Qin Hanzhen received a letter from her fourth cousin Qin Jinchun the next day, mentioning that she had discovered Huichun's whereabouts.

Not long after Huichun left the Chengenhou Mansion, he was arranged by the second room to marry a Zhuangzi of the Xue family - in fact, it was the Zhuangzi that the Xue family repurchased in order to give confidence to the Xue family who returned to the Qin family after the Qin family was rehabilitated. Although the place was large, it was far away from the capital, and it took a day to drive from the city.

Huichun lived in that Zhuangzi, followed Zhuangtou's family, and married Zhuangtou's wife's maiden nephew two years ago, named Zhu Lou. The couple didn't have any serious errands in Zhuangzi, just to help out. A few days ago, I just entered Layue, and the second room in the capital issued an order, saying that it was the order of Mrs. Xue and the eldest girl Qin Jinyi, to transfer Zhu Lou and his wife into the mansion, Zhu Lou to be a long-term follower who went out, and Zhu Lou's family, that is, Huichun, went to Qin Jinyi's yard to do chores.

After only a few days of hard work, Qin Jinyi ordered her to stay in the room where she lived in the servant's room and not to go out, and she didn't know why. She lived a few days of housegirl life, and suddenly Qin Jinyi's two big girls painted the building and made the shadow said that she was sick, she had a cold, and she was afraid of people, so she took a carriage and sent it back to Zhuangzi. However, the painting building once conveyed the words of the eldest girl Qin Jinyi, saying that in the future, when she recovers from her illness, she will be transferred back, and the eldest girl's promise to let her be the housekeeper will also be fulfilled.

Qin Jinchun had already asked people to check and confirm that this Zhu Lou's family was Huichun, and her illness was also strange, suspecting that she was not actually sick, but because she bumped into Qin Hanzhen and herself in the courtyard, Qin Jinyi was afraid that they would recognize people, so she first asked her to hide in the backyard servant's room to avoid people, and then sent her away directly.

Qin Jinchun felt that Qin Jinyi was so careful, she must have planned to let Huichun do something unseemly, and if she asked her face-to-face, she would never say it, but she could ask Huichun herself. When they see Huichun, they can even take people away directly, so even if Qin Jinyi has more conspiracies, he will be blind. It's just that the Xue family's marriage Zhuangzi is really far away from the capital, and Qin Jinchun is a little girl herself, although she has a little authority in her hands, she also relied on the power of her mother Xiao Xue's middle feed. If you send someone to such a distant place, you will definitely alarm your family. In case Xue and Qin Jinyi knew, it would not be good to startle the snake. Qin Jinchun felt that his second cousin Qin Jinhua was in a similar situation to himself, and only the third cousin Qin Hanzhen was convenient, so he wrote to ask Qin Hanzhen what he meant.

What else does Qin Hanzhen mean? Of course, he sent someone to that Zhuangzi to find someone. She immediately ordered to go down, and specially kept an eye on it, and sent Xia Qing and his wife out.

Xia Qing used to be Qin Hanzhen's eldest girl, and she was naturally familiar with Huichun. After she got married a few years ago, she no longer waited in the inner house, but worked in the outer courtyard. Although she is busy in the next year, she is not in an important position, and in the future, it is very likely that her husband and wife will become Qin Hanzhen's companions, and now it is naturally Qin Hanzhen's errand. After getting Qin Hanzhen's order, she immediately called her husband, drove out of the city, and ran to Xue's dowry Zhuangzi under the pretext that the master's family wanted to buy property, in the name of finding a suitable grange for the master. A grange adjacent to Zhuangzi is currently being sold by the landlord, which happens to be a shield for his husband and wife.

It didn't take much effort for Xia Qing to see Huichun, who was rumored to be sick, but in fact he was wandering around the Zhuangzi with ease, and recognized people at a glance from a distance. She didn't come forward to say hello, but avoided Huichun and chatted with the elderly village ladies in Zhuangzi, and soon heard a lot of news about Huichun and came back.

When Huichun first arrived in the village, because of the name of the Hou Mansion Big Girl, he had a sense of arrogance, and his life was quite good. Although it can't be said to be pampered, she doesn't have to do any work. Qin Jinyi specially ordered someone to send her over, and left two taels of silver, it seemed that she planned to reuse her in a few days, so Zhuangtou and his wife did not dare to slack off.

Who knew that after Qin Jinyi sent people over, there was no follow-up. After a year, Zhuang Tou and his wife saw that the master's family did not say how to arrange Huichun, and took the opportunity to enter the city to report the accounts under the New Year, and tested it, but unfortunately Qin Jinyi was discredited because of the entanglement with the Shu Wangfu at that time, and the second room was also worried about the life after the separation. At first, it was just an errand for her to sew and dismantle and wash, but gradually, he ruthlessly asked her to do rough work.

When did Huichun suffer like this? If she wanted to escape but didn't dare to escape, her family had already cut off contact, and even if she had to turn back to them, the whole day's journey from Zhuangzi to the capital was not something she could cope with as a single woman. As a last resort, it happened that Zhu Lou, the nephew of Zhuangtou's wife, was interested in her, so she simply married the other party.

This Zhu Lou is not a servant in the second room, but after his parents died early, he came from other places and lived with his aunt and uncle. He does some idle work on weekdays, he is an idler, neither literate nor handicraft, and refuses to do things honestly, a little slippery, a little ambitious, not satisfied with being a farmer in the village for a lifetime, all day long want to go to the capital to see the world, looking for messengers, but he does not have the ability and knowledge. Even if his aunt and uncle still favored him a little, they didn't dare to rashly recommend him to the second room on an errand. He held his breath in his heart, knowing that his wife was born in the Hou Mansion, so he often asked Hui Chun to tell him something about the Hou Mansion in private, and chatted about ***.

However, in Huichun's opinion, such a person is naturally far from meeting the standards she expected of her future husband when she was the eldest girl next to the daughter of the Hou Mansion, and she just reluctantly married. With such thoughts, she always felt that Zhu Lou was not a weapon, and she was very disdainful of his yearning for the Hou Mansion, but she had a sense of superiority. However, considering her future, she still patiently tried to teach Zhu Lou the rules of etiquette, so that he could learn to raise his eyebrows and lower his eyes, and he might have the opportunity to wait in the house in the future. Zhu Lou is a low-eyed master, and he doesn't pay much attention to learning for a few days, it's too hard, it's too cumbersome, and in the end he hasn't learned anything useful, and he hasn't been able to get ahead. After a long time, the couple almost became resentful.

Qin Jinyi suddenly transferred Huichun into the mansion in the lunar month this year, and Zhu Lou was just by the way. According to the village ladies in Zhuangshang, Zhu Lou may be arranged to be a long-term attendant to run errands in the outer courtyard. Many people envy him for being able to enter the city, and some people privately say that he is good at abacus and married a big girl from the Hou Mansion early, although he has not seen any movement for two years, and he has not given birth to a child, but as soon as he has the opportunity, he will come out.

However, Huichun returned to Zhuangzi a few days later, and the villagers gossiped more, suspecting that she had been twisted back because she had made a mistake. But the Zhuangtou couple didn't show Huichun's face, but looked very polite, and some people rumored that it was because Zhu Lou was appreciated by the owner and became a steward, so Huichun, the housekeeper, was sent back to the village to supervise. If someone in the Zhuangzi steals chickens and dogs, fills their own pockets or something, and reports it after Huichun returns to the city, that person will definitely not be able to eat and walk around. As soon as this rumor came out, everyone in Zhuangzi became respectful to Huichun, so that she wandered around and didn't do anything, and no one dared to complain. It's just in private, naturally it is inevitable that some people will look at her unpleasantly and ridicule her.

Xia Qing reported these situations to Qin Hanzhen. Qin Hanzhen briefly summarized it, and called Qin Jinhua to discuss it together.

She said to Qin Jinhua: "Now it seems that the news on both sides is right. Because my fourth sister and I met Huichun, the eldest sister was afraid that we would be suspicious after we recognized Huichun, so she sent her back to Zhuangzi to hide, leaving only Zhu Lou in the second room to continue to listen to orders. Next, isn't it time for us to reach out to Eharu? She must know what the big sister wants to do. If we can get the exact news from her, we can be prepared. ”

Qin Jinhua hesitated for a moment: "I asked Huadong to persuade her? It's not good to describe Xia, Huichun used to have some intention of fighting openly and secretly with Xia, and it was not very harmonious." Dye Qiu is better with her, but it's too easy to soften. Only Huadong, who has always acted fairly, has good popularity, and the girls and mothers-in-law are very convinced of her. If I don't send someone over, I'm afraid that Xia Qing alone won't be able to convince Huichun. Once she is told to be vigilant and hide in the Zhuangzi, the third sister, your people will never be able to break into the second uncle and grandmother's wedding Zhuangzi to arrest people. When the time comes, the people on the Zhuangzi report to Beijing, and the eldest sister knows about it, but she doesn't know how to make trouble. She hasn't done anything now, and we can't talk about her without evidence, but it's easy to affect the fourth sister. ”

Qin Hanzhen thought about it, nodded and said, "It's okay." Xia Qing has already returned, you can explain the situation to Hua Dong in a while, tell her to pack two clothes, and go out of the city with Xia Qing and his wife. The New Year is approaching, the road is far away, and she has to work hard to run this trip, and the second sister remembers to give her more rewards. And the second aunt, you also have to say hello. What are you going to do about it? Or are you going to tell the truth?"

Qin Jinhua frowned, a little annoyed. She didn't want to tell her mother, Yao, the truth until she found the exact evidence. The second year is the busiest time in the family, she can't help anything, so how can she let her mother worry about a little thing?

In the end, she decided: "I'll go talk to my brother." It's okay to let my brother know about this. He asked again, "Xia Qing pulled the painting winter past, will the painting spring wake up?" After all, for no reason, they didn't have a reason to go to the Zhuangzi. ”

Qin Hanzhen waved his hand: "When Xia Qing went, it was an excuse to say that he wanted to watch the grange for the master. That's a good excuse. I heard Xia Qing say that the fields in the neighboring Zhuangzi are quite fertile, and there is a small river running through the fields, with half a mountain attached. Although it is far away from the capital, it is also a good industry. I discussed it with my grandmother and simply bought it. Who can stop the master's family from sending someone to inspect his property?"

Qin Jinhua was stunned for a moment and sighed: "The third sister is really bold. ”

Qin Hanzhen smiled and asked her again: "Have you written the homework assigned to you by your grandfather in the past? It's been two days' work, how can you get 500 words? My grandfather asked this morning." ”

Qin Jinhua suddenly made a bitter face: "On this cold day, even if you write on the kang, you can't write much, and your hands are stiff." Since I stopped class, I have rarely practiced calligraphy, where can I write 500 characters!"

Qin Hanzhen snorted: "I have to write at least 500 words every day, and I have to practice painting, memorization, piano, and chess. Speaking of which, if it weren't for the fact that you liked to be lazy and didn't do your homework when you were a child, Huichun wouldn't have imitated your handwriting. ”

Qin Jinhua laughed dryly, and hurriedly opened the topic: "Let's quickly write a letter to the fourth sister and tell her the news that you let people know." Of course, we can keep an eye on Huichun here, but Zhu Lou's side can't be guarded against!"..