At this time, Xia Qingfeng was coaxing Xu Xiaoxiao to explain the principles of distillation to her. Xiaoxiao was small and had small hands, so she couldn't hold a paintbrush. Xia Qingfeng could only study and draw with Xiaoxiao.
At this time, Xia He walked in and said: "Madam, that man is waiting outside the door with a group of women." Regarding Xu Jingchen, both the madam and the young lady called him a "scumbag", but she could not say it to a servant, and the master still He was not allowed to be called "Master" or "Master". If there was no other way, she just called him "that person". Madam was quite satisfied with this title.
"Let the scumbag come in and wait outside for the irrelevant ones."
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Soon, Xu Jingchen walked in quickly: "Feng'er, are you injured? I heard about what happened yesterday. I was worried all night and came to pick you up early this morning."
"Hiss!" Sour, this person is so hypocritical, how did the original owner suffer before?
"Husband, don't worry, I'm fine." Xia Qingfeng responded softly.
"Then let's stay one night in the mountain today and go back with my husband tomorrow. What do you think?"
"Why don't you leave today? Why wait until tomorrow?" Xia Qingfeng asked puzzledly.
"I heard that Feng'er is not only on good terms with Mrs. Hou, but also with Master Kong Zhi here. We are leaving soon and we have to say goodbye. As a husband, I also want to pay a visit to express my gratitude. You see Yes or no?"
After hearing this, Xia Qingfeng looked at Xu Jingchen meaningfully, and then agreed.
Then, Xu Jingchen walked up to Xu Xiaoxiao, who had been silent and obedient next to Xia Qingfeng, stretched out his hand and said, "Come on, good daughter, my father hasn't had lunch yet, how about you accompany him to the dining hall?"
Xu Xiaoxiao pretended to be scared and hid behind Xia Qingfeng.
"Let's go together," Xia Qingfeng picked up Xu Xiaoxiao and said, "The child is young and separated from you, so don't force her."
The three of them went out together and met the old lady as soon as they arrived at the entrance of the courtyard. Although Mrs. Hou was next door, the door and window were always open when Xia Qingfeng was talking to Xu Jingchen. Cang Ji, who had been hiding outside, had already told Mrs. Hou the news.
The old lady stepped forward, took Xia Qingfeng's hand and said, "Girl, help me walk," and then looked at the concubines at the door and snorted: "A concubine of a Hou Mansion is very lucky! Look at this There are many warblers and swallows in the yard, and the smell of powdery powder makes people dizzy.
Xu Jingchen quickly stepped forward and saluted: "Greetings, madam! I'm so ashamed. In my heart, madam is the most important."
"Of course, with the support of my wife, I don't see who dares to bully the two of them." After saying that, he snorted again and pulled Xia Qingfeng forward.
The concubines dared not speak out in anger, so they could only follow behind from a distance.
When they arrived at the dining hall, Xu Jingchen's wives and concubines were already dizzy with hunger. They hadn't even taken a break since getting off the carriage. Their delicate and frail bodies couldn't bear it. They quickly found a table to sit down and eat.
At this time, Xia Qingfeng glanced in the direction of Aunt Zhao and said, "What qualifications does a slave have to dine with the master? Stand behind and wait."
The aunts were surprised after hearing this, especially Aunt Zhao, who looked at Xia Qingfeng with angry eyes.
"What? The dignified Xipinghou Mansion doesn't even have any rules?" The old lady slammed her chopsticks on the table with great momentum.
"How dare you, how dare you?" Xu Jingchen asked the concubines to step back, and he sat down with the monks.
During this meal, Xia Qingfeng admired the concubines who were either quiet, weak, sad, or angry...their expressions were so rich, it was really delicious.
After dinner, Xia Qingfeng originally wanted to go back to the meditation room with Xu Xiaoxiao to take a nap, but it was really disappointing to be followed by such a big guy. He couldn't live in the same room with them.
She also wanted to see the mother and the wounded, but she didn't want Xu Jingchen to know that when she was in trouble, Xu Jingchen walked up to Xu Xiaoxiao, lowered her head and said, "Xiaoxiao, would you like to take your father to the temple for a walk?"
Xu Xiaoxiao looked at her mother, then at the scumbag, and finally nodded in agreement.
Xia Qingfeng quietly asked Cang Ji to follow him for protection, and then went to see the patients with Xia He and Ginkgo.
Here Xu Jingchen said to Xu Xiaoxiao: "Xiaoxiao, take my father to see where the fire happened yesterday. My father was really worried to death when he got the news last night."
Xu Xiaoxiao said nothing, rolled her eyes in her heart, and led the way.
Arriving at the Dharma Hall, the place has been burned to the point where only ruins are left. Some monks are clearing the ruins here.
Xu Jingchen took a closer look and found nothing. What made him even more confused was: this was the place where Ling Xiaoyu was originally planned to ambush, but no blood was found. Could it have ended without a fight? How on earth were those dozens of people arrested? Xu Jingchen was puzzled.
Thinking of this, he rolled his eyes, squatted down and said to Xu Xiaoxiao: "Daughter, did you see anything on the day of the fire? Tell your father."
Xu Xiaoxiao blinked her big eyes and looked at him without saying a word. Xu Jingchen was not discouraged and continued to ask: "Did you see the fire? What was it like at that time? Where was your mother at that time?"
Xu Xiaoxiao shook his head and said: "I was playing...I didn't see...it turned out like this." After speaking, he pointed at the ruins with his finger.
Xu Jingchen saw that he couldn't find anything out, so he had no choice but to give up. So, he forced a smile and asked the emperor's grandson, "Daughter, I heard that you have a very good relationship with the emperor's grandson. What does he usually take you to do?"
Xu Xiaoxiao pretended to rub her head and think about it, and then said: "Let's play... eat cakes."
Xu Jingchen... is so stupid, how could the emperor's grandson like him? Seeing that he couldn't get anything out of the question and lost his patience, he took her back with him.
Xu Xiaoxiao: If you want to talk to children, huh, no way!
While Xu Xiaoxiao was taking a nap, Xu Jingchen and Xia Qingfeng went to Master Kongzhi's place to say goodbye.
The young novice monk who went in to give the gift came out and bowed respectfully and said: "Female donor, please come in. This male donor can go back. The master said, 'I have nothing to say to you.'"
Another one looked down on him. Xu Jingchen clenched his fists in anger, and then quickly unclenched them. Then, he said to Xia Qingfeng: "Feng'er, convey my gratitude to the master, I will wait for you outside."
Xia Qingfeng nodded and entered the meditation hall.
"Girl, are you ready? In the Hou Mansion, you have to be careful about everything."
"Master, don't worry. I know it well. Then I handed Master Kongzhi a piece of paper and said, "This is the recipe for Ma Fei Powder. Please keep it, Master. Regarding the distillation of alcohol, we have to wait for a while. "
Kong Zhi carefully collected the prescription and said, "Thank you!" The master saluted solemnly.
