The general kneels on the washboard again

Yu Hemei teased Jiang Yunxiao about missing the girl, which actually brought Jiang Yunxiao back to his senses.

His face flushed all the way to his ears, and he drank the wine on the table in one gulp: "Aunt Yu, you're talking nonsense, I didn't do that."

Cao Jin also took it to heart and said softly, "Jiang family rules prohibit having three wives and four concubines. In the capital, even if people of your age are unmarried, they already have three or four concubines in their courtyards. You are not young anymore, so it is time for your mother to consider your marriage."

Unexpectedly, Jiang Yunxiao quickly refused: "Mother, my son is still young. Besides, I am a bastard. If I am with the girl, I will harm her." He had reasons and evidence, and secretly glanced at Yue Niang.

Cao Jin saw this silly son of his.

When Yue Niang first heard that Cao Jin was considering Jiang Yunxiao's marriage, a strange feeling flashed through her heart, but it was only for a moment.

On New Year's Eve, Lingzhou was as joyful as ever.

Fu Shiqing and his wife also followed Yue Niang's wishes. The family dinner on New Year's Eve was held in Yuechen Courtyard. A few days before, servants were coming in and out to move things and decorate the yard.

Instead, Yuechen Courtyard was arranged in a completely different way.

As night fell, Fu Shiqing and his wife brought Fu Yuanniang, Fu Jinniang, their two sons, and a group of concubines into the courtyard.

Before the banquet started, Dong Zhu was forced to drink a lot of wine and was a little drunk.

Yan Qi secretly found Yue Niang and said, "Master, Wan Cheng discovered that the kitchen maid at Mudan Residence was secretly adding something to the Tremella and Lotus Seed Soup."

Yue Niang smiled evilly: "I see. Oh, by the way, go and lure Fu Jinniang's favorite vicious dog over here."

Fu Jinniang raised a dog and loved it very much. Perhaps because the dog relied on its owner's power, several concubines in Changlexuan had been bitten by it.

On the eve of the Winter Banquet, a pregnant concubine was bitten to the point of miscarriage. The concubine became depressed after that and attempted suicide two days ago but was just rescued.

Yue Niang already had the intention to kill.

Sitting back at the table, Yue Niang watched Fu Shiqing bring a bowl of Tremella and Lotus Seed Soup with a fake smile. Yue Niang thought she had seen it wrong.

A thick black mist was floating above the bowl of lotus seed soup. Yue Niang rubbed her eyes, thinking she had seen it wrong.

But this happened several times, and I remembered the dream I had before I saw the layer of fog above Gu Xiu Fu's head in Yunzhou.

The white-bearded old man in the dream said that he had planted something for himself.

Yue Niang naturally knew that this bowl of lotus seed soup was unusual, so she simply accepted it and said, "Thank you, father, for your kindness."

Just put it on the table.

Seeing Yue Niang not moving for a long time, Fu Shiqing and Tian's expressions changed slightly.

Tian urged, "Yue'er, I cooked this myself. It wouldn't be good if it got cold in the winter."

Yue Niang knew what she was anxious about. After several pushes, Yan Qi also gave a signal. Suddenly, Fu Jinniang's dog came out from nowhere and knocked over the bowl of lotus seed soup.

The lotus seed soup was scattered all over the floor, and the dog was eating it with gusto. It is said that dogs have the most sensitive sense of smell, and now this silly dog was eating it with such relish.

Tian was horrified and looked at Fu Jinniang: "Where did this beast come from? Do you know how expensive this bowl of lotus seed soup is?" Just thinking about how expensive this bowl of medicine is makes her heart ache.

Fu Jinniang didn't show any emotion. "It's just a bowl of food anyway. How can it be so expensive? Mother, you're being too stingy."

The mother and daughter were arguing when the dog suddenly fell straight to the ground: "Ah! Wangcai, what's wrong with you?" Fu Jinniang spoke first.

Fu Shiqing glanced at Yue Niang and asked, "What's going on?"

Yue Niang looked innocent: "Father, are you blaming me? I was almost the one who drank the lotus seed soup just now. How could I know?"

Yue Niang looked at the bowl of lotus seed soup on the ground again and asked Tian, "Madam, is this the lotus seed soup you made yourself? Did you want to poison me?" Yue Niang pretended to be terrified.

Tian was unwilling to admit, "You worry too much. Wangcai runs rampant in the mansion every day and has offended countless people. I don't know who he has offended today."

The dog was much larger than an adult golden retriever, and Yue Niang had no idea what breed it was. Tian called several servants, "This is bad luck! Take it away quickly! It's New Year's Day."

Fu Jinniang ran after the servants who were carrying the dog.

Fu Shiqing looked at this farce and felt a headache: "Okay, it's just a dog, let's eat quickly."

At this moment, Yue Niang felt that she was very much like that dog.

Fu Jinniang cried and made a fuss until midnight, from Yuechen Courtyard to Mudan Residence, and then to the room of the concubine who committed suicide two days ago. She wished she could kill the concubine right away, and was later dragged away by Tian.

Tian naturally knew what was going on, but she had no way to deal with Fu Jinniang's unreasonable behavior.

Yuechen Courtyard is now deserted, and the mess on the ground has been cleaned up by the servants.

Yue Niang was standing in the yard, and it was snowing at that moment.

Dong Zhu took out a cloak and put it on Yue Niang, saying with concern: "Miss, it's cold at night, let's go in."

Yue Niang looked at her and felt warm in her heart: "Why haven't you rested yet?"

Dong Zhu came to Yue Niang's side and said, "I can't sleep, Miss. I'm worried about what happened to the dog today. How dare they kill people so openly?"

Yue Niang smiled bitterly and said, "Because I have no name or status."

At this time, a man fell from the sky. Dong Zhu was startled and took a step back: "Ah, a ghost, Miss, you go first." He overcame his fear and stood in front of Yue Niang again.

Yan Qi and his companions also jumped out from the darkness in response.

Yue Niang looked at the man with silver hair standing on the snow. He was indeed a demon.

Yue Niang waved to Yan Qi and the others and said, "You guys step back first."

After hearing what Yue Niang said, Dong Zhu also stood quietly behind Yue Niang.

Yue Niang asked Hua Qiu, "How did you find yourself here?"

Hua Qiu was very arrogant: "Isn't it easy for Tianyoumen to find someone? But you, you have changed so much, I almost didn't recognize you."

The two stood in the snow.

Dong Zhu was shivering with cold: "Miss, why don't we go to the small flower hall in the courtyard to talk? The snow is getting heavier."

Hua Qiu said: "That's right, your servant is much more sensible than you."

Yue Niang rolled her eyes at him and led everyone to the flower hall to sit down.

"What do you want to talk to me about?" Yue Niang asked. She didn't think it was a big deal that Hua Qiu came all the way to wish her a happy new year during the New Year.

Huaqiu took a sip of tea and said a little pickily: "This tea is not as good as the ones you had in Yunzhou." He looked at Dongzhu warily again.

Yue Niang said, "Dong Zhu is my confidant, you can speak freely if you want."

Hua Qiu slowly took out a bounty order from Tianyoumen from his arms. When Yue Niang saw the names of the names, she was really surprised.

"Who did it? But Fu Shiqing?"

Hua Qiu nodded slowly: "Yes, he is the owner of this house, but he is also an old customer of our Tianyoumen."

In addition to Yue Niang's name, the list also included Erya, Zhao Xiaoming and others who were far away in Yunzhou.

Hua Qiu took out the list and obviously had no intention of taking on this business.

Yue Niang asked directly: "What do you want?"

Hua Qiu was not polite either: "I'm in need of silver right now. I'd like to accept 20,000 taels from you, but I'm not sure if I can repay it yet. If my great cause fails, I naturally won't be able to repay it. It's precisely because of this risk that I'm a little short of money right now."

Yue Niang said readily, "No problem, I'll lend it to you, but you have to promise me not to take any orders from him."

Huaqiu is indeed not as bad as imagined. It is true that you cannot trust people.

Hua Qiu opened up to her, "You at least saved my life, and that Zhao Erya. I'm an unforgivable criminal, but I do have the virtue of repaying a favor."

Yue Niang was deeply moved and said: "If you have enough manpower, please send more people to protect them. I am counting on them now for the money I lent you."

After that, Yue Niang wrote another letter to Hua Qiu: "I am here now, and I don't have any extra money. Take this letter to Yunzhou to find Sister Erya and the others. They will give you what you want."

Hua Qiu agreed and disappeared from the room with a whoosh.