Concubine like a house

Chapter 52
Qian Yun was the first person to find the note, and immediately presented it to Chuxiu.I saw the crooked handwriting on it, and it seemed that someone deliberately did it, not wanting to reveal his handwriting.

"Tonight at Haishi, the rockery in the inner garden, please watch the show." Chuxiu murmured the note again, wondering if I should go and find out... You should know that the rockery in the inner garden is located between two verandahs. The gardens connected on both sides are Jinlutang where Yun Qi lives, and Nishang Pavilion where Yun Xiangrong lives.

Yun Qi, Yun Xiangrong... A thought quickly flashed in Chuxiu's mind, she faintly felt that the "drama" tonight had something to do with Yun Qi, maybe it had something to do with Yun Xiangrong, after all, this young lady only came a few days ago Guo Zhiyanxuan, the maid who asked for it happened to be Zhuoyan...

Should I go or not?What if it's a trap?After careful analysis, Chuxiu found that if the visitor was only targeting herself, the most vicious frame could only be in two aspects: either slandering her for being unfeminine, or mutilating Yun Ci's "posthumous son".

Thinking about it this way, Chuxiu is not afraid anymore.One is that Mrs. Tai will not believe the charge of "not obeying women's morals"; the other is that she is a fake pregnancy, and she is not afraid that someone will harm her.

Chuxiu decided to take this trip.But before going to the appointment, she first invited Qian Yun, and solemnly said: "Don't go to bed early tonight, and wait in my room. If I haven't come back when I was born, you should go to Rongjin Hall and report the truth, and ask Mrs. People are looking for me."

Qian Yun simply took the order.

Out of Xiuxiu, the new female guard Zhu Yang: "How many people are on duty in the inner garden tonight? Can you find out?"

Zhu Yang thought for a moment, and replied: "It should be the people in the second master's garden who are on duty, and they will change shifts at Haishi."

After hearing this, Chuxiu felt that he had to take this trip tonight, but it was really dangerous to go alone.After thinking about it like this, she said to Zhu Yang: "You are the person chosen by Mrs. Tai, so I trust you the most. To tell you the truth, I'm going to the inner garden tonight. It may be dangerous. I want you to follow me Together."

Zhu Yang nodded happily: "But listen to Madam's orders."

"You didn't understand what I meant." Chuxiu paused and explained, "I mean, I kept this from Mrs. Tai in advance. Can you do it?"

This time, Zhu Yang's expression turned subtle, and he didn't answer immediately.

This is displeased?Still not following?Chuxiu couldn't say it, but she felt that her noncommittal attitude was not as good as the shallow rhyme and indifferent love and hatred that made people happy.In fact, Zhu Yang is very young, she seems to be only one or two years older than Qian Yun and Dan Xin, although she is not feminine enough, but her heroic spirit is very unique, and it also adds a unique charm and...mystery to her.

Seeing that Zhu Yang has been hesitating, Chu Xiu decided to give up on her: "Forget it, you obey Mrs. Tai, I shouldn't make things difficult for you."

Zhu Yang still didn't answer, but asked instead: "If this subordinate doesn't follow you, can you still find someone else?"

"Yes." Chuxiu thought of Zhuying, in fact, she believed in Zhuying's skill more than Zhuyang.But Zhuying is a man after all, and now that Mrs. Tai has dispatched female guards, she is also subtly reminding her to pay attention to the difference between men and women.How can you not understand when you come out of Xiu?

It's just that she really wants to "watch a show" so much!If she is lucky, maybe Xia Yanran's death, especially Yun Ci's death, will bring some unexpected gains tonight.This risk, Chu Xiu asked himself, was worth taking.

Thinking of this, she added another sentence to Zhu Yang: "You don't have to worry, Zhu Ying is pretty good, and should be able to protect me well."

"Bamboo Shadow?" Zhu Yang raised his eyebrows, his expression froze for a moment, and he changed his mind after a while, "Madam, let the subordinates go down, since we are both women, it will be more convenient for you when things happen." After she finished speaking, she deliberately emphasized: "The subordinates I think my boxing skills are not inferior to men." The tone was very confident.

"That's the best way, but please hide it from Mrs. Tai first." Unless it was a last resort, Chuxiu didn't want to disturb her old man.

"The subordinates are Madam's guards, so naturally Madam's will is the most important thing." Zhu Yang replied.

After hearing this, Chuxiu felt much more at ease, and explained to Zhu Yang in detail, the two of them waited for the time of Hai to come...

The night wind in early March is a bit chilly, which makes this eerie night even more creepy.Just after three o'clock in Xu time, both Chuxiu and Zhuyang changed into black clothes, and quietly left through the back door of Zhiyanxuan.

Chuxiu didn't know what method Zhuyang used and what rhetoric he used, but the two of them came all the way, and Zhiyanxuan's guards and hidden guards were silent, no one asked, let alone stopped.But even so, Chuxiu still felt a chill down his back.

Zhu Yang saw her bravado, so he said in a low voice: "Why don't Madam go back, if you trust your subordinate, then let him check it out for you."

"No, I have to go there myself to feel at ease." Chuxiu rebuffed without thinking, "Besides, I can't let you take risks alone."

"Isn't the duty of your subordinates to protect your safety?" Zhu Yang spoke in a calm and unhurried manner, "I see that you are trembling all the time. If so, why do you force yourself to go?"

Chuxiu hurriedly closed his clothes, and replied stubbornly, "I'm just a little cold."

"If you feel cold, you might as well go back and add some clothes." Zhu Yang gave her a step down.

"It's too late." Chuxiu shook her head, she didn't want to show her fear in front of a girl of her age, especially one sent by Mrs. Tai.

"Ma'am is really fearless, not afraid of tricks, not afraid of the cold." Zhu Yang smiled as he walked, with a somewhat relaxed expression on his face.

"Aren't you afraid?" Chuxiu asked what was in his heart.

Zhu Yang habitually raised his eyebrows: "Why are you afraid? You underestimated the skill of the 'Zhu' generation."

"The generation of the character 'Bamboo'?" That's right, Zhuying is also the generation of the character "Bamboo".But the Zhuyang girl in front of her is only eighteen or nineteen years old, with a straight and slender figure, can she be compared with Zhuying in skill?Chuxiu didn't believe it.

Zhu Yang saw Chuxiu's doubts, and replied in a timely manner: "Only the first-class guards are the 'Zhu' generation." She was stating the facts, without a hint of pride or hardship, and her tone was extremely flat.

First class guard?Chuxiu secretly said that he "has eyes but does not know Mount Tai".With a master like Zhu Yang by her side, she couldn't help speeding up her pace towards the inner garden, for fear of missing any "good show".When she reached the entrance of the garden, Zhu Yang suddenly stopped her and said: "You wait for me for a while, I will go back as soon as I go."

Chu Xiu urgently grabbed her: "I'll be with you."

Zhu Yang looked at her helplessly: "I'll 'solve' those guards."

"Solution?" Do you want to kill someone?Out of Xiu was shocked.

"I have Mixiang, I will return as soon as I go." Zhu Yang briefly explained, and a flash had disappeared.

Chuxiu hides alone outside the secret door of the inner garden, feeling more and more turbulent, and the vegetation is full of soldiers.Obviously Zhuyang had only left for a while, but she felt that it had been a long time.Fortunately, Zhu Yang didn't keep her waiting for a long time, he really "went and went back", and when he returned, he was relaxed, not injured, and even his breathing was even and strong.

"Let's go." Before Chuxiu could react, Zhu Yang took her right arm and jumped.When she came out of Xiuxiu, she felt a sudden cold wind blowing from her neck, and when she regained her composure, she had been drawn to the courtyard wall, and she was not far from the rockery.

Chuxiu was a little afraid of heights, and quickly covered her lips with both hands, lest she would cry out in surprise.As soon as she stood firmly on her feet, she heard Zhu Yang "shush": "Someone is coming."

Chuxiu immediately looked towards the direction of the rockery, and sure enough, he saw a slim figure running in from the outer gate of the inner garden, no doubt she was a woman.At the same time, a man hurriedly walked over from the Chaoshou corridor to the west.The man and the woman seem to have a tacit understanding. After walking into the rockery, it seems that this is definitely not the first time they have met here secretly.

Seeing this scene, Chuxiu couldn't help but look sideways at Zhu Yang, who was leaning over to listen with squinted eyes.From behind the rockery came soft voices, rustling, I couldn't hear clearly from Chuxiu, so I couldn't help feeling a little anxious.

Zhuyang was distracted to see Chuxiu's expression, knowing what she meant, he reached out and broke off a flowering branch from the peach tree on the wall, waved his hand and threw it straight behind the rockery.

"Who?" The man suddenly asked, not only his voice became louder, but also cautious and frightened.

It's Erye Yunqi!Chuxiu immediately reacted.The appearance of this man was expected by her, but who would the woman come in from outside?In the dark night, the light was extremely dim, but I saw the woman sticking out an arm from the shadow of the rockery, holding Yun Qi's sleeve, and said delicately: "Second Master, don't worry, it's just a fallen branch."

The woman's voice was very familiar, but Chuxiu couldn't remember where she had heard it, a name vaguely appeared in her mind, but she didn't dare to speculate.

Afterwards, Yun Qi and the woman resumed whispering, and after a while of whispering, the woman gasped twice, as if she had been "frivolous" by Yun Qi.Not long after, the two stepped out from behind the rockery one after the other, Yunqi quickly walked towards the west side of the inner garden, turned into Chaoshou verandah, and should have returned to Jinlu Hall.

Looking at the woman again, still wearing a cloak and covering her head, she hurried out from behind the rockery.She straightened her skirt while walking, obviously, although the two of them didn't do anything dirty just now, it was inevitable that they would hug each other and make love to each other.

Things have come to this, it can be seen that the "drama" is over tonight, but Chuxiu is a little puzzled, did the person who sent the note just let her watch this "personal relationship"?She was very puzzled, and seeing that this place is not a place to stay forever, she said to Zhu Yang: "Go ahead and see which garden that girl has entered."

Without saying a word, Zhu Yang jumped down from the wall while guarding Chuxiu, and the two quickly walked out of the inner garden, before the former said: "Madam, be careful, there are guards on duty everywhere in the garden, you must call out if you have something to do." .” After saying that, she had already left with the wind blowing on her feet.

Chuxiu only hopes that Zhu Yang can catch up with the woman and see who it is.Thinking about it, she couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat, and her heart was beating suddenly, so she could only speed up her pace and return to Zhiyanxuan.

The night was dark and the evening wind was blowing, the trees around were shaking in the wind, and black shadows appeared on the ground, as if many criminals were hiding in the dark, trying to take advantage of the dark moon and wind to come out to do evil.The "rustling" sound of leaves came from time to time, and the shadows all over the floor and walls surrounded Chuxiu, which made her feel suffocated.She felt that she had grasped something, and she was just a step away from finding the truth and pushing open the secret door of the conspiracy...

Along the way, due to the lack of Zhu Yang's company, several nurses jumped out from the dark to ask for orders.If Chuxiu didn't know how she returned, she almost returned to Zhiyanxuan in a daze.

Qian Yun had been waiting in the house for a long time, when she saw Chuxiu came back, she hurriedly greeted her: "Is Madam injured? Just now Zhu Yang has returned."

Zhu Yang is back?Is it lost?Chuxiu calmed down, and replied to Qian Yun: "I'm fine, you can go back and rest."

Qian Yun took the lead and left Chuxiu's house with light steps, but bumped into Zhu Yang head-on.She wisely didn't ask any more questions, just nodded and went back to bed.

Zhu Yang's expression remained unchanged, and he entered the room calmly and replied: "I saw that woman's face, but I have been here for too short a time, so I don't know who she is."

Chuxiu breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly asked, "Which garden did you see her enter?"

"She entered... Zhiyanxuan, and lives in the second room from the east in the backyard."

On the second day of "watching a play" in the middle of the night, Chuxiu's complexion was extremely bad, probably due to a sleepless night.Although her pregnancy was fake, Mama Chi still put on a show, and said to Qian Yun: "Go and ask Divine Doctor Qu to prescribe a soothing prescription, it won't hurt the fetus."

Qian Yun took the order, and came back with the prescription not long after, and ordered the people in the medicinal material storehouse to take the medicine according to the prescription. She boiled a full cup herself, and brought it in and out of the hut.

Chuxiu took the decoction, only took a few sips, and immediately his face changed drastically: "This soup... has a problem!"

"Is there a problem?" Qian Yun'e frowned, "I made this soup myself, and I tasted it before, how could it be..."

"Qianyun..." Chuxiu clutched her lower abdomen, only feeling colic, and she was too painful to speak.

There was a sound of "pa", and Mother Chi couldn't help but slap Qian Yun across the face, and scolded: "What are you doing? Don't you know that Madam is pregnant with a young son?"

Qian Yun was greatly surprised, and covered her hot cheeks and called out: "Mother Chi..." She also came from Mrs. Tai's side. In the past in Rongjintang, Mother Chi had always been kind to her, but now this slap She thought she had been wronged, so she retorted: "How do you know I did it?"

"If it wasn't for you, could it be that there is something wrong with the genius doctor's prescription?" Chi's mother was afraid that something might go wrong, and then reprimanded Qian Yun, "Last time you intended to assassinate Madam, it was Madam who released you from the torture hall regardless of previous suspicions." , let you return to Zhiyanxuan, is this how you repay her?"

Qian Yun seemed to understand something, she pursed her lips and sneered silently.

"Zhu Yang! Take her out!" Mother Chi gave the order immediately.

Qian Yun doesn't have the strength to restrain a chicken, so how can she match Zhu Yang's kung fu?It was subdued almost instantly.While being escorted out, she stared straight at Chuxiu, and said with a sneer, "I should have known earlier, how could you be so generous? It turns out that you have always hated me and wanted to put me to death."

But at this time, Chuxiu was in so much pain that he couldn't speak, how could he have the time to talk about Qianyun?She watched Qian Yun being taken away with her own eyes, and Mother Chi also hurriedly ordered someone to ask Miracle Doctor Qu.

Not long after, divine doctor Qu arrived, seeing Chuxiu's pale complexion, he quickly put his hand on her wrist, and said after a while of diagnosis: "It's okay. Someone has injected something unclean, but his hands and feet are not good enough, and the dose is not enough." , Madame is not in danger of her life."

Seeing a few servants gathered in the living room, Mama Chi winked at Qu Fang and asked intentionally, "Then this baby..."

Qu Fang understood immediately, and replied, "Ma'am, the fetus is fine." He prescribed some medicines and asked his servants to boil them for Xiu to drink.After being so busy until noon, Chuxiu fell into a deep sleep, and when she woke up again, she was already fine, but she had no strength in her body.

This matter finally alarmed Mrs. Tai, but fortunately Shen Yu is not often in the mansion these days, so he still doesn't know about it.Chuxiu gave thousands of advices to Dr. Qu, asking him to keep it from Shen Yu.Doctor Qu naturally knew what his lover was thinking, and seeing that there was nothing serious about going out of Xiuxiu, he agreed.

After raising her for a day, Chi's mother told Chuxiu: "Mrs. Tai is in charge and sent Qian Yun to the execution hall to be punished."

Chuxiu pondered for a while, and replied: "Please ask Mrs. Tai for a favor. For the sake of Qian Yun's service to Lord Hou, release her from the execution hall and demote her to a third-class maid!"

Mother Chi sighed: "Do you think Qian Yun is innocent?"

Chuxiu shook her head: "I don't know...but I don't want to deal with Lord Hou's people at will."

Hearing this, Mama Chi looked at Chuxiu for a moment, and reminded secretly: "You can show kindness to Qian Yun, but don't miss it, and be soft-hearted to the enemy."

"Remember what your mother taught you."

Qian Yun only stayed in the punishment hall for less than a day, and came out unscathed.She was demoted to Zhiyanxuan Outer Garden to do chores, mainly responsible for chopping firewood and lighting the fire.Although Qianyun is usually reticent, she is extremely proud of others, so after being demoted, she only concentrates on being a fire girl, never explaining anything, ignoring other people's doubts and gossips, and gradually alienating her innocence.

In the blink of an eye, Qian Yun has been reprimanded for more than forty days. During this period, she turned a deaf ear to everyone and everything, as if she had accepted her fate.Zhu Ying came to visit twice, and even proposed to marry her according to Yunci's last wish, and help her get rid of her status as a third-class maid.However, Qianyun flatly refused, and was extremely indifferent to Zhuying, and gradually, Zhuying disappeared in front of her.

In Zhiyanxuan, people avoided Qianyun in time, but Zhuoyan unexpectedly expressed friendship to her. Of course, she still pretended not to be familiar with her.Surprisingly, Qian Yun, who has always been a loner and only made friends with Dan Xin and Zhu Ying, acquiesced to Zhuo Yan's approach, not only did not show any resistance, but instead talked to her privately talk.

"It's a good marriage, why did my sister reject it?" Zhuo Yan quietly asked Qian Yun after looking around when no one was around.

"Do you think marrying a guard is a good marriage?" Qian Yun wrung out the veil and wiped her face, and asked lightly.

Zhuo Yan smiled: "It depends on which guard it is. Zhu Ying was the most trusted bodyguard of Master Hou during his lifetime. Who in this mansion doesn't think highly of him? Now that Steward Yun is getting old, he can't guarantee the next chief." That's him."

"Zhuying has practiced martial arts since childhood, and doesn't understand paperwork and management, so she can't be the housekeeper of Yunfu." Qian Yun is very determined.

(End of this chapter)