Mistress

Chapter 21

Xu Cheng's number one personal bodyguard, Su Bai, is a cold and decisive person. He only listens to Xu Cheng alone, never bows to Li Nianyun, and even avoids all aunts.

He has followed Xu Cheng for five years, but no one in the house has ever seen him smile.

He led a dozen people to search the side room where Qi'er and Qing'er slept, and he would not tell Li Yan if he found something useful for investigating the case.The dozen or so people who came with him were also afraid of him and did not dare to say anything.

They came and went in a hurry, Qing'er was a little nervous, and when she waited for Li Yan to take off her clothes, her hands shook violently, "Ma'am, this servant is afraid, but Li Qing's family dares to slander people like this, but they are not at all nervous. Could it be..."

Li Yan suddenly became vigilant, "Could it be that the people from Fuliu Pavilion hid something in your side room?"

Qing'er is usually careless, not as thoughtful as Qi'er, but now that she is in such a situation, her brain has begun to move.She was guessing wildly, but after hearing Li Yan's question, she became more sure, and began to cry, "Ma'am, what should I do? They must have planted something in the house, now Su Bai went to Nanny Cui's house again, maybe what else could be found. If Nanny Cui and Qi'er were in trouble, what would you do, ma'am? Madam Tai will definitely drive you out of the house, and the master will also write... …Write……"

Qing'er couldn't go on, thinking of these, she was so frightened that she burst into tears.

Li Yan also became anxious in her heart, she put on her cloak and went out, but was held back by Qing'er.

"Ma'am, you must never go to Zhihui Hall. This is what the master taboos the most. Have you forgotten about my aunt last year? She was only given a bowl of soup to the master, and she was fined for three months. At this time It's a critical moment, if you go, the master will definitely be furious!"

Li Yan was confused, how could she remember this, Xu Cheng usually didn't allow people to enter his Zhihui Hall, it must be because he was afraid that people would disturb his work.Could it be that she can only wait now, and is helpless even if she is framed?
Qing'er fell on the table and burst into tears, her frail body trembling.Li Yan must have been terrified when she thought that she was the 27-year-old mistress and Qing'er was still a 14-year-old girl. She was young and fragile.

In order not to make Qing'er too scared, Li Yan planned to comfort her first, "Qing'er, don't cry, think about it carefully, when does the master usually do things wrongly?"

Qing'er raised her head to look at Li Yan with tears in her eyes, "But... but the master has never been involved in the affairs of the mansion these years, and he has no chance to wrong anyone."

"Master, I have never seen any conspiracy and tricks. He can even deal with the rebel King Zhaoxin. How could he be deceived by Li Qing's family and Aunt Zhang? Even if there is something planted, it is not true, and there will always be mistakes. They He won't succeed. According to Nanny Cui, Ma Xing has a lot of evidence against Aunt Zhang. Think about it, Aunt Zhang didn't know that Ma Xing and Nanny Cui were getting close, so she didn't have time to set Ma Xing up. Speaking of which, we have an extra bargaining chip, what are you afraid of? Get some sleep."

"Oh." Qing'er was stunned, with tears all over her face.She felt that what Li Yan said made sense, but she was still afraid in her heart. After all, Aunt Zhang was usually too cunning. On the surface she was a good person, but secretly she often made things difficult for people in Jinxiu Academy.But she had to listen to Madam's words, Qing'er wept and went back to her side room.

Li Yan originally thought that as long as Xu Cheng was around, she didn't have to worry at all, but now she was not sure.Since ancient times, evidence has been used to speak, did Su Bai find anything?

Li Yan thought that there might be a confrontation tomorrow. After all, there were too many things involved this time, so she had to think about it and prepare.Seeing the books that Li Nianyun had read on the table, she casually opened one to read.

It's over!Li Nianyun's handwriting is too beautiful, it's written in Xiaozhuan!If she compares the handwriting tomorrow, won't she reveal her secrets?

Li Yan simply didn't go to sleep, and sat down to imitate the handwriting written by Li Nianyun before. Since she couldn't go to Zhihui Hall to find Xu Cheng, and she couldn't think of other ways to wash away the crimes of Nanny Cui and Qier, let's practice handwriting, at least until She won't lose the chain when using it.

Li Nianyun's handwriting is really difficult to practice, Li Yan practiced for a whole night, but she could only achieve a similarity.

Before Qing'er got up on the kang, Li Yan quickly threw the paper into the brazier and burned it, mixing the burnt paper scraps with the wood ash, leaving no traces visible to the naked eye.Afterwards, Li Yan lay down on the kang again and went back to sleep.

When Li Yan woke up, it was already broad daylight, and Qing'er hurried in, "Ma'am! The servant went to inquire just now, and the master has already gone to court, but none of those who were called out last night were released. Take someone to guard it, and no one can send a message in."

"How long has the master been interrogating last night, all night? Does anyone know what the outcome of the interrogation is?" Li Yan sat up.

Qing'er shook her head with a bitter face, and said while helping Li Yan get dressed, "I couldn't find out a single word. Just now, the servant saw Ju'er in Aunt Zhang's room asking around, and she also went back dejectedly. She must have asked nothing. Come out. I don’t know how Nanny Cui and Qi’er are doing now, they didn’t eat anything last night, so I wonder if we can bring them food in this morning.”

"I'll deliver food to them later. People are iron and rice is steel. What should I do if I get sick from starvation?" Li Yan knew that slaves had no human rights, and no one cared if they were hungry, but she couldn't bear to see this things happen.

After washing up, the people in the dining hall brought over breakfast.Li Yan asked the canteen to prepare two more breakfasts, and they required large portions.

When Qing'er saw that Li Yan was going to deliver the meal, she was moved. She knew that her master loved them a lot, and she was quite proud when she was moved.But she was a little worried, "Ma'am, you only wanted to deliver food. Would Aunt Zhang and the others think you hid a note in the food?"

Li Yan had already considered this matter, so she asked: "Qing'er, what do you think of Su Bai?"

Qing'er pursed her lips, "He? A cold monster, as if someone owed him money."

"Because he is unkind, who would be suspicious of things that he has checked? Aunt Zhang's suspicion is useless, as long as we don't leave her with the handle, she won't be able to catch it even if she wants to." Li Yan picked up the food. The box goes out the door.

After hearing this, Qing'er finally showed a smile, and quickly took the food box from Li Yan's hand.

The pair of masters and servants came to Zhihui Hall one after the other, unexpectedly saw Ju'er from a long distance, and she was also carrying a big food box, standing in front of the gate of Zhihui Hall.Su Bai came out, glanced at Ju'er coldly, and took the food box.

He just opened the lid and found something strange, but seeing Li Yan walking towards this side, he didn't want to reveal anything, so he quickly picked up a steamed bun and stuffed it into his sleeve, and then returned the food box without saying a word Chrysanthemum.

Ju'er was not as sophisticated as Li Qing's and Mei'er, but those two were locked inside, so Aunt Zhang had to ask Ju'er to deliver the meals.Ju'er was a little flustered, and didn't dare to ask Su Bai what kind of flaw he saw, let alone why Su Bai took the steamed bun, so she ran away with the food box.

Li Yan and Qing'er looked at Ju'er who was running away, thinking in their hearts, could it be that Su Bai doesn't allow anyone to deliver food?

Li Yan still insisted on giving it a try, and strode over.Su Bai didn't squint his eyes, and didn't look at Li Yan and Qing'er too much. He took the food box, his eyes were focused, he took a closer look at the outside of the food box, and then opened the food box.

The food box has two layers, and there are four steamed buns, two bowls of porridge, and two dishes of side dishes.Li Yan wondered, this Su Bai doesn't know how to see through, what can he see with his naked eyes?

Su Bai looked at each of the two floors for a while, then entered the room with the food box, and closed the door.Li Yan and Qing'er were about to poke their heads in to have a look, but they were scared back by the loud sound of closing the door.

Li Yan relaxed completely, she let out a sigh of relief, and said happily: "Qing'er, don't you think it's strange? Su Bai drove back Ju'er's meal, but he took our meal in. What does this indicate?"

Qing'er slapped her palms, "There is something wrong with the things Ju'er sent!"

"Shh!" Li Yan gestured to silence, "Don't make it loud. They call it a guilty conscience, and everything will be clear when the master comes back."

Li Yan brought Qing'er back to Jinxiu Courtyard, Xue'er and Zi'er became happy when they saw the joyful expressions on their faces, and together they made the brazier in the house flourish.

Sitting by the brazier, Li Yan picked up a book and flipped through it.When she was fascinated, Wu Qingfeng, Xu Cheng's entourage, came over, "Madam, Master invites you to Zhihui Hall."

Wu Qingfeng was not as desolate as Su Bai, he smiled when he spoke, and stretched out his arms for Li Yan to walk forward, because the ground was still a bit slippery.

Li Yan took a few steps, then was supported by Qing'er beside her.Wu Qingfeng is Xu Cheng's follower, she is not easy to handle.

This was the first time for Li Yan to enter Huitang, and she was attracted by the quiet, solemn and grand decoration inside.But Aunt Zhang who came in after her shocked her very much.Because Aunt Zhang's hair is disheveled, seeing the hairpins on her head falling down one by one, she was still crying, if she didn't know her clothes, Li Yan really wouldn't be able to recognize her as Aunt Zhang .

While crying and shouting, Aunt Zhang rushed towards Li Yan with bared teeth and claws, causing Li Yan to back away in fright.

Aunt Zhang's voice was already a little hoarse, and she said hoarsely, "Li Nianyun, what despicable means did you use to make the master turn to you? You are just a village girl with mud legs. All the maids I commanded were born higher than you!"

When she spoke, she pushed Li Yan with both hands. Fortunately, Qing'er and Wu Qingfeng supported Li Yan, otherwise she would have pushed her to the ground long ago.

Aunt Zhang was like a ferocious beast. Seeing that Li Yan could not be pushed down, she stretched out her hand to pinch Li Yan's neck, and cursed: "Wu Qingfeng, Qing'er, you dog slaves, hurry up and get out of the way!"

Su Bai flew over, drew out his long sword and put it on Aunt Zhang's neck, and said three words coldly: "Let go!"

Aunt Zhang's neck stiffened, and she looked at Su Bai with her frightened red phoenix eyes, which made people feel panicked.

(End of this chapter)