accompany you in the morning and evening

"Xiaoye, have you rested yet? It's time for us to go to work!"

"Okay, master, I'll come right away!"

After coming to the kitchen, Ye Mingqiu found that there were more people than in the morning. It seems that the dinner is very important.In addition to the master chef and the second master who are relatively relaxed, the other cooks and maids are all trotting around, washing dishes, serving dishes, and washing vegetables, which can be regarded as a small restaurant.

"Master, are we going to start preparing?"

"Well, Xiaoye, you make your sweet and sour pork ribs and fermented glutinous rice dumpling soup, and I will prepare the rest. I guess we can prepare them in Shenshi. I also heard that Duanfu hired a small theater troupe, We'll have dinner and watch a show before going back to the restaurant."

"Is this okay?" Ye Mingqiu was a little hesitant. It stands to reason that she didn't want to stay longer, and the longer she stayed, the more likely something would happen.

"Xiao Ye, let's go together. We are usually so busy at work, and your master likes to listen to operas." Even the second master said so, it would be too embarrassing if Ye Mingqiu insisted on not going, so he didn't insist on saying no.

The sun was gradually setting in the west, and when Ye Mingqiu and the others finished their work, the sun had just set, and the few of them went to the courtyard where the opera was performed after grabbing some food.Unexpectedly, they also went early, although the troupe has arrived, but they have just started to set up the stage, if they want to wait for the start, the guests in front have to eat almost before starting.

It's okay to stand aside, the master and others strolled in the yard, while Ye Mingqiu went to help the theater troupe.Because she is diligent and can speak, she got along with most of the troupe in just a short time.

"Xiaoye, thank you for helping us, come on, wipe off your sweat!" Before he finished speaking, Suxi, the mainstay of the troupe, handed over a clean white handkerchief.

"No need, Miss Suxi, I have a handkerchief." Ye Mingqiu took out the handkerchief he picked up in the pavilion from his bosom, but only glanced at it, and put it back into his bosom without wiping off his sweat.

Seeing that she liked the veil, Suxi didn't say anything, and went backstage to put on makeup and prepare to appear on stage.

And behind the set up stage, Duan Qianqian, the eldest lady of the Duan Mansion, took all of this into her eyes.Originally, she saw that Ye Mingqiu chatted with the theater troupe so quickly and wanted to leave directly, but when she saw that she actually took out the handkerchief she had lost from her bosom, she suddenly felt very happy.

Duan Qianqian didn't know what was wrong with her, why did she care so much about this person who had only met twice?It won't be like Bier said, Sichun, right?No, no, she shook her head violently, trying to wake herself up, and then went to the inner courtyard to greet the guests to listen to the play.

Duan Qianqian recovered after a short rest, and Bi'er beside her was in a mess. What's wrong with Miss?

When they arrived at the inner courtyard, Duan Qianqian saw that everyone had almost eaten, so he invited them to the theater.

"Miss Duan, you are worthy of being the daughter of the Duan family. All these rules and regulations in the yard are handled in an orderly manner."

Duan Qianqian looked at the person who was speaking, and remembered that this should be a family member of his father's subordinates, so he smiled lightly, "Madam praised it absurdly, and Qianqian was only doing what she was supposed to do."

Seeing Duan Qianqian chatting with her, this person immediately beamed with joy, and wanted to flatter her with a few more words, but Duan Qianqian didn't give her a chance, and quickly walked to the front to lead the way for everyone.

In fact, she didn't want to come out to show her face, but her mother had passed away long ago, and the two aunts were even more unapproachable. If she didn't come out to support the Duan family, who else could she count on?

After the guests were seated, Duan Qianqian served tea and snacks again. Since most of the guests were female guests, they also chose popular scenes when choosing plays. Qingqing me.

When Su Xi came on stage, everyone was amazed. It's pretty good that such a small troupe can play such a role.

After singing on the stage, the servants added tea and water again. Duan Qianqian suddenly felt uncomfortable when Ye Mingqiu looked at Suxi in the eyes of the crowd, and silently cursed in his heart, everyone went in and looked behind!

After a while, the gongs and drums sounded. This scene is about a rich businessman's only daughter, Cai'er, who falls in love with a talented teacher, but her parents don't agree, so the scholar tells Cai'er to elope with him. Unable to bear to leave his parents, he expressed his unwillingness to leave. The scholar felt that Cai'er had betrayed him, and wanted to kill Xiu'er in a rage.

And the scene being performed now is that Xiucai is about to take out a dagger to assassinate Xiuer, the rhythm of the drums is slowly accelerating, and the atmosphere in the audience begins to become tense.

At this moment, Zheng Lin, the man who played a talent on the stage, suddenly rushed to the audience. After everyone realized, Duan Qianqian had been held hostage by him, with the dagger on his neck.

The servants who didn't know the situation immediately went to find Duan Rong, the master of the Duan Mansion. Some female guests ran out in fear, and the guards in the mansion immediately surrounded Zheng Lin and told him to let go of the eldest lady.Ye Mingqiu also squeezed in front, waiting for an opportunity to rescue Duan Qianqian.

When Duan Rong arrived, Zheng Lin was still in a stalemate with the guards.

"Boldly, let go of my daughter, just say whatever you want!"

"Are you an official?"

"I am the minister of the Ministry of War of the current dynasty. You know that I am an official and dare to kidnap my daughter in full view."

Hearing that Duan Rong is an official, Zheng Lin was obviously relieved, "I didn't want to kidnap your daughter, I just wanted to seek justice!"

"Since it's to seek justice, then just go to the county government to talk. Why do you use this method?"

"I can't help it either. I'm from Shahe County near Yancheng, and my family background is not bad. I just got married a few months ago. I didn't know that my wife was favored by the local rich gentry because of her beautiful appearance. She insisted on forcing her to marry her." I snatched it back and became a concubine. I refused to accept it, so I went to their house to reason, but was seriously injured. My parents saw that they were bullying too much, so they went to the county government to file a complaint. Unexpectedly, the county magistrate was bribed by them, and my parents were beaten [-] times. After returning home, my mother died of illness, and my father had a high fever and was very weak. I went to the county government to file a complaint, but I was still beaten. If I hadn’t learned to sing when I was a child, I would not even be able to live now I can't go on anymore, it's all you officials who don't take the lives of our common people seriously, open your eyes when you see money, and protect each other." As he said this, the man burst into tears, "Otherwise my mother wouldn't die, I Father will not be bedridden! You are officials! You have harmed my family, and I will not make your family feel better!"

"Be careful!" Ye Mingqiu, taking advantage of Zheng Lin's absence, quickly dodges over, snatches the dagger from his hand three or two times, and the surrounding guards rush forward and tie up Zheng Lin.

"Are you okay?" Ye Mingqiu took Duan Qianqian aside, and asked anxiously, "Is there any other injury, and should Bi'er invite a doctor?"

"Yes, miss, I will invite the doctor right away, Mr. Ye, please take care of miss for me!"

Duan Qianqian didn't speak. In fact, she was really scared and flustered when she was kidnapped. She could see Ye Mingqiu in the crowd. She suddenly calmed down and felt that he would definitely save her. Sure enough, she was right!

"You're still laughing. Aren't you afraid that the man put the dagger on your neck just now?" Ye Mingqiu was also very angry at this time. I can laugh.

"I'm fine, go get busy!" After speaking, Duan Qianqian turned her face away, with an expression that no one was moved.

Ye Mingqiu wanted to say something, but saw the theater troupe boss being brought over.

"I have already sent someone to interrogate Zheng Lin who had just been assassinated. He said that the dagger was discovered by accident and became malicious. You are the boss of the theater troupe. It is illegal to carry weapons to the official residence to assassinate without authorization!" Duan Rong After saying this, he gave the troupe owner a hard look, not to mention kidnapping his daughter, and the bridal chamber was also disturbed, this is really suffocating!

"My lord, please forgive me. I don't know why there are daggers mixed in the props. Our props are all guarded by special personnel."

"Bring the man who looks after the pipes!"

Ye Mingqiu and Duan Qianqian watched from the side without speaking.After a while, the person who looked at the pipe equipment brought it, and Ye Mingqiu immediately recognized Xiao Wu, because when she was helping the troupe, Suxi always came to talk to her, and this person named Xiao Wu always looked at her with provocative eyes. She is also very unfriendly.

Xiao Wu, who was kneeling on the ground, looked flustered, and when he saw Ye Mingqiu standing next to him, he suddenly pointed at her, "It's this man, he put the dagger into the props, we are building a stage this afternoon, and he is the one who is very enthusiastic Come to help us, and I saw him talking to Zheng Lin, he must be an accomplice of Zheng Lin."

Ye Mingqiu was about to laugh, "I'm an accomplice if I say it, then you have worked together for so long, I can say that you are the mastermind. Hahaha..."

"Who are you?" Duan Rong looked at the young man in front of him. Although the clothes on his body were simple, his natural and unique temperament was not like that treacherous person.

"My lord, I'm a clerk at Yancheng Restaurant, and I'm here to help you. I have two masters who can testify for me." Ye Mingqiu answered with a bow, without any affectation.

"Yes, my lord, Xiaoye is a buddy of our restaurant. We came here together in the morning. He would never bring a weapon into the house!" The second master, the master in the crowd, hurried out to testify for Ye Mingqiu.

"No, it's him. No one has touched our troupe's things except him."

"Who said that?" Ye Mingqiu smiled, "If you want to start, the troupe has a better chance than me, right? Besides, you who are in charge of the props have the best chance to start."

"It's you. We are members of the theater troupe. Putting weapons in your belongings is shooting yourself in the foot. Don't make excuses!"

"Okay, stop talking." Duan Rong became impatient, and detained all these people and handed them over to the Yamen for trial.

Seeing that Ye Mingqiu was about to be taken away, Duan Qianqian was a little anxious, but he couldn't think of a reason to offend him!

"Wait!" Ye Mingqiu stopped the guards who were coming to escort her. The feeling of being framed was really bad. She slowly took off the jade pendant from her neck and handed it to Duan Rong, "This is My mother gave it to me when she was dying, and adults will know it at a glance."

As expected, Duan Rong's face changed after receiving the jade pendant, and he ordered the guards to take the others down, while Ye Mingqiu and Duan Qianqian were called to the study.

"Qianqian, take out the jade pendant you're wearing."

Duan Qianqian didn't know why, so she took off the jade pendant from her neck. She also had some doubts. The jade pendant that Ye Mingqiu had just handed to her father looked similar to her own.

"Sure enough, they are a pair. This is a gift from my father to me and my elder sister. Each of us has one piece, and I gave Qianqian the piece when she was born. You said that this jade pendant was given to you by your mother on her deathbed? Mother, how could she, how could..."

"On the way to join my uncle, we encountered robbers. My mother was stabbed in the abdomen and died of excessive blood loss." Afterwards, Ye Mingqiu told Duan Rong about the changes that had happened at home.

"Qiu'er, you have suffered, just stay at your uncle's house in the future, and treat this place as your own home." In an instant, Duan Rong became close to Ye Mingqiu, "Qianqian, take Qiu'er to your room first, those guest rooms It's too messy, tomorrow I'll ask my servants to tidy up a yard and come out."

"Dad, did I hear you right? Go live in my room?"

"Yeah, your cousin is not familiar with this place, you, as a cousin, take care of her first!"

"Thank you uncle, Qiu'er will go rest with her cousin right now."

Ye Mingqiu didn't expect to live in Duan's mansion so soon, and secretly rejoiced in his heart that he could get along with Duan Qianqian in an open and aboveboard manner, but seeing Duan Qianqian who was leading the way without saying a word felt dizzy again, probably her cousin at this time A face can freeze a goldfish in a pool.

As soon as he arrived at the courtyard where Duan Qianqian lived, Bi'er came up to greet her, "Miss, you are back, Mr. Ye is here, no matter what!"

Seeing Bi'er's surprised eyes, Duan Qianqian suddenly felt amused, Mr. Ye, what a Mr. Ye, really the handsome Mr. Ye?

"Bi'er, this is Miss Cousin, you take Miss Cousin to take a bath first!"

"No need, Cousin, Cousin, I can go by myself." Ye Mingqiu stuttered and walked away quickly.

"Bi'er, take her there quickly, where can she find it!"

"Okay, miss." After finishing speaking, Bi'er caught up with Ye Mingqiu and took her to take a bath.

When Ye Mingqiu came back after taking a bath, he saw Duan Qianqian's other girl, Lu'er, guarding the door, "Miss Biao, you go in, the young lady has already rested."

"Okay, thank you, Luer."

Pushing the door open, the candles on the table were still burning. Ye Mingqiu looked around. There was a desk and bookshelf on the right side of the room, and a bed on the left side, which was blocked by a screen.Passing through the screen, a scent of jasmine came from his nose, which immediately made Ye Mingqiu a little distracted.

"What are you doing standing there stupidly, go sleep in it!" Although Duan Qianqian's tone was a little cold, Ye Mingqiu felt that it was no longer that blunt tone, but rather coquettish and accusing.

"okay."

The dazed Ye Mingqiu began to take off his clothes and went to bed, but his feet slipped and fell directly on Duan Qianqian's body. The soft body beneath him, his face was cold and fair, and the scent of jasmine was waving in his nose, revealing his snow-white neck, and the two peaks were also on top. On his chest, Ye Mingqiu looked at such an alluring beauty, which made Ye Mingqiu feel a little distracted.

Duan Qianqian also looked at Ye Mingqiu, her chest was thumping, but when she thought that she was her cousin, she suddenly became angry and pushed Ye Mingqiu from her body into the bed.

"I'm sorry cousin, I didn't mean to!"

Duan Qianqian didn't bother to answer her.

"Cousin, don't be angry. I, I..." Ignoring me, Ye Mingqiu didn't give up, and tried to push Duan Qianqian again.

"I'm not angry, let's go to sleep!" Duan Qianqian turned her back to Ye Mingqiu after speaking.

Seeing Duan Qianqian who didn't want to talk to her, Ye Mingqiu had no choice but to stop harassing her, and sighed alone, how could such a domineering person like her act like a little sheep in front of Duan Qianqian?Moreover, seeing such a beautiful woman beside her, how could she sleep peacefully.

I thought of Duan Qianqian's snow-white neck and proud twin peaks just now.Ye Mingqiu really wanted to hug her, but he didn't dare.Why is the night so long, and the darkness outside the window is gradually swallowing up this tantalizing crazy idea.