Chapter 65: As expected
No need to ask, I also know the identity of that person, just looking at her rigorous dress, neither humble nor arrogant bearing, there must be no doubt that she is from Beijing.
She stared at me intently, and I was stared at by her, and I felt that her eyes were extremely sharp, as if they could penetrate my eyes and hit my heart, so that many of my careful thoughts could not be hidden at all. And that kind of surprise at first sight is like a hungry wolf who has been famine for a long time, and finally sees a fat lamb, and his eyes are full of hungry green light, and he wants to devour it in one bite.
I glanced at her with great disrespect, snorted softly in my nose, and made a haughty look. He didn't pay attention to her, just lowered his head and put the silver needles into his bag one by one.
My mother also seemed to be aware of it, looked at me condescendingly, and reminded me unhappily: "Qingwu, haven't you seen Mama Qi from the Hou Ye Mansion yet." ”
I reluctantly stood up and bowed perfunctorily to the woman.
Na Qi Mama didn't care about my rudeness, and asked me with a pleasant face: "It turns out that you are Miss Qingwu, your grandmother and mother's vision is really excellent, out of the world, peerless, can be called a heavenly posture." ”
I was so confused by the praise that I couldn't figure out what kind of medicine she was selling in her gourd. Like this kind of mother-in-law who is favored in the house, who is accustomed to being flattered and filial by the people below, and is more powerful than the master, how can she be so tolerant of my arrogance, and praise me in public, without hesitation in praise.
For a while, I was not humble, nor was I ignoring her, but I replied lukewarmly: "Sister-in-law praises absurdly, Qing's posture is rough, and among the sisters in the house, she is the most unacceptable." ”
Qi Yanyan was not annoyed, she still nodded to me appreciatively, and said happily:
"Like, really like, even the temperament is similar, and the tone of speech is more similar."
Then he turned to his mother and did a good job.
The mother was flattered, and hurriedly bent down to return the salute, and said in a loud voice: "Mama is such a big gift, the little woman really can't afford it." ”
I secretly slandered myself: Although my mother is just a commoner, she is also the maiden mother of Mrs. Hou. No matter how high her status is in the house, she is still a slave after all. How could my mother be so frightened and humble?
Mama Qi approached her mother and deliberately lowered her voice, but her voice drifted into my ears intentionally or unintentionally: "The wealth of the Su family is here, I am saying good news to my wife in advance!" ”
The mother asked suspiciously, "What do you mean by this?" ”
Qi Yan Yan leaned close to her mother's ear and whispered a few words, her mother's face gradually eased, and the joy quickly spread to the corners of her eyes and eyebrows, her eyes drifted around on my body, she couldn't help but be excited, and asked Qi Mama in a trembling voice: "Can you be serious?" ”
Mama Qi also smiled from ear to ear: "I have been on an errand in the palace for more than 20 years, if I don't have this kind of eyes, wouldn't I be in vain?" In the future, I'm afraid that the Hou Ye's Mansion will also depend on your mansion. ”
Mother hurriedly conceded and said, "Mama, where is this, the kindness of the Hou Mansion, my Su family naturally remembers it." Thanks to the Hou Ye and the old lady for not giving up, if she really has that earth-shattering creation, and lives up to the old lady's good intentions, Su Mansion will be reciprocated. ”
While they were talking and laughing, the girl who was in charge of taking care of the Persian cat ran in from outside the yard in a panic, followed by the little girl who had just gone out to look for her.
As soon as he entered the yard, he saw Qingqing, who was still trembling like a delicate rui in the wind, and immediately understood that he had fallen into a catastrophe, and knelt down in front of his mother with a plop, kowtowing like pounding garlic:
"The slave and the maid should die, the slave and the maid should die, it was the slave and the maid who were negligent for a while, please spare your life!"
He was already pale and bloodless with fright.
Mother suddenly changed her face, pursed her lips, and snorted disdainfully from the end of her nose: "You also know that you deserve to die, you disturbed Miss Six, and you still have the face to cry in front of me, just go and get the punishment yourself." ”
The girl's face was crying, and her hair was already a little scattered, and she stepped forward on her knees in embarrassment, and then kowtowed and begged for mercy one after another:
"A wild cat just now came out of nowhere, screaming like a ghost in the back window, making Snowball restless. So the slave and maid took a feather duster and went around to the back of the house. It's just a blink of an eye, and Snowball somehow starts to go crazy. It's always lazy, especially at this time, it's sleepy. The slave and maid never expected that the lady would spare the slave and maid for the sake of the slave and maid being diligent and never daring to be lazy and slack! ”
said it sadly and earnestly, crying so much that the rain hit the begonias, and the end made people unbearable.
Looking at the mother, the tense face was a little relaxed.
Na Qi Mama is used to being a bright-eyed person, brushing her sideburns and hair, and said to her mother: "I just came out in a hurry, I forgot to apply osmanthus oil, it's a little awkward, I'll go back to the house first." ”
Mother grabbed Mama Qi's hand apologetically: "Then how embarrassing, you have to stay for breakfast, I will send these unconscious ones away, and let you see the joke again." ”
Mama Qi also patted the back of her mother's hand affectionately: "The task assigned to me by Mrs. Marquis, today I finally fulfilled my mission, completed most of it, and the stone in my heart also fell to the ground." Let's talk together again that day.
Breakfast is the same wherever you eat, and the left and right are also out of your Mrs. Su's pocket. I'll eat it behind my back, so that you won't feel distressed when you see me eating too much. ”
After a gag and humor, her mother no longer kept her, personally sent her to the entrance of the courtyard, and told Yufeng to send her back to the guest room on her behalf, before turning around.
There was already a layer of frost on his face, and his eyes were full of fierce color, and he swept around the people in the courtyard like a knife.
A well-behaved girl took out a Taishi chair from the house and placed it in the courtyard, and the sixth aunt stepped forward and helped her mother to sit down.
The rest of the people bowed their heads, not daring to talk any more.
Qingqing's face has improved a lot, and she is supported by the fourth aunt and the girl in front of her, and she can barely stand up, and the crooks of her legs are still trembling.
The sixth aunt handed over a fragrant tea with both hands and persuaded: "Drink some chrysanthemum rock candy to defeat the fire, dissipate your anger, don't be angry." ”
The mother coldly blocked it with her hand, and the hot tea splashed out, wetting half of the sixth aunt's sleeve.
The sixth aunt gritted her teeth and endured the heat, handed the teacup to the girl behind her, and hurriedly rolled up the cuffs a little. She was wearing a wide-sleeved double robe, the wide cuffs almost covering her entire hand, and only a little white fingertips remained. Now the cuffs are curled, revealing a white lotus arm, and then quickly put it down.
I just glanced at it, and I could clearly see that there were a few clusters of red spots on it.
That's a symptom of poisoning with the powder in my porcelain bottle.
As I expected, it was really her!
On weekdays, he makes a flattering appearance, follows his mother's side, serves almost servilely, and is low-key and forbearing. provoked the ladies in the house to look down on her, and often mocked in a low voice, even Qingchou was ashamed and was not close to her. In fact, she is deeply hidden, secretly plotting her own schemes. In front of everyone in the house, taking the opportunity to bring tea and water to his mother, he took the opportunity to poison him, who would doubt it?
When I heard that Aunt Eight and Aunt Nine were pregnant with a baby boy, they took great pains to secretly poison their sons and cut off future competitors in advance.
It may be where did I learn that the Su family was going to send me to the palace, and they repeatedly harmed me, I am afraid that they want to create an opportunity for Qingchou to soar.
and the poison in the Qingqing Institute yesterday, and even today's events, I'm afraid it can't be separated from her.
Unfortunately, these are just my guesses, and there is no real evidence.
Qing Chou glanced at the sixth aunt, and it was difficult to hide a little worry in her eyes, but she stood in place and did not move a bit.
I quietly walked around and asked in a low voice, "Sixth aunt, is it burned, can I help you apply some ointment?" ”
The sixth aunt glanced gloomily at Qing Chou, who pretended to be ignorant, and said to me gratefully: "Thank you, Miss Qing, no need, the water is not hot, and besides, there are two layers of clothes, it is fine." ”
It's inconvenient for me to be reluctant, so as not to suddenly overzealize and make her suspicious.
The girl was still kowtowing and begging. There was already a faint trail of blood on the forehead.
Mother waved her hand impatiently: "Why did I spare you all your errands and let you take care of Snowball." It's because Miss Six is afraid of this beast. Now that thou hast neglected thy duty, and hast caused such a calamity, thou hast not spared it, but thou hast gone down and received ten boards as an example. ”
The little girl knew that it was useless to plead, ten boards could still stand it, and she kowtowed to thank her mother for her tolerance with tears, and was pulled up from the ground by a stout mother-in-law, still sobbing aggrievedly, and I couldn't bear it.
"Qingqing, are you better now?" Mother turned her head and asked with a pleasant face.
Qingqing leaned weakly on the arms of the fourth aunt, and nodded tearfully: "My daughter is fine, thank you mother for your concern." ”
Mother nodded with satisfaction: "That's good, I also saw that Xueqiu's docile nature, so I stayed by my side to raise it." Thousands of reminders, thousands of instructions, I didn't think that today is a hundred secrets. I'll send someone to kill that troublesome brute later, so you don't have to be afraid. ”
Then he turned his head and told the girl next to him to hurry up and call a soft sedan chair, send Qingqing back to the yard to rest, and Wen Yan said: "I still have a Korean ginseng here, which is the most soothing, and I will call the girl to stew it and send it to you in a while." ”
Qingqing struggled to salute her mother, but was stopped by her mother, her body was like a weak willow supporting the wind, trembling on the fourth aunt, frowning slightly, her eyes were full of autumn water, and she looked like a cute bird.
Mother waved her hand: "Go back, you can rest well for the past two days, so you don't have to come over to say goodbye." ”
Before the words fell, I heard a majestic shout at the entrance of the courtyard: "No one is allowed to leave today!" ”
Before seeing him, just a low shout made people feel awe from the bottom of their hearts.
I turned my head when I heard the sound, but it was my grandmother, surrounded by a few girls, who walked in from outside the yard. The dark purple brocade four-happiness ruyi pattern cardigan skirt, the bead ring is green, and it is unspeakably expensive. It's just a face full of anger, which makes people panic for no reason.