Chapter 19 I'm Looking for Madam Hou
At the birthday party of the wife of Marquis Pingyang, the most famous opera troupe in the capital was invited to perform on stage to celebrate the birthday.
The male and female guests sat at separate tables, on either side of a garden-like courtyard, separated by a sea of flowers, but the guests could see each other clearly in the shadows.
The stage was opposite the garden, separated by a pond full of lotus flowers.
In late summer, lotus flowers are in full bloom and a cool breeze occasionally blows through the garden, which is refreshing.
Wen Ling was very envious, especially compared to her own palace where there was no grass growing on the ground.
This is the place where people live!
The birthday banquet had not officially started yet, and Pingyang Hou's two sons and daughters-in-law were outside receiving guests.
The big show on the stage has already begun, and even though the main characters have not yet appeared, the lively atmosphere of the entire banquet has already been created.
Wen Ling and Gu Chenran were also separated and assigned to two sides respectively.
As soon as she sat down, she felt a gaze coming from behind. She turned around and saw that it was Wen Yao.
Wen Yao and Liu sat together. The Wen family must have been invited to such occasions.
As soon as Wen Ling saw the resentful expressions on the mother and daughter's faces, she could guess with her toes that these two people would definitely do something trouble today.
But she had important things to do today. She touched the wooden plaque on her waist that contained Gao Yueyuan's soul, made up an excuse, and left the table.
She followed Gao Yueyuan's instructions and came to the inner courtyard behind the garden.
After many twists and turns, we finally arrived at the courtyard of the wife of Marquis Pingyang.
The further he went inside, the more excited Gao Yueyuan became. He couldn't help but want to get out of the waist badge, but Wen Ling held him down firmly.
Just when she was almost there, Wen Ling was suddenly stopped by someone who looked like a maid.
"Madam, have you lost your way and gone in the wrong direction? The banquet is at the back and the courtyard of our marquis' wife is in the front." The head maid bowed and politely drove her away.
In fact, what the head maid was thinking was, where did this lady come from? How could she trespass into someone else's inner courtyard? She has no manners at all.
"Sister Hongxiu, it's Sister Hongxiu! My mother's personal maid!" Gao Yueyuan shouted loudly from inside the wooden sign. It was obviously someone she knew.
Wen Ling said politely: "I know, I'm here to see Madam Hou."
Hongxiu's expression remained polite and distant: "I'm afraid it's not very convenient now, because our eldest lady has already set out from the inner corridor to the garden.
If you are looking for our lady, you can go back to the garden and find her at the banquet. ”
The Marquis of Pingyang was powerful, and many wives of officials wanted to get close to the marquis's wife in order to gain some benefits for their husbands in official circles.
There are at least dozens of people like me who have met Hongxiu alone, if not a hundred.
Wen Ling knew that if she didn't say something, they would definitely not let her in.
She patted Gao Yueyuan on the shoulder, indicating that she should tell her some secret past events that others did not know about, in order to gain her trust.
Gao Yueyuan immediately spilled several words.
So Wen Ling looked into Hong Xiu's eyes and said directly: "I know you are Hong Xiu, the head maidservant of the Marquis's wife."
Hongxiu became even more disgusted. It seemed that he came prepared and even investigated the people in their mansion.
Wen Ling's next sentence was: "When Miss Gao Yueyuan was three years old, it was your turn to take care of her. As a result, you fell asleep in the middle of the night. Miss Gao Yueyuan took advantage of your unpreparedness and went out through the dog hole to play.
You were scared to death when you couldn't find her, but she came back before dawn and brought you a rhododendron flower that she bought at the night market. ”
Hongxiu's polite yet distant expression remained frozen on her face.
Her face turned pale and she asked in a lost voice: "How did you know?! This is a secret between me and the young lady! No third person will know it!"
This time it was Wen Ling's turn to remain calm: "Because your young lady told me all this. I know your young lady's whereabouts, and I came to find Madam Hou at her request."
The expression on Hong Xiu's face changed dramatically in a short period of time. Finally, she made up her mind and said quickly, "Madam, please wait here for a moment. I will go in and pass the message!"
Wen Ling nodded.
After a while, Hongxiu came out again, accompanied by several servants.
"My wife invites you in," she said respectfully.
Wen Ling was not surprised. A mother would never miss any news related to her daughter, no matter how absurd it sounded.
Following Hongxiu to the inner room of the courtyard, I saw the lady who was dressed elegantly and sitting at the top of the inner room.
Wen Ling recognized her immediately. She was the protagonist of today's birthday banquet at the Marquis' Mansion, the wife of Marquis Pingyang.
But even though the marquis's wife was dressed very formally today and had exquisite makeup on her face, it was difficult to hide the fatigue between her brows.
Even if she tried to cheer herself up, one could still see that she looked haggard.
A person's spirit cannot be deceived.
When the Marquis’ wife saw Wen Ling, she subconsciously looked around her.
She didn't see anything and was obviously disappointed.
She calmed down and asked gently, "Madam, I don't know how to address you. You said you have news about my daughter. Is that true?"
From Mrs. Hou's appearance, we can tell that she is a gentle and kind person.
She is also a rare and blessed woman. Her marriage palace is happy, and her children palace is also very good, with both a son and a daughter.
Your life should have been smooth sailing, but now there is a shadow on the Palace of Children, which is faintly darkening and spreading, affecting the Palace of Life and the Palace of Spouse.
It seems that her daughter's disappearance has affected every aspect of her life.
If you keep feeling depressed about this matter, you will get sick over time and your life span will be shortened directly.
Wen Ling introduced herself: "I am Princess Chen. I do have news about Yuanyuan. To be more precise, it was Yuanyuan who asked me to come to you."
The Marquis's wife was no longer concerned about Wen Ling's identity. She simply stood up from her seat.
"Did Yuanyuan ask you to come to me?! Princess Chen, this is not a joke. You didn't lie to me, did you?!"
"Where is Yuanyuan? Take me to find her!"
Madam Hou walked up to Wen Ling, tightly grasped her hand and added: "As long as you lead me to find her, you can have whatever you want!"
"Madam, don't get excited. I'm worried about your health. The doctor said you can't stand any stimulation now!" Hongxiu hurried forward and grabbed Madam Hou.
Of course, the Marquis' wife couldn't calm down at all. She stared at Wen Ling with her eyes fixed.
I was afraid that the result would be the same as the countless times I had tried to find my daughter, and always be disappointing.
She could no longer bear the feeling of gaining hope and then losing it!
Wen Ling was very calm. She nodded again and said, "Yes, Yuanyuan asked me to come. I will let you and your daughter meet soon."
She looked around and saw five or six maids and servants standing in the room.
Wen Ling asked, "Madam, can you please spare me a moment to talk? It's not convenient with so many people here."
The Marquis's wife thought that what she was about to say might be a secret, so she waved her hand and asked everyone to leave, leaving only Hongxiu.
Wen Ling's expression was serious and earnest: "Madam Hou, what is going to happen next may be beyond common sense. I hope you can be mentally prepared."
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