Chapter 629, Scaring the sick nine-bedroom old lady
The nine-bedroom old lady of the Yu family has indeed been ill these past few days, but she was actually frightened.
On the day when Yu Jinyang and his son were executed, the old lady fainted from fright after asking a few questions, and then lay down on the bed.
The relationship between the old lady of Jiufang and Mrs. Yu is pretty good. At least among the old ladies, the old lady of Jiufang and Mrs. Yu have the best relationship. They usually get some benefits and help from Mrs. Yu.
Run errands, do some things, help spread the news among the clan, etc.
In the previous matter regarding Yu Lanyan, the old lady of Jiufang secretly helped Mrs. Yu contact the clan. Even several clan elders helped Yu Lanyan speak before, and she was the mediator in secret.
Mrs. Yu needed someone in the Yu clan to help her contact her, and the old lady from Jiufang came to help her as early as Mrs. Yu came to Beijing, which was just the right time.
Over the years, the old lady from Jiufang and Mrs. Yu have had the best relationship.
Yu Xijiao's carriage stopped outside the courtyard of the ninth house. This house is far away from the Xuanping Hou Mansion, so it is considered a side branch. However, the accommodation is not bad. It is a large courtyard with two entrances that are transparent from the north to the south.
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Hearing that it was the third girl from the Xuanping Hou Mansion who came, the boy at the door hurried in to report, and soon the daughter-in-law of the old lady from the ninth room hurried out to greet her.
"Why did Miss Yu come here today?"
"I heard that Grandma Ninth was sick, and I happened to be passing by, so I came to take a look." Yu Xi said softly, and Mingyue came forward with the gift box she bought on the way.
"Third Miss, you are so polite. You came as soon as you came. Why did you bring something with you?" The old lady's daughter-in-law smiled brightly and asked the maid to take the gift and lead her inside.
When the old lady of Jiufang heard that Yu Xijiao was coming, she was also stunned. This third girl was different from the ordinary girls of the Yu family. Not to mention her noble status, she would still be the Crown Princess of Qi in the future.
Yu Xijiao came in and bowed to the old lady of Jiufang. The old lady forced herself to sit up and hurriedly asked someone to bring tea.
"Is Grandma Ninth feeling better?" Yu Xijiao asked with a smile after taking a sip of tea and putting it down.
"As we get older, these are all old problems." The old lady sighed and leaned weakly on the cushion behind her.
"Grandma Ninth is not old yet, so she should be fine with her care. I also went to see Mrs. Yu today, and she is fine." Yu Xi said with a sweet smile, and looked at the old lady's face. In fact, she was not as expected.
So bad.
"Everyone go and do your work, don't stand around, it will be uncomfortable." The old lady was stunned for a moment, then looked at her daughter-in-law and started to chase people away.
The old lady's daughter-in-law actually preferred to stay and talk more to this Miss Yu San. She could tell by the look on her face that she was promising, but the old lady opened her mouth and she didn't dare to refuse, so she could only take her with her.
People leave.
After all the idle people had gone out, the old lady asked with a slightly trembling voice: "Madam...is...is she okay?"
"Grandma Ninth sent people there before, but didn't see Mrs. Yu?" Yu Xi asked with a delicate smile.
The old lady trembled, and then looked at the mother-in-law beside her.
The mother-in-law's face immediately turned pale, and she also shivered.
"Who was sent by Ninth Grandmother?" Yu Xijiao seemed not to notice the abnormality of the master and servant, and continued to ask with a smile, "The Dali Temple said they would just take the food basket and leave, and they didn't leave any more words."
"I..." The old lady's face turned pale and her eyes became panicked.
"Can't Grandma Ninth tell you?" Yu Xi asked with a smile, her eyes were dark and inexplicable, making people inexplicably frightened in this dim room.
"I...I'm not..." the old lady stammered. Seeing that Yu Xijiao was as calm as ever, the old lady was really anxious. She gritted her teeth and said quickly without caring about anything else: "I didn't send you, it's...
...He is the one who lent me money."
"Not sent by Grandma Ninth?" Yu Xijiao was surprised.
"No..." The old lady looked at the old woman on her side and said directly, "Just ask her!"
Yu Xijiao looked at her mother-in-law. Before she came, she only guessed that it was most likely related to Grandma Ninth. Now it seemed that she had found the right one.
With a "plop", the mother-in-law couldn't stand anymore and hurriedly knelt down, "Third girl, it's... someone asked our old lady to help deliver it."
"Who asked your old lady for help?"
"Yes...yes...they paid for us, the old lady, to help send a food basket to Mrs. Yu. They said that Mrs. Yu was kind to her master and asked the old slave to go and just send a food basket."
, nothing else really happened, after that the old slave went back to carry the food basket."
The mother-in-law gritted her teeth and said everything.
"Give money?" This answer is actually not surprising. Since someone is secretly sending news to Mrs. Yu, they naturally don't want anyone to find out.
"Yes, it is."
The old lady in the ninth house was wholeheartedly trying to curry favor with Mrs. Yu and helped Mrs. Yu contact the Yu clan, but it was not just for some benefits. Now, giving everyone a food basket for some benefits is nothing.
"Has Grandma Ninth checked who he is?" Yu Xijiao was silent for a while, then asked the old lady again.
The old lady shook her head, pointed at her mother-in-law, and said vaguely: "She met this person, and she said she was helping her give him a gift. She didn't dare to hide it, so she reported to me. I was thinking about Mrs. Li... back then.
When you were here, you still wanted to treat me the same way, so... I agreed."
"Grandma Ninth, you dared to agree to such a thing at that time, so you weren't afraid that it would implicate you?" Yu Xijiao asked coldly.
The old lady was shocked and hurriedly defended: "I said... I said nothing would happen. We are all from the Yu family, and we only sent a food basket without meeting each other. Even the murderer also sent a meal to the execution ground.
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The old lady was given a lot of money to do just this one thing. Although she was scared, she still agreed. Moreover, the other party also made it clear that she only needed to send a food basket and then take the food basket back.
"What Ninth Grandmother said is absolutely true, but have Ninth Grandmother ever thought that if something happened to Mr. Li... would Ninth Grandmother be able to escape?" Yu Xijiao asked with a smile.
The old lady's face changed drastically, "I...I didn't expect..."
I saw the money at that time. With so much money, it was just a food basket, which was really not a loss. Later, the food basket was taken back, and the master and servant came to their senses. The old lady was so frightened that her condition worsened, but she was not frightened.
Die.
"Ninth Grandma didn't expect this at the time, and the people in the yamen may not have thought of it for the time being. But if something happens in the future, and Ninth Grandma is found, and Ninth Grandma still doesn't know everything about it, I'm afraid it won't be easy to explain." Yu Xi Jiaoqing said.
sigh.
"Explain...explain what?" The old lady was really panicked.
"I don't know. When I went to Dali Temple today, there were a lot of questions there. They also talked about Ninth Grandma sending food baskets... Maybe Ninth Grandma will be asked to go to Dali Temple and ask questions face to face." Yu Xijiao
Shake his head.
The old lady leaned back in fear, her eyes widened: "I... don't know, I don't know anything."
Yu Xijiao comforted her and said: "That's what I said too. It should have nothing to do with Ninth Grandma. Dali Temple will not ask Ninth Grandma for the time being, but I told her about it on behalf of Ninth Grandma. If you are really worried, come over and ask again."
A few words, does Grandma Ninth really have no idea who asked her to send the food basket?"
"I..." The old lady shook her head.
Yu Xijiao smiled: "Ninth Grandma, think about it again, or... let your people think about it again?"
After saying that, he looked at the frightened mother-in-law who fell to the ground.
"You...didn't pay attention to anything?" The old lady really didn't notice anything. She glared at her for the last time and asked her mother-in-law, "I asked people to deal with it carefully at the time. It's best to pay more attention, but you really didn't notice anything?"
"The old woman gave the food basket to the old slave and then left. Later, she agreed on a time to take it away. The old slave really didn't see anything." The old woman said in a panic.
"Is he from the capital?" Yu Xijiao asked gently.
"Yes... no... no." The old lady hesitated after answering in the affirmative, and then hurriedly explained, "What she said was in Beijing, but I always felt that there was a certain accent, and it didn't sound like she was purely from the capital.
...like...like someone who came to the capital from out of town, but lived in the capital for a period of time."
"It sounds like the accent is from Beijing, but when I listen to it carefully, I feel that something is wrong. I vaguely feel that there is a slight deviation. If I listen to it again, I think it is?"
Yu Xijiao analyzed.
The mother-in-law kept saying: "Yes, yes, that's what it means."
She couldn't explain it herself, but fortunately what Yu Xijiao said was clear, which allowed her to sort out some of her guesses, and she looked calmer than before. After thinking about it, she said: "Old slave, I think this mother-in-law's
Her status is extraordinary, and the materials on her body are excellent, although she is still dressed like an ordinary mother-in-law."
"How does it compare to the mother-in-law in our house?" Mingyue asked, rolling her eyes.
"Yes, it's similar to the stewardess of Xuanping Hou Mansion. This kind of clothing is not suitable for people like us." The old lady said repeatedly.
They are also servants, and the clothes worn by the servants of Xuanpinghou Mansion are of better quality. This woman is the person who is close to the old lady of Jiufang, and she is considered the most popular person, but her clothes are compared to the housekeeper of Xuanping Mansion.
Son is far inferior.
Even if they are just servants, they are still divided into three, six and nine grades.
"Have you never seen it before?" Yu Xijiao asked.
"I haven't seen it before, I definitely haven't seen it before." The mother-in-law shook her head quickly.
"Is the accent okay?" Yu Xijiao continued to ask.
"No problem, the old slave won't understand. The old slave is the most capable in this field. In the past, a maid stayed in the capital for two years and said that she had been in the capital since she was a child. The old slave found it for the old lady.
"The mother-in-law patted her chest and said. It can be seen that this is where she is proud of. She is not ambiguous at all. She looks much more courageous than before.
The status of that master is extraordinary. It is at least equal to that of the Xuanping Hou Mansion, or even better. Moreover, he is someone who came from outside the capital, or can be said to have come back. He was able to find the old lady of the Nine Fangs so quickly, which shows that he is also considered to be a member of the Yu family.
Understand, or rather pay close attention to, the Yu family.
He may even have some contacts with the Yu family.
So who is this person? Why did he secretly pass on the news to Mrs. Yu? What did he ask Mrs. Yu for? In this case, Mrs. Yu now wishes that something would happen to everyone, and it would be best if they were all buried with her son. There must be something wrong with her.
Whatever you say, you may even take the initiative to expose some of your secrets!
Now Mrs. Yu is just waiting to die, her money is of no use, I am afraid she only has one obsession now...
Zhuangzi outside the city? That place may be real...