I have been married for at least ten years. I came to Beijing at the age of 17 to be an imperial guard, and my wife Li Shi also came to Beijing together.Has only one son been born in so many years? !
Cao Yin sighed and said, "There are two in front, and they both died young!"
Wen Xi sighed, it's a pity, she asked the wrong question.In this era, the level of medical care is backward, and it is common for children to die young. Even in the royal family, didn't Kangxi's sons die so many young children?No wonder Cao Yin loves his son so much.
behind.Qinglan also came out with Yulu Dai in her arms, and said with a smile: "Thanks to Mrs. Cao. Bi'er has always been picky, so I didn't expect to hit it off with Mrs. Cao!"
Wen Xi hugged Yuludai from Qinglan's hand, Yuludai was already awake, with big black eyes, babbling, her little hands grabbed Wen Xi's skirt, and rubbed against her chest!Wen Xi smelled the scent of milk on her body.I'm full, why are you still rubbing? !And Cao Yin and his wife didn't think in that direction!
Wear thickly in winter.Wen Xi restrained her chest a little, so it still looked flat.
Seeing that Wen Xi was also holding the child, Cao Yin couldn't help laughing, and said: "A gentleman embraces grandchildren but not sons, you and I don't seem to be gentlemen anymore!" Cao Yin looked at the cute child Yuxue in Wen Xi's arms, and said Looking at his son, an idea suddenly popped up, and he hurriedly looked at his wife Li.
Li Shi nodded with a smile and said: "I also like Bi'er very much!"
Cao Yin smiled and said, "Brother Wen, Bi'er was also engaged?"
Wen Xi immediately understood the meaning of his words!Even though Cao Yin's younger sister is Kangxi's concubine, if Kangxi knew of Cao Yin's idea of letting his son beat his daughter, this person surnamed Cao must have died a miserable death!Wen Xi hurriedly said with a sneer: "We are married to Bi'er's cousin."
Cao Yin immediately showed a look of regret, and hurriedly congratulated him: "That's really a good marriage!" Wen Xi's mother is Tong Jia's family, so the cousin must be a child of Tong Jia's family. Compare!
Mrs. Li hurriedly said: "Master and I like Bi'er very much, and we are thinking of getting married!"
Mrs. Li is a very social person, and she saved the embarrassment with a few words.Cao Yin nodded in approval immediately, and said: "Exactly, my wife and I have only one son, and we are looking forward to having a daughter!"
When he said this, it would be too embarrassing for Wen Xi to refuse, she hastily smiled and said: "Brother Yong is lively and lovely, I am also looking forward to having such a son!"
That's it, it's done.Mrs. Li hurriedly took the golden lock and the Jade Buddha and hung them around Yuludai's neck to recognize her daughter-in-law.Naturally, Wen Xi and Qing Lan also wanted to give Cao Yong a double gift of kinship recognition, in addition to the unicorn golden lock, and the white jade pendant with the auspicious character knot for their godson.Anyway, it's just a god-in-law, Wen Xi doesn't plan to go to Jiangning anymore, so it doesn't matter.
For Wen Xi, the best thing is finally being able to share a room with Qinglan.Wen Xi smiled and said: "Fortunately, I didn't run to the Hall of Mental Cultivation before, Cao Yin didn't recognize me."
As the imperial bodyguard, Cao Yin was often around Kangxi. Fortunately, Wen Xi only went there once in these years, and it seemed that it happened to be Cao Yin's holiday.And when Kangxi toured the south, Cao Yin was sent out by Kangxi to make arrangements for going south first, and went to Zhizao Mansion. Naturally, the imperial guards did not dare to set foot in the place where the concubine lived.What is even more fortunate is that Cao Yin's wife, Li Shi, has been living in the capital city, and she was also in the capital city when Wen Xi was in Zhizao Mansion in Jiangning, otherwise, Sun Shi would definitely bring his wife to visit her. In short, it is really lucky!
"However, I always feel that something is not appropriate???" Wen Xi murmured.
Qinglan curled her lips and said in a low voice: "Of course it's not appropriate to marry. What if the emperor finds out??"
Wen Xi raised her eyebrows, snorted and said, "So what if he knows? I'm afraid we would have gone to the ends of the earth by then!" I just hope that Kangxi will not spread his anger on Cao Yin.
Wen Xi can also breastfeed Yulu Dai, her breasts have been restrained for a day and a night, and she has already been strangled uncomfortably!I used to think it was too small when I didn't have children, but now I think it's too big!And after holding back the milk for a whole day, Wen Xi was already hard and uncomfortable.
Seeing Yuludai eating happily, Wen Xi was also very happy.
All the way south, the climate became warmer, and when we arrived in Jiangning, we no longer needed to wear fur.Cao Yin invited him many times, but Wen Xi only said that he had something urgent to go to Hangzhou.Jiangning Weaving Mansion is definitely not allowed to go.
Qinglan was also puzzled and asked, "Are you really in a hurry to go to Hangzhou?"
Wen Xi stretched her waist and said, "I'm going to collect all the ten famous teas! Just take a boat to go around the West Lake." The West Lake Longjing is naturally located among the mountains on the edge of the West Lake, and the top tea is the best among them. Many of them are owned by the government, but it's okay to break a few branches secretly.
yangzhou.Kong Shangren hurried and finally came to join the envoy Nalan Rongruo, he was still wearing that sable fur cape, he couldn't help being moved while sighing.Such a precious thing, I thought that I would return it to others if I came across a little in the future!
"Dr. Kong, this dress—" Nalan Rongruo couldn't help frowning.
Kong Shangren smiled and said: "When I returned to Qufu, a friend who had forgotten the year secretly stuffed it into the official's bag! It was my carelessness, and I didn't realize it until I got home. If I ran back to return it, he had already left."
Nalan Rongruo stared closely at the sable cloak.The brow furrowed even deeper.
Kong Shangren wondered: "Is there anything wrong?"
"The style looks familiar???? Can you let me take a closer look?"
Kong Shangren hurriedly took it off, handed it to Nalan Rongruo, and said, "Such a valuable item will definitely be returned to others in the future."
Nalan Rongruo hastily turned over the sable fur cloak, touched the lining and said, "That's right, this is the lining of weaving gold makeup brocade, a tribute from Hangzhou Weaving Mansion!"
Kong Shangren couldn't help being startled, and suddenly thought of "Wen Xi" who mentioned the relationship with Tong Jia's marriage.Convenience said: "The owner of this object is related by marriage to the branch of Tong Jia's Cheng'en Gongfu, maybe—"
Nalan Rongruo said: "It's not uncommon for Gong Dun to reward foreign ministers!"
Kong Shangren listened.I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but my heart became more and more determined. When I arrived in Jiangning, I must contact Cao Yin, find this little brother Wenxi, and return the things to him. used!
"It's just—" Nalan Rongruo couldn't help changing the subject, and tore the hole with a stab, and immediately gritted his teeth: "Sure enough!"
Kong Shangren also sensed the unusualness in his tone, and hurriedly asked, "Lord Nalan, what's wrong?"
"Look!" Nalan Rongruo pointed to the five-clawed dragon pattern embroidered on the inside, "This is the mark of the Palace Manufacturing Office! This cloak is something from the palace!"
Kong Shangren hurriedly asked: "Isn't it unusual for things from the palace to be rewarded?"
Nalan Rongruo said: "You don't know, the things used in the palace to reward foreign ministers are all made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the mark is a four-clawed dragon pattern, and the things made by the office are only used by the inner palace, and they are only rewarded. Clan disciples!"
Kong Shangren was surprised: "Could it be that the person I met was from the royal family?"
Nalan Rongruo suddenly remembered the emperor's entrustment before leaving, besides banning drugs, there is one more important thing!He hurriedly asked: "Is that person a man or a woman? What does he look like? How old is he? Does he still have an infant daughter with him?!"
Nalan Rongruo's series of questions made Kong Shangren a little weird, but he still said: "He is a scholar from Tong County, surnamed Wen, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and slightly dark skin. He is 19 years old this year and indeed has a daughter who is not yet one year old. , how did your lord know?"
Nalan Rongruo hastily took out a picture scroll from the drawer, unfolded it hastily and asked, "Look carefully, is it this person!" The picture scroll is an oil painting made by a Western painter, the degree of realism can be seen, and the painting is extremely lifelike .
Kong Shangren looked at the person in the painting and couldn't help being surprised: "This is a woman!"
"Don't care if it's a man or a woman, just look like it!" Nalan Rongruo said anxiously.
Kong Shangren nodded and said: "It is indeed very similar! The eyes, nose, and mouth are all similar! It's just that Wen Xiucai's eyebrows are thicker and darker, and his face is not so fair!"
Nalan Rongruo took a long breath, and said: "Ninety-five percent sure! Where is this person now?!" The eyebrows can be thickened, the face can be darkened, and there is something for the office, it is absolutely right!
Kong Shangren said: "I didn't ask him where he was going, but Guard Cao was also on that boat, so he must be going to Jiangning."
Naturally, Nalan Rongruo couldn't wait for a moment, and said, "Let's go now, we're going to Jiangning!"
Kong Shangren was surprised and said: "But there are many Fushoutangs here in Yangzhou, and it is up to you to preside over the overall situation!"
"Let's just leave it to the subordinates. The emperor personally explained this matter, which is more important than banning drugs!" Nalan Rongruo rolled up the picture scroll and began to pack his things.
Kong Shangren was puzzled, and asked with his hands clasped, "My lord, who is that Wen Xiucai? Did the Emperor of Labor personally order the pursuit?"
Nalan Rongruo didn't raise his head, he cleaned up the pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the table and said, "You better not ask, this is the emperor's secret decree, don't let it out, if it involves the palace, it's better not to know about it!"
When Nalan Rongruo said so, Kong Shangren didn't dare to continue asking. The palace must be a matter of the emperor's housework, and it is indeed not for foreign ministers to ask.Nalan Rongruo's identity is unusual, his mother is Heshuo Gege, and his grandfather is Prince Heshuoying Azige, the No. 12 son of Nurhachi, so Nalan Rongruo is Kangxi's cousin.
Nalan Rongruo folded up the sable cloak again and said: "This item must be sent to the capital as soon as possible, and handed over to the emperor for review."
Kong Shangren naturally didn't dare to veto, the things that come out of the palace, naturally it is better to get rid of them as soon as possible!Poor Kong Shangren finally arrived in Yangzhou in a swaying boat, and he was about to set off again.Fortunately, Yangzhou is only a day's journey away from Jiangning, and the official ship travels fast and steadily.
When the imperial envoy arrived in Jiangning, they went straight to Jiangning Weaving Mansion where the funeral was going on. Nalan Rongruo and his party could only pay homage to Cao Xi before going to the back hall to meet Cao Yin.
"Brother Wen? Although I tried my best to persuade him to stay, he still didn't stay in Jiangning, and left without even getting off the boat."
Nalan Rongruo gritted his teeth, did he still miss a step? !Stamping her feet, she said anxiously, "Then where did she go?!"
Although Cao Yin was surprised by the strange behavior of the imperial envoy, he could only truthfully say: "Hangzhou, he said that the old man has an appointment, so he has to hurry."
"An old friend?!" Nalan Rongruo frowned and said, "She doesn't have any old friends in Hangzhou!" Then he thought, "The emperor once said that he went to Baoen Temple, so did she go to Baoen Temple?"
Listening to the imperial envoy's words to himself, Cao Yin's heart trembled. This Wen Xiucai has a lot of background!
Nalan Rongruo hastily issued an order: "Immediately within eight hundred miles, I will send an order to the prefect of Hangzhou. The whole city of Hangzhou is under martial law, and no one is allowed to enter or leave!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to recommend it Tickets, monthly tickets, your support is my biggest motivation.)
ps: Recommend a friend's work "The Evil Girl of the Rich Family"
Once dressed as the second generation, as the daughter of a high-ranking family, she brought her younger brother to live in a farm family.
After going back to the rich family for several years, the people I met were left white flowers and right scum, and the beauties had poisonous juice under their skins.