The eldest daughter, she is proud and sassy

Chapter 471 Helper
There was a lot of people outside, but the house was silent.

Even though she was young, Cui Hengyue thought she could hold her breath, but facing Mrs. Cui's eyes that seemed to see through everything, she still felt uneasy.

Finally, Cui Hengyue's anxious voice broke the silence in the room: "Why is my aunt looking at me like this?"

Mrs. Cui still stared at her: "Is there another purpose for you to go back home?"

The eldest aunt saw it so quickly?
Cui Hengyue's heart tightened, and he pretended to be calm and said: "Auntie should know what kind of life my aunt and I lived in Yunxuan Temple. After my aunt passed away, I was alone in Yunxuan Temple, and life was difficult. , so I went home.

"I am the eldest daughter of Sanfang, and I am also the blood of the Cui family. Does my aunt think that I should not come back?"

Speaking of Yunxuan Temple, Mrs. Cui's cold and serious expression eased a bit: "You are a descendant of the Cui family, so you should come back, but that's not the purpose of your coming."

Mrs. Cui stopped, and wanted to wait for Cui Hengyue to speak out, but Cui Hengyue asked back: "Auntie usually stays in the big room after breakfast to handle the household affairs, but today she is uncharacteristically, why?

"The chrysanthemum garden is close to the fourth room. The eldest aunt wanted chrysanthemums in the past, but she would only send someone there, and never go there in person. Why did she appear there today?"

She was asking, how dare this little girl doubt her?

Mrs. Cui couldn't laugh or cry, she scolded with a straight face: "I'm asking you, you answer honestly."

After scolding, he answered Cui Hengyue's question: "In the morning, the old madam sent someone to each room to deliver a message, saying that she is not feeling well today, so there is no need to go to each room to say hello.

"I felt something was wrong. I sent someone to inquire and found out that the old lady had gone to the fourth room, so I went to have a look."

After Mrs. Cui explained, she looked closely at Cui Hengyue again, her eyes clearly said "it's your turn".

However, Cui Hengyue pretended not to understand, and continued: "The situation was urgent just now, but my aunt asked me to go behind the tree to change clothes, why?"

Mrs. Cui didn't hesitate, and blurted out: "There are not only guards on the outside, but also hidden guards in the Duke's mansion. If you just went to the rockery to change clothes, you will definitely be discovered by the hidden guards."

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Cui Hengyue was stunned.

Although she had already guessed that this was the reason, Mrs. Cui could find any reason to prevaricate, but Mrs. Cui did not hesitate to tell the truth, which actually made Cui Hengyue feel ashamed.

She really couldn't believe Mrs. Cui was so honest with her, and asked again with a tentative attitude: "The deployment of the dark guards should be a secret in the house, how did the eldest aunt know?
"Could it be that uncle told you?"

Mrs. Cui smiled wryly, and then recovered her calm expression: "Many years ago, I accidentally discovered that there were hidden guards in the mansion, so I sent people to observe and test many times, and only then did I know where those hidden guards were hiding.

"However, since the assassins appeared in the mansion last year, the Duke has changed the guards again. Fortunately, Juyuan's defense has not changed."

Cui Hengyue was silent.

She didn't expect Mrs. Cui to really have no reservations about her. She deserved such trust.

"Auntie—"

Cui Hengyue finally decided to tell the truth: "You guessed right, I came back for another purpose.

"My aunt told me about my compatriot brother before she passed away, and I came back this time because of him."

Although Mrs. Cui blocked the news at that time, most people in the mansion didn't know that she had a compatriot brother, but it was a matter of human life, there must be movement in the mansion, and the masters of the houses would definitely hear about it.

Sure enough, Mrs. Cui was not surprised when Cui Hengyue mentioned her brother.

Cui Hengyue continued: "My brother's death is unclear, I want to find out and seek justice for my brother. This is also my mother's last wish."

After hearing these words, Mrs. Cui was very moved, and immediately thought of the key point: "Is this matter related to Sifang?"

"Ah."

Cui Hengyue nodded, and told Mrs. Cui all the facts she had investigated.

"what?"

Mrs. Cui stood up angrily after hearing this: "He killed your brother, and now he dares to attack you?"

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, Madam Cui went straight out: "No, this matter must not be left alone, I'm going to talk to the Duke."

"Auntie!"

Cui Hengyue hurriedly pulled Mrs. Cui back: "Don't worry, just listen to me."

"Okay, tell me." Mrs. Cui suppressed the anger in her heart and sat down again.

Cui Hengyue sat down beside her, and whispered softly: "Grandfather knew that fourth uncle sent Luo Wu to assassinate me, but he still let Luo Wu go secretly.

"Furthermore, grandpa didn't change his mind when grandma made such a fuss. This shows that grandpa treats Luo Wu very differently. Even if you talk about it now, grandpa will only prevaricate it. Why don't you just stand still?"

Comforting Madam Cui, Cui Hengyue poured a cup of hot tea and handed it over: "Auntie, why are you helping me?"

In the eyes of Cui Quan and others, what she did was a big mistake of disobeying her elders and betraying her relatives, but Mrs. Cui chose to help her without asking, which is really puzzling.

Mrs. Cui took the teacup and said with a smile: "In the past, it was because of your mother, but now, of course, it is because of you. I have long regarded you as my own child."

Cui Hengyue was moved in her heart, her eyes were red, and there seemed to be something blocked in her throat, and she couldn't speak for a while.

After a while, she choked up and spit out a few words: "Thank you, auntie"

"Silly boy!"

Mrs. Cui gently held Cui Hengyue's hand, and said softly: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

A soft sentence immediately gave Cui Hengyue endless strength, she forced back the tears, and asked solemnly: "Auntie, do you know what promise my grandfather made to all uncles in the year my aunt gave birth to me?"

"promise?"

Mrs. Cui showed a puzzled expression: "The Duke has never said it publicly, and the uncle has never mentioned a single word, why would you ask such a question?"

The eldest aunt doesn't know?

Could it be that only the five Cui brothers knew about this matter, but none of their wives knew about it?

Cui Hengyue expressed her guess: "My mother gave birth to me at full term, but the other wives were born prematurely, and they all took tocolytics before giving birth.

"So I suspect that there is something wrong with the anti-abortion pills they drink. They are actually oxytocin drugs. If there is no great promise, the uncles would not let their wives suffer such pain."

After hearing this, Mrs. Cui pondered for a while: "When the old lady invited the imperial physician to protect the four wives, I only thought that she valued the children in their womb and didn't think much about it.

“Thinking about it now, it’s really a bit strange.

"According to what you said, they used to drink birth control pills before, and when your mother gave birth to you, they drank oxytocin pills, why did the old lady do this?
"If it's as you guessed, what is this promise? Why has the uncle never mentioned it to me, and after so many years, I haven't heard any rumors?"

After all, a large number of house slaves were dismissed back then, and some house slaves died of illness inexplicably. A child died in the third house that day, and there was no happy event in each house after that. No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like what Yuanniang guessed, there is some kind of promise .

Mrs. Cui thought about it, but she still felt that Cui Hengyue was thinking too much: "Ah Heng, are you thinking too much?
"Perhaps there is no promise at all."

(End of this chapter)