The female supporting role turns over: the prince regent's favorite

Chapter 133 Like a different person
Xu asked in puzzlement, "Because of Lin Qingqian? What's going on?"

"I, I... woo..."

Lin Qingwu was still crying, Xu frowned, turned to look at Zhu Hong, and said, "Tell me, what did you hear when you accompanied your lady out of the house today?!"

Zhu Hong said: "Back to Madam, today the maidservant and Miss went out of the house, after buying jewelry and rouge powder, Miss felt tired, so she went into a teahouse and sat down, intending to have a cup of tea for a rest, who knows just happened to run into some ordinary The people gathered together to gossip, and they said..."

Xu's eyes froze, "What did they say?"

Zhu Hong hesitated for a moment, and told everything that he had heard today.

"They all said that the reason why the emperor did not allow the young lady to marry the third highness was because of the third young lady. They all speculated that the emperor wanted to cancel the engagement and give the third highness the right concubine after the third young lady and the queen, because the third young lady is not only as talented as the young lady , even Master Jingkong looked highly at Miss San, and said... Master Jingkong couldn't see through Miss San's fate, because Miss San was a fairy from the Nine Heavens."

Zhu Hong faltered for a while: "They said that only an extraordinary woman like Miss San is worthy of being the concubine of His Highness the Third Highness."

As soon as the words fell, Lin Qingwu cried even harder.

"Mother, listen... the people outside are spreading rumors that if my engagement is divorced, I will die."

Xu's complexion was gloomy, and he shouted sharply: "You say it's just rumors, what are you doing in a mess first, the emperor speaks for himself, the imperial decree of bestowing marriage has been announced to the world, how can it be changed casually."

"Then, then... why doesn't the emperor let me marry the Third Highness?"

"Holy will is not something we can speculate on."

Mrs. Xu comforted Lin Qingwu a few words, and she calmed down a bit, but she still looked worried.

"Mother, so many people say that the emperor wants to cancel my engagement with the Third Highness, what do you think should be done?"

"Don't think about it, with your father here, this engagement will not be canceled easily, besides..." Xu's eyes darkened, and he said: "Mother will not let anyone block the way of you and Yuan'er! Who will stand in the way?" , I will kill anyone!"

……

After returning from the south courtyard, Mrs. Xu sat on the soft bed thoughtfully, and said to Baihe: "Go and check on Lin Qingqian, and find out when she started to change from her previous arrogant and domineering temperament." different."

"Yes, the servant will go here."

It was because the Xu family didn't take Lin Qingqian seriously before, but recently Lin Qingqian stole the limelight one after another, and she could sense the difference in Lin Qingqian.

After the sky darkened in the evening, Lily came back.

"Ma'am, you asked the servants to check, and the servants have checked it out."

Mrs. Xu sat in front of the mirror, took off the hairpin on her head, and said softly: "Well, what have you found, let's talk."

Lily said: "Miss San has changed since she fell into the water in the garden last year."

"Did the fence fall into water last year?"

Mrs. Xu thought about it carefully, and she had some vague impressions. She remembered that Lin Qingwu had mentioned it.

"Yes, it is said that Gu Changgeng pushed him down to the lotus pond in the hedge garden, so the old lady also punished Gu Changgeng. The third lady was seriously ill for three days because of the cold, and when she woke up, her temperament was quite different from before. "

Xu said "Oh" and raised her eyebrows, "How big is the difference?"

"Miss San never knew how to please the old lady, but she took the initiative to try her best to please the old lady, and even read the medical skills left by the fifth lady before her lifetime, and learned massage methods to relieve the old lady's persistent headaches for many years."

Lily continued: "The third young lady trusted her nanny Li Nanny very much before, but after she fell into the water and became seriously ill, she actually punished Li Nanny for a maid and demoted Li Nanny to a second-class maid. Cold and distant, and the strangest thing about it.”

Xu asked: "What is the most surprising thing?"

"It's Miss San's attitude towards Gu Changgeng. Before falling into the water, Miss San hated Gu Changgeng very much. Not only did she often speak badly to him, she even made the servants in the mansion bully Gu Changgeng from time to time. But after waking up from a serious illness, she suddenly changed. Occasionally, the servants will knock down the third lady and go to Gu Changgeng's courtyard, the relationship between the two seems to be quite close."

"I heard that the last time I was attacked by thieves on the street, it was Gu Changgeng who saved Lin Qingqian's life."

Lily nodded, understanding Xu's meaning.

"What Madam said is true, but before that, some servants often saw Miss San's maid delivering things to Liyuan, as if...Miss San was flattering Gu Changgeng."

Xu showed a pensive expression, "It's really strange to change from disgust to flattery."

"Third Miss is more strange than that. She used to think that Missy was really kind to her and was very close to Missy, but after waking up from a serious illness, she no longer came to Missy's yard often. The slave felt that Missy had been like a woman since she fell into the water and became seriously ill. ..."

Xu lowered her eyes and said, "It seems like a different person."

"Yes, as Madam said, Miss San seems to be a different person."

Lily wanted to speak but stopped for a moment, and said: "Moreover, there are servants in the mansion who once said..." Lily lowered her voice, "The fourth lady once lived in Liyuan, and the fourth lady committed suicide by jumping into the lake and died miserably in the pool. , the third lady has changed so much, I am afraid that she is not possessed by evil spirits."

Lily's words made Xu's eyes flash, his eyes narrowed slightly, and the corners of his mouth curled into a cold smile.

After a while, Mrs. Xu was still silent, and Lily called out in doubt: "Madam, Madam... what are you thinking?"

Xu sneered, and said something that made Lily puzzled.

"Isn't this the way to kill two birds with one stone?"

"Ma'am, what do you mean?"

Mrs. Xu raised her eyes to look at Baihe, and said, "A few days ago when we left the residence, do you still remember that there was a Taoist priest who set up a stall on West Street, who said he was a Taoist priest from the Zhenyuan Temple on Kunlun Mountain."

Lily thought about it carefully and then remembered, "I remember, when we passed by, there were many people waiting in line to ask the priest to go to the mansion to exorcise evil spirits. Why did Madam suddenly mention this?"

Xu gave her a look, and Lily leaned over.

After Mrs. Xu finished speaking in a low voice, Bai He's eyes lit up, and she said, "Yes, ma'am, this servant understands."

Mrs. Xu nodded, "Well, go down, remember to get it done."

"Slaves will."

……

A few days later, Mingyuan.

"Ma'am, Master Xiang sent someone to pass the word that he is going to have dinner in our courtyard today."

Wen's face was filled with joy, the corners of her charming eyes twitched slightly, and she said with a smile: "Madam Zheng, go and tell the kitchen to make more dishes that Master Xiang likes."

"Ma'am, don't worry, the slave has just given orders."

Wen showed a satisfied expression, "Sure enough, Madam Zheng reassures me the most. If that's the case, Mr. Xiang will come over soon, and you can help me redress."

"Yes, ma'am."

Wen's hair was tied up again, her eyebrows were drawn, and she was about to apply lip balm, Wen said: "I don't look very good recently, let's change to the new lip balm that Fuchu sent, it matches my skin tone better, and makes my complexion look better .”

"Good lady."

Nanny Zheng took a new lip balm and put it on Wen's. She pursed her lips, her lips were red, her eyebrows were exquisite, and she looked even more charming.

(End of this chapter)