Chapter 10 Chance Encounter
The young man dressed in Tsing Yi is thin and tall, a bit less elegant and a bit more elegant than when he was wearing Fei Yi.
It was Xue Han, the imperial envoy whom I had just met yesterday.
He sauntered up, looking like he was just hanging out.
Qiu Heng returned to normal in an instant, passing by him without squinting.
But the young man stopped and looked sideways at the girl wearing a curtain hat: "Miss Qiu Liu."
Qiu Heng's first reaction was to pretend not to hear and walk away quickly, but her instinct of experiencing danger countless times made her make a quick judgment.
The girl also stopped and lifted up the gauze covering her face, revealing just the right amount of doubt: "Master Xue?"
"Miss Qiuliu is alone?"
Qiu Heng felt that this question had bad intentions.
With her current status as the sixth girl of the Yongqing Uncle Mansion, it is normal for her to go out with maids and servants, not to mention groups of servants, so it is obviously abnormal for her to appear alone on the street.
And just yesterday, the person in front of her came to her door specially to rule out the suspicion of her being a mastermind, and didn't care at all about offending Uncle Yong Qing.
If the excuse is not clever, it will definitely increase the person's suspicion.
The thought in his mind turned around, and Qiu Heng smiled in surprise: "I was curious about the scene in the capital, but going out is not as convenient as it was in the countryside, so I sneaked out to take a look. I hope Mr. Xue won't tell anyone, otherwise the elders in the family will scold me if they find out."
After hearing this, the young man's eyes became thoughtful.
Qiu Heng calmly let him watch, secretly saying that he was unlucky.
Looking around the capital, there were only a few people who had seen her, but they met this Master Xue. Even if he met her, he recognized her immediately after changing her clothes and wearing a curtain hat.
Such coincidence and vision are puzzling.
The young man seemed to believe this explanation and changed the topic: "When I went to your mansion yesterday, did it bring a lot of trouble to Miss Qiuliu?"
Qiu Heng: "..." What do you think?
After a subtle silence, Xue Han looked apologetic: "I didn't think well... Miss Qiuliu can come to me if you need help in the future."
Qiu Heng felt vaguely strange after hearing this.
Whether it is recorded in the book or yesterday's confrontation with Uncle Yongqing, Xue Han does not seem to be an enthusiastic person. But looking at his expression at this time, he was very sincere.
Qiu Heng suddenly had an idea.
"If I have any difficulties, is Mr. Xue really willing to help?"
The young man was slightly startled. He obviously didn't expect the help to come so quickly, and his speech was a little shaky: "Yes, of course..."
"Not long ago, my adoptive father went to the city to see a doctor for his adoptive mother. On the way, he was hit and killed by a group of Yameni who were riding back to the city... I want to know who hit and killed my adoptive father."
Xue Han's enthusiasm is really strange, let's see if he is just saying polite words, or if he is really enthusiastic, or if he has other motives.
"Miss Qiuliu, please tell me carefully where you live and what day the accident happened..."
"I live in Yunfeng Village, Suiyun County..." Qiu Heng felt something as he answered each question and saw the young man listening intently.
He seemed serious.
Suiyun County is not far from the capital. The county government officials are used to being domineering and domineering. They don't think it is a big deal to accidentally kill a mountain man, so they can't keep it secret. In this case, with the ability of the Imperial City Division, it would be easy to find out that the person who killed his adoptive father was Han Ziheng, the son of Han Wu.
Xue Han's adoptive father, Xue Quan, has always been at odds with Han Wu.
This is why Qiu Heng's sudden idea came to him.
She wanted to see what Xue Quan would do now that Han Wu's son had killed innocent people.
If Xue Quan used this to criticize Han Wu, with the intervention of such a person, would the adoptive father get justice?
Although this justice is not really justice.
But if she couldn't even get such justice, she could put away her unnecessary thoughts.
"I will send someone to check, and if I find anything, I will inform Miss Qiu Liu." Qiu Heng bowed deeply: "Thank you, Mr. Xue."
"It's getting late, Miss Qiuliu, please go back early."
"See you soon, Mr. Xue."
Qiu Heng took a few steps forward, and the young man's voice came from behind: "Goodbye."
In the hazy night, the Yongqing Mansion stands tall and brightly lit. Qiu Heng fell into the wall like a light swallow and returned to Lengxiangju.
"The girl is back." Fangzhou took the spices Qiu Heng was carrying and was a little curious, "Does the girl want to make incense again?"
Only Fangzhou knew that Qiu Heng's daily visit to the mountain to guard the grave was a way of saying something to Mrs. Wang and others. During that time, the girl made many fragrant pills, fragrant powder, and incense pendants that she had never seen before.
"Yes, I want to make an incense, a soothing incense."
The candlelight in the room was bright. Looking at Fangzhou who was neatly sorting the spices with his hands and feet, Qiu Heng asked softly: "Fangzhou, don't you think I have changed a lot?"
After she returned home from the heavy rain, there were obviously many changes, but Fangzhou never asked.
Fangzhou paused, put down the incense ingredients, walked back to Qiu Heng, and slowly took her arm.
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"The girl must have suffered a lot after being lost in the mountains for so long. It is normal for her to change."
She didn't dare to ask, she was afraid that if she asked, the girl would disappear.
She was sure that the girl was still a girl, even if it was the girl's soul that came back, it would be fine as long as she came back.
What does it matter whether he is a human or a ghost, changed or not?
"Fangzhou."
"Hey."
"I want to eat chestnut cake."
Fangzhou showed a bright smile: "I will do it for the girl tomorrow."
In the next few days, Fangzhou successively made chestnut cakes, shortcakes, square cakes, hibiscus cakes...
Aunt Yu, who came to Lengxiang Residence every morning to catch fish, was so conscience-stricken that she took the initiative to offer some Qiu Heng: "Sixth girl has worked hard to learn the rules, so don't forget to always send some snacks to Qiansong Hall to honor the old lady. The old lady approves. Thanks to Miss Six’s filial piety, Miss Six will be able to go out to attend banquets like other girls.”
Aunt Yu didn't say this casually. Just today, the four girls from the uncle's house went to the flower banquet held by the Changchun Houfu, and Qiu Heng was the only one left behind.
From Aunt Yu's point of view, the sixth girl was confined in the house, unable to enter the circle of noble ladies, and had no chance to be seen by noble ladies, so her future was bleak.
And the one who can decide these is undoubtedly the old lady.
"Thank you, Aunt Yu, for reminding me. Aunt Yu, please try this steamed glutinous rice dumpling, newly made by Fangzhou."
While Aunt Yu was enjoying the delicious snacks, Fangzhou couldn't help but worry about Qiu Heng: "Girl, how about I go find out what the old lady likes to eat."
"No need."
Qiu Heng picked up a piece of snack and ate it slowly.
In this world, the person who can really decide the fate of a house is not the old lady, but Uncle Yongqing.
If the old lady could decide these things, it would not be her favorite granddaughter, the fourth girl Qiu Fu, who was sent to be a concubine and died in her prime.
And Uncle Yongqing, who was shameless for glory, could not be moved by a few plates of snacks.
"When the incense is ready, Fangzhou can accompany me out."
……
In the Marquis of Changchun's Mansion, a flower banquet was held in the garden. Mrs. Changchun's two daughters served as hosts to greet the invited ladies.
One of the younger sisters was named Feng Caixing. When she heard that the girls from the Qiu family were coming, she couldn't wait to greet them.
(End of chapter)