concubines are respected

Chapter 107 Betrayal
Cui Ya couldn't help but burst into tears, and immediately knelt down on the couch, pulling Su Xian's cool catkin, and said sadly, "Second Miss will not die, since Second Madam left, The second lady has gone through a catastrophe, and she finally came back to life, how can she lose her life in such a ignorant way now. No, I'm going back to the old lady, and ask the old lady to be the master of the second lady, and the second lady can't suffer such a bad luck..."

Cui Ya was probably in a hurry, and she babbled and cried incoherently, even she herself didn't understand what trivial words she said, in short, she just used crying to express her heartache and unwillingness.

Among them, only Vanilla did not cry, but stood there as if stupidly, staring fixedly at Yanzi and Cuiya who were crying in front of them, then looked up again, leaned weakly against the head of the bed, and closed her eyes. Suxian's eyes looked hopeless, and after a while, she murmured to herself, "How could this be, she lied to me, she lied to me..."

While muttering, Xiangcao turned around and walked towards the door with a dull expression, and murmured, "It's my fault, it's my fault... Second Miss can't live, I have no face to live, everyone can't, Die clean, die clean..."

Looking at the back of Xiangcao, Tang Xuanyu listened to what she said in earnest. As soon as Xiangcao walked out of the wing, Tang Xuanyu suddenly shouted, "Miss Xiangcao, please stop, do you have something to say to the second lady."

Vanilla's back stiffened, she didn't turn her head, but stayed in place without moving.

Suxian opened her eyes, met Tang Xuanyu's eyes, and called softly to the figure at the door, "Vanilla, come here..."

Vanilla hesitated for a long time, and finally turned around. Tears hung on her haggard and pale cheeks, and her lips trembled slightly, as if she had something to say, but she also seemed to have a thousand words to say.

"Why do you do this?" Suxian said straight to the point with a calm expression.

"..." Vanilla was silent for a while, stepped forward and knelt heavily in front of Suxian, kowtowed three times in succession, and then said in a painful voice, "Second Miss, I am sorry for you, I am confused."

Seeing Xiangcao's actions like this, Cuiya and Yanzi, who were crying in a mess, raised their heads and wiped away their tears, and looked at Xiangcao blankly.

"Tell me, why did you do this? You are the person I trust the most, why do you want to put me to death?" The most painful thing in the world is undoubtedly being betrayed by the closest and most trusted person.Although Suxian tried to calm down, her heart ached like a drop of blood.

"No, no, Second Miss, this servant never thought of killing you. I didn't know that this would kill you. This servant was really desperate, so I had no choice but to take the medicine. But she clearly said that this medicine It won't hurt your life, but it will only make the second young lady have frequent night dreams, which will cause her to lose her spirit and be unable to enter the palace. She lied to the slave, she lied to the slave!" Xiang Cao cried heart-rendingly, it didn't seem like she was saying anything Lies, but in fact, Vanilla has followed Suxian for many years and has been loyal, and there is really no reason to harm Suxian.

Vanilla cried for a while, and Cui Ya finally came back to her senses, "What, Vanilla, what are you talking about? Could it be that you secretly drugged the second lady? Are you crazy! Vanilla!"

Cui Ya yelled at Vanilla almost crazily, she couldn't understand Vanilla's actions at all, since the two passed away, the three of them, master and servant, depended on each other for life, survived countless days of suffering, and Vanilla served her around without complaint or regret .She has always believed that Vanilla's thoughts on the second lady are the same as her own, that the three of them have one life, if they live together, they live together, and if they die together, they die together.

But at this time, the ruthless facts shattered the beautiful belief, and Vanilla chose to betray. No matter what her reasons were, betrayal was unforgivable.

Faced with Cuiya's angry reprimand, Vanilla shed tears and responded with silence.

But this move was like adding fuel to the flames, which further angered Cui Ya's inner anger. There was only a crisp sound of "slap", and Cui Ya, who has always been docile, slapped Xiang Cao's face hard. Without waiting for Vanilla to react, Cuiya pounced on it like a crazy wild cat, pushed Vanilla heavily on the ground, stuck her hands on her neck, and shouted angrily, "Why? Why?"

Vanilla was caught off guard, and fell to the ground, her neck was pinned by Cui Ya, Vanilla's cheeks were flushed because of the tightness, but she didn't struggle, and let Cui Ya's hands intensify, it seemed that she wanted to apologize with death.

"Cuiya, stop!" Suxian shouted anxiously.

Reminded by Suxian, Yanzi finally came to his senses from the shock, strode forward, and pulled Cuiya and Vanilla apart from each other.

"Vanilla, who is the 'she' you mentioned just now?" Suxian rubbed the center of her brows, narrowing her eyes slightly, looking at Vanilla who was kneeling on the ground with an earthy face, and asked softly.

Facing Suxian's questioning, Xiangcao shrank her body as if being pricked by a needle, looked at Suxian with a dead face, and murmured blankly, "It's the eldest lady, it is the medicine that the eldest lady gave the servant. But the eldest lady It is said that this medicine only makes the Second Miss sleep restlessly, and after a long time, she will definitely not have the strength to enter the palace to wait for her illness, so as to prevent the Second Miss from frequently entering the palace and appearing on the stage...it will definitely not hinder her life..."

Cui Ya interrupted Xiang Cao's words angrily, "How can you believe what the eldest lady said! These years, the eldest miss has repeatedly murdered the second lady, and tried to take the second lady's life several times, how can you believe what she said, you are stupid , where did your usual wit go?"

Xiang Cao's body shook, and she crawled to the side of the Suxian bed, crying with tears running down her cheeks, "Miss, I am a servant who is confused. If it were normal, the servant would stay far away from the young lady, and let her talk about the hype. I won’t believe her at all, but... But Zhi’er is in the hands of the Da Furen now, if the slave does not follow Da Furen’s orders, Zhi’er will be thrown into prison, and she will never recover from this. The slave is just this sister, the slave You can't just watch Zhi'er being ruined from then on, Second Miss, you servants are confused..."

"Zhi'er?" Cui Ya muttered the word silently, as if remembering something, "The Zhi'er you are talking about, could it be your sister who disappeared since childhood? Didn't you say that she might not be alive? But it is in the hands of the eldest lady, what is going on?"

Suxian narrowed her eyes slightly, looked at Vanilla quietly, and said nothing.

"The servant also thought that Zhi'er was no longer alive. Who would have thought that half a month ago, the servant went to the front yard to do errands, and happened to see a poor woman escorting a maid to go out of the mansion. The girl cried a lot. It's miserable. When the servant inquired, I realized that the maid was a newcomer to the mansion..." Xiang Cao said softly, sobbing.

Yanzi thought for a while, and said to Suxian, "A few days ago, the mansion indeed added a few maidservants, but I don't know if there is a servant girl named Zhi'er among them."

"Yes, yes, the one who was escorted out of the mansion by the mother-in-law is Zhi'er, the sister of the servant who has been missing for many years." Xiang Cao hurriedly nodded and said, fearing that Su Xian would not believe it.

There was no surprise on Suxian's face, and she said calmly, "Go on..."

"I heard that the girl was originally a new concubine bought by Master Li's mansion in Chengxiao, but on the wedding night, she hurt Master Li with scissors, causing Master Li to almost die. Then she stuffed money into the mansion and sneaked into the mansion. Avoid disaster. The Li family has reported to the yamen and posted a notice in the workshop. The young man who went out to buy goods in the front yard saw the portrait and recognized Zhi'er, so he replied to the eldest lady. The eldest lady ordered her mother-in-law Take Zhi'er to see the official." At this time, Xiangcao's mood has eased a little, and she knelt on the ground, weeping and crying about the incident.

"Since you and your sister disappeared since childhood, how can you be sure that the maid is your sister Zhi'er?" Su Xian asked quietly.

"The servant didn't recognize her at first, but when the maid was struggling with the old woman, she showed the red birthmark on her arm, and the servant recognized Zhi'er."

Speaking of this, Xiangcao's expression became excited again, and she spoke very quickly, "Zhi'er has a red birthmark on her arm since she was born, and the slaves will not admit it. Da Furen insists on handing over Zhi'er to the government. The slaves came forward to ask for help, but the lady reluctantly agreed, and ordered Zhi'er to be secretly escorted into the firewood room. She also asked the servants to give the second lady medicine so that the second lady could not enter the palace to wait for her illness. After the matter was completed, the eldest lady promised to meet her Send someone to send the money to Li's residence, and if you have done this privately, Zhi'er will definitely not be sued."

"For your younger sister, you can attack Second Miss. Have you forgotten how kind Second Miss has been to us all these years?" Cui Ya resented angrily.

"Second Miss has treated her slaves like sisters all these years. How dare the slaves forget them, but the eldest lady said that these medicines are just for nightmares and powerlessness, and it is nothing more than making the second lady unable to succeed. It will definitely not kill anyone. The slaves get the medicine Afterwards, I tried it again and again with silver needles, and it was indeed non-toxic, so I can safely use it in the second lady's breakfast."

Vanilla Qi Sheng continued, "And the second young lady entered the palace these days, she was able to accompany the queen mother in the imperial city, although she seemed to have a bright future on the surface, but after all, she was doing the job of serving people, and she suffered so much in secret Others don't know, the maidservant is the clearest when she sees the tired look of the second young lady every day. Moreover, the second young lady came back from the palace that day with scars on her face from the blowing of a fan. Having suffered all kinds of grievances in the palace, it is better to take this opportunity not to enter the palace again, so as to save myself from living in fear all day long."

While talking, Xiangcao pulled Suxian's clothes corner, and cried in a sad voice, "Second Miss, whether you believe it or not, this servant really thinks this way. The eldest lady is jealous of your entering the palace to serve the sick, so she secretly ordered the servant to stop her. These days, my servant has also been worried about the Second Miss who is walking around in the palace. Now that there is a way to prevent you from entering the palace and save my own sister, this servant is determined to prescribe the medicine. If this servant knows, this The medicine meeting killed the second lady, even if the servant and Zhi'er died together, she would not harm the second lady. Second lady, the servant really didn't intend to harm you, it was because the servant was confused that he made a big mistake! "

Suxian stretched out her hand to grab Vanilla's palm, smiled slightly, and said in a deep voice, "Vanilla, you have served me for so many years, I naturally believe these words. But don't you think this happened too coincidentally?"

Vanilla was taken aback for a moment, eyes full of tears looked at Suxian, and said nothing.

(End of this chapter)