The eldest daughter, she is proud and sassy

Chapter 472 Clues
It doesn't exist, that's impossible.

Cui Hengyue believed in her own judgment very much, she said to Mrs. Cui: "Auntie, think about it again, is there any difference in the house before and after I was born?"

Seeing that Cui Hengyue was so persistent, Mrs. Cui picked up her memories again.

It does seem to be a bit different.
The expression on Mrs. Cui's face was unpredictable, and finally returned to calm: "No."

"Could it be that my aunt doesn't trust me?" Cui Hengyue was a little unhappy.

Madam Cui had a strange expression just now, she clearly thought of something, but Madam Cui did not say anything.

Mrs. Cui showed embarrassment: "This matter has nothing to do with your guess, it's just that I think it's strange."

"What's the matter?" Cui Hengyue stared closely at Mrs. Cui as if she had grasped the clue.

At this time, no matter what the clue is, she doesn't want to let it go.

Mrs. Cui thought for a while: "It's Yuan Niang. It's not you, but your fourth uncle's daughter. Everyone in the house knows that she accidentally fell into the lake and drowned. Your fourth aunt blamed herself for it and hurt her body." .

"But I once overheard a conversation between the old lady and the queen mother, saying that your fourth uncle's daughter didn't die by accident, but was killed by your fourth aunt."

Cui Hengyue opened her mouth wide, unable to believe what she just heard: "You mean that the fourth uncle's daughter was thrown into the lake by the fourth aunt and drowned?"

"...According to what the old lady and the queen mother said, that should be the case." Mrs. Cui's expression was serious.

After all these years, she is still shocked.

Tiger poison does not eat its offspring, how could Tian, ​​as a mother, kill her own daughter with her own hands?

Although Cui Hengyue didn't want to believe it, she slowly believed it when she saw the serious expression on Mrs. Cui's face.

"As a mother, she was pregnant for ten months and gave birth to her child after going through pains. It is absolutely impossible for her to do anything that would harm her own child, let alone kill her own child.

"unless."

Cui Hengyue stopped, and an astonishing guess appeared in her mind.

Seeing Mrs. Cui's expression remained unchanged, Cui Hengyue told the truth: "Auntie, are you also suspecting that that is not the biological daughter of the Fourth Aunt?"

As a mother, she is the one who knows the mother's mood best. Mrs. Cui had already guessed this after she heard the conversation between Mrs. Cui and the Queen Mother.

Madam Cui nodded hesitantly.

"Is there any evidence?" Cui Hengyue asked again.

Madam Cui shook her head.

Seeing Cui Hengyue bowed her head in deep thought, Madam Cui suddenly said, "Although the fourth son is a concubine, but he was backed by the Yasukuni Mansion, he was born upright, with a gentle temper, and was very popular in Beijing at that time.

"I once guessed that the child might be a romantic debt caused by the fourth child outside. At first, Mrs. Tian didn't know about it. Later, Mrs. Tian found out, and Mrs. Tian got angry."

Cui Hengyue looked up with a surprised expression, and then fell into deep thought.

After a long while, she shook her head: "That's not right. If it's a daughter from the outer room, it's not even a concubine's daughter. Why would the grandmother and the queen mother be so angry when she died, and they also designated the fourth room as a forbidden area and imprisoned her?" They have been ten years?"

Mrs. Cui was silent for a moment: "Perhaps... the old lady and the queen mother just want to use this as an excuse to punish the fourth child."

This explanation seems to be reasonable, after all, Cui Si is a concubine, and his biological mother is the thorn in the eyes of the old lady, so if there is such a good opportunity, the old lady will naturally hold on to him and punish him to death.

The queen mother is the old lady's own daughter, so she will naturally help the old lady.

Thinking about it this way, Cui Si is a poor man.

No, the most pitiful one is Tian.

Her child was swapped out and brought up wholeheartedly, and finally found out that the child she loved was not her own flesh and blood, but the child born of her husband's troubles with others outside.

One can imagine how angry and painful Tian was at that time.

"Auntie!"

There was a hint of doubt in Cui Hengyue's eyes: "Does the old lady hate fourth uncle?"

Hearing this question, Mrs. Cui was in a daze for a moment: "It should be said that what the old lady hates is the biological mother of the fourth child——Luo Shi.

"Back then, Luo Shi was born in a poor family, but he was outstanding in learning and gentle, and was deeply loved by the Duke of the country. The old lady was jealous and always regarded Luo Shi as a thorn in her side.

"In order to suppress Luo Shi, the old lady arranged many beauties for the Duke, but the Duke valued Luo Shi the most.

"After Luo Shi gave birth to a son, the Grand Duke doted on him even more. The old lady failed to deal with Luo Shi several times, and was severely warned by the Grand Duke, so the old lady wanted to kill him quickly.

"Later, when Luo Shi died, the old lady transferred her hatred to her son.

"The old lady loves the queen mother and the third child the most, and they have a very good relationship with the old lady. As long as the third child speaks, the old lady will definitely satisfy him.

"As long as the old lady speaks, the queen mother will definitely satisfy the old lady."

When Cui Hengyue left the big room, her mood was a bit complicated.

On the way back to Jinglanyuan, the guards in the mansion were still searching for the assassin, she observed calmly, and returned to her room as if nothing had happened.

"Yuan Niang, you are back."

Hongju was still in shock: "Those guards rushed into our yard like menacing men just now, searched everywhere, and said that an assassin entered the mansion.

"At this time, they talk about arresting assassins from time to time. Is the defense of the Yasukuni Mansion so weak?"

Hearing this, Shui Rong immediately shouted: "What kind of status is the Duke of Jingguo's mansion, how can you allow such criticism? Step down!"

Hongju had never seen Shui Rong speak so harshly before, she was shocked, and after she realized it, she wanted to justify a few words, but when she met Shang Shui Rong's sharp eyes, she suddenly felt guilty.

It was indeed her words that were inappropriate.

"I made a slip of the tongue, please forgive me, I will step down now." Hongju saluted and left the room.

As soon as she left, Shui Fu dragged Cui Hengyue into the inner room.

Shui Rong glanced outside, then stopped at the curtain of the inner room, looked outside, ears perked up, listening to the conversation in the inner room.

"Yuan Niang, did the old lady find you in the fourth room? How did you escape?" Shui Fu asked the most concerned question as soon as she entered the inner room.

Cui Hengyue said succinctly: "It's not grandmother, it's grandfather, but my aunt helped me, and grandfather didn't realize it was me."

"Madam?" Shui Fu showed surprise.

There was a flash of surprise on Shui Rong's face, and then she returned to indifference. Given the lady's love for Yuan Niang, she might not help her.

"Yes, my aunt said she would help me. It will be more convenient for us to do things in the future."

Cui Hengyue's words reassured Shui Fu and Shui Rong a lot. After all, Mrs. Cui is currently in charge of Zhongfei and is a powerful helper.

"Grandfather helped fourth uncle out of the siege today. Grandmother must be holding a grudge. Before long, she will take further action. Keep an eye on it, don't miss any clues."

Cui Hengyue carefully instructed Shui Fu, made some new arrangements, called Shui Rong in again, and said to her: "You go to help me with something, whether Hongju is really loyal, you will know in a few days."

(End of this chapter)