The dark sky was covered with dark clouds, a lightning bolt pierced the sky, and then there was a loud "click" of deafening thunder, as if the sky was torn apart, Chen seemed to feel that the ground was trembling, and after the thunder, a strong wind blew and rain fell, and the water splashed under the eaves.

Chen, who was kneeling in front of the mourning hall, lowered his head and gently wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with a fine silk with his left hand, and threw paper money into the brazier with his right hand, and the paper money was swallowed by the flames as soon as he threw it down.

The maid Cuiping stood aside with red and swollen eyes, looked at Chen with pity, and said in a choked voice: "Madame, go and see Miss, Miss's situation is good and bad, and the slave maid is worried......"

Chen's hand throwing the paper money shook and the yellowish fire paper fell outside the brazier, and tears rolled down from the corners of his eyes like rain from the eaves.

Chen's body was bulky and heavy, plus he had been kneeling for so long, and he didn't stand up after trying a few times, Cui Ping saw this and stretched out his hand to help her up carefully, only to stand up and his feet were still a little numb, and at this moment he pressed all the weight on Cui Ping's body, Cui Ping did not stabilize and staggered back two steps, and it took a lot of effort to stand firm.

Cui Ping was very distressed, and when she saw Chen's weak appearance, she cried and said: "Madam, you must take care of your own body, this family can only rely on you now, the slave knows that you want to go with the master, but what about the young lady?" What to do with the baby in the belly? Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about the young lady and the child in your belly. ”

Chen closed his eyes tightly, then opened his eyes and looked up at Bai Aya falling from the roof, and asked with a vacant look, "How is Miss?" ”

Cui Ping helped Chen to sit on the chair next to him, knelt down and added paper money to the brazier that was about to be extinguished: "Miss's situation is good and bad, I found out that Miss fell into the water last night It was too late, although Miss didn't breathe, but ...... Madam, there are some things I don't know whether to say or not. ”

Chen's heart is sad, a series of accidents have made her almost unbearable, her husband died inexplicably, her daughter almost lost her life last night inexplicably, and now she is still lying in bed Life and death are uncertain, she really wants to go with her husband, save herself from worrying all day long, Cuiping is her dowry maid, she followed her when she was young, and she usually listens to Cuiping's words.

"It's just my master and servant here, if you have something to say, don't hide it."

After Cuiping threw enough paper money into the brazier, she stood up and walked into Chen's ear and whispered: "The slave thinks that Miss fell into the water is really too strange, Miss returned to her house from the mourning hall last night, but why was Miss found falling into the pond?" When the young lady returned from the mourning hall, she would not have passed the pond at all, and it was dark at that time, and the young lady was afraid of the dark, you know. ”

Cui Ping said how could the Chen family not understand, when she found Rujin falling into the water last night, she was suspicious, but who in this mansion was so ruthless to assassinate the young and ignorant Rujin.

Since the death of her husband, she has been walking on thin ice in this Jiang Mansion, and she has no room for resistance as much as others want to harm her.

They knew these words well in their hearts, if they spread it, they were afraid that they would make waves again, so they hurriedly reprimanded: "Cuiping has some things that can't be nonsense, you call the little maid to come over and add paper, don't let the fire of the brazier go out, you go with me to see Miss." ”

Jiang Rujin is her daughter, how can she not worry about such a big thing and not feel distressed, but her deceased husband has not been buried, and she has to take care of everything, so the old lady sent a rough maid over early in the morning to ask and then did not move.

She really wanted to be by Jiang Rujin's side all the time, but she really lacked skills.

The floor of the cloister was already wet and slippery when it rained too much, and the white lanterns hanging under the eaves swayed in the wind, and that little bit of white looked particularly desolate in the lonely darkness.

The little maid standing at the door was napping against the door frame, and when she heard the footsteps, she immediately woke up, and hurriedly stepped forward to support Chen, and said flatteringly: "Madame, why did it rain so hard?" ”

Chen was worried about Jiang Rujin in his heart, glanced at the maid lightly, and went directly into the house.

This maid was sent by the old lady, saying to help her, but after these two maids came, not only did they not help, but they added a lot of trouble.

Cuiping was a little disgusted by the little maid's disgusting order: "Go and bring the woman a bowl of black chicken soup." ”

The little maid's face was full of reluctance, and she said dissatisfiedly: "At this time, the people in the dining room are busy, can't Mrs. drink soup tomorrow?" ”

Cuiping heard the maid actually say such a thing, and sneered: "Why are you reluctant to ask you to go?" I stewed the chicken soup on the small stove early, you just go over and serve it, if you don't want to, go back to the old lady, why stay here and suffer. ”

The little maid bit her lips and complained secretly in her heart, she wanted to return to the old lady, but the old lady arranged her task to monitor Chen's every move, if she left rashly, she was afraid that the old lady would punish her.

Stomping his feet and said unwillingly: "You think I don't want to leave here, just go to ......." ”

As soon as the little girl left, Cui Ping was full of dissatisfaction: "This little girl is getting bolder and bolder now, and if she doesn't guard the young lady well, she knows how to be lazy." ”

Chen smiled bitterly and murmured: "Forget it, it's better to ask for others than for yourself." She didn't know that this was because the old lady was getting more and more powerful, and one person was able to ascend to heaven, and the little maid didn't know this truth.

Cui Ping was indignant, and wanted to say something but was stopped by Chen: "We are walking on thin ice now, and it is difficult to protect ourselves, and some things are clear in our hearts, so we must not say what we want to say as before, otherwise even I can't protect you." ”

Cui Ping was dumbfounded, she knew that what Chen said was right, and this time was different from the past.

Seeing Jiang Rujin lying on the bed, looking at the pale face the size of a palm, her heart was full of guilt, if she accompanied Rujin back last night, maybe there would not be a fall into the water.

Everyone in Jiang's mansion knew that Jiang Rujin was afraid of water, and he wouldn't go to the pond even if there was a maid with him during the day, not to mention that the night was dark and the wind was high, and there were no stars in the sky last night, so why did he go there when there was no maid by his side.

Sitting on the edge of the bed and holding Jiang Rujin's hand, he turned his head and looked at Cui Ping with tears in his eyes: "Cui Ping is guarding the door, I have a lot to say to Rujin." ”

Chen touched Jiang Rujin's face distressedly and whispered: "Rujin, you must hold on, you know that your mother has nothing but you and the child in her belly now, if you leave your mother, you have three long and two short, and your mother really doesn't know how to live." ”