Chapter 196: information
Chapter 196 News
This person is none other than Ah Ji.
A Ji did not ride a horse. Horses are valuable goods. Without Jiang County Lieutenant to follow him, riding a horse on this country road would be too eye-catching.
He did not drive a mule cart, but changed out of the brocade robe he wore during the day, wore coarse cloth clothes, carried a sack on his back, dressed like a farmer, and walked towards Dafeng Village.
When approaching Dafeng Village, he did not enter the village immediately. Instead, he hid in a forest with new leaves. He hid until midnight, then came out of the woods, took a path, and came to Qin's house.
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Aji knocked on the door of the Qin family courtyard.
In the hall, the three descendants of the Qin family had been waiting for him for a long time. Hearing three long and one short knocks on the door, Qin Erlang felt happy and whispered: "It's the secret code of the fellow soldiers on the border."
The northwest frontier army has its own secret codes, three long and one short is one of them.
If you encounter unknown soldiers during a surprise attack at night, they will make three long and one short sounds. If the response is the opposite, that is, one long and three short, it will prove that they are one of their own.
Mr. Qin was not so reassured and said in a low voice: "Anyone who has fought in the northwest frontier army will know this secret signal. It is not new. Don't let down your guard yet. Wait until he comes in and see what he will do."
Qin Sanlang nodded: "Grandpa is right."
He then said to Mr. Qin and Erlang Qin, "I'll open the door. Grandpa and second brother will do as promised."
Hearing this, Qin Erlang turned around and entered the back room, lying in wait, ready to attack immediately if something went wrong.
Mr. Qin, as the person conducting the negotiation and testing, stayed in the main room and waited.
Qin Sanlang opened the door of the house, walked behind the courtyard door, looked out through the crack in the door, and saw that there was only one person standing at the door. He opened the courtyard door and opened it.
A Ji smiled at Qin Sanlang and said to him: "Don't worry, A Ji is the only one here, and there is no other person."
Speaking, he walked directly towards the main room.
Qin Sanlang didn't believe A Ji's words. He hid a dagger in his sleeve and followed A Ji closely, entering the main room with him.
A Ji glanced around the main room and did not see Qin Erlang. He did not pay attention to it, but bowed to Mr. Qin: "Junior A Ji, I have met General He."
This General He is a legend. He was originally a domestic slave, but because he went to the battlefield with his master's family and made great achievements in battle, he was able to get rid of his nationality and be promoted to a general.
I originally thought I would be able to be prominent in this life, but unfortunately I lost my son in middle age, and when I got old, my adopted son's family and his previous master's family were all executed.
“The old general He is so righteous, A Ji admires him.”
General He could have stayed out of the matter, but for the sake of his adopted son's family and his former master's family, he faked his death on the battlefield and fled with the children of the two families.
Mr. Qin looked at Ah Ji and said, "You have recognized the wrong person. The old man's surname is Qin. He is a mud-legged man and is not a general."
Ah Ji smiled: "General He, you don't have to be so alert. Ah Ji is here on his own behalf and has nothing to do with the Ning family."
"What do you mean?" Mr. Qin frowned and looked at Ning Ji.
There was a rebellious young son in the Ning family. After Mrs. Ning's death, he left the Ning family and went out to travel. After he traveled all over Da Chu, he went to live in Da Rong for a few years, and finally formed a caravan with others. Da Chu started doing business with Da Rong.
Da Chu and Da Rong have always been at war, and old man Ning was very angry at what this young son did. Old man Ning had always loved his young son. Even if the young boy did something ridiculous, Old Man Ning would not be willing to expel him from the house. Aji would go back to Ning's house to visit Old Man Ning every year.
The relationship between father and son is not as bad as it seems to the outside world, so Mr. Qin does not dare to believe his words easily.
Aji smiled and said: "General He, don't be so afraid. Aji said that he is here only on his own behalf and has nothing to do with the Ning family or my father. And Aji came here just to give you three gifts." It’s a piece of news and has no other meaning.”
"What's the news?" Qin Erlang couldn't help it anymore. He walked out of the back room, stared at Aji and asked, "Is there any news from the British government?"
Qin Sanlang and Mr. Qin looked very ugly when they saw him coming out. Why was he so impulsive every time? !
A Ji ignored the lawsuit between their "grandfather and grandson". Hearing this, his smile deepened and he said, "Yes, one of the news is about the British government."
"Hurry up!" Qin Erlang couldn't wait a moment and urged Ah Ji: "Is the British government okay? Does the emperor blame their family?"
The third lady of the British Duke's family was engaged to him. Although the two were not married yet, the emperor was a coward and ruthless. If the British government was convicted of this marriage, then he would be a sinner.
Ah Ji saw Qin Erlang's anxious look, and his smile became a little unpredictable. He first said to Qin Sanlang behind him: "Little Marquis, you put the dagger away first. Ah Ji doesn't have any weapons on him, and his skills are not as good as yours. You There’s no need to keep holding a dagger to the back of Ning’s neck.”
Qin Sanlang did not speak, nor did he put away the dagger in his hand.
Seeing this, Ah Ji had no choice but to pick up what he had just said and said to Qin Erlang: "The third lady has entered the palace and became a concubine."
Therefore, there is no need to think about the British government or the third lady. The British government has sold their home in order to protect themselves.
"What are you talking about?!" Qin Erlang's eyes were splitting. He rushed over and grabbed A Ji's lapel, and said angrily: "You are talking about tyranny, this is impossible! The eldest lady of the British Duke's palace is already a concubine, and the same palace , it is impossible to send two legitimate ladies into the palace."
Two sisters serving the same husband together, wouldn't it make people laugh to death?
Ah Ji was not angry and allowed Qin Erlang to grab his lapel and said slowly: "Three months ago, Concubine Shu died in childbirth."
And he also received news that as early as five months ago, the British government decided to send the third lady to the palace.
Miss Third is engaged to Erlang Qin, and only by sending her to the palace to serve the Holy Emperor can she show the British government's attitude.
But seeing Qin Erlang's angry look, he didn't tell him the news, lest he couldn't bear the excitement.
“What’s the second news?” Qin Sanlang asked from behind A Ji.
Ah Ji's smile was brighter this time: "The second is good news. There are people from both of your houses who have survived, and now they are in hiding just like you."
“Who survived?!” Qin Erlang and Qin Sanlang were very excited. It was great that someone from their family was still alive.
Ah Ji shook his head: "This matter is too secretive. I only received the wind. As for who survived, I don't know yet."
“However, it should be a certain uncle of both of you.”
If the survivors were some unworthy women, the emperor would not be furious, let alone order a large-scale roundup of men over the age of thirty from both families.
“It’s good if you can survive, it’s good if you can survive.” Mr. Qin said with a choked voice, no matter who survived, as long as there is still a living.
(End of this chapter)
