first princess

Chapter 37
As winter turns to spring and the snow melts, heating gradually covers the sky above the capital. It seems not surprising that snakes wake up from hibernation and then crawl into warm rooms.But seeing Aunt Zhou's grief-stricken look, Shui Hangge couldn't bear to refuse her request, Shui Hangge struggled for a while, and said: "Then check it out."

When Shui Hangge ordered people to investigate, the old lady came to Cuiyuxuan with the support of Ms. Wang.

The woman at the door welcomed the old lady in respectfully. Aunt Zhou knelt down to salute the old lady. The old lady waved her hand: "You are pregnant, so you don't need to salute."

Aunt Zhou thanked her happily, Shui Hangge stood up swiftly, supported the old lady's arm, and helped her sit on the kang: "Mother, it's my son who is unfilial, so I won't let you rest so late."

The old lady glanced at Aunt Zhou, and said calmly: "Men don't understand things in the house, so I can't blame you."

Aunt Zhou's commotion was so loud that almost the whole house heard the news, and soon Shui Linglong, Shui Lingyue, Aunt Feng and Shui Lingyu also came over.Shui Minyu and Shui Lingxi were injured and couldn't come, Shui Minhui didn't like to get involved in the affairs of the house, Shui Lingqing was young and naive, so they didn't come.As for Qin Fangyi, she has not been out of Changle Pavilion for a long time, and everyone is not surprised.

Shui Lingyue and Shui Lingyu were copying "The Analects of Confucius" just now, put down their brushes and headed here, with a faint fragrance of ink on their bodies.The two of them glanced at the elegant and calm Shui Linglong, and felt... mixed feelings in their hearts, Shui Lingyue was jealous, Shui Lingyu was envious, both were concubine daughters, but Shui Linglong's fate trajectory was completely different from theirs.I heard that Shui Ling didn't even have to eat meat when she first returned to the mansion, but now she is about to become a noble and prominent concubine.

The old lady waved to Shui Linglong, and Shui Linglong walked to the old lady, and sat down on the kang with Shui Hangge next to the old lady.

Shui Lingyue and Shui Lingyu sat on the raised chairs, while Aunt Zhou and Aunt Feng sat on the lower embroidered stools. The difference in status was immediately apparent.

"What happened?" the old lady asked Xiang Shui Hangge.

Shuihangge told the truth: "Two poisonous snakes crawled into Aunt Zhou's room. The servants killed one and ran away. Now they are catching snakes and investigating the reason why the snakes appeared."

When the old lady heard the word "poisonous snake", her eyes instantly became sharp, like a frozen blade about to split a mystery in one fell swoop. After scanning the people in the room, the corners of her mouth twitched, but she didn't speak.

Shui Linglong was the first to notice the strangeness of the old lady. Shui Linglong's slender eyelashes trembled slightly, casting a graceful shadow beside her nose, and the corners of her bright red lips were slightly pursed, making it hard to see what was going on in her heart.

"There are so many rooms in Cuiyuxuan, why did the poisonous snake only enter your room, Auntie?" Shui Lingyue asked suspiciously, her tone not very good.

Aunt Zhou sniffed and wiped her tears with a handkerchief, she could cry earth-shatteringly in front of Shui Hangge, but she could only be honest in front of the old lady: "Back to Miss Fourth, the servant girl doesn't know. "

Aunt Feng said: "Poisonous snakes like humid and warm environments, maybe your room is too warm."

Aunt Zhou wiped her tears again: "If they want to be warm, they should go to the small kitchen. There is a stove simmering in the small kitchen, which is warmer than the maidservant's room."

Ginkgo served hot tea to everyone, Shui Lingyu shook the teacup in her hand, suddenly remembered something, and asked, "Is there something that attracts poisonous snakes in your room?"

As soon as "something that attracts poisonous snakes" was mentioned, everyone invariably remembered the poisonous insect powder in Shui Minhui's yard. Shui Hangge frowned, and said sharply, "Go to the medical clinic and invite a doctor! Look at the poisonous insect powder in this room." Is there any poisonous insect powder in the insect repellent powder!"

The anti-insect powder and the poisonous insect powder have the same color, and it is difficult for ordinary people to distinguish them when they are mixed together.

"Yes!" Ginkgo blessed her body, opened the curtain and went out, a gust of cold wind took advantage of the gap, and everyone tightened their hands on the teacups, feeling that the weather was not warm right now.

The old lady whispered a few words to Ms. Wang, and Ms. Wang's eyes flickered, and she walked out silently.

From the beginning to the end, Shui Linglong didn't say a word, just watched with cold eyes, and the old lady asked a question and then didn't continue.Aunt Zhou couldn't help but feel a little lost, the eldest lady and she are in the same camp, why don't you help her add some firewood, or express your concern?And the old lady, when she heard that she had been harmed by a poisonous snake, she didn't show as touching care as she did for Shui Minhui?Does the old lady not like the child in her womb?This was completely different from what she expected.

Not long after, Ginkgo invited a doctor over, and the doctor greeted the old lady and Shui Hangge. Gao Mama collected some insect repellent powder from the cabinet and the corner of the wall, put them on a plate and handed them to the doctor.

After careful screening, the doctor said, "These are insect repellent powder and poisonous insect powder."

Really poisonous insect powder!Shui Hangge was so angry that his nose was smoking, he ordered Ginkgo to send the doctor away, and then yelled: "Call Madam!"

Aunt Zhou was overjoyed and almost laughed out loud. She quickly pinched herself and managed to squeeze out two more tears.Qin Fangyi, you have a criminal record, this time, you still can't clear it up by jumping into the Yellow River!
When Mama Gao went to Changlexuan to invite Qin Fangyi, Qin Fangyi was trying on a tailor-made skirt for her, a spring style, a lavender pipa lapel top made of Ruan Yanluo, and a floor-length skirt made of plain snow juan yarn. She was beautiful, with creamy skin, a waist as thin as a willow, and a pair of plump breasts that were plump and flexible, very sexy and charming.It's just that now Shui Hangge doesn't love her body anymore, she looked at the bronze mirror and sighed.

Shi Qing entered the inner room, and was suddenly shocked by the beauty in front of her. She always knew that his wife was beautiful, but she never thought that she could be so beautiful. Xin Changjing stood like a fairy in Yaochi, with an elegant body and a lifetime of youth, such a beauty The master once loved him sincerely, Shi Qing touched his face, even the wife couldn't keep the master's heart, she tried to seduce others in vain, and became an exception, hehe, it's just a dream!

"Ma'am, the master asked you to go to Aunt Zhou's Cuiyuxuan, it seems that something happened to Aunt Zhou."

Qin Fangyi gave a faint "hmm", took off her spring clothes, put on a blue brocade long jacket, and went to Cuiyuxuan.

As soon as he entered Aunt Zhou's bedroom, Shui Hangge yelled at her head and face: "You are so vicious! Not to mention framing Minhui, you even didn't let go of the unborn child in Aunt Zhou's womb! You are really good at taking precautions. Not yet!" He was completely disappointed in this first wife!Hasn't Qin Fangyi done too many evil things overtly and secretly in recent years?He endured, endured, endured!I thought Ren was calm for a while, but it turned out that she got worse!
Qin Fangyi's beautiful eyes flashed a smile at a very fast speed, but she said in surprise on her face: "Sir, why did I harm Aunt Zhou? I have stayed in Changlexuan honestly for the past two months, let alone harming Auntie Zhou." Who, even sees anyone very rarely."

Aunt Zhou broke down in tears.

Shui Hangge became more and more upset: "There is poisonous insect powder in the insect repellent powder, which is exactly the same as the situation in Minhui's yard! How dare you say that this is not your murderous hand? It turns out that you not only harmed Linglong and Minhui, but also harmed the water. The heir of the family!"

Qin Fangyi smiled faintly, and responded with a mixture of ridicule and indifference: "The master insisted that I was the murderer, may I ask the master when and how did I do it?"

"Of course it was the time you asked the servants to sprinkle insect repellent powder! I can only blame my negligence. Knowing that you were trying to harm Minhui, I didn't expect that you even hated the pregnant Aunt Zhou! I still underestimated you Vicious, Qin Fangyi!" In front of his daughters, Shui Hangge didn't show mercy to Qin Fangyi at all, it can be seen that he was already angry to a certain extent this time, "Come here! Check all the master's yards! No more Anyone slipped through the net!"

At this moment, Mama Wang came in with a solemn expression, and nodded to the old lady. The old lady put the tea cup in her hand on the small table heavily. Han Tandi said: "There's no need to investigate! This snake didn't come in by itself at all!"

"Ah?" As soon as the words came out, everyone was stunned. They didn't come in by themselves...how did they come in?
Aunt Zhou's heart was in her throat, she didn't understand why the old lady came to such a conclusion?Did the old lady find anything?Impossible, she did it extremely covertly, absolutely did not leave any clues!These poisonous insect powders did not come from pharmacies, and no trace could be traced no matter how hard they were checked.

Mama Wang glanced at Aunt Zhou coldly, and said in a loud voice, "Ever since the poisonous insect powder appeared in the second young master's yard, the old lady has lingering fears. Therefore, the old lady sent people to regularly sprinkle realgar among the flowers and plants outside the courtyards of the masters. I won’t sneak in by myself, the maidservants have just checked, and the realgar near the yard is still there, but it’s buried in the roots and covered by the fragrance of flowers, so ordinary people can’t smell it.”

Aunt Zhou froze as if struck by lightning!
Shui Linglong shook her head secretly, usually Aunt Zhou still has some brains, how could she be so reckless this time?

A cold light flashed across Qin Fangyi's eyes, and the smile on the corner of her lips was hard to discern.

Shui Hangge's cold eyes fell on Aunt Zhou's bloodless face: "Oh, what a coincidence that this poisonous snake appeared!"

Qin Fangyi said in a strange way: "Oh! There are thieves in Aunt Zhou's yard, right? The ones who can successfully bring the snake into the bedroom are the maids and nurses. It's impossible to guard against the wrong thoughts of the closest people! In my opinion , I would rather kill by mistake than let it go, the person who should be assigned should be assigned as soon as possible, don’t leave any hidden dangers! There is nothing wrong with me, if something happens to the master’s child, isn’t this... pinching the incense of the Shui family?"

Gao Mama and Gingko's faces were both pale, and they knelt on the ground.

Shui Linglong took a sip of tea, she would not die if she didn't die, Aunt Zhou was reckless.

Qin Fangyi pressed her step by step: "Oh, there is one more thing that I'm very surprised about. Aunt Zhou, aren't you pregnant and unable to move around? Why didn't the poisonous snake bite you?"

Shui Hangge's face darkened: "Do you want the poisonous snake to bite her and cause her to slip a tire? Bitten a servant!"

Qin Fangyi smiled: "Which maidservant was bitten?"

The room suddenly fell into a strange silence, and the matter has come to this point, it is impossible to say that everyone has not caught any clues. A poisonous snake that was obviously impossible to enter entered the room, and it was a third-class maid who was bitten?Third-class maids are qualified to come and go in the master's bedroom?Coincidentally, he blocked the poisonous snake for his master?
Qin Fangyi sneered in her heart, she didn't even have the determination to kill a confidant, so why should she fight?

Shui Lingyue tightened the handkerchief in her hand, and glared at Aunt Zhou sullenly, it would really embarrass her!
Aunt Feng and Shui Ling were silent, they rarely participated in the struggle in the house, and this time was no exception.

Qin Fangyi looked at Aunt Zhou, and said: "I have a doubt, since someone put the poisonous snake in deliberately, could this poisonous insect powder be deliberately put in by someone? The purpose is to frame me! Then, can I I suspect that the poisonous insect powder in Minhui's yard was also put in by the same person? Aunt Zhou, what do you think?"

Aunt Zhou was so frightened that the most important poisonous snake couldn't crawl in. The nature of the whole thing changed completely!It's like letting the maid sleep with someone for one night, and a month later the maid threatened to be pregnant with the man's child, but found out that the man was an eunuch, everything became a lie!

what to do?What is she going to do?Said that she was instigated by the young lady last time, in order to alleviate a little sin?No, she has no proof!She "bited" Qin Fangyi already made a mistake, and "biting" the young lady would only make things worse.

Her brain was spinning rapidly, and one thought after another flashed through. Suddenly, she stood up and stretched out her hands and threw herself at Qin Fangyi: "Ma'am! Do you think I did it? I didn't! Ma'am, trust me... ah—— "

Aunt Zhou pretended to fall backwards. In the eyes of others, she was the one who was pulling Qin Fangyi, but Qin Fangyi pushed her backhand. This also confirmed Qin Fangyi's vicious thoughts of jealousy and hatred for her. Of course, she never thought of paying for the fetus in her womb. So, before she started, she gestured to Mama Gao.

Unexpectedly, before Mama Gao moved, she was completely blocked by Shiqing, Shiqing tried to pull her, but actually stepped on Mama Gao: "Ma'am, be careful!"

Aunt Zhou yelled that it was not good, without the human cushion, she could not fall to her death, and the fetus in her womb... I am afraid it was saved!

Just when she was about to fall to the ground, Qin Fangyi yanked her hard and pushed her towards Shui Hangge, but she slammed into the embroidered stool beside her. Putting it on the embroidered stool, Qin Fangyi hit her head hard!
Shui Hangge safely caught Aunt Zhou who was falling towards him, but watched Qin Fangyi almost hit her head to death in order to save someone. If it weren't for Aunt Feng's quick reaction, Qin Fangyi would have been seriously injured even if she didn't die, he suddenly felt unsure of what it was like...

A Rong and Shi Qing helped Aunt Feng and Qin Fangyi who had fallen badly. Their elbows and knees were bruised to varying degrees.

The old lady's baggy eyelids moved, and it was hard to hide the fierce light in her eyes. A person who doesn't even care about the fetus in the womb just to defeat the mistress is nothing like a beast!
Shui Linglong supported the old lady's arm, and said softly: "Grandmother, it's getting late, I'll help you back to the yard to rest."

Aunt Zhou lost so badly, the old lady didn’t really care if someone framed Qin Fangyi, if she hadn’t had a last-ditch blow, the old lady might have opened her eyes and closed her eyes easily because of Aunt Zhou’s pregnancy, but it’s a pity...

As for Shui Hangge, after this incident, I am afraid that he no longer believes that Qin Fangyi has harmed Shui Minhui. Of course, he will not investigate, because that matter is the old lady's conclusion, and he respects any decision made by the old lady, no matter it is correct or not. or not.

The old lady stood up, there was no warmth in her eyes, and her tone was as cold as frost: "Cuiyuxuan's servants framed my aunt, blamed my wife, sold them all, and left no one behind! Linglong will be left to you Do it now!"

"Yes!" Shui Linglong bowed her knees and bowed, watching Mama Wang supporting the old lady to leave.

Shui Hangge let go of Aunt Zhou, walked to Qin Fangyi, and asked a little embarrassedly: "How are you...?"

Aunt Feng lowered her head, she was used to this kind of indifference.

"The concubine is fine. If the master has nothing to say, the concubine will return." Qin Fangyi said with a blank expression, and walked out of the bedroom with a poetic feeling. Immediately afterwards, Aunt Feng, Shui Lingyu, Shui Lingyue and others also left After leaving the scene, only Shui Linglong was left to deal with the servants of Cuiyuxuan according to the old lady's order.

Aunt Zhou grabbed Shui Hangge's sleeve, Shui Hangge flung it away casually, snorted coldly, turned and left.

Aunt Zhou's heart fell to the bottom all of a sudden, and boundless fear spread throughout her limbs. She faced Shui Linglong, clasped her hands together, and begged on her lips: "Miss! Miss, please help me! The maidservant really It’s only when you’re desperate that you will act rashly! The servant girl heard the maids say that the eldest lady is going to marry the fourth lady to a sixty-year-old official to fill in the house, and the maidservant doesn’t want the fourth lady to suffer... That’s why I took the risk...Eldest lady...you see In terms of the friendship that the maidservant has done for you, help the maidservant to keep Mama Gao, okay?"

Shouldn't it be Shui Lingqing who married a sixty-year-old official?This life turned into Shui Lingyue?Regardless of whether it is true or not, it spread to Aunt Zhou's ears without even hearing about her, which shows that Qin Fangyi has made some moves. On the surface, what happened tonight seems to be Aunt Zhou framed Qin Fangyi. Qin Fangyi's aggressive method?Shui Linglong looked at her indifferently, and said with thin lips: "Since you are wrong, you have to face the reality. You can do it yourself, I can't help you."

Aunt Zhou turned pale in shock, and knelt at Shui Linglong's feet: "Miss, you must have a solution! The old lady trusts you so much...you can definitely convince the old lady..."

What happened to Aunt Zhou reminded Shui Linglong of a story that Xun Feng once told her: The mother asked the child to make soy sauce, but the child gave the boss a couple of pennies to make a bowl full, but there was still a little left. At that time, the boss asked: "Where do you put this little soy sauce?"

After thinking for a while, the child turned the bowl upside down, and all the soy sauce in it spilled on the ground. He was so stupid that he didn't notice it: "Put it on the bottom of the bowl!"

The boss put the remaining soy sauce into the bottom of the child's bowl.

(End of this chapter)