241 The Road to Success
"No, no, no, no - madam, please give the slave and maid a chance, the slaves and maids are forced, all this is done by the eldest lady to force the slave and maid, the eldest lady threatens the slave and the maid, if she does not persecute the fourth lady according to what she said, the slave and the maid will not die well, and the slave and the maid are forced!"
Just when the guards stepped forward to drag the group of subordinates away, the slave maid who had taken care of Qi Ya before rushed out, kowtowing and shedding tears, "The slave is sorry for the fourth lady, but the slave and maid dare not resist the order of the eldest lady, beg the lady to spare her life, beg the lady to spare her life!"
Qi Jing'er's chest rose and fell violently, her eyes gradually turned red, and she didn't know if she was angry or because she was wronged, she turned around and knelt down, the crisp sound, just listening to it hurt, Qi Jing'er's face turned a little pale, and she resolutely denied it, "Mother, I don't know why this person harmed me, but Jing'er dares to swear to the sky that she has never persecuted the fourth sister, and her mother must not be deceived by her, such a slave who can betray the master will definitely be able to frame her daughter for that little benefit!"
Qi Jing'er raised her head and glanced at Duan Rujian who was standing on the side, just now it was her mouthy Liu clan who wanted to kill this group of people to expose her, no matter what, she had to pull her into the water in front of everyone in the Liu clan.
"The slave and maid also dare to swear to heaven that they will never lie. The maid said immediately after Qi Jing'er finished speaking, and after finishing speaking, she glanced at Qi Jing'er again, and sneered: "Miss, the slave didn't want to give you up, but the eldest lady can't cross the river and tear down the bridge, we helped the eldest lady do so many things to be sorry for the fourth miss, and the eldest lady wants to be alone when she sees that the matter is exposed, how can the slave let the eldest lady get out of trouble alone!"
"You!" Qi Jing'er wanted to argue with her, but on this occasion she couldn't say what she wanted to say, so she could only restrain herself and say palely: "You are spewing blood, what good is it for me that I let you harm Ya'er? ”
The maidservant snorted coldly, "Miss, people are watching the sky, the relationship between you and Miss Four, the eldest lady doesn't know, but the slave maid has always stayed by Miss Four's side, although the matter of Miss Four is not told to the slave maid, but the slave maid has seen a lot of it in private!
"What!" Old Madam Qi and the Liu clan were both taken aback.
Qi Ya and Qi Jing'er's sisterhood is deep, and the two of them have seen it in their eyes over the years, because of this, when they were in their hometown, they often showed off with other wives, after all, in the rich family, even if they are biological sisters, few of them are sincerely supportive, and they often fight for the wind and are jealous, but Qi Ya and Qi Jing'er have been living in harmony since childhood.
Qi Jing'er has the demeanor of an eldest sister, and she will give Qi Ya any good things, and Qi Ya will also share with Qi Jing'er, these two sisters have been exemplary to everyone since they were children, and the Qi family never thought that this was just superficial work.
"You make it clear to me!" Old Madam Qi felt that Old Madam Duan's disdainful gaze was hot on her face, and she was angry and yelled at the maidservant. The maidservant's body trembled, and she said loudly: "Back to the old lady, in fact, the eldest lady and the fourth lady have always been at odds, and they don't like each other, the eldest lady is jealous that the fourth lady is more favored than her, and the fourth miss hates the eldest lady pretending to be outside, and the young ladies of other families love to play with the eldest lady, and the two often have disputes." ”
The maidservant swallowed her saliva, "Also, also, the fourth lady helped the eldest lady and did a lot of unsightly things!"
"Shut up!" Qi Jing'er really couldn't listen to it, and couldn't help but interrupt the servant girl's narration, and said seemingly calmly: "Grandmother, mother, how can you believe the words of a mere maid, if she is talking nonsense, won't she ruin the reputation of her daughter and the fourth sister!"
"Liangdi is in a hurry. Duan Rubian interjected with a smile, "The clear one is self-purifying, you might as well let this maid finish speaking, confront her again, and blindly interrupt her, but it seems that Liangdi's heart is empty, and he doesn't dare to let her continue." ”
"Third Miss, don't deceive people too much. Qi Jing'er looked at Duan Rubian hatefully, "This is the Qi family's housework, does Miss Duan also want to speak?"
"Didn't the Qi family say that they were a family with the Duan family when they came, why don't they admit it now. Duan Rubian was never afraid to argue with others, no matter what Qi Jing'er said, she could find the words to block her, Qi Jing'er was so angry that the green tendons in her neck were clear, and she became more and more weak-hearted.
Liu Shi sat down on the chair, and Qi Ya, who had been leaning behind her, sat on the ground, tugging at her clothes and not letting go.
Liu touched Qi Ya's head, her heart became a mess, from the moment Qi Jing'er refuted, she knew that everything the maid said was true, and Liu couldn't tell what she felt in her heart.
When she was like Qi Jing'er's age, she fought with the concubines in the family, so after she married and gave birth to these two sisters, she has been trying to regulate the relationship between the two, she is indeed more partial to Qi Ya, she taught Qi Jing'er how to fight, she wants her to gain a firm foothold in her husband's family in the future, and also hopes that she will protect Qi Ya.
Maybe she was too tired from fighting before, she hoped that the two sisters could support each other through this life, but in the end they still went astray, and the Liu family didn't know why things turned out like this, if this was retribution for her for so many years of oppression of that concubine, it would be really ironic.
You continue. Liu said lightly.
The maid snorted for a moment and said softly: "Miss Zhang's family, the reason why she is disfigured is because the eldest lady thinks that Miss Zhang's appearance is better than her, so she let Miss Four take the opportunity to approach Miss Zhang...... The only thing the slave knows is this. ”
Old Madam Qi was supported by the maid, shook her head again and again, and said in disbelief: "How can this be, how can this be......"
"Grandmother, mother, I ...... I was just confused for a while, and since then there has been no more, and, and I also went to find medicine for Miss Zhang, and compensated her, I was just jealous for a while, grandmother, mother, please calm your anger. Qi Jing'er knew that Old Madam Qi and Mrs. Liu had already believed in this matter, so she had no way to continue to deny it, anyway, it was an old thing, even if she picked it out, it was useless, and she was just scolded.
Old Madam Duan sat on the side, laughing in her heart, this time Old Madam Qi made a big ugly, the granddaughter of two in-laws, one aided and abused, and the other was so vicious in nature, but the two of them also pretended to be good sisters for so many years, and kept them in the dark, it was really laughing to death.
"Ruyi. Old Madam Duan felt that the play was almost over, and she had seen enough, so she motioned for Duan Rubian to help her up.
Old Madam Duan comforted Old Madam Qi with an obvious schadenfreude smile on her face: "Sister, don't drill the horns, now that Jing'er has become the prince Liangdi, the previous things will be in the past, if you insist on getting entangled, if this previous matter reaches the ears of the prince and the queen, I am afraid that your Jing'er's position in the prince's mansion will be difficult, if you accidentally anger the prince and be abandoned to go home, will you be smiling and generous soon." ”
Old Madam Duan was comforted and secretly sarcastic, Old Madam Qi couldn't find a rebuttal, so she could only smirk and endure it, and thank Old Madam Duan for thinking about her so much.
Old Madam Duan and Duan Rufang left here together.
Mrs. Qi couldn't stay any longer, the maidservant girl was finally taken down, and all the subordinates except her were beaten to death, and she was fined thirty sticks, and if she could survive, she would take the deed of sale and leave, even if she was unlucky.
The Qi family naturally wouldn't leave the maidservant who knew so much about it, and in the end, the person was deliberately beaten by the guards and died.
When Mrs. Qi left, she took Qi Ya away, and said to Liu with a cold face: "You mother and daughter have a good chat, and you come to me after talking." After speaking, she left without looking back, Mrs. Qi lost an adult, and she would definitely not give the mother and daughter a good look again, Qi Ya was thrown to her subordinates at will, and the rest of the matter was ignored.
Old Madam Qi ordered someone to close the door outside, and only Qi Jing'er and Liu were left in the house.
Qi Jing'er knelt in place for a while, and then knelt to Liu's side in this position, her upright body loosened, and she tentatively put her head on Liu's lap, seeing that she didn't dodge, Qi Jing'er's heart calmed down a little, and whispered: "Mother, Jing'er knows it's wrong." ”
Neither of them could see each other's faces clearly, Liu put his hand on Qi Jing'er's head, Qi Jing'er's hair was curled into a woman's bun, and she couldn't stroke her long hair like before, as if everything was wrong.
"Mother doesn't blame you. After a long time, Liu spoke: "People don't kill the heavens and the earth for themselves." That's what my mother taught you since I was a child, you did a good job, in fact, Miss Zhang's matter, I probably guessed some, but my mother didn't care, the roadblocks that blocked your way should be removed, at this point, you made my mother feel very proud. ”
Qi Jing'er knows the Liu family very well, she has never been a kind woman, and the Liu family doesn't care about these things at all.
Sure enough, the next sentence Liu Shi said: "Jing'er, you tell your mother honestly, did you buy off the maid next to Ya'er and oppress her after she was stupid?"
Qi Jing'er was silent for a moment, "Yes, mother." ”
"Why. Liu said.
"My sister is already stupid. Qi Jing'er raised her head and looked at Liu, both of them with a cold look in their eyes.
Qi Jing'er smiled: "My mother taught me to strangle all unknown or possible disasters. The daughter wants to be a master, wants to be a princess, and wants to be a queen. My sister used to be my right-hand man, but in the future, she will be my roadblock, and she may threaten her daughter's future at any time, so my daughter wants to help herself and help her mother solve her. ”
"There is no affection and sympathy on the road to success. Qi Jing'er lowered her head, "Mother, this is what you taught me." ”