Raiders of the Duke and Duchess

Chapter 272 Ziqiu's Rebellion ([-]rd)

Ziqiu was led all the way into Mrs. Ning's yard by the concierge.

Not long after the old lady came back to her yard and sat down, she poured herself a cup of tea and was scolding her two sons who didn't know what was going on. When she looked up and saw the porter bring a little girl in, she frowned Suspicion, this female relative can't get out...but can come in?

Thinking about it like this, I felt more and more that something was wrong. After the concierge left, he pulled Ziqiu and asked, "Girl, how...how did you get in?"

Ziqiu remembered Ji Wuyan's words, and saluted politely. Although he was puzzled, he didn't say much, he just said, "The old lady's words were brought in by the concierge of your house."

As he spoke, he handed over the envelope that was kept close to him, "Old lady, this is... this is the location of my young master who will be there after the servant asks the ancient house. It's just that the young master has been in business for many years, and he doesn't see you for most of the year. Even if this letter is delivered, I don’t know when it will reach the young master’s hands.”

It's not right for the old lady to pick it up immediately, and it's not wrong if she doesn't pick it up - after all, yesterday she swore that she would go to the palace to ask for an expedited delivery to the south of the Yangtze River, but now it's a good thing, she can't even get out of the house.After much deliberation, she finally picked it up, but she didn't look at it after picking it up, handed it to Nanny Han behind her, pulled Ziqiu and continued to ask, "Girl, tell me honestly, you are at the gate of Ning Mansion , Did the gate lead you in directly, or did you ask the masters first before bringing you in?"

This question is very strange.

The person who asked the question knew it was strange, and the person who was asked also felt it was strange.

But after all, Ziqiu knew some "inside information" in advance, and he didn't show any inappropriateness when he heard the words, he just said in a polite manner, "Returning to the old lady, the concierge of your mansion said that he asked the steward." , brought the servants in."

The old lady immediately understood what she had asked the steward, presumably she had asked her two sons who were "not in the mansion"!It seems that it is true that Ning Xiuxian went to court, and it is false that Ning Xiuren left home and did not return.

Looking at Ziqiu again, I have met several times before, and I met one of them yesterday, but it seems that compared with before, he has restrained a lot and behaved a lot... The old lady only thought it was because Ji Wuyan disappeared. The girl suddenly lost her backbone to make such a change, and she felt more and more distressed.

It's just that I can't help at the moment—the old lady is not a fool, so she deserves to be scolded, but she also knows in her heart that although she doesn't know what it means to not let the female family members go out, since the two sons are in the same camp, It's about something big going to happen in the city.

She pondered for a moment, then turned her head and asked Nanny Han, "Is the Duke in the mansion?" The old man probably wanted to put on a gesture of abdication to make the royal family feel at ease. Therefore, he decided to spend time at home instead of going to court.

Han Momo thought for a while, "When I got up, I happened to see the Duke go out, wearing court clothes."

court dress?Entered the palace?

Mrs. Ning frowned slightly. These days, her thoughts were getting more and more ups and downs. She held Ziqiu's hand and said, "Girl, I'll ask you again. When you came here just now, Did you hear anything along the way?"

According to the girl's explanation, it should be said that there is no.

The girl said that in her position, she must seek her own government.The girl also said that even if she is the wife of the first rank, she can't help herself. After all, there is a huge Ning family behind her, and the power in the court is deeply intertwined, so no one can be easily offended.

Ziqiu is just a little girl. Although she understands the principles of these rules and regulations, she still can't convince herself to act like nothing happened.She lowered her head, looked at the old lady's hand on her palm, bit her lip and nodded lightly for a while, "There are some... They said that Princess You pushed my girl down..."

That well-maintained hand trembled slightly at that moment.

Ziqiu raised his eyes to look at the old lady, his voice was soft, slow and aggrieved, "Old lady Ning...is this really the case?"

……

At the same time, the Ji family.

The closed door was slowly opened again, and outside the door was Xu Siniang who rushed in arrogantly.

Almost as soon as the latch of the gate was lifted, and the crack of the door exposed a line of the world outside the door, the woman who did not put on makeup at the door held two large kitchen knives, pushed the door open aggressively, and yelled at the dumbfounded concierge inside the door. , "Where's Shen Dingtou?"

Shen Dingtou?The concierge was stunned for a moment, almost because of his survival instinct, he immediately realized that this Shen Dingtou was probably the censor Shen Dafu who visited today, and the person in front of him was the rumored independent wife of the Shen family, Shen Dingtou. The girl's biological mother led her in with a pleasant smile, "Please follow me..."

The aggressive Xu Siniang didn't move, she waved the kitchen knife in her hand, and said in a forceful voice, "Give that Shen Ding's head to my old lady, and I'll get out!"

The concierge was a little surprised, and was about to go in to find Master Shen, when he saw Gu Cuo coming with his hands behind his back, walked to the door, bowed slowly to Xu Siniang, and made a gesture of invitation, "Madam, you are a distinguished guest, please come in. "

Xu Siniang still didn't move, but insisted, "No need, you go and call that dead ghost out, I'll take him and leave!"

She insisted, but Gucuo didn't force the invitation, and only ordered the concierge softly, "Go to Miss Shen's courtyard and say... Madam is here. Please come out and meet Mrs. Shen."

The concierge secretly looked at the woman who seemed to be flamboyant and flaunting her teeth and claws. He was a little curious about her behavior. He lowered his head and found that although the other party was brazen just now, his feet had only touched the threshold from beginning to end, and he hadn't made a single step.He vaguely understood, bowed his hands towards Xu Siniang more and more respectfully, said "wait a moment", turned and entered.

In the courtyard, the father and daughter were still in a stalemate, and neither could convince the other.In other words, no one was trying to convince anyone, one insisted on letting them go home, and the other insisted that the Shen family was not home, and those few sentences repeated over and over again were not a little bit gunpowder.

Hearing that Xu Siniang was coming, Mr. Shen's face was eccentric and evasive, and he waved his hands impatiently, "No see! Let her come in to see me by herself! Why do you want me to go out to see her? No see!"

The concierge slightly cupped his hands, with a modest attitude, "It's like this, Mr. Shen. My housekeeper said that today the Ji family was closed to thank guests. I only brought you in because I thought you were Miss Shen's biological father, but obviously , Miss Shen seems... well, so, if you don't see Mrs. Ling, please come back. Something has happened to my Ji family recently, please forgive me for the poor reception."

The omission after the "seem" is extraordinarily meaningful.

Father Shen's expression turned embarrassing in such a meaningful way.

(End of this chapter)