Chapter 111: Confrontation

Seeing that Liu Ke noticed the sealed things, Han immediately changed his face, and said to Liu Ke with a dry smile: "This is about what the old lady wants to store, these things have not been touched for more than ten years, you see, the dust on them has fallen a thick layer, and since I received the feed, these things have been sealed here." ”

Liu Ke can deduce from Han's expression that she knows the inside story, and Han also wants Liu Ke to know these boxes, but she doesn't want to be the one who reveals it.

Han Shi saw that there was a deep meaning in Liu Ke's eyes, and knew that his words had an effect, and said with a smile: "I have only accepted the middle feed for many years, I have heard that it is managed by others before, so I don't know when these things are stored here, if you really want to know, go and ask your father." ”

Liu Ke smiled on his face and said, "It's not gold, silver, jewelry, porcelain ornaments, or fine cloth and clothes, can you still run out of these things?" I don't have any curiosity, I don't think it's the old lady or anyone else, and I don't have any curiosity about it if they are sealed for later use. ”

As Liu Ke spoke, he glanced back at the seal on the box, drew a few strokes with his hand, and said with a smile: "The words on this seal are good, some are familiar, but I can't remember whose handwriting it is." ”

Han knew that although Liu Ke said that he was not curious, he had already paid attention, so he slowly stood up and walked to her, and also looked at himself on the seal, and smiled: "Although I am not very familiar with this, but I am so lazy that the Han family is also a scholarly family, and I have also aimed at a few strokes when I was in the boudoir, and I think this seal is from a woman's hand, you see this word." There is a bit of grace in the atmosphere, and the writing is like flowing water, which is somewhat different from the man's fortitude. ”

"I didn't expect the third aunt to be knowledgeable, and her evaluation is very thorough," Liu Ke said after this. turned around and said, "Let's get down to business, carefully sort out what is wrong here, see if there is anything missing, and report it to the old lady." ”

At this time, Liu Ke already had the answer in her heart, and she knew that the Han clan would not reveal more information to her. Then I changed the subject.

"Hey, what is this?" Qiu Ping, who was cleaning things up with the housekeeper's daughters-in-law, took out a pair of gold-inlaid jade hairpins from the silk box.

As he spoke, Qiu Ping took the hairpin to Liu Ke and Han.

Han asked, "Where did you find this?" ”

Qiu Ping lowered his head and replied: "I found it in the box of blue color woven dark flower bamboo leaf brocade that I received a year ago. ”

"Isn't this the one that can't be found?" Liu Ke casually picked up the record book in the warehouse, pointed to the place on the book that was circled by a red pen and smiled.

Han clapped his hands and smiled: "I heard that this thing was rewarded by the palace, but fortunately I found it, but if I lose it." If the villain knows about it, our family will not suffer. Hurry up and find out if there are any things that have not been misplaced, how does this Wang Xiao's family work on weekdays, and why can't even put a thing. ”

As she spoke, she ordered the boxes to be opened and rearranged one by one.

Not long after, someone found it again, and the dish with the yellow background saffron of cloisonnΓ© enamel was also found under the basket of copper enamel inlaid with green jade.

Successively luodian copper mirror, green space set purple flower glass bottle, blue and white porcelain plum bottle, hibiscus white jade cup...... or at the bottom of another box. Or they were crushed by something, and they all came out.

Only the bonsai of the rosewood seat, mutton fat jade, Buddha's hand and Qishou Changchun Baishi were not found.

Not long after, Mama Qin from the Garden of Compassion came in person. As soon as he entered the door, he saluted the Han family and said: "The day before yesterday, the slave maid came and went with two things on the order of the old lady, and the third wife was busy that day, and took people out, so I came to the treasury to get it myself. There was only one little girl who was looking at things, so I took it first. I didn't write it down, but today the slave and maid heard that there was something missing from the storehouse. I hurriedly came, and told Mrs. SΓΉ and the eldest lady that the bonsai of the rosewood seat mutton fat jade Buddha's hand and Qishou Changchun Baishi were placed in the old lady's room, don't look for it. ”

After hearing this, Han Shi smiled and said: "Fortunately, Mama Qin came to tell me, if I can't find it again, I will go to the old lady to ask for guilt, wouldn't it seem that I was hypocritical at that time." ”

At this time, Yuye sent clothes to Liu Ke.

Liu Ke only stood next to him and replaced the big hair on his body, while listening quietly and did not interject.

I saw the smile on Mama Qin's face and said: "The third lady is really good at laughing, the bonsai of Qishou Changchun Baishi is placed on the east side of the Xiangfei couch outside the old lady, you go to say hello every day, but you don't see it, it can be seen that there is only the old lady in your heart in this eye, so it is too late to be filial to the old lady in her heart, and the third lady is still used to ask for sin." ”

However, when Han Shi heard this, the expression on his face changed slightly, and his smile was not as natural as just now: "It's the old lady who understands that I'm busy all day, although I didn't manage it well, I still took a lot of effort in the end, and Mama Qin has to say a few more words for me in front of the old lady when I go back." ”

Mama Qin hurriedly waved her hand and said: "The third wife has killed the old slave, where the old slave is used to give the third wife all the good words, and the old slave has to ask the third wife to take care of it." After speaking, she saluted Han and said, "The third lady is busy here, so the old slave won't bother, the old lady doesn't know that the old slave is coming out, so it's time to find someone." ”

Han and Liu Ke both walked to the door of the warehouse, and watched Mama Qin go before turning back.

"Fortunately, everything has been found, you have been busy for most of the day, you haven't gone to rest, and it's time for dinner, you go back to rest and eat, don't worry about these things."

Liu Ke didn't shirk either, and said with a smile: "Then it's hard for the third aunt, I'll go to dinner first." ”

She took her leave of the storeroom.

After Liu Ke walked out of the door of the warehouse, the rest of the Han family said: "You have put everything in order, make a new booklet to remember what things are placed where, don't mess up." Then he said to Qiuping: "Let's go eat too." ”

Qiu Ping agreed, walked to Han's side, straightened her clothes, put her behind, and walked out of the warehouse.

"See, there is no fuel-efficient lamp in our house." Han said indignantly.

Qiu Ping didn't dare to say anything, only said, "I don't know if the eldest lady will be interested in those boxes of things." ”

Han snorted softly and coldly: "She is the eldest daughter of the family. Maybe she doesn't care much about ordinary things, but the things in these boxes are left by the Su family, don't you see that she already cares a lot about the seals on the boxes? I think she'll definitely come back and check a few bites of the box, just wait and see, how can all the good things be taken by her alone. ”

She wrapped herself in her clothes. With a look on his chest, he went to his yard.

Liu Ke also took the jade leaves and walked towards Xiuzhu Garden.

The Liu family's storehouse is the northernmost part of the entire courtyard, and if you want to get to Xiuzhu Garden, you have to go through the back garden.

At this time, the twilight was heavy, and most of the trees and vegetation in the back garden had withered, except for the holly bushes on the side of the gravel road, which were still luxuriant, but in the curtain they looked like small black mounds, without a trace of beauty.

"Miss. How did the slave think that there seemed to be some gunpowder between the third wife and Mama Qin today. Yuye walked behind Liu Ke and couldn't help but ask.

Liu Ke smiled, "You can also see it, I think the third aunt originally wanted to kill two birds with one stone today, but I was afraid that I would annoy that carving." There will be her good fruit to eat later. ”

Yuye frowned, a little incomprehensible, and wondered: "Didn't the third lady ask the eldest lady to go to the warehouse to sort things out today?" Could it be that there is something in this, if Mama Qin is the first sculpture of the third wife, then the other sculpture will not be the eldest lady. ”

Liu Ke pressed his hand back on Yuye's head, and said with a wry smile: "The person is a big ghost, you guessed it." ”

"What does the third lady want to do?" Yuye said with some surprise.

Liu Ke sighed and shook his head slightly. "I don't know, but it's definitely not going to be a good thing, it's just." I knew she was setting me a trap but I had to take the risk, because the bait she gave me was what I was most interested in. ”

"Miss, you are the smartest person I have ever met, you must be able to think of a way to get what you are interested in, and not be injured by the arrows of the third wife." Seeing that Liu Ke's feelings were low, Yuye couldn't help but reach out and hold her arm to cheer her up.

Liu Ke listened to her words. Laughed and said, "Sycophant, but." You're a good sycophant. ”

Yuye made a grimace and said with a smile: "As long as it can make the eldest lady happy." I don't care what I am. ”

Liu Ke patted Yuye's hand, feeling quite emotional.

She walked forward silently, no longer talking about the topic she had just talked about.

When passing through the side door on the east side, he heard the sound of touching cards inside, and Yuye said angrily: "These mothers-in-law, as soon as they wipe the dark, they start to do this, and they don't do a good job, it's really angry." ”

Liu Ke made a silent gesture and whispered: "Forget it, the night is long now, and they don't have some fun on night duty, let's go." ”

No sooner had she finished than there was a knock on the door.

From the porter, the mother-in-law shouted impatiently: "Who, it's so late, the side door won't open, go to the door." ”

The people outside the door were not angry, but said: "I am Liu Qing from Xiuzhuyuan, please open the door for me, it is closer to Xiuzhuyuan from here." ”

After Liu Ke and Yuye heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other.

Yuye was even more surprised, and whispered: "When the slave came out just now, I saw Sister Liu Qing making shawls for the eldest lady, why did she come back from outside at this time." ”

Liu Ke pulled the jade leaf and walked behind the holly bushes on the side of the road, squatted down, and whispered, "Don't make a sound." ”

It was already dark by this time, and they crouched behind the holly bushes, and they merged with the holly bushes, and if you didn't look closely, you wouldn't have noticed them.

At this time, the porter's mother-in-law had already opened the door.

A figure walked in from the outside and gave the mother-in-law a reward for opening the door.

The woman said happily: "Thank you Miss Liuqing, the girl is so tightly covered, but she can't freeze." After saying that, he hurried into the house and continued to draw cards.

Liu Ke looked at the person who was hurriedly walking towards this side, his figure really looked a little like Liu Qing, and after taking her over, Liu Ke pulled the jade leaf out from behind the holly bush and quietly followed.

I saw that the man walked to the gate of Xiuzhuyuan without stopping, and continued to move forward.

Liu Ke and Yuye continued to follow the man, and saw her hurriedly enter the gate of Xiuzhen Temple.

"It's Yoo Jin!" Liu Ke muttered in surprise. (To be continued)