The spoon in Qingge's hand shook and slammed on the edge of the bowl, making a clanging sound: "So fast? ”

"Hmm. The good thing is that we're not sitting still. ”

Li Shuci lay on the bed, closed his eyes and meditated, the Shen family and the Li family are the closest ministers to the imperial power, and his grandfather is a very typical family patriarch, everything is important to the rights and interests and future of the Li family. Grandfather's biological mother is the daughter of the Shen family, and the concubine is the daughter of the Shen family, so does he know about the conspiracy of the Shen family? In his previous life, his grandfather died because he was framed and used by the Shen family? Or is it because of not condescending to the Shen family?

Early in the morning of the second day, Li Shuci took Qingge and Mu Yun to go to Banbianlou to have a look, and sure enough, He Quan brought the news of the Shen family to Li Shuci, and explained how it happened and what the result was. Mu Yun blew a cool breeze on the side and said: "This Lian clan is really unlucky, I'm afraid that I will be reincarnated as a crow in the next life." ”

Li Shuci was amused by her: "It's her own business whether she is unlucky, it has nothing to do with crows, and it's also her ability not to complain." It's a pity that Lian doesn't understand. ”

Qingge said: "If she can hold back her temperament, maybe she can really have another son." ”

Li Shuci said: "The Lian family is old, and the relationship with Shen Wenhe is not good, it is estimated that there is no hope for childbirth, she is so resentful, she will definitely not give up." ”

Mu Yun's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he had a bit of a sharpening posture: "Such a good knife, if it is held in our hands, it will definitely turn the Shen Mansion upside down." ”

Li Shuci shook his head, "Now is not the time, if you startle the snake, it won't be worth the loss, now is not the time to clash head-on with the Shen family, if you want to be unaware, you have to find another chance." ”

Li Shuci took off his light gauze hat and stood in the compartment on the second floor and looked downstairs, half of the building was very lively, Xiang Jiuji could talk, and anyone could pull out three or five cars of gossip, he was here to do the accounting room, and he took the time to say two words to everyone, one came and went, and those who often came were regarded as his shopkeepers.

Li Shuci opened the shop to this boundary without planning to publicize, there are only three private rooms on the second floor, and the rest are all opened up and put on the square table, simple and ordinary, and the guests who come on weekdays are also expected.

Sweeping his eyes, he saw a person sitting in the corner, dressed very plainly, with an indigo gown that was almost washed white, and a simple wooden hairpin inserted in his hair, which was refreshing and neat. The tea soup in the white porcelain tea bowl on the table is red and translucent, and there is a plate of pepper and salt peanuts on the side.

Nine times out of ten, the guests who came and went had to greet him very well when they entered the door and went out.

Li Shuci called He Quan over and asked, "That is the Hong Xiucai you said came every day and was very popular?" ”

He Quan replied: "Yes, I also knew such a person in the past, and he had a good temper and popularity, but he didn't have any mother-in-law and children, so he was alone." Sell words. Hang out in these alleys all day. He likes to listen to Xiang Jiu's storytelling, and since our half of the building opened, he has been familiar with Xiang Jiu after a few trips. ”

"It's not because this one is here often." He Quan saw that Li Shuci's gaze turned from Hong Xiucai to him, and he lowered his voice and said, "This, because of Shen Hong's matter, I always feel that he pays special attention to Shen Mansion. ”

"Oh?" Li Shuci was surprised. Shen Laoshangshu and Shen Wenhan, Shen Yuan are all shrewd and deadly figures, she can only order people to start with other people in the Shen Mansion, Shen Wenhan's twelve concubines, and a few filthy relatives of the Lian family in the second room, there are always a lot of small shrimps, as long as they are in Beijing, there are always people who can intervene.

He lives near here, in addition to writing family letters to the neighbors on weekdays, sometimes he will come out of the five watch alleys and sometimes ask him to make up a word and compose a song or something, he is also familiar with several famous leaders, although this person is poor and destitute, these female prostitutes just don't dislike it. It's strange to say, I haven't heard which one he likes or which one he doesn't like. He is the same for everyone. ”

He Quan first explained some trivial things, and then said: "It's because these individuals are good to him, and they tell him anything, and they can always hear three words, for example, the uncle of the second room of the Shen family and which female prostitute are concerned, and the third room Dumiao secretly went to see which Qingqier person, and after listening to it a lot, it is strung into a line, and I have such a feeling." ”

"What is the origin of this man, who has been here? Shen Hao, huh...... There are also those relatives of the Shen family who often come to this kind of place, are there many? ”

"I don't know what my hometown is, and there may be no one, otherwise he wouldn't have stayed in Beijing forever, I heard that after the exam, there was no follow-up, and he barely survived with some crooked talents. Those individuals from the Shen family came here......" He Quan raised his eyes and glanced at Li Shuci, and said to a deep daughter, it was really a bit embarrassing. "There are a lot, there are a lot of relatives who are beating around the bush, and Shen Hao, just like Qing'er, I heard that there is a lot of silver in secret."

"Well, I know, if this Hong Xiucai is related to something...... That is, it is not this kind of person who has come into contact with it, so you should pay more attention to it. ”

There was a sudden burst of shouts downstairs, and Xiang Jiu's book today still received a lot of praise. Xiang Jiu bowed his hand to everyone decently, walked to Hong Xiucai's table in two steps, and saw that Hong Xiucai was not as active as before, and asked, "Why, you don't listen to this show today?" ”

Today I told Jiu about a bad wife and husband. Xiang Jiu's humorous words vividly described the fierceness of the evil wife and the powerless resistance of the coward, Hong Xiucai pinched two peanuts with his fingers and threw them into his mouth, chewed them carefully before saying: "The ancients talked about three from the four virtues, there is a difference between inside and outside, follow the father at home, and follow the husband when married." But if you look at these poor people, which mother-in-law doesn't show her head, doesn't earn money to support her family, and also contributes, but why do you follow these men with four virtues? Look at the girls in the alley, how many of them were sold here by Brother Lao Tzu, and why did they follow the four virtues? ”

"......" Xiang Jiu stared at Hong Xiucai speechlessly, he had never heard anyone say this, and he had never thought about it......

"If a man can feed his wife and children at home, dress them warmly, and eat well, the beauty is naturally gentle and considerate. But if the mother-in-law and the baby are hungry, what face do they have to make them follow the three virtues? The story told by Xiang Jiu is exactly the latter.

"It seems to be such a ......reason," Xiang Jiu finally knew why Hong Xiucai had failed repeatedly. Such a person who does not follow the law of etiquette is also crooked in other knowledge......

The weather had turned cold, Hong Xiucai picked up the last few peanuts and threw them into his mouth, took a sip of tea soup, put his hands in his sleeves, yawned and staggered out.

Xiang Jiu scratched his head and watched him go. He is not a person who thinks too much, Hong Xiu just left, and that's all he said. Remembering that Li Shuci was coming, he took a few steps upstairs. He sat down at the door and said, "Why are you here today?" ”

"The book says it right." Li Shuci also had to admire Xiang Jiu's eloquence and gave a quite pertinent evaluation.

Xiang Jiu winked at Li Shuci proudly, took the snack purse on Li Shuci's table, put the crimson beans in his hand, and stuffed a large handful into his mouth, making a crisp sound of chewing, Mu Yun was stunned, and was about to open his mouth, Li Shuci pulled her back, looked at Xiang Jiu with a smile and finished eating the beans in his mouth, swallowed his stomach and asked, "Is it delicious?" ”

Xiang Jiu smacked his lips and said, "It's too sweet." You little ladies just love sweetness, and you have to bring this candy and fruit with you when you go out on weekdays. ”

"Who told you it was sugar?"

Xiang Jiu looked at Li Shuci stupidly and then looked at the purse in his hand, the purse with silver filigree on the black satin bottom was delicate and beautiful, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with it just now, but now the more he looks at it, the more he looks like the girl brought it with him, he closed his eyes and swallowed his saliva with difficulty, and snorted: "Red and sweet, what ......else can it be if it's not sugar?"

Li Shuci looked at her, his lips moved and he spit out two words indifferently. "Poison."

"How is it possible, it's obviously sugar ......"

"Mu Yun, you tell her what is the highest level of drug making."

Mu Yun's eyes rolled and said solemnly: "The highest level of drug production is not to force people to eat it, but to make people willingly take the initiative to eat it unconsciously." This poison like sugar is naturally one of the means, you see, aren't you just a living example of swallowing the pill happily? ”

Xiang Jiuyi's eyes were red when he heard the urgency, and he turned around and began to retch, wanting to spit out all the beans he had just eaten, Li Shuci looked at his back with a smile in his eyes: "You are eating rotten medicine, the medicine is slow, and you can unconsciously make people rot from the inside to the outside, when you are about to die, the inside has been hollowed out, and the skin is still good, which is an excellent way to die." ”

"However, if you take the antidote, it won't make any difference." Li Shuci said, naturally took out a big and black pill from his purse and handed it to Xiang Jiu, "This is the antidote, the pill is a little bigger, you just ate a lot, so you don't need to share it." ”

Xiang Jiu stretched out two fingers to pinched it accurately, grinned and swallowed it hard, just breathed a sigh of relief, Sun Xiaozi pushed the door in from the outside, holding a small purse of the same style of black satin and silver pattern in his hand, and as he walked, he reached out and took out round yellow beans from the purse and threw them into his mouth, crunching and chewing. said: "Fifth master, your snacks are fresh, and these newly made things have been distributed to everyone to taste, and all of them are popular. ”

As he spoke, he held out his salt-soaked thumbs.

Xiang Jiuyi jumped high when he heard this: "What did you say!?" ”

Sun Xiaozi was startled by his roar, and said unknowingly: "The fifth master has brought a sample of snacks for the guests to try, all kinds of beans, ......."

Xiang Jiu swallowed, "Then what is the antidote you just gave me?" ”

"Rotten."