Chapter 028: Guess
Chu Xinyu left, and only the old lady Chu was left in the room.
"You said," Old Lady Chu signaled Madam Sun to sit down on the embroidery pier, "Why did the fifth girl say that? Will the eldest daughter-in-law push her into the fire pit?"
Yuan was raised by her personally. Seeing her growth, she naturally knew how her character was. Although she insisted on marrying her son to fill the house, which made her annoyed for a while, she was cherished by her after all. Besides, she was not married. Even if she had a good upbringing, she would definitely suffer a grievance if she married a wealthy family, but she would not marry her own son.
Over the years, although she has some selfish thoughts about her stepdaughter, she has not made any major mistakes. Instead, Chu Xinyu has a bad personality and has been unchanged after repeated teachings, which has disappointed her.
Madam Sun sat down as she wished, reached out to press the old lady Chu's legs gently, and thought for a while and said, "Whether the eldest lady will push the fifth girl into the fire pit, the old slave dared not make a conclusion, but the fifth girl was right. If something abnormal is wrong, there will be a demon. It is okay to check it carefully."
As a servant, Madam Sun is really not easy to express some words, but over the years, she has seen it very clearly that the eldest lady is not as dedicated to the fifth girl as she appears. She is so mean to spoil her son like killing her son, and she spoils her son.
Therefore, with Yuan's personality, if Jiang Sanshao from Duke Ying's Mansion is so good, it is the fifth girl's turn? Maybe the old lady knew this truth long ago, but she was lucky. After all, the eldest lady was raised by her.
Old Mrs. Chu frowned, "Do you suspect that your eldest daughter-in-law has bad motives?"
Madam Sun hurriedly said, "I am not referring to this, but the Duke of Ying. Think about it, how many famous families don't choose, why only the fifth girl is chosen? I'm not slandering the fifth girl, but her reputation in the past was indeed not very good. A family background like Duke of Ying's Mansion, even if you marry, you don't become a clan wife, but your reputation must be virtuous and generous."
Old Mrs. Chu pondered for a moment and said, "You send someone to check it out, don't disturb anyone, but be sure to check it out carefully."
Whether it is for the Wu Yatou or the Hou Mansion, the marriage partner is clear and beneficial to her. As for whether to marry, I will make a long-term plan afterwards, let alone the attitude of the Duke of Ying State has not yet been clarified.
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After leaving Anshantang, Chu Xinyu's mood was sunny. This time, Mrs. Chu felt guilty words, let her know that Mrs. Chu was owed to her. As long as she grasped this point in the future, she would not be afraid that Mrs. Chu's heart would be completely biased towards Yuan.
No matter what kind of wishful thinking the Yuan family and Duke Ying were making, as long as the old lady Chu sent someone to investigate, no matter what the result was, she would make their plan die!
"Girl, why don't you tell the old lady that you have been assassinated many times in Puling Temple. When she knows, she will definitely investigate this matter."
Zhu Bo saw that the old lady Chu gradually began to care about the girl, but the girl didn't mention anything about what she encountered in Puling Temple, so she couldn't help but be anxious for her. Although the killers failed again and again, they never gave up. Who knew when they would take action next time? What if they relaxed their vigilance and had the opportunity to be taken by the killer, what should they do?
Chu Xinyu said: "It should not be known to many people to avoid alarming the snake. Who is the fox will eventually reveal his tail."
When she returned to the capital, it was easier for her to find the murderer behind the scenes. There were only two possibilities: one was who she blocked the wealth of the country, and the other was who she had offended or knew some secrets before, which made the other party kill her.
At first she guessed that it was Yuan's mother and daughter, but later Yuan had something to ask for her. On the way back to Beijing, they could not send someone to continue assassinating her, so their suspicion was removed.
Of course, it is also possible that they did this on purpose, and if she investigated, she would not doubt them.
The second one may be Chu Jiaqi, because she used to say that she had stolen everything from her, thinking that if she hadn't been herself, she would be the legitimate daughter of the Marquis' Mansion. But she knew that Chu Jiaqi did not have the courage to kill people. Although she was willful and arrogant, she was not insidious and had no such tricks, but she had an aunt behind her.
Of course, according to her experience, the person who thinks the most unlikely is often the most likely person.
Don’t underestimate the secrets of the inner house. Some people’s methods cannot be expected or prevented. When the truth is not clear, anyone may be suspicious.
After hearing Chu Xinyu's words, Zhu Bo knew that she didn't want to mention this matter again, so he turned to another happy topic, "Girl, the old lady is very generous. The jewelry she gave you was produced by Liuli Pavilion."
"Yeah." Chu Xinyu smiled. Chu Xinyu was not keen on the pursuit of jewelry, but it should be the latest style. I didn't expect that the old lady Chu would be so willing. It is probably partly because it was related to the marriage of the Duke of Ying's Mansion, which allowed her to respond to the marriage smoothly.
"What good thing happened to my fifth sister, and she was smiling at the corners of her eyebrows?"
Chu Jiating and Chu Jiayi walked towards each other, followed by a eleven or twelve-year-old girl. The girl was combed with her hair, wearing a pink chest-length skirt, and a innocent and cute face.
Chu Xinyu smiled and said, "I saw that the weather is good today, and it is suitable for going out for a trip."
"I thought it was my sister that good things were coming soon." Chu Jiating smiled.
Chu Xinyu narrowed his eyes slightly, and it seemed that the Yuan family and his daughter seemed confident about her marriage.
"Fifth Sister, do you still remember me?" The little girl took a step forward, looked up at Chu Xinyu and said.
"You are the eighth sister, why can't your sister remember?" Chu Xinyu smiled and tapped her smooth forehead gently, "When will you come back?"
"I just came back and knew that my fifth sister had returned home, so I asked my sixth sister to take me over to find you." As she said that, she suddenly threw herself into Chu Xinyu's arms, hugged her enthusiastically with both hands, and said coquettishly: "Fifth sister, Yun'er misses you so much! Do you miss me?"
Chu Xinyu's body stiffened, and a flash of disgust flashed across her eyes. She didn't like this sudden touch. Her hands instinctively put on Chu Jiayun's shoulders and was about to push her away.
As if he realized Chu Xinyu's intention, Chu Jiayun pouted and said dissatisfied: "Fifth Sister, do you don't like Yun'er anymore?"
Chu Xinyu held back his disgust and smiled, "No, I was scared by you. Besides, I hugged Huanxi in the morning, I was afraid that there would be fur on my body."
Huanxi is a Persian cat raised by his elder brother Chu Zhiye. Chu Jiayun is sensitive to animal hair. After hearing Chu Xinyu's words, she let go of her hands in panic, took two steps back, patted the clothes on her chest, and complained: "Why didn't you say it earlier?"
Chu Xinyu said helplessly: "How did I know you would hug me?"
Chu Jiayun raised her eyes and was about to say something. She saw Hongmian, who was silent beside her, holding an exquisite jewelry box in her hand, "What a beautiful box, can you show me?"
After the words were finished, before Zhu Bo reacted, she had already stepped forward and snatched the box with one hand. Opened it, and there was a set of exquisite white jade headdress lying inside. When Chu Jiayun saw this headdress, her eyes shining, "Wow! Isn't this the latest flower and full moon launched by Liuli Pavilion? It's so beautiful! Sister Wu, I like it very much..."
Before she finished speaking, she took Zhubo back. Zhubo closed the lid of the jewelry and said, "This is a gift from the old lady to my girl and the hairpin. I will not give it to you. If you like it, let the old lady give it to you when you are in the hairpin."
Based on past experience, Zhu Bo knew very well what the expression of the Eighth Girl represented. In the past, as long as the Eighth Girl liked, the girl gave it to her without saying a word. She was afraid that the girl would be soft-hearted again when she saw the Eighth Girl, so she quickly rejected the Eighth Girl's greed before the girl spoke.
Chapter completed!