rich concubine

Chapter 2288
Ruan Chuyin visited the palace frequently these days, and brought a lot of things with her every time she came back.

That day, Rong Yi came to see her. Seeing how nourishing her behavior was, she couldn't help but smile and said, "Looking at your cheerful face now, it seems that being considerate to the right person can bring a lot of benefits..."

Ruan Chuyin looked at her with a faint smile: "No matter how good I am, I can't compare to the beauty of the Crown Princess. I'm afraid the things that the Crown Princess uses in daily life are things that people like me have never seen before."

Rong Yi raised her eyebrows and said, "It's an exaggeration to say this. If you like the things in my house, you can take them as you like. Now that I am the popular person in front of the prince, I am the wife." Yes, I also want to fawn over you."

She is unusual today. She is too flattering and flattering in her words and actions. This is not what she would do at all. Even if she is favored, does she, the lifelong concubine, need to play like this with herself?

If things go wrong, she will not be complacent because of her transformation. Ruan Chuyin has not forgotten that this imperial concubine is named "Chang". Even if she does not marry into this family, she is not an ordinary person. Why should she be like this? ?
"If the Crown Princess has something to say, you can just say it. Why bother to ridicule me?"

"How can this be considered sarcastic? My wife is really mean-spirited when she says this."

Ruan Chuyin pursed her lips, looked at her silently, and said after a long while: "I am just a nameless woman, and I cannot afford to be treated like a princess."

Rong Yi calmed down, looked at her, and said, "I came here today because someone reported to me that there was a sound of wailing over there in the middle of the night. I wonder what the lady was doing in the house at midnight?"

Ruan Chuyin frowned: "The sound of wailing? I have never heard it before. I had a heavy sleep and slept deeply at night. Maybe one of the slaves got up crying in the middle of the night."

"Why do you get up and cry for no reason? This is really puzzling."

"How can I know this? These low-class people usually live more and less, and sometimes receive one or two reprimands from their masters. Maybe they have grievances and resentments in their hearts. They dare not vent them during the day. They cry a lot at night when no one is around. Sound, this is normal."

Rong Yi smiled: "It's hard to say whether it's normal or not. I don't think Madam would treat her servants harshly. But now, there are too many rumors about you. As the owner of Xiangxi Garden, Madam, I'm afraid I still have to It would be better to find out earlier."

Ruan Chuyin really didn't know about this, but she was so sure about what she said that she became careless for a moment.

"Although I live in Xiangxi Garden now, after all, I just came here and can't say a few words. If someone really mourns in the middle of the night, it may not be my fault. I have never treated my servants like this in my daily life. Why does it become my responsibility to be harsh?"

Rong Yi said: "Don't be anxious. I didn't come here to ask you about your responsibility. It's just that there were ghosts crying and howling in the middle of the night, which made people panic. You also know that there is a lot of gloom in the middle of the night, and it is the cries that people can hear. Everyone will feel scared. Maybe it’s because you don’t react. I’m afraid that I’ll disturb your purity, so I told you. Now that I know this, I can’t let it go. But now Xiangxiyuan is your territory. If I rashly I'm afraid the lady will be unhappy if you intervene." Ruan Chuyin was silenced. If she really didn't say hello and just asked someone to investigate, then her face would really be hurt by the beating.

But now she came to him first, but she didn't look like she really respected him. She was not a fool, couldn't she hear this harsh commanding tone? !
Seeing that she was holding her breath, Rong Yi added: "You have to understand that this big house has many doors, windows, and wells, and there are even more unoccupied houses. If there is any trouble, we will find out in time. , spread of rumors will only make people unstable, as for..." At this point, he paused for a moment, looked at her aggrieved eyes, and continued: "As for the lady herself, has she ever harshly criticized the servants in the courtyard? I can't even know this. After all, my eyes haven't grown enough to go to Xiang Xiyuan. Whether I have done it or not, the lady knows best. If it is really just because she said harsh words on weekdays and made the servants sad, she howled in the middle of the night. After a few calls, I found out and finally got an explanation."

These words were the key point, as they reminded her of the weirdness of the whole thing.

"If this is true, it is the people in my courtyard. If they don't come and tell me, why do they come to see you, Crown Princess?"

"Are you nervous, madam, or something? You forgot what I just said so quickly, and crying and howling in the middle of the night is never a happy event. The servants are timid and afraid of telling you to teach you a lesson, so they came to me. Now, I If you don’t believe me when I tell you this, and you categorically say that you really didn’t hear it at night, then if they really came to find you, wouldn’t you think they were telling lies?”

Ruan Chuyin was silent and said: "If that's the case, please tell me, Princess Concubine, who is the person who reported this matter to you, so that I can find out from her what time of night it was, where it was, and what kind of wailing it was. , only by asking clearly can we investigate better."

Hearing this, Rong Yi smiled and said, "Madam, I can't say anything about this person no matter what. Haven't I already said it? She was afraid of being taught a lesson by you and said she was alarmist, so she came to me. If I sold her in a blink of an eye. If something happens in the house in the future, who will dare to come and talk to me? I don't think this maid dared to talk nonsense and disturb the master's mind. The lady only needs to be more vigilant at night and catch the little devil. Let’s see who is so ignorant.”

This doesn't work, that doesn't work either, it's really a ghost. I have never heard any wailing in the middle of the night. Who is the bastard who spreads such rumors?

When she said something about gossip just now, she felt her heart pounding for a while, thinking it was her doing something at night that people had heard, but the wailing sound?What the hell is this?
When I asked her, she didn't say anything and wanted to investigate on her own. Could it be that there was something wrong with her ears?Xiang Xiyuan is so big. If there is a sound, can she still not hear it in the main room?
Seeing that she was not letting go, Ruan Chuyin had no choice but to swallow down the dissatisfaction in his heart, stood up, and said: "I will investigate this matter myself and give an explanation to the Crown Princess. If you let me know who dares to talk nonsense?" He spread rumors, arrested the person, brought him to the Crown Princess, and asked the Crown Princess to identify him so that he could be punished!" After that, she turned around and left.

Looking at her back, Rong Yi took a deep breath and shook her head in a funny way. There was really... something wrong.

When she mentioned this to herself just now, the guilt and nervousness in her eyes could not be faked. If it was like she said, she slept deeply at night, then if she didn't hear it, she didn't hear it, and her face should be full of confusion. That panicked look seemed like a thief with a guilty conscience.

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(End of this chapter)