Chapter Twenty-Eight: Evil Heart
Speaking of this, Yi Rui's eyes were filled with hatred, "Aunt Xu came to talk to Madame that day...... Aunt Xu has always had a bad relationship with her wife, who is a kind person and never lets her set rules in front of her. Although Aunt Xu is always smiling, I know that she has always harbored evil intentions. She is a noble concubine, and her background is good, and her status is much higher than that of the two aunts. If Madame is gone, she will naturally have the best chance...... Aunt Xu said that her brother was the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple in the court, and he had the latest news of the Yekang tributary team, and she wanted to tell her wife. When the lady heard this, she let everyone come out. She must have nothing good to say when she came to Madame at this time...... I didn't feel at ease, so I listened secretly under the window. ”
Yi Rui's haggard face showed a look of horror and despair, and she said everything Xu Meixin, who was still an aunt at the time:
"I heard from my brother that there was a strange illness in Yekang, and everyone in the royal family had died violently...... The countries around the Western Regions, such as Dayue, Wusun, and Yancai, have long coveted Yekang, and took advantage of Yekang's chaos to attack it in groups. …… The emperor had already been dissatisfied with the delay in Yekang's tribute, so he did not send troops to help. …… Today's Yekang may have long since disappeared. As for the tributary procession that your father brings...... It was robbed a month ago, and not a single ...... was left alive."
One bad news after another, from Xu Meixin's mouth easily said, she looked at Jiang Shi, who had fallen softly on the couch, her face was as white as paper, she did not reach out to help, and sighed softly:
"Sister, now it is rumored everywhere that the emperor is already going to do something to Yekang, and the Hou Ye is worried day and night...... Could it be that just for you, the entire Qingrong Marquis Mansion will be implicated with you? Sister Yi is only six years old, how can you bear to let her become a criminal courtier's daughter, and then follow all of us to be sent into exile? ”
“…… It's better for you to choose to hang yourself and apologize, but you can live a big family of us, and your Jinyi will still be the daughter of the Hou Mansion in the future...... If you don't think about yourself, you have to think about your daughter...... Sister, if my Qinfu family is safe, my sister swears that she will love Jinyi as her own child. ”
Yi Rui imitated Xu's words, echoing quietly in the somewhat gloomy room, and Jin Yi seemed to be able to see Jiang Shi at that time, and his white and flawless face was full of despair.
Yi Rui choked up: "That night, Madame hung a white silk on the roof beam...... At that time, I thought that Mrs. was afraid that she would even affect you, so she didn't even dare to see each other for the last time, so she only left a letter to Hou Ye, calling herself a sinner, and hoped that Hou Ye would read the love between husband and wife for many years, and be sure to protect Miss for a long time......
"Within a few days, all the people in Qingtong Yuan were taken out of the house, and some of them found someone to sell separately, and those with family members came to collect them. Later, we heard that Hou Ye carried Aunt Xu as a step-room,...... Later, I heard that Miss was sent out of the house and went to Shangxiu Hall...... At that time, Ezhi and I cried and said that we were going to look for you, and we ran a few times, and we were all caught. And then ...... I heard that Yizhi died of illness not long after she was brought home, and I ......"
She couldn't say any more, so she leaned her head on Jinyi's lap, crying bitterly, as if she wanted to vent all the pain that had accumulated in her heart for many years.
Jin Yi gently stroked Yi Rui with her hand, her brows tightened, and the surprise in her eyes gradually faded.
In the past few years, she has talked to Qiao Wei several times about why Jiang suddenly hanged himself that day. Qiao Wei was only five years old at the time, she was one year younger than Jin Yi, but the little maid who had just bought a companion with Jin Yi in the house was very close to Jin Yi. At that time, she only knew that she was by Jinyi's side, and the two little girls were crying and mourning.
The two also speculated that her death would be related to the Xu family, after all, the Jiang family died, and the Xu family had a great chance to straighten out, and his daughter Jinxiu became the concubine of the Marquis of Qingrong from then on.
After listening to Eli's words, it was finally confirmed.
Jin Yi nodded and said to Qiao Wei: "No wonder when I came back this time, I always felt that Xu's attitude towards me was a little weird. It seems to be guarding against me, as if I am afraid that I will harm her. It turns out that he is really a thief with a weak heart......"
Qiao Wei said hatefully: "If it weren't for her vow, with Miss's future persecution, Madame might not have hanged herself." …… After all, the emperor did not send people who had Yekang women in the court, and several other Yekang women either fell out of favor or died of illness, but the queen's mother has always been standing. ”
Jin Yi muttered thoughtfully, "This thing is strange here, if it is said that the emperor wants to extinguish Yekang, why didn't the queen mother stop it, and she was not implicated in the slightest?" And the matter of Yekang, the emperor did not issue a clear decree, it was just speculation and rumors of the ministers of the court. If it weren't for Xu's persecution, his mother wouldn't have died at that time, and it might not have affected the Qin family afterwards, Jin Yi ...... I won't be sent away either. Even if my mother dies, if I don't get sent away, I won't implicate the Qin family......"
Yi Rui said hatefully: "Xu's words are not true, coercion and profit lure his wife to death, God has eyes, and he will definitely be retributed!" ”
Jin Yi was uncertain, Jiang's death was already clear, and Xu was the culprit. It's just that the things behind it are still chaotic and difficult to sort out for a while.
Jin Yi nodded lightly and said to Yi Rui gently: "Now that you have a daughter, I will ask someone to go to your house and let them treat you well, but they don't dare to disobey." What else do you think? Just sue me. ”
Yi Rui looked at Jin Yi, her demeanor was calm and calm, her eyes were firm, and she sighed: "Madame is in the spirit of heaven, I must be very happy to see that Miss is fine now." As he spoke, tears of joy flowed from his eyes.
Qiao Wei on the side couldn't hold back any longer, and two lines of tears flowed.
Yi Rui pondered in her heart, she was avoiding people all the way in just now, and she thought that Miss Lai was now weak in the house, and there was no one who could be used in her hands. But on the side of the Marquis of Qingrong's mansion, there must be people who know her, she thought about it again and again, and finally made up her mind, "Miss, my daughter is also eight years old this year...... Although she is young, she has followed me all the way and suffered a lot at home, but she is still smart and clever. I would like to ask her to be sent to the young lady, who is reliable, though not of much help. In two years, I think it will be of some use......"
Jin Yi was grateful when she heard this, she and Qiaowei were really a little difficult to support, and she had to do such a small thing as sending a prescription herself. Yirui's daughter is trustworthy, but she is not afraid when she is younger, she has taught her for more than two years, and it will be a real help in the future, so she said to her softly: "Okay, let her follow me." Rest assured, I will not treat her kindly. ”
Yi Rui got up, kowtowed to Jin Yi again, and said in a choked voice: "I just hope that she will take good care of the young lady for the slave maid in the future, and I will do my best for my wife." ”
After getting up, he said, "This time I asked her to come with me." I'm going to call her to you. ”