Seeing that Sister Feng was unwilling to say anything, Uncle Rong didn't ask any more questions. He rubbed his fingers, which were stiff and bloodless from holding the pen for the portrait.
Sister Feng saw this scene and handed over the hand-warming stove she carried. "Warm your hands and massage your shoulders. My neck has always been uncomfortable these days."
Uncle Rong knows that these are normal phenomena after pregnancy. Not only the neck is prone to fatigue, but the spirit may also be slightly depressed, and even the whole body may be weak.
Jia Rong smiled and said: "Good aunt, you are pregnant now, and it is difficult to press on your shoulders. You have to be careful even with your hands and feet. Don't ask Miss Ping to knock randomly when you are in the courtyard."
"How can you let them touch you on weekdays? Do you think your aunt is a non-important person?" Sister Feng rolled her eyes at Jia Rong, "If you don't want to, just let it go and make many excuses."
Brother Rong put down the copper stove and sat down next to Sister Feng. He said: "Rong'er, please rub your calves gently for Auntie. Auntie's feet are usually much more tired during this period and are prone to soreness and pain."
Wang Xifeng does feel a little weak in her legs these days, and she gets sore after not being able to walk even a few steps. He asked doubtfully: "This is what you learned in Lihentian? Is it possible that there are pregnant women in heaven?"
"I heard God mentioned some taboos in this area!" Fortunately, the carriage drove very slowly to take care of the pregnant Sister Feng, so Uncle Rong didn't feel the shaking even when he squatted in the carriage. Brother Rong picked up Sister Feng's left foot and placed it on his lap, rubbing it gently.
Although she was separated by her robe and trousers, Sister Feng felt her calf being held by Brother Rong, and her face flushed somewhat. Besides Jia Lian, Ronger was the second person to hold her leg. This was very different from Ronger's usual tapping. The slight force felt on her calf muscles made her face feel hot.
"Good aunt, are you comfortable?"
When Uncle Rong saw Wang Xifeng closing his eyes, he just nodded slightly and moved his hands a little lighter. He was always on guard against the shaking of the carriage and was ready to support Sister Feng.
After a while, Brother Rong put down Wang Xifeng's left foot, went around to her right side and started rubbing it. Said: "Aunt, Ronger, please rub your right leg again."
Jia Rong noticed that Sister Cheng Feng did not make a sound or nod her head, as if she had fallen asleep leaning against the carriage.
She must be tired. She is pregnant and always busy in the West Mansion. Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang don't care about the affairs of the inner house. They set rules every day and rely on Sister Feng to take care of everything.
well……
Uncle Rong gently put down Sister Feng's right leg and sat down with Sister Feng. Wang Xifeng seemed to feel Jia Rong beside her, and leaned her head slightly on Brother Rong's shoulder. Bai Bai's jade hands came over and said softly: "Rong'er, please rub your palms for me."
There are hundreds of people in a Rongguo Mansion, and there are many affairs in each house and courtyard, and they have to deal with everyone's little thoughts. It is indeed not easy for Sister Feng, who is only twenty years old, to worry about so many things.
Brother Rong carefully held this hand, but did not make any other movements. He just held it in his palm and hugged it.
Jia Rong was surprised to find that Wang Xifeng didn't say anything. He didn't pull his hand back, as if he acquiesced to Brother Rong's move.
Minute by minute passes...
Time seems to be slowed down, very slowly. Brother Rong felt that the little hand he was holding was getting hotter and hotter, so he squeezed it accidentally.
Very soft and warm.
Seeing that Sister Feng didn't resist, Brother Rong boldly intertwined the fingers of this hand and placed it on his thigh. He put his other hand against the back of her hand and covered their hands with a fur cloak.
Until the carriage stopped, Miss Ping outside shouted: "Grandma, Uncle Xiao Rong, it's time to enter the house."
At this moment, Brother Rong saw Sister Feng on her shoulder suddenly opening her eyes, coughing, and withdrew her hand from Brother Rong's arms. Suddenly he said: "We're here."
Brother Rong helped Sister Feng out of the car with some regret, and saw Sister Feng changed into a sedan chair and was carried into the Rongguo Mansion. Then he withdrew his gaze and continued to board the carriage to return to Dongfu.
The next day, the heavy snow in Shenjing finally stopped. Brother Rong found Lai Sheng and asked him to arrange for someone to clean up the burned-out Doufengxuan.
Later in the afternoon, Brother Rong was having dinner with Ke Qing at Youshi's place. Lai Sheng's family came over and said, "We found a secret room in Doofengxuan. Manager Lai is guarding the scene. Please invite me and my wife to take charge."
"It's just a secret room, why are your men making such a fuss?" Youshi asked.
Lai Sheng's wife came up and whispered in Youshi's ear: "The fire in the building should have started from the secret room. There were two corpses burned beyond recognition. The manager has kept everyone who entered the secret room. On the spot, everyone else moved away."
After hearing this, everyone knew that Dou Fengxuan's fire was weird. At first, everyone just thought it was because the weather was dry and the water had accidentally escaped. Now that a body has been found in the building, the nature of the matter is different.
Brother Rong frowned and said to Keqing and Youshi, "I'll go take a look first, and my wife will check first to see if anyone has been missing from the house recently."
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"how so?"
A group of young men stood guard outside the ruins of Dou Fengxuan, and Uncle Rong followed Lai Sheng out of the secret room. It is better to say it is a secret room than a basement. The basement is very spacious. From the traces of burning, it can be seen that there were many books stored here before.
Now the desks and bookshelves in the secret room were all burned down, and the two corpses lay beside the desk. Fortunately, it was freezing cold and the corpse did not emit a foul smell, but it still looked hideous and terrifying.
"Does the manager know about this place?" Uncle Rong asked with a dark face.
Lai Sheng shook his head repeatedly and said: "Doufengxuan is a place where the master entertains distinguished guests. Only the master has the key here. Outsiders are not allowed to enter without the master's permission."
Jia Rong still felt something was wrong. She was teasing Jia Zhen when Fengxuan poured boiling water on her, and Jia Zhen was sent to another yard. Then the wife should keep the key here. How can others get in without the key?
Brother Rong and Lai Sheng looked at the secret room again. Everything inside was burned down and nothing of value was left. On the contrary, the appearance of the two corpses was very strange. The corpses were of a man and a woman. The woman was curled up as if she had struggled violently in the fire, while the man's body was also curled up but seemed to have been deformed by the high temperature.
"Find someone to carry it out and bury it." Brother Rong is neither a detective nor a policeman, and he does not have such powerful detective abilities. He also didn't want to make the matter a fuss, and it was in his best interest to deal with it in a low-key manner.
"What about here?"
Jia Rong said: "It was said to the outside world that the servant and the maid were having an affair in Doufengxuan. They accidentally pushed the candle, which not only harmed themselves but also burned down Doufengxuan."
Lai Sheng grinned and nodded, but he couldn't figure out why the fire in the secret room could burn down the entire Doufengxuan. The walls of this secret room are obviously made of stone slabs, so there is no way it can be burned to the outside.
In the afternoon, the mansion finally found out which two people were missing. One was the concubine Jia Zhen bought last and was kept in a remote courtyard of the mansion, and the other was the long follower who had just entered the mansion a few months ago.
After hearing the identities of the two people, Brother Rong felt more and more that things were not simple. It stands to reason that it is impossible for a long follower to come into contact with the imprisoned concubine, so how could they come together? What made him even more annoyed was that no one found out that the people imprisoned in the yard were missing.
