Zhumen Chunshen

Chapter 1 The Truth
This is a large room with simple furnishings. The ebony carved cabinets, cages, tables, chairs and couches all show the word "big", quietly placed in their appropriate positions, quiet and dull, lifeless. dead.The heavily carved and carved lattice windows are tightly closed, covered with thick window paper, which cuts off the sunlight and fresh air outside the house. The room is dark and dead, and there is a strong smell of medicine in the breath.

In the middle of the wall on the left side of the row of windows, there is an ebony bed carved with landscape figures, and hung with half-new and old plain green curtains. On the bed lies a 23-year-old woman, the original wife of Zhao Jiyuan, Marquis of Xieyang. , Yao Cunhui, the second daughter of the Yao family of the imperial merchant, her emaciated and long-sick body is almost nothing under the thin quilt of snow green flowers.

At this time, Yao Cunhui was barely leaning on the moon white pillow at the head of the bed, her dull hair was a little messy hanging down her cheeks in front of her chest, her thin cheeks were as white as snow, and her two eyes stood out extra large. , big and godless.

Yao Cunhui has been ill in bed for more than three months. The Marquis of Xieyang seeks medical advice and takes care of her diligently. I don’t know how many miracle doctors he has seen and how many precious medicinal materials he has used. Everyone is admiring her, but her illness is still gone. Well, my body is breaking down day by day.

"Alas!" Yao Cunhui raised his hand slightly, looking at his skinny wrist, thinking that the newly married bully Saixue's skin was as smooth as jade, and his eyes dimmed a bit.

With this body, I'm afraid I won't be able to survive the end of the year!

Yao Cunhui smiled wryly in resignation, but his heart was peaceful and peaceful.So what if it is short-lived?As a crippled woman, she can marry such a considerate and caring husband, who is not dazzled by the glory and wealth and who is always good to her. What is she not satisfied with?

In this life, Yao Cunhui is worthy of her!

The sound of trampling footsteps outside the house approached from far away, Yao Cunhui was stunned, and the dark green door curtain was gently lifted, and a slim figure in red, accompanied by a maidservant, flashed in.

"Second Sister, how are you?" This is Yao Cunmei, the third young lady of the Yao family. She is a beautiful and pungent woman, with a pair of apricot-core dark eyes that are particularly agile.

"Third Sister," Yao Cunhui's pale face showed a smile, and he moved his body reluctantly: "You are here! Hehe, it's just the same!"

"Second sister, please don't say that," Yao Cunmei sat on the head of the bed intimately, holding her sister's cold and skinny hand tightly, and said with tears in her eyes, "Second sister, don't worry, I heard that my brother-in-law has found another Jiangnan woman." I heard that this genius doctor has the ability to bring the dead back to life, and he will definitely be able to cure Second Sister!"

"Hehe!" Yao Cunhui couldn't help laughing softly, but she was moved in her heart.She and Yao Cunmei are half-sisters, Yao Cunmei always looked down on her when she was at home and often teased her, but these years are much better.It must be because I was young and ignorant back then!Yao Cunhui thought so.

Just as she was talking, the servant girl Hong Liao came in with a medicine bowl in her hands, she was also startled when she saw the third lady, she stepped forward to pay respects to Yao Cunhui who was on the bed and said with a gentle smile, "Ma'am, it's time to drink the medicine."

After so many days, Yao Cunhui has already found out life and death. Seeing this, she just smiled lightly and said: "Let's put it here, and drink it later." So what?It's just a little more suffering before death!
"Ma'am..." Hong Liao's brows were full of distress and worry, she wanted to persuade but was afraid of disturbing Yao Cunhui, so she stood there holding the medicine bowl and didn't know what to do.

"Give me the medicine, what are you supposed to do, sister, I'll leave it to me!" Seeing this, Yao Cunmei smiled, couldn't help but snatch the medicine bowl over, and winked mischievously at the watery apricot eyes of Red Polygonum. He Yan smiled and said, "Sister Hong Liao, don't worry, I will definitely persuade my sister to drink the medicine, not a single drop will be left!"

Yao Cunhui on the bed also showed two smiles.

"Then, I have thanked Miss San first!" Hong Liao also forced a smile, but she was not at ease in her heart.My master is soft-hearted, Miss San is tolerant and doesn't care about what she has done to her, but Hong Liao always has two points of jealousy in her heart.As the old saying goes, the country is easy to change and the nature is hard to change. The third lady's temperament changed drastically and she became close to the second lady. Hong Liao always felt a little uneasy in her heart.

"You go out first." Yao Cunhui smiled at Hong Liao.

Red Polygonum had a sore nose, and a layer of water mist appeared in the eye sockets. I haven't seen the master smile for a long time. It's rare that she is happy today, so let her go.

Hong Liao bowed her knees and silently retreated out together with the maid brought by Yao Cunmei.

"Sister, drink up the medicine soon." Yao Cunmei's delicate voice sounded, her little face was full of persistence.

Yao Cunhui smiled helplessly, drank half a bowl in her hand, and took a candied fruit.

"My sister is just delaying the day!" Yao Cunhui became sad, and sighed regretfully: "Our sisters all suffer the same fate!"

Yao Cunmei trembled slightly, pursed her lips and did not speak.

Yao Cunmei got engaged when she was 14 years old, and her husband's family is also a family of imperial merchants. Unfortunately, her husband died before she got married, so she became a widow. She is still unmarried at the age of 23.

"You're still young, find a good family to marry, it's not an option to procrastinate like this, it's a pity that you're in the Mood for Love!" Yao Cunhui persuaded earnestly.

Yao Cunmei remained silent, subconsciously clenched her slender and fair fingers, and a trace of hatred flashed across her beautiful eyes.Does she really not know or is she not knowing?She kept persuading herself, but why did she never think of letting herself take her place after death?In the end, she just didn't want to make things easier for herself, and she didn't want to become Mrs. Hou!Any concern, any concern, fake, are all fake!
Thinking of her countless explicit hints that were silent and unshakable to her, the anger and hatred in Yao Cunmei's heart suddenly rolled bigger and bigger like monstrous waves, roaring towards her.

She smiled coldly, stared at Yao Cunhui with a frosty complexion and raised her eyebrows and said: "Second sister, don't worry about my younger sister. My younger sister has already figured out a way out. When my second sister dies, my younger sister will marry and take care of the Hou family for Lord Hou." !Second sister, you can go at ease!"

Yao Cunhui's mind "hummed" and couldn't come back to his senses, his eyes were wide open and he froze for a while before he dared to say anything: "What did you say?"

"Are you deaf or dumb!" Yao Cunmei said angrily, "I said, I will marry you, Marquis! My dear second sister, can you hear me clearly?"

The shock in Yao Cunhui's heart was indescribable, she stared blankly at Yao Cunmei, her words echoed in her mind, she didn't know whether it was a dream or real.

"Sister, don't you feel any discomfort?" Yao Cunmei sneered coldly.

Yao Cunhui's face changed in vain, and there were big drops of cold sweat on his forehead. "You, what did you put in my medicine!"

"Hehe!" The corner of Yao Cunmei's mouth hooked up, she smiled joyfully, and said softly, "It's the panacea to help my sister get rid of it and reach bliss early!"

"Master Hou will not let you go!" Yao Cunhui groaned in pain, gasping for breath, pressing her trembling hands on her abdomen.

"Ha!" Yao Cunmei looked at her with pity, and slowly shook her head. Her expression was gentle, but her words were sharper than a knife: "Second sister, do you think I would dare to do such a thing without the permission of Lord Marquis?" What's the matter? The second sister was sick, and the medicine stone has no cure, so she never suspected anything? The medicine my sister drank was caught by Lord Hou himself, and it was boiled by Hongzhi himself!"

Yao Cunhui was shocked, stared at Yao Cunmei in horror, and murmured: "No, I won't!" Lord Hou, Zhao Jiyuan, he was just a down-and-out scholar at the beginning, if it wasn't for the help of Yao's family, her grandfather's family , there are tens of thousands of scholars in the world, where can he get his first day?An official who has made extraordinary achievements at a young age and worshiped the Marquis?
Yao Cunmei sneered with disdain, and said lightly: "Second sister, you are dull and unsociable, and you are disabled. You don't even think about it. How can you be Mrs. Hou? Besides, you have nothing to do after being married to Lord Hou for so many years. Is it possible that you want to let the Marquis die? Do you think it’s enough to take two concubines for the Marquis? What the Marquis wants is a son who can inherit the title, can you afford it! You have no self-knowledge to occupy Madam Hou’s place Position, you don’t deserve to die, who deserves to die?”

"You, you are talking nonsense!" Yao Cunhui's heart became cold inch by inch, and her mind was in a mess. She refused to believe it but had to admit that what Yao Cunmei said was reasonable and very reasonable.In fact, she had already faintly noticed something, but she didn't want to delve into it. She chose to believe in him, his promise and feelings for her, but she didn't know that the most unreliable thing in this world is a man's promise, and the most likely to change is the relationship between a man and a woman. Between the feelings!
"Hahaha!" Yao Cunmei was extremely happy in her heart, she smiled very happily, and said simply: "If you want to die, I will let you understand! Do you know why your own sister gave up on the marriage that she had made since childhood? Why did your own brother fall? Die? And you, why are you limping? Do you want to know? Please beg me, please beg me and I will tell you!"

"You, you—" Yao Cunhui's whole world collapsed, and the hatred of burning inside was burning, her face was flushed red, and she gasped for breath.

That's it, that's it!Does she still need to ask?Do I need to ask Yao Cunmei to tell me?The gentle and kind face of her stepmother flashed in front of her eyes, Yao Cunhui's eyes were red, wishing to die with her.

Yao Cunmei smiled grinningly, and said gruffly: "By the way, there is Zhenxi Wang Shen Quan, do you remember? Hehe, he is really infatuated with you! I heard that he swore never to marry for you. , refused to marry at all costs, the queen mother was furious, and even her title was taken away, and she rushed back to her hometown, not knowing what is going on now! Sigh, speaking of it, the Marquis really has to thank him, without his help, how could the Marquis be so young? What about getting such a title? All of this is for your sake!"

Yao Cunmei sighed and praised to herself, but Yao Cunhui's heart was full of turmoil, shocking!Shen Quan, Shen Quan, the thin and lonely figure of that eleven or twelve-year-old youth with untidy clothes and untidy clothes appeared in his mind.does he love herShe didn't know, she never knew!She didn't know anything about what he had done for her!Except for that year, she never seemed to see him again, never again!
Yao Cunhui stared at Yao Cunmei with fiery eyes, his hands and feet were trembling uncontrollably from the cold, and his body was rubbed like burning to pieces.The elder sister, the younger brother, the young Shen Quan, the gentle stepmother, and the faces of snakes and scorpions all changed before her eyes, and the cramps in her stomach became more severe. Is she really going to die?Die like this?
Not reconciled, not angry, not fair!God, as long as she can live a new life and take revenge, she would rather sell her soul to the devil!
(End of this chapter)