Chapter 359 Follow-up
Tang Luwu followed Qin Huiyin to Huiyinyuan.
After washing up, the two sisters lay down on the bed, but they tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep.
Tang Luwu hugged Qin Huiyin's arm and whispered, "Yinyin, I'm scared."
Qin Huiyin put his hand against her forehead and said calmly, "I know what you are afraid of. When the Zhenguogong Mansion was at its most glorious, it was comparable to the royal family. Even people of noble status such as princesses and princes had to be polite to their family members. It is said that the Zhenguogong is also a sworn brother of the current emperor, and the two have been playing together since childhood. Even so, it still ended up like this. We are just commoners, without such a prominent family background. Our life and death are all in the hands of the superiors. There is a saying that if the monarch wants the minister to die, the minister has to die. But there is no use in being afraid. This world belongs to the royal family, and the royal family can control the life and death of others at will. All we can do is not make mistakes and stay away from those we can't afford to offend."
"Brother, you have to deal with those people every day since you entered the government. We just came to the capital and have already met those young ladies from official families. Miss Zhu even invited you to her poetry banquet. Before, I would not have felt scared if I just followed you. But after what happened this time, I feel that those young ladies from official families are all scourges and I really don't want to have any contact with them at all."
"There's no point in running away. You are Tang Yichen's sister, and sooner or later you will have to deal with those young ladies from official families. In fact, there are ways to prevent the superiors from touching you at will. For example, if you are a famous scholar, students all over the world regard you as a role model. If you touch you, it will cause dissatisfaction among students all over the world, and the superiors dare not act rashly. The Duke of Zhenguo is also the one who controls the army of the world. He has made great military achievements and is loved by the people. But what makes him different from others is that he controls the army, which is what the superiors fear the most. In addition, we can still do our best in business. If the superiors touch us, the world's economy will collapse. Do you think he dares to touch us?"
"Is it really possible?"
"Why not?" Qin Huiyin looked at the moonlight outside the window, "I will definitely become the world's largest businessman, the kind that can affect the world's economy if someone moves me, and I will not be coerced by others."
On the second day, Zhilan and Minghui came in with hot water to help the two young ladies dress up.
Zhilan said, "Su Jin is back. Miss, do you want to call her over for questioning?"
Su Jin has been paying attention to the affairs of the Zhenguo Mansion these days. She used to be the head maid of Wei Zhaoyan's eldest sister, and she was worried that her former master would be hurt, so she kept inquiring about the situation of the female relatives.
"Let her come."
When Su Jin came over, Qin Huiyin and Tang Luwu were having breakfast.
"Su Jin, how is Miss Wei?"
Su Jin first bowed to thank Qin Huiyin for her generosity, and then said: "The eldest young lady tried to commit suicide but failed. When she woke up, she learned that the Duke's wife had passed away. She was so heartbroken that she fell seriously ill. The other two young ladies also cried and fainted. However, I used the money you gave me to bribe them. Seeing that they were so eager to commit suicide, the madam did not dare to push them too hard and agreed to give them a month to ease up. During this month, the three young ladies and the remaining ladies do not need to put up signs to receive guests. As for after a month, I am afraid that no matter how much money is spent, it will not work. In the end, it will still be..."
Someone wanted to make the Wei family suffer, and of course they would not let the women of the Wei family go. The madam could not bear the threat, and her willingness to delay the execution for a month was her last act of mercy.
"Did you know that the death row caught fire last night and all the men in the Wei family died in the fire. Only the young master escaped. Now the whole city is searching for him?" Qin Huiyin said.
"I don't know. I just came from Miss Wei's place." Su Jin was shocked and sad. "Why did this happen? He was going to be beheaded at Caishikou today, and there was a fire last night?"
"You can leave now!" Qin Huiyin said, "You are tired these days, take a rest, you don't need to work here."
Su Jin thanks her and leaves.
Tang Luwu said: "Why don't you tell her about Brother Wei?"
"If she knew, the women of the Wei family would know. Those aristocratic families seem to be of the same mind, but not everyone is united. The news must not be leaked, otherwise it will implicate us." Qin Huiyin said, "All we can do is to help Brother Wei escape death. In fact, what we are doing now is very bold. We are already risking our lives to give him a chance to survive. The fewer people who know about this, the better. Don't make any more trouble."
"I'll listen to you. I don't know anything anyway, so it's always right to listen to you."
"You, after all these years, still underestimate yourself." Qin Huiyin said, "If you didn't know anything, how could you have saved Brother Wei yesterday? You must have had a plan in mind."
"At the time, I just felt that I had to hide him quickly and not let anyone see him, not even the servants in our house. People's hearts cannot stand the test, and there are people who betray their masters everywhere."
"You did the right thing." Qin Huiyin said, "When you encounter a difficult situation, stay calm first. If you can't make up your mind, keep it a secret first, and then call your family to discuss it together. However, don't let everyone know. The fewer people who know, the safer it is."
After breakfast, Qin Huiyin said she was going out and asked Tang Luwu to stay at home to take care of things in the inner house.
Song Ruize had just started his shift when Jiang Qingnan walked in and handed the basket to him.
"You haven't had breakfast yet? Come and try it. The buns here are really good. They are delicious."
"I put out fires all night last night. Now I just want to take a nap. I don't have much appetite." Song Ruize pressed his forehead and said tiredly.
"Okay, then I'll go talk to Sister Yin and tell her that you have no appetite. I'll share these buns with my brothers..." Before he could finish the word "sold", the basket in his hand had already fallen into Song Ruize's hands.
Jiang Qingnan sat opposite Song Ruize and saw that Song Ruize, who had no appetite just now, ate two three-fresh buns in a row.
"Where's Yinyin?" Song Ruize asked, "Still outside?"
"No, she went to check on the store." Jiang Qingnan said, "She knew you were tired last night, so she came over to bring you some food."
Jiang Qibin, Chen Yong, Zhou Jinyuan and Zhang Erzhu strode in.
"It smells so good!" Jiang Qibin stretched out his hand to grab it, but Song Ruize patted the back of his hand. "Hiss, Brother Ze, don't be so stingy. We have been brothers for so many years and we don't deserve to eat a bun?"
"These are buns made by Sister Yin herself. You really don't deserve them." Jiang Qingnan said from the side.
Jiang Qibin: "...Okay, I don't deserve it."
"Brother Ze, even the imperial guards have gone out this time, searching the entire city for that young master." Zhou Jinyuan said, "The young master is the only male left in the Duke of Jingguo's mansion. Someone wants to kill him all."
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