Zi Ning listened intently for a long time, and the girl never returned. She secretly felt relieved in her heart: "If that girl wants to kill, she doesn't have to be so troublesome as masking her face." It seems that I can't lose my little life, but why did she bring me to this house, throw me in a box and ignore it? Is it really to send me into the inner mansion to see the world? It must not be that simple!"

She curled up in the box, her muscles and muscles could not move at all, her hands and feet were numb and weak, and although she could speak out loud, she did not dare to shout and scream. After waiting for a while, I couldn't help but worry again: "If I keep being trapped in the box like this, and I can't survive a few days and starve to death, will that girl let me fend for myself here?"

Thinking wildly in her head, she couldn't come up with a clue, the pungent smell of camphor wood in the box, mixed with various aromas dyed by clothes, made her chest panic, and soon she fell asleep, and her eyelids couldn't lift heavily. After only holding on to a stick of incense, he couldn't hold back any longer, leaned his head against the pile of soft clothes, and fell asleep.

The Cailan Pavilion was silent and did not become lively until noon.

This morning, the rain was getting heavier and heavier, and Ligu held an oil-paper umbrella all the way to the Cailan Pavilion where the county lord and the young lady lived, and the cold raindrops fell on her body, but she didn't notice it at all.

Entering the courtyard of the Cailan Pavilion, the maids standing under the porch hurriedly greeted: "It's raining heavily, Aunt Li is in a hurry, what's the big deal, please come in!" ”

The silver cicada is the personal maid of the little county lord, and the only relative in the family is Yan Mama, but she has just been executed by the king of Huajun. She and Ligu are close to each other, and the two often correspond and talk more intimately.

The little maid took the order, and Aunt Li wiped the rain on her face with a handkerchief, and looked up to see that there were only two or three maids in the hall, and the little county lord and Miss Hongying were not here. When I turned my head to look at the silver cicada again, I saw that she was dressed in plain white clothes, there were still two tear stains on her face, and her eyes were red and swollen, as if she had just cried.

With a turn of thought, Ligu took the hand of the silver cicada, asked her to sit down next to her, and sighed faintly: "You are also pitiful, you have been dependent on Mama Yan for all these years, and you will be left alone, how can you live." As he spoke, his eyes turned red.

When the silver cicada heard this, the tears that she could hold back fell again, and she cried: "Only my aunt knows my suffering, but I don't dare to tell anyone." ”

This silver cicada has been an orphan girl since she was a child, and she was raised by Mama Yan in the house, like a grandchild. Yan Mama is an old person in the palace, her status and power are higher than other mothers-in-law, and she assigns the silver cicada to serve by the county lord's side, and in the future, the county lord will marry, let her be a married girl, and she will have a good home in this life.

Yan Mama died suddenly and tragically, so that the silver cicada lost its support, and when I thought of this in the past few days, my heart was like a knife, and I hated to avenge Yan Mama in person.

Ligu shook her head and whispered: "It's best not to say it, it's too much gossip." That day, Mama Yan drowned in the pond and died, and I was so angry that I almost fainted, but I also endured it and didn't show it. If you cry like this all day long, if the people around the eldest princess know about it, you will get into trouble. ”

As she spoke, she looked up at the door, and the little maid sent hot tea and went out to watch the rain and play, and no one listened to what the two of them said. Seeing that there was no one else in the house, Ligu was slightly relieved, and said: "No matter how heartbroken you are, you have to hide some, although you are serving in the Cailan Pavilion, but this is the little county lord who is in charge, you know it yourself." ”

Yincia wiped her tears and nodded: "I heard the maids tell me the reason that day, and I knew that Granny Yan had been wronged. How is the prince so ruthless, his mother-in-law has served in the house for decades, needless to say, there is a lot of hard work, how to drown her alive for the two cooks outside the second gate. ”

Although she was not convinced, she couldn't tell the eldest princess, and she didn't dare to complain about King Huajun, so she could only feel sorry for herself in the Cailan Pavilion, and she wanted to get justice for Mama Yan. I went to visit the little county lord several times, but the county lord was in a bad mood, and as soon as he mentioned the matter of Yan Mama, he was blocked back, leaving the silver cicada with nothing to do.

Ligu narrowed a pair of slender eyes and said, "Don't you know, the cook lady outside the second gate is not small, and she said that she was an old person brought by the eldest princess, and I am afraid that there is something else to do with it." Mama Yan's life is not good, and if she causes trouble from these two people, our prince can't do it, so he has to punish him severely. ”

As soon as the silver cicada heard this, she couldn't bear it anymore, and immediately knelt down for Ligu, raised her head and cried: "Granny Yan died unjustly, if you keep not mentioning it like this, the silver cicada can't feel at ease in this life." I beg Aunt Li to have mercy on me and help me avenge my mother-in-law. ”

Aunt Li pretended to be sad, raised her sleeves to wipe her tears, pulled the silver cicada up, and said: "You stupid girl, I don't know that Mama Yan died unjustly, and Mama herself was burned in order to protect the face of the palace. You don't blame the prince for being ruthless, our prince has been taken care of by Mama Yan since he was a child, when did he be cruel to the old people in the palace, but because of the face of the eldest princess and the prince, he had to do this that day. ”

The silver cicada shook his head and sobbed: "The prince wants to punish and hit dozens of boards, but he drowned his mother-in-law." When I think of this, I can't help but resent it. As he spoke, he cried out loud.

Aunt Li's face showed a trace of impatience, her expression flashed, and then she made a sad look and persuaded: "Don't cry like this, let others hear, and go to the eldest princess to sue you in front of you." Watching you grow up over the years, I also treat you as if you are your own daughter, you feel uncomfortable, and I feel very distressed. ”

handed the silver cicada a handkerchief to wipe her tears, and Aunt Li said again: "The prince has been in the palace for the past two days, and he has not returned to the house, he must be uncomfortable, and he will inevitably touch the scene when he comes back." Don't cry yet, Mama Yan's affairs must be considered in the long run, we can't bring down the cook in the dining room, but there is one person who can help. ”

Looking at her with burning eyes, the silver cicada raised her head and asked with teary eyes, "Who is my aunt talking about, and who can help me?"

Ligu raised her eyes and looked at the few maids outside the hall, secretly pinched the hand of the silver cicada, and glanced in the direction of the main house, and the silver cicada suddenly understood that she was referring to the little county lord.

After bowing his head and being silent for a moment, the silver cicada said softly: "The county lord has refused to eat for the past two days, and the eldest princess has not come to the Cailan Pavilion to take a look, and she has not even said half a word of comfort. This morning, the county lord went to Zunhua Courtyard to ask for peace, and the meeting was also faint, and the eldest princess didn't ask a word. Auntie, look at this......"

The little princess somehow annoyed the eldest princess, and the eldest princess ignored her own daughter these days.

Ligu pouted and smiled, "That's good, don't you understand a clever person like you?" The more cold the eldest princess is to the little county lord, the more resentful the county lord will be Zi Ning's mother and daughter, they only need to add a little oil and vinegar to the side, and the county lord can personally put Zi Ning and her mother to death!

The silver cicada suddenly realized, but she didn't know how to do it, and asked, "Auntie, what can I do?"

Ligu whispered: "It's not appropriate to make a noise about this matter, but it can't be counted like this." Don't worry, it's all up to me. Pat her hand and let her be at ease.

At this time, the figure in front of the door of the house moved, and Miss Hongying, the eldest daughter of the king of Huajun, came in with her waist twisted, and as soon as she stepped into the threshold, she said: "Who should I be, it turns out to be Aunt Li, since you are here, why don't you go into the main house to sit down." At a glance, he saw the silver cicada resting on the couch, his face was full of tears, and he guessed what was going on, and he was suddenly a little unhappy, and said: "It's not enough to cry for two or three days, but it's a little family." ”

She raised her eyes and looked at Ligu, didn't say much, and turned to go to the county lord's hall. She lives in the Cailan Pavilion with the little county lord, the county lord is the daughter of the eldest princess, and her status is noble, and she is the master of the main hall of the Cailan Pavilion. Hongying is a young lady who is a concubine, although she is older than the county lord, she can only live in the wing room on the west side of the Cailan Pavilion.

Ligu looked at Hongying's back, hating and hurting in her heart, this was obviously her own daughter, but she couldn't be called publicly. Su Ri and the two met and saluted each other, one was called Miss Hongying, and the other was called Aunt Li, which was more than outsiders.

Hongying has been a high-minded since she was a child, and she claims to be the daughter of the king of Huajun, although her name is not as good as that of the little county lord, but after all, she is the master of the palace, she is unwilling to recognize a slave and maid, and she avoids suspicion on her face, and tries her best not to have anything to do with Ligu.

The drizzle outside the window continued, and there was a bleak grumbling sound in the Cailan Pavilion, and the little county lord in the hall was in a daze listening to the sound of the dripping rain, adding a lot of upset thoughts.

Seeing that the spring has been strong, the two days suddenly drifted a continuous drizzle, since the poisoning of that day came out, the mother has not come to the Blue Pavilion to visit her, the damp chill made her heart swell up with a burst of unease.

The maid frost goose held a bunch of green willow branches with raindrops hanging on the bottle, stomped her feet in, swept the raindrops on her skirt, put the bottle on the low tea table in the corner of the window, and hummed: "Master, have you heard, the eldest princess sent someone to check the poisoning that day, saying that it was caused by the clash of food, not that someone poisoned it." ”

The little county lord was stunned for a moment and asked, "Is this true? There is actually a food conflict!"

Frost Goose snorted coldly and said deliberately: "Who knows if it's food conflict, we don't understand the truth of those meals." It's just that the cook's mother and daughter had good luck, and Mama Yan died not to mention, even Aunt Li was scolded, and the eldest princess also ordered Aunt Li to personally bring the soup and medicine. ”

The little county lord was incredulous, his eyes widened and he said: "This is strange, Ling Ligu personally brought the medicinal soup and sent it, in the whole house, I am afraid that only my father has such treatment." ”

Ligu used to be the personal concubine of the king of Huajun, and before the eldest princess married into the palace, the king of Huajun had a love for Ligu. Later, the king of Huajun expelled the concubines from the mansion, and Aunt Li stayed in the mansion as an aunt in charge because she gave birth to Hongying.

Over the years, Ligu has never served anyone except King Huajun, and even the housekeeper lady in the house has to look at her face. This time, she personally served medicinal soup to Zining's mother and daughter, which was incredible.

Frost Goose narrowed her eyes and nodded, "This is really a big miracle, and there are even more strange things, the county lord doesn't know." The dining room was busy for the past two days, preparing things for the cook, mother and daughter. Ginseng bird's nest was set up on a table, and a pot was boiled into tonic ointment, saying that it could invigorate blood and nourish scars, and it was used for that cooking girl. ”

When the little county lord heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then his face turned red, and he swept the celadon and jade glass cup containing the fruit on the tea table with his hand, and fell to the ground with a "pop", and shattered into several pieces when he landed.

Frost Yan was so frightened that she hurriedly knelt down, and said in a trembling voice: "The county lord is angry, the slave and maid shouldn't tell the master this, this glass cup is a tribute, and it was broken all of a sudden, but how can I get it." "I reached out and picked up the fragments of the glass jar, but the ground was full of fragments, and I couldn't put them together.

Raising his hand and patting the table, the little county lord scolded hatefully: "She is a cooking girl, she really wronged her, and it is just a few dollars to be rewarded, how much is the grace given to them." However, my mother invited the imperial doctor to come and see, and even ordered the dining room to prepare ginseng and bird's nest, so that one bowl after another was served and served, which was bigger than me, the county lord. ”

I was so angry in my heart that my mother lifted up the cooking maid and ordered someone to send all kinds of good things, not to mention, if she had to make the whole palace talk about it, and then she, the county lord, would fall out of favor, and she would definitely lose face.

Seeing that the poisoning of the banquet was over, the little county lord only felt aggrieved in his heart, even if it was not the Zining mother and daughter who were poisoned, the mother came to comfort her a few words. ignores his own daughter, but cares about the inferior maid, who is the daughter of this house.

When he made such a fuss, Zi Ningdeng, who was sleeping in the camphor wood box, woke up and almost screamed. ————