An Rongzhou had the intention to pretend to be stupid and did not answer Qingshu's question. But Qingshu just stared at him so straight that he couldn't help but feel weak. Who is he, though? He is a prodigal and unruly gentleman who plays games in front of people, and he is a master of collecting intelligence in the future, and he is known as a character with a thousand faces. He played the role of a two-faced man so well, how could he not bear Qing Shu's eyes! He grinned at Qing Shu, "Sister Shu, the eldest brother's brother-in-law, that is, your family's Ayan, ask the eldest brother to bring him ten catties and twenty catties of fruit wine to the south." You see, should this wine be moved out now? ”

Qingshu didn't know how An Rongzhou's cheekiness was practiced, and she didn't know how An Rongzhou's ability to lie without changing her color was practiced, but she knew that if she didn't send some fruit wine out, An Rongzhou would definitely be able to pester her to the end. But there is one thing, she can't let An Rongzhou get what she wants too lightly. "If you don't answer my question, you don't want to see the shadow of the wine."

"Hey, Sister Shu, this wine is not for the eldest brother, it is for your family."

Qing Shu really wanted to shake her head, but she held back. "Don't take him for a. Also, he doesn't belong to my family, so pay attention to what the eldest brother says. ”

"Cut, don't lie to big brother. You and your brother can hide that little thing from others, but you can't hide it from me, the eldest brother. He stared at Qing Shu with a playful expression, and suddenly lowered his voice, "Marriage decree." ”

Qing Shu really wanted to roll his eyes. The decree is to be proclaimed to the world, and it is not a secret. An Rongzhou wants to make a fuss about this, but there is no way.

An Rongzhou saw Qing Shu's disappreciative look, and he was a little uncertain. He thought that his younger brother had already told Qing Shu about getting the marriage decree, but it didn't seem to be the case with Qing Shu anyway. So, tentatively, he asked, "Do you know the decree of marriage?" And that's a secret decree, "Aren't you afraid I'll say it?" ”

Qing Shu glanced at him, "What's there to be afraid of?" ”

An Rongzhou felt that something was wrong, and a variety of speculations immediately flashed in his mind, and finally stared at Qing Shu with a suspicious face, "You don't know that it's a secret purpose?" Or do you not know that there is a secret decree for marriage? ”

Qing Shu asked casually, "What do you mean?" ”

An Rongzhou clapped his hands, "So you don't know." ”

Qing Shu looked at An Rongzhou with the eyes of a monster, and couldn't understand what An Rongzhou wanted to say in the past half a day.

An Rongzhou seemed to have figured out the joints, touched his chin and smiled, "So you don't know." Well, since the topic is here, big brother might as well tell you the truth. Brother Yan has invited the secret decree, and your marriage with him has been decided. This secret decree is different from the edict to the world, and there must be very few people who know about it. That kid is so tightly hidden, I guess there are no more than five people in the know. He smiled maliciously, "Hehe...... I thought he only hid this matter from me, but I didn't expect that even you didn't tell him. It's called a hide to the end, hehe...... Not bad. ”

Qing Shu was just a little surprised. It's really just a moment. Of course she knew about the marriage decree, for it was in her hands and in her keeping. But what she didn't know was that it was a secret decree. Fortunately, she didn't go around talking about it, and she didn't publicize it.

Xiaojuan is back, holding two pairs of men's gloves in her hands.

An Rongzhou happily accepted, took it in his hand like a baby, looked left and right, and urged Qingshu to prepare fruit wine.

Qing Shu poured cold water on him, "No." Going around and around refuses to answer my questions, and wants to get fruit wine! No way. ”

The smile on An Rongzhou's face froze, "Well, this question, you have to ask Brother Yan in person." If the eldest brother said something to you, if the kid thinks that the eldest brother said the wrong thing, he will definitely have to shake his fist at the eldest brother. ”

Ink for a long time just don't get to the point. Qing Shu felt annoyed, "Isn't it the person behind Aunt Jian who wants to harm me?" I'll check it myself. ”

Hearing this, An Rongzhou immediately put away the hippie smile. He straightened up, "Have you all found Aunt Jane?" ”

Qing Shu bowed, "After saving Zhu Zhiheng, I sent someone to investigate." It took some effort to find out that Aunt Jian was very suspicious, and it was found out that Aunt Jian wanted Zhu Zhiheng's life. However, it backfired, Zhu Zhiheng had a big life and did not die. It was probably Zhu Zhiheng's survival that disrupted Aunt Jane's original plan, so she had to revise her plan halfway. ”

Aunt Jian probably thought that after getting rid of Zhu Zhiheng, the thorn in her side, the only person who would inherit the Zhu family in the future would be her son Zhu Zhisheng. Zhu Zhicheng is not in her eyes for the time being, because Zhu Zhicheng is not only not liked by Master Zhu, but also has no mother's people behind him who support him. According to the plan, the first step of getting rid of Zhu Zhiheng was realized, and then the second step of making Master Zhu unable to serve was implemented, so that the Zhu family's Qiē really fell into the hands of their mother and son.

But in the middle of the business trip, the plan was disrupted. Aunt Jian knew that she would be exposed sooner or later, but she would not get anything at that time, and she would lose her life if she couldn't save it. Therefore, she immediately planned to wash the Zhu Mansion in blood. She not only wanted to kill Mrs. Zhu and Miss Zhu, but also wanted the gold and silver of Zhu's mansion to escape with her son.

Unexpectedly, Aunt Jane's plan was disrupted again. Mrs. Zhu and Miss Zhu escaped, and Zhu Zhisheng, who should have been hiding in advance, disappeared for no apparent reason. Aunt Jane is a little out of control, but she still has unfinished business. So, she continued to play the role of Aunt Zhufu, looking for her son's whereabouts while planning to attack the Zhongwu Marquis Mansion.

Because the specific time of the other party's attack was not found, and the person behind Aunt Jian was not found, the Hou Mansion's response was to wait. When someone really comes to attack the Hou Mansion, the Hou Mansion will arrest the appearance, and then find out who is behind it. It's generally arranged like this, but I didn't expect An Rongzhou to suddenly appear and meddle in the matter.

Qing Shu only wants to know one thing now: where did she provoke the sacred?

When it comes to this, An Rongzhou still refuses to let go. "This matter still needs to be investigated. If you want to know anything, just ask your brother. Seeing that Qingshu was in a hurry, he spread his hands, "Brother Yan confessed, and the eldest brother can't help but listen." In short, the eldest brother who can sue you has already sued you, and the rest is what can't be said. ”

Qing Shu had to compromise, "Okay, I won't ask about this." But you have to tell the truth, is Aunt Jane in your hands? "Aunt Jane disappeared four days ago. Her people didn't catch anyone, and Lord Xiao didn't catch anyone either. Obviously, everyone sent someone to secretly stare at Aunt Jane, but they didn't expect to stop it, and they lost a big living person like that.

An Rongzhou didn't shirk it now, and bluntly said that Aunt Jian was not in his hands, but he knew Aunt Jian's hiding place. "Sister Shu, you wait. Big brother, I'm going to arrest the person back and let you interrogate. He said that, and slipped away without waiting for Qing Shu to speak.

Xiaojuan stood there and blinked, "Miss, Gongzi An is leaving?" ”

Qing Shu hummed helplessly, and silently locked the door of the study and returned to his residence. The night before, An Rongzhou's appearance helped her on the one hand, and on the other hand, it disturbed her affairs. If it weren't for that, with Luo San and Du Zhongxia here, the result might be judged at this time.

"Miss, there is your letter." Xiao Yu came in from outside and handed the letter in his hand to Qing Shu.

Qing Shu opened the seal of the letter on the spot, took the letter and opened it to read.

This is a handwritten letter from Lord Xiao, and it is very long, six pages long. In the letter, Lord Xiao solemnly thanked the Hou Mansion for saving Zhu Zhiheng's life, and also thanked the Hou Mansion for taking care of Zhu Zhiheng later. Master Xiao said that there were too many things at hand recently, and he couldn't leave. When the matter is dealt with, he will personally bring Zhu Zhiheng over and kowtow to the general's tomb to thank him.

Lord Xiao asked Qing Shu to rest assured, if Aunt Jian was caught, he would definitely inform Qing Shu.

About the purchase of land on the premise of Qingshu. Lord Xiao has already selected a contiguous piece of fertile land for Qingshu. Qingshu can send someone to go through the land deed and other formalities at any time. In short, a lot of content has been written, which is basically the land and the planting on the land that Qingshu is concerned about.

Qingshu closed the letter and was in a good mood. There are officials who help from it, and doing things is smooth. If she had come forward by herself, she would never have been able to get a single hectare of fertile land. Lord Xiao has been of great help. In this hectare of fertile land, although half of it is in the hands of the government, it is a marginal piece. But the rest of the land is in the hands of the rich or the common people. Qingshu couldn't get the owners of these lands to sell all the land to her. That's why she asked Lord Xiao for help.

Lord Xiao agreed happily, and he was also happy to do things, and it only took half a month to get things done. In fact, the method adopted is also simple, which is to change the land. This matter cannot be done by individuals, but it is very easy for the government to come forward and handle it. As for the silver of the transaction, Lord Xiao thought about it for Qing Shu. If you pay half of it first, you can get the title deed, and the remaining half will be handed over next year.

Qing Shu sat down behind the bookcase with a happy face and began to pull the abacus beads. The existing silver tickets and silver pipes on hand are enough to buy an hectare of land. But Master Xiao said that she had paid half of it first, so she naturally had to accept it gladly, so the silver on hand became much more relaxed.

She quickly prepared half of the silver to buy the land, and decided to let Steward Gu and Hu Si go to the county seat tomorrow.

In the past, she didn't dare to buy land so lavishly. Because the general's father is gone, the mother is gone, and Qingyang is Bai Ding's identity, and the land under the name of their government has to pay a lot of taxes every year, and they also have to bear the conscription. Now it's different, the deceased general's father was posthumously named the Marquis of Zhongwu. Their siblings borrowed this light, and all the land in the house was free from taxes or forced labor. In addition, for five consecutive years, he can also receive the salary of the Marquis of Zhongwu from the imperial court every year.

With this benefit, coupled with the heart of donating food to the imperial court at a critical moment, Qing Shu hated to be unable to put down hundreds, thousands of hectares of land, or even ten thousand hectares in one go. Fortunately, she is very sensible and will not do unreliable things impulsively. The more land the better, but you have to consider what you can afford.

Placed on the ground. When the time comes, you will have to buy seeds, farm tools, and a lot of laborers will be hired to tend to the crops. First of all, a lot of silver must be thrown in, and it will be harvested in the autumn, and it must be in good weather.

So, she follows the principle of one qiē to take it step by step. Just like modern people say, while having fixed assets in hand, you must also have working capital on hand for turnover.

Qingshu propped his chin, imagining the ripening scene of a hectare of golden bud valleys, and his heart was full of bubbles of joy.

"Miss, Miss...... Miss. Xiaojuan shouted seven or eight times in a row.

Qing Shu finally came back to his soul, "What's wrong?" ”

"Something's wrong, there's an accident in the shop. A woman ran into the shop and made trouble. said that her man ate sauerkraut stewed bones in the restaurant at noon, and when he got home, he fell headlong and choked his breath. She didn't say that the sauerkraut in the restaurant was poisonous, not only sued the official, but also rolled around in the restaurant to make trouble, making it impossible for the shop to do business. Xiaojuan said indignantly.

Qing Shu was taken aback when he heard this, "What? Dead? Can it be verified? ”

Xiaojuan replied, "This slave doesn't know. What the slave and maid just said was said by the person who came to the restaurant to spread the word. The housekeeper has already passed, saying that he will send a letter to the house immediately when there is news, and he wants the young lady not to worry. ”

Qingshu still sat down, "Let's go, go to the front yard." I'll know if there's any news. ”

In this way, Qing Shu took a few maids around him to the side hall of the front yard to wait for the letter.

Xiaojuan is also acute. She asked Qing Shu and ran to the gate of the house to look. After a while, she ran into the side hall with her skirt, "Miss, it's not good, the official sent Brother Yuanhe away." ”

Qing Shuhuo stood up, "I'll take a look." She hurried to the door of the house, and was about to step out of the door.

"Miss, please stay." Guan Mutou, who was panting and running back from outside, shouted.

Qing Shu's steps stopped, and she watched Guan Mu, who was running, stop about two meters away from her.

Guan Mutou gasped heavily, he smoothed his breath and said, "Miss, housekeeper, it was the housekeeper who asked the little one to come back and spread the word." The housekeeper asked the lady not to worry and listen to the news with peace of mind. Regarding Brother Yuanhe's going to the yamen, it was a woman who sued, and the yamen took it for questioning, not to arrest and convict people. ”