The first half of the night was spent in a dream, and it was not until the second half of the night that A-Yao fell asleep peacefully. There was something in her heart, and she didn't wake up consciously when the drum of the fifth watch was beating outside.

"Green Frost."

Although the body sat up, the consciousness was far from clear. Holding the quilt and rubbing her eyes, she shouted out indistinctly.

Qingshuang, who was sleeping on the couch outside, almost thought that she was hallucinating, but her sense of responsibility tended to make her confirm it herself. When she saw the girl sitting up in the bed, her chaotic spirit instantly cleared up.

"Why does the girl get up so early?"

"If you have something to do today, you have to prepare early."

That's true, but the girl got up too early. While stepping back and instructing someone to prepare water, Qingshuang thought about the changes of the girl from home in a month. From taking the initiative to ask to enter the academy, to standing up every day, and then realizing herself on the day of the apprenticeship ceremony, she has even gotten up earlier than the maids in the academy.

Not only that, but the girl who used to fish for three days and dry nets for two days when she was studying now takes her homework very seriously. Walking outside the bedroom, Qingshuang saw all kinds of silk piled up on the table. These are the samples stored by the Hu family over the years. In the past, the girl had always been dismissive of these things, but now she had to take out a piece of it in between her homework, and read the introduction in the book while touching it.

is so serious that she is distressed to see a maid. Even if the girl doesn't work hard, she can live her life safely, why do you have to work so hard.

But in addition to being distressed, she was more moved, and admired the girl more and more from the heart. It turned out that she didn't just talk about it, she really wanted to take on the responsibility of the Hu family, how could such a hard-working girl not let her follow it wholeheartedly?

Qingshuang, who was originally grateful to A-Yao for saving her life when she was framed by the nurse, will be even more desperate. Thinking of the incident she had been hiding, she finally broke through her fear of the little marquis and made up her mind.

After waiting for A-Yao to finish freshening up, she waved away the others, stepped into the bed and stood in front of the dressing mirror, and she knelt down with a "bang".

"Girl, Qingshuang has been hiding something from you, little marquis, he ......"

"Brother Jing," Seeing Qingshuang's nervous appearance, Ah Yao's heart instantly raised her throat: "Did he bully you?" ”

Thinking of the dream last night, the low and pleasant "You like me" seemed to still echo in her ears, and the end of her question brought a little bit of weakness that she was not easy to detect.

"It's nothing for the little marquis to bully Qingshuang, it's just that the slave is worried about him...... Bullying the girl. ”

Ah Yao only felt a "boom" in her head, and said tremblingly: "Did he really bully you?" ”

"The slave is fine, but I'm worried about the girl. You are going to inherit the Hu family's business, if the little marquis he has ulterior motives......"

It seems that there is nothing wrong, Ah Yao only felt that her heart couldn't stop falling, but she still cheered up: "Don't worry, I will definitely call the shots for you." I'll report to the master later, if he doesn't give you a name today, we won't have this military salary banquet! ”

I didn't expect Brother Jing to be such a person! In fact, A-Yao was not unaware, occasionally he would look at Qingshuang with a very terrifying gaze, and every time he saw him, Qingshuang would be extremely nervous. But she never thought that as a guest of Hu Mansion, he would dare to do such a thing in broad daylight.

"Reputation?" Qingshuang, who was full of excitement and worry, was stunned, "Did the girl misunderstand something?" There is no love between the slave and the little marquis. ”

The falling heart stopped instantly, and Ah Yao wondered: "But didn't he bully you?" ”

"Master Hou took his sister as a threat, and ordered the slave to do something behind the girl's back."

"Sister?"

"The slave's sister is Qingyu......"

Green Jade! The memory of losing Baidie's sari on the first day after rebirth struck, and at that time she felt that the name Qingshuang sounded a little familiar, but she couldn't remember anything for a while, and she finally figured it out. In her previous life, there was a resourceful maid beside Shen Moci who was also called this name, and when she sold the ancestral house of the Hu family, she came forward to negotiate with her, and when she handed over the deed, she suddenly asked:

"I don't know if Miss Hu still remembers Sister Qingshuang."

At that time, it had been several years since Qingshuang was punished to death by the nurse, and she really couldn't remember such a person for a while. And she vaguely remembered that after her face was ignorant, Qingyu's face was so strong that it almost turned into real hatred.

It turned out that the two were sisters, and the hatred in the previous life was explained.

"Then you two sisters, why didn't you enter the Hu family together?" It stands to reason that this kind of sister-in-law will also take care of it.

"Because the slave maid was given away by her father and mother as soon as she was born......"

Qingshuang used as brief words as possible to recognize herself and Qingyu, and then the academy was forced by the little marquis to frame Shen Moci with his belly pocket and tell all kinds of things.

"When the belly pocket incident first came out, the slave maid wanted to sue the girl, but he used Sister Qingyu as a threat. Originally, the slave thought that he was towards the girl, so he didn't say anything if he was a little selfish. ”

It turned out that the thing that made Shen Moci make a big fool of himself in the academy was done by Brother Jing, which made Ah Yao's heart not hang, but sweet, and even a smile appeared on the corner of her lips.

Although Ah Yao is not in love, she is not stupid. She didn't react when she blushed and heartbeat last night, but last night's dream made her realize that maybe she really liked Brother Jing.

"Brother Jing is helping me in secret?"

Girl! Qingshuang said helplessly: "It's not that the slave thinks too much, the little marquis's move may have another meaning." The purpose of his coming to Qingcheng was to recruit military salaries, and the Hu family happened to be short of silver. Who in Qingcheng doesn't know that the old man loves the girl, and it is more useful to help the girl than to help the master. ”

Who doesn't love silver? Born in poverty, Qingshuang knows better than her own girl, and silver is better. Xiao Hou Ye is so scheming, who knows if he deliberately deceived his own girl.

"It doesn't seem like it's impossible......

In the previous life, Ah Yao would definitely deny it without even thinking about it, how could anyone be so scheming. But after falling into that step in her previous life because of her family's wealth, she was a little more cautious when she was reborn. The sweetness in her heart gradually faded, and she regained her calmness.

"In any case, after finishing today's military salary, let's comb my hair with a refreshing hairstyle."

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Lu Jingyuan found that the silly girl who was obviously caring for him last night had a 180-degree turn in her attitude this morning. Not only calmed down, but also took advantage of the unprepared glances at him with a little more scrutiny and vigilance.

Although she thinks she hides it well, who can't see her simple mind that can make people look to the end at a glance?

There is something strange.

Thinking of the meeting he had set last night, he suppressed the anxiety in his heart. He calmly finished his breakfast and stepped into the carriage with the Hou Fu mark.

This time, he did not deliberately hide his whereabouts, but let the government soldiers sent by the state accompany him. The soldiers dressed in gold armor and holding big swords raised the chess pieces of the Hou Mansion high, opened the way left and right, and swaggered through the market.

Ah Yao, who was sitting in the Hu family's carriage in the back, watched this scene through the car window, only feeling that such a proud young man disdained to deceive people with tricks, thinking like this, she was faintly relieved.

And she soon found herself reassured too soon.

Yunlailou has already opened its doors to welcome guests, and as the most respected status, the little marquis made his final appearance.

The Hu family's carriage arrived one step earlier in the shortcut road, and as the person who recorded the number of donations, Ah Yao sat at the door, and her position was relatively close to the silk merchant who was almost close to the Shen family. Before she could sit down, there was already a summons from outside, and the hall quickly quieted down, and several people who had been greeting Daddy also returned to their respective positions and sat on the ground waiting.

The few businessmen sitting beside her were the same, but from the angle, she could still see clearly their hands that were so nervous that they clenched into fists, as well as their faintly trembling bodies.

Obviously, Shen Jinshan only asked for a lot of silver from Daddy yesterday, and it stands to reason that this should be the time when their morale is high. Originally, she was worried that such a seating arrangement would cause them to be dissatisfied and cause trouble. Unexpectedly, not only did they not feel the slightest resentment, but they were also very nervous.

And as Soapboots stepped into the door and stood in front of her, the merchant closest to her was so nervous that the hairs on his neck stood on end.

What exactly did he do?

Ah Yao raised her head and looked at the young man in Xuanyi in front of her. As soon as she looked up, she noticed that something was wrong, different from her usual indifference before, nor the almost hallucinatory gentleness of last night, the expression on the young man's face at this moment was very solemn, and she was a little suffocated by the pressure of the officials.

"The amount of your donations that I am making today will be recorded by the senior sister of this candidate, that is, the girl of the Hu family."

Ah Yao subconsciously looked at the businessman next to her, these people usually laugh at the Hu family is a desperate family, and after the death of Daddy in the previous life, they even forced directly to the door, without hiding their disdain and distrust for her, each one is more ugly than the other. They have always looked down on her, and they should have reacted to this matter of giving her such a heavy matter, right?

It was indeed a reaction, and Shang Jia next to him stiffened his neck and looked over, showing a flattering smile between his eyes.

"The girl of Brother Hu's family is a master disciple of Mo Daru and Master Kuhai, of course we can rest assured."

Sycophants, this is the voice of all the businessmen of the Shen family, and then they also echoed and praised Ah Yao. What kind of ice and snow is smart, Hui is blue-hearted, and all kinds of good words can't wait to be added to A-Yao.

This time, not only Ah Yao, but even Hu Jiuling is not calm. Yu Guang glanced at Shen Jinshan across the table, could it be that he still had some crooked tricks hidden?