Chapter 409 The Intercepted Letter
After leaving Yan's house, Qin Chi went directly to the Ministry of Industry to handle official business. After finishing a bunch of things, he finally found that his colleagues looked at him evasively.
He soon found out why.
Rumors were rife outside, and from noon till now, I don't know how many versions had been circulated. The latest version was that someone praised Qin Chi for his noble character, and he couldn't bear to see Miss Wu die young, so he agreed to marry her.
Yes, for my wife.
This brought Song Jin a lot of sympathy.
Sympathy is sympathy, but everyone's ability to accept it is particularly good.
It all comes down to Song Jin's background, and many people think she is not worthy of Qin Chi.
People are like this sometimes. When the white moonlight you admire is with someone who is equally outstanding, you will take it for granted, and you will be envious and regretful but accept it well. On the contrary, if the person with the white moonlight is not as good as you, or even the kind of person you look down on, your mentality will easily collapse if you are not careful.
The rumors trampled on Song Jin and indirectly elevated Wu Jingyao.
A peasant woman from the countryside and a noble lady from the capital.
There is a world of difference between them.
In short, Wu Jingyao wanted to step on Song Jin to get to the top, and some forces were behind the scenes fanning the flames, just to see Qin Chi do well. Even Yan Xianqing's words for Qin Chi were ineffective. At the same time, some scholars questioned Qin Chi's irresponsibility, ruining the innocence of an innocent woman and causing her to commit suicide twice.
The rumors became more and more intense, and there was a whole evil trend, with all kinds of demons and monsters jumping out.
"Sir, it was the Wu family who did it."
Old Huo had someone investigate and found out that the first person to spread the rumor was a servant of the Wu family. "They were so bold that they dared to plot against the young master and even wanted to step on the lady to get to the top."
"They will pay the price for what they did today." Qin Chi's face was cold.
Old Huo asked, "Sir, do you want to respond?"
"Pretend you don't know anything and go back home first."
Qin Chi left the office early for the first time.
In this case, the group returned home first.
It was dusk outside.
Only half of the setting sun remains in the west, birds are returning to their nests, and pedestrians are returning home under the sunset.
Compared with his calm face, Qin Chi's mood was not so calm. He didn't care what others thought of him, the only thing he cared about was Song Jin's thoughts.
Qin Chi didn't think it was wrong to send his wife and children away early. But he couldn't figure out why Song Jin refused. She always acted rationally, but she was stubborn in this matter.
"Where's the lady?"
Qin Chi asked as he stepped into the door.
Old Man Hong and Old Man Li were sitting together chatting. When they saw Qin Chi coming back, they stood up to greet him. Before they could open their mouths, their young master asked about his wife?
His emotions were so obvious? Was he still their young master who would not change color even if Mount Tai collapsed?
Old Li pointed in the direction of the small garden and said, "Madam is in the garden."
Qin Chi strode towards the small garden.
He was restrained but still showed a bit of eagerness.
Old Man Hong and Old Man Li looked at each other.
Old Li said dryly, "Sir, are you anxious? Are you afraid that Madam will misunderstand?"
"What happened today should serve as a warning."
After Old Man Hong finished speaking, he remembered something and sighed, "It's not a good thing for the young master to care too much about the lady."
Old Li gave him a look of disdain. "Isn't it a good thing that the Madam and the Young Master have a good relationship? At least the backyard is clean and there aren't so many dirty things."
"You know nothing. People who want to achieve great things must avoid emotional intentions. Think about how many heroes in history have failed because of beautiful women." Old Man Hong said meaningfully, and when Old Man Li wanted to ask again, he kept silent.
Song Kuan's crisis has not been resolved yet.
Old Li was recovering from his injuries and didn't know about it. Later, Qin Chi issued a gag order, and no one talked to him anymore.
Then Qin Chi came to the small garden.
I saw Song Jinwen sitting in the pavilion, smiling as she watched Niu Niu chatting with her youngest son. In fact, it was Niu Niu who was talking excitedly, with the baby babbling and giggling from time to time. Adults will never understand how children communicate.
The scene was so heartwarming that it made people feel better unconsciously.
Qin Chi stood not far away, watching the scene quietly.
Mu Ting leaned close to Song Jin's ear and whispered something.
Song Jin raised his head and looked towards Qin Chi.
After only a moment, Song Jin looked away, as if he hadn't seen him.
Qin Chi's heart tightened.
As expected, the lady is angry?
There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!
Qin Chi wanted to go over, but he couldn't move his feet. After struggling internally, he finally convinced himself to go over...
"Sir, Uncle Hong has a letter for me to pass on to you." Qin Yi came over at this time and handed a letter to Qin Chi with both hands.
Someone had delivered the letter to the Qin residence today, and it was addressed to Song Jin. Old Man Hong saw that the messenger was suspicious, so he detained both the letter and the messenger.
Qin Chi turned around and went to the study.
Open the letter.
As expected, it was unsigned.
The content of the letter was to arrange a meeting with Song Jin, using Song Kuan as bait. The letter described Song Kuan's characteristics in great detail, and also included a small portrait. If Song Jin received this letter, Qin Chi knew that even if she was suspicious, she would most likely go to the meeting.
Qin Chi read the letter again, lit it and threw it into the brazier, then asked, "Qin Yi, is Xing Lun going to leave Beijing?"
A voice from above the roof beam responded, "My lord, it is true. I heard from the secret guards staying in the mansion that Xing Lun came to bid farewell to Madam today, and the fleet will leave Beijing early tomorrow morning."
"I have collected several boxes of books, and would like to ask him to help bring them back to Huizhou and deliver them to President Lu of Tachuan Academy. Please send someone to deliver a message..." Qin Chi's seemingly ordinary order was not so ordinary.
He got up and left the study.
Song Jin returned with the two children, and the family had a peaceful dinner.
As night is about to fall.
The back door of the Qin Mansion opened.
Several large wooden boxes were carried out and sent to Xing Lun who was waiting at the pharmacy. The caravan members led by Xing Lun set out and left the city just before the city gate closed.
The caravan went to Zhangjiawan.
This is like knowing there is a tiger in the mountain, but still going there. Perhaps Xing Lun and the others were too calm, and there were people watching them along the way, but no one came out to stop them until they arrived at the dock and loaded the things onto the boat.
The next day, the sky was gray.
More than twenty large ships set sail.
Not far away, a group of big men were staring at the fleet on the dock. They were all dressed as Daxia soldiers, like the officers and soldiers stationed in Zhangjiawan.
One of them said viciously, "Boss, why don't you intercept them? It would be a shame to let the fleet leave like this. They are such a fat sheep."
"Behave yourself, we are soldiers now." The leading man glared at the man fiercely, "This is a critical moment. If you ruin the master's plan, you will have as many heads as you can chop off."
"Okay, it's really a pity."
I thought I could take this opportunity to make some money.
He was used to being a pirate and was eager to make a move when he saw a fat sheep, forgetting that his superiors had told him not to act rashly.