Although she agreed verbally, but after Bai Shi left, Li Zhi thought about this matter over and over again in her mind, and she always felt that it was not very appropriate, and she couldn't fall asleep all night after tossing and turning.
The next day, after her husband left, Li Zhi managed to find a spare moment to ask Bai Shi to speak in a low voice.
He faltered: "Mother, I'm thinking about it and I'm afraid it won't work. You think Yuzhu is very busy in the yard every day, and she doesn't go out easily, and she is really liked by her sister-in-law. I saw her sister-in-law's warehouse once before. She is in charge of all the keys in the house, so how can she be married off like this.
I think Gu Yu and Xiaoman in that yard are also very good, so upright and docile, my mother doesn't know, the needlework of those two maids is much better than that of the embroiderer outside, and they are even better at doing things, cousin It won't be a loss if you hire him back! "
Li Zhi spared no effort to persuade.
However, Bai rolled her eyes in her heart and let out a loud bah, thinking that this eldest daughter just doesn't know the way!
Not caring at all, really an unfilial white-eyed wolf.
It is because Yuzhu is the big maid beside Gu Qingci, she is favored and talkative, and she is also good-looking. That's why she was willing to let her nephew marry Yuzhu, as if any nephew could fall in love with her!
Hearing that Yuzhu is in charge of the keys in Gu Qingci's warehouse, and thinking that Yuzhu usually has better food and clothing than ordinary ladies, he is even more determined to let his nephew get Yuzhu.
Marrying Yuzhu, let alone other things, first of all, Gu Qingci will definitely buy a decent dowry for her favorite maid.
Afterwards, with Yuzhu's help, let her casually say a few words in Gu Qingci's ear, asking the Gu family to help her nephew with an errand, that's the most important thing.
The little abacus in Bai's heart was crackling, as if he had already regarded Yuzhu as something in the Bai family's pocket.
It's just that it's inconvenient for her to fall out with her daughter at this moment, so she had to hold back her temper, and said to Li Zhi in a friendly manner: "Hey, it's not that mother is picking and choosing, it's just that you know your cousin, He likes pretty girls. Didn’t your grandmother tell him about them before, and there are quite a few of them, with similar families and a lot of dowries. I don’t know how appropriate it is, but it’s because the girl is not outstanding. , your cousin disagrees with life and death, and has been procrastinating until now, and there is no one who knows what is cold and what is hot, and your grandmother is in a hurry, and there is really nothing to do. It happened that I met Yuzhu that day. Good-looking, your grandmother thinks your cousin will like it, otherwise it is impossible to let a lowly girl enter the Bai family's door, there is no other way, and you pity your cousin."
Li Zhi made Bai's speechless, the cousin of Bai's family was not a good-for-nothing person, but his eyes were so high above his head, he was clearly an ordinary person, but he always wanted things that didn't belong to him.
She couldn't say anything about Mrs. Bai, so she could only keep silent.
…
Gu Qingci didn't know that someone was targeting the girl next to her.
On this day, Li Cheng was on duty, and Gu Qingci was reading in the side hall.
Naturally, it wasn't some Four Books and Five Classics, nor some anecdotal outlines, but her favorite vernacular.
Just as he was enjoying watching, he saw someone from outside reporting that his aunt had come.
Gu Qingci: "Please come in"
After a while, Li Zhi came over.
Gu Qingci then put down the book, and said: "Why is my sister coming here when you are free, but is there something to do?"
It is really not to blame Gu Qingci for asking this question, there is also a reason.
Although Li Zhi had only been home for two days, her son was a rambunctious one, only one month old. But she loves to cry very much, and she has to cry seven or eight times a day, and it takes half a day all the way, so she can only be hugged and coaxed slowly.
Gu Qingci sighed after seeing it once.
It is also the first time for her to be a mother, but because the girl she gave birth to is very worry-free, she didn't think the child was so troublesome before, until now when she met Li Zhi's son, she was deeply touched and very grateful.
The two children are so different, the eldest sister is an obedient and loving baby, and the other is simply the reincarnation of a crying star.
Not only Gu Qingci, but now even the old lady thinks that the elder sister is really a darling.
The old man didn't feel much at first, but after hearing the child's crying a few times, she felt a headache and couldn't bear it.
Now as soon as the girl hugs the eldest sister to play, the old lady loves it like something.
So don't look at Li Zhi returning to her mother's house, it should be said that she should be relaxed and relaxed, but the fact is that she is so entangled by her son every day that she can't get away, and she doesn't have much free time, so she doesn't come to Gu Qingci's side much.
Seeing someone coming now, Gu Qingci asked one more question in vain.
Li Zhi couldn't understand what she meant, so he smiled and said: "The little magic star just fell asleep, I just have time to rest, I really have something to trouble my sister-in-law.
Last time I saw a string of beads hanging on Yuzhu's hand, it was very unique. I asked her where she bought it. Yuzhu said that once she went to a temple to ask for a lottery, someone set up a stall to sell it. I smelled the fragrance of the bracelet I really want to buy a few strings and give them to my sisters-in-law when I go back. I am afraid that it will be troublesome if I buy the wrong way, so I want to ask Yuzhu to accompany me for a trip. Sister-in-law, please don’t think I’m annoying. "
She said it in a cheerful and fun tone, and she took it all at once.
Just asking Yuzhu to lead the way was not difficult, and Gu Qingci did not refuse.
So he called Yuzhu, told her the story, and asked her to follow Li Zhi.
Yuzhu said "Hey" and agreed.
When he turned around, he washed his face, arranged his clothes, and followed Li Zhi out through the side door.
Gu Qingci was afraid that the road would be far away, so he called someone to set up a car for them and let them go there.
Li Zhi's face was as usual, with a smile all the time.
She had discussed it with Bai Shi before, and she didn't need to do anything more, just take Yuzhu out.
As soon as Li Zhi went to the west courtyard, the Bai family also hurried out to the Bai family.
She had already made arrangements for the Bai family, but she was still a little worried that something might go wrong, so she wanted to go and watch it herself, and it would be good if she could help a little.
Li Zhi and Yuzhu were sitting in the carriage, and the carriage was in a busy street, so they were not walking fast.
The sound of clanging wheels was combined with the sound of loud horseshoes, plus the noise of cars coming and going outside.
Li Zhi gradually became less nervous, and began to talk to Yuzhu.
Yuzhu occasionally opened the window to look out, and then approached the car door to show the driver the way.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, the coachman let out a "wow" outside, and then pulled the reins, and the carriage slowly stopped.
He said: "Grandma, Miss Yuzhu, the place is here."
Only then did Yuzhu reach out, lifted the curtain of the car, bent down and got out from inside, and then helped Li Zhi again.
This place is at the foot of the mountain of the temple, there is a road in the middle, there are stalls on the left and right sides, a long row, selling everything.
There are the most small groceries, and there are also a lot of steamed pastries and fruits. It is very lively.
Li Zhi smiled: "There are so many people here. Fortunately, I brought you out. If I were to find it by myself, I would definitely not be able to buy it."
Yuzhu pursed her lips, her eyebrows and eyes bent over.
She was already fair and fresh, more calm and sensible, such a smile added two points of color.
Li Zhi's eyes flickered for a moment, then he looked away, and said unnaturally: "Let's go, let's go up and have a look."
Yuzhu responded, and the two walked slowly forward side by side.
There were so many people and stalls here, Yuzhu couldn't remember exactly, so she could only look around while walking, felt the approximate location, and went to see the face of the stall owner, and finally found it.
There are more than one shop here that sells wooden bead strings, but this one is the only one whose wooden bead strings have a nice smell of incense, so things sell well.
"I found it," Yuzhu said, looking back at Li Zhi, "this is the one."
The stall owner also had an impression of Yuzhu, so he smiled innocently, said that the girl is here again, and then said that he had added some new products here.
Li Zhi had a serious face on his face, but he was actually absent-minded. He chose wooden bead bracelets at the booth.
From time to time, I would say: "This one is good, and that string is also good, take all of them..."
After choosing for a while, I chose four or five bracelets, paid for them, and the boss packed them up and handed them to Li Zhi.
Li Zhi took it and put it away, and had nothing else to do, so he was ready to go back to the carriage.
At this moment, Li Zhi suddenly pressed his stomach and bent over.
Yuzhu hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with my aunt?"
A trace of embarrassment appeared on Li Zhi's face, and he leaned over and whispered, "I feel a little uncomfortable in my stomach, please wait for me..."
Yuzhu understood and knew that she wanted to go to the bathroom, so she nodded and said, "Why don't I go with my aunt?"
Li Zhi quickly waved his hand, said no, and then walked over by himself.
Yuzhu took a few steps to the side and stood in the shade of a tree waiting for someone.
But suddenly.
A figure bumped into him all of a sudden, knocking Yuzhu staggeringly and falling to the ground.
The person who came was a man with a basin of water in his hand, half of which was poured on Yuzhu's body.
Yuzhu became angry immediately, stood up and said: "What a short-sighted person, how dare you rush to reincarnate and fail!"
The man is tall and thin, with a sallow complexion, squinting his eyes, his eyes wandered around Yuzhu's face, and then a gleam of light popped out!
But he said loudly: "Yu Niang, you dislike my poor family, do you want to run away? If I don't come again, I'm afraid I won't see you tomorrow."
Yuzhu frowned, "Who are you? What nonsense!"
Feeling strange in her heart, Yuzhu didn't want to stay any longer, so she turned around and was about to leave.
But the man grabbed her by the sleeve, "Hugh, hurry home with me, or you will be angry again when mother comes back..."
The people next to him listened to a few words, and they all showed a clear expression, thinking that it turned out that the young couple had quarreled and had conflicts.
I am no longer curious.
Only then did Yuzhu realize that something was wrong, and desperately broke free from the opponent's hand, and said loudly: "I don't know you, let me go!"
The man looked helpless, and he was not angry, he just grabbed Yuzhu's hand and dragged her away.
Yuzhu panicked and shouted for help into the street.
An old lady next to her heard this, and persuaded her: "Girl, there is a quarrel at the bedside and at the end of the bed, I think your husband is not bad, and he knows how to come out to look for you, so don't get angry anymore, and seriously hurt the relationship between husband and wife. "
Yuzhu was completely baffled, so she could only anxiously say: "No, he is not my husband!"
The old lady just sighed, turned and left.
The man holding Yuzhu seemed to be annoyed, so he covered Yuzhu's mouth with his hand.
Seeing that Yuzhu was about to be taken away.
At this moment, the stall owner who sold jade bead bracelets at the stall just now rushed over.
Pulling the man behind Yuzhu and throwing him away, he turned around and asked Yuzhu, "Girl, is this person your family member?"
Showing the horror on his face, he shook his head desperately, "Boss, I don't know him at all, help me!"
When the man saw someone getting in the way, a trace of impatience flashed in his heart, and he immediately said, "What's your business, she's my wife!"
Yuzhu was so frightened that she hurriedly hid behind the boss, and sternly reprimanded: "Don't talk nonsense! I don't know you at all," then turned her head to look at the people on the street, and said loudly, "Is there any kind person who can help me? Report to the officer! I think this person is a prostitute!"
Seeing Yuzhu's serious expression, everyone gradually became suspicious.
Someone whispered and asked, "Is he really not your husband?"
Yuzhu naturally denied it loudly again.
So many people gathered around and scolded angrily, "Well, there is such a shameless person in the blue sky! It's not bad, everyone, hurry up and arrest him to see the official, or let him run away. Next time he will be killed again! Go and harm someone's daughter!"
After a few words, I cursed loudly, rolled up my sleeves as I walked, and walked towards the kidnapped man.
The man was shocked when he saw this situation!
Tell him to bully a girl, he has the guts, tell him to face a few big men and immediately cowardly, did not dare to say a word, turned around and ran away quickly!
When the men saw it, they spit out, "Grandma's bear, a bastard, only bullies girls, let me see you next time, and see if I don't break his legs!"
Seeing that the man ran away, Yuzhu breathed a sigh of relief.
Looking back, I would like to thank the owner of the bracelet stand and the few people who helped him out.
Startled, Yuzhu didn't want to stay here, so she hurried out of the street and returned to her carriage.
After returning to the car and sitting down, Yuzhu stopped trembling.
Recalling what happened just now, she was terrified.
Thinking that she didn't know that man, it was simply inexplicable and puzzling.
Is someone trying to kill her? Or was that person really just a whim
If it was said that someone harmed her, Yuzhu also felt that it was impossible, and shook her head, denying this idea in her heart.
She grew up in the Hou's Mansion since she was a child, and she has always been kind to others and never offended them, and because she was trusted and loved by her wife, most people would not offend her.
Afterwards, she followed her own lady and married into the Li family. She stayed in the yard and rarely went out every day. When she came out, she would accompany the master, but where would she go to make enemies
After thinking about it for a long time, she didn't come up with a title, Yuzhu felt a little uneasy.
I don't know how long it took before Li Zhi came back.
As soon as she came up, she was the first to speak and said, "I said, I haven't found anyone after searching for a long time, so it turned out that he came here first."
Yuzhu quickly pleaded guilty, explaining that there were too many people outside and she got into the carriage first.
Li Zhi nodded, then his eyes fell on her skirt, he was surprised, and asked: "Why are your clothes wet?"
Yuzhu replied: "I was hit by someone just now, and I accidentally splashed it with water in my hand..." She didn't want to say more, so she just explained this sentence.
Fortunately, Li Zhi didn't ask any more questions.
The two had their own concerns, and went back to Li's house without saying anything.
Li Zhi returned to the east courtyard, and Yuzhu naturally went to the west courtyard.
Gu Qingci called Yuzhu to talk, out of boredom to ask her about going out.
But Yuzhu's expression was not right.
He became concerned and said, "What's the matter, Yuzhu?"
In fact, Yuzhu didn't want to cause trouble for her master, so she just shook her head and said it was fine.
But who is Gu Qingci, she is the most protective, and Yuzhu is her big maid, so she values feelings differently from ordinary people.
It's obvious that something happened to Yuzhu like this!
So he called Yuzhu to sit beside him, and coaxed her softly.
Yuzhu was also feeling wronged, and seeing her master being so lenient and gentle, she felt relieved and told the whole story.
Then she turned her head away, not wanting to call the master the tears on her face.
But Gu Qingci seemed to be furious!
The heart said that the person who dared to bully her!
He patted the table hard.
He said fiercely: "There are such rampant people! Don't worry, Yuzhu, I will definitely not let you suffer this grievance for nothing."
Yuzhu hurriedly said: "Grandma, don't worry about such a trivial matter, and don't get angry. I didn't suffer too much. Fortunately, I met a kind-hearted person to help me and escaped a catastrophe."
Gu Qingci comforted her: "Okay, don't worry, if I don't make you angry, I will be your master for nothing."
After finishing speaking, he called a boy in and asked Yuzhu to describe the face of the prostitute.
He drew a simple picture with a brush and handed it to the servant.
Tell people to look for it along the road.
Many people were present at the incident just now, and they can know it after a little inquiry.
Tell him to catch people, put him in a sack and beat him up, and then send him to the officials for investigation.
The servants all agreed to come down, and they will leave after receiving the task.
Gu Qingci shouted again: "Come back!"
The man immediately turned around: "What else does grandma want?"
Gu Qingci: "Take a few more people there, find a place where no one is there after you catch them, and interrogate them first to see if there is any conspiracy in this matter, and whether outsiders are involved in the frame."
"Yes, master."
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The man who tried to have the jade beads in vain was, of course, old lady Bai's grandson, Bai Shijie's nephew, Bai Shijie.
This was also what Bai and the others had planned in the morning. First, they tricked Li Zhi into bringing Yuzhu out, and then asked her to find an excuse to avoid it.
When Yuzhu was left alone, Bai Shijie would act, pretend to be her husband, and take her away.
In the end, they found a shielded house that they had prepared long ago, broke Yuzhu's innocence, waited for the raw rice to be cooked, and then told Gu Qingci to propose marriage and take Yuzhu as a concubine, Gu Qingci couldn't possibly refuse.
Everyone in the Bai family thought very beautifully.
You think this plan is perfect, as long as you get it, you will be considered to be with Gu Qingci.
Thinking that Yuzhu is Gu Qingci's personal servant girl, so she must know a lot of secret things about her master, as long as she masters these, she can use them to blackmail Gu Qingci, the other party must be afraid, no matter what conditions they raise, Gu Qingci can only grit her teeth promise.
After the grandson went out, the old lady Bai was waiting at home, but she was a little anxious, and looked outside the door from time to time.
Considering that it's already this hour, the grandson should have already accomplished something.
Mrs. Bai was also there, and seeing his old lady walking back and forth, she said: "Mother, what are you worried about? Yuzhu is just a lowly maid. Shijie wants her and she should be grateful to Dade. There can be no mistakes in this matter."
The old lady Bai sullenly said: "That's what I said, as long as things don't fall into place, my heart will not be settled."
Mrs. Bai still has a few words to comfort her old mother.
Suddenly there was a bang, and the courtyard door was pushed open.
The two quickly stood up and walked out.
When he looked up, he saw that Bai Shijie had returned.
He looked flustered and was panting heavily.
"Jieer, but it's over?"
The old lady Bai walked over first, and she didn't even want to blurt out the question.
Panting for breath, Bai Shijie pushed his grandmother away and went back to the living room, grabbed the teapot and poured water into his mouth.
The voice said impatiently, "Can you let me take a breath?"
"Okay, okay, it's grandma who is impatient, my dear grandson Mo is angry."
The old lady smiled like a chrysanthemum, and she was very fond of Bai Shijie.
It seemed that Bai Shijie was not an adult in his twenties, but a child of a few years old.
And Mrs. Bai didn't think it was strange at all, so she leaned over to say a few words of concern, and poured tea for others, with a gentle tone: "No hurry, Shijie, please speak slowly."
After Bai Shijie drank a few sips of tea, he said in a rough voice: "The matter didn't work out, that bitch was rescued!"
"This, how could this be?" Bai frowned.
The old lady Bai was much more vicious, she jumped up all of a sudden, and yelled: "Which murderer ruined my good deeds! The dog whose ancestral grave has been dug up, if you break your marriage, you will go to hell in this life and have your hands and feet chopped off in a frying pan!" Pull out your tongue and let a hundred thousand little ghosts torture you!"