bayedsolid Chapter 306 Song Qing
Chapter 306 Song Qing
Cang Lingxuan pointed at the somewhat unnatural Song Qing: "He is..."
At this point, she glanced at Gu Chenglin but didn't say anything more: "His identity is somewhat special; he's a manager at one of my cousin's Lingyun Pavilion branches."
He's very skilled in mathematics; how about he become your butler?
Dongfang Jin looked at this Song Qing, wondering if he had a special identity.
Could it be some important person?
His posture was steady, and his face showed the composure and wisdom that comes with the passage of time.
His hair was neatly tied back, with a few barely noticeable strands of silver hair peeking out from among the black hair, revealing the marks of time.
His eyebrows were thick but not messy, and his eyes were deep and bright, as if he could see the subtle changes in people's hearts, and was full of gentleness and understanding of the world.
His nose was straight and his lips were tightly pressed together, giving him an air of authority without anger.
But the occasional smile that appears at the corners of his mouth makes him seem so kind and approachable, as if he can instantly dissolve the tense atmosphere around him.
Wearing a well-tailored long gown, the hem fluttering in the wind, he displayed both the competence and shrewdness of a merchant and the elegance and demeanor of a scholar. This man was indeed worthy of being by the emperor's side.
Does he have someone to manage his business?
Then Jun Qirui will stay by Gu Chenglin's side from now on.
Well, that's it.
After everyone greeted each other, Dongfang Jin explained his arrangements, and Cang Lingxuan was the first to stand up and agree.
Afterwards, Cang Lingxuan left all the things he had brought for Dongfang Jin and Jun Qixian to her.
Carrying a box, and accompanied by Zhao Yuangang, Granny Qiao, and several children chosen by Gu Chenglin, they headed towards Anyang Prefecture.
Watching them leave in a hurry, Dongfang Jin looked at Lu Yunqing and said, "Magistrate, from now on, let Brother Mengshan and Brother Guo manage the Ci'an Hall in the south of the city."
If possible, Ci'an Hall can expand its area further. Don't worry, I'll cover the cost.
Lu Yunqing nodded: "It just so happens that I was planning to send Li Xiuwen with people to manage the security of Ci'an Hall."
From now on, Mengshan and the other two will stay with Li Xiuwen.
Dongfang Jin nodded in satisfaction: "Okay, we'll start working on the land and at home."
Watching Song Qing follow Gu Chenglin into the courtyard, Dongfang Jin asked curiously, "By the way, this Song Qing...?"
Lu Yunqing stared at Gu Chenglin and the others' backs and sighed, "He is the illegitimate son of the Marquis of Zhenxi, that is, the cousin of Gu Chenglin's stepmother."
Gu Chenglin's stepmother's mother and his father, Song Qiankun, were siblings.
Because he was fathered by the Marquis of Zhenxi after he had been drinking and had sexual relations with her, and his mother was a maidservant who accompanied the Marquis of Zhenxi's wife during her dowry.
When the wife of the Marquis of Zhenxi learned of this, she was not very angry and simply allowed the Marquis of Zhenxi to take his mother as his concubine.
But for some unknown reason, his mother committed suicide by jumping into a well after giving birth to him.
After the Marquis of Zhenxi learned about this, she felt that her mother was somewhat ungrateful, so she took her anger out on Song Qing.
They sent him to a manor on the outskirts of Beijing, where an elderly couple lived with him.
After being sent away by the Zhenxi Marquis's family, he never returned to the Zhenxi Marquis's residence.
Even when the old Marquis of Zhenxi and his wife passed away, they did not allow him to return.
He had been living in the suburbs of Beijing for years, and the people of the Zhenxi Marquis's mansion seemed to have long forgotten him.
As for why he became emperor, I don't know, but you can ask Long Er; he should know.
Dongfang Jin shook her head: "Never mind, they're pitiful people too. Since they're here, they must be from the Gu family."
Does he have a family? As long as he behaves himself, I won't mistreat them.
"No, his mother was almost forty when she gave birth to him, and he was the youngest among his peers."
The grandsons of the Marquis of Zhenxi are all only a few years younger than him.
Dongfang Jin: No wonder, this is awkward.
Her mother also had a strong personality; as the saying goes, it's better to live a miserable life than to die a good death.
Not for any other reason than for her son, she couldn't live a good life.
Ruyi, [Hey, didn't you hear what Magistrate Lu said? How old was his mother when she gave birth to him?]
In ancient times, having a child in one's thirties or forties was considered gossip, let alone when the mother was a maid who had accompanied the bride.
She's kept herself pure for so many years, and then her father forced himself on her while he was drunk. Do you really believe that?
Could someone who's drunk really do *that*? It's likely that the town's head has been plotting against her for a long time.
Isn't it said that alcohol emboldens cowards? That's just an excuse that man made up.
Besides, what woman would forgive someone close to her for sleeping with her man?
All that nice talk is just for show. If it were truly good, would his mother have jumped into a well?
Dongfang Jin...
I must say, the analysis is spot on.
This spirit has become a master of emotional analysis.
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After the group assigned their tasks, Lu Yunqing left with Aping and Adong.
At this moment, Gu Yumei walked over and asked, "Xiao Jin, should I go to the prefectural city as well?"
Dongfang Jin looked at her with a grin: "What? Does our Sister Yumei miss Xiaohui?"
Gu Yumei waved her hand: "No, I just feel a little unaccustomed to so many people leaving the house all at once. As for that brat, I don't miss him at all."
Gu Chenglin walked over carrying a bag of minced meat: "Sister Yumei, you can't leave. We're going back to Lingwu Village first thing tomorrow morning."
Building a house requires a lot of work, and Xiao Jin is too busy to handle it all.
Gu Yumei took the things from his hands: "No problem, do we still need to recruit workers in the village?"
Dongfang Jin looked at Gu Chenglin but didn't say anything; she had no say in this matter.
Gu Chenglin pondered for a moment and said, "I'll go talk to Uncle Lizheng later, and we'll use it if anyone comes."
Gu Yumei nodded: "It would be good to talk to the village head. Building a house takes time, and there's no time like the present. There's always money to be made."
night
Dongfang Jin took Gu Chenglin through the space and used the teleportation bead to go directly to the palace.
Ruyi said that the emperor was not in the imperial study, but in the empress's palace. The two of them came out and put the wheat, potatoes and rice in the imperial study. Before the person in the shadows could react, the two went straight into the space and went home.
"is this okay?"
Back home, Gu Chenglin was still in disbelief; the round trip had been too fast.
He stood there, somewhat petrified, watching his wife undress. They had gone to the Imperial Study.
Dongfang Jin stood on the kang (a heated brick bed) with her hands on her hips: "Why would I wait for him if I don't leave? Forget it."
I don't want him to drain my savings again; sending him those seeds was already generous enough.
Gu Chenglin: "..." (Sigh)
Is that what he meant?
He wanted to ask, "Is that place the Imperial Study? The Imperial Study!"
Did they just walk in like that?
Sigh, it seems my cousin left a bad impression on his wife last time.
"Is it alright if Grandpa and Grandma Yu stay here?"
Dongfang Jin blinked her big eyes in confusion: "Aren't there also Mengshan and his wife, and Guo and his wife?"
Besides, it's not like we're not coming back. If you're out late and come back late, you can stay here.
Grandpa and Grandma Yu are more reliable than those people; they definitely won't let you go hungry.
Gu Chenglin felt that there was a discrepancy between his words and his wife's; they were never on the same page. It seemed that he wouldn't be able to leave her for long periods of time in the future.
He got her onto the kang (heated brick bed) and pulled her into the quilt: "It's still chilly in spring, what if you get cold? Hurry up and get under the covers."
"Know it!"
In the days that followed, everyone got busy, with Gu Chenglin leading the Axinong brick kiln.
Long Jiu led his men back to that small valley to train.
Long Shiyi led his men to build a factory in Beishan to burn cement.
A Dong followed Qin Meng and his team to work on the renovation of old houses in the east of the city.
As the year draws to a close and frost lessens, spring arrives and plants and trees know it. Suddenly, one feels a sense of vitality before one's eyes, and the east wind blows, making the water green and uneven.
That day, Lu Yunqing brought Dongfang Jin to the Yao family tea garden in Guanglin Prefecture.
Although this was not Dongfang Jin's first time visiting a tea garden, it was a truly original and pristine tea garden from ancient times.
There is no tea plantation like the modern tea gardens where tea trees are arranged in a very layered manner, creating a spectacular scene with layers upon layers of tea bushes.