At this point, the shady background of the entire poisoning incident has been investigated, Xia Xueer followed her promise and did not testify against Bai Yining, and Aunt Li also came out of the Buddhist hall under her protection, the matter seems to have settled, but she and her mother are still on the cusp, and the situation is getting worse day by day.

Xia Xue'er's attitude was surprisingly calm about the fierce remarks outside, which added fuel to the fire of the anxious old lady. In a fit of anger, listening to Yuxuan's use has been reduced by half, not as rich and happy as it was at the beginning, but Xia Xue'er still lives safely.

"Miss, these are the last few pieces of silver frost charcoal, why don't I go to Madame and think of a way?"

"Don't go", Xia Xue'er turned her head to look at the three pieces of charcoal lying quietly in the bamboo dustpan in Qiu Ju's hand, shook her head and said: "The situation of my mother's mother is estimated to be not much different from mine, isn't there still three pieces, save some use!" ”

"The cold wind is howling outside, I'm afraid this charcoal fire can't even survive today! A few days ago, Miss also gave Aunt Li more than half of the charcoal fire, which was already small! ”

"At this time, it would be nice if the eldest young master or the second young master were in the mansion!"

Xia Xue'er sighed helplessly after hearing this.

My father has not returned since he asked for orders to go to the north two months ago to comfort the soldiers, and the old lady is really relieved, and she misses it so much that she urges her eldest brother all day long to take a look, and it is best to bring her father home safe and sound. But the eldest brother, as the helmsman of the military department, could not leave his post at the busiest time of the year, so the old lady's request fell on the shoulders of the second brother, and it has been ten days since he set off.

Xia Xue'er was picking up the teacup, took a sip lightly, frowned slightly and said, "It's really not as good as before, even the water used to cook tea has been changed." It's also fortunate that my brothers are not at home, otherwise I don't know how to feel uncomfortable when I see me! ”

Dongmei continued: "If the eldest young master or the second young master is in the mansion, how can the young lady go through these difficulties?" ”

"I really don't want the two of them to be in the mansion", Xia Xue'er put down the teacup, looked at Dongmei and explained: "The reason why I am like this, is it not all the old lady's meaning? If they don't bear to see me suffer in the house, do they want to let two filial sons reason with their own grandmother for the sake of one of my younger sisters? ”

Dongmei nodded thoughtfully after hearing this, but she felt very uncomfortable. Miss is like this, she can think of everything for the good, and she thinks more about others than about herself.

Qiu Ju complained distressedly: "I used to see that the old lady hurt you, how could you say that you will change your face when you change your face!" I really can't figure it out, how can a grandmother try her best to force her own granddaughter to a dead end? ”

Xia Xue'er smiled slightly and said with relief: "Isn't she unhappy, it's good to take this breath." ”

"But the poisoning incident is obviously the biggest victim, how can it be dealt with like this!"

Xia Xue'er waved her hand to stop: "It's okay, it's enough to complain a few words, isn't it good for me, and there is no missing piece of meat." ”

The two of them just stopped in a muffled voice, Miss is just too kind-hearted!

At this time, Cuizhu walked into the house with a cheerful face, looked at Xia Xue'er and said, "Miss, guess who is back?" ”

Xia Xue'er looked at Cuizhu's smile and eyebrows, her heart chuckled, her blood boiled instantly, she hurriedly stood up, trembled and didn't answer, and looked at Cuizhu expectantly.

As soon as Cuizhu gave up, the consequence was really the person she had been thinking about for a long time - Xianglan!

As soon as Xianglan saw Xia Xue'er, she rushed forward and was about to kneel, Xia Xue'er hurriedly reached out to support her body that was about to give a salute, and before Xianglan could speak, she cried with joy.

"It's back, you've suffered these days!"

The tears that Xianglan had been holding back were also left behind, and she kept apologizing: "It's all slaves and maids who are not good, which makes Miss worried." ”

"Don't say that, just come back, just come back!"

"Don't be sad, our four sisters Meilan Zhuju can be regarded as having made it up!"

A few people cried for a while, and it was only after a while that the love slowly calmed down. The five masters and servants sat at the same table, and then they talked about the worries that had been on their minds.

"Are all the injuries on your body?"

Xia Xue'er hurriedly asked such a sentence, Xianglan didn't know how to answer for a while, and looked at the rest of the three personal maids with concern. Xia Xue'er smiled and said, "I believe in them, and now there are no secrets between us that can't be said, but it doesn't hurt you to say it." ”

When Xianglan heard this, although she had doubts in her heart, she was also a lot more relaxed. So he replied: "Miss Lao has always been worried about it, and my injuries are now healed!" ”

"Really?" Xia Xue'er asked anxiously, "But I see that your breath is still very weak, and your face is not very good?" ”

Xianglan smiled apologetically and replied, "The external injuries are all healed, but the internal injuries have not fully recovered, and the body is not as good as before." ”

Although she was trying to pretend to be strong, everyone could hear the sadness in her tone, and she didn't know how to answer for a while. Especially Xia Xue'er, when she heard this, she was even more distressed and blamed herself.

Xianglan has been staying in the Netherworld Valley since she was born, she began to practice martial arts as soon as she learned to walk, and she has practiced hard for many years, and her martial arts have long been superb, if she hadn't been hidden by Xia Xue'er's side, she would definitely be able to win a well-known name in the vast martial arts where the masters are like clouds!

But now, the masters of the past are not even stable in their breath! And this qiē was all caused by Xia Xue'er, so she blamed herself and felt that she was very sorry for Xianglan.

Seeing Xia Xue'er falling into deep self-blame, Xianglan reached out and gently covered the back of Xia Xue'er's hand, comforting and warming her. Xia Xue'er looked at Xianglan's smiling face, and wanted to cry even more!

"Okay, Miss, don't feel sorry for the slave, it's all fate."

Seeing that Xia Xue'er didn't speak, Xianglan changed the topic and said, "The slave maid was escorted back by Senior Brother Su Qi when she returned to the city this time!" The escort of someone who can make him so cold and handsome is all thanks to you, Miss! ”

"Su Qi also entered the city?"

"Hmmm! He said that there are many people in the daytime, and it is inconvenient to come into the house to see you, so you have to wait until it gets dark, and you are in Senior Brother Zhang's pharmacy at this time! ”

Xia Xue'er smiled at first, but then she became nervous again, and hurriedly asked, "Senior Brother Zhang is also in the city?" ”

"Uncle Shi asked him to go to the south to run errands before, and he just returned to the city today, and we happened to meet at the city gate."

"That's right." Xia Xue'er muttered in reply, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

Since the beginning of this month, she has swept the city and has become a laughing stock that everyone knows in the streets and alleys. If Senior Brother Zhang had been in the city all the time, wouldn't it mean that Su Qi had gone to him!

The four of them looked at Xia Xue'er's relaxed expression, and they all smiled mysteriously.

After a while, Xianglan asked suspiciously, "Is there a banquet being held in the mansion today?" ”

After hearing this, a few people were also puzzled, how could a good person ask such a question? Dongmei was still quick to speak, and asked directly: "No, what's wrong?" ”

"I've been very lively all the way, only we are the quietest in Tingyuxuan, even the girl who sweeps has disappeared, I thought it was because there were not enough people to hold a banquet and I was transferred."

"It's for the transfer", Xia Xue'er said half-jokingly: "But it's not a banquet, I guess it's also where there are not enough people!" ”

Xianglan frowned after hearing this, and then looked at the other three people with strict expressions, and intuitively told her that something was wrong, and there must have been something wrong with Yuxuan during her absence!

However, Xia Xue'er didn't give her time to think about it, stretched her waist and stood up and said, "I'm hungry after sitting for a day, and when Xianglan comes back today, we have to sit together and have a good meal to celebrate!" ”

Then he said cheerfully: "Go!" I'll cook tonight! ”

With that, he took the lead and went out, and the rest of the people immediately got up to follow, and Xianglan's frowning brows relaxed temporarily.

But as soon as they entered the kitchen, several people stood in disbelief. Looking at the scene in front of me, I didn't know whether to settle down or not.

The small kitchen is not big, but it is also fully equipped. The cleaning is spotless on weekdays, and the variety of ingredients has never been broken! But now, look at where there is still half of the old days!

The floor and stove were already covered with dust, the iron knives hanging on the walls were rusty, and the spiders had made this place their home, and had built their webs early to mark their territory.

"Recently, I have been eating the food sent by the Middle Palace, and my grandmother has also been transferred, so I haven't used the small kitchen for a long time, let's see what else there is!"

Xia Xue'er took a deep breath and raised her foot to step over the threshold.

"Miss", several people hurriedly stopped: "Let's wait for the slaves and maids to clean up before going in!" ”

Xia Xue'er turned around and smiled, and said, "No, let's come together!" Then he went to the corner and picked up a broom.

"Miss!"

Seeing this situation, several people hurriedly exclaimed. Xia Xue'er was born with a golden key, and since she was a child, she has been served by her subordinates since she was a child, where has she ever touched such a thing as a broom? Sweeping the floor, this is not something that a young lady like her should do and be able to do!

"You don't have to persuade me, I won't go back!"

Xia Xue'er's back stopped, her eyes closed, she took a deep breath, and forcibly endured the tears that were about to burst out, before she continued: "Only such a depressed scene in front of me can always remind me why I have come to this situation, and only it can keep me vigilant at all times, so as not to become a fish on someone else's board again!" ”

After finishing speaking, she only heard a plop behind her, Xia Xue'er looked back and saw that it was Xianglan kneeling on the floor.

"What are you doing here? You're just in good shape, and the ground is damp, so don't get up quickly! ”

Xianglan didn't get up, but said: "It's the slave's fault that the young lady will come to such a field today, the slave is sorry for you, you punish the slave!" ”

Xia Xue'er frowned and asked, "You have been away from the mansion for several months, and you have not come back during this period, what is the connection between my recent situation today and you?" ”

"If the slave can tell the young lady the clues she has found, you can be alert to the adulterer and prevent it from happening. If it weren't for the ineffectiveness of the slave maid, the traitor would not have been able to gain power and put the young lady in such a difficult situation! You punish ......"

"Nonsense!" Xia Xue'er interrupted Xianglan's words, and then said: "If it weren't for my carelessness, I wouldn't have been led out of the house by a fake letter, which caused you to be seriously injured, and your fate was only destined to have this catastrophe, and I couldn't escape from it, so how could I blame you?" ”

"Besides, it's not necessarily all bad that I'm at this point today, at least I've seen a lot of people for what they really are. As for where it will go in the future, this qiē has not yet been decided, do you really think that my Xia Xue'er can't turn over? ”

Then he commanded softly: "Cuizhu, help her up!" ”

Unexpectedly, instead of helping her up, Cuizhu also knelt down with a thud, and then Dongmei and Qiu Ju also knelt down. Xia Xue'er looked at the four girls kneeling in front of her, and was a little angry for a while.

"You don't care about your body like this? In the cold winter, what to kneel! ”

"Miss, it's not that we don't believe you, we just ask you to take care of your body, you don't have to do everything yourself, just leave some things to the four of us!"

"Isn't it just sweeping the floor?" Xia Xue'er glanced at the broom in her hand, and then threw it aside, "I can't sweep it?" ”

"The slave maid can't see the young lady suffer such hardships, and it's just a matter of cutting down on daily use, and even the meals sent every day are as difficult to swallow as coarse chaff, and after a few days, you see that you have lost a lot of weight! You are the young lady of Xia Fu, how can you suffer such unfair treatment? ”

"As soon as you were born, the lord was afraid of falling in your hands and holding it in your mouth for fear of turning into a kind of pampering, and now while the lord is not in the house, they will practice you like this! Even the little aunt can be proud in front of you, and the slave can't see it! ”

"Miss, you have been asking us to endure it, but how long will you let us endure it?"

Listening to the accusations of several people, Xia Xue'er was shocked. I guessed that the four of them would be dissatisfied and feel aggrieved, but I didn't expect it to be so intense! Not only did he fail to make them feel glorious and proud, but he has been enduring the suffering that others don't have to endure.

Just like Cuizhu's last sentence, she asked them to endure everything, but she never realized that her own non-fighting does not mean that others will always treat you well, and her identity alone determines that she will inevitably become a thorn in the side of some people.

In this era, even if you don't do anything, you will make a group of enemies, as long as you have the heart to chase fame and fortune, there will inevitably be people who are slandered by guns, and sadly, the vast majority of people have greed.

The burning anger had disappeared, Xia Xue'er stepped forward to help up the few people kneeling on the ground one by one, and was about to say something, but heard a rush of footsteps outside, accompanied by the anxious voice of a maid.

"Third Miss, no, something happened to Madame!"