Jiang Xiyun has no hills and valleys in his chest, he is by no means an idle person, he lowered his head and stroked the folds of his skirt, as if to smooth out the irritability and panic in his heart, and when he raised his head again, his face was already indifferent and quiet, and he sneered again and again: "In this case, what I said is useless, you have decided that this matter is what we are doing?" ”

Xianglan sat down on the sandalwood carved lotus Xiangfei couch on the side, her face became more and more pale, and she almost wanted to soak her clothes in cold sweat, but she said with a faint smile on her face: "As expected, Miss Jiang Wu refused to admit it." ”

The room was silent for a while, and suddenly there were a few coughs, Jiang's mother took out the handkerchief in her sleeve and wiped her mouth, and said, "Xi girl, come, help me, let's go home, if you want to add to the crime, why bother talking to her." Jiang Mu and his entourage stood up tremblingly on crutches, and Jiang Xiyun hurriedly stepped forward to help. Mother Jiang's chin was slightly raised, her expression was elegant and dignified, she glanced at Xianglan lightly, and then turned her head to Jiang Xiyun and said, "It's just a cheap concubine, and I deserve to question you?" You're confused, talk to her more. ”

Jiang Xiyun's posture was supple, and he lowered his head and said, "Grandmother has taught me a lesson." Saying that, he walked out with Jiang's mother in his arms, only to hear Xianglan raise her voice: "The Jiang family refuses to admit it, this is harmless, the so-called salute first and then the soldiers, just now I just informed the fifth girl Jiang." In the future, I will do some good deeds to repay the Jiang family's actions today, and I also hope that Mrs. Jiang and Miss Jiang will laugh and accept it. ”

Jiang's mother was stunned, Jiang Xiyun also turned around, with a hint of panic on her face, and then Jiang's mother coughed, and walked out without looking back, Xianglan bowed her head slightly, holding a bucket of colorful tangled begonia cups on a small few in one hand, and said: "If Mrs. Jiang steps out of this house, within an hour, the streets and alleys of wealthy families of all sizes in the capital will be full of rumors that the sisters of the Jiang family want to marry into the Lin family and poison the concubines of the Lin family to cut off their children and grandchildren." As the saying goes, 'good things don't go out, and bad things go thousands of miles', if the news is like this in the north and south of the country, and it is spread falsely, what should it be like in the end? ”

Jiang's ancestors and grandsons were shocked, and both turned around, only to see Xianglan raise her head, her face was white and blue, her complexion was weak, but she smiled lightly: "I don't have the ability to do it, I can only draw two strokes, if I draw down the cause and effect of this beforehand, collect a booklet, and circulate it in the future, it will also be a strange story. There seemed to be admiration in the tone, "It's called'all kinds of jealousy and hatred of Miss Jiang's poisoning, and the grievances of the Lin family's concubines', Mrs. Jiang, Miss Jiang, how did I get this name?" ”

The ancestors and grandchildren of the Jiang family only felt that their hearts and livers trembled, and Jiang's mother took a few steps forward with a cane, pointed at Xianglan and said sharply: "How dare you!" If you dare to do this, the Lin family won't be able to spare you! ”

Xianglan's face sank suddenly: "Why don't I dare?" Why wouldn't I? I already have a lot of hatred in my heart now! Be careful, I'm tired of the days of shrinking my hands and feet! Your Jiang family is so vicious, you actually took such a drug, ruining my hope for the rest of my life, and establishing my life! Forcing me to such a field, what is the interest of my life? Now that the fish are dead, the net is broken, and the jade is burned! Even if the Lin family expels me out, or strangles me with a rope, I will not hesitate! ”

Jiang Xiyun was anxious and panicked, and the rumors were as fierce as a tiger, if this matter spread, I was afraid that even if she and Jiang Danyun didn't find a rope to hang themselves, they would have to spend the rest of their lives guarding the Green Lantern Ancient Buddha. She was dripping in cold sweat, staring at Xianglan's face, if the ordinary concubine was so ruthless, she could still disdain it, but Chen Xianglan was a very prestigious Lanxiang layman, especially Lin Jinlou had just given her painting to the dignitaries a few days ago, and the merry talents made faces with her, and now the danger of coming to ask for a painting kicked Jiang Xiyun opened her eyes wide, only to see Xianglan's smile cold, and she nodded slowly: "I'm just a concubine, a cheap life, it's not worth much, but I can carry the reputation of two official daughters and the reputation of the Jiang family, think about this deal, It's a good deal. ”

These words were like a heavy hammer, which hit Jiang's mother exhausted, her face was depressed, her body was crooked and almost fell to the ground, Jiang Xiyun hurriedly helped her to the chair, raised her head, looked at Xianglan angrily, and said, "What do you want!" ”

Xianglan stood up, looked at Jiang Xiyun and said, "I don't want to do anything either." At the moment, I will give you two ways, or, I will die with you, the reputation of the Jiang family will be ruined, and it will be difficult for the fifth girl Jiang to have a place in the world; Either ......" said and held up the Doucai tangled begonia cup to Jiang Xiyun in front of Jiang Xiyun, "You drink this cup of soup." ”

Jiang Xiyun looked down and saw that there was amber juice in the round porcelain soup cup, and when he smelled it, there was a smell of medicine. Jiang Xiyun was immediately stunned, and said in a trembling voice: "This is this"

Xianglan sneered: "Yes, this is exactly what Your Excellency did, the soup I drank was cut off from my grandson, fortunately, there are still a few pills left that have not melted, I made a bowl with my own hands, and asked Miss Jiang Wu to taste it." ”

Jiang Xiyun's delicate face like a begonia flower turned pale as paper in an instant, her eyes widened, and her face showed a look of panic and horror.

Mother Jiang glared at Xianglan hatefully, wanting to raise her crutches to chase after her, but she was powerless to hang her arms, gritted her teeth and said, "You, you!" You're so vicious! ”

Xianglan said lightly: "It's just the way of others to govern their bodies." If I am lonely and helpless in the second half of my life, why should the fifth girl Jiang be prosperous and rich, and her children and grandchildren will be around her knees and enjoy her family? He handed the medicine in his hand forward, and said with a blank face: "Miss Jiang chooses it herself." ”

Jiang Xiyun's cold sweat rolled down, she only felt that her throat was dry, and there was no pulse on her body, staring at the bowl of medicine like a flood beast. She doesn't want to choose either! One is reputation, and the other is her reliance for the rest of her life! She looked up in a daze, looking at Xianglan's delicate and fair face, suddenly, a resentment overflowed from her chest, completely unaware that her eyes were red, and sneered loudly: "I choose? Why me? Hum! The marriage is not my willingness, the medicine is clearly given by someone else, what does it have to do with me? I'm just a cold watcher! Why is this on my head? People in this world have to accept their fate, it is clear that you don't accept your fate, and you come out strongly, which family can accommodate such a noble concubine? Sitting in the name of a concubine, occupying favor, it is the right of the grandmother of the main house, I am afraid that the grandmother who marries in the future will look at your face! I live these days, the Lin family runs the family banquet, and the maids and servants all say, 'Ask your aunt and grandmother to show me first'; the fresh silk and silk that comes up from the shop, and the person in charge outside says, 'Leave the best for your aunt and grandmother first'; I don't like to make needlework, but I can light the lamp and boil oil to make knee pads, and my fingers are all wounded, but in a blink of an eye, the eldest cousin throws it aside, and goes out wearing the pair you haven't finished yet! I only know that now that the marriage of the two Lin Jiang families has been decided, only the east wind is owed, and the servants of the Lin family are all courteous to me, but as soon as you come out, they treat you as if they were your wife, competing to please each other, and they are ten times more enthusiastic. You! Say! Who! Yes! Appearance! You?! ”

Jiang Xiyun's eyes were about to erupt fire, trembling all over, a layer of cold sweat broke out, I don't know whether he was angry or afraid, his fingers were deeply pinched into his palms, and his stomach was blocked in his throat, and he wanted to scream loudly, his eyes widened, and tears rolled down: "I don't want to do this either, but I already hate it, I have to pretend to be cute and well-behaved in front of people, no matter what grievances, I have to pretend to be stupid, pretend to be happy!" ”

Xianglan was not angry, but her expression was calm and indifferent, her eyes seemed to be pitying, and she seemed to be cold, staring at Jiang Xiyun, and asked quietly, "Finished?" ”

"Nope!" Jiang Xiyun stretched out his hand to wipe away a handful of tears, and sneered: "Chen Xianglan, you are an authentic stupid person. Since you are a concubine, you should be a concubine, to do things with people, to please the masters, to be obedient to the master, even if you look like a fairy, even if you can play the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, even if you are the world's first dozen talented women? You are born as a slave, that's your identity, no matter how virtuous the master and grandmother are, as long as she is not a dead person, the so-called 'dead friends do not die in the poor way', who has the kung fu to pity you? If you overflow the master, you will be damned! ”

Xianglan took a step forward and sneered: "This grievance of yours, in my eyes, is a fart." There are so many poor people in the world, thousands of times worse than you, there are many people, and I don't see anyone who can be so ruthless. And because of this thought, I am a fool, I transgress, I deserve to die, you can deal with me? The medicine to cut off the children and grandchildren? ”

"I didn't give the medicine, and I didn't hurt you."

"But it has something to do with you!" Xianglan glared at Jiang Xiyun proudly, "'Dead and poor Daoist immortal'? I originally thought that you were just a utilitarian and sleek person, 'I only said three points when I met people, and never threw away a piece of heart', at most I was not sincere enough, and now I know that you are not worthy of the words 'pure nature'. For your own benefit, you instigated it, pushed the boat behind the scenes, connived at Sister Nai's drugging, and then caught and sold it obediently and pretended to be innocent and pitiful, and his behavior was even more disgusting than Miss Jiang Si. Kindness? Bah! You have set up such a sinister and vicious plan without any guilt, and you are justifiable, and you find many reasons to step on the blood and tears of others, but for selfishness! But you still feel that you are innocent, and you still have my life, that is, your benevolence and purity, so if you harm people today, you can still poke the big seal of 'pure nature' and 'glorious wind and moon' on your head in the future! ”

Xianglan approached every time she said a word, Jiang Xiyun heard this, and her eyes were hazy with tears, and she retreated again and again.

But I heard Jiang's mother say in a hoarse voice: "My granddaughter, what's wrong?" Xianglan turned her head, only to see Jiang Mu trembling all over, crooked on the chair, "If she doesn't make a thunderous move, will it be possible for you to climb on her head in the future?" How she will serve the people in the future! ”

Xianglan's eyes swept towards Jiang Mu: "There are thousands of ways to control Liwei, but she uses it the most ruthlessly." She sneered, walked in front of Jiang's mother, condescendingly, leaned down slightly, and said slowly: "A few years ago, there was an official in the ministry, and several subordinates did not obey the control and had a lot of backers, this person did not exercise power and control by fair and honest means, but on the face of the subordinates to be friendly, but privately connived at the subordinates to make trouble, and finally attracted the anger of the peak, those subordinates were demoted and lost their officials, and the family was ruined, one of them died two months later on the way to the distribution, and afterwards the official retreated with his whole body, and continued to bear the 'celebrity demeanor'' The good reputation of the benevolent gentleman is the same as that of the five girls Jiang. Later, the first assistant Shen Gong knew the inside story, and sighed 'Talent but no virtue, this person is not sincere, this person cannot be handed over', so he did not like it, so the official was not reused for five years, until Shen Gong died, he was full of means and made steady progress...... This person is your old lady Jiang's eldest son, Jiang Xuefan. ”

Jiang Mu was shocked, and a pair of eyes glared straight at Xianglan.

Xianglan straightened up and said: "There is a way that 'the wind is good, and the upward and downward effects', it turns out that your eldest son is like this, and your granddaughter is like this, they are all taught by Mrs. Jiang." Mrs. Jiang, everyone says that you are cold and kind-hearted, dedicated to the Buddha, often think of yourself as a bright and upright person, and have a high reputation among your relatives, when it comes to the character of other young ladies, you can also talk eloquently, but when it is your turn, you wish that your granddaughter was ruthless, shrewd and calculating, even if you disregard your conscience, you don't want to eat half a penny, selfish, as long as you are comfortable, you can step on the blood and tears of others, this is your Jiang family's tutor? Xianglan looked at the wrinkled old woman with a wrinkled face, and suddenly felt pitiful and pathetic, she reached out and touched the string of beautifully carved Arhat Buddha beads pinned to Jiang's mother's clothes, and said: "Poor, pitiful, you have believed in Buddhism for decades, but you don't know compassion." ”

After Xianglan said this, she straightened up and looked at Jiang Xiyun, she suddenly raised the cup of medicine and drank it all, Jiang Xiyun was dumbfounded, but saw Xianglan wipe the corners of her mouth with her sleeve, stared at her eyes, and sighed softly: "This is just a soup that nourishes yin and replenishes qi, I don't care to do this cruel and vicious thing." But you see, a bowl of fake decoction has forced out so many sincere words. ”

Jiang Xiyun was stunned, and his eyes couldn't help but be obsessed.

Xianglan was soaked with sweat all over her body, and she used all her strength to say, "I've come to this point, please ask my wife and uncle to come out." It was difficult to speak, and he couldn't hide his decline, so he leaned on the Xiangfei couch as soon as he tilted his body.

Lin Jinlou rushed out of the small cubicle behind the bedroom in an arrow step, pulled Xianglan into his arms, picked it up horizontally and put it on the bed, only to see Xianglan covered in sweat, her face became worse and worse, and she was so anxious that she shouted: "Hurry up and ask the doctor!" Come, Doctor! ”

The ancestor of the Jiang family was taken aback, and saw the Qin family and another young man walking out of the compartment, and that man was Jiang Shangxian!

Qin's eyes were red, as if he had cried, but his complexion was as cold as frost and said: "Xianglan sent the maid to invite me, saying that the uncle was asking outside, but after all, she couldn't ask, she wanted to talk to the old lady and Miss Xi in private, and asked me and Brother Lou to listen secretly in the compartment. I didn't expect to hear this. ”

Jiang Shangxian's face was red and white for a while, and just now he was tied hand and foot by the little guy in the compartment, and his mouth was gagged, and he couldn't make a sound. He looked up at his grandmother and sister, his eyes flashing, his emotions complicated, and finally lowered his head again.

Xianglan called out on the bed: "Madam! Wife! ”

Qin stepped forward and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Lin Jinlou also held Xianglan's hand and asked, "What's wrong with you?" ”

Xianglan didn't look at Lin Jinlou, only looked at Qin's and said: "Mrs., Mrs., I mean to say this sincerely, today I invite everyone to come and see me tear my face with the fifth girl Jiang, it is the same as fire and water, all because I am just a little concubine, Lin Jiang and the two families have invited the official media, and the marriage is imperative