Denghuaxiao

Aunt Wan looked at Lu Tong: "Young lady also knows about the Ke family?"

"Who in Shengjing doesn't know the name of the Ke family?" Yin Zheng pretended to be surprised, "I heard that the Ke family's porcelain is used in the Taishi's mansion. What a sight. It turns out that grandma works in the Ke's mansion. So decent."

"They are all slaves, no matter what is decent or not." Aunt Wan said modestly, but her expression was a little proud.

Lu Tong smiled faintly.

Of course, Grandma Wan is not an ordinary slave.

Her husband Wan Fu is Ke Chengxing's personal servant.

Wan Fu has been with Ke Chengxing for more than twenty years. In other words, Wan Fu watched Lu Rou marry into the Ke family. After Lu Rou died, Wan Fu could not have known the inside story.

Lu Tong originally wanted to start with Wan Fu, but he was cautious by nature and couldn't find a way to get close, so he had to turn his attention to Wan Fu's wife, Nanny Wan.

After Nanny Wan revealed her identity and learned that Yin Zheng was from the same hometown, she became more casual and intimate with her.He also talked about the purchase of plum blossoms today, and murmured: "The plum blossoms have fallen apart, and the pancakes made will not taste right. If I ask about it later, my wife will be angry, fearing that I will be scolded again."

Lu Tong had finished pricking all the gold needles and was sitting on a chair waiting for the effects of the needles to take effect. Hearing this, he smiled and asked, "Isn't it that Grandma Ke is gentle and tolerant, so how can she care about a few plum blossoms? Grandma must be overthinking." "

"Gentle and gentle?" Aunt Wan laughed out loud, "Where did you hear this from? That person has nothing to do with being gentle and gentle."

Lu Tong's eyes flashed, and he asked doubtfully: "Isn't it right? I heard that Grandma Ke has good character and is a rare beauty. Could it be that others are trying to trick me?"

Aunt Wan looked at her and was about to speak when she suddenly remembered something and lowered her voice: "Young lady may have heard well, but the person in the mouth of others is probably the Grandma Ke in the front."

"Who's in the lead?"

"Yes, the grandma at the front is the one with outstanding character and appearance. It's a pity that she didn't have any luck, so she left shortly after passing the door. She got the advantage of this one for nothing." Aunt Wan seemed to be very interested in the new wife of the Ke family. Not very satisfied, and quite resentful in his words.

Lu Tong asked calmly: "You left not long after you passed the door? Are you sick?"

"Yes." Aunt Wan sighed, "I don't know why I got mad, but I was fine before. Maybe I didn't want to drag the uncle down, so I threw myself into the pool at a moment's notice. What a good person, and he treats his servants well. ,Pity."

She really felt sorry for Lu Rou, but Lu Tong's eyes darkened.

Mrs. Ke said that Lu Rou failed to seduce the young master of Taishi Qi's house, so she became angry and threw herself into the pool.Nanny Wan said that Lu Rou was crazy and committed suicide because she didn't want to drag Ke Chengxing down.

The two have different calibers, which means that Grandma Wan is not aware of anything related to Grand Master Qi.

Why would Mrs. Ke hide this from her servants, unless there is something hidden?

Judging from the look on Nanny Wan's face, she didn't know the truth. I'm afraid her husband Wan Fu didn't reveal it to her either.

The more concealed it is, the more fishy it becomes.

Lu Tong glanced at Aunt Wan, and suddenly smiled: "Then Uncle Ke married this man not long after the death of the first lady? In this way, men are really ruthless."

"Who says it's not the case?" Aunt Wan felt sad. "My wife went there in June, and she will be preparing the new wife's betrothal gift in September. Even those of us who are servants feel chilled."

As she talked, she seemed to feel something was wrong, so she hurriedly changed the subject of the conversation to herself.At one moment, he said that his son was taught how to gamble by his friends a few days ago, which often made Wanfu angry. At another moment, he said that the new wife was a strict housekeeper and was very frugal with expenses from top to bottom.Besides, Mrs. Ke likes sweets and eats several squares of sweets on weekdays.

After talking like this for an unknown amount of time, Grandma Wan suddenly felt that the pain in her ankle had become lighter. When she lowered her head, she saw that the swelling had completely subsided.

Lu Tong pulled out the golden needles from her ankle one by one, and applied a hot handkerchief on her ankle.Grandma Wan stood up and took a few steps, then she suddenly felt happy: "Sure enough, it doesn't hurt anymore!"

Yin Zheng smiled and took credit: "I told you, my girl is very skilled in medicine and will not lie to you." Aunt Wan put on her shoes and socks, praised her endlessly, and thanked her again.Yin Zheng refused to accept her money and just smiled and pushed her out the door: "Mommy said we were from the same hometown, so why did she say thank you? It was fate that we met at the flower market today. There is no need to say anything vulgar. In the future, When you have nothing to do, just come here and chat with us."

Aunt Wan originally wanted to thank her again, but she saw that it was already late and the plum blossoms had withered after being left out for a long time, so she joked with Yin Zheng for a few words before carrying the basket away.

After Aunt Wan left, Du Changqing, who was lying in front of the table, looked at Lu Tong and groaned: "I didn't expect you to really know how to acupuncture. But after working for so long, I didn't receive a single copper. Doctor Lu really regards money as such." Dung.”

Lu Tong ignored him, opened the felt curtain, and walked into the small courtyard behind the medicine shop.

Yin Zheng glared at him and followed him in.

Du Changqing rolled his eyes and jumped in anger: "Why are you angry at me? It's inexplicable."

Lu Tong entered the small courtyard and walked to the back room.

The window is open, and the rugged plum branches reflect the window eaves, like a simple picture scroll.

Yin Zheng followed from behind, closed the door, and looked at Lu Tong's face: "Girl."

"You heard it all." Lu Tong said calmly: "Mama Wan said that Grandma Ke left in June."

People in Changwu County said that it was March when Lu Qian received the news of Lu Rou's death.

Perhaps, that was not an ominous letter recording the news of Lu Rou's death.

Another example...

It was a distress letter.

Yin Zheng thought for a while: "But what Mother Wan meant was that she didn't know the inside story of Grandma Ke's illness. She also said that before the new Grandma came in, Mrs. Ke was afraid of making the new wife unhappy, so she removed the old lady's old ones in the yard. All the people have changed. Girl, are we looking for those old people now?"

"No need." Lu Tong said.

Now that the person has been replaced, it shows that the Ke family wants to cover up the truth.I think those who knew the truth are no longer alive.And those who were lucky enough to survive mostly had little knowledge and could not help much.

We have to start with the people around Ke Chengxing.

Lu Tong was silent for a moment, then asked: "I heard from Nanny Wan today that Wan Fu's son was obsessed with gambling a few days ago?"

Yin Zheng nodded: "Yes, I heard that my son was beaten twice because of this. Now he is sleeping well and studying at home."

Lu Tong said "hmm" and asked again: "Yin Zheng, can you bet?"

"I can." Yin Zheng nodded without thinking, "When I was in the building, I had to learn piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, chicken, and wine. Not only did I know how to gamble, but sometimes I had to learn how to cheat those stupid young men out of their money. A thousand tricks..." At this point, she suddenly froze for a moment and looked at Lu Tong, "The girl wants to..."

The wind blows, and the plum branches sway outside the window.

Lu Tong looked at it intently for a while, then looked away.

She said: "Yinzheng, I want to ask you for a favor."

(End of this chapter)