Glory all the way

Chapter 166 Fighting
"What did you say? Did you hear the man say it with your own ears?"

In the main room of Mingya Garden, Mrs. Xue looked at Bai Xiu who was kneeling in front of her with a hesitant expression and asked.

Bai Xiu leaned over and kowtowed a few more times, and said anxiously: "Ma'am, I don't dare to lie, if you don't believe me, you can send someone to ask the second lady, and tell all the shopkeepers who came and went to the Hou's mansion today. If you find it, the servants can testify in court."

After a pause, Bai Xiu continued: "At noon, my uncle and madam came to visit Miss Six, and my servant took the woman from the Liu residence to the second tea room for tea. Afterwards, my uncle and madam went back to the mansion, and my servant stayed in the tea room for a while. Then I got up and went back to Lanxin Pavilion. At the corner of Chuihuamen, I met two shopkeepers, both of whom were from Dongdajie Mufang. I heard that the second wife bought huanghuali furniture from one of them and bought furniture from the other. Rosewood furniture, from large to small, is readily available. The servant only listened to the general idea, and it can be seen that the expressions of the two of them are surprised. It seems that there is something strange in it, so the servant came to look for you in a hurry. "

"Huanghuali, Huali..."

While muttering, Xue seemed to understand what Bai Xiu meant.

"You mean, under the pretense of buying a dowry for Miss Six, the second lady shoddy the good things, gave the good things to Miss Fifth, and gave the bad things to Miss Six?"

Xue Shi asked in a deep voice.

Her heart skipped a beat, Bai Xiu bit her lips tightly, and shook her head lightly, "I don't dare to say anything because I have no evidence. However, my servant listened to every word said by the two shopkeepers." I understand, this servant dare not testify against anyone, and only asks Madam to be the master of our young lady, so as not to lose face of the Hou Mansion in the future."

Thinking about what Bai Xiu said, Mrs. Xue looked at her suspiciously. Seeing her calm face, she didn't look like she was lying, Mrs. Xue breathed a sigh of relief, waved her hands and said, "Go back first, I'll let you go." In my heart, if such a thing really happens, I will definitely make the decision for Miss Six and not let her suffer from being dumb."

"My servant thanked Da Furen for her kindness, thank you Da Furen..."

Kowtowing a few times in gratitude, Bai Xiu got up and went out without daring to lift her head. When she got out of the gate of Mingya Garden, Bai Xiu slowed down and walked towards Lanxin Pavilion, only to find that her back was already wet.

At this time, Bai Yingluo was practicing piano embroidery with Master Yao in Mingcuiju, when Bai Xiu entered the room, only Chen Xiang was sitting on the small twig in front of the screen doing needlework.

Looking at the yard, seeing that no one was moving around, Bai Xiu dragged Chen Xiang into the inner room, and told her the ins and outs of what happened just now.

Rao Chen Xiang had seen the world in front of the old lady Bai before, and his face suddenly changed.

"Xiu Niang, you are too reckless, there is no real evidence, you just made up this incident, and you caused some trouble later, wouldn't you be so tired that Miss will clean up the mess for you?"

Chen Xiang reprimanded with a face full of fear.

The two hands were twisted together nervously, but Bai Xiu's face showed a trace of determination that she had never regretted, "If something goes wrong, I will bear it with all my strength and never implicate the young lady, but I just can't look at them Such a calculating lady."

After all, seeing that Chen Xiang was a little sullen, Bai Xiu pulled Chen Xiang's hand anxiously and said: "My good sister, I know that you are all for the young lady. Although I am the latest to enter the mansion, the young lady is very kind to me. How can I hurt you?" lost her?"

Pulling Chen Xiang to sit next to the little scorpion, Bai Xiu said softly: "I didn't make up those two shopkeepers. On the way back from the waiter, I did meet them. I inquired about their origins from my aunt. I only know that the second lady has done tricks on the materials of the young lady’s clothes. It is well known that rosewood is precious, but rosewood is the one that is similar to huanghuali but not very distinguishable, and the price is not even a star."

After a pause, Bai Xiu continued: "If according to what Second Madam wants, the fifth lady and our lady are both born-in-law, and the dowry should be the same, then the person who came here today should be a shopkeeper. Whether it’s huanghuali or rosewood, it’s fine to just buy one kind? Why do you have to find two of them so hard? So, I’m sure there must be something tricky in it, and even if there isn’t, I don’t believe that the second lady is real Clean, as long as the eldest lady and the old lady get suspicious and investigate, they will definitely find something."

After finishing speaking in one breath, Bai Xiufang took the tea bowl and drank it in a big gulp, while Chen Xiang thought about it carefully.

After a while, Chen Xiang raised his eyes again, the expression on his face was not as angry as before.

Looking at Bai Xiu who was staring at her closely, Chen Xiang said softly: "What you said is indeed reasonable, but I still feel a little reckless, let's not take this as an example, don't be reckless anymore."

Bai Xiu smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, I won't do it in the future. If it wasn't related to the lady's dowry, and if the lady didn't stand up for herself in an upright manner, I would never act like this."

In short, it was all for Bai Yingluo.

Chen Xiang raised his eyes to look at Bai Xiu, and then turned around to think about it, he and Liu Su were too cautious in the huge Lanxin Pavilion, only Liuying was quite aggressive, but he didn't dare to act so boldly, Chen Xiang felt that such Bai Xiu , does not seem to be wrong.

After thinking it through, Chen Xiang sincerely apologized, "Xiu Niang, just now, it was my fault, I should ask clearly, I blamed you indiscriminately like this, and made you feel wronged."

Bai Xiu smiled and shook her head, "After all, we are all for the lady, there is no wrong or wrong. Let me tell you about this, just to let you know that you are the safest person in the room. In case something happens, you have a way to deal with it, but don't let the lady know, and let her worry about it."

Chen Xiang nodded.

The two reached a consensus at this moment, and Bai Xiucai was truly recognized by Chen Xiang.

For three consecutive days, the mansion was calm and lively, all because of Old Master Bai's birthday.

On the evening of the fifth day of the lunar new year, the whole family gathered in Qing'an Hall to warm the birthday of Old Master Bai.

In the early morning of the second day, firecrackers were fired in front of Jing'an Hou's Mansion, and guests came to pay their respects in an endless stream. The alleys were crowded with carriages, and the Qing'an Hall was even more crowded.

Old men and women who had been on good terms with old master Bai and old lady Bai came to the door in person and chatted in front of the two elders, while the male and female guests of the younger generation were all greeted by Jing'anhou and Mrs. Xue to the flower hall of Mingya Garden .

The banquet hall was filled with noisy laughter, but in Xu Hexuan's study, there was an undercurrent.

The friends who used to be friends with each other are all gathered together at this moment, Bai Jinyuan greets them with ease, but Du Xuan who is mixed in is a bit out of place.

Du Xuan was invited by Bai Jinyuan to order the servant.

Today is Old Master Bai's birthday. As a student, Du Xuan will definitely come to pay his respects, but at this moment, the people around Old Master Bai are all elders, and Du Xuan has no chance to speak. But after walking a few steps, he ran into the young man beside Bai Jinyuan.

Ever since Du Xuan entered the room, Lin Zhiyu had been staring at him intently, and after a while, Du Xuan felt it.

Seeing Lin Zhiyu's gaze full of scrutiny and hostility, Du Xuan was a little inexplicable.

But he is not that stupid person, thinking about the gossip among the servants in the mansion, and thinking that he had nothing to do with him before, Du Xuan realized that it must be related to Bai Yingluo.

Thinking of this, Du Xuan's heart warmed slightly, and when he looked up at Lin Zhiyu, his eyes were full of confidence.In an instant, a dazzling light radiated from Du Xuan's body, making him look tall and splendid.

Lin Zhiyu was a little surprised, and couldn't figure out what made Du Xuan change so much in such a short period of time.

With only a slight daze, Du Xuan got up and walked in front of Lin Zhiyu.

"Senior Lin, the sweet-scented osmanthus flowers in the courtyard are in full bloom, and they are extremely elegant. If your son is interested in elegance, let's go play a game of chess under the tree, okay?"

Du Xuan invited.

With a light eyebrow raised, Lin Zhiyu nodded and greeted Bai Jinyuan. The two left the main room one after the other, and sat at the stone table under the tree.

Beside him, a servant set up the chessboard and poured tea.

Du Xuan raised his hand and let Lin Zhiyu take the lead.

In the time it takes for a stick of incense to burn, the chessboard is densely covered with distinct pieces, but the outcome is still unclear.

There was a soft knock at the courtyard door, and servants came from the front courtyard, and respectfully asked Bai Jinyuan to call everyone to the banquet hall.

Lin Zhiyu threw the chess piece in his hand back into the chess box, looked at Du Xuan with a slight smile and said, "Until the last moment, no one knows how to win or lose, Mr. Du, what do you think?"

Du Xuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled, and dropped the white piece in his hand on a corner of the chessboard.

Seeing Lin Zhiyu's eyes widen suddenly, Du Xuan said with a warm smile: "Actually, the outcome has already been decided, but the authorities are obsessed and the prince doesn't know."

With only one piece, Lin Zhiyu's Heizi lost a corner. Although it was not the last step, Heizi's side had already shown signs of decline, and it would be very difficult to reverse the situation.

And the two people's words with other meanings were like an arrow, piercing Lin Zhiyu's heart fiercely.

"Today's grandpa's birthday banquet, the banquet hall has already opened, Mr. Lin, please..."

Slightly nodding his head, Du Xuan got up, followed Bai Jinyuan's intention, and respectfully invited Lin Zhiyu to the table.

Lin Zhiyu glared at Du Xuan angrily, got up and followed Bai Jinyuan and went out. After walking a few steps, Lin Zhiyu suddenly stopped, turned around and looked in Du Xuan's direction.

It was noon, the sun shone down from the middle of the sky, and the man picking up the chess pieces under the tree was enveloped by the mottled light leaking from the osmanthus tree.

The man's movements were extremely slow, as if he didn't care about anything. Even so, his demeanor made no one feel the slightest bit of contempt for him, as if his every move It's all so just right.

Warm, genial, it feels like a ray of breeze in early spring, which makes people feel good.

Thinking of this, Lin Zhiyu's eyes dimmed slightly: When he first met Bai Yingluo, the feeling she gave him was also the same, right?Could it be that there is really such a thing as marriage destined by heaven?

Looking up at Du Xuan again, Lin Zhiyu sighed resignedly.

(End of this chapter)