Minglan sat quietly next to the old lady for a while, then Doctor Lin came into the room with a frown on her face. Minglan turned aside and wiped the corners of her eyes, then turned around and said, "I'm tired, Doctor, why don't you take a rest for a while. ( ·~ )/
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Doctor Lin just slept in the wing room for an hour and felt much more energetic. He cupped his hands to Minglan and said, "Madam, you're too polite. The old lady hasn't woken up yet, and I can't sleep well either." He saw the worry on Minglan's face.
It was very strong, so he comforted her, "Ma'am, please be patient. After I performed the acupuncture last night, the old lady's pulse condition has stabilized."
Minglan said: "It would be better to wake up earlier after all." She didn't know much about medical science, but she also knew that it was inappropriate to sleep for such a long time.
Dr. Lin said: "That's true. Only when you wake up can you make a good diagnosis and treatment. It will be much easier to take medicine and apply moxibustion."
The two of them talked for a while, and Fang's mother dragged Minglan to have breakfast. She ate half a bowl of purple rice porridge and took a few bites of the fragrant shredded ham and lotus leaf siomai. Minglan dropped her chopsticks.
At this time, the sky was already bright, and Lu Zhi came in quickly from outside, saying with a happy face: "Madam, everyone is here." Liu Kun's family lowered their heads and followed her. Minglan praised: "Mother Liu, thank you for your hard work.
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Liu Kun's face was a little pale. Seeing that there was no one around, he whispered: "Aunt Kang went to my wife's room alone. The person she brought has been detained, and Miss Xiao Tao is watching."
Minglan said: "Those who came, I'm afraid they are all aunt's confidants."
The Liu Kun family raised their heads, with a flash of admiration in their eyes, and said: "Madam, what you expected is good, there are four mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law, and there are six servants at the concierge. Among these four, two daughters-in-law were originally the concubines' personal maids.
Yes, the two are housekeepers she can trust. But..." The advantage of the two Wang sisters hanging out together all day long is that not only Aunt Kang is familiar with the affairs of the Sheng family, but the people around the Wang family also know the Kang family very well.
In such a land, if Aunt Kang does not die, he will not be able to reap the good consequences of seducing her. Liu Kun's family said: "There is a mother Qi. She was originally my aunt's wet nurse. The Wang family asked her to accompany her."
Minglan raised her eyebrows: "She didn't come today?"
The Liu Kun family member nodded and added: "Mother Qi is old, and she is always the most considerate of my aunt." The implication is that if Aunt Kang wants to do something secretive, even if others don't know it, Mother Qi will definitely know it, and she will
He added, "However, Mother Qi has always been very cautious, fearing that she might not be tricked."
Minglan stood up, walked around the room for a few steps, and suddenly leaned over and whispered a few words into Liu Kun's ears. Liu Kun's heart was startled and he said in astonishment: "Exactly, both of them...how did Madam know this?"
?" Minglan lowered her head and thought for a while, then whispered instructions in Liu Kun's ears.
Liu Kun's family was stunned for a moment: "Madam, why don't you..." She suddenly stopped. She was clever and had been running errands for many years. In a flash of thought, she immediately understood.
Minglan smiled and said: "Mother Liu is a smart person. She has done this for me. I will definitely be very grateful."
Liu Kun's forehead was sweating, and he gritted his teeth and said, "I'll go right away."
Minglan shook her hand and said with a smile: "There's no need to be in such a hurry. Mom will go get some food first and take a breather. Later, I'll ask Uncle Tu to go with you. As long as mom shows up, you don't have to worry about anything else."
Liu Kun's family responded, and Minglan asked people to invite Tu Da again.
Tu Long is in his early forties this year. He is short and stocky and has a rich face. He is very different from the ferocious Tu Hu, but he is very stable and capable. After Minglan gave instructions like this for a while, he chuckled and said: "Don't worry, Madam, this
What’s the problem?”
Minglan sighed: "It's really helpless to ask someone like Mr. Tu to do this little trick."
Tu Long said sternly: "What did Madam say? The Marquis dug our brothers out from among the dead. Now we two brothers have wives and children, and a family business. We can live a prosperous and peaceful life, all because of the great kindness of the Marquis."
.Madam, just sit back and watch.【叶*】【*】"
Watching Tulong leave, Minglan was half relieved, and then led Luzhi slowly towards Wang's courtyard.
In previous summer mornings, the Sheng Mansion was always bustling. The shopping department had bought fresh fruits, vegetables, fish and meat from outside. There was light smoke floating over several kitchens, and then the maids would carry or hold large and small dishes.
The food boxes and cages delivered breakfast to the masters. The rough ladies had already finished cleaning the garden, chatting and laughing as they went to the servants' kitchen to get the food, and they themselves were dragged out of bed by Dan Ju with squinted eyes.
But today, the road was deserted, and not a single servant girl was seen. The servants were all very well behaved, and the gates everywhere were blocked. The guards from the Hou Mansion were ruthless, and the boss of Laifu next to the master came to send a message again, saying
No one was allowed to act rashly. In addition, Mrs. Sheng was suddenly ill, so everyone had their own thoughts and did not dare to come forward to inquire.
When they arrived at the main courtyard, they saw a few maids huddled together at the door. When they saw Minglan coming, they all stood solemnly and did not dare to speak. A big maid next to Wang said softly: "My aunt is here...just now."
My concubine also came, and she asked me to come out and wait, saying they had something to say."
Minglan said: "You are smart. My wife asked you to wait outside for her own reasons. Don't imitate the restless ones and lean in to listen to the Lord. It will only harm yourself."
Several maids nodded hurriedly, and then moved out of the way. They only heard that Qian's mother was beaten to death, and the reason was to eavesdrop on the conversation between the master and his wife.
Minglan then walked inside, bypassing a short corridor, and was only a few steps away from the main room when she heard fierce quarrels and curses coming from the house - "...What are you saying, is it true?! I
It’s your sister, you’re hurting me like this...!”
Minglan smiled slightly, walked straight in, stopped by the door, leaned slightly and looked in, only to see Mrs. Wang's face turned purple with anger, pulling Aunt Kang's collar and yelling, but Aunt Kang
He went to break her hand with a smile and said, "Sister, why are you panicking? Isn't sister thinking about you? That old godly woman is still unwilling to die and puts pressure on my sister. When will my sister come forward?"
Veins popped up on Mrs. Wang's forehead, and she said hysterically: "My sister has a black heart? That is a human life! How can the old lady seek human life?!"
Aunt Kang shook her hand away hard: "Now you are pretending to be filial. If so, why did you agree in the first place?"
"I just want to make her sick! From now on, I will educate my brother Quan well, and we will be able to enjoy a peaceful family relationship!"
"What kind of medicine is not harmful to people?" Aunt Kang said coldly, "You'd better cover up the matter quickly. After the old Qian woman died, no one will notice, and no one in this house will dare to give you a face in the future.
look?!"
Mrs. Wang gasped and said: "...and my brother Quan, you clearly know that he is also with the old lady. If he also eats the snack, do you want to kill my grandson?"
Aunt Kang said: "Didn't you say that the old lady was afraid that Brother Quan would refuse to eat, so she didn't ask him to eat snacks?"
Wang's eyes went straight: "There is no guarantee about this. You have given such a powerful thing, what if my brother eats it?"
Aunt Kang smiled and swayed, and while supporting Wang, she coaxed: "Oh, even if it's my sister's fault, I didn't think about the child. Isn't Brother Quan okay? From this, we can see that God also bless my sister!"
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Mrs. Wang gritted her teeth: "So you did it on purpose! Okay, okay, I finally know you..."
Seeing the hatred in Wang's eyes, Aunt Kang immediately turned cold and said threateningly: "You have been harboring evil intentions toward your mother-in-law for a long time. Now stop pretending to me?! Now that things have come to this, is it possible that you still want to
Things are going wrong?! I'm telling you, don't ask for trouble, I can wipe it all away, but you can't run away!"
Mrs. Wang glared at her angrily for a long time, then slumped down on the chair: "...No one can run away now."
Aunt Kang was very surprised: "What do you mean?"
"——It means that now that you have fallen into my hands, there is no way I can get rid of you. ~" Minglan stood at the door with a smile.
As soon as she saw her, Mrs. Wang jumped up like a rabbit and stood tremblingly by the table, constantly looking out the door, fearing that the vicious man would jump out from behind Minglan again.
Aunt Kang had a gloomy face: "What are you doing here?"
Minglan said in surprise: "This is my natal family. My grandmother is seriously ill. Why can't I come?"
Aunt Kang felt angry and turned to Mrs. Wang: "I don't care about your daughter. How can you talk to your elders like this?"
Mrs. Wang thought to herself, don't be too busy putting on a show, just don't peel off your skin later. She turned her head away and simply said nothing.
Aunt Kang had no choice but to turn around, glare at Minglan and said: "I have something to talk with your mother, she is very busy, you go out first."
Minglan smiled and said, "I'm also very busy. I just need to tell my aunt two things." She suppressed her smile, "First, my aunt is really knowledgeable and well-read. That ginkgo sprout juice is really useful."
Excellent."
Aunt Kang's expression changed, and she said grimly: "I have no idea what you are talking about."
Minglan ignored her and continued: "Second, my wife has told me everything."
The atmosphere in the room cooled down. Aunt Kang turned to look at Mrs. Wang, only to see her nodding in frustration. Countless thoughts went through Aunt Kang's mind, and then she pretended to smile and said: "What did this kid say? It really confused me."
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Minglan nodded and said, "It doesn't matter if my aunt is confused. After the interrogation, everything will be clear."
"Interrogation for what? Do you dare to interrogate me?" Aunt Kang smiled proudly.
Wang sneered, her tone a bit gloating: "Do you think you can get out of the Sheng family today?"
Aunt Kang's face changed drastically, and she stared at Minglan in disbelief: "...you dare?" No way?
Minglan smiled, turned around and said, "Is everyone here? Just call in."
Lu Zhi, who was waiting outside the door, responded loudly: "Yes, I'll call you right away."
After a while, I saw the two women in front of me stepping into the room first, followed by two people dressed as guards. They dragged a semi-fainted person in by the hand and threw the person heavily to the ground. The two guards retreated respectfully.
go out.
Aunt Kang's heartbeat was beating violently. She looked intently and saw the person slowly raising his head. It was none other than Qian's mother.
Mother Qian waved her two bloody hands and cried: "Madam, aunt, please spare me, I, I said everything!" When she saw Aunt Kang next to her, she quickly pointed at her and said: "
It’s all my concubine, it’s her! She told me that my wife is blind and doesn’t know how to employ people. She only trusts people from Liu Kun’s family and told me not to reuse her. She promised me money and business, and asked me to take care of everything about my wife, even needles, threads and brains.
Tell her too!"
As she said that, she kowtowed repeatedly, her face covered with either blood or snot and tears, "Madam, it's my lard that makes me jealous, and I'm jealous of the Liu Kun family. In consideration of my service over the years, please spare my life!"
Mrs. Wang was so angry that she was shaking all over. She pointed at Qian's mother and said, "You bitch, I actually raised such a white-eyed wolf like you!"
Minglan waved her hand and asked the guards to drag Qian's mother away, then turned back and said softly: "Auntie, do you think I dare?"
Looking at the blood stains remaining on the ground, Aunt Kang's body began to tremble slightly.
"This is my aunt, please take it easy, two nuns," Minglan ordered.
The two mothers-in-law agreed in unison. They took a step forward and held Aunt Kang one on the left and one on the right. Their movements were so skillful that Aunt Kang could not move immediately.
They were originally the slaves of the four palaces of the late emperor. They usually worked as helpers for the mammies in charge of punishment in the palace. Later, they rebelled against the king and committed suicide after the incident. The whole government was convicted, and they, the little fish and shrimps, did not escape.
People like them, who have no children and no rank, have been imprisoned for more than a year, are sick and weak, but unexpectedly an imperial edict is given to the newly rich general. Because of their sensitive background, no one usually pays attention to them. Fortunately, the new wife
Kindhearted, he hired a doctor to treat them, fed them well, and fed them well. He also assigned some errands to teach the little girls who had just entered the house to behave themselves. They also made a few godson and goddaughters along the way, thinking that they could
It is also a blessing to grow old like this.
This time Madam led them to the Sheng Mansion. They had seen many such secrets in the palace, so they immediately decided not to ask, not to speak, and not to listen. They just went about their business properly and not only repaid Madam Gu Hou's kindness.
, I can live better in the future.
Aunt Kang was holding her on both sides, and she didn't know how the two women were holding her. She only felt that her arms were sore and weak, and she couldn't exert any strength in her struggle. She could only twist her body left and right. The two women turned her arms away and elbowed her.
Suddenly there was a sharp pain in her chest. Aunt Kang let out a cry of pain, almost crying. She looked up and saw a sneer on the corner of Minglan's mouth. She shouted angrily at Mrs. Wang: "Sister, after all, I am your biological sister, you
Are you going to let this damn girl torture and bully me like this?"
Mrs. Wang stood by the chair and said numbly: "Brother, don't talk about second brother, and sister, don't talk about younger sister." Just now she was thinking of denying everything and letting herself take the blame, but now she thought of the relationship between sisters.
Minglan couldn't help but want to laugh. She rarely heard Wang say such rhyming and meaningful words.
Before Aunt Kang could scream, a woman quickly reached out and pinched her chin. Aunt Kang let out a muffled cry of pain, and her jaw immediately came out of joint. She half-opened her mouth and couldn't scream hoarsely.
Watching the two mothers-in-law taking Aunt Kang away, Minglan turned around and said, "Where is daddy?"
Wang sat down slowly on the chair and said, "The master was very angry and went back to the study." In fact, Sheng Hong reprimanded her severely and said that if the matter could not be resolved, he would definitely divorce his wife.
"After a while, I will ask the guards blocking the door to withdraw," Minglan said.
Wang was surprised: "Why did you withdraw?"
"It's time to buy groceries and cook."
Mrs. Wang was so blocked that her intestines were numb: "No, aren't you saying that you are afraid that people will leak the news?"
Minglan smiled and said: "I have got the person who should be taken. There are still a few more that are almost there. The door is always closed at home, no one comes in or out. It is very different from the usual situation. Wouldn't the neighbors look suspicious?"
Wang thought about it and couldn't help but feel silent.
Minglan took a few steps closer to her and said slowly: "Madam, once this door is opened, the news that the old lady is ill and that Aunt Kang is in our house will always leak out."
Wang was stunned and didn't quite understand.
Minglan lowered her voice: "If Mrs. Wang had known about it earlier, before Aunt Kang had been tried, then this matter could only fall on Mrs. Wang alone. If she knew about it later, I would have investigated everything
If you know everything clearly, my wife can get rid of half of the relationship."
Ms. Wang felt frightened, and she knew what Minglan meant: "I...I'll tell the Wang family in a few days."
Minglan smiled: "Mother of the Kang family will always let people know if she doesn't come home all night. Madam, she only needs to hide it for one day. Besides..." She smiled, "it won't take so long."
The meaning of the second half of the sentence, and thinking about Qian's mother who was covered in bruises just now, made Wang shiver in her heart.
Minglan added: "In that case, it depends on your wife's ability how to control your subordinates."
From the time she sent the guards to seal the door until now, in the middle of the night and one early morning, the people in the mansion still don't know what happened. In the long run, once rumors spread, the first unlucky person will be the Wang family, and the second one will be Sheng Hong.
Next is Chang Bai, who is in the officialdom, and several married daughters. Oh, Chang Feng, who is about to enter the officialdom, is probably indispensable.
Mrs. Wang also thought of this, thought for a moment, and said feebly: "Let's just say that there was a thief in the house, and there was collusion between inside and outside. Not only did they lose valuable items, but they also made the old lady sick, so I asked my aunt to help find the lost items.
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Minglan expressed satisfaction: "That's a good thing to say." It is indeed not a glorious thing to have a thief in the family, so it is not too out of the ordinary to ask the servants to keep silent and not to discuss it.
"Then...who is the traitor? Now that everyone has evacuated, there must be an explanation." Wang asked very politely like a student meeting her teacher - she was very afraid of Minglan now.
"Of course it's Mother Qian." Minglan said without thinking, "Not only did she steal property, but she also eavesdropped on the Lord's words. She happened to be caught at the same time."
Speaking of Mother Qian, Mrs. Wang was suspicious for a moment and looked at Minglan carefully: "This old guy really deserves to be killed, but... he has been in the house for decades, why not... spare her life? Just punish her with hard labor."
After all, they have been together day and night for decades. She spends more time with Qian's mother and the two Liu Kun family members than with her children and husband. If she really wants to kill someone, she will be soft-hearted.
Minglan was about to walk out when she heard this and stopped at the door. She turned to look at Wang with a strange look on her face.
Mrs. Wang was so frightened by her look that she said sarcastically: "If you think something is wrong, just pretend I didn't say anything."
Minglan stared at her quietly and said slowly: "When I was a child, I once asked the old lady. She was narrow-minded, selfish and confused. Why did you choose her to be your daughter-in-law in the first place? The old lady said, even though my wife is not good in all kinds of ways, she is.
One good thing is that she is soft-hearted and does not have a vicious and vicious heart. Even if you give her a knife, she would not think of taking someone's life."
The second half of the sentence also says that what happened back then, Mrs. Wang thought that Aunt Wei would be strong and have children anyway, so she let Aunt Lin make trouble. Aunt Wei suffered a lot or failed to keep the child. In the future, the two of them would definitely become mortal enemies, so that she could profit from it.
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When Aunt Wei died, Mrs. Wang felt a little guilty for a while (she thought her responsibility was minimal). Every time she went to the Sheng Mansion to donate lanterns to the temple, she always honestly gave Aunt Wei an extra sum of money.
"The old lady also said that it's a pity that she is gullible and easily provoked. She never feels at ease when someone with an evil heart like Aunt Kang is around. In the future, when my wife understands and no longer associates with Aunt Kang, she will let her go.
I'll leave it all to you, and ask my wife to use it as my mother-in-law's gift, and the whole family will live comfortably."
After saying this, Minglan felt sour in her heart and her eyes were hot. She shook her head sadly and walked out.
Mrs. Wang sat there in a daze, confused. How could she end up in this situation?
When I was a child, I lived in a small town. Although I was not very rich, my uncle and aunt treated me like jewels. They would ask for stars in the sky. My uncle also pretended to move the ladder, which made me laugh. She was afraid of the cold at night in winter.
Auntie was afraid that Yuba would burn her, so she slept with her little hands and feet on her chest and abdomen every night.
It wasn't until she was ten years old that her parents took her home. The house was so grand, and the guests who came and went were all rich and noble. There was also a sister she barely knew. She was so beautiful, had such a noble temperament, and was so knowledgeable that she couldn't help but feel ashamed of herself.
In fact, she has always missed that small town with beautiful mountains and rivers, and her uncles and aunts who love her. Her parents also love her very much, but they are always very busy. Her mother next to her said to her: "Your uncles and aunts are just businessmen, your father is a businessman."
The emperor’s most valued minister, your mother is the royal wife who can enter and leave the palace. Do you want to go back to the lower reaches and become the daughter of a merchant family, or do you want to become the daughter of a high-ranking official?"
From then on, she worked hard to learn from her elder sister and determined to be a lady that everyone admired.
I don’t know what happened in the past two years. I couldn’t hear a single word of the good words from Liu Kun’s family, Hua Lan, and his daughter-in-law. On the contrary, Aunt Kang said some unpleasant and unpleasant things, but I loved them.
Very listening.
Gradually, she was filled with resentment, and she felt more and more that everyone in the world could not help her. She always wanted to find someone to vent her anger on, as if she was possessed by a demon.
Thinking of her kind and loving uncle and aunt, such good people, how sad it would be to let them know that she has become like this; she can also go to her daughter to talk to and ask for help, but if she knows that her mother has done such a thing, Hua Hua
How would Lan look at herself? And Changbai... How could she have the face to see her son?
How did it end up in this situation? Wang was so sad that she fell on the table and cried bitterly.