The winter in the north is far colder than in the south. However, the cold wind howls outside and the heated kang is burning in the house. It is very warm. Just wearing a close-fitting jacket is enough to keep your hands and feet warm.
Shen Yue, who had come to the north for the first time, was sitting in front of the embroidery frame by the window. She was thinking about how when she was in Nanjing, she relied on the charcoal basin to keep warm in the winter. Although she couldn't freeze, she still had to rely on the stove to keep warm. , couldn't do any work, but now I can concentrate on sewing, and I can't help but smile.
"When I return to Nanjing, I will definitely ask my parents and brothers to make a bed for my grandmother. This may cure my grandmother's rheumatism..."
Muttering these words, she saw that the embroidery frame had only made a little progress. She couldn't help but sigh in frustration, and then picked up her hand from under the embroidery frame with a grimace. She has several needle holes, and her face is even more ugly. She has been studying since she was a child, but she was angry with her husband, and she was a popular girl in elementary school, but she was angry with her needlework master. She only has some talent in martial arts. But now she has to It's troublesome to embroider something. She has just started to embroider it several times in the past few days. From now on, there are complicated stitches. How can she persist?
"You have to persevere if you can't give up. Anyway, at least for a year or two, I don't believe that I can't even make a wedding dress!"
Ruyi, who had just entered the room, heard the vicious voice of her young lady and couldn't help but burst into laughter. Seeing Shen Yue turning back and glaring at her, she quickly walked forward with the small red lacquer tea tray in her hand. , because he smiled and said: "Miss, what are you embarrassed about? Everyone knows what you are embroidering with this beautiful girl! If you want to tell me, you should let me and Mother Li help you."
Shen Yue doesn't understand what this so-called underhand means. Thinking about the prostitute jobs that were used to fool his mother, eight out of ten were done by their underhands. But now it's his turn. Even though she had been tortured by the embroidery needle several times, she still carried it with a strong heart. Then she said stubbornly: "I won't use it if I don't use it. I can handle it with a knife and a gun. I will use this embroidery needle." If you don’t believe me, I can’t play…”
"Okay, okay, just Miss Yi."
Ruyi was sarcastic, but she was also happy in her heart. She was secretly glad that Li Qingniang had a way to deal with such a most troublesome thing so that Shen Yue could not distract herself from other things to let the master know about the court. Those big guys in the middle are firing at Xu Xun, and I don’t know what scary things they will do! Last time, she jumped into the Qinhuai River. If she jumps into the Shichahai again this time, she won’t be scared to death. You have to be tortured to death!
Shen Yue took the small teacup that Ruyi brought and drank half of it in one breath. Then he put down the teacup and said, "Everything is good in this capital. It's only cold outside in winter. If you don't drink water for a while, your mouth will be on fire." Yes, my face and hands are also very dry. When spring comes, let's make some more flowers to prepare... Oh, that's right, instead of running this half-dead ready-to-wear shop, why not buy some rouge and gouache flowers tomorrow? To sell things like that. Didn’t my family have a famous rouge shop in Jinling back then? I still remember how to make it..."
After racking her brains and thinking for a while, she finally got discouraged and almost fell down on the embroidery frame. She had done it before, because her grandmother's heels were prone to cracking due to a hidden disease that she had suffered when she was young. It can relieve the pain. As for the rouge water life... She usually uses it sparingly, and even if she does use it, she always uses it ready-made from the shop at home. When did she do it herself?
Ruyi knew that her young lady was just like this, so she didn't try to dissuade her. She put the teapot in the cattail bag to warm it with a smile, and then quietly left the house. Then she left the yard and went to the front shop to see how the business was going. , she discovered that there was an extra customer wearing a hat in the tailor shop that few people visited these days. Looking closely, who else could it be if it wasn’t the monk Huitong who escorted them to the ship in Gaoyou? It’s just that Li Qingniang was using unusual yin. He stared at Huitong with cold eyes, as if he had deep hatred.
"Mother……"
"It's none of your business here, go inside and watch the eldest lady, don't let her come outside!" After Li Qingniang said this, seeing Ruyi stunned and motionless, she immediately lowered her face and scolded, "Go quickly, don't be here This sticks!"
Although Li Qingniang has always been a gentle and good-natured person, after having been together for many years, Ruyi didn't know how terrifying this person would be after her face change, so she hurriedly agreed and hurriedly slipped out of the back door. At this time, Li Qingniang looked at her coldly. Looking at Huitong, they were in a stalemate for a long time before saying: "You and I are each our own masters, and the water in the well does not interfere with the river, but you go to find out my details. What do you want to do?"
"We can't say that everyone has their own master. In the future, Miss Shen will not be Mrs. Xu?" Huitong smiled playfully, and then said casually, "Besides, I went to check your past affairs just because I was curious. Who knows the truth? What can we find out? Even if Mother Li no longer thinks about what happened back then and doesn't want to take revenge, she will never forget her daughter?"
"You..." Li Qingniang abruptly cut off the question that almost came out of her mouth, and then sneered, "To tell you the truth, you are looking in the wrong direction! I am just an ordinary woman who knows how to show off her skills, not some old-fashioned woman. The daughter of Li Fuyang, a factory owner, doesn’t have any husband’s family!”
"Then I didn't say anything..." Huitong shrugged his shoulders, immediately turned around and walked out of the store, and said without looking back, "That motherless girl is regarded as a burden by her family. She is not married at the age of twelve, and now she is planning to marry a man who is twenty years older than her. Just pretend you don't know!"
Li Qingniang had endured it for a long time. After hearing this, she finally changed her temper. She immediately pressed the counter and jumped out. Then she grabbed Huitong, who was already at the door, and asked sternly: "What do you mean? What?"
"Mother Li finally admitted it?" Huitong turned his head slowly and saw Li Qingniang's face was ashen, he sighed and said, "We are all destitute people from the end of the world, what's wrong with admitting it! Monk, I am When we were in Xichang, there was a woman who was planning to marry him back, but when something went wrong, she immediately ran away with her. What do you think? This matter is very simple. Try to deal with it while your daughter is out. It's hard to say abducted and brought back. After all, you may not know whether they know you as a mother. Anyway, I will tell you the address of that family, and you can make your own decision first."
Although she was initially suspicious that Huitong had other motives, the other party readily told her which street, alley, and which door, and Li Qingniang's initial sullenness and annoyance was relieved a lot. After all, the two of them had been together in the past. They fell into the same situation because of the same thing. It is not natural to say that they are close, but they can always talk about it.
"Is this why you came to me today?"
"Of course not!" Hui Tong saw Li Qingniang let go and walked back to the counter, so he walked over and rested his elbows on the counter, as if he was a regular customer chatting with nothing. He lowered his voice and said, "Look at Ms. Shen's safety. You look like you don't know what's going on these days, but you don't know? The prince asked me to investigate this matter, do you know who I found?"
"Could it be that Xu Yi?"
"Although I missed it, it's not far away." Hui Tongwen muttered something coquettishly, and then said seriously, "How could he, a little person, know about the forbidden situation? So I looked forward and found out from The next of his followers learned that on the day when Liu Shan was in Lingchi, Qi Jiliang, the eldest son of the eldest princess's house, had met him. You must know that that day, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Miss Shen were making a big fuss in the eldest princess's house. The prince even once He was able to break out of the siege after taking Qi Jiliang hostage, so it's normal for people to hate him to the core. The problem is, Qi Jiliang now asked that girl to draw an image of Miss Shen, and sent people searching for her throughout the city!"
"What!"
This time, Li Qingniang was truly shocked and angry. Although her daughter was a close relative of flesh and blood, after all, they had not seen each other for many years, and the closeness was far less than that of Shen Yue, who she almost treated as a daughter. Therefore, when she thought of the consequences of making the matter public, she almost He clenched his fists tightly, wishing he could kill Qi Jiliang, the troublemaker.
"But he only thought it was a girl from Xing'an Bo Mansion or Wei Guogong Fangyuan and Dingguo Mansion. In addition, the servants from Renhe Princess Mansion didn't see it clearly. The picture didn't look like it, and he didn't know the name. In a short time There is no danger, but if this matter is not settled, the risk will be too great. You know, the prince will be in prison for three months at a time, and even if I am very capable, I will not be able to get in there; Xing'anbo just received the appointment from the Ministry of War yesterday. He is the governor of the Hou Army. Every morning, it is already a big trouble. Besides, his family affairs are still unfinished, so I can only find you. We have to find a way out."
"If you want to know more about it, come inside to know more about it."
Almost as soon as Huitong finished speaking, such a voice came from the back door. Li Qingniang and Huitong turned around almost at the same time. They saw the little girl lifting a corner of the door curtain with half of her face exposed, and they looked at each other in surprise. Li Qingniang almost rushed over immediately. He stepped forward, but before the little ancestor could say anything, Shen Yue took the lead and said, "I just happened to think of something and wanted to find my mother. Ruyi resisted, so I became suspicious. It turns out it's you, the great monk." In this case, let’s close the store first and deal with it later!”
Seeing Shen Yue's stubborn face, Li Qingniang had no choice but to obey her, while Huitong laughed and stepped forward to sing a big apology. She was just saying that she didn't mean to hide it, but in fact she was afraid of this kind of behavior. The strong little girl made another ruthless move. When she arrived at the central hall and Ruyi brought tea, Shen Yue asked her questions in detail. When she understood the cause and effect of the matter, she tilted her head and thought about it, and suddenly took out the tea from her arms. A jade pendant.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gave this to me. It should be something from the palace. Xu Xun said that you, the great monk, are the most scheming. Use this to scare that Qi Jiliang. You should be the best?"
Huitong took the jade pendant, and soon his eyes narrowed with a smile: "What's the point? Don't worry, Miss, with this thing, I will definitely handle this matter properly, except for this hidden danger!"