12dz Chapter 421: Each Goes to the Sky 2
Chapter 421: Each Goes to the Sky 2
Sister Feng took the letter and bowed, then asked,
"Miss, do you have any other instructions?"
Wang Jinyi stared and thought for a while.
"Tell my parents the reason and details of why I invited Pushan, and tell them that the servant I want will also be sent to Pushan. That's all. Go! Come back soon."
After Sister Feng finished her greeting, she turned around and was about to leave. She heard the young lady behind her mutter:
"Maybe you have to go to Luoxia Temple to look for me when you come back."
After hearing this, Sister Feng turned back and bowed deeply.
"Miss, I am willing to follow you wherever you go..."
This time she did not rush to leave, but watched the young lady open the store's annual ledger. After waiting for a while and seeing that the young lady did not speak again, she backed out.
In the next two days, Wang Jinyi sped up the review of the annual general ledgers of Tai Sheng's stores. He copied down in pencil on white linen paper all the things in the account books that he could not understand, the discrepancies, and the notes that were not clear enough.
When I stood up, I was so tired that my back and waist ached and my neck was stiff.
He stretched his arms, shook his neck left and right, and glanced at Yuqing.
"Please help me copy the contents on the white linen paper in duplicate. Put one copy on the first page of the general ledger, and have someone send the other copy back to Wen Bai."
Yuqing walked to the young lady's seat and sat down. While grinding ink, he looked at the young lady with heartache and said:
"Miss, you don't have to work so hard. If the people you hired are not satisfactory, you can just use two groups of people to audit each other's accounts.
It's useless. We have people in the Wang family who are responsible for checking the accounts of the Wang family. You can ask them to check the accounts from time to time!"
Wang Jinyi was greatly inspired by what he heard. He tapped his aching right arm and raised the corners of his lips.
"Your words remind me, but I should still do my best in my own business. If it's inconvenient in the future, we can talk about it later."
Before she finished speaking, Zhu Yu came in. The cold wind he brought in caused the corners of the account books on the table to flip rustling. Yuqing and Zhu Yu hurriedly straightened the account books, stacked them up one by one, and put all the pages facing inside.
None of the master and his servants noticed that it was this accident that caused the notebook where Chen Sanlang copied the second couplet of Xunyang Taisheng's couplet to change direction and be mixed in with the account books they had seen.
As dusk fell, Sister Feng was the first to walk in, exhausted, followed by three people. Wang Jinyi looked up, puzzled:
"Ok?"
But then two people followed him into the room and stood by the door, not moving.
Wang Jinyi understood, it turned out that it was the Eastern Palace who was monitoring... Oh, they were called guards to protect him. Come to think of it, he completed the tonsure quietly under the eyes of the four guards, which made them panic.
Well, there’s no secret, just follow along and listen!
After Sister Feng and the boy she brought with her had exchanged greetings, Wang Jinyi's eyes fell on the boy.
"tell me about yourself."
The boy was about 13 or 14 years old, about 1.7 meters tall, very sturdy, and looked more like a guard from his figure. He was clasping his fists in salute.
"Miss, my name is Feng Zheng. I am the follower assigned by the master of Xunyang family to Wang Jin. This is the handwritten letter from the second master."
As the visitor spoke, he handed over the letter from home with both hands. Sister Feng took it and handed it to the young lady. Wang Jinyi carefully preserved the wax seal with her father's seal on the envelope, took a knife and cut the envelope open.
The letter was written by the father himself and briefly stated three things. First, he affirmed his daughter's actions, then he asked his daughter to report it to the clan and Xunyang, and then he wrote a detailed introduction to Feng Zheng's identity.
In particular, it was emphasized that Feng Zheng was the son of a thousand households and had practiced martial arts since childhood, and his family background was clean...
Wang Jinyi understood that his father felt that what Putian lacked was not a simple servant, but a bodyguard who could serve as an assistant. In particular, he wrote that he had a clean background, which was telling him that he had no power behind him, and that following Putian was the best candidate.
"Did my father tell you what he was doing here?"
"Second Master talked to me about it. He even went to my house last night and talked to my parents. My father told me to follow Second Master's arrangements!"
"Have you heard of Zhuangyuan Pushan?"
"My second master and my father both told me about this man, and told me not to listen to others and to see for myself."
He paused for a moment and then said:
"When the Second Master sent me out, he asked me to tell the young lady that I would be with Mr. Pu for half a year first, and if either side felt that it was not suitable, they could send someone else..."
Wang Jinyi felt so relieved. This is what parents are like. No matter how small your matter is, they will treat it as a big deal and invest all the manpower and resources into it. They think so comprehensively. Now she doesn't have to worry about anything!
Next, he asked about the treatment in the mansion and asked someone to open a separate meditation room for him. He told him to come to Yunshui Hall after breakfast the next day, and then sent him to rest.
The next day, accompanied by the sound of the morning prayer bell, Wang Jinyi stepped into the main hall and saw Putian at a glance. Because he had finished the work of copying and translating scriptures, he had time to get up early and attend the morning prayer.
At the end, Wang Jinyi waited for Pushan to come out in front of the main hall. The two met, and this time it was much simpler. Both sides raised their hands and bowed slightly, which was considered a greeting.
"What do you think, Mr. Pushan?"
Wang Jinyi asked straight to the point.
Pushan did not exchange pleasantries and said calmly:
"I am willing to accept the invitation, but there are still some things I want to ask in detail..."
"Okay, let's meet in the abbot's meditation room after dinner and chat in detail. I am very happy to become friends with Mr. Pushan regardless of age difference."
This time the two of them were not polite and walked towards the dining hall together. Pushan was surprised to find that Miss Wang was followed by a group of guards. He thought that this might be a special treatment for the legitimate daughter of the Wang family.
Wang Jinyi took off a small white jade token from his wrist and looked back at Yuqing, who took it in two quick steps and lowered his head to get closer.
"Borrow the abbot's meditation room and let him see this jade carving if necessary."
After hearing this, Yuqing looked down, then looked at the young lady again in shock before turning and leaving.
Yuqing was surprised because the white jade plate engraved with the Wang family emblem itself was a symbol of rank and high status. The jade carving was also decorated with a small Xiezhi (xiè zhi), which meant that the holder was the person in charge of laws in the Wang family!
Although Putian did not see the jade carving, he saw Yuqing's surprised expression clearly.
After the meal, everyone went into the abbot's meditation room together.
Master Huiming was sitting alone on a low couch playing chess, and they had agreed not to disturb each other.
Wang Jinyi brought in five people, including Feng Jie Zhu Yuyuqing and two other guards. After entering, they stood at the door and did not move.
Putian walked in without thinking much. The two sat opposite each other on the footstool. Yuqing borrowed the master's tea table without saying anything, placed it between the young lady and Mr. Putian, and stepped aside.
Master Huiming was playing chess leisurely, and seemed to glance at the two people sitting below unintentionally.
Unexpectedly, the ten-year-old girl from the Wang family actually persuaded a disheartened top scholar to retreat from the world...