"I clearly rescued him that day? How could he die?"
Qin Wan spoke in a low voice, then frowned, "Did I neglect something?"
"No." Qin Yan hurriedly said, "It's not that you neglected anything, that Zhang Yuan was a lieutenant general under the little general of the Beifu army, you cured him that day, and later the little general took him back to the general's mansion, but On the second day, his wound festered, and he couldn't survive it."
Qin Wan was taken aback for a moment, but it was possible to explain this way.
Qin Wan glanced at Qin Yan again, only to see Qin Yan's eyes were clear and open, and she sighed just now.
"Then there is no way out."
Having said that, Qin Wan thought of Feng Zhang again, her eyebrows turned cold, "Where's Feng Zhang?"
After saying this, Qin Yan sneered, "Feng Zhang originally intended to join the Imperial Forest Army, but this time, he has no hope. One person died, Duke Zhong was reprimanded by the emperor, and King Cheng lost face. I'm afraid the concubine will feel bad."
Qin Wan frowned, and didn't know what to say for a while, "Where is the person who hurt others?"
Qin Yan was silent for a moment, "I was arrested."
Qin Wan didn't need to ask any more questions to know that the man must not have a good end. The one who was injured was a member of the Beifu Army, and he died in the end. Naturally, he would be severely punished and held accountable. Qin Wan saw Feng Zhang's attitude that day. It's not surprising, and the servant in gray must have done a lot of evil things on weekdays relying on Feng Zhang's power, Qin Wan didn't feel much sympathy, but afterward Feng Zhang so neatly pushed out his own people to die, which made her feel sad Wei Han, in this world, the lives of the powerless and powerless are worthless.
Qin Yan glanced at Qin Wan, "This matter has nothing to do with you, you did your best that day."
Qin Wan nodded and put the matter aside for now.
A group of people left the gate of the Marquis Mansion, Qin Chaoyu and the Hu family in a carriage, followed by the three sisters of Qin Wan, Fu Ling and his attendants, and Qin Yan's royal horse. The group headed south towards Chang'an Square .
On the way back, Qin Xiang didn't talk to Qin Wan very much, and it was the same when he arrived at the Hou's mansion. Even so, Qin Xiang walked to Hu's side more often.
In the same carriage today, Qin Xiang looked at Qin Wan and Qin Shuang and asked, "Where did you and third brother go four days ago?"
Qin Shuang said casually, "Third Brother sent Ninth Sister to pay homage to Second Uncle and Second Aunt, and I went too."
"Oh? Then when the third brother came back, why was there blood on his robe?"
Qin Xiang looked at Qin Shuang and Qin Wan with a half-smile, but Qin Wan didn't expect Qin Xiang to know these details.
Qin Shuang snorted, "After returning to the city that day, the third brother took us to dinner, and met someone who was injured in a fight, and then the ninth sister saved that person, and the third brother also helped at that time."
Qin Xiang frowned slightly, "Who is fighting?"
Qin Shuang said without changing expression, "I don't know—"
"You can help if you don't know?" Qin Xiang looked at Qin Wan disapprovingly, "This is the capital, and there are nobles everywhere. A conflict may be a disaster, but you just act rashly, killing the third brother and the Hou family. But what should I do?"
Qin Wan bent her lips, "Fifth Sister is considerate."
Qin Xiang only felt that Qin Wan didn't mean it literally, but he didn't know how to reply, so he said, "Anyway, you've tamed your temper outside, and you're a young lady of the Hou's mansion, after all, you're not a doctor. There are drugstores everywhere in the capital, really. If you want someone to save you, do you still need me? Don't cause trouble for the Hou Mansion."
Qin Xiang's words seemed to be Qin Wan's love of showing off, Qin Shuang said with a smile, "How come the good thing of saving someone has changed in Fifth Sister's mouth, why doesn't Fifth Sister think about it, if you save some noble person, maybe you can still do it What benefits will it bring to the Hou Mansion?"
Qin Xiang was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly recalled, "You are saving a nobleman?"
Qin Shuang smiled lazily, "No, it's just an analogy."
Qin Xiang looked at Qin Shuang, then at Qin Wan, and his expression was a little condensed for a moment, as if he was distinguishing what Qin Shuang meant, but the thin smile on Qin Shuang's face was meaningful, and Qin Wan was even more calm , She looked at it for a long time but couldn't see anything, then she thought again, Qin Wan and Qin Shuang have become a team now, and they will work together to oppose her.
Qin Xiang's expression changed a few times, he opened the curtain and looked at the market outside without saying a word.
Qin Shuang came out once before, but now she is not so excited, so she also lifted the curtain of the carriage here and looked outside, and saw the carriage going south from Xinglefang. After a cup of tea, the houses on both sides gradually became less grand and spacious. After another cup of tea, the carriage drove out of the quiet wide alley of the houses and went straight into the bustling main street.
Qin Xiang and Qin Shuang occupied one side of the window, while Qin Wan leaned against the car wall and meditated in boredom.
Although they left the mansion, everyone came out together, and Qin Yan said that there was a murder case in the capital, presumably it is impossible to be allowed to leave the mansion alone before the murder case is settled, Qin Wan frowned, what is it? The case has been quiet for so long
Just as he was thinking, the carriage had already stopped in front of a silk score.
Madam Yu had to come forward, "Ladies, get out of the car, we're here."
Qin Xiang was the first to get off the carriage, and Qin Shuang followed closely behind. When he got off the carriage, Qin Shuang let out a low cry, "It turned out to be Jinxiufang!"
Qin Wan got off the station and looked up. It was indeed a two-story vermilion lacquer building. The three big characters "Jinxiufang" on the door of the building were shining brilliantly. Before noon, there were already luxuriously dressed women coming in and out at the door. .
Jinxiufang is famous throughout the entire Zhou Dynasty, and the Jinxiufang in the capital is even more famous all over the world. Qin Shuang looked up and saw that this red building was three times the size of other shops and occupied two floors, which shows its scale It was so big, so there was another burst of excitement.
"Come on, let's go in—"
Mrs. Hu smiled and greeted her in front of her. Qin Chaoyu held Mrs. Hu's hand and looked back at Qin Wan and the three of them. Qin Shuang was obviously delighted. Bright, it is enough to show the excitement, only Qin Wan, she is wearing a blue jacket and skirt with a crow blue cloak today, which makes her eyebrows and eyes more picturesque. unattractive.
Qin Chaoyu raised his eyebrows, and entered Jinxiufang with Mrs. Hu.
"Ma'am is here, oh, Miss Ba is really a fairy."
Mrs. Hu is obviously a frequent visitor of this Jinxiu workshop. As soon as she entered the door, the shopkeeper greeted her personally. Mrs. Hu said with a smile, "I brought three nieces here today, but it's better to dress them up as angels."
The shopkeeper turned his eyes, and sure enough, he saw Qin Wan and three people walking in. Qin Xiang and Qin Shuang led the way. The shopkeeper didn't feel anything, but when he saw Qin Wan, the shopkeeper's eyes lit up at that time, "Oh, madam and eight The young ladies are all beautiful, and even these three young ladies are beautiful, when a few of them come, my building will brighten up."
Hu's smile deepened, "Shopkeeper Xu has such a mouth, no wonder Jinxiufang is the only one in the capital... Tell me about any good goods recently, I have to buy a lot today, and the prince has to make a few new robes."
"Okay, madam, please go upstairs first, and I'll get the brochure right away."
After the words were settled, a servant immediately led Hu and his party to the second floor.
Qin Shuang couldn't help but grabbed Qin Wan and said, "This place is much bigger than Jinzhou's Jinxiufang, and there are two floors."
Qin Wan smiled and nodded, and when they got to the second floor, Qin Shuang was amazed again. There were four or five private rooms on the second floor, and the one that the servant brought them in was especially elegant. The screen with the picture of ladies on the screen, the women on the screen are all gorgeous and slim, and it makes people want to buy new clothes at a glance. Bypassing the screen, there is a bright moon lantern hanging in the middle of the room, and the window lattice facing it It is a round window with carved patterns. Looking at it this way, one can only feel a bright moon hanging by the window, which is very elegant.
Qin Shuang was slightly surprised, and saw that the room was paved with Chinese carpets, and the two corners were filled with new orchids in azure porcelain vases, and the surrounding walls were also decorated with famous paintings of landscape maids, as well as other porcelain ornaments with screens. It was so elegant and delicate, Qin Shuang only felt that this place was more refined and elegant than the dormitories she lived in in Jinzhou and the Hou's Mansion.
Perhaps it was too elegant here, Qin Shuang suppressed his joy, everyone sat down, and the young servants brought top-grade Yunfeng tea again, and soon, shopkeeper Xu brought two young servants with a book The brochure came in.
The booklet in the hands of shopkeeper Xu was huge, and the two servants behind each held a tray with small pieces of silk and satin samples on it. Qin Shuang felt even more depressed when he saw the battle. Qin Yan didn't like these women's things at all. , but he came here as a companion, and now he just stood by the window with his arms in his arms, looking outside with no interest.
"Ma'am, all the new ones are here. They are the best Xiuniang in Huzhou. This time, there are only less than a hundred horses of each kind. Right now, there are only about twenty horses left for the best designs..." Shopkeeper Xu was talking endlessly, he was very familiar with the nearly ten new products brought by the servant, no matter what Hu asked, he could answer them in a reasonable way, and soon, Hu sold the remaining twenty or so After settling down, shopkeeper Xu praised again, and suddenly, shopkeeper Xu said again, "Madam, besides these newly arrived lake silks, I also got a new kind of gauze woven gold light gauze recently, which is better than before. The ones you got are much better. There are ten horses in total. We have six horses here and sell them in bulk. The shop in the south of the city sells four horses loosely. Look at you... "
Hu's eyes lit up when he heard this, "How much is left now?"
Shopkeeper Xu smiled and said, "There are still three horses left. The first three horses were taken away by Mrs. Yang's mansion. They just arrived yesterday afternoon, and Mrs. Yang just came yesterday afternoon."
Hu made a row of chair arms, "I want the rest."
Shopkeeper Xu said with a smile, "I knew it was for Madam."
Mrs. Hu was very satisfied, and said, "You know Yu'er's clothes, but my three nieces still need a new measurement, and you can show me your latest styles..."
Shopkeeper Xu opened the booklet in his hand when he heard the words, and asked the servant to ask the maid to come up to measure Qin Wan and the others, and at the same time recommended it to Hu. After measuring and returning to the house, I heard Hu said, "Two sets for one person, you can see the color match, I still believe in your vision, there are still a few days before the Chinese New Year, so hurry up."
Shopkeeper Xu nodded quickly, confirmed with Mr. Hu again, and then hurriedly went down to order the craftsmen. Mrs. Hu drank a sip of tea contentedly. On the other side, Qin Yan saw something and suddenly said, "I'll go down for a while." .”
After Qin Yan finished speaking, he left, Hu said in surprise, "What's the matter, let's go, let's go to the next shop."
Speaking of getting up, he took Qin Chaoyu downstairs, Qin Wan and others followed, and when he got downstairs, he saw Qin Yan talking to someone outside the gate of Jinxiufang. Qin Wan walked last and didn't care, but Qin Wan But Shuang suddenly gave Qin Wan a hand.
"Look, it's the man I met that day—"
Qin Wan raised his eyes, and saw that outside Jinxiufang, the person who was talking to Qin Yan turned out to be the little general of the Zhao family whom he had met a few days ago! Today's Zhao Jing changed into a navy blue costume, although he did not look as heroic as that day, but he was a little bit more noble like a nobleman in the capital, even so, his standing posture with a straight back still carried the meaning of a warrior in the army.
"My mother and sisters are out."
Zhao Jing was facing the door sideways, and didn't notice for a while, and turned around after hearing Qin Yan's words. He first bowed his hands to Hu Shi, then nodded to Qin Chaoyu, and fell silent. Zhao Jing turned his head and walked over. After seeing Qin Xiang and Qin Shuang, he took a deep look at Qin Wan.
Zhao Jingsheng has full brows, tall eyes and wide eyes, coupled with a strong stature, masculine, brave and courageous, his eyes are so big that even Hu can see that something is wrong, and he thought Zhao Jing would do it again. What, but he just glanced at Qin Wan, then turned to Qin Yan and said, "I won't bother you, let's go first."
Then she turned to look at Mrs. Hu, "Ma'am, I still have something to do, so I'll take my leave first."
Mrs. Hu nodded quickly, Zhao Jing nodded to Qin Chaoyu, turned around, got on her horse and walked away.
Zhao Jing also brought two attendants by her side, and when the three of them galloped away, Mrs. Hu didn't say anything, but Qin Chaoyu frowned and looked back. Qin Shuang knew what was going on, but Qin Xiang also looked at Qin Wan with dark eyes for a moment. , Qin Wan felt inexplicable, the expression on his face was still the same for a hundred years, Qin Shuang rolled his eyes and said, "Auntie, what is the golden light gauze for?"
This question diverted everyone's attention. Hu looked at Qin Yan for a moment, then smiled to the little girls in a low voice, "It's for my daughter's personal belongings. You are all delicate and tender. The softer the fabric, the better, and this light gauze is excellent, Shopkeeper Xu said that this time it is better than the previous ones, so I naturally want to keep it for you."
Qin Xiang hurriedly said, "Auntie is really kind to us."
Mrs. Hu patted Qin Xiang's arm, "You should, you should, you are not all like my own daughters, let's go, we still have to buy hairpins and rings, think about it, what else do you want? We bought them all early today. "
The Hu family was born in a family, knowing what the boudoir daughter likes and not saying anything, but also knowing that the daughters of the noble family like top-grade things, and although she is old, she also has a heart for beauty. When it comes to buying hairpins and rings, face There was a lot of joy on the scene, so not to mention Qin Shuang and Qin Xiang, even Qin Wan felt that this eldest aunt was very cute.
When Mrs. Hu brought Qin Wan into Zhenbaoxuan, Zhao Jing was standing outside the main hall of the East Palace, arranging her robes.
Soon, a little eunuch dressed in black came out quickly, "Little General, His Royal Highness, please come in."
Zhao Jing raised her jaw and stepped in with her back straight.
The East Palace is located to the west of the Imperial Palace, and the pavilions are stretching, tall and magnificent. Although it is winter, as soon as you step into the gate of the main hall, there is a warm wind blowing in your face. Arrived at the study in the West Palace.
"Little general, the prince is inside, please go in."
Zhao Jing nodded, pushed the half-closed door open and walked in.
It was bright daylight, but Yan Che's study was not very bright, the door was half-closed, and the windows were closed tightly. Zhao Jing raised his eyes and saw Yan Che, who was wearing a black python robe, facing his back. He stands by the window.
Zhao Jing took a step forward, knelt down and saluted, "Meet Your Highness the Crown Prince."
"Zhao Qing, please stand up." Yan Che said, his voice was elegant and polite, but there was a sense of indifference.
Zhao Jing stood up straight, and asked doubtfully, "Your Highness, you seem unhappy when King Cheng stumbled?"
Yan Che turned around when he heard the words, a pair of dark eyes actually hid the secret anger, "There are still four days, if the case is not solved, the next one to stumble is this palace, Zhao Qing thinks, Should this palace be happy?"
Yan Che's tone was very slow word by word, but Zhao Jing's back tightened with every inch of effort, he quickly restrained his relaxed expression, and said seriously, "Your Highness's worries will never be known, Zheng Zheng Is there no news from Fu Yin?"
Yan Che lifted his chin, and glanced over Zhao Jing's shoulder at the half-closed door.
"If there is news, I wouldn't be so anxious." After speaking, he turned to the matter of letting Zhao Jing come over, "Is that matter settled? Are there any mistakes?"
The corners of Zhao Jing's lips twitched slightly, "It's okay, the family members have already taken care of them."
Yan Che nodded, "Even though my father warned Cheng Wang about this matter, but Cheng Wang will not give up because of this matter, you should pay attention, and don't leave anything behind." He frowned, "That person shouldn't have save."
Zhao Jing raised her eyes, and took a quick look at Yan Che, "That day was... Prince Qin happened to be here."
Yan Che frowned slightly, "The person he saved?"
Zhao Jing quickly shook her head, "No, no, it's his sister..."
"You mean Chao Yu?" Yan Che's tone was very disbelieving.
"It's not Miss Ba, it's Miss Jiu who was newly admitted to the capital. Shizi Qin went south this time to pick up three Miss Qin's family to Beijing. This Miss Ninth is good at medicine, and happened to have dinner with Shizi Qin at Zuixianglou that day."
Yan Che frowned again, "A girl from the Qin family knows medicine?"
Zhao Jing nodded quickly, thinking of something, her expression was a little lost.
Yan Che glanced at Zhao Jing, "Is there anything else you haven't told me?"
Zhao Jing snapped back to her senses, hesitated for a moment and said, "That Ninth Girl is good at medicine."
Yan Che flicked his sleeves with a "swish" to regain his senses, and once again only left Zhao Jing's back, "This is not what I care about, this time it's just a member of the Qin family, and next time, don't make any mistakes."
Zhao Jing nodded, "Yes, the general understands—"
After saying this, Zhao Jing raised his eyes to look at Yan Che's back, there was a bright light outside the window, but the light and shadow fell on Yan Che's body, but it seemed to melt into his black python robe, Zhao Jing opened his eyes. Opening his eyes, he could only see the fierce python's head on the hem of Yan Che's robe and the pair of sharp dragon claws that could cut his heart out.