What the old lady of the Song family said was unclear, and she talked about a lot of things, which really made Qiao Yuyan a little confused.
However, she finally gave out some useful information. Qiao Yuyan quietly followed her grandmother into the inner room, only to see her first placing incense on the old man's memorial tablet, then turned around and smiled lightly at Qiao Yuyan, "Sit down.
stop!"
Qiao Yuyan felt that something was wrong with her grandmother's mood at this time. For a while, she did not dare to joke like she usually did, and just sat quietly opposite the chair where the old lady usually sat.
"You must be full of doubts in your heart." The old lady took another look at the old man's tomb before sitting down, with a smile on her lips. "It's just a pity that I can't say anything more. As long as you know, in the past
Your grandfather followed the instructions of the old lady of the Song family and did something important. This matter is of great importance, and even now, I am afraid that someone is still pursuing it. What the old lady of the Song family said just now was referring to this."
"Then..." The question in Qiao Yuyan's heart was about to blurt out, but she held it back.
Who is the Grand Master of the Song family? He has been an imperial master and an important minister. Even he has to deal with it carefully. Can it be a trivial matter?
Since it's not a trivial matter, how can she easily ask?
Moreover, even though my grandmother has reached this point, she has not told herself the truth, which shows that the stakes at this time are very important.
She asked herself whether she might be able to bear the weight behind this matter.
Qiao Yuyan thought for a while and said seriously: "Grandma, don't worry, I will investigate this matter myself and won't let anyone know about it. I will give you the news as soon as possible in the next two days."
The old lady was stunned for a moment when she heard this, and then she nodded happily and smiled, "Sister Song's eyesight has always been accurate, and she is much better than me."
Although she was praising herself, Qiao Yuyan didn't say any polite words this time. It was obvious that business matters were more important.
So she stopped staying and left immediately.
Unexpectedly, just as he was about to cross the threshold, he suddenly heard the old lady asking quietly from behind, "Do you still correspond with your grandmother often?"
The old lady had always disliked the Xu family's grandmother, and everyone in the family knew about it. Qiao Yuyan never mentioned the Xu family since she came to Ninghe Hall.
At this time, the old lady suddenly mentioned it, but she couldn't tell a lie, so she could only nod lightly, "Yeah."
"Whenever you write a letter, just mention that if you have time to ask her to come and sit at home, your mother hasn't seen her for a long time."
Qiao Yuyan simply thought that she had heard wrongly. The few times she heard the old lady talk about the Xu family's grandmother, they were all complaints and sarcastic words. But she actually said that she wanted to invite the Xu family's grandmother to her home as a guest?
She wanted to see the old lady's expression, but found that the old lady turned to the old lady's memorial tablet again. Knowing that she didn't want to talk about it, she didn't say anything more. She bowed and left Ninghe Hall and went directly to Qingxitai.
And go.
Qiao Yuyan calculated carefully in her mind. Although the Qiao family has a small population, there are hundreds of servants inside and outside the family. Fortunately, nearly a quarter of them came in not long ago, and
They are all carefully selected by Senior Brother Long, so there is probably nothing wrong with them. It is easy to find out the details.
The remaining people need to investigate carefully. Logically speaking, it is best to take Pinlan with them to investigate. However, Pinlan himself is a son of the family, and the family has some connections with the whole family, so it is not
Easy to handle.
Qixi manages the internal affairs and one's own food, clothing, housing and transportation, but is more limited in terms of human relations.
Not to mention picking up leaves. Apart from her skills, as a maid, she really has no outstanding talents.
The only one left is Zi Yuan. Zi Yuan is good at accounting and management, but may not be able to do this in human relations.
Qiao Yuyan had a headache as she thought about it, wondering whether she would have to clean it up alone in the end.
Qixi saw that she was troubled, but she didn't know why. After all, after her girl went in, everyone inside was sent out, and she didn't go in at all. It was obviously a confidential matter for the masters.
With her cautious temperament, she would not ask about it, but would just take care of Qiao Yuyan's daily life.
Finally, I saw her waiting for everyone in the room to disperse, then she took out all the personnel record books in the house, and ordered her to take out paper and pen, and read and record as she went.
On Chinese Valentine's Day, two more lamps were moved for her.
Pinlan originally came out to look after the lights everywhere, and when she saw the lights in Qiao Yuyan's house were as bright as daylight, she couldn't help but be curious.
"Sister Pinlan!" Just as she was about to enter the house, she heard Qixi's voice behind her.
"What are you doing, girl? It's getting late, it's time to take a rest." The old lady personally called Pinlan to Qingxitai. On the one hand, she was helping Qiao Yuyan take care of the housework, and on the other hand, she also took care of her daily life.
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"Girl went to Ninghetang today. The old lady said that she dreamed about our old man. There, he asked someone to write a lot of sinful writings and burn it. The old lady was worried and asked our girl to help. No, she got busy as soon as she came back.
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Qixi's explanation was reasonable, but Pinlan was a little worried. After all, the girl was still growing, so what should she do if she was in trouble now?
She still wanted to go in and take a look, but Qixi stopped her again, "Good sister, while the girl is clean, teach me those two kinds of knots quickly. It's rare for a girl to show her filial piety, so let's be considerate.
Don't talk about her anymore."
After half pushing and half pulling the person away in this way, Qiao Yuyan could quietly think and record by herself.
It wasn't until the sky was bright outside that I completely sorted out the relationship between the various rooms in the entire mansion, and carefully sorted out the information on those under the age of thirty, waiting to be asked back to ask people for details.
Seeing everyone getting up outside, Qiao Yuyan really couldn't hold on anymore. She packed her things carefully and fell asleep, not bothering to go around to pay her respects.
However, Qiao Yuning heard that the old lady of the Song family came to the door in person yesterday and called Qiao Yuyan to Ninghetang alone. They talked for most of the day. She couldn't help but feel shocked and doubtful. As soon as it dawned, she hurried to Furong Pavilion.
Now that Mrs. Xu was getting heavier, she got up later and later in the morning. When she came over, Mrs. Xu was still in bed.
Qiao Yuning hurriedly stepped forward and told her not to get up, "My daughter occasionally woke up a little early today. She was thinking about her mother and ran over to see you. If she makes her feel uncomfortable because of this, it would be an unfilial daughter."
"What are you kidding about?" Mrs. Xu was so happy that she asked her to lean on the bed and talk, "What did you eat for breakfast? Although the weather has cooled down a bit, you still need to eat more if you are on your way."
"I know," Qiao Yuning responded obediently, but rolled her eyes, "Why don't you see your sister coming?"