Gu Xiyan heard the footsteps, but did not enter the house, she went out curiously and looked out through the curtain of the house, just in time to see Mo Ju lying in Hengyue's ear and saying something.

Gu Xiyan shouted "Mo Ju", Mo Ju seemed to be taken aback, turned around and exchanged glances with Hengyue, and then ran to Gu Xiyan and shouted "girl".

Gu Xiyan looked at Hengyue coldly through the curtain, her eyes were sharp and cold.

Mo Ju shrank and muttered, "Girl, what's the matter with the girl?" ”

Gu Xiyan looked at her silently.

Mo Ju lowered her head, and her small hands twisted the corners of her clothes.

Hengyue greeted him with a smile and said, "It's okay, what's the matter, I said that I was going to get the food box, and I was angry with the Taoist aunts, and I was looking for me!" ”

Gu Xiyan sneered: "When did Mo Ju go to get the food box in this courtyard?" What did you do on the waves? As he spoke, a wave of anger appeared on his face.

Hengyue was still laughing on the side.

Gu Xiyan lifted the curtain and walked out of the courtyard.

Mo Ju's face immediately panicked, and she actually stretched out her arms in front of Gu Xiyan: "Second girl, second girl, you, you can't go out!" ”

Although he has not been here for a long time, Gu Xiyan knows that this place is a bit like China in ancient feudal society, the maid is an object in the family, a property, like cattle and sheep, she can be sold and bought at will, and she can also be matched to a male servant of the same identity at will. Therefore, the master wants absolute power...... Mo Ju has always been a smart person, but now that she stretched out her arms in front of her, things have become not so simple!

Gu Xiyan stopped, his gaze crossed Mo Ju's head and stared at Hengyue. Hengyue lowered her eyelids, not daring to make eye contact with her.

She let out a soft cold "snort". As soon as he finished "humming", Gu Xiyan was shocked in his heart. This cold snort sounded so much like the mocking tone of the hapless "husband" in my ears.

Gu Xiyan's eyes were confused, and he shook his head gently.

Over there, Hengyue and Mo Ju exchanged a look again, Hengyue shook her head, but Mo Ju closed her eyes and said something: "It's in the camphor forest, it was found in the camphor forest, a female corpse was found, and Qi Xiaguan reported it to the government......"

Gu Xiyan was still confused, there was a moment of puzzlement, her eyes swept over Hengyue and Mo Ju's worried faces, and suddenly a thought flashed through her mind, and she was shocked: "What about Duanniang?" Is Duanniang back? ”

Hengyue shook her head solemnly.

Gu Xiyan was frightened, and hurriedly ran out, Hengyue and Mo Ju shouted behind: "Second girl, second girl, you can't go, now the officials of the government are there, you can't go ......"

The yard was not big, Gu Xiyan was in a hurry again, and in a few words, she had already run to the door.

When Hengyue and Mo Ju saw it, they immediately pulled their legs and chased after them. I saw Gu Xiyan in front of him staggering, his body shook, and he suddenly fell backwards. Hengyue is older, her hands and feet are longer, and at a critical moment, an arrow stepped forward to support Gu Xiyan, but she heard an "ouch" outside the door, and someone scolded: "Little hooves who don't have long eyes, as soon as I am not at home, you will turn the sky upside down, reckless ......" Hengyue fixed his eyes and saw that it was Duanniang.

Gu Xiyan also saw the person coming clearly, and called out "Duanniang" happily, stood up and ran to Duanniang's side, and hugged Duanniang.

Duan Niang was just about to get up, but she was hugged by Gu Xiyan, her body was weightless, and she fell to the ground again, and was about to reprimand the visitor, but she found that it was Gu Xiyan, and couldn't help but ask in a panic: "What happened?" What happened? ”

Seeing this, Mo Ju and Hengyue, who came later, went to support Duanniang and Gu Xiyan, and the two laughed in unison: "It's okay, it's okay?" ”

It was a mess, but a hesitant voice came from there: "This, what's going on?" ”

Duan Niang stood up and saw that it was Deacon Ding, and her face immediately turned up.

Gu Xiyan also recognized Deacon Ding, but he couldn't see it very clearly through the curtain last time, but this time in the daylight, he looked at Deacon Ding carefully. He was only twenty-five or six years old, with a fair complexion, thin features, and a small single eyelid that was shining brightly, and he was very energetic. Gu Xiyan remembered the typical joke that "small eyes can focus light", and she couldn't help but smile on her face.

This smile was not so simple in Deacon Ding's eyes. A friend's wife of his wanted to do things at the Gu family, he thought about it and didn't have a suitable position, knowing that the second girl was going back to the house, he kept an eye on it, took the initiative to invite this errand, bought a few boxes of rouge gouache from Tongxintang and talked to the second girl, it was good, the second girl asked Duan Niang to let his friend's wife be the housekeeper aunt, just wait to return to Shengjing to give Mrs., this matter is done. Who knew that when she woke up, the second girl's tone changed completely, and she thought that Duan Niang said something in front of the second girl. In front of Madame, he was able to speak, but he was afraid that the second girl would not be willing to ...... forcibly picked up the girl's nurse, which always has to bear some reputation, and Deacon Ding is not willing to bear such a charge for this friend...... Now seeing the second girl like this, it seems that he still has a good impression of him, and he is alive again, and he still wants to get it done, after all, he received five taels of silver from others......

Deacon Ding immediately stepped forward and gave Gu Xiyan a thousand, and said affectionately, "Second girl, what's wrong?" ”

Gu Xiyan came from different worlds and had different thoughts. She has a kind of respect for both Duan Niang and Deacon Ding. thinks that although they are all servants, they rely on real skills to eat, and they all belong to the glorious working people just like relying on their real skills to work for others, and even in her heart she thinks that they are the same kind of people, so she treats Deacon Ding and Duan Niang with a colleague attitude. If there is a contradiction between two people, there is a contradiction, but the contradiction should not arise or aggravate this contradiction because of their own reasons. She immediately smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay, I heard that there was a murder outside, I want to go and take a look, but Duanniang is not allowed?" ”

Deacon Ding smiled: "It's not a difficult thing to do......

Duan Niang was busy coughing coldly, and interjected: "It's not from a humble family, how can you run around all day long......"

Deacon Ding hurriedly explained: "I went to inquire and told the second girl to tell me." As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Gu Xiyan: "Look, is this happening?" ”

Gu Xiyan's previous words were just an excuse, but now when she heard Deacon Ding say this, when she remembered something, she immediately nodded and said, "Then it's troublesome Deacon Ding!" ”

"No trouble, no trouble!" Deacon Ding said politely and respectfully, "It's rare that the second girl still needs me, just say anything in the future!" ”

Gu Xiyan smiled and nodded.

Duan Niang looked at that Deacon Ding as if he was carrying the plague, Gu Xiyan just nodded, and she pulled Gu Xiyan to the house: "The eldest girl's family, standing at the door, what kind of system!" ”

Gu Xiyan felt that this was too impolite, and turned back to Deacon Ding and smiled.

A group of people entered the house, and Duan Niang said, "What about treading waves and running in Xinghong?" ”

Mo Ju hurriedly replied, "Go to the food box." ”

Duan Niang asked, "What happened just now?" ”

Hengyue smiled: "It's not that there was a homicide, the girl sees that Aunt Duan hasn't come back yet...... I'm in a hurry! ”

Duanniang immediately heard the meaning, and was a little surprised for a while, stunned, and muttered "girl", she couldn't go on, and her eyes turned red.

Gu Xiyan didn't know why Duan Niang was so excited, but she was a little unconscious. Although he was only twelve or thirteen years old after the crossing, he was actually twenty-five years old and almost twenty-six years old this year, and he had been in the customer service department for almost a year...... She smiled awkwardly: "Why hasn't Xinghong come back yet, I'm hungry!" ”

Duan Niang was indeed a little speechless with excitement. Gu Xiyan was raised by her from her swaddling clothes, and she had a motherly feeling for Gu Xiyan. When she was a child, Gu Xiyan was still very obedient and loved her very much, but when she was older, she knew that the master and servant were respectful and inferior, and she began to change a little, especially in recent years, loud scolding and loud scolding happened from time to time, she didn't know how many tears she shed behind her back, and several old sisters also persuaded her to look at the point, which one is not like this as a nurse, and she doesn't recognize people after eating ****. But she didn't give up, she always felt that the girl she brought out was different, and it was all the fault of the young Mrs. Gu Liu in Shengjing, who did not fulfill her responsibilities as a mother-in-law...... What made her most sad was that time, she actually listened to Deacon Ding's words to change all the people in this house, and said that she would also sell her ......

Listening to Hengyue say this today, Duanniang felt more and more that her feelings were right. At the critical time, the girl still remembered herself, and when she thought about it like this, Gu Xiyan's gaze couldn't help but soften, and her voice became gentle: "Mo Ju, go and show the girl!" ”

Mo Ju left in response, and Hengyue breathed a sigh of relief. Over the years, the relationship between Duanniang and Gu Xiyan has been seen in her eyes and remembered in her heart, the more troublesome the girl is, the more disagreeable it becomes, Duanniang has gradually lost her heart, and she doesn't care much about the things in this house, she is really afraid that one day the girl will sell them at will, Duanniang will not say a word, so she deliberately said this reminder to order Duanniang...... With Duan Niang in front of her, it's better than rushing forward to be the first to die! Looking at Duan Niang's expression now, gentle and indifferent, it should have worked!

The people in the room had their own concerns, and Gu Xiyan also had their own worries.

Another corpse appeared in the camphor forest, is it an ordinary murder? Or has someone crossed over like themselves? If someone really crosses over, will it be like themselves......

Talang and Xinghong, who had brought up the rice, had not yet returned, but Deacon Ding, who replied to the letter, came first. He said clearly through the curtains, and said simply: "It is a girl of thirteen or fourteen years old, gorgeously dressed, dressed as a maidservant, with all the gold and silver jewelry on her body well preserved, and neatly dressed, and she was killed by a knife in her throat." The identity has not yet been clarified, and the officials of the government are questioning the sisters-in-law of Qixiaguan. ”

Duan Niang's face turned pale when she heard this: "This matter is big or small, the girl's reputation is important, I think it's better for us to leave this place as soon as possible." ”

Deacon Ding also agreed with Duan Niang's opinion: "What Aunt Duan said is that I also rushed over because I was not at ease when I heard about this. ”

Gu Xiyan heard that it was a murder case with a knife and a knife cut his throat, and he couldn't tell whether he was disappointed or happy, but he also felt that there was no need to stay any longer, now that it was like this, he always had to face reality anyway. She nodded and said, "Then we'll have lunch and we'll go." Deacon Ding, I don't know when I can get to Shengjing? ”

Deacon Ding replied, "Hurry up, and dusk will come." ”

The matter was settled, and Deacon Ding and the male servants went to prepare the carriages and horses, while the ladies began to pack their luggage.