After lunch, Jiang Yuanhan had something to say to Wen Qingzhu, so he called her to his yard alone.
Linlin, on the other hand, clung to Mingxuan. Knowing that he was not in good health, she stayed with him carefully, asking him if he wanted to eat this or that.
Wen Mingxuan answered her patiently, without any impatience.
Seeing that they were getting along well, Chai took Wei Shuang into the house.
With the door ajar, her face became serious: "Aren't these three members of the Wei family?"
"I shouldn't have told you originally, but I may need help from my father-in-law's family for the next thing, so I'd better tell you in advance."
Mrs. Chai is not a person without discernment. When she saw her husband being so serious, she immediately thought that he couldn't be a relative of the emperor!
"The youngest one, the older one, is King Rui Jiang Yuanhan."
As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Chai's legs went weak. Isn't this the son adopted by Concubine Wei after the Wei family revolted
Why did you come to an unsafe place like Jinju
Wei Shuang helped her sit down: "Madam, don't worry. Han'er is a good boy. He listens to Qingzhu's words. Mingxuan is Qingzhu's younger brother and his heart was injured, so she was worried that Linlin would hurt him."
"Qingzhu... Why does this name sound familiar?" Chai felt strange because she felt that she had heard it often somewhere recently.
Wei Shuang said directly: "Wen Qingzhu, the current Madam Ping Guohou."
This time, Chai almost slipped off the stool.
In fact, she felt that the legendary image of Wen Qingzhu was far from what she actually saw.
"She, she...she is Mrs. Ping Guohou?"
Wei Shuang helped Chai sit down and explained: "She came here this time to help Han'er solve Jinzhou's dilemma, but I think their target should be Cangzhou."
Over there in the front yard.
After Jiang Yuanhan repeatedly confirmed that there was no one around, he turned to Wen Qingzhu and said, "Just now, my third uncle told me everything about Jinzhou."
After looking around, Wen Qingzhu knew that Jinzhou's problem might be different from what he imagined.
"What do you think is wrong?"
"On the surface, it is a hidden danger caused by Cangzhou, but the third uncle said that in fact, the problem in Jinzhou is within the government office. The person who really has the problem is Sheng Tongzhi, who is from Cangzhou. The problems encountered in Jinzhou, It all happened after he came to Jinju."
Wen Qingzhu thought for a moment and realized that Wei Shuang was indeed more capable than he thought.
Since the direction was pointed out directly, Wen Qingzhu also saved a lot of things.
But before that, Wen Qingzhu decided to go out and investigate for a few days.
Seeing the subtleties and catching a glimpse of a leopard may sometimes produce unexpected results.
That night, Wen Qingzhu and Jiang Yuanhan disguised themselves and left the Wei family.
Walking on the street, there were actually a lot of people on the road, and most of them were women with their hair tied up in a woman's bun.
Various lanterns are hung at the entrances of shops and on the shelves of vendors on the roadside.
After a cursory glance, Wen Qingzhu discovered that there were tassels of various shapes and red colors hanging from the bottom of these lanterns.
When I walked over and took a closer look, I found that the tassels were actually made of dried red beans strung together, shaped and then braided.
"Girl, are you from out of town?"
The stall owner's voice came from the front.
Wen Qingzhu looked up and smiled: "Yes, I came here to visit distant relatives."
"No wonder, these red bean lanterns are unique to our area in Cangzhou, Jinzhou. Every early August, a red bean lantern competition is held to select the five lanterns with the best meanings and send them to Yuanjiang River to contribute to the river god. , in September, the people will have a good harvest."
"So that's it." Wen Qingzhu thought thoughtfully, wouldn't that happen more than ten days later
The stall owner felt that Wen Qingzhu was kind and reminded him specifically: "Every family can participate in this competition. If the girl is still there, she can also make a red bean lantern to join in the fun."
"Thank you boss. How do you sell this bamboo dragonfly? I'll buy one for my brother."
The stall owner glanced at Jiang Yuanhan next to Wen Qingzhu and said with a smile: "It's not expensive, a penny each."
"Sister! I'm an adult! I'm not a child anymore!" Jiang Yuanhan immediately straightened his back in protest.
But Wen Qingzhu just touched his head, turned around, took out two cents, and ordered two bamboo dragonflies.
He turned around and handed it to Jiang Yuanhan and said, "If you don't want it, leave it to Mingxuan!"
"Yes!" Jiang Yuanhan immediately stretched out his hand, fearing that Wen Qingzhu would retract his hand again.
Wen Qingzhu held the bamboo dragonfly in his hand and led Jiang Yuanhan forward.
This time when she went out, except for the secret guards protecting Jiang Yuanhan, she didn't take Lu Tao or Xi'er with her.
Arriving in front of a small river facing the street, Wen Qingzhu was surprised to find that the trees by the river were actually covered with lanterns, making the river surface sparkle.
"it's beautiful!"
Wen Qingzhu couldn't help but walked over and stood under the tree and circled. She should probably leave the capital early.
On the roadside on the other side of the river, a young man in blue suddenly stopped and looked towards Wen Qingzhu.
A beautiful green figure broke into his eyes, and the smile on his face made him feel like he was bathing in the spring of March.
Especially when she turned around, her eyes shone with bright broken light, which reflected the waves of the river.
This scene made him understand what it means to suddenly look back and see that person in a dimly lit place.
"The young master has fallen in love with that girl?" The attendant behind him laughed meaningfully.
The young master said unabashedly: "I'm just appreciating beauty. Although her appearance is average, those eyes are the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen. They are peerless."
"Then Young Master, do you want to go take a look? You have been here in Jinzhou for so many days, and even Miss Shengjia has no feeling for you!" The follower continued to encourage unwillingly.
Just as the young master was about to reply, the attendant immediately looked across and shouted: "Sir, the girl is here!"
Following the follower's gaze, the young man in blue was stunned for a moment.
These eyes…
Across the river.
Wen Qingzhu saw the person opposite him and took a look. He was a young man with good looks and temperament.
"Let's go." Wen Qingzhu took Jiang Yuanhan's hand, turned around and left.
But Jiang Yuanhan looked back at the man, feeling a little unhappy!
He and his sister had a great time! It was destroyed by a stranger!
So in that last look, Jiang Yuanhan subconsciously had the urge to order someone to drive that person away.
As soon as they left, the blue-clothed young man's eyebrows became solemn.
This kind of look is not something ordinary people can have.
Looking at their backs as they merged into the crowd, the young master in blue thought of what was happening in Cangzhou and wondered in his heart, could it be that the capital also sent people to Jinzhou
But they are clearly a very young pair of siblings!
"Master! Everyone is gone! It's useless for you to look at him! If you want to chase him, chase him quickly!" The attendant looked at his master with disappointment.
But the young man in blue picked up the folding fan and hit the attendant on the head: "What are you chasing after? What if the girl is surprised and gets married!"
"How is that possible! That girl looks young! And she doesn't have her hair in a woman's bun!" The follower holding his head couldn't help but retorted.
The young man in blue felt that the identity of the two people was not that simple, so he returned to the inn with his entourage, wrote a letter and went out.
The next day, Wei Shuang went to the government office.
Chai took them to get familiar with the environment in Jinzhou City.
Wen Qingzhu had already looked at the main streets last night, and also looked at the map for the other places he hadn't visited.
What she is more curious about now is the surroundings.
They arrived at an inn at the gate of the city.
Sitting in the private room on the second floor, from Wen Qingzhu's perspective, he could just have a panoramic view of the city gate.
After resting for a long time, Wen Qingzhu looked more and more strangely.
Mrs. Chai looked out the window and couldn't help but ask: "Isn't that the city gate? Didn't you look at it just now and I also looked at it? Nothing happened?"
Wen Qingzhu looked away and expressed his doubts: "It's like this, we have been sitting here for two quarters of an hour, and there are many people entering and leaving the city gate, old and young, poor and rich, and some people are busy checking , and some were released directly. I dare to ask aunt, what is the basis for the interrogation? "
"This..." Chai showed a troubled expression for the first time.
On the contrary, Linlin, who had been sitting and eating, looked up and said, "It's Jinzhou's ID card to identify me!"
"Linlin!" Chai scolded her softly.
But Linlin was not afraid at all and said: "This is a method implemented by father and uncles to prevent bad people from sneaking in."
Wen Qingzhu raised his eyes and looked at Mr. Chai. Usually it would be good to have Da Qi Chao as a guide.
Jinzhou has introduced this method, wouldn't it allow people to make a lot of money in a roundabout way
Now that Lin Lin has revealed the matter, Chai can't hide it: "This is also a last resort. Lang Jun is not able to control Jinzhou Mansion with one hand. He didn't take you outside the city just now because it's not peaceful outside now." , I believe you all know that security in the city comes at a price."
Wen Qingzhu thought for a moment, then continued her words: "According to the third uncle's idea, the bandits should be suppressed with force, but the commander of the military camp did not cooperate. In desperation, the third uncle could only choose to step up the investigation, but the merchants in Jinzhou came and went. , but you only need to spend money to buy an identity tag, and the people from the military camp will cooperate. "
"Lang Jun told you?" Chai was a little surprised.
Wen Qingzhu shook his head, looked at Su Xing at the city gate and said, "This is not surprising, it's not just Jinzhou that does this."
But soon, she stood up and said to Mr. Chai: "Let's go out for a walk in the city."
"Now?" Mrs. Chai disagreed in her heart. With Linlin Mingxuan and the others, especially Prince He Rui, she felt it was not a good time to go out.
Wen Qingzhu walked directly out: "It's okay, Mingxuan is good at martial arts, Han'er is not weak either, not to mention -"
She looked at Xi'er and said, "She's still here. Don't worry, aunt. Unless it's an accident, it's because Ping Guohou is not doing things well!"
Not far away, a young man with his back to them held a wine glass in his hand.
After they left, the young master slowly turned around. It was the young master who had met Wen Qingzhu by the river last night.
He pondered for a moment and called to his entourage who was engrossed in eating across from him: "Azheng, take this guy with you and go out of the city with your young master!"
Ah Zheng's mouth was full of rice: "What are you doing dusting?"
"Of course something happened!" The young master turned around and left, and Azheng behind him had to quickly follow.
At the gate of the city, because of Chai's identity, the interrogators would not embarrass them. They just told Chai: "Madam, if you have nothing important to do, come back quickly."
Mrs. Chai nodded and lowered the curtain.
She looked at Wen Qingzhu: "I hope Mr. Hou can really solve the problem."
After leaving the city, the carriage always moved slowly.
They walked along the Yuanjiang River and met many businessmen on the way.
Wen Qingzhu couldn't help but sigh: "Although it is difficult to grow crops in Jinzhou, the merchants are famous all over the world."
"It's true, if you can't feed your family by digging in the fields, you have to find other ways." Mrs. Chai looked out the window and said with emotion.
Wen Qingzhu smiled and asked, "Is Madam a local?"
Chai was slightly startled and smiled: "I'm not a local, but it's not too far from Jinzhou. In Gusu, if you come to Jinzhou, it takes ten days to travel there."
Wen Qingzhu was slightly surprised: "Madam is actually from Gusu, which is a great place with outstanding people! How could Madam marry -"
Mrs. Chai did not refute, but smiled cheerfully: "Gusu is indeed very good, but I am different from the women in Gusu. I usually travel with my father and brother, and I met my husband in Jinzhou."