Emperor Kangxi sent me to marry

Chapter 210

"If you want me to say, she cursed it!"

"Speak softly so that my niece and daughter-in-law can hear..."

"So what if you hear it? My eldest nephew is small and weak, so he can't resist being seduced by her, and he's not a concubine, so my wife can drive him away at will. Hmph, such a high chest..."

"Stop talking, let's go."

Ji Lan woke up from the dead silence.

She was exhausted and fell into a deep sleep, so she didn't hear what the relatives were talking about just now.However, they were not the first batch to blame the uncle's illness on the young lady's enchanting and inappropriate gossip.

Those who have never had smallpox are forbidden to enter and leave the uncle's room.Ji Lan never saw her husband's face for more than ten days.Last time she couldn't make it, the mother-in-law simply asked the mothers to lock her in the kitchen to cook medicine and porridge.The single-handed man of three generations in the mansion became unconscious due to illness, and someone must be responsible for it.Ji Lan is the most suitable and reasonable, that is her.

From the gaps in the greasy window sills, the pale morning light began to penetrate, gradually illuminating this small kitchen for servants.In the middle of winter, the water in the waist-high pottery vat freezes.Ji Lan groped around in the dark, looking for her booklet.

The fire went out in the middle of the night, so we had to hurry up and start a new one.Although the medicine has never worked, it can give people a little hope. With fanatical piety, Ji Lan opens bags of expensive medicinal materials every day, boils them into steaming bitter juice, and hands them over to get the medicine. in the hands of the mother-in-law.Otherwise, she couldn't sleep.

Ji Lan has never done rough work, and she goes into the kitchen more before she gets married than after she gets married.No matter when, her cooking starts with cutting vegetables, washing vegetables, and pulling bellows, which is the work of servants, and now she has to learn to do it.

The fire finally lit.The orange light was reflected in the clear almond eyes, getting brighter and brighter.Ji Lan went to scoop water into the tank, but what she encountered was hard ice.

"How do you break it open?"

The bowls and dishes are absolutely unacceptable, they shatter when touched, and there is oil on the spatula.Water must be boiled for medicine and must be clean.She wandered around in the small kitchen, and finally saw a bunch of new chopsticks lying quietly in the depths of the drawer.Pull out three or four cages to form a bunch, and use them to hit the ice surface.

It was getting brighter.Tin wax solders, silver-plated spoons, everything reflects light.Ji Lan struck hard, but only a few shallow marks were left on the ice, which remained motionless.If you don't boil the medicine, you will miss the time.She slammed it down a few times, and with a plop, the ice broke, and cold water splashed everywhere.

Ji Lan didn't care about cleaning up the mess on his body, so he prepared the medicine jar first and set it on fire.

A few drops of water dripped from the lips, flowed through the thin collarbone, all the way down.It's cool and itchy.

She fiercely smacked herself with her left hand.Puzzled, he slapped him with his right hand again.

Why is it so cheap.

The medicine is ready.

The mother-in-law did not come on time.Ji Lan waited anxiously at the door of the kitchen, looking out through the gap.

The yard was a mess.Those she knew and those she didn't know were all busy.

White paper, white cloth, everything is white, a vast expanse of whiteness.

"Let me out! Someone! Let me out!"

A few unscrupulous mothers pretended not to hear, and only one of them walked over when Ji Lan's voice became hoarse.

"Grandma, take a break. I only have one breath left, and I can't protect you any longer. My wife fainted twice from crying. If we don't say anything in the room, how dare we move?"

Ji Lan frantically touched her head and body, feeling that the pair of gold earrings brought from her mother's house still had some weight, so she took them off and passed them through the crack of the door.

"Help me and say something to my wife. Just one word. Let me see you for the last time. I still have something, go!"

The old woman knew that the uncle would make jewelry for the young mistress every three days, and she had the most private houses in the house, so after weighing the earrings, she agreed to go.

The sound of footsteps gradually blurred, and Ji Lan suddenly remembered that he must be ugly in his current appearance, so he rushed to the water tank to check his reflection.

Really haggard.

She had never been so haggard.Her round cheeks were sunken, her eyes were pitch black, and no blood could be seen on her lips.

"How can you meet him like this..."

Without makeup, Ji Lan combed her hair again and dusted off the soot on her body, at least making sure it was neat and tidy.

After a seemingly endless wait, the voice of her mother-in-law finally sounded outside the door.

"Open the door and bring grandma out."

The heavy iron chain was untied with a clatter.Ji Lan couldn't wait to rush out the door, before she could see the people outside, she slapped her mother-in-law first.

"Shut your mouth! Say one more word, I will go find you, Ama Sanguan Bao, and bring you home, you temptress!"

Although her mother-in-law has been angry with her for several years, this is the first time she has done anything.Ji Lan was stunned and stuttered, unable to speak.

Several nuns who were serving in the upper room came up to hold the young mistress' arms, helped her along the way, and dragged her into the wife's room.

Ji Lan knelt on the ground, her hair and clothes, which had been arranged so hard, were even messier than before.

"Ene, what did my wife do wrong..."

"You still want to ask? Do you still have the face to ask? My son, although he is not healthy, he is not sick or suffering. Why did he become weak as soon as you entered the door? Why did I tell you to share the bed with him at night? sleep……"

"But, we have no children..."

It's okay not to mention this, but when it comes to mentioning this, Ji Lan's mother-in-law can't wait to give her two slaps again.

"Okay, fortunately grandma knows. Where's your child? Has it been born? Take it and show it to my Mama! Has your belly ever bulged up? If you don't give birth yourself, you won't be allowed to live in a side room. I have committed many injustices, and I met you, a bereaved daughter-in-law! It is said that the daughters of Guo Luoluo's family are easy to bear, but our family is unlucky, and I met you!"

Ji Lan had nothing to say, but shed tears silently.

"Young Mistress, my brother is leaving now. He's so sick that he's still thinking about seeing you. Please don't let him leave uneasy when I'm so sick. Change into clean clothes and go."

The women are about to rush up again.As if a wave of courage descended from the void and found Ji Lan, she stood up by herself.

"Ernie, now I swear and swear, you don't believe it. Look at the future. My daughter-in-law is not that kind of person. As long as you don't drive me out, I will guard him for the rest of my life."

"Hmph, let's see then!"

After getting dressed, Ji Lan walked steadily towards her room.The mother-in-law stared at her like a tiger, and followed behind.

The maid knocked on the door three times, and the doctor inside agreed, opened the door and came out.

"It's finally here. The young master is coming back to life, heaving a sigh of relief, waiting for grandma to explain the matter. Grandma should not go in, the young master will not let you, for fear that you will get smallpox. Just stand by the window and finish with a few words. "

Ji Lan stood by the window as she said, making up her mind that today, she will never cry again.The mother-in-law is right, at least let the husband go away with peace of mind.

After a clumsy sound of furniture moving, there was movement in the window.

"Laner, is that you?"

"Ah."

"I'm really sorry...you didn't do a few of the things you promised. You were wronged..."

"No, I'm fine."

"Lan'er, you, don't delay yourself. Find a good man and remarry. He must be better than me and able to take care of you!"

Just as Ji Lan was about to promise her husband that she would never marry again, her mother-in-law grabbed her arm from behind, signaling her to agree.

"Tell me, why did I tell you just now that I forgot all about it after a while?"

She stared feebly at the bright paper pasting the window, and her husband's silhouette vaguely revealed on it.

remarry……

Who else can I marry?Who can be better than him?Who wants her, such a woman who can't even give birth to a child?

"Okay. I promise you."

However, there was no response from the man on the other side, only a group of women crying and crying.

"Grandpa, why did you go..."

The mother-in-law threw her outside casually, and rushed into the house desperately.Only then did Ji Lan react.

The husband died.

He is gone.

No one praised her for making porridge that was not too thick or too little, no one gave her lilac flowers, no one...
She couldn't think anymore, the thread of her thinking was broken, and she couldn't get it together no matter what.

"Brother, don't leave Lan'er, don't leave Lan'er alone, what can I do without you, I can't live..."

No one paid any attention to her, and Ji Lan just sat on the ground, repeating this sentence over and over again, until her limbs became numb, until her eyes went dark, and she lost consciousness.

(End of this chapter)