After rebirth, dribbling and leaving

Su Qingling felt that there was something different in the meaning behind what she heard. The couple from the second branch of the Xie family were speaking for her!

In her previous life, the second and third branches of the Xie family returned to Beijing a few days before she was imprisoned, so naturally she didn't know much about them!

At that time, she only heard it from Xie Xuanping, who said that the second master left the Marquis' Mansion more than 20 years ago and went to another place to be a poor county magistrate. After working hard for so many years, he finally climbed to the position of prefect. After completing his term, he returned to Beijing to report on his work. Until she was imprisoned, she had not received the emperor's appointment!

It seemed that the Third Master was scolded by his stepmother for misbehavior and was driven out of the house not long after the Second Master left!

When this was mentioned at that time, Xie Xuanping's eyes were full of contempt!

It seems that this mansion is in disarray, with leaks everywhere!

Su Qingling had an idea in his mind. He leaned over to greet Mr. Xie and his wife, then said:

"Thank you, uncle and aunt, for your understanding!"

"We are all family. There is no need to be so polite, my niece-in-law." The second lady quickly helped Su Qingling up and said with a smile.

Xie Chen and his son, who were sitting in the main seats, had gloomy eyes. Although they concealed it well, their smiles exuded coldness!

Su Qingling smiled slightly, but she was thinking about her next plan. She decided to make good use of the conflicts within the Xie family to find allies for herself!

After returning to Ruixue Garden, Chunlan asked Chunlan to call in the second-class maid Zhihua. After observing for some time, she found that the four new maids each had their own advantages. Zhiqin was steady in her work, but she was stubborn!

Zhiqi is good at adapting to circumstances, but he has an eccentric personality and tends to make mistakes when doing things.

He is knowledgeable, quiet, and diligent, but he is not suitable for eavesdropping outside!

Zhihua, on the other hand, is smart and clever. She has only been in the mansion for a short time, but she has already become friends with the maids and old women in each courtyard!

There were some things that Su Qingling's eldest maid was not convenient to inquire about, but Zhihua secretly found out a lot of inside information!

Therefore, when Zhihua learned that the young lady wanted to see her, she knew that her mission had come!

"Miss, what are your orders?"

"Zhihua, in the next few days, you should find out how the second and third houses left the mansion. Can you dig out some of the secrets of the mansion back then?"

When Zhihua heard this, she recalled some gossips from the past few days. As they were just idle chats among the servants, she thought they were just nonsense and did not take them seriously. But now that she thinks about it, it might be true!

"Miss, a few days ago, I heard something from Mrs. Lu, who was demoted to be a flower servant in the garden. Mrs. Lu was originally a second-class maid in the old lady's courtyard."

"The old lady is the eldest master's biological mother, and the second and third masters' mothers are Concubine Hua... The second master was also a famous talent in Kyoto. He just passed the exam and was ranked second. Before he could report on his work, Concubine Hua died suddenly."

"It is said that the old lady accidentally beat someone to death. As a result, the second master fell into despair for three years. Later, he used his connections to work in a remote county and has not returned to Beijing for so many years!"

Su Qingling originally thought that it was just a disagreement between the two families, but she didn't expect that there would be such a thing. It was definitely a revenge for the murder of her mother!

"Then how did the third master get out?"

Zhihua thought about it and smiled:

"I heard from Mrs. Lu that the Third Master was caught not long after the Second Master left, and he committed adultery with the old master's new concubine. The old master was so angry that he ordered the concubine to be thrown into a pig cage. But because the Second Master was his own son, he couldn't bear to kill him, so he ordered his men to beat him with dozens of sticks and then drove him out of the house!"

Su Qingling's heart moved. The Third Master was only fourteen or fifteen years old at the time. With his brother's guidance, how could he be so stupid as to commit adultery with his father's concubine at such a young age? It was obvious that he was framed!

This is interesting. It is obvious that the first, second and third wives have a grudge against each other. After returning to Beijing, they even returned to the Xie Mansion. No one would believe them if they said they had no thoughts!

Thinking of this, Su Qingling asked Chunlan to reward Zhihua with two taels of silver, and gave her another ten taels of silver and instructed:

"Go and have a good conversation with that old lady Lu. It's best to ask her in more detail. Also, why did she go from the main courtyard to the garden? Be careful about this matter and don't let others know!"

Zhihua patted her chest, her young face full of smiles:

"Don't worry, miss. Mrs. Lu treats me like her own daughter. Every time we talk, we are very careful. We always speak when there is no one around. Mrs. Lu always looks around first to see if there is anyone around before she speaks!"

Su Qingling saw that her big eyes were very lively and she spoke in a naive manner. She was really likable and could easily make people let down their guard!

"If this old lady Lu has any difficulties, you can help her. Don't be reluctant to spend the ten taels of silver I give you!"

Zhi Hua agreed crisply and walked out!

It was getting late, and the Ghost Festival would be in two days. Su Qingling lay down after washing up, but his mind was thinking about what happened at this time in his previous life!

Suddenly, a picture flashed in my mind. The two children of Aunt Ke were the ones I met on the Ghost Festival. They were dressed in rags, like two little beggars.

At that time, the mistress of the Marquis' Mansion, Liu Diejing, kept encouraging her, saying that it was to accumulate virtue for the child in her belly, and she adopted the two poor children as her adopted sons and daughters!

However, at that time, Su Qingyan suddenly appeared for some unknown reason and strongly disagreed. She suggested sending the child to an orphanage, saying that she didn't know his character and couldn't recognize him as a relative at will, so she gave up the idea!

Haha, it seems that, if nothing unexpected happens, this Marquis’ Mansion will have some excuses tomorrow!

He fell asleep unknowingly, and Su Qingling had another nightmare!

She only felt that she was in a fog. Su Qingyan came over with a knife in her hand, grinning and mocking in a hoarse voice:

"Big sister, you are so silly. Your husband pursued you madly while having a child with Aunt Ke, thinking of you as a springboard to climb to a high position... Unfortunately, Aunt Ke couldn't wait, because of my interference, she wanted her child to gain a firm foothold in the mansion..."

Su Qingling's eyes were red as he stared at his sister whose face was so hideous that it was distorted:

"Why do you treat me like this? We have been brothers for so many years, how could you be so cruel?"

Without smiling back, she saw Aunt Ke rushing out from the thick fog quickly, grabbing Su Qingyan's hair with one hand, and digging into her eyes with the other hand. In an instant, Su Qingyan's eyeballs disappeared, but she did not retreat at all, and the dagger in her hand stabbed into Aunt Ke's body again and again!

The two men were fighting, and Xie Xuanping, who slowly appeared, had a blank expression on his face, watching the two men as if he was watching a show. For some unknown reason, the two men suddenly turned around and rushed towards Xie Xuanping.

The blind Su Qingyan opened her mouth and bit Xie Xuanping's flesh, while Aunt Ke snatched Su Qingyan's dagger and stabbed Xie Xuanping's heart!

Su Qingling was watching in astonishment. The three people who were entangled together turned their heads and looked at her strangely. They were covered in blood, which made people's scalp numb!

Su Qingling felt that he couldn't breathe, so he turned around and ran. Behind him, he heard the sound of three people chasing and howling:

"Don't run, or you'll die!"

Su Qingling got so anxious that he stumbled to the ground and saw the three men were about to pounce on him!

"what!"

With a scream, Su Qingling suddenly woke up and broke out in a cold sweat again!