The daily life of the prime minister of the Qing Dynasty, thick black

Chapter 184 The bird in the cage

When I left this morning, I was still fine. If I said no, would I be gone?

Gu Huaishu barely reacted, and after watching Duofu for a while, he understood...

Thrush eats arsenic, gone?

She looked at Duofu for a long time, then turned to look at Qingdai...

The person was found gone about an hour after Gu Huaishu left.

After Gu Huaishu left, Huamei went back to her room.

Because Gu Huaixiu and Qing Dai have both left, as one of the two maids in charge of Gu Huaixiu, she has to make up her mind about some things. After all, she was originally the second master's maidservant, and she served Gu Huaixiu for various reasons. , but in the past few years, she has not been reduced to an ordinary maid, and she has been given all the dignity that should be given to her.

Now that there is something in the mansion, it is natural to ask her.

Unexpectedly, when the little maid knocked on the door, no one answered.

At first, everyone thought that Huamei had gone out, but after searching outside, they found that Huamei's hand was injured and wrapped up, and there was no urgent errand for her. She should still be in the mansion, and the porter said he hadn't seen her I went out to Thrush.

So, the little maid thought that maybe Thrush was sleepy in the house, or maybe she missed it because she didn't go back to the house before.

She went to find the thrush again, but there was still no answer when she knocked on the door.

When leaving, the little servant girl had an idea and saw the half-closed window, so she went over and opened it to take a look, and the result was...

Seeing the thrush lying on the table with blood on her lips, she didn't respond to calling her.

Only then did the little servant girl yell in shock, she didn't dare to go in by herself, so she hurriedly called someone to go...

That is to say, until the time when Gu Huaishu came back, Huamei had actually gone not long ago.

She pressed her forehead, only to feel that everything happened in an instant.

Originally, she had asked the news from the fourth master, knowing that the master was going to stop for a while, and she was still counting on coming back to finish the matter of Zhang Tinglu's continuation. How did she think that something happened to the thrush again in the mansion?

"When I left this morning, everyone was fine...I'll go and see where they are now."

To say the least, I have served her by her side for so many years, and there is hard work without credit.

Do you still remember that Thrush is the replacement of Xinrui who has broken things?The one who came up, has looked smart in recent years, and has not made any mistakes.

Qingdai also became a little dazed: "Yes...it's fine this morning too..."

No, Thrush dropped a hosta this morning.

Qingdai suddenly remembered, why did she eat arsenic for no reason?
It's still a good thing to check.

What Qingdai can think of, Gu Huaishu must have thought of too.

The maid in front led the way, Gu Huaishu and Qing Dai went to Huamei's house together.

The person's body was already cold, and they all said that when they found out, they were lying on the table. There was a wine glass on the table, which contained rice wine mixed with arsenic.

Huamei is the son of the family, and Zhang Ying was already there when she was the owner of this house.

It can be said that she grew up in Zhang's mansion all her life, and now she is still in Zhang's mansion after leaving.

Live here, die here.

The family has children.

When Gu Huaishu saw her, she had already been moved to his own bed to lie down, her face was a little pale, her brows were frowning, but she seemed to be smiling slightly.

When people leave, they seem to be relieved, without any pain?
Gu Huaixiu watched from a distance, but the elderly woman in the mansion only said that this place was not suitable for Gu Huaixiu to stay.

She asked: "Have you found anything? Have you hired someone to work?"

"Ma'am, a doctor has come to examine her, and she died of arsenic. But she is just a child of a family... There have been rumors in the house recently that she... had a secret relationship with others, maybe she couldn't stand these rumors, so she died. Please come outside, this..."

Zuo Zuo is just a maidservant, and if she dies, she will die.

The words of the wives are very realistic.

After hearing this, Gu Huaishu said, "That man died from eating arsenic... Have you found anything else? What are rumors?"

The mother-in-law became a little embarrassed, and said in a low voice: "A while ago, I heard from the boys in the kitchen that Thrushcross girl gave Master Shifang a purse, but Master Shifang threw it into the stove and burned it... I didn't dare to tell you about the matter, besides, Master Shi Fang is different from others. The servants are not the ones who gossip, and they only thought that it would be good if Miss Thrushcross and Master Shi Fang could get along well, but I didn't expect..."

Where did you think that Thrush committed suicide?
It's embarrassing to say the least.

The mother-in-law wiped her tears.

Qing Dai remembered it: "No wonder the servant has seen her absent-minded recently..."

The wine cups were placed on the table, and there was no trace of anyone entering or leaving the room, and people walked quietly.

Why are you so stupid?
Gu Huaixiu recalled that Thrush's temperament was actually relatively reserved. When she didn't gain her trust, she was always cautious. Even if she gained her trust, she gradually got the same position as Qing Dai, and she was very cautious in handling things.Today was ruined by something like this...

She broke the hairpin this morning, so she should have paid attention.

"Let's bury the prepared birthday material..."

Think about what else to do?
A well-behaved person...

She was about to leave, but unexpectedly, with a flicker of her eyes, she saw the palm of the thrush lying aside.

Huamei's hand was said to be pinched by the door, so she wrapped it up. This morning, because she touched the wound, she broke the jade hairpin.

But now...

Gu Huaixiu's eyes turned cold, and he said: "Qingdai, go up and pull away the sleeves of Huamei...Look at the back of her hand..."

Qing Dai didn't know what was going on, but when she went up, she lifted up the sleeves of the thrush, and she was already horrified at a glance.

Where was Thrush's hand caught by some kind of door?This is obviously not any pinch mark, it is a mark that looks like a horseshoe!
Shoe prints!

Pot bottom!
Qing Dai gasped, she didn't know what to do.

If her hand wasn't pinched by the door, it was stepped on by the bottom of the flower pot.

Only Manchurian women wear flowerpot bottoms, and only for more formal occasions.

Thinking about it carefully, there is only Dianchan Temple on that day.

pot bottom...

Huamei lied before, she must have done something behind her back, that's why she lied about the wound on her hand.

I saw someone in the palace, and my hand was injured due to some accident.

Seeing how badly she was injured, I'm afraid that the person who stepped on her with the bottom of the flowerpot didn't step on it accidentally.

"Come here, ask the people who went to Dianchan Temple that day, who did Huamei meet?"

Gu Huaixiu saw it clearly and stopped looking at it again, and asked someone to check it and said that there was no other injury on Huamei's body.

The silver needle was pierced into the throat and it was still black, so he died after taking the poison.

But people die for a reason.

Asking someone to find out who Huamei has met is just for peace of mind.

Back in the house, Gu Huaishu saw Fat Brother, who was sitting in the house and didn't go out, apparently the maids didn't want him to go out.

A servant girl died in the mansion for no reason, and some people were panicked up and down.

"Mother, did something happen to Aunt Thrushcross?" The fat man asked a little timidly.

Gu Huaishu said: "Your Aunt Huamei died from eating arsenic, and I will never see you again. Be good, don't go out anytime soon."

She was never afraid of words that would frighten children, and now she didn't lie to Fat Brother, and told him everything truthfully.

Children always have to go through these things, Fat Guy is very sensible and doesn't make trouble.

He only felt sad and buried his head, saying that the candy figurine that Aunt Huamei bought for him was very pretty...

Gu Huaixiu was silent.

The people sent to investigate found nothing, and they didn't know who Huamei had met.

The injury on Thrush's hand is an unsolved case.

Because of this matter, Gu Huaixiu naturally didn't have a good lunch, and Zhang Tingyu was really busy, so he just sent a message saying that he would come back in the evening.

Having lunch alone, Gu Huaishu looked back, and saw that the place where Huamei was originally standing was empty and there was no one there.

She felt uncomfortable and couldn't eat anything for the first time.

Sitting in the room for a while, Gu Huaishu thought it was better to call someone to prepare for the funeral of Thrush.

She didn't think of going to see Shi Fang until she was almost busy with things.

She hasn't set foot in the back kitchen for a long time, and it still looks the same.

Gu Huaishu walked under the eaves of the corridor, and saw a bird cage hanging outside. It was a thrush raised by Shi Fang a long time ago, but today the cage was empty.

"lady?"

Shi Fang was crushing the peach blossoms picked from the tree with a pestle, when he saw Gu Huaishu approaching, his voice stopped.

Gu Huaishu looked at Shi Fang, didn't know what to say for a while, but said: "In the mansion...the thrush is gone."

Shi Fang was silent for a long time, and then said: "Shi Fang knows."

"Did you hear what the people in the house said?" Gu Huaishu buried his head in a smile, but he couldn't help but ask, "Why haven't you seen the bird in your cage?"

"People are gone, and it's meaningless to keep the bird... It's old, it can't fly, and it can't eat anything."

The thrush also accompanied Shi Fang for a while, but now that thrush is gone, and this thrush is gone too.

Gu Huaixiu looked at Shi Fang's face with that indescribable feeling, and said: "Relax...nobody cares about anyone..."

Shi Fang knew that Gu Huaishu thought he was guilty.

After all, for ruthlessly rejecting a girl's bold overtures and subjecting her to all kinds of rumors, now that she is gone, Shi Fang should feel very uncomfortable, right?
Just look at the bird cage and you will understand.

For a while, Gu Huaishu didn't want to stay any longer, as far as she was concerned, she just went to a maid.

The life that should be lived must continue, just like when Xinrui broke something and replaced it with a thrush, now that the thrush is gone, there will be a new person?Come up, one by one...

"Forget it, I won't talk anymore, you can do your own work, I just came to see you."

"Madam, what happened to Thrush..."

He finally couldn't hold back and asked a question.

Gu Huaishu said: "The burial has already been arranged, and someone will take care of it."

"Aren't you going to write a letter and send someone to notify her family?"

"What kind of letter are you writing... A maid who can hardly read a single character, she is born in the family and has no relatives, so I can't get in touch." Gu Huaishu sighed, and turned back, "Relax your heart, turn around It's time to marry a daughter-in-law and settle down."

illiterate……

Shi Fang's eyes flashed, and he lowered his head and said, "Shi Fang will consider it."

What she said was her business, whether she listened or not was Xiao Shi Fang's business.

Over the years, I have said it more than once, but it still has no effect.

Gu Huaixiu was already used to it.

She slowly left from here again.

Shi Fang pressed his wrist and looked at her graceful back, but he was distracted by the words Gu Huaishu said just now...

Thrush is actually illiterate...

On weekdays, if you deal with some letters, Qing Dai will tell her if you have something to do, and she will pass a message, and Qing Dai will pass the letter.

Gu Huaishu was supported back by Qing Dai, and Zhang Tingyu finally came back when it was dark, almost paralyzed.

Seeing that Gu Huaixiu's expression was not right, he only asked, "What's wrong?"

"Humei swallowed the arsenic today and said that she fell in love with Xiao Shifang, but..." Gu Huaixiu couldn't continue.

It's not that she doesn't know Xiao Shifang's thoughts, but how can she control other people's thoughts?

It's all wishful thinking.

I just don't know if Huamei knows what Xiao Shifang is thinking.

Zhang Tingyu knew what she was thinking at a glance, but he just said: "Your cook has caused you a lot of troubles. I have never been used to seeing him...Thrush is gone...You are missing a maid, Let’s pick another one sometime.”

"I know." Gu Huaishu pressed his forehead, "What's the matter with you today? Even if it was the affairs of the Shuntian Gongyuan in the past, it couldn't be busy for a long time."

"Don't I have another errand?"

Zhang Tingyu leaned back on the recliner, rubbing her temples, obviously a little tired these days.

From the prince's matter, to the examination, and Nanming's rebellious party...

Pieces of piles, like getting together.

When Gu Huaishu saw him, he only came up to help him press his forehead, and asked, "What else?"

"The Nanming rebellion said that Zhu Cihuan was discovered by someone in Shandong. This old man... was able to escape. His whole family committed suicide, and Zhu Jiangxin was gone. He still has someone running outside... Your Majesty can say I can't catch anyone, I want my head."

Kangxi has been very angry recently, and there is nothing he can do.

As Zhang Tingyu said, he closed his eyes, pulled Gu Huaishu's palm to the side of his face, pressed it tightly, and was still going to tell her something happy.

"The emperor gave me half the position of commander of the infantry, so that I can arrest people... Today I took people out of the city to find the messenger, but on the way, I met a few scholars who were reciting poems. An acquaintance. Do you remember Wang Yi who drowned himself in the river? He had a friend named Fang Bao, who was from Tongcheng like me. As soon as I appeared, everyone was frightened... only Fang Bao knew me, what a coincidence."

At that time, Fang Bao called out "Mr. Zhang", and the faces of the people next to him changed in astonishment.

Zhang Tingyu smiled: "Being a CEO is all about bluffing people... I think that Fan Xiu is so conceited and talented, he doesn't pay attention to me, and says that I'm the number one scholar for nothing... I I wondered if it was a time of favoritism and perverting the law..."

"It's just you, let's forget it?"

Gu Huaixiu heard it funny.

"With so many eyes staring at you, even if this person scolds you bloody, if he is really talented, wouldn't you have to give him a Jinshi degree?"

"Oh, isn't this just life?" Zhang Tingyu sighed, "At any rate, these people are my disciples, and they pointed at my nose and scolded me. Just wait and see, after this year's exam, I will give them grades... Make them all ashamed and angry!"

Zhang Tingyu, who has a small belly, has already begun to think about ways to get revenge.

Gu Huaishu only said that his heart was dark, and he simply waited to see the play.

(End of this chapter)