Chapter 52 Tragedy (1)
Waking up early in the morning, the ground was whitened by heavy frost. A cold wind blows, and the frosted leaves are flying in the air. The ground and the roof are all white.
Yuxi is doing exercise in the room, the so-called exercise is just to move the limbs and joints. I can't go out in this winter, and Yuxi doesn't want to eat and sleep. She eats and sleeps. The clock moves the muscles and bones. Originally, Mother Qu and Mother Xi disagreed, but under Yuxi's insistence, and this set of tricks was indeed very simple, the two gave up.
Zijin watched Yuxi finish exercising, and said with a smile: "Madam, you didn't have any rules, you just did it in vain."
Yuxi joked: "It's just to move the muscles, bones and joints. What's the trick? And if you move more now, the delivery will be much smoother in the future." After practicing Wu Qinxi for so many years, even if I don't play Wu Qinxi now, I just do some simple exercises. Movement is also very smooth.
Zijin laughed and said, "Anyway, no matter what, what you say is reasonable."
Yuxi accepted Zijin's compliments unceremoniously, and said with a smile: "What I said makes sense, okay?"
Zijin laughed, and after finishing the gossip, Zijin got down to business: "Ma'am, I went to the school yesterday to take a look. The men's school has half a day of reading and half a day of martial arts, which is very good. But the women's school, there is It’s reading all day. I don’t think it’s appropriate? Why can boys practice martial arts, but girls can’t practice martial arts?”
Yuxi still doesn't know what Zijin wants to say: "Do you want these little girls to practice martial arts?"
Zijin nodded and said: "Yes. Ma'am, these little girls are still young. If you can pick some good talents from among them and cultivate them. After these people are trained, I don't have to worry about your safety, Ma'am." Zijin Thinking this way is also based on my own situation, and I don’t want all the little girls to become talents, as long as three or four are enough.
Yu Xi nodded her head and said: "Your idea is very good, but this kind of thing cannot be enforced, it must be agreed by the elders and myself." Xi Wu will definitely get bumped and hurt, boys don't care. Moreover, these boys' families are all military households, and they will go to the battlefield in the future. It is a good thing for them to practice martial arts now. Once you have learned the skills, you will have more chances to survive and make military exploits when you go to the battlefield. But girls are different, people nowadays pay attention to the pampering of girls. If you don't want to force them, then it will attract complaints, and then, you can do bad things with good intentions.
Zijin smiled and nodded, "Success. I don't want all of them, just five or six."
Mother Qu was not optimistic about Zijin's suggestion at all, and said: "Madam, this personal female guard is different from ordinary maids. If she has bad intentions, she will endanger Madam's life at any time. So what I mean is, If you really want to train personal female guards, you should not choose them from the female school, but you should buy some maids to come in and train them well. In the future, these people will also be able to give up their hearts to Madam."
Yuxi nodded her head and said: "Mother Qu's worry is not unreasonable, but if you want to buy someone, you shouldn't make too much of a move, just buy it in private. In addition, Zijin's suggestion is also very good. As long as these children follow them With the consent of their respective parents, they can also practice martial arts. As for whether to be a bodyguard or not, I am not 100% sure, and it is impossible to transfer them to my side." Yuxi's purpose is to put ability second and loyalty first bit. Like Zisu, in fact, there are many shortcomings, but Yuxi has been using her because he is loyal enough to her.
While talking, Zisu came in. Holding the account book in her hand, Yuxi said: "Madam, I have read the account books of the restaurant and the farm, and there is no problem." Zisu is not only in charge of the accounts of the inner courtyard, but also the account books of the restaurant and the farm. Tube.
Pass Zisu's hand first, and then send it to Yuxi's.
Yuxi smiled and said: "Put it on the table, I will read it later." Yuxi will not read all these books, but only take a part to read, after all, time and energy are very limited now.
Zisu put the ledger on the table according to her words, and was just about to speak. The little servant girl came in from the outside and said, "Ma'am, Xu Huwei asks to see you."
Yu Xi was a little surprised, and said: "Let Guard Xu come in." Coming here at this time must be something.
After Xu Wu came in, he said, "Ma'am, I just got the news that the old couple who sued before hanged themselves at the gate of the Qin residence last night."
Yu Xi's eyes widened, and she said, "How come?"
After hearing this, Qu's mother was full of doubts: "How did they hang themselves at the gate of the general's mansion? Didn't the Qin family have guards guarding the gate?" Like Yun's mansion, there are not only guards on duty at night, but also two guards on the gatehouse. Individuals have to watch. The reason why two people are required to be on duty at night is to prevent someone from dozing off. In case of falling asleep, nothing is clear. If there are two people, they can swap and fall asleep without any accident.
Xu Wu said: "I'm not sure about that. On such a cold day, the doorman and guards on duty at night, I think they should all fall asleep?" Yunqing is very strict in governing the army, so no guards in the mansion will steal or play tricks . As for the errands in the mansion, they dare not slack off. A series of rules established by Yuxi, if it violates the board and waits, it is a small thing, but it is a big thing to lose the job. In fact, as Xu Wu said, the guards of the Qin residence and the night watchman were all asleep. Otherwise, this couple would not even think about dying in front of the Qin Mansion.
Mother Qu asked again: "Guard Xu said that the old couple hanged themselves? But at this gate, how did they hang themselves?" This is not a jungle, just find a tree and hang yourself.
Xu Wu said: "The two were hanged on the gate of the Qin Mansion. Bai Ling walked around the master. In addition, there are two big words of injustice written on the gate of the Qin Mansion."
After hearing this, let alone Qu's mother, even Yuxi knew there was a problem here: "The gate is so high, how did they throw the white silk up?" Not to mention the old couple, even the young women No such ability.
Xu Wu shook his head and said, "I'm not sure about that. If Madam wants to know, I'll send someone to investigate." This matter is indeed very strange.
Yuxi shook her head and said, "Let people inquire about the news and know the progress of this matter. You don't need to waste manpower to investigate." This is clearly someone who is plotting against the Qin family. It is suspected that they are accomplices with the people behind the scenes. But Yuxi really didn't expect that she just passed a piece of paper to the yamen, wanting to test the depth of the water, but she didn't expect such a thing to happen.
Xu Wu responded and left.
Zijin frowned and said, "Madam, who do you think is behind the scenes? How can you use such a method to attack the Qin family?"
Yu Xi shook her head and said: "I'm not sure about this, but the people behind the scenes must have had a grudge against the Qin family, and they still have a deep grudge." No grudge would not resort to such ruthless means. You must know that hanging in front of someone else's house will not only bring bad luck to the family, but also make them condemned by public opinion. Of course, the Qin family is powerful, and no one dares to criticize and condemn them face-to-face, at most they mutter a few words in private. However, when this incident happened, it was enough to make Xu Shi sick for a while.
Mother Qu said: "It can only be said that the inner and outer courtyards of the Qin Mansion are not strict enough, so people took advantage of the loopholes." Such a big thing was not discovered until early in the morning, and it also alarmed passers-by. You know how loose the management of the Qin Mansion is. In this case, if someone has evil intentions and sneaks into the Qin residence to kill people, wouldn't it be an easy task. From this, it is enough to see how incompetent the Xu family is as the head of the house.
Yu Xi nodded her head: "This matter should be taken as a warning." If the family management is not rigorous, it will cause disaster at any time.
In the Qin Mansion, Xu was so angry that he was so angry that he not only scolded the housekeeper until his head was bloody, but also the chief guards in the Qin Mansion were so scolded that they didn't dare to look up: "Are you all dead? Didn’t you notice?” As for the concierge who fell asleep on duty last night, he had already been dragged to the woodshed. The guard on duty last night, this Xu can't move, she doesn't have this authority.
The butler waited for Mrs. Xu to finish scolding. Her confidant mother-in-law said: "Ma'am, the most urgent thing now is to find out who is behind the scenes?"
Xu held back the anger in her heart, and said to the steward: "Go and investigate quickly, I want to see who is behind such a shameful ghostly trick." She dared to touch her head, if she didn't use it this time With Lei Ting's means, it's easy to bully her when she's from the Qin family.
The steward and the guard leader immediately went down. Don't look at Xu's gentleness when he was outside, but his temper is actually not good. Frequently scolding, and when she gets angry, she directly serves her with a big stick. Many people have already been punished by her like this.
After the people left, Mrs. Xu and Mama Gong said, "Mother, do you think Mrs. Han did what happened this time?" The first object of Mrs. Xu's suspicion was Yuxi. Because this time, it was originally Yuxi who provoked it.
Gong's mother is not only Xu's naughty girl, but also often helps Xu's advice. After hearing this, Gong's mother shook her head and said, "As soon as it is found out that she did this, Yunqing will be accused of being ungrateful and treacherous. Mrs. Han, you're not that stupid." They went up, but the people from the Xu family who were sued by the Han family had nothing to do with the Qin family on the face of it.
Mrs. Xu nodded after hearing this, and said, "Who the hell is that? Who did such a despicable trick?" When she thought of hanging someone at the gate, Mrs. Xu felt unlucky, how could she go out in the future!
Gong's mother said: "Madam, don't worry, the butler will definitely find out." With the status and power of the Qin family in Yucheng, there is no need to worry about finding out who is behind the scenes.
A stern look flashed in Xu's eyes, and he said, "If I find out, I'll make her die." Ever since she was a child, she had never suffered such a dark loss.
Gong's mother sighed, and that day she persuaded his wife not to get involved in Fourth Master Xu's affairs, and let the Xu family handle it. It's not too late for the Xu family to come forward if they can't handle it, but Madam refused to listen, and wrote a letter to threaten Mu Tong to judge, but in the end the Qin family was involved. After this incident, the Qin family's reputation will definitely be damaged. I don't know if the general will be angry with his wife when he comes back. (to be continued)