Eating Melons and Rising to Power, I Became the Tyrant’s Only Belief – Chapter 349

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第349章 老实人

杜府的宅子大,管家丫鬟家丁护卫都齐全。

自昨日收到消息后,杜老爷便下令将主院腾了出来,自己住到客院,还吩咐管家亲自带着人打扫归置,一应用具全部换新,一定要让贵人住得舒心。

进了宅子之后,吕飞只放了行李就带着人检查起宅子的防护来。根据经验调整一番,补上一些明显的漏洞,护院巡逻的班次也增加了。

主院的护卫则全部替换成京中带来的侍卫,防守得密不透风,连只蚊子都飞不进去。

前厅里,丫鬟上茶后退下,周元德将等候已久的杜老爷带进来拜见。

“锦衣卫密使杜黔拜见少爷。”杜黔恭敬地跪下,对着萧靖凡磕了三个头。一想到这位真正的身份,手都激动得打颤。

“起来回话。”萧靖凡抬起眼皮扫了他一眼,“信中交待的事情你查得如何?”

杜黔起身,垂着头道:“属下已经查清楚了。羡城知府蒋大人确实抱病在床,每两日便有大夫登门,据那几位大夫所言,蒋大人这病来势汹汹,没个一年半载治不好。”

萧靖凡问:“具体什么病?”

杜黔道:“说是寒气入体伤了肺腑,脾胃上也引发了一些病症,急不得,只能慢慢调养。”

萧靖凡若有所思地敲着椅子扶手,问:“府衙的事务呢,都是谁在处理?”

“如今府衙的事务皆由一位姓刘的师爷代管。”杜黔道,“这位刘师爷是蒋大人的心腹。”

萧靖凡敲击的手一顿:“府衙里只有一位师爷?”

杜黔摇头:“本来还有一位秦师爷,但半年前忽然被辞退了,据闻是犯了蒋大人的忌讳。”

这般凑巧?

萧靖凡眸光微动,问:“此人现在何处?”

“不远,就在城郊住着。”杜黔道,“这位秦师爷是羡城本地人,被辞退的第二日便在城郊置了处大宅子,买了好些丫鬟仆从,宅子里也装饰得十分漂亮。”

话到这里,他多说了两句:“可惜他那婆娘没福气,宅子刚买就死了。秦师爷请人说媒娶了续弦,还纳了两房小妾,前几日属下出城办事还看到他携美踏青,日子过得十分逍遥快活。”

听话音还挺羡慕。

萧靖凡瞧了他一眼,问:“你跟这位秦师爷颇有交情?”

“属下曾请他吃过几顿酒。”杜黔如实道,“这位秦师爷口松,打听消息便宜。”

口松可算不上什么夸人的词儿。

萧靖凡摩挲着腕上的菩提珠,问:“除了口松之外,你觉得这位秦师爷为人如何?”

杜黔答:“他品行不错,也有真才实学,算是个老实人。”

闻言,一旁听热闹的冯景插了句嘴:“老实人刚死了老婆就马上续娶还纳小妾?”

杜黔笑容一僵,对上萧靖凡看过来的视线,讷讷道:“不瞒少爷,其实属下也觉得这事儿有些蹊跷。”

“怎么说?”萧靖凡一边问一边端起茶盏喝了一口。

以往奉到他手边的茶,不论滋味如何,水温定然是恰好的。

但这盏茶像是泡得久了,不仅失了滋味,连水温也不对。

萧靖凡立时便皱了眉头,重重地将茶盏往桌上一搁。

这要是在宫里,奉茶的丫鬟就该挨板子了。

见他面露不悦之色,杜黔立刻呵斥那丫鬟,让她重新去沏盏好茶来。

丫鬟叫他吓得脸都白了,急忙跑去泡茶,连桌上那杯茶也忘了收。

周元德轻叹一口气,这外面到底比不得宫里,规矩差得太多。

他上前将茶撤下,端着出去,准备亲自去泡一盏来。

谁料刚走出前厅就见楚流徵、辰星和巳月三人从长廊那头过来。

楚流徵一袭碧裳走在最前,手里端着个托盘,上面放着一个白色的茶盏。巳月和辰星落后半步,各端着点心和水果。

周元德顿时一笑,还是流徵姑娘会办事啊,怪道陛下喜欢呢。

离得近了,楚流徵扬起笑问:“您这是去哪儿?”

“才想去泡茶,姑娘来得正好,快送进去吧。”周元德指了指自己端着的茶盏,嘴角向下一撇,十分嫌弃。

【啧,就猜到暴君会挑嘴。】

楚流徵端着茶往里走。

【这位爷在客栈的时候还能忍忍,到了自己的地盘可不得由着性子来?好在厨房的东西齐全,准备起来没费什么功夫。】

“少爷请用茶。”她俯身将茶盏放到萧靖凡手边。

萧靖凡端起来,才揭盖子便闻到熟悉的茶香。喝一口,无论是味道还是入口的温度都刚刚好,极合心意。

他皱起的眉心舒展开,心里闷着的那口气跟着消下去不少。

楚流徵观他神色应该是满意的,正待退下,萧靖凡却朝她扬了扬下巴,温声道:“坐下听。”

“是。”楚流徵福了福身,走到冯景旁边的椅子上坐下。

冯景在给站在后头的辰星和巳月递点心,见她过来,也给她递了一块。

萧靖凡将茶盏放在手边的桌上,朝杜黔示意:“你继续说。”

杜黔这才接着刚才的话往下说:“羡城人都知道,秦师爷与其发妻乃是青梅竹马一起长大,夫妻感情甚笃,育有一双儿女,日子也算美满。”

“发妻早逝,按照常理,秦师爷总该伤心一段时日,缅怀发妻,却出人意料地在发妻尚未发丧便请了媒人,张罗着娶了续弦。”

“新妇进门不到半月他又连纳两房小妾,甚至在小妾的撺掇下,将一双孝顺儿女送去了外祖家,到现在都没将人接回来,着实像变了一个人一般。”

杜黔的语气有些感慨,似是为秦师爷的发妻不值。

楚流徵一边啃点心一边小声问冯景:“秦师爷是谁?少爷怎么问起他娶妻纳妾的事儿来了?”

冯景方才一直旁听着呢,听她问便将前头杜黔说过的话复述了一遍。

辰星凑过来:“发妻刚死就娶续弦,也不怕将人气活过来拉他一起躺棺材板。”

“可不是。”冯景深以为然,咬了口糯叽叽的点心,附和道,“简直往我们老实人脸上抹黑。”

楚流徵三人一起瞅他,就你这样的也算老实人?
冯景:?
你们是不是对我有什么误会?
这世上还有比我更老实的人吗?
巳月拍掉手上的糯米粉,小声道:“或许是有什么难言之隐。”

楚流徵不赞同:“什么难言之隐能让他娶了续弦还连纳两房美妾呀?”

冯景和辰星异口同声附和:“就是!”

Eating Melons and Rising to Power, I Became the Tyrant’s Only Belief

Eating Melons and Rising to Power, I Became the Tyrant’s Only Belief

吃瓜上位,我成了暴君的唯一信仰
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Zhu Liuzheng, having crossed over into a fictional ancient dynasty, was forced by circumstances to enter the opulent royal palace of the Sheng nation. Unexpectedly, she bound herself to the "Gossip System" and was assigned to serve as a tea maid in front of the tyrant. Every day, she would sneak some time to indulge in gossip, while nothing in the past or the harem could escape the system's watchful eye. "Wow! The pure and lovely Zhao Yi has just obtained a manual for secret encounters, locking herself in the palace for three days to practice quietly, planning to give the emperor a surprise." Delicate and soft Zhao Yi: "I'm so embarrassed!" "Behind the greedy officials are a string of people, including Lu Jiarui, the Zhejiang governor, and Shi Zhongzhichen, the commander..." Greedy officials: "Please let us go!" "The princess's husband is using a concubine to replace the princess's own child and even wants to make the princess have a double demise!" The sincerely betrayed princess: "Damn scumbag!" "Xing Pin was diagnosed as pregnant, but the child is by her lover!" With a green hat on his head, Xiao Jingfan: "I will turn that lover into a human pig!"… One day, the surroundings of Xiao Jingfan suddenly became quiet. "Leave the palace? Who allowed her to leave? Bring her back to me!" "Forget it, I’ll go personally!" "I’m not going back!" Zhu Liuzheng, with a bundle on her back, extended her hand towards the palace gate, "I want to go home!" "Home?" Xiao Jingfan rushed forward to embrace her, "The palace is your home." Zhu Liuzheng: "…" Unable to resist the emperor’s decree and suffer calamity upon her family, she could only slack off and continue to survive. She still gossiped in the harem. Big news after big news erupted, the previous dynasty gradually being cleaned up, and the harem becoming increasingly peaceful, with the entire Sheng nation thriving. However… Zhu Liuzheng’s expression of disdain: "Why is the tyrant here again today?" Xiao Jingfan secretly perked up her ears: "What gossip is there today?"

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