Chapter 291: Someone is suspicious
Although the method of making this pickle was thought up by Qian Qianqian, it stands to reason that it is not suitable to be passed on, but Tong Qian is not an outsider, and with Tong Qian's cleverness, he should know how to arrange what is written on this paper.
In the past few days, Qian Qianqian has been conditioning her body in the room, and over time, the residual poison in her body has almost been cleared, but she has fallen into the root of the cold, and as soon as the sky changes, her hands and feet are cold, and her face is pale.
Qian Qianqian also knows a little about medical skills, and knows that the root cause of this disease is estimated to be uneliminable, but it still has no impact on her life on weekdays, and it will not kill her, so she doesn't care too much.
Xiao Mohan bought a lot of land in secret, and around the capital, the wasteland basically fell into his hands, the emperor has always been suspicious, and he is most afraid of the people under him for any changes, so Xiao Mohan asked Wu Shun to hide this matter and not leak the slightest rumor.
"Miss Qian, the general sent a message saying that he would take you out of the house, and the slave maid should dress you up well."
Xue Yi walked in front of Qian Qianqian, and the "dress" in her mouth was very different from the meaning that ordinary daughters thought of in their hearts.
Qian Qianqian nodded slightly, and then sat down in front of the dressing table, even if Xue Yi didn't explain the reason, she knew why Xiao Mohan wanted to take her out of the house.
Xue Yi found her a men's dress, and after changing into it, she put on a hat and a black veil to cover her face, so that people can't see their faces.
"Miss Qian, please." Xue Yi made a "please" gesture, and Qian Qianqian immediately walked in front and walked straight out of the courtyard.
Just when Qian Qianqian was about to walk to the gate of the General's Mansion, she happened to see two sneaky figures in the bushes not far away, and she suddenly stopped and looked at Xue Yi.
Xue Yi also saw that something was wrong, slowly stepped forward, suddenly jumped up, and unexpectedly pulled out the person hidden in the bushes.
"Bold, I'm Mrs. Li, how dare you be rude to me?"
The woman who was grabbed by Xue Yi scolded sharply, her face was discolored, her hair bun was a little scattered, and she pushed desperately, but she couldn't break free from Xue Yi's hand.
"Mrs. Li, why don't you stay in the East Courtyard and come here?"
Xue Yi slowly let go of her hand, her expression was solemn and solemn, her eyes were sharp, she was not afraid of the person in front of her, and she was not polite at all.
"I have nothing to do, I wander around the mansion casually, and I happen to come here, I am the general's side concubine, how can you be so rampant and not take me in your eyes?"
Mrs. Li raised her head and brushed the bun on her head, and the maid behind her supported her, so frightened that she didn't dare to make a sound.
"The general specially instructed that the slave maid assist the Wu Guan's family in taking care of the affairs of the house, and the east courtyard is also under the control of the slave maid, if you are unhappy, you can go to the general and say, this is not the place you should come, you better go back to the east courtyard quickly."
Xue Yi bowed slightly, and it was natural to say that this Mrs. Li was one of the side concubines given to Xiao Mohan by the emperor, and she was the concubine of today's Hubu Shangshu, who was born noble, so it was inevitable that she would be arrogant and domineering, and she would do the most on weekdays.
Mrs. Li didn't say anything to Xue Yiduo, but looked straight at Qian Qianqian not far away, her eyes were full of inquiry, and her eyebrows were twisted into a dead knot.
"Who is he? This is the inner courtyard, why is there a man living there? ”
Mrs. Li looked Qian Qianqian up and down, unrelenting, and had no intention of leaving.
Xue Yi protected Qian Qianqian behind her, with a vigilant face, her eyes seemed to be hiding a sharp blade, and her eyes were fierce.
"Mrs. Li, this is a friend of the general, temporarily living here, although this is the inner courtyard, but the general does not have many concubines, you all live in the east courtyard, this place is empty, and this place is far away from the east courtyard, even if there is a man, it will never disturb you."
Xue Yi explained lightly, it has been hinted very clearly, even if you are a fool, you can hear the meaning, if Mrs. Li is acquainted, she should not stay here.
"How can you be so sure of this, if he sneaks out at night and breaks into the East Courtyard? Besides, I don't even know who he is, so you have to tell me who he is. ”
Mrs. Li obviously came to Qian Qianqian, although Qian Qianqian had tried her best to stay at home, but she still couldn't escape the eyes of these women.
"He is the person the general wants to stay, and his identity should not be cared about by you, Mrs. Li, if you don't leave, the slave and maid will call someone."
Xue Yi was also unceremonious, deliberately raised her voice, and when Mrs. Li heard it, she didn't dare to entangle anymore, and immediately left with the maid in a gloomy manner.
Qian Qianqian finally breathed a sigh of relief, if the people sent by the emperor were not fuel-efficient lamps, it seems that this mansion will be lively in the future.
Xiao Mohan waited at the gate of the General's Mansion for a long time, and then saw Qian Qianqian come out, and he couldn't help but wonder in his heart.
"I met Mrs. Li on the road just now, she sneakily hid outside the courtyard, and it took a lot of effort for her subordinates to send her away."
Before Xiao Mohan could ask, Xue Yi opened her mouth to explain, Xiao Mohan's face sank, and his eyes suddenly sharpened.
"Get in the car." After a while, Xiao Mohan spoke lightly, ignoring Xue Yi's words at all.
Qian Qianqian just glanced at him lightly, then stepped forward and got straight into the carriage.
Xiao Mohan sat beside him, Wu Shun personally drove the car, Xue Yi accompanied him, Xiao Mohan didn't bring anyone else, even the carriage was not so luxurious, it was deliberately low-key at first glance.
"What is the origin of that Mrs. Li? She seems to be interested in me, and this time she left, and there will be another time. ”
Qian Qianqian said quietly, her tone was gentle, and there was a faint reminder.
"I'll settle this matter, the East Courtyard is restless, I'll let them stay alive."
Xiao Mohan said lightly, his tone was full of certainty, his sword eyebrows were slightly raised, his eyebrows were heroic, and the cold light under his eyes made it easy for people not to make a mistake.
"They are all people given by the emperor, they are quite well-born, and they haven't made any big mistakes, can you still put them under house arrest?"
Qian Qianqian whispered tentatively, through the black veil, carefully looked at Xiao Mohan, listened to the sound of ruts outside, and a smile appeared on her lips.
"I have my own way, which can not only make them peaceful, but also not arouse the emperor's suspicion."
Xiao Mohan looked determined, as if he had already made up his mind in his heart, but it was just a few women, in the past, on the battlefield, he didn't even tie his hands in the face of thousands of troops, and now it is difficult for him.
"It seems that the general really has a way of dealing with women, let alone three women, even if it is three hundred, it is estimated that it will not be a problem."
Qian Qianqian sneered, and said in a weird way, the atmosphere in the carriage suddenly changed, Xiao Mohan's face was a little ugly, his brows furrowed slightly, and he looked at Qian Qianqian.
"What's wrong with you? You have to deliberately find it unpleasant, did Mrs. Li offend you? ”
Xiao Mohan was a little puzzled, if it was really Mrs. Li who made Qian Qianqian unhappy, he would definitely vent his anger for Qian Qianqian, but if it was a side reason, I am afraid it would not be so simple.
"She didn't offend me, I didn't find it unpleasant, I just told the truth, I suddenly felt a little uncomfortable seeing you so strategic."
Qian Qianqian's tone was gentle, but she was faintly uneasy, she was not such a sentimental person, and she didn't know if she had been in the house for a long time, she had been idle, and she loved to think about it in her heart, and sometimes she couldn't help but have a sense of crisis.
"I know what you're worried about, you're different from them, no matter what I'm doing to others, I've always been sincere to you."
Xiao Mohan guessed Qian Qianqian's thoughts, although he didn't go to see her often, he had been paying attention to her movements, and after getting along with her for so long, he had already been clear about her character.
Qian Qianqian didn't make a sound, just turned her face away, and unconsciously looked out the window, now the carriage had driven out of the main block of the capital, and the surroundings were becoming more and more remote, and it was not as noisy as just now.
After a long while, the carriage finally stopped, Wu Shun and Xue Yi got out of the carriage one after another, and waited for Xiao Mohan and Qian Qianqian to come down.
Qian Qianqian raised her head, in front of her was an endless farmland, looking at it should be hundreds of acres, there were no weeds in the field, but there were no crops, so much land was barren at the same time, at a glance, it was really spectacular.
"These are all fields that I sent someone to buy, in addition to this one, there are also in the west and north of the capital, you see, what are suitable for planting in these fields?"
Xiao Mohan stood beside Qian Qianqian, with his hands behind his back, his posture was tall and clear, his chin was slightly raised, his eyes were deep, his expression was calm, and he was full of momentum.
Qian Qianqian lifted the black veil blocking in front of her, poked her head out, and carefully looked at the field under her feet, although it was not fertile land, but after raising it for a period of time and planting rice, the harvest should still be good.
"The climate here is not as good as Lianzhou, and if you want to improve the harvest, you must soak the rice for a longer period of time, sow half a month later, and delay the harvest accordingly, so that you can catch up with the harvest in Lianzhou."
Qian Qianqian leaned down, picked up a handful of black soil, looked at it carefully, thought about it in her heart, and slowly spoke.
"Yes, the little one remembers, and will tell the farmers in the future."
Wu Shun listened on the side, although he was not born just now, he remembered Qian Qianqian's words clearly, it seemed that Xiao Mohan had handed over these fields to him to take care of.
"Also, the spacing between the ridges of the field must be narrower, not wider than five zhang, so that the water in the ditch can be drawn in, and the field will not be too short of water."
Qian Qianqian immediately commanded, her expression was a little dignified, and she said very surely, in Lianzhou before, she had already figured out a set of farming methods, which just came in handy at this time.
"Let's go over there."
Xiao Mohan walked straight to the front, Qian Qianqian immediately followed, and followed him to a corner of this field, Qian Qianqian realized that there was another mystery in this field.
"It turns out that there is a river here, and this river looks wide and long, and it must have flowed through many places."
Qian Qianqian looked around and found that the river was not in sight at all, seeing that the river was flowing westward, and she didn't know where it ended up.
"This is the moat of the capital, which surrounds the capital, do you remember the stone bridge we walked on when we came to the capital? It is on this river. ”
Xiao Mohan explained lightly, the corners of his lips were slightly hooked, and a mysterious smile appeared on his face, which made people completely incomprehensible and confused.
Qian Qianqian finally understood, it seems that Xiao Mohan didn't buy the land casually.