After the new widow, I became a tyrant's tender outer chamber

Chapter 52 The Penthouse
Mr. Cheng was a little bit troubled by the eldest son. He originally thought that if Qiu'er and Sister Yi could get together earlier, his marriage with the eldest princess could be put on the agenda earlier, but now he can only postpone it for a while. up.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the side hall was quite silent, and the servants standing on the side all held their breaths, looking at their noses, noses, and hearts, as if they didn't exist anymore.

Cheng Xingqiu raised his right hand, and the shredded papers swirled and fell down one after another, like snow falling in the house for no reason, and Tiangong also sighed that there was a mistake.

Ruan Yuyi lowered her eyes, and her gaze fell on the tip of her shoe.

"That being the case," Master Cheng was silent for a long time before he opened his mouth, "I will give you a few days to think about it on your own, think about your official career, think about your stupid brother, and don't make a fuss to the point of suing. "

Perhaps in order to ease the atmosphere, and he didn't want the eldest son who had just lost and found back, and hated himself because of this, Master Cheng asked the two to sit down, and ordered someone to bring refreshments and tea.

It was rare for him to sit with the juniors like this and only talk about family affairs and nothing else, so he only asked a few general questions and then had nothing to say.Cheng Xingqiu felt unhappy, so he didn't open his mouth, only Ruan Yuyi on one side answered each question.

After talking for a few rounds, Cheng Xingqiu got up suddenly and strode out of the side hall. Master Cheng opened his mouth to shout, but he disappeared after a while.Without Cheng Xingqiu, Weng and his daughter-in-law need to avoid it, so it is inconvenient to stay longer.

Ruan Yuyi saluted lightly and said goodbye.She stepped over the threshold slowly, and the guard at the gate saw that it was her, and bowed politely.

It was when the sun was high, and in order to avoid the sun, the two walked next to each other under the eaves.Mu Ling followed closely by her side, curled his lips and said, "This eldest son behaves like this, can it be that he wants to have an equal wife? Dawu has never had such a precedent, he actually intends to be No. 1."

Ruan Yuyi pinched the soft flesh on her hand, and said in a low voice, "Keep your voice down, this is still the main room, don't ask anyone to listen."

Even if the laws of the Wu Kingdom allowed it, Zhao Rong would not tolerate her.What's more, flat wives and noble concubines are just excuses created by men in order to cover up their behavior of spoiling their concubines and destroying their wives.

Hearing this, Mu Ling was startled, looked around and saw that there was no one, so he breathed a sigh of relief.She turned around and said, "Miss, there is still a distance from the West Wing, why don't you go back to the courtyard to rest first, and just go find Sister Muxiang."

She thought for a while, but still couldn't let go, "I'll go with you. If I really meet the eldest princess, I can take care of her."

So the two went to the West Wing together.The open space in front of the main house is wide, and the wind is particularly strong, which makes the branches and leaves on the trees rustle. If you listen carefully, you can still hear the muffled sound mixed with the impact of heavy objects.

She frowned and paused, then turned to ask the wood spirit, "Did you hear any abnormal noise?" While speaking, the movement seemed to be more violent, once, once, like a trapped animal, desperately trying to smash through the complicated iron cage.

Mu Ling also noticed it, and the two followed the sound, and in front of them was a long-abandoned ear room.The wood on the corner has been damaged by the wind and rain every day, because few people go in, standing by it now, the wind blows, and there is even a faint musty smell.

The side room on the west side is not abandoned only when it is idle.She had heard Cheng Xingqiu mention it, and after careful calculation, he is not actually the eldest son in the family.

The Cheng family's first child was born by Aunt Mei, which really pleased Mr. Cheng. He didn't see this son for a day, and he felt that everything was wrong.

But unfortunately, more than 20 years ago, the child was playful and climbed up and down on several tables in the ear room, without falling, and hit the back of the head with a hard object, and never woke up.The servants spent a lot of effort, but they couldn't find his body.It was midsummer at that time, and a passing maidservant smelled the smell, and only then did he discover him.

It stands to reason that the location of the ear room is not remote. The whole house searched together, but they all ignored it. If there is no one behind the scenes, Mr. Cheng will never believe it. He hated Cheng Zhushi for being cruel, so he became even more indifferent towards her.

Although Master Cheng was quite distressed, he was just a bastard who died young. As a rule, for the sake of auspiciousness, he was not even allowed to enter the family tree.After that, Master Cheng turned to pay more attention to Cheng Xingqiu.

Because this side room once had such a section, it has been shelved and not used.

Ruan Yuyi hesitated, and reached out to touch the door.Don't want to wait for her to use much strength, the door was pushed open, and the lock hanging on it fell off.

The iron lock hit the ground heavily, and the movement inside also stopped.

Mu Ling held Ruan Yuyi's forearm, blocked her, and said, "Miss, let the servants come."

The light from outside fell into the dim room, and the light and shadow reflected on the ground spread out like a folding fan.Looking around, I suddenly found a figure kneeling beside the abandoned Arhat bed in the corner. Her hairpin was messed up, and she couldn't tell what she looked like.

"Sister Muxiang!" Mu Ling was startled, unable to hold back her bluffing temper, shouted loudly, and trotted over.

Ruan Yuyi was one step behind her, and her heart was also tense, so she hurried forward.

He untied the thick ropes at her wrists and ankles, and removed the veil stuffed in her mouth that deformed her cheeks. Woody fragrance moistened her chapped lips, and then she was able to speak. She called hoarsely, "Miss."

Zhaorong actually locked him here, without food or drink.If she hadn't passed by here, or had been closed for a long time, and Mu Xiang had lost the strength to call for help, who would have noticed this abandoned side room.

Just thinking that Mu Xiang might also be like that child of the Cheng family, at this place, she felt that the surroundings were a bit dull, almost making her breathless.

Ruan Yuyi really felt distressed when she heard it, "Okay, it's okay, the wood spirit and I are here. We all know what happened, so don't talk about it, save yourself some effort."

She caressed Mu Xiang's forehead, her movements were gentle, originally meant to comfort her, she didn't want to get her hands wet, she thought it might be sweat, but when she withdrew her hand and looked at it in the dim light, she found that the palm of her hand was wet. Stained a dark color.

She rubbed the dark color with her fingertips, and suddenly her nose twitched, she stepped forward and hugged Mu Xiang, tightened her arms, her voice choked, "Sorry, the eldest princess clearly came here for me. Now you-- "

It seemed that something stuck in her throat, making her unable to speak any more.

Mu Xiang obediently did not speak, but patted her on the back lightly, as if coaxing her when she was in a panic.

Ruan Yuyi sniffed lightly, and said, "When everything settles down, I will find a good family for you, so you don't have to suffer with me."

After hearing this, Mu Xiang was unwilling, shaking her head desperately.

(End of this chapter)