After seeing the family Ding who came to the Hu family to pour oil and set fire to the original road, he stood by the corner gate, looking at the osmanthus tree in the courtyard that was the same as in the guest room of the Hu Mansion, Lu Jingyuan suddenly felt a little excited.

In the past, at this hour, he had already sneaked into the boudoir under the cover of the osmanthus tree and "hugged" the beauty.

accidentally provoked that girl, and he was not good at explaining...... No, he had already spoken very clearly that day, but unfortunately the girl was too stupid to understand, or she was scared when she understood. He felt more anxious than the former, so he preferred to believe that the girl was too stupid.

She's always been so stupid anyway!

So what is the truth? In the boudoir in the backyard of the Hu Mansion, Qingshuang, who stood at the table and thoughtfully polished the ink for her own girl, was also asking this question.

"With the help of Master Hou before, the girl sorted out the account books faster. Since he didn't come, you had to be busy until midnight every day. Girl, are you and Hou Ye having an awkward relationship? ”

The movement of grinding ink slowed down, and the soul of gossip in Qingshuang's body burned brightly.

"Nope."

The movement of holding the pen did not stop in the slightest, and Ah Yao shook her head affirmatively.

"Why is that girl like this, is she afraid of the master?"

After figuring out the abacus and slowly checking the last account to make sure that nothing was wrong, A-Yao put down the pen and looked up to see a pair of curious eyes.

Qingshuang, this girl, is now more and more afraid of her. Seeing the vibrant Qingshuang in front of her, she couldn't help but think of the maid who was casually framed by the nurse in her previous life and beaten to death with a stick. There is a trace of guilt in her heart, and she usually indulges her more.

And it was these subtle connivances that completely changed her fate.

Through the changes of Qingshuang, Ah Yao faintly realized: many seemingly big things, usually the subtleties have already been revealed little by little, but they only broke out at the critical moment.

Not only Qingshuang, but also the Hu family in the previous life. It is precisely because she has been indulging in pleasure for thirteen years and knows nothing about business, even if she takes over the Hu family's business at a critical moment, she is confused, and she can only let Song Qinwen fool her, and finally Shen Moci took away her family wealth.

What about her relationship with Brother Jing?

She is not a person who does not distinguish between good and bad, and she also knows how good Brother Jing is to her. But she was so good to him when she was in trouble, so good that she silently took on all the troubles and troubles.

She is indeed very happy to be treated so solemnly, but at the same time she is also very distressed.

In addition to being distressed, she is also a little worried, how long can the relationship of unilateral payment and a single party bear all the responsibilities be maintained?

Even if it is iron, it will be deformed and bent in the hammer hammer hammer again and again, not to mention Brother Jing's flesh and blood body. She hopes that she can grow up to be his reliable backing, usually he shelters her from the wind and rain, and when he can't do it, she can also stand up and help.

But now he didn't tell her anything, which made her nowhere to start. She wanted to change this, so even if she thought about him now, she had to endure it.

As soon as I thought of this, a hand in front of me shook back and forth, companion

Ah Yao quickly gathered her mind, closed the account book, and said gently to her: "It's okay, there is indeed something between me and Brother Jing, but it's not a big deal, it'll be fine in a few days." ”

Five days have passed, and during this time, she is not as calm as she seems on the surface, at least what and when she uses it in the guest house every morning, noon and evening, she knows all of this. There is no need to deliberately probe, she is in charge of the feed every day, and it is difficult for her to think about it.

So she knew that there were more and more leftovers in the guest house these days, and the meal time was getting later and later, and even the pressure on the maid who passed the meal every time was getting bigger and bigger.

Brother Jing is not completely unresponsive, not only that, but for him, who has always been unfazed, this reaction is already very big. The Cold War was working, and she estimated that the heat was about the same.

Seeing the moon rising, she yawned, walked to the side of the bed and ordered: "Qingshuang, from tomorrow, send more people to keep an eye on the Shen family." ”

She has to prepare with both hands, there are some things that others don't tell her, can't she find out by herself?

With a score in her heart, she was no longer irritable, pulled up the quilt and retracted it entirely, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

When A-Yao was in the middle of her dream, a "water ghost" in Xuanyi suddenly appeared on the side of the Jianhu wharf.

After driving away the Shen family's subordinates who intended to set fire, Lu Jingyuan, who had nothing to do and didn't want to go back to the Hu family's guest house, began to wander unscrupulously, guessing the reason why the girl was suddenly cold to him while shaking him. Was he hurt? Or was he scared?

Two very different speculations began to fight in his mind, alternating between them to gain the upper hand, making him distraught at one time and almost crazy at the other.

The girl ignored him, and had to find a way to coax her.

The thought had just risen in his mind, and he had already come up with an idea. In the night, Xuanyi flew and rushed straight in the direction of the Qingcheng official office.

Qingcheng County has been very unstable recently. Jiangnan is the land of Great Xia, and Qingcheng Silk City is second only to Huainan Yan City's prosperity, as a county parent official, he does not say that he is offered, and the merchants in the city are also polite to him. In addition, the Hu and Shen families have been fighting for many years, and no one can help anyone, and his county order in power has become a transcendent existence, and his life is called a nourishment.

But after the little marquis came, it was turned upside down in just one month. The balance between Hu and Shen's two families for decades has been broken, and the back of the big tree is good for the shade, and Master Hu has become half of the sky above his head. Fortunately, he is not a corrupt official who likes to scavenge the people's fat and ointment, and Master Hu is also a person who knows etiquette, and the two are relatively peaceful.

After convincing himself here, he quickly adjusted his mentality. But just a few hours after adapting, news came from the front that the return fleet of the little marquis was attacked in the Tiger Prison Gorge, and his whereabouts were unknown. This marquis is not the kind of fancy man with a title, just looking at his biological mother, he can roughly estimate the lofty status of his position. Although this is only a marquis, his weight is not lighter than that of the princes in the capital. If something happened to him, the state officials didn't want to have good fruit to eat.

Hu and Shen finally competed for each other, and the snipe and clam no longer competed with each other, and he, the fisherman, lost a little yellow and white at most. But the whereabouts of the little marquis are not confused, what he may want to lose is the black gauze hat on his head. Thinking of this, he was anxious in his heart, and the offering of three incense sticks every morning and evening was more pious than when he worshiped his ancestors.

It was probably his sincerity that moved the heavens, and finally the little marquis returned safely. Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, news came from the front that the sky above his head, Wu Tongzhi rebelled, and this disappearance was completely caused by him.

Rebel? He won't be involved, will he...... Thinking of the filial piety sent to him during the New Year's holidays, the white hair on the top of the county commander's head was like a weed in spring, and it grew rapidly.

When Lu Jingyuan stepped on the moon and came, the county magistrate, who was unable to sleep and eat, was lighting the lamp and boiling oil, sitting in front of the diorama, holding a copper tweezer to pick the new white hair in the past few days.

It's not that the county order's hobbies are too weird, they are all from the imperial examination, and he will also be given poetry to write poetry, but he is so anxious now that he just wants to put his hair. Pulling it out, a figure suddenly appeared in the mirror.

After being stunned for two seconds, he shouted in horror: "Ghost." ”

The figure was getting closer and closer to him, and the handsome and uncast face was clearly reflected in the mirror, as if it was somewhat familiar. After being stunned again, he finally reacted.

"Hou, Lord Hou, the subordinates definitely did not rebel."

"Rebellion?"

Thinking about how to please that girl, Lu Jingyuan's voice regained his usual coldness. The cold tone was heard in the ears of the county order, that is, Xingshi asked for guilt, and suddenly he fell to his knees.

The county order is so obvious, no matter how stupid Lu Jingyuan is, he knows what he is thinking, not to mention that he is extremely intelligent, and he has already guessed his mind in a moment. He has always done things above board, so he naturally disdains to use this matter to coerce people, and after explaining it clearly in a few words, he directly explained his intentions.

"Recently, because of the incident in the Tiger Prison Gorge, the state is very uneven, and the curfew is especially necessary to watch the prison, no matter what happens, you can't mess up."

Hou Ye believes that he is innocent, and the head on his head can be regarded as preserved. Putting his heart back in his stomach, the frightened county order had no time to think about anything else. Hearing the little marquis's instructions, he swore that he would fulfill his duties.

When the man with a temperament that was colder than Sanjiu Shuofeng left, he finally realized his reaction. What does Hou Ye mean by the special curfew?

Before he could think about it again, there was a firelight from the eastern canopy, and at the same time there was a noise in the front yard. Put on your clothes and go out, just in time to see the master come to report, and a warehouse somewhere in the city is flooding.

"Then hurry up and send someone to save ......" Before the last word "fire" was spoken, remembering the instructions of the little marquis, he stopped stiffly, but asked, "Where to go to the water?" ”

There is no impermeable wall in the world, and the property that Shen Moci hides in the shadows may not be clear to others, but as the parent official of this county, how can they not know it. Immediately, the master leaned over and said in the ear of the county order: "It is a warehouse in the city that accumulates fabrics, and the Shen family's secret assets. ”

"The Shen family?"

The county commander frowned, Shen Jinshan had given him a lot of filial piety before, but now he ......

Thinking of the cold temperament of the little marquis, the county commander secretly touched the black gauze hat that he was not wearing on his head.

"Wu thieves are plotting rebellion, the recent situation in the state is unstable, and the curfew must be in accordance with the rules. On the Shen family's side, you send someone to say it secretly. ”

Inform Huisheng that if the Shen family has a way, he can save the fire by himself, and he can be regarded as benevolent and righteous in doing this. Yawned, thinking like this before falling asleep.

He thought so, but he forgot one thing: this time is different from the past, and the Shen family today is not the behemoth that can stand side by side with the Hu family before. After a few blows, even with the former acquaintance Wu Youliang, the relationship was severed, and now the Shen family is completely mud bodhisattvas crossing the river and it is difficult to protect themselves, let alone breaking the curfew to fight the fire.

The message from the county government was delivered quickly, and Shen Moci, who was sitting in the deserted courtyard, thinking about the progress of several secret letters, and thinking about how to turn over, was completely stunned after hearing the news.

"Walking on the water? Not the Hu family's treasury? ”