Four hundred and thirtieth eight chapters at the mercy of others
The couple was not united. After Meng also left, she thought about it for a long time, but still felt something was wrong.
Meng Ye was a military general who only knew how to charge and had never had any foresight, but she was different. She was fighting in the back house and was very good at seeing something was wrong from some clues.
Someone once persuaded her to check Meng Xiaofu's past, but she refuted it. At that time, she felt that it would be difficult to end if she really found something. On the other hand, Xiaofu was a girl's house and Jingthorn Town was that kind of town. What could it be? At most, it would be some romantic events.
Prince Ding had traveled around in the early years, and had visited Jingthorn Town. Maybe they had met Xiaofu. These had little to do with her. Even if Xiaofu had any shameful things with Prince Ding before, it was just a matter of things between men and women. Now that they were both married, they would be really ridiculed by others. At most, they would laugh at each other behind their backs, which was harmless.
But now she doesn't think so. Some of the past experiences can easily affect a person's temperament. If Xiaofu had really happened to him in Thorn Town... he had a difficult life, and he would not have no resentment in his heart.
Thinking about it again, the servant who went to welcome Xiaofu before died almost when the robbers were held hostage. At that time, she didn't care much. There was no way to encounter such a disaster. She just didn't care about a concubine like Xiaofu. She just observed Xiaofu's behavior, words and deeds for a few days, and roughly judged the nature of this concubine's lady, it was easier to say that she was married, and then accumulated some merits and treated it as a good thing.
Everything afterwards was like a dream, and it took a sudden turn. In a blink of an eye, Xiaofu became the noble Dingwang Mansion. Instead, the couple had to act according to Xiaofu's expression. They didn't dare to think about many things at all.
But now I remembered one by one from the beginning, and something seemed to be wrong.
Mrs. Meng couldn't tell me what was wrong, and Meng didn't let her go to Jingthorn Town from her, and she didn't dare to make a decision in private.
When he was upset, Mama Tai came in and sent some fresh Yamana.
This mountain pear is a unique wild fruit on the mountains near Yancheng. It is small but very sweet. Mrs. Meng has liked to eat it since she was a child, but it is difficult to find. Occasionally, woodcutters chop wood on the mountain and pick it up and sell it on the market. Or, whenever the tenants who dragged the farm to work went up the mountain to pick it up, they would send some to her.
Thinking about it, I haven't been late for a long time and there have been so many things, how can I find any novel fruits?
Ping's mother has been with Mrs. Meng for many years and knows Mrs. Meng's likes. She smiled and said, "Madam, I often see that this Yamana is said to have been picked from the mountain in the morning, and it is fresh."
Although Mrs. Meng was upset, she couldn't help but come from seeing her favorite fruit on weekdays. After taking a bite, she was really crisp and sweet, and asked casually: "Where did you buy it?"
Ping's mother said: "This was not bought, it was sent by Alan."
"Alan?" Mrs. Meng was stunned for a moment. She couldn't remember who Alan was.
Ping's mother saw it and hurriedly explained: "It was a little maid who was sent to serve the second lady when the second lady came back. Later, because the second lady's personal maid, Orange, disappeared... The lady married her to the countryside. She is now living a good life in the countryside. The man has a few acres of land and is diligent. Every so long, the couple will come to the city to buy some mountain goods and come to the mansion to see. This Yamana is sent by her."
The maid next to Xiaofu, Mrs. Meng, suddenly remembered that she had made trouble in front of Xiaofu for the disappearance of Orange. Xiaofu asked her to find a good family to marry her.
Because of the disappearance of orange, she felt a little scared.
"Hurry, go and call Alan in. I have something to ask her." Mrs. Meng remembered something and hurriedly ordered Ping's mother.
Seeing that Mrs. Meng was so anxious, her mother did not dare to neglect her, so she immediately went out to find Alan.
Alan is an orphan. She grew up in the Mongolian Mansion and has no relatives. She just recognized a godmother in the Mongolian Mansion. She is a maid who knows how to be grateful. She always comes to see her whenever she comes, asks her master for her, sends some things to her godmother, and leaves if she gives her.
Ping's mother led the people to the city gate, and then she chased Alan back.
He brought Alan, who was nervous, into the house.
Mrs. Meng signaled that mother Ping would go out, and she asked Alan alone with some words.
Seeing the formation, Alan was a little scared and knelt down all of a sudden.
Mrs. Meng said as kindly as possible: "Alan, don't be afraid. Calling you here is because there are some things you want to ask you, you must tell the truth."
Alan nodded desperately: "Madam, I dare not hide it."
Mrs. Meng then said, "Just tell me, on that day, you and your group went to greet Miss Wei with Mother Wei to greet Miss Second."
"It's just to go to Jingthorn Town to bring the second lady back." Alan replied stupidly.
"I'm asking... what does it look like when you first saw the second lady?" Mrs. Meng tried her best to remind Alan.
Alan thought for a long time before saying, "It was Mother Wei who went in and called the door, then went in... Then the second lady came out, and then we got back in the carriage."
"What?" Mrs. Meng's eyebrows thumped, "You haven't entered the second lady's house together?"
Alan said straight, "No, Mother Wei said time is tight, so we just wait outside. She went in and talked to the second lady. Soon, they came out and we left."
"You have been traveling from Yancheng to Jingthorn Town for a few days, how can you not take a break?" Mrs. Meng only felt that this was very strange.
"No, Mom Wei won't let her rest." Alan said foolishly.
"Why?" Mrs. Meng frowned.
"Mom Wei said she should hurry up so that the master and wife would not wait for a long time." Alan thought desperately that things had passed for a long time, and she could not remember many things.
"In other words, have you not seen anyone except Juzi and Xiaofu?" Mrs. Meng asked again quickly.
Alan thought for a long time and shook her head, "No."
"Shouldn't there be an old nanny by Xiaofu? Even if he didn't come back with him, the old nanny wouldn't have sent Xiaofu out?" Mrs. Meng felt even more strange.
Alan shook her head stupidly again, "I haven't seen it."
Mrs. Meng now knows something is wrong.
She knew nothing about Xiaofu at all, and the person who knew what happened to Xiaofu in Jingthorn Town over the years, Orange disappeared, and even the mother Wei who went to greet him at the beginning died, and died before she met the thief.
According to Alan, Mama Wei is the only person who has entered Xiaofu's yard. So coincidentally, she was dragged to death by the shocked horse, and the oranges were gone afterwards.
After careful consideration, people who knew that Xiaofu's past no longer existed.
This is definitely not a coincidence.
"Mom Wei...had you said before your death?" Mrs. Meng thought for a long time and asked this question again.
Alan lowered her head, and her face showed a look of fear, and then she shook her head.
In Mrs. Meng's eyes, Mrs. Meng misunderstood again.
After that, she didn't ask Alan too much. In order to avoid suspicion, she rewarded Alan with a piece of cloth, treating it as a reward for giving pears, and then asked Alan to go back.
On the second day, Mrs. Meng found another excuse and found an old lady who also went to pick up Xiaofu on the same day and asked about the situation on that day.
What the woman said was similar to Alan, and she said that she followed Wei's mother, and only Wei's mother entered the house alone. Not long after, the second lady came out with an orange and a small package, but she didn't see anyone else in the house.
As for the death of Mama Wei, it was really because Ma was frightened and dragged to death.
Mrs. Meng felt that the old lady's words were not very credible, after all, they were just some servants. They didn't know very clearly.
If you really have good eyesight, you have to find the guards at that time. The guards were from martial arts and saw some things clearly.
But after searching, I couldn't help but be surprised. When the escort driver met the robber, most of the casualties were killed or injured. The only few left the Mongolian Mansion for various reasons. Now that I want to ask, I can't find anyone.
Mrs. Meng's actions can be hidden from others, but not from Ping's mother's eyes.
When Mrs. Meng wanted to send someone to look for the guards outside, her mother quickly advised: "My wife, what are you doing? Why do you want to find these people?"
Mrs. Meng didn't want to tell her that the fewer people know about some things, the better, but she couldn't do it alone. Now she is the only one who is Ping's only capable, so she can only say to Ping's mother: "I'm just a little confused... Xiaofu is a little wrong. I... am also worried about her, afraid that she would have any knots about the Meng family because of the past, so she wanted to find someone from the past to ask if there were any misunderstandings."
Mrs. Meng's explanation did not convince Ping's mother.
But those who are servants cannot question the master at all. Originally, the master said that the servants would do whatever they said, but Ping's mother was afraid when she thought that the matter was related to the second lady, and advised him: "Madam, it's been so long, and you are like this now... If the second lady knows, what's the better if you misunderstand?"
Mrs. Meng looked into Ping's mother's eyes and asked, "So what if you misunderstand?"
"This will hurt the relationship between mother and daughter." Ping's mother said lightly, but a hint of fear appeared in her eyes. What she feared the most was the matter related to the second lady.
Mrs. Meng saw her fear. She stared at her mother Ping for a long time, but only saw her mother that she felt something was wrong in her body. Then she asked: "Mom Ping, Master and servant, what do you think I am to you?"
"My wife is as kind as a mountain to me." Ping's mother answered without thinking.
The answer was too fast, and Mrs. Meng didn't believe it, but she didn't really want to know what Ping's mother thought, and just said, "Since that's the case, I'll ask you one thing, you have to tell the truth."
"Madam just ask, I dare not hide it." Mother Ping can only answer this at this moment.
Then Mrs. Meng asked, "You are afraid, what are you afraid of? I want to listen to the truth."
Mother Ping slowly knelt down and said sincerely: "Madam, I have been with you for so many years. I just want to spend my old age well...Miss Second Miss, Mother Wei, who had previously received the second Miss, died, Madam Dou... I don't know what I'm afraid of, I'm just afraid."
"I understand." Mrs. Meng slowly closed her eyes. Yes, the current situation is scared. Everyone around Xiaofu is dead. Even if they are missing, they do not happen at the same time. The reasons are different, so people ignore it.
It is precisely because most people have clear causes of death and do not arouse people's suspicion for the time being, but putting aside those causes of death, it is very terrifying to see the results. Xiaofu's side has not served anyone for a long time. Not to mention the servants around him, even those who have dealt with her or even offended her, there is no good ending at all.
The Hu family is the first family to plot against Xiao Fu. Now the Hu family has scandals one after another. Miss Hu Qi died and Mrs. Hu collapsed on the bed. Mrs. Hu was impeached by the censor several times for these inner-house affairs. The Hu family was almost overwhelmed.
There are also those who heard that they made things difficult for Xiaofu during the banquet, such as the Prince's Mansion of Wen County. They invited Xiaofu to the banquet, but they were mostly negligent. Then there was the Lord Xiuwen. The Lord Xiuwen had framed his daughter in the Hu family, which was equivalent to framing Xiaofu. Then Ning, the third wife of the Prince's Mansion, even sent her parents' sister to the Prince's Mansion. When it came to Dong Guifeng, he almost forgot that before Xiaofu married into the Prince's Mansion, he gave the beauty to the third elder of the Prince of Ding.
None of these people ended up well.
It was definitely not a coincidence. Was Xiaofu planning in secret to eradicate the people who threatened her?
Xiaofu has such great ability alone, and has he defeated so many mansions in the off-limits time?
This is really incredible. Mrs. Meng's intuition seems to be a bit unlikely, but even if these are not done by Xiaofu, even if half of them are related to her, it is very terrifying.
There are so many coincidences that make people suspicious. Who is the next turn?
Is it the Meng family? Compared with those before, the Meng family has caused more harm to Xiaofu? If Xiaofu is said to be revenge, then isn’t the Meng family the first to take revenge?
Meng Ye threw his biological daughter to the countryside to fend for himself, and then took her back. Because this daughter had hindered his career, she wanted to kill her biological daughter.
Although it was not successful in the end, people would have resentment.
At the beginning, she had no choice but to choose to believe Xiaofu. After all, Xiaofu's help to Yan'er gradually reduced her vigilance. She didn't know when the Meng family started, she discussed with Xiaofu's big and small matters, and obeyed Xiaofu's advice, and even followed Xiaofu's arrangements for the marriage of several children.
It seems that I have walked into the trap set by others step by step. Now I suddenly woke up and found that there is no bargaining chip around me, as if I could uproot the huge Mongolian Mansion with just one word.
Chapter completed!