concubines are respected

Chapter 74 Labyrinth
Suxian accompanied the old lady and whispered for a while, and the atmosphere in the room eased up a lot. The old lady's originally gloomy mood also changed because of Suxian's arrival.

At this moment, Liu Qing in Lin Zhilan's room came to answer, Lin Zhilan had a fever after returning to her room last night, maybe it was because of the wind and cold, in order to avoid getting sick, I'm afraid I can't come here today to learn the rules.

The old matriarch said with a smile, "Since I'm sick, I'll take a rest for a day. There are still some days before the election, so I'm not in a hurry. Let your master take care of himself. "

Liu Qing kowtowed, and retreated respectfully.

The old matriarch looked at Suxian's slightly blue eye circles, and said with a thoughtful smile, "Last night, I had a lot of tossing, and I think Qian'er didn't rest well. I will send someone back to Nanny Chen later, and today I will be exempted from teaching, you Go back and rest."

This remark hit her heart, Suxian thanked the old matriarch, sat with Xiao for a while, and also retreated.

Stepping out of the main courtyard of the old matriarch, Suxian took a look around, but did not see the figure of Xiangcao and Yanzi. She knew that they must still be inquiring about the news in the courtyard, so she didn't want to go to urge her, so she went back alone. House.

Back in the mansion, when he was approaching the Da Furen's He Yunxuan, he happened to hear low-pitched voices coming from not far ahead.

"Mother, Liu Qing said that that girl Lin Suxian was in the old lady's room just now, but you didn't let her go. Wouldn't that be giving that girl the upper hand again?" Lin Zhilan's slightly resentful voice came faintly.

"You are stupid, being a mother is not for your own good. Think about it for yourself, after listening to the report from the servants in the house last night, the imperial concubine and empress will return to the palace early this morning. The old matriarch's mood Can it be alright, if you go at this time, wouldn't you be bluntly hitting the muzzle of the gun, if you speak carelessly and annoy the old matriarch, wouldn't it be bad!" Da Furen shouted secretly, and then said angrily, "That lowly girl Lin Suqian always likes to show off. Why bother to be as knowledgeable as her? As your mother, you have cultivated your piano, chess, calligraphy and painting all these years, isn't it just so that you can marry a good family? If you succeed in choosing a concubine this time, you will fly into the sky. Zhi, I'm afraid that girl won't succeed."

"Well, what mother said is true." Lin Zhilan obviously listened and replied in a low voice.

Suxian sneered coldly, the lady has always been like this, when there is something good to do, she rushes forward, and if something goes wrong, she must avoid it.

But today, thanks to Lin Zhilan's leave, Suxian also took this opportunity to be free, and had the opportunity to go back and take a nap.

While thinking, she turned a fork in the road, and the eldest lady accompanied Lin Zhilan out of Heyun Pavilion and came towards her.

Seeing Suxian, the lady's originally loving face immediately collapsed, and her eyes became much colder.Although Lin Zhilan didn't say anything, her contemptuous expression revealed her disdainful thoughts.

Suxian didn't change her face, she stepped forward with a smile and gave the eldest lady a blessing, "Suxian pays respects to mother."

The eldest lady cast a sidelong glance at Suxian, turned her body coldly, and said in a low voice, "I can't bear it, now that you are a popular person beside the old lady, why do you still have my mother in your eyes?"

The lady's reaction was expected, Suxian didn't bother to argue with her, and continued to walk towards Yiyuexuan after a few simple greetings.

Not far away, I ran into the third aunt who came straight.

Suxian greeted the third aunt in accordance with the etiquette, and the third aunt now hated Suxian to the bottom of her heart, she didn't have a good face towards her, she snorted heavily, without even looking at Suxian, and strode to wipe her away over the shoulder.

"Ma'am, have you heard that the imperial concubine returned to the palace early this morning. Don't you think it's strange? It's just that a servant girl fell into the water. How could she make such a big fuss?" The third aunt came from behind. voice.

Suxian subconsciously slowed down when she heard the words, and listened quietly to the words behind her.

"What's so strange, that maid is not an ordinary maid, she is the most caring person around the empress, if she makes a mistake, it will be the empress' loss." The lady said angrily, "Qiaojuan, I Looking at your appearance, it's not that you care about whether the imperial concubine or empress will return to the palace. It's that you are secretly annoyed at not being able to worship your ancestors today. Hey, it's true, now that your empress is returning to the palace, the original ancestor worship will be put on hold. Yinglu, on the other hand, can't go back home to meet you in the name of a family sacrifice. According to me, since you miss her so much, you can keep her overnight last night, why let her go back again."

The Da Furen's words were not lacking in sarcasm, but they happened to hit the third aunt's mind.

The third aunt murmured sullenly, "I would like to keep her in the mansion for a night, but today is different, Lu'er has married into the Wu mansion. The Wu mansion has its own rules, how can we follow them?" Let me talk... I only blame that Xueying, why did she drink so much wine, the empress changed her mind temporarily, but now it is fine, the old lady is not happy, and even Luer has no reason to go back home ···”

The third aunt babbled, Suxian pursed her lips and smiled, stopped listening, and strode back.

Stepping into the Yiyue Pavilion, Cui Ya had already swept the courtyard clean, and when she saw Suxian came back, she immediately stepped forward and said, "Second Miss, why are you leaving in such a hurry today? The servant has prepared breakfast, but The figure is gone. Second Miss, I think she is hungry. The servant has boiled the bird's nest and it is still warm, so the servant will bring it to you."

Only then did Suxian remember that she was in a hurry to go to her family's house just now, and even breakfast was useless. After Cuiya reminded her, she was really hungry, "Bring it here."

Back in the room, after using the bird's nest and tasting a piece of osmanthus and lotus seed cake, I lay down on the bed weakly and fell into a deep sleep.

Xu Shi thought that he would be able to see his father soon, and this time he slept soundly, and even the chaos of last night was temporarily forgotten.

It wasn't until around noon that Suxian woke up when the voices of vanilla and swallow came from outside the window.

"Vanilla, you can stay outside." Suxian rubbed her eyes, sat up straight on the couch, pulled a soft pillow over her hand, hugged it fully into her arms, and leaned her chin comfortably on the soft pillow core to call out road.

"Second Miss, you're awake." Xiang Cao responded, and Yi Zai opened the curtain and stepped in.Swallow followed closely behind and also walked into the room.

"Tell me, you have been there for a long time, but did you find out anything?" Suxian looked up at the two and asked in a low voice.

Yanzi was in a hurry, so he stepped forward and opened his mouth in front of Xiangcao, "Second Miss, Chuntao from my family said that there was an assassin's story, and it was said by Xiao Muzi, a servant in the master's room, and Xiao Muzi listened to the second young master. Bi Qiu in the yard said it. The slaves went to ask Bi Qiu again, and Bi Qiu said it was from the Grand Master's room..."

Yanzi recited the names of a lot of maids and servants. It seems that she was not idle this morning, but Suxian was overwhelmed by what she heard. She waved her hand impatiently and said with a frown, "Oh, why don't you just say the end It’s whoever said this, I’m dizzy after talking about it.”

Vanilla covered her lips with a chuckle, took the topic and said in a low voice, "Second Miss, the slaves have inquired about the people who were mentioned by the maids and wives. It turned out that the person who said this was the third aunt Xia He in the room."

"That's right, that's right, what the servant girl heard was also Xia He." Yanzi nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, and responded repeatedly.

"Xia He?" Suxian's face suddenly became more serious, "So, what happened last night was done by the third aunt?" The thought just came up, when Suxian thought of the conversation between the third aunt and the eldest lady this morning, she felt a little uncomfortable. He said with certainty, "No, I heard San Yiniang's tone, as if she didn't know anything about what happened last night, so what's going on?"

"Second Miss, there's nothing wrong with that. It was Xia He who said those words. Xia He belongs to Third Concubine, and San Concubine definitely has nothing to do with this matter." Seeing Suxian hesitated, Yan Zi said with certainty .

Suxian stopped talking, and thought for a while quietly, feeling more and more that this matter is not easy. Although the third aunt has never been kind to herself, she is an ordinary woman after all. Usually in the house, it is a little bit of a struggle to win. possible.But this matter involved Concubine Yuan, how could San Yiniang have the courage to use people around Concubine Yuan to harm her.Once exposed, it is a serious crime of beheading.

No matter what, Suxian didn't believe that San Yiniang was instigated by her.However, all kinds of evidence now point to the third aunt. Could it be that there is a greater power behind the third aunt?Could it be that the conversation she had with the eldest lady today was intended for herself?
The more Suxian thought about it, the more headache she felt, and she suddenly felt as if she had entered a maze, and she couldn't find the exit for a while.

Seeing that Suxian remained silent, Xiangcao asked softly, "Second Miss, what are you thinking? Don't tell me you have something in your mind?"

Suxian smiled wryly, "Where did the care come from, I am completely confused now." Then she sighed heavily, "Forget it, put this matter aside for the time being, and wait until I visit my father in Qinglong Temple in three days. "

"What, can I visit the master in three days?" Vanilla's eyes were full of surprises. She was serving in Lin Mocheng's study at the beginning, and she had a very good relationship with Lin Mocheng. Now I heard that she has the opportunity to visit , naturally excited.

"Yes, the old lady has agreed this morning. I will go to Qinglong Temple to pray for blessings and visit my father in three days. Turn around and tell Cui Ya to let her put down her work and buy a pair of soles for her father. I will embroider the uppers." , and try to finish it within three days. Although the father does not lack these items, it is a daughter's heart." Suxian gave Xiang Cao instructions, and then said to herself with some helplessness, "I am ashamed to say that these tasks Originally it was supposed to be done by myself as a daughter. But with my little sewing skills, I will definitely not be able to keep up with it in three days. I can only ask Cuiya to help."

"Second miss, don't say that, the master is already very happy that you have such a heart." Xiang Cao comforted her quickly.

Yanzi was clever, turned around and walked out of the room, muttering, "I'll tell Cuiya right away, let her prepare as soon as possible, so as not to be late."

"Wait." Suxian seemed to remember something, and called to Yanzi, "Remember, don't mention to anyone about what you went to my house to inquire about today. Don't say that you are not sure whether it is right now. It has something to do with the third aunt, even if it really has something to do with the third aunt, because there is no strong evidence, she can't be punished, so it's better to wait and see what happens."

"Yeah, I've made a note of it." Yanzi nodded heavily, opened the curtain and walked outside.

(End of this chapter)