Concubine's true colors

Chapter 198 Xiao Jinwen Returns

Ever since the old lady left the house because of Xiao Jinyu and fell ill, the Zhao family had all the power, so it had been too long since she had been contradicted in public like this.

Especially in Xiao Jinxuan's words, she has made it very clear that she cooperates well today, if the other party does not agree, she will forcibly search for suspicious people in the mansion.

Although Mrs. Zhao knew that what Xiao Jinxuan said was reasonable, the accurate disclosure of the other party's whereabouts, I am afraid it is very possible that it was done by someone in the house.

But when I thought about it, if Xiao Jinxuan led people to search the commander's mansion like this today, her face and majesty would be damaged, and this was the most intolerable thing for Zhao.

Thinking back to when Xiao Jinxuan just returned to Beijing, the reason why the Zhao family at that time was at odds with the head of the Qian family was that apart from being overwhelmed by this younger sibling, what she despised the most was that the Qian family liked to seize power and never No family affection, selfish these points.

But in just half a year, it's the Zhao family now, so why not the Qian family in the past? Sure enough, profit and power are the most deadly poison that can turn a pure-natured person into a hideous and terrifying person.

So when I saw Mrs. Zhao at this meeting, she was trembling with anger, but she still stood in front of Xiao Jinxuan without retreating a step, and said almost gnashing her teeth:
"Jinxuan, don't go too far. The wife of this handsome mansion will never ask you to be so presumptuous for a day. What's more, you have nothing to prove. If you can't find anyone, how can you explain it?"

Seeing that Xiao Jinxuan's reasoning was reasonable, but in order to protect her own face, Mrs. Zhao knew that there might be suspicious people infiltrating the mansion, and she had to stop her from being searched, so Mrs. Shen couldn't help it immediately.

Looking at Xiao Jinxuan with pity on her face, her left arm was tightly wrapped in gauze, her face sank immediately, she came to Zhao Shi, looked directly at her and said:

"Sister-in-law, what you said is really unreasonable. Since our commander-in-chief's mansion may be infiltrated by thieves, we should search it carefully. If everything goes well, everyone will be happy. Otherwise, if there is a mistake, my sister-in-law may not be able to bear the responsibility when the time comes." Get up."

Shen Shi lost her husband and became a widow three months after marrying into the commander-in-chief's mansion. Over the past ten years, she has never contended with the world, and she just quietly guarded the thoughts of her deceased husband in her heart, and she just passed the rest of her life.

Even if she was lucky enough to be found pregnant after her husband's death, and gave birth to a son, but this child, like the other sons of the Xiao family, stayed in the military camp all year round and could not come back several times a year.

Therefore, ever since Xiao Jinxuan came, Shen really treated her as a daughter. Anyone who wanted to make things difficult for this niece, she would be like a lioness protecting her cubs, angrily going up to her, regardless of her own safety.

So seeing that Shen Shi, who has always been aloof from the world, now said such aggressive words, Zhao Shi was immediately stunned, not knowing how to answer the other party's words.

After all, if the Shuai's mansion was really infiltrated by bad people, and she would not allow the search, if it was found out that the matter was true, then she would definitely have a reputation of being incompetent, and would be criticized by others.

Moreover, Mrs. Chen's identity is of the same generation as Mrs. Zhao's, and her mother's family has a deep foundation, so when Xiao Jinxuan speaks, Mrs. Zhao can still use her seniority to overwhelm her. Now, she doesn't have the slightest bit of capital to trust Mrs. Chen. Some riding a tiger is hard to get off.

Just when Mrs. Zhao didn't want to lose face, and didn't know how to talk to Mrs. Shen, suddenly a woman's elegant and soft voice came from outside the main hall.

"Mother, you should follow the advice of the second aunt and cousin Jinxuan. His Royal Highness was involved in the assassination this time. The Holy Majesty will definitely investigate thoroughly afterwards. Our commander-in-chief will conduct a self-examination at this time. If there are really suspicious people, they can be dealt with first, so as not to leave an opportunity for others to pour dirty water on our Xiao family."

Mrs. Zhao knew that Xiao Jinxuan brought people into the mansion, so she also brought many maids from the back house over, so now the main hall is full of people.

But when the voice of the woman outside the door sounded, the servants in the hall spontaneously moved to the two sides, making way for them.

Immediately afterwards, I saw a woman in a blue lotus skirt walking in from outside the hall with a quiet gait. Xiao Jinxuan also looked up at the person who came, and recognized the identity of the person in an instant .

And this woman is none other than Zhao's daughter, Xiao Jinwen, the eldest daughter of the Shuai Mansion.

Xiao Jinxuan entered the palace at the invitation of Concubine Liang, and stayed there for several days. During this period, Xiao Jinwen had already returned from her grandfather to the commander-in-chief's mansion in the capital. Now it was the first time the two of them met in this life.

Xiao Jinxuan really didn't have a deep impression of this lady in the lobby, because the other party was so quiet that she didn't even make a move to her own Wenlan Academy all day long.

During the few times they met, Xiao Jinwen was either playing the piano, or reading and painting. In the previous life, the two of them probably never talked more than ten times.

In Xiao Jinxuan's mind, the evaluation of Xiao Jinwen is that she is extremely talented, and the other party's poems, songs, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.Simply proficient in everything.

But after hearing what this cousin said just now, she realized that she is not only a talented woman, but also has a very delicate mind.

Zhou Xianyu was injured, and Emperor Ming's investigation was expected, but because of this assassination, the assassin's real target was Xiao Jinxuan, so even if he investigated afterwards, the commander's mansion would definitely be the key target.

And just like what Xiao Jinwen said, if the commander-in-chief doesn't express his position in advance to conduct a self-inspection, and wait until Emperor Ming sends someone to investigate, then it may not happen at that time, and the Xiao family will be passive at that time.

After all, the Xiao and Xue families had been at odds for many years, and the civil officials of the Manchu Dynasty almost followed Xue Xiang as the leader. If the official in charge of the investigation happened to be a member of the Prime Minister's Mansion, it was inevitable that some dirty water would be poured into the Commander's Mansion.

And talking about Mrs. Zhao, she was still fighting with Xiao Jinxuan just now, but she has always loved Xiao Jinwen, and she felt that this daughter's analysis was very reasonable. Immediately, she took advantage of the other party's words, which was considered a step, so she preached in a loose tone ;
"Jinxuan, since you believe that there are bad people in the mansion, then the aunt will allow you to search, but tell the soldiers to be careful, if you startle the female family members of the mansion, let alone you will be the only one to ask questions."

Hearing this, Xiao Jinxuan didn't take it to heart at all. When the old lady wanted to make things difficult for her in the past, she had to assume that she had meritorious deeds, and that Xiao Heng behind her didn't dare to do anything to her.

Today's Mrs. Zhao is not a bit worse than the old lady. Such threatening words can really calm the weather-beaten Xiao Jinxuan, that's really strange.

But Xiao Jinxuan also understood in her heart that Zhao's words were nothing more than trying to save face in front of her servants. After all, she led troops to break in today, although she wanted to use thunderous means to prevent the villains from fleeing. The aunt's face was severely thrown to the ground.

Therefore, the other party wanted to justify himself and save face, Xiao Jinxuan was concerned about the past friendship, and did not want to argue about words, so she immediately stood up cooperatively, and said to Zhao Fuli with a smile:
"Eldest aunt is really gracious. She is worthy of being the eldest daughter-in-law of the handsome mansion. No wonder grandma trusts you to take over the reins of the house. With such a heart that puts the overall situation first, Jinxuan really feels ashamed. Let Lord Niu search quickly, and once the matter is over, immediately ask everyone to leave the commander's mansion, so as not to embarrass the eldest aunt."

Seeing that Xiao Jinxuan gave her a lot of face, the anger in Zhao's heart also dissipated a lot, she nodded in agreement immediately, and sat in the first place, waiting quietly for the result of the search.

At this time, Wen Xin, who had been away for a while, had already returned, and Xiao Jinxuan asked him to notify Niu Jing that he could let go of the search.

Outside the main hall, Niu Jing led more than a hundred soldiers and began to investigate the servants in the commander's mansion one by one. Some courtyard rooms that had been abandoned for many years and had not been lived in for a long time were searched.

It was extremely lively outside, but the atmosphere inside the auditorium was much more dignified.

Zhao Shi, who had been wary of Xiao Jinxuan since early in the morning, originally planned to win her over, but now after this happened, she realized that her previous thoughts were too foolish.

This concubine's niece from Yangzhou, despite her gentle and peaceful appearance, is a dangerous existence that cannot be controlled at all.

For a moment, Zhao's heart was filled with boredom towards Xiao Jinxuan, but now she was the same as Qian's before, and even had the idea of ​​driving Xiao Jinxuan out of the commander's mansion.

Compared to Mrs. Zhao gnashing her teeth with hatred, Mrs. Shen sat down next to Xiao Jinxuan, with tears in her eyes, holding up the other's injured left arm in distress, and asked with pity:
"Why is life so hard for you child? When you were in Yangzhou, you were raised in Zhuangzi since you were a child. When you first came back to the commander-in-chief's mansion, you were not liked by the old lady. Now that you can live a stable life for a few days, you are still so dark." Darling, I want to assassinate you. Listen to auntie and let's go out less in the future, stay in the mansion and I will see who dares to harm you."

While talking, Shen shi held back the tears for a long time, but they still choked and fell down. Xiao Jinxuan had no choice but to promise repeatedly that she would be careful next time, and coaxed the second aunt to stop crying so sadly that she broke her body .

Just as Xiao Jinxuan and Shen Shi were talking in a low voice, Xiao Jinwen also came forward and said with a smile;
"Cousin Jinxuan, before I came back, I already knew from my mother's letter that you had returned to the capital. As a woman, you were able to save the people from the fire and water during the snow disaster, and you have become a meritorious person in our Great Zhou, sister." This deed and ability really make my cousin feel inferior to me, and I admire it in my heart. It is the first time we have met, but I don’t want you to be so quarrelsome with my mother. If there is something wrong with my mother, I hope you read it For the sake of her being an elder, don't take it to heart."

Hearing this, Xiao Jinxuan stood up, hurriedly smiled back and said:

"What did the hall sister say? Jinxuan was reckless today. She was afraid that the villains in the mansion would have a chance to escape, so she directly led the troops to surround the mansion. She was going to catch them by surprise, but she didn't bother to say hello to her aunt. It's because I didn't think carefully."

Xiao Jinxuan's temperament has always been that when others respect her, she pays back.

Now Xiao Jinwen is nice to speak, although she is not afraid of Zhao's mother and daughter, but thinking of the favor of the other party's previous life, she is naturally willing to resolve today's unhappiness, so this attitude is quite gentle.

And although Xiao Jinwen met Xiao Jinxuan for the first time, after comparing her with the other cousins ​​in her heart, she, who has always been quiet, still has a good impression of this gentle cousin.

And today her mother, Mrs. Zhao, really shouldn't stop her, so Xiao Jinwen, who has always been sensible, immediately talked with Xiao Jinxuan for a while, and the two got along very well.

It wasn't until Niu Jing escorted five or six people in that Xiao Jinwen stopped talking, knowing that there were really bad guys in the mansion, she immediately sat back in her seat and waited quietly to see how Xiao Jinxuan would deal with this matter.

(End of this chapter)