"Crisp? Crisp?"
Bright Brocade called softly.
It was quiet all around, and there was no sound in the woodshed. Bright Brocade's voice was amplified, and it was a little scary. She rubbed her arms, a little afraid, but when she thought of Fifth Young Lady's instructions, she gritted her teeth.
After a while, no one spoke.
The night was dark and windy. She was afraid of being discovered, so she didn't bring a lantern with her. At this moment, a cold wind blew past, and she was a little afraid. Her fingers gently touched the cold door of the woodshed. She gritted her teeth and walked in. She felt a chill and shivered violently.
Could it be that he had been hit too hard and died just like that? Wouldn't that mean that he couldn't complete the task that the young lady had given him?
"Who-"
Just as Bright Brocade was hesitating, a low murmur came from the woodshed. Bright Brocade jumped in shock and remembered that it was a crisp voice.
She quickly closed the door. Under the faint moonlight, she could see Lian Qiao lying on the haystack. Her face was pale and her pants were soaked in blood, but no one helped her change. She looked like she was about to die.
"Lian Cui, it's me!" When Bright Brocade saw her, she smiled.""What's wrong with your body? Miss sent me to come and see you."
When Lian Cui heard the name of the lady, she straightened her body slightly, but the pain on her body was getting worse. She could only raise her head."Did Young Lady send you here?"
"That's right, Lian Cui. Miss misses you, but Madam has given the order to make an example out of you.”As she spoke, Bright Brocade came over and gently helped Lian Crisp take off her pants, applying ointment on her."You should thank the young miss. The young miss bribed those servant maids and old women, allowing you to live until now. Otherwise, your soul would have long been beaten to the heavens by those thirty strokes.”
Lian Cui didn't say anything and gritted her teeth in pain.
"Lian Cui, if you ask me, you're a little too bold. Whether this ginseng soup is ginseng soup or not is a small matter. Otherwise, why would there be so much ginseng soup in the young lady's room?”
When Bright Brocade asked this, her hands slowed down as she waited for a crisp answer.
Miss pretended to be sick tonight so that the doctor could take a look at this ginseng soup. In the end, there was really a tiger and wolf medicine, and only the cup that Miss drank had it. Even the crispness was brought up by Miss. If she really did not poison it, Miss did not want to make things difficult. She just wanted to teach it a lesson.
If even Crisp snatched the ginseng soup from another room, then the matter would have to be carefully weighed. Fortunately, Young Lady could suppress her temper. If she directly said it in front of Madam, who knows how big of a mess it would cause!
After being said like that by Bright Brocade, Lian Crisp blushed and replied,""I just wanted Young Lady to look up to me, so I stole Sixth Young Lady and Seventh Young Lady's ginseng soup. Their servant girls were honest, but I didn't expect that they would fall for that bare-faced girl.”
At the end of his sentence, Lian Cui felt his teeth itch.
"Do you also have a grudge for things turning out like this?”Bright Brocade changed her clothes and looked at Lian Cui's pale face as she said faintly.
Lian Cui's heart tightened, but he swallowed his words. This beating was not for nothing. Moreover, this Bright Brocade was not intimate with him. They were just serving a girl in the same room.
Bright Brocade sneered." You don't have much courage now, Liang. Take good care of yourself. Miss will send someone to pick you up tomorrow morning."”
"Don't be jealous. The lady won't let her be arrogant.”Bright Brocade pursed her lips and carefully reminded,""Don't ruin things. That person is very smart!”
Lian Crisp nodded and did not have the strength to continue speaking.
By then, Bright Brocade had already left.
Lian Crisp saw that Bright Brocade had already left, but he deliberately left the wooden door ajar. When the wind blew in, the wooden door was half-open, and a cold wind stimulated Lian Crisp to shiver.
She couldn't help but look at the dark sky viciously.
It seemed that everyone wanted to step on her!
At that time, Bright Brocade had already returned to Fifth Young Lady's courtyard and quietly entered the house.""Young Lady, that ginseng soup was taken from Sixth Young Lady and Seventh Young Lady.”
In the room, Xiao Xun did not move. She seemed to have fallen asleep.
After a while, Bright Rose saw that Xiao Xun still didn't say anything. She was about to leave when she heard Xiao Xun's light voice."Got it. Go and rest. Keep an eye on Xiao Ling's yard.”
It was ten in the morning again. Xiao Ling trod on the thin snow all the way. Behind him, Su Yan and Jinniang were laughing and fooling around. It was only when they reached Miss Chen's courtyard that they gradually quieted down.
It was getting late. When Xiao Ling arrived, many girls had already arrived.
However, Miss Chen had not arrived yet.
They did not pay much attention to Xiao Ling when he came in. He did not mind either. He returned to his seat and sat down, but someone's voice came from beside him.
Xiao Ling turned around. It was the sixth girl, Xiao Mo, smiling at him.
Xiao Ling smiled back, but when he looked up, he saw that the Seventh Lady, Xiao Chun, was smiling at him as well.
Xiao Chun was obviously expressing goodwill.
Xiao Ling's heart skipped a beat, and he had a plan.
When he looked up, he saw that Xiao Xun's face was a little pale. When she saw Xiao Ling looking at her, she forced a smile and looked away.
Miss Chen was currently being helped in by Granny Wang from the inner chamber.
Miss Chen's forehead was covered with a pearl-inlaid forehead band. She must have caught a cold. When she walked over, she even coughed softly.
"It's been hard on you guys." Miss Chen said,"The weather is so cold. Don't wear too little."”
Miss Chen had always paid attention to her health and served her well every day. How could she have caught a cold to the point of having to wipe her forehead?
Could there be something else?
As Xiao Ling was thinking, he heard Miss Chen's voice.""The old lady will be back in the next few days. Take note not to take an afternoon nap. I will send a servant girl to call you at any time.”
"Don't be late."
The girls all agreed.
"You don't need to come and pay your respects these few days. Go back and rest early.”Miss Chen glanced at the crowd again.”
At that time, Xiao Qingzheng had run to Miss Chen to speak. She was her only biological daughter, so Miss Chen naturally doted on her dearly. Xiao Qingzheng had probably reprimanded the servant maids for not serving Miss Chen well and causing her to catch a cold.
Xiao Ling stood up and bowed to his sisters. He was about to leave when Granny Wang called out to him.
"Granny, what are your orders?"
Xiao Ling bent down, his posture very proper.
Although Granny Wang was the madam's nanny, she was still a servant. Xiao Ling had already given her enough face by bowing to her.
"Third Young Lady, Second Old Lady invites you over.”
Granny Wang's smile grew brighter when she saw Xiao Ling's reaction.
Xiao Ling did not ask further and left with Granny Wang.
The girls around them heard Granny Wang's words and looked at Xiao Ling with envy. The Second Grandmother and the Great Grandmother usually did not care about anything, and they did not need the girls to pay their respects every day. They only went there once during the holidays. Why did they ask Xiao Ling to go there now?
After circling the Nine Winding Corridor a few times, they arrived at the Second Old Mistress's residence.
Xiao Ling went in to pay his respects. When he saw the Second Grandmother's smiling face, he hesitated.
"Xiao Ling, come here."
The Second Old Mistress said with a smile.
Xiao Ling went over and answered whatever the Second Grandmother asked. He looked calm, but he could not help but feel confused.
Why did he call her over all of a sudden?
After a while, the Second Old Mistress held her hand and sighed softly."You and your mother are becoming more and more similar.”
Then, he did not say anything else. Instead, he took off an emerald bracelet inlaid with gold and put it on Xiao Ling.
Xiao Ling did not dare to decline and simply bowed.
Xiao Ling was still puzzled when he returned to the courtyard. The Second Grandmother Qi was not close to him, so why did she call him over at this time?
Touching the emerald bracelet on his hand, Xiao Ling felt that there was a reason for this.
In the afternoon, a servant girl came to Xiao Ling's courtyard.
It was Xiao Ling's father who had invited her over.
Father?
Old Master Xiao?
Xiao Ling was stunned.
However, he immediately remembered that the Second Old Mistress had called him over today.
However, Jinniang was very happy. Because the young lady looked like the deceased YiNiang, she was deeply liked by the master. Naturally, she also attracted the jealousy of some people. If the master was willing to pamper the young lady now, whoever found trouble with the young lady would have to think twice.
No matter how strange it was, Xiao Ling still followed the servant girl to Grand Master Xiao's study.
The maidservant went in to report while Xiao Ling waited outside. He had a plan in mind, but he was not sure.
After a while, the servant girl came out.”
Xiao Ling went in. When he saw Grand Elder Xiao, he bowed.
"Get up." Grand Elder Xiao's voice was calm.
Xiao Ling got up and greeted softly,"Greetings, father." He did not say anything else.
The room was a little quiet.
Grand Elder Xiao gazed at Xiao Ling, who had grown up quite a bit, and was filled with mixed emotions.
Xiao Ling did not know how to communicate with Grand Elder Xiao. He had even forgotten Grand Elder Xiao's face from his previous life to this life.
After a long time, Grand Elder Xiao handed over an invitation."Take a good look."
Xiao Ling took the invitation and roughly guessed what it was. The invitation was neat and tidy, and it was for the ladies. Xiao Ling glanced at it and saw that it was Tuoba Feng's invitation.
This Tuoba Feng was really hot-blooded. It hadn't been long, but he had sent a letter over directly. Moreover, it had been sent by her father. It was probably sent by General Tuoba.
Feng Yang was quite scheming. He wanted to continue the reputation of Tuoba Manor so that he could have a better life.
"This Young Lady Tuoba seems to hit it off with you.”Grand Elder Xiao looked at Xiao Ling's calm expression and sighed to himself,'This kid has a good temperament.' He asked her,""Miss Tuoba, what did I tell you?”
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