General Constitution of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 147 I Spend Money
Under the wanton expansion of land annexation, the tenant farmers who lost their land could not support them, so they had to sell their children.

Compared with men, women are obviously more cost-effective. When you first buy it, it costs only a dozen guan, and it costs only 200 taels to ask a husband to teach you piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but you can sell it to dignitaries for more than [-] taels.

It's just that the folk customs in different places are different, and gradually formed Datong mother-in-law, Taishan girl, Yangzhou thin horse, and Hangzhou boat girl. This does not refer to the characteristics of the four places, but the four schools of this industry.

Yangzhou is graceful and graceful, while Datong is bold and unrestrained. At the foot of Mount Tai, there are naturally Buddhist and Taoist scriptures full of Zen. As for the boat mother, the focus is not on the mother but on the boat.

When Ning Jue opened his eyes, it was already the next morning.

There was only one thought in Ning Jue's mind.

It's over, I'm not clean anymore.

I didn't even see what it looked like!

Just when Ning Jue was lying on the couch in a daze, a delicate voice sounded from the side.

"The officer is awake?"

Ning Jue looked around in search of reputation, only to see a little girl in her teens, with cherry lips and fine nose, willow brows and almond eyes, fair skin, standing aside and looking at herself.

Ning Jue's originally sad mood calmed down a little.

It wasn't that unclean either.

"What's your name?"

"Gu Qingnong, a lowly concubine, all blessings to officials."

Ning Jue was about to stand up, but Gu Qingnong hurried forward to help him, still muttering in a low voice: "The official suffered a heavy wound on the back, which was caused by the blood remonstrance at the Meridian Gate, and seven arrow wounds and knife wounds in total were caused by the imperial guards outside the gate. Created by captives."

"Qing Nong has allocated medicinal herbs for the officials, and I hope the officials will not be lazy and apply it once every ten days."

This is the first time that Ning Jue has been served by someone to get dressed.

That Gu Qingnong didn't have anything else to say, but stepped forward and carefully put away the bright red bed sheet, then followed Ning Jue out of the small courtyard with the pipa in his arms.

Ning Jue even suspected that this girl was arranged by Zhu Xizhong.

Just after Ning Jue walked out of the courtyard, Zhu Xizhong and Xu Pengju, who were not far away, also walked out of the room leaning on the wall.

Seeing Ning Jue playing with Gu Qing behind him, Zhu Xizhong immediately showed a smirk on his face.

"My dear brother, did you sleep well last night? That's all, there is a guest in the front hall, my dear brother, hurry up and follow me there, I want to see you by name."

As soon as the words fell, Ning Jue's complexion immediately sank.

Don't really arrange this by Zhu Xizhong!
Not long after, when he followed Zhu Xizhong to the front hall and saw the slightly obscene Gu Kexue sitting in the hall, Ning Jue's heart was slightly relieved.

Seeing someone coming, Gu Kexue immediately got up.

"This is Ning Kezhong Ning Qianxian, I have admired you for a long time."

"Gu Butang, it's really a good method."

Before Zhu Xizhong could speak, Gu Qingnong, who was originally following Ning Jue, had already stood behind Gu Kexue.

Sensing that Ning Jue's tone was not kind, Gu Kexue's expression darkened.

"Last night, you must have been serving poorly! Why is Qian Xian still so angry in the morning?!"

Gu Qingnong didn't make any excuses, just knelt down on the ground holding the pipa.

Zhu Xizhong looked at Ning Jue dumbfounded.

"My dear brother, didn't you find this girl?"

"Are you blind?" Ning Jue gritted his teeth and whispered.

"Brother, this is my fault for drinking."

After all, Zhu Xizhong took the lead and stopped Ning Jue.

"Gu Butang, please make an offer. I, Zhu Xizhong, have no other words."

Gu Kexue waved his hand.

"It's not necessary for Cheng Gong, I didn't notice it for a while, and neglected Ke Zhong, it's my fault."

Gu Kexue winked outside.

Two godmother-like people walked into the hall immediately.

"Master, to stay or not to stay?"

"Nonsense, don't keep it."

Although Gu Qingnong, who was held up by the godmother, had a face full of resentment, he didn't even dare to look at Ning Jue from the beginning to the end.

Zhu Xizhong stared at Gu Kexue.

"I don't need to bother with those who don't want to stay. It's better to keep people first."

Even though Zhu Xizhong didn't know much about the affairs in the court.

But for this kind of thing, I understand so much that I can't understand it anymore. Knowing that this will make Gu Kexue say nothing, the most important thing is to keep this Gu Qing.

Apparently Zhu Xizhong had been manipulated like this before in the capital.

"What is Cheng Gong talking about? If you are worried, Qian Xian can come up with the godmother to watch, and wait for this lowly servant girl to feel refreshed. I will just take her back. Why bother the Duke?"

"What do you mean, what do you mean?"

Ning Jue looked at Zhu Xizhong in a daze, and Zhu Xizhong reminded in a low voice: "If you can keep more, it's naturally a seed. Don't worry about my brother, this person will never be taken away by him today."

Listening to Zhu Xizhong's explanation, Ning Jue finally understood that these two godmothers were responsible for getting the "seed" out by physical means.

Zhu Xizhong glanced at the entourage beside him.

Not long after, a group of family soldiers directly surrounded the hall.

Gu Kexue was not too surprised.

"If Mr. Cheng stays by force, the old man has no strength to restrain the chicken, so he can only obey his orders."

In Gu Kexue's eyes, there are nothing more than three choices before Ning Jue.

Let Gu Qing go away, this kind of thing, how can two godmothers go clean, in the future a big fat boy will jump out and hug Ning Jue's thigh and call "Daddy", do you recognize it or not?
If Gu Qingnong is forced to stay, Gu Kexue can read the book by turning his head around. You can directly say that Gu Qingnong was snatched by Ning Jue last night, and this time Gu Qingnong is a maidservant. Not sure what the relationship is.

It could be a concubine or a foster daughter, it's all up to Gu Kexue.

There is a world of difference between robbing a civilian girl and robbing the adopted daughter of the Ministry of Rites. At that time, Ning Jue and Zhu Xizhong would not be able to tell even if they were covered in mouths.

If Gu Qing is left behind, this is to board Gu Kexue's thief ship. This is a living person, not a mansion that cannot speak. In the future, all words can be directly used as evidence in court.

Gu Kexue stood there with a smile on his face, but Ning Jue said without any hesitation, "Miss Qing Nong, stay here."

Where can I find such a good undercover agent? !

As soon as Ning Jue finished speaking, Gu Kexue's eyes lit up.

"Good! Good! Ke Zhong is really straightforward!"

"Gu Butang won't make a price?"

"It's not worth the price, it's not worth the price. Ten years ago, an old man and a young girl died. When he took office in Nandu, he saw Qing Nong selling his body to bury his mother beside the official road. He bought it out of pity. He has been raised at home all these years and has always been regarded as his own. It's clear that she followed Ke Zhong, which can be regarded as an end to the old man's concern, and the old man Xie Ke is still too late."

Gu Kexue's old face changed, and this Gu Qingnong changed from a "bad maid" to a "beloved daughter".

In the end, Gu Kexue pretended to give Gu Qingnong a few words, then got up and left.

As soon as Gu Kexue came out of Duke Cheng's mansion, Zhu Xizhong, who had just stood silently behind Ning Jue's face darkened, and pulled out the Yanling knife from the knife holder behind him.

"My dear brother, this mother-in-law and aunt can't stay. I don't pay attention to this matter. I can't implicate you. I will take care of this matter."

Zhu Xizhong's eyes became more and more murderous.

Xu Pengju, who was standing aside, believed Zhu Xizhong's words that he had truly killed the enemy in battle.

Zhu Xizhong in his impression was not the one who would kill someone if he didn't agree with each other.

Gu Qingnong still stood there and looked at Ning Jue, as if he didn't hear Zhu Xizhong's words.

"stop!"

Not only Xu Pengju, but Ning Jue was also frightened.

You can't stay, you can't stay, you just kill her, and you go undercover for the Gu family instead of her? !
"Let me chat with Miss Qingnong for a while."

Before Zhu Xizhong could speak, Xu Pengju hurried forward to hold Zhu Xizhong back.

"Zhenqing, put the knife away. Look at what you are doing now. Why do you care so much about the young couple?"

At first Zhu Xizhong refused to leave, but it was Xu Pengju who forcibly pulled Zhu Xizhong away.

Only Ning Jue and Gu Qingnong were left in the hall.

"Fuck the girl."

Ning Jue stepped forward to take a look, only to find that Gu Qingnong's whole body was trembling slightly, and beads of sweat had already covered his forehead.

"Officer...official, Qing Ning has caused trouble for the official."

Ning Jue murmured for a long time, and finally said after a long time: "I impeach him, Gu Kexue, for prostitution. Are you willing to give a confession?"

Gu Qingnong hesitated for a moment, then bowed his head and said, "Qingnong doesn't want to."

"Why?"

"The grace of nurturing, no matter how much you tease it, is not a good family."

Ning Jue looked at Gu Qingnong with some doubts.

"Is what the old man said true?"

"Never mind, there was indeed a girl who died at the age of five in the department hall back then, and Qing Nong was indeed bought by the department hall at that time, and she was indeed raised in the Gu family for ten years."

"Then where is it fake?"

"The department hall bought ten of us at a time."

Ning Jue was momentarily at a loss for words.

A skinny horse is different from a skinny horse. It is not difficult to see that Gu Qingnong's life in the Gu family is even better than that of ordinary people.

It's just that all the gifts of the Gu family have been marked with prices from the very beginning.

"You are sincere."

"I don't want to lie to officials even when I'm clear."

Ning Jue couldn't help but smile when he heard the words, and then continued: "You don't want to lie to me? Then why did he, Gu Kexue, send you here?"

"Teach Qingnong to pay attention to the movements of officials and people, and try to pull them into the water or raise a son and a half for them."

There was a moment of silence in the lobby.

Ning Jue didn't expect Gu Qingnong to be sincere.

"Are you wondering what I'm going to do now?"

Gu Qingnong's expression remained flat: "Qingnong is naturally curious."

"I'm going to go to his Gu Kexue's hometown now to take stock of the Gu family's fields."

Ning Jue waved his hand towards Gu Qing, "Go."

"Where are you going?"

"Go write a letter to Gu Kexue."

Gu Qing shook his head and said, "No."

Ning Jue was startled when he heard this.

"You come to be an undercover agent, but you don't report it?"

"Because Qing Nong has admired officials for a long time."

"Then Gu Kexue dares to send you here?"

Gu Qingnong puffed out his breasts that had just taken shape with some pride, and said an answer that Ning Jue didn't expect to kill.

"I spent money, the godmother picks the person for the master, the master knows very well."

"Where did you get the money?!"

"I gave all the money from selling my body back then to my godmother."

"Didn't you sell yourself to bury your father?"

There was a stern look on Gu Qing's handsome face.

"How can a thin-skinned coffin be worth bloody revenge? The money was reserved for revenge."

Ning Jue suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart.

"Your family's enemy is...?"

"Qing Nong is from Huizhou. My father is the Tao family's sailor on the sea. At the beginning, I agreed to only work for five years, but it turned out to be my promise. My father refused, so he was thrown into the sea. My mother took me all the way to escape. When they arrived in Nantong Prefecture, they were also intercepted and killed on the waterway... If Qing Nong was not young back then, he would have been buried in the belly of a fish."

Speaking of this, Gu Qing made a sly smile: "Now that my man has killed the old thief, what is the money?"

It's Tao Shixian again!

I heard that peaches and plums are everywhere.

Who has ever seen enemies all over the world!

You Tao Shixian are really damned!
It's just that Ning Jue didn't notice, looking at Ning Jue who was convinced, the two dimples on Gu Qingnong's face became more and more obvious when he smiled.

Sincerity is the eternal nirvana.

It's just that sincerity doesn't necessarily mean truth, it's enough to make people think it's true.

(End of this chapter)