Chapter 216: Old Case (1)
On this day, Ji Chengrong and Ruan's husband and wife came to the house to visit Mrs. Ji. Ruan told the Qin family about his younger brother vomiting blood from Liu's anger. They and the Ruan family were originally in-laws, and they moved around a lot, so they naturally knew each other very carefully. Qin Shi was stunned: "Their husband and wife actually did it? ”
"But no, my brother has always been an honest man, and this time he was forced to do it, and I don't know what the Liu family did?" Before, the Ruan family wanted to make their eldest daughter Ji Danyang and Ruan Ning a pair, but who knew that the Liu family was bent on the eldest uncle Ji Chenglin's family, and would rather marry a concubine. She has a grudge against the Liu family in her heart, so naturally she doesn't have anything good to say.
Seeing that she didn't go to Ruan Yansheng's fault for half a minute, the Qin family only said that Liu's was not good, and said: "Brother Ning is not very good, Liu is inevitably anxious, and it is understandable that he is irritable." The couple did not have an overnight feud, and Liu's illness, the two must have reconciled. ”
Ruan Shi looked at her, shook his head, sighed heavily, and said, "I went to see her yesterday, I'm afraid it's going to be bad......"
Qin Shi was shocked: "How could it be...... Isn't that good?! ”
Lang Zhong came to see it and said that if she could get rid of the day and night work, there was still hope. If you can't, if you continue like this, you won't survive for half a year. ”
The Qin family was almost speechless, only sighed that the world was impermanent, and the people who were good before would not be able to say no. Ruan couldn't help but rejoice in his heart, thanks to Danyang and Ruan Ning's family affair, otherwise she would have suffered for the rest of her life. "Fortunately, Tianjiao and Brother Ning are not far away, maybe this marriage can give the Liu family a rush."
"That's right." The Qin clan responded with his mouth, but he also saw what the Ruan clan was thinking, and couldn't help frowning. remembered that Ruan and Liu arranged her behind her back in the past, and felt a little uncomfortable. After thinking about it, he said: "Mother has been unable to see things clearly in her eyes recently, and she is still so hazy. I thought, you and your second uncle come here a few times, and my mother is happy, maybe I can get a little better. You and I can also follow the heart. ”
Ruan didn't know why the Qin family turned the topic to this, and let her come to visit the old lady often, didn't she just change the way to let her come and serve often...... But the word 'filial piety' was pressed on her head, and she didn't dare to say anything, and said: "What my sister-in-law said is true." ”
After Ji Chengrong finished talking to his mother in the house, Ruan got up and said goodbye. Qin thought that Liu was sick and lying on the couch, and he had to visit, so he and Ruan's better tomorrow to go to Ruan's house together. Ruan Shi agreed, but he was a little unhappy in his heart. When he went out and got into the carriage, he chatted with Ji Chengrong: "I always feel that my sister-in-law has changed as if she is a different person, is it possible that the capital really has such a magic power, which can make people change their hearts from the inside out?" ”
Ji Chengrong glanced at her: "Don't talk nonsense. The eldest brother is getting taller and taller now, and the sister-in-law naturally has to walk around with the ladies of various mansions frequently, if you still want to do what you did before, how can you do it? ”
Ruan Shi sneered and said, "When will the master let me be beautiful?" ”
Ji Chengrong's face was full of joy, and he said: "With the relationship between the eldest brother, what are we worried about." Before, we didn't even have the qualifications to meet the imperial merchant Meng family, but now the Meng family has a shopkeeper who has crossed Ruan Yansheng and found me directly. ”
"Really?" Ruan was surprised and delighted, although Qin's fake and dignified appearance made her very annoying, she had to admit that her family still had to rely on each other, and in the future, she still had to compliment Qin more often. Thinking of this, he said: "Our two daughters who are like flowers and jade, we should have decided on a family affair a long time ago." It was because I had to wait to come to the capital that it was delayed. I thought, since my sister-in-law has a lot of friends on weekdays, I think I can know some good people, and when we meet again tomorrow, I will mention it. ”
Ji Chengrong nodded and said, "Let's pass by Yongjiafang in a while, you go to the shop to pick out a few gifts for your sister-in-law, and by the way, you also pick out two fashionable clothes for yourself." ”
Nguyen was even happier when he heard this, and agreed: "Okay." ”
"By the way, don't forget, prepare a few jewelry flowers for a few nieces or something, especially Erlan, you understand?"
"This is still under the orders of the master, I know it in my heart." Ruan's family went back and forth to the uncle's house several times, and occasionally heard some rumors in Beijing, and now he is in awe and fear of Ji Erlan, and he easily dare not make a moth like he used to be in Yangcheng, not to mention the last time Ji Erlan slapped Ji Danyang in the face, she still remembers it vividly! What a girl reincarnated by a bad star!
The Qin family sent the Ruan family away, so he asked Pinlan to go to the empty mountain Xiaozhu to inform Ji Erlan that he was going to visit the Liu family at the Ruan family tomorrow and asked her to arrange the time. Pinlan is not as close to the Qin family as before, and she doesn't know many things, so it's strange why the wife doesn't go to visit the second girl's courtyard so easily, and only asks them to pass on the word if there is something.
When Pinlan arrived at the gate of the empty mountain courtyard, the mother-in-law who guarded the door asked with a smile: "Pinlan girl, what do you want to find the second girl?" ”
"It's my wife who asked me to pass on a message."
The mother-in-law smiled: "I'm just going to say it, you wait here." ”
Pinry nodded, she had only been to Kongshan Xiaozhu a few times, and every time she came to the yard, there was a little change. At this time, seeing that the locust flowers are about to fall, the gardenias are about to bloom again, and the unbloomed buds of the bones of the tree have revealed a faint fragrance, brushing to the tip of the nose to refresh people's hearts.
The mother-in-law quickly came out to let her in, Pinlan involuntarily lightened her steps, entered the house respectfully, and saw Ji Erlan, who was a little nervous for no reason: "The second girl is fine, the slave maid is here to send a message to the wife, and she will visit Ruan's Mansion tomorrow, and the wife asked the girl to arrange time." ”
Ji Erlan let out a soft 'um' sound, put down the book in his hand, and said, "Okay, I know." ”
Seeing that she had nothing else to say, Pinlan was about to retire, but Ji Erlan suddenly asked again, "What is Mother busy with?" ”
Pinblue was slightly stunned and said, "Mrs. is preparing a gift." ”
Ji Erlan nodded and said: "In the future, I will change my wife to 'madam', my father has already made an excerpt and asked for a seal for my mother, and in just these two days, the reward will come down." ”
Pinlan was overjoyed, and then it became even more strange, why did the second girl not congratulate Madame in person on such a happy event, but asked her to relay it. Thinking of Ah Tan's sudden departure from the house, I don't know what happened to the mother and daughter. "Yes, the slave will go and tell Madame."
Pin Lan withdrew, and Ji Erlan asked Twilight Spring to beckon Tang Nian in. Tang Nian lowered his eyebrows and bowed down in front of Ji Erlan, and said softly: "The slave maid has seen the girl, what is the girl's order to ask the slave maid to come in?" ”
Since the last time Ji Erlan lost her temper with her inexplicably, she easily didn't dare to come forward to ask for suspicion again, and when she met, she only lightly said goodbye, and without command, she would not go to Ji Erlan again. Ji Erlan glanced at her and said, "Tang Nian, do you miss your family?" ”
Tang Nian's low eyes twitched, and he said faintly: "Back to the second girl's words, the slave and maid miss their family, but the slave and maid's father is a criminal minister, so he doesn't dare to mention it easily, let alone read it often." ”
Ji Erlan said: "Should I say that you are cautious, or should I say that you are ruthless and indifferent?" There is no one closer to you than your parents, but you don't dare to think about it for fear of attracting disaster? ”
Tang Nian was startled, raised her eyes, leaving two lines of tears, she knelt down and said, "Tang Nian is not like this. Just because slaves and maids are not free, they can't only care about themselves in their words and deeds......"
Ji Erlan also had to secretly praise Tang Nian's quick response, and she asked quietly: "Your name, who helped you come up with it?" ”
Tang Nian looked at Ji Erlan, without any hesitation, and said, "It's the slave's father...... Because the slave's mother went early, he took a word for me in the sentence 'Falling pear blossoms are thin, and who is the one to be recited'. ”
Ji Erlan nodded and said, "It's indeed a good name." I have heard about your father, but it is a pity. ”
Tang Nian didn't expect her to say this, and immediately said, "The girl still shouldn't mention the slave's family lightly, so as not to cause trouble." ”
"Oh? Will you tell others what I say? ”
"No, of course the slave doesn't." Tang Nian hurriedly promised.
"Then it'll be fine." She pointed to Yuexi and the others and said, "They, no one will know, so you don't have to be afraid." ”
Tang Nian was slightly surprised, not knowing why she said this, and said in a low voice: "Yes." ”
"You said in front of the prince before that you were assassinated on the way to distribution, and then you were kidnapped and sent to Yan Xuan?"
Tang Nian was vigilant in his heart, but he didn't show half a point on his face, and said, "Yes." ”
"So, I heard that several girls from the Tang family were all top beauties back then, why did those people only rob you?" Ji Erlan said, beckoning to Yuexi, who immediately opened a few scrolls on the side and sent them to Ji Erlan.
Tang Nian thought that she would ask who assassinated them and whether it was someone sent by Yan Hui, but she didn't expect that her question was a few ladies of the Tang family. She looked at the back of the scroll, and didn't know what was painted on it, but since the other party said so, could it be the Tang family sisters?
She said cautiously: "The sisters are naturally extremely beautiful, but when something happened at home, two of them were broken. On the way to the distribution, another one fell ill and died, and in the end, only me and my eldest sister were left. However, when I was assassinated, my sister was also killed to protect me. My sister's blood splattered me all over me, and I fainted with fright, and when I woke up, it was already in the hands of my captors......"
"Did you hear what those people said?"
"They took me on a night journey, and then they caught two more young girls, both of whom were very beautiful women. I heard that their sons are very picky, and it is difficult to find people, so I can only bring them back first and show them to my son...... Otherwise, I didn't hear anything else, and the men were cautious. ”
Tang Nian replied more and more carefully, she didn't know why Ji Erlan asked this. However, after Hong Yan's accident, she also knew that it was Ji Erlanlian's private actions. I was glad that she had no heart for Hong Yan, but she was also a little frightened. I don't know if Ji Erlan has begun to doubt Hong Yan and his identity.
"Then, you can tell me what happened before the Tang family was convicted."