By the time the nurse was brought up, it was already dusk.

It's not that Shen Qiutan deliberately delayed, but to take advantage of this time to check some things. The interrogation just now, as well as the plaque, were unusual.

The sun sank into the mountain, and the afterglow illuminated half of the sky, and the red and purple clouds composed magnificently.

The gate of Lianfu was closed, and the people obviously wanted to hear some news, but no one dared to approach.

Who dares to get close, I heard that it was Princess Qi inside, and she was interrogating inside, tsk, this time, Lian Fu is afraid that he will not be able to turn over. However, even the eldest girl was unscrupulous, picking quarrels and provoking troubles every day, which was worse than ordinary gentlemen, so that people with sons did not dare to let their sons go out.

I'm afraid this is also the only one of Daning.

It was getting dark, and even the house lit candles and torches one after another, Zhu Siwu had just finished reporting the news from Shen Qiutan, and Shannai had also returned, she nodded at Shen Qiutan to confirm, and Shen Qiutan then ordered someone to bring the nurse up.

The nurse was still dressed in daytime clothes, her face was slightly dark, and her face was already finely folded, but her hair was not thick and there was no gray hair.

Although she was a nurse and had been locked up for most of the day, she seemed very calm, at least more calm than the county order.

"Meet Princess Qi."

Looking at it again, the etiquette is also good, and the upbringing of large families is nothing more than that.

Shen Qiutan bowed: "Looking for you, I want to ask a few questions, whether you answer or not, how to deal with it depends on how well you answer." ”

"It is the blessing of the slave and maid to be asked by the mother in person, but if the slave and maid know, they will definitely know everything and say everything."

"Heh, let me ask you, is your master from the capital?" Shen Qiutan asked.

"No, no, no, our lord is from Jibei Prefecture, this matter is not a secret in our Liaoyi County, if you don't believe it, Niangniang can ask someone."

"Then has he ever been to the capital?"

The nurse didn't blink: "No." ”

"Then how did you come to this neat Beijing official dialect? And you are doing a new ceremony, that is, from the fifth year of Yongchang to the tenth year of Yongchang, only in Beijing and the palace has been implemented for a while, and it has not been popularized outside, so this way of saluting has been abolished. ”

After saying this, I saw that the nurse who had been calm and calm and answered like a fluent showed a moment of astonishment and chagrin.

Shen Qiutan continued: "Your lord doesn't go to the capital, how can he find you, a palace maid from the capital, to be a nurse for his daughter?" ”

The nurse's breathing became faster, and she showed a vigilant look at Shen Qiutan, and then said: "Niangniang Mingjian, it is true that the slave maid used to be a palace maid, and it is precisely because of this that when the slave maid was exiled to Liaoyi County, she was taken in by the Lian family. The master has the grace to save his life with the slave and the maid, and the slave and the maid are willing to repay with the second half of their lives. ”

"In this way, it is really affectionate." Shen Qiutan turned his head and looked at the plaque again, and the nurse took the initiative to say: "This was written by the eldest girl when she was seven years old, and the old man was so happy that he kept it properly, and later took it out and asked someone to frame it well, and it has been hanging here for many years." ”

"Yes, it's been so many years, I'm afraid you have forgotten your master's instructions."

The nurse's face finally showed a panicked look: "What do you mean by this?" ”

"That's what it means, the old man's surname in your mouth is even named Jingxing, yes or no?" Shen Qiutan asked.

Fear instantly appeared on the nurse's face: "The slave doesn't understand, what is the mother talking about." ”

"Oh, the mountains look up, the scenery stops, why is your master so happy, because it implies his name, or a name that he can never use again. And, sir, your name is really smooth, it's more appropriate to call the lady, right? ”

The nurse opened her mouth wide, the horror and nervousness on her face varied, but soon, she said: "Why should the mother deceive me into a slave? What you said is so unbelievable that the slave is really unheard of. ”

"I really don't cry when I don't see the coffin." Shen Qiutan nodded at Cardamom, Cardamom hurriedly went out, and when he came in, he was followed by Gonggong Cao.

The nurse and the father-in-law Cao, her heart jumped, and her eyes moved, but people couldn't tell whether they were scared or excited.

"Shanfu, do you still recognize our family?" Father-in-law Cao is so old that his waist can't be straightened, the exposed skin is furrowed, seeing that the nurse didn't answer, he coughed twice and said: "No, our family is born not to be older than people, there are a lot of lines on the face when I was a teenager, the first emperor loves our master, and the master feels sorry for me, it seems that our family's 'natural Laozi' is more famous in the palace, if it is possible to say that our family does not recognize others, but even if others do not recognize our family, they should always have heard of it." ”

"Hmm, it turned out to be Shanfu." Shen Qiutan beckoned Gonggong Cao to sit down.

Shanfu's lips trembled: "The public admits that it is wrong, admits that it is wrong!" ”

"It's possible to admit that you are wrong, it is impossible to admit you wrong, I did it for you when you left the palace, you said that your mother is dying, I want to see you before I die, I read that you still have a benevolent heart in the past to let you go out of the palace early, but this is how you reciprocate?" Father-in-law Cao was so anxious that he even forgot the self-title of "our family".

"You are so ruthless and unrighteous, do you want to anger me? Ahem...... Ahem! Grandpa Cao seemed to be really angry, coughing non-stop, and his already old appearance was like a leaf about to shake off in the autumn wind.

Shanfu was worried and scared, and knelt down in a hurry: "Gonggong Cao, I'm ...... I really can't! ”

"Woo woo, godfather!" She rushed over and wanted to hug Grandpa Cao's thigh, but she was afraid of the tall Zhu Siwu, so she had to retreat: "Godfather, there are thousands of mistakes, it's all Shanfu's fault, godfather, don't move, your body is important."

"Even if you have a bit of conscience, why didn't you want to admit me just now?" Cardamom obediently hung his back to Grandpa Cao, and Grandpa Cao's cough gradually subsided.

"I can't admit it, I promised the master."

"Sir? What kind of ecstasy soup did that guy surnamed Lian pour on you? Although I am also a rootless person, but it is not good to be a wide apprentice and a relative with other people, I recognized you at the beginning to see that you are honest, and I really regard me as an elder, I am afraid that you will not live too long in the palace, so I recognized a parent. When I let you out, I felt that it was wrong, and then I heard that you were leaving with a merchant. I'm even more angry. Today, if you don't make your words clear, don't blame me for being ruthless. ”

Shanfu's face was helpless and desperate: "Godfather, I can see you again before I die, Shanfu is already satisfied and has no regrets." ”

She promised her lord that she would not sell it, and her death would not change.

Tears flowed into her mouth, but her eyes were smiling, she kowtowed to Grandpa Cao three times, and rushed up to the pillar in the corner of the room.