Zhumen Chunshen

Chapter 13

"Hui'er doesn't dare!" Yao Cunhui stood up in a hurry, and said with sincerity and fear: "Hui'er would like to follow her mother's teaching!" After a pause, she said aggrievedly: "How did Hui'er know that Second Aunt would come over? The second aunt is so enthusiastic Tight, Mother Wen stood aside without saying a word, daughter, daughter is a junior, how could she refuse the kindness of Second Aunt..."

Mrs. Ma snorted coldly, gritted her teeth and said: "It's no wonder you, Mrs. Mao did this for me! She deliberately wanted to scare me! Hmph, jumping up and down is just a clown, thinking that you will knock me down? Bah, she thinks too highly of herself!"

Yao Cunhui looked unhappy, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he stood there quietly, pretending that he didn't hear anything.

"Sit down! Why are you so restrained!" Mrs. Ma regretted her slip of the tongue and shouldn't have said this in front of Yao Cunhui.

However, I felt a lot better after scolding this one.Ma picked up the teacup, opened the lid, took a sip to moisten his throat, raised his head and sighed earnestly: "Hui'er, mother is for your own good, which one is close and which one is distant, you have to be careful." The distinction is clear, don't teach others to be deceived! After all, your second aunt is not coveting our eldest family's property, she is not sincere for your own good! It's just using you to anger mother! You have to remember, you are Dafang’s daughter will marry from Dafang in the future, and the dowry will also come from Dafang! It has nothing to do with her!”

Yao Cunhui's heart skipped a beat, and the pupils of his drooping eyes shrank suddenly, married?Is Ma Shi threatening her?Is it warning her that her fate is firmly in her hands?

Yao Cunhui sneered secretly, and thousands of fighting spirits were suddenly aroused in her heart. Her fate can only be decided by herself!She will never let Ma Shi manipulate her!
If in such a social environment that is extraordinarily tolerant and tolerant to women, her marriage will be eaten up by Mrs. Ma, then her life will be in vain!
"Yes, Hui'er understands! Hui'er has memorized it!" Yao Cunhui's palms tightened, and his voice was extremely soft.

Mrs. Ma smiled with satisfaction, her half-closed eyes looked at Yao Cunhui, a little light flashed, she felt that she had caught Yao Cunhui's death spot, because there is no woman who is not afraid of her marriage being decided at will.

Mrs. Ma was secretly complacent, and her complexion improved a lot. She followed Yao Cunhui's words without saying a word, and asked her what Mrs. Mao said about the morning.He also asked how she and Master Yao went to Mingfengxuan to visit Yao Shizan last night?

Yao Cunhui answered one by one, trying to be as objective as possible——Li Xiang and Qin Xiang belonged to Ma Shi, even if she wanted to hide it, she couldn't hide it from Ma Shi.

After talking for nearly an hour, Ma Shi let her go back.

Back at Luomei Courtyard, the Polygonum Polygonum, Red Branches, etc. have already returned.

The four servant girls kowtowed in front of Yao Cunhui, thanked them, and each retreated.

"Miss, have you ever been hungry? The maidservant just brought the lunch back from the kitchen, and it's still warm!" Hong Liao said softly.

Yao Cunhui looked up at her, feeling warm in his heart.Except for her elder sister and younger brother, this girl is the only one who treats her sincerely.Only she remembered that after being busy for a long time, she hadn't eaten yet.

"Come on, let's eat together." Yao Cunhui smiled.

Red Polygonum smiled, and brought in the food box, took out four dishes, one soup, and a bowl of rice, and put them in small dishes and bowls in front of Yao Cunhui.

Yao Cunhui insisted on asking Hong Liao to accompany her, but Hong Liao insisted on refusing, and finally Yao Cunhui joked: "Hong Liao, don't you think my food is not good, miss?"

Red Polygonum smiled, thanked her, and stood aside to eat with Yao Cunhui.

Yao Cunhui bears the title of Miss Qianjin, and the food he eats is actually not as good as that of a respectable maid, let alone a powerful and powerful mother in charge.

Mushu meat, braised crucian carp, tofu mixed with preserved eggs, stir-fried soybean sprouts, and mushroom stewed chicken soup, literally look very rich, and it’s nice to tell others, but in fact, only Yao Cunhui and Red Polygonum know what it is .

The fungus used for Mushu meat is all minced, mixed with a lot of unwashed silt, and the poor meat is shredded meat a little bigger than a toothpick; crucian carp is only three fingers big, piled with thick ginger Onion and garlic, the fish hides the pitifulness of the small ones; the tofu mixed with preserved eggs is thick and old, and it tastes like chewing wax in the mouth; , There is a musty smell in the mouth; the chicken soup is as light as plain water, and the mushrooms only have two or three stalks. Where is the chicken?Except for the head, feet, and neck, there is no decent piece of meat.The rice that comes with it is also the thick rice that the servants eat.

That's why Yao Cunhui joked about Red Polygonum like that.It is also conceivable that as the master, she eats such things, so what else can they eat?
"Red Polygonum, you have suffered so much with me, why do you still treat me so well?" Yao Cunhui finally couldn't help asking Hong Polygonum.

When she first woke up, she hated Hong Zhi's betrayal and dominance, but now she has to admit that Hong Zhi's actions are normal people's actions.Acknowledging this fact is painful, but it has to be.

Hong Liao was stunned, blinked, and gave Yao Cunhui a weird look. Seeing her solemn and serious face, realizing that she was not joking, Hong Liao gently put down the bowl and chopsticks, and said naturally: "The servant girl is Miss's servant girl, so of course you have to treat her well! The servant girl promised my wife that she would always be by my lady's side and serve her. The servant girl is really willing to serve the lady if she can't talk."

Yao Cunhui was stunned, and sighed secretly, Mrs. Xian saved Hong Liao's life, she brought the dying starving Hong Liao back to the mansion, but she didn't want to be rewarded by Hong Liao's reckless efforts!

Somewhere, if there is an effect, there must be a cause.

"Don't you think it's bitter? If I've been so worthless all my life, will you follow me all my life?"

"How can it be bitter? If you have food to eat, clothes to wear, and being able to accompany the young lady, the servant will be satisfied! The mother of the servant taught the servant from a very young age, to be content with one's life, and to know how to repay favors. The servant always remembers that. Moreover, this servant doesn't think Miss is worthless, Miss is just, just too kind, just like Mrs. First..." Hong Liao couldn't help lowering her head, with a sob in her voice.

"Okay! Let's eat!" Yao Cunhui smiled, gently shook the hand of Hong Liao, and said seriously: "Hong Liao, thank you, I will not let you give in vain."

Hong Liao was stunned, staring at Yao Cunhui in astonishment, not quite understanding what she meant.

Yao Cunhui couldn't help laughing again: "Eat first! You just need to remember that your lady will never abandon you!"

"Yes, Miss!" Hong Liao understood this sentence and nodded happily.

The master and servant looked at each other and smiled.

After lunch, Yao Cunhui thought of Yao Shizan, left Luomei courtyard, and walked slowly towards Mingfengxuan.

As soon as he stepped into the yard, he heard a noise coming from the house.

Yao Cunhui couldn't help but stopped and listened attentively. It turned out that it was Li Xiang and Qin Xiang who coaxed and forced Yao Shizan to drink the medicine. Yao Shizan lost his temper and refused to drink it.

Yao Cunhui clenched his palms tightly, his heart hurt like a knife.

That's poison, it's a poison that accumulates little by little, erodes little by little, and will eventually turn her dear little brother into a cripple!

Hearing that Li Xiangqinxiang forced him to drink poison, Yao Cunhui almost died of grief and indignation.

"Stop! What are you doing!" Yao Cunhui couldn't bear it anymore and rushed in, seeing Qin Xiang forcefully holding Yao Shizan and pinching his nose to force him to open his mouth, and Li Xiang holding a medicine bowl to forcefully pour it down, Yao Cunhui's blood rushed straight to his forehead, and sternly drink up.

Li Xiang and Qin Xiang didn't expect someone to come at this time, they were both startled, Yao Shizan took the opportunity to break free from Qin Xiang's confinement, knocked over the medicine bowl in Li Xiang's hand with a wave of his hand, and slipped off the soft couch with a small body, stumbled He ran towards Yao Cunhui and called for help, "Second Sister! Second Sister!"

Yao Cunhui had a sore nose, a pain in his chest, tears almost fell from his heartache, reached out to hold Yao Shizan in his arms, and gently patted his back to comfort him in a low voice.

"Second Miss!" Li Xiang and Qin Xiang came back to their senses, their faces full of displeasure.Qin Xiang picked up the broken medicine bowl, Li Xiang walked towards Yao Cunhui, frowned and said, "Second miss, you will harm the young master! Qin Xiang, warm up the medicine, and pour another bowl over!"

"I don't want it, I won't drink it!" Yao Shizan tightly grabbed Yao Cunhui's skirt, his eyes were wide open, and he begged anxiously and pitifully: "Second sister, the medicine is so bitter, it hurts so much after drinking it, I won't drink it." , I don't want to drink!"

"Second miss, you can't let the eldest young master do whatever you want! Otherwise, the servants will not be able to explain to the master and wife!" Li Xiang was obviously very dissatisfied with Yao Cunhui's meddling.

"I don't drink it, I just don't drink it!" Yao Shizan yelled, his pale face was slightly flushed with anger, and blue veins were faintly visible on his forehead.

Yao Cunhui felt great pain in his heart, Yao Shizan did not know how many times he resisted and refused, but he was so weak, how ridiculous his rejection was in their eyes!In the end, under their pressure, he still had to swallow the poison they handed him mouthful until the last moment of his life!What kind of despair and struggle is that!
Even if he didn't die from an accident in the end, he would die from this chronic poison!

"Okay, okay, Zan'er is good, Zan'er is good!" Yao Cunhui patted Yao Shizan's head reassuringly, sat down with him, and asked Li Xiang: "Has the kitchen cooked porridge today? Has the young master used it?" ?”

Seeing the question, Li Xiang had no choice but to nod: "It was delivered at noon. The young master's appetite is better than before. He drank half a bowl of porridge and used a lot of dried radish, sesame oil mixed with kohlrabi and lettuce."

"That's all right!" Yao Cunhui stroked Yao Shizan's head affectionately, and said with a smile: "It's rare that the young master eats a lot today, and the master and wife must be happy too, just let him go for a while, this time Don't drink the medicine you got back!"

"This--"

(End of this chapter)