klisemfg Chapter 1068 Chapter 1068
Chapter 1068 Chapter 1068
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Jin Yunfan entered the room and opened the door curtain to see Jin Fuyun playing the zither. With a smile on his lips, he jokingly said, "Where did this golden magpie fly from today to make our eldest daughter laugh?"
"Don't laugh at me, bro. I was distracted a few days ago."
She apologized again, but Jin Yunfan would not take it to heart. Instead, he took advantage of her good mood and told her about recent events in the capital. "Father said that you should not expand your business too much in the capital. There are many people here, either royal family members or high-ranking officials. If you deal with them, you may end up in jail."
It’s a good mood indeed.
Jin Yunfan would never have dared to say this before. Jin Fuyun disagreed with her father Jin Meng and was determined to go to the capital and gain a foothold. With her status, she would naturally move up to a higher level.
After hearing Jin Yunfan say this today, she actually listened to it.
"Brother has mentioned it several times, and I have always taken it to heart. Now it seems that the capital is more complicated than Liyang. I happen to be discussing marriage, so I can put the shop matter aside for the time being."
Yu Cheng returned to the house and called two unfamiliar subordinates, San Bing and Si Ding, who had just arrived in the capital. They looked ordinary and would be lost in the crowd. "Hurry up and change your clothes, take some personal belongings and follow me out."
When San Bing heard this, his originally narrow eyes narrowed, "Boss, what's the matter?"
"Don't ask!"
Yu Cheng changed into a neat short outfit, replaced the hairpin, and only tied a gray-blue headband. He also filled his mouth with buck teeth and shaved his originally thick eyebrows into sparse ones.
Si Ding was not vague. He took out the turmeric paste. After the three of them applied it, their sallow faces became the same as those of ordinary farmers.
They carried their bags and went out of the corner gate, galloped on horseback to the outside of the city, then put on their bamboo hats and half-length raincoats. The three of them touched their scimitars, daggers, bows and crossbows at their waists and headed towards Longen Temple.
Song Guanzhou leaned on the soft pillow in the carriage, his body swaying with the movement of the carriage.
She felt inexplicably panicked, and she didn't need to count her heart rate to feel it was so fast that it almost jumped out of her chest.
"Don't worry, Madam. Brother Linshan is driving the carriage himself today." In the dim light, Rendong could see that Song Guanzhou was frowning.
Song Guanzhou sat up straight, holding on to his legs and feet to move, and Rendong hurriedly lent a hand.
Hehua and Zhuanggu lifted the carriage curtain, took a look and then quickly put it down. Song Guanzhou waved his hand and asked the three of them to come closer.
"Today, the three of you must follow me closely. You have something to carry with you."
Honeysuckle was horrified. "Madam, what is it?"
Is that not what she thought? If so, it was already so dangerous, it would be better to return to the mansion where it would be safer. It was raining heavily outside, and the sound of the rain covered the voice of Song Guanzhou's instructions in the car.
She looked at the silver hairpins on several people's heads, took them off and tested their hardness. Fortunately, they were not highly pure silver, most of them were silver-plated, and had acceptable hardness.
"If a bad guy comes later, don't panic. Remember to find the right opportunity and stab him hard in the eyes and neck with the silver hairpin."
Zhuang Gu was a little panicked when she heard this, "Madam, if there are really bad guys coming, why don't we go back?" She and Ren Dong thought the same thing, but Song Guanzhou shook his head, "It doesn't matter. The bad guys will do anything desperate. Even if I hide in the mansion, they will find other ways to deal with me."
"Yes... Big—"
"Lotus!"
Honeysuckle growled, stopping Lotus from saying the name. Song Guanzhou comforted the three people, "I just hope that I am a frightened bird. I think too much. Maybe she doesn't have the courage."
"No!"
Ren Dong was a little annoyed. "Young Madam shouldn't put herself in danger. It's always safer in the mansion than outside. But now that Young Madam said that, I remember that once when I went to the kitchen to get Young Madam's soup, I saw some seasonings I had never seen before floating in it. I thought it was just not cooked cleanly, so I scolded her. After the kitchen re-cooked it, it was fine. Now that I think about it, it might not be unintentional..."
"Just this once?"
Song Guanzhou asked back, and Rendong nodded, "The slaves in the back will tell Lotus to prepare soup and dishes. Either we go and watch them in advance, or we can cook them in the small kitchen ourselves, so that no one will find out again."
Zhuanggu murmured to herself, "Maybe it's a coincidence."
Whether it was a coincidence or intentional, Song Guanzhou sat upright and suddenly smiled with relief, "She has been dormant for a long time, and she can't wait any longer."
Jin Fuyun hooked up with Xiao Yinxiu.
Liu Er came to report privately. He was in charge of the carriages and horses, and he often went back and forth between the front gate, the back gate, and the corner gate. The gatekeepers were very familiar with him. "Young Madam, I saw three or four gifts were sent. Except for the first time, they said it was sent by the Jin family. The next two or three times were only said to be sent by the Xiao family's shop. But the gatekeeper, Old Chen, said that one of them was a flat-nosed servant who was there from the beginning to the end."
"Send it to the main room?"
"Yes, I will take note of it and send it to the prince's wife's room."
In fact, there were quite a few items coming in and out of the huge mansion every day, but Liu Er paid attention to them because these items were neither big nor small, which was different from ordinary purchases.
Although they are not expensive, the black lacquer box and huanghuali wood box are unforgettable.
Although it was valuable, it was only delivered by a few insignificant servants, which seemed a bit strange, so he took it to heart. After hearing this, Song Guanzhou asked Liu Er to go back quietly and not to make it public.
She thought about it for a long time before deciding to go to Longen Temple to burn incense.
After leaving the city, the road up the mountain became increasingly bumpy. The women in the carriages at the back could hardly bear the jolting. Mei Qingyu and Pei Shuyu were sitting in a carriage. They heard the sound of heavy rain hitting the carriage and felt a little annoyed.
"Mother is the same. She didn't choose a good day, but chose today. It's raining heavily, which doesn't look auspicious at all."
Mei Qingyu chuckled, "Cousin! Be patient, it's raining heavily now. Maybe we can see the sea of clouds and rainbow when we go to Longen Temple."
Rainbows are not uncommon, but what is the sea of clouds?
Pei Shuyu, who had always lived inside the second gate, asked, and Mei Qingyu told the story in detail, describing the sea of clouds filled with white mist, which was magnificent and unique.
"I wonder if I will be lucky enough to see you today. I will wait for you, cousin."
Pei Shuyu yawned, "Forget it, I'll just listen to my cousin." Her laziness made Mei Qingyu laugh, "My dear sister-in-law, you should cherish your leisurely days now. I'm afraid you won't have the leisure time to do so after you marry my second brother."
Pei Shuyu was not shy at all when she heard Mei Qingyu talking about her fiancé. She poked her cousin on the forehead a few times and said, "Why, now that my second sister-in-law has come into the family, I can't go and burn incense and worship Buddha? Your second brother is too nosy!"
"No no no!"
Mei Qingyu laughed, "Being busy giving birth to a baby, isn't that a big deal?"
Pei Shuyu sighed almost inaudibly, and Mei Qingyu vaguely guessed it. She hugged her cousin and comforted her softly, "The past is just a dream. Living a good life is what we want in our hearts."
Pei Shuyu nodded slightly, "Don't worry, cousin, I know."