Rather be a concubine

Chapter 99
Bo Yuqiao then ordered the strong mother-in-law to pour out the boiled soup in the pot. Now that the soup was clumped, it needed to be beaten again and again. After another three hours of fuss, the finished soup was ready. Cut the candied ginger into pieces.

Putting the prepared ginger candy into the mahogany box, Bo Yuqiao didn't delay, just took the wrung towel to wipe off the sweat, and then took Huang Ying, the maid, to the Shouwu courtyard.

Bo Yuqiao prepared this ginger candy for the old lady. After all, the old lady has lived most of her life and has been fighting in the back house, so she is naturally very guarded.Bo Yuqiao didn't regard such a cold old lady as a grandmother, so she could only do more filial deeds.

Sure enough, Bo Yuqiao's hard work was not in vain. The old lady liked the ginger candy she made very much, and she took it in her mouth every day. Although it didn't have any obvious effect, she didn't seem to be suffering from the cold, so it was obviously effective.

In May, it was the old lady's birthday.

Three days before the old lady's birthday, Bo Yuqiao had finished "Nine Longevity Maps".Put away the "Nine Longevity Picture" and put it in the dark compartment under the bed.Now that Bo Yuqiao is in the limelight in Bo's residence, after all, she has won the favor of the old lady, so it's natural for others to show no other intentions on the surface, but it's probably unknown what tricks she uses secretly.

Before going to sleep, Bo Yuqiao ordered Huang Ying, the servant girl, to roll up the "Birthday Picture" she had prepared earlier, put it in a carved wooden box, and then put it on the table of the Eight Immortals.

After Huang Ying left the master bedroom, Bo Yuqiao pulled out a piece of hair and wrapped it around the small button on the top of the carved wooden box. If anyone wanted to open the carved wooden box, they couldn't hide it from her.

After doing this, Bo Yuqiao rested.The next day, before leaving the house, Bo Yuqiao specifically told the maids in Qiongzhi Pavilion that this carved wooden box was extremely important, and no one else should touch it rashly.

Today, Bo Rao, who was far away in Taiyuan County, returned to Beijing with her son Zhen Ling. The mother and son wished the old lady a birthday.As Bo Rao's niece, Bo Yuqiao naturally wanted to meet her at the front door.

Bo Rao's car arrived at the gate of Bo's mansion before noon, the old lady is an elder, so naturally it's not easy to go out, otherwise there will be gossip.Bo Yuqiao watched Bo Rao stepping on the servant's back, and then got out of the carriage.However, Zhen Ling did not ride in the same carriage as her mother, but sat in the blue one behind her.

Seeing the little girl Zhen Ling get off the carriage, Bo Yuqiao felt a strange feeling in her heart, but she couldn't find the clue.After she finished paying her respects to Bo Rao, she followed Bo Rao and went to Shouwu Court together.

There are three sisters standing beside Bo Yuqiao, namely Bo Yurong and the others. Now Mrs. Yan's daughter Bo Yuyan has her second birthday, and Mrs. Yan is accompanied by a beautiful wet nurse, wearing blue satin and pinched flowers Chang's sister Yan was picked up and followed behind Mrs. Yan.Sister Yan's soft hair is combed into a double bun, coupled with her mother's delicate and charming face, she is really lovely.

After everyone entered the main hall of Shouwu Courtyard, they saw the old lady sitting upright in the main hall.When the old lady saw Bo Rao with a beautiful face and a slender figure, she was shocked. Even though her complexion was well hidden, the fluctuation of joy in her eyes could not be concealed from others.Everyone is also savvy, after greeting the old lady, they each found a reason to leave the Shouwu Courtyard, so as not to annoy the old lady because they are too ignorant.

After returning to Qiongzhi Pavilion, Bo Yuqiao took the lead in investigating.As she expected, the carved wooden box had indeed been touched, and the hair wrapped around it had long since broken.

There was a hint of sarcasm in Bo Yuqiao's eyes, and she sat down on the mahogany stool, then took out the "Shou Xing" from the carved wooden box, put it on the Eight Immortals table, and slowly unfolded it.

At first glance, there is nothing wrong with this birthday chart, but Bo Yuqiao is also a careful person, so she will not be confused by appearances.Raising his hand to caress the face of Shou Xing, he felt a little sticky feeling on his fingertips.Putting her fingertips on the tip of her nose and sniffing lightly, she could smell a pungent smell. If she guessed correctly, it should have been coated with saponin water.

The colored thread used for embroidery is extremely easy to fade, just like the brocade handkerchiefs used by ladies and gentlemen, which are discarded after only three or five days of use.After all, although the embroidery pattern on the brocade handkerchief is exquisite, once it is exposed to water, the color will fade a little, making it ugly and tight.And the rich and powerful families naturally couldn't afford the money of Jinpa, so they changed it very frequently.

As for the embroidered pictures, it is fine if they are stored well, but once they are contaminated with saponin water, they will fade in a short time.If I celebrate the old lady's birthday tomorrow morning with the faded birthday picture, I'm afraid it will be extremely unfilial!
Bo Yuqiao chuckled, she didn't know who was so bothered, she wanted to let herself offend the old lady, so that she could go back to the days when she was like a lonely ghost.

"Su Mo!"

Bo Yuqiao called softly, because Sumo's maid had been waiting outside today, so she heard Bo Yuqiao's voice, and immediately went straight into the room.

"Miss, what are you calling for?"

"Has anyone entered the master bedroom today and moved my embroidery?"

Hearing this, Su Mo pondered for a while, and then said with some hesitation.

"There are no more than three maids who entered Miss's master bedroom today. Apart from Nu Maid and Huang Ying, there is only a second-class maid named Minqing."

Huang Ying and Su Mo Bo Yuqiao are naturally extremely trusting, Huang Ying has always been by her side, and Su Mo is a man of King Rui, apart from King Rui, I am afraid that no one else can order this maid to betray him.And the so-called employers don't doubt others, since Huang Ying Sumo is her confidant, she won't be suspicious easily.

However, unlike Huang Ying and Su Mo, Bo Yuqiao didn't trust the maid named Min Qing mentioned by Su Mo at this moment.

Minqing?

Bo Yuqiao is really unfamiliar with this name. After all, when the aunt was still there, Bo Yuqiao was very sure that Qiongzhi Pavilion definitely did not have a second-class maid named Minqing, and she didn't know whose subordinate this maid was.

"When did Minqing come to our Qiongzhi Pavilion?"

Seeing that the young lady asked about Min Qing, Su Mo knew that Bo Yuqiao had raised doubts about this young second-class maid, so she didn't dare to neglect her immediately, so she said.

"Minqing was sent by the second lady to take care of the young miss because she had been in a coma for three days because of taking blood essence a few days ago."

Hearing these words, Bo Yuqiao was even more puzzled.Although Fengshi hated him very much, he would not resort to such inferior methods. After all, Minqing came from the Overseas Chinese Academy. If something happened, Fengshi would be the first to be implicated.In Bo Yuqiao's view, the Feng family is not so stupid.

If Minqing is not a member of the Feng family, then who would have sent him?
"Su Mo, you go and bring Min Qing over now. I want to interrogate her, but she is only a second-class maid. Even if I sell her today, I'm afraid no one else will say anything wrong. Character!"

Su Mo got Bo Yuqiao's order, and left the room straight away, and after a while, brought in a little maid who was looking at Yue Mo Jiang Jiji.

"Are you Minqing?"

Hearing this, Min Qing who was standing under the hall trembled slightly, and her pretty face also looked a little pale at the moment.Looking at Minqing's appearance, one can tell that there are ghosts in his heart.

Now Bo Yuqiao was thinking about it, she rubbed her fingers over the Hetian mutton fat jade bracelet on her wrist, she remained silent and didn't even look at Minqing.But even so, the servant girl Minqing still seemed to be frightened, her eyes dodged, and cold sweat continued to ooze from her forehead.

Bo Yuqiao looked at the same time, so she raised her eyes slightly, her lips curled up slightly, and there was a trace of coldness in her apricot eyes. She didn't look like a seven-year-old girl at all, which made people feel unfathomable.

"Who told you to move the picture of longevity?"

Bo Yuqiao's small face showed an unseen stern look, and when she asked such a question, Min Qing seemed to be frightened immediately, and knelt down on the ground, shaking her head constantly.

"I don't know what kind of longevity chart, my servant? Miss, don't believe other people's nonsense, and wrong your servant!"

Although Minqing had the guts of a rabbit, she was not extremely stupid anyway, and naturally knew that if she admitted it now, she might not be able to bear the consequences, so she could only grit her teeth and bite the matter to death.

Seeing the maid who was kneeling on the ground in front of her, she seemed to be a little hardened suddenly, and it seemed that she was really ready to test her patience.Bo Yuqiao shook her head slightly, then sneered and said softly.

"Minqing, I'll give you a chance now, if you don't spit on the person who ordered you, then don't blame Miss Ben for being ruthless!"

Saying that, Bo Yuqiao's expression became even colder, she got up from the mahogany stool, walked slowly to Min Qing, the servant girl, bowed slightly, and raised her hand to pat Min Qing's pale face.

"Miss, you don't want to wrong the servant! The servant really doesn't know what you mean!"

This servant girl Minqing's pretty face was covered with tears, she kept kowtowing to Bo Yuqiao at this moment, and after a while, a red mark appeared on her forehead, obviously this servant girl did not spare her strength.

"You don't care about your appearance. If that's the case, I won't be polite."

Bo Yuqiao raised her hand slightly, looked at Su Mo with a smile on her face, tapped on the Eight Immortals table with her fingers, and said with a light smile.

"Sumo, I remember that you seem to have a lot of punishments, and it's not very convenient for us here, so you should gag Minqing's mouth now, and take him to the woodshed to keep him safe. When we get ready, Treating her carefully."

After saying that, Bo Yuqiao turned her head, and said to Minqing with a smile on her face.

"Do you know what it means to invite you into the urn?"

Hearing this, Min Qing was a little puzzled and just shook his head numbly.Bo Yuqiao didn't bother with her either, and spoke directly.

"Use a big urn, pile up red-hot charcoal on all sides, and then put the stubborn person into it. The taste of scorching the skin and flesh, even a person with hard bones, may not be able to bear it. Minqing, you What do you think?"

(End of this chapter)