Huo Sanniang showed her trademark gentle smile and hurriedly beckoned the two of them into the pavilion to sit.

Huo Erye waved his hand, ordered someone to put all the refreshments under the grape trellis, then got up and walked down the steps, sat down on the stone bench casually, and said to Bai Zeqing, "Are you full?" ”

Bai Zeqing had no choice but to eat enough, so he followed Huo Erye to sit under the grape trellis. The maidservant put the charcoal stove on the set, handed the two of them the hand stove, and then retreated. Only the personal maid still followed behind Huo Er Ye step by step.

Huo Sanniang smiled helplessly, motioned for Zhou Qian and the little girl to sit down, and said, "Are you hungry?" Eat it. Then he said to the maidservant, "Children must not drink wine, so give them some warm goat's milk." ”

"It's a nice pavilion." Zhou Qian was already hungry, so he still praised politely, and then first broke a piece of the ancient building and handed it to the little girl, and then broke a piece to eat himself.

The little girl hangs her life with glitter every day these days, and she doesn't know the taste of meat for many days, so after eating a piece at this time, she looked at Huo Sanniang timidly, and when she nodded, she broke a piece that was almost bigger than her face and held it in her hand to eat.

Huo Sanniang asked softly, "Is it delicious?" ”

"Uh-huh!" The little girl's big eyes flickered as she looked at Huo Sanniang and nodded, then buried her head and gnawed.

Huo Sanniang touched her head and said, "Don't hurry, eat slowly, yes." ”

Zhou Qian stopped after eating a piece of ancient building in his hand, and said with some embarrassment: "It's rude." I couldn't help but look in the direction of the trellis. I saw Huo Erye and Bai Zeqing talking, but I couldn't hear what was said.

……

Bai Zeqing has revealed the suspicious points in the prefect's suicide case.

In fact, all she could find out was to guess that the prefect's death was not seven days ago and that there must be something wrong with the pure man. For specific matters, news from the Huo family is still needed.

"I'm a businessman" Huo Erye took a sip of tea and looked at her with a bit of playfulness in his eyes.

Bai Zeqing understood that businessmen were seeking profits, and he was asking, "Why should I help you?" "What!

The most frightening guess for her was that the benefits she gave to Second Master Huo were greater than the benefits she gave to the government.

Although for the Huo family, let alone hiding her, it is not difficult to give her an innocent identity, but it is also a risk to harbor the imperial court's criminals.

For businessmen, no profit can not be early.

Bai Zeqing looked at Second Master Huo covering his mouth and coughing lightly, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, thinking of the Mantang on the wall of Tingquan Temple and the star divination left by the mountain doctor left by the master before leaving, and asked tentatively: "Second Master, can it be convenient for me to diagnose a pulse?" ”

"Presumptuous!" The maid immediately shouted coquettishly.

"Huh."

Bai Zeqing clearly saw Huo Erye pulling the corners of his mouth and sneered. She also knew that it was impossible for people to believe that a little girl like her thirteen years old could have any amazing medical skills.

The Huo family is not short of money, and their own family has even raised a retired imperial doctor to take care of Huo Erye, and it is impossible for outsiders to treat them casually with their big toes.

Bai Zeqing also felt a little abrupt, so he gave up this idea for the time being.

She said to Huo Erye, "Can you give me a pen and a piece of paper?" ”

Huo Erye also wanted to see what she wanted to do, and glanced at the maidservant, who walked out of the grape trellis quickly, and ordered the little maid standing not far away, and after a while, he presented the small case table and put it under the grape trellis.

"Little girl, look at what tricks you do." The maidservant Jiao snorted, and couldn't help but add, "Carefully, I will personally carry you to the official mansion to exchange for silver." ”

Her voice was crisp and loud, but it was heard by Huo Sanniang in the pavilion, Huo Sanniang leaned softly on the railing, and said with a smile: "Banxia, has my second brother detained you again?" Don't follow him, follow me to Panyue Tower, and I'll give you double the moon silver. ”

Banxia Jiao smiled: "The third lady will let me go, don't you dare to follow you!" Who doesn't know that the three ladies like the new and hate the old, the beauties are talented, and those who come do not refuse. Follow you, but I don't know when I will fall out of favor! ”

Huo Sanniang smacked her softly and said, "Sharp teeth and sharp mouth." Just your second master spoils you! At such an age, I don't want to look at it to find you a good mother-in-law. ”

Banxia stomped her feet and said in shame: "The third lady hasn't married yet, how dare the slave and maid marry?" The three ladies dare to come back to find fault. ”

Huo Sanniang pointed at her from afar and scolded with a smile: "Little hoof, come here, see if I don't tear your mouth!" ”

Banxia glared at her, poured tea for her second master, and stopped talking to Huo Sanniang.

Bai Zeqing ignored them, stood quietly in front of the desk, closed his eyes and thought about what he saw behind the master that day. Open your eyes and lift your pen.

A blank sketch is done overnight.

Bai Zeqing picked up the paper, blew the ink, and then presented it to Huo Erye.

The picture on the paper is the pure man who cowered at the door of the wing room that day, and seemed to be frightened.

Bai Zeqing said: "Now the key node of this case is still this person. His arrival at Tingquan Temple was very sudden, and he was the first person to discover the prefect's hanging beam, and then disappeared inexplicably. ”

Huo Erye looked at the lifelike portrait on the paper and couldn't help squinting slightly.

Banxia let out a "huh" and said to Second Master Huo: "Second Master, isn't this the person who shrank by the big locust tree and shivered that day?" She looked at Bai Zeqing in disbelief and said, "You little lady, you have something." ”

Huo Sanniang had already walked down the steps curiously, looked at the painting closely, looked at Bai Zeqing again, and sighed: "You painted it?" Are you still the girl in the Bai family who climbs rockeries and locust trees? ”

As he spoke, he pulled Bai Zeqing over, looked up and down, and asked softly: "I ask you, would you like to go to Panyue Tower with me, just your appearance, this painting art, follow me for half a year, practice posture and dance steps, and the next building boat selection, the Oiran is none other than you!" ”

The corners of Bai Zeqing's mouth twitched, and he was silent.

Banxia is right, this Huo Sanniang simply likes to dig people everywhere, and if she sees a little bit, she wants to go to Panyue Tower.

She bowed slightly and retreated half a step, ignoring Huo Sanniang's invitation, and said directly to Huo Erye: "I wonder if the second master can get the autopsy transcript?" ”

As he spoke, a middle-aged man who looked like a steward had already hurried in. He saluted first, and then leaned into Huo Erye's ear and whispered a few words.

Before he finished speaking, Huo Erye covered his mouth and coughed urgently. Banxia hurried over to help him pat him on the back. The steward took half a step back and stood with a bow.

"What's wrong?" Huo Sanniang hurriedly handed hot tea to the second brother.

Huo Erye waved his hand, got up and pointed at Bai Zeqing, then turned around and walked out. Banxia and the steward followed closely.

Huo Sanniang hurriedly nodded Bai Zeqing and said, "There must be something important, hurry up and follow." Seeing Bai Zeqing looking into the pavilion, Zhou Qian was also standing in the pavilion looking at her with a slightly anxious expression.

Huo Sanniang said: "Don't worry, your two little friends, as long as they are in the Huo family, I will ensure that they are fine." ”

"Thank you!" Bai Zeqing nodded, pulled his legs and chased after Huo Erye.

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