Wei Baozhu took a closer look at Mrs. Lin's expression and then breathed a sigh of relief, "Mom, you really scared me to death. When I saw your look just now, I thought you were really angry. Grandma didn't. What to say, after listening to the mother-in-law’s explanation, I just asked Nong Shao to come and take a look first.”
"Your grandmother is not that easy to fool."
Wei Baozhu frowned and asked, "Mom, tell me, what is going on?"
Lin's expression turned ugly, "Originally, I didn't want you to know about this, let alone get involved in it, but now that my reputation and life are in someone's hands, I have to let you help me."
"What do you mean, mother? Who is holding on to mother's reputation and life?"
Lin took a deep breath and explained in detail what had happened in recent days.
Unless she had to, she didn't want her daughter to know what she had done.
She still fully recognized her daughter's intelligence and prudence.
After hearing what happened, Wei Baozhu's face became ugly, "It's not like mother doesn't know what kind of virtue my uncle is! He has messed up all my mother's dowry over and over again. Why are you still cleaning up the mess for them? Do you think we are in trouble? Isn’t Wei’s life bad enough?”
Of course, Mrs. Lin couldn't say that she was being pinched by Mr. Zou. She could only say: "After all, he is your uncle and my biological brother. When I was in my boudoir, I had the best relationship with him, and he also helped me." Young Master, how could I ignore death and not save him?"
Wei Baozhu's lips were trembling with anger, "But mother, you should just give it up when you're ready. Aunt Wen's jewelry is worth more than three thousand taels, so you've done your best, so why do you have other thoughts?"
Mrs. Lin was accused by her daughter and could not even utter a single word of rebuttal.
"I didn't expect Li Qingyi to be so difficult to deal with. Not only did he see through my purpose, he actually dug a hole and waited for me to jump in!"
Wei Baozhu clenched his fingers, "If I knew someone was setting up a scheme to plot my family fortune, I wouldn't be polite to that person!"
Ms. Lin was speechless as she was blocked, "Now that things are like this, if I go back, Li Qingyi will definitely expose me. Before she can react, I will do whatever I want to kill her before I can block her." Her mouth!"
Although Wei Baozhu was angry, she did not object when she heard the idea. Instead, she gradually calmed down, "Kill Li Qingyi? What are you going to do?"
Lin's eyes became strange, "Tell me, if only one of Li Qingyi and Wei Jin'er can live, who will Princess Yuanheng choose?"
Wei Baozhu was stunned for a moment, then quickly opened his eyes, "Mother, what you mean is..."
Mrs. Lin sneered, with the pleasure of revenge in her eyes, "Li Qingyi is very careful about us. It is not easy to kill her. The best way is to kill with a borrowed knife."
Wei Baozhu undoubtedly inherited Lin's intelligence, and quickly thought of the key point, "All we need to do is capture the eldest sister and blackmail the eldest aunt!"
"Yes, Wei Jin'er grew up next to Princess Yuan Heng. She has a much closer relationship with her than Li Qingyi. Besides, Li Qingyi was just a chess piece she took over to serve as a chess piece for the Wei family. She exchanged her life for Wei Jin'er's. , Princess Yuanheng will not be unwilling."
"But, what should we do so that we don't leave any traces? My eldest sister can't leave the door without taking another step..."
Mrs. Lin smiled and whispered a few words.
When Wei Baozhu heard this, his eyes widened in shock.
Lin said: "Tomorrow you can use your excuse to go back and get some things you need with you, and then you can act accordingly."
Wei Baozhu nodded, "I understand."
The next day, Wei Baozhu rushed back to the Wei Mansion when everyone went to Heyan Hall to pay their respects to Mrs. Wei. First, she went to Peilan Courtyard to talk to Mother Zhao behind closed doors, and packed a few things for Mrs. Lin. Then he went to Heyan Hall to explain the situation to Mrs. Wei.
Mrs. Wei had already heard what Nong Shao said last night, but others were very curious and kept asking questions for a long time.
Wei Baozhu was very patient and answered everyone's questions one by one. He even cried a little and was comforted for a while before leaving He Yan Hall.
When Wei Baozhu returned to Heyan Hall to get something, Zhao's mother saw the opportunity and whispered, "Girl, the matter has been settled."
Wei Baozhu raised his lips and smiled, "Raise thousands of soldiers."
On that day, the army was temporarily deployed. My mother had been running the house carefully for a long time, but she still had only a few available people. "
Mother Zhao smiled and said, "That's right."
Wei Baozhu nodded, "Thank you for your hard work, Mom. You have to be careful in everything. Don't be too explicit and avoid suspicion."
"Yes, I understand."
*****..
Jinhuayuan.
Princess Yuanheng stared at the letter in her hand, her face turned pale and her fingers could not control their trembling.
Every word on it was like a demon that could devour a person's soul, making her fear, anger, and regret...
Fifteen years have passed, it has been so long, and this thing that has been bothering and restraining her is now naked in front of her again!
The maids in the room were all at a loss when they saw this.
Princess Yuanheng has always looked dignified and decent, and has never lost her composure in front of everyone.
So what was written in the letter that made her so shocked?
Lingxi said worriedly: "Madam, what's wrong with you?"
"Prepare the car, I want to go out."
Princess Yuanheng gently closed her eyes, held back the bitter water that was about to flow out, and ordered in a deep voice.
Lingxi was startled: "Yes, Princess."
"etc."
Princess Yuanheng stopped Lingxi and ordered: "Don't attract the attention of others. If anyone asks, just say I went out to buy some things."
"Yes, I understand, slave."
Princess Yuanheng stood up from the chair and asked Cui Wei to change her clothes.
Her reason told her that she shouldn't go and accept the date, and she shouldn't go and accept the date for her former husband. This was a huge disrespect for Wei Shicheng.
But her feelings urged her to ask for answers!
She wants to know the truth of the matter!
Outside, Wei Jin'er slowly walked into the courtyard. The girl stepped forward and saluted, "Miss, you are here. The princess is inside."
"Well, I came to talk to my mother."
Wei Jin'er "closed herself up and thought about her past" in the mansion. This period of time was particularly quiet. The only thing she had to do was to manage the precarious mother-daughter relationship between herself and Princess Yuanheng.
She was always worried that her position would be replaced by Li Qingyi, so she came to Princess Yuanheng several times every day.
Princess Yuanheng heard Wei Jin'er's voice coming from outside. She quickly put her thoughts away and stroked her cheek to make herself look normal and not too stiff.
"Mother? Are you going out?"
Wei Jin'er couldn't help but ask when she saw that she had changed her clothes.
Princess Yuanheng tried her best to look natural and said, "I heard that Jinxiu Pavilion has a new batch of materials. I will go and take a look when I have time today."
"Then wait for me, mother. I'll go back, change my clothes, and go with mother."
"no!"
Hearing such a decisive rejection, Wei Jin'er was startled: "Why?"
Princess Yuanheng knew that she had just answered in a hurry, so she quickly slowed down her tone and said, "Your father said that before your marriage is chosen, it's better not to go out and draw attention to yourself, so you can practice more as a female concubine at home. , will you ask your maid to help you sew your wedding dress when the time comes?"
Wei Jin'er looked at her strangely and felt that this reason was very blunt: "Mom, I know this, but my sister is not married yet, so I am not in a hurry, right? And my daughter hasn't been out for a long time, so she doesn't need half a day's work. "
When Princess Yuanheng heard her mention Li Qingyi, her heart ached even more. Her face sank and she said, "If I say no, I can't. Lingxi, send the eldest girl back to the courtyard."
"Mother? What's wrong with you?"
Wei Jin'er was quite baffled.
Lingxi quickly pushed her out and said, "Miss, the princess is not in a good mood today. You'd better not make the princess angry and go back quickly."
"In a bad mood? Are you angry with your father?"
Although Lingxi didn't know what happened, the princess's behavior just now didn't seem like a good thing. She must have a reason for not wanting the older girl to know.
Of course, a servant like me doesn't have much to say, so he said perfunctorily: "Girl, don't ask anymore, I have to rush back to serve the princess, please go back quickly..."
Wei Jin'er stood at the door of her yard, looking at Lingxi's hurried back with confusion in her eyes, and asked the maid beside her: "Have you heard about the dispute between father and mother today?"
"No... The master has been very busy these days. He is either outside or in the study in the front yard. He rarely goes back to the backyard. He left the house very early in the morning today."
"My mother must not be angry because my father leaves early and comes home late. Then why?" Wei Jin'er frowned and thought for a long time, then said, "Shen Shuang, go and find out."
"Yes, slave, go right away."
Wei Jin'er felt a little uneasy when she entered the house. After thinking about it, she left the courtyard and went to Princess Yuanheng's Jinhua Courtyard. Halfway through, she saw Shen Shuang coming back in a hurry: "How are you? Did you find out anything?"
"Miss, I asked around and everyone said that there is nothing special about today, it is no different from usual."
Shen Shuang paused and said, "If there is anything, it seems that someone sent a message this morning. They didn't say which house it was from. They just said that it would be handed over to the princess. But it's nothing. I want to ask the princess to Lord, there are several of them every day. I don’t want to tell you where I came from, maybe it’s because a small family is afraid that the post won’t reach the princess after telling her origin, so it’s not surprising.”
"What's going on? Mother's words and actions today are so abnormal!"
Wei Jin'er didn't dare to tell others, but she still knew her mother very well.
As she walked, she asked, "Has mother left?"
"We have already gone out. When I left, the princess had just left the courtyard."
"Let's go to mother's house and have a look."
Shen Shuang said: "Girl, if the princess is not here, it will not be good if you go rummaging around in the house..."
"I know this, let's go first and then talk about it..."
Wei Jin'er quickened her pace and entered Princess Yuanheng's courtyard. The woman guarding the courtyard gate asked, "Girl, didn't you just come back from here? The princess has already gone out."
"I know, my mother asked me to be a female celebrity. I remembered that she had a handkerchief with a very pretty pattern. I'll use it to learn from it. You don't have to worry about it."
"Yes, girl."
The mother-in-law didn't become suspicious after hearing this, so she let her in.
Wei Jin'er entered the room and looked around. The room was the same as usual, nothing more and nothing less.
"Am I too worried?"
She walked to the table outside and sat down, picked up the calligraphy written by Princess Yuanheng, and read: "The green mountains cannot cover it, after all..."
The sentence ends here.
Wei Jin'er knows this poem. The original sentence is, the green mountains cannot cover it, and it will flow eastward after all.
"My mother usually found some copybooks and copied them, but in this copybook, only half of the sentence was written, and even the word "Jing" at the end was only half written before she stopped writing. This is not my mother's habit..."
