The general's wife through time

Chapter 72 Qin Mingqi came to find him

At midnight, the lights in Haitangju's study were still on.

Qin Luzheng stood inside and reported to Xue Tang respectfully, "Recently, the crown prince's concubine has to hold a fundraiser, which has caused quite a fuss."

"Fundraising?"

Qin Lu: "The crown prince's concubine has organized at least three similar activities every year in the past two years, using the money raised to help the people. Madam may have forgotten that the crown prince's concubine and Mrs. Xia jointly organized it once before. This time, we collaborated with the Pei family. Together with my mistress Xie, we organized donations to help the victims of the disaster in the north."

Xue Tang searched through the memory of the original owner and found that there was indeed no memory of Mrs. Devastated and had to endure natural disasters, it was just a sigh of relief.

Xue Tang frowned slightly.

Even if she can earn some small fame, Mrs. Xia doesn't seem like a boss who would spend money in vain, unless it is a political task that cannot be postponed, or she can get greater benefits from it.

However, that had nothing to do with her. She didn't think about it anymore and just told Qin Lu, "Tomorrow I will choose a few things from the small warehouse. You can ask Butler Qin to get some money. On the day of the donation, ask Butler Qin to send someone to represent the General's Mansion. trip."

"Yes!" After answering, Qin Lu cursed in his heart: In the past, those respectable matrons did not bring their wives to play with them. Naturally, they would not invite their wives to such activities. The ladies pretended to ignore it, but they were actually jealous of others having such opportunities. She didn't show her face, so she didn't make a single donation before. Now she is willing to donate money even if she doesn't attend and has no chance to show her face. It seems that her soul has changed.

Realizing that his thoughts were wandering, he quickly regained his composure and continued: "The Qin family's family history was sealed by Jingzhao Mansion two days ago."

Xue Tang interrupted Qin Lu expressionlessly, "So, you all know that something happened to the clan school, and you also know that Mingqi went home, but you just hid it from me, right?"

Her tone was unhurried, as if the matter being discussed had nothing to do with her.

Qin Lu touched his nose and smiled coquettishly, "It's not just the madam who keeps it secret. The young masters and ladies don't know either. Isn't Butler Qin going out on business? We are worried that the madam will get into trouble with the fourth young master, so we want to wait until the butler comes back to tell you. .”

He thought that Xue Tang would raise an army to investigate, but unexpectedly, he just paused, raised his hand and said, "Go on, what else has been discovered in ethnology?"

Xue Tang closed his eyes slightly and tapped the armrest of the chair with his fingers.

She understands that everyone has their own master, and she is not angry at all. She just needs to calculate how many exclusive servants she needs to buy.

After settling the debt left by the original owner, she will plan her own life. It is really difficult to control Qin Mingyuan's people...

Madam is so calm, so unnaturally calm! Qin Lu was startled, and then said: "Because the murder case involving the Lian family was kept secret, His Majesty ordered it to be kept secret. Lord Shangguan found a pretext that there was a safety hazard in the academy, and used the pretext of preventing a fire in the bud during the Mid-Autumn Festival to give the children a During the month's long holiday, they announced that they wanted the college to make rectifications. Because Pei Wen's abuse of students had become a big deal in the past, parents in the family school had been frequently looking for trouble recently, and the matter of being shut down by the government did not arouse too much speculation. , but so far, Sir Shangguan hasn’t found anything.”

"One month... Sir Shangguan wants to settle the case within one month."

Xue Tang had an intuition that the Lian family's case would not be easy to solve.

The moonlight is like water, and the howling autumn wind makes the candlelight sway.

Xue Tang walked to the window, looking at the night sky, thinking about Qin Mingqi's actions today.

Qin Lu thought about it for a moment and asked tentatively: "Does the Fourth Young Master know some inside stories about clan science?"

They had not paid attention to the clan science before. After coming out of Ruyi Tower, they secretly investigated but found nothing. Therefore, the clan science was either no problem, or if there was a problem, it would be a big problem.

Xue Tang's eyes deepened, "I would rather Mingqi knew nothing, but if he knows and can be so calm, then we must do something..."

Qin Lu: "???"

What do you mean?
Didn't understand.

……

After dinner, Aunt Yu went back to wash up, drank some soothing soup and went to sleep, but Qin Mingqi couldn't fall asleep.

Xue Tang's few promises and care today convinced his mother. His mother also said that based on a woman's intuition, she was sure that Xue Tang had really improved. His mother was just too gullible, but she couldn't blame her. He had been frightened for too long, so there was nothing wrong with relaxing, but he didn't dare to believe it all at once.

He walked on the path, thinking about everything today. The night wind blew over his green and thin cheeks, blew up his long ink-dyed hair, and blew up the hem of his black gown, making him extremely sober.

No matter what, he couldn't figure out what Xue Tang's purpose was.

He was wandering alone in the backyard of the General's Mansion, and unknowingly he wandered into Haitang Residence.

Lu Rui was on duty tonight and vaguely saw a thin figure floating over. She was startled. When she saw the person clearly, she was even more frightened and terrified.

Lu Rui looked at Qin Mingqi warily, and even stretched her neck to look behind him to make sure that no explosives were hidden before she slowly exhaled. She saluted Qin Mingqi and asked cautiously: "Fourth Young Master? You , do you need help, Madam?"

Qin Mingqi was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, "Nothing, just passing by."

"Mingqi, come in!"

Xue Tang's voice came from the study room, ringing just right.

Qin Mingqi: "!!!"

Why do you feel like you're being left alone?
When Qin Mingqi sat down, Xue Tang told Lu Rui, "Go and heat up a glass of milk for the Fourth Young Master, and add less sugar."

Lu Rui was slightly stunned. The lady doesn’t add sugar herself, but she adds sugar to the Fourth Young Master. Does she think that children like to eat sweets?

Worried that Qin Mingqi thought she was going to poison him, Xue Tang added, "My habit is to drink milk before going to bed. If you don't like it, you can refuse."

I really can't see through this woman. Qin Mingqi's eyes were a little dazed, "No, it's okay, I'll try it too."

Xue Tang nodded and looked at Qin Lu, "Go on, I can tell the Fourth Young Master what the outcome of Cai Die's side is."

Qin Lu: "My subordinates have interrogated and verified, confirming that Caidi and Shuanghuan were errands in the Pei family before going to the Xue family. Caidi said that she was with a concubine of Pei Jian, and that concubine was for In order to please Pei Jian, he knew that his wife was going to marry into the general's palace, so he placed them next to his wife. Their previous dealings with Aunt Yu and the Fourth Young Master were also under the instructions of the Pei family's noble concubine, and no useful news had been spread before. I thought it would be a great achievement to spread the news about Fourth Young Master making explosives, but I didn’t expect to be caught by Madam.”

Xue Tang asked Qin Mingqi calmly, "Mingqi, what do you think should be done with Cai Die?"

Qin Mingqi shook his head blankly, "I don't know, just listen to my sister-in-law."

Xue Tang: "..."

Sure enough, if it were Qin Mingyue who was alert enough, she would have spoken out her thoughts long ago.

She glanced at Qin Mingqi's cute face with her peripheral vision, and told Qin Lu, "Keep an eye on him. When Qin Shuanyuan comes back, if he wants to fall out with the Pei family, Cai Die will be a good excuse."

This woman has no emotion at all on her face, and her eyes are even more unwavering. She actually wants to provide her eldest brother with a chance. It seems that she has really changed, but she has become smarter, and she has become more invisible and more difficult to deal with. . Qin Mingqi glanced at Xue Tang, then quickly lowered his head to calm down his emotions.

At this time, Lu Rui put a glass of milk in Qin Mingqi's hand.

Qin Mingqi nodded slightly to Lu Rui, picked up the cup, and took a sip.

It tasted pretty good. The warmth of the milk dispelled the coldness of late autumn. The slightly sweet feeling spread throughout his body, which slightly relieved his tension and made him feel relaxed.

Xue Tang said calmly: "Is it really okay if you come here? For example, if you have anything to say to me in Ethnic Studies alone?"

When she said this, she had already picked up a book at hand and started reading.

Hearing this, Qin Mingqi's left hand in his sleeve clenched into a fist.

This woman really investigated him. Did she know everything about him?

Did she also know about the murder case and the secret of the secret room?
Then he opened his mouth and said, just to see how this woman would deal with it, to see if she really changed her mind and wanted to treat him well.

(End of this chapter)