Chapter 21: Tell each other
Mr. Qin was surprised. The main book of Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Qi has never had much contact with the Qin family, Wu Shaoying will be able to meet tomorrow, why did they come to visit overnight?
Although he had doubts in his heart, he welcomed the two guests into the study. The small hall in the middle is just the right place to welcome guests.
Qin Hanzhen heard it inside, and peeked twice through the door, feeling a little curious. She looked back at Mama Tiger, who was silently and quickly dressing her in a cloak so as not to make the guests rude. She was also very curious, and quietly touched her sleeve pocket, where the golden hairpin wrapped in a handkerchief was still there.
When she went back to the Guan family to mourn, people came and went, and she couldn't find a chance to talk to Wu Shaoying.
When the eldest grandmother Guan was in the "first seven", there were also many people present, Wu Shaoying didn't stay for long, and she still didn't find a chance.
I don't know if I can ...... tonight
After the guests were seated, Uncle Tiger brought tea and retreated. Wu Shaoying opened her mouth first: "Teacher, the students came with Master Qi tonight because they had an important matter to report to the teacher, because they involved their relatives, it was a little difficult to speak. The students are also involved, so if you want to avoid suspicion, let Master Qi explain it to you. After you hear this, please don't be angry, there may be something inside to this. ”
He chose a straight opening line.
Old Mr. Qin looked puzzled, and turned his head to look at Master Qi: "What's the matter?"
Master Qi took a deep breath and said with a smile: "Old man, this matter has to start with a person who clumsy Jing and the little girl met by chance......
Qi is a very meticulous person, usually he is in the county office, is responsible for assisting the county order to deal with some trivial affairs, so he is used to speaking in all aspects, in the proverb, it is a little verbose. However, thanks to his verbosity, Mr. Qin, as well as Qin Hanzhen and Mama Hu in the next fan, all figured out the ins and outs of the matter.
Qi Zhushu lady first came to Mizhi County for half a year, and other officials are not very familiar with each other, and the personality may not be very compatible, in addition to doing needlework, teaching children to read, that is, to call the flower seller outside to chat at home, by the way to buy some needles and threads. A few days ago, a new flower seller came to the county, who is said to be very eloquent, and can also tell the story of the prosperous city outside, and is very popular with the female relatives of the county government. When the lady heard about it, she called her to her home.
This flower seller is really well-informed, and knows many things in big towns, and it is by no means hearsay, obviously she has seen it herself. After listening to her talk about it, the lady of the master book of Qi thought it was interesting, and called her again the next day. This time, the mother-in-law began to tell some gossip about the streets and alleys, the east family, the west family is short, and there are some things that are not very popular. One of the most important is that she mentioned that Mr. Qin's eldest daughter-in-law, Guan Shi, and his maternal cousin Wu Shaoying have always had a personal relationship, and it was already unclear when Guan did not marry into the Qin family eight years ago. It's just that the Guan family married into the Qin family, and Wu Shaoying went to Xi'an Mansion to study, and the two broke off contact. Unexpectedly, the boss of the Qin family died this year, and Wu Shaoying returned to his hometown after becoming a prisoner, and the two met again, and their adultery became hot again......
When Mr. Qin heard this, his face had changed. He quickly looked at Wu Shaoying, but Wu Shaoying looked calm: "Teacher, don't be angry first, Master Qi just relayed the words of the flower seller, and did not change a word." If you listen to it, you'll know what's going on. ”
Old Mr. Qin took a deep breath and calmed down. He didn't know what the reason was for Wu Shaoying and Qi Zhushu to come to the door tonight to talk about this kind of thing, but he trusted his own daughter-in-law's personality, and he also thought that the student he valued would never be a disciple with bad conduct. He really should be patient, and it's never too late to hear the whole story.
Qin Hanzhen was already stunned in the room, but he quickly reacted - Uncle Wu would pull the outsider Qi Master to talk about this kind of thing, and eighty percent found out something, so he came to his grandfather for a showdown. As long as the evidence is conclusive, it is a good idea. As long as he and the Guan family are innocent, it is better to spread it out than to hide it. The person behind the framing wanted to do it again, but it didn't work.
And Mama Tiger, who had already tightened her sleeves at this time, was completely stunned.
Seeing that Old Mr. Qin had calmed down, Master Qi secretly breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, he didn't want to say the whole thing so bluntly, but Wu Shaoying told him to do it. Although he didn't quite understand, it was impossible for Wu Shaoying to pour dirty water on him, so he could only grit his teeth and continue.
When the lady of the Qi master book heard the words of the mother-in-law, her face immediately changed drastically and she drove the person out. Because Master Qi had mentioned that she was going to send her six-year-old son to Mr. Qin to study, she was eager to know if this was true. If the daughter-in-law of the Qin family really fornicated with someone and let people know, the Qin family would lose face. She would never let her son get involved with such a gentleman.
She remembered that her daughter had a good relationship with Guan's sister Guan Yunniang, so she called her daughter to ask. Miss Qi didn't know about this, but she had heard Guan Yunniang mention that the latter wanted to marry her cousin Wu Shaoying, but Wu Shaoying resolutely disagreed, Guan Yunniang suspected that he had another sweetheart, and had suspected many objects, and the girls who were the same age as her and had come to the Guan family were all suspected by her, and later found that Wu Shaoying was just mediocre to these girls, so she turned to suspect her sister Guan. Because Wu Shaoying is obviously much warmer to this cousin than to her......
The lady of the Qi master didn't know if she could believe this kind of thing, so she took the opportunity of the Guan family's funeral and asked her daughter to ask Guan Yunniang, but unfortunately she couldn't ask an answer. When she got home, she told Master Qi that Master Qi immediately felt that the flower seller was suspicious. Because Guan and Wu Shaoying don't have many opportunities to meet on weekdays, there have never been rumors between them in the county, how can a flower seller from other places know?
Mr. Qin is a great Confucian in the county, and Mr. Guan is also a famous teacher, the two families are well-known families in Mizhi County, and the students who have taught do not know how many, and even the county government has children who have asked Mr. Qin for advice. The flower seller was not afraid of getting into trouble when she talked about other people's scandals in front of the officials and their relatives? And since she had seen the prosperity, why did she come to Mizhi County to make a living? Isn't Suide City more prosperous than Mizhi? Maybe...... She did it on purpose!
Master Qi immediately ordered the official to search for the whereabouts of the flower seller, and found that she appeared more than ten days ago, lived in the inn, and carried the basket in and out of the county gentry's house every day, and I don't know what she said. If she told everyone the rumors about Guan and Wu Shaoying, it would have a big impact!
Qi Zhushu arrested the flower seller back to the county office, and notified the party Wu Shaoying, and the two worked together for interrogation. After overnight interrogation, it has been found out that this woman was bribed, and there are twenty taels of snowflake silver in her luggage, all of which are official silver ingots one by one, and they are definitely not something that a person like her can get casually. Her task was to spread rumors that Guan was having an affair with Wu Shaoying in the county gentry's house. However, she also knew that if she mentioned it to someone as soon as they met, it would definitely arouse suspicion, so she would only tell the person who called her to the door for the second time.
So far, including the lady who is the main bookkeeper, she has only mentioned scandals in four households. However, it seems that none of these four families have revealed a word to the outside world, and they just forget it after hearing it. As soon as the two housemothers heard her, they drove her out of the house. Although the other two families didn't say anything, they still gave the reward, but they didn't call her to the door again.
When Mr. Qin heard this, he asked the master bookkeeper: "Do you know who it is?"
Master Qi smiled and said: "Sir, don't ask, they are all the gentry families in the county, and almost all of them have children who have studied from you." They respect you as a person, so how can they spread rumors about your family to the outside world? It's just that this kind of thing is not easy to mention to you, and the grandmother has passed away. In any case, the reputation of the deceased should not be tarnished. ”
Wu Shaoying said to Mr. Qin: "After figuring out the cause of the incident, the student council will visit these people one by one together with Master Qi, explain to them the reason, and never let them misunderstand my cousin's chastity." ”
Old Mr. Qin asked him solemnly: "Who is the one who instructed this woman to talk nonsense?!"
Wu Shaoying sighed: "There may also be a little responsibility of students here. The cousin of the Guan family mentioned to her parents that she wanted to marry a student, and the student's uncle and aunt also intended to kiss her, but the student had always regarded her cousin as a real sister, and watched her grow up since childhood, so how could she marry her? My cousin misunderstood that the student had another person he liked, so he speculated wildly, but in fact, it was just cranky. When the student first came to his aunt's house when he was a child, because his cousin had just been born and his cousin had to study, his aunt was not allowed to be idle, so his cousin took care of the student's food, clothing, and daily life. The students have always respected their cousins, and they have always regarded them as their own sisters, and they have no personal feelings at all. My cousin also treats the student as a younger brother and never oversteps the distance. The person who fabricated the rumors, for some reason, was so despicable that he made a fuss about the relationship between the student and his cousin. The student will never spare that man!"
Old Mr. Qin looked at him, was silent for a moment, and then turned to Master Qi: "Did that mother-in-law confess who instructed her?" He noticed that Wu Shaoying did not answer his question, but instead mentioned Guan Yunniang. Could it be that Guan Yunniang bought the flower seller? Impossible, the Guan family does not have the financial resources, and they have forbidden their daughter to contact outsiders for a long time.
Master Qi also sighed, and said with some embarrassment: "This ...... She didn't know the other party's name, but she knew that she was a servant woman who worked in a big family's house, well-dressed and well-informed, and those things that she saw and heard in the bustling city were all taught to her by the servant woman, so that she could quickly please the wives and grandmothers in the county. What's more, the servant woman spoke with the accent of Linxian, and Humble Jing was a Linxian person, and the servant woman at home also held a Linxian accent. The woman said, "It sounds like the accent of my servant." ”
Old Mr. Qin said: "Naturally, it won't be a servant woman in the house, otherwise the master will not have to inform Shaoying about the matter." And in Mizhi County, a large family related to Linxian County, the servant women of the family have been to the prosperous big city, and they have grievances with my eldest daughter-in-law or Shaoying...... "He already had an answer in his mind.
Master Qi made a gesture to Mr. Qin: "Sir, this matter is related to the reputation of the ladies in your house, I think it's better not to let too many people know." The flower seller is now in the county maid's prison, guarded alone. If the gentleman wants to ask, I will order her to be sent to the house. I wonder what you think?"
Old Mr. Qin also knew that Master Qi had already guessed who was really behind the scenes. The daughter-in-law of the Qin family framed the daughter-in-law of the Qin family, this is simply a joke! Moreover, this joke has already reached many families in the county. If he doesn't deal with it strictly and make things clear, what will those students think of him? What kind of face will he have to continue teaching and educating people?!
Old Mr. Qin gritted his teeth, got up and thanked the master of Qi. If it weren't for the wake up of Master Qi and his wife this time, maybe by the time the Qin family, who lived outside the city, heard the rumors, the matter would have been known to everyone in the county. Who can guarantee that everyone in the county is as kind as those four families?