The Rebirth of an Ill-Fated Consort - 71. Ancestral Hall Disturbance

There was a patter of light rain all night.

When I got up in the morning, the mansion was shrouded in a misty rain, and the dark clouds were heavy in the low altitude, as if to destroy the entire city. Only the branches and branches that had just returned to green became more verdant after being washed by the rain overnight.

In the cold spring, the maid who woke up early couldn’t help but fight a cold war, pushed the window open, and said with a smile: “Girl, the time is almost up.”

The person on the bed stretched out an arm from the cover, and saw that the arm was white and flawless, slender and lovely. Looking up along the arm, it was a face of incomparable beauty. She turned over, revealing the other side face, the long scar is ugly and hideous, like a big centipede climbing up.

The maid’s expression was slightly startled, Jiang Susu already asked aloud, “Is it dawn so soon?” She chuckled softly, and the half of her face suddenly showed a weird smile: “I can’t wait to see this good show. NS.”

Butterfly found for Jiang Susu a white silk golden syringa heart-necked small dark pattern blouse, dragged the floor with a light yellow tulip flowered skirt, and wore a dark floral aquatic pattern floral damask. Such plain and light colors made her beautiful, except for the flawed face. There was a trace of resentment in Jiang Susu’s eyes, Dragonfly handed the white yarn to her, Jiang Susu put the white yarn on, and then Shi Shiran pushed the door: “Let’s go.”

Xiahou Mansion is twice as large as Jiang Mansion, and the gardens are also beautifully repaired, showing the noble status of the master everywhere. The ancestral hall is the last room in the corridor in the garden, and it looks very particular in appearance. If you are in the garden, you can definitely notice it at a glance. In the early spring, there are still a few remaining plums on the branches, although it is rainy, it doesn’t feel like looking at it like this.

Several figures appeared in the garden, and the headed person was in white clothes, standing tall, with a fat figure on his side, and a friendly smile on his face. And beside these people, there are two figures, one in black like brocade, and the other in brocade. The smog is not clear.

Jiang Susu was walking into the hall with the butterfly. When she passed the garden, she just met a group of people coming from the opposite side. She only saw Xia Cheng and called out “Grandfather.”

Xia Cheng’s complexion became stiff, and the man in Jinyi beside him had already spoken: “It turns out to be Miss Jiang Er.”

Jiang Susu was taken aback for a moment. The few people had already walked up to see their appearance clearly. They couldn’t help being shocked. One of the other three people did not know her, and the other two were Xuanli and Xiao Shao.

With a gentle smile on Xuanli’s lips, he looked at her with a smile, and Jiang Susu’s veiled face couldn’t help but blush when he was seen by those gentle eyes. When I met Xiao Shao’s cold eyes, my heart couldn’t help but jumped wildly.

Xia Cheng wanted to scold Jiang Susu, but when he saw Xuanli’s expression in his heart, he immediately frowned when he thought of the words in Xia Yan’s letter, and said with a smile: “Su’er, I haven’t seen the prince, the eighth, and the prince.”

Jiang Susu was originally puzzled about the identity of the man in Jinyi, but when he heard Xia Cheng’s words, he couldn’t help but be surprised. He didn’t expect that the other party was actually the prince. She raised her head and looked at the man in the middle. She saw that the young man, who was no more than 20 years old, also inherited the good-looking blood of the Tian family. He was also considered handsome, but it was inferior to Xiao Shao and Xuanli’s temperament. More than a little bit, impetuous in his eyes. Jiang Susu couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed. When she thought of the things Jiang Quan would occasionally talk to her about the court, the disappointment in her heart faded, and she stepped forward and said: “Jiang Su Niang has seen her. His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness the Eighth, the Prince.”

The prince laughed: “I heard that the second lady of the Jiang family was born with a beautiful country, so how can I cover my face, because I am afraid that I will not eat it?”

Jiang Susu was startled when he heard the words, and Xia Cheng smiled and said, “His Royal Highness, Su’er was scratched by a cat a few days ago, leaving scars, for fear of seeing the wind and covering her veil. Please also your Highness to be generous.”

The prince frowned: “It’s a pity to say that, I don’t know which cat was so bold and scratched Miss Jiang Er’s face.”

“Thank you for your highness,” Jiang Susu said softly: “The cat has been caught and executed.”

“That’s good, my palace has always been pitying and cherishing jade, if you really see that the face of the second lady is ruined by the cat, it will be distressed.”

Jiang Susu lowered his head, his face flushed with shame by the absurd words. When she was talking to the prince, Xuan Li kept looking at him with a smile, her smile was like a spring breeze, and she took a closer look, but it didn’t even reach the bottom of her eyes.

“That’s right, grandfather.” Jiang Susu suddenly remembered something and said: “The big sister has been kneeling in the ancestral hall since last night praying for blessings. I don’t know what is going on? It would be great if the maid forgets to call her out. It’s still raining now. The ancestral hall was so cold and gloomy, I’m afraid I might break my body when I knelt all night, so it’s better to go and see her now.”

She looked concerned and thought about Jiang Ruan everywhere in her words, like a kind and good sister. Xia Cheng was taken aback, then thought of something, hesitated for a moment, and said: “There are guests here, so let’s teach a few maids to look after them.”

“Grandfather, my eldest sister is my elder sister, I naturally feel sorry for her.” Jiang Susu seriously said: “At this moment, if you teach me to leave, I will be unsure. Besides, several of your Highnesses are kind people, so naturally they won’t care about this. Besides, Your Highnesses saw the sincerity of Big Sister kneeling in the ancestral hall all night to pray for the Xia Family. Isn’t Big Sister the pride of our Xia Mansion?”

Xia Cheng had to decline, but the prince said with great interest: “Your eldest sister is the eldest of the Jiang family? The one who danced on Linglong’s boat?”

“Exactly.” Jiang Susu’s voice was as usual, but the corners of his mouth under the veil stiffened.

“That’s right, my palace is trying to see what that new talented woman looks like. I heard you say that she knelt in the ancestral hall all night, this woman’s filial piety is really rare, and this palace wants to take a look.” Turning his head to look at Xuanli and Xiao Shao: “My eighth brother, Ah Shao, don’t you disagree.” After that, he laughed and looked at Xia Cheng and said, “Master Xiahou, please lead the way.”

Xia Cheng felt helpless, but this prince was a master who was acting innocent. So he glared at Jiang Susu, and said with a strong smile: “Let your Royal Highness laugh.”

Jiang Susu was a little guilty when he was stared at by Xia Cheng. When he thought of what would happen in the future, he couldn’t help feeling a little excited. She didn’t expect to meet Xuan Li, Xiao Shao, and even the prince in Xia Mansion today. Now that the three of them came, they could just witness Jiang Ruan’s lustful appearance, and Jiang Ruan’s appearance was seen by a foreigner. According to Jiang Quan’s temperament, Jiang Ruan could only be found in the pond. A smile flashed in Jiang Susu’s eyes, Jiang Ruan, you will die with this lewd reputation!

The ancestral hall was not far from the garden, and a small servant was standing by the door. When Xia Cheng arrived, his legs were softened by fright. Xia Cheng saw that the young man was with Xia Jun on weekdays. He was startled at first, and then understood.

Who is Xia Cheng? After so many years in officialdom, the reason for the title of Lord Xia was also thought-provoking. Seeing Xia Jun’s stand-in, he almost guessed what would happen later. Looking at Jiang Susu’s gaze again, there is nothing else that I don’t understand. It is not impossible for Jiang Susu to retaliate against Jiang Ruan, but he cannot involve his only grandson. If something happens today, Jiang Susu will be destroyed, but Xia Jun did something like this with someone in the ancestral hall. Fame? If there were no outsiders present, he would have liked to slap Jiang Susu severely before giving up. He thought that this granddaughter was smart, and her talents and appearance could help the Xia family in the future, but now it seems to be a short-sighted idiot. Stupid out of reach!

Xia Jun hasn’t figured out how to draw these people away, Jiang Susu has already exclaimed: “Aren’t you the cousin’s servant, why are you here?”

The eyes of Xuan Li and Xiao Shao flickered, and the two looked at the young man at the same time. The little servant shuddered when he saw Xia Cheng, but his young master was not coming out but waited for the master to come, and his mouth was unclear and said: “Little man…little man…”

Jiang Susu frowned, and before he could finish speaking, he stepped forward and opened the door: “You are so strange. Isn’t it the big sister what happened?”

As soon as the door of the ancestral hall was opened, an intriguing scent rushed over his face, with an inexplicable scent in his eyes, and it felt dry and dry when inhaled. In addition, there is also a disgusting fishy smell. Jiang Susu walked a few steps forward, and suddenly said “Ah” and ran out the door in a panic.

She seemed to be greatly frightened, her shoulders shook once and again, and she happened to bump into Xuan Li when she ran out. Xuan Li stretched out her hand to help, and Jiang Susu softened to him.

“Miss Jiang?” Xuanli said gently.

Jiang Susu raised his head in his arms, his eyes filled with tears, and his whole body was trembling slightly: “Big sister…big sister she…”

Xia Cheng’s heart sank. The prince was already curious about Jiang Susu’s actions and stepped directly into the ancestral hall. The door of the ancestral hall was opened a bit, and the scene in the ancestral hall suddenly fell in front of the people present.

It is a very fragrant picture.

On the ground, a pair of men and women are obsessed with each other, still maintaining a happy posture. They are all smooth from top to bottom. The woman’s hair is scattered, and the man puts her arms around her chest. There are dots of white muddy night and red marks all over the woman’s body, and her back is facing the crowd, which vaguely shows the craziness last night.

Jiang Susu seemed to be extremely frightened and embarrassed, and buried his head in Xuanli’s arms regardless. Xuanli frowned slightly invisible, but reached out and gently patted her shoulder.

In front of so many people, Xia Cheng could no longer conceal his past, and immediately shouted angrily: “Absurd!”

When walking with people in the ancestral hall of my family’s house, I was seen by one of the top noble people in the capital. Even if he was as shameless as him, he couldn’t help feeling shameless.

“Big sister, how can I be with my cousin…” Jiang Susu hid in Xuanli’s arms and said in shock, “This is an ancestral hall.”

Xia Cheng glared at Jiang Susu fiercely. Now this plan is completely messed up, this granddaughter, success is more than failure!

“Niezi! Niezi!” Xia Cheng pointed to the trembling men and women in the ancestral hall: “My Xia Mansion has raised you for more than ten years, so I don’t know how to love myself! I taught you how to do such filthy things with people in the ancestral hall. Where is the propriety, righteousness and shame? Isn’t it true that no one is educated! How will the Xia Mansion rely on you to shine in the future!”

He kept accusing him of Xia Jun, but Jiang Ruan was always saying that he didn’t love himself, and he didn’t have the kind of depravity like the mother’s education. He put all his faults on Jiang Ruan, Shidao is always more harsh on women. Xia Cheng looked up and observed the faces of the few people present, Xuan Li would help Xia Mansion, but Xiao Shao and the prince were uncertain.

The prince was a little curious, and ridiculed: “This is the first time this palace has seen such spring scenery in the ancestral hall. It’s interesting. It’s really interesting at the Xiahou Yefu.”

When they were talking, the men and women on the ground were still not awake, they just lay on the ground like this, and looked at them naked and naked. Jiang Susu couldn’t help saying: “Big sister seems to have lost consciousness, why is she still awake, Butterfly, you go find a piece of clothes for big sister, and help her back to the house.”

Butterflies left, and Jiang Susu ignored Xia Cheng’s knife-like gaze, and whispered: “This matter, I hope your Royal Highness will not tell you about it. My eldest sister is also a well-known lady, and she has not yet been out of the cabinet. If she is known, she will live a lifetime. It will be ruined.”

In this remark, it was clearly for Jiang Ruan’s sake, but it reminded Jiang Ruan that he was still a young girl who was not ready for her husband, and that she was so lewd at a young age, which was really disgusting.

Xuanli’s expression moved slightly, and before speaking, he heard a faint voice: “Ms. Jiang Er hasn’t seen the woman’s face clearly, so why is it that she must be Miss Jiang’s family?”

Jiang Susu raised his head in amazement, Xiao Shao’s beautiful and lonely side face was in front of him, but his tone was not happy or angry.

Linglongfang went to help her that day. I thought Xiao Shao was on her side, but then Jiang Susu went to Jinying Palace to eat a few times behind closed doors, and he was a little confused about what King Jinying was thinking. Now, these words sounded like speaking for Jiang Ruan, which made Jiang Susu even more suspicious.

At this moment, I heard a soft voice behind me: “What are you looking for?”

The moment he heard this sound, Jiang Susu’s mind felt like a bolt from the blue sky, and his body froze in place. Xiao Shao raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at the sound.

I saw the black-haired and red-dressed girl dressed in morning dew, standing a few steps away among the flowers with a smile. She had never opened an umbrella, and the rain fell on her. There was only indifference in those raised eyes at the moment, and the smile on the corner of his lips looked shocking.

“Big, big sister?” Jiang Susu took two steps back.

Jiang Ruan came forward slowly: “It turned out to be the second younger sister. I don’t know if I came to the ancestral hall early in the morning, what can I do?”

She stepped forward step by step, Jiang Susu stepped back step by step, with only panic in her eyes, swallowing the question that was about to be exported, she said: “Why is the big sister here? Then…who is in that room?”

Jiang Ruan smiled slightly: “Oh, the one in the house is a loyal maid of mine. When she saw my lack of energy last night, she volunteered to kneel for me to finish midnight. My grandmother said she wanted someone born in the fourth month of the lunar calendar. Come to pray, it happened that my loyal maid was also born in the fourth month of the lunar calendar.” She lied without changing her face, and finally, with a slightly surprised expression: “Why, what happened?”

Xia Cheng knew that Jiang Ruan must be full of nonsense, thinking that she had already understood Jiang Susu’s plan, so she stared at her gloomily, and slowly said: “Someone is doing antagonism in the ancestral hall, I think, among them is your maid.”

Jiang Ruan opened his mouth and shook his head: “My maid must be an innocent girl. She is always clean and self-conscious. It is most impossible to sit down and sit down on such dirty things. It must be someone intimidating her, even if it is one. Maid, I also want to get justice for her.”

“Why did the big sister say this? It’s obviously that the maid by your side is misbehaving. How can you blame others?” Jiang Susu said. The misbehavior of the maids around him makes people inevitably have some doubts about the masters.

“How does the second sister say that,” Jiang Ruan said with a smile: “This maid, but my mother personally picked it up for me, how can you doubt my mother’s vision? Did my mother deliberately find this person with misconduct to come to me?”

“You…” Jiang Susu was speechless, and for a moment he hated Jiang Ruan in his heart. Xia Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly, before he had time to speak, he saw Jiang Ruan kneeling down to the crown prince suddenly: “Although it looks like Ruan Niang’s maid suffers this incident, but when you think about it, she inherited it for Ruan Niang. There is no such thing as a disaster, if you changed Ruan Niang last night, Ruan Niang would now only have to die. The Xiao Xiaoxiao is really hateful. His Royal Highness is aware of this matter. Ruan Niang asks His Highness to investigate this matter thoroughly and severely punish this innocent villain!”

She knelt like this, but Xia Cheng’s forehead was faintly beating, and her heart was only bad. When Jiang Ruan came over, he didn’t know who the man was inside, but the prince who was partial to him was moody, he couldn’t know his preferences, maybe he was on a whim and really punished Xia Jun.

Xuan Li looked at Jiang Ruan’s actions, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes. Xiao Shao watched quietly, with unclear emotions in her eyes.

The prince looked at her with interest: “Are you Miss Jiang Family?”

Jiang Ruan smiled and looked at her: “I have seen His Royal Highness.”

“Sure enough, beautiful and lovely.” The prince also smiled: “Do you want the main hall to be the master for you?”

When Xia Cheng heard this, he was naturally anxious and looked at Xuanli hurriedly for help. At this moment, I suddenly saw a maid from the opposite side hurriedly running: “It’s not good, sir, madam fainted!”

“What?” Xia Cheng was shocked, and looked back at the ancestral hall: “Get me out and call the doctor.” After finishing speaking, he saluted the prince and the others: “My wife suddenly fainted. I will talk about the ancestral hall later. , Please give me some grace.”

“It’s okay,” the prince laughed: “Today’s drama is also wonderful, so let’s go and see it with Master Xiahou.” After that, he walked to Xia Cheng’s side.

Xia Cheng froze and walked toward the hall with his foot raised. Jiang Susu hurriedly followed, Xuanli smiled and followed.

But Jiang Ruan and Xiao Shao stayed in the end.

Jiang Ruan glanced at Xiao Shao expressionlessly and walked sideways. He heard Xiao Shao’s voice from above his head: “How do you know that he is the prince?”

When Jiang Ruan came, no one told her who the prince was, but when she knelt down, she shouted clearly. His Royal Highness was really suspicious.

Jiang Ruan was taken aback and scolded himself carelessly, but was caught by this man. With a sudden change in her mind, she looked directly at Xiao Shao’s handsome and heroic face, and said coldly: “Dragons and insects are naturally different in temperament. For example, the prince has the prince’s temperament.” She suddenly smiled again, with a sincere tone. Said: “And the scum, there is also the light of scum.” After that, he lifted his steps lightly, and left without looking at Xiao Shao’s expression.

When I arrived in the hall, I saw a bunch of maids surrounded by maids and grandmothers. The grandmother of the Xia family and the second grandmother were standing aside, with a small collapse in the middle. Madam Xia’s eyes were closed, her face was pale, and a ray of black blood flowed from the corner of her mouth.

When Xia Cheng saw this, he quickly stepped forward, and said distressedly: “Madam!”

Shen Rou and Yu Ya also stood on both sides, looking at Madam Xia anxiously, and couldn’t help but say, “Mother!”

“Grandma, what’s the matter with you?” Jiang Susu pushed the crowd away and walked to Mrs. Xia. Two lines of tears burst into his eyes, really worried. Jiang Chao stood aside and said in a gloomy tone: “Grandma just ate the box of snacks.”

Jiang Susu looked at the dim sum in surprise, then looked at Jiang Ruan: “Isn’t that what the big sister gave to my grandmother?”

As soon as he said this, everyone in the hall looked at Jiang Ruan.

Jiang Ruan still smiled lightly without making any excuses.

However, Jiang Li was afraid that the world would not be chaotic, and shouted: “Why did my grandmother eat the big sister’s snack like this? Is it possible that there is a problem with the snack?”

Xia Jiaojiao was originally standing next to Shen Rou, her gaze was a bit at a loss. At this moment, after listening to Jiang Li and Jiang Susu, she seemed to think of something, and said: “Well, Jiang Ruan, my Xia Mansion treats you Treat each other sincerely, how can you poison my grandmother like this!”

“My cousin is probably wrong,” Jiang Ruan said flatly: “This box of dim sum was not prepared by Ruan Niang, but my mother helped Ruan Niang prepare it.”

“Ruan Er, what are you talking about?” Xia Yan looked at her with disappointed eyes: “Could it be that I will poison my own mother? Ruan Er, you don’t know the rules of the house, and you forgot to prepare gifts for your grandparents. I prepared it for you with good intentions. Now that you framed me like this, what did I do wrong?”

It sounded like Jiang Ruan deliberately framed Xia Yan.

Jiang Ruan smiled slightly: “But the dim sum is indeed what my mother prepared for me, isn’t it?”

“Cousin, what you said was wrong,” Xia Jiaojiao said, “Even if the gift box was prepared by aunt for you, you can be sure that you will poison the gift box and harm your grandmother and want to frame your aunt. Is it your true face!”

Yu Ya frowned: “Is that true?”

Jiang Ruan sighed: “Everyone has made the reason so clear, what else do you need Ruan Niang to say?”

But at this moment, I saw a doctor with a medicine box hurriedly walked in, and ignored the rest. After passing the pulse with Madam Xia, he let out a sigh of relief and said: “I’ll make a prescription first, hurry up. Go grab the medicine and boil it for the lady, hurry!”

Several old women carried Madam Xia back to the room. After Xia Cheng ordered his servants to quickly grab the medicine, he stepped forward and said: “Dare to ask the doctor, what is the condition of my wife?”

“Look at this, it’s almost impossible to take arsenic.” The doctor touched his beard: “Fortunately, the weight is small, so it won’t be fatal.”

As soon as these words came out, the room became quiet again. For a moment, a sharp voice sounded: “It’s you! It must be you who wanted to harm my grandmother! Actually arsenic with her! I beg your Highness to be the master of my Xia family!” Xia Jiaojiao leaned down and said righteous words.

Jiang Susu was stunned, and then looked at Xuan Li and did not speak. She was covered with a veil, only showing a pair of pitiful eyes. When she looked at people, her true teachings were melted, and even the attitude of people made of iron could not help but soften.

Xuanli gave her a gentle look, and then at the girl in the red dress who did not change her face. Jiaojiao’s words.

Xiao Shao stood behind everyone, staring at Jiang Ruan. When Xia Cheng saw this, he also said: “You are so vicious at a young age! Jiang Ruan, today you harmed my wife, even if you are the daughter of the Jiang family, you still can’t get away with it. Please also your Highness to call the shots for my Xia family!”

Jiang Ruan smiled slightly, stepped forward slowly in the angry eyes of everyone, stood in the box of snacks, stretched out a piece, and leaned in front of the doctor: “Doctor, is Madam Xia really subdued by arsenic?”

“Naturally.” The doctor replied without hesitation.

Jiang Ruan sighed softly: “It’s really weird. Why did Mrs. Xia get arsenic, so it must be said that it was the poison of Mrs. Ruan? Could it be Mrs. Xia who took the poison herself?”

“Nonsense!” Xia Cheng said angrily: “How can my wife take arsenic in such a good manner!”

“Big sister, you still want to quibble. Grandma fainted after eating the snack you gave me. There are all personal and material evidence.” Jiang Chao said angrily.

“So,” Jiang Ruan thought for a while, and put the snack in his hand: “Doctor, is this snack poisonous?”

The doctor was stunned, then he realized that he bowed his head and went to smell the snacks in Jiang Ruan’s hand, nodded and said: “It is arsenic!”

“What else do you have to say!” Xia Cheng said, once again looking at the prince who was on the sidelines: “I beg your Royal Highness to call the shots for my wife!”

The prince said nothing, staring at Jiang Ruan as if he wanted to see what she would do. Seeing the dessert in Jiang Ruan’s hand, he shook his head and said: “In this case, Niang Ruan really has nothing to say. What to do, it seems that there is only one life for one life.” After speaking, he lightly bit the cake. Swallowed slowly.

Everyone looked at her in shock, and Jiang Chao’s eyes flashed a gleam of light. Jiang Susu’s heart paused for a while, Xiao Shao saw the girl’s swallowing movements, and for some reason, she sweated in her heart.

The doctor didn’t expect Jiang Ruan to be so vigorous, but after a while, Jiang Ruan had eaten a piece of pastry, and nothing happened.

She blinked, Jiang Chao looked at her incredulously. Xiao Shao’s heart loosened, Xuan Li frowned, but the prince laughed loudly and slapped his palm: “Interesting! Very interesting!”

Jiang Susu and Xia Jiaojiao were speechless, and Xia Cheng stayed on the spot. He looked at the dim sum on the table suddenly, and then at Jiang Ruan.

Shen Rou and Yu Ya looked at each other thoughtfully, Jiang Ruan clapped their hands and slapped off all the debris in their hands. Said softly: “It turns out that this arsenic is also separate. The same cake I ate with my grandmother should be the same arsenic. My grandmother only ate a little and was unconscious. I ate the whole piece but I was safe. Sure enough, it’s human. Life can also be distinguished from high or low. An identity like Ruan Niang is arsenic, and it’s okay to eat a few pieces.”

Her words were playful and cute, with a sense of self-deprecating, but the partial words were all words of condemnation, which made Xia Cheng speechless.

Jiang Ruan turned his head to look at the prince again, suddenly smiled, and his voice was gentle: “His Royal Highness, you have to be the master for Ruan Niang.”