For three consecutive days, Linfeng Courtyard was peaceful. On that day, Yao Xinlan's anger disappeared without a trace, and Mo Shu's expression changed from sad and relaxed, and Yao Xinlan was in good spirits. On this day, she was able to take Qin Wan out for a long trip Walk.
"At this time last year, not long after I got married, the chrysanthemums in Xiyuan were in full bloom, and my mother even held a chrysanthemum appreciation banquet. But this year, my father was ill, and the house had just been cleaned up. My mother has been feeling unwell for the past two days. Grandmother is also fasting in seclusion, and the Qiuxi Festival in the mansion is like never before, and it is very deserted right now."
Yao Xinlan supported her back with one hand, and pulled Qin Wan with the other, Mo Shu and Fu Ling followed behind with their cloaks in their arms, and seven or eight servants fell far behind with refreshments and other things. After a while, Qin Wan There was a scent of chrysanthemum.
The Qin Mansion is rich and noble, so it naturally spent a lot of effort on the scenery and flowers. There is an orchid garden outside Tinglan Garden, and a chrysanthemum garden in Xiyuan. Other places have plum groves or lotus ponds. Every season has a scene.
"It's September, and the weather is getting colder. I wanted to eat crabs, but now I can't."
Yao Xinlan looked down at her protruding belly, "This little guy kicked me again last night, your elder brother kicked your elder brother last night when he was listening to him, you don't know, your elder brother saw my belly move For a moment, I was dumbfounded, and asked me if the pain was bad, saying that it must be uncomfortable for such a little guy tossing and turning in my stomach."
There was a lot of joy in Yao Xinlan's tone. Looking at her, Qin Wan almost envied the love of this young couple like those outside, but Qin Wan still remembered Yao Xinlan's dream in his heart. I can't seem to remember it now, but that dream still hangs over Qin Wan's heart like a thick haze, so that at this moment, she can't catch up with Yao Xinlan's words, and can't make jokes, because she is afraid of Yao Xinlan's current situation. Joy is also a dream.
"Sister-in-law's current body is indeed not suitable for eating crabs. Let's wait until the next year. By this time next year, sister-in-law's body has almost recovered. I can hold a chrysanthemum appreciation feast by myself. Then I will enjoy myself..."
When Qin Wan said this, Yao Xinlan laughed, "That's right. Speaking of which, the child was born around the Chinese New Year. By this time next year, it will indeed recover. Ninth Sister, let's make an appointment. At this time next year, But we have to hold a chrysanthemum appreciation feast together, enjoy chrysanthemums and eat crabs, and then open a few jars of ten-year-old Nurhong, it's really beautiful!"
As they spoke, the two of them had already walked out of the chrysanthemum garden. The sky was clear and clear, and in the well-maintained chrysanthemum garden, there were yellow pears, white Yaotai Fengwu, pink Er Qiao, and orange red lips. One nursery after another is laid out like a carpet of flowers in the flower field. A wooden covered bridge leads directly from the periphery to the gazebo in the middle of the chrysanthemum garden. Qin Guan helped Yao Xinlan walk up the covered bridge to the gazebo step by step, and arrived at the pavilion. In the garden, I just felt that I was surrounded by a sea of flowers, surrounded by a sea of chrysanthemums with various temperaments, whether they are bright and beautiful, or leisurely and independent, or noble and enchanting. Each garden has its own characteristics, and the gardens are connected. The chrysanthemum garden suddenly became the most bright and eye-catching place in autumn, because it is surrounded by pavilions, giving birth to a majestic atmosphere.
The maidservants stepped forward very quickly, first spread cushions and tablecloths on the tables and stools, and then placed refreshments and fruits. Although there were no crabs and wine, it seemed to be a bit of a chrysanthemum appreciation. Qin Wan supported Yao Xinlan After sitting down, Yao Xinlan let out a soft breath.
"The baby will be born in three months, and your elder brother and I haven't decided on a name yet."
Yao Xinlan's tone was cheerful, with a bit of contented joy.
Qin Wan said conveniently, "Brother is very knowledgeable, so he can naturally choose a good name for the child. Sister-in-law, don't worry."
Yao Xinlan bent her lips and smiled when she heard the words, "He already has a few, but I was wondering what baby name should be given to the child. I read "Daya" before, and there was a line in it called, 'The phoenix is singing, Yu Bigao Gang; the phoenix tree is born, and it is in the morning sun. The scorpion is luxuriant, and the yongyong is 喈.', when I read the sentence 菶菶 luxuriant, 嗈嗈喈喈, I didn’t know what this sentence meant, so I asked my father , my father said, this is the cry of a phoenix. At that time, I thought the two characters "Qiqi" and "嗈嗈" were very pleasant, so I thought, if I was born as a boy, my baby name would be Brother Xi. Girl, her baby name is Qiqi..."
Yao Xinlan spoke with longing in her voice, as if she could already see that the child was born with cute little hands and feet. Qin Wan looked at Yao Xinlan and felt the expectation and joy of her becoming a mother from the bottom of her heart. It's also very good, my sister-in-law hopes that the future children will be a blockbuster and auspicious."
Yao Xinlan covered her lips with a smile, and poured tea for Qin Wan with her own hands, "I don't want to be a blockbuster, but a smooth and healthy life is the best thing. Come on, this is the Wuxi silver needle I brought from Jianzhou. Try it."
The fragrance of tea is refreshing, accompanied by the scent of chrysanthemums, which is quite interesting. Qin Wan picked up the teacup and took a sip, only to feel that the tea soup was rich and sweet with a long aftertaste. He was about to praise him, but he saw a few servants outside the chrysanthemum garden hurrying Running over quickly, the panic seemed to be something happened in the mansion, Yao Xinlan also saw it, and frowned immediately, "What's going on?"
After asking such a question, Mo Shu immediately went forward to ask. Not long after, Mo Shu came back with a rather ugly expression and said, "Miss, it's Miss Six. Miss Six made a fuss in her own yard, and even smashed her head."
Yao Xinlan stood up immediately, "What's going on? Let's go and see—"
It has been more than a month since Qin Shuang was locked up last time, why is there a commotion today
Seeing this, Qin Wan also stood up and followed, but Juyuan was not far from Qin Shuang's courtyard, and the group of people arrived outside Fushuang courtyard after walking for a long time. As soon as they walked outside the courtyard, the noise inside came out!
"All of you are bullying me!"
"I want to see my grandmother! I've been banned, and I've copied my family training! Why don't you let me go out!"
"Go away! Go away! Come again and I will die in front of you!"
Hearing this, Qin Wan and Yao Xinlan immediately looked at each other. There were two pale-faced servants guarding the door. When they saw Qin Wan and Yao Xinlan appear, they immediately knelt down. Yao Xinlan waved her hand and pulled Qin Wan into the gate!
As soon as they entered the courtyard, Qin Wan and Yao Xinlan were surprised by the chaos in the courtyard.
In a courtyard as big as Ting Lanyuan, four or five servants stood apart in fear and helplessness, blocking Qin Shuang in a siege. Qin Shuang's clothes were messy and her shoulders were in disorder, her eyes were red, There was a smear of redness and swelling on the forehead, and blood was faintly visible, and what was worrying was that at this moment, she was holding a dagger in her hand, and was slanting it against her neck!
She was already emotional, and she was relieved when she saw Yao Xinlan come in, but when she saw that Qin Wan was following behind Yao Xinlan, her eyes widened in an instant, and she looked at Qin Wan and shouted, "Get out! Get out of here! Why did you come here, are you here to see my joke? You are satisfied that I have been imprisoned for so long!"
Qin Shuang shouted and cried, tears streaming down her cheeks, Qin Wan frowned slightly, and was about to turn around to go out, but Yao Xinlan pulled her back, Yao Xinlan sighed, "Sixth sister, ninth sister came with me Yes, do you want me to get out too?"
After asking this question, Qin Shuang was at a loss for words, and Yao Xinlan said softly, "Look at you, your forehead is hurt, what's wrong? Why are you making such a fuss, put down the dagger obediently, so as not to hurt yourself."
Qin Shuang was not hostile towards Yao Xinlan, but after hearing Yao Xinlan's words and seeing Yao Xinlan holding Qin Wan's hand, she felt even more aggrieved, "Sister-in-law, do you even want to protect her?"
Seeing Qin Shuang's tears rolling down, Yao Xinlan sighed again, "Shuang'er, you are thinking about it, you are good, and the ninth sister is also good. Sisters should love each other. Don't be angry. Regardless of other things, put down the dagger first, you are careful not to hurt yourself, okay? Put down the dagger, I will go and tell my mother, I can't help you."
Qin Shuang took a step back when she heard the words, "You... none of you care about me. If I hadn't caused this trouble, I don't know how long I would be locked up. Mother... Mother also forgot about me. This month, I'm full He thought that as long as I behaved better, he would let me out, but after so long, who came to see me once?"
The more Qin Shuang said, the more sad she became, and her grip on the dagger became tighter and tighter, "I want to see my grandmother, I want to see my grandmother!"
Qin Shuang was not Lin's own child, and Qin Xiang didn't speak for her in this incident, and Lin just asked someone to take care of her. In Qin Shuang's heart, it was the strict Jiang who treated her and Qin better. Xiang treats everyone equally.
"Sixth sister, you are thinking too much. During this period of time, my father is sick, and my mother has to take care of my father and clean up the inner courtyard. That's why I didn't come to see you. It's not what you think. I also wanted to see you a long time ago, but I A few days ago, something was wrong, so I was negligent. If my sister wants to blame, I can only blame me. What does my sister want, can my sister-in-law send it to my sister?"
Yao Xinlan's tone was gentle, almost coaxing Qin Shuang to speak, but Qin Shuang's expression did not change when he heard these words.
Qin Wan looked at it, and sighed slightly. Qin Shuang's matter was purely her own fault for her long-term domineering temper and uttering bad words. She followed Qin Xiang on weekdays, and maybe she really felt that she was the same as Qin Xiang, and she also felt that Lin's The people in the mansion treated her very kindly, but this time something happened, she was grounded, Qin Xiang didn't speak for her, and Mrs. Lin did have some omissions. Only then did she realize that although she was also a young lady in the mansion, she She is not as good as Qin Xiang, and her situation is even the same as that of Qin Wan, who was ridiculed many times by her.
Qin Shuang felt aggrieved and resentful in her heart. She wanted to see Jiang but couldn't. It had accumulated for several days, and it just exploded today. No matter what the women in charge of her did, they had to go to Lin. Thinking about it again, Qin Shuang usually There are many things wrong with acting pervertedly, I am afraid that I have caused dissatisfaction a long time ago, and I only saw the consequences this time.
Qin Wan figured it out, but Qin Shuang couldn't. She shook her head, "I don't want anything, I just want to see my grandmother! I want my grandmother to judge me..."
Yao Xinlan looked helpless, and looked at the servants in the yard. Naturally, she obeyed Lin's order, and Qin Shuang made such a fuss, but these servants still blocked her without retreating, which showed that Lin wanted to take advantage of this time to deal with Qin Shuang's unruly behavior. Yao Xinlan could see it clearly, so she had to persuade Qin Shuang.
"Sixth sister, grandma is fasting in closed doors these days, you won't be able to see her."
Qin Shuang frowned when she heard the words, "I don't believe it! Are you lying to me, sister-in-law? I don't believe it. I want to go to the Buddhist hall to see for myself!"
Yao Xinlan shook her head, as long as she said more, the sound of heavy footsteps came over!
Yao Xinlan looked back, and even saw Lin Shi walking over with Qin Xiang and four or five servants.
Yao Xinlan pulled Qin Wan back a step, and since Mrs. Lin came, there was nothing to do with them.
"What's going on?!" Mrs. Lin has always been gentle, but at this moment she frowned and gave a low voice with dignity. After she finished her sentence, Mrs. Lin entered the courtyard, and immediately looked at Qin Shuang sternly, "Shuang'er ,What are you doing?"
Qin Shuang's eyes flickered, "Mother, Shuang'er has been thinking about it for a month, why don't you let Shuang'er out? In the past few days, Shuang'er asked the nanny to report to you every day, but the nanny Don't move, how long does mother plan to keep Shuang'er in prison?"
In front of Yao Xinlan and Qin Wan, Qin Shuang's words made Lin's face turn pale and pale. She frowned more and more, and said directly, "Look at you now, why are you still asking me?" Don't let you go out? That incident was originally intended to be hidden for you, but later your father found out that you dared to say disrespectful words to the Taichang Princess. Your father immediately ordered me to strictly discipline you, so I have been in Ground you, I thought you had made progress this month, but look at you now, how do you look like a lady? You still haven't put down the dagger!"
Qin Shuang opened his eyes wide, "Father knows..."
Lin pursed her lips and said nothing, but Qin Shuang waved her hand, "I don't believe it, I don't believe it! Father never cares about the inner courtyard, mother... mother let me go, I want to see grandma..."
Qin Shuang obviously didn't trust Lin Shi anymore, maybe it was the first time she was locked up for such a long time, Qin Shuang didn't care what she said, Lin Shi was even more annoyed, "You don't believe... you... why should I lie to you with this?! You Grandmother is currently retreating and fasting, what are you going to do to disturb her old man?!"
Qin Shuang shook her head. Lin's words clearly meant that she would not let her see Jiang, nor did she intend to release her. Qin Shuang cried, "No, I am a lady of the Qin family, not a prisoner, no, I want to see my grandmother…”
As Qin Shuang said, she stabbed the dagger at her neck, and immediately, a trace of red appeared on her fair neck, Yao Xinlan gasped and took a step back, Qin Wan hurriedly supported her, Lin looked at her Looking at Yao Xinlan, he said, "Xinlan is not in good health, go back to Linfengyuan first, and be careful not to be hurt by the collision."
Then he looked at Qin Wan again, "Guan'er help your sister-in-law go back."
Qin Wan nodded, supported Yao Xinlan, and walked out. There were people guarding the gate of the courtyard, but when she saw that Yao Xinlan was about to leave, she immediately stepped aside. At this moment, Qin Shuang, who had not moved all this time, suddenly rushed towards the courtyard gate , she was holding a dagger in her hand, and the servants around her didn't react at first, but when they did, they saw Qin Shuang waving the dagger, but they didn't dare to use it. With such a gap, Qin Shuang had already rushed out. Frost Court—
"What are you guys doing?! Hurry up and get her back!"
Lin gave an order, and hurriedly followed out. The servants immediately trotted all the way after receiving the order. Yao Xinlan and Qin Wan looked at each other, obviously they didn't expect that the fat Qin Shuang could run so fast.
"Ninth Sister, Sixth Sister may be a little dazed by being detained, let's follow and see!"
After Yao Xinlan said this, she followed Qin Shuang's direction. Qin Wan had no choice but to accompany her, but she was thinking that if Qin Shuang came out today, Lin would be furious and lock her up even more. long time.
The Qin family has always been in charge of the Jiang family, but now that the Jiang family is in seclusion and the Lin family is in charge, the inner courtyard has been cleaned up first, and the style of the family has been rectified. Now if Qin Shuang's mess comes to the Jiang family, the Lin family will be afraid. I can't stand it anymore.
Qin Wan thought so, and sure enough, she saw Lin Shi and Qin Xiang not far after following her, and Lin Shi ordered the servants, "Stop her, don't let her go to the Buddhist hall to disturb the old man People clean up!"
As soon as the words fell, someone took a shortcut and blocked Qin Shuang's way. Qin Shuang ran while crying. After all, she was a spoiled young lady. After a while, she was so tired that she was out of breath. Soon, several servants had arrived In front of her, Qin Shuang had no choice but to run in the direction where they were not surrounded. Qin Wan looked over, and it was in the direction of the Fuzhong Medicine Store.
"Shuang'er, stop making trouble, stop quickly."
Qin Xiang couldn't help lecturing, "If you continue to make trouble like this, the whole house will be watching your jokes! You don't look like a lady of the Qin family! Don't embarrass the Qin family!"
When Qin Shuang heard this, she felt even more aggrieved, "Okay, okay, I've shamed the Qin family, so I might as well die!"
While talking, Qin Shuang looked at the bullying servant behind her, and ran towards the east in a panic. Lin Shi chased all the way, and she was sweating from exhaustion. Seeing the commotion getting bigger and bigger, Lin couldn't bear it. He said, "Shuang'er, go back to the yard and say something even if you have something to say! Don't run away like this again! Can you still run out of the Qin Mansion!"
Qin Shuang touched his tears and said angrily, "I just want to run out of the Qin Mansion..."
Seeing this, Mrs. Lin sighed for a long time, "You guys! Take her back to me! It's really... really ugly!"
The servants were all powerful people, so Qin Shuang was no match for them. Qin Shuang didn't dare to stop, so he could only go east along the winding corridor. On the corridor, the maids didn't hold Qin Shuang for a while, and they could only let her go more and more northeast. After a while, Qin Shuang ran outside the purple bamboo forest. Qin Wan supported Yao Xinlan and followed Qin Shuang. They were about to arrive at the Purple Bamboo Forest, both of them were taken aback!
"Miss Six! Don't go any further! In front of you is the Purple Bamboo Forest—"
A servant woman gasped and shouted. Qin Shuang stopped her feet when she heard the words, and when she looked up, she saw the purple bamboo forest. The purple bamboo forest is a forbidden place in the mansion and a place haunted by ghosts. Qin Shuang naturally knew that she would not dare to go there in normal times, but Today is different, however... do you really want to go
Qin Shuang hesitated, but suddenly, he turned around and faced the servants who were chasing after him.
"Don't come here!" Qin Shuang continued to hold the dagger against his neck, and then looked at Lin, "Mother, Shuang'er just wants to see her grandmother, why don't you let her go, are you going to keep Shuang'er locked up... "
Qin Shuang had attracted many people to watch along the way, and Lin felt that this matter could not be covered. At the moment, she just wanted to solve this matter as quickly as possible to appease Qin Shuang, and said, "Of course not, you put it down." Dagger, I don't care about you anymore."
Qin Shuang's eyes lit up slightly, "Really? Mother won't lie to me?"
Lin Shi was taken aback when she heard the words. This time Qin Shuang made such a fuss, she naturally wouldn't let her off lightly, and in front of so many people, if she said she wouldn't lie to her, wouldn't it be true that she couldn't be held accountable
After she hesitated so much, Qin Shuang's tears rolled down again, "I know, I know that today I have disgraced my mother, and my mother will definitely punish me. Instead of doing this, why not let me..."
Qin Shuang backed away as she spoke, the matter had come to an end, she couldn't get off the tiger, and she was even more aggrieved, and she didn't want to just leave it like this, she backed away slowly, thinking of a workaround, is there any path here that can lead to the Buddha? What about Tang
Qin Shuang was thinking, but the dagger in her hand was not loose. She looked at the servants in front of her who were afraid to go forward, retreating faster and faster, and still wanted to get rid of them and go around to the Buddhist hall. The servants saw her thoughts , was about to follow, but two of the servants caught sight of the flower shed behind Qin Shuang, and one of them widened her eyes and hurriedly shouted, "Miss Six, you can't retreat anymore!"
How could Qin Shuang listen to their words? These words made her retreat even faster. At this moment, Qin Wan and Yao Xinlan also saw the flower shed behind Qin Shuang, and the flower shed is not the most important thing, the most important thing is The well under the flower shed—
"Sixth Sister! Hurry up—"
Yao Xinlan hadn't said the word "live", and Qin Shuang stepped on something when she retreated in a hurry, and her body suddenly staggered. At this moment, she stumbled and stepped on the ground, and the whole person fell backward uncontrollably go down!
"ah-"
"Miss Six!"
"Shuang'er—"
"Sixth sister!"
The screams were accompanied by the shouts of the crowd. Lin watched Qin Shuang fall into the well, her face paled in fright, and she shouted at the servant woman who was also stunned in front of her, "Hurry up and save me!" Miss Six!"
With a sharp shout, the servants came to their senses and hurriedly gathered around the well.
But I saw that the original high well platform was demolished because of the need to clean up the sludge recently. After this demolition, the well was a big hole in the ground, and at this moment, there was a pile of sundries beside the well, which was also the pile of debris. The obstruction of debris is why Qin Shuang didn't see the well at the beginning. The wells in Qin's mansion are all living wells, and the water inside does not know how deep. If something bad happens if Qin Shuang falls, then this matter will not It's easy, Lin supported Qin Xiang with trembling hands, and strode forward!
"Quick! Save people quickly! What a crime! What were you doing so close just now!"
In a panic, Lin had no choice but to yell at all the servants, and walked to the well in a few steps, "Shuang'er?! Shuang'er?"
Lin yelled, only seeing the darkness in the well, thinking that Qin Shuang might fall down and be drowned, Lin shivers down, almost unable to stand still, at this moment, a miserable cry came from It came out of the well!
"Wow - help - mother save me -"
As soon as there was a sound, Lin's soul came back, and she pulled Qin Xiang forward, "Shuang'er? How are you, Shuang'er? Don't be afraid, mother will rescue you right away. You silly boy, don't be afraid, this will save you..."
At the end of the day, when it was critical, Lin's eyes were red with regret, and now she only hoped that Qin Shuang would be fine, and naturally she would not be harsh on her again. Seeing this, a servant woman hurriedly said, "Madam, don't worry. The mud has been cleaned up for a few days, and the water inside has been drained temporarily, look around... Madam, don’t worry, the water inside should not be deep.”
"Wuuu, mother, save me, mother, I'm going to die..."
After hearing what the servant girl said, and hearing Qin Shuang's wailing at the bottom of the well, Lin almost shed tears. Qin Xiang was scolding Qin Shuang, but at this moment, he was also in a cold sweat from shock, and hurriedly said, "Shuang'er, you Don't move around, we will pull you up!"
There was a rope among the sundries beside the well, and a few servants quickly tied the rope and let it down.
"Wooooow, it's so dark and cold, my feet are going to sink in."
"Mother, Fifth Sister, I won't dare to do it anymore, woo woo, help me..."
Qin Shuang was crying incoherently, Yao Xinlan was scared out of her wits just now, now she couldn't laugh or cry, she squeezed Qin Wan's hand tightly and said, "Fortunately, fortunately, Sixth Sister really almost killed herself..."
Although Qin Wan didn't have any expression on her face, her heart was full of helplessness. Qin Shuang acted impulsively and had simple thoughts. If she wasn't cleaning the well, she wouldn't know if she would be alive or dead if she fell like this...
"Miss Six, grab the rope and put the rope around yourself! The servants will pull you up!"
"Okay... Hurry up..."
When the rope was put into the well, everyone saw the rope tremble, and soon, Qin Shuang's voice came up from below.
"Okay, pull me quickly—" After these words fell,—the servants were about to exert their strength, but Qin Shuang said again, "Ah, wait a minute, my skirt is caught by something..."
After saying this, the servants stopped moving, and everyone waited with bated breath for Qin Shuang to say that he was ready to pull her, but after waiting for a while, she did not speak. Lin looked suspiciously at the mouth of the dark well, and was about to ask a question, but was caught off guard. Yes, Qin Shuang's ear-piercing screams suddenly rang out in the well. Unlike the previous howls, her screams were full of panic, as if there were ghosts in the well!
Qin Xiang hurriedly shouted, "What's the matter, Shuang'er?! Shuang'er?!"
Qin Shuang screamed several more times, and then yelled heart-piercingly, "Pull me up quickly! There are dead people in this well..."