Unparalleled Concubine

Chapter 16

surname Ji...

Li Xin raised his head and took a look at the seventh son. He naturally knew that the surname of Da Jin was Ji. Since the seventh son of Ji was surnamed Ji, he was at least a member of the clan, and he might even be a prince.

But what Li Xin is thinking about now is not the identity of the seventh son, but he is thinking that fortunately this is the seventh son, not the eighth son...

Thinking of this, Li Xin coughed slightly, put aside the unscrupulous thoughts in his head, looked up at the seventh son, and said softly, "The seventh son... is the royal family?"

The Seventh Young Master in white smiled and said nothing.

After thinking for a while, Li Xin took out the document from the Jingzhao Mansion from his sleeve, handed it over, and said, "Seventh Young Master, I will entrust my property and life to Seventh Young Master."

This document is the only thing that Li Xin can threaten the Jingzhao Mansion. Without this document, the Jingzhao Mansion can kill Li Xin as much as he wants. He handed over this document and his own It doesn't make any difference to hand over your wealth and life.

The Seventh Young Master smiled casually, reached out to take the document, put it in his sleeve, reached out and patted Li Xin on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "I said you were thoughtful, but you and I have only known each other for half an hour. , you handed over such an important thing to me, so you are not afraid that I will sell you back?"

Li Xin lowered his head and said: "If there is no external force, even if this thing is in my hands, it may not be able to reach His Majesty. Since the chance is slim, it is better to trust the seventh son."

In ancient times, the distance between the people and the officials was like a gap. For example, a fart like Li Xin would never see the county magistrate even once in his life, and it was even more impossible to go to the government office to knock on him like in TV dramas. Beat the drum, and you can see Mr. Bao, the prefect of Kaifeng.

In fact, a yamen like Jingzhao Mansion is a very large yamen. Even if ordinary people go to Jingzhao Mansion to sue the officials, there will be special people in charge of handling it, and it is basically impossible to see Lord Jingzhao Yin.

In other words, if you have no connections, Jingzhao Mansion is the ceiling that ordinary people can reach. People like Li Xin are not even qualified to reach this ceiling, let alone reach higher levels. Big shot.

Therefore, holding the "criminal evidence" of the Jingzhao Mansion in his hands is of little use, because he has no chance to pass this document to a higher-level person. To be extraordinary, and to be able to open a big business like Deyilou by the Qinhuai River, he must have an astonishing energy.

Therefore, Li Xin chose to take a gamble.

The Seventh Young Master took another look at Li Xin, and said with a smile, "Not only are you resourceful but also courageous, it's not easy. You and Li Shen, Marquis of Pingnan, are three to four points alike."

Li Xin lowered his head slightly and did not speak.

In fact, he was somewhat afraid in his heart. After all, even in his previous life, he was just a high-ranking white-collar worker who had never been in contact with this kind of power circle. After coming to this world, what Li believed in was to live well. But in just over half a month, he has come into contact with Pingnanhou Mansion, Jingzhao Mansion, and the Seventh Young Master in front of him.

In this world, the sweetest thing is power, but power is also the most dangerous thing, as long as you get a little closer to him, you may lose your life inexplicably.

Up to now, he has no choice but to pin his hopes on the seventh son he just met.

Seeing that Li Xin didn't speak, the seventh son was not angry, but just smiled indifferently: "It's rare that you think highly of me, don't worry, even for your trust, I will do my best to handle this matter for you All right."

Li Xin lowered his head and said, "Thank you, Young Master."

Seventh Young Master was about to walk out of the small courtyard with his hands behind his back. He had just started to move when Li Xin suddenly called out to him.

"Seventh Young Master, stay behind..."

Seventh Young Master turned around in astonishment.

Li Xin pointed at the mutton skewers that were eaten next to him, coughed, and said, "Seventh son, these meat skewers are going to be sold tomorrow, and the livelihood of my two families depends entirely on you." Relying on this meat skewer, now that you have eaten them all,...how should you express it appropriately?"

Seventh Young Master turned his head and looked at Li Xin as if he was insane.

I came to rescue him, but this guy asked me for money?

However, because of his face, the seventh son took off the string of hanging jade hanging from his waist, and used it as the food for the "mutton skewers". Although this jade pendant is not top-notch, but since it can give Qi It is naturally not a cheap thing to stay in your hand.

Li Xin stuffed the jade pendant into his sleeve with a smile on his face.

The Seventh Young Master shook his head, and left the small courtyard helplessly.

After the seventh son left, Li Xin fell silent. He looked down at the jade pendant in his hand that was blackmailed from the seventh son, according to what the seventh son said.This seemingly inconspicuous vermilion jade pendant can be exchanged for at least one hundred guan.

Li Xin held the jade pendant in his hand and muttered to himself in a low voice.

"I hope you are really as valuable as he said..."

The reason why Li Xin had the cheek to ask the Seventh Master for money was naturally not just for humor. In fact, he was already preparing to run away now. The current development track of the matter had greatly exceeded his expectations. He didn't know what would happen next moment. What will the capital look like.

Therefore, he had the idea of ​​fleeing the capital. After all, with his ability, as long as he found a place with people, he would not starve to death, and there was no need to stay in the capital in a shameless manner.

With this thought in mind, it is natural to prepare some money. The jade pendant blackmailed from the seventh son is Li Xin's money to escape.

Thinking of this, Li Xin looked at the half leg of lamb left in the yard.

After his conversation with the seventh son, it is obvious that the business of selling mutton skewers cannot be done. Maybe at this moment, that person from the Tianmu prison is still asking for him everywhere, and if he goes out to "do business" by himself, he is throwing himself into the trap .

He returned to the side of the charcoal fire again, cut off pieces of meat from the leg of lamb with a knife, and skewered them on bamboo sticks.

Then he waved to the room.

"Girl, come out to eat lamb skewers."

The charcoal seller in a cotton padded jacket ran out excitedly, sat obediently opposite Li Xin, and looked eagerly at the mutton skewers in Li Xin's hand.

Although she took in a bunch just now, she only ate one bite of that bunch, and fed the rest to grandpa.

After Li Xin skewered two skewers, they were roasted on the charcoal fire, and the aroma was overflowing after a while.

The little girl swallowed, and looked up at Li Xin pitifully.

Li Xin reached out and touched the girl's head, and said with a smile: "Little glutton, it hasn't been roasted yet, don't worry, the meat will be roasted for you tonight."

Since you can't go out to do business, it doesn't make any sense to keep this leg of lamb. It's better to roast it all and beat the teeth for sacrifice.

The little girl wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth, reached out to take a skewer of raw mutton, followed Li Xin's example, and grilled it on the charcoal. After a while, the skewer was full of aroma.

The little girl stared wide-eyed, staring closely at the meat skewers on the charcoal fire, not wanting to look away for a moment.

Chapter 17 The Son of Heaven

"Your Majesty, this servant has already found out about that poem."

In the Tianzi Nuange in the imperial city, Dong Cheng, the eunuch of the Tianmu Supervisor, knelt in front of the Emperor Chengde, his head touching the ground, and his voice was respectful.

The Emperor Chengde, dressed in black fur, was sitting on the main seat, still processing the paperwork in his hand, without even raising his head: "Stand up and answer, and tell me about this matter in detail..."

Dong Cheng stood up respectfully, bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, the servants have investigated this matter before and after, and found that this matter not only involves the Zongwei Mansion, but also the Pingnanhou Mansion."

"Pingnanhou Mansion?"

Emperor Chengde put down the document in his hand, looked up at Dong Cheng, and frowned: "This matter...how could it be involved in the Pingnan Houfu?"

Dong Cheng bowed his head respectfully.

"Returning to Your Majesty, half a month ago, a young man came from Yongzhou City... claiming to be the son of Marquis Ping Nan, but Marquis Ping Nan didn't recognize him. This young man had nowhere to go, so he wandered to Beishan. In that cabin."

Eunuch Dong said this, but before he continued, the Emperor Chengde had already figured out the key point. The emperor said softly: "You mean that the Jingzhao Mansion sent people to burn that wooden house. Because the Marquis of Pingnan wants to burn that young man to death?"