Chapter six hundred and eighty eighth, planning, interlocking
Now that Hongxing came out, she did not enter the mourning hall again, but found a little maid inside to help Hongxing eat.
Another woman led them over, thinking that there might not be anything to eat in the big kitchen, so she went to the side room. There were pastries in the side room. Let’s eat some first. They should eat early tomorrow morning.
At this time, there were not many people in the mourning hall, just a few people.
The mother-in-law took Nanny Xu to stand in front of a bush in the courtyard.
"Aunt Xu, can you borrow some money?" The mother-in-law looked around and saw no one, so she said with a smile.
This mother-in-law loves to gamble, and she will gamble away all her money from time to time. Aunt Xu did lend her money before, and she later paid it back.
When she first entered the house, Grandma Xu had good relations with many women in order to build good relationships with others.
"Are you gambling again?" asked Aunt Xu.
"Just...a little bit, actually not many, just...people from my own house." The mother-in-law laughed dryly. She bet with some of the servants in the house, but her luck was really bad, but she was lucky.
She really wanted to come here, but she always lost when she demolished the east wall and was defeated by the west wall. Fortunately, she still knew some sense of propriety and would pay back what she borrowed, or no one in this house would lend her money.
"How much?" asked Nanny Xu.
"Just...ten taels of silver?" the mother-in-law asked tentatively.
"How can I have so much money? Are you crazy about gambling?" Nanny Xu's eyes widened in shock, "You...you lost so much? Don't you want to work hard anymore?"
"No... I haven't lost so much in gambling. This time it's not really about gambling." The old lady shook her hands wildly.
"Didn't you lose money in gambling?" Nanny Xu asked suspiciously.
"Of course it's impossible to lose so much money in gambling. I... just want to rent a shop for my son to open a shop. Now I'm still short of money, so I want to borrow some from the old sisters in the house." The mother-in-law lowered her voice.
This mother-in-law does not have a son at home. She is the only one in the house and her son is outside the house.
"You want to rent a shop for your son to open a shop?" Mother Xu asked.
"Yes, I don't want to gamble anymore. If I have money, I should give it to my son. My son is a capable man. He said he would pick me up in the future and not let me do the work of waiting on people. Now I rent a shop and open a shop, and most of the money is spent on it.
Now that we have it, there are still some small parts, so I can help as much as I can."
The mother-in-law sighed, and then said with a serious face: "Don't worry, Grandma Xu, I will definitely pay you back the money you borrowed, and I will also calculate the interest for you. This time I am doing business, I can't lend you the money in vain."
These words were so nice that Mother Xu's tense face relaxed, "I don't have any money with me now, can you leave now? Come with me to get it?"
"I can... I can go, it's only for a while anyway." The mother-in-law thanked her repeatedly and said.
"Let's go now?" Nanny Xu looked at the door of the mourning hall, but there was no one there.
"Let's go now." The mother-in-law said, eagerly pulling Nanny Xu out with a smile on her face.
Seeing how anxious she was, Nanny Xu knew that she was really desperate for money, so she turned around and walked out, returning to Yaoshui Pavilion to get the money.
Ten taels of silver is a lot of money, but Nanny Xu can get it.
She is the housekeeper who followed Yu Xijiao to Beijing. Not only does she have a lot of monthly income now, but she was rewarded more by her old master Mrs. Xie before she came to Beijing. Mrs. Xie asked her to protect Yu Xijiao, so how could she do it?
Treat her badly, she will have to follow wherever Yu Xijiao marries from now on.
To put it this way, she is richer than other women.
Not long after Nanny Xu left, Qingyue came over with a food basket. She looked around in front of the mourning hall door and saw no one, so she walked straight in.
After walking around the mourning hall, I didn't see anyone. The white candle was burning high in front of the coffin.
"Aunt Qin, Aunt Qin." Qingyue suddenly lowered her voice and said.
The heavy white gauze on the right moved. Qingyue walked to the side of the white gauze and shook it gently. The back of the gauze moved in response, indicating that the person was there.
Qingyue understood and retreated.
After walking around with the food basket, she went to the wing. At the door of the wing, another woman happened to come out and was stunned when she saw Qingyue: "Miss Qingyue? What are you..."
"The kitchen guy asked me to help bring Miss Hongxing's rice." Qingyue raised the food basket in her hand and said, "Where did the person go? Didn't he say he was in the mourning hall?"
Qingyue also felt depressed when talking about this matter.
When Qian's family laid out their mourning hall, Yu Xijiao had come over to see it before, but then she never came back. When it got dark, Yu Xijiao sent Qingyue to come over and ask if there was anyone in the mourning hall who needed help. After all, the elders were occupying the hall.
Madam's name.
When Qingyue came over, she was stopped by a maid and asked to help find some white cloth, explaining that she would use it tomorrow.
We went to the sewing room together to find white linen cloth, and were helped by people in the sewing room to help us make some simple linen clothes.
As soon as it was done, it was completely dark. Qingyue wanted to go back, but was told that Hongxing had not eaten yet, and asked her to help get some.
When we arrived in the big kitchen, there was only one woman left. She heard that Hongxing hadn't eaten yet, so she didn't refuse. She just helped her get some, heated it up, and asked Qingyue to bring it to her.
There was only such a woman left in the big kitchen. Qingyue had no choice but to help her out one more time.
It took such a long time to go back and forth. When she left Yaoshui Pavilion, she had just had dinner, and it was still dimly lighted at that time.
"Thank you, Miss Qingyue, thank you very much." The mother-in-law thanked her repeatedly and asked Qingyue inside, "Miss Qingyue, would you like to come over and sit down to rest? Miss Hongxing is resting here."
"No, I'm going back." Qingyue waved her hand, wondering what she had to say to the maid next to Qian.
Rejecting the mother-in-law's kindness, he turned around and left with the others, going straight back to Yaoshui Pavilion.
The Yaoshui Pavilion was already very quiet, and the woman who was guarding the door was not asleep. Just now, there was a woman who came with Grandma Xu to borrow money. She was also a witness. In order to be a witness, she followed Grandma Xu into the house.
Yes, I pressed my fingerprints immediately. The matter of ten taels of silver is no small matter.
After everything was done, he came out of Grandma Xu's house.
Just after I sent the old lady away, I saw Qingyue coming over, and I quickly let Qingyue in. The yard was very quiet, and everyone had already gone to bed by this time.
That is to say, Aunt Xu had specially warned the housekeeper before, otherwise the housekeeper would have fallen asleep as usual.
Aunt Xu's room was lit with lights on. She heard the noise outside. She came out and saw Qingyue and said, "Where have you been? The girl has been looking for you before. I went to look for you but couldn't find you."
"I don't have anything to do. I just went to help deliver a food basket. Now I'm fine." Qingyue said with a smile.
"It's okay, just go to sleep first, there are many things to do tomorrow." Nanny Xu yawned, turned around and entered the house, Qingyue also entered the house.
She and Mingyue were in the same room, but today it was Mingyue's turn to sleep in the girl's outhouse.
The housekeeper locked the door and went back to sleep. The whole house became quiet.
It's late, not only Yaoshui Pavilion, but also other places have already been locked up for bed. Except for the mourning hall, which is brightly lit, today is an all-nighter.
In the main room, Mingyue has been standing in front of the window, looking out the window. From this position, she can clearly see what is outside the window. She has stayed here tonight, watching Qingyue leave, and also saw Nanny Xu leave.
Later, Nanny Xu came back with a woman, and the woman who was guarding the door entered the house with them. At this time, a person came in at the door.
He ran in very quickly and then ran out very quickly. The whole process was very short.
There was no light in the night, and I could only see the appearance of a woman, but not her face. She vaguely came in carrying a small bag of things, and when she went out, the things were gone.
They went in and out very quickly, just as the housekeeper followed Nanny Xu in...
The yard became quiet and everyone went to sleep, including Qingyue and Nanny Xu who had just returned. There were many things going on today, and they were preparing for funerals after happy events.
After taking off the red silk, everyone in the Xuanping Hou Mansion gathered around Bai Man. Everyone was very tired. They were too tired during the day and fell into a deep sleep.
After a long time, a figure appeared in front of the window again. Taking advantage of the moonlight in the sky, Mingyue could tell at a glance that this maid was a second-class maid. Yaoshui Pavilion had repeatedly removed people before, but later specially brought in some.
, this maid came in later, named Luoyun.
She is good-looking, and she is willing to work. When she entered the house, Qian had already been locked up, so there was no chance that they would interact with each other. She was also a good person, although she did not directly enter the girl's house. What happened usually?
, can also support it, and is considered a smart one.
He is actually Mrs. Qian's person again.
Who would have thought that Mrs. Qian was locked up and the second girl looked sick and weak. At this time, Mrs. Qian would go to the Xuanping Hou Mansion to force people into her.
I'm afraid it's not just one person who was blocked. Mingyue also knows about the woman who came here with Aunt Xu. She is said to be a gambler, but her character is said to be pretty good. This woman is actually an old man in the house.
Looking at the figure heading to the backyard, Ming Yue was silent and the girl had already gone to sleep. However, everything was similar to what the girl expected. Hong Xing actually didn't know that much.
I only know that it has something to do with the people around Mrs. Qian, and it also has something to do with the people around the second girl...
He was just a pusher. Even if the second girl believed Hongxing, she would not tell her everything.
Hongxing, who was asked by the Marquis about the truth about Mrs. Qian's death, had actually answered all questions and she dared to hide it. It was the girl's intention that the Marquis left her alive, but she wanted to see how many more people there were in the Marquis's house.
People from the Qian Mansion.
If these people are not eliminated, they will be a disaster in the future. Take advantage of this to clean up the matter properly.
Luoyun stayed in the backyard for a while and then came back. Mingyue waited for a while, then quietly walked out of the main room, closed the door, and went to the back of the courtyard.
After careful inspection, I landed on a place behind a tree. It was a piece of newly turned soil. I don’t know when there was such a piece of newly turned soil in this place. I thought of the flowers and plants that someone came here to plant during the day. This is it. This is it again.
It's a part of it, and it's really interconnected.
If the girl wasn't so smart, she might have been tricked...