Early the next morning, the bright morning light shone into the big house through the stained glass windows, and the bricks and bricks reflected the white light. Ah Xing came out of the bedroom in his nightshoes, and bumped into Mama carrying Hongming into the inner room, so he also followed, rubbing his eyes and shouting: "E-Niang, it's time to have breakfast." Since the fourteenth escort out of Beijing, Ah Xing will wake up Rose to eat every day before going to school.

I still sat on the bed, took Hongming from my grandmother's hand, and fed him milk.

Ah Xing was half-lying on my hand, looking curiously, and asked, "Eniang, is Hongming awake?" I said, "Not yet, my eyes haven't even opened." Ah Xing sighed: "He is so good, he has milk to drink when he sleeps...", suddenly I didn't know what I saw, and I was shocked: "Amma's belt!" She looked around and said, "Amma is back?" ”

I raised my hand and pointed behind the screen, Ah Xing got up with a grunt, Fourteen was already dressed, Ah Xing said happily: "Amma, when did you come back?" Why didn't Ah Xing know? Fourteen bent down and hugged Ah Xing in his arms, and said, "Ama came back too late last night, and you were already asleep." Ah Xing's little face rubbed in Fourteen's neck and complained, "You should wake me up." ”

Fourteen smiled and said, "Ama can't bear to call you when he sees that you are sleeping soundly." Then he said to me, "Are you going to eat in the house, or are you going to the flower hall?" Hongming closed his eyes and mouth, and was eating happily, I said, "You eat outside, I'll eat in the house." ”

Fourteen then hugged Ah Xing out, Ah Xing was cheerful, endless words, Fourteen did not see her for several months, but also worried, the two father and daughter were eating outside while muttering and muttering, I listened in the house, very peaceful. Half an hour later, Ah woke up and went to school in the side courtyard, and the fourteenth entered the palace to greet Concubine De, and Hongming and I slept all the way to the afternoon.

Ugin fell to the west, the world was shrouded in a thin twilight, and Fourteen came back from the palace and turned into the west courtyard. Fang Fujin came to ask Hongchun to ask for peace, and asked about the homework in the fourteenth, and sent the pen inkstone bought back from Suzhou to Hongchun. Hongchun thanked him, and still returned to the side hospital on the same side. I ate watermelon in the house in my robe, and Fourteen sat down opposite me and said, "Just now I was in the palace, and I told Eniang about your falling into the water in the Fourth Brother's Mansion. ”

I inserted a piece of watermelon with a small silver fork with a pomegranate entwined branch pattern and handed it to Fourteen's mouth, and said, "Actually, I also wanted to check at that time, but I thought about it, in the Fourth Master's Mansion, I have never offended anyone, so why would anyone want to harm me?" Could it be that I had the illusion that no one pushed me at all, that I rolled down on my own, or that someone wanted to greet me and slapped me on the back, and I was so frightened that I rolled into the water, and the person who slapped me hid for fear of provoking right and wrong? Or..."

In fact... I just don't want to grudge with the fourth master, no matter who it is, it's all the fourth master's person. Fourteen pairs of four masters are already a little estranged, plus I have made a fuss this time, and I don't know what the trouble will become.

Anyway, I gave birth to Hongming safely, and I endured it and passed.

Fourteen bit the watermelon, didn't spit out the seeds, chewed it with a clatter, he said with disdain: "Just check it out, you have to think about it so complicated." He added: "I know what you think in your heart, you must be afraid that I will have trouble with the fourth brother." Don't worry, I'll talk to him well, try not to be noisy. "—What does it mean to try not to be noisy, is it to do it?

I also wanted to persuade, but the fourteenth man said: "I'm starving to death, and now the emperor Ama has been preaching, so that I haven't even eaten dinner." He shouted outside, "Minqiu, let the kitchen cook a bowl of beef noodles." Minqiu answered outside, and told the girls below to spread the word.

The fourth master is not a foolish person, and as soon as he returned home, he began to investigate my falling into the water.

Sifujin didn't have any temper in front of the fourth master, and said: "I want to check, there are such vicious people in the house, I feel chilled when I think about it." - But every time I ask the fourteenth daughter-in-law, she always says forget it, I'm not good..."The fourth master sat cross-legged, looked at the small pink and blue teapot on the kang table, and said coldly: "The fourteenth daughter-in-law is afraid of resentment with us, you are the princess, how can you not argue right and wrong?" ”

His tone didn't have many ups and downs, as if it was flat and straightforward, but Sifu Jin's heart trembled when he heard it.

The fourth master said: "You will start to investigate tomorrow, no matter what, there must be a result." Sifujin felt quite embarrassed, it had been two or three months since the incident, and he couldn't figure out a clue. But she didn't dare to disobey the fourth master's order, and said stubbornly: "Yes." After that, a grandmother behind him stepped forward and said, "Master, when will it be late?" ”

Sifujin looked at the fourth master, and when he saw that he didn't speak, he glanced at Mama and motioned her to retreat.

Sure enough, after a while, the fourth master got up and said, "Fang Fujin's body is not happy, so go and see her." "There are two side Fujin in the house, but there is no need to explain, Sifujin also knows that the fourth master is talking about the Li family. She said with a smile: "Recently, the weather has suddenly turned hot, and Fang Fujin is afraid that he has suffered from the heat." Ming'er's concubine asked Doctor Bai to enter the mansion and prescribe her a few pairs of decoctions to cool off. ”

The fourth master nodded and went.

Fourteen stopped the fourth master in the mezzanine behind the Qianqing Gate, and said straight to the point: "Weiwei fell into the water on your house, you can't let her suffer in vain." - Say okay, "Talk well, try not to be noisy?" The fourth master didn't care, waved his hand to signal the entourage to avoid, and then said: "I have already ordered someone to investigate, and when it is found out, it is up to you to beat or punish you." Fourteen inches in, and said, "I'm going to check it myself." The fourth master grimaced and said, "Are you worried that I will cover up?" Fourteen said politely: "There are seven or eight Fujin Gege in your house, and women have a lot of hearts, so maybe Weiwei accidentally offended them and was retaliated against by them..."

Sometimes if you think about it carefully, the relationship between the fourteenth and the fourth master is not good, and Concubine De can't get rid of it.

She's too partial to Fourteen.

The fourth master was a little annoyed, and said silently: "If you don't believe the people in Prince Yong's mansion, you can check it yourself." Fourteen didn't hear the displeasure in his words, but said happily: "Okay." The two left the Qianqing Palace and went to Prince Yong's mansion together. When Sifujin heard that the Fourteenth Master was going to investigate it personally, he couldn't help but fall into a big stone in his heart, no matter how this matter developed, it had nothing to do with her.

Fourteen walked around the edge of the pool, and Xuan Mengge asked about the situation of the day, but Mangege didn't really see anything, and said: "The slave maid helped Sister Rose to the garden to relax, and when she arrived at the pavilion, she saw that there was leftover wine and snacks on the stone table, so she also wanted to have a drink, just..." ”

Xiao Man said: "Yes, I also saw a figure walking into the woods." Speaking of this, Sifu Jin, who was standing on one side, said: "Those who have spare time to drink and eat snacks in the pavilion must not be slaves." But when she saw Mangege and Fourteen Fujin, why did she want to dodge? She didn't dare to say anything, squinting at the fourth master's face.

The fourth master said: "Go and announce all the people in the garden to the courtyard, and the master will ask them one by one." ”

Sifujin agreed, and ordered Mama to pass the word down. Within half an hour, the servants on errands in the garden rushed to the compound from all directions, and stood in the courtyard waiting to be disposed of. Such a big battle made the minions look at each other, bow their heads, and even breathe carefully, for fear that if the master is unhappy, he will be beaten inexplicably.

The fourth master is very proposed, beware of the minions not telling the truth in front of everyone, so they will enter the house one by one separately for questioning, and no one knows what others say, so that no one dares to hide it, lest what others say they don't say, which will arouse the suspicion of the master.

The first to enter the house was Mai Dong, the girl who was in charge of the pavilion sprinkling, she rarely replied to her master, she was very nervous, trembling all over, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing, her face almost touching the floor. The fourth master said: "Do you still remember who you saw in the garden on the day when the Fourteenth Fujin fell into the water?" Mai Dong's voice trembled, and he said, "Slave... No... I don't remember. The fourth master put one hand on the coffee table, and his index finger hit the pear blossom wood table one by one, making a deep sound.

He said calmly: "Go and get the ten boards yourself." ”

Mai Dong's knees were weak, and he sat on the ground, trying to get up, but he didn't have any strength. The grandmother who was waiting in the house stepped forward to help her, sent her out of the door, and said loudly: "The prince appreciates the ten boards of Mai Dong." Then he said to the rest of the minions, "This is the consequence of not knowing anything, you... You have to think carefully and don't make your master angry. ”

The minions became more and more cautious, racking their brains to remember the events of the day.

Then he asked more than a dozen eunuchs and slaves, and they all said that they had never seen anyone drinking in the pavilion. Only two boatmen who worked in the pool said that there were no fish in the kitchen that day, and asked them to catch a few fish in the pool for emergency, and they seemed to see Nian Gege walking along the edge of the pool from a distance, but they didn't see her walking towards the pavilion, so she didn't know.

Sifujin thought simply, and said, "It's better to let Nian Gege come over, and the master will ask in person." The fourth master was afraid of Nian Qianyao, and he had the intention of protecting his shortcomings, he said: "Let the people in the courtyard disperse, and then Xuan Nian Gege comes." Fu Jin understood, glanced at Mama, and Mama went out. Fourteen also knew that Nian Ge was the sister of the minister Nian Qianyao, and before the matter was decided, he was not too suspicious, so he said: "It's getting late, I'll go back first today, and if there is any progress, send someone to sue me." ”

The fourth master was in line with his mind and said, "Very good." ”

Fourteen got up and took his leave, and walked out of the compound. When I arrived at the gatehouse, I was about to turn right, when I suddenly heard a familiar voice coming, saying, "I don't know what the fourth master announced what I did..."

In front of Ailian's eyes was a tall and bright yellow figure, her hands hanging down, as if her back was stiff towards her. Her heart was pounding, her palms were sweaty, and her breath seemed to be suspended in the air, unable to fall into place.

A little eunuch stepped forward, bowed down and said, "Fourteenth master, it's getting dark, let the servants make lanterns for you." ”

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