Chapter 181, Evidence of Framing An's Private Relationship
There are two portions of soup in the food basket, one is placed in the study and the other is for Yu Zhuqing.
It has been like this for the past two days.
The two masters and servants came to Yu Zhuqing's Qinglan Xuan. They met Yu Yuxi halfway along the way. Looking at Yu Yuxi who was followed by four maids, Yu Xijiao stopped.
"I've met the second sister."
Yu Yuxi stopped, her gaze fell on Yu Xijiao's face carefully, and she didn't say anything for a long time, and she didn't even say no excuses.
Yu Xijiao stood up, raised her eyes to look at Yu Yuxi, and met Yu Yuxi's scrutinizing eyes. They didn't let anyone go, their eyes met each other.
"You have only been in the capital for a short time, so you may not know some things... that are untouchable." Yu Yuxi's eyes fell on Yu Xijiao's face, and a hint of hidden jealousy flashed across her face. She had always been proud of her looks, even in the palace.
The princess saw nothing more than this.
But this girl in front of me is really pretty...
"What does the second sister mean? Why can't I understand?" Yu Xijiao asked straightforwardly.
"The third sister is smart, but this capital is different from Jiangnan. Even grandmother... sometimes can't protect us." Yu Yuxi smiled. She had been asking for illness in the past few days, but now she looked good.
Yu Xijiao smiled as usual: "I still don't understand what the second sister said, so please speak frankly so that I don't have to make random guesses."
"There are some things... I don't dare to say. If you have time, you can ask grandma to tell you." Yu Yuxi said lightly, her voice sounded gentle, but with a bit of sharp rebuke, "Here in the capital
Some things cannot be done, and some people cannot be offended."
Yu Xijiao looked surprised: "Grandma knows?"
"Grandma naturally knows. Otherwise, why do you think grandma has never been close to our family? It can't be that you are grandma's granddaughter and we are not grandma's relatives? My father is still grandma's only heir!"
Yu Yuxi said mockingly.
"Second sister, who are you saying grandma is afraid of?" Yu Xijiao asked.
"I didn't say anything, I didn't know anything. Even in front of my grandmother, I would never admit that I had said such a thing. It was clearly your own idea. Don't blame it on me." Yu Yuxi smiled coldly and said, "
Whether Third Sister listens or not, I just hope that Third Sister will not cause trouble for our Xuanping Hou Mansion."
"Second sister is really cautious." Yu Xijiao smiled slightly, with a cold smile.
"If we are not careful, we may not even be able to save our lives." Yu Yuxi said coldly, "Even if something happens to the Zhengyuan Hou Mansion, it has nothing to do with our house. Third sister, it is better not to meddle in other people's affairs."
"Then I wish the second sister a long life." Yu Xijiao said disapprovingly.
The two of them had a few fights. No one liked the other, and no one could say anything to the other. The two passed each other, and Yu Xijiao even bowed politely to Yu Yuxi again.
Yu Yuxi raised her eyes and glanced at her before leaving with a few maids.
"Girl... what do you mean, second girl?" Mingyue looked at Yu Yuxi's leaving figure and said thoughtfully.
Yu Xijiao shook her head and fluttered her long eyelashes twice. It was obvious that Yu Yuxi could not sit still. The meaning of her words was very vague, like a warning and a threat.
Is it about grandma?
Liu's eyebrows rose slightly, and she vaguely felt that this did not seem to be groundless...
Yu Zhuqing was looking at the tribute embroidery on the ground. This was the help of Yu Xijiao who asked Yu Zhuqing to help. The handkerchief now fell into Yu Zhuqing's hands.
Yu Zhuqing is more proficient in embroidery in the capital than Yu Xijiao. He will take it apart and try to embroider it again. From time to time, he feels something is wrong and takes it off again.
"Sister, you drink the soup first and see if it tastes good." Yu Xijiao came in with a smile, "The embroidery is not urgent."
Yu Zhuqing's eyes fell on the tribute embroidery on the handkerchief: "It's different from the ones in the capital. The strands are different, and the rise and fall of the stitches are also different. The tribute embroidery is really extraordinary. It's better than what I've seen before."
After saying this, he put down the handkerchief, washed his hands, picked up the bowl, took a sip, and said with a smile, "Third sister, this soup is indeed delicious. It seems to be more delicious."
"Grandma gave me the recipe. If you like it, you can ask Aunt Xu for it." Yu Xi said with a smile, "Grandma also gave me some recipes for dim sum. If I am interested, I will copy them all."
"Thank you so much, Third Sister." Yu Zhuqing was indeed interested.
"Eldest sister said that she has seen tribute embroidery before. Where have she seen it?" Yu Xijiao asked casually. There are very few tribute embroideries in Qidi, and even the concubines may not have them. It is even rarer that they are rewarded by the palace, or announced.
There are basically no saints in Pinghou Mansion now.
"At Madam's place, Madam once got a piece of tribute embroidery, which she loved like a treasure. When I and my second sister took it out to appreciate it, I happened to be there."
Yu Zhuqing thought for a while and said.
"What kind of tribute embroidery is it?"
"A sachet, it looks very delicate. I was just looking at it from a distance, so I didn't see it clearly." Yu Zhuqing smiled sheepishly. Of course, with her status, she couldn't ask the wife and second sister to show it to her.
So he looked at it from a distance, "But I feel...it seems to be a little different from the embroidery on this veil now."
"Sachet? When did it happen? What was embroidered on the sachet?" Yu Xijiao's heart tightened, and an incredible thought suddenly came to her.
"It's one embroidered with auspicious cloud patterns... It looks like it, but I don't see it clearly. This happened last time when I didn't leave the capital and went to the nunnery."
Seeing that Yu Xijiao was interested, Yu Zhuqing thought about it carefully and answered accordingly.
"What...did they say at that time?" A hint of coldness flashed in Yu Xijiao's eyes, and a hint of hostility flashed through her eyes. This time Yu Zhuqing went to the nunnery after the Chinese New Year, and not long after that, her mother was said to have
The steward had an affair and was imprisoned by Mrs. Yu without saying a word just after the filial piety period.
This confinement only lasted a month. Because of the confinement, my grandfather's entire family was executed without any knowledge, and there was no way to deal with the danger.
If he hadn't been imprisoned with his mother at that time, why would he have had to set himself on fire in his previous life to seek a way out for his mother?
The sachet used as evidence of the affair was embroidered with auspicious cloud patterns.
A sachet that is different from the embroidery methods in Beijing!
My fingers trembled slightly, and I felt cold all over as I held the handkerchief in my hand.
"What did you say? It seems that they mentioned the tribute embroidery from Qidi... They said that this sachet looks like the tribute embroidery from Qidi. Regardless of the material or the embroidery, it is impossible for an embroiderer in the capital to embroider it.
, unless you have lived in Qidi for a period of time." Yu Zhuqing also saw something was wrong with Yu Xijiao's expression, and spoke more cautiously.
Live in Qidi?
Yu Xijiao smiled miserably. When her mother was young, she lived with her grandfather in Qidi for a period of time. At that time, the King of Qi was still in the capital and had not yet been granted the title of Qidi. The capital sent officials to guard it first, and her grandfather had a period of
Shi was in charge of the military and political affairs of Qi, so my mother should be able to do some tribute embroidery.
"How presumptuous, who else knows this kind of thing besides you? I thought you would guard Mrs. Hou's name well in the boudoir, but I didn't expect you...you would be like this?"
"Sister-in-law, my uncle has only passed away three years ago, and you have only just maintained your filial piety. Why are you so helpless and lonely? My uncle will die of shame at your hands."
"You filthy thing, someone lock her up and let her wake up."
"Sister-in-law, you really need to think about it carefully. How could such a good uncle marry someone like you? It really embarrasses our Zhengyuan Hou Mansion."
Mrs. Yu and Mrs. Ning's words were all in her ears. It was clear that her mother was with her at that time and it was impossible for her to have a tryst with anyone. However, no one listened to her words. She said that she was partial to her mother and could not do it accurately. Several
The wolf-like woman came up, grabbed the mother and took her away.
I had no choice but to follow my mother, hoping that they could find out and clear her mother's name.
But in the end... what awaits is not innocence, but the lives of his family...
The corners of his lips were raised, and his smile was sinister and sharp.
"Third sister..." Yu Zhuqing reached out and held Yu Xijiao's cold hand, "Third sister, are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere? Do you want to see a doctor?"
She took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in her heart, "Sister, where did this sachet go?"
"Later...it seemed that they were sent to the Marquis Zhengyuan's Mansion, saying that such a good thing must be seen by Mrs. Ning." Although Yu Zhuqing couldn't see it clearly, he still heard it clearly, "Originally, I thought this tribute
The embroidery was given by Mrs. Ning."
It is impossible for the Xuanping Hou Mansion to get it, but it is possible for the Ning family to get it from Concubine Ning. As a beloved concubine, it is normal to have some good things in her hands that others do not have.
Yu Xijiao's hands were trembling and she squinted her eyes. She originally thought that only the Ning family was involved, but she didn't expect that the Qian family was involved as well. The two cousins were more entangled than she imagined, otherwise she would have been in Zhengyuanhou that day.
The government will not fall into the dead end that these cousins have set for themselves!
It seems that Qian went to find this thing, or Qian found an embroiderer from the capital who also lived in Qidi and knew some tribute embroidery.
Embroidery lady? Embroidery village?
In the past few days, she has been helping Aunt Zhou handle affairs, and she has also inquired very clearly about some things in the house. Although she has not seen the specific accounts, she knows that Qian does have an embroidery shop in his hands, and there is an embroidery lady in this embroidery shop.
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"Sister, I heard that the embroidery shop in Madam's hands also belongs to you?" Yu Xijiao slowly regained her composure and asked.
"It's mine, but it's a pity that I'm dying now." Yu Zhuqing lowered her head, smiled bitterly, her eyes were red, and she had almost finished all the things left by her biological mother.
"Is this what Madam said?"
"Someone in charge also came to me and told me... we can't go on like this, but I really can't let go of those old people. They are all old people who came from my biological mother. My shop is losing money, and they are still unwilling to leave. I
How could we fail them?" Yu Zhuqing sighed softly.
"I know it's my fault. There are too many people, but...as long as I can barely support myself, I can't fire them all."
There was a lot of meaning in Yu Zhuqing's words. Combined with the previous words, Yu Xijiao understood clearly and shook Yu Zhuqing's hand comfortingly: "Sister, I will accompany you to have a look in a few days."
There is definitely something wrong here.
"Okay!" Yu Zhuqing said. Although Yu Xijiao was younger than her, she felt at ease with Yu Xijiao inexplicably.
"Miss, Mr. Xu sent someone to deliver a gift." Caiyun lifted the curtain and came in excitedly to report, with surprise on her face.