"Father wants to see me?"

Yan Qingge sat on the couch covered with a soft and thick blanket, and lazily asked the mother-in-law who had always reported the news.

At her hand, Ruyi was peeling oranges for her, and the room was full of the sweet smell of oranges. On the side of the small red sandalwood in the corner of the wall, there is a human-tall crane holding the lamp charcoal stove, which is exuding a strong warmth, isolating the cold winter day of the cold wind howling outside in another world.

Looking at the decoration in Yan Qingge's house, the woman cringed more and more.

She had also been to Qingxingyuan a few times before, and she felt that the decoration of Qingxingyuan was not worse than that of Hanyouju, and she was always amazed.

Since Yan Qingge and Yan Wangfu got married, the decoration in Yan Qingge's house has gone up a notch, many things and utensils, she can't even name them, she just looks at the dazzling delicacy, although there are not many of those utensils, but every other time they always have to change a batch of new ones, and every time they come to see something different. It's like a cold friend, and you don't necessarily have to change an ornament for several years.

Yan Songnian has been fighting with Yan Qingge since he came home.

First of all, because Yan Qingge was not at home for half a year, he often paid money to do things in the public account, although it was all related to the Yan family, but Yan Songnian felt that the money should not be spent.

Moreover, it was the two outer chambers he raised outside, and he wanted to take them home as concubines, one of whom already had a big belly.

The first thing Yan Qingge ignored him at all, the rewards given to his subordinates, or the money for building a kitchen and changing the yard, no matter how big Yan Songnian's face was, he couldn't deduct it back, he shouted for a few days, but it was over.

The second thing is that Yan Qingge asked someone to check the identities of the two outer rooms, and found that these two people were both secret prostitutes before. According to the law, it is impossible for this kind of inferior son to be a concubine. Yan Qingge directly handed over Yan Xiuyu to come forward, Yan Songnian was afraid of his future son-in-law and did not dare to mention the matter of picking them up. can only run at both ends of the Yan family and the outer room, but he snubbed Aunt Chu, who was waiting for him at home.

"Why did my father see me?" Yan Qingge didn't get up and asked.

The woman lowered her head, and in front of her were Yan Qingge's two soft-soled embroidered shoes on the couch, slightly hanging in the air.

The shoe is made of dense silver gauze, embroidered with a pair of lotus lions with gold and silver filigree, and the upper outlines a treasure elephant pattern. Although the upper is plain, the sole of the shoe is layered out of red cloth, warped in mid-air, and the small foot moves slightly, attracting people's involuntary eyes to follow the random turn.

"The master asked the young lady to go, because he wanted to ask about the Lantern Festival." The woman wiped her sweat and said.

Yan Qingge heard that Yan Songnian asked her about the Lantern Festival, and showed a faint smile: "It's the lantern I ordered earlier, right?" You go and tell the master, ask someone to send the lanterns directly to my yard, and I will pay the money myself. ”

A few years ago, Yan Qingge didn't expect Yan Song to go home in the New Year, so he ordered two hundred beautiful Lantern Festival lanterns outside, one hundred and fifty of which were beautiful small lanterns, which were hung in the sky above the yard with a string of ropes, which was beautiful. There are also fifty large lanterns, ready to be placed in various parts of the Yan family, and lantern riddles will be pasted on them, so that the people of the Yan family can guess the riddles, and the guessed ones will be given gifts.

The Yan family's descendants have been looking forward to this ingenious lantern viewing party for a long time, but because Yan Songnian came back, it will definitely not be over-because the lantern only gave the craftsman a small amount of money a year ago, and when it was delivered to the door, it was the time to really pay, and Yan Songnian would never spend this money.

The mother-in-law got the letter and went out to report the news to Yan Songnian, and by the way, the old lady was unwilling to spend money, and the eldest lady could only pay out of her own pocket to spread the matter of pulling the lanterns to Qingxingyuan, and after a while, the entire Yan family complained.

Since he didn't have to spend his own money, Yan Songnian felt comfortable, and he really didn't go to make noise about Yan Qingge anymore. There are two streets in Beijing that are separated for lantern festivals, and if you want to see the lights, you can just go there to see them, so why spend that unjust money yourself.

He didn't want to think about it, the master of the Yan family could naturally go out to watch the Lantern Festival, where would the people have this freedom. People who have a little confidence in Beijing will buy lanterns to decorate their homes during the lantern festival, which is both benevolent and decent.

Just when Yan Songnian was complacent in his heart and felt that he had saved another amount of money, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month came, and it was not dark yet, and the maids in Qingxing Garden couldn't help but light up the lanterns one by one.

As the sky became darker and darker, the entire Qingxing Garden seemed to have become a fairy palace, and the lights diffused from the Qingxing Garden, reflecting far away.

Today, Yan Qingge was gracious and allowed the girls and mothers-in-law of Qingxing Garden to invite people from the inner courtyard with whom they had a good relationship to come to Qingxing Garden to enjoy the lanterns. The opportunity is rare, the people in the inner courtyard you pull me, I pull you, as long as you are not on duty, and the popularity is not too bad, almost all of them have come to Qingxingyuan.

Because Yan Qingge is willing to spend money, these lanterns are all high-quality products.

Aunt Chu, Aunt Caifeng and their daughters also seemed to be invited.

There is a set of zodiac lanterns in the lanterns, which occupy a lot of space, Caifeng hugged her daughter Yan Hanqiu and taught her to recognize animals one by one, and had a good time.

Aunt Chu's sour nose is not a nose, her face is not a face, since she injured Yan Runxin's ear last time, Yan Qingge has never given her a good face. This yard lamp has to cost a lot of silver, Yan Qing singer has a hair leaking between her fingers, thicker than her legs, it's a pity for this big backer.

Yan Qingge walked around the courtyard, and there was laughter and laughter everywhere, because the lights were bright, the houses at home were basically locked, and the few rooms that were not locked were also guarded by reliable people, so there would be no danger, so he also followed the lights for a while.

At this moment, suddenly, a very good maid came to her side, and said to Yan Qingge with anxious eyes: "Miss, should we drive out the maid of Ming Xinzhai." ”

"Why?" Yan Qingge was puzzled, looked at the maid seriously, and then recognized that this girl was Jing'er.

Jing'er said: "Miss, I just got the letter, today the Hai family was copied, and the crime is that it is privately possessing ordnance and military funds, which is a major crime of rebellion, and the five clans will be punished." ”

Yan Qingge was stunned for a moment and said, "The Hai family has been copied? ”

It's too abrupt.

It is said that the Hai family has also opened pharmacies in various places before, even in very remote places. How can you just copy it, it's like a joke.

"I just heard about it. I used to be in Mingxinzhai and knew a lot about Mingxinzhai. Many of the people who serve Aunt Hai are from the Hai family, not slaves of the Yan family, and the deed is still written in the Hai family. I'm worried that they're causing trouble to the eldest lady. Jing'er said.

Yan Qingge raised his eyebrows slightly, and said, "Ask Su Xin to come to my house." With that, he returned to the room with Ruyi.

If she remembers correctly, Su Xin seems to be given by the Hai family to Aunt Hai's mother and daughter, and she will know this situation by asking Su Xin.

After a while, Su Xin arrived at the main hall. Seeing Yan Qingge, she knelt down with a puff, tears in the corners of her eyes, and said, "Miss, Su Xin's body deed is still in the Hai family." ”

Listening to her words, Yan Qingge knew that something bad was going to happen.

She rubbed her head and said, "How many maids are still in the Hai family in Mingxinzhai." ”

"Most of them are in the Hai family. Even Aunt Hai's early dowry maid did not bring a deed. Su Xin said.

Yan Qingge couldn't believe Su Xin's words, how bold the Hai family was, so they dared to continue to keep Aunt Hai's dowry in the Hai family, instead of transferring it to the Yan family.

But since what happened back then, there is no way to save it.

She thought for a moment and said, "Do you know who is the slave of the Yan family and who is the slave of the Hai family?" ”

"Only a slave can recognize it."

"Find those people out, and they will all return to Mingxin and wait." Yan Qingge sighed and looked at Su Xin: "You can go back first." The second miss is not at home anymore, and no one will bully you. I'll take care of your business, and I won't let anyone move you until I have to. But if you do such a self-defeating thing as running away, you will not be able to blame me. ”

"Yes, the slave must be optimistic about them." Su Xin kowtowed to Yan Qingge and walked out with tears in her eyes.

After this incident, Yan Qingge's heart was in a mess.

She thought about it, wrote a letter to Yan Xiuyu, asked someone to deliver it, took some broken silver and copper coins, asked the person who sent the letter to bring them, and instructed: "Let him go to the Xinguo Mansion to have a look, make the money a little bit, and ask what the situation is in the Xinguo Mansion now." ”

Hai's Pharmacy is planted this time. How to deal with the Xinguo Mansion is a benchmark for the Haijia affair this time.

After all, the first money brought by Hai's Pharmacy was taken from the treasury of Xinguo Mansion by Zhu Mao, the concubine of Xinguo Mansion, whether it was theft or cheating, the money was all from Xinguo Mansion, and there is no doubt about it.

If the above is ready to investigate and impede, the Xinguo Mansion will definitely not escape the blame, then these unidentified maids of the Yan family are afraid that they will also be in danger.

But if the Xinguo Mansion is good, it will prove that it is only the Hai family that is in trouble, and it will not implicate other families, and it will also leave some way for Yan Qingge to leave these maids.

Yan Qingge waited until late at night before he waited for the next person who delivered the letter. This time it was a big deal, she couldn't avoid suspicion, and called the kid who delivered the letter into Qingxingyuan for questioning.

The subordinate kowtowed to Yan Qingge and said, "Miss, Lord Yan kept me, and only let me reply after writing a reply, so it took some time." ”

As he spoke, he presented the letter and said: "I inquired about the situation of the Xinguo Mansion, the Xinguo Mansion is the same as in previous years, the Duchess of Xinguo went out to enjoy the lanterns, and the rest of the aunts and concubines had a banquet at home, and their family knew that the Hai family was copied, and the next person said that the Duchess of Xinguo would ask for a sign to enter the palace on the other day, and ask the Holy Lord to return the property defrauded by the Hai family." ”

He took out a few pieces of broken silver and said, "Miss, the copper coins were scattered when I inquired about the news, and the silver has not been moved." ”

Yan Qingge exhaled a long breath, it seems that the matter of the Hai family this time is not connected.

She put her heart back into her stomach and said to the man: "You can take the silver, and I will reward you." ”

After the person left, she opened Yan Xiuyu's letter and read it, and Yan Xiuyu comforted her inside, saying that it would be fine. Those maids should be taken away for interrogation for a few days, and if they are okay, they will be returned to the Yan family. Even if the rest of the Hai family's arrested maidservants find out their innocence and have nothing to do with the master's rebellion, they will be re-sold by the official organization, and they generally will not take their lives easily.

Putting away Yan Xiuyu's letter, Yan Qingge smiled slightly, today is really a false alarm.

Just as she was about to wash and sleep, Ruyi hurriedly walked in and said, "Miss, there is a fire in the outer city." ”

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(Tianjin)