The atmosphere in Yunxiufang was deserted because of the death of Guanzhong Hou. Although Guanzhong Hou was disgusting, he was a living person after all, a marquis, and he died here. Although it was not their responsibility, it would still be quiet for a while.
The girls were all bored and would gather in groups of three or four to chat and eat melon seeds, and occasionally they would invite each other to visit their mother Yunniang.
Yunniang seemed to have collapsed ever since the incident with Guanzhong Hou. She looked extremely haggard and had completely lost her previous decisive personality.
The girls stayed at home these days, and she didn't ask too many questions, as if it was none of her business.
This is really a rare thing.
If you think about it, Yunniang can actually be considered a very good mother. Those in other yards don't care about the lives of these girls at all. They just want to squeeze you dry and suck your blood.
That is Yunniang. When they were sick, she would ask the doctor to take good care of them. She also took good care of their food, clothing, housing and transportation, and tried her best to meet their needs, for fear that they would be wronged.
Because of this, they all respected Yun Niang very much. When Yun Niang was sick, they all stayed by her side to take care of her.
But Yunniang didn't have the heart to pay attention to them anymore. After sending them away, she stayed in the room in silence, staring out the window with pale lips.
It has been two days, and no one who has been in the imperial prison has ever come out intact, not to mention that Zou Qing happened to be in the hands of Young Master Lin.
She had a slight headache, but refused to lie down to rest for a while. She kept waiting outside to see if there would be any news.
After what happened, she felt extremely upset and just hoped that Zou Qing was safe and sound.
In just these two short days, she felt like she was living a year in a day. She had been thinking of ways to solve the problem over and over again, but the money she sent out was like a drop in the ocean, with no response at all, which made her even more anxious.
After a day of anxiety, she thought that today would be the same as before, and there would be no news. Suddenly, she heard a noise outside, and then a maid came in slowly, looked at her, and whispered, "Mom, someone outside brought a letter..."
She was a servant and was not allowed to enter Yunniang's room normally, so she was quite worried.
Yunniang opened her eyes suddenly, not caring about these things at all, and immediately said, "Let him in!"
She always felt that someone would come to see her.
Sure enough, as soon as she saw Lai An, her frown relaxed unconsciously and she asked him, "Did the adults ask you to come?!"
Lai An nodded and handed her something. "My lord said, you will understand after you see it yourself. Zou Qing is in Jinyi Prison now, and you are the only one who can save him."
Yunniang was not a fool. When she heard this, her right eyelid twitched violently. It took her a while to take the thing. She lowered her head, pursed her lips, took a look, then slowly opened her eyes wide.
What Jiang Songwen sent was a jade pendant.
The jade pendant has a warm color and you can tell at a glance that it is made of top-quality jade and is extremely valuable.
But the value of this jade pendant does not lie in how much silver it is worth, but in its owner. Yunniang's face turned pale and she looked up to see An.
Lai An himself didn't know what the jade pendant meant. He looked at Yun Niang in silence, not daring to look up. "This is what Master Hi said. He said that you will understand after you look at this jade pendant. He also said that he is in a very bad situation now and he can't protect himself. He can't pull Zou Qing. I'll let you think of a way yourself."
Yunniang wanted to cry, but in the end she still curled the corners of her mouth.
Yes, Jiang Songwen is Zou Qing's master, and he was the one who ordered Zou Qing to do those things. Now that Zou Qing has been arrested, if he, as the master, reaches out to pull the plug, others will naturally think that it was he who ordered this matter. How could he do such a stupid thing
No matter how important Zou Qing is, he would never take the risk for Zou Qing.
She let out a long breath, and the pain in her chest eased a lot. Then she hummed and said lightly, "I understand."
Lai An has been following Zou Qing for these years, and has also developed a good relationship with Yun Niang. After thinking for a while, he turned back to look at her before leaving. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Otherwise, you can just leave. Even the master can't solve this problem, so how can you solve it? You still..."
Yunniang's brows did not relax. She smiled sadly, hummed, and nodded to Lai'an: "I understand. You should leave. You are in the center of the storm. Don't come again."
Lai An scratched his head, then finally sighed and left.
He was just a servant. It was definitely unrealistic to say that he could really help. He had already reminded everyone and tried his best.
After he left, Yunniang struggled to get up from the bed, stumbling to the dressing table with the jade pendant tightly in her hand. She reached out and pulled out the drawer on the bottom layer, staring at the other jade pendant inside for a while.
Speaking of which, this thing was given to her by her father. When the family was still well-off, it was considered an insignificant thing in their family.
Her father gave her these two jade pendants when she came of age, and promised that she would be able to choose her own husband in the future.
In fact, it was her father who had already seen her affection for another man and hinted at agreeing to their marriage.
But these past events happened so long ago that she had almost forgotten them, but now they have been brought up again.
With a bitter smile, she forced herself to draw her eyebrows, and finally put on a layer of light makeup. She also selected a vermilion lip balm for herself, changed into a new skirt, and went out to tell the maid to ask the people outside to prepare the carriage.
I have been surviving in the capital for so many years relying on the people behind me, and I thought that this was how my life would be. It would be good to have Zou Qing as my companion. However, I didn't expect that I couldn't even keep this last bit of peace.
The sedan swayed all the way out of the door. After an unknown amount of time, it finally stopped in front of a house. She reached out and handed the jade pendant to the maid who was following the sedan. She said calmly, "Take this in. The people inside will naturally know. Then you just wait with me."
The nanny agreed, reached out to take the jade pendant, carefully glanced at the gold-plated plaque on the door, and was a little surprised.
This is... this is Lord Xu's residence!
How could my mother be related to Lord Xu
She didn't know. Although she was curious, she knew she couldn't explore it any further. She carefully handed the jade pendant to the doorman with a smile and asked them to take it in. (To be continued)