Sixty-three is back again

  "It's getting late, let's go!" Jiuniang "swish" pulled down the carriage curtain and ordered the driver.

  The carman was taken aback, looked at the carriage curtain for a moment, and then looked at the man with frost on his face.

  Yang Guofeng also took a glance at the carriage curtain, his eyes sank slightly, and finally turned around and mounted his horse.

  The carman drove again, and the old woman sat on the shaft of the cart.

  Only two followers behind Yang Guofeng exchanged a glance and smiled.

  The wise and powerful, calm and solemn prince was actually scolded by a little girl...

  Actually, after saying that, Jiu Jieer regretted it and secretly blamed herself for being too impulsive and emotional, especially the phrase "color bewilders the heart", which was a bit inappropriate to come from an unmarried woman like herself.

  But once the words are spoken, they can't be taken back.

  Forget it, let this horse misunderstanding go!

  Heaven bless her, may she never have anything to do with such a horse again in her life!

  In the carriage, Ninth Sister silently clasped her hands together...

  It's unclear whether it was because of the fifth sister's affair or the unpleasantness earlier, but Yang Guofeng didn't escort the ninth sister to the Wen family gate. As soon as he entered the street where the Wen residence was located, he handed over the remaining matters to two subordinates and rode away on horseback.

  The ninth sister naturally doesn't want to see him again, and it's best if they never see each other again.

  Back in the mansion, she naturally didn't have the heart to think about these things anymore, because there were more surprises, suspicions, misunderstandings, jealousy...

  She must think of an excuse!

  Hmmm...

  Yang Huang occasionally went to Su Shifu's place and unintentionally flipped through the embroidery homework left by her sisters. She somehow liked the one embroidered by her, so she bumped into that great luck.

  This reason sounds ridiculous at first, like fooling a child, but... hehe, for those who have never taken her seriously, especially the Wen family's sisters, it's perfect.

  It's easier to accept that someone is stronger than you because of their abilities, rather than believing they are stronger because of dumb luck. Especially when that person has always been in a low-key state.

  As expected——

  "Jiū mèi mei kě zhēn shì hǎo yùn!" Nà yī xiàng qīng gāo zì ào de sì jiě ér zì nà rì hòu měi jiàn le tā, zhè yī jù huà dǎ tóu.

  Translation:

  " Ninth sister is really lucky!" The usually proud and arrogant fourth sister would say this every time she saw her from that day on.

  "That's for sure! Ninth Sister burns incense every night!" Tenth Sister said with a teasing tone to cover up the sourness in her words.

  "Really? Eldest sister?" Simple-minded Little Eleven seemed to have taken it as true, but this little girl's thoughts were still relatively objective, "I think Ninth sister's embroidery is better..."

  "Alright, alright, what's there to envy? The young lady from a wealthy family has become an embroidery apprentice at the imperial workshop. I don't see anything good about it?" Just as Xiaoyi was about to finish speaking, she was interrupted by Liu Si'er, who was eating melon seeds on the side.

  Sixth sister is still that temperament, can't bear others to become the center, can't eat grapes say sour grapes, jealousy is also expressed in a arrogant way.

  "Hehe......" The Seventh Sister sitting next to her heard this and deliberately covered her sleeve, laughing in agreement.

  "Mother..." But at this time, she only heard Ba Jie, who was standing by the door, call out softly.

  "Great Aunt!"

  "Mother!"

  The sisters immediately stood up and paid their respects to Zou Shi, who was standing at the door with her mother.

  Zou nodded to the crowd of sisters, his eyes fell on Liu Jie, and he scolded her in a severe tone, "What nonsense are you talking about again? Are you trying to ruin our entire Wen family?"

  "Mother..." Liu Jie pouted.

  Zou Shi gave her a stern look again and then said to the sisters, "Alright, disperse! Aunt Bian won't be coming for the next few days!"

  All the sisters were overjoyed when they heard the news, and nearly cheered, especially Liu sister.

  Zou watched with a mix of anger and helplessness.

  Look at those six sisters who are eager to dance with joy, and then look at Mrs. Zou's pale face, the ninth sister couldn't help but secretly laugh in her heart.

  It is said that children are the debts of their parents, and this sentence is most appropriate for Zou's mother and daughter. A heart full of bitter thoughts, but unfortunately, the daughter doesn't appreciate it, alas!

  Think about it, someone like Zou has a daughter like Momo... Hmm, really not bad!

  In fact, she thought it was great that the etiquette training had been suspended, because she couldn't compare to Sixth Sister's reliance on her, and since the day she had dragged the water basin to bask in the sunlight, she hadn't dared to be even slightly lazy.

  Poor her, every day she has to carefully embroider the dress for Empress Yang, cultivate the white wax tree and study the white wax insect, on top of that, she also has to undergo etiquette training, it's like a small spinning top, this little body had just gained some weight but in these few days it was all consumed.

  The time she went to see her uncle, she casually brought back a few branches of white wax tree and planted them in the flower pool in front of her residence. Every day, she waters and loosens the soil. Now those branches have sprouted new buds, and she wants to conduct a real nurturing experiment...

  " Ninth sister..." She thought to herself as she followed her sisters out the door, just about to make a bird or beast move, but then Cuifeng hastily called out to her again.

  Not just Jiuniang stopped, all her sisters stopped, Zou Shi and Zhuang Mama also stopped.

  "Hmm... Old Lady wants to embroider a forehead cloth, let you go and help out for a bit!" After glancing at everyone, Cuifeng hesitated for a moment before speaking.

  "Oh..." Jiujier suddenly felt like she was under a strong spotlight, uh, jealousy is harmful, but since the highest leader of the mansion has summoned her, how could she dare not respond? So she quickly nodded, "Alright, please lead the way, Cui Feng sister!"

  It's been happening almost every day these past few days, Yang Huang Hou has taken a liking to her and greatly boosted Li Tai Jun's prestige. As a result, Li Tai Jun has started paying attention to this little transparent figure, going to pay respects daily and chatting with her for a bit longer each time, instructing her to focus on embroidery on one hand, but also frequently asking if she lacks anything.

  To be honest, what Li Taijun did wasn't that special. Isn't it reasonable to support the emperor's benevolence? But in everyone's eyes, she seemed to have turned her life around, and they were all envious, jealous, and resentful.

  Cui Feng bowed again to the masters and then walked slowly away with Jiu Sier along the winding road.

  The two people behind them watched for a while before slowly leaving one by one.

  Only after all the sisters left, there were still two people standing still on the spot, who were none other than Mrs. Zou and Mother Zhuang.

  "Madam..." Turning her head to look around, she saw that there was indeed no one else, and only then did the Zhuang mother turn to face the expressionless Zou Shi.

  "Go back and say!" was all he got out before being cut off by Zou Shi.

  Zhuang's mother quickly nodded and then helped Zou Shi back into the house.

  "Madam, have a cup of tea!" Back in the house, Zhuang's mother personally poured a cup of honey tea for Zou Shi without letting the maids do it.

  Having followed Mrs. Zou for so many years, at this moment her master's mood is not good, she naturally understood in her heart.

  "I can't drink anymore!" But was pushed away by Zou with one hand.

  "Madam..." Mama Zhuang called out again, but the rest of her words were swallowed back, and then she turned around to gesture to a few maids waiting on one side.

  Those girls immediately retreated quietly.

  "Madam, don't be angry, this old lady is also considering the household!" After they were left alone in the room, Zhuang's mother gently massaged Zou Shi's shoulders and said.

  "How can I not be angry? This aunt of mine was invited with great difficulty, and it was she who let these girls follow her to learn in the first place. But now, with just one sentence, she's sending them back home. What am I supposed to say to them? Where am I supposed to put my face?" Mrs. Zou seemed to have found a breakthrough, and suddenly burst into a torrent of complaints.

  “……”

  "For the imperial court? Humph, could it be that just because of a little maid's three-needle and two-thread embroidery, you think you can get close to Empress Yang?" Before Zhuang Mama could speak up, Zou Shi quickly said in indignation.

  "Yes, Old Lady Zhōu indeed didn't think this through, she's old and muddled..." Zhuāng Māma knew that the usually stubborn Zhōu Shì was on the verge of blowing up, so she quickly tried to placate her.

  "Hmph!" Zou's cold hum was followed by another, "She's old, but she's the wife of my third brother. Yesterday, she actually told me that Little Seven is not bad either, and has a good relationship with Little Six. She thinks I don't see through her thoughts, but in fact, she just feels that since Ninth Sister has become Yang Huanghou, she doesn't need me anymore... How humiliating! The concubine is also a wife, it's hard to say anything to Ninth Sister now. What kind of rotten excuses are these? Why didn't I hear her mention them before? She's really a three-inch-tall good-for-nothing!"

  "Madam, it's not worth arguing with a merchant woman..." Old Lady Zhuang hastily said.

  "There's also that little girl, Ninth Sister... " Zou Shi narrowed her beautiful eyes and said, "She's even forgotten her own surname, drifting around every day, thinking she's jumped over the Dragon Gate?"

  "Uh..." Zou's words were met with silent agreement from Zhuang Mama.

  According to her observation, the ninth sister has not changed much, except that she seems a bit busier, still gentle and smiling when meeting people, and gets along well with all the other sisters.

  After all, it's still her master who is as sharp as a needle tip, can't bear others having a bit of good.

  "Yes, madam, I'm afraid that by then her wings will have hardened and our plan will come to nothing."

  However, as Zou's confidant and strategist, Zhuang Mama naturally had to stand firmly on the opposite side of Jiu Si Er, planning for her master.

  "Is that so......" After hearing her words, Zou raised an eyebrow and smiled slyly, "So what? I've already made up my mind, humph, don't think you can't be dealt with."

  That demeanor, that tone of voice, made Zhuang's mother's heart skip a beat...

  The spring sunshine spills on the golden tiles of Wenfu's mansion, reflecting a dazzling light, the fragrance of flowers is subtle, and the spring breeze is intoxicating.

  "Like this? But..." Yet in that enchanting spring light, a discordant and terrifying voice rose up.

  "What's there to be afraid of? He won't kill anyone! Just go get some!"

  "Oh..."

  "...and..." The voice trailed off again.

  "Is this... alright?"

  "What's wrong? That girl has already turned red-eyed, hehe..."

  ……

  "Miss, take a break, you've been busy all morning!"

  Qing Xiang placed a dish of yundou cake on the table, and said to Jiu Sier who was struggling with a pile of bright Shu brocade and silk threads in front of the window.

  "Hmm!" Jiujier responded with her mouth, but she didn't even lift her head.

  These embroideries will be finished soon, and after finishing them, she can immediately ask the old lady to leave the house and go see Su Shifu, just saying that she is going to ask about a certain type of embroidery technique.

  Su Shifu's situation is getting worse and worse. The day before yesterday, Su Jun had someone bring over a embroidery sample from Su Shifu.

  She burst into tears as soon as she saw it, because it was Master Su's embroidery pattern secret recipe, which was the essence of Master Su's many years of hard work. It seemed that he had arranged his last affairs.

  "Miss..." Qing Xing looked at Jiu Si Er's increasingly pale face, feeling a bit anxious, and pushed the plate of cake forward again. "This was just made by your aunt, you should try some first, or it won't taste good if it gets cold."

  "Oh!" Only then did Jiu raised her head after hearing this.

  Qing'an saw it and immediately showed joy on her face. She didn't let Jiujiu stretch out her hand, but directly used the ivory chopsticks to pick up a piece of pastry and put it into Jiujiu's mouth.

  Jiuer had no choice but to swallow the whole thing, chewing with puffed cheeks while praising, "Mmm... delicious, Auntie's cooking skills are just great..."

  "That's natural, I heard from Aunt Xue that your mother was busy till midnight yesterday and got up very early today." The green apricot said while trying to feed another mouthful to Jiu Sis.

  "Alright, alright, do you think I'm a pig?" Jiujie was afraid of this girl's nagging and quickly turned her head to the side, then asked, "How is Aunt's leg? Is it better now?"

  After Auntie Xu's gastrointestinal problems improved last year, the joint pain in her legs recurred and has been more severe since spring began. Every time it hurts at night, she can't sleep.

  "Ah, Aunt Xu said that doctor is not bad, the medicine he prescribed is quite effective. Auntie's pain has eased a lot after taking it. Moreover, Auntie used to dislike taking medicine, but now she takes the initiative to take it every day, saying that if she doesn't take it for a day, her whole body will feel uncomfortable." Upon hearing this, Qing An immediately smiled and said.

  "Oh..." Upon hearing this, Jiu Jie'er slightly furrowed her brow.

  Aunt Xü was in poor health and had to take medicine almost every day. In ancient times, there were no Western medicines, so she always had to drink a bowl of black, bitter liquid medicine, which would make anyone's stomach turn.

  How did it become abnormal all of a sudden?

  And also... if she doesn't eat for a day, her whole body won't feel comfortable? How did she hear that...

  "Girl, have a sip of tea!" Qing Xiang feared she would choke and went to pour her some water again.

  She took a sip of water from the tea cup handed over to her and then lowered her head to continue sewing.

  Qing Xing was helping to divide the lines on one side, but suddenly Jiu Jie'er raised her head and said, "Qing Xing, pack up and come with me to Aunt's place."

  The wind is fine and the sun is shining, all things are competing in spring. Walking in this bright spring light, Jiuniang and Qingying couldn't help but feel extremely good, especially when passing through the garden, looking at the lush flowers and grasses, they felt carefree and reluctant to leave.

  But when they arrived at Xu Yiniang's place, the two of them were greatly shocked, because Xu Yiniang was lying in bed, looking very ill.

  "What's wrong with Aunt Xu?" Jiuniang didn't dare disturb the person behind the screen, so she only dared to ask in a low voice.

  "Quickly, young lady, take a seat!" Aunt Xiu immediately gave up her seat to Jiu Si'er, then personally went to brew tea while saying, "I don't know what's going on, but these past few days, my aunt has been feeling drowsy all the time, lacking energy, and only wanting to talk about not wanting to eat."

  "Oh..." Jiujie's delicate eyebrows immediately furrowed, asking, "How many days has it been?"

  "It's been a few days and my leg doesn't hurt that much anymore, but now I've got this new problem. This aunt of mine always says she's becoming more and more useless."

  "Right..." Ninth Sister listened and then asked, "Auntie, I heard from Qing Xiang that Aunt is taking that medicine every day now, is that true?"

  "Yes!" Aunt Xu nodded with a smile, "I don't know what's going on, before she wouldn't eat even if forced to, now she won't do anything if not fed, that doctor is really a divine physician!"

  "Auntie, would you mind getting that medicine box for me to take a look?" But unexpectedly, Ninth Sister's face became even more solemn after hearing this.

  Auntie Xu was taken aback for a moment, but she still left quickly.

  She was right, Xu Niang's condition was indeed caused by poisoning from eating bad shellfish!

  Looking at the medicine dregs in front of her, Jiu Jie's fists clenched involuntarily.

  In my previous life, there were several colleagues who particularly loved to eat hot pot from a certain restaurant. If they didn't go for two days, they would feel anxious in their hearts. Later on, it wasn't until someone who ate at that hot pot place was sent to the hospital that we found out that the restaurant had been putting rat poison in their hot pot.

  The person ended up in the hospital after eating, also because there were too many ingredients in the hot pot that day, and coincidentally, the person was overly sensitive to toxins, which led to this tragic event.

  I didn't expect that Zou would actually use these on an ignorant woman, it's really ruthless. I suppose she wanted to control the mother and daughter, but didn't she ever think that using too much of this could be life-threatening?

  Actually, on that day when she asked Xu Niang to invite a doctor, she had already secretly suspected something, because Chun Lai's wife was so enthusiastic, saying only that she knew a good doctor who specialized in treating rheumatism.

  It's necessary to know that this spring, the daughter-in-law is actually the goddaughter of Auntie Zhuang and also the daughter-in-law of the head housekeeper in the front yard. She has always looked down on the three concubines who gave birth to sons.

  "Perhaps it's because she saw that girl embroidering clothes for the empress and started to curry favor!" That was what Qing Tao said when she came back.

  But Ninth Sister was not so optimistic!

  Nowadays she is so popular, and because she embroidered things for Empress Yang, the etiquette class was suspended. She didn't believe that the narrow-minded Zou Shi wouldn't show any signs.

  It was originally planned long ago, but not on her, but on her own mother.

  It seems she should have fought back properly, otherwise she would be killed by this vicious aunt sooner or later...

  Of course, now the first thing to consider is still to detoxify the aunt, so Jiuniang did not stay any longer and led Qing Xiang back.

  She didn't go back to her own room, but instead went to the third madam's place, saying that there were a few strands of silk thread that had somehow gotten splashed with water or something, and the color looked a bit off, so she asked Qing An to buy some more to compare.

  As for this matter, Jiang certainly didn't neglect it at all, and very succinctly gave the green apricot token, and also took out silver.

  Watching Jiang's actions, Jiu Si'er couldn't help but secretly smile in her heart.

  Her stepmother is always motivated by self-interest!

  Of course, Qing Xing didn't just buy silk threads back, but also detoxifying herbs. Jiu Siao'er secretly instructed Xu Gu Gu to decoct them for Xu Niang to drink. Then she made her unknowingly reduce the amount of the medicine that treated joint pain by more than half, hoping that Xu Niang would recover soon.

  "Miss, something's wrong! The lion dog raised by the old lady in the backyard just somehow ran into the house and bit to pieces all the embroidery you did last night!" But before that was over, another thing happened.

  "Ah......" Jiujie's face changed color for a moment after just finishing her greetings, but quickly returned to normal and smiled, "Here we go again..."

  ……

  Digression

  Counterattack begins——