Three years ago, the crown princess and Zhen Siniang's grandfather, the patriarch of the Zhen clan, died of illness at the age of seventy-six, and that year, the crown princess and the prince had been married for more than three years, and Zhen Siniang was just fourteen years old and had not yet reached the age of sixteen.

Although the old lady Zhen has been in office for many years, her reputation still exists, and she is the grandfather of the crown princess, so the funeral was held very grandly, and the mourners came and went endlessly.

No one thought that when the old lady Zhen was mourning, taking advantage of the lack of manpower in the house, most of the people were transferred to the mourning hall, and the back house was empty, but Zhen's fourth mother and her brother-in-law, the prince now had a tryst in the secluded courtyard of the mansion, and was inadvertently bumped by the maid Du Yu.

Du Yu was so vigilant that he walked away, crying all the way to Mrs. Zhen, claiming that he had destroyed Siniang's beloved thing by mistake and was willing to be severely punished......

Zhen Siniang was worried that the persecution would be too ruthless, but instead leaked the scandal, so she pushed the boat down the river and spared Du Yu's life, but insisted on selling her.

Du Yu was in the dust and was almost humiliated to death, but with the help of the prince of Chu, she was recommended to join the Wuyi League.

Over the years, Du Yu's resentment and fear have increased day by day, so he often pays attention to Zhen Siniang, and it is not difficult to find that she takes the opportunity of going to the Water Lotus Nunnery to incense on the fifteenth day of every month, and has repeatedly had private meetings with the prince.

——It's been a few days since I learned about this, and Yijing still has a kind of dazed feeling that he doesn't dare to believe it.

Since the establishment of Dalong, the folk customs are much more open than the previous dynasty - "male and female defense" is not as strict as in the Eastern Ming Dynasty, for example, there are good Langjun and Niangzi of the Tong family, many of them have the permission of their elders, travel together, go to poetry and tea parties, even the banquet in the palace, occasionally allow the children of the nobles to "get acquainted" with their talents, there is no lack of elegant things with the help of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, tactfully express admiration, if the two sides are like-minded, and get the permission of the elders in the family, you can achieve a good story, even if it is fruitless in the end, the world will laugh, It's nothing to hurt the reputation of the girlfriend.

Of course, those who conceal the "tryst" of their elders and give and receive each other privately are still not tolerated by etiquette.

Just like Zhen Siniang and the prince, it is really immoral, if it is spread, Zhen Siniang's fate will naturally not be too good, even the prince, I am afraid that it will cause great trouble.

Committing a funeral with a wife and sister is much more serious than the behavior of those who outsource prostitutes and prostitutes.

Although after learning such a secret story, Yijing really couldn't tolerate Zhen Siniang's spoiling of her eldest brother's affection, and she also promised in front of Du Yuniang that Zhen Siniang would be ruined, and fundamentally prevent her from becoming a husband and wife with her eldest brother - if she could do it, maybe she wouldn't need to worry about the eldest brother getting close to the prince again in this life, and in the ninth year of Yuanqing, he was involved in the serious assassination case that shocked Dalong, and lost his life in vain.

Yi Jing is very self-aware, she didn't think about preventing the assassination of the prince at all, she really didn't have such ability, all she wanted was the safety of her family, blood debts and blood to make up for the damage she caused to Yu Feng.

To get back to the point, Yijing's troubles are how to make Zhen Siniang "adulterous/love exposed" and "ruined reputation", and to control things to a certain range, not involving the prince.

After a few nights of tossing and turning, I didn't have a clue.

Fortunately, Du Yuniang is very reasonable, knowing that this matter is not easy, and agrees with Xu Xu Tuzhi.

But what is anxious is the beautiful scene, she still remembers that when the little aunt's family affairs are settled, the marriage between the eldest sister and the eldest brother is also put on the agenda by the elders, and it is at the grandmother's birthday banquet that in accordance with the practice of the aristocratic mansion, the eldest brother is good at the kite, and strokes an ancient song on the spot, Zhen Siniang is in harmony with the pipa, the two cooperate tacitly, and the eldest brother seems to appreciate her talent very much.

When discussing relatives, although the crown princess was bent on matchmaking, her grandmother was very hesitant.

The Zhen family is a family of the former dynasty, a famous family, and the family of the Weiguo Mansion is certainly equivalent, however, Siniang is two years older than Su Xun, although today's aristocratic marriage, pay attention to the birth of the eight characters together, and don't care too much about the woman is slightly older, within three years old, it can be regarded as a good match, but the eldest princess is worried that Siniang is older, and her personality is very resolute, so she is afraid that she will not match Su Jing's temperament.

I never thought that Su Xun admired Siniang's talent very much, and appreciated her outspoken temperament.

Su Xun's opinion dispelled the eldest princess's only concerns.

I'm afraid that the Zhen family and the crown princess will be unforeseeable, under Zhen Siniang's straightforward and sparse surface, she is actually amorous and shameless in her bones.

While Yi Jing despised Zhen Siniang, she inevitably thought of herself......

I couldn't help but blame myself.

But thinking of her eldest brother's bleak end, she really didn't want to let go of Zhen Siniang, let alone accept such a sister-in-law in this life.

As a last resort, Xu Ye can't take care of it too much, even if the matter can't be overcome, he must let the eldest brother see Zhen Siniang's face clearly, and in the end, Yijing gritted his teeth and decided.

However, Du Yuniang, who persuaded the beautiful scenery to "slowly draw it", his actions were very fast, just yesterday, Mama Song's private house entered a snitch - Luo took Song Ming to other houses to chat, and even called the cuckoo to go with her, Lamei was still as usual, went to the market to buy fresh tea and vegetables, and happened to meet the snitch when she returned, so the girl was very brave, while pestering the snitch, while shouting loudly.

The snitch was so anxious that she took out a dagger to threaten her, but Lamei was not afraid of danger, and there were a few cuts on her arm, and she still gritted her teeth and entangled the snitch, and finally delayed the neighbors to arrive, and the snitch was seized and sent to the official office.

The heroic deeds of the lady Lamei to protect the Lord immediately spread.

It was only early in the morning, and this matter was passed on by the servants of the Guogong Mansion, and when it came to Yijing's ears, it had become a thrilling story of Lamei being stabbed several times in the abdomen and bleeding nonstop, but she was still holding the snitch's thigh, and was dragged a hundred steps away, and the blood stained the bluestone, and finally the snitch was caught.

A few maids in the spring twilight knew the inside story, and after hearing these rumors, they also "sighed", and Qiuyue also specially inquired about Dongyu - "Is that girl's life in danger?" Such a faithful maid should be rewarded well, and her life must be saved. ”

Dongyu didn't have time to exchange news with Mama Song, and he wasn't sure what the situation was, but he also had two bubbles of tears in his eyes, and he thanked Lamei for a thankful praise - "She was also a poor person, her parents died early, and the sisters fell into the hands of human teeth, and when she was six years old, she was sold to my family as a slave, and she was always diligent, but she didn't want to be so strong, but it was just some wealth outside the body, even if it was gone, it didn't matter, where was it worth giving up her life, alas, if there is a good one, but how to live is good, I think my father and grandmother will be grateful, I will definitely invite a doctor to treat her"-Xia Ke watched from the side, bowed his head silently, and finally gritted his teeth to hold back the twitching of the corners of his mouth.

Yijing and Banniang had breakfast, dressed up neatly, one of the sisters wore a moon-white hibiscus gauze skirt, the other wore a cherry red madder undergarment, and each had a pair of pretty buds on their heads, and went to Yuanying Hall to greet each other.

The eldest princess is in front of her, and today is also lively.

The second lady Ritchie was finally lifted from the "grounding", leading Erniang and Siniang, the mother and daughter were dressed up in jewels, but only Ritchie and Erniang were talking and laughing, Siniang was very sad, she combed a single screw bun today, inserted two huge red gold hairpins, and was forced to hairpin a bowl of begonia silk flowers, Yijing looked at it from the side, and felt that her neck was tired and panicked, and she frequently expressed her sympathy with her eyes.

and Mama Yang, a busy person, even took the time to talk to the eldest princess, mentioning the matter of resetting the school for the little ladies - as expected, Li Jihe agreed to serve as the west seat, but Huang's meaning was to wait until the eldest princess's birthday in early July before officially starting the lecture.

Of course, Mama Song was also on the side, still holding a fan, slowly fanning the eldest princess, with an indifferent expression, only interjecting irrelevant words from time to time, all of which were funny, and she didn't seem to realize the strangeness of the snitch at all.

Yijing paid attention to Mama Song intentionally or unintentionally, and finally when Mama Yang talked about the newly replenished second-class maid in Luqing Garden, she found a suitable time: "It must be appropriate to have a mother and a grandmother's palm, but when it comes to choosing a teaching maid, I have to admire Mama Song, I heard the maids in the yard talk early in the morning, how to say that Mama's family was robbed yesterday, thanks to meeting Mama's maid, I heard that the thief also stabbed the maid, and the maid covered the wound and chased out the door, so that the thief did not let the thief get away with it, Dongyu cried when he heard this, worried about the safety of the maid, Mama, how is the maid now, is the injury serious? ”

The eldest princess also vaguely heard these discussions, but Ritch came early today, and didn't have time to ask for a while, so she naturally took over the conversation: "I heard that yesterday was very dangerous, and I also lost that girl's loyalty...... If the injury is serious, even though Ah Song speaks, I still recognize a few doctors with outstanding medical skills. ”

Mama Song was flattered, hurriedly thanked her, and explained with a smile: "It's also word of mouth, so it's so dangerous, although Lamei was injured, but there were a few cuts on her arm, and it didn't hurt her muscles and bones." ”

Yijing hurriedly stroked his chest: "That's fine, I listened to those discussions, but I was not scared, and Dongyu was also very surprised." He told Qiu Yue seriously: "When my son goes back, I have to remember to tell Dongyu what my grandmother said, so that she can rest assured." ”

Qiu Yue pursed her lips several times before choking back the sullen smile in her throat and acknowledging with a serious expression.

But only one day later, at noon the next day, a few maids who were idle and waiting in the porch had something else to say.

"I heard that the reason why the one named Lamei is so brave is because Mama Song is too powerful, and she is afraid that if she lets the snitch get out, she will have to be beaten on the spot."

"I've also heard that it seems that Nalamei's sister was beaten to death."

Some people were silent: "Carefully come out of your mouth, let's say a few words." ”

"It's just gossip, what's there to be afraid of." Some people are not convinced.

It's more of a naturally curious person: "I don't know if it's like a rumor, or if it's chasing after the wind." ”

"It's mostly true, or who would dare to chew Mama Song's teeth behind her back."

"This is too ruthless, how dare you beat people to death, even if the slave and maid are despicable, but they are not cats and dogs, they are also human lives."

There are those who are afraid to turn around and leave, but there are also those who are fearless to rejoin, and gradually become enthusiastic, and then mention Mama Song, while being afraid, in the end, there are some common hatreds, but they don't dare to scold.

These discussions reached Dongyu's ears, which naturally made her angry, almost didn't bite the silver teeth, and didn't care about rewarding the little girl who volunteered to report God, she turned over from the kang with a grunt, pinched the horn comb and shaved her hair, and walked to the porch while combing the skirt of her clothes, and happened to see a few maids pulling Xia Ke passing by.

"Isn't my sister's family in the same courtyard as Luo's? I think I also knew Lamei in the past, is she often beaten? ”

Xia Ke pretended not to see Dongyu standing at the bottom of the steps, and frowned slightly: "When I was a child, I often saw Lamei, and most of the time I saw her with injuries on her body, and I also asked her, but she said that she didn't pay attention to her knock, and she didn't know how." ”

Before the words fell, the maids broke out into a heated discussion: "She is not stupid, how can she often bump and bruise all over her body?" must have been beaten, and because of Mama Song's majesty, she didn't dare to say it. ”

"Dongyu was still praised for her diligence yesterday, and said with red eyes that she had a poor background, and her feelings were pretending to be and crying rats, and she was always gentle and polite, but it turned out that she was pretending." - The one who said this was the maid named May.

"Mama Song is too vicious, no matter how noble she is, can she still be nobler than the master in the Guogong Mansion? We usually make small mistakes, at most we are punished for doing more work, no matter how serious it is, it is just a deduction of monthly money, just like those in Jinguiyuan, who made such a big turmoil, and they were not killed. ”

"The last time Xia Yun behaved like that, Wu Niang didn't move a finger from her."

"I heard that Lamei is really a proper person, just see that she was treated like that, and she didn't complain everywhere, she was so loyal and brave yesterday, it's really pitiful."

"If she goes out, I'm afraid she will end up like her sister."

These maids and slaves, although they are accustomed to serving high and low, and begging for tricks, but there is still a bit of justice in their hearts, and other things are okay, when they learned that Mama Song was so vicious to the slaves and maids at home, it was inevitable that they would hurt them, and for a while, they didn't notice the pale-faced winter rain at the bottom of the steps. The more he discussed, the more angry he became, and his voice unconsciously rose a few points.

There are also clever people like May, who have long seen Qiu Yue and Xia Ke's dissatisfaction with the winter rain, and secretly wondered if Mama Song is powerful, is Mama Yang weak? Speaking of which, Mama Yang is now assisting the Duchess of the State in charge of the feed, and she is their real boss, and she is close to Wuniang with Qiuyue, as well as Xia Ke, who is Wuniang's "new favorite".

So he sneered again and again: "I have long seen that Mama Song's family is pretending, amiable on the surface, and they are really ruthless, the original Yingsheng is so flattering to their ancestors and grandchildren, but as a result, they turned their heads and were stumped by the two grandparents and grandchildren, and they had to go to Zhuangzi to endure hardships. ”

Hearing this, Dong Yurao remembered his grandmother's repeated admonitions, and he really couldn't help the sudden anger in his heart, and walked up the stone steps with his skirt, and stared at May with a pair of eyes: "What kind of thing, dare to spew blood here?" ”

May was startled at first, she was still a little weak-hearted, but she was also angered by Dongyu's attitude, and immediately forked her waist, Huo Di got up and came face to face with Dongyu: "What are you?" What am I afraid to say? What I said is the truth, I am not a slave of your family, let you bully and scold. ”

Dong Yu He had been treated like this, and immediately blushed, and because of his identity, he didn't want to scold the cheap maid, so he only slashed it with a cold gaze, panting in his nose, and turned to Xia Ke and said: "My sister is a first-class maid, do you just watch them talk about filth?" ”

Thinking of Lamei's suffering over the years, Xia Ke only felt relieved, and he didn't talk to Dong Yu with a red face, but with a light smile on the corner of his lips: "The Qing is self-purifying, if Mama Song has never beaten the house slaves, why do you need to be so angry with Dong Yu?" Everyone just had doubts, so they just talked about it, can I still make them shut up and not speak? ”

"Xia Ke is reasonable, besides, now the entire Guogong Mansion is talking about this, Dongyu, you dare to swear by the sky, saying these words are groundless? How do you treat Lamei, you know in your heart that your body is positive, and the shadow can still lean over the wall? May was triumphant, but she didn't dare to mention Mama Song's name again.

Thinking of Xia Ke's blunt words just now that Lamei is often injured, Dong Yu couldn't wait to go up with a few paws and tear her into two pieces, her fist clenched and clenched, and finally she couldn't hold back her hands, and she was a little unscrupulous: "Sister Xia Ke, I have only been here for a short time, but I also know the rules of Wu Niangli's garden, and it is strictly forbidden to discuss the rights and wrongs of the master behind my back, you indulge them so much to pour sewage on my grandmother, aren't you afraid of the master's punishment?" ”

As soon as the rules of the garden were mentioned, some maids were deflated, and they all hung their heads, and some even took a few steps back, wanting to take advantage of the fact that there was no trouble, and quietly left this place.

Xia Ke really laughed out loud at this time, and shook his head: "Sister Dongyu, you yourself said that Wu Niangli's garden rules strictly prohibit people from discussing the rights and wrongs of the master, although we exchanged each other's opinions just now because of doubts, but which master is involved?" Or do you think that Mama Song can also be called the master of the Guogong Mansion? ”

The maid who had just retired, came to her senses, and immediately regained her brightness, and several eyes full of mockery looked at Dongyu invariably.

Isn't it? Listening to what she said, didn't she regard herself as the master of the Guogong Mansion? Although Mama Song is trusted by the eldest princess, and her background is different from that of ordinary slaves, she is a subordinate in the end, not to mention Dongyu, in terms of speaking, she is no different from everyone, and the body deed is in the hands of the master, even if she is the manager, but she is also a slave with a better face, what is there to show?

used to respect her, but it was just to leave a way back, but Mama Song was such a vicious person, who could really take advantage of her, it was better to be careful on an errand, if she could get the trust of Wu Niang, it would be better than ten Mama Song.

Dongyu also regretted that under his anger, he didn't choose to say anything for a while, and fell into such a big handle, but he really couldn't bear the disdain of these cheap women, and his little face was flushed, and he couldn't distinguish it, so he only gritted his teeth fiercely.

"What's going on? Wu Niang was still taking a nap in the study, and she was woken up by you. But he saw Chun Du step out of the main hall with a solemn face, and glanced at everyone.

The porch was completely quiet, and several maids stood with their eyes down, not daring to say anything more.

Only then did Chun Dusk ease his expression: "The one on duty stays, and the rest of the people are scattered, Xia Ke and Dongyu, you two come with me." ”

Xia Ke was naturally not in a hurry, only smiled and glanced at Dong Yu, but Dong Yu was anxious, annoyed, and worried, and stood for a while before following him to the study.

The beautiful scenery reclined on the beauty couch, scattered with green silk, and still sleepy-eyed.

Dongyu looked at her and didn't look angry, her heart was at ease, her grievances suddenly swelled up, and the two lines of cold gurgled down, only kneeling in front of Yijing.

The sudden move surprised Chundui: "What is this for, kneeling and crying well...... It's not good to talk yet, so I startled Wu Niang carefully. ”

Yi Jingben was really "surprised": "I only vaguely heard that you were stumbling outside, so I wanted to ask you to come in and ask a few words, what's wrong?" Spring Twilight quickly helped Dongyu up, don't let her knees hurt her knees. ”

"Wu Niang, please also ask Wu Niang to be the master of the slave and grandmother!"

The winter rain suddenly brought rain to the pear blossoms, and the crying was so pitiful.