The eldest daughter, she is proud and sassy

Chapter 254
Jinglan Court.

Shui Fu avoided the eyes and ears, slipped quietly from the roof, and jumped into the room through the window.

"Yuan Niang—"

Shui Fu walked to the bed and whispered, "Fourth Master has left the yard."

Hearing this, Cui Hengyue immediately lifted the quilt, got out of bed, took the coat on the screen, put it on, and went out: "Which direction did he go?"

"Well, it seems that people from Fuhai Court took him away."

As soon as she left the room, Hongdou, the maid left behind by Mrs. Cui, came over: "Yuan Niang, are you not resting?"

Cui Hengyue showed a distressed expression: "Well, I feel a little dizzy after sleeping for a long time, so get up and walk."

"Then let me walk with you." Hongdou said.

Cui Hengyue nodded and continued to walk forward.

Out of the main courtyard, through the waterside rockery, all the way forward, came to the gate of Jinglanyuan.

Seeing that Cui Hengyue was about to go out, Hongdou quickly stepped forward, blocking Cui Hengyue's way: "Yuanniang, the Duke has ordered that people from all houses and courtyards are not allowed to leave the courtyard today."

Cui Hengyue showed a frightened expression, and the corners of her lips curled slightly, as if she was about to cry: "I just had a nightmare, in the dream, many people in black rushed into Jinglan Garden.

"Each of them had a big knife in their hand, and they would cut anyone they saw. I was a little scared and wanted to talk to my aunt."

Hongdou suddenly became embarrassed.

The little lady encountered such a dangerous thing just after returning to the mansion, and it happened in her own yard. Anyone who stayed here would be afraid.

What's more, she was looking for the eldest lady, not running around.

Hongdou felt sympathetic: "Okay, then I will take you to find the eldest lady."

"Well, thank you very much." Cui Hengyue smiled happily.

Hongdou hurriedly said: "I can't be a thank you from Yuan Niang, this is what I should do."

After finishing speaking, Hongdou did not move out of the way, but looked at Cui Hengyue's neck. The wound was not deep, and the bleeding had stopped after applying the medicine, and it was slowly healing.

But the wound was a little red and swollen, and it was still a little scary to look at.

On top of that, going out like this invites speculation.

"Yuan Niang, did you bring a handkerchief? Doctor Cao said that your wound cannot be exposed to the wind, so you should cover it with a handkerchief."

Cui Hengyue was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said "I brought it", then took out a handkerchief and tied it behind her ears like a face scarf.

The veil is a bit big, and when used as a face scarf, it can just cover the neck.

Seeing this, Hongdou moved aside sideways: "Yuanniang, please."

So, Cui Hengyue took Shui Fu, Shui Rong, and Hongdou to the big room.

The big room is next to Fuhai Courtyard, and going to Dafang from Jinglan Court will pass by Fuhai Courtyard, Cui Hengyue silently counted the distance in her heart, and sped up her pace a little.

Hongdou didn't think too much when she saw it, she thought that Cui Hengyue was just scared and wanted to see the eldest lady sooner.

In this mansion, only the eldest lady treats Yuan Niang sincerely.

"Fourth master?"

Near Fuhai Courtyard, Cui Hengyue and his party ran into Cui Yonglin.

Seeing Hongdou and others calling the man in front of him "Fourth Master", Cui Hengyue looked at him calmly.

Thin figure, pale face, and a sickly appearance.

According to the information obtained by Shuifu, ten years ago, Cui Yonglin and his wife were suddenly punished to shut their doors for self-reflection. Later, Mrs. Cui sent people to guard the fourth room. Except for the servants who brought things in, no one else was allowed to enter the fourth room unless they got Cui Quan and Mrs. Cui's permission.

Everyone in the mansion thought that the introspection behind closed doors would last for a month at most, but they didn't expect that this introspection would last for ten years, and no one from the fourth room has come out so far.

Today is the first time Cui Yonglin has walked out of the fourth room in ten years, but there is no joy on his face.

Because Cui Hengyue and Cui Yonglin had never met, Hong Dou introduced them: "Yuanniang, this is fourth master—your fourth uncle."

"Fourth master, this is the eldest daughter of the third master——Yuanniang, she just returned home."

Cui Yonglin froze in place.

Yuan Niang?

The third eldest daughter?

Suddenly, a face flashed in his mind.

She is Wang's daughter.

Is she not dead?
Cui Hengyue had a panoramic view of Cui Yonglin's expression, and stepped forward to salute: "My niece has met my fourth uncle."

"Oh, no courtesy." Cui Yonglin's reaction was a bit slow.

Cui Hengyue said calmly: "Fourth uncle is like this, but because of the name Yuan Niang?"

Cui Yonglin did not answer.

Seeing this, Cui Hengyue explained: "My mother told me that the fourth aunt gave birth to a daughter a few hours later than me, and her birthday was one day later than mine, so I am Yuan Niang.

"However, my fourth uncle's daughter has been called Yuan Niang for 15 years, and suddenly this title was given back to me. My grandparents didn't allow me to change the ranking of the little lady in the mansion. It seems that I robbed her. It seems that she has no ranking.

"But that's not what I meant."

Cui Hengyue twisted her fingers and looked at Cui Yonglin anxiously, acting like a little girl: "Fourth Uncle, will you be angry with me?"

Yuan Niang doesn't even have a ranking?
Is this to erase the traces of Yuanniang's existence?

Do not.
Cui Yonglin bent his lips, and his eyes became loving: "'Yuan Niang' is your address, you don't have to mind, Fourth Uncle won't blame you either."

"But." The guilt in Cui Hengyue's eyes still hasn't dissipated: "Fourth Uncle's daughter is not ranked, everyone will forget her."

Cui Yonglin's eyes gradually became deep, and his tone was faint: "This is her blessing."

The guard who had been silent all this time suddenly stepped forward: "Yuan Niang, the Duke is still waiting for Fourth Master."

Cui Hengyue let out an "oh" and got out of the way.

Cui Yonglin took a deep look at Cui Hengyue and continued walking.

After walking a few steps, Cui Yonglin asked calmly, "When did Yuan Niang return home?"

The guard hesitated for a moment: "A few days ago."

"Why is she covering her face? Is there a wound on her face?" Cui Yonglin asked again.

The guard frowned, but soon opened it up again: "No, maybe I'm not used to it yet, Yuanniang always wore a face scarf before returning home."

"Oh, I see."

Fearing that Cui Yonglin would continue to ask, the guard urged: "Fourth Master, the Duke has been waiting for a long time, let's hurry up."

Cui Yonglin didn't say anything, and obediently quickened his pace, and didn't ask about Cui Hengyue's situation.

Outside the study, the guard stopped and said to Cui Yonglin: "Fourth master wait here, I'll go in and pass on a message."

After finishing speaking, he walked to the door: "Master Guo, the fourth master is here."

"Let him in."

When Cui Yonglin walked into the study, besides Cui Quan, there were also Cui Yongzong and Bai Qi in the room.

"Fourth Master."

After Bai Qi saluted, he left the study room. He waved away the guards outside and stood guard at the door of the study room himself.

"Kneel down."

Just as Cui Yonglin was about to salute, Cui Quan yelled violently.

Cui Yonglin did not kneel: "Dare to ask father, what mistake did my son make?"

"You still dare to ask me?" Cui Quan was furious. "Without my order, the people from the fourth bedroom left the courtyard without permission and pretended to be guards to leave the mansion. Tell me, where did they go?"

How can it be?

Cui Yonglin looked up at his father with a blank expression: "I didn't even know that there were two people missing in my yard, so how could I know where they went?"

"You still dare to hide it?"

Cui Quan was furious, rushed to Cui Yonglin, gritted his teeth and said, "Nizi, once the events of that year are leaked out, there will be nothing left of the Jingguo mansion, and your four families will not be able to escape.

"If you don't know the seriousness, it's better for me to kill you, and it will be over once and for all."

Saying that, he slapped him.
(End of this chapter)