Gonggong Li continued: "Besides, our family doesn't hide it from Master Meng, the woman Li Xin likes is actually his eldest brother's wife, alas, it's all wronged, it's all wronged, and now this disaster is dead, what else can't he let go?" ”

Meng Tianchu pretended to be very surprised, and said, "It turned out to be Blue Rain!" ”

Gonggong Li nodded, and said: "I'm not afraid of your jokes, Li Xin is a child who values affection, his father, that is, my brother, would rather die than let him marry a woman like that, so he came to me, I saw that he was really moved, so I went to beg my eldest brother, and then thanks to Li Chu's child, or my eldest brother still wouldn't follow." ”

Meng Tianchu was puzzled and said, "Li Chu? Is that the housekeeper of your Li family? ”

Father-in-law Li: "Yes, it's him, he entered the Li family at the age of ten, and has been serving his eldest brother, and then when he was twenty years old, he was the housekeeper of the Li family until now, my eldest brother values him very much." ”

Only then did Meng Tianchu understand and said, "You mean that Li Zhi helped your eldest brother speak?" ”

Father-in-law Li: "I still remember that day I went to look for my eldest brother, Li happened to be there, I mentioned this matter, my eldest brother heard it and got angry at me, what he said at the time was very unpleasant, I was also annoyed, the two of them quarreled, and then Li pulled me out of the door, saying that I should not let my eldest brother be angry, at that time the eldest brother was sick, and the mood was not good, so he said let him try, I was also angry, so I also threw his sleeves and left. In the evening, Li came to me and said that the eldest brother agreed, but I didn't believe it at the time, and when I went to make amends to the eldest brother, I was sure that the eldest brother really gave in. ”

Meng Tianchu said with a smile: "This Li Division really has a way. ”

Gonggong Li: "Yes, but when Li Xin was preparing for the wedding, he suddenly asked him to go to the capital. He said I was sick, and his father asked him to come and see me. ”

When Meng Tianchu heard this, he said, "What do you mean..."

Gonggong Li sighed and said, "Later, when I talked to Li Xin about this matter, I thought it was just a delaying tactic by his father. ”

Meng Tianchu didn't understand. said: "No, why can Li Qian marry Lan Yu, but Li Xin can't?" ”

Gonggong Li thought for a while and said, "Forget it, don't mention this matter, now that everyone is dead, it's useless to say it." ”

A thought suddenly flashed through Meng Tianchu's mind. Said: "Father-in-law, does your eldest brother only have two sons?" ”

"That's right, Li Xin originally had a younger sister, but when he was seven years old, he contracted a cold and died."

Meng Tianchu: "Then your eldest brother must be very partial to Li Xin." ”

Gonggong Li looked at Meng Tianchu and said, "Master Meng, what do you want to say?" ”

Meng Tianchu hurriedly explained: "My father-in-law is just talking casually. ”

Father-in-law Li said solemnly: "You must know that the palms and backs of your hands are full of meat, and the eldest brother loves his two sons very much." ”

Meng Tianchu: "Does my father-in-law like Li Xin more?" ”

Gonggong Li smiled. said: "Actually, it's not that I like Li Xin more, but when I had this idea, I adopted one from outside when I was my eldest brother." It's better to give me one of my own children, so that even if the family property is inherited in the future, I won't worry about falling into the hands of another surname. Passing Li Xin to me is also the meaning of the eldest brother, saying that Li Xin has been sticking to me since he was a child, and Li Qian is introverted, doesn't talk much, and is not close to me, I thought about it. I think that's right. officially set up a banquet and accepted Li Xin as his godson. ”

Two men walked to the front yard. Gonggong Li stopped and said solemnly to Meng Tianchu: "Master Meng, it stands to reason that our family should not interfere in your case, but it is a matter of the four lives of the Li family, so I still ask Lord Meng to work harder." ”

Meng Tianchu hurriedly said: "Father-in-law, please rest assured, you should do your best to find out the murderer as soon as possible, so that the dead can rest in peace and the living people can be safe."

After hearing this, Gonggong Li said abruptly: "Then our family will wait for the good news of the adults." By the way, there is one more thing, I heard that Concubine Xian has woken up? ”

Meng Tianchu chuckled in his heart, but his face showed a trace of guilt and helplessness, and then said in a low voice: "My father-in-law knows that Niangniang has woken up, and he must also know that although Niangniang is awake, she doesn't remember anything, and..." Gonggong Li understood, and said, "Alas, what a good person, what's the matter?" In this case, our family still won't visit her for the time being, and the Long Live Lord also knows, and he is very sad for a while, but for the sake of Niangniang's body, for the time being, I still have to trouble the adults and the Yuling Heavenly Master to take care of her, so I won't let Niangniang enter the palace. ”

Meng Tianchu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Don't bother, you should do it at this time." ”

Seeing off Gonggong Li, Meng Tianchu stood at the door for a while, as if he was thinking about a problem that gave him a headache, and the people around him didn't dare to disturb him, until he entered the door thoughtfully, and then followed in.

Gonggong Li came out of the Meng Mansion, and the attendants around him respectfully helped Gonggong Li to get into the car, and was about to drive away, Gonggong Li said, "Wait, let's not go back first." ”

"Where does my father-in-law want to go?"

"Long live the Lord said that Concubine Jing likes Hangzhou's silk and satin, let our family pick some and take them back, it just so happens that the weather is good today, let's go and see."

"Yes."

The carriage stopped in front of the largest silk village in Hangzhou, and Gonggong Li stepped out of the car with the support of the attendants, and a guy hurriedly came forward to greet him at the gate of the silk village.

Gonggong Li carefully selected, behind a small door behind him, there were two pairs of big watery eyes staring at him, but he didn't know.

"Qiao'er, here's your chance."

"But sister, how can I get close to him?" Look at you. We've done so much preparation before, aren't they all for today? Besides, what are you afraid of? ”

"But... I..."

"Remember, this Gonggong Li doesn't like women who are too scheming, and he doesn't like women who talk too much, and most importantly, he doesn't like women who are flamboyant, as for what he likes to eat and do. You know it all, as long as you grasp the scale, I think there should be no problem. ”

"And I'm going?"

"Go, for your own happiness. For your second brother, who is still suffering in prison, the eldest sister is waiting for your good news. ”

"Well, I'll try."

Gonggong Li looked at it for a while and finally didn't find the satin he was satisfied with, so he said to the attendant: "Is the place you brought me here really the largest silk village in Hangzhou?" ”

"Back to the father-in-law, exactly, this silk village has been talking about it for a hundred years, and there is a sentence in Hangzhou City. That is, there is nothing in the Song family that you can't find what you want. ”

Father-in-law Li said disdainfully: "I don't think there is such a magic, I haven't found what I want." ”

"My lord, would you like to see our ready-to-wear or embroidery?"

When Gonggong Li heard the sound, he turned around and saw a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl walking out of the small door behind the counter, wearing a long dress with an orchid on a white background, a light silk shirt, and a faint snow-white arm. The hairpin is made of a single sandalwood tree. Hanging a round pearl, lightly drawing eyebrows, slightly applying lip blush. There is a kind of freshness in the elegance, the eyebrows are bent in the autumn moon, the shyness is colorful, and the fall is generous, but it is reserved, which makes Gonggong Li have a good impression of this girl who is quite beautiful at first sight.

Gonggong Li said with a smile: "This girl, our family wants land, but you may not have this place?" ”

Song Qiao approached the counter with a smile, and then said softly, "My lord." The silk we have here is the most complete in Hangzhou. Just say it, and I think I'll find you. ”

Gonggong Li smiled. said: "At a young age, the tone is not small." ”

The guy on the side hurriedly said to Gonggong Li: "This is the third shopkeeper of our family, and we can do it." ”

The attendant also said: "Miss Qiao'er is a well-known good girl in our Hangzhou city, not to mention her ability, and the female embroidery is also famous." ”

Father-in-law Li listened, oh, and took a good look at the girl in front of him, Song Qiao and the attendant tacitly glanced at each other, and they spent fifty taels of silver in order to let him take Gonggong Li to his silk village, hoping that his first impression on this old eunuch was not bad.

Gonggong Li took a good look at Song Qiao, and then said: "Okay, women should be like this, since this is the case, you can pick a few fine silk horses for me, and let me see your eyes." ”

Song Qiao naturally didn't know how to choose the land, but fortunately, Song Yu had already picked it out for her in advance, put it on the shelf, and then taught her some knowledge of how to look at the silk and satin, although Song Qiao didn't understand, but after all, she was smart, and she remembered it at once, and after pulling these already picked silk out of the shelf, she talked about it in front of Gonggong Li, which made Gonggong Li even more fond of this smart and clever girl.

Following.

Gonggong Li got up early in the morning, only brought four attendants, did not tell Li Xin and Li, and went up the mountain to go to the grave of his eldest brother, this day happened to be his eldest brother's birthday, and it was his duty as a younger brother to put a stick of incense on the grave of his eldest brother.

The road that had just rained was a little muddy, and the morning breeze was a little cool, and he wore a cloak and walked the path with the support of his attendants, and occasionally one or two hares popped out of the grass, and the whole mountain seemed very silent, and the clouds and mist were in the mountains, and the air was very fresh.

Suddenly heard someone talking in a bamboo forest, Gonggong Li stopped, listened carefully, and the attendants on the side also heard it, in fact, a waiter whispered: "So early, how can someone talk in the bamboo forest, should it be..."

Gonggong Li naturally didn't believe that there was any ghost, he said, "Let's go, let's go over and have a look." ”

Squire: "Father-in-law, let's not go, this wilderness." ”

Gonggong Li smiled and said, "You also heard a woman's voice, are we still afraid of a woman?" ”

The attendant said fearfully, "But what if it's a female ghost? ”

Gonggong Li knocked the attendant's head with the folding fan in his hand. said: "Ghost your big head, you don't dare to go, just go alone." ”

Everyone didn't dare to say anything, so they had to follow Gonggong Li towards the bamboo forest.

I saw that there were two graves in the bamboo forest, and a woman wearing a white dress was cleaning up the weeds for the two graves, and she was talking to herself, the woman was facing away from Gonggong Li, with a slender figure, and a green silk vertical waist, which made people really feel that she was a female ghost.

"Daddy. Mother, Qiao'er came to see you again, it has been raining in Hangzhou recently, and my sister and second brother are fine. It's just that it's busy, and the business in the store is good, so don't take it

So saying, the girl took out the contents of a basket beside her, all some snacks and fruits, carefully placed them in the prepared plates, and knelt down in front of the grave. After kowtowing three times, he continued: "Mother, Qiao'er misses you, I dreamed of you last night, do you miss me?" ”

Listening to Gonggong Li's heart was sour, and suddenly something fell from the top of the bamboo forest to the woman's feet, and a waiter beside Gonggong Li had sharp eyes. Said: "Father-in-law, it's a bamboo leaf!" ”

Gonggong Li saw that the woman didn't seem to notice it at all, but kept kneeling in front of the grave and chattering vigorously to his dead mother. Sometimes sad, sometimes smiling, as if not talking to a dead person, but chatting with a living person, Li Gonggong saw that the bamboo Yeqing had slowly crawled to the girl's feet, so he motioned to a waiter beside him, only to see the waiter pick up a stone and then bounce straight at the snake, just at the moment, just when the snake raised its head to bite. Suddenly fell to the ground and died. However, the woman remained unaware.

After a while. The woman got up, and Gonggong Li saw that this woman was a little familiar, and just as he was thinking, a waiter next to him whispered: "Isn't this girl the woman from the silk village yesterday?" ”

Gonggong Li thought about it and couldn't help but nod approvingly.

Song Qiao left the bamboo forest with a basket and walked down the mountain, then he saw a carriage listening to the woods, and there was a young man about the same size as Meng Tianchu standing in front of the car.

"You're crazy! If you want to find a snake that is not poisonous, you actually found a bamboo leaf green, is your head water? ”

The man bowed his head and was silent, only to see a head poking out of the car, and said in a low voice: "Qiao'er, don't blame him, it's my idea." ”

When Song Qiao saw that it was Song Yu, she threw off the basket angrily, and then walked to the front of the car, and the man quickly helped her to get into the car, then picked up the basket, returned to the car, and drove away.

In the car.

Song Qiao said angrily: "Eldest sister, what's the matter with you, that bamboo leaf is less than an inch away from me, if it weren't for that old thing's subordinates, I would have died." ”

Song Yu smiled and said, "Look at you, I just returned to the chariot and said that it would be nice if you were like today on weekdays." ”

Song Qiao: "Eldest sister, don't laugh at me, I almost died just now, do you know?" ”

Song Yu laughed, Song Qiao: "Sister, you can still laugh, it's really amazing!" ”

Song Yu patted Song Qiao's shoulder and said, "Qiao'er, it seems that you still don't know your sister, how can I risk your life?" ”

Song Qiao: "But..."

Song Yu: "That bamboo leaf green has been poured into the rut, even if it bites you, its teeth can't be used." ”

Song Qiao looked at Song Yu suspiciously, then lifted the curtain on the car and said to the man who was driving: "Che Yuan, is it what my eldest sister said?" ”

The chariot didn't look back, only said yes. Song Qiao patted his chest and said, "I'm scared to death." ”

Song Yu: "I think that old man should like you, and the most difficult thing now is to let him put aside the matter of your second brother and let him find a way to accept you." ”

Song Qiao: "I think so too, eldest sister, let's go to the prison and ask the second brother where he went on the day of the crime." ”

Song Yu: "Yes, we should also go to see He'er, I don't know what he looks like inside, the chariot, let's go, let's go directly to the prison." ”

"Yes, Miss."

Song Yu: "Qiao'er, you blamed the wheel just now, you slapped someone in the face for no reason, you should apologize to someone." ”

Song Qiao was unwilling, Song Yu pushed her, and then she opened the curtain and said, "I'm sorry." ”

Che Yuan still didn't look back, only said sullenly: "It's okay, Third Miss." ”