Queen of Nongmen: Hexagrams determine the universe

Chapter 365 Madam Huo's Conspiracy
Shuxiang invited Mrs. Zhou aside, and asked at a hidden flower wall: "Madam, do you really want to do this?"

"If you don't do it, what do you think?" Mrs. Zhou sighed, and said helplessly, "By the way, did you find out what you were asked to investigate? Was the stolen Qinglongyu the work of a family thief?"

"Judging from the information we have so far, the theft of the Azure Dragon Jade should not have been done by a family thief." Shu Xiang replied respectfully.

"It seems that someone hired an expert to do such a nasty thing in order to embarrass me."

Mrs. Zhou thought of Mrs. Huo. Among the wives of the aristocratic families she befriended, it was Mrs. Huo who had the deepest conflict with her.

But after thinking about it, she thought that Mrs. Huo really did this?

Will anyone want to fight between the snipe and the clam, and the fisherman will benefit?

But if she really fell out with Mrs. Huo, what benefit can others get from it?
Mrs. Zhou thought more and more deeply, and she didn't speak for a while.

"Ma'am, maybe it's really the work of a family thief. After all, I'm going to the rivers and lakes to invite high-ranking people. I'm afraid it won't be easy to get one. Maybe the family thief stole this green dragon jade and hid it in Zhou's house." ? As the saying goes, it’s dark under the lamp.” Shuxiang said softly.

"It's not impossible," Mrs. Zhou nodded, "but I can't think of anyone who would be so courageous, and I can't think of anyone who would be so stupid. Did he think he could easily sell the stolen green dragon jade? ? This thing is extremely valuable. Once it spreads to the market, you can follow the clues to find out the seller behind the scenes. What do you think will happen to him? My Zhou family dare not say that in this Guazhou, it covers the sky with one hand and half the sky with the other. That is More than enough!"

"Madam is right." Shuxiang nodded.

"How many guests are here?"

"Only Mrs. Chen, Mrs. Zhang, and Mrs. Wang are left...the other wives have already arrived." Shuxiang nodded.

"Calm down when the time comes, and don't show your feet." Mrs. Zhou instructed solemnly.

"Yes." Shuxiang lowered her eyelids.

"Let's go, we've been away for too long, so as not to neglect the guests." Mrs. Zhou raised her sleeves.

Although Mrs. Zhou was very calm, she was worried.

Not long ago, the carrier pigeon she released to Ye Qiongdan flew back, and the carrier pigeon brought her Ye Qiongdan's reply letter. Ye Qiongdan told her in the reply letter that there might be a conspiracy in it, so she must be careful.

Ye Qiongdan even vaguely mentioned that if the mastermind behind the scenes invited Nie Yuanshan's grandfather over, Mrs. Zhou would not be able to end the situation.

It's not that Mrs. Zhou didn't think of this, but when the situation came to an end, she could only take chances and hope that God would not play tricks on her like this, so that the mastermind behind the scenes would invite Nie Yuanshan's grandfather over.

The best outcome of this matter is that the theft of the Qinglong Jade was really the work of a house thief. If it was a house thief who stole something, it is possible that the house thief did not collude with outsiders and wanted to embarrass the master at the jade appreciation feast.

After Mrs. Zhou went back to a group of wives, the wives laughed and chatted with her.

"It's unexpected that Mrs. Zhou is so generous that she is willing to hold a jade appreciation feast. Let us all come and enjoy the legendary Qinglongyu."

"Yeah, I don't know if it's better to meet people than to be famous, or better to be famous than to meet people. After all, it's something in legends. Maybe it's an exaggeration?"

"It doesn't matter if it's exaggerated or not, as long as it's not a fake. Do you know? Mrs. Huo came to my house to look for me yesterday, and she actually said that the green dragon jade in Mrs. Zhou's house might be a fake. I smiled and said to her, this You can't talk nonsense, Ye Qiongdan is just a little girl with no background, how dare you fool Mrs. Zhou? Although this thing is precious, Mrs. Zhou wants to borrow it to see it for a few days, so let her give it to her with both hands , she definitely dare not refuse."

……

The other ladies nodded upon hearing this.

When Mrs. Zhou heard this, her heart really skipped a beat.

No way, Mrs. Huo would say such a thing?
Could it be that the theft of the Green Dragon Jade is really related to Mrs. Huo?

The old bitch!It's really disgusting.

Normally, although the two of them have disagreements with each other, but because of face, even if they speak with hidden needles, even if they occasionally do things with some dirty tricks, they will not embarrass each other to such an extent!
She dared to ask someone to deal with her like this this time, and she would never let her go in the future!

But what's the use of thinking about the future now?Let's get through the immediate crisis first!
Since Mrs. Huo knew about the theft of the Qinglong Jade, she would definitely invite Nie Qingyun's grandfather to the Jade Appreciation Banquet today.

If she and Nie Qingyun's grandfather came here uninvited, she couldn't let the servants block them out of the door arbitrarily, right?

She came uninvited because she didn't know the rules, and she blocked people out arbitrarily, it was because Mrs. Zhou's wife didn't know the rules even more!
Either way, it would embarrass her, and she would never do what this old bitch wanted!
Thinking of this, she hurriedly said to the ladies: "I suddenly remembered that I still have something to do, so excuse me first."

"Go." The ladies nodded.

When Mrs. Zhou left, she winked at Shuxiang, the maid beside her. As her confidant, Shuxiang could not understand what she meant, and immediately followed her.

Mrs. Zhou led Shuxiang to a remote place, and said to Shuxiang, "I'm afraid that Mrs. Huo will bring the original owner of Qinglongyu to the garden in a while, and I will go out and pretend to be dizzy in a while, so you can call the doctors in the house." Hello, no matter who is here, after taking my pulse, they will say that I passed out due to overwork, and today's jade feast cannot be held, do you understand?"

"Understood, servant girl will do it immediately." Shuxiang nodded, and her back was covered in cold sweat.

Fortunately, a lady slipped her tongue just now and told the public what Mrs. Huo told her yesterday. Otherwise, I don't know how terrible things will happen next.

"Go, I'll wait for you here, go and come back quickly." Before Shuxiang came back, Mrs. Huo didn't dare to go back to the group of ladies. Seeing Nie Qingyun's grandfather come over, confronting Mrs. Huo was another extremely tiring thing.

Now Mrs. Huo is in an advantageous position, she can easily force her to speak out, making her situation very embarrassing, and making the wives around her suspicious.

The Zhou family compound is very large, and Shuxiang trotted back and forth until the half-hour of incense sticks passed, and then came to Mrs. Zhou panting, and bowed to her: "The arrangements have been made, Madam, please Do not worry."

"That's good." Mrs. Zhou breathed a sigh of relief, straightened her clothes, made a dignified appearance in the usual way, and walked towards the group of ladies.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she walked into the group of ladies, she heard an angry voice from behind: "Mrs. Zhou, don't come here without any problems. Why didn't you invite me to this jade banquet? Are you looking down on me?" ah?"

Mrs. Zhou thought of a series of tricks Mrs. Huo might have prepared for her, and a layer of anger welled up in her heart.

But she obviously couldn't have a fit right now, so she turned around with a hypocritical smile, took her hand and said, "Didn't you invite my sister? No way? I asked the housekeeper to invite you first, why? Could it be that the butler has neglected to do things? Then I will punish him severely later, and I must not let my sister be wronged!"

"Really?" Mrs. Huo raised her eyebrows, picked up a cup of tea next to her, and took a sip gracefully, "Why do I think this is just excuses? A few days ago, I came to my sister and said I wanted to borrow the green dragon jade to enjoy it for a few days. Didn’t my sister reject me? Because of my sister’s refusal, I was sad for several days. Later I heard that my sister invited other wives to come to the jade appreciation banquet. To be alone is to lose me, and it makes me feel miserable."

"Sister, don't be surprised. This green dragon jade is not mine. I also borrowed it from Ms. Ye, and I have already agreed with Ms. Ye before borrowing it. If you want to borrow Qinglongyu to enjoy it, why don't you go to Miss Ye?" Mrs. Zhou rolled up her sleeves.

"Who doesn't know that Miss Ye has received a lot of benefits from you, how could she be willing to give me face?" Mrs. Huo sneered.

"That's not right. It sounds like there is a gap between me and my sister." Hearing this, Mrs. Zhou became suspicious and felt that she seemed to have overlooked something.

Could it be that Mrs. Huo went to see Ye Qiongdan before?

This is not necessarily impossible, after all, she always likes to fight with her.

But when did this happen?
If this happened in the Zhou family, it's impossible for her not to know.

She is the head mistress of the Zhou family, and any troubles in the Zhou family are under her control.

Could it be that this happened outside the Zhou family?

However, Miss Ye is a smart person, so she probably wouldn't do anything to reject Mrs. Huo, right?

This is really suspicious.

After the jade feast is over, she must thoroughly investigate this matter and figure out the key to it!

After the conversation between the superficial sisters came to an end, the old man standing behind Mrs. Huo finally said, "Mrs. Zhou."

Ye Qingyun's maternal grandfather's surname is Lu, and the Lu family is also a big family in Guazhou, but these years there has been a faint sign of decline, gradually retreating from a first-rate family to the edge, and it is about to become a second-rate family.

The Zhou family and the Huo family are the top families in Guazhou, so Mr. Lu naturally didn't say anything when they spoke earlier.

Although he is older, the status of the Lu family is not as good as that of the Zhou family and the Huo family.

"Master Lu, you are here too." Mrs. Zhou said politely.

"This green dragon jade is an ancestral item of the Lu family, and now it is given away by my ineffective grandson. It stands to reason that I didn't receive the invitation from Mrs. Zhou. I shouldn't have come to this jade feast, but I have the green dragon jade in my heart." I still have some thoughts, so I came here uninvited this time, and want to take one last look, Madam Zhou won't be offended, right?" Mr. Lu said with a red face.

"Of course not. It's an honor for my Zhou family to have you come to the Jade Appreciation Banquet." Mrs. Zhou thought to herself that the thing she feared the most had come true.

But it doesn't matter, she is already prepared.

Mrs. Huo will definitely not succeed!

Madam Zhou took a deep breath, reached out to support her head, and then fell limply to the ground.

Shuxiang exclaimed, and immediately stretched out her hand to support her.

"Ma'am! What's wrong with you, Ma'am? Call the doctor!" Shuxiang shouted.

"Yes! Let's call the doctor right away!" Several maids in the garden said hastily.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Huo showed a smile that seemed to be expected, and said to Mrs. Zhou who was lying on the ground pretending to be dizzy: "It happens that I am not feeling well these few days, and I have a medical girl with me, Miss Jingxiang, Show Madam Zhou quickly!"

"Yes." Miss Jingxiang saluted and walked towards Mrs. Zhou.

(End of this chapter)