concubine daughter

Chapter 18 Mid-Autumn Festival (4)
"Really? Well, if you want to talk about the eldest master, you are so infatuated. It has been more than [-] years, and you still can't forget Mrs. Pian. It's really pitiful. If you were Mrs. Pian, would you choose the first master or the second master?" Another asked The maidservant holding the tea set joked.

"Bold! How can you talk about the master's affairs!" Man Qing no longer forbears as before, and timely lectures the disobedient servants, and finally has a bit of master's majesty.

The two maidservants immediately knelt down, "Excuse Third Grandma for forgiveness."

"You said Mrs. Pian passed away just now? Which Mrs. Pian? Why did it happen so suddenly?" Man Qing asked forcefully, her eyes fixed on the two maidservants.

The fruit plate maidservant replied: "Returning to Biao Third Grandma, she is Uncle Biao's biological mother. The other servants don't know very well, but they only heard that Mrs. Pian was poisoned to death."

Man Qing still couldn't figure out what was going on. Since she was Hong Yao's biological mother, why should Hong Zhen be so nervous?
"I see, you guys back off." Man Qing turned around and went back to Xiangyi Residence.

Yunzhi had already prepared a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and Man Qing quickly wrote a letter and put it in the envelope.

"Haitang, order someone to search the Fragrance Court immediately, Yunzhi, follow me to the gate of the Hou Mansion." Man Qing's palms broke out in cold sweat, and she thought to herself: "I hope things are as I thought... "

Yaoqin ran back out of breath, stepped on her skirt inadvertently, and fell to the ground.

Wanruo walked out of the center, saw Yaoqin fell, and quickly helped Yaoqin up, "Why is sister so careless? What happened?"

Man Qing reasoned everything in her head, "Wan Ruo, you also follow me to the gate of the Hou Mansion, Yaoqin..." After thinking for a moment, she paused, "You stay, as for the whole story, wait for me to come back Say more."

Manqing, Yunzhi and Wanruo hurried to the gate of the Hou Mansion, but were blocked by the guards.As Man Qing expected, the guard at the door became a member of Qin Xi's mansion, and it was the order of the second master and second wife.

Yunzhi went up to argue, saying that Manqing had important matters to leave the house, and she was not allowed to stop her.

Soon, the news that Man Qing was going to leave the mansion spread to the ears of the second master and the second wife. The two wanted to go to the Xuanhe courtyard, but they turned back halfway and came to the gate of the Hou mansion together.

"My concubine pays her respects to her father-in-law and mother-in-law."

The second lady grabbed the letter in Man Qing's hand, "Master, maybe it's evidence of guilt!"

Man Qing clutched the envelope tightly, lowered her head guiltyly, "No, mother-in-law misunderstood, it's just a letter from home."

"Since it's a letter from home, why are you guilty? Let it go!" The old woman at the side slapped Man Qing mercilessly, and the wife rudely grabbed the envelope, opened the envelope and the letter.

Man Qing didn't stop anymore, Yun Zhi and Wan Ruo looked at Man Qing's nonsensical actions, but they didn't know what letter Man Qing wrote.

Madam thought that there was an article in this letter, but she didn't know that it was really a letter from home. In the letter, Man Qing said that her monthly letter was inconsistent, and she might not be able to conceive. She hoped that Qing's mother could give her a useful prescription.

Madam nodded in satisfaction, all she wanted was for Man Qing not to get pregnant.But after thinking about it carefully, Madam suddenly realized that she had been tricked by this girl!Hong Zhen must have taken advantage of this time to go to Xuanhe Court to destroy the evidence!

"Master, it's really a letter from the family, let's go to Xuanhe courtyard to see my sister."

The second master looked suspiciously at Man Qing and his wife, responded and turned to leave.

"Go back to Liuxiangyuan!" Man Qing ordered, and the three rushed back to Liuxiangyuan together.

The staff of Xuanhe Courtyard were all transferred to Qinyuan, so Xuanhe Courtyard was quieter and safer.

Hongzhen entered cautiously and came to Yancuiju, which was the residence of Mrs. Pian.Entering the inner room, I saw Mrs. Pian lying flat on the bed, with a silver needle in her throat, which seemed to be inserted on purpose to prevent toxins from entering the body.

If the silver needle is pulled out, the lady can wake up, once the toxin spreads, the lady will die, if the silver needle is not pulled out, the lady will neither wake up nor die.

Under the entanglement, Hongzhen still made up his mind and pulled out the silver needle. The wife slowly opened her eyes, only to see a sad and slightly regretful Hongzhen.

"Mother...why did you do this? Didn't your son make arrangements for you?" Hongzhen's eyes suddenly burst into tears, like a fountain gushing out, his expression was ferocious and painful, as if his heart had been torn apart.

A smile appeared on the corner of Madam's mouth, she stretched out her pale hand, caressed Hongzhen's face, and said in a dying breath, "Hongzhen, if it's just making my mother sick, I'm afraid that Madam Hou will turn the big thing into a small one."

"Then are you going to pay for your own life?" Hongzhen tried his best to hold back tears, but the tears flowed out like a continuous river, boiling hot and uncomfortable, "Do you know that I don't want to lose my mother! You owe me I have 20 years, I should pay it back!"

"So, mother, I'll pay you with my life... Take down Xiahou Hongjie in one fell swoop!" Madam took out a letter from under the pillow, "I wrote this before I took the poison, take it back and keep it in your mind. Don't forget , your mother is the second wife, don't go to worship me casually, lest someone take your first name."

Hongzhen turned his head stubbornly, as if he didn't intend to accept the letter, "For Hongyao, mother has really worked so hard. Now that he has no biological mother, he has lost the opportunity to be a concubine, and he has also lost a large number of enemies. But mother , have you ever thought that if you make your own decisions like this, you will harm me!"

"For 20 years, it's my mother who's sorry for you..." Suddenly there was a sound outside the courtyard, "Master and the others are here, hurry up! Letter!"

Hong Zhen didn't accept the letter, and turned around resolutely to leave.

Mrs. Pian watched Hongzhen leave, her heart ached, "He still refuses to forgive me..." As she said, she hid the letter under the bed, closed her eyes and fell on the bed, holding her breath because she still had something to do Not done.

The second master walked into the inner room alone, and the others began to search the Xuanhe courtyard thoroughly.

"Yaoyao!" The second master called Mrs. Pian's name, sat on the edge of the bed, and held her hand tightly. Mrs.'s hand was also cold, as if possessed by death, but her pulse was beating faintly.

The madam slowly opened her eyes. After the poisonous hair, she was much older, her lips were terribly chapped, and her body was as thin as a rickety, which was extremely terrifying.

"Master, my concubine finally waited for you to come. Master, ever since Hongzhen found out about my background, he often came to visit me and kindly called me mother. I can't bear him, and my concubine doesn't want to die."

(End of this chapter)