Chapter Twenty-Eight: An Unsuitable Marriage
Zhao Liusi was lying on the wall and looking up, only to see Zhao Qiaoyun dressed as a maid, with a package beside her, stamping her feet anxiously, as if waiting for someone.
My sister likes to run around in the middle of the night. Thinking of Zhao Qiaoyun who he met in Luoyunxuan last time, Zhao Liusi thought mockingly in his heart.
Suddenly, there was two knocks on the door, the sound was very small, as if it was sticking to the door and knocking, Zhao Qiaoyun was originally guarding the door, listening to this sound, he suddenly came to his senses, clumsily opened the door bolt, pushed the heavy door open a crack, and then saw a young man flash in.
"Genro." Zhao Qiaoyun whispered softly, her voice was full of joy and excitement, and an irrepressible sweetness appeared on the girl's face.
Zhang Yuan! Zhao Liusi was taken aback, these two people actually had a night meeting here.
"Be quiet." Zhang Yuan's expression was much calmer, he subconsciously covered Zhao Qiaoyun's mouth, closed the door and looked around, his eyebrows were full of blame, "Why did you ask me to come over at this time, do you know that this kind of weather can cost people a lot of lives!" I walked on the road for two hours. ”
"I can't help it." Zhao Qiaoyun hugged the package full of grievances, "Something happened at home, the eldest lady sent someone to tell me, there are people watching everywhere, and I can't hand things out at all." ”
"Something? What's going on in your house? Hearing this, Zhang Yuan frowned slightly and asked unhappily.
"Nothing." Zhao Qiaoyun's expression darkened, but she quickly pretended not to care and shifted her words, "The eldest lady and Zhao Liusi pinch each other every day, and it is a strange thing if there are no two things in the family one day." ”
"Zhao Liusi......" Zhang Yuan chewed on the name, the expression on his face was a little playful, "This second young lady of your family is really unusual. ”
"Are you also fascinated by her face?" Women are sensitive, and Zhao Qiaoyun, who originally looked like a little daughter, raised her head and looked at Zhang Yuan vigilantly.
"What nonsense are you talking about, how can I possibly fall in love with that kind of shrew." Zhang Yuan hurriedly changed his words, and said with a serious face, "That kind of demonic appearance is not a serious person at first glance." Hmph, what kind of woman is suitable to marry home, I know very well in my heart. ”
Zhao Qiaoyun glared at him coquettishly, and then when she talked about Zhao Qiaoyun, her face was also full of disgust, "You don't know, she is at home all day, and she won't be able to live without tossing something." And her wet nurse, as if she was the only one in the family, and we were all slaves. ”
"She's not sensible, so why should you care about her. Anyway, you said it, the eldest lady is disgusted with her, and she will never give her good fruit to eat, you see that she can still jump for a few days. Zhang Yuan persuaded with a smile, and then put his hand on Zhao Qiaoyun's shoulder, "You said that you have something urgent to find me, what is the matter." ”
"Didn't you say that there was a literary meeting recently, I thought about going to the provincial capital, it's not good to be shabby." Zhao Qiaoyun said and stuffed the things in her arms to Zhang Yuan, lowered her head and whispered, "I have some things here, they were all given to me by my mother, you can take them and buy something that fits." ”
When Zhang Yuan heard this, his face was overjoyed, but he was still saying, "How embarrassing is this." ”
"What was the difference between you and me?" Zhao Qiaoyun insisted and said, "This should be a plan for the future of the two of us." ”
"It's really hard for you." Zhang Yuan showed a touched look, hugged Zhao Qiaoyun, and looked grateful, "After this year's township test, I will come to your house to propose marriage, and strive to take you home openly." ”
"Well, I'll wait for you."
**
Zhao Liusi squatted on the roof and watched Zhang Yuan and Zhao Qiaoyun finish a whole private meeting scene.
The weather was cold, one of them guarded the door in the middle of the night, and the other rushed to the road in the middle of the night, they were both tired and panicked, and they didn't do anything restrictive, at most they just held their hands and hugged their shoulders. After saying that for half an hour, Zhang Yuan wanted to rush back at night, and Zhao Qiaoyun also had to return to his room before the servants woke up, so he could only say goodbye.
However, before leaving, Zhang Yuan gave Zhao Qiaoyun a piece of silver. According to Zhao Qiaoyun's act of secretly giving Zhang Yuan something, where did Zhang Yuan get the money? If Zhang Yuan is rich, why should he take Zhao Qiaoyun's things?
Zhao Liusi was confused all the way. Since I can't figure it out, I don't want to think about it, so let's talk to this treasure girl first and see if there are any other clues.
After Zhang Yuan left, Zhao Qiaoyun stood in place for a while before turning around and walking inside. But this time she turned off the lights, and by the faint moonlight, she kept out of the moon gate, and then walked to the corner of the black hole.
"Miss, you're alright." Leng Buding's voice appeared, startling Zhao Qiaoyun. It looked at it, and a curled black shadow stretched out, standing behind Zhao Qiaoyun, asking in a somewhat uneasy whisper, and then it suddenly realized that it was the maid Manfu who helped Zhao Qiaoyun keep an eye on.
"Be quiet." Zhao Qiaoyun reprimanded, then took her hand, and asked her in a low voice as she walked inside, "Is anyone coming?" ”
"Nope. I was squatting in that corner, and I was the only one who looked at other people's share, and no one else looked at me. ”
"Well, I know, I'll go back and reward you."
"By the way, Miss, do we still have to move things from Aunt Qian's yard?" Man Fu's voice sounded a little scared, "This doesn't seem to be good." ”
"What's so bad." Zhao Qiaoyun asked coldly, completely devoid of the tenderness and sweetness when facing Zhang Yuan just now.
"You stole Aunt Qian's things before and took them out for Zhang Gongzi to sell, and Aunt Qian helped cover them up, so no one would find out. But now that Aunt Qian is gone, let's do it again, what if someone finds out? Man Fu sounded very frightened, and whispered, "That's going to break your leg." ”
"It's because she's gone that we have to hurry up." Zhao Qiaoyun's words didn't hear a trace of sadness, only full of calm, "Now that she has just died, my father still wants to investigate the case, so everything has been left in place and has not been moved." If we don't get started now, when the case is settled and everything is made into storage, we won't be able to get anything. ”
Maybe Zhao Qiaoyun didn't like to steal the word herself, so she changed it to take it.
"But, but where is it...... It's not clean. Man Fu said weakly, "After all, it's a dead person, I'm afraid." ”
"What is so terrible about the dead." Zhao Qiaoyun laughed, "Living people are the most terrifying. ”
"Miss." Man Fu whispered, but was interrupted impatiently by Zhao Qiaoyun, "You can rest assured that she is my mother, even if she becomes a ghost, it will not harm me." If you are disobedient, I will break your leg first without waiting for the eldest lady to make a move. ”
"Yes." Man Fu was really scared, "the slave and maid do it".
"Sober yourself, no one here can save you but me." Zhao Qiaoyun intimidated casually, "If you want to fall back into Zhao Liusi's hands again, you don't even know why you didn't even have your life." ”
Dare to love this person has served him before? Zhao Liusi couldn't cry or laugh when he heard this, so he could only shake his head and silently follow the two of them back.
**
After making sure that Zhao Qiaoyun's master and servant were asleep, Zhao Liusi did not stop, and ran directly to Yan Ran's room at a trot.
She finally knew why she had always felt that Aunt Qian's Luoyunxuan was strange, but she couldn't find the reason.
Yan Ran complained to Zhao Liusi before, saying that Aunt Qian is not small, but her taste is too bad. Zhao Liusi didn't understand what it meant, and asked shamelessly, Yan Ran pointed out to her, Aunt Qian has a heart to compare with Mrs. Qian, although she is not as good as the eldest lady in the direction of the courtyard, but in terms of regulation and layout, she is not lost to the eldest lady at all. The decoration and utensils are full of comparison, and the taste is good, far surpassing the eldest lady.
But his poor taste comes from the authenticity of these utensils. There are a lot of antiques on the Bogu shelf in Aunt Qian's room, but there are many fakes and few real ones. An illiterate person like Zhao Liusi couldn't see it, but in Yan Ran's eyes, it was brighter than a firefly at night. As soon as Yan Ran entered the door, she first felt strange that Mrs. Qian did not meet her identity, but this could be explained by her competitive spirit. Then he felt spicy for her room full of real and fake collections, but he soon found an explanation for himself because of Aunt Qian's identity, that is, Aunt Qian is illiterate, and painting tigers is not an anti-dog.
Zhao Liusi felt strange that day, even if Aunt Qian didn't understand, but if she had the money to make this house furnishings, wouldn't she have the money to invite someone who knew how to take a look? It's not hard to buy a fake antique, but it's too hard to buy a room full of fake antiques. Besides, Zhao Qi is the head snake of the land, which local antique dealer dares to lie to her?
Yan Ran couldn't explain this, so in the end, it came down to Aunt Qian's stupidity. But in Zhao Liusi's memory, Aunt Qian is a character who has nothing to do with stupidity, so she has always felt strange.
But today, all the mysteries have been solved. It's not that Aunt Qian doesn't understand, but because the real thing was stolen by Zhao Qiaoyun, so the furnishings in the room have a strange sense of disobedience. As for the fact that they met Zhao Qiaoyun in Luoyunxuan in the middle of the night that night, it was because they were stealing. Zhao Qiaoyun spoke, covering for Man Fu in the shadows, and when she received the news that Man Fu had successfully retreated, she left without a head or a brain.
When Zhao Liusi rushed to Yan Ran's room, Yan Ran was still sleeping. When considering whether an unmarried girl should rush into the man's room like this, Zhao Liusi hesitated for a second, but soon indulged herself on the grounds that I am now a little kitten, and jumped directly into Yan Ran's bedroom.
Yan Ran was still sleeping, but the oil lamp on the table had not been extinguished, he was leaning on the side of the bed, still holding a book in his hand, and it seemed that he was asleep while reading. Thinking of the brightness of the oil lamp at this time, and thinking of the picture of those beautiful eyes turning into short-sightedness, it couldn't help but give him a claw.
"Hey, what are you doing!" Yan Ran woke up from her sleep gasping cold, looked at the little cat squatting on the side of the bed, and immediately laughed on her face, "Xiao Hei, why are you here?" I heard that you followed the second miss? If you want me to say, how can that woman be worthy of you, or you will come and live with me. ”