New widow

"It's nothing. They are drinking tea in front, so let's stay here and wait slowly." Zhou Le's tone was calm. His father's sadness was real, but the sadness was not strong, it was very shallow and light. When he returns to the capital, his father will have other children who will listen to their coquettish behavior. As time goes by, the shadow of his eldest daughter in his father's heart will gradually fade away, as if he had never existed in the world.

Just like the already thin relationship between their father and daughter. Zhou Le smiled lightly and said, that's it. When his father comes, it's enough to get a promise from the magistrate to handle matters impartially. The original instigator, Prince Wang, will not escape, he will definitely pay the price.

Before Zhou Qing could finish his cup of tea, Grandma Li came in a hurry. The people Zhou Qing brought knew the identity of Grandma Li, so they naturally didn't stop her. Aunt Li saluted Zhou Qing respectfully: "Sir, Madam Kuang, please come."

"Then let's go together." Zhou Qing stood up and said to Su Du. Su Du knew that Zhou Le must have hidden it before Grandma Li came back to report it, but Su Du never expected that Zhou Le was here. The nunnery was only a few steps away from them.

Everyone left, and Grandma Li also followed the guard of honor. Xia Yun just walked out of the house. When the nunnery owner saw Xia Yun, the smile on his face became deeper and deeper: "The nunnery has prepared fast food, why not use some."

"No, I just came to see if the incense candle in front of the soul is still in good condition." Xia Yun said lightly, and the hermitage owner smiled: "What are you talking about? Since we know this lady's If you dare to neglect your status, you will naturally be prepared for everything."

"That's good." After Xia Yun finished speaking, he returned to the Zen room. The nunnery master was obedient and naturally did not dare to ask the identity of the person who followed Xia Yun. He was just a servant of the family, but he was not dressed well. This is great. It turns out that servants from wealthy families are different from ordinary people.

When Zhou Qing and the prefect's honor guard came to the village, the villagers were so frightened that they greeted them at the entrance of the village early and personally escorted their honor guard to Suqiao's house.

Seeing such a posture, Zhou Qing said to the magistrate when he got out of the car: "If I had known this, I shouldn't have come with a large line of honor guards."

"This is inevitable, so as not to be looked down upon." Naturally, the prefect would only pick up what Zhou Qing liked to hear. The door of Suqiao's house had been opened. Manager Wu and Manager Li were wearing new clothes and stood there to greet them. When they saw the two coming, Manager Wu and Manager Li both knelt down and saluted the two.

Zhou Qing knew that both of them must be stewards of this house, so he called them: "I'm here to pay homage to your master today. Please inform me."

"Please!" Managers Wu and Manager Li followed the etiquette and made a gesture of invitation. When Su Du, the prefect of Zhou Qing, and the others entered the house, Manager Li said to Li Zheng: "Please bring these honor guards to the house." The people next to you are resting, and when the time comes, we will give you some money to send over as much firewood, rice, and wine as you need."

"It's such a big thing, I'm very happy to be able to help. How can I ask for more money?" Li Zheng said polite words, and smiled and asked the honor guard to go to other people's homes. Several tables of food were also placed at Li Zheng's home. , treat these people to dinner. The village was very lively for a while, and the sound of chickens being slaughtered could be heard everywhere.

Zhou Qing and the prefect Su Du were invited into the main room. The decoration of the main room was a little different from when Su Du came. There were chairs on top and a screen behind the chairs. In front of the screen is a square table, with chairs placed under the square table.

Aunt Wu and Sister Song were standing in front of the screen with their hands down. Zhou Qing knew from the first sight that the village was small and Suqiao was behind the screen. So Zhou Qing bowed to the screen and said, "Thank you very much, Mrs. Song, for lending a helping hand to arrange the funeral for my little girl. I came here to say thank you today."

Su Qiao sat behind the screen and sighed a little when she heard the words Mrs. Song. Then Su Qiao waved and said a few words to little Sister Song. After hearing this, Sister Song said to Zhou Qing: "Although Madam and Miss Zhou do not have the same surname, they are as close as sisters. When Miss Zhou encountered such a thing at a young age, she died in a foreign land. Everyone knows that it is a sigh. But just a little bit It’s not a big deal if you know your mind.”

After listening to Sister Song, Zhou Qing said a few polite words to the screen. Sister Song asked Zhou Qing and the others to sit down.

Only then did Aunt Wu step forward to serve tea. Zhou Qing accepted the tea and said a few more polite words. The sound of roosters was heard outside. Zhou Qing's face showed displeasure, and Su Du already said: "The houses in this village are small, so naturally you can hear this sound."

"That's right, the sound of chickens and dogs can be heard." The magistrate said this, and Zhou Qing also smiled: "Yes, where did the little girl live in the past, can I see her."

This request made Su Qiao stunned for a moment, and then Su Qiao spoke to Aunt Wu. Aunt Wu understood and said to Zhou Qing: "Normally, this daughter's boudoir is not allowed to be seen, but you are Miss Zhou's father, Miss Zhou Although all my things have been put away, some of them are still there. If you go and have a look, it shows that our wife loves Miss Zhou."

"Thank you." Zhou Qing knew that his request was almost unreasonable, so he bowed to the screen again, and Nanny Wu had already led Zhou Qing to the wing. Su Du had already said on the way that when Zhou Le was ill, he was recuperating here at Suqiao. Therefore, as soon as Zhou Qing walked into the room, he couldn't help but sigh: "This room is somewhat similar to her boudoir in the capital."

"Our lady's orders must always be done as Miss Zhou likes." Aunt Wu's expression did not change at all. Zhou Qing picked up a comb on the dressing table and looked at the hair on the comb: "This hair is still there , and my daughter is no longer here.”

"After Miss Zhou passed away, this place is still the same as before. Our lady said that there are many rooms, so they will be empty if they are empty." Aunt Wu had already seen the hair in the comb, and was afraid that Zhou Qing would find something wrong, but when she heard When Zhou Qing said this, Aunt Wu said it smoothly. Then she saw another pair of shoes under the bed. Aunt Wu pointed at the pair of shoes and said: "These shoes are still here. These shoes are from Miss Zhou that day." The newly made ones were originally supposed to be wedding shoes."

"Let's go out. If I look at it one more time, I will inevitably feel even worse." Zhou Qing choked and said, and Aunt Wu also sighed softly: "Miss Zhou is a very good person, but it's a pity, and Su Tongpan is the same." A very good couple." Su Du was waiting in the courtyard. When he heard this, he didn't know what to say for a moment, so he could only say to Aunt Wu: "Those things are all in the past."

"My daughter, she spent her last days in a yard like this?" Zhou Qing's words seemed a little wrong, and the prefect laughed: "I know you feel sorry for your child, but even a British father-in-law can live in a yard like this. .”