Three days later, more and more forbidden troops appeared on the streets.
Wen Qingzhu was sitting in the study room in the east courtyard.
Next to her sat Mother Ye, sewing and threading while chattering about what was going on outside.
"There have been fewer people on the streets in the past few days, and the profits of various shops have also plummeted. I heard that something happened to the emperor at Fengguo Temple. Fortunately, the young lady stayed in the yard with Mrs. Lei San at that time..."
Hearing this, Wen Qingzhu put down the book in his hand and looked out the window.
It's almost March, and the emperor's imperial edict has not yet been issued.
It seems that King Shou still hasn’t caught him.
In the corridor, Lu Tao brought bird's nest soup.
After coming in, she put down the bird's nest soup and turned to look at Mother Ye: "Mom, Uncle Zhong's people have sent over the account books."
Mother Ye quickly put down the basket and said, "Don't let the lady go out!"
After saying that, Mother Ye hurried out.
When no one was around, Lu Tao quietly told Wen Qingzhu: "Miss, the Fourth Madam's cousin hit a pillar, and now the Fushou Hall is in chaos."
The clear voice of the oriole came from the green bamboo branches outside. Wen Qingzhu looked outside with emotion: "I didn't expect that I, the eleventh sister, would have so many candidates."
"Now I heard that Miss Hu refused to marry General Qin and almost died by hanging." Lu Tao said again.
In the corridor outside the house, Mother Ye came over holding several account books.
Wen Qingzhu quickly looked away: "You continue to stare and see how to deal with it in the end."
"Yes." Lu Tao took the tray and stepped back.
After a while, Mother Ye came into the house.
She glanced sideways at Lu Tao's back, and asked Wen Qingzhu a little uncertainly: "Then the girl didn't say anything to the young lady, right?"
"No, Mother Ye, come sit here and I'll look at the account books with you." Wen Qingzhu waved with a calm face and a heartbeat.
At night.
In the bathroom in the east courtyard.
Wen Qingzhu leaned in the tub, while Shaoyao massaged her behind her.
In front of her was Jasmine whispering about what happened during the day.
"In the end, it was the master who made the decision and said that Miss Eleven would be married off. The fourth lady turned against her on the spot and was taken to the ancestral hall by Steward Hai. The fourth master is still kneeling outside the door of Fushou Hall."
"Hey..." Wen Qingzhu sighed and slowly opened his eyes, revealing a pair of bright eyes.
In the matter of the emperor's assassination, the fact that a little girl from the Hu family was almost insulted was nothing at all.
It can only be said that little Yang is still not scheming enough to discern the true purpose of the fourth lady and her daughter.
"By the way, how is Brother Fu?"
Jasmine came forward and took out a gold token from her sleeve: "This is what Dongzi gave to this slave. He said Master Fu asked him to give it to the lady."
Wen Qingzhu took a closer look and saw that it was a golden order given by the emperor.
Seeing this order is like seeing the emperor himself.
This thing is very useful at critical moments.
"Did Dongzi say anything else?" Wen Qingzhu took it and felt the familiar touch.
Fu Lie had such a thing before.
It was also handed over to her immediately.
"He said that the lady should not go out these days." Jasmine added.
After bathing, when Wen Qingzhu was getting ready to go to bed, Lu Tao walked in with a strange expression.
"Miss, Miss Eleven wants to see you."
Wen Qingzhu curled his lips and said, "Go and tell her that I'm not feeling well these days and I need to rest and not see anyone."
Lu Tao then breathed a sigh of relief and went out to resume his life.
Early the next morning, Wen Qingzhu had just woken up, and Lu Tao was waiting for her to wash herself.
The peony that just left the house has gone and returned.
She looked very embarrassed: "Little Miss, Miss Eleven has been kneeling in the front yard all night, and she hasn't left yet..."
Wen Qingzhu frowned, what did Wen Qingxin want to do
She immediately ordered: "Go to the Fushou Hall and tell grandma that Miss Eleven is with me, and she will know what to do."
Half an hour later, Wen Qingxin was dragged away by Liu's men.
The east courtyard became quiet again.
In the next half month, Beijing has been conducting a secret investigation.
There were only a few more Imperial Guards walking on the streets.
It turned out that there were still people going out at night, but now that it was dark, there were almost no people on the street.
On March 15th, a chamberlain came to the palace.
Wen Guanbin and his wife went out to greet them.
Not long after, Wen Dahai and others hurried to the east courtyard of Yanyuan.
Wen Qingzhu is trying to prepare Ningshen Pills.
"Miss Qi, I invite you to go to Zimingtang to receive the imperial edict."
For the first time, Wen Dahai's face had a solemn look.
Wen Qingzhu put down the hammer in his hand, and Lu Tao hurriedly wet the handkerchief and came over.
After wiping her hands, she asked Wen Dahai: "Can Guan Hai know the father-in-law who came here to announce the decree?"
"It's Eunuch Fang who is beside the emperor." Wen Dahai stared at Wen Qingzhu carefully, trying to see something from her expression.
Unfortunately, there was nothing unusual about Wen Qingzhu.
After Wen Qingzhu tidied up his appearance, he followed Wen Dahai to Zimingtang.
When we arrived at the main hall, Wen Shuquan was also there.
They knelt in front of Eunuch Fang.
When Wen Guanbin heard the footsteps behind him, he turned around and ordered: "Hurry up and kneel down to receive the order!"
Wen Qingzhu stepped forward quickly and knelt down to receive the order.
Eunuch Fang smiled and cupped his hands to Wen Qingzhu: "I have met Miss Wen Qi, and the Za family will declare the decree."
After the little chamberlain next to him handed over the imperial edict, Eunuch Fang opened it and began to declare in a loud voice: "By God's fate, the emperor decreed that the seventh Miss of the Wen family, Wen Qingzhu, is virtuous, intelligent, and has excellent medical skills. She made great contributions in the case of King Shou's rebellion. , I will give you a thousand taels of gold and a pair of amethysts... I admire this!"
After reading it, Eunuch Fang said very respectfully: "Miss Wen, please accept the order."
Wen Qingzhu raised his hands to receive the imperial edict: "My lord, thank you for your kindness."
Behind him, Wen Guanbin and the three others knelt down at the same time.
"Miss Wen, here's more." Eunuch Fang turned around and took a gilded invitation from the waiter on the other side, "In ten days, His Majesty will hold an award banquet, and Miss Seventh will be invited to attend the ceremony. "
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty." Wen Qingzhu hesitated in his heart as he passed the invitation.
If Jiang Yue rewarded her like this, wouldn't it push her to the forefront of the storm
Standing up, Wen Qingzhu gestured to Lu Tao with a sideways glance.
Lu Tao handed over the purse that he had prepared long ago.
Eunuch Fang declined politely: "Miss Wen Qi, you're welcome."
Wen Qingzhu didn't dare to take it seriously, so he quickly laughed and said, "Eunuch Fang came all the way and didn't even have a drink of tea. This doesn't mean anything. I hope Eunuch Fang won't dislike it."
Seeing Wen Qingzhu's sincerity, Eunuch Fang reluctantly took it over.
I tried the weight and was quite satisfied.
Fifty taels is nothing, but with a family like the Wen family, it is considered generous.
After Eunuch Fang left the Wen family, he got on the carriage.
The little chamberlain who followed him opened the purse given to him by Wen Qingzhu and suddenly said in surprise: "Master, this is filled with gold!"
"Gold?" Eunuch Fang opened his eyes and saw something different in his heart.
If it was money, he would still understand, but Miss Wen Qi was gold as soon as she made a move.
Fifty gold is much more than a reward from a public nobleman.
Eunuch Fang calmed down his emotions and told his apprentice: "Hold it well, this Miss Wen is amazing."
In the main hall of the Wen family's Zimingtang.
Wen Qingzhu stood in the middle of the room with his hands down.
Wen Guanbin looked at her coldly: "Aren't you always staying with Mrs. Lei San? How did you make such a great contribution to the Shou King's rebellion case? And what is this Shou King's rebellion case? What happened at Fengguo Temple? ?”
Four questions were thrown at him in a row, and Wen Qingzhu smiled bitterly.
She finally managed to let the first and fourth bedrooms attract Wen Guanbin's firepower.
Now that Jiang Yue has issued an imperial edict, she has reached the center of the whirlpool again.
"Reporting to my grandfather, Your Majesty has not announced this matter for the time being. Regarding the case of King Shou, His Majesty has issued an order not to make it public."
"Is telling your grandfather a big publicity?" Wen Guanbin was so angry that veins popped out on the back of his hands. This Wen Qingzhu was getting more and more outrageous.
Four days have passed for such important news, and Wen Qingzhu has not mentioned a word about it!
He knew there must be something behind the fire in the south courtyard of Fengguo Temple.
But I didn't expect that it would be involved in King Shou's rebellion.
"Sorry, granddaughter can't tell!" Wen Qingzhu made up his mind not to tell the Wen family.
They are on the periphery of power, and if they make the slightest mistake, they will be doomed.
"Presumptuous!" Wen Guanbin turned livid with anger and wanted to slap her to death.
At this moment, Wen Shuquan stood up and helped Wen Qingzhu and said, "Father, since your Majesty ordered this matter, please don't force Zhu'er."
"Ha!" Wen Guanbin looked sideways at Uncle Wen and sneered, "Don't think that I don't know what you are thinking? I'm here to make it clear that if you really want to separate your family, then clean yourself and leave the house!"
Uncle Wen frowned, but he continued: "Father, it's good that Zhu'er can come back alive. The child knows a little news about Fengguo Temple. There are piles of corpses and rivers of blood there. This matter is not our Wen family's. Someone who can intervene.”
"Haha." Wen Guanbin continued to sneer.
Until the afternoon, a boy outside the door came to report.
"Sir, Lieutenant Fu Xiaoqi wants to see you."
Wen Guanbin was confused: "Which Fu Xiaoqiwei?"
When Wen Qingzhu heard the word "Fu", his heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously thought of Fu Lie.
Has the emperor directly conferred a title on Fu Lie
Not long after, Fu Lie, dressed in military uniform, walked in with a boy.
Xiaoqiwei is a rank of sixth rank, and Wen Guanbin is a civil servant of fifth rank.
By default, the honorary rank is half a level higher than that of a civil servant, because Fu Lie and Wen Guanbin are considered to be of the same level.
"Master Fu." Wen Guanbin immediately stepped forward to salute and say hello.
He stared at Fu Lie's face, always feeling that he looked inexplicably familiar.
Wen Shuquan and others behind him stood up and saluted him.
"No gifts." Fu Lie raised his hand, then turned sideways and let the servants behind him bring in a row of gifts.
After each servant opened the small box in his hand, it contained the Four Treasures of the Study of excellent quality.
There are also some beautifully bound calligraphy and paintings by masters.
Wen Guanbin was puzzled. He looked at these gifts and asked, "Master Fu, what is this?"
Fu Lie respectfully replied: "Master Wen, junior Fu Lie, I was saved by Miss Wen Qi on the Flower Festival. This time I came here to thank you. Some small gifts are not respectful. I hope Master Wen will accept them."
"Um, you're welcome, Master Fu. It's a blessing for Qingzhu to be able to help you." Wen Guanbin responded politely, carefully recalling the heroic knight in the capital.
It seemed like he had never seen Fu Lie before.
Wen Qingzhu felt a little excited, and her eyes stopped on Fu Lie's face.
She can't go out these days. Fu Lie coming here today must have been rewarded by Eunuch Fang just now.
Wen Shuquan, who was standing aside, looked at Fu Lie and then at Wen Qingzhu, and he roughly understood.
He reminded Wen Guanbin: "Father, please sit down, Mr. Fu."
"Yes, yes, yes, Master Fu, please come this way." Wen Guanbin quickly turned sideways and raised his hand to invite Fu Lie to sit down at the main seat.
But Fu Lie handed over his hand and said, "Master Wen is the elder and I am the junior. I can just sit down at the bottom."
Seeing him giving face like this, Wen Guanbin felt good in his heart.
Since Fu Lie insisted, Wen Guanbin stopped inviting him.
After everyone sat down, Wen Guanbin asked her: "Master Fu, I have something to puzzle about. There are two knights in the capital. It seems that they have never seen Master Fu before?"
Fu Lie replied: "This junior previously served in the camp on the outskirts of Beijing, and was appointed as a Knight Commander by His Majesty just four days ago. Lord Wen does not know that this is normal."
Four days ago!
Wen Guanbin's heart trembled. Isn't this the day of the Flower Festival