Chapter 55: The Wooden House Girl (II)
The fog is clear, the rain line is like weaving, and the slender and delicate maid in the rain curtain holds a flower folding umbrella to shield the plump county lord from the wind and rain.
Tang Mei's head was held high, and she walked leisurely. Even if it rains heavily, she is not in a hurry to walk. It seems that he hopes to let more people see the lord of the big city wearing a purple robe on the road.
Since she put on this big robe, Tang Mei doesn't plan to take it off again. Wear it and let Miss Six regain the dignity she lost for half a year.
In the six months after the crown prince abrogated the marriage contract, the pampered Sixth Miss experienced a completely different life and endured mental pressure that she had never experienced in her life. Not to mention the people who gloated and scolded Sang Huai in front of her, they were those who were not as enthusiastic as before, and their change of attitude had hurt her.
There is also a more pathetic situation, such as the eighth miss Tang Yun, whether Tang Mei is the crown princess or not, Tang Yun has not changed. But in Tang Mei's eyes, the eighth sister has changed. In other words, there is no problem with Tang Yun, but Tang Mei has a psychological problem, which makes her depressed, irritable, and manic.
But now it's all in the past. Miss Six regained her confidence, her mood instantly improved a lot, and her face, which had been gloomy for half a year, finally glowed red.
On the way, Tang Mei found that the umbrella was small, and half of Wang Jin'er, who was holding the umbrella, was already wet. She couldn't bear it, so she let Wang Jin'er get closer. The arrogant county lord put down his body and walked hand in hand with the servant girl, like a pair of sisters.
This scene was seen by Mama Wang, and she was indescribably happy in her heart. She felt that the original Miss Six was back. Originally, the sixth lady of her family not only had a manic and irritable side, but also a kind side.
And those who are interested also found that the current lord of Dacheng is different from the invincible princess in the past. After this setback, she became less domineering. On the contrary, she began to learn from Tang Kuan's combination of hard and soft.
It is true that people who are irritable are actually more emotionally vulnerable. Their outbursts are sometimes motivated by an instinct for self-preservation. Protect the body, protect the honor, protect the fragile mind.
Maybe some people hide their emotions well, but Miss Six is not a person who is good at hiding emotions, but she now knows that learning is an improvement in itself.
When he returned to Xiaozhu, he hurriedly changed his clothes and asked the maid to hang up the slightly drenched gown. Tang Mei also specially instructed not to beat it with a mallet, for fear of washing it out.
Wang Jin'er quipped, Oh my miss, you can rest assured, this dress is more tender than a baby's little face in my heart, but I don't dare to use force.
Mama Wang scolded, silly Nier, call the county lord, don't call Miss again!
Changing into light clothes, Tang Mei looked in the mirror to arrange her hair accessories, and asked if her uncle was back? The dry and thin little maid Tang Ting said that her uncle didn't come back, so Tang Mei let Tang Ting go down.
"County master, the slave family heard that Mrs. Cao and the fourth prince said that they should decorate the governor's mansion and become the county lord's mansion."
Speaking of the word "county lord", Mama Wang had a happy expression on her face, as if she couldn't say enough, and it appeared many times in a row.
Tang Mei didn't say anything, and Mama Wang said again: "And the old lady said, since the emperor is in charge, then take a letter of resignation, let Na Su go home, and then choose a good man as a son-in-law." The emperor also said, whether it is a prince or a general, as long as it is the county lord of our family, he will point it to the county lord. ”
Tang Mei sighed: "Doesn't Mama know Zhao Tian's person?" When he speaks, he just turns around and plays with people. I am the lord of the gate valve, and it is impossible to get married, so I can only recruit money. He asked me to choose princes and generals, but those princes and generals have families, do they let them divorce their wives and abandon their families to join in? If there were such people, I would have looked down on them. I've already thought about it, since I'm destined to worship with the surname Su, maybe this is the will of God. ”
Mama Wang's eyes squinted, tasting Tang Mei's words. Obviously, Tang Mei's words have loopholes, because she deliberately avoided those princes and generals who had not yet started a family.
What did she mean by that?
Mama Wang had an idea in her heart, pretending to shake her head regretfully, and pretending to be gratified and nodded: "Who said it wasn't." Even if he is a prince and a general, he is not as good as the prince, and even less as the emperor. Since it was missed, it was providential. Other people's daughters look at the princes and generals, and that's because they are humble. But the county lord of our family, who is the county lord of the big city who is the second grade, who else does he need to climb? From the perspective of the slave family, even if you choose the prince and general, you may not be happy. Moreover, those people are easy to get involved in officialdom disputes, and even party disputes and throne battles, and if they don't do well, they will die. On the contrary, it is not as good as our little son-in-law, who looks good, has good martial arts, and is quite human, not like an eighteen-year-old man. ”
"Where did Mama see that he was human?" Tang Mei put down the small mirror: "I'm almost angry with him, is he still human?" ”
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Pingkangfang, a small wooden building with a handful of people, the sound of wind and rain came from the window.
"It's strange, I've searched all the places, why haven't I found her household registration?" Mei Ran stared at the servant's wardrobe and said.
Su Bottle was still inspecting the body: "Did you find gold and silver?" ”
Mei Ran shook her head: "Don't talk about gold and silver, I don't even have a decent dress." ”
Su said: "But I don't think it's a homicide caused by burglary, but a deliberate murder." May be related to Huang Bingxuan. ”
Mei Ran walked to the corpse and sighed: "Huang Bingxuan is squatting in prison, there is still such a force? What a triumph of him. ”
Su Bottle squatted on the floor, silent.
Mei Ran asked herself again and said: "He still has ten years in prison, and if his case is revealed, it is estimated that he will be killed." Of course, you can make as much effort as you want. ”
Su Bottle raised his head and said, "But I heard that his family is not a traditional official house. People like him, once they fall, are basically the result of the fall of the tree. ”
Mei Ran tilted her head: "What do you mean ......?"
Su Bottle wiped her hands with the hem of the deceased's skirt: "This case may involve someone else, and this trickster should not know if she knows about it." ”
Mei Ran said quickly: "Why didn't you extinguish your mouth at the beginning? ”
Su Wei replied without deep thought: "I suppressed the case at the beginning, and the trouble was lifted." But now that the Criminal Department is about to overturn the case, trouble is coming again. ”
Mei Ran stood there with her shoulders crossed, silent.
Su Bottle pointed to the corpse and said to Mei Ran, "You go out first." ”
"Why?"
"I'm going to take a deep look."
Mei Ran frowned: "What's the matter, I'm delaying you here?" ”
"It's not." Su Bottle lifted the hem of the corpse's skirt, and a wicked smile appeared on her lips.
Mei Ran was stunned, suddenly thought of something, rolled her eyes and left.
Mei Ran simply walked downstairs and listened to Su Bottle's tinkling upstairs and didn't know what to do. After a while, Su Bottle walked downstairs with dirty hands: "The killer is a brute. ”
Mei Ran glanced upstairs with some sympathy in her eyes: "What should I do next?" ”
Su Bottle said: "Usually, the criminal has the habit of returning to the crime scene to take a look. ”
Mei Ran stared at Su Bottle: "You want to ambush here?" ”
Su Bottle said: "Let the safflower club come and stare at it, there are not many people." ”
"Night Frost is fine." Mei Ran said a word, and suddenly raised her head and asked, "But what about money?" Last time, I said yes, I caught Qi Yu and gave money. ”
Su Bottle found a basin and washed his hands: "I will go to Tang Kuan to ask for it." ”
Su Bottle returned to Qinghuafang and found Tang Kuan, who only gave Su Bottle twenty taels of silver. Su Bei felt that it was too little, and Tang Kuan said that there was no way, and now the Tang family was short of money. Seeing that Su Bei's face was not very good, Tang Kuan took another ten taels. Say, that's already the most. If it exceeds this number, it is better to send the Tang family's swordsman to do this.
The rain had stopped, but there were many small puddles left on the ground, and Su Bottle avoided the puddles and returned to the Guogong Mansion.
Picking up the silver in his pocket, he walked towards Qinxiang Xiaozhu in a low mood. When I walked to the door, I found a group of people carrying large and small packages, as well as gift boxes to send inside.
Su Bei didn't know those people, so he went to the gatehouse to take a look and asked Tang Ting, "What are you doing?" ”
The cute little girl with a pair of big eyes on her face and a small melon seed smiled and said, "Someone gave a gift to our county lord." ”
Su Bottle asked curiously: "Who, why do you want to give so many gifts?" ”
The little maid scratched her head and said she didn't know: "Although I don't know who that person is, but looking at his clothes, it should be a little prince." As if adding something, he added: "The prince of the world." ”
According to the provisions of the "Great Liang Ceremony", the prince will be the king of the county in the future. What is the intention of this little prince to bring so many gifts to Tang Mei?
Su Bottle had a sense of foreboding.
Although I often persuade myself that this is a fake marriage, everyone is acting, but I don't know when I started, I have found some home atmosphere here. Although the atmosphere is very weak. The sudden visit of the little prince seemed to break the thin layer of atmosphere, which made people's hearts slightly sour.
Su Bottle smiled bitterly and strode inside, not avoiding puddles this time.
Su Bei guessed correctly, Zhao Lian, the son of Zhao Changchun, the general of Jinwuwei, the king of Qi, came to propose marriage today. I don't know what unpleasant things he encountered in Qinxiang Xiaozhu, he walked out of the building with a calm face, and happened to meet Su Bottle. The two looked at each other. At that time, Su Bottle was walking like a river in a puddle, which made the little prince frown.
In this mid-spring season, the weather is not hot, but the little prince Zhao Lian is elegantly holding a silver-edged folding fan in his hand, and when he sees Su Bottle, he points with the fan: "You stop for me." ”
Su Bei didn't know what he was going to do, so he only heard the eunuch beside the little prince say sharply: "When you see the prince of Qi, the common people kneel down immediately!" ”
Su Bottle didn't intend to kneel down for him, but stood up and asked, "What are you looking for me?" ”
If it weren't for the little eunuch shouting, he wouldn't kneel if he didn't kneel. But now let you kneel, if you don't kneel, Zhao Lian was angry, and scolded: "Be bold and make a fool of the people!" I can't find it! ”
"Looking for a fight!" The little eunuch roared, lifted the dust, and was about to fight.
Su Bei looked at the pair of roaring master and slave, as well as several murderous iron-clad sword guards behind them, at this time, the window on the second floor of Xiaozhu was pushed open, and Tang Mei poked her head out, holding a round rumbling gift bag and threw it downstairs, and was smashing it at the feet of the little prince, Tang Mei shouted loudly: "Zhao Lian, Hugh came to my house to play prestige!" ”
Immediately, Tang Mei pointed at Su Bottle and shouted: "Don't kneel for him, there is no such rule in the Guogong Mansion!" ”