Fang Niangzi felt irritable and depressed in her heart, but in front of Yun Niangzi, who had always been like a big sister, she couldn't vent her actual emotions, so she only pursed her lips and swallowed the blood beads on her lower lip into her mouth.

The smell is fishy, with a slight saltiness and a hint of rust.

"It's okay, I've always felt stuffy these days, it's about the time to pass, and it'll be fine when the weather is clear." Fang Niangzi smiled, "I'm afraid that I will have to rush your work to do it when the time comes."

"If you have the ability, even if you rob it, you are not afraid of robbing, but I am afraid that you will not rob it." Yun Niangzi saw that Fang Niangzi's face was smiling again, and she was a little relieved in her heart.

There is still a lot of work in her hands, and Yun Niangzi doesn't dare to delay too much, so she only goes to busy herself.

Fang Niangzi cheered up a little, and the needle in her hand pierced into the embroidered cloth.

The shopkeeper Du of Linglong Fang walked over and raised his hand to Fang Niangzi, "Come here."

Fang Niangzi put down the needle in her hand and walked over, "What is the shopkeeper looking for me?"

"I remember that you embroidered a birthday screen for Momofuku before, and the guests were full of praise for you, for which I gave you an extra two pieces of silver."

The shopkeeper Du stroked a pinch of goatee on his chin and said, "This is not today, someone also came to order a screen, and said that it was used to celebrate the birthday, and also wanted to embroider the pattern of Baifu, I am worried that you also had experience last time, this time this job is still handed over to you, if the embroidery is good this time, I will also be generous, and give you an extra salary of one or two silver!"

"Thank you, shopkeeper." Fang Niangzi was blessed.

"But this man brought some silk thread over, saying that it was easy to get, it was a thread mixed with silver thread, thinking that when the time comes, it will be embroidered together, and it will look good with silver light, and you can also take a look with me, to see if the thing is really real, whether it can be used, how to get started, and I will ask people for the price."

Shopkeeper Du raised his steps as he spoke, "The guest will be in the flower hall at this moment, you can go with me."

Fang Niangzi hurriedly followed, and walked to the flower hall with Shopkeeper Du.

But at this time, the flower hall was empty.

"What about the guests?" Fang Niangzi was surprised.

"Maybe you went to the front? You wait here, I'll look for it." Shopkeeper Du looked forward and walked forward.

Fang Niangzi stood in place and waited.

After a while, someone came over, but it was not the shopkeeper Du who led the guests over, but Qu Zhiwen, who was dressed in the official mansion, led a group of officials and stood in front of Fang Niangzi.

"Min...... The folk girl has seen the adult." Fang Niangzi hurriedly knelt down and saluted.

"You are the lady of Linglong Pavilion?" Qu Zhiwen asked.

"Exactly." Fang Niangzi nodded, "I don't know what the adults are looking for the people's daughters, what are you doing."

"Some time ago, a male corpse was found in the well of Bayou Alley in Hedong Fucheng, and after investigation, the identity of the male corpse was Wei Youshan, a Xiucai in Jiangnian County, do you recognize?"

A trace of panic flashed across Fang Niangzi's face, who lowered her head, and after a moment, she shook her head, "No, I don't recognize it."

"Okay, then I'll ask another question." Qu Zhiwen said, "The official has carefully questioned all the people in Linglong Pavilion, and I heard that you were happy every day two months before the college examination the year before last, rushing to do embroidery work every day to make money, and occasionally mentioned that you want to buy a dowry for yourself, this official wants to ask Fang Niangzi, who is the person you want to marry at that time?"

When Fang Niangzi heard this, she bit her lip and didn't speak.

"Since you don't speak, then the official will ask another one. More than three months ago, you took leave from Linglong Pavilion, saying that the elders in the family had passed away and you wanted to go back to the funeral, but the official had checked, since you were twelve years old, your parents died, and you were incompatible with the second uncle's family, and you didn't want to have any contact with the second uncle's family when you came to Hedong Mansion to find a job, and your grandfather's family had no contact.

"This official asks you again, this Wei Youshan was lost more than three months ago and the neighbors heard a quarrel in his courtyard, and it happened to be the day you took leave, and the day when it was inferred that Wei Youshan was killed and injured, the official learned from Linglong Pavilion that you were in and out frequently in those days, and you didn't do embroidery well, and later you were even told because of illness

After a few days off, I have been tired all day since that time, what is the reason for this?"

"In addition, the clothes worn by Wei Youshan are brand new clothes, without any wear, and a little long, not like the clothes worn when he was alive, but like he was put on after death, and that clothes, the official has been carefully compared, and the material is printed and forged in the entire Hedong Mansion that only Linglong Pavilion has, and the embroidery craftsmanship on it is very similar to what you do on a daily basis, just like what you do on a daily basis."

"This official suspects that the one who killed Wei Youshan and threw him into the well is your lady!"

In the face of Qu Zhiwen's questioning, Fang Niangzi, who originally bowed her head and tried her best to kneel upright, seemed to have been stripped of her backbone, and could no longer kneel straight, so she only sat on the ground.

After a while, he opened his mouth in a slur.

"I thought that by disfigureing his face and making it impossible to identify him, I wouldn't be suspicious of it......

It seems that she was finally discovered.

After all, the paper couldn't contain the fire, as if Wei Youshan thought that he had coaxed her around, and he didn't know that he had attached himself to the Qiao family and wanted to be the son-in-law of the Qiao family.

It's a pity that the Qiao family loves their daughter and values Wei Youshan, the future son-in-law, so they were introduced to Linglong Pavilion to buy many soft things.

And the one who took over this embroidery job was her.

When she saw that Miss Qiao and Mrs. Qiao were full of joy and proud to mention Wei Youshan, she was shocked, and her heart was as uncomfortable as a pinprick in a needle.

When Wei Youshan arrived in Hedong Mansion, he was a poor and depressed boy, his clothes were full of patches, and his food was rough and difficult to swallow, but he was a very self-motivated person, even if people copied books and transcribed letters in the market, he still did not forget to study and study.

The first time she saw such a hard-working person, she also felt that Wei Youshan must have a great future in the future, so she went to sponsor from time to time.

At first, it was one or two baked cakes, a bowl of wontons, then a coat, a pair of shoes, and then a yard was rented for him, so that he could have a place to stay, a good meal, and concentrate on studying.

Even when he couldn't go back to Linglong Pavilion on a rainy night, he gave him intoxicating gentleness.

In order to be able to support Wei Youshan's huge expenses for studying, she had to do embroidery work desperately, her back hurt all day long, her eyes were sore, and even her hands were always scarred.

Wei Youshan was full of gratitude and pity when he looked at her, and always said that when he was admitted to Xiucai, he entered the county to study, and after settling down, he took her to Jiangnian County.