I also invited two sisters from our family to go there.Because she was the master, the garden refused to let many people in that day.We walked around in the garden, and when we reached a tall pavilion, we sat down to rest.The pavilion was originally used for people to climb up to see the scenery, and there are windows on all sides. We opened one and looked down, and we could see far away. "

Seeing that He Mu was still confused, Chu Heng groaned silently, smiled inwardly, and continued: "I saw a woman outside from a distance who looked familiar to me, but I couldn't remember it for a while. That woman was with her companion. Sitting and resting on the embroidered mattress, there were a few girls and servants around, but they were gradually dismissed for some reason, leaving only the woman, her companion, and a tiny maid. Suddenly another young man came and asked the two They saluted and sat down together. After a few words, the female companion also walked away."

Chu Heng blushed immediately, and his ears were buzzing.Then I heard Mrs. Meng continue: "The woman was a little shy at the beginning, she covered her face with a round fan, said a few words, then moved the fan down slightly, and looked at the man. The two of them sat for a cup of tea. , the woman's companion came back, and the man left."

As she spoke, she looked at Chu Heng, who was already blushing, and continued to say to the bewildered Mother He: "My niece looks at that woman, and the more she looks at her, the more she looks familiar. She is wearing a moon-white jacket with a green skirt underneath. It seems that I have just taken off my filial piety, but there are no relatives who have just released their clothes. Because there are not many people in the garden that day, and my niece and daughter-in-law are busy at the moment, I asked my sister to go to the door to ask the two Whose family is the woman, if she is really a relative, it is better to go to see her as a gift. As a result, the door replied: It is the aunt and grandmother of the owner of Wanquan Nanhuo Shop, and her natal sister, and the man is also a relative of the Luo family. Nephew and daughter-in-law Just missing the point, a servant girl came back with something and said, "I just met the car in Qiye's mansion outside the garden. It turned out that Qiye's aunt and her sister came to see the flowers." The woman in white looked familiar. It turned out to be the Aunt Cao next to the seventh brother. The niece and daughter-in-law didn't understand: why is Aunt Cao dressed like this? The woman at the gate of Songjiayuan said, "The one in white is actually People in the house? This is strange, I heard from the man's servant that Aunt Luo's sister is widowed and is about to choose someone to marry, and her master just wants to hire a second wife, and she came to see her today."

Mother He was stunned and looked at her daughter-in-law.Chu Heng felt great hatred in his heart, but he couldn't express it, so he could only reply: "It was indeed 26 when Sister Cao went outside the city."

Mother He anxiously said: "I remember this. It's just...how can Jin'er be a 'widow' now? How can she 'choose someone to marry another'? Isn't this...isn't it...don't let outsiders make a mistake, right? "

Meng said: "It's definitely not wrong. Although it's far away, my niece and daughter-in-law can see clearly. Third aunt, this Aunt Cao has already entered the He family's door, why did she do such a thing again? Dressed like that, It is said that she is a widow, isn't this..." She glanced at her mother-in-law, and whispered, "Isn't this the seventh brother?"

Mother He burst into tears: "Sister-in-law, Jin'er is also from a family of officials, so she definitely can't do such things... Besides, she only has Hong'er in her heart, how could she say such a thing? This must be... It must be a relative visiting the garden." When we met, the servants chewed their tongues indiscriminately."

Meng said: "Third Aunt, my niece and daughter-in-law know that Aunt Cao is Aunt Cao's niece, if she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, if it hadn't been about the lintel of the He family, how could she come to ask for scolding?"

Mother He was so anxious that she couldn't speak, the old lady said slowly: "Call all the people who went out with her that day, and ask her if she changed clothes on the road that day, and it will be clear. How can there be so many people in the world? In the case of being wronged, she was wronged every time. Don't my brothers and sisters think it's a coincidence? Brothers and sisters, our He family has been innocent for generations, and there is no man who breaks the law or a second-married daughter. You know this well. There is no reason for her to go out and ruin the family. How can people laugh at the He family? The women in our family, do you want to be famous?" Looking at Chu Heng again, he said, "The seventh wife is the grandson chosen by the older generation. Daughter-in-law, there is no choice in how you do things; but entrusting such a big family to you, it is not enough to transfer the food and clothing of the whole family. If such a scandal happened in your hands, you are not afraid of being laughed at? You also confess to your grandparents Don't you want to go?"

Chu Heng's body was tense and trembling slightly.She bit her lower lip tightly, and replied in a low voice, "Auntie taught me the lesson."

The old lady shook her head, "Your mother-in-law is here, and I can't teach you a lesson, but I can't write two words of congratulations. I won't open my mouth about things I can't see past, and I don't have the face to enter the ancestral hall again during the Chinese New Year. Today I bring Brother Cheng and daughter-in-law are here, just to remind you, don’t let disaster happen one day, you don’t know yet!” She looked at Mother He, “Siblings and sisters, Mrs. Seven is young, or have you experienced it before? You are not a child anymore. When I say this, this is your family anyway, your son, your niece, how to deal with it yourself. If it hurts the reputation of the whole family, even if I don’t speak, you will have the temper of his uncle I know." After finishing speaking, he took his wife and left without drinking tea.

Mother He was so anxious that her eyes straightened.Chu Heng suffered a lot and was already full of breath. Seeing her mother-in-law's description, she couldn't help becoming angry, and said reluctantly: "If there is no evidence, the eldest aunt and the fourth sister-in-law will definitely not come to the door. Why should the wife still want to come?" That man comes to confront him? Why don't you follow the words of your aunt and call the person who went out with Sister Cao that day to ask about it. Those who go out quietly pass the news and bring them here, don’t say anything to them.”

The six people arrived in a blink of an eye, and Chu Heng looked at them with great regret.She originally thought that Cao Jinxiu would at most slander her in front of her mother-in-law, and she was used to it; she never thought that she would have an affair, and she would have the courage to have a private meeting in the garden.Two of the four big girls in Cao Jinxiu's room belonged to her, but this time she went out without following any of them, and she didn't even pay attention.With a sneer, he asked, "You guys went to see Chrysanthemum with your aunt and grandma, have you been serving them all the time?"

Several people lay down on the ground and looked at each other, and an older servant woman replied: "When we arrived at the place, my aunt said that there were too many people with me, so I only let Yuejiao and Xiaoyuan follow into the garden, and let the servant and Wang Daughter-in-law An, as well as Feng Qing, Huang Ying, and a few servants from the Luo family went to wait in the restaurant at the gate of the garden. They didn’t come back until my aunt came out.”

When these words came out, Meng's words were half accurate.Chu Heng slapped the table violently, and shouted, "Is it because I told you to go out with me to drink?"

Wang An's family hurriedly said: "Slaves know they are wrong! But... my aunt insisted on ordering that, and Grandma Luo also helped me say, slaves... slaves..." She took a peek at Mother He, then kowtowed, " The servants are wrong!"

Chu Heng understood that Cao Jinxiu was the one favored by He's mother, so they naturally didn't dare to offend in front of outsiders.He ignored her, turned to Yuejiao and Xiaoyuan, "You two have been following?"

Yue Jiao hurriedly kowtowed, and replied: "Your servant... is guilty, and she never followed her all the time. After walking around in the garden, Grandma Luo said that her hairpin had been lost, and she was anxious to ask her maid, Shuangrui, to look for it. Aunt and Grandma Ask the servant to follow. The servant searched for a long time, and wanted to go back several times, but Shuangrui burst into tears, saying that the hairpin was very precious, and if she couldn't find her grandmother, she would be killed. Although the servant felt wrong, But thinking that the aunt, grandma and sister are very close, they had no choice but to follow and search for more than half an hour, and finally found it, and then went to answer."

Chu Heng looked at Xiaoyuan again.Xiaoyuan is only nine years old, even if she has been following Cao Jinxiu, she may not understand what Cao Jinxiu is doing.Seeing her mistress looking at her, Xiaoyuan was so frightened that she quickly lay down on the ground and said, "Your servant...the servant is always by my side...for a while, Grandma Luo said she was going to walk around, but her maid was not around, So I took my servants with me..."

Chu Heng said angrily: "Then there is only my aunt left alone? You are so bold, leave my aunt alone! Whose family are you a slave, what do you eat?"

Xiaoyuan cried out in fright, and shook her hands: "No! My aunt is not alone. There is also a master He who said that he is a relative of Grandma Luo, and he also brought a maid with him! This servant wants someone to serve her. , followed Grandma Luo..."

Chu Heng glanced at Mother He, and saw that she was dumbfounded, staring at Xiaoyuan, and continued to ask, "What clothes did my aunt wear when she went out?"

Feng Qing kowtowed and said: "I'm wearing a long apricot red coat and a peach red feather satin cape—" He paused for a while, as if he remembered something, thought for a while, then leaned down again, and didn't continue. .

Chu Heng asked, "Auntie, did you change clothes on the way?"

The six people looked at each other for a few more times, and Feng Qing said: "Aunt and grandma only come and go in the car of the Luo family, and the servants are not around. If you talk about changing clothes..." She glanced at Huang Ying, Huang Ying said: "Aunt and grandma When I got out of the car, I was wearing Grandma Luo's long cloak, which was covered from head to toe. The servants were a little strange, but seeing my aunt's cloak on Grandma Luo, I thought it was the sisters who changed their clothes, so they didn't dare to say anything. I vaguely felt that the jewelry worn by my aunt had been changed, but before I could take a closer look, my aunt sent the servants away..."

Chu Heng smiled, and asked, "Xiao Yuan, what kind of clothes is Auntie wearing in the garden, have you always seen it?"

Xiaoyuan was a little puzzled, and said: "How does this servant remember that my aunt's cloak is a moon-white dress..."

Before he finished speaking, he heard a thud, and when Chu Heng looked back, it was He's mother who had already fallen on the bed.

26

Facing the mirror, Cao Jinyun traced his eyebrows carefully.

her hands are steady

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