Out of the city gate, all the way to the north, Qiao Lixi's convoy was neither fast nor slow, and after resting for a night at the Jincheng border, the team moved forward again.

"Little Miss, people followed." Mama Shen looked at the back of the car alertly.

Qiao Yixi also breathed a sigh of relief and took off the hood on her head.

"Like a thief." Qiao Lixi teased.

"It's good to get out of Jincheng."

Qiao Lixi nodded absentmindedly.

When they came out of Qiao's house, they found the tail behind them, but fortunately, they had already made arrangements.

After spending the night at the inn, the team split into two teams, some of them disguised themselves and continued to march towards the north of Sichuan, while she and Mama Shen walked towards the south of Sichuan. It's just that in order to hide people's eyes and ears, the journey took a slight detour.

Qiao Yixi listened carefully to Mama Shen's report, frowned and thought about it, "Qiao Jinwen should continue to keep an eye on it, the more she does it, the more she will be exposed, the better it will be for us." ”

"Little Miss, what do you say Qiao Jinwen did when she checked forty years ago? I also checked all the way to southern Sichuan. ”

Qiao Yixi shook her head, "I don't know, if it wasn't for the mention of my father in the letter, I wouldn't have gone to southern Sichuan curiously." ”

Seeing Mama Shen's solemn expression, Qiao Lixi said with a smile: "Mama, I understand your worries, Sifang wants to deal with our long room, how can you not ask Qiao Jinwen to make a secret move, the old witch is their biggest support, as long as the old witch speaks, a filial piety word can crush us to death." What Qiao San did was done by her in private, as for what purpose, to be honest, I don't know. It's just that she has been in frequent contact with people in southern Sichuan during this time, and she must be hiding dirty, anyway, I'm fine, go over and take a look. ”

Qiao Lixi winked at Mama Shen.

Mama Shen shook her head helplessly.

The little lady wants to be a play, and she, who is a subordinate, only obeys.

Take this outing, for example, the people who had been staring at the fourth room found Qiao Jinwen's movements, so they reported to the little lady, and they also intercepted those letters that came and went.

It's just that Qiao Jinwen has a bit of a brain, although the content of the letter did not use codes, but they didn't figure out what Qiao Jinwen wanted to investigate, they only knew that it was related to forty years ago.

The little lady guessed that the only thing that could make Qiao Jinwen so persistent was the matter of the long house, what could be the matter of the long house forty years ago?

Forty years ago, my uncle was probably born, right?

couldn't think of a reason, so the little lady planned to go out in person, and found an excuse to take everyone out.

As for the uncle and miss, the person who pretended to be in the past brought the letter from the little miss, and after the miss and the aunt read it, they should be relieved, after all, she followed the little miss.

Letting go of the worries in her heart, Mama Shen was also a lot more relaxed.

The carriage traveled for four or five days, and finally reached the boundary of southern Sichuan, and after asking a few fellow villagers, the carriage finally stopped at a town.

"Little Miss, this is it."

Qiao Yixi got out of the carriage and looked around.

To be honest, she really didn't know what news Qiao Jinwen wanted to inquire about.

The letter sent by Qiao Jinwen, the address is here, compared to Qiao Jinwen's speed, her person is faster, follow the clues on Qiao Jinwen's letter, she found more news than Qiao Jinwen, and found the person she was looking for faster than Qiao Jinwen.

As for Qiao Jinwen, she found someone to imitate the handwriting and gave Qiao Jinwen the wrong clue.

In other words, the people who contacted Qiao Jinwen were no longer the people they used to be, they were all her people.

Mama Shen rented the yard in advance in Yaxing, and the group entered the town and went directly to the small courtyard.

"Let's rest first, and then I'll go find someone tomorrow."

Who are you looking for?

Naturally, it is the person Qiao Jinwen is looking for.

Qiao Lixi was a little excited, although she knew that Qiao Jinwen was going to be bad for the long house, but she was not worried, after all, she was one step ahead of Qiao Jinwen. What Qiao Jinwen knows now is what she is willing to let Qiao Jinwen know, half-truths and half-truths.

Following.

The people below were very efficient, and Qiao Yixi had just had breakfast, and the people were brought.

Sitting in the hall, Qiao Yixi shook her little short legs hidden under the hem of her skirt and looked at the person opposite with a smile.

The woman sitting opposite her did not dare to come out.

I think she prides herself on being a person who has seen the world, and she has seen a lot of dignitaries and nobles in the town, but she has never felt crushed.

It's a sense of oppression that comes from the bones, and you don't need to make eye contact with the other person to perceive the danger.

Cold sweat broke out on the woman's back.

When she entered the door, she secretly glanced at it with her peripheral vision, and knew that it was a child or a girl sitting on it, and she didn't see her appearance clearly, so she only had time to glance at her dress.

She didn't recognize what it was, but she knew that she hadn't seen anything she had ever seen before, and it wasn't a thing from the town at first glance.

The woman's eyes rolled and rolled, and she couldn't remember when she had befriended such a powerful person.

"Aunt Zhou?"

"Yes, yes, miss." Aunt Zhou hurriedly got up and bent down respectfully to Qiao Yixi.

"Aunt Zhou, please take a seat." Qiao Lixi said with a smile, "Invite Aunt Zhou here today, just talk casually, Aunt Zhou doesn't have to be restrained, just treat it as if she is in her own home." ”

"Yes......" Aunt Zhou sat down uncomfortably, but only sat on half of her buttocks, buried her head, and looked at her toes.

"I wrote to Aunt Zhou before, and I was unsure about something, and I wanted to talk to Aunt Zhou face to face."

"It turned out to be Miss Three!" As her mood relaxed, Aunt Zhou became bolder, looked up at Qiao Yixi, and asked, "Is the old lady okay?" ”

Old lady?

Qiao Yixi didn't have time to think about it carefully, nodded and said, "The old lady is very good, I didn't expect Aunt Zhou to still remember her." ”

Aunt Zhou immediately said loyally: "Although the woman is not from the Qiao family, she may be able to help, although the old lady mentions, the woman is Mama Gong's sister-in-law, Mama Gong is the person next to the old lady, and the woman is naturally the old lady's person." ”

Yo, it turns out that Mama Gong is the main one.

Qiao Lixi picked up the teacup.

It's not about sending off guests, it's about sorting out clues.

As far as she knows, Mama Gong is a maid who was bought back to act as a façade when the Qiao family was developing their careers, and she has been with the old witch for more than 40 years, and she has never heard that Mama Gong has relatives outside.

From the analysis of Aunt Zhou's tone and demeanor, what she said should be the truth, the only explanation is that Mama Gong and her relatives do not get along well, after all, she was sold to Ya Po at the beginning, and she must be kind to the people in the family, otherwise she would not have brought her family all these years.

With her weight by the old witch's side, it would be easy to get a good job for her family.

"I'm also very pleased that Aunt Zhou can think so."

"The folk woman really wants to do things for the old lady, but it's just the little sister-in-law of the folk woman......"

"Aunt Zhou don't worry," Qiao Yixi said with a package ticket, "I can also say a few words from my grandmother, and it is not impossible for Aunt Zhou to behave well." ”

"Yes, yes, yes, the third lady is right," Aunt Zhou smiled flatteringly, "Everyone knows that the old lady loves the third lady the most, and the third lady's words are also very weighty in front of the old lady." ”

Qiao Yixi smiled and said nothing.

This Aunt Zhou is not simple.

was able to inquire about the affairs of the Qiao family so clearly, she must have already calculated in her heart, and her arrival undoubtedly gave Aunt Zhou a chance.

In a hurry, Aunt Zhou licked her face and said a few good words, and Qiao Yixi turned the topic to the main topic.

"Aunt Zhou, I'm here because I have something to ask you."

Aunt Zhou rolled her eyes and said with self-thought cleverness: "Third Miss wants to ask about the past?" ”

Qiao Lixi plays her role in an unfathomable way.

Aunt Zhou is not exact, "Third Miss, don't worry, since the woman has promised it, she will not reveal it." ”

"Actually, this time I came to this time, it was my personal intention," Qiao Yixi said in a high voice, "Aunt Zhou has always been concerned about the affairs of the Qiao family, and she must also know the contradiction between our four rooms and the long room." During this time, the people in the long room, especially Qiao Lixi's dead girl, have been pressing us in the fourth room, and I feel very uncomfortable. ”

"Little Miss......" Mama Shen stopped Qiao Lixi.

This kid scolded himself, and he didn't have any pressure!

In Aunt Zhou's view, this move is the grandmother next to "Qiao San" reminding the master not to show her emotions too much in front of outsiders.

"The third lady is right," Aunt Zhou looked like she was solving problems for her master, and said, "The Qiao family should have four rooms, a long room?" It's just a wild species of doves occupying magpies' nests. ”

"Nonsense!" As soon as Mama Shen's momentum came out, Aunt Zhou was startled.

stood up and prepared to make amends, looking at Qiao Lixi's expression, he thought about it, and sat down crampedly.

"Aunt Zhou, you also know that I am the most unbearable character, I like to control the overall situation, not to be suppressed."

"That's nature, Third Miss, you are the rightful granddaughter of the Qiao family, the long house, but a wild seed brought in!"

Qiao Yixi's heart sank.

Mama Shen also skipped a beat.

This is the second time Aunt Zhou has said this, not a metaphor, but a simple literal meaning!

Aunt Zhou secretly looked at Qiao Yixi, and saw that the latter was not abnormal, and her guess in her heart was confirmed.

In several correspondences between her and Qiao Jinwen, although she skillfully avoided the other party's questions every time, she also knew that she couldn't delay it for too long. Just now, after she learned that the other party was the third lady, she knew in her heart that the other party might have known this secret a long time ago, otherwise she would not have come to verify it in person.

In her opinion, Qiao Jinwen came this time, I'm afraid she wanted to do something in private. Qiao Jinwen is the granddaughter of Mrs. Qiao's in-laws, she wants to make a black hand to Qiao Lixi and the long house, and the old lady has no choice but to turn a blind eye. Let's just say that this time, Qiao Jinwen can bring someone here, maybe the old lady also knows, otherwise, how can the girl in the boudoir go out if she says that she can go out.

Thinking of this, Aunt Zhou smiled more sincerely, "Third Miss, don't worry, the old lady must have a plan, and it won't be long before the long house jumps." ”

Qiao Lixi, who had recovered from the shock, looked at Aunt Zhou incomprehensibly, "That's right, but after all, my heart is not steady, Changfang has been moving frequently recently, and I don't know when I will know this secret." ”

"What do you mean by the third lady......"