Nong Zhaohua

Chapter 1

In the twelfth lunar month of winter, the snow fell all day long, and it didn't stop at night. Most of the lights in the backyard of Changning Hou Mansion had been turned off, but only one place was still lit.

The lady in the kitchen of Qingqueju is still busy boiling water. In the main courtyard, bright candles are lit. Behind the red sandalwood screen inlaid with jade, the servant girl Ranxiang is lying on the edge of the bed, changing a hot kerchief, Hongqu came in with water, and Ran Xiang got out of bed, threw the handkerchief in the water, rubbed it, and asked Hongqu:
"Hasn't the imperial doctor come yet? My lady's body is too hot, what will happen if I drag it on." Ranxiang and Hongqu are both first-class maidservants next to the eldest lady of the Changning Houfu. Wearing the green shirt and green belt of the first-class servant girl in the mansion, the youthful girl looked like new green branches sprouting from the branches.

Hong Qu put the water basin on the shelf, and said: "I haven't come yet. My wife went to be a Quanfu person for the fourth lady of the Ren'enbo Mansion yesterday. She is not at home now, and the porter has hired a carriage to invite her. But I don’t know why it’s been delayed until now, I went to the porter to inform, and they said that if they meet the big steward, they will remind us again.”

Ranxiang is a pungent person. Hearing Hongqu's words, he became angry and said:
"What's this called! You went to inform, don't you know to find the chief steward again? You still need them to remind us. If your wife is not at home, you have no idea? Although you are assigned by your wife, But Missy treats you well on weekdays, and now that Missy is in trouble, is this how you repay her? It’s nothing more than people in the mansion scorning Missy, but you are like this, Missy’s kindness is better than feeding a dog You are strong!"

Ranxiang served Yan Zhaohua, the eldest lady of the Changning Hou Mansion since she was a child, and Hongqu was rewarded by her wife later. If it is said to be close, it was true that Ranxiang was closer to the eldest lady when she was young, but after Hongqu came, she could talk. He will please the young lady and get a lot of rewards from the eldest lady. For her, she also sent away the green bamboo that was also served in the room when she was a child. Ran Xiang and Qingzhu grew up together and served the eldest lady together for many years. The red canal replaced the green bamboo. Xiangben was reluctant, and now she couldn't get used to her attitude of putting her wife first in everything, so naturally she didn't have a few nice words when she spoke.

Hongqu is not easy to bully, and immediately retorted: "Ranxiang, what do you mean! I feel sorry for the eldest lady when she is sick, but I am not a doctor. If I can go to the concierge to ask, it is because of the kindness of the eldest lady. You have something in your heart." If you have the ability to find the chief steward, go find your wife! What kind of lady prestige are you playing with me? I won't serve you anymore."

After saying this, Hong Qu threw the handkerchief he had just wrung out into the water again, splashing water without ambiguity. I was so angry that I wanted to cry, but when I thought of the young lady who was burning like it was about to be cooked, I couldn't bear to leave and chase her out to find her to reason, so I went to the water basin to twist the veil, and changed it for the young lady. Pazi, and then went out to personally talk to the chief steward to reason.

Yan Zhaohua was drowsy, and there was a mess of voices in her ears, as if someone was feeling her pulse, someone was making noise outside, and her nose smelled a very familiar smell of spices, which had been with her for ten years. I didn't use it for a few years later, but I never forgot it. I wanted to cover my mouth and nose, but my body was so weak that my whole body seemed to be on fire, and I couldn't lift half of my strength.

She...isn't she dead?Shouldn't I feel nothing at all?

Is this what it feels like to die?Are the noisy noises around me demons and monsters, or the little ghosts of Hades?The body is burning like fire, is it the will-o'-the-wisp in the palace of Hades?

Yan Zhaohua has never been afraid of death, or rather, she is quite looking forward to death, so sick, weak and lingering, life is hopeless, although there have been several fights in her life, but after all, she is too young, Losing the opportunity, being at the mercy of others in a daze for so many years, treating the enemy as a benefactor, what she got in the end was betrayal and a lifetime of remorse. She had thought countless times to just die like that, and she would be free after death... …

The whole night of torment seemed to have evaporated all the moisture in Yan Zhaohua's body. His throat was so dry and hoarse that he couldn't make a sound. He dragged his body that seemed light and sat up, and saw her bed. Next to her was a girl who had fallen asleep, about thirteen or fourteen years old, wearing two croissants, with a delicate appearance, wearing green maid clothes, with the words Changning Houfu embroidered on the hem and neckline, looking at that Yan Zhaohua had mixed feelings about the words, "Changning Hou Mansion..." That's right, the clothes worn by this maid are exactly the costumes of the first-class maids of Chang Ning Hou Mansion!

But... the Marquis of Changning?

Yan Zhaohua was startled, looked up and looked around, suddenly her whole body seemed to have fallen into an ice cellar, the furnishings in this room were exactly the same as the boudoir in her memory, at the moment she was sleeping on a rosewood bed with thousands of steps , there is a built-in cabinet with treasures at the head of the bed, a pine red forest flat-angle dressing table and a round chair are placed at the door, and a dressing box with a sense of age is placed on the table. That box was her favorite when she was a girl. The things in it They were all favorites to wear at the time, and directly opposite the bed, there was a throne screen inlaid with rosewood and jade flowers. Yan Zhaohua was very impressed by this screen. The nurse who served her around her told her that it was her mother’s dowry. Each piece of jade polished into a flower shape on it is worth a thousand gold, not to mention the entire screen, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is priceless. However, it seems that this screen was given to Madam Changning by her back then. Aunt Xie.Back then, in order to please Mrs. Xie, the things she sent out could almost be described as gold and silver mountains. She thought that Mrs. Xie would take care of her for her kindness, but it was the one who tortured her so miserably in the end. Xie Shi.

Thinking of these things, Yan Zhaohua couldn't help laughing at himself, but it was only for a moment, and Yan Zhaohua immediately pulled back his consciousness.

These things should have disappeared a long time ago, why are they still doing well now?
And the maidservant who fell asleep, her delicate face seemed a little familiar... Dyexiang?No, how is this possible? As early as when she was 13 years old, Ranxiang was sent to Zhuangzi by her wife for finding mistakes and omissions. Later, I heard that she died on the first night when she was sent to Zhuangzi, but... what the hell? what happened?

Her throat felt like it was on fire, and she felt as if she was about to break after swallowing it twice. Yan Zhaohua moved, and Ran Xiang, who was lying on the bedside, woke up. Seeing her awake, Ran Xiang smiled, and said: "Miss, you are awake, how do you feel?"

If you talk about Ranxiang who is asleep, Yan Zhaohua knows three points, but when you wake up, Yan Zhaohua knows seven or eight points. Fearful, he propped himself up, and tentatively pointed at the teapot. Ranxiang immediately understood, and brought Yan Zhaohua a glass of water. Yan Zhaohua drank two cups in succession. There were too many voices, so she couldn't ask many questions, so she had to lie down with her back against two huge peony pillows with tangles of peonies under the service of Ranxiang, and secretly pinched her palm several times with her fingertips to make sure it was right. It's not a dream, but it happened in reality. This situation is definitely not in a dream. I looked down at my hand, which was like a light-white joke. While looking at Ranxiang, Ranxiang was sent away by Xie Shi when Yan Zhaohua was 13 years old, and she is still there now, which means that she is no older than 13 years old.

With a smile on his face, Hong Qu walked in with a silver tray. On the tray were a bowl of porridge and two small plates. Hua woke up, and came over in great surprise, and said: "Miss is awake, the servants got up early in the morning to bring porridge to Miss, and Ranxiang was still asleep, so I didn't wake her up, Miss, do you want to drink now?" ? The servant girl will feed you."

Ranxiang turned her head and glanced at Hongqu, although her eyes were a bit resentful, but she was always unwilling to make things difficult for Zhaohua, so she didn't say anything, she used the water on the basin shelf all night, and there was a short bed beside the bed. The two medicine bowls on the cabinet were brought out. Yan Zhaohua looked at the back of Ranxiang leaving, and seemed to have a little impression. When she was 12 years old, she had a high fever once, and her throat hurt for nearly a month or two. I can't say anything... If she really came back, then she should be twelve now.If all of this is true, then in other words, she... has returned to when she was 12 years old...

While caressing her throat in a daze, Hong Qu leaned over, scooped up a spoonful of white porridge courteously, and brought it to her mouth flatteringly, Yan Zhaohua looked at her beautiful face and closed his eyes, because his throat hurt too much, When the porridge was brought to her mouth, she turned her head away again, refusing to eat it.

Hongqu belongs to his wife, she used to think that Hongqu was good at speaking and would come to trouble, and thought of things more thoughtfully than Ranxiang and Qingzhu, the two maidservants who served her since she was a child, so she was very close to her, but who knew, It was this red canal who plotted against her for his wife and poisoned her, causing her to lose her body and have no children and no blessings for the rest of her life. Now how dare she use the things she sent.

Seeing that Yan Zhaohua doesn't eat what she feeds, Hongqu's heart tightens, but she doesn't reveal anything on her face. She is fifteen years old, two years older than Ranxiang and the others, but her experience and temperament are definitely not the same as those of Ranxiang and Qingzhu. A little girl can be compared, she hurried to the bedside with concern, and said to Yan Zhaohua:

"Miss has a sore throat. No matter how painful it is, I have to insist on taking two bites. Otherwise, how can I get better? This is the porridge that the servant got up early in the morning to cook for the young lady. The girl Ranxiang slept soundly, and I waited for most of the night. Let her come over to watch, but the slaves couldn't sleep, so they got up early and went to the kitchen, and the young lady's favorite lotus seeds and honey were specially added to the porridge."

Yan Zhaohua stroked his throat with one hand, but did not speak. She was born with snow-skinned and beautiful appearance, like pink carved jade. The appearance is very similar to the mother who passed away in the early years, with almond eyes and cherry lips, black hair and cloudy temples, and a pair of watery pupils. The eldest daughter of the Marquis of Changning, who has been respected since she was a child, is more like a person made of snow jade, without distraction, pure as water.

The appearance is still the same, but Hongqu doesn't know why, being stared at by the young lady who looks exactly the same as usual, she suddenly feels a thorn in her back, it seems to be the same as before, but very different.

Yan Zhaohua's high fever overnight didn't damage her complexion, a little haggardness made her look even more distressing. Seeing her serious expression, Hong Qu reached out to caress the top of Yan Zhaohua's head as usual. Yan Zhaohua is playing the role of big sister in front of Yan Zhaohua. Yan Zhaohua is twelve years old, just when she is ignorant of the world, she can talk and doesn't try to please, but she accidentally won the appreciation of this spoiled young lady and treats her as a big sister. Looking at her, she was quite respectful and convincing in her words, which made Hongqu proud for a long time, so she gradually developed the habit of pretending to be an elder in front of Yan Zhaohua, the eldest lady of Changning Houfu.

But what Hongqu didn't expect was that this time, she had tasted failure. Yan Zhaohua seemed to wave his hand casually, which just separated Hongqu's hand. Zhaohua's eyes were a little cold, which made Hongqu a little scared. She had never seen such a look in Yan Zhaohua, who was still a child, before, let alone her lips were still curled up at this moment. With a sinister sneer, it seemed that overnight, the innocent and kind young lady had been reborn...grow up?

(End of this chapter)