An Lingrong's Rebirth: The Lock of Qingqiu

"Okay, let's end this matter." The emperor said softly, without a trace of ripples in his tone.

Late at night in Cuihe Hall, my mother had fallen asleep. Doctor Wen came to give her medicine every day, and her health was much better than yesterday.

An Lingrong showed a gratified smile. She leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes slightly. She felt weak and exhausted all over. The emperor's words during the day were still in her ears, which made her upset.

Zhu Yunting, that self-righteous woman, relied on her beauty and skills to unite with Aunt Xiao and Zhu Lingling, the fourth wife of the An family, to suppress An Lingrong's mother. She originally thought that she had successfully been selected as a beautiful girl in the palace, and Zhu Yunting would give her My mother is a bit thin-faced, but the reality is not like that.

An Lingrong opened her eyes slightly, and the annoyance in her heart gradually turned into determination. She would not let her mother suffer in vain, and she would not let them live a satisfactory life.

An Lingrong secretly made up his mind that Zhu Yunting could not let her stay in An Mansion no matter what.

"Baojuan, bring me rice paper. I want to write a letter and send it back to Songyang County."

"March, come here and help me sharpen my ink."

She stared at the rice paper with mixed emotions. At this time last year, she was still with her mother in An Mansion, bearing the infamy and silently enduring the humiliation brought by them; now she wrote an order for her father and Zhu Yunting to sign a piece of paper and Li Shu.

She only wrote a few words, saying that everything was well with her mother in the palace, and then vividly expressed the emperor's dissatisfaction with her father.

My father must have known the truth of the matter, and suggested that he reconcile with Zhu Yunting as soon as possible to avoid further complications.

She folded the letter she had written into the shape of a dragonfly. This handicraft is simple but extremely complicated. If someone opens the letter and reads it, the original dragonfly shape cannot be restored. This is to prevent theft. A way of writing letters to people.

She is not the only one in An's family who can fold dragonflies. Li Lingling's sons and daughters in the fourth room can also fold dragonflies, and she taught them step by step.

However, what An Lingrong folded for himself was different.

Qin Sanyue gently opened the door and came in, handed over a handmade account book and said: "My dear master, this is the account of Qin Luoyi's clothing store this month."

For a whole year, except for the Spring Festival and the two months before and after, Qin Luoyi's clothing store had a total of three months of reduced revenue and unable to make ends meet. The rest of the months were profitable, and the book profit has reached a considerable amount.

"In March, I have read the account books. You should keep them carefully and stack them together with the original account books. In addition, I want to withdraw the profits for expenses. You spread the news and ask for help in the easternmost part of the capital. Take a look at those small courtyard houses. If the price is right, I would like to buy one for my mother to live in."

Qin Sanyue took the order and left.

A few days later, Qin Sanyue was indeed in the easternmost part of the capital, asking someone to find several small courtyards with suitable prices for An Lingrong to choose from.

"Little Master, this first set faces south. This family was originally engaged in cloth business. Later, they got rich and moved south, leaving this small courtyard house behind. The price is the most affordable among these sets. "

"Hmm, let's take a look at the next set. The main reason for this set is that the orientation is not very good. It faces south and is cold in winter. It is not ventilated and hot in summer, and the sun cannot enter the yard. This is not good."

"Okay, this second set faces south, but there is a large fish pond on the right side of the entrance gate of this family. There is no guardrail around it. This family is an ordinary person who makes a living by farming. There is only an old mother in her sixties left. Her children dislike her and do not live with her. I heard that her children are not very filial to her. They only go back to visit her during the holidays and give her some money. I guess she It’s because life is difficult that I plan to sell the yard to provide for myself in retirement.”

"There is another one. This one also faces south. This one is the most expensive. No one has lived in this courtyard since it was built. I heard it was built by a relative of a powerful person in the court. I heard that his family has countless courtyards. , I can’t even live there, there are several houses in the east and west districts of the suburbs of Beijing, but the person who recommended them didn’t say which wealthy family’s house they belong to, and the origin of this house is unknown.”

An Lingrong pondered, and she was a little undecided.

"This third set is expensive. I wonder if it belongs to a relative of a powerful family in the court? Have you got accurate information?"

"This slave has spent a lot of effort and has not obtained accurate information. I just heard that the other party has a big background. How big it is is unknown."

"Then put these three houses on hold for the time being. You can ask again if there are any houses in the courtyard closer to the third house at a suitable price. It is best if they are houses that ordinary people have lived in before and have not been repeated three or four times. Buy it. Enter the yard you bought."

Qin Sanyue continued to ask people to inquire. Although her family was not rich and powerful in the capital, they had some connections. Finally, they found out about a small courtyard, which happened to be not far from the house built by a powerful relative. It was also hidden in In the deep alleys of the bustling market.

Qin Sanyue asked someone to draw the drawings, including the high and low levels, several doors, several windows, several balconies, and even the surrounding flower beds, ancient trees, adjacent courtyards, and corridors.

The owner of this courtyard has also found out. He is an old teacher. He retired from teaching and is recuperating at home. He has two daughters who are married and do not live with him. He comes back to visit him occasionally. He lives next door. This courtyard was built for his son when he was young. However, after giving birth to two daughters, this courtyard was no longer needed.

There were several families who wanted to buy it before, but this old gentleman had a bad habit. When people wanted to buy his yard, they had to compare poems with him, saying that they had to match his poems and that they could only be sold to him if they were destined.

"To buy a yard, you need to understand poetry. Little Master, please see if you want to find Wan Changzai from Sui Yuxuan. Wan Changzai knows a little bit about this poetry."

"This is really embarrassing. Regarding poetry? Does this old gentleman write different poems for each person, or does he always write the same poem no matter who goes there? If I go there by myself, I really don't have much confidence. When the time comes, is it too late to make up for the poems?" An Lingrong frowned slightly and said.

"My lord, if not, let me try to pay for it first and talk to him as a buyer. If he knows that my lord is from the palace, maybe he will be spared this poem!" Qin Sanyue guessed.

"That's not necessarily true. Maybe telling our identity will be detrimental to us. I am only 50% sure. If I go alone, it must be difficult to win. I need help. Poems, Wang Yunli of Guojun, Wang Xuanqing of Qinghe, The emperor is very powerful, and Wan Changzai and Hui Guiren also know a little bit about it, but there is no need to alarm the prince and the emperor for such a trivial matter. It is better for us to handle this matter ourselves before it is known to outsiders.”

"By the way, are there any other suitable courtyards? While you are thinking of a way, you can also see if there are other suitable courtyards." An Lingrong explained.