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Chun Xiao looked towards the direction of Concubine Shao, but before she could express anything, a figure had blocked her view.

"Aunt, the tea is cold. This servant will change a cup for you." Hui Xiu smiled as she held out the red lacquered wood square plate. She slowly poured the Concubine Shao a cup of tea, her movements graceful and graceful, looking extremely beautiful to watch.

It was a pity that Concubine Shao did not have the heart to admire him at the moment. A trace of anger rose in her eyes as she glared at Hui Xiu.

Seeing that, Su Xin stood in front of Concubine Shao without leaving a trace, accepted the cup of tea, and chuckled: "How dare I trouble Big Sister Hui Xiu, let me handle it."

Hui Xiu purposely stayed polite for a while before putting the tray down, returning to Jin Lan's side.

Concubine Shao picked up the tea that Su Xin offered, the anger in her eyes gradually receding. Her chance had already been lost, she could only wait for the next time. She hatefully stared at the mahogany screen. Her gaze was as sharp as a sword, as if she wanted to pierce through the heavy screen and pierce through the person inside. His gaze flashed past, Concubine Shao lowered his head and took a sip of the fragrant tea. When she raised his head again, his face had regained its smile.

This change naturally could not be hidden from the shrewd eyes of Madame SHen. She looked at Jin Lan and Hui Xiu with some surprise.

Hui Xiu lowered her head cautiously. Although she had listened to Second Miss's words just now, the one who made the decision was her wife. However, for some reason, the moment Second Miss opened her mouth, she did as she was told. Her eyes were bright and clear, to the point that she couldn't even think about resisting.

On the other hand, Jin Lan's face was calm, as if he had done something insignificant. Seeing Madame SHen's probing gaze, he couldn't help but reveal a sweet smile.

The corners of Madame SHen's lips slightly softened. After a while, she shifted his gaze onto Chun Xiao, and coldly refocused his gaze. "Is there a Qiu Wen here who has sent you a message?"

Being blocked by Hui Xiu, Chun Xiao already understood that it was impossible to rely on the Concubine Shao. She let out a long breath, her face ashen as she replied woodenly: "Reporting to Madam, I did not."

Madame SHen looked at her deeply, "Are you sure?"

"Your servant …" Before Chun Xiao could finish speaking, a soft cry was suddenly heard, "Big sister Ling Shan, why are you here?"

Ling Shan? Concubine Shao's expression changed slightly. She suddenly raised her head to look at Madame SHen, but when she met the pair of eyes that was smiling yet not smiling, the hand holding the teacup slightly trembled, and a few drops of scalding tea immediately splattered onto her fair hands. "Ah!"

Accompanied by a cry of pain, the teacup in her hand tumbled to the ground before spilling the tea soup over her entire body.

Su Xin was startled, she could not care about the water stains on the ground, and anxiously squatted down, and took out a handkerchief to wipe Concubine Shao clean, "Aunt, you did not heat it up, right?"

A profound look flashed past Madame SHen's eyes, and she called for the two servant girls outside to help Su Xin to clean up.

Even though the tea broth had spilled all over his body, it was fortunate that the corners had been soaked and not burned. However, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to wear the brocade dress anymore. The Concubine Shao's eyes revealed a look of pity. The pleated skirt was changed especially for Ye Lin this morning, but after thinking about it again, this way was also good. He could use this reason to leave the Shuixie Pavilion. After some thought, she raised his slightly pale face and apologized to Madame SHen, "Sorry to bother you, Madam. From the looks of it, I'm afraid we won't be able to go to the main hall together with you."

Madame SHen's gaze swept across Concubine Shao's wet clothes, which were constantly dripping water, and said: "There are many maids and wives along the way from Shuixie Pavilion to Bright Autumn Pavilion. It's not appropriate for you to be seen like this when you're going out. It just so happens that I have a new pomegranate dress that is not even on my body. The material it is made from is similar to the one you have, so I can take it out to deal with emergency situations. " Without waiting for Concubine Shao's reply, she turned to instruct Man Ping: "Open the cage, and bring the purple-red pomegranate dress over."

Man Ping nodded, "Yes."

With this posture, it was obvious that he would not let her go. Could it be that the Madame SHen sensed something? Concubine Shao's heart trembled, but he revealed a happy smile, "Then I'll be troubling Madam."

Madame SHen glanced at her indifferently, and the corners of her mouth raised in a smile: "You're welcome."

Man Ping took the pomegranate dress, then led Concubine Shao to the room to change her clothes.

Exiting the Side Chamber, Concubine Shao saw that Ling Shan was standing in the courtyard and talking to a servant. It seemed that she was holding onto something in her hands, and was preparing to head towards the Side Chamber, his heart dropped, as though she had inadvertently looked at the beautiful flowers in the courtyard. She smiled, "It's been so long since spring, and the flowers in my wife's courtyard are blooming so well, it's truly a rare sight."

Man Ping smiled and replied: "Madam likes flowers and plants, these are all the servants that bring the defeated ones back to the flower room every few days, and they also brought the ones that were just right to be brought over, with good flowers, it's all thanks to the meticulous care of the workers."

Originally, when Ling Shan saw that the servants had surrounded them, she probably was dealing with some kind of matter, and immediately had thoughts of retreating. However, before she could even turn around, she was caught by the eyes of the coarse servant girl standing outside. She even shouted out loud, so she had no choice but to head in that direction. Just as she was asking about Qiu Wen, he saw a group of people coming out from the house, and after hearing what Concubine Shao said, she seemed to have thought of something, and her face changed.

Ling'er saw that she suddenly stopped talking, her face suddenly became ugly, and asked: "Sister Ling Shan, what's wrong?"

Ling Shan forced herself to retract her thoughts, and squeezed out a smile: "It's nothing, it's just that I suddenly remember that there's something important, give this bag back to Qiu Wen for me." As she spoke, she handed a delicate and exquisite embroidered bag to Pendant and turned around to leave.

Just as he took two steps forward, Madame SHen's voice came out from inside, "Is that Ling Shan? Let her in. "

Ling Shan bit her lips, her gaze obscure. She forcefully took a step back, slowly turned around and slowly walked towards the Side Chamber.

After entering the door, the first one she saw was a figure kneeling on the ground with a rope tied to his back. Her pupils constricted and her heart immediately turned cold, she immediately lowered her head, barely managing to calm the fear on her face, and knelt down, "Greetings Madam."

Hearing the voice, the originally despairing Chun Xiao trembled, suddenly turning her body, she stared straight at the person who spoke. This appearance and voice kept appearing in her mind, making her want to eat her flesh and drink her blood! Now that it had appeared in front of him, how could she bear it? She immediately shouted at the top of her lungs, "She! It's her! It's her message to me! "

A trace of panic surfaced in Ling Shan's eyes, she could not help but take a small step back, her eyes drifted away, and did not meet Chun Xiao's gaze. Originally, she was being cautious and didn't want to leave her house. However, in the past few days, there hadn't been any activity. Therefore, she had been very lucky. Qiu Wen quickly left, but dropped the pouch with the thread. Mama told her to consider that it would not be so coincidental, and she did not reject it, but who knew that she would actually bump into it! Now personally knocking on the door, this is not muddle is what?

Madame SHen glanced at Ling Shan, and said coldly: "Chun Xiao, you are certain, Ling Shan is not a servant, but an embroidery lady in a needlework room.

Chun Xiao's eyes were filled with hatred as she stared at Ling Shan. If she was not tied up and unable to move, she would have already rushed forward to tear apart this evil spirit. Seeing that Madame SHen still had suspicions, she gritted her teeth and said: "Madam, this servant did not recognize wrongly, she would have been recognized if she entered the furnace and burnt herself to ashes!"

Ling Shan's heart was stirred up, she almost lost control of herself. When she heard Madame SHen still have some doubts towards Chun Xiao's words, she was overjoyed and immediately replied: "Madam, I came to return Qiu Wen's money bag to the workshop, I did not mean to disturb you. Moreover, this elder sister's words are really strange. This servant has never left the sewing room, and I don't even know her, how could I have sent her a message? "

"Nonsense! That day, you clearly came to the outer court's study room and said that you wanted to see me. At that time, I even asked you if you knew why I wanted to see you. "Tell me …" Although Chun Xiao was extremely angry, she knew that she was still her daughter after all. With just that thought, it was impossible for her to see the light of day, causing her originally green and white face to immediately turn red. In order to survive, she could not care about anything else. She clenched her teeth and said, "You said that your mistress wanted to open my face and bring me into the house as my concubine!"

After these words were spoken, the surroundings instantly quieted down. Other than Chun Xiao's hurried breathing, no other sound could be heard.