Lady Zhao

Chapter 106

In the West Wing Courtyard, He Jingyuan listened to someone talking while he was half asleep and half awake, rubbing his forehead that was so painful that it seemed to be bursting half of his body, he climbed out of bed and poured water to drink.Just about to open his mouth to call for someone, he was suddenly stopped by the voice from outside.

"Miss, you have been hiding from Master Biao for two days, why did you come to see him again at the end." The voice sounded like that of a maid beside Zhao Wenwan.

It was only the last sentence that chilled He Jingyuan's heart, "You also said that I hid for two days and came back early today. If I don't come here, it will appear that I am unfeeling. My cousin will leave tomorrow and pester me. I'm gone." There was a hint of relief in the words.

"It's done, the servant girl said he's still awake, Baochan, put the things down and go."

"Ai."

Then there was the creaking sound of the wooden door opening and closing, and the teacup He Jingyuan was holding in his hand, who was sitting in the middle of the room, suddenly shattered, his face was so dark that ink dripped out, but more of it was chilling pain.The maid who had just lifted the curtain from the outside was startled by the sudden noise and almost knocked over the ebony lacquer plate in her hand, but fortunately she was able to stabilize it in time.

"Master Cousin, your hand—" The servant girl caught a glimpse of He Jingyuan's bleeding right hand, and exclaimed again, hurriedly put down the tray, took medicinal wine and other gestures to bandage him, but He Jingyuan waved it away.

"roll!"

"Master Biao." The servant girl's brows and eyes were stained with anxiety, and she glanced at the food she had put on the table, and said quickly, "You were not awake when the eldest lady came, and you knew that you were drunk and missed dinner, so let me let you go." The cook cooked a separate one, and specially prepared hangover tea—”

As soon as the word tea fell, everything on the table was swept to the ground, soup, water, porcelain bowls and cups shattered all over the floor. "Tell you to get lost, don't you understand!" The only remaining teacup slammed into the maidservant's feet in a daze, and the fragments splashed and scratched across the instep, leaving a trace of blood oozing.

The maid turned pale, and rushed out of the door in panic, and couldn't help but burst into tears until she was outside.I don't understand why the young master Biao, who has always been kind to his servants, suddenly behaved like this. He used to be very happy when he mentioned the eldest lady, but this time he smashed the things that the eldest lady sent. She didn't go to the small kitchen for a while, why did she come back Has the weather changed?

The reason for this was that the little servant girl couldn't figure out the reason, she wiped her tears, but still guarded the door, waiting for the summons.Not long after, the door opened from the inside. He Jingyuan changed into a brocade suit, with two simple white gauze wraps around his hands, soaked with blood, and looked terrifying.

"Master Biao is going to..."

However, He Jingyuan's icy eyes swept over her, and the little maid kept her mouth shut and dared not speak any more. Seeing the man leave with a wicked face, the strange feeling in her heart was even worse.Why does Young Master Biao have such an expression as if he is going to kill someone and set fire to him?This is the Duke's Mansion, hehehe, it should be... I think too much.

However, the little maid's guess was almost [-]% accurate, and what He Jingyuan wanted to do was something even more terrifying.

In the evening, the northwest corner was covered with red clouds, and the overly dense clouds formed a scarlet scene, as if stained with blood, just as the sun was setting.

In Xiangzhuyuan, Baochan blinked her eyes in surprise when she saw someone coming, and then saluted with a smile, "Master Biao, come to see Miss..."

"Why, can't you? Or do you want to say that your lady is not here?" He Jingyuan couldn't help but replied in a bad tone.

Baochan choked up, and Na Na finished the second half of the sentence, "Miss is inside, waiting for you."

He Jingyuan twitched his brows, noticed his ugly face in the reflection of her pupils, adjusted his breath secretly, regained his normal expression, and stepped into Zhao Wenwan's room.

After a while, after serving tea to the two, Xueyan obeyed Zhao Wenwan's order and retreated. Baochan saw it and pulled her aside to speak.

"Sister Xueyan, why did you come out? You didn't see how dark Master Caibiao's face is just now. How could you leave Miss in there alone!" Baochan stared at the door tightly, always feeling uneasy.

Immediately, I got a chestnut from Xueyan on the head, "Miss was just waiting for Master Biao to speak clearly, you and I are holding on to let Master Biao lose face, aren't you afraid that Master Biao will kill us all later?" Xueyan said something that didn't match her prudent temperament.

"..." Baochan thought about it, and stuck out her tongue playfully, but she still didn't dare to stay too far away, lest she wouldn't hear the young lady calling for help.

In the room, under the east window, there is a small and exquisite table, next to the three low shelves are neatly stacked with books, and there is a carved incense burner, emitting the fragrance of jasmine.On the sandalwood stand under the west wall, two or three peach blossoms in full bloom are inserted in jade-glazed celadon vases, adorning the boudoir.

He Jingyuan saw at a glance Zhao Wenwan who was reading a book on the embroidered brocade cushion beside the short table. When he heard the movement, he put down the book in his hand and looked straight at the person with a smile. That's how she should be.

"Cousin is distracted thinking about everything, sit down." Then he got up and went to the round wooden table, his small nose moved slightly, the strong smell of alcohol disappeared, and he frowned.

He Jingyuan kept looking at her like this, and then sadly found that all his emotions were being led away by the person in front of him, and he couldn't bear to look away even with a small movement. If you marry someone else, your chest will be very tight, and your thoughts before coming here are more determined.

"Cousin has been here for two days, and I was so busy that I didn't see you. I didn't greet you well. Cousin won't blame me, will you?"

"...No." He Jingyuan avoided Zhao Wenwan's gaze, lowered his eyes inadvertently, and covered up the floating.

Zhao Wenwan looked at it, but secretly sighed in her heart, this man still wouldn't lie, thinking that he was going to leave tomorrow, she also wanted to make things clear before he left, and return the bow together.

"cousin……"

"Wen Wan."

The two opened their mouths at the same time, Zhao Wenwan stared at him and waited for the next sentence, the latter seemed to have sensed her intentions, and didn't want her to continue talking, so he suddenly took the small bag he brought with him and pushed it in front of her .

Zhao Wenwan opened it but was stunned, rather dumbfounded, "This peach?"

"I heard that you like to eat. I bought it from a foreign vendor when I went out today. It is said that it is the earliest ripe batch in Yongdi." He Jingyuan kept his eyes on the peaches, and he also took the peaches excitedly but listened to them. It was only after the conversation between the two maids that I realized that I had bought too much.

"Cousin has a heart." Looking at Taozi, Zhao Wenwan felt even more troublesome, and his eyes fell back on He Jingyuan, who still dodged. "I……"

"This is washed, don't you...won't you try it?" He Jingyuan's voice was a little dry, and at this moment he raised his eyes to meet Zhao Wenwan's. The complexity in his eyes seemed to be his unspoken love.

Looking at that stubborn gaze, Zhao Wenwan had no choice but to take a bite, trying to make it clear to others. In the sudden constriction of He Jingyuan's pupils, Zhao Wenwan only felt his head sink, and the moment he knocked on the table, he taught a pair of generous hands to rest , and then plunged into darkness.

The setting sun disappears, the night falls, and the ink is under the cage.Candles were lit in the room, faintly swaying. He Jingyuan stood by the bed, looking at the beautiful woman sleeping on the bed, his Adam's apple couldn't help slipping, and his eyes sank little by little.

It's so easy to get, from now on, it belongs to him.

"Why have we talked for so long? Could something happen?" Baochan sat on the steps, watching the sky turn from gray to dark, with her chin on her hands, she tilted her head to look at the wooden door, hesitating whether to break in Go in, but Miss has always disliked them making their own opinions, especially when she was doing things, in case Master Biao was crying and begging for comfort inside.

Ugh--

"Sister Baochan, is Young Master Biao here?" The servant girl in the West Wing Court suddenly found her and asked anxiously.

"Yes, what's the matter?" Baochan replied with a smile, showing a bit of embarrassment, "But the lady is talking with the young master inside, and she should be coming out soon. If there is no urgent matter, you can wait here for a while?"

"If there's nothing urgent, I won't be in a hurry to look for it. I only found out that Master Biao came to the Missy's court after I asked each court. I thought it would be impossible..." The little maid hesitated, thinking of what Master Biao had said before. Speaking of the fierce attitude of the eldest lady, that's why I was the first to come to Xiangzhuyuan to look for her.

"It was the servant from the Hou's mansion who came here suddenly, saying that the situation is urgent, and we must see Master Biao." The little maid finally said truthfully.

Baochan felt that something was wrong, but she soon became happy because she had a reason, and was about to knock on the door with her little maid when she saw Leng and Mama Yang strolling over, Mama Yang was still holding a bag of food. box.

Leng recognized the maid who was serving He Jingyuan, raised her eyebrows, and couldn't help asking, "You're not serving the master in Xiyuan, what are you doing here?"

"Slave servant... Slave servant is here to find the master." The little maid answered Leng's words without concealing her anxiety.

"Just in time, the old lady also brought some food over, saying that girl Wan has been working too hard recently, I heard that and wanted to come and have a look at her, you go and knock on the door."

Baochan Nuonuo responded, walked over to knock on the door, only to find that the door was locked from the inside, a trace of panic flashed across her face, what's going on, and a bad thought flashed in her heart.

Mother Yang asked, "What's wrong?"

Before Baochan could speak in the future, the maid in Xiyuan who was standing beside her said quickly, "The door seems to be locked."

"What?" Leng's and Yang's mother were surprised in unison. They both came from the past, so when they think about it like this, they feel that it is not very good.

Mother Yang was impatient, she knocked on the door first, and it was locked, Leng quickly called a fat woman beside her to let someone knock on the door, and the door was knocked open.When it came to the end, Mother Yang seemed to think of something to sternly tell the others to retreat and wait outside, and she couldn't help worrying about the scene here...

Leng Shi followed behind, but the corners of her lips curled up slightly, fearing that she would not be able to hide it this time.

Seeing this, Baochan yelled inwardly, and stamped her feet outside anxiously.

The window in the inner room was open, and the wind was blowing the gauze curtains. Mother Yang approached holding her breath, only to see the undulating brocade quilt on the half-covered bed...

"Miss!"

The brocade quilt suddenly stopped moving, and in the next moment, a small head popped out, with a pink and childish face, and shouted a little unwillingly, "Mother Yang? Are you here to pick me up and go back to my grandmother? Play with my sister for a while."

Leng's and Yang's mother were both taken aback when they saw Rui Ge'er.

Leng seemed a little unbelievable, approached in two or three steps, lifted the gauze curtain, and took a good look at it. Except for Zhao Wenwan who was sleeping, He Jingyuan was not seen at all. Complex emotions flashed across his face in an instant. In order to explore, and finally a little unwilling to be angry.

Eyes are cold!

Children are the most sensitive to the emotions of adults, and the black shadow covering them instantly made the little bun blink his eyes, shrank back in fear, and called auntie again in a childish voice, bringing Leng back to his senses.

"Why is Brother Rui here?" Leng Shi restrained her emotions and asked softly.

The little bun didn't say anything, and moved towards Zhao Wenwan as if he was afraid of the cold, as if he had done something wrong, and looked at Mama Yang, "I want my sister to play with me, but I can't wake her up even if I tickle her, am I I intentionally disturbed my sister's rest." Xiao Baozi seemed to have misunderstood the meaning on Leng's face, and explained timidly.

"..."

"..."

Leng was still a bit unwilling, "Brother Rui, have you seen your cousin Jingyuan?"

"Well, big cousin was still there just now." Little Baozi replied honestly with a nod.

"And then?" Leng asked anxiously.

"Then my cousin gave me a few peaches and left. My sister said she was a little sleepy, so she hugged me to sleep. I haven't fallen asleep yet, so she fell asleep first."

Mama Yang's high-hanging heart suddenly let go, "No wonder Yuanli said that he couldn't find Brother Rui in the afternoon. If I didn't find out that something was wrong with the nanny, I still don't know, so I said I would try my luck at the Missy's Garden. If you can’t find it, you will know that you will be an old woman, so you are here to play.”

"Hey." Little Baozi grinned mischievously.

In fact, Baochan had already cleverly ran under the window to listen to the corner of the wall, and the maid in Xiyuan also hid under the window. Hearing what Rui Xiaobaozi said, Baochan's beating heart finally fell back into his stomach, and he wiped his hand. With the sweat on his forehead, he thought that the person lying on the bed was really Young Master Cousin!Let people break it, how can the eldest lady be innocent!
"Then... where's Young Master Biao?" The little maid who came to look for someone belatedly asked.

Baochan was dumb for a moment, scratched her head, and suddenly happened to see that there seemed to be a wide footprint on the base of the window. She didn't see it when she was cleaning it yesterday, thinking that she had been guarding the door, and Master Biao would go in. I haven't seen him come out since then. Could it be that he jumped out of the window?
She rolled her eyes, and deliberately turned her body to block it, "Maybe I left when I was taking a nap? Why don't you hurry up and look for someone, maybe you've already returned to the West Wing Garden?"

The little maid slapped her head and said hurriedly: "I'll go and have a look."

Baochan felt more and more clever, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, Zhao Wenwan, who woke up on the bed, felt that her head was very dizzy, and couldn't help knocking with a little force, and saw a few people around the bed, she was slightly taken aback, her head turned quickly, Taozi, cousin The moment of darkness and the coma flashed through my mind quickly, and the black eyes sank a little, and I already guessed the situation with seven or eight points.

Then his eyes fell on Leng Shi who was the closest. Feeling a bit too coincidental, he asked confusedly, "Why are Auntie and Mama Yang here?"

Leng's eyebrows and eyes were stained with a smile, and he explained again, impatiently, "It's because I heard that you have been coughing recently, and it happened that Mama Yang made a nourishing soup, thinking that you are busy with your elder brother's marriage, so I specially nourished you , we came together."

"Oh, that's it. Thank you, Auntie, for your concern. See, I'm really tired. I'm so sleepy before I go to sleep." Zhao Wenwan narrowed her eyes slightly, and regained her energy. coped.

"You have to pay attention to your body, then, Wen Wan, you should take a good rest after drinking the soup."

"Please trouble Auntie." Then he raised his face and said to Yang's mother who was not far away: "Don't tell grandma, lest she worry about me, I will rest and I will be fine."

Mother Yang showed a hint of knowing, and let Zhao Wenwan take a good rest. Brother Rui tugged at Zhao Wenwan's sleeve, and Zhao Wenwan laughed and said, "I'll take Rui back home later." She just wanted to ask something.

"The old slave knows, so the old slave and the fourth grandma will go back first."

"Ah."

After the two left, Zhao Wenwan immediately called Baochan in with a sullen face, and asked Baochan to tell her exactly what happened before she woke up, even the tone and expression of everyone, especially Leng. Yes, Baochan spoke quickly and clearly, including the footprints she saw on the window just now.

After listening, Zhao Wenwan became more silent, and then asked Xiao Baozi.In fact, Rui Geer was in Xiangzhu Garden all afternoon. She coaxed Rui Geer to take a nap and put him on the bed. She called Bao Chan to the West Chamber Garden. Hearing that He Jingyuan was drunk, it must have something to do with her. Well, Zhao Wenwan is really too busy these days, he doesn't care about He Jingyuan at all, so he goes to take a look when he has time.

When approaching the door, Zhao Wenwan hesitated for a moment, turned back before stepping into the door of the West Wing Court, this would only make some silly cousins ​​misunderstand that she was interested in him, it would be better to be cruel and cut off his thoughts I think, before I leave, I will speak more clearly.

When Zhao Wenwan came back, Brother Rui was still soundly asleep, so he didn't wake him up, and Baochan heard Baochan coming to report that Master Biao was coming, and He Jingyuan was coming?That's okay, let's make it clear in advance, let him go tomorrow without any worries, and there will be more good girls waiting for him when he comes back, but I didn't expect that Taozi...

Thinking of this, Zhao Wenwan bared her teeth.

Zhao Wenwan still had some doubts in his heart, hugged Rui and asked, "Why did you speak so well just now?"

What she was referring to was the series of inquiries Leng came in just now, and Brother Rui answered as if someone had taught him.

Sure enough, Rui Geer grinned his white teeth, and his white and tender face was trembling with flesh, "My cousin taught me, if someone comes, let me say that, he will buy me sweet-scented osmanthus crisps tomorrow." " After finishing speaking, he subconsciously licked his mouth, looking like a snack, then seemed to think of something, touched his body, and took out a note, "Here, this is the big cousin who asked me to give it to you. of."

Zhao Wenwan opened the note. On the note was the word "Sorry", and there was a line of small characters at the end. Looking at the reminder above, she twitched her mouth, first scolded a bastard, and finally returned to calm.

But here, in Leng's garden, the candles were constantly flickering, Yinchuan knelt on the ground with a trembling expression on his face, "Fourth Grandma, the slaves have never been discovered!" Her voice was clear and sweet, like big pearls falling It sounds like a jade plate.

Leng Shi was in a bad mood because of this matter, her eyes were cold and stern, Bi Rong handed tea to Leng Shi with a wink, Leng Shi lifted the lid of the tea, the green tea leaves swirled in the cup, revealing a faint fragrance, she Taking a sip, he said slowly, "How many years have you been with me?"

Yinchuan couldn't help being taken aback, and responded in a daze, "I've been with grandma for three years."

"Well, the time is not too short."

Yinchuan felt that maybe Leng was thinking of the past and would think of her sincerity to calm down his anger, "The servant is loyal to grandma, if there is no grandma to adopt, Yinchuan is now wandering alone, how can he have a place to stay now. With the grace of reinvention, slaves and servants can't repay your kindness." She tried her best to express her loyalty.

The corner of Leng's mouth curled up to look at her face carefully, "Look at this face, although its appearance is ordinary, but its voice is as beautiful as that of an oriole."

Yinchuan lowered his eyes, not daring to look directly at Leng.

"Let me ask you, has your ventriloquism ever been revealed in the Duke's Mansion?"

"The servant has been carefully keeping it according to Madam's request. If it wasn't for Madam's order, she would never show it to others. Especially in front of the fourth master, the servant dare not even say a word."

"You did a good job, and this time it can't be all your fault."

Hearing this, Yinchuan seemed to be relieved, "Grandma just doesn't blame the servant girl. From now on, the servant girl will do her best for grandma. It doesn't matter if she wants the servant girl's life."

Leng dropped Yinchuan's chin and laughed, "It's okay to kill you, really?"

"True...really, this servant is telling the truth." Yinchuan was sweating coldly on his forehead, and became nervous again.

"Don't be afraid, what do I want your life for? You have worked hard this time even though you have no credit." Leng said lightly, with a hint of sternness in her eyes, but it was all hidden in her smile, "Bi Rong , watching tea."

Birong smiled and went out to bring tea, and handed it to Yinchuan, but Yinchuan didn't dare to take it, Leng said: "This is my reward."

The nervousness on Yinchuan's face finally disappeared, replaced by a touch of surprise, he took the teacup happily, "Thank you grandma for the reward." After finishing speaking, he couldn't wait to drink it up, and Leng's eyes suddenly shone, "I don't want to drink it." Your life, but your throat cannot be kept."

Yinchuan had just finished drinking when the porcelain cup fell to the ground with a bang, and there was a clear and crisp sound. After rolling, only a muffled rough voice remained. Yinchuan held his throat and spurted out a mouthful of blood, whimpering The sound, can no longer make a sound.

Leng looked at the cold disdain, "If you want to blame, blame Zhao Wenwan. If you let others know that you can ventriloquist, it is inevitable that today's incident will not be exposed one day. As long as you live in peace, you can take care of your little life." Stop." Her pupils widened, "Otherwise, I will turn you into a corpse, do you understand?"

Yinchuan still whimpered in pain and nodded.

Leng Shi closed her lips in satisfaction, and asked Bi Rong to stay and deal with the rest of the matter. Bi Rong quickly responded, and when Leng Shi walked out of the door, she also felt scared. She had been with Leng Shi for the longest time. Things have always been watertight, and the reason for this watertightness is exactly this, eradicating weeds and roots, such as Mama Sun, or Yinchuan in front of me.

(End of this chapter)