The Daily Life of the Daughter of a Minor Official Chapter 280

Chapter 280: Lure the snake out of its hole

  In August, sweet-scented osmanthus blooms everywhere.

The faint fragrance of osmanthus wafts from the wealthy alleys near the imperial city. In the afternoon when the breeze blows, the girls and boys use bamboo poles to knock the osmanthus flowers, use cloth bags to catch the scattered osmanthus flowers, dry them in the sun, or make honey into osmanthus brewing, or Use it to make cakes or make tea, sit under the corridor and enjoy the tranquility.

The Xie family used to be just an ordinary junior official. Because one of their daughters became a princess, they changed from a sixth-grade junior official to a fourth-grade official. But even so, these fourth-grade officials were just postal officials (a kind of official rank, There is an official title and benefits, but there is no actual job.) To put it bluntly, it is similar to a viscount among the fifth-class nobles. They receive a fixed salary every year, which is equivalent to becoming a small middle class without working.

For ordinary people, such days are like fairy days, but for the upper class, they can't even reach the edge. The Xie family is in such an embarrassing position. Even if the Xie family's uncle is the King of Yan, such days are not that big. Improvement, even because they could not give much help to King Yan, the Xie family kept a low profile with their tail between their legs.

Xie Qingyu was sitting on the porch reading a book, and the sound of girls beating sweet-scented osmanthus could be heard in his ears. When the sweet-scented osmanthus fell neatly and abundantly, the girls couldn't help but exclaimed.

 The bursts of laughter distracted her, and she did not turn the pages of the book for a long time.

The eldest girl stuck to her master's side and said, "Yu Niang, otherwise, we won't let them beat her in the courtyard."

Xie Qingyu waved her hand and asked, "What time is it?"

 “Shen Shizheng.”

“Then it will be night in two hours.”

"Yes, Yu Niang." The eldest girl touched her master's tone, "Are you hungry? Do you want to satisfy your hunger first?"

Xie Qingyu looked up at the sky and saw that it would be dusk soon, the second day of the poisonous attack...

 Suddenly, she asked, "Where is Cuigu?"

 “Yu Niang wants to see her now?”

"Hmm..." After thinking about it, Xie Qingyu said, "Forget it." So what if it was the father-in-law in the palace. They didn't have an antidote anyway, so she just had to wait patiently.

Slowly, the sun moved westward. Xie Yuqing ate a piece of freshly made sweet-scented osmanthus cake, drank a few sips of tea, stood up, and asked the girl to clean up. She took the book and walked to the room while admiring the scenery.

 Suddenly, a maid came hurriedly.

The eldest girl took a look and said, "It's Cuigu."

 Xie Qingyu stopped.

Cui Gu quickly arrived in front of her master, knelt down and saluted, "Jade lady."

Whenever Cuigu comes, the eldest girl will send away the maids and women around her, and she will also step aside to prevent anyone from approaching.

When Cuigu saw that everyone was gone, she said softly, "Madam, that person went to Wangchunmen Restaurant again."

Xie Qingyu was overjoyed and reached out to straighten her hair and clothes. Halfway through, she suddenly stopped and asked, "Shouldn't he be in Xishan, Weizhou at the moment?"

Cuigu agreed, "Yes, madam, that's why I hesitated for a long time after seeing it."

"Half a day?" Xie Qingyu frowned, "You mean, he didn't go to Weizhou Xishan with the father-in-law in the palace today at all, or did you mean that Eunuch Tu didn't go either?"

"This... this servant doesn't know. I just listen to my wife. As long as that person goes to Wangchunmen Restaurant, I will come and tell my wife."

Xie Qingyu, who was happy just now, stopped and said, "It's impossible..."

Everyone in the capital knows how good Zhao Lan is to his teacher's daughter. He has long been to the point where he would not marry anyone other than Qing. How could he still have the leisure to go to a restaurant even though he knew that she was poisoned and her life was in danger?

 “What was he doing when you came?”

"Go back to my wife, I seem to have received several groups of people, but you didn't tell me who they were, and I didn't ask about them."

Yes, she only glanced at him secretly every time, and never asked who the person was interacting with, but today she especially wanted to know. "Hurry up and find out who he met?"

Cuigu hesitated and did not dare to move. He was a nobleman at the level of a county king.

Xie Qingyu's face turned cold, "Give her some money."

The eldest girl took out a handout from her pocket. When Cuigu saw it, she saw it was twenty taels, and she was delighted. Sure enough, whenever it came to Prince Zhao, Lady Jade was extraordinarily generous.

A man who looks just like a flower, even a stingy little lady is willing to give away money.

If Zhao Lan knew that he was worth twenty taels, I don't know what he would think.

The sky was getting dark. After having dinner with his family, Xie Qingyu returned to his yard and asked, "Cui Gu hasn't come yet?"

 “Go back to my wife, she's not here yet.”

 “What about Honggu?”

"He's not here either." The eldest girl looked anxious when she saw her master. "Madam, Honggu is in charge of news. Maybe it would be faster to ask her to find out why the man is not in Weizhou."

Looking at the dim oil lamp, Xie Qingyu suppressed her anxiety, slowly became calm, and became a stable and dignified lady again.

 It is quiet in the dead of night.

 After finishing some errands for the day, Prince Wei came to Wensheng Restaurant.

This restaurant is located near Wangchun Gate. It used to be the housekeeper of Princess Jin, Nanny Xu. Later, when the Xu family fell into trouble, the restaurant became the property of Zhao Lan and was renamed Wensheng Restaurant.

The restaurant Zhao Lan opened under Dongshan Academy was called Dongsheng Restaurant. Most of the restaurants he opened were followed by the character "Sheng".

When Prince Wei arrived, someone was sitting in a private room reserved for him. The window was open, facing the long street. At the end of Xu Shi, there was no one on the street. There were only lanterns hanging high in front of restaurants and restaurants, which were dotted with stars. The night was brightly colored.

Wei Shizi frowned. In late August, the evening breeze was quite cool. This man was so sad and stupid that he didn't even know how to close the window. He walked over and asked his servants to close the window.

 The servants don't dare.

Wei Shizi looked at the person sitting like a stone at the table and couldn't help but ask, "Are you using this window to 'alert the grass'?"

Zhao Lan held the edge of the table with both hands, his eyes wandering, as if he had lost his soul, as if he didn't hear what Prince Wei was asking him.

 Prince Wei looked at Shuangrui again.

Shuangrui sighed and glanced at the food on the table. From yesterday to now, his master had not eaten even a grain of rice except for a few glasses of water.

Wei Shizi also sighed along with Shuangrui. Knowing that Zhao Lan was not in the mood, he said to Shuangrui: "I went to several places mentioned by Zijin today and found nothing." Then he sat down opposite Zhao Lan.

Shuang Rui cupped his hands and said, "Thank you very much, Your Majesty. I will thank you later after my master has overcome this calamity."

Wei Shizi waved his hands, all brothers, so don't say these, sit with Zhao Lan.

I don't know how long it took, but Santai came in from outside and whispered in Zhao Lan's ear, “The woman I followed yesterday went to Xie Duke Mansion again.”

Zhao Lan's eyes flickered up, like thunder and lightning, with such ferocious strength that he could tear everything apart with one hand.

Santai subconsciously took a step back.

If the current master could kill people, he would probably have killed hundreds of people. I don't know if this trick of "lubing the snake out of the hole" will work. If the "snake" doesn't come out of the hole, what will Mrs. Su do?

At the side door of Xie Guogong's mansion, Honggu quietly entered the boudoir of the daughter-in-law of the Xie family again, with a look of nervousness and fear on her face, "Madam, three groups of people approached the alley today, and one of them even asked the identity of the tenants as an official."

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