After Chuanhu and his wife returned to the house in the afternoon, Chuanhu was busy going to the study in the front yard, and now many things Chuanhu no longer said in front of her, especially some dangerous things outside, so the study in the outer courtyard showed its unique status. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Qiao Lan changed her homely clothes, scattered her hair, sat there and let Su Lan pass her head, and asked, "Is there nothing going on at home today?" ”

Su Lan smiled, "There's nothing going on at home, but there is more interesting news outside, do you want to listen to it, Madame." ”

"You can say it if you want to, why are you still struggling. Is it serious?" Qiao Lan sat cross-legged on the soft couch, leaning on the cushions, and let Su Lan give her a head, squinting comfortably.

"It's that we went to Madame's house that day, the Madame Qin who contradicted you, do you remember?"

"Of course I remember, it's only been a few days, I'll forget it. What's wrong with her, she was ostracized by officialdom, it's not unexpected. Qiao Lan smiled.

"It's not this, but Mrs. Qin, her nurse and the child are all dead, it is said that it was because she rushed to her mother's house in the afternoon to go back to stay for a few days, and as a result, they were all hacked to death on the way, and the youngest son of a salt merchant surnamed Yang also died. ”

Su Lan hesitated but still said truthfully.

"What are you talking about? Oops!" Qiao Lan turned her head in surprise to look, but forgot that her hair was still in Su Lan's hand, and she pulled her scalp.

"I'm sorry madam, it's all because the slave is not good, does it hurt?" Su Lan was so frightened that she immediately knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.

"Hey, it doesn't matter, I'm surprised for a moment, don't blame you, hurry up. Qiao Lan smiled and rubbed her head casually and didn't care.

Su Lan breathed a sigh of relief, then got up, took the comb again, and slowly gave her a head, "Madam is true, the news has been all over the street, it's not any gossip, the whole Yangzhou knows it." said that Mrs. Qin was hacked to death, and the knife technique was clean and neat, and she was killed with a knife. And the same is true of the youngest son of the dead Yang family, who was directly hacked to death on the bed, and there was a concubine waiting for him at that time, which scared him stupidly. ”

"You said the knife technique is clean and neat, right?" Qiao Lan quickly grasped the point, and a suspicious look flashed in her eyes.

"Yes, the Yamen has already filed a case, but there is no follow-up yet. Su Lan reported truthfully.

"Oh, that's really miserable, isn't it offended? Their salt merchants do too much, in fact, many officials and wives are afraid of their own feathers, so they are more tolerant of them, and once they have no scruples, they will not let them go. Qiao Lan's face sank and said casually.

"If you want me to say that it's good to die, who knows if the lady is frightened and has anything to do with them, these salt merchants are lawless, you dare to do it and you will bear the consequences, you don't know how many ordinary people are clapping on the street, their salt merchants rely on the collusion of officials and businessmen to oppress the people, and they are desperate to die. Su Lan complained fiercely, with a relieved expression.

"Yes, they're all dead. Chunyu had a hateful expression on his face.

This made Qiao Lan quite stunned, "Chunyu, your family is also ......." ”

"Madam, my father and mother were forced to death by salt merchants, they wanted my mother's weaving and dyeing formula, my mother was knitting and dyeing from elementary school, but the rented family Ding was not prosperous enough, and it was already somewhat withered in the hands of my mother, only my mother mastered a few formulas of weaving and dyeing, our family lived a rich and peaceful life, but I didn't expect that because of this recipe, I took my father and mother to the house for questioning, and when I came back, I was already dying. Woooooooo

Chunyu covered her face and cried bitterly, and the room was quiet, only Chunyu's desperate and depressed cry.

Qiao Lan didn't persuade her, this kind of thing can't be empathized with and persuaded is useless, it's better to let her cry and vent, so as not to suffocate her body in her heart.

Chunyu cried enough to wipe away his tears, and said with a stubborn face: "My father asked me to memorize it before he died, asked my mother to hand over the formula, and gave most of the valuable things in the family to my uncle and aunt, just asking for one more thing to support me for a few more years, it was really difficult to sell me, so sell me a clean place, this is my father's only request." In this way, my uncle and aunt also supported me for a few years, and the disaster year was not good, so I sold myself and came here. ”

After saying that, I breathed a long sigh of relief, and then I felt a little happier in my heart.

"It's ...... who is bullying your family. Qiao Lan asked after a moment of silence.

"It's the Qian family, Mrs. Qin's maiden family, his family is also in the weaving and dyeing business, and he also has a brother-in-law relationship with the Yang family, it is his two families who think about harming people, madam, don't sympathize with them, people like me can pull out a lot in Yangzhou, they are all miserable by the salt merchants, and they all wish that his whole family would die." ”

"But there are innocent people. Qiao Lan was worried in her heart, her face kept changing, and she was somewhat contradictory.

"Innocent, who isn't innocent. Aren't they innocent, since you have to pay the price for enjoying it, what's wrong with it? Don't their families eat the benefits brought by these black-hearted money? "That's what Chunyu thinks.

Qiao Lan also nodded after pondering, "What you said is right, the official family is convicted, and the official lady will also be charged into the official prostitute and will never be able to turn over, and the daughter of the daughter has become a joker who leans on the door, and she is also affected by her father and brother, which is also the consequence that they should bear to enjoy wealth and glory." ”

"Yes, so they deserve to die and their families deserve it, if you don't do evil, who will kill you?"

"It's true, it's just that the innocent child died, and it is inevitable that I can't bear it, although the truth is clear, it's just a little uncomfortable. Qiao Lan smiled bitterly.

"Then you can take a look at me more, I am also a girl from a good family, don't I also sell myself as a slave to live now?Who is worse than whom?" Chunyu tilted his head and smiled brightly, but there was a crystal light in his eyes.

For a while, Qiao Lan was blocked and had nothing to say, and let out a long sigh, "I'm just going to say it." ”

"Madame, don't worry about them, I don't want to make Madame uncomfortable, because they don't deserve it, it's because they don't know how much money they have eaten, and they don't want to accumulate some yin virtue to kill their children, it's their fault, what does it have to do with us?" Chunyu smiled at the corners of his mouth.

"That's right. ”

When Chuanhu came back at night, Qiao Lan hadn't slept yet, and when she saw her looking at herself, she couldn't help but smile and said, "Why don't you sleep yet?" Seeing the struggle and hesitation in her eyes, she just didn't want to say it.

"Waiting for you. ”

"When I come back, you should go to bed first, don't tire yourself. Chuanhu hugged her and kissed her.

Qiao Lan leaned on Chuanhu's shoulder, sighed, and swallowed back the words that came to her mouth, "Brother Huzi, did you say that we can go to the capital to see the children in the New Year? ”

"Well, even if you want to take me, you won't agree, and going to the Li family is also taking advantage of the situation and going together. Don't you see that Li Qi doesn't bring his children here? It's too dangerous here, I don't know when I'll be able to meet the ruthless master, and it's very dangerous to be shackled with a child and be caught by someone. ”