Chapter 474: Inference

Jiang Yan asked Dou Zhao anxiously: "I, can I do this?"

"Why not?" Dou Zhao smiled and smoothed her hair, saying, "Every family has its own little life. As long as you feel comfortable, it's fine. As for how you live your life and how it differs from others, there's no need to compare."

Jiang Yan nodded seriously.

The atmosphere became a little serious.

Jiang Lizhu covered her mouth with her hands and smiled, and asked Jiang Yan how many days he planned to stay at his mother's home.

Jiang Yan blushed and whispered, "Zan Zhi said he would come to pick me up in two days."

Dou Zhao was stunned.

Jiang Lizhu chuckled and said, "He is too overbearing! He only lets you stay at your mother's house for two days."

Jiang Yan murmured, not knowing what to say.

Dou Zhao recalled the time when she went back to her parents' home to stay for the whole month, and Song Mo chased her to Jing'an Temple Hutong the next day... She couldn't help but smile and said, "Then go back in two days. Anyway, you don't live far from the Duke of Ying's Mansion, you can come back whenever you want, not just now."

Jiang Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

Song Mo and his brother-in-law really had nothing to talk about, so he simply asked about Chen Jia's business: "I heard that Liu Yu has been very popular recently. Has it had any impact on you?"

He is now Song Mo's cousin's husband, and no one dares to make things difficult for him.

He said respectfully: "Master Shi and Liu Yu were very polite to me."

Song Mo asked, "Have you ever thought about working somewhere else?"

What does this mean?

Chen Jia was a little unsure.

Song Mo said: "Although the Imperial Guard is good, it has a fierce reputation and has offended many people. To be the commander of the Imperial Guard, you must be the emperor's confidant. Your starting point is too low. Even if I help you, it will be difficult for you to sit in that position. In my opinion, it is better to transfer to the Shenji Camp or the Wujun Camp, where there are more opportunities."

Jinyiwei is a hereditary guard. Those who are above the fourth rank have the opportunity to serve the emperor. Only such people can leave an impression on the emperor. Chen Jia was promoted to a minor flag officer by chance. He had no chance to meet the emperor, let alone let the emperor remember his name. Even if he tried hard to let the emperor remember his name, it would still depend on chance and luck to gain the emperor's trust.

Chen Jia understood it in his heart.

His greatest wish in the past was to become a deputy governor or deputy governor of the Jinyiwei, and then to find a way to obtain a hereditary centurion title or something like that, so that he could benefit his descendants, and he would be satisfied.

He didn't expect to achieve his goal so quickly.

It would be a lie to say that he didn't want to go further, but he felt a little troubled by the thought of leaving the Royal Guard and starting over.

Chen Jia thought for a while and said, "I'd better stay in Jinyiwei for now! I'm already familiar with the affairs of Jinyiwei, and it's convenient for me to handle anything. If I go to Shenjiying or Wujunying at this time, I will inevitably have to spend a lot of energy on personnel matters..."

In other words, he wants to pay more attention to his own family at this time.

Song Mo was very satisfied with his answer and said, "It's very convenient to go to Shenjiying or Wujunying. Since you don't want to leave Jinyiwei now, let's talk about it later. However, Shi Chuan and I are not getting along now. You should be more careful in Jinyiwei and it's best not to get involved in anything."

Chen Jiagong replied "yes", but hesitated to speak.

Song Mo frowned and said, "Just tell me what you want to say. Why are you hesitating so much?"

Chen Jia bowed his head and nodded, then said carefully, "I have heard that you were impeached in the palace yesterday. I am afraid this matter is not simple. You should be prepared for the worst."

Song Mo was quite surprised to hear this, but when he thought of his first meeting with Chen Jia, his expression softened.

A servant came in and said, "Du Wei wants to see you!"

I guess I found some news.

Putting aside his prejudice, Song Mo had to admit that Chen Jia was a capable person. He thought about it and told Chen Jia: "Come with me!"

Chen Jia didn't expect that although Song Mo didn't like him, he didn't treat him with any formality.

He followed with steady steps.

After a while, Du Wei walked in.

Seeing Chen Jia, he was slightly surprised, but soon recovered his composure and said respectfully: "The historian who impeached you did not go out during the Spring Festival, but this morning he suddenly went to a food shop selling scorpions in the west of the city and drank scorpion soup with a man who looked like a scholar in a long gown. I sent someone to find out about that man's background and found out that he had worked as a staff member in the old mansion of Mu Ge..."

Mu Chuan is the Empress's man.

Chen Jia was dumbfounded.

Song Mo murmured, "That's right... If it was Liang Jifen, he would definitely plan before acting, and would never be so reckless... Only the Empress would be able to take everything into consideration. If it works, take the opportunity to replace me; if it doesn't work, just take it as a warning to me..."

As Chen Jia listened, he thought of a possibility.

His face suddenly turned pale as snow, his mouth opened wide, and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

Song Mo smiled and teased, "If you regret becoming my brother-in-law, I advise you to think of a way to escape now."

Chen Jia thought of Jiang Yan sitting gently under the lamp mending his clothes, and his heart tightened. He said, "You worry too much, my Lord. I don't regret marrying A Yan! I just didn't expect..."

Song Mo smiled slightly and took a sip of tea.

Wuyi ran in and said, "Master, Master Dou Wu from Yuqiao Hutong is here."

Dou Qijun?

Song Mo was a little surprised and invited him to talk in the study.

Dou Qijun knew that Chen Jia was Song Mo's cousin's husband. After he entered the study, he showed some anxiety and said, "I have something urgent to tell you alone."

Song Mo and he went to the warm room next door.

Dou Qijun whispered, "My fifth great uncle asked me to come and see you. He said that the impeachment may be related to Muchuan, and asked you to be careful of Shuchuan's people and be careful not to be taken advantage of by others. If it really doesn't work, it is better to avoid the sharp edge and keep a low profile."

Song Mo never expected that Dou Shishu would warn him. He looked at Dou Qijun in surprise.

Dou Qijun saw that his usually calm uncle actually showed a surprised expression. He couldn't help but chuckle and said, "My fifth uncle was also worried that someone in the family might get into trouble, so he specifically asked me to come and tell my uncle."

Song Mo nodded, feeling emotional in his heart. No wonder Dou Shishu could become the head of the Dou family.

He said sincerely, "Please thank my fifth uncle for me and tell him that I will be careful."

Dou Qijun hummed, and said, "Fourth uncle was not very surprised when he heard that Yu Shi was Mu Chuan's man. Could it be that Fourth uncle already knew that this man was related to Mu Chuan?"

Song Mo said implicitly: "I just found out."

Dou Shishu was able to find out this relationship probably because of his current position and the connections he had built up over the years, and Song Mo was also able to find out about it quickly... This is a bit intriguing.

Dou Qijun looked at Song Mo with admiration, then stood up and said goodbye with a smile.

Song Mo invited him to drink Laba porridge.

Dou Qijun smiled and said, "I still have to reply to my fifth uncle. I will come to visit you when I have some free time." He added, "If you need my help in running errands, just tell me."

Song Mo smiled and walked Dou Qijun to the gate before turning back.

Chen Qushui came to the study room at some point and was chatting with Chen Jia.

Seeing Song Mo coming in, he smiled and saluted Song Mo.

Now many people knew that Song Mo had been impeached. Song Mo thought that he had come for this matter as well, so he smiled and invited Chen Qushui to sit down.

Seeing that Song Mo had no intention of asking Chen Jia to avoid the issue, Chen Qushui said frankly, "I have been thinking about the Duke Dingguo's Mansion this Spring Festival. I remember that Master Dou Liu had a drink in Huaishu Hutong once, and talked about the imperial examination with several masters of the Dou family. Among them, he mentioned Master Liang Ge, saying that he was born in a humble family, so he particularly looked down on the children of those wealthy families. He preferred to employ people from humble families, and liked those with an impassioned style of writing when commenting on current affairs. If Master Liang Ge is appointed as the chief examiner of the Spring Examination, everyone should be careful, so as not to be selected as the champion by Master Liang Ge, and then offend the emperor in a subtle way during the palace examination.

My Lord, I remember that at that time, Liang Ge Lao had just taken charge of the inner cabinet, and the emperor's old illness relapsed. Do you think he did this just because he couldn't stand the ostentation of the Duke Dingguo's Mansion?"

Song Mo looked serious when he heard this and asked, "What do you mean?"

Chen Qushui said: "What I mean is that the emperor may be afraid of his sudden death, so he wants Duke Dingguo to assist the crown prince. He is also afraid that Duke Dingguo is unruly, so he is looking for a fault to hold Duke Dingguo guilty. Ding Yu had a grudge against Duke Dingguo, so he took this opportunity to instruct Zhong Qiao to torture Duke Dingguo. Liang Jifen, the new chief minister, wanted to show off in front of the emperor. He thought that Duke Dingguo was arrogant and disrespectful to the court, so he turned a blind eye to what happened to Duke Dingguo. Zhong Qiao was just a small commander after all. When he saw that Jinyiwei tortured Duke Dingguo and Yu Shi, who was accompanying him, pretended to be deaf and dumb, he might have thought that Ding Yu had already opened up the connections above, so he was reckless and murdered Duke Dingguo as Ding Yu said..."

Chen Jia is the person involved.

He thought carefully about the situation at that time and thought that this was indeed possible.

The Imperial Guard and the Censorate belong to two different circles and usually keep to themselves. Apart from the emperor, there is no one else who can keep both of them silent at the same time.

He couldn't help but feel dry-mouthed and said in a hoarse voice, "My Lord, we all thought that this was the Emperor's intention at first."

Song Mo felt as if there was a bitter pill in his mouth.

If it is true as Chen Qushui inferred, my uncle's death was really unjust!

What he felt more in his heart was sadness and anger.

Liang Jifen, the cabinet minister of the current dynasty, how can he be judged as a hero based on his family background?

Could it be that all the books he read ended up in the dog's stomach?

Song Mo clenched his fists tightly when he thought of Liang Jifen's face, which looked harsh and difficult to get along with because of the two deep wrinkles at the corners of her mouth.

He called out to Wuyi loudly, "Go and bring back Young Master Dou Wu."

Wuyi ran out quickly and caught up with Dou Qijun, who was sitting in a sedan chair, at the gate of the provincial school.

Dou Qijun turned back with a look of suspicion.

Song Mo asked about Liang Jifen.

Dou Qijun recalled: "I have also heard my sixth uncle talk about this matter."

Song Mo pulled Dou Qijun and said, "Let's go to Huaishu Hutong together."

Dou Qijun didn't know what had happened, but seeing that Song Mo looked very unhappy, he nodded repeatedly and went to Huaishu Hutong with Song Mo.

Dou Shishu also had a day off today. He was talking to some young students from the Hanlin Academy. When he heard that Song Mo and Dou Qijun were coming together, he thought about it, asked his eldest son to help entertain the guests, and went to the small study room himself.