Nong Zhaohua

Chapter 2

The cotton curtain with back pattern was lifted outside the room, Mrs. Xie, Marquis of Changning, walked in with a worried expression on her face, Hong Qu hurriedly stepped aside to salute Mrs. Xie, who is not yet 30 years old this year, born She is quite dignified, with crescent eyebrows and starry eyes, slightly raised upwards, she looks shrewd, but when she looks at Yan Zhaohua, there is always a smile on the corner of her mouth, the indescribable tenderness in her eyes, she can be regarded as a thinly powdered face The plump and beautiful woman, now an upright young man, looks no less than those seventeen or eighteen-year-old girls who look like flowers. In addition, she is long-sleeved and good at dancing, and has an exquisite face. The former wife, Yan Zhaohua's biological mother Xie Wei, gave birth Not long after Yan Zhaohua, she became pregnant with Yan Zhaohua’s younger brother Yan Ruiqian. She forced the childbirth before her body was recuperated, and the child was confiscated due to hemorrhage after giving birth. The family also married Xie Shilan into the Marquis of Changning as a successor, and the Xie family was very upbeat. Not long after marrying in, they also gave birth to a pair of safe and healthy children for Hou Yanxiu of Changning, and successfully survived the ghost gate. After coming over, Xie's position as the mistress in the Yan family's backyard was established from then on.

After Xie Wei died, Mrs. Xie married into the Marquis of Changning, and Mrs. Xie raised Yan Zhaohua. Mrs. Xie was both Yan Zhaohua's aunt and aunt. It would be a lie for Yan Zhaohua to say that Mrs. Xie had no feelings for her Therefore, Yan Zhaohua in the past was quite convinced and respectful of Mrs. Xie. It can be said that he paid for Mrs. Xie wholeheartedly, treated Mrs. Xie as her biological mother, and treated Mrs. Xie's two children as her own siblings. Ruiqian couldn't compare to them, but Xie's face to Yan Zhaohua was always like a breeze, without any words of criticism, all the good things in the house were close to Yan Zhaohua, even her direct children sometimes The things he got were not as good as the words, and over time, everyone was paralyzed, thinking that Mrs. Xie was a good and good aunt, but what is the truth?She ruined Yan Zhaohua with micro-poison, ruined her marriage, and lived in pain for the rest of her life. In the end, she could only marry her distant cousin in the side branch. She wanted to live in peace, but Mrs. Xie didn't let her go. , using her status to interfere with her affairs in the back house, which made her exhausted and miserable every day, and finally exhausted her energy and died in depression.

Unexpectedly, he came back again, seeing Xie's anxious face, Yan Zhaohua sneered in his heart.

I saw that Mrs. Xie was wearing a vermilion Shu brocade gown with a pattern of treasures, with a concentric bun on her head, a gold-plated hairpin wearing flowers and beads, and a pair of gold-studded ruby ​​earrings on her ears. Such a gorgeous dress Make her look bright and compelling, so that people can tell at a glance that she has just come back from outside and came to visit Yan Zhaohua before she had time to change her clothes. She walked all the way to Yan Zhaohua's bed, and before Yan Zhaohua Standing up and saluting, he hurriedly sat down and said to Yan Zhaohua:

"Do you feel better? Why did I suddenly get sick? I haven't been at home for the past two days, and everyone in the house is doing their best. I only went back at this time. Fortunately, there was no delay, otherwise I don't know what to do." gone."

Mrs. Xie was only 27 years old, so she was not old at all, and she was so close to nature when talking to Yan Zhaohua, but who would have thought that such a vicious heart was hidden behind such closeness and nature.

Seeing that Yan Zhaohua was silent, Mrs. Xie asked again: "But there is still something uncomfortable, do you feel wronged? Why did these slaves who have no kingly law neglect you, wait for me to deal with them later, you If you feel uncomfortable, just tell your mother, don’t hold back what you want to eat, now that you are sick, even if you want to eat dragon meat, mother will find a way to get it for you.”

Yan Zhaohua sneered again in his heart, but his face was as submissive as before, the corners of his mouth moved weakly, and he tried to open his mouth to utter a few times, but his throat really hurt, and her tears rolled in her eye sockets because of the pain, seeing Mrs. Xie , hurriedly asked someone to take the prescription prescribed by the imperial physician and read it. After hearing people talk about Yan Zhaohua's illness, I realized that it's not that Yan Zhaohua doesn't talk, it's not that he doesn't want to get close to him, but he can't. Back to the stomach.

"My poor child, why did he catch such a severe wind and cold? It must be that the people in this house are not taking good care of him." Xie turned her eyebrows and turned to Hong Qu. Hong Qu knelt down in fright and said :
"Madam, calm down, it's because the maidservant is not attentive. Although the maidservant has only been in the room for more than two months, Dyexiang and Qingzhu have always been in charge of the affairs in the room. The maidservant is new here and can't say anything. Going to play by the lake, the servants should stop them, but they have come up with this mess, the servants deserve to die, please punish me."

Yan Zhaohua had a sore throat and couldn't make a sound, but he had to admit that Hongqu was indeed an expert at suing black, and he hated that he was actually deceived by her in the past.

"So, you were the one who went out with the eldest lady a while ago?" asked Mrs. Xie.

Hongqu hurriedly shook her head: "No, it's not slaves, it's... it's Ranxiang."

Yan Zhaohua leaned on the pillow, unable to speak anyway, so she simply recalled the past, this time the wind and cold almost killed her, and she was unable to speak for a month or two, not only that, this time the turmoil All the people around her were punished, and naturally Ran Xiang was punished more, as if she had been beaten ten times and couldn't get out of bed for several days, while the other people in her yard, more or less, according to the same Depending on the degree of intimacy of the wife, the punishments received are also different. In fact, at that time, Yan Zhaohua was stupid. The key was that he had no defense against Mrs. Xie. See who is from the Xie family and who is not.

Sure enough, Xie immediately said angrily:

"Hmph, what a picky eater, if you don't teach me a lesson, these blind slaves don't know how to serve their master well. Come!"

Following Mrs. Xie's order, Zhang Ping, the chief steward, stood outside the door and waited for orders. He only heard Mrs. Xie say: "Go, send someone to gather all the people in Missy's yard together. The chaos is so big, and being incensed is a serious crime, and ten big boards will be hit, and you watch the punishment for others, and you must let these people who eat inside and outside know what the end is for neglecting the eldest lady."

After Mrs. Xie gave her orders, Zhang Ping, the chief steward, took the order and pulled out the Red Canal, which was at the same time Qingqueju, by the way.

Zhang Ping is not an ordinary steward, but a distant cousin of Xie's mother's family. He is Xie's dowry. Zhang Ping was assigned the position of chief steward, and Lord Hou trusted Mrs. Xie, so he didn't specifically raise this matter, so Zhang Ping, the steward, could continue to work.

After turning around, she saw Yan Zhaohua leaning on the pillow without any movement, with a weak appearance that had nothing to do with her. This reaction made Mrs. Xie very satisfied, and she sat down on the edge of the bed with a smile on her lips, like a loving mother. said:

"Don't blame me for being troublesome. The servants in the yard can't be dealt with. The more you tolerate them, the more they will be negligent. This time the care is not good, and next time something will happen! Mother did this It's all for your own good."

Yan Zhaohua sneered in his heart, and beat up all the people in her yard for her own good. Who else would sincerely do things for her in the future?After going through a lot of head-on fights, everyone knows who is in charge of this house, and I'm afraid they will neglect her, the eldest lady, even more.

Yan Zhaohua didn't understand these truths until she grew up, but it was only when she understood that she realized that there was no one around her to use, and it was too late to regret.

At this time, there was a commotion in the yard, Zhang Ping moved very quickly, and immediately gathered the servants in Qingqueju, holding chicken feathers as arrows, and punished them without hesitation.

Yan Zhaohua was weak on the surface, but in fact, the fingernails under the quilt had already pinched into the palm of his hand, forcing himself to calm down. Mrs. Xie intends to gain power in her yard, but even if she stopped her, it would be of no use. To be on guard, you can take this opportunity to see how many are loyal in this yard.

"People say that sickness comes like a mountain and goes away like a thread. Seeing how weak you are, mother feels very uncomfortable. Later, I will ask someone to go to the kitchen to make your favorite red date soup. When the body is recovered, let my beautiful daughter change back."

Speaking of these intimate words, Mrs. Xie even stretched out her hand to touch Yan Zhaohua's forehead, mother-like actions and words, if Yan Zhaohua hadn't suffered an irreparable loss at her hands later, how could she Believe it, Mrs. Xie is such a vicious person?
But it's a full set of acting, Xie's acting tenderness with her, and she doesn't mind acting with her, anyway, the most difficult time has passed, she died once, and she has no fear of death, since God gave her a chance to be reborn , then how far she can achieve in this life depends on her own ability.These people who have caused her so much, this time, she is bound to seek an explanation, so there is no need to be in a hurry.

There was a smile on the corner of her mouth, as fresh and refined as pear blossoms reflecting water, such an outstanding appearance caused an imperceptible coldness to flash in Xie's eyes, but she recovered quickly, stood up, and the maid next to her immediately came over to tidy her dress , Xie said:

"You have been giving birth these few days, so I won't let the second lady come over to disturb you. She heard that you were sick, and she was more anxious than me. If I didn't stop her from coming over, she would love you the most. If you want I really came here, looking at your haggard look, I guess you are still crying."

Yan Zhaohua nodded weakly, and Mrs. Xie led the people towards the door, just in time to meet Hongqu who was rubbing his hands. The two looked at each other. Mrs. Xie said, "Be smarter after learning the lesson. If something happens to the eldest lady in the future, let alone you are a newcomer, I will not forgive you lightly."

Hong Qu bowed her head and said: "Your servant knows, from now on I will do my best to serve the eldest lady, and I will not dare to make any omissions."

After listening to this, Mrs. Xie walked towards the main courtyard from the corridor on the left, without even looking at the wailing execution scene in the courtyard.

(End of this chapter)