Chapter 21: A Wake for Parents
Yan Minglan refused, unwilling to accept: "There is a difference between the concubines, please don't break the rules." Let outsiders know, they will say that the family rules of Yanfu are not strict. ”
Aunt Liu originally wanted to take this opportunity to get close to Yan Minglan and act in the future. But as a result, his nose was gray, and his face was a little ugly.
She pressed Aunt Zhang, who wanted to have a seizure, and pulled the corners of her mouth: "Minglan girl looks at what she said, it's so raw." We're also kind, aren't ......"
"I understand the good intentions, but forget the rest."
Yan Minglan was impatient and went around again, and said bluntly.
The two aunts held their stomachs for a while, and no matter what they said in the follow-up, they were blocked back by Yan Minglan, and they couldn't hold the handle without revealing the water. Until the end of the conversation, there was a bit of an unhappy parting, but the two aunts were deflated, and Yan Minglan was happy. That's enough.
When Yan Minglan's figure disappeared into the night, Aunt Zhang smashed the teacup with a "bang". This movement is not small, which attracted Aunt Liu's reprimand.
"What to do? Lose one's cool! ”
Aunt Liu is not small, but she will not lose her mind in the end.
"I just can't see that dead girl's nostrils facing the sky! Do you really think that the eldest lady of Yanfu is not the current or the past? Who is this shelf for! ”
Aunt Zhang's sharp voice was high and excited, with anger.
Wait until later, pull that damn girl down from the big room and drive her out, see if she dares to be so arrogant!
Aunt Liu's face was also ugly when she was said, obviously thinking the same thing about Yan Minglan.
"Don't think about it so much, don't we have a backup move? Your maid over there is no problem. ”
In the second half of the sentence, Aunt Liu relaxed her tone.
"I've explained everything, and we'll know the result later."
Aunt Zhang's face softened, and she told Aunt Liu that the maid would send the letter at the appointed time.
Aunt Liu listened to the groan for a long time, and her fingers began to tap on the table.
The two of them had their own plans, so they went back to prepare first.
After all, although the person who kept the vigil all night was Yan Minglan, in the end they still had to show their faces symbolically.
Whether Yan Minglan can be completely put down, and the success of the plan depends on the results of tonight's acceptance.
As soon as Yan Minglan came back, he saw Amber waiting in the inner room for a long time. The difference on that face was clearly something to say, and when she saw this, Yan Minglan's heart moved, as expected.
The two aunts didn't mean to drink, and they went around in such a big circle, just to take advantage of this vacancy.
"Close the door."
Yan Minglan instructed Amber, and Amber did so.
There was a "squeak", the door was closed, and there was no one else in the entire room.
"Now you can say it, Amber."
Yan Minglan was faint and calm.
So, Amber gave a detailed report on the maid's sneaking into the room one by one. and brought a bowl of tea that had already been cold, and slowly poured out a little.
Yan Minglan raised her eyebrows: "Is there a problem with this water?" ”
"Yes."
Amber used it to verify it once, and poured all the tea to the rhubarb of the courtyard to drink.
Shiba Dog, who is energetic and fierce and unapproachable on weekdays, fell asleep with just a pillar of incense, and hasn't woken up until now.
Yan Minglan listened, stepped forward to look at the clear and translucent tea, and the face that came out of the reflection was awe-inspiring.
"It's so embarrassing for them...... How much effort does it take to get through the relationship, buy a big house and sell a girl. ”
"Miss, what should we do now?"
Amber asked, her face full of indignation.
It's a pity that Yan Minglan just shook her head and was silent.
The silence in the room is like the calm in front of the wind and rain in front of the building.
"What time is it now?"
Yan Minglan asked irrelevant questions.
"Miss Hui, it's already time. It was only half an hour before the vigil. ”
Amber went back one by one.
Yan Minglan nodded lightly, stood up and stroked the mourning clothes that had been temporarily taken off. The bottom of his eyes seemed to be sad and sad, and he was cold and lonely.
"Amber, you say, if only my father and mother were still by my side."
In this way, a girl who has not yet reached the end will not be trapped in this house dispute all day long, endlessly.
"Miss, there's Amber here. Amber is willing to go to the soup for the sake of the young lady! ”
Amber felt sad in her heart and couldn't help but take a step forward.
Yan Minglan smiled slightly, feeling intimate for these words.
It is said that adversity sees people's hearts, and the big house trees are scattered, and I don't know how many maids and maids are respectful on the surface, but they have hidden plans in their hearts.
The maid who was inserted is the best proof of this. But there is only Amber, this girl, who has been by her side for more than ten years from beginning to end, never abandons her, and shares weal and pain.
"Amber, everything will be fine. One day, I will take you with me to the heights that everyone admires. ”
Yan Minglan held Amber's hand, her eyes shining.
The master and servant sympathized with each other, and fell in love with each other at this moment.
waited until the start of the wake, Aunt Liu and Aunt Zhang waited on the side early. If you look closely, you can find that their joy is all because Nei Ying came to report that everything was going well.
Several elders of the sect hall also came one after another, and when they saw that only Yan Minglan had not yet arrived, they frowned slightly.
"What's going on with the big house? This blood-related spiritual matter is so insignificant! ”
You must know that in order to show solemnity, many immediate relatives will be the first to arrive early on the first night of the wake.
But now Yan Minglan not only didn't do it, but even passed the appointed time and didn't show up for a long time!
"Just now I specially called the maid to ask, saying that Minglan girl is still sleeping."
Aunt Liu was afraid that the water in this pool was not messy enough, so she said a few more words: "I can't wake up no matter how I call it, maybe it's because I'm tired in the past few days." ”
Aunt Zhang agreed, helping on the surface, but secretly she kept smearing.
Under the strength of the two of them, the elders of the sect threw off their robes one after another, sighing at the misfortune of their families! Yan Minglan, as a daughter-in-law, is irresponsible!
The sect elder was obviously very angry, and this atmosphere was exactly what the two aunts wanted.
Nine times out of ten, the secret path plan has been successful, and Yan Minglan, the kung fu of this pillar of incense, has still not arrived, and he must have slept to death, and he can't get there.
"Elder, after all, Minglan girl is young and doesn't know how important it is. Now that the responsibility of the entire Yan Mansion has fallen on her head, I am a little worried. ”
Aunt Liu never forgets to be in charge of the family, and she wants to snatch it up every second.
"Not really!"
Aunt Zhang clapped her hands and added fuel to the fire: "How can a girl who doesn't even care about such an important matter as the spirit guard let her be in charge of the Yan Mansion?" Elders, think twice! ”
Several sect elders were talking for a while, and it seemed that they were really thinking about this issue.
Just when the situation was chaotic and the two aunts were happy, Yan Minglan walked into the ancestral hall in filial piety clothes, and the amber behind her suppressed a maid, and the battle was very big.
As soon as the sect elders saw the people, they all snorted coldly and asked, "Minglan, do you know how important this wake is, and you dare to knowingly commit it!" How can your parents rest in the heavenly spirits? ”
Yan Minglan saw that these sect elders were talking about their deceased parents, her face turned cold, and her tone was rushing: "Minglan is late, there is really an emergency, and I ask the sect elders to distinguish it clearly, and it is not too late to make trouble." ”
The elder of the sect was so angry that he threw off his robe, and couldn't help but think that Yan Minglan was clever and discerning, and he didn't know what was wrong. But in the end, she was given a chance, and they wanted to see how this time the matter could be resolved.
Yan Minglan was not angry, and motioned for Amber to bring people up first.
When the maid finally arrived at the bright place, Aunt Zhang felt a "sigh" in her heart, and she felt bad.
She hurriedly gave Aunt Liu a look, and Aunt Liu looked at the suppressed maid, and her face changed greatly after a few associations.
At first, when she saw that Yan Minglan was safe and sound, she should have noticed that something was wrong, but now she was caught off guard by being beaten, and Aunt Liu reacted quickly, and there was no good way to get out for a while.
…… This damn Aunt Zhang, didn't she say that everything was going smoothly?!
Once again, Aunt Liu felt resentful of Aunt Zhang, if she was really dragged into the water this time, the two rooms would be finished!
The undercurrent of these two people was surging, and Yan Minglan saw it clearly. Seeing this chaotic scene, it was quite ironic, and they should have been ready to be exposed as early as when they repeatedly poisoned them. Now like this, Yan Minglan will not show mercy.
"Amber, tell the elders about the matter."
"Yes."
Amber nodded respectfully and said slowly: "Miss responded to the invitation of Aunt Zhang and Aunt Liu and went to the courtyard for a while, while the slave maid stayed in the big room to wait. Leaving halfway, I suddenly saw this maid sneaking into the young lady's room. The slave then investigated and found this. ”
Amber showed off the drugged tea in the tray, along with the half-used white powder.
The reason why Yan Minglan and Amber were late was precisely because they spent some effort to find out the evidence of this crime. This bag of powder was still found in this maid's room, and there was no way to deny it.
"As long as it gets a little bit of this powder, it will make you sleepy for half an hour, or a half for you. And this maid poured nearly a whole bag into my usual tea, and her heart can imagine how vicious it is. ”
If you continue to sleep like this, you will be blamed for missing the wake, and it is very likely that the entire house will be implicated. The already crumbling foundation could not withstand the grind and collapsed.
Yan Minglan glanced at everyone's reactions one by one, and smiled coldly at the frightened eyes of the two aunts: "Coincidentally, I wasn't in the house at the time, if it wasn't for Amber, I almost fell for it." Sect Elder, Ming Lan doesn't know who he has provoked and attracted so many vicious calculations. ”
For a moment, the elders of the sect were silent, and they had no position to be held accountable.
"This ...... Could it be all a misunderstanding? ”
One of the elders hesitated and said, "I can't guarantee that this maid is undirected, but her personal grievances are justified." ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone responded.
"Impossible, it is impossible for the big house to have a grudge for no reason!"
Amber couldn't help but retort.
But who knew that this was Aunt Zhang's face when she saw it. Without hesitation, he stepped forward and slapped Amber to the ground: "Little slave, when will it be your turn to speak in this kind of scene?!" ”
After saying that, Aunt Zhang wanted to have another seizure.
"Stop!"
Yan Minglan's face was completely cold this time, and she used to squeeze her aunt's wrist, and her strength gradually tightened. She ignored Aunt Zhang's crying and screaming, and said, "My people, when will it be the turn of a mere aunt to do it?!" ”
After saying that, she exchanged courtesies and pushed Aunt Zhang to the ground.
Seeing this scene, the elders of the sect hall were so angry that they blew their beards and glared: "Presumptuous! She said that after all, she is your elder, so disrespectful, did she still take the Yanfu family motto to heart?! ”