Chengchun rarely spoke. In fact, in her opinion, everyone in this mansion is very hypocritical. Everyone has their own ideas, but they are unwilling to say it. They are all waiting for the other party to make the first move.
They are now like in a chess game, everyone is a pawn, playing the role that others want to see, covering up their true nature, and in this way get what they want.
After getting along with Shaoyao, Chengchun could feel that Shaoyao was actually flattering her very deliberately, but she did it very thoughtfully, and her words had the softness and waxiness unique to southerners, which made people's hearts feel warm and waxy when they heard it.
, it was easy to tell her the truth.
It's just a pity that Chengchun is also like this, so Shaoyao didn't get any useful information in her hands. Instead, she explained her life clearly.
Compared with Shaoyao, the first half of Chengchun's life was actually much smoother. At least she was born into a good citizen. Even if she was a concubine, she was still a good concubine. Therefore, she could still maintain her true feelings in the face of Mrs. Li's disdain. However, Shaoyao was very unhappy.
Easily angered.
Shaoyao is very concerned about her birth. Le Ji is actually a slave. Even if she later escapes, it will be a stain on her life. The more such a person is, the more she hates others looking at her with disdain. Obviously, Shaoyao is such a person.
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Therefore, when Chengchun talks to Shaoyao, he always seems to be there, putting himself on the same footing as her, because only in this way will she feel that she is respected and will subconsciously get close to her.
"I don't know when I will leave here!" Shaoyao said weakly, "My father and I lived in Yangzhou some time ago. I bought a yard in Yangzhou. It is very big. Living there during this season is the most comfortable.
, Later, when a letter came, I hurriedly came here. The lady always felt that we were occupying her house. After all, I don’t care about this shabby house at all! I don’t need anything, it’s in the yard.
If you can’t grow flowers well, you’ll be the only one who treats this yard as a treasure!”
Chengchun's eyes flashed slightly, and then he looked at Shaoyao with surprise: "Yangzhou? I haven't been to Yangzhou yet. Is it fun there? I heard that Yangzhou has a lot of delicious food!"
"It's not bad. Anyway, I think it's good. When I lived in Yangzhou, I lived alone in such a big house. No one could control me except the master. I could do whatever I wanted and he would follow me.
"It's not like this place. It's a big place. If you want to take a walk after eating, there's nowhere to go." Shaoyao said, tugging at the handkerchief with a dissatisfied look on his face.
Chengchun laughed: "I want to leave too. Yesterday I asked you when I could leave here, and he actually told me that he didn't know. It depends on General Meng's wishes! I won't wait here until the big day.
You can’t go back until the dam is built!”
"How is this possible? General Meng came down for a tour. As long as he can give an explanation to His Majesty, he will definitely go back!" Shaoyao said softly, "I heard what our master and Mr. Li said about the account books the day before yesterday. They probably want to
Sort out the details of the disaster relief so that you can explain it to Your Majesty when you get back!" Shaoyao said softly.
Chengchun listened with a confused look on his face, as if he didn't understand anything. Shaoyao smiled helplessly and stopped forcing himself.
Su Xubai slowly came back in the evening. They went to the dam today and their shoes were full of mud. Cheng Chun quickly asked someone to change Su Xubai's shoes to a pair of clean shoes before letting him in.
"How was your visit today?" Su Xubai asked as soon as he entered the door.
"Not so good. What about you, have you found the treasure?" Cheng Chun said, picking up the boiling kettle on the side and making a pot of tea for Su Xubai.
"I've searched the whole yard, and there's nothing, not even the darkroom. Except for the ground in the flower pot, which looks like it's been rummaged through, there's really nothing else!" Su Xubai shook his head,
A look of defeat.
Cheng Chun touched his nose and sat down next to Su Xubai: "I discovered a strange place, but I don't know if I should tell you."
"Just say it straight, don't beat around the bush." Su Xubai looked at Cheng Chun, "Have you got any news?"
"It's not really news. I just heard that some time ago, a batch of servants in the entire mansion were changed. Even Mrs. Li's personal maids were changed. You know, generally the girls who are born next to Mrs. Li are all
My mother's family sent her as a dowry, how could she possibly commit some treacherous crimes?" Cheng Chun looked at Su Xubai with a strange look on his face.
Su Xubai tapped the table with his fingertips, his eyes showing some contemplation: "Have all the dowry girls changed?"
"Yes, I heard that they were sold directly, but when I mentioned it, Mrs. Li was not here, so I really can't be sure whether it is true or not. But to be honest, the people in this yard are indeed a bit strange. Just look for it.
A maid asked her where the west wing was? Most of them didn't know." Cheng Chun recalled that when he first arrived, he asked a maid to lead him, and finally he walked around the entire mansion in a full circle.
Su Xubai rarely stays here, so naturally he doesn't take this into consideration. Now when Cheng Chun mentioned it, he felt a little weird: "It seems that this is indeed the case..."
"Also, when Miss Shaoyao came to talk to me in the afternoon, she accidentally let it slip that Mr. Hu and Mr. Li seemed to have been discussing it before, about the account book. I was wondering if it was about the disaster relief bank.
Account book?" Cheng Chun looked at Su Xubai and said lightly.
When Su Xubai heard Cheng Chun say these words, his face became a little strange: "Where did you find out so many things?"
"Maybe it's because I'm stupid. They don't seem to avoid me when they talk!" Cheng Chun said while pouring a cup of hot tea for Su Xubai, "By the way, that Mr. Hu seems to have another one in Yangzhou
In the courtyard of the big house, they lived there before, and they lived a prosperous life."
Su Xubai raised his eyebrows: "We know about this, but the people we sent to investigate came back and told us that the big house was not in Hu Sheng's name, but in the name of Shaoyao Xiaoniang, and that the
The origin of the house is unknown, and several lives were involved!"
Cheng Chun was shocked: "You mean, Hu Sheng killed someone and let Shaoyao take the blame?"
"You are very good at picking important points!" Su Xubai looked at Cheng Chun and raised his eyebrows slightly, "Hu Sheng asked Shaoyao to come to you as a lobbyist. You can also try to be her lobbyist! But whether it works or not, just