Xu Chunjun put on a jacket, Zi Ling supported her, and Lv Chun held an umbrella aside. The master and servant went to Xu Lang's yard to pay their respects.
Xu Chunjun was thinking about his third aunt and couldn't say anything else, so he could only take a look at her as a way of saying hello.
Anyone who came to the door asked Madam Yue to stop him.
This lady-in-law served Xu Lang when they arrived in Siyuan County. Later, even though she got married, she still returned to serve her.
"It's unfortunate that Fifth Miss is here, my aunt is waiting for guests!" Madam Yue stood at the door with two maids, obviously blocking people.
"I'm just thinking about Third Aunt's health. Is she feeling better?" Xu Chunjun said, "Since we have guests, I won't bother you."
"My aunt is more or less relieved. The weather is humid today. Fifth girl, please be careful." Mrs. Yue said as she sent Xu Chunjun to the gate of the courtyard.
"Now that we're out, let's go sit in Third Sister's room," Xu Chunjun said, "I haven't seen her for several days."
The raindrops are like woven threads, hitting the oil-paper umbrella and making a small and dense sound.
The third lady, Xu Chunqiao, is the concubine of the second wife. She often does needlework with Xu Chunjun on weekdays. A few days ago, she was suffering from anger and did not want to see people, so Xu Chunjun did not disturb her.
At that time, Xu Chunqiao and her biological mother, Aunt Zhang, were sitting on chairs by the window, tying flowers.
Seeing Xu Chunjun coming, he quickly stood up and offered his seat with a smile.
"Hello, aunt, are third sisters okay? You can work again." Xu Chunjun stepped forward, naturally took the pattern from Xu Chunqiao's hand, looked at it carefully and said, "The craftsmanship is getting better and better, and this is another
For the second sister?"
Third Miss Xu Chunqiao and Second Miss Xu Chunmao are half-sisters, so they are naturally closer to Xu Chunjun.
"It's much better, but I still have to apply ice twice a day." Xu Chunqiao spoke in a soft voice. She has a timid temperament.
Aunt Zhang asked the little girl to bring tea and snacks and put them on the table, and said to Xu Chunjun: "You two sisters haven't seen each other for several days. Let's talk together! I'll go to my wife's room to take a look."
When Xu Chunjun saw this situation, he knew that the mother and daughter did not know that something had happened to Xu Daoan, so he had no choice but to say: "Auntie, please go through the corridor. There is no water there."
After Aunt Zhang left, the two sisters sat down to talk, and they just talked about the weather and needlework.
Xu Chunjun took the needle and thread and embroidered the ribbon with hundreds of butterflies and flowers woven through it together with Xu Chunqiao. Half a day passed before he knew it.
"It's raining and it's hard to walk. Ask the maid to go over and tell Aunt Three that you'll have lunch here," Xu Chunqiao said.
"It's no trouble. Our wife always complains that her arms hurt when it's cloudy and rainy. I have to go over and give her a pound." Xu Chunjun said, "Thank you sister for your kindness."
Xu Chunqiao was also the daughter of a concubine. She knew Xu Chunjun's difficulties and did not force her. She said, "In this case, I won't force you to stay. You can go back after finishing this petal."
Xu Chunjun was about to agree when he suddenly heard someone in the courtyard to the east making a loud mournful cry.
Xu Chunqiao didn't know why, and wondered: "Who is crying?"
Xu Chunjun's brows jumped, knowing that something was wrong.
The courtyard to the east is where the second wife Sun's mother-in-law lives, so she must know about Xu Daoan.
But who leaked the news?
When Xu Chunjun and others passed by, Aunt Zhang and two servants were the only ones left in the yard.
Mrs. Zhang looked in a hurry, and the ends of her hair were wet from the rain and stuck to her face.
As soon as they saw Xu Chunjun and the two sisters, they grabbed Xu Chunqiao. Xu Chunqiao endured the pain and asked: "Auntie, what's going on? Where are the wife and second grandma?"
"They all went to the third aunt's grandma's house," Mrs. Zhang's voice trembled violently: "They asked me to stay and look after the house."
"With this kind of weather, the second sister-in-law's health..." Xu Chunjun's eyes were full of worry. Xu Daoan's wife Song was already seven months pregnant, so she couldn't be bothered.
"I'm here, you go over and take a look." Mrs. Zhang let go of her hand: "No one else cares about me, and we can't just sit idly by."
Although Mrs. Zhang is a concubine, she still has this knowledge.
When the Xu Chunjun sisters rushed to Xu Lang's side, they saw the servants standing half of the yard. The room was full of people crying and persuading, and it was a mess.
The two of them couldn't rush in, but they couldn't turn around and leave. They could only stand at the foot of the steps and wait.
After standing for a while, Mrs. Yue came out and said to the servants in the yard: "Do you want to do whatever you need to do? Are you just pretending to be mushrooms here?"
Then he said to Xu Chunjun and Xu Chunqiao: "You two ladies are well here. Please help the second mistress back quickly! Please give me some advice."
Xu Chunjun then followed his wife-in-law into the house, and saw the second wife Sun and the second grandmother Song's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law crying and begging Xu Lang to find a way to save Xu Daoan quickly.
Xu Lang had a haggard appearance, the flesh on his cheeks was thin and dry, and his eyes looked particularly big.
Before Xu Chunjun could speak, Xu Lang said: "Three girls and five girls, please help your second sister-in-law back quickly. She is heavy, so be careful."
He looked at Xu Chunjun with deep meaning in his eyes. Xu Chunjun understood, nodded and went to help Mrs. Song, saying: "Second sister-in-law, please take care of yourself. Let's go back first. Auntie will naturally find a way."
Mrs. Song didn't want to leave, but she cried and made trouble, and she was a junior after all, so she couldn't disobey Xu Lang too much, so she had to stand up and said: "Third aunt, you must rescue my second master.
I will repay you by being a cow or a horse in the next life!"
Ms. Sun was still crying over there. She was naturally rich and would get out of breath when she was anxious. The two maids kept beating her on the back.
The second girl, Xu Chunmao, stayed with her mother and kept wiping her tears with a handkerchief.
Xu Chunjun helped Mrs. Song out of the door, and Xu Chunsu happened to come over. Without saying a word, she pushed Xu Chunjun aside and said to Mrs. Song diligently: "Second sister-in-law, please don't be sad. Your own health is the most important thing."
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Xu Chunjun had no choice but to follow behind. At this time, the rain had almost stopped, but the sky was still cloudy and dull and breathless.
Several sisters-in-law helped Mrs. Song back to the house, and Mrs. Song's personal maid Xiang Xiang hurriedly twisted out a hot towel to wipe the second mistress's face.
Mrs. Song pulled Xu Chunqiao and cried: "The sky is falling!"
Xu Chunqiao was the most clueless. Apart from crying with her sister-in-law, she could not say anything to comfort her.
"Second brother will definitely not do such a thing. Which servant made the decision without authorization, or was someone deliberately framed? Does sister-in-law know?" Xu Chunjun felt that crying alone would not solve the problem at all, and the most important thing now was to find out the truth.
"This is the most terrible thing," Madam Song waved her hands in a hurry: "Since the second master was beaten, no one knew what was going on. Everyone who was with the boat was arrested, and only the housekeeper was spared.
People come back to report the news. The magistrate of the neighboring county, Zhu Youliang, is the most unkind person, so what's the point of falling into his hands?"
