However, according to his sleek temperament, he figured out the key to it, and nine times out of ten he would choose not to offend the prince and ruin the agreement with the three princes who seemed weak and incompetent on the surface. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

It seems that she ruined the matter of the third prince, but this gift in the previous life was not burned, well, the third prince will have a way, she comforted herself.

Zhou Chi had to nod when he heard this, but his mood was a little heavy, and he was really a little scared when he was involved in the royal battle.

Seeing him like this, Yiying didn't say anything, and it was fine after the matter was settled. The father and daughter then left the study as if nothing had happened.

Zhou Lang saw the two of them come out empty-handed, and said in surprise: "Aren't you looking for a book? Why didn't you take the book out?"

Yiying secretly said badly, and forgot about this reason. Hurriedly prevaricated: "Hmm...... I didn't find it, I think I remembered it wrong. Zhou Lang nodded, not caring about it, and turned his head to continue to look at the account book that Qin put on the table with interest. Zhou Chi thought about things and was a little silent.

It didn't take long for this atmosphere to be interrupted by Qin's voice, it turned out that the meal was ready.

Everyone got up and helped the Qin family serve the dishes and set the plates, and they were busy all the time before they sat down.

Zhou Chi looked at his wife who was sweating and smiled: "It's not a festival, how did you make such a big table of dishes?"

But no, there are sour vegetarian meatballs, bad goose paw duck letters, boiled fish, braised pork, fried wolfberry sprouts with oil and salt, etc., as well as a sour bamboo shoots and chicken skin soup, adding up to more than a dozen dishes. Zhou Lang stared at the braised pork, his eyes were already shining.

Qin replied with a smile: "Although it is not a festival, it is really rare for our family to get together. Besides, Lan'er had a serious illness a few days ago, and we didn't do our duty as fathers and mothers, but we didn't know that the illness was only good now, of course, we had to eat some good food to replenish our bodies. When he said the second half of the sentence, his eyes were a little red.

Zhou Chi was also surprised when he heard this, he only thought it was a minor illness, and he would be fine if he raised it in the house, but now he was very ashamed, and he was busy beckoning Yiying to eat more.

Zhou Lang was also a little ashamed, feeling that as an elder brother, he didn't take good care of his sister, so he kept vegetables for her.

Yi Ying was embarrassed, this was a lie she told in order to explain her unstoppable tears, Qin actually put it in her heart, she looked at the family's thoughtfulness towards herself, and she was only full of sadness and emotion.

After the meal, Yiying helped the Qin family wash the dishes and chopsticks, and the family gathered around a table and chatted.

Qin Shi mentioned the matter of transporting goods first, and she said what Yiying had said to her again. Zhou Chi had already heard it once, and the answer was very smooth, only that he would go and tell the master to send more people from the escort team to follow, those people were just little thieves, and there was no big problem in thinking about it. In this way, the Qin clan was appeased. Qin has always trusted her husband very much, and when her husband said it was okay, she believed it and did not suspect it. After Zhou Chi finished speaking, he pretended to glance at Yiying casually.

Yi Ying knew in her heart that she and her adoptive father both thought that it was better not to talk about the royal family to the Qin family.

After saying that, the three of them stopped mentioning it. Zhou Lang talked about what he had seen and heard about the account keeper in the account office recently. said that Aunt Zhang's courtyard spends money like flowing water, cutting new clothes and making new clothes all day long, and what does the fourth lady say that she is stingy, and she can't get a reward for doing more things there, but the monthly money in the account has never been less, and even pointed out a few omissions in the account book that the Qin family read.

Qin listened with a smile, sometimes scolding him for teasing his master, and sometimes showing a proud look, Yiying and his adoptive father also reacted similarly.

After an hour, the words that should be talked about were basically finished, and the Qin family got up and tidied up the house for Yiying.

Their family had three rooms that could sleep people, so they had one for each of their brothers and sisters, and one for Qin and Zhou Chi. Qin Shi first went back to his room and took out the covered things from the cabinet, Yiying didn't go home for a long time, and also went in to take a look.

Although my father's suite is not very large, it is also decent and comfortable. On the east side is a lacquered bed, on the south side is an ordinary large dressing mirror and a small table with a makeup box and jade, above which is a beautiful hanging bottle, and on the west side is a group of Nanmu round-corner cabinets with clothes and mattresses.

The Qin family was looking for a cover, and Yiying was attracted by the corner of the makeup box. She walked over, opened it gently, and took out one of the items in the makeup box and looked at it carefully.

It is a piece of jade pendant, the jade is transparent, the color is excellent, the carving is the dragon and phoenix auspicious pattern, it looks very delicate, noble and auspicious.

She paused for a moment, feeling like her blood was about to freeze. She turned her head with difficulty and called the Qin clan softly.

Qin Shi smiled and turned his head, but his eyes were fixed on the jade pendant in her hand, and his face suddenly became ugly.

"Mother, I think this piece of jade seems to be very valuable, where did this come from?" she tried to pretend to be curious, afraid that the Qin clan would see something different.

Qin Clan was stunned, and said after a while: "This jade is...... The wife rewarded her mother in her early years, and you also know that the wife's family is rich and has a rich dowry, and she treats us subordinates very well. So, Lan'er, you have to be grateful to your master and serve the eldest girl wholeheartedly. At first, he was a little hesitant, but later, he seemed to have convinced himself, became more and more affirmative, and even said didactic words.

"Oh? That lady is really kind to you, and the big girl treats me very well, and I will serve the big girl well without you saying. Yiying's eyes flashed, and she tried her best to calm down.

No, she can't pursue this matter today.

She likes to be a female celebrity and write, but what she likes the most is actually collecting jade. After recognizing her ancestors in her previous life, her mother knew about her hobby, so she sent some jade for her to play with from time to time. Most of those jade stones were made internally, and her ability to appreciate them was naturally greatly improved.

So she knew that such a pattern, such a jade quality, nine times out of ten is a royal thing, even if the wife has money in the family, there will never be such a thing. However, she has revealed too many things that are different from the past today, and if she continues to hold on to this matter, I am afraid that it will arouse the suspicion of the Qin family. What's more, she is a little timid, if the Qin family is really related to her missing case many years ago, or even the culprit behind it, how should she face it?

She pretended to be okay and went back to her bedroom.

Her bedroom was much smaller, with a bed, a log table and a small bookcase.

After changing clothes and washing, she went to bed and closed her eyes, but she couldn't sleep for a long time.

For a while, it was the angry face of her mother before she died, the scene of Qin's careful teaching her to learn calligraphy, the scene of her mother who had been weak for many years, lying sick in bed, looking pale but extremely loving, and the picture of Qin's lying silently on the lacquered bed, no matter how she shook it, she didn't wake up again, all kinds of scenes flashed like flying flowers, and she only felt that her head was about to explode.

At the end, she sighed, no longer thinking about the jade pendant, and secretly persuaded herself: The coming day is long, this matter, let's take it slowly.

At this time, the Qin family also couldn't sleep at night.

She looked at her husband, who was already asleep, quietly got up, crept to the table, and picked up the jade pendant. Against the moonlight, the jade pendant becomes more and more crystal clear, and the color is moving. She looked at Yu Pei, only to feel that thousands of thoughts came to her heart at once, and her eyes became astringent.

She has been working by his wife's side for many years, and she naturally knows if his wife can get such a thing, but she can't make up a more reasonable reason for Zhilan, who knows everything about her. She has been keeping this jade pendant carefully, but when she was cleaning up the house this morning, she happened to see it, and she was a little emotional, and after wiping it carefully, she left the makeup box half-open, afraid that it would lose its color when it met the water, but she didn't expect her daughter to come back, and let her see this thing. Fortunately, she was still knowledgeable and did not suspect it.

She carefully climbed into bed again, and lay there thinking about her thoughts.

She thought of the little doll carved in pink many years ago, with two pigtails and brocade clothes, all extravagant, but very frightened to pull her coarse cloth sleeves, pouted, trying not to cry, she relented for a while, and for her own reasons, she took her back as her own daughter. This is nearly nine years. Neither the daughter nor the husband knew this secret.

When she brought it back, she was just sympathetic, but the more she raised it, the more reluctant she was to let go, and even slowly, compared to her optimistic and rough son, she felt a little more sorry for her daughter. Seeing that she was getting more and more beautiful and sensible, she even began to beg the Buddha greedily not to take her away and let her stay by her side like this.

However, if this is the case, she can only marry her pearl to those ordinary people, as long as she thinks of that jade pendant, she feels that those people are not worthy of her, and she is afraid that it will delay her.

Even if she reluctantly sent her daughter away, she didn't know where she was going. Nine years have passed, and it has long been a sea of people, and it is difficult to find a trace. What she is more worried about is that in the eyes of those powerful families, I am afraid that she will not be able to get rid of it. At that time, she bravely and resolutely brought Zhilan back, after the baptism of the years, only the soul of a fragile mother and wife remained, and she was afraid that if she was not careful, her family would be ruined.

Qin closed his eyes, but he couldn't erase the fear and helplessness.