Chapter 64: The Struggle (I)

"The eldest lady didn't take Yueqiao and Yuefang out today, but took Man'er out of the house"

Lianyu came back after a while, and while taking a silk supplement with a happy eyebrow to help Xingzhao tie it, she hesitated and continued: "It's the girl who had a lot of mouths and tongues yesterday, maybe the eldest lady came to serve with a roar when she saw that she didn't have a wound today, and she had the heart to lift her."

Xingzhao nodded, according to the personality of the eldest lady, and motioned for her to continue.

However, Huang's mother said that the eldest lady locked herself in the house as soon as she came back, and no one should knock on the door. Later, I went to ask Man'er again, but Man'er was hesitant, only saying that Mrs. Min and Mrs. Min had retreated from talking, and she didn't know what the two of them said. Lianyu flexibly tied a thousand blessing knots, and the words were finished.

"What about Hou Ye's side? How's the war report in the Northwest? After listening to this, Xingzhao nodded, and asked again.

Lianyu's eyes darkened, and she didn't answer.

I still haven't found it, my uncle hasn't appeared yet, and my mother is about to become a frightened bird

Xingzhao frowned tightly, finally sank his steps, walked to the main hall of Rongshou Hall, and complained to Mrs. Tai, "I am really worried about my mother, my mother has always been careless, you know." My uncle is still in the northwest, and my aunt has been grounded again, and I heard that my mother came back from the Min family, and my mood was extremely bad."

After Mrs. Tai groaned, she nodded, and in turn comforted Xingzhao: "I have already handed the fold up, but since the Empress Dowager Gu has made up her mind to order the feet of the Empress Dowager of the Ban Fang, I am afraid that it will not be so easy to see me" and remembered that the general heard that Zhang's mother came to report " The four girls did not let go of their brows when they fell asleep. I didn't cry but kept tossing and turning, and I didn't sleep well. ”。 I pity the little granddaughter in my heart, if the Fang family has half of her sister, she can calm down. Where do children need such hard work!

"It won't help you if you go," the lady sighed.

Xingzhao lowered his head, shook his head slightly, and muttered a word: "Extraordinary times do extraordinary things." Guarding my mother, I feel at ease, and when my mother is accompanied by someone, she can feel at ease. ”

Mrs. Tai had no choice, waved her hand, and signaled Xingzhao to go quickly.

Xingzhao curtsied, and Mrs. Tai watched her little granddaughter's small figure go from clear to vague. The Buddha bead in his hand stopped, and he sighed, "Amitabha."

Mother Zhang, who was standing beside her, soothed slowly: "Do you remember what Mrs. Jingyi said?" Uncle Tianting is full, the earth pavilion is round, it is a natural good life, and he has always been able to turn evil into good fortune" At this point, I saw Mrs. Tai frowning and shaking her head, and heard Mrs. Tai say with regret and worry: "I'm worried about Ah Fu and Xingzhao." When Rue Xiang went to send the post into the palace, she heard from Gonggong Yun of the Internal Affairs Office that the queen mother also asked the Internal Affairs Office for rose soap beans and honey incense yesterday. Born in the same family. A mother and compatriots, facing the same danger, the queen mother was grounded, and she could live calmly. Even the soap beans with what kind of incense to smoke and what kind of aroma are still required, but what about Ah Fu?"

Zhang's mother listened quietly and did not speak.

"It's a matter of saying that the Fang family can't stand this hurdle, but the performance of the two sisters is high and low. The Fang family fell. is bound to affect the queen's mother, our He family is not a villain who falls into the ground. Ah Fu has been in the He family for so many years, and he has always had a smooth life. Although Master Hou didn't like her very much, he didn't snub her, he had a son-in-law and a daughter-in-law, and I pressed He Yan to prevent him from doing it, and she once lived like that. The Fang family has declined, Fang Qi is gone, the queen is powerless, where does she have the confidence to support the huge family in the future? If Ah Fu is half of the queen's character, I will lose this dilapidated body, and I will also support my daughter-in-law behind her and cheer her up, but Ah Fu is like a dou who can't be supported. ”

The more Mother Zhang listened, the more frightened she became, pursed her lips, and didn't dare to speak, this was not her time to interject!

Mrs. Tai looked at the direction of the main courtyard with pity, and continued in a muttered voice: "I have always dreamed repeatedly in the past few days that when the emperor had only ascended the throne, the Miao'an Rebellion had not yet gone, and everyone in the noble family was in danger. At that time, the old marquis was making a fuss about changing the world, and I lived in fear every day, afraid that the official would suddenly come to the courtyard to arrest people, and that the emperor would be impatient by the old marquis, so I hated the He family from then on, and I was even more afraid that Ah Yan would become a concubine. But I can only laugh, laughing everywhere, laughing and passing posts into the palace over and over again, laughing and proposing to Ah Yan, laughing and drugging the old marquis—I want to laugh and see the old beast close his eyes in front of me."

Mother Huang was full of excitement, held Mrs. Tai's right hand tightly, and said in a choked voice: "Don't think about it, everything is fine, everything is fine!" ”

"It will be at the top of the mountain, and there is no such thing as 'the high place is not cold'." Mrs. Tai closed her eyes and smiled, shook her head gently, and there was helplessness and sadness in her wry smile: "Ah Fu is not worth it, it is not worth it for me to be afraid of her again." It is impossible for her to catch the He family, whose hands are stained with blood, and it is difficult to maintain."

Zhang's mother suddenly burst into tears, she seemed to understand something, but she was regretting something.

Even though Xingzhao was in a hurry, he still missed the conversation in the main courtyard.

"Sister Lianyu next to the fourth girl came to ask me, I only said that I didn't know" Man'er tied her hands and stood on the blue bricks in the middle of the main hall at a loss, and looked at the eldest lady with her eyes as she spoke, and was relieved to see that the eldest lady did not blame.

Fortunately, there was no accident when she went out today, Man'er was happy, raised her head again, and said angrily: "Madame is also too good-natured, this matter is not so good in any house!" ”

"Don't tell anyone about today." The eldest lady was lying on the warm couch, covered with a cashmere felt blanket on her body, her expression was obscure, and she added: "Whether the fourth girl asked, Mrs. Tai asked, or the Hou Ye asked, you don't know anything."

When the eldest lady said the word "Hou Ye", her voice was clearly weak. Ying Yi made her mess up, Ying Yi was aggressive in front of her, Ying Yi was threatening and intimidating her, and she was weak all her life. But there has never been a way to beg Ying Yi for mercy, "Please let me go". She couldn't say anything in front of Ying Yi

It seems that as soon as she said it, she lost completely. Her home, her seat, and her marquis.

Even if He Yan was that kind of person, she still had no way not to love the sadness that flashed in his eldest lady's eyes, but more disgust, for the first time, she felt sincere disgust for her own weakness and reluctance.

"That scoundrel should have been scraped alive like this, lest the Hou Ye know about it and make him worry about Mrs. Madame!" Man'er chattered and saw the eldest lady's eyes looking directly at the gold-painted enamel cloisonné arhat statue in front of her. I followed her gaze and looked over, but there was nothing.

The eldest lady was indifferent, and when Man'er came close to her ear, she was suddenly startled, as if the secret in her heart had been revealed, she waved at her in disguise, and said straightly: "You are doing a good job, go out quickly!" ”

Man'er was stunned. He walked out of the door lightly, and his mind was so confused that he left everything behind him in a few moments. As long as you don't get into trouble, you don't cause a worse ending because of that momentary anger. Wouldn't that be nice! And it seems that she and the eldest lady now have a little secret that no one knows, and the fourth girl can no longer catch the handle to beat her and scold her. Even sold her!

My heart was full of joy, and I walked in the verandah in a hurry. secretly thinking about how to show off with Shuangfu for a while, she became the confidant of the eldest lady overnight!

Will turn the verandah. Man'er's eyes widened, and he pointed his index finger tremblingly ahead, and exclaimed: "Four girls! What are you doing here! ”

Xingzhao was startled by the little lady's sharp voice, and subconsciously frowned and raised his eyes, but he heard Lianyu behind him speak with reproach, and reprimanded: "Didn't the housekeeper's mother teach you to be cautious in your words and deeds?" Should this be the way to behave in front of the master? Is the injury healed? ”

Man'er's shoulders shrunk, and now she was afraid when she saw Xingzhao, and she trembled and bent her knees to say hello.

Xingzhao raised his head and looked up and down, and asked her in a deep voice, "You don't know what Mother and Mrs. Min said?" What was the mother's expression like when she left the house? Why did I take you with me when I went out today? ”

"I didn't hear anything different from the eldest lady outside" General Man'er said in front of Lianyu, repeating it again, hearing the last question, he was stunned, snorted a few times, and stammered: "It may be Mrs. Min's post, I handed it over."

Xingzhao nodded lightly and raised his chin to signal that she could go.

Man'er immediately ran out as if he had been pardoned, burying his head.

Xingzhao didn't care, and walked inside.

Propped up on the door with both hands, and opened the door with a "creak" sound, and in the evening sun, there was no light in the room, and the eldest lady subconsciously blocked the light in front of her eyes with her hand, frowned and said: "Isn't it that no one else is allowed to come in?" From between his fingers, he saw a little figure with a double bun walking in, and he couldn't help but be full of love and pity, and beckoned to Xingzhao: "Auntie-"

Xingzhao ran over, snuggled in the arms of the eldest lady, and said sullenly: "At my grandmother's, I panicked, and I couldn't help but want to come and guard you." Mrs. Min can't speak, look at the bad things that day was obviously caused by the Min family, but it was our family who solved the problem of Bo Niangzi, don't take her words to heart. ”

The eldest lady's eyes were sour, and she took advantage of the situation to pull over Xingzhao, and stroked the young girl's hair one by one, her throat was sore and sour, and she couldn't speak.

She didn't dare to imagine what kind of look such a well-behaved little lady would look like when others pointed at Ah Yan's nose and scolded, your mother's family is a minister, a traitor, and a sinner.

If it is because of her death, she can exchange for the innocent background of Brother Jing and Ah Yu, and cover up the mistakes of the family below, is this considered to be offset by her previous negligence and stupidity!

The eldest lady rested her chin on Xingzhao's head, tears raining down.

Yuefang avoided in the flower hall, secretly watching that Xingzhao was coming, and let go of half of her heart - the eldest lady was sullen, and no one was allowed to guard, but the fourth girl came, and the eldest lady could always be happy. Thinking like this, he led the little maid and tiptoed to hold the tongue of fire and go over to light the lamp.

The hexagonal Ruyi Palace lamps lit up one by one, and the warm and clear light was covered in a thick layer of sheepskin, hazy and misty.

The eldest lady only felt that the turmeric amphora that was placed in her heart was like a piece of soldering iron that would be burned, which made her panic and heartburn. (To be continued......)