Value peace

Chapter 12 Little Interlude
Gu Xiyan heard footsteps, but did not enter the house, she went out curiously and looked out through the curtain of the hall, just in time to see Mo Ju crouching in Hengyue's ear and saying something.

Gu Xiyan yelled "Mo Ju", Mo Ju seemed to be taken aback, turned around and exchanged glances with Hengyue, and then ran up to Gu Xiyan and called "Girl".

Gu Xiyan looked at Hengyue coldly through the curtain, her eyes were sharp and chilly.

Mo Ju shrank, and murmured: "Girl, what's the matter?"

Gu Xiyan looked at her silently.

Mo Ju lowered her head, twisting the hem of her clothes with her small hands.

Hengyue greeted her with a smile, and said, "It's okay, what's the matter, I said I was going to get the food box, and I was angry with the nuns, so I told you about it!"

Gu Xiyan sneered: "When did Mo Ju get the food boxes in this courtyard? What did Talang do?" As he spoke, anger appeared on his face.

Hengyue was still laughing beside her.

Gu Xiyan lifted the curtain and walked out of the courtyard.

Mo Ju's face immediately became flustered, and she stretched out her arms to stop Gu Xiyan: "Second Miss, Second Miss, you, you can't go out!"

Although she has not been here for a long time, Gu Xiyan knows that this place is a bit like China in the ancient feudal society. If a male servant of the same status gives birth to a child, it is a family child, and it belongs to the master, just like the lambs born by cows and sheep.Therefore, the master wants absolute power... Mo Ju has always been a smart person, but now she stretches out her arms to block her, the matter becomes not so simple!

Gu Xiyan stopped in her tracks, staring at Hengyue over the top of Mo Ju's head.Hengyue lowered her eyelids, not daring to meet her eyes.

She gave a soft "hum" coldly.Just after "humming", Gu Xiyan was startled.This cold snort sounded so much like the mocking tone of that unfortunate "husband" to my ears.

Gu Xiyan's eyes showed confusion, and she shook her head slightly.

Over there, Hengyue and Mo Ju exchanged glances again, Hengyue shook her head, but Mo Ju closed her eyes, and said something: "It's in the camphor forest, I found it in the camphor forest, I found it A female corpse was found, and Qixia reported it to the government..."

Gu Xiyan was still in a daze, puzzled for a moment, her gaze swept over Hengyue's and Mo Ju's panicked faces, and suddenly a thought flashed through her mind, and she turned pale with shock: "Where's Duan Niang? Has Duan Niang come back yet? "

Hengyue shook her head solemnly.

Gu Xiyan lost her voice in shock, and hurriedly ran out, Hengyue and Mo Ju shouted from behind: "Second Miss, Second Miss, you can't go, now all the yamen servants working in the government are there, you can't go..."

The yard is not big, and Gu Xiyan ran in a hurry, and within a few words, she had already reached the door.

Hengyue and Moju saw it, and immediately ran after him.Gu Xiyan in front of her staggered, her body swayed, and she suddenly fell backwards.Hengyue is older and her hands and feet are longer. At a critical moment, an arrow stepped forward to support Gu Xiyan, but she heard an "ouch" outside the door, and someone scolded: "You little hooves with no eyes, I don't know what to do." At home, you guys will turn the world upside down, you are reckless..." Hengyue took a closer look, and it turned out to be Duanniang.

Gu Xiyan also saw who was coming, and called out "Duanniang" happily, stood up and ran to Duanniang's side and hugged Duanniang.

Duanniang was just about to stand up, but when Gu Xiyan hugged her, her body lost weight and she fell to the ground again. She was about to reprimand someone who came, but found that it was Gu Xiyan, and she couldn't help asking in panic: "What happened? What happened?" What's the matter?"

When Mo Ju and Hengyue who came later saw this, one went to help Duanniang and the other helped Gu Xiyan, they both laughed in unison: "It's okay, it's okay?"

It was a mess, but a hesitant voice came from the other side: "Hey, what's going on here?"

Duanniang stood up and saw that it was Deacon Ding, her face immediately became serious.

Gu Xiyan also recognized Deacon Ding, but last time she couldn't see clearly through the curtain, but this time under the sunlight, she took a closer look at Deacon Ding.He is only 25 or [-] years old, with fair complexion, thin facial features, and a small single eyelid that shines brightly. He is very energetic.Gu Xiyan thought of the typical joke of "small eyes can gather light", and a smile appeared on her face involuntarily.

This smile is not so simple in the eyes of Deacon Ding.The wife of a friend of his wanted to work with the Gu family, but he couldn't find a suitable position after much deliberation. Knowing that the second girl was going back home, he kept his mind open and took the initiative to invite the errand, and bought a few boxes of Tongxintang's rouge Sou Fen started talking with the second girl. It was a good talk, but the second girl kicked out Duanniang and asked his friend's wife to be the aunt in charge of the house. When she returned to Shengjing to report to his wife, the matter would be settled.Unexpectedly, when she woke up, the tone of the second girl changed completely. She thought it was Duanniang who said something in front of the second girl.In front of Madam, he was able to talk, but he was afraid that the second girl would not want to...forcibly kick out the girl's nanny. This always has to bear some reputation, and Deacon Ding is still unwilling to bear the burden for this friend. Such a crime... Now that the second girl is like this, she seems to have a good impression of him, and he is alive again, and he still wants to finish the matter, after all, he took five taels of silver...

Deacon Ding immediately stepped forward to give Gu Xiyan a thousand, and said affectionately, "Second Miss, what's going on?"

Gu Xiyan comes from a different world and has different thoughts.Whether she treats Duanniang or Deacon Ding, she has a kind of respect.She thinks that although they are all servants, they rely on their real ability to eat, and they belong to the glorious working people just like she relies on her real ability to work for others. She even thinks that they are the same kind of people in her heart, so she uses a Treat Deacon Ding and Duanniang as colleagues.If two people have conflicts, they have conflicts, but they cannot cause conflicts because of their own reasons, or exacerbate such conflicts.She immediately smiled and said: "It's okay, it's okay, I heard that there was a murder case outside, I want to go and have a look, Madam Duan is not allowed?"

Deacon Ding smiled and said, "This is not a difficult task..."

Duanniang hurriedly coughed coldly, and interjected: "I'm not from a poor family, how can I run around all day long..."

Deacon Ding hurriedly explained: "I went to inquire about it and told the second girl to hear it." After speaking, he turned to look at Gu Xiyan: "Look, is this going to happen?"

What Gu Xiyan said earlier was just an excuse, but now that Deacon Ding said that, she immediately nodded and said, "Then I will trouble Deacon Ding!"

"Don't bother, don't bother!" Deacon Ding said politely and respectfully, "It's rare that the second girl still needs me, so just say something in the future!"

Gu Xiyan nodded with a smile.

Duanniang looked at that Deacon Ding as if he had a plague on him, Gu Xiyan just nodded, she dragged Gu Xiyan into the house: "Young girl, standing at the door, what a shame! "

Gu Xiyan felt that this was too impolite, so she turned her head and smiled at Deacon Ding.

A group of people entered the house, and Duanniang asked, "Where are Talang and Xinghong running?"

Mo Ju hurriedly replied, "I'm going to fetch the food box."

Duanniang then asked: "What happened just now?"

Hengyue smiled and said: "It's not that there was a murder case, the girl sees that Aunt Duan hasn't come back... I'm anxious!"

Duanniang immediately understood the meaning, she was a little surprised for a moment, she was startled, she murmured "Girl", she couldn't continue, her eyes turned red.

Gu Xiyan didn't know why Duanniang was so excited, but she felt a little uncomfortable in her heart.Although I was only 25 or 26 years old after crossing, I am actually [-] years old and almost [-] years old this year, and I have been in the customer service department for almost a year, and I am not a newcomer who just came out of society. That's too reckless... She smiled awkwardly: "Why hasn't Xinghong come back yet, I'm so hungry!"

Duanniang was indeed a little too excited to speak.Gu Xiyan was raised by her in her arms since she was a baby, and she has a kind of motherly feeling for Gu Xiyan.When she was young, Gu Xiyan was still very obedient and fell in love with her very much, but when she got older, she knew the dignity of master and servant, and she began to change a bit, especially in recent years, loud reprimands and scolding happened from time to time, She shed a lot of tears behind her back, and several old sisters also advised her to be careful, which wet nurse was not like this, and would not recognize anyone after eating.But she didn't give up, she always felt that the girl she brought out was different, and it was all the fault of that young Mrs. Gu in Shengjing, Mrs. Liu, who didn't fulfill her responsibility as a aunt... What made her saddest was that time, she He actually listened to Deacon Ding's words and wanted to change all the people in the house, and even said that she would sell it too...

Hearing what Hengyue said today, Duanniang felt more and more that her feeling was right.When the critical moment came, the girl still remembered herself. Thinking of this, the gaze she looked at Gu Xiyan softened, and her voice became gentle: "Mo Ju, go and show the girl quickly!"

Mo Ju followed the sound and left, Hengyue breathed a sigh of relief.Over the years, she has seen the relationship between Duanniang and Gu Xiyan in her eyes and kept it in her heart. The more the girl became more and more outrageous, Duanniang gradually gave up her mind and didn't care about the affairs of the house anymore. I was afraid that one day the girl would get mad and sell them all at will, and Duanniang would ignore them without saying a word, so I specially said this to remind Duanniang... It is better to have Duanniang standing in front of me than myself. Rush forward and be the first to die!Looking at Duanniang's expression now, she is gentle and indifferent, it should be effective!

Everyone in the room has their own concerns, and Gu Xiyan also has her own worries.

Another corpse appeared in the camphor forest. Is it an ordinary murder?Or is there someone who has time-traveled like me?If someone really crossed over, would it be like me...

Talang and Xinghong who brought the meal hadn't come back yet, but Deacon Ding who replied came first.Through the curtain, he said in a clear and simple way: "It was a girl of thirteen or fourteen years old. She was dressed gorgeously and dressed as a maid. The gold and silver jewelry on her body was well preserved, and her clothes were neat. She cut her throat and died. Now I haven't found out who I am yet, but the servants of the government are questioning the sisters-in-law of Qixia Temple."

Duan Niang's face turned pale when she heard this: "This matter is big or small, the girl's reputation is important, I think it's better for us to leave this place as soon as possible."

Deacon Ding also agreed with Duanniang's opinion: "What Auntie Duan said is that I also rushed here because I was worried after hearing about this."

When Gu Xiyan heard that it was a murder case, she couldn't tell whether it was disappointment or joy, but she also felt that there was no need to stay any longer. It was already like this, and she always had to face reality anyway.She nodded and said, "Then we will leave after lunch. Deacon Ding, when can we arrive in Shengjing?"

Deacon Ding replied: "Hurry up, we will arrive at dusk."

The matter was settled in this way, Deacon Ding and his servants went to prepare the carriages and horses, while the female relatives began to pack their luggage.

(End of this chapter)