Chapter 56: Eliminate Evil
The little one was smart, and naturally understood what I meant, so he ran in and cleverly closed the door behind him.
"Can I do what I told you to do?" I couldn't wait to ask her.
Xiao Er nodded: "Brother Lin told me as soon as he came back the day before yesterday, I did as you told me yesterday, and I just heard that I was going to take you back to the house, Sister Xuan'er took us to the utility room to clean up our things, so I took the opportunity to take it with me and took it out in front of everyone, but the note was still on the windowsill of the utility room, and no one had touched it." Hui'er and Lan'er's sister are all illiterate, how can they take it and look at it? ”
"What I told you was written? Did others pay attention to it when you wrote it? ”
"I just said that I was copying medical books, and I didn't change them to write when Sister Lan'er fell asleep, and I usually hid them tightly.
On the last page, I wrote according to what Aunt Seventh said that day, and I also picked these two sentences in front of Sister Hui'er, but when I read 'I accidentally discovered a secret, she actually had an outside heart and wanted to ......', and deliberately pretended to be illiterate, and simply threw it on the windowsill and ignored it.
I looked at them carefully, but there were no unusual expressions, and no one paid attention to the notebook. Miss, I think Sister Xuan'er is very good......"
Xiao Xiao muttered in a low voice, the voice was almost inaudible, obviously thinking that I didn't trust them like this, and it was a little inappropriate to use this temptation.
I lowered my head and pondered for a moment, on the surface it seems to be such a confidential note, it is impossible for that person not to be interested, and I am going back home today, if that person gets the news, he will definitely be worried that the note will be seen by me, the matter will be revealed, it is impossible to stand still, how can I calm down? Could it really be that I'm overthinking?
"Little one, I know that you are good friends, and I don't like me to be suspicious. Actually, it's not that I'm suspicious, Miss, you know, since I returned home, someone has repeatedly harmed me. There is a saying that 'if you want to deal with those with bad intentions, we must unite ourselves sincerely, and we must not allow half of us to slip away.
There was a purple clay pot before, and I had to guard against it. I would like to take this opportunity to test that if that person is not by my side now, I can naturally rest easy, and I don't have to shy away from anyone in the future. If the notebook is missing, it proves that there are still bad people in our yard, and we have to guard against it.
This matter can be said to be life-threatening, and there is no room for the slightest sloppiness. I believe in you, I'll leave it to you, and remember not to talk about it to anyone. Otherwise, if a few of them know, they will inevitably be careful. ”
Xiao Shan nodded like pounding rice: "Miss, I know, I definitely won't talk about this matter with others." ”
I smiled and reached out to pinch her face, which was smooth and greasy, like a shelled egg, and it felt quite good, so I couldn't put it down. I feel that there are so many sisters who are close to each other in the house, and they are not as good as her to provoke me.
"Since no one has touched that note, let's find a way to let my sisters know that night, maybe there will be a gain."
Xiao Yan looked at me with flashing eyes: "Miss, since the porcelain vase has been moved, you will soon know who that person is, why bother to set up this bureau again?" ”
"For, a mere vase doesn't mean anything, and the man can find an infinite number of justifications. I just wanted to target my suspicions.
And, most importantly, I fear that the man is not alone, and there must be other helpers in the house. Eliminate all evils, try to catch them all, and leave no troubles. ”
I don't know, such a young child, I teach her these things, she can understand, I originally wanted to protect her, so that she can grow up innocent and happy. But then I found out that she was far smarter than I thought, and she was a big ghost.
Among the few people around her, Xuan'er grew up in the mansion since she was a child, thinking about traditional dogmas, Lan'er is straightforward and fast-talking, and Hui'er is smart, but not clever enough. The most important thing is that it is precisely because of her young age that some things are done by her, so that she will not arouse suspicion.
I began to selfishly hope that she would grow up as soon as possible, and that this chaotic Su Mansion would be of great benefit to me and to her.
Xiao Xiao nodded slightly, still seemingly a little ignorant and confused.
"I put a kind of poisonous powder with a violent allergic reaction in the porcelain bottle, and I was afraid that she was also a person who was good at poisoning, and she would be alert, so I delayed the onset of poison. I think I'm going to have an allergic reaction now. When you walk around the yard, pay attention to it, there are people in the house who have a red spot on their hands or face, don't startle the snake, come back and report to me. ”
Xiao Er pretended to sigh deeply, and sighed with some old-fashioned emotion: "I originally thought that it was a very happy thing to be a young lady, but it turned out that it was not at all, it was better for us to be more comfortable." ”
I glanced at her, and was a little amused: "Why do you suddenly feel so emotional, like a little old woman." Maybe the other ladies in the house are a lot more comfortable, especially Qingyin, who is commanding and majestic. ”
Xiao Xiao pouted and shook his head: "Miss, you don't know, they look beautiful on the surface, but how miserable they have been since childhood." Tutu told me that the ladies in the house have a lot of lessons to learn every day since they were children, and they are almost overhanging, and they dare not slack off in the slightest, otherwise they will be punished.
I heard that when Miss Qingqing was young, she once had a white Persian cat, which she liked very much, and she had to hold it in her arms when she slept at night. But her aunt, fearing that she would lose her mind and delay her schoolwork, ordered her men to hang the Persian cat. Miss Qingqing had nightmares for several days, and since then she shivered at the sight of a cat, and she has never had any small animals again. ”
After listening to it, I couldn't help but sigh, I didn't expect the aunts in the house to do everything to get ahead for their daughters, and Aunt Nine was under the influence of such an environment, no wonder they would have such deep hopes for me.
Take a short rest, and the sun is already setting in the west. Aunt Nine sent someone to bring the menu of the dinner and asked me to look at it and see if there were any deletions.
Aunt Nine was very thoughtful, I took it to the kitchen myself, told the cook to do it according to the list, and added two more dishes, and gave an extra reward. Then the pickled wisteria flowers, add pine nuts, walnuts, sesame seeds as fillings, and the cook lady in front of him, made some rattan radish cakes, crispy and soft, with the fresh fragrance of wisteria flowers, not sweet and greasy. Grandmother, mother, and Aunt Nine all sent a girl to express their hearts.
When I returned to the courtyard, my mother and grandmother's rewards had already been delivered. My mother knew that my sisters were going to meet in the evening, so she brought wine from Persia. My grandmother gave me a set of red coral crocus and a gold-distilled silver sapphire dragonfly grass-headed worm, and I made a lot of money.
On the dining table in the courtyard, a milky white pomegranate flower dark pattern tablecloth has been laid, and the chairs have also been paved with chair cushions of the same color, and a set of bone porcelain lamp and shadow tea sets, ivory chopsticks, celadon plates are all available, and melons and fruits and refreshments have also been placed neatly.
Not long after Lan'er and Hui'er entered the house, there were no rules and regulations in the courtyard on weekdays, Xuan'er was afraid that they would lose their dignity, and was teaching them over and over again, the matters and etiquette to serve at the table.
The most satisfying thing for me is that there is a bamboo rocking chair under the wisteria trellis, which I must like to find as if it was rummaging through the utility room.
People tend to be taboo about things that have been used by deceased people, so they are sealed for a long time. I didn't expect it to be strong. I lay on my back, rocked back and forth, reached out and grabbed two salt plums, threw them into my mouth, and immediately frowned in sourness.
Xuan'er persuaded me on the side that it was best not to touch these bad things.
I didn't think so: "You even slept in the house where the third aunt slept in, why are you afraid of this?" ”
Xuan'er said: "Isn't Miss Qingyin coming at night, it's better to pay attention, don't scare her anymore." “
I just remembered that during the day, she invited us to her Splendid Garden, but I refused. originally thought she was polite, but now that I think about it, it is estimated that she still has lingering feelings about Wisteria Xiaozhu.
I asked Xiao Niang, "I heard that you have done acupuncture for Qingyin for a few days, but how did she provoke you?" ”
Hui'er happened to bring me a lotus leaf plate and put salt plum kernels on it, and replied for Xiao Yan'er: "After Miss Qingyin recovered from her illness, she spoke disrespectfully to Miss Qingqing and said bad things about you in front of Miss Qingqing." Xiao Er put some laxatives in her tea soup, and then feared that the doctor in the house would find out, and told Aunt Qi that Miss Qingyin was removing the filth and filth from her body and could not use medicine. volunteered to give her acupuncture. Now Aunt Seven is convinced of the small sample, and she also rewarded her with a pair of distilled silver magpie beads. ”
I asked Xiao Er strangely: "Why did that Qingyin suddenly change her temperament, and I laughed so much today that I got goosebumps all over my body." ”
Xiao Er shook his head: "I don't know, at the beginning, Miss Qingyin was still scolding and scolding, and she spoke very politely. Suddenly, somehow, I was in a good mood, and I spoke very tactfully, and I often began to walk around with the ladies in the house, and I was also courteous in front of my wife. Aunt Seven said that it was my credit in front of others, and Miss Qingyin was confused and confused before, but now that she is getting better, her temperament is naturally gentle. He also rewarded me with a lot of things. ”
Xuan'er pouted and said, "That Miss Qingyin has been this kind of character since she was a child, and now she is fascinated!" ”
Lan'er laughed: "Sister Xuan'er usually teaches us to be cautious in our words and deeds, and don't talk about the rights and wrongs of the master, why are we infected today?" ”
Xuan'er smiled embarrassedly.
During the chat, the sisters came over one after another, and the girls around them all carried various gift boxes in their hands, Xuan'er instructed the two girls to take them politely, and beckoned a few maids to sit on the embroidery pier next to them to eat snacks, and be guests with peace of mind.
Xuan'er, this girl is really thoughtful, I have never thought of these details. Hui'er and Lan'er were busy giving up their seats and serving tea.
Qingqing first raised her fingertips and took a piece of rattan cake on the table and put it in her mouth, "I have long heard that this afternoon, Sister Qingwu personally cooked and made rattan cake for us to eat, but it aroused my cravings, and I couldn't hold it back in the house in the afternoon, so I came early, but I was the first, and I took a moment on the swing at the door, so as not to be told that I was unproductive." ”
Gobbling up a piece of bread in his stomach, he took a plate of snacks and handed them around.