When Pei Shufan heard this, his eyes lit up, and he smiled: "This is a good idea." Why didn't I think of it? - There are only three younger sisters in the family now, and they will soon get married. The eldest brother, second brother and third brother all took their sisters-in-law and a few nephews to work as officials outside, and they would not go home when they were free. At that time, there will only be a father and a mother in the family. Yi'er and Qianqian are in Yuezhou, maybe it's better than in the capital! "It's very exciting.

Seeing that Pei Shufan was so eager, Mrs. Xia felt a little uneasy in her heart, and hurriedly persuaded her: "That's what we say, don't take it too seriously." Think about your mother-in-law and Hou Ye, how could they allow their Chu family's sons-in-law and daughter-in-law to grow up dependent on their maternal grandparents? - It's not that the family has no one else's broken house. If it spreads, the queen's sister-in-law will hide in her grandfather's house, and the queen's face will not look good. Even for the sake of the queen mother and the three princes, the Chu family would not agree. ”

Pei Shufan knew that his mother was right, his eyes couldn't help but dim, and he leaned on the big pillow behind him and stopped talking.

Mrs. Xia took her hand, touched her arm, which was as thin as a reed stick, and was sad, and hurriedly turned around and took a handkerchief and imprinted it on the corner of her eye.

Pei Shufan saw that his mother was sad, cheered up, and wanted to comfort his mother a few words, but Tong Ye was already standing at the curtain of the door and said, "Madam, Mother Ning is back." ”

Mrs. Xia turned around and said, "Let her in." ”

Pei Shufan nodded and said outside, "Let Mother Ning come in." Tongye, you go to the gate and keep guard, don't let people get close to the door of the upper room. ”

Kiriba knew the severity, so he hurriedly answered and went to the gate to guard.

Mother Ning walked in lightly, holding a few pieces of thin white cotton paper in her hand, and a sign-in book with a blue cover, with a very sad look on her face.

Looking up and seeing Mrs. Xia's mother-in-law, Mrs. Xia also sitting in the house, Mother Ning was surprised for a moment, and was a little pleased, so she first bowed to Mrs. Xia and said, "I've seen the old lady." He saluted Pei Shufan again.

"Have you been asked?" Pei Shufan asked.

Mother Ning handed over the fine cotton paper and sign-in book in her hand, and replied carefully: "Madam, the slave asked the people who were on duty the day before yesterday and yesterday in the pulp washing room, and checked their sign-in books. They remember the same person as they did in the sign-in book. It's just that this time, there are a lot of people who go, and they are all people in our big house......"

Pei Shufan looked down at the sign-in book, his mouth did not stop, and asked, "You first said that you asked." ”

Mother Ning thought about it and said: "The head of the leader in the pulp washing room is Mrs. Xiao, she is Mrs. Tai's companion, and Mrs. Tai brought it from Xiao's house. In addition, there are three specific mothers-in-law in charge. A Cao Pozi is Aunt Lan's aunt. A Gui Sheng's family is Aunt Gui's sister-in-law. There is also a Qi Min's family, which is the companion room brought by Aunt Qi. ”

When Pei Shufan heard this, his brows furrowed even tighter, and he said, "Mrs. Xiao and Mrs. Cao, I know, they are old in the pulp washing room." When did this Gui Sheng's family and Qi Min's family enter the pulp washing room? How did I not know? ”

Mother Ning was a little embarrassed and said, "Madame said that Mrs. Xiao will take care of the things in the pulp washing room." The deployment of personnel was arranged by Mrs. Xiao. These are not big deals, Mrs. Xiao has also returned to Mrs. before. ”

Saying this, Pei Shufan had a vague impression in his heart, and looked up at his mother-in-law, Mrs. Xia, and said with a wry smile: "Mother has seen it, my energy is not as good as before now." I can't even remember such trivial things. ”

Mrs. Xia knew that Pei Shufan was a strong person, and he was smart and clever since he was a child. Her father, Pei Lixing, treated her as a boy and raised her with her three sons. Now it seems that I don't know if this is for her good or harmful?

"The most important thing for you now is maintenance, these trivial things at home, you can put it down, don't think about everything." Mrs. Xia comforted distressedly.

Pei Shufan nodded, and said to Mother Ning, who was standing on the ground: "Go on, these people, what does it have to do with me asking you to ask?" ”

Mother Ning continued: "The slave asked the people in the pulp washing room, from the day before yesterday to last night, several outsiders have been to the pulp washing room. ”

Pei Shufan raised his eyebrows and made an inquiring expression.

Mother Ning was even more uneasy, and muttered: "Aunt Lan, Aunt Gui, and Tong Xue, and Aunt Qi's mother next to Aunt Qi went to the pulp washing room yesterday. Aunt Fang, she went to the pulp washing room the afternoon before yesterday, and she especially talked to the mother-in-law who was in charge of washing the young master's clothes in the pulp washing room, and stayed in that room for half an hour. ”

"Okay? Everyone has a share, is this the idea of beating 'the law does not blame the public'? Pei Shufan laughed angrily.

Mrs. Xia's heart also sank: it turned out that it had reached this point, could it really be that only by taking the two children away was the best way to protect them?

"Call me a few aunts and Mother Qi, and I'm going to ask them personally." Pei Shufan said as he got up and got out of bed.

Mrs. Xia hurriedly stopped her and said, "You can just sit on the bed and ask questions." ”

Pei Shufan pushed Mrs. Xia's hand away, and said gently but firmly: "Don't worry, mother, I'm fine." ”

Mother Ning was busy going out to spread the word, and Tongye also came in to help Pei Shufan freshen up.

Pei Shufan pulled up a bun of clouds, inserted a large hairpin of Mrs. Hou's red gold and silk peony double flying with beads on his head, and applied a thin layer of jasmine pollen on his face, and his complexion was obviously better. He also wore a begonia red middle jacket, a maroon mink coat on the outside, a dark straight cotton skirt tied underneath, and a double-pleated red gold fox fur skirt on the outside. On the waist hangs a hollow jade jade pendant with a strong green Zhengyang. This one is very imposing when you wear it.

"Let's go to the chamber in the upper room. Let them all wait in the ear room outside the hall, and when I want to ask questions, I can call them in one by one. Pei Shufan got up and took Tong Ye's hand and said to another maid, Tong Lu.

Kiru took the order and went to wait outside the council chamber first.

The aunts of Ningyuan Hou Chu Huajin didn't know what was going on, and they followed Mrs. Ning's mother, the personal grandmother, beside Mrs., and were picked up by the big girl next to Mrs. Tonglu and taken to the meeting room in the upper room.

In the past, when Pei Shufan was not sick, he was in this chamber to take care of family affairs. Later, when he became ill, he only came to the council chamber for important matters. The little things are decided in his own bedroom.

Pei Shufan held Tong Ye's hand and entered the conference hall without squinting. When the few aunts waiting outside and Qi's mother curtsy her together, they didn't see her raise her eyebrows.

Pei Shufan walked to the top of the council hall and sat down, first drank ginseng tea, moistened his throat, and then said to Tong Ye, who was waiting on the side: "Let Aunt Qi and Mother Qi come in first." ”

Tong Ye went out and called Aunt Qi and her companion Mother Qi to come in first.

"I've seen Madame." Aunt Qi and Mother Qi curtsy Pei Shufan together.

Pei Shufan didn't answer, just sat upright and watched the two of them without speaking.

Tong Ye took a step forward and said, "This is the rule for you to see Madame?" Madame has a lot of equipment, and she doesn't have the same knowledge as you, but you all kick your nose in the face? ”