The Cui family, this word is really a bit distant for Hongyu ----- her parents were originally given to the Cui family as dowry by the Cui family, and later they were assigned to work in the Cui family's dowry estate. Later, because of the death of the Cui family, they were implicated and followed the people of the Cui family back to Jinzhong together with the remaining people of several other families.
She was born with a good fate and was betrothed to Song Chuyi of the Cui family, so she grew up peacefully until now at the age of twelve.
As for the Cui family, she didn't have much affection for them initially, but now that Song Chuyi mentioned it, she suddenly realized that she wasn't a member of this manor after all. The entire family's contract was in the hands of the Cuis.
Mrs. Choi, while in Tongzhou, saw the scene of Song Chuyi crying in her arms, but she didn't see it, her heart felt heavy and sour, and that little bit of sourness immediately turned into hatred. She raised her head, unwilling to look at Song Chuyi, gritting her teeth and refusing to back down.
In her opinion, she just wanted to do a good deed, accumulate virtue and do good things for Song Chuyi ----- Song Chunin was really too young, only six years old, how much threat could such a small child pose? Song Chuyi actually had to guard against her as if she were a thief. But even if it was just this small matter of not making things difficult for others, Song Chuyi actually wanted to drive her back to the Cui family and let Mrs. Cui deal with her. She felt both disappointed and angry in her heart, and for the first time, she felt that she had misjudged someone.
She had been silent for a long time, and when Song Chuyi finished speaking, she didn't react. She stiffened her neck and knocked two loud heads on the ground, smiling sarcastically: "Since Miss said so, I dare not disobey as a slave. I'll go pack my things now."
She walked quickly and hastily, step by step, and instantly disappeared out of the house.
Song Chuyi found Hong Yu's behavior laughable, and was also worried about Song Chunin's thoughts. She turned around and instructed Ziyun: "Tell Qingtao and Lüyi to keep an eye on her, don't let her out again. Then send someone to the county princess's mansion with a letter, and have them deliver the person within these two days."
Seeing Zi Yun nod in agreement, she thought for a moment and then said: "Didn't you say earlier that Su Zhi and Su Wen are currently being held in the rear horse stable by several old women? Now go bring them over to see me. Also, bring that Cui Qiao you mentioned earlier, since she's willing to speak."
Su Zhi and Su Wen were Li's personal maids, they must know a lot of things, perhaps more than Cui Qiao who was beside Song Chuning. Since Song Chuning started from the people around her, she naturally couldn't just pretend to be unaware, and had to give them some gifts in return.
Zi Yun saw her serious expression and didn't dare delay for a moment. After entrusting Qing Tao with a few words, she hastily went out the door.
Half a time later, when she led Su Zhi and Su Wen in, Song Chuyi almost didn't recognize that the two frail and injured girls were the same high-ranking maids who used to be in front of Li's residence.
Su Zhi recognized her at a glance, without any hesitation, and knelt down in front of her with a thud, crying and begging her to reach out and save him.
Now that Li is dead and his mother has also passed away, the people who were close to him at first naturally didn't end up well either. The few maidservants from before had long been sold off, and they were beaten and scolded by those women who used to look down on them every day, already on the verge of collapse. Now that they saw Song Chu-yi, it was as if they had seen a savior.
Cuiqiao, who was trembling beside her, saw them kneel down and also knelt down without saying a word, her face pale and not daring to say a word.
Song Chuyi knew that Su Su and the others had suffered enough, so after a moment's thought, she threw out a sentence that left them stunned: "Two sisters, don't bow down, I know you two are different from Yu's mother. When I go to Ningde Hall, I'll have to explain for you in front of the old lady, otherwise you'll end up like those other sisters."
The previous sentence made them full of joy and excitement, almost ecstatic, but the next sentence made them all break out in a cold sweat ----- This was telling them the outcome of their predecessors.
The bait has been thrown out, and the threatening words have also made them understand. Song Chuyi smiled slightly, and suddenly turned to Song Chunying: "Both of you sisters have been following your lady for many years, I suppose you have some understanding of Miss Eighth?"
Seeing the two of them looking bewildered, Song Chuyi didn't rush to explain and instead continued probing: "To be honest with you two sisters, this Eighth Sister really has me at my wit's end. I'm sure you're not aware that in just a few short days, she managed to win over Hongyu, who was by my side. Now, Hongyu's eyes and heart are filled with thoughts of Eighth Miss, and no longer have room for me, her master. What I want to ask is, has Eighth Sister always been this clever and kind?"
If they had said it before, they still didn't quite understand. When they heard Song Chuyi say that Hongyu was already obedient to Song Chuning, the two of them finally understood why Song Chuyi had called them over this time.
After Li's death, they suffered greatly, falling from being the second young lady to being worse than a coarse servant girl on the street. Recently, they were even thrown into an abandoned stable. For such a long time, not to mention the eighth miss, even the dogs by her side had not seen one, now that it concerns their future, how would they not know what to do? They exchanged a glance and competed with each other to knock their heads.
Because they wanted to curry favor with Song Chuyi, they let Song Chuyi go before Old Lady Song to speak well of them. As a result, the two people were afraid that what they said was not enough, so they told everything that Song Chunü did as long as they knew about it, all pouring out like beans from a bamboo tube.
The more Song Chuyi listened, the heavier her heart felt.
When I heard that the assassination in Tongzhou was actually orchestrated by Song Chuning, and she even personally urged Li to go to the Li's house, I couldn't help but feel a huge shock in my heart. At that time, the incident in Tongzhou shouldn't have been exposed yet, and even if someone knew about it, only a few people like the old lady would know. How did Song Chuning know about it?! Even if she knew, a six-year-old girl, no matter how talented, shouldn't have thought of hiring an assassin to kill someone!
It's not easy to become Song Chuning, who is indeed as expected, and has also been reborn, so she knew that Tongzhou had entered the Tartar, so she took the opportunity to give Li a chance to muddy the water and buy a killer.