Master of Rebirth

The days passed day by day, and the weather was getting colder and colder. Zhao Jing had been recuperating in the posthouse, and Mrs. Ma went to see him every day.The two chatted about household matters, chatted a few words, and never mentioned anything about Wang Qi, and on the surface they enjoyed themselves happily.

On this day, Mingmei came over with a lot of things again, and said as if offering treasures: "Grandma, these are all given by County Magistrate Zhang and the others, saying they are for your health."

Since Zhao Jing fell ill, Mingmei ran to him every three days, and naturally she would meet some officials from Pingyao County who came to visit Zhao Jing.Of course, you will also receive gifts from others.

"Didn't I tell you many times?" Without even looking at those things, Mrs. Ma scolded, "Don't take other people's things casually."

Mingmei feels aggrieved, "I said I don't want it, but they insisted on giving it to me."

Mrs. Ma hated iron and said: "If you don't reach out to pick it up, will they still force you to take it?"

"I..." I came here to ask for credit, but I didn't expect to be reprimanded.Bright eyes were red, and then she began to cry.She didn't know what was going on. No matter what she did these few days, it would hinder Mrs. Ma's eyes.

It happened that Yan Wu came in, and seeing the pear blossoms crying brightly in the rain, and seeing Mrs. Ma's angry face livid, he couldn't help asking: "What's wrong?"

Mrs. Ma didn't speak, so Mingmei naturally didn't dare to open her mouth.But Yan Wu is not a fool, he looked at the pile of things in Mingmei's hand, and immediately understood the general idea.

"Grandma Ma, don't worry about it. I don't think these things are too expensive. If you keep them, you can take them away. It doesn't matter." Yan Wu smiled and made a relief for Mingmei.

Mrs. Ma said: "I don't lack these things, so why should I take others'? It's useless to let others take the blame for Ah Man. The same is true for Mingmei. She has been with me for so many years, but she is still so ignorant. How could I be obsessed with ghosts at the beginning? You actually want her to serve Ah Man!"

After hearing this, Mingmei cried even more fiercely.

Yan Wu couldn't stand women crying, so he hurriedly persuaded: "Ms. Mingmei is also thinking about her mother-in-law's body. These are trivial things, nothing important. Granny Ma, don't get angry, lest you get angry and damage your body."

"Hey, I'm also afraid that it will affect Ah Man." Madam Ma sighed, and said to Ming Mei: "Forget it, you go out."

Mingmei didn't dare to say anything, she hurriedly carried her things and ran out.

Looking at the bright back, Mrs. Ma shook her head.She sighed helplessly, then looked at Xiuwen and said, "How are the preparations for the memorial service going?"

Zhao Jing returned to Pingyao County this time to pay homage to his deceased mother.Now he suddenly had a relapse of his old injury and couldn't manage the affairs, but he couldn't delay the business.In the past few days, brothers Xiuwen and Yanwu took care of the memorial service.Simply / There are not many things, and everything is simple, but it is easy to manage.

"Brother asked his subordinates to come down and report to Granny Ma. The memorial service is almost done, so you don't have to worry." Yan Wu said respectfully.

Mrs. Ma nodded and said, "You brothers have worked hard these few days."

"Everything is what the subordinates should do." Yan Wu said neither humble nor overbearing.

Mrs. Ma said: "Ah Man's body has not recovered yet, and the post house is not a place to recuperate from his illness. After the memorial service is over, I wonder what Ah Man's plans are?"

"Young Master wants to stay in Pingyao County for a while longer." Yan Wu said: "Firstly, his injury has not fully healed and he needs to rest. Secondly, there are some things that need to be done. If mother-in-law thinks that the posthouse is not suitable for recuperating, we will You can move to Zhu’s mansion, where there are many brothers and it’s convenient to take care of them.”

Mrs. Ma said disapprovingly: "After all, Xiaochuan bought the Zhu's mansion secretly. Now that the officials in Pingyao County know Ah Man's identity, if he goes to live there, won't everyone know that the Zhu's mansion is Zhengxi Waiting house? After we leave, if someone goes to the Zhu family mansion to offer bribes and gifts, wouldn’t it be troublesome?”

"That's what you said." Knowing that Mrs. Ma had her own ideas, Yan Wu asked: "Then, what do you mean..."

Mrs. Ma said: "The doctor who treated Ah Man has not been found yet. The imperial physician sent by Master Hou is too young, I'm afraid he can't take care of Ah Man well."

"This is already the best imperial physician that Lord Hou can find." Yan Wu said with a smile: "Young Lord Hou is very ill. After all, the other imperial physicians are too old to bear the fatigue of the journey."

Fearing that Yanwu thought he was dissatisfied with Marquis Zhengxi, Ma Pozi quickly explained: "How can I not understand the painstaking efforts of Lord Marquis? It's just that winter is coming soon, and the weather will only get colder and colder. In my opinion, it's better to leave early and go back Let’s go to Beijing. The people in Beijing are much better than those in Pingyao County.”

"What the mother-in-law said is very true." After understanding what Madam Ma meant, Yan Wu did not express his opinion, but said: "This subordinate will go back and persuade the young master."

Satisfied with Yan Wu's answer, Ma Pozi asked again: "I think there are too many people coming in and out to visit these days. Ah Man's injury has just improved, but he still needs to rest and not be disturbed. When these people come again in the future, Help your brothers to send them away."

"Yes." Seeing that Mrs. Ma seemed to have nothing to say, Yan Wu didn't stop, "If there is nothing else, the subordinate will leave."

"Go ahead."

After sending Yan Wu away, Mrs. Ma heard voices coming from outside again, and said dissatisfiedly, "Why do so many people come to visit Ah Man every day? Why don't we let people stop?"

The girl who happened to open the door and came in heard this, and said with a smile: "Those people are not here to visit Ah Man, they are here to see brother Xiuwen. I heard that Ah Man is going to buy a few gardens, and these are the owners of those gardens. If you come here today, you should be here to negotiate the price."

"Buy a garden?" Mrs. Ma was even more confused, "Okay, what kind of garden are you buying? Is Ah Man planning to build a mansion here?"

The girl was like a bright mirror in her heart, but she didn't say anything, but said: "I also heard from Mingmei that she often went to Ah Man's side these days and knew more information than me. As for the specifics, I will I don't know. If grandma is curious, I'll call Mingmei to ask?"

"It's useless to inquire about these things without doing serious things all day long." Mrs. Ma said with a sullen face, "Call her here. I want to hear what she has inquired about."

The girl went down as she said, and brought Mingmei over after a while.

There were still tears in the bright eyes, and it was obvious that he had been crying.Seeing her twitching and useless look, Ma Pozi became even more upset, and couldn't help saying: "Don't cry."

Mrs. Ma's face was ugly, and her tone of voice was naturally not that good.Mingmei was even more aggrieved, but she didn't dare to disobey her, so she had to desperately hold back the tears she was about to shed.

"Do you know about Ah Man buying the garden?" Mrs. Ma asked.

"I know." Mingmei pinched the corner of her clothes and lowered her head, talking about what she had heard in a low-key manner.

Ma Pozi's face became even more serious, "So, he wants to buy back all the gardens that Wang Qi sold, and also wants to buy the entire bamboo garden?"

"It seems to be like this." Mingmei didn't know whether Zhao Jing and Wang Qi were right or wrong. When she saw Mrs. Ma asking about the garden, she wanted to say a few pleasant words to please Mrs. Ma, "Grandma, Brother Ah Man bought this garden. It's also for you. I heard that this bamboo garden is very elegant, and there are many hot springs in it. It is very comfortable to take a bath in winter. After the Wang family fell, the prince of the Wang family sold the garden separately and bought it back , It will cost a lot of money. Grandma, if Brother Ah Man buys the garden back, we will be able to soak in the hot spring in a short time."

Of course Mrs. Ma knew that Zhao Jing didn't buy the garden for her, she twitched the corner of her mouth, snorted coldly, and said, "You are thoughtful, I wonder how the garden is going?"

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"Young Lord, the few gardens that Qi Xing sold are basically settled." Xiuwen said: "It's just the garden in Qi Xing's hands, he won't sell it to us no matter what."

"Brother, does he know that the prince Zheng Xihou wants to buy that garden?" Yan Wu asked.

Xiuwen laughed and said: "People have said that even if Zheng Xihou himself comes, he won't sell it!"

After raising the general for a long time, Zhao Jing's complexion improved a lot, but he was still a little weak. He leaned against the head of the bed and said weakly: "Since Qi Xing has already sold most of the bamboo garden, why just refuse to sell it?" The ones in your hand?"

"Qi Xing said that Mr. Wang has never been to other gardens, and it doesn't matter if they are sold. But the garden in his hand contains Mr. Wang's bedroom and study, and these places cannot be touched by other people. In case one day When Prince Wang comes back, he can’t even have a place to live. So he won’t sell anything.” Xiuwen said: “Because you said, you can’t be rude to Qi Xing, so the subordinates didn’t put pressure on him, it’s just... Qi Xing is determined not to sell it, and he might not change his mind just by trying to persuade him."

The corners of Zhao Jing's mouth hooked slightly, showing the only smile in the past few days, "Wang Qi has helped so many people, most of them, including me, are white-eyed wolves. This Qi Xing is loyal, which is really rare. You go Ask him to come over, I want to talk to him in person."

"But Imperial Physician Hu said, given your current physical condition, you shouldn't get too excited." Xiuwen said worriedly: "This subordinate is afraid that if you see Qi Xing, you will..."

The Imperial Physician Hu that Xiuwen mentioned was the imperial physician Zhao Rui sent from the capital to treat Zhao Jing's injuries.Before Zhao Jing had a relapse of Wang Qi's old injury, after he came out from Wang Li's place, he vomited blood and fainted because he saw the tragic scene of the bamboo garden falling apart, and he almost failed to recover.Xiuwen was really scared, he really didn't dare to let Zhao Jing see anyone and anything related to Wang Qi.

"Don't worry, I still have to save my life to find Wang Qi, I won't die so easily, I have a measure." Zhao Jing comforted: "Besides, those gardens that were sold have been changed long ago. It's completely changed. If you want to restore them to their original state, you need Qi Xing's help. If you are worried, you can invite Xing Lin together. He is Qi Xing's brother-in-law and a doctor. With him here, maybe he can help me persuade Qi Xing Xing."

Xinglin's medical skills were witnessed by Xiuwen with his own eyes. With him and Imperial Physician Hu guarding the gate together, it is natural to have an extra guarantee.Seeing that Zhao Jing had made up his mind and knew he couldn't change it, Xiuwen could only nod his head in agreement.

Xiuwen handled the matter very appropriately, he first asked Xinglin to go to Zhuyuan to be a lobbyist, and told Qi Xing about Zhao Jing being Zhao Aman and the reason why he wanted to buy Zhuyuan.Therefore, before Qi Xing came to the posthouse, he already knew the identity of the Prince Zheng Xihou.

"Brother-in-law, although the young master had kindness to Ah... the prince Zhengxi, in the end it was the young master who kicked him and Mrs. Ma out. You said he wanted to buy the young master's garden, what is his intention?" Qi Xing Ask without worry.

Xinglin smiled and said: "Don't worry, Brother, Ah Man has already explained it clearly to me. There were other reasons for what happened back then, and it was not what we thought. In short, Ah Man didn't hold grudges against the Prince. On the contrary, he was also thinking about the Prince. This only affected the old injury, and now I am still bedridden. Ah Man wanted to buy the bamboo garden, but also did not want the prince's things to fall into the hands of others. Ah Man said that he had already sold all the other gardens that he had sold. After redeeming it, the bamboo garden will be handed over to you to take care of it in the future, and it must be restored to the way the prince is still there."

"But..." Qi Xing still had some concerns.

Xinglin said: "Brother, think about it, Ah Man is now the heir of Zhengxi Marquis, if he wants to buy a garden, he has plenty of ways, how can you, a commoner, compete with him? Ah Man did not use his position and power to oppress others, but You came to me to persuade you, which shows your sincerity. You might as well go to the post with me to meet him, and if there is any misunderstanding, you can clarify it face to face."

"Then... alright." Seeing that Xinglin had said that, Qi Xing could only nod his head.

Coming to the post house in a carriage, Qi Xing was respectfully invited in.

Zhao Jing's injury is still not healed, but she can already get out of bed.Seeing Qi Xing, Zhao Jing first saluted him without saying a word.

"You...why are you doing this?" Although Zhao Jing and Zhao Jing are old acquaintances, after all, they haven't seen each other for many years, and there is a huge disparity in their identities.Before Qi Xing had time to salute, he was greeted first, and he was immediately taken aback.

Zhao Jing said with red eyes: "Brother Qi Xing, I deserve this obeisance. I just want to thank you, thank you for guarding the bamboo garden when my cousin and I were away."

"What are you talking about, Young Master?" Seeing that Zhao Jing's eyes were red, thinking of Wang Qi whose whereabouts were unknown, Qi Xing also wanted to cry.He said embarrassedly: "It's ashamed to say, I...I also..."

Seeing that Qi Xing was about to be speechless, fearing that he would irritate Zhao Jing, Xiu Wen hurriedly gave Yan Wu a wink.

Yan Wu understood, and hurriedly stepped forward to smooth things over, "Little Hou Ye, Brother Qi Xing, you two have reunited after a long time, don't stand around talking about the old days, sit down quickly."

"Yes, yes." Xing Lin also said: "Eldest brother, don't worry, Ah Man is now the heir of the Marquis of Zhengxi, with him here, why don't you worry about finding the whereabouts of the Prince?"

Only then did Qi Xing see Yan Wu, and he couldn't help being very surprised, "You, you..."

Yan Wu hurriedly said: "Brother Qi Xing, I have concealed a lot before, so I hope you don't take offense. In fact, I belong to the young master, and I was ordered by the young master to protect the prince."

Yan Wu was Wang Qi's only foreign friend brought back to Zhuyuan, and he helped Wang Qi a lot before, Qi Xing looked at him, then at Zhao Jing, as if he understood something, he couldn't help saying: "My son also knows Are you related?"

"Of course I know." Yan Wu said with a smile: "In fact, the young master returned to Pingyao County a few years ago, and lived in Zhuyuan for a few days. It's just that due to his status, he didn't show up in front of people, so it didn't alarm you. .”

Hearing this, I remembered that there was indeed a period of time a few years ago when Wang Qi behaved very abnormally, as if someone was hiding in the house.Qi Xing suddenly realized, and he became less wary and jealous towards Zhao Jing.

Asking Qi Xing to sit down first, and ordering tea, Zhao Jing sent out all the waiters, leaving only Xinglin and Xiuwen Yanwu.

"Brother Qi Xing, where did my cousin go?" Zhao Jing didn't say anything about Yuanzi, but was busy inquiring about Wang Qi's whereabouts.

Seeing that the worry and concern on Zhao Jing's face did not seem to be fake, Qi Xing was relieved a lot.He shook his head and said: "I... I really don't know. Xiao Shun who went out with the young master said that he separated from the young master near Huangshan Mountain. It has been more than half a year now, and no one knows where the young master went gone."

"Then think about it carefully, has my cousin ever said that there is any place he really wants to go? Or, where might he go?" Zhao Jing continued to ask unwillingly.

Qi Xing lowered his head, thought about it for a while, and then shook his head, "I really can't think of it. The young master is seldom talkative, and the time before going out is even more depressed. He often doesn't see him say a word for a few days. He proposed When I was about to go out for a walk, I was still very happy and thought it would be good to go out for a walk. Who knew that when he left, he actually..."

Seeing that Qi Xing was about to cry again, Xiuwen hurriedly said: "Brother Xiuwen, don't worry, the subordinates have already sent someone to investigate, and I believe there should be news of Prince Wang soon."

"Yes." Yan Wu followed suit: "Young Master, you invited Brother Qi Xing here today, isn't it to talk about the garden?"

"Yes, let's settle this matter first." Zhao Jing took out several land deeds, put them in front of Qi Xing, and said, "Brother Qi Xing, if you don't want to sell the garden in your hand, I won't force you either. I just hope you can do me a favor and take back these gardens."

Qi Xing looked at the land deed in front of him, and asked in confusion: "This is..."

"These are the gardens you sold before." Xiuwen said with a smile, "Young Master has already bought them all back."

Zhao Jing looked at Qi Xing and said very sincerely: "Brother Qi Xing, I will leave these gardens to you. I hope you can restore the bamboo garden to the way it was before Wang Qi left. If you need anything, no matter it is People are still things, just mention it. As long as the bamboo garden can be restored to its original state, I believe my cousin will be very happy when he comes back."

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I came back late from get off work today, so the update is late_washed and slept, really tired! ! ! !