The food was tasteless.

Xie Jinci ate a full meal, and then went to the promenade outside alone.

As soon as she left, the kitchen exploded.

The maids gathered their heads together, whispered whispers, sat close to the door, and even looked out frequently, unabashedly aimed at the person they were talking to.

Xie Jinci was quite uncomfortable with those eyes, so he had to walk farther until his ears were quiet, and then he found a step to sit down, holding his cheeks in a sullen daze.

The maid in the house saw that she was quite interesting, and quickly changed the topic playfully.

The laughter was higher and higher, and Xie Jinci looked at the direction of the kitchen in confusion, and his heart was full of mixed feelings.

When the round-faced maid went to receive the punishment, the people inside were somewhat sympathetic, but in the blink of an eye, they could talk and laugh freely, as if nothing had happened.

Feelings are indifferent, and people's hearts are cold.

The little girl hooked her lips bitterly, buried her face in the crook of her arm, and the sound of conversation in the kitchen came intermittently in her ears:

"Have you heard? Last time at the old lady's birthday banquet, the eldest lady fell in love with Miss Zhang! ”

"Where did you hear from that? The choice of daughter-in-law in the eldest lady's heart has always been Miss Zhou! ”

"Hey, this is your loneliness, Miss Zhou is going to marry the third son as a wife, but that Miss Zhang is going to be a concubine for the second son, can this be the same?"

"The relationship between the second son and the second young lady is so good, many sisters are envious, you say that he wants to take a concubine, I don't believe it!"

"I can't help you believe it, which man in the world is not the master who likes the new and hates the old? That Miss Zhang's name is Yanran, she looks like a flower and jade, I went to the women's banquet to deliver wine at the birthday banquet that day, and I was fortunate to have a look, what a beauty! ”

"Yes, yes, tell me what she looks like? Compared with the second young lady, which one is better-looking? ”

……

The word Yanran crashed into his heart, and Xie Jin's eyes widened suddenly.

The Zhang family has a daughter, whose name is Yanran.

Isn't it Zhang Qiming's sister, Zhang Yanran?!

Mrs. Guo intends to accept her as the concubine of the second son, and I don't know if Zhang Qiming knows about it.

At the group banquet, Zhang Qiming once mentioned his little sister, and she saw the love in her words.

would rather be a poor man's wife than a rich man's concubine, even she understands this truth, and I think Zhang Qiming will not understand it.

There is nothing to say, but the maids say it as if it is true, the so-called rumors, but that's it.

The luncheon in the front hall lasted until six o'clock in the afternoon, after which Mrs. Jiang took a nap, and Shen Changfeng went to the side hall to explain the poems to Shen Lingxi.

Xie Jinci waited for a while, and when he woke up, it was dark, and he didn't see his little brother come out.

She touched her growling belly, and she was very complaining.

Knowing that she hadn't returned to Ling Heng Courtyard at this hour, she should have eaten more at noon, so that she wouldn't be hungry now.

I was regretting it in my heart, a figure quietly stepped into the courtyard door, and after a hurried look, his gaze was fixed on a certain place, and he came towards the corridor without hesitation.

When the man got closer, Xie Jinci saw that the person who came was a maid in yellow, she looked at her, but she didn't think much about it, just thought that this was the person who came back from the errand of the Crane Academy.

She quickly got up to salute and shouted "sister" obediently, but the other party grabbed her wrist and couldn't help but say: "I've been looking for you for so long, and I'm hiding here and being lazy!" Come with me! ”

Uneasy emotions enveloped his heart, Xie Jinci frowned suspiciously, and said softly: "Sister, where are you going to take me?" My son-in-law is still in there......"

"Hmph, do you really regard the fourth prince as Gao Zhi'er? Let's think about how to protect yourself! ”

The maid in yellow looked back and smiled, the sarcasm in her eyes was very familiar.

Xie Jinci's face turned pale, and his head was buzzing.

When she reacted, the whole person had been pulled out of the Crane Descending Courtyard, and the direction she was traveling in was the Wisteria Courtyard!

^^

Mrs. Guo: "I haven't come out to do something for a long time. ”

With a loud bang, the heavy fan was slammed shut, and the subtle sound of the lock looked eerie and creepy in the endless darkness.

Xie Jinci maintained the posture of falling, lying on the cold ground, unable to move for a long time.

The knees and elbows seemed to be worn out of the skin, and the burning pain penetrated the limbs.

She pursed her lips, stubbornly holding back the tears that were about to overflow.

What happened now was expected by her, wasn't it?

From the moment she refused Wu's mother's medicinal powder, she was destined to suffer from this.

Nan Rong was sent to Tianxiangfang, and Nan Shuang lost her life, so what will be waiting for her?

She waited for a moment, endured the pain and braced herself up, and it was pitch black as far as her eyes could see, and there was not even a trace of light on the bamboo paper of the fan.

The fear in her heart became stronger, and she felt calmer and calmer.

There were a few soft sounds, and a few faint fires flickered in the afterglow.

She squinted and saw that the gold wire screen not far from her was lit up inch by inch.

"Heh, it's not the same as the previous people, when disaster comes, don't cry or make trouble, what? Are you scared silly? ”

A mocking voice rang out from behind the screen.

The three mothers-in-law came out of it and moved the screen to one side together, so that the beautiful woman sitting on the circle chair eating tea was unobstructed in Xie Jinci's eyes.

It's the big girl next to Mrs. Guo, Dong Li.

"I really didn't expect that in this world, there are still cheap maids who dare to go against the wishes of the eldest lady."

Dong Li's tone was tepid, not like angry, but more like deliberately leaving room for others.

Xie Jinci heard it clearly, and she didn't know what kind of medicine she was selling in her gourd.

She just sat on the ground and looked at Dong Li quietly, and didn't answer.

The expected crying and begging for mercy did not happen, Dong Li frowned, and looked at the little girl with a calm face with complicated eyes, and he couldn't figure her out for a while.

No matter who encounters such a thing, even if you don't cry, you should beg others to let you live, right?

Only when the little girl takes the initiative to speak, can she naturally continue to leave the matter of poisoning the fourth prince to her, neither to fall into the mouth, but also to avoid Mrs. Guo arranging this matter for herself in the future.

Her wishful thinking is so exquisite, but why doesn't this girl play cards according to the routine?

The atmosphere condensed for a moment, and a mother-in-law urged: "Girl, can we do it?" ”

Dong Li waved his hand, "Don't worry." Everyone is already here, are you afraid that she will not be able to escape? ”

"Girl, have you forgotten what you commanded? You have time to spend with her, mother-in-law, I have to go to the warehouse to sort out things! In my opinion, it would be better to finish the matter as soon as possible, what do you think, girl? ”

Dong Li's face was obviously displeased, but he still squeezed out a smile, gritted his teeth and said, "Mom is right, I naturally have no opinion." ”

As soon as the words fell, the three mothers-in-law tacitly surrounded Xie Jinci in the middle, stretched out their hands to her with a hideous expression, pinched her flesh and skin, and cursed at the same time:

"Little rabbit cub, I have done so many people, but you are the most difficult one to serve! No slapping in the face, no bleeding, it's really cheap for you! Fortunately, my mother-in-law is experienced and knows how to start, which will make you feel painful, but I can't see anything through my clothes! ”

Intense pain swept through the body like a storm, everywhere in the body.

Xie Jinci had no way to resist, so he had to bite his lower lip and bear all this wordlessly.

She didn't exhale pain, let alone shed a tear, and let the three mothers-in-law leave one dark mark after another under her clothes.

The little girl, huddled in the corner, her clear fawn eyes as clear and flawless as ever.

Mrs. Guo suddenly appeared in front of her in a gentle voice and spoke to her.

She curled the corners of her lips numbly, the bitten lip flap glowing a little bright red, and under the warm yellow light, it reflected a cold and ironic darkness.

It was as if time had stopped.

I don't know how long it took, the three mothers-in-law left in turn, and when the fire was extinguished, a figure gradually approached.

Xie Jinci felt that his chin was raised, and his blurred vision was forced to fall on Dong Li's enlarged face.

"Tonight, you deserve to die."

Dong Li sighed softly, his fingertips touching the little girl's delicate and pale cheeks, "But you are lucky, some time ago, Aunt Qin designed to frame the eldest lady, which made the old man angry, and the lady will never kill you at this time." Anyway, you are also the only servant girl in Ling Heng Academy, if you die, it will be really difficult to explain. ”

"You ......"

Xie Jinci muttered, his voice was hoarse, and the smell of blood in his throat was strong, and he didn't know how to bite a few places in his mouth when he endured the pain.

She closed her eyes and said with difficulty word by word: "You hurt the fourth son like this, aren't you afraid that one day the master will find out?" ”

"Harm? What's the harm in this? If the fourth prince does not take medicine in time, he may commit a hidden illness one day, and he will ...... when the time comes."

"How long are you going to lie to me?"

Xie Jinci interrupted her words, her voice was as immature as before, but it was soaked in a terrifying coldness, "The medicine powder that the eldest lady gave me, I have already asked the doctor in the medical hall to test it, it is poison!" It's a harmful medicine! ”

Dong Li was laughing, but when he heard this, his face sank suddenly, and the hand holding the little girl's chin tightened suddenly, "Since you know everything, then let's open the skylight and say something!"

"If the eldest lady doesn't kill you now, it doesn't mean that you can live a long time, your only way out is to continue to do the rest, and when the fourth prince dies, won't you choose the gold and silver treasures?"

She whispered softly, her eyes overflowing with calculations, and Duanxiu's countenance gradually became distorted and terrifying.

Xie Jinci looked at her, her clear eyes were not shocked, like a mirror, illuminating her ugliness at this time.

She pursed her lips and smiled, and under Dong Li's expectant gaze, she slowly shook her head and said firmly: "I can still distinguish between right and wrong, good and evil." Even if I die, I will never fight for the tiger! ”

"You're toasting, don't eat and drink!"

Dong Li shouted angrily and choked her neck, the force was so great that he seemed to be pinch it off before he would stop!

Xie Jinci was strangled and couldn't breathe, his little face was red, and he only had a pair of eyes, black and clear, not stained with dust, revealing admirable bravery.

Dong Li's mind was full of the doom that she might endure in the future, and the fire of panic burned her to the point that she had no sense at all, and the strength in her hands became more and more fierce.

Xie Jinci closed his eyes in despair.

"Sister Dongli? Are you in there? The Great Lady is looking for you! ”

The fan was illuminated by a warm lamp, and a maidservant stopped outside the door with a lantern and knocked on the door three times.

Dong Li suddenly came back to his senses, realized what he had done, bounced half a foot away in horror, and fell to the ground, so embarrassed.

She stared at the striking red marks on the little girl's thin white neck, and trembled uncontrollably.

Mrs. Guo said that this time she was just teaching the little girl a lesson, and she was not allowed to take her life, let alone let her be injured outside.

Can...... What did she do?

The knocking continued, and the maid outside the door shouted a few more times, but when there was no response, she prepared to leave.

Dong Li quickly sorted out his emotions, got up from the ground, and said in a loud voice, "I'm here." Do you know why the eldest lady is looking for me? ”

Outside replied: "There's nothing to do, the third son was drunk outside, and he made a fuss as soon as he returned to Huaide Courtyard, and the eldest lady asked her sister to send some sobering soup over!" ”

"I know, I'll go right away, you go back first!"

After dealing with the maid outside the door, Dong Li rubbed his eyebrows tiredly, and whispered to himself: "The third prince loves to drink flower wine so much, the eldest lady should have found a family affair for him earlier, and there is a woman in the family to restrain him, so that he can restrain his temperament......"

Suddenly, she was stunned, and greed gradually appeared in her eyes.

In the third son's room, there are no famous women at present.

Instead of letting the matter of poisoning the fourth prince always hang over his head, it is better to find a way to become the woman of the third prince, and he can be regarded as half the master of the Shen Mansion, isn't it?

What Nanshuang can't do, she Dongli may not be able to do!

^^

Shen Tingyi: "You women are very bad! Everyone wants to climb into my bed! ”