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Chapter 419: I can’t hide it anymore
Early the next morning, before the servants even got up, there was a knock on the door. Menzi climbed out of the warm bed, put on his clothes shivering, yawned and went out to ask: "Who is this? Early in the morning?"
"Brother, please open the door quickly. I'm a servant in the Yamen. Something happened, something big happened!" The voice outside the door was a little hoarse, but the anxiety could be heard.
The doorman didn't dare to neglect, so he quickly unlatched the door, opened the side door and asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"
The guard outside the door was wearing a raincoat, which was covered with mud and water. He wore his bamboo hat crookedly and his face was wet. He kept wiping his face with his hands and said breathlessly: "The serious situation is bad. They say they are going to the river." On the way there, it rained so hard that half of the mountain collapsed, and now the road is blocked. I don’t know what the situation is over there.”
"Ah?" The disciple was frightened when he heard this. What should he do? He turned around and looked inside. Only the old lady and grandma were at home. One was old and the other was pregnant. This told everyone that they might not be able to hold on. After a while, he came back to his senses and asked anxiously, "Is there any other news? What's the plan in the Yamen?"
"We are leading people to dig now. I don't know if anyone has been hit. I don't know what the situation is like with Mr. Qi and others. The messenger can't get through." The officer finished speaking in a hurry and helped him. He held up his bamboo hat that was blown away by the wind, "I brought the message here, and I still have to go to Mr. Liu's house. You should hurry into the house and report the news!"
"Mrs. Liu came to stay with my grandma last night. You don't need to go to Liu's house. It's raining heavily outside. Come in and warm yourself up. Our grandma might have more questions to ask!" The doorman let the servant in and said He quickly ran to the second door, knocked a few times and asked, "Which mother is guarding this place today? Could you please go ask Sister Miao'er to come out? There's something urgent here."
There was a rustling sound inside, and then Huang's voice came out: "Wait a moment, I will call you."
Miao'er was ordering people to boil water and was preparing to wait for the master to wash up. After hearing the message, his eyelids jumped. He always felt that something bad had happened. He handed over the work at hand to Xiao Zhen and hurried over. The second doorman asked: "What's the matter? You can't even wait to open the door?"
"Sister Miao'er, something big has happened. An official came to report that half of the mountain collapsed on the way to the river, blocking the road. Now there is no reply from there, and we can't either We can't get through. The yamen has already sent people to dig the road, but I don't know how I and Mr. Liu are doing now." Menzi spoke anxiously, spoke quickly, rubbed his hands and asked, "Sister Miao'er, you are quite talkative. They are people close to grandma, and we are still waiting for you to make up your mind. Grandma is pregnant now, so I don’t dare to break the news casually!"
After hearing this, Miao'er felt chilled in her heart, and her hands and feet instantly became cold. She managed to steady herself by holding on to the wall. Her lips trembled for a long time before she spoke, "Don't panic. Where is the guard? I asked. Ask later."
After opening the second door, Miao'er composed herself, went to the concierge and saluted the guard first and said, "I have seen Master Cha."
"But I can't afford to be a gift to a girl." The servant had already taken off his bamboo hat and raincoat, and he looked like an honest man. He put down the tea bowl in his hand and quickly returned the gift, "If you want anything, girl, just ask. .”
"When did the mountain collapse? According to the time when we adults were going out on our way, how could we catch it by chance?" Miao'er asked anxiously.
"Girl, I really don't know when it collapsed. I can't tell if someone hit it on the head. It's digging right now!" Seeing that Miao'er's eyes were red, the officer had to say more carefully, "It's not possible now." No one knows the situation over there. I'm just here to deliver a message. It doesn't mean that Mr. Qi is injured. Don't be too anxious. If there is any news ahead, someone will definitely come to deliver it to you. of."
"Thank you very much. If there is any news, please send me a message as soon as possible." Miao'er touched his sleeves and realized that he didn't bring out any money. In desperation, he pulled out a silver hairpin from his head and stuffed it into the guard's hand, saying, "My grandma is pregnant now, so don't dare to alarm her. Please pay more attention."
"This is what I should do, girl, you don't have to be so polite." The servant refused again and again, but in the end he couldn't resist Miao'er, so he had to put the hairpin in his arms, put on his raincoat and bamboo hat, got up and walked out, "I'll go out again. Go ahead and take a look at the situation. Don’t be too anxious, girl. Mr. Qi is blessed with great fortune, so everything will be fine."
Miao'er told her son and the mother-in-law at the second door to go directly in and look for her if something happened, and not to disturb the madam and grandma, otherwise no one would be able to bear the burden if something happened.
She tried hard to make arrangements, but how could she relax in her heart? She returned to the inner house uneasily, prepared tea and dropped the tea cup, and burned her hands when adding the wash water. In the end, she realized that it was really not possible for her to be like this. After He Hua got up, she was sure The flaw would be seen, so he excused himself as feeling unwell, left all the errands to Xiao Zhen, and went back to his room to collect himself.
Hehua didn't see Miao'er all morning, and at noon she couldn't help but ask: "Xiao Zhen, why haven't you seen Miao'er today? Is it possible to go out even though it's raining so heavily outside?"
"Sister Miao'er said she wasn't feeling well. She was on duty last night, so she went back to her room to rest." Xiao Zhen didn't know about the landslide either, so he just thought Miao'er was really feeling unwell, which didn't make any sense. No flaws.
Hehua believed it and said, "Go over and see what's wrong with you. If it doesn't work, ask the doctor to come and take a look. Don't delay."
Xiao Zhen agreed to go down, but saw no one when she arrived at Miao'er's house, so she asked the little girl playing at the door: "Gui'er, do you know where Sister Miao'er went?"
"Just now the lady at the second door came to send a message, saying that there was something wrong with the master, so sister Miao'er hurried out." Gui'er answered with her head tilted.
"Bad Master?" Xiaozhen felt strange when he heard this. If there was official business, he shouldn't have asked Miao'er to go out. After thinking for a moment, a smile suddenly appeared on his face. Could it be that there was some secret love affair between himself and Miao'er? I don't even know about such a good relationship with my son.
Thinking of this, Xiao Zhen walked quickly towards the second door, and was met by Miao'er who was walking back in despair. Her face was paler than the rice paper in the study, and her steps were a little floaty.
"What's going on?" Xiao Zhen quickly took two steps to hold Miao'er up. He reached out and touched her forehead, taking a cold and moist piece of her hand. "Are you really sick? Grandma just said that if you feel uncomfortable, hurry up and I’ll call you a doctor. You’re still walking around like this, and you don’t even know how to rest in the house.”
Miao'er felt very uncomfortable at the moment. The officer just came to report that a body was found in the place where the excavation was done. It seemed to be Zihua next to Qi Jintang. Everyone in the Yamen was very familiar with Zihua. Yes, several people looked at it and said it should be correct. They also took the coat and accessories for Miao'er to identify. Miao'er could tell at a glance that the clothes and things belonged to Zihua. There was a scratch on the shoulder of the clothes, which was repaired by Xiaozhen. Although it was now made of mud and water, the stitches were still vaguely distinguishable.
Holding these things, Miao'er's feet became weak and her heart tightened. Zihua must have been with Qi Jintang. If something happened to him, Qi Jintang might have... This thought almost drove her crazy. She said with trembling teeth, "Excuse me... Are you still digging?" ? If, if there is any new news, please remember to come back and send me a message... "
Miao'er was still immersed in the bewildered panic. She didn't even see Xiao Zhen coming up to her. She continued to stagger into the house, thinking about whether to tell He Hua about this. She didn't know He Hua's body. Can you bear such news
"Sister Miao'er, what's wrong with you?" Xiaozhen was so frightened by her lost look. He had never seen her show such a desperate look. He stretched out his hands to support her body, half dragging and half hugging her. When I returned to the room, I was so anxious that I wanted to ask in a hurry, "What happened? Did that guard treat you badly? Did he let you down? Which one? I'll tell you, let me vent your anger..." "
"Wow..." After hearing this, Miao'er's emotions that she had been holding back for a long time finally burst out. She lay on the kang table and cried out of breath, but her hands were firmly holding on to the corner of Xiaozhen's clothes to prevent her from leaving.
After finally regaining control from crying, Miao'er sobbed and told Xiao Zhen what happened in general.
After hearing this, Xiao Zhen's eyes widened and he almost knelt on the ground, his lips trembling and he said: "This... how can this be good? I was fine when I went out, Zihua... what did grandma say..."
"How about we go and communicate with Madam first?" Miao'er said without any idea, "Or should we ask Madam Liu for an idea first?"
"What's your idea?" Hehua came over and only listened to half of the sentence, then stood at the door and asked.
"ah… "
The two girls in the room were so frightened that they almost jumped up. They turned around and saw Hehua putting one hand on Bai Zhi's arm and the other on her lower back, standing at the door with some difficulty.
"Grandma, why are you here?" Xiao Zhen quickly stepped forward to help He Hua enter the room and sit down, then glanced at Bai Zhi with a slight dissatisfaction.
Bai Zhi said nonchalantly: "Grandma took a walk after lunch and was thinking about Sister Miao'er's body, so she asked to stop by and take a look."
He Hua had already noticed that the two girls were hiding something from her, so she sat down on the chair and said, "Just tell me if you have anything to do. Although I am pregnant, I am not a porcelain doll that will break when touched." , I can still take care of things at home. It’s not the first day you two have been on errands. Sister Hongpei is a guest. No matter how good your relationship with me is, there is no reason to go to the guest to make decisions about your own affairs. Let the news spread. What do you mean?" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe and reward. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
Chapter 419: I can’t hide it anymore