Xiao Qi's clamor did not call out the people in the reeds.

Bai Qingting was not in a hurry, the old god was still fishing on the ground, but the white buoy had not moved for a long time, she was a little moved, squinted her eyes and said:

"The fish in this creek were touched by children, right? It's been so long that I haven't seen half a small fish to bite the hook? ”

Xiao Qi sneered: "Young lady, this little fish doesn't have it, but doesn't the big fish have it?" ”

She meant something, and Bai Qingting and Xiao Er both heard it.

Her voice was deliberately unobstructed, and of course the two people on the other side could hear it.

Bai Qingting smiled lightly: "That's right, it's just that this big fish is a little shy, and I'd rather feed mosquitoes in the reeds than swim out of the water, in fact, I'm not terrible, I'm a good person!" Xiao Qi, did you say? ”

Xiao Qi replied loudly: "Yes! The young lady in the world is the best person in the world! ”

The corners of Xiao Er's mouth twitched.

Bai Qingting's respect for Xiao Qi's concept was very useful, and she smiled even more happily.

Xiao Qi laughed louder when he saw this.

The master and servant on the other side still didn't move.

After a while, the man at the head ordered the subordinates who followed him to retreat.

The two quietly left the reeds.

At dusk, the three of Bai Qingting's master and servant began to pack up their things and go back to the house, and Xiao Er settled down.

Xiao Qi said: "Xiao Er, you are too nervous, that person has already left!" ”

Xiao Er said: "If you go, you can also come back." ”

Xiao Qi thought about it, that person could break into the house, and it was really not a matter to sneak back.

Thinking that she looked in all directions, Xiao Er glared at her angrily:

"It's going to be nobody!"

Xiao Qi grinned.

Bai Qingting looked at Xiao Qi like this, and always had a feeling that Xiao Qi was getting more and more stupid, could it be that he was stupid because of Xiao Er's sternness?

Back at the house, the old man waited at the gate, and when he saw the three of them returning, he breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"It's finally back!"

That sounds interesting.

Bai Qingting glanced at Xiao Er, and Xiao Er stepped forward and asked the old man:

"What do you mean by that, Daddy?"

The old man said: "It's also that I have a poor memory when I'm old, and I forgot to tell you that there are no people around here, except for a village not far from the other side of the river behind the house, and it is more than 100 zhang away from the Lin family Zhuangzi, but it doesn't mean that this is too peaceful, on the contrary, it is very unpeaceful here at night!" ”

Bai Qingting approached and said, "Please tell me, dad, how is this not peaceful?" ”

The old man led Bai Qingting and the three of them into the house, and as soon as the door was closed, he asked the three of them to sit at his gatehouse.

Entering the gatehouse, Bai Qingting found that the place where the old man lived was really small, he owned the whole house, but he lived alone in this small gatehouse, she didn't understand.

As if seeing the confusion in her eyes, or seeing her looking around at all parts of the gatehouse, the old man sat down opposite the table of three people in the Baiqing Pavilion and said:

"In the past, when my wife was still there, my wife and I were in the side yard, and then my wife left, I lived alone in such a big yard was really boring, and then I simply moved to this gatehouse to live, by the way, look at the door, and only when I clean every day, I will go to the house to stop and go."

Bai Qingting said: "Daddy is so comfortable. ”

The old man smiled, revealing a silver mouth with few teeth left:

"It's not comfortable to be young, but it's a blessing to be free and easy to get old!"

Next, the old man talked about the things around the house that were not very peaceful.

The old man said a lot, all of which are examples of accidents in this neighborhood, so he actually summed it up, that is, there are no mountains or rivers in this area, but there are a few bandits from time to time.

Xiao Qi was surprised: "There are bandits here? ”

Xiao Er's face also sank: "Young lady, it's all ...... I didn't inquire about before."

Bai Qingting raised his hand to stop Xiao Er and Xiao Qi's words: "It's okay, a few thieves and bandits, can't you still deal with them?" ”

This can be dealt with, but it is more troublesome.

What's more, they were afraid of disturbing Bai Qingting.

The old man also heard it, and the three masters and servants in front of him all had the ability:

"So good! But if Madame doesn't think I'm nagging, it's better not to go out casually at night! ”

Bai Qingting naturally accepted the kindness of his father-in-law: "Thank you, Dad!" We don't go out at night. ”

The old man nodded: "That's good, that's good......"

Back in the main courtyard of the backyard, Bai Qingting sat down in the house stupidly, and muttered as if talking to himself:

"I don't know if it's true that there are bandits that my dad said?"

Xiao Qi didn't return the fishing rod to her husband, because Bai Qingting said that she would go fishing by the river tomorrow, so she put away the fishing rod and went back to the house, just hearing Bai Qingting's words:

"Daddy said that he has a nose and eyes, didn't he say that the eldest girl in the county was scared? I'm still sick in bed! ”

Bai Qingting said: "Maybe it's a lie, it's a bit exaggerated. ”

Xiao Er said: "This is also possible, but Dad said so, young lady, let's be careful." ”

Xiao Qi nodded: "Yes!" Young lady, we don't want to go out at night! ”

Bai Qingting smiled: "I didn't plan to go out." ”

I didn't catch any fish, so I wanted to eat the dish of braised fish for dinner, but I had to give up.

Bai Qingting was thinking in frustration, why couldn't she catch fish?

Even if it's a small fish, is her fishing skills so bad?

After thinking about it, she thought that it should be attributed to the fact that the man in the reeds on the other side of the river had startled the fish, or else there would be no fish in the river at all, and she would not have been able to catch a fish!

Unexpectedly, when Bai Qingting was making excuses for not being able to catch fish, the old man came.

He's got a big fish!

The old man was carrying a wooden bucket, the barrel was put down, and the three masters and servants of Bai Qingting saw that there was a big fish swimming in the bucket in half a bucket of water.

With a snap, Bai Qingting felt slapped in the face:

"Huh...... There are fish in the river, and they are so big-tailed......"

The old man smiled: "General Fang heard that you wanted to eat fish, and thought that you didn't catch a fish in your hands, so I went to fetch a fish that I had just caught yesterday and sent it to Madame, so that Madame can try it!" ”

That's really...... That's great!

Bai Qingting sincerely invited the old man: "Daddy also stay, when the meal is ready, Daddy will taste Xiao Qi's craftsmanship together, and the umami of such a big fish!" ”

Xiao Er was silent, but in his eyes, he also hoped that the old man who took care of them like this would stay and have a meal together.

Xiao Qi was even more enthusiastic, and pulled the old man to not let him go, but the old man agreed to stay, she let go of her hand and went to the kitchen to make dinner with the big fish in the barrel.

After having dinner in the main courtyard, the old man went back to the gatehouse.

When Xiao Qi went to boil water to bathe Bai Qingting, Bai Qingting said to Xiao Er:

"You will go back to the county later, and inquire about the current situation of the Wang brothers, if you want to ...... You don't want to look for the little four, in a short time, if you want to find the situation in detail, that's the fastest. ”

Little two should be.

After two quarters of an hour, Xiao Qi prepared everything in the clean room and came to invite Bai Qingting.

As soon as Bai Qingting entered the clean room, Xiao Er left without saying hello.

In the clean room, Xiao Qi waited for Bai Qingting to take a bath, and asked:

"Young lady, where did Xiao Er go?"

Bai Qingting closed his eyes, pointed to his shoulder, and said:

"Pinch, it's a little sour, I asked Xiao Er to find out if there is a situation in the Wang family...... It's weird, I don't have any work, why don't I feel very comfortable? ”

Xiao Qi sighed, his hands lightly pinched the place Bai Qingting pointed to, and after listening to Bai Qingting's last sentence, he couldn't help but persuade:

"Young lady, do you want to go to the county to ask for a doctor?"

Bai Qingting frowned when he heard this: "No need, I don't like the smell of medicine all over my body, not to mention that I'm fine, but I may be a little tired." ”

Xiao Qixin Dao didn't do anything, how could he be tired?

She was a little worried that her young lady was sick, but she and her son-in-law refused to see the doctor because of her temper, what should she do?

When Xiao Er came back from the county, it was almost midnight, and Bai Qingting fell asleep early and slept very deeply.

Xiao Qi motioned for Xiao Er to sit in the outer room, Xiao Er glanced at Bai Qingting and followed Xiao Qi out.

Sitting down at the table in the outer room, Xiao Qi was worried:

"Little Er, I think the young lady must be sick! But the young lady was stubborn and refused to see the doctor, what do you say? ”

Xiao Er also saw the strangeness of Bai Qingting's body, but when he thought about the two injuries on Bai Qingting's body, he felt that the matter of seeing the doctor had to be slow:

"When the wounds on the young lady's feet and back are completely healed, we will try to persuade the young lady to take a look at the doctor."

Xiao Qi was right to think about it, so he nodded and asked again:

"What did you find out tonight?"

Xiao Er didn't want to say: "Tomorrow morning, the young lady wakes up, I'll say it again." ”

Then no matter how Xiao Qi protested and pouted, Xiao Er still ignored it, walked into the inner room, sat down on the low table next to the couch in the inner room, and guarded the sleeping Bai Qingting.

Xiao Qi also walked in, and Xiao Er said:

"Go to sleep, I'll keep you here."

Xiao Qi said: "It's better for you to go to sleep, you must be tired from running in the county just now, I'll guard it, you go wash up first and then go to rest!" ”

Xiao Er sniffed the smell of his body, and the smell of sweat was indeed quite strong, so he nodded.

Xiao Er went to wash, and Xiao Qi took Xiao Er's place and sat down on the low table next to the bed.

After a while, Xiao Er washed up and came back, and Xiao Qi saw Xiao Er and whispered:

"Why are you here again? Let's go to a break! Young lady, I will guard here, I promise not to even go away! ”

Xiao Er shook his head, and just as he wanted to say something, he heard movement on the bed.

Bai Qingting woke up.

Xiao Qi stuck out her tongue, thinking in her heart if she spoke loudly just now and woke up her young lady?

Actually, Bai Qingting woke up early.

However, listening to Xiao Er and Xiao Qi talking in a low voice, discussing the question of who was guarding her, she felt warm in her heart for a while, and she was reluctant to be moved by their warm interaction, so she listened silently.

But when she heard Xiao Qi say "I promise not to even go away", she couldn't help but move.

Then he was caught by the alert Xiao Er and Xiao Qi.

Xiao Er lifted the bed tent: "The young lady is awake?" ”

Xiao Qi also lifted the bed tent on the other side: "But the slave maid...... Noisy until the young lady went to sleep? ”

Bai Qingting didn't sit up, he just lay down and smiled, his eyes were bright, and the corners of his mouth were pursed and he looked at the two people on the left and right in front of the bed and smiled:

"It's okay, I just think that if Xiao Qi doesn't even solve it, what should I do if I suffocate it?"

Xiao Er pursed his lips and smiled.

Xiao Qi blushed with embarrassment: "The young lady makes fun of the slave maid......"

I slept for more than an hour, and when I woke up again, Bai Qingting couldn't fall asleep, so he simply lay down for a while and then got up and sat down.

Xiao Qi hurriedly took the pillow for Bai Qingting to lean on, and Xiao Er also hooked the bed tents on both sides.

After getting it done, Bai Qingting asked Xiao Er:

"What did you find?"

Xiao Er said: "Whether it is the ancestral house of the Wang family or Wang Chao's side, there is no movement, the slave and maid also went to find Xiao Si, Xiao Si is not in the courtyard of Laifeng Street, the slave and maid did not enter the house, so they waited on the corner outside the house, and waited for half an hour before Xiao Si returned to the house." ”

So she intercepted Xiao Si.

Xiao Si said that Wang Yue had already set the heart to kill Wang Chao after Wang Chao refused to join the camp of Prince Longlang, but he had not been able to succeed.

One is because the people of the glazed tower are always secretly protecting Wang Chao, and the other is that Wang Yue also has his concerns.

Xiao Qi asked, "What are you worried about?" ”

Xiao Er said: "Wang Yue is worried that once Wang Chao dies, what should be done the tasks that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince expects Wang Chao to do?" ”

Bai Qingting said: "The point is who can have the ability to take over any of Wang Chao's positions?" Wang Yue, who did he find? ”

Xiao Er said: "As the young lady expected, Wang Yue did have this idea, on the one hand, he sent someone to assassinate Wang Chao, but on the other hand, he emphasized that he should not hurt Wang Chao's wife!" ”

Bai Qingting was surprised and wondered:

"What is the identity of this Wang Chao's wife? What could she do to make Wang Yue give such an order? ”

Xiao Er said: "This matter was also ignored by the slave maid when he investigated Wang Chao before...... Xiao Si said that Wang Chao's wife turned out to be the niece and nephew of Mrs. Gao, and she was still the most beloved by Mrs. Gao. ”

Bai Qingting asked, "What is the name of Wang Chao's wife?" ”

Xiao Er said: "Gao Zilan! ”

Gao Zilan?

Bai Qingting read this name in his heart, and he only felt a little familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere.

At this time, Xiao Er said again: "This Gao Zilan will marry an unknown cloth like Wang Chao, and be the proprietress of the jade shop in the small county of Junping. ”

Otherwise, with Gao Zilan's reputation in Kyoto back then, it would not be an exaggeration for her to marry into the Houfu.

Listening to Xiao Er's abandonment, Bai Qingting remembered where she had heard the name "Gao Zilan"!

When she was still on an errand in the palace, she remembered that once she was waiting in front of the imperial study in the imperial study, and the emperor mentioned this name once.

She remembered that the reason why Gao Zilan was mentioned at that time was because there was an official from the fifth grade who had an inappropriate style of life, so that the official had a good time on the presentation of the imperial case to the emperor, and later the emperor ordered it to be dealt with strictly.

And this inappropriate style of the officials from the five grades is because he molested Gao Zilan, who had become Wang Chao's wife at that time...... (To be continued.) )