Part One: Intertwined Time and Space Chapter Two: The Spiritual Stone of Fate
Chapter 266 Backyard (2)
The lady was sitting in the pavilion, frowning slightly.
Xiaoye stood behind her and asked, "Madam, are you tired?"
The lady smiled and nodded: "I'm a little tired. I haven't been out and about for a long time. I walked a little too much today."
Xiaoye poured her a glass of water.
"Now Madam's complexion does seem to be much better. It seems that she really needs to do more activities. It's also Xiaoyou who can make Madam happy. Xiaoye has been with Madam for so long. This is the first time since Madam became ill. Happy."
The lady smiled and said: "This child is too naughty now."
"Xiaoye thinks Madam doesn't need to worry. Anyway, she is pampered by everyone in the villa, so it's okay to be naughty. Compared with her temperament, the villa pays more attention to the health of the spirit girl. I guess seeing the young lady running around, The elders can only be happy."
The madam smiled even more happily, and even the sadness on her face disappeared a bit: "That's true. Seeing her so lively, I am really happy. She is better than me, and she will never follow my old path no matter what. , and I don’t have to worry about her anymore.”
Xiaoye nodded and said: "There is no need to worry about Miss. What we need to worry about are the people who take care of Miss in the villa. I guess it will be hard to follow Miss. I have never seen Mr. Ge Deacon be so humble, even if he is often He is also stern in front of the women of his family. I heard that all the deans are somewhat afraid of him.
Now he looks submissive in front of the young lady, and even looks kind to his wife. You must know that except for the seven elders and several major courtyard masters, there is no one in the Chang family who has a higher status than Deacon Ge. "
"Deacon Ge is in charge of Runfang Pavilion after all, so his status is naturally higher."
Xiao Ye smiled and said: "No, Miss is not afraid of him at such a young age. Miss has a majestic temperament, and she always has a commanding tone in front of Deacon Song. She doesn't even call Deacon, just call him by name."
"This is indeed a bit unruly. There is no way to call someone by name directly."
"As long as the adults don't think it's rude, Madam shouldn't care about her. Xiaoye heard that the young lady is not even afraid of the elders in the villa. Of course, she smashed the things in the altar everywhere in front of the elders."
"And this."
"Yes, Qing'er told me that it was because Young Master Yuxiao was being embarrassed by the head of Mudan Academy, and the elders did not take any action."
"Yu Xiao and Yu Qing never told me. If it wasn't you, I still don't know."
Xiaoye said: "I think the young master and the young lady think it's nothing."
"How come Yu Xiao has a conflict with the head of Mudan Academy?"
"Xiaoye doesn't know the specific situation. The matters between the hospital masters are not allowed to be discussed privately by the people below, and Qing'er didn't dare to go into details."
The lady sighed: "Yu Qing doesn't make people worry, but this child does make people a little worried. We have to talk about him later and how he can offend the hospital masters. If something happens, the elders can spare him lightly." "
"I don't think there's anything to worry about. With the young lady's temperament, as long as it's not the young master's fault, the elders won't do anything to the young master."
"This girl knows how to protect my brother." Madam laughed.
He was smiling, watching Yu Qing walking this way from a distance, "Is that Yu Qing?"
Xiao Ye looked at it and said, "Yes, it's the young lady and the young master. Just as we were talking about them, they came."
When Madam stood up, Yue Qing knew that Madam had found her. She was holding a flower basket in one hand and waving her other hand high in the air, calling her, "Mother." She was shouting and dancing at the same time.
The lady watched her running and jumping in the verandah, shook her head: "This child doesn't look like a girl." Then she got up and walked over there.
Yue Qing saw that she had quickened her pace, holding her skirt in one hand, and ran this way.
Qing'er followed leisurely behind him: "Miss, don't run so fast, be careful and you may fall."
Yue Qing ignored her and jumped to the lady: "Mom, look at it, does it look good?"
The lady looked at the flower basket in her hand: "Oh, it's so beautiful. Who made it?"
"I made it. I made a lot of it. I learned that this pot is the most beautiful. I brought it here for you to see."
The lady wiped the sweat from her head with a handkerchief, "It's really good-looking. Look at you running away. You're so crazy and you don't look like a girl."
Yue Qing chuckled twice: "Mom, I'll give it to you. Smell it, it's very fragrant."
The lady smelled it and said: "Well, it does smell good. You also make flower baskets. I have never seen anyone making flower baskets like this. Did the seventh elder teach you?"
Yue Qing opened her eyes wide and said innocently: "How can she? She knows nothing except educating people. I learned this from the lady of a flower shop in Xibao City."
Qing'er was confused next to her. How come she didn't know that the lady had learned this from some flower shop lady. There is no such flower basket in Xibao City. The flower baskets made by the lady are much prettier than those in Xibao City. It is estimated that these flower baskets are made by the lady's method.
The lady took the flower basket and said, "Really? I'll teach Xiaoye and the others to put some of these flower baskets in my room."
Yue Qing held her arm: "Okay, mother, I have knitted a lot of them. There are so many styles. Maybe you like more. And this flower basket will not lose its freshness in a month or two. It will always be like this. nice."
"It's nonsense again. This flower will be ruined within a day after being picked. How can it stay fresh for a month or two?"
"Mom, don't believe it. I put a water-absorbing device under this flower basket. As long as you water it every day, it will always look so beautiful."
"Mom has only heard of filling water in bottles, but never heard that water can be filled in this basket."
"Yes, just add something. Oh, mother, you have asked so many questions. I will teach Sister Xiaoye how to do it. It's very simple. By the way, mother, I asked Deacon Shen to prepare lunch, and then set up the table in the garden. Set up the table. Those flower baskets are placed on the table surrounded by the dining table, which is very beautiful. Let’s enjoy the flowers while eating, not far in front. Come on, let’s go over.”
"How can we have lunch in the garden?"
"That's because you've never eaten it outside. It's much more delicious than eating it in the house. You'll know it when you go there."
After being dragged all the way to the place by her daughter, the lady was shocked by the scene she saw.
"Oh, it's so beautiful."
"Yes, mother, I just said it looks good." Yueqing took a wreath from a tree nearby and put it on her husband's head: "Mother, wear this for you."
The lady touched it with her hand and said sheepishly: "Hey, at my age, I am not suitable for wearing this."
"Why doesn't it fit? If you don't believe me, let Xiaoye take a look. Isn't it pretty?"
Xiao Ye quickly said: "Madam is so beautiful. This wreath combined with Madam's current rosy complexion, coupled with Madam's already beautiful face, is really beautiful."
"Really."
Yue Qing nodded: "Really, really, this wreath is really suitable. Mom, look, I have one too." She then took one off, put it on her head, shook her head and asked, "How do you like it, does it look good? Mother."
The lady said: "Well, it is indeed beautiful."
Yue Qing continued: "I originally prepared one for my brother, but it's a pity that he doesn't wear it and doesn't even try it. Humph, forget it if you don't wear it, let the two of us wear it."
Chang Yuxiao said helplessly from the side: "No man wears flowers."
"Hmph, excuse. I think you just don't like the wreaths I made. Mother, brother doesn't feel sorry for me at all. I've been making them for a long time."
The wife spoke for her son: "Men really don't wear flowers."
Yue Qing pouted, "Mom, you are partial, but let's just be partial. I'm the most obedient so I won't fight over this. I know my mother also loves me very much. That's all."
The lady tapped her with her hand and said, "You are the only one who is naughty. You are the one who says the good and the bad."
Yue Qing said proudly, "Mom, come and take a look at these flower baskets."
The lady followed, "They look good, they all look good, and they smell particularly good."
"It looks good. After we finish the meal, we will move everyone to mother's courtyard. Let mother see it every day and she will feel better. Chang Shen has already prepared the meal, so we can just watch it. , eat and watch at the same time. Come, mother."
The lady was pulled by Yue Qing to the table, and there was also one on the table. The red and green look very nice.
"Brother, please sit over there. I want to sit with my mother."
After saying that, Yue Qing sat next to Madam, and San Yuxiao sat on the other side.
Chang Shen came over and said, "Miss, everything is ready. Let's serve it now."
"Well, let's serve it quickly."
Chang Shen gestured behind him, and the maids came to the table carrying various covered plates.
Chang Shen introduced: "This is steamed pork ribs, this is pearl meatballs, this is braised carp..."
Several dishes were served in a row, both hot and cold.
After finishing it, Yue Qing said: "Mom, come and try Chang Shen's craftsmanship. I like this fish-flavored shredded pork the best. Try it."
The lady tasted it and said, "It's really delicious."
Yue Qing said: "They are all delicious, hurry up and eat them, mother."
The lady picked up the chopsticks.
"It's quite refreshing to eat among these flowers. It's really appetizing to eat like this."
"Well, you should eat more usually. Mom, try this fish again. Chang Shen specially grilled it. It's very delicious."
The lady opened her mouth to eat and praised the deliciousness: "You are really lucky. I didn't expect Deacon Shen's cooking to be so good."
Chang Shen said from the side: "I don't dare to take it seriously. It's all the lady's training."
Upon hearing this, Yue Qing quickly added: "He said that I am a naughty person and don't eat if it doesn't taste good. I have developed this skill. Mom, my brother's craftsmanship is also good. You should let him give you more at home during this time." Do it a few times.”
The lady glanced at Chang Yuxiao and scolded her: "Why didn't you just say it and do it yourself? You're just bullying your brother."
"Mom, I'm young, so of course it's harder for me to be the eldest brother."
"You are the only one who can speak." Madam scolded, and then asked: "By the way, mother hasn't asked you yet, didn't you call Aunt Liu and the others this morning? The matter has been taken care of."
Yue Qing took a sip of soup and replied, "Not yet."
Madam was stunned for a moment: "Not yet? What about Aunt Liu and the others?"
"They're all in the front hall."
The lady said with a straight face: "Yu Qing, this is wrong. How can I let my aunt and my brothers and sisters stay in the front hall all the time? You are here eating, drinking and admiring the flowers."
"Oh, mother, don't worry. I have made all arrangements. They can eat and drink in the front hall. They will not be thirsty or hungry. I want to go there quickly, but daddy is not back yet. I don't want to wait for daddy to come back. Do you want to deal with it again? If I make a decision without authorization, dad will not be angry at that time? "
The lady smiled and said: "So that's it. You are thoughtful, but don't let everyone stay in the front hall all the time. Just wait until your father comes back and invite everyone over."
"Mom, we've already invited you, why are you letting everyone go back? Everyone thought they were playing tricks on them after all this going back and forth. Why don't we just stay in the front hall, I guess dad will be back soon."
The lady nodded: "What you said makes sense, but what happened to the prince today? He came back so late. Could it be that something happened to him?"
"What happened? I guess I went to meet someone somewhere. I hope it won't be another girl from Tianxiang Tower."
"Yu Qing, don't miss your father so much. He is not as unbearable as you imagined."
"Okay, he is the best dad in the world. Come and eat, don't talk about this."
Maybe the food was really to Madam's liking. After eating a lot, she said she couldn't eat any more. Yue Qing accompanied her to enjoy the flowers for a while. Seeing that Madam was a little tired, she asked her to go back and rest first. All these flower baskets would be sent to her. to her yard.
"Okay, mother, let's go back first. You should finish things early and go rest for a while. You should be tired after working for so long."
Yue Qing nodded: "Don't worry, mother, as soon as dad comes back, I will let him handle this matter."
The lady nodded and left with Xiaoye and others.
Mo Xue walked over from the side and said, "Miss, you are really in a good mood today."
Yue Qing looked at him and said, "I can't stay here much longer. I want to spend more time with her while I'm still with her, so as not to regret it later when I go back."
Mo Xue said: "Young lady has a kind temperament. There are not many women like you in the world."
Yue Qing chuckled: "Do you believe these words yourself? Even if you want to praise me, don't say it in such an exaggerated way. Everything is done."
After finishing it for a while, I saw that the lady was in high spirits, so I didn’t want to disturb her.
Yue Qing sat down on the railing of the corridor: "How was the investigation?"
Mo Xue said: "Ever since Aunt Liu became an aunt, except in front of King Yongjing, she has always behaved erratically, ostracizing several other aunts in the house, occupying the monthly contributions of other courtyards, and making false accounts in the name of weddings, weddings, etc. He moved a lot of gold, silver and jewelry in the mansion and bought his own property and yard outside the mansion.
Especially when he was in charge of the family, he did a lot of shameful things. Lynchings and slave sales were used. He resold the property and land in the palace privately, colluded with his brother, and got a lot of benefits from several shops.
In addition, the wife's dowry and rewards were also used, as well as the valuable medicines and supplements that the villa gave to the wife every year. It can be said that he is so greedy that he even dares to touch my wife’s things. "
Yue Qing was surprised, "It's so serious."
"Aunt Liu's family is not powerful. Without these, how could she have such a life. All these things have been investigated clearly, and the witnesses and evidence have been brought. The specific things are classified and written in these books." Mo Xue said Handed her two thin volumes.
Yue Qing took it, and she already recognized some of the words. Although she couldn't recognize all of them, she could still see that it recorded in detail the time, place, and people she came into contact with, and who was involved.
"You are so amazing, you can check so clearly in such a short time."
"It's not the result of this moment. After all, my wife is in Prince Yongjing's palace, and this palace is the home where the young lady grew up. The villa has always been concerned about it. Today we just conducted a detailed investigation and brought all the witnesses here."
Yue Qing nodded: "Very good, people like this can't live freely in the palace forever. They have to be calmed down or leave the palace directly. If dad doesn't agree, he has to take mother away no matter what."
Chang Yuxiao frowned: "Mother may not leave."
Yue Qing glared at him: "She is a weak woman with such a weak temperament, and she can still defeat us."
Mo Xue said: "Mrs. Fu's temperament is not weak."
"Where did you see it?" Yue Qing was surprised. "With such weak tempers, the mistresses have made such a fuss. They are not weak yet."
"Madam just doesn't have her own opinion. It doesn't mean she is weak. Otherwise, it would be impossible to leave the villa. Miss has forgotten that women from the Chang family cannot leave the villa."
"I'm really curious about what happened to her back then, you know?"
"I've heard about it a little bit, but I don't know much about the specifics."
"Then what do you know?"
Mo Xue thought for a moment and said, "I only know that Mrs. Fu's incident was related to a certain hospital master at that time."
"Master? Spiritual girl?"
"Yes. I don't know what happened specifically. It's just that a red guard in the guard station was burned to death, and this red guard was supposed to be the one chosen by the hospital master."
Yue Qing frowned: "It's so complicated. It couldn't be that my mother and the spirit girl were fighting for the man, but they didn't win."
"I don't know any of this."
San Yuxiao said: "I also know something about this matter. That Red Guard was a leader in the guard station at that time. He was also a member of the Qi family and was familiar with Qi Jiao."
"I know Qi Jiao."
"Of course we know each other. We are both members of the Qi family. Moreover, Qi Jiao was not the commander back then, so he and the Red Guard often competed and learned together and performed tasks together. In addition, Chang Huai was also familiar with the Red Guard back then. Chang Huai is not a Red Guard, and he takes a lot of care from the Red Guard. I asked Chang Huai, but he refused to tell."
Mo Xue said: "It's about the spirit girl, of course you can't talk about it, otherwise you will be sentenced to death by the Law Enforcement Hall."
Yue Qing asked: "Speaking of capital punishment, wasn't that Red Guard also burned to death?"
"The young lady is right. He was indeed burned to death by the Law Enforcement Hall. While being burned to death, he couldn't bear the torture and lost his martial arts. He was also expelled from the family and was considered a shame to the Qi family. His No one within three generations of the family can enter the villa.”
"What did you do wrong? It's so serious. Is the Law Enforcement Hall so powerful?"
Mo Xue said: "Miss is the master of Qingyue Academy, so of course she won't be afraid of the Law Enforcement Hall, but the people around you don't think so. If the people around you do something wrong, maybe this is what you should wait for them."
"So, Mo Wei has a lot of power. He can deal with whoever he wants to deal with? He usually doesn't say anything, but he is always keeping an eye on the people around me."
Mo Xue smiled: "There are state laws and family rules, and the villa naturally has its own rules. The people around the lady naturally understand these principles and will not make mistakes easily."
Yue Qing looked at him and said, "Tell me this. Did you make a mistake?"
"of course."
"Then tell me."
"If the lady asks, of course I will tell you, otherwise the lady will distrust us even more."
Yue Qing choked: "Well, I don't distrust you, I just don't like being stared at by you all the time."
"Not keeping an eye on the young lady is also a mistake, and it is a big mistake. Once something goes wrong, it cannot be solved by imposing the death penalty."
Yue Qing sighed: "We all have our own difficulties, let's understand each other. It's time for me to deal with Aunt Liu and the others."
Mo Xue said: "Then can the prince return to his residence?"
Yue Qing was stunned and said: "What do you mean?"
"Didn't the young lady say that everything should be ready before the prince comes back? The prince was already on his way back in the morning. The young lady was making a flower basket at that time. I didn't want to disturb the young lady's interest, so I asked Prince Yongjing to stay on the way back."
Yue Qing smiled and said, "What good things have you done again."
"It didn't do anything. It's just that King Yongjing's carriage hit someone on the road."
Yue Qing stopped laughing, "How can you hurt people casually just because of this?"
"Don't worry, Miss. The one who was hit is a person from the Villa. He is not weak in martial arts and will not be seriously injured."
Yue Qing was speechless, shook her head and said, "Okay, okay, I won't talk to you anymore. I'll go over and see Aunt Liu and the others first. You need to ask dad to come back quickly, I don't want to wait for him all the time."
"Yes. Miss, you need Mo Xue to help you deal with Aunt Liu's affairs."
"No, this is a matter in the palace's backyard after all. You are outsiders, so it's not easy to deal with it. Just find someone to bring the witnesses. I can handle it myself. Besides, there are also Chang Yuxiao and Cai'er here."
"That's fine. Mo Xue is waiting for the good news in the hospital."
"Um."
