The house was full of silence, and the concubine Ji and the maids even slowed down their breathing involuntarily.
The old lady knew Gu Da's temperament well. When she saw his appearance, she knew that the conversation between her and Mrs. Lin just now taught Gu Da a lot. He would never give up until he found out the truth. It's useless, so I just stopped talking.
Lin was panicked by the yelling, and seeing that the old matriarch did not answer, she became more and more at a loss, and only opened her mouth to call: "Master..."
"Say" Gu Da took two steps closer and stared at Lin.
Lin bit her head and asked back: "What did the master teach me?"
Gu Da snorted coldly: "Aren't you worried that Xitian's death has hidden secrets, and that he will be wronged by Jiuquan? What do you know, tell me quickly"
Only then did Lin push the boat forward and said: "I only vaguely heard someone mention a few words about this matter, saying that Xiran and his wife are investigating, the master might as well ask Xiran's wife directly."
In a word, she pushed the matter to Shu Huan. Anyway, Lin Shi made up her mind not to talk about the specific matter by herself, lest Gu Da and the old lady would get angry afterwards, and she would lose money by stealing the chicken. up.
Seeing Gu Da's gloomy gaze sweeping towards him, Shu Huan lowered his head and said, "Master, my second master and I just came back yesterday, and we don't know much about what happened to you, so we are deeply shocked and sad. When the second master thinks about it, he feels sad and weeps." I fell ill several times, and I was busy taking care of it all night, for no reason, how could we think of what to investigate? I don’t know who vaguely told the wife, why don’t we call to ask, I think it’s that People got it wrong."
She is not short-hearted, why would she say things that Mrs. Lin is unwilling to say? It's so straightforward, who can come up with evidence that she can't lie
I didn't expect to say these words, not mentioning that Gu Dali forced Lin to call someone to ask, but just talking about the old matriarch, but he gave her a meaningful look, but there was no accusation in his eyes, only deep thought.
When Lin was questioned about the speaker, she was at a loss. It was because she learned that Shengmei Pavilion was discussing things behind closed doors during the day, and felt that there must be something hidden in it. Pushing her son out, how could she be willing? After hesitating for a while, seeing that Gu Da couldn't bear it and was about to lose his temper, she said with a bitter face: "It's the maid Liangchen from Shengmei Pavilion who said it, just ask her to ask."
good day
Hearing this name, Shu Huan showed no abnormality on his face, but felt an indescribable bitterness in his heart.
It turns out that everyone in the Gu family played a good game of chess
Huiyun is the old matriarch's eyes and ears, and when Mrs. Lin sent her maid to pick her up, she already planned to put eyeliner on her, right? Is it not believable
Thinking of Meimei, the bitterness in Shu Huan's heart became stronger. In the past two months, she has been with Meijing day and night, and she faintly regards her as her confidant. If Meimei is not credible, no one will believe her from now on.
She quietly raised her eyes to look at the old matriarch, and saw that the old matriarch's face did not show any strangeness. She thought that she was used to this kind of method of placing maids to inquire about news, and she regarded it as normal, and she didn't think there was anything wrong at all. up.
Shu Huan could only sigh secretly.
A good day is just outside the door, and it will arrive as soon as it is passed on.
Gu Da asked, "Tell me what you told your wife?"
Liang Chen didn't panic, but just avoided Shu Huan's gaze a little bit, and said: "When the maid saw the second master and second mistress came back yesterday, she closed the courtyard door tightly, and dismissed the servant girl. I don't know what to discuss in the room. If there is anything, I just called my wife back, and I didn't say anything other than that."
She was telling the truth, but Mrs. Lin intended to take her as the top of the vat, so how could she let her go so lightly and skillfully? He raised his eyes, looked at her and said, "That's it? How could I remember, you returned me, Said that your second master and second mistress are investigating the matter of the uncle?"
Liang Chen's drooping eyelashes trembled slightly, but his voice was normal: "Return to Madam, the servant girl doesn't remember what I said, I think Madam remembered it wrong."
Seeing that she was quick-witted and understanding, Mrs. Lin sent her to Shengmei Pavilion to be her eyes and ears. Seeing that she didn't follow her words, she immediately became annoyed. She gritted her teeth and choked out two words: "Lie!" "
Liang Chen only replied: "My servant dare not"
Lin was still waiting to continue asking questions, but Gu Da, who was full of anxiety, couldn't wait any longer, and shouted: "If you don't tell the truth, are you still waiting to be beaten?"
Liangchen was silent for a moment, knelt down and said: "Master Mingjian, what the servant girl said is the truth, if you want to beat me, the servant girl can't bear the pain, so I don't know if I will be full of nonsense."
Generally, maids would spit out everything after being so frightened, but Liang Chen's attitude is so firm, either with a clear conscience, or with deep scheming Gu Da couldn't judge for a while, but he was anxious to know whether his eldest son died in an accident, or Being plotted to be murdered, how could he have the patience to continue, and immediately shouted: "Come on, drag this maid down and beat her until she is willing to speak."
On the one hand, he still glanced at Mrs. Lin with a vicious look, hating her at this juncture, and evading it with every possible scruple, refusing to explain the matter clearly with his own mouth.
When the boy waiting outside came in to drag people away, Liang Chen didn't cry, but stood up by himself, accepting his fate to go out with them, finally Shu Huan sighed in his heart, and stopped him by saying: "Wait a minute"
"Why?" Gu Dawei squinted his eyes and looked over, sarcastically said: "You want to plead for this maid?"
"It's not pleading, just telling the truth." Shu Huan raised her voice slightly: "Yesterday, Shengmei Pavilion was closed and the maids were sent back to the house. Liangchen didn't even know what we said, so how could he tell his wife about us Are you investigating the matter of the uncle? She is a maid, telling such a big lie, what is she trying to do?"
Lin scrambled: "It's broad daylight, what are you doing with your doors closed?"
Shu Huan answered fluently: "Second Master was feeling unwell after his grief, so he asked Doctor Ji to go back to Shengmei Pavilion for a pulse diagnosis. He was afraid that the servant girls would spread rumors and exaggerate his illness to make the Crown Prince and the Master worry. If the wife doesn't believe me, just ask Dr. Ji to ask her and she will know."
Mrs. Lin was still waiting to say more, when she suddenly heard someone calling: "Madam"
She glanced around, but it was Gu Xihe who came to greet her, stood at the door and watched her, feeling a little uneasy.
Gu Xihe has an irritable temper. He was forced to talk about the matter yesterday. He didn't expect his mother to use this to make trouble, so he ignored it when he got annoyed. He stepped into the door and said straightly: "Didn't the wife promise my son not to spread this matter to the outside world?" Is it? Why do you force me to ask my second sister-in-law now?"
Lin's clinging to Shu Huan, she tried every means to avoid Gu Xihe from this matter, but he just said it outright, and almost went up to cover his mouth in this panic, who Knowing that Gu Da was faster than her, he snatched Gu Xihe in front of him and shouted at him: "Nie Zhan, what do you know, why don't you tell me quickly?"
Gu Xihe shrank his neck from being yelled at by Gu Da, and muttered: "Just say it, the master doesn't have to be so aggressive, and my son didn't do anything wrong..."
The old matriarch also got up half straight, and hurriedly shouted: "Don't scare him, come to me!"
Gu Xihe flew up to the old matriarch, threw his head into her arms, and called out aggrievedly: "Taijun..."
The old matriarch immediately called out his heart and soul repeatedly, and Shu Huan felt numb when he heard it, and the goose bumps on his body formed layer after layer. Looking at Gu Da, he was also helpless. Be patient and wait for the grandpa and grandson to finish their numbness first.