Return to the Qing Dynasty(34)

The beeswax seal was a small folded piece of kraft paper. I opened the paper and looked back outside the cell. The pawn guarding the cell was being called by the tall and thin woman, who asked me who had made a small fortune and bought the sauce duck.

Come over and ask everyone to come and have a try. Then she lowered her head and read the contents of the letter with confidence. The note was a small piece of paper, the font was very small, and the words were very concise.

After reading it, Li Si'er stuffed it into his mouth and swallowed it directly, but his brows furrowed.

What on earth do these people do? I don’t know anything about their background, so you ask yourself to believe them? That’s delusion.

Her only use now is to know the whereabouts of Longkodo and the money she has worked so hard for over the years, but this money is the last resort, how can she possibly reveal it.

The little hope that originally arose in my heart was shattered bit by bit. But then I thought, now I am just trying to survive. I no longer have the right to choose.

These people are either really capable or have great luck, and they happen to know that they are rich by chance. No matter which way it is, it is their own luck. People

In a desperate situation, there is no choice.

Hearing the sound of footsteps at the cell door, Li Si'er curled up as if nothing had happened.

Then the short, fat woman's voice sounded, "Why did you drag me here?"

"Aren't you afraid of accidentally dying?" The tall and thin woman whispered, "I'm afraid of being alone, so you can stay with me while I go in and take a look. I'm really tormented to death. You nobles are not wrong, and I'm still wrong.

We are not allowed to take it."

Li Si'er thought to herself, this woman is really anxious. She once again wanted to exclude the master behind this from the powerful category. She has dealt with these so-called nobles a lot in the past few years.

, I know these people too well. No matter how anxious these people are, they will never reach out to get such dirty money. So who are these people who want to make a sum of any money, and how can they reach out to such a place?

It's really puzzling.

But it doesn't matter, as long as they are alive. As long as they have the ability to help him see Longkodo. There are still many things that he has not explained to his son. In short, he cannot die now.

The sound of unlocking sounded in my ears, followed by the sound of very light footsteps. A pair of green cloth cotton shoes with patches on the uppers appeared in front of me. They looked very old and not warm. Maybe it was because I was staring at them for a long time.

It was too long, and the other party retracted her legs uncomfortably. This action made her feel very familiar.

When did it happen? She was very young. At that time, she was still at home with her parents and sisters. She always wore the old shoes left over from her sisters. When the weather got cold, her feet would

It was foot sores. At that time, she didn't like to go out because she was afraid of people staring at her. From head to toe, she was dressed in a way that could not be seen at all. Occasionally, if anyone looked at the patches on her body for a second, she would quickly move back.

I shrunk for a while, but then I grew up, was sold, lived in a wealthy family, had good food and clothing, and learned more, then I realized that that kind of emotion is called inferiority complex.

I don’t know who is behind this woman, but she is probably someone who can no longer benefit the people below. If this woman had money, even if it was only thirty or fifty taels of silver, no matter how poor she was dressed, she would not look like this

, because I feel confident.

Money is the courage of man!

She believed this.

But if that was really the case, how could this man ask the people below to sacrifice their lives?

The tall and thin woman didn't give her time to think. She knelt down and stretched out her hand, as if to feel if she was breathing, but her voice sounded like it was coming from hell. It was so cold that it made people's hearts tremble. "We don't have much time."

, please tell me if you are willing to cooperate or not."

Is it okay if she doesn’t want to? If she doesn’t want to, the mother-in-law is just afraid that she won’t be able to live, and she’s afraid that she will give her away.

She gave a slight 'hmm', and she could immediately feel the other person's happiness.

The tall and thin woman touched her hand much more gently, glanced outside, and said loudly: "It's okay, I still have some breath!" Then she lowered her voice and said, "Wait... you can do whatever I ask you to do.

Just do whatever you want..."

Lin Yutong was very busy, so he had just said this about Li Si'er. He had heard about it intermittently. For example, Kua Dai went to the prison to torture Li Si'er from time to time, forcing her to reveal the whereabouts of Tiang Yin. He even heard that

Yuzhu's life was threatened, but this person just refused to let go. I heard that all the teeth in his mouth were knocked out, and he didn't reveal a word, so he insisted on saying no. Just when she was amazed that this person

When I was really a good person, I suddenly heard the news that this person was dead. He could not survive the punishment and died!

died?

The Fourth Master looked at the Seventh Master's book with a half-smiling expression on his face. As an emperor, all kinds of rotten fish and shrimps appeared again. The Seventh Lao reported that there was a Shuntian Sect in Gyeonggi Province.

The activities are frequent, the actions are secretive, and the intentions are unknown. It is found that many people have infiltrated into the lower levels of the yamen, including Mrs. Yao, and the person in custody is Li Si'er. I have been watching her for a while, but I haven't seen her come into contact with anyone.

, but inexplicably, Li Si'er died.

This is too much of a coincidence.

She may not know that before the entourage around Kua Dai was in trouble, his family was practicing medicine. Among other things, he knew whether beating someone would kill him. Don't say that Kua Dai didn't get what he wanted.

Yes, even if he got it, he would not dare to torture the unexecuted prisoners to death. If the beating was really serious, Kua Dai would not watch him die. So is Li Si'er really dead?

With this in mind, he handed the booklet to Lin Yutong to read, and then asked Su Peisheng to invite Master Qi to the palace.

Lin Yutong was extremely surprised, "You said someone from the Shuntian Sect took a fancy to the money in Li Si'er's hands?"

Who but them takes such risks for money?

It really is!

"Then this is really..." Unexpected.

But these people are easy to get along with? Li Si'er's value to them is only money, and how could Li Si'er not know this? One wants to get all the money, and the other wants to use these people to escape. Those who want money,

The most hateful thing is corrupt officials. People like Li Si'er are even more hateful than corrupt officials. It is impossible for them to be on the same page. Not to mention Li Si'er is treacherous and will not show his trump card. Even if he does show it, I guess these people

He wouldn't believe it, he would just force him to get money. He would fight with wits and courage to see who could beat the other. However, it was difficult for Li Si'er to beat the four hands with two fists, and Li Si'er suffered a lot.

Besides, every move they make is within the scope of Fourth Master's monitoring, so if they pretend to die... I wish Li Si'er good luck.

Compared with the cult, Li Si'er is a very small person. Since her ending can be foreseen, Lin Yutong will not spend more time on her. He only asked about the Fourth Master Nian Gengyao, "Escort her."

It’s time for people to come to Beijing!”

"It's only been the past two days." Fourth Master said, as if he was remembering something, and suddenly changed the subject, "What do you think we should do about Hongli's marriage?"

Why did you suddenly talk about this?

Before Lin Yutong could speak, Su Peisheng was already outside, "Master Qi is here."

Fourth Master got up and went to the front. As he walked out, he told Lin Yutong, "You make up your mind on this matter."

Don't! I really don't want to make up my mind about this.

Lin Yutong was very annoyed, knowing that he was the last person to care about this matter.

But there must be some reason why the Fourth Master wouldn't suddenly mention this matter. Just as he was thinking about it, Su Peisheng came in with a smile.

Yes! Fourth Master has sent him here to clarify his doubts.

Lin Yutong pointed to the pedal, "Sit down and talk, and take a rest." She didn't admire Su Peisheng for anything, but admired his standing skills. Anyway, he only saw Su Peisheng in two postures, one standing and the other

Kneeling.

Su Peisheng was a little flattered, but he still thanked him and sat down, "Madam, my master has given me an order. If you have anything to ask, just ask the slave. I will know it all."

"Did Hongli do anything inappropriate?" Hongli, who was only fourteen years old, already had the beginnings of a romantic relationship. There were originally three girls in the courtyard who were married to each other. After the filial piety period, they heard that

There are two more. So, Lin Yutong really did not speculate on him maliciously. He was able to do this.

There was a bit of embarrassment on Su Peisheng's face, "Empress Shengming..."

It really is!

Lin Yutong was really bold enough to say that this is someone's daughter. Of course, there is really no real relationship between this and this. It sounds like it is nothing more than being in love rather than being polite, but being in love is already a bit too much.

Alright.

Su Peisheng whispered: "She is a girl from the Fucha family, a cousin of the Twelve Fujins, and the niece of Mr. Ma Qi. Because her father lives in Chahar, this princess has been raised in Mr. Ma Qi's house."

Su Peisheng doesn't need to elaborate on this. The Fucha family is a big family, and Lin Yutong knows it all. She was cheated by a girl from the Fucha family, Honghui, so she was really impressed by the Fucha family, and she can't forget it even if she wants to.

.

Of course, this girl is not the same as my stupid daughter-in-law, and they are not the same age. If I remember correctly, this girl has eight brothers in total, and one younger brother, the famous Fu Heng.

. It can be seen that she can be regarded as an old woman. There should be a younger sister below, but she is just a legitimate concubine. I don’t know. The only brothers are the ninth brother. If such a girl marries into an ordinary family, she will not be afraid of being bullied by her husband’s family. Of course,

If she marries into the royal family, it is indeed something that should not be underestimated. Just because there are so many trustworthy people at once. Or maybe everyone is looking forward to having prosperous descendants. This advantage is not available. There are many brothers, which is now

It seems to be a rare advantage.

I could recite the genealogy of the Fucha family in my heart before I heard Su Peisheng continue.

"The fourth elder brother met this princess once when he went to the twelfth master's house to pay New Year's greetings. The two of them..." Su Peisheng said, his tone paused, as if he was looking for some words to describe the relationship between the two, and he paused.

After half a minute, he said, "The two of them... had a great time chatting!"

Have a nice conversation?!

Then this is not a hurried meeting, but a face-to-face communication, and they should have a good impression of each other.

Su Peisheng then talked about the people who went to Yinyu Mansion that day, what they said, and why Hongli went to the inner house. Lin Yutong didn't listen to this. It doesn't matter how it happened. The important thing has happened now.

If the fourth master still wants to use Ma Qi, he still has to agree to the marriage between Hongli and the Fucha family. As for the future, Ma Qi is not young this year. According to the fourth master’s plan, officials must serve for a certain number of years.

At a certain age, you have to retire. Even if you are healthy, you can't hold on to a position. If you retire, you will probably go to the Political Consultative Department, which is regarded as relegating to the second line. It is the same as going to the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Yeah, no real power anymore! Help Hongli?

Very limited!
To be continued...