The first paparazzi in the Red Chamber

Several officials sighed unceasingly, lamenting that Dayang Khan's actions would cause disorder among seniors and young ones, cause disharmony between brothers, and even lead to civil strife.However, there is internal turmoil in Dayang, which is a good thing for Da Zhou.

"It would be best to let those barbarians submit to my Da Zhou's feet forever."

The officials sighed and said yes, and turned to ask Mr. Jia if that was the case, but they saw that he had already walked away.The carriage drove out of the palace gate, and on the only way to Yushitai, Heng Jun rode a horse and waited by the side of the road.

When Jia Amnesty got out of the car, Heng Jun immediately saluted him respectfully, apologizing for his younger brother's previous rude behavior.

Seeing Heng Jun's attitude, Jia She's expression became colder, "Your Highness, you don't need to be like this. As a noble man, the young prince naturally has the ability to be willful to others. You don't need to be so humble to apologize."

Heng Jun was stunned for a moment, then smiled wryly, "Master Jia thinks I'm too humble and ridiculous?"

"You're not ridiculous, you're detestable." Jia She sneered, then turned to look sideways at Heng Jun, "There's an old saying in the Great Zhou that it's called superfluity."

"It's superfluous?" Heng Jun raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"If you really don't understand, go back and think about it carefully." Jia She said.

Heng Jun was stunned again, and looked at Jia She with a dull expression.Jia Amnesty ignored him again, turned around and got into the carriage, causing people to drive away quickly.

Heng Jun was stunned for a while, then got on the horse with the corner of his mouth hooked, sneered twice, and rode away.

The eleventh prince, Mu Ruiyuan, has been neglected by the emperor since he was named the king of the county and established his mansion.Now it is rare to have a chance to get a job, so I have to perform well so that the emperor will look at me differently.For this reason, Mu Ruiyuan's cronies went to the imperial dining room several times to supervise and carefully investigated the tastes that Hengjun and Hengmeng brothers liked, and only hoped that this palace banquet would make everyone enjoy themselves and give him a good review.

When it was almost dusk, the palace banquet began.

After Mu Ruiyuan led a hundred officials to welcome Hengjun and Hengmeng brothers, Mu Ruiyuan sat in the main seat and invited Hengjun and Hengmeng brothers to sit on the left and right, followed by Prime Minister Wu, Song Xi, and Jia She Wait for the ministers to arrange their seats in order of rank.

Mu Ruiyuan loves to laugh, and it just so happens that Heng Jun is also a very cheerful and very laughable person. After the two met, they hit it off right away, and we talked a lot with each other.

At this time, halfway through the palace banquet, there was an exquisite maid dancing in the center of the hall.

Because Heng Meng was treated coldly by everyone, she was in a bad mood and drank a lot of wine.Now that he was a little drunk, he blushed, pointed at the dancing maids in the middle of the hall and smiled, then blushed and lamented to Murray that the figures of these dancers are so soft, can you lend them back to him? Let them dance for themselves alone in the palace.

When all the officials heard this, they lamented Hengmeng's rudeness.These dancing girls are all the emperor's people, even the prince doesn't care if he directly talks to them like this and kisses my important person.

Mu Ruiyuan shook his head when he heard this, but out of courtesy, he didn't reject him directly, so he just said to Heng Jun: "The little prince likes to joke."

Heng Jun showed his embarrassment on the front, and when he heard Mu Ruiyuan stepped down the steps for him, he hurriedly got up to make amends, and by the way, he promised that Heng Meng was indeed a very joking person.

"Who's kidding? Since I said it, I'm serious!" Heng Meng said a little aggressively.

Mu Ruiyuan and all the smiling courtiers turned cold instantly.

Heng Meng didn't think much of it yet, blushed and raised the wine glass in her hand, then got up from her seat with a smile, and ran to the center of the hall to dance with the court ladies.

Seeing this, Heng Jun was very embarrassed, and hurriedly got up to drag his younger brother back, and whispered in his ear for his rudeness.Heng Meng didn't take it seriously at all, she pushed Heng Jun away and wanted to go again.Heng Jun was so angry that he raised his hand and slashed at the back of Heng Meng's neck.Hengmeng's face suddenly twisted in pain, then rolled his eyes and passed out.Heng Jun immediately supported Heng Meng, and sent his entourage to send Heng Meng back to his residence temporarily.

The officials were stunned and stunned when they saw this.

Heng Jun sighed and hurriedly apologized to Mu Ruiyuan and other officials.It was really necessary for him to act like that just now.

Everyone hurriedly reassured Heng Jun not to mind, the whole incident was caused by Heng Meng alone, he was beaten and sent out, it was his own fault, he deserved it!

"I'm afraid that he will tell my father about this later, and I will have to suffer a lot. I would like to ask you adults to testify for me. I am very fortunate and helpless to do this. I, Heng Jun, once again express my respect to the eleventh prince and the prince. All the grown-ups present here apologize." Heng Jun cupped his hands and made a big salute.

Mu Ruiyuan hurriedly helped Heng Jun, telling him not to do this.

"There is no younger brother who is not sensible. The young prince is still young, and we will not care about him like this. You don't have to." Mu Ruiyuan said so, but in fact, he and Heng Meng are not two years younger. .

Heng Meng is already seventeen or eighteen years old. Judging from the etiquette and customs of Dazhou people, that is the age to start a family and have children. How can it be described as "young".

It's just an excuse to get by.

Afterwards, at the palace banquet, everyone was friendly, perhaps because they felt a little more sympathy for the true face Prince Heng Jun, the officials got along more harmoniously with him instead.

A group of people had dinner and went to the garden to watch a play. It was not until late at night that they were considered scattered.

After coming out of the palace, Song Xi saw the half-tired Jia She in the car, and couldn't help feeling that today was both his lucky day and his misfortune.

"How?" Jia She asked.

"I was lucky to be able to meet you today, but it happened to be such a banquet again, which made you physically and mentally exhausted, so naturally you won't be able to enjoy yourself after a while." Song Xi sighed meaningfully.

"Why do you have to have a good time tonight, just sleep and feel refreshed tomorrow." Jia Amnesty stretched, leaned on Song Xi's shoulder, closed his eyes, and immediately fell asleep.

Song Xi was also afraid that Jia She would wake up with a start because his head would slip off his shoulder due to the shaking of the carriage.So he used his palms to protect Jia She's head all the time, but he didn't dare to touch him, for fear that he would feel light and he would wake him up if he touched him.

Jia Amnesty slept peacefully all the way, and Song Xi raised his hand all the way.

On the second day, Jia Amnesty was half lying on the carriage and went to get Yushitai.He didn't sit down when he entered his room, and after standing and looking at the documents on the table, he went to Prime Minister Wu to supervise him in handling state affairs.After staying like this until the afternoon, Jia Amnesty hurried back to Rong Mansion.

The first thing I do when I get home is to take a shower and take a good hot bath.Then I warned myself in my heart, don't bite your tongue and talk big next time, why come back after a good night's sleep, it's like shooting yourself in the foot.

After Jia Amnesty took a nap, it was already dark, so he thought about going to Jiamu's place to visit Dingxing before dinner.Mrs. Yin rushed over to report the situation at home to Jia Amnesty.

"Early this morning, Xue's mother and son came here with generous gifts. The old lady saw that Miss Bao, Miss Shi, and Miss San were very lively together, and she felt happy, so she insisted on keeping the three of them. The two of them lived in the old lady's courtyard, and Master Xue was sent to live here in Rongxi Hall." Mrs. Yin immediately conveyed Aunt Xue's words, asking the old man to discipline Xue Pan so as not to waste time. That bastard of his will go out and make trouble again.

Jia Amnesty smiled and asked Xue Pan where he was.

"At this moment, people are waiting outside Rongxi Hall, waiting to see the master, and they have been waiting for a while." Mrs. Yin said.

Jia Amnesty turned around and went to Rongxi Hall, and after taking the first seat, he was greeted by Xue Pan.

After Xue Pan got up, he smiled and thanked Jia Amnesty. "The last time the younger generation was sent to the jail in Gyeonggi Province because of a fight, thanks to your timely rescue, the younger generation can not only atone for the crime, avoid the pain of prison, but also save a beating in front of mother."

"If you didn't cause trouble at the beginning, you wouldn't have these troubles later." Jia She sighed and asked Xue Pan what he was doing recently.

Xue Pan rolled his eyes stupidly, and scratched his head with an embarrassed smile, "I didn't do anything, just the usual nonsense, occasionally chatting with the housekeepers and looking at the accounts."

"Take a second look? Can you see that your family's accounts are already riddled with holes? Everyone in the capital knows that your imperial merchant Xue's family is going downhill. If this continues, Lantern Zhang's family will be your end sooner or later. Are you A rough person with bad conduct can be said to be "deserved" no matter what happens to him. I feel sorry for your mother and your smart and decent sister." Jia She sighed.

Xue Pan was stunned, and stood there blankly, not knowing how to deal with Jia Amnesty.He expected that this time he would be scolded again when he met Mr. Jia She, but he couldn't escape, so before meeting Jia She, he kept telling himself to keep his mouth shut and his ears sealed, and let it pass for a while. .But what Master She said just now hit his sore spot. He is not afraid of anything, but he is afraid that the family's money will run out, and his mother and sister will have nowhere to go, and they will suffer.

"I, I, I..." Xue Pan stammered, blushing in embarrassment, and then looked at Jia She as if he was about to cry, "Then what should I do?"

"Speaking of this, you don't even know what to do. It can be seen that you are too lazy to use your brain, and you don't even have the thought of sincerely thinking about your mother and sister. The thing on your neck is just for eating?" Jia She sighed One breath.

Xue Pan's complexion became even more ugly, and he nodded, expressing that he would think about it, and immediately under Jia Shejiong's gaze, he stuttered and said: "I will restrain my words and deeds in the future, be a good person, learn some proper work, and rectify the situation. Take care of the business at home."

"Look, aren't you stupid? Others say you are a domineering king, but I have never believed it. The reason why you are a domineering and domineering person is because you are lazy and want to be willful and indulge your temperament." Jia She said .

Xue Pan lowered his head further in embarrassment. It was the first time someone said that he was not staying, but it made him feel more ashamed than saying that he was staying.

"It just so happens that your mother is going to live in the Rong Mansion for a while. During this time, you will learn from the head housekeeper Xu An in the Rongxi Hall."

Xue Pan was stunned, he didn't expect that Jia Amnesty would only hand him over to a housekeeper instead of teaching him.

"Just follow Xu An?" Xue Pan asked in disapproval.

"Anything else? Don't look down on others. If you look back and compare yourself, you will know that you are not as good as a servant." After Jia Amnesty said, he sent Xue Pan to rest early. Xu An went out of the mansion to run around Zhuangzi.

When Xue Pan heard that he was going to wake up so early, he suddenly understood the words of Mr. Xi.In terms of diligence, he may indeed be inferior to those servants.But the master is the master after all, there is a servant to serve him, so why should he suffer like the servant.

"If you don't work hard now, you won't even have the ability to be a servant in the future." Jia Amnesty saw through Xue Pan's thoughts at a glance, and blocked him directly with words. Fang got up and left Rongxi Hall in a hurry to meet Jia's mother.

Because Aunt Xue came today and Mother Jia hosted a banquet, so I had dinner earlier today.At this moment, Mother Jia is leisurely leaning on the imperial concubine's couch, happily playing cards with Aunt Xue, Wang Xifeng and Yuanyang.

Hearing that Jia Amnesty was coming, Jia's mother didn't let go, she just asked Jia Amnesty to come in like this.Aunt Xue, Wang Xifeng and others did not dare to be negligent, they quickly buckled the cards in their hands, got up and stood aside.

Aunt Xue avoided suspicion, and went to the inner room to talk to Baochai on the pretext.

Jia Amnesty saw that there were unfinished cards on Table Mountain, so he knew that he had come to spoil Jia Mu's interest, so he didn't say anything to Jia Mu, and after saluting, he was about to leave.

Jia Mu said: "please treat that lady well. Baochai went to listen to it today, and then sighed that it was rare. I asked her to stay and learn with the girls. She also had the same intention. But after all, This lady was invited by you, so I want to tell you."

"That's very good." Jia Amnesty said he had no objection, then withdrew from Jia's mother and went to Ning Mansion to inquire about Jia Jing's situation.

Jia Jing smiled and said: "My fellow Taoists have already replied and accepted my invitation. They will gather in Xuanzhen Temple tomorrow to plan the formula for gunpowder. Besides, this matter is still thanks to your blessing, "Neighborhood" After the "Secrets" reported that the elixir was poisonous, they all became vigilant and took their own elixir to try it on chickens and ducks, and the results were predictable. Everyone found that there was no way out for alchemy. They are worried about not knowing what to do in the future, and my letter is like a life-saving straw, making them feel that their future is still useful."

Jia Amnesty said to trouble Jia Jing, and again emphasized that safety is the most important thing.

"It doesn't matter. If you were an ordinary person, you might be afraid. Those of us who have practiced alchemy for several years already knew the tricks here, and we have all seen toner and sulfur crackling together. Naturally They all know it well and know how to be careful." Jia Jing said indifferently.

Jia Amnesty: "It's the best way, it's a pity if I'm afraid of killing someone."

Jia Jing patted Jia She on the shoulder to reassure him, then suddenly remembered something again, he told Jia She about mercury, which he also encountered while making alchemy, summed up some methods of making it, and wondered if it would be useful.

Jia She was very surprised when he heard this, and quickly asked Jia Jing if he collected the mercury, "This stuff is poisonous when inhaled, so it must be sealed and stored. If it is scattered on the ground, it should be covered with sulfur powder."

Jia Jing looked at Jia Amnesty in astonishment: "I didn't pay attention to these things. Fortunately, I didn't practice much. I didn't expect you to understand this. It made me admire you even more."

Jia Amnesty hurriedly said that he didn't dare, so he cupped his hands and said goodbye to Jia Jing.

Jia Jing twitched his beard and smiled, went out to watch Jia Amnesty leave, and returned to his room with a "sure enough" expression on his face.When talking with Jia She just now, he deliberately said that it was thanks to Jia She because of the poisonous pill incident reported in "Secrets of Neighbors".Jia Amnesty didn't question it after hearing it, but answered the words logically, which showed that he was really the author of "Secret Stories Next Door", and his doubts were not wrong!

Although he had expected it, Jia Jing was still very surprised. He didn't expect that he hadn't seen Jia She for several years, and the most famous old bastard in this clan would turn out to be as powerful as he is now.I don't know if it's because he's too good, or if I've regressed. In short, I can't compare to him now, so I need to learn more from him.

As soon as Jia Jing finished thinking about it, Jia Zhen came to the door cheerfully. As soon as he entered the courtyard and heard that Mr. She had left, Jia Jing sighed that he was late, and wanted to turn around and go back, not intending to bother Jia. Respectfully.When Jia Jing heard the sound, he immediately called him into the room, and gave him a good reprimand, scolding him that he is not as good as a junior when he is old, and that he is not serious all day long.

Jia Zhen felt a little innocent being scolded for nothing, and stood there with an aggrieved expression, not knowing what to do.

Jia Jing did not intend to stop talking, and continued to reprimand Jia Zhen: "Lian'er from the Rong Mansion is ten years younger than you. Look at him now, and then look at you. People who don't know look at you as a dude. Son, I thought your father was dead and no one raised you!"

When Jia Zhen heard this, she knelt down and apologized.

"From today onwards, let's start with rectifying the internal affairs, straighten out the top and bottom of the mansion, and then check the accounts, supervise the shop, and take care of all the property in the mansion. Then fix your problems Change, don’t move your legs when you see a mother, and you are shivering everywhere, go outside and embarrass me.” Jia Jing stared angrily.

Jia Zhen shivered, she didn't expect his father to be so powerful all of a sudden.When the old man gave up practicing Taoism before, he really didn't care about anything.Now he suddenly managed it, it was so frightening, and he was instructed and urged on him in such a detailed manner.

After being scolded again, Jia Zhen shrank her neck and went out, wondering how her old man made such a fuss.It is likely that it has something to do with Uncle She who just came here, so Jia Zhen hurriedly went to ask Jia She for clarification.

When Jia She heard Jia Zhen's reason for coming, he smiled and said, "You really can't blame me for this matter. I did talk to your father just now, but I didn't mention you in a single word, and I talked about business matters."

When Jia Zhen heard this, she was even more puzzled and scratched her head in doubt.

Jia Amnesty said, "Maybe you have done too much, he really can't stand it."

Jia Zhen pouted dissatisfiedly, "I'm much more restrained than before, why is the old man suddenly dissatisfied?"

"People are afraid of competition. If you think about it this way, I can be regarded as a burden on you. The rules of the Rong Mansion are too good now, and it seems that your Ning Mansion is out of tune. If it was in the past, when the two mansions were out of tune, there would be no way." What a big gap, and he is devoted to cultivating the Tao, so naturally there is nothing to worry about." Jia She explained.

When Jia Zhen heard this, she felt that it made sense.But he can't blame Uncle Pardon for this matter, it's a good thing for the Rong Mansion to improve, but the Ning Mansion is indeed too shameful compared to it.

Jia Zhen's face flushed with embarrassment, and she was too embarrassed to stay in front of Jia Amnesty any longer.After making amends, he left.

Jia Zhen probably never figured out why his father was stimulated today and suddenly determined to rectify the Ning Mansion.Still the same sentence, people are sometimes afraid of comparison, and they are easily irritated when they are compared.

Jia Amnesty knew about Jia Jing's temptation before, and he didn't deny it, so he asked Jia Jing to "wake up" for a while.

Jia Amnesty stretched his waist, took another bath to relieve his fatigue, chose to go to bed early, and finally recovered his strength the next day.

Not long after Jia Amnesty stayed at Yushitai, someone sent by Song Xi came to pass the news.It is said that concubine Xian went to Fahua Temple to offer incense yesterday, and she fainted for a while, and then she lay on the bed when she returned to the palace, claiming that she was ill due to cold.The emperor went to see it in person with great concern. Seeing that the concubine Xian was really sick with a fever, he looked displeased, threw up his sleeves and left.

Concubine Xian should have managed to get a chance to leave the palace, but in the end she did not hear from her lover Cao Lan.Extreme grief leads to fainting, and persistent grief leads to sickness.

As for the emperor, he should know the relationship between the concubine Xian and Cao Lan, and this time allowing the concubine Xian to go out of the palace to go to Fahua Temple to offer incense is the emperor's trick to the concubine Xian, but Cao Lan did not come to see the concubine Xian, so she arrested her There is no proof.As for the emperor later running to confirm the condition of Concubine Xian, it was probably because Xian Concubine was really sad to the point of being sick because of her failure to meet Cao Lan, and felt unhappy.

Now that the emperor couldn't find any proof that the concubine Xian had cheated on foreign ministers, he could only keep his doubts about the concubine Xian.Concubine Xian can keep her position for the time being, and whether she can gain the emperor's favor in the future depends on her own fortune.

Jia She felt that this woman was a formidable woman, she would never give up on failure, and she might do something to turn things around in the future.But the queen is not stupid, she should consider this and try to suppress her.

So far, Jia She is unwilling to care about the messy things in the harem.It's too complicated, and it's impossible for him to stretch his hand that long in the forbidden area.

In the afternoon, Jia Amnesty went to the neighbor's house to pay attention to the things he should pay attention to.

Gui San has already sent someone back from Yuzhou to spread the word, telling Jia Xie that the gate of the Chang family mansion is closed during the day, and few people come in and out.Even if someone came out occasionally, they were all women wearing white clothes and covering their faces.And at night, the back door of Chang Zhai will be more lively, and people will come in and out frequently.

Suddenly in the evening, Gui San took a few secret guards to visit Chang's house at night, and found that there were many women in white clothes living in the house, no less than two hundred people in total.

These women don't cover their faces when they are in the house, and they often walk in groups of three or three, talking in a friendly manner, and almost everyone is smiling, even when walking alone.If they meet each other, they will nod and smile, it seems that everyone is very kind and kind, and the scene is warm.

The third ghost then went to the kitchen again, and found that there were more than [-] women picking vegetables and washing vegetables in the kitchen very lively, with a clear division of labor, and they were very happy when working.There are also stronger women chopping firewood in the woodshed.But because of her hard work, many people came to care about bringing tea and snacks, so those women who worked hard didn't feel it was unfair, and they were very happy to do the work.

"What else?" Jia Amnesty continued to ask after recording these.

"These women all live together, about five or six people in one room. Even Miss Chang's family is no exception, but because she is pregnant, the number of people sharing the room with her has been reduced to two. Miss Chang's family With the help of these white-clothed women, after burying his father, he lived with them every day. Those white-clothed women didn't know how to get rid of the eldest lady of the Chang family. Eat and live with them, be happy and happy."

Jia Amnesty turned to ask the servants of Chang's family if there were any left.

The secret guard shook his head, indicating that no one was left behind, and they were all sent away by Miss Chang's family.

"Have you found out the origins of these women in white?" Jia She asked.

The secret guard continued to shake his head, "I haven't found out yet. In the evening, they came in and out just to buy things. Maybe they were afraid that during the day they would be in groups and their clothes would be too eye-catching, so they all did their shopping. It was held at night. Then two groups of people went to the houses of two widows whose husbands had just died in the city. They went there for two consecutive nights. They didn’t know what to say. Sometimes the voices were thin, and the little ones could not hear clearly even if they were lying on the outside of the wall. But there was a saying, the voices would get louder when they said it, that is, "come the new Buddha, get rid of the old demon". "

Come to the new Buddha, go to the old demon.

The old devil is easy to understand, that is, the suffering in the body, but who is the new Buddha?

If you want to know the true identity of this 'new Buddha', you must tell the leader of this group of white-clothed women.The Chang family is a well-known local gentry in Yuzhou. The family has rich land and is a big family worthy of the name.Presumably these women in white must have attached great importance to winning Miss Chang's family, and the other two women who lived in the same room with Miss Chang's family could not be ordinary people.

Jia She then ordered the secret guard to send a message to Gui San, telling him to follow the two women closely, and he wanted to know the identity of the "new Buddha" as soon as possible, whether it was someone else or one of the two women. one.

After Jia Amnesty made all these arrangements, he went out of the city to Xuanzhen Temple.Jia Jing has already gathered here with his fellow Taoists to prepare the formula for preparing gunpowder. Jia Amnesty should come and greet him personally.

Jia Amnesty then met Lu Ming, Fu Chang'an and Gong Sanli, the three of them, like Jia Jing, used to take alchemy as their duty, but now they have all awakened to their senses because of the revelation of "Secrets of Neighbors".The three of them had already learned the specific situation from Jia Jing earlier, and knew that the person who was kind to them now was Jia She, so they all saluted modestly to thank Jia She.

Jia She hurriedly said that he didn't dare to do it, and after repeatedly asking them to pay attention to safety, he told Jia Jing about the mercury incident before.

Jia Jing smiled and said, "I almost forgot if you didn't mention this, yes, yes, yes, I remembered, some of them were collected by me in glass bottles."

After Jia Jing took out the bottle, he said to Jia Amnesty with great regret: "It's empty, it must be what you said, this thing is like vinegar, easy to run away."

Jia Amnesty took the glazed vase and found that it was opaque, so he opened it and carefully illuminated it with a candle, then immediately ordered someone to bring a stone and smash the glazed vase open.

Lu Ming and others followed suit and found that the glazed bottle, which was originally quite transparent, suddenly became shiny silver inside.

When Jia Amnesty saw this thing, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked people to go into the car and took out a diorama mirror for them to refer to.

Jia Jing had seen Western mirrors before, and they were indeed easier to use than Da Zhou's bronze mirrors.So there is no need to look carefully, just ask what Jia Amnesty means.

Jia She then smashed the mahogany-wrapped mirror, took out a fragment, and turned the back side up, and at the same time put the broken glass bottle aside for comparison.

Jia Jing, Lu Ming and others immediately understood.

"It's a pity that these two things are slightly different." Lu Ming sighed.

"The difference is in glaze and glass, it's easy, just learn how to make glass later." Gong Sanli said.

"It's not that easy. If anyone can make it easily, those Western glass won't be so expensive." Lu Ming said again.

Jia Jing twirled his beard and smiled, "San Li is right, it's easy to say, as long as I, brother Xi, can be bothered to find a way to make glass, then this diorama will be used in the world in the future." Zhou will not be a new gadget, and it will not be sold at a price of one inch and one gold."

After Jia Jing finished speaking, he looked at Jia Amnesty and asked him if he could do this.

Jia Amnesty smiled helplessly and said, "Since Big Brother Jing has already opened his mouth, I have no reason to refuse. If you learn this skill here, even if you can't become officials in the future, you will surely make a fortune."

"Your share is indispensable!" Jia Jing deliberately half-jokingly said to Jia Amnesty.

Lu Ming and the others also laughed, bowing their hands in salute to Jia Amnesty, and they had to trouble him to show off his supernatural powers.

Jia Amnesty smiled and reassured them that this matter was really easy for him to handle.Going back and asking the Ministry of Internal Affairs to find two business contacts with Westerners from the imperial merchants, and let them find a way to obtain this glass-making process, it should not be too difficult.In fact, there is not much difference between colored glaze and glass, the only difference is in the process of removing impurities.

"You're our lucky star. You didn't say anything about finding another way out for us, so you came to Xuanzhen Temple and found another way to make a fortune for us." Jia Jing laughed and said.

Lu Ming and the others were also very happy, and agreed with Jia Jing that it was true.

After staying for a while, Jia Amnesty bid them farewell and hurried back to the capital in a happy mood.In a short time, I saw another person holding a white lotus in the street. This time it was not a beggar, but a haggard woman.A basket of vegetables was hanging on her elbow, and the white lotus flower made of paper was placed firmly in her vegetable basket.This woman must have just returned from shopping, but she was lost for some reason.

Jia Amnesty immediately ordered someone to keep an eye on the woman to see where she ended up going.

Not long after Jia She went to the Rong Mansion, the servant came back and said that the woman's surname was Qu, and everyone usually called her Mrs. Kong. She was a servant of Zhongjinghou Shi Ding's family. Shen took pity on her and allowed her to not have to go to the mansion to serve her within one month.

"Mrs. Kong's family lives on the back street of Zhongjinghou's Mansion. In the past two days, her neighbors have always heard Mrs. Kong's crying at home. It is said that her husband's death has hit her hard, and she is almost in pain. I heard that she On the day her husband left, she almost committed suicide. Because her only son came back and stopped her crying and begged her, it was considered that her desire to die was broken."

Another widow who had just lost her husband.

It seems that these people with white lotus in their hands love to stare at women without husbands.

After thinking about it for a while, Jia Amnesty sent someone to the historian to borrow someone from Zhongjinghou.

Shi Ding has been inexplicably suppressed by his superiors these days, and he always feels that something is wrong, and he is worried that there is no one to point him out.Now that he learned that Jia She came to ask him for a wife, he was naturally very willing to offer it to him, so he could take this opportunity to meet Jia She and ask him for advice.

According to the instructions in Jia She's letter, Shi Ding asked someone to quietly call up Mrs. Kong, and then brought her to Rongfu to meet Jia She.

Seeing that Shi Ding came in person, Jia Amnesty knew that he must have something to do, so he temporarily left the woman waiting for orders, and first had tea with Shi Ding.

Shi Ding then shared his troubles in recent days.

Seeing that he really didn't know, Jia Amnesty reminded him, "Whoever said that something happened must happen to you?"

Shi Ding was stunned by Jia She's question, and immediately realized that Jia She was alluding to his family.Shi Ding immediately thought of his second brother, and reflected that his second brother had been away under orders during this time, so it was impossible to cause any troubles that would arouse the fear of his superiors.So Shi Ding thought about his wife, Shen Shi. She is a lady, and she should be honest and peaceful at ordinary times. At most, she is just visiting relatives and friends, drinking tea and chatting with a few noble ladies. What trouble can there be? ?

Shi Ding suddenly remembered that Shen Shi seemed to have been to the palace a few days ago and met the concubine Xian.Could it be because of this incident?

Shi Ding hurriedly looked at Jia Amnesty, wanting to ask him what he meant.Seeing Jia She waved his hand immediately, he didn't express his position, but let him go back and think about it.

Shi Ding became even more convinced that it was Shen's problem.Shan Guogong is Shen's uncle, after Shen Shi went to Shan Guogong's mansion a few days ago, she immediately went to the palace to meet the concubine Xian, and not long after that, Shan Guogong's mansion was confiscated.If it is said that there is nothing tricky in it, he would not believe it if he was killed.

It's no wonder that Shen's gaze at him is a little dodgy these days, it's because of this reason.

Shi Ding was so angry that he immediately flew back on his horse, scolded Mrs. Shen severely, and sent her to a nunnery outside the city to contemplate her mistakes. The temple prays for the country for a whole year.Turning around, the emperor found out, and also understood that they deliberately admitted their mistakes, and had no intention of fighting among factions in the court.

Jia Amnesty sent Shi Ding away, and when he met Mrs. Kong, he began to question him.

Madam Kong didn't expect that one day she would be able to meet Master Jia face to face, she knelt on the ground in great fear, not daring to vent her anger.

"Have you ever received this kind of white lotus made of paper?"

Jia Amnesty's voice was calm and calm, which indirectly calmed Madam Kong's nervousness.

Mrs. Kong: "Yes, when I was shopping for vegetables today, a woman about my age gave it to me, saying that she has a good method for me to clear away my distracting thoughts and forget my sorrow. If I really want to, I can go to the Plum Blossom Temple outside the city. Give it a try."