Chapter 320: A Series of Lies Compiled
"How dare we talk here, there is no place for a slave like you to talk!" Di Fenglan's words were almost squeezed out of her throat, and she looked at Xiao Xuanzi and said sternly.
"Miss Di, I really have something to ask you. I was just asking this lady where you are!" Xiao Xuanzi followed Chu Liuchen's confidants. He had never seen such a person, let alone an ordinary lady from aristocratic family. There was no way to stop him and continue to report.
There was actually a bit of anxiety in his behavior.
"Miss Di just now insisted that this young man came to me with bad intentions, but now? He is looking for you. Does that mean that Miss Di has something to do with the outer courtyard?" Qin Wanru said lightly.
"You're so presumptuous!" Di Fenglan's face turned livid with anger when she sensed that the ladies around her were taking another step away.
"Miss Di, something really happened. It's the Crown Prince's business. Just now in the outer courtyard, Crown Prince Di was very drunk. His servant was still looking after him. He specially asked the servant to come in to see Miss Di and ask if you can You can't go over and take care of Prince Di!" Xiao Xuanzi said seriously.
"My eldest brother is drunk?" Di Fenglan was stunned for a moment, the anger on her face receded like the tide, and she asked anxiously.
"Yes, I was so drunk that I couldn't even recognize the person." Xiao Xuanzi shook his head and said.
"Where?" Di Fenglan asked.
"It's not far ahead. You can see it by turning right after exiting the Chuihua Gate. If Miss Di doesn't know the way, you can ask the lady at the Chuihua Gate or let her lead the way. If the male guests coming to the house today want to rest, they can Rest there!" Xiao Xuanzi said calmly.
What he said was very true, and there was no hesitation at all. Di Fenglan believed it. She didn't care about arguing with Chun Wanru anymore, and nodded immediately: "Okay, you lead the way!"
"Okay, then Miss Di will come with the servant!" Xiao Xuanzi said with a smile, and turned around to go out. He had just come along the hanging flower gate, and he met Qin Wanru not far away, and he was very familiar with this section of the road.
"Miss Di didn't intend to ask clearly, so she left with others?" Seeing that Di Fenglan was about to leave, Qin Wanru suddenly spoke up.
"I'm going to take care of my brother, can you take care of it?" Di Fenglan snorted coldly.
"Isn't it good for Miss Di to follow a boy like this? If you didn't know better, you would have thought that Miss Di was going to meet someone in a hurry!" Qin Wanru said mockingly.
What Di Fenglan said was what Di Fenglan meant before. Di Fenglan's mocking face immediately turned blue and white, but she didn't get angry immediately. She only glared at Qin Wanru fiercely, "Qin Wanru, I'm here to take care of you." My brother’s!”
"Who knows!" Qin Wanru chuckled, turned around and walked away, leaving only Di Fenglan and a few thoughtful ladies standing there.
As soon as Qin Wanru left, several ladies also left. Although they had a good personal relationship with Di Fenglan, Di Fenglan was now taking care of her drunken brother, and it was inappropriate for them to follow him.
After Di Fenglan said goodbye to them one by one, she hurriedly followed Xiao Xuanzi to the outside. She was really anxious. Her eldest brother's temper was not very good, especially when he drank too much. There was one time before Because he drank too much, he robbed a brothel girl in the street.
If this happened in Duke Xingguo's mansion, in front of so many young men from aristocratic families, it would be really embarrassing.
Besides, if my eldest brother is so virtuous, others will doubt her character!
"Miss, why did Miss Di believe it so quickly?" After Di Fenglan and the other ladies left one after another, Qin Wanru and Yu Jie emerged from behind a big tree. The two of them had not gone far just now.
"I heard that this Prince Di's wine is not good!" Qin Wanru said, a bloodthirsty chill flashed in his eyes. The so-called bad wine almost caused him harm in his last life.
"Miss Di is afraid that Prince Di will cause trouble!" Yu Jie understood. She stood behind Qin Wanru and did not see the dark and bloodthirsty chill in Qin Wanru's eyes.
"Let's go, let's go find eldest sister!" Qin Wanru stood still for a while, calmed down and turned around.
"Why are you looking for the eldest lady?" Yujie turned around.
"Prince Di is drunk, you must tell the eldest sister." Qin Wanru looked towards the inner courtyard thoughtfully.
Duke Xingguo's mansion is very big. Looking over it, you can only see carved beams and painted buildings, exquisite pavilions, and rockery pavilions everywhere. It is worthy of being one of the most powerful families in Beijing.
But she didn't see Qin Yuru along the way. She followed Qin Yuru's footsteps and left, but she couldn't find any trace of Qin Yuru.
I even asked a few maids on the way, but they all said that they didn't see Qin Yuru. From the previous position to the position of the hanging flower gate, they didn't find Qin Yuru all the way.
Does that mean that Qin Yuru was taken away from the direction after leaving her?
Qin Yuru's actions today did not seem to be without any intention, and Qin Wanru had an idea of what she was planning. She wanted to see what kind of person the Mrs. Xingguo's wife was...
"Are you the eldest lady of the Qin family?" The temperature in the room was very high, which was completely different from the cold winter wind outside. However, because of the overheating, Qin Yuru, who was wearing a normal heavy winter coat, felt that she was covered in sweat and felt uncomfortable.
But she didn't dare to reveal it. The old lady sitting above her, who looked unhappy, was the wife of Duke Xingguo.
"Yes, my father is General Ningyuan." Qin Yuru tried hard to show a calm and indifferent temperament. Even though there was a huge wave in her heart at this time, wealth and glory seemed to be within reach, she could still show this indifference now. The appearance is really not easy.
"Why did your mother beat you?" There was a kind of incense burning in Mrs. Tai's room. It was extremely rich. The scent almost blurred Mrs. Tai's face for a moment, but the next moment, it was clearly visible on Qin Yuru's face. before.
"Mother... mother... maybe... I made mother angry!" Qin Wanru carefully followed Di's instructions.
"Has your mother beaten you like this before?" the lady asked.
"I used to beat her, but not as hard as this time. Maybe I didn't do well. I always made my mother angry, even worse than my second sister!" Qin Yuru lowered her head and cried.
As soon as she took the handkerchief to wipe her tears, her long sleeves fell down a bit, and you could see a few bruises and bruises, all with blood stains. You could tell at a glance that she had done something wrong.
There was some pity on Mrs. Tai's face, and she said puzzledly, "I heard that your second sister is not your mother's biological child, but you are your mother's biological child. Is it possible that I treat you more than I treat your second sister who is not my biological child?" good?"
"This...I don't know this!" Qin Yuru lowered her head sadly and said with red eyes.
"Our eldest lady is not our wife's biological child either!" Mei Xue, who was following behind her, said boldly.
"Mei Xue, don't talk nonsense!" Qin Yuru scolded in a low voice.
"Plop!" Mei Xue knelt down, "Miss, I'm right, my wife did not look like my biological mother when she beat you. I also secretly heard Aunt Zhou and my wife say privately before..."
"Mei Xue, you are so presumptuous!" Qin Yuru scolded angrily, her face turned red with anger, as if she was extremely unwilling to have Mei Xue say such a thing.
"Tell me, what's going on?" Mrs. Xingguo's wife seemed to be interested. She coughed and looked at Mei Xue and said.
"Madam, slave... slave..." Mei Xue looked panicked and glanced at Qin Yuru, but she didn't dare to say another word.
"Miss Qin, this may have something to do with Duke Xingguo's office. Can you let your maid finish what she has to say?" Mrs. Tai looked at Qin Yuru with a smile, looking gentle and charitable.
"Yes!" Qin Yuru held the handkerchief and lowered her head. How could she not give Mrs. Xingguo the face, not to mention that Mrs. Xingguo also said that the matter was related to Duke Xingguo's mansion.
"Tell me, what's going on?" Mrs. Tai asked Mei Xue kindly.
"One time, the eldest lady was beaten again. The slave helped the eldest lady to leave. Later, the eldest lady was afraid that the madam would be angry and hurt her body, so she specifically asked the slave to go over and take a look secretly. The slave heard the madam and Aunt Zhou saying, "Big lady, It seems that the young lady is not Madam’s biological child, it seems that she was… picked up.”
Now that Qin Yuru agreed, Mei Xue began to speak fluently. After bowing to the Madam, she reported the matter.
"Picked it up? When did it happen?" Mrs. Tai's face suddenly became happy.
"This... this slave doesn't know. She just talked about the rebellion a few years ago. Madam took her in because she saw the eldest lady was good-looking. At that time, there was a war, and Madam did not live with the general. After that, he said that the eldest daughter was born early and raised in her hometown, and the wife had no children. The general agreed when he saw that the wife liked it!"
Mei Xue said.
"How old is your eldest lady today?" The madam's voice also trembled, and she could hardly control herself and wanted to stand up.
"Our eldest lady is thirteen years old today!" Mei Xue replied.
"The last time you came to our house, you wore a dress embroidered with orchid grass. Why did you wear such a dress?" Mrs. Tai breathed a sigh of relief, turned to Qin Yuru, and said slowly, holding the chair handle firmly with her hand. He tightened his grip, and veins popped up on his hands.
"Which one?" Qin Yuru looked confused and looked back at Mei Xue, as if she hadn't thought about it. The lady from the aristocratic family had more clothes, many of which were prepared by the personal maid. She didn't think about it for a moment. This is also normal.
"It's the one you wore last time when you went to the Xingguo Duke's Mansion. Qi Rongzhi and your second sister were both wearing similar clothes at that time!" the lady said, with a bit of eagerness on her brows.
Mei Xue's eyes rolled, and she suddenly raised her head to look at Qin Yuru and said: "Miss, I remember, you were the first to embroider those orchid grass patterns. Miss Qi and the second miss embroidered them after watching you do it." of!"
"The clothes that the second sister and Miss Qi had embroidered with the same embroidery pattern?" Qin Yuru suddenly realized.
"Yes, that's the one. Where did your orchid grass pattern come from?" Madam Tai asked anxiously.
"This...this is the pattern on the seal I carry!" Qin Yuru raised her eyes blankly for a moment, and then suddenly thought about it again.