I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 346 Arrogance and Domineering
In the middle of the night, although the majestic rain was a little lighter, it was still falling, and the night wind could make people shiver from the cold. At this time, Suzhou Mansion was quiet, except for the lanterns hanging from the eaves of the rich families. , but there is no light at all.

"Miss, do you really want to go out?" He Nuan asked hesitantly, holding a fox fur in his hand, compared to the warm room with the burning charcoal basin, it was too cold outside.

Zhan Feiyu put down his pen, raised his hand to press the paperweight on the newly written article, and then stood up and moved his stiff body after sitting for too long.

Glancing outside the dark window, Zhan Feiyu said, "I'm going to stay at the inn for a few days, so it's okay to go and have a look."

Seeing this, He Nuan stopped persuading him, waited on Zhan Feiyu to put on his clothes, and then handed over the stove, "Everyone is under control, but they are all servants of the Qiu family, and what they know is probably trivial. little things."

In the night rain, a carriage left the inn and went straight to a small courtyard in the south of the city.

A quarter of an hour later, the wing room was blocked by a screen, and only one candle was lit on the table near the door. In the dim light, the room was still dark.

The maid who was brought in had her legs trembling, lowered her head, and glanced secretly, but unfortunately she could only see the figure sitting behind the screen.

"Sit down and answer." He Nuan's voice was different from the gentleness of the past, it sounded a little hoarse, "Just say what you ask, if you dare to hide it..."

"Slaves dare not!" The servant girl didn't dare to sit down, but stood aside tremblingly.

He Nuan looked at what Zhan Feiyu wrote on the paper, nodded, and then asked, "You are Qiu Jingyuan's maid, tell me about Qiu Jingyuan's situation in Qiu's house these years."

Zhao'er was just a needle-maid, she was brought up to serve Qiu Jingyuan after Qinghong's death.

However, she is also the child of the third bedroom. Although she is only 16 years old this year, she has served Qiu Jingyuan for almost eight years. At the beginning, she was just a little maid who cleaned the yard. In the Qiu Mansion, Zhao'er will probably be promoted to be a maid.

"Miss is the most favored in the house..." Zhao'er's voice was a little stuttering at first, but she became smoother as she spoke.

The old lady of the third room is Qiu Shao. Although the owner of the third room is Qiu Tai, it is Qiu Shao who really makes the decisions.

But the back house is different. Mrs. Qiu passed away early. At that time, Qiu Tai was not married yet, and the person in charge of the gift was the daughter-in-law of the adopted son. It stands to reason that she should also be called the eldest lady.

But people's hearts are far away. Although Qiu Shao doesn't think the back house is very important, he is still worried about the three adopted sons. On the surface, they are the eldest wife's housekeeper, but more than half of the power is in the hands of Tu Mama, who was in charge of the house back then. She is Mrs. Qiu's dowry maid.

Later, the eldest daughter Qiu Wenlan lost her husband and returned to Ning with her only son, and Madam Tu was getting older, so the right to manage the matter was actually handed over to Qiu Wenlan.

At that time, Qiu Tai was already married, and according to seniority, Qiu Tai was the fourth, and his wife was the fourth wife.

But because he is Qiu Shao's biological son, in the third room, Qiu Tai has always been called the young master, his wife is called the wife, and the three sisters-in-law above are still the eldest wife, second wife, and third wife.

"Mrs. Yu has been worshiping the Buddha in the Jingxinyuan these years, but the servants remember that Mrs. Yu loves Miss the most, so Master Feng also loves Miss especially..." The reason why Zhao'er remembered it so clearly was because she was only a few years older than Qiu Jingyuan.

When I was a child, I was a humble little maid, looking at the much loved Qiu Jingyuan, there was no envy or envy, so the memory became deeper.

Qiu Jinyu showed a talent for reading since he was a child, so he was taught by Qiu Shao, his grandfather, and lived in Qiu Shao's yard since he was three years old, and then he was enlightened in reading.

Because of the ambition of the third house, Qiu Shao and his son were unwilling to let Qiu Jinyu grow up in the hands of a woman, so he only entered the back house every month on the first and fifteenth day of the month to ask for peace, and then stayed in the front yard to study, or followed Qiu Jinyu. Shao went out to visit relatives and friends.

Mrs. Qiu gave birth to a son as if she hadn't given birth to a son, so she especially spoiled her daughter Qiu Jingyuan, who grew below her knees, and it was precisely because of this that Qiu Jingyuan's temperament was so domineering and arrogant.

The three adopted sons also have daughters, but after all, no matter how domineering Qiu Jingyuan is, the aunts in the next room dare not speak up, and the cousins ​​also avoid it.

In addition, Qiu Feng's cousin is more than ten years older than Qiu Jingyuan, and with his protection, no matter whether he is in the third room or outside, Qiu Jingyuan is the only one who can bully others.

Zhan Feiyu thought of Qiu Feng, whose whereabouts were unknown, so Qiu Jingyuan was able to look so crooked, Qiu Feng definitely contributed. He didn't spoil his cousin, he clearly wanted to raise her like this on purpose.

After Zhao'er was sent out, a woman was brought in.

"Returning to the nobleman, the old slave has been in the third house for nearly 30 years. To put it bluntly, the old slave also has two granddaughters. Although the old slave's status is humble, he still teaches the rules of the granddaughter on weekdays. The young lady beats and scolds at every turn in the mansion. Whipping servants is also the same outside, if you are unhappy, you will put your face on the spot."

This woman really dared to speak out, she almost told all about Qiu Jingyuan's bullying.

"Three years ago, Miss Zhang's eyes were praised by the wives at the banquet because of her beautiful eyes. As a result, she was startled on the way back from the Flower Fair. Miss Zhang fell from the carriage, and a wound stretched from her brow to her. At the chin."

Originally Miss Zhang was young, she was only nine years old at that time, even though the wound was a bit deep, as long as she took good medicine and took good care of her for a few years, she would be able to recover.

Even if there are scars, as the age grows, the scars will become lighter and lighter, at least not disfigured.But who knew that five days later, the news came out that the maid took the wrong medicine, and the wound on Miss Zhang's face worsened.

In the end, although he spent a lot of money to hire a famous doctor, he still left a scar, and he dared not go out on weekdays. It is said that he also wore a light gauze to cover it up at home.

Zhan Feiyu also knew about this. He found out when he was investigating Qiu Feng. Qiu Jingyuan was displeased with other people's beautiful eyes, so Qiu Feng helped the evildoers and directly ruined Miss Zhang's appearance.

The Zhang family was only a small official in Qianzhong Road, so they dared not confront the Qiu family head-on, not to mention that Qiu Feng acted in a thorough manner without leaving any traces. .

A few more maidservants were brought over for questioning, and they all said the same thing, but it could be seen that Qiu Jingyuan was really favored in the Qiu family, and if she wanted a star, she probably tried to find a way to get it for her.

"Qiu Wenlan was able to bring Qiu Feng back to her natal family, she must be a woman with a deep gap." After hearing so much, Zhan Feiyu felt even more strange, "Even if grandfather and father were negligent, it is impossible for an aunt like Qiu Wenlan do not know."

Although Mrs. Qiu passed away early, compared to Qiu Tai's son, Qiu Wenlan was taught by Mrs. Qiu alone. The old lady was also from a scholarly family back then, and Qiu Wenlan was quite mature when she was in the boudoir. talent name.

It's just that Qiu Wenlan was unlucky, her husband unexpectedly died early, leaving only orphans and widows. At this time, Qiu Tai was still young, and there were three adoptive brothers on top.

In the eyes of ordinary people, it is too difficult for Qiu Tai to take over Sanfang. The three adoptive brothers are full-fledged, but he is still an ignorant child.

Under such circumstances, Qiu Wenlan's husband's family naturally began to think about it. The father-in-law and mother-in-law began to favor the second and third bedrooms, and the younger brother-in-law and sister-in-law also coveted the wealth of the big family. last name.

"Miss, do you suspect that Qiu Wenlan is behind the replacement of Qiu Jinyu? She cooperated with the barbarians?" He Nuan asked in a low voice.

The Forbidden Dragon Guard who went to Qianzhong Road to investigate again has not sent any news back. It is not yet known whether Qiu Wenlan has colluded with the barbarians.

Zhan Feiyu hugged the hand stove and nodded, "Even if Qiu Wenlan is not the mastermind, she must know that if she planned this alone, she is probably paving the way for Qiu Feng."

The Qiu family is Qiu Wenlan's natal family, and she will rely on her for the rest of her life, but the third house will only be inherited by Qiu Tai's son, and Qiu Feng can only be his right-hand man. No matter how talented or capable he is, Qiu Wenlan will treat Qiu Tai's son There is motivation to start.

Get rid of the real nephew and replace him with a barbarian spy. When the time is right in the future, Qiu Feng might be able to firmly hold Sanfang in his hands.

"What about Mrs. Qiu? She is Qiu Jingyuan's mother. Her daughter is so neglected. From now on, she will not marry but become enemies." When He Nuan thought of Qiu Jingyuan's domineering style, the well-matched family would never agree to a marriage. Unworthy wives destroy three generations.

Only those who want to cling to the Qiu family will not care about Qiu Jingyuan's character. To put it bluntly, they married the daughter of the third room, because of her status, because of the power and benefits she can bring, not Qiu Jingyuan.

But as the saying goes, a good family marries a daughter!If Mrs. Qiu really loves Qiu Jingyuan, then when planning her marriage, she must find a big and well-matched family. Even if the family background is poor, it will not be much worse.

Therefore, as a mother, Mrs. Qiu will definitely teach Qiu Jingyuan strictly, such as piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, female celebrity... Even if she is not proficient in everything, at least she will not let the guards do it like she is now. Girl, she is clearly the female bandit.

"Then what if Mrs. Qiu knows too?" Zhan Feiyu suddenly laughed.

If this is the case, then the third house is really unlucky. Qiu Shao and his son deliberately want to take back the position of master, but the woman in the back house has already dug a big hole, which will completely kill them. I can't stand up anymore.

He Nuan thought for a while, and agreed: "If Mrs. Qiu also knows the truth, then Qiu Wenlan may be using her real son as a threat."

The whereabouts of her biological son were unknown, so Qiu Jingyuan's daughter became the only spiritual sustenance. It's normal for Mrs. Qiu to be spoiled.

The maids and women who lived in the side room were all called over for questioning, and after they left, bitter pills were stuffed into their mouths. No one knew what kind of medicine it was, whether it would kill someone, or when the medicine would take effect. But no one dared to tell what happened tonight.

As for Qiu Jingyuan, she was still sound asleep, and Dong Yan was sleeping in the small room next to her. Zhan Feiyu and his party had left, and neither of them noticed until the next morning when Dong Yan woke up. I slept too deeply last night, and didn't find anything unusual.

(End of this chapter)