Chapter 16: Filthy Things
Shi Qingqing turned over helplessly, the noise early in the morning made people uneasy, the knock on the door was like a soul, Shi Qingqing had to get under the quilt and wrap himself in a solid way, but the magic sound still entered through the wall and danced under the quilt.
Shi Qingqing had no choice but to come out of the quilt again, sighed irritably, and pushed Xi'er on the side, I really admired her, she could sleep so comfortably in this situation.
"Go...... Go open the door! "Before, because of the wind and cold, the hoarse voice was even more chaotic in the early morning, with a hint of laziness.
Naturally, this is also the reason why Shi Qingqing pretended to be a male voice so easily last night.
After a while, the magic sound was still the same, and it was getting louder and louder, and it was estimated that the outsiders were impatient to wait, and wanted to forcibly break in.
When Shi Qingqing arrived at this time, he suddenly opened his eyes, frowned slightly, and as the sound of the door became heavier and heavier, Shi Qingqing's heart slowly sank little by little, something must have happened!
Thinking of this, he hurriedly pushed Xi'er on the side, "Quick, hurry up!" This time, Shi Qingqing used all his strength.
After a while, Xi'er slowly opened her eyes, her vision was still hazy, and she just stretched out her hand to rub it for a while, when she was startled by the knocking at the door.
"Miss......" Xi'er was already awake most of the time when she heard this, thinking that it was the incident at the east window last night, so she couldn't help but shrink her neck.
Shi Qingqing looked at Xi'er's weak-hearted appearance, but she was afraid that before anyone asked anything later, she rushed out and recruited first.
So he hurriedly covered Xi'er's face with both hands, and said earnestly: "No matter what others ask later, you remember, we chatted at Miss Rong's place last night, and only came back after dinner, and walked slowly in the dark and snowy night, and it was midnight when we arrived at the courtyard." Remember? ”
Xi'er and Shi Qingqing are very close, you can clearly see the solemnity in Shi Qingqing's eyes, and you also know that this matter is very important, if you are not good, you will be found in the wrong place and forced to a desperate situation, and she can't help but be awe-inspiring at the moment, nodding solemnly, "Miss don't worry, Xi'er has written it down, Xi'er will go to open the door!" ”
Shi Qingqing nodded invisibly.
Looking at Xi'er's casually draped coat and hurriedly leaving, her fingers couldn't stop tapping on the edge of the bed.
couldn't help but review the picture of last night again, last night she obviously carefully noticed that Xi'er and herself in the ancestral hall did not show the slightest flaw, and in the end, Shi Rongjiao and the sixth lady were still convinced, and they did not come out to find out from the two of them in the end.
I didn't wear any jewelry on my body, so I couldn't have come to the door from this.
No... Wait, is that the garment?
However, it was just a very ordinary garment, so how could you conclude that it was yourself?
Shi Qingqing was thinking about it, and Xi'er came in with a panicked expression, and even spoke a little incoherently.
"Miss, no, no, no, the lord, the eldest lady, and several other ladies are here, and the leader is actually the imperial historian in the imperial capital who is honest and honest in solving the case and judging the case fairly, Miss ......"
Shi Qingqing hurriedly lowered his voice and interrupted Xi'er, "What did they say?" "If you had prepared in advance, you wouldn't have panicked and said something you shouldn't have said.
"Fang Caixi'er went to open the door, and before she could speak, she was yelled into the house by the old man and said that she wanted Miss to go out quickly!" Xi'er's face was full of worry.
Shi Qingqing didn't say anything more, patted Xi'er's shoulder as comfort, and said in a deep voice: "You can help me change my clothes today!" ”
Xi'er saw Shi Qingqing's calm appearance, and her heart was also a little calmer, and she couldn't help but be secretly relieved that her young lady had really grown up.
Xi'er hurriedly opened the cabinet door and took out a very plain plain velvet jacket and a soft satin coat.
It is very in line with Shi Qingqing's low-key temperament.
Shi Qingqing bowed slightly, and hurriedly changed it.
When it was ready, Shi Qingqing walked to the curtain, and heard a male voice full of energy coming from outside the curtain, "Shixiang, it seems that you are really honest, there is only one maid in your eldest lady's house!" After speaking, he patted the old table and chair that had already peeled off the paint, and added, "Ho - I don't even have a cup of tea, but I'm stingy!" ”
That's not a good thing.
But what Zaifu Ao said was decent and true, the teacher sneered quietly, and said: "Let Lord Zaifu laugh, the so-called Si is a burrow, but Wu Dexin, this courtyard is still Xue Tao's heart before his death, I look very comfortable, as for the tea?" Naturally, it is the fault of the teacher to be inconsiderate! ”
After speaking, he raised his eyes and signaled to the lotus mother beside him to hurry up and brew the best tea leaves.
Zaifu Ao was disdainful in his heart, and he said something back, but he accepted it without face and skin, and he really deserved to be the first person to be cunning.
Shi Qingqing listened to this for a long time behind the curtain, and could only make an appointment to estimate that Father Ao and his father might not deal with each other, but he didn't know what he meant by such a big battle.
took advantage of the time when Mother Lian went to make tea, and walked out from behind the curtain.
"Qingqing greets Daddy, Auntie, and Father!"
Shi Qingqing is a junior ceremony.
Lord Zaifu seemed to be the person in charge of this matter, and when he saw the master saluting, he nodded lightly, and hurriedly said: "Miss, please get up quickly!" ”
The teacher who was about to open his mouth was like taking a mouthful of ginger slices, and he couldn't swallow it.
However, the eldest lady on the side was a little impatient, and after seeing Shi Qingqing helped up by Xi'er, she couldn't help but ask, "Qing'er, where is the mink jacket you wore yesterday?" ”
Shi Qingqing raised his head when he heard this, and was stunned for a long time before he replied respectfully: "Oh...... What did the eldest lady say, but the clothes I went to Luomei Garden yesterday? ”
The eldest lady nodded with a solemn expression, and asked again, "Where is it?" ”
However, the eldest lady's words were a little interfering, and Zai's father Ao's face suddenly stiffened.
Shi Qingqing blinked, put a qiē into his eyes, and saw that everyone was looking at him eagerly, and his heart sank, is it really this dress?
"I came back from my sister Rong last night, and I slipped and fell when I didn't pay attention to it in the dark, and I accidentally got wet, so I let Xi'er hang at the door of the house and blow it."
Shi Qingqing's answer was not leaky.
The eldest lady saw that she couldn't ask anything, and saw that the head of the house, Ao, had a blue face, and suddenly understood that she was too anxious, so she hurriedly got up and saluted respectfully.
"Lord Zaifu, you have also seen that although that dress is good for my Qing'er, Qing'er also said that she was left at the door of the house to dry, so it can be seen that she is also suspected of stealing, and it can't be concluded from this!"
Shi Qingqing frowned slightly when she heard this, what is this eldest lady talking about?
At this time, Mother Lian came up with a lotus leaf-shaped cup to serve tea to Lord Zaifu, and the eldest lady hurriedly took it and personally stepped forward to serve tea to Lord Zaifu.
Although this father Ao's official position is not big, he has real power, and he has recently solved several major cases that have been valued by the emperor, and the old man has also specially explained that he is a good student, but he does not dare to provoke him.
Lord Zai's father is not a person who holds grudges, he just felt that the woman was too bad at politics, but now he saw that he was just protecting the daughter, and his face softened a little.
Hurriedly stood up and said that he didn't dare to take the teacup again.
The master looked at him coldly from the side, and saw that Father Zai's father Ao was seated again, so he spoke, "Please hurry up, my young son can't afford this stigma!" ”
Shi Qingqing became more and more confused the more he listened, what stigma?
I saw that Lord Zaifu lifted the tea lid and closed his eyes and smelled it, and said good tea, and then took the teacher's words, "This is natural!" ”
Then he aimed his head at Shi Qingqing, his eyes flashed, and Shi Qingqing, who was shaking, squinted slightly.
"Dare to ask the eldest lady, who did you meet when you came back last night?"
Shi Qingqing tilted his head slightly and thought for a moment, and said, "Never!" It seems that he has confirmed that she has indeed returned from the teacher's desire.
Lord Zai's father seemed to have expected it, and as soon as Shi Qingqing finished answering, the next question immediately followed. "Can you go outside the door and see if the clothes are still there?"
Shi Qingqing's face was puzzled, and when he saw that his father had a stern face, he had no choice but to owe it, and walked towards the door.
Shi Qingqing couldn't help but slander in his heart, his grandmother's and his mother were about to be overwhelmed by his acting skills.
When he got out of the door, Shi Qingqing's eyes widened, his mouth opened slightly, his brows were deeply locked, and he turned his head to ask Xiang Xi'er, "You hung it here last night?" ”
Xi'er was asked in vain, and couldn't help but stammer, "Yes... yes, miss, why is this gone? ”
Fortunately, to outsiders, it was nothing more than panic.
Lord Zai's eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at Shi Qingqing's expression carefully, and even a finger moved in his eyes, and after a while.
He stood up and walked to Shi Qingqing.
Shi Qingqing couldn't help but look up, so tall!
"Would you like to follow me outside the hospital for a while?"
Shi Qingqing looked up at his father, and when he heard his words clearly, he blinked, looked at his father, and waited for permission to do so.
Shi Xiang was looked at by Shi Qingqing in vain, his eyes jumped, and he suddenly remembered that Shi Qingqing had also looked at him like this since yesterday, and there was no light in his eyes but there was a hidden grievance.
At the moment, he couldn't help but object, "Lord Zai, although the emperor handed over this matter to you, but my young children are not yet in time, and they are too young, how can I see such filthy things." ”
Shi Qingqing lowered his eyelashes to hide the brilliance in his eyes caused by the rotation, and secretly wondered, what is the filth of the matter?
Father Ao was completely free from the pressure of the teacher, and no longer spoke softly to the teacher, even if his face was cold, although the tone was still the same, "Since the master also knows that this matter was authorized by the emperor to investigate this case, please don't interfere more, otherwise it won't be good to be a ginseng another day!" ”
"You ......" Shi Xiang's cheeks twitched, but he couldn't find the words to fight back for a while, so he just sat where he was and gasped.
Zai's father Ao took advantage of this moment to pull Shi Qingqing out of the courtyard.
His palms were wide and gentle, wrapping Shi Qingqing's little hands tightly, making Shi Qingqing feel in a trance, like family-like warmth.
When he walked out of the hospital, Zai's father Ao shouted vigorously and carried him out.
So, two catchers wearing red and blue official uniforms came on a stretcher.
When the two approached, they lifted the white cloth that covered them, and there was actually a person lying inside, with a puffy face and purple lips, and Shi Qingqing was so frightened that he took a few steps back.
That person turned out to be the maid from last night.