Chapter 63: The Poison Scheme
Dragged the spring-filled aunt back to the Mo family, Ah Jiu wiped the sweat from her forehead:
"Regarding the deeds of Commander Lu, I will talk to my aunt in detail another day. Commander Lu looked at the authority, in fact, he couldn't control many things, and his reputation in the capital was not very good, and outsiders called him King Lu Yan. ”
is not a disobedient smear of Uncle Lu, and Ah Jiu's pressure is also not small.
But Aunt Mo's eyes became more and more focused, faintly revealing a little distress, "It's not easy for Commander Lu. ”
This sentence shocked Mo Xinlan, who rushed over, and didn't know what to say.
Ah Jiu raised his thumb, "Auntie, I'll go see my mother first, and the second sister will accompany my aunt back." ”
She could see that Mo Xinlan was very cold to her eldest uncle and third uncle's family, but she was slightly closer to her aunt Mo Shi, since they entered Beijing, Mo Xinlan often went to her aunt's house as a guest, but she was not very close to her cousin Nangong Yue and cousin Nangong Rui.
But...... Ah Jiu heard Jiang say that his cousin Nangong Rui seemed to fall in love with Mo Xinlan at first sight.
Recently, Nangong Rui has always been courteous to Mo Xinlan, and Mo Xinlan doesn't seem to have a very good attitude towards Nangong Rui, at least Ah Jiu will show a hint of ridicule when he sees the second sister a few times.
Anyway, Ah Jiu can't understand the second sister's affairs, the second sister's heart is not ordinarily heavy, and there is always a stubborn prejudice against people and things.
"I don't know if it's an illusion, I always feel that the second sister is hiding something."
Ah Jiu leaned on Jiang's arms, but whenever there was a chance, Ah Jiu was obsessed with Jiang's to the end, and it was best to grow up in Jiang's arms, Jiang's face made a disgusted expression, but none of them could refuse Ah Jiu, if Ah Jiu would not be close to her one day. Instead, she feels lost. "It's as if she's the only one right, she can see through anyone or anything. Mother, do you say that the second sister knows Zhou Yi numerology or something? I have heard that there are masters who deduce their fate in dreams or by relying on Tianyan gossip. ”
"Do you believe that your second sister understands Xuanmen?"
“……”
Ah Jiu thought for a while and said: "Anyway, it's very strange, you reminded the second sister to pay attention to Mother Li and Granny Zhou, but she has always trusted Granny Zhou and is very generous to the Zhou family." No matter how loyal Granny Zhou is, she will make mistakes. In front of the money...... It doesn't necessarily stand the test. ”
Jiang pursed his lips.
Ah Jiu continued: "Without indispensable supervision, few people can not be corrupted by wealth, in fact, if the second sister is to check the accounts, she must be more careful. It is also a warning to the following stewards, such as Zhou Nanniang and others. What can be done by Granny Zhou, and nothing can be touched. I remember hearing a sentence that it wasn't that he refused to betray. It's that the stakes aren't big enough. ”
"It's just a matter of money, even if Sister Lan loses some money. It won't be too much. Don't let me tell her, but on the dowry of your father's wife, I must not say a word. Ah Jiu, you have to understand. Not only can't I mention it, but you are not allowed to talk about it with your second sister. "Hmm."
Ah Jiu nodded regretfully, if the second sister believed in herself a little more. It's okay to speak, but the second sister is also very wary of her: "I'm worried that they are getting bolder." was raised by the connivance of the second sister to raise her ambitions, and then it will harm the second sister, if Moxiang and the nurse are under the banner of being good for the second sister, and finally hurt her, the second sister ...... It's a little pathetic. It's not just people who have bad intentions towards the second sister who will harm her, but kind and loyal servants hurt their masters and hurt people even more. "In response to what my father often said, people's hearts are unpredictable, and God's will is like a knife, I don't know if God will suddenly stab someone."
Jiang Shi hesitated for a moment and touched Ah Jiu's forehead, "As long as you understand this truth, Sister Lan is stubborn, if I talk too much, it will be bad." ”
Is she not Mo Xinlan's biological mother, can she still chase Mo Xinlan and say it over and over again?
What's more, Mo Xinlan's idea is very right, and ordinary people can't pull her at all.
Mo Guanjie's voice asking for water came from the back room, and Jiang shook his head helplessly, "In the future, your father will drink with others, and I will ignore him carefully!" ”
Ah Jiu didn't dare to mention that Uncle Lu invited his father to drink, Jiang Shi went into the back room and handed over tea, and after covering the quilt for Mo Guanjie, he stared at his drunken and sleeping husband for a long time, Mo Guanjie's sleeping face was as innocent as a child, and his lips squirmed from time to time, and when he got closer, he could hear his muttering: "Don't be angry, madam...... Zhuohua ...... Don't be angry. ”
Jiang became more and more helpless against him.
Ah Jiu waited for a while, but didn't see his mother come out, so he quietly ran inside, poked out his little head and looked at the kang.
Jiang Shi sat on the edge of the kang, and somehow his hand was grabbed by a drunk man who was sleeping in a daze, but he couldn't see his mother's expression, and Ah Jiu could guess that his mother was shy and angry at this time, and he was also very distressed about his father...... It is not easy for my father to be where he is today.
Whether a person becomes a talent or not, the cultivation of the family is also the key.
Ah Jiu saw that the Mo family was complete, except for his father, the eldest uncle and the third uncle were really not the same, the eldest uncle was honest, but he was short-sighted, and he was afraid of the eldest aunt, and he was very filial to his mother and old lady, but he was only blindly obedient to filial piety.
The only thing that the eldest uncle disobeyed the old lady was to support Mo Guanjie to study.
The third uncle is dignified, but his temperament is greedy for money, and he can't wait to get all the good things in his hands.
Jiang feels sorry for Mo Guanjie, how can Ah Jiu not feel sorry for his father?!
The main reason why Mo Guanjie didn't drink much and got drunk was not that two days ago, the old lady refused to let the eldest uncle and others move out? And whimsically let the eldest aunt preside over the Mo family's feeding, and even had the heart to hand over the Mo family's land and property to the eldest aunt to take care of.
The Jiang family was unwilling, after all, the reason why the Mo family gained a foothold in the capital was because of Mo Guanjie.
Even if the eldest aunt is the wife of the Mo family, she should not ask about the family affairs of the country's priest wine.
Because of this matter, the Jiang family argued with reason, and the old lady couldn't say that the Jiang family, so she rolled around and said that Mo Guanjie and his wife were not filial, and almost went to the yamen, completely ignoring how much the reputation of unfilial piety had on Mo Guanjie.
If Ah Jiu hadn't moved out of his grandfather Jiang Shoufu to scare the old lady, he might have made some trouble.
The old lady was angry with Mo Guanjie, and let Mo Guanjie kneel under the corridor for half a night, and almost rushed over to reason with the old lady when Ah Jiu was distressed, and even wanted to ask, is her father Mo Guanjie born to the old lady?
Why the old lady to the eldest son. The youngest son is very fond of it, but he is the second son who made the Mo family rise and went from a poor peasant to a gentry. No pity?
Just because the old lady is eccentric and doesn't hurt Mo Guanjie, Ah Jiu's impression of the old lady is a little worse.
Mo Guanjie was accompanied by the Jiang family, and Ah Jiu turned around and left quietly.
Just returned to his house, Ah Jiu saw that Mo Xinlan was already waiting in the house with her aunt.
Mo Xinlan drank the tea slowly. A look of embarrassment. It seemed that she had persuaded her aunt for a long time, and Nangong Yue next to her smiled and said, "Cousin." ”
Ah Jiu couldn't help but have a big head and gave a blessing. "My aunt and cousin were frightened outside today, why didn't they rest earlier?"
"Ninth sister, my aunt wants to know about Commander Lu's family affairs."
Mo Xinlan gave Ah Jiu a strong look, "I said that Commander Lu is fierce. Ruthless, my aunt refused to believe it. I want to listen to the ninth sister. ”
Ling Shan said at the door: "Miss Nine, Miss Eight is here to look for you." ”
"What a coincidence."
Mo Xinqing, who entered the door, showed a hint of surprise and said with a smile: "If you know that my aunt and second sister are also there." I'll be here tomorrow. ”
Mo Xinlan said: "Why tomorrow? ”
"Save the ninth sister's house from being deserted, you come today, and I will come tomorrow. made trouble with the ninth sister, so that she always held the book when she was not free. Mo Xinqing smiled sweetly. Like a blooming stamen, fragrant and pleasant, "Father always said that the ninth sister is the best to study, and the talent is the highest, and she is harder than us, and the father and the third brother always have something to say, and then let the ninth sister work hard, maybe our family can produce a female champion." ”
Mo Xinlan was slightly stunned and said with a smile: "It is true that the third brother and his father love the ninth sister the most." ”
Mo Xinqing said apologetically: "I didn't stop my ninth sister from reading because of my father's pity with my ninth sister, I want my ninth sister to help me choose a few scrolls, recently the Buddhist scriptures have been embroidered, and by the way, I also want to ask the ninth sister if she needs a purse?" Do the second sister and aunt also have embroidery work? I'm the only one who can help. ”
"Eighth sister is not only the best embroidery."
Ah Jiu also smiled, "I remember the first time we met, the eighth sister and the Korean lady were powerful and lustful, and in the future, my aunt and cousin will go out again, and the eighth sister can accompany me, and the princess of the imperial capital will not dare to be presumptuous in front of the eighth sister." ”
"You sisters have a really good relationship." Mo interjected: "Yue'er, in the future, you will have to be like them, support each other, and your mother can rest assured." ”
Nangong Yue covered her mouth with a handkerchief and chuckled, her eyes showed a hint of mockery, her mother's eyes were only afraid that it was not good, which of the three in front of her was a fuel-efficient lamp? Even if they smile and talk, they are prickly, but they want to stay in the house where the prince is in charge of wine, and when they look at the old lady, they want to pull one and hit the other.
"With the second cousin accompanied, my mother and I won't go out again, the eighth cousin ......" Nangong Yue was a little arrogant, "Since you mentioned it today, I have a pair of shoes, I don't know if the eighth cousin can help?" ”
"I'll ask someone to pick it up later, and my cousin has embroidery work to do in the future, so you don't have to be polite to me."
Mo Xinqing's smile did not change, she sat a little farther away, took the tea cup sent by Ling Shan, and tasted it slowly.
Nangong Yue released enough kindness to Mo Xinlan, it seems that compared to Mo Xinqing, who is soft on the outside and strong on the inside, and Mo Xinqing who does not leak a drop of water and does not leave any handle, Nangong Yue thinks that Mo Xinlan is good 'support'
Especially Mo Xinlan's dowry is the most generous, and she is the original concubine, Mo Junyong's sister-in-law, and the granddaughter of Fuguo Gong, which is enough to make Nangong Yue close to Mo Xinlan.
Nangong Yue is only two years older than Ah Jiu, her careful thinking is really nothing in the eyes of Ah Jiu's three sisters, Nangong Yue is also a talented girl in her hometown, she is very smart, but in the imperial capital, she is completely inadequate.
Ah Jiu pursed her lips and held back a smile, Mo Xinlan was so angry that her arms trembled, could she be a bully? Good deception? She is Nangong Yue's stepping stone to get close to her brother or Cousin Zhou?!
"Actually, I don't know much about Commander Lu, because he sent his father to the imperial capital, and he said a few more words."
Ah Jiu didn't want Mo Xinlan to turn his face with Nangong Yue in his room, so he took the initiative to mention Uncle Lu to the Mo family, and laughed self-deprecatingly: "I don't even know how old he is, whether the scars on his face are so severe that they are disfigured, my aunt specially came to ask me if I was afraid that I would run for nothing." ”
Mo Xinlan really wanted to leave Nangong Yue who was pestering her far away, but it was because of her aunt's affection that she barely endured it.
After hearing Ah Jiu's words, Mo Shi said disappointedly: "I don't have to do anything, I just want to know more about him." It's always Commander Lu who saved me......"
"Not necessarily." Mo Xinlan said: "Only aunt, you regard King Lu Yan as a good person, maybe he is willing to come forward, first, he wants to get benefits from his father, after all, his father is a model of Qingliu, and the command of Jinyiwei will always be despised by Qingliu, and secondly, he must be dissatisfied with Kang Ninghou." In the eyes of King Lu Yan, nobles are all enemies. ”
"The ninth sister doesn't know about King Lu Yan, I've heard a lot. What I just said to my aunt was quite mild. ”
Mo Xinlan talked about the murderous deeds of King Lu Yan in the capital. In her mouth, King Lu Yan became an arrogant and domineering man who did all kinds of evil. The cruel and ferocious devil, and Mo Xinlan focused on how lustful King Lu Yan was, and often went in and out of the sect to plague those criminal officials and their dependents.
Ah Jiu wanted to open his mouth to defend Uncle Lu several times, but was finally stopped by Mo Xinlan's meaningful gaze. Suddenly, Ah Jiu had a little realization, maybe the second sister is not only an aunt. was also angry that she was too close to Uncle Lu.
Mo Shi sighed, and his slightly rippling heart calmed down a little, "Ah Jiu, Commander Lu is really as Sister Lan said?" ”
"The benevolent see the benevolent. The wise see the wise. ”
Ah Jiu pondered for a while, then raised his head and smiled: "Commander Lu's official position will always do something frightening, as for whether he is a cruel and murderous person. I...... I don't see who he framed, so it's hard to say. ”
"Ninth sister."
Mo Xinlan was very angry. "Don't you know that Li Yanran of the Teaching Workshop Division was forced to commit suicide by him? And he occupied Liu Wanshi, and he was entangled with many prisoners and daughters, so you can't deny that he is lustful just because you didn't see it! ”
"That's just as well." Ah Jiu nodded.
"Hey."
Mo got up in frustration, "Yue'er, you go back with me." ”
"Yes, mother."
Nangong Yue helped Mo Shi to leave.
Mo Xinlan said bluntly: "The ninth sister must no longer say good things about Commander Lu in front of her aunt, my aunt has a soft temperament and a romantic nature, she and her uncle were determined for life by a private meeting, and she has been widowed for many years and has been looking for someone to make her heart move, Commander Lu is not a good match for her aunt, and my father will not want to have such a sister-in-law." ”
"Second sister, in your eyes, your aunt is worthy of being a land commander?"
“……”
Mo Xinlan was speechless.
A smile flashed in Mo Xinqing's eyes, "The ninth sister values Commander Lu very much, and I don't think the ninth sister may care about him as much as you say." ”
Ah Jiu replied lightly: "I just don't want to be like the clouds, he has white eyes, besides, he is cruel or lustful, what does it have to do with me?" As long as his father's career is smooth, he is cautious as an official, and he is not involved in the dispute between the noble and powerful, he will not have the opportunity to face the commander of the army. ”
"The ninth sister has her own sense of proportion."
Mo Xinqing smiled and grabbed Mo Xinlan's arm, "There is a mother taking care of the ninth sister, isn't the second sister still at ease?" “
When it comes to the Jiang family, Mo Xinlan's momentum suddenly decreases by more than half, and the two of them are now bitter children without their biological mothers by their side, Mo Xinlan sighed: "I hope that the ninth sister will do what she says, don't implicate her father, it is really not easy for her father to be an official." ”
Speaking of this, Mo Xinlan glanced at Ah Jiu uneasily, "Although the Guozi priest wine is noble, he always offends people, and his colleagues know that he has a close relationship with Commander Lu, I don't know what outsiders will say about my father, once I lose my status as a clear stream, my father will be even more difficult to move in the court." “
"I will relay the words of the second sister to my father."
“……”
Mo Xinlan showed her hurt sorrow, left with Mo Xinqing, and said in a low voice: "Why doesn't the ninth sister understand my kindness?" ”
"Isn't this obvious, the ninth sister has the Jiang family and her mother, and she is the father's favorite daughter, and her mother and father are now Qin Se and Ming, and my father is more and more partial to the ninth sister." Mo Xinqing said in an envious tone: "None of us can compare to the ninth sister, even if she does something wrong, my father will not blame her." ”
Mo Xinlan lowered her eyelids, only to hear Mo Xinqing say, "Hey, isn't that the mandarin duck next to grandmother?" ”
Not far away, the mandarin duck was standing in one place, and Mo Xinlan saw the person for a moment, and pulled Mo Xinqing to hide aside.
"Don't talk nonsense, the master obviously married Mrs. Jiang for a year of filial piety for the first lady."
“…… If there is half a lie, it will make my intestines rot. At the beginning of the academy I sent my lord to, Jiang Shoufu was just a person at that time, he funded the lord, and also guided the lord in his homework, do you think the lord has been to the Jiang family, can you not see the lady? ”
P.S. Ask for two pink tickets. (To be continued) R655