Xu Qinghuan poured another glass of wine for Mrs. Song.
The maid brought a plate of glutinous rice cakes, and the aroma of the freshly made snacks was fragrant.
Mrs. Song's second wife said warmly: "Try it to see if it suits your taste. In two days, we will start hosting guests. We should prepare some dishes at home. I heard that these glutinous rice cakes are indispensable for banquets in Beijing. Some of them are filled with osmanthus honey.
Sprinkle some with icing sugar and put a few frozen crabapples on top."
Xu Qinghuan saw that the frozen crabapples were very tempting, but he did not dare to eat them. He just took a piece of glutinous rice cake and tasted it. There was a thin layer of red fruit paste sandwiched between the soft and glutinous rice cakes, which just relieved the sweetness of the sweet-scented osmanthus honey.
After eating a piece of snack, the taste of plum wine also faded away.
Xu Qinghuan said: "The female relatives will definitely like it."
The atmosphere in the room became more harmonious, and both of them were less reserved. Xu Qinghuan then asked again: "Does the second wife feel that she owes that servant?"
Mrs. Song's expression froze, showing a look of surprise and sadness.
Xu Qinghuan knew that she had guessed correctly when she saw Mrs. Song's appearance like this. She continued: "Is that servant's death related to the second wife? Or maybe the second wife thinks that the death of that person has some cause and effect with you, otherwise it shouldn't be
I was frightened by a look.
This matter must have been weighing on the second wife’s mind for many years.”
Mrs. Song Er subconsciously grabbed the cup in front of her. She did not refute Xu Qinghuan's words: "I was young and energetic at the time, so I punished the servant a bit harshly, so I forced the servant to leave the Song family's ancestral home and join my uncle.
If it hadn't been for this incident, he might not have died, but how could I have thought... Don't talk about him, Brother Xuan is the only one left in the uncle's family, which is like the sky has fallen for the Song family."
Xu Qinghuan said: "The world is unpredictable. This is not the fault of the second wife. Moreover, the second wife will not punish without reason. It must be that person who has done something wrong."
Mrs. Song Er took a sip of wine and seemed to be able to continue speaking with the strength of the wine: "I just took over the back house and prepared the banquet for worshiping ancestors for the first time. Then Xu Rui secretly replaced the live anchovies with
The first-class dead fish was discovered by the steward’s mother and brought it to the attention of the clan. At that time, I just felt like I had been slapped in the face. I was so angry and angry that I ordered the steward to send Xu Rui to Zhuangzi. I also said harsh words that he would never die.
They won't even recall their ancestral home to do anything.
Not long after Xu Rui got married, his family came over and begged me to give him another chance. There was no reason to take back what he said in front of everyone. Later, Xu Rui left a letter to go to his uncle. After he left, I learned
His little wife was pregnant, so he asked the steward to transfer her to do some simple work.
Later, I saw his wife crying, so I comforted her and said that there was nothing wrong with going out for training. When Xu Rui came back and his character improved, I could let him return to his ancestral home to serve. His wife was very happy.
Unexpectedly... he couldn't even see the children at home. Afterwards, his wife took the children and left the Song family. I gave her some money and she refused to take it. Her eyes were full of resentment towards me and she said that I was harsh.
Servant, that’s why my uncle’s family ended up like this.”
Mrs. Song Er said this and shook her head: "If it were me now, even if I wanted to punish Xu Rui, I would have someone bring him back after knowing the situation at his home. And I always feel that Xu Rui is so smart.
Why do people do such stupid things? Is there something hidden back then?
Today I suddenly saw someone who looked like Xu Rui, and he stared at me like that. I was really panicked. He disappeared in the blink of an eye, and the servants around me didn't see any trace of him.
I just thought, could it be that Xu Rui is really resentful..."
"There are so many people on the street that it is normal for the servants not to pay attention," Xu Qinghuan said, "Not to mention others, Yong Ye has been guarding Mr. Song. Will the second wife always see him all the time?"
Mrs. Song Er was startled: "Miss Xu said this, but I remembered that Yong Ye was good at martial arts and would appear out of nowhere at any time. She just said that last time at Anyi Hou Mansion, I walked to the backyard to rest.
Suddenly I saw Yong Ye standing behind the rockery, which really shocked me."
Hearing this, Xu Qinghuan couldn't help but feel a little nervous. The time Mrs. Song Er said that she was with Song Chengxuan, was Yong Ye watching people for them.
Originally, it was to relieve Mrs. Song's second wife, but she was involved in it. Fortunately, Mrs. Song's second wife was the speaker inadvertently and did not care about her reaction.
Mrs. Song Er said: "It seems that I think too much." At this point, she thought of Mr. Song's family again, "My uncle and sister-in-law are good people. It would be great if there were no murderers and the whole family could be reunited."
, uncle and sister-in-law must be happy when they know that brother Xuan is marrying such a good wife."
Xu Qinghuan noticed that Mrs. Song's cheeks were slightly red, probably because of the plum wine. Unexpectedly, Mrs. Song was even more drunk than she was.
"Second Madam," Xu Qinghuan said, "if you meet someone who looks like Xu Rui, don't check it yourself, let someone tell me."
Mrs. Song Er didn't know Xu Qinghuan's intention.
Xu Qinghuan said: "I grew up in Beijing and am more familiar with this place than my eldest wife. It is naturally more convenient for me to find someone. This is one of the reasons.
There is another saying, you must not have the intention of harming others, and you must have the intention of guarding against others. There are also many liars in Beijing. When they hear some rumors, they will pretend to be mysterious and deliberately deceive others. The second wife told me that I can also give the second wife some advice.
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Mrs. Song Er was grateful for Miss Xu's thoughtfulness: "Master Zhang also told me that there are many deceitful Taoist priests who go around to persuade people to do things and sell talismans, so I should be careful."
Xu Qinghuan didn't expect that Master Zhang would have the nerve to say such things. Now all his talismans have been sold to the royal family. Qi Defang has seven or eight hanging on his waist. Soon the Prince of Shunyang County will also have one. If this continues
King Cheng will soon have the money to support his little wife.
In this life, Zhenren Zhang seems to have become more prosperous.
After coming out of Mrs. Song's house, Xu Qinghuan went to see Mrs. Song.
After sending everyone out of the room, only Song Chengxuan, Mrs. Song and Xu Qinghuan were left in the room.
"Old lady," Xu Qinghuan said, "I think someone is targeting the Song family."
What Mrs. Song met today was no accident. At least someone was investigating the Song family's case from more than ten years ago.
Mrs. Song looked calmly: "They shouldn't be able to find any evidence. The boss is a careful person. He made all the arrangements back then. He even calculated the time for me to pick up Brother Xuan, unless someone with knowledge survives."
…
There is a small village at the foot of the mountain on the outskirts of Beijing. Most of the people in the village have turned off their lights and are resting. There is only one thatched house where a strong man is washing clothes in a basin.
After washing his clothes, he would go to bed and go to the fields again the next day.
Hearing a knock on the door from outside, the man couldn't help but raise his head, revealing a long scar on his chin, which ran along his chin to his neck. The scar looked very scary.
He stood up and opened the door.
The person outside the door immediately walked in and stuffed a bundle into the man's arms: "Leave here tomorrow and don't come back again. The prince is being watched. Someone wants to bring up the old matter again."
"Who?" the man whispered, "Who is eyeing the prince?"
"The prince's village was investigated, and Wei E was imprisoned. It will not be good for you to ask too many questions."