"You mean, Li Man'er is indeed in the house and didn't go out?"
"Yes, I can see it clearly."
This person was none other than the little leader who was clamoring outside the wing to catch the thief.
Xiao Qiniang thought thoughtfully, "It's strange that she stood still."
The little leader hesitated for a moment and then said, "Miss Qi, you can't believe what the capital says."
"I have my own thoughts." Xiao Qiniang looked at the little leader with a hint of displeasure and murderous intent. It was very different from the way she looked during the day and when she was around Li Man'er.
The little leader bowed his head and said yes, not daring to speak casually anymore.
"Did you see what she looked like at that time?"
"We called the door in a hurry, but her maid kept blocking the door. When the subordinates were about to lead someone to knock on the door, the door opened. Miss Li was sitting on the couch, her hair was messy, and her clothes were too late
Wearing only a big cloak." The little leader recalled the situation at that time and said: "There was only one lamp lit in the room, so he couldn't see clearly, but his subordinates specially looked at Miss Li's embroidered shoes, and they
It's placed under the couch, it's clean and there's nothing wrong with it."
Xiao Qiniang frowned and murmured: "What went wrong."
The news coming back said that the eldest daughter of the Li family has changed a lot in character. In the past six months, she no longer hides her clumsiness. She has transformed from a pitiful little girl who had to make a living under her aunt's mother to a brave and resourceful female Zhuge.
She was dubious, but all factors affecting the great cause must be eliminated.
"You go down first!"
"Yes, I am resigning."
After the little leader left, Xiao Qiniang stared at the candlelight alone and was lost in thought. She didn't speak for a long time.
The maid behind her did not dare to disturb her and could only accompany her silently.
"Okay, let's rest!" Xiao Qiniang said this after a long while.
The maid hurriedly came forward to serve and blew out the candle.
The night became quiet again, and even the lights in the main courtyard were turned off.
Li Man'er, however, was not sleepy at all. She hid on the couch and thought over and over about the scene she saw at night.
Who are the two people who followed Xiao Qiniang into the main courtyard? Their identities must be very obscure, otherwise they would not have to wrap themselves in black robes so late at night.
But the two guards at the door turned a blind eye to these two people, as if they were used to it.
If she was really shameful, Xiao Qiniang should kill someone and silence her.
In other words, this is most likely her way of making things mysterious.
Thinking of Xiao Qiniang's half-dead look of anger during the day, Li Man'er couldn't help but sneered. She was not the only one who was acting. This girl Xiao Qiniang was really surprising!
Liu Ya didn't fall asleep either, and said in a very low voice: "Girl, tonight is really dangerous."
Li Maner asked her, "Is it cold when you sleep on the ground?"
"It's not cold. There are three layers of mattresses under my body. There were never such comfortable days outside before. I spread some straw on the floor and slept."
Li Man'er didn't know what she thought of, and didn't say anything for a long time. For a while, when Liu Ya was half asleep and half awake, she heard her say: "Mobei is cold, it's different from the south."
A night of silence.
The next morning, Jiao Niang heated up hot water and tried to wake her up, but Li Man'er couldn't wake her up at all and kept sleeping in the room.
Liu Ya got up and opened the door and said, "Our girl will have to sleep for a while. You can get some water for Mr. Marquis to clean her first. Be gentle. I'm afraid you can't bear to disturb the girl while she's sleeping."
"yes!"
Jiao Niang was angry, but she didn't dare to refute, so she could only be more careful than usual, fetched hot water, wiped Li Shu's hands and body, and changed her clothes.
After doing this, the girl was already sweating, and she felt like vomiting several times due to the smell of bad-smelling clothes and underwear, but because she didn't have breakfast, she couldn't vomit even if she wanted to.
Li Man'er is evil-minded and specially picks the girl to talk to when she comes out carrying clothes.
"My dear, why are you in such a hurry? I have something to tell you."
The young lady looked at the clothes in the basin and said weakly: "Miss, please take out these dirty clothes first..."
"No, just take it, I don't have a few words to say."
Jiao Niang's face was pale, and the basin in her hand was neither in shape nor in shape. She could only say with a bitter look on her face: "You tell me."
"My dear, I want to avoid suspicion, so I can't live in the inner room. Your Miss Xiao Qi is stingy, so she didn't arrange a separate room for me. Do you think it would be better to put a screen here?
Block? It’s not like the government office is so big that you can’t even find a screen, right? I don’t ask for any double-sided embroidery, jasper and jade, ordinary ones will do.”
Jiao Niang almost fainted from anger, but for the sake of her great future, she could only endure it.
"My slave understands and will make arrangements immediately."
"Well, then go ahead and get busy!"
Then the little girl took the basin and ran out in a hurry.
Liu Ya smiled like something was wrong, "Girl, you haven't seen her face, it's all green."
Li Maner also laughed, "I'll get up quickly before she comes."
After Li Man'er finished dressing, Liu Ya asked her mother-in-law to bring hot water and wait for her to wash up.
Li Man'er is very picky. Either she thinks the water is too hot or the water has no fragrance.
The woman who brought the water was startled, "Girl, I don't know why there is fragrance in this water."
Li Man'er rolled her eyes and said, "I want to put flower petals in the face wash."
"The girl is joking, where can I find flower petals in this cold weather?"
"People in the capital like to save summer flowers and make them into dried flowers, and then take them out in winter, and the fragrance will still be there. If you don't like the fragrance of flowers, just drop some fragrant dew into the water, so that after washing your face, your whole body will be
fragrant."
The woman kept complimenting her, and finally said: "My dear, forgive me, we don't have such good things in this remote place."
Li Man'er waved his hand impatiently, "I know."
She washed her face, had the room tidied up, and was waiting for breakfast.
Li Shu's breakfast was still a bowl of chicken soup as usual, and the food on Li Man'er's table was also very monotonous. In addition to meat dishes, there were pickles and potatoes. Mainly because there were almost no vegetables in Mobei in the winter, so he could only make do with it.
have eaten.
Li Man'er didn't pick this at all, but it was inevitable that he would complain a few words while eating, pick and choose, and tell others specifically.
After the meal was finished, the screen was also delivered.
"Girl, where do you see it?"
Li Man'er was very satisfied when she saw the large octavo screen in front of her, "Let's just put it in front of the couch. Just leave about a foot of space for shoes."
The ladies set up the screen and asked Li Maner's opinion, "Girl, is this okay?"
Li Man'er nodded, unable to tell whether he was happy or unhappy, he just said: "You guys go out!"
The women bowed their heads and went out, but Li Man'er took out a dagger and started tinkering with the screen.
Liu Ya went over to take a look curiously, and was immediately surprised.