As soon as these words came out, seeing that Su Jiao was so resolute, Zhou Tongchuang was not such a person who was so stubborn, so Mrs. nodded, and the lady reluctantly accepted it.

"In that case, you can sit here for a while, and I'll scramble you out of the eggs, which are all fresh eggs from our own chickens, which are better than the ones we bought outside."

"Hmm." The lady looked very simple, and the rough calluses and coarse linen clothes in one hand did not feel cramped or dwarfed, which was the most precious place.

If you are an ordinary woman, when you see such a precious thing, you will either show greed on your face, or you will be grateful for everything, such as Mrs. This class just smiled casually, so indifferent, it is no wonder that she is willing to live here with Uncle Zhou for a long time.

Even if Master Su is like him, he can do the position of a servant in the ministry, and if Uncle Zhou wants to enter the court as an official, he must not be low.

Su Jiao sighed in her heart, and at the same time spared no effort to arrange a few words from Master Su by the way, Zhou Tongchuang put his book aside, and moved the wine glass in front of him, obviously ready to talk for a long time.

He had a faint smile on his face, afraid that he had guessed what Su Jiao was talking about, and his face was indifferent.

"When my niece just came over, she said that she had something to ask for, but I don't know what she wanted to ask? But because I told you the old story last time, do you want to find out for your father? ”

"Uncle Zhou is so wise, so to speak." Su Jiao stroked her sideburns embarrassedly, she must check it clearly, but if it is only for Lord Su, then forget it.

"Actually, when my uncle mentioned it to me before, I originally wanted to come over, but at this time there was a delay in the city, so it was delayed until today, and what my uncle told me last time was that I listened, and I always felt that there were a few places that were very confused."

"It's not uncommon for my father and Uncle Gao to be friends with you for a long time, and they will have the same taste and fall in love with the same woman. But why did Uncle Gao suddenly dismiss the family slaves on the day he got married, and moved the family elsewhere, it seems that he is unwilling to have any more dealings with my father. ”

Speaking of which, Su Jiao has already conceived several bloody plot developments in her mind, but because people in this era are more particular about etiquette, no one will believe it when she says it, and Su Jiao is embarrassed to speak, so she has to inquire from the side.

"What my niece suspects, I still can't figure it out. I think it's not because that Qin Shuihe provoked something between the two of them that Senior Brother would be so extreme. ”

Zhou Tongchuang has never had a good impression of Qin Shuihe since the last time they met, and he gritted his teeth a little angrily when he mentioned this sentence, and paused deliberately, "But it's too late to say anything now, if you want to ask something, the truth of this matter can only be buried in the ground with Senior Brother." ”

"This can't be done, the private person is gone, the living must not continue to struggle for this matter, I think my father must also have this pimple, if only someone could know the details of the year, it would not be in vain for me to worry about my father."

Su Jiao's brows furrowed slightly, there is usually a more bloody ending behind this kind of story, she has to take precautions and stop losses in time to ensure that Mrs. Su's damage is minimized.

"By the way, my uncles and my father should have lived near the capital back then, Uncle Gao dismissed those slaves, maybe some of them are still in the capital, or Uncle Zhou still remembers where the hometown of several of them is?"

Su Jiao's eyes widened, Zhou Tongchuang took a breath, leaned back thoughtfully, looked at the sky and thought for a long time. "Speaking of which, there are a few people in Brother Gao's family who are fellow villagers with me, but now there is no contact, as for the other maids and maids, they are just responsible for doing some chores in front, and I don't think I've heard about it completely,"

"But I do remember that there is such a mother Tian, it seems that on the day of marriage, she was specially used as a grandmother who served Qin Shuihe's dressing, if there is nothing special, she usually has to guard the door of the bride's cave room, maybe she will know better."

"Great, do you remember where Uncle Zhou was, or tell me her full name and appearance, I'm sending people everywhere to ask."

As soon as she heard this, Su Jiao's eyes suddenly widened, as if victory was in front of her, but Mu Rong listened to all their conversations, as if she vaguely noticed something, and her eyebrows frowned slightly.

"Not busy, not busy." Zhou Tongchuang smiled and waved his hand, "She was originally a family in the village on the outskirts of the capital, because her family was in a difficult situation, so she sold herself to the senior brother's house as a housekeeper, and then something went wrong that day, she was dismissed along with others, and now you should find a job somewhere in the city, you are now also a young lady, if you want to find someone, it is not simple." ”

The others were all repatriated because they were inexplicably implicated, but this Tian's mother was specially singled out because she made a mistake.

Su Jiao squinted her eyes slightly, remembering what he said in her heart, and squeezed out a very well-behaved smile on her face.

"Yes, then bother my uncle to tell me that my niece is grateful."

"Hmm." Zhou Tongchuang nodded, and was about to speak, when the lady came out from behind with the dishes, Su Jiao reluctantly stayed here for a meal, and then returned to the city with the hibiscus.

On the other side, Xiao Huai'an received the will, and he could come to the Duke's Mansion openly to interrogate someone, Xu Ruzhu would inevitably make trouble again after a while, so he specially followed him.

In the Duke's Palace, Mrs. Lin of the Shangshu family of the Ministry of Officials should have heard about yesterday's incident, so she came to visit today to take a look at the movement by the way.

There are very few civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty who can talk to the Duchess, and this is the only one, but Mrs. Lin has spent a lot of effort to finally make the Duke's attitude towards her different from ordinary people.

But even so, the Duchess has a strange temper and is moody, and the county lord of Pingcheng is even more than that, she is also trembling and very unstable, so that Mrs. Lin is also unwilling to deal with them many times, but for the sake of future events, she has to endure these grievances first.

"I heard that the Duchess was wronged yesterday, what is the matter? It stands to reason that Lord Xiao is not the kind of person who has no sense of proportion, even the fifth prince often says that he is good behind his back, how can there be such a thing? ”

Madame Lin smiled, raised her cup and took a sip of tea, as if she unconsciously helped to ask, and then the Duchess immediately exploded, her chest continued to rise and fall, as if she had really suffered some great grievance.

"Mrs. Lin, you don't know something, the so-called knowing people and faces don't know their hearts, in my opinion, I'm afraid that His Royal Highness the Fifth Highness has also been deceived by him. He relied on his high position in the middle of the court, so he could see no one in his eyes like this, if it wasn't for me yesterday, I'm afraid that my grandfather would have really agreed. ”

"You also know that our family has always been indisputable with the world, and has never dealt with the government, if he is allowed to come in for questioning this time, then where will our face go, and the innocent reputation of this generation will also be ruined, so how can we be worthy of our ancestors?"

"If he really has such an important matter, why didn't he notify us in advance, and took the initiative to come over, could it be that my Duke's Mansion really came when he wanted to, and left when he wanted."

The Duchess was holding the cup, and because of the trouble yesterday, she was a little unwell, so she specially asked Yuzhu to help her beat her back, and Jinzhu to prepare snacks.

Mrs. Lin nodded, listening to all her words in her ears, in fact, she didn't understand what she was thinking. The matter couldn't be simpler, but if it was over-interpreted, the Duchess's behavior was understandable.

After a pause, the Duchess put down the cup, put one hand on the desk, and deliberately narrowed the distance between her and Mrs. Lin, which shows that she still trusts Mrs. Lin now.

"I think our family is also a lord, and the Danshu iron coupon given by His Majesty is still on the temple, and it is enshrined high, so he dares to be so rude. The Fifth Prince, he is indeed a good person, humble and polite, and he has never had half a bit of contempt for our house, but as for this Lord Xiao, we really dare not compliment. ”

For the Duchess to say such a thing, Mrs. Lin's efforts over the past few days are not in vain How domineering and fierce the Duchess is outside, but when mentioning the glory of the past, there will still be a little nostalgia for a normal person in her eyes.

Madame Lin pretended to nod, she actually had a plan in her heart, she waited for the Duchess to calm down first, and then gently patted her hand and comforted.

"What the Duchess said is very true, with the lady as the town, the Duke's Mansion will definitely be able to be glorious for more than a hundred years, in fact, Lord Xiao's incident is completely a misunderstanding, Lord Xiao is an honest official, and he has always been straightforward, and it is inevitable that he will not take care of the face of the lady and the mansion."

As soon as she heard Madame Lin say this, the Duchess was suddenly unhappy again, and pulled her hand back. Mrs. Lin was helpless, so she had to continue to know and reason.

"The fifth prince is discerning, and Lord Xiao is a little thorough, and when he explains the reason to Lord Xiao, he will definitely be our friend in the future, why should Mrs. be angry with him at this time, not to mention that because Mrs. said that he couldn't see His Majesty's edict and didn't allow them to set foot in it, didn't Lord Xiao dare to cut it first?"

"It is the knife in his hand, which is also given by His Majesty, if he sees this knife as if he sees His Majesty in person, he does not dare to argue with his wife, it is enough to see that he is not the kind of person who has no sense of proportion."

"Ma'am." When the words landed, Jin Zhu just brought a snack and served it, but the Duchess fell into deep thought and did not speak.