Chapter 40 The vinegar jar is broken

The milky white soup pot was bubbling and bubbling, and the marinated short ribs were placed on the side of the stove, and the oil was bright.

Huayue put the pulled noodles into the pot and stirred gently with long bamboo chopsticks, with a focused expression and skilled movements.

Several cooks in the kitchen all stood in the courtyard, craned their necks to take a look, then retracted and continued to mutter.

"Isn't it already a concubine? Why are you still doing the next person's work?"

"Yin Zhang is in charge of this concubine's room, and the one who didn't make an appointment and didn't pay the ceremony, is a man who is close to the water tower and gets the moon first, and takes advantage of the young master's youth to stir up so much.

"But I heard that the third son is quite fond of her."

"What kind of virtue is Third Young Master? He will be interested in new things in the East Court for a while. When the spring and autumn come, who will take her seriously."

The voice was not loud, but Hua Yue could still hear it clearly. In normal times, she would definitely go out and reprimand, the servants in the General's Mansion were never allowed to be rude.

But right now, she felt boring.

Bamboo chopsticks picked out the cooked noodles, Huayue poured the short ribs, and was about to take it out, when the outside suddenly became quiet.

"Miss Frostfall." Someone whispered.

Shuang Jiang's eyes were slightly red with anger, and he stepped forward and scolded: "Which master in this yard favors and does not favor who, it's up to you to discuss? Even if she Yin Huayue is not the master of the east courtyard, she is still in charge of your heads. , if you don't want to take the monthly money, you can leave, don't leave it here to get in the way!"

Several cooks were yelled to bow their heads and shrank into a ball.

Shuang Jiang was still puzzled, strode into the kitchen, and when she saw her, she said with a sullen face: "I think you are deaf, you can't hear the excitement outside."

Hua Yue smiled at her, and a rare smile entered her eyes: "I'm rushing to deliver the face to Miss Biao."

"That's what you are capable of." Shuang Jiang was in a hurry, and he didn't choose to say anything, "They protected you to survive, and they made you scold and make noodles here? Instead of living like this, you still have to live. It's better to study the usual-"

"Frostfall." Hua Yue interrupted her quickly, frowning.

Swallowing the taboo name back, Shuang Jiang gritted his teeth with a face of dissatisfaction.

Sighing lightly, Hua Yue took her out, passed the group of silent cooks, and stepped on the path paved with bluestone slabs.

"I'm just a servant now."

The bowl in the tray was steaming hot, Hua Yue looked at the front and whispered to her: "The only thing the servant can do is these things, I can't do Changgui, and I can't become Shen Zhiluo, if you are really disappointed, you can Pretend you don't know me."

His lips were almost bleeding, and Shuangjiang said angrily, "If you give up on yourself so much, they will only look down on you more and more."

"They look down on me, and I'm just a servant of the general's mansion."

"Lie." She raised her eyes to look at the man's profile, her eyes were burning with fire, "Whose servant has this ability to make Xue Ji die silently."

After a pause, Hua Yue subconsciously glanced around, making sure that no one could hear the whisper, so she said with a dark face: "You're dying?"

"I just don't understand." His knuckles turned white, and Shuang Jiang muttered, "You have the ability to use yourself as bait to kill Xue Ji, why are you letting these dogs step on your head and bully him."

Xue Ji was Zhou Heshuo's confidant. Once he died, the Guards would be in chaos for a few months. This would give them a huge loophole, and a few things that had been stagnant could be carried out smoothly because of this.

If Shuangjiang was the news she received today, she would have thought that Xue Ji's death was just an accident, and it happened to happen.

But she heard it yesterday when Yin Huayue got in the car and left.

The man stepped on the cab, and said to her gently: "You prepare early, and once the guards in the East Palace loosen, send people in."

At that time, she didn't understand why the good guards in the East Palace were loosened. It was not until she successfully inserted their people into the East Palace just now that she realized that Yin Huayue had planned it for a long time.

Even if Third Young Master didn't go there, Xue Ji would definitely die.

When was this planned? Shuang Jiang couldn't understand, but she knew that Yin Huayue was not a useless person in Sun Yaozu's mouth, she had her own ideas, and even started her calculations.

These calculations were not even told to her.

Her throat tightened, Shuang Jiang's eyes were red, she didn't know what she was angry with, she just stared at her fiercely.

The noodles in the tray could not blow too much wind, Hua Yue took the plate and closed the bowl, suddenly freed up a hand, pinched his thumb, and shook it gently.

"Isn't there less people who have bullied me over the years?" She glared at her, smiling slyly and calmly, "What if I let them say a few words, life will pass."

Shuang Jiang stern face, unmoved.

"I know you feel bad for me. You can't see the little master of the West Palace who was not afraid of the sky and the earth, and turned into a slave servant who can let anyone's mouth break." She softened her tone and said softly, "But they didn't say anything wrong. When people are under the eaves, how can they not bow their heads."

"If you don't get along with those three young masters, then nothing will happen." Shuang Jiang muttered in a heavy nasal voice, "Obviously everyone is the most considerate, you want to mess with him, you know that Miss Han is secretly coming to inquire. How many times has it been?"

The fingertips paused slightly, and Huayue didn't start: "As I said, it was a last resort."

"Is it really a last resort, or are you pushing the boat?" Shuang Jiang gritted his teeth, "I don't believe that if you really don't want to mess with him, there is no other way!"

"..."

The pace quickened, she bypassed the moon gate, and in a little panic, she wanted to step into the yard of Miss Biao.

Shuang Jiang stopped outside the courtyard gate. She would not follow him in, but she stood still and said solemnly: "Sir Shen is right, you will suffer if you are paranoid about this person."

The voice floated up from the back, and was inaudible when the wind blew. Hua Yue closed her eyes, stabilized her mind, put on a smile again and pushed open the door of the main house.

Su Miao fell asleep, the room was quiet, only Li Jingyun turned to look at her.

After lightening her steps, Hua Yue put the bowl on the table, and asked in a low voice in confusion, "Miss Biao doesn't eat noodles anymore?"

"How do you eat when you fall asleep?" Glancing at the noodles she brought, Li Jingyun snorted coldly, "It's mushy."

"It's hard to avoid getting stuck on the way here." She lifted the plate and mixed with chopsticks. "It's not too much. The concubine has kneaded the noodles for a long time, and she is very energetic."

Turning his face away contemptuously, Li Jingyun disapproved: "It doesn't taste good when you look at it."

Not for you. Huayue sighed, flattened her mouth, picked up the bowl and was about to go out.

"What to do?" he asked.

"Send the noodles back to the kitchen and see if anyone else wants to eat it." Hua Yue said, "Miss Biao can't eat it anyway."

With a light cough uncomfortably, Li Jingyun tapped on the table: "Leave the things, you go back to the East Court to see if the white deer has been fed."

Didn't Bai Lu let Badou feed him all the time? Hua Yue was puzzled in her heart, but she didn't say much, she answered and put the bowl out.

Shuang Jiang didn't mean to block her, there was no one at the gate of the yard.

Taking a sigh of relief, Hua Yue lowered her head and walked towards the East Courtyard, thinking as she walked, that Xue Ji is dead, Shen Zhiluo and Chang Gui will definitely be busy recently. Yin Ru is also busy seizing power, and it will be a while, and no one will notice her at all.

Then she can make trouble with a few more people.

There were a few names in her heart, she repeated it repeatedly, blood gleaming slightly in her eyes.

"Aunt Yin." Badou shook his hand in front of her and called her worriedly.

Hua Yue returned to her senses, and found that she had reached the gate of the East Courtyard at some point. Badou was holding a broom. Seeing that she finally raised her eyes, she quickly said, "You two didn't come back last night, but you were so anxious."

"What happened?" she asked.

Badou scratched the back of his head and said, "It's not a big deal, I just heard... that Miss Han hanged herself yesterday."

Oh, hang yourself.

Huayue nodded and continued to walk in calmly.

"Wait." After two steps, she stopped and turned back suddenly, "What did you say? Hang yourself?!"

Badou nodded and said with the broom handle: "Just last night, someone came to us to spread the word, but the son and you are not here."

Taking a deep breath, Hua Yue hurriedly left, looked down at the skirt on her body, thought it was wrong, and went to change into a light white one.

"Auntie." Badou said with a smile, "After listening to the slave, hang yourself and return to hang yourself. You are all right, and you have been rescued."

Feeling slightly relieved, Hua Yue asked him, "Did you say why?"

"Why is this?" Badou hesitated, and glanced at the empty main house.

Huayue was silent.

If Su Miao likes someone is enthusiastic and unrestrained, then Han Shuang likes someone is crazy and intoxicated. What kind of game she set up for her last time, Huayue still can't see the whole picture, but this time, Huayue knows that she is fighting herself with her life.

Miss Guimen's attempt to seek death would cause a sensation in half of the capital. If it was someone else, the news must be suppressed to prevent people from guessing. But the Han family did not, and they even took the initiative to inform the other half of Jinghua.

As a result, the news that "the third son of the Li family is always in chaos, and finally abandoned, the eldest Miss of the Han family is looking for life and death" quickly spread all over the streets and alleys, and became the hottest after-dinner conversation in Jinghua that day.

Huayue thought that Li Jingyun would be angry, would refuse to see her, or scoff at such a daughter's behavior.

No result, Li Jingyun took her to the Han Mansion, sat beside Han Shuang's bed, and let her cry half of her sleeves.

"I really...really didn't lie to you." Han Shuang's eyes were red, and she was out of breath. "When will you forgive me?"

Li Jingyun sat quietly, his eyes swept across her eyes and pale lips, not knowing what he was thinking, after a long time he asked, "Do you really want to die?"

Glancing at him timidly, Han Shuang sniffed and suddenly revealed a tearful smile. Her eyes were erratic, as if recalling something good, and she murmured, "My life is yours, I shouldn't be looking for a short-term meeting without telling you."

Talking, tears fell again: "But, you ignore me, marry someone else, be with someone else, what's the point of my life."

Hua Yue stood beside her, feeling a little uncomfortable. She glanced at Li Jing Yun and found that he was looking at Han Shuang intently with the corners of his lips pursed, as if a little... distressed?

Seeing the emotion in his eyes, Hua Yue was stunned, almost embarrassed, and looked down at the tip of her shoe.

I thought that this person only had disgust and resistance to Han Shuang, but didn't expect that if something happened, he would feel distressed. This man is really, hard-mouthed and soft-hearted.

"Little sister-in-law." Wen Guzhi was standing outside the door and suddenly called to her.

Hua Yue returned to her senses and bowed her head to retreat to Li Jing Yun. Li Jingyun didn't look at her, just waved his hand, his eyes still fixed on Han Shuang.

Slightly pursing her lips, she exited the room and closed the door for the two of them.

"Little sister-in-law." Wen Guzhi dragged her into the courtyard and smiled meaningfully, "It's hard to stay in that room, I'll save you."

Hua Yue smiled gently, squeezed her hands and said, "There's nothing wrong with that."

Wen Guzhi raised his eyebrows, his eyes full of disbelief.

She calmed down her skirt as if nothing had happened: "Young master is such a noble person, and there are many people around and in my heart. If I say a few words, I will feel uncomfortable. Back when Sishui had a private meeting with him, I am in this day and age. It won't go away."

"Like water?" Wen Guzhi thought about it for a while, and then suddenly, "Ah, you said that the singer who came by the prince's side, the girl and the third master won't move. Even if you stay in the room for the night, there must be nothing."

Raising her eyes suspiciously, Hua Yue felt amused: "Can a man not eat the meat delivered to his mouth?"

"It's not a matter of meat or not." Wen Gu knew, "The third master is a measured, purposeful woman, he has never touched a woman, no matter how much he likes it, he won't have a skin-to-skin relationship, so as not to cause any trouble. ."

As he said that, he turned his head to look in the direction of Han Shuang's boudoir, and said, "This one is the same."

"The same?" Hua Yue chuckled lightly, revealing a row of teeth, "Doctor Wen thinks that he didn't see how the third master and Miss Han were talking to him. She looks like she can't catch up with the horse."

Wen Guzhi looked at her with teasing eyes and chuckled softly.

"Don't get me wrong." She pursed her ears and said coldly, "I'm just talking about what I saw."

Turning his head to think for a while, Wen Guzhi nodded: "they have known each other for so many years, they are inevitably closer than outsiders. It's just that there are many misunderstandings in the middle, so the third master will not be too close to her. The third master said he doesn't want to marry her, then Even if you really don't want it, little sister-in-law doesn't have to worry too much."

What does she have to worry about? Hua Yue sneered in her heart.

She's just a shield for him to make fun of, and she shouldn't worry about who he wants to marry in the future.

But speaking of it, the third son is really awkward. He was able to risk his life to go to the East Palace to save Han Shuang, and he was clearly thinking about others, but he was cold-hearted, and he didn't show any gentleness.

"Yu Wen." She couldn't help but ask, "If you have a girl you like, would you let her go, or would you marry her back earlier?"

Wen Guzhi raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and a figure quickly flashed across his mind.

He touched his chin and smiled: "Leave it."

"Why?" Hua Yue was puzzled, "If you're really happy, don't you want to stay together?"

"If this is a peaceful and prosperous world, then I will definitely carry her in a big sedan chair to welcome her through the door. But not now." Wen Guzhi shook his head, looked into the distance and said in a very soft voice, "Don't look at us people who are dressed in brocade and jade food, Looking at Xian Liang, I don't know how many swords and swords there are behind my back. In the current situation, I married her, didn't I hurt her?"

"..."

Her heart seemed to have been stabbed by something, and Hua Yue unconsciously clenched her sleeves, breathing lightly.

Wen Guzhi was immersed in his own thoughts, completely unaware of what people who heard this would think. He smashed his lips and murmured, "That little girl doesn't know when she will understand."

I even got angry with him yesterday and made him go as far as he wanted, which was especially hard to coax.

After sighing for a moment, Wen Guzhi raised his head and wanted to talk to Huayue, but found that the person in front of him had left at some point.

The courtyard was bathed in the warm sunshine, and it was a beautiful spring, but he was the only one standing, looking left and right, and couldn't see anyone.

Wen Guzhi pouted and continued to go back to the pharmacy to boil the medicine.

After Li Jingyun finished listening to Han Shuang's cry, he found that the puppy beside him never came back.

He went out to look around in confusion, and asked Wen Guzhi in the pharmacy, "Have you seen your little sister-in-law?"

Wen Guzhi was fanning the fire, and when he heard the words, he didn't lift his head and said, "I was still in the courtyard before, but I don't know where I went."

It's really getting more and more outrageous, Li Jingyun frowned and turned away, thinking that this person was quite measured before, and today he is running around on someone else's territory.

A thought flashed through his mind, and he followed closely.

This is the territory of the Han Mansion. Han Shuang wants to die, and the Han family feels uncomfortable. Don't you put your anger on Yin Huayue's head?

Quickening his pace, he found two round trips near the Han Shuang Embroidery Building.

no one.

His face became more and more ugly, Li Jingyun grabbed the steward of the Han residence and asked coldly, "Where's the person I brought?"

The steward was startled by him, and said timidly, "I just left through the side door."

gone? alone? Li Jingyun laughed when he heard it: "If you don't break your two bones, won't you tell the truth?"

The housekeeper wailed again and again: "Third Young Master, it's really gone, why don't you go back and have a look."

He had said this a thousand times to himself, but he was willing to believe it, so he twisted the steward to look for Han Shuang.

Han Shuang had already fallen asleep, but when he woke him up and asked, she slammed into the bedpost again while crying. The servant hurriedly went to invite the master and wife of the Han residence, and a group of people started chattering.

Ignoring the scolding and condemnation of the Han family and his wife, Li Jingyun searched most of the Han residence with anger, and returned home after confirming that no one could be found. He thought about it, if there was no one in the general's mansion, he would take someone back and demolish the Han mansion.

As a result, when he got off the carriage, he saw Yin Huayue standing by the east gate of the General's Mansion.

Still smiling and talking to people.

The worry in his heart was frozen into a piece of ice, and Li Jingyun stood silent for a while, then strode forward and staggered her.

"Who gave you the troubles you're used to." He pinched her shoulders, a storm with ice thorns in his eyes, "You won't tell the Lord when you leave?!"

Hua Yue was so roared by the sudden scolding that she couldn't react, and looked up at him, innocent and dazed.

Li Jingyun was really angry. Looking at her appearance, he felt that he was just a pure fool for making trouble at the Han Mansion just now, and was played around by her.

"Did you do it on purpose? I want to see my grandfather get nervous for you, get angry for you, and jump up and down to be satisfied." He took a deep breath, and his hand on her shoulder gradually tightened, "You women are thinking about this. , when will it be cleaned up, and you have to make trouble unreasonably to vent your dissatisfaction? Han Shuang hanged himself, you disappeared, did you owe you something?"

Hua Yue was stunned by the scolding, and stared at him blankly, until she heard the last sentence, and then slowly recalled it.

She wanted to laugh, but the corners of her mouth couldn't lift, so she could only sip awkwardly.

There was a lump in her throat, she swallowed twice and finally swallowed it down, Hua Yue cleared her throat, but her voice was still hoarse: "Concubine... slaves don't mean that."

Showing him the medicine bag she was holding in her hand, she explained word by word, "It was Shuang Jiang who came to spread the word, saying that Madam had relapsed from an old illness and she couldn't find the prescription, so she asked the servants to come and look at the herbs."

Shuang Jiang, who was on the side, turned pale with fright, and nodded after hearing Yan.

Hua Yue thought about it for a while, but she hung up her smile and said softly, "It's wrong for the servant to leave without knowing it. The servant admits the mistake to the son. The servant thinks that the son will accompany Miss Han for a while, so it's not easy to disturb, I thought about grabbing the medicinal herbs and going back immediately."

She folded her hands and bowed her knees respectfully to him: "This servant knows what's wrong, please forgive me."

He took a breath in his heart, and he was blocked here before he could relax. Li Jingyun pinched her shoulders, not even scolding, as if he couldn't get down for a while without scolding.

He just stared at her, gasping for breath.

Shuang Jiang couldn't stand it anymore, so he gathered up the courage to protect Hua Yue from behind, frowned and said, "Third Young Master, she didn't do it on purpose, you scold you and scold you, calm down."

I didn't think there was anything at first, but Huayue's eyes were a little hot when she was protected like this.

This person, you can endure any kind of grievance. The most fearful thing is that when you are wronged, someone will protect you. The more you protect you, the more fierce you will cry. Shuangjiang obviously didn't understand the truth, and half hugged her like an old hen protecting her cub, and patted her lightly.

She didn't really want to cry in front of Li Jingyun, it was too embarrassing, so Hua Yue pushed her away, took out her arrogance and said with a smile: "If you don't get angry, you will punish the servant later. Yes, let her go to deliver medicine to Madam first, and the servant will accompany you back to the Han residence?"

"No need." He closed his eyes, fluttered his sleeves and stepped into the door, and said coldly, "You don't need to go to the Han residence for the time being, you come with me."

"Yes."

Being so big, Li Jingyun has not yet apologized to anyone, but now that he calms down and thinks about it, he seems to have yelled too much before, and the little girl's eyes are red.

People are not arrogant and arrogant, there is a reason.

Entering the main house to pour a cup of tea, he touched the edge of the cup and hesitated, how should he say this, so as not to lose face, but also let people know that he was admitting his mistake.

Before he could understand it, another cup of tea was handed in front of him.

Yin Huayue held the tea cup in both hands, handed it to him with her head lowered, and said softly, "This cup has just been brewed."

The attitude seems to be much better than before? Li Jingyun was very puzzled, shouldn't the little girl be angry when she was wronged, how could she be more obedient?

But that's okay, he reached out and took the tea, thinking that dogs should not be too petite, and occasionally get angry, and let her know that she can't act arbitrarily.

So he swallowed the words back and took a sip of the hot tea with peace of mind.