Chapter 298 Game
Xiaodong was running back and forth reporting what was happening outside.
The Nu Jiao Gang not only brought the dead and the living with them, they also brought the weapons and some small jars salvaged from the ship.
"…water has entered the jar, but the contents have been examined by the court physician and the doctor at Jishitang, and they will produce a large amount of poisonous smoke if burned."
Xiaodong said: "I have also gone to smell it, and it is the same smell we smelled that day."
Very good, just make sure it’s an enemy.
Shen Ning waved her hand and asked her to continue watching.
After a while, she came back and said, "Madam, Magistrate Qi had the 5,000 taels of silver offered as a reward carried out on the spot. You have no idea how happy the people watching on the scene are."
Shen Ning actually knows a little.
Because even though she was in the back house, she heard a lot of cheers.
As expected, it is this reward of real money, coupled with the righteousness of family and country, that can move people's hearts.
"How many people from the Angry Dragon Gang have come?"
Five thousand taels is not a small amount. If there are fewer people, it would be bad if something unexpected happened on the way back.
"There are more than sixty people."
Xiaodong guessed that their wives were worried about the safety of those people. She was also worried at the beginning and even asked, "Don't worry, madam. The three leaders and deputy leaders of the Nu Jiao Gang are here too. It is said that their martial arts are very powerful."
"That's good."
Chen Ning nodded, "How are the four captured Japanese assassins doing now? Has Prefect Qi asked them in the court who ordered them?"
"…Prefect Qi can't ask questions."
Xiaodong hesitated for a moment. "Those four people are still alive, but after the Nujiao Gang captured them, they didn't let them get on the boat. They tied them up and dragged them all the way here from Weishan Lake with a fishing net."
Shen Ning: “…”
"There's a woman among them."
Xiaodong said: "She looked so weak at the time. The doctor invited by Lord Qi wanted to see her, but the leader of the Nujiao Gang said that a woman who can be an assassin, and the only female assassin among dozens of men, must have extraordinary qualities. The so-called weakness is just an appearance.
He suggested to Lord Qi that he should wait until she got better and then cut her tendons in her hands and feet. ”
"……Then what?"
Shen Ning's favorable impression of the gang leader increased greatly.
Although we still don’t know what the woman looks like, "weakness" can be an excellent weapon if used well.
"Master Qi agreed."
Xiaodong laughed, "They also said that they committed a capital crime, and as long as they are kept alive for the time being, it will be fine as long as they don't die immediately."
At this time, Kaneda Shoji, who did not die immediately, was dragged into the government prison by the yamen runners like a dead dog.
The floor of the cell was very cold. Still wanting to stay alive, he tried to crawl towards the pile of broken grass further in.
Others who wanted to climb there included Hirota Joemoto and Nami Kurosaki.
As for the one who was most seriously injured, Hideharu Uno, after injuring several members of the Angry Dragon Gang, he was pinned into the water and hit with a few clubs, and then dragged all the way through the water. He was already mentally ill due to fever.
Even if Kaneda Shoji wanted to help him, he was powerless.
The straw had a musty smell. When he climbed up, panting, he saw mice and their families, young and old, moving in a hurry.
"Ji~"
A shrill cry from a baby mouse made him turn his head involuntarily.
But I saw Kurosaki Nami twisting the baby mouse's neck with one hand and biting it to suck its blood.
this? Kaneda Shoji's throat moved and he watched with regret as the family of mice ran away.
"Do we... still have a chance?"
Hirota Hashimoto asked the two people beside him with great difficulty.
"Until the end, no one can say we have no chance."
Looking at the most vulnerable Kurosaki Nami, she said in a low voice, "Our delegation is about to enter the capital."
They came with the Rakshasa delegation.
"Even if Lord Ishii and the others don't care about us, as long as we recover from our illness, we may still be able to escape."
What is the Angry Dragon Gang? If they hadn't used despicable means to destroy their boat first, it would be hard to say who would have won.
Nami Kurosaki deeply hated those people for ruining the great opportunity to take revenge and serve the country.
"Yes, and Ishii-sama."
Hirota Hashimoto closed his eyes and tried to calm down.
But it would have been better if they didn't mention Ishii-sama, but they did...
Kaneda Shoji, who had been silent the whole time, sighed in his heart.
Lord Ishii said that if their mission failed, they should escape as far as possible.
He would tell the Dazhao Emperor that they were another radical force in the court. They did not want Dazhao and the Russians to negotiate, but hoped that the war between Dazhao and the Russians would continue.
Only by fighting can both sides suffer losses.
Only when both Dazhao and Luosha Kingdom are defeated can they take advantage of the situation.
Kaneda Shoji knew very well that no matter whether they won or lost this operation, they would be a dish on Lord Ishii's negotiating table.
He moved closer to Hirota Hashimoto, hoping to get warmer.
…
At Rongguo Mansion, Grandmother Jia finally found out what was happening in Xuzhou.
She lay lazily on the couch without saying a word.
"Madam," said Lai Mama, looking worried, "I heard that you haven't written home yet."
She wasn't actually worried. She wished that the whole family would die over there.
Unfortunately, this wish is obviously impossible to achieve.
Then we can only do our duty.
"Let them be!"
She can't take care of it now that she's old.
Grandmother Jia believed that Shen was a sensible person. As for why Jia Zhen did not write a letter home...
She had a vague guess in her heart that Youshi was pregnant, and although the fetus was stable, it would be better to find out a day later.
After all, if you write a letter here, you have to write it there.
But now...
Grandmother Jia suspected that Youshi would soon know, or had already known.
She sighed in her heart and didn't intend to intervene. "I'm old. Some things would be better if I were a little deaf and blind."
So what if you know everything? I worry so much about them, but what is the result? Er'er is gone, Zhu is in that condition again, Baoyu and the others are still young, so they have to depend on their uncle for a living.
If she talks too much and does too much, She'er will still blame her for being biased in her heart.
It would be even worse if he took his anger out on the children because of her.
Grandmother Jia has been thinking a lot lately.
Why does the emperor value the East Palace so much? Besides the fact that Shen is indeed capable, the main reason is that she is safer to use than Jing'er.
Xifu...
Both of her sons were incompetent, but her eldest son's ex-wife was a capable woman, but unfortunately she died early.
All she can do now is take care of herself and watch her children grow up.
"Okay, I have nothing to do now, you should go and have a rest too!"
Lai Mama was loyal to her, but to the East Mansion...
Grandmother Jia waved her hand and asked her to go back. "You don't have to come over in the next few days. Stay at home and accompany the children."
The old lady doesn't want anything to happen to Youshi.
Separate a little, both of you will be safe.
"...Yes!" Nanny Lai did not dare to insist, "I will take my leave now."
With Qingwen by the old lady's side, she was not afraid that the old lady would forget her.
Anyway, Shen's family wasn't feeling well, so it was worth it for her to go home and have a drink to celebrate.
Nanny Lai knew very well that their family would never be able to do anything to the East Mansion in this lifetime.
Grandmother Jia watched her leave the yard and sighed in her heart.
There are some things that you cannot fight against fate.
Although Shen's efforts to come to the fore won the favor of the emperor and empress, she also offended others.
Now it’s just the Japanese who want to assassinate her, but in the future... I don’t know how many more there will be.
East Palace.
The housekeepers Minmei, Yingchun, Tanchun, Daiyu and others have been more strict with the maids and old women in the past two days.
My second sister-in-law had already told them the news outside.
It would be a lie to say that I'm not worried, but as my second sister-in-law said, my eldest aunt (eldest aunt) entrusted the home to them, so they have to pay attention to my eldest sister-in-law.
We can't let anything happen to her again.
To prevent accidents, I prepare a portion of pregnancy-preserving medicine every day.
"Don't worry, no news is good news."
Seeing her daughter's sad face after school, Jia Min couldn't help but hug her to her side, "Your eldest cousin in the East Mansion is not so kind."
If something really happened to his sister-in-law and Yue'er, he would definitely be the first one to ask for help since the Lin family is in Jiangnan.
When asking for help from your husband, you must also inform her.
Now there is no...
"The Japanese and the Russians are colluding with each other to negotiate peace with Dazhao. Your aunt was also assassinated. The best solution is to report this matter to the emperor."
There must be a game going on here that outsiders are not aware of.
"You only reported it to the emperor, but not to your family. This was probably your aunt's idea."
"Then...Is my aunt really okay?"
It would be nice to write a letter saying you are safe!
"And sister Yue'er, she's still so young."
This little sister also grew up under Daiyu's care.
She also taught her to call her sister many times.
In the end, she really called me sister first.
"Yue'er should be a little frightened."
There is nothing we can do about it.
Not to mention that the child is still young, even if Daiyu encountered such an assassination, she would be frightened.
"But she's usually very tough, so she'll probably be fine after taking the medicine for two days."
Jia Min has witnessed her sister-in-law's ability in raising children.
Her Daiyu had only been ill twice since she entered the East Palace to study.
“…She must be missing me.”
Thinking of the little sister laughing and throwing herself at her, Daiyu still felt a little sad.
"Then wait until she comes back and take good care of her."
These kids are kids themselves, raising younger sisters...
Jia Min also paid attention to the process of them raising her younger sister.
It's really like you feed me one bite at a time.
The little girl finds her older sisters’ food particularly delicious.
The wet nurse was almost idle.
"Don't worry, your aunt is your biological mother, not your stepmother."
Jia Min was amused by her daughter's sad look.
"But she is so young." Daiyu frowned, "Children don't remember anything. What if she comes back and forgets us?"
“Hahaha~~~”
Jia Min really couldn't help it, "Your aunt has been taking care of her every day, she must have been fed up a long time ago. Then, I'll send her to school for two days, and you'll be fed up with it."
You are really worrying about nothing.
Human beings do not share the same joys and sorrows, even if they are mother and daughter.
Anyway, while Daiyu was worried about her little sister and forgot about the older sisters who had watched her grow up, Jia Min was more worried about her older brother.
Several times, she wanted to go over and tell her eldest brother to just stay still and do nothing.
But she turned outside Rong Xi Tang several times, pretending only to look at the scenery.
The Dongfu family was assassinated, and it would be wrong for her eldest brother to do nothing.
The Emperor was so anxious to have Lian'er come back to tell my eldest brother...
Jia Min had a vague suspicion in her heart.
There are some things that the emperor cannot do, but the Jia family can.
The two countries' delegations together put pressure on Dazhao.
Some people in the court probably don't want to fight among the various parties, but these people acted like this... Jia Min felt that if her elder brother did nothing, he would be unworthy of being a descendant of the Duke's Mansion.
Even the eldest sister-in-law's failure to write home might mean that she was letting the eldest brother go.
In the palace, the emperor received a secret report from An San.
As he flipped through the pages, his bad mood improved a lot.
Sure enough, he preferred the Jia family's way of handling things.
If there is a grudge, take revenge immediately.
Find a way to report it.
Even if I can't report it, I'll still disgust you.
"Someone, call Jin Muchuan."
Jia She needs more help, so... he will send one more.
The emperor specially checked the resume of this general who was trained by Jia Daihua and Jia Jing, and confirmed that he had had dealings with missionaries, Portuguese, French, etc. in Guangdong.
In recent years, the taxes collected from those people have been getting higher and higher every year.
They were constantly looking for trouble, and Jin Muchuan handled them beautifully every time.
The emperor likes such capable people.
…
In Xuzhou Prefecture, early in the morning, Chen Ning picked a beautiful orchid with her energetic daughter in her arms and taught her how to put the flower on her head.
The little girl was so happy. When she was at home, her sisters all liked to arrange flowers.
But they all didn't want her to fuck them.
Although she is small, she is also angry.
Now her mother lets her fuck her.
The little girl's eyes curved into crescents, and following Aunt Peilan's instructions, she steadily inserted the orchid into her mother's bun.
“Wow, it’s beautiful.”
Shen Ning took the small mirror, looked at it carefully, and praised her little girl.
“Hehehe~~~”
Jia Yue was laughing so happily.
At this moment, Xiaobei ran over in a hurry, "Madam, one of the assassins didn't make it last night and died."
Um? Shen Ning smiled. Sure enough, today was a day worth being happy about.
"How did Lord Qi handle it?"
"Just like yesterday, someone was hung on the city wall."
Yesterday, a few more Japanese pirates were hung at the four city gates.
This was requested by their wives later.
"Was the dead man or woman?"
"man."
“…”
Shen Ning raised her eyebrows, "Didn't they say that the woman had a severe fever yesterday? How are they now?"
"The doctor gave them pills to reduce fever yesterday. I heard that the three people who made it through today are feeling better."
"Now that you are feeling better, go ask Lord Qi if you can have the case heard in court."
Shen Ning wanted to know who was behind those people.
I want to see how those people argue.
"Please ask them, Lord Qi, whether they have any connection with the diplomatic corps that will be coming to the capital."
Even if there is no connection, there has to be some connection.
Dazhao is not a place where they can act wildly and recklessly.
"yes!"
Xiaobei left again in a hurry.
At this time, Qi Zixiu was also having a headache.
Giving up the rear yamen is nothing.
He is a higher official than him.
But he didn't want to try the case right away.
If the trial is good, it's fine. But if it is not good... I'm afraid the emperor will blame you.
The Japanese delegation is coming to Beijing!
The best way to deal with the Japanese in prison is to transfer them to the capital and hand them over to Lord Dong of Shuntian Prefecture.
"Someone come!" Qi Zixiu stood up suddenly, "Let's go and inspect the river bank."
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