A term of jealousy brews deep resentment (1)

At the end of the day, Du Ruhui really went to Yizhu Courtyard to visit Mu Qing. Because it was inconvenient to sit in her house for a long time, she only chose to sit in a gazebo in the courtyard. The pavilion is surrounded by green bamboo, there is a stone table in the middle of the pavilion, and four waist drum-shaped stone piers with brocade pads, a game of chess is placed on the table at will, the two sit and fall chess, Ah Liu lit two celadon riding beast candle lamps in the pavilion, and put a small wind stove to boil tea. Whoever looks at it, it is Mu Qing and Du Ruhui who are playing chess and chatting, and Ah Liu is on the side, and there is nothing abnormal.

Mu Qing asked Ah Liu to tell Du Ruhui about the events of that night carefully and without omission, and also mentioned his suspicions. Du Ruhui pondered for a moment, pinched a chess piece, and knocked it down idly.

"Ah Liu, before your Qiniang fell into the water that night, someone squeezed over and scattered the crowd, have you ever seen the person's appearance? Is it to deny the man? Du Ruhui asked.

Alyu meditated for a moment and shook his head, "I didn't see it. ”

"And then, what about the little guy who came to pass the word? Since he was the person sent by Mr. Gu, he should be the little guy he was used to calling around. ”

"But it's a raw face." Ah Liu said with great certainty, "There are not many people around Ah Lang, and they are all familiar with them on weekdays." ”

This is enough to prove that Qi Niang's fall into the water was indeed deliberately done by someone. Someone at the front crowded the crowd, and everyone surged in order to separate Ah Liu and Qi Niang. Then he didn't give Ah Liu time to find Qi Niang, and immediately falsely passed on Mr. Gu's words, and asked Ah Liu to go back to the house to prepare first, intending to ensure that when Qi Niang fell into the water, no one would rescue him. As Qi Niang said, the river is surrounded by stone fences, and it is not easy to accidentally fall into the river, the person saw a gap without a fence, took advantage of the crowd, squeezed Qi Niang into the gap, and then pushed it into the river. Du Ruhui's analysis made Ah Liu and Mu Qing both gasp, and their hearts throbbed.

"It's a shame that Daddy wants to go back to the house early, so he sent someone to look for me, and he went back to the house to look for it, and it was also a shame that someone found it when he fell into the water, and it was even more thanks to Mr. Du and Senior Brother Yu who rescued him in time, otherwise Qi Niang would still have the life to sit here."

Du Ruhan smiled: "It's a blessing to talk about the sky." ”

Ah Liu was anxious and angry on the side, "I don't know which one of the black-hearted people dares to calculate human life." ”

"When I rescued Qi Niang by the river that day, I felt that the water fell into the water. The next day, I came to visit Qi Niang, and after listening to Ah Liu's account of the situation at the time, I was almost sure that someone was deliberate, so I rushed back to the location of the river and inspected it. Can Qi Niang remember, in addition to Mr. Gu and the servants brought out that night, were there any other people who knew him who went to watch the opera together? ”

Mu Qing took the hot tea handed by Ah Liu, and handed it to Du Ruhui again, "Mr. Du just take a sip of hot tea, the spring cold is very heavy." Whether there are other people who recognize it, let Qi Niang think about it. ”

Du Ruhui stretched out his hand to take the small teacup, his fingers unintentionally touched her fingertips, only to feel cold, so he refused to take the teacup, and pushed it back to her hand, and handed it back with the teacup, as well as the warmth in his hand. Mu Qing's face was immediately reflected red by the light of the wind furnace, and it wasn't until Ah Liu handed over another cup of hot tea that the two of them withdrew their hands and drank tea with their heads down.

After being silent for a while, Mu Qing's spirit returned to this small pavilion and replied, "Also, eldest brother and second mother." But before I left the pavilion, the eldest brother had been invited by his colleagues to speak, only Erniang and a few servants, and there was no one else. Speaking of Gu Erniang, Mu Qing's heart moved, and he felt a little dull pain, "Although I don't usually make friends, I often have a dispute of words, after all, they are all of the same age, and they must not have such bad intentions." ”

The second half of the sentence was obviously ignored by Du Ruhui, and he frowned deeply and said, "If I am not mistaken, the supporting pavilion where Gu Erniang and the two are sitting should be the left supporting pavilion." ”

"Exactly." Mu Qing said at the same time as Ah Liu.

"Qi Niang fell into the water on the right side of the river, and only on the left side pavilion can you clearly see the whole process. Qi Niang thinks about it again, the little guy who went to spread the word, I'm afraid he is the one who was sent to be ruthless. This person must have seen Qi Niang and knew Qi Niang's appearance, but Ah Liu felt that he was a raw face, because he hadn't seen it or didn't care about it by chance, he must not be a person in the house. is not in this mansion, and knows the personnel in the mansion, who does Qi Niang think it will be? ”

Du Ruhui deduced in one breath, Ah Liu was confused when he heard it, but Mu Qing's heart was as cold as a mirror. If you say that you have doubts before and can't figure out a clue, you think that you are too careful, but now you have completely understood, I am afraid that only those who usually follow Erniang in and out of the house, but are not around to serve, can not only recognize their appearance, but also not be noticed by the women in the house. Thinking that Gu Erniang was sitting in the pavilion on the left at that time, and the girl was as beautiful as a flower, angry as Lan Zhi, she calmly arranged for the little girl to commit murder, and when she fell into the water and her life hung by a thread, she coldly watched the situation and walked away with her presupposition. Mu Qing was shocked and frightened, "Why is this?" ”

For a moment everyone was silent. The evening breeze was chilling, and the chessboard was falling in pairs. Du Ruhui put down the teacup, "What are Qi Niang's plans?" ”

"There's no real evidence at the moment, and I don't have any plans, just be more careful." The churning in her heart when she mentioned Erniang before, and the vague pain that had accumulated in her heart for the past few days, entangled her, hesitated again, and finally spoke, "Mr. Du, I don't know if the news is conclusive, Daddy seems to be interested in ...... Erniang"

Before she could finish speaking, the words were interrupted, "Qi Niang may not know, I once had a marriage, just because the career is not smooth, life is turbulent, tossing and turning, although I am also from a big family, but I can't give glory and comfort, and I have affected the mother of a big family, making her depressed and miserable all day long, since she doesn't want to go around with me, she has to let her go home." Now that Mr. Gu is favored, I don't dare to bear it, and I don't want to affect Mr. Gu's little lady anymore. ”

Mu Qing didn't expect such frankness, and said in a panic: "Qi Niang has transgressed, in fact, Mr. Du doesn't have to ...... Qi Niang is just ......" was speechless for a while.

Du Ruhui smiled slightly, looked at her embarrassment, and added, "Besides, Gu Erniang is not what I want." ”

Month, stepping on the spring day.

It was drizzling in the south of the Yangtze River, but it was not raining on this day, although the sky was still overcast, the air was filled with sweet moisture. Everyone in the Yizhu courtyard got up early and was busy, each doing their own work in order to travel in spring, and their footsteps were as relaxed as a spring breeze. Mrs. Lu boiled eggs with camellia flowers overnight, served them in a bamboo basket, and personally sent them to Yizhu Courtyard. Mu Qing rewarded a few maids and servants in the courtyard one by one, and peeled one of the rest, and fed Mrs. Lu with her own hands.

Mrs. Lu laughed again and again and blamed her for being naughty and childish, so she ate half of it according to her, and she couldn't eat it anymore. Mu Qing was still smiling on his face, but he was secretly worried in his heart, his mother had passed the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, and she knew that she was weak and weak in the past two years, and she often accompanied her when she ate on weekdays, thinking that Fa'er coaxed her to use more, but she still couldn't stop the daily cleaning from decreasing, and now it was like this.

Not long after, Yu Li, who was on the Shangsi Festival, arrived with a birthday gift for Mu Qing. When I saw Mrs. Lu, I saluted first. In previous years, his birthday was just a valerian bead flower, painted pottery and the like, but this year, Yu Li brought a painted wooden box, which contained a pair of red gold double-headed Luan bird title bracelets. Mu Qing picked up one and looked at it for a moment, the wings of the luan bird on the bracelet were clear, the two ends were facing each other, and a round and translucent red gemstone bead was embedded in the middle. This gift is too expensive, and the meaning is a little unclear, so it's better to refuse.

She put the bracelet back in the box, didn't accept it, and smiled Yan Yan took a camellia egg and stuffed it into Yu Li's hand, "Senior Brother Yu has such a big gift, I don't have a good return gift, I can only take this mother's boiled egg to borrow flowers to offer Buddha." It's just that Qi Niang doesn't dare to accept this gift, and she will leave it to Qi Niang's sister-in-law in the future. As he spoke, he pushed the box into Yu Li's hand, "Besides, I have already agreed with Senior Brother Yu, what Qi Niang wants is a few pots of exclusive spring." At this time, it is just right, whether it is placed in the courtyard or in the house, it is just time to make up, has Senior Brother Yu forgotten? ”

Yu Li put the wooden box and eggs she pushed over on the table on the side, and suddenly became serious, "I think my stepmother also knows that I was transferred to Pingliang County, and I will go to work within the year, and I will leave as soon as the Mid-Autumn Festival is over." As soon as he heard the beginning, Mu Qing's scalp began to tingle, and he could vaguely guess what he was going to say later, and sure enough, he continued, "I don't know if Qi Niang is willing to go with me, if Qi Niang is willing, please ask your stepmother to be fulfilled, and rest assured that Qi Niang will be handed over to me." ”

Mrs. Lu breathed a long sigh of relief, as if she had finally waited for this sentence. "Mother, how can you be worried, you are the most appropriate. The two of you grew up in one place, it should have been like this a long time ago, Qi Niang is young, and she has delayed you all these years. There is only one thing, you have to go to the serious understanding of your father, and then sincerely inform Qi Niang's parents, all the etiquette must be thorough, and I will not treat my Qi Niang badly. ”

Ah Liu couldn't help but be overjoyed on the side, and some water flashed in the corners of his eyes. Mu Qing's heart was in a hurry, there were some things that he couldn't say in front of Mrs. Lu, he was only in a hurry to go out, his mother and his father would not go together, so he had not yet told his father, and made it clear to him.

Until the carriage and horses set off, Mu Qing didn't speak again, nor did he ask Ah Liu to follow, and sent her to sit in the carriage in front of her. Yu Li only thought that she was the shyness of her youngest daughter, and on the one hand, she felt a little remorseful, but she was afraid that what she said in front of her was a little Meng Lang, which scared her, and on the other hand, because of the willingness of her stepmother, her heart was ecstatic.

The carriage swayed out of the city, and Mu Qing sat alone in the car and thought about it. It stands to reason that he was a good match. He has not entered the genealogy of the Yuhang Gu family, although he has been favored by his father and mother for twelve years, in the final analysis, he is only adopted by his side as a companion, and he is still the daughter of the Gu family of Wujun. Although he no longer has a big family to rely on, after all, he is a famous family, and he has just moved from the sixth to the fifth in a row, he is talented and prosperous, and he can look forward to the future.

Moreover, she has been indulgent and casual since she was a child, not to mention her father and mother, even Yu Li has always indulged her and did not restrain her. In the future, there will be no shackles in the court, no Ah Weng and A's family to serve, how Yu Li treats her, Gu Mansion has seen it for many years. If that person hadn't appeared, he would have been the one who had been established in this life.

But if he refuses, how can he explain to his father and mother, and how can he be worthy of his more than ten years of waiting. I only complained that I usually coveted him like a father and brother for being indulgent and gentle, and often laughed and laughed with him, without thinking about him, and mistook him for so many years in vain. The more I thought about it, the more guilty I became, and I couldn't help but raise my hand to lift the plain gauze curtain hanging from the carved hollow car window and look out.

I thought that Yu Li's horse would follow the side of the car, but I didn't expect to lift the curtain, but what I saw was a firm side face and a thick and straight back that made her heart pound. Du Ruhui was riding on the side of the carriage she was sitting in, looking around casually. Xu felt her gaze, and he tilted his head sideways through the window of the openwork car, which was regarded as a greeting. I really kept my promise.

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