The weather in early February was often thunderous and lightning.
At noon that day, Wen Qingzhu was taking a nap.
Xi'er's cry came from outside the door.
Wen Qingzhu suddenly woke up and stood up.
Rubbing her eyebrows, she put on her cloak and walked to the door.
When she opened the door, she saw Xi'er's eyes were red and Lu Tao was comforting her.
"what happened?"
Hearing Wen Qingzhu's voice, Lu Tao quickly turned around and apologized: "Sorry, the slaves have disturbed you, we will leave now."
Wen Qingzhu glanced at Xi'er, whose eyes were red, and waved: "Come in and talk."
Lu Tao breathed a sigh of relief and pulled Xi'er into the house.
The two maids glanced at each other, and finally Lu Tao said: "Miss, Ahu, who is next to the second young master, has come to see Xi'er again!"
"Isn't he engaged to Yuan'er?" Wen Qingzhu picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip.
Lu Tao suddenly became angry: "Miss, you still don't know that since the old lady arranged the marriages of several young ladies, Ahu started to make excuses to shirk the matter. A few days ago, Yuan'er went to Zimingtang to cancel the marriage. Yes! Then for some reason, Ahu came to see Xier again!"
Wen Qingzhu put down the tea cup, looked in the direction of Huayuan, and asked Lu Tao: "Will Jasmine come back?"
"Not yet, but Jasmine has been coming back a little late recently." Lu Tao said about Jasmine's situation.
After listening to her words, Wen Qingzhu probably understood.
Although only the master of the Wen family knew about what happened at Fushou Hall last year.
But it was still inevitably spread to the servants.
Although he didn't say it openly, the servants in each room began to be wary of each other.
"Let's do this. Xi'er and you will make a change. Let her serve me closely during these days, and you will be responsible for the meals." Wen Qingzhu was not worried. The big house could not afford to make trouble now.
The most important thing now is the attitude of the fourth room.
All the property of the Wen family has been handed over to Wen Guanbin, but it is still unclear how much the fourth house has swallowed up over the years.
In the evening, before Jasmine came back, Wen Qingxin turned around.
When Xi'er led her to the backyard, Wen Qingzhu's eyes couldn't help but widen when he saw Wen Qingxin.
However, after not seeing him for a month, Wen Qingxin not only lost a lot of weight, but his entire face was pale and colorless.
The dark blue circles under her eyes made her look like someone who had not recovered from a serious illness.
"I've met Seventh Sister." When Wen Qingxin saluted, Baixiang was still supporting her.
Seeing this, Wen Qingzhu hurriedly walked forward and helped her sit down personally: "Is Sister Eleven sick? Do you want me to take a look at you?"
"Thank you, Seventh Sister, for your concern. My sister is just too worried and can't sleep well." When Wen Qingxin spoke, her whole person was in a weak state.
Wen Qingzhu observed her expression carefully.
Particularly depressed.
She suddenly thought of a dream Wen Qingxin told her before.
Could it be that the old man in her dream was General Qin
After a moment, Wen Qingxin slowly spoke: "Sister Qi, my sister came here this time to invite you to go to Fengguo Temple together."
"Going to Fengguo Temple?" Wen Qingzhu was suspicious.
The last time I went to Fengguo Temple, I went with Aunt Wu.
She didn't have any good memories of this place.
Seeing Wen Qingzhu's hesitation, Wen Qingxin hurriedly grabbed her hand and said nervously: "Sister Qi, please! You must come with me! I'm really scared!"
"Who else is there besides you?" Wen Qingzhu immediately noticed something suspicious.
Wen Qingxin opened her mouth and said after a long time: "Also, there are aunts from the Yang family, and grandma will also go!"
After a moment of silence, Wen Qingzhu asked her: "Isn't it arranged for you to meet that General Qin?"
When he heard the words General Qin, Wen Qingxin's body trembled uncontrollably again: "Yes... yes... yes."
Wen Qingzhu felt a little strange: "But you are only thirteen years old this year. Your grandmother is arranging for you to meet now. Are you too anxious?"
"No... no... you won't understand, that Qin Hetai is not a normal person at all!" At the end of the sentence, Wen Qingxin's voice suddenly became sharp, and she held Wen Qingzhu's hand tighter.
Wen Qingzhu frowned. The husband-in-law candidates Liu suddenly mentioned to them didn't seem to be a last-minute idea.
She felt that she needed to investigate carefully.
"When should we go to Fengguo Temple?" Wen Qingzhu decided to accompany her.
Wen Qingxin was so excited that tears welled up in her eyes: "It's the day of the Flower Festival, which is ten days later."
Late at night, Jasmine finally came back.
She looked very tired.
Wen Qingzhu asked her to sit down and answer, and asked Shaoyao to give her a glass of water.
After moistening her throat, Jasmine slowly said, "Miss, do you still remember that drinking banquet?"
"Well, what's the problem with father?" Wen Qingzhu didn't expect that when Jasmine opened her mouth, it would be about Wen Shuquan.
Jasmine rolled up the sleeve of her left hand, and there was a blue-red slap mark on her white forearm.
"What's going on!" Wen Qingzhu's tone suddenly became gloomy.
Jasmine pursed her lips and said after a long time: "When I went to inquire about the news today, I was discovered by Manager Cao. Originally, Manager Cao was going to punish me, but the next moment, Mr. Chi from before came out from around the corner of the corridor."
"Master Chi?" Wen Qingzhu began to think when he heard this unfamiliar name.
Jasmine continued to explain: "I only mentioned Master Chi once in passing about the drinking banquet. He was not the focus that time. But this time, I discovered that the person who really has a good relationship with Third Master may be Master Chi."
Recalling the last drinking feast, Jasmine said that Uncle Wen had gained a lot.
He met Qiu Rui, the eunuch of the Imperial College.
The Qiu family is the in-laws of the direct branch of the Fu family, and Qiu Rui's status in the Imperial College is not low.
That time, Wen Shuquan showed his talent, which Qiu Rui admired very much.
After that, the two kept in contact.
Later, Uncle Wen Quanmeng came among the scholars, and Qiu Rui was very helpful.
"What about Qiu Rui from the Imperial College? Haven't you come to Wen's house recently?" Wen Qingzhu asked again.
Jasmine shook her head: "No, Lord Chi often came to Zimingtang after the New Year. Didn't the old lady appoint Miss Six to Lord Chiwei's second son? This Chiyu is Chiwei's cousin."
"What did he do to you?" Wen Qingzhu stared at the marks on her forearm. Most people would not be so strong.
I think this Ikeo must be practicing martial arts.
Jasmine gritted her teeth and said after a long time: "He wanted me to go to Chi's house to marry him! Later, the young master showed up, and I was able to escape."
Wen Qingzhu's face turned completely gloomy, where did Chi Yu jump out again!
Someone who dared to covet her.
"Did father say anything?" Wen Qingzhu raised her forehead. It seemed that she needed to investigate the Chi family.
Jasmine replied: "Third Master said that this slave is yours and cannot make the decision for the time being. He said that he asked for your opinion first. Third Master should be evading it."
"No." Wen Qingzhu rejected Jasmine, and his eyes gradually narrowed, "As long as I give my father enough benefits, he is someone who can even sell me, let alone you, a maid."
That night, Wen Qingzhu didn't sleep well.
At dawn in a daze, there was a knock on the door from Mother Ye's door.
"Miss, Baoding Hall has sent a new account book. I took a look at it and thought it would be good for you to take a look at it yourself."
Lu Tao quickly stood up and went to open the door.
Xi'er was waiting for Wen Qingzhu to get up and wash himself in the inner room.
After Mother Ye came in, she held a brand new account book in front of Wen Qingzhu.
Wen Qingzhu glanced at it and saw the final profit figure.
In this month, I actually made a profit of more than 1,300 taels of silver.
Thinking of the incident of giving porridge years ago, Wen Qingzhu understood clearly.
After looking away, she asked Mother Ye: "The business at Baoding Hall should have already made a name for itself."
"Well, this slave is about to say this."
Mother Ye began to explain step by step: "Years ago, Baoding Hall, according to your instructions, allowed the victims to do a little work and get free medical treatment and medicine. Now that the weather is getting better, many people have stayed near the capital. Among this group of people, Baoding Hall’s reputation is very high, many ordinary people come here because of its name, and Baoding Hall instantly turned its losses into profits.”
"Is anyone watching Baoding Hall?" Wen Qingzhu looked at himself in the mirror and told Lu Tao, "Change to a plain hosta, I have to go out today."
"Yes, many people came over to ask about the situation, but the Sun family is very trustworthy. In addition, Junming came with news, saying that Mr. Su wants to see you."
Wen Qingzhu chuckled: "Finally we've waited for him, we're going to see Mr. Su today."
After going out in the afternoon, Wen Qingzhu arrived at Ruyi Teahouse.
After waiting for less than half an hour, Su Huo came upstairs alone.
The moment he saw Wen Qingzhu, Su Huo looked slightly surprised. Wen Qingzhu didn't even change his appearance.
"Master Su, please sit down." Wen Qingzhu stood up and raised his hand to invite him.
Su Huo walked to sit opposite her and stared into her eyes: "Do you know I'm looking for you?"
"You've done a good job with the refugees." Su Huo said pointedly.
Wen Qingzhu smiled slightly and poured him tea himself: "Master Su is joking, I am just a little girl in a boudoir, what can I do?"
Su Huo looked at her eyes carefully, but found nothing strange at all.
Either she really just wanted to do a good deed and solved the refugee problem by accident.
Either her city is too deep and everything is within her plan, so seamless that outsiders can't see any flaws.
Su Huo felt that Wen Qingzhu should be the latter.
Ever since the Wen family found out about witchcraft, Su Huo felt that she was no ordinary person.
"Prince Ning is eyeing Baoding Hall." Su Huo suddenly said.
Wen Qingzhu paused while holding the teapot and raised his eyes: "Master Su, tell me this. Do you want to ask for something?"
"Yes, this matter is easy for Miss Wen." Su Huo raised his hand, took out a letter from his sleeve, and pushed it in front of Wen Qingzhu.
Wen Qingzhu lowered his eyes and saw that the handwriting on it looked familiar.
"I would like to ask Miss Wen to save a person. He is poisoned and his life is hanging by a thread now."
After opening the envelope, Wen Qingzhu's eyes suddenly froze.
She raised her head and looked at Su Huo quietly: "Xin Chang is not dead yet?"
"You hate him very much?" Su Huo noticed the difference in her tone.
Wen Qingzhu restrained his emotions, packed the letter, pushed it back, and refused: "Others may be able to do it, but I will never save Xin Chang!"
The Wen family's previous poison was brought over by Xin Chang.
The most important thing is that she feels like she cannot see through Xin Chang.
But there was one thing Wen Qingzhu knew. Xin Chang was cunning and vicious, and even King Shou was tricked by him.
Su Huo was silent for a moment, and seeing Wen Qingzhu's firm expression, he said, "Xin Chang has his own difficulties, and he has his own goals."
"What's the reason? What's the goal? Isn't it his selfish desire?" Wen Qingzhu sneered. Xin Chang was in trouble and was exposed because of the witchcraft. He deserved it!
"Miss Wen, are you free today?" Seeing that Wen Qingzhu refused to believe him, Su Huo finally decided to take her to see with her own eyes.
"Could it be that you tell me that Xin Chang is doing this for the people of Li?" Wen Qingzhu's hatred continued to emerge when he thought of Xin Chang.
If she remembered correctly, Prince Shou was involved in her grandfather's affairs.