Shocking Mountain Moon

Chapter 7 Xue Han
Yongqing Bo stared blankly at the young man in red clothes.

Who do you want to see?
Six girls?
Is it... illegal to find a lost granddaughter? ?
"Uncle."

The young man put the teacup on the table, and the slight sound it made brought Yongqing Bo back to his thoughts.

"I wonder why Lord Xue wants to see my granddaughter? That girl just came from the countryside and doesn't know the rules—"

The young man smiled and said, "You may have heard something, Master. Recently, foreign spies have been active in the capital. They made your granddaughter disappear for ten years and she was suddenly found. It is my duty to see it with my own eyes to feel at ease."

Upon hearing the word "spy", Yongqing Bo's heart trembled: "Master Xue is joking."

The young man stopped smiling and said, "Whether you are joking or not, you will know after you see it."

Yongqing Bo was furious when he heard this, but he didn't dare to refuse anymore, so he quickly ordered someone to invite Qiuheng over.

On the way to the front hall, the steward who had been instructed told Qiu Heng about the young man's identity: "The one who wants to see the Sixth Miss is Master Xue Han, who is in charge of the Imperial City Department. Although this Master Xue is not yet twenty years old, his actions are cruel and unpredictable. The Sixth Miss must be careful with what she says and does."

"Imperial Envoy Xue Han?"

The steward was surprised: "Sixth Miss, have you heard of it?"

"No, I just think it's a nice name."

The steward's body swayed.

It's over, it's over. This girl from the country can't be careful with her words and actions!

Qiu Heng quietly quickened his pace.

In the later Great Xia, she often read the books that recorded this period, and the Imperial Envoy Xue Han was a figure that could not be ignored.

Born as a beggar, he was adopted by Xue Quan, a eunuch known as the "Hidden Prime Minister", and from then on he made a breakthrough. His most famous good deed was that he jumped into a sea of fire to save the prince and was disfigured. Another record is that he was executed for killing Prince Fu.

Why would such a person specifically ask to see her the day after she arrived in Beijing?

Qiu Heng stepped into the hall and saw the young man sitting opposite Yongqing Bo.

She was very young, with a clean and cool temperament, completely different from the image she had been sketched out from the book.

Xue Han also saw the girl at the door, and his indifferent look changed slightly.

"I haven't met Master Xue yet."

Qiu Heng knelt down and saluted: "Greetings, grandfather, and greetings, Lord Xue."

"Lord Xue, this is our granddaughter who we just found." Earl Yongqing smiled.

The young man stood up and took a step closer to Qiu Heng.

Qiu Heng saw a pair of black boots, and then a voice sounded: "Miss Qiu Liu, there is no need to be polite."

It is a voice that matches the temperament, clean and clear, making it difficult to guess the emotions.

Before Xue Han looked at the girl's appearance, the first thing he noticed was her smell.

People at that time loved scent. They would fumigate their clothes and bedding with scent, and burn incense when playing the zither and drinking tea. Even ordinary women who could not afford gold and silver jewelry would need scent sachets. In this prosperous and elegant capital, there were not many girls like the girl in front of me who wore scented clothes.

Then, his eyes fell on her face.

Having heard that the girl from the Qiu family was of outstanding appearance, Xue Han was not surprised by her beauty. Instead, he paid more attention to the similarities between the girl and the people in the Yongqing Marquis' Mansion.

The image of Master Qiu San flashed through the young man’s mind. There was some similarity, but not much.

"Miss Qiu Liu just arrived in Beijing yesterday?"

"Yes."

"You've been living in the countryside in the south?"

"Yes."

Upon hearing this, Earl Yongqing, who was already worried, became even more nervous.

The Imperial City Bureau was truly terrifying. The news reached their ears just after the Sixth Girl came back.

"Miss Qiu Liu..." The young man paused for a moment, "Before you went to look for her in the Bo's Mansion, did you know that she was not your biological daughter?"

"I don't know."

"But I heard that Miss Qiu Liu was already five years old when she went missing, so she should have some memories."

Qiu Heng could feel that after he said this, the boy's eyes became more focused, and he did not miss any change in her expression.

Is the Imperial City Bureau so dedicated to catching spies?

"My foster mother said that I was terribly frightened when she met me." Qiu Heng answered every question. "Is that so?" The young man lowered his eyes, "Please extend your hand, Miss Qiu Liu."

A pair of jade-white hands stretched out, with slender fingers without calluses from labor or martial arts practice, only a small mole next to the base of the right hand.

The boy stared at the hands intently.

Uncle Yongqing held the teacup, forgot to drink it, and forgot to put it down.

"Miss Qiu Liu... must have been treated well by her adoptive parents."

As the young man curved his lips and said this, the tense atmosphere in the room relaxed.

Qiu Heng met the young man's eyes and said slowly, "Master Xue is right. My adoptive parents treat me like their own child."

Xue Han looked at the Earl of Yongqing and nodded slightly: "Sorry to bother you. It's my duty. I hope you won't blame me."

"How could that be? That granddaughter——"

"It is a cause for celebration that Uncle has found his granddaughter who had been lost for many years. The family is reunited." Xue Han cupped his hands.

Only then did Earl Yongqing feel relieved. He sent the person away politely and was then invited to Qiansong Hall by the people sent by the old lady.

The old lady was restless, and when she saw Earl Yongqing, she couldn't wait to ask, "My Lord, what are the people from the Imperial City Bureau doing here?"

"I heard that our family found the sixth girl to eliminate the suspicion that she was a spy." In front of his old wife, Earl Yongqing no longer concealed his anger.

If it was Fang Xiang, Han Duzhishi and other people's residences, would the Imperial City Department come to visit like this no matter how powerful it is? It's nothing more than bullying the Yongqing Marquis's residence because it has no power.

The old lady was surprised: "You just came back and the Imperial City Department already knows about it?"

"It may be that you took the sixth girl to Changchun Marquis's Mansion today, and an accident happened on the street, and the news reached the Imperial City Bureau."

"I said this girl is unlucky, but Master always speaks for her."

The next day, Qiu Heng came to Qiansong Hall to pay her respects. The old lady said, "The Bo's Mansion is very different from the countryside. You should concentrate on learning the rules and etiquette first. You don't need to come to pay your respects for the time being. Madam Zhu——"

A woman came forward and said, "The servant is here."

"I'll leave the Sixth Miss to you."

"Yes."

"It's all gone."

On the way back, Fifth Miss Qiu Ying glanced at Qiu Heng who was some distance ahead and felt quite sympathetic: "Madame Zhu is the strictest. I'm afraid Sixth Sister will suffer."

The fourth girl Qiu Fu glanced at her and said, "You are the only one who likes to worry. She came from the countryside and didn't learn the rules. If we go out together in the future, it will bring shame to the Bo's Mansion."

"Fourth sister is right." Qiu Ying was tactful and said nothing more.

Although they were at a distance, Qiu Heng heard the conversation.

Is Nanny Zhu very strict?
The girl glanced at the woman walking beside her and frowned slightly.

She didn't have time to waste learning the rules.

Nanny Zhu quickly showed off her authority as a nanny: "Ladies, your gestures, walking, standing, sitting and lying are all very proper. Miss Six, please walk a little further and let me see."

There are so many things to talk about, such as gait, stride size, etc. This first lesson must leave a deep impression on the Sixth Girl.

Qiu Heng nodded and walked slowly for a while.

"Sixth Miss, please sit down."

"Sixth Miss, lie down."

"Sixth Miss, get up."

……

Nanny Zhu was dumbfounded and couldn't believe it.

Qiu Heng asked in a gentle voice, "Does it meet Madam Zhu's requirements?"

Nanny Zhu suppressed her shock and said seriously, "Sixth Miss has some basic skills, but she still needs to keep improving to live up to the old lady's expectations. How about this, Sixth Miss, stand for an hour first to solidify your posture."

There was a coldness in Qiu Heng's eyes.

It turns out that teaching her etiquette and rules is secondary, and the key point is to give her a sense of power.

(End of this chapter)