Early the next morning, after Mrs. Shen got up, Grandma Jiang was already outside preparing to comb her hair as usual.
Mrs. Shen squinted her eyes, enjoying Grandma Jiang's combing and massaging her hair, and asked casually: "How is it over there?"
"Thanks to the old lady's decisiveness, Aunt Guo gave birth to a freak last night. She has six fingers on both hands and her legs are also disabled..."
Mrs. Shen showed a look of disgust and didn't want to listen anymore. She interrupted and asked, "Has everything been taken care of?"
"Don't worry, old lady, everything has been taken care of. The master has also sent someone to deliver the letter." When Aunt Jiang said this, she suddenly hesitated and said after a while, "But the old slave found something under Aunt Guo's quilt. thing……"
"What is it?" Mrs. Shen sensed something was wrong from Grandma Jiang's tone. She opened her eyes and looked at her through the bronze mirror in front of her.
"You all go down. You are not allowed to come in without my instructions." Old Mrs. Shen ordered.
After Mother Jiang waited for everyone else to leave, she took out a cloth bag from her arms and placed it in front of Mrs. Shen, then opened it by the four corners.
After the cloth bag was unfolded, a small figure sewn with linen was revealed. Not only was the figure's facial features carefully painted, but it was also made of satin. There was a white cloth strip sewn on the chest, with a birth date written on it. The villain's abdomen was densely covered with embroidery needles.
"What is this!" Old Mrs. Shen was so furious that she knocked the villain to the ground, "How dare she, how dare she get these dirty things at home!"
Aunt Jiang leaned over to pack the things and wrapped them up again: "Old lady, calm down, only the old slave saw this thing. What is written on it is Ping Niang's birth date. Fortunately nothing happened, otherwise...
"If it's something else, I can just handle it myself. I don't dare to make you angry. But this thing is extraordinary, and I don't dare to make decisions on my own."
"Where is Hanqiao?" Old Mrs. Shen took a deep breath and calmed down before asking, completely forgetting that she said Hanqiao couldn't stay last night.
"It's in the room." Fortunately, Aunt Jiang has been with her for many years and understands her thoughts very well. "The old slave has ordered people to keep Aunt Guo and everyone in the room under guard. They are just waiting for the old lady's instructions."
"Come and comb your hair, I'll go over and take a look myself later!"
This is both a reincarnation medicine and a witchcraft. Mrs. Shen will not be able to feel at ease if she doesn't personally check it out.
Old Mrs. Shen went to Aunt Guo's room early in the morning, and last night some people watching the night heard moans and wailing coming from the courtyard, which caused everyone in the Shen family to talk about what happened. thing.
Old Mrs. Shen only brought Grandma Jiang into the house and stayed in Hanqiao's room for half an hour before coming out.
The maids, nuns, and women in Hanqiao's room knelt on the floor in the main room.
"Aunt Guo had a miscarriage last night and is going to be pregnant today." Aunt Jiang's cold voice reached everyone's ears.
Although everyone was mentally prepared, they still couldn't help but suffocate at this moment, and soon there was a low sob.
Except for Nanny Liu and Jingwen, everyone else could not help but lower their heads, worrying about their future fate.
Working in her aunt's room was not a good place to be, but luckily she was pregnant. No matter whether she could get a boy or not, as long as she gave birth to the child, she should be able to live a stable life in the future.
But now, not to mention Hanqiao's miscarriage, and even her own life is at stake, what good will happen to servants like them?
Even if they were sent to live with a new master, they would still be considered unlucky.
Waiting for their fate, they are probably either sold or sent to work in the village.
Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but sob louder.
Aunt Jiang asked again: "Caiyu, where is Caihui?"
The two little maids kneeling behind immediately raised their heads in a panic.
Although one of them had red eyes, there was no sadness on his face, and he looked quite panicked.
The other one cried till he had a lot of tears and runny nose. He didn't know whether he was really sad for Hanqiao or worried about his future fate.
"My slave, Caiyu, has seen the old lady." Caiyu was panicked. When Aunt Jiang glanced at her, she quickly bent down and kowtowed.
The one who cried hard was Cai Hui, who was speechless at this time and had no choice but to kowtow along with Cai Yu.
"As Aunt Guo's personal maids, you two are unable to serve you well, so you should be detained first!
"Everyone in Aunt Guo's room will make arrangements after the funeral."
The others were relieved when they heard this.
Jingwen's heart finally fell to the ground slowly. She didn't know that the reincarnation drug was a taboo thing, and she was still secretly glad that she had escaped.
After Caiyu and Caihui were taken away, they were placed separately in the reverse seats in Mrs. Shen's yard.
Shen Zhonglei had been accompanying Qian Poxin on inspection these days, and it was planned to be a few days before he could come back. After receiving the news, he immediately rode back and returned home under the stars that night.
At this time, he still didn't know what Hanqiao had done. The person who went to report it only said that Aunt Guo had a miscarriage and didn't mention anything else.
Logically speaking, my aunt had a miscarriage, so she shouldn't have disturbed official business. However, the person who reported the news also said that Mrs. Shen wanted him to come back immediately.
Shen Zhonglei thought that Mrs. Shen was so eager for her grandson that she couldn't bear it and fell ill, so he hurriedly confessed to Qian Poxin and hurried home with his people.
After arriving home, he got off his horse and asked as he walked inside: "Rong An, how is the old lady? What happened?"
Rongan trotted behind Shen Zhonglei and said, "Don't worry, sir. Everything is fine with the old lady. It's just that Aunt Guo suddenly had a miscarriage and she also went with her. That's why the old lady sent someone to call you back."
Hearing that his mother was fine, Shen Zhonglei felt more at ease and said displeasedly: "What's going on over there with Aunt Guo? Can't a whole house of servants take care of a pregnant woman?"
When it comes to this matter, Rongan doesn't know the inside story. He can only say: "Master, you will know when you meet the old lady."
As soon as Shen Zhonglei heard this, he knew in his heart that this matter was definitely not as simple as it seemed to the outside world.
But he had only been away from home for a few days, so what could happen?
Could it be that the fight for favor between the aunts caused the trouble?
As soon as this idea came up, Shen Zhonglei couldn't help but shake his head.
If it was Ping Niang who was in trouble this time, he might really be suspicious.
But it was Hanqiao who was in trouble. An honest person like Ping Niang would definitely not be able to do such a thing.
Shen Zhonglei came to the back house while thinking wildly. He didn't even bother to go back to the room to change clothes, so he went straight to Mrs. Shen's room.
"Mom, my son is back." Shen Zhonglei looked at Old Mrs. Shen carefully when he entered the room. He saw that although her face was as sinking as water, she was not sick. Then he was completely relieved and said with relief, "Mom, Hanqiao didn't save the child. Ping Niang, your son is still in the prime of life now, so you must take good care of yourself and don't worry too much about these things."
But Mrs. Shen sighed and said: "Second brother, take a look at these two things first!"
