The queen's father, Lu Yan, was a veteran of the two dynasties. Although he seemed to have ignored all affairs in the court, his disciples were all over the place. Because his daughter died of an unexplained illness, Mr. Lu had a grudge against An Guogong from the bottom of his heart, and he had not talked to An Guogong for more than ten years. I said a word, and said that there is no such son-in-law as Qi Silin.
Elder Lu is dissatisfied with Duke An, but he loves his grandson very much. The guards around Qi Zheng were arranged by Elder Lu before, and Elder Lu is also one of the few people who knows that Qi Zheng is pretending to be stupid.
After Qi Zheng left the palace, he asked Uncle Qun to make arrangements for leaving the city.
Mr. Lu is not in the capital, but spends his days in a small village not far from the capital.
"Going out of the city so late?" Shen Ziqiao, who was about to go to bed, sat up straight in surprise when she heard Qi Zheng who had just returned, and saw that he didn't even intend to sit down and drink tea. Is something wrong
Qi Zheng didn't want her to worry about him, so he put his arms around her shoulders with a smile, "I have something to discuss with my grandfather, and take him back to the capital by the way. Speaking of which, you haven't offered tea to my grandfather yet."
It was all casual and irrelevant, it was obvious that what Qi Zheng had to do when he left the city was not a trivial matter, Shen Ziqiao's brows and eyes were tinged with worry, "Don't lie to me, no matter what it is, you have to tell me, I don't want to be in the mouth of others. I have news about you."
"It's really all right, just take my grandfather back." Qi Zheng said with a smile.
When can't I pick it up, but at this time? Shen Ziqiao tightly grabbed Qi Zheng's sleeve.
Qi Zheng comforted in a low voice, "It's the empress who wants to discuss something urgent with my grandfather. Don't worry, I'll be back tomorrow."
It seemed that something happened in the palace, Shen Ziqiao hugged him, "Then be careful."
"Okay." Qi Zheng smiled and kissed her on the cheek, then picked up the cloak at the side and hurried out.
Shen Ziqiao didn't know why, but her heart was suspended.
the next day. The capital city was calm as usual, but in Shen Ziqiao's eyes, this calmness became the calm before the storm.
Shen Ziqiao was called to the upper room by Mrs. Gu.
"Do you really understand the distinction between superiority and inferiority? An aunt's status is actually higher than that of a daughter born in the first place. How did you arrange this?" Xiao Gu pointed at the account book and scolded Shen Ziqiao. .
This month's quota distribution for each room in the family was arranged by Shen Ziqiao. Xiao Gu checked the account books today and found that Gu Daiqin's quota was twice as much as Qi Yun's. Immediately called Shen Ziqiao over and reprimanded her.
"Mother, Sister Yun always has so many roles." Shen Ziqiao was bored with Xiao Gu's finding faults. Gu Daiqin is Xiao Gu's niece after all, so it's fine if she doesn't take care of her. He still cares about this example.
If it wasn't for the little Gu family, how could Gu Daiqin become a concubine? After all, she is the daughter of the Gu family. Even if you don't marry. Could life at home be worse than life at Qi's.
"What's the matter with Aunt Qin's role?" Little Gu asked in a cold voice. Now that she saw Gu Daiqin, she thought that she could not succeed in scheming against Qi Zheng. Instead, she caused her son to marry a fool, making him a slave in the capital. joke.
How could she like Gu Daiqin, she wished that Gu Daiqin would die.
Shen Ziqiao said indifferently, "Aunt Qin's health is not very good recently. She needs a lot of medicinal materials to replenish her body, so I changed the order."
"You changed the ID? Why did you change the ID? Who do you think you are?" Qi Yun asked angrily from the side.
Regarding Qi Yun's scolding question, Shen Ziqiao just cast her a blank glance, no matter what her reasoning was, Qi Yun had no right to question her.
Shen Ziqiao didn't even answer Qi Yun, the indifference in her eyes made no secret of her contempt.
Little Gu was so angry, okay, she actually looked righteous and confident, "Okay, okay, it seems that I don't have to be the mistress anymore, the young lady is so arrogant, just let an aunt just do it Compared with the girl who was born on the same day, this family is really messed up, I can't control it anymore, let the old lady decide, I can't say anything about this daughter-in-law."
"Mother, I just said that Aunt Qin is not feeling well and needs to make up for it, so I asked the accountant to add some monthly regulations." Shen Ziqiao was completely speechless to the little Gu. Could it be that the little Gu could ask the old lady? Got it
"She came to greet me this morning and is fine, why is she feeling unwell?" Little Gu snorted, thinking that Shen Ziqiao just wanted to use Gu Daiqin to slap Qi Yun in the face.
"Then ask the doctor to feel the pulse of Aunt Qin again." Shen Ziqiao said lightly.
In fact, it was Gu Daiqin's mother who came to her quietly, saying that Aunt Qin might be pregnant, but the month is too young to be sure, so she asked her to take care of her more. It's just that the eldest maid is better, because some people saw that Gu Daiqin was not liked by the little Gu family, so they deliberately made things difficult. In Qi's family, an aunt's monthly allowance is twelve taels, but in Gu Daiqin's hands, there are only five taels left. After two silver coins, Shen Ziqiao returned to Gu Daiqin the monthly bill that had been withheld by the woman in charge.
I didn't expect that Xiao Gu would actually have the nerve to ask the teacher for the crime. Is it because she is afraid that no one will know that she mistreats her niece
Little Gu was so pissed off by Shen Ziqiao's calm and irrelevant attitude, she thought that her questioning would make her nervous and frightened, but she didn't expect that she was not only innocent, but also confident.
"Now it's not about Aunt Qin's health. It's because you arranged the monthly schedule unfairly. Auntie is just a servant, and the servant can still be treated the same as the master. Why don't sister-in-law follow the monthly schedule of the servant in the future?" Qi Yun said with a sneer .
Shen Ziqiao's cold and stern gaze was directed at Qi Yun, that gaze was like a sharp sword, Qi Yun's face froze, and fear appeared in his eyes.
"Hongyu, go ask the doctor." Shen Ziqiao looked away disdainfully, and explained to Hongyu behind her in a cold voice.
"Yes, Young Madam." Hongyu responded and left.
Shen Ziqiao said lightly, "Aunt Qin's appetite has been poor recently, she often vomits, and likes to eat Jiangnan snacks. All along, Aunt Qin's monthly bill has been reduced by half compared to normal. Now I will return the monthly bill that I owed her to her. What's the problem? Since my mother thinks it's wrong for me to do this, then from now on... I won't interfere in this family's affairs. "
Qi Yun was aware of the deduction of Gu Daiqin's monthly bill, because most of the money withheld from Gu Daiqin was embezzled by Qi Yun.
After listening to Shen Ziqiao's words, Little Gu's face suddenly turned livid.
Her anger is no longer just Shen Ziqiao's self-assessment, but the meaning of the sentence that Aunt Qin has a poor appetite and often vomits in her words, Xiao Gu knows better than anyone else.
What a... damn bitch!
"It's really funny. A concubine who can't get on the stage has a bad appetite and needs to increase her monthly schedule. Are there any rules in this family?" Qi Yun deliberately ignored Shen Ziqiao's subsequent words, trying to turn Little Gu's attention to other places .
"Then the eldest miss has copied an aunt's monthly rules, what kind of rules are they?" Shen Ziqiao asked Qi Yun with a smile.
Qi Yun's face froze, and he faltered and shouted, "What nonsense are you talking about!"
"Am I talking nonsense or are you guilty?" Shen Ziqiao asked coldly.
"Mr. Chen, what evidence do you have!" Qi Yun was furious, approaching Shen Ziqiao and staring at her and asked.
Little Gu slapped the table vigorously, "Enough!"
She gave Qi Yun a hard look, "Have you had enough trouble?"
"Mother?" Qi Yun looked at Little Gu in astonishment, didn't he want to find a reason to warn Shen Ziqiao not to interfere in the Qi family's affairs today? How did it turn out that she was making a fuss.
Little Gu wanted to bite Shen Ziqiao to death, why didn't she say that Gu Daiqin was pregnant earlier, and she held back until the end to speak, obviously because she wanted to make a fuss and make her unable to come down.
She didn't know that Sister Yun secretly embezzled Gu Daiqin's money, but she gave birth to her daughter, and she knew from the expression on Sister Yun's face just now that Shen Ziqiao was right.
Shen Ziqiao was able to tell this matter, obviously she was very sure to testify against Sister Yun, if this matter got out, Sister Yun would not be able to find a good husband in the future.
"Go and see if the doctor is here. Let's go and have a look at Aunt Qin." Little Gu tried her best to raise a gentle smile. She seemed a little happy, but actually hated in her heart. If Aunt Qin was really pregnant, she would give birth. It's okay if it's a girl, but if it's a boy...
That was Brother Feng's eldest son, according to the private agreement she had made with the Gu family, she wanted to support Gu Daiqin as a common wife.
Letting a fool be Feng's wife, she might as well go and die first!
A group of people followed Xiao Gu to Gu Daiqin's yard, and Hongyu just happened to bring the doctor in through the vertical flower gate.
Gu Daiqin was eating sour plum soup, when she suddenly saw Xiao Gu bringing a group of people over, she was so frightened that she hid behind her close mother, looking at Xiao Gu and Qi Yun timidly like a frightened bird.
The fool! This fool who can't get on the stage!
Seeing Gu Daiqin like this, little Gu clenched his fists angrily, but still had a gentle smile on his face.
"Aunt Qin, mother is here to visit you, don't be afraid, come here." Shen Ziqiao waved to Gu Daiqin, signaling her to come over.
Gu Daiqin looked eagerly at the ebony plums on Tabletop Mountain, "Sour plums..."
Little Gu almost wanted to swear, but only thought about eating, like what to say.
"I heard that you have a bad appetite recently, let the doctor take your pulse." Xiao Gu said lightly, hoping that she was not pregnant.
Hearing Xiao Gu's words, Gu's mother suddenly looked at Shen Ziqiao.
Shen Ziqiao nodded to her, signaling her not to worry.
"Aunt Qin, I'll bring you ebony plums later, can you let the doctor look at it for you?" Shen Ziqiao came over and held Gu Daiqin's hand, coaxing softly.
Gu Daiqin looked at Shen Ziqiao, then at Gu's mother, and nodded timidly.
"Go and invite the doctor in!" Little Gu ordered.
After a while, the doctor came in with his head down. Gu Daiqin blinked her clear and innocent eyes, not knowing what happened.