At night, Wan Su sat on the beauty's couch, playing with a nine-link ring in her hand.
He looked a little tired, and there was no hint of joy after defeating Mr. Li.
Caixiang walked in from outside the door, carrying a basin of foot-washing water.
She put the foot washing water on the ground and reached out to take off Wan Su's socks.
"Miss, what's wrong with you? Didn't we let the eldest lady get her retribution today? Why do I see that you don't look very happy?"
After Wan Su untied the last link of the nine-ring chain, he placed it on the small table at hand.
"The eldest lady has been running the house for many years, so she can fall down so easily. Now my father is just angry, so he locked her up. Just wait! When Wu Yiniang's child is born, the news of the Li family's triumphant return comes back.
Jingzhong. She will be released naturally."
"Then our hard work has been in vain?" Caixiang thought of Wan Su's arrangements for these many days, and her face was full of unwillingness.
Wan Su said: "It's not a waste of work. At least the mother and daughter who have been hiding behind have been forced out. And now that the eldest lady has offended everyone in the house, even if she comes out, she will never come back.
I’m afraid it’s impossible to get back to the previous situation.”
The master and servant were having a heart-to-heart talk when a little maid suddenly ran in from outside the door: "Second Miss, it's bad, something happened in the house. The old lady asked everyone to go to Qingsongyuan."
When Wan Su changed clothes and came to Qingsongyuan, the old lady and Liang Xiu were already sitting at the main seat in the living room.
The dim candlelight shone on their faces, both of them looking sad.
After a cup of tea, the living room was filled with people, even the second master Liang Feng, who rarely walked around the back house, came.
The second master, Liang Feng, is now working as a sixth-grade idler in Beijing. He spends his days doing nothing, either going to the Flower House to drink, or going to the West Market to walk horses and fight cocks with others. So every day, he rises at sunrise and returns at sunset, eating and drinking.
When it comes to things like having fun, he can be considered diligent.
I saw his eyes were blurred and his steps were sluggish at the moment, and he said with a displeased look on his face: "What are you doing if you don't let me sleep well at this late night!"
Smelling the smell of alcohol all over his body, the old lady couldn't help frowning and pursed her lips before saying, "Are you going to drink flower wine again?"
"belch"
Before he could speak, Liang Feng burped first, and immediately a smell of alcohol and rotten food wafted out. In addition, there were many people in the room and the air was not circulating.
Everyone covered their noses.
Even Wan Su in the corner couldn't help but fan his face with his hand, when a white brocade handkerchief was handed over.
Wan Su looked up and saw that Liang Yu had arrived in front of him at some point.
"I have scented this veil with lily incense. It will be better to cover your nose with it."
Normally Wan Su wouldn't have picked it up, but now the smell in the room was so torturous that Wan Su picked it up without even thinking.
"Thank you, third uncle."
Liang Yu smiled at her and then walked to the old lady.
"Mom, it's so late and you've called everyone here. Do you have something important to say?"
The old lady was still immersed in her hatred for her second son, but when she saw the talented third son coming over, her face immediately changed color, and she lovingly stroked Liang Yu's extended hand.
But thinking of today's situation, the old lady still sighed, and then said: "The reason why I called everyone here so late today is because Yuru is missing."
Everyone was shocked when they heard this.
"How could it be? Isn't Cousin Lin recuperating in her hospital?" Liang Hanyue was the first to ask.
Liang Xiu shook his head and said, "We have always thought so. It was not until the old lady went to see her tonight that she discovered that she was not in the yard at all."
"What do the maids next to her say? They have been waiting for my cousin. They know best?" Wan Su said.
The old lady said: "These damn girls, if I hadn't discovered that Yuru was not in the house today, they would have been trying to lie to me! They said that Yuru changed into the girl's clothes and left the house yesterday. They said they would be back in three days.
, and told them not to tell anyone. Each of them was so bold, they actually hid this matter."
The old lady said that she was really angry and couldn't help but cough repeatedly.
Liang Yu hurriedly helped her carry it.
"Mother, don't be too anxious to be careful and get yourself in trouble."
The old lady said melancholy: "Hey! I know my body is fine. The top priority is to find Yuru quickly, otherwise how can I explain to your sister!"
"Don't worry, mother. I have already sent my servants at home to look for him, and I have also asked my colleagues in the court. I believe there will be news soon." Liang Xiu consoled him.
After Liang Xiu comforted the old lady, he looked at everyone present.
"I called you here today mainly because I want to ask you whether you have seen Yuru in the past few days and whether there is anything unusual about her. This will also provide more basis for inferring her whereabouts."
Everyone looked at each other with confusion on their faces.
Only the girl next to Third Yiniang pushed back with a guilty look on her face.
This weak change could not escape Liang Yu's eyes. He pointed his finger at the maid and said: "Come here!"
When the third aunt saw this, she couldn't help but beat her heart. In the past, the cousin always had a higher level of ambition and never interacted with her as a concubine. Why would her maid have anything to do with her today?
The maid came out obediently and knelt down in the hall.
Liang Yu looked serious: "Tell me, have you seen Miss Cousin in the past few days?"
The maid hesitated and said: "I've seen... I've seen it, but I've never seen... before."
When Liang Xiu heard this, he was so angry that he slapped the table hard.
"You bastard, what do you mean I've seen it and haven't seen it before? Tell me clearly."
Liang Xiu's anger frightened the little maid, and she quickly kowtowed and said: "Back to the master. Yesterday, I went to the street to buy some fancy goods on the orders of my third aunt. When I passed by the East Market, I only saw the profile of one person.
The face is very similar to that of my cousin. However, she is dressed plainly, so I am not sure whether she is my cousin."
"Then, can you clearly see where she went? What did she do?" Liang Xiu asked.
The little maid shook her head, "I don't know, but I only saw my cousin getting into an extremely luxurious carriage. Then the carriage quickly turned out of the street."
"So, my cousin has made an appointment with someone!" Wan Su suddenly said, "But who is it? It's not like my grandmother doesn't allow her to associate with ladies in the capital, so why is she so secretive!"
Hearing this, the old lady's face became very ugly. Since she had an appointment with ladies, she agreed.
The person you meet secretly is naturally not a lady, and it is very likely that the person is a man, so you are so careful.
This is a serious matter that is degrading to the family tradition. It involves the marriages of all the ladies in the house. What should we do?
Liang Xiu seemed to have thought of this, and his face was full of solemnity.
"Okay, I understand, that's all for today! No one is allowed to reveal even a single word."
As expected, everyone dispersed one after another.
Seeing that everyone was gone, Liang Xiu hurriedly called his servant to his side.
"Go and prepare some gifts and deliver them to the adults early tomorrow morning. Just tell me that the cousin's matter has been resolved in our house and I would like their help."
After speaking, Liang Xiu turned to look at Liang Yu, who he had just grabbed, and said, "Third brother, please don't let your family's scandal go public. You will have to worry about Yuru's affairs on your subordinates."