Phoenix Indus

Chapter 2

Jun Xueqi walked in quickly, and before she stepped up the steps in the front room, she was stopped by the maid in the mother's room, and asked with a puzzled look: "Okay, what are you stopping me for? Didn't you say that the wife is back?" Is it? I came to say hello to my wife."

The maid pointed to the main room with the door tightly closed, and whispered nervously: "When the lady came back, her face was not very good-looking, and she kicked us out as soon as she entered, saying that she had something to say to the old lady." Said that only Nanny Liu was left to serve inside, and the rest of the people were not allowed to be let in. The young lady should go back and wait, and I will see you naturally during dinner, and there will be time to ask for your kindness when the time comes. "

After hearing this, Jun Xueqi thought that Jun Xuewen's condition was serious, and she was in a hurry, and she didn't dare to go in rashly to ask, so she had to pull the maid aside and asked in a low voice: "But what about the eldest aunt? What's going on around here?"

The servant girl frowned, shook her head and said: "I don't know about that, if we are not allowed to serve inside, we won't be able to hear anything outside."

Jun Xueqi sighed in disappointment, turned around in a trance, took Yueling and Shuiling out of the winter courtyard, looked up and saw the nannies bringing the two masters who had changed their clothes to say hello, stopped her and gave a few words, then I sent them back to wait for dinner, and then I went back to Tingyuyuan by myself.

Let's say Mrs. Jun came back to Wenning from Yongning, because she knew that Jun's mother was worried about Jun Xuewen's illness, so once she entered the Jun's mansion, she didn't go back to the summer courtyard to change clothes, but went straight to the winter courtyard where Jun's mother lived.Leaving the accompanying maids outside the main room, he only walked in with his confidant Madam Wu, greeted Jun Mu who was leaning on the bed, and then sent out all the serving maids in the main room. Only Madam Liu, mother-in-law's confidant, remained.

Mother Jun beckoned Mrs. Jun to sit down on the edge of the bed, took her hand, and asked worriedly: "Is Miss Wen seriously ill? Was she better when you left? Why did she fall ill again when she was fine? Could it be that the young couple are bickering?"

Mrs. Jun's face was full of sorrow, she sighed bitterly, and Fang replied: "Mother-in-law knows that the eldest aunt gave birth to Sister Ling when she was a child, and her body has not been strong for more than a year, and she is always sick throughout the year. Last two or three times. At the beginning of the year, Jin Taijun sent a concubine over because he felt sorry for the eldest uncle who had no heirs. The eldest aunt naturally felt uncomfortable. But when the heirs were said to be there, the eldest aunt could not bear it. There is no other way.

"The Liu family relied on being Mrs. Jin's distant niece, and didn't know how to live in peace. Last month, when his wife was ill and the eldest uncle went away again, he had a scene in their small yard. Aunt and grandma I am a strong and careful person. I have never suffered such grievances, so I fell ill in such anger. My wife persuaded me again and again, but I didn’t see my aunt and grandma wanting to take it. The condition was not serious, so I had to send someone to pick me up. , I want me to persuade my aunt and grandma well."

After finishing speaking, he took the tea from Madam Wu and took two sips in a hurry to moisten his throat.

After listening to Mrs. Jun's words, Jun's mother felt sorry for Jun Xuewen and hated that Liu family, but what Mrs. Jun said was reasonable, and when the children said that they were there, they couldn't say anything, so they could only frown , sighed bitterly: "There is no other way. Sister Ling, as long as she is a boy, girl Wen doesn't have to suffer these grievances. The second master of the Jin family is barren, so the second wife of the Jin family pointed at the eldest son-in-law to spread incense." Wen's girl, Shengling, was injured again when she was a child, and she can no longer be raised. No matter how much we love her, there is no reason to stop the Jin family from letting the eldest son-in-law take a concubine.

"It's just that Taijun Jin didn't do his job well, so it's fine to take a concubine for the elder uncle. It's hard to choose a girl from any family, but I chose Mrs. Jin's niece, and the distant house is also a junior of her Liu family. Is the girl and our Jun family good-looking? With Mrs. Jin as the backer, that little goblin will naturally refuse to be a dwarf. In terms of status, she can't compete with her. Naturally, she has to fight for some face on weekdays. This son of a rich family takes a concubine It’s not an anecdote, so I can only persuade Wen girl to think about it.”

Mrs. Jun handed the teacup to Nanny Wu, nodded helplessly, and said, "My daughter-in-law also thinks the same way, so I persuaded my aunt over there for several days, but it's up to my aunt to see if she can take it easy. The eldest aunt's body is not strong at all, and now that these troublesome worries are added, the disease can only be raised slowly. The mother-in-law asked the daughter-in-law to bring the medicinal materials and supplements, and the daughter-in-law gave them to the elder aunt. The confidant maids are gone, and they are also asked to cook on time, and serve the aunt and grandma to drink.

"At the wife's place, the daughter-in-law has also ordered it. It's just a mother-in-law, so it's not good to take care of the son and daughter-in-law's housekeeping. Fortunately, when I lived there, I took a closer look, and the eldest uncle is not very serious. I dote on that Liu family, and my aunt also respects her very much. During the period when my aunt was ill, although my eldest uncle couldn't rest with her, but every day when I returned to the mansion, as long as my aunt was still awake, I would go to visit her And sister Ling."

After listening to these words, Mother Jun knew that Jin Yuxuan still cared about Jun Xuewen and Sister Ling, she felt a little more at ease, she nodded with satisfaction, and said with a wry smile: "This woman, for the rest of her life, depends first on her parents, then on her husband and sister. Son, as long as the elder uncle doesn't favor that little goblin, and doesn't act like spoiling his concubine and destroying his wife, that girl's life will be able to live on."

Mrs. Jun saw Jun's mother's sick face, and she was afraid that her condition would be aggravated because of Jun Xuewen's incident, so she told a lot of interesting things that happened at Jun Xuewen's place, and asked Jun Xuewen to tell Jun's mother , I learned it one by one from Mrs. Jun, and coaxed Mrs. Jun to smile happily, so I was relieved.

Jun's mother told Mrs. Jun about the academic progress of the elder master Jun Xuejun and the second master Jun Xueluo in the past ten days, and praised the two children for their great achievements in the future.

In the past few days, Jun Xueqi took care of the affairs of the mansion on her behalf, and picked up important lessons for Mrs. Jun, and said with a proud smile: "Qi girl is really a rare and good child, not to mention smart and sensible, this little girl At your age, you are good at dealing with people and dealing with things, and you are well-reasoned and well-founded when you take care of housework. This year, you have been the only one supporting you outside the house. I am getting old and I can't help you. I am also very worried for you, for fear that you will fall ill due to hard work. Now that you are well, there will be girl Qi to help you in the future, the burden on your shoulders will be lighter, and my heart will be more stable. "

Mrs. Jun was surprised and happy when she heard Jun Xueqi's housekeeping, and she was relieved that she gave birth to a good daughter.Those annoying things accumulated in my heart don't feel heavy anymore.

Mother Jun knew that Mrs. Jun had a hard time traveling, and seeing that it was almost time for dinner, she rushed Mrs. Jun back to the summer courtyard to freshen up and change clothes so that she could have dinner with the children.

Mrs. Jun had been away from home for more than ten days, and she was also thinking about the children, so she went back to the summer courtyard to take a bath, make up, and change clothes after a few gossips with Mrs. Jun.

It is said that Jun Xueqi was thinking about Jun Xuewen's illness, and she couldn't figure out what Mrs. Jun and Jun's mother had said. She was upset all the way, and she finally walked slowly to the gate of Tingyuyuan, but she didn't want to go in. Now, turn around and go to the Wenyu Courtyard where the second lady Jun Xueling lives next to her.

At this time, Jun Xueling was sitting under the tree in the yard embroidering handkerchiefs. Hearing that Dongmei, the servant girl beside her, said that Jun Xueqi had come, she hurriedly put the half-embroidered handkerchief in her hand into the embroidery basket. Handing the embroidered basket to Dongmei, she stood up and asked with a smile: "It seems that it's time for dinner. You don't go back to your room to rest and wait for dinner. Why did you come to my place? My wife is not at home these days. You have to take care of everything here, so you should take a good rest in your free time."

With that said, La Junxueqi sat down at the stone table in the yard and ordered the maids to serve tea and fruit.

Jun Xueqi sat at the stone table, quietly without saying a word, Yueling handed over the tea, but just took it and drank it one by one.

Jun Xueling guessed that she was in trouble while handling the affairs of the mansion, and asked cautiously: "Is there any steward who disobeyed your housekeeper and caused trouble for you? Those bastard servants are always lazy and slippery all the time. With my own little calculations, I have never been safe. Don't be too angry because of them, bear with it, or punish them, and wait for the wife to come back. "

Jun Xueqi put the teacup on the stone table, sighed and said, "Madam has come back, talking to the old lady."

At the end of the sentence, he said the matter of paying his respects in the past from the beginning to the end, and said: "I don't know how the big sister is doing? Is the illness cured? Madam and the old lady talk mysteriously, making it difficult My heart is full of ups and downs. Second sister, you said that the eldest sister is sick this time, why did the concubine send someone to pick up the wife? In the past two years, the eldest sister has always been sick. Usually, it is just the Jin family who sends someone over Send a letter, let's prepare some medicinal materials and supplements, and send the decent lady in charge to send them over to visit the eldest sister."

Jun Xueling is two years older than Jun Xueqi. Although she is not as smart as Jun Xueqi, she is engaged after all. She knows some things about the inner house. After thinking about it, she smiled wryly and said, "In my opinion, this time, my aunt Inviting my wife to come over may be because of the concubine room that the Jin Family Taijun gave to my eldest sister-in-law at the beginning of the year. I heard from my aunt that since that concubine room entered the door, my eldest sister has been feeling uncomfortable. The illness this time may also be due to that concubine room. The concubine invited the wife to come over, probably because she wanted the wife to help persuade the eldest sister, after all, the mother of the natal family is more kind than the mother-in-law."

Jun Xueling's words awakened Jun Xueqi, who had been unable to figure this out, and reminded her of the concubine's room when she first entered Jin's house. Jun's mother and Mrs. Jun were so upset that they didn't think about eating or drinking for several days. Aunt Jiang and Jun Xueling persuaded her for several days before they coaxed Jun's mother and Mrs. Jun to relax.

Seeing Jun Xueqi in a daze, Jun Xueling didn't wake her up, she just held a teacup and said softly to herself: "Ever since my eldest brother-in-law took over the concubine's room, sometimes I feel a little lucky that the Qiao family has fallen. There is no talk of taking concubines in small households, and there will be less disputes between wives and concubines, and life will be more comfortable.

"When I first heard about the decline of the Qiao family, I felt as if I was being gouged out by a knife. I felt that there was no hope in this life. Later, I slowly realized that those daughter-in-laws from small families, don't Do they all live like this for the rest of their lives? They can live a life, so what can I not? Life has to be lived anyway. Compared with those village women or beggar women, the Qiao family is the best It's gone."

Jun Xueqi had come to her senses at this time, and after listening to Jun Xueling's words, she understood the bitterness in it.And remembering that I am now thirteen, and I will leave the cabinet in two or three years, I can't help but feel sad, and my eyes are gradually turning red.

When Shen Momo walked in, she saw their sisters sitting quietly at the stone table, neither drinking tea nor eating any fruit, but their eyes were red, she couldn't help getting nervous, and walked over quickly and asked: "What's wrong with the two young ladies? Why are you crying even though you're doing well? Could it be that you're bickering and fighting?"

Jun Xueling saw that Nanny Shen had misunderstood her, and it was hard to say what she said about the sisters just now, so she stood up and comforted her: "Mother Shen is worrying too much, my third sister and I have been in love since we were young, how could it be It's bickering. Mother Shen is here now but she wants to invite my third sister and me to have dinner."

After listening to Jun Xueling's words, Shen Momo felt relieved and said with a smile: "That's right, Madam has returned home, she has changed her clothes now, and is waiting for the two young ladies in the gazebo in the garden. The wife said that the weather is cool today, so we will have dinner in the garden, the two masters have already passed, and the two young ladies should go there quickly."

Jun Xueling hurriedly pulled Jun Xueqi up, and while helping her tidy up her clothes, she said with a smile: "My wife is back, let's go quickly to say hello, and by the way, ask the elder sister if she is recovering from her illness."

The two sisters, arm in arm, led the accompanying maids out of the Wenyu Courtyard and headed for the gazebo in the garden.

(End of this chapter)