Chapter 276 Some evil nature
"Mother, the Imperial Guards are arresting people again." Chu Yuxin ran back to her grocery store. "The owner and the clerk of the dry goods store on the corner have been arrested."
Bai was startled and asked hurriedly, "Why?"
"I don't know." Chu Yuxin shook her head. She hadn't had time to ask.
"I know." Xiao Wu walked into the grocery store carrying a small jar of wine.
"Fifth brother!" Chu Yuxin called out crisply, and her eyes lit up when she saw the jar of wine in his hand.
Having wine means having meat, which means eating meat tonight.
We're having braised pork tonight!
The little girl was extremely happy. She actively took the wine jar from Xiao Wu and ran to the kitchen.
Bai shook her head helplessly, picked up the kettle, poured a cup of hot tea, handed it over, and asked, "What's going on?"
"Auntie, you didn't go out, so you don't know. Just now, the Jinyiwei raided Qianfeng Trading Company, saying they were plotting a rebellion. Everyone saw it. It was a huge bundle of evidence, including the dragon robe."
"Dragon robe!" Bai gasped. This was really a rebellion.
"I heard from the guys in the government office that anyone connected to Qianfeng Trading Company won't be able to escape. It'll take days just to catch them." Xiao Wu peeled a peanut and popped it into his mouth. "Manager Liu from the dry goods store on the corner and those two skinny guys all came from Qianfeng Trading Company. Naturally, the Jinyiwei will arrest them."
Mrs. Bai immediately became worried: "I've bought things from his house twice. Will the Jinyiwei come to arrest me?"
"Oh, no, no, don't worry, Auntie." Xiao Wu continued to peel peanuts. "There are so many people in the capital who have bought things from Qianfeng Commercial Bank. Even the Jinyiwei need evidence to arrest people. Auntie, you just bought some things, so they definitely can't catch you."
"That's good." Bai felt relieved, and the worry on her face disappeared.
Xiao Wu saw a bamboo basket nearby with some incense, candles, and paper money in it, and asked with a smile, "Auntie, are you going to burn incense?"
Bai nodded and said, "Let's go to the Earth God Temple and ask the Earth God to bless my Deyin so that she can be selected."
Xiao Wu was curious: "What should I choose?"
"I didn't quite understand," Bai said. "They said the Ministry of Revenue was selecting some kind of clerk from among the students of the Imperial College. It's a serious job, with a salary, and if you do a good job, you can even be directly appointed to an official position."
Xiao Wu was surprised: "There is such a good thing."
"That's right." Mrs. Bai put a few oranges into the bamboo basket. "Although there are few people chosen, it doesn't mean that I won't be selected. I just want to pray to the Earth God and ask him to bless my family Deyin."
Xiao Wu pinched open two peanuts and said, "Who knows how many people will be vying for this good thing. Auntie, I'm afraid just praying to the Earth God won't work."
Mrs. Bai hurriedly said, "Not only that, I worshipped the Goddess of Childbirth the other day, worshipped the Goddess of Matchmaking yesterday, and I will go to the Guandi Temple tomorrow." With so many gods, there must be one that can be useful, right?
Xiao Wu: “…”
These guys don’t care about promotion, you should at least worship Emperor Wenchang and the God of Fortune.
He said calmly, "Why don't I find someone to help Deyin clear the way for him, so that the good job won't fall into someone else's hands."
"This..." Mrs. Bai hesitated for a moment before telling Xiao Wu the truth. "Thank you for your kindness, but Deyin is stubborn. Other things are fine, but he won't be able to live in peace if he doesn't earn this kind of job through his own ability."
Xiao Wu glanced at the bamboo basket beside him. So if asking people for help doesn’t work, then you can ask God for help?
Bai smiled and said, "I didn't let him know that I was praying to the gods, so please don't let him know."
Xiao Wu nodded: "Don't worry, Auntie, I'm very tight-lipped and won't tell anyone."
At night, the person who claimed to be the tightest-lipped reported the news to the emperor verbatim.
When Xiao Jingfan heard that the Bai family had worshipped so many gods but failed to worship the real one, he was both amused and helpless.
He asked Xiao Wu, "What do you think of Chu Shangming?"
Xiao Wu said truthfully: "Except for being a bit stubborn, everything else is fine."
Xiao Jingfan glanced at him and asked, "Are you optimistic about him?"
Xiao Wu thought for a moment and said, "My Lord, do you know that Chu Shangming can speak Xixia and Uighur?"
Xiao Jingfan was a little surprised: "Where did he learn this from?"
"A remnant of the Chai clan." Xiao Wu seemed to have thought of something, and his tone was a little strange. "He... is very good at making friends."
Xiao Jingfan raised his eyebrows: "For example?"
Xiao Wudao: "He once fought against the mountain king, the flower thief, the former leader of the martial arts world, and the bandit..."
"Wait." Xiao Jingfan interrupted him, "How does he know these people?"
None of them sound like they would make friends with a scholar.
Xiao Wu said: "Go up the mountain to collect firewood, wash clothes by the river, drink porridge at the doorstep, and wander around the village entrance."
Xiao Jingfan: "..."
Xiao Wu looked at him and said, "Chu Shangming is good at learning skills from his friends."
Xiao Jingfan asked with interest: "What did he learn?"
Xiao Wu said, "He learned how to spear fish in the river from the mountain king, and how to strip and put on clothes in the blink of an eye from the flower thief. He wanted to learn martial arts from the former leader of the martial arts world, but he was too gentle, so he didn't learn. His father learned it, and he can easily beat three people at once."
Xiao Jingfan: "..."
Xiao Wu continued, "He also learned the skill of lock picking from that notorious thief."
Xiao Jingfan: "..."
What the hell is going on?
Xiao Wu looked at him and said, "That was all in the past. Your Majesty, do you know that after he entered the Imperial College, he made two good friends, one named Pei Yunjian and the other named Ren Qingxia."
When Xiao Jingfan heard these two names, three words suddenly flashed through his mind: curved fish.
He also acted as a matchmaker, but unfortunately I haven't heard of any wedding, otherwise I would have been able to go and have a drink.
Xiao Wu didn't know what his master was thinking. He raised his finger and pointed at himself: "Secret Guard."
He and Chu Shangming are also friends.
Xiao Jingfan held his forehead and thought carefully that this person was indeed a bit evil.
"I have to hurry back to brew some wine," Xiao Wu said. "If my lord has no other instructions, I will take my leave."
"Yes." Xiao Jingfan nodded and instructed, "Keep a close eye on it. Report any unusual activity anytime."
"As you command," Xiao Wu dodged away.
Xiao Jingfan stared at the memorial on the table for a moment, then reached out and pushed the memorial away and went to sleep.
*
Imperial kitchen.
"Thank you, eunuch." Chu Liuzheng bowed to Chen Shouping, "I won't disturb you. I'll be leaving now."
"Goodbye, young lady." Chen Shouping smiled as he saw her out, carrying a small snack box. "These are freshly baked snacks with three kinds of fillings. I've packed some of each. Young lady, take some back and try them. If you like them, just send someone to get them."
These words are quite flattering.
Chu Liuzheng thought about it and didn't refuse. He exchanged a few words with the snack box before leaving.
The weather is nice today. The warm sunshine shines on our bodies, making us so comfortable that we squint our eyes.
Passing by the Imperial Garden, Chu Liuzheng heard a crisp and childish laughter. He couldn't help but stop and walked a few steps inside to look out.
It turned out that Concubine Shu saw that the weather was good, so she took Princess Huirong out to fly a kite, and Concubine Chun and Concubine Xie were also there to accompany them.
The colorful butterfly kite was pulled by a white kite string and flew in the air, swaying in the wind. Princess Huirong was so happy that she clapped her hands.
Chu Liuzheng was about to leave when he suddenly heard a voice from behind him, "What are you looking at?"
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