The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 273

The tense atmosphere in the room seemed to ease down after the fifth young lady's words.The eldest young lady covered her chest and let out a soft oops. The faces of the eldest and fourth young masters were watery, and they exchanged a few glances, but neither spoke.

Mrs. Xu's complexion was rather ugly, she snorted coldly, and before she could speak, Fifth Young Master had already jumped up.

"Father!" He knelt down beside Duke Ping, and kowtowed several times to Duke Ping, "I also—"

"Shut up!" Fifth Young Madam's complexion changed instantly, she pushed Fifth Young Master hard, so that this tall and thick man couldn't even kneel down, and fell to the ground. "You're such a big man, you don't have any skills, and I have to worry about everything behind you. What kind of hero are you going to play at this time? Bah! Xu Yujing, do you still think you are a hero on the stage? Don't do it to you matter, don't meddle in it!"

Mrs. Xu changed her posture, with the corners of her mouth upturned, showing a faint smile. She looked at Qin Niangzi, exchanged glances with Xu Fengjia and his wife, and then looked at Ping Guogong.

However, there was anger on Duke Pingguo's face. He said coldly, "That's enough! Do you think you haven't ruined the Xu family's dignity enough?"

Xu Yujing slowly knelt up straight again from the ground, and he almost looked at Mrs. Wu in disbelief.

The Fifth Young Madam was also staring at the Fifth Young Master with contempt and disdain. Their eyes met. The Fifth Young Master seemed to see the Fifth Young Madam for the first time. There was an obvious vibration in his body and he stood still for a moment. , then softly said, "Father, I..."

But the words came out, and there was no more text.

Mrs. Xu stood up and looked around the crowd. She took the initiative to ask, "Mr. Zhang, do you know what crime you are pleading guilty to?"

A proud smile appeared on the lips of Fifth Young Madam, "I know very well."

Mr. Pingguo's face was serious, and he didn't speak. Mrs. Xu said again, "You have admitted it. You bribed Xiao's family and ordered Xiao Songhua to poison and kill Shanli?"

Fifth Young Madam raised her head, she looked at Madam Xu, and said clearly, "Yes, I did everything on my own, bribed Wu Xun's family, embezzled public funds behind the scenes, and gave birth to Wang after she gave birth to fear that Yang Shanli would check the accounts. Buliuxing and Crocus instigated Qiu Zhi to tamper with the boat... All these things, mentioned or not, were all arranged by me."

Madam Xu suddenly gave Fifth Young Master another disdainful look.

Fifth Young Master didn't get up, he was still kneeling beside Fifth Young Madam, but he kept his head down and didn't speak.But when Mrs. Wu mentioned the word Qiu Zhi, she raised her head and took a deep look at Mrs. Wu.

Duke Ping suddenly intervened and asked, "Then why did you do this?"

In his question, even though he tried his best to cover it up, there was deep confusion and incomprehension in the end.

The Fifth Young Madam suddenly laughed, and she gave Seventh Lady a wink. There was even a hint of teasing in this wink, a hint of tacit ridicule. She seemed to be saying: Look, there are people who can ask such stupid questions. come out.

Seventh Lady was as still as water, just staring at Fifth Young Madam without saying a word, not even blinking her eyes.

She heard the fifth young lady say, "When Wang Mang usurped the Han, Cao Pi stood on his own, and Zhao Kuangyin added a yellow robe, did anyone ask them again? It's nothing more than punishing those who steal the hook, and those who steal the country!"

Madam Fifth Young Master said these words so resoundingly that there was even a crisp echo between the beams in the study.Even Ping Guogong and Mrs. Xu couldn't help being stunned.

Duke Ping looked at Mrs. Xu, and then at Mrs. Wu Shao. He sighed a long time, sat back on the grand teacher's chair, and rubbed his face wearily.

"Look, madam, what should I do?" It seems that at this moment, all the power and majesty around Duke Ping have disappeared. He is just a tired middle-aged general who can't even speak loudly. I realized that this question was short of breath, and the deep tiredness in it was self-evident.

Mrs. Xu stared at Mrs. Fifth Young Madam with a mysterious expression. After a while, she said slowly, "The children are all grown up. I have to ask them about this matter. I think we should sit down together." , discuss a solution."

Duke Ping tried his best to sit up straight, he replied in a low voice, and told the young master, "Have someone put Mrs. Zhang in custody, and don't be too rude to her...send her back to Shensitang."

He glanced at the fifth young master again, and snorted softly, "This bastard will be shut up in the firewood room. Without my words, he is not allowed to come out!"

Immediately, they arranged for Seventh Lady and First Young Madam, "It's none of your business here, you all go back and rest."

Although the truth of this matter was found out by Qi Niangzi, it was after all a family matter of the Xu family. Duke Ping sent Qi Niangzi back to the house at this time, which had far-reaching implications.Seventh Lady couldn't help raising her eyebrows, and was about to speak when Xu Fengjia suddenly reached out and shook her.

Forget it, with Xu Fengjia and Mrs. Xu around, the result of this process can't be too perfunctory.No matter what, Wufang's ruin is a foregone conclusion. Ping Guogong just wants to write it off. Not to mention Mrs. Xu and Xu Fengjia, I still have countless backup forces here. They are already famous teachers and can attack Wufang.

It is also good to give Ping Guogong a face.

Qin Niangzi stood up, saluted and said goodbye to Duke Ping and Mrs. Xu, and followed the young lady out of the room.

When she passed the fifth young lady, she lowered her head and looked at the fifth young lady.

The Fifth Young Madam was also looking at her.

Her expression was calm, and there seemed to be a faint sneer in her eyes. Immediately, she was picked up by two servants, rushed out of the room ahead of the two young wives.

From the beginning to the end, the fifth young lady behaved very obediently.

The first young lady and the seventh lady stood in front of Meng Huaxuan for a while, so as to stagger their steps with the fifth young lady.

Although the confrontation tonight was sudden, it was a matter of course, and almost no obstacles were encountered. The cloud of suspicion that had weighed on the top of Pingguo's mansion for three years had dissipated overnight.But the mood of the two of them, it is impossible to lighten up no matter what.

The eldest young lady was silent all the way, and only when the two were about to part ways, she asked Qin Niangzi softly, "Sixth siblings, what do you think... how will they take care of her?"

Seventh Lady was startled.

The young lady's words were on point. Now that the matter is settled, how to deal with the fifth room has become the focus of everyone's concern.Especially with the support of Mrs. Tai behind Wufang... Although the old man doesn't know it yet, he will definitely hear about it early tomorrow morning.Not to mention anything else, the fact that Fifth Young Master was imprisoned in the woodshed must not be hidden from the old man.

"It depends on how fifth sister-in-law plans to solve this matter." She replied implicitly, "Isn't sister-in-law unable to understand father's attitude tonight?"

The Young Madam pursed her lips immediately, even though the weather was hot, she still couldn't help shivering slightly.

The reason why Ping Guogong wanted to set the tone of the whole matter in such a hurry was to get rid of the fifth young master, at least on the bright side, and leave everyone with the impression that the fifth young lady is doing her own thing?His anxiety, his anger, all hinted at his plan, Mrs. Xu understood this subtext, Mrs. Seven understood it, Mrs. Fifth Young Master also understood it, but Fifth Young Master did not understand it.

In other words, Fifth Young Master understood it, but he was unwilling to understand it.

He didn't expect that he usually looks like a respondent, so dandy that he can't count on anything, and has no ambition at all.At this time, I felt a little more responsible, and I didn't want my wife to bear all the crimes alone...

The eldest young lady might also have thought of going with Qin Niangzi, she let out a low breath again, and said softly, "Fifth sibling has always been a very ruthless person, this time, I don't know if she can calm down... ...Ah, it's just a pity for Fifth Brother and He Xian."

Seventh Lady responded slowly, and said again, "Mothers of Shilang and Wulang, you can rest in peace in the sky."

It wasn't until Seventh Lady mentioned it that the eldest young lady seemed to think of Fifth Lady.

She suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and said repeatedly, "That is, that is."

After a pause, he seemed to feel a little emotional again, "Oh, every family has a difficult scripture to recite. The old lady of Ming'er knows about this, so I'm afraid there will be trouble again. Sixth siblings should rest earlier!"

The two sisters-in-law separated in the long corridor, each escorted by the little maid carrying a lantern, and went back to the residence.

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Maybe Yingyingchuo also felt something, Lixia, Shangyuan and other maids did not rest, but gathered in the Xici room, everyone ate melon seeds and talked together, and when they saw Qiniangzi coming in, they all got up to help Qiniangzi change her clothes and remove her hair, He poured hot water again and served Seventh Lady to take a bath.

It wasn't until soaking in the hot wooden barrel that Qiniangzi felt that her tense nerves gradually relaxed. She closed her eyes and sighed slowly, as if she wanted to let out all the exhaustion in her heart. The ground opened his eyes again, let Lixia take hot water and pour it on the top of Qiniangzi's head, and then picked up the bath beans for Qiniangzi to use.

"Fifth Sister's matter has finally come to fruition." Seventh Lady told Li Xia softly while scrubbing her body.

Lixia was washing Qiniangzi's hair with acacia water, when she heard Qiniangzi's words, she couldn't help but pause.

Qin Niangzi told Li Xia the ins and outs of the matter one by one.

She had a bit of sarcasm, "This matter will definitely be widely spread from tomorrow... You can't do it without knowing it."

Even Li Xia has always been familiar with the whole matter, but after hearing the ins and outs, he still couldn't help sighing, and after a long while, he said softly, "Fifth Lady has been wronged, this is a happy event, from now on, The burden on you is lessened again."

Seventh Lady showed a bitter smile, and she said softly, "Yes, how many lives have been lost in three years... Finally, there is a result. Seeing, how many more lives will be buried in it."

She paused, and then said, "Tomorrow I'm going back to my mother's house for a walk—maybe when I can leave, you ask the driver to wait at any time, so as not to set up the car temporarily and delay it again."

Li Xia nodded knowingly, and the clean room became quiet for a moment, and after a while, she asked in a low voice, "Master——"

"Feng Jia is still in Menghuaxuan, and the brothers and their parents are discussing how to deal with the fifth room." A mocking smile floated on Seventh Lady's lips, "This time, the father-in-law has encountered a problem."

Not to mention that the fifth house has risen again recently, Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Tai sang oboe hard, shaping Mrs. Wu into a very virtuous mistress.Turning around, when such a thing happened, not to mention Mrs. Tai, even Ping Guogong was very uncomfortable.Just talking about how to deal with the fifth young master, so as to convince Liufang and satisfy Mrs. Xu without making Mrs. Tai too sad, has become a big problem in front of Ping Guogong, and this problem, of course, no one will Being able to help him solve it, even with Mrs. Xu and a few sons on the side, the effect is nothing more than nothing.

Although it was midsummer, after a while, the water was getting warmer. Qin Niangzi rinsed her hair and helped Li Xia climb out of the tub. When she got up together, she couldn't help but her feet were a little soft, and she almost couldn't stand still. She laughed at herself, "This piece After the matter is resolved, I am so relieved that even my backbone will be softened!"

Li Xia laughed softly a few times, and then asked, "Then the Xiao family—"

Qin Niangzi hummed, "The Xiao family, the affairs of the Xiao family still have to fall on the wife."

She got a little funny again, and murmured, "I promised Xiao Songhua that their whole family would be spared the death penalty. But in the future... maybe they would rather die by themselves."

Li Xia sighed deeply, "You are just an individual, how can you be considerate in everything? It is your merit that this matter can have today's result!"

Qin Niangzi also sighed deeply when she thought of the countless innocent people who were about to be implicated.

"I'm curious about Fifth Sister-in-law's mood now." She said softly. "With her intelligence, how could she not have imagined what kind of revenge will be waiting for Wufang and Zhang's family?"

Without waiting for Lixia's answer, she turned her head and looked out the window again, "And Fifth Sister-in-law now, does she regret it again?"

Through the screen window, Qiniangzi's eyes reached the clear sky of the summer night, and the Milky Way is located in it, like a silver-white ribbon, twisting freely with the night wind.

Regardless of joys and sorrows, from ancient times to the present, what people look at is the same full moon, the same Milky Way, the joy, anger, sorrow, and joy under the sky. After a hundred years, who will care?Even at this moment, we can share this galaxy together, but who can guess what the other person is thinking?
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Fifth Young Madam withdrew her gaze, unhurriedly wrote her name at the end of the letter, and picked out her private seal from the seal box beside her, took a light breath, and left a red mark at the end.

She picked up the letter paper, blew on the wet ink stains, handed it to Xiao Fuchun whose face was full of tears, and said softly, "When it's dry, fold it up and put it away."

Xiao Fuchun glanced at the sleeping girl on the beauty's couch, she sobbed but didn't dare to let out a sound, she nodded, took the letter paper with trembling hands, and pressed it under the paperweight, just like several sheets of the same color. Put the small note in one place to dry.

The Fifth Young Madam stretched her waist, pinched her hands and counted, knowing that there was nothing missing, she got up and said, "It's about time."

As if struck by lightning, Xiao Fuchun straightened up, glanced at He Xian almost as if asking for help, and said sobbingly, "Servant, servant, wake up sister Xian..."

Fifth Young Madam's eyes followed Xiao Fuchun's and fell on He Xian.

At this moment, a little reluctance finally appeared in her eyes.

"No need." Next, the Fifth Young Madam turned her head again, and said in a deep voice, "She is still young, and she might shout out after seeing what happened to me. At that time, she will lose face even more! You put her Hug it out!"

Before Xiao Fuchun could make a move, she pressed on and asked again, "Where are the people from the Liao family?"

"I've been asleep for a long time, and I don't seem to know anything about the movement in the yard..." Xiao Fuchun carefully looked at the Fifth Young Madam, and said softly, "Young Madam means..."

"You tell the fifth young master that if he is still a man, don't keep the baby in Liao's womb!" The fifth young lady said firmly, "Even Liao can't stay anymore, how to deal with it is up to him. There are many."

Seeing that Xiao Fuchun answered yes tremblingly, Fifth Young Madam couldn't help sighing again.

"You have been with me for a few years." She slowed down her tone, rummaged through the sundries around her again, pulled out a small delicate box, opened it casually, grabbed a handful of jewelry from it, and stuffed it into Xiao Fuchun's hand . "Use this little thing for self-defense, even if the Duke has something to do with it, at least you can go away more happily."

Xiao Fuchun's tears came down again immediately. With trembling hands, she took the reward from the Fifth Young Madam, and twisted her lips to show an ugly smile, "Slave... Slave Xie for the reward from Young Madam!"

As he spoke, he knelt down on the ground and kowtowed loudly to Mrs. Fifth Young Madam a few times.

The Fifth Young Madam showed another icy smile. From the side of the inkstone, she picked up a small dagger inlaid with precious stones, pulled it out of its sheath with a choke, wiped the sharpness of the dagger with her thumb, and softly Said, "The last thing I told you, don't forget to arrange."

Xiao Fuchun burst into tears, just nodded, "Slaves, slaves will never let young madam down..."

Fifth Young Madam nodded, and urged Xiao Fuchun, "Don't take He Xian out!"

When Xiao Fuchun carried the half-asleep He Xian out of the room, he turned over and closed the door.She stood up, paced back and forth in nostalgia, and then returned to the table and sat down, with a backhand knife, and sent the sharp blade into her heart without hesitation.

(End of this chapter)