The sound of the second watch bangzi sounded, and Li Weijian stopped the pencil in his hand.

The Minne rifle was drawn, and the paperwork for the money began to begin. When he first came to Beijing, everything was complicated, and Li Weijian, who was accustomed to being quiet and poor, actually gave birth to a little urgency, just like the two years when he first entered the workplace in his previous life.

Laughed, got up and stretched his body, and his left arm moved his shoulder, which immediately caused Li Weijian to gasp.

"Fourth Master."

Suddenly, a voice came from behind itself, startling Li Weijian. hurriedly turned around to look, but saw Qingwen waiting at the door of the study with folded hands.

"Qingwen? Why haven't you slept yet? ”

Qingwen said: "The fourth master hurt his shoulder, but he is afraid that he will be unable to move, so there must be someone left in the room to serve." ”

had the intention to refuse, but when the words came to his lips, Li Weijian thought about it for a while, and then changed his mind. smiled: "Then it's hard for you." ”

Qingwen said angrily: "Look at what the fourth master said, I have done my duty." The fourth master is going to wash up and sleep? There was hot water sitting on the smoked cage, and I fetched water for the fourth master. ”

"Okay."

Qingwen turned around, picked up a copper kettle from the smoker cage, took hot water and wet the handkerchief first, waited for Li Weijian to wipe his face, and changed a basin of hot water, took off his shoes and socks for Li Weijian, and waited to wash his feet.

The pretty Qingwen squatted down, rubbing a pair of white shengsheng hands coated with phoenix juice, and Li Weijian felt a little strange in his heart. Hurriedly and silently muttered a few words of 'juvenile abstinence', otherwise he would be empty and hateful. Then he caught a glimpse of Qingwen's nails, and said in surprise: "Huh? How do you cut your nails? ”

Qingwen said casually: "It's not easy to work if it's too long, so just cut it." ”

That's what she said, but she was a little reluctant in her heart, and she had kept her nails for a long time. Earlier, at the old lady's place, there were many maids in the room, each performing their own duties, Qingwen was doing some needlework in addition to being around, so she could naturally keep her nails.

When I arrived in Li Weijian's room, there were only two rough maids, except for Qingwen herself, Hongyu was just a third-class maid, and Xiuying was even more unbearable, and she could hurt the fourth master of Jianjian! After thinking about it, the work in this room was only done by Qingwen herself, so she ruthlessly cut off her nails during the day.

Li Weijian is accustomed to observing words and feelings, but he can't see the expression, and he can hear that the little girl's mouth is wrong, so he smiled and said: "I have wronged you." ”

Qingwen ironed in her heart, raised her head and glanced at Li Weijian, only to feel that the fourth master of Jian was really sympathetic. Thinking that Li Weijian had taught herself how to read and write, she shook her head and said with a smile: "I want to cut it myself, where am I wronged?" ”

Picking up a handkerchief to dry Li Weijian's feet, Qingwen picked up the basin and said, "Fourth master, go to bed early, don't practice tomorrow morning." ”

"Okay, then I'll be lazy for a few days."

Qingwen poured the water for washing her feet, twisted it a little and went back to the warm pavilion, but saw Li Weijian lying on the bed and already covering her eyes with her eyes on her back. She went to wash herself lightly, then turned around and laid out the bedding, blew out the candles, and got into the quilt with something strange in her heart.

After thinking about it for a long time, I always remembered the maid and the mother-in-law talking about how the gentlemen in the house bullied the maid in the middle of the night...... But I can't help but think wildly.

The third watch rang, and I don't know how long it took, Qingwen fell asleep sleepily.

In the middle of the night, I first heard the sound of rustling, followed by a 'hiss', and Qingwen, who was half-asleep and half-awake, suddenly woke up. After a few breaths, she remembered where she was, and heard the movement behind her, she quickly got up and asked, "Fourth Master, but you have to get up at night?" ”

"Well, you sleep, I'll just come by myself."

Where is Qingwen willing to sleep? got up and looked for the fire sickle, lit a candle for lighting, pulled his shoes and hurriedly chased after him.

The toilet was placed outside the warm pavilion, but Li Weijian encountered difficulties. I didn't feel it during the day, but my left shoulder hurt a little when I raised my hand, but now the swelling pain is unbearable, and a slight movement will affect the wound. The little clothes and pants had to be untied, and he pulled them twice with one hand and it became a dead knot.

Li Weijian was a little dumbfounded, and glanced at Qingwen who was holding a candlestick, Qingwen couldn't help but laugh out loud, and said: "The fourth master also said that he came by himself, and I have to follow, otherwise what will the fourth master do." ”

She put the candlestick aside, bent down to untie the tie, and lifted the toilet lid again, Li Weijian hurriedly turned sideways, and Qingwen was so ashamed that she twisted her head to the side.

After a while, the two returned to their respective beds. I don't know why, this time Zi Qingwen lost her thoughts, thinking about Li Weijian's embarrassment, she couldn't help but snicker a few times, and then fell asleep peacefully.

Early in the morning, Li Weijian woke up early as Su Ri, but he was tired of the bed and never got up.

It wasn't until Qingwen, Hongyu, and Xiuying came over to serve and put on their clothes that they said with a smile: "I stole half a day of leisure." ”

Hongyu smiled and replied, Qingwen was busy stacking the futon, but Xiuying was a little at a loss, and there was still some resentment on her face - the little girl got up early in the morning and practiced darts alone for half an hour, never waiting for Li Weijian.

Hongyu wanted to get breakfast, so Li Weijian instructed: "Make some silver money today, and ask for more breakfast." ”

Hongyuqi said: "The fourth master has a good appetite today?" ”

"What do you think? It's for you. ”

The masters of Jiafu had two meals a day, and the slaves had only two meals. There was a surplus of the dim sum prepared, and the masters couldn't finish it, and the rest would be distributed to the maids.

But like Li Weijian, he named the three maids to be early, and it was the first time he had been put in the house.

Hongyu said: "The fourth master doesn't need to be like this, we have breakfast at the hour." ”

"Well, there was originally, but now you and Qingwen go out with me, I'm afraid I won't be able to eat."

"Huh?"

Li Weijian said: "Xiuying went out with me yesterday, and I will change you two today...... What, don't want to go? ”

Hongyu glanced at Xiu Ying and said, "But I don't know martial arts." ”

"It's okay to have her brother Haiping."

Hongyu wanted to go out for a walk, but immediately stopped refusing to push it back, and went happily.

Xiu Ying on the side wilted and drooped, thinking that Li Weijian disliked her. Li Weijian beckoned, beckoned Xiu Ying to the front, and said with a smile: "Thinking nonsense again." Keeping you at home today is because there is something important for you to do. ”

"Hmm...... Oh. ”

"When I'm gone, if someone visits, you'll tell the truth. If you ask about yesterday's situation, everything else will be said straightforwardly, but I remember only one thing, I must say that those gangsters missed and beat Yan Fengzhen, and the second son was very angry! Remember? ”

Xiu Ying was ignorant, first nodded, and then said confusedly: "Why? Yesterday, the second son stepped on someone and twisted his foot, and he didn't get angry. ”

"Tsk, why? How can I, sir, be calculated in vain? You have to get justice, right? You just have to say that, and I have my own way of getting justice in the future. Besides, Yan Fengzhen did have a sprain, you can be regarded as half of a lie at most. ”

Ha? Lie and half of the?

But thinking of the vicious green skins last night, and seeing the son looking at her earnestly, Xiu Ying nodded in a muffled voice and said: "I know, if anyone asks, I will say that the second son is injured." ”

"Eh, the children can be taught. When I first entered the Beijing Division, I saw that you had been staring at the sugar gourd, and I will bring you a few when I come back today. ”

"Well, thank you, Childe!"

After a while, Hongyu retrieved the breakfast, and the master and servant ate separately, Li Weijian changed his clothes, led Qingwen and Hongyu, the two maids, and Wu Haiping, who was waiting in the gatehouse, and rode the carriage towards the outer city.

The day before yesterday, I should have taken the big time, and I always had to go to the artillery test firing range of the Ministry of Engineering outside the city to make a point. By the way, let's take a look at the craftsmanship level of Dashun's new artillery.

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Ningguo Mansion.

The four maids stood still in the three hugging summer rooms to listen to the instructions, in the five halls inside, Jia Zhen sat at the top, You Shi sat with you on the side, and the first three people stood together, namely Jia Rong, Qin Keqing, and Jia Qiang.

Hearing what Jia Rong said, Jia Zhen was angry and slapped it on the table.

Smack-

"Good brute! I tried my best to get you a good daughter-in-law, I don't ask you how to be motivated, but I ask you to live in peace, but how do you do it? ”

Jia Rong was so shocked that she hurriedly knelt down, kowtowed, and said, "Master is gracious, my son will never dare anymore." ”

Jia Qiang and Qin Keqing also knelt on the side, Jia Qiang hung her head and didn't speak, but Qin Keqing raised her head and looked at Jia Zhen with a sparkling gaze.

Jia Zhen and Qin Keqing glanced at each other, and most of the anger in their hearts suddenly disappeared. He snorted coldly, and didn't say anything more to fight or kill.

On the side, You Shi, who was sitting with him, secretly glanced at Qin Keqing, turned his head and said with a face as usual: "Master, Brother Rong can't shirk his family affection for a while. Now I know that I am wrong, the old man has come up with a way, but he can't really let Shuntianfu take Brother Rong away. ”

Jia Zhen groaned, borrowed the slope and got off the donkey and said: "That's it, there is a student under the second uncle of Xifu Zheng who happens to be the official of Shuntian Mansion." Send someone to Xifu to ask the second uncle if he is in the court today or sitting in the government, I have to talk to the second uncle when I have a spare time. After a pause, he scolded again: "Little brute, there will be another time when the master will break your legs!" ”

Jia Rong breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly smashed her head like garlic: "My son won't dare anymore!" ”

Jia Zhen waved his hand, and chasing the flies seemed to drive Jia Rong and Jia Qiang away, but Qin Keqing stayed behind to serve tea to Jia Zhen and You Shi, and then waited aside.

The brothers Jia Rong and Jia Qiang both breathed a sigh of relief when they came out of the main hall, and Jia Rong smiled: "How?" I said that if I brought the Qin family with me, even if the master was annoyed, he would not kill him. ”

Jia Qiang smiled and gave a thumbs up: "Brother is smart!" It's just that his smile is a little far-fetched, a little complicated.

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Rongguo Mansion, Mrs. Wang's courtyard, three small main rooms in the east corridor.

Jin Chuan, Xiuluan, Caixia, and Caiyun waited for Mrs. Wang to use the breakfast, and when they were serving tea, Xiufeng came in and said, "Madam, Mrs. Aunt brought her sister." ”

"Come in, please."

Mrs. Wang wondered in her heart, put down the teacup and got up to greet her, and soon saw Aunt Xue and Baochai walking in. Everyone saw the ceremony, and the guests and hosts sat down, and Mrs. Wang said, "Why did my sister come here at this time?" But what's the matter? ”

Aunt Xue was extremely embarrassed on her face, but for Xue Pan's sake, she said in a low voice: "Sister is going to help me with this!" ”

Seeing that Aunt Xue was about to get up and give a salute, Mrs. Wang hurriedly asked the maid to stop her, and said angrily: "My sister, if you have something to say, why do you still talk about it?" ”

"This ...... I'm too ashamed to speak. Aunt Xue was awkward, and told what Xue Pan had done.

Mrs. Wang frowned when she heard this, and Su Ri knew that Xue Pan was a lawless person, and she didn't want Jinling's case to be closed, so she made trouble again a few days after entering the Beijing Division.

If it was just Li Weijian, it would be easy to say, and if Li Wei was informed, this matter would be suppressed. But the second son of the Shao Si Kou family was also involved.

Mrs. Wang is a woman in the house, and she doesn't know the situation in the officialdom, so it is naturally difficult to open her mouth to agree. After Aunt Xue said it, she twisted her hand and thought for a while, and ordered Caixia: "You go and see if the master can go to the office." ”

Caixia should hurry away, and there was some silence in the main room. Aunt Xue didn't have a mouth to accompany Xiaoyi, and Baochai on the side was like sitting on pins and needles, secretly clenching the handkerchief, only to feel extremely humiliated.

She secretly thought, and she didn't know when the Xue family would no longer have to look up to people. My brother can't count on it, and he just hopes that after the election, he can win the hearts of nobles.

Caixia came back soon and said, "Mrs. Hui, my lord suffered from the wind cold last night, and he asked people to go to the yamen to take leave early in the morning." This time I was in Aunt Zhao's room for breakfast. ”

Mrs. Wang's face remained unchanged, and she secretly scolded in her heart for not repairing! I was fine at dinner last year, but where did I get the cold? It must have been tossed with that fox girl last night!

Let Caixia go to investigate, and when Jia Zheng went to Mengpo Zhai in the inner study, Mrs. Wang asked Jia Zheng to come.

After a long time of incense, the mother-in-law came to report first, saying that Jia Zheng was here. Aunt Xue was the main person, so it was difficult to dodge, so Baochai followed a few maids to the warm pavilion on the side.

The second master, Jia Zheng, came in to meet Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue, and then looked at Mrs. Wang's flat face, and his face was a little uncomfortable.

I don't know where Zhao learned the trick last night, which provoked Jia Zheng to indulge for a while, and accidentally flashed his waist.

When he was seated, he asked why.

Mrs. Wang said it first, and Aunt Xue begged for a long time on the side, but Jia Zheng was extremely embarrassed in his heart.

He said, "I'm afraid this matter is difficult. ”

"What's so hard about it? Isn't the Shuntianfu magistrate the protégé of the old man? Mrs. Wang said.

"A woman's opinion!" Jia Zhengdao: "Yan Xiyao was a person who was in love with the saint when he was in the palace, and he was a ...... There is a loss of the way of the saint, quite a little belly chicken intestines. Yan Xiyao had only two sons by his side, and the big idiot sent him back to his hometown early, leaving only the small one by his side, which shows that he values it.

Now the important thing is to find out what the second son's position is. If it was just a helping hand, it would only be necessary to explain the thrifty brother, and the case would have been withdrawn; If not, Shuntianfu would not dare to act recklessly even if he had the courage to do so. ”

Jia Zheng said, Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue glanced at each other, and the latter was particularly worried.

I heard that Jia Zheng said again: "Didn't this frugal brother go to Jinling with his in-laws?" I haven't returned for a few years, how did I get acquainted with the Yan family as soon as I came back? Without waiting for others to speak, he asked himself and replied: "Yes, I think it must be the connections left by my old in-laws." ”

Mrs. Wang ordered a mother-in-law and instructed: "Go to Brother Jian's courtyard and take a look, and come back to report that Brother Jian'er is not there." ”

As soon as the mother-in-law left, Zhou Rui's family came in to report: "Master, Uncle Zhen of Dongfu came to talk to the master, and this son is waiting in the outer study." ”

Jia Zheng paused the teacup in his hand, and said, "I want to come to Brother Zhen for this matter...... put down the teacup and looked at Aunt Xue: "Wenlong still has to be disciplined, and it is not good to let him act arbitrarily." ”

Jia Zheng got up to see Jia Zhen, and after a while, his mother-in-law came to report, saying that Li Weijian went out early in the morning, saying that he had gone to the firearms test range of the Ministry of Industry outside the city.

Mrs. Wang didn't say anything, but Aunt Xue was anxious and said angrily: "This frugal brother is also a person who doesn't know anything, this time I will go to the Nalaoshizi firearms field to see what is going on!" ”