Chapter 88 Hard to Kill
No matter how reluctant Qi Yuyao was, she was sent by Qi to the carriage back to Wenyuan Hou Mansion.
The Qi family was almost wiped out and was still in shock.
"Being a Changqing official is too dangerous. People often try to assassinate or poison you. You can lose your life if you're not careful. It's better to be a county magistrate in a small place and live a stable life."
“As the saying goes, a ship anchored in the harbor is safe but not in good condition; it is only when it rides the wind and waves that it demonstrates its ability.”
Feng Qingsui chuckled.
"You raised Second Master with great care, presumably hoping that he would become a pillar of the nation. As for the risks that come with excelling, you naturally have to bear them."
Qi sighed, "I understand the reasoning."
However, she lost her husband in her youth and her son in her middle age, and had suffered too many blows. If anything happened to Ji Changqing, she didn't know if she would have the strength to live.
"We have to find him a wife quickly."
She muttered to herself.
"At least leave a descendant."
Feng Qingsui: “…”
Qi did what she said and took Feng Qingsui out to the garden to appreciate the flowers and meet the young lady.
Ji Changqing knew nothing about it and was busy settling the matter of the Ruifeng Society.
Although the Pursuit Department captured the various incense masters and hall leaders of the Ruifeng Society in a timely manner, most of the five blessings money and merit money that the Ruifeng Society had defrauded from believers could not be recovered.
This money was paid by believers who sold their fields, children, and even their homes and fortunes. Many people lost their families because of it.
To quell the chaos, at least the five blessings money should be returned to these people so that they can make a living.
It is impossible for the national treasury to pay this money.
He submitted a memorial.
"…Marquis Rongchang allowed his son to commit violence and his daughter to rebel. His virtue is unworthy of his position. He should be stripped of his title, his property confiscated, and compensation should be paid to the victims…"
The emperor agreed.
On the same day, an order was issued to deprive him of his title and confiscate his property.
All of the Han family's property was confiscated, and everyone was driven out of the mansion and left on the streets - they were not exiled because of the Queen's consideration.
Former Rongchang Marquis Han Zhaozhong sent a message to the palace, wanting to meet the queen and ask her to plead with the emperor.
But he only received three thousand taels of silver.
Three thousand taels is enough to feed several generations of common people, but for the Han family, it is not even enough for everyone in the mansion to eat for a day.
Han Zhaozhong had no choice but to sell most of the slaves in the mansion and divide up the side branches. Then he bought a five-story house on the edge of the inner city and moved in with his whole family.
In the past, each wife and concubine had her own courtyard, and they only saw each other once a day, so they rarely quarreled.
Now that they are crowded together, needless to say, there are quarrels all day long.
Qi, the head of the family, had a headache.
"Master, is there no room for maneuver in this matter? How about you ask the Queen to find a way to get the title back?"
Han Zhaozhong scolded, "Can you just get a title if you want it? If you hadn't failed to take good care of your daughter, the Han family wouldn't have fallen to this point!"
Qi dared not say a word again.
Unless the crown prince succeeds to the throne, the Han family will decline.
Han Zhaozhong knew this very well.
But with Ji Changqing stirring up trouble, the prince could not even leave Anguo Temple, let alone return to the throne.
"The maidservant at Marquis Wenyuan's mansion poisoned him but didn't kill him. She's really lucky."
He secretly resented it.
Ji Changqing is a bit too difficult to kill.
However, he changed his mind and said, "Now that His Majesty has sent people to protect him, it will be difficult to kill him. But as long as his mother dies, he will have to mourn, and it will be much easier to kill him then."
So I made new plans.
Qi had met many young ladies these days and thought this one was good, that one was good too. She made some special inquiries and made a list of the young ladies who had not yet been engaged.
I plan to visit their homes if I have the chance and get to know their personalities.
"I met Changqing's father when I just came of age. I never worried about marriage, but now I am worried to death about my son's marriage."
She complained to Feng Qingsui.
"He himself doesn't care at all. It's true that the emperor is not anxious, but the eunuch is."
Feng Qingsui smiled and said, "Maybe one day the Second Master will find someone he likes and come back to ask you to come and propose marriage."
"If only that day came, I'd immediately hire a matchmaker."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law chatted for a while. Feng Qingsui saw that the time was almost up and said, "Mom, there's a chef competition at the White Crane Tower today. Wuhua and I have signed up to be Dianping commentators and are ready to go."
When Qi heard this, she also became interested.
"Can I still sign up? Is there a snack group? I want to try the snacks."
Feng Qingsui replied, "You'll have to ask to find out."
After sending someone to the White Crane Tower to inquire, they were told that there were still seats available, so Feng Qingsui took Qi with him.
Baihelou is the largest restaurant in the capital. It holds a chef competition every year and invites chefs from all over Xiguo to participate.
Due to the long distance, not many local chefs came, and most of the chefs competing were from major restaurants in the capital.
In order to host the competition, the entire street where Baihelou is located was blocked off, and the stoves used for the competition were set up on the street. Diners could watch from the restaurants and teahouses on both sides of the street.
Dianping users gathered on seats on both sides of the street.
Feng Qingsui and Qi both sat at the commentary seats on the white case side.
There are no qualifications required for this reviewer. Anyone can do it as long as they are paid. It is equivalent to going to a restaurant for a meal - except that the food is provided by the participating chefs.
Each reviewer has ten signs to vote for their favorite chef.
The chef who gets the most cards can win the title of God Chef.
The title of Godly Chef is just an honor and there is no real reward. If a restaurant has a "Godly Chef", it will naturally be more famous, but the benefits brought by this fame are not enough to drive them to cheat.
Feng Qingsui ate some of the snacks that she and her master had tasted when they traveled to Xi Kingdom, and was very satisfied with them.
Qi was even more satisfied. After all, she loved dim sum, so she was naturally happy to taste so many at once.
After voting for their favorite chef, the two left the competition without waiting for the result.
To avoid too many people and congestion when the show ends.
However, something unexpected happened when they walked out of the street. More than a dozen men in ordinary clothes rushed towards them, each holding a sharp knife in his hand.
"careful!"
Feng Qingsui protected Qi behind him.
Wuhua immediately went to meet him.
Yan Chi, who was following secretly, saw that there were too many assassins and was afraid that Wuhua could not withstand them, so he also showed up and took action.
These assassins attacked without regard for their lives. Realizing that they were death squads, Yan Chi blew the bone whistle.
Not long after, a tall and thin figure in black clothes descended from the sky with several people and knocked all the assassins to the ground.
Seeing that their side was defeated, the assassins bit open the poison sac and committed suicide.
Wuhua was quick and agile, and he cut off a man's jaw, leaving the other alive.
The people watching the game were startled by the noise here and did not dare to gather around, but just watched from afar.
Feng Qingsui asked someone to report to the authorities, and then took the man alive and evacuated. She wanted to interrogate him personally.
After reviewing, the answer was as expected.
He is Han Zhaozhong's man.
"It's time."
She thought.
It was Han Zhaozhong's turn to pay the price.
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