lord and beauty

Mrs. Shi raised her eyebrows slightly when she heard the words, and said with a smile: "Then why did you two fall into the hands of bandits?"

Tan Yan glanced at Madam Shi timidly, retreated to Tan Mu's side, and murmured a few words, but Madam Shi didn't hear clearly, seeing this young girl so timid, she felt a little impatient, but she wanted to put on a smile on her face. With a good-natured appearance, he continued to comfort him: "You don't have to be afraid, no one can hurt you anymore when you come to my place, but I don't think you have any property with you, how could you be spotted by that thief?"

"Returning to Madam, our mother and daughter are invited by someone to come to look for relatives." Tan Mu took Tan Yan behind her back with one hand, stood up and saluted Madam Shi, and replied in a low voice.

"Looking for relatives?" Mrs. Shi's eyes lighted up slightly when she heard the words, she pretended to be pleasantly surprised, and asked knowingly: "Are you going to Jiang's residence? Are you looking for a man named Tan Qiu?"

Tan's mother paused when she heard the words, with a look of surprise on her face, her tone trembling unconsciously, "You...know him?"

Mrs. Shi leaned back slightly, with a smile on her face, twirling her green fingers around her hair, "Isn't it a coincidence? I happen to have some connections with the Jiang family. Isn't this what I heard recently that Tan Qiu He intends to look for relatives, but he never thought it would be such a coincidence, I will write a letter and send it to Jiang's residence, you are also shocked, now rest at my residence for one night, I will send you to reunite again."

"This...don't bother you, ma'am." Even though Tan's mother was agitated, she still forcibly endured and said respectfully: "The woman and the little girl are fine, I dare not bother you anymore, please point me in the direction, the woman You can go there by yourself."

"Where did you say that?" Mrs. Shi covered her lips and smiled lightly, glanced lightly at the maid who was serving tea, and said lightly, "Why don't you make tea soon?"

"It's not that I don't want you to go." Mrs. Shi sighed softly with a pensive look on her face: "Actually, the Jiang family is in mourning right now, so it's inappropriate for the two of you to go at this time. I'll stay here for one night, and after the funeral tomorrow, I'll send you two there."

After saying that, Mrs. Shi didn't wait for the mother to decline, and waved directly to the maid on the other side, "Order, prepare the kitchen well tonight, and say that there is a visitor."

The maid retreated in response, Tan's mother couldn't refuse when she saw this, otherwise it would be embarrassing to Mrs. Shi, so she had no choice but to agree, the palm of the hand holding Tan Yan couldn't stop sweating, and she looked restless.

Mrs. Shi had a panoramic view of the performance of the two, and she couldn't help showing a playful expression. This mother-in-law didn't look like an ordinary country woman, she had seen the world before, and the girl next to her was out-and-out. Since the quail entered the house, they didn't dare to raise their eyes to take a serious look.

Such a girl is the easiest to deceive.

Mrs. Shi tapped her red lips lightly with her jade finger, a deep red blurred away, her gaze fell on Tan Yan as if she hadn't seen it.

They lived together peacefully until night, when Tan Qiu put his arms around Jiang Beimu and fell asleep for a while in the afternoon. His hands and feet were numb and his bones were sour as if soaked in vinegar. Then he got up and walked towards the courtyard where Zi Luoping stopped.

Tan Qiu held the lamp, wrapped her cloak tightly and walked along the long corridor to the small courtyard. It was getting late at this moment, and most of the maids and servants had returned to their rooms. There was no one on the road, only a little firelight projected from under the lantern at the corner of the eaves , can be worthy of sweeping away some darkness for Tan Qiu.

Jiang Beimu originally wanted to hang up the entire Jiang Mansion, everything was ready, but Tan Qiu stopped him in the end, the two agreed, and in the end they only hung white in this small courtyard in Zi Luoping. As for the maids Boy, Tan Qiu didn't want to put more shackles on him, so he let them go, but maybe the maids still had lingering fears after being bumped into by Tan Qiu last time. Putting on plain clothes, Tan Qiu looked helpless.

Tan Qiu carried the lantern all the way into the small courtyard, extinguished the candles in the cage, and then opened the door to enter. The room was filled with the smell of offering incense. High red candles have already been lit on both sides of the word, making the room even more bright.

But what surprised Tan Qiu was the figure busy arranging around the altar.

"Brother Mu? Why are you here?" Tan Qiu hung the lamp by the door and walked forward.

Jiang Beimu covered the last piece of white cloth and said to Tan Qiu with a smile: "You don't want to arrange it in the main hall, so I can only keep it simple. The coffin has also been brought in this afternoon, and the body has been placed. Come again Let's see."

Tan Qiu walked forward without saying a word, while Jiang Beimu stood quietly beside the coffin, his gaze fell on Tan Qiu's face gently and firmly under the candlelight.

Tan Qiu stretched out his hand to caress the coffin, a strange emotion suddenly appeared in his heart, and he was only a little lost in thought.

"I will accompany you here to watch the spirit tonight."

Jiang Beimu said softly, then took Tan Qiu's hand, held it in the palm of his hand and squeezed it gently.

Tan Qiu slowed down his tone and hummed, and Jiang Beimu took two small wooden stools from the side, and sat in front of the coffin one by one, shoulder to shoulder without speaking, just silently looking at the altar in front of him.

Jiang Beimu sat next to Tan Qiu, looking at the candlelight quietly, but he didn't know what he was thinking. Tan Qiu leaned quietly on Jiang Beimu's shoulder, and he didn't need to speak, just such a quiet company was enough for him. feel at ease.

"Are you hungry?" After a while, Jiang Beimu asked suddenly.

"I'm not hungry." Tan Qiu shook his head, "Where's Zhou Zhang? It seems like I haven't seen him all day today."

Jiang Beimu's expression moved slightly, and he clasped his hands in front of his body, "Perhaps he went out for something, what's the matter with him?"

"It's nothing, just a random question." Tan Qiu didn't have any doubts, "These days... how is Zheng'er doing?"

"Everything is fine, he can eat and sleep, and now Ruan Yue is with him. Some time ago, Ruan Yue felt that the original maid was too young to take good care of Zheng'er, so she took over."

"That's good."

Tan Qiu muttered to himself, while Jiang Beimu quietly turned his side and said to Tan Qiu, "You can lean on me and sleep for a while when you're tired."

Tan Qiu wanted to reply that he was not tired, but he stopped when he reached his mouth. He only moved slightly, leaning his upper body on Jiang Beimu's shoulder, and his eyes fell on the flickering red candle.

The room was quiet, except for a little breeze flickering the candles through the window frame, casting the shadows of the two cuddling each other on the wall.

Compared with the quiet and deserted Jiang Mansion, the Shi Mansion is currently throwing a big banquet, which is very lively.

Mrs. Shi sat at the top, and on the left was a man wearing a mask who couldn't see his face clearly, sipping fine wine, and on her right, sat Tan Yan who wanted to bury her head in her chest .

"This emerald fish dish is our chef's specialty. My sister should try it more."

Mrs. Shi enthusiastically picked up a piece of fish maw and put it in the bowl in front of Tan Yan. After only a moment, Mrs. Shi called her sister and sister, making Tan Yan's face flush red. He looked at Tan's mother across the way as if asking for help.

Tan Mu was also anxious, but the man on the first seat shot straight at her like a sharp knife, nailing her firmly in place, not daring to move a bit.

Tan Yan had no choice but to bite down the fish maw in small bites. The fish meat was tender and fragrant. Tan Yan had never tasted such a delicacy before, and she couldn't help swallowing immediately.

Seeing that Tan Yan ate the fish she had caught, Mrs. Shi immediately smiled.

"The more I look at it, the more I feel that I have hit it off with you, my sister. Back then, when I was your age, my family had already told me that I was a close relative, so I had to be locked up at home all day. It's not like you, a girl, who traveled around at a young age. In all directions, have you ever encountered any interesting things?"

"I... I don't remember."

Tan Yan replied, her eyes couldn't help lingering on the emerald fish, but she didn't dare to say more.

Seeing this, Mrs. Shi immediately changed the seat of the jade fish and placed it in front of Tan Yan, "Sister, eat more. Now that you're back in Sifang City, will you stay?"

Tan Yan was taken aback when she heard the words, and subconsciously looked at Tan's mother.

Tan's mother hurriedly replied: "Mrs. Hui, this is also an undecided matter. Maybe we will leave when we meet tomorrow."

"This is not possible." Mrs. Shi looked rather disapproving, "When your relatives get together, how can you leave after seeing each other? Besides, although this Sifang City is not as prosperous as the capital, it is also considered a place in the Jiangnan area. The city is now a big city, and there are many nobles in the city who communicate with the capital, not to mention that there are many young talents in Sifang City, all of them are handsome, and the girls are of the right age. It would be a beautiful thing.”