Zhang's brows were furrowed, and for a while he only felt that the wind coming out of the fan was hot, sticking to people's heads and faces.

At this moment, the voice of the little girl suddenly came from outside: "Madam, Mother Gu has something to do." ”

Zhang sat up straight all of a sudden, and his eyes lit up.

"Mom, please come in." Zhang said, and the restlessness in his heart suddenly disappeared.

As soon as Gu's mother left for more than a month, she went to help Zhang's family to investigate Fuxue's affairs. In addition, Zhang also asked her to check other things, and now she came to report, thinking that she already had an eyebrow.

As Zheng spoke, he waved away the palace fan in Liu's mother's hand. Ruifen, who was half-kneeling on the ground, had already stood up at this time and said softly, "Mrs. Lady's nails are dry." ”

Zhang didn't speak, only raised his eyes and glanced at the two people in the room.

Liu's mother secretly hated in her heart, but her face was very respectful, and she put the fan on the case and retreated.

Refin's expression was slightly hesitant. However, the Zhang family has an order, even if she is sent by Fu Zhuang, she must obey the orders of the master mother after all. Therefore, she only hesitated for a moment, and then bowed and walked out.

"Wait a minute." Zhang said suddenly.

Reiffen stopped, turned and bowed his head. Zhang smiled and said: "I remember, I asked the big kitchen to boil licorice porridge, this porridge needs to be served with wood sesame oil, salt and ginger." You took a few little girls to get the porridge and vegetables, and sent them to each room, saying that the weather is getting hotter, and this porridge is refreshing and calming, and it is the best way to cool off. ”

Refinn said yes and exited the house.

Zhang's wanted to talk secretly with Gu's mother, so he sent Ruifen out. Refin's heart is like a mirror. But she already got Fu Zhuang's instructions. She must obey Zhang's dispatch, so she has no objection and does not mention it when she goes on an errand.

Gu's mother saluted Zhang when she entered the room, and Zhang stood up and said with a smile: "Mom, you just came back, right?" Why don't you take a break and come back? On the other hand, he called the little girl to move the bamboo pestle to sit for Gu's mother, and asked someone to pour tea.

Gu's mother didn't dare to hold it up, so she thanked Xie Fang and sat diagonally. Zhang waved the little girl away, and then asked, "Mom is in a hurry, but what news did she get?" ”

"Back to Mrs., the old slave did find out something." Gu's mother said that, then picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.

Rushing all the way, her throat was dry and smoking.

Zhang's eyebrows moved. He looked at her and said, "Mom, please speak." ”

Gu's mother drank several sips of tea in a row. Only then did he put down the teacup, moved the little pestle closer to Zhang's side, and said in a low voice: "Madam, the old slave went to check on Fuxue's affairs." It's nothing. I don't want to hide the cuizhai thing in front of me, but I have a little eyebrows. There is also the matter of three rooms and Gusu. The old slave also heard some news unexpectedly. I wonder which one my wife hears first? ”

A light flashed in Zhang's eyes.

Cover the green fast?

That was the "ghost needle" incident many years ago. She has been asking Gu's mother to secretly visit. But the news is always clear. Now after many years, there is a letter again, which is unexpected.

"Let's talk about the cover of Cui Zhai first." Zhang said.

"Yes," Gu's mother responded. lowered his voice and said, "The old slave has asked a lot of people in and out of the house in the past few years, but none of them have asked for the news of the Cui Zhai. But it turned out to be a coincidence. Half a month ago, the old slave went to Yong'an Lane to ask about Fuxue, but met Nanjiaomen's mother Su Pozi to come to see her. It was the old lady of Su Pozi who said something, but it was related to Cover Cui Zhai. Her wife said that more than 30 years ago, the old lady once took a distant cousin to live in the house, and lived in the Hidden Cui Zhai. It is said that the distant cousin was extremely weak, and she recuperated every day after entering the Hidden Cui Zhai and never came out to see anyone. Su Pozi's wife only glanced at her from a distance once, and she didn't even see what that cousin looked like, so she called the housekeeper mother of Rongxuantang to scold her. ”

"And that matter?" Zhang's eyebrows furrowed.

Does Mrs. Hou have such a cousin? She had never heard of it. And Mrs. Hou's relationship with her mother's family is also relatively cold, and she has not had much contact in recent years.

What is the origin of this cousin?

Also, this cousin herself is a bit eccentric.

No matter how weak you are, you won't be so weak that you can't even get out of the house, right? Besides, if he is really frail, how did this cousin carry it after ten days of travel from the old lady's maiden home to Beijing?

Gu's mother said again: "Su Pozi's mother was just in charge of sprinkling and sweeping back then, and she only knew about these things. But at that time, the old lady was pregnant with the eldest man, and she remembered this clearly. She also said that the old lady loved this cousin very much, and often came to see her, and sometimes lived with her. Because Hou Ye led the troops to southern Yunnan for a while, Aunt Zhen was sick again at that time, and she was accompanied by the two of them in the house. ”

Speaking of this, Gu's mother/mother/'s eyes flashed with a gleam, and she lowered her voice and said: "The old slave later inquired that Master Hou was doting on Aunt Zhen at that time." Madam, do you think, could this be the old lady who called her cousin over to share the favor? ”

Zhang thought for a while, nodded and said, "I can't say that's it." After all, the old lady was pregnant at that time, and it was common for the Hou Ye to favor Aunt Zhen. Speaking of this, Zhang's eyebrows frowned again, "It's just that since you came here to share your favor, why hasn't that cousin ever heard about it again?" ”

"If you go back to Mrs., the old slave doesn't know." Gu's mother said in a low voice, "That Su Pozi's mother only knows this, and later she was assigned to the outer courtyard, and she didn't know anything about it at all. ”

"What about the stewards and maids of Rongxuantang back then? Did you ask them? Zhang said again.

"Madam, not long after the old lady gave birth to the eldest master, the eldest lady had a serious illness and almost died. The old lady was furious and sent away all the people who served in Rong Xuantang. That's all the old slave heard. Gu's mother said in a low voice.

A hint of contemplation crossed Zhang's face.

After a while, she gathered her mind and smiled gently at Gu's mother: "Mom, let's take a sip of tea first, and then tell me about the third room." ”

Gu's mother was indeed thirsty, so she confessed to Zhang's sin, took another sip of tea, and then said, "This matter is also a clever word." The old slave has a young son who is not a weapon, and he has known how to dance knives and guns since he was a child, and he always loves to fight with others. Does my wife remember? ”

Although he didn't understand how Gu's mother talked about her young son, Zhang still laughed and nodded, "I remember it." I remember you calling him Brave Boy. ”

Gu's mother also laughed: "Mrs. remember/sex/It's so good, it's a brave boy." He entered the Zhenwu Dart Bureau as an executioner two years ago, and he has gone south and north over the years, but he has a little look. This is also last month, he took a dart, just to Gusu, I asked him to help inquire about the shops in the third room. After he finished walking, he stayed in Gusu for a few days and went to see the old mansion of the Wang family. On the day he went, he heard that someone was also asking the owner of the tea house in the alley about the Wang family, so he had a little more heart, and after the man left, he gave the owner of the tea house a dime of silver, and asked the boss what the man had inquired about. It turned out that something came about. (To be continued.) )