Dan Jie had cried and her eyes were a bit red.
Although Mrs. Lao had already consoled her, seeing Cui Ying enthusiastically greeting her, she still felt a little guilty and uneasy in her heart.
She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but couldn't get it out.
Choi Wing saw this and felt that Shi Xiujian's anger towards Fifth Brother was not simple.
Connecting to what she heard earlier in the small kitchen by the warm curtain, her heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the seemingly frivolous maid was actually not close to Shi Xiao Si, but had something to do with her husband Wu Lang Yuan Jun?
She had just made up her mind and wanted to live a good life with Yuan Wulang...
But speculation aside, Cui Ying was a calm and pragmatic person.
Before seeing or hearing evidence with her own eyes and ears, she didn't want to hastily define Yuan Wulang's nature either.
So she didn't ask any questions, just smiled and said to Dan Jie'er, "Look at you, your eyes are all swollen, go to my room to wash your face quickly."
She went forward and supported Dan Jie as she was about to leave, but Lao Tai Jun kept her back.
The old lady smiled and said, "Dan Jie comes here often, Xiao Wu doesn't need to treat her as a guest. Just have Xiao Lin take her there. Come over, Grandma wants to talk to you."
Cui Ying then understood that Old Lady was mostly going to talk to her about that maid.
She was still a bit apprehensive in her heart, and when she had finally made up her mind to be on an equal footing with Yuan Wulang, if a red-faced acquaintance suddenly appeared out of nowhere, she would feel particularly uninterested.
According to her idea, at first, the old lady was eager to marry her granddaughter-in-law for the sake of having children.
If Yuan Wulang had a woman who treated him with sincerity, as long as she was willing to ask, how could the old lady still care about her background at this time?
It was clearly a beautiful love story between two people, but it had to be turned into a tragedy for three.
If it were really as she thought, then Yuan Wulang would be a person she would despise for life!
The old lady saw Cui Ying's silence and couldn't help but sigh.
She knew that Xiao Wu's wife was clever and quick-witted, and was probably already aware of a few clues from Dan Jie's expression and behavior.
But it's not like that, is it?
If it's really like Dan Jie, hiding and not saying anything, I'm afraid Xiao Wu's wife will misunderstand. In this world, how many couples have gone from loving each other to being estranged because of misunderstandings?
She didn't want her beloved little couple to become estranged because of Song Ziyue's small trick that couldn't be revealed.
The old lady gently patted Cui Ying's hand and told her everything from start to finish.
She assured him with great certainty, "I know Xiao Wu's character better than anyone else. If he really had any dealings with that Miss Song, he wouldn't have agreed to marry you."
Cui Ling's small mouth was agape with astonishment, and for a long time she couldn't close it.
She asked incredulously, "Song Ziyue is also the daughter of a great Confucian scholar, she must know that her behavior is improper, a girl from a scholarly family, why would she humiliate herself like this?"
Song Ziyue was rescued by Yuan Wulang from the Teaching Department.
Her identity is very suspicious.
Even if Yuan Wulang had never married, Shi Xiaosi was still single, and she hooked up with these two people, it's impossible to enter the mansion.
Not to mention being a wife, even being a concubine is out of the question.
But she still did it resolutely.
And according to Lao Taijun's idea, Cui Wu also stepped into her gentle grave step by step in her calculation.
This is indeed somewhat against common sense.
The old lady sneered, "That Miss Song is a clever person, but she's still not thorough enough."
Her eyes narrowed, with a hint of sarcasm, "She probably wants to sacrifice herself, thinking of ways to save her family who were assigned to be slaves, as well as her sisters still in the teaching department and her elders who have been imprisoned."
The old lady showed a meaningful smile, "Dan Jie said that usually on the seventh day of the month, Shi Xiao Si would go. That day was the third day of the lunar month, she suddenly wanted to go and learn calligraphy, so she went to Guo Zi Xiang."
This shows that this matter arose suddenly and was not premeditated.
Cui Ling thought for a moment in horror and asked in a low voice, "Then did my fifth brother also fall into the trap?"
I always thought that even if Cui Wu was a bit absurd, he wouldn't go so far as to push open the door of someone's home and take liberties with their young lady.
What's the difference between this and birds and beasts?
Chui Wu is a spoiled rich kid who can't be helped no matter how hard you try, but he's still a young master from a prestigious family and shouldn't be so anxious.
The old lady narrowed her eyes and said, "Now we have to ask your fifth uncle about this."
Some things, see one spot and understand the whole situation.
The old lady is a heroic woman who has arranged troops and deployed arrays, although she doesn't bother with the private affairs of the inner courtyard, but in these decades, she hasn't seen few.
She didn't even need to see Song Ziyue in person, and she could more or less guess what was on the girl's mind.
Wanting to help one's family is filial piety.
But he underestimated himself and overestimated others, ending up in a disadvantageous position.
Cui Ying's eyes slightly dimmed, but she also roughly understood in her heart.
Song Ziyue had never seen Yuan Wulang before, so it was impossible for her to have a crush on him.
Later, he met Shi Xiaosi, and went to invite him three or five times, which must have been intentional.
Alas, Shi Xiaosi was a simple-minded person who couldn't understand those subtle hints and instead mistook the lady for Yuan Wulang's lover.
Only Cui Wu, who was greedy for beauty and lust, entered her red silk tent and became her under-skirt minister.
Yuan Wulang is okay, Shi Xiaosi is fine too, and even Cui Wu, they all have a common characteristic, that is, they were born into noble families.
The Mansion of General Quanguo, the Mansion of Marquis Moyang and the Mansion of Marquis Anning, these three families are all powerful ministers who are in power today.
It may not be possible to protect everyone, but it's still easy to protect a few people.
Song Ziyue perhaps waited too long for these two years and never received any news of her family's return, so she became somewhat anxious.
Yuan Wulang never shows up, and Shi Xiaosi doesn't take the bait either.
This is a last resort, sparing no dirty tricks, just to get close to Cui Wu.
The only thing she didn't calculate was that Shi Xiaosi and Dan Jie would appear at that moment, beating Cui Wu violently without saying a word, treating him as a flower thief, with anger soaring to the sky.
In such a situation, apart from crying and being wronged, Song Ziyue seemed to have no other way out.
So this became a farce.
If it is not resolved in time, the consequences are unthinkable.
"Quickly, let's think of a way, my fifth uncle has been locked up for several days without water or food, and no one is saving him. I'm afraid if he can't hold on, the crime of Shi Siye will be even greater!"
Life is at stake.
The old lady gently patted her hand, "Don't worry, little daughter-in-law, grandma has already sent someone to handle it."
She is a decisive person who plans before taking action.
Being able to sit here and chat idly means you must have made complete preparations already.
Cui Ling trusted Lao Taijun completely. Since she was so confident, Cui Ling didn't worry anymore.
At this time, Dan Jie had just washed her face and applied powder, and she was busy inviting everyone to try the new pastries made by Liu Shifu.
It was soon dusk.
The night falls deeply, all things are quiet.
Qiao's wife returned from outside, dusty and tired, and smiled at Old Lady, saying "It's done!"
