After Gao married the prince, the sick and weak concubine lost her horse

Chapter 243 243 New Year's Eve

After Sheng Tingye left, Shen Qingci was not idle either.

As he walked forward, she quietly moved out of the yard.

After all, she still bears the identity of Mrs. Zhang Yi'an, the counselor next to Zhang Jincheng. Once there is a change in Qiankuling, this identity will be very sensitive and dangerous.

But you can't escape all of them, otherwise it will arouse people's suspicion.

There are still people left in the yard.

If anyone comes to ask, it will only be said that Mrs. Zhang has suffered from a cold and is seriously ill.

In fact, Shen Qingci lived in Yang's Cloth House which was just across the street from this house.

On the surface it is Buzhuang, but in private it is a secret stronghold of Sheng Tingye in Yuncheng.

It was also what he had told her before, a house with a secret passage as a way out.

The shopkeeper of the cloth village is called Yang Erniang, about thirty, and has been a widow here for several years.

She seems to be straightforward and pungent, but she has a delicate mind and manages the business of the cloth village in an orderly manner.
It is also a secret stake under Sheng Tingye's secret guard.

Besides Yang Erniang, there was an errand girl named Qiaoer, and two long-term odd jobs, Zhao Changfeng and Liu Wu.

All their own.

The cloth village is divided into a front hall and a backyard, and there is also a two-story embroidery building.

In addition to the warehouse piled with cloth, there are three houses.

Yang Erniang and Qiao'er lived in one room, two long-term workers lived in one room, and Shen Qingci lived in one room.

When Shen Qing resigned, he didn't disturb the people around him, and after he moved in, he didn't show his face in the front hall, so even the neighbors didn't know that there was someone like her in the cloth village.

During the day, she reads the news reports collected by the people below in the embroidery building full of cloth, or studies the topographic maps and personal relationship networks on the State Shepherd's Mansion and Zhang Zongyao's Mansion.

She dared not let herself be idle for a moment.

Because as soon as her mind was empty, her thoughts drifted to Sheng Tingye.

I don't know if he arrived at Qianku Ridge safely.

I don't know if Zhang Zongyao has noticed him.

……

It's New Year's Eve in a blink of an eye.

This afternoon, Yang Erniang closed the store early, asked Qiaoer to make dumplings together, and laughed and pulled Shen Qingci to watch the new year together.

Shen Qingci was still hiding in the embroidered building to read newspapers, and seeing that they were very interested, it was hard to take their kindness to heart.

Several people ate dumplings together.

The sky gradually darkened.

The wind and snow outside are also getting bigger.

A tree of wintersweet in the courtyard is in full bloom, and the blossoming winter plums are blooming among the strong branches facing the wind and snow.

Shen Qingci just walked out of the house, and a burst of fragrance came to his face along with the cold wind and snow.

She stood under the plum tree, looking at the delicate and beautiful plum blossoms in a daze.

If he was there, he would come under the tree at night to pluck a plum blossom and put it on her bedside.

"lady."

Yang Erniang's voice brought Shen Qingci's thoughts back to reality.

Hearing the sound of stepping on the snow behind him, Shen Qingci subconsciously turned around, and saw Yang Erniang presenting a small brocade box less than half a foot long.

Facing Shen Qingci's questioning eyes, Yang Erniang winked, and whispered: "When the master left the day before yesterday, he quietly instructed his subordinates, saying that it would be a New Year's gift to Madam on New Year's Eve."

Hearing this, there were circles of ripples in Shen Qingci's peaceful heart.

He even remembered to prepare her a New Year's gift.

Obviously he was so busy in those days.

It was windy and snowy outside, but there was a kind of warmth in her heart that was properly placed.

She raised her hand to take it.

Opening it, a white jade plum flower hairpin lying in the brocade box came into view.

The texture of the hairpin is warm and delicate, and the workmanship is very fine.

Not only the plum blossoms are carved vividly, but even the pistils are vivid.

Even Shen Qingci, who was used to seeing all kinds of jewelry, couldn't help feeling happy.

"So lovely!

Yang Erniang praised repeatedly, "Do you want me to put the hairpin on for Madam?"

Shen Qingci nodded.

Yang Erniang took it from her hand carefully, and put the hairpin on her hair for her.

Even Qiao'er beside her couldn't stop praising: "This hairpin perfectly complements Madam's good color."

Shen Qingci was a little embarrassed by their praise.

This New Year's Eve is over.

Although Sheng Tingye was not around, Shen Qingci did not feel lonely.

On the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, the heavy snow that had been falling for more than half a month finally stopped.

Yunzhou City, which had been quiet for a while, became lively again.

But Shen Qingci's mood did not feel a little relaxed.

Counting the time, it has been nearly half a month since Sheng Tingye went to Qiankuling, and there is still no news, let alone the Zhang family.

Shen Qingci didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.

It's just that she was a little uneasy.

She sat at the table and spread out the scroll, but she couldn't read a single word.

Shen Qingci simply got up and walked to the window, and pushed half of the window leaf open.

Although the snow had stopped, it was even colder outside.

The cold and biting wind swept through Shen Qingci's body and made him stiff with dampness, and his energy and spirit were lifted up.

The two-story embroidered building is not very high, but you can see the scenery of the two surrounding streets all over.

Since staying here, Shen Qingci has never been out of the house, and it's rare that the weather is good today, so she wants to go out to get some air.

However, before she could look away from the back street, there was a sudden exclamation from the end of the long street, accompanied by a burst of noise, Shen Qingci turned her head to look, but saw a familiar figure at a glance.

Someone in the crowd exclaimed, it was the girl from the flower building who ran out!
I saw a few strong turtle slaves chasing a thin girl.

Behind them followed a panting old lady who was dressed up beautifully.

As she ran, she cursed angrily, "Grab that little hoof!"

"You still dare to run! See if I don't interrupt your dog legs!"

The girl didn't know where to go in a panic, she only cared about rushing through the street.

Such things are not new.

But Shen Qingci knew that girl.

Qingzhou Wang's family, Wang Baoqin.

Seeing her, Shen Qingci was a little surprised.

Although she followed the Wang family's merchant ship to Yunzhou that day, later Shen Qingci called someone who informed Zhao Zhenlin.

Ordinarily, when they returned to Qingzhou, it was impossible for them to forget Wang Baoqin.

Why let her wander to the point where she is being chased by the old bustard in Hualou?

Puzzled in his heart, putting aside the relationship with his cousins ​​in the past, it was because of the kindness she showed to him once, since they met, Shen Qingci couldn't sit idly by.

Moreover, seeing Wang Baoqin, a plan suddenly popped up in her heart.

Without thinking about it, Shen Qingci turned around and went back to the desk, took a few things into his arms, turned over and went down the embroidered building.

Yang Erniang was packing the cloth in the courtyard, Shen Qingci didn't have time to elaborate, he just gave a few simple instructions, then grabbed a veiled cap and put it on, and turned out of the back street from the courtyard wall that she just saw that there was no one behind .

Chasing the direction where Wang Baoqin fled just now, Shen Qingci will arrive when Wang Baoqin is blocked in a dead end by the bustard and his group.

The bustard and the others turned their backs to Shen Qingci, and did not pay attention to Shen Qingci who suddenly appeared at the entrance of the alley.

All their eyes were on Wang Baoqin, who had nowhere to go.

"Run! Why don't you run away!"

The old bustard in red and green was out of breath, and it took him a long time to swear: "See how I will deal with you when I go back!"

"Tie her up for me!"

As soon as the words fell, several turtle slaves immediately rolled up their sleeves and walked towards Wang Baoqin who was a few steps away.

In less than a month, Wang Baoqin lost a lot of weight.

The original pair of lonely and cold eyes were no longer as bright as before.

She looked at these turtle slaves with a look of despair, "If you dare to take a step forward, I will ram you to death here!"

At this moment, she already had the heart to die.

The voice just fell, and before the turtle slave could react, she turned her head and slammed into the stone wall behind her.

It's just that her body is too thin and weak, even if she has used all her strength, she is no match for those strong turtle slaves at all.

Just as Wang Baoqin took a step, he was strode forward one by one, grabbed the collar of his back and slammed him on the ground.

"Clap!"

The old bustard turned pale with anger, she rushed forward and slapped Wang Baoqin across the face.

Although he still cared about not hurting her face, and would point to this face to make money in the future, these two slaps were not light.

In an instant, two slap marks were left on Wang Baoqin's cheeks.

"I want to die! It's not that easy! My old lady paid a lot of money to buy you back, and you are here to pretend to be a chaste and strong woman for my old lady!"

One vulgar sentence after another.

And Shen Qingci had already run to the front from the alley.

Seeing that the old bustard was about to slap her down again, Shen Qingci stepped forward and grabbed her arm.

"stop!"

The furious madam turned her head and saw a girl. Although she couldn't see her face clearly with a veiled hat, she had seen too many Yingying and Yanyan with her eyes. She could tell that this girl was absolutely top-notch just by her figure and posture.

Compared with the one in front of her, it is even more exciting.

Seeing that she was alone again, the anger in the old bustard's heart disappeared. She narrowed her eyes and looked at Shen Qingci with a smile: "What is this girl doing? I educate the girls in my flower building. Can't say anything."

While speaking, she had already quietly winked at the turtle slave beside her.

Immediately, two people stood quietly behind Shen Qingci, trying to block her way.

Shen Qingci looked at the old bustard coldly as if she hadn't seen him.

"You're right, but I see that this girl wants to die. If you take her back forcibly like this, I'm afraid she will end up with nothing but money."

Hearing this, the bustard raised her hand and touched her chin.

She had a thick layer of powder on her face.

Because of the way she ran, big drops of sweat rolled down her forehead, and those powders had already covered her face, which looked especially funny.

She smiled and said, "Then according to the girl's opinion?"

Shen Qingci took out a 100 tael bank note from his sleeve.

"I bought her with this."

The bustard glanced over.

Seeing that she offered 100 taels as soon as she made a move, I was a little bit worried at first, but now I couldn't help but look at her more, fearing that she was a daughter from a wealthy family, and if she offended rashly, I was afraid that she would get into trouble later.

What's more, Shen Qingci said casually: "My servant is in the back street, and I can rush over as soon as I say hello, and you don't want to get involved in a lawsuit, do you?"

Hearing this, the old bustard quickly stopped the two turtle slaves who were about to attack Shen Qingci with their eyes.

She turned to look at Shen Qingci with a smile: "Girl is generous, but she just wants to buy my cash cow with this little money. I'm afraid it won't work. She is still a baby, and I can sell it at will later. a better price."

Shen Qingci had long expected that she would open her mouth like a lion, and she sneered: "I guess you bought her, at most 20 taels of silver, and you can earn 80 taels just by flipping your hand. This deal is still a good deal."

After finishing speaking, Shen Qingci turned his head and glanced at Wang Baoqin who was slumped on the ground: "You have to think about it, if you miss this opportunity and she commits suicide, you won't even be able to redeem the capital."

Just at this time, Wang Baoqin had a complete expression on his face.

Her strong and stubborn temper really gave the old bust a headache.

Ordinary girls were locked up and starved for a few days, and they were beaten a few times.

But this girl has been beaten and fined. It has been more than half a month since she bought the flower building, and she has not been subdued. Even today, the turtle slave who guarded her was a little careless and made her escape through the window.

It's really tricky.

The bustard was a little shaken.

But it was only 100 taels of silver, and she was a little unwilling. This was much less than what she expected to squeeze from this girl.

She was about to increase the price, but unexpectedly, Shen Qingci shook the bank note in his hand.

"If you don't want to, forget it."

"I just look at her pleasing to the eye, and I want to buy it back to be a combing maid. How many of these money are enough for me to buy?"

As she said that, she was about to put away the banknotes and made a gesture to leave.

Seeing this, the procuress who originally wanted to make another sum panicked, and she hurried forward to grab Shen Qingci's hand.

"Since the girl likes it, I have no choice but to reluctantly give up."

Before she touched Shen Qingci's fingertips, Shen Qingci twisted his wrist and stuffed the bank note into her hand.

She said succinctly: "Deal."

The old bustard smiled brightly, and the expression on his face covered with a thick layer of powder was even uglier.

After she collected the bank note, she turned her head and gave Wang Baoqin a look: "You're lucky!"

After finishing speaking, she snorted coldly, turned her head and led a group of turtle slave thugs out of the alley.

Seeing this, Wang Baoqin suddenly let go of all her strength and almost fell limp on the ground.

Shen Qingci took a step forward and reached out to her: "Can I still go?"

"Ah."

Wang Baoqin responded quickly, and she frowned and looked at Shen Qingci in puzzlement: "Why did you save me, girl?"

Because the other party was a girl, she subconsciously let her guard down.

Shen Qingci smiled at her through the curtain: "It's a rough road."

These days Wang Baoqin suffered too much pain and suffering, and at first feeling the kindness from others, she couldn't help but her eyes turned red.

"Thank you, miss. I'm also a woman from a good family. When I get home, I will definitely ask my family to thank you again!"

Shen Qingci sighed helplessly.

"Don't talk about the future, now you and I may not be able to escape safely."

Hearing this, Wang Baoqin looked confused.

Seeing her innocent face, Shen Qingci couldn't help but sigh in his heart, after all, she was still a girl who grew up pampered by the Wang family.

I don't know that people's hearts are sinister.

She bent down, helped Wang Baoqin up, and explained to her in a low voice: "Do you really think that if I pay the 100 taels of silver, the bustard will let it go?"

As soon as the words fell, Wang Baoqin froze all over.

She subconsciously clenched Shen Qingci's arm, and looked nervously at the entrance of the alley: "You mean..."

(End of this chapter)