concubines are respected

Chapter 39
"Second Miss, maybe we blamed Xi'er by mistake." Through the window, Cuiya looked at Xi'er who was picking winter plums in the yard, and whispered.

"Maybe." Suxian murmured to herself, "Xi'er was picked by Yue's mother. She has not been in the mansion for too long. Maybe we really misunderstood her." Suxian walked slowly When I went to the stove, I stared fixedly at the silver charcoal that was completely burned in the stove, showing white ash foam, and my heart became more and more heavy.

It was expected that the master in the main courtyard would not let her go. Ever since she moved into the main courtyard, Suxian was ready to fight secretly under the claws of the devil.This kind of mood has a kind of solemn and stirring feeling of "knowing that there are tigers in the mountain, but going to the mountain with tiger".But now that he's 'into the mountain', he has clearly felt the dormant crisis around him, but he can't figure out what method the other party is using. The cloud and mist shrouded it not very clear.What is the problem?

Suxian was preoccupied, and Xiangcao's mood was also heavy. He casually leaned the copper clip in his hand on the stove, leaned over and picked up the stove cover on the ground, and covered the opening above the stove for adding charcoal.

"Be careful, it's better to use a copper hook." Suxian reminded in a low voice.

"It's okay, the copper lid has been drying for a long time, and it has cooled down, so there is no need for copper hooks." Xiang Cao responded, but her tone was no longer relaxed, and she looked at the huge stove helplessly, and said, "Second Miss, the silver hook is now I can't figure out the matter of charcoal for a while, in order to prevent the second lady from being tricked by the traitor, it's better not to burn silver charcoal in the room for a while, and my maidservant will pour you soup to warm your body."

Suxian nodded slightly, and stopped talking, her eyes were still looking up and down at the copper-cast stove in front of her. Suddenly, a circle of dark round marks beside the stove caught Suxian's attention, "What is this? The bluestone floor is so good, how can it be Is there a circular seal?"

Suxian squatted down lightly, wiped the round seal with the silk in her hand and took a closer look, only to see that the silk was dyed a dark yellow, she put it to her nose and sniffed lightly, a burst of pungent fragrance hit her directly come.

De Suxian called softly, and Cuiya and Xiangcao also surrounded her, "The size of this circular seal is the same as that of the stove cover, it must be the mark made by the stove cover on the ground just now." Xiangcao was slightly startled, and said in a broken voice, At the same time, meeting Suxian's eyes, with a look of relief on his face, he quickly lifted the furnace cover to check carefully, the three master and servant were stunned.

In the center of the stove lid, which was the size of a sea bowl, there was an obvious depression the size of soybeans. The hollow was filled with yellow and clear objects, which were similar to the natural color of the copper body, so it would be difficult to distinguish without looking closely.And along the notch to the edge of the copper cover, there are several traces of flow, which have solidified into a thin circle after cooling.

"I understand!" Suxian's face was gloomy, a cold light flashed in her eyes, and she gritted her teeth, "There is nothing wrong with the silver charcoal, but the problem is the lid of the stove. A lot of thought!"

Xiang Cao was even more shocked, "Second Miss, this person's mind is too vicious, when the heater is not in use, the poisonous ointment in Gai's heart will condense into balls, once the furnace heats up, the poisonous ointment will emit poisonous gas when heated, In order to achieve the purpose of assassinating the second lady. Xi’er must have added charcoal more diligently than usual today, so the poison ointment melted too quickly and dripped down the edge of the furnace cover.”

Seeing this, Cuiya was furious, took the stove cover, and said angrily, "It's too cruel, servant girl, please go back to the old lady, and ask the old lady to make the decision for the second young lady!"

"Wait!" Suxian felt relieved when the clues came to light, "There is only physical evidence, but there is no solid evidence to prove who is doing something behind the scenes. This copper stove was brought from the front yard by Yue Mama herself. If you go back to the old lady at this time, the first person to be blamed will be Mother-in-law. Instead, the real person behind the scenes will be taken advantage of. That person will make another plan if he sees that one plan fails. I won’t be reconciled. Rather than worrying about other people’s tricks all day long, it’s better to pretend not to know and wait and see what happens.”

"Then, what should we do?" Cui Ya was a little anxious, looking at the harmful furnace cover in her hand, she didn't throw it away, and she didn't throw it away.

Suxian smiled slightly, raised her hand and pulled out the silver hairpin from her hair, removed all the yellow paste from the depression of the copper cover, carefully wrapped it in gauze, and said to Xiangcao, "I remember that the incense box my mother used to make incense There are quite a few yellow grease ointments used to soothe the nerves, which are five points similar to this poisonous ointment. Get the vanilla and fill it in."

"Your servant understands." Vanilla immediately understood Suxian's intentions, and immediately took out a porcelain cover as big as a soup bowl from the hidden compartment of the incense case, and used a fragrant spoon to scoop up the solidified and sticky yellow turpentine filling. into a depression.

"Okay, turn on the stove again. It's only been a while, and the room is already so cold that mist is coming out." Suxian finally felt at ease, and sat back on the couch, pulled the thin velvet quilt and covered it On both knees, "This yellow fat paste is made by my mother with various spices for nourishing Qi and calming the mind, and then adding refined turpentine. I remember that in the winter, my mother also used a hairpin to pick a little and put it in the stove, smelling it at night. The faint scent makes me sleep soundly. Now the person behind the scenes has provided me with an excellent incense vessel." Suxian chuckled lightly, as if she had forgotten that she was almost harmed by the copper cover before .

"Hehe, the second young lady is always so determined when things happen, and now she almost got tricked by an adulterer, and she made a joke." Cui Ya put the copper cover on the ground, said in a muffled voice, and quickly added heat to the stove. Put some small bamboo joints to support combustion, and then place silver charcoal of uniform size on the bamboo joints, take out the torch and ignite the bamboo joints.The high-quality silver charcoal is easy to ignite. After a while, the red charcoal fire ignited again in the stove, and the room was as warm as the vernal equinox.

"Today's matter, you must not mention it to others. As for whether Xi'er has a part in it, it is unknown. To be on the safe side, pay more attention on weekdays, and just keep it from her." Everyone thinks it's so terrible, but as the saying goes, one must not have the heart of harming others, and the heart of guarding against others is indispensable. Now that he is in the main courtyard and lives under the eyes of the vicious lady all day long, it will always be difficult to have more eyes. You can't go wrong.

Cuiya and Xiangcao responded, and the calm atmosphere in the room was restored.When Xi'er entered the room with a big handful of newly bloomed wintersweet and smiled, she didn't notice anything unusual, "Second Miss, you should smell it quickly, the flowers of wintersweet are really sweet, from now on, my servant will cut a bouquet for you every day." It's good to change it."

"Hehe, okay, it's cold outside, Xi'er, please warm yourself up." Suxian calmly took a sip of the green tea beside her and said with a smile.

Xi'er put the bouquet in her hand into a porcelain vase by the window, straightened her slightly messy hair, and asked with a smile, "The room smells so good, but Miss Second burnt incense?"

"Our second wife was a master at making incense back then. The most important thing we need in Yixiang Pavilion is incense. Today, the second lady is in a good mood. It's strange to burn some incense." Cui Ya replied in a muffled tone, her tone There was faint dissatisfaction with Xi'er.Although there is currently no evidence to delineate Xi'er's fault, Cui Ya is on guard against Xi'er.

Xi'er saw that Cui Ya's tone was displeased, her expression was a little stiff, and she said with a smile, "Sister Cui Ya, Xi'er will also cut some wintersweet and go back to the room later, it's good to put it on your bedside."

Cui Ya was about to speak, but Su Xian interrupted their conversation lightly, in order to prevent Cui Ya from being overwhelmed and arousing suspicion, "Forget it, Xi'er has been busy like a spinning top all day long, Cui Ya You just add some charcoal and you have resentment, it seems that these days are really lazy." Said his eyes moved slightly, glanced at Cuiya, then narrowed his eyes, pretending to be tired and said, "The weather has changed suddenly recently, I'm getting more and more tired, you all get back, I'll take a nap again, and call me again when it's time to eat."

Saying that, Suxian yawned lazily, leaned obliquely on the soft pillow of the kang, and fell into a deep sleep.

Cuiya obviously also realized that her tone was uneasy, she got up and patted the charcoal stains on the corner of her skirt, pulled Xi'er and smiled apologetically, "What the second miss taught me is that since sister Xi'er came to the garden, I'm really lazy Many, my tone of voice was not good just now, sister Xi'er, don't worry about it."

"Sister Cui Ya is serious. Xi'er is young and ignorant. If there is something wrong with her, she needs to be pointed out by sister Cui Ya." Xi'er blinked her bright eyes and smiled sweetly. .

"Okay, both of you talk less, don't you see that the second lady is sleepy and flustered, we'd better go out and talk." Vanilla caressed Xi'er's shoulder, and said with a smile without any grievances, and the three of them walked lightly. Step out of the room.

When the three of them left the room, the room became quiet. Suxian opened her eyes and looked at the red lacquered and carved beams on the roof calmly, with mixed feelings in her heart.

The mother lived in the Lin Mansion that day. Although she and her father, Qin Se, seemed to be happy and peaceful, how many pairs of eyes were watching her secretly, how many poisonous arrows were hurting her, and how much bitterness was there. Perhaps only the deceased mother will know. , and now this pair of poisonous claws stretched out towards him again, the days of frightening every step in this mansion, and going dangerous everywhere, don't know when it will come to an end.Although she has been promoted to the status of a prostitute right now, she is still fledgling and cannot go straight up, so she can only avoid it carefully and play by ear.

Thinking of this, Suxian turned sideways to a comfortable sleeping position, sighed long, and tried to calm herself down.Some time ago, the source of the white crystal powder in the nanmu box had not been found out, and now there is a scandal about the hidden poison in the furnace lid. Although there is no real evidence, Suxian knows in her heart that all this must have something to do with the person from Yulanyuan. Nothing to do.In the current situation, instead of fighting back on the bright side, it is better to keep calm, pretend to be tricked and wait to see what her next move will be.

(End of this chapter)