Two days later, Amber replied to Eleven Niang.

"The fifth young master often goes to the bookstore and occasionally buys books. After buying a book, I sat in the teahouse next to me and found a private room to sit and drink tea and read books, or went to the lobby of the teahouse to listen to the book. The fifth young master went to the bookstore, mostly alone, and went to the lobby of the teahouse with two friends who often went to listen to the book reviews. A young master surnamed Sun, a person from Jiangnan, and his father is a member of the household department. Another young master, Liu, is a local, and his father is a gentleman who sits in a museum. The three of them are just a table to listen to the commentary, invite each other to drink teacups, talk, and have no other contacts. Speaking of this, she paused in her tone, "Xiulian said that afternoon, the fifth young master went to a place called Wuliugou in the east of the city to find a person named Liu Kui......

Eleven Niang's brain exploded with a "buzz": "Liu Kui? Who? Wuliugou? What is it? ”

Back then, Amber was an insider.

Xiulian said that this person named Liu Kui was originally one of the four net corners of Yanjing, and he was good at gambling, and his relatives and friends were borrowed by him, and gradually, everyone stopped interacting with him. Liu Huifang, who is famous in Yanjing, is his son. In order to pay off gambling debts, Xiao was sold to the drama troupe by him. Later, Liu Huifang became famous, and he went to recognize his relatives again. Yoo Hye-fang does not admit that he is Yoo Kui's son. This incident was quite a big fuss back then. People who are a little older in the pear orchard world know about this. Later, Liu Huifang poured her throat and was cheated out of her money, so she moved in with Liu Kui. Eight years ago, Liu Huifang went out to visit friends and never returned. Yoo Kui also fell ill not long after, and died after a few months. It's still a funeral that the neighbors help do. Now the coffin is still stored in the temple and there is nowhere to bury it. He added, "Wuliugou is a xiao ditch outside Chaoyang Mén" is inhabited by some low-rank people. It's a foot of mud when it's raining, and it's a body of dirt on a sunny day. It's nothing, most people don't go there......" At the end of the sentence, his tone was already a little hesitant.

So I bought a pair of shoes outside and changed them temporarily!

"What about those Xiao guys who carry them around? Isn't there anyone who is not where he is going? Eleven Niang shouted in a deep voice, "No one will stop a word?" What about the four joys? It must not be a matter of a day or two to find there, and no one will show his strange appearance? Speaking of which, Eleven Niang became a little annoyed. She walked around the house "looking very angry."

Amber hurriedly said, "Madam, the more you draw it, the darker it gets. Her voice was very soft, "There are some things that I didn't let Xiulian listen to!" If you want to know, I'll ask quietly! "Sixi is a safe person. Since the fifth young master has even concealed her, he must have already made up his mind to look at this matter......"

It means that Xu Sijie has long been careful not to let people know. If you make a sound, it will definitely alarm him.

Eleven Niang thought of her asking him again and again, but he didn't say anything.

It would be unwise to hold anyone accountable at this time. The top priority is to know how much Xu Sijie knows? What did he think in his heart? His growing weight is only afraid that it will have nothing to do with this matter!

Thinking of these, Eleven Niang only felt that she couldn't wait for a moment. She stood up and walked out: "Let's go and see!" ”

Amber didn't dare to let people follow, and went to the outer courtyard with Eleven Niang.

Xu Sijie went to Xu Sizhen.

Eleven Niang turned to Danbo Zhai.

Xu Sijie is not there.

Hearing that Eleven Niang came to Xu Sijie, Xu Si was stunned. Then he helped Shi Niang's arm and sat on the big kang near the window: "Lord Lang Zhuo, the soldier of the military department, resigned and returned to his hometown, and my father asked me to go with him to see off Lord Zhuo." But Mr. Bai sent someone over and said that the two restaurants next to the lantern festival have private rooms with good locations, so let me go and see which one is better. I was afraid that my father would not find anyone if I walked away, so I asked my fifth brother to go on my behalf. "Saying that, I shouted Xiao Wang Shu" "Go to the mén mouth and wait, as soon as the fifth young master comes back, he will come back and greet me immediately." ”

Wang Shu answered the call and left.

Eleven Niang looked at Xu Sizhen, who was a little nervous with a smile, and was puzzled.

She decided to wait for Xu Jianjie to come back.

"At this time, it shouldn't be easy to book a private room where you can watch the lantern festival, right?" Eleven Niang and Xu Sichen talked, "Can you still choose what you like?" ”

"Those restaurants are very jīng!" Xu Sizhen personally served tea to Eleven Niang, and spoke with the brocade on the side, "Every year, many people go to watch the lanterns at the Lantern Festival. They are afraid of offending those they cannot afford to punish, so they will secretly reserve a few private rooms with better locations for emergency use. ”

"Oh!" , Eleven Niang smiled, "I didn't expect Brother Zhen to even understand this!" ”

Brother Zhen said suddenly: "I also listened to what Mr. Bai said. "And he said," Mr. Bai also said, to take precautions. When the time comes, we will not only report the name of our house, but also inquire about who has booked the private rooms on the left and right. If anything, those people will have some scruples......"

The two of them were talking, and after almost an hour, they didn't see Wang Shu turn back, let alone wait for Xu Lingyi's greeting.

Xu Sizhen began to be a little absent-minded.

Brother Jin ran over: "Mother, mother, I'm done writing." "I looked like I was invited," I finished writing and came out of the study! ”

Since he was punished, Shi Niang began to accompany him from beginning to end every day to paint red, and later went out a few times halfway. Today is the first time I didn't accompany him to paint red.

"Really!" Eleven Niang hugged her son with a smile, "Not bad, not bad!" ”

"Brother award you a yellow yù Buddha's hand!" , Xu Sizhen was making fun on the side.

Brother Jin listened, his eyes lit up, but when he saw Eleven Niang talking, he hesitated for a long time, and then said in a low voice: i, no need" Niang said, "I can't just ask for other people's things, let alone take people's favor!" ”

"My brother gave it to you. It's not what you want! Xu Sichen went to pull Brother Jin'er's hand, "Then the Buddha's hand is on my bookcase, do you like it?" "I'm not going! Brother Jin didn't move, and his tone seemed a little weak.

Eleven Niang nodded secretly: "Brother Jin, you don't have to spoil him like this." He's just doing his job. As he spoke, he affectionately hugged his son's shoulder, "However, if you can listen to your mother's words and concentrate on painting red, your mother will still reward you - let's make braised lion's head tonight, okay?" ”

"Okay!" Seeing that his mother affirmed what he had done, "Brother Jin was happy, "I want to eat three!" "When will I not let you eat it! Eleven Niang smiled.

Xu Sizhen and the servants in the room also laughed.

Wang Shu rushed in: "The fifth young master is back!" ”

When Xu Si heard this, he was surprised, and stood up suddenly: "Let the fifth young master come in, my mother has been waiting for him for an afternoon!" So excited!

Eleven Niang squinted at him.

Feeling the strange gaze from his mother, Xu Sichen sat down with some uneasiness: "Mother, I'm afraid that you will wait for a long time......", quite a little weak-hearted.

Eleven Niang smiled and didn't make a sound.

Wang Shu welcomed Xu Sijie in.

Xu Sijie's face turned pale, he shouted "Mother", lowered his head and said nothing.

"Didn't you go and help me look into the private room?" Xu Sichen's tone was a little anxious, "What's the matter?" Which one to choose? ”

"I, I'm ......" His face turned red, he looked at Eleven Niang, and then at Xu Sizhen, and he didn't say a word for a long time.

Brother Jie'er never lied to her.

Shi Niang sighed softly in her heart and stood up: "Okay, I came to the outer courtyard just to see you two brothers." Since you two brothers have something to say, "I'll go back first." The Lantern Festival, you use some heart, don't come out with 1uan. ”

Xu Sizhen breathed a sigh of relief, but Xu Sijie looked ashamed, and when Eleven Niang walked out, she even pulled Eleven Niang's sleeve: "Mother, I, I ......", Eleven Niang stood there quietly, with infinite patience.

Xu Sijie's expression was obscure, and the words were still not spoken in the end.

Eleven Niang hugged Xu Sijie affectionately, and smiled out of the indifferent Xuan.

Xu Sizhen dragged Xu Sijie to the inner room. While walking, he also instructed Wang Shu: "You stay at the entrance of Mén, and no one will be allowed to enter!" ”

Wang Shu responded.

Xu Sizhen had already closed the couch with a "snap".

"What are you doing?" Xu Sizhen's expression was rarely serious, "I'll go to you for the next two days" Sixi said that you went to the bookstore. Your personal xiao said that you went to the teahouse to listen to the commentary. What happened? ”

Xu Sijie looked down at the bluestone bricks under his feet, but he didn't speak.

"Did you get into trouble out there?" Xu Si thought for a moment and said, "Even if that's the case, you should tell me——... I thought that Gao Pan or Tao Cheng would help us deal with it, and it wouldn't alarm the people in the house. ”

Xu Sijie did not speak" and continued to remain silent.

"Okay, if you don't say it, then I have to ......, I have to ............" I had to do it for a long time, and I didn't know what to do.

Xu Sizhen was so anxious that he stomped his feet and told Xu Sijie about Shi Niang sitting here for an afternoon today: "...... Do you want your mother to be worried about you all the time? ”

"No, no!" Xu Sijie raised his head, his eyes were full of panic, "I just don't want my mother to worry about me......", and then thought of the appearance of Eleven Niang waiting for him to speak just now, "My eyes couldn't help but moisten, "I can't say, I can't say!" He squatted on the ground, hugged his head and cried, "I'm not going to look for her, I just want to know what kind of person she is...... where I came from...... My mother treated me like her own, and I was afraid that she would be sad to find out...... But I can't help it...... I didn't expect her to be such an NV...... Her father set her ...... If I wasn't...... Will my mother not want me anymore......"

Hu is messy, Xu Sizhen didn't understand a word at first.

Asked Xu Sijie, he just silently shed tears, his mouth pursed tightly.

In the flint light, Xu Sizhen thought about the events of Xiao......

He stood there, staring at Xu Sijie in a daze, speechless for a long time.

When Eleven Niang came out of the mén, she instructed Amber: "You let Wan Daxian come to see me!" ”

Amber was gone.

But in the next few days, Xu Sijie obediently went to and from school and didn't go anywhere.

Eleven Niang was wondering, and Xu Si began to speak frequently.

She couldn't help frowning and asked Xu Lingyi: "Hou Ye Jiao has been doing a lot of things for Brother Chen'er to do?" ”

"Isn't he going to take Brother Jin out to watch the lantern party?" Xu Lingyi was looking at Brother Jin'er's depiction of red these days, and his tone seemed very casual, ""Said that just in case, I went everywhere to take a look." It's rare for him to be so attentive, so I agreed