CHAPTER XVII
Lin Zhiyu didn't care about the vignette during the street parade, and when she got home, she found that Lin Zhijiao hadn't come back yet.
Xue's expression was a little strange when he saw her coming back, but he also greeted with a smile, "The eldest lady is back, go back to the house to tidy up, and dinner will be served in a while." ”
Although Lin Zhiyu couldn't see Xue's expression, he felt a little strange when he heard her tone, although Xue's usually respected himself, he was not as flattering as he is today. Is it planning something in private?
"Okay Aunt Xue, I know." Lin Zhiyu nodded to show that he knew, and took two steps forward. Suddenly stopped and asked casually, "Hasn't my sister come back today?" ”
Of course, Lin Zhijiao can't come back now, she has something important today. If today's things are successful, then her first step to becoming a talented woman can be regarded as a successful one.
Xue Shi smiled and said, "Hey, this kid." I guess I lost track of time. ”
Lin Zhiyu didn't believe her words, and asked with a smile: "Then Aunt Xue knows where she went, and I will send someone to find her." Girls' families, don't go home at night, don't have any accidents. ”
Stealing Lin Zhiyu's manuscript and going out to publicize this matter, Xue naturally couldn't let her know, Xue Shi put his face and looked at the sky, "I don't know, I'll be back in a while." ”
Lin Zhiyu saw that the Xue family was bitten to death and didn't say where Lin Zhijiao went, so he became vigilant in his heart, it seemed that he was really planning something in private, and he had to be more careful.
"Since Aunt Xue doesn't know, I'll go back to the courtyard first." Lin Zhiyu really seemed to ask casually, and he didn't get an answer and didn't ask any questions.
Seeing that Lin Zhiyu was being helped away, Xue Shi rolled his eyes fiercely and spat on the ground, "Phew! You've had an accident! Wait and see. ”
But she was also very anxious, this Lin Zhijiao hadn't gone out for the past few days, although she was scolded a little softer outside than a few days ago. But the Xue family was really afraid that Lin Zhijiao couldn't help but quarrel with people on the street.
Xue twisted his handkerchief and paced back and forth in the courtyard, looking out from time to time. Finally, I waited for a while to see Lin Zhijiao's carriage.
As soon as Lin Zhijiao stepped out of the carriage, she was pulled aside by Xue Shi and asked anxiously, "How are things going?" ”
Lin Zhijiao smiled and said, "Mother, it's a success." ”
Xue Shi was also happy when he heard that the plan was successful, and hurriedly pulled Lin Zhijiao to ask for details: "What did those people say?" ”
Lin Zhijiao just wanted to say, but Xue remembered that the two were still in the courtyard, and they were afraid that the wall had ears. Hurriedly put his finger to his mouth to silence Lin Zhijiao, looked left and right, and pulled Lin Zhijiao into the room.
The Xue clan drove away the little maid and the maid, leaving only a few close people who knew about it to guard the door.
To make sure that he would not be overheard, Xue hurriedly asked, "Tell me quickly, what happened today?" ”
Lin Zhijiao said: "I went to the teahouse today, and after waiting for a long time, my stomach was about to rise. It was only then that some literati were there talking about poetry, and then I pretended to read a poem about the blind man as if I was inadvertent. ”
Xue interrupted dissatisfiedly, "From now on, this poem is yours!" Be careful not to fall into the mouth! ”
Lin Zhijiao didn't care, I don't know if I listened to it, and continued: "Mother, guess what? ”
Xue Shi was also aroused: "What's the matter?" ”
Lin Zhijiao pursed her lips and smiled, and said arrogantly: "They, say that I am brilliant!" At the end, I was invited to tea! ”
The mother and daughter were happy when they heard a knock on the door.
"Knock knock."
"Who?" Xue asked vigilantly at the door.
"My master is me! Peony. ”
Xue Shi heard that it was his personal maid, and hurriedly went to open the door. Peony entered the door, and Xue stretched out his head to look left and right before closing the door.
"Have you done what you were asked to do?"
Peony bent down slightly and reported to the Xue family, "The gentleman of the teahouse has already collected the money and promised to help talk about today's matter." The slave also found a few women and asked them to spread rumors that Miss Er was innocent about the Huguo Temple. ”
After hearing that the peony changed hands, Xue slapped the peony, "What are rumors!" The second lady was originally framed! ”
Peony was naturally dissatisfied when she was beaten, and thought to herself: This was originally the second lady who framed the eldest lady first, but she was beaten upside down.
Although she thought so in her heart, now she has been with the Xue family for many years, so she naturally knows what to say and what not to say, so she quickly knelt down: "The slave knows her mistake!" ”
Xue Shi no longer looked at the peony kneeling on the ground, took Lin Zhijiao's hand and said, "Great, everything has been done." Then you go to the teahouse every day and talk to them about poetry. Remember! Don't say anything superfluous, just read poetry. ”
Lin Zhijiao was a little unconvinced, does her mean that she is not talented enough? But what he promised was good. "Okay, mother, I know."
Xue Shi clutched her handkerchief and squinted her eyes to look up into the distance, she wanted more than that. Pulling down Lin Zhiyu was just the first step in her plan.
Lin Zhiyu has been very comfortable recently, and his parents and brothers love him, and he really has reached the point where he can reach out for food and open his mouth.
"Nope." Lin Zhiyu leaned on the chaise longue, supported her head with one hand, and listened to Lianhua read to her.
"Miss? What not? Lianhua was reading, and was suddenly interrupted by Lin Zhiyu, she thought that she had read it wrong.
"Staying in the house every day, people are going to lose their spirits. Gotta get out and about. Lin Zhiyu said as he sat up and put on his shoes.
It's not like Lin Zhiyu can say this, but recently she doesn't like to go out like she used to, and it's not surprising that Lianhua heard it.
"Miss, do you want to give a post to Lord Wenzi?" Lianhua Fulin Zhiyu got up from the chaise longue and poured a cup of tea.
"No need, just you and me today."
The master and servant Qiao Zhuang dressed up and went out on the street together.
"Miss......" Lianhua looked at the people wearing masks of various forms all over the street, "...... Why is everyone wearing masks? ”
Lin Zhiyu couldn't see the strange appearance on the street, but he was a little curious. "All wearing masks?"
"Well, a lot of people." Lianhua helped Lin Zhiyu to quietly move to the wall, away from these strange people, so as not to affect the two of them for a while.
"Could it be because of General Dingyuan?" Lin Zhiyu guessed.
"General?" Lianhua didn't know what she thought of, and scared herself. "Could it be that because the general has a damaged face and can only wear a mask, he asks everyone to wear a mask?!"
Lin Zhiyu laughed angrily at her: "What do you think?" I mean, when you see the general wearing a mask, you follow because you admire the general. ”
After speaking, Lin Zhiyu knocked on Lianhua's head, "Don't say that, it will be heard for a while, be careful that they beat you." ”
Lianhua playfully stuck out her tongue, "Got it, Miss." ”
Lin Zhiyu guessed correctly, the general wore a mask when he paraded through the street a few days ago, which made people feel so mysterious. So the men of Chen Hengguo began to follow suit.
The master and servant on this side felt novel, and the general and deputy general in the teahouse on the other side also felt incomprehensible.
"Will ...... Son. Fei Qing almost said that she had missed her mouth, but after being glared at by Li Chengyan, she quickly changed her words. Childe, you say these people are really strange. ”
"I respect you, but I am afraid of you. While being afraid of the scars on your face, she also imitates you wearing a mask" Fei Qing looked at the strange appearance on the street and felt that it was really magical.
Li Chengyan changed into a simple mask today, and his slender fingers held the teacup and carefully considered it, "It's also convenient, and it won't be recognized." ”
Fei Qing thought for a while: "This is also true. If a masked one suddenly pops up on a normal day, everyone will suspect that it is you. But now that the streets are full of people wearing masks, you can take it easy. ”
Li Chengyan didn't care about this, even if someone recognized him, the people were too far away to get close. It's just that he was watched by many people, and when he was on the battlefield, the enemy's thousands of troops were staring at him, and he had long been used to it.
"Alas, it will ...... Son! "The general who has been called for a few years, and I am really not used to changing my words at this time.
"Childe, look! Isn't that Zhang San? Fei Qing sat on the teahouse, looking at the lively crowd below, and suddenly found Zhang San and others who were sent by Li Chengyan to do the task.
"Could it be that the person you want to protect secretly is down there, General?" Fei Qing instantly raised his interest, glared and glanced down, not even paying attention to the wrong call.
Li Chengyan didn't pay attention to it just now, and heard Fei Qing say this. He pretended not to care on his face, still drinking tea calmly, but in fact, his eyes under the mask couldn't help but secretly look out the window.
Sure enough, if it is not obvious in the crowd, but sitting on a high place, it can be clearly found that Zhang San and several people have been surrounding a target.
Years of battlefield experience allowed Fei Qing to quickly lock on the object of protection by several people, "Isn't that right?" Could it be that my detection skills have weakened? How can they seem to be surrounding a rich lady? ”
When Li Chengyan sent a task to Zhang San and a few people that day, he drove Fei Qing out very mercilessly. Fei Qing had always wondered what kind of character deserved such a secret, and even he couldn't say it.
Li Chengyan gritted his teeth on the side, how could he not know that Fei Qing was so gossipy!
"Drink tea!" Li Chengyan angrily smashed the empty teacup on the table and said in a rough voice.
Fei Qing didn't react quite rightly when she saw Li Chengyan, "No, General!" What a woman! ”
Fei Qing has followed Li Chengyan for so many years, so he is naturally not afraid of him, he is more curious about Li Chengyan's attitude. "General, what you mean by this doesn't seem to be a military secret, right? Is it a family matter? ”
Li Chengyan pursed his thin lips tightly and didn't say a word. God knows how he sent Zhang San and a few people to follow Lin Zhiyu that day, and later wanted to call them back.
But this time there was no battle to fight in the city, and Zhang San and the others were also choking enough, they were quite happy to have such a task, Li Chengyan didn't let them come back, and they should let them play.
Which Cheng wanted to be caught by Fei Qing today. With Fei Qing's mouth, if he knew something, the entire military camp would know it the next day.
In fact, what Li Chengyan didn't know was that after Zhang San and the others met Lin Zhiyu on the first day, except for Fei Qing, the entire military camp knew that the person the general wanted to protect was a blind woman.
Zhang San and the others are not people who like to break their mouths, but this matter is too unusual, their generals are twenty-one, and I am afraid that they have not even pulled the girl's hand.
When they told the people in the barracks, they also specially instructed not to tell Fei Qing, for fear that the news would spread too widely, who knew that one would spread one by one, and in the end, except Fei Qing would know.
"Shut up! Drink your tea. "Li Chengyan really doesn't know how it was so coincidental, obviously Zhang San also said yesterday that Lin Zhiyu doesn't like to go out of the house, even if he plays, he is with the county lord of Wenzi.
Fei Qing secretly raised his eyes to look at Li Chengyan while drinking tea, is the general shy? It doesn't look like we have it yet, hehe! Let me, the lieutenant, help you out.