Chapter 5 - Missy (below)

  Old Mrs. Tao got tired at the family banquet, and the First Mistress accompanied her back to her place, settling the old lady down, the First Mistress also returned to her own house.   When she entered the house, First Mistress called over Chun Yao, "Have you been to Second Sister's house today? How does Second Sister look?"   Chun Yao replied as she took off her cloak for the First Mistress, "I've been there, Second Miss looks good, she was lying on the bed reading a book at that moment."   First Mistress revealed a kind smile, her words were always filled with heartache, "This child, just knows how to treasure those books of hers. When the weather is good, you don't know to come out and turn around, even if you want to recuperate, you have to see some light from time to time." The First Mistress walked towards the window as she spoke, looking at the sky full of stars, nodding, "It looks like the weather can't be wrong tomorrow, I'll go over early in the morning and take her to the courtyard for a walk."   Chun Yao obliged, "Yes."   First Mistress added, "Now you go over and take a look, send some fruits, Big Sister will have to go to her sister's place in a while."   Chun Yao went down to work.   The first wife into the pottery house gave birth to two women and a man, the eldest daughter Shuhua, the second daughter Yaohua, the eldest son Ange, the eldest daughter is okay, the second daughter accidentally fell into the lotus pond when she was a child, the person is saved, the body was cold pool water soaked, has been cold and sick, autumn and winter seasons rarely out of the house. The oldest son, Ange, was born healthy, but unfortunately, it is a congenital dementia, looking for many doctors to see, all do not see any improvement, the Tao master has several aunts, most of them are daughters, only two aunts and four aunts have given birth to two young masters, but did not pass the age of the young man died.   After the pain of losing a son twice, Tao Laozi broke his heart, no longer use all kinds of methods to seek a son, who knows that this is the opposite of good, ten years ago, the sixth aunt gave birth to a son, Tao Laozi was overjoyed, to the baby son named Hongge.   Sixth Aunt fell ill when she gave birth to the child, Hong brother less than two months Sixth Aunt died, Hong brother was succeeded to the first wife as the first son.   First Mistress cleaned her hands, drank two mouthfuls of tea, dismissed the other subordinates, leaving only Chen mother to talk.   "This tea was brought by Eldest Sister, you try it too." The First Mistress left the other tea on the table for Mama Chen.   Big sis'er's filial piety, Big Mistress never gave it to others, Chen Mama was a bit flattered, "How can this be good."   First Mistress laughed, "Just eat what you have."   Chen mom is she brought in from her mother's family, has been around her, this house is full of people, even if she grew up in front of her maid, she can not be trusted, only this person brought from her mother's family, she is not suspicious.   Over the years, Chen Gui's family has not less share her worries, the first wife remembered that night a few years ago ...... After that incident, Chen Gui's family's position in her heart, it is a deeper layer.   The first wife said, "Shuhua came back this time, her heart is heavier."   Mrs. Chen nodded, "The slave girl can also see it, I think it's because of the heir's matter. But Mrs. has already found Langzhong Zheng to see, there shouldn't be any problem, the sixth aunt grandmother is still not eating ......"   The First Mistress' eyes flashed, and Mother Chen hurriedly stopped talking.   Xiao Liu secretly find Zheng Langzhong to take medicine, where can hide from her eyes, if not for her acquiescence, Xiao Liu could not have given birth to Hong.   The first wife closed her eyes, she has long been calculated, if Xiaoliu gave birth to a boy, she will be passed over to the hand raised, and in the future as the first son, I did not expect things unexpectedly out of her imagination, Xiaoliu is a thin life, passed away early, Hiroshi to become the first son of the more logical.   It is also considered that God has helped her, the corner of the mouth of the First Mistress floated a smile, God will always be on her side, this is why some people are blessed with a thin life, and some people are born rich.   Although she said that there was the previous example of the sixth aunt, the first wife was still worried, "Then we can't be unprepared, in case we still can't conceive, we need to have a countermeasure for that as well."   Chen mother has long known the master's thoughts, the first wife over the years for the first son of this matter has gone through a lot of trouble, for fear that the eldest sister's son will repeat the same mistake, and then the marquis this marriage ...... "Or else from the house to choose another one in the past, all are the same bloodline, the birth of a child with the eldest miss more close to some. "   The first wife did not speak for half a day, "There is also the Shangshu House side, you also have to help me to pay attention to point, two things together to do, a good job of searching for candidates."   Chen mother answered a sound, turned her head she thought about it, smiled and put over, "Mrs., I do have a candidate, people and beautiful, but also and your heart ......" The first wife glanced at her before she continued, "You see the sixth young lady ......"   Before the words were finished, there was a crisp crash, followed by the sound of a tea bowl breaking.   Mother Chen raised her head and saw the two maids who had crashed together, "Two bastard hooves, I don't know who the soul has hooked, rough hands and feet, one day one by one you will be driven out of the mansion before you are clean."   The two maids hurriedly kneeled down to beg for forgiveness.   Chen mother and train them a pass, before letting them get up to talk, Xiang Qiao is the sixth miss house, the first wife's room is not busy, today temporarily over to help, just now in the kitchen to the first wife to do a cup of soup, she sent in the time, just by the run in the Yaqin bumped into the tray was overturned on the ground, the soup soup spilled all over the place.   Mom Chen came back and asked Ya Qin, "What are you doing here in such a hurry?"   Yaqin kneels on the ground and answers back in a hurry, "Mistress, Jinxiu has been magically impaired, and the eighth young lady has disappeared."   First Mistress' hand holding the tea lid stops violently, she looks at Ya Qin, "What's going on?"   Ya Qin said, "Jinxiu was in the courtyard just now, she said ......," Ya Qin stammered, not daring to continue.   The first wife said, "You just tell the truth."   Yaqin then dared to say it originally, "Jinxiu said, Miss Eight is missing, she went to look for Miss Eight, and as a result, went into Miss Five's house," Yaqin paused, "She also said that she saw ...... in the house. "   Ya Qin gulped, "saw the fifth miss."   The first wife's eyes jumped heavily, "What kind of words are these?" I wanted to stand up, who knew that a hand on the table knocked over the tea bowl, tea spilled down, drenching her all over.   Chen mother froze for a moment, hurriedly and two maids together up to the first wife wipe, "Mrs. do not be anxious, the fifth miss that house for a long time no one to go, inside some cats ah dogs ah do nest is normal, suddenly someone to go in, those things scurrying out, will be scared, to blame on the hoof of the blame Jinxiu, nothing to go there to do what? I'll go over and take a look first, call a doctor to prescribe some medicine for her to suppress the shock, I think it will be fine. Wait until tomorrow when she comes to her senses, and then madam will punish her."   First Mistress eased her breath, Jinxiu this girl is quite stable, how could she make such a thing, First Mistress glanced at Yaqin, "What does it mean that the eighth young lady can't be found? It's hard not to lose a big living person?"   Ya Qin was kneeling down and didn't dare to speak.   The First Mistress stood up, "Go, bring Jinxiu to me, I ask in the end, what's going on."   Several maids pulled Jinxiu into the first wife's room, Jinxiu kneeled on the ground, eyes hollow, face white, commissioned on the ground, not making a sound.   The First Mistress glanced at the maid beside her, "Go, give her some hot water to ease her mind."   Jinxiu was originally scared out of her wits, sweating, and tossed outside for a while, the cool wind blew through the clothes, invading the muscles and bones, and now a little hot tea hurriedly down, suppressing the cool air, so that she instantly coughed, coughed for a while, the whole person seems to wake up a lot.   First Mistress asked, "What in the world is going on?"   Jinxiu brain a blank, the big wife commanding tone, let her whole person a panic, subconsciously said up, "slave girl accompanied the eight young lady in the garden to see the lights, and then ...... the eight young lady said some cold, let the slave girl go back to get a cloak, slave girl went back to meet a maid, then instructed her to go to fetch a cloak, their own return to go to find the eight miss."   "Slave girl walk back, seems to be to see the eight young lady into the fifth young lady's courtyard."   "The slave girl didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly chased after her, and when she chased after her to the fifth miss's courtyard, the eighth miss had already disappeared. The slave girl was afraid that the eighth young lady went into the fifth young lady's house, so she shouted in the courtyard, and no one could be seen to answer."   "The slave girl then pushed open the door of the house out of courage."   She was also stupid, if the eighth miss was there, she would definitely answer her.   She was really fainting at that moment.   As long as she thought of the scene she saw when she approached the house, Jinxiu instantly winced, "Then ...... then ...... the slave servant ...... saw the fifth young miss ." She raised her head, her gaze fearful and vulnerable, "Mistress, it's true, the slave girl saw ......"   Many people saw Jinxiu this kind of color, all somewhat believe, the timid can not help but also afraid.   First Mistress vocalized, "Nonsense, where did the gods and ghosts come from."   Chen mother on the side of the conversation, "the sky is so dark, must be you this hoof misread, but here in the red mouth to scare people, Mrs. has long been ordered not allowed to go to that yard, you are these are as a whisper."   "Mistress, Mrs. ...... Too, what the slave girl said is true ...... The slave girl really saw ...... I don't believe you find two people to look for ...... Fifth Miss is right there ......" said while earnestly kneeling and marching to the feet of the First Mistress.   "All give me to pull her, I see this hoof is out of her mind." Chen mom shouted shrilly.   Two maids rushed forward to hold down Jinxiu, Jinxiu's body is restrained, the heart has something to say but can't say it, in a hurry fainted.   The First Mistress said, "Quickly go to find a bone-setter to come and take a look, this girl is afraid to be phlegmatized."   The people hurriedly carried Jinxiu into the ear room.   After a period of commotion, the people returned to the house to listen to the errand, and the First Mistress suddenly raised her head, "What are you all standing here for? Didn't you say that the eighth miss couldn't be found? Still not going to find the eighth miss."   When the First Mistress said this, the eldest maid Rui'er who was waiting outside the door to reply came up in a hurry, "Mistress, the eighth young lady has found it, it was in the garden that she encountered the grand master and was tripped up by the grand master."   First Mistress raised her voice and asked, "Ange?"   Rui'er said, "The grand master is playing there in the Yingchun garden at night, may be everywhere in the mansion is lit today, the grand master looked like, from a hole in the corner of the wall drilled out, at first we do not know, are looking for in the garden, and then to the outside, to see that the grand master is wrapped up in a young lady, asked to know that it is the eight young lady who entered the mansion today, and this is how to send the eight young lady back. "   The First Mistress said, "Where is the Eighth Miss?"   Ruier said, "Waiting outside."   The First Mistress said, "Quickly call in."