Chapter 34: The Secret Path
Coming out of the small flower hall, Li Ying soaked his feet in the grass and went to bed. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info After a while, I fell asleep shallowly, and I was still muttering nonsense about why the people around me were so miserable. The rue of the vigil, this night slept particularly fragrant, and there was no dream all night.
The next morning, Li Ying closed her eyes and let the maid wait.
In class, Gongsun Ji and Li Ling were loud and cheerful, talking about the Keju Competition.
As soon as Keju was mentioned, those teenagers who were already enthusiastic were even more bloody, even the usually polite Gongsun Ji was no exception. If it weren't for the fact that Gongsun Ji's foot was injured a while ago, he would have been a member of the Keju Tournament this time. It is said that he and Li Ling are golden partners, one is known for his bravery, and the other is known for his elegance. As soon as she gets on the field, she can disturb the girl's spring heart with a single move.
Li Ying is now a seven-year-old little milk baby, not a girl, but she can also quite understand the thoughts of the girls, they are not the legendary second generation of officials and the rich second generation, as long as the appearance is not bad to go there, the conduct is not bad, and they are willing to show their faces, thinking of this, Li Ying "poofed" and smiled, and the day passed.
Li Ying casually glanced out of the door, and saw an inconspicuous man standing next to Li Ling's Xiao Si Li Si, his eyes were very angry, but he was very alert. Li Ying's casual glance, the man immediately noticed.
Then, she asked Cuixiang to inquire.
When Li Ying was in class, his mother Jing's family was also out of the "incense-making" room, and after so many days, there were some results.
Su Gu carefully supported Jing's face, weakness of his hands and feet, slow steps, trembling steps, and it took a long time to sit on the couch, as if he was a patient who had just recovered from a serious illness.
The breath was like a gossamer, and Jing's whole person was lying on the couch dying.
Seeing this, Su Gu persuaded: "Madam, it will be more comfortable to use some brown sugar water, change clothes, and rest on the bed." Su Gu fanned slightly, and Mama Xu on the side hurriedly went to prepare brown sugar water. Seeing that they were busy and orderly, it seemed that they often dealt with such things.
Mama Xu came back from the small kitchen, holding a soup bowl, and quickly and steadily came to Jing's side, serving her wife to finish using up the brown sugar water. After a while, Jing's strength came to his senses, and his face was rosy and beautiful.
Soon, Jing changed his clothes and rested.
Seeing that the hostess was resting, Su Gu put down the curtain lightly, and looked back several times before walking out with a little peace of mind. Mama Xu outside the door was waiting, took Su Gu out, and asked softly, "How is Madame?" The anxiety of her expression can't deceive others, it's decades of friendship between master and servant.
Su Gu didn't answer, looked around, and saw that there was nothing unusual, so she left a few girls who had always been steady to take care of her, and walked out of the courtyard with Mama Xu.
After walking a long way, I came to the empty backyard, pretended to talk with Mama Xu, and saw that there were no guards patrolling and no idle people waiting here, so I transferred to the rockery in the backyard with Mama Xu.
Speaking of the rockery in the backyard, Li Mansion didn't have it, but since Jing's entered the door, he saw that the backyard was bare and empty, and suggested to Li Dang. The young couple were newly married Yan'er, Li Dare agreed, anyway, the Li Mansion was also newly built, and it should be arranged by the hostess.
Su Gu and Xu Mama entered the rockery in a blink of an eye, and if someone went in at this time, they would find that there was no one in the rockery. So, where did the two of them go? Or on the rockery, but under the rockery.
There is an article in the rockery, and there is a dark passage in it.
In the dark passage, the length can accommodate an eight-foot man, and the width can accommodate two women walking side by side, both sides are embedded with oil lamps, and the fire flashes, only to see Xu Mama walking in front, and Su Gu holding a small black box following behind.
They walked for a quarter of an hour in a narrow dark passage. Where does this secret path lead?
They entered a longer and narrower branching path, and came to the three dark gates, and entered the dark, golden-glowing door on the far left, which when it opened, was really full of light. It was the altar, the ground paved with four large pieces of blue and white jade, and the ancient formations were carved on it, and the lines on the formations were dotted with a little starlight. It was a candle, a room full of lights, and people didn't even have their feet on the ground.
Su Gu and Xu Mama avoided the candles with ease, and Su Gu respectfully placed the small black box on the altar.
Both of them are Jing's henchmen, and they came from Jing's or in Jing's mansion, and their feelings are different. What's more, Mama Xu is the marriage companion of Jing's mother-in-law, and she has taken care of Jing's growing up since she was a child. Su Gu is a close maid who has lived with the Jing family since she was a child, and she is like a sister.
The two of them calmly exited the dark room with the altar and stood in the doorway.
Mama Xu said worriedly: "Madame seems to have lost a lot of money this time, is there something wrong?"
Su Gu shook her head and replied, "These things can be explained clearly by us, and they are not something we should touch. If you are like this, Madame will only dislike it, we just need to take care of Madame's body. ”
Mama Xu sighed again, "Madame doesn't want us to get involved, the old body knows, but I just feel a little sorry for the young lady who has gone." As he spoke, his eyes became hot and moist again. If the young lady who has been there for many years sees her daughter like this, she should not be able to admonish it, count the days, the death day of the young lady is coming, I just hope that the young lady under the underground spring will not be too sad.
In the evening, Li Ying sat under the camphor tree after dinner.
Tea utensils are placed under the tree, and Rue Xiang is carefully learning the procedure of making tea. However, Cuixiang, who originally made tea, was not standing on the side, and there was no figure. Mama Tian, who was hiding in the corridor, looked at such a scene and muttered in her heart, this tea making thing is usually done by Cuixiang, but today it is Ruxiang, could it be that Cuixiang's little hoof committed something to be disgusted by Miss, or did Rue Xiang do some good errand to gain Miss's trust? Ruxiang, she should not be underestimated, she looks inconspicuous......
Mama Tian was so absorbed in her mind that she didn't pay attention to the situation behind her.
"Ahem" Cuixiang coughed twice, startling Mama Tian's hair, she was supposed to shout, but she was so shocked that she lost her voice. Cui Xiang forced a smile and saluted Mama Tian.
Mama Tian protected her chest, and bluntly reprimanded, as soon as she thought that Miss was in front of her, she endured it alive, and there was a chance to clean it up in the future. After taking a breath, she nodded, and then saw that she was holding a small dessert in her hand, which seemed to be the virtue of coming back from the small kitchen just now, not the virtue of falling out of favor. With a wave of his hand, he let her pass.
At this time it is night, if it is summer, under the camphor tree is a good place to enjoy the shade, now it is almost autumn, I am afraid that the young lady will catch a cold. There is a case, that is, the subordinates will not take care of it. Cuixiang reined in her mind and served the tea soup with Ruxiang.
Under the camphor tree, Li Ying's mood will be inexplicably happy.
Cuixiang served Li Ying hot tea, and whispered the news gathered at the market today, especially about the Keju competition.