Chapter Eighty-Three: Spring Sunshine
"Qi Niang, did you hear last night's movements?" The woman asked in a sudden whisper.
"Of course I did." Before speaking, Guan Qiniang also glanced around like the woman, and then replied in a low voice: "The Green Silk Courtyard is not very far from our embroidered bamboo courtyard, and the earth-shattering cry of the fifth master last night is not small." ”
"Yes, in the middle of the night, the fifth master's child's sharp cry made my heart tremble when I heard it, you said that our eldest master is also ruthless." The woman shook her head and said.
"The old man is ruthless? You are really blinded by lard, our big house originally only had one sister-in-law of the second master, but look at that Aunt Gu, she dared to poison the second master and put him to death, and you haven't heard of it, the poison that Aunt Gu gave to the second master is still a chronic poison, which was planted several years ago, just hoping that as soon as this poison occurs, she will be terminally ill, and there will be no power to return to heaven. If it weren't for the Bodhisattva's blessing of the second master this time, then it is estimated that our house should be funeral now, just like that, you still say that the eldest master is ruthless? Guan Qiniang said.
"So that's the case, I haven't heard of the chronic poison yet, I just knew that the second master was originally the one who was going to let go, wasn't the atmosphere in our house depressed for a few days? But I don't know what's going on, in the days at the end of the month, after the old lady and the eldest master came back, the eldest lady who had stayed in the Yingqiang Courtyard and never came out actually took someone to the Green Silk Courtyard to arrest Aunt Gu that day, and after the news in the house exploded, I heard some words, saying that Aunt Gu had poisoned the second master, and the eldest lady knew about it. Then Aunt Gu was imprisoned, but I really don't know the specifics, but how do you know so much, Qi Niang? The woman asked curiously.
"Alas. It's better not to know, it's all an accident...... That day, ten days after Aunt Gu was imprisoned overnight, the New Year had passed, and the marriage between the second young lady and His Royal Highness the eldest prince was not mentioned again by the saint at the annual banquet in the palace in front of everyone. So after that, not only did the eldest lady begin to step up her work, but even the old lady called me several times to inquire about the progress of all the embroidery work in the dowry. I went to the early autumn hall every day to report to the eldest lady, but that day ......"
At this point, Guan Qiniang paused again, and after looking around, she continued: "But it was on that day. I've just entered the early autumn pavilion. I saw the eldest lady, the second lady and Liu Ru four girls anxiously guarding outside the house, and the house was quiet, but the atmosphere was really weird, I was also thinking about whether I should leave quickly, and when I came back after a while, there was the laughter of the eldest lady in the house.
'Xu Xiqi, people's hearts have always been biased, and I have always told Sister Rong and Sister Shan. Don't hope for something you won't get, but you've taught me something more today. It turns out that a person's eccentricity can be biased to such a point, no matter how much you don't take Brother Chen seriously, but after all, he is the only concubine of the Xu family's big house, but he has been harmed like this by Gu Yu now, do you know what kind of poison Gu Yu gave to Brother Chen?
That's a wound, she planted it on Brother Chen'er three years ago, Brother Chen'er almost lost his life, if it weren't for Sister Rong and the three of them who have been taking care of Brother Chen, then it is estimated that on the day you, the great son of heaven, come back from your national affairs, Brother Chen'er will already be a white bone, but what are you talking to me now? You told me to leave it alone, and leave Gu Yu to you to dispose of, what do you do, is it her Gu Yu's life is life, and my son's life is not life? Xu Xiqi, you get out of the early autumn hall now. ’
Don't you know, I was standing at the gate of the early autumn pavilion, and after hearing the words of the eldest lady, my body was almost shaken, and then I didn't dare to stay longer, so I ran back directly. Even if Guan Qiniang thinks back to the events of that day now, her body can't help but tremble.
"God, then what you said is really right, it's better not to know, but if this is the case, then it makes sense, you see that it has only been a few days, Aunt Gu was imprisoned, and the fourth and fifth masters were also handed over to Mama Li to take care of by the eldest master, and ...... Last night, the eldest lord actually sent Aunt Gu out of the house, Qi Niang, what do you mean by that? The woman asked, puzzled.
If she didn't know the reason for this, the woman felt that Xu Xi sent Aunt Gu out of the house, which was a ruthless act. But now that she knows the ins and outs, the woman doesn't understand what Xu Xi means by doing this.
"Then it depends on where the eldest lord sends Aunt Gu, if the eldest lord sends Aunt Gu to Zhuangzi in other suburbs, it must mean to let Aunt Gu go, but if the eldest lord sends Aunt Gu to Xiaoban Temple, then it will definitely punish Aunt Gu severely." Guan Qiniang said thoughtfully.
Xiao Ban Temple, in the divine capital and Nanhua Temple is as famous, but the reason for its fame is absolutely different from Nanhua Temple, because Xiao Ban Temple is a famous ascetic temple, to survive the world by self-suffering, and Xiao Ban Temple is famous for another reason, that is, in the rich nobles in the emperor's capital, there are female dependents who make unforgivable mistakes, but when the people in power do not want to give them death, then Xiao Ban Temple will be their final destination.
Among them, all kinds of ascetic practices that cannot be understood by outsiders are definitely the most severe punishment for people outside the Buddha. And it is also because of this that Guan Qiniang said this, and after Guan Qiniang's words, the woman nodded very approvingly.
"But where the eldest master will send Aunt Gu in the end, it's not up to us people to know,...... Okay, let's talk about this matter, my work is over, you should hurry up, otherwise we will make a mistake, not only the eldest lady, but even the old lady will not let us go, after this incident, the second lady is afraid that not only in the heart of the eldest lady is the same weight as the eldest lady, I am afraid that even in the heart of the old lady, the second miss will be different from now on. Guan Qiniang instructed.
"Yes, don't worry, I know, the status of the second lady in the mansion has long been different recently, not to mention that even if that big man has nothing to do with that position, that identity is always there. When the second lady really becomes the concubine of that big man, she will be a righteous royal family, how dare I delay the second lady's affairs. The woman laughed.
"It's good that you know. Let's go. Guan Qiniang also smiled, but she secretly thought in her heart: The second lady is just a concubine no matter what, and her identity is there; But His Royal Highness the eldest prince is the eldest son of the royal family, no matter how weak he is, I am afraid that the second lady will marry in the future, and this life will not be easy, alas!
The spring sun is warm. The roasting person was drowsy, and Xu Youshan, who was in the Zhengyan Pavilion at this time, was on the soft couch under the huge pomegranate tree in the courtyard. was roasted by the spring sunshine and made her whole body warm and drowsy, which made Xu Yourong, who was watching her from the side, grit her teeth.
"Eldest Miss, otherwise, I'll wake up Second Miss." and Chu Dai and Yue Dai who were next to Xu Yourong. looked at Xu Yourong's dangerous expression. It's really more and more alarming, so I can't help but want to speak for my own young lady: "Eldest Miss, the second young lady has been busy with you these days, and yesterday the head of Qi Yuan finally sent a message, saying that the second master is out of danger, no, the second young lady only went back to the Zheng Yan Pavilion last night to freshen up and rest." But you also know that Miss Two's sleep is not good. I woke up before midnight this morning, so the second lady will make up for sleep at this time. ”
Yesterday under Qi Yuan's nod. Xu Chen is officially out of the danger period, although the toxins in his body are not completely clear, and there are still residues, but Qi Yuan said, this is a big deal, as long as you can cultivate with peace of mind and take medicine on time in the future, these residual toxins will be discharged by the body.
And this news also made Pei's, Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan happy, Xu Yourong even directly rewarded Xu Chen with a big hug, which made Xu Chen, who was still on the hospital bed, couldn't help but laugh lightly, warm and bright, warmer than the sunshine in early spring.
But because Xu Chen is no longer in trouble, just after being busy last night, Pei's family, who rushed from the early autumn pavilion, also drove Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan back to Weizhou Courtyard and Zhengyan Pavilion, saying that they should have a good night's rest, especially Xu Youshan, who is about to become a bride, Pei's let her rest well and can't stay up all night, but Pei's own still stayed in Yingqiang Courtyard, not worrying about Xu Chen alone.
But how could Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan let Pei's family work so hard? So last night, before they went back to the hospital, the two of them summed it up and decided that they would have to accompany Pei and Xu Chen in the Yingqiang Courtyard tomorrow, so that they could rest assured that Pei could sleep well with peace of mind, instead of staying by Xu Chen's side all night.
Xu Chen's poisoning incident this time really gave Pei's family a whirlwind, making her collapse directly, although later under Nie Suhyun's reminder, Qi Yuan rescued Xu Chen in time, and Old Madam Qi's thunderous anger also caused it to take a long time to grab Aunt Gu's tail and let her reveal her original form, even in which black market she found this wounded youth, Old Madam Qi also figured it out.
Then Aunt Gu was imprisoned, and soon after, she was sent out.
It's just that even so, to this day, Pei's still blames herself, she asks herself about the protection of Xu Yourong, Xu Chen and Xu Youshan, and the investigation of the people around them, she has always thought that she has done everything possible, especially Xu Chen, because he is far away in Taixue, and he has not returned to Dongyang Lane for a long time, so Pei's protection of her, the only child who is not around, is even more strict.
Whether it is what Xu Chen eats, uses or wears, Pei is extremely careful, so she also sent an old woman who has been immersed in the center of power in the palace for decades, and sent her to Taixue to take care of Xu Chen.
But this is how to take precautions, but Pei still didn't expect that there was still a loophole by Xu Chen's side, which allowed Aunt Gu to infiltrate it, and almost had to kill her own child.
This has to be said to be Aunt Gu's powerful methods, but she can endure it so much and be insidious to this point, which really makes Pei's family still a little frightened, so even after Aunt Gu has been sent out by Xu Xi, Pei's still made a big change of blood for Xu Yourong, Xu Chen and Xu Youshan's people, but of course this excludes Mother Wu and Chu Dai.
But is this the end of this matter? Of course not, but after that, Mrs. Qi and Pei Shi didn't say anything more to Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan.
And Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan were tired during the period when Xu Chen fell ill, Mrs. Qi was bedridden, and Pei's collapsed, so now although the two of them have discovered that this matter is not over, they are also a little bit of a situation of more than enough strength, so they can only rest first.
And today, after the two of them summed up last night, they decided to go back to Yingqiang Courtyard, on the one hand, not to let Pei's busy with the huge chores in the mansion during the day, but also to guard Xu Chen overnight, and on the other hand, they also knocked on the side by Pei's side to see if they could find out something.
It's just that early in the morning, Xu Yourong got up early in the morning and finished freshening up and changing, but she didn't see her come after waiting for Xu Youshan at the gate of Weizhou Courtyard for a long time, and Xu Yourong didn't see Xu Youshan's face very good last night, and now she didn't come, so I thought Xu Youshan was uncomfortable somewhere. But after Xu Yourong hurriedly came to Zhengyan Pavilion, he found that the people were too fragrant to make up for sleep.
"Miss, you ......"
Chu Dai and Yue Dai wanted to say a few more nice words for Xu Youshan, but Xu Yourong raised her hand to stop them, and then reached out and pinched Xu Youshan's white and tender face "gently", and then- "It hurts!! ”
Xufu, Yingqiang Courtyard.
At the gate of the Shadow Qiang Courtyard, the past two days can be described as a lively crowd of people, for a while, either a classmate has come to visit Xu Chen, or an old acquaintance has come to visit the patient for a while; After a while, it was impossible to say which distant relatives from several streets away came to visit, anyway, after the news of Xu Chen's condition getting better, there were countless guests visiting every day.
It's just that some people can't even enter the gate of Xu's Mansion, and some people can't enter the gate of Xu's Mansion, but they can't enter the gate of Yingqiang Courtyard and take a look at Xu Chen; In the end, only a very small number of people were able to enter the gate of the Xu Mansion and enter the Yingqiang Courtyard, and met Xu Chen, who was still in great need of cultivation, such as Qi Xuan, Qi Hong and Zhai Yu.
"It's really not easy to meet you." Qi Hong smiled at Xu Chen.
"It's my mother and eldest sister who are too worried about the younger brother, so they will be like this, so that Cousin Hong, you can see and laugh." Xu Chen said with a serious guilt. (To be continued......)