Chapter 192 The Maid with a Hairpin in Her Sleeve
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"Are there any activities after the banquet?" the man asked with deep eyes.
"There are no activities. It was originally a plum blossom appreciation party, and most of the women will leave!" The fat man thought for a while.
"Don't let this affect me!" The cold voice carried a bit of murderous intent. Although it was low, it frightened Dark Heart.
"Don't worry!" The fat man said hurriedly, and cold sweat began to break out on his forehead. If this master really wanted to take action today, he would be in trouble.
"You can take care of yourself!" The man snorted coldly, stood up and strode out.
The banquet held at Duke Xingguo's Mansion was quite successful, except for a small incident. Qin Yuru's incident happened. But after all, Qin Yuru was not a daughter of one of the most famous families in the capital. Although everyone felt that her previous affairs were very disgraceful, they felt that this The lady's character may not be very good either.
But this incident was not a big deal for the entire banquet of Duke Xingguo. After all, nothing really happened and the man was not seen. Everything was just conjectured out of thin air.
As for the reputation of Miss Qin, everyone tacitly understood that at least their own families would not marry such a woman. However, seeing Qin Yuru walking next to Mrs. Yong-Kangbo, the lady with good intentions was inquiring about the two families. relationship, so there is another saying that the Yong-Kangbo Mansion is going to marry the Qin Mansion.
The one I married was Miss Qin.
For a while, many ladies looked at Mrs. Yong-Comber with a bit of pity in their eyes, but they could only see the anger on Mrs. Yong-combe's face.
But no one said anything face to face, and even if Mrs. Yon-Comber wanted to explain something, she couldn't find a chance.
Good things don't go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles. This kind of thing spread as soon as it left the gate of Xingguo Duke's Mansion, which immediately made many people curious about the Qin Mansion.
Then some well-informed people unearthed the previous rumors, saying that Mrs. Di who married from Yong-Kangbo Mansion is not in charge of the family's internal affairs now. The reason is because Mrs. Di is said to be a bad person. He likes to stir up troubles viciously, and wants to make Mrs. Shui, the wife of the Qin family, have a miscarriage. Such vicious behavior certainly means that she can no longer be in charge of the housework.
Originally, what Di Shi did was only circulated in the market and did not really spread to the big family. However, it will be mixed with Qin Yuru's affairs, and the words will become more and more unpleasant. The words of the market coupled with the Rumors about the wealthy family, all kinds of rumors are flying everywhere.
When Mrs. Di heard the news from Yong-Kangbo Mansion, she almost fainted!
Although these things are all rumors and there is no evidence, because Qin Yuru's incident was seen by many people, it became more vivid and vivid, and even some sexy jokes came out, which was extremely unpleasant for a while!
Although things in the inner court of the Qin Mansion were not going well, Qin Huaiyong's appointment was going smoothly at this time.
From the third-grade official position, he became the deputy commander of the imperial guard camp! Grant the title of former General Ningyuan again!
But this General Ning Yuan is not the previous General Ning Yuan!
This is a high-ranking official that Qin Huaiyong never expected. He was only a fifth-grade official before!
As soon as the news came out, everyone in the mansion became happy. The sign of the Qin Mansion in front of the gate was also removed and replaced with the sign of General Ningyuan's Mansion.
In this capital, there are all high-ranking officials and families. From the third rank, they are not high-ranking officials, but they are close ministers of the emperor. The imperial guard camp and other battalions are in charge of the security of the capital. If they are not highly valued by the emperor, they will never be placed in the imperial guard camp. .
As soon as the news came out, everyone who had some relationship with the Qin Mansion became enthusiastic and came to congratulate him.
The old lady also looked refreshed, and her condition had completely improved, and she seemed to be almost the same as before when she was not sick.
She asked Qin Huaiyong to be found. She felt that it would be troublesome to thank everyone one by one when so many people came to her door, so she thought that hosting a wedding banquet would be a complete courtesy.
Qin Huaiyong had no doubts about this and asked the old lady and Shui Ruolan to take care of it.
Shui Ruolan is also a little pregnant now, but fortunately it is only a little bit, not obvious. With the old lady on the side to give guidance, she can still manage things.
This was the first time she had hosted a banquet in Beijing. Naturally, she couldn't be careless and wanted to host the banquet wholeheartedly. Qin Wanru saw that she was really tired sometimes, so she helped her.
With the guidance of the old lady and the help of Qin Wanru, Shui Ruolan has safely taken over the internal affairs of General Ningyuan's Mansion.
There are two aunts taking care of things below, and the entire Ningyuan General's Mansion is slowly getting in order.
Another busy half month passed, and that day Yujie suddenly grabbed a maid and came in.
"Miss, this girl went out sneakily and was caught by the servant!" Yu Jie said as soon as she entered the door.
Qin Wanru put down the account book in her hand and looked at the maid below. Looking at the age and timid appearance of this maid, she knew that she was just an ordinary maid. She blinked and looked at Yujie in confusion. , there is actually no need to report this kind of thing to yourself.
"What should I say?" Qin Wanru asked as she rubbed her painful eyebrows.
"This maid is from our yard. She used to follow Qingxue all the time, but this time she actually sneaked outside!" Yu Jie said angrily.
Qin Wanru's eyes swept over the little maid, and her eyes turned slightly cold.
"Tell me, what's the matter?" Hearing Yu Jie say this, she really looked a bit familiar. She was actually someone from her own yard.
There were many maids and women in the yard, but Qin Wanru didn't pay much attention to them on weekdays!
"Second Miss, slave... slave, something really happened... Sister Xiu'er is sick and wants to see Aunt Dong, so I asked this slave to go and see Aunt Dong!" The maid knelt down with a plop and said in a panic.
"Dong Xiu'er is sick?" Qin Wanru looked at Yu Jie with watery eyes. She has been busy with many things recently and hasn't paid much attention to Dong Xiu'er's affairs. Aunt Dong is also busy outside with things in the shop, and only occasionally comes in with messages. , thinking about it this way, it’s true that I haven’t seen Aunt Dong for a long time.
"She's sick, but it's not serious. Aunt Yu asked the doctor to see her before. She just said that she would be fine after taking a few patches of medicine!" Yu Jie replied.
"You have to go to Aunt Dong for just such a small matter?" Qin Wanru's eyes darkened a bit. Dong Xiu'er is not a child who would do such a thing without knowing the importance of it at this time!
"Yes...it's what Empress Xiu'er meant. She hasn't seen Aunt Dong for a long time and is ill. She especially wants to see Aunt Dong." The little maid said hurriedly.
Qin Wanru's face darkened: "Since it's Dong Xiu'er who wants to see Aunt Dong, come and tell me, why do you let Yu Jie sneak out and see what she has on her?"
The little maid's face changed with fright, and she subconsciously covered her sleeves with her hands.
Yujie came over, pulled her hand away and pulled out a hairpin that she had tightly covered in her sleeve together with the handkerchief. It was a very beautiful hairpin, the same one Qin Wanru saw Dong Xiuer wearing on her head that day. A hairpin like that is not something Dong Xiuer can afford to wear at this time, nor should it be on Dong Xiuer's body.
"You actually stole something. Miss, look at this hairpin!" Yu Jie handed the hairpin to Qin Wanru and said sternly, "If you dare to steal things from the house, you will be kicked out of the house after being punished with a stick."
"Second Miss, Second Miss, this was not stolen by a slave. Sister Xiu'er entrusted me to give it to Aunt Dong. It was not stolen by a slave." The little maid was so frightened that she was driven out of the house after hearing that she was about to be punished with a cane. He turned pale, shook his hands wildly, and cried anxiously.
"Is this hairpin Dong Xiuer's?" Qin Wanru's eyes fell on the hairpin and asked lightly.
"Yes...it belongs to Sister Xiu'er. Sister Xiu'er just asked the slave to leave it with Aunt Dong, but she doesn't trust it here!" The little maid kept saying, "Sister Xiu'er said that she wouldn't even say such a thing. It sounds good, but I’m afraid that the second lady will see it, so I let the slave secretly go out and hand it over to Aunt Dong!”
"Xiu'er said where Aunt Dong is?" Qin Wanru asked slowly, hiding a hint of coldness in her eyes. Is it just a matter of a hairpin?
Originally, this hairpin came out of nowhere. It was most likely handled by Qingxue. Now I feel that this matter may not be that simple. It is not safe to keep it with me. It needs to be sent to Aunt Dong. Dong Xiuer has lost it. How many things can give rise to this feeling of insecurity?
Since coming in, Aunt Yu has managed the yard in an orderly manner, and has never heard of anyone losing anything. Why is it that when she comes to Dong Xiuer's house, she is worried about sending the hairpin to Aunt Dong outside the house.
"Aunt Dong is cleaning up the shop. Sister Xiu'er has told the servant. I know where to find Aunt Dong." The little maid kept saying, for fear that Qin Wanru would not believe her if she spoke too slowly.
"Why is there a word on it?" Qin Wanru raised her eyes, and her gaze fell intensely on the little maid. The font was very obscure, very small, and in the shape of a flower. If you were not careful, it would just look like a word. flower shape.
"Slave... I don't know how to read!" the little maid said with a confused look on her face.
"Dong Xiuer gave this to you?" Qin Wanru's face darkened, a little maid who didn't know anything about it?
"Yes...it was given to this slave by Sister Xiu'er." The little maid nodded repeatedly.
"Is there anyone who can testify?" Qin Wanru narrowed her eyes.
"No, the only people in the house at that time were the slave girl and Sister Xiu'er." The little maid panicked, anxious and scared, and wiped away her tears.
"If no one testifies, then you can't explain the matter clearly. You can go and receive the punishment yourself!" Qin Wanru leaned back and said softly.
Yu Jie came over in response and was about to pull the maid out. When the maid saw that Yu Jie was really trying to pull her out, she panicked and said, "Second Miss, Second Miss, Sister Xiu'er can bear witness1"
"What if she doesn't admit it?" Qin Wanru smiled slightly, with a hint of coldness, "Whoever gets involved in this kind of thing will be unlucky. Do you think Xiu'er will admit it now? The hairpin on it is a seal The name is Qin, but I didn’t give Xiu’er any hairpin. Where did she get this hairpin?”
The little girl was stunned when she said this, and her face was as pale as a trace of blood. If she really thought this way, it meant that the hairpin came from an evil place. Since it had an evil origin, Dong Xiuer would certainly not admit it if things got serious now.
This makes her take the blame!
The little maid was regretful and afraid. While trying to resist Yu Jie's pull, she was still trying to defend herself. Suddenly, an idea flashed in her mind and she said loudly: "Second Miss, Second Miss, there was another person who was also there at the time, slave girl." Saw it!"