Chapter 154 Falsehood
Jiang Qingshan suddenly felt so enthusiastic about holding Ji Xiaotang's birthday, and Ji Xiaotang felt a little strange. "≤,
Speaking of which, Jiang Qingshan was very attentive to the birthday of everyone in the Ji family. But he was so enthusiastic and expressed that he hoped to give everything, only Mrs. Ji could enjoy it.
What is Jiang Qingshan trying to do?
Ji Xiaotang thought for a moment, and when he thought of the generous gifts Jiang Qingshan gave him last time, he understood in his heart. Jiang Qingshan saw that she was more favored and valued at home, and wanted to achieve some goal by pleasing her.
Jiang Qingshan asked for the Ji family, and what he asked for this time was not a trivial matter.
Jiang Qingshan said he wanted to celebrate Ji Xiaotang's birthday. Master Ji Er refused to agree at first, but gradually he was a little moved.
Ji Xiaotang has done too many things for his family, and, as Jiang Qingshan said, the Ji family has been a happy event recently. The family has not celebrated the fact that Master Ji San passed the exam for scholars and did not have much celebration.
Just as Ji Xiaotang's birthday is approaching, it is a very lively thing, and it is a win-win situation.
Although Master Ji Er was moved, he would not let go and promise Jiang Qingshan to handle the matter. The current situation is different from the past. Master Ji Er no longer trusts Jiang Qingshan.
"If she is a child's house, she will be afraid of losing her blessings." Master Ji Er said.
Jiang Qingshan had no way to talk about something he wanted to do, so he turned to prepare a birthday gift for Ji Xiaotang.
"...I have been thinking about this for a long time, and Qiaoer and Xinglong's wife have slowly started to set up... It looks good, with a complete set of red gold-inlaided faces..." Jiang Qingshan said, observing Ji Xiaotang's face, as if she wanted to know what she liked.
Ji Xiaotang kept smiling, and his expression had not changed much.
"The third sister has something she likes. As long as it is available in this world, the eldest brother will touch you." Jiang Qingshan said again.
"Qingshan is not allowed. Don't spoil her child." Master Ji Er stopped Jiang Qingshan's words, "Don't prepare anything. She is still young, and it's not the whole birthday. It's good for her to stop and treat her well."
"The second uncle's mind is naturally good, but he can't stop his nephew from doing his best." Jiang Qingshan smiled, obviously not resting his mind, but he did not continue asking.
Sitting in Old Mrs. Ji's house for a while, Ji Xiaoyun, Ji Xiaotang, and with Gu Xia'er and Jiang Qiao'er, they all came to Ji Xiaoyun's house.
"I heard that a matchmaker came to my house to tell my second aunt to kiss me..." Jiang Qiaoer asked Ji Xiaoyun with a smile.
Ji Xiaoyun was thin-skinned and immediately blushed, lowering her head and refused to speak.
Seeing this, Gu Xia'er immediately changed the subject and pulled Ji Xiaoyun to talk about needles and threads. Only then did Ji Xiaoyun get better.
Ji Xiaoyun took out the music box for Gu Xiaer and Jiang Qiaoer to see.
Gu Xiaer and Jiang Qiaoer were the first time they saw such a rare thing, and they loved each other very much. I heard that Ji Xiaotang brought it back from the city, and there were only two, so both of them were envious.
When Ji Xiaoyun collected the music box, Gu Xia'er said she wanted to make her face even, and Ji Xiaoyun took Gu Xia'er to the inner room.
Jiang Qiaoer did not follow him, and while peeling fruits for Ji Xiaotang diligently, she talked to Ji Xiaotang.
The topic changed from the music box to the days Ji Xiaotang spent in the mansion.
"...Cai'er's father also went to the city a few days ago, saying that he had seen his third aunt in a daze on the street." Jiang Qiaoer suddenly said.
"Oh?" Ji Xiaotang couldn't help but look at Jiang Qiaoer, "I haven't seen any acquaintances in the county."
"He said that there were many people around my third aunt at that time. He was afraid that he would admit his mistake. He would cause trouble at that time, so he did not dare to come forward. I said that he was just afraid that he would admit his mistake. Why did the third aunt be there if he killed someone in the street?" Jiang Qiaoer immediately smiled and agreed, but the words he said were quite content.
"What's going on? Tell me in detail, why did you kill someone?" Ji Xiaotang asked.
"He didn't go to Fucheng very much, so he brought two friends to see him and bought us some fresh things. ∮, the result..."
Jiang Qiaoer told Ji Xiaotang that Ma Wenhong went to Juyi Lane and happened to encounter someone committing an offensive in the street. The days Jiang Qiaoer mentioned and her description were exactly the scene where bandits in Juyi Lane chased Ma Wu.
Ji Xiaotang was not confused when Ma Wenhong saw her. She was thinking, was Ma Wenhong really present at that time?
How could it be such a coincidence?
Could it be that the two people who were chasing Ma Wu were really sent by Jiang Qingshan. Jiang Qingshan really had a collusion with the bandits in Mujiazhai?
But, there seems to be something wrong.
If this is true, how could Jiang Qiaoer easily tell that Ma Wenhong was in the judging lane at that time? Even if she wanted to ask about Ma Wu's affairs, she should not reveal this matter. Wouldn't this give her the handle and fall into the trap?
Jiang Qiaoer would not ask him for it for herself, it should be due to Jiang Qingshan's instructions.
Jiang Qingshan would never do such a stupid thing.
The mystery of the whole thing seems to be getting more and more difficult to resolve, Ji Xiaotang thought to himself.
If the person who killed Ma Wu was not sent by Jiang Qingshan, Jiang Qiaoer's actions could be explained. As for Ma Wencai's appearance in Fucheng at that time, it was reasonable.
Jiang Qingshan was also sending people to look for Ma Wu everywhere and guiding Ma Wu to be in the capital city, so he took people there after beating Ma Wen.
At that time, did Ma Wencai also notice Ma Wu's whereabouts, but like Mu Hong and others, they were one step late?!
"I know this, too." Ji Xiaotang thought for a moment and said to Jiang Qiaoer.
Jiang Qiaoer's hand paused, and her eyes lit up at Ji Xiaotang.
"How did my third aunt know?" Jiang Qiaoer asked hurriedly.
"Maybe the person they saw was really me." Ji Xiaotang told Jiang Qiaoer, "I took people to Juyi Lane that day and was having snacks on the osmanthus building, but the bottom suddenly became messy."
"It turned out that someone was fighting. My grandfather took the soldiers to pick me up and arrested people. I saw my grandfather, so I went down to find him, but I didn't pay attention to the people around me."
"So, what he saw was really the third aunt. Damn, he didn't even go to pay his respects to his third aunt. The third aunt was the one arrested by the great-grandfather, but do you know what happened later?" Jiang Qiaoer asked.
Ji Xiaotang looked at Jiang Qiaoer secretly and realized that this was the key to Jiang Qiaoer's question.
The follow-up to Ma Wu's incident was strictly blocked by the garrison yamen, and there was no news outside.
Since the Jiang family wants to know, Ji Xiaotang doesn't mind revealing anything.
"I also asked my grandfather, who said that it was not what I, a girl, should ask." Ji Xiaotang played hard to get.
"Oh," Jiang Qiaoer was obviously disappointed, but she was unwilling to give up and continued to ask Ji Xiaotang, "I really didn't say anything, and my third aunt didn't hear anything?"
"…… Later, my grandfather drank some wine and said a few words inadvertently."
"What did you say?" Jiang Qiaoer could hardly hide her anxiousness.
"Jie Qiaoer, why are you so concerned about this?" Ji Xiaotang stopped Jiang Qiaoer and asked.
Jiang Qiaoer's expression changed, and then she immediately smiled.
"...We stayed at home all day and hadn't seen these people? Since we heard about them, we want to know what happened. My third aunt knows that I have always been a good believer. I'm afraid I can't change my temper. Third aunt, don't bother me."
Jiang Qiaoer is indeed clever, and this explanation is reasonable.
Ji Xiaotang seemed to be convinced by Jiang Qiaoer.
"My grandfather said that he arrested the man, but he sent him to the garrison office, but he didn't care about the next thing. Naturally, my grandfather wanted to interrogate the prisoner, so he asked for a few words and was scolded by the thousand households at that time."
"My grandfather's qualifications have never encountered such a thing before, so he was very unhappy. I asked him, but he refused to say that, because he didn't know, but because he was unhappy."
Ji Xiaotang said something vividly, and he was stunned by Jiang Qiaoer.
"That horse...oh," Jiang Qiaoer covered her mouth gently, and then asked again, "The person she caught is still alive. Cai'er's father looked at him in the crowd, saying that the person was carried out, but it looked very bad."
At that time, Ji Xiaotang booked a shop and took Ma Wu and two bandits in. Later, Ma Wu died and the bandits committed suicide. Only a few people in the shop knew about this news.
Although the three people were carried out, the fact that they were all dead has never been revealed.
Even if the onlookers were suspicious at that time, they could not be 100% sure, let alone the person who had a ghost in his heart.
The more afraid of Ma Wu's life, the more worried that he will not die.
Ji Xiaotang wanted to thorn in Jiang Qingshan's heart, making him suspect that Ma Wu was not dead yet and fell into the hands of the garrison office, so he would not get a moment of peace.
Jiang Qingshan tastes this kind of knife that hangs above his head at any time.
Jiang Qiaoer seemed to be a little panicked. After a while, she asked Ji Xiaotang again.
"San aunt, now our great-grandfather has become a thousand households in Ren'anwei. Should these... evildoers be dealt with in the hands of our great-grandfather?" Jiang Qiaoer asked very carefully.
Ji Xiaotang shook his head.
"My grandfather had a thousand households, and it happened a while ago. Those people were said to have been sent away long ago. The previous thousand households were the most greedy for merit and did not know where the people were sent... Although it was vicious, it was not a big deal." Ji Xiaotang said, and his implication was that Mu Hong did not take this matter to his heart.
"I haven't congratulated my great-grandfather for being a thousand households... I always wanted to come to see him, but..." Jiang Qiaoer said this, and her eyes floated towards the direction of Old Mrs. Ji's house. "I don't know if I have any chance to pay my respects to my great-grandfather after that?"
Looking at Jiang Qiaoer's expression, I know the grudge between Mrs. Ji and the Mu family.
Is this a test?
Chapter completed!