Chapter 18: Killing My Sister
On the third floor of the Yiqing Bookstore in the south of the city, a woman was sitting behind a bookcase and watching the story intently.
She was wearing an apricot-bottom stand-up collar cardigan, with scarlet silk outlining pieces of maple leaves, dignified and gentle, her lips were red and her teeth were white, and she was dyed a little bright.
Gu Tingnian came in behind Jiang Qingqiao, and the girl who was originally reading with her eyes down heard the prestige, "Little cousin, Gu Gongzi." ”
Distant mountain eyebrows, vermilion lips, and the girl's gentle smile can't help but make people shake.
Jiang Qingqiao handed the small plate in his hand to her, "What are you looking at?" ”
"I bought a snack from a nearby shop, and I tried it."
Shen Naiqing picked up the book and shook it, "Ten thousand ghosts." ”
Gu Tingnian raised his eyebrows lightly, "Miss Shen's taste is unique, aren't you afraid?"
"Okay." She herself is barely a ghost, and it is not certain who is afraid of whom.
Jiang Qingqiao corrected dissatisfiedly, "Now that she is Jiang Qingshi, she is our Jiang family, don't call it wrong." ”
Then he said with a slight tone, "The officials in charge of Jiang's case, I saw them come out of the Qinglou talking and laughing with a strange man yesterday. ”
"The host doesn't know who it is, I haven't seen him come out after staring at him for a long time, I guess there is a secret passage in this green building."
Gu Tingnian frowned when he heard this, "I'll order someone to check." ”
"Then thank you, little boy." Someone took the initiative to take the job, Jiang Qingqiao was brisk, he picked up a piece of crisp and looked at Shen Naiqing.
"I heard that Concubine Yun was named the imperial concubine yesterday, you have to be careful with the four princes in the Qing Dynasty, their mother and son are powerful."
"It's okay, I have to see him again tomorrow, after Commander Song saw him, he believed me, it's nothing for the time being." Shen Nai said lightly.
However, when it came to the harem, she looked at the handsome young man opposite, "Is the queen mother okay?"
Queen Gu has only one princess, and she has an extra imperial concubine to share half of the power out of thin air, I'm afraid it will be sad.
"Even if the fourth prince ascends the throne, my aunt will still be the noble queen mother, and it will be fine."
Shen Naiqing nodded lightly, suddenly remembered something, and a light smile spread on the corner of his lips, "Brother, can you send that surprise to the Shen Mansion?" ”
There was still a thick haze in the sky over the Shen Mansion, and the old lady did not give up and ordered someone to investigate, and even reported to the official.
And Shen Erye went to Yunwangfu with a dowry to withdraw from the marriage and has not returned.
In Tanyuan, Mama Zhu looked at the old lady with a gloomy face and conveyed the reply from the government to her.
"There are no markings on those arrows, and Jingzhao Mansion said that it is a little difficult to check."
"Check, keep checking!" The old lady's eyes were full of cruelty, she wanted to see who was going to ruin the future of the Shen family!
The grandmothers whispered to comfort the old lady, and suddenly a servant girl stepped into the door quickly, and the servant girl came to her and knelt down.
"Old lady, the slave has something to report, please leave everyone."
The old lady glanced at her with a cold gaze, and Mama Zhu frowned when she looked at her unfamiliar clothes, "Which courtyard are you a girl, why do you look at your face and raise your head!" ”
"Slave ......"
The maid hurriedly raised her head and lowered her head, and the grandmothers were shocked when they saw her face clearly, and bent down to say a few words in her ear, and the old lady's brows gradually rose, and then she raised her hand and waved, and everyone retreated.
As soon as the door was closed, the old lady looked at her, "You are Yunlian next to the second girl?" Why don't you take care of the little boy in the palace, what are you doing in the Shen family?"
"Old lady, the slave was sent out of the house by the prince a year ago, and I came today to get justice for my girl."
Yun Lian raised her head and said in a trembling voice, "The second girl didn't die in childbirth, it was the prince and the third girl who killed her!" ”
"What?!"
The old lady's eyes widened in shock, she got up and walked quickly to Yunlian, her cloudy eyes staring at her urgently, and her breath was rapid and rough. "What's going on?!"
"Before the second girl got married, the son had an affair with the third girl, and the third girl killed the girl when she gave birth, and if the old lady didn't believe it, she would see the scar on the slave's neck."
Yun Lian raised her neck to reveal the terrible scar, and wept with grief and indignation.
"After the girl's death, the slave maid was driven out of Beijing, and then was chased and killed by the people sent by the prince, almost died, and after being rescued, he did not dare to go back to the Shen Mansion, and today he mustered up the courage to come to the house to avenge my girl."
She couldn't control her crying, "Yun Wangfu killed the second girl, and the third girl was also turned around by the Yun Shizi fan, they simply played the Shen family in the palm of their hands, please ask the old lady to be the master of my girl!" ”
"What a Yunwang Mansion, what a bastard!" The old lady trembled with anger, the witness is here, what else is there to suspect, she is furious.
"Come on, call the three girls!"
The Shen family, which is in an impasse today, was actually promoted by the three girls.
"Let the second lady come to Tanyuan, I want to ask her how she can lead by example, and she can raise such a shameless daughter who dares to kill her own sister!"
When Shen Naifeng heard the summons of the old lady, he was thinking about how to ask the old lady to withdraw from the family affairs of Shangshu Mansion.
Thinking all the way to Tanyuan, looking at the face of the old lady Tie Qing, it was only because Shen Naiqing died.
Thinking that there were no stumbling blocks on her way, she couldn't hide the smile on her face, and she stepped forward and said in a very soft tone, "Grandmother, even if the white-haired person sends the black-haired person, you still have to take good care of your body." ”
The old lady looked at the girl coldly and shouted, "Kneel!" ”
Shen Naifeng was rarely at a loss, the old lady rarely got angry with her, what's wrong?
As soon as she knelt down, the old lady got up and slapped her face hard, "You shameless bastard!" ”
"Feng'er!"
At this time, the second lady had just stepped into the room, and when she heard a crisp slap, she stepped forward and hugged Shen Naifeng in distress, and glared at the old lady with suppressed anger.
"Feng'er is usually filial to her mother-in-law, what is this wrong, what mother-in-law can beat her ruthlessly."
"You should first ask your good daughter, how did her second sister die!"
Shen Naifeng's pupils suddenly dilated when she heard this, and when she saw a familiar face appear behind the old lady, her heart trembled, and panic occupied her mind.
"Old lady, let's talk about it as a slave."
Yun Lian was blessed by the second lady, looking at Shen Naifeng's face in a panic, and her heart was full of joy.
"When the second girl gave birth, she had a difficult birth, and suffered a few hours of sin, and when the little son was born, the son of the world withdrew from everyone, saying that the girl should quietly raise her energy."
Thinking back to that time, Yun Lian couldn't help crying, "The slave maid thought that the girl Aimei couldn't stand the sour smell and blood, but when she entered the door, she saw the third girl holding the futon and covering my girl to death!" ”
The second lady's mind was already shocked to a blank, and she only heard Yun Lian say sadly and angrily, "That's your own sister of the third girl!" You and your brother-in-law cheated in private, and you dared to kill your sister, how could you bear it! ”
"When you dream back every night, won't the three girls regret and feel guilty?!"
The sound of a heavy object falling to the ground sounded outside the door, and the servant said in a panic, "Second master, come quickly, the second master has fainted!" ”
In the seasonal building, Shen Naiqing pushed open the side room, took off the gauze hat on his head and put it aside, "Your Highness is early." ”
"It's a good spring, this king has been busy with spring hunting, which can be regarded as a busy leisure."
Meng Tanglin picked up the wine jug and poured a full glass, and looked at Shen Naiqing again, "The wine in the seasonal building is very famous, Miss Shen wants a drink?"
"It's hard to drink, thank you Your Highness for your kindness." Shen Naiqing raised his hand to refuse, and then said directly without being verbose, "The Jiang family's case seems to have encountered obstacles, can Your Highness know the reason?"
"It's Meng Song."
The fourth prince took a drink, and looked at the girl with eagle eyes, "As soon as the news of your death came out, the Shen family quit the marriage, and the Jiang family can't be used by him, and he won't let the Jiang family overturn the case." ”
His eyes were sharp, "Where did Miss Shen know that the investigation was blocked?"
"The Jiang family is desperate to regain their innocence, and they always pay attention to this matter." The woman smiled lightly, "Since it is Meng Song, it is also hard work for His Highness." ”
"It's easy to say, it's just that this king has always been curious about the prestige of the Northern Xinjiang Army as extremely strict and good at fighting, and the Jiang family was in charge of the Northern Xinjiang Army in the early years, I don't know if Miss Shen can help this king and let someone go into the military camp to practice." Meng Tanglin said, holding up the wine glass to cover the deep smile on the corner of his lips.
The ambition of the four princes is not concealed at all, and the meaning of these words is clear at a glance.
Since it is a request for others, it is natural that if you do one thing, you will need a return, and the four princes have seen through that except for Meng Song and him, no one in the court dares to help the Jiang family overturn the case, so they will open their mouths so widely.
The thought in Shen Naiqing's heart turned back and forth, she lowered her head and smiled, "Okay." ”
After the four princes left the seasonal building, Shen Naiqing sat in the wing room by the window, looking at the beautiful scenery of the lake below.
Suddenly, the water in the lake splashed, and exclamations rang out.
"Someone fell overboard!"
Shen Naiqing saw the scene clearly, and someone went into the water to save him, so Shen Naiqing sat still and didn't move.
Until a noble boy approached a little girl with a domestic servant, she frowned and got up to leave.
"Hey, surnamed Li, I've said a few times that I didn't push your sister, she jumped in by herself!"
"My sister is not stupid, she will jump into this lake by herself when the water is so cold?"
Jun Jiu'er looked petite and exquisite, but she was not weak at all, "What are you doing, do you want to bully me with too many people, you dare to move me and my father will break your legs!" ”
"Then I'll wait for him to fight in the Prime Minister's Mansion!" Li Honglin sneered, "But now, you jump down by yourself, and this matter will be settled." ”
"If not...... he raised his hand, and the servant stepped forward.
"The surname is Li!" Jun Jiu'er was forced to retreat, and suddenly stepped on the dead leaves and slipped on the mud, and the whole person leaned back.
"Ahh Help me! ”
A pair of hands grabbed her arm in time to pull her back.
The woman protected Jun Jiu'er behind her, and raised her eyebrows slightly, "Under the eyes of everyone, the prime minister's son is so aggressive, could it be that the family motto of the Prime Minister's Mansion is to teach his children and grandchildren like this?"
"I really don't know what the prime minister, as the head of a hundred officials, relies on to make the people respect and the saints to rely on."
Jun Jiu'er was shocked, looking at the white-clothed woman in front of her, and was extremely moved.
"Sister, you're so nice......"
The woman questioned the Prime Minister's Mansion in front of everyone, and even questioned the Prime Minister's character and ability, Li Honglin's face was gloomy.
"The Prime Minister's Mansion is the Prime Minister's Mansion, which is different from me being pushed into the lake by Miss Jun." The woman with wet hair came over with a warm cloak, and her face was still slightly pale when the spring water was cold.
"Miss Jun pushed me into the water because of jealousy, and the people on the shore of this lake can see it clearly, the girl just appeared to save Sister Jun, and she didn't know that she insulted the Prime Minister's Mansion because of the end, which was too arbitrary and extreme."
Shen Naiqing looked at the Li family's brother and sister, and said in a deep voice, "There is a wing room in the seasonal building that can completely take the lake into your eyes, but what I see is Miss Li, you jumped down by yourself." ”
The woman hooked her lips and smiled lightly, "Originally, I didn't care, but in the back, Miss Li beat me up, and Li Gongzi was aggressive, and even I, an outsider, couldn't stand it." ”