Chapter 33: The Aftermath
The coffin shop lit candles as usual, she first returned the credit, then ordered a coffin for herself, and then gave the shopkeeper some more silver, and carefully arranged the matters behind her.
The shopkeeper promised one by one, he was already sitting in the dead man's business, and he was already very numb to life and death, but he was also surprised, he had never seen an aunt like the Chu family, she had no attachment to life, and she was calm and calm about death. ,
Maybe it's finally over but a matter of heart, Yuqiao felt that his spirit had improved, and he had strength in his body, and he walked to the front of the house in a few steps, although the house was dilapidated, but it was also a place to shelter from the wind and rain.
"Squeak" pushed open the dilapidated door, Yuqiao fumbled for the fuel lamp, the flames swayed, and three strange black shadows were elongated.
There's someone in the house!
She had just realized that one of them had scurried behind her, a sharp knife that was cold enough to reach her neck.
"What did you say to the Marquis of Zhenyuan today? How do you recognize him? Two men slowly paced in front of her, one of them, who was not tall, asked angrily.
"Nothing was said! I don't know him either. Yu Qiao pursed her lips and said lightly, the other person was dissatisfied, as fast as electricity, took out the piece of peiyu from her waist, and handed it respectfully to the person who spoke.
"I still said I don't recognize it, otherwise, how could he give such a valuable thing to a pickled woman!" Stroking the piece of peiyu, the speaker's eyes were gloomy.
Yu Qiao looked at Na Peiyu, it was a pity that it fell into the hands of thieves, but he also sighed, they didn't even cover their faces, and they would never leave a living mouth, but unfortunately, if they were willing to wait for two more days, there was no need to stain their hands.
"Aunt Chu, Aunt Chu!" Someone shouted, it was the owner of the coffin shop, the blue handkerchief, the aunt of the Chu family actually left it in her own shop, so she kindly sent the handkerchief over.
The speaker winked, and Yu Qiao only felt that the tip of the knife slashed through his throat gently and cruelly, and the quenching chill passed by, and it was a severe pain that he could no longer bear.
Weakly poured on the edge of the kang, very cold, but the blood was viscous and hot, gushing out, slowly flowing down the body to the ground, and then diffuse, exuding a fishy rusty smell.
"Let's go, I'm still waiting for a reply!" Someone whispered something faintly, and the footsteps disappeared in an instant.
She's going to die!
That Hou Ye, there is a betrayal beside him.
When Yu Qiao swallowed his last breath, he thought vaguely in his heart, but if he didn't worry, such a hero of the world would be blessed by God, and he would be invincible and invincible-
Yuqiao opened her eyes, confused, and didn't know where she was!
There was still a chilling sensation on his neck from the tip of the knife cutting through the thin skin, and the smell of blood and fresh rust still lingered in his nose.
She stroked her neck with her hand, smooth and delicate, because it was densely covered with red silk embroidery, she was a little sweaty, only to feel that her throat was dry and thirsty, and she couldn't help but moan, but it was completely hoarse.
"Miss is awake?" A soft watery sound sounded, and the red curtain was lifted.
Yuqiao looked up suspiciously, it was a maid with a raw face, she thoughtfully helped Yuqiao to sit up, a white porcelain bowl of water had been prepared on the incense table on the side, picked a teaspoon of snow lotus dew, mixed it evenly before serving Yuqiao's clothes, and the action was neat and not procrastinating. Yuqiao only felt that the water was sweet and fragrant, and relieved the discomfort in her throat, and was about to open her mouth to inquire, when Zhang's Yuhuan just lifted the curtain and walked over, sitting on the edge of the bed, one by one, with a face full of concern.
She looked out the window, it was already bright, and smiled: "What about the ones in Caifu?" Last night, I made an appointment to meet on the west side of the Zhenghongmen building, and the sky is clear, they won't still be waiting there, right?"
Yu Huan's eyes turned red, and she pursed her lips and complained: "My sister has such a big thing, how can she still worry about those useless minions!" Father locked them up in the firewood room and wanted to get them out! ”
As soon as these words came out, Yu Qiao's face changed and looked at Zhang. Zhang hurriedly smiled: "Sister Qiao, don't worry, the master is angry for a while, I'll talk about it later, and let them turn around." However, in the end, it was negligence to prevent trouble, and the master was in danger, and this penalty of Yueyin as a miscellaneous worker could not be escaped. ”
Then he looked at the maid who was standing with his hands hanging down beside him, and pointed to the explanation and said: "Her name is Bixiu, not long after she came out of the palace, she is a smart and steady person who understands the rules, she is serving in my room, and the lord is not interested in your house, so he ordered her to be used by you as a personal use for managing hairpins and cups, and by the way to discipline these lazy girls." ”
Yuqiao looked at Bixiu, about twenty-two or three years old, with a long face, a tall figure, wearing a honey-colored jacket, covered with blue shoulders, calm and quiet, and very generous. Since it is such an incomparable thing as Caifu, my heart is also happy.
Then she talked again, she couldn't help it, and asked Zhang with a shy face: "Mother, who sent me back yesterday?" ”
Zhang sighed: "Sister Qiao bluffed us this time. Your car was carried away by the sedan chair driver, and not long after, there was a soft sedan chair to pick it up, and those girls only then knew that there was a mess, and they scattered to find it, how could there be your shadow. Xiao got out of the big thing, Chu Yun came back first to report, and we learned that you were robbed. Just like a hot pot ant, it happened that General Zhou asked someone to carry a soft sedan car to come to the house together, and it was the flower thieves who robbed you, and he was fortunate to be noticed by him in time, and nothing unbearable happened, but you were poured sweat medicine, slept all night, and the lord accompanied him for a night, and only entered the palace before dawn. ”
"Father, he!" As soon as Yuqiao's throat was hot, his eyes were moist.
Zhang Shi saw that she was emotional, and said: "That Zhou, the general repeatedly told me not to make a noise about this matter, for fear of ruining your reputation, he is the young Yin of Yanjing Mansion, and he will quickly investigate this matter and not let Sister Qiao be wronged." ”
Yuqiao only smiled lightly, seeing that she was not in good spirits, the drug addiction didn't seem to be over yet, so Zhang's Yuhuan was considerate and dispersed.
While there was no one, she turned Zhou Zhenwei's words over and over in her head.
Zhou Zhenwei's remarks were understated, erasing the thrilling together, and the idea of weakening the matter would not worry his family. Yu Qiao knew that he had good intentions, and such a rude and upright man also had careful thoughts.
Thinking like this, Yuqiao seemed to have eaten a sugar-stained aged snowflake plum, and the tip of her tongue was lightly sweet, and it was soft and soft and sour on the tip of her heart, with a slight bright bitterness.
In another life, she didn't come to find a good marriage.
She is just in time, she is a good youth who is scorching with a peach, and she should have a weak willow warm breeze, and a light daughter's heart like green smoke and mist.
But under such an extremely fresh appearance, she is just a touch of soul left out of the world, omitted by God, with a sorrowful cry and hidden pain, thunder and rain, and came to avoid disasters for Trumen.
As for anything else, there was nowhere to put it, and she had no heart to do it.
"Miss!" The brocade curtain was lifted, and there was the sound of trivial and messy footsteps, mixed with the cry of sorrow and forbearance.
Yu frowned, sighed lightly, and helplessly looked at these girls who had suffered all night and said, "I'm fine, you guys are okay, we have no right to do this, how about it?" ”