Marrying into a poor family

The next day will be the deadline for Qin Xiang's delivery, because Eunuch Zhao is about to leave Qijiang County and return to Beijing.

Eunuch Zhao is not a trustworthy person. All the incense collected must be managed by his own people, for fear of others interfering.

Therefore, when Qin Xiang was woken up by Qing Gu before she got up, she thought Eunuch Zhao's people were coming to rush the goods.

But the next moment, Qing Gu's words made Qin Xiang wake up immediately.

"Madam, Mrs. Lin from the county government has gone."

"What's going on?" Qin Xiang sat up and Qing Gu hurriedly put his coat on her shoulders.

"Just after five o'clock today, a fire broke out in the back house of the county government. Fortunately, it was discovered in time and put out quickly."

Qin Xi asked: "How did you know that Lin was gone?"

"Liu Xi is back and waiting outside. He said he has something important to tell his wife."

Qing Can also came in, and together with Qing Gu helped his wife put on her clothes, shoes and socks, put her hair in a bun and went out to see Liu Xi.

"Sister-in-law, look at this!" As soon as Liu Xi saw Qin Xiang, he handed over a folded brocade.

Qin Xiang opened it and saw that it was a blood letter accusing the county magistrate and Eunuch Zhao.

"How did it get into your hands?" Qin Xiang asked with an extremely serious look.

Liu Xi briefly recounted what happened.

The place where Liu Xi lived was in the back lane of the county government office, so when the fire broke out in the house behind the county government office, they were quickly alerted.

Everyone got up and went to the county government office to help put out the fire. Liu Xi was naturally no exception, but he went to the clerical warehouse. After all, it was his territory, and he was still very responsible.

But as soon as he opened the warehouse door, he saw something like white silk stuffed under the crack of the door.

Looking through the light of the lantern, Liu Xi was so frightened that she broke out in sweat and hurriedly hid the things close to her body.

As soon as I hid, I heard someone outside asking if I had seen anyone or anything suspicious?

Liu Xi stood at the door holding a lantern and said that he had just opened the door and saw no one passing by. As for what was going on inside, he did not know.

Those people passed by Liu Xi and went in to check it out in person. The warehouse was for storing documents. It was not very big and there was no place to hide people. So, those people checked it out and left.

Before leaving, he said to Liu Xi: "There's nothing wrong here. Just close the door and go back. Don't come back to do anything until you're notified."

Liu Xi agreed obediently, and his timid appearance made those people completely relax their questioning and scrutiny of him.

After that, Liu Xi closed the door and left the county government office, and found that the gatekeeper had already begun to check people coming in and out.

However, the two yamen officers who were interrogating were old acquaintances of Liu Xi. These people often ate and drank to Liu Xi. Usually there was an emergency at home, or there was no money to spend, so Liu Xi just threw away any loose money without caring. . If you can, pay it back. If you don't pay it back, Liu Xi will never ask.

Therefore, they would not check Liu Xi, but would let him out after casually touching his chest.

One of the brothers even patted him on the shoulder and said jokingly: "You are serious. Why did you come back here when you weren't on duty? Are you afraid that you won't get into trouble?"

Liu Xi was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, he leaned aside and explained: "I'm afraid something might happen to my little piece of land. If I don't take a look for myself, I won't feel safe!"

Then, he asked: "What happened? As soon as I opened my door, I saw someone coming to check, and asked if I saw anyone or anything strange? Is this checking someone or something?" ?”

The other gatekeeper looked around, hooked it with his finger, asked Liu Xi to come closer and said, "I heard that the concubine of our master, the very proud Lin, is dead."

Liu Xi's eyes widened: "Why did she die when she was fine? She is our master's favorite. She is always exposed to wind and rain in the back house, and she doesn't have any physical illness. Why is it so sudden?" Here, Liu Xi seemed to have thought of something, covering her mouth and lowering her voice: "Is the fire inside related to her?"

The yamen officer who had previously searched Liu Xi's body sneered: "How is Lin's life? It's just that she has enough food and clothing. A woman is treated like this, tsk tsk tsk tsk."

Someone came from a distance, and Liu Xi didn't dare to stay any longer, so he left after giving an explanation.

"Sister-in-law, why did this thing have to be sent to me? What does it mean?" Liu Xi's heart was beating so fast that the county government office could be set on fire and people died. With this blood letter, how could he let it happen? Is Liu happy or not?

Qin Xiang handed the things to Qinggu: "Put it in a box and put it on my desk. I will use it later."

Then, she looked at Liu Xi: "Since you are back, go to sleep first and pretend this never happened. Don't tell anyone."

Liu Xi went to bed.

Tonight was Qinggu's night shift, so Qin Xiang asked Qingcan to continue resting while Qinggu stayed.

After Qingcan went out, Qinggu immediately closed the door from the inside.

Qingcan turned around and looked at the closed door, feeling a little sour in her heart. She knew that her wife would definitely not sleep and would definitely have to deal with that thing.

But now, she was shut out. In other words, when the wife decided to marry her off, she also treated her as an outsider.

This feeling is not very good, at least, Qingcan is very wronged now.

However, there are gains and losses, and there is no way around it.

She guessed correctly. Qin Xiang and Qing Gu went to the back room. Qing Gu used scissors to cut off the burned wick, and lit an extra candle and placed it on the table.

Qin Xiang asked her to help grind the red ink, while she sat on the chair and carefully studied the handwriting on the blood book.

After copying it several times, Qin Xiang's words were just like her own on the blood book.

After Qinggu finished his work, he lit a charcoal basin and placed it at Qin Xiang's feet. He also put the charcoal into the heater, wrapped it in a cloth and put it in Qin Xiang's arms.

When the sky was bright, Qin Xiang had already copied more than a dozen pictures.

Then he raised his head and shook his neck and sore shoulders.

Qinggu hurriedly handed over the warm tea.

Qin Xiang was very satisfied with Qinggu's service. He didn't need to give orders and could always do it just right.

"Do you have a man you like? If so, I will marry you off in style." Qin Xiang leaned on the back of the chair and enjoyed Qinggu's shoulder and neck massage.

"Madam, I don't want to get married. I will stay with my wife for the rest of my life." Qinggu said with a chuckle, and the strength of his hand did not decrease.

"Fool, how can a woman not marry? Sooner or later, you will meet the person who makes your heart beat. This is fate!"

Qing Gu thought for a while and then said after a while: "Madam, fate is not always good, there are also evil fates. I rarely see slaves like the Second Master and my wife, but I see more of those who are inseparable in appearance and have their own plans. So, I’m not willing to try it.”

Because she didn't think she had such a good life.

"Besides, getting married means finding someone to rely on, but now that I'm following my wife, doesn't it mean I have someone to rely on?"

Qinggu's family has a heavy burden, and for her, money is more important than anything else. What's more, Qinggu saw how well Aunt Sang was living in the Xiao family now, with a maid and a mother-in-law taking care of her, and a doctor to see her when she was sick.

She is now Qin Xiang's maid. As long as she serves her wholeheartedly, she may not be able to take care of herself in the Xiao family in the future?

"You go back home and see your family, and then we are going to the capital." Qin Xiang's words spoke to Qing Gu's heart.