The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 240

Li Xia and Shang Yuan were also a little panicked at the time, and several maidservants rushed forward, helping Qiniangzi to lean on the edge of the kang, Lixia rubbed Qiniang's chest, tears welled up in her eyes. "Girl, don't panic! What's the matter, there is...the Elder Son will take care of it for you!"

Qiniangzi's face was pale, and she took a short breath before waving her hands and said weakly, "I...

She thought back and forth for a long time before raising her head again, frowning and asking, "Is the person really missing?"

Li Xia's expression was gloomy, "The second girl took away the jewelry box...and opened the box, and took some clothes that girls usually wear at home."

This is not running away from home, there is no such thing as running away from home in this world!

Qin Niangzi only felt that her heart was in a mess, and countless thoughts rushed up, almost knocking her down: How did Yu Qiao get out?She ran away alone?Or is there someone out there already?If you can't find it, a weak woman is left outside, and she is really at the mercy of others!Even if he got it back, with Ping Guogong's cruelty and Yu Qiao's reputation lost, how should he arrange for the rest of his life?But someone else found it, and died at the hands of his own father, in order to give the Xu family's reputation!

But if they can't be found and things get serious, what will Yu Ping and Yu An do?The two girls didn't talk about their marriage, and there are also the gentle and virtuous ones of the younger generation. The Xu family's reputation has been ruined. What should these children do?
It took a long time before she regained her clarity and decisively weighed the priorities of the matter.

This matter may not affect my status in the family: fortunately, I have never talked too much about this marriage.

"Did the second girl leave a message? Or a letter? Did you see it?" She asked suddenly.

"Nothing is left, even the girl closest to me doesn't know anything about it." Li Xia's voice was heavy. "It was almost the time to say hello today, and I realized that the person had disappeared and took away the things. The girls were still a little lucky. Xiao Cuijin searched everywhere, but she didn't know where the second girl went. They reported Miss Wu is not feeling well, so let’s cover it up for the time being, so I went to Mingde Hall to look for you, and it happened that you..."

It just so happened that I went to Dingguohou's mansion to take a small seat again, and abruptly missed the best time!
Qin Niangzi was really annoyed in her heart, she shook her head, stood up abruptly, and said in a deep voice, "This matter - don't say anything! Li Xia went to Lu Tianyin, searched Yu Qiao's house to see if there was any What clues. Shang Yuan went to find Shizi immediately, and said that I was sick and needed him to be by my side. None of you are allowed to go out, Xia Yuan will accompany me to Menghuaxuan to talk to my father!"

If she was able to stabilize herself, the maids in Mingde Hall had a backbone. Although they were still worried, they still maintained a calm face, and immediately got busy inside and out.Qin Niangzi tidied herself up in front of the mirror, changed into homely clothes, and then hurried out of Mingde Hall, without waiting for anyone to tell her, she went straight out of the second gate.

It was time to eat dinner, Lord Pingguo was indeed in Menghuaxuan, he was notified by the servants, and he soon met Qiniangzi in the small study.

"Why, it's the palace—" Ping Guogong's face was already three points serious.

Seventh Lady's face sank like water, she knelt down and told Ping Guogong about Yuqiao's disappearance without giving Ping Guogong any time to react.

This matter was indeed no small matter, Duke Ping jumped up in shock, his expression changed drastically. "Mr. Yang, you——are you serious!?"

"Daughter-in-law never thought that Yu Qiao would do such a thing." Qin Niangzi sighed and said helplessly, "Now that a big mistake has been made, I'm afraid..."

Ping Guogong walked back and forth a few square steps irritably, and suddenly asked sharply, "Has the news spread?"

"Once the daughter-in-law found out, she sent her confidant maids to Lu Tian Yin to control the situation. For the time being, only a few people from Mingde Hall and two or three close maids of Lu Tian Yin knew about this matter." Seventh Lady The tone of voice has calmed down. "I just wanted to ask my father for advice on whether Yu Qiao should report his illness and send him to Xiaotangshan to recuperate."

After all, it is the material of the head of the house, and in a few words, she has come up with an acceptable solution.

Duke Pingguo looked pale, walked back and forth a few steps, and said decisively, "Then do this! Don't even tell your grandmother about this, go down, wait for Fengjia to come back, let him go to Menghuaxuan to find Me! If you find any clues, report them as soon as possible—I don’t believe it, she just runs, where can she go?”

His tone suddenly became a bit more thoughtful, "Who abducted her again!"

While thinking, he gave Qiniang a cold look.

As the mistress of the house, at this moment she has to bear the anger of the higher-ups. Seventh Lady's expression remained the same, she got up calmly and walked out of the house without haste. Shen Sitang, Shendutang, let those scoundrels get the hell out of here!"

His tone was cold and hard, and it could be heard that he was in a very bad mood.Seventh Lady couldn't help trembling slightly, she quickly shook her head, helped Xia Yuan into Mingde Hall, held her head again, and began to meditate.

At some point, Shang Yuan also entered the room, she looked at Qin Niangzi with concern, and said in a low voice, "My son is going to Xiao's house for a drink, and the servant has already sent the servant to deliver the letter, I am afraid he will be home in a while. "

Seventh Lady nodded in a daze, glanced at the maids, she sat up straight suddenly, frowned, and grabbed Shang Yuan's hand.

"Don't say anything about this matter to the outside world, just pretend that you don't know anything." She cast a stern glance at Shang Yuan and the other girls. "Otherwise, it will be very difficult to protect you. If you don't want to end up like Xiao Liujiang and the others, keep your mouth shut!"

Yu Qiao's run away, among other things, might be in trouble for Lu Tianyin's maids in her room.A little luck is a bowl of dumb medicine, but a little luck, I'm afraid...

The maidservants turned pale immediately, and nodded their heads in haste.Seventh Lady sighed again, and murmured, "Don't worry! Xiaoliujiang and the others, I really can't manage them, my people, I won't let others handle them."

Thinking of the possible fate of Xiaoliujiang and the others, she couldn't help clenching her fists again, and said bitterly, "She's really happy, and I don't even think about how much trouble she caused by running away!"

#
Yu Qiao's run did cause a lot of trouble.

That night, Xu Fengjia and the other brothers didn't go back to the house. When they got up the next morning, in Leshan Residence, several people looked at each other, and the eyes of the sisters-in-law were also covered.Especially the eldest and fifth young wives, there are two big blushes in the eyes, but the fourth young lady has nothing to do with her. Although she is anxious, her demeanor is still calm.

After all, I don't have children, so I don't understand the extra heart of being a mother.

Mrs. Tai didn't see a man when she came out, so she couldn't help being a little surprised, "Why, where have all the men gone?"

The Fifth Young Madam forced a smile to cover it up, "It was the Duke who felt that the sons were too lazy recently, so he lost his temper and called them out for practice. I waited until midnight, but the Fifth Young Master didn't come in either..."

She glanced at the young ladies, pursed her lips and smiled. "Presumably sister-in-law and younger brothers and sisters are all thinking the same thing."

Just seeing how Madam Fifth can find such a beautiful excuse casually, one can know how deep this person's thoughts are.

Qin Niangzi also showed a bit of embarrassment, "Fifth sister-in-law is overthinking, I am - I didn't sleep well in the first place!"

The two of them teamed up, what else can't be covered up?Mrs. Tai was relieved immediately, but she didn't care anymore after asking her grandchildren had already gone back to their room to rest.He just smiled and said, "I know you all love my husband, go back and rest, don't just sit here."

After these words came out, everyone stood up and left the room in unison, which surprised the old man.Seventh Lady turned around and looked, wanting to say something to close this gap, but she couldn't say anything for a moment, but followed Fifth Young Madam and walked out of Leshan Residence.

These sisters-in-law, that is, the fourth young lady really went back to Shendutang, and the eldest young lady, fifth young lady, and seventh lady all entered Lutianyin by coincidence.

Because Qin Niangzi was anxious to move Yu An and Yu Ping away under the pretext of Yu Qiao's outbreak of chickenpox, and left two healthy servants to guard them, and no one was allowed to enter. It was turned over.Fifth Young Madam stood in the room frowning and looked around, thought for a long time, then went to the bookshelf and looked through, suddenly said, "Where are all the books on it?"

The three sisters-in-law hurriedly searched around, but they saw that there was no trace of books in the chaos of the house: there was no book in the house except for a few poetry collections displayed on the bookshelf.

Fifth Young Madam frowned, suddenly raised her head and asked Seventh Lady, "Where are Xiao Liujiang and others?"

Naturally, someone brought Xiao Liujiang and others in, and Mrs. Wu pointed to the bookshelf and asked, "I remember that there were more than these few books on this shelf. Where did the original books go?"

Xiao Liujiang suddenly trembled, trembling and fumbling. "The second girl suddenly burned all the scores and lyrics in the first month of this year. She said that she would never read these miscellaneous books again. Since then, she has not bought any new books to supplement..."

The young lady knew how to rush to ask, "Those scores and lyrics, whose music and score are they?"

Before Xiaoliujiang could answer, Qiniangzi couldn't help but sighed softly.

"Yes, it's all the excerpts on the market," Xiao Liujiang's voice trembled slightly. "Especially with...with...with the Qilin class's few plays, the playbook has the most lyrics and music!"

The Fifth Young Madam stomped her feet fiercely, her face turned pale with anger. "I really don't know what's good!"

She didn't care about greeting her two sisters-in-law, and walked outside, bringing a gust of cold wind.

The First Young Madam looked at Seventh Lady, and chased Fifth Young Madam out of the room. Seventh Lady fell behind and waved at Xiaoliujiang and the two healthy servants feebly, and said in a low voice, "Take her down. .”

Xiao Liujiang also seemed to understand something, her face became a little more ashamed, and she cried out as if pleading with sobs, "Young Madam!" out of the house.

Qin Niangzi stood on the ground, looked around the furnishings in the house, and then closed her eyes fiercely.

Yu Qiao's voice seemed to ring in her ear again.

"Sister-in-law Liu is right. From now on, I will never be so reckless again."

She was not reckless anymore, she walked away without leaving any traces, even she and Mrs. Zhang didn't see any clues beforehand.

But why didn't she think about it, what kind of mess would be left after leaving like this?Don't be afraid that Cui Zixiu is actually a man with a human face and a heart of a beast. He has nowhere to rely on if he is promiscuous. How will he live after the little floating money he carries is used up?Don't even think about what will happen to the maid around her if she leaves?

Suddenly, she thought of the gloom, despair and stubbornness that appeared on Yu Qiao's face when Mrs. Xu and the third aunt discussed marriage in April last year.

After all, she and Wu Niangzi are different. In the end, Wu Niangzi did not muster up the courage to get rid of her unwilling fate, but Yu Qiao...

But Wu Niangzi is by no means a timid person, even she dare not take risks, which shows how dangerous this elopement is.Especially with Ping Guogong's temperament, I am afraid that Yu Qiao's fate will only be worse if he is arrested.

She wandered around again, contemplating for a while, finally gave up, shook her head and left the house, leaving beautiful flowers all over the ground, blowing with the warm wind blowing from outside.

#
Although Mrs. Wu was as careful as a hair, and deduced Yu Qiao's thoughts from this little clue, when Xu Jiaqiao went to the Qilin class to investigate under the pretext, she didn't find anything wrong.

The Kirin class is also the top class in the world, and the class members are strictly disciplined. Even a famous actor like Cui Zixiu lives in the house under the Qilin class. It was well sealed in the box, and even the roster was worthy of it.

At that time, the Xu family's spring wine, everyone who came to the mansion to sing operas, etc., were also in the unicorn class well, and those who raised their voices, and those who cleaned up the boxes, seemed to be doing nothing wrong.The fifth young master did not give up, and sent his confidant servants to look around the alley where the Qilin class was located for more than half a month, but they didn't see anything wrong.

Yu Qiao seemed to have really disappeared into the air.Everyone couldn't even figure out how she got out of Pingguo's mansion.It is only speculated that she probably dressed up as a girl, secretly opened an unguarded side door from the alley at the corner between the two gates, and just slipped out of the mansion without a trace.

When the emperor's second son was full moon at the beginning of April, Duke Ping called all the rooms into Menghuaxuan, and sat down to talk about the aftermath.

"If she dares to run, don't come back again!" As soon as everyone entered the room, Duke Ping made a sharp conclusion, as if he didn't want to leave any room for opposition. "From now on, it's her who died! Yang, you arrange it, and say that she didn't make it through, and she died in Xiaotangshan. We sent her out of the city for burial. It's her luck!"

If a teenager dies, unless the family members are particularly fond of him, he will not be buried in the ancestral grave as a rule.The Duke of Pingguo wanted to bury Yu Qiao outside the city so that she would not be able to enjoy the incense at home. It can be said that Yu Qiao was expelled from the house in a disguised form.Even if she is going to come back in the future, the Xu family may not recognize her as a daughter anymore.

Unbearable expressions suddenly appeared on the faces of the men. The fifth young master opened his mouth to say something, but the fifth young lady tugged at his sleeve, and he closed his mouth: With Duke Ping's temperament, he would The arrangement is really not surprising at all.

Mr. Ping Guo glanced at the crowd, and seeing that there was no objection from them, his face turned pale, and he said in a deep voice, "The maids around her can no longer stay. Mrs. Yang will arrange to send them to Zhuangzi first, and then say It's for Yu Qiao to guard the grave. After the limelight, I can calmly clean it up, understand?"

"Of course, Xiaoqi will order a few people and tell them that if they gossip, their family members will be hurt." Seventh lady replied calmly, paused, and then asked Ping Guogong, "However, Yixiao Qi's humble opinion, don't make too much noise..."

Duke Pingguo's expression changed, and Mrs. Fifth Young Master confronted him tit for tat. "This matter is so disreputable, how can we not keep our mouths shut? In my opinion, apart from the maidservants of Lu Tianyin, the girls in each house who know about this matter can't stay either!"

Seventh Lady couldn't help being furious for a moment, she turned her head and gave Fifth Young Madam a vicious look, and for the first time showed her unhappiness nakedly in front of the stage.

Fifth Young Madam is blatantly taking advantage of this opportunity to remove the general at Seventh Lady's hand.

When she turned her head, she saw Duke Pingguo's face was serious, and he was silent, as if he was a little moved.

Mrs. Fifth Young Master's move was really good, and it directly caught Ping Guogong's weakness!
Seventh Lady had several thoughts in her mind, she made a decisive decision, gritted her teeth and knelt down on the ground, and said in a hoarse voice, "God has the virtue of good life, father, this matter is a matter of family There are also more than 20 people who know, and the big maids of Mingdetang around Xiaoqi have also vaguely grasped a little bit. If all the confidantes who know a little bit have to be dealt with, how can the family be dignified? Daughter-in-law—how to be the family ?”

While speaking, she looked at Xu Fengjia for help.

Xu Fengjia was also looking at Madam Fifth Young Master.

After seeing Qinianzi's glance, he got up slowly, walked to Duke Pingguo's side, and whispered a few words in his ear.

Ping Guogong frowned at once, and looked back and forth between the fifth young lady and the seventh lady, and did not speak for a long time.

(End of this chapter)