Heshen is a strict wife

"Wang Jie is dead or alive?!"

When receiving this news, Feng Shuangzhi's expression darkened.

Zhou Qu didn't expect that the development of the matter would be so bizarre. The imperial envoy had only left Beijing for less than half a month, and only a few days to Yangzhou?He even said that when Wang Jie inspected the Yangzhou wharf at the mouth of the Caohe River, the river flooded and washed away people.

Those officials in the south of the Yangtze River were very unanimous in their caliber. They only said that Mr. Wang Jie did not listen to their advice. It is more dangerous to check the river at night and patrol the canals. They told him to go during the day, but he would not listen. He thought Wang Jie would not be able to do without their company He wanted to go, but he didn't know that Wang Jie was a stubborn donkey, so he went by himself.

Immediately, a large number of officials pleaded guilty to the emperor, saying that they did not take good care of Mr. Wang Jie...

Feng Shuangzhi stood up, then clenched his hands tightly, paced up and down the room, but frowned and said: "It's almost winter, and the river is pouring back? This group of lard blinded... no Water soldiers, how can there be any soldiers who can't water on the entire Caohe wharf? I'm afraid this is a premeditated murder. Who knows whether the soldiers can use water or not? Anyway, they are all dead. Double the number, saying that they are all able to survive..."

The sky was high and the emperor was far away. What else could Qianlong do other than be angry for a while?

Blame those officials?His attitude of apologizing was so sincere, he reported the whole story one by one, and then he made an apology himself.According to the Jiangnan officials, Wang Jie's death was his own doing—even though they never said such a thing, these were the words that hinted at Qianlong.

There is no other way but to let people track down Wang Jie's whereabouts.

Zhou Qu also knew that things must not be simple, but he never expected that the officialdom is so dangerous. Wang Jie is an upright person, but he has ended up like this, which makes people feel an unspeakable sense of depression.

Feng Shuangzhi stopped moving, just sat down again, and raised his hands to press his temples, so that he could calm down and think about what the matter was like.Yonggui and Heshen are with Wang Jie, and now the news is that Heshen and Yonggui are fine, there is really a weirdness everywhere here.

Since the investigation of Chen Hongmou, the officials in the capital have been secretly paying attention to the news from the Jiangnan side. Now that Wang Jie has an accident, the old fritters who have been in the officialdom for a long time will not know the news.

The current Chen Hongmou doesn't have so much energy, and the one who can protect him and plan all this is probably Fukang'an behind him.Although the officials in the south of the Yangtze River are united as one, no one dares to make such a big fuss behind them?Now that Wang Jie had something to do, everyone saw the situation clearly, and felt that Fukang's situation was strong after all, and they couldn't stop him.

But at the same time, the old woman in Wang Jie's mansion also knew the news. After she went out to buy vegetables and came back to hear the news, Granny Zhang remembered Wang Jie's instructions and wandered outside the He mansion in the afternoon.

Liu Quan'er had just come back from outside when she saw an old woman wandering outside the mansion, she didn't take it seriously at first, but when she got to the mansion, she heard that the woman had been wandering there for an entire afternoon, so she realized that Something is wrong.

"Go and see, has the woman gone outside?"

Liu Quan'er gave an order, and stood by the stable, thinking about it while unfastening the saddle.

Recently, Wang Jie's affairs have caused a lot of ups and downs in the city. His family's father is fine in Jiangnan, because the business in the mansion has spread to Jiangnan, and there is also a rice shop and tea shop in Yangzhou, so He Shen connected with that side. , the news in their mansion will be much smoother. It is more accurate to see He Shen's news about Wang Jie's matter.

He was making plans here, when the person who had gone out to look at it just now came in to reply, saying that the woman had already left.

Liu Quan'er frowned, feeling something was wrong, so he untied the saddle and threw it away, clapped his hands and prepared to go to the meeting hall in the west chamber to find Feng Shuangzhi.

At this time, Feng Shuangzhi was talking about Wang Jie to Zhou Qu, when Liu Quan'er called Qian'er in, she asked him what was the matter, and Liu Quan'er explained the matter of Granny Zhang in detail.

Feng Shuangzhi heard it, and seemed to remember something, but the impression was very vague. Recently, everyone in the house was tightly bound to him, and he didn't know when the disaster would happen to him, so he seemed to be compared with everyone in the house. Chi Sha, that mother-in-law Zhang is a coward. She wanted to find Mrs. He, but she didn't know how to get in, and she was frightened.It's just that the current Feng Shuangzhi didn't know why the old lady left, and only asked, "Tell me about that old lady's appearance."

Liu Quan'er doesn't have the ability to read and write, but this is the only way to recognize people. If you know someone's name when you meet him, you will never forget it next time you see him. This is why He Shen likes him.With such Liu Quan'er by my side, when I go out, I will never worry about the embarrassment of meeting some old acquaintances but forgetting them because of the years.

He described the woman's appearance in detail, and Feng Shuangzhi put down the teacup in his hand, stood up suddenly and said, "It's the woman who took care of the yard in Wang Jie's mansion. Yang Jiangnan's master is Chen Hongmou's aide, so it is impossible that he was not prepared for the current situation, that woman must know something..."

"Then let's go find her tomorrow?" Liu Quan'er made a suggestion.

Feng Shuangzhi thought the same way at first, it's already late today, it's not suitable to go, after all, it's late at night - but in a blink of an eye, she felt that it was too late, this woman must have something urgent to come to the Hefu , Now it's Wang Jie's business, Wang Jie told her to do it, but this person is hesitant.It can be seen from this that Zhang Po is a cowardly and stupid person by nature, but she can still think about Wang Jie's affairs, which proves that this person still has a certain degree of loyalty.

"It shouldn't be too late, and if it's too late, things will change. This woman makes me worry, so I'm ready to go immediately. Liu Quan'er is going to fight the front line, and Zhou Qu is preparing for this in the mansion."

After all, it was Feng Shuangzhi who wanted to take the initiative to go to Wang Jie's side to deal with outside affairs, and Liu Quan'er was more capable.

It was decided on her side, Zhou Qu and Liu Quan'er looked at each other, they were already familiar with helping the two masters in the mansion, so they regarded it as a normal thing.

Shuangzhi was ready to go out immediately, so he got into the small green-veiled sedan chair and was carried away by the gradually falling twilight of the Beijing city.

At the same time, Chen Xijia also heard about Wang Jie's incident in Chunheyuan Fukang'an Yard. She suddenly felt that the time was right. She had asked Zhang Po before, and Zhang Po said that she would deal with it after something happened.Isn't something wrong with Wang Jie now?

This matter really can't be delayed, no matter whether what she thinks is true or not, at least she has to try it out, with the account book, maybe her grandfather's affairs can turn around, maybe relying on her meritorious service However, it is not certain that he can restore Fukang'an's mind.

Chen Xijia's heart was beating fast, so she hurriedly walked towards Fu Kang'an's yard, only to learn from the gatekeeper that Fu Kang'an hadn't returned from the palace today.

Chen Xijia was extremely disappointed, and when she was about to leave, she saw Luo Qiushan, a scribe in apricot-yellow shirt, coming out of the study. She was stunned for a moment: "Who is this man, and why did he come out of Master's study?"

The gatekeeper replied: "It's my master's counselor, Mr. Luo, who has always helped me deal with some urgent matters that I can't handle in time. Now that my master is in the palace, naturally Mr. Luo is helping me."

Chen Xijia's eyes fell directly on Luo Qiushan.

Luo Qiushan could be regarded as a personable and personable person. At this time, the light was dim, and he didn't notice Chen Xijia standing in the corridor next to him. He was still thinking about Wang Jie in the south of the Yangtze River. He always felt that there was something wrong, but he couldn't tell.As a person who has always vaguely regarded Wang Jie as an opponent, Luo Qiushan always felt a little strange when he suddenly learned that Wang Jie was gone. Although life and death were uncertain, the probability of death was definitely greater than life.It felt like that peerless swordsman wanted to challenge a master, and when he was eager to try, the master was suddenly crushed to death by a meteorite falling from the sky, he was indescribably aggrieved!

Luo Qiushan, who was still aggrieved, was about to leave the mansion when he heard a soft female voice: "Mr. Luo, please stay."

Luo Qiushan turned around and saw Chen Xijia, he raised his eyebrows and said, "I don't know what's the matter with Madam?"

Luo Qiushan is a formidable person. He was the one who told Fu Heng the news of Chen Xijia going to Wang Jie's mansion. Now Fu Heng is very dissatisfied with this daughter-in-law. Once this incident is over, Chen Xijia may be over.It's just that Chen Xijia didn't know that Luo Qiushan had done this, and she didn't even know that Luo Qiushan hated herself to the extreme. She was full of self-righteousness, and she walked up and said to Luo Qiushan: "I hold a secret related to Wang Jie in my hand. It's just that the master is not here, so I don't know how to deal with it, since Mr. Luo is the master's counselor, please listen."

In fact, Luo Qiushan turned around and was about to leave, but when he heard the word Wang Jie, he stopped abruptly.

He suddenly remembered that Chen Xijia had been to Wang Jie's residence before Wang Jie went to Jiangnan.Although Luo Qiushan felt that this woman was extremely stupid, he did not deny that she might hold some important secret.

After all, this is related to Fukang'an's major affairs, and there is nothing important about Luo Qiushan recently, so it doesn't matter if you stand here and listen to her talk for a while.

It's just that Luo Qiushan didn't expect that a big secret came out after hearing it.

After listening to Chen Xijia's words, especially the word "account book", he almost felt his scalp go numb in an instant, and the account book was actually in Wang Jie's hands!Why did Wang Jie go to Jiangnan to check since he has the account book?Is this man a fool? !

Luo Qiushan's mind was extremely confused. On the one hand, he felt that what Chen Xijia said was very possible, and on the other hand, he felt that this kind of thing was unreasonable. All kinds of thoughts were intertwined. He patted his forehead and said to himself: "Calm down... …calm……"

Chen Xijia naturally knew how important his news was in an instant, and his face suddenly glowed. Looking at Luo Qiushan, he asked repeatedly: "But this news is useful? What is Mr. Luo going to do? I know. Will you save my grandfather..."

It's just that Luo Qiushan ignored her, after a long time, he immediately turned around, "If this is true, madam should make a contribution."

These words were really loud, and immediately made Chen Xijia feel at ease.

Looking at the back of Luo Qiushan leaving, Chen Xijia supported the wall pillars, and felt a sense of joy. Everything has turned around. She is very confused and happy now. She hopes that Fukang'an will come back immediately and tell the story. he.

It's just that Luo Qiushan's affairs were not going well. When he arrived at the intersection of the main road and was about to pass under the Juxian Building, a group of horse-drawn carts from a rice shop came out from nowhere, and what was the "Tongchang" rice shop? Yes, he couldn't get through on his horse, and he felt upset when he saw that the sky had completely darkened.

"Which company does this rice caravan belong to?" Luo Qiushan was so anxious that he couldn't help asking.

Some passers-by who were blocked shook their heads, but some people said: "Isn't this on the shop under Mr. He's hands?"

Luo Qiushan immediately felt that He Shen was really blocking the way. It was only because of bad luck. I don’t know why the rice transport team didn’t leave. Seeing that Luo Qiushan was very angry, he immediately gave everyone in Hefu a note After making a sum, Luo Qiushan got off the horse directly, and didn't bother to care about the horse. He quickly crossed the street and walked towards Wang Jie's house a few streets away.

Behind her back, Liu Quan'er lifted the brim of her hat and smiled, "My wife is really clever."

Just now when they came, they asked Mrs. Zhang about it. After knowing that Chen Xijia had asked Mrs. Zhang about it, Feng Shuangzhi prepared this move. It happened that the rice shop was transporting grain, so she changed her way and walked here. , if you meet someone, then you are really lucky.

Unexpectedly, he really ran into him.

Liu Quan'er, who was following He Shen, had already memorized the names and faces of all the counselors. When he saw Luo Qiushan approaching from a distance, he directly asked the grain truck to slow down. As expected, Luo Qiushan was waiting there. After a quarter of an hour didn't pass, he had no choice but to abandon his horse and walk away.

Thinking of the unlucky Luo Qiushan, Liu Quan'er smacked his lips in a good mood, threw the rein, turned over and got off the shaft, patted the shop assistant on the shoulder, and said: "It's over, you go quickly, Don't get in the way of others."

The guys were wondering, just now Steward Liu told me to slow down, and now they think they are in the way, but Liu Quan'er is in charge, so they could only follow suit, and quickly took the rice transport team away, Juxian The front of the building was once again bustling.

Luo Qiushan, who abandoned his horse and walked on foot, almost ran all the way to Wang Jie's mansion. This account book is too important. It is almost the evidence of corruption in the entire Jiangnan officialdom. If he gets it, he will control the lifeblood of the entire court. .

Without even thinking about it, Luo Qiushan pushed the door open and went in. The woman was by the door and was startled by him, "Why is there another one?"

another one?

Luo Qiushan immediately said coldly: "Is there anyone else inside?"

That Mrs. Zhang was so frightened today that she suddenly came to a beautiful lady and asked her a question. Looking back, she realized that it was Mrs. Wang Jie said. Now Mrs. Zhang is still immersed in the shock of meeting a nobleman. Zhong didn't come back to his senses, thinking how this and his wife had the face of the king of Hades, how could he have thought that he would have the face of the king of Hades again immediately?Alas, Wang Jie with the face of Hades knows everyone with the face of Hades...

Grandma Zhang said in a daze: "And Madam..."

Luo Qiushan thought about what Chen Xijia said before. He knew where the thing was, and he also knew that Wang Jie was going to hand it over to He Shen. It seemed that He Shen and Wang Jie belonged to the same party.

He knew that the matter was urgent, and he didn't care whether he had trespassed on someone else's house or not, so he went in directly. When he got to the front of the study, he saw a light inside, so he pushed the door open.

At this moment, Feng Shuangzhi held an oil lamp filled with oil in his left hand, and was pulling the cabinet away, revealing the things wrapped in a piece of linen, with a blue corner of the cover faintly exposed.

Looking at it from a distance, Luo Qiushan's heart skipped a beat, Ledger!

He went up to snatch the thing, the position was right, and the thing was right!

Feng Shuangzhi shouted, "Who are you?"

Luo Qiushan stopped for a while, but remained silent for a while, and then continued to press forward, "Master Wang Jie has an accident, is it inconvenient for a lady like Mrs. Wang Jie to stay in his room? Back then, Mr. Wang Jie and I were from Jiangnan, so we knew him It's Chen Hongmou's counselor, and now something happened to him, so he notified me to help him, madam—"

Suddenly unable to continue, Feng Shuangzhi stretched out his hand to touch the notebook in the drawer, and grabbed it in his hand before Luo Qiushan came over. At the same time, he shook the oil lamp in his left hand and said: " Come here, this ledger will be gone!"

Luo Qiushan couldn't move anymore, he only squinted his eyes and looked at Feng Shuangzhi with that dangerous look.

Feng Shuangzhi's eyes also revealed cruelty, but she was calmer, and said, "I heard that this thing is very important."

Luo Qiushan was afraid that she would do something, so he could only hold her steady at this time: "Madam and please calm down, this thing is very important to us, Mr. Wang Jie may rely on him to save his life."

At this time, Feng Shuangzhi seemed to be tempted by such a sentence suddenly, Wang Jie is all right?

However, during this moment of stupefaction, Luo Qiushan had already rushed up to snatch the thing in her hand. Although Feng Shuangzhi was caught off guard, he was quick-witted, so he threw the thing far away, and suddenly became ruthless. , splashed the lamp oil in the oil lamp, soaking the account book completely, and then threw the lamp, and lit the account book that fell on the ground.

How fast does this oil-soaked thing burn?Luo Qiushan was in a hurry, and wanted to go up and grab the thing, but at this moment Feng Shuangzhi was beside him and said: "Since you want to plot against me, then everyone will not get it, Liu Quan'er—stop him! "

Liu Quan'er happened to come over at this time, so he restrained Luo Qiushan a few times, and said with a snort: "Boy, you are so courageous to dare to attack our wife."

Feng Shuangzhi, however, after Liu Quan'er subdued Luo Qiushan, walked over quickly and put out the fire with something. At this time, he picked up the ledger book, but it was completely unrecognizable. It was burnt clean, leaving only a little spine on the shelf.

When Luo Qiushan saw it, he almost spit out a mouthful of blood. Seeing that the ledger was right in front of his eyes, it was actually taken by this woman...and his wife!

Feng Shuangzhi also sighed, and said, "If it wasn't for this person's bad deeds... oh, what a pity..."

Between the words, I was very sorry, obviously, Feng Shuangzhi also knew what it was.

She threw the burnt thing down, the whole ground was in a mess, there was only a little spark, and the room was very dark, so she heard Feng Shuangzhi say: "Forget it, Liu Quan'er let him go, this matter has to be found elsewhere." It's over, let's go home."

"Yes." Liu Quan'er gave Luo Qiushan a hard look, then let him go, stood beside Feng Shuangzhi, protected Feng Shuangzhi and left, and went out to sit on the sedan chair in the dark. Then go back home.

Luo Qiushan was so angry that he punched the door frame directly, and returned to the Spring Palace with a murderous look, wanting to talk to Fu Kang'an about it.

Fukang'an did indeed come back. He had just sat down and drank tea when he saw his most powerful counselor come back with a look of depression on his face. He wondered, "What's wrong with you?"

Luo Qiushan gritted his teeth: "He Shen, no, He Shen's wife! That woman, she is evil!"

Fukang'an never expected to hear about Feng Shuangzhi as soon as he came back, he frowned and said, "But what happened?"

That's why Luo Qiushan told the whole story, from the news Chen Xijia gave him, to the unlucky rice transport team he met along the way, to the situation in Wang Jie's mansion, and finally, Luo Qiushan Qiu Shan almost vomited a mouthful of blood: "The account book was set on fire by that woman! I—"

Almost lost his breath, Luo Qiushan took a while to come along.

It's just that Fukang'an didn't speak for a long time, Luo Qiushan finally recovered, and asked, "Master, what's wrong?"

Fukang An glanced at him coolly, but said in a deep voice, "You've been tricked."

"...What?" Luo Qiushan hadn't reacted yet.

Fukang'an sighed and got a headache again. This is troublesome. "Which rice store did you meet when you went there? Who did you see when you entered Wang Jie's mansion? You said that there was a picture on the table and a plaque on the pillar. You are holding a rope, but you still have to trick others... It's not that you are not smart enough, it's that she is too smart."

Luo Qiushan suddenly became stiff, and all the things that happened before were rewinded from his mind, and they became clearer. He was almost terrified, recalling the beautiful face of his wife and the expressions on that face, almost It was a moment of confusion.

Ledger?

... ledger ...

Now the situation is suddenly reversed, and Fukang'an doesn't know what to do next.

If the ledger falls into Feng Shuangzhi's hands, what will Feng Shuangzhi do?Also, how did Feng Shuangzhi get in touch with Wang Jie?Or when did He Shen hook up?Did they have such a relationship a long time ago, or did they come about after the impeachment of Chen Hongmou...

He waved his hand and let Luo Qiushan go.

Luo Qiushan went out, stood outside for a long time, went back to Wang Jie's mansion, told the old lady to go away with a cold face, and went back into Wang Jie's study, and saw the sentence "The road is long" on the desk. It's so far away, I'll search up and down." Then he looked at a rope hanging from the side of the pillar. He walked over and pulled it like this, but it only pulled the vertical plaque hanging on the pillar. .

He gritted his teeth, and directly opened the vertical plaque, the inside was empty, only a corner of it might be a piece of paper left in the gap because he pulled it too quickly...

It really is the ledger.

Luo Qiushan claimed to be smart all his life, but he didn't want to be plotted to death by a female class now, he just felt as if he was slapped on the face by someone head-on, and immediately became dizzy, and couldn't tell the north, south, east, and west.