Xuan Pinghou's family left, and Su Qingping never returned to the wedding banquet, but no one cared about these subtle changes, let alone disturbed the wedding banquet... until the guests left one by one, the day's The busyness is finally over.
Back in Black Bamboo Courtyard, Nangong Yue finished washing under the service of Yimei, and not long after, Baihui and Baihe came back.
"How are the notes and clothes handled?" Nangong Yue's first question was not about the situation of Jingzheju, but whether Baihui and Baihe had taken care of the aftermath.
"Third Miss, don't worry!" Lily spoke quickly and answered with a smile, "The note we forged and the men's suit that Baihui just wore have been burned, and the ashes have been cleaned up by us! If you catch the head all at once, you will never find anything!" She said in an exaggerated tone on purpose.
Baihui rolled her eyes and said calmly: "Miss San, everything has been dealt with. Even if someone comes to investigate and find something, they will definitely not think of us."
"How is it over there?" Nangong Yue asked unhurriedly with her face still calm.
Baihui and Baihe looked at each other and smiled, and you recounted the scene to Nangong Yue word by word, laughing coquettishly from time to time, with a hint of cunning in your eyes.
At the end, Baihui added another sentence. "... Miss Su Biao and Lu Shizi's wedding date is set in January!"
Nangong Yue was not surprised. After all, Nangong's family and Xuanpinghou's Mansion were already discussing marriage. If they broke up and canceled the marriage because of today's incident, it would make others suspect and it would not be conducive to the two families to cover up this scandal.
What's more, the Su family wanted to cling to the Xuanpinghou's Mansion, and the Xuanpinghou's Mansion was already troubled by Lu Yan's continuation.
After going back and forth, this marriage can't be imagined!
There was a smile in Nangong Yue's eyes. It's so easy to kill someone. It's just a bit of poison, a knife, and a blink of an eye. It's rare that she will live in pain and torture for the rest of her life, unable to escape. !
Now, Su Qingping has lost her virginity before she married. This would have been looked down upon by her husband's family, but she married a prominent family like the Xuanping Hou Mansion. , It was difficult for her to raise her head in her husband's house all her life.
Besides, with such a bad character husband-in-law, Su Qingping is doomed not to live a good life even without the help of her elders!
Don't you see how the former Mrs. Xuanping Hou Shizi died!
Although Su Qingping still has some beauty, Nangong Yue doesn't believe that her charm can be so great that people like Lu Heng can change their nature and treat her as a treasure.
Thinking of the "good" life that Su Qingping might live after marrying into the Marquis of Xuanping's mansion, Nangong Yue felt very happy. The debt Su Qingping owed in her previous life will be repaid ten times in this life!
The heartstrings that had been tensed all day finally relaxed at this moment. After letting Baihe and Baihui retreat, Nangong Yue sat in front of the piano stand, and the sound of Lingling piano slipped from her fingertips...
A "Fishing Boat Evening Sing" was melodious and free and easy, and Nangong Yue showed a relieved smile after the song came down.
Things have developed to this point, Su Qingping has no other choice...
In her previous life, when she was young and ignorant, she only saw her father betraying her mother and took a concubine, but she never thought that her father was caught in other people's schemes; hands and feet...
In this life, she finally understood that her father clearly didn't care about Su Qingping at all, that's why Su Qingping used despicable methods such as love drugs, and even started on her mother!
Father and mother are deeply in love with each other, if it is not for the villain, they will be able to grow old together!
Nangong Yue couldn't help thinking about the last time she saw her father in her previous life. At that time, Han Lingfu, who had just ascended the throne, had ordered to copy her Nangong Mansion. She secretly went to Tianlong to see her father for the last time. My father is much older, and he is clearly in his prime, but his temples are gray and his body is stooped...
That time, they didn't speak at all, but they were speechless when they met.
In the end, she just left silently...
Thinking of this, Nangong Yue couldn't help but feel a little heartbroken, and even regretted that she had always been very indifferent to her father in her previous life... The relationship between father and daughter has not been repaired until death! Fortunately, she still has a chance to make up in this life!
I finally changed Su Qingping's fate, which is equivalent to changing the fate of my father and mother...
Thinking of this, Nangong Yue curled her lips slightly, she was no longer afraid of the upcoming ups and downs!
After the song was played, Yimei, who was guarding outside, knocked on her room, "Third Miss, Ruyi is here."
Nangong Yue was not surprised. She stroked the strings casually and said casually, "Let her in."
After a while, Ruyi, led by Baihui and Baihe, walked into Nangong Yue's study room, and knelt down on the cold ground with a plop.
Ruyi, who was kneeling on the ground, was tormented like a raging fire. Looking at Nangong Yue's calm gaze, her body couldn't help shivering.
"Ruyi, has my mother treated you poorly all these years?" Nangong Yue asked calmly, but her voice was filled with a frightening chill.
"Returning to the third girl, the second lady has always been very kind to her servants these years, and she has never treated her slaves in the slightest." Ruyi replied in a trembling voice, her pounding heartbeat seemed to echo in her ears.
"In that case, why did you do such a thing?"
In an instant, Nangong Yue's gaze became as cold as ice and as sharp as an arrow.
"Yes, it's my servant who made a mistake. It's my servant who dares to die." Ruyi kowtowed vigorously, "All this is my servant's fault. Please forgive me the third girl and spare my mother." I just hope that my family members will not be involved. As for my own life, the third girl can take it if she wants it.
"Forgive me, my mother, then why didn't you ever think about forgiving my mother?" Nangong Yue's eyes surged with anger, and the momentum around her body soared, sweeping towards Ruyi overwhelmingly. "You lowly servant girl who betrayed the master, you are so courageous that you dare to poison the second lady!"
Ruyi could hardly breathe, her jade-like face was even paler under the moonlight.
"Third Miss, this servant did not poison the second lady!" Ruyi's body was shaking like a fallen leaf in the autumn wind, "When Cousin gave the medicine to the servant, she said that the medicine would only make people lose their energy. There is no harm to the body. The servant is worried, and has shared some in private with the cat in the kitchen. After confirming that it is not poisonous, he dares to put it in the tea of the second lady. The cousin said that as long as the servant makes this One thing, when she enters the door in the future, she will take the maidservant to be the roommate of the second master. The maidservant is obsessed with ghosts for a while, so she does such wrong things! But the slaveservant has no intention of harming the second lady! Third girl, please believe it Slave!"
Nangong Yue remained silent for a long time, with ups and downs in her heart.
Ruyi has been reluctant to marry for a long time. It turned out that she didn't look down on the person her mother chose for her, but her own father... But Su Qingping actually saw Ruyi's intentions and made such a disgusting thing with her. trade!
Nangong Yue felt that her previous judgment was correct. Ruyi's "suicide" in her previous life was definitely not true, but it was inseparable from Su Qingping's "killing her mouth". Although this slave who betrayed the master is not worthy of sympathy, Nangong Yue can't help feeling that Su Qingping is really ruthless!
Nangong Yue's eyes full of disgust fell on Ruyi again, how to deal with Ruyi now is also a difficult problem!
If Ruyi is allowed to disappear like this, the Lin family will definitely become suspicious. It is impossible for the mansion to turn a blind eye to a big servant girl who suddenly disappeared without a trace! But since she has done such things, naturally she cannot continue to stay in Lin. around.
Ruyi felt chills all over her body when she saw her, but she didn't dare to move.
Finally, Nangong Yue said slowly: "Ruyi, you are not young this year!" Originally, Ruyi should have been pulled out to be a kid, but she was delayed because of her excuses.
Ruyi's eyes widened, obviously understanding what Nangong Yue meant. Her face turned pale. She was originally a proud and arrogant person, unwilling to be a slave for the rest of her life, so she plucked up the courage to try to get a piece of wealth for herself, but in the end...
"Back to the third girl, Ruyi... I'm seventeen this year!" Ruyi said this sentence quite awkwardly, as if she had exhausted her whole life's strength.
"You're not too young. Since you and Miss Su Biao get along so well, why don't I help you and let you go to Miss Su Biao's side? How about you?" Nangong Yue said lightly and delicately, "Don't worry. , your family, I will take good care of myself." She deliberately added the accent on the word "take care of", the threat in it was beyond words.
Ruyi was so frightened that she kowtowed three times until her forehead was blue, and said repeatedly: "Third Miss, spare my life! Third Miss, spare my life!" Since Miss Su Biao dared to poison the second wife, her heart was so poisonous and cruel. Ruthless, I'm at a disadvantage in doing things now, if the third girl really sends me to Miss Su Biao, how can I survive!
Now she knows how to ask for forgiveness! Nangong Yue sneered in her heart. When Ruyi betrayed her mother, did she ever think that she would end up today! Now she chose this path herself.
Nangong Yue gave her a look, and Baihe and Baihui held Ruyi hostage from left to right, making her unable to move.
Lily smiled on purpose and said, "Miss Ruyi, if you keep knocking like this, if you hurt your face, how will you see people tomorrow?"
Ruyi knew that the general situation was settled, and she was so depressed that her whole body went limp.
Since you slap me, you have to give me a candy. Nangong Yue smiled slightly, and said, "Ruyi, don't worry, Miss Su Biao doesn't dare to do anything to you. After all, you are also a dowry maid given to her by Nangong Mansion, and in the future she will have to rely on you. Nangong Mansion will support her!"
How could Su Qingping be so stupid? If she kills Ruyi in the Xuanpinghou Mansion, it will only attract suspicion from the Nangong Mansion. If she angers the Su Clan, then she will really be helpless in the capital. , let the Xuanping Hou Mansion slaughter it!
If you think about it carefully, isn't it the truth. I still have a way to survive! Even if I can't do it well, I can still be a concubine in Xuanpinghou's mansion. Thinking of this, Ruyi came back to life, bowed her head slightly and said, "Thank you, Miss San."
Baihui and Baihe looked at each other and smiled, loosened the restraint on Ruyi, and said in their hearts: The third girl still has the ability!
"Go down. Remember what happened today, and don't say a word to others, or you will be responsible for the consequences." After speaking, Nangong Yue's voice revealed a hint of murderous intent.
"Yes, servant girl understands!" Ruyi was so frightened that she broke into cold sweat, saluted and exited Nangong Yue's study room, and was blown by the cool night wind, feeling cold to the bone.
After arranging Ruyi's future destination, Nangong Yue's heart that has been hanging over these days finally let go.
But at this moment, Nangong Mu and Lin who are in Qianyunyuan are worried and have mixed feelings.
"Oh! I really don't know what's going on!" Mrs. Lin sighed, "How can a girl who has never left the court do such a thing?!"
Nangong Mu also nodded and said: "Originally, the Xuanping Hou Mansion sent someone to discuss marriage, but I didn't know that she was so impatient, so... hey..." Nangong Mu really couldn't say the ugly words, so he could only end with a sigh. He never expected that Su Qingping's plan was originally aimed at him!
"Sister, do you think that if she does such a thing, it will affect the reputation of the mansion, and it will also bring trouble to our sister Yue!" Lin said worriedly.
"Ruoyan, you don't have to worry so much!" Nangong Mu comforted him. He also stayed in the officialdom for a while, thinking more deeply than Lin's. Go outside the mansion. As for the Marquis of Xuanping's mansion, if they publicize this matter, it will only damage the moral character of the prince. If this spreads to the ears of the emperor, it will hinder the son's acceptance of the title in the future! Marquis Xuanping The government probably wants to cover up this matter more than our Nangong government!"
"I hope so!" Lin was still worried, "But this kind of thing happened after all, even if others don't say it, we know it in our hearts. Thinking about what happened in Jingzheju, I wish I could take a detour in the future. It's still sister-in-law Considering everything carefully, the girls' boudoir school really should be changed."
"Thinking about it from another angle, it might not be a bad thing to marry off Cousin Ping earlier!" Nangong Mu said again, "I thought she was a bit of a bad person, so it's better to get rid of her sooner!"
"That's true!" Lin replied with a serious nod, "If such a person stays in the mansion, if he brings Sister Yue into trouble, I won't even have time to cry!"
Nangong Mu nodded Lin's forehead, and said amusedly and confidently: "You are really unfounded! How can our daughter be so easily spoiled!"
The husband and wife talked for a while, seeing that it was getting late, so they took a rest.
There was nothing to say all night, and the second day was the day when the new wife of the fourth room confessed to her relatives. It should have been extremely festive, but the atmosphere in Rong'an Hall seemed a little deserted.
When Nangong Yue arrived at the main hall with her parents and elder brother, the first room and the third room were all assembled. After a while, Liu's mother and daughter and Su Qingping came.
As soon as Su Qingping stepped into Rong'an Hall, the atmosphere suddenly became even more strange. Both Zhao and Huang couldn't help but feel a little depressed. They really couldn't understand how she had the face to appear in such a scandal. This? This Su Qingping really has a thick skin!
Nangong Yue quickly glanced at Su Qingping, only to see that her eyes were dim, her appearance was haggard, weak and pitiful, and she looked completely gone from her previous look.
But none of the people present would feel sorry for Su Qingping, everyone's eyes were condensed, and they wished they hadn't seen this person.
Su Qingping sat down in her seat without saying a word, with her eyes half downcast, avoiding the sight of everyone. She was already under confinement, and she didn't want to come to such an occasion at all, but Liu Shi still pulled her over out of her own considerations.
Everyone sat for a while, and finally Su Shi came out, and everyone got up one after another, saluting to Su Shi.
"Meet my mother (grandmother)!"
Su Shi was wearing a lotus-colored gown and a forehead of the same color. Her complexion was very ugly, and even the wrinkles on her face had increased a few vaguely, as if she had aged several years overnight.
The corners of Nangong Yue's mouth twitched slightly, and she thought to herself: It seems that because of Su Qingping's matter, Su Shi did not have a good night's sleep last night!
Su Qingping looked at Su Shi with hope in her eyes, but when Su Shi glanced at her, her expression was cold, with only disgust and disdain in her eyes, no pity at all.
Su Qingping suddenly felt as if she had fallen into an ice kiln, and her complexion was pale. Su Shi is her only support in Nangong Mansion.
A hint of sarcasm flashed in Nangong Yue's eyes. At this moment, Su Qingping still expects the Su family to help her, it's really fantastic.
At this moment, a woman outside the door reported: "Fourth Lord, Fourth Lady is here."
As soon as the words fell, the door curtain was lifted, and a newlywed couple in bright red auspicious clothes came stepping forward. It was Nangong Cheng and his new wife, Gu Shi.
That Mrs. Gu's appearance is ordinary, but her skin is still fair, this whiteness covers three ugliness, and after wearing a bright red dress, she can be considered pretty. But standing beside the handsome Nangong Cheng, she was really inconspicuous.
The servant girl cleverly placed the mat, Nangong Cheng and Mrs. Gu both knelt down, first kowtowed three times to Mrs. Su respectfully, "See mother!" Then they saluted Mrs. Su with tea.
Mrs. Su took the teacup, took a sip of the tea, put it aside, and said kindly: "Get up!" Then she took Gu's filial shoes and socks, praised her a few words, and said a few words similar to If Gu's family is asked to spread the branches and leaves for the Nangong family, she will ask Nanny Wang to send a pair of jade ruyis.
"Thank you mother!" Mrs. Gu took Yu Ruyi respectfully and handed it to the maid beside her.
Next, Nangong Cheng introduced three older brothers and three sister-in-laws for Mrs. Gu.
"Uncle, sister-in-law..."
Mrs. Gu bowed her knees and saluted, addressed each one, and handed over the needles and threads she made. Mrs. Zhao, Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Huang said some words of blessing to the newcomers, and each gave a meeting gift. Ms. Zhao sent a blue water floating flower For the jade bracelet, Mrs. Lin gave a carp white jade huang, while Mrs. Huang gave a string of jadeite and gold pearl necklaces.
Afterwards, Nangong Yue and a few juniors greeted Mrs. Gu: "Aunt Si!"
After Nangong Cheng introduced them one by one, Mrs. Gu presented gifts one by one according to the etiquette: the young masters of the Nangong family got a set of pens, ink, paper and inkstones, and the girls of the Nangong family each got a pair of crystal earrings.
Nangong Yue looked at the crystal earrings given by her fourth aunt in her hand. It was neither good nor bad, and it left no impression on people. In her memory, her fourth aunt was just like the earrings she gave, which did not leave a lasting impression on her heart. What a deep impression.
In the previous life, after the fourth aunt married in, the romantic disposition of the fourth uncle Nangong Cheng remained the same, and even intensified.
When the fourth aunt didn't marry in, Su Shi was afraid that Nangong Cheng's eldest son would ruin the reputation of Nangong's family, so she preached to him from time to time, but after the fourth aunt came in, Su didn't care much about it. The matter of the four rooms.
But this fourth aunt's appearance is mediocre, and her personality is also very dull. She is obviously a serious first wife, but she has almost no place to gain a foothold by Nangong Chengna's aunt and housemates. Even Nangong Cheng's personal maid, You can also say a few words sarcastically to this fourth lady.
Until the time when the Nangong Mansion was ransacked in the previous life, the fourth aunt Gu had only one weak daughter-in-law under her knees, but she raised a lot of sons and daughters for Nangong Cheng. I don't know whether she is virtuous or incompetent.
At this time, a new couple had arrived at Su Qingping's side.
"This is Cousin Ping." Nangong Cheng introduced, while looking at Su Qingping absent-mindedly.
"Cousin Ping." Mrs. Gu sent another needle and thread.
No matter how disgusted she was, Su Qingping still had to accept Gu's gift.
"Thank you, my cousin. My sister-in-law's craftsmanship is really exquisite. This sachet is embroidered so lifelike. If there is a chance, Pinger will definitely ask my sister-in-law for advice." Su Qingping's face was pale, but she was reserved and polite. She didn't want to be in front of everyone. Humiliated in front of others, especially in front of Nangong Cheng's new wife.
Mrs. Gu smiled slightly, "Thank you, Cousin Ping, for your compliment."
As for Nangong Cheng who was standing next to Gu Shi, all his soul and soul were pinned on Su Qingping at this moment, as if he had completely forgotten about his new wife.
Nangong Cheng had a big wedding yesterday, so naturally no one would spoil his happiness on the big day, so Nangong Cheng still had no idea of the scandalous things that happened to Su Qingping at the wedding banquet yesterday.
Now, seeing Su Qingping's emaciated appearance because of Yixiao, Nangong Cheng thought that she had become this appearance for her own sake, and couldn't help feeling a little sad, and even more proud.
The cousin said last time that they have nothing to do with each other, so she was really angry! Nangong Cheng thought to himself: Is she worried that I will delay this marriage because of her? Hey, what a silly girl. Now that I am married, her affection for me has not diminished by half. Why don't I ask my aunt, even if I can't be the main wife, as long as I pamper her, how much worse is she than the first wife
Nangong Cheng stared deeply at Su Qingping. Su Qingping seemed to have a feeling in her heart. She raised her head inadvertently, and her pair of water-cutting pupils were facing Nangong Cheng. Her eyes seemed to be filled with sadness, resentment, and affection. Half-revealed, for a while, Nangong Cheng was crazy to see it.
The two exchanged glances in public, but Nangong Cheng's newly-married wife was like a puppet on a dirt ridge, with low eyebrows and eyes, without saying a word.
After confirming her relatives, she came out of Rong'an Hall, Nangong Yue looked back, and saw Su Qingping's thin and thin back walking slowly in another direction, while Nangong Cheng was still staring at her affectionately.
Nangong Yue couldn't help smiling.
"Sister, what are you looking at?" Nangong Xin asked her curiously.
"Looking at the scenery!" Nangong Yueyun replied calmly, "Brother, don't you think the scenery there is very good?"
"Is there?" Second Monk Nangong Xinzhang scratched his head, "Obviously there is only Fourth Uncle there!"
Because they were not far away, Nangong Cheng also heard the conversation between the two, and looked away in embarrassment.
Nangong Cheng concealedly opened the paper fan in his hand, shook it pretending to be coquettish, and smiled at Nangong Yue as if nothing had happened, but saw Nangong Yue staring at him meaningfully.
As if he had been peeped into the deepest secret in his heart, Nangong Cheng withdrew his gaze guiltily, and walked away without even looking back at his new wife.
After Nangong Yue bid farewell to her parents and elder brother, she went to Yaoyueju. After the scandal happened in Jingzheju, this Jingzheju can no longer be used as a boudoir for girls. Zhao sent someone to pack up the invitations overnight Yueju serves as the new boudoir school.
Before stepping into the courtyard gate, Nangong Yue heard Nangong Lin's bluffing.
"Big sister, what happened last night? Just tell me! You all know, so keep me in the dark." Nangong Lin's voice was a little indignant. She knew it at the wedding banquet yesterday. Something important happened, so after the wedding banquet, she followed Mrs. Huang to the Lanshan Courtyard, but no matter how much she pestered and asked her, Mrs. Huang avoided answering, but said vaguely that there is no need for children Know so much.
Later, when she asked anxiously, Huang even reprimanded her directly, which made Nangong Lin feel very wronged, and wanted to know what happened last night even more.
"I... fourth sister, I really don't know what happened!"
As soon as Nangong Yue stepped through the door, she saw Nangong Cheng's blushing cheeks and twinkling eyes.
"Big sister, don't open your eyes and talk nonsense!" Nangong Lin was obviously furious, and almost forgot that Nangong Cheng was the eldest sister, "Last night, you sent Shuxiang to call the eldest aunt away, and then the grandmother also disappeared. , clearly for the same thing, how could you not know?"
The more she spoke, the angrier she became, and she stomped her feet and said, "You all know, why can't you tell me?" She was angry and aggrieved in her heart, she just felt that she was the daughter of the Nangong family, why she was only excluded !
"Fourth sister, it's better that you don't know about this." Nangong Cheng sighed, "It's not good for you to know..." This kind of scandal, a girl who has not yet left the cabinet, has no face to say it!
Nangong Lin was relentless: "No good? There shouldn't be any harm, right?"
Nangong Cheng's complexion became ugly, and he looked for help to Nangong Yue who had just entered the door.
Following Nangong Cheng's gaze, Nangong Lin also saw Nangong Yue, rolled her eyes, and pretended to be mysterious: "Third sister, do you know? A big event happened at the fourth uncle's wedding banquet yesterday..." As she spoke, she She looked at Nangong Yue expectantly, hoping that Nangong Yue could reveal something.
Nangong Yue said lightly: "If the fourth sister wants to know, you should ask the third aunt."
One and two refused to tell herself that Nangong Lin was so angry that she was about to shoot the case, but she saw her husband Fang Ru coming, so she had to calm down for the time being.
After school, Nangong Lin knew that she would not get any results from these two people, so she didn't say a word, snorted coldly, and left angrily.
Seeing Nangong Lin's performance, Nangong Cheng gave a wry smile: "Third sister, I would rather I didn't know what happened yesterday, this matter is really..." She sighed, not knowing what to say.
"Think about the bright side!" Nangong Yue comforted her and said, "She will be out of the cabinet in a month's time. If we are not under the same roof in the future, the chances of seeing each other are probably very few." This "she" Of course it was Su Qingping.
"I hope so." Nangong Cheng forced a smile. This kind of thing happened in the mansion, and it was a big blow to her who was always proud and untainted.
Seeing her appearance, Nangong Yue also knew that she definitely didn't want to talk about it, and said, "Her surname is Su, and our surname is Nangong. Big sister, don't think too much! She has nothing to do with us!"
"That's right." Nangong Yue smiled wryly. Perhaps because she had the same experience as yesterday, she felt that her Nangong Yue had the same secret, so she couldn't help getting close to her.
The two walked and chatted until they reached a fork in the road before parting.
As soon as she returned to Black Bamboo Courtyard, Nangong Yue saw her father's maid Nongqin waiting in the courtyard.
"Third Miss!" Nongqin blessed himself respectfully, "Second Master ordered the servants to invite Miss to the study."
Nangong Yue's heart skipped a beat. Her first feeling was that her father must have discovered something wrong with what happened last night, and her father would never be as easy to fool as her mother Lin!
But Nangong Yue had to go, if she didn't go, wouldn't it be more suspicious
Nangong Yue sighed indistinctly, and said in a nonchalant manner: "Nongqin, I'll go and change my clothes and I'll go with you." Naturally, Nongqin had no objection, and Nangong Yue, under the service of Yimei and Anniang, walked slowly After changing his clothes, he went to play the piano.
Although it was delayed for a long time, even so, she still couldn't think of a countermeasure.
How should I tell my dad
Nangong Yue frowned slightly, her heart was still messed up if she couldn't clean it up, this was a complete lie, Nangong Mu certainly didn't believe it...
While thinking, Nangong Yue had already arrived at the door of her father's study.
Nangong Mu's other first-class maid, Minse, had already gone into the study to report to Nangong Mu when she saw Nangong Yue coming, so Nangong Yue was immediately ushered into the study.
Nangong Yue slightly bent her knees and shouted, "Daddy!"
"Sister Yue, come in and have a seat." Nangong Mu, who was sitting on the Luohan bed by the window, beckoned Nangong Yue to come over. The father and daughter sat down at a small table, and followed Nangong Mu as if they were worried about scaring their daughter. Asked softly, "Sister Yue, how much do you know about what happened last night?"
Although Nangong Mu was temporarily fooled by Nangong Yue yesterday, after a long time, he still noticed something was wrong. Ruyi took him to the east wing to look for Mrs. Lin, but Mrs. Lin was not there, and then even Ruyi disappeared... Then, the appearance of her daughter Nangong Yue was even more weird...
Sure enough... Nangong Yue had a lot of thoughts in her heart, she looked embarrassed, and finally made a decision in her heart.
I can't hide it anymore!
She took a deep breath and said, "Daddy, mother is poisoned!"
This sentence was like a huge thunder falling on the top of Nangong Mu's head, which shocked him so much that he blurted out: "What?" Nangong Mu originally thought that although this incident was weird, it was not a big deal. But now Nangong Mu couldn't sit still when he heard that Mrs. Lin had been poisoned.
Seeing that Nangong Muru was struck by lightning, her face pale, Nangong Yue hurriedly added: "But dad, don't worry, I have already prescribed a prescription for mother, I believe that as long as I take it for a few more days, mother's poison can be completely resolved gone."
Nangong Mu's face softened a little, but it was still very ugly, and he continued to say: "What's going on? Sister Yue, please explain clearly!"
"...A few days ago, my mother's spirit was a little weak. I checked my mother's pulse and found that she had been poisoned!" Nangong Yue said slowly, carefully organizing her words, "I'm afraid that my mother will worry, so I just need to take care of her." I didn't tell her, and I didn't dare to tell my father, so I secretly investigated and found that Biaogu Ping bought Ruyi from mother's room to poison her!"
When Nangong Mu blurted out and wanted to ask Su Qingping why she did this, she suddenly remembered the scene at her daughter Nangong Yue's birthday banquet, her expression suddenly became a little strange, and she muttered to herself: "...So that's how it is. That's how it is..."
Nangong Mu had long felt that this cousin, Su Qingping, had something wrong in her mind, and usually avoided it as much as she could, but he never expected that this Su Qingping would be so vicious!
Nangong Mu's eyebrows and eyes were tinged with sternness. Although he usually has no temper, just like a dragon has reverse scales, Nangong Mu also has reverse scales that he cannot touch. And Lin and his pair of sons and daughters are his Ni Lin.
"It's really heart-wrenching!"
Nangong Mu clenched his hands into fists, forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, and asked, "Where is Ruyi? I don't seem to have seen her this morning." This Su Qingping is certainly abominable, but this slave who betrayed the master must not be kept!
"Father, regarding this Ruyi, my daughter has something to ask." Nangong Yue had an idea in her heart. Maybe it's the easiest and most direct way to let daddy come forward.
Nangong Mu frowned slightly, and said disapprovingly, "Sister Yue, you don't mean to intercede for Ruyi, do you?"
"Not really." Nangong Yue said with the corners of her mouth slightly raised, "I want to ask Dad to find a way to let Ruyi be Cousin Ping's dowry maid."
Nangong Mu was stunned for a moment, and understood the ingenuity of this proposal. He tapped Nangong Yue's forehead with his index finger, and said with a smile: "You girl! Well, Daddy will let you get your wish!"
"Thank you, Daddy!" Nangong Yue stood up on purpose and pretended to bless her body, which made Nangong Mu smile.
"You girl, don't try to change the subject." Nangong Mu straightened his face, and asked again, "And then? What happened in the East Wing Room last night? Your mother never went to the East Wing Room, did she?"
"Daddy, I really don't know what happened last night!" Nangong Yue opened her big black and white eyes and said innocently, "At the wedding banquet last night, Baihui told me that Daddy, you were killed by Ruyi. I was called away. I was very disturbed, so I wanted to go and have a look, and then I found that Ruyi brought you into the East Wing. I probably called you, and Ruyi was scared away... As for Cousin Ping and Lu, Lu Prince..." Nangong Yue deliberately made a embarrassed expression, and said with a flushed face, "I don't know what's going on with them..." There are nine truths and one falsehood, so that people will not doubt it.
Nangong Mu pondered for a while, and felt that what Nangong Yue said was indeed reasonable. The scandal that happened in Jingzhe's house was caused by Su Qingping's own indiscretion, so how could it be related to his sister Yue!
Seeing that Nangong Mu's expression softened a little, Nangong Yue secretly breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, she heard Nangong Mu say again: "Sister Yue, although you are smart, you are only eleven years old now!"
Nangong Mu looked at Nangong Yue with a complicated expression, and her eyes made her a little confused.
"What did daddy say? Why can't I understand?" Nangong Yue's heart thumped, but she still tried to keep calm on her face. Anyway, she would never admit to the matter of Su Qingping and Lu Yan!
"You are just an eleven-year-old child, so you don't have to take so many things on yourself. Mom and Dad will always stand behind you, and you can ask Dad for help at any time!" Nangong Mu is not an emotional person, But Nangong Yue's temperament did make him a little worried. Such a big matter can be hidden by one person, Nangong Mu is really worried that she will be hurt.
Nangong Yue's heart eased, a smile appeared on her face, she nodded vigorously, and said in a brisk tone, "Yue'er knows!"
Nangong Mu gently touched Nangong Yue's head. Ever since his daughter grew up, he had seldom acted so intimately. His voice softened a little, and he said, "...Okay, go back and do your homework." In the evening, come to Qianyun Courtyard with your brother for dinner."
"Yes, Daddy. Yue'er has retired."
Nangong Yue saluted and left the study, leaving Nangong Mu looking at her back with complicated eyes, a little proud and a little sentimental.
Nangong Yue, who had her back to Nangong Mu, suddenly felt a coolness on her face. When she touched her face, she found that her cheeks were moist.
Before she knew it, she had burst into tears.
It's not that she doesn't want to reveal her thoughts to others, but it's because she has too many burdens, too heavy.
And don't tell anyone at all!
But it's all worth it!
Nangong Yue's gaze became firm. No matter what, she would keep Nangong Mansion and her home in the future king's capital.
Not only Nangong Yue, Nangong Mu was full of thoughts at this moment.
He was born as the legitimate son of Nangong Mansion, because he was the second son, unlike his elder brother who needed to inherit the family business, his parents only loved him since he was a child, and didn't ask too much, they only let him do as he pleases.
He has always taken this kind of life as a matter of course, disregarding fame and fortune, so after being appointed as an official, getting along with his colleagues is not considered an enemy, nor is there much friendship, just care about his own conscience.
It's just that just now, his eleven-year-old daughter didn't even dare to tell anyone that her mother was poisoned, and she was bearing everything alone.
Whose fault is this
Of course it was his father's fault!
Nangong Mu was heartbroken, he had always been proud of his integrity, but at this moment, Nangong Mu didn't want to continue like this. He wants to gain a firm foothold in the officialdom, only in this way can he make people dare not have the courage to hit his wife and children's attention.
Having made up his mind, Nangong Mu's eyes became bright and resolute.
Nangong Yue never imagined that her father, who never changed his aspirations in his previous life until his death, would change at this moment.
What the future will look like is becoming more unpredictable...
At this time, in Yangzhou City, thousands of miles away, Guan Yubai, dressed in white, was sitting by the window. But cold and remote.
"Pulp..." A white pigeon flapped its wings and flew past the window, which caught Guan Yubai's eyes, and he counted silently in his heart: "One, two..."
As soon as he counted to "three", he saw Xiao Si striding towards the boat house with a blank expression on his face, "Master, just now..." He stopped suddenly, looked at Guan Yu's white and thin clothes, and frowned, his dissatisfied expression seemed to be Said: My son, how can you wear such thin clothes and let the wind blow here!
Guan Yubai chuckled helplessly, and said, "Little Si, bring me a cloak."
Only then did Xiaosi's expression soften, and he took out a cloak from the closet, wrapped it tightly around Guan Yubai, and said sullenly: "My lord, Xiaosi made a promise with Miss Nangong." The son's body!
When he heard "Miss Nangong", Guan Yu's white eyes flashed, and there seemed to be a warmth on his face, but he immediately changed the subject as if nothing had happened: "Little Si, did a carrier pigeon come just now?"
"Yes, my lord." Xiao Si handed a piece of bamboo tube from the carrier pigeon to Guan Yubai, "It's a letter from Huaibei."
So it wasn't her... Guan Yubai lowered his eyes slightly, hiding the disappointment in his eyes, then opened the cover of one end of the bamboo tube, took out a piece of white paper folded into a long and thin strip from the bamboo tube, unfolded it, and looked at it ten lines at a glance. down...
Seeing this, there was a trace of solemnity in the usual gentle expression.
The situation in Huaibei has become so dangerous!
This summer, Huaibei was drought, and there was no harvest. The people all ate jujube vegetables, and starved to death everywhere!
Naturally, the imperial court allocated relief silver taels, but it's a pity that the tens of thousands of taels of snowflake silver have been exploited layer by layer, and when they reach the local area, there is very little left.
Now Huaibei has reached the tragic situation of changing sons and eating, and a large number of refugees are pouring out of Huaibei... I am afraid that these things are still covered to death, and the person in the Golden Luan Hall thinks that the Central Plains under his control is a peaceful and prosperous age? !
Guan Yubai shook his head slightly, and was about to put down the paper in his hand, but suddenly thought of another thing, and clasped his knuckles on the table.
Now most of these refugees are going north, and I am afraid that they will reach the capital in a few days...
Damn it! This letter from Huaibei came too late!
Guan Yubai's face darkened, and he ordered: "Little Si, take care of the pen and ink!" He must write to the capital as soon as possible to warn her...
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