The Dream of the Red Chamber of Huanzhu is not a dream

But she said that Xia Qinglian arrived home safely, but she heard a thunderbolt from Qingtian: Xia Ningjue is gone!

Xia Qinglian was a little unstable for a while.She and Xia Ningjue had a deep relationship in the previous life, and after traveling through time, they depended on each other for life. They have long regarded each other as their closest relatives.

After a moment of panic, Xia Qinglian forced herself to calm down and asked the whole story.

Looking around for a week, he found that Zi Xi and Zi Yi were not there, and even the black fungus was not in the yard.

Xia Qinglian ordered everyone to stay in the courtyard and did not care to comfort Xia Anyu who was crying in Nanny Feng's arms. She came to Mrs. Xia's room by herself, but she saw that Mrs. Xia was in a coma. , but not dangerous.

Xia Qinglian hurried to the courtyard again, and asked, "Has anyone seen Zi Yi?" Only Zi Yi could tamper with Mrs. Xia's medicine, and in order for her to take better care of Mrs. Xia, Xia Qinglian taught her a lot of medical knowledge, so she was able to grasp how much tranquilizing medicine can make people sleepy but not kill them.

Nanny Feng stepped forward and said, "This servant has seen..."

Xia Anyu kept crying in her arms, and reached out to Xia Qinglian to hug him, but Xia Qinglian reached out to take him, and nodded for Nanny Feng to continue.

Mother Feng continued: "At that time, I heard the black fungus calling, so I came out of the room to check, and saw Ziyi coming from the courtyard gate, and told Zixi that it was Wu Ying who came back, saying that the girl was blocked by some hooligans in the alley. Outside, ask to take the black fungus to scare them away. After hearing this, Sister Ning asked Zixi to take the black fungus out, because neither Ziyi nor Wu Ying could move the black fungus. Later, Zixi went out, and Sister Ning Then Ziyi and Ziyi went to the old lady's room, and I went back to the room to watch Brother Gu Yu take a nap. Brother Yu woke up and wanted to see his sister, so I went to the old lady's room, but I didn't see anyone..."

Wu Ying was so anxious that she couldn't help interjecting: "Second girl, the younger one didn't tell Ziyi that the girl was blocked at the entrance of the alley. I only said that the girl entered Master Lin's mansion safely, and I have to go back and guard."

This is when Zixi came back with the black fungus. Seeing that everyone was staying in the yard and Xia Qinglian was there, she said happily, "Girl, it's great that you are fine. I took the black fungus out, but I didn't see you all the way. I'm afraid I misheard the place myself, so I searched for a while, but luckily the girl came back safely, otherwise I would have committed a serious crime."

"Zi Yi!" Xia Qinglian's face turned cold, and she ordered everyone to search at home, and then asked Steward Du to go to Zi Yi's house to check. As for Wu Ying, she still couldn't believe what he said, so she asked Zi Xi to take the black fungus to watch. with him.

Ziyi was a maid bought by Xia's family after they arrived in Suzhou. There was a widowed mother and young brother at home. Butler Du went to find that the house was empty.

After listening to Steward Du's report, Xia Qinglian felt great grief for a moment. Since Zi Yi had already planned her way out, she might have been planning for a long time, and the hope of getting Xia Ningjue back was somewhat slim.However, she didn't understand why Zi Yi would attack Xia Ningjue.

At such a time, Xia Qinglian was a bit of a soldier, and Ziyi was the maid who had been with their family for the longest time, but she betrayed her master like this, Xia Qinglian didn't know whether the remaining few people should trust or not.But no matter what, some things must be done.

She sent Wu Ying and Steward Du to report to the officials. Xia Qinglian still trusted Steward Du. Now his wife and children are still living in the small courtyard. Knowing that something happened, the Du family also came out to help.

After the Du family gave birth, Xia Qinglian let her go home and concentrate on taking care of the child. Because she was old and had insufficient milk, Xia Qinglian also helped find a nanny. Therefore, the Du family and his wife were extremely grateful to Xia Qinglian. He is the least likely to betray.

Wu Ying is Ziyi's fiancé-in-law, but because of this ancient custom, the two of them didn't have much contact. If he said he didn't know, Xia Qinglian didn't believe it, but if he said he was with Ziyi, but Why didn't they leave together?

However, Xia Qinglian really didn't have anyone available, so she had to use him.

She also ordered Zifang and Zixi to stay in the old lady's room to guard, she didn't dare to use only one person now, so she had to order the two to go in and out together, supervise each other, and no longer leave alone.

Nanny Feng also asked her to stay in Mrs. Xia's room. There was no extra manpower to protect her and Xia Anyu, so she asked everyone to stay together.He only told everyone that when the old lady woke up, she said that she had taken Xia Ningjue out, so don't tell the truth, lest the old lady worry.

Xia Qinglian took Zifang out of the house and came to her uncle's house in a carriage.

She thought about it and found that their family has been peaceful and secure in the past few years, and has never offended anyone. If there is anything to say, it may be their marriage with Zhang Fan.Although he didn't believe that his aunt would threaten her with Xia Ningjue's safety, he was also afraid that it was Zhang Fan who did the trick. He just wanted to see if he could see some clues from his aunt.

The servants led Xia Qinglian into the flower hall, but her aunt did not come out to see her for a long time.

The servant girl served tea, Xia Qinglian took it and put it aside: "I don't drink tea, where is Auntie now? If it's not convenient for her to come to see me, I can go see her myself."

The servant girl hurriedly said: "My cousin, please wait a moment, the wife hasn't got up from her lunch break yet."

Xia Qinglian stood up with a groan, raised her feet and walked in: "Since that's the case, I don't want to disturb the elders to rest, so I'd better go and greet my aunt in person."

"Hey, Cousin, Cousin..." The servant girl shouted anxiously from behind.

Xia Qinglian was stopped when she walked out of the flower hall. Third Mistress stood in front of her and smiled gently, "What's wrong with Sister Lian? Are you in a hurry? Could it be that something happened at home?"

Xia Qinglian stopped in her tracks, seeing that the third cousin's sister-in-law was still gentle and modest, but she didn't know if it was a psychological effect, so she insisted on seeing something meaningful.

"The third cousin came just in time. I want to see my aunt, so please come with me." Xia Qinglian grabbed the third grandma's wrist, "Jue'er was abducted by Zi Yi, I came to ask my aunt for help .”

"What? Jue'er was abducted by Zi Yi? How is it possible? When did it happen?" The third grandma looked surprised, but also showed just the right amount of anxiety, "Did you find any clues? Did you visit Zi Yi's house? Yes. Could it be that Jue'er was playing with Ziyi and went out to play together?"

Xia Qinglian's heart sank, she grabbed the third cousin's wrist, seemingly out of anxiety, but in fact she quietly pressed her pulse, when she said that Xia Ningjue was abducted by Zi Yi, the third cousin's The pulse is very stable and normal, but it is also because of this excessive stability that it appears unusual.After all, it was her niece who was abducted, so how could she not feel any trouble in her heart?Either this person's nature is extremely cold, or she knows everything at all.

Thinking about it, Xia Qinglian still didn't show any emotion on her face, she just shook her head and said, "No way, these few days, I'm afraid that Zhang Fan will come to ask for trouble, the door has been locked and he can't come out, Jue'er also knows Yes, I definitely won’t go out without knowing it.”

When talking about Zhang Fan, the third grandma's pulse skipped a little, but immediately returned to normal. If Xia Qinglian hadn't been vigilant, she wouldn't have noticed it.

The third grandma said again: "Then what should I do? My sister has an idea? If there is any sister-in-law who can help, my sister can just ask."

Xia Qinglian was already thinking about it, it seemed that this matter had something to do with the third cousin, but she didn't know if it was the behavior of the young couple alone, or if the uncle and his family were all in the know.

Xia Qinglian was extremely angry for a moment. She was not a naive person who believed in the unity of the world and that everyone loves each other. However, no matter in ancient times or in modern times, the Chinese always believed that "blood is thicker than water", so it was not easy for Mrs. Xia to survive in Jinan. Thinking of taking refuge in his younger brother means believing in the unbroken affection between relatives.But who knows, all kinds of calculations are obtained in exchange for one's trust, why can't people hate him?

Xia Qinglian gritted her teeth to suppress the anger in her heart, and said, "Perhaps I really need the help of my third cousin in this matter. Since my aunt hasn't woken up, why don't I go to my third cousin's place to sit down?"

The third grandma was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and agreed.

The third grandma's room was decorated in an extremely elegant and clean way, just like her people, giving people a very close feeling.But at this moment, Xia Qinglian only felt terrible. Under the gentle and modest appearance of this woman, there was such a ruthless and decisive scheming.

"Sister-in-law three, where are Jue'er and Ziyi?" Xia Qinglian asked herself that she might not be a match for sister-in-law third, and she didn't have time to be patient with sister-in-law third, so she cut to the chase.

The third grandma was taken aback when she heard this, and smiled wryly, "Why did Sister Lian say that? How would I know Jue'er's whereabouts?" As she spoke, she waved her hands to make the maids retreat.

"Sister-in-law three, my mind is already in a mess now. If sister-in-law three has any advice, please tell me clearly, otherwise, I can't figure it out no matter what." Chatted with her, but she had no intention of accompanying her.

The third grandma pondered for a while, then Fang said: "Since that's the case, how about I analyze it with my sister?"

Xia Qinglian saw that the third cousin's sister-in-law was still not letting go at this moment, but there was nothing she could do, so she had to endure her anger and said, "Sister-in-law third cousin, please tell me."

"You said that you stayed behind closed doors to guard against that Zhang Fan? You know that young master Zhang always takes pleasure in challenging difficult things. If you follow him, it will only be fresh for a few days; otherwise, you will be more difficult." If he doesn't get it, he will be more concerned, and it will be a pleasure for him to destroy it." The third grandma rubbed the tea bowl and said, quite a bit like "why don't you follow him".

Xia Qinglian was angry, could it be her fault that she couldn't provoke her and hid herself?But in the end it's not easy to get angry, so I just endured and said: "Then according to the third cousin, what should I do?"

"Hey," the third grandma sighed, "Originally, mother wanted to be a matchmaker and tell you to be the main wife of that young master, but you refused, so Mrs. Tongzhi decided to tell you about the daughter of a wealthy businessman. It's lowly, and Tongzhi adults are quite displeased."

Xia Qinglian raised her eyebrows in puzzlement, and said sarcastically, "Could it be that I want to recommend myself to compete with that rich businessman's daughter?"

The third grandma scolded: "Why does my younger sister look down on me so much? With my younger sister's appearance, if Young Master Zhang sees her, there is absolutely no reason not to be disliked. As long as Young Master Zhang has her heart, Mrs. Zhang loves her young son so much, she will never Denied his request."

"Private meetings between men and women, giving and receiving in private, why did my third cousin put me to death like this?" In ancient times, private meetings between men and women were to be reviled by everyone. Even if she was carried in, she could only be an anonymous maid, and she was the most humble.

As a modern person, of course, I don’t think it’s a big deal to meet and have a meal, but in ancient times, we have to abide by the rules of this era and resist feudal habits. It’s not something that can be achieved by one person or a group of people. of.

"Why is my sister so unconfident about herself? If you say it slowly, no one will know about it, but if you know it, with the young master protecting you, why should you be afraid of other people's gossip? With my sister's ability, even if the merchant's daughter has done a good job If you don’t have a house, you won’t be able to stand firm if you have nothing to do. When the time comes, sisters and mothers will be more expensive than children, so why worry about not being able to control the family?”

"Grandmother's last words, daughters of the Xia family are not allowed to be concubines! I can't go against it!" Xia Qinglian was shocked by the calm tone of the third cousin's sister-in-law. Could it be that in the hearts of these people, drugging and murdering others is such an easy thing to do?But she always thought that the third cousin sister-in-law was a good person. Was she too naive, or was someone else too clever?

"The dead are gone, but the living are like this. My sister doesn't know which is more important, right?"

Xia Qinglian stood up abruptly, extremely angrily, she was threatening her with Xia Ningjue.