concubines are respected

Chapter 42
When everyone returned to the room, thinking about the scene just now, they couldn't help feeling lingering in their hearts. Suxian also lost interest in watching the lantern. She sat at the table and sipped her tea cup sullenly. eyes.I always feel that although his actions are indistinct, he is not like an ordinary prodigal son, there is no evil spirit in his eyes, and the followers behind him are not like ordinary servants, as if they are well-trained.What is the background of this person?
The door was closed tightly, and the calm in the room was restored. Lin Butler immediately stepped forward to comfort Suxian and the others, "The old slave is incompetent, and the second lady was shocked."

Suxian said lightly, "Steward Lin, don't blame yourself. You can't blame you for this matter. Those people were rude first. When you go back today, you don't have to mention it to your grandmother, so as not to worry her."

Butler Lin nodded and stepped aside.

Lin Yinglu sneered coldly, "Of course I can't say it. The second sister was molested by a strange man for no reason, and she almost lost her reputation. If it gets out, it will ruin the reputation of the Lin family."

When Cuiya heard this, she said angrily, "Third Miss, you can eat things indiscriminately, but you can't talk nonsense. When our second lady loses her reputation, how can she just talk nonsense!"

Lin Yinglu raised her eyebrows and was about to scold Cuiya, but Suxian took the words coldly, and said to Cuiya, "Shut up, Miss San is right. Although the man was rude to me just now, but if you pass on If you go out, I am afraid that the story will be changed. Those who don't know will never say that the second lady of the Lin family was molested, but only that the young lady of the Lin family had a dispute with someone and was molested. Such a statement is bad and How can it be my reputation alone, Lin Suxian. How could Third Sister be so stupid as to throw a stone at her own feet?"

Although Suxian said this in an understatement, the meaning in the words is very clear. To put it bluntly, all the people present are grasshoppers on the same rope. What is bad is everyone's reputation, Lin Suxian is not alone.

As soon as this remark came out, not only Lin Yinglu's face changed, but even Lin Ruxue, who had never said a word, was stunned. Flowing through the bright street lamps, they don't want to participate in their dispute.

Lin Zhilan smiled softly, breaking the cold atmosphere, "Okay, it was just a small matter, the past is over, and no one is allowed to mention it again." After finishing speaking, she turned around and sat across the table with Su Xian Next, he said with a smile, "Let's just take a rest for a while and go to the lantern building opposite later. It's not in vain for us to come out and watch the lanterns."

Suxian rubbed her temples on both sides of her head, and said in a slightly tired voice, "I'm a little tired, so I won't go for a walk on the lamp tower, so as not to spoil the interest of my eldest sister. I'll take a nap here later, you guys Just go and play."

A look of disappointment flashed across Lin Zhilan's face, she laughed dryly, and said, "The Lantern Tower is not too far away, it's just across from Juxian Pavilion, and it's only a few steps away, since we're here, if Second Sister doesn't go and have a look , Wouldn't it be a pity." Saying that, he got up and went to the window, looking across the distance.At this time, a clear and clear child's voice came from the lamp building opposite, "Eldest sister, second sister. Come quickly, there are many beautiful lanterns here."

"Hehe, Second Sister, take a quick look, Shujian is calling us from the opposite lamp building, let's see how successful he is!" Lin Zhilan turned her head and said to Suxian with a smile.

This voice is indeed Lin Shujian's voice, that's right, Suxian got up and went to the window, only to see Shujian holding up a small rabbit lamp in his hand on the opposite side of the lamp building, shouting excitedly at this room, and San Yiniang stood beside her. The side laughed very happily.

"Sure enough, it's Shujian, hehe, it looks like he's having a great time playing." Suxian smiled softly, raised her hand and waved to Shujian as a response.

"I heard that there are five floors in the lamp building, and a lamp stand is specially set up on the top floor. If someone in the family is sick, you can put a prayer lamp on the top floor and pray for God to keep the family safe. I plan to put a prayer lamp later. May the lamp, pray for my father." Lin Zhilan looked up at the star-like lamps in the night sky and murmured, looking very pious.

Following Lin Zhilan's gaze, Suxian raised her eyes and saw that the prayer lamps were Kongming lanterns from her previous life, one after another was put into the night sky, shining brightly in the dark night, dazzling like stars.

Cui Ya also leaned over, and said with great interest, "When I was in my hometown, I heard from the elders that I pray that the lamp will go straight to the heavens, so that I can communicate with the relatives who have passed away. If you have something to say to the relatives who have passed away, You can write on the lamp with a pen, put the lamp into the night sky, and your relatives far away in the kingdom of heaven will know." As he spoke, there was a touch of sadness in his tone, "When I was five years old, my mother left. Over the years, I forgot what Lian Niang looked like, and I really want to tell my mother that I am living a very good life with the second young lady, so my mother should not worry."

"Okay, let's go to the lamp tower to put the lamp on later, and let you talk to your mother." Seeing Cuiya's words, Su Xian, who had no intention of going to the lamp tower, was moved.Although from the bottom of my heart, I didn't believe this kind of statement, but since it came out, I couldn't bear to disappoint Cuiya, so I simply followed everyone's wishes.

The sisters sat for a while, and then, accompanied by the servant, walked to the opposite lamp building.

The lamp building does not occupy a large area but the area of ​​four wing rooms, but it is extremely exquisitely repaired. Entering the ground floor of the lamp building, Suxian and others are attracted by the colorful lamps of different shapes.

An old man dressed as a fortune teller was sitting by the table on the right side of the entrance. When he saw Suxian and the others dressed in rich and noble clothes, he immediately shouted, "I can find out the past and present with just one sign. If there is a destiny, I will definitely know the secrets. Not half a grain of silver."

This kind of quack warlock is indispensable in any bustling crowded place. Suxian didn't stop there, and walked straight in.But the man's yelling caught Lin Yinglu's attention, and she stepped forward to inquire with great interest, "Old Immortal, you can do a test for me."

Seeing that the business came, the man immediately shook the lottery in his hand and handed it to Lin Yinglu.Lin Yinglu and Lin Ruxue stopped walking inside, but sat by the table and chatted with the fortune teller.

Lin Zhilan ordered Lin Butler to guard the ground floor, led two young men and Su Xian to continue walking inwards, and came to the west corner of the ground floor, where the red-painted wooden ladder spiraled up to the upper floor.Above the handrail of the wooden ladder, there is a colorful lantern hanging every one meter. Looking up from the bottom, countless colorful lanterns rotate upwards. It is really beautiful. Suxian sighed secretly. Exquisite, no wonder Lin Zhilan came to the Lantern House to watch the lanterns so anxiously.

The two sisters climbed up the stairs, followed the surrounding stairs, and soon came to the terrace on the top floor.It was much quieter on the terrace than on the ground floor, only a few young women had just lit up the prayer lamps, and they were laughing and talking together.

"Here we are, this is indeed a good place to put prayer lanterns." Lin Zhilan said excitedly, then looked around, and said annoyedly, "Oh, I'm really impatient, I should buy it on the ground floor first." I brought the prayer lamps to the top floor to set off, now I only think about going up to the top floor, but I forgot about it."

"It's okay, let Xiaoshan go down to get it." Suxian turned her head and glanced at the servant who was following behind, and said.

"How can this work? There are several styles of prayer lamps. Xiao Shan is just a handyman. He doesn't know how to choose, that's all. I'll go down and choose. Xiao Shan, you should take good care of the second lady here, and don't be careless." Zhilan spoke and gave instructions to the servants.

After finishing speaking, she turned around and walked downstairs, Lin Suxian turned around and looked, Lin Zhilan had disappeared from the small door at the top of the stairs, Cui Ya whispered in her ear, "Miss, why did Miss suddenly turn around?" If you have lost your temper, for such a trivial matter as fetching a lamp, you can ask her maid Liu Qing to go, why don't you do it yourself."

"I also feel strange, and I don't know what kind of medicine she sells in the gourd. She has been very enthusiastic since she left the house today, and I always feel that it is very different from the past." Suxian stared at the small door at the stairs. , said suspiciously.

There was a strong wind on the roof, and while speaking, a gust of cool wind penetrated into the collar, and Su Xian shrank her neck slightly in the cold.Not far from the front, there is an extremely exquisite wooden house, the door is wide open, and the tables and stools are neatly arranged in the house, and the servant behind him respectfully said to Su Xian, "Second miss, why don't you go in Sit down for a while, this house is purposely used as a resting place, the weather is cool and windy, Second Miss might as well go in and wait."

Suxian straightened her collar, walked towards the hut, "After walking for a while, I'm really tired." Entering the hut, looking down through the window, the lights on the street are like beans, dotted with The street is very interesting, "It's interesting to look at the street from a height." Suxian said with a light smile.

At this moment, a burst of pungent burning smell came, and Suxian turned her head vigilantly. Thick smoke accompanied by dots of fire came from the other window, "Ah, Second Miss, it's flooded!" Cuiya was shocked. screamed.

"Quick, get out of this room!" Suxian held her breath, tried to inhale as little smoke as possible, and walked towards the door while talking.At some point, the door of the room was closed, and the two accompanying servants disappeared. Suxian pulled the door vigorously, but was horrified to find that the door was locked from the outside. , I saw the people who put the lights on the terrace, and fled downstairs in panic, and soon there was no one on the terrace.

"Second Miss, what's the matter?!" Cui Ya was shocked, she stepped forward and pulled the door vigorously, but she could only hear the sound of the copper buckle hitting, and she couldn't open the door at all.

The thick smoke in the room was getting more and more choking, and the sound of crackling and burning wood could be heard in the room. If he didn't try to get out, I am afraid that today will be his memorial day next year.

In the flames, Cui Ya's face was full of tears, I don't know if it was the tears choked out by the smoke, or the tears that fell from fear, "Cough, cough, cough, Second Miss, someone must have intentionally harmed us." In Cui Ya's voice Full of despair.

"That's right, someone is indeed trying to kill me, cough, cough, cough." Before Suxian finished speaking, a mouthful of thick smoke choked into her mouth, and she coughed so hard that she couldn't speak.

The wind and fire on the roof became more and more violent, Suxian tried to calm herself down, took out silk from her arms and tied it to her face, temporarily blocking the suffocating smoke.At the same time, he patted Cuiya and gestured for her to learn his own way to cover her face with silk.

In the smog, Suxian tried her best to open her eyes wide and observed the situation in the house. She saw that there were fires climbing in from the windows on the east and west sides. If she wanted to go out, the only way out was the door. If not, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Suxian didn't care too much, picked up the mahogany moon bench in the middle of the room, and smashed it at the door with all her strength, Cui Ya quickly imitated Suxian, picked up the moon bench and smashed it, there was an earth-shattering sound in the house, but the door The smashed one shook but did not open, Suxian turned around and moved the moon bench again, but felt that breathing became more difficult and dizzy, and her consciousness became much more blurred.

At this moment, there was a loud noise, and the door of the room fell down amidst the thick smoke.

(End of this chapter)