Meng Qingyun looked in the direction she indicated, and saw that the two helpers on the boat were carrying things with the servants of the Meng family, although they were dressed differently than before, they still saw at a glance that it was Wang Wu and Ma San. There are really many people in the rivers and lakes, and they really got on the boat unknowingly.

Wang Wu and Ma San also noticed their gazes, and did what they were doing without squinting, only shaking their heads slightly, their faces solemn.

Zijing chuckled in a low voice, "It's sneaky." ”

Asakusa slapped her lightly, and the master and servant did not dare to look at her again, so they passed by as if nothing had happened, and entered the cabin.

Steward Ji was the one who took care of the finish, staring at everyone and all the belongings on the ship, and the last one boarded the ship, asked the boatman to untie the cable and set off.

The valley rain has passed, and the air is filled with the warm breath of spring and summer, and the unique aroma of the earth-renovated herbs.

Bauhinia and Xiu'er, one lively, the other young, are full of freshness, lying in the window, looking at the river for a while, and looking at the scenery on both sides of the river. Asakusa was careful and calm, and didn't join in the fun with them, but only served Meng Qingyun.

"I asked the helper on the boat, this section from Dongyang to Lanxi, smooth sailing, about before the afternoon unitary hour to Lanxi. If Lanxi doesn't stop and goes down the Lanjiang River directly, you can reach Meicheng at night. I guess we're going to spend the night in Meicheng. ”

Meng Qingyun nodded: "That's about it." ”

From Dongyang to Huizhou Shexian, it was not very far originally, it was fast and convenient to take the waterway, no matter how fast or slow, it was only two days to get there. Sure enough, not long after, the Ji steward came over, saying that the boat did not stop during the day, and went directly down the Lanjiang River to Lanxi, and spent the night at the mouth of the Sanjiang River in Meicheng.

When it was time for lunch, the ship's family cooked the meal and brought it to the cabin.

Hearing the sound of the door being slammed, Asakusa opened the door, and was about to take over the food box, when he inadvertently glanced at the other party, and couldn't help but whisper: "Brother Ma!" ”

"Shh......h

Ma San held up a finger and motioned for her to be silent, while looking left and right to make sure that no one was there, and squeezed in and closed the door.

Meng Qingyun was sitting at the table, casually flipping through a miscellaneous book describing the scenery of Bianjing, and was slightly surprised to see Ma San.

"Third Brother Ma, why are you here to deliver food?"

Ma San's expression was solemn, and he said in a low voice: "Yuan Niang, that Ji is a strange steward, he is not from the Bai family!" ”

"What?!"

Asakusa, Bauhinia, and Xiu'er all gathered around.

Ma San said: "The Bai family does have a Ji steward, who is an old man in the house, and Wang Wu and I are very familiar with it. But this season's steward on the ship is a fresh face, and we have never seen it in the Bai family. ”

Zijingzui quickly asked, "Could it be someone new to the mansion?" ”

Meng Qingyun shook his head and said: "People like ours either use their families to have children, or buy young children from the tooth store to raise them from scratch, how can they suddenly let a stranger enter the house to do things." If you say this, I'm afraid that the letter is also fake. She said to Asakusa, "Bring the letter." ”

Asakusa quickly took the so-called letter written by Bai Rongxin and showed it to Ma San.

Ma San said: "The handwriting looks like a second official, but the wording is not quite like his usual tone." ”

Meng Qingyun: "Writing a letter is inevitably different from talking in daily life? ”

Ma San shook his head: "Although the second official has been in business all the year round, he has always been heroic, and the tone of the general letter is somewhat a bit of a Jianghu atmosphere, and this letter is a little too regular." ”

In this way, the letter may be a fake.

The maidservants panicked.

On the contrary, Meng Qingyun calmed down, and said while thinking: "There is no way to verify the authenticity of the letter, but it is certain that this season steward is strange, but I don't know what the other party's purpose is." ”

She suddenly thought of something, and asked Ma San again: "The real Ji steward of the Bai family, have you met with my eldest lady?" ”

Ma San thought about it carefully: "Steward Ji is generally in charge of the procurement matters in the house, and he doesn't do much entertainment, and he doesn't go on business all year round, but I'm afraid that he hasn't been to Yaxi." ”

Meng Qingyun: "That's right, if it's a familiar face, an imposter, it's easy to be recognized by our side, so naturally we have to send someone who has never seen it before, so it is possible to fool the past." ”

Ma San said: "According to my and Wang Wu's observations, this Ji Steward is only afraid of having accomplices on the ship. ”

Meng Qingyun stopped talking.

Xiu'er was young and timid, and couldn't help but grab Asakusa and Bauhinia's arms, revealing a look of fear. Zijing said: "What are you afraid of, there are many of us." ”

Ma San walked to the window, looked out, and said: "There is no other branch in this section of the river, and the steward Ji also said when he set off, and he will not stop all the way, that is, even if he has any bad intentions, he can only use it on the boat." But when it comes to Lanxi, there is the Qujiang River flowing in; When you arrive in Meicheng, there are more Xin'an River and Fuchun River, both of which are places with developed transportation, so you can't say what the other party will do. ”

Meng Qingyun quickly calculated in his mind, and quickly made up his mind.

"Third Brother Ma, you can discuss with Fifth Brother Wang in a while, find an opportunity to come over together, and lurk in my room. Then I thought of bringing the steward of the season alone, and you would take him down in one fell swoop. ”

She stood up, her face frosty.

"No matter what his purpose is, let's strike first."

"Yes!"

Ma San responded energetically, opened the door, looked left and right to make sure that no one found him, and went out lightly.

Asakusa, Bauhinia, and Xiu'er all gathered around.

"Yuan Niang, what should we do?"

Meng Qingyun actually felt a little hairy in his heart, but he had to comfort them: "Don't be afraid, you can find some scissors, sharp hairpins, etc., and hide them on your body, if there is any danger, you can resist it." ”

Asakusa said anxiously: "Our lives are not to be cherished, Yuan Niang, your safety is the most important." ”

Meng Qingyun said: "I will also protect myself." Besides, there are also Third Brother Ma and Fifth Brother Wang, they are so strong that they even tied up Hu Yi's gun, can't they handle a Ji manager? ”

The three maidservants could only comfort themselves with this, and hurriedly turned over the sewing basket and dressing box, and found sharp objects such as scissors and paper cutters, which they either carried in their sleeves or hid in their chests. Zijing looked for a long time, and felt that any hairpin and the like were not sharp enough, so he simply didn't want it, and directly took an inkstone and put it nearby.

Meng Qingyun still had the heart to joke: "This is a good red silk inkstone, it's not cheap." ”

Bauhinia glanced at her, but she couldn't speak, no matter how bold she was usually, she was still nervous when she encountered this kind of thing.

They were just about to stop when there was two soft knocks on the door.

Asakusa stood behind the door and asked in a low voice, "Who?" ”

"Me."

It's Ma San's voice.

Asakusa hurriedly opened the door, and Ma San and Wang Wu slipped in.

Wang Wu had already heard Ma San say Meng Qingyun's plan, and said to her at this time: "Don't worry, Yuan Niang, with us, we will never let anyone hurt a hair of you." ”

Meng Qingyun nodded: "You find a place to hide." ”

Wang Wu and Ma San observed the whole room for a while, and soon one hid behind the flower pot stand, and the other stood directly behind the door. Looking at this posture, it is not hidden, but it is ready to move as soon as people enter the door.

Meng Qingyun said to Asakusa, Bauhinia and Xiu'er: "You three, who dares to call Steward Ji over?" ”

Xiu'er shrunk her shoulders in fear, and Zijing's chest straightened: "I'll go!" ”