Chapter Eighty-Eight: Big Things Turned Small into Small Things
Ling'er is practicing calligraphy in the study, and now practicing calligraphy is a part of life for her, and she will write some every day, which has made her more calm over the years.
"Girl, a letter came from the shop saying that the second aunt of the county order wants to see you too much." Qiao'er asked the messenger to wait outside, and she came in to say goodbye.
"Well, I'll go over as soon as I'm ready." Ling'er didn't guess and knew what Ma was looking for her, but she didn't expect it to be so direct, it seems that Ma's personality is really consistent with the rumors.
After Ling'er was dressed neatly, she went directly to the second floor from the stairs behind the shop, knowing that Ma's massage would take almost a quarter of an hour to finish, Ling'er had to go to the reception room and wait first. Although Ma is only the aunt and wife of the county master, but in fact she is in charge of the family, and the county master's wife is always a Buddha and does not ask about the world, and even the county master who opened their health hall is also this Ma. Ling'er naturally couldn't snub her, she had no relatives and no reason in the county, what could she do if she didn't hold a thick leg?
"Girl, Mrs. Ma, she's out." Qiao'er came in from outside to explain the situation to Ling'er, and now Qiao'er is very discerning.
"Got it." Ling'er said that she got up and went out to greet her, and happened to meet Ma Shi outside the door, and she was polite, and finally Ma Shi said:
"Miss Ling, don't be so polite to me, I'm a regular visitor to you." Ling'er saw that Ma said this, and it was not good to be too stubborn, so she took over the conversation like a boat.
"Mrs. Ma, you are the nobleman of my health hall, why am I not polite?" Ling'er's words made Ma's heart very comfortable.
"You kid just can talk, much better than those stinky boys in my family." Ma is a delicate man.
"Mrs. Ma has won the award, Ling'er is just an ordinary peasant daughter, that is, you don't care about my background, and Mrs. Ma is broad-minded in this county." Although Ling'er guessed her purpose for finding herself, she could only pretend not to know.
"If you are an ordinary peasant girl, then there is really no such thing as a lady, and I don't know about others. But I'm not one of those people who value my background, as long as it's a beggar on the side of the road that suits my temper, I'll make friends, otherwise it's useless to be a royal family. Ma Shi saw that Ling'er was in a very good mood, and knew that the time had come, so he changed his words and said:
"Hey, it's been a few days that have made our master worried." Ma's words made Ling'er more certain of her purpose in her heart.
"Has something happened in the county these days?" Ling'er followed Ma's words and took over the stubble.
"Isn't that your shop? Our lord was sick for this, and he rested at home for three or four days. Ma Shi observed Ling'er's expression as he spoke, and saw that she looked like she didn't know why, so he had to explain what she said.
"Isn't the matter of our shop just a few splashes who want to blackmail some silver? What's so hard about that? "Naturally, you have to do a full set of plays, and since you start pretending to be stupid, you have to pretend to be the end.
"If it's really a few splashes, what's the worry? You know what, there's someone behind those guys. Ma said in a low voice.
"Really? Who's that? Why did we just get into trouble with this kind of thing? Seeing Ling'er's anxious appearance, Ma immediately comforted.
"Ling'er, don't worry, this matter is easy to say, your business in the county will naturally make some people unaccustomed to finding some trouble, and it is normal. If it was easy for others to do it, my lord could have done it beautifully. The problem is that it was Song Jinfeng who shot this time, and behind him stood the Song family in Beijing, and my lord's black yarn couldn't fight him. Ma Shi explained the matter clearly in one breath, Ling'er was really a little surprised when she heard it, she thought it was Ding, but it turned out to be the bed bug.
"That's not a big deal, just let people go, what's the worry?" Ling'er is really puzzled, as long as she knows who did it, as for those minions, she really doesn't care.
"Miss Ling really likes to laugh, our master even eats the bear's heart and leopard gall, and he doesn't dare to help the Song family to make Young Master Sima unhappy." Ma thought Ling'er was angry and immediately explained.
"What does Madame mean?" Only then did Ling'er truly understand Ma's purpose today.
"I think you are a sensible girl, so I have the cheekiness to ask the girl to help me speak well in front of Young Master Sima, but I don't know what the girl thinks?" Ma's heart was also playing the drum at this time, she had played a guarantee ticket in front of Wu County's order, if she couldn't do it, it would be troublesome.
"It's okay to talk about it, but I just don't know if it works." Ling'er was telling the truth this time, but listening to it in Ma's ears meant something else.
"Don't worry, girl, this favor will not be in vain, and if there is anything in the county in the future, as long as the girl speaks." Ma's promise is a bloody one, Ling'er didn't mean it, but it's not easy to explain it now.
"Madame's words are serious, I will do my best, but will the Song family think that we are easy to bully and become even more serious from now on?" For Ling'er, the trouble is the most troublesome.
"This girl rest assured, this time it is considered to be a face for the Song family, and she will not be treated like this next time." The Ma family can't guarantee what will happen to the Song family in the future, but now they can only bite the bullet and say, let's talk about the past first.
"I'm relieved to have Madame's words, I'll write now, if Madame doesn't have anything else, then Ling'er will leave first." Ma naturally hoped that Ling'er would go immediately, and after Ling'er left, she also left home in a hurry.
Ling'er didn't write any letters, just talked to Uncle Liu and went back to the study, she couldn't help but take out the note again, looking at the handwriting on it, she felt irritated for a while, could it be true?
In the Song Mansion of Pingyi County, Song Jinfeng sat on a rocking chair in the courtyard and closed his eyes and listened to the song, and an entourage came to his side and whispered:
"Young master, something happened over there in Jiangnan." As soon as he finished speaking, Song Jinfeng's eyes immediately opened, and he raised his hand to send the singer away before he asked urgently.
"What's wrong?"
"There was a fire in the warehouse." When Song Jinfeng heard this, he was horrified in his heart and shouted:
"Fire? What's going on? This entourage has followed him for many years, and naturally understands what Jiangnan side represents to Song Jinfeng and even the Song family.
"It's still investigating, it's certain to be reassured, but I haven't found out who did it yet?" As soon as the entourage's words fell, Song Jinfeng shouted:
"It's all a pile of rubbish, as long as it's done by people, you will definitely be able to find out who it is, and I'll go and see for myself what is going on at the bottom of the down." Dare to set fire to his warehouse? When he finds out, he will let you taste Young Master Ben's methods, could it be Zhao Ling'er? How could a peasant baby know about him? Could it be Sima Chen? It shouldn't be, the people below have checked the shop, but the old Liu Tou and the little girl did it together, and it has nothing to do with the Sima family.
"Send someone to find out what the bottom of the health hall is." Song Jinfeng, who couldn't think of a reason, had to do it in many ways, you must know that Jiangnan is the lifeblood of the entire Song family, and the Song family in Beijing also relies on Jiangnan to get to where it is today. That's a one-shot move, and no one else is his own father who has to kill him.
Not to mention Song Jinfeng, who traveled non-stop day and night, Ling'er finally sent a letter to Sima Chen by Uncle Liu saying that he had something important to discuss, and five days later at night, Ling'er, who was sleeping soundly, was woken up by Qiao'er.
"Qiao'er, why are you waking me up in the middle of the night?" When you are sleepy, you will not be happy to be woken up.
"Uncle Liu said that Young Master Sima has arrived, and he came all the way from the capital." Qiao'er said as she helped Ling'er put on her clothes.
"Then why don't you rest, and see you tomorrow as well?" Ling'er really couldn't understand their thoughts, why did she wake her up in the middle of the night? Wake up tomorrow and say no?
"Uncle Liu said that Young Master Sima is leaving tonight, so he can't stay here for a long time." Ling'er was shocked when she heard this, and she rushed to leave after saying something overnight?
"Don't bother, let's go." Ling'er stopped Qiao'er from combing her hair, and went to the reception room with a twisted braid.
Sima Chen, who was sitting in the reception room, was stunned at first when he saw Ling'er with a strange hairstyle, and then found that this hairstyle was very suitable for her, making her look like she had a sense of home, and the fatigue of her daily journey seemed to be all gone, and there was a feeling of being home, which was very warm. And when Ling'er saw his face clearly, his heart throbbed, it was a face full of exhaustion, even if he didn't know the dust on his clothes, it was not difficult to think of how he urged the horse all the way.
"Miss Ling, I really have something important to do to be so presumptuous, please forgive me." Sima Chen saw Ling'er walking over and hurriedly got up to salute, although Ling'er had not yet arrived, but it was not in line with the etiquette to meet the man at this hour.
"Childe doesn't have to be like this, you and I are partners and don't need to care about those false courtesies. Speaking of presumptuous or Ling'er, it's not appropriate to let the son work so hard. "Ling'er is really sorry.
"This should have been, since it is a partner, it is naturally a watch to help each other, if I hadn't taken care of it, it wouldn't have happened a few days ago." Sima Chen is not very good at words, he usually says it on behalf of Qianli, but now he can't get away from helping Yi Junan in the capital, so he has to come alone.
"Childe, will you leave in a while?" Ling'er was very upset to see him like that, just because of his own words, he was so hard, it was really unbearable.
"Yes, there's something wrong with the border gate, and I need to get there as soon as possible." Sima Chen didn't tell the truth, something really happened at the border pass, he had just arrived and received a letter from Ling'er looking for him before he had time to rest, and he immediately rushed from the border pass just because she said something important.
"Childe, you shouldn't be in a hurry to come if you have something to do, no matter how big the matter of the shop is, how big can it be? It's still your business that matters. Ling'er really felt that she was inappropriate this time, and at the same time, she was very moved in her heart, it felt good to have someone who attached so much importance to herself.
"Just by the way, if there is anything, the girl just said it directly." Sima Chen saw Ling'er's guilt, and he didn't want his behavior to become a burden to her, so he immediately turned to the topic.