035 Question
It rained heavily on the morning of the tenth day of the first lunar month. Xie Wan was awakened by the thunder and simply went to the building to read a book.
It was raining outside, so that none of the plum trees in the patio were muddy. The petals floated on the surface of the pool, bumping like a boat in the ocean. The leaves of the banana tree were also cracked along the veins, like an old fan in the grandmother's hand. Everything looks like a different mess.
When the sky was getting brighter, she turned off the light on the desk. Yuxue came in with the japonica rice porridge cooked on the small stove. Although she walked under the porch, a layer of fine rain powder was still splashed on the sleeves and hair, and even the air in the room was moist, with a slight smell of early spring.
Yuxue covered the window before she turned back, but there was a series of raindrops coming from the other end of the patio. She pushed the window door open again, and saw Yueling, the little maid beside Wang, coming in with an umbrella with Yufang. The raindrops under the eaves fell on the surface of the umbrella, and the splash floated out two or three feet away.
When she got to the porch, Yufang said through the window, "There is someone from the lady's room. Please invite our girl to the main yard for breakfast."
Yu Xue walked out of the door, looked at Yueling's wet trousers, frowned and said, "Isn't it the same to eat in the room in such a heavy rain?"
Yue Ling lowered her head and said, "This is not clear. My wife only asked me to invite the third girl over."
Yuxue bit her lip and stood for a while, then turned around and entered the house.
Xie Wan has heard it. Although she didn't care about this, since Wang knew that it was raining heavily and she would ask her to have this breakfast, she naturally prepared many ways to invite her. She lingered and finally had to go.
What's more, she always feels that it's not that simple.
She got up from behind the desk and said, "Where are my cuffs?"
Yu Xue not only put on her cutters, but also put on a jacket and a hat.
But even so, when I arrived at the main courtyard, my trouser legs were still wet, and a pair of shoes were cold. Fortunately, Yuxue had already prepared dry shoes and socks. First, she asked Yufang to change her shoes and socks outside the door before entering the door again.
In the flower hall, not only Wang, but also Ruan. What's more puzzling is that Xie Qigong sat at the top, and his face was very hesitant.
Xie Wan came forward to say good thanks to Wang as usual, and politely saluted Xie Qigong. Then she nodded to Ruan's and sat on the small brocade that she usually sat on.
Suddenly, several cases next to Xie Qigong were patted by him and jumped up. "You made such a big basket, do you still have the face to sit down?"
It turned out to be a Hongmen banquet.
Xie Wan was silent and slowly stood up, "I don't know what the basket is that the master said?"
Xie Qigong pointed to her, as if he was not angry.
Wang Shi hurriedly advised, "Master, speak slowly. Sister Wan is still young. Don't scare her." Looking at Xie Wan, he sighed, "Why are you so stubborn? Let me ask you, did you call Li Ershun, who used to work for you in Huangshi Town?
Li Ershun... "I hit it." Xie Wan nodded..
Xie Qigong's anger on his face could not be hidden again. Wang patted her thigh and said, "My little ancestor, you are in big trouble! Do you know who Li Ershun is now? He is the servant of the Zhao county magistrate. You beat him, but where can you put the face of the Zhao county magistrate? This morning, Zhao County Magistrate came to the door angrily to complain, and asked the master if he had the intention to fight with him!"
Li Ershun clearly worked as an apprentice in the blacksmith's shop. How could he become a servant of Zhao County?
"Won't you kneel down!"
The table jumped up again.
Xie Wan knelt down with doubts, glanced at Ruan Shi, and just saw a trace of gloating in her eyes.
There is no need to think deeply about this matter. Obviously, someone took the opportunity to make trouble. Is it Xie Hong and Ruan, or Wang? Did they do this purely to pinch the second room, or did they have a different purpose?
Just to take the second room, they can't get practical benefits. At least the Wang family has been a family for so many years, and it won't be so stupid. So it can only be for other purposes.
Imagined, if Li Ershun really became a servant of Zhao County magistrate, she would really admit this crime. She still had Xie Lang on her own head, and the blame would not fall on her head. Instead, Xie Lang would bear the responsibility of neglecting and dereliction of duty. At most, she would be punished a little.
Xie Qigong is likely to take him to the county government to plead guilty.
If Xie Lang bowed his head and admitted his mistake to Li Ershun, it would not only confirm the rumor that Xie Lang had an affair with the maid, but also made Li Ershun's arrogance from then on. At the same time, it also made people in Qinghe County look down on Xie Lang and even the whole second room.
The direct loss caused by this is the damage to Xie Lang's reputation and his performance on the trial field in February. Even if Xie Wan is sure that this student test is in Xie Lang's bag, Xie Qigong's biggest taboo is that someone corrupts the reputation of the Xie family and affects Xie Rong's future. Xie Lang will plead guilty, and Xie Qigong will also hate him.
Qinghe County is so big that things that are bigger can also be widely spread.
If Xie Lang's filial piety opens the house and instigates the young sister to whip the old servant, and is rumored to be rejected by her grandfather because of moral corruption, even if the business under the business of the second house is not affected, it will definitely make the clerks in the shop panic - what's more, now when the After that, who would want to earn this salary?
If there is no manpower, no customer, no character and reputation, let alone gain a foothold in the business field.
If the other party really came to this idea for several shops to be opened in the second room, then Xie Hong can't do such a handwriting. Without Wang, how can they have the ability to push Xie Qigong out as this judge?
Mr. Wang, did you officially reach out to the second room?
"I don't know how to tell the master about this."
For a long time, she stared at the ground quietly and said slowly, "On that day when I went to Huangshi Town, Li Ershun stopped my car and said filthy words. Although I was not talented, I also had a word 'thank you' on my head. I was so angry for a moment, so I taught him a lesson on behalf of
Xie Qigong said with a heavy face, "Speak clearly! What does it mean to teach us a lesson?! What on earth did he say?
Xie Wan stared at the lines of the bluestone bricks on the floor and said, "Since the master asked, I naturally dare not hide it. Li Ershun said that the ancestors of the Xie family were those who deceived the master and stole the name, usurped the family property of the tanger, and replaced the children who should belong to the tangermaker with the Xie family. I don't know who the tangerine peeler is. Naturally, I retorted, and Li Ershun became more and more proud.
At this point, she stopped.
The temperature suddenly turned cold, and Xie Qigong's voice trembled. What else did he say?"
Xie Wan still stared at the ground and said, "He then said that it was because the upper beam of the Xie family was not crooked that he married ** and entered the door. I said that there was no ** in our family, and he said that my wife was **. I said that our master was alive. Where is my wife **?!"
Someone inhaled the cold air and made the sound of his nails scratching the wood.
The air pressure has been lowered to freezing point.
Xie Wan continued: "He laughed at the stupid girl who didn't know anything about me. He also said that if it hadn't been because the master had married a country **, how could he have done the matter of sending a room to the young master's room before filial piety? Then he slandered his wife and sent a maid to ask his mother Aunt Li about his brother and Yuxue two months ago, and also asked his brother if he meant to take over Yuxue's house?
"Of course I don't believe that the maids around my wife are all so delicate people. How can I inquire about this kind of thing? Besides, if the wife has inquired about these things, no matter whether the relationship between her brother and Yuxue is clear, as the mistress of the Xie family, it is impossible for her to make the decision to transfer Yuxue to Xiaoxiangyuan alone.
"But he actually knew Su Luo's name again, and he could also tell the appearance of Su Luo's sister. It took a lot of effort in private to spread rumors. So when I saw that he slandered the master and wife so much, I couldn't help beating him. Master, madam, I know I'm too reckless. I should come back and report it first, but I'm afraid that he will take the opportunity to make a big deal of it and ruin the reputation of the old lady, so I made the decision without permission. Sir, punish me."
She kowtowed her head and raised her little face.
Xie Qigong sat on the head with Wang Shi on the top, and he was so angry that his face was gray. Even the Ruan family, who had only a little clever belly in the past, was so scared that he was at a loss and didn't know where to look.
No matter whether Li Ershun said this or not, now these words have come to Xie Wan's mouth. Not only did they scold Xie Qigong and Wang Shi without half a dirty word, but they couldn't say a word, but also gently and happened to correct the reason why she was beaten, and the outsiders attacked the Xie family like this. Next, who can say that she didn't hit it right?
Wang stared at the delicate little face below, loosened the back alveolar teeth that had been bitten a little sore, and stretched out his hand and closed his eyes.
Where does this look like a child under the age of six? If she is only six years old, she will be too witty! The family history of the ancestors of the Xie family is so well hidden that even Xie Hua and Xie Yun are not clear. She is so young that she knows few people. Why does she know so clearly? Moreover, how did she know about Su Luo's visit to the mother and son of the Li family?
When he was in the Wang family, Li Ershun told all the causes and consequences of being beaten in Huangshi Town. His flattery to himself was not fake, and his anger at Xie Wan was not fake, so she later recommended him to Zhao County Magistrate's wife to be a servant.
If Li Ershun really said these words to Xie Wan, how could he know why she saw him in the Wang family?! How could he be trembling when he met her? As soon as he heard her ask about Xie Wan's beating, he immediately complained to Xie Wan, instead of hiding his left and right with a guilty heart?
She firmly believes that Xie Wan is lying.
However, it is useless to ask Li Ershun to confront each other at this time. Xie Qigong has been preconceived with Xie Wan's words. Even if he doesn't believe it, he will no longer see Li Ershun. If she had known, she should have brought Li Ershun directly to Xie Qigong first!
Who would have thought that at the moment, she would be messed up by a yellow-haired girl?
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