Chapter 145: The Cost of Growth

I didn't sit well this month, worrying about the safety of the Qian family, and at the same time I had to feed two children. When breastfeeding every day, Yuanshou is fed first before letting Tianshen eat, just because he thinks that Yuanshou is older than Tianshen, and he is afraid that he will not be full.

I will also feel sorry for Tianshen in my heart, but at this time, the Qian family is in trouble, and all I can do is take care of Yuanshou and not let her worry.

During this time, often Xiao Shunzi asked to take care of the Qian family, Xiao Shunzi came back and said that there was a response from the Wulanala family, although the Qian family was detained, but did not suffer anything, her only worry was that Yuanshou suffered, but when she knew that the child was here with me, she was relieved.

In the past month, I didn't wait for the news of the Wulanala clan stupidly, but asked Xiao Shunzi to investigate this matter thoroughly, wanting to clear the charge for the Qian clan as soon as possible. For the Ulanala clan, even if he joined forces with her, his impression of her would be changed, but in such an environment, he couldn't fully trust someone, and naturally he wouldn't easily pin all his hopes on her.

After a month of suffering, I was out of confinement, but Qian was still detained. There has not been much progress in the verification of both the Ulanala clan and the small Shunzi.

Qian was detained in her own yard, thinking that she hadn't seen Yuanshou for a long time, so she begged Yinzhen for an invitation and took the child to see her.

Qian's face was pale, his expression was haggard, his whole person was so thin that his cheeks were pointed, and his red and swollen eyes looked particularly terrifying.

I handed Yuanshou to her and said, "The child follows me, don't worry, but you can't treat yourself like this." There will always be a day when things will come to light, if your body collapses, how can you take good care of Yuanshou in the future. ”

Qian hugged Yuanshou and cried bitterly, I gently patted her back, the tip of my nose was sore, but I didn't comfort her much, I just hoped that she could vent her emotions, so as not to get sick of her heart.

Qian cried, put Yuanshou in his arms, choked and said: "I never provoke anyone, why do you splash such pickled dirty water on me, saying that it is okay for me to kill, but it is a scoundrel that I have an affair with the servant, and I also say that I ...... , which makes me how to be a person in the future. Although my family is poor, I grew up in a family of scholars and etiquette since I was a child. For me, I regard my name as more important than my life, and if I hadn't thought that Yuanshou was still young, I would have died a long time ago. ”

"How can you have such a confused idea, fortunately, you can still take care of Yuanshou and not do anything stupid, otherwise it would not have fulfilled the wishes of those people. They belittle you like this, don't they just want to force you to a dead end, so that Yuanshou will lose his reliance and the heart of the fourth master, even if you die, then you will only end up with the handle of suicide in fear of sin, and then it will be really ruined and humiliated, I am afraid that your father and brother will not be able to raise their heads for the rest of their lives. I was shocked by Qian's thoughts, lest she would do something stupid, and reprimanded coldly.

"But now that I have a hard time arguing, what else can I do? It's been more than a month, and I can't find out what I heard from Xiao Shunzi, even if the fourth master releases me out of my mind, I'm afraid that I can't wash my dirty water, and I'm afraid that Yuanshou will be poked in the backbone because of me, and I still have the face to survive in the world. Qian said and sobbed again.

"Silly girl, isn't there still me? I won't let those who harm us like this, no matter what, you will give me a good life, Yuanshou needs a mother, this is irreplaceable." I held Qian's hand and looked at her with a firm look in my eyes, convincing her that this matter would not end up like this.

Coming back from Qian's side, I know in my heart that I can't drag it out any longer, the longer it drags on, the worse Qian's mental state will be, I'm afraid that one day she can't bear the psychological pressure, and she will really be stupid, what she needs to do now is to find clues to overturn the case, and second, to release her first, so that she can see the hope of this matter.

"This matter can actually be reversed. "I finished taking a burp for Tianshen, handed over the two children to the wet nurse, and said to Xiao Shunzi, who was going back and forth to investigate the progress.

"The other way around?" Xiao Shunzi was puzzled.

"What I have been checking now is nothing more than Luzhu's whereabouts that day, as well as the people who can testify against Qian, and the flaws in the physical evidence, but if these are artificially planted, they must have been considered layer by layer, and it is difficult to overturn them easily, and once the thinking is fixed, it is easier to enter the blind spot. I pondered for a moment and said to him.

"Where do you think we should start investigating? At the moment, we have checked everything we can, including the dry well where the body was dumped, but it rained the next day, and it is difficult to find anything. Xiao Shunzi said.

"Even if it hasn't rained, do you really think you can find out something?" I smiled lightly, shook my head, and said, "Didn't you find that the people who did these tricks and feet are very thoughtful, even if we guess it may be the Li family's doing, but I think that these things can be done so carefully and interlockingly, not exactly Li can do it alone." So even if everything is there, it's hard to find anything. ”

"What should I do if Igege said the other way around?, did it start after Midoritake's death?" asked Junko, who pondered for a moment.

"Let's first think back to the confession of the waiter, assuming that what he said is true, Sister Qian accidentally killed the green bamboo and asked him to dispose of the body, and she went to the fourth master and Fujin with the child in her arms. Then there are a few suspicious points, first of all, did the person sent by Father-in-law Su to deliver the message ever enter the house? If he entered the house, did he ever find anything unusual? If he did not enter the house, did he hear any noise? Then, I heard that it was found that my oxytocic medicine had been poisoned that day, and the courtyard was replaced by the people around the fourth master and Fu Jin to deal with the matter, and then the relevant people were detained and taken away for questioning. In this case, there should be no people in the courtyard who can enter and leave at will, how did that chamberlain take the corpse out? The third suspicion is, since Luzhu is dead, why do you have to throw away the equipment and throw it next to Luzhu's corpse?" I raised the questions in this case one by one, and then said: "No matter what the matter is, you first find out these three points, as long as you can find out these three points, Sister Qian will get rid of the false accusation and release it." As for who did this case, I'm afraid it's not so easy to find out who is behind the scenes, in this case, it is better to delay the army first, and then plan slowly. ”

Xiao Shunzi should leave, I sat alone in the room, figuring out the opponent's purpose and thoughts, and secretly wondered why the opponent wanted to target the Qian family, was it just because she gave birth to Yuanshou, but even so, it should be aimed at Yuanshou. But even if there is anything to happen to the Qian family and Yuanshou, Tianshen and I will become her opponents, why did she not make other moves after the Qian family was banned, what is she planning?

No, it's not that she doesn't move, I'm afraid there is a bigger move. Her purpose in moving the Qian family first was to divert everyone's attention, and when we racked our brains to overturn the case for the Qian family, she could start to lay out a bigger conspiracy, and the objects of this conspiracy must be Yuanshou, me and Tianshen, and maybe the Wulanala clan. Maybe she can't say if she wants to do it once and for all, but what kind of plan is it?

The thought made me feel cold, but I couldn't figure out what the other person would do.

I stood up, called Mama Xia and Aster over, and asked her to pick up the two children and go to the courtyard of the Ulanala clan to discuss countermeasures with her.

"I've also thought about what you said, there aren't many people in the house, and this thing must have been done by that person, but the Qian family is just a pawn to divert attention. But we don't know what she wants to do, except for waiting for her to make a move. Ulanala hugged Xiao Tianshen and teased and said.

"It's always been like this, it's too passive. I'm thinking, instead of seeing the move, why can't I take the initiative to make a move, maybe it can not only mess up the other party's position, but also make her show her flaws. I gently patted the sleeping Yuanshou and whispered.

"But what are we going to do now to change from reactive to proactive?" the Ulanala clan frowned in embarrassment.

"Soldiers are not tired of cheating, fighting grass and startling snakes" I lowered my eyes and said eight words lightly.

The Ulanala clan was silent for a moment, and said, "This is too risky, but the army is dangerous, and maybe you can give it a try." ”

The next day, there was a rumor in the house, saying that the chamberlain had retracted his confession and confessed that someone had instructed him to kill Luzhu and throw away the corpse. Not long after, Qian's house was lifted. Everything seems to have a new eyebrow.

At this time, it happened to be the Spring Festival of the fifty-first year of Kangxi, and Tianshen's full moon wine was also scheduled to be held together with the family banquet on the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve. At the family banquet on this day, Qian took Yuanshou to the family banquet as usual according to my instructions, and there was nothing wrong with eating, drinking, and laughing at the family banquet.

After three rounds of drinking, Yi Shi suddenly said: "Qian Gege is really cheeky, not to mention having an affair with the chamberlain, even if he bears the charge of murder and throwing corpses, he can talk and laugh here brazenly without changing his face, if I want to say that this is the benefit of having an heir, how can the master be appeased and connived at for the sake of the little brother." ”

As soon as Yi's words came out, he saw that Qian's face instantly lost blood, and he gritted his teeth desperately, and his hands under the table almost buckled his nails into the flesh.

I sat down next to Qian and reached out to hold her hand, trying to calm her down. He looked at Yi Shi with a sneer, and said, "Ige has seen these things with his own eyes?"

Yi Shi was slightly stunned by my question, and said in a daze: "I...... How can I see these ...... with my own eyes?"

"Since you haven't seen it with your own eyes, how can you say it so conclusively? The inner servant has already confessed that he was deliberately framed, but the fourth master is thinking that the Spring Festival is approaching, and he has not pursued it. Igger, don't you really know?" I shifted my gaze to Lee, then back to Ig's face, and then a smile that knew it.

"I ...... What do I know? You speak clearly, what do you say I know?" Ishi looked nervous about my last sentence.

"Of course, you don't know about the inner servant's confession of the truth, but everyone in the house knows about it, otherwise Iger thinks I'm saying what you know?" I lowered my head and chuckled, and out of the corner of my eye, I glanced at Yinzhen and Wulanala on the main seat.

Yin Zhen kept a calm face and didn't speak, nor did he stop it. The Ulanala clan held his eyes and gave Yinzhen vegetables, and he didn't hear the dispute at the table.

Li Shi was silent about my gaze, and he was just sandwiching the food for Hongshi next to him, not knowing what he was thinking.

Nian quietly took the dish to his mouth, and no one else dared to say anything.

Yi Shi was so blocked by my words that he didn't know how to refute it, and he lost his breath, and there was a sudden solemn silence on the table.

"Don't talk about these, but I want to thank the fox fur of the New Year's side blessing and Jin reward, this one is put on for Tianshen, the red jacket and white fur are really good-looking. I turned the subject to Nian and thanked him with a smile.

Nian Shi listened to me thank her, put down his chopsticks, and chuckled a little embarrassedly and said: "Geng Gege doesn't need to be polite, I am young, and I have just entered the house, and I still have to rely on you to take care of me, and it is also appropriate to exchange courtesies." ”

"Speaking of which, Sister Nian is really well-behaved and sensible, a few days ago I heard that my body bones are not very good every time I am cold, and I specially let people bring good medicinal materials from outside, even the servants in the house also said that Sister Nian is a person with a good temperament, which is really commendable. I remember that Sister Li was also gentle and polite when she came to the house, but she was not as lovely as Sister Nian, and it was also a blessing for the prince to have someone like Sister Nian. Wulanala took the words, his eyes fell on Nian's, and he said to Yinzhen in his mouth.

"Yes, Nian's talent is not inferior to that of Li's back then, and his temperament is also one in a hundred, Nian's family style is good, and the children he taught are not bad, and her brother and I are very close to each other. Yin Zhen glanced at Nian's family, hooked his lips slightly, and showed appreciation in his eyes.

When Yinzhen spoke, Wulanala and I both deliberately glanced at Li's gloomy and cold look, and exchanged a look with each other, this look contained too much deep meaning, and the two of them knew each other at the same time, although they didn't say much, but their minds were clear.

The meal was tense, and everyone present had their own concerns, and when the banquet dispersed, they all returned to their respective rooms.

Qian didn't go to her house after returning to the yard, and stayed in my house and cried a lot, saying that Yi was too much and slapped his face in front of so many people at the family banquet. I said coldly: "Let her have fun now, after a while, she is afraid that she will not be able to make trouble if she wants to." ”

Qian sobbed and asked puzzledly, "What are my sister's plans?"

"I can't tell you what your plans are, because it's hard for you to calm down right now, and I'm afraid you'll spoil the whole plan when you're emotional. I took a sip of the tonic soup brought by Aster, lowered my eyes, and said.

"Why?" Qian couldn't understand why I would hide everything from her this time.

I put down the soup bowl, thought for a moment, and said, "Although it is said that the waiter is a recruit, in fact, we all know that this is just a delaying tactic. It took a lot of time to ask for this favor with the fourth master, but fortunately, what I said the fourth master also felt reasonable, so he first lifted your ban and let you get out for the time being. For now, we can only put this matter down first, start from other aspects, and wait until the future when the radish is pulled out and the mud is brought out, and then you will be completely innocent. Therefore, you must understand in your own heart that you must be careful in everything now, and you must also be patient, not only for yourself, your family, but also for Yuanshou, and for our future planning. Don't be like today, you will be confused by someone who provokes you. What you have to do now is learn to control your emotions, and as for what I'm going to do, you'll understand. ”

"But...... I can't bear it......" Qian was gloomy.

I interrupted her, looked at her and said, "If you can't bear it, you have to endure it, don't forget, I also came step by step like this, I was much more stubborn than you back then, and I suffered no less than you." You had my shelter before, so you could naturally rest easy, but this time you also saw it, and I also had times when I couldn't take care of it, and after a while, someone took advantage of it. This time, fortunately, I can still talk in front of the fourth master and Fu Jin to save you, if I also lose my trust in the fourth master in the future, Fu Jin has another thought, what should you do alone? Can you save me from danger as I saved you now?"

"I ......" Qian was speechless, biting his lip and tearing the handkerchief in his hand.

"I don't think this incident is a bad thing for you, you always have to learn to face it, I'm afraid there will be more dirty and dirty things in the future, no matter what time you have to be calm and find a way to deal with it. You remember that as long as people live, no matter what happens, as long as you try your best to find a way, there will be a turnaround. I said.

"I see, I'll do my best. Qian said reluctantly.

"It's not trying, the word effort is what the loser says in order to leave a way back for himself. If you want to stand on the top, you must learn to deal with everything calmly and rationally, whether it is good or bad, and you must learn to deal with things without being surprised. "I've never said that to Qian so harshly before, but since this incident, I know that there are some things that she must begin to face and learn. (To be continued.) )