Shao Yuemei's eyes were full of tears, and she made a pitiful look in the face of Su Fenglan: "General, the concubine really didn't lie, the concubine really sent the maid to Qinghui Garden to report at that time, if the general doesn't believe it, the concubine can call the maid to testify." ”

Su Fenglan pursed her lips, and opened her mouth to mention the matter of calling the maid to confront her, but Shao Yuemei spoke first and sobbed:

"Later, the general will call the gatekeeper and the maid of Qinghui Garden to confront him, maybe the maid and the gatekeeper will be forced by Miss Jiudong's will, and they will do whatever Miss Jiudong says, so as to prove that the result may not be as good as the concubine's meaning."

"The concubine knows that Miss Jiudong doesn't like the concubine, but there is nothing wrong with the concubine herself, so the concubine is not afraid to face Miss Jiudong's deliberate targeting."

Su Jiudong almost laughed angrily: "Shao Shi, you mean that I have long colluded with the maids and gatekeepers, and deliberately let them lie together that you didn't send someone to Qinghui Garden to report?" ”

Who knew that Shao Yuemei quickly answered: "This is what you said yourself, Miss Jiudong, but the concubine didn't say that." ”

Su Jiudong couldn't help but feel helpless about Shao Yuemei, who was immersed in the official eunuch's house and dealt with the ladies of the nobles, Su Jiudong, a newborn calf who had just entered Beijing, was still a little immature.

Seeing that the atmosphere at the dinner table was getting more and more embarrassing, Su Fenglan, who had a headache for dealing with the contradictions between women, could only play a round stiffly:

"Jiu Dong'er, Yuemei, there may be some misunderstanding during this period, maybe it was the maid's unfavorable notice, so that the news really did not reach Qinghui Garden, so that Jiu Dong'er missed the personal thanks of the founding lady."

"But it's nothing, tomorrow I will tell the founding candidate about this matter, and let him send the founding lady to thank him again tomorrow?" Su Fenglan looked at Su Jiudong flatteringly: "Jiudong'er, do you think this is good?" ”

Su Jiudong rolled his eyes helplessly at the "stupid plan" proposed by Su Fenglan in his heart, and he could only take a step back: "Daddy, this is not necessary, there is no need to bother Mrs. Founding Hou to run again for the wrong thing that someone in the family did, and I am not short of this thanks." ”

Shao Yuemei heard that Su Jiudong was still unforgiving, her face was stagnant, and she couldn't help but reply when she opened her mouth, just at this time, Su Fenglan heard the meaning of Su Jiudong's words that she was a little lax and let go, so Su Fenglan took this opportunity to divert her attention.

"Jiu Dong'er, after saying that you have cured the illness of Mrs. Founding Candidate, is the matter of opening a medicinal restaurant on the agenda? Daddy, I've got you covered. If you have time tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, you can go to the street and look at the shops. ”

Shao Yuemei was interrupted by Su Fenglan's interjection just now, and she was unwilling, but now she seized the opportunity to stab again:

"Open a medicinal restaurant? General, didn't the imperial court not allow officials and their families to do business? You have worked hard to open a medicinal restaurant for Miss Jiudong, if those officials know, they will write a chapter and report it to the Holy Lord, and impeach you together, what should I do? ”

Su Fenglan waved his hand disappreciably: "I sent someone to do this in private, no outsiders know that this medicinal restaurant is related to me, and I don't know that the owner of the medicinal restaurant is Jiu Dong'er, Jiu Dong'er wants to open a medicinal restaurant, of course I want to help her fulfill her wish." ”

"Jiu Dong'er is the behind-the-scenes owner, and he is busy in the back kitchen on weekdays, and outsiders can't see it, as long as no one reveals this inside information, those officials and saints will naturally not know. For the sake of my daughter, it's not a big deal to carry this risk. ”

Su Jiudong smiled at Su Fenglan: "Thank you, Daddy... In order to help me and my mother fulfill their wishes, Daddy is willing to take the risk of hiding it for us, and Jiu Dong is so grateful that he doesn't know what to say. ”

"But this matter is currently only known to the three of us, and Daddy and I naturally won't reveal the secret, as for the Shaw Family..."

After that, Su Jiudong looked at Shao Yuemei again, and said meaningfully: "Shao Clan, if the true identity of the owner of the medicinal diet hall is known in the future, I'm afraid I can only ask you." ”

Shao Yuemei didn't suffer a loss tonight, so she wasn't stimulated much by Su Jiudong, and only smiled faintly:

"It is unknown how many people will be handled in the process of opening a medicinal restaurant, and if this secret is really leaked in the future, it may not necessarily be the concubine's doing. Miss Jiudong is really too sensitive, and she is used to pushing her concubine when something happens. ”

At a dinner, Su Jiudong and Shao Yuemei had a verbal battle, and the two sides had not yet distinguished themselves, but they were both testing each other's pain points and bottom lines in their hearts.

Su Fenglan, who was very arrogant, did not notice that the relationship between Su Jiudong and Shao Yuemei had gradually developed to the level of incompatibility, and he was still naïve in his heart looking forward to the dream of a peaceful family and a happy family.

After dinner, Shao Yuemei came to Su Fenglan with a box full of invitations, and briefly told Su Fenglan about Su Jiudong's refusal to see a doctor for these nobles who sent invitations, and cried with red eyes:

"At that time, the concubine didn't know that Miss Jiudong would repeat it after agreeing to go out for treatment, and now she returned the invitation to the concubine and then retreated, but how should the concubine explain to those ladies?"

Su Fenglan's smile that had just stretched out suddenly showed bitterness again, and he frowned and said: "Those ladies are too, my Jiu Dong'er is not a Langzhong who goes to the square, there are so many doctors who are not invited, why do you want to invite my daughter?" "Sweet potato

"You just replied to them like this, saying that I was going to take Jiu Dong'er to the barracks to treat the soldiers, and I didn't have time to accept their invitations. If they dare to complain, you ask them if they want to go against the barracks, and they keep their mouths shut, and it will not be difficult for you to do so. ”

Su Jiudong, who was happy that the medicinal restaurant was about to open, didn't know that Su Fenglan thought of such a reason behind his back, and refused the invitation of those noble ladies to treat his illness, and he didn't know that Su Fenglan would really take her to the barracks to treat the wounded in the future.

Su Jiudong took Su Tingan and Ah Rong back to Qinghui Garden, but saw Su Tingan sullen all the way. Su Jiudong was worried that it was his confrontation with Shao Yuemei just now that scared Su Ting'an, so he squatted down and hugged Su Ting'an, and comforted him softly:

"Jiu Dong'er, did A-Niang scare you just now? A-Niang promised you that she would never argue with anyone in front of you in the future. But you also have to exercise your guts, as a big man, you can't be so easily scared. ”

Su Ting'an's answer was beyond Su Jiudong's expectations: "A-Niang, An'er is very bold, and she was not frightened by the quarrel between you and Aunt Yuemei... An'er was frightened by the black and white snake in the yard. ”

Su Jiudong's expression was tight, he grabbed Su Ting'an's small fist, and asked nervously, "What black and white snake?" Where is the yard with black and white snakes? ”

Su Jiudong has always used the most vicious heart to speculate on people's hearts, after all, people's hearts are sinister.

Su Ting'an mentioned the black snake, and Su Jiudong couldn't help but wonder if someone wanted to harm Su Ting'an and Ah Rong, so he sent someone to bite people in Jing Si Ju......

Ah Rong replied: "Today, An'er went to Qinghui Garden to find A-Niang, and the maids said that A-Niang was in your grandfather's study, so we were playing games in the courtyard while waiting for A-Niang to come back." ”

"Later, when I was thirsty, I went to the house to get water to drink, and after a while, An'er ran in and told me that he had killed a small black snake in the grass in the yard and reminded me not to go to the yard to see it."

Su Jiudong was surprised: "How can there be snakes in Qinghui Garden?" An'er, are you alright? Have you ever been bitten by a snake? ”

Snakes prefer to live in shady, damp places, and damp and shady places are places where snakes frequent, such as mountains and wetlands. On weekdays, snakes do not easily enter the house unless there are other accidents.

Su Ting'an said sullenly: "An'er was just playing in Qinghui Garden, and I saw a snake coming out of the window of A-Niang's room. The snake's head is a little round, and there are black and white circles on its body, slender and long, and it will twist and twist, which is particularly terrifying. ”

An'er heard from Grandma that it was a bad sign for the snake to enter the house, and it was the deceased who came back to visit his family, and whoever was seen by the snake would die. When An'er saw the snake coming into the grass, she hit it on the head and body with a big stone, and then it slowly shrank back and did not move. ”

After listening to Su Ting'an's description, Su Jiudong broke out in a cold sweat.

The head is a little round, and there are many black and white rings on the body... This is clearly a characteristic of the silver krait, which is known as the fourth most venomous snake on land.

The whole body of the silver krait snake has white rings and black rings arranged alternately, the head is oval, with anterior groove teeth, and the tail is slender, which is extremely venomous.

The snake is nocturnal, but occasionally comes out to bask in the sun during the day when the weather is fine.

Fortunately, the silver krait snake has a gentle temperament and rarely takes the initiative to bite people, so it will not suddenly attack Su Ting'an.

There are no nearby mountains or wetlands near Qinghui Garden, so it stands to reason that there will be no snakes. Therefore, the sudden appearance of a snake in Qinghui Park must have been put in by someone else... Who would be so disgusted with Su Jiudong that he actually put a snake in Qinghui Garden to poison her...

Su Jiudong hugged Su Ting'an who was afraid of the rest of his life, but Su Ting'an nestled on Su Jiudong's shoulder and cried sadly, so he raised his head and cried loudly.

"Grandma said that if you see a strange snake entering the house, that person will die. An'er will die if she sees the strange snake today? An'er can't bear Daddy and Auntie! An'er doesn't want to die! My grandfather bought a lot of snacks for An'er, and An'er couldn't bear to eat delicious snacks..."

Su Jiudong hugged Su Ting'an's chubby little body, and said softly:

"Didn't An'er just see the snake coming out of the window of the room? I didn't see the snake enter the house, so An'er won't die... Can An'er tell A-Niang, where was the snake killed by you? ”

Su Ting'an sobbed and wiped her tears, and replied intermittently: "An'er was afraid that Sister Ah Rong would die if she saw that snake, so she took a big stone in the garden and killed the black and white snake, and it should still be in the front yard lawn of Qinghui Garden." ”

Su Jiudong touched Su Ting'an's little head with pity and comforted:

"An'er killed the bad snake for A-Niang and Sister A-Rong, and did a good deed, which is a very powerful act! But if An'er sees a snake again in the future, she will immediately run to tell A-Niang or the people next to her that you must not fight the snake by yourself, understand? ”