The old lady sat crookedly on the soft kang with her eyes closed, and Lan'er wiped her forehead with a paste of medicine.

Lan'er kept telling her: "Uncle Bai gives so many medicines, old lady, you only use ginger slices and ginseng slices, and don't use the rest again, it's a pity to look at it." ”

The old lady smiled and didn't agree.

Next to her, Chrysanthemum and the two girls were sorting out a bunch of medicines, which were placed on the kang table.

When the county lord came in, he happened to hear Lan'er's speech, and his voice fell.

After coming in, Zhu'er reported to the old lady with a smile: "Old lady, the wife is here." ”

The old lady replied "um" and did not open her eyes.

The county lord saluted and greeted: "The old lady is safe." ”

Hearing the voice of the county lord, the old lady slowly opened her eyes, smiled "heh", raised her hand, signaled that there was no need to be polite, and asked her to sit.

Zhu'er walked towards the old lady, took Lan'er's hand, and said, "Mrs. is here well, we are persuading the old lady to apply medicine." ”

The county lord said: "Isn't this a sticker?" ”

Zhu'er said: "Mrs. doesn't know, the old man Bai gave some medicine a few days ago, look, those are on the table." ”

The county lord moved closer and saw all kinds of paper bags, which read: roses, peony skin, chamomile, raw astragalus, stone cassia ming, frost mulberry leaves, shou wu wu, wolfberry, light rue and so on, all marked with two coins.

Zhu'er said: "These are to be eaten, and her old man thinks that eating them tastes bad and troublesome." Didn't you hurt Uncle Bai's kindness? It's nothing, there is a female doctor from Xianyou outside, and the second master asked for favors, and he also got a few prescriptions from the doctor. Take it back today, and the old lady doesn't need it. ”

The county lord asked, "Where is the doctor?" What kind of recipe is given? ”

Zhu'er said: "If you want to talk about this female doctor, it's amazing, I heard that our old lady is old, so she said, 'The old man is old, he will always come according to his own temperament, some like to eat, some like to sleep, and some like to smell', and I gave three pairs. One is on the skin of the meat, using cinnamon powder, let us give the old lady a foot in the heart of the spring point. One is a wake-up grass, which is called to put it into a pillow to protect the head and calm the nerves. One is to eat, and the one is given to the silkworm chrysalis, and it is called back to stew the pork backbone. Let's use it according to the old man's heart. But Mrs. you know, our old lady doesn't listen to Uncle Bai, nor does she listen to this fairy doctor. What ginger slices ginseng is used. Isn't that strange, you say? ”

The county lord smiled: "Hearing it, I think this female doctor is very strange, and she takes into account people's thoughts. Where did the second master find this master? What's her name for? ”

Zhu'er covered her mouth, glanced at the old lady, and said, "Old lady, then I'll say a few more words, don't talk too much about me and give you a headache." That's what my wife asked me. ”

The old lady laughed and said, "If something happens, you should go to someone else's house." "It's a tacit acquiescence, let Zhu'er inform.

Zhu'er said: "The second master said that this female doctor was introduced by someone from the merchant association, and she originally did not help the doctor, but she couldn't stand the begging of our house, so she gave some prescriptions to the kindness." She lives in Qingcheng Mountain in Shu all the year round, and said that she is looking for medicine and practicing in the area of Mount Emei, living a fairy-like life of medicine fairy, and she is still the best and most beautiful female doctor. If you want to talk about the name, I heard that the surname is Wu, and the name is Renqing. ”

The county lord muttered, "Wu Renqing? The name has the style of a great doctor. The old lady should listen to this master. ”

Therefore, the conversation turned to the old lady and persuaded: "Now, the old lady has a more comfortable headache?" If you are still not comfortable, you should listen to the doctor, and you can use it to them. The trouble is the trouble, and there are always these people who do it. ”

The old lady said: "It is said that there is no filial son who has been sick for a long time, and if you fake your hands on these heartless girls, it is okay to trouble once or twice, and you are troublesome all day long, and you are not afraid of their resentment." I'm afraid I'm going to die. ”

Hearing this, Zhu'er, Mei'er, Lan'er and other girls came over and laughed and said that there was nothing to do.

The county lord was afraid that if he said this, the kindness of caring people would turn into embarrassment for the old man, so he said: "On the fifth girl's birthday yesterday, the old lady gave her such a valuable gift, she really spoiled her." ”

The old lady smiled: "In previous years, I was going to Le Yile, but this year I didn't." Let the girl take it, it is the meaning of our central government, I will help the girl carry the shares. Do you know what Jinghua Xie can do, I don't come out a little, don't call them brothers and sisters laugh? By the way, I haven't touched the boxes of food you sent me. ”

Here, it is said that Zhuang Yu's birthday brings some food to the old lady to show filial piety. The county lord was busy going to Dongfu to take care of affairs at that time, and he forgot about this matter negligently, it was sent by Aunt Fengxian.

As soon as the old lady said it now, the county lord's heart was turbulent, and he was uneasy, and he didn't dare to say that he sent it himself, nor did he dare to say that he didn't send it. Laughing Mimi's should pass.

After that, the old lady said: "I heard that this year, in addition to Su Yuan, only Zhang's family came. Presumably a brocade book, right? How can the people of Hefu and Tongfu be invited? ”

The county lord said: "Yes! The Jinshu girl got along with Pu'er, and she also got along with the five girls, and they came as soon as they were invited. Her brother Zhang Lang also came, ate a lot of gold paper and got drunk, and stayed overnight last night. The other two prefectures, we please not very suitable. ”

The old lady showed a little surprise, leaned over, and patted the county lord's hand: "Pu'er's business, you should hurry up." The girl's family is here, you don't say anything, so you can pick a time to go to Zhang's Mansion for a walk. It's time to get on the agenda. ”

The county lord nodded, and replied "yes" shyly.

The old lady looked at the county lord's face for a while, embarrassed for a while, nervous for a while, a little puzzled, and asked, "Come here today, is there something wrong?" ”

The county lord shook his head, but squinted at Zhu'er and the other girls.

The old lady was shrewd, how could she not see it, so she looked up at Zhu'er. Zhu'er understood, and hurriedly beckoned Mei'er, Lan'er and other maids to go out, and along with them, the people around the county lord went out.

When the people walked away, the county lord got up from the kang and knelt down in front of the old lady.

The county lord lowered his voice and said humbly: "Please ask the old lady to condemn the crime." ”

The old lady was slightly startled, and hurriedly stretched out her hand: "Get up, get up and speak." You and me, you don't have to be like this. You are the county lord, why do you need to kneel for me. ”

The county lord struggled to support his legs and feet, and struggled a few times before getting up.

After getting up, he still didn't dare to sit, stood up and said, "There was an accident in Beifu last night, and a life was lost. I hesitated all night about this, and I felt that I should come and tell the old lady. But when I came, I saw that the old lady was sick, and I couldn't bear to speak. Because it involves the Zhongfu and Jinghua Xie, if I don't say it, the old lady will know about it, how can I bear it. ”

The old lady said nervously: "Isn't it a birthday for the five girls?" How can Beifu pull out a life? What the hell is going on, you tell me well. ”

So, the county lord told the old lady about the first night. As she heard.

The county lord said: "Originally, we didn't know that such a thing would happen, and a group of people were eating, drinking, and playing in the courtyard of the five girls. Su Yuan is with Young Master Zhang, and a few gentlemen are together, so they naturally want to eat and drink. The guests said that they wanted to eat the gold paper drunk in our house, and we were the main family, so we couldn't refuse. The second girl was full of heart, so she should go and get it. Later, the girl felt that it was too late, so she went with her. got the gold paper drunk, the second girl and the girl didn't come back on the same road, and the girl went to the toilet in a hurry. Who knows, not long after the second girl came back, the girl was tied back with a rope by a gang of people in the fence bamboo garden, and a person was escorted, that person came out of nowhere, and the house didn't know it. Before we could ask, the one who came out of the house committed suicide by hitting his head on the ground and died on the spot. The five girls were panicked at this birthday banquet, and they no longer had the heart to eat and drink. Poor girl suffered, and everyone said that she was in a gang with the one who died, and asked me to bring it to justice. ”

Hearing that she was going to be brought to justice, the old lady hurt her head, tore off her forehead, and said, "This can't be done!" How to do it! Don't do it. ”

The old lady's nervousness, how could the county lord not know her thoughts? Most of them are worried that Yu Qi's identity will be exposed, and if they really want to report to the police, the government will verify it, and investigate it deeply, can they not uproot it and shake out Yu Qi's true identity, is it related to the murder of Zhuo Fu?

This is the reason why the county lord has repeatedly covered up Yu Li, and it is also the reason why he reprimanded Zisu for interceding.

The county lord hurriedly stepped forward, took the old lady's forehead, surrounded her again, and comforted: "I'm blocking back." How can such a thing be done? The person died in our house, and the origin is not clear, and she insists that our house can't stand her. I thought, this is not easy. I'm afraid that the police will come to investigate, and they will find out what is not good. After thinking about it, I had to report it to the old lady. In addition, I also asked the old lady to give me permission by the way. ”

After hearing this, the old lady was very relieved, and said to the county lord kindly: "You are doing a good job, very good!" You still need my permission, you can do whatever you want, and everything to take care of the safety of the house is the first priority. I don't have to ask about the rest. ”

The county lord smiled: "The rest is okay to say, it's just that the matter of licensing is implicated in the girl." The old lady loves her on weekdays, and I dare not move until I ask you for it. Because I am afraid that they will trouble the girl again, I want to take this opportunity to pretend to condemn her, take her back to Xifu, and punish her, so that I can serve the public with peace of mind. ”

The old lady pondered for a while and said, "I don't think it's appropriate, if you deal with it like this, won't it be true that the girl is involved in this matter?" Didn't he convict her by changing the law? ”

The county lord said: "I can't think of any other way for a while. Anyone knows that this matter has nothing to do with the girl, but the Beifu Fence Bamboo Garden is determined. In doing so, it can be regarded as giving the fence bamboo garden a sigh of relief. ”

The old lady said: "Why did you wronged the girl to calm the fence and bamboo garden?" ”

The county lord sighed and said, "A few days ago, the children were playing, and the girl offended the fence bamboo garden, all of which were sins in the previous life. I think it's good to wronged my own people, follow their wishes, and keep the family and everything prosperous. As for the wronged girl, it is not a grievance, it should be a lesson. Let her be vigilant in the future and be careful in everything. In addition, go to everyone's tongue, so as not to spread the word that we protect our shortcomings, which is beneficial to the old lady, to our Xifu, and to our lord's face. ”

The old lady lamented, rolled down her tears, and had no choice but to nod.

Finally, the old lady asked with concern, "Then how are you going to punish her?" ”

The county lord said: "Please rest assured, the old lady can just move the family law lightly, and there should be confinement." ”

The old lady said, "Alas! Also, the girl is the daughter of your Xifu recognition. It is up to you to teach. But I wondered, how could a man suddenly come and kill himself without knowing him? If you want me to say, I have to call the second master, and I have to ask him to investigate thoroughly. Otherwise, I don't feel at ease. ”

The county lord said: "Not only the second master, but our lord is also investigating." The old lady can rest assured, this matter is in our house, and there is not a trace of wind to get out. Even if she goes out, we will treat her as a villain who wants to murder our Zhuang Mansion, and she will be held responsible. ”

The old lady shook her head: "It's better not to leak." If the wind leaks, it will be difficult to do. ”

The county lord pretended not to understand: "What did the old lady say?" ”

The old lady smiled: "Nothing! My head was in the wind, and it hurt for a while. If you want me to say, you have to watch it more closely in the future. The one guarding the door outside is more useless than the other, and the one who should be replaced is quickly replaced. ”

The county lord nodded.