Chapter 172: Knowing People, Knowing Faces, Not Knowing Hearts
At lunch just now, she cleverly mentioned a mouthful of dim sum, but An Heqing was frank and calm, and Princess Jinyan was calm, so she couldn't see any clues.
When leaving, Jin Su deliberately slowed down her pace, thinking that An Xiayu would come to her, but when she saw that she had arrived at the gate of Hanlian Courtyard, she had never seen a figure, so she was inexplicably disappointed.
After thinking about it, he felt unwilling, and after telling Bai Zhi to take the rest of the dim sum, he went to Yangwu Courtyard again. I still hope that An Xiayu can give her a reasonable explanation for this matter.
"Miss, isn't that the second miss?" Bai Zhi pointed to the garden not far away.
Looking up, the person behind a cluster of dwarf bushes was really An Xia Yu. I saw her standing there with her head humbly bowed, looking extremely aggrieved. I was probably reprimanded by someone again, but I was blocked by the bushes and couldn't see clearly.
made a detour, but saw An Xiayu standing there alone.
"Xia Yu, where are you?" Jinsu asked as if she didn't know anything.
Hearing the voice, An Xiayu wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, trying to make herself look the same as usual. Turning around, he replied politely, "Eldest sister~"
"What's wrong? Why do your eyes get red? Jinsu said with concern.
Hearing this, An Xiayu hurriedly rubbed his eyes and explained, "It's nothing, when I hung the lantern just now, I accidentally got dust into my eyes." ”
"Oh~" Jin Su responded without being salty, seeing through it without saying anything.
"Is there anything else that the eldest sister has to do? If it's okay, I'll go and get busy first," An Xiayu said.
"It's nothing, I just thought that I hadn't seen Aunt Wang today, and I was planning to go to Yangwu Courtyard to pay New Year's greetings."
"My aunt has been a little sick recently, I'm afraid she doesn't have the energy to speak, and the eldest sister is not as good as ......"
Without waiting for An Xiayu to finish speaking, Jin Su hurriedly said, "Xia Yu, have you forgotten that I am also a practitioner of medicine?" My aunt is sick, so I should go and see it. ”
With that, Jin Su left on his own.
Fortunately, after walking a few steps, An Xiayu followed, and the two of them went one after the other, all the way to the gate of Yangwu Courtyard, and they never said a word again.
Suddenly, Jin Su, who was walking in front, stopped, turned to look at the soft and weak An Xiayu, and asked, "Do you have anything to say to me?" ”
An Xiayu was stunned for a moment, then shook her head and asked rhetorically, "Why does the eldest sister ask that?" ”
Jinsu took the food box in Bai Zhi's hand, opened it, and showed An Xiayu a look, and then asked straight to the point, "Is this snack familiar?" ”
An Xiayu stared at the snacks in the food box, tugging at the cuffs with both hands, at a loss.
"These snacks were brought out of the palace by my father, don't you know them?"
An Xiayu swallowed hard, "The eldest sister laughed, where is my father willing to give such a good snack to my sister, where can I see it in Yangwu Courtyard?" ”
It's really time to see the coffin and not cry, it's all at this time, there are no outsiders here, and there is still no truth, Jinsu gradually became a little unhappy in his heart, so he asked directly, "Xia Yu, didn't you send these snacks to Hanlian Courtyard?" ”
was exposed, and An Xiayu also admitted that the thing was indeed sent by her.
"Did your father give you this snack with his own hands?" Jinsu asked.
"Hmm!" An Xiayu nodded.
If it weren't for An Yasheng's reaction just now, she would have believed An Xiayu's words a little, but now...... She was disappointed.
Thoughtfully examined An Xiayu for a long time, and finally, pulled up a smile and said lightly, "This snack tastes good, Aunt Wang will definitely like it, what do you say?" ”
After speaking, without waiting for An Xiayu to answer, she walked to the courtyard with a snack.
"Eldest sister~" An Xiayu shouted while chasing after her, knelt in front of Jinsu, hugged her dress, and pleaded with tears in her eyes, "Eldest sister, I was wrong, I was wrong, it was the third sister, and the third sister forced me to do this." ”
"Eldest sister, eldest sister, just forgive me this time, I really didn't know it was poison, the third sister said it was just something dirty, and she just wanted to get angry. If I had known it was poison, I would have died rather than send it to you! ”
"Eldest sister ~ Woo, eldest sister ~ I know, in this prime minister's mansion, except for A-Niang, you treat me the closest, if you are angry, just beat me and scold me...... Woo~"
In order not to alarm Aunt Wang in the house, Jin Su stretched out her hand to pull her up, "Xia Yu, you get up first, you and my sister, what's the matter with you!" Hurry up! ”
"If the eldest sister refuses to believe me, I should die, if the eldest sister is reluctant to start, let me do it myself," After speaking, he gritted his teeth and slapped himself heavily, with a crisp sound of "snap", there was a palm print on his fair face, and he didn't know how many hands he had, and the corners of his mouth were a little bleeding.
At this moment, she was bent on getting Jinsu's forgiveness, so she couldn't care about the hot pain on her face, and raised her hand to prepare to fight again.
Jin Su grabbed her hand, a little annoyed, and said, "What are you doing here?" Don't hurry up yet! ”
Bai Zhi on the side couldn't stand it anymore, so she hurriedly squatted down, hugged An Xiayu's shoulders, and helped her up while persuading.
When An Xiayu got up, the spring moon in the house heard the sound and stood at the door in a daze, forgetting to salute. Bai Zhi waved at her, and sent her down again.
"Xia Yu," Jin Su took An Xiayu's hand and called softly, her attitude was a little gentler, and she took out a handkerchief, gently wiped the blood stains from the corners of her mouth, and said distressedly, "Since ancient times, women have cherished their appearance the most, why are you so ruthless!" ”
"Eldest sister, do you believe me?" An Xia Yu asked with a rainy face.
"I believe in you, that's why I didn't say anything about it, otherwise, if you want to be held accountable, you will bear the brunt!"
"Eldest sister~" An Xiayu blinked with a pair of teary eyes, as if moved.
Then Jin Su pulled his face and said seriously, "But I'm also annoyed, since you were coerced and coerced by the third sister, why didn't you tell me earlier!" If I hadn't realized that I had been poisoned, wouldn't you have become a scapegoat? ”
"Eldest sister, I was also blinded by lard at the time, so I believed that it was just a prank of the third sister, who knew that she had such courage! Thinking about it now, I am also afraid, fortunately, the eldest sister is blessed by the gods and Buddhas, so she can be safe and sound, otherwise, I am really to blame! ”
"Okay, what do you say about not dying, on the first day of the new year, it's better to be taboo!" As he spoke, Jin Su took An Xiayu's hand and went to the house together.
Later, An Xiayu consciously told Jinsu about last night's events, 1510.
It turned out that An Xiayu went to Guihe Courtyard last night because it was dark, but there was no food to send to Yangwu Courtyard. The kitchen door was closed again, and in desperation, she had to go to Princess Jinyan. happened to meet An Heqing who came back from the palace with snacks and said that he wanted to divide some to each courtyard, because there was not enough manpower, so she asked her to send some to Hanlian Courtyard.
Who knew that Anya Sheng stopped her halfway, snatched the food box, and only put some dirty things in it, which made Jinsu uncomfortable. At the same time, he also threatened her that if she dared to divulge half a word, she would set fire to Yangwu Courtyard, and then the ghost sent the poisonous dim sum to Hanlian Courtyard.
"No, Second Miss, how did you know it was poison?" Bai Zhi asked.
An Xiayu looked at Bai Zhi, then at Jinsu, and continued, "Eldest sister doesn't know, I tossed and turned when I returned to Yangwu Courtyard last night, and it was difficult to sleep, so I took advantage of the middle of the night to secretly go to Hanlian Courtyard again. As soon as I entered the house, I saw three dead birds on the ground, and when I entered the inner room, I saw the eldest sister lying motionless on the bed, and I thought ......"
Hearing this, Bai Zhi and Jinsu glanced at each other and were puzzled.
"You've been to my room before? What time was that? Jinsu asked.
"Uh~ It's about the hour, the fireworks outside are still lively, I didn't expect the eldest sister to fall asleep so early, and she slept so deeply!" An Xiayu said.
This is strange, last night, when they returned to Hanlian Courtyard, it was already past the time, so who was the person An Xiayu saw in Jinsu's room?
"Oh~ Everyone was happy last night, so they drank a few more glasses, so I slept a little deeper, but I didn't notice that someone came in," Jin Su replied casually.
"No wonder!" An Xiayu nodded, convinced.
After that, Jin Su politely entered the house to pay New Year's greetings to the Wang family and helped diagnose the pulse, but because of the taboo on the first day of the Lunar New Year, he was afraid of bad luck, so he did not prescribe medicine.
Back in Hanlian Courtyard, Jin Su sat alone in front of the bookcase, always thinking about the person An Xiayu said just now.
When she returned to her room last night, she was sure that the bed was tidy, although she hadn't paid attention to anything else. Who will it be? pretending to be her to help hide people's eyes and ears, but leaving no traces, could she be a maid in the courtyard? Still is......
"Miss."
Just as he was thinking about it, Bai Qi came in angrily, walked to Jinsu's side, and said indignantly, "Is Miss going to leave this poisonous snack matter like this?" ”
"There is no full evidence for this matter, Xia Yu's testimony alone is not enough, besides, if the voice is open at this time, I am afraid that it will be unfavorable to Xia Yu, and at that time, won't the relatives be painful and the enemies happy?" Jin Su responded.
"Miss~ You think about the second miss everywhere, but what about her? Knowing that there is a problem and sending it to us, it is also ill-intentioned! Although we weren't poisoned this time, what about next time? What about next time? ”
"There shouldn't be a next time," Jin Su said gracefully.
"Miss! Knowing people and knowing faces but not knowing their hearts! We have been walking the rivers and lakes for many years, have we seen less? ”
Seeing that Bai Qi became more and more excited, Jin Su got up, patted her shoulder, and said comfortingly, "Yes, yes, I understand, this incident is a reminder for us, we must be more careful in the future!" ”
When Bai Qi's mood gradually calmed down, Jin Su told her to wait two days to inform Prince Oak about the birds, after all, he was the one who saved them in the first place, and he was worried about them on weekdays. In the end, he told her to find some other excuse and not to mention the poisoning.