After finishing dressing up, Mu Lingkong waved his hand to signal Dongxue to go out first, while he looked carefully in the room slowly.

The jewelry box on the dresser should have contained a lot of jewelry before, and now there are only a few exquisite hairpin rings and jade hairpins lying alone in the box. She picked up the rouge gouache on the dresser again, twisted a little between her fingers, the powder is delicate, the aroma is elegant, it is a very expensive fat powder, and it may not be available outside.

It seems that this Miss Meng left in a hurry, and she only had time to take some of the jewelry in the jewelry box at will, and she didn't bring the rouge gouache used for personal use.

She paced to Duobaoge on the other side, the books on the shelves were neatly arranged, and she took them down and looked at them, they were "Lao Tzu", "Analects", and a copy of "Military Strategy". The books are very new, only the military books have a few traces of being turned over. She put a few books back in place, and secretly thought that Miss Meng was still a strange woman, and she was actually interested in the art of war, but she didn't seem to be very interested.

Directly opposite the bedroom is the study, bypassing the peony twig screen, and a mahogany bookcase is placed in the center.

The bookcase is pressed with a number of rice paper with white jade paperweight, and there are no words and no pictures on the paper. There are a few books placed at random next to the rice paper, and the top book is eye-catching and written, the word "female commandment", Mu Lingkong sneered lightly, and continued to scroll down, "Internal Training", and then a few books that are all books that the woman in the boudoir needs to read, until she turns to the last one, "Tanhualang Chronicle", this kind of novel that has a story as soon as she hears it makes her instantly hook the corners of her mouth, take the book with a smile, and prepare to lie on the bed to read.

When she turned around, she glanced at the blue and white painting jar on the side of the bookcase, there were several scrolls in it, she put the book back on the bookcase, leaned out of the painting jar and pulled out a scroll of scrolls at random to unfold, it is a picture of autumn chrysanthemum, the chrysanthemum is delicate, but it is a pity that it is empty and tangible, there is no wind and bones, but it is a poem mentioned on the side of the painting - under the east fence of picking chrysanthemums, leisurely seeing Nanshan, setting off the leisurely mood with the scenery, very meaningful.

After finishing the scroll, she pulled out another scroll. This painting shows a young woman, wearing a pink cigarette and water flower dress, holding a slightly lighter shawl between her arms, holding a fan in her left hand, covering half of her face, revealing a pair of apricot eyes that seem to be resentful and delicate, and the veins are affectionate.

Mu Lingkong's whole person seemed to have been struck by Dao Tianlei, and he rarely showed a dumbfounded expression, stood in place for a while, and then picked up the picture scroll and studied it carefully.

The woman in the painting, regardless of her eyebrows, eyes or body shape, is exactly the same as her in almost every place, except for a tear mole in the corner of her eye, which is almost like a twin.

Although she had been prepared, she couldn't help but marvel at such a coincidence in the world?

She put away the painting uneasily, sat back on the edge of the bed with the book, opened it and read a few pages, and couldn't concentrate at all, and reached out to touch the snacks at the head of the bed but felt empty, so she raised her voice to shout for winter snow, but there was no reaction outside for a long time.

She frowned, rolled over from the bed with a grunt, and stepped on her embroidered shoes to look for someone outside the house.

In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, she had never been out of the door before, and this was the first time she walked out of the door since she came to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

The courtyard where she is located is called "Qingshui Courtyard", and the layout is very atmospheric and spacious, whether it is the hand-copying verandah or the shadow wall moon cave, it is very exquisite.

She walked along the verandah, and as soon as she reached the door of the Moon Cave, she heard the voice of winter snow coming from the outer courtyard, "Good sister, my little family must be awake now, you just let me go!" ”

A strange woman's voice said, "I said Dongxue, are you really stupid or fake stupid, why did the eldest lady forget about you before?" As if seeing that Dongxue didn't say anything, the strange woman continued, "She drove you to the outer yard to do rough cleaning work because of the two of them chewing your tongue in the ears of Hongxia Night Frost, but now she made a big mistake and was guarded by the eldest lady, I don't know how to be sent down, Hongxia Night Frost doesn't go forward, sharpen your head and want to drill into someone else's yard, why do you still have to go over!" ”

Mu Lingkong took a look, and saw that on the road leading to the outer courtyard, a woman wearing the same color as Dongxue stopped Dongxue, pointed at her nose and scolded, a little angry. And Dongxue was holding a tray and still saying to the woman, "No matter what, Miss and I have a life-saving grace, no matter what others do, I will not leave her." ”

What a faithful girl!

Mu Lingkong retracted his head, and secretly added another characteristic of shallow ears and no brains to Meng Ruqing in his heart.

When Dongxue came over with snacks, she pretended not to hear anything, and lay on the bed reading as if nothing had happened. It's just that I eat too much with my snacks, and I don't even use lunch and keep reading.

After reading for a long time, I gradually felt a little sleepy, so I put the book next to my pillow and rubbed my eyes.

She usually has the habit of taking a nap after dealing with government affairs, even if she has nothing to do that day, she is also used to taking a break in the afternoon. At this time, Dongxue retreated first, lay on the bed, and sorted out the information collected in the past two days.

Meng Ruqing should be a woman of about the same height and weight as her, because her clothes and shoes fit well. The faces of the two should be very similar, so that the family and the maid who serve them will admit their mistakes. The temper doesn't seem to be very good, and you can see it when you look at the winter snow trembling and waiting. The status in this family doesn't seem to be high, because the maid only sees Dongxue alone, and it's not right, if it is not valued at home, where does the cabinet full of gorgeous skirts and beautiful clothes come from?

Mu Lingkong only thought about it for a while, feeling drowsy and sleepy, so he put these things behind him, turned over, and fell asleep peacefully.

In the dream, I dreamed of the distant Northern Underworld, as well as my father and brother......

Suddenly, she was gently pushed, and suddenly woke up from her dream, opened her eyes, and saw Dong Xue kneeling at the head of the bed with a panicked face, "Miss, the slave maid went out to get something just now, and met the second miss in the garden, it seems that she is coming to our yard!" ”

Mu Lingkong had a heavy sense of getting up, and when he heard this, his face became even more ugly, "This second young lady came here when she came, why are you so panicked and come to find fault?" ”

Dongxue nodded like pounded garlic.

Mu Lingkong thought for a while, then beckoned Dongxue to attach his ear, "You can just say that later......"

When Meng Ruyue came to Qingshui Courtyard with a group of maids in a menacing manner, she was surprised by the silence of the courtyard for a while, and still kept walking straight to the wing room of "Meng Ruqing".

In the room, Dong Xue was kneeling in front of the bed and saying something, when she heard the movement, she turned around in horror, and saw Meng Ruyue open the curtain and come in, and hurriedly gave a salute, "Second Miss!" ”

Meng Ruyue glanced at "Meng Ruqing" who was covering her face with a handkerchief on the bed, and then looked at Dongxue who was kneeling on the ground, and frowned, "Why are you kneeling on the ground again, what's the matter, my sister is still in the mood to punish people at this time?" ”

Dongxue hurriedly shook her head, "No, Miss, since Miss came back yesterday, she hasn't been wet, and the slave is persuading her to eat!" ”

Meng Ruyue sneered, and Shi Shiran sat on the chair in front of the dresser, "If it were me, I wouldn't have the face to live after eloping with someone." By the way, I heard that the family only caught you, but didn't see the man, so it could be that the man abandoned you and left! ”

Mu Lingkong, who covered his face with a handkerchief, his expression stiffened for a moment, no wonder the little girl didn't dare to say it, it turned out that she eloped and was caught back.

Meng Ruyue saw that "Meng Ruqing" was silent, and continued, "What, pretend to be dead now?" Know scared? Didn't you feel proud before? Now look at how proud you are, people don't want broken shoes! ”

As soon as the words fell, a small sobbing sound suddenly came from under the handkerchief, and then it became louder and louder, as if someone had poked it in the sad place, and finally it was so breathless that the handkerchief covering the face was half wet.

Meng Ruyue suddenly died down under this cry. She has been against Meng Ruqing for many years, and it is the first time she has seen her cry so heartbreakingly, could it be that she was really abandoned by a man? Will it not be stained with water, and will it be bent on death? As a woman, a subtle sympathy rose in her heart, and many of the more mean words in her mouth suddenly could not be spit out.

She sat on the chair for a while, and when she saw that "Meng Ruqing" was still sobbing, she said impatiently, "Okay, okay, what's there to cry about, isn't it just abandoned by a man?" Are we still afraid that no one wants our Meng family's daughter? ”

The sobbing sound broke off, and Meng Ruyue seemed to be very annoyed that she could say this, so she snorted and left like another gust of wind.

Dongxue stood at the door, and only after watching Meng Ruyue walk out of the courtyard gate did she close the door and run back to the bed.

On the bed, Mu Lingkong had already lifted the handkerchief and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes.

"Fetch me a basin of water, I want to wash my face."

"Oh," Dongxue replied, and hurriedly went out to fetch water for her.

Mu Lingkong's handkerchief was thrown to the ground.

Her ultimate weapon against her father since she was a child was tears, so crying is easy for her. However, Meng Ruyue's reaction was really beyond her expectations, she originally wanted to show weakness appropriately and retreat as advance, but she didn't expect Meng Ruyue to open her mouth to comfort her.

Most people in the world like to fall into the well, but at this time, there are festivals and can still speak comfortingly, such people are rare.

When Dongxue came in with a basin, Mu Lingkong couldn't see any traces on his face except for the red circles under his eyes, and he was very calm. took Dongxue's wrung out cloth towel and asked, "Dongxue, I, was rescued after eloping into the water?" ”

"Yes," Dongxue hung her head and gave a general explanation of the cause and effect, "Miss Yun Gongzi met during the Flower Dynasty Festival last year, and she eloped yesterday, but she was noticed by the eldest lady and sent someone to arrest her!" Yun Gongzi doesn't know his whereabouts......"

It turned out to be a good elopement of Lang's concubine, but unfortunately, the wrong person was caught!

Mu Lingkong didn't dwell too much on this matter, and instead said, "Tell me about the people in the house!" "The next time someone comes to the door, you have to know if you are or not.

"Yes," Dong Xue responded, only thought for a moment before speaking, "There are currently three young ladies and one son in the house, in addition to the second young lady Meng Ruyue I saw just now, and the third young lady Meng Ruyun born to the late aunt, the second young lady and the son-in-law Meng Jinghong were born to the eldest lady, and the young lady was born to Aunt Lin. ”

It turned out to be the eldest daughter, Mu Lingkong then asked, "What about Aunt Lin?" It is...... My mother? She almost jerkily spat out the word "mother".

Dongxue lowered her eyes, and her voice was a lot lower, "Aunt Lin died when Miss was eight years old!" ”

I don't know why, when I heard Dong Xue say that Aunt Lin had passed away, she felt a little empty in her heart, and said softly, "It turns out that I am a child without my mother's protection, no wonder I have such a miserable life!" ”

Dong Xue retorted in a low voice, "Miss is hurt, Aunt Lin is the niece of the old lady, you are the granddaughter of the old woman, she loves you very much!" And the lord too! ”

"Oh? Then why has no one come to see me since I woke up! Mu Lingkong sat down at the table and brought himself a cup of tea.

"The old lady spends most of the year in the temple for cultivation, and it is estimated that she is still in the temple. And the lord was entrusted with an important task by the saint, and he went out to inspect, and he was not in the house. ”

So, now the eldest lady doesn't make any moves, just waiting for the old lady and the old man to return to the house and then deal with her?