Chapter 194: ghost
Chapter 194
On the fifth day of the first day of the new year, firecrackers rang out in unison, and the sound shook China. Every family wears new clothes, eats dinner from the fifth shift, and then goes out to visit relatives and friends to pay New Year's greetings.
Following the tradition of the late emperor, Emperor Jinghe also opened the palace gate early. Long live congratulations before the officials entered the palace, and then the monarch and ministers shared the palace banquet.
At this time last year, Jiang Song was still in prison, staring at the poisonous dumplings on the table. This year, he has been sitting in the third row of the main hall, facing three or five cold dishes, accompanied by Jing He Di Lehe. In front of him is the Minister of Rites, in front of the Minister of Rites is the Minister of Rites, and next to the Minister of Rites is the Minister of Household and the Minister of Punishment.
The front row of civil and military affairs are all meritorious ministers. The first left minister of the Wen class, Master Yin Qian, the second right minister, Qin Tianye, and the first Wu class to protect the country, Kang Zhong, these three are the closest to Wansui and the ones who talk to Wansui the most. Whenever they say something interesting, Wanzai will laugh out loud, Wanzai smile, all the ministers haha, and the hall is peaceful.
After Jinghe Di held a cup and drank with Baiguan, he asked Zhang Wenjiang, the governor of Jingzhao Prefecture, "How was the city last night?"
Zhang Wenjiang, who was kneeling in front of the table, hurriedly turned around and bowed down, saying, "Long live back, Wei Chen patrolled all the squares all night, and with the help of Yu Linwei, there was no riot in the city; A small fire did not cause a major disaster."
Feng Xian'an, the general of Yulinwei on the general's side, heard Zhang Wenjiang take him with him, and quickly said humbly, "Long live, Zhang Fu Yin worked hard day and night to keep the city peaceful. Take credit."
The courtiers were competent and humbled each other, which made Emperor Jinghe very satisfied. After complimenting the two, he said, "I heard from Kong Fengge that the West City caught fire last night, what happened?"
Jiang Song immediately lowered his head, not expecting that his family would be mentioned by Long Live.
Speaking of this, Zhang Wenjiang wanted to beat someone up. Yu Changjin, the commander of the Xicheng Military and Horse Division, was a waste. After the deputy commander, Shen Rong, was dismissed last year, all affairs in Xicheng were dispatched by Jingzhao Prefecture. Zhang Wenjiang was not at ease. He spent most of the night in the West City. As expected, there was an accident in the West City and it caught fire!
"Long live back, it was the family of Jiang Song, a member of the Ministry of Rites, who caught the fire. After Wei Chen saw the fire on the top floor of the Yamen of the West City Government Office, he immediately sent the Submarine Fire Army to put out the fire, but the Jiang family was talking about dry wood, and there was no need to put out the fire. After the submerged fire army entered the house to visit, they found that the fire would not spread to other homes, so it was not extinguished." Zhang Wenjiang stood on the top floor of the West City Government Office and watched the fire grow bigger and bigger until dawn!
Several officials in the West City also talked about the fire in Jiang's house last night, and Meng Huizhou followed, "Last night, Wei Chen also wanted to send someone to help put out the fire, but the Jiang family said that the fire was more prosperous and no one needed help."
"Fortunately, there was no wind last night. If the wind was strong, Mr. Jiang's family would have been turned into ashes by now." Zhang Wenjiang, who was uneasy, added, "My lord, if there is a fire at home, it is better to put it out as soon as possible."
Jing Hedi asked Jiang Song, "Jiang Aiqing, what happened last night?"
Jiang Song had already thought of his words, then went out to kneel and said, "Long live back, last night there was a firecracker called 'earth mouse' in Weichen's house. After the ground mouse was lit, it would dig around, because the servants were not good at taking care of him. After it got into the pyre, the fire started. Wei Chen thought about the hard work of the soldiers and horses and the submerged fire army, so he immediately sent someone to inform the details, and sent someone to guard the fire until the fire was extinguished, and no disaster was caused. "
"Mr. Jiang's family has a lot of firewood, and it burned until dawn!" Yu Changjin, who was scolded by Mr. Zhang all morning, was also full of fire.
Jiang Song explained to Emperor Jinghe again, "At first, firewood was used, and then two old houses were burned, so it took a long time to burn. Please rest assured, this fire did not hurt anyone."
Jing He Di smiled and asked, "Is it Jiang Feng who said that the more it burns, the more prosperous it is?"
Jiang Song bowed again, "Long live, things are like God, Wei Chen's second brother has been guarding by the fire last night to spread the fire."
Speaking of Jiang Feng, it is inevitable to talk about the white tiger descending from the sky in Tongxue Mountain. Emperor Jing He excitedly asked about the current situation of the sky descending. Jiang Song returned to his seat and secretly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
Ma Haiting, who was in front of him, turned his head and mocked in a low voice, "Mr. Jiang's house has been burning all night, I wonder what it will be like this year?"
Meng Huizhou in the first row also turned around and pretended to be concerned, "Looking at the place where the fire was burning, is the west courtyard where your second brother lives?"
Jiang Song nodded slightly, "Exactly."
"The west courtyard is a new house, so why is there an old house?" Meng Huizhou asked again.
Xiao Junping, the minister of Dali Temple, who was sitting on the left side of Meng Huizhou, wondered, "Mr. Meng's question is so strange. Does the Jiang family have an old house? Does Lord Meng know better than Lord Jiang?"
Xiao Junping loves to quarrel with him, but Meng Huizhou didn't want to argue with him, so he just said something casually, and stopped talking about the Jiang family.
Why does Meng Huizhou care so much about the fire of the Jiang family? Jiang Song frowned and raised his wine glass.
Mrs. Jiang woke up in the morning to find out that the cross-courtyard in the west courtyard had been burnt down. After asking if anyone was hurt, Mrs. Jiang took her two daughters-in-law and opened the door of the house to entertain people from various houses who came to pay New Year's greetings.
Mrs. Jiang took a break for a while before going to the west courtyard to check the fire. Seeing the Xikuanyuan burned beyond recognition, Mrs. Jiang asked after a while, "Which one of them made Fenger angry?"
The second master left the house to pay New Year's greetings before he came back, so Nanny Zhao told the old lady in detail about Concubine Li. In the end, Nanny Zhao took out the Yansheng from Concubine Li's room and gave it to the old lady.
Mrs. Jiang stared at the little wooden man, and asked gloomily, "Have you ever opened it?"
"No, the second master instructed the servants to put them away and wait for your disposal." Nanny Zhao replied.
Mrs. Jiang stared at the things on the table for a long time, while Nanny Zhao and Mrs. Liu in the room stood with their heads lowered and they didn't dare to pant.
"Take it apart." Madam Jiang ordered coldly.
"Yes." Madam Liu stepped forward and took off the clothes and hair on the Tongmu man, leaving only a naked little wooden man. If Yan Sheng should write eight characters or hide something, since there is no writing, then there is something hidden in it. Mrs. Jiang ordered again, "Split."
Nanny Zhao went out to get the axe and handed it to Mrs. Liu. Mrs. Liu used an axe to split open the paulownia wood, which was thick as a pigeon's egg, and as expected, a small rolled up note was revealed. When she unfolded the note, Mrs. Liu couldn't help but let out an "ah".
Mrs. Jiang saw the disheveled female ghost drawn on the note, and her body trembled with anger. There is a picture of a female ghost hidden in the column, which is the sorcery used to curse the master's death! Li Qiao hid this object in her room and worshipped it all day, killing the wife and second daughter-in-law!
Mrs. Jiang took a few deep breaths, "Bring Li Qiao here!"
After Li Qiao was brought in, Madam Jiang wanted to slap her to death. Li Qiao was originally the maid next to the old lady. She was not smart, but she was good-looking and obedient, so the old lady Jiang sent her to the west courtyard to serve her second son.
I thought it was a concubine, but who knew it was a life-threatening ghost. Why doesn't this make Madam Jiang furious.
(end of this chapter)