Master Cheng was a little troubled by this eldest son, and originally thought that if Qiu'er and Sister Yi could be separated earlier, his relationship with the eldest princess could also be put on the agenda earlier, but now he can only put it on hold.

For a while, the atmosphere in the side hall was quite silent, and the few subordinates standing on one side were all holding their breath, looking at their noses and noses, and only thinking that they did not exist.

As soon as Cheng Xingqiu's right hand was raised, the shredded paper swirled and fell one after another, as if snow was flying in the house for no reason, and Tiangong also sighed for a mistake.

Ruan Yuyi lowered her eyes, and her gaze fell on the tips of her shoes.

"That being the case," Master Cheng was silent for a long time before he spoke, "I will give you a few days to think about yourself, think about your career, think about your stupid brother, don't make trouble to the point of complaining." ”

Xu wanted to ease the atmosphere, and he didn't want the eldest son who had just been lost and regained, so he hated himself, so Master Cheng asked the two to sit down, and asked someone to bring snacks and tea.

He rarely sat with the juniors like this and only talked about family affairs, nothing else, so he only asked a few general questions, and then had nothing to say. Cheng Xingqiu was unhappy in his heart, so he didn't speak, only Ruan Yuyi on the side responded with questions and answers.

After a few rounds of talking, Cheng Xingqiu suddenly got up and strode out of the side hall, Master Cheng opened his mouth and wanted to shout, but he disappeared after a long time. Without Cheng Xingqiu, Weng and his daughter-in-law need to avoid it, so it is inconvenient to stay longer.

Ruan Yuyi gave a light salute and took her leave. She walked slowly out of the threshold, and the little man guarding the door saw that it was her, and bowed in a proper manner.

It was when the sun was high, and in order to avoid some sunlight, the two walked next to each other under the eaves. Mu Ling followed closely to her side and pouted, "This eldest prince behaves like this, does he want to set up a flat wife?" Dawu has never had this precedent, he actually intended to be the first person. ”

Ruan Yuyi pinched the soft flesh in her hand, and said in a suppressed voice, "Be quiet, this is still the main room, don't let people listen." ”

Even if the law of Wuguo allows, Zhaorong can't tolerate her. What's more, what kind of flat wives and noble concubines are just excuses created by men in order to cover up their behavior of spoiling concubines and killing their wives.

Hearing this, Mu Ling was startled, looked around, and saw that there was no one, so he breathed a sigh of relief. She turned to say, "Miss, there is still some distance from the West Chamber, why don't you go back to the courtyard to rest first, and just go to find Sister Muxiang." ”

She thought for a moment, but still couldn't let go, "I'll go with you." If you really meet the eldest princess, you can take care of it. ”

So the two of them went to the west chamber together. The open space in front of the main house was wide, and the wind was particularly strong, making the branches and leaves of the trees rustle, and if you listened attentively, you could still hear the muffled sound of heavy objects crashing during the period.

She frowned and paused, then turned her face and asked Mu Ling, "Did you hear any strange noise?" As he spoke, the movement seemed to become more violent, suddenly, suddenly, like a trapped beast, desperately trying to break through the complicated iron cage.

Mu Ling also noticed it, and the two of them followed the sound, and in front of them was a long-abandoned ear room. The timber on the corner, which had been damaged by the wind and rain day by day, stood beside it because few people entered, and the wind blew, and even had a faint musty smell.

But the transept on the west side was not abandoned because it was idle. She had heard Cheng Xingqiu mention that after careful calculation, he was actually not the eldest son in the family.

The first child of the Cheng family was born by Aunt Mei, and it was really pleasing to Master Cheng at that time, he didn't see this son for a day, and he felt that something was wrong.

But it's a pity that more than 20 years ago, the child was greedy for play, climbed up and down on several cases in the ear room, didn't fall very much, and the hard object hit the back of the head, and never woke up. The subordinates wasted a lot of effort, but they couldn't find his body. It was the height of summer, and the maid who was passing by smelled a strange smell, and only then did he find him.

It stands to reason that the location of the ear room is not remote, and the whole house is looking for it together, but they ignore it, if there is no one behind it, Master Cheng will never believe it, because of this matter, he does not show it on his face, and he has always hated Cheng Zhu's ruthlessness in his heart, so he is even more indifferent to her.

Although Master Cheng is quite sad, but in the end he is just a concubine who died young, conventionally, in order to ask for good luck, he can't even go to the family tree. After that, Master Cheng turned to pay more attention to Cheng Xingqiu.

Because there was such a period of time in this transept, it has been shelved and not used.

Ruan Yuyi hesitated and reached out to touch the door. Before she could exert much effort, the door was pushed open, and the lock hanging on top fell in response.

The iron lock slammed into the ground, and the movement inside stopped.

Mu Ling grabbed Ruan Yuyi's forearm, blocked her in front of her, and said, "Miss, let the slave come." ”

The light from outside falls into the dim room, and the light and shadow reflected on the ground unfold like a folding fan. Looking around, I suddenly found a figure kneeling beside the bed of the abandoned Arhat in the corner, her hairpin hair was scattered, and she couldn't distinguish her appearance.

"Sister Muxiang!" Mu Ling was startled, where could she hold her babbling temperament, called loudly in her mouth, and trotted over.

Ruan Yuyi was a step behind her, and her heart was also tight, so she hurriedly stepped forward.

Untied the thick rope on her wrist and ankle, removed the handkerchief that was stuffed in her mouth and distorted both cheeks, and moistened her chapped lips with the fragrance of wood, and then she spoke, and she called hoarsely, "Miss." ”

Zhaorong actually locked people here, fasting from drinking and eating. If she hadn't passed through here, or had been locked up for a long time, Mu Xiang would have lost even the strength to ask for help, and who would have noticed this abandoned ear room.

Just thinking about Mu Xiang's possibility that she would be like the Cheng family's child, folded here, she felt that the surroundings were a little dull, almost making her breathless.

Ruan Yuyi was really distressed when she heard it, "Okay, it's okay, Mu Ling and I are here." We all know what's going on, so don't talk about it, save some effort. ”

She stroked the corners of Mu Xiang's forehead, her movements were gentle, originally with a sense of comfort, she didn't want to get her hands wet, she thought it was a light sweat, but when she withdrew her hand, she looked at it in the dim light, but found that her palms were stained with a dark color.

Her fingertips twisted the dark color, and suddenly the tip of her nose was astringent, and she stepped forward to hug Mu Xiang, tightened her arms, and her voice was choked, "I'm sorry, the eldest princess is clearly coming at me." And now you're—"

It seemed that something was in her throat that made her unable to speak.

Mu Xiang obediently didn't speak, but gently patted her on the back, as if she was usually coaxing her when she was in a bad mood.

Ruan Yuyi snorted lightly and said, "When everything settles down, I will find a good family for you, so you don't have to suffer this with me." ”

Hearing this, Mu Xiang shook his head desperately.