Speaking of this, Aunt Yao was a little gloomy: "Except for the slave maid, there is a mother in the countryside, and the rest of the family is gone...... It was also my father who sold me to the Prime Minister's Mansion back then, and if it weren't for that, I wouldn't have met Mrs. and Miss again. ”

It was sad to hear it, Xia Jinse didn't want to ask much, so she could only comfort her and said, "It's okay, Aunt Yao, it's all over." If you have time, you can go home and buy something for the old lady. ”

"Thank you for your concern." Aunt Yao said gratefully.

Since everyone has a monthly routine, Xia Jinse can't help but think of the imperial chef Guan Ping who just came.

People used to cook for the emperor, but now they cook for her, which is also a bit condescending, Xia Jinse wants to say that he will also open a monthly example for Guan Ping, but he doesn't know how much to prescribe. Fortunately, Guan Ping saw it, and said with a smile that he didn't need it, he still had the share of the palace in the palace, but he was embarrassed to ask for Miss Xia again.

All the silver was put away by Aunt Yao, and everyone performed their duties, and Begonia Garden was much more vibrant than before.

There are more people, more voices, and a peaceful and joyful look. But Xia Jinse is also under pressure, there are more and more people around her, and they are not the people arranged by the Prime Minister, and these monthly cases have to be taken out of her private pocket.

Although there are 5,000 taels, the money is always used very quickly, and she has to think of open source.

I cleaned up Mama Wei, and I want to come to the Zhao family to stop for a while, right?

Aunt Yao and the others also knew about it, and they became more and more vigilant against others, but fortunately, with the arrival of the imperial chef Guan Ping, Xia Jinse was able to open a small stove alone, which not only made the food a lot more delicious, but also was absolutely safe.

Taking advantage of this time, Xia Jinse has to investigate the cause of his mother's death.

For several days, Xia Jinse went to Runqing Pavilion.

She told her brother Xia Junping about the matter of Puji Temple lightly, but no matter how simple she said, Xia Junping broke out in a cold sweat. On the one hand, the Zhao family is so vicious, and there are those gangsters, if it weren't for my sister getting a few capable subordinates, I'm afraid that something would really happen.

"She targeted your sister so much, could it be that her mother's death was actually done by her?" Xia Junping guessed after thinking about it.

"It's not impossible, it's estimated that even if it's not her, it will play a role in fueling the fire. After all, if her mother is here, how can she become a big lady? But Xia Jinse didn't want to let go of the person who really hurt her mother because of speculation, last time Su had already said about Shen's situation, how could she go and find out.

After picking up Shen's information, combined with her current situation, Xia Jinse had a rough idea.

For the sake of insurance, Xia Jinse went to Lilac Garden, also with chasing clouds and shooting the moon. Shen's temperament has changed drastically, who knows if she will suddenly go crazy when she sees herself? Be prepared to avoid accidents.

When Xia Jinse went around to the door of Lilac Garden and pushed open the broken door, he saw that it was cold inside, almost like Mo Zhuxuan some time ago.

The yard was not large, and there was a half-dead rose in the flower garden at the door, and the wind was blowing, the heat was blowing, and the flowers and leaves were sunburned, and it seemed that no one had watered them for several days.

Xia Jinse stood for a while, but still no one appeared, before he walked in.

"Don't you even have a subordinate?" Chasing Cloud muttered quietly.

Xia Jinse heard that the Shen family had two girls, but one died of illness a few years ago, and now there is only one girl by his side, maybe he was too busy to even notice them coming in?

went straight up the steps, the door was open, Xia Jinse pushed it open and walked in, and there was no one in the house.

The room was empty, with a square table and chairs in the center, and the furniture was mottled with black paint. Two one-man tall plum bottles in the corner of the wall were covered with dust, and one of them was still missing, and it was still there. The floor was cracked, and some fine stones were mixed in the cracks, snaking like cracked wounds.

Shooting the moon pointed to the right, signaling that there was someone, Xia Jinse walked over, and saw a woman with a slender back sitting in the middle through the curtain, writing with a pen.

Countless paper balls were thrown on the ground, writing and writing, and she grabbed the paper in front of her again and kneaded it, and it was still on the ground.

Just looking at her back, she is slender and thin, the green silk is scattered, and her temples are soft, and she seems to be a gentle and amiable person. But after a while, she had already thrown three or four pieces of paper, and in the end she even threw the pen impatiently, picked up the paper ball and smashed it to the side, and let out an unwilling scream from her mouth.

Suddenly turned around, the woman saw Xia Jinse, Xia Jinse didn't expect her to turn around, and didn't know what to say for a while, just looked at her.

The screaming stopped abruptly, her eyes shrank, and she blurted out: "It's you?" ”

"What's wrong with Aunt Shen?" Xia Jinse said lightly, looking at her for a moment.

Although it was the first time she had met Shen, Xia Jinse knew that the woman in front of her was her.

Shen's appearance is excellent, and at the age of twenty-five or sixteen, it is the most mature time for a woman's charm. Willow eyebrows, small cherry mouths, and an indescribable temperament, you can imagine what kind of demeanor and talent she was in the Drunken Immortal Building, so that she could get the title of Oiran.

But the hatred that flashed in Shen's eyes did not escape Xia Jinse's attention, and she clearly felt that Shen's hostility towards her. Even as he tried his best to control it, Shen's hands were shaking and clenching unconsciously.

"What is the eldest lady doing here? The burrow is indecent, don't stain the eldest lady's shoes. Shen's face sank suddenly, and she did not shy away from revealing her dislike. And she protected her hands in front of her, showing a strong sense of defense.

"I heard that Aunt Shen hasn't been out for a few years, but I didn't expect to recognize me, it's really rare." Xia Jinse didn't answer her, and said with a smile: "Could it be that Aunt Shen cares about me so much and always asks about my situation?" ”

Shen Shi was stunned, and suddenly changed color, and did not speak for a while.

Xia Jinse walked in, stood still for a moment, bent down to pick up a paper ball on the ground and unfolded it, the handwriting on it made her heart skip a beat.

The poem "Rolling bead curtains, glancing at Emei, thinking endlessly, looking at the moon and bright ......" was not finished, revealing a stream of longing and sadness, but Xia Jinse could see it clearly, and the font was clearly the same as the one in her memory.

The note in the Soul Chasing Building had her Xia Jinse's name written on it, and a thousand taels of silver bought her life......

The handwriting was almost exactly the same as the paper in front of her. If you insist that there is a difference, it is just a difference in strength and pen power, and the font is clearly from the hand of one person!

Could it be that the Shen family is the culprit who bought the killer of the Soul Chaser Building and assassinated her?

In the flash of light, a hand reached over, wanting to snatch the paper in Xia Jinse's hand, she subconsciously withdrew her hand, tore it and tore it, and the paper was torn in two. Shen Shi didn't know when he had already rushed over, waving his hands, as if he was about to scratch Xia Jinse's face.

"Give it back to me, who let you see it! Get out, get out! Shen screamed, and in a blink of an eye, he became hideous.

This change was too sudden, even if Xia Jinse was already mentally prepared, he didn't expect the Shen family to change so quickly. Fortunately, chasing the clouds and shooting the moon, one person quickly pulled Xia Jinse away, and the other person stepped forward to grab Shen's hand, and quickly stopped her.

"Let go of me! Let go of me, ah-" Shen screamed as he grabbed his hands as he shot the moon.

The voice was high-pitched and high-pitched, breaking through the roof, deafening.

"Auntie, auntie, what's wrong with you?"

At this moment, a girl rushed in from outside, and when she saw the scene in the house, she was stunned, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "I've seen the eldest lady!" The eldest lady is sorry, Aunt Shen is sick again, she didn't mean to bump into the eldest lady. ”

Shooting the moon said coldly: "Aunt Shen is really going to get sick at any time, Miss is kind enough to come to see her, she actually wants to hurt Miss, she is not small!" After speaking, she pushed hard, Shen staggered back several steps, and almost fell, the girl rushed up to support her, and apologized to Xia Jinse.

"I'm sorry! Aunt Shen, she is sick, she is not usually like this. ”

The girl kept apologizing, looking anxious and flustered, as if she was afraid that Xia Jinse would punish Shen. Shen Shi also changed his appearance of being injured and cowardly, hiding in her arms and trembling, when he raised his eyes, there was still lingering hatred in his eyes, mixed with panic and anxiety, which was extremely complicated.

If it weren't for the pretend, the Shen family would be a little nervous, no wonder Xia Yanxiu didn't allow anyone to see her, nor did she go out.

Xia Jinse turned around and walked out, standing in the courtyard and waiting, after a while, the movement in the house was small, and the girl really walked out and saluted Xia Jinse.

"Miss." She was blessed, and her voice was timid.

"What's your name?" Xia Jinse asked her.

Since you can't learn anything from Shen's mouth for the time being, you may be able to find out a little by asking this girl.

"The slave is called Drifting."

"Look up."

Piao Xu slowly raised his head, glanced at Xia Jinse, and quickly lowered his head, not daring to look at her directly.

Falling flowers fluttering, passing away with the wind, was it Shen who gave her a name? There is really the style of a green house woman.

She was thin and thin, looking about the same age as Shen, and her face already had some wrinkles. But his appearance is quite good, and he is very delicate when he is young.

Xia Jinse asked, "Have you been serving Aunt Shen all the time?" Why are you the only one, when did she become like this, and how often do she get sick? She asked, her eyes falling on Piaofu's hands and face.

If people are lying, they will have some unconscious small movements, as long as they observe carefully, they can roughly distinguish the truth from the false.

Piao Xu immediately said: "The slave maid has been serving Aunt Shen since she entered the mansion, and there was someone beside Aunt Shen who was called Yanyun, but she ...... She once accidentally annoyed Aunt Shen, and as a result, she ......"

"Killed by Aunt Shen?" Xia Jinse frowned.

Piaoxi's eyelids twitched, and she hesitated for a moment before nodding, Xia Jinse remembered what Aunt Yao had told her before, Shen's temperament changed greatly after she lost her child, and she almost killed a girl before she was locked up by Xia Yanxiu. Unexpectedly, people died after all.

"Aunt Shen occasionally gets sick, usually she writes in the house, reads, and never goes out, but sometimes she remembers something unhappy and gets sick. Maybe she remembered the past again just now, so she accidentally offended the eldest lady. ”

"Aunt Shen, what's upset?"

"This ......"

Xia Jinse originally came to investigate Shen's problem, not only was she suspicious, but even the handwriting was exactly the same as the one in the Soul Chasing Building. If Shen didn't have the slightest problem, she really didn't believe it.

Piaoxu's face changed, he got up, and shouted after the clouds: "The eldest lady asked you to say, what are you doing all the time?" Want to lie? ”

"The slave doesn't dare, the eldest lady spares her life!"

Piao Fu trembled, and had to say: "It's the master's order, you can't talk about Aunt Shen's affairs, if the slave maid chews the root of her tongue, she will be beaten to death." ”

Xia Jinse said coldly: "It's Miss Ben who asked you, how do you count the root of chewing your tongue?" Say! ”