It was night, and there was silence in Sixin Garden.
The steaming heat of summer only dissipates with the arrival of night, and all kinds of insects hidden in the grass make crazy insect sounds.
However, except for a few weak candles inside and outside the garden, no one was walking around.
This place seems to have become a playground for those insects.
Jiang Fang was awakened in the middle of the night by the noisy insects.
He looked at the candle outside the door in a daze, and then at his wife who was sleeping peacefully beside him. He couldn't help but be glad that he just had a nightmare.
But even if it was a nightmare, he felt very unlucky.
He dreamed that he was betrayed by his relatives, causing trouble and chaos. The person next to him turned out to be the one harboring evil intentions, and the Jiang family that he had worked so hard to manage collapsed overnight.
Although the dream is just a dream, it is not impossible to realize it. After all, the situation in the court is changing rapidly.
But will this pillow person really betray me? @
Looking at Yu Se who was sleeping peacefully and her slightly bulging belly, he smiled and shook his head.
How could a woman stir up such a big storm?
What's more, now that so many years have passed, they have good food and clothing, a stable life, and one day they will have two children.
He didn't believe that these were not enough to break a woman's will.
But when he woke up in the middle of the night, he couldn't help but feel thirsty. He wanted to call the maid who was guarding the bed outside to bring him water.
But he thought that his wife always slept lightly. If he said something to wake up the maid at this time, it would be even harder for her to fall asleep.
Now that she is pregnant again, he naturally feels more sorry for his wife.
After all, the woman in front of him, who is no longer young, is the love of his life.
If she can get a man for herself in the future, he will have no regrets.
So after thinking about it for a while, he just stepped off the bed lightly, not wanting to wait until he reached the round table covered with a red Blessings brocade tablecloth.
A shuttle-shaped dart suddenly nailed the log table where he had just drank.
At a glance, you can see that there is a letter on the variegated low-quality dart.
It seems that the person who threw the dart did not intend to kill people.
But even so, he still held the dart, opened the door and quickly chased outside.
However, outside the door, the wind rustled the bamboo forest, and the crickets and cicadas chirped noisily. But he couldn't see any figure.
At this time, it is not appropriate to alert the enemy.
He did not go back to the house immediately, but took off the note from the dart by the light of the corridor, and saw that it said: We have something urgent to discuss, please ask for a meeting tomorrow in the Juzi Room on the second floor of Yun'an Restaurant, Kangpingfang.
There was no signature on the letter, but from the crooked handwriting and the strong strokes, he could guess that this word was probably sent to her by a man who was illiterate.
When she thought about how he had met her in the past, the suspicion lingered.
Could it be that she had contact with other people behind her back?
Who is that person?
Once doubts arise, they never go away.
He is not a person who likes to keep his suspicions on the surface.
Since he had suspicions, he naturally wanted to get to the bottom of it.
So he thought for a while, and finally just inserted the letter he just saw back into its original position, and then he went back to sleep, as if nothing had happened.
The next day, it was still dark.
You Lian, who was watching the night yesterday, saw the darts on the letter.
When she saw the darts and the letter, she felt nervous. Fortunately, the bed curtains of the madam and the master were not raised yet, so they were probably still sleeping.
She looked around to make sure no one was there, then she took off the dart. She didn't dare to read what was written in the letter. She just stuffed the letter and the dart into her arms.
After packing up the darts, she went to wake up the master and his wife as if nothing had happened.
Everything seemed to be no different from usual. The maids waiting for washing had been waiting outside the door early.
As Youling opened the door, the maids carrying various toiletries filed in.
Yu Se was about to get up and serve Jiang Fang personally as usual.
However, Jiang Fang smiled gently and said, "Madam, you'd better rest for a while, the child is important.
Don't let me get up and disturb your sleep. I just have maids to take care of me today. "
Yu Se couldn't overcome Jiang Fang's persistence. She lowered her eyebrows and said yes in a warm voice.
She seems to have always been so docile, rarely having major emotional ups and downs.
But when the maids dressed Jiang Fang in court clothes, she just stared at Jiang Fang.
Everything seemed to be no different from usual, except that Jiang Fang did not let Yu Se get up this time. When Jiang Fang left before finishing tidying up, he even did not forget to tell Yu Se, "After attending the court meeting today, Lu Neicheng has something to invite." , I may have to come back later."
Naturally, Yu Se only told him, "Major Lu Neicheng is always good at wine. Master, please take care of yourself and drink less alcohol."
Jiang Fang nodded, and the two chatted for a while.
They seem to be the most ordinary couple in the world.
Just when Jiang Fang left the gate of Jiang Mansion and was getting ready for the carriage heading to the inner city, he suddenly whispered to the boy who had been following him, "Chang Ye, you don't have to follow me to court today. Just wait outside the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion to see if Madam is traveling today, and if so, follow her."
After receiving the order, Chang Ye only said yes and then disappeared.
In Sixin Garden, after Yu Se watched Jiang Fang go out, You Ling quickly came over.
"Madam, I woke up this morning and found this. Please take a look."
After Yu Se heard this, she opened the note and saw a line of crooked characters written on it. After just one glance, she suddenly asked nervously, "When was this letter sent? Is there anyone there?" Seen?"
You Ling whispered, "When I woke up this morning, I saw a dart stuck on the table. I think this letter was sent last night."
"And the master and his wife hadn't even gotten up at that time. I don't think anyone saw what was going on here."
Although Yu Se's answer didn't sound dangerous, Yu Se couldn't help but cursed in a low voice, "It's so stupid."
You Ling thought she was scolding herself, so she immediately knelt down and said, "Madam, I wonder what mistake You Ling made?"
Yu Se waved his hand and said, "I don't blame you. I blame the messenger who was so stupid that he dared to send the letter to my garden yesterday. What if the master got up at night and saw it?"
Only then did Yu Se react. She comforted her in a low voice, "Madam, the master did not get up last night. If he got up at night, he would definitely call the slave."
Yu Se then thought about how she had always been sleeping lightly. It was impossible for her not to know if Jiang Fang got up. Thinking of this, her heart dropped into her stomach.
At this time, after receiving such a letter, she naturally couldn't sleep anymore.
After all, ever since Jiang Nianjiao returned safely, her heart has been in a state of turmoil and she has no peace.
Therefore, after combing her hair, she just told You Ling, "You Ling, go and prepare a carriage. We will go out after breakfast."
You Ling said yes, but couldn't help but ask, "Madam, where are we going today."
"Yun'an Restaurant in Kangpingfang."
Kangpingfang is full of pedestrians, and various merchants open their doors to welcome people.
A carriage without family markings was driving on the narrow avenue in the village.
As the horsemen drove them away, pedestrians complained about this, but they could not avoid being hit by the carriage, so a group of people could only give way.
When they arrived at Yun'an Restaurant in Kangpingfang, the coachman just drove to a stop, and then he saw a fat woman wearing a curtain hat walking out of the carriage.
As her maid helped her down from the carriage, the waiter from the restaurant immediately came over to greet her. While he bowed his waist to welcome the woman into the restaurant, he asked diligently, "Madam, are you coming here alone or with us?" People have appointments.”
The maid next to the woman seemed impatient with the restaurant waiter's questions, so she interrupted him and said, "We are going to the Juzi Room on the second floor."
Hearing what the maid said, the waiter immediately understood. He said no more, just welcomed the two people into the private room, and pushed open a carved wooden door with a golden chrysanthemum sign.
Sitting in the box was a very simple-looking farmer.
Seeing that this luxurious lady actually met a farmer, out of gossip, the waiter couldn't help but pay more attention to her.
How many eyes do people have.
Unexpectedly, the lady's maid was very alert, "What are you looking at? Why don't you get out quickly?"
The waiter immediately smiled and said, "Guest, you haven't placed your order yet."
Obviously, the real purpose of these two guests was not to come to the restaurant to eat. The maid said impatiently, "Just order a few of your restaurant's signature dishes."
After saying this, the maid just pushed him out of the door.
When the waiter arrived at the door, the maid did not forget to say, "You will serve the food later."
After giving these instructions, the maid closed the door with a bang.
After the room returned to silence, the woman sitting opposite the wine table just lifted her curtain, revealing a dignified and charitable round face like a Bodhisattva.
She glanced at the maid in the room, and then said, "Youling, you'd better go and guard outside. Don't let anyone in except you."
After You Ling got the words, she also went out and guarded the door.
Yu Se just turned back at this moment, and she calmly took a look at this man who was dusty and even extremely embarrassed.
Then he asked, "Wang Zhuangtou? Why did you come to see me?"
As soon as Yu Se finished speaking, Wang Zhuangtou immediately knelt down and said, "Please help me, madam!"
Yu Se brought a cup of scented tea. "If you have anything to say, tell me slowly. There is no need to be so surprised. If I can help you, I will naturally help you."
Wang Zhuangtou was naturally grateful for Yu Se's words.
After hesitating for a moment, he whispered, "Madam, something happened at Huanyuan Farm."
"A guest came to the village a while ago. The man pretended to be a gambler and just hung out in our village every day. I didn't pay much attention to this person at the time. I didn't expect him to take advantage of our unpreparedness and steal our account books. "
Hearing this, Yu Se's face obviously darkened, "Then have you caught this person?"
Wang Zhuangtou shook his head sadly, "I didn't catch him. That man was too fierce. Not only did he take away the account book, but he also took away all the brothers and manager Li who you had arranged to come here. Fortunately, I didn't have it at the time." Show your face so that I can come over and tell you."
