Fenghou

Yu Lian tilted her head in confusion and asked, "I know they are from Tianzhu, but why are they called Ah San?"

"Because they like to steal things, steal other people's money, and steal other people's land, it's like they have three hands, so they are called Ah San."

The two girls kept chattering and asking questions all the way, but they didn't know that they had become the focus of countless people's attention. A pair of girls who looked so well-behaved and beautiful like them, who looked exactly the same, was extremely rare and rare, and it was also the dream plaything of countless high-ranking officials and nobles. .

Chen Qing also felt that the two young ladies were too eye-catching, so he told Yan Jun, "Hurry up and rent some carriages!"

There was a carriage for rent at the pier, and three carriages were soon rented. Chen Qing let Yang Liu and her two maids sit in one, let Yu Lian and Yu Ying take one, and put the luggage in the other. While making arrangements, the deputy chief Zhuang Quan ran over and said, "The city gate guard said that we must have a special approval document from the Privy Council before we can enter the city!"

Chen Qing remembered what Han Shizhong had told him about this matter. This was not discriminating against him, but the imperial court's rule that the number of soldiers brought into the city by a general who came to report his duties could not exceed 30.

He thought for a while and said, "Then I'll hire a big inn outside the city. I'll only bring ten people into the city, and the other brothers will live outside the city. Two people share a room. It's better!"

There were more than a dozen inns on the pier. Chen Qing found a Rongchang inn with good conditions and arranged for the soldiers to stay there. Then he took ten of his men and three carriages into the city.

The first arrangement was Yang Liu, who was going to send her to Zheng's house. It was obvious that Yang Liu was quite nervous. After all, an ugly daughter-in-law would have to see her in-laws sooner or later. Fortunately, Zheng Ping had written a letter to her family. Zheng Ping's parents knew that Yang Liu was a daughter-in-law. .

Zheng Ping's father is Zheng Tongquan, a well-known medicinal material merchant in Hejian Prefecture. They turned out to be the former Emperor Zheng Empress and Chengde Emperor Ji Zhao Shan'er.

Zheng Tongquan made a big bet. He recognized Empress Zheng as his sister, and then sent their mother and daughter to Lin'an by sea in a large ship. Zheng Tongquan also made a fortune because of this, and was named Hejian County Duke by the emperor Zhao Gou. For the county.

Zheng Tongquan did not sit still, he used his abundant capital to invest heavily in Lin'an, not only monopolizing the supply of medicinal materials for the palace, but this year he bought the most famous beauty beauty powder shop in Lin'an, and monopolized the supply of powder for the palace, making a lot of money.

Not only that, Zheng Tongquan also opened eight restaurants and five inns in Lin'an and Suzhou. Coincidentally, the Rongchang Inn where Chen Qing's subordinates lived outside the city was run by Zheng's family.

Zheng Tongquan knew Chen Qing, the immediate boss of his youngest son, and even escorted his pregnant daughter-in-law to travel thousands of miles. Zheng Tongquan was of course very enthusiastic.

He heard that Chen Qing didn't have a place to live, so he immediately arranged for Chen Qing to live in his mansion, but Chen Qing declined.

Zheng Tongquan had an idea, so he arranged Chen Qing in a villa in Sanqiao.

Zheng Tongquan personally drove Chen Qing to the front of the mansion in a carriage and asked with a smile: "Nephew, do you still remember this mansion?"

Chen Qing nodded, how could he not remember?This house was originally bestowed upon him by the emperor, but he sold it to Zheng Ping's father for lack of money.

"Has the house been closed all the time?" Chen Qing asked with a smile.

"I only sent someone to clean and guard it, but neither my family nor I went in. If Chen Tongzhi has money now, he can take it back."

How can I say that Zheng Tong is omnipotent until today?The key is that he knows how to be a man. When his son Zheng Ping found him, he knew that this house could not be taken. There are definitely shadows.

So he will return this house to Chen Qing at an appropriate time.

Chen Qing shook his head, "The house has been sold to Uncle Shi, how can we get it back? That's not what a gentleman does."

Zheng Tongquan smiled slightly, "The house was not sold to me. The name on the deed is still nephew. I just used it as collateral and lent a sum of money to nephew."

Chen Qing was stunned, there was no transfer of ownership, and it was still in his own name.

"How about it? Take the house back first, and you can give me the money anytime."

Chen Qing was really touched. The market price of this house has at least doubled now, and it can't be bought if you have money. Zheng Shishu is a kind man!

"Well, I will take back the house, but I will add five thousand coins as interest."

Zheng Tongquan still shook his head, "I didn't buy your house because I was greedy for the interest of the [-] yuan. You and Saburo are life-and-death friends. You fight against gold and protect the country together. My uncle has nothing but money. The key It is also my duty to help you all the time, if it is not for your face, I would never ask for [-] yuan."

Zheng Tongquan is right, people are not short of money, but giving [-] yuan in interest will make others look down on them.

Chen Qing thought for a while, then said to Yu Lian, "Xiao Lian, give me that purple brocade box!"

Yu Lian quickly found the brocade box, and brought it to Chen Qing, "My lord, here it is!"

Chen Qing handed the purple box to Zheng Tongquan and said, "This has nothing to do with money, it's a gift from the younger generation to Uncle Shi, you have to accept it."

"What is this?" Zheng Tongquan asked curiously after taking the purple box.

"It's a set of porcelain, which I seized from the mansion of the Puppet King Qi and Qin. It was originally something from the Bianliang Palace. Zheng Ping also got a set, but he likes it so much, so I won't let him give it up. I gave it to Uncle Shi. set."

Zheng Tongquan immediately understood that it must be official kiln porcelain. This is the most precious treasure in the world, and treasures that cannot be bought with money.

He laughed and said: "Since this treasure is the wish of my nephew, I will accept it!"

Zheng Tongquan ordered people to open the gate of the mansion, and Chen Qing asked his men and two young ladies to go in and clean it up.

Looking at the pretty figures of the two young ladies who couldn't tell each other apart, Zheng Tongquan said to Chen Qing in a low voice: "I have something to remind my nephew!"

"Uncle Shi just say it!"

"It's best not to take these two little ladies out, they will cause trouble."

Chen Qing was taken aback, "Why?"

"My nephew is still young! I don't know how you got these little ladies, but in Lin'an, a pair of girls like them are treasures coveted by countless rich and powerful. There is also a pair of sisters like this in Fengle Building, called Baozhu Yu, your two little ladies are not as beautiful as you, but they only serve high-ranking officials and nobles, and they charge a thousand guan for one night."

Zheng Tongquan said something that made Chen Qing feel very uncomfortable, but the other party also kindly reminded him, Chen Qing nodded, "Thank you Uncle Shi for reminding!"

"Then I'm leaving! I'll send someone to return the house deed and land deed to you later. There's no rush for the money. It doesn't matter if you give it to me three or five years later."

"I have the money, why don't I give it to Uncle Shi now!"

Chen Qing hurriedly asked Yan Jun to bring a box, which contained 500 taels of gold, Zheng Tongquan didn't refuse, took the gold and got on the carriage and left.

Chen Qing watched Zheng Tongquan go away. He remembered what Zheng Tongquan said just now. Chen Qing suddenly realized that the origin of Yu Lian and Yu Ying might not be as simple as uncle selling them.

It should be that the Yan'an government dedicated the two of them to Liu Yi in order to please Qin Wang Liu Yi, but they were sent to Jingzhao City by their uncle. The uncle must have received a reward again, so the two young ladies thought they were uncles. sold them.

It was only because they were young that they temporarily served Liu Yi's favorite concubine. If he hadn't gone to attack Jingzhao City, they would have become Liu Yi's treasures sooner or later.

"Young master, come and see, this tree is full of apricots, all ripe."

Two young ladies called him at the gate of the atrium, Chen Qing shook his head, shook off some dirty thoughts, turned around and walked quickly to the atrium.

Chapter 254 Little Changes

This mansion has been Chen Qing's property twice, but he has never looked at it carefully, but only took a rough tour. He has forgotten many buildings, but he still found many clues. Zheng Tongquan said that he has been shelving the mansion in the Here, never touched.

But Chen Qing found that the mansion had become bigger, and there was a large side yard on the east side, covering an area of ​​at least two acres. A circle of houses was built in the shape of a Chinese character against the wall, and there was a big yard in the middle. This was clearly a military camp, of course , It can also be the residence of the guest minister's staff.

This side yard did not exist originally, it should be that Zheng Tongquan bought the neighboring house, and then expanded the mansion. The original five-acre house became a seven-acre house.

Another huge change is the interior furnishings, which used to be vacant, but now all the rooms are furnished with high-quality nanmu furniture, all kinds of bed cabinets, tables and chairs, as well as antique racks, vase racks, etc. furnishing utensils.

There are also all kinds of daily necessities, and there is even a brass-cast Pixiu animal head incense burner in the study, which is very exquisite in workmanship.

Chen Qing walked around and found that it was basically a mansion with bags to live in. The addition and reconstruction of the yard alone would cost at least [-] guan. There are also brand new furniture and household items. The kitchen, stables, and servants' rooms have all been fully furnished, and the sum of these additional expenses is no less than ten thousand guan.

But what surprised Chen Qing most was that the bedroom and the study room had partition walls, and the partition walls were neatly filled with ice bricks, so that even though it was a very hot season, the room was very cool without any heat.

Nothing in the room has been used before, and they are all brand new items, which shows that Zheng Tongquan knew that he was coming, so he specially arranged it, even the ice bricks were placed, this person has a heart!

The room Chen Qing lives in is in a small courtyard, with three rooms on the front and two rooms on the side. The courtyard is extraordinarily exquisite and exquisite. The unique Taihu Lake stone, and several flat big stones, are specially designed for people to sit and watch fish.

There is an octagonal pavilion in the corner, the pavilion is very small, very exquisite and elegant, there is also a Taihu Lake stone next to the pavilion, and a bunch of wintersweet protrudes from the back, and you can smell the fragrance of wintersweet standing in front of the pavilion.

Suddenly there was a sound of running footsteps outside, and two young ladies rushed in like a gust of wind, "So the young master is here!"

Walking into the courtyard, the eyes of both of them were straightened, "Master, this place is so beautiful!"

Chen Qing pointed to the two rooms next to him, "Your room is here, where did you go?"

"Ah! We're all packed."

"Nonsense! Move here quickly, and I also need to clean up here."

"understood!"

The two agreed with grievances, turned around and ran to clean up.

At this time, Yan Jun brought in several big boxes with a few soldiers. These were treasures brought by Chen Qing as a gift. He didn't know how much the things were worth, only that they were expensive.

Qin Wang Liu Yi likes to collect porcelain and jewelry. In his secret room, there are basically these two things, as well as some calligraphy and paintings, but the quantity is not large, and it is not top-notch.

After Liu Yu ascended the throne, the Kingdom of Jin returned to him a lot of rare treasures in the palace of the Song Dynasty. Liu Yu was a generous man, and he gave many treasures to his brothers and nephews without even opening the boxes. It was obtained in this way, and it was placed in a secret room. In the end, Chen Qing and his generals were taken advantage of.

Chen Qing stopped Yan Jun, "There is still a meal problem to be solved. There is a Tongji Dental Clinic opposite. Go and ask them to find some cooks."

Yan Jun hesitated and said, "Tong Zhi, we shouldn't be in Lin'an for too long, right?"

"A month or so at most."

"Since this is the case, it is better to order food directly at the restaurant outside! They will deliver it on time and according to the order. It is actually quite convenient, so as not to hire people and then fire them soon."

Chen Qing was right when he thought about it. He felt a little uncomfortable when he had to fire soon after recruiting.

"It's okay, there is a restaurant on the other side of the river, and the food is pretty good."

"Humble job, just contact me!"

……

When it was dark, the two young ladies were still packing their things, but Chen Qing came to Lu Mansion, someone went to report, Lu Yihao immediately ordered the housekeeper to lead Chen Qing to his study.

"Junior see Lu Xianggong!" Chen Qing bowed and saluted.

"General Chen, we haven't seen each other for a long time, please sit down!"

Although Lu Yihao is still very gentle and enthusiastic, but the address is a little rusty. Lu Yihao used to call Chen Qingbiao Shangyuan, but now he calls him General Chen. Although it is only a small name, Chen Qing has a feeling of being stabbed A feeling.

Moreover, the younger generation could not sit down in front of the elders, yet Lu Yihao asked him to sit down, seemingly respectful, but a bit unfamiliar.

Chen Qing sat down silently, and Lu Yihao said to Chen Qing gently: "This time you are arranged to come to Lai'an, in name only to report on your duties, but you also know that Qinzhou is in constant war, and there is basically nothing to say. The real intention of letting you come to Lai'an, It is related to whether you can advance to another level."

"Understandable!"

Lu Yihao smiled and said again: "In fact, you have made great contributions this year, and the imperial court has recorded them one by one, especially when you broke Jingzhao, captured the false King Liu Yi of the false Qin Dynasty, and Guo Zhen, the false Qi privy envoy, which dealt a heavy blow to the false The emperor is very satisfied with Qi's arrogance. I can't guarantee if I can be promoted, but your title has been approved to be promoted to Marquis, and you are only one step away from the county magistrate, and your rank will also be promoted to No.13 Senior Zuo Wu doctor, this is actually the rank of deputy capital commander, of course there are other rewards and the like."

No matter whether it is a title or an official rank, they are actually icing on the cake. The key is the position. Whether or not the capital can be controlled is a key step for Chen Qing to move from a mid-level general to a senior general. Chen Qing came to Lin'an for this step.

"What does Lu Xianggong need to be humbled for?"

"I asked you to bring some gifts before, did you bring them?"

Chen Qing took out a booklet from his pocket and handed it to Lu Yihao, "This is the gift list!"

Lu Yihao took the list and looked it over, his brows gradually wrinkled, and he said in a dissatisfied tone: "Where did you get these official kiln porcelains?"

"The humble job was seized from the Puppet King Qin's Mansion."

"The names of the porcelains this time are Chunjin, Dieqiong, and Fenfang. Do you know what they mean?"

"I don't know the humble job!"

"I guess you don't know. This is the name of the pavilions in the Bianliang Palace. The Chunjin Pavilion is the warm pavilion where the late emperor lived in winter. These official kilns belonged to these pavilions. They were looted by the Jin soldiers. I didn't expect to find you In your hands, you take these things as gifts. They are good, but who would dare to accept them?

Without official rewards, it is arrogance to use these porcelains without authorization. There is also the Chunxiao White Jade Screen at the back, which is the favorite of Empress Dowager Gao, and the Eight Dragons Holding Pearl Incense Burner, which is in Empress Zhu's room, you!To actually bring these items from the imperial palace to Lin'an is really ignorant and fearless! "

Lu Yihao's severe accusation made Chen Qing a little hard to accept, and he gradually felt dissatisfied. Chen Qing restrained his anger and said lightly: "I didn't take these things from the palace. If you want to usurp them, you will be usurped by a golden man. What does it have to do with me? Lu Xianggong thinks it's not right, so I'll take it back and reward the soldiers."

"you--"

A trace of anger flashed in Lu Yihao's eyes, and he said slowly: "I'm doing it for your own good, do you know? You are too popular, and Mu Xiuyu will be destroyed by the wind in the forest. I don't know how many people are staring at you. The court is dangerous. You immediately With so much credit, there are still countless people who oppose your promotion to the capital, think about how many people are jealous of you!"

"What should Mr. Lu say about it?"

"You give them all to me, and I hand them over to the officials, and no one will say that you have overstepped."

Chen Qing nodded, "I brought all the things, and they are just outside in the carriage!"

"Let's go! Let's go and see."

When the two came outside the mansion, Chen Qing asked his subordinates to carry all the boxes into the mansion, there were five big boxes.

Lu Yihao asked: "Are all the captured ones here? You didn't keep them yourself!"

Of course, Chen Qing kept most of them. How could he give all these treasures as gifts, but the nature is different now, and Chen Qing can't tell the truth.

"Except for a few rewards for meritorious generals, everything else is here!"

"I see. I will hand it over to the officials tomorrow as your offering. You just came here today, so you must be very tired. Go back and rest early!"

Chen Qing then left and left. He stayed in Lu Yihao's residence for a short time, but Lu Yihao never mentioned his granddaughter Lu Xiu, let alone their marriage.

Chapter 255

In the inner hall, all the boxes were opened, and Lu Yihao stood in the box with his hands behind his back, squinting his eyes at the incomparably exquisite porcelain, jewelry, utensils and other things. The objects of the imperial palace back then returned to Lin'an after several twists and turns.

At this time, the eldest son, Lu Jin, walked into the inner hall, bowed and said, "Father, is there something to do with your child?"

Lu Yihao nodded, "Chen Qing came here just now."

"Oh! These are...the dowry gifts from him?"

Lu Jin knew that Chen Qing had come and that Chen Qing had brought a lot of boxes, so he thought it was Chen Qing's betrothal gift.