Do you know: I’m Xu Jiazi

"If you hadn't met me tonight, would you have killed him first?"

Xu Zaijing continued.

Liao Sanlang nodded: "Yes, after asking about the layout of the Kang family's yard, kill the man named Qi first, and then go to the Kang family in the evening. Leave no chickens or dogs behind."

"Master Kang, life is miserable!"

After sighing, Xu Zaijing turned his head and looked at Liao Sanlang: "Why is Sanlang looking at me like this?"

Liao Sanlang: "Why is this Kang, who was born in an official family, so miserable? Why did Wu Lang sigh like this?"

Xu Zaijing did not answer the question, but said: "By the way, who else is in your family? I only knew that the Kang family had talked with your family before, but I didn't know who you were."

Liao Sanlang thought for a while and realized that Xu Zaijing only wanted to inquire about the matter in a few words, so he said: "Both sisters are the personal mothers of the eldest lady in a wealthy family."

Xu Zaijing was speechless for a moment, and said: "No wonder you asked the question just now! The same rice can support hundreds of people, and I'm not saying that all close mothers are like this."

"The reason why I just said that Mr. Kang's life is miserable is because Mr. Kang is seeking to resurrect these days. I heard that he was just about to finish it when things like yours happened."

Liao Sanlang looked back at the wing: "I don't care about the fate of Kang, I just want to kill this gang of thieves and avenge my sister!"

Xu Zaijing patted Liao Sanlang on the shoulder and said, "If you want to kill your enemy with your own hands, you may have to wait and see whether the Kang family's stick can kill the person."

After saying that,

Xu Zaijing, who heard the sound of horse hooves, led the horse towards the outside of the courtyard.

Open the courtyard door,

Qingyun, who dismounted outside the door, cupped his hands and said, "Sir, the matter has been settled."

Xu Zaijing nodded and said, "Let's go home."

A quarter of Hai hour (after 9 p.m.)

Quyuan Street is quiet.

Xu Zaijing and Qingyun turned in from the street,

In the darkness, one could see strips of candlelight reflected in the courtyards on both sides of the street, as well as two large lanterns hanging at the entrance to the Marquis' mansion deep inside.

On their way to the gate, the two of them

When passing by the door of a courtyard, Xu Zaijing, who has excellent ears, vaguely heard, "Sister-in-law, it's getting late!" It’s not too late to embroider tomorrow! ’ the girl’s voice.

Another voice said: "It's not too late. It will take two months to ask someone to deliver it to your elder brother!" If you don't hurry up, your brother will be delayed! ’

‘Hey~ This brother of mine has accumulated blessings for several lifetimes before he found a wife like my sister-in-law. ’

‘Go, go, everyone, go to sleep! ’

Looking at Xu Zaijing turning his head towards the yard,

Qingyun said from the side: "Sir, this is a newly moved family. I heard from the nanny in the inner courtyard that it seems that Mrs. Wu asked for it. She comes from Yuzhou with the surname Zou."

"oh?"

Xu Zaijing goes out early and returns home late every day for school, but he doesn't pay attention to the newly moved family.

"What connections does this family have in Beijing?"

"They say they are related to the Yuzhou clan!"

Xu Zaijing nodded and knew in his heart: This is the Zou family in the original story.

At the same time, Xu Zaijing was still a little curious: What was this legendary Madam Zou, who was said to be a very virtuous husband, singer, wife, and attendant, like?

Thinking of this, Xu Zaijing walked to the gate of the Hou Mansion.

The porter stepped forward and cupped his hands and said: "Wu Lang, the eldest lady said that when you return home, you should go to the mistress's courtyard."

Xu Zaijing nodded.

backyard,

The mother house,

Xu Zaijing nodded to Cuichan standing at the door and walked into the main hall. Looking at Sun, Xie and Hualan who stood up holding handkerchiefs, they bowed and handed over their hands: "Mother, sister-in-law!"

"Jing'er, how's the matter? No one was killed, right?"

Sun asked anxiously.

Xie and Hualan also looked at Xu Zaijing anxiously.

Xu Zaijing smiled and nodded: "Mom, sister-in-law, don't worry, no one was killed!"

"real?"

"real!"

Xu Zaijing affirmed.

Sun nodded and said: "That's good! This man who just came off the battlefield is really evil."

Hua Lan also breathed a sigh of relief.

Xu Zaijing nodded: "Where is third brother?"

Sun said: "I went to Liao's house to look for you, but you didn't meet me?"

Xu Zaijing shook his head and said: "The mother and son went to take care of this matter elsewhere, and they did not meet my brother! Let the servant in the house go to the Liao family to call my brother back!"

Mrs. Sun nodded, and after giving her instructions, she sat down with her two daughters-in-law.

Hualan sat awkwardly, glanced at Mrs. Sun and then at Xu Zaijing and said, "Mother, Brother Jing, it's all me."

Sun waved her hands and said: "Hua'er, it has nothing to do with you! Fortunately, no one was killed in this matter, so it's better to talk about it!"

As he spoke, Sun looked at Xu Zaijing and said, "Speaking of which, this is a soldier who has made great contributions to the country, and he is still under the command of the Zhang family. You didn't let him be wronged, right?"

Xu Zaijing shook his head and said: "The grievance made him suffer a little, but it was resolved before his son came back."

Ms. Xie, who was sitting aside, saw Xu Zaijing glance at Hua Lan from time to time. After thinking about it, she stood up and bowed and said, "Mother, I will go back to the courtyard to see the child first. If there is anything you need help with, please tell me."

Sun nodded happily.

Watching the eldest daughter-in-law walk out of the hall,

Sun said: "Jing'er, is there anything else that you can't say in front of your sister-in-law?"

Hua Lan frowned, holding a handkerchief in her hand, and looked at Xu Zaijing with worry in her eyes.

Xu Zaijing looked at his mother and sister-in-law under the candlelight, thought about it and said:

"Mother, sister-in-law, although I knew that the Kang family's name was used in the incident, I still don't know the specific situation! So I took the Kang family's Qi Da manager elsewhere and asked him."

"As a result, when I asked, the manager of Qi Da said that my sister-in-law's aunt was loaning loan sharks."

Hearing this, Mrs. Sun frowned.

"Teng!"

Hua Lan stood up immediately, looking at Xu Zaijing who was hesitant to speak with surprise in his eyes.

Then Hua Lan lowered his head and thought for a while, then looked up at the two people in the hall and said, "No wonder! No wonder mother always said there is a way to make money, so it's this!"

"I'm going back now! How could my mother do such a business!"

After saying that, Hua Lan took steps to walk out.

"Wait!"

Sun shouted.

"Mother?" Hua Lan felt ashamed and looked at Sun with shame.

"Sit down first!"

Hua Lan blinked in embarrassment and sat back in the chair.

Sun frowned, tapped Xu Zaijing with her chin, and said to Hualan: "Hua'er, these days the people don't bother the officials when it comes to loan sharking! If it were just this little thing, he wouldn't be like this!"

"Jinger, keep talking!"

Xu Zaijing glanced at Hua Lan, who was full of concern, and said: "Mother, sister-in-law, the real reason why the envoy was beaten to death was not because she seduced the Kang family brother."

Sun and Hualan frowned and looked at Xu Zaijing in surprise.

Xu Zaijing: "According to the Qi Da steward, the real reason was that the female envoy somehow knew about Mother Qi's family's greed for money! The Qi family used a trick to beat her to death."

"Interest on loan money?"

Sun asked.

Xu Zaijing nodded.

"Thankfully, I always thought my aunt was smart!"

Hualan frowned and whispered with disbelief. As the second wife of the Yongyi Hou Mansion, Hualan had heard of many stories of evil servants bullying their masters.

Mrs. Sun nodded towards Xu Zaijing, saying, "Jinger, you did the right thing." "This matter" meant that Mrs. Xie was not allowed to listen.

It was not good to make loan sharks, but as a result, the loan money was eaten by his slaves. Speaking of which, it was a real scandal!

It would have been embarrassing for Mr. Xie if he hadn't gone and heard what he said.

There was silence in the hall,

Hua Lan stood up with a solemn expression and said, "Mother, I'll go to the Sheng family now!"

Mrs. Sun nodded: "It's getting late, so the strong women in the mansion will bring two more soldiers."

"Yes, mother!"

"Dang Dang!"

"At three quarters of the hour (nearly ten o'clock in the evening)! The days are warm and the nights are cold, so don't forget to put on more clothes!"

"Dang Dang!"

The sound of chiming the time spread in the street,

It makes Bianjing Street become increasingly quiet at night.

From a distance, you can see patrol shops with candlelight on the roadside.

Hearing the sound of cars,

A soldier from the patrol shop came out wearing new clothes.

After glancing at the carriage on the street, he wrapped up his clothes and returned to the house.

"What are the carriages and horses for?"

"I don't know, but I see that there are knights guarding me, and the lantern they are carrying has the word 'Xu' on it."

"Oh! Those are probably the carriages and horses of the Hou family! Boy, you have come to the right place to patrol our shop. Let me tell you, we often see those two young masters of the Hou family in the early morning!"

"Bianjing is full of nobles and nobles. Is the brother of the Hou Mansion so rare?"

"You kid will know it when you see it tomorrow morning!"

on the street,

In the carriage without candlelight,

The car curtains kept swaying due to the cold night wind.

Cuichan sitting aside said worriedly: "Girl! What's going on today? Wu Lang returned home so late, and we have to go back to Sheng's home at this hour."

Hua Lan frowned and shook his head: "Don't ask yet, let me think about it first."

"Yes, girl."

After walking for a while,

Hualan sighed heavily and shook his head, saying, "Cuichan, what do you think will happen if my father finds out about my mother's loan sharking?"

Cuichan frowned and looked at Hua Lan: "Girl, loan sharking...? My master, the most important thing in his heart is the future and reputation of the Sheng family. This is what you and your servant said! If my Lord knows about the eldest lady, she will make loan sharks."

Hua Lan said in a deep voice: "Xu will not divorce his wife and marry another, but the housekeeper rights that my mother has in her hands after coming to Bianjing will most likely be taken away."

Cuichan nodded.

By this time, the master and servant were used to the darkness in the car and could see the movements clearly.

"Then, girl, if that doesn't work, you can go directly to the eldest lady and go to the Kang family together. The master will keep the secret for now! After the Kang family has settled the matter and cleared up the relationship with the Sheng family, it will not be too late to talk to the master. !”

Cuichan whispered beside Hua Lan.

At this time,

The light from the lantern hanging in front of the colorful building on the roadside, which I don't know what to do for a living, shines in.

Hua Lan's face, full of thinking, was vaguely illuminated.

After pondering for dozens of breaths, Hua Lan shook his head:

"Father can certainly allow mother and me to go to Kang's house!"

"But if we go back to the Sheng family so late, my grandmother will definitely know about it! As you just said, this matter is related to the reputation and future of the Sheng family. Grandma won't be able to wait for our reply to explain clearly. She will probably ask the official He Jing Brother's."

"Father, he will probably know about this! If he knew that mother and I were hiding this from him tonight, mother would definitely be punished severely!"

Cuichan, who was at a loss what to do, frowned and said: "Then what should I do? Girl! The old lady has ignored the secular affairs now. If the eldest lady's power to manage the house is taken away, it will probably fall into the hands of Xiaoniang Lin!"

Hua Lan nodded: "I know!"

The carriage is jolting,

Hua Lan thought for a long time.

Suddenly, Hua Lan's eyes lit up and she said, "It doesn't mean that no one can take over the butler's job."

Cuichan frowned and thought rapidly, and then said with panic and realization: "Girl, you mean the one from Jin'anzhai? That's also possible! I heard from Miss Pingmei that Wei Xiaoniang's natal sister and brother-in-law are at Baijia Salt Village It’s very popular in China!”

Hua Lan nodded and said, "Speaking of which, I have to send a letter to my grandmother about this matter. How come I'm dealing with the old man she and my grandfather sent to my aunt."

"That's what the girl said!"

"By the way, when we get to the Sheng family, don't forget to give some rewards to the strong women and soldiers who escorted us!"

"I'm a slave."

The prosperous family in Jiying Lane,

backyard

On the path outside Shouan Hall,

Cuiwei walked in front holding a lantern.

Behind the lantern, Cui's mother looked at Hua Lan who was holding her arm and said: "The old lady didn't drink the soothing medicine after she knew that people came to the Hou Mansion around Youshi, saying she was afraid that something might happen and she wouldn't be able to wake her up. The sixth girl also Sent to Jin'anzhai."

Hua Lan nodded worriedly: "Grandma must not have slept well!"

Mother Cui shook her head and said, "It can be seen that the old lady has not fallen asleep."

Talking

A group of people entered the courtyard of Shouantang.

Looking at the window with candles lit, Hua Lan sighed.

Entered the house,

"Grandma~"

Looking at the old lady Hualan standing in front of Luohan's bed in her pajamas, she shouted softly,

Then Hualan walked quickly to the old lady and held her arm.

The old lady looked at Hualan's expression, especially around the eye sockets, then patted Hualan's hand and said, "I'm not crying, it's okay!"

Hua Lan, who was fine at first, felt his nose sore and his eyes warm for some reason when he heard this.

The old lady sat on the Arhat's bed, while Fang's mother placed an embroidered pier next to Hua Lan.

Taking the handkerchief handed over by Cui's mother, the old lady wiped Hua Lan's tears: "I have become the second eldest lady in the Hou family, and I have become a mother. Why are you still crying?"

Cui's mother walked aside and walked out with several female envoys from Shou'antang.

There was no one else in the hall, and the old lady said, "Tell me what's going on!"

Hua Lan looked at the old lady with tears in her eyes and said, "Grandma, you don't know! My aunt..."

After listening to Hua Lan's words, the old lady shook her head solemnly.

"This is how Mother Qi and her family killed the female envoy."

After Hua Lan finished speaking, he looked at the old lady.

The old lady sighed: "The servants in this house must be inspected from time to time. Your grandmother should have taught her this principle! How could there be such a flaw!"

"Grandma, my granddaughter thinks it's better to send a letter to my grandfather's family in Yingchang Mansion."

After Hua Lan finished speaking, the old lady nodded and said, "Hua'er is right. Your uncle has moved to Yingchang Mansion, which is only two hundred miles away from Bianjing. You will know tomorrow."

"If you hurry up, you can wait for your grandmother's disposal letter later."

Hua Lan nodded repeatedly and said, "Grandma, what about my granddaughter going to tell her father and mother now?"

The old lady sat on the Luohan bed and said, "Hua'er, do you know what the consequences will be if you tell your father about this? Do you have any plans in mind?"

Hua Lan looked at the old lady in the bright yellow candlelight and nodded: "Grandma, my father will probably take away mother's housekeeping rights and give it to Lin Xiaoniang, so my granddaughter is wondering if Wei Xiaoniang can take over the housekeeping duties."

There was a smile in the old lady's eyes and she said, "Then how are you going to persuade your father?"

Wei Ruixuan was on his way to Shouan Hall,

Wang Ruofu and Liu's mother walked in a hurry, saying as they walked: "Hua'er returned to her parents' home so late, she must have suffered a great injustice from the Xu family!"

"嚓~"

Wang Ruofu stopped, looked at Liu's mother and said, "You said it's not Zai Zhang who wants to take a concubine and Hua'er disagrees, right?"

Mother Liu supported Wang Ruofu: "Madam, my eldest brother-in-law is such a good person, he won't be like this! Don't be so anxious to guess. The eldest lady will go directly to the old lady. I don't think it's because of such a thing. Son!"

Wang Ruofu continued to walk forward: "You stinky girl! If you are looking for your mother, why don't you go find her grandmother? Really!"

I haven't entered Shou'an Hall yet.

Caihuan and the other little envoy were left outside the courtyard.

Seeing this scene, Wang Ruofu became even more worried about Hua Lan.

Quickly entered the hall,

After walking up to the old lady and giving her a blessing, Wang Ruofu looked at Hua Lan and said, "Hua'er, what's wrong? It's your mother-in-law."

He glanced at the old lady Wang Ruofu and changed her words: "But are you wronged?"

Hualan stood up and glared at Wang Ruofu with some complaints, which made Wang Ruofu confused.

"Mother, did you make loan sharking with your aunt without telling your father!?"

"ah?"

Wang Ruofu stood up with some panic in his eyes. After taking a look at the old lady, he said in a trembling voice: "That's what happened! Who, who said such and such nonsense? I..."

Hua Lan frowned and said, "Mother, Brother Xu Jiajing has captured Qi Da of the Kang family. Qi Da has done anything!"

Wang Ruofu glanced at the stern-faced old lady and swallowed: "No, your aunt, I, Xu Zaijing, this guy. How come this guy doesn't even care about this matter!"

"Mother!"

Hualan stamped her feet angrily and sat back in her chair.

"The Lord is here!"

The little girl at the entrance of the courtyard preached in a low voice.

Wang Ruofu's eyes turned to panic. He sat on the chair with weak legs and stared at the door of the hall, as if a beast was about to walk in from the door.

Sheng Hong walked into Shou'an Hall,

Sheng Hong looked at Hua Lan with concern first. Seeing Hua Lan's depressed look, Sheng Hong felt a little distressed in his eyes.

Then, after taking a look at Wang Ruofu, who was a bit strangely different from the past, he cupped his hands and said, "Mother."

The old lady nodded and motioned for Sheng Hong to sit down.

After Sheng Hong bowed and finished his work, he looked at Hua Lan: "What's wrong with Hua'er? Your grandmother and I are here. If you need anything, just tell me!"

"Mother, you speak for yourself!"

Hua Lan looked at Wang Ruofu helplessly.

Wang Ruofu: "Ah? Me"

"."

Wang Ruofu finished speaking with a crying sound.

"Crack!"

Sheng Hong slammed the table and stood up.

Wang Ruofu was so frightened that he trembled.

Sheng Hong gasped violently, pointed at Wang Ruofu and said: "Hello, hello! How awesome! You dare to let us borrow money, where are we?! Ah!?"

Mother Liu on the side frowned in pain and glanced at Wang Ruofu.

Wang Ruofu's legs and feet were weak and he fell to the ground next to the chair. He was not straight and strong, and he couldn't hit the table. He just said in a trembling voice: "Guan Guan, I am doing this for the sake of this family!"

Sheng Hong was so angry that he had nothing to say. He closed his eyes to calm down and then bowed to the old lady and said, "Mother, the child is not strict in running the house."

Seeing the old lady waving her hands, Sheng Hong sighed.

Hualan looked at Wang Ruofu with some distress, walked over and helped Liu's mother up, then looked down at her mother, and helplessly said to Shenghong: "Father, there are more!"

Wang Ruofu was stunned and waved his hands to deny: "No more! It really is no more!"

"Ah sneeze!"

Xu Zaijing, who was getting ready to sleep, sneezed and rubbed his nose.

Listening to the three female servants outside talking no more,

Xu Zaijing closed his eyes and whispered: "This is really a disaster~"