Chapter 7: Death by the Rod
Early the next morning, Lan Qingruo, who was sitting in front of the dresser, heard the voice of the nurse outside the wooden window.
"It's early in the morning, but I don't know where the wind blew you to this courtyard." The nurse was full of spring and greeted people again and again.
The one who came was the grandmother who followed the old princess. Seeing that the nurse was interested, the grandmother was happy, her head was slightly high, and the shelf was also raised. She stroked her hair bun with one hand, and before she could speak, she already felt the coldness coming from her sleeve, probably a hanging jade string, and she knew that it was not a bargain when she touched her hand.
Mama lowered her eyes and looked at the nurse, and when she saw the look that made her secretly accept it, she knew that this thing was the family's filial piety to herself, and her smile was even more satisfied.
"Where's your master?" Mama asked.
"I just got up, and I'm grooming inside." After the nurse finished speaking, the thick cotton curtain in front of the door was lifted.
Lan Qingruo was dressed in an emerald green jacket with a fur collar around her neck, she was generous and her demeanor made people look elegant. I saw her salute slightly, and the temperament that came from the lady of the gate was instantly revealed from her.
Mama nodded, and handed the wooden plate in her hand forward, "The old princess liked the medicinal food made by Mrs. yesterday, and today I asked the old slave to send this rosary to Mrs. ”
If Lan Qing ignores the Buddha, he doesn't know the value of the rosary. But the nurse understood that the moment the next person took the tray and lifted the red cloth, the nurse immediately shouted, "Yo! This bead seems to be the old princess's personal belongings! Madame rejoices! ”
It is indeed a happy event to be able to get the personal things given by the old princess, Mama nodded, and before she could speak, she saw Lan Qingruo lift the hem of her skirt and take a step down the stairs, "Such a valuable thing, the concubine should personally thank the old princess for her kindness." ”
"Just thank you in person, in the past, the old princess had to go up the mountain to worship the Buddha for a few days every fifteen, and the girl is going now, I'm afraid I won't be able to touch it." Mama said, looking at Lan Qingruo with regret in her eyes, "Madam doesn't have to think so much, I really want to thank her, so I will wait for the day when the old princess returns home, and then spend some effort to make some food, and coax her old man." ”
What she said was regarded as a gesture.
"Mama Xie's teachings."
Without waiting for Lan Qingruo to get up, he saw Mama waving her hand, "Okay, the things have been delivered, and the old slave has returned first, Madame, let's rest." ”
Saying that, Mama had already turned around and was about to leave, and the nurse saw Lan Qingruo's eyes, and hurriedly chased two steps, "Mama Ruo has nothing else to do, stay and drink a cup of hot tea before leaving." ”
Before the nurse's voice fell, I saw the grandmother's footsteps pause, and then slammed into the ground, which scared the people in the yard enough.
Seeing that everyone was around, Lan Qingruo also hurriedly ran up, "Doctor! Get a doctor!! ”
The little maid in the courtyard listened, turned around and ran out, and then several people carried Mama to Lan Qingruo's bed, the doctor couldn't wait for a long time, but Mama's lips gradually turned purple.
No, you can't die in your room.
She thought about it, and tugged on the sleeve of the nurse, and the nurse immediately understood what the master meant, and sent the people in the room away, Lan Qingruo had already begun to help the grandmother take the pulse and apply the needle.
This scene frightened Mama, she ran forward again and again, and said anxiously: "Madam, you have forgotten what your family instructed, you know how to heal, but you must not let outsiders know!" ”
"Shut up!" Without waiting for the nurse's voice to fall, Lan Qingruo directly scolded her, "If Mrs. Ben doesn't make a move, is it really necessary to wait for this old woman to die in this courtyard!" ”
It's also strange, it stands to reason that she has no problem with the needle, but Mama's pulse doesn't seem to have improved at all. She withdrew her hand, thought for a long time, and suddenly turned around suddenly, clasping the hand of the nurse on the side with both hands, "Good nurse, help me, now the old princess finally trusts me, if her personal grandmother dies in my room, then the previous efforts will be in vain." ”
"But you are just a generation of women, according to the rules, female dependents have no right to seek medical treatment and buy medicine, you..."
"Didn't you have some herbs left over from last time? You can find some midnight movies, angelica, and boil it for an hour to heal her! ”
The nurse doesn't want to go, but who else can help Lan Qingruo besides her? Thinking so, she gritted her teeth and turned around and rushed out of the room.
No more, no less, exactly an hour, she carefully brought the medicine back to the room, and when the two of them were supporting her grandmother's body and feeding the medicine, suddenly several people broke in.
Lan Qingruo was caught off guard and threw away the bowl in his hand.
"Shen Xinyue!" When she saw the person who repeatedly spoiled her good deeds, she was angry and annoyed.
Shen Xinyue put her hands around her chest, she didn't say anything immediately, just asked, "What about the medicine?" ”
"What's your business!"
"I didn't know, it turns out that the girl from the Lan family also knows how to practice medicine." Her words faded into the breeze.
But these words pierced her heart word by word as if she could take Lan Qingruo's life. You know, she understands this side of medical skills, but she has worked hard to hide it.
Lan Qingruo's face changed suddenly, that fierce energy was a side she had never shown since she came to this mansion, she walked up to Shen Xinyue and threatened; "I advise you not to meddle in your business, or else... I'm going to make you don't even know how you died here. ”
She didn't know why Shen Xinyue wasn't afraid, and she didn't wait for her to understand, but she saw Huo Weilou, who came at an unknown time, suddenly came in from outside with angry eyes, and a few pieces of medicine residue thrown away by the nurse were lying on the handkerchief in his hand.
He looked extremely vicious, and the posture that seemed to come to collect debts made Lan Qingruo take a few steps back in fright. In the blink of an eye, tears were already in her eyes, in exchange for that delicate appearance, if it weren't for the nurse supporting her, I was afraid that she would not be able to stand up a long time ago.
"Dangerous... Brother Dangerous Building..."
"You know how to heal?" Huo Weilou Xu still misses the old feelings, his tone is softened but also a little angry.
Who would have thought that the woman who is 'more in love than gold' with herself on weekdays also has a side that she has never seen.
"No... It's not such a dangerous brother. She stepped forward again and again with a pitiful look, and before she could grab Huo Weilou's hands, she heard Shen Xinyue mention: "It's time to call my brother." ”
These words made Lan Qingruo a little confused, she had also thought that there would be a day when the East Window incident would happen, but she also understood that it must not be the present when she had not yet gained a firm foothold in the mansion.
Thinking about it, she closed her eyes fiercely, and a teardrop the size of a bean fell directly to the floor.
"So... Did you really take the aphrodisiac? Why? ”
"It's not me!" She shouted, and raised her head violently with a look of being wronged, "I really don't know what you're talking about!" ”
"This drama is over" Shen Xinyue sneered, what she didn't expect was that now that people have stolen goods, the other party can still be hard-mouthed. took a deep breath, "The dregs were just poured by your nurse, and some of the things in it are part of the aphrodisiac herbs in the prince's house, isn't it possible that the lady is deliberately doing it by the nurse?" ”
Frightened by this, the nurse knelt directly on the ground, this is the crime of being kicked out, she doesn't dare to bear it.
Without waiting for Shen Xinyue to continue, she found that Lan Qingruo had stared at her with red eyes for a long time, and before she could speak, she saw the corners of her lips slightly hooked, "It seems that the princess knows no less than her sister, so why did you pull me to be your substitute ghost?" ”
Shen Xinyue was startled for a moment, she turned her head slightly to look at the other party, "Does my sister really want me to take you to the flow account of the purchase of medicines in the house one by one?" ”
After saying this, Lan Qingruo couldn't get hard anymore, why was she hard, these residues were medicinal materials that the mansion wouldn't purchase at all...
"Or..."Shen Xinyue walked around Lan Qingruo, she looked at the room, "Search it directly, this kind of medicinal material, if you can use it twice, it means that you definitely don't keep two parts, right!" ”
"Whose house are you going to search?" Just when everyone's attention was on Lan Qingruo, the voice of the old princess suddenly came from outside the door.
Soon the old princess entered the room with the support of Huo Ziyao, and after entering the room, the old princess glared directly at Huo Weilou, "My old woman is not dead yet, is it your turn to call the shots?" ”
Seeing that the supporter was coming, Lan Qingruo knelt directly at the feet of the old princess, and she shouted with tears in her eyes; "The concubine has to be the master of her daughter-in-law~"
"Get up." After letting Lan Qingruo get up, the old princess's eyes never took off Huo Weilou's body.
"Back to the concubine's words, I was suspicious at the time, now all the clues point to Miss Lan, now as long as you search the room..."
"You're going to let this rude thing mess with the mansion here?" The old princess shouted, and the surroundings were suddenly silent. In the hall, only Lan Qingruo was still sobbing.
Shen Xinyue lowered her head slightly and was silent, seeing the old princess coming, she instinctively took a breath, and her eyes were uncontrollable and always glanced at the old princess's hand. She was afraid that the slap would come at her again...
"It's that I underestimated you, this demagogic Nizi." The old princess's words were full of ridicule, "It's just a few days of hard work, and you actually bluffed the regent into obeying you." ”
Shen Xinyue didn't understand how to think about this, her eyes were at a loss, and the moment she looked at Huo Weilou, she didn't know what to say, "You... Say what? ”
"What? Am I wrong? In order to let the regent clear your name, you did not hesitate to frame others to get out, you vixen are really calculating. Her self-righteous appearance made Shen Xinyue couldn't help but sneer.
Without waiting for her to speak, the old princess continued: "If I don't punish you today, it will be difficult to correct my Huomen family style, and someone will come!" Drag this woman out and kill her with a rod! ”
Cane to death!? These two words smashed into Shen Xinyue's head with a bang like thunder.
"Why did you kill me with a rod?" Before Shen Xinyue's voice fell, three or five small servants came from outside the door after answering.
"It's up to you to be the head of the charming family!" The old princess's crime is convenient.
"In this world, everything must be evidenced, and the princess will be silent if she can't produce evidence, is she really not afraid of being talked about by outsiders?" Her shouting reached the door, and the people outside couldn't help but lean in front of the door and the window to take a look.
The old princess lived in the mansion, although she had never been arrogant, but she had never been laughed at like this.
The moment these remarks came out of Shen Xinyue's mouth, she was immediately annoyed, "What are you all waiting for, my words don't work, or do you also want to be dragged out with this woman and killed!" ”
At this point, the subordinates didn't dare to hesitate anymore, and after two or three steps, they had already grabbed Shen Xinyue's arm.