Chapter 5 Questioning
Mother Du is the dowry of her mother Meng Leyu, and if the person she misses in this Yan Mansion is not the Yan Meng brothers and sisters, then only her mother.
But she had never seen her mother, and her mother had died since she was born, and she had only known some old things about her mother and father from Du's mother's words.
Mother is the daughter of the head of Guangling Academy, grew up in Lingzhou since childhood, met with his father when he was studying, married to Zhongjing, after marriage, the two of them were harmonious, and were known as a fairy couple for a while, which was enviable. But the heavens did not fulfill people's wishes, and they died in childbirth during childbirth...
A line in Yan Meng's mind is faintly clear, could it be that there is another hidden meaning in his mother's death! But what does Yan Bocheng have to do with his mother's death?
The events of that year have been a long time ago, and now everyone in the house is silent about the events of the past. And now that he is using Uncle Fu to investigate the disappearance of Du's mother, it is noticeable, where to start? Yan Meng rolled the letter paper in his hand. The vision is far-reaching and long, and the big room... The Big Lady is coming back...
After dinner, Yan Meng proposed to go to the garden for a walk, and listened to He Yuchen pack his things and follow.
It's just that Yan Meng is getting more and more deviated, and the night is getting thicker, and the two of them can't help but feel a little hairy in their hearts, but they see Yan Meng looking unaware, so they have to follow up.
"Girl, we..." Yan Meng led them to a remote place, and the more Yuchen walked, the more panicked he became, and he couldn't help but persuade Yan Meng to go back. Hush! Yan Meng interrupted Yuchen's words, extinguished the lantern in Tinghe's hand to guide the way, and stood there motionless, tilting his ears sideways as if listening to something.
Yuchen saw this, his heart was furious, and he felt that Yan Meng was very weird tonight, but now the night was late, the place where Yan Meng came was remote, the shadow of the branches under the moon shook slightly, and the quiet surroundings could only hear the breeze blowing through his ears, blowing people cold, Yuchen looked left and right, and looked at Tinghe who was motionless, and there was no light, and he couldn't see clearly.
"Sister, you have to be good over there.... When you see your mother, you want to say that I miss her too... I know... You... There is a grudge... But the eldest lady... I can't help it, sister... I'm sorry.... Now I'm the only one left... What am I going to do.... After a while, a female voice came from behind the flowers and said something in a suppressed voice, her words were full of sadness, crying intermittently, and there was a slight fire in the past!
Yuchen suddenly felt a little numb in his back, his hands unconsciously clenched Tinghe's wrists, and he raised his eyes to look at Tinghe, but saw Tinghe staring at Yan Meng motionlessly, with a slightly complicated expression. On the other hand, Yan Meng didn't look at one place, lowered his eyes, and his slightly curled eyelashes were quietly lined up, as if he was thinking deeply.
"Sister... Don't worry... If you could—" The voice over there was still saying in fits and starts.
Yuchen was frightened by this strange scene, and his voice trembled, "Listen to the lotus...", and gently shook the lotus, but he didn't notice that the timbre was higher for a while, causing the crying over there to stop.
Seeing this, Yan Meng walked over with his skirt, "Do you know that it is taboo to do this in the house?" The voice was low, and it sounded a little terrible in the thick of the night.
The little maid sat down on the ground in fright by the man who had come out of the darkness.
"You are? .... Miss Five... Slaves.. Slave maid..."The little maid's eyes were red and swollen, and there was an iron basin beside her, and in the basin was some paper money that was about to burn, but it was about to burn out, and the fire was a little faint.
"The servant who has committed a taboo will be beaten with thirty sticks and driven out of the house!" Yan Meng looked coldly at the little maid spread on the ground, and said without a trace of emotion.
"Miss Five... The slave knows it's wrong... I also hope that the fifth lady will be rao... Spare the slave maid..."The little maid hurriedly knelt on the ground, trying to straighten her body, but her body was still like a sieve. She had never known that Fifth Miss's prestige was so great, and the last time she was so scared was when she saw the old lady who had never lost her temper when she dealt with Aunt Su... No! The majesty of the fifth lady is even greater! The little maid only felt frightened when she thought of this.
"Who are you worshipping?" Yan Meng restrained his momentum, his voice was slightly gentle, with some imperceptible doubts.
The little maid lying on the ground stabilized her mind a little, buried her head and explained to Yan Meng, "It's the slave's sister." ”
"Why did your sister die?"
"Sister slave... Sister slave..."The little maid thought about countermeasures in her heart, and she didn't know how much Miss Wu listened to just now.
"You just said it was the eldest lady?"
“... No... No," the little maid panicked.
"Oh? So why. Yan Meng's tone couldn't help but sink a little more.
"Sister slave was originally Aunt Su's maid in front of her, Aunt Su died, and the slave's sister couldn't live!" The little maid looked up at Yan Meng with determination in her eyes.
"Oh? Aunt Su made a mistake and should have been punished, your sister knows that Aunt Su is a wolf and still acts for the tiger, and she will not complain when she dies. Yan Meng said calmly, his expression was indifferent and he couldn't see joy or anger, but he still let the little maid hear the sneer in his words.
"No, no, my sister she's not..."The little girl shook her head desperately.
"Not? So you tell me how? Yan Meng lowered his head and looked directly at the little maid, her pupils were dark.
The little maid was forced to look at Yan Meng, what kind of eyes were they, they looked so smart, but now they were indifferent without a trace of emotion, under such a gaze, it seemed that all deception would have nothing to hide, "My sister was killed by the eldest lady." Unconsciously said the words in his heart.
Realizing that she had leaked the bottom, she closed her eyes as if she was fated, and her straight body softened, "Sister, she is kind and can do things, and she likes Aunt Su very much, but the eldest lady doesn't like Aunt Su, and she can't tolerate the sixth young master, so she designed to kill Aunt Su and the slave's sister!" ”
"How do you know?"
"Sue .... Although Aunt Su was a delicate person before her death, she was not a vicious person! Original... Originally, the slave maid... and my sister were in the room, and later my sister was transferred to wait for Aunt Su, and Aunt Su liked her sister very much... Knowing that the house was hard, he transferred the slave and maid to the room to be a sweeper... Don't dislike slaves and rough benzene... How could such a person do such a vicious thing as mutilating his young son? ”
The little maid continued, "Besides, on weekdays, Aunt Su doesn't want to hurt the sixth young master with a finger, my sister once told the slave that the sixth young master might not have survived in the world, and it was Aunt Su who tried her best to bring the sixth young master into the world!" It is said that Aunt Su deliberately competed for favor and mutilated her young son, and the slave maid would not believe it in every way! The maid said with some excitement.
Yan Meng looked at the little maid in front of him who was eagerly explaining with tears in her eyes, and was a little moved in her heart, but her voice was still not salty, "Everyone in the world knows that long pain is better than short pain, although it hurts the sixth brother, if the master mother is not virtuous, there is a chance to raise it." Besides, you're just a one-sided story..."
"No, the slave has proof!" The little maid looked at Yan Meng with a firm look in her eyes.
"Evidence?"
This is a bit unexpected, when Yan Meng met this maid in his previous life, he only asked about the eldest lady's cruelty to the concubine and framing the aunt, but he didn't get this level.
"Yes, it was my sister who gave it to the slave, and my sister said before her death that Aunt Su was afraid that she would be in danger, so she handed over a bag of things to the slave and maid, saying that if something happened, the slave and maid must go to the old lady, but... But after Aunt Su died, the slave maid was assigned to this garden, and the place was remote, and the opportunity to see the old lady on weekdays was even more difficult..."
"So you gave up, and in order to survive, let your sister die in vain."
"I didn't!" The little girl's eyes were red and swollen, and when she looked at Yan Meng, tears fell unconsciously.
"I just, I don't know what to do...", the little girl drooped her head and knelt on the ground in a dejected manner.
"What if I say, I'm willing to help you?" Yan Meng's tone was light and a little demagogic.
The little maid looked up a little puzzled, "Help me?" She had thought that Miss Five might just be out of curiosity.
"What's your name?" Yan Meng asked.
"Green pear."
"Okay, but you need to show me the evidence you have, and the value of that thing, or else..."
"If the fifth miss is willing to help the slave maid, the slave maid's life is the fifth miss!" Qingli knelt on the ground and kowtowed fiercely.
"What does your life have to do with me? Tomorrow is still this time, you take your things, and we will meet here. After Yan Meng finished speaking, he left without looking back, listening to He Yuchen quickly follow, and disappeared into the night after a while.
Qingli sat on the ground alone and pondered.
After a while, I got up and packed my things, looked around, and disappeared into the night.
The autumn garden seems a little lonely, and after this section, it completely falls into silence...
The three of them returned to the courtyard, and Yuchen seemed to be frightened by the scene just now, and he was in a trance. Listening to the lotus, he was thinking about something, and he didn't say anything all the way.
When he returned to the courtyard and heard that Yuchen was still uneasy, he let Yuchen go back to the house first, and waited for Yan Meng to freshen up. After finishing grooming, Tinghe tied Yan Meng's hair, as if he couldn't bear it, and said hesitantly, "Girl, do you remember the handkerchief that Mother Du embroidered for you and me when you were a child?" After speaking, he quickly glanced at Yan Meng and lowered his head.
"Yes."
"That's... The girl can't remember what kind of pattern was embroidered on my handkerchief, and the handkerchief slave and maid searched for a long time but did not find it, and wanted to show off again. ”
"Yours is a white lotus on a green background, and mine is a magnolia on a yellow background, not only you and me, but also one side of the rain and dust, which is a green-bottomed lily." Yan Meng said lightly, and he couldn't hear any emotion. These three square veils were embroidered by Du's mother for the three of them when she was a child, and since Du's mother disappeared, she was close to her side, even if the handkerchief was worn out in her previous life, she also put it away, this veil not only has Du's mother's friendship, but also symbolizes her love with Listening to Lotus Yuchen in her previous life.
Tinghe buried his head in the bottom, "The slave remembered, thank you..."
"Listen to He, you... Doubt me. Yan Meng looked at Tinghe fixedly through the makeup mirror.
Listen to the lotus and kneel down, "Slave maid.. The slave just thinks..."
"Think I've changed a lot lately?"
Tinghe has been thinking about Yan Meng's changes since the way back, I don't know when Yan Meng seems to have changed as a person, although he was sick before, but in the end he still likes to play, but now he has become silent, always likes to stay alone quietly, and sometimes shows a desolate look, but it quickly covers up the past. It seems that only the fourth young master can make the girl happy for a short time, but the girl will look at the things sent by the fourth young master in a daze, revealing a painful look. There is also the matter of Du's mother, although the young lady did not reveal anything, but Tinghe always felt weird. Especially in the garden tonight, Yan Meng seemed to know that there would be such a thing, and deliberately led them there....
"Yes." Tinghe knelt on the ground, feeling Yan Meng's gaze fall on him, only to feel like a mang on his back, this feeling again! The girl has felt the same way since she looked at herself that night, and she just saw the green pear!
Tinghe looked up at Yan Meng suddenly.
"You never knelt down on me." Yan Meng reached out and pulled Tinghe up, gently smoothing the wrinkles on her clothes.