CHAPTER XXVII
"The slave maid also heard someone say something in the stove room, as if the pot burst when she wanted to pour tea, and it was burned, and there were broken porcelain wounds. Alas, what a ...... happened to the guests I don't dare to let Madame know about this, it's a good day, but something like this happened......" She seemed to realize that she was talking too much, and closed her mouth and said no more.
Teapot cracked? This kind of thing is not uncommon, but happening here and now, it always makes people feel that it will not be a simple accident or coincidence.
"Which girl from the Chen family is it? Bigger or smaller? Wu Zhen asked, turned to me and said, "Shall we go over and see her?" ”
"It's that little Chen girl, it looks like a girl with a lively personality, but I'm afraid that I don't care. If it was Miss Da Chen, she probably wouldn't be hot. ”
I patted Wu Zhen to bring her back to her senses: "Don't be in a daze. Let's eat first, and then we'll talk about it after eating. ”
None of us had much appetite, so we simply ate a little and let the red lotus clean it up. Wu Zhen couldn't hide something in his heart, so his face naturally brought out: "You say, she'...... Could it be that it is also calculated? What the hell is going on in this Tujiazhuang? Is this a birthday, or a Hongmen banquet? ”
"Don't be surprised, scare yourself." I reassured her: "It's probably an accident to burn your hands. ”
She looked in the direction of the smoker, then turned to look at me, and her eyes clearly asked: Could it be that the incense was also an accident?
We didn't talk about the incense burner in front of the red lotus, but if someone paid attention to the incense burner again, they would naturally find that the spices in it were not burned out, but were doused with water.
I just wanted the man to know that we weren't so calculating, and to give her a wake-up call.
We had breakfast and went over to see Miss Chen. Before I entered the house, I heard the moaning of the headache in the house, and the girl Da Chen was softly comforting. Most of Lang Zhong had already been here, and there was a strong smell of medicine in the house.
Miss Da Chen came out from inside, her face was worried, and her eyes were red: "Thank you for coming to see her, I just took the medicine, and I'm a little groggy and about to fall asleep at this time - but I'm still crying out that it hurts." ”
We didn't go into the inner room, but we looked through the curtains, and the person in the bed was not sleeping soundly, and from time to time she twitched, and I seemed to see that she had a white cloth wrapped around both hands.
"Are both hands hurt? What did Lang Zhong say? ”
"One hand is hot. The other hand was burned and scratched by broken porcelain. Miss Da Chen said as she spoke, and her voice became lower: "Lang Zhong gave me an ointment for external rubbing, and also prescribed a medicine for pain relief, heat and poison and stasis, I was just afraid." There will be scars. She's a girl's family, it's one thing to endure sin, but if she has a scar on her hand, it's ......."
Wu Zhen ignored my efforts to give her a look and asked, "Okay." How can it be hot? ”
The maid at the door said, "The third girl is here." ”
Miss Tu San walked in, with a worried face, and asked anxiously, "How are people?" I just got up and heard about it, so I hurried over. What kind of medicine do you want to use, just take it from the library, I have already instructed someone to invite Lang Zhong, who specializes in treating scalding and heat poison in the town, Sister Chen, don't worry about it first. ”
The maid behind her handed over a pill box. Tu San said: "Here is the five poison ointment, the best treatment for scalds, do you want to rub it on first?" ”
"The doctor gave the plaster just now. It has been painted. Miss Da Chen lowered her head: "Thank you for your kindness." ”
"Don't say that, you have encountered such a thing in the Tu family, and it is my family's fault......"
Wu Zhen noticed something beside him: "Five poisonous ointments? How do you listen...... It's scary. ”
Miss Tu San turned her head, her eyes looked at our faces a few times, and explained softly: "The five poisonous ointments are poisonous and poisonous. Treating scalds is a miracle, haven't you heard of it? ”
Wu Zhen was choked and speechless. I pulled her by the hand, said a word to Miss Da Chen, and then walked out of the house, and when I arrived in the yard, Wu Zhen looked back: "It must be her ghost!" ”
I also had a gut feeling that it was her. But as the saying goes, catch a thief and get dirty, even if you identify it as her, what credentials do you have?
Besides, we are now under the roof of people, and there are things that we still need to think about carefully, and we can't use speculation and intuition as a reason to suspect that the host has bad intentions towards the guests.
I think that the matter of incense should be inseparable from Tu San, but the matter of this teapot - it may not really be her. During the day, Miss Xiao Chen and her dispute and competition were almost known to everyone, and now that Miss Xiao Chen has such a thing, I am afraid that it is inevitable that someone will string these things together and come to a result that can be most justified but has no real evidence.
I don't know what Miss Tu San was thinking, but I remembered Miss Xiao Chen's two hands that were tangled just now. I don't know if there will be scars, I just wonder, if these hands play the pipa in the future, will they still be as loud and exciting as Wu Zhen described?
A pair of skillful hands, if it is really ruined like this, it is a pity.
Today's birthday banquet is not allowed by the two Miss Chen, so we made an appointment to pay tribute to Mrs. Tu's birthday. Some of Mrs. Tu's people had already come there, all dressed as women, smiling and flattering. When we entered, the people in the room turned their heads to look at each other, and there was a meaning in their eyes, and it was difficult to distinguish between them.
Miss Tu San stood in front, we were guests, standing in the back, and we would pay tribute to Mrs. Tu together. Mrs. Tu was wearing a silver thread brocade purple silk shirt today, her head was full of pearls, and she said with a smile: "Reward, there is a reward." Let's see, this brush is like a handful of flowers, they are all beautiful little girls, just looking at them makes people like it. ”
Mrs. Tu's purse was heavy, I pinched it, weighed it again, and said secretly in my heart: Tujiazhuang is really generous!
We sat down on the side, Mrs. Tu didn't know about that little Chen girl, and if she did, she would never be as easy and proud as she is now.
"How...... How many people are missing? ”
Miss Tu smiled and said, "You have a really good memory, and I'm still prepared that if you don't ask, I won't tell me." Miss Xu went outside and wanted to come back with her senior brother to pay your birthday greetings, and I didn't stop her. ”
Mrs. Tu said: "Yes, people are not only a sect, but also all the way, and it is reasonable to represent the teacher to celebrate his birthday together." ”
Mrs. Tu asked again: "What about the two girls of the Chen family?" You won't be lazy and haven't gotten up yet, right? ”
"Where you don't get up, don't mess with people. People got up, but Miss Xiao Chen was a little uncomfortable, so her sister also stayed behind to take care of her.
Mrs. Tu was a little puzzled and asked with concern, "Sick?" What disease? Isn't it amazing? Have you ever asked Lang Zhong to come and see? (To be continued)