Chapter 7: Shameless
As soon as Xia He saw the old lady rushing to the warm pavilion with the two masters, he took the initiative to push open the door and let the three of them in.
The purpose is that Aunt Lin knelt on the ground like dead ashes, the whole person seemed to have been drained of energy, and there were some broken porcelain pieces on the ground, stained with blood.
When his eyes swept to the two ladies, the two masters were startled, and the Luo skirts on the eldest lady and the second lady were stained with blood red on their legs, but the two of them only stared at the account book in their hands, their eyes blank.
As for Xu Nankui, he sat on the high seat safely, dragging his cheeks with one hand, tilting his head slightly, looking at the three people who came in a hurry and said with a smile: "The old lady is fast, since you came with two brothers, let's sit down!" ”
The old lady glanced at the inhuman form of the two daughters-in-law who had been tortured, and scolded bitterly: "What a sin!" ”
Looking at the old lady's murderous gaze, Xu Nankui was completely invisible.
Xu Ren and Xu Yi are the eldest and second masters of the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion, and they are also the eldest and second brothers of Xu Nankui's deceased husband Xu Li.
Now the two brothers are like pig's liver, and their eyes are like copper bells.
Xu Nankui got up and walked in front of the two, pointed to the two ladies and said, "Since the two brothers have also arrived, I will go to the two brothers again, presumably the two sisters-in-law have also figured out how many silver taels they have, right?" Why don't you also talk to the two brothers? ”
Hearing Xu Nankui talk about money, the two masters were stunned, Xu Ren asked his wife, "Madam, what kind of money are my younger sisters talking about?" ”
Xu Yi was relatively anxious, and when he saw the scars on his wife's body and the huge redness and swelling on his face, he scolded Xu Nankui: "Xu Nankui, I don't care about any money now, how dare you beat your second sister-in-law like this?" Today I must ask for an explanation! ”
Xu Nankui didn't care at all in the face of the angry Xu Yi, looked straight at Xu Yi and said: "The second brother is really majestic, you still asked the second sister-in-law what she did, and it's not too late to get angry." ”
Saying that, he glanced at the straw bag with disdain, walked past Xu Yi to the old lady, held the old lady's hand and said: "It seems that the daughter-in-law is considerate of her mother-in-law, and her mother-in-law is unwilling to appreciate it, since she is here, please take a seat." ”
Although the old lady was reluctant, as soon as she came in, she saw the demeanor of the two daughters-in-law, and knew that this matter was not so easy to solve today, so she sat down with Xu Nankui.
Xu Nankui didn't care about the eldest brother, the second brother and the two sisters-in-law, and turned to Xia He outside the door and said: "Xia He, go and seal the courtyard, no one is allowed to enter, by the way, appease the elders in the clan, take the gourd tea from the treasury and send it over." ”
Xia He, who had been outside the door, answered, closed the door and left.
Xu Nankui saw the surprise in the old lady's eyes, and glanced at the eldest brother and the second brother by the way, and sure enough, they also looked at Xu Nankui with a hint of surprise.
Xu Nankui was amused in his heart, he had already inquired before he came, today the second master and the eldest master had already invited the elders of the clan, if the old lady can make sense, it is naturally the best, lest the two brothers come forward, and naturally they will have a good reputation.
If the old lady is not persuaded by the two, then the two of them will take the lead and ask the clan elder to come forward, and Xu Nankui can also be forced to agree to this matter.
It's a pity that no matter how good the wishful thinking is, there are times when it can't be hit, and Xu Nankui has always guarded against such a hand.
Xu Nankui no longer has too much eye contact with them, and she has to ventilate the husband and wife well, otherwise how can she do the next thing.
Xu Nankui sat with the old lady like this, serving the old lady to drink tea and eat snacks, chattering, but the old lady still has the heart to eat these refreshments there.
In the end, he is old, his ears are not very good, and Xu Nankui is still talking next to him, so he can't hear what the four of them are talking about at all, Xu Nankui looked at the old lady's anxiety in his eyes, frowned and asked, "Old lady, but this refreshment is not satisfactory?" ”
The old lady said curtly: "No, it's just that I'm old, I can't eat too much, and I can't listen too much." ”
Xu Nankui withdrew the refreshments, poured a cup of hot tea for the old lady, handed it to the old lady, and said, "Yes, then taste this dragon well before the rain, moisten your throat, and your daughter-in-law will tell you an interesting story." ”
Xu Nankui saw that the two brothers had already begun to look through the account books, and felt that the heat was almost over, and began to tell stories to the old lady.
"The daughter-in-law's maidservant has always liked to collect some folk tales for the daughter-in-law to hear, and today I will tell the old lady to listen to it, and it should be a pleasure."
Xu Nankui took a sip of tea and began to say: "It is said that there was a murder in the west of the city two days ago, and it was extremely tragic, and a whole six people died in the family. ”
Although the old lady didn't have the heart to listen to the story, Xu Nankui didn't mean to stop, so she went with her and listened to it by the way.
Xu Nankui continued: "I'm also curious, the security in this imperial city is already good, where did such a big murder come from? How are you? It turned out that the daughter-in-law of the family poisoned her brother and sister-in-law and the old man? ”
The old lady finally came back to her senses, I'm afraid that this Xu Nankui didn't want to tell a story, but wanted to point to Sang and scold Huai, and the old lady was not a vegetarian, since Xu Nankui opened her mouth, there were always some things to listen to, so she took a sip of tea and asked, "And then?" ”
Xu Nankui covered the corners of her mouth, chuckled and said, "I'm also the same as the old lady?" What a feud this is? Then I asked again, it turned out that the family had just married a daughter-in-law, and the son went, but the newlywed little daughter-in-law became a little widow, but it was also pitiful. ”
The old lady raised her eyes and looked at Xu Nankui, and all she saw on her face was a smile, without a trace of sadness.
Xu Nankui continued: "As for why the little daughter-in-law was poisoned? It turned out that the brother and sister-in-law had never given this little daughter-in-law a good look, and treated her as a cow and a horse, and the little daughter-in-law was sick and didn't even want to pay for the doctor. ”
The old lady squinted her eyes and said, "It's too much, I don't think there is such a bad family in this world, maybe there is something wrong with this little daughter-in-law herself?" Besides, there are always some dowries, and this disease is not looked down upon? ”
Xu Nankui spit on this old lady in her heart, she is really not a thing, who can poison the family ruthlessly? It's just that life can't go on, and the old lady is good, so she asked the little daughter-in-law about her mistake in advance.
Xu Nankui continued without changing her face: "I don't know the reason for this very well, but listening to my maidservant, it was the husband's family who coveted the little daughter-in-law's dowry, and it was empty, and the little daughter-in-law simply poisoned the family." ”
The old lady looked at Xu Nankui and finally looked at her directly, inexplicably a little weak-hearted, pulled out a smile and said: "You, you still don't listen to these rumors, these things can't be true." ”
Xu Nankui smiled, nodded and said: "What the old lady said is that these jokes are just listened to on weekdays, where is there such a stupid little daughter-in-law, why use poisoning?" ”
Xu Nankui didn't say anything after speaking, just turned his head to look at the two brothers who were now calm, and he was so anxious to think about how to deal with it.
However, the one hundred and eight dowries of the year have now gone to as much as half, and I am afraid it is not so easy to fill.
A few people in the room stayed separately, and no one wanted to speak first, so after a cup of tea, Xia He came back first.
When Xia He came back, he came over with a pot of tea and said, "Mrs. Hui, the elders of the clan have all been arranged, but the slave maid went to the treasury just now to see, and the gourd tea is gone, so she used this snow lotus tea instead." ”
Xu Nankui raised his hand and ordered: "It's okay, it must be a long year, it's hard to find, this snow lotus tea is no worse than it, pour a cup for the old lady and the old lady." ”
Xia He poured tea for a few people, Xu Nankui took his cup and handed it to Xia He and instructed: "This cup in this palace will be rewarded to Aunt Lin, and by the way, help Aunt up, although it is a warm pavilion, the ground is still a little cold." ”
Xia He helped Aunt Lin to Xu Nankui's side to thank her, and then arranged to sit down on the side.
Xu Nankui looked at a few people who didn't mean to drink tea, and asked, "This is a good tea to enter the palace, but it doesn't taste like it when it's cold." ”
Everyone here has heard the story Xu Nankui just said, and now in front of the tea that was sent, who would dare to drink it without any scruples? I'm afraid it's not a poison that wears intestines.
Xu Nankui just gave Xia He a look, Xia He immediately understood, sent the tea to Aunt Lin's hand and said, "Auntie, don't let down Madame's kindness." ”
Aunt Lin had no choice but to drink the tea, after all, this person would not kill her now.
Seeing that Aunt Lin drank it, several other people also came back to their senses, Xu Nankui would never do such a thing, she lived a free life, and she didn't know how many little ones she raised.
They all drank the tea one after another, and Xu Nankui watched them drink the tea, and the smile in her eyes was even bigger.
She naturally won't give poison, but it's easy to say otherwise, the croton laxative is always for them to experience the reincarnation of grains.
It was a recipe from the palace, which specializes in treating constipation, and Xu Nankui was fortunate enough to learn about it, and it was as good as Bikai Selu.
Xu Ren finished drinking tea, put down the teacup and stood up, and asked Xu Nankui, "Brother and sister, what do you want?" ”
The smile on Xu Nankui's face faded little by little, until it turned into an indifferent face, with a cold glint in his eyes, he got up and walked in front of Xu Ren, and asked rhetorically, "What do I want?" ”
Xu Nankui pointed at the eldest lady and said, "It's not the palace that uses the dowry of the palace, right?" How do I think, you ask? ”
Turning his finger to the second lady, "It's not the main palace that insults the main palace, right?" How do I ask? ”
Then he pointed to Aunt Lin on the side, "It's not the palace that begs the palace not to break up the flesh and bones, right?" How do I ask? ”
Xu Nankui laughed three times, pointed to Xu Ren's nose and said, "Xu Li's filial piety period has just passed, is it the palace that forced the palace to agree to the inheritance, right?" How do I ask? ”
Xu Nankui threw off her sleeves, turned her head to look at the old lady sitting in the first seat, gritted her teeth and said, "It's not what this palace wants, it's this palace that wants to ask you what you want?" ”