Zhangjia Jinzhi

Chapter 78
In the middle of the night, Qiutang Courtyard had just stopped, and the lights of Fangfei Court in Chunyuan were still on.

"The county lord."

Huayan turned over and entered the hospital, she landed firmly in Li Taiwei's room, bowed and said.

"Everything is as expected by the princess, Mrs. Xue went to the study, but... before the servants can make a move, the second son also came."

The candle "cracked" and Dafu took the scissors and stepped forward. After a while, the room was brightened again.

Li Taiwei stared at Huayan with deep eyes, startled for a moment:
"My second brother went to the study?"

Huayan nodded and said:
"The second son seemed to be looking for the second master to talk, and he happened to meet him."

Li Taiwei frowned slightly.

She asked Huayan to sneak back to the Qiutang Court before, and after the Bai family left the mansion, she sneaked to Xue Shi's residence in the north wing, quietly found Biyun, the maid beside her, and told her to pass on the words that the second uncle was sleeping alone in the study. To Xue's ears.

Sure enough, Mrs. Xue couldn't hold back, and finally thought about it.
She originally planned to ask Huayan to make some noise after Mrs. Xue entered the study, deliberately alarming Mrs. Bai, but she never thought that Li Pu would appear unexpectedly and ruin Mrs. Xue's good deed.

"It's okay,"

Mrs. Li sighed slightly,
"In this way, it will be more seamless."

Huayan nodded upon hearing the sound, and looked at Li Taiwei with a hint of admiration.

This Mrs. Bai is really not easy, if it wasn't for the previous princess who ordered her to make sufficient preparations, she would have almost asked Mother Qin to ask something wrong from the concierge.
The girl in front of me is only twenty-seven years old, and she grew up in the heart of boudoir, so she can have such exquisite thoughts, she is really amazing!
"What did Mrs. Bai say later?"

Li Taiwei asked intently, even the word "Second Aunt" was disgusted in her heart, and she couldn't say it out.

Hua Yan hurriedly collected her mind, frowned and said:
"Second Madam slapped Mrs. Xue, and later asked Mrs. Xue to go beg Mrs. Xue tomorrow."

Mrs. Li raised her eyebrows slightly:
"To beg my grandmother?"

Huayan nodded.

Dafu was surprised and said:
"Why is the second lady planning this? Isn't she afraid that Mrs. Xue will sue the old lady?"

Li Taiwei also couldn't figure it out, thought for a while, and then said:
"They are now grasshoppers on a rope. Unless it is absolutely necessary, the Bai family will not easily attack the Xue family in order to protect themselves."

"I heard that Xue's family is going to enter the capital in two days. Mrs. Xue is probably holding something against her. That's why she is so afraid of punishing Tonight. After all, this matter cannot be covered with paper, and Mrs. Bai doesn't want to raise suspicions." If Mrs. Xue doesn't want to be kicked out of the house, she can only ask my grandmother."

Li Taiwei paused, and looked at Dafu:
"You go to Yunshuiju tomorrow morning, tell Mother Tian and the others to be more vigilant these few days, and mother must not let anyone take advantage of the loopholes!"

Dafu nodded solemnly and said:
"Princess don't worry, the servant will go tomorrow morning!"

Li Taiwei's expression relaxed a little, and he said to Huayan:
"Go and tell your master, tomorrow will follow the plan."

"Yes!"

Huayan hugged her fist and flew away into the dark night.

There was no moonlight tonight, Li Taiwei looked at the night sky as dark as ink, and did not regain his senses for a long time.

Early the next morning, Mrs. Bai got up.

Yesterday Li Qin rested in Li Pu's yard. The father and son had a long talk all night, and they fell asleep until the weather forgives them. They have not yet got up.

Qin Nanny came in with the blood swallow, screened away from the left and right, with a happy face, and whispered to Bai Shi:
"Ma'am, just now the third master sent someone to say that he was looking for Zhou Youcai's whereabouts."

Bai's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly:

"How to say?"

Qin Nanny closed the window before walking to Bai's side, and said:

"The third master said that the government went to the ghost market yesterday to arrest people, which alarmed Zhou Youcai. He fled to Jiaofangsi overnight, and is now hiding in the woodshed of Dongfeng Inn."

Bai's eyes flashed:

"Have you asked the third master to ask clearly? This matter can't go wrong!"

Mother Qin said cautiously:

"Don't worry, ma'am, it's also because you are talented and unlucky this week! I heard from the third master's people that this Dongfeng Inn originally had a secret stock invested by our third master, and both inside and outside are our own people. I went there in person, and I think there will be a sure letter before noon."

Bai frowned, always felt that today's matter went too smoothly, but for a while, she couldn't tell what was wrong.But thinking that this matter needs to be settled early, now that Bai Jingdong went in person again, half of his heart was lost
"Since this is the case, you should send the things to Xue's house to avoid some people..."

Nanny Qin nodded, turned around and took out a brocade box with black lacquer and silver borders from the back room, bowed to Mrs. Xue, and left the courtyard.

In the north wing, Mrs. Xue stayed up all night.

Biyun soaked the veil with cold water, and carefully applied Xue's face.Overnight, the red and swollen half of his face subsided a little, but it was still bruised and purple.

Xue raised her hand in embarrassment, and knocked the bronze mirror to the ground, making an ear-piercing sound.

Biyun clutched the handkerchief, and looked at Mrs. Xue with trepidation.

Before Xue's attack, Nanny Qin knocked on the door and came in, holding a brocade box in her hand.Nanny Qin winked at Biyun, Biyun turned around and glanced at Mrs. Xue, then bowed and stood guard at the door.

Xue's face turned pale, and she hurriedly lowered her eyes to cover her eyes. She stepped forward to bow her knees to Nanny Qin, and called out to Nanny tremblingly.

Qin Nanny hid her contempt in her eyes, stared at Xue Shifu's body, and said coldly:

"This old slave is a lowly servant girl, how can she afford Miss Xue Biao's gift?"

Xue's expression became a little more panicked, biting her lip and not daring to make a sound.

Nanny Qin restrained her anger, sighed and said:

"Our wife is on the same boat as you. I never imagined that Miss Xue Biao would do such a treacherous thing, completely ignoring our wife's face!"

"Brothers bumped into this incident yesterday, and Madam was powerless to hide it. She ordered the old servant to give her a head and a gift with the girl. It was right to fulfill the fate with the girl. The old lady has always been high-minded and can't tolerate sand in her eyes. I hope the girl will clean up and look good, whether she can stay in the mansion depends on the girl's luck."

After saying that, Mother Qin put the brocade box on the dressing table and opened it, revealing a delicately crafted pearl head, although not gorgeous but very elegant.

Xue knew at a glance that this hairstyle was the old lady's favorite style.This is Bai's reminding her that she must coax the old lady to nod her head today, otherwise no one will be able to help her.

Xue knelt down, kowtowed with tears and said:

"I beg Madam to tell Madam, it was all because of the concubine's confusion for a moment, that caused the catastrophe, I beg Madam to forgive me."

Mother Qin snorted coldly and said:

"Ma'am misses the past. As long as the old lady nods her head today, there is room for change. Miss Xue Biao must think clearly about what the old lady should say before her."

Xue said hurriedly:

"The concubine understands, the concubine will never dare to speak nonsense!"

Only then did Mother Qin nod her head, and ordered:
"This old slave has to report back to Madam, Miss Xue Biao should clean up here earlier, in half an hour, Madam should also get up."

Mrs. Xue got up, and asked Biyun to send Nanny Qin off in person.He turned back to the dressing table, took out his hair and looked at it carefully.

As expected, Mrs. Bai has a deep scheming mind, even the old lady's preferences are not far behind.
When Biyun turned back and came in, Mrs. Xue ordered her to do her makeup, and applied a thick layer of face powder to cover her bruised cheeks.She changed into a moon-white dress again, and put on the pearl hair mask sent by Mrs. Bai, making her look even more charming.

Mrs. Xue took a picture in the mirror, and finally calmed down. She went to Mrs. Li's Hua'an hall alone, raised the corner of her skirt in the inner hall, and knelt down
(End of this chapter)