Xichun, the first daughter of the Red Chamber

Xichun studied female training for a few days and her head grew big. When Yingchun and Tanchun came, her eyes lit up with excitement.

Yingchun and Tanchun looked funny, "What's wrong with you? But what bad things did you do and wait for us to take the blame?"

Xichun smiled and rolled her eyes, but her face showed a look of panic, "What do you mean, sisters? My sister has always been cautious in her words and deeds, but she dare not make mistakes in half a step, dare not say a word... ..."

Before she finished speaking, Xichun couldn't continue, Yingchun and Tanchun also laughed, and Tanchun even clapped her hands and said: "It can be seen that my sister's face is not that thick."

Yingchun also stepped forward and stretched out her hand, "I haven't seen you for a few days, let my sister see how thin-skinned my sister is!"

A few people were fighting together, and it took a while to stop to put away their makeup and clothes, and began to speak slowly.

Hearing about the three of You's mother and daughter, Tanchun shook his head and smiled, "Why do you spend so much time on such an idea?"

Xichun's heart moved, "I heard that Xue's family went to Beijing, and now they are temporarily staying in Rongguo Mansion. I don't know that sister of Xue's family is as gentle and amiable as the rumors?"

Tanchun nodded, "Sister Xue hasn't been out much since she came here, but I see her occasionally on weekdays, and she acts thoughtfully and behaves very well. The maids and servants around her didn't say anything bad about her, she was really like a fairy. generally."

Tanchun added softly, "Second elder brother also likes to visit sister Xue to play. Although he is busy with schoolwork on weekdays, he must go whenever he can. Because of this, attacking them recently is not very happy."

Yingchun said: "The Xue family girl is good, but her brother is not so good."

Seeing that the younger sisters were all looking at her, Yingchun whispered: "I heard that Mr. Xue has a murder case on him."

Tanchun exclaimed in a low voice, and Xichun was also taken aback, "Is this true? Why does everyone in the Rongguo Mansion know about it?" Could it be the case of Xiangling?

Yingchun quickly shook his head: "No, it's that Mr. Xue's servants are having fun with his servants every day. Sometimes the servants of the two families inevitably quarreled. That day in the yard, he followed Mr. Xue's servants and servants from the mansion. If you quarrel and get angry, you can say that it’s fine even if you kill someone, it’s nothing wrong with his young master who killed someone that year, let alone a servant who signed a contract of sale.”

"At that time, I happened to hear it when I was passing by. I was shocked and left quickly. The more I thought about it, the more I felt something was wrong, so I told my father. After a few days, I accidentally asked about that day, and I learned that All the servants who heard those words were sent out."

Tanchun immediately covered his mouth and stopped talking, Xichun didn't say anything, Yingchun was also a little annoyed when he said this, "Blame me, I shouldn't have said such things without wind or shadow."

Xichun held her hand, "What did the second sister say? We don't know the truth about the human life, but it must be true that Mr. Xue's rebellion and servants act arrogantly?"

Tanchun also nodded, "That's right."

Several people talked a few more words, and then brought up the matter of Jiangnan Zhen's family. Only then did Xichun know that such a big thing happened outside!

Just listening to Yingchun and Tanchun's words, Xichun could think of the tragic scene.

Yingchun and Tanchun also sighed, "Then the Zhen family has acted like this, and now they are furious, and they are strictly ordered to investigate and deal with it. I think it will not be long before those common people can have their grievances cleared."

Xichun lowered her eyes, feeling that it was not that simple.

The centipede is dead but not stiff, not to mention that the snake is still alive.

The matter of the Zhen family in Jiangnan was really not that easy. The investigators went to Jiangnan, but there was no way to examine the members of the Zhen family. The Fengsheng wife of the Zhen family even lay on the hospital bed and cried that these were all slanders. The imperial envoy had no choice but to go first I went to visit, and it turned out that no one in the country or city said that the Zhen family was not good. They also said that the group of people who went to Beijing to sue the imperial court were the family members and servants of several local gentry. On weekdays, they often look for troubles, which makes the village very ugly.

Someone in the capital found out that the identities of those people were false, so there was a lot of disturbance. It was not until the new year that the Zhen family went to Beijing for trial.

But after hearing the news, my heart became even heavier.

The events of the past few months have already made everyone in the court understand that what happened to the Zhen family was nothing more than Emperor Jingchang's attack on the Supreme Emperor.

The outcome of the Zhen family depends on which one occupies the upper hand.

Central Beijing suddenly calmed down, as if the ups and downs of the past few months were an illusion, but everyone knew that the current calm, on the contrary, foreshadowed the storm to come.

After Xichun heard that Zhen's family had entered Beijing, she didn't ask about it anymore, she just waited to see the final result, but within a few days, someone found her.

Hearing Ruhua's words, Xichun still couldn't react, "Wait a minute, who were you just... talking about?"

It was also a little embarrassing to enter the painting, "It's a color screen. When I was in Rongguo Mansion, she and the slaves served the county monarch together."

Xichun thought about it for a while before remembering who Caiping was, and said slowly, "She's not working hard at Rongguo Mansion, what do you want from me?"

Entering the painting, she said: "She didn't say anything clearly, she just said that she begged the county lord to see her for the sake of her serving the county lord."

Xichun asked suspiciously: "What's wrong with her, she just said she wants to see me?"

Ruhua shook his head, "She refused to say, she just asked to see the county magistrate." Then he spit out the words, saying why Caiping asked someone to meet her, what gift he gave her, and what he said.

Finally, after thinking about it, he added, "But the servant girl looked at it, and the color screen doesn't seem to be very good." Seeing her, she shed tears, and even kowtowed to her without saying anything haggard!Shicheng kowtowed her head and turned green after a few strokes, so she just asked her to bring the words to Xichun.

Xichun pondered for a while, nodded and said: "Forget it, anyway, there is nothing to do these days, so let's see each other."

After a few days, Caiping came to see Xichun.

Sitting on it, Xichun looked at the color screen and felt that it was very strange.

Caiping is not yet 20 years old, but just looking at her appearance, it is believed that she is in her 30s, and the clothes on her body are obviously worn for a long time, but they are clean and ironed.

As soon as Caiping came in, he knelt on the ground and begged for Ann. Xichun didn't cry and didn't move, just like a log.

Xichun couldn't tell what it was like in her heart.

She still remembers how the color screen treated her perfunctorily back then, and also remembered how she was on guard against her back then.

It's passed.

Xichun called out softly, and Caiping got up and stood up, still not saying a word, not daring to raise her eyes, just staring at the ground.

Xichun asked, "How have you been all these years?"

Caiping nodded, "Returning to the county lord, the slaves have been assigned to do cleaning in the past few years. Although they are a little tired on weekdays, they live a peaceful life."

Xichun looked at Caiping's hands and feet, and realized that Caiping was not only a little tired all these years.

Xichun smiled and said softly: "That's good. You were the only one who served me at the Rongguo Mansion. At that time, I thought that your relatives and friends were all in the Rongguo Mansion. I was afraid that taking you away would only increase my parting, so I kept you here." , now that I know you are safe and sound, I can rest assured."

Caiping was shocked all over, bowed his head and replied: "Thank you, County Lord, for your concern."

Xichun asked Ruhua to bring out a purse, "You are busy there, so I won't keep you any longer, you take these."

Caiping refused to take it, tears only fell down, and Jiang's mother's face sank, "What's the matter, but Caiping girl dislikes this gift book? Enter the painting, and then get some out..."

But Caiping fell to her knees with a plop, kowtowed to Xichun, and begged the county lord for help!

Now Xichun's expression darkened, and Lichun's brows raised even more, "They're all dead?! Why don't you help Caiping girl up soon?!"

Li Qiu was very strong, and directly led a few women to restrain Caiping, covered Caiping's mouth with a handkerchief, and walked out, saying angrily: "Caiping girl should be happy, but why are you crying?"

Caiping was sobbing and unable to speak, and when he reached the door, he didn't know where the strength came from and clasped the door frame tightly, and he didn't let go no matter what.

Xichun stared at the pool of blood on the ground and was stunned.

When Caiping kowtowed, he didn't know how much strength he used, and blood came out after two or three kowtows, and blood was still flowing down his forehead at this moment.

Xichun sighed, "Forget it. Let her come over."

Only then was the color screen released, and as soon as it was released, the color screen sat on the ground, trembling uncontrollably.

Xichun asked her, "Tell me, what life do you ask me to save?"

Caiping was so weak that he couldn't stand up after trying several times. Finally, he just crawled over, knelt down, and cried, "I beg the county lord to save my sister."

"Your sister?" Xichun asked suspiciously: "Your sister is also working in Rongguo Mansion? Then you should go to ask the master of Rongguo Mansion. Why are you begging me?"

Caiping shook her head, "Reporting to the county lord, the maidservant's older sister is named Yinping, and she is a servant of the Zhen family in the south of the Yangtze River."

Xichun was startled, and then remembered that Caiping was originally a servant of the Zhen family in Jiangnan.

Xichun immediately asked everyone to retreat, leaving only a few Li and Mama Jiang, and then asked to invite Madam Hu and Mama Shang over.

Caiping knelt down, talking in detail about her sisterly love with her sister when she was young, her reluctance when she was sent to Rongguo Mansion, and the intermittent contact over the years. Following her to Beijing, she is now imprisoned in the Prison God Temple, tortured every day, and finally entrusted someone to tell Caiping the news about her.

"I took all my savings over the years and the money I borrowed from everywhere, and then I met my sister." Cai Ping was almost out of breath from crying, "Slaves like my sister will be sold in the end. Yes, I originally thought that when the time comes, I will find a way to gather enough money to buy my sister, which can be regarded as freeing my sister, but now because of her status as a servant girl in the study, she is being tortured by the jailer every day, and it seems that she will not be able to hold on. .”

Caiping kowtowed to Xichun a few more times, "I really have no choice but to ask the county lord to come here, please show kindness and save my sister!"

Xichun asked Lichun and Lixia to help the color screen up, "Since you know what's going on with Zhen's family, and you went to the Prison Temple to see it yourself, then you should know that I can't help with your sister's affairs."

The light in Caiping's eyes suddenly disappeared, and his lips couldn't stop trembling.

Xichun asked someone to give her the pouch again, "If you take this money, you can count yourself as someone close by."

The purse was handed to the color screen, but the color screen couldn't catch it, and the purse slipped from her hand and fell to the ground.

The color screen was shocked by the sound, but there was light in his eyes again, and he looked down at the purse.

Lidong stepped forward to pick up the purse, and was about to give it to Caiping when she pushed it away, and then Caiping rushed towards Xichun.

Everyone was shocked, Lichun and Lixia hurried to block the color screen, Liqiu followed Lidong, Jiang's mother stood up to block Xichun, and the two nuns even pulled the chair Xichun was sitting on and moved back.

Caiping threw herself in front of Xichun, reached out and grabbed Xichun's skirt tightly, looked up at Xichun, her face was twisted, but her eyes were full of light, "Boxes! Boxes! The Rongguo Mansion took a lot of boxes from the Zhen family a few days ago! "