concubines are respected

Chapter 87
That night, when the dew got darker, all the big and small houses of the Lin Mansion turned off their lights to sleep in peace, and the lights in Yiyue Xuan were not turned off until after midnight.

At about Yin Shi, the door of the room was gently pushed open, and Yan Zi slowly entered the room, calling out in a low voice, "Second Miss..."

"Tell me, I'm awake." On the bed, Suxian replied in a deep voice.

"Second Miss is really awake." Swallow chuckled, took out the torch and lit the candlestick by the bed, the glistening candlelight danced, reflecting Swallow's pretty face.

"Hey, although I'm sleepy, but I have something on my mind, how can I sleep peacefully." Suxian propped herself up, leaned against the head of the bed, and said softly, "Why, could there be some movement over there?"

"Well, the second miss guessed right. The servant just sneaked into the back house of our family and heard a lot of noise. I think the room has already started to move." Swallow sat on the side of the bed and said in a very low voice.

"That's good. After being silent for so many days, this is the day I'm looking forward to. Success or failure depends entirely on tonight." Suxian narrowed her eyes slightly and said in a low voice.

Seeing that Suxian was very tired, Yanzi held the brocade quilt for Suxian thoughtfully, and said considerately, "Seeing that the sky is getting brighter, Second Miss, take a good rest, you need to nourish your energy." That's right. That servant will go to investigate later, I think there will be no mistake."

"Go, be careful." Suxian lay down and replied wearily.

Yanzi stopped talking, arranged the whole brocade quilt for Suxian, and exited the room lightly. At the same time, a clear whistle pierced the night sky, Yanzi's eyes flashed, and she quickly ran out of Yiyuexuan ···
Just after the Mao hour, there was a hasty knock on the door outside the courtyard.

"Who's knocking on the door?" Cui Ya was sweeping the yard with a broom in her hand, when she heard the knock on the door, she hurried to meet her and asked.

"Quickly open the door, the old matriarch has something urgent to send to the second lady." The one who spoke outside the door was Yun Rong, the close maid beside the old matriarch.

Hearing Yun Rong's voice, Cui Ya didn't dare to be negligent, and quickly opened the door, "Sister Yun Rong, why are you so anxious, my second young lady is still resting."

"Hurry up, ask the second lady to get up, the old matriarch has something urgent to see her." Yun Rong walked into the courtyard as she spoke, it seemed that there was something urgent.

Xiang Cao was holding a copper basin for washing, and just walked up the corridor, seeing Yun Rong's anxious appearance, she hurriedly responded, "Sister Yun Rong, don't worry, this servant will help the second young lady get up and change clothes, and I will be able to see the old lady in half an hour." Taijun."

Since entering Beijing these days, the old matriarch has never sent someone to pass on Suxian early in the morning, but today she asked Yun Rong to come in person, there must be something urgent, after Xiang Cao finished speaking, she pushed open the door of the main room and strode in.

In the room, Suxian had already gotten up and changed her clothes. She was sitting in front of the dressing table combing her hair. When she heard the vanilla entering the room, she pursed her lips and smiled knowingly. She turned around and asked, "Who is making noise outside?"

"Sister Yun Rong in the old lady's room sent a message, saying that the old lady asked you to come and talk, it seems that there is something urgent." Xiang Cao put the copper basin on the purple wooden basin stand, wrung out the face towel and handed it to Suxian, Responded softly.

"Well, I see." Suxian calmly wiped her cheeks and said calmly.

"Could it be that the second miss knows why the old matriarch is looking for you?" Xiang Cao asked carefully seeing that Suxian's face was unchanged.

"Hehe, of course I know." Suxian responded with a smile, raised her eyes and looked outside the door, "Where is Swallow, why is there no one?"

"Swallow went out early this morning, and I don't know what he's doing mysteriously." Vanilla took the facecloth from Suxian's hand, and rubbed it softly while talking.

"Don't worry about her, follow me to the old lady's place." Suxian tidied up, got up and walked out of the room.

Xiang Cao carried the copper basin out of the room, and quickly handed the copper basin to Cui Ya, and followed quickly while brushing the corner of her clothes.

As soon as the master and servant entered the back garden, they saw the swallow coming out of the garden. When they saw Suxian, they immediately went up to the front with a smile and said, "Second Miss, everything is going well..."

Suxian nodded slightly, raised her arms slightly to signal Yanzi to keep quiet, "I know, just now Yunrong came to deliver a message, and the old lady called me to speak. I think it's for this purpose. Let's go and have a look together .”

Swallow blessed her body, obediently followed behind Suxian, walked side by side with Xiangcao through the corner gate in the back garden, and walked towards the house.

"Xian'er, what you expected was right. Someone really went to the other courtyard to rob people last night. If we hadn't been prepared and sent more people, the third girl might have been robbed." The old lady was sitting in the wing room, With a flushed face and a little excitement, she spoke to Suxian.

"Is third sister okay?" Suxian asked softly, sitting on the moon bench on the right side of the old lady.

"Although the girl was frightened, it's not a serious problem." She was very disgusted with the old lady Lin Yinglu, and naturally she didn't look good when she mentioned her.

"Did you catch the robber?" This was Suxian's most concerned question.

"All of them were taken down, and they were all tied up and locked in the ear room of the other courtyard." A trace of hatred flashed across the old matriarch's face, and he continued, "And the badges of the uncle's mansion were found on them, which is ironclad proof Rushan, no matter what she does, she won't be able to quibble!"

The "she" in the old lady's words naturally refers to the current queen.

Suxian smiled with satisfaction, stood up and said to the old lady Junfu, "Thanks to the old lady's good governance of the mansion, there are such strong servants in the mansion, otherwise how can I win the uncle's mansion?" people."

The old lady smiled happily, "I heard what you said at the time, all the guards sent to the other courtyard were strong and strong people. Extra manpower was sent at night. If outsiders invaded, they would naturally take them with all their strength. Last night I Hearing that there was a lot of trouble in the other courtyard, I was still very worried, and then I heard that they were all taken down, so I was relieved. Haha, God helped me!"

Suxian smiled softly, but Yanzi, who was waiting at the door of the room, pouted slightly, and said inwardly: What is God's help? It's obviously my second lady who helped.If it wasn't for the second young lady's order in advance, let the hidden guards lurk in the other courtyard just in case, and the Lord Hou's mansion even sent someone to help secretly.Otherwise, how could those domestic servants with three-cornered cat skills take down the killer in the uncle's house so easily.

Xu Shi sensed Yanzi's disdain, so Suxian turned slightly and glanced at Yanzi.Yanzi smiled mischievously, leaned slightly, and there was no longer a look of indifference on his face.

"Old Madam, what do you plan to do with these people in the uncle's house?" Suxian asked knowingly.

"I have sent someone to the Third Prince's Mansion to spread the word, and I will hand over these people to the Third Prince." Having said this, the old matriarch paused, and said in a deep voice, "As for the third girl, I will also hand it over to the Third Prince. Only then can we get the evidence that the uncle of the country secretly poisoned people with water hallucinations. When the third girl was insane a few days ago, the "Mother Wang" was often chanted in her mouth. I have sent a message to the palace to check. The surname is Wang, if the third girl can testify against Mother Wang face to face, the evidence of the Queen's private use of banned drugs in the palace will be confirmed, and the emperor hates this drug, and will not let it go lightly!"

Suxian breathed a sigh of relief, "In this way, I finally got a bad breath!"

"It's still Qian'er who has a clever mind and came up with a good way to invite you into the urn. She deliberately spread the news that the third girl's condition has improved, forcing the enemy to lose their temper, and finally she appeared." After completing this important event, the old lady smiled easily. "That day, I promised your grandmother and tried my best to save Sanya's life. I've also thought about this matter. If Sanya is willing to make up for it, I will write a letter to the imperial concubine and ask her to forgive me and leave Sanya alone." The girl has her life, but she won't be able to come back to the Lin residence."

"How does the old matriarch plan to deal with the third sister?" Suxian raised her eyes and looked at the old matriarch with clear eyes. Although she was deeply disappointed in Lin Yinglu's continuous harm, she was her own sister after all. It is really difficult to stay out of the matter and not ask questions.

"A hundred miles away from the capital, there is a Miaoyin Nunnery. Although the incense there is not very prosperous, it is far away from the secular world and is quiet and secluded. After this matter is over, let the third girl go to the Miaoyin Nunnery to become a nun, and do well. Cultivate your mind." The old lady said lightly.

The daughters of the side branches can be used as sacrifices, so how can they care about the mere concubine daughters of the side branches? If it wasn't for the sake of the old lady this time, she would definitely not spare Lin Yinglu lightly.The old matriarch's arrangement in this way is a great gift from heaven, so there is no mercy.

Su Xian remained silent, the third sister was to blame this time, she did not intend to speak for the third sister.It's good to let her go to the nunnery, otherwise, if she goes back to Lin's mansion and continues to persist, it will only cause trouble.

At this time, Steward Li came to answer, and the third prince had already sent someone to retrieve the robbers from last night.

Suxian heard the words, blessed the old lady, and retreated respectfully.

Stepping out of the old matriarch's wing, Suxian finally relaxed in a rare mood. These days, she has been thinking about this matter in her heart. Today, the evidence of the crime was finally confirmed, and she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

While thinking, there was a stern scolding sound in front of her, and Suxian raised her eyes to look, only to realize that she had unknowingly walked outside the other courtyard where Lin Yinglu was imprisoned.

Not far away, many officers and soldiers escorted several men in black clothes who were heavily tied up, and stepped out of the other courtyard.Among them was a thin figure, wearing a veiled hat to hide his face, walking forward among the crowd, presumably this person was Lin Yinglu.

Suxian stopped and did not take a step forward.She wasn't afraid of seeing Lin Yinglu, it's just that when the two of them met in such a scene, according to Lin Yinglu's temperament, she would have to talk a lot, so she might as well avoid it.

"Back off, I'll walk around casually." Suxian said to Yanzi and Vanilla behind her, then turned and walked along the bluestone path to the Xinglin beside her.

Swallow and Vanilla bowed their knees and retreated silently.

The apricot grove was empty and silent, the season of apricot blossoms had already passed, and the only few remaining flowers on the branches drifted down with the wind.Just like Lin Yinglu's life, pulling down the gorgeous curtain, Suxian sighed softly, and said to herself: Third sister, you have fallen into a miserable situation, and I have no one to blame but you for your many unrighteous actions.

Suddenly, a familiar, deep and deep voice came from behind, "Why are you sighing? But you can't bear it?"

Suxian was startled, and turned around abruptly, just in time to meet a pair of dark and deep eyes, her knife-like eyebrows raised slightly, and her sharp-edged lips raised slightly, revealing a smile that seemed to be a smile but not a smile.

"You? Why did you appear here?" Suxian's ears felt hot, and she took a step back subconsciously, avoiding the other party's fiery gaze.

"The third prince sent a message that there were robbers invading your mansion last night. I came here to take the man back and report back. I will naturally appear here." Forward.

Suxian retreated one after another in confusion, and said in a somewhat confused manner, "People...people have been taken away, you...why are you still staying here..." Before finishing speaking, she retreated in panic Her footsteps suddenly stepped on a raised gravel, her ankle sprained, and Suxian let out an exclamation and fell to the side.

In a panic, the man in front of him strode forward, grabbed Su Xian's delicate waist, and at the same time covered Su Xian's bright red lips with a big warm hand, leaned forward and whispered warmly in his ear Said, "Hush! If you call again, you will attract others, but you won't be able to tell..."

The soft voice is mixed with warm breath, whispering in the ears.Suxian only felt dizzy for a while, and two red clouds flew up on her face. This feeling only took a moment, then she suddenly came back to her senses, raised her hand and pushed the man's thick chest, and scolded softly, "Presumptuous, let me go!"

(End of this chapter)