After this incident, Shen Qinglian was even more sleepy, and she didn't fall asleep until the sky was dark. When she was sleeping deeply, she heard someone calling herself in her ears, Shen Qinglian frowned a little impatiently, turned her head sideways and arched her head into the quilt, wanting to continue sleeping. Xi'er and Qing'er looked at each other, a little embarrassed, just now the third aunt sent the maid over, saying that it was the birthday of the second aunt today, and invited Aunt Lian to her yard for a banquet at noon, but it was not early at this time, the aunt was still asleep, and she didn't want to get up after a few calls.

Xi'er thought about it, but ruthlessly lifted the quilt and dragged Aunt Lian up, Shen Qinglian asked with sleepy eyes, "Xi'er, what are you doing, let me sleep more, I didn't sleep well last night, I'm sleepy!" ”

"Auntie, I can't sleep anymore, the second aunt invites you to go to the banquet at noon on today's birthday, it's not too early." Xi'er quickly took the hot handkerchief in Qing'er's hand and wiped Shen Qinglian's face, Shen Qinglian was a little sober, but she didn't sleep well and had a headache, she asked Qing'er to rub her temples and asked, "Second aunt's birthday, why didn't you listen to her earlier?" ”

Xi'er took over the conversation dissatisfiedly and said, "No, I haven't heard of this before, and I just came here this morning to invite her, I thought she would just spend it in the yard by herself as in previous years." Shen Qinglian was closing her eyes, being pressed comfortably by Qing'er, hearing this, she immediately opened her eyes and asked in surprise, "Could it be that this is the first time she has hosted a banquet in the mansion to invite the aunts in the mansion to spend it together." ”

"That's not it, it's just that in recent years, since she wasn't favored by Hou Ye, she closed the door to live her life, like an invisible person on weekdays, and she didn't go out of the yard to interact with people, the third aunt still thought of a way to see Hou Ye to compete for favor, she never did, Hou Ye wanted to come to her next, and she didn't force her to come."

This is the same as my own thoughts, if you don't pretend to be a transparent person. It's just that she suddenly warmly invited the sisters in the house, with her temperament, it is a little abnormal Shen Qinglian thought about these and muttered a little in her heart, there must be demons when things go out, and she should be careful when she goes, who knows if anything will happen. She freshened up and cleaned up, and ate a bowl of red dates and white fungus soup, and then took Xi'er to the second aunt's yard.

The courtyard of the second aunt is in the west of the house, the most remote, Shen Qinglian walked for a while to arrive, the gate of the courtyard is written Jingranju, but it is not like other courtyards are named after flowers and plants, but Shen Qinglian listened to this name so similar to the name in the meditation room of the nunnery, it is not that the second aunt is pure in heart and has few desires, and wants to learn from other people's monks

She shook her head to interrupt her thoughts, as soon as the two entered the courtyard, the second aunt greeted her with a smile, and said with some embarrassment, "Actually, it's just a small birthday, but I bother my sisters to run a trip, I would like to be unprepared, but Sister Jiu'er knew, so I asked me to set up a drink to invite her, but I didn't, so I invited my sisters to come here for a gathering, don't say that it's not a birthday, just when our sisters get together." The second aunt has always dressed plainly, even if today is her birthday, she is only wearing a lotus-colored gown with entwined branches and orchids, a light-colored flowered skirt on her lower body, and only a white magnolia hairpin on her black hair, lined with her delicate eyebrows and eyes, elegant and tight.

The third aunt had already been helping out inside, and when she heard the words of the second aunt, she suddenly pretended to be unhappy and said, "It's all my sister's fault for this, it seems that my sister is a good person in vain, you, it's not my sister who said you, once a year's birthday, you only hide in the house alone, and you don't have fun with your sisters, don't say what, everyone gets together for a meal, that's also a lively and lively way to earn popularity, it's better than you being alone!" ”

The second aunt knew that she also had good intentions, and she was afraid that she would be really angry, so she had to say with a smile, "Okay, it was my sister who said the wrong thing, and I know that my sister is all for my good." The third aunt was not really angry with her in the first place, and when she heard her softness, her face suddenly couldn't hold back, and she laughed, and Shen Qinglian also looked at them with a smile.

The second aunt hurriedly sat down Shen Qinglian, and the second aunt's yard was mostly green, because of the rain last night, those green branches and leaves were washed green, and they were extremely verdant. There are only a few flowers lightly, but it is a little red in the green bushes. It's just that the layout of the yard is a little monotonous, as blandish as her people, but a grape trellis is built in the corner of the wall, but there are a lot of green grapes hanging on it, and there is a little pantothenic acid in the mouth.

Shen Qinglian asked Xi'er to hand over a box in her hand, and said with a smile, "Second aunt's birthday, I don't have anything to give, this hairpin will be given to the second aunt, I hope you don't dislike it." ”

The second aunt took it with a smile on her face, and said politely, "Sister Lian is too polite, it's good to come and bring such a valuable hairpin, how can there be anything bad about what you send, it's too late for me to be happy." "Yes, my sister is the top of Hou Ye's heart, and the things in her hands must be good, unlike us idlers who were thrown aside by Hou Ye, and there is nothing to do with it in our hands, just sister, don't dislike it!" Zhao Yali happened to walk into the courtyard, and also handed the second aunt a box, and interjected sneeringly.

As soon as Shen Qinglian heard the voice, she knew that it was Aunt Li, she was too lazy to take care of her, since the two of them tore their faces, she was not cold and sarcastic to herself, but the atmosphere was a little embarrassing, and the second aunt hurriedly stepped forward and said, "It turned out that Sister Li is here, Sister Li's body is really good-looking today, or my sister will clean it up, but my sister is also very good-looking, unlike me no matter how much I pick it up." Zhao Yali is wearing a plum-red gold and silver spring shirt with intertwined branches and flowers, a moon-white flower-sprinkled skirt underneath, thick eyebrows, snow skin and red lips, which is really gorgeous.

Who doesn't like to listen to praise, Zhao Yali suddenly became happy when she heard this, but put aside her unhappiness with Shen Qinglian, and said to the second aunt with great interest, "Sister, your body is too plain, you look at people without energy, and look at you, you don't apply some of this lipstick, and your lips are dry tight."

"Sister, come over and see what are the disadvantages of this dish?" The third aunt interrupted Aunt Li's words that she was still about to chatter, although she had always been jealous of Aunt Lian, but what she hated the most was Aunt Li, she always hated Aunt Li's arrogant bullying when she was favored, so she never wanted to deal with her.

Zhao Yali was talking about Xingtou, but was interrupted by the third aunt, and she was also unhappy, and glared at her fiercely, this third aunt always couldn't get along with herself. Thinking that she has been stuffy in the house these days, she is going to die of grievance, but the last time, there is no follow-up, and I don't know what Hou Ye's intentions are, she doesn't dare to cause trouble at this time, so these days are extremely honest.

When Aunt Xiu arrived, everyone sat down and the banquet began, Miss Biao didn't come, it was estimated that she was afraid of losing a share with a few aunts, Shen Qinglian was secretly glad in her heart, she didn't come, otherwise she wanted to sit at a table with the enemy, but she was afraid that she wouldn't know how to eat, and her cold eyes, she was panicked when she looked at it, Shen Qinglian remembered the last reception banquet, and she stared at herself with strange eyes.

The delicate dishes were served in an orderly manner, and the maid sent a pot of wine, which was supposed to let everyone drink some and be happy, but Shen Qinglian and Aunt Xiu resolutely refused to drink, Shen Qinglian was too shallow to drink, for fear that if she drank confused, she would fall into someone else's plot, and Aunt Xiu had a lot of things to deal with in the house, and she couldn't drink and make mistakes.

Seeing that neither of them was drinking, everyone was not interested, so they simply stopped drinking. Shen Qinglian kept in mind the thoughts she had when she came, and she was afraid of it, so although she swallowed her saliva at these delicious dishes, she didn't dare to move her chopsticks, just waiting for others to eat that dish, she also coerced some there, and didn't dare to use it more.

"Sister, what's the matter, but this dish is not appetizing?" The second aunt knew that she and Aunt Li were not in harmony, so she moved their positions away and let the third aunt sit next to Shen Qinglian, the third aunt kept an eye on her side, and saw that she didn't eat much vegetables, many dishes were only tasted slightly, and the soup was only on her lips, so she couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

"No, there are too many dishes, I was hesitating to eat like that, and I ate late for breakfast, and my stomach was not too hungry." Shen Qinglian saw that everyone listened to her words, and they all looked over and explained a little embarrassed. The third aunt always stared at her, so Shen Qinglian scooped a spoonful of tofu soup, blew it gently, and swallowed it, being careful just in case, but this is a banquet held by the second aunt, and she doesn't compete for favor, so she shouldn't deal with her because of jealousy, right?

The third aunt always looked at her again, Shen Qinglian picked up the dishes that others ate a lot and ate some, picked up a handkerchief to wipe her mouth, she turned her head and asked the third aunt curiously, "The third aunt always stares at me, why don't you use it yourself?" ”

The third aunt realized her gaffe, smiled hurriedly, lowered her head and used it, and did not look at Shen Qinglian again. No one is always staring at herself Shen Qinglian finally breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, the dishes on the table tasted very good, Shen Qinglian continued to pick up the dishes that everyone used a lot to eat during the banquet, while listening to Aunt Li and the second aunt showing off their clothes, but listening to it, she felt that her eyelids suddenly became heavy, Shen Qinglian looked at the blurred figure opposite blankly, and secretly said badly, she wanted to call Xi'er at the door, her eyes were dark, and she didn't know anything about the things behind.

"Aunt Lian!" The people around her suddenly tilted towards her, Aunt Xiu was shocked, and as soon as she shouted, everyone's eyes turned to her. "What's going on?" Several people hurriedly stood up and asked.

Aunt Xiu glanced at the third aunt beside her, didn't the third aunt keep staring at Aunt Lian before? Because I don't want to have anything to do with them, I have never been silent or concerned about these occasions, and I really don't know how Aunt Lian suddenly fainted. Seeing that the third aunt only hung her head and didn't squeak, she had to shake her head and say, "I don't know, I fainted when I was fine."

"Are you tired? Hurry up and lie down, and then ask the doctor to come and have a look. At the critical time, it was Aunt Xiu who made the decision, and she instructed Xi'er, who heard the sound and was in a panic, "You come with me to help Aunt Lian into the house to rest, and I will ask people to ask for a doctor." "Aunt Xiu is also anxious, this Aunt Lian is the top of the Hou Ye's heart, and she is still hot, if something goes wrong, the people here are afraid that they will all have to be hanged, especially the second aunt who is treating, she glanced at the second aunt with a panicked face.

She greeted the second aunt again before she reacted, hurriedly came over, and helped to get Aunt Lian to the couch in her house, Aunt Xiu was in a hurry to let people go out of the house immediately to invite the doctor, and the good banquet broke up unhappily, Zhao Yali pursed her lips and muttered in a low voice, "As far as she has a lot of things, people's good birthday banquets have been disturbed by her, and the whole trouble is fine, so she shouldn't be invited." ”

complained and saw that the third aunt just sat there with her head down, thinking that the two of them would not deal with each other, so she snorted and left by herself. Soon Aunt Xiu came in a hurry with the doctor with the medicine box on his back, the two hurriedly entered the house, the doctor stepped forward to check the pulse, and saw that a section of the Hao wrist stretched out under the curtain to deceive the frost and snow was a little dazzling, and he didn't dare to look more and only pressed his fingers to carefully diagnose the pulse, and after a while, he put it down and frowned slightly, Xi'er was in a hurry on the side, and saw that the doctor had been diagnosed for a long time, as if the aunt's illness was very troublesome.

was about to ask, but the second aunt asked first, "Doctor, what happened to Aunt Lian, why did she faint?" The doctor touched the beard on his chin and muttered, "This lady is poisoned." As soon as these words came out, it was simply earth-shattering, the second aunt was so frightened that her legs were weak, and she asked the doctor in a trembling voice, "How did she get poisoned, we all ate the same food, why didn't we get poisoned." ”

Aunt Xiu was also a little panicked, and hurriedly asked the important point, "Doctor, what kind of poison do you think she has here, is there an antidote?" The doctor frowned, shook his head and said, "The old man can't find out what kind of poison she has, as for whether there is an antidote, this old man doesn't know, but this poison is domineering, and it has to be solved within half a month, otherwise I'm afraid she won't be able to sleep." ”

Xi'er was already crying silently on the side, and the second aunt was also paralyzed on the ground, only Aunt Xiu was barely calm, she knew the temper of the Hou Ye best, and she was sure that she would be punished for doing something, only by finding out the murderer of the victim, she could still escape the catastrophe. She hurriedly dragged the doctor to the wine table outside and asked him to help check the food on the wine to see if there was any problem.

It's a pity that the doctor didn't find any traces after checking for a long time, Aunt Xiu cheered up and sent the doctor away, and found Qingyun in the outer courtyard to tell him about it, Qingyun was also frightened, he was the person who followed Hou Ye, and he knew best how much Hou Ye valued Aunt Lian, but now she was poisoned, and I don't know if I can find the antidote.