The sky in the east is just a little white.

"Childe, Childe......" A careful voice sounded from outside the house where Xiao Jingyuan was.

The beautiful woman on the couch woke up first, heard someone outside calling Xiao Jingyuan, and then looked at the sky outside, slightly surprised. Usually at this time, no one dared to quarrel with Xiao Jingyuan, how can he ...... today?

The beauty didn't dare to move, let alone help wake up Xiao Jingyuan, so she had to close her eyes and pretend not to wake up.

"Childe, Childe......" The voice outside the door still sounded stiffly, it seemed that it must be a very important matter, but the man's voice was still full of fear.

Xiao Jingyuan suddenly opened his eyes, and his anger rushed up all of a sudden. Recently, because of Qi Gaoyuan's ineffective work, he has been working hard for a long time, and last night he called a concubine who has always been sensible and caring to come over and serve himself well, so he finally fell asleep for a while, but he was woken up again after a while!

Xiao Jingyuan was extremely upset, and kicked the naked beauty beside him at once, and said angrily: "Get out!" ”

The beautiful woman sobbed and got up, not daring to be dissatisfied with this unwarranted disaster, she put on her clothes roughly, pressed her waist, which was so sore from the kick, that she was unconscious, and limped back without saying a word.

Xiao Jingyuan sprinkled the fire, still unhappy in his heart, and shouted angrily to the door: "What are you going to do in the morning?" ”

The Xun steward outside the door heard Xiao Jingyuan's anger, so his voice was a little trembling: "The lord from the Ministry of Industry also sent a letter." ”

"Got it." Xiao Jingyuan said unhappily: "Just for this? ”

Steward Xun hurriedly said: "Yes, it's about Jing Qi's death ......."

Xiao Jingyuan was shocked, immediately put on his middle coat, and asked Steward Xun to come in and reply.

After listening to Steward Xun's detailed explanation, Xiao Jingyuan only felt that his troubles were abnormal, and even the anger when he was woken up just now was not worth mentioning.

The Lord from the Ministry of Industry came to the news that Gong Shouping's murder case may have implicated the Xiao family.

According to the adult, because Gong Shouping may be implicated in Ah Zheng of Huacaiyuan, therefore, the Jingli side has always paid attention to this small Huacaiyuan, and also paid attention to Ningxia Qing, the owner of Huacaiyuan.

And a few days ago, Ningxia Qing was almost burned to death by Jing Qilian. Ningxia Qing, as the owner of Huacaiyuan, was involved in such a thing at such a time, and those people in the capital would naturally secretly investigate it, and it turned out that the Xiao family was involved!

Jingli didn't have the slightest interest in the death of a broker like Jing Qi, but Jingli investigated because he found Xiao, and he actually found out that Xiao had something to do with Gong Shouping's case!

Something is wrong! Xiao Jingyuan suddenly regretted it to the extreme.

He had long heard Tan Wenshi say that he must be careful of Ningxia Qing, Ningxia Qing's mind is unfathomable, and many times, until the last step, you can't see what Ningxia Qing is planning at all, Tan Wenshi said, no one can guess what Ningxia Qing's ultimate purpose is.

But he has never really taken the little merchant's daughter to heart, he has always felt that Ningxia Qing is just a little merchant's girl, and she will never be able to turn the sky upside down.

Only now did he understand Tan Wenshi's words. Until the last step, he will never know if Ningxia Qing has any tricks.

It's too late for him to regret it now!

Xiao Jingyuan gritted his back molars, the anger in his heart turned into a burst of coldness, he gritted his teeth and instructed Xun Steward: "Call Tan Wenshi to me." ”

"Yes." Steward Xun glanced at Xiao Jingyuan's face, and said, "Also, there is news from Tianquan Mountain, and it is a letter sent by the second young master himself." ”

"What?!" Xiao Jingyuan stood up suddenly, his body was like a taut string, and he hurriedly asked, "Second brother is here?" But it's not dawn yet, why did he come here at this time? ”

Steward Xun whispered: "The second young master came by boat, and the ship just docked. ”

"Got it, I'll go over here." Xiao Jingyuan stood up and dressed, feeling extremely unhappy.

Xiao Jingcong is not Xiao Jingyuan's second brother, but Xiao Jingyuan's cousin, it stands to reason that Xiao Jingyuan should call Xiao Jingcong the "second cousin". However, in order to reflect the harmony within the Xiao clan, all the cousins have always been ranked together, so Xiao Jingyuan has always only called Xiao Jingcong "second brother", which sounds closer.

Xiao Jingcong is the second oldest in the clan, and his father is more powerful than Xiao Jingyuan's father. And Xiao Jingcong came into contact with the affairs of the clan earlier than Xiao Jingyuan, so he had a more prestigious position within the Xiao family. In addition, Xiao Jingcong's kinship with the noble man in the palace has progressed. Therefore, in front of Xiao Jingcong, Xiao Jingyuan could only bow his eyebrows and please him.

In addition, Xiao Jingcong came here in person, indicating that the clan was going to make a big deal about Xiao Jingyuan's miscalculation this time.

Xiao Shi originally had very high expectations for this silk weaving market, and therefore made many arrangements in advance, but the result was not only not as expected by Xiao Shi at the beginning, but even caused a major blow to Xiao Shi, so that Xiao Shi lifted a stone and hit himself in the foot, and Xiao Shi blamed Xiao Jingyuan for this loss.

After the silk weaving market, Xiao Jingyuan did not fail to take remedial measures. After destroying Jing Qi, Xiao Jingyuan immediately sent someone to control the goods left by Jing Qi, thinking that even if his reputation was damaged this time, if he could get the goods in Jing Qi's hands for nothing, he would be able to reluctantly make an explanation to the clan.

Unexpectedly, he bumped into Gu Xuesong. It turned out that the city department had been eyeing Jing Qi's goods for a long time, and after Jing Qi's death, the government immediately came forward to detain Jing Qi's goods, and Xiao Jingyuan didn't even touch the edge of that batch of goods.

Such successive defeats made Xiao Jingyuan very angry. Xiao Jingyuan has been hiding in Meigong County for this reason, and he does not dare to return to Tianquan Mountain to resume his life. Because Xiao Jingyuan knew that compared to losing, the clan's judgment on himself after defeat would be more terrible than the defeat itself!

Sure enough, because of Xiao Jingyuan's incompetence, the Xiao family actually sent Xiao Jingcong over in person. For this reason, Xiao Jingyuan only felt that he had a splitting headache, knowing what he was about to face.

When Ningxia Qing finally finished worshipping the gods and Buddhas in the temples, the sky was already bright, and the sun had just fully emerged, she was calculating the time according to the sky, and at the same time felt that her legs were trembling on her knees, but in front of Cao, she didn't dare to rub it slightly.

"Okay, let's finish the incense, let's go listen to the lectures." As he spoke, Cao took Ningxia Qing to the lecture hall in Nanmu Temple.

Ningxia Qing hurriedly said: "Mother, I, I want to ......" She leaned into Cao's ear and whispered: "I want to come up with a ...... Gong"

"How at this time?" Cao frowned slightly.

Ning Xia Qing said very uneasily: "Maybe I ate something unclean, and my stomach hurt......s."

Cao's face was worried, he looked around, but there was no place similar to the latrine, and when he didn't know what to do, Cuiyu immediately stood up and whispered: "Don't worry, Mrs., I will go and ask the girl where the latrine is." Mrs. go to the lecture first, and I'll go with the girl in a moment. ”

Cao Shi looked at the lecture hall, and saw that the lecture had already begun there, so he had to nod and say, "Go and go back quickly, if you are still not feeling well, let's go down the mountain as soon as possible to see the doctor." ”

Ning Xia Qing agreed, and then bowed his head and left with Cuiyu.

She walked along the stone steps to the back mountain, which was the former site of Nanmu Temple, but later moved to the current place because the mountain road was too rugged and the temple houses were old, and few people passed on the back mountain.

She walked up the stone steps, and soon the stone steps were gone, and there was only a narrow mountain path trodden by the monks who came and went.

When I came back from the back mountain, it was dawn. Cuiyu's face was full of gloom and uneasiness, and she said, "Girl, Mrs. will definitely be suspicious." ”

She was extremely depressed and said: "Let's just say that we didn't find the latrine and got lost in the Nanmu Temple, and my wife shouldn't ask more." ”

Although she quickly answered Jade's words, she seemed extremely absent-minded, and she didn't even know that she almost collided with someone.

But the man hadn't almost hit her by accident, in fact, the man had stopped before she could come and was watching her.

She raised her head, Gu Xuesong's expression was no different from usual, warm but distant, with an indifference that would never let anyone peek into her heart. In fact, Gu Xuesong's expression was a little calmer than usual, but she was unstable at the moment and didn't notice it at all.

Gu Xuesong looked at her and didn't say anything, and said a little indifferently: "It's the first time I know that Miss Ning will also worship Buddha." ”

She tried to cheer up, but still a little absent-mindedly and said, "It's just occasionally." It's a coincidence that adults actually came over. ”

Gu Xuesong's expression did not change at all, and even seemed to be gossiping about something, calm and frightening, and said, "It's not a coincidence. Today is the death day of my biological mother, and her tablet is here. ”

Ning Ningqing's heart jumped suddenly, and the frustration just now was diluted by a sense of surprise. But Gu Xuesong's expression was unusually peaceful.

Ning Xia Qing didn't understand, she asked herself if she couldn't be so calm when Ning Yongda died on the day, was it because Ning Yongda's mourning period didn't last too long? But this sense of commonality of losing her relatives made her feel that there was less dislike between her and Gu Xuesong.

So she finally found that Gu Xuesong's expression was a little different from usual. It seems that he has experienced something very important and important. But as far as she knew, Gu Xuesong was just still tracking down the account books of the Chamber of Commerce recently, and she didn't know if Gu Xuesong had experienced anything important.

Only then did she notice that Gu Xuesong's expression was different, but she felt that it was too late for her to find out now, so she didn't want to ask anything.

"If it's all right, I'll go and worship my mother." Gu Xuesong said calmly, and then quietly walked towards the Hall of Life, gradually moving away from Ningxia Qing.

When Ning Xia Qing and Cao returned to Xu Ning Street, they heard that Du Qiutong was talking to Mrs. Ning.

A few days ago, Tan Wenshi had already returned. Du Qiutong went to Ning's house to talk about this matter at that time, so that the Cao family didn't have to continue to worry about her.

Now a few days later, why is Du Qiutong here again?

Speaking of which, in the days before Tan Wenshi came back, Du Qiutong went to Ning's house every few days to cry to Cao's family. At first, just like the first time, Xue Qianqian always sent people to find Du Qiutong, but gradually, Xue Qianqian stopped sending people over.

Ningxia Qing has always only been Xue Qianqian because she is about to give birth, so she has no heart to care about Du Qiutong anymore, for Du Qiutong's frequent visits, Ningxia Qing only serves Du Qiutong in order not to be troubled by Xue Qianqian at home.

But now that Tan Wenshi is back, what else is Du Qiutong doing here? Ning Ningqing couldn't help but be a little vigilant in his heart.

Ningxia Qing and Cao Shi went to Mrs. Ning's yard first, only to hear Du Qiutong saying: "Old lady can hear, a few days ago there was a fire on Fuqiao Street, but it is scary, I heard that ......."

"Qiu Tong is here?" Cao immediately lifted the curtain and walked in.

"Auntie." Du Qiutong got up and saluted, and said with a smile: "Aunt has never gone out much, why did she suddenly remember to go to incense?" I was so angry that I had to bother the old lady. ”

Cao Shi said with a smile: "It's also idle and idle, and it's just in time for the big day, so it's over." Qiu Tong, why are you here today? ”

Du Qiutong rolled his eyes and said, "I heard that there was a fire on Fuqiao Street a few days ago, so I ...... it."

Cao immediately said, "There was a fire...... Alas, there are such things...... It's horrible. Cao Shi stroked his chest and said, "Don't say such a thing in front of the old lady, our old lady is kind and can't listen to that terrible thing." ”

Cao Shi looked at the old lady and said with a smile: "My daughter-in-law suffered a cold a few days ago, and although she is now well, she is afraid that she is still sick, and she does not dare to stay in the old lady's house more, for fear of giving the remaining illness to the old lady, so she took Qiu Tong out." ”

Mrs. Ning wanted to say something, but Ning Xia Qing hurriedly pretended to be excited and regretfully and said, "Grandma, Nanmu Temple is fun, alas, it would be nice if grandma could go with her!" ”

"What stupid thing this kid is, if the old lady is tired, I won't spare you." Cao and Ningxia Qing sang and harmonized, and then said goodbye to the old lady and pulled Du Qiutong away.

Ning Xia Qing talked to the old lady for a long time before leaving, and then immediately went to Cao's side to lead Du Qiutong to his house.

"Cousin, I heard that you almost had an accident in Wan Yanfang, but it really scared me to death. No wonder you want to go to Nanmu Temple to incense, too, you just picked up a life from a place like Wan Yanfang, you have to go to Nanmu Temple to go to the turbidity. Du Qiutong said with a fluttering eyebrow.

Ning Xia Qing glanced at Du Qiutong.

Ningxia Qing knew that Du Qiutong must have inquired about the fire that night these days.

Now there are rumors outside that the person who picked up a life from the fire at that time was Ningxia Qing, the head of Huacaiyuan, but why did Ningxia Qing appear in a place like Wan Yanfang?

Because Ningxia Qing appeared in Wanyanfang, all kinds of unpleasant words and all kinds of unbearable dirty speculations have long been spread in the streets and alleys of Liu'an County like a carp crossing the river.

Ning Xia Qing can imagine how excited Du Qiutong will be with Du Qiutong's resentment towards himself, even if Du Qiutong is so happy that he can't sleep, Ningxia Qing believes it.

And Ning Xia Qing can also imagine that Du Qiutong will definitely deliberately say these unpleasant things in front of the Cao family. Even if he was at the old lady's place just now, if it wasn't for the Cao family's siege, Du Qiutong would have said these words to the old lady.

Ning Xia Qing lowered his eyes slightly, feeling that this matter was a little strange.

In the past, Du Qiutong had always been a little low and innocent in front of him, although he was also obedient today, but Ning Xia Qing felt that Du Qiutong was a little different from usual, and from Du Qiutong's tone, Ning Xia Qing could hear that little bit of subtle arrogance.

To say that in the past, Du Qiutong had never shown any arrogance.

Ning Xia Qing pondered slightly, and asked tentatively: "I heard my mother say, you came here once a few days ago and said that Steward Tan has come back?" ”

"Yes, my grandfather is so good, it turns out that he is just going to do business." As soon as Tan Wenshi was mentioned, Du Qiutong immediately answered, and at the same time paused deliberately, raised his voice and said, "Cousin doesn't know yet, my grandfather is no longer in charge." ”

Ning Xia Qing looked at Du Qiutong, and now understood the source of the subtle arrogance in Du Qiutong's tone.