Mrs. Li snorted for a moment, opened her mouth but couldn't speak, and then everyone felt that something was wrong, and began to look at her with suspicion.

Mrs. Xiao smiled proudly, as if she had caught some trick: "I heard that the fifth wife has always said that as long as you can provide clues, there will be a reward for silver, but this silver is innocent, so I will go to find the fifth wife!" With that, she was about to go out.

Anyway, everyone knows the contradiction between the two of them, and now they are not afraid to tear their faces.

Mrs. Li was in a hurry, and hurriedly stopped her: "Old sister, wait a minute!" As she spoke, she made a smile: "Such a trivial matter, there is no evidence, why bother to make trouble in front of the master, it is not good for you to the old sister!" ”

"Then you say, where did you get your money?" Mrs. Xiao asked aggressively.

Mrs. Li's eyes flashed, and then she said helplessly: "Hey! There are no outsiders here, so I'll tell my old sister, this silver, it was given to me by the master, this thing is true, but this errand, the master doesn't want people to know, so I let the old sister I don't publicize it to the public, the old sister can also be cautious in her words and deeds, and if you miss the master's big event, it's terrible. ”

When everyone heard Mrs. Li say this, they believed a little, the hostesses in this backyard will always have some errands that they don't want to pass on to the people below, and the rewards are very rich, such things, it's best not to ask more, it's easy to lose your life if you're not careful.

Seeing that everyone didn't ask more, Mrs. Li quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and she said with a smile: "I won't talk to the old ladies anymore, there is still water on the stove, so I'll leave first." ”

Mrs. Li walked out of the room, and then quietly breathed a sigh of relief, her niece Sanya is the second-class maid in the second lady Su Yunzhen's room, and the day before yesterday, Sanya came back to pass the word, saying that the fourth wife wanted to find someone to pay attention to the news between the third young master and His Royal Highness the eldest grandson, and if there was information, there would be a heavy reward.

Sanya knew the situation of Mrs. Li's family, and she would come to her, also because she wanted Mrs. Li to earn some money, because she was originally a person in the second room, and it was more convenient than others to do it.

Mrs. Li really heard it, and she immediately followed Sanya to the fourth wife's house, and told Su Zhan and Su Yun that they were going to choose a birthday gift for the emperor in the next few days.

This was very important news, and the fourth wife was overjoyed, and immediately rewarded her with fifty taels of silver, and asked her to do good errands in the future, not only that, but also promised her a lot of benefits.

These fifty taels of silver are enough for Mrs. Li to pay off her son's gambling debts, and Mrs. Li tasted the sweetness, because she paid off her son's debts, and her son, who has always been disobedient, also promised to change his past mistakes and never gamble again.

This made Mrs. Li have infinite expectations in her heart, so she thought about doing a good job for the fourth wife, and when she got the money, she would marry a daughter-in-law for her son and take care of him, and he would not come nonsense in the future.

So in the past few days, Mrs. Li has been going around the main room when she has something to do, whether it is what Su Yunlai said to Su Zhan, and even the conversations of the maids.

Mrs. Four later asked her to come over again, but this time she did not bring any valuable news, which made Mrs. Four a little disappointed.

Mrs. Li was even more anxious, worried that the fourth wife would lose patience with her, if she handed over such a good errand to others, then her money would be lost!

Mrs. Li walked through the courtyard and passed by Su Zhan's study, and her eyes suddenly froze.

Su Zhan's study is not allowed to enter on weekdays, and the third young master Su has a perverse quirk and is favored by Mrs. Su, so no one in the Su family dares to provoke Su Zhan, so that his study is only locked on weekdays, and no one dares to enter.

Mrs. Li quietly came to Su Zhan's study, saw that there was no one around, then took off the silver hairpin on her head, stabbed it twice in the keyhole, and only heard a crisp click, and the lock was opened.

Mrs. Li was overjoyed, so she quietly pushed open the door, and just as she was about to walk in, she reached out from behind and pressed a hand on her shoulder.

Mrs. Li turned her head in astonishment, and saw the eldest maid beside Mrs. Wu Xiangyin glaring at her angrily.

"Okay, you old slave, I finally caught you! Even the third young master's study dares to break in! Who gave you such guts? Let's go, go and show me the fifth wife, let the fifth wife decide! Xiang Yinqiao's face tightened, and she said angrily.

Mrs. Li's legs are weak, if her current behavior is known to the master, her errand will not be able to be saved, and if she is charged with theft, I am afraid that she will not even be able to save her life!

Mrs. Li was soon twisted in front of Mrs. Five.

The fifth lady sat upright, holding the teacup in her hand, and gently skimming the tea leaves on it with the lid of the cup, she glanced at Mrs. Li lazily, "Our Su family has not had such a bold and reckless slave for many years, you are very bold." ”

Mrs. Li knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, wiped her tears and said: "Fifth wife, the slave and maid are just fascinated for a while, begging Mrs. to spare the slave and maid this time, the slave and maid kowtow to you!" ”

The fifth lady glanced at her coldly: "Spare you?" The master gave you a little face, and you dared to do such a thing as stealing chickens and dogs! Even the third young master's study dared to enter! It can be seen that he has raised the courage on weekdays and said, what else did you steal? If you have a hard mouth, pull it out and beat me, I want to see if it's your hard mouth or the board! ”

Mrs. Li was so frightened that her fat body trembled: "Fifth Mrs. Mingjian, Fifth Mrs. Mingjian, the slave really didn't steal anything, please be gracious to Mrs." ”

"It's okay if you don't open your mouth, I haven't seen anyone who doesn't open my mouth after being hit by Mama Liu's board." Mrs. Five gently put down the teacup and made a soft noise on the table.

Mrs. Li's whole body trembled, and she suddenly opened her mouth and cried: "Fifth wife, the slave and maid are doing things for the master, not to steal things, the slave and maid are wronged!" ”

I have to say that Mrs. Li is still a little anxious, she knows that she was caught in the right shape in this matter, and there is no way to refute it, and the best outcome is to lose her errand and be kicked out of Su Mansion, if it is a little worse, I am afraid that she will not even be able to save her life, but these two results are unbearable for her.

But if she says that she is doing things for her master, then it is different, she is a slave and maid, she naturally has to listen to the master's orders, and she does such things with the permission of the master, then it is no longer stealing.

The fifth wife sneered in her heart, she had already found out the details of Mrs. Li, and she did such a play, just to wait for her to take the initiative to confess.

The fifth lady raised her thin eyebrows, but she was even more angry: "Nonsense! Which master will let you go into the young master's study privately? What an old slave, he is so bold and reckless, he is so desperate, he still dares to climb on his master! ”

Mrs. Li hurriedly said: "The slave and maid are not lying, what the slave and maid said is true, it is the fourth wife, and the slave and maid are ordered by the fourth wife, let, let the slave and maid monitor the third young master!" After a pause, she said quickly: "The niece of the slave maid was on an errand in the fourth wife's room, and the niece of the slave maid found the slave maid and said that the fourth lady wanted to know the news of the third young master and the eldest grandson of the emperor. ”

The fifth lady looked at her with a surprised expression, and her tone softened: "Did the fourth brother and sister let you do it?" ”

Mrs. Li nodded heavily: "Exactly, she also rewarded the slave and maid with fifty taels of silver!" ”

Mrs. Li has been on an errand in the Su family for many years, so she naturally knows the contradiction between the fourth wife and the fifth wife, so she confessed to the fourth wife without hesitation, only dragging the fourth wife into the water, and the fifth wife needs her as a witness in order to bring down the fourth wife, maybe she can still have a glimmer of life.

I have to say that even small people have the way of survival of small people, and such people generally have no sense of right and morals, as long as they can benefit themselves, there is nothing that cannot be betrayed.

After this incident, the fourth wife also understood a truth, a slave who can betray the old master can betray himself when he turns his head.

However, at this time, the fourth wife didn't know that she was about to get into trouble.

The fifth lady groaned for a while, lowered her head and looked into Mrs. Li's eyes, and asked in a deep voice, "What you said is true?" ”

"What the slave said is absolutely true! Even in front of the old lady, the slave said the same! Mrs. Li said categorically.

Mrs. Fifth couldn't help but hook the corners of her lips and showed a satisfied smile.

……

The fifth lady brought Mrs. Li to Lingyun Courtyard, and in front of Mrs. Su, Mrs. Li repeated what she had just said again, and this time she said it was extraordinarily sharp.

Sure enough, Mrs. Su listened to Mrs. Li's words, although she trembled with anger, but she did not deal with her immediately, which made Mrs. Li suppress and flash a glimmer of hope, and now only by pushing all the things on Mrs. Li can she have a way to live.

The fourth lady is the old lady's daughter-in-law, and she will be fine.

The fifth lady hurriedly gave Mrs. Su a good breath, and said, "Mother, you can dissipate your anger, but you can't be angry!" ”

Old Lady Su said with a blushing face: "Call her to me!" ”

Mama Xu, who was beside Mrs. Su, glanced at Mrs. Wu quickly, then whispered yes and walked out quietly.

Old Mrs. Su looked at Mama Li, her calm eyes were sharp: "What have you done besides sending a message to the fourth wife?" ”

Mrs. Li was stunned and looked at Mrs. Su in puzzlement.

The fifth lady said meaningfully at this time: "For example, has you ever handed the fourth lady a letter from the third young master, and the fourth lady will never give you such a heavy reward just based on a few words from you for no reason, right?" ”

Mrs. Li was stunned, but when she heard the words of the fifth wife, she suddenly blessed her heart: "Yes, yes, and there is a letter, it is because of that letter that the fourth wife rewarded me with fifty taels of silver, but the slave is illiterate and doesn't know what is written on the letter." ”

Speaking of which, it is enough, what can the fourth wife be interested in Su Zhan, and can make her give such a heavy reward?

Mrs. Five's lips curled in satisfaction.

The fourth wife soon followed Mama Xu to Lingyun Courtyard, and the fourth wife chuckled in her heart when she saw Mrs. Li kneeling on the ground.

She couldn't help but glared at Mama Xu secretly, no wonder no matter how she asked along the way, this old thing refused to reveal half a sentence, if she was prepared, she would not be so passive now.

The first thing the fourth wife did when she came in was to hold a grudge against Mama Xu.

However, the fourth wife was still very calm and calm, and went to greet Mrs. Su, with a demure smile: "Daughter-in-law asks for mother." ”

Old Mrs. Su looked at her coldly, and suddenly said angrily, "You kneel down for me!" ”

The fourth wife's face changed, the so-called mother is more precious than the child, since Su Jie entered the Guozi Prison, the old lady has not spoken to her so violently for a long time.

The fourth lady knelt down with a thud, and Mrs. Su said coldly: "Now that Chen'er has a chance, you think that you have enough confidence and hard wings, and no one in this family can control you, right?" So even my words can be ignored! ”

Mrs. Su has been talking in the Su family for many years, and she is full of momentum, especially at this time she is in a state of anger, and her cold eyes are staring at Mrs. Four, which makes her heart tremble.

"Daughter-in-law don't dare! Since the daughter-in-law married into the Su family, she has abided by her duties, taught her husband and children, and is also respectful to her mother, she dare not say that she is perfect, and she is doing her best. The fourth lady said with tears in her eyes.

Mrs. Su took a deep breath, pointed her finger at Mrs. Li, and said sharply, "You, you tell me again." ”

Mrs. Li was so frightened by the atmosphere in the room that she didn't dare to breathe, and at this time she just kowtowed mechanically, and said in a low voice: "Yes, exactly, it is the fourth wife, the fourth wife asked the slave maid to pay attention to the movements of the third young master, and at all times, always report back to the fourth wife." ”

When the fourth lady heard this, her sharp eyes shot at Mrs. Li, and she was so frightened that she shrank a little.

"What else do you have to say?!" Old Lady Su asked sharply.

The fourth wife bit her lower lip and finally relented: "Mother, the daughter-in-law is certainly selfish in doing this, for Chen'er, but the daughter-in-law's heart is also for the Su family, please let my mother know it." ”

A mocking smile appeared at the corner of the fifth wife's mouth: "The fourth sister-in-law said this beautifully, but she didn't have the reason to be an aunt looking at what was going on in her nephew's room, if it spread, I'm afraid the reputation of our Su family will be ruined!" ”

The fourth lady's face distorted, she took a deep breath, and looked at Mrs. Su with tears in her eyes: "Mother, you have to believe your daughter-in-law, Jie'er has already gained the trust of the second prince, this time the second prince set up a banquet in the mansion, and also invited Jie'er, daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law is also anxious, and she doesn't dare to disturb her mother, so she made this decision." ”

As the fourth wife spoke, she kowtowed respectfully: "The daughter-in-law knows that she is wrong, but the daughter-in-law is really for the Su family." ”

Old Mrs. Su's face softened slightly, and she glanced at Mama Xu, who led Mrs. Li and the maids down.

Mrs. Su said coldly: "No matter what you are for, for Jie'er or for the Su family, you are deceiving the truth and concealing the truth, but the means are not clever enough, I told you a few years ago, the most important thing for this person is not to be smart, because the worst people who die are always those who are smart." ”

"Daughter-in-law, thank you for your mother's teachings." The fourth lady said respectfully.

"You have to thank you for having a good son, if it weren't for Jie'er, if you did such a thing, the Su family wouldn't be able to tolerate you in the first place!" The indifference in Mrs. Su's tone made even Mrs. Fifth couldn't help but shudder.

The fourth wife said in a low voice: "Yes, daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law doesn't dare." ”

Mrs. Su picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then said: "Since you have done something wrong, you can't go unpunished, and you will be punished by closing the door in the courtyard for three months and not going out. ”

The fourth lady raised her head suddenly, because Su Jie's worth was rising more and more, and Su Yunfei was disgusted by the second prince because of climbing the dragon and attaching the phoenix, Su Yunzhen became the first granddaughter in front of Mrs. Su, and even offered to let her live in Lingyun Courtyard, which was a privilege that only Su Zhan had before.

The fourth lady prepared everything, but she didn't expect that because of her business, the old lady would be exempted with a word.

This is her own burden on her daughter, and the fourth wife has nothing to say.

"Yes, my daughter-in-law knows."

Old Lady Su eased her face a little, and then said: "Also, the letter you got from Zhan'er, hand it over quickly, and the fifth daughter-in-law will send it back to Zhan'er," After a pause, she complained: "Why are you so confused, Zhan'er lost the letter of the emperor's eldest grandson, if it is something important, the emperor's eldest grandson will blame it, and our entire Su family can't afford it!" ”

The fourth lady was stunned, raised her head, and said in amazement: "Letter? What Epistles? ”

Mrs. Su's face suddenly turned cold: "At this time, you still want to pretend to be stupid with me?" ”

"Mother, the daughter-in-law is really wronged, and the daughter-in-law really doesn't know what the letter is!" The fourth wife said anxiously: "Yes, the daughter-in-law asked people to inquire about the things in Zhan'er's study, but the daughter-in-law really didn't see any letters. ”

Mrs. Su thought that she was deliberately concealing it and was unwilling to hand it over, so she completely turned cold.

Mrs. Su glanced at Mrs. Five: "Fei'er is not young, you have to start learning the rules you should learn, you will inevitably be spoiled by her, just let her come over to accompany me as an old woman, you won't be reluctant, right?" ”

The fifth wife hurriedly smiled and said: "Mother is willing to teach Fei'er, that is Fei'er's blessing, how can a daughter-in-law be unwilling, then she will have to work hard for her mother." ”

This is carrying the fifth wife on the one hand, and then suppressing the fourth wife.

The fourth lady knew that her daughter had just been rejected by Mrs. Su, and the old lady turned her head to promote Su Yunfei.

The fifth lady stepped forward and grabbed the fourth wife's arm, and then lowered her voice and said: "Fourth sister-in-law, since the old lady has already given you a chance, why don't you take it out, you have read the letters on the left and right, why disobey your mother?" ”

The fourth lady looked at her in disgust, turned her head away, and said stiffly: "I haven't seen any letters, I just don't know!" ”

Mrs. Fifth let go of her hand and glanced back at Mrs. Su.

The atmosphere was very stiff for a while, and Mrs. Su said indifferently: "You have an idea now, and your wings are hard, I can't control you, since this is the case, you can go back, lest I, the old lady, provoke you again." ”

"Mother......" Mrs. Fourth opened her mouth, and was about to say something, but was interrupted by Mrs. Five.

"Fourth sister-in-law, my mother is angry, you better say a few words, otherwise you really want to make your mother angry?" Mrs. Fifth said with a smile.

The fourth lady had a cold face, saluted Mrs. Su, turned around and left.

Old Lady Su looked at her back, snorted coldly, her face was full of displeasure, "Beat that old Diao slave for twenty boards, and if you can't die, you will be driven out!" and then sent it to the second family, all as an explanation to her. ”

The letter of the imperial grandson was lost, and if this matter is not done well, it is disrespectful to the eldest grandson of the emperor, and their Su family cannot afford this charge, and she can't pull the fourth wife out, so she has to sacrifice Mrs. Li.

Fortunately, Mrs. Fifth was shrewd and found an excuse to lose the hairpin before, which can be regarded as the end of the matter.

Mrs. Li didn't expect that her wishful thinking would be in vain in the end, and she was already half-dead after beating her with twenty boards, and when she was sent to Chen, she was already angry.

Chen was taken aback, she didn't know what was going on.

However, Su Yunlai knew that the Xiangyin girl beside the fifth wife looked at Su Yunlai with a smile, "Miss Seven, our wife asked me to pass on a message to you, this old Diao slave who stole things has been found and has been punished, our wife said, see if you are still satisfied, if you are not satisfied, I will leave it to you to deal with." ”

Su Yunlai hurriedly said: "There is Aunt Lao, such a minion, we can't accept it when we hear Yuxuan, and we ask the fifth aunt to be the master." ”

Xiangyin nodded: "Then the slave maid will disturb Miss Seven and take this old slave away, so as not to stain your eyes." ”

Mrs. Li was quickly kicked out of the Su family, and I heard that she was seriously ill after going back, and she swallowed her breath within a few days, and Mrs. Li's family also came to Su Mansion to make a fuss, but it was suppressed under Mama Xu's tough hand, and there was not even a little wave.

But as soon as this incident came out, everyone knew, listening to Yuxuan's status in the house, although the Chen family is a fool, he can't stand the success of other people's sons, don't you see, this lost a hairpin, and a life died in the house, who would dare to go to the second room to stir up trouble without fear of death?

For a while, listening to Yuxuan, it was a lot quieter up and down, not to mention eavesdropping, even the sound of the maid and woman walking was much softer.

And the whole thing, no one in the second room came forward, the person was caught by Mrs. Five, and the board was beaten by Mrs. Su, and the Chen family didn't even know what was going on.

It's just that the people in the house are a little strange, the second room disposed of a mother-in-law with unclean hands and feet, but the fourth wife didn't come out of the door, and even went to Lingyun Courtyard to ask Mrs. Su for peace, which made people can't help but murmur in their hearts, could it be that listening to Yuxuan's matter has something to do with the fourth wife?

No one dares to upload this kind of rumor on the bright side, after all, Mrs. Li has just died, and her bones are not cold, but this statement is spreading more and more in private, and finally it has evolved into a fact.