The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 83

The next morning, Lixia sent Shangyuan to explain to Liang's mother: I am not feeling well, and I want to take a few days off before going home to rest, and changed the rotation with Shangyuan.

Naturally, Mama Liang would not say anything else, and even sent someone to ask Li Xia if she should invite a good doctor to treat her.

Li Xia and Qin Niangzi sighed, "Mother Liang is really a warm-hearted person."

Qin Niangzi was amused, "If we are still living in the Nanpianyuan, do you think she is still so enthusiastic?"

This is the case in the Shenzhai compound, with the red top and white, it is human nature.

If Qiniangzi hadn't gradually gained the trust and love of the eldest wife over the past few years, Mother Liang would not have allowed her to give her maids a holiday in rotation.

Those who are favored, everything goes smoothly, those who are not favored, struggle...

To maintain this situation, it depends on Qinianzi's own efforts.

I got up early and went into the house to take medicine for the eldest wife, and chatted with her for a while. After lunch, the eldest wife drove Qinianzi back to rest.

"For the Chinese New Year, I also take a break by myself and joke with my sisters. I'm going to take a nap too."

Qin Niangzi had no choice but to smile respectfully and obey her orders.

Just after he came out of the house, he bumped into Brother Da and Brother Hong again.

"Second brother, third brother." Seventh Lady did not dare to neglect, and greeted her with all the courtesy.

Brother Da and Brother Hong greeted Seventh Lady with smiles, "Where is Seventh Sister going?"

"Go back to take an afternoon nap." Seventh Lady smiled, "Mother just fell asleep, and the second and third elder brothers came here by accident."

Da Ge showed a little bit of embarrassment, "We came at the wrong time."

Brother Hong didn't care so much, he pulled Brother Da bluffing. "Go talk to Fifth Sister."

Hong Ge and Wu Niangzi's birthdays are only a few days away. If the conflict of adoptiveness is put aside, the two of them have a straightforward temperament.

Qin Niangzi's eyes flashed, and her evaluation of Brother Hong was a bit higher.

This child looks innocent, but his heart is clear.

He's 11 years old after all...

Qin Niangzi ignored her two cousins ​​and took Bai Lu back to the West Side Courtyard.

Bai Lu was also a little annoyed, "He ran to our house, and he knew how to be ashamed..."

"It's also involuntary." Qin Niangzi sighed casually, and then turned the topic to Xiaoxue. "Looking at Xiaoxue, it's okay, can you walk around on the ground?"

"It's not difficult." Bai Lu pondered, "It's just that she has lost weight obviously, and her body is very weak! It's not to the point where she can't get out of bed. But... to send her in for questioning, it will take a lot of time eyes."

Seventh Lady couldn't help sighing, "It's inconvenient to live in the West Side Courtyard."

Listening to Xiange, she knows the elegant meaning, Qin Niangzi asked Xiaoxue, of course she wanted to meet this key person.

It is not easy to do this matter without the eyes and ears of the eldest wife.

Seventh Lady pondered for a moment, then looked at Bai Lu again.

"Does Mama Liang have the habit of taking a nap?" She asked Bai Lu.

Bai Lu was startled, and glanced at Qinianzi reflexively.

Seventh Lady's expression was calm, taking it for granted.

Bai Lu replied naturally, "The days are short in winter, and the godmother never takes a nap... I'm afraid she's resting in the side room right now, and I'll go in after my wife wakes up from her nap."

"Then invite Mama Liang to come over." Seventh Lady ordered Bai Lu.

Bai Lu responded crisply, left the house, and slowly entered the path leading to the main courtyard.

Qin Niangzi is becoming more and more assertive... and is becoming more and more rude to herself.

I used to think that Qin Niangzi and himself were not so much master and servant as neighbors living under the same roof.Although Qin Niangzi's food, clothing, housing and transportation are all taken care of by herself.But she never interfered with her actions.

Right now, Qin Niangzi treats herself like a maid... When talking to her, she gradually took on an orderly tone.

Bai Lu smiled slightly, then quickened her pace and entered the main courtyard.

She was originally a servant girl, since she entered the West Side Courtyard, her success and frustration were all determined by Seventh Lady's fate.

Taking the life of Seventh Lady, I am afraid that in the future, there will be plenty of days for me to follow Seventh Lady!
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Bai Lu quickly brought Mama Liang into the West Side Hospital.

Mama Liang was also surprised.

Although Qin Niangzi was polite to her, she rarely entrusted favors to her.

Speaking of which, the two popular mothers in front of the eldest wife, Seventh Lady, still needs to get acquainted with Wang's mother.

It's also a natural thing, the experience of looking after the house together for half a year and sharing weal and woe made the two of them naturally get closer.

But in the past two years, through Bai Lu, Liang's mother and Xipianyuan have also been in contact, and have some affection.

"Seventh Lady." Mother Liang laughed before saying anything, and was about to salute.

"Mother Liang, please don't be polite to me." Seventh Lady also smiled, and took a few steps forward to help Mama Liang up with her own hands. "It's delayed your rest."

The two exchanged a few more pleasantries, and Bai Lu served good tea. "Godmother drinks tea..."

Mother Liang couldn't help but give Bai Lu a special look.

Bai Lu was a girl, she saw her growing up since she was a child, and she would recognize Bai Lu as her goddaughter, which shows how close the relationship between the two families is.

Bai Lu has always been her favorite, entering the main courtyard, not only did not embarrass herself, but also climbed to the position of the second-class maid, in the eldest wife's room, she was only under Li Chun.

But because he didn't want to be the master's roommate, he tried every means to get out of the main courtyard and into the western side courtyard...

Such a girl with an idea was subdued by Seventh Lady in less than two or three years.A look of doing things for the West Side Hospital wholeheartedly.

Seventh Lady is really capable!

Even the suspicious and suspicious temperament of the eldest wife has gradually let go of her guard against Qin Niangzi over the past few years.

Mother Liang was a little more polite to Qin Niangzi, and felt that the round stool under her was not so comfortable.

Even if she is the pampered mother next to the eldest wife, she must act like a servant to the girl...

"I invited mom over here today because I have something to trouble mom about." Seventh Lady didn't notice Liang's mother's strange behavior. "Mama Liang must also know that Chu Shu passed away in the twelfth lunar month last year..."

Mama Liang was immediately surprised.

"Is there such a thing?" She raised her voice.

Qin Niangzi told Liang's mother about Chu Shu's death and Xiaoxue's illness.

Liang's mother has been rolling around in the house for a long time, how can she not taste the strangeness here?

"I still have to tell my wife about this." Her eyes flickered, "I'm afraid..."

Seventh Lady let out a sigh of relief.

"Mother Liang, you also know that Xiaoqi is looking at the scenery right now, but... isn't it all because of Brother Nine?" She looked at Mother Liang with some embarrassment.

This is what Qin Niangzi said from the bottom of her heart.

"Seventh Lady is wrong," Liang's mother laughed, "It's good that you entered the main courtyard because of Ninth Brother, but my wife loves you, it's because of your own goodness!"

The two of them said a few more words of politeness, and then Qin Niangzi continued cautiously, "Although we must tell my wife about this matter, if Zi Wu Yinmao is not found out, it will inevitably make my wife feel that it is Xiao Qi. Things. Let’s bring up the unhappiness in the past...Besides, my mother is still sick now, so it’s not easy to worry about it..."

Mother Liang also felt that Qin Niangzi was right.

This kind of thing is always difficult to say, it may not be because Chu Shu and Xiaoxue were kicked out of the main courtyard, lost face, and became sick with embarrassment.

If it takes a lot of time and effort to find out the reason by breaking the wall and moving the land, but can't find out why, with the temperament of the eldest wife, she will definitely blame Qin Niangzi.

"Then what does Seventh Lady mean?" Liang's mother couldn't help asking for Seventh Lady's opinion.

"I want to ask Xiaoxue first." Seventh Lady told Liang's mother frankly, "If you can find out anything, then explain to your mother. If you can't find out anything, this matter will pass quietly without disturbing anyone."

This is a safe way to achieve the best of both worlds. You can attack when you advance, and you can defend when you retreat.

But if Xiaoxue was to be interrogated, it had to be arranged by Liang's mother.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law who come and go in and out of the main courtyard are all arranged by Mama Liang.For a little girl like Xiaoxue who has no errands, only Liang's mother has the ability to quietly lead her into the West Side Courtyard.

Liang's mother's smile deepened, "Seventh lady thinks rightly, if the wife is not good, we have to share the worries for the wife... You can take Xiaoxue in whenever you want, and just wrap it on my wife!"

Qin Niangzi smiled and chatted with Mama Liang for a few more homely words, and she sent Mama Liang out of the house when the eldest wife was about to wake up from her afternoon nap.

Both Bai Lu and Li Xia hesitated to speak.

Qin Niangzi explained, "Actually, there is nothing to hide about this matter. Speaking of which, the mouthful of blood was still vomited in the west courtyard."

Qin Niangzi wanted to intervene, and she also had a position to intervene.

Li Xia seemed to understand but went to work in secret.

Bai Lu hesitated again and again, but still asked, "I thought you wanted to take advantage of the problem and blame the second wife..."

Bai Lu is not a fool either.

For more than a year, the undercurrents between Seventh Lady, Fifth Lady, Ninth Brother and Second Wife, and the return of the three nephews and young masters... all seem to imply that the eldest wife has wavered again in choosing an heir. tendency.

The elder is more and more concerned about Brother Jiu's studies every day...

Even though Bai Lu is a maid, she can feel the smell of the matter here.

She also thought that Qi Niangzi was concerned about Xiaoxue and Chu Shu at this time, just to find a breakthrough opportunity from the past, to make the second wife instigate the fourth aunt to poison, to make the second wife lose face, and the eldest wife also It's not good to mention the matter of adoption.

Although this idea cannot be said to be bad, it is a bit rough.

How could the eldest wife fail to see through the main messenger behind her?
Qin Niangzi smiled slightly, Bai Lu looked at the problem, but it was still a little superficial.

She pointed to Bai Lu, "A few years ago, the second wife was also thinking about adopting. At that time, why didn't the first wife listen to her?"

Bai Lu murmured, "Isn't Brother Jiu..."

Didn't Brother Nine put on women's clothing without authorization and make such a mess, which made the eldest wife realize that the little boy in her hand had already planned for herself?
Chong Jiu Ge, originally because he grew up with the eldest wife and was close to the eldest wife.

When things happen, she will naturally stand on the side of the eldest wife.

But the knife wound incident in front of Huanshawu just proved that Brother Jiu is not a weak character at all.At a young age, he can already think about problems with his own head.

What is even more worrying is that in order to give his twin sister a sigh of relief, he did not hesitate to frame his cousin, and he did not care about the friendship between the eldest wife and Mrs. Xu at all.

It's good that Xu Fengjia took the scapegoat externally, but internally, how could she hide it from her mother?

After suffering such a big grievance, how could Mrs. Xu have no resentment?

This one is not good, it is an opportunity for the Pingguo government to gradually separate from the Yang family.

In the past few years, Mrs. Xu has slowed down her proposal of marriage...

Even if it had nothing to do with what happened in front of Huanshawu, the eldest lady probably already connected the two things in her heart.

So vicious, so meticulous, so crazy, so smart at such a young age, what will he be like when he grows up?At that time, what will the eldest wife use to restrain this Chengsi's son?
One wrong step, one wrong step, just because she was soft-hearted back then and didn't cut the grass and roots to get rid of Jiu Yiniang. There was naturally a heart disease between the eldest wife and Jiu brother.

Once this suspicion is committed again, the seeds of doubt can't help but take root and germinate...

In the end, brother Jiu was young and acted frivolously, giving the second wife an opportunity.

That's why the second wife tried her best to promote her two sons, "They are very honest, they are all ears", "Three sticks can't beat a fart", "They are very ignorant, and they need a lot of teaching from the uncle." ".

"So, we're going to ask the eldest lady to give a different interpretation of what happened in front of Huanshawu." Seventh Lady smiled. "This is the solution to the root cause... to attack Second Aunt?"

That's the next step too.

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On the afternoon of the eighth day of the first lunar month, when everyone was taking a nap, Xiaoxue was taken into the West Side Hospital by two mothers with cold faces.

"Seventh Lady." She lowered her eyebrows and pleasing to the eye, knelt down in front of Seventh Lady with all manners of etiquette, and bowed firmly.

Seventh Lady couldn't help feeling a little unbearable.

I haven't seen her for two years, Xiaoxue has completely changed her body, she has become a different person.

The originally pleasing round face has become thinner like a melon seed, with sunken cheeks, dark yellow complexion...

Unexpectedly, just like Jiu Yiniang before her death, she was so thin that only a handful of bones remained.

Especially the pair of big eyes that were originally watery and spirited, but now they are dim and bloodshot, making people unable to bear to look at her!
No wonder Bai Lu felt so sorry when she mentioned Xiaoxue.

She just sighed and winked at Lixia.

Li Xia came forward to greet the two mothers somewhat jerkyly, left the main room, and entered the west wing where the servants lived to entertain them.

Seventh Lady got up and brought Xiaoxue into Xili Room.

Bai Lu personally guarded the door.

The two were relatively silent for a moment.

"Chu Shu passed away!"

After much deliberation, Seventh Lady still cut straight to the point.

Xiaoxue's body visibly shook.

"It's what happened in the twelfth lunar month last year, and I haven't had time to report it to my wife." Seventh Lady looked at Xiaoxue.

Xiaoxue kept her head down, looking at her own toes, as if bowing her head and obeying orders.

But at this moment, the thousands of thoughts flashing across her face could not be concealed.

"I heard that she has been ill for several years. She has been ill since she went out... Last year when Bai Lu visited her, Chu Shu was too sick to speak!"

Seventh Lady added details calmly.

Although Xiaoxue's expression was complicated, it seemed that she was not surprised by Shi Shu's death at all.

"Chushu...it's a pity!" Xiaoxue moved her lips, and it took a long time for her to utter such a sentence.

Qin Niangzi's expression changed before she continued to ask questions.Xiaoxue coughed violently.

She quickly buried her head deeply in her arms, trying to cover up the indecent voice as much as possible.

After a long while, he blushed and pleaded guilty to Seventh Lady, "I can't help it...offended Seventh Lady."

Qin Niangzi's heart moved, she shook her head and said nothing, but stretched out her hand to hold Xiaoxue's hand.

Xiaoxue's hands were as cold as ice.

She finally couldn't restrain her expression of horror.

"It's not a disease, it's a poison!"

These words were shallow and urgent, not as if he was asking Xiaoxue, but as if he was asking himself.

Xiaoxue smiled sadly and admitted it frankly.

"Seventh Lady is right... According to my servant's guess, it should be poisonous, and the weight may not be light..."

A big tear slid down her skinny, dark yellow cheek.

"It's because I didn't understand the meaning of Qiniangzi's words that day, I shouldn't eat that bowl of crispy cheese..."

Seventh Lady has fully understood.

In fact, she had expected this result ever since she learned about Chu Shu's death.

It is the young girls who are young, even if one is unlucky and dies of a serious illness, there is absolutely no reason why both of them will become seriously ill as soon as they are kicked out of the main hospital.

But it wasn't this that horrified her.

Rapid weight loss, dull complexion, cloudy eyes, unstoppable cough, sudden drop in body temperature...

(End of this chapter)