NOVEL WEB Chapter 45: Deep love, but a substitute
This Lu Yan knew well, "Qin Shangshu has a son who is addicted to gambling. He owes the gambling house a full two hundred thousand taels of silver. Later, he also got confirmation from the gambling house owner. After returning, Qin Shangshu did pay off his son’s gambling debt of 200,000 taels. "
Shen Qing looked surprised, "But doesn't the money in the treasury have official seals? Even if Qin Shangshu takes it, would he dare to use it?"
Lu Yan responded warmly, "This is indeed the custom, but it is a coincidence that the national treasury was empty that year. Let alone 500,000 taels, even 50,000 taels was a problem, so the last five hundred thousand taels of silver are yours It was his mother's fault, and maybe this just gave Qin Mingqi an opportunity to take advantage of.
As for the later pieces of silver with official seals, they were indeed found from Zhuangzi on the outskirts of the capital of the Qin family. "
Shen Qingwei didn't speak again. It seemed that the matter had ended perfectly at this point, but it was unclear whether there was any hidden secret.
Lu Yan sent Shen Qing back to Tinglan Courtyard, kissed her gently on the forehead, and then left with Lize.
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Early the next morning, Shen Qing took Chanyi to Qiyun Courtyard where Aunt Qiu was.
Aunt Qiu was tending flowers and plants in the courtyard, while Mu Lingxi went to He's house early in the morning. Mu Lingyue was much better these days, but because she could only lie in bed, there was always a faint air of illness lingering between her eyebrows. Mu Lingxi felt sorry for her and had to run away almost every day.
In this regard, Aunt Qiu is happy to see the result. It is not easy to find some sisterly love in a wealthy family. Mu Lingyue is worth it.
Seeing Shen Qing coming over, Aunt Qiu quickly put down the hoe in her hand, walked towards Shen Qing, and bowed, "Young Madam."
Shen Qing made it clear why she came, "Aunt Qiu, I came here today because I have something to ask Aunt Qiu."
Seeing that Shen Qing had something to say to her, Aunt Qiu took Shen Qing into the house. She first poured a cup of tea for Shen, and then asked the girl close to her to guard the door before she said, "Young lady, if you have anything to say, just say it."
Shen Qing picked up the tea cup and took a sip. "Does Aunt Qiu still remember the Qin family's murder case ten years ago?"
Aunt Qiu nodded, "I know a little bit, but because I am in the inner house, I don't know much about the inside story."
Such an answer was expected by Shen Qing, and Shen Qing's original intention was not with the Qin family. "Then Aunt Qiu still remembers Mrs. Ling, the wife of Shangshu?"
Aunt Qiu thought for a moment and then spoke slowly, "I remember that Ling was a famous talented girl in Shengjing. Even the late emperor praised her for her chess skills. She also had a good appearance. It's a pity that she couldn't marry her. A good husband..."
Aunt Qiu didn't say anything further, but her face was full of regret for the Ling family.
Shen Qing put down the tea cup, looked at Aunt Qiu and said seriously, "Does Aunt Qiu know that there is any friendship between father and the Ling family?"
Aunt Qiu was startled.
Yanglinghou and Lingshi?
After a while, Aunt Qiu responded to Shen Qing, "As far as I know, let alone friendship, there has never been any intersection between the Marquis and the Ling family. Not only that, I vaguely remember that the relationship between the Marquis and the Minister of Qin has never happened. The relationship doesn’t seem to be very good either.”
Shen Qing then asked, "Why?"
Aunt Qiu shook her head, "I don't know who I am, maybe I have different political views."
"Then Aunt Qiu still remembers the days when the Qin family had an accident. Is there anything unusual about father?"
After Shen Qing's reminder, Aunt Qiu really remembered, "Young madam, I have remembered that during the time when the Qin family had an accident, the Marquis was very drunk once, and the person he called in his dream was 'Qing'. Mae' "Mee'er" and the like!
Qingmei is Ling's maiden name.
In this way, Marquis Yangling must be interested in the Ling family, but he doesn't know where this affection comes from.
"Can Aunt Qiu still remember what day it was?"
This time, Aunt Qiu thought for a long time before she recalled, "It should have been the eighth day of June. That night, Mr. Hou came back very late and was very drunk. The reason why I can remember it is because it was the eighth day of June." It happens to be my mother’s death anniversary.”
The eighth day of June in the eighth year of Jiahe happened to be the day when Ling committed suicide!
In this way, everything is explained.
Marquis Yangling fell in love with Ling, the wife of the minister. After the female members of the Qin family were sent to Fengyue Tower, Marquis Yangling rushed over immediately, but still failed to save Ling, who was determined to die. However, something happened. He rescued his daughter Qin Luan by mistake, and then secretly raised her in Qingyun Lane...
But why Qingyun Lane?
Qin Luan has a special status. Jiangzhou is hundreds of miles away from Shengjing. It stands to reason that it would be safer to settle Qin Luan anywhere than in Shengjing, right?
Unless... Yanglinghou has other ideas!
Thinking of this, the flash of inspiration from Qin Luan last night appeared again. Shen Qing asked Chanyi to get paper and pen, and then started to draw on the spot. After a while, Qin Luan's appearance appeared on the paper.
Shen Qing pushed Qin Luan's portrait in front of Aunt Qiu, "Aunt Qiu, look at it, is this face familiar?"
Aunt Qiu thought about it for a long time, and then said with some uncertainty, "This woman is vaguely similar to Ling when she was young. However, too much time has passed, and I have only met Ling a few times, so I don't know. Can’t remember clearly.”
After finishing her words, Aunt Qiu seemed to have thought of something again, "Young madam, you can ask Aunt Liang about this question. Aunt Liang and the Ling family are distant relatives. When something happened to the Qin family, the Liang family was also implicated, and the family left the capital. Aunt Liang was spared from being expelled because she was a married woman. I vaguely remember that Aunt Liang's relationship with the Ling family seems to be pretty good. "
Hearing this, Shen Qing took Chanyi directly to the He family. Aunt Qiu, who had nothing to do, also went with her. She had watched Mu Lingyue grow up, and she was worried about the child's injury.
When the two came over, Mu Lingyue had just fallen asleep. Seeing Mu Lingyue's rosy cheeks, Shen Qing and Shen Qing instantly felt relieved.
Looking at Shen Qing, Aunt Liang's face was full of gratitude. If Shen Qing hadn't come to the rescue, she and Mu Lingyue would have been separated forever.
"Young Madam, if there is anything that I can help with, as long as the Young Madam opens her mouth, I will definitely fight to the death."
Shen Qing smiled and said, "Aunt Liang, you don't have to be so serious. The second lady and I have similar temperaments. But if you want to help, I do have some things that I need Aunt Liang to confirm."
Aunt Liang nodded solemnly, "Young madam, please speak."
Shen Qing took out the portrait of Qin Luan that he had just painted at Aunt Qiu's place and placed it in front of Aunt Liang, "Aunt Liang, I heard that Aunt Qiu said that you are familiar with Mrs. Ling, the wife of the minister, who was implicated in a corruption case ten years ago. So I wanted to ask Aunt Liang to see if the face of the person in front of me is similar to the Ling family."
Aunt Liang picked up the portrait on the table and considered it carefully. A look of surprise gradually formed in her eyes. After a long time, she said with doubts, "Although this person is only three points similar in appearance to Qingmei, there is a difference between his facial features and his eyes." The charm is exactly the same..."
Shen Qing's suspicion was finally confirmed.
Rather than saying that Qin Luan is the concubine raised by Yangling Marquis, it is better to say that she is the... substitute of the deceased Shangshu's wife Ling.