jdhmnovel Chapter 167 Xiao Cui
Chapter 167 Xiao Cui
After saying that, Xiao Qinian carefully entered the room.
Xiao Siyue glanced back and then went back.
Back in her room, Xiao Siyue saw Chun Tao and a thought crossed her mind.
"Chuntao, go and find out what happened to my mother?"
"Yes, Miss." Chun Tao was a little puzzled, but she still accepted the order.
Seeing Chun Tao about to leave, Xiao Siyue quickly called her back: "Chun Tao, wait, be careful when you're asking around, don't let my mother find out."
Xiao Siyue sat patiently in the chair and waited for a long time before Chun Tao returned.
Xiao Siyue's eyes lit up, and she stood up, asking, "How's the investigation going?"
Chun Tao glanced at Xiao Siyue with some difficulty, unsure whether she should speak.
“Miss, this…” Chun Tao stammered, unable to utter a few words for a long time.
"What's wrong? Tell me."
Hearing Xiao Siyue say this, Chuntao gritted her teeth and told Xiao Siyue everything she had found out.
"Miss, I heard from the maids on Madam's side that Madam went to Master's study at noon today. I don't know why, but she came out in a rage and then fell ill."
Xiao Siyue was still a little confused. Why? Did her father say something that made her mother angry? But even so, it shouldn't have made her mother sick.
"Have you found out what happened in the study?" Xiao Siyue continued to ask.
“Miss, I’ve also heard some things from a few other people,” Chun Tao said, glancing at Xiao Siyue.
"I heard that shortly after the lady came out, the master's furious voice and a woman's crying could be heard coming from the study."
"What?" Xiao Siyue was so shocked that she stood up immediately.
Is her father in the study...?
"Chuntao, are you telling the truth?" Xiao Siyue could hardly believe her ears.
“Miss, several people saw it, and they even said…” This was also Chun Tao’s dilemma. Her young lady was only a ten-year-old girl. How could she know about such dirty things? Besides, these things concerned her young lady’s parents.
"What else is there to say? Continue." Xiao Siyue asked calmly. She felt it was unlikely. She knew her father's character; it was impossible for such a thing to happen in such an important place as the study.
"They say the master might be planning to take a concubine, but the mistress disagreed, which is why she fell ill."
Hearing this, Xiao Siyue felt it was even more likely. Xiao Qinian and Lin Qin had a very good relationship, and Xiao Qinian had never thought about taking a concubine. There must be something she didn't know about.
Xiao Siyue suddenly didn't know what to do.
She wanted to ask Xiao Qinian, but didn't know how to say it; she wanted to ask Lin Qin, but was afraid of upsetting her.
"Chuntao, go out and take another look. See where my father is now."
"Miss, when I came back just now, I saw that Master seemed to have gone to the yamen." Chun Tao ran into Xiao Qinian when she returned from gathering information.
He went to the yamen (government office). What was he doing at this hour? Had his mother kicked him out?
It seems that something did happen between the two.
"Chuntao, do you know who the woman in the study is?" Xiao Siyue suddenly wondered, what was she doing in the study?
“Miss, it seems to be a maid in the manor. She’s not usually very noticeable. Who would have thought she’d appear in the master’s study?” Chun Tao replied.
"What's the maid's name? What does she usually do?"
"Miss, this maid is called Xiao Cui. She usually takes care of the garden flowers in the backyard."
"Why would someone who's in charge of the garden go to the study?" Xiao Siyue immediately grasped the key point.
Besides, Xiao Qinian usually had Lai Xing serving him when he worked in his study, so he didn't need a maid in charge of the garden.
"Where is Xiao Cui now?" Xiao Siyue thought about going there to ask her herself.
"Xiao Cui was locked in the woodshed by the master."
In the woodshed, it's definitely not for taking a concubine. It's more likely that Xiao Cui did something, otherwise it wouldn't be like this.
"Chuntao, let's go take a look." Xiao Siyue took Chuntao and immediately headed towards the woodshed.
The woodshed was locked, and a servant was watching outside the door.
The servants immediately came forward to greet Xiao Siyue when they saw her.
"Miss, what brings you here?"
"I need to go see Xiao Cui. Open the door," Xiao Siyue said directly without further ado.
“Miss, Master has ordered that no one be allowed to enter.” The servant did not heed Xiao Siyue’s words.
"It's okay, go ahead and open it. If my dad asks, just say I told you to open it, and he won't blame you." Xiao Siyue really wanted to know what had happened, and she didn't want her parents to have any misunderstandings that would affect their relationship.
"Alright, Miss, please wait a moment." The servant thought it made sense; the master doted on the young lady, so if she wanted to see it, she could certainly.
The servant took out the key and opened the door.
After Xiao Siyue and Chun Tao went inside, they closed the door.
Xiao Siyue saw Xiao Cui sitting in the corner.
She was only a teenager, quite pretty, and sitting there quietly, she evoked a sense of pity in people.
Xiao Siyue shook her head. What was she thinking?
“You are Xiao Cui.” Xiao Siyue stood in front of Xiao Cui and asked.
Xiao Cui glanced at Xiao Siyue but didn't say anything, though tears kept flowing, as if Xiao Siyue had bullied her.
"Xiao Cui, why did you go to the study today? What happened in the study? I hope you can answer honestly."
“Miss, it’s Master… he…” Xiao Cui cried, tears streaming down her face. She hesitated to speak, and even reached out to tug at her clothes, leaving much to the imagination.
Xiao Siyue was furious and was about to say something when she heard someone coming from outside.
Turning around, I saw Xiao Qinian hurrying in.
Xiao Qinian had originally come to deal with Xiao Cui, but after hearing from the servants at the door that Xiao Siyue had gone in, he quickly pushed open the door and came in.
"Father, what brings you here?"
"Yue'er, what are you doing here?"
The two exited at the same time.
Finally, Xiao Siyue had no choice but to answer first: "Dad, I came to see this Xiao Cui."
"Yue'er, you don't need to worry about this. Father will handle it," Xiao Qinian said to Xiao Siyue, straightening his expression.
“But Father…” Xiao Siyue wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Xiao Qinian.
"Yue'er, don't worry, your father hasn't done anything to wrong your mother. I will give her an explanation later," Xiao Qinian promised.
Hearing Xiao Qinian say this, Xiao Siyue had no choice but to give up; she trusted her father.
"Alright, then I'll be going now, Dad." As Xiao Siyue left, she glanced at the trembling Xiao Cui.
"Okay, go ahead." Xiao Qinian watched Xiao Siyue leave with gentle eyes.