Chapter 56: Fueling the Flames
The maidservant, who knelt down, replied as she struggled to remember.
"The letter wrote about business, shop, troublemaking, secret annexation, visiting the younger sister, control, housekeeping, disposal, and the name of the eldest lady and the second lady. The other slaves and maids did not see it. ”
This is a maidservant who works in Aunt Liu's study and knows some basic words. Of course, this is also one of the reasons why Yan Minglan will pick her.
"Alright, I see, let's go down." Yan Minglan picked up the teacup again, the texture of the teacup was excellent, and she couldn't help but rub her jade fingers to turn the teacup.
She asked Amber to fetch some gadgets and gave the little maid some rewards, Yan Minglan watched the little maid carefully and slightly happily go out of the door of the flower hall of the long room.
She withdrew her gaze and fell into deep thought.
Yan Minglan connected these keywords together in her mind, and after thinking about them carefully, although they were not complete, they were still easy to understand if they were strung together and sorted out.
She turned her head to look at Amber standing beside her, and said softly: "Starting today, Aunt Liu will contact the Hai family, there may be trouble at any time, let's be careful, be prepared, the business at home, let people pay attention, if there is trouble, don't worry about it, write down the characteristics, follow it carefully, and most importantly, collect relevant evidence." ”
"Yes, miss, the slave will give the order." Amber responds extremely quickly.
Yan Minglan bowed her head and let Amber go out to run errands by herself, leaving herself alone in the flower hall, she entered the spiritual world again, and finally finished reading the book she read last time under the harassment of the machine spirit Xuanwu.
Night is falling, and the twilight is blank.
The inside and outside of Haifu became dim, and the servants lit candles with their hands and feet, and the light shone again.
A letter from Aunt Liu seemed to have cast a small stone in the calm Haifu, rippling with water ripples on the surface, splashing and rippling.
In front of the bookcase.
"What does Madame think of what my cousin said?" After reading the letter sent, a glint flashed in the eyes of the old man of Haifu, and he did not make a decision immediately, he turned his head and asked the lady sitting on the chair next to him.
Mrs. Hai's charming face bent her lips slightly, and replied: "The concubine is just a woman, and she doesn't understand this, the master is in charge, but the master must be careful no matter what." ”
"What Madame said is very true, be careful, be careful." Master Hai nodded in agreement.
Master Hai looked at Aunt Liu's opening remarks again, and felt that this Yan family was really lawless and must be punished, so he made up his mind.
Let Mrs. Hai go out of the study, Master Hai was alone in the study, pondering the words in his heart, and then Momo replied: "I think it's great for my brother, but my cousin must be careful in everything, and if I am wronged by my cousin, I will definitely make those people pay the price in the future......"
"As for the stewardship that my cousin said, it is okay, after all, this matter cannot be put on the surface, and the people in Haifu can't control it clearly, and here my cousin is still working hard, and the eldest lady of the Yan family that my cousin said, after the Hai family annexes, naturally they can't live, and ......they can be punished or tortured with my cousin's happiness."
Master Hai sprinkled two pieces of letter paper, but he was not in a hurry to send them out, he put them under the bookcase, to avoid easy leakage, and carefully sandwiched into a book to hide, it was too late, it was better to send it to Yanfu tomorrow.
He blew out the candles, closed the door to his study, and went to the antechamber to prepare for dinner.
The study was quiet, and it was dark and quiet.
In the main room of Haifu, after dinner.
Mrs. Hai asked the maid to find the eldest lady, Hailan arrived before she saw a sound, and a bold female voice came from outside Mrs. Hai's door: "Mother, it's so late, what are you looking for me to do?"
This voice came from Haifu's eldest lady, Hai Lanlian, who stepped over the door frame and entered the main room.
"Come and sit." Madame Hymers beckoned to her and patted the seat next to her.
"Well, what's wrong?" Hai Lan has always been pampered, but she is not restrained, and sits down happily on the seat next to Mrs. Hai.
"There's another letter from your cousin." Mrs. Hai touched her daughter's hand lovingly, and sure enough, it was slightly cool, she instructed her subordinates to bring a cloak, wrap it in Hailan Lian, and let people arrive, pour the tea in the teapot, and make fresh hot tea.
Hailan accepted it calmly, was stunned for a moment when she heard the words, thought for two seconds, and said in an uncertain tone: "Cousin? What did my mother say, but the one in the Yan Mansion? ”
"It's her." Lady Hymers nodded.
Hailan Lian was surprised for a moment, "What's wrong with her?" Didn't that happen last time? ”
Mrs. Hai glanced at her, and her tone was meaningful: "Isn't it just that it wasn't done last time?" If you are not reconciled, you will talk about it again. ”
Hailan laughed and shook her head: "This cousin is really ambitious. What did the letter she sent say? ”
Mrs. Hai told her eloquently, and explained what she saw in Master Hai's place: "When it comes to the time, the inside and the outside should be together, and she is responsible for grasping the people in the Yan Mansion..."
Hailan listened quietly.
She thought for two seconds and then expressed her opinion: "This sounds doable, it depends on whether it goes smoothly." Daddy has promised her? ”
"Not yet, but judging by your father's appearance, I'm going to say yes."
"That'll do." Hyland laughed happily.
Mrs. Hai knew what she was happy about, otherwise she wouldn't have called her over to tell her about it for no reason.
Mrs. Hai knew that the little girl's family was thin-skinned about this kind of thing, and she didn't break it, so she watched her let her go after drinking tea.
In the darkness of the night, there was silence all around, only bright lights and the moon in the sky to light the way ahead.
As she walked along the moonlit path, she looked up at the crescent moon and the blinking stars hanging high in the sky, kicking the stones at her feet and humming a little tune in her mouth.
It's really good, in this case, Yan Minglan will not be able to marry the third prince, and the third prince will be able to marry herself, Hailan thought with satisfaction.
She thought about it, what if her father didn't agree? It's still possible, hesitating.
No, I'd better make sure!
Hailan felt compassion, turned around and walked back, made a few detours, and made sure that no one saw her, before pushing open the study door in the front yard and breaking the silence of the room.
She cautiously walked in, looked around, came to the bookcase, flipped through the books on it, and found no target.
I also know that after all, this thing is not a trivial matter, if it is discovered, the consequences will be very serious, and Yan Lao's colleagues who have worked together can drown their Hai family with a mouthful of spit.
Hailan searched the vase next to the bookcase, poured out the flowers and looked at them, but found nothing, and searched for a while on the bookshelf, but found nothing.
A thought flashed through her mind, and she lowered her head to the bookcase, and sure enough!
Hailan Lian pulled out a book from under the bookcase, if she remembered correctly, this was a book that Daddy had been reading a lot recently, and if it was, it would be right.
Because she was afraid of being discovered by her father, Hai Lanlian didn't go to the side to light a candle, so she could only rely on the window lattice to see in the weak and ethereal moonlight like a tulle.
She shoved the book up and down to the window, and by the moonlight she was lucky enough to quickly find the two letters tucked inside the book.
Reluctantly relying on the moonlight again, she opened the envelope and took out a few pieces of letter paper from it, which were full of words, which she tried to read.
"Good proposal?"
"It seems that I did agree."
She pursed her lips, trying to suppress the pleasure that was surging wildly from the bottom of her heart.
Hai Lanlian restored everything to its original state as before, and when she left, the study became quiet again, and only the sounds of insects around her, resounded all night until dawn.
Hai Lanlian returned to her room, and after being happy, she calmed down a little, silently recalled some of the contents she had seen, and before leaving, she also opened the letter sent from Yanfu.
It was written that Yan Minglan and Yan Ling'er harmed their sister for no reason, that is, their cousin Ruoxi, but they only punished them lightly.
Hailan frowned, this Yan Minglan didn't know what was going on, she inexplicably fell into the eyes of the emperor, so she had the opportunity to marry the third prince, what is better than herself?
In terms of family, Yan Minglan's parents are both dead, helpless, just a side branch of the Yan family's bloodline, she is the daughter of the family, a general, and her father and mother are both alive and serving the country; In terms of appearance, although she didn't pay much attention to Yan Minglan's appearance, her appearance was also very good; In terms of knowledge, she doesn't think she will lose, as a general, she must understand all kinds of strategies and tactics.
Therefore, the emperor has a blue eye for Yan Minglan, is there a problem with Yan Minglan?
Hailan was shocked, this Yan Minglan not only restrained her parents, but also used ruthless and clever methods, so that she confused the emperor?
Could it be that the emperor will not change his decision no matter what, even if Yan Minglan's net worth does not change?
Why is this Yan Minglan still not dead! Hailan Lian thought very unhappily.
She has to find trouble for Yan Minglan, otherwise what if she confuses the third prince.
Hailan thought a lot and fell asleep with worry.
Early the next morning, Hailan recruited a friend to go to the restaurant to eat and drink, this friend was an assistant to the translator on duty in the translation institute, because he was the son of her subordinate Vice General Xu, she got to know each other, but she didn't expect it to work now.
She invited her friends to catch up with the old days, and if she did a little favor by the way, she invited people over.
In a bustling restaurant in the capital, there is a box on the second floor.
Friend Xu Changqing drank a little wine and picked up the piece of meat, the two did not shy away from it, they got along very wantonly, Xu Changqing looked out of the window from time to time, not knowing whether he was looking at the scenery or people.
After eating, Xu Changqing drank strong tea to relieve his greasyness, and looked at Hailan Lian by the way: "What is the matter with me this time?" ”
Hai Lanlian's character will not be politely hypocritical a few times, because of her own family and position, others respect her twice, so she has always been straightforward, and she does not hide anything, and asked bluntly: "Do you know Yan Minglan from the Translation Institute?" ”
Xu Changqing raised his eyebrows in surprise, and replied with interest: "Yan Minglan is naturally known to me, I entered the translation academy this year, and I often heard the tutor say that she is very talented and a good seedling, what's wrong?" Do you have a feud between the two of you? ”
When Hai Lanlian heard this compliment, her face instantly darkened.