48 Banquet [Bureau within a Game (7)] (Revised)
Lin **'s antidote was very effective, and after taking the medicine, Rong Qi's condition stabilized.
In the afternoon, news came from the East Palace, saying that Xiao Yanchen was infected with the wind cold and could not go to the banquet, and now that Rong Qi's matter was dealt with, Xiao Yuqing rushed to the East Palace non-stop, and the role of a good brother was very good.
Yutan Garden
Duan Rufang sat down in front of the desk expressionlessly, waving his hand to signal Lu Fu to close the door. The cold wind was blowing, pouring in the window, blowing the lights and candles on the table swaying, Duan Rubian rubbed his eyebrows, and the corners of his mouth curled into a chuckle.
Lu Fu patted his chest with palpitations, "This time it's really a thousand shots, if it weren't for that Lin ** and Master Zhikong, you would be in trouble, Miss!"
Qinghe stood in place with a solemn face, her palms were full of sweat, it had been so long, she hadn't taken the time to take a look at Shiziye, Shiziye's body was not good, and now she had been poisoned by such an evil sect, and she didn't know what to do.
"I think we should go and thank Master Zhikong and Lin **, if it weren't for Miss He, how could he get away with it?" Midorifu continued.
Duan Rubian glanced at the green stroke, and his curved eyebrows and eyes were very good-looking, "Then you can prepare a thank you gift, people will come in a while......"
Lu Fu was very puzzled, opened his mouth to ask, but after thinking about it again, he closed his mouth again, forget it, what is the master's business mixed with a little maid......
Qinghe stepped forward quickly, silent for a long time, and his tone was a little hoarse, "Miss...... Qinghe has some things she wants to deal with......"
Duan Rubian was half-lying on the couch, with one hand propped up on his forehead, his eyes were dark, and he waved his hand for a while and said, "Come back early......
Qing He saluted, hurriedly rushed out of the door, Green Fu was confused, bowed his head and said nothing, Duan Rufang was silent for a moment, and called the dumplings, "I'm a little hungry, you go to the kitchen and order someone to help me make osmanthus soup for one night."
Tuanzi said yes and left, Duan Rubian sighed slowly, closed his eyes and took a nap, and played with a few locks of broken hair that fell on his chest, not knowing what he was thinking, his originally normal face turned red.
There was a noise outside the door, Duan Rubian opened his eyes, propped himself up, and glanced at Lu Fu with a smile, "The person you want to thank is here......
Lu Fu didn't know why, stepped forward to open the door, Qing Yue led a man dressed in black and walked in, Duan Ruying got up with a bright smile.
Lu Fu wanted to see the person's face clearly by the candlelight, who knew that the wide hat covered the person's face, how could he not see clearly, Duan Rufang covered his mouth and smiled, stepped forward to hold the man's hands, and called in a low voice, "Aunt Cui......"
The man's figure trembled, leaving two lines of hot tears on his face under the black veil, and he knelt in front of Duan Rubian with a plop, and his voice was choked, "Old slave...... I've seen Miss ......."
Lu Fu finally came back to his senses when he heard the voice, and the man reached out and tore off the hat, revealing a tear-stained face, it was Lin **.
"Aunt Cui, hurry up, if this matter didn't have your help, how could it be so smooth" Duan Rubian helped Lin ** and said gently.
Lin ** shook his head frequently, wiping his tears, "This is all owed by the old slave to the third lady, so many years...... So many old slaves...... Old slave ......"
"Okay" Duan Rubian interrupted, "Aunt Cui, it's all in the past, you can help me, my mother must also know"
Lin ** sighed, stroking the jade bracelet on his wrist that had already lost its luster, "The old slave is sorry for Madame, if the old slave insisted on leading Madame away, maybe Madame would not have died......"
Duan Rufang's eyes flowed, hiding the discomfort in his heart, "That's my mother herself is too stupid, don't blame Aunt Cui"
Lin ** smiled bitterly and looked at the flickering lamp and candle, as if she could see the time when she was grinding and Miss was writing under the candlelight......
Lin ** was the maid of Xia Chu, the daughter of Xia Mansion, when she was young, she was like a sister to Xia Chu since she was a child, after Xia Chu married into Duan Mansion, she married and followed, and witnessed the time when Xia Chu was reduced from the happy Duan Mansion Lady to Duan Mansion's concubine, Duan Rufang was sent away by Duan Lin Xiu, the Xia family declined, and Xia Chu suddenly decadent.
Without the blessing of her husband and the backing of her family, the Shui family suppressed Xia Chu regardless of the consequences, and after giving birth to Duan Qingxuan, Lin ** really couldn't stand the life of Duan Mansion, so he proposed to take Xia Chu and Duan Qingxuan out of the house secretly, looking for Duan Rufang's plan to go away and fly high, but Xia Chu had a deep affection for Duan Lin Xiu and refused to leave even if he died, Lin ** There was no way, she left Duan's Mansion ruthlessly, opened a pharmacy in a small corner of the capital, and went back from time to time to take a look at Xia Chu, after Xia Chu's death, she never entered Duan's Mansion again, until not long ago, Duan Rubian secretly found her and discussed something with her.
Lin ** was originally guilty of Xia Chu, and naturally agreed to Duan Rufang's plan without saying a word, which is why Lin ** asked for sin.
After appeasing Lin **, Duan Rubian glanced at Qing Yue, "Jade, that girl escaped?"
Qingyue nodded, "Escaped, I went to see, her clothes and jewelry and the silver you gave her are gone"
Duan Rubian smiled lightly, "It's fast to escape"
Lin ** wrung up the veil worriedly, "Will she tell this matter......"
Duan Rubian picked up the teacup and took a sip, sneering, "How could I believe that such a slave wouldn't shake things out......"
Duan Rubian paused, "Every silver ticket I gave her has been manipulated, if she spends it, then she will be imprisoned, if she doesn't spend it, she will die in less than a month......"
Jade betrayed Duan Xiang for money, and she can't guarantee that one day she will shake out today's rights and wrongs for money, Duan Rufang has never left a handle for himself, just a maid, and if he dies, he will die......
Lin ** was taken aback by Duan Rubian's painless words, and looked at Duan Rubian's eyes with a hint of fear.
Duan Rufang saw it in her eyes, and the smile on the corner of her mouth was even bigger, how could she not hate Lin **? She hated, she didn't believe that Lin ** was completely loyal to her mother Xia Chu, if she was really sincere to Xia Chu, would Duan Qingxuan die alone in Duan Mansion in her previous life?
"The slave maid still has something unknown" Lu Fu is smart, and has already guessed a rough idea, but there is still something unclear, so "Miss, when did you meet Master Zhikong, if this matter is a plan, then what is the matter with Master Zhikong?"
Lin ** nodded approvingly, and Qing Yue also stared at Duan Rubian with some confusion.
Duan Rufang smiled mysteriously and was noncommittal.
In her heart, Master Zhikong, is just a charlatan with no appearance, in this previous life, she knew that during the period of being the Fifth Imperial Concubine, she visited Master Zhikong in order to win back for Xiao Yuqing, and revealed his true face at that time, but now he still has some credibility in what he said, so he secretly sent someone to take a letter to him, and wrote nothing more than evidence of his corruption in the past few years, which forced him to help himself, but he definitely didn't dare to say it, such a timid person, there is nothing to fear.
Duan Rubian took a sip and said leisurely, "It's not too early, Aunt Cui should go back first, Qingyue"
Qing Yue bowed his head and was ordered, let Lin ** put on a cloak, and disappeared into the night.
Duan Rubian glanced out the window, waved his hand to let Lu Fu retreat, and blew out the candle.
When Tuanzi came to Duan Rufang's door with a plate of osmanthus soup, Duan Rufang's house was already pitch black, and Lu Fu motioned to Tuanzi to bring the osmanthus soup back, Tuanzi felt a little uncomfortable, and the master's mind has become more and more difficult to guess recently......