Cai Liu and Qiu Nong were guarding outside, watching the two little maids turning the flower rope at the gate of the courtyard from a distance, and saw Xu Qi'e walking this way with Xiulan.

Qiu Nong coughed hurriedly and said loudly, "Why is Miss Eighteen here?" The girl and the lady are talking in the conservatory! ”

Xu Qirong squinted his eyes, put the tea cup in his hand back on the table, and restrained his expression. Then I saw Xu Qi'e walking in with a careless and good-looking look, and asked Qi for peace first.

Where did the Qi family have the spirit to pay attention to Xu Qi'e's affairs, and said lightly: "What's wrong?" ”

Qi's attitude was cold, Xu Qi'e's face was a little embarrassed, and she turned her head to look at Xu Qirong. Xu Qirong sighed in his heart and looked at Xu Qi'e: "But what happened?" ”

“…… After waking up early this morning, a letter came in with my name written on it. Xu Qi'e looked not very good, and put a letter on the table in front of Xu Qirong, "The handwriting is the same as the last letter, it looks like it was written by the same person." As he spoke, he secretly glanced at Xu Qirong's face.

Xu Qirong frowned, glanced at the letter, and sure enough, there were a few words written on it by Xu Qi'e, and his face couldn't help but become ugly, seeing that the wax seal on it was fine, he eased up, and then asked, "Who took the letter in this time?" "I thought to myself, this concierge really needs to be replaced.

Xu Qi'e glanced at Xiulan, and Xiulan's expression was also ugly: "...... The man took a stone in a letter and threw it directly from outside the wall, and if it weren't for the sharp eyes of the servant, he picked it up and was seen by others. The girl's reputation was ruined. ”

When the Qi family heard this, they became angry: "Our Xu family has committed some villain recently!" ”

"Mother!" Xu Qirong shouted, then turned his head to Qiu Nong and commanded. "Ask Chen Wu to come and see me."

“…… You don't have to pay attention to this matter in the future, and you are not allowed to mention it again, I will always deal with it. Xu Qirong saw Xu Qi'e tightly twisting the handkerchief with both hands, and she was also a little unbearable, for fear of scaring her, so her tone eased a little. Qi listened to her. also calmed down a lot, and comforted Xu Qi'e with kind words.

When Chen Wu came, Xu Qirong stood up. She wore a lotus-colored skirt and trimmed her sleeves: "I heard the county lord of Jiaren say, the eight of you are the good hands specially selected by the little prince?" ”

Chen Wu stood in front of the door frame. Seeing that Xu Qirong's expression was not very good. Thinking back to what had happened recently, he nodded hesitantly.

Xu Qirong hooked the corners of his mouth and said lightly: "The good hand specially selected by the little prince can't even prevent a letter?" What did I tell you the other day? Or, the people of Yuwang's Mansion are not what I can call? ”

Chen Wu turned his head and saw the unopened letter on the table, and his heart jumped. Kneeling down on one knee: "It's a small mistake, please punish Miss Fifteen." ”

Xu Qirong looked at Chen Wu: "What does Chen Guard mean." Can I call you? ”

Chen Wu nodded hurriedly, and Xu Qirong said: "Go down, the little woman doesn't ask for anything else, I just hope that Chen Escort can remember today's words!" ”

Chen Wu's face was red and white for a while, and he was relieved when he heard Xu Qirong tell him to go down, he never thought that a little lady would have such momentum.

Xu Qirong turned his head to look at the stunned Xu Qi'e: "You go down too!" ”

A hint of admiration and a hint of envy flashed in Xu Qi'e's eyes, and she turned around and walked out of the conservatory with Xiulan like a wooden face. Xu Qirong took a long breath and sat down on the brocade.

Seeing her like this, Qi reached out and dialed the dragonfly on the half-embroidered small bandage, a little stunned, and a little crying and laughing: "You can handle Sister E'er's affairs handy, but you don't know what to do about your own affairs?" ”

Xu Qirong was a little dazed: "Mother, what should I do?" ”

Qi thought for a while and said, "The more you explain this kind of thing, the more you explain it, the more intense it becomes. Wasn't Sister Jin the same at the beginning? Just now, when you were dealing with Sister E's matter, I remembered that there is a Shuanggui Zen Temple in this Fuzhou City, which is a temple that is highly respected by the people of Fuzhou. It's better to release the news, saying that you have been dreaming of your dead mother frequently since the Double Ninth Festival, and you received news from Beijing that the lamp you lit for your mother at Miaocuian was extinguished, and you were so anxious that you fell ill all of a sudden. As soon as his condition improved in the past two days, he decided to go to Shuanggui Monastery to fast for three months, copying Buddhist scriptures every day to commemorate his deceased mother. ”

Xu Qirong was slightly stunned.

Qi said with a smile: "Young Master Hua is from Xijing City, in this way, people will only think that you and he met because of your mother's lamp in Miaocui'an, you are fasting in Shuanggui Zen Temple, copying scriptures for your deceased mother, and ruling the world with filial piety, who dares to blatantly spread your gossip at this time?" After waiting for three months, it is Chinese New Year's Eve, and every family is busy celebrating the New Year, who would think of you? ”

Xu Qirong was dumbfounded, she had never thought of such a "scoundrel" method, and her eyes immediately became admiring when she looked at Qi! No wonder, when the Qi family was a merchant as a little lady, there was no problem with their reputation. She only thought that she was lucky, but now it seems that it is for the sake of others!

Qi said seriously: "Because you made clothes for the old people of Baisui Hall a few days ago, and you were willing to let go of Xu Jinxing's room, you have a good reputation in everyone's hearts, so you are willing to believe you for a while." If you don't, you're fasting in the temple for a year, and people will think you're hiding from gossip. ”

That's the benefit of a good reputation!

Xu Qirong immediately said: "Then I will pack up my things and go to Shuanggui Zen Temple early tomorrow morning, and the affairs at home will trouble my mother!" ”

Qi thought for a moment and said, "...... When the time comes, let Qiu Nong go with you, and change your clothes to a frugal ...... I'll go see you and secretly bring you something to eat. During this time, I'm going to suffer you. ”

Xu Qirong shook his head: "Mother doesn't have to be like this, since I am fasting and worshiping the Buddha, then I will ask for peace for our family." Hua Weijing has always been stubborn, and she will buy people, her father and Doctor Ye's side, and her mother will have to worry about it. ”

On the second day, someone saw the fifteenth lady of the Xu family dressed in plain clothes, without powder, looking haggard, and was helped by a big girl with three thick hairs to get on a small sedan chair, and went in the direction of Shuanggui Zen Temple.

Qi sent Xu Qirong into a sedan chair, turned around and entered the house, and met Mrs. Ye head-on, nodded to Mrs. Ye with a smile on his face, and said hello.

Mrs. Ye frowned, her expression urgent: "Why is Miss Fifteen sick?" Why don't you let my husband take her pulse? This land of Sichuan and Shu is damp, and if you are seriously ill because of this, it will be dangerous to delay. ”

Qi Shi looked at her and smiled more and more sincerely, and almost happily said those words: "Yes, sick!" ”

Mrs. Ye choked with anger and shook her body. (To be continued......)