Old Lady Chu was also looking at the western sky.

The sun in the west reflected red for a long time, like a brocade and a poetic painting, and the old lady Chu looked stunned, as if she was contemplative, and seemed to be in a daze.

“…… Do you think that this girl sometimes looks like our sister. Old Lady Chu suddenly muttered, her voice was very soft, and she was overwhelmed by the sound of branches swaying outside the window in the blink of an eye.

Mrs. Chu heard it, and the teacup she picked up stopped in mid-air, her face a little abrupt.

It took a few moments before she let out a low "um".

A sad atmosphere permeated the room, and the swaying of the branches and leaves outside the window made the air even more oppressive.

Sister Ci, who they had carefully cared for and grew up, saw that she was about to be fifteen years old, but she died in vain from Chu Qingyu's inexplicable jealousy.

Both of them looked out the window, and there were many traces left by the resigned sister in this courtyard.

Those green bamboos were planted when Sister Ci was seven years old, the wood carving was a cat carved when Sister Ci was ten years old, the pot of orchids was raised when Sister Ci was twelve years old, and the pavilion was also designed by Sister Ci herself, and their grandparents used to play chess in the pavilion......

Old Lady Chu closed her eyes, and when she opened her eyes again, she calmed down a lot, and a sneer came out of her mouth, "Chu Qing said...... Just her, she still wants to be delusional about Ah Yan! ”

Bite off more than one can chew!

"But......" Mrs. Chu frowned, her voice was hoarse, and she said puzzledly, "How could she know Ah Yan's identity...... More importantly, did she mention it to others. ”

Old Lady Chu and Mrs. Chu glanced at each other, their eyes solemn.

"It's not just this...... Old Lady Chu's fingers tapped lightly on the square table twice, and there were more questions, such as-

"How could she say that her sister was 'entangled' with Ah Yan!"

Others don't know, but the couple knows best, but their eldest granddaughter rarely leaves the Xuanguo Mansion, I'm afraid that the number of times she has seen Feng Yan since she was a child is only a handful, not to mention, more than four years ago, before Feng Yan returned to Beijing from the northern training, the eldest granddaughter was gone......

How could she have a chance to see Feng Yan, and even "entangle" Feng Yan!!

Chu Qingyu is just nonsense!

She ...... Shouldn't she be unable to ask for Ah Yan, so she thinks crankily all day long, and loses her mind, right? Mrs. Chu gritted her teeth and said.

She was met with silence.

Regardless of whether Chu Qingyu was crazy or not, Sister Ci had already been killed by her and drowned, she must have been very painful before she died, right?

Just thinking about it, Mrs. Chu's eyes turned red.

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps outside, followed by the sound of scholarly salutes: "Chief steward, the old lady and the lady are inside." ”

Mrs. Chu took out a handkerchief, wiped the corners of her eyes, and looked at the incense burner on the side, trying to calm her mind.

Wisps of green smoke rise from the mouth of the white porcelain incense burner, and the delicate fragrance wafts into the air, which penetrates into the tip of the nose and makes people feel calm.

The chief steward soon came in, walked closer, and said with a fist: "Old lady, Mrs. Tai, I have already fed Chu Qingyu medicine." ”

Old Lady Chu looked calm and responded lightly.

No matter where Chu Qingyu learned about Feng Yan's identity, she couldn't say it anymore.

After the ninth day of September, everything will not be a problem......

Old Lady Chu and Mrs. Chu exchanged a knowing look with each other, and their eyes were sharp.

Mrs. Chu slowly twisted the Buddha beads in her hand again, and commanded in a deep voice: "You find someone to keep an eye on those three, and don't make any tricks before that incident." ”

"Yes, Madame." The chief steward respectfully clenched his fists and withdrew.

A woman in Tsing Yi was waiting under the eaves, and the chief steward ordered: "Take people to the firewood room and lock them up with Chu Qingyu." ”

"Yes, Steward." The woman in Tsing Yi hurriedly received the order and went into the house to receive Cuisheng and Wang Yapo.

Everyone doesn't talk much, and they probably know about today's events, and they know that this matter is not trivial, and if they are not careful, they may be planted in the entire Guogong Mansion.

The sunset outside had already set halfway, the sky began to darken, and the afterglow of the setting sun stained the entire Guogong Mansion with a faint layer of blood, and the firewood house on the northwest side seemed to be about to burn.

Chu Qingyu shrank alone in the corner of the firewood room, different from the stuffy outside, the firewood room was cold and damp, some dry firewood and straw were piled up at random, and there was a faint sound of rustling in the dark, as if there were some snakes and rats crawling......

"Rustling ......"

Chu Qingyu sat with his knees crossed and his legs crossed, his delicate body trembling like chaff.

She had lived twice in her previous life, and He had been in such a dirty and cold place, her hands clutching her skirt tightly, and her lips were as tight as iron.

She hated in her heart, she resented in her heart, she was even more aggrieved in her heart, and her heart was surging.

Obviously, she and Chu Qingci are both daughters of the Chu family, but why do grandfathers and grandmothers prefer Chu Qingci and never take her to heart at all?!

Obviously, Chu Qingci is a person who is about to die, and she only died a few days early, and she will die a few days sooner or later!

Obviously, the Chu family knew Feng Yan's identity, but they didn't fulfill her, and they didn't understand that she was doing this for the Chu family!

She is not reconciled!

Chu Qingyu wanted to get up, wanted to knock on the door and let the people outside let her out, but she staggered back before she could get up.

"Ah......h

Chu Qingyu raised his hand and grabbed his throat, and there was a pain in his throat as if it had been burned, and it was getting more and more painful.

Her face was even whiter, and it was obviously cloudy and cold here, but her forehead was dripping with sweat.

The pain in her throat mixed with the bitter taste in her mouth.

The two mothers-in-law forced her to feed half a bowl of decoction, and although she struggled with all her might, she was still fed a small half bowl of decoction.

Grandfather said he was going to dumb her throat.

Could it be that grandfather did it?!

No, it won't!

She is the second princess, and her grandfather must have deliberately scared her......

Although he comforted himself like this, Chu Qingyu's face became even whiter, like snow and frost, with a faint cyan, and his eyes were dark.

"Squeak!"

The dilapidated chai door was opened from the outside at this time, and the sunlight of the sunset outside shone in, making Chu Qingyu, who had been in the dark for a while, a little uncomfortable, and his eyes narrowed subconsciously.

"Get in!"

With an unceremonious male voice, two voices were pushed in, one was Cuisheng and the other was Wang Yapo, both of whom were in a trance.

The chief steward in the rear didn't look at Chu Qingyu in the firewood room, but just pushed Wang Yapo impatiently.

Wang Yapo was pushed and staggered two steps, and hit Cuisheng in front of him on the back, and the whole person trembled and couldn't give up.

Wang Yapo really regretted that her intestines were blue.

She shouldn't have been greedy for the five hundred taels of silver in the first place.

The five hundred taels were not taken to the gambling house by her mouth to gamble, but now she has to pay for the five hundred taels with her life!

Cuisheng in front of him was hit by Wang Yapo, his feet were weak, and he fell to the ground, his face was as white as if he had seen a ghost, and he hated and regretted it in his heart.

Chu Qingyu glared at the two people in front of her fiercely, ......and her throat was more sore and burning hotter.

Chu Qingyu wanted to stop the chief steward, she wanted to say that she wanted to see her grandfather, but the chief steward outside the firewood room didn't look at Chu Qingyu, and directly commanded the guard's mother-in-law: "Close it." ”

"Squeak!"

The door of the firewood room was pushed open from the outside again, and the inside of the firewood room became darker and darker.

Chu Qingyu was startled, he couldn't care about the discomfort in his throat, and wanted to get up, but the door of the firewood room had already closed with a "bang", and there was no light.

Then there was another rattling of the door outside, and the door was locked.

In the firewood room, it was pitch black, with only a few rays of sunlight penetrating through the holes in the walls.

Chu Qingyu's pupils shrank sharply, and the last glimmer of hope in his heart was already shaky.

"Smack!"

Suddenly, a slap was slammed into Chu Qingyu's face.

Before Chu Qingyu could react, the next moment Cuisheng flew on her, and then slapped it again, describing madness.

"You're the one who hurt me!" Cui Sheng roared at Chu Qingyu with his voice raised, only eager to gnaw her flesh and suck her blood, "If it weren't for you, how would I end up like this!" ”

She was originally the eldest girl's eldest girl, but the eldest girl was weak, I am afraid that it will not be two years, and she should not get married, but the old lady and Mrs. Tai have always loved the eldest girl, just for the eldest girl, and will arrange a good family for her......

Not like now...... In the past few years, she has lived as if she is suffering in hell on earth!

"Let it go...... Ah......" Of course, Chu Qingyu would not be stupid to be beaten by Cui Sheng, struggling hard.

She wanted to say, let go of yourself!

She wanted to say that even if there was no her in this life, Cuisheng was just repeating the old path of the previous life, obviously her grandmother married her to a steward in Zhuangzi, but she was still unclear with her adulterer Lin Steward, and later when the scandal came out, she was divorced and finally kicked out of the Guogong Mansion......

However, her throat was uncomfortable, the pain was so painful that she could barely make a sound, and her strength was no match for Cuisheng, who had been used to doing rough work in the past few years.

Seeing Cuisheng and Chu Qingyu entangled together, Wang Yapo was dumbfounded, stunned, and didn't know how to react at all.

Chu Qingyu could only flee to the door of the firewood room with all her strength, she pounded the door heavily, however, no one outside opened the door, and no one answered.

She tried to call for help, but the voice that escaped from her throat was hoarse and gritty.

"Ahh Yes! Ah......h

Chu Qingyu was even more afraid, and there was only one thought left in her heart: Could it be that her grandfather would really sell her?! No, it won't...... She is the daughter of the Chu family! She is the second princess!

Cui Sheng pounced like a female leopard again, beating and biting regardless of the ground, grabbing Chu Qingyu's hair messily.

"It's all you who hurt me! It's all you! It's all you! Cui Sheng grabbed Chu Qingyu's hair and pressed it on the ground, as if he wanted to vent all the depression of the past few years on Chu Qingyu.

Punch after punch, kick after kick.

Beat up.

Chu Qingyu curled up in a ball, without the power of a backhand.

The movement in the firewood room naturally could not be hidden from the people outside, and the chief steward was still outside, listening intently to the sounds of fighting and shouting in the firewood room.

The chief steward stood quietly for a moment, and then commanded the two guards, "Look carefully. ”

The two mothers-in-law hurriedly responded, and they were all ready to fight, and they couldn't be sloppy at all.

The chief steward couldn't help but glance at the firewood room again, then took off his robe and left with a brisk stride.

He went back to find Old Lady Chu and Mrs. Chu again: "Old lady, everything is done." ”

At this moment, in the eastern room, in addition to Old Lady Chu and Mrs. Chu, Second Master Chu and Second Lady Chu are also there.

The meaning of the chief steward's words was unclear, but everyone present understood what he meant.

Second Lady Chu's lips trembled twice, suppressing the sourness in her heart and saying nothing.

Old lady Chu bowed slightly, indicating that he knew, so he waved his hand to let the chief steward retreat.

The four people in the room were speechless for a moment, except for the shaking of the door curtain and the sound of the tea lid caressing the tea cup.

After the old lady Chu took two sips of tea, she said to the second old man and his wife in a deep voice: "The second one, the second daughter-in-law, in the future, the Chu family has never had a Chu Qingyu person." ”

After that big event passed, where Chu Qingyu wanted to sell Sister Ci'er, let her go there to live by herself!

One sentence made the atmosphere more and more oppressive and stagnant.

Second Master Chu and Second Lady Chu glanced at each other, and the eyes of the couple were extremely complicated.

In just half a day, Second Lady Chu's heart was like a lonely boat that had walked back and forth in a stormy and angry waves, up and down, her heart was surging, and at this moment, she had almost calmed down.

At this point, she can only treat her daughter as if she was worshiped by evil and died early...... Back in the day she killed her big sister, she wasn't her daughter anymore.

The second master of Chu and his wife responded in unison: "Yes, father." ”

Old lady Chu picked up the teacup again, and then put it down again as if she thought of something, and said, "I can't afford to be seriously ill, and Chu Qingyu should stay in the mansion to 'serve the sick'." ”

The second master of Chu and his wife responded again, and then the couple withdrew.

Mrs. Chu looked at the backs of her second son and second daughter-in-law who seemed to be several years older, and she was also embarrassed in her heart.

It hurts the children, but it hurts the hearts of the parents.

Mrs. Chu didn't want to mention Chu Qingyu anymore, and said lightly: "Mu Jianming has been the same for decades, he is obviously narrow-minded, and he will repay him, but he still wants to be a prosperous monarch!" ”

Old Lady Chu snorted mockingly.

After he took out those two secret decrees, the emperor had murderous intentions towards himself, but the emperor wanted to kill himself, but he didn't dare to make an edict publicly, so he only dared to secretly use Chu Qingyu to attack himself.

I'm afraid that if Chu Qingyu really succeeds, it will be revealed that the Chu family is not cultivating, ruining the reputation of the Chu family, and then Chu Qingyu will be killed for the crime of disobedience.

Heh, probably only Chu Qingyu would be stupid enough to think that as long as she killed her own grandfather with her own hands, the emperor would allow her to be rich and glorious.

"Stupid!" Old lady Chu said lightly.

I don't know if he is speaking Chu Qing or the emperor.

The sunset outside was lower, the sky was dark, and the flowers and trees in the courtyard looked a lot darker, swaying slightly in the wind, a little decadent, a little depressed.

Old Lady Chu's gaze fell on a few pots of chrysanthemums swaying in the wind, the corners of her lips curled slightly, and her gaze turned to the ink chrysanthemum picture that was still spread on the case.

On the ninth day of September, the chrysanthemums will bloom more brightly!

Mrs. Chu has been married to him for decades, and he knew what he was thinking with just a slight change in his expression, and praised with a smile: "Scarlet's painting of Mo Ju is really good!" ”

Speaking of Duanmufei, the second elder's expression became brisk.

Old lady Chu stroked her chin and beard, "The painting of this girl is quite a bit of a sister's style...... Although the two of them have completely different strokes. ”

The paintings that can be painted are all their own style and artistic conception, and under the careful tasting, they are vaguely interesting.

The two of them got up again and went to admire the ink chrysanthemum.

The sunset was only the last blush of the sky, and the scholar saw that the sky was dark, so he lightly lit up the two octagonal palace lamps in the room, and the bright light illuminated the surroundings, and also illuminated the ink chrysanthemum picture.

Mrs. Chu frowned slightly and said, "Fei'er came over in such a hurry, and then rushed back to Qianya Garden, I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up with the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet in the evening." ”

Old lady Chu smiled, looking pleasant, "With that person to protect you, it's too late." ”

Mrs. Chu was stunned, and smiled at Old Lady Chu, their eyes shining in the light, and the smile was about to overflow.

This little girl understands more and more the true meaning of "bullying".

Indeed, when Duanmufei rushed to Qianyayuan again, it was already dark, and the gate of Qianyayuan had already been closed, but as soon as Duanmufei appeared, the waiter immediately opened the gate and welcomed her into the garden.

"Fourth girl, the dinner has just begun, you just take your time." The attendant who greeted him said very attentively, "The little one will arrange a soft sedan chair for you and send you to the palace first." ”

With a soft sedan to carry her, of course, the speed was much faster, and she was sent to the palace without a cup of tea.

Duanmu Fei changed her clothes under the service of the maid, and the soft sedan chair was still waiting outside, and she was sent to the main hall of Qinglian Hall with courtesy.

As the waiter said, the dinner party has begun, and all the other guests have entered the table, and there is a shadow of fragrant clothes inside.

In the middle of the hall, dancers dressed as Chang'e and Xian'e danced. The guests were drinking, chatting or dancing.

There was an attendant to help Duanmu Fei guide the way, and she blended in silently and was led to Duanmujun's side.

"Vera!"

Duanmu Jun was relieved to see that Duanmu Fei had rushed back before the banquet.

Originally, Duanmu Fei left, and Duanmu Jun also wanted to go back, but although this was not a palace banquet, it was not much worse, Duanmu's family was still there, and it was not appropriate to leave, so she didn't leave.

Duanmu Fei sat down beside Duanmu Jun, and Duanmu Jun asked in a low voice: "Zhen Zhen, how is the Xuanguo Mansion over there?" ”

"It's the old lady Chu who is sick...... Duanmu Fei whispered to Duanmu Jun, "The second princess went back to her parents' house and made the old lady Chu angry." ”

Duanmufei said as he quietly squeezed Duanmu's hand under the table.

Knowing Sister Mo Ruomei, Duanmu Jun immediately knew that Xuan Guogong was fine, and her sister said this on purpose, although she didn't know what the reason was......

Duanmu Jun also gently squeezed his sister's hand under the table, indicating that she understood what she meant. She asked with concern, "Zhen Zhen, is Old Lady Chu okay?" Can you please see the doctor? ”

"I heard that Old Lady Chu is still in a coma......" Duanmu Fei frowned, looking worried.

Although the sisters did not speak loudly, several guests sitting near the sisters heard it and looked at each other.

Not only the surrounding guests were paying attention to Duanmu Fei, but even the emperor on the throne was also looking at Duanmu Fei.

The emperor raised his hand and made a gesture, and a middle-aged waiter went over to listen to the emperor's instructions, and then the middle-aged waiter walked quickly to Duanmufei's side, and said politely: "Fourth girl Duanmu, the emperor asks you to go over and speak." ”

Duanmu Fei obediently followed the middle-aged waiter forward, walked to the emperor's side, and respectfully bowed his knees to the emperor: "Your Majesty." ”

She looked at the Emperor quietly.

Since she entered the palace in June this year, she has not seen the emperor for two months.

The emperor seems to be like two people in the past, thin, haggard, obviously less than forty people are now as old as forty-five or sixteen, there are a lot of silver threads between the sideburns, and there are deep wrinkles on the forehead and eyebrows.

The emperor was also looking at Duanmu Fei, with a bit of scrutiny in his eyes, and then smiled faintly, "Little girl from the Duanmu family, where did you just go?" ”

Duanmu pursed her lips, frowned slightly, and replied: "Back to the emperor, the courtiers happened to hear that Xuanguo Gong was seriously ill in the afternoon, so she went to visit Xuanguo Gong with Mrs. Meng Shao. ”

As he spoke, Duanmufei's brows furrowed even tighter.

The emperor squinted, his eyes dark, and asked, "How is Xuanguo Gong?" ”

"Back to the emperor, the courtiers didn't see Xuanguo Gong with their own eyes, they only saw the second lady of Chu, and the second lady Chu said that Xuanguo Gong was seriously ill, his family was in chaos, and he couldn't entertain the courtiers, so let the courtiers go back."

The emperor's fingers slowly turned the jade wrench on his thumb, as if there was a deep groan.

After the dancers in front of them finished dancing a song, they retreated in an orderly manner, followed by a new song, clear and graceful like the music of the heavenly palace.

The emperor asked again seemingly casually: "Girl, why did you come back so late?" ”

Duanmu Fei showed a little surprise, and embarrassedly blessed Fu, "Your Majesty, the courtiers will get dizzy after sitting in the carriage for a long time, so they rested in the capital for a while." ”

The emperor was stunned, remembering that when he went on a southern tour, he seemed to have heard Hanxing say that this girl would be seasick. This little girl has always been delicate.

The corners of the emperor's mouth were almost invisibly hooked, and he seemed to be a little satisfied, and then his eyes flashed a little wandering, as if he was still doubting whether what Duanmu Fei said was true.

He wanted to say something, but finally changed his words and waved his hand, "Girl, go back and sit down." ”

Duanmufei bowed again, and then retreated to Duanmujun's side.

"Zhenzhen, you're hungry, let's eat something." Duanmujun hurriedly greeted Duanmufei, pointed at the dishes and snacks on the table, and told her which one tasted good.

For example, the meat of this honey-glazed rouge goose breast is tender and rich, fragrant and delicious; For example, this lotus root cake is sweet and fragrant, delicate and refreshing; For example, the mushroom and wolfberry black chicken soup is fragrant and delicious, and the entrance is thick.

Duanmu ate with relish, watched the singing and dancing, and enjoyed the full moon in the night sky outside the hall, so comfortable.

Every one of today's banquets is carefully arranged, whether it is singing and dancing, or those hundred operas that advocate excellent performances, or the repertoire sung by the actors on stage, they all have a little bit to do with the Mid-Autumn Festival, and they are also very suitable for the occasion, and the guests can be seen to be friendly from time to time.

After three rounds of drinking, many people were already a little drunk, and their faces were red.

Duanmu Fei's appetite is really not big, just after eating a stick of incense, her stomach is swollen, she can't help but look at Feng Yan and Li Tingyou diagonally opposite, and said in her heart: It's so good! They can eat it!

It was another song, and the hall fell silent.

A row of palace maids dressed in blue-blue gowns came in, holding a white-background lotus porcelain pot and skillfully filling the guests with wine.

The middle-aged waiter also held the same white-bottomed lotus porcelain pot and added wine to the emperor's cup, and then said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this is the Mid-Autumn Festival tribute 'Lotus White' offered by Jiangnan this year." ”

"Lotus white" is transparent and clear, slightly a light green, fragrant, it is a fresh fragrance like a lotus, drilled into the tip of the nose, hooking people's appetite.

The Emperor was staring out of the hall in a daze, and he didn't come to his senses until the wine was full.

The emperor casually raised the cup of "Lotus White" in his hand, and said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, this 'Lotus White' is a must!" Take advantage of this Mid-Autumn Festival, I salute all of you Aiqing! ”

"Respect the emperor." Everyone also raised their glasses to pay homage to the emperor, and the banquet was full of harmony between the monarch and the ministers.

The emperor raised his head and drank the contents of the cup, and glanced out of the hall without a trace, as if admiring the moon, his eyes were slightly dark.

Now it's just a matter of waiting for the government to come and report the funeral!

The Emperor raised his glass and drank it all again.

------Off topic------

Thank you girls for the tips and monthly passes.

I have also received three queen cloaks in the past few days, and I am flattered! Thank you so much.

When I hand in the publication of the girl's book, I will add more.

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