Chapter Seventy-Two: The Moon Is Dark and the Wind is High
The calm night holds a lot of unrest, and we pray for peace and tranquility all day long, but we often break it with our own hands. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
The two aunts in the house are pregnant, one is the old marquis's and the other is the little marquis, both father and son are happy, after all, the Anxin Marquis Mansion has always had thin heirs, and the more sons the better. And it is the good news reported during the Mid-Autumn Festival, which makes people not pay attention to it, this may be God's will, the blessing of the moon god mother. It seems that it is still useful to pray for the moon and pray for blessings, the old marquis thought happily, I can't sit still in the study today, so I just go to see the Guan family, the old marquis thought in his heart and moved to the Guan family's Youlan Courtyard.
As soon as I entered the courtyard gate, I saw a maid who was reckless, rushed out in a panic, and almost collided with herself. ”
The little girl was eighteen or nineteen years old, she looked a little familiar, as if she was a second-class maid in the Guan family's yard, and she looked average, and when she saw the old marquis, she was like a mouse seeing a cat, she knelt on the ground and trembled, and she couldn't say a word.
The old marquis looked at a cloth bag in her hand suspiciously: "Raise your head and let me see." ”
The girl knelt on the ground, her body trembled like chaff, raised a face, only to see snot and tears criss-crossed, all over her face, she crawled to the feet of the old Hou Ye with her hands and feet, grabbed the robe at the feet of the old Hou Ye and opened her mouth and shouted: "Hou Ye save me, Hou Ye............... Woowoowoowoooo......oo Save me. In one word, four words, her body trembled violently, and the tongue in her mouth seemed to be knotted in her mouth, and she couldn't speak smoothly.
The old Hou Ye looked disgusted for a while, and just wanted to order the guards around him to go over and pull the little maid away, Aunt Guan hurriedly came out of the house, and shouted in her mouth: "Hou Ye, why are you here, Xianghui, serve tea!" Came forward and grabbed one of the old marquis's arms and pulled her into the house, because she was pregnant, the old marquis didn't dare to pull her hard, so he let her into the house. As for the little maid who was kneeling on the ground, as early as when Guan Shi pulled the old marquis, he had colored his personal maid parsley, and the big maid and a second-class maid came forward and pulled the maid on the ground and went to the lower room one by one.
When he arrived at the house, the old marquis looked through the carved window in the courtyard outside, and the little maid kneeling on the ground was gone, and still asked, "What's wrong?" ”
Guan pretended to be distressed and sighed: "Hey! It's not Luo'er, this girl, who stole the hosta of the concubine, that was given to me by the Hou Ye, and people are usually reluctant to wear it, she took this one, I just said two words to her, she took the clothes and wanted to leave, saying that she would not do it here. ”
The old marquis was furious: "Hateful and cheap, you dare to steal something, pull it out and kill it, say that she has turned the sky upside down, Song Qing, you go, pull this girl out and sell it." I can't keep this kind of person. ”
Song Qing: "Yes, Master Hou." "It's in action.
Aunt Guan stepped forward to sit on the lap of the old marquis, holding his neck with both hands: "Hmm! Master Hou, don't be so angry, people are afraid, this Luo'er also served the concubine for a while, the concubine begged for her for a favor, don't sell it, after all, she has been together for so many years, no matter how you say it, she has feelings, and I will definitely discipline her well in the future. ”
Old Marquis: "Hey! You are just too good-natured, so you spoil the minions who don't know how thick the sky is, this Luo'er treats you like this, and you still plead for her. ”
Aunt Guan took out a handkerchief from her body and wiped her eyes, her eyes immediately turned red, and tears flowed out: "Hou Ye is a person who does great things, I am just a little woman, where do I know so much, this Luo'er has followed me since she was ten years old, as soon as I entered the mansion, she was serving, it has been ten years, to say that I watched her being sold to the mansion, the concubine body really can't do it, think about it, if she suffers or dies outside, isn't it all the fault of the concubine." ”
Seeing that Guan's eyes were red from crying, the old marquis felt distressed: "Okay, good, you said that if you don't sell it, you won't sell it, so in your opinion, how should you place her?" ”
Guan sobbed and said: "The concubine thinks, although she is not good, but she serves the Tao wholeheartedly on weekdays, this time it is probably a ghost who has lost her mind, it is better to let her go to the laundry room, stay for three or four months, if she has the heart to repent, the concubine will call her back to serve, it can be regarded as a small punishment and a big punishment." ”
The old marquis praised: "Okay, I didn't expect you to be so kind-hearted, gentle and virtuous." For a while, the old marquis felt that the Guan family was generous and pure, and he loved her even more.
The old marquis accompanied Guan in Youlan Courtyard for a day, and in the evening, he wanted to rest in Youlan Courtyard, but Guan said that he was pregnant and couldn't wait, so he asked the old marquis to go to Mrs. Hou. The old marquis thought to himself, I didn't look at her bitter gourd face for the past two days, turned around, and went to Liu's Meixiang Garden.
After sending off the old marquis, Guan came to the next room, Luo'er had already been tied up by two maids, and her mouth was stuffed with coarse cloth to prevent her from talking nonsense.
Seeing Aunt Guan come in, Xiangqin glanced at Li'er, who automatically went out and closed the door and stood by the door.
Inside the house, a lamp is like a bean, and the flickering firelight is reflected on the mottled old house wall, like a monster with teeth and claws. Aunt Guan had a gloomy face at this time, slowly stepped forward and took off the coarse cloth stuffed in Luo'er's mouth, threw it aside in disgust, took out a handkerchief to wipe a pair of hands as white as jade, and threw the handkerchief on the ground in disgust.
Aunt Guan stared at Luo'er, who was tied up strongly, and said suspiciously: "Luo'er, what are you running?" Can you run? ”
Luo'er moved and wanted to kneel on the ground, but the rope was too tightly tied, so she had to cry and say, "Auntie, you spare me, Luo'er won't say it." ”
Aunt Guan: "I won't say it, so what are you running, saying, what did you hear yesterday?" ”
Luo'er's eyes widened in horror, and she shook her head like a rattle: "No, I didn't hear anything, auntie, just spare me!" “
Aunt Guan's face sank, and there were two dancing flames in her eyes: "Luo'er, it's okay if you know, Xianghui and Xiangqin both know it, and it's not good, but the bad thing is that you want to go to the snitch, what's the good for you to break me down?" What do you get? ”
Luo'er cried even more fiercely: "Auntie, for the sake of me following you for so many years, you can spare me, I will make you a cow and a horse, and I will also make you a cow and a horse in the next life to repay." ”
Aunt Guan snorted coldly: "It's not necessary to be a cow or a horse, as long as I do this, it will always be a secret, and those who are unfaithful to me will not be able to keep the secret, and they will die." Guan Shi exerted his hand, and the little finger of his right hand carefully cared for the nails that had grown up to half an inch long, and the "click" broke in response.
Luo'er was like a deer that had fallen into a hunter's trap, and she moved left and right in a panic, exerting all her strength, but it was still in vain, because she couldn't break free no matter how hard she struggled, and she couldn't break free.
"Auntie, spare me, I won't say it, auntie, aunt, spare me, spare me............" Luo'er said over and over again.
Guan couldn't hear it anymore, she went out of the room, whispered a few words in Xiangqin's ear, and went back to the house by herself.