Chapter 45: The Troubled Party (I)

Mrs. Cai asked Yaohua again. "What do you like on weekdays?"

Yaohua replied with a smile: "It's just reading books, writing some notes, and occasionally playing chess with my sisters." ”

Sisters playing chess? Rong Hua's smile deepened, but he was really knowledgeable and got along well with his family. Mrs. Cai doesn't like Shuhua's arrogant and domineering character, and she will definitely like the gentle and virtuous second lady.

Mrs. Cai's appearance was really very satisfied, "I also liked these things when I was young, and I didn't know anything about female celebrities." ”

At this point, everyone laughed.

The eldest lady said: "It's Mrs. Cai who is modest." ”

Mrs. Cai and Mrs. Cai sat down, Yaohua sat on her right hand, although Yanhua also came over, it was difficult to interject, and personally sent water and fruit to Mrs. Cai, but in exchange for a faint compliment, Yanhua's face gradually became unsightly.

In the end, she is a young lady, and no one can compare to this alone.

Rong Huale drank tea on the side.

There is a kind of person who is such a personality and always cares more about the things he likes.

Mrs. Cai frequently praised Yaohua, "In the end, she was raised by a scholarly family, and she is different." Yaohua sat upright, her eyes flashed, her eyes were gentle and kind, and her demeanor revealed everyone's beautiful bearing.

Yaohuaqiao's face flushed. He bowed his head and smiled.

The eldest lady took a sip of tea, "I went to the house yesterday, and my wife was not at home. ”

Mrs. Cai remembered last night's turmoil, and although she felt uncomfortable, she didn't show it on her face, "I knew that my in-laws would come, so I stayed in the house." ”

The eldest lady said: "I'm also worried about Shuhua, so I'll go over and take a look." ”

Mrs. Cai resonated and said: "Why don't we parents understand this truth, we are worried at all times." ”

The eldest lady nodded and smiled.

Mrs. Cai said again: "When I came over today, Shuhua was resting, so I didn't quarrel with her, she is taking care of her body now, which is a blessing for all of us." ”

The eldest lady was even more grateful to Mrs. Cai.

Rong Hua deliberately looked at Yaohua next to him.

Yaohua lowered her head to blow the tea leaves in the tea bowl, and her fan-shaped eyelashes covered it, making it difficult to see her expression clearly.

Yaohua looks like this...... It's just that when it comes to her sister, why be so cautious, for fear of being seen by others, Rong Hua moved and turned her eyes away.

After a long time, it was already noon, and there was no news from the second and third rooms.

Master Tao went to the household department early in the morning, and the eldest lady asked the eldest lady to show the eldest master to see if he would send someone to ask.

After half a cup of tea, the little guy who had just been sent out stumbled back to the house, and found Deacon Cui's family to tell the old man what the master said, and Deacon Cui's family hurried to the flower room with a bloodless face.

A walk through Deacon Cui's house. He replied hurriedly, "The eldest lady is not good, not good." ”

The eldest lady's face changed suddenly, and Mrs. Cai and the other ladies also looked at Deacon Cui's family, or Yaohua said, "What is the matter?" Didn't you see that there are still distinguished guests? ”

Deacon Cui's family relieved his taste, and although he stopped talking, he was still shocked, and he looked at all the people in the flower room, and he didn't say a word for a long time.

The eldest lady said: "Mrs. Cai is no one else, just say anything you want!" ”

Deacon Cui's family said: "Just now, that little guy came back and brought the words of the old man...... I am afraid that there will be changes in the capital...... Let the eldest lady close the door of the mansion, and all the guards in the mansion will be called out...... The second and third rooms, the eldest man will find a way to inquire. ”

Deacon Cui's preface did not match the afterword, but in the chaos, he also said most of the matter, and everyone's faces changed when they heard it.

The eldest lady stabilized her mind, "Did the eldest master tell me what the hell is going on?" ”

When Deacon Cui's family heard about this, they had already lost their bearings, and half of what the little girl said went into his mind, and the other half couldn't remember what it was.

The eldest lady looked at the appearance of Deacon Cui's house, and had a plan in her heart, "Go and pass that little guy in for questioning." ”

Deacon Cui's family was ordered to go down and call the little guy.

Yaohua, Yanhua, and Ronghua hid behind the screen.

The little guy came in. The eldest lady hurriedly asked, "What did the master say, you can tell me carefully." ”

The little servant said: "As soon as I left the mansion, I met the cold housekeeper who followed the master, and the cold housekeeper was going back to the house to report the news, but the cold housekeeper only said that the lord asked the eldest lady to close the door of the mansion tightly, and all the guards in the house were called out." The servant asked again, "What is the matter, I can go back to my wife." ”

Steward Leng whispered: "It may be that the seventh prince of the previous dynasty was entangled in Kyoto and the remnants of the previous dynasty were in turmoil, and now there is chaos around Gyeonggi, and the imperial court is sending troops to encircle and suppress it." Other cold butlers don't know either. ”

So the second and third rooms may have been delayed because of this? The eldest lady panicked in her heart, and suddenly felt that her eyes were dark, and Mrs. Cai's face had changed.

"I've long heard that someone is pretending to be the seventh prince of the previous dynasty...... When the first emperor was here, there were a few turmoil," Mrs. Cai's face flickered, and she paused and turned her head to look at the eldest lady, "Hasn't the seventh prince already been arrested and beheaded?" Why is there another seventh prince now, I'm afraid it's under the pretense of the reputation of the remnants of the previous dynasty......"

Saying that, Mrs. Cai stood up, "Mrs. in-law, if this is true, I have to leave now, the master and Xuan Huan are not in the house, I really don't feel at ease." ”

The eldest lady heard Mrs. Cai's calm voice, and her mind calmed down a little, "Then what's going on, it's probably already chaotic outside, and there is still a distance from here to the Hou Mansion, so how can it be good if you meet a rebel." ”

Mrs. Cai was calm, "The news has just been released. It's not going to be messy yet, the in-laws' wives should prepare earlier, especially the female dependents in the inner courtyard, they must be protected, and those traitors will hardly guarantee that they will do anything out of the ordinary. ”

The eldest lady saw that Mrs. Cai had made up her mind, and it was useless to persuade her, so she said: "When I ask what the situation is outside, Mrs. Cai will make another plan, and sure enough, as Mrs. guessed, she will take a few more guards to escort all the way back to the house." ”

Mrs. Cai nodded.

The eldest lady was busy asking the little guy to go down and make arrangements.

Yaohua, Yanhua, and Ronghua came out from behind the screen.

The eldest lady said: "You have all heard what you said just now, and you will all go back to the house in a while, take care of the girls in the house, and no one will be allowed to come out without me." In case ......" The eldest lady had a gloomy face, sighed, and did not speak.

Rong Hua knew what the eldest lady meant, in case there was really a chaotic party breaking in, how could he ensure the safety of the house just by relying on a few guards in the house.

Yanhua was already frightened, and Yaohua just lowered his eyes and thought about it.

Mrs. Cai fell aside and comforted, "It's not the first time that those remnants of the previous dynasty have rebelled against the party, and they haven't been suppressed by the imperial court soon." ”

Yaohua also said: "What Madam said is that even if there is chaos outside, there can be no chaos in the house." You must know how many examples of disasters have come out of the house through external reasons. ”

Mrs. Cai couldn't help but look at Yaohua twice, and nodded again and again, "Second Miss is right, that's exactly what she said." ”

While talking, Deacon Cui's family came in again and said, "The stewards of the mansion have all been called to the courtyard of the wife, waiting for the wife's orders," glanced at Mrs. Cai and then said: "There are many officers and soldiers outside, and there is a mess on the street, so I am afraid it is not appropriate to leave the mansion now." ”

The eldest lady looked at Mrs. Cai.

Mrs. Cai frowned and said, "It's okay." I'd better go back to the house as soon as possible to feel at ease. As he spoke, he was going to take the girl and the woman around him with him.

Before leaving, he suddenly remembered, "Don't worry too much about the in-laws in the second and third rooms, aren't they with the Duchess of Anguo?" When Duchess An Guo goes out of Beijing, there will be no shortage of guards around her. I heard that there was rebellion, so I didn't go to Beijing to take refuge outside. ”

The eldest lady also looked forward to this, and immediately folded her hands and said, "Now I can only ask God for blessing." ”

In order to ensure safety, Mrs. Cai did not use the carriage of the Hou Mansion, but replaced it with an inconspicuous carriage, and hurried to the Hou Mansion with a few guards.

The eldest lady returned to the house, and immediately asked people to lock the door and latch it, and resolutely could not open it without her, and called a few trustworthy subordinates to guard the door, and then ordered Yaohua, Yanhua, and Ronghua to go back to the house, and then came to the house to sit in a three-room hugging building, and found a few powerful mothers-in-law in the house to come over and say: "I don't hide it from you, there are thieves outside, although the court is only a matter of a moment and a half, but we must also guard against it, in case those thieves break in, how can the female dependents of our house be good." I have always believed to you on weekdays, and no one is allowed to slack off at critical moments, you must know that there is nothing in the house, and our master and servant can take care of it. ”

The mothers-in-law were too frightened to talk more, but they just agreed, but they were united in unison.

The mother-in-law went down, and the eldest lady let the housekeeper in the house come in, but the cold housekeeper was not in the house, and the eldest lady asked Steward Huo to stand at the front and be obedient. "I think you all know the news that the eldest lord asked him to reply a little, so just do what the eldest master said, and several doors in the house must be guarded."

Huo Chong said: "Don't worry, Mrs., Tao Mansion has always been kind to us people, and when it is time to use us, we can't make mistakes if we work hard." "The face is full of sincerity.

Huo Chong is a slave born in the family, his father turned out to be the housekeeper of Tao Mansion, and he has always been diligent, Huo Chong is also honest and responsible, and he is as capable as his father. A few years after his father died, he was promoted to be a housekeeper. The eldest lady knew that Huo Chong was reliable, so she explained everything to him.

Huo Chong arranged it himself, and quickly assigned everyone.

The eldest lady found the person who went out to inquire about the news just now and asked again, and the man said: "The rumors outside are not only the remnants of the previous dynasty, but also the deputy generals brought by General Jianwei, but they are reversed outside, and the internal and external echoes have caused today's disaster." ”

The eldest lady's heart is even colder.

It's late tonight because I'm out playing, Khan.

Played the Three Kingdoms Kill Card Game, and before I knew it, time had passed, hey, it was really fun, similar to the previous killing game.