Raiders of the Duke and Duchess

Chapter 226 The Unfinished Bowl of Rice (Third Watch)

Half an hour passed, and the dishes were already cold.Before Qian Li came back, Qian Momo got up and reheated the food, and stood at the door of the house looking around for a long time.

Lao Qian's house is not big, just a small courtyard, a small well and a ginkgo tree in the yard, nothing else.Standing at the entrance of the main room, you can clearly see the road outside the gate.It was raining heavily today, and after watching for a while, there was no one passing by.On the contrary, there were some voices from the next door, which sounded indistinct.

After waiting for another half an hour, the rain had subsided a bit. Qian Momo went to the gate to look around, and the neighbor came out to pour water. It was a surprise to see Qian Momo, "Old Qian's family, why are you standing here? What about your Dali?" ?”

When Lao Qian was still there, he wanted to give birth to a girl, so he always called his son "Dali, Dali". After thinking of the name of the girl's family, he called him "Qian Qiaoer".

Big and small.

Qian Qiaoer was not born, and the old money was gone, but the neighbors were also used to Dali.

Qian Momo shook her head, her brows furrowed more and more, and she said after a long while, "I left halfway through the meal, saying that I was waiting for him to come back to eat. It was cold and hot, hot and cold again, and I didn't see anything." When I came back... I didn't bring an umbrella when I went out..."

"Maybe I went to meet friends, it's rare to come back."

"Hey...what friend is in such a hurry that he can't even finish half a bowl of rice...forget it, I'll go in and heat it up." Saying this, he nodded to the aunt next door, turned and walked into the room.

I was stopped, "Hey..."

The aunt next door raised her hand, came forward with some hesitation and some gossip, and handed over a small handful of melon seeds, "I see that you look good these days, and you are doing comfortably at your new employer."

Her expression of asking for news was too obvious. Although she didn't know her intentions, Nanny Qian was still vaguely vigilant. Boss, no one is in control. Just trying to relax..."

"Yes. That's true." The aunt next door smiled, "Which family is it? How many times have I asked you? It's either hidden or ambiguous. There's nothing wrong with it. I'm afraid I will rob you It's an errand."

"That won't be true. You are living a good life. No matter how much money you are given to serve people, you won't go... It's just that the boss is low-key and doesn't like servants gossiping outside. There was a maid before. I was sold out because of this. I’m really sorry.” As he spoke, he pointed to the inside of the room and said, “I still have to go in to warm up the meal, and I don’t know when that kid will come back…”

Whispering, he turned and entered the house.

It was still raining, and the yard was washed clean by the rain. Nanny Qian carried her clothes and walked step by step against the eaves. She vaguely heard the complaints of the aunt next door after she returned to her yard. The voice was quite loud, but the sound of the rain I can't hear clearly, probably complaining about my ignorance just now.

Qian Momo smiled and didn't take it seriously. She went into the room and touched the rice bowl. It was indeed cold again. She looked up at the sky and said, "If it gets hotter...the leaves of this vegetable will turn yellow...it's not good..."

Even so, he turned around and went to warm up the dishes.

There was some sluggishness between movements and manners, as if all of a sudden, he became old.

……

It was not yet Yin time, the sky was dark and gloomy, and the strong wind swept the fallen leaves and howled.

Qian Li has not returned yet.

The hot meals were cold again, and they were placed on the stove, the soup and water remnants looking cold.Nanny Qian moved a small stool and sat under the eaves, watching the rain wash against the small bluestone brick steps, and the cracks between the bricks were covered with mottled moss.

For a moment, she thought of the clean and beautiful white marble bricks and stones carved with patterns in Ji's house. Every time it rains, the young girl likes to sit on the porch to watch the rain, or play the piano, or read a book. The princess also liked it before. Saw it once or twice from a distance.

I didn't see it again for a while after that.

According to the servants who served closely at Chongren Hall, the princess's temper was sometimes weird, sometimes gentle, and sometimes irritable.When he was irritable, he would smash things, and after smashing, he squatted on the ground and cried... The nanny who was married at that time sighed, and said that his master was like... like a trapped beast.

Qian Momo had never seen a concubine who looked like a "trapped beast", because it didn't take long for the fire in Chongren Hall to burn up.

Even though people all over the world said that the fire was an accident... But Qian Momo still felt weird, not only because of the weirdness of the fire, but also because of the weird state of the princess before the fire.

Qian Momo was suspicious, but still waited in the East Palace anxiously for a while, and only found an excuse to leave the East Palace when she was not so sensitive when she left.

Someone knocked on the door.

The door was not closed, and the man was holding an oil-paper umbrella, with a Chinese character face that was somewhat serious and somewhat gentle. He knocked on the door frame again and asked, "This place... is Qian Li's home."

Wearing a black robe and a black oil-paper umbrella, the man lining the ground had a pale and stern face, like...a person of status.

Qian Momo got up hastily and brought down the small stool behind her. She turned around to help her, and after bending over halfway, she felt that this was a bit impolite, so she rubbed her hands and looked out the door, "You... What's the matter?"

The other party stepped into the threshold and crossed the small courtyard in a few steps. The oil-paper umbrella was not closed, and the courtyard seemed much smaller even standing in the courtyard.He looked down at Nanny Qian, with a strange look in his eyes, Nanny Qian couldn't understand, so he asked, "Are you Qian Li's mother?"

Under such gaze, she was nervous for no reason, Qian Momo rubbed her hands, "Yes, yes. Did Qian Li do something outside?"

The other party said no, and after speaking, handed over an envelope, "Qian Li asked me to hand it over to you."

Her heart skipped a beat, and Nanny Qian didn't answer. She looked at the other party suspiciously. Her son knew that no matter how precious he was on weekdays, he felt that the world was unique, but he still had self-knowledge about what he looked like.

Qian Li didn't have many friends in the city, and the few he had were all street gangsters... Qian Li couldn't make friends with such a man with an uneasy temperament all over his body.Even if the person in front of him is not a member of a family, he must be someone with a relatively high status in charge.

All in all, Qian Ligao can't climb up, let alone send the other party over to run errands.

Suspicious in his heart, but still respectful on his face, "Why did that child send you here for a while, where is he alone?"

"He has something to do temporarily, so he left. I just told you these, and let you keep them."

Qian Momo still didn't answer it, looking at the envelope, her heart skipped a beat suddenly, and her eyes turned black after a while.

(End of this chapter)