I was Idle and Cool Chapter 102: Old case of fire in Dali Temple

One is the mother-in-law and the other is the concubine.

Ethically, they are mother and son, but in fact they are not related by blood, not to mention that the first-born mother is beautiful and looks young now, and the concubine is older and even taller than the first-born mother.

The age difference is not big, and it's still in the category of "something can happen".

Actually, there is no one talking about it in the market today, but Lu Jinxi's change in attitude towards this son-in-law is real, and it is inevitable that some people will have some beautiful guesses.

Just didn't say it.

After all, although she is a widow, her status is too high, and she is the widow of General Xue Kuang. Who dares to say?

Weixian didn't dare.

Because Lu Jinxi was seriously ill, and after walking back from the gate of the ghost gate, his temperament and tactics have undergone subtle changes. On the surface, it is still the soft and weak little white flower, but secretly it always feels that it is not the case.

And at the Taifu Mansion, her mother also explained it herself, telling her not to conflict with Lu Jinxi.

But now...

Seeing that people who were not as good as themselves became so proud of themselves, and even begging the emperor for the sake of their concubine has become a thing, and the imperial examination passed down from the ancestors has been reformed!

In my heart, I'm really uncomfortable.

Wei Xian has never been a person who can bear it. In the past, he was overwhelmed by the shining sister in the Taifu's mansion. After she planned to marry into the general's mansion, she was even overwhelmed by Lu Jinxi.

It's so frustrating!

What's more terrifying is that at first she thought that as long as Lu Jinxi was gone, she would be able to take care of the general's mansion well. It was only now that I was shocked to discover that, under the care of the other party, the general's mansion has become in good order.

Even, she doesn't think she has the ability to do better than Lu Jinxi in this matter.

So many thoughts on top of another, I couldn't hold back no matter what.

So after listening to what Lu Jinxi and Bailu said, she blurted out these words.

Just as soon as she said it, she regretted it: what's the use of being quick and quick? Shouldn't this kind of words come out of the mouth of a lady like her? It really shouldn't!

Lu Jinxi obviously didn't expect to hear such words from the mouth of this sister-in-law.

The palm holding the tea cup paused for a while, her brows slightly raised, and as her eyes wandered, she was already looking at Wei Xian.

After a while, she laughed and said, "I walk properly and sit upright. Even if others think crooked, I have the courage to say it like my younger brother and sister. , the imperial court has its own destiny, whoever speaks to me must be weighed?"

It's like snapping off one high hat after another!

Weixian almost twisted her nose in anger!

She's not an idiot either. How could she not understand what Lu Jinxi meant? It was clearly referring to Sang scolding Huai, saying that she didn't know how to weigh it, and it was only those "few"!

But what can I do?

Don't say she doesn't think Lu Jinxi will have anything with that concubine, even if there is, it's not her turn to say.

When she said this, she was dizzy with jealousy for a while, and it was already a loss. At this moment, in the face of Lu Jinxi's taunting, she could only endure it.

There was a moment of silence in the garden.

At this time, Lu Jinxi slowly reached out and put the tea cup back, with a calm expression: "Speaking of which, a lot of rewards came from the womb a few days ago. In the end, it is for the entire General's Mansion. My younger brother and sister are also the younger sister of the concubine Xian in the palace, the direct daughter of the Grand Master, and have a distinguished status. It is a bit wrong to marry the General's Mansion. So I ordered someone to give it to my younger brother and sister. Little, I don't know if my younger brother and sister use it, but I still have a heart?"

First hat, then plain humiliation!

Who doesn't know that she is "lowly married" in the capital city? But Wei Xian has his own reasons and never cares what others say. It's just that Lu Jinxi, who she despised the most, said it, and even mentioned Wei Yi!

Clearly to make her unhappy!

No one lives in someone else's shadow.

But Wei Xian felt that she had never come out of the shadows since she was a child.

When I was a child, I remembered that my sister, who was perfect in terms of life experience, appearance, and knowledge, always covered her who was not good enough; after the beginning of love, there was still time to wait for that cluster of seedlings to grow up. , then I heard the emperor's edict, offering marriage to Xue Kuang and Lu Jinxi...

"It's natural to use things in the palace, so why should the second sister-in-law ask?" Wei Xian's heart was gloomy. A sister-in-law doesn't have a good relationship with me, and the second sister-in-law still said that, which is really a bit embarrassing."

"Ah, is that so?"

Lu Jinxi seemed to know it only now, showing a somewhat surprised expression.

"This is really not very suitable for my younger brother and sister. My younger brother and sister should have heard about it. Recently, there have been some rumors about pickling in the palace, and every word involves the concubine Xian. After I know it, I want to relieve myself. Brother and sister. It seems that it is no longer necessary now."

Hypocritical!

Weixian looked at her smiling face. She didn't see the slightest sincerity in her expression, and could only hear the undisguised sarcasm.

But what?

"There are people in the palace who are naturally worried about the affairs in the palace. My sister-in-law is a skilled person. She has been in the palace for nearly six years and has been favored. Those rumors have been circulating for many years. One is the emperor's close friend and companion when he was young, and the other is the emperor's current favorite concubine, and the emperor has long since been held accountable."

In the end, it is still the same door, one is prosperous, and one is lost.

So, Wei Xian didn't fall into the trap.

What's more...

She wasn't so tolerant, and she didn't hate Wei Yi as much as she thought.

Everyone in the world thinks there is something between her and Gu Juefei, but she remembers it clearly——

On the day that the decree of entering the palace was passed down, her elder sister, who was indifferent to her anger and anger, was stunned.

The fathers-in-law just thought she was overjoyed and couldn't believe it.

At that time, I didn't have any doubts, I just congratulated her repeatedly with a smile and said good things about prosperity and wealth.

Then slowly, the expression on her sister's face also became natural, and soon turned into a flawless smile.

But that night, Wei Xian didn't fall asleep.

Wei Yi's yard was not far from her, and the sound of bottles and jars falling was heard all night, and it didn't stop until dawn.

Wei Yi, who appeared in front of everyone the next day, was perfect again, as if the sounds she heard last night were all happening in her dreams.

The imperial decree to enter the palace has been issued, and she can no longer go out.

But on this day, Wei Yi went out the door and changed into light men's clothes, as if she was afraid of being discovered.

Weixian didn't know about this.

It just happened that day, when Wei Yi came back from the corner door where the next person walked, she was picking flowers in the nearby garden, so she saw the figure at a glance.

After quietly following up, I realized that the "man" turned out to be his own sister Wei Yi.

She will never forget Wei Yi's expression at that moment.

A pale face without makeup, a pair of empty, confused, wandering eyes, but there is a startling smile on his lips.

Like a gorgeous body, like a poignant ghost.

Until now, Wei Xian has not been able to tell how Wei Yi was feeling at the time: Lost? despair? Confused? fear? pain? Either sarcasm, or hatred...

Perhaps, even if he had something with that famous young master Gu, after that day, it all turned to ashes, right?

My heart is dead.

What is the use of living?

"Little brother, brother and sister? What's wrong with you?"

Perhaps she was distracted, and Lu Jinxi's voice sounded in her ear, so Wei Xian came to her senses and scattered the old thoughts shrouded in countless mysteries.

She raised her head as if nothing had happened and looked at the other party: "It's okay, it's just that the second sister-in-law doesn't mention it. When I mention it, it reminds me of some old things related to my sister-in-law, and I just lost my mind for a while."

Old?

It's also related to Weiyi...

To tell the truth, Lu Jinxi was a little interested, but the person sitting in front of her was Wei Xian, of course she wouldn't ask herself rudely, she just lightly exposed the topic: "I thought there was something wrong with my younger brother and sister. It's okay, it's fine. It's getting late, I'm afraid that brother Chi will be out of school soon, my brother and sister are sitting alone, I have to go first."

"Second sister-in-law walk slowly."

She responded perfunctorily, got up perfunctory, and gave a perfunctory salute. Wei Xian didn't mind her leaving early, but was very happy.

Everyone knows that their sister-in-law is superficial.

So Lu Jinxi didn't care about her apparent perfunctory, and after getting up, he took a few maids back to the east room.

She hasn't been idle these days.

I had previously said that I wanted to invite Mrs. Li and Lang, and I had already made an appearance a few days ago. Due to the reform of the imperial examination system, people with disabilities are also allowed to join, so many scholars have to retake the examination.

Here, there is a very special one.

This person's surname is Ji, the single name has the character "Heng", and the words are the same, and his ancestral home is Beijing.

When he was young, he had three yuan in primary and middle schools and won three cases. Later, he got to know yuan in the rural examination. Although the style of northern culture is not as good as that of Jiangnan, the talent of this person was not weak back then.

It's a pity that Xiongcai has suffered a lot since ancient times. A fire destroyed everything for him.

I heard from Pan Quan'er that the fire was quite famous in Beijing.

About six years ago one night, the Dali Temple, one of the three divisions, suddenly burst into flames for unknown reasons. On the left and right sides are the Prison Office and the Autumn Trial Office of the Ministry of Punishment.

It can be said that as soon as it burned, it scared everyone.

One of the people wanted to put out the fire, and the other was afraid that the people in the sky prison would take the opportunity to escape, so they had to divide the officers and soldiers and infantry guards who came at that time into two groups. The critics strictly guarded the street and prevented a suspicious person from escaping.

But no one thought that because of this, there were not enough people to fight the fire, and the fire could not be suppressed.

None of the prisoners in the Heavenly Prison are willing to wait to die, and even more so for many people who are awaiting conviction.

The fire is getting stronger.

In the end, not only did the entire Dali Temple and the Xingbu Yamen burn down, but most of the streets were not spared. Because it was connected together at that time, it burned very quickly, and it was difficult for the people behind the street to evacuate, and many people lost their lives.

Hundreds of houses, reduced to ashes.

Ji Heng's house is in it.

What's even more embarrassing is that this fire not only made him lose his home, but also his parents, and even made him lose his right hand, and he never qualified for the imperial examination.

It is rumored that he was young and strong, and could have run away on his own at the time.

It's just that his parents are old and sleeping at home. He rushed into the fire to wake them up and rescued them, but he had no idea that the second old man had been choked by the smoke.

He had to force the second old man out, but accidentally broke his right arm by the falling beam.

After the incident, because the prisoners detained by the Ministry of Justice fled wildly, causing chaos everywhere, whether it was sending parents to the doctor or asking a doctor to come over, it became an extravagant hope.

The twenty-four-year-old Ji Heng could only kneel beside him, watching the second old man gasp.

That night, he lost everything.

Frustrated, he went far to the south of the Yangtze River, leaving the sad place of the capital. On the ground of Weiyang, where the fireworks were romantic, he relied on writing and painting, and even thought that he wrote lyrics and music for brothel music for a living.

Now, Pan Quan'er doesn't know where to find out the news.

It is said that this person learned that the disabled can participate in the imperial examination and was going to return to the capital from Jiangnan. Moreover, this talent is eight buckets tall and learned to be rich in five cars. Even if he can't compare to Juefei, as a gentleman, it can be said that it is more than enough.

What matters is that he must be stretched thin when it comes to money.

It can be said that no matter from which aspect, this Ji Heng will be Lu Jinxi's first choice to hire a husband for Sister Li and Sister Lang!

Just...

She is satisfied, but they may not be willing to teach two girls.

"Go and call Pan Quan'er."

Reading the pages of Ji Heng's life on the table, Lu Jin pondered it over and over again, and finally felt that this was the best among all the candidates, so he decided to give it a try.

"This Ji Heng is really a rare candidate, I have to ask clearly."

"Yes."

Qing Que knew that she had read the directory for a long time, and heard her talk about this Ji Heng for several days, so she was not surprised to listen to her order at this moment, she bowed and walked out.

She just retreated to the door when she was startled: "Eldest son?"

Xue Tingzhi just came and walked to the door only to hear Lu Jinxi talking inside, so he didn't bother for the time being. Now that Qingque came out, he faced the door and bowed: "The imperial examination system is known to the court, and I came here to thank my mother-in-law."