Ma Erniang's Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 243 The Smell Is Cruel
Chang Qing hurried forward: "Master!"

"Replace these servants."

"Yes, sir."

"Master, please forgive me, please forgive me!" The two nuns and one girl had already woken up, and when they heard the master's cold voice, they were terrified all over.

Xiao Lin's face was gloomy, and his eyes were ruthless: "A small mist will kill you, what's the use of you."

"Father..."

All the accompanying guards who lived in the inn had already arrived at the small wooden courtyard. Together with the girl who reported the news, all four of them were quietly sent away, and none were left behind.

Shu Yueru sighed. Although the four of them were doing things by her side, they secretly looked down on her, the commoner Princess Huaiyi. She was obedient on the surface but careless in the dark, which was the root cause of this disaster, so she did not intercede for them. Everyone has to pay for what they do.

"Zilin, I'm taking the kids to bed."

"Well, go, I'll go back later."

"Okay." Hearing this, Shu Yueru was a little surprised, and thought, don't you want to deal with the thief?However, a man has his own reasons for making any decision. Besides, she really needs his broad chest to lean on now, so let those bad things go.

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No one came to find me, did that girl commit suicide?The beauty hooked her lips and smiled, "That's good, otherwise, with Xiao Lin's temperament, he will definitely come to him, and he won't let himself be so safe."

The beauty walked around the room and smiled disdainfully. What's the use of guarding the outside like an iron bucket, can it prevent noble sons and noble daughters from entering?Of course not, otherwise Xia would still be doing business, but he didn't kill that woman's child, which is uncomfortable, why can she give birth to him, why...

A beauty is no longer beautiful. The first son, everyone in the world does not admire me, and I am no exception. It is a pity that an ordinary woman has it. How reconciled to this.

-

When Xia Zhen and his wife returned to the small wooden courtyard, they found Gu Dun kneeling at the gate of the courtyard. What was it doing? For his business, she quietly loosened his arm, stood aside, and boredly picked a crabapple leaf and squeezed it in her hand to play with.

Xiaowen glanced at the master, quickly moved a chair from the porch, and placed it at the entrance of the main hall where the lantern was hanging high.Xia Zhen paced back and forth, walked to the chair slowly, lightly adjusted her robe and sat down.

After a while, Zhang Nianmei and Wei Ren also entered the small courtyard, they closed the door casually, and then saluted Xia Zhen, "My lord..."

"My lord..."

Seeing them salute, Xiaowen and Xing'er quickly put down the table, cut the tea, and stepped aside.

Xia Zhen picked up the teacup unhurriedly, blew on the tea leaves, and took a few sips.

Ma Min'er, who was standing on the side, looked up at the sky, this man... Now that he has mastered the psychological technique of Yuxia, he can't hurry up, finish it quickly, wash up and go to sleep.

Xia Zhen seemed to sense the small psychology of the little daughter-in-law anxiously throwing herself into her arms, and finally put down the glass, "Get up."

"Thank you, my lord!" Wei Ren and Zhang Nianmei got up, but Gu Dun didn't, it wasn't him.

"Tell me." The words were directed at him.

"Wang... lord... little... the little one shouldn't be careless, please punish me, lord."

"How to punish?" Xia Zhen asked slowly and methodically.

"I..." Gu Dun didn't know how to punish, and subconsciously looked at Wei Ren and Zhang Nianmei.

Both Wei Zhang and Wei Zhang avoided his gaze at the same time, they could not help him.

Xia Zhen snorted lightly, "I told you to guard the third floor, but you still guard the third floor, so why do I want you to train special soldiers?"

Xia Zhen's words made Gu Dun suddenly enlightened: "My lord, this...you can't blame the little ones, all the people living here are noble masters, and the little ones dare to touch them."

The cup fell heavily on the small table, and the sound of the table falling made everyone in the courtyard shrink their heads unconsciously, and Gu Dun even fell to the ground.

"Wei Ren, tell me..."

Wei Ren stepped forward quickly, "Master, can this subordinate speak the truth?"

Xia Zhen raised her eyebrows.

"Master, it's okay to let General Gu lead the army to fight, but let him engage in fine special soldiers. He can only train and train, and he doesn't have the sense of being banned in the vanguard battalion."

"Then you mean, no punishment?"

"Master, he doesn't have the ability to do this, and if he is punished, he will be fined for nothing." Wei Ren sought truth from facts.

Gu Dun found the steps and acted obediently again and again: "Yes, my lord, the general is a rough man in the end, and he can be beaten or punished by you."

Ma Min'er curled her lips secretly, one of the soldiers flirted from him to Aunt Shi, and the two of them came and went, waiting for Aunt Shi to let go, but judging from the current situation, it is only a matter of time before Aunt Shi let go Unexpectedly, in ancient times, we could still see a sister-brother relationship. It was really strange. Then I thought of Wei Ren from him. It's not that it's a Weng-son relationship, it's really...

Ma Min'er couldn't help covering her mouth and laughing.When he looked up, he saw Xia Zhen turning to look at him.

"Yes... I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..." She waved her hands again and again.

Xia Zhen glared at his daughter-in-law, "In your opinion, how should you punish General Gu?"

"Ah...I..." Ma Min'er laughed dryly and waved her hands again and again: "My lord, this is your subordinate, you just decide."

"It's okay, I'll let you talk."

"Don't...don't let me tell you."

"Ah."

"Oh, then take him to the intersection and hit a dozen boards."

Wei Ren and Zhang Nianmei smiled at each other, there really is a princess, thanks to her figured it out.

Just as Gu Dun was about to let go of his hanging heart, Xia Zhen said leisurely, "If there are business hours to do private affairs again, don't marry this woman in the future."

"Ah...Master, the last general will never dare again."

Xia Zhen glanced at him, straightened up, "A woman can't handle it, and you're General Leopard, I'm ashamed of you." After finishing speaking, she turned around disdainfully, and stretched out her hand: "Why are you standing still, don't you want to sleep?"

"No!" She quickly put her small hand in the big one, and Ma Min'er took advantage of the situation to put her other hand on Xia Zhen's arm, and the two went to the backyard together.

It was only when she was lying on the bed that Ma Min'er asked, "Xia Zhen, what does the person who arrested Ozawa want?"

"It has something to do with the old master governing the nobles of the family."

"Oh." Ma Min'er said: "These people are too wicked, what are you talking about making a child, Xiao Lin will fight back, right?"

"Sleep!" Xia Zhen patted the little daughter-in-law on the back. Things in Beijing are much more complicated than his war. How Xiao Lin thinks it's Xiao Lin's business is beyond his control.

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The children and wife were frightened, and they did not sleep soundly. It was almost four o'clock before they fell into a deep sleep. Xiao Lin made sure that they were all asleep, so he gently got up and went to the main hall outside.

"How is it, have you recruited?"

"Go back to the Lord, recruited."

Xiao Lin raised his eyes to look at the guards, and did not speak for a long time, until a cock crow broke the silence before dawn, "Bring him to the small river where the accident happened."

"Yes, sir."

Xiao Lin's eyes were cold and gloomy, and he sat on the grand teacher's chair, grinding his chin, not knowing what to think, until the guard reminded him, "Master, the person is here!" He finally woke up from his daze.

Eyes narrowed, one hand behind the back, out of the small wooden courtyard, it was almost five o'clock, and there were no other people in the resort except for the crowing rooster. The corner of the village.

With her hands tied behind her back, Qiuli knelt by the river, and when she heard the sound of her feet, she turned her head and looked over, her eyes lit up at first, but seeing the man's sinister eyes, she retracted her body and looked down at the small river.

Xiao Lin was condescending, looking contemptuously at the so-called tricks, he really didn't know how high or low it was.

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Hearing the crowing of the rooster, Liu Zaili, who was not sleeping soundly, turned over. The guard on duty heard the sound, and hurriedly stood by the bed curtain, and said softly, "Master, I found out what happened last night."

The curtain of the bed was opened, and Liu Zaili sat down beside the bed.

The guard said: "Last night, Mr. Xiao's youngest son was taken captive, and he was rescued by the small river."

Liu Zaili asked, "Have you found out who did it?"

"Qiuli, a geisha from Huoshan Palace."

"Xiao Lin..."

The guard said: "Master, Xiao Lin has already caught him to the edge of the small river where the accident happened."

"Now?"

"Yes, sir."

Liu Zaili grinned, "The action is really fast."

"Master Hui, I caught my accomplice last night."

"Oh." Liu Zaili was thoughtful.

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The girl in the backyard waited for the sound of footsteps outside to completely dissipate before she dared to report to the east courtyard, "Master, Qiu Niang has been arrested."

"Who?" Yunzhen Huo pulled open the gauze curtain.

The girl outside has already opened the curtain: "It seems to be the guard of the Duke's Mansion."

"Xiao Lin, what is he doing with Qiuli?"

"This servant seems to have heard that something happened to Mr. Xiao's young master last night..."

Yun Zhen raised her eyes, "Didn't Grandpa just let her seduce him?"

The girl didn't dare to ask more questions, waiting for her to recover.

The sound of the rooster crowing outside woke Yunzhen up, "I see."

"Master, then we..."

"Just pretend you don't know."

"Yes, the county lord, the servant has gone down."

Yunzhen stood up from the bed, stood on the bed, and when she stretched her feet to step off the bed, the maid who was accompanying her quickly put on her embroidered shoes, and in the blink of an eye, the shoes were ready.

What will Xiao Lin do to her?She secretly guessed in her heart that her grandfather hoped that he would return to Beijing to stand up for them, would he return to Beijing?Did cousin Zaiwen come to persuade him to return to Beijing to preside over the situation?
-

On the edge of the river, the morning light slowly opened the curtain, the sky revealed a white belly, everything was pure and refreshing, like a faint ink painting, in which there was a pleasant scent of green grass.

Xiao Lin was not in the mood to appreciate the beautiful morning, so he stretched out his fingers and raised the woman's forehead, "Old King Huo asked you to come?"

Qiuli stared at him without opening her mouth.

"Hmph!" Xiao Lin sneered coldly, "It's really interesting that an old prince uses such despicable means to find me, the son of the Duke's Mansion."

"The master reminds you not to forget, who backed you behind the flames of war and gave you the merit of being a dragon."

If it wasn't early in the morning, Xiao Lin would have raised his head and laughed, "Support? It's just that everyone gets what they need."

Qiu Li's eyes were full of tears in the morning mist, "Why?"

Xiao Lin didn't prevent the trickster from asking, "What do you mean?"

"Master, have you forgotten, I used to be the top card of Zuiyue Tower (one of Xiao Lin's many flower houses), and I used to..." earned you countless money from the rich and powerful in the capital, "How can you forget your concubine?"

Xiao Lin sneered, "I never remember anyone."

Qiu Li was completely devastated by this sentence, yes, her former master never remembered anyone, he showed the world with his broken sleeves, so that their hearts could not be pinned, but she was unwilling, "No... No... lord, seven years ago, when you visited Zuiyuelou to inspect the store, you were the one who saved me from Evil Li (the uncle of the late emperor’s favorite concubine, such a pervert), you are my concubine’s god, concubine My great benefactor, my concubine has never forgotten my master, why doesn't my master even remember who my concubine is." Pulling the corner of his clothes, he fell to the ground and cried.

Xiao Lin pulled out the corner of his robe in disgust, and sneered: "How can a flower house owner who sells you be kind to you."

Qiu Li was startled by his words and suddenly raised her head, "Master, you..." How could you be so cruel and heartless, without leaving a single thought: "I..."

Xiao Lin sneered, "Let her repay the taste of the river."

"Yes, sir."

Before Qiuli could react, she was pushed into the water, choking to death, admiring... This is the man I have admired for nearly ten years, so cruel.

In the early morning, everything is silent, and the eastern horizon glows with light, carefully infiltrating the light blue sky, and a new day gradually moves from afar.

The morning breeze blew slightly, and the crystal clear dewdrops slid down the leaves, jumping happily.The green grass wakes up in the soft morning light, and they look lighter and greener under the dew.

Finally, before her last breath, Qiuli was dragged ashore, "cough...cough..." She was so choked that she almost coughed out, "Xiao... Xiao Lin, you are a devil."

Xiao Lin hooked his lips: "I am a devil, but you are deceiving yourself."

"..." Qiuli forgot to turn her eyes, yes, he is a devil, and it was just her own wishful thinking from the beginning to the end, she collapsed to the ground.

Xiao Lin said indifferently: "Send her to the old prince and tell him that he belongs to the clan and I'm just a son of the duke's mansion, that's all."

The guard didn't move: "Master, she wants the young master's life, why don't we kill her?"

"I don't need to do it, someone will take care of her."

"Master..." The guard was not reconciled.

Xiao Lin lifted his robe and left the river. In the early morning of summer, the newborn sun shone on his face. On the lawn beside him, dewdrops were glistening. The cool breeze was caressing by his side, with a faint fragrance of flowers. What a beautiful morning. !
But no one noticed that the scene by the river was so cruel. Maybe someone found out, so what?The world is prosperous, and behind the prosperity is always so unsightly.

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Last night, Qiu Baiyan almost didn't sleep well, but he was in charge, so he had to get up early to go to the official room of the resort. When the time came, the manager said, "Master in charge, some nobles have checked out."

"Is the settlement cleared?"

"The younger ones threw down the bank notes and left before they could settle the bill."

Qiu Baiyan doesn't care about the behavior of rich people, "Is that enough?"

"Back to the master, that's enough."

"Okay, as long as you don't lose money."

"Yes, the boss, then I'll take it all into account."

"Hmm." Qiu Baiyan asked, "Is that your son?"

"Returning to be in charge, they are the two young ladies of Huo and Huai Erwang's residence."

Qiu Baiyan raised his eyes and secretly thought that it might have something to do with the disappearance of Xiao Lin's son last night. Others didn't know about it. Ma Min'er told him specially and asked him to pay attention to the safety precautions of the resort. He was preparing to be on guard. , I didn't expect people to leave.

"Okay, I got it." Qiu Baiyan said, "Last night, these aristocrats played very late. You should pay attention to the meals at noon and evening. It is estimated that they will not get up to eat until around noon."

"Yes, the master is in charge, and the younger one will arrange it immediately."

"Well let's go."

-

Zhao Yuning was at a loss. When he came, he insisted on coming with him, but when he left, he didn't even say hello, "Why did this happen?"

The close maid shook her head, "The slaves have inquired, and the maids in Huo and Huai's mansions didn't say anything, they just said this place is not fun, boring, and left."

"This..." Zhao Yuning thought about it for a while, and it seemed that it wasn't very fun, but she had Brother Zili, and she thought it would be good if he was there. Thinking of this, she hurriedly went out to find Brother Zili.

It took no effort at all to inquire about the matter, and Liu Zaili was about to go back and report to the Holy One, and was asking his servants to pack up.

"Brother Zili, are you going back to the capital too?"

Liu Zaili nodded, "Is anyone else going back?" He was so focused on the man that he didn't notice that the ladies from the residence of Prince Huo and Huai Er had left.

"Of course it's Yunzhen and Yunfang. The two of them left without even saying hello." Zhao Yuning pursed her lips, looking like she was coquettishly looking for someone to hurt her.

Liu Zaili immediately thought of what happened last night, maybe Huo and Huai two young ladies...he stopped thinking, "I'm going back too, do you want to go together?"

The first half of the sentence makes people sad, but the second half is like the sound of nature, "Okay, okay, brother Zili!" Zhao Yuning was so happy that he almost jumped up, "I'll ask my brother, let him go back with us."

"Hmm." Liu Zaili looked at the figure of his fiancée, and the back of Ma Erniang appeared in front of him before he knew it. Unfortunately, she was already far away from him.

Xia Zhen and his wife slept soundly, and they had to get up to see off their guests in case someone came to say goodbye, "Junjun Yan, it's you, are you going back just now?"

"Yeah, there's still something to do in Beijing." Liu Zaili looked at Ma Erniang with a smile on his face.

"Oh, so...it's something to do!" Ma Min'er glanced at the indifferent Xia Zhen, and had no choice but to warmly see off the guests, "Then...let's go after lunch."

"Leave after lunch, I won't be able to rush back to Beijing."

"Oh...then..." Ma Min'er didn't know how to see off the guests, "Miss Shan—"

"Young Madam—"

"Bring some of the cakes and snacks I made to King Yan, so that he can satisfy his hunger on the road."

Shan Xiaodan took a peek at the North County King who was sitting in the main seat, and saw that his face was expressionless, so he hurriedly went to arrange the arrangement.

Liu Zaili didn't care about Xia Zhen's expression at all, he only cared that he looked at Ma Erniang one more time, and his heart was satisfied, and now he brought the snacks Erniang gave him, his heart was even more satisfied.

Xia Zhen took the sliding lid of the cup and silently urged Liu Zaili to leave quickly. This was already the limit of his patience.

See you up and down, as long as you are in the capital, you will have a chance to meet, Ma Miner thinks about it, instead of being awkward, it's better to treat him as a brother.

After a while, Shan Xiaodan brought over the snacks, and Ma Min'er handed him the food box, "Then I won't keep you, return to Beijing early, and go home early to rest."

Liu Zaili nodded cheerfully, "Okay." Taking the food box with his own hands, he smiled at Xia Zhen, "Go back to Beijing, tell me, I'll treat you to dinner."

Xia Zhen raised her eyelids, but her buttocks did not move.Ma Min'er sent him to the door, waved his hand, and sent him away.

Zhao Yuning moved quickly, she was afraid that letting brother Zili wait would make him angry, so she went to the gate of his small wooden courtyard carefully, and saw him coming from the direction of Wang's house in Beijun.

I don't know why, subconsciously, I feel bad, and I pursed my lips, "Brother Zili, my brother said it will be fine soon."

Liu Zaili nodded, "Then I'll wait for him for a while."

"Thank you, brother Zili." Zhao Yuning looked at the food box in his hand.

Liu Zaili didn't seem to see her gaze, and said to the people around him, "Go to the public restaurant and get some food to eat on the way."

"Yes, sir."

"Ning Niang, you should also take more, the small restaurants on the road don't have any good things, I have to rely on them to feed my hunger."

"Oh, yes, brother Zili."

Zhao Yuning never ate what was in the food box in Liu Zaili's hand, and finally found out, and as she expected, it was indeed the snacks given by Ma Erniang, her heart felt as if it had been pricked by needles, and she felt extremely uncomfortable.

Sigh... No one wants to meet the wrong person at the right time, but sometimes, the relationship is like this, and no one can force it, so we can only hurt each other like this.

Coming and going, the guests of the resort came in and out, as if they had returned to normal, within two days, someone from the Grand Master's Mansion came to pick up Feng Luoyao, and Ma Yue'er wanted to go back with her.

"Second sister, I really don't need you to send her off."

"Then how can I rest assured?"

"Er Niang, don't worry, Yue'er will be fine with me." Feng Luoyao smiled.

"Er Niang, I will also go with Yue'er. I guarantee with my life that I will definitely deliver her to your father." Liu Zaicheng promised with a puffed chest.

"You..." Ma Miner rolled his eyes.

"Really, I saved Yue'er last time."

"Did you save that?" Ma Min'er raised her voice, "I'm ashamed to say that if I can't save someone, I'll put myself in it."

"Hee hee, Erniang, mind, mind, do you understand?"

"Understood." Ma Min'er became impatient, and seeing that her sister really wanted to go home, she turned her head, "Xia Zhen, find someone to see her off."

"Well, I see." Xia Zhen said, "Come here—"

Startled Mo stepped forward, "Grandpa..."

"Let Dayou bring a few as gifts."

"Yes, sir."

After seeing off the two young ladies, Ma Min'er felt a little empty, "I'm not really used to it yet."

Xia Zhen put her arms around her shoulders, "It's hot outside, let's go back."

Ma Min'er raised her head, "From now on, I can only face you, it's so old."

"wrong!"

"what!"

"Still facing our son."

Ma Min'er pouted, "Always remember your son, hum!"

"Of course." Xia Zhen stared at the little daughter-in-law's belly. There should be some movement after working so hard.

After Xiao Ze's captivity, Ma Min'er thought that Xiao Lin's family would go to Beijing soon, but unexpectedly, they didn't move at all in the holiday village.

"Brother Zhen, why do you think Xiao Lin has been staying here? It stands to reason that there are so many inns and restaurants in him. It's much safer to live in any place than ours."

(End of this chapter)