Xue Qianxun didn't let Sanshun go out, let him stand aside, he was thinking about how to play chess, and after a while, he said to Sanshun in a cold voice: "I don't care what method you use, I will definitely leak this matter to the person in the West Chamber." ”

"Yes." Sanshun agreed to go out, after going out, he sat on the steps and lowered his head to think about how to get this errand done, and after the last he thought of a way to make a sound, he walked to the kitchen hungry, shouting to eat, he usually mixed with the cook is very familiar, the cook saw him coming, and hurriedly served the rest of the meal to him and said: "Look at the tired for you today, this hour has not eaten." ”

"Well, there is something going on in the restaurant, the young master asked me to take a look." Hurriedly swallowed a mouthful of food.

The cook said, "What's the matter?" ”

"The business of the restaurant has been very weak recently, so the young master thought of a way to see if he could make the business better."

"Oh."

Sanshun said something else to the cook, and finally said to her in surprise: "You say it's not strange, I came back from running errands for the young master at night, and I happened to see a girl with a back like an eldest lady." ”

The cook put down the things in her hand and said, "Impossible, Ling'er still walked away from me just now, saying that it was for the eldest lady." ”

Sanshun nodded and said, "It's really similar, wearing a satin dress with lotus pink and floral flowers, and even the headdress is the same as what I saw in the morning." ”

The cook shook her head with a smile and said, "You must be dazzled." ”

Sanshun took a sip of porridge and said: "Yes, I must be dazzled, I am not allowed to tell others about this matter, if the young master knows the way, he must not punish me to go to the stable." ”

The cook rolled her eyes and said, "You still don't know when I talked nonsense, don't worry, I won't tell you about it." ”

Sanshun smiled and finished eating, and walked out.

After Sanshun finished eating, the cook wiped her hands and hurriedly went to Aunt Guo's house, and saw Xiaoju on night duty outside, so she hurriedly said to her: "I have something urgent to tell my wife." ”

Xiao Ju said: "Madame has fallen asleep, let's talk about something tomorrow!" ”

The cook said: "This matter can be big or small, if you delay this matter, you will not be able to eat and walk around." ”

Hearing this, Xiaoju was scared and said, "Then you wait here for a while, and I'll go and tell Madame." ”

Xiao Ju opened the door gently, and saw that Madame's breath was even, and said in a low voice: "Madam, the cook came over and said to the slave maid that there is something important to tell you." ”

After a while, Aunt Guo slowly opened her eyes and said, "Let her in,"

"Yes." Xiao Ju went out to call the cook into the house, and Aunt Guo was helped up by Xiao Ju and sat on the bed and squinted at the cook.

The cook said: "Madam, just now Sanshun came to the kitchen to eat, and said to the servant that when he returned home the evening, he saw a person dressed like the eldest lady,"

Aunt Guo thought of Ning'er's request to her at night, and immediately said hatefully: "Xiaoju, you hurry up and go to Miss's room to see if she is there." ”

"Yes,"

Xiaoju hurriedly went to Xue Ning's room, knocked on the door twice, the door opened by itself, the room was dark, she felt the darkness to find the oil lamp on the table, and took out the fire fold from her arms, lit the candle, and when the room gradually lit up, she saw that the bedding on the bed was neat and tidy, and she didn't look like she had slept at all, so that the eldest lady was not in her room, that was to go to the ......, and she was so frightened that she trotted back to Aunt Guo's yard with a pale face.

Aunt Guo knew what the result was when she saw Xiaoju's face, and said to her, "What about Ling'er who serves her?" ”

Xiao Juxin raised her throat and trembled, "The slave didn't see Ling'er,"

This conversation between the master and the servant, the cook lady understood what it meant, and said flatteringly: "Madam, otherwise the little one is going to see where he met the eldest lady from the set of news from Sanshun." ”

Aunt Xue waved her hand and said, "Go down!" You can't talk to anyone about this today, but if you let me know, you will know the consequences. Then he said to Xiao Ju: "You go and take out ten taels of silver from my money box." ”

After Xiao Ju took it out, Aunt Guo asked her to hand the silver to the cook, which was a hush money, holding the silver in her hand, the cook smiled and said: "The little Zhilu Dao will definitely not say it." ”

After the cook went out, Aunt Guo hurriedly got up from the bed, and the six gods said: "Go and call Ling'er over, and then you take Zhao Si, who is the gatekeeper, to your uncle's house." ”

Xiao Ju was afraid, so she did whatever her wife said, first went to call Ling'er over, and then went to her uncle's house with Zhao Si.

Ling'er didn't know about Miss Lu Dao's departure from the house, and saw that Sister Xiaoju's face was pale and came to call her, saying that Mrs. was looking for her something, and her little heart was beating straight, and when she entered the house, she saw that Mrs. had a serious expression and her face was dark, so she stood aside and didn't dare to squeak, Aunt Guo dropped a teacup and said, "Do you know that Miss Lu Dao is not in her house,"

Ling'er was stunned for a moment, looked at Madame with wide eyes and blank eyes, and muttered: "No wonder Miss doesn't need me to serve tonight, I persuaded her to be anxious with me, and finally drove me away,"

When Aunt Guo heard this, she couldn't help but say, "Then why don't you keep vigil outside." ”

Ling'er knelt down on the ground and said, "Miss rewarded me with a plate of pastries, but when I ate a piece, I felt heavy and fell asleep in a daze." ”

"Get up, I'll clean you up when Miss comes back, I don't have time to take care of you now," Aunt Guo couldn't help but drop another teacup, Xue Ning actually played tricks in front of her, it was really a big daughter who was too thoughtful, fortunately the master didn't rest with her tonight, if she knew about it, the family would not have to make a fuss.

If you make a fuss, Ning'er's reputation will be ruined in this life, and she walks around the house with her stomach in her hand.

Sanshun, who was observing in the dark, saw that the cook went to deliver the news to Aunt Guo, he hurriedly trotted back to tell the young master that Xue Qianxun had not gone to bed at this time, and when he heard Sanshun's reply, he sneered: "Where is the master resting tonight." ”

Sanshun said: "The master is resting in the study tonight. ”

"Oh," all that was needed was the east wind, and the fire was already burning, so he would add some ingredients to make it burn more vigorously.

Xue Qianxun said to him, "You go and call Steward Xue to me." ”

Sanshun didn't understand why the young master didn't tell the master about it, but asked him to call Steward Xue, but every time the young master did something, he thought about it, so he went to call Steward Xue.

Steward Xue had already rested, and was woken up by Sanshun: "The young master has something to do with you?" You should hurry up. ”

Steward Xue hurriedly got dressed on the ground and said, "What's the matter?" In such a hurry,"

Sanshun said mysteriously: "Big deal! Hurry up! Hurry up. ”

Steward Xue didn't dare to slack off, and tied his clothes while walking and asked Sanshun: "You leak a little news to me,"

Sanshun pursed his lips and didn't say anything, he slapped him on the back of the head and said, "You kid, if I hadn't brought you into the mansion back then, would you be where you are today?" And I still serve by the young master's side, and I have contributed a lot in the middle. ”

Steward Xue didn't know that Sanshun was silently repeating Steward Xue's words in front, if he knew that Sanshun was like this, it was not a matter of slapping him, but cutting him with a stick.

Sanshun sighed and said, "Uncle Xue, can you change your lines, you have been saying this every day since the day I served the young master, and now I will recite it for you without moving." ”

Steward Xue slapped him on the back again and said, "You kid, you're still laughing at me, see if I don't talk about you in front of the young master." ”

"Don't dare, don't dare, you, hurry up, otherwise the young master should really be angry with me,"

Steward Xue didn't make fun of Sanshun, he walked quickly to the young master's study, Sanshun knocked on the door, Xue Qianxun answered, and he took Steward Xue in.

Xue Qianxun said to Steward Xue, "I want to ask you something?" ”

Steward Xue hurriedly bent down and said, "Young master, how can you say that, you are the master, and the old slave is a servant, how can you use the word for the old slave." ”

Xue Qianxun said lightly: "You were brought up by my father, and you have always been loyal to him, and today I beg you to do something related to my father." ”

Steward Xue muttered in his heart, no wonder he asked Sanshun along the way, he always asked three questions and didn't know, he was waiting for him here, he thought about it and said, "I don't know what the young master said?" ”

Xue Qianxun said: "Sanshun handed the hairpin on my table to Steward Xue. ”

Sanshun hurriedly stepped forward, picked up the hairpin and handed it to Uncle Xue, and was glared at by him fiercely, he helplessly forbidden his nose, each for his own master, he didn't dare to reveal too much.

Steward Xue wondered, the young master was going to bribe him, holding the hairpin, he always felt that it was very familiar, so he only heard the young master say: "Steward Xue, this is Xue Ning's hairpin, which was picked up by Sanshun at the door of the backyard, you send it to my father." ”

How did Steward Xue not understand the meaning of the young master, he knew all the big and small things in this mansion, but the smart man deliberately pretended to be confused, the young master handed him the hairpin and asked him to transfer it to the master, just to tell the master about the eldest lady leaving home, and said with some hesitation: "This is ...... This....... ”

Xue Qianxun said slowly: "Once a son of heaven and a courtier, when my father is old, who will take your place if he can't keep it, what do you say?" ”

Threat, naked threat, but Steward Xue must also accept it willingly, because now most of the business of the Xue Mansion is in the hands of the young master, Steward Xue said: "The little one understands what the young master means." ”

Xue Qianxun chuckled and said, "I Dao Steward Xue is a person who understands, and I don't want anyone to know that I arranged this matter." ”

"Yes, the old slave understands." Xue Qianxun bent down again.

"Also, it's better to do this sooner rather than later, you know what I mean?"

"The old slave will go and tell the old master, and he will not delay the young master's plan."

Xue Qianxun nodded with satisfaction, picked up the brush and wrote on the rice paper, and said slowly: "Sanshun, you send Steward Xue out of the house for me." ”

After Steward Xue went out, he was about to hit Sanshun, and his figure quickly dodged and said, "Why are you beating me again." ”

"You kid, you will calculate me with the young master,"

"No, where do I know what Young Master Dao thinks in his heart, I will do whatever he asks me to do."

"Okay, okay, I finally know who I mean by being ungrateful?" The angry Steward Xue threw up his sleeves and walked away, leaving Sanshun with a back.

Sanshun snickered behind his back, wiped it and said, "Uncle Xue, where is the master in the study?" It doesn't matter if he hears it or not, he brings the words anyway.

After Steward Xue came out of the young master's study, he calmed his head and thought about how to talk to the master about it, thinking of the master's violent temper, alas! Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.