The Virtuous Wife

Chapter 61: Mantis stalks the cicada

The next morning, Jingyi finished washing up early, greeted Gu, and accompanied Gu to the chrysanthemum garden.

At the time of Si, the main courtyard of the Hou Mansion was already very lively.

The old lady had already arrived at the chrysanthemum garden, waiting for the ladies and daughters. Speaking of the chrysanthemum garden, the old lady really didn't want to come, but at this time of year, she could only invite people with the excuse of holding a chrysanthemum banquet.

This chrysanthemum garden was originally built by the old mansion after the emperor awarded the mansion. Others don't know, but Su Wei and the old lady know that Su Wei's biological mother used to love chrysanthemums and often used chrysanthemums in her meals. I think the old mansion was built because he missed his first wife.

Later, when the chrysanthemums bloomed every year, the old mansion would stay in the chrysanthemum garden for a while, and would also order people to prepare chrysanthemum wine and hold a chrysanthemum banquet!

But this year's chrysanthemum banquet has changed the protagonist. In the past, the old man and Su Wei entertained the guests, and the guests were all literati or brave generals! Today, the old lady and Gu were the guests, and the guests were all noble ladies and some unmarried young ladies.

"Sister Cui!" Jingyi saw the wife of Duke Dingguo and Cui Xixi at a glance, and hurried to greet them.

"Sister Jingyi, I haven't seen you for a few days. You are more beautiful." Cui Xixi smiled.

"Sister Cui, please don't tease me. Your dress is so beautiful! It makes you look like a fairy." Jingyi exclaimed.

Cui Xixi wore a white dress embroidered with butterflies and daffodils today, and tied a hanging bun. On the buns hanging on both sides, she also tied a flower buckle with a light pink hairband. She wore a plum blossom glass hairpin and a small suet-colored jasmine hairpin on her head. Although there were not many head ornaments, she looked fresh and refined. Looking at her again, she was wearing a pair of gold-studded oriental pearl earrings on her ears, a string of gold-studded pearl necklace on her neck, which seemed to be a set with the earrings, and a coral bracelet on her left hand. The whole person's dressing style was fresh and elegant, even the earrings and necklace looked delicate but not luxurious.

Cui Xixi blushed and scolded: "You are so sweet!"

Jingyi's bright eyes moved slightly, and she stepped forward and whispered: "Is my sister going to get engaged?"

Cui Xixi's face became even redder, and she scolded with a smile: "You little girl, is this something you can ask? I'll tell my aunt carefully and see how she punishes you!"

Jingyi hurriedly smiled and took Cui Xixi's hand and said: "Good sister, I was wrong, isn't it okay? I won't make trouble with you. Mother asked someone to make chrysanthemum cakes, let's go and try it first."

After that, she took Cui Xixi to an octagonal pavilion not far away.

The Chrysanthemum Garden was very lively, but the old lady's Heshou Hall was deserted and silent.

A masked man entered Heshou Hall again, avoided the gatekeeper, and entered the inner room. She searched around for a while and looked at the wardrobe beside the bed.

After about a cup of tea, the masked man jumped out of Heshou Hall and flew out of the mansion.

Behind her followed a light-colored figure, whose body movements were extremely fast.

The masked man went to an alley and changed his outer clothes and veil. It was Aunt Peng beside Jingwei.

Aunt Peng, after a little tidying up, went out of the alley, turned left and right a few times, and stopped in front of a restaurant. The light figure behind her looked up and saw that it was the "Fugui Restaurant".

Aunt Peng entered the restaurant and went straight to a private room at the easternmost part of the second floor. Someone was already waiting in the private room. It was none other than Aunt Bai who was sent out of the mansion.

"Thank you for your hard work, Aunt Peng." Aunt Bai bowed to Aunt Peng and said respectfully.

Madam Peng snorted and asked, "Where is the master?"

Aunt Bai lowered her head, "She hasn't arrived yet. She should be here soon."

Madam Peng glanced at Aunt Bai with disdain and sat down. Aunt Bai quickly poured her a cup of tea, held it in front of her with both hands, and stepped back half a step.

Madam Peng seemed very satisfied with her attitude. A smile appeared on her face. She took the teacup and drank it slowly, waiting for the arrival of the master she mentioned.

Soon, a familiar voice came from outside the door of the private room: "Young Master, they seem to have arrived."

As soon as the voice fell, the door was pushed open by a man dressed as a servant from outside.

The light shadow outside the door stared inside without blinking. With Madam Peng's call of "Master", a man in a black cloak stood outside the door.

The man entered the room, and the servant behind him hurriedly stepped forward to take off his cloak. The man was wearing a white brocade robe, with a tall and thin figure and a white jade ring on his left hand. It was obvious that he was a young man from a wealthy family.

The shadow outside the window looked at the man's face and was shocked! It turned out to be?

After the young man in gorgeous clothes sat down, he said to Madam Peng: "Bring the things here."

Madam Peng carefully took out a small bag from her arms and presented it to the young man in gorgeous clothes with a very respectful attitude.

The young man in gorgeous clothes took the things, looked at them carefully, and put them in his arms. He winked at Madam Peng, and Madam Peng understood, left the room, and stood guard at the door.

"The bracelet is found, but where is the map?"

Aunt Bai said timidly: "Sir, I only know that this bracelet is the key to the treasure, but I don't know where the treasure is."

"Oh? That means you are useless?" The voice of the young man in fancy clothes was very light, with a hint of playfulness.

Aunt Bai fell to the ground in fear after hearing this: "Sir, spare me! Sir, I don't know, but my aunt must know. Otherwise, she wouldn't have spent so much effort for this thing!"

"Yeah." The young man in fancy clothes nodded and said softly: "That makes sense."

Aunt Bai was relieved when she heard what he said, but the next words of the young man in fancy clothes scared her half to death.

"So, my partner should be Yu, not you!"

Aunt Bai was so scared that she was sweating profusely. She knelt on the ground and cried, "Master, spare me, Master, spare me!"

Suddenly, the man picked up an empty teacup and threw it out of the closed window!

There was a scream from the man outside. The servant had already rushed forward, swung a whip, rolled up the man who was about to fall, and threw him into the house.

With a "bang", a middle-aged man fell heavily to the ground.

The middle-aged man stood up quickly and attacked the young man in gorgeous clothes. But before he could get close, he was entangled by the servant again!

After a while, the middle-aged man was ruthless, but he was controlled everywhere. Seeing that he could not defeat the young man in front of him, the middle-aged man seized an opportunity and tried to fly out of the window, but before he reached the window, he was entangled by the young man's stick again!

The young man swung hard, and with a 'bang', the middle-aged man was hit hard against the wall, then fell to the ground, spit out blood, and couldn't get up.

The young man stepped forward and stepped on his chest, "Tell me, who sent you?"

The middle-aged man snorted coldly and turned his head without saying a word.

The young man in gorgeous clothes played with the ring on his hand, and said in a playful tone: "I'm curious, how can a martial arts master like you work for a woman in a deep house?" After that, he signaled Aunt Peng to step away.

The man on the ground was startled, looked at the man in fancy clothes sitting upright, and sneered: "I didn't expect that the master of this old lady Peng would be you!"

"Haha, so you know me, if that's the case, you can't stay." The man in fancy clothes said, and winked at the servant.

The servant understood, and wanted to step forward and kill the middle-aged man with a knife, but heard the middle-aged man say: "Wait!"

The servant stopped and looked at the young man in fancy clothes. I heard the young man with a smile on his face, raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at the middle-aged man, and signaled him to continue with his eyes.

The middle-aged man's eyes were full of smiles, "Mr. Bai, are you sure that the bracelet is real?"