The next afternoon, Lu Heng came back from Nanzhen Fusi early, picked up Wang Yanqing at home, and then went for an unannounced visit together.
Eyeliners in the Marquis of Wuding saw with their own eyes a certain literati hand over a stack of manuscripts to Guo Xun. Lu Heng held the intelligence system and quickly found out who the literati was and where he lived. This action had to be kept out of the public eye. Lu Heng couldn't reveal his identity as Jin Yiwei, so he brought his secret weapon, Wang Yanqing. With Wang Yanqing around, questioning often works wonders.
The two of them had to pretend to be ordinary people and not be too public. Lu Heng rarely did not ride a horse, but got in the car to accompany Wang Yanqing. They plan to take a carriage to the neighborhood, get off across the street, and walk to the target.
In the car, Lu Heng asked, "Do you remember all the information from yesterday?"
A person's first reaction is the most precious, and no question should be wasted, so it is very important to do a background check in advance. Wang Yanqing snorted softly and said dissatisfiedly, "I want to see it too."
Thinking of what happened yesterday, Lu Heng obediently admitted his mistake and said, "Blame me. Which page did you read, I'll tell you later."
Wang Yanqing said the key words from memory, and Lu Heng completed the following information without hesitation.
This time, their mission target is Ji Huan, a native of Qingzhou Prefecture. He moved his family to the capital in the third year of Jiajing, and passed the examination for talents in the sixth year of Jiajing. After that, he failed repeatedly. Later, Ji Huan gave up continuing the scientific examination, and made some living in the capital, such as copying letters and ghostwriting, and was introduced to Wudinghou's mansion.
Ji Huan is twenty-five years old and married to Chang Tinglan. Chang Tinglan is a native of Shuntian Prefecture. Her parents' family opened a small shop, doing some business such as publishing and printing text books and reselling scientific research materials.
In the early years, when Ji Huan was preparing for the exam, he often went to the bookstore in Chang's house to buy books. The shopkeeper Chang took a fancy to this young man and gave him a lot of support. Later, Ji Huan was a scholar in the test. Ji Huan married Chang Tinglan in order to report the kindness of the shopkeeper Chang. . After that, Ji Huan was able to enter the sight of the Marquis of Wuding, thanks to his father-in-law's family.
The Chang family is a small bookseller, and Ji Huan has the protection of the Marquis of Wuding, so the family lives fairly well. At the beginning of this year, Ji Huan helped a fellow villager named Han Wenyan. Han Wenyan is also from Qingzhou Prefecture, and seems to have a good relationship with Ji Huan. Ji Huan is helping Han Wenyan to introduce his livelihood and helping Han Wenyan find a house, so he is placed next to his house. The two families live next to each other, and they have fellowship with each other. They have a harmonious relationship and frequent exchanges.
Wang Yanqing wrote down these information one by one, and an image of a scholar probably appeared in his mind. The carriage arrived soon, and further ahead was Jian'an Lane, where Ji Huan lived. The coachman parked the carriage in a hidden place, Lu Heng came out first, turned around and helped Wang Yanqing to get off. Afterwards, Lu Heng told the coachman to hide the carriage so that no one would notice it. Then, he and Wang Yanqing walked into the street like a commoner couple.
By the way, during this trip, Lu Heng also arranged a fake identity for himself, an unprofessional scholar with no fame, Wang Yanqing is his cousin who has been engaged since childhood but has not yet been there. There was still some distance from Ji Huan's house, Wang Yanqing couldn't help but say, "Brother, do you really want to use this identity?"
"Cousin doesn't like it?"
Wang Yanqing rolled his eyes secretly, he was really dedicated, and he entered the play in the blink of an eye. Wang Yanqing said quietly: "It's nothing, it's just that you don't look like a despicable literati. It is more credible to say that the examiner is a private interviewer."
Unlucky, literati, except for "people", no other word fits Lu Heng.
Sometimes, even the word "human" can't describe Lu Heng.
Lu Heng sighed slightly and said very sadly, "Cousin, I will be very sad if you say that."
The two chatted and laughed, and Jian'an Lane arrived soon. There are many bookstores near Jian'an Lane. Most of the literati booksellers live here. Suddenly, two outstanding faces, such as Lu Heng and Wang Yanqing, suddenly attracted a lot of attention. Wang Yanqing pretended to be cowardly and hid behind Lu Heng, and asked in a low voice, "How do you plan to 'know' Ji Huan?"
Lu Heng lowered his head to appease Wang Yanqing, and his lips moved slightly in her ear: "How much courage can a literati without the power to restrain a chicken, just make a little noise."
As soon as Wang Yanqing heard it, he understood that Lu Heng had brought Jin Yiwei, and he didn't know where the manpower was hidden, but it was obvious that the Ji family was going to encounter some accidents in a while. Wang Yanqing silently lit a stick of incense for Ji Huan, but Lu Heng was staring at him, so he was unlucky.
The two of them walked towards Ji's house while talking. Suddenly, a door in front opened, and a lady in a blue shirt and blue skirt came out. She was stunned when she saw the person at the intersection, and then lowered her head, facing the woman behind. The person said, "Sister-in-law Sun, thank you for coming to accompany me. You walk slowly on the road."
The woman who spoke was in her early twenties, dressed in commoner clothes, but had a bookish air about her, and spoke in a gentle manner. The woman she called Sister-in-law Sun was probably in her thirties, with a strong waist, holding a sewing basket in one hand, and waving it carelessly in the other: "Hey, what's the matter. I'm idle all day, if you have something to do? Just shout at the alley, and I will come to you as soon as I open my hands."
The weak lady should be, thank you politely. Wang Yanqing and Lu Heng were standing not far away. When Sister-in-law Sun saw them, she couldn't help looking at them one after another.
These two men are handsome and beautiful, with extraordinary temperament, and they are like gods in the play. Sister-in-law has lived for so many years, and she has never seen such a beautiful character. Two unfamiliar faces appeared at the door of the house, and I had to ask. Sister-in-law Sun asked, "I haven't seen you before, are you here to find someone?"
Lu Heng replied: "I heard that there is an empty house here, let's ask the specific situation."
Sister-in-law snorted, and suddenly realized: "You are also here to ask about Ji's house? You are late and rented it out at the beginning of the year."
Lu Heng was surprised and couldn't believe it: "Have you rented it out?"
"Yes." Sister-in-law Sun pointed behind her and said, "This is the suite, which has been rented to Lady Jane and the others."
It turned out that the woman's last name was Jane. Seeing that Lady Jane mentioned her, she nodded slightly to Lu Heng and Wang Yanqing with a restrained expression on her face. Lu Heng showed a subtle expression of surprise and regret, and sighed: "It turns out that we came a step late. Cousin, I would have listened to you if I knew it earlier, and shouldn't hesitate for the rent. What should I do now?"
Wang Yanqing watched Lu Heng's performance silently, but she didn't notice it for a while, but she actually acted on her. Wang Yanqing quickly controlled the expression on his face and shook his head weakly: "I don't know either."
Wang Yanqing kicked the ball back to Lu Heng unceremoniously. If he wanted to play him, Wang Yanqing would not take the blame. Lu Heng sighed regretfully, and asked, "Where is the landlord of Ji's family, I want to ask something in person."
Sister-in-law Sun looked embarrassed. There were still people living in the house. They were going to see the landlord. I'm afraid this is not good? Unexpectedly, Lady Jane showed them the way and said, "Brother Ji Huan lives next door. Brother Ji just came back. Go inside and ask."
Lu Heng thanked him and walked to the next door. When they knocked on the door, Lady Jane also said goodbye to Sister-in-law Sun and closed the door. The house in Jian'an Lane is not large. Standing in the alley, you can clearly hear the sounds of cooking, scolding children, and husband and wife bickering on both sides. However, after they knocked on the door and waited for a while, footsteps came from inside.
A woman opened the door halfway and saw Lu Heng and Wang Yanqing, her expression stunned: "You are..."
Lu Heng glanced calmly behind her, but smiled gently on his face, and said, "We heard from Lord Chen that there is an empty house in Jian'an Lane, so we stopped by and asked."
Wang Yanqing didn't know who Chen Ye was at all, but from Lu Heng's voice, he guessed that he should be a man, doing business such as reselling and leasing. Wang Yanqing was surprised that Lu Heng was a standard son of a military officer and aristocrat, and I am afraid that he would never have to rent a house in his life, but he knew all about three ways. Now pretending to be an ordinary person, "Chen Ye", there is no reluctance at all, except that he looks too handsome, he really does have the meaning of a literati.
No wonder Jin Yiwei claims to be omniscient and all-pervasive, and they even infiltrate the lower class. I just don't know whether that "Master Chen" was used by Lu Heng, or whether he was a secret spy by Jin Yiwei.
When the woman heard this, her face became better, and she let the door open: "So it was introduced by Chen Ye. The two of you came in and talked."
The woman welcomed Lu Heng and Wang Yanqing in, and hurriedly called to the room. Wang Yanqing guessed that this was Ji Huan's wife Chang Tinglan. Ji Huan was called out by his wife. After hearing the intention of Lu Heng and the two, he said embarrassedly, "To be honest, our house was rented out at the beginning of the year. I don't know. When do you need a seat?"
Lu Heng said: "We are not in a hurry to use it at the moment, it will be enough if we can free it up before the end of the year."
Wang Yanqing was slightly surprised and looked at Lu Heng silently. Lu Heng's neck was white and straight, and he looked forward calmly. From this angle, his jawline was extremely beautiful. Wang Yanqing retracted his gaze, thinking slowly in his heart.
Chang Tinglan came over with tea, and when she heard Lu Heng's words, she couldn't stop winking at her husband. Ji Huan looked hesitant: "The two of you are late. Our room has been rented to Brother Han. Brother Han has no relatives and no reason in the capital. If he doesn't have a house, I'm afraid it's hard to move. I can't do anything to chase people away."
When Chang Tinglan heard it, she couldn't bear it any longer: "There are so many empty houses in the capital, why don't they rent another house?"
Wang Yanqing swept over the two of them. Obviously, the couple had different opinions on renting a house. According to Jin Yiwei's information, Ji Huan and the next door have a close relationship. From this point of view, it is not all.
Lu Heng also frowned slightly and said, "We shouldn't be hard on others, but I'm going to take the Qiu Wei exam next year, and I need a quiet place to prepare for the exam. I've heard for a long time that Jian'an Lane is full of scholars, elegant and quiet, and it's easy to find questions for the exam, which is just right for me. With my cousin. I don't know who is next door, can we accommodate one or two?"
Lu Heng can be said to play the role of a down-and-out literati, and the selfishness in his words is vivid and vivid. Wang Yanqing watched Lu Heng's performance silently, and Ji Huan was also a little embarrassed, and said, "If it's someone else, that's fine, but my countryman lives next door. We have known each other for ten years. , I really can't tell."
Lu Heng asked, "When we came, we saw a lady going out to see a guest. Could it be their home?"
Ji Huan nodded: "That's right. Brother Han, like the two of you, are also cousins who are married. What you see should be Brother Han's wife, Jian's."
Lu Heng nodded and wanted to persuade him again. Suddenly there were footsteps outside, and someone panicked and slapped the door next door, shouting, "Miss Jane, come out quickly, your men seem to be drowned!"
The author says:
Lu Heng: From now on, I am an unwilling literati.
Qingqing: Unwilling, text, person, which word matches you