Chapter 22: Meeting in the middle of the night, forcibly committed
When Hexiang and Chunrui led people to stop the carriage at the gate, Qiu was in the mood to play with her booty.
In the morning, the Kaiyang Hou Mansion only sent someone to send over the gold, silver and jade treasures of five lacquer plates.
And she went to Kaiyang Houfu to make a big fuss, but she wanted to come back with ten lacquered plates of gold, silver and jewelry.
Gold, silver, jade hairpins, etc., have already inserted their hair buns to the brim.
All kinds of ornaments are also hung around the waist.
At this moment, she was putting the gold ring, silver ring, and jade wrench fingers on her fingers one by one.
The carriage was stopped suddenly, and the inertia of the sudden braking made her fall forward, and the hairpins on her bun scattered to the ground first.
Regardless of the pain of falling to the ground, Qiu picked up all the hairpins in distress, carefully pinched the sleeves, wiped off the dust that did not exist on the hairpins, and then lifted the curtain angrily and scolded: "How did you drive, the hairpin for the old lady was broken, beware of the old lady stripped your ...... Oh, Miss Chunrui, why are you? ”
Halfway through the scolding, when he saw Chunrui in front of the carriage, Qiu immediately hurriedly took the hairpin that was still inserted in the bun, and said with a smile, "Is there something wrong with Miss Chunrui?" ”
Chunrui asked with a smile: "I don't know this carriage, is Madam still used to sitting?" ”
Qiu Shi then remembered that she was still sitting in the carriage of the eldest princess's mansion, and after laughing twice, she quickly explained: "The carriages in the mansion are all occupied, and when you are in a hurry, you will occupy the carriage of the eldest princess's mansion, and please don't be strange to Miss Chunrui." ”
Chunrui still smiled: "It's no wonder if you see it, slaves can't be masters." The eldest princess transferred the carriage to Miss Chen Er, so naturally Miss Chen Er had the final say. It just so happened that Miss Chen Er also had something important to find Mrs. Chen, so she asked Mrs. Chen and the slave maid to go to Qingzhi Courtyard. ”
As soon as Qiu Shi heard that he was going to see Chen Anning, he subconsciously covered all the ornaments around his waist, "I went out this time, I sweated a lot, and I also bothered Miss Chunrui to go and talk to An Ning, and when I go back to change my clothes, I will immediately go to find her." ”
"Don't get in the way, Miss Chen Er will have a few important things to say, and Mrs. Chen won't be delayed much." Chunrui said with an unchanged smile, "Mrs. Chen, please." ”
Qiu didn't want to go, he was afraid to go, and the ten lacquer plates of gold and silver jewelry that he wanted to come back were not hers.
I'm thinking about how to get out and go back and hide the gold, silver and jewelry first.
Chunrui spoke again: "Second Miss Chen is Mrs. Chen's daughter in the end, it's not strange to see it, and Mrs. Chen's coaxing will pass." But if the matter of the carriage is transmitted back to the eldest princess's mansion and the eldest princess comes to ask, I am afraid it will not be so easy to pass. What does Mrs. Chen think? ”
Qiu's heart trembled, and he obediently followed him to Qingzhi Courtyard.
Chen Anning was drinking tea in the main hall and admiring the carp swimming in the barrel. Hearing the footsteps, she raised her eyes and saw Qiu's cautious appearance, and asked with a smile, "Mother is back?" ”
Qiu had already taken off the hairpins, ornaments, and rings and put them back on the lacquer plate, and on the way to Qingzhi Courtyard, he had already thought of various excuses to deal with it. Therefore, in the face of inquiry, she replied very naturally: "Well, I'm back." ”
Chen Anning hooked the corners of his mouth, "Where did my mother go?" ”
Qiu knew that he couldn't hide it, so he replied calmly: "I went to Kaiyang Hou's Mansion for a trip." ”
After Chen Anning motioned for her to sit next to her, he asked again, "What are you going to do?" ”
"You're fishing?" Qiu Shi stiffly changed the topic, "This fish looks a little familiar, it seems to be a fish in the lotus pond." The fish in the lotus pond were all raised by your grandmother. You just have to catch them and have fun, and you must not kill them, or your grandmother will find out and not know how to punish you. ”
Chen Anning looked at her with a smile.
Qiu clenched his fingers weakly, and changed the topic again: "I went out just now and heard that the streets and alleys were chewing the root of your tongue. ”
Chen Anning hooked the corners of his mouth and asked cooperatively: "Then tell me, what tongue root are you chewing on me?" ”
Qiu Shi deliberately sold Guan Zi and said: "It's nothing, it's just some nonsense made up by idlers who are full of food and have nothing to do, don't take it to heart." ”
"Since you don't have to take it to heart," Chen Anning said slowly, "Then mother will talk about it, go to Kaiyang Hou Mansion." ”
Qiu hurriedly said: "It's rumored outside, you, like Ziling, made an appointment with Master Xie to meet in the middle of the night to forcibly commit yourself to him." I saw that they had noses and eyes, and I argued with them a few times. ”
"You know, it's not that I look down on that Lord Xie. He was born in the Guangling Palace, and he is very outstanding in terms of identity and appearance, but he is too ruthless in his actions. ”
"Don't talk about it, just talk about Ziling and Zhao Shizi."
"Regardless of whether it is Zhao Shizi who is calculated by Ziling or not, it is always Ziling who suffers. How important is a woman's reputation, how can he, as a Dali Siqing, not know? ”
"Ziling is not an unreasonable person, if he breaks up the case of murdering Sun Shizi and tells her about it, Ziling will definitely admit his guilt."
"But what do you see him doing? In order to force Ziling to confess, she actually used tricks on a weak woman. ”
"Such a person, no matter how much he has identity and ability, he can't help the Chen family. So, whether it's for your own reputation or for the Chen family, you should stay away from him. ”
Chen Anning said sarcastically: "Lord Xie is just because of his duty, and his sister's interrogation is a little stricter, and my mother protects her like this." I was just a little slow to learn the rules, and my mother either beat or scolded me, and even connived at my subordinates to bully and insult me. ”
"In the eyes of my mother, only my sister's reputation is famous?"
"Of course not." Qiu quickly denied it, "I am your mother, how can I not be heartbroken when I beat you and scold you?" It's just that if I don't beat you and scold you, it's your grandmother's and father's turn to beat you and scold you. I'll beat you and scold you, but I can still give you a place to live, and they will beat you and scold you, but they will sell you. ”
"It's not as good as it used to be." Chen Anning teased, "When you beat me and scolded me in the past, you never found a reason. ”
"Now that I can exchange it for gold, silver and jewelry, I am willing to make up some nonsense to coax me."
"It's just not very well written."
"How is this nonsense, this is my ...... Okay, okay, if you don't like to hear it, I won't say it. In short, you remember to stay away from that Lord Xie in the future, and if others ask about last night, you must also answer that nothing happened to you and him! Thinking of the cruel words that Mrs. Kaiyang Hou said when she gave her gold, silver and jewelry, Qiu Shi carefully glanced at Chunrui and Chun Tao, and couldn't help but suppress his voice, "Since you are a disciple of Liu Xiuzhu and Yin Xi's weakness, you think there are many ways to keep yourself from getting pregnant. ”
"Your father has been robbed of office, you can't follow in the footsteps of Ziling, so that he has no place to turn over."
"So my mother went to Kaiyang Hou Mansion just for this matter?" Chen Anning asked.
Qiu denied: "Of course not. ”
Chen Anning put down the teacup and knocked his hand twice on the tea case, "Then mother, just tell me, what did you do when you went to Kaiyang Hou's Mansion?" ”
Qiu Shi avoided her gaze and replied stiffly, "I'll go to the Kaiyang Marquis Mansion......"
"It's okay if you don't want to say it," Chen Anning said slowly, "It's just that the things in the carriage will all belong to me." ”
Qiu Shi immediately said: "I went to Kaiyang Hou Mansion, just to ask Mrs. Kaiyang Hou for some compensation. You treated the eldest princess for her head disease, the eldest princess rewarded you with so many clothes, you saved the grandson, but Mrs. Kaiyang Hou didn't say anything, it was really too deceitful! ”
Chen Anning looked at her, "So, the one who came to the house this morning to give gifts was not from the Kaiyang Hou Mansion?" ”
Qiu Shi instantly shortened his breath and said: "It's from the Kaiyang Marquis Mansion." ”
"What are the people from the Kaiyang Marquis Mansion doing here?" Chen Anning carelessly took out the dagger that had stabbed Sun Shizi and put it on the tea case.
Qiu Shi was so shocked that he immediately got up and said, "It's not me, it's your father, it's the dowry he received from the Kaiyang Marquis Mansion!" It is also a family affair between you and Sun Shizi that he should order! ”