Chapter 140: Dispelling Doubts
Aoyagi was finally a little girl who had not left the cabinet, and when she heard this, she was ashamed to death, blushing and crying, covering her face with her hands and saying, "I didn't, I didn't." β
"Then do you want to ask the second young master?" The mother-in-law asked.
Aoyagi didn't dare to speak anymore.
Only then did the eldest lady turn to Wei: "Do you know what I hate about Aoyagi?" She knew that she was the room you left for the second young master, but she ate the bowl and looked at the pot, and she also remembered the prince, and she made a gesture in front of the prince all day long, wanting to play with the brothers in the palm of her hand. Do you want to watch the two brothers turn against each other for such a woman? This kind of woman, I don't even count her to death. Now that the net is open, you just want to kill chickens and make an example, what else do you want? Don't forget, this home is not yours and I'm in it. β
As she spoke, she viciously instructed her mother-in-law: "Shut them up in the firewood room, and give them no water or food." Tomorrow at noon. β
After saying this, she didn't even look at Wei, and led Mama Zhou and the others away.
A few mothers-in-law with big shoulders and round waists pushed Qingliu Niang and her son into the firewood room, locked the door, and guarded the door, their eyes kept roaming Wei's face, as if they were worried that Wei's would come to rob people.
Mama Li followed Wei all the way, lowering her sense of existence, and she didn't dare to make a sound at this time.
Wei Shi was angry and annoyed by what the eldest lady said, turned around and shouted, "Go, go back." "But I breathed a sigh of relief in my heartβ
It turned out that it was because Aoyagi seduced the eldest young master that the Zhu family was so angry, not only did he not lie to her, but he also refused to let Aoyagi go.
Everyone has reverse scales, and the eldest young master is the reverse scale of the Zhu family. The Zhu family's importance to Zhao Jingli is no longer clearer than the Wei family.
The Zhu family wants to revive the Hou Mansion, and the hope lies in the children's generation. Zhao Jingli, as the son of the world, was naturally placed on great hopes.
Over the years, the Zhu family has been paying a lot of money to invite martial arts masters and fellow jinshi to teach the children martial arts, and she plans to send Zhao Jingli to an elder when he is sixteen years old. As long as the elder who was a high-ranking official took a fancy to Zhao Jingli's ability and martial arts and recommended him to serve as an official in front of the emperor or in the military camp, then Zhao Jingli's future would be bright.
With a position, marry a good wife who is quite good or even outstanding. Then Zhao Jingli will definitely be stronger than his father and uncles in the future.
But if Zhao Jingli planted a fight on the woman's sex and his reputation spread, not only would the elder not give him a chance, but it would also be difficult to get married. In this life, I am afraid that it will be ruined.
So it is not unreasonable for Zhu to be angry because of Aoyagi.
Figuring out why, Wei exhaled softly.
As long as the Zhu family didn't suspect her, Guan Qingliu's family of three for one night was really not a big deal. If he behaves too nervously, he will arouse Zhu's suspicion.
Thinking so, she went back to the second room, washed up again, and went to sleep.
But the eldest lady didn't sleep all night. She went back to her room in the big room and blew out the lights and sat for a while, and when everything was silent, she was accompanied by Mama Zhou and Caidie, and went to the back room from the back door.
Mrs. Liu, who came forward to arrest Qingliu and locked her in Chaimen, had already waited there according to the instructions of the eldest lady.
The wick in the room was pinched thin, and there was only a faint light. The doors and windows on all sides were covered with curtains. When people are outside, they can hardly see the lights on in this room.
"You and Mama Yue, go to Chaimen to separate the Qingliu and Li Mu families, and judge how many unsightly things they have done for the Wei family. Tell them that if they are honest, I will ask someone to beat them lightly, and after the beating, I will quietly let their family go before dawn, and give them a hundred taels of silver. What they said, asked Mama Yue to record it and let them draw it according to their handprints. β
"Yes." Mrs. Liu answered.
The eldest lady didn't say what would happen if the two of them didn't confess, and Mrs. Liu, as a person who had been executed in the house for many years, naturally knew what to do.
Mrs. Liu asked, "If they ask about Mama Li, how should the old slave answer?" β
"If they are willing to say it, I can let Mama Li leave the Hou Mansion in private. As for whether Mama Li is willing to leave, whether she can leave or not, I can't guarantee it. β
Mrs. Liu nodded, and seeing that the eldest lady had no other instructions, she bowed and withdrew.
After Mrs. Liu left, the eldest lady did not leave the room, but rested directly on the soft couch in the house, and Mama Zhou and Caidie each found a place to nap in the house.
After about an hour, Mrs. Liu came back and handed the eldest lady a piece of paper.
The eldest lady looked at it, and there were many trivial things listed on it, but there was not a word about changing the child.
She closed her eyes in disappointment, thought about it, and felt like she was thinking too much.
According to Wei's suspicious nature, if Mama Li's family knew about her changing children, she would have died up a long time ago, how could they have survived until now?
"Send the family to the vacant courtyard under my name. I have asked the Zhu family to send someone to guard there. You send it and you come back. Be careful when you enter and exit so that no one can find out. The eldest lady admonished.
Estimating that she was going to do it tonight, the eldest lady had already replaced the guards and night vigilers with her own henchmen.
And because the second and third masters are concubines, the backgrounds of the Wei family and the Su family were not very good before, and the two rooms did not dare to make a fuss, so the entire Hou Mansion has not had many contradictions for many years, and the people under them are a little stupid and sweet. At this time, there is some conspiracy, and not many people can really find out.
I was afraid that the Wei clan would be suspicious and sent someone to keep an eye on them.
"Also, you have been keeping watch for the first half of the night, let Wu and Mrs. Qian keep watch for the second half of the night. You give them some medicine before you leave, and then get them away when they're asleep. The eldest lady said again.
"Yes." When Mrs. Liu heard this order, her little eyes flashed with excitement.
That Wu Da got very close to the third master some time ago, and Mrs. Qian also had a private friendship with Mama Li in the second room. She had already reminded the eldest lady to replace the two. They are all gatekeepers and night patrols, responsible for the security of the inner courtyard. With these two outsiders, the inner courtyard is not in the hands of the eldest lady.
But the eldest lady listened to her proposal and remained unmoved.
I didn't expect to be waiting here.
"Let's go, go back to sleep." Watching Mrs. Liu leave, the eldest lady got up and left the room.
When she gets up early tomorrow, Wei will see that the person is gone, and she will definitely have to make trouble with her. Although she can push Wu and Mrs. Qian on them, a quarrel is indispensable. She needs to recuperate now.
Well, I have to pull the third lady Su up tomorrow morning, and it's good to have multiple people blocking the artillery fire.
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The liveliness of the Hou Mansion, although Xu Xi didn't see it. When Qingfeng came to deliver something to her the next morning, she still knew.
"The eldest lady is amazing."
Xu Xi really admires these women in the house, and their means are powerful. The eldest lady, who is very decent on weekdays, didn't expect to be so awesome with her means.
But she really likes the toughness and methods of the eldest lady.