The heat of the day was not a good sign, and in the evening the north wind suddenly rose, and the dark clouds quickly gathered from all directions, and in a short time the snow particles the size of beans fell with a brush, and the oblique dense weaving fell on the head of Shanbao from the gap between the withered vines.

Jin Se wrapped her cloak tightly, and walked all the way out of the pergola to the west courtyard where Zu Baifu lived, and the return of the gang members was already appropriate, and Shanbao felt that it was time for him to talk to Zu Baifu.

Although it belongs to the same ancestral compound, but Zu Baishou and Zu Baifu's residence is still relatively independent, according to the traditional concept of East and West Small, Zu Baishou lives in the East Courtyard, also known as the East Mansion, and Zu Baifu lives in the West Courtyard, also known as the West Mansion, the two courtyards are connected by a narrow passage in the middle, each with a small door, which is convenient for walking back and forth at ordinary times, and the small door is arranged with a door.

Seeing that Shanbao arrived, Menzi hurriedly opened the door, bowed down and invited in, just a mother-in-law who was familiar with Menzi at night, and brought the pickles he made to Menzi, and Menzi let this mother-in-law go in to pass through Zu Baifu and Dou's, saying that the big boss was coming.

The mother-in-law's footsteps were sharp, and she ran away in a moment, Jin Se looked at the back of the mother-in-law and said, "Why didn't the young lady go to his door and directly find the second master to hug the house." ”

Shanbao was choked under the wind and snow, lowered his head, listened to Jin Se's complaints, and explained: "Have you forgotten what Jì Mingzhu said, I deliberately came to his house for a walk, if I have a mountain high and a low water recently, everyone must suspect that he did it." ”

This is the reason, but for the Zu Baifu couple, Jin Se feels that they don't necessarily take care of these, and it's not that they are stupid, in the final analysis, they are ruthless and reckless.

The temperature changes suddenly, cold to the bone, the snow falls and freezes instantly, the road is very slippery, Shanbao is careful at his feet, when he doesn't go long, Xifu has sent an old lady and a girl to come out to meet Shanbao, hugging before and after, the stars come to Zu Baifu and Dou's residence like the moon, at the door, standing Dou, is stretching his neck to look at it.

Shanbao thought that if the Dou clan knew that he had come to Xingshi to ask for sin, he would probably not be so enthusiastic.

When he got closer, Dou hurriedly greeted him, shouting and shouting: "Sister-in-law wants to come, you should send someone to inform me in advance, I will send someone to pick me up, it is difficult for my sister-in-law to come this way for such a long way, see that the shoes are stained with mud, why not take a sedan chair, the wind and snow are heavy, I am sick when I turn back, my sister and I are deeply guilty." ”

After some chatter, Shanbao only replied to her with one sentence: "If you don't walk all day, I'm afraid you will become a waste." ”

Dou Shi pulled the fat and smiled, very embarrassed, she just doesn't walk all day long, almost goes to a toilet and wants to sit in a sedan chair, the body is weak, and she will be tired when she stands more, Shanbao just said casually, but she thought that Shanbao was insinuating, twisting the old waist to support Shanbao, the age difference is huge, and it looks like a discord.

When I entered the room, there was naturally Zu Baifu waiting inside, and it was another hypocritical courtesy.

Jin Se took off Shanbao's cloak and dusted off the snow on it, Dou accompanied Shanbao to sit on the kang, Zu Baifu set up a chair opposite them, and the maids took tea and fruit cakes, and stood aside with their hands waiting for instructions.

Mingzhen came over and said to Jinse: "The girl also sits." ”

took the cloak and instructed a little girl to show Jinse a seat in the corner.

Shanbao only warmed the teacup in his hand, and said to Dou Shi: "Let them all go down." ”

Dou's heart was shocked, thinking that this kind little lady would not come to her side for no reason, and retreat from the next person, there must be something confidential to say, a good thing she will not find on her head, and the rest is of course a bad thing, thinking about the recent relationship with her husband There is nothing for her to handle, not afraid that she will make something out of nothing, if it is reasonable, she is an iron tooth and copper teeth, and she is still a lotus tongue, she is afraid, so she will be safe, and see Mingzhen said: "Go down." ”

The girls all withdrew, and Dou Shi looked at Jin Se: "Sister-in-law has such a caring person by her side, it is really a blessing from her previous life." ”

The implication is that my people have retreated, why are your people still sitting here.

Shan Baoyan didn't know her intentions, so he pretended not to understand, and said: "A few days ago, I went to the Fan family in Qixing Town, and the Fan family sued our ancestral family to the Yamen, saying that his master Fan ate the ginseng bought in our mountain store, and actually died with blood spraying from his mouth and nose. ”

One wall said, and she looked at Zu Baifu and Dou Shi on the other side.

In the evening, the lamp was not yet in charge, the room was a little dark, the charcoal fire in the brazier in front of the kang was particularly red, Dou's was close, and his face was reflected by the charcoal fire, and it became more ruddy, Shanbao said a word, she was first angry, her ruddy face was a little more pale, she was angry and pulled the fat, distorted her expression, and said loudly: "The Fan family must feel that the uncle is gone, and the ancestral family is in the presence of the woman sister-in-law, so I feel that it is easy to bully." ”

When Shanbao heard this, she was not really angry at all, but said this to herself, according to her meaning, this family is headed by Zu Baifu, and she will not be bullied.

Shanbao took a sip of tea, his hands were almost warm, put the tea on the kang table, and laughed softly: "It's not important, the important thing is that Young Master Fan confessed in front of Lord Qiu in the public court, saying that the second master gave him the idea of killing his father and taking his concubine." ”

At this point, he made a long pause, and his eyes swept over Zu Baifu's face, looking at his color.

Zu Baifu suddenly recalled the conversation between the two of them who sat together in the wine shop with Young Master Fan, so next, did Young Master Fan confess that he wanted to put the charge on the head of the ancestral family?

Thinking like this, Zu Baifu suddenly panicked, his heart pounded, and suddenly he also understood why this good treasure came to his house, no need to ask, she is here to ask about the crime, how should she quibble, after all, Young Master Fan has already said it in court, and it is difficult for him to deny it, the most important thing is that Young Master Fan is hateful, and he betrayed himself lightly, hey, regret not at the beginning, right now, knowing that quibbling is not useful, he still can't admit it.

Hanging Zu Baifu's heart high, Shanbao said slowly: "Young Master Fan also said...... "Forced to look at Zu Baifu," Young Master Fan also said that you asked him to use ginseng stewed arsenic for Master Fan to eat, and Master Fan died as soon as he died, so he attributed the blame to the ancestral family, saying that he ate the ginseng of the ancestral family and killed Master Fan. ”

Almost at the same time as Shanbao finished speaking, Zu Baifu took the case: "What nonsense! ”

Dou echoed in unison: "Nonsense! ”

Shanbaofu picked up the teacup again, brushed the tea leaves on it with the lid, moved slowly, looked leisurely, and whispered slowly: "I also said, how could the second master do this, but Young Master Fan will definitely not talk nonsense in the court, so, I don't come here for anything else, I just want the second master to do it himself, you hurt me not to worry, harm the ancestral family, how can this be cold lips and teeth, this is obviously lifting a stone to hit his own feet, if the ancestral family is dilapidated, there are eggs under the nest." (To be continued.) )