Hearing Miao praising Bao Ge'er, the old lady nodded and said, "Bao Ge'er is a sensible child. When Mingyu comes back, the young couple will just live a good life."
Miao saw that the old lady was tired, so she quickly helped her lie down and left. When she returned to her own courtyard, she saw Wei Ma Ma hastily lift the curtain and enter the room. She looked serious and whispered in Miao's ear: "Madam, I just heard two old women gossiping in the garden, saying that the eldest lady and the second master..."
Miao was so shocked that her eyes went blank. The thing she was most worried about had happened. She came to her senses and grabbed Wei Ma's hand and asked, "Where are the two maids?"
Wei Mama patted Miao on the back and said, "I have already sent someone to shut their mouths and drag them away. You are at the old lady's place, and I interrogated them myself, but I couldn't get anything out of them. They just said that they felt that the eldest lady cared too much about the second master, and they were talking about it in private."
"Beat him to death! Beat him to death immediately!" Miao gritted her teeth, "Anyone who dares to mention this matter again will be beaten to death immediately to serve as a warning to the rest!"
Wei Ma Ma responded, but hesitated to speak. Miao glanced at her and said, "If you have anything to say, just say it directly. Do you and I need to do this?"
"I find this matter strange. Before yesterday, no one was gossiping about the Second Master and the Eldest Mistress. How come overnight,..." said Wei Ma.
Miao's expression also became serious. She twisted the handkerchief in her hand and murmured, "Mingyu said that? Impossible. She doesn't have the courage. Besides, she doesn't have the chance to tell anyone. Bao Ge'er won't tell anyone either. Who could it be?"
"The eldest lady has always been close to the second mistress... maybe she knows something." Nanny Wei said implicitly.
Miao's eyes suddenly flashed with cold light, and she slammed the table hard, gritting her teeth and said, "Investigate! We must find out! If those two bitches did something bad, I will make them live a life worse than death!"
Sima Qing did not return from the office until very late that night. As soon as he came back, the nanny who was guarding the door took him directly to Miao's place, saying that the lady had something important to discuss.
Sima Qing thought that because he had been staying at Aunt Yu's place for the past few days, the "rain and dew" was not distributed evenly, which made his wife jealous, so she hurriedly followed him to Miao's place.
But as soon as he entered the room, Miao dropped a heavy bomb on Sima Qing, which made Sima Qing's eyes go straight. When he came to his senses, he looked at the locked door of the inner room. Sima Qing, who was always good-tempered, lost his temper for a rare time and smashed the tea set in Miao's room. However, he was afraid that people outside would hear him, so Sima Qing lowered his voice and gritted his teeth and cursed: "Your niece is really good! She is greedy for more! She is not satisfied with Yang Ge'er, and she wants to seduce Bao Ge'er? Who does she think she is? I tell you, I treat you as my Sima Qing's wife, I respect you, and you don't want to be so arrogant! After this period of time, I don't want to see or hear anything about her again. Then I will find a good wife for Yang Ge'er!"
If it were Miao's hot temper, she would have yelled at Sima Qing long ago. However, this time she was in the wrong. Looking at her furious husband, Miao did not dare to say a word. After Sima Qing had finished venting his anger, she said with tears in her eyes: "How could I have thought that she would have such dirty thoughts? Everyone in the family said that she was a good person, so I thought of hiring her. Even if Yang Ge'er is not close to me, how can I harm my flesh and blood?"
Sima Qing sighed, wiped his face with his hand, and said, "The capital has been in turmoil these days. We must not let Brother Yang hold us back."
Miao was startled and asked, "What happened in the capital? Is Yang Ge'er in danger?"
"It's not a big deal. The emperor is critically ill, and he summoned princes from all over the country to the palace a few days ago, probably to discuss his funeral. Who knew that the King of Shu actually had such rebellious thoughts, and his plan was exposed. He escaped from the capital, and it is said that he fled all the way west. The prince issued an edict, requiring officials from all over the country to strictly check people coming and going, and to capture the King of Shu. I have been busy arranging people to guard and check each city gate all day." Sima Qing did not want to worry Miao, so he said lightly.
Although treason was a big deal, after all, the conspiracy was exposed and Sima Xi was not harmed. Miao was relieved and patted her chest and said, "Alas, when the throne is passed, it is always a troubled time. All the princes want to be the emperor, but there is only one throne. I only hope that the prince can ascend the throne smoothly. At that time, Yang Ge'er will have a good future, and I will feel relieved."
Sima Qing was not as relieved as Miao. He was still full of doubts. The prince's edict was vague and did not explain what the King of Shu had done. It only said that he had a rebellious heart and asked local officials to arrest him immediately if they found his whereabouts. This was not like the prince's usual style of doing things. He seemed very eager for quick success. Could it be that there were new variables in the fight for the throne? It was a pity that they were in the northwest, too far away, and it would take a few days for the news to reach here.
"Let's take Mingyu home as soon as possible to prevent the little girl from suffering any grievances." Sima Qing sighed. He was an honest man. He knew what was right and what was wrong.
"I know my limits. I'll bring her back in two days." Miao nodded in agreement.
Sima Qing looked at Miao's red and swollen eyes and felt a little sorry for her. He comforted her a few words and then got up to go to Aunt Yu. After Sima Qing left, Miao gnashed her teeth in hatred. If it weren't for Luo Lingxiu, how could the Marquis be so angry with her
The night before Mingyu arrived at the farm, it began to drizzle. The nights in the northwest were very cold. The two girls slept in the same quilt, but still felt their hands and feet were cold. It seemed that the quilt could not be warmed up no matter what. The room had probably not been occupied for a long time and there was a damp and moldy smell. Fortunately, there was no food in the house, and it had been empty for so long, and there were no outsiders like rats to occupy it.
The next day Mingyu was awakened by the sound of heavy rain. She opened her eyes and saw dense rain curtains outside the window. The rain on the tiles formed a line and fell down, hitting the ground and forming small puddles. The ground was muddy.
"It's bad!" Lixiang slapped her head and rushed into the kitchen in the rain. Mingyu followed her in immediately. Sure enough, the kitchen was like a flood. It was raining heavily outside and drizzling in the kitchen. The pots and pans were all soaked in water. Fortunately, Mingyu had foresight yesterday and moved all the food to the tile house for fear of rain, otherwise it would be really over.
It’s a pity that the adobe stove has been washed into a pile of mud by the water, and this kitchen that leaks rain and wind is completely scrapped.
Mingyu and Lixiang picked up broken bricks from the yard, placed them under the eaves, piled them in a circle, and set up a pot to make a simple stove. Lixiang drew water from the well, mixed the dough, and prepared to roll noodles.
When Mrs. Hu woke up early in the morning and saw the heavy rain, she was overjoyed. She thought that the leaking kitchen must be unusable, and Second Mistress would have to ask her to help prepare food. However, when she opened the door, she saw two people actually started a stove under the eaves and cooked noodles!
"Oh my! Second Madam, how can you eat this?" Mrs. Hu shouted exaggeratedly, standing under the eaves of the courtyard gate with her hands in her sleeves. Seeing Mingyu and Lixiang eating noodles and ignoring her, she shamelessly ran to Mingyu in the rain.
Sniffing, Mrs. Hu chuckled and said, "Miss Lixiang's cooking skills are quite good. Look at the noodles she rolled. They are really good! It's a pity that I don't have any meat. How about asking the farmer to buy two eggs for you, Second Madam?"
Mingyu finished her noodles, looked at Mrs. Hu with a half-smile, and said, "Buy eggs? Who's going to pay for it?"
Mrs. Hu clapped her hands and laughed, "Look at what Second Madam said. Where did I get the money? Even the firewood, rice, oil and salt I gave to Second Madam were all paid for by me out of my own pocket!"
Mingyu put down her bowl and chopsticks, wiped her mouth, sat leisurely under the eaves, raised her eyebrows and said word by word: "Mrs. Hu, if you want to use this method to force me to give you money, you are wrong. I will not spend money to buy food from you, so give up this idea."
Mrs. Hu looked very unhappy. She snorted and turned away, still muttering, "Why are you acting like a master? Do you think you are still the master? You were thrown into this shabby place like ours?"
Li Xiangqi threw down the spoon and tried to argue with her, but was stopped by Mingyu. After Mrs. Hu left the door, Mingyu ran out in the rain and immediately bolted the door of the yard. Mrs. Hu turned her head to look at the closed door and stamped her feet in anger. She made up her mind that after the food was eaten, if the Second Madam did not give her money, she would find an excuse to delay giving them more food. There was a lot of time, so let's see who can be more stubborn!
After dinner, Lixiang put away the pots and bowls and went into the house to clean up the room, while Mingyu moved a small stool and sat by the wall of the tile house eaves, leaning against the wall and looking at the dense raindrops in front of her like a bead curtain, feeling very melancholy. What she said to Mrs. Hu was indeed tough, but if the current rice and grain were eaten up and the mansion did not mention taking her back, what would happen if Mrs. Hu stopped sending her food? Miao said it was nice to take her back after staying for two days, but who knew if it would count? Mingyu thought about it and could only make the worst plan.
While in a trance, Mingyu heard a strange noise coming from the wall. He immediately became alert and looked hesitantly at Lixiang who was folding quilts in the room. Mingyu stood behind the pillar of the tile house along the wall. To his surprise, he saw a bamboo hat gradually appear on the top of the wall.
It was raining heavily in the sky, and the rain curtain was so thick that Mingyu could not see clearly. In addition, the man on the wall was wearing a hat that was very deep. Mingyu hid behind the pillar and could not see the face under the hat. She could only see a pair of sharp eyes that appeared in the gap between the hat and the wall, as if he was looking at the yard. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian () to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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