Jui Guo watched as his master ate up the plate of vinegary bean sprouts, and he breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he could eat it, it was a good thing.
"Everyone, please go down. There is no need to wait in the house." Qi Duoer went to the Buddhist hall that had been prepared in the inner room.
Kuiguo responded and waved his hand to take everyone waiting in the room out.
Qi Duoer then covered her stomach with her hands and slowly closed her eyes. Her menstrual period had not come since her wedding. No matter how slow she was, she knew what it meant. She did not tell her mother about her pregnancy.
, she didn't know how to talk about it. And looking at Mrs. Chu's attitude towards her, she also knew that the man that night was definitely not the prince.
She covered her stomach and beat it violently with her hands. What if someone really found out? This evil fetus must not be kept. By then, not only would the child be aborted, but she would also be dead.
Thinking of this, she felt cruel in her heart and used her hands harder and harder. No matter how hard she hit herself, there was a limit. The beating made her belly hurt and she was sweating all over. It seemed to be of no use at all.
"Why? Why can't this evil fetus fall out?" Qi Duoer knelt on the futon in a daze, and somehow he remembered his father's aunt. In the winter of that year, the aunt fell while walking on the road, and there was a lump underneath her body.
There was blood on the beach, and I held my stomach and cried out that my stomach hurt.
A fall? Yes! Just a fall!
Qi Duoer couldn't help but smile a little when she thought of this. She kowtowed three times to the Bodhisattva above, "Bodhisattva bless! Bodhisattva bless!"
It was getting late, and there was no other sound except the wind. It was so quiet that it made people feel scared.
"Kuiguo!" Qi Duoer shouted outside.
Suiguo was sitting next to the brazier and taking a nap. When she heard the shout, she stood up and said, "Hey... here we come." She rubbed her face and wiped away the scratch marks that came out while taking a nap with a handkerchief.
Then he walked quickly inside and said, "Master..."
Qi Duo'er had already put on her coat, "Follow me to the backyard kitchen..."
"Kitchen?" Kui Guo stepped forward to help Duo'er, "Master, if you want to eat anything, just ask the kitchen to bring it to you. Why do you want to go to the kitchen..."
"My mother has a bad appetite. I want to go and make a bowl of noodles for her myself." Qi Duo'er said, holding the fruit and walking out, "Don't disturb anyone, just the two of us, just go quietly."
This is the filial piety of the master, and it is not easy to stop him. Besides, he is just going to the backyard, so if anything happens, she will do it.
The master and the servant walked through the corridor and arrived at the door of the backyard. Qi Duoer suddenly stopped and said, "Look, how could I forget? There are garlic sprouts sprouting from my cousin's place. I ate them very well the past two days. You
Go back to the yard and send a little girl over to ask for a few, they are waiting to be used, don’t delay, go quickly.”
"Master, can you do it alone?" Kui Guo glanced at the backyard, feeling uneasy.
Qi Duoer stretched out his hand and pushed her, urging: "Go quickly. I didn't see the light in the kitchen. The figure was shaking. What could happen?"
Kiguo didn't think much about it, "Then be careful, I'll be right back."
Qi Duoer breathed a sigh of relief when she watched Kui Guo run away. She glanced at the verandahs on both sides of the roof, but instead of walking along the verandah, she went down the steps and passed through the patio.
There is a well in the backyard and patio where the kitchen is located. We fetch water from here every day, and no matter how careful we are, some water will still spill out. The weather has been cold for so many days, and there is probably a thick layer of frost around the well.
It's frozen. I heard something from the girl a few days ago. It's said that it takes several people to fetch water now. The person fetching water from the well lifts the water up and cannot move while standing. He has to hand the bucket directly to the step.
There are people standing, and then one person passes it to another. This is enough to show how thick the ice layer is in this area.
She walked over step by step with her heart in mind. She was only seven or eight steps away when her foot suddenly slipped and before she could react, her body fell down uncontrollably.
She felt a sudden pain, and she couldn't help but groan. Then, her stomach hurt. She didn't know whether to feel lucky or uncomfortable.
With this snort, the people in the kitchen immediately ran out.
"Who is this? What are you doing in the courtyard at night?" A woman came out with a lantern. When she saw a man lying down not far from the well, she cursed: "You are seeking death, who doesn't know the courtyard?"
I can't get out of the way at all, and I won't walk on the verandah, but I just run in. Where are you from being such a daredevil?"
Sui Guo hurried back and reached the door of the backyard. When she heard the mother-in-law yelling and cursing, she thought to herself, "It's broken!"
When I went in and took a look, sure enough, my master fell to the ground sprawled out and struggled to get up, but it was too slippery.
"Grandma!" Kuiguo's voice changed in fear, and he rushed over in two or two steps.
When the old lady heard this, her heart skipped a beat, and she quickly ran along the verandah, and then went down the steps at the door. She and Juiguo grabbed the arm of Qi Duoer who was lying on the ground, and pulled him to the ground first.
Only when the area was not slippery did he help her stand up.
"Grandma, are you okay?" Kui Guo patted the dirt on Duo'er's body, "Go back to the room first and ask the doctor to take a look."
Qi Duoer forced himself to stand up straight: "It's okay! Don't make a fuss. It's not hurt, let's go." After saying that, he said to the old woman, "Get out of the morning and call a few boys to clean up the ice.
"
The mother-in-law responded calmly. Seeing that it didn't seem like something was wrong, she felt relieved. If something happened, they would be guilty of a big crime.
Qi Duoer walked all the way back to the house, holding on so that no one would notice anything was wrong. When she got to the house, she couldn't help moaning anymore, and a stream of heat flowed down from her body. Although it hurt,
It hurts so much that it makes people feel relieved.
"Master!" Suiguo's face turned pale, "What the hell did I get injured..."
"No...it's my menstrual period. Prepare the menstrual tape." Qi Duo'er forced a smile, "It's okay, it's just a coincidence..."
A happy look appeared on Juiguo's face. She should be worried if her menstrual period doesn't come again.
Xiangli dismissed the girl who wanted garlic sprouts and reported to Sanxi, "It's so late at night that you came here and asked for two garlic sprouts. I really don't know what to say?"
Sanxi didn't take it seriously. There was really no need to alarm the master about such a thing.
Lin Yutong showed a corner of the map he pieced together to Fourth Master, "...I compared it with the maps we collected in the past, and the results were not great. Even if the mountains have not changed much, the change of the river's course is nothing new.
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The fourth master shook his head: "This place is definitely not a famous mountain or river, otherwise, these maps wouldn't be drawn to identify it. Let's put it together slowly, and then we'll talk about it."
Lin Yutong looked at the sheepskin in his hand, "You said, it's so hard for us to put it together, but what about the others? I always feel that there must be some shortcut... but we don't seem to have found it."
She once thought that the back of the sheepskin must have been marked in some way. As long as she followed these marks, she could piece it together quickly. But in fact, she had tried all kinds of methods, including fire and development, but she still couldn't find anything.
See.
"That proves that we haven't found the real key." Fourth Master pushed the thing to Lin Yutong, "Don't bother, it's too much for your eyes."
This thing is boring and cumbersome, so don't bother with it.
While they were talking, there was a bright fire in the yard, and the footsteps were very messy and noisy. Lin Yutong and Fourth Master looked at each other and quickly put away the sheepskin. Fourth Master had already put on his clothes and left.
When Lin Yutong got ready and went out, he saw soldiers in the yard, led by a young man dressed as a military commander. Each of them held a torch and held a knife blade, which shone coldly under the torch.
What happened? Someone found out about Kim Sung-an?
Lin Yutong heard the commotion and saw that the Prince's Courtyard next door was also in chaos. This meant that they were indeed coming towards Duke Jin's Mansion.
Her mind kept churning, was this just because of Jin Chengan's incident, or was Prince Heng's collusion with Jin Chengan also known to others?
There were few people in my yard, so it didn't seem chaotic. They were all standing on the porch or behind me and my fourth master, and there was no noise. However, the noises and cries from next door kept coming.
The fourth master bowed his hands to the general who was standing at the foot of the steps: "I wonder what the general is calling for late at night?"
The general looked at the Fourth Master up and down, then looked at Lin Yutong, and laughed twice: "Fourth Master, Fourth Grandma, we don't mean to offend. I'm just sorry. There are orders from above, but I just follow orders.
Please, you two, come with us. Don't worry, as long as you move, we won't touch the things in this room or the servants in this house."
Lin Yutong secretly took out the box with the body deed from the space and gave it to Sanxi, "Those who are willing to leave, let them go. Those who are unwilling to leave, go to Shopkeeper Shi. She will arrange it for you properly."
Sanxi hurriedly put it into her sleeve, "Master..."
"Don't be afraid... these people are so polite, nothing will happen." Lin Yutong explained in a low voice.
If it were really a crime to confiscate the property, these soldiers would not be so polite. But now these people do not touch the property at all. This is interesting.
Fourth Master nodded: "Let's go then." He didn't ask any more questions.
This happened so suddenly that no one could figure out why it happened. We could only take one step at a time and see what happened.
He stretched out his hand to pull Lin Yutong, and the two held hands and walked out.
However, the general glanced at the two of them again: "Okay! You two don't want to embarrass me, and I don't dare to embarrass you. Please!"
Lin Yutong took the fourth master's hand and gave him the dagger and sleeve crossbow to stuff into his sleeves.
When they arrived at the door, they found that the entire Duke's Mansion had been sealed off, and there were soldiers holding torches on both sides of the road. There were several carriages parked at the door at this time.
"Please." The general raised the curtain of the carriage and looked at the fourth master and said.
The fourth master jumped up first, went in and took a look, then stretched out his hand to pull Lin Yutong. After the two of them were seated firmly in the carriage, he looked outside again and saw that Jin Shouren and Chu Huaiyu were also escorted out and got into the carriage in front.
That carriage.
Fourth Master stretched out his hand and gently lowered the curtain of the carriage...