Chapter 131
This is such a coincidence
"This concubine is so grand, not only is she wearing a gorgeous bright red dress, but she is also accompanied by so many maids and servants. The concierge is also very respectful to her. It can be seen that she is very favored."
Shu Yun whispered bluntly, and when he turned to look at Jiang Zhaoying, the worry in their eyes became more and more obvious.
This Luo Mansion.
I'm afraid it's not the mistress who is in charge, but the favored second concubine.
far away.
A purple shadow passed by and appeared in front of us in the blink of an eye.
"Miss."
Ziying presented something in front of Jiang Zhaoying.
"This was taken from the Prince's Mansion."
Jiang Zhaoying said thank you, then began to look carefully. In less than half a minute, she had a very clear idea of the general layout and personnel distribution of the Luo Mansion. After reading it, she returned the things to Ziying, took a step forward and whispered something in his ear. Ziying said yes and turned around and disappeared quickly.
"This second aunt is Madam Luo's niece, and she raised her."
No wonder!
Even her two daughters were dressed extremely luxuriously, and they didn't look like illegitimate daughters at all.
"Moreover, these two young ladies and one young master are all registered under Madam Luo's name, but they are raised by the Second Aunt, and the old lady is also in charge of their daily education."
…
The Luo family is really ruthless in doing things. All the benefits go to the second wife. What about the first wife?
"Madam Luo was also a famous talented woman in her past. She lived a good life at first and managed the mansion in perfect order. But since the second concubine came to power, she has faded out of sight. Her health is not good now and she has been in deep care. Master Luo is now working outside and Miss Luo has injured her head. I think these things are probably related to the second wife."
As long as Luo Zhinian was normal, with her beautiful appearance, she would definitely suppress the third and fourth young ladies of the second house. If the eldest young master of the Luo family did not go out to take up a position, then the young master of the Luo family would also have no chance to succeed.
"Miss, how can we get in?"
"You hand in the invitation and say that the daughter of the Imperial Observatory is passing by the Luo Mansion and feels that there are some problems in the mansion that may affect the health of the master, so she wants to come in and take a look."
"yes."
Shu Yu took the note and walked towards Luo Mansion. After a while, the door opened and the servant went in to report, but after waiting for almost half an hour, no one opened the door.
"Miss, this family is not easy to get along with."
If it weren't for Miss Luo Er, her young lady would never have waited so long.
There was a hint of gloom in Jiang Zhaoying's eyes, and she nodded slightly.
"Wait another quarter of an hour."
Even if it was for Luo Zhinian, she would not be too humble. If the open approach didn't work, she would have to do it covertly. If the soft approach didn't work, she would have to do it hard.
The wind blew gently, caressing her fair face. The coldness in Jiang Zhaoying's eyes gradually became more intense. As time passed, Jiang Zhaoying turned around and walked towards the carriage without any hesitation.
After getting on the carriage, Jiang Zhaoying opened the curtain and said to Shu Yu.
"We are meddling in other people's business. It seems there is no need to help them now. There must be a funeral in the Luo Mansion today. Let's go."
The sound was neither loud nor soft, but the servant at the door heard it clearly.
Hearing these words, the servants' eyes were full of disdain, and they even snorted coldly at Jiang Zhaoying's carriage. When they went back to report, Second Aunt Cheng was serving the old lady medicine. Hearing these words, Second Aunt Cheng's eyes were filled with anger and she said in a cold voice.
"Where did this liar come from? Does the Imperial Observatory think he's that great? He has nothing to do with our family, so why should we trust him? Our Luo family has been doing so well these years, why should we trust her?"
"Yes, he is so young and yet he is still a devil and a fraud. I will tell him about this when Lang'er comes back."
The Lang'er that Madam Luo mentioned was none other than Luo Xinglang, the Minister of the Luo Dynasty. He cursed that someone would die in their house for no reason, and this matter would not be let go like that.
I must stop Jiang Jianzheng when I go to court tomorrow and have a good talk with him about this matter.
"master."
The voices of the maids came from outside. Minister Luo's voice was majestic. He said "en" and went into the old lady's room. The second concubine waited until he came in before putting down the medicine bowl, bowing and speaking in a tender voice.
"Master, you are back."
As he spoke, he stepped forward and helped Minister Luo to sit down, then served him fragrant tea.
"Master, drink some water to moisten your throat."
"good."
Minister Luo took the hot tea and held Aunt Cheng's hand.
"You have worked hard to take care of the housework these years. You don't have to do everything yourself. Otherwise, what's the point of supporting them?"
Aunt Cheng listened and smiled, her face flushed, her eyes full of happiness, and she spoke softly.
"I will serve you and my mother myself, and let them do the rest."
"What a good child." Old Madam Luo looked at their good relationship, and her cold eyes softened. "I said Zhi'er was the most suitable for you, but the situation at that time forced us to do nothing, so we had to make her a concubine. To be honest, we really didn't do her justice."
When Aunt Cheng Er heard this, her eyes turned red, and she walked forward with trembling eyelashes and threw herself into Madam Luo's arms.
"Why are you saying all this, mother? As long as I can be with Master, I won't feel wronged. It's good like this now. Everyone is fine. Why should I care about that status? I think it's good. Mother, Master, please don't mention this matter again. As long as Mother and Master are healthy and successful, it's worth it for me to work so hard."
"Well, get up quickly."
A touch of emotion flashed in Minister Luo's eyes. He stepped forward and pulled Second Aunt Cheng up. Second Aunt Cheng smiled and punched Minister Luo's chest. Both of them had affection in their eyes.
"Who were you talking about?"
Hearing Minister Luo asking, the old lady told him what had just happened. Minister Luo was slightly stunned after hearing it.
The Imperial Observatory has been very popular with the emperor recently and has a very good reputation among the people.
"Is it really Jiang Zhaoying, the daughter of the Imperial Observatory?"
Ordinary people now privately call Jiang Zhaoying a goddess, and some colleagues even want to send her invitations to invite her to visit their homes, but these plans were stopped by Jiang Jianzheng.
"I guess I saw it right. When I returned home, I saw her standing at the door, looking at our Luo Mansion with shifty eyes."
After saying.
A trace of guilt flashed in Second Aunt Cheng's eyes. When she went out, she was wearing a gorgeous bright red dress, but now that she came back to serve the old lady, she changed into clean and elegant clothes. She was completely different from her previous arrogant and complacent look.
Minister Luo's expression suddenly became serious.
Pacing back and forth.
He became a little hesitant. This was the daughter of the Imperial Observatory, Jiang Zhaoying. The emperor had said in person that he would hand over the Imperial Observatory to her.
This woman is not an ordinary woman and cannot be treated with ordinary eyes.
"Where is she now?"
"Master, she went to the teahouse to listen to a story."
The servant replied respectfully, Minister Luo sat down with a sullen face, and Second Aunt Cheng stepped forward and frowned.
"Master, why should you be upset about that kind of person? Maybe someone like me is not worthy of her eyes. When I came back, she didn't even look at me."
As she said this, Aunt Cheng looked at Minister Luo with a pout. If it were in the past, Minister Luo would definitely be angry and would help her teach her a lesson.
But.
I don’t know what happened today, but Minister Luo just sat there with a gloomy face, motionless, as if he was thinking about something.
"It's not good, old lady, master."
The servant knelt down at the door with a thud and his voice was so urgent that Shangshu Luo stood up in surprise.
"Fourth Master... Fourth Master..."
When Mrs. Luo heard that it was her beloved youngest son, she sat up suddenly and shouted in a trembling voice of fear.
"Can you speak? Where have you learned the rules? If you don't speak properly, I'll take you out and beat you to death."
"Madam, the fourth master had an accident. An accident."
"What accident?"
Shangshu Luo rushed to the door, because it was winter and the New Year was approaching. The fourth master Luo had been on official duty away from home all year round and had not been home for four or five years. The old lady missed her youngest son so much that she fell ill, so she thought of asking the whole family to come back and have a good New Year.
We were supposed to meet today, how could something unexpected happen?
And calculate the time.
By now they should have almost entered the city gate and were heading towards Luo Mansion.
"The fourth master met a group of beggars outside the city gate. I don't know what happened, but one of the beggars hit the fourth master on the head with a stick, and the fourth master just..."
"Fourth."
Mrs. Luo burst into tears and screamed, then fell on the bed with a bang.
"Mother, mother."
Minister Luo and Aunt Cheng rushed over in panic, then Minister Luo turned around and said angrily.
"Go and ask the court doctor to come and see Madam Gu. Someone, come with me to the city gate to see what's going on."
When rushing to the front yard.
Minister Luo suddenly stopped and turned to look at the mansion behind him.
With a strange look on his face, Jiang Zhaoying's words kept circling in his mind. She said that there would be a funeral in Luo Mansion today, and there really was a funeral.
So she wasn't talking nonsense at all.
"housekeeper."
Minister Luo turned around and the butler hurried forward.
"Go outside the city gate and check the truth of the matter. If the Fourth Master can still be saved, save him at all costs. If he is really dead, bring him back and welcome the Fourth Master and his family back first."
"Master, you're not going?"
The butler probably guessed what Minister Luo was going to do, but still asked if the fourth lady and the others might be better off if the master went in person.
"I'm going to see Miss Jiang. You explain this to my fourth brother and his wife."
"Yes, I know what to say, sir, please go quickly."
"Master, I will go with you."
Second Aunt Cheng caught up with them. She wanted to see what other tricks Jiang Zhaoying had. Minister Luo wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it, he nodded with a sullen face.
Then.
The mansion was busy, secretly preparing things for the funeral. If the Fourth Master really had an accident, they would take them out and use them immediately. If not, they would put them away quickly, otherwise there would be a panic at that time.
The housekeeper and his men rode out of the city at high speed, while Minister Luo and Aunt Cheng went to the teahouse and found Jiang Zhaoying directly in the private room.
At that time.
Jiang Zhaoying was drinking tea and listening to a book with Zhou Ruogu. There was peeled fruit in front of her, and it was obvious that she was listening very happily.
This was the first time Zhou Ruogu had left the palace since she entered it. During this period, she had been causing trouble in the palace, but the emperor had been protecting her. Anyone who saw her had to be courteous to her, which made her image as a charming concubine rise again and again.
She was also very satisfied with the current situation. While leaning on the cushion, she held her face with her hand and looked at the people downstairs who were clapping and cheering with a smile.
She didn't even look at Minister Luo's arrival.
Minister Luo didn't care about these things. His eyes immediately fell on the jade ring on her neck, and then his face changed drastically.
He knew things were bad.
This Jiang Zhaoying was not only the daughter of the Imperial Observatory, but also a folk goddess who was well versed in the art of divination. She was also the one who was personally bestowed with a jade ring by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
The second aunt had offended someone but didn't realize it.
"Hello, Lord Luo. This is my good sister. We are having a small gathering here."
Jiang Zhaoying stood up and bowed with the maids in a neither humble nor arrogant manner. Minister Luo walked to the main seat and sat down. He kept a sullen face for a while before speaking.
"I'm sorry for the offense today."
Speaking of.
Minister Luo stood up and bowed deeply to Jiang Zhaoying. Upon seeing this, Second Aunt Cheng hurried forward to help him up and said with a frown.
"Master, how can you salute her? How can she, a junior, be worthy of your salute? Besides, we are not familiar with her, and she even cursed us."
"Shut up."
Minister Luo glared at Aunt Cheng Er fiercely, then held her arm and dragged her forward.
"Apologize to Miss Jiang."
Aunt Cheng stood there in a daze, as if she had been poured with cold water, looking at Minister Luo with confusion, grievance and anger.
These years.
Minister Luo had always been very good to her and doted on her, so she lived a good life.
But.
For such a little girl, he has to apologize himself?
Tears fell down her cheeks, and Second Aunt Cheng was about to complain and cry out for injustice as she had done in the past. But this time, for some reason, Minister Luo's eyes became even colder, and even carried a hint of murderous intent.
Aunt Cheng was panicked and knelt down in front of Jiang Zhaoying unwillingly.
"It was I who stopped Miss Jiang. I'm so sorry. Please forgive me, Miss Jiang."
As she spoke, Second Aunt Cheng raised her eyebrows again and said anxiously.
"Because my mother is not feeling well, and it is time for her to take medicine, and she needs to take a nap after taking the medicine, so I stopped you."
After Aunt Cheng finished her explanation, she secretly glanced at Minister Luo. She thought his expression would improve, but she found that his expression was getting gloomier and gloomier.
Jiang Zhaoying lowered her eyes and gently stroked the cup.
"According to the time I calculated, I will go into the mansion and tell you about this. Then you can send someone to rescue him. The fourth master will have a chance to survive."
Minister Luo was shocked, then looked at Aunt Cheng and calculated the time in his mind.
In panic.
Minister Luo discovered that the time was calculated to the exact moment. If they got the message and went outside the city, they could just save people.
so.
It was Second Aunt Cheng who stopped Jiang Zhaoying from entering the house, which delayed Fourth Brother. It was she who killed Fourth Brother.
"Second Aunt, you are wearing simple and elegant clothes now. Earlier, at the gate of the mansion, you were wearing bright red, and your eyes were full of joy. You are completely different from the coquettish look you have now."
These words made Aunt Cheng's forehead drip with cold sweat. Minister Luo was also stunned. He had heard people say that she wore bright red when she went out before, but he didn't believe it. He thought the other party must have recognized the wrong person, but now it seems to be true.
His eyes were cold.
Minister Luo looked at the clothes that Second Aunt Cheng was wearing. The material of the clothes was the best, but the color was mainly plain and elegant. She was like this all the time in front of him, except when she closed the door and changed into luxurious clothes to be with him under the moonlight.
One more thing.
She would never wear red.
But she doesn't wear it at home, but shows off outside.
"Miss Jiang, please move to Luo Mansion to talk."
Minister Luo was a little confused, and this was not the place to talk, so he stepped forward and politely invited Jiang Zhaoying. She glanced at the storyteller, who was just getting to the exciting part.
"If Miss Jiang likes it, I will book the place after I'm done, and ask the pastry chef to make the best pastries. Please enjoy it to your heart's content, Miss Jiang."
The goal had been achieved, so Jiang Zhaoying didn't bother to be pretentious and stood up to leave with Minister Luo.
This time.
Compared with Aunt Cheng's previous disdain, Minister Luo was very cautious. Everyone was cautious until they entered the Luo Mansion and the old lady's courtyard.
Old Madam Luo was sad and unwilling, but when she looked at Jiang Zhaoying's beautiful and dignified appearance, she was stunned.
In her impression.
All the young ladies from noble families are well-behaved and dull, but the Miss Jiang in front of him is different. She is very smart and even gives people a solemn feeling.
"This is my mother. Something happened at home and my mother is not in good health, so..."
Minister Luo explained politely, and Jiang Zhaoying led the maid forward to pay respects, then looked at Old Madam Luo.
"She is a blessed old lady, but unfortunately..."
The old lady was very satisfied with the first half of the sentence, but the last two words made her raise her head suddenly and she couldn't help asking.
"What a pity?"
With a sharp look in her eyes, she hastily added another sentence.
"Just tell me, I won't blame you."
Jiang Zhaoying then nodded.
"Unfortunately, there are too many slanderers and villains around me, which is why today has come to this."
After saying.
Jiang Zhaoying turned around and bowed to Minister Luo.
"Now that we have entered the mansion, we should go visit Madam Luo. Is it convenient for Madam to meet people?"
Second Concubine Cheng had been suppressed today and was very unhappy. Seeing that Minister Luo was very courteous to her, she became even more annoyed, so she hurriedly stopped him.
"Madam is not in good health either. I am afraid she has passed away. It is better not to meet her. If Miss Jiang has anything to say, please tell me."
"Second Aunt can make the decision?"
Jiang Zhaoying looked puzzled, and the second aunt nodded.
"Yes, I am in charge of all the household affairs in the mansion."
Jiang Zhaoying looked at the old lady with doubt in her eyes.
"The wife of the principal wife is still alive, why is it the concubine who is in charge of the house?"
Madam Luo could understand the meaning of these words. She felt a little embarrassed for a moment and coughed a few times before explaining.
"Anong is not in good health, so she has been left to Zhier to take care of her."
"The old lady is not in good health, the wife of the principal wife is not in good health, and the people who are in charge of the mansion are not in good health. This is quite interesting."
These words struck everyone's heart like a bolt of thunder, shocking Old Madam Luo greatly.
Everything in this mansion was originally controlled by her and Madam Luo, but they were both in poor health, so the situation fell into the hands of Second Aunt Cheng.
this……
Second Aunt Cheng's eyelashes trembled violently, and when she looked at Jiang Zhaoying, a hint of coldness flashed in her eyes. This little bitch really talked too much and was too talkative.
"I want to go see Madam Luo and Miss Luo. Is that convenient?"
"Why does Miss Jiang want to see them?" Minister Luo was a little puzzled. "My wife is not in good health, and my daughter is not healthy either. Really..."
"Yes." Jiang Zhaoying looked at Minister Luo with a half-smile. "Mrs. Luo is not in good health and cannot manage affairs. The legitimate daughter is in trouble and the legitimate son is far away. All threats are not threats."
These words stung Aunt Cheng again. Miss Luo San and Miss Luo Si, who were waiting outside, trembled in their hearts. Miss Luo San couldn't help but rush out and cursed Jiang Zhaoying.
"Every word you say is a stab at my mother. What do you mean? Who asked you to come against us? It seems that we don't have any grudge against you, right?"
Jiang Zhaoying raised her eyes, looked at Miss Luo San, and smiled.
"Mother?"
Second Aunt Cheng and the Third and Fourth Miss Luo's faces suddenly changed. They called her mother in private, but in public they still called her aunt.
On weekdays.
They behaved very well in front of the old lady and Luo Shangshu. They were not only well-behaved but also kind-hearted. But who would have thought that today Jiang Zhaoying would reveal their true colors with just a few words.
"Take Miss Jiang to see the First Lady and the Second Miss."
Minister Luo turned around with a sullen face and gave orders, and a maid came forward to lead them away.
"It's really stupid of him to think that he could sow discord between us, my grandmother and my father with just a few words. This person must have been sent by someone and did it on purpose."
Miss Luo San said this with a wronged look on her face as she walked to Old Madam Luo's side, took her arm and spoke in a tender voice.
"Grandma, this man looks very strange and weird. You must be careful."
"I know."
Old Madam Luo no longer held them in her arms, calling them darlings and treasures as she did before. She just responded indifferently and took her hands out of their arms.
Fourth Miss Luo stood quietly by, watching the scenes, her face gradually turning pale.
She saw it.
This Jiang Zhaoying might be here to cause trouble for them.
Not only does it point out the problem directly, but it also makes my grandmother and father think about who is the biggest beneficiary in this.
Long fingers clenched tightly.
On weekdays.
She warned her aunt and sister that they must respect their mother, elder brother and second sister, and not do too many things behind their backs, as they would be exposed one day.
Turn your head.
She commanded softly.
"It's time for mother to take medicine. You should go and serve her quickly."
The maid beside her naturally understood the meaning of these words, and hurriedly turned around and went out, taking a shortcut into Madam Luo's yard.
By the time Jiang Zhaoying was led into Madam Luo's yard, she had already taken the medicine and was feeling a little sleepy.
When he heard that the daughter of the Imperial Observatory wanted to see him and Zhinian, he was extremely surprised for a moment. In this mansion, for more than 300 days a year, no one had ever said they wanted to see them.
On the contrary, Luo Zhinian was very happy when he was led over by the nanny. He jumped and shouted as he stepped into the door.
"Mother, mother."
As he called her, he turned to look at Jiang Zhaoying, his eyes full of amazement and curiosity.
"You are so beautiful, sister, what is your name?"
"My name is Jiang Zhaoying, and I came here specially to see your mother and you."
Speaking of.
Jiang Zhaoying took out a string of Buddhist beads from her arms.
"This is what Sister Cui asked me to give you. Sister Li and Sister Zuo are worried about you, so they asked me to come and see you."
"ah."
Seeing the familiar Buddhist beads, Luo Zhinian happily rushed over to take them, then hugged Jiang Zhaoying and smiled with his face against Jiang Zhaoying's.
"Thank you, Sister Jiang. Sister Cui promised to give it to me earlier."
Speaking of.
She pulled Jiang Zhaoying into the room. The smell of medicine mixed with sandalwood was a bit unpleasant. Mrs. Luo was already drowsy after taking the medicine.
Jiang Zhaoying turned and looked at Zhou Ruogu.
"Ruogu, it's your turn."
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