in spring

Chapter 64
At that moment, Li You's thoughts changed, and he hurriedly said respectfully: "It turns out that the mother already knew, it was... the child was afraid that it would hurt the family's reputation if it was spread, so he quietly dealt with it. It's the child's fault..."

An Shi stared at him for a while, then softened, and sighed: "You child, it's really worrying! How can you hide this kind of thing from your mother? You are a half-old child, what do you know? Almost Let people be deceived!"

Li You was a little surprised: "Cheated? Where did my mother say that?" He immediately thought that Qing'er's so-called harmony symbol came from many girls, and thought he had guessed what his mother meant. Right? But... grandma always said that everything is going well at home, my second brother is preparing for the exam, and my father is also looking forward to his high school, if any gossip spreads at this time, both grandma and father will be upset." He leaned closer to his mother , Added in a low voice: "Maybe I will blame my mother for being ineffective in housekeeping, so why bother?"

An's eyes were red, and he hugged his son and caressed his little face, feeling sore in his heart: "My son, it's hard for you to be so caring. For the sake of your mother, you don't say anything when you are wronged. But things in this world It's not that you are magnanimous, others will let you go. For example, if this matter is just a mere marriage and a match, my mother will never mobilize people, but if others want to plot your life, my mother will even offend the old lady. And Lord Hou, you can't let it go easily!"

Li You was taken aback, what's going on?Is the second brother trying to plot his life?
Chunying stood not far from their mother and son, and was also taken aback when she heard this, and looked at the other maids with a look of shock and bewilderment.She has some bad premonitions, if it's just a harmony sign, it can be said that Qing'er's wishful thinking, but once it involves some conspiracy to count her life, this matter can't be resolved!What will happen to Qing'er?
There was a sound from the second door, and the women dragged Qing'er over, Chunying looked over worriedly.I saw Qing'er's face was pale, her eyes were sunken, she looked haggard, her hair was loose, and she was only wearing an old home-made jacket. It seemed that she had just been dragged out of the bed. She was weak, as if she was ill.

When An Shi saw her appearance, she felt a little disgusted at first.Although Li You was worried, he lowered his head and dared not speak.Lan Xiang glanced at them secretly, then glanced at Qing'er, feeling ashamed, and scolded the two wives in a low voice: "Why did you drag them out like this? Don't tidy her up, there's nothing wrong with it." Lady's eyes!"

The two women bowed their heads in silence, with disapproval on their expressions.

"That's all." Anshi stopped Lan Xiang lightly, and looked at the big girl beside her.

Shao Yao stood up and asked Qing'er with a straight face: "Qing'er, Madam wants to ask you, what are you going to do when you got that sachet from someone else? Has the person who gave you the thing explained how to do it?"

Qing'er stared up at her in a daze, her face was gray and she was speechless.

Li You frowned. Seeing An's expression of hesitation, Lu'er on the side was worried that Qing'er would be blamed, so she hurriedly urged her in a low voice, "Say it quickly? My wife is asking you!" Lan Xiang glanced at her quickly. After one glance, she bit her lip and backed away.

Qing'er still didn't open her mouth, Li You couldn't help grinding her teeth, wishing she could pry her mouth open in person.Chen'er was watching in the crowd, and when she saw this, she kicked Qing'er from behind a few times: "Bitch! Madam is asking you something! Why are you pretending to be deaf?!" Seeing that she still didn't respond, she stepped forward with a flattering smile and said, "Madam , She has been lying dead in the house these days, maybe she has gone crazy, and it is useless to ask her, isn't this crime clear?"

Shaoyao glanced at her, ignored her, and said to Qing'er, "If you want to be stubborn, it's okay, but you have to think about it, is it worth it? Your old lady is still alive, could it be that you just want to climb the branches? Don't even care about them?"

Qing'er was startled, her breathing suddenly became short of breath, and her body trembled slightly. After a while, she tremblingly said: "I said...that person...Sister Xiaoduo...she told me to take the third young master's hair... ...Tangled with my own hair with red silk thread...Put it in a pouch, and then quietly stuff it under the third young master's bed, let him sleep on it for at least half an hour...As long as it is taken out afterwards and burned... Mix the ashes into the tea, and the third young master and I... each drink half of it... Even if he marries someone else in his life, he will... think of me as his wife..." She sobbed softly, not knowing Is it because of the plan that was abandoned halfway, or because of the indifference of the sweetheart.

An's face was terribly gloomy, and Li You was terrified when he saw it: "Mother... this kind of pretense, you can tell it's a lie at first hearing. If you really want to do it, how can you miss the birth date? What can you do with just hair ? Mother doesn't have to be angry with such a fool."

An Shi didn't speak, Shao Yao said to Li You: "Third young master, what you said is also reasonable, it's just that someone else made this talisman, but it wasn't to fulfill Qing'er's wishful thinking!" She took out a small bag from her sleeve, opened it , it was the yellow silk sachet.Li You paused, and quickly shot his gaze at Lan Xiang, who turned pale.

She had asked someone to dispose of the sachet and charm that day, so how could it be in the hands of the wife? !
Shao Yao opened the sachet, showed the part that had been cut off, and the missing corner of the charm, and said, "Since we got the news, my wife ordered us to retrieve this sachet and inspect it carefully. The third young master doesn't know anything about it." , we cut some pieces of this cloth strip and talisman paper, burned them into ashes, mixed them in tea, and caught a rooster to feed them. On the first day, we didn’t see anything wrong, but on the second day it refused to eat again. It started to lose hair on the third day, and now it’s the fourth day, and I’m already dying, I’m afraid I’m going to die by now!”

Li You was shocked: "You mean... there is poison in it?!" What does this mean?The second brother wants to poison him? !

The maids present were in an uproar, and Chun Ying was so shocked that she didn't know what to say. If it was said that the Second Young Master was behind this, then he would be too scary.The slow poison, and the third young master and Qing'er took it at the same time, not only got rid of the thorn in the side, but also solved the insider.If she hadn't happened to bump into Qing'er having a secret meeting with many girls, who would have known that this matter had something to do with him? !
Qing'er turned even paler, and shook her head again and again: "No, no...it's impossible! How could there be poison in there?! No way!" Lan Xiang gave her a hard look, and Chen'er kicked her twice: "Bitch! You almost killed the third young master!" Qing'er didn't seem to feel the pain, but desperately crawled towards Li You: "Brother You, I really don't, I really don't know!"

"Quiet!" Shaoyao stopped loudly, and seeing that everyone gradually quieted down, she said, "The doctor has seen it, and said that the silk cloth and talisman paper used for the sachet are soaked in medicinal juice. They are not poisonous, but human beings." After taking it, it is easy to damage the body. If it is freezing in the cold today, if you accidentally catch the wind and cold, you will be in danger of life. Fortunately, the third young master was blessed with great life and escaped the disaster safely."

Li You calmed down his breathing a little, then knelt down in front of An Shi, and called out with red eyes: "Mother!" An Shi covered his mouth with a handkerchief, touched his face lightly and said, "Do you understand? My son Why are you so careless? Do you think that they are doing all the tricks to help Qing'er cast a curse? If this talisman is really useful, why doesn't Xiaoduo earn herself the title of aunt first?" Li You lay in her arms In the middle, biting his lower lip tightly, he was terrified of his negligence in his heart.

Shaoyao said softly at the side: "Third young master, my wife has captured Xiaoduo, and I have questioned her severely. The girl only said that she was deceived, and she didn't know that the talisman paper and sachet were poisonous, and she also confessed to a Taoist temple in the north of the city. It is said that it was a talisman obtained from a celestial master there. Ping An took people to investigate, only to find out that the celestial master left Beijing two days ago and returned to his hometown. Unexpectedly, not long after he left the city, he encountered a road bandit and was already dead."

"Dead?" Li You raised his head from his mother's arms, with doubts in his eyes, seeing Shaoyao nodding, he looked at his mother incredulously.An Shi looked at him for a moment, then patted his cheek lightly, and said, "Stand aside, and I will leave the matter to my mother." Li You was a little dazed, got up slowly, and stepped aside.

An Shi looked at Qing'er in disgust, and said sharply: "Because of your misbehavior, you almost hurt the young master, and I will punish you severely, what do you have to say?!"

Qing'er looked up at her in despair, then looked at Li You who bowed her head silently, and slowly shook her head.

"Very good." An Shi raised her eyes, and Shao Yao ordered to the mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law behind her: "Beat."

Already, four strong middle-aged servants came up to hold Qing'er with wooden sticks, and pushed Qing'er to one side of the open space. Chen'er carried a bench over with great winking, and asked them to put Qing'er on it. One presses the head, the other presses the foot, and the other two raise their long sticks to fight.When the first blow was struck, Qing'er let out a scream, and then continued to wail, which made the other maids tremble with fear.

Seeing that Qing'er's yelling became lower and lower, blood gradually overflowed from under the clothes, and fell drop by drop into the snow, Chunying bit her hand, trying hard to keep herself from yelling.Didn't the wife say heavy punishment?It should be just playing the board, right?But look at this posture, do you want to beat people to death? !
Shi'er held her arm tightly and looked away, unable to bear to look.The other maids were indifferent at first, and some were gloating, but gradually, their expressions changed.

Li You's complexion was a little pale, and he glanced at Lan Xiang, Lu Er, Man Ru...they had different expressions on their faces.Manru noticed his gaze, lowered her head slightly, and then stepped forward and said softly: "Ma'am, Qing'er made a mistake. Madam will just kick him out after the punishment is over. Tomorrow will be the twelfth lunar month. If someone dies during the New Year's Eve, I'm afraid the old lady will I know, I will feel uncomfortable. Qing'er... is the person the old lady pointed out to the third young master."

An Shi frowned, thinking it made sense, he gave in unhappily: "Then only play [-] boards!"

But the wives have already played nearly [-] boards, and Qing'er has already given out more breath and less breath, Li You was in a state of confusion for a while, worried about her life and death, and secretly hated her for being an accomplice to others, in front of her mother face, and refused to look at her more.

An Shi ordered someone to drag Qing'er down, and kicked Qing'er out of the mansion directly, not even taking her own things with her, then she glanced at everyone, and said: "Brother You is young, and he is a boy, and he doesn't know much about internal affairs. The mother is also the mistress of the family, so let's take care of it for him!"

Everyone was terrified and kept silent, for fear that she would attack them.

"Lan Xiang!" This was the first person An Shi pointed out, and Lan Xiang immediately stepped forward and stood in silence with her hands down.An Shi said: "It was a great achievement for you to stop this matter in time, but you couldn't hold your breath and let Brother You mess around. You almost missed the important event. I will fine you a month's money, and you will be fined in the future." Brother, you have to always admonish him, and be careful in everything, do you understand?!"

Lan Xiang felt relieved, and quickly replied: "Yes."

"Okay. Haitang, you give her the reward."

Haitang, who had been standing silently by the side, stepped forward and handed over a small red silk bag.Lan Xiang quickly took it, saluted and stepped back.

Then An called again: "Chen'er." Chen'er was overjoyed, and hurried forward to kowtow: "Madam."

"I've heard that you're a clever girl, and you'll take Qing'er's slack from now on." An Shi signaled Haitang to hand over another red silk bag, "Be kind to the third young master."

Chen'er was overjoyed, quickly took the small bag, and then kowtowed to An Shi: "Thank you Madam for your kindness! Thank you Madam for your kindness!"

An Shi nodded slightly, then looked at Shaoyao, the latter understood, and said loudly: "Today, one thief was found, and he has already been punished. However, there are still a few people who have committed crimes. My wife ordered them all to be kicked out." Go out of the house, and if anyone commits another crime, I will never forgive you!" Then she named out the names of these people, and Chunying and others were surprised to find that there were little girls on the sweeper and a woman who was watching the door. But Shaoyao told one by one the time and place when they discussed Qing'er in private outside, and made it clear that they had violated the order of the third young master, so they stopped talking and changed to begging.There was a sudden cry in Huanhuaxuan.

Mrs. An pretended she couldn't hear her, so she asked her mother-in-law to tell the housekeeper to shut up all these people and take them out, and then comforted her son: "I'll call someone over later, if you need anything, just tell me. I'll go back and take care of the little ones first." Do that bitch."

Li You respectfully sent his mother away, and Huanhuaxuan returned to calm in a blink of an eye, as if what happened just now was a dream.

But he knew that it was not a dream, there were bloodstains left by Qing'er on the snow.

He glanced at everyone expressionlessly, and fixed his eyes on Chen'er, who couldn't hide the joy on his face: "Who... told the wife about it?!"

Everyone's face changed.

(The update time record of this book has been refreshed again, I am going to face the wall~~~)

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