The subtle fragrance of cotton needles

Tu Song took the letter.

Tu Song frowned after reading two lines. Wu Yi didn't look up, waiting for Tu Song's instructions.

"Does Ah Ling know about this?" Tu Song asked, then immediately changed his tone, "Forget it, Yan will not tell you about this either. Remember not to let Ah Ling know that you are here to deliver the letter."

Tu Song thought about it carefully and felt that Mrs. Tu must not know about this, otherwise Xia Yanxiang would not have asked Wu Yi to secretly deliver the letter. He just didn't know how Xia Yanxiang knew about this and why she didn't tell Mrs. Tu.

Wuyi nodded. The Third Miss had told him when she gave him the letter that he must not let the Madam know, although he didn't know why the Third Miss wanted to secretly contact her uncle without the Madam's knowledge.

Tu Song burned the letter on the candle flame beside him, then picked up the pen and started writing.

Wuyi stood obediently where he was, waiting for Tu Song's instructions.

Tu Song finished writing soon, sealed the letter, and handed it to Wu Yi: "Give this letter to your young lady, and don't let A Ling know."

"Yes."

Wu Yi did not delay and left with the letter.

After returning to the Shangshu Mansion, Wuyi went to Ao Yanxuan cautiously without letting anyone see him.

I know Xia Yanxiang must not have slept yet, just waiting for news from Tu Song.

"Miss, this is a letter from your uncle. Your uncle instructed me to tell you that Madam must not know about this." Wuyi passed Tu Song's words to Xia Yanxiang verbatim.

Xia Yanxiang lightly tore open the envelope and took out the letter inside. She did not answer Wu Yi's words, but just read the letter carefully.

After a while, Xia Yanxiang finished reading the letter and burned it on a candle beside her.

"I understand. Don't let anyone know that my uncle and I exchanged letters." Although Xia Yanxiang knew that Wuyi was one of her own, she still gave him a warning.

"Don't worry, miss. I understand." Wuyi grew up in the Tu family and was the little beggar rescued by Tu Song.

However, it was also because he grew up in the Tu family that Tu Song paid special attention to him and asked him to follow him to the Shangshu Mansion. He had no choice but to do so. It can even be said that he volunteered to come, because Tu Song had already begun to suspect Xia Liu at that time.

Because of these relationships, Xia Yanxiang trusted this servant who was nearly ten years older than her.

After Wu Yi left, Xia Yanxiang also went to bed. She said she was sleeping, but in fact she was thinking about something.

The fact that she was stopped on the street was definitely not just the work of Mo Yuyang, but it happened too quickly in her previous life, and the outcome was decided by Xia Liu. Tu Song originally disagreed, but the news spread so quickly that the whole capital knew about it overnight. Even if Tu Song wanted to deal with it quietly, it was too late. It was not surprising that news spread quickly, but when it just happened, Xia Liu immediately proposed to arrange a marriage for Xia Yanxiang, but Tu Song was almost the last to get the news, and it was too late by then.

It seems that Xia Liu's support must be behind this. Even Xia Pinxiang came to persuade Xia Yanxiang as soon as she got into trouble. This is also a suspicious point. Although Xia Pinxiang couldn't stand Xia Yanxiang, she didn't stare at Xia Yanxiang so closely and came here immediately.

The more Xia Yanxiang thought about it, the clearer it became that Xia Liu had no intention of leaving any chance of survival for her, his only legitimate daughter, and every move he made was fatal.

No matter it was the slander by the thieves at the beginning, or the defamation of her reputation on Lianhe Street this time, Xia Liu did not leave any way out for Xia Yanxiang in every step.

But it’s better this way, Xia Yanxiang won’t have to be soft-hearted when she takes action in the future.

Early the next morning, Xia Yanxiang packed up early and went to Wenti Pavilion to pay her respects to Mrs. Tu.

Just then, a servant came to report something: "Madam, the second young lady sent someone to ask if the brocade clothes she asked you to prepare have been prepared?"

The person who came was just a little maid from Anmu Pavilion, but her words were not very polite. Not to mention Xia Yanxiang, even Tu felt a little unhappy after hearing it. When she was about to speak, she was interrupted by Xia Yanxiang.

"Is this young lady from the Second Concubine's courtyard?" It seemed like a question, but it was actually a reminder to the girl that your master is just a concubine, so don't be so arrogant here.

Xia Yanxiang usually doesn't say much, but when asked this question, the girl was stunned. Xia Yanxiang had been staring at her. She panicked and her arrogance dropped: "Reply, reply Third Miss, I am indeed from Anmu Pavilion."

"What are you afraid of?" Xia Yanxiang used to be indifferent and had a rather dull personality. People in the mansion thought she was easy to bully. Now she suddenly questioned him so fiercely, which was a bit scary. "I'm just asking a question. Do you think I eat people in the mansion on weekdays?"

"I, I dare not..." The little girl had never faced Xia Yanxiang before. When she was suddenly questioned by Xia Yanxiang, she was so scared that she dared not speak.

Xia Yanxiang smiled mysteriously: "Second sister said that she wanted Yunjin to make clothes?"

"Yes." The girl wanted to say that this matter should be handled by Tu, but after all, she had never dealt with Xia Yanxiang, and she couldn't figure out Xia Yanxiang's thoughts, so she answered honestly.

"Originally, this matter is not my business," Xia Yanxiang gently raised her eyes to look at the girl, and said with her red lips slightly opened, "But Second Sister is too careless. Why did she send you here?"

There was a hint of impoliteness in his words, and the girl was stunned.

"Look at what you are saying. Second sister wants to ask mother whether the thing she asked mother to do before has been done, not for you to come and give mother a bad face." If Xia Yanxiang didn't intervene, she would not know that the people of Anmu Pavilion dared to treat Tu like this. "What's more, you are from Anmu Pavilion, not from Second sister's courtyard. When will it be your turn to ask questions on behalf of Second sister? Are you going to use Second sister's name to cheat mother?"

The girl's name was Caimei. She was a second-class maid serving Yang Jin. Although she was called second-class, in fact, there were several second-class maids serving Yang Jin. Caimei was just a maid Yang Jin used to annoy Tu.

When Cai Mei heard what Xia Yanxiang said, she immediately knelt down in fear: "No, I didn't do that, Third Miss, it was my fault. I shouldn't have been disrespectful to Madam. Please forgive me, Madam and Third Miss."

"Why are you panicking? I was just saying it casually. If you say it's not true, then it's not true. Mother, what do you think?" Xia Yanxiang smiled faintly and turned the conversation to Tu.

Although Mrs. Tu was somewhat surprised by what Xia Yanxiang had just said, it was undeniable that Xia Yanxiang was able to control Caimei with just a few words, which also vented her anger: "Yes, Yan'er just asked a few questions casually, why are you so panicked? Get up quickly!"

Caimei didn't dare and continued kneeling with her head down.

Tu winked at He Luo, who understood and went forward to help Cai Mei up. As she was doing so, she said, "Miss Cai Mei, Madam has said it's not a big deal, so why do you have to kneel down all the time? Won't this make people think that our Madam is mistreating her servants?"