Chapter 312 Portrait
Chen Yong came in from outside, holding a pigeon in his hand, and said, "Brother Ze, a pigeon numbered 7 was found in the yard. It should have flown here from Sister Huiyin."
Song Ruize took the pigeon, took out bird food from the drawer next to it, removed the bamboo tube from its leg, and fed it directly on the table.
Chen Yong found a seat and sat down without disturbing Song Ruize who was reading the letter.
After reading it, Song Ruize's face became even uglier.
"What's wrong?" Chen Yong asked, "Weren't you very happy when you first received Huiyin's letter some time ago? It's only been a few days, are you tired of it?"
Song Ruize put the letter into the drawer and asked with a frown, "When did Tang Yichen leave for his hometown?"
"We have been walking for more than 20 days, and we should be able to reach our homeland in a month or so. Why is Brother Ze asking about him? Did Sister Huiyin ask about him in the letter?"
Chen Yong saw that Song Ruize's face was even more ugly. He didn't need to answer, he already knew the answer. Sure enough, only Huiyin could make his emotions fluctuate so much.
"Just now, a brother sent me a message saying that Minister Tang of the Ministry of Works has entered Baijing Hutong. This Minister Tang has always been causing trouble for you, and now we have finally caught him. Should we do something? Just consider it as a gift to him for deliberately making things difficult for you during this period of time." Chen Yong smiled with ill intentions.
"He has a mistress in Baijing Hutong. Even if there is a scandal, it will only add a romantic debt, which will not have much impact on his career. The Minister of Industry will host a banquet in a few days. He will bring his family to attend. We will give him a bigger gift at that time." Song Ruize said calmly, "How is Lord Wen now?"
"Lord Wen obviously made great contributions in building the dam, but after returning to Beijing, not only did he not get promoted, but he was suppressed by his colleagues. This time, he was assigned the most tiring and difficult work. Lord Wen will leave Beijing tomorrow. Brother Ze, Lord Wen is very kind to you, shouldn't we send him off?" Chen Yong said, "But to be honest, it's not worth it for me. We have been in Beijing for so long, and any merit you made would be snatched away by others. Until now, you are just an insignificant official in the Ministry of Works. It's really bullying."
If I had known this would happen, I would have stayed in the county, where I would have brothers and a career. Their brother Ze was also a respected figure there.
"It would be too conspicuous to send him off tomorrow, so let's go tonight!" Song Ruize said, "Prepare some money. He is incorruptible, and his official uniform is patched. We don't know when he will be back from this mission, so let him take some money with him."
"Okay, I'll get ready now."
After Chen Yong left, Song Ruize took out a painting from the painting tube next to him, unfolded it, and it was the sketch that Qin Huiyin had drawn for him.
"Someone come..."
A subordinate pushed the door open and came in: "Brother Ze, what do you want me to do?"
"Did Meng Shushen win the third place in the imperial examination?"
"yes."
"Has he returned home?"
"No. He has only an old mother at home. When the champion returned home in glory, he asked the champion to take his mother to the capital."
"Go find him tomorrow and ask him..." Song Ruize said a few words in a low voice.
In the afternoon, the men he sent out came back with a scroll in his hand.
"Boss, I brought the stuff back."
Song Ruize immediately put down the pen in his hand, wiped his hands with the towel beside him, and took the scroll he handed over.
He unfolded it slowly until the entire scroll was unfolded.
It was a painting, and the woman in the painting had beautiful eyes and a smile as gentle as the spring breeze. He seemed to see her standing in front of him, and even heard her sweet voice in his ears.
Song Ruize didn't know what was wrong with him.
Ever since I left the county, I have felt empty on the road, as if something was missing.
"You watched him draw?"
"Yes. The third place winner is worthy of his title. His painting skills are superb. He completed the painting in one go without pausing for a moment and without wasting a single piece of paper." The subordinate exclaimed.
"I know he has seen Yinyin, so I guess it won't be difficult for him to draw a portrait of Yinyin. But I didn't expect him to draw so like her, and from what you said, he drew it very quickly, just like..."
It's like I've simulated it countless times in my mind, or even secretly drawn it countless times, so it's so familiar and even so lifelike.
Song Ruize felt very uncomfortable thinking that there was another man who was eyeing his sister without his knowledge, just like the cabbages at home being coveted by a pig.
"Brother Ze, there is a letter for you." Another subordinate walked in.
Song Ruize took the letter and knew it was written by Qin Huiyin when he saw the handwriting on it. He thought she would not send letters again after she had pigeons, but he didn't expect she still wrote.
Letters brought by pigeons are very brief, and the words must be written very small each time, and they cannot be too long. Daily communication is indeed convenient, but it cannot be too detailed.
"By the way, I sent you something."
"Where's the stuff?"
"There was too much stuff, so I stayed outside."
The brother next to him said unhappily, "As long as it's something sent by Miss Qin, you have to bring it in even if you have to carry it."
Song Ruize asked his men where the stuff was and immediately followed him to sign for it. It was a large box, and inside it were several sets of the latest clothes and shoes.
He found a few drawings from the box, which showed the matching effects of the clothes, shoes and accessories, and explained, "Don't mess it up, they are all matched."
The two men winked at each other.
"Are they really brother and sister?"
Why does their brother Ze behave like he's lovesick?
"Help me carry the things into the room."
After the men carried the things into the room, they left and closed the door.
"Have you seen this Miss Qin?"
"Like you, I also followed the boss on his way to Beijing, but I followed him half a month earlier than you. I often heard Brother Chen and Brother Zhou mention this Miss Qin."
"I still think our eldest brother is more like a young wife in love, not a brother who misses his sister."
"I have heard that the relationship between the two is a bit special. The eldest brother and Miss Qin are not biological siblings, but step-siblings. However, the eldest brother's stepmother remarried. Do you know the new number one scholar? The new number one scholar is Miss Qin's new step-brother. After the eldest brother's father died, her mother remarried to the Tang family, and the new number one scholar is Miss Qin's other brother."
"On the day of the palace examination, the eldest brother happened to be riding through that street and saw the top three students wearing flowers and parading through the streets. The newly crowned number one scholar and the eldest brother looked at each other in a strange way."
It turns out there is a vendetta against someone for stealing their sister!
The two of them watched Song Ruize changing clothes in the room, and they felt cold sweat all over their bodies. What a ruthless character he was on weekdays, now he was like a fool. They had not seen the girl Qin yet, but they had already anticipated how powerful she was.
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