Chapter 28 Returning to Shi Mansion, Qin was almost frightened to death

After Qi Yunshen fell off the cliff last night, all the imperial officials and soldiers went up the mountain soon after, and the Qinglian Sect was wiped out.

The carriage drove back to the capital, and everything seemed as if nothing had happened.

When the carriage of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion arrived at the Shi Mansion, the doorman was stunned. After seeing the disheveled Jiang Yunzheng, he ran in as if he had seen a ghost.

"The young lady is back!"

It seems that the Shi family still doesn't know that Jiang Yunzheng was kidnapped by the Qinglian Sect.

Jiang Yunzheng walked leisurely into the yard. Qin came hurriedly, holding her belly. Her face turned pale when she saw Jiang Yunzheng.

Qin pointed at Jiang Yunzheng: "You, you, you..."

Mrs. Zhang blurted out: "Aren't you all dead?!"

Jiang Yunzheng raised her eyebrows: "What's the point of dying? I'm back home safely. Isn't Madam Qin happy?"

Qin was speechless for a moment, her lips trembling. Jiang Yunzheng had clearly drunk the bowl of poison, so how could he be safe and sound?

If Jiang Yunzheng hadn't died, then yesterday's plan would have been wrong from the very beginning, and Jiang Yunzheng was playing tricks on them.

Qin's face turned from pale to blue: "Yes, the young lady went to Hanshan Temple to burn incense yesterday. How come she didn't come back all night last night and made herself so embarrassed?"

Jiang Yunzheng smiled: "I have to thank Madam Qin for everything. If I hadn't left the house yesterday, I wouldn't have been able to get involved in this serious case in the court."

"What do you mean?! Explain yourself clearly." Qin frowned and asked in a low voice, "Then where did you take Qiu Nong?"

"Qiunong, I've never seen it before."

Qin's mind was in a mess. She had originally planned to wait until Jiang Yunzheng didn't return home today, and then fabricate a story about Jiang Yunzheng's carriage accidentally falling off a cliff. After all, the person was dead, and there was no way to verify whether he was sent for a ghost marriage or fell off the cliff and was eaten by a wild beast.

But Jiang Yunzheng came back today!

Qin felt that the money she had earned was about to fly away again. She grabbed Zhang's wrist tightly and asked, "What did the bank say yesterday?"

Mrs. Zhang whispered, "Yesterday I was sure that I would pay you back in five days, but now..."

I just can’t come up with the money now!

Looking at Jiang Yunzheng's back as she walked away, Qin couldn't help but slap Zhang Po in the face.

"Go find Qiu Nong, make sure to find her!"

Qiu Nong knows too many of Qin's secrets.

In Qihuaju, Hongyu and Wulu couldn't help but shed tears when they saw Jiang Yunzheng return safely.

"Young Madam, you are finally back."

"If you don't come back, we'll report you to the police."

Jiang Yunzheng smiled soothingly, "Most of the problem has been solved. Has Wuyou come back?"

Wu Lu nodded and handed over another note. "Last night, Wu Yu came back and left again. She said that if you come back and see the note, you will understand that she left through a dog hole. Don't worry, Madam."

This is the name of a small inn in the West Market. Jiang Yunzheng accepted the note.

After Jiang Yunzheng came out of the shower, Wu Lu entered the room.

"Young Madam, I followed Mrs. Zhang into the bank yesterday."

Wu Lu half coerced and half persuaded the waiter of the bank to ask, and he only said that Mrs. Zhang had borrowed money by mortgaging her silk shop in the south of the city, a total of three thousand taels.

He first took out one thousand taels of silver, and then five days later, he handed over the shop deeds and land deeds as collateral, and then took out the remaining two thousand taels of silver.

The person behind Mrs. Zhang is Qin.

This silk shop was most likely Song's dowry.

Jiang Yunzheng said in a deep voice: "Go and find out what the relationship is between the manager of the silk shop and Mrs. Zhang."

When Mrs. Song and Mrs. Yang heard that Jiang Yunzheng did not return home last night, they were extremely anxious and spread all the unpleasant words in the mansion.

Qin became more and more uneasy. In the afternoon, the imperial edict arrived at the Shi Mansion, and even Song went to the front yard. Shi Tian, ​​who had just arrived home, was confused.

The eunuch who announced the decree said that Jiang Yunzheng was fearless in the face of danger, beautiful and intelligent, and assisted in solving the Qinglian Sect case. His Majesty specially rewarded her with one thousand taels of silver and a lot of medicinal herbs and jewelry as a token of his grace.

Everyone in the Shi Mansion kowtowed to thank His Majesty. Qin's lips trembled and she didn't dare to look at Jiang Yunzheng, for fear that she would reveal what happened yesterday.

It's like a knife hanging on your neck, never falling.

I didn't dare send the medicine to the Song family anymore.

The things were rewards for Jiang Yunzheng, so they naturally did not go into the Shi Mansion's warehouse, but were sent to Qihuaju separately.

Including the reward given by the eldest princess before, Jiang Yunzheng now has 1,500 taels of silver in his hand.

After the eunuch left, Ishida looked very kind and asked, "What happened to Yun Zheng?"

Jiang Yunzheng smiled faintly, "That day, Chaoqing's spirit was disturbed, and my daughter-in-law wanted to go to Hanshan Temple to pray again, but she didn't expect to encounter the Qinglian Sect. Fortunately, the officials arrived in time."

Ishida nodded. He was from King Yu's camp, so he naturally knew the significance of wiping out the Qinglian Sect for King Yu.

Qin was desperate and tried every possible means. She sent several maids to roam around Qingfeng Courtyard and Qihua Residence to investigate. Wu Lu poured water outside the courtyard: "It doesn't matter if some people have empty brains. The key is to keep them out of the water."

Qin's people were keeping an eye on Jiang Yunzheng, both openly and covertly, so it was inconvenient for Jiang Yunzheng to leave the house again.

That afternoon, two distinguished guests came to the Shi Mansion.

Qi Yanyu and Xu Mianmian went straight to Qihuaju. Seeing that Jiang Yunzheng was in good spirits and only had an arm injury, the two of them comforted her repeatedly.

Qi Yanyu looked around the courtyard and the furnishings inside the house. She began to feel sorry for Jiang Yunzheng and couldn't help but say, "Sister Jiang, when you and Madam Shi are well again, you must take back the power of managing the mansion."

Xu Mianmian nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes, those who survive a great disaster will surely have good fortune in the future. Sister Jiang, you must take good care of yourself."

When Xu Mianmian went out, Mrs. Xu asked her to bring a lot of medicinal herbs to the Shi Mansion.

Jiang Yunzheng's eyebrows curved, "I see, thank you very much."

At this time, Mrs. Yang brought over a few trays. Qi Yanyu was the first to smell the fragrance: "What is this?"

Mrs. Yang introduced them on the side.

This time, Mrs. Yang also made a few more flavors of sandwiches, including beef flavor, as well as pork and pork intestine flavors.

After tasting it, they both praised it highly.

"With this skill, you can open a shop in Beijing!"

Mother Yang and Jiang Yunzheng exchanged a glance, and Jiang Yunzheng smiled: "That's exactly what I meant."

Seeing that the two liked it, Mrs. Yang went back to Qingfengyuan and made some more. When the two left, they were each holding a big food box in their hands.

Jiang Yunzheng escorted the two to the entrance of the Shi Mansion. Qi Yanyu said, "Sister Jiang, the day after tomorrow, Mianmian and I are going to Cuihua Tower to look at jewelry. Let's go out and play together the day after tomorrow."

Xu Mianmian blinked her big eyes and looked at Jiang Yunzheng: "After going to Cuihualou, let's go to Jiangnan'an Restaurant to eat five-flavor roasted chicken! Because of the Qinglian Sect, I haven't been out for a long time."

Meeting their expectant gazes, Jiang Yunzheng readily agreed, "Okay."

After the two left, Jiang Yunzheng turned around and saw Shi Xiaoya staring at her with a suspicious look on her face.

Shi Xiaoya pulled her handkerchief and said, Jiang Yunzheng was just a skinny daughter of a doctor. Why did Jiang Yunzheng get all the good things?

Jiang Yunzheng was too lazy to deal with it and simply went back to Qihuaju.

At night, Xu Mansion.

The Dali Temple was always busy. Lord Xu was still in his study, reading files with a lamp on. Madam Xu knocked on the door and brought a midnight snack. "Master, try this."

Lord Xu was concentrating on looking at the ground and had no interest in eating.

…But when he smelled the familiar aroma in his memory, Lord Xu raised his head and said, “Is this tofu pudding?”

Madam Xu said sourly, "You even know this? I've never eaten it before."

Recalling the past in his hometown, Lord Xu sighed, took out the midnight snack on the plate, and ate with Madam Xu.

As soon as the food entered his mouth, Lord Xu's eyes turned red: "Madam...this taste--"

Mrs. Xu: "It tastes pretty good, doesn't it?"

"No, no..." Lord Xu babbled incoherently: "Who made this tofu pudding?"

The taste was exactly the same as what his nanny used to make!

"Mianmian said it was done by someone from Madam Shi's mother-in-law's courtyard." Madam Xu asked in surprise, "Master, is there something wrong?"

Lord Xu looked excited: "Madam, I'm not sure yet. I need to check again and again..."

The next day, Wu Lu brought back the news that the current owner of the silk shop was Qin's man, Mrs. Zhang's husband.