Chapter 120

One of the good things that Xiao Dong has is that she never gets into the horns of the bull when she can't figure things out.

The old servant who guarded the house was not young, and his hair and eyebrows were all white. Xiao Dong touched his body, took out a few golden melon seeds from his purse and put them in his hand, and said softly: "You can keep these, if there is anything embarrassing, send someone to Dongquan Qin's house to say it, I will tell them to help as much as possible." ”

The old servant accepted the golden melon seeds, and did not thank them. Xiao Li thought that he hadn't spoken from beginning to end, and he didn't know if this person was dumb.

"Let's go back first."

"Okay."

Xiao Dong took a turn in the garden, although there were also people looking at it, but the flowers and trees grew out of pure nature, and they were not deliberately trimmed. Compared with the neatly trimmed flowers and trees in the capital, Xiaodong prefers this, which is interesting and more natural.

The two walked to the door, and the old servant came out to see them off, and suddenly handed Xiao Dong a box.

Xiao Dong was slightly stunned: "For me?" ”

The old servant nodded.

The box has been around for quite a few years, and Xiao Dong guessed that it was either Yao Qingyuan or the Yao family left behind. She took it, and the old servant bent deeply towards her, and then closed the door silently.

"Tired? Don't want to take a break? ”

"It's fine."

Xiao Dong sat in the sedan chair, picked up the copper button on the box, and opened the lid.

The silk cloth in the box has faded with age, and it looks thin and brittle. Inside the box is a pair of concentric mutton fat jade rings, the jade quality is excellent, and the tentacles are warm and flawless.

This pair of jade rings is only afraid of being priceless.

Xiao Dong never imagined that the old servant would come up with such a thing.

No, more importantly, this jade ring is obviously a thing in the palace. Xiao Dong has seen a lot of utensils and jewelry in the palace built in the palace over the years, and his eyesight has already been trained. Such a thing is impossible for even a concubine who is waiting for leisure. Looking at this texture and style, most of them are things that only the emperor, empress, and queen mother will have. Xiao Dong remembered that among the things that the Empress Dowager Shengci rewarded her with, there was a jade ring, which she transferred to King An, who was also very fond of it, and often wore it on her at home.

The jade ring, this pair of concentric jade rings, looked very similar, Xiao Dong almost thought that it was carved from the same piece of jade, and it came from the same craftsman's hand.

This pair of jade rings should be Yao Qingyuan's things.

Maybe it was a token of love given to her by the emperor.

It's just that this thing is so precious that Yao Qingyuan didn't take care of it carefully, but abandoned it in the old house in his hometown...... It's a bit confusing.

Maybe for her, this thing is dispensable and doesn't matter.

Xiao Dong felt slightly sour in his heart.

Seeing things and thinking about people, things are dead in people.

Yao Qingyuan is no longer in this world, and this jade ring has no owner.

The old servant just now may have a deep understanding of what happened back then.

The teahouse here is very lively, selling all kinds of refreshments to eat, the snow-white steamed powder is poured with red chili oil, Qin Lie is sweating profusely and drenching happily. Xiaodong's portion is topped with gravy, which is fragrant and glutinous to eat. There are no big dishes in Suizhou, but the snacks with various characteristics are richer and more delicious than those in Beijing. Wucatechu is also a local must, slightly bitter and sweet.

"Is there a relic of your mother in that box?"

Dong didn't want to talk about it outside, so he took another sip of tea: "Let's go back." ”

The stairs were a little steep, and Qin Lie helped Xiao Dong to walk down. Someone happened to come up from below, the stairs were narrow, Xiao Dong avoided aside, and the person who came up suddenly sighed, pointed at Qin Lie and said, "It's you"

Hey?

Xiao Dong raised his head, and the man who went upstairs was wearing a half-worn silk shirt, his clothes were crumpled and his cheekbones were high. Qin Lie sank his face, didn't talk to him at all, and helped Xiao Dong to continue to walk down. The man was stunned for a moment, and immediately chased after him.

"Hey, Qin Lie, you wait"

Who is this man?

Looking at Qin Lie's face, there should be a grudge?

When he went out, Xiao Dong got into the sedan chair, and the man had to come up to entangle, but Xiao Dong didn't hear it very clearly.

When he arrived on the boat, Xiao Dong asked him, "Who was that person just now?" ”

Qin Lie said stupidly: "It's from the Lin family." ”

Yes...... It turned out to be the famous Lin family.

"What is he looking for you for?" Xiao Dong thought of the autumn wind in the capital: "Is it because you want your money?" ”

Qin Lie's head rested heavily on her shoulder: "That's right. ”

Is......

Xiao Dong didn't know what to say.

It's a shame they have that face.

"Forget it, just ignore it, anyway, we're going back to the capital, don't be angry with these people."

"Not angry." Qin Lie shook his head: "I just feel that my chest is clogged." ”

Isn't that still angry? If you don't choke on your chest, how can you feel blocked?

Xiao Dong diverged from the conversation, pointed to the scenery outside and asked one by one, and asked Qin Lie to explain it to her in detail. It's a pity that along the way, apart from trees and trees, and in addition to stones and stones, I can't ask anything more.

"By the way, look at this."

Xiao Dong took out the box and handed it to him.

Qin Lie opened it and looked at it, he traveled from south to north, and he had seen a lot of good things: "This ...... It must be something in the palace, right? ”

"I think so, too."

Involving the ** of the previous generation, both of them silently guessed in their stomachs, but they didn't say it. Qin Lie didn't say how this thing was in that old mansion, and Xiao Dong didn't say that she thought it should be sent by the emperor. For some reason, that's what she thought.

This shouldn't have been given by King An.

The love triangle relationship is really ...... The cut is still broken.

The emperor is extraordinarily kind to himself, most of which is also because of this, there is a reason for loving Wu and Wu-

Xiao Dong didn't know that he was a little similar to Yao Qingyuan, after so many years, Xiao Dong's impression of her was already very vague. "Take it for a good life, I guess that the family gave this to you, and it also means that you want to keep this thing."

"Hmm."

Xiao Dong looked at the banks of the river, the sky was slightly overcast again, and there was more rain here than in the capital.

This time I left, and I don't know when I will be able to come back next time.

The two of them had their own concerns, and Xiaodong had a bad appetite at night, so he only drank half a bowl of soup. Hu Shi was a little worried: "Is it uncomfortable?" ”

"Nope." Xiao Dong took out the box and gave it to Hu: "Mother Hu, have you ever seen this?" ”

Hu Shi opened the box, only glanced at it, and closed the box again with a snap: "Where did this come from?" ”

"We went to the Yao family's old house and went to see the yard where my mother used to live. This was given to me by the man who guarded the courtyard. ”

Hu apparently knew something.

But her expression seemed casual again: "Since I handed it over to you, let's take it well." ”

Xiao Dong didn't think about what he could ask from the Hu family, but ...... The calmer Hu's expression was, the less concerned he seemed to be about this jade ring, and the origin and meaning of such a thing became more important.

There must be something strange -

Maybe it's really a token of love?

Yao Qingyuan later married King An, so no one mentioned her past with the emperor. Except for King An himself who said it to Xiao Dong, no one else revealed it to her.

"By the way, my uncle's face is not very good-looking, is it ......" Hu has already deduced several versions of the husband and wife quarrel in his heart, and the reasons are different. So Xiao Dong and Qin Lie didn't eat much at night.

"I met someone from the Lin family today." Xiao Dong whispered, "So he's not very happy." ”

"Oh......" Hu didn't care about this as much as Xiao Dong. Anyway, as long as it's not the couple arguing. So the people of the Lin family are still members of the Mu family, and they have no personal relationship with her.

Xiao Dong didn't sleep well at night, and Qin Lie was the same.

Before dawn the next day, someone blocked the door.

The people of the Lin family are probably really exhausted, and the last bit of face is torn off, and they shout in front of the gate.

This house is not a deep mansion compound in the capital, and you can hear what you are shouting in front of you clearly. Xiao Dong only listened to a few words, and he roughly understood their purpose.

One is money, the second is money, and the third is money.

Everything else is nonsense, and there is only one central idea. Qin Lie is also a member of the Lin family, and the family business he earns is naturally also from the Lin family. It doesn't make sense that he squanders and spends his life alone, leaving everyone else hungry and cold.

Hu Shi stood aside, his brows furrowed: "These people are like bloodsucking worms, they are really annoying. Go to the front to see what my uncle plans to do. ”

Miao'er ran the fastest, and after a while, she ran back: "Mrs. Qin has already asked people to beat them away with a stick." ”

Belch?

This one...... This method of disposal is not very different from that of the capital.

In the capital, everyone should pay attention to face, but it is different in Suizhou. The Qin family's disposal method is really neat and neat, and it is not muddy at all.

Hu Shi still had some concerns: "Is it possible to do this?" ”

"What's not to do." Qin Shi came in from outside, her skirt was tied up at the corner of her waist, her face was flushed, and the corners of her forehead were sweating: "It's really happy." If they are not afraid of fighting, they will come every day, and I just need to loosen my muscles. Every day I was stuffy at home, and my bones were rusty. ”

Hu hesitated: "However, they are powerful after all......"

Qin laughed out loud: "They are powerful? I don't even have a place to live. I heard that the Lin family's big house has been sold. ”

Selling an ancestral home?

Hu was also stunned. The loser is so defeated that he sells his ancestral inheritance, which is really ......

Qin was thirsty after the exercise, poured a cup of tea and drank it, and then continued: "When the old woman of the Lin family was seriously ill, the house was detained. When she breathed her last breath, the Lin family was swept away. ”

"So they ...... now What do you do for a living? ”

"Some of them dug the corners of the public middle school and saved private houses, and now they still have houses and land. Some of them have been exiled to other lands. Now there are several rooms that live in rented houses in Nancheng and live on pawns. Phew, there's no one who has a chance. ”

"Then they were beaten today, will they come another day?"

"They just came here when Qin Lie was there, and they didn't dare to come to the door when Qin Lie was away. I also made it very clear, Lie'er's surname is Qin, and he has nothing to do with the surname Lin. ”

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I went to the night market today, and I choked on several sneezes as soon as I arrived at the snack area......

There are a lot of delicious things, but my stomach can't stand it~~