Mrs. Xie's face turned green, white, and red for a while. The reason why she asked people to tie up Shaoyao was actually to take the opportunity to beat Song Yueyi and let her understand that the Xie family also has rules and not to talk about breaking off the engagement in the future. Come threaten them!
Unexpectedly, the girl who had always been respectful and filial would accuse her of a servant girl without saving any face. She was so angry that her chest tightened.
Seeing that her expression was wrong, Grandma Li gave her some relief and scolded Haitang, "You bitch, please hurry up and bring the soup to your girl. If something bad happens, your ten lives won't even be enough to compensate. "
How could Song Yueyi not understand her criticism?
She ignored her, calmed down and said to Xie Jingling: "Don't worry, cousin. I'll go in and check on cousin Ruan. She will be fine."
No matter how worried Xie Jingling was at this moment, he couldn't rush in to check now. He could only say with a cold face: "My cousin is well-spoken and sensible. Please give her more advice."
Song Yueyi pretended not to hear the sarcasm in his words and entered the inner room alone.
Behind the screen, on the Arhat bed, Ruan Ying lay sickly and wilted in the brocade quilt, with her half-dried black hair spread out, only her head and neck exposed.
Song Yueyi walked slowly to her bed, sat down and said warmly: "Cousin Ruan, I know that what happened today is just the servant girl's petty thoughts and a pure misunderstanding. So as soon as the fourth cousin came in, he spoke out to stop those young people. The slave with a sharp eye was given peony. Even though I had just seen my cousin Ping’s stubbornness, my fourth cousin drank it down.”
Ruan Ying closed her eyes and listened to her talk about how Xie Jingling, in order to protect the maids of Chun Shu Yuan, stopped the slaves who beat people without asking the reason, and also scolded Xie Anping, who was usually his favorite, she felt so sad that she wished she could cry loudly. .
He wasn't like this before. Is he already obsessed with this woman?
Song Yueyi picked up a soft towel on the bedside and wiped the half-dried black hair on Ruan Ying's head, "I went to Mr. Su's place today and finally got Mr. Su to let go of my fifth cousin. Although I had to pay more money, the result was good. , you can pick them up in the afternoon. My fourth cousin was in a good mood, and we were talking and laughing on the road when he came back..."
Under her specious comfort, Ruan Ying's lips, which were already a little white from the cold, became increasingly bloodless, and her eyes gradually turned red, with a hint of water mist.
Song Yueyi continued: "Cousin Ruan fell into the water. Not only did the old lady feel unhappy, but the fourth cousin was also livid. She also asked me to persuade you to be more sensible...ahem..."
She started a series of coughs again, and covered her lips with green-white catkins, which made her face even whiter and more charming, even brighter and more beautiful than the delicate peonies in spring.
Especially the crystal clear yellow jade hairpin on the bun, as if mocking some people's embarrassment.
Looking at the girl in front of her who couldn't stop coughing but was so beautiful that it made people gnash their teeth, Ruan Ying felt even more aggrieved, and tears rolled down from the corners of her eyes.
She thought that she had been with Brother Ling for four years, just because he was already engaged, and even though she had no status, she still gave birth to a child for him.
The sworn oath he made to her was that he would never let her down in this life, even if he made her his concubine, he would not allow it.
He married the woman in front of him so that they could have a better future, so that their son could become a master in the future, and so that she could be respected and called Mrs. Xie by everyone in the future...
She agreed, and for the sake of him and her son, she could only endure it.
But this morning when she saw the scene of their beautiful man and woman having sex together, and when she saw her brother Ling looking at the girl with hidden eyes, she regretted it.
She suddenly spoke hoarsely, "Cousin Song, can I ask you a question?"
Song Yueyi's coughing finally stopped, "Whatever cousin Ruan wants to ask, I know everything."
Ruan Ying looked at her blankly, "Do you like brother Ling?"
Song Yueyi's face suddenly turned red. She only hesitated for a moment and then said shyly: "My cousin is very talented and good at both civil and military affairs. My father certainly had good taste when he allowed me to get engaged to him. This is great. He is a good husband and there is no reason why I don’t like him.”
Ruan Ying asked again: "Does Brother Ling like you?"
Song Yueyi blushed and lowered her eyes, "Actually, my cousin didn't say much to me before. I thought he had always been like this, or he had no intention of me. I didn't expect him to wear the jade pendant I gave him and go out with me this morning. Yes. Yes, that pair of jade pendants are made of the same material as the jade hairpin on my head. He originally gave it to me. The jade material is extremely difficult to find..."
As she spoke, she took off the jade hairpin and handed it to Ruan Ying overjoyed. "Look, cousin Ruan, what do you think of the style of this jade hairpin? Is it beautiful?"
Her words were like sharp thorns piercing her heart. Ruan Ying took the jade hairpin in her hand without any intention of admiring it. She held it tightly, wishing she could break it into pieces.
Song Yueyi looked considerate, "If cousin Ruan also likes this hairpin, it's okay to give it to you, as long as you don't be angry with the maid in my house."
She also pushed her wet hair away from her forehead and advised: "No matter what, your health is the most important thing. You should drink the medicine later so that everyone can feel at ease."
Ruan Ying endured the sourness in her heart and did not say anything about returning her jade hairpin, but just nodded reluctantly.
Song Yueyi took the opportunity to come out, just as Haitang brought the soup and medicine in.
At this time, only Nanny Li was accompanying the old lady outside. As soon as she saw her, Nanny Li asked, "How is Miss Ying?"
Song Yueyi said: "Please rest assured, old lady, she is fine, otherwise I would not dare to leave."
Mrs. Xie nodded, "I knew you were good at getting things done. Well, that's all for today. Let's all go back."
As he spoke, he stood up, but as soon as the two of them walked into the courtyard, there was the sound of broken dishes falling to the floor in the inner room.
Mrs. Xie's expression changed and she paused, "Yuanyuan, thank you for your hard work today. You go back to the house to rest first. I forgot to ask Miss Ruan about something else."
Song Yueyi didn't ask any questions and asked Jinglan and Qinlan to help her return to Chun Shuyuan.
Halfway through, Xiangyun, who had been worried for a while, couldn't help but ask: "Girl, did anyone else really see Miss Ying when she fell into the water?"
Song Yueyi just chuckled, and Jinglan answered for her: "Young lady, you don't have time to ask if anyone else in the house has seen her. She is just deceiving Haitang, who is new here, and she doesn't know how to deceive her, so she feels guilty."
Shaoyao, who was almost beaten, stuck out her tongue, "Miss Ying, the master and servant seem to have ulterior motives. Fortunately, the girl came in time today, otherwise I may only have half a life left."
Song Yueyi also had lingering fears. She didn't expect that just by stimulating Ruan Ying today, she would do such an extreme thing. She must be extremely careful in the future.
So he explained: "Miss Ying is the fourth master's cousin after all. You should try to stay away from her if you have nothing to do. You can't have such good luck every time."
The girls also felt that Ruan Ying was not a good person, so in order to avoid getting into trouble, they all agreed.
In the Furong Courtyard, Mrs. Xie turned around and opened the curtain directly to enter the inner room. As expected, she saw smashed dishes and... a jade hairpin that had been torn into pieces.
