in2ebook Chapter 146 Lu Hongguo
Chapter 146 Lu Hongguo
When they got home, Chunliu and Xiahe had indeed gotten up and were preparing breakfast. On the way, Zhao Huanxi asked Xu Qingzhao to catch two seven-star fish in the pond and brought them home. When asked, he said that he was injured while fishing.
Since the medicinal fields in the backyard have not been planted on a large scale yet, Linghua only waters and weeds the fields, and usually helps with kitchen work, so she is often not seen.
Yuanzhen makes clothes for the three maids in the family every day. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, winter is not far away, so it is time to prepare winter clothes.
Zhao Huanxi bought a lot of thick cotton cloth and gave it to Yuanzhen, asking her to work on it slowly and not rush it. She said, "Don't work on it at night and ruin your eyes."
Because just two days after she gave the fabric to Yuanzhen, she gave Huanxi two sets of ready-made clothes with dark circles under her eyes, which scared her.
She wasn't a monster, so why would she be so exhausted by the child? After a good lecture, Yuanzhen left with a smile. She only stopped after promising not to stay up late making clothes again.
Now Yuan Zhen saw his wife's hand was bandaged, so he went up to her and asked worriedly:
"Madam, how did you get this? Yuanzhen will rebandage it for you."
Zhao Huanxi shook his head and said, "There are stream fish in the pond in the back mountain. I wanted to catch some for the children to nourish themselves. I accidentally scraped it against the rock wall. It's nothing serious."
Hearing that his wife was fine, Yuan Zhen was about to leave, but after thinking for a moment, he said:
"Madam, you must tell me if you have anything to say."
"Understood, you go down."
At this time, Linghuacong came back from the backyard and saw Huanxi and Yuanzhen chatting, with his eyes rolling around as if he was looking for something.
Zhao Huanxi noticed the dishonest gaze and asked, "Linghua, what are you looking for?"
Linghua put down her hoe and came over embarrassedly and said, "Madam, I want to look for Master Xu. He's not here even though it's time for breakfast."
Zhao Huanxi said nothing, but just looked at Linghua in silence. The cold gaze made Linghua realize that she seemed to have forgotten to salute.
So he quickly half-knelt down, gave a perfunctory salute and retreated awkwardly.
"lady…….."
Huanxi looked at Yuanzhen and asked, "Do you have anything to say?"
Yuan Zhen hesitated for a long time and couldn't utter a word. Finally, he asked her to fetch some water for him to wash before leaving.
It was obvious from her expression that she had something to say to herself. Looking around, there was no one else around, so why didn't she say it?
At this moment, she was perceptive enough to notice a piece of clothing in the corner of the wall. When she noticed Huanxi looking over there, she immediately disappeared.
Yuanzhen went to fetch water, Chunliu and Xiahe were cooking, and Yuyan was still in her room. That belt should be Linghua.
She looked in that direction coldly. Yuan Zhen didn't say anything just now. Was it because of Linghua, or was the topic she wanted to talk about... Linghua?
Soon the children and Yu Yan got up. Zhao Huanxi planned to go to the guest room to invite the monk to have breakfast together, but when he went to their room, he saw the brand new quilt cover lying on the bed intact, and there was no sign that anyone had slept there.
There was a letter in each room. One was addressed to Donor Xu, probably from Master Yin Guang to Xu Qingzhao, while the other was addressed to Miss Zhao, probably from Xuan Chengzi to Zhao Huanxi.
As for why these two people left without saying goodbye, both people who received the letter were completely confused.
The only thing to do is to open the letter and see if there is any information in it.
Zhao Huanxi opened the letter right there. The letter said they had to leave for an urgent matter. They would be back next year, and by then, perhaps some of the mystery surrounding Huanxi would be solved.
Zhao Huanxi was speechless. Such a confidential matter was placed on the table so openly. What if someone with bad intentions opened the letter? Wouldn't that be handing his handle over to others? Really speechless.
When he came out and saw Xu Qingzhao who had finished reading the letter, he was also speechless.
She signaled Xu Qingzhao with her eyes to find a place where no one was around to talk. He nodded in agreement.
When the children knew that their mother's hand was injured, they rushed to call a doctor. Zhao Huanxi had a lot of trouble calming them down and explained that her hand was not seriously injured. Only then did the three little ones calm down.
After they started classes, she and Xu Qingzhao left home on the pretext of checking on the construction site.
After looking around and seeing that there was no one around, he asked, "What did Master Yin Guang say?"
"The master said he was going to Yunnan County and it would take a long time for him to return, so we didn't need to worry."
That's it? Why is Xu Qingzhao so speechless...
"Any more?"
Xu Qingzhao whispered seriously into Huanxi's ear, "The letter also said that there are spies from the imperial court in our home..."
Huanxi was shocked. How could that be? Why would the imperial court, with nothing better to do than to plant spies in a peasant woman's home? If it wasn't for him, then they must be looking for Xu Qingzhao.
She narrowed her eyes and asked, "Did it say who it was?"
Xu Qingzhao shook his head. Master Yin Guang's words were incoherent. Speaking of strangers in the house, apart from the servants Huan Xi had bought, the only one left was... Yu Yan...
But Yu Yan's words and actions were normal, so there was no way he could suspect her. Besides, she was the children's teacher and his sworn sister.
Huanxi didn't want to think of this answer, nor did she want to believe that Yu Yan was the spy.
"No matter whether it's true or not, just keep silent for now. If it really is a spy, then we just need to be more careful." Huanxi comforted Xu Qingzhao.
She knew that Yu Yan was Xu Qingzhao's best friend in childhood, and in her heart... she probably didn't want to believe it.
The two men pretended to stroll around the bamboo forest. When they came to the few acres of good land they had just bought, they saw that the rice in the fields was ripe, so they asked Xu Qingzhao to ask some villagers to collect the rice.
As he was walking home, a girl of about sixteen or seventeen ran out from a house. She looked shy and timid towards Xu Qingzhao, hesitating as if she wanted to say something.
Huanxi recognized this girl. She was the granddaughter of Old Master Lu’s cousin from the next generation at the end of the village. Her name seemed to be... Lu Hongguo. She was a very quiet girl and usually seldom went out. But today, the sun rose from the west.
"Aunt Huanxi, can I have a few words with Brother Xu?" Lu Hongguo's shy voice came, and Huanxi was at a loss.
Xu Qingzhao worshipped the village head and his wife as his godfather and godmother, so this girl should call Xu Qingzhao "Xu Xiaoshu" right? Why did she only call herself "Xiaoainian"? And she treated him differently?
So he very tactfully created space for the two of them, and his expression of watching the melon made Xu Qingzhao feel like a thorn in his side.
"Hong Guo'er, what do you want to see me about?"
Xu Qingzhao's pleasant voice made the little girl's heart flutter, and she said in a somewhat infatuated way:
"Brother Xu... I heard you're planning to marry into Aunt Huanxi's family?"
"Yes, I am attracted to her."
Lu Hongguo was a little hurt by these words. The man she had liked for a long time was suddenly going to marry a divorced woman in the village. She wanted to persuade the man not to do anything stupid.
I didn't expect that I would be so hurt by the words "I like her" that I almost cried.
"What's so good about my sister-in-law? Isn't she just good at making money? I can do that too. I can make a lot of money selling embroidery every month! Besides, she's a divorced woman..."
Xu Qingzhao interrupted her impatiently and said, "That's enough. I'm only speaking to you because I treat you as my niece. You don't need to worry about my lifelong affairs. One more thing to say: don't judge things by appearances. Skin and gold and silver can't replace her soul. Huanxi has never said anything bad about others. Just in this respect... you are not as good as her."
After saying that, he walked around Hong Guoer and left, regardless of her mood. At this time, Hong Guoer's eyes were full of tears. Seeing that there was no one around, she ran back home crying.