Yao took Yulan out of Mingyuewu and returned to the Shengyi Juli where he lived, but he was always a little uneasy. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

It's not that she thinks too much, but she smokes incense on letters and posts, which has always been a common practice for Queen Qin's mother during her lifetime. The people around her learned to do the same, and still do so. Several big palace maids around the queen mother, except for the grandmother of Jianan, who stayed in the East Palace to take care of His Royal Highness the Prince, the others were all in Nianhui'an. After becoming a monk, they naturally have their own names, but the names before they became monks are very chic, and they are all names of various spices and herbs. In the past 30 years, in addition to the dead, there are still four surviving palace maids, namely: Gansong, Yujin, Du Heng and Angelica Bai. Although they have changed their names after becoming monks, if they send any letters or posts, they are still used to incense, and the incense smoked is the kind of incense that is their own common name, even if the fragrance is not fragrant and does not smell good, it is still used correctly, and it is only regarded as a signature.

When Yao first married into the Chengenhou Mansion, he once felt that this practice was very elegant, so he also learned to do it. Her name does not contain fragrances, so she chooses a favorite and most commonly used incense, and when she writes to her husband in private, she does not sign it, but only hints at incense. The young couple used this as a fun thing back then, and it was half a year. It's a pity that there was a time when Qin Zhonghai inadvertently left the letter in the outer study, and was seen by Qin Bofu in the second room, seeing that there was no signature on the letter, he thought that he was looking for a good friend outside, so he specially took it to Chengenhou and his wife to complain, and advised his cousin to clean himself. Of course, this is an oolong, but Yao felt deeply embarrassed, and never did it again, but he had already left a deep impression in his heart.

Although the third master Qin Bai's family is going to Jixiang Nunnery tomorrow, not Nianhui Nunnery, the incense smoked in that post is too coincidental, maybe it was sent by Bai Zhi. Maybe she was too careful, but if she didn't figure things out, Yao couldn't feel at ease.

So she said to Yulan: "Go and call someone to the front carriage and horse courtyard to ask, Ming'er and the third master's family are going out, so they must call a car, see who they send, and who are they following?"

Yulan guessed a little bit of Yao's doubts and agreed. In less than half an hour, there was news, and Yulan personally came to return to the Yao family: "The third master has ordered, saying that there is no need for people in our house, only take Uncle Hu's family of three out, not even Brother Zi'er's nurse." The front was going to send someone to drive, but it was also refuted by the third master, as long as there were two cars, and Hu Bo and Hu Yong father and son each drove one. Because Uncle Hu has been walking for 30 years, Hu Yong is not very familiar with the roads in Beijing, so he has called a coachman who has no messenger on his body, drove a small car, and went out of the house to recognize the road. ”

When Yao Shi heard this, his suspicions deepened: "Since you are not familiar with the road, you have to ask someone to drive out to recognize the road, why don't you just use the chauffeur in the house? Could it be that the place where the third master and his family go to Ming'er can't be known to the people in the house? But what kind of rare place is Jixiang'an? In previous years, some people in our family have been there, except for the scenery of the peach blossom forest, nothing else is unusual." Or is it ...... Jixiangan is just a pretense? They're going somewhere else tomorrow?"

Yulan was a little surprised: "Grandma, where is the third master going?"

"I'm not sure ......" Yao frowned, "I just listened to the tone of the third girl, it seems that the post only said Jixiang'an, and it didn't mention any other places, except for the appointment to meet at Jixiang'an, where else would it be? But the third master's secretive style...... Could it be that the place to meet is ordinary, but the people you want to meet are not ordinary?" "Qin Bai is going to hide from the people in the Qin family's room and the second room to meet Bai Zhi and them?"

Yulan thought for a while: "The third girl said that the third master went to see his old man in his early years, and the third master also brought the third wife, the third girl and Brother Zi'er, which shows that it is a good family." What's so unusual about such a person?"

Yao didn't answer, only asked Yulan: "That incense...... I mean, the incense on the fingers of the three girls, do you think it's familiar?"

Yulan smiled: "When the slave maid smelled the incense on the hands of the third girl, she had already touched the incense brought by her grandmother, and the two incense were mixed together, except for smelling a little bit of angelica incense, what else could she recognize?

Yao fiddled with the tea bowl on the table: "Do you think that's the case too?"

Yulan said: "Grandma thinks so too? Actually, if that's the case, it's not surprising. The presiding officer of Jixiang Nunnery, Master Jingxu, has dealings with those people in Nianhui Nunnery. The two nunnery are not far away, and there is no third nunnery nearby, and the rest are either temples or Taoist temples, only the two of them come and go more. When the slave maid went to Nian Hui Nunnery, there was a teacher who told her sister-in-law that it was not easy to meet on weekdays, and it was troublesome to send letters into the nunnery, and the old man in the family was seriously ill. Master Jingxu has to go into the Nunnery to explain the Dharma almost every month, and she has old friends with several teachers in the nunnery, and it is very easy to give a message. When the time comes, she will find a way to ask for a favor and come back to recite the scriptures for the old man. With the friendship between the two nunnery, since it is difficult to enter the Nianhui Nunnery, there is also an appointment to meet in the Jixiang Nunnery. ”

That's it.

Yao sighed: "It was Mama Yu Jin who said it, right? Her old son and mother have been seriously ill since last month, and I heard that they have not been getting better, so I am afraid that it is only a matter of these two months." When I heard that she couldn't let go of her old son, although she was willing to become a monk for the queen, she also asked for the saint and got the grace of seeing her family every quarter. If it weren't for her mother, she wouldn't have directed you to Jixiangan. It's been thirty years, how have we ever heard of her having a relationship with someone other than Nian Hui'an, who can help pass on the message privately?"

Now that they know the relationship between Jixiangan and Nianhuian, the Yao family can basically conclude that Bai Zhi wrote the post and sent it to Qingfeng Pavilion. Knowing this, Yao's heart was not very happy.

Yulan looked at her face and said slowly: "Actually, several masters are the people who served the queen's mother in the past, and they went out from our house, so they are naturally familiar with the third master. On that day, the slave maid was ordered by her grandmother to go to Nianhui Nunnery to report a letter. Besides, before the queen mother died, didn't she keep talking about the third master? Now that the third master is back, even if it is for the queen's mother, they should meet with the third master and ask him about his experience over the years. ”

"If that's the case, there's no need to hide it from us. Yao Shi said lightly, "How did this post get to the mansion? Who made the messenger? Wu Jiansheng hasn't returned to the mansion today, I'm afraid that a few masters have entrusted someone else to do it, right? If it hadn't been for the three girls who inadvertently said it, I would have been kept in the dark for a while." The third master wanted to take the family out of the house, and he didn't tell us the reason, and he didn't even need the coachman in the house, so it was obvious that he wanted to hide it from us. Why is this necessary? Could it be that we can still stop the old people around the queen mother from seeing the third master? And that day, when you went to the nunnery to deliver a letter, how did the ladies send you back? Have they ever mentioned that they want to see the third master?

Yulan went to Nian Hui'an that day, and several teachers really didn't say anything, and said that it was a good thing for the third master to return to Beijing, and I hope that the Hou Mansion will be better in the future, the family will be harmonious, and the queen will be happy when the spirit of heaven knows. Other than that, I really didn't say much about it. It was because of this that Yao let go of his doubts that day. Now that Bai Zhi and the others suddenly made an appointment to meet Qin Bai, it is no wonder that the Yao family is complaining.

She is the grandmother in charge of this Chengenhou Mansion, and there are still people in the mansion who hide from her?

When Qin Zhonghai came back from the yamen in the evening, Yao complained to him about it. Qin Zhonghai was a little surprised, and then frowned: "Several teachers rarely see outsiders on weekdays, even their fathers and mothers, they are not very enthusiastic, and now they want to see the third uncle, is it really just to talk about the old friendship and ask about the old things?"

Yao said, "What else can there be?" she suddenly remembered something, "Could it be ...... Do you want to ask about the third uncle who returned to the capital but was deceived by the Hou Ye? But didn't the third uncle say that the queen mother knew about this? Then there is no reason why the people around the queen mother should not know?

Qin Zhonghai glanced at his wife and kept silent. Seeing this, Yao Shi said angrily: "Just don't say it, when I rarely know!" turned his head to look at his son. Qin Jian was sitting outside doing his homework, and it would be time to eat in a while.

Qin Zhonghai was a little restless. He knew something inside, but he wasn't worried that Bai Zhi and the others in Nianhui Nunnery would make trouble when they met Qin Bai, he was just worried that it was not Bai Zhi and the others who really wanted to see Qin Bai.

Qin Zhonghai got up and wanted to go out, but Yao Shi hurriedly stopped him when he saw this: "It's almost time to eat, where are you going?"

Qin Zhonghai said, "I'll go to Qingfeng Pavilion to see the third uncle." ”

Yao Shi was a little skeptical: "Okay, what are you going to do at this time? It's dark outside." Could it be that you want to ask about the third uncle's going out tomorrow? Sure enough, it's weird, right? Do you want to persuade him not to go? Or do you want to ask the third uncle not to speak ill of the Hou Ye in front of several masters?"

Qin Zhonghai listened to her words, changed his mind again, and sat back in his place: "It's nothing, I'm just going to talk to him about family life." ”

Yao snorted, "Why are you lying to me? What's the big deal?"

At this time, Qin Jinhua arrived, Yulan and a few other girls also brought food in, and dinner began, so Qin Zhonghai didn't mention it anymore.

After the family finished dinner, Qin Jian said to Qin Zhonghai: "Father, I just did my homework, and there are a few things that I don't understand very well, and I want to ask the third uncle for advice, but I feel too abrupt, and I am not very embarrassed. Can my father accompany me and ask for the third uncle and ancestor for me?"

It's really drowsiness meets a pillow. Qin Zhonghai was overjoyed: "Good boy, it's good that you are motivated." Father goes with you. ”

The corners of Qin Jian's mouth curled slightly. (To be continued.) )