Chapter 23: Yang Mou!
Lin Yue's face was pale because of Zhong Li's words, but she was speechless by her words, so she had to accompany her smiling face. "This... Li'er ......" When her words came to her lips, she immediately smiled stupidly and changed her words, "Grand...... Miss Chang's lesson is that the concubine ...... The concubine was taught, and she also asked Miss Yan to forgive her sins. So saying, she got up and knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
"Aunt Lin has been in charge of the house for a long time, and she must not be negligent, Zuo is just a title, Aunt Lin doesn't have to be like this, get up and talk quickly. Zhong Li naturally wouldn't give her a chance to make a gesture of compromise, and got up to help Lin Yue.
After Lin Yue got up, she raised her hand to wipe away the tears, lowered her head and said earnestly, "Thank you Miss Yan, Miss Yan is generous and doesn't care about the concubine, the concubine has a reluctant request, and I hope Miss Yan will fulfill it." ”
Zhong Li glanced at the people in the main hall and bowed slightly, "If your aunt wants to say anything, don't delay the time for a thorough investigation." A few mothers-in-law also said that they have a lot of work in their hands, so they can't be delayed. Although her tone was amiable, it was different in everyone's ears.
A few grandmothers and sons had fine sweat on their foreheads, and they trembled unconsciously. fell to the ground with a plop, kowtowed like pounding garlic, and kept asking for sin, "The slave is speechless, please forgive the slave!"
"I don't mean to blame, I just want your master Aunt Lin not to take too much care about it, what to say, why do you let you be like this? It seems that Miss Ben didn't explain what she said, get up! Don't kneel at every turn. Zhong Li said, turning her head and looking at Lin Yue with a smile, "It seems that my aunt has a lot of law, otherwise people wouldn't be like this." If my aunt wants to say anything, don't say anything if you don't ask for anything, I'm still young, and although I'm the master, I can't stand such a bow. ”
Lin Yue suppressed her anger on the side, her hands under her sleeves gradually tightened, and blood came out of her nails embedded in her palms, "Miss Yan said with a smile. This matter is related to Qinghe's residence, Qinghe is the second lady, although she is a concubine, but she is also a serious master, it is really inappropriate to live in the Fuyuan Courtyard with me, I don't know if I can live with Miss Yan?" Lin Yue was afraid that Zhong Li would refute, so she asked again, "The concubine knows that this Xinxue Courtyard is the courtyard of Mrs. and Miss Yan, Qinghe should not live in it, but Miss Yan only taught a lesson." After all, the concubine is not a serious master, and it is really inappropriate for Qinghe to live in my place. ”
"Aunt Lin, what do you say, you are Qinghe's biological mother, and in the past, my father asked her to live with you, and he didn't let your mother and daughter separate. As for dwelling together...... It's not that I don't agree, you also know that this Xin Xue Yuan is named by His Majesty today and has a holy oracle. Xin Xue Yuan has always been unacceptable and not allowed to trespass, and his father has to ......" Zhong Li stopped talking halfway through his words, and looked at Lin Yue with a smile on his face.
Lin Yue was suddenly shocked, and hurriedly explained, "What does Miss Yan mean...... Concubinage...... The concubine understands that she can ...... Miss Yan, the concubine still knows her mistakes, please look at Qinghe's ......" Saying this, she rolled her eyes up and down, and changed her words, "No...... No, it should be the second lady...... She is the master after all, and it is really inappropriate to live with her aunt, and she asks Miss Yan to fulfill it. Saying that, he knelt down and made a gesture of bowing down and begging for softness, as if she was a loving mother from a humble background, asking Miss Yan to be generous and accept Miss Shu's appearance, which confirmed Miss Yan's reputation as a noble and lowly blood sister.
"Isn't it embarrassing for me to say this, Auntie? When I didn't say anything, if you talk like this, then don't blame me for speaking badly, my father needs to be familiar with Xinxue Courtyard, not to mention that Qinghe Dengtang entered the house and entered Xinxue Courtyard to live with me? A few years ago, you trespassed and came and went quite freely, and I didn't care about it. Isn't it too much for you to ask like this now?" Zhong Li naturally wouldn't let her succeed when she heard this, and she played Tai Chi with her, and even put on a holy oracle.
Lin Yue's plan was blocked by Zhong Li's words, and she could only say stupidly, "The concubine is arrogant, please don't blame Miss, but the second lady should always have her own residence, since the master has given the master of the family order to Miss, please also ask Miss to arrange a place for the second miss." ”
Zhong Qinghe couldn't bear it at the moment, knelt beside the Lin family, and said sadly, "Mother doesn't have to ask Miss Yan like this for her child, it is really difficult for Miss Yan to live together, and the daughter is willing to live with her mother all the time, it really doesn't hurt to have her own courtyard." As she spoke, the two mothers and daughters hugged their heads and cried.
"Second Miss, you shouldn't kneel as a concubine, let alone call me mother, you should call me aunt. Your mother is the late Madame Feng. Lin Yue gently pushed Zhong Qinghe away and persuaded her with tears streaming down her face.
When Zhong Qinghe heard this, he shouted heartbreakingly, "Mother......"
Seeing this, Lin Yue persuaded her heartbrokenly, "Second Miss, don't call me like this, the concubine can't stand it...... , Second Miss, let's change her mind!"
"Mother......" Zhong Qinghe looked very embarrassed, opened his mouth and cried again, slowly closed his eyes and took a deep breath before calling softly, "Auntie...... Auntie, get up...... Talk, don't be so ......" As she spoke, she got up first, then carefully helped Lin Yue up and pulled her back to her seat.
The mother and daughter sang and harmonized, making it feel like parting from life and death, and it was really sad for those who saw it and cried for those who heard it. But the subordinates of the main hall and the nursing courtyard guarding outside were unmoved, only the few slaves of the Lin family were sobbing sadly on the side.
Bai Li Xuan, who had never spoken, said with a smile on his face, "The old man shouldn't be nosy, but Miss Yan's body hasn't healed yet, and she shouldn't be too tired." After listening to Aunt Lin's words for so long, don't delay important things, let alone delay the time to take medicine. ”
"Mr. reminds that Aunt Lin shouldn't care too much, although it is not suitable for Qinghe to live in your place, but after living for so many years, and moving the boundary for a while, Qinghe Xu will not be used to it, so he still lives in Fuyuan Courtyard. This hibiscus courtyard is her courtyard, and everything will continue to work as usual for a while, and her father will discuss the matter when he returns home. Zhong Li took the opportunity to stubble these words.
"Yes, it's all up to Miss Chang's arrangement. Lin Yue knew that there was nothing to do at the moment, so she could only give up.
Zhong Li raised his hand and stroked the head on his head, naturally tucked his hand into his sleeve, and instructed lightly, "You all step aside and let the nurses and the little servants come in." ”
A moment later, the nursing home and the small servants who were originally guarding outside entered the main hall, and they also vaguely heard some of the things in the main hall, and they were even more disdainful of the Lin mother and daughter, last night's incident was so thrilling, once the comrades died, and they got the news early this morning, Miss Yan wanted to seek justice for the dead guards, and called the whole house to gather in the main hall to investigate the matter thoroughly, but the Lin family has been crying and crying and stirring up, which makes them unhappy in their hearts.
Everyone raised their hands and saluted, and asked in unison, "Meet Miss Yan, Miss Yan is healthy." ”
Zhong Li immediately asked everyone to be exempt, "Everyone, I invite you to come here today for last night's business, and please listen to me." The fact of last night was that a catastrophe flew in, causing all my comrades to die for me, Zhong Li's heart was full of grief, and he hated those killers even more. But you know for yourselves, how tightly guarded this Zhong Mansion is, how could the killer sneak into the mansion so easily? Presumably, there are people in this mansion who should cooperate with those killers, although the dead little guy has found evidence on his body, but he definitely does not have the ability to deceive the upper and lower levels. There was a deep sense of grief and indignation in his tone, and a murderous aura burst out of his eyes.
The chief of the guard stepped forward and said, "Miss Chang is kind. Last night's incident was really strange, I don't know how Miss Yan is going to investigate it thoroughly?"
Zhong Li looked at the chief of the guard and said in a deep voice, "Thoroughly search the Zhong Mansion and check everyone, including me and the people around me." The search begins in my compound, and no trace is missed. The tone was frank but resolute.
"Miss Chang, my subordinates thought that since they wanted to thoroughly investigate the whole house, they asked Miss not to let the people in the house investigate. This not only avoids the suspicion of covering up, but also ......," the guard said halfway, looked at Lin Shi for a slight pause, and continued, "It can also avoid being exploited by people with ulterior motives, and it can also avoid Miss Yan's deliberate fabrication for no reason." ”
Zhong Li looked at the chief guard deeply, and had already made a judgment in his heart, "Chief Nie is really smart, what you said is exact." But this matter must not be publicized, and now the only person who can investigate thoroughly without bias is the prince of Lingwang. If it hadn't been for the arrival of the prince last night, the Zhong Mansion might have been left without chickens and dogs, and all the chief guards and Uncle Fu of Lao Nie went to the Lingwang Mansion with this letter and token to invite the prince to come over. With that, she took out the letter and the Shura jade plate from her sleeve and handed them to Nie Geng.
Nie Geng and Zhong Fu got Zhong Li's intention, took the letter and the jade plate and withdrew from the main hall, and rushed to the Lingwang Mansion, along the way the two did not dare to delay, went straight to the Lingwang Mansion, and handed the letter and the jade plate into the hands of Situ Lin.
When Situ Lin saw the jade plaque, he already understood what was going on, he opened the letter, but there was nothing in it, only some tea leaves and white particles, which made him puzzled, "After your sister handed you the letter, could you still fake your hands with others along the way? or meet anyone?"
"Returning to the world, I didn't meet anyone or anything along the way. After Miss Yan handed over the letter and jade plate to the villain, she did not fake it with others. Nie Geng bowed his hand and saluted.
Situ Lin learned that no one had touched the letter again, so he thought about it and asked, "No." Can you open it and see what it is, and what special explanation did your lady give to you when she handed it over to you?"
Miss Yan explained that she had to hand it over to the prince herself, and the old slave and Nie guards did not dare to dismantle it without permission. Miss Chang will gather everyone in the main hall this morning...... , Miss Yan also said that if it wasn't for the arrival of the prince last night, the Zhong Mansion might have been left behind, and then took out the letter and jade plate from her sleeve and asked the old slave and Nie guards to send it. Zhong Fu saw Situ Lin's doubts, so he told him what happened in the main hall of the mansion this morning.
Although Situ Lin also led the troops to fight, he didn't know everything after all. He handed his hand over and asked, "Uncle Fu, what is this white thing?"