wrong.
There must be something wrong. Gong Jue's watch was cold. There was no way Luo Qi had called her there just to talk about the kick.
Shi Xiaonian looked up in the direction of the study, looking at the closed door. Questions were swirling in her mind, like a tangle of threads that could not be avoided.
What will happen
When Shi Xiaonian went down the stairs step by step, she couldn't help but look towards the study room frequently.
She really wanted to understand the world inside that door and what was inside, especially after Luo Qi's weird reaction.
Gong Ou was not here, so she stayed with the twins for a while. Both of them were taken by the teacher to meditate. Shi Xiaonian had to leave alone again. The blank time reminded her of the cold touch on the watch.
I can't get rid of that thought.
Shi Xiaonian made some cakes and biscuits, and invited the two maids who were willing to talk about the Gong family's affairs last time to have afternoon tea.
The three of them were sitting in the sun. The environment was elegant and comfortable, the air was fresh, and there was no glitz of cement and steel bars. Shi Xiaonian took a sip of black tea and looked at the two of them with a smile.
"Young lady, do you want to listen to the master?" The young maid bit into the cake and said vaguely, "I don't know much about the master. I only know that a long time ago, the Gong family, no, it should be said that she was the master's mother. When we were higher up, the family was very proud, but then it gradually declined, and we were despised for marrying a Chinese."
"Yes, I heard my grandma say that when I was a young man, I was very ostracized. It is said that I finally had the opportunity to go to the royal family for a banquet. As a result, I was ridiculed by the noble children at that time, and I was in a mess. When I came back, I He called everyone in front of him and swore that one day, he would want everyone in Britain to know the surname 'Gong'!"
Another maid also told what she heard.
The inspirational story of a young master who was marginalized is similar to that of every self-made king in the world.
"anything else?"
Shi Xiaonian asked lightly.
"It's nothing else. But I must have been bullied too much when I was young. Later, I refused to marry a Western woman, so I chose my wife. Of course, my wife's family background is also very good, and she was very capable at that time. It’s thanks to the master’s help.” said the maid biting the cake.
"From what you said, it sounds like the master married his wife just to help." Another maid scolded her.
"hey-hey."
Shi Xiaonian smiled slightly and pushed the cake in front of them in front of them. She felt that nothing could be gained by asking, so she began to guide, "Father sounds like a hero, but unfortunately, I never got the chance to meet him."
"Young madam, have you never met the master?"
Both maids looked at Shi Xiaonian in shock.
"Yes." Shi Xiaonian pretended to smile bitterly, "Maybe it's because my father doesn't like this commoner daughter-in-law, and my family background is very poor."
"Young Madam, don't say that. The Second Young Master must have taken a fancy to you when he chose you. Besides, the Young Madam is the most approachable among the masters of the Gong family." The maid comforted her.
The other one touched his face and said, "Speaking of which, I haven't seen the master for a long time."
"Eh? Are you too?" The two maids were surprised to find that they had not seen Gong Jue for a long time.
Shi Xiaonian sat quietly and watched their discussion. Her heart sank and her confusion became heavier. She asked aloud, "How long has it been since you last seen your father?"
"How long?" The young maid began to count on her fingers, and the more she counted, the more frightened she became. "Oh, God, it seems that I haven't seen the master in more than a year."
The other one was also calculating, "No, no, I remembered that the master has not personally distributed gifts to us on Christmas Day for several years."
"It's just that I didn't distribute it in person. I delivered tea to the master's study last year. I saw him. He was standing in front of the window and talking on the phone."
"Yeah?"
The two maids were having a heated discussion, trying to figure out how much time they would have without seeing the master. Unless Shi Xiaonian mentioned it, they didn't even think about it.
"What about the housekeeper and servants who have been serving father?"
Shi Xiaonian interjected and asked, doesn't it mean that every owner of the Gong family will have a housekeeper and a bunch of servants
"The master never likes to serve too many people unless he goes out. The housekeeper resigned a few years ago, and I haven't heard of hiring a new one, so I asked housekeeper Charles to take over temporarily." The maid replied clearly.
Charles
Then Charles must be too busy. He has to take care of Luo Qi and her. It turns out that he also has the task of being the temporary housekeeper for the palace lord.
Just as she was talking, there was a sound of footsteps. Shi Xiaonian turned her head and saw Charles, who had been sent away by her, walking towards this direction. The two servants behind him were carrying a painting.
"Young Madam, I have found the painting you asked me to find. Do you think where to hang it?" Charles walked up to her and said.
The efficiency is really fast.
She hasn't heard much here yet.
"Let's go to Gong Ou's study." Shi Xiaonian stood up from the table and left with Charles and the others. Charles always fulfilled his duties and walked behind her, "The relationship between the young lady and the maids is very good."
"Well, I made some new cakes for everyone to try, and I also left a portion for you, Charles." Shi Xiaonian said with a smile, as if he was casual and normal.
"Thank you, madam." Charles followed her into the castle.
Shi Xiaonian walked inside. Many people were carrying suitcases and walking downstairs. When they saw Shi Xiaonian, they all lowered their heads and said, "Young Madam."
"Hello." Shi Xiaonian lowered his head and asked with some confusion, "Where are you going with your suitcases?"
The accommodation for servants and bodyguards is not here, and their suitcases should not be here.
"I have an emergency trip to Switzerland. They are packing my luggage for me." Charles said standing aside.
"Father is leaving?" Shi Xiaonian looked at Charles in surprise, "But mother is still sick."
Leave your depressed wife who has never recovered and go out? Even if it is a marriage, we have been together for so many years, so it is not appropriate.
"There are urgent matters waiting to be dealt with in Switzerland," said Charles.
"Oh. Should I go and see you off?"
Shi Xiaonian asked, since Gong Ou was not at home and Luo Qi was ill, should she go see Gong Jue off.
"It's okay, let's go, young lady, I'll hang the painting for you."
Charles said.
“…”
Shi Xiaonian didn't know what to say. She nodded, walked forward, and walked up the stairs. She couldn't help but look up in the direction of Gong Jue's study.
Wait.
Yesterday she went to see Gong Jue, and today Luo Qi called her into the room with a slightly weird attitude. Now she said that Gong Jue was leaving, as if she was escaping from something.
Did she think too much
The bodyguards moved their things downstairs in a mighty manner. Shi Xiaonian absent-mindedly told Charles and the others to hang up, as her thoughts had already wandered to the door.
While Charles and the others were hanging paintings, Shi Xiaonian walked out of Gong Ou's study, and a bodyguard hurried towards Gong Ou's study.
"What's wrong?"
Shi Xiaonian asked aloud.
"I just found out that I didn't bring the watch box of my favorite watch. If I know that we are so sloppy, I will definitely blame you. I have to go find it." The bodyguard said anxiously, sweating all over his head as he ran, "Also There are several boxes that have not been moved.”
Hearing this, Shi Xiaonian rolled her eyes and said, "Let me help you find it. Is it in the study?"
"Yes, it should be placed on the desk in the study. Master likes to clean that watch, so the watch box must be there." The bodyguard said, "Thank you very much, madam. I'll move the things first."
"Well, you go ahead."
Shi Xiaonian nodded, then walked to the study, and stood at the door of Gong Jue's study. Shi Xiaonian couldn't help but take a breath, stretched out his hand and gritted his teeth to push it away.
As soon as I opened the door, the strong fragrance hit my nostrils again.
She covered her nose and looked around. The study was too big. There were bookshelves everywhere. The books on the bookshelves were so densely packed that there was almost no empty space.
When Xiao Nian raised his head, he saw that the ceiling was designed into a round arch with magnificent and complicated patterns.
In fact, if you look closely, there is nothing special about this study.
Shi Xiaonian walked to the desk and found the watch box easily. She opened the box and found all the tools to clean the watch. She closed the watch box and prepared to leave.
Looking over the corner, I saw a bronze incense box rotating like a marquee on the ground, with heat slowly coming out of it.
Shi Xiaonian walked over, and the smell became more pungent the closer she got.
She squatted down and reached out to lift the lid of the incense box. She saw water in the rotating bronze incense box. The water was not clean. There were grass leaves and other things floating on it, and some particles were deposited on it.
It's quite like Chinese medicine.
Shi Xiaonian thought to herself, almost wanting to take the things out and study them, but gave up after thinking about it.
Shi Xiaonian, Shi Xiaonian, curiosity killed the cat, this is the Gong family, don’t move or think.
No matter how curious you are, you must stick to your duties.
“…”
After warning herself, Shi Xiaonian put the lid back and decided to put all the questions behind her. She stood up and left.
His eyes passed over the books on the bookshelf. Gong Jue's collection of books was really rich. Those few books had disappeared from the world a long time ago, but they were actually here.
I don’t know if there are any out-of-print books about paintings, such as hand-drawn books by some great painters.
Shi Xiaonian was thinking wildly, forcing herself not to be curious and explore everything here. As a result, it was easy to make mistakes when her mind was confused. Her feet were unsteady, and she bumped forward and hit the bookshelf.
With a "bang" sound, several books fell down one after another.
She quickly put down the watch box and picked up the books and put them back. Suddenly she saw a rather strange pattern inside. Shi Xiaonian took out a few more books and found that there was a rotating lock similar to the one on the safe door.
The safe is placed in the bookshelf
This method is not very mysterious, Shi Xiaonian didn't think much, and put the books back in his hands one after another, and the cover of one page curled up.
Shi Xiaonian had no choice but to stand on tiptoes, stretch out her hand to smooth the pages of the book, her fingers touched the twist lock on it, and there was a "click" sound, and the ancient bookshelf began to move in front of her eyes. (To be continued)