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040 hook the soul
The more she thought about it, the
more she felt that this matter should not be taken lightly. Suddenly pointing
to the corner of the northwest of the flower hall and said: "Mother,
Yue’er just thinks there can be another decoration here." She coquettishly
asked: "Mother, can you let Yue’er go to the warehouse to choose?"
Lin shi has no principles for
her daughter and immediately nodded: "Good, good." After saying that,
she gave Yan Niang a wink and asked her to give the right card for the
warehouse to Nangong Yue.
"Miss Third..." Yan Niang
wanted to accompany Nangong Yue to the warehouse, but was hurriedly called away
by a servant woman. After she bowed and gave a salute, she stepped back.
Nangong Yue looked at the right cards in
her hand and walked out of Rong'antang with Yimei. Yimei thought that
Nangong Yue was going to the warehouse, but found that she was walking in the
wrong direction, "Miss Third, this is not..."
"Let's go back to Mozhu yuan
first."
Since Nangong Yue said this, Yimei
didn't ask more.
After the master and servant
returned to the Mozhu Yuan, Nangong Yue entered the room and took some things,
and then called Que'er again.
The warehouse in the inner courtyard is located in the
southwest corner of the mansion, and is usually managed by an elderly woman Qi pozi
in the mansion. Actually,this Qi Pozi also came out from Su Shi's Rong'anTang.
Thus she could get such an important as well as leisure job.
When Qi pozi saw Nangong Yue
coming, although she was very surprised, she greeted her with enthusiasm:
"Miss Third is good! How come Guiniang is free to come to the
storeroom?"
Nangong Yue motioned to Yimei to
show the right cards and said calmly: "My mother has been very busy
recently, so I will be a helper for her. Today I came here specially to choose
another vase to put in the reception hall."
After checking the right cards, Qi pozi
smiled more and more attentively: “Miss Third, come with me.” After
speaking, she took out a bunch of keys and opened the warehouse door.
The warehouse has not seen sunlight
for many years, and it is a little dark but not damp. A faint musty smell blew
on her face, causing Nangong Yue to frown slightly and hurriedly took out her
veil to cover her nose.
"Miss Third, all the vases are inside." Qi pozi
showed them the way well.
Nangong Yue looked around curiously,
asking about the origin of certain objects from time to time. Qi pozi flipped
through the ledger book in her hand and answered politely.
Nangong Yue was calm on the surface,
but a huge wave was already in her heart. She guessed right, not only the
ten-arhat famille rose overglazed winter melon floor vase was a counterfeit.
She looked halfway and found that there was still a smoke furnace, two large
and small vases were also fakes. There are also some rolled up calligraphy and
paintings and things hidden in the corners. She can't see clearly, so she can't
confirm it.
This is really troublesome. Less than half a month is my
grandmother's birthday. In between, there will definitely be more fakes that
will be accidentally taken out to display. The maids and pozi who worked
in this mansion, without eyesight and insight, naturally couldn't recognize the
true and false.
But on the birthday banquet day, there must be a lot of
dignitaries coming. Certainly some of them can recognize the counterfeit. A
huge birthday banquet hosted by the Nangong Mansion was mixed with fakes. If
this incident were to be spread out, I am afraid it will become a topic of
gossip for the entire Wang du!
And grandmother always loves face
the most. At that time, she will be furious and her mother certainly can’t
escape her crime!
The more Nangong Yue thought about
it, the more her heart frightened, beating fast, a little anxious. No way! She
has to think of a way to get her mother out!
But who’s thing is it?
The first person Nangong Yue
suspected was the warehouse manager Qi pozi!
Nangong Yue's eyes flashed, and she
suddenly stopped in front of a large vase of yanshen yunhai(misty
mountains and sea of clouds) and nodded as if satisfied, "This ground vase
is pretty good."
Qi pozi immediately came over
and flipped through the ledger book and said:"Mis Third, you have good
vision. This was given as a gift for lao taiye’s 40th birthday at that
time. Lao taiye was also very fond of it...” lao taiye she
said was naturally Nangong Yue’s deceased grandfather, Nangong Hao.
"Then this..." Nangong Yue randomly clicked on the
large ground vase with her hand. At the same time shook the veil in her palm
against the Qi pozi twice. A little white powder floated out and flew into Qi pozi’s
nostril and entered the bloodline with her breathing...
"Then old pozi will call for someone..." At
first, Qi pozi was still in consciousness. Gradually, she was in a daze. She
stood blankly and gave a supercilious look.
"Qi pozi..." Yimei noticed her abnormal
condition and was about to step forward, but she saw Nangong Yue raising her
hand to signal her not to move.
Yimei was honest, and immediately
stood there.
Nangong Yue stretched out a finger
and shook her in front of Qi pozi, and asked tentatively: "Qi pozi,
what is your name?" Qi pozi was hit by her homemade rosemary
powder, which is different from ordinary rosemary powder. This rosemary powder
made by Nangong Yue has the function of temporarily paralyzing the nerves and
causing mental confusion. Therefore, after an ordinary person is infected, they
will answer whatever they ask. They are more honest than ever. When they wake
up, their memory will be a little confused, thinking that they are just in a
daze. Unfortunately, the effect of the medicine is only half an instant.
"I, my real name is Laidi. After entering the mansion, lao
Furen thought my name was not good, so she gave me the name Lu." Qi pozi
was in a trance, even for many years didn’t speak the countryside way
calling oneself also blurted out.
Nangong Yue was very satisfied
with this reply, knowing that the medicinal properties are resolutely
effective, hurriedly continued to ask: "Qi pozi, I found a few
fakes in this warehouse. Is it you secretly exchanged them?"
Qi pozi hasn't answered yet, the
expressions of Yimei and Que'er behind Nangong Yue had changed drastically,
their eyes were shocked and terrified. This slave-servant stealing from Master
is a felony!
Qi pozi looked confused
and her eyes were dull: "I never did it."
"Then do you know who it is?" Nangong Yue
asked again.
Qi pozi replied blankly: "I don't know, I have
only been in charge of the warehouse for a year and haven't opened the
warehouse several times."
Nangong Yue's expression is slightly dull. Since Qi pozi said
like this, it is definitely not her. A person who is caught in rosemary powder
will not deceive, unless this person has a will different from ordinary people
and has suffered inhuman ordeals... It is impossible for an ordinary woman like
Qi Pozi to do it.
If it wasn't Qi pozi, then we have to check from the
warehouse manager before Qi pozi... At that time, they were still in
their hometown. Although it is not impossible to check, it is not possible to
produce results in a few days.
Nangong Yue pondered for a moment, and suddenly thought of
something. She took the ledger from Qi pozi's hand, quickly turned a few
pages, and then slid the ledger back to the other party with a thoughtful
expression on her face.
After a while,Qi pozi finally woke up slowly, her
eyes trembled, and she didn't know where she was.
"Qi pozi, I thought for a while. This large Yanshan
Yunhai ground vase is not in line with the overall style of the current
reception hall. I don't want it to go. When I return, I will ponder it
carefully." Nangong Yue said nonchalantly, "Today really troubles
you."
"Where is it, it is this Pozi’s duty." Qi pozi
said flattery, forgetting the strange feeling just now.
Yo, she has such an OP ability? Then why was she such a loser in her last life?
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