green bamboo dream

After the banquet, Yuzhu and Mrs. Chen sank to eat melon seeds while chatting about some gossip in Beijing, without knowing what kind of tacit understanding Xie and Wen had in private.

Grandma Chen San has quite a talent for language, and even trivial things can be said wittily by her, and Yuzhu's bright eyes make Grandma Chen very satisfied.

After coming and going, the two chatted very speculatively.

Yu Zhu secretly rejoiced that grandma Chen San also came, otherwise she might not be bored.The female relatives in Beijing are also divided into factions. Those who come to the Qi family to attend the banquet are either those who are not familiar with Yuzhu or who have never seen them, and there are even some who are not compatible. The wives and grandmas who have dealt with each other are only limited to greetings. , there is definitely nothing to discuss in depth.

She wanted to be her youngest daughter-in-law in a proper manner and resolutely refused to do what the eldest daughter-in-law would do. Yu Zhu took it for granted to find excuses for her laziness.

The sedan chair has already left, and the joy in the house has been reduced by half in an instant. However, this kind of time is often a good time for the wives of various families to deal with each other. Intertwined with the splendor and splendor of the whole room, it is still harmonious and lively.

On the other hand, Yu Zhu hugged her stomach leisurely, and talked to Grandma Chen San with a reserved face. Except for Chu Huixian, no one came to bother her.

As soon as the maids served the fruits and refreshments, Mrs. Xie said goodbye and wanted to leave. Mrs. Wen personally delivered it to the door, held Mrs. Xie's hand, and said with a smile, "You are thinking about your wife's body, so I won't keep you any longer. I've been too busy recently. Don’t leave, I’ll go see you when I’m free.”

Xie's eyes were reddish, and she forced a smile, "...that's good, I have Laojun eyebrows there, I'll use them to entertain you when you come." She looked around and said in a low voice, "Anyway... At least take care of it..."

His throat seemed to be blocked by something, and it was very difficult to spit out every word.

Wen's paused, his smile stiffened, he patted Xie's hand lightly, and sighed softly, "Don't worry..."

"--old lady"

Before Wen's words were finished, there was a sharp and panicked voice suddenly.

Wen's eyebrows were frowned in displeasure, which servant girl was so startled, did she have any rules?

But when she caught sight of the thin gray figure from the corner of her eyes, her eyes suddenly widened, and she blurted out an exclamation:

"—— Yurong"

What appeared in everyone's eyes was a thin and delicate woman, wearing a simple gray dress without any pattern, it was loosely worn on the body, and it bulged slightly when the wind blew, making her even thinner.

A head of black hair was neatly tied into a bun at the back of the head, revealing a small face with delicate features, big eyes, small plump lips, and a sickly pale complexion... The whole person seemed to be covered in dust for many years, and had just been exposed. The black and white landscape paintings are weird and distorted.

She looked up at Yu Zhu's direction with her still delicate and naive face.

Yu Zhu felt hairy all over from her focused gaze, and felt a cold gaze from top to bottom, carefully and carefully, lingering on her loose waist for a while, and finally stopped on her face, as if to see clearly What does she look like: eyebrows, lips, eyes...everything is spared.

"You child..." Wen's heart was pounding, and he tried his best to suppress his trembling voice, "You are not well, what are you doing here... Where are the waiters, and you haven't helped Fourth Miss into the house to rest .”

Seeing Qi Yurong's appearance like this, Mrs. Xie was about to burst into tears, so she hurriedly stepped forward, "Yurong, how are you... Come, let me see you."

Qi Yurong turned her neck, and quickly glanced at Wen Shi, full of disdain... Then she looked at Xie Shi, her lips moved, but she still didn't speak.

Yu Zhu only felt that Qi Yurong's gaze seemed to want to eat her, and it was blowing coldly over her, and she subconsciously covered her stomach... Being a mother always worries about the safety of the child first.

Wen's family was very anxious, the sedan chair had already left, and the female guests would leave one after another in a short while... In this way, if others saw it... the Qi family would be a joke.

"What are you doing standing there?" Wen yelled angrily, he had to take him away quickly.

The four women hurried forward, and eight pairs of big hands stretched out, trying to pull Qi Yurong.

"Don't touch me, don't touch me..." Qi Yurong screamed, her canthus tearing apart, fierce like a little beast.

The mothers-in-law were stunned by the fright, and moved in place, cowering under the crazy gaze, not daring to go forward.

Qi Yurong chuckled, as bright as a child, and uttered crisp words and sentences, which were as sweet as silver bells, "Mother, Yurong is here..."

After all, his face changed, and before everyone had time to react, he ran towards Yuzhu——

"Madam..." Ruan's mother's complexion changed drastically, and she hurriedly took a step forward, blocking Yuzhu behind her, and the maidservants following her wait rushed forward after a short period of panic—if anything happened to Madam, everyone I can't eat and walk around.

A dull sound came from not far away... and then there was deathly silence.

Ruan's mother turned around quickly, covered Yu Zhu's eyes tightly, patted her on the back gently, and whispered in her ear, "...it's okay, it's okay, I just passed out from the knock, my forehead is black and blue Just buy a piece, just ask a doctor..."

Yu Zhu's heart was beating extremely fast, she was not a child who was easily coaxed, she knew very well what happened.

Qi Yurong hit the wall and committed suicide...

On the big day of her sister's wedding, beside the hanging flower gate of Qi's family, in front of Wen's and Xie's eyes, and by her side... she chose such a decisive and tragic way.

It was pitch black in front of my eyes, and I heard the panicked low cries of servants and maids, as well as Wen Shi's trembling voice, which completely lost his composure, "...Quick...quick, please doctor..."

Probably it was the guarding woman who cried and begged for mercy, "Old lady, it's none of the servant's business... The servant kept a good watch on the door. I don't know how the fourth lady ran to Baoguang Hall to hide..."

Before she could finish speaking, she was gagged...

"Old lady, old lady..." There was another servant girl screaming, "The old lady has fainted, please go to the imperial physician..."

"The uncle is here, let me go, the uncle is here..."

……

a mess.

The carriage slowly stopped in front of the Chuihua Gate of Cheng Guogong's mansion.

Cheng Xunxun got the letter early, took Cheng Siyi and went to the servant to wait in front of the door.

Mrs. Xie got out of the car slowly with the help of Yang's mother, her face was exhausted, and she was still in a trance. She reached out her hand to avoid Cheng Xunxun's salute, and said in a low voice, "Where's your elder brother?"

Sensing something was wrong, Cheng Xunxun raised his brows and replied, "Brother will not come today because he has something to do, he has already sent a boy back to say so."

Mrs. Xie nodded, and said with strength, "You don't have to come to Siqian Hall for dinner. I'm tired today. I'll sleep later." After finishing speaking, she helped Yang Ma's hands into the Chuhuamen .

Ji Shi was also a little uneasy, and hurried to Cheng Siyi's side, only to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Hurry up and go back and rest." Yu Zhu urged Ji Shi with a comforting smile.

After the two of them went in, they walked slowly towards Qingyu Courtyard together with Cheng Xunxun.

"Don't ask me first..." After entering the door, Yu Zhu plunged into Cheng Xunxun's arms, making a muffled sound.

Ruan's mother quickly stopped the maids and led them away.

Cheng Xunxun was stunned at the moment in surprise, and then raised his arms to hug Yu Zhu, "What happened, huh?"

The small shoulders in his arms shrank and shrank, making his heart throbbing and hurting. This girl was smiling all day long without any worries. What happened today?

Reaching out his hand to touch the warm tears, his face suddenly sank, "Someone in the Qi family bullied you?"

"You bastard... bastard, don't...don't talk." Yu Zhu was sobbing, her heart was stuffy and uncomfortable, thinking that the man she was holding was the culprit, she wanted to bite him hard.

Cheng Xunxun touched his nose and became more and more courageous...

Still not willing to scold her, Wei Wei lifted the person in his arms onto the kang, patted her on the back and let her cry.

"Miss Qi Shi is dead..." Yu Zhu still nestled on the warm chest, her voice was crying, "It's right next to me, she committed suicide."

The strong arms holding her were stiff, and it took a while to relax. Yu Zhu couldn't see his expression, and the voice next to her ear couldn't hear the emotion, "Huh?"

Yu Zhu collected herself and told Cheng Xunxun everything that happened between Wen's sending them to the Chuihua Gate and getting into the carriage at the end. Although she was blindfolded later, she could roughly guess it.

Then asked him, "Have you met Miss Qi's Fourth Miss?"

Cheng Xunxun was silent for a while, and said in a low voice, "I saw it once, but I can't remember it clearly...it seems very small."

Yu Zhu raised her head from his embrace and looked into his eyes, which were as deep and bright as obsidian.

He told her frankly, "I saw it once... I can't remember very clearly."

Yu Zhu lowered her head in pain, she didn't know what she was struggling with, and it was obviously not Cheng Xunxun's fault.

Neither of them spoke, Yu Zhu sighed, went down to Hua Ruo, and asked her to ask what Mrs. Xie had for dinner, and if she could take a break—this time Mrs. Xie must have been hit hard, no Knowing that the body will not pass through, I'll find an imperial doctor to take a look at it tomorrow, after all, I am getting old, and it is easy to cause serious illnesses if I am frightened or angry.

Cheng Xunxun looked at Yu Zhu's frowning in silence, he was not lying, he had a bad relationship with Mrs. Xie at that time, and he was not interested in Miss Qi Si, the only time he saw it was accidentally at Mrs. Xie's place. A glimpse of what I encountered.

Maybe it looks good or maybe it doesn't, but in my impression, it's just a delicate little girl, very shy...

She was murdered like that, he felt pity and sympathy in his heart, but he didn't feel guilty or distressed... Cheng Xunxun smiled wryly, if he was ten years younger, he might be touched. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe and reward. Your support is my biggest motivation.)