In the inner hall of the county magistrate’s mansion, the banquet and drinks were almost exhausted. The guests ate and drank more or less, and they inevitably became a little drowsy. The voices of conversations were lightened, and there was only something heavy. Breathing.
The curled side is slightly more energetic, because Ah Mao was brought back, but the original clean and tidy clothes were dirty, there were some holes in the trouser legs and elbows, and some mud and grass scraps stuck to his face. .
"Amao, what's wrong?"
Just after Ah Mao was sent to Li Kuan by the guard, Mrs. Li anxiously stood up and ran to the boy, looking up and down, looking back and forth, still full of distress and anxiety.
"But when I fell, where is the pain? Did you knock your head?"
Mrs. Li's eyes were really worried and she was a little bit false, but the little Amao who was questioned showed a little shy look, her eyes were a little guilty.
"Auntie, Amao is okay, Amao is okay, and he didn't knock him down. It's just black and pretty, so he went up the rockery and was rescued when he was about to fall."
Seeing that everyone on the table looked at him caringly, Amao had a cowardly temper, and saw that everyone was really worried about themselves, so he told him everything.
"What black Qiaoer Bai Qiaoer, look at you, and then climb the rockery to do what you are doing, and then let auntie see if there is any injury."
As soon as Mrs. Li said, A Mao subconsciously squeezed his left fist tightly and shrank up.
"No, no, little aunt, Hei Qiao'er is a little cat, and Amao's friend."
The boy wanted to use these words to tell Madam Li’s mind. He really bluffed Madam Li. The woman breathed a sigh of relief, and pulled Amau to her side to sit down, but Qi curled up on one side to see With Ah Mao’s small movements, he knew that the little guy must have suffered some injury to his left palm, so he said immediately,
"Amao, first come to Sister Curly. Sister will give you something."
Curly Chong Amao waved his hand, his right hand was hidden in a corner that was invisible to others behind, and a round Dongzhu came out as soon as the blue light flashed, unlike the one given to Gu Ji, which was lavender, but dark black.
A Mao walked to her side, curled his mouth corners, and gave the boy a comforting smile.
"Come on, this is for Amao, it's your reward for staying at your uncle's house these days."
After speaking, he unfolded the left hand of Amao holding his fist and stuffed the Dongzhu in. The boy was wondering why Qi Curula wanted to give himself a bead. When Dongzhu reached his hand, he felt cool and refreshing. The fist that had just been squeezed because he wanted to cover the blood on the palm of his hand was now holding Dongzhu in a chill. When Amao returned to Mrs. Li to sit down and secretly opened his fist, the wounds were gone. The skin on the left palm was more It is more delicate on weekdays.
Amao's eyes widened and looked at the black bead in amazement, only to realize that there were fine white spots on the black bead, which seemed to emerge from inside, as if countless beautiful stars appeared in the dark night, and then he looked carefully. At that time, I felt the stars are shining even more.
Xiao Amao raised his head to look at Qi Qiuhu, and gave her a big smile. Li Kuan’s staff had just finished talking about the matter. From when Amao was lost to Gu Ji sent him back, the man nodded after hearing it. , He ordered the servants to go down, and watched Mrs. Li who was holding Amao with vegetables, while the boy stared at the beads in his hands without blinking. He straightened his face and said in a low voice.
"Amao, don't play, eat quickly."
Seeing his uncle's seriousness, Ah Mao hurriedly hid the Dongzhu in his pocket, picked up the chopsticks in his left hand, gobbled it up, and ate the meal happily.
Except Amao on the table, they all ate more or less, so they put down their dishes and looked at the boy.
When Gu Ji walked slowly back to the inner hall on the other side, the magistrate Li, who was at the main table, had been filled with several glasses of wine. His face was flushed, and he was drunk leaning on the chair with blurred eyes. I didn’t know that Gu Ji was back. Looking towards the curl, I saw that five people and a child were all sitting on Table Mountain, and they walked towards the corner over there.
"Curl but think this wedding banquet is a bit boring?"
When the woman came to the table, what she saw was the appearance of curling up with the dinner plate in front of her, showing lack of interest.
"It is indeed a little bit."
Qi Qiuqi was taken aback by the sudden appearance of Bone Ji. When did his awareness of Bone Ji become so weak in his heart, he didn't even notice when Bone Ji came? However, the girl only thought for a moment, put these doubts in her stomach, and saw that Gu Ji was about to sit down on her own table, she sat down with a lazy attitude.
"Bone Ji has seen Li arrested, Madam Li."
Before sitting down, the woman greeted Li Kuan and Mrs. Li one by one, generously and decently, and the two who were greeted also nodded slightly.
"I have long heard that there is a gentle and graceful woman in Li Suyi's home. I saw it today and it was true."
"The Bone Ji empress is too acclaimed, and she knows how her concubine is qualified."
Mrs. Li and Gu Ji have never seen each other, and only feels that the demonized woman in front of her is like a peony in full bloom, with a shining light. At this time, her eyes are smiling, and her compliment makes her a little confused, and her cheeks are slightly red , Lowered his head slightly, Li Kuan on one side saw his beloved wife doing this, and said to Gu Ji.
"Indeed, it is my blessing that Li Kuan has such a good helper, hahaha!"
Li Kuan drank some wine and laughed heartily, but Madam Li became even more embarrassed.
"Amao is better?"
Gu Ji looked over and glanced in the direction of Ah Mao. When the woman came in, Ah Mao put down the tableware and stared at her curiously, thinking about why the Gu Ji who saved her looks so much like your sister Youlan. The feeling of a child is always They are the most sensitive. When Gu Ji embraced him and talked, her eyes looked like they were carved out of the same mold as Youlan, but Gu Ji himself told Amao that he had admitted the wrong person, and she was not. Youlan, Amao thought about it for a long time, and now when he saw Gu Ji, he wanted to find out.
But Ah Mao didn't ask a question.
"Are you really sister Youlan?"
But a well-behaved answer,
"Amao is okay, thank you Gu Ji Niangniang for your help."
"It's okay, don't be naughty and go to the rockery next time."
Gu Ji smiled gently and found a place to sit down. Li Kuan had learned from the guards earlier that it was Gu Ji who had rescued Amao. She gave the woman a grateful look, and the woman returned him with a thankless look. Then, a group of people gathered together and began to chat happily again. Most of the people who talked were Bone Fairy. Some interesting things in Longmendu were taken out as a joke. Other people might express a few words of their own opinions. It's also a fun and lively atmosphere.
"Sister Gu Ji, what happened to that drunkard later?"
Gu Ji told them a story about the first time they came to Longmendu to drink and was drunk and mad, and curl was arousing interest, so I have to ask what happened later. A bunch of people came from outside the door of the inner hall. There are about ten appearances. The head is a woman in her fifties, and at the back are two maids in Tsing Yi and a few slaves in powder clothes. All the people except the woman who led the way, all have their eyes down, no Dare to see the guests in the inner hall.
"My lord, my lord, it's not good! My lord is not good!"
When the woman came in through the door, she yelled and kept running out of breath, panting, her face turned pale with fright, and the Li County magistrate who was called was still a little dazed by the alcohol. Hearing these slightly noisy calls, Zou raised his brows and shouted angrily.
"What's the matter, come quickly, noisy, and spoil the interest of the banquet."
That woman is Bao’s nanny. Bao’s married and followed her together. She has served her master for many years and has been loyal and loyal. Therefore, she has always done bad things, but Bao’s trust in her is very high, so her identity is in the county. Ling's residence is extremely high, but whenever the maid sees her, she respects her by three points, but she looks panicked at this time, really anxious, but because of the presence of the guests, she leaned forward and went to Li County. Say something carefully in your ear.
"Madam, she committed suicide."
But county magistrate Li is drunk at the moment, he can hear him clearly there,
"You, what you say louder, I can't hear you."
"Madam, she committed suicide."
The mother-in-law raised her volume a little and said again,
"What the hell are you talking about, old haw, I don't know what I can't understand."
The county magistrate Li became angry and scolded the swear word. The woman's face became stiff. The hostess Bao gave her a bit of her status in this mansion, but now the county magistrate Li reacts like this, and her teeth are shut. Clenching tightly, the muscles on the face are also pulled out,
"Madam, she committed suicide!"
The mother-in-law simply yelled out loud. Now, not only County Majesty Li heard it, but the guests at the whole table in the inner hall heard clearly. The surroundings immediately calmed down, and the atmosphere was a little bit cold.
"what did you say!"
County maid Li was surprised by the news from the woman's mouth, and asked again. Behind the woman, a beautiful maid with slender means spoke up.
"My maid, my wife committed suicide, and she is hanging in Ruizi Garden. Your lord should go and have a look. There are a few servants and maidservants who don't know what to do. There is really no way to do it, so I'm here to disturb you."
When the woman said that she hid her face and wept, causing much discussion in the inner hall.
"This Bao family, I saw her arrogantly just now, and she committed suicide at this moment. What is it all about?"
"Could it be that the Bao family realized that he had done a lot of evil and would commit suicide as an atonement?"
"Hey, don't talk nonsense, she is the magistrate's wife, maybe it is conscious that her husband has married a young and beautiful little lady, can't think about it for a while?"
There were more and more comments from the guests present, and what you said and what I said fell into Qi Ling's ears, and he heard clearly.
"This Bao family actually committed suicide inexplicably? Why, was the conspiracy discovered or threatened by others?"