Qu Zhang came back to Qufu after the third watch.

In front of Wenxing Tower, he watched Lu Jiayue being coerced by the flow of people, he followed all the way, and wanted to squeeze into the flow of people several times, but he was pushed out, fell to the ground I don't know how many times, and he didn't even notice that his hand was injured.

The crowd dispersed, but Lu Jiayue was still missing.

He went crazy and ran around the city of Kyoto, until the third watch, the little girl Shuangshou looked for him and told him the news that Lu Jiayue had returned safely.

Only then did he put his mind at ease, who knew that when he came back, his mother Aunt Feng was sitting in the study waiting for him, and when she saw his hands, she immediately burst into tears.

At this time, Aunt Feng had stopped crying and looked at her son calmly.

"You hold her so tight, does she know your mind?"

The corners of Qu Zhang's mouth twitched, and he said in a low voice: "What kind of intention, I don't know what my mother means by this..."

"Now up and down the house, who is not spreading the rumors about you and that girl." Aunt Feng's tone was soft, "I'm your mother, why don't you hide it from me." ”

Qu Zhang snorted disdainfully, "They are all long-tongued women, I am upright, sit upright, have a clear conscience, and let them go." ”

Aunt Feng nodded, "Very good, it seems that you know it in your heart, but there is one thing, I'm afraid you don't know it very well." ”

Qu Zhang raised his eyes and looked at Aunt Feng.

Aunt Feng saw the rare stubbornness in her son's eyes, and couldn't help but be silent for a moment and sighed.

"That girl, you can't climb high, you listen to your mother's words, and dispel this idea as soon as possible, so as not to worry in the future."

Qu Zhang's eyes darkened.

He has always been self-aware.

Knowing that he is a concubine, he is not loved by his father, and his mother is not liked by his father, mother and son are humble people, in the second room, and even in the entire Qu family, they are like superfluous shadows.

And Lu Jiayue is the only daughter in the family, and her father has a smooth career, her ancestor is a famous family in the northwest, and her maternal grandfather is a former official to a scholar of the Hanlin Academy.

Such a woman is something he shouldn't have climbed and can't climb.

But together, the mind is like a seed, silently sprouting, and then growing into a towering tree.

This kind of growth is irrepressible, even if it is deliberately suppressed, it will burst out inadvertently.

The illusions and expectations in Qu Zhang's heart are being shattered little by little, but he still wants to make the last struggle.

"Perhaps... Sister Lu, she doesn't care about those..."

Qu Zhang said softly, as if he was saying it to Aunt Feng, and it was like saying it to himself.

Aunt Feng smiled, "And no matter what she cares about, I just ask you, if you were asked to choose between you and Ding Rui, who do you think she would choose?" ”

Qu Zhang's face lost color in an instant.

*

After resting in Chuntang for two days, Lu Jiayue was relieved.

He also used a box of jet-black paste sent by Qu Song, and put it on his wrist every day, but it had some effect, and the bruise on his wrist had faded a little.

It's just that in the past two days, Ergen has never been quiet, and people often ask her how she got lost on the night of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and how she found it by herself.

Lu Jiayue only said that she was coerced by the flow of people who rushed to the lightboat to grab money and silver, and after she was easily relieved, she inquired about the pedestrians all the way and walked back all the way.

As for being bullied by Qu Rong, she didn't say a word. After all, Qu Rong doesn't want to be embarrassed, she still wants it.

And the people of the Qu family thought that she was new to Kyoto, and she was unfamiliar with the place, and there were many people in the market that night, and there would inevitably be accidents, so they all believed what she said.

*

This day was the twentieth day of the first month, and the year was over, so Meng helped the fourth lady Fang to pack up and check all the decorations used during the New Year and put them into the warehouse.

In the afternoon, there was a sudden movement in the third room, and the little maids in Chuntang House were so lively, so they ran to inquire quietly.

After coming back, they were talking in the yard, and when Lu Jiayue asked, she realized that it was Mama Guo's theft that finally happened.

As in the previous life, the third master Qu You was furious, and wanted to send Guo Mama to the official for punishment, but under the intercession of the second lady Qu Qian, Qu You ordered someone to beat Guo Mama dozens of boards, and sold it together with the accomplice Bi Aya.

Because Mama Guo has always relied on Qu Qian's nursing mother, she always doesn't take ordinary maids and mothers-in-law in her eyes, and she loves to play with her tongue and stir up right and wrong, which is very unpopular in Qu Mansion, so she can be said to be applauded by everyone.

Juxiang smiled at Yuxiang: "Then Mrs. Guo slapped you, but someone returned it a hundred times for you." ”

Yuxiang was happy, and she was depressed, and it was only today that she was relieved.

*

In the evening, Lu Jiayue went to see Qu Song.

Qu Songcai came back from the yamen of the Tongzheng Yuan, changed his clothes, sat and drank tea in the inner room, and Xu took the maids to set up dinner in the outer hall.

There was no one else in the room, so Lu Jiayue handed the four treasures of the study to Qu Song.

Qu Song glanced at the signature of the champion building posted on the four treasures of the study, and couldn't help but smile: "Sister, don't talk first, and let me guess, but you want to ask me to transfer this gift to Uncle Guo." ”

Lu Jiayue's face turned red and lowered her head.

In the past few days, she has been thinking about how to repay Ding Can's favor, after all, if he hadn't taken action to solve the siege, she wouldn't dare to think about how much she would be bullied by Qu Rong.

However, Ding Can's status is noble, no matter what gift she gives, I am afraid that he will not take it seriously, and he can't find any rare objects around him for a while, thinking about it, only the four treasures of the study room of the champion building brought from Jiangnan can barely get it.

The gift is there, but I can't come up with a suitable excuse for giving a gift.

I was worried about this excuse, hesitating whether to tell Qu Song the truth about that night, but who knew that he hadn't opened his mouth yet, and when he heard Qu Song's words, he seemed to know it.

There is no need to meditate hard for an excuse, although Lu Jiayue feels embarrassed, she can't help but feel relieved.

smiled lightly and said, "It turns out that my brother knows..."

Qu loosened his jaw and said with a smile: "I naturally know, otherwise, how can I bring that box of plaster to you for him." ”

As she spoke, seeing that Lu Jiayue's face was very red, knowing that she was embarrassed by being bullied by Qu Rong, she couldn't help but sigh: "In front of my brother, what are you afraid of?" No matter what, tell your brother, and your brother will naturally be towards you. ”

Lu Jiayue couldn't help but think of the situation that night again, she only felt aggrieved in her heart, and her eyes turned red all of a sudden.

Qu Song couldn't help but feel distressed, reached out and touched her forehead, and said softly: "Good, don't cry, see that your sister-in-law saw it, thinking I was bullying you." ”

Lu Jiayue stopped crying, wiped the corners of her eyes with a silk handkerchief, and smiled reluctantly.

Qu Song saw the bruises on her wrists that were unintentionally exposed on her cuffs, and the scene at that time can be imagined.

He was unconsciously afraid, and said in a deep voice: "Fourth brother, I think he has always been polite and polite, and he doesn't want to be confused. Don't worry, I have reprimanded him fiercely for you, and he will not dare to bully you again in the future, and you must remember that if you see him again, you will hide from him. As he spoke, there was a sense of helplessness in his tone, "He is such a bastard, I also wanted to tell my father and mother about the matter, and then ask my grandmother to come forward and make the decision for you, but in this way, it will inevitably damage your reputation..."

Lu Jiayue hurriedly said: "Brother, don't tell anyone... I have my brother to support me, and I don't dare to provoke me again. ”

Qu Song nodded, and said with a smile: "You are still calm, if you had changed to another little girl, you must have made a fuss." ”

As he was talking, Xu picked up the curtain and came in.

"The meal is ready--has my sister had dinner? Let's use it together. ”

"Sister-in-law Xie left for dinner, I have already used it," Lu Jiayue replied to Xu with a smile, and said to Qu Song, "Brother remember to deliver the gift for me." ”

Qu Song held the set of four treasures of the study in his hand, smiled and nodded, "Don't worry." ”