Chapter 154: Fiction and Reality
Jiang Qingshan was suddenly so enthusiastic about holding Ji Xiaotang's birthday, and Ji Xiaotang felt a little strange.
Speaking of which, on the birthdays of everyone in the Ji family, Jiang Qingshan is very attentive. But being so enthusiastic as now, and saying that he wanted to take care of all the treatment, only Mrs. Ji could enjoy it.
Jiang Qingshan: What is this trying to do?
Ji Xiaotang thought about it for a while, remembered the generous gift sent by Jiang Qingshan last time, and understood in his heart. Jiang Qingshan saw that she was more favored and valued at home, and wanted to please her to achieve a certain goal.
Jiang Qingshan has a request from the Ji family, and what he asked for this time is not a trivial matter.
Jiang Qingshan said that he wanted to give Ji Xiaotang a big birthday, but Ji Er refused to agree at first, but slowly he was also a little moved.
Ji Xiaotang has done too many things for the family, and, as Jiang Qingshan said, the Ji family has been a happy event recently, and the family hasn't celebrated much about Master Ji's talent in the exam.
It just so happens that Ji Xiaotang's birthday is approaching, and it is also a matter of counting in one fell swoop.
Although Second Master Ji was moved, he would not let go and agreed to let Jiang Qingshan handle it. The current situation is different from the past, and Second Master Ji no longer trusts Jiang Qingshan.
"She is a small child's family, if she wants to make a big deal, I am afraid that she will be blessed." Second Master Ji said.
Jiang Qingshan couldn't say anything bigger, so he turned to Ji Xiaotang to prepare a birthday gift.
“…… I have been thinking about this for a long time, and Qiao'er and Xinglong's daughter-in-law have already slowly set up ......, and they look good. A full set of red gold inlaid treasures on the head ......" Jiang Qingshan said while observing Ji Xiaotang's face, as if he wanted to know what she liked.
Ji Xiaotang kept smiling. There was no change in the expression on his face.
"The third sister has something she likes, as long as it is in this world, the big brother will touch it for you." Jiang Qingshan said again.
"You can't celebrate goodness. Don't spoil her little ones. Second Master Ji stopped Jiang Qingshan's words, "Don't prepare anything, she's still young, and it's not a whole birthday, so she can't stop and stop." It's good for her. ”
"The second uncle's mind is naturally good, but he can't stop his nephew from doing his best." Jiang Qingshan smiled and said, obviously not stopping his thoughts. But he didn't ask any more.
After sitting in Mrs. Ji's room for a while, Ji Xiaoyun, Ji Xiaotang, and Gu Xia'er and Jiang Qiao'er all went to Ji Xiaoyun's room to sit.
"I heard that a matchmaker came to the door to say ......goodbye to the second aunt," Jiang Qiao'er asked Ji Xiaoyun with a smile.
Ji Xiaoyun was thin-skinned and immediately blushed. He bowed his head and refused to speak.
Gu Xia'er saw this. immediately diverted the topic, pulled Ji Xiaoyun to say some needlework and the like, and Ji Xiaoyun slowly got better.
Ji Xiaoyun took out the music box again and showed it to Gu Xia'er and Jiang Qiao'er.
Gu Xia'er and Jiang Qiao'er loved it very much when they saw such a rare thing for the first time, I heard that Ji Xiaotang brought it back from Fucheng, there were only two, and both of them were envious.
When Ji Xiaoyun received the music box, Gu Xia'er said that she wanted to balance her face. Ji Xiaoyun took Gu Xia'er and went inside.
Jiang Qiao'er didn't follow, and diligently peeled the fruit for Ji Xiaotang. While talking to Ji Xiaotang.
The topic shifted from the music box to the days Ji Xiaotang spent in Fucheng.
“…… Cai'er's father also went to Fucheng a few days ago, saying that he saw the third aunt in a trance on the street. Jiang Qiao'er said suddenly.
"Oh?" Ji Xiaotang couldn't help but glance at Jiang Qiao'er, "I haven't seen any acquaintances in the county seat. ”
He said that there were many people around the third aunt at that time, and he was afraid that he would admit his mistake and cause a lot of trouble at that time, so he didn't dare to come forward. I said he was afraid he had made a mistake. What killed someone on the street, how could the third aunt be there! Jiang Qiao'er immediately smiled and agreed, but the words she said were quite substantial.
"What's going on, tell me in detail, what killed someone?" Ji Xiaotang asked.
"Fucheng is famous in Yiyi Lane, and he doesn't go to Fucheng much, so he brought two guys to take a look and buy us some new gadgets back. Results ......"
Jiang Qiaoer told Ji Xiaotang that Ma Wenhong went to Yiyi Alley and happened to bump into someone who was murdering on the street. The day Jiang Qiao'er said, as well as her description, was the scene where the mountain bandits chased and killed Ma Wu in Yiyi Alley.
Ji Xiaotang didn't bother Ma Wenhong when she saw herself, she was thinking, was Ma Wenhong really present at the time?
How could it be such a coincidence?
Could it be that the two people who chased and killed Ma Wu were really sent by Jiang Qingshan. Jiang Qingshan, is there really collusion with the mountain bandits in Mujiazhai?
However, there seems to be something wrong.
If this is the case, then how could Jiang Qiaoer say lightly that Ma Wenhong was in Yiyi Lane at that time? Even if you want to ask her about Ma Wu, you shouldn't reveal it. Didn't he personally give her the handle and throw himself into the net?
Jiang Qiao'er didn't ask him for herself, it should be out of Jiang Qingshan's instructions.
Jiang Qingshan would never do such a stupid thing.
The mystery of the whole thing seems to be getting more and more difficult to solve, Ji Xiaotang thought to himself.
And if it wasn't Jiang Qingshan who killed Ma Wu, Jiang Qiao'er could explain it. As for Ma Wencai's appearance in Fucheng Yiyi Lane at that time, it is also reasonable.
Jiang Qingshan was also sending people to look for Ma Wu everywhere, and instructed Ma Wu that it was very likely that he was in Fucheng, so he sent Ma Wen to bring people over.
At that time, did Ma Wencai also notice Ma Wu's whereabouts, but like Mu Hong and the others, they were all one step late? !
"I know about it, too." Ji Xiaotang thought for a while, and then said to Jiang Qiao'er.
Jiang Qiao'er's hand was stunned, and her eyes lit up when she looked at Ji Xiaotang.
"How did the third aunt know?" Jiang Qiao'er hurriedly asked.
"Maybe the person they saw was really me." Ji Xiaotang told Jiang Qiao'er, "I took someone to Yiyi Lane that day, and I was eating snacks on the osmanthus building, and there was a sudden chaos below." ”
"It turned out that there was a fight, and it happened that my grandfather came to pick me up with soldiers, so he went to arrest people. I saw my grandfather and went down to look for him, but I didn't pay attention to the people around me. ”
In this way, what he saw was really the third aunt. Damn, he didn't even go to say hello to the third aunt. The third aunt is the one who was arrested by her great-grandfather, do you know what happened later? Jiang Qiao'er asked.
Ji Xiaotang secretly glanced at Jiang Qiao'er, and saw that this was the key to Jiang Qiao'er's question.
The follow-up to Ma Wu's incident was tightly sealed by the yamen of the guard, and there was no news from the outside at all.
Since the Jiang family wanted to know, Ji Xiaotang didn't mind revealing something.
"I also asked my grandfather, and my grandfather said that it was not my girl's family that should ask." Ji Xiaotang wants to capture the old way.
"Hey," Jiang Qiao'er was obviously disappointed, but she was unwilling, and continued to ask Ji Xiaotang, "I really didn't say anything, and the third aunt didn't hear anything?" ”
“…… Later, my grandfather drank some wine and inadvertently said a few words. ”
"What are you talking about?" Jiang Qiao'er could barely hide her eagerness.
"Sister Qiao, why are you so concerned about this matter?" Ji Xiaotang looked at Jiang Qiao'er and asked.
Jiang Qiao'er's face changed, and then she immediately put on a smile on her face.
“…… We stay at home all day, where have we seen these things, now that we have heard about them, we want to know what is going on. The third aunt knows that I have always been a good believer, this temperament, I'm afraid I can't change it, don't bother me. ”
Jiang Qiao'er is indeed clever, and this explanation is reasonable.
Ji Xiaotang seemed to be persuaded by Jiang Qiaoer.
"My grandfather said that he arrested the people, but he sent them to the yamen of the guard, and he didn't care about the rest of the matter. Naturally, my grandfather couldn't interrogate the prisoner, so he inquired twice, and was counted by thousands of households at that time. ”
"My grandfather's qualifications have never happened to me like this, and I am very unhappy. When I asked him, he refused to say it, firstly, because he did not know, and secondly, because he was not happy. ”
Ji Xiaotang said it vividly, and Jiang Qiaoer was stunned.
"Nama...... Oh," Jiang Qiao'er covered her mouth slightly, and then hurriedly asked again, "The person who was caught is still alive." His father watched in the crowd and said that the person was carried out, but it was very bad to look at. ”
At that time, Ji Xiaotang chartered a shop and brought Ma Wu and two mountain bandits in. After Ma Wu died, the mountain bandit committed suicide, and only a few people in the shop knew the news.
Although the three of them were carried out, the fact that they were all dead was never leaked out.
Even if the onlookers at the time were suspicious, they couldn't be 100% sure, let alone someone who had a ghost in their heart.
The more afraid of Ma Wu's life, the more worried he will be that he is not dead.
Ji Xiaotang just wanted to put this thorn in Jiang Qingshan's heart, so that he suspected that Ma Wu was not dead and had fallen into the hands of the yamen of the guard, so that he could not get a moment of peace.
The knife hanging above his head that would fall at any time, Jiang Qingshan would taste this taste every day.
Jiang Qiao'er seemed to be a little panicked, and after a while, she asked Ji Xiaotang again.
"Third aunt, now our great-grandfather has become a thousand households in the Ren Anwei Institute, these ...... Villains, should they be dealt with in the hands of our great-grandfather? Jiang Qiao'er asked very carefully.
Ji Xiaotang shook his head.
"My grandfather made a thousand households, and that was after a while. Those people, I heard that they had been sent away a long time ago. The previous Qianhu was the most greedy for merit, and he didn't know where he was sent. …… It's vicious, but it's not a big deal. Ji Xiaotang said, the implication is that Mu Hong didn't take this matter to heart at all.
"I haven't congratulated my great-grandfather for making a thousand households. …… I always want to come to the door to visit, but I ......" Jiang Qiao'er said this, and her eyes drifted in the direction of Mrs. Ji's house, "After this, I don't know if there is a chance to ask my great-grandfather to come to the door to say goodbye?" ”
Looking at Jiang Qiao'er's expression, she knew the grievances between Mrs. Ji and the Mu family.
Is this a temptation?
"If you have the heart, how can you not have a chance!" Ji Xiaotang smiled. (To be continued......)