Chapter 7: Affection
In Xu Qing's heart, his sister is the living Bodhisattva who saved the Marquis of Anyi's mansion.
Without his sister's obedience, his father and mother would have been angry with him a long time ago, and he would have become an orphan and was bullied by the world. He can no longer do what he wants, even though it is a joy that no one can understand.
Helping his mother take care of the house, he knows his sister's talents, but this time he is more resolute than in the past, and when he looks at people with clear eyes, he has nowhere to hide.
When Mrs. Cao was questioned, Xu Qingan clapped her hands on the side, and now it was his turn, and he only had to pick his nails.
Xu Qingan cleared his throat: "Where did this sachet come from?" What does my sister want to ask? You know that I followed my father and never had a brain...... How can you remember these little things. ”
Xu Qinghuan didn't speak, just took a sip of tea, his eyebrows were sparse, as if he was passing the leisure time, and raised his hand from time to time to block the sun above his head.
Xu Qingan sat like pins and needles, the sun was getting bigger and bigger, and the clothes on his body were gradually soaked with sweat.
Feng Xiao walked over: "What is the prince doing when he finds out the clothes at the bottom of the box!" The rhubarb at the door has been shed, and the prince also let himself grow a lot of hair, I knew that the prince needed it, so I will bring the rhubarb to you, yellow is more suitable for your identity than silver. ”
The silver fox collar roasted Xu Qingan's face like coals, and he wanted to leave the table angrily, but his legs were a little weak.
Xu Qinghuan picked up the sachet: "If my brother doesn't say it, I'll go and ask my mother to say goodbye, and the sister of the Cao family happens to be ......there."
Xu Qingan's brain "buzzed", and he took Xu Qinghuan's hand: "Good sister, don't talk about this matter...... I have an identical one, but I picked it up...... It has nothing to do with Sister Cao...... She didn't know. ”
Xu Qinghuan nodded: "So that's the case." ”
Xu Qingan was about to echo, but found that the smile on Xu Qinghuan's face disappeared, and his face gradually sank like water: "How could the sachet carried by the female dependents be lost casually, I didn't expect Cao Ruzhen to seem to be knowledgeable and courteous, and she had such a scheming mind, and she had already received it privately with the man quietly." ”
Xu Qingan didn't expect his sister to say this: "It's not what you think, sister of the Cao family......" He suddenly found that he didn't know how to explain, and took off his clothes anxiously, and the whole person was like a hot pot "diligently" bubbling hot.
Xu Qinghuan said: "Brother, have you ever thought about what kind of situation you should be in if you lose Cao Ruzhen this time?" ”
Xu Qing'an pursed his lips: "I...... How can I ...... This sachet was really picked up when I was a guest at the Cao family, and my sister and I only met in front of people, and never spoke in private. ”
Xu Qinghuan continued: "Since you picked it up, why do you have to put it close to you, it can be seen that you have a bad heart for the daughter of the Cao family." ”
Xu Qingan's face turned pale.
Xu Qinghuan continued: "What did you do when you went to Cao's house more than ten times in a month? The night before Cao Ruwan disappeared, you waited for a long time at the door of Cao's house, and followed the carriage of the Cao family's daughters to Zhang Ju's house, and the descendants of the Zhang Ju family happened to see you sneaking into the carriage where the Cao family's daughters were riding.
After the Cao family's daughters returned home, you returned to your residence, asked your subordinates to prepare their bags, fed the horses, and prepared to leave Fengxiang, which shows that it was premeditated. ”
Xu Qingan seemed to have forgotten to breathe, and his face was flushed.
Xu Qinghuan continued: "In addition to these, you bought a lot of good rouge in the gouache shop that the Cao family's ladies frequented, and those things are also in your outfit, you a man naturally won't use these things, it is clearly for women." ”
After saying these words, Xu Qinghuan stood up, his expression was indifferent, his eyes were as cold as ice, as if he was the blue sky high above, interrogating the prisoner, the hairs on Xu Qingan's body stood up, and he was delusional for a while, as if he had really done something wrong, and he was about to be thrown into prison.
Xu Qinghuan watched his brother speechless when he was asked, in his previous life, he was dragged into the abyss step by step.
"Those who follow you will also confess, you let them stay at the door of Cao's house, as long as the Cao family's daughters leave, it will be like you telling you."
"Impossible," Xu Qing'an said, "they ...... me Faithful would not say such a thing. ”
"And how do I know?"
Hearing Xu Qinghuan's words, Xu Qing'an suddenly paused, and only after a while did he swallow and vomit: "I asked people to go to the door of Cao's house to star, and that's because I want to say a word to the sister of the Cao family." ”
Xu Qinghuan said: "My brother likes Cao Ruzhen. ”
Xu Qing'an's face was shy: "She is a little orphan girl, she was blamed in the Cao family, that day I saw her crying secretly by the lake, Mrs. Cao came over violently, obviously to trouble her, I found an excuse to lure Mrs. Cao away, and once I went to Cao's house, I saw this sachet in the garden, I thought it was ......"
"My brother thought it was the sister of the Cao family who deliberately left the sachet to express her gratitude."
"Isn't it?"
"So you deliberately appeared at Cao's house, tried every means to see Cao Ruzhen, and bought rouge to prepare for the peach."
Xu Qingan was said to be in his mind, and his face turned red suddenly.
Xu Qinghuan stretched out his hand: "Give me the sachet, and bring the rouge." ”
Xu Qingan licked his lips: "You don't like Ruzhen?" ”
Xu Qinghuan said: "You think that the sachet was given by her, but in fact, you have seen which lady gave a man a personal thing, and then made an identical one to wear on his body, not to mention Cao Ruzhen's situation, even if you change others, you will be disposed of by the elders of the clan, someone saw through your mind and deliberately put it there in case it comes in handy in the future." From beginning to end, Cao Ruzhen was kept in the dark, and the responses you thought were all your delusions. ”
Xu Qingan only felt that his blood was drenched by ice water all of a sudden, and an indescribable sadness suddenly spread all over his body: "You mean, she has no intention of me." ”
"Otherwise, if you stand there dressed like this, even I will be embarrassed, how can she not react."
Xu Qingan's eyes were full of sadness.
Xu Qinghuan sighed: "Brother, instead of being sad about these, it is better to think about how to keep you and the Xu family safe." ”
Xu Qingan didn't understand: "Isn't this incident already in the past?" ”
There was a sound of footsteps not far away, and a person dressed as a small guy flashed slightly, which was regarded as passing the news.
Xu Qingan recognized the little guy as the person he collected after he arrived in Fengxiang, but this person's hands and feet were not clean, and he beat him and threw him in the firewood room.
"Sister...... He ......"
Xu Qinghuan stood up and gently tidied up his dress: "When Taizu established the dynasty, he was rewarded for meritorious deeds, and the Xu family was able to inherit the title of Marquis of Anyi, and he has been famous among the dignitaries and dignitaries in the blink of an eye, this is not enough, but also to glorify the court, so that the Xu family can stand, so that we can keep ourselves, our relatives." ”
Xu Qing was shocked, and the whole person suddenly felt ashamed.
Xu Qinghuan's eyes narrowed after speaking, just so that he could see the future person clearly.
The stars came over like the moon, and it was Xu Changdao's eldest son Xu Qingshu.
Xu Qingshu was last year's Shu Jishi, and he came back all the way with the new prefect of Fengxiang, obviously to fill the vacancy in Fengxiang.
Xu Qinghuan said: "The person who wants to harm you hasn't been caught yet, how can this matter be allowed to pass." ”
……
At this moment, Xu Qingshu was in a very complicated mood, obviously disgusted with that clan brother, but he still had to pretend to be concerned.
"Big brother," Xu Qingshu stepped forward and patted Xu Qing'an's shoulder affectionately, "I just returned to Fengxiang when I heard about the Cao family...... Rest assured, I will find the murderer and get to the bottom of this case. ”
Cao heard that his son was back, and just rushed over, when the mother and son met, Cao cried: "Fortunately, you are here, Sister Wan will be saved." ”
As soon as Cao's voice fell, he only heard the subordinate hurriedly say: "I found it, the yacha has found Miss Cao." ”
Cao Shi was surprised and delighted: "How is Sister Wan'er?" What about people? ”
"I have been poisoned, and the body was sent to Yizhuang by the imperial court...... The Cao family sent a message for you to come over...... Help with funerals. ”
Cao almost fainted: "My poor sister Wan'er......"
"Mother, don't worry," Xu Qingshu said, "You go to comfort your uncle and aunt first, and I will go to the yamen to see the situation, and I will definitely be able to catch the murderer and avenge my cousin." ”
Xu Qingshu raised his head after speaking, but found that the brother and sister who were thrown aside by him and deliberately snubbed were gone.
Xu Qingshu's heart suddenly emptied, as if he was the one who was left out.
"What about the prince and the eldest lady?"
"Let's go," said the next man, "I heard that I went to inquire about the case." ”
Ask about the case? Will they too?
Cao Shi exclaimed: "Quickly stop the eldest lady back, how can she go to such a place?" ”