Chapter Ninety-Seven: Tracking
"You didn't ask about her weird behavior?" Mrs. Zhou's fierce gaze stared at Xin'er.
Xin'er lowered her eyebrows and said: "The county lord doesn't let the slave and maid speak now, and just says that she just does what she tells her, and she says that she doesn't want to hear the slave's voice." ”
Mrs. Zhou stared at Xin'er's eyes for a long time before waving her hand, "You go back." ”
Xin'er saluted and slowly withdrew.
When she returned to Yuanping Bo's Mansion, it was already late, and she wanted to meet Su Yiqing, but she heard Shuangxi come to pass the word, saying that the county lord was a little tired today and had already rested, so let her rest early after she came back, and Ming'er would go back to talk.
Xin'er thanked Shuangxi and went back to the house to rest.
Lying on the bed, she tossed and turned and still couldn't sleep, and it was not even as good as stepping on the footsteps in front of the young lady's bed.
Inexplicably, Xin'er's tears flowed, it turned out that losing someone's trust was so uncomfortable.
The next morning, her eyelids were red and swollen, she didn't dare to go out like this, so she made a basin of well water in a secret way, and applied a handkerchief for a long time before it disappeared a lot, and it didn't look so obvious, and she couldn't see it if she didn't look closely.
I just wanted to go to Miss to talk back, but I saw Mama Zhou walking out in a hurry, remembering Miss's words, she was moved, so she followed.
Mama Zhou walked out of the Bofu from the back corner door, and Xin'er tapped the mother-in-law on the corner door with a little silver horn, and then followed.
Mama Zhou walked a street, and got into an inconspicuous green canopy carriage, which drove unhurriedly and slowly, and walked for almost half an hour.
Xin'er's legs are sore, but fortunately she has a kung fu foundation, otherwise she would have to lose it.
The carriage suddenly stopped in a small alley, the alley was narrow, there was no pile, there was nowhere to hide, and it was about to be discovered, but fortunately, Xin'er was agile and saw that the wall next to him was short, and he couldn't care much about it in a hurry and turned over to the back of the wall.
I faintly heard footsteps and walked away. She poked her head out, rolled over, and immediately chased in the direction she had just gone.
Mama Zhou turned left and right and entered a teahouse, which was not big.
Xin'er was a little hesitant, whether to follow up, this teahouse is too small, it is clear at a glance, it is easy to be found if you follow up, and once it is discovered, it will be unclear. But Mama Zhou's behavior was too sneaky. If you don't follow up, I don't know what the hell she's doing.
I hesitate. When she saw the people who looked like the guys in the teahouse coming out to throw out the garbage, she had an idea, quietly pulled over the drunken tricks, and gave a few copper plates. talked about Mama Zhou's appearance and dressing, let the drunken plan pay attention to what Mama Zhou is doing, what kind of people she sees, it is best to hear a word.
Before Xin'er could think of any reason to prevaricate, the drunken man whispered with a clear face: "That's your mother-in-law, right? Now there are no guests upstairs, and I'm giving you ten copper plates, and I'll help you keep an eye on it." ”
"Okay. "It's just ten copper plates, and the core is very happy to give. And hinted that if you overheard any important news, there would be a big reward.
The drunken plan went in excitedly.
About the time of two pillars of incense, Mama Zhou came out, and she was a little satisfied with the look on her face. Trying to see someone upstairs has achieved its goal.
But Xin'er felt a little strange, she had been staring at the door of the teahouse just now, her eyes didn't blink, and she didn't see anyone entering.
But after waiting for a while, she didn't see anyone coming out after Mama Zhou, so she wondered, does the teahouse have a back door?
When I was thinking about going in to find the drunken trick just now, the drunken trick came out in a hurry and said, "Girl, I thought you were gone, I was called by the boss to help wipe the table just now, but don't worry, I didn't delay it, I saw a very important thing." ”
Speaking of this, the drunken plan stopped, looked at Xin'er, and the meaning was obvious.
Xin'er took out a few copper plates and gave them to him, and he said: "Your mother-in-law actually didn't see anyone upstairs, she kept staring at the alley opposite the back building, it should be said that staring at the back door of the opposite house, I also saw it, there was a girl in red clothes who entered the corner door, and it took about half a pillar of incense to come out, and as soon as she came out, your mother-in-law left." ”
"Who is the house in the alley opposite?" Xin'er didn't pay attention to the drunken tricks and took a bite of your mother-in-law, as if she was a wicked daughter-in-law who wanted to catch her mother-in-law's handle, and asked the point directly.
The drunken Ji said with some fear: "Oh, that's amazing, it's a nobleman, the mansion of the little prince of the Great Zhou, girl, I kindly remind you, no matter what the reason, don't provoke that family, these Great Zhou people are very fierce, I have seen a lot, and I don't know who they are, they were all beaten and thrown out half to death." ”
"More little brothers. Xin'er was full of doubts, is Mama listening to the secret of the little prince this week?
I thought it would be good for the teahouse drunken trick to sneak a peek at this, and there should be nothing to listen to, so I wanted to leave.
The fellow rolled his eyes a few times, and said, "Girl, if I say that I know who the girl in red is, don't you...... You see, I don't know who you are, and it doesn't matter if you just tell you what you just saw, but if you tell that the girl secretly entered the mansion and spread it, it ...... I'm going to take a big risk......"
Before the guy finished speaking, his eyes widened, staring at Xin'er's hand, Xin'er's hand was a small ingot, enough to have five taels, five taels, he may not be able to earn it all his life in the teahouse, he can buy a beautiful little daughter-in-law, and the remaining one or two taels can be saved to do some small business.
"That's the Cuiqiao girl from Cuixiang Building, I went to Cuixiang Building with the boss once before, and I saw Cuiqiao girl, I definitely didn't admit it. The drunken plan stared at the little ingots and swallowed his saliva, for fear that Xin'er would not believe it, so he almost cursed and swore an oath.
Xin'er immediately threw the little ingots to the drunken scheme.
He took it and immediately took a bite, he had often seen the teahouse owner do this before, to distinguish the silver from the fake, he had never taken such a big ingot of silver, he didn't know what it felt like to bite it from the real or false, but he still concocted it in the same way, and intuitively concluded that it was true, and then saw that Xin'er turned around to leave, and he hurriedly said: "Girl, if any eldest lady comes again in the future, I will still stare at it for you." ”
Xin'er looked back and said with a faint smile: "Little brother, a windfall is enough once, like you just said." The people in that mansion are all vicious, let people know that you are spying on their house, but I am afraid that you will be the next time you are thrown on the street with a broken leg, don't say that I scare you, you had better go back and sleep, when nothing happened, otherwise today's incident will let others know, and it will not cost you five taels of silver to find someone to do to you. ”
The drunken plan was immediately frightened and did not dare to say more.
After getting the news she wanted, Xin'er was about to go back to Yuanpingbo's Mansion, and at this time she found that she couldn't tell the direction clearly. I was concentrating on following the carriage just now. Two legs followed by four legs. I almost lost it, I couldn't remember the road at all, and now I want to go back, only to find that I don't know how to walk back at all.
Fortunately, it's not a big deal. It's not a wilderness, there is not a single ghost shadow, the streets are full of people, and those who have mouths will ask.
Yuanping Bofu is in the south of the city, Xin'er didn't want to inquire directly where Yuanpingbofu was, so as not to attract attention, only said how to go to the south of the city, and after asking two people, he came to a fork in the road. I don't know which way to go.
Seeing a merchant carrying a burden and selling silk thread walking by, she suddenly thought that it was best to take something when she went back, and she met someone who asked where she had been during this time, so she had a reason. It's not a big deal for the little girl to go out of the house occasionally to buy a needle and thread.
After picking a little silk thread casually, she asked the merchant for directions by the way, mainly because the merchant walked the streets and alleys, and must know a little shortcut, and she hoped to hurry back.
The merchant saw that she was not like an ordinary aunt, picking for a long time without saying, bargaining for half a penny, and finally taking an extra thread or two needles, so he sincerely pointed out a shortcut to her, although there were many forks in the road, a little tongue-twisting, but it was not difficult to remember.
After Xin'er thanked him, he was just about to leave, and the merchant hurriedly said: "By the way, little girl, I forgot that you are a girl's house just now, you don't go around the back of the Liu Ji dim sum shop I said, go straight to the end of the street, and ask people to go to the willow bridge, although it takes so much more time to walk incense, but the little girl's house is safer." ”
"Thank you, big brother. Xin'er didn't ask much why, and walked according to the route pointed out by the merchant.
She thought that Liu Ji dim sum shop was a remote alley behind it, so the merchant reminded her, but when she arrived, she found that it was a very spacious road, although it was not very lively, but it was not like a place that could be robbed at any time, in order to go back early, she still followed the route that the merchant said earlier.
After walking a few steps, I saw a few sleepy-eyed men who had just woken up from a hangover walking by, and one of them whistled when he saw her and said, "Little girl, it's quite watery, in that building?"
Xin'er didn't even look at the man, and hurriedly walked over with his head down, this kind of drunk must not be taken care of, as soon as he was taken care of, he would be energetic.
After walking a few steps, I looked up and saw a signboard next to me that said Baihualou, and there were two women standing at the door with heavy makeup, waving silk and saying goodbye to the man who came out, and then looking ahead, the signboard of the building said Juchun Pavilion, and there were a few girls with a smile standing at the door.
She immediately understood why the merchant let her take a detour just now, and this is Fireworks Willow Lane.
A girl's house, no matter what the reason, it is not a very glorious thing to come to the door of this fireworks willow lane, she hurriedly half-covered her face with a handkerchief, quickened her pace, and walked over early.
Towards the end, suddenly there was a noise in front of me, and many people were watching.
Xin'er is not a very curious person, especially the place where fireworks are right and wrong, accidents are very common, no matter what happens, it's none of her business, and it's even more important to watch this kind of thing.
However, in order to avoid the people who came in a hurry when passing by, she slowed down, and inadvertently raised her head, and the signboard of the building where the accident occurred made her footsteps pause, and the three big characters "Cuixiang Building" were danced by dragons and phoenixes.
Before Xin'er could react otherwise, there was a noise from the crowd in front of him, and a man shouted, "Get out of the way." ”
The people at the door retreated one after another, and Xin'er hurriedly hid to the side, only to see a few big-waisted and round-shouldered officials pressing a red-clothed woman with a split head and a blue nose and swollen face coming out.
"Hey, isn't this Miss Cuiqiao?" There was a bold rush to the official and asked, "Brother Cha, what has happened to this Cui Qiao, you can't do it lightly, pity this delicate girl." ”
"Phew, let's do it lightly, stay in this little girl's hand to protect it and become a problem. One of the officials touched the woman's arm in public, and said, "If you dare to steal, this hand should be chopped off, the amount she stole is huge, enough to cut off the head." ”
"Oh! steal. The crowd immediately discussed.
After the official errand walked away, he couldn't help but turn his head and said, "You said that this person is also, somewhere in Qinglou, he actually came to visit the kiln with a large amount of money, and he deserved to be stolen." ”
"That's it, bitches are ruthless, it's common for these little fans to sneak around, I was stolen in this building last time, and after stealing, I still eat white food as a scoundrel, who can be more serious in this realm, it seems that Cui Qiao is definitely not an ordinary person. ”
"The richer and more powerful you are, the more ruthless your heart is, what do you say is true with this kind of Qinglou woman, just get things back, poor Cuiqiao is a girl like a flower......"
"Yes, it's pitiful enough to fall into the Qinglou, and that person is really, he will be morally ...... in the Qinglou"
Xin'er didn't listen, and she didn't dare to ask any more, so she hurried away.
Back to Yuanping Bofu, her heart fell, carefully thinking back to what she saw just now, the more she thought about it, the more strange she felt, first Mama Zhou sneakily monitored the corner gate of the little prince's mansion, and then the Cui Qiao who came out of the corner gate was arrested, for a reason that everyone thought was not very reasonable.
As the onlookers discussed, it is not a glorious thing to lose something in the kiln, no matter how powerful ordinary people are, they can learn a lesson in private, how can they report to the official with great fanfare?
Could it be that Mama Zhou is planning behind it?
What is the reason for? Cui Qiao is the confidante of the little prince? Mama Zhou wants to eradicate the rival for the young lady? But in this way, wouldn't the young lady stand on the opposite side of the little prince without passing through the door? Even if the young lady is now the lord of the county, the woman should not go against her husband or try to take advantage of her husband.
If it is said that Miss asked Mama Zhou to do it, it is really not like Miss's usual personality, but Miss's temperament has changed greatly recently, maybe ...... No, it can't be, Xin'er still doesn't think that her own lady is such a ruthless person.
But if you want to say that Mama Zhou did it in private, Mama Zhou doesn't have that much ability, can she buy the government, right?
Xin'er really couldn't figure it out, just after dinner, Shuangxi said that her stomach was a little uncomfortable, and asked her if she could change shifts with her, and she would be on duty today.
Xin'er is naturally fine.
ps:
Strive for a change tomorrow.,That's cheeky and ask for something to do encouragement.。 _
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