Mrs. Huo Sanniang showed her signature gentle smile and quickly invited the two of them to sit in the pavilion.
But Mr. Huo waved his hand and ordered people to put all the refreshments under the grape trellis. Then he got up and walked down the steps. He casually sat down on the stone bench and said to Bai Zeqing, "Are you full?"
Bai Zeqing had no choice but to eat full, so she followed Mr. Huo and sat under the grape arbor. The maid set up the charcoal stove and handed the stove to the two of them before retreating. Only the personal maid still followed Huo Er.
After my death.
Mrs. Huo Sanniang smiled helplessly, motioned Zhou Qian and the little girl to sit down, and said: "Are you hungry? Eat." Then she said to the maid: "Children can't drink, warm some goat milk for them."
"This pavilion is really good." Zhou Qian was already hungry, so he praised it politely, then broke off a piece of the ancient building and handed it to the little girl, and then broke off a piece to eat himself. At this time, he only felt that this ancient building
The taste is wonderful.
The little girl has been eating porridge every day these days. She doesn't know the taste of meat for many days. Now after finishing a piece, she looked timidly at Mrs. Huo Sanni. Seeing her nodding, she broke off a piece that was almost bigger than her face and held it in her hands.
Eat it with your hands.
Mrs. Huo Sanniang asked softly: "Is it delicious?"
"Yeah!" The little girl's big eyes flickered as she looked at Madam Huo Sanniang and nodded, then lowered her head and began to chew.
Mrs. Huo Sanniang touched her head and said: "Don't be in a hurry, eat slowly, there is plenty."
Zhou Qian stopped after eating a piece of ancient building in his hand, and said a little embarrassedly: "I'm sorry." He couldn't help but look in the direction of the grape trellis. He saw Mr. Huo and Bai Zeqing talking, but
Can't hear what was said.
…
Bai Zeqing has revealed everything suspicious about the magistrate's suicide case.
In fact, all she could find out was that she guessed that the death of the prefect was not seven days ago and that there must be something wrong with the Jingren. For specific matters, she needed news from the Huo family.
"I'm a businessman." Mr. Huo took a sip of tea and looked at her teasingly.
Bai Zeqing finally understood that businessmen are seeking profits. He is asking "Why should I help you?"
Her most frightening conjecture was that the benefits she would bring to Mr. Huo were greater than the benefits of handing her over to the government.
Although it was not difficult for the Huo family not to mention hiding her, but even to give her a clean identity, harboring imperial criminals also entailed risks.
For businessmen, it is too late to start without profit.
Bai Zeqing looked at Mr. Huo covering his mouth and coughing lightly. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind. He thought of the mantangs all over the walls of Tingquan Temple and the mountain doctor's horoscope left by the master before he left. He asked tentatively: "Second Master, can you
Can you let me check your pulse?"
"How outrageous!" the maidservant immediately shouted in a sweet voice.
"Ah."
Bai Zeqing clearly saw Mr. Huo twitching his lips and sneering. She also knew that it was impossible for people to believe that a thirteen-year-old girl like her could have any extraordinary medical skills.
The Huo family is not short of money, and they even have a retired imperial doctor who specializes in taking care of Mr. Huo. It is impossible for outsiders to diagnose and treat him casually even with his big toe.
Bai Zeqing also felt that it was a bit abrupt, so he gave up the idea for the time being.
She said to Mr. Huo, "Can you give me a pen and a piece of paper?"
Mr. Huo also wanted to see what she wanted to do, so he glanced at the maid, who quickly walked out of the grape trellis, gave instructions to the boy standing nearby, and soon presented the small case and placed it on the grape trellis.
Below, the small case table and the four treasures of the study are all available.
"Little girl, let's see what tricks you can do." The maid hummed, and couldn't help but add, "Careful, I will take you to the government to exchange for money."
Her voice was clear and loud, but it was heard by Huo Sanniang in the pavilion. Huo Sanniang leaned softly on the railing and said with a smile: "Banxia, is my second brother cheating on you again? Don't follow him, just follow me.
Go to Panyue Tower and I will give you double the amount of moon silver."
Ban Xia smiled sweetly and said: "Sister, please let me go, but I don't dare to follow you! Who doesn't know that Sanniang likes the new and hates the old? She loves beauty and talents and will not reject anyone who comes. I follow you, but I don't know when I will fall out of favor!"
Huo Sanniang spat at her softly and said, "You are sharp-tongued. Your second master is the one who loves you, right? He's too old to find a good husband for you."
Banxia stamped her feet and said angrily: "The third lady is not married yet, how dare I marry you? The third lady is coming back to find trouble."
Huo Sanniang pointed at her from a distance and scolded her with a smile: "Little Hoof, come here and see if I don't tear your mouth apart!"
Banxia glared at her, poured tea for his second master, and stopped talking to Mrs. Huo.
Bai Zeqing ignored them and stood quietly in front of the desk. He closed his eyes and thought about what he saw behind the master that day. He opened his eyes and picked up his pen.
A line drawing is completed in one go.
Bai Zeqing picked up the paper, blew on the ink, and then presented it to Mr. Huo.
What was drawn on the paper was the shivering, seemingly frightened Jingren at the door of the wing that day.
Bai Zeqing said: "The key point in this case is still this person. He arrived at Tingquan Temple very suddenly, and he was the first person to discover the prefect's hanging beam, and then he disappeared inexplicably."
Mr. Huo couldn't help but squinted slightly as he looked at the lifelike portraits on the paper.
Banxia said "Hey" and said to Mr. Huo: "Second Master, isn't this the person who shivered by the big locust tree that day?" She looked at Bai Zeqing in disbelief and said: "You little kid
Madam, there is something."
Mrs. Huo Sanniang had already walked down the steps curiously, looked closely at the painting, then looked at Bai Zeqing, and sighed: "Did you paint this? Are you still the girl from the Bai family who climbed rockeries and climbed locust trees?"
As he spoke, he pulled Bai Zeqing over to him, looked him up and down, and asked softly: "I ask you, are you willing to go to Panyue Tower with me? With your appearance and painting skills, follow me for half a year.
Practice your postures and dance steps, and you will be the oiran for the next round of selection!"
Bai Zeqing's mouth twitched and he was silent.
Ban Xia was right, Mrs. Huo Sanni simply liked to poach people everywhere, and she wanted to get Pan Yue Tower if she liked anything.
She bowed slightly and took a step back. She ignored Madam Huo Sanniang's invitation and said directly to Mr. Huo, "I wonder if Mr. Er can get the autopsy transcript of Wu's work?"
While he was talking, a middle-aged man who looked like a steward had already walked in quickly. He saluted first, then whispered a few words into Mr. Huo's ear.
Before he finished speaking, Mr. Huo covered his mouth and coughed urgently. Banxia hurried over to help him pat his back. The steward took a half step back and stood up with a bow.
"What's wrong?" Mrs. Huo Sanniang hurriedly handed hot tea to her second brother.
Mr. Huo waved his hand, stood up and pointed at Bai Zeqing, then turned and walked out. Banxia and the steward followed closely.
Mrs. Huo Sanniang hurriedly nodded at Bai Zeqing and said, "There must be something urgent. Follow me quickly." Seeing Bai Zeqing looking into the pavilion, Zhou Qian was also standing in the pavilion, looking a little anxiously.
she.
Madam Huo Sanniang said: "Don't worry, as long as your two children are in Huo's house, I'll make sure they're fine."
"Thank you!" Bai Zeqing nodded and ran after Mr. Huo.
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