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  After hearing Auntie Wan Chun's words, Zhu Yuxu immediately asked: "Where is the handkerchief?"

  Late Spring got up and took out the handkerchief from her own dressing table box, came over and knelt down with both hands holding it to Zhu Yuxu: "It's...it's like this...a total of...two dozen."

  Zhu Yifei snatched it over, looked at it back and forth, thought for a moment, and suddenly understood. He was furious, looking at Wan Chun kneeling at his feet, he really wanted to kick her.

  Suppressing his anger, he continued to ask: "Which one is Autumn Goose?"

  "It's... it's the big maid beside me... served Master twice..."

  Zhu Yingtuo thought for a moment, then remembered that there was a very pretty maidservant beside his aunt in the late spring. He asked: "How did this Autumn Goose come here? And who sent her to Third Sister's place?"

  Wan Chun sobbed: "The one who was sent to San Gu Niang's place is Autumn Goose's sister, Spring Swallow..." At this time, she wanted to shirk responsibility and push all the blame away: "These two sisters were bought by my mother from the slave market. Originally... originally... it was Autumn Goose who advised me to say..."

  Zhu Yifei coldly interrupted with a sneer: "Was it to use these two people as assistants? To tie me down? Not...". He viciously swallowed his words and said: "Continue speaking"

  "Autumn Goose said, Master cares about Third Miss very much. Third Miss has gone through so many things in our mansion, and now she doesn't even have anyone to take care of her by her side. Her younger sister is clever and smart, I'll send her over, saying... saying Master will surely be delighted knowing that I'm being considerate..."

  "The scoundrel is stupid to the extreme!" Zhu Yuxiu finally cursed out loud, shouting towards the outside: "Bring that Chunyan in for me!"

  A rustling sound was heard, and Late Spring, who had been crouching on the ground, turned her head to look back. She saw Spring Swallow walk in with her head hung low. Late Spring had thought that she would be just as frightened as herself, trembling all over, but instead, she saw Spring Swallow kneel down quickly, glance up at Master, and kowtow: "Your servant Spring Swallow greets you, sir."

  She didn't crouch down, but instead straightened up her body, slightly tilting her face upwards.

  Late spring was stunned, and in a daze, she suddenly stood up straight, staring blankly at her, muttering: "So that's how it is... So that's how it is..."

  Zhu Yuxu saw the expression of Chunyan, and then looked at her appearance. He already understood why Qiu Yan would come up with such an idea. Looking at the late spring who was muttering to herself with a face full of indignation, he said coldly: "Foolish people deserve this kind of ending."

  A maidservant came in at the door, and Zhu Yingtai said: "Call the old woman of the courtyard gate"

  Two more women came in immediately, and Zhu Yujie pointed at Wan Chun: "Take this cheap servant away and beat her twenty boards, drive her out of the house"

  Late spring cried out in a loud voice, pounced on him and wanted to hug his legs: "Master spare the slave this time, master see that the slave served you for a while..."

  The two old women didn't dare to hesitate, and they went forward, grabbing both of Lanchun's arms and dragging her out. At first, they could still hear Lanchun's mournful cries, but soon there was no sound anymore.

  Zhu Yingtuo looked at Chunyan, who was kneeling on the ground. Her face was pale and her lips were trembling with fear, but she still tried to hold on. He coldly stared at her for a long time before asking: "Go to San Gu Niang's side, have you noticed whether there is a sheep fat white jade pendant hanging from her body?"

  Chunyan had mentally prepared for his various questions, and no matter how he answered, he had rehearsed it in his mind. He just didn't expect to be asked such an irrelevant question, so he was taken aback for a moment, then quickly thought back and cautiously said: "San Guniang only brought a purse with her, nothing else."

  "Have you seen the jade pendant with sheep fat white jade?"

  "I saw it once, it was always placed on the edge of the copper mirror on Third Young Lady's dressing table, in a small box. Caiyun opened it before, and I saw it."

  Zhu Yingtai couldn't help but laugh coldly.

  Spring Swallow knelt on the ground, her head slightly lowered, biting her lip as she waited. After a while, Zhu Yuxu's footsteps slowly moved and came to her front. Spring Swallow's tense body hair stood up, then heard a cold sentence from above: "Come, take that Autumn Goose out and beat her to death."

  The spring swallow let out a loud cry, raised her face, and the misty eyes were immediately filled with tears. She wailed in a mournful voice: "Master, master, spare us slave sisters! We are only following the orders of our mistress... Spare us slave sisters..." Finally, she fell to the ground and burst into loud sobs.

  Zhu's cold voice came over: "From now on, you're in charge of cleaning up here. Clean it up properly. I'll come to inspect at any time, or there's another option - both sisters will be sold."

  The mournful cry of Chunyan was abruptly cut off, she stood up in a daze, seemingly bewildered, lifted her snow-like face, and stared blankly at the man in front of her with an icy expression but cruel beyond measure, while her ears rang with the hoarse pleas and wails of her sister Qiuyan...

  Zhu Yifei looked at her with an unsurprised expression, a sarcastic and cold smile playing on the corners of his mouth. Without another glance, he turned around and walked out like a gust of wind.

  The weather has changed rapidly in recent days. At the beginning of the evening, the sun's afterglow was still warmly shining on the earth, but by the end of the evening, it suddenly turned cold, and cold winds swept across the land, bringing large flakes of snow that fell thick and fast to the ground.

  The lights were on in the house, Chu Ke ate dinner and saw Cai Yun had arrived, but she didn't serve him, just standing at the door, quietly watching the new servant, Hua Mei, serving food.

  After dinner, Chu Ke'er curled up on the warm kang, watching Huamei and Hua Die come and go like flowing water, tidying up the things on the table. She heard Caiyun quietly instruct Pingli to make the charcoal in the copper stove burn more vigorously. She also instructed her to open the incense burner on the long case under the window and press the incense cakes firmly, but the room was closed with doors and windows, and the scent of the incense cakes was too strong, which wasn't good.

  Chu Ke looked at her pale face, her arm seemingly still not daring to move, the other arm carefully protecting herself in front of her body, and couldn't help but feel contemptuous. The maidservants of the Duke's mansion had spoiled them until they were more delicate than their mistress.

  She had also experienced the taste of dislocated arms, when she was a little girl learning to ride horses, she often fell off and dislocated her arm, it was a common thing, at that time she was just a few years old little girl, could still bear it, Caiyun is a big girl, can't she bear it?

  All of this made Chu Ke very emotional, and after they finished packing up, she waved her hand: "You all go out, let me rest for a while."

  The maidservants answered and went out in a line, Chu Ke heard the sound of a stool being placed at the corner of the outer wall, but didn't know who sat down. Then the door of the main room creaked, someone had gone out.

  She sat in the warm corner of the kang, leaning against a thick and sturdy backrest, with a hand warmer in her hands and another at her feet, deep in thought about what to do tomorrow.

  Today, Er Ge brought Shizi to Yunzhu Pavilion, which was also a temporary thought, because the county king's mansion could know that there were not many places, and only thought of one suitable place.

  But how can I deceive Li Lanjun tomorrow? She is close to my second sister, and Chu Yunting is not kind to me. Naturally, she won't be good to me either, and of course, she won't listen to me and obediently go to the Cloud Bamboo Pavilion to design...

  Moreover, there's another issue. The young master isn't stupid. Even if he managed to trick the two of them into going over there and meeting in private, what could he possibly do to the daughter of a high-ranking court official in his own home? Even if they had feelings for each other, isn't there a saying that goes: "Arise from emotions, stop at propriety"?

  What's the point of being too polite? You spend half a day's effort, not just to have two people meet and exchange some insipid words.

  But what can she call them... Chu Xiangui thought and thought, suddenly 'heh' laughed out loud She thought that as an unmarried girl, she was actually designing a future affair between a man and a woman...

  It was probably her laughter that was heard by the maid outside, and the wooden stool made a very light sound. Chu Kei knew someone was listening to the voice inside while sticking to the door, and hurriedly stopped making noise, staring intently at the door. Who is it outside? It shouldn't be Caiyun, Caiyun got hurt...

  Whenever I think of Caiyun, I remember the incident where I unintentionally walked out of the inner courtyard today. It's really strange, Caiyun is usually such a cautious and steady person, what was she thinking about today that made her zone out and not even notice she had already left the inner courtyard?

  Chu Ke thought back, the young master saw Li's expressionless eyes, and he blinked, as if seeing Caiyun's dispirited appearance... then he was in a daze, following behind him, without knowing where they went.

  She smiled with pursed lips, so it was like this? There's another concubine who has intentions here? This is quite lively.

  She thought quickly in her mind.

  A faint cough sounded, and a voice called out: "Who's outside?"

  "Yes." One person replied, Chu Kei was slightly surprised because the voice sounded like Caiyun's. The door opened lightly, and Caiyun and Huamei stood at the door with their hands clasped together: "What are your orders, young lady?"

  Chu Ke smiled and said: "Nothing, just looking at the busy scene in the mansion for a few days, it seems like something is going on? Isn't the New Year's festival over?"

  Before Caiyun could respond, Hua Mei smiled and said: "Please inform Third Young Miss that two days from now, on the first day of the second month, is the day when our Fourth Master and Fifth Master will be holding their capping ceremony."

  "Oh... isn't Fifth Brother still under twenty?"

  "The Third Young Lady doesn't know that in our household, all the masters wear their hats at eighteen years old. Last year it was Third Master, this year it's Fourth Master and Fifth Master."

  Chu Ke nodded, at the age of twenty, it was normal for ordinary families to hold a coming-of-age ceremony. The royal family's coming-of-age ceremony was earlier than that of ordinary people, which was also normal, hoping that men would grow up early and take on some responsibilities soon.

  She smiled and said: "So that's how it is, I was wondering why everyone in the house looked so busy... Alright, never mind, you guys go prepare some hot water for me to wash up, I'm sleepy."

  "Hmm." Huà Méi answered promptly, but Cǎi Yún hesitated for a moment. The young lady had just washed her hair yesterday, and now she wanted to wash it again? And with her arm injured, how was she supposed to lift the bathtub...

  She turned her head and took a glance at San Guniang, seeing that she was smiling at herself with her white teeth gleaming in the light of the lamp.

  It is by.

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