299 Uninvited guests
Qu Wurong originally planned to teach Shen Wu'an a good lesson after eating, but when he was just halfway through the meal, he saw him walk out of the small noodle restaurant with Xiao Shunzi, this time there was one more person who looked like a guard beside him, and the three of them looked a little hurried, it was estimated that something had happened in the palace, and they were waiting for him to go back and deal with it.
Retracted his gaze a little reluctantly, Qu Wurong couldn't help but have some regrets in his heart, he thought that he could force him to show up today with someone he recognized, but he didn't want such a small episode to appear again, and now it seems that he can only wait until next time to debunk his little tricks.
After a few people finished their lunch, they walked around the street for a while, and then it was time for Shen Li to return to the palace. Although the scenes of separation are not uncommon these days, when they were separated, Shen Li couldn't help but hug his mother's neck for a while, and the mother and son talked stickily for a while, and then reluctantly said goodbye to each other and left.
Qu Wurong returned to his fortune booth, and after thanking the sister-in-law next door who helped him watch the stall, he was ready to welcome today's guests, who knew that the guests had not yet arrived, but they ushered in a person she didn't want to see.
Hua Shi appeared with several officials and wives, originally the southwest of the city is a place where these noble ladies rarely set foot, today is one of the officials' wives said that they have had bad luck in the past few days, and the night before they had a very terrible nightmare, afraid that some disaster will come, I heard that there is a female physiognomic here who is particularly accurate in divination, so I want to come to her to ask.
Since becoming the lady of the decree, Hua has also gotten close to these ladies, usually drinking tea together, shopping, or going to the temple to burn incense and worship the Buddha, and the relationship between them is quite good, so when the official's wife said that she would come to the southwest of the city to find someone to divination, she didn't even think about it and came with her.
But what she never expected was that the legendary female physiognomy master who was particularly accurate in fortune-telling would be the person she didn't want to see here!
"How could it be you?" After seeing the person in front of her clearly, Hua Shi was shocked and angry, although in order not to lose her posture in front of other officials' wives, she had tried her best to hide her surprise, but there was still a trace of obvious tremor in her words.
Qu Wurong didn't expect to meet her like this, after the initial shock, her mood slowly calmed down, ignored her question, and asked directly to the official's wife sitting in front of the stall, "May I ask what this lady wants to ask?" Is it divination or fortune telling? ”
Seeing that she actually made you ignore your own savings, the anger in Hua's heart became even stronger, and he stepped forward and pulled up the official's wife, and said with anger: "Mrs. Su, you must not be deceived by this person, where will she be fated, it's just nonsense to cheat money." ”
Hearing her words, Mrs. Su's eyes went back and forth between her and Qu Wurong several times, and then she asked puzzledly, "Could it be that Mrs. Qu and this female physiognomist can't get to know each other?" ”
"Of course not!" Hua Shi hurriedly shook his head, and deliberately glanced at the person in front of him with the corner of his eyes with a proud expression, and replied, "As a dignified Mrs. Sanpin, how can I know such a person who is not on the stage?" ”
"And how do you know she's not going to die?" Mrs. Su asked strangely when she heard this, "Last time, Mrs. Li of the Lang family of the Criminal Department was looking for her, and after she came back, she said that she was very accurate, so I will come to her today." ”
In fact, she didn't know if Qu Wurong would give people a life, but she subconsciously didn't want to see her, so she tried her best to stop Mrs. Su, and now that she asked like this, she didn't know how to explain it to her.
His mind turned quickly, and Hua Shi forcibly suppressed the panic in his heart, and replied: "What, I just thought that in such a remote place, where would there be any masters who are destined for each other?" If there were, wouldn't I have been invited back to Si Tianjian a long time ago? So she must be cheating money, let's go to Qingguang Temple and ask the abbot master to calculate it for you, that is much more accurate than this! ”
Qingguang Temple is the most famous temple on the outskirts of Tiandu, the abbot master is said to have passed the age of 100, and he is also a good hand at divination, but because of his old age, he rarely receives pilgrims anymore. However, in order to get Mrs. Su out of here as much as possible, Hua had to move out of his old man's house.
After hearing her words, there was also a trace of hesitation on Mrs. Su's face, and she asked, "But hasn't the abbot master been dispensing for people for a long time?" ”
"It also depends on who it is, doesn't it?" Hua Shi said, with a smug look on his face, "We are all official wives with good grades, and the old monk doesn't accept others, so he dares to snub us?" ”
Her words made Qu Wurong and several other officials and wives present couldn't help frowning, Hua's arrogance and domineering have been well-known in Tiandu City over the years, and several of these ladies are quite unaccustomed to her style of acting, but her daughter and husband are now in high positions, and for the sake of their husband's career, they have no choice but to hold back the dissatisfaction in their hearts and make peace with her all day long.
Mrs. Su seemed to be moved by Hua's words, and cast an apologetic look at Qu Wurong, then stood up from the fortune booth and left with Hua's with several other officials' wives.
Seeing all the scenes just now, Qu Wurong didn't stop her at this time, but just coldly watched the figures of a group of them disappear in front of him.
After a while, the sister-in-law from the stall next to her came over and asked with concern, "Wurong, have you offended anyone?" "Otherwise, how could someone deliberately sabotage her business?
The people who set up stalls here are all poor people, and they have never seen such high-spirited noble ladies in ordinary times, but judging from their luxurious clothes, these people are not easy to mess with, for fear that Qu Wurong will get into some trouble that cannot be shaken off.
Qu Wurong glanced at her gratefully when he heard this, and shook his head, "No, that person was like that just now, let's just ignore her!" ”
Hearing her say so easily, although the sister-in-law still had some doubts and worries in her heart, she didn't say anything, just reminded her to be careful, don't be afraid of others.
Qu Wurong agreed with a smile, but his heart was not as relaxed as it seemed on the surface.
She originally thought that the people of the Qu family should disdain to go to the southwest of the city, so they chose to set up a stall here, but they didn't want to let her run into it today, since the Hua family knew that she had returned, then Qu Wuwu would soon know, although she didn't know what the situation in the palace was now, but she understood Qu Wuwu's character, in order to avoid losing what she had now, she would definitely find a way to deal with herself!
Thinking like this, Qu Wurong calmed down, she was still worried about what reason she should find to make a move against the Qu family, if Qu Wurong couldn't bear to provoke her first, it would give her a righteous and bright excuse, and after solving the matter of the Qu family, she would be able to return to the palace to reunite with Shen Wu'an's father and son!
She made up her mind in her heart, at this time, the Hua family, who was going outside the Tiandu City, was not so relaxed, she was now full of thoughts of "what to do if Qu Wurong came back", and the whole person seemed a little excited.
Such an abnormality naturally did not escape the eyes of several other ladies, and thought that she was not feeling well, several officials and wives asked with concern, Hua thought that he was not in the mood to go to the temple to find the old monk at this time, so he excused himself and said that he was indeed a little unwell, so under the persuasion of several other officials' wives, he took the carriage and turned around and drove in the direction of the abbot's mansion.
After entering the house, Hua Shi could no longer suppress the fear and panic in his heart, and hurried back to his room, locking himself in the room and not coming out.
Seeing this, her personal maid Begonia hurriedly went to make a new pot of tea, lingered outside the door for a while, and finally couldn't hold back her worries, and stepped forward and knocked lightly on the door.
Qu Xiaoliang hasn't come back yet, Qu Wuji went to the shop, and Hua knew that the only one who dared to knock on the door at this time was her personal maid Begonia, so he scolded angrily: "If you want to enter, get in quickly, knock on?" ”
The unkind tone made Begonia's hand holding the tea tray tremble slightly, and after secretly stabilizing her mind, she pushed open the door and walked into the room this time, and asked with concern while not putting the tea tray in her hand on the table, "Madam, what's wrong?" Didn't you go out shopping with a few ladies? Who you off? ”
"Who can there be? It's not Qu Wurong's mourning star! Hua replied angrily.
Hearing the familiar name, Haitang's hand that was pouring tea for her couldn't help but pause, raised her head and asked in surprise, "The eldest lady is back?" ”
"Who's the eldest lady?" This title made Hua Shi angry, glared at her fiercely, and asked, "What kind of lady is she?" It's just a little bastard in someone else's house! ”
Hearing her say this, Haitang hurriedly bowed her head and admitted her mistake, "I'm sorry madam, it was the slave who said the wrong thing!" ”
Hua Shi snorted coldly when he heard this, "This is about the same!" After speaking, she took a sip of the tea in her hand, and then continued: "This dead girl is really not worry-free, she has already married to a place so far away in Bailiao, why didn't she just die in Bailiao, what did she come back for?" ”
The vicious curse kept coming out of her mouth, and Begonia lowered her head and said nothing, just as if she hadn't heard anything, and when she had scolded enough, she asked worriedly: "Madam, big ...... No, that person is back, so what should we do? ”
This happened to ask Hua's heart, and it was this question that she was worried about, Qu Wurong is now back in Tiandu City, although she doesn't know why she will set up a fortune telling stall in the southwest of the city, but sooner or later she will be taken back to the palace by Shen Wu'an, although she has won the title of An Concubine Niangniang, but in fact, she is also in name, not to mention giving birth to a prince to keep her status, and now that Qu Wurong is back, then the one they have now will not be beaten back to its original form?
"How do I know what to do?" Hua Shi looked at her angrily, since she saw Qu Wurong, her heart was in turmoil, didn't she have come up with a solution yet?
Haitang was silent for a moment, and said, "Why don't we go into the palace and tell the news to Concubine An?" ”