Shen Langgui

When Xunhe returned to Jiangning, it was already July.Seeing that it was still early, Xun He told Cheng Yin who was driving outside: "Don't go home, go to Fengtian City."

Hearing this, Cheng Yin reined in the reins, and the horse immediately changed direction.

Jiangning was originally the capital of the former dynasty. When the two dynasties changed flags, although several old palaces were burned down, most of them were preserved.In consideration of saving money, Emperor Cheng did not build another new palace after moving south, but renamed the Forbidden City "Fengtian City" and ordered people to repair it for future residence.

At that time, Xun He was thinking about the Holy Will, and took the errand of funding to find stone and wood. Now he left Jiangning for a month, and the first thing he did when he came back was to see the construction of the three palaces.Although the palace is under construction, everyone who enters the palace has to get off their horses and walk on foot. Xun He is followed by Yin Zhang Yin, and the three of them shuttled between the ** for more than two quarters of an hour before arriving at their destination.

The foundation was dug again, the beams and columns were erected, and Xun He was about to step forward to check, when an official in red clothes with a hard-footed headband came towards Xun He, and greeted: "Qiu Langzhong, you are finally back."

Xun He fixed his eyes, and when he was recognized, he quickly saluted and greeted: "Zhong Shilang." This person is the Minister of Wood Mining sent by the Holy One to be in charge of timber collection and transportation. The two have a lot of business contacts, Xun He saw him The corners of the clothes were dusty, and she hurriedly said, "I'm not here these few days, Zhong Shilang's supervisor has worked hard." Xun He glanced back at the introduction, and the girl understood, took out the two ingots of gold that had been stored for a long time from her sleeve, wrapped them in red Luo handed it to Xun He.

Zhong Shilang pretended to decline: "Qiu Langzhong is running around on official business, why are you so obsessed with this vulgar etiquette?"

"Absent from work for many days, if Zhong Shilang doesn't accept it, I won't feel at ease." Xun He pushed back Zhong Shilang's rejecting hand, and at the same time changed the subject, asking: "How are the three halls of Qianyuan, Yonghe, and Taihe going? "

"I received a letter from Kuaima the day before yesterday, and learned that the first batch of nanmu was already on the way. Thanks to Boss Qiu's generous spending, he hired [-] more craftsmen, and he also supervised effectively. There's news."

In front of Pian Yu, Xun He was not happy, and he still said quite well: "In business, in business, in government as an official, I am also a minister of food and wealth. How can I say 'boss'? Besides, the Holy One has always been wise and moved me. Gods, the deep forest is dangerous, but they can make no mistakes." Then he said to Zhong Shilang, "Zhong Shilang's clothes are covered with dust, but I think I have worked hard for the past few days, and I will do the rest of today's patrol."

The two ingots of gold were really valuable, so when Zhong Shilang held Xun He, his sleeves swung far away: "Qiu Lang came back from a long journey, the first thing he thought of was to come back and see how the palace is being repaired. It's enough to be sincere, don't give in, it's hot in summer, it's important to go back and wash and change into clean clothes."

Zhong Shilang's words reached this point, Xun He had no choice but to thank him, and returned to leave the palace.

"My lord, are you going home?" Yin Zhang asked after him.

Xun He thought for a while, then shook his head: "Go to Supervisor Zhao's residence."

On that day, I learned from Master Zhang that Supervisor Zhao was attending the funeral for his deceased wife. Xun He felt strange at the time. After all, Supervisor Zhao was originally a member of the Needlework Bureau, and was sent to work after the Jiangning Weaving Bureau was established.The needlework bureau in charge of royal clothing is the eunuch bureau.Since Supervisor Zhao was an eunuch, why did he say that he was his wife? After getting into the carriage, Xun He couldn't help but ask Shen Yue. Shen Yue didn't answer at that time, but he told Xun He what he had heard the next day.

It turned out that the so-called wife of supervisor Zhao was originally a famous prostitute from the "Xunfang Pavilion" in the northern capital, with the stage name Siniang and Shanqin.Supervisor Zhao is also a person with a little bit of elegance, and after listening to the song, he ransoms for Siniang, and makes a counter-meal as a matter of course.The two have been together for more than 20 years, and Supervisor Zhao is now over half a century old, so it can be said that he is old and widowed, and it is inevitable to feel sad.

Inspector Zhao is Qinghe's old man, with a very high seniority, so Xun He has long planned to visit him in person.Ordinary etiquette may not be in the eyes of supervisor Zhao, and he was worried that when he visited Chang'an, he happened to come across the famous piano 'Jiaowei' in Xunhe, so he paid a lot of money to buy it in order to use it in the future.

In front of the gate of Zhao's residence, Bai Lian, who was in charge of the funeral, had all withdrawn.Xun He reported his name, and after a while, a servant led him in. Cheng Yin held the piano, and followed behind the master with Yin Zhang.

Leaving the two of them to wait outside the door, Xunhe went in by himself, and saluted: "Jiangning weaving mansion doctor, Qiu Xunhe pays homage to Mr. Zhao." Cai Wenji's "Eighteen Beats of Hu Jia".

Overseer Zhao waved his hand, and the maid moved into a small stool, thanked him and stood upright.Worker Zhao was old, but he didn't gain weight, his body was thin, his face was pale, and his expression didn't look sad or happy, so he asked calmly, "What are you doing here?"

"At first, my subordinates heard that Mr. Zhao was busy with the funeral, so he didn't dare to ask for forgiveness. Unexpectedly, the delay was so far. We only got to see him today. It's rude. I hope that Mr. Zhao will punish him."

Supervisor Zhao chuckled: "What kind of crime should you punish? Go down, I want to be quiet and quiet."

Xun He had thought about Supervisor Zhao's various replies in advance, but this move of "just seeking purity" was unexpected. Seeing Supervisor Zhao's exhausted expression, he really couldn't bear to complain, Xun He had no choice but to say goodbye and leave.After going out the door and going down the steps, the qin girl behind the curtain plucked a wrong string. Xun He used to be a person who was proficient in qin art, so he caught it with just one ear.

Suddenly I heard the sound of the cup falling to the ground, and at the same time, there was a woman's exclamation, followed by a roar: "Gong Shangjiao Zhengyu, you can't remember all five sounds, what else are you playing, get out of here!" !"

It was Supervisor Zhao's voice.

Xun He hesitated for a while, then returned to the hall, but saw the red-clothed qin girl lying at Supervisor Zhao's feet, trembling uncontrollably.Supervisor Zhao noticed the visitor and asked, "What are you doing here?"

Xun He didn't answer Supervisor Zhao, but asked Qin Nu: "Miss, how old are you this year?"