Jiaohua

Chapter 665 The one who made trouble (one more)
Inside the brocade box lies a piece of hibiscus jadeite, which is delicate and clear, with a medium-to-high texture, and the price is not cheap.

A plum blossom is engraved on the other side of the jade, which is exactly the plum branch that Xia Zhaoyi saw in "Yun Meng Yin Suo" and the chessboard of the two old men.

The engraving technique is exquisite and lifelike. Seeing Gongbi, he is definitely a master of microcarving.

"My aunt died of illness when she was less than ten years old," Mrs. Qu said, "My father also said that my aunt was born with a disability, missing her right leg, and she was dumb."

"This piece of jade is left like this." Xia Zhaoyi asked.

"Grandpa said he wanted to bury my aunt, but grandma disagreed. Grandma said that my aunt was too young and hadn't left the court yet, so it's not suitable to put other people's things in the tomb."

Xia Zhaoyi nodded and said, "The carving on the jade is the plum from Nianhuazhai. Tang Xiangsi may like this plum very much."

"That's what I want to tell you," Mrs. Qu said, "I thought about it all night last night, and I remembered that the reason why Tang Xiangsi became friends with my grandfather was because of Nianhuazhai. However, Nianhuazhai was From the Li family, my grandfather has a good relationship with the Li family brothers, that's why I met Tang Xiangsi."

"Madam, do you know how long Nianhuazhai has existed?" Xia Zhaoyi was curious.

"Well, I sent someone to search for the family tree of the Li family last night. It was about 600 years ago, the first year of Yanhe."

"Zhang Taizong, the second emperor of the Zhang Dynasty, it's been so long..."

"Yes, it's time to move forward."

Xia Zhaoyi put the jade back and raised the hand to cover the brocade box.

"A Li," Mrs. Qu looked at her, "forgive me for asking, is this Tang Xiangsi one of yours?"

Xia Zhaoyi shook his head: "No, he doesn't know me, I just read his works and admire him."

Mrs. Qu thought for a while, and said: "Well, Ah Li, since he has stayed in Hengyang for a while, and he is a romantic and elegant person, if you focus on looking for his traces, you will be able to find many. Leave this matter to me , if I can find it, I will never let it go."

"No," Xia Zhaoyi said, "Ma'am, this matter is as it is, you don't need to investigate further, and," she looked at a few maidservants beside her, "Don't let more people know about this matter. "

Mrs. Qu also looked at those maidservants.

The maids lowered their heads, and when Mrs. Qu looked over, they all cheered together.

Mrs. Qu looked back at Xia Zhaoyi and knew that it was not as simple as admiration she said.

But Xia Zhaoyi didn't want to say it, so Mrs. Qu didn't ask. Mrs. Qu knew the size better than anyone else.

"Okay," Mrs. Qu said, "Ali, I'll pretend that this never happened, but if you need anything in the future, just write a letter."

"Yeah." Xia Zhaoyi smiled.

The follow-up meals continued to come up, and Xia Zhaoyi couldn't eat any more, so he only ate a little.

In addition to the ingredients, Mrs. Qu introduced some Hengyang scenic spots and interesting rumors, which made Xia Zhaoyi laugh several times.

It took a long time to eat a meal, except for the unhappiness that Nie Huimo came over at the beginning, at least the atmosphere at the end was good.

The rain in the sky became smaller, but it rained heavily.

Mrs. Qu said that Xia Zhaoyi didn't like sedan chairs, so she wanted a carriage.

Xia Zhaoyi shook his head, but when he opened the umbrella, he suddenly turned around and said, "Madam Qu, can you lend me a coir raincoat and a horse?"

"Okay!" Mrs. Qu couldn't wait more than she asked for, "Ali, wait a minute, I'll give orders."

After finishing speaking, she looked sideways at the housekeeper, and without her saying anything, the housekeeper immediately left.

Mrs. Qu laughed and looked at Xia Zhaoyi: "My housekeeper, haha!"

Xia Zhaoyi also laughed.

There are many horses in Qu's mansion, and the housekeeper chose the most robust and handsome horse.

It was hard to find coir raincoats, Mrs. Qu couldn't wear coir raincoats, and neither did the maids, only the grooms and guards in the mansion wore them.

The butler searched for a while, and asked someone to find a coir raincoat that no one had worn. He made sure that it was clean and had no smell. He also specially made some spices and smoked it before taking it back.

When Xia Zhaoyi picked it up, as soon as his fingers touched it, he knew what the butler had done.

She thanked her with a smile, turned to Madam Qu, and said seriously: "Thank you Madam for taking care of me."

"This is what kind of care, why are you being polite to me." Mrs. Qu laughed.

Xia Zhaoyi put on the coir raincoat neatly, got on the horse, and clasped his fists immediately: "I will definitely come to Hengxiang again in the future, and I will have a good drink with my wife!"

"Very good! I'll just wait!"

Xia Zhaoyi smiled casually and pulled the reins: "Madam Qu, farewell."

"Bon voyage," Mrs. Qu said, "See you someday!"

Xia Zhaoyi nodded, lightly kicked the horse's belly with both legs, and the horse lifted its feet to leave.

Walking not slowly, but at a very slow speed, the continuous rain fell on her body, gradually increasing, and dripping down the brim of the bamboo hat.

Xia Zhaoyi quietly raised his eyes and looked around while walking.

She actually did a rough observation when she came here, but it wasn't exhaustive. Looking carefully now, after excluding the big trees under the thunderstorm, there are not many places left to guard the gate of Qu's mansion.

Mrs. Qu looked at the young girl's thin back from behind. After watching for a while, Mrs. Qu sighed softly and led her back to the house.

Xia Zhaoyi turned around after leaving a certain distance, and saw that there was only the nursing courtyard left at the gate of Qu's mansion. She turned around and walked to the alley on the other side. The last eaves.

She searched for those points one by one, and she saw the footprints of three people in the big household in the south of Qu's mansion.

Compared with the direction of the footprints and the freshness of the three footprints due to the rain, Xia Zhaoyi is [-]% sure. Just now, Nie Huimo or Nie Huimo's hands watched her pass to Qu's mansion here.

Now, people are gone.

Xia Zhaoyi left without expression, got back on the horse, and raised her whip: "Drive!"

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and a thunderstorm fell suddenly. People on the street rushed, and many people huddled under the eaves by the side of the road and walked slowly.

Then there was a crisp sound of horseshoes sprinting, and a thin girl in a bamboo hat rode by, with superb equestrian skills and a heroic posture, whistling like the wind.

Half an hour later, Xia Zhaoyi's horse stood up in front of the gate of Guiyuan Inn.

The wind blew from the ground, blowing the rain on her body. She looked at the four characters "Guiyuan Inn" on it. The door was open, but due to the heavy rain, there were no guests inside.

The shopkeeper is not there, the clerk is reading miscellaneous books, and the accountant is doing accounts.

Seeing someone coming at the door, the clerk closed the book and came out to have a look.

Xia Zhaoyi got off his horse and went in, threw the reins of the steed, and the waiter hurriedly raised his hand to catch it.

She strode across the threshold, walked to the center of the hall, looked up and looked around.

A few guests in the lobby looked at her curiously.

Then I saw the girl take off the coir raincoat and the bamboo hat on her head, revealing a beautiful and beautiful face.

The long skirt on her body was slightly wet, but it made her figure more graceful. Her slender neck and back, thin waist and long legs, waist and upturned buttocks showed that she was extremely powerful, not a shriveled, skinny beauty.

"Give me someone who can make the decision!" Xia Zhaoyi shouted loudly, "This girl is here to mess things up today!"

　Thank you Hua Ah Li for your reward~~~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)