Chapter 517: Puja
Xie Mulin was the first to react: "Where did you see it?" What did he tell you? Did I come back with you?! ”
Qing Song said with a sad face: "I met at the door of the teahouse." The eldest young master instructed the younger one to book a private room in that teahouse two days later, so as to prepare to meet Master Jiao. The little one ordered tea and snacks with the shopkeeper, and bumped into the eldest son of the Chengenhou Mansion when he went out, but he really didn't expect it!
The eldest prince stared at the little one a few times, and the long follower next to him reached out, and the little one was scared for a while, turned around and ran, and saw the long follower running after the small one for a whole street! The little one finally got rid of the long follower, just in case, he specially turned around a few times in the neighborhood to make sure that no one was behind him, and then he dared to come back, and the people who wanted to come to the Chengenhou Mansion didn't know that the eldest young master and the girls lived here. ”
Xie Mulin frowned and said: "Even if they don't catch up with you, you came out of that teahouse, as long as the people of the Cao family ask the shopkeeper, they will know that the eldest brother has booked a private room two days later." This also means that once the eldest brother shows up in the teahouse two days later, the Cao family will be able to find him. ”
When Qingsong heard this, his face suddenly turned pale, and he knelt on the ground in a dejected manner.
Xie Xianzhi and Xie Yinghui came back to their senses, and the former was puzzled: "Is it cousin Wentai of the Cao family?" He is not at home to keep filial piety, what is he doing in the teahouse near here? Could it be that I came over to take care of my grandmother's funeral a few days later? ”
The latter looked at Qing Song with suspicion: "Was it really by accident?" You can't mean it, do you? She remembered that Qingsong was also from Pingnanbo's mansion, and there were relatives who worked there on errands. Even if he gave up his relatives and followed Xie Xianzhi that day, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not be a spy and betray his master at a critical time. Isn't that the case with locks?
Xie Yinghui has been betrayed by her subordinates one after another recently, and she already has some meaning of being a frightened bird.
Qingsong kowtowed again and again and cried to defend himself: "It was really by accident!" The little one didn't know that the eldest young master would meet Master Jiao today, and the teahouse was also picked by Lord Jiao, so it was impossible for the little one to know these things in advance, and agreed with the people of the Chengenhou Mansion to meet there! ”
Seeing this, Xie Xianzhi persuaded his sister: "Qingsong has always been loyal to me, not that kind of person. Besides, his family is in Pingnanbo Mansion, and Pingnanbo Mansion and Chengenhou Mansion have long since turned against each other, who can he be a spy for? ”
Xie Yinghui said angrily: "Anyway, I just think it's very suspicious!" Cao Wentai was supposed to be filial piety at home, even if he really wanted to come to Bao'en Temple for his grandmother's funeral, he should be a housekeeper, where could he run errands for his eldest young master? ! Brother, you didn't even bump into him, but you just called this minion bumped into him, how can things be so coincidental in the world?! ”
Xie Mulin had to say something fair: "According to what the eldest brother and Qingsong said, the eldest brother and Master Jiao met by chance in the Bao'en Temple, and they discussed that they would meet again in the teahouse in two days. Master Jiao designated a place, and the eldest brother sent Qingsong to book a private room. Qingsong went to the teahouse and met Cao Wentai when he went out. Even if Qingsong had time to ventilate and report the news, Cao Wentai had to have time to rush to the teahouse after receiving the letter. How long does it take to go back and forth from Chengenhou Mansion to Bao'en Temple? I also know that this can't be agreed in advance. ”
Xie Xianzhi nodded again and again when he heard this.
Xie Yinghui thought about it carefully, and it seemed that Xie Mulin's statement was more reasonable, so she pursed her lips and said no more.
Qing Song breathed a sigh of relief, and continued to cry and kowtow to apologize.
Xie Xianzhi couldn't look at it, and said: "I sent you out on errands, and I will meet Cousin Wentai, and it is also my bad luck, what does it have to do with you?" If you really have bad intentions, you just need to hide the matter, so that I can only blame myself for being unlucky when I meet Cousin Wentai unprepared two days later, who can blame you? But you told me the truth, which shows that you are loyal to me. I have no reason to blame the faithful servant. Go down quickly, your forehead is bleeding, hurry up and ask someone to clean your wounds and apply medicine to bandage them. I still have to go out the day after tomorrow, if you don't follow, where can I find a smarter boy than you? ”
Qing Song looked at Xie Xianzhi movingly, cried and kowtowed two more times before retreating.
There were three brothers and sisters left in the house, Xie Yinghui probably knew that she was wrong, so she took a cup of tea and sipped her head down, and did not say anything.
Xie Mulin discussed with Xie Xianzhi: "When things come to the door, we can't sit still, don't always hope that outsiders can't find where we live." Let's discuss how to deal with it, if the eldest brother really sees Cao Wentai, how to send him away? ”
She thinks that the Chengenhou Mansion is different from the Pingnanbo Mansion, the current situation of the Pingnanbo Mansion is not known to everyone, and many people know that his family has a long way ahead, but there are still queens and princes in the Chengenhou Mansion, and his family is just keeping filial piety, and has not withdrawn from the court, nor has it lost influence on the court, and it is still one of the most prominent high-ranking families in Beijing. If the people of his family really had the heart to inquire about the whereabouts of the Xie family's brothers and sisters, they might not need to wait until Xie Xianzhi went to the appointment two days later. Unless their brother and sister leave immediately, this level will still have to be passed.
However, there are more things to worry about in the Chengenhou Mansion, and it is probably more necessary to do superficial work, and the hatred with the Xie family is not very deep, at least not as deep as the Pingnanbo Mansion and the Cheng Wang family of the Ningguo Marquis Mansion who have died of their relatives. Xie Yinghui came to serve in the house two months ago, and the people in his family just had a cold attitude and did not particularly embarrass her, and the girl in his family did not need to cling to Ma Yurong. Even if they really know Xie Xianzhi's whereabouts, it shouldn't be too difficult to deal with, at most they will just be a little angry.
Xie Xianzhi and Xie Yinghui listened to their sister's analysis, and gradually calmed down. In the past, they always habitually regarded the Cao family's Chengenhou Mansion and Pingnanbo's Mansion as one, and the two rooms were interconnected, but they ignored the different times of the past. The position and attitude of the Chengenhou Mansion are different from those of the Pingnan Bo Mansion.
Xie Xianzhi thought for a while and said, "I'll just pretend not to know about this, if Cousin Wentai really comes to see me in the teahouse the day after tomorrow, with Master Jiao here, I don't think he will dare to do anything." It's just a bit of vanity and grievances, and I can do this kind of thing on the surface. ”
Xie Yinghui was a little uncertain: "Or...... Shall we rent another house? Rent it to the dock, if there is really a disturbance, you will leave here immediately, so as not to let the people of Pingnanbo Mansion hear something from the Chengenhou Mansion and entangle the door. ”
Xie Mulin was a little unimpressed, but Xie Yinghui was always worried that Pingnanbo Mansion would do something bad to their brothers and sisters recently, so she just appeased the eldest sister, and said: "If you want to rent, hurry up and rent, it doesn't take too long, it's about ten days, but you don't need to rent too well." There are a few rental houses outside the city, and it is easy to be asked. As soon as you enter the yard, there are many people renting, and it is easier to confuse the public. Anyway, we only need to hold on until the funeral of Duchess Chengen, and some subordinates can be sent to Sanshanmen in advance. As soon as we entered, our master and servant could barely live in it. ”
The two sisters reached a consensus, and Xie Xianzhi nodded. The next morning, he immediately sent shrewd and able servants to cautiously go out to find a man in rented housing.
Who knows, the house that was easy to rent a few days ago has become sought-after today. The servant looked at the information of several houses from the Chinese people, and was not satisfied, so he inquired about the reason, and immediately did not care about the errand, and rushed back to report the latest changes to the little masters.
It is said that there is a consecration ceremony on the eighth day of the second month of Bao'en Temple, and even the palace will send people out, so the princes and nobles in Beijing, civil and military officials, have sent people to rent houses and live in shops around Bao'en Temple, and the empty houses are almost snatched up, even if there are left, the house can not live in people.
The Xie brothers and sisters couldn't help but look at each other. It's just a consecration puja, so why does it attract so many people? Is there something here that they don't know?