Zhe Jinchun

Chapter 478

The fat old woman trembled from the sudden drinking, her face turned pale, and she hurriedly said: "I don't dare, I don't dare. I just said it casually, don't take it to heart."

Seeing the fear and fear on her face, the gray-haired woman's complexion improved a bit, but her expression was still very cold, and she said in a deep voice: "We will do what the master told us, and don't ask what shouldn't be asked, and don't ask what shouldn't be said. Say." When she said this, she glanced at the fat old woman, with a look of resentment: "Don't blame me for not reminding you, if you dare to say a word about what happened today, I can't save you."

"Yes, yes, I won't say it." The voice of the fat old woman trembled, only feeling that the wind in the aisle was terribly cold, she couldn't help but tightened her clothes again, and muttered in her mouth: "This is good!" Damn, why is it so cold, it's almost April..."

A group of people gradually walked out of the narrow aisle, and her small complaints were also blown away by the night wind and disappeared in the silent darkness.

But in a certain courtyard of the Qin Mansion, in a corner where the moonlight could not shine, there was a figure, just like the fat old woman, whispering to herself: "Dead end... Dead end..."

The very soft and thin voice, with an indescribable contradiction, seems to be extremely happy, but also seems to be full of compassion. The voice is embedded in the night, like the whisper of a summer insect: "...It's a pity I lost... three lives... and it didn't work..."

The man sighed and said, the whole person huddled in the corner, like a black spot inlaid under the night, the figure was blurred and difficult to distinguish, the only thing that could be seen clearly were those frighteningly bright eyes, in this slightly cold In the beautiful spring night, the light shone brightly...

At the end of March in the 14th year of Zhongyuan, some accidents occurred in the Qin family's mansion in Qingzhou. Three people died overnight, two of them were little servant girls.The third person who died was a bodyguard. He had a sudden illness, and he called for a doctor overnight but failed to save him.

The bodies of these three people were sent overnight.

Except for the fact that the guard had some status, the Qin family helped out with a coffin and gave some money to his family, the two maidservants were originally from humble backgrounds, and they were all in the Qin family, whether they were dead or alive. Who will take care of it?
And everything about that night, the faint crescent moon and the fragrance of flowers in the courtyard, the small whispers in the lanes and the soft chants of sighs and joys in the shadows, were eventually covered by the mundane trivialities day after day.

It seems that in just a blink of an eye, the city is full of wind and dust, and the bright early summer is just around the corner.

As the weather improves, Han'an County in the south ushers in the annual rainy season again, and there will be a drizzle every now and then, which will wash the white walls and black tiles clean. If it is in a painting.

People who have been suffocated by the drought for a whole year have become extremely active at this time. The wealthy households of the gentry are busy enjoying the rain, feasting, viewing flowers and outings, while the common people of the Han nationality are busy with housework and daily going in and out. The tragic event of the extermination of the He family was ignored by people day after day, whether intentionally or not.

After all, no one wants to keep staring at these unlucky things and inquiring about them, right?Life will continue to go on, and you have to live how you want to live.As for those private considerations and calculations, they can only be kept in private. On the surface, everything is still as usual.

At the beginning of April, the eyes of the entire Jiangyang County gentry were focused on Xiao Shi.

As we all know, the seventh day of April is Xiao Gongwang's birthday.

Every year at this time, the Xiao family will hold a birthday banquet, which has been a practice for more than ten years.

And this year's birthday banquet is different from previous years.It is said that Xiao Erlang, who is extremely handsome, was elected by various gentry a while ago, and passed the examination of Zhongzheng of Jiupin County, and officially passed the county council and county council. Embarking on an official career, it can be said that the future is bright.

With Xiao's family background, it is actually not too difficult for the children of the family to pass the county council. As long as they have a little real talent and knowledge, coupled with the reputation of the county, Xiao Erlang's future road will be smooth sailing, and at the same time, his marriage Then we have to seriously start preparing.

Speaking of which, among the several gentlemen of the Xiao family, the one with the most outstanding character and appearance is Xiao Erlang Xiao Jixun. Logically speaking, his official career and marriage should not be delayed until this time.

In fact, there is a reason for this. In the early years, because Xiao Erlang insisted on keeping the rules for the elders in the clan, he got a filial piety name, missed the marriage date, and failed to catch up with the county council.Afterwards, Xiao Gongwang said that he wanted to polish him up, and deliberately did not report Xiao Jixun's name to the county council, so Xiao Erlang's official career was delayed.The same is true for marriage. If a man and a husband cannot establish themselves, how can they start a family?

Now Xiao Erlang is 22 years old, he is finally going to be an official, and his talents are extremely good. Although there are a few unnamed concubines in his family, and he is a bit more romantic, it is not harmful in the end. It can be said that the whole The most sought-after gentleman in Jiangyang County.

Therefore, this time Mrs. Xiao intends to take advantage of Mr. Xiao's birthday celebration, when Xiao's family has many friends and famous families from the county come to celebrate his birthday, so that she can investigate the girls of various surnames and arrange a marriage for Erlang, the most beautiful of Xiao's family. Come.

With Xiao's prestige in the county and the title of "the most beautiful man in the county", as long as Xiao Erlang says he wants to marry, not to mention Jiangyang County, but the adjacent counties of Hanjia, Yuejun, etc. There are also groups of gentry rushing to ask for this marriage.

Therefore, Xiao Gongwang's birthday banquet this time can be said to be the focus of attention, but any family with a girl is like an enemy, wishing to buy out all the silk shops and jewelry stores in Pingcheng The gentry girls did not hesitate to spend huge sums of money, sending people to Shangjing, Dadu and other places to buy clothing and accessories, and even made the water transportation business more prosperous.

Compared with the bustle and noise of the noble families, the deserted and even desolate Qin family is particularly eye-catching.

The warm east wind blows over the tall lintels of the Qin Mansion, rolls up the fallen leaves, and sweeps the willows lightly, but it can't shake the silence of the mansion after all.

In addition to the occasional sound of reading from the ethnology, the deserted Qin family in front of the door is still the same as before with sparse carriages and horses. There is no one in the concierge to watch the door, because it is useless to watch, and there will be no guests after all. door-to-door.

In the Xici room of Donghua Residence, Mrs. Lin sat by the desk with a sullen face, looking at the account book in front of her with a gloomy expression, without turning a page for a long time.

A corner of the plain cloth curtain was blown by the wind, and a ray of sunlight rolled into the outside of the curtain, followed by another soft "pop", shaking the sunlight outside the door.

The Xiao family's birthday is a happy event, but the Qin family is not included in this happy event. Just thinking about it, Lin's heart feels panicked. Although she is sitting in the room at the moment, her heart But it was like being fried in hot oil, and it was full of anxiety over and over again.

(End of this chapter)