wedding dress

Chapter 195

One of Xiaodong's strengths is that she never digs into a dead end when she can't figure it out.

The old servant guarding the house is not young anymore, his hair and eyebrows are all white.Xiaodong touched his body, took out a few golden melon seeds from his purse, put them in his hand, and said softly: "Put these away, if you have any embarrassing things, just send someone to Dongquan Qin's house and tell me, I will Tell them to help as much as they can."

The old servant accepted the golden melon seeds without saying a word of thanks.Xiao Li thought that he hadn't spoken from the beginning to the end, so he wondered if this person was dumb.

"Let's go back first."

"it is good."

Xiaodong walked around the garden, although there were people looking at it, but the growth of the flowers and trees was pure and natural, and there was no deliberate pruning.Compared with the neatly pruned flowers and trees in the capital, Xiaodong prefers this kind, which is more interesting and natural.

When the two walked to the door, the old servant came out to see them off, and suddenly handed Xiaodong a box.

Xiaodong was slightly taken aback: "For me?"

The old servant nodded.

The box is quite old, Xiaodong guessed that it was something left by Yao Qingyuan or the nearby Yao family.She took it, and the old servant bowed deeply towards her, and then closed the door silently.

"Tired? Why don't you rest before the end?"

"Alright."

Xiaodong sat in the sedan chair, picked the copper button on the box, and opened the lid.

The silk lining in the box has faded due to age, and looks thin and brittle.Inside the box is a pair of concentric suet jade rings, the quality of the jade is excellent, and the tentacles are warm and flawless.

This pair of jade rings is probably priceless.

Xiaodong never thought that the old servant would take out such a thing.

No, more importantly, this jade ring is obviously something in the palace.Xiaodong has seen a lot of utensils and jewelry made in the palace workshop in these years, and his eyesight has been trained early.Such things are impossible even for concubines who are waiting for leisure.Judging by the texture and style, it is probably something that only emperors, empresses, and queen mothers can find.Xiaodong remembered that among the things that the Empress Dowager Shengci rewarded her back then, there was a jade ring, which she gave to King An, and King An loved it very much, and often wore it on his body at home.

That jade ring, this pair of concentric jade rings, looks so similar, Xiao Dong almost thinks that they are carved out of the same piece of jade, and come from the same craftsman.

This pair of jade rings should belong to Yao Qingyuan.

Maybe it was a token of love from the emperor.

It's just that this thing is so precious, Yao Qingyuan didn't keep it carefully, but abandoned it in the old house in his hometown... It makes people wonder.

Maybe for her, this thing is dispensable and not important.

Xiaodong felt slightly sour in his heart.

See things and think about people, things die when people die.

Yao Qingyuan is no longer in this world, and this jade ring has no owner.

The old servant just now may have a deep understanding of what happened back then.

The teahouse here is very lively, selling all kinds of refreshments for food, and the snow-white steamed noodles are topped with red chili oil. Qin Lie was sweating profusely after eating.Xiaodong's portion was poured with gravy, which was delicious and glutinous.There are no famous dishes in Suizhou, but various special snacks are richer and more delicious than those in Beijing.Wu'er tea is also a must in the local area, with a slightly bitter and sweet fragrance.

"In that box, is it your mother's relic?"

"Yeah." Xiaodong didn't want to talk about it outside, so he took another sip of tea: "Let's go back."

The stairs were a bit steep, Qin Lie helped Xiaodong go down.Someone just came up from below, the stairs were narrow, Xiaodong avoided it, the person who came up suddenly gave a cry of surprise, pointed at Qin Lie and said, "It's you!"

Huh?
Xiaodong raised his head, and saw that the person who went upstairs was wearing a half-worn silk shirt, which was wrinkled and had high cheekbones.Qin Lie's face darkened, he didn't talk to him at all, and supported Xiaodong to continue walking down.The man froze for a moment, and immediately followed after him.

"Hey, Qin Lie! Just wait!"

Who is this person?

Judging from Qin Lie's face, there should be hatred?
After leaving the door, Xiaodong got into the sedan chair, and the man came up to pester him, but Xiaodong couldn't hear him very clearly.

On the boat, Xiaodong asked him, "Who was that person just now?"

Qin Lie said angrily, "It's from the Lin family."

Ah...it turned out to be the famous Lin family.

"What did he ask you for?" Xiaodong thought of the man who beat the autumn wind in the capital: "Could it be because he wants your money?"

Qin Lie leaned his head heavily on her shoulder: "That's right."

Really...

Xiaodong didn't know what to say.

It's also a good thing they have that face.

"Forget it, just ignore it, we're going back to the capital anyway, so don't be angry with these people."

"It's not angry." Qin Lie shook his head: "I just feel that my chest is tight."

Isn't that still angry?If it wasn't for choking on the chest, why would it feel blocked?

Xiaodong broke the conversation, pointed to the scenery outside and asked one by one, asking Qin Lie to explain to her in detail.It's a pity that on this road, there are trees and trees, and stones and stones. If you ask more questions, you can't find anything.

"By the way, look at this."

Xiaodong took out the box and handed it to him.

Qin Lie opened it and looked at it. He traveled all over the world and saw many good things: "This... must be something from the palace?"

"I think so too."

Involving the privacy of the previous generation, both of them silently guessed in their stomachs, but they didn't say it out loud.Qin Lie didn't say why it was in the old house, and Xiaodong didn't say that she thought it was a gift from the emperor.For some reason, she just thought so.

This should not be sent by King An.

The love triangle is really... cutting and breaking.

The emperor's extraordinarily amiable face towards him is mostly because of this reason, because of his love for black and white——

Xiaodong didn't know how similar he was to Yao Qingyuan. After so many years, Xiaodong's impression of her was already very vague. "Keep it safe. I guess the family member gave you this because they want you to keep it safe."

"Ah."

Xiaodong looked at the two sides of the river, and the sky became slightly cloudy again. There was more rain here than in the capital.

This time I'm gone, I don't know when I will come back next time.

The two had their own concerns. Xiaodong had a bad appetite at night and only drank half a bowl of soup.Hu was a little worried: "Is it uncomfortable?"

"No." Xiaodong took out the box and gave it to Mrs. Hu: "Mother Hu, have you seen this?"

Hu opened the box, glanced at it, and closed it again with a snap: "Where did this come from?"

"We went to the Yao family's old house and looked at the yard where my mother used to live. It was given to me by the yard guard."

Hu obviously knew something.

But her expression seemed nonchalant again: "Since I handed it over to you, please keep it well."

Xiaodong hadn't thought about asking anything from Mrs. Hu at all, but... the calmer Mrs. Hu's expression seemed to be, the less he cared about this jade ring, and the origin and significance of such things became more important.

There must be something strange——

Probably really a token of love?

Yao Qingyuan later married An Wang, so no one mentioned her past with the emperor.Except for Wang An who told Xiaodong himself, no one else would reveal it to her.

"By the way, my uncle's face is not very good-looking, could it be..." Hu has already deduced several versions of the couple's quarrel in his heart, and the reasons are different.So Xiaodong and Qin Lie didn't eat much at night.

"I met someone from the Lin family today." Xiaodong said in a low voice, "That's why he's not very happy."

"Oh..." Mrs. Hu is not as concerned about this as Xiaodong.Anyway, as long as the couple didn't quarrel.As for whether it is a member of the Lin family or a member of the Mu family, it has no personal relationship with her.

Xiaodong didn't sleep well at night, and so did Qin Lie.

Before dawn the next day, someone blocked the door.

The people of the Lin family were probably at the end of their ropes, and the last bit of face was torn off, so they shouted in front of the gate.

This house is not a deep house compound in the capital, what is shouting in front can be heard clearly here.After listening to a few words, Xiaodong roughly understood their purpose.

The first is money, the second is money, and the third is money.

Everything else is nonsense, and there is only one central idea.Qin Lie was also from the Lin family, so the family business he earned naturally also belonged to the Lin family.It makes no sense for him to squander his pleasure alone and let others starve and freeze.

Hu stood aside, frowning: "These people are like blood-sucking insects, they are really annoying. Go ahead and see what my uncle plans to do with it."

Miao Er was the fastest runner, and came back in a short time: "Madam Qin has already beaten them away with sticks."

Uh?
This... This disposal method is quite different from that in Beijing.

Everyone has to pay attention to face in the capital, but it is different in Suizhou.Qin's handling method is really neat and neat, not muddled at all.

Hu still had some concerns: "Is it possible to do this?"

"There's nothing wrong with it." Qin Shi came in from the outside, her skirt was tied up at her waist, her face was flushed, and sweat was dripping from her forehead: "It's such a pleasure. If they are not afraid of beating, they come every day. I just want to loosen my muscles. Every day If you stay at home, your bones will rust."

Hu hesitated for a moment: "But, after all, they are powerful..."

The Qin family laughed: "They are powerful? They don't even have a place to live. I heard that the big house of the Lin family has been sold."

Selling the ancestral home?
Hu was also stunned.To lose a family to the point where you sold your ancestral foundation is really...

After exercising, Qin was thirsty, poured a cup of tea, and continued, "When the old lady of the Lin family was seriously ill, the house was imprisoned. When she dies here, the Lin family will all be kicked out."

"Then... what do they do for a living now?"

"Not all of the Lin family are fools. They each have their own schemes. Some of them dug out the corners of the public house to build private houses, and now they still have houses and land. Otherwise, the Lin family would not have been defeated so quickly. Some side branches, I was not very proud at first, and lived with the Lin family, but now I live in other places. There are still a few houses rented in Nancheng, living on pawns. These are the people who came today. Bah, no one is promising, that pair People can't eat for three days just by looking at their face."

"Then they were beaten today, will they come another day?" Hu was worried about this.

"They came here because they saw Qin Lie was around, and they didn't dare to come when Qin Lie wasn't around. I made it very clear that Lie'er's surname is Qin, and it has nothing to do with Lin. "

Uh, pungent is good too.At least to deal with such a villain, you really have to be aggressive.There is no reason to talk to this kind of person, and the best way is to beat him out with a stick.

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