Poor children

Chapter 4
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Seeing that it was already the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the old lady finished her breakfast and asked someone to invite the old immortal to come over to talk. After half a cup of tea, someone came in and replied, saying that there was something going on in Qingfeng Temple and she wanted to invite the old immortal back.

"Look, look, I want you to stay for a few more days before going back after the fifteenth day, but something will happen right now." The old lady felt it was a pity. "I am getting older now, and I am getting worse and worse." Alright, I just don't know how many days it will be before I can talk like this again, but you look tough, come back when you have free time in the future!"

Wang Banxian stood up and cupped his hands and said: "The old lady has deep virtues and blessings, and she has been here for thousands of years. The poor Taoist has a deep connection with the house, so she will come here often."

After saying that, the half-immortal took out a spiritual talisman from his arms and handed it to the old lady: "Your Majesty is still in the process of self-cultivation. Putting this talisman under your pillow will ensure a speedy recovery and good health in the future."

"Hey! It's so good!" The old lady laughed.

While ordering the girl to put it away and send it to the prince, he and the half-immortal came out of the door. Just as they were about to leave, they saw Xiang Xing, the eldest girl in the second lady's room, rushing over. Seeing the old lady coming out, she hurriedly bowed down and said, "Give it to me. Greetings everyone! Greetings to the old god!"

"You girl, you have been following your master for several years, why are you still so unruly?"

"Replying to the old lady, the second lady just gave birth to a young master."

After a few days of gloom, the old lady finally saw some light on her face.
"Hey! Immeasurable Heavenly Lord! This is my congratulations to the old lady!"

"Haha" the old lady couldn't hide her joy, "Old god, it's a coincidence that you're here, so I'd like to ask you to give me a divination for my second grandson."

"Yes, yes" the half-immortal said, pinching his fingers with his hands, mumbling something, then he opened his eyes and twisted his beard and laughed.
"Congratulations to the old lady, congratulations to the old lady, Immeasurable Heavenly Lord! The second young master is the White Tiger God descending to earth, and he must be the best general in the world!"

"Hey! Very good! Very good! Go and tell your prince to ask for a proper wet nurse to take good care of her." The old lady said to Xiang Xing again, "Your wife is of great character, gentle and virtuous, and It is really rare for my son to have two sons in a row. Go and tell your master that I have thanked her here." After that, he asked the housekeeper to reward all the people serving in the second lady's courtyard.

The half-immortal stood aside and thought secretly in his heart. He didn't expect that two Ling'ers would be born in this mansion in just a few days, but he thought that something big would happen in the future... But the girl's life was probably in danger right now, so he still had to find some way to protect it. She is guaranteed

two

The palace where the second young master was born was very lively. The prince named him Chengzhe and rewarded him with many things. The news soon spread to the third lady.
At this time, the third lady threw the tea bowl in her hand angrily, and kept banging the table with one hand. "It's really unreasonable. How could her Fang family have such a good life? She had two sons in three years after entering the palace. I entered the palace in the same year as her." , Your Majesty loves me so much, but there has been no movement!"

Several little girls hurriedly mopped the floor and tidied up, too scared to say anything. At this time, Yun'er came in and saw that her master was angry, so she knew the reason, so she ordered the cleaning girl to go out, and brought a cup of tea and handed it to the third lady: " Master's anger is in vain, no matter how angry he is, what happened in the courtyard is not a big deal now, and the one who died in the woodshed in the backyard is still there!"

"What did you say?" The third lady picked up the tea and was about to drink it. When she heard this, she dropped the cup again. "What's the reason for this? Why is he still alive? Didn't that old bastard say what I told him?"

"I heard from the old lady's Jinfeng that the old god said so."

"Then why is that scoundrel of that cheap maid still alive?"

"Originally, I wanted to throw him into the well and drown him, but the old god said that if the baby died, it might damage the old lady's good fortune, so he kept it. Later, he said that he would not recognize it."

"Hmph!" The third lady thumped the table and stood up, "That damn old bastard is really trying to get in trouble with me! Where is he now?"

"Go back to the master, Qingfeng Temple has just called for someone to come, and they should be at the gate now."

"Hurry up and stop him. I have something to say to him."

"Yes" Yun'er hurriedly ran towards the door.

three

The little Taoist boy at the main entrance of the palace had been waiting for a long time. When he saw the half-immortal coming out, he hurriedly greeted him and saluted.

"When did Tong'er's rush come?"

"I'd like to report to the Immortal Chief, the Northwest King came with his prince last night and I don't know why. He just said he wanted to see the Immortal Chief."

"Old god, please go slowly." Yun'er rushed to the door, "My master wants to come and say goodbye to the old god."

"Infinite Heavenly Lord!" The half-immortal naturally knew the meaning of this farewell. He was afraid that he was here to ask for guilt, but he came at the right time. The half-immortal was just trying to do something to save the girl's life.
"Why didn't the old immortal stay for a few more days? You left in such a hurry!" The third lady arrived before anyone arrived to talk to the former lady. As soon as her voice fell, she arrived in front of the half-immortal in three or two steps. "Can the old immortal please lend me a moment to speak?"

The two of them walked out of the main entrance and walked to the side to talk.

"I don't know..."

Before the third lady could speak, the half-immortal held up her hands and said: "This girl is the reincarnation of Ziwei Xing. She cannot be killed. If her life is lost to you, the whole family will suffer misfortune. At that time, let alone the third lady, I am afraid that she will be related to the nine clans. all gone"

"Did the old god scare me?"

"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable! If Madam doesn't believe me, just go and kill her, I'll take my leave!" After saying that, Banxian turned back to the Taoist temple
The third lady was even more angry when she saw the old immortal's carriage driving away, but she believed that what the half-immortal said was definitely true, and that he must not be able to touch her. However, when she thought of her mother, she felt that this girl was still alive, and she would never let her live. So easy!
"Yun'er! Where is that girl now?"

"There was a rough envoy in the kitchen in the backyard, Mrs. Zhang, who was allowed to take care of her by the old lady, and even gave her a name with a poor character."

The third lady gritted her teeth and opened her almond-shaped eyes, "Let's go! Take a look!"

four

Behind the kitchen in the corner of the backyard is the woodshed where the poor boy was born. There is a corner door at the back, and there is a small courtyard outside the corner door. The low adobe house with three entrances in the courtyard is where the servants who do rough work live in the house, and Aunt Zhang lives there. In the innermost west wing

Yun'er helped the third lady into the backyard. She looked around and was wondering which room it was when she heard the cry of a baby.

The mother died of the poor child when she was born, and she didn't get a mouthful of milk. Aunt Zhang could only feed her rice soup, but how could she be full with this kind of food?She cried from time to time when she was hungry
The third lady followed the sound and entered the house. The rotten and moldy smell of the dilapidated old house hit her nostrils. She choked and immediately picked up a handkerchief to cover her nose.

"Aunt Zhang," Yun'er called

When Aunt Zhang heard someone calling her, she turned around and saw that the two people had entered the house. Seeing the gorgeous clothes, she knew they were the masters of the house and immediately knelt down and kowtowed.

"Is this the child?" The third lady walked to the edge of the kang and stood there. She saw a thin baby wrapped in a dirty and colorless quilt on the cold kang. His face was wrinkled, dark and ugly. "It's a pity for her." My mother is so beautiful, something has just been born." The third lady covered her face and smiled.
Aunt Zhang was so frightened that she knelt on the ground and did not dare to raise her head. She wondered in her mind which master in the mansion this was.
At this time, the third lady took off the veil that was covering her face and put it between the baby's neck. She also pinched the baby girl's neck with her hands. With a little force, the baby cried even harder.

Upon hearing this, Aunt Zhang hurriedly crawled to the feet of the third lady and grabbed her thigh to beg for mercy. The third lady released her hand from squeezing the poor boy's neck, turned around, slapped Aunt Zhang, and kicked her to the ground.
"You dirty bitch! Don't want to live anymore? How dare you touch me with your dirty hands! See if I don't tear your skin off."

"Madam, please forgive me, I don't dare anymore, Madam please forgive me..." Aunt Zhang knelt on the ground and kowtowed

The third lady gave birth to a son because of Fang, and this girl was still in the world where evil was flourishing. She was afraid that killing this girl would bring about trouble, so she had no place to get angry, and wanted to take advantage of Aunt Zhang.
"Master! Don't dirty your hands, mother-in-law. It's getting late now, so you have to go to the courtyard and take a look. Let's talk about this mother-in-law later."

The third lady thought it was reasonable, so she could only suppress her anger first, leave her room and rush to Fang's courtyard to congratulate her...

(End of this chapter)