On the Chinese New Year's Eve of Kangxi's fiftieth year, Yin Chen took the Wulanala clan into the palace for a banquet as usual. Because of the bad relationship with the Qian family on the surface, there is no excitement in previous years. I privately asked Xiao Shunzi to send the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner to the Qian family's house, telling her that she only had to say that she was inconvenient, that she didn't have to go out of the house, and that she didn't have to see anyone or receive extra food and gifts, and that she didn't have to go to the Wulanala clan courtyard to ask for peace on the first day of the new year, and that everything was self-centered.

The Qian family listened to my wishes and arranged this way, and only the old family was left to come and walk around, have dinner together, and make gifts to each other before leaving.

When I arrived, the sound of firecrackers outside the house was very lively. And my yard is deserted and tight, just talking and laughing in the house with Mama Xia, Aster and Xiao Shunzi, and then resting after the New Year's Eve.

Early the next morning, according to the rules, I went to the courtyard of the Wulanala clan to greet Yinzhen and her.

When he entered the house, Yinzhen sat on the couch and chatted with the Wulanala clan. Originally, the two positions at hand under Yinzhen were vacant, which originally belonged to the Li family and the Song family, but now things are wrong, and each cannot make the trip for its own reasons, and the position is vacant. The vacant seat at hand under the Ulanala clan is reserved for the future side Fu Jin Nian clan, and next to it, the position that originally belonged to the deceased Degege is now sitting the Yi clan who has had grace. The old man was still sitting in the original position where he was under the Yi clan. Qian's position was next to me, she didn't come over after listening to me, and the position was vacant. Soon after I entered the house, Yi Shi immediately got up and came to stand in the middle of the room, and Yi Shi got up so that the old man could not continue to sit, so he had to stand up and walk to Yi Shi and wait for me to be in place. I'm acting like everyone was waiting for me, which made my arrival feel extra abrupt. And it was supposed to be the side Fujin Li standing in the middle and leading the other Gege to ask for peace to Chang Fujin, but Li was not there, and the three of them had the same identity, so I should have led the two of them to do this, but Yi had already stood in front of the hall, and Yi had already stood in his place, so I had to stand on the other side of Yi, looking like she was leading and headed by her.

I just laughed at I'm quietly acting on purpose, and walked towards the vacated spot beside her without hesitation. Seeing that I didn't argue, but instead bowed down as if by default, the look on her face suddenly revealed her unique arrogant look.

From beginning to end, I knelt down with my head down, bowed, and greeted me step by step, and then listened to Yinzhen and Wulanala routinely say some auspicious words and admonitions.

"Is Qian Gege's body still stable?" asked the Ulanala clan, who had not seen him for a long time, still with a graceful and generous appearance.

The question of the Ulanala clan was directed at me, and my eyebrows and eyes narrowed slightly, and I said, "Qian Gege is still in good health, and the symptoms of joy are not obvious, but I feel tired all day long, and my concubine often visits." It's just that recently, Qian Gege has been saying that he wants to eat lotus root, and he often asks people to make it for her, and her appetite is really good. I didn't come this time, and I asked the slave to give the master a message, saying that he had been tired recently, and the imperial doctor recommended resting, so he could only rest in bed in the house, and could not come in person, and asked the master of Fujin to forgive his sins. ”

This was said to the Wulanala clan, and the Wulanala clan glanced at Yinzhen, and when he saw that he closed his eyes and was silent, he didn't ask any more, but just said: "It's okay, just take care of it, now that the heirs in the house are not prosperous, it is natural to focus on the heirs."

If the Ulanala clan had said this in normal times, others would have said nothing, but Yi suddenly sneered and said, "Geng Gege really goes to visit Qian Gege often? How did I hear that Qian Gege and Geng Gege are not very close to each other now, and rarely go back and forth?"

As soon as these words came out, I saw Wulanala picking up the teacup to hide his emotions, and Yinzhen, who was close his eyes and recuperating, frowned slightly.

"It seems that Iger is so concerned about the affairs of my courtyard that he even knows whether I go to the house or not, and I wonder if he even knows what we do and eat every day?" I asked with a chuckle in my eyes, and asked in a seemingly casual retort.

"Don't say that, Geng Gege, these are said by the minions in private, and I just happened to pick up an ear. "Seeing that I had brought this to her, Yi hurriedly defended.

"Anyway, Qian Gege and I are also sisters, what contradiction is there that can't be resolved?" I still smiled.

Yi Shi came to his senses and smiled: "Also, the two of you have always been as close as one person, but now that your child is gone, she has a child, and I don't know who this child will be close to in the future." ”

When I heard this, I responded: "Mother and son are connected, and it doesn't matter who you are close to." As long as the heirs in the house are vigorous, they are all close to the prince Fujin."

After saying this, I covered the cold as water at the bottom of my eyes, and looked at Yinzhen who was sitting on it, but it happened that Yinzhen was also looking at me. Both of them were stunned for a moment, and then they opened their eyes.

This is the first time I have seen Yinzhen in a few months, and there are too many emotions in looking at each other that cannot be interpreted. Since I didn't take care of him after he got sick, and his attitude towards me after he recovered from a serious illness became different, it seems that I have a bad heart.

"That's it, for the New Year, don't quarrel over these little things, and after a while, the master and I will go to the palace to ask Concubine De Niangniang to say goodbye, so I won't leave you to have a lot of trouble, let's retreat first." Seeing that Yinzhen's face was not good, Wulanala put down the teacup and said to us.

I had no intention of staying longer, so I left according to the words of the Ulanala clan and returned to my yard.

At dinner time, Yinzhen suddenly came to my house, and not long after he entered the house, he asked Su Peisheng to lead the servants and maids to retreat, and then just sat on the couch and looked at me without saying a word.

"Does serving me really make you so embarrassed? So much so that you have to push this matter on to someone else to do the work for you?" Yin Zhen said coldly.

"Qian is well-behaved, sensible, and careful and gentle, so I think it would be more appropriate for her to serve the sick than me," I smiled and sat down next to him.

"But at that time, I really missed you, and I was very sad that you were cold-blooded and ruthless, and even wanting you to visit every day became a luxury. Actually, the person I really want to see at that time is you, and I also want to be with you. Yinzhen's tone was cold.

"But in the end you accepted the money, didn't you?" I said with a reluctant smile.

"Actually, I have always known Qian's thoughts, and this time I also intended to let her get close to you. After all, I watched this child grow up, and I want her to be happy more than anyone else. What's more, no matter how much I mind, I can't be the only one by your side, and you will meet other women who make you tempted. ”

Seeing that Yinzhen was silent because of these words, I had no intention of arguing with him, so I took the initiative to sit next to him and continued:

"I used to be young, and I was always obsessed with the idea of "don't want it, or want it all" for my feelings, but now that I'm older, I don't want you to be embarrassed, so I want to try to keep a distance from you, so that my mind can be more peaceful. So it's not like I'm deliberately distancing, I'm just looking for a suitable position. Besides, you don't drink the recipe I prescribed and eat the food I cook every day, how can you say that I am unintentional. ”

"Hey, it seems that I'm obsessed. I also understand your temperament, but I am not very happy in my heart, and I always feel that you are separated from me," Yinzhen said.

"Don't think about it, I'm just tired. has been in the government for seven years, and no matter what you do, you will cause trouble. I thought that I could avoid disputes by changing my temperament, but in the end, I killed my own child. I'm really tired and tired, I just want to wash my hands and make soup for my beloved, and I don't want to get involved in these rights and wrongs anymore, do you understand?" I said earnestly, hoping that he would understand.

"Is the Qian family really at odds with you?" Yin Zhen suddenly changed the topic and asked.

I shook my head, not going to continue to abuse him, told him the cause and effect of the incident, and then said: "Qian Gege and I are good sisters, even if she is favored and conceived, I am happy to see it, but now the people in my hospital are not very reliable, I am worried that someone will assassinate Qian Gege's child again......"

"You're right to be suspicious, it's just a bit risky to do so. Yinzhen said.

"There can't be an accident in the inner courtyard, so you can't investigate it publicly, so only if I find a way to find out about this matter in private, I can't watch our children die in vain. At this, my voice choked.

"Okay, you let go of the investigation, what you need to do is just leave it to Xiao Shunzi to arrange, if it is to investigate and deal with whom, it must be handed over to me for severe punishment. Yin Zhen thought of the child who failed to come into the world, and his eyes were filled with sorrow.

"Qian Gege's child is the child I really expect, and I hope you can really like and treat it with your heart, okay?" I took the opportunity of Yinzhen's emotional change to fight for Qian's child.

"As long as you like it, I will like it, but I want you to have a child more than that. Yinzhen suddenly pulled the topic to me and smiled.

His smile was as gentle as a feather, brushing the tip of his heart, stirring for a while. I could clearly see the expectation and desire in his eyes.

This time I took the initiative to lean into his arms, smiled and said to him, "Then give me a child", and then added in my heart, "So that even if you are not around one day, I will no longer be confused." ”

On the fifteenth day of the first month of the fiftieth year of Kangxi, Xiao Shunzi, who delivered breakfast to the Qian family, brought back the breakfast prepared for her by the people around her. In the Lantern Festival filling in the breakfast, I found a lot of saffron ingredients.

"Find out who made today's Lantern Festival?" I asked Xiao Shunzi.

Xiao Shunzi's expression was gloomy, and he responded in a deep voice: "It's an aster ......."

When I heard the word "aster", my heart trembled, I forcibly suppressed the shock and anger in my heart, and asked coldly: "Are you sure she did it?"

Xiao Shunzi was silent for a moment and said, "Today's Lantern Festival is indeed made by aster. However, the minions felt that there was something strange about this. ”

"Strange?" I repeated, puzzled. Xiao Shunzi has always been a cautious speaker, and if he would say such a conclusion, he must have found something wrong.

"The Lantern Festival made by Aster was not only given to Qian Gege, Gege also ate this Lantern Festival in the morning, as well as the slaves, Mama Xia and other people in the courtyard, and even Lao Gege also sent it to her. But only Qian Gege's bowl of stuffing has saffron in it. Xiao Shunzi said.

"Could it be a separate filling for Qian Gege?" I asked.

"There are examples of glutinous rice balls and fillings sent from the treasury, and the servants went to the small kitchen to check the unused glutinous rice balls and fillings, and found that there was no saffron in them, and the amount was about the same as the leftovers that were distributed together. In addition, the rice balls are freshly wrapped in the morning, and Aster wants to make so many people's rice balls, so she gets up early to prepare, and the slave personally stares at her to wrap and cook them, and it is absolutely impossible to have time to prepare another filling for Qian Gege. Xiao Shunzi said.

"What you mean is that although this matter seems to be pointed at Aster, it is actually not done by Aster, it may be a murder with a knife, and it is the same serial plan as before, one is to get rid of the child in Qian's womb, and the other is to blame Aster, which makes people think that I deliberately instructed her to do it out of jealousy and hatred, and third, it is also to hide the real hidden stake in the yard. I muttered thoughtfully.

The servant thought the same way, so he felt that this bowl of rice balls might have been replaced before it was sent to the Qian Gege house. Xiao Shunzi will guess and say.

"Have you ever touched this bowl of rice balls?" I suddenly felt a light in my eyes, and the scope suddenly narrowed a lot.

"Lan Xin next to Qian Gege - the food box was picked up by her and sent to Qian Gege's house, as for whether she met anything and anyone on the way, this needs to be inquired face-to-face. Xiao Shunzi blurted out the object of suspicion.

"Tell the fourth master about this matter and see what he plans. My tone was solemn and cold, although I don't know if the murderer of the child's own child is also this Lan Xin, but if it is really related to her, I will definitely not be merciful and tolerated and connived.

Xiao Shunzi's work efficiency has always been very high, and the news of Yinzhen was transmitted back on the same day - arresting people in private and secretly tortured.

This was the expected result, and I asked Xiao Shunzi to tell Qian about it at the same time, but at the same time reminded her not to take it lightly, so as not to be taken advantage of.

After Xiao Shunzi left, I breathed a long sigh of relief, and my heart that had been anxious was finally half relieved, and I couldn't help but rejoice - fortunately it wasn't Aster.

Aster is the servant who followed Yunhui when she was still alive, and she is also a reliable person trained by Wanqing. After Chun'er's betrayal, my trust in people has decreased a lot, and if even she is unreliable one day, I really don't dare to trust anyone anymore.

Although I intuitively feel that the problem is not around me, it still can't be easily ruled out, so I watched Aster go in and out every day, and I felt an urge to pull her to ask what was going on.

Now we can finally let go of these worries. This also made me realize the state of mind of "unbearable cold in high places". In such an environment of deceit and intrigue all day long, even if you sit on the country, even if all the people surrender, then what happiness and joy can there be. (To be continued.) )