Heshen is a strict wife
Chapter 53: Evening Frost City
Before Feng Yunjing fell into the water and died, she had already been suspended, and she didn't care about falling into the water. She seemed to be suspected of committing suicide. However, at Feng Shuangzhi's insistence, the government intervened in the investigation.
The final result was surprising, it was Qian Feng's concubine who pushed Feng Yunjing into the water.
On the day when the truth came out, it was time for Feng Yunjing's funeral to be dealt with.
Qian Feng became Feng Yunjing's ex-husband, but when he looked at Feng Shuangzhi, he just let out a long sigh, and said, "That day with Mrs. He deliberately wanted me to see the strange rock and that handwriting..."
Feng Shuangzhi was dressed plainly, and said: "At this time, Mr. Qian is very clear about it."
It's a pity that it was not clear at all earlier.
I don't know whether Feng Yunjing's lie is too clever, or Qian Feng is too stupid.
In fact, if you think about it differently, Feng Shuangzhi doesn't know how to judge if he is Qian Feng.
Who would have thought that an ordinary woman would have such scheming?
Sometimes, it is only at the end that you know the true thoughts in your heart.
Feng Shuangzhi didn't want to say anything to Qian Feng, the grievances and grievances were over, she really didn't want to be entangled in these things in her previous life.If people blindly look back, they will stop moving forward.
"He Madam is easy to plan, and Mr. He and Mr. Fu are also easy to plan. I, Qian Feng, have no eyesight, and I can't compare with you. What happens today is my own fault."
Qian Feng laughed at himself, but there was irony in his words.
After all, he is a speech officer, and when he speaks, he is extremely powerful.
The way Qian Feng spoke like this only reminded Feng Shuangzhi of Wang Jie, and the situation of these two people at the moment is actually very similar.
After all, Qian Feng was deceived...
He Shen and Fu Kang'an seem to have played a role in this...
That's right, Qian Feng and Feng Yunjing have known each other for so long because of the fan, but no one has ever told him that he has admitted the wrong person, so he knows that someone deliberately did not tell.
Thinking of He Shen and Fu Kang'an, Feng Shuangzhi didn't know how he felt in his heart.
She said: "It's easy to calculate, but I don't know who will be able to calculate it in the end. Mr. Qian, you have to ask your own heart about many things."
Qian Feng in this life may not like Feng Shuangzhi, nor may he dislike Feng Yunjing, it's just that Feng Yunjing's methods are too villainous, and on the contrary, they are inferior.
Qian Feng asked himself, it wasn't that he hadn't been tempted, it's just that everything later turned the initial temptation into a resignation, and turned Chunshui into stagnant water.
At first, he should have been attracted to Feng Shuangzhi, but later this feeling was replaced by Feng Yunjing's intervention.
From the very beginning, it has been completely distorted.
So now Qian Feng felt that he was heartless, even when he saw Feng Shuangzhi, apart from being complicated, he seemed like a stranger.
He watched Feng Shuangzhi leave his sight, and then disappeared among the red walls and green tiles.
Feng Shuang returned to Hefu, and only participated in the burial ceremony.
Feng Yunjing was a stranger to her in her last life, and this life doesn't seem to have any influence on her.
The reason why he felt calm was that he regarded them all as passers-by.
Strangers died on the road, is it related to yourself?
Feng Shuangzhi would just walk past indifferently.
As soon as she returned home, she heard Liu Quan'er come up to report: "Ma'am, a man named An Ming came to deliver something and said it was for you."
An Ming?This name is very familiar...
Feng Shuangzhi paused, walked into the room, and only asked, "What did you give?"
"It's a pair of Hetian jade bibs from an antique shop, and there are other antiques, such as a small incense burner, a Ru kiln beauty goblet, a cloisonné bracelet..."
Liu Quan'er snapped out the names of a bunch of utensils. Feng Shuangzhi didn't think there was anything in front of them, but suddenly felt a little subtle, "Which antique shop?"
"Hengtai." Liu Quan'er reported his name accurately, and then he looked up at Feng Shuangzhi, as if he felt that this was a little incomprehensible.
An Ming... is the name I saw on the gift list that day, the current household secretary...
Feng Shuangzhi didn't want to bring trouble to the current Heshen, but felt strange that these things were all Dongguan Xi he had seen in Wang Rulong's shop that day, especially the pair of jade biscuits, which were definitely rare. Two silver coins may not be able to buy it, but now someone is sending it to the door.
She pondered for a while, then stopped, and said to Liu Quan'er: "Master just got up now, this man is blatant in delivering things, he has no wink, he has all returned them."
Liu Quan'er was taken aback for a moment, but nodded and said: "I understand, I will leave."
An Ming was still sitting in the hall at this time, and he was a little anxious at first, and he didn't know what the result of Liu Quan'er's visit was.
This An Ming looked like a thin, tall middle-aged man with two mustaches on his lips. At this moment, he was twirling his beard with his fingers, feeling very anxious.
As far as he knows, He Shen has no other hobbies, except for a fear of internal affairs that has been spread very strongly. In fact, the husband and wife love each other deeply, and they love their wives very much.
It was hard for him to inquire about the news this time, thinking that nothing would happen.
It's just that he thought so in his heart, but things didn't develop as he thought.
An Ming, who was pacing up and down in this room, raised his eyes and saw Liu Quan'er came back, he quickly looked at his face and asked: "Butler Liu, what does Madam say?"
Liu Quan'er had a half-smile, he looked embarrassed, and said: "My wife dare not accept your things, let me return it to you without any further words, after all, my wife doesn't know who you are... It's not friendship or anything, If you send something, we dare not accept it."
These words were wonderful, and they hit An Ming's deathbed right away.
It is true that they are not familiar with each other at all, so they need to use gifts to build relationships. Who would have thought that now...
An Ming didn't know what to do either.
At this time, the clever Liu Quan'er gave An Ming an idea, "Master An, I also know you, you are a writer from the Ministry of Accounts, and you have made friends with us and your lord, but my lord has just woken up. I can't help you because I haven't stood firm yet. Friendship, it's slowly getting up. Once you're acquainted, you can go back this time."
An Ming sighed and said, "Thank you, Steward Liu, for reminding me. After all, you still understand. Careful thinking is not a respect."
He quietly handed out something from his sleeve and put it in Liu Quan'er's hand.
Liu Quan'er raised his eyes to look at him, weighed the weight of the thing in his hand, and then laughed: "A person like Mr. An will be promoted sooner or later."
"I'd like to borrow your good words. It's my lord who will be promoted step by step... I will rely on Butler Liu to take care of me in the future." An Ming cupped his hands with a respectful look.
Seeing that it was getting late, he went out, Liu Quan'er sent him a few steps, but stretched out his hand, and saw two ingots of gold, An Ming is a man who can make money.
It's a pity that Liu Quan'er hadn't warmed up the money yet, so He Shen walked in from the outside, just in time to see this scene.
He Shen smiled, "The master hasn't started taking bribes yet, but your slave's hand has stretched out."
Liu Quan'er chuckled: "Master Mingcha, then An Ming came to give a gift to Madam, but Madam refused, here An Ming wants to buy slave, but this slave..."
Liu Quan'er is He Shen's domestic slave, what is he thinking and He Shen doesn't know?
He Shen only said: "It's good for you to have a sense of proportion, don't make things too big, and be careful. If An Ming gives another gift, he will push it away."
You have to push at least five or six times, and if you ask for help, you should act like you are asking for help.
He Shen doesn't want to get involved with these things yet, the water in the officialdom is too deep, if he goes into the water before he has figured out the situation, it is impossible to guarantee that he will not fall.
Liu Quan'er is a smart person, He Shen doesn't care about An Ming now, but they can't stop An Ming's thoughts.
Here Feng Shuangzhi rejected An Ming's gift, while Heshen's servant Liu Quan'er accepted Heshen's gift on the other side. This is to close the door and open the window. As for what An Ming thinks, that is beyond their control up.
Feng Shuangzhi pushed something over there, meaning that we and the adults will not deal with your business; here, Liu Quan'er accepted his gift, but told him that I want to help you match up, please be patient, things will always work out of.
Unintentionally, there was one who sang bad faces and the other who sang bad faces.
He Shen rattled his abacus, thinking about the recent affairs of the household department, changed his clothes in front, and asked, "By the way, when An Ming came to give gifts, how did Madam react?"
Liu Quan'er talked about it in detail, and then focused on the matter of the antique shop. He Shen had a clue in his mind, and then walked towards Feng Shuangzhi's room.
"Xitao got married the next day, and she won't be able to stay long. The newly bought maid was given to her as a dowry. A dozen or so maids came in the day before yesterday and gave Xitao two One, and the others will be sent to each courtyard by me, and that one named Fang Fei is smart, and she will be promoted as a second-class maid, and she will be given a monthly fee, and the rest will only be given to third-class maids, and the servants will be raised by her."
Sitting in the room, Feng Shuangzhi closed the register.
Now the people who serve Feng Shuangzhi personally are Mei Xiang and Wei Mian, Mei Xiang is still in charge of her daily affairs, and Wei Mian is more scheming, helping Feng Shuangzhi deal with some difficult things.
After so many days of observation, Feng Shuangzhi could also see that Wei Mian was honest and not a cunning person, and gradually began to train her up.
She handed the roster to Wei Mian, looked at her and said, "Liu Quan'er is responsible for the affairs of the outer courtyard. After you arrange the personnel transfer, report it to Liu Quan for filing. There must be rules in the whole house. All the well-behaved maids and wives will be sold to me, so you don't have to be soft when the time comes, and report to me if you can't handle it well, and I'll make them honest."
There are quite a few newly bought maids, so it stands to reason that there will be no chaos in the mansion, just in case.
After she explained this, she asked Mei Xiang to check on the condition of the dumpling resting in the back room. A few nurses took care of the dumpling together, and nothing would happen to the dumpling.
Tuanzi's body is not bad, and he has been free from illness and disaster since he was born. Feng Shuangzhi ate the tonic soup prescribed by Zhou Wangyuan that day, and his body recovered quickly after giving birth.
Now Zhou Wangyuan has been recognized by the whole family.
Feng Shuangzhi thought about these things, and suddenly said: "Recently, the person who came to matchmaker, the lady mentioned seems to belong to An Ming's family?"
I didn't notice it before, but I just remembered it now.
Before she could continue to ask about the situation, He Shen had already walked in, "I heard that my wife is stern and selfless, and she refused bribes from every writer in the household department."
Feng Shuangzhi turned his head, suddenly raised his eyebrows and said, "It's a pity that I made a fortune with my lord."
"Compared to this Dai Hualing, money is not a pity." He Shen sat over and looked at the maids around, and they retreated in response. He put his arm around her shoulder and said, "About An Ming's gift, you Done right."
Unexpectedly, Feng Shuangzhi replied to him with a half-smile: "It's not that I won't accept it, it's just that it's not the time yet."
She never thought that she could see it so clearly.
He Shen sighed: "I am destined not to be an upright official, not a loyal minister. I want power, money, status... whatever other people want, I want it. The truth is ugly."
Feng Shuangzhi was silent suddenly, she looked into his eyes as if analyzing something.
"If one day, you were buried because of all the desires you have at this moment, would you still make such a decision at this moment?" Climb up by any means, use various methods to cultivate your own party members, and assist you. Oneself, step by step, higher and higher.
In this imperial court, there are many tricks, but they have not had any accidents until now.
But she knew that accidents would happen to many people.
"To be happy in life is to be happy to the fullest, don't let the golden cup be empty to the moon." He Shen murmured, and then looked at her with clear eyes, "As long as it is He Shen, no matter it is this moment, now and then, it is Same decision."
Feng Shuangzhi burst out laughing suddenly, she turned around and hugged him, and put her pointed chin on He Shen's shoulder, "You are so...so calm that I don't know whether to hate you or like you."
"Of course you love me." He Shen put his hand on her back and smiled softly.
"Shameless..." Feng Shuangzhi muttered, but felt that there was no right or wrong.
He Shen said: "When the water is clear, there will be no fish. Be a principled minister for your husband."
There are actually many kinds of evaluations of He Shen by later generations.
When compiling the biography related to He Shen, Emperor Jiaqing changed it many times. In the eyes of later generations, he has become synonymous with corrupt officials, but that is a symbolic cognition, and some people have rehabilitated him. In the past many years, he was still a capable minister.There is no way to find out what the history is like. The person Feng Shuangzhi came into contact with is the real him...
No matter what happens, let her be by your side and witness everything...even a corrupt official.
No, He Shen himself said that he is a principled minister of power.
She laughed muffledly, "If your words spread, others will laugh at you."
He Shen also laughed. He held her hand and went in to look at the dumpling together. When the dumpling woke up, he reached out to grab the hairpin on Feng Shuangzhi's head and gave He Shen a good reprimand.
This kid didn't know if he understood what his Ama said, but he started howling as soon as he opened his mouth, as if he was extremely wronged.
He Shen just felt that this kid was disgusting, and he was harassing his mother, so he reprimanded him. He didn't want this kid to feel wronged—the moment Feng Shuangzhi glared at him, He Shen felt that he was also wronged .
A wife who has a son and forgets her husband...
He Shen felt sore, and sat watching Feng Shuangzhi coaxing the child, and said chillingly, "I'd rather not have children... than this brat!"
Feng Shuangzhi glared at him, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
He Shen rubbed his nose and said, "It seems to be spring, when will we go out for an outing?"
"Isn't it only January? No hurry..."
Feng Shuangzhi hugged the dumpling, paced up and down the room, coaxing him.
"Ma'am, Aunt Xiyu from the Feng residence has brought the young master here." Mei Xiang said outside.
He Shen stood up, took a look at Tuanzi, reached out to touch his forehead, and sighed: "This kid is not worrying at all. I'm going to the study to deal with some things. You can socialize here."
"En." Feng Shuangzhi replied, seeing He Shen left, he called Xi Yu and the others to come in.
Xiyu's identity is unclear, and calling her "girl" is no longer appropriate. After all, now that Xiyu is getting older, she can only call her aunt instead.
Feng Shuangzhi invited them in. A few days ago, Feng Lin had become the heir of the family, which meant that he would inherit the family business from now on.
As soon as she saw Feng Shuangzhi, Xiyu bowed her body, Feng Shuangzhi hugged the crying dumpling and asked the maid to help her up.
Feng Lin bowed and said, "My brother greets my second sister."
Feng Shuangzhi said: "Everyone, get up and sit down, Tuanzi was just made to cry by his Ama, and I'm coaxing him...Tuanzi is good, don't cry, don't cry..."
She hugged the dumpling and walked around twice, Feng Lin had already reached the age of the weak crown, and he also had a gentle face, he looked up at the dumpling, not wanting to turn his head when the dumpling was crying so hard, he would see Feng Lin.
When the four eyes met, Tuanzi suddenly stopped crying, and his dark eyes seemed to be sizing up Feng Lin. For Tuanzi, Feng Lin must be a new face, right?
Feng Shuangzhi was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "I must have seen someone new, so I stopped crying right away."
She breathed a sigh of relief and let Mammy carry him down, but she started crying again when she reached the back.
Feng Lin smiled slightly: "My nephew seems to like me very much, my brother wants to visit him."
Feng Shuangzhi just nodded, the kid just found an excuse to go away, Xiyu had something to say to Feng Shuangzhi, probably didn't want Feng Lin to hear it?
Here Feng Lin walked away, Xi Yu looked at Feng Shuangzhi.
Without saying a word, she knelt down to Feng Shuangzhi and kowtowed: "Thank you, Second Miss, for your fulfillment that day."
Feng Shuang didn't dodge or evade. After receiving this gift from her, she walked over to help her up, and said, "Now that Feng Lin has become a talent, you can be regarded as a success."
"Without the Second Miss, Xiyu would never be where she is today." Xiyu knew who was kind to her, and the expression of gratitude on her face was neither exaggerated nor artificial. She sniffled and held back the bitter tears in her eyes , said, "If Feng Lin has any future prospects, it will be due to the kindness of the second young lady."
She was probably too excited and forgot that Feng Shuangzhi was married, so she called "Second Miss" directly.
Feng Shuangzhi didn't mind, asked her to sit up and asked the servant girl to pour her a cup of tea, and said, "I'm afraid you're not only here for these things, are you?"
"Miss knows everything..." Xiyu wiped her face, as if she felt that she had lost her composure, she lowered her head, a little embarrassed, "Slave...Feng Lin is also at the age to take the imperial examination, and my husband has taught him a lot... ...It's just that both the master and I have failed, and the servants are afraid..."
Feng Shuangzhi laughed, "You don't have to worry about that. No one will trip Feng Lin. He is just a child, and Mafa will protect him. Even He Shen will not let him suffer. If he is wronged, he must prepare well. After passing the provincial examination this year, he will be able to prepare for the palace examination in two years. Ten years of hard work will never let him down for his hard work."
This is reassuring for Xi Yu, after all, the matter of the imperial examination is too big, Xi Yu has always been in the inner courtyard, she is a female class, not very knowledgeable, so she will panic.
Here she asked about the situation in Yinglian Mansion, and chatted with Xiyu about parenting for a while. Seeing that it was going to be night, Xiyu couldn't stay for long, so she took Feng Lin back.
Before leaving, Feng Shuangzhi presented him with the Four Treasures of the Study, and said that there are some beautiful calligraphy and paintings in the Hengtai antique shop, and there is also a talented man, so he can pay more visits.
Because Feng Lin is a man after all, he also reads a lot, so his knowledge is much better than that of Xi Yu.
Xi Yu felt puzzled after hearing this, but Feng Lin bowed to Feng Shuangzhi as a salute.
After sending the two people out of the house, Feng Shuangzhi looked at the silhouette of the car in the sunset, suddenly smiled, and said to himself: "I only hope that Wang Jie likes the apprentice I found for him...smart...smart...ha ..."
What will this year's spring be like?
Feng Shuangzhi really had an indescribable expectation.
The matter about An Ming has come to an end for the time being, but this person is still running to communicate with the government.
And the Yangzhou salt merchant Wang Rulong, whom Feng Shuangzhi had been paying attention to, was also in contact with An Ming.
Feng Shuangzhi asked Liu Quan'er to watch for a few days, and then there was news.
One night before March [-]rd, Feng Shuangzhi told He Shen about Wang Rulong while lying in bed, and explained Wang Rulong's identity to him. At this time, He Shen frowned.
"Salt merchants in Yangzhou?"
"Yes." Feng Shuangzhi knew that he was interested, "Do you know about water transportation in nine provinces?"
"I've heard of this one. Lian Shuangcheng, the new head of water transportation in nine provinces, is said to be a man of all talents in civil and military affairs. It's a pity..." He Shen paused suddenly, unable to spoke.
Feng Shuangzhi didn't expect that he knew something else, so he hurriedly told him, "Don't whet your appetite."
He Shen rolled his hands around her waist, and only smiled softly: "I'm afraid you won't like me when you hear that this man is handsome, unrestrained and suave..."
Feng Shuangzhi pressed his hand and glared at him: "It's business."
"Okay..." He Shen responded, but still with a lazy expression, "The Lianshuangcheng is actually similar to me, and he is a legendary figure. I really want to get acquainted. He was originally a legendary figure. A talented scholar in the south of the Yangtze River, who failed the imperial examination, went straight to the Cao Gang. After a few years, he really became famous and became Zhang Gaoyuan's second in command. Seizing the opportunity, he turned his back on him directly, and stabbed Zhang Gaoyuan in the back who had promoted him, and he took the position. It is said that this person has a soft face and is more beautiful than a woman, but his thoughts and methods are all first-class and ruthless. A very powerful person..."
Feng Shuangzhi didn't expect that there would be such an incident in the middle, "That Zhang Gaoyuan is his benefactor, and he also..."
"This is the real decisiveness. When it's time to strike, strike. No matter who the other party is, as long as you want to fight against your own interests, then--" He stretched out his palm and compared it to her neck. It seemed to scare her.
Feng Shuangzhi was amused by him, but he frowned after laughing: "Then Wang Rulong is also a well-known salt merchant in Yangzhou. , not to transport smuggled salt to many salt merchants, and no one dares not to listen to him..."
"Do you still remember the gift An Ming gave you? It was all from Wang Rulong's Hengtai Zhai. I'm afraid he even bribed An Ming. The two of them wanted to hook up with me. After all, I This is still a job in the Ministry of Households, but the matter of Yanyin has nothing to do with me after all, so there is nothing to say." He Shen just said it nicely, and only he himself knows whether he has the ability to contribute to this.
What is Shiobiki?
This thing is also called "salt banknote", and the salt can be obtained only by the introduction of salt.If merchants sell salt legally, they must first purchase salt from the government.For example, there are regulations on how much salt can be purchased for each salt import, and how much it is worth.
Merchants bought salt from the government in order to trade in the salt industry.
There are eight major salt merchants in Yangzhou. In the 33rd year of Qianlong, the new salt administration officials discovered that in the previous 20 years, the Lianghuai Salt Administration had issued more than 1000 million taels of silver. Later, this incident affected many People, even Ji Xiaolan, the imperial poet, were involved in the famous Lianghuai Salt Citation Case.
The importance of this salt quotation can be seen.
Salt merchants in Yangzhou not only deal in official salt, but also make huge profits from private salt.
Illegal salt without official permission does not need to pay the salt money, and there will be huge profits in the middle.
However, most of the transportation of smuggled salt has to be connected with the Cao Gang. Without the Cao Gang to transport salt, smuggling salt would be impossible.This is where Wang Rulong's problem arises—he has a bad relationship with Lian Shuangcheng, and Lian Shuangcheng is united with Wang Rulong, a water transport hub in nine provinces. At this time, Wang Rulong is in a predicament.
"So if he wants to get out of the predicament, he has to get Yan Yin from the Yanzheng, but now the Jiangnan and Huaihe Rivers are full of Li Shiyao's people. Li Shiyao has made friends with other salt merchants and has been won over. The salt merchants squeezed out Wang Rulong, and Wang Rulong couldn't make any breakthrough in Jianghuai—so..."
Feng Shuangzhi analyzed every word, and He Shen laughed when he heard it.
"My Shuangzhi is really smart..." He Shen kissed her, "Wang Rulong can only go to the capital to find a breakthrough. Can he find someone to help him solve the problem of Yanyin or Lianshuangcheng? is the key."
It's just that this matter is someone else's business, Feng Shuangzhi didn't think it was a big deal after thinking about it.
She yawned, a little sleepy, and wanted to sleep.
He Shen stroked her hair, let her lie on his chest, and said: "The current Lianghuai Salt Censor is Li Yuanfa, who is Li Shiyao's disciple. Yes, other salt merchants have given enough money, and Li Yuanfa has also been greedy for enough money. He is very courageous, and he is backed by Li Shiyao in the capital, so he is very courageous."
"That is to say...Wang Rulong actually can't find anyone to help him in the capital...Because Li Shiyao is..." Feng Shuangzhi fell asleep and woke up immediately. She looked at He Shen, stared into his eyes, and said, " Do you want Wang Rulong to go find that old guy Li Shiyao?"
"You don't seem to like him at all." He Shen laughed.
Feng Shuangzhi supported his head, and only curled his lips, "Since you win over Haining, I know you don't like Li Shiyao and Sun Shiyi either."
"After all, I am an upstart in the imperial court. In the eyes of some people, I am still powerful, but in the eyes of truly powerful people, I am nothing." He Shen's voice was very soft, with a sense of danger , "To kill chickens and monkeys, you have to pick a suitable person to stand up. I'm just thinking about who is more suitable..."
"Now Li Shiyao is the minister of military affairs and the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, but Haining is still serving as the inspector of Yunnan and Guizhou. Mrs. Cha hinted to me at the beginning." Feng Shuangzhi did not expect that this move could really be used. "It seems that everything is ready and only owes the east wind..."
"Dongfeng..."
He Shen muttered, but said, "I don't know when the east wind will come, even if it does... I don't know when it will overwhelm the west wind..."
"Go to sleep." Feng Shuangzhi yawned, this time he was really sleepy.
Both husband and wife are extremely smart people, and He Shen never hides anything from her. When two people discuss together, things are often simple.
So Feng Shuangzhi understood Heshen's official affairs.
She was tired, and He Shen had to go to bed too, after all, she had to go to court tomorrow.
It's just that she was about to fall asleep in a daze, but she didn't expect Liu Quan'er to shout outside: "Master, there is someone outside who wants to see you."
He Shen frowned, "Who are you seeing in the middle of the night? No..."
Liu Quan'er was also woken up in the middle of the night, but now he felt a little embarrassed. He bowed outside the room and said, "He said his name is Lian Shuangcheng. The servant sees that he has injuries on his body, and he seems to be in a hurry..."
He Shen only felt a shock, and sat up at once, even Feng Shuangzhi was startled when he heard it.
Are you kidding me, Lian Shuang City? !
She sat up and saw that He Shen had a cold face, with a serious expression, as if this person was really a difficult person.
"He..." Feng Shuangzhi felt a little incomprehensible.
Speaking of Cao Cao, when Cao Cao arrived, it didn't come true like this.
He Shen just smiled, with a slightly sinister taste, two thin lips touched up and down, but spit out a few words: "The east wind is coming."
He got up and dressed quickly, and said to Liu Quan'er outside: "Please come to the study, I'll see you right away."
The lights in the room came on, Feng Shuangzhi went up to help him put on his clothes, and said: "Be careful."
He Shen nodded, "This person is not easy to deal with..."
He paused, and was about to go out, but turned around and said: "If Madam is interested, you can also go to the study to listen."
The study he was talking about was not his study.
Back then, in this house, the study rooms were built back to back. His study room was next to Feng Shuangzhi's, with nothing but a secret door, a screen, and a bamboo curtain in between.
Feng Shuangzhi was worried, he must be going.
After He Shen left, she asked the maid to help her get dressed, lighted the lamp, and quietly entered from the other side of the study.
On the other hand, He Shen slowly pushed the door open and entered.
The light in the room was rather dim, only two lamps were lit, and a man was sitting alone in front of Heshen’s writing desk, wearing a high-quality Suzhou embroidered black silk fabric, and the shoes under his feet were threaded with gold thread, with his back facing the door. sit there.
He Shen paused at the door, followed by Liu Quan'er quietly closing the door and standing inside.
Only then did He Shen walk over, "The chief rudder of the water transportation in nine provinces visited the humble house late at night, which really surprised and delighted someone."
The man didn't look back, he just laughed, but there was a bit of bloody smell, and there was even an indescribable sofa. Just listening to this man's words, he had the illusion of watching a precious sword unsheathed.
"My lord, it's a good thing that even a certain person is here to give you money and status."
He Shen was a little vigilant in his heart, stepped forward, and saw the face of this man.
Sure enough, he is a romantic and suave character in the legend. Only those red phoenix eyes with slanted upward angled corners have a magical power to make Jiangnan women go on and on, but it's a pity - this man is a desperate gambler. Shen is also a character with a vicious mind.
He sat down on his armchair calmly, smiled and looked at the other party, "Master Lian is too polite."
This person is Lian Shuangcheng, tall and tall, but when he is sitting in the armchair, he gives people a sense of flow, a little casual, as if he regards this place as his own home, with a wound on his abdomen, and even There was also an arrow wound on his shoulder, as if he had just escaped a catastrophe.It's just that he has a wound on his body, but he has a smile on his face. He is really a madman. He is beautiful, and the words he speaks are also beautiful.
"Today, not long after a certain person entered Beijing, he came out of the Juxian Building and encountered a night attack. He escaped all the way, and everyone around him died. Zhaizi, I took the liberty to visit."
He Shen couldn't even get angry anymore, this man really spoke very casually.
Feng Shuangzhi was also listening from behind at the moment. Even Shuangcheng's voice was a little deep, but it was extremely gorgeous, and it was incomparable to silk and bamboo orchestras.
She immediately thought of Wang Rulong and An Ming, as well as Li Shiyao and Sun Shiyi. Lian Shuangcheng came as soon as he said it, and was robbed and killed just after entering the capital. She didn't know which side did it.
Feng Shuangzhi would not believe that this person came to Hefu by accident. If he believed him, he would be a fool.
This person clearly came here with a purpose, to drag He Shen into the water.
It's just that it's a danger, but it's also an opportunity.
The chief executive of water transportation in the nine provinces is also an extremely cunning figure, if he can take it for his own use...
As soon as this idea popped up, Feng Shuangzhi knew it was unreliable.
A character like Lian Shuangcheng must be extremely arrogant.He Shen said just now that this person's failure in the imperial examination must be due to the same reason as He Shen.This person actually threw himself into the waterway without even thinking about it, joined the Cao Gang, and now he is still doing well, how could anyone else have such courage?
He Shen said that this person made him want to make friends, probably because of this kind of ruthlessness, is it an indescribable sympathy for each other?
He Shen didn't pass the imperial examination at the beginning, so he became a guard directly. This person became a bandit directly.
In Feng Shuangzhi's eyes, Lian Shuangcheng was definitely not a serious person.
It's just that the current He Shen doesn't have that kind of intention to make friends, just because Lian Shuangcheng is too strange to come.
"Sure enough, my mansion and I are a place without walls. Anyone can come and leave as soon as they say." He Shen sighed at the right time, and looked at Lian Shuangcheng through a book case, "Just now, even The rudder master said that he was hunted down, and he was curious, who would dare to chase you down? You are capable of both civil and military skills, and you can still hurt you, this is a skill."
"Extremely capable..." Lian Shuangcheng laughed, "I didn't know who I offended, so I came to you. Mr. He is an upstart in the capital, I heard that I was forced to a dead end Wang Rulong even wanted to curry favor with you, and wanted to climb up along the line of your lady, but it seems that your lady is very shrewd and didn't... let him succeed."
When he was talking about this, he didn't know why he glanced at the bookshelf behind He Shen, and sighed decently: "There are so many books."
There is another study room behind the bookshelf. Hearing this sound, Feng Shuangzhi almost overturned the bamboo tube beside him. There was only a small sound.
Her heart skipped a beat, and she always felt that Lian Shuangcheng seemed to know that she was behind.
This person's power of observation is truly terrifying.
This person is like a friend or an enemy, very unpredictable.
Feng Shuangzhi's feeling is also He Shen's feeling, "Even the rudder master, don't speak dark words in front of Ming people. We all know who you are. It's late at night, I don't want to play tricks on you, so just say what you want .”
Lian Shuangcheng smiled, "There are some things that I really can't tell you now, but I'm in trouble, your house is safer, and I want to stay for two days."
He Shen's eyes were sharp, and he looked straight into each other's eyes, "Is Lian Ruozhu joking?"
"I'm seriously injured, I'm not joking." It's just that he is still smiling.
Is this man a madman?
Feng Shuangzhi suddenly sighed secretly, turned around and wanted to leave.
because she has
The final result was surprising, it was Qian Feng's concubine who pushed Feng Yunjing into the water.
On the day when the truth came out, it was time for Feng Yunjing's funeral to be dealt with.
Qian Feng became Feng Yunjing's ex-husband, but when he looked at Feng Shuangzhi, he just let out a long sigh, and said, "That day with Mrs. He deliberately wanted me to see the strange rock and that handwriting..."
Feng Shuangzhi was dressed plainly, and said: "At this time, Mr. Qian is very clear about it."
It's a pity that it was not clear at all earlier.
I don't know whether Feng Yunjing's lie is too clever, or Qian Feng is too stupid.
In fact, if you think about it differently, Feng Shuangzhi doesn't know how to judge if he is Qian Feng.
Who would have thought that an ordinary woman would have such scheming?
Sometimes, it is only at the end that you know the true thoughts in your heart.
Feng Shuangzhi didn't want to say anything to Qian Feng, the grievances and grievances were over, she really didn't want to be entangled in these things in her previous life.If people blindly look back, they will stop moving forward.
"He Madam is easy to plan, and Mr. He and Mr. Fu are also easy to plan. I, Qian Feng, have no eyesight, and I can't compare with you. What happens today is my own fault."
Qian Feng laughed at himself, but there was irony in his words.
After all, he is a speech officer, and when he speaks, he is extremely powerful.
The way Qian Feng spoke like this only reminded Feng Shuangzhi of Wang Jie, and the situation of these two people at the moment is actually very similar.
After all, Qian Feng was deceived...
He Shen and Fu Kang'an seem to have played a role in this...
That's right, Qian Feng and Feng Yunjing have known each other for so long because of the fan, but no one has ever told him that he has admitted the wrong person, so he knows that someone deliberately did not tell.
Thinking of He Shen and Fu Kang'an, Feng Shuangzhi didn't know how he felt in his heart.
She said: "It's easy to calculate, but I don't know who will be able to calculate it in the end. Mr. Qian, you have to ask your own heart about many things."
Qian Feng in this life may not like Feng Shuangzhi, nor may he dislike Feng Yunjing, it's just that Feng Yunjing's methods are too villainous, and on the contrary, they are inferior.
Qian Feng asked himself, it wasn't that he hadn't been tempted, it's just that everything later turned the initial temptation into a resignation, and turned Chunshui into stagnant water.
At first, he should have been attracted to Feng Shuangzhi, but later this feeling was replaced by Feng Yunjing's intervention.
From the very beginning, it has been completely distorted.
So now Qian Feng felt that he was heartless, even when he saw Feng Shuangzhi, apart from being complicated, he seemed like a stranger.
He watched Feng Shuangzhi leave his sight, and then disappeared among the red walls and green tiles.
Feng Shuang returned to Hefu, and only participated in the burial ceremony.
Feng Yunjing was a stranger to her in her last life, and this life doesn't seem to have any influence on her.
The reason why he felt calm was that he regarded them all as passers-by.
Strangers died on the road, is it related to yourself?
Feng Shuangzhi would just walk past indifferently.
As soon as she returned home, she heard Liu Quan'er come up to report: "Ma'am, a man named An Ming came to deliver something and said it was for you."
An Ming?This name is very familiar...
Feng Shuangzhi paused, walked into the room, and only asked, "What did you give?"
"It's a pair of Hetian jade bibs from an antique shop, and there are other antiques, such as a small incense burner, a Ru kiln beauty goblet, a cloisonné bracelet..."
Liu Quan'er snapped out the names of a bunch of utensils. Feng Shuangzhi didn't think there was anything in front of them, but suddenly felt a little subtle, "Which antique shop?"
"Hengtai." Liu Quan'er reported his name accurately, and then he looked up at Feng Shuangzhi, as if he felt that this was a little incomprehensible.
An Ming... is the name I saw on the gift list that day, the current household secretary...
Feng Shuangzhi didn't want to bring trouble to the current Heshen, but felt strange that these things were all Dongguan Xi he had seen in Wang Rulong's shop that day, especially the pair of jade biscuits, which were definitely rare. Two silver coins may not be able to buy it, but now someone is sending it to the door.
She pondered for a while, then stopped, and said to Liu Quan'er: "Master just got up now, this man is blatant in delivering things, he has no wink, he has all returned them."
Liu Quan'er was taken aback for a moment, but nodded and said: "I understand, I will leave."
An Ming was still sitting in the hall at this time, and he was a little anxious at first, and he didn't know what the result of Liu Quan'er's visit was.
This An Ming looked like a thin, tall middle-aged man with two mustaches on his lips. At this moment, he was twirling his beard with his fingers, feeling very anxious.
As far as he knows, He Shen has no other hobbies, except for a fear of internal affairs that has been spread very strongly. In fact, the husband and wife love each other deeply, and they love their wives very much.
It was hard for him to inquire about the news this time, thinking that nothing would happen.
It's just that he thought so in his heart, but things didn't develop as he thought.
An Ming, who was pacing up and down in this room, raised his eyes and saw Liu Quan'er came back, he quickly looked at his face and asked: "Butler Liu, what does Madam say?"
Liu Quan'er had a half-smile, he looked embarrassed, and said: "My wife dare not accept your things, let me return it to you without any further words, after all, my wife doesn't know who you are... It's not friendship or anything, If you send something, we dare not accept it."
These words were wonderful, and they hit An Ming's deathbed right away.
It is true that they are not familiar with each other at all, so they need to use gifts to build relationships. Who would have thought that now...
An Ming didn't know what to do either.
At this time, the clever Liu Quan'er gave An Ming an idea, "Master An, I also know you, you are a writer from the Ministry of Accounts, and you have made friends with us and your lord, but my lord has just woken up. I can't help you because I haven't stood firm yet. Friendship, it's slowly getting up. Once you're acquainted, you can go back this time."
An Ming sighed and said, "Thank you, Steward Liu, for reminding me. After all, you still understand. Careful thinking is not a respect."
He quietly handed out something from his sleeve and put it in Liu Quan'er's hand.
Liu Quan'er raised his eyes to look at him, weighed the weight of the thing in his hand, and then laughed: "A person like Mr. An will be promoted sooner or later."
"I'd like to borrow your good words. It's my lord who will be promoted step by step... I will rely on Butler Liu to take care of me in the future." An Ming cupped his hands with a respectful look.
Seeing that it was getting late, he went out, Liu Quan'er sent him a few steps, but stretched out his hand, and saw two ingots of gold, An Ming is a man who can make money.
It's a pity that Liu Quan'er hadn't warmed up the money yet, so He Shen walked in from the outside, just in time to see this scene.
He Shen smiled, "The master hasn't started taking bribes yet, but your slave's hand has stretched out."
Liu Quan'er chuckled: "Master Mingcha, then An Ming came to give a gift to Madam, but Madam refused, here An Ming wants to buy slave, but this slave..."
Liu Quan'er is He Shen's domestic slave, what is he thinking and He Shen doesn't know?
He Shen only said: "It's good for you to have a sense of proportion, don't make things too big, and be careful. If An Ming gives another gift, he will push it away."
You have to push at least five or six times, and if you ask for help, you should act like you are asking for help.
He Shen doesn't want to get involved with these things yet, the water in the officialdom is too deep, if he goes into the water before he has figured out the situation, it is impossible to guarantee that he will not fall.
Liu Quan'er is a smart person, He Shen doesn't care about An Ming now, but they can't stop An Ming's thoughts.
Here Feng Shuangzhi rejected An Ming's gift, while Heshen's servant Liu Quan'er accepted Heshen's gift on the other side. This is to close the door and open the window. As for what An Ming thinks, that is beyond their control up.
Feng Shuangzhi pushed something over there, meaning that we and the adults will not deal with your business; here, Liu Quan'er accepted his gift, but told him that I want to help you match up, please be patient, things will always work out of.
Unintentionally, there was one who sang bad faces and the other who sang bad faces.
He Shen rattled his abacus, thinking about the recent affairs of the household department, changed his clothes in front, and asked, "By the way, when An Ming came to give gifts, how did Madam react?"
Liu Quan'er talked about it in detail, and then focused on the matter of the antique shop. He Shen had a clue in his mind, and then walked towards Feng Shuangzhi's room.
"Xitao got married the next day, and she won't be able to stay long. The newly bought maid was given to her as a dowry. A dozen or so maids came in the day before yesterday and gave Xitao two One, and the others will be sent to each courtyard by me, and that one named Fang Fei is smart, and she will be promoted as a second-class maid, and she will be given a monthly fee, and the rest will only be given to third-class maids, and the servants will be raised by her."
Sitting in the room, Feng Shuangzhi closed the register.
Now the people who serve Feng Shuangzhi personally are Mei Xiang and Wei Mian, Mei Xiang is still in charge of her daily affairs, and Wei Mian is more scheming, helping Feng Shuangzhi deal with some difficult things.
After so many days of observation, Feng Shuangzhi could also see that Wei Mian was honest and not a cunning person, and gradually began to train her up.
She handed the roster to Wei Mian, looked at her and said, "Liu Quan'er is responsible for the affairs of the outer courtyard. After you arrange the personnel transfer, report it to Liu Quan for filing. There must be rules in the whole house. All the well-behaved maids and wives will be sold to me, so you don't have to be soft when the time comes, and report to me if you can't handle it well, and I'll make them honest."
There are quite a few newly bought maids, so it stands to reason that there will be no chaos in the mansion, just in case.
After she explained this, she asked Mei Xiang to check on the condition of the dumpling resting in the back room. A few nurses took care of the dumpling together, and nothing would happen to the dumpling.
Tuanzi's body is not bad, and he has been free from illness and disaster since he was born. Feng Shuangzhi ate the tonic soup prescribed by Zhou Wangyuan that day, and his body recovered quickly after giving birth.
Now Zhou Wangyuan has been recognized by the whole family.
Feng Shuangzhi thought about these things, and suddenly said: "Recently, the person who came to matchmaker, the lady mentioned seems to belong to An Ming's family?"
I didn't notice it before, but I just remembered it now.
Before she could continue to ask about the situation, He Shen had already walked in, "I heard that my wife is stern and selfless, and she refused bribes from every writer in the household department."
Feng Shuangzhi turned his head, suddenly raised his eyebrows and said, "It's a pity that I made a fortune with my lord."
"Compared to this Dai Hualing, money is not a pity." He Shen sat over and looked at the maids around, and they retreated in response. He put his arm around her shoulder and said, "About An Ming's gift, you Done right."
Unexpectedly, Feng Shuangzhi replied to him with a half-smile: "It's not that I won't accept it, it's just that it's not the time yet."
She never thought that she could see it so clearly.
He Shen sighed: "I am destined not to be an upright official, not a loyal minister. I want power, money, status... whatever other people want, I want it. The truth is ugly."
Feng Shuangzhi was silent suddenly, she looked into his eyes as if analyzing something.
"If one day, you were buried because of all the desires you have at this moment, would you still make such a decision at this moment?" Climb up by any means, use various methods to cultivate your own party members, and assist you. Oneself, step by step, higher and higher.
In this imperial court, there are many tricks, but they have not had any accidents until now.
But she knew that accidents would happen to many people.
"To be happy in life is to be happy to the fullest, don't let the golden cup be empty to the moon." He Shen murmured, and then looked at her with clear eyes, "As long as it is He Shen, no matter it is this moment, now and then, it is Same decision."
Feng Shuangzhi burst out laughing suddenly, she turned around and hugged him, and put her pointed chin on He Shen's shoulder, "You are so...so calm that I don't know whether to hate you or like you."
"Of course you love me." He Shen put his hand on her back and smiled softly.
"Shameless..." Feng Shuangzhi muttered, but felt that there was no right or wrong.
He Shen said: "When the water is clear, there will be no fish. Be a principled minister for your husband."
There are actually many kinds of evaluations of He Shen by later generations.
When compiling the biography related to He Shen, Emperor Jiaqing changed it many times. In the eyes of later generations, he has become synonymous with corrupt officials, but that is a symbolic cognition, and some people have rehabilitated him. In the past many years, he was still a capable minister.There is no way to find out what the history is like. The person Feng Shuangzhi came into contact with is the real him...
No matter what happens, let her be by your side and witness everything...even a corrupt official.
No, He Shen himself said that he is a principled minister of power.
She laughed muffledly, "If your words spread, others will laugh at you."
He Shen also laughed. He held her hand and went in to look at the dumpling together. When the dumpling woke up, he reached out to grab the hairpin on Feng Shuangzhi's head and gave He Shen a good reprimand.
This kid didn't know if he understood what his Ama said, but he started howling as soon as he opened his mouth, as if he was extremely wronged.
He Shen just felt that this kid was disgusting, and he was harassing his mother, so he reprimanded him. He didn't want this kid to feel wronged—the moment Feng Shuangzhi glared at him, He Shen felt that he was also wronged .
A wife who has a son and forgets her husband...
He Shen felt sore, and sat watching Feng Shuangzhi coaxing the child, and said chillingly, "I'd rather not have children... than this brat!"
Feng Shuangzhi glared at him, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
He Shen rubbed his nose and said, "It seems to be spring, when will we go out for an outing?"
"Isn't it only January? No hurry..."
Feng Shuangzhi hugged the dumpling, paced up and down the room, coaxing him.
"Ma'am, Aunt Xiyu from the Feng residence has brought the young master here." Mei Xiang said outside.
He Shen stood up, took a look at Tuanzi, reached out to touch his forehead, and sighed: "This kid is not worrying at all. I'm going to the study to deal with some things. You can socialize here."
"En." Feng Shuangzhi replied, seeing He Shen left, he called Xi Yu and the others to come in.
Xiyu's identity is unclear, and calling her "girl" is no longer appropriate. After all, now that Xiyu is getting older, she can only call her aunt instead.
Feng Shuangzhi invited them in. A few days ago, Feng Lin had become the heir of the family, which meant that he would inherit the family business from now on.
As soon as she saw Feng Shuangzhi, Xiyu bowed her body, Feng Shuangzhi hugged the crying dumpling and asked the maid to help her up.
Feng Lin bowed and said, "My brother greets my second sister."
Feng Shuangzhi said: "Everyone, get up and sit down, Tuanzi was just made to cry by his Ama, and I'm coaxing him...Tuanzi is good, don't cry, don't cry..."
She hugged the dumpling and walked around twice, Feng Lin had already reached the age of the weak crown, and he also had a gentle face, he looked up at the dumpling, not wanting to turn his head when the dumpling was crying so hard, he would see Feng Lin.
When the four eyes met, Tuanzi suddenly stopped crying, and his dark eyes seemed to be sizing up Feng Lin. For Tuanzi, Feng Lin must be a new face, right?
Feng Shuangzhi was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "I must have seen someone new, so I stopped crying right away."
She breathed a sigh of relief and let Mammy carry him down, but she started crying again when she reached the back.
Feng Lin smiled slightly: "My nephew seems to like me very much, my brother wants to visit him."
Feng Shuangzhi just nodded, the kid just found an excuse to go away, Xiyu had something to say to Feng Shuangzhi, probably didn't want Feng Lin to hear it?
Here Feng Lin walked away, Xi Yu looked at Feng Shuangzhi.
Without saying a word, she knelt down to Feng Shuangzhi and kowtowed: "Thank you, Second Miss, for your fulfillment that day."
Feng Shuang didn't dodge or evade. After receiving this gift from her, she walked over to help her up, and said, "Now that Feng Lin has become a talent, you can be regarded as a success."
"Without the Second Miss, Xiyu would never be where she is today." Xiyu knew who was kind to her, and the expression of gratitude on her face was neither exaggerated nor artificial. She sniffled and held back the bitter tears in her eyes , said, "If Feng Lin has any future prospects, it will be due to the kindness of the second young lady."
She was probably too excited and forgot that Feng Shuangzhi was married, so she called "Second Miss" directly.
Feng Shuangzhi didn't mind, asked her to sit up and asked the servant girl to pour her a cup of tea, and said, "I'm afraid you're not only here for these things, are you?"
"Miss knows everything..." Xiyu wiped her face, as if she felt that she had lost her composure, she lowered her head, a little embarrassed, "Slave...Feng Lin is also at the age to take the imperial examination, and my husband has taught him a lot... ...It's just that both the master and I have failed, and the servants are afraid..."
Feng Shuangzhi laughed, "You don't have to worry about that. No one will trip Feng Lin. He is just a child, and Mafa will protect him. Even He Shen will not let him suffer. If he is wronged, he must prepare well. After passing the provincial examination this year, he will be able to prepare for the palace examination in two years. Ten years of hard work will never let him down for his hard work."
This is reassuring for Xi Yu, after all, the matter of the imperial examination is too big, Xi Yu has always been in the inner courtyard, she is a female class, not very knowledgeable, so she will panic.
Here she asked about the situation in Yinglian Mansion, and chatted with Xiyu about parenting for a while. Seeing that it was going to be night, Xiyu couldn't stay for long, so she took Feng Lin back.
Before leaving, Feng Shuangzhi presented him with the Four Treasures of the Study, and said that there are some beautiful calligraphy and paintings in the Hengtai antique shop, and there is also a talented man, so he can pay more visits.
Because Feng Lin is a man after all, he also reads a lot, so his knowledge is much better than that of Xi Yu.
Xi Yu felt puzzled after hearing this, but Feng Lin bowed to Feng Shuangzhi as a salute.
After sending the two people out of the house, Feng Shuangzhi looked at the silhouette of the car in the sunset, suddenly smiled, and said to himself: "I only hope that Wang Jie likes the apprentice I found for him...smart...smart...ha ..."
What will this year's spring be like?
Feng Shuangzhi really had an indescribable expectation.
The matter about An Ming has come to an end for the time being, but this person is still running to communicate with the government.
And the Yangzhou salt merchant Wang Rulong, whom Feng Shuangzhi had been paying attention to, was also in contact with An Ming.
Feng Shuangzhi asked Liu Quan'er to watch for a few days, and then there was news.
One night before March [-]rd, Feng Shuangzhi told He Shen about Wang Rulong while lying in bed, and explained Wang Rulong's identity to him. At this time, He Shen frowned.
"Salt merchants in Yangzhou?"
"Yes." Feng Shuangzhi knew that he was interested, "Do you know about water transportation in nine provinces?"
"I've heard of this one. Lian Shuangcheng, the new head of water transportation in nine provinces, is said to be a man of all talents in civil and military affairs. It's a pity..." He Shen paused suddenly, unable to spoke.
Feng Shuangzhi didn't expect that he knew something else, so he hurriedly told him, "Don't whet your appetite."
He Shen rolled his hands around her waist, and only smiled softly: "I'm afraid you won't like me when you hear that this man is handsome, unrestrained and suave..."
Feng Shuangzhi pressed his hand and glared at him: "It's business."
"Okay..." He Shen responded, but still with a lazy expression, "The Lianshuangcheng is actually similar to me, and he is a legendary figure. I really want to get acquainted. He was originally a legendary figure. A talented scholar in the south of the Yangtze River, who failed the imperial examination, went straight to the Cao Gang. After a few years, he really became famous and became Zhang Gaoyuan's second in command. Seizing the opportunity, he turned his back on him directly, and stabbed Zhang Gaoyuan in the back who had promoted him, and he took the position. It is said that this person has a soft face and is more beautiful than a woman, but his thoughts and methods are all first-class and ruthless. A very powerful person..."
Feng Shuangzhi didn't expect that there would be such an incident in the middle, "That Zhang Gaoyuan is his benefactor, and he also..."
"This is the real decisiveness. When it's time to strike, strike. No matter who the other party is, as long as you want to fight against your own interests, then--" He stretched out his palm and compared it to her neck. It seemed to scare her.
Feng Shuangzhi was amused by him, but he frowned after laughing: "Then Wang Rulong is also a well-known salt merchant in Yangzhou. , not to transport smuggled salt to many salt merchants, and no one dares not to listen to him..."
"Do you still remember the gift An Ming gave you? It was all from Wang Rulong's Hengtai Zhai. I'm afraid he even bribed An Ming. The two of them wanted to hook up with me. After all, I This is still a job in the Ministry of Households, but the matter of Yanyin has nothing to do with me after all, so there is nothing to say." He Shen just said it nicely, and only he himself knows whether he has the ability to contribute to this.
What is Shiobiki?
This thing is also called "salt banknote", and the salt can be obtained only by the introduction of salt.If merchants sell salt legally, they must first purchase salt from the government.For example, there are regulations on how much salt can be purchased for each salt import, and how much it is worth.
Merchants bought salt from the government in order to trade in the salt industry.
There are eight major salt merchants in Yangzhou. In the 33rd year of Qianlong, the new salt administration officials discovered that in the previous 20 years, the Lianghuai Salt Administration had issued more than 1000 million taels of silver. Later, this incident affected many People, even Ji Xiaolan, the imperial poet, were involved in the famous Lianghuai Salt Citation Case.
The importance of this salt quotation can be seen.
Salt merchants in Yangzhou not only deal in official salt, but also make huge profits from private salt.
Illegal salt without official permission does not need to pay the salt money, and there will be huge profits in the middle.
However, most of the transportation of smuggled salt has to be connected with the Cao Gang. Without the Cao Gang to transport salt, smuggling salt would be impossible.This is where Wang Rulong's problem arises—he has a bad relationship with Lian Shuangcheng, and Lian Shuangcheng is united with Wang Rulong, a water transport hub in nine provinces. At this time, Wang Rulong is in a predicament.
"So if he wants to get out of the predicament, he has to get Yan Yin from the Yanzheng, but now the Jiangnan and Huaihe Rivers are full of Li Shiyao's people. Li Shiyao has made friends with other salt merchants and has been won over. The salt merchants squeezed out Wang Rulong, and Wang Rulong couldn't make any breakthrough in Jianghuai—so..."
Feng Shuangzhi analyzed every word, and He Shen laughed when he heard it.
"My Shuangzhi is really smart..." He Shen kissed her, "Wang Rulong can only go to the capital to find a breakthrough. Can he find someone to help him solve the problem of Yanyin or Lianshuangcheng? is the key."
It's just that this matter is someone else's business, Feng Shuangzhi didn't think it was a big deal after thinking about it.
She yawned, a little sleepy, and wanted to sleep.
He Shen stroked her hair, let her lie on his chest, and said: "The current Lianghuai Salt Censor is Li Yuanfa, who is Li Shiyao's disciple. Yes, other salt merchants have given enough money, and Li Yuanfa has also been greedy for enough money. He is very courageous, and he is backed by Li Shiyao in the capital, so he is very courageous."
"That is to say...Wang Rulong actually can't find anyone to help him in the capital...Because Li Shiyao is..." Feng Shuangzhi fell asleep and woke up immediately. She looked at He Shen, stared into his eyes, and said, " Do you want Wang Rulong to go find that old guy Li Shiyao?"
"You don't seem to like him at all." He Shen laughed.
Feng Shuangzhi supported his head, and only curled his lips, "Since you win over Haining, I know you don't like Li Shiyao and Sun Shiyi either."
"After all, I am an upstart in the imperial court. In the eyes of some people, I am still powerful, but in the eyes of truly powerful people, I am nothing." He Shen's voice was very soft, with a sense of danger , "To kill chickens and monkeys, you have to pick a suitable person to stand up. I'm just thinking about who is more suitable..."
"Now Li Shiyao is the minister of military affairs and the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, but Haining is still serving as the inspector of Yunnan and Guizhou. Mrs. Cha hinted to me at the beginning." Feng Shuangzhi did not expect that this move could really be used. "It seems that everything is ready and only owes the east wind..."
"Dongfeng..."
He Shen muttered, but said, "I don't know when the east wind will come, even if it does... I don't know when it will overwhelm the west wind..."
"Go to sleep." Feng Shuangzhi yawned, this time he was really sleepy.
Both husband and wife are extremely smart people, and He Shen never hides anything from her. When two people discuss together, things are often simple.
So Feng Shuangzhi understood Heshen's official affairs.
She was tired, and He Shen had to go to bed too, after all, she had to go to court tomorrow.
It's just that she was about to fall asleep in a daze, but she didn't expect Liu Quan'er to shout outside: "Master, there is someone outside who wants to see you."
He Shen frowned, "Who are you seeing in the middle of the night? No..."
Liu Quan'er was also woken up in the middle of the night, but now he felt a little embarrassed. He bowed outside the room and said, "He said his name is Lian Shuangcheng. The servant sees that he has injuries on his body, and he seems to be in a hurry..."
He Shen only felt a shock, and sat up at once, even Feng Shuangzhi was startled when he heard it.
Are you kidding me, Lian Shuang City? !
She sat up and saw that He Shen had a cold face, with a serious expression, as if this person was really a difficult person.
"He..." Feng Shuangzhi felt a little incomprehensible.
Speaking of Cao Cao, when Cao Cao arrived, it didn't come true like this.
He Shen just smiled, with a slightly sinister taste, two thin lips touched up and down, but spit out a few words: "The east wind is coming."
He got up and dressed quickly, and said to Liu Quan'er outside: "Please come to the study, I'll see you right away."
The lights in the room came on, Feng Shuangzhi went up to help him put on his clothes, and said: "Be careful."
He Shen nodded, "This person is not easy to deal with..."
He paused, and was about to go out, but turned around and said: "If Madam is interested, you can also go to the study to listen."
The study he was talking about was not his study.
Back then, in this house, the study rooms were built back to back. His study room was next to Feng Shuangzhi's, with nothing but a secret door, a screen, and a bamboo curtain in between.
Feng Shuangzhi was worried, he must be going.
After He Shen left, she asked the maid to help her get dressed, lighted the lamp, and quietly entered from the other side of the study.
On the other hand, He Shen slowly pushed the door open and entered.
The light in the room was rather dim, only two lamps were lit, and a man was sitting alone in front of Heshen’s writing desk, wearing a high-quality Suzhou embroidered black silk fabric, and the shoes under his feet were threaded with gold thread, with his back facing the door. sit there.
He Shen paused at the door, followed by Liu Quan'er quietly closing the door and standing inside.
Only then did He Shen walk over, "The chief rudder of the water transportation in nine provinces visited the humble house late at night, which really surprised and delighted someone."
The man didn't look back, he just laughed, but there was a bit of bloody smell, and there was even an indescribable sofa. Just listening to this man's words, he had the illusion of watching a precious sword unsheathed.
"My lord, it's a good thing that even a certain person is here to give you money and status."
He Shen was a little vigilant in his heart, stepped forward, and saw the face of this man.
Sure enough, he is a romantic and suave character in the legend. Only those red phoenix eyes with slanted upward angled corners have a magical power to make Jiangnan women go on and on, but it's a pity - this man is a desperate gambler. Shen is also a character with a vicious mind.
He sat down on his armchair calmly, smiled and looked at the other party, "Master Lian is too polite."
This person is Lian Shuangcheng, tall and tall, but when he is sitting in the armchair, he gives people a sense of flow, a little casual, as if he regards this place as his own home, with a wound on his abdomen, and even There was also an arrow wound on his shoulder, as if he had just escaped a catastrophe.It's just that he has a wound on his body, but he has a smile on his face. He is really a madman. He is beautiful, and the words he speaks are also beautiful.
"Today, not long after a certain person entered Beijing, he came out of the Juxian Building and encountered a night attack. He escaped all the way, and everyone around him died. Zhaizi, I took the liberty to visit."
He Shen couldn't even get angry anymore, this man really spoke very casually.
Feng Shuangzhi was also listening from behind at the moment. Even Shuangcheng's voice was a little deep, but it was extremely gorgeous, and it was incomparable to silk and bamboo orchestras.
She immediately thought of Wang Rulong and An Ming, as well as Li Shiyao and Sun Shiyi. Lian Shuangcheng came as soon as he said it, and was robbed and killed just after entering the capital. She didn't know which side did it.
Feng Shuangzhi would not believe that this person came to Hefu by accident. If he believed him, he would be a fool.
This person clearly came here with a purpose, to drag He Shen into the water.
It's just that it's a danger, but it's also an opportunity.
The chief executive of water transportation in the nine provinces is also an extremely cunning figure, if he can take it for his own use...
As soon as this idea popped up, Feng Shuangzhi knew it was unreliable.
A character like Lian Shuangcheng must be extremely arrogant.He Shen said just now that this person's failure in the imperial examination must be due to the same reason as He Shen.This person actually threw himself into the waterway without even thinking about it, joined the Cao Gang, and now he is still doing well, how could anyone else have such courage?
He Shen said that this person made him want to make friends, probably because of this kind of ruthlessness, is it an indescribable sympathy for each other?
He Shen didn't pass the imperial examination at the beginning, so he became a guard directly. This person became a bandit directly.
In Feng Shuangzhi's eyes, Lian Shuangcheng was definitely not a serious person.
It's just that the current He Shen doesn't have that kind of intention to make friends, just because Lian Shuangcheng is too strange to come.
"Sure enough, my mansion and I are a place without walls. Anyone can come and leave as soon as they say." He Shen sighed at the right time, and looked at Lian Shuangcheng through a book case, "Just now, even The rudder master said that he was hunted down, and he was curious, who would dare to chase you down? You are capable of both civil and military skills, and you can still hurt you, this is a skill."
"Extremely capable..." Lian Shuangcheng laughed, "I didn't know who I offended, so I came to you. Mr. He is an upstart in the capital, I heard that I was forced to a dead end Wang Rulong even wanted to curry favor with you, and wanted to climb up along the line of your lady, but it seems that your lady is very shrewd and didn't... let him succeed."
When he was talking about this, he didn't know why he glanced at the bookshelf behind He Shen, and sighed decently: "There are so many books."
There is another study room behind the bookshelf. Hearing this sound, Feng Shuangzhi almost overturned the bamboo tube beside him. There was only a small sound.
Her heart skipped a beat, and she always felt that Lian Shuangcheng seemed to know that she was behind.
This person's power of observation is truly terrifying.
This person is like a friend or an enemy, very unpredictable.
Feng Shuangzhi's feeling is also He Shen's feeling, "Even the rudder master, don't speak dark words in front of Ming people. We all know who you are. It's late at night, I don't want to play tricks on you, so just say what you want .”
Lian Shuangcheng smiled, "There are some things that I really can't tell you now, but I'm in trouble, your house is safer, and I want to stay for two days."
He Shen's eyes were sharp, and he looked straight into each other's eyes, "Is Lian Ruozhu joking?"
"I'm seriously injured, I'm not joking." It's just that he is still smiling.
Is this man a madman?
Feng Shuangzhi suddenly sighed secretly, turned around and wanted to leave.
because she has
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