That day has always been a taboo in the Lin family. Ever since the eldest lady ran into the old lady's room with disheveled clothes and disheveled appearance, the old lady issued a death order that no one was allowed within ten feet of the main house.【】

Xia Chu and Chun Nuan stood far away, walking back and forth in fear, fearing that something big would happen. Chun Nuan turned pale and said anxiously to Xia Chu: "What do you think happened? We both serve the old lady like this."

It’s been so many years, why do we have to stay so far away? Could it be that the old lady doesn’t trust us?”

"When you are thinking about this now, do you have some brains? If the old lady is dissatisfied with us, she can just beat us or kick her out. There is no need to think about anything else." No wonder you are not young. In addition to occupying the big room

As a maid, she can only do errands and deliver messages.

Xia Chu turned the handkerchief around a few times, then suddenly bit her lower lip and said, "You watch first, I'll go to the latrine."

Chun Nuan naturally agreed, and added: "Then you go and come back quickly, I'm feeling very nervous here alone."

He nodded patiently and left without looking back.

With his familiarity with the back house, Xia Tian chose the nearest road, lowered his head and hurriedly passed through several round moon gates. In front of him was a three-bedroom courtyard.

"Madam, Miss Xia Chu next to the old lady is here and wants to see you." Mother Liu opened the curtain and came in and bowed.

Ms. Cui was looking through the account books in her dowry shop and couldn't help but smile when she heard this: "Why is she here? Isn't this girl very loyal to the old lady? Just let her in."

Xia Chu thought very clearly. Anyway, this matter has caused such a big fuss. Sooner or later, the third wife will know about it. It is better to receive this power by herself. The old lady is getting older, and she has been angry again and again in recent days.

It might happen one day..., among all the houses, the third house was the most ambitious, and he made up his mind to please Mrs. Cui. Xia Chu lowered his waist a little more, and said respectfully: "My slave, I have something else to do."

Report back to the Third Madam." He glanced at Mother Liu who was standing by the side and hesitated to speak.

Ms. Cui looked at Xia Chu with a half-smile, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Mother Liu is trustworthy. If you have anything to say, just tell her."

After hearing this, Xia Chu no longer hesitated. The bamboo tube was pouring beans. Today, the eldest lady went crazy to find the old lady. Then the old lady drove all the people who were serving her away.

The two women with faces were tied up and brought in, and so on. They were indeed the most useful maids around the old lady. Xia Chu's words were detailed and organized, and he also described one of them wearing a rose pink stripe.

The sheathed skirt was a style worn by young women. Cui quickly understood what had happened, her heart tightened, and she stood up quickly.

"Madam." Mother Liu looked at Mrs. Cui worriedly and couldn't help but say.

"I'm fine." Mrs. Cui's face gradually turned cold, with a faint evil aura. "You should go back first. I know about this and will not forget your contribution."

Xia Chu secretly glanced up, then immediately lowered her head. Her heart was beating hard. She didn't touch her chest gently until she walked out of the yard. She was secretly shocked: The third wife was really scary just now. Her eyes looked like she was fighting to the death.

Such a ferocious man, people who look at him are horrified.

Ms. Cui in the room sneered: "What two idiots. They gave her a way to survive but didn't know how to cherish it. Now they have to hurt others if something happens to them."

Mother Liu frowned, unconsciously fidgeting with the handkerchief with her right hand, and wondered: "It's been so long, why did that matter come out again? Wasn't it cleaned up very well at that time?"

"Humph, we have cleaned her up. If she lives a good life from now on, nothing will go wrong. But if she wants to die, what can she do? I'm afraid she has done something shameful recently." Mrs. Cui.

After thinking for a moment, a cruel cold light flashed in his eyes: "First let people spread the news. You only need to leave three or five people to spread the news in the house. They will be silenced soon anyway, so that's all.

Ask a few more trustworthy servants to pretend to be servants of the Jiang family, and go to teahouses and major restaurants in the capital to 'talk', and just say -" Mrs. Cui's long and thin red phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, like a arrogant person.

, the lioness who controls life and death, in order to protect her cherished child, finally showed her bloodthirsty fangs: "Let's just say that the family tradition of Ningyuanhou Mansion is not good, the eldest young lady actually committed adultery with her father-in-law, Ningyuanhou, and was killed by Yongpinghou

Madam caught you in bed."

Mother Liu was so shocked that she couldn't speak. She stammered: "Madam, this... this..."

Mrs. Cui smiled charmingly and continued: "It's not over yet. Don't just talk about Marquis Ningyuan, let me count." Her delicate and long fingers slightly bent, "Including the second master, the bastard in the first house should be fourteen.

Well, the second son is only nine years old, but it doesn’t matter, there’s no harm in adding another son, since he’s also the elder sister-in-law** anyway.”

Seeing that Liu's mother was still standing stupidly, Cui couldn't help but raise her voice: "Time is very tight, so hurry up." The sudden harshness that was different from usual made Liu's eyes clear up, and she hurried out of the house at a trot.

Mrs. Cui quietly took the colorful lotus pond cup with mandarin duck pattern on the square table of huanghuali, brought it to her lips and took a few sips. The thin silver tassels hanging from her temples gave off a soft halo, and the crystal clear jade hairpin hung low.

The flow seemed to be deep in the dark pupils, and the hand dyed with Fengxian Kou Dan gently supported Bu Yao, making a cooling sound. Xiuyue came in holding a small fruit plate and said with a smile: "Madam, it was sent by the Third Miss.

cherry."

I saw a small and exquisite peacock green glaze blue and white fish and lotus pattern plate, green and cute, with a small handful of red cherries in the middle that were just right, with crystal clear water drops on it, and a few green and tender leaves for decoration.

Just looking at it makes your mouth water and your index fingers move.

When Mrs. Cui heard that it was from Yulan, she didn't even look at it a second time. She said calmly: "If you like it, just take it and share it."

Xiuyue's face suddenly burst into laughter. She knew that this plate of cherries was a free gift. The best treatment would be to get it into the bellies of maids like them. My wife would never eat it. She really hated the house and the bird.

Aunt Sun’s sin.

"Wait a minute, your father is the concierge, right? You go find him now and quietly inquire about something for me. Hurry." Ms. Cui stopped Xiuyue who was about to take the cherries down, and warned her carefully: "Just

Ask her if any outsiders have entered the inner courtyard recently, ask her clearly, don't let anyone know, and leave as soon as possible."

Obviously Xiuyue's father is very talented in the job of concierge. Ms. Cui quickly found out that there was a woman who was good at finding rouge and would occasionally be taken in by the wet nurse of the eldest son to make rouge for the eldest mistress.

She is fair and delicate, looks young, and behaves very intimately with Mother Hong.

At this time, Mother Liu had already arranged for someone to come back. After hearing this, she thought of something and opened her eyes wide in disbelief: "Why is this young lady so brave and dares to steal someone from the Hou Mansion?"

"Okay, after all, I came from a small family, so I am very naive." Ms. Cui waved her hands impatiently, obviously not wanting to hear about that disgusting niece-in-law again. "Has everything been settled?"

Mother Liu straightened her back and promised: "It's done, don't worry, madam. They are all born to the family who hold our house in our hands. There are a bunch of boys skating around, and they get excited when they hear that they are doing things for my wife.

After receiving the reward, they ran faster than a rabbit, and it was not difficult to find the uniforms of the Jiang family's servants. The servant also ordered them to pay attention to what they said, so that they would not mess up." After a pause, he continued.

: "Also, several little girls from the old lady's yard came to report just now, but each of them couldn't explain it very clearly, so the sum of them all is not as clear as Xia Chu's explanation."

"It's always good to have more manpower." Ms. Cui lazily leaned on the Teng Xin armchair and said with a smile: "It's been so long for the old lady to review something. I'm waiting for the old lady to summon you now.

I don’t know if my sister-in-law really doesn’t know, or is she just pretending not to know because she was fooled by a slave?”

Not long after, the little maid from the old lady's room came over to invite Mrs. Cui.

Ms. Cui smiled slightly, held Ma Liu's hand and walked towards Qingning Residence. Since she no longer had any scruples, let's just let things go. It would have been better if the family had been separated earlier.

Lin Yuanzhi, who was wearing official uniform in the evening, had just returned home when he was led to Qingning Residence by the woman waiting at the door. As soon as he entered the door, he felt something was wrong. His wife Cui's eyes were swollen and she was wiping tears with a handkerchief. The old lady closed her eyes.

Sitting at the top with his eyes open, he was twisting the beads in his hands quickly. His sister-in-law and brother stood aside with gloomy faces. They didn't even react when he came in. There were two servant girls kneeling in embarrassment. One of them was still in a panic.

Fainted.

"Mother..." Lin Yuanzhi gave Ms. Cui a questioning look and spoke hesitantly.

"The third child is back." When Shi heard the noise, he slowly opened his eyes and showed a helpless smile. The wrinkles on his face also deepened a lot: "The old man said that Brother Yan and Mr. Li had committed adultery, and they have reported it to me.

It’s up to me to make the decision here.”

"What, how is this possible?" Lin Yuanzhi's eyes suddenly became sharp. He didn't care how big the crime was, and shot at Fan like a sharp sword: "I don't know what proof my sister-in-law has, why she said such a trap."

Yan Geer is in an unfilial and unjust situation."

Ms. Cui's cry suddenly became louder: "How can there be any proof? It's just the one-sided words of that damn servant girl. My sister-in-law wants to completely destroy our brother Yan. If this word spreads, Brother Yan

How will I behave in the future?"

Fan shrank from Lin Yuanzhi's unintentional display of authority. She subconsciously glanced at Lin Hengzhi beside her, and seeing that he had no intention of answering, she had no choice but to speak: "Mother Hong has been beaten for thirty years."

She's a loser, and she insists that the adulterer is the second young master. This is not evidence. Could it be that she even risked her life to frame the second master?"

"Mother Hong, do you know what my official position is?" Lin Yuanzhi was so angry that he even spoke in an official tone.

"Yes...it's the Minister of Justice." Hong's mother's fat body struggled to kneel, her head and neck were covered with cold sweat, and the huge pain from her buttocks made it difficult for her to speak smoothly.

"Since you insist that it was the second young master and the eldest mistress who committed adultery, then tell me the specific circumstances now, such as the location of the tryst, when, who was there to meet them, how often, and as detailed as you can. If so.

If you don't get it right at all, then go with me to the Ministry of Punishments tomorrow to see the eighty-one types of torture instruments." At the end, he added coolly: "If you can't wait until tomorrow, I won't stop you.

, but think about your family and don’t let them get hurt by you.”

After hearing this, Mother Hong didn't know whether she was in pain or frightened. Her body was shaking like chaff, and finally she rolled her eyes and fainted.
Chapter completed!