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Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Early the next morning, Ming Yu woke up again, hearing birds chirping outside the window, and the room was filled with the morning sun.As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw his mother, Jiang Shi, sitting beside the bed, whispering to Chun Yuan, who served her food, what she ate last night.

"The girl used a bowl of fragrant japonica rice porridge, stewed spotted fish liver, fragrant side dishes, and a cup of apricot tea..."

Chunyuan answered carefully.

Ming Yu has already remembered.She was indeed ten years old this year, and her younger brother An Mo hadn't been born yet, and there was only her and a concubine younger sister Ruan Mingpei in the family.A few days ago, Mrs. Jiang went to the Puji Temple outside Jiangzhou City to burn incense and beg for a son. When she came back to walk by water, she took advantage of Mrs. Jiang's unpreparedness and ran to the bow of the boat to look at the scenery. The girl who came over saw it, shouted loudly and picked it up, sucked water into her throat, and was frightened again, and kept it for more than half a month to recover.

She remained motionless, staring at Jiang beside her, trying her best not to cry again.

My mother is only 25 and six years old, with dark eyebrows and almond eyes, fair complexion, and a soft Jiangnan voice, which is very pleasant to hear.

Mingyu's grandfather, Jiang Kui, was the most famous scholar in the south of the Yangtze River, and his painting brush was the best in the world.The imperial court invited him to serve in the Imperial Academy several times, but he repeatedly refused.Mingyu's grandfather admired her name and came to ask for his son Ruan Hongtian three times, and she was married into the Ruan family.

Such a mother, however, would not bear the humiliation of her family being destroyed ten years later, and hang herself on the high beams of the middle hall of Rongyin Hall with a piece of white silk.

"mother……"

She took a breath and finally cried out.

When Jiang heard her daughter calling, she hurriedly turned her head, stretched out her hand to brush her forehead hair, touched her forehead, and laughed: "Ayu, are you feeling better?"

Touched by mother's warm hand, it seems to smell the faint orchid fragrance on her body.How long ago is this memory?

Mingyu finally couldn't help it, got up from the couch, threw herself into her arms, hugged her neck tightly,
Although her daughter has been kissing her since she was a child, she has only grown older, and she hasn't kissed her like this for a long time.Suddenly being hugged by her like this, thinking that he hadn't recovered from the shock of falling into the water, and feeling the warm and soft body in his arms leaning against him, Jiang's heart suddenly burst into tenderness, and he let her hold and caress Her hair fell to her waist.

"Ayu, be good, don't be afraid. It's all mother's fault, and nothing like this will happen again."

Ming Yu's tears were already streaming down, splashing on Jiang's lake blue satin collar.

"Is dad okay?" Ming Yu asked with a sob.

"Your father came to see you yesterday, and you were still asleep, so he didn't see you. The old lady will have her [-]th birthday next month, and he is busy with finishing chores in the Italian garden today. It's only my mother's fault. I thought too much about my own affairs, and I neglected you, which caused you to fall into the water. Fortunately, God has eyes..."

Jiang shi straightened Ming Yu upright and leaned on a pillow again, and while wiping the tears still on her face with a handkerchief, said in a low voice.

Ming Yu stared blankly at her mother's beautiful eyes that seemed to be slightly worried, and blurted out: "Mother, don't give me a concubine. Mother will give me a younger brother next year."

As soon as she said it, she felt wrong.That's all for the future, but now that she has slipped her mouth like this, Jiang Shi is afraid that she will become suspicious.It's just that the words have already been spoken, and it's hard to change them, so I have to close my mouth and look over with a little anxiety.

Jiang Shi was really taken aback.I thought to myself that my thoughts were so exposed recently that even my ten-year-old daughter could see it, let alone other people.It's just that since it has been brought up, and my daughter is so old, it's good to let her know the truth.Then he smiled wryly, and said, "Ayu, mother knows that you love me. It's just that I have been married to the Ruan family for ten years, and your father treated me very well, but I only gave birth to you. Aunt Liu who went earlier also only The second girl is left behind. The Ruan family has such a family business, and there is no male, not to mention your grandmother rushing, even I am extremely disturbed. It's just strange, how do you know what I'm thinking?"

Ming Yu concealed: "I see that my mother has been thinking a lot these days, so I guessed randomly."

Jiang Shi didn't doubt that he was there, and sighed slightly: "The old lady is pushing harder and harder now, and she said twice in three days that she should close her eyes early, so as not to cause trouble. Your father is a dutiful son, and it is difficult for him to be caught in the middle like this." My mother can't bear it. I've taken a fancy to someone who is well-educated and reasonable, and he is also reticent, not to mention those coquettish people who always look down on men when they see men. I've been thinking about this for the past few days. In a few days, if your father has a little free time, I will mention it to him, pick a day to do it, and it will be considered a lawsuit."

Although the Jiang family didn't mention that person's name, Ming Yu knew that it was the Aunt Du from the previous life.This Aunt Du's name is Ruoqiu, and her father, Du Xiucai, is a literati raised in the Congzhen Pavilion run by the Ruan family.Many books from all over the world are collected in the treasure hall, and many officials from the south of the Yangtze River are well-known, and they come to seek refuge one after another.Du Xiucai read a belly full of poems and books in vain, but failed in the exams repeatedly, and his family was too poor to let go.Hearing that the Ruan family in Jiangzhou raised many officials, the so-called people are poor and short of breath, so they had the cheek to ask acquaintances to come to the door.Seeing that he was unknown, Ruan Hongtian was not at ease.But he has always been generous, so naturally he doesn't care about raising another person, with a wave of his hand, Dao is compiling a book, so he just went to help.Du Xiucai relieved her urgent need, thanked her, and sent her daughter Du Ruoqiu to Ruan's house to serve his wife.

How could Jiang shi put people in his room at will, and was about to send it out casually, when he suddenly thought that his mother-in-law had been beating him, and now it seemed that he wanted to put people in his room.The arms can't twist the thighs, so rather than being stuffed in by someone who doesn't know the basics, it's better to pick one that can hold it.Seeing that Du Ruoqiu was literate and had a bit of aloof beauty, she stayed and watched carefully for more than half a year, and saw that she was reticent, not like the kind of competitive person.I tried it a few times on purpose.When Ruan Hongtian was at home, he asked her to bring some refreshments to the study, and let her wet nurse, Mother Zhou, who had followed her from her natal home, follow her to check on them quietly.Mother Zhou came back and reported that she bowed her head and left after delivering the refreshments without saying a word.Only then was he somewhat satisfied, and the idea of ​​bringing her up to be a concubine came into his mind.

Ming Yu knew that after her grandmother's [-]th birthday next month, her mother would accept Du Ruoqiu as her father's aunt.It's just that Aunt Du has been depressed since then, let alone gave birth to a son and a half daughter.On the contrary, Jiang himself, within two months, realized that Youxi was happy, and gave birth to Ming Yu's younger brother, An Mo.Later, Rongyintang fell, and the Jiang family committed suicide by hanging from the beam. Aunt Du swallowed gold and committed suicide, unwilling to be humiliated.Fearing that they would be implicated, relatives and relatives of the former disciples disappeared without a trace overnight, and there were even many people who came forward to identify Ruan Hongsheng's crimes, and there was not even a body collector.It is said that it was Du Xiucai and the craftsman surnamed Gu who created the wonderful scenery of Yiyuan Garden to thank his father for his kindness in the past, and together they gave out money and went to make friends, so that the Jiang family's Auntie Du's body was collected and buried to avoid being abandoned in a mass grave. .

Ming Yu in her previous life was powerless, so that's all.Now that she knew about it, and knew that her mother couldn't withstand the pressure from her grandmother, so she gave her father a concubine against her will, and Du Ruoqiu was also depressed and died, how could she sit idly by?

"Mother, before you went to the Buddha last time, you prayed for your offspring. Although I fell into the water when I came back, I dreamed that my mother gave birth to a younger brother when I fell asleep last night. If you wait patiently for another three or two months, my dream may not be sure." It's working."

Ming Yu thought for a while, and added another sentence.

Seeing the solemn look on her daughter's face, Jiang said she was just comforting herself.Feeling a little surprised, this daughter who used to be obsessed with reciting poems and composing love affairs seems to have grown up a lot overnight, feeling relieved, stretched out her hand to stroke her forehead, and said with a smile: "Okay, okay. Just listen to Ayu Yes, Ayu's dream must have been brilliant..."

"Ma'am, the girl's breakfast is here, and I need to take medicine after a short rest."

The mother and daughter were talking, Chunyuan brought a little girl in.

This year, Chunyuan was only 14 years old, and her parents were both servants of the Ruan family.Father Zhou Da was a handyman in the outer courtyard, and her mother was a helper in the kitchen.When Jiang shi used to choose a big girl for Ming Yu, she first sent Qiao Qin over by her side, and saw that although she was younger, she was mature and upright. Standing among a bunch of girls, she seemed stable, That's when she was transferred from serving tea in the outer courtyard to Yilu Building.She has been serving with all her heart since she came, and when Ming Yu came out of the cabinet at the age of 16, she was already twenty.According to the rules, it is necessary to match people.Her mother met her the nephew of the manager of the Ruan's spice shop, who helped out in the shop. Ming Yu met him once when she went to her shop. He was very honest and capable.Just as she was about to ask the master's family for advice, the Jiang family liked her loyalty to Mingyu, thinking that her daughter married to the capital thousands of miles away, although her wish was fulfilled, and with Mingyu's beauty and intelligence, she wanted to marry I won't treat her badly either.It's better to have someone who knows everything by her side than to change people temporarily, so I have the intention of letting her go with her as a roommate.

Ming Yu knew about her mother's arrangement. Although she was a little sceptical at the time, she only knew that it was common sense for a man to have three wives and four concubines. Naturally, she didn't dare to expect her husband to be the only one to dote on her.Later, she married into Jingyuanhou's mansion, and she fell to the point of being crushed by others, but Chunyuan still persisted, and even the last voice she heard was hers.Chunyuan treats her kindly, she must keep it in her heart.In this life, I will never let her follow me like a pineapple like in the previous life.

(End of this chapter)