Chapter 10 A Spot
Shen Yunxiao's words successfully made everyone present stunned, Meng Jiao couldn't react, what did this person just say? Heart-born... Admiration? The soldiers behind Shen Yunxiao were also confused, what was going on? Why did the marshal fall in love at first sight with such a hasty love for an old tree that hadn't bloomed for more than 20 years?
Mama Lin was the first to come back to her senses, she walked down from the car and stood in front of Meng Jiao, Shen Yunxiao naturally recognized her, raised her eyebrows slightly and said hello, and the person who followed the concubine suddenly followed a little girl, it seems that the identity of this little girl is not simple.
"The slave maid visits Shen Shuai, this is our emperor's personal title of Mrs. Zheng Sanpin, and it is also the lady of Meng Shilang's family, Shen Shuai has just returned to Beijing, and it is normal not to know him, as for the name of the boudoir, although our Dayan is open, it can't reach the point where he will tell Fang the name as soon as they meet."
Shen Yunxiao was a little surprised, the little girl who looked only twelve or thirteen years old was actually named Mrs. Decree by the emperor himself, which was really unexpected, as for the identity of Meng Shilang's Miss Yan, it was not enough to compare it with Mrs. Decree.
"Yun Xiao doesn't know the identity of the little lady, she has abruptly become a beauty, here to make amends, don't be surprised by Mama Lin, Ben Shuai has been at the border for a long time, and these vulgar etiquette have naturally forgotten a seven, seven, eighty, eight, eight, and eight, and if we meet again in the future, we will definitely not be so reckless."
Shen Yunxiao turned over and dismounted, and made an apology, his attitude was too humble, Meng Jiao couldn't say anything, she could only turn around and salute again, she naturally didn't believe Shen Yunxiao's nonsense, even if it had been at the border for a long time, it wouldn't be so long that she didn't know the customs of the people of Dayan, this young marshal, but he was really debauched, and... Not very flattering.
When Meng Jiao got into the carriage, Shen Yunxiao ordered the soldiers to make a way, and Meng Jiao's carriage was able to quickly pass through the vast army, she had something to do today, Shen Yunxiao's sudden appearance was just a trivial episode.
When Meng Jiao returned to Xiaozhuangzi, everyone's attitude here has changed dramatically, those who bullied Meng Jiao twice in three days in the past, now they heard that Meng Jiao came back, they were all scared, after all, the court personally named Mrs. Zheng Sanpin, they could easily convict them of capital crimes.
The only one who is at ease is the mother-in-law Gao who was bought by Concubine An, she has protected Meng Jiao for more than ten years, and now Meng Jiao is soaring, but she is still the same lukewarm appearance, Meng Jiao respects her very much, if she hadn't secretly protected her for so many years, I am afraid that she would have died thousands of times.
"The weather has become cooler in the past half month, is my mother-in-law's leg okay? When I came back this time, I brought a lot of medicinal herbs to my mother-in-law, although there may not be any significant curative effect, but it will always be more comfortable. ”
"Mrs. Lao is worried, in fact, Mrs. is very unnecessary, and the slave and maid are just entrusted by others to be loyal to others, and it is not worth Mrs. to be so concerned."
Granny Gao still had that cold face that was neither humble nor arrogant, but Meng Jiao just smiled, and the cui sleeves behind her handed over the prepared medicinal materials according to her words, but Granny Gao did not accept it, Meng Jiao took it and put it on Granny Gao's bed in person.
"My mother-in-law always says this, if my mother-in-law is really just entrusted to take care of me, and it is just to protect my life, then when I am born every year, why does my mother-in-law make me a bowl of longevity noodles?"
Granny Gao was stunned, she didn't know that this matter had been discovered by Meng Jiao, it was when Meng Jiao was five years old, she was bullied by everyone on her birthday, she was really a little blind, but she couldn't say anything, she could only make a bowl of longevity noodles for this little girl, secretly sent it over, and hid in the dark to watch her cry at a bowl of longevity noodles, and felt very uncomfortable.
Slowly, she watched this little girl like it more and more, and every year on her birthday, she would secretly make a bowl of longevity noodles, and now it seems that she should not know when she was discovered by Meng Jiao.
"Whose girl is not allowed to eat a bowl of longevity noodles on her birthday? The slave maid was just a little distressed by the lady, thanks to the kindness of the lady, the slave and the maid were used. ”
"Thank you mother-in-law for taking care of me for many years, and now there is one more thing, I have to listen to what my mother-in-law says, I don't know if my mother-in-law knows, on this Zhuangzi, there is a mother-in-law of the Meng family who came down with me thirteen years ago, and it is best to be the mother-in-law of the Tonghua Pavilion of the Meng family."
This mother-in-law, Granny Gao really knows that thirteen years ago, because of Xue Wan's death, the people in the small kitchen of Tonghua Pavilion were basically let out, and several maids were miserable after coming here, but the mother-in-law had a big life, and she had been helping to work in the small kitchen on the small village, although it was hard, but she survived, and now, she is also a person with grandchildren.
When Granny Gao led Meng Jiao over to see her, she was cooking vegetables in the small kitchen, she was old, her hair was gray, trembling and frying the cabbage in the pot, and from time to time she would sprinkle some of it, but the people in Zhuangzi were not all unkind, because her age was too big, and few people were really embarrassed for her because of this little thing.
"Mrs. Lin, come here, this is the young lady of the Meng family, come here to find you."
Granny Gao called the old woman, Lin Po, Meng Jiao guessed that her surname was probably Lin, Lin Po heard it, and slowly turned around, she was too old, and her eyes were so flowery that she couldn't see Meng Jiao's appearance clearly, but she vaguely felt that she was a little familiar, but she didn't know where she had seen it.
"Miss Meng... The Meng family's... Which young lady? ”
"The size of the Meng family..."Before Granny Gao finished speaking, she was stopped by Meng Jiao, Meng Jiao slowly walked in front of Lin Po step by step, and said, "Lin Po, I am Meng Jiao, the eldest lady of the Meng family, and I am Xue Wan's daughter." ”
The name Xue Wan seemed to poke the old man's heartstrings, and tears began to accumulate in her cloudy eyes, and when the tears rolled down, she suddenly reached out and held Meng Jiao's hand, a rough but warm hand, which unconsciously made Meng Jiao's nose sour, but she held back and gave a look to a few people behind her, and they all went out to wait.
"It's Madame's daughter... Madam... Is Madame okay? I haven't seen my wife in years..."
"Mrs. Lin, Mother has gone... Thirteen years ago, did you forget? My mother died thirteen years ago. ”
Hearing the news of Xue Wan's death, Lin Po's tears rolled down again, she was too old, her memory had begun to be confused, Meng Jiao told her that Xue Wan was dead, and she slowly remembered that it was no longer the time to serve in the Meng family, it was now Xiao Zhuangzi, and the little girl in front of her was Xue Wan's daughter.
"Madame is a good man... I remember that day, Mrs. was lying on the bed, about to die, I boiled a bowl of red date porridge for Mrs., and when I was about to serve it, I was suddenly taken away by Liu Qingqing's nurse, and then I heard the news of Mrs. Blood's collapse, the people in the courtyard were in chaos, and I was also in chaos, I remembered the sound of Mrs. crying in the room, that day was August 17, and the chrysanthemums in Mrs. Yard had just come out of the bones. ”
August 17 is Meng Jiao's birthday, and it is also the time when Xue Wan died.
Lin Po said that Xue Wan had a difficult birth that day, the doctor was prescribing medicine outside, and the midwife inside was also busy, but Xue Wan's cry of pain could still be heard in the yard, she felt sorry for Xue Wan's dystocia, and went to the small kitchen to boil red date porridge for two hours, but before she was brought out, she was stopped by Liu Qingqing's maid, she had no choice but to hand over the porridge in her hand.
Then, the news of Xue Wan's bloody death came out, she didn't believe it, rushed in and took a look, Liu Qingqing was already crying inside, but she felt that the woman didn't look a little sad, and what she remembered was that her eyes were full of blood, Xue Wan was lying on the bed lifelessly, Meng Jiao beside her was crying heartbreakingly, the blood on the bed was flowing to the ground, Liu Qingqing knelt in the blood, looking even more hateful.
"So... Do you think that bowl of porridge should have been tampered with? ”
"That's the porridge I didn't know how many times I boiled when I was young, and every time my wife drank it, I felt comfortable, why was it that time, I was taken away by Liu Qingqing's woman's nurse and sent in, and my wife died of blood? It must have been the woman who killed Madame! ”
Lin Po's emotions began to get excited, she began to talk nonsense, every sentence was cursing Liu Qingqing, Meng Jiao was a little numb when she heard it, the words have come to this, what the situation was back then, it is self-evident.
Liu Qingqing not only harmed Xue Wan with a bowl of red date porridge, but also when she was dying, I don't know how many words she said that broke her heart, which led to her death without the will to survive, Liu Qingqing is a murderer, and she is still at large, and she still wants to continue to conceal her crimes.
It's just that now, it's not a good time to have a seizure, the witness is there, but the key physical evidence is missing, and even if this witness can be identified in court, it may be said that he is too old to talk nonsense, and it is still impossible to determine Liu Qingqing's crime, but fortunately, her trip really confirmed that Liu Qingqing was the culprit who killed Xue Wan back then.
"Look at the appearance of the little lady, you should get the answer you want, but the slave maid has a word, I hope the little lady can listen to it, there is an ancient saying that it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, if you can't hit it with one blow, you still have to try your best to endure and wait for the opportunity, after all, the little lady also knows what kind of cunning opponent she is facing."