Chapter 20: The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind
Since buying the old house from her grandparents, Lin Qianqian has been overseeing its renovation every day.
I was looking forward to bringing my grandparents back to live with me after the Jiang Mansion was repaired.
The border is cold and bitter, and I heard that many people exiled there die every year, so we must find a way to get my grandparents and their family out of exile as soon as possible.
The Dali Temple is in charge of the retrial of officials' cases. I will see if I can help my grandparents overturn the verdict then.
The Jiang family has been stationed at the border for generations and has made countless sacrifices in defending their country. It is impossible for them to embezzle military rations.
These days, Lin Qianqian asked Ada to find many of her grandfather's former subordinates to inquire, and no one believed that the Jiang family would embezzle military rations.
On the contrary, due to insufficient funds from the imperial court, the Jiang family would provide an additional large sum of silver every year to purchase supplies and send them to the border.
It was a group of people headed by Prime Minister Wang who accused the Jiang family of corruption in the court.
Prime Minister Wang is not without his shortcomings.
The Wang family relied on Prime Minister Wang's firm position as prime minister to bully the people everywhere, especially Prime Minister Wang's son Wang Qing, who was a complete bully. If one wanted to overthrow the Wang family, perhaps one could start with Wang Qing.
Hongdou brought over some rock sugar bird's nests. "Miss, this is from Zhao Xiaoliu. He said it was the best snow bird's nest made by the palace's imperial chef. Today, Wang wanted to intercept the gift from the Duke of Xingguo's Mansion, but Zhao Xiaoliu sent it directly to Jiang's house, which made Wang so angry that she almost died."
"Well, Hongdou, tell Ah Da to prepare more abundant meals for the Jiang residence. Renovating the residence is a physical job, and we must eat well."
Hongdou got the order and went out.
The bird's nest with rock sugar cooked by the imperial chef in the palace is indeed delicious. Si Xuan is thoughtful. Since she has eaten so many good things from Si Xuan, she will naturally give something in return.
After Lin Qianqian finished a bowl of food, she continued to daydream.
She suspected that Prime Minister Wang and her scumbag father Lin Qingyun were conspiring to murder the Jiang family.
Lin Qingyun, your greatest wish in life is to rise to a high position.
So I will definitely destroy your dreams and make you fall into the mud.
If you want to find evidence of the Prime Minister’s Mansion’s crimes, you must first find an opportunity to get close to the Prime Minister’s Mansion.
Lin Qianqian waited and waited, and finally the opportunity came.
Prime Minister Wang's mother celebrated her 70th birthday and invited many guests.
All the prominent people in Beijing were invited.
Since the Lin family and the Wang family are related, it is natural for us to go.
From Old Madam Lin to the youngest master, Wang's youngest son Lin Baoyu, everyone was going to the Wang family to celebrate the birthday.
The only thing he didn’t plan to take Lin Qianqian with him was her.
Lin Baozhu suggested to Wang: "Mother, didn't you say that the idiot Guanjun Hou would also go? Why not let Lin Qianqian meet her idiot husband and see if she can still smile in the future."
I heard that the idiot loves to beat people. Her cousin Wang Qing was almost beaten to death by that idiot. Maybe Lin Qianqian will be beaten by that idiot in public.
Just thinking about it makes me feel relieved.
Moreover, she and her cousin have other plans, and that plan would be very boring without Lin Qianqian.
"Okay, let the girl go with us." For Wang, since it was such a small matter and could make her precious daughter happy, she agreed to it.
As for new clothes and jewelry, there is no need to buy them for the girl. Although the mansion is not short of money, spending money on the girl would be like cutting out her dearest flesh and blood.
Feng Shu had not originally planned to go to the palace with her family to celebrate the birthday, but when she heard Zhang Hanyan say that Lin Qianqian was also going, she thought that the sisters could sit together and chat, so she decided to follow her elders to the palace to celebrate the birthday.
The main dinner of the birthday party is held in the evening.
During the day, guests can watch plays, or wander freely in the palace garden and enjoy fruits and snacks.
The Prime Minister's Mansion covers a very large area and has a very pleasant scenery. The pavilions and towers are all luxuriously built.
Wang Qing's injuries had not fully healed and there were still bruises on his face, but his brain was not stupid and he recognized Lin Qianqian at a glance.
"It was her. She was the first one to hit me at the Qingcheng Rouge Shop. Come on, beat her up hard until she dies."
The servants were about to step forward to beat the man, but were stopped by Prime Minister Wang who was passing by.
The Queen Mother did not allow him to pursue the matter of his grandson being beaten any further, so he naturally could not disobey her.
Moreover, all the people coming to today's birthday party are important figures, so I must not be rude in front of them.
If there is to be a fight, it should be done in private, not openly at a birthday party.
"Qing'er, you are not allowed to shout for fighting and killing today."
When Prime Minister Wang became serious, his expression was quite scary.
Lin Qianqian was not scared, but Wang Qing was scared.
Wang Qing quickly responded, "Yes, Grandfather. I will follow your instructions."
Lin Baozhu looked around and saw the idiot Si Xuan coming with Duke Xingguo. She quickly approached Lin Qianqian and taunted her:
"Lin Qianqian, let me tell you, this is the fool marquis you are going to marry in the future, so you should be very proud of it."
It would be best if the fool got unhappy and beat Lin Qianqian to death.
Lin Baozhu was muttering to herself, but she saw the fool glaring at her.
This idiot couldn't be trying to hit her, Lin Baozhu was so scared that she quickly ran to her cousin Wang Yuyan.
He patted his chest in fear and said, "I was so scared. Cousin, you don't know, the way that fool glared at me just now was really scary. He wanted to hit me."
Wang Yuyan was wearing something festive today, a pomegranate red Xiang skirt. She had an ordinary face, but her eyes were sharp and shrewd, full of calculations.
"Cousin, calm down, let's proceed as planned. Now let my brother know the news first."
Wang Yuyan and Lin Baozhu called Wang Qing to a remote and deserted place deep in the garden and discussed things with him in a low voice.
Zhang Hanyan accompanied Feng Shu to the toilet. Lin Qianqian was bored and had a piece of dogtail grass in her mouth. After walking for a while, she leaned against a big rock and looked up at the sky.
But I didn't expect to hear a secret.
Behind the stone, Wang Yuyan and Lin Baozhu were giving Wang Qing bad ideas.
Lin Baozhu: "Cousin, don't you want to marry Feng Shu? You can't ask for her hand in marriage. The Feng family doesn't like you at all. But if Feng Shu fell into the lake and was rescued by you, and you had physical contact with her, she would have no choice but to marry you."
Humph, Lin Qianqian, aren’t you very close to Feng Shu and Zhang Hanyan?
Then let you watch with your own eyes your best sister marry a low-class man and see if you will be angry.
I want you to watch with your own eyes as the people around you become unlucky one after another, and be powerless to do anything about it.
"What a great idea, cousin!" Wang Qing laughed creepily. "The Feng family is so mean that they look down on us. Last time, Feng Shu teamed up with a maid to humiliate me. When I marry her, I'll humiliate her every day."
Wang Yuyan quickly reminded: "Shh, brother, keep your voice down, don't let anyone hear it."
After the three sneaky men left, Lin Qianqian stood up from the boulder.
Since she heard that these people wanted to harm Feng Shu, she naturally had to help Feng Shu resolve the danger.
After Lin Qianqian walked out of the grove, she was finally discovered by Si Xuan, and then Si Xuan followed closely.
She fed a "sugar bean" to Si Xuan, "Be good, stay with me and avoid people. Don't let others find you."
"Yeah," little Si Xuan agreed obediently.
Lin Qianqian seemed to be strolling casually in the garden, but she was actually staring at Feng Shu. There was also a group of three people who were following Feng Shu stealthily not far away.
And we have to be careful not to be discovered by the trio.
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it, and Lin Qianqian is the oriole.
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