Chapter 20: Unintentional Bumping
He Xiaoxiao looked in the direction of Wang Mingzhu's fingertips, but only saw a back disappearing on the path leading to the backyard of the Chengenhou Mansion.
Although I didn't see the person's face, the purple dress that the person was wearing was indeed the same color as Liao Qing, who came with the Duchess of Fang Guo today.
"Suyin, come along and have a look." He Xiaoxiao greeted Suyin and instructed. "Whatever you see, come back and tell me first."
Su Yin is the only one of the four first-class maids around her who was born in the Chengenhou Mansion, and she knows the environment of the Chengenhou Mansion well, plus she is the youngest and the shortest, so she is the most suitable for such a thing.
Su Yin nodded and immediately followed the path.
Wang Mingzhu is not stupid, seeing that He Xiaoxiao arranged for someone to follow him, he didn't pay attention to this matter anymore.
Su Yin came back after going out for two teas, and Wang Mingzhu saw that Su Yin seemed to have something to say to He Xiaoxiao, so he took the initiative to get up and go to the front hall to find Mrs. Wang.
He Xiaoxiao was afraid that she wouldn't recognize the way back to the main hall, so he asked Quyin beside her to send her over.
After Wang Mingzhu left, Su Yin stepped forward.
"Do you see who that person is?" He Xiaoxiao raised his eyes and looked at Su Yin.
"Second Miss Hui, the slave and maid carefully followed over." Su Yin walked behind He Xiaoxiao, leaned over and whispered in her ear. "It is indeed the young lady of the Fang Guo family who came to the banquet today."
"The guests at the banquet don't stay in front of me, but go to my backyard." He Xiaoxiao sneered. "Do you see what she's doing?"
"She didn't do anything, she just met Aunt Li in our house."
"What?!" He Xiaoxiao's eyes widened when he heard this, and he was very surprised. "Are you sure? What did she see Aunt Li doing? ”
The concubine of Fang Guogong's family actually made a private appointment to meet her father's concubine, and this news stunned He Xiaoxiao at once.
"Don't ask me anything to ask you one by one, did you hear what they said?"
He Xiaoxiao hurriedly asked.
"For fear that they would find out that the slaves and maids did not dare to get too close, they really couldn't hear what they were saying." Suyin hurriedly explained. However, the slave maid saw that Aunt Li's face was ugly, and after a few words, she took a bag of things from the young lady's hand. Aunt Li took her things and left, and the young lady also went to the front hall. ”
He Xiaoxiao recalled the three concubines beside his father, those two were all born sons of the Chengenhou Mansion, and they had always been honest and had nothing to do, as if they were transparent people, and He Xiaoxiao had only seen them two or three times in his previous life.
This Aunt Li has a special identity, because she was born in the Li family in Longxi like her father's original partner who died early.
The Li family in Longxi is not only the maiden family of the old lady Li of Chengenhou Mansion, but Aunt Li also came to Chengenhou Mansion as her father's original wife.
Aunt Li was not only pregnant in the same year as the original partner, but even gave birth prematurely to He Zhi before He Wan was born.
Although his father is not fond of Aunt Li, he is still a little different from the other two concubines.
If it weren't for the secret provocation of this Aunt Li in the previous life, the relationship between father and mother would not be so cold.
Fortunately in this life, she has a good way, and the relationship between her mother and the people in the Chengenhou Mansion has eased, and Aunt Li has also done a lot of work in recent years.
And since the last time she used oleander pollen to rectify Liao Qing and caused her to miss the draft due to illness, He Xiaoxiao only knew that she had not been out in the past few months.
Today, I thought that she should not appear in my house, but I didn't expect that she not only came, but also sneaked into her backyard.
"Suyin, do you have anyone you know in Aunt Li's yard?" He Xiaoxiao stroked his fingers and thought for a while, then asked.
Su Yin lowered her head and thought for a moment and said.
"The second-class maid in Aunt Li's courtyard who is responsible for sprinkling and sweeping the house, Shallow Wall, is my godmother's youngest daughter."
"Okay, you go and talk to her, and ask her to find what Aunt Li took back while she was sprinkling, and it would be best to try to get a little of it." Unexpectedly, someone handed over the pillow when the drowsiness came, He Xiaoxiao said happily. "If she does this, I will bring her into my yard to serve."
If you want to say that the best place to go in the Chengenhou Mansion is He Xiaoxiao's Spring Heart Garden.
She is loose and often rewards the people around her, and the worst maids in the Spring Heart Garden are treated better than those in other courtyards.
Tan Yin, who had been listening to the whole process, saw that Su Yin left in a hurry, and couldn't help but ask.
"Second Miss, do you want to talk to Your Highness about this matter?"
"When dealing with Aunt Li's affairs, my mother will inevitably be a little anxious to deal with it." He Xiaoxiao shook his head. "Try to determine what Aunt Li took over first, and then I will naturally inform my father and mother to deal with this matter."
He Xiaoxiao said, gently stroked the corner of his clothes and stood up.
"Okay, I can't continue to be lazy." He Xiaoxiao pursed his lips and said. "Come with me to the antechamber."
He Xiaoxiao followed Tan Yin and Song Yin to the front hall.
The front hall is full of flowers, the eldest daughter of the He family has such a good marriage, and the Chengenhou Mansion is already prosperous, and now it is the icing on the cake.
The queen's mother's brother, Ning Guogong, also came to congratulate him with his wife and children, after all, when He Wan officially marries into the royal family next year, the Ningguo Mansion and the Chengenhou Mansion can be regarded as serious in-laws.
"Xiaoxiao, come quickly, I've seen the Duchess of Ningguo." The eldest princess of Chengguo saw that He Xiaoxiao finally appeared, and hurriedly beckoned her to come over to meet someone.
He Xiaoxiao stepped forward obediently and saluted.
"Her Royal Highness the eldest princess is really blessed, the children in the family are so good." Duchess Ning Guo took He Xiaoxiao's hand and praised her.
Waiting for the ladies around the eldest princess of Chengguo to finish praising themselves one by one, He Xiaoxiao hurriedly ran to He Yun's side and sat down against her.
"I haven't seen you in the morning." He Yun counted her. "If you don't come again, your mother will have people go to Chunxinyuan to arrest you."
"The front hall is noisy, I'm afraid of it." He Xiaoxiao tilted his head to look at her flatteringly. "I'm not coming now."
As he spoke, He Xiaoxiao inadvertently raised his eyes, and collided with Liao Qing's gaze when he returned to the front hall at some point.
Liao Qing was staring at He Yun with angry eyes, if he hadn't missed the draft with a rash on his body, he would have been able to enjoy such a scenery.
But he didn't expect He Xiaoxiao to look at him suddenly, Liao Qing thought of the bag of things he had just handed out, his shoulder line was visibly straightened for a moment, and he shrank away from He Xiaoxiao's gaze.
Seeing that she looked like a thief, He Xiaoxiao became more and more sure in her heart that the bag handed to Aunt Li was not a good thing.
Not long after, Su Yin turned back and nodded at He Xiaoxiao from afar.
He Xiaoxiao understood, and took the initiative to get up and walk towards Liao Qing.
"Sister Liao, long time no see." He Xiaoxiao hooked the corners of his lips and opened his mouth with a smile. "You haven't been out for months, and I'm worried you're broken."
"Xie Xiaoxiao is worried, but he just has a minor illness." Liao Qing had no choice but to stand up and smile reluctantly.
"That's good." He Xiaoxiao smiled, and suddenly leaned down and leaned into her ear and said. "Sister Liao, since you are not in good health, don't walk around in my backyard at will. Don't let me find out what you've done, or I'll still be counting what I said to you last time. ”