Chapter 425: Innocence (Part II)

"How?" Mrs. Tai stood up hurriedly, "But what do you ask?" ”

Xu Lingyi glanced at Eleven Niang: "The mother-in-law on duty said that she saw the black shadow enter the main room. ”

Eleven Niang was shocked.

The Xu family can only be called the main house, only the yard where they live.

"I've already asked someone to call Xiao Wu," Xu Lingyi's expression condensed, "Let him help investigate this matter thoroughly." He looked at Mrs. Tai, but what he said was to tell Eleven Niang, "You Amber go and give Mother Song a special message, lock all the doors in and out of the main room, and wait for Xiao Wu to pass." ”

Is he avoiding himself?

Eleven Niang's eyes flashed slightly.

But immediately explain to yourself: if it were me, I was afraid that I would think the same way!

She straightened her back and whispered to Amber, "You go and pass the word to Mother Song." Let her lock all the doors in and out, and order all the people in the yard, whether they are visiting the door or playing in the yard, to stay where they are. If anyone dares to walk around, they will get the top ten boards first. ”

Xu Lingyi looked at her in surprise.

Eleven Niang lowered her eyelids.

There was a faint pain like a pinprick in my heart.

Amber faded away.

The room fell silent, and there was a suffocating solemnity in the air.

Mrs. Tai looked at Eleven Niang, who had a calm face but a loose posture, and then looked at Xu Lingyi, who was a little uncomfortable when she wanted to speak, and said softly: "Okay, okay, you all sit down first!" "Broke the silence in the room and eased the atmosphere.

Eleven Niang whispered "yes" and sat down again, Xu Lingyi thought about it and sat on the Taishi chair beside Eleven Niang.

The room was quiet again.

Xu Sizhen suddenly whispered in a low voice: "Mother, mother, mother......" His hand danced in the air.

Eleven Niang immediately ran over.

Mrs. Tai had already shook Xu Sichen's hand and whispered anxiously in his ear: "Brother Zhen, Brother Zhen, I am grandmother......"

Xu Sizhen seemed to have fallen into a nightmare, and Mrs. Tai's words not only failed to comfort him, but he screamed bitterly, struggling to get rid of Mrs. Tai's hand holding him.

Mrs. Tai hurriedly hugged Xu Sichen in her arms, put her face against him, and kept comforting him: "Brother Chen, don't be afraid, don't be afraid, with grandmother here, no one dares to mess around......"

Xu Lingyi also rushed over, he stood behind Eleven Niang, looking at his son with anxious eyes.

Xu Sizhen was chained in Mrs. Tai's arms, his eyes were closed, his head was covered with sweat, his black hair was wet and sticking to his pale little face, and from time to time he showed a frightened expression and shouted "Mother".

Eleven Niang burst into tears, shouted "Mother", and bent down slightly to look down at Xu Sizhen: "Do you want to light the stove to sleep incense?" ”

The corners of Mrs. Tai's mouth were slightly furled, and she was about to speak, when Xu Sizhen suddenly screamed, her body straightened, and her legs kicked wildly - one kick was not biased or oblique, and it happened to kick on Shi Niang's stomach.

"Eleven Niang!"

Mrs. Tai and Xu Lingyi were both shocked.

Eleven Niang instinctively leaned back and stepped on Xu Lingyi's instep.

Xu Lingyi didn't move, she helped Eleven Niang with one hand, and asked her belly with the other, "How are you?" Is there anything wrong with it? "Seeing that Eleven Niang's face was pale, he pursed his mouth and didn't speak for a long time, his heart was beating wildly, and he couldn't care about anything anymore, so he hugged her." Eleven mother, eleven mother! He called out to her in a low voice, with a hint of panic in his voice that he hadn't thought of himself, "Do you want it?" While asking, he carefully placed her on Mrs. Tai's bed, and then sat on the edge of the bed and gently stroked her forehead, "Is there anything uncomfortable?" ”

Mrs. Tai saw that Eleven Niang didn't make a sound, Xu Lingyi showed a rare panic, she was anxious, she wanted to go over and take a look, and she hugged Xu Sizhen in her arms, it was difficult to leave and right for a while, and she couldn't help but cry, and scolded the two maids who were dumbfounded: "What are you doing standing there in a daze, don't go over and take a look!" ”

The two maids and one of the spirits came back to their senses and hurriedly stepped forward to investigate.

Xu Lingyi's warm big hands, with loving movements, made Eleven Niang's emotions gradually calm down, she took a deep breath, quietly felt the condition of a piece of the body, and moved her feet again, feeling that there was nothing unusual, so she said conservatively: "I don't feel anything, wait for the doctor to come and let the doctor help me take the pulse!" ”

Xu Lingyi relaxed when he heard this.

He helped Eleven Niang take off her shoes: "Then you close your eyes and rest for a while." ”

Eleven Niang's sense of smell became very sensitive due to pregnancy, and Mrs. Tai's bedding was smoked with a strong lily fragrance, which made her feel very uncomfortable. Thinking about what happened today, I felt that there were a pair of invisible hands hiding in places I didn't know, gently plucking the strings of fate, which made people unguardable...... For a while, I was worried that this lily would be bad for the fetus. But in front of Mrs. Tai, she didn't say anything, only said softly to Xu Lingyi: "I smell uncomfortable with this lily incense, you better let me get up!" ”

Xu Lingyi listened with a grim expression.

Eleven Niang thought that he was displeased because he disliked Mrs. Tai's incense, and just wanted to explain a few sentences, Xu Lingyi had already pointed to a maid: "You go and talk to Amber next to the fourth lady, and let her bring the fourth lady's habitual futon to a bed." ”

This kind of right and wrong field, the maid can't wait to plug in her wings and fly out. Immediately bent his knees and said "yes", and trotted out of Mrs. Tai's inner chamber.

Xu Lingyi said to Mrs. Tai: "Mother, Eleven Niang can't smell this lily ......" while looking around, trying to find a place to relocate Eleven Niang.

Mrs. Tai thought for a while and said, "Then move the beauty couch between the east pins." As soon as the words fell, Xu Lingkuan opened the curtain and entered.

"Mother, fourth brother, fourth sister-in-law," he looked solemn, "I've heard it all." Danyang is checking the eldest maid, the little daughter-in-law, and the rough mother-in-law in our house, and when he is done, he will come to accompany his mother and the fourth sister-in-law. Ran to the kang and looked at Xu Lingchen, "How is Brother Chen'er now?" ”

Seeing Xu Lingkuan acting so neatly, Mrs. Tai and Xu Lingyi both showed relieved expressions.

"I've already gone to the Imperial Doctor!" Xu Lingyi stood up, "You follow me to the main house." ”

Xu Lingkuan responded, and hesitated: "Do you want to ask the second sister-in-law to come over and help?" ”

Xu Lingyi listened, and looked at Eleven Niang with a hesitant expression.

This matter has been known to everyone, what else is he afraid of?

Eleven Niang was thoughtful.

"I'm going to have a break in the east of the country!" She muttered, "It's quiet over there, just send a little maid to guard it." If you have anything, you can call me at any time. ”

Xu Lingyi nodded thoughtfully, was silent for a moment, and said in a low voice: "It's okay." When Amber comes, you'll have someone to serve by your side. ”

Eleven Niang nodded at him, greeted Mrs. Tai and Xu Lingkuan, and got up and went to the east.

A gaze fell on her shoulder with a burning eye, making her feel like her shoulder was hot.

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Mrs. Tai's east room is a small banquet room. Usually, when Mrs. Hou Huang of Yongchang, Mrs. Hou Tang of Zhongshan and others come to visit the house, Mrs. Tai will often leave them to fight cards in the east of the country, or invite two female gentlemen to sing the drum. The furnishings in the house are mainly comfortable.

The rosewood furniture, the royal blue curtain, the beauty couch, the drunkard chair, and the coffee table are placed in Milan raised with Xianyang sand, which is pleasing to the eye.

Because it was early summer, the scarlet mattress on the beauty couch was replaced with a hibiscus made of pink jade, and the ink-rich pillow was covered with a ginger fine kudzu cloth cover.

When Amber entered, Eleven Niang was lying in a daze on the beauty couch.

"Madam," she frowned, and hurriedly walked over, "It's just summer, and you're careful to chill your bones." ”

"Oh!" Eleven Niang stood up with a smile.

Amber hurriedly called the little maid standing at the door to come in and help spread the futon used by Eleven Niang, and then served Eleven Niang and sat on the beauty couch.

The little maid poured hot tea and came in, and then obediently withdrew.

"Madame, as you will, all the people are in place." Amber immediately said, "I asked Yanrong to check, except for two people in our courtyard who went home on leave, and one who played cards at the last night, everyone else was there." ”

Shi Niang didn't make a sound, took the tea cup, and played with the floating leaves on the water with the lid of the cup.

Amber saw that she looked unimpressed, and thought that when she went out just now, she met Xu Lingyi and Xu Lingkuan and went to the main house together, and shouted "Madam", the corners of her mouth were twitching, and she didn't know what to say.

Eleven Niang handed a full cup of tea to Amber, leaned over and leaned on the beauty's lean.

"I was thinking about this before you came." She looked up at the eight-treasure water grass pattern painted with blue-green paint on the dust on the roof, "Since you have such the courage to set up this game, there must be a trick." Not to mention that a figure flashed into the main house, even if I found a mask with a ghost talisman painted in my room......"

"Ma'am," Amber said anxiously, "no, we won't have that person in the house!" ”

"What to eat inside and out!" Eleven Niang laughed when she heard this, "We didn't do it again!" ”

Amber realized that she had said the wrong thing, and hurriedly said, "No, it's not ......"

Eleven Niang patted her hand comfortingly: "Okay, okay!" I know what you mean. She said, her expression gradually straightening, "I can trust you all." But don't forget, we're not the only ones living in our yard. ”

"In this way, the fourth young master really has an accident?" Aunt Wen's expression looked suspicious.

"Hmm!" Dong Hong said in a low voice, "Not only that, except for Sister Amber who accompanied the fourth lady to Mrs. Tai's place, everyone else stayed in the courtyard and waited. As soon as her words fell, Yu'er barged in, "Auntie, it's not good, it's not good, the first person to be judged by Hou Ye and the fifth master is Mother Xu!" ”

When Aunt Wen heard this, her face changed greatly, she stood up "Teng", and pointed at Dong Hong tremblingly: "Quick, go quickly...... Inquire again! ”

Dong Hong pulled his legs and ran out.

Aunt Wen spun around the room nervously, muttering to herself, "Who did this, who did it?" as she turned......

But before he had walked two laps, Donghong ran back again.

"Auntie, auntie, the door is locked, we can't get out!"