Xu Gucheng is about to leave office, and there are many things that need to be dealt with in advance so that the new Suzhou magistrate official will not be too overwhelmed when he takes over, so he is still busy in the small study at this point.
Xu Nuo took a small path through the rockery and saw the lights of the small study. However, he didn't pause for a moment and headed towards Mingjin Pavilion at full speed.
He quickly climbed through the window and entered the house, washed his face carelessly and went to sleep, rarely doing any exercise before going to bed.
After lunch on the second day, Xu Gucheng asked his maid to summon Xu Nuo and Xu Qian to the flower hall in the front yard.
Because Tang Qi was a man, and not a son of an official or aristocratic family, but a street gangster, and the two of them had reached the age of marriage proposal, a six-panel screen embroidered with flowers and birds was placed in the flower hall.
Xu Gucheng was wearing a green robe today, but it could not conceal his intimidating aura.
Xu Qian and Xu Nuo bowed to Xu Gucheng in turn and then went behind the screen. Soon Tang Qi with panda eyes walked in.
Tang Qi was frightened yesterday and swallowed a poison of unknown nature. He was also laughed at by a bunch of croupiers and servants. He tossed and turned all night and couldn't fall asleep. He finally fell asleep when it was almost dawn in the morning. When he was pregnant, someone came to invite him to the Xu Mansion.
Because it was not a business matter but a family matter, Xu Gucheng did not use his bodyguards. Instead, he sent Suye to Tiansheng Gambling House and Tang Qi to come over. Naturally, he also asked him to inquire about it at Tiansheng Gambling House.
Xu Qian saw Tang Qi through the gap in the screen. She was overjoyed, but she didn't show any emotion. She only glanced at Xu Nuo with her peripheral vision. Her father really trusted her, otherwise he wouldn't have brought a man outside to confront her just because of what she said.
Xu Nuo suppressed a smile in her heart after seeing Tang Qi's appearance. This person is too timid.
"I don't know what to call him?" Xu Gucheng did not dislike Tang Qi, but asked him to sit down and ordered someone to bring him water.
Tang Qi is rich. But I have no status and have never been to such a place. In the past, he always thought that I was the best in the world and there was nothing to be afraid of. Today, when he came to the Xu Mansion, he saw that his servants were very polite and polite in every move they made. His own actions were not as casual as usual, but rather a bit reserved.
He was quite neatly dressed today. Wearing a black robe that has only been worn twice, it has no wrinkles.
He took the tea cup with both hands and thanked the boy holding the tea cup politely. He turned back to Xu Gucheng and said, "Mr. Zhizhou, my surname is Tang. I am the seventh in the family. I will call me Tang Qi."
Tang Qi has never claimed to be too young since he was born. Because he comes into contact with ordinary people. Even if he occasionally met people of high status in pubs and gambling houses, those people would not say hello to him. As for Zhu Shang, he has always been referred to as the shopkeeper.
Although he was literate, he was still a commoner. His daily life and the people he interacted with were very different from those of a descendant of an official family.
He was not so cautious before entering the flower hall, but after meeting Xu Gucheng, he couldn't help but be respectful in his words and actions.
Because Xu Gucheng carried an aura of authority, which made him feel a little afraid. Although he has always boasted that he is fearless, he will not show off at this moment.
He who knows the current affairs is a hero. He is this handsome man.
Fortunately, he missed the time yesterday, otherwise he would have stopped Master Zhizhou's carriage in the alley, how would he have responded!
Xu Nuo couldn't help laughing when she heard Tang Qi's respectful voice. The frog in the well was occasionally fished out, and would be so frightened by the different world outside!
"Tang Qi, do you know anyone from the Xu family?" Xu Gucheng did not say any pleasantries and went straight to the point.
"There is some connection with a lady from the Xu family." Tang Qi thought of the strange sounds and silent footsteps yesterday, and suddenly felt that Lord Zhizhou in front of him was not undeceable, at least he would not kill him.
Behind the screen, Xu Qian's eyes flashed brightly. This Tang Qi was actually useful. Once this matter is over, just reward him with a few coins. The good days she had promised were finally coming to an end. She had been aggrieved for four months. It was enough to see her father questioning and being disappointed about the promise today!
How could Xu Nuo not notice Xu Qian's excitement from the soles of her feet to her hair? After muttering a few words in her mind, Xu Gucheng asked, "Oh? Which lady from the Xu family is she?"
Tang Qi lowered his head, holding the tea cup tightly with both hands, hesitating for a moment and said, "It's Mrs. Xu Fourth."
Xu Qian just turned to look at Xu Nuo, with a look of gloating in her eyes. After a moment, she realized that Tang Qi was not talking about Xu Nuo, but her!
You're wrong!
Xu Qian believed that Tang Qi was nervous and said the wrong thing, so she calmly turned back and continued listening.
Xu Gucheng continued to ask, and Tang Qi answered one by one.
"A few days ago, a maid gave me a letter. In addition to the letter paper, there was also a fifty-guan handout. The letter said that if anyone asks me, she said that the sixth lady of the Xu family once worked in Tiansheng Gambling House. Dealer Nian is a lively person, not taciturn. Because there is no signature, I don't have to reply, so I just took the handout and didn't take it seriously. I didn't want to send another letter the day before yesterday, saying that she was the fourth wife of the Xu family. You will give me another note and let me block your car yesterday..."
Tang Qi made a fuss about it. He was so ugly yesterday because of Xu Qian, so he could say as bad things about Xu Qian as possible. As for Xu Liu Niang, he didn't dare to mention it more.
Xu Qian's hands and feet felt cold as she listened behind the screen, and later became numb. She only kept blinking her eyes, not believing what she just heard!
Tang Qi actually made trouble over nothing and said all these things!
Could it be that there was nothing wrong with the letter sent to him, but that he didn't want to help her?
Xu Qian regretted her actions to the fourth wife of the Xu family in order to gain Tang Qi's trust!
How can you believe this kind of market gangster!
Xu Nuo sat calmly, paying attention to Xu Qian's reaction, while admiring Tang Qi's ability to make things up. He was very reserved before, but now he has no problem talking nonsense. He no longer calls himself young, but starts calling himself me.
Tang Qi saw that Xu Gucheng did not respond to what he said, so Tang Qi continued to speak. Of course, the more he spoke, the more detrimental it would be to Xu Qian.
Xu Qian shook her shoulders and shouted from behind the screen: "Shut up!"
These two words blurted out, and Xu Qian herself did not expect that she would shout them out suddenly.
A sharp voice came from behind the screen, and Tang Qi shut up knowingly. He sat as upright as possible and looked at Xu Gucheng.
What reason does he have to help the fourth wife of the Xu family? Just by looking at the letter she wrote, you can tell that she is a arrogant and arrogant woman. He doesn't care. If you can leave a good impression in front of Lord Zhizhou, you may not know what the benefits will be in the future.
Xu Gucheng ignored Xu Qian's cry and asked Tang Qi: "Is what you just said true?" Suye checked carefully when he went to Tiansheng Gambling House this morning, and even the old man at the gate was not missing. Indeed, no one knew There is a dealer named Xu Liu, and now Tang Qi says this again, which shows that there is no basis for what Siniang said.
Tang Qi nodded and said, "Yes."
Xu Gucheng has read countless people. Naturally, Tang Qi's words were half-truth and half-false, but what Su Ye found out was unmistakable.
Xu Qian's hands and feet went numb after hearing Tang Qi's "yes". She couldn't help but rushed over and shouted: "You lied, I never offended you, why did you frame me!" Xu Qian's voice was filled with tears.
I had a knife put to my neck. I was fed poison. I was laughed at by a bunch of boys. Isn't that considered an offence?
Tang Qi cursed after hearing the sound, and at the same time raised his eyes to look at the wailing woman.
He has not been raised by a wealthy family and does not know that when a woman appears, he should lower his eyes to avoid suspicion, instead of looking at her carelessly.
"Father, nothing this man said is true. My daughter would never do such a dirty thing."
"Father. You can't trust him. He is just a croupier in a gambling house. His words are not worthy of trust."
If you are not trustworthy, why should you believe his words, saying that Liu Niang worked as a dealer at Tiansheng Casino? Why did you rely on his words to say that Liu Niang had never lost her memory, but was pretending?
Xu Gucheng was very disappointed with Xu Qian and waved her back behind the screen, asking her not to behave inappropriately.
If Xu Qian doesn't make it clear, she will be disliked by her father for the rest of her life.
She was too confident this time and didn't reveal any information to Yumeiwu. Aunt Du didn't know what she had done, and she couldn't come out to take the blame for her at this moment. She was really in trouble.
When Tang Qi raised his head and saw the pretty girl coming out from behind the screen, his eyes immediately straightened. After listening to her words, he realized that she was Xu Siniang, and immediately regretted having said so bad things to her just now.
But even if he knew that she was so beautiful, it was impossible for him not to say bad things about her. Otherwise, where would he get back the humiliation he suffered yesterday? Otherwise, what would happen to his life.
"Father, father!"
Xu Qian almost knelt down, but Xu Gucheng remained unmoved and called Su Ye to come in and take Tang Qi away. His daughter couldn't let outsiders see her losing her temper like this.
Xu Qian didn't expect her father to be so heartless. In the past, as long as she had the slightest reluctance, her father would definitely follow her wishes, but now he is so cold.
Gritting her teeth, Xu Qian finally knelt down, her back straightened two feet in front of Xu Gucheng, her beautiful eyes filled with tears, looking pitiful.
Xu Gucheng stared at her for a moment, recalling what happened yesterday and today. He couldn't help but feel chilled in his heart, and he also felt a little guilty. He had not disciplined her enough to bring up his daughter like this.
The scheming is so deep that even his own sister is framed.
Xu Gucheng walked away without saying a word.
Xu Qian watched from the corner of her eye as the hem of Xu Gucheng's robe first approached and then moved away, and her heart felt as cold as ice.
Father, abandoned her like this?
Not even asking, not caring that she got to this point.
Regardless of whether what she said was true or false, he didn't believe her anymore. He no longer had her as his daughter in his eyes...
Without her father's love, she would be nothing in Xu Mansion.
Xu Qian's straight back suddenly bent down, and she fell to the ground. Tears rolled down her cheeks and dripped onto the ground, reflecting a wet patch.
Xu Nuo came out from behind the screen at this time and saw Xu Qian's lost and desperate look. She was not as happy as expected, and of course she didn't feel any sympathy, because what Xu Qian was suffering at the moment was all her own fault.
Xu Nuo did not add insult to injury by making sarcastic remarks, but left slowly.
Her purpose has been achieved, there is no need to do anything more.
Xu Nuo walked about ten steps from the house and stretched out his hand to block the dazzling sunlight. Suddenly he heard footsteps coming from behind, urgent and angry.
"It's all you, it's all you!" Xu Qian rushed over with tears on her face, one hand raised, obviously to make a promise, she shouted loudly: "If it weren't for you, if it weren't for you, if my mother hadn't given birth to you , I am the only daughter of my father and mother, and all the love and affection belong to me alone! It belongs to me alone!"
Xu Nuo easily dodged Xu Qian's hand. Seeing her beautiful face turn ferocious, he sighed in his heart and said, "It's you who are too dissatisfied."
Your parents raised you as their legitimate daughter, but you were dissatisfied. Not satisfied, this love was divided into two parts, and you were unwilling to allow Liu Niang to enjoy the same care as you. But family love cannot be divided into two parts. One more person is just one more love, and the love will be doubled, not halved.
Xu Qian used too much force, but failed to hit Xu Nuo. She stumbled and fell to the ground, her dress was torn, and she knelt on the ground half-kneeling and started crying.
When the two came over, the area around the flower hall had already been cleared by Xu Gucheng, and they didn't bring any maids with them, so no one came to help Xu Qian.
Promise, naturally will not help.
As long as she is her enemy, no matter how pitiful she is, she will at most not add insult to injury and not lend a helping hand.
She is not a loving person.
A drop of kindness will be repaid by a spring, but a drop of evil will be repaid with the entire ocean.
The sun was beating down hard, so Xu Nuo kept walking along the veranda.
After entering the inner courtyard, after walking a few steps, they met a worried-looking Chuntang and an expressionless Qiyue. The two of them were standing in the sun, with beads of sweat already forming on their temples.
When Chun Tang saw Xu Nuo coming, he immediately went to greet her and asked with concern: "Madam, are you okay?"
Yesterday, she was in the courtyard when the fourth lady smashed the vases and tea cups. She heard a few words said in the room. Today, the lady was called to the front yard again and no one was allowed to follow her. She began to worry, and she has been until now. Now that her wife is back, she can't let go.
Xu Nuo grinned: "It's okay, it's just that Fourth Sister has something to do. Let's go quickly. You're tanned in the sun. Don't blame me if you don't deserve to go out in the future." After saying that, he walked away.
Chuntang didn't expect that the lady was still in the mood to joke, and she suddenly relaxed a lot. She didn't think too much and followed her with a smile.
As soon as Xu Nuo turned around, he saw Chuntang smiling brightly, and he couldn't help but start teasing: "It seems that our Chuntang really wants to marry someone. Let me think about it and see who is suitable. Otherwise, ask Aunt Li , She has been in the house for a long time and knows many people, so let her serve as a consultant? If you get married quickly in the past two months, you won't have to go to the capital to take care of your parents. "
Chuntang's face turned red, and her cheeks felt even hotter under the sunlight. She said coquettishly, "Madam, please don't tease me. My parents have my elder brother to take care of me, so it's not my turn to worry. Besides, I want to go." Capital City.”
The implication is that she doesn't want to get married in Suzhou.
Xu Nuo laughed a few times and stopped talking.
After returning to Mingjin Pavilion and resting for a while, Xu Nuo asked Qiyue to inquire about Yilian Pavilion, while she went to Yingcheng Courtyard and asked the Lu family for the maid she had previously placed in Yilian Pavilion. The maid came to work with her, otherwise she would be tortured to death by the furious Xu Qian.
After hearing this, Mrs. Lu naturally agreed, but her voice was very low when she spoke, obviously she already knew what happened in the front yard.
But this time Lu's eyes were not red and she never cried.
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I attended two job fairs today, and I couldn’t keep my eyes open after coding. Good night, everyone. (To be continued...)
ps: I bow and thank Karlking for the He’s Bi and Pink. I’m so happy. I’ll add more He’s Bi tomorrow. I recommend Mo Liang's new book "The Immortal King's Bowl is the Best": Here is the Immortal King's bowl that is the best, with a delicate body and a soft body that can be easily pushed down o(≧v≦)o~~, and a certain bowl: a table grab! Spicy is mine!
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