The only silence in the box was the breathing of the two of them.
Qian Zhao looked directly at Xu Nuo, who was five years younger than him, his Adam's apple twitching, and he suppressed the tension rising in his heart.
He is sitting here now just because he has a good education. Xu Liuniang is just a young lady from the minister's house, so she is not worthy of fear.
He stood up and closed the window. He saw people coming and going on the street. He took a deep breath and let it out slowly.
The exhaled breath formed a white mass in the air.
This winter is really cold.
When he sat back down, the anger on Qian Zhao's face had completely dissipated, replaced by a kind of calmness.
He said: "When Brother Qi and I first looked for Chun Tang, she was sitting in the pavilion drinking tea with my aunt. That day, she was wearing a white dress and a white skirt, and her smile instantly reflected in my heart. . She is different from the ladies I usually see. She doesn’t have that kind of light in her eyes when she looks at Qian’s family like those people. Her eyes are extremely calm. But I know the difference in our status and don’t want to disturb her. "
"A few days later, I found out that Brother Qi and the others were planning to do evil to her, and I stepped in to stop him. Unexpectedly, he actually said that if he took over this maid's body, he would be able to have another concubine. It would be a good thing to kill two birds with one stone, no. Allow me to intervene."
Xu Nuo raised his hand and placed it on his brow bone to block the disgust in his eyes.
"Seeing that I couldn't stop Brother Seven, I proposed a bet with him. Brother Seven would test out Chuntang as the husband of the Qian family, while I would pretend to be an ordinary servant to see who could win her heart first. If Chuntang chose If she chooses me, then Seventh Brother can no longer occupy her body. If he is chosen, I will not stop him from doing anything. Seventh Brother is a gambler. After hearing what I said, he immediately became interested and quickly agreed. .”
Speaking of this, Qian Zhao showed a bit of pride on his face, apparently thinking that it was his actions that saved Chuntang.
But Xu Nuo was so angry that he wanted to slam the table. If Qian Zhao failed, Chuntang would fall into the hands of Qian Qilang. Qian Zhao was betting on Chuntang's innocence! He was obviously enjoying it, but he couldn't show that he admired Chuntang before he took great pains to come up with this idea for her.
Xu Nuo felt that there was anger brewing in his heart, and he couldn't swallow it unless Qian Zhao was beaten to a pulp.
She lowered her voice and asked, "So?"
Qian Zhao didn't notice the change in Xu Nuo's mood at all, and said proudly: "I dressed up as a servant several times to find her, looked for opportunities to talk to her, and looked at her with deep and appreciative eyes. Her face was as red as the evening. Zhaoxia, however, did not dare to talk to me because of her face, and only dared to look at me from a distance. As for my seventh brother, he went to look for her many times while my aunt was away, and said some explicit words to her..."
Before Qian Zhao finished speaking, Qi Qiyue rushed in and asked loudly: "What did you do to her!"
Qian Zhao was startled by Qi Qiyue who suddenly rushed in, and was about to scold him when he saw Xu Nuo staring at him and swallowed the words on his lips.
After swallowing it, he regretted it. She was just a maid, so he just scolded her. Why should he be afraid of Xu Liuniang's eyes?
Seeing Qi Qi's red eyes, Xu Nuo comforted her and said, "Don't worry, just stay outside and keep watch. There's no need to come in."
Qi Qi knew that she had crossed the line, but when she thought of the person in front of her teasing Chuntang, she felt unwilling to do so. She kept her eyes on Qian Zhao and promised to remind her a second time before she went out awkwardly.
Qian Zhao smiled and continued: "Chuntang ignored Brother Seven and instead told his aunt about the matter. The aunt was furious and criticized him severely. A few days later, his mother was also punished by Concubine Sun to copy "Female Women". "Precept"." A look of gloating flashed across his eyes.
After Xu Nuo heard this, he speculated that Qian Qilang wanted to take over Chun Tang's body because of his mother Liu, but Chun Tang was just a maid, so how could he offend Qian Qilang's mother?
She knew Chuntang's character. If she hadn't been bullied, she would not have reported it to Aunt Twenty-One.
It must have been Qian Qilang who did something extraordinary that forced Chuntang to do this.
I really don’t know how wronged she was.
Xu Nuo thought of Chuntang being alone in the Duke's Mansion, suffering the grievance of having to swallow her broken teeth, so she kept blaming herself, saying that she shouldn't have let Chuntang go to the Duke's Mansion in the first place.
"Do you know why?" she asked.
Qian Zhao shook his head and continued with great interest: "After Chun Tang left the Duke's Mansion, I always thought of her. I dreamed of her several times in my dreams and seemed to never forget her. Until one day, I happened to meet her on the street. When we got to her, the carriage she was riding in was crashed. I hurriedly changed clothes with the boy and appeared in front of her to help her deal with the matter. Since then, I have been in contact with her as a boy, and I have discovered her kindness more and more. , identified her." After speaking, he touched his nose.
Xu Nuo sneered and asked, "So, what is the reason why you conceal your identity?"
Qian Zhao's expression froze and he said, "I was afraid that she would stop paying attention to me after knowing my identity, so I did this, but I will tell her slowly and will not deceive her."
"I understand, please don't have any contact with my maid again." Xu Nuo left this sentence before standing up and leaving.
Xu Nuo is a special police officer, and he can tell whether a person is telling the truth or a lie by observing his demeanor and actions when he speaks.
She knew very well that Qian Zhao would not tell her all the facts. Most of what he said just now was true, and some key situations were fabricated.
His current attentiveness to Chuntang, his so-called recognition of her, is probably the novelty of a wealthy and noble husband when he treats an unseen thing. I wonder what he will do after this enthusiasm wears off.
I'm afraid it means abandoning the plaything and leaving it to fend for itself.
He said he would take care of Chun Tang for the rest of his life. To Xu Nuo's ears, such words were even less credible than his claim that he could be a general.
Qi Qi followed Xu Nuo out, and cried with snot and tears on the way back, begging Xu Nuo to seek justice for Chun Tang.
Xu Nuo said: "You don't have to worry about this. I won't let Chuntang suffer, but you. Don't cry when you return to Mingjin Pavilion. I heard something in the restaurant just now, and you are not allowed to tell Chuntang a word." Let Chuntang think that Alai is a young man with a wife, and don't add to her troubles."
After going back, Xu Nuo lay on the bed thinking about the information Qian Zhao told her and reasoning about the logic of his behavior.
There are a few places that I just can’t figure out no matter how hard I try.
Why did Qian Qilang's mother Liu target Chuntang? Even letting his own son take away Chun Tang's innocence is really inconsistent with the logic of human behavior.
If Ms. Liu has a problem with Chuntang and wants to harm Chuntang, the safest way is to let someone with little connection with her do it, rather than letting Qian Qilang take the risk on the condition that his son can take another concubine. This kind of thing will be punished by the clan.
I'm afraid Liu's purpose is not Chun Tang.
Xu Nuo did not go to Lu Erniang, who might know the reason. Before the matter came to light, she did not want anyone to know that she was investigating the matter.
She arranged for her spies to investigate, and in just one night, she knew the reason.
Qian Qilang thought that the matter of occupying Chun Tang's body was indeed arranged by Liu.
The reason why Mr. Liu did this was related to Mr. Lu.
