Chapter 278 Lantern Festival

Liaodong Military Governor's Mansion.

Xin Qiji looked at his subordinates' report, frowned slightly, and said to himself: "Can't the Jiannu hold on?"

It was because Nurhaci suddenly announced to the world that the previous rebellion was an act of transgression, and he was willing to give up the throne and seek forgiveness from the Li Tang emperor.

At the same time, he beheaded the Li Tang rebel Zhao Guangyi and sent his head and the population list of Liaodong Jurchens.

It seemed that he was planning to submit to Li Tang.

Xin Qiji felt something was wrong.

He had heard a lot of news that the Later Jin was preparing for war to prevent the Liaodong border army from attacking in the spring.

Why did they suddenly surrender?

Thinking of the news that the old slave was seriously ill, Xin Qiji pondered.

"Send someone to escort the Jurchen envoy to Beijing."

Xin Qiji, who had not figured out any tricks, sent a message.

After all, this was not a problem that he, the Liaodong Military Governor, needed to worry about.

Let His Majesty and the ministers in the court worry about it.

So.

As the envoys of the Later Jin came to the capital, the news of the Later Jin begging for peace spread throughout the Tang Dynasty.

Many ordinary people were excited.

This was also a great pleasure for them.

Recently, this topic has been discussed a lot in the wine shops and teahouses in the capital.

Only when Lin Chen heard the news, his expression was very exciting.

Oh my goodness.

So the Jiannu got the script of Jing Ke?

Lin Chen suddenly thought of the Yan State of the Seven Kingdoms, which was also located in Liaodong, and it made sense all of a sudden.

This made him interested and wanted to see who this Jurchen Jing Ke was.

Lantern Festival, the lights are on.

There is no curfew in the capital today, and there are lanterns everywhere.

Lin Chen did not wear official uniforms today.

"Sister Wang, look at the lanterns~"

Inside the carriage.

Wang Yuyan and other female relatives of the Lin family also followed Lin Chen out to enjoy the lanterns.

Lin Chen glanced at Dayu'er, who had been in the Lin Mansion for quite a while and had taken on the role of a maid.

Or rather, Xiaoyu'er, had a very good relationship with Qingwen and the others.

Lin Chen, who let the female family members play by themselves, thought that he had to keep an appointment today.

Da Qiao had not planned to go out today.

But she could not resist her sister and was dragged out.

Da Qiao, who was very familiar with Xiao Qiao's personality, naturally saw that the other party was hiding something from her.

Xiao Qiao was carefully looking for something in the crowd. After seeing a figure, she waved her hand and said, "Here, here!"

Da Qiao looked over when she heard the voice and happened to meet the indifferent eyes hidden under the ghost mask.

In an instant, the girl's face turned red and beautiful.

"Girls should not be kept at home."

Qiao Xuan, who witnessed this scene, sighed and became a little worried.

With Lin Chenjia's status, if he really wanted to marry his daughter, he would at most give her the status of a co-wife.

The position of the main wife was absolutely impossible.

Of course, Qiao Xuan knew that even the concubine beside Lin Chen was enough to make many people salivate.

But he... was not a person who sold his daughter to make progress.

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Today is the Lantern Festival.

Apart from Lin Chen's family, almost all the nobles in the capital will come out to play.

Xue Ke originally intended to enjoy the lanterns and get some festival blessings.

But he didn't expect.

There were uninvited guests in the mansion.

"Hello, Master Xue Ke!"

Hearing the voice, Xue Ke looked at a few people who looked like servants with a dusty air on them, as if they came from afar.

"Who is this?"

Xue Ke frowned, and then suddenly realized.

"Are you from Jinling?"

"Yes, yes!"

Hearing this, the servants hurriedly introduced themselves.

They were indeed sent by the master of the Xue family in Jinling to find him.

Xue Ke was not very interested in this.

You know, when he sold his property and went to the capital, it was almost like parting ways with the master family.

From now on, we will go our own way and not interfere with each other.

Why did the master send people to find me now?

Xue Ke, who suddenly felt that there was nothing good, wanted to send them away and ignore them.

But Xue Ke changed his mind and was worried that these people would not leave, so he planned to listen to what they had to say.

"Tell me, why did the master ask you to come to Beijing to find me?" Xue Ke said impatiently.

According to his understanding of the old guys in the master's family, could it be that they thought he was big in the capital and planned to come to share a piece of the pie?

If so, Xue Ke would not care about the friendship of the same clan.

You must know that Xue Ke has the official title of Ziwei Sheren awarded by the emperor, and he has a good relationship with Wang Chengen, the eunuch who is close to the emperor in the palace.

Most importantly, his sister is married to General Lin Chenjia.

It is no exaggeration to say.

Xue Ke is at least a figure in the capital.

As for the master's family in Jinling, which has long been in decline, can it still threaten him?

But he didn't want to.

What the servant said had nothing to do with the old guys in the master's house.

Rather, in terms of status, Mrs. Xue, who was considered Aunt Xue, wrote a letter asking for help.

Xue Ke took the letter, opened it and took a look, and suddenly felt speechless.

So.

It was Aunt Xue's son, Xue Pan, who caused trouble in Jinling!

The other party was competing with a scholar for a maid from a pawnbroker, but Xue Pan was so angry that he beat the scholar to death!

In the past, the Xue family would have paid money to settle this kind of human life lawsuit.

But they didn't expect that the scholar's family also had some assets and didn't give the Xue family face at all.

Insisting on Xue Pan's murder and death.

You know, this Xue Pan is the only son of Aunt Xue.

How could he be willing to let Xue Pan pay with his life?

Because of this, Aunt Xue just started to try to manage the relationship in the capital to save her son's life.

Really...

Xue Ke had no expression on his face, but he smiled coldly in his heart.

When he was in Jinling, he had heard that his brother was not a very serious person.

But he didn't expect that he would think of him, a member of the family who had been separated from the family, after he committed a crime.

So Xue Ke's attitude was also very firm, it had nothing to do with him!

He immediately sent these servants away.

After all, Xue Ke and the Xue family had no feelings for each other for a long time.

At the same time, the Jia family also received Aunt Xue's request for help.

In comparison, the Xue family and the Jia family still have a little incense relationship.

"How much?!"

Jia She looked at the Xue family servant, his eyes lit up.

"Marquis Jia En, my wife is willing to offer 50,000 taels of silver to settle this matter." The Xue family servant said cautiously.

"Fifty thousand?!!"

When Jia She heard this, he wanted to agree immediately.

The recent season has been tough, and Jia She has lost a lot of income, and he has been struggling for a long time.

Besides, Jia She knew that the newly appointed Jinling prefect was called Jia Yucun.

He used the past favors of the Jia family to send this person.

"Fifty thousand taels is too little, at least one hundred thousand taels!"

Jia She was naturally unwilling to let go of this fat sheep that came to his door.

Even if he was in the capital, he had heard of the wealth and luxury of the Xue family in Jinling.

"If you can really save the young master's life, Madam will definitely agree!"

"Okay! This matter is up to me."

The dirty business was discussed and completed.

On the other hand, Xue Ke's cold-eyed observation saved him from a future disaster.

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