Xiao Qiao enters the farm gate

Putting Hsinchu down at the intersection, Liu Shi drove on and finally stopped in front of the candy shop.

As soon as I entered the shop, I saw two regular customers sitting there drinking tea. When I saw him coming, I quickly greeted him, and after a few pleasantries, I got to the point.Now his custom-made cake business is getting better and better. Some people like to eat cakes, some people think it is fresh and interesting, and some people do it for the face of the Qi family.He was doing business in a shop under the name of the household department, and it was rare for someone to inquire about his origin. His identity was not a secret, so naturally he would know it when he asked.

About half an hour later, Qiao Mo went to the backyard to take a rest after seeing off the last customer who made a custom cake.

At this time, the shopkeeper took the opportunity of delivering tea and said with a smile: "Master Qiao, our master came to Beijing yesterday and was going to visit Qi's family, but it was delayed because of some things in the old house. The master asked me to tell Tell me, after he has been to Qi's house, he will visit the young master in person, and he has not yet congratulated the young master on his housewarming."

"Your big boss is becoming more and more polite." Qiao Mo didn't feel disgusted by this, not because he liked those etiquettes, but because Fang Jinnian was very smart, he seemed to have enough gestures, but he seemed to know his psychology, When getting along, they are not polite, and chatting with each other is still very casual.Therefore, in Qiao Mo's heart, Fang Jinnian was a friend.

The shopkeeper saw that he was joking, and went to work after a few words.

After waiting for a while, Hsinchu came back.

"Did you find out?" Qiao Mo asked.

"Well, it's not easy. It seems that all the servants in their family have to be told not to talk to their uncle. Fortunately, there is an old woman in their family who likes to drink. I made a jar of good wine for him and made two A small dish, the old lady said everything like beans in a bamboo tube." Tired and thirsty after a busy trip to Hsinchu, he grabbed a cup and drank three cups of tea.

"What's the name of that uncle?"

"It's called Lin Gui, and it has the same surname as our uncle. Young master, it seems that our uncle has a younger brother with this name, isn't it..." Hsinchu asked cautiously.

When Hsinchu and others arrived at Shanglincun, Lin Gui was no longer there. They had never seen Lin Gui, but they knew that there was such a person.As a servant, at least one has to understand the likes and dislikes of the relatives and friends of the master's family, and so on, the Lin Laomo's family is naturally indispensable.

"Go ahead." Qiao Mo didn't answer directly.

Those in Hsinchu stopped asking questions, and talked about the news they had just found out: "The family's surname is He. I heard that their ancestors also served as officials. Master He is still a juren. Their family is rich and well-off. There is only one master, and the next brother. Even if Mr. He said that he wants to recruit a husband-in-law, many matchmakers will come to the door. No one is stupid, even if Mr. He dies, the huge family wealth will not be his own?"

"You said the He family recruited a husband-in-law?" Qiao Mo suddenly understood the strangeness of Lin Gui's marriage back then, and also understood the reason why Lin Gui could not be found when Lin's father died.

Lin Gui knew from the very beginning that this was a solicitation, but he agreed, just asking the He family to lie about the marriage to save him some face.Once the marriage is concluded, the He family will leave Fengcheng and return to Beijing. Lin Gui is afraid that he will never return to Shanglin Village for the rest of his life.

"Well, I asked very carefully. It's the door-to-door husband-in-law, that's right." Because of the familiar name, Hsinchu didn't dare to be careless when asking.He also said: "Then the He family had a husband-in-law who came to the door before, but he was kicked out two years ago. It seems that that person was secretly raising a foreign house outside. However, some people said that the man had no choice but because the younger brother of the He family Unable to conceive, married for three years without producing anything, it is said that the blessing seal on the forehead was very shallow at birth, and fell into the water when I was young, and I was frozen, so I could not conceive."

Qiao Mo felt something was wrong when he heard it: "Then how old is the youngest brother of the He family? He drove away that man two years ago, plus the three years of marriage is five years, so how old was he when he first got married?"

"Mr. He, the son-in-law back then, was selected by thousands of people. He was 23 when he got married. Five years later, he is [-]." Hsinchu did the calculations, and thought of Lin Gui's age. The younger brother of the He family was actually older than Lin Gui two years old.

Qiao Mo also thought of it, quite surprised, but he didn't notice it when he got married and paid homage.It was all when they were young, and the younger brother of the He family was well fed, so he couldn't tell when he was one or two years old.

He also thought that Lin Gui had divorced Yingzi before, and was likely to suffer from infertility, how similar he was to this brother of the He family, they were a natural match!Even if Lin Gui was lied to about the situation before getting married, he must have concealed his own hidden illnesses, and it's not the same. He chose the other party because he regarded it as a life-saving straw to get out of the farm, so there is nothing to complain about.

Today's old mother Lin and her two sons... can be regarded as a karmic cycle.

"My lord, what are you going to do?" Hsinchu asked, naturally thinking that they had something wrong with them, since they had inquired about it, how could they not take revenge.

However, Qiao Mo shook his head: "Lin Gui is just a hypocrite. I don't like it, but I don't have any serious enmity with him. He has already received retribution for the bad things he has done. Now that he wants such a life, is it right? The bad is all his own, so why should I bother. Quan pretends not to have seen this person in the future."

Hsinchu stopped talking after hearing this.

When they got home, the servants said that Master Qi Ke had come and took An An to Qi's house, and Qing Quan went with him.It's also fate, Qi Ke likes An An very much, even though Qi Ke is getting sensible, and An An is still a baby.

Qiao Mo saw that it was still early, so he ordered lunch to be made first, and then took a nap after eating, planning to pick up people after the afternoon nap.

In the afternoon, Qiao Mo went to Qi's house by car, first met the old man, uncle and Jiang Shi, and finally went to Qi Ke's residence.Before entering the door, I heard Qi Ke muttering something non-stop. When I went in, I saw that he was reading to An An.An An didn't understand at all, but just stared at him with a pair of black crystal eyes, occasionally her small mouth moved unconsciously, Qi Ke insisted that it was An An who was talking to him.

This Qi Ke is 11 years old, she is still so childish, and she doesn't know what it is like in the palace.

"You have been on vacation for a long time. If the crown prince supervises the country, you won't go to the palace to accompany you to study? Uncle didn't arrange homework for you?" Qiao Mo didn't believe that Qi Yun would let him hang around all the time.

"Father originally wanted to hire me a teacher, but I didn't let me. I can just learn from my second brother. Maybe the prince will ask me to enter the palace again one day. His Royal Highness is very busy now. I entered the palace two days ago. Once there, the crown prince complained to me that he was tired, saying that he didn’t have time to sleep. Today, I heard from my father that the imperial conquest team will leave the day after tomorrow, so it must be a lively day, do you want to go and have a look?”

"No martial law?" Qiao Mo was a little moved, he had never seen the scene of the emperor going on tour.

"It will be under martial law and will not clear the venue. The second brother has already reserved a place in Yingxian Building, so he can just go there that day. Cousin doesn't know, but the price of a private room in Yingxian Building is 300 taels, and tea is not included. He extorted dozens of taels of silver from me."

"Your second brother spent so much money, I don't know how reluctant he is. If you want to go to see the excitement, you will naturally have to charge the entrance fee. I will also go that day, and the entrance fee will not be paid. The tea and snacks are mine." Qiao Mo knew that even if They won't ask for money if he wants to give it, so it's better to use dim sum elsewhere.

"Are you bringing An An with you?" Qi Ke asked.

"He's too young. There were many people and noisy that day. It's better to let him stay at home." Qiao Mo was worried about taking such a small An An out, bumping into each other, even being startled would be very troublesome.

Qi Ke made sense after thinking about it, and said: "The cousin went to my house first and put An An at my aunt's place. If he doesn't come, he thinks there are too many people. After watching the excitement, let's go back and tell aunt Speaking, he doesn’t like to watch but like to listen to it.”

"Okay." Compared with the small house, An An is naturally more at ease in the Qi family.

In a blink of an eye, the day of the appointment came.

Qiao Mo's complexion was not very good when he got up early, because he didn't sleep well last night, and he always felt like he had a nightmare all night.After waking up, I always feel flustered in my heart, and I always feel that something is wrong, but I can't tell.Waiting to drink a glass of boiled water, my mood gradually calmed down, it was like a hallucination before.

Qiao Mo couldn't help touching his chest, suspicious, could it be that he has been too tired recently and has some health problems?

It seems that I have to go to see a doctor, if something is really uncomfortable, early detection and early treatment.

It was just a blip, which in turn was forgotten.

After seeing the excitement that day, people in the capital talked about it for several days, and Qiao Mo felt that the trip was not in vain.The emperor's personal conquest, some people will never see such a scene in their lifetime, it is really magnificent, the royal majesty is really very shocking, a mere mortal is so insignificant.

After all, the emperor's personal conquest was for the war, not for parade and pleasure, so he traveled very quickly all the way. In addition to being the assistant minister, Qi Yun was also the secretary of the household department, and also took on the responsibility of preparing for the war's food and grass dispatch.Qi Ke came here often, and Qiao Mo learned from him that the emperor and his party had arrived in Jincheng, and that the war had started at the border.

Qiao Mo sighed and rubbed the center of his brows, feeling heavy in his heart.

"Cousin, you don't look good, are you sick?" Qi Ke noticed that his complexion was not very good since the last time, and asked only that it was insomnia.

"I didn't sleep well, and I've seen doctors, but I can't tell anything." Qiao Mo had indeed seen doctors, and there were more than one, but they all said that there was nothing wrong with his body, and some were tired and tired caused by insomnia.

But his problems were not at all.

It has been less than half a month since the last time I saw the emperor's personal conquest. He often wakes up from nightmares at night, and his heart beats suddenly during the day, sometimes accompanied by dizziness.At first he really thought it was something wrong with his body, but he couldn't find it out after seeing the doctor. It wasn't until two days ago that he suddenly remembered his special ability - early warning!

Seeing that the situation is getting more and more frequent, the danger must be getting closer and closer, but he doesn't know where the danger originated.

"I don't have much energy recently. I want to send An'an to my uncle and let my uncle take care of her for two days." This is something he has been thinking about for a few days. Although he doesn't know where the danger is and when it will happen, it worries him the most. It's An An, so it's best to put An An in the Qi family.

"Okay." Qi Ke was naturally happy, but she didn't feel at ease with him. After thinking for a while, she said, "The imperial doctor in the palace will come to check the old lady's pulse in two days. Why don't my cousin come over that day and ask the imperial doctor to give my cousin the pulse?" have a look."

"En. Then I would like to thank the young master for your trouble." Qiao Mo did not refute his kindness.

Qiao Mo sent An An to Qi's house, and thought of an excuse to deal with Uncle Mo and Jiang Shi. Fortunately, Qi Yun was very busy and hadn't come back for two or three days, otherwise this lie would be useless in front of Qi Yun.After leaving Qi's house, the warning in Qiao Mo's heart became more and more obvious, but he no longer felt dizzy, and his mind was extremely clear, as if he could feel a chill rushing from his back.