next day
Before dawn, Liu Fanyin packed up early, got into the carriage, and headed to Liu's house.
The Liu family was in Dongcheng, not too far away. After about two-quarters of an hour, the carriage stopped steadily in front of the gate.
Liu Fanyin, dressed in plain clothes, took Mrs. Zhang's hand, slowly got out of the carriage, and looked up.
The Liu family was hung with white silk, even the lanterns were replaced with white, and paper money was sprinkled on the ground.
She was the only one left in Mrs. Liu's natal family, and she left suddenly, with only a few people coming to express condolences.
"Mother..." Liu Fanyin's body softened, and tears burst out instantly.
"Madam, please hold on!" Mrs. Zhang supported her, but she couldn't help but cried softly, "Madam..."
Mrs. Zhang used to be Madam Liu's personal maid, but was later moved to Liu Fanyin's side and followed her into the Yongcheng Houfu.
Seeing her former master walking in front of her, Mrs. Zhang was heartbroken. She was afraid that she would not be able to suppress her emotions. She bit her lip, but she still couldn't hide her cry.
"Mom!" Liu Fanyin brushed her hand away and stumbled into Liu's house.
In the center of the lobby, there was a black coffin with yellow chrysanthemums placed around it. The people kneeling on the ground crying were all the servants of the mansion.
Liu Fanyin stepped into the lobby and saw the coffin in the room at a glance. Her knees softened and she knelt down.
"Madam..." Mrs. Zhang followed her and wanted to help her, but she also saw the coffin. She paused for a moment and knelt down, "Madam, why did you leave at such a young age... "
Liu Fanyin bit her lower lip, lowered her head, and cried silently, her chest rising and falling violently.
"Miss is back."
When the servants in the mansion saw Liu Fanyin, their cries became louder.
Liu Fanyin felt her heart twisting in pain and gasping for air. She knelt forward and leaned her head on the coffin, calling in a low voice, "Mother... my daughter is unfilial and she came back late..."
The next moment, a man suddenly rushed into the lobby.
When the man saw Liu Fanyin, his heart trembled and he called in a low voice, "Miss... you are back..."
Touching the black coffin with her fingertips, Liu Fanyin closed her eyes bitterly and asked in a trembling voice, "Manager Zhou, my mother has always been in good health, why did she suddenly become infected with the Qi Gu?"
Yesterday, she was so sad that she didn't think about the weirdness here. If her mother hadn't woken her up, she would have forgotten about it.
Manager Zhou's eyes were wandering, and his tone was a bit softer, "I don't know the details. Maybe Madam got the root of her illness early..."
"The root cause of the disease?" Liu Fanyin straightened up, her eyes fell on him, and her tone became a bit more serious, "My mother only had problems when she gave birth to me, and she often suffered from low back pain. What does this have to do with Qi Gu?"
"This..." Manager Zhou paused, looking embarrassed, "Miss, this servant really doesn't know anything."
"Then let me ask you, where is my father?" Liu Fanyin pointed at a few servants scattered in the room and shouted in a low voice, "Why are they the only ones here?"
Manager Zhou's face turned red, and he couldn't hide the guilt on his face. His voice became softer and quieter, "Master has been very busy recently, maybe he is in the study..."
"Really?" Liu Fanyin chuckled, with cold eyes, "Grandma Zhang, come with me to the study."
"Yes." Granny Zhang stood up quickly and gouged out the steward's eyes.
"Miss!" Seeing that Liu Fanyin was really leaving, Manager Zhou quickly ran over to block the door, with a look of urgency on his face, "Miss, you can't go there!"
Liu Fanyin stared at him and said lightly, "Why?"
Manager Zhou scratched his face and looked hesitant, "Miss, you don't know something. In the past few days, I have offended someone and got into big trouble. Seven shops in our house have closed for rectification."
Manager Zhou sighed, with a look of distress on his face, "I haven't been able to eat or sleep well these past few days. I've been focusing on my business. Miss hastily gone over right now, for fear of making me unhappy and venting my anger on you. !”
Liu Fanyin looked at him and didn't look away for a long time.
When Manager Zhou saw her like this, he felt uncertain and couldn't bear to look away, not daring to look at her.
Liu Fanyin sneered, looked sideways at Mrs. Zhang, and whispered, "Let's go."
"Miss……"
"Get out of here!" Mrs. Zhang pushed him and spat on the ground, "How dare you stop at the door? I think you don't know how to write the word "death"!"
Mrs. Zhang stared at him and helped Liu Fanyin out of the lobby.
The madam has told herself that she must straighten her back. If someone yells at the young madam, she can take action to rectify it. She will take care of everything.
"Miss!"
Manager Zhou stabilized his body and saw Liu Fanyin leaving the house. He secretly thought something bad and hurriedly chased after her.
The master and servant walked through the corridor and went straight to the backyard. As soon as they reached the corner, they saw a woman.
The woman was wearing a peach-colored long skirt and a plain cloak draped over her shoulders. She looked very beautiful and was walking towards the study with hot soup in her hand.
Liu Fanyin paused and stopped in place, unable to take another step forward.
"Madam..." Mrs. Zhang looked at her with a worried look and asked in a low voice, "Do you want me to come over..."
"No need." Liu Fanyin said softly with a hint of coolness between his brows and eyes, "Look behind you."
"...Yes." Mrs. Zhang responded in a low voice, turned her head and stared at the study, tilting her chin up to look inside.
The woman held the bottom of the tray with one hand, raised her hand and knocked on the door, her movements gentle.
"who?"
A man's voice came from inside the house, a hint of impatience.
The woman's eyebrows were curved, and she responded with a smile, "Master, it's my concubine. I just stewed the ginseng soup to warm the master's body."
There was silence in the room for a few moments, then the door opened from the inside, revealing Mr. Liu's gentle face.
Mr. Liu's lips curled up slightly, his eyes were endearing, and he whispered, "Why are you still busy with this in such a cold weather?"
"The master has been very upset these days. I don't understand business and can't help you, so I have to do what I can." The woman smiled sweetly, raised the tray in her hand, and said with a smile, "I have learned a new soup. , Sir, would you like to try it?"
"Ying Niang did it with her own hands, how can she refuse?" Mr. Liu smiled, hugged her into his arms, and whispered, "Your hands are red from the cold. You are not allowed to cook in private anymore."
The woman shrank in his arms, rubbed her head with satisfaction, and said softly, "As long as I have a concubine in my heart, I will be willing to do whatever I want."
"You are the only one who talks sweetly." Mr. Liu hugged her into the room and kept accusing her, but if you listened carefully, it was not difficult to hear his pleasure.
Liu Fanyin's body trembled slightly, and she stared blankly at the study room where the door had been closed again, feeling sour in her heart.
nausea,
Really disgusting.
"My eldest lady..." Mrs. Zhang's eyes turned red with anger, and she gritted her back molars, "If you can't bear this anger any longer, please let me go over and slap that bitch twice!" (End of Chapter)
