When he returned to the small courtyard, he was kicked to the ground by Jiang Yunqi in the wind.

He knew that what he was doing couldn't hide from Jiang Yunhua's ears, so he stood in front of Jiang Yunhua after getting up and making it easier for him to kick.

"It's true that subordinates shouldn't be arrogant, but today she is clearly singing with that person and deliberately satirizing the young master, they ......"

"Did they say something wrong?"

Jiang Yunhua's eyes interrupted with the wind.

Those words Xu Ming said, Jiang Yunhua recognized every word.

Regardless of whether Hua Rong deliberately approached him with other intentions, everything he did to Hua Rong three years ago was despicable and shameful.

He was reluctant to let Xiao Mingyou be humiliated and suffer, but he wanted Huarong to bear this, which was selfishness.

It is precisely because of his confession that Jiang Yunhua has been tormented day and night in the past three years, living in self-condemnation.

Sui Feng couldn't bear it, and retorted with a stiff neck: "The young master didn't force her to die, she deliberately designed to fake her death to get out, causing the young master to almost die in prison, the young master took all the charges on himself, even if he was tortured, he never handed over the fake road map she gave, even if she was not in the same group as those people, she didn't come back to testify, and now she is still treating the young master like this, it's like her conscience was eaten by a dog!" ”

Sui Feng was very aggrieved by Jiang Yunqi.

Jiang Yunqi kicked the wind again, and said with a cold face: "I can't stand these words, I can't hold my breath so much, you don't have to wait by my side!" ”

Hearing this, Sui Feng realized that Jiang Yunqiao was really angry, and hurriedly said, "My subordinates know their mistakes, ask the young master for forgiveness!" ”

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Last year, Mu Mingshan had passed his 40th birthday, and this year's birthday banquet was not grand, except for his family, there were only some of Mu Mingshan's colleagues, close friends and Jiang Yunqi.

Hua Rong helped Steward Li to collect gifts and put them into the warehouse as she did last year, and wrote down the gift list.

It's not easy to do a stewardship, you have to figure out the master's mind and preferences, and you have to manage the people in your hands to do things seriously without making mistakes, the more lively the house, the more you have to tighten a string in your head, after all, the master can get drunk, but the guests have to take care of everything.

In the evening, Hua Rongcai and Steward Li sat down to eat together.

There was a lot of food left over from the feast, and a jug of wine was brought from the kitchen.

The wine is warmed and fragrant.

Steward Li just smelled the smell and came to his senses: "The pear blossom white that has been cellared for ten years is a good wine." ”

Hua Rong took the initiative to pour wine for Steward Li, and under the persuasion of Steward Li, she poured herself a glass.

In the past three years, Hua Rong has been running around and learned to drink, but she can only drink a few glasses, she first prepared a few mouthfuls of food before accompanying Steward Li to have a drink.

After the hot wine was down, Steward Li opened the conversation.

Speaking of his hometown and the twists and turns of the first half of his life, Hua Rong listened very carefully, and echoed two sentences at the right time.

Hua Rong poured a lot of wine for Steward Li, and waited for Steward Li to be two points drunk before asking: "What's going on with the bandits on Qinglong Mountain, why haven't I heard of it for a year since I came here, is there really a female ghost on that mountain?" ”

"Silly boy, where are the ghosts in this world, they are all people with bad intentions pretending to be ghosts."

Steward Li laughed, scratched his head honestly, and asked, "Those bandits robbed and killed so many rich merchants, why didn't your lord send troops to exterminate them?" ”

"Our lord can only come here to be an official because of the relationship of the Yong'an Hou Mansion, where do you have the ability to suppress bandits," Steward Li burped and said mysteriously, "Moreover, there are people behind those bandits!" ”

After arriving in Lizhou, Hua Rong rarely paid attention to what was happening in the outside world, and suddenly heard the words Yong'an Houfu, and felt like a sudden separation.

Hua Rong shook her head, couldn't ask too deeply, and asked instead: "So last year, was that bottle of blood jade coral given to the adult by Yong'an Hou?" ”

Blood jade is a rare thing, generally make a bracelet or earrings to sell for a lot of money, that bottle of blood jade coral is a priceless treasure that is unparalleled in the world, if it appears at the royal banquet, it is normal, and when it appears in Lizhou, it is a bit of a disobedience.

So Hua Rong was very impressed by this gift.

Although Steward Li is gentle, his mouth is very strict, he is really drunk at this time, he did not suspect Hua Rong, looked at Hua Rong and said: "You kid is knowledgeable, that blood jade coral is a priceless treasure, but you said the opposite, our adults rely on Yong'an Hou, how can anyone let people give gifts, this gift is sent by the Yuzhou Prefecture." ”

Yuzhou and Lizhou are next to each other, the people of the two states have close contacts, and it is normal for officials to have some contacts, but the Yuzhou Prefecture is of the same rank as Mu Mingshan, and this gift is too heavy.

Besides, the state capital's annual income is only a hundred taels, even if there is some private property, it can't be better than the family that Hanjing has accumulated over a hundred years, how did the Yuzhou state capital get the blood jade coral?

Hua Rong felt strange, and said kindly: "It turns out that the relationship between the Yuzhou Prefecture and our adults is so good, so when he celebrates his birthday, he must remember to prepare a more expensive return gift." ”

"You don't have to prepare any return gifts, people must have their own considerations when they send things, just accept them."

The wine was up, and Steward Li was sleepy.

Hua Rong didn't ask any more, helped him to the bed, and called hot water to help him wipe his face.

Steward Li said in a daze: "Dashan, you have a good heart and are sincere, why don't you be my son, you will take my place when I die, and I don't want you to do anything else, just burn a few pieces of paper for me during the New Year's holidays." ”

"You keep talking, you can't lie to me."

Hua Rong fell asleep while guarding Steward Li, and put away all the leftovers in the house before preparing to go back to the house, but on the way, she met a group of people coming in a hurry.

The leader was wearing a large black cloak, and his face was caged in the cloak, and he couldn't see what he looked like at all.

How can there be guests at this time?

Hua Rong stepped forward, and after a distance of four or five steps, the entourage behind the man showed a golden token, and shouted coldly: "The distinguished guest has come to the door, and he will not let go!" ”

The token was specially made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and it was only available to officials above the fifth rank.

Hua Rong immediately stopped his steps, and at the moment of saluting, the night wind blew the cloak, and Hua Rong inadvertently swept half of the visitor's side face, and suddenly was drenched in cold sweat and lowered his head.

"When you come to the door, you are not welcomed, please forgive me!"

The other party ignored her and went straight to the main courtyard.

When the people walked away, Hua Rong immediately went back to his room, thinking of the side face just now, his palms had been sweating at night, but as soon as he entered the house, he was pressed to the door.

There was no light in the house, it was pitch black, Hua Rong couldn't see who the people in the house were, her heart beat to her throat, but the next moment she heard Jiang Yunhua's low voice: "Drinking?" ”

As soon as he opened his mouth, the rich smell of wine came to his nose, and Jiang Yunhua also drank a lot.

Hua Rong was a lot more relieved, grabbed Jiang Yunhua and said, "I just saw Yin Huanchao!" ”