General Shi rushed out of the door in three steps and two steps, "Jin'an, come in!" ”

The little servant he brought was waiting outside the courtyard gate, and when he heard the call, he hurriedly trotted in, "Master, here." ”

General Shi stood on the steps and shouted, "What's the matter, didn't you hear anything shouting outside?" ”

The little guy was so frightened that his legs were weak and he knelt down, "Master, I just stood at the door, and I saw an old mother in the hall running over from An Rongtang, shouting 'murder' as she ran, I was about to catch up and ask, sir, you called me, I didn't go." ”

"Bastard, under the big festival, what are you shouting about, go to the outer door to find a few little guys, and tie up the old woman and lock her up in the firewood room!"

"Yes!" Jin An turned over and went outside to find someone.

General Shi turned his head and comforted Shi Shu and Aunt Zhang, who came out behind, and said, "Shu'er, don't be afraid, it is estimated that the old woman has drunk too much wine, don't go back to Mingyue Pavilion tonight, you two will be companions." I'll go to An Rong Tang to see what's going on, and I'll send someone to tell me something. ”

Aunt Zhang hurriedly agreed, "Don't worry about us, go to the eldest lady to have a look, Shu'er has me to take care of her." ”

General Shi looked back at Aunt Zhang deeply, nodded and said, "Tell the girls to be vigilant, I'll go first." ”

Aunt Zhang held Shu'er in one hand and said slowly, "Got it, let's go." ”

Here, General Shi instructed a few old women to lead the way with lanterns, and Shu'er had been leaning on Aunt Zhang's side delicately, but at this time she stood up and said, "Chunxiao will also follow to see, if there is anything to report, I and my aunt will be worried about it." ”

General Shi nodded as he walked out, "It's still Shu'er thoughtful, let's go in with your aunt, I'll talk back and forth later." ”

Because Longxiangyuan is the farthest away from An Rong Hall, when General Shi arrived at An Rong Hall, the entire An Rong Hall was brightly lit, all the rooms and houses had arrived, and the women all went in to accompany the eldest lady, Shi Zheng stood at the door waiting for his father, and when he saw General Shi coming, he hurriedly stepped forward to ask for peace.

General Shi asked in a deep voice, "What's wrong?" ”

Shi Zheng leaned over and replied, "I also heard that the spring fiber in the eldest lady's room fell into the Purple Flower River. Some people also said that he was pushed down, and it happened that the second brother came to greet the eldest lady and saved the Chunxian girl in time, so there was no major incident. ”

General Shi instructed Shi Zhengdao: "This matter is not trivial, you go and find the housekeeper first, let the subordinates take care of their own mouths, and don't talk about it privately." A few days ago, there was a poisoning incident, which has already made people talk about it, and this time it was even better, and it actually caused a lot of death. You...... Know how? ”

Shi Zheng bowed down to receive the order, "My son knows, so I'll do it." ”

When General Shi walked into the main room of An Rongtang, the room was already full of warblers and warblers, and they were surrounding one of the slightly older women to persuade them. The woman's eyes were full of tears and grief.

Seeing General Shi come in, the women hurriedly bowed down and saluted. Only the woman stepped forward and grabbed General Shi's sleeve and cried loudly, "Master, it's all my fault, I didn't take care of the house, and I shamed your face, my lord, ......."

General Shi sighed, "What a big deal, you are an elder, how can you set an example for the juniors?" Xian'er, help your mother into the back room to rest. ”

The second young master's wife, Min Xian, came out from the side and hugged Mrs. Kong, "Big lady, come with me to the inner room to rest for a while, it's good that the master is here, don't worry." ”

Madame Kong pulled her sleeve back from her hand without a trace. This second daughter-in-law has always been intimate, and originally wanted to win her over, but she was the same as the second child who didn't know where to come, she didn't know whether she was hot or cold, and she didn't know whether she was a family or not. But thinking that the general asked her to help herself into the house, leaving Yurong outside, thinking that she wanted to leave Yurong to interrogate, this is okay, Yurong is her own niece, and she won't talk nonsense, but she can rest assured. Then he nodded and agreed, "Thank you for your trouble, I'll stay in the back room, and I'll come over if anything summons me." ”

"Madame, rest well, don't worry." As he spoke, General Shi looked around the room and saw that the eldest lady Shi Jing was also there, "Jing'er, you and your girl will also go to accompany your mother, so that she will not be afraid." ”

Shi Jing wanted to stay in the main house to find out the news, but when she heard her father say this, she had to come over and help Mrs. Kong into the back room.

When the people in the house were halfway through, General Shi let out a long sigh, turned back to the eldest young grandmother who had been standing next to him and asked, "Yurong, the eldest lady has been in poor health recently, so she asked you to help the housekeeper, why did so many things happen in just a short period of time." ”

Seeing this, Yurong hurriedly knelt down with a puff, and the group of maids and maids who followed behind him also knelt down. "Daddy, it's because the daughter-in-law is not good, she didn't help the eldest lady, and she indulged her subordinates, so many things happened. When I wait for tomorrow, I will take strict care of them and get out those lawless and deceived subordinates! ”

"Don't talk about the future, what happened to the girl who fell into the water today? What is it for, I can't think about it? ”

Yurong was puzzled, "That Chunxian is the eldest lady's girl, and I don't know much about it." A few days ago, he said that he was careless, and he made almond tea as a dried fruit for Qiu Zhen to drink, and Qiu Zhen took a sip, saying that the taste was wrong, so he put it aside, and after a while, he vomited more than once, and he saw the doctor to know that he had eaten bitter almonds by mistake, and it was easy to use less, and his life was safe. After the eldest lady knew, she called Chunxian to ask, but Chunxian refused to admit it. Later, the eldest lady thought that the August Festival was about to be celebrated, and said that she would wait until the festival to talk about it, and let her take a good look at it in the firewood room...... Fell overboard. It's good that the second brother is here, otherwise something would have happened. ”

"Where's that girl now?"

"The eldest lady arranged to lie down in the side room, and she hasn't woken up yet......"

As he was talking, Shi Ming, who had just changed his clothes, came in, and saw a room full of kneeling, stunned, standing at the door, not knowing whether to enter or not. When General Shi saw him, he beckoned him in, turned back to the eldest young grandmother and said, "Get up, go back and ask the mothers-in-law how they take care of them, and then ask if anyone has seen anything else." Several people in our family are officials in the court, and when this kind of thing happens in the family, everyone is disgraced when it spreads. You are the eldest daughter-in-law, and you will be in charge of the family in the future, so be careful! ”

The girl next to her helped the young grandmother to get up, and the young grandmother agreed quietly, "Yurong knows." ”

"You should go and see the eldest lady too. By the way, I sent someone to tell Aunt Zhang that I had just come from her, and she was frightened, so I didn't let her come. ”

The eldest young grandmother frowned secretly, but still replied meekly: "Yes." ”

After sending a room of people, General Shi called Shi Ming to him, "What's the matter?" ”

Shi Ming thought for a moment, "I think this matter is a bit strange. ”

Just now, according to General Shi's instructions, he went to An Rongtang to greet the eldest lady. He came from the path, and happened to pass the Zihua River not far from the gate of An Rongtang, and saw a little girl standing by the river and sobbing. He didn't care much about it, thinking that it was just that the little girl in the courtyard was scolded by the master, and there was also a cry here. But before I could take a few steps forward, I heard a muffled sound of "poof", which was clearly the sound of someone falling into the water. When he turned around and ran to the river, he saw an old woman running away from the water's edge, shouting as she ran, "Kill, kill." He saw it very clearly, at that time, it was clear that only the girl was standing by the river, and she ran away from the river, just this old woman, could it be that after this old woman killed someone, she couldn't catch the thief by shouting that she was a thief? At that time, he didn't think about it so much, and plunged down to save people. The water of the Purple Flower River was very deep, and he dived several times before he caught the girl, and when he was under the surface, he seemed to see a man in black standing at the water's edge and looking down. When he fished someone out of the water, the man in black was gone, but the eldest lady came out with a large pile of maids and wives in the distance. For a while, people turned on their backs, and he didn't bother to look for someone again.

After listening to Shi Ming's words, General Shi was silent for a while, and then asked, "Have you ever returned home during the time you returned to the capital?" ”

Shi Ming lowered his head and thought for a moment, "Back to ......"

General Shi didn't continue to ask, but said to himself, "Last month, I was in the study, and I saw a person in a trance, like you. ”

Shi Ming's face was shocked, "Impossible." ”

"Oh, that's because I was wrong, I'm getting older, and I'm not reacting as much as I used to." General Shi looked at the inky night outside the window, "You should stay at home for a while recently, there are many people in the family, your eldest brother is busy with business, and the third brother and younger brother are young, so they don't care about anything." There are eldest ladies and Yurong in the backyard, and you have to take care of them in the front yard. This general's mansion is also a place with high walls and deep courtyards, and not everyone can come here. ”

Shi Ming nodded in response, "My son knows." Then he asked, "What about it?" ”

"The girl in your eldest lady's room, let her take care of it." Paused and said, "It's the August Festival tomorrow, and there's no hurry to let go of this matter, aren't people okay?" It's okay. ”

Shi Ming nodded, but they were just some girls, and they were all guarded, and they couldn't run, so they didn't have to worry. It's just that there are obviously outsiders in this house, which is a very important matter. Now the capital is calm on the surface, but in fact, there are turbulent waves in private, so you should be careful.

"Now that you're back at home, why don't you go and see your wife?" You and Xian'er go back, you're not here, Xian'er is very quiet, but she is a sensible daughter-in-law. General Shi saw Shi Ming in a daze, and couldn't help but order him to arrive, "Could it be that when you go back to the house, you still have to avoid her?" After all, they are husband and wife. ”

Shi Ming smiled, "She's not a tiger, why am I avoiding her?" When he came back this time, the prince had other arrangements, so he didn't go home for the time being. Now that the business is over, of course I have to go home. The son is retiring for the time being! ”

General Shi let out a long sigh, "Go ahead." ”