Xiangmen black-bellied woman

Chapter 10

"Auntie is right. This porcelain vase is indeed an old thing left by my mother." Shen Ninghua had a faint smile on her face, but her eyes turned red. This appearance made people feel more and more pity.

She was born without a biological mother, but the late Xia Jingyan held a huge place in her heart.When she was very young, the nanny told her about her mother little by little, telling her how well-educated and intelligent she was, and it was only when the family was persecuted later that she had to marry Shen Dong hastily.Originally, relying on her intelligence and beauty, she would be able to be doted on all over, but the fact is just the opposite. Shen Dong treats his concubines well, but treats her coldly, and later even lost his life in childbirth.

After she became a queen, she secretly inquired about her mother many times, but was reprimanded by Shen Dong. In order to maintain the little family relationship left, she forcibly endured it. This time, she will definitely give up everything Check things out.

"You child..." The second lady held Shen Ninghua's hand with sadness on her face and sighed uncontrollably, "Back then my sister-in-law took great care of me, and she was always fair in dealing with things, but it's a pity that she went a little early..." Xia Shi When she was alive, she managed the Shen family in an orderly manner, and handled the affairs of the second and third bedrooms appropriately, which was worthy of her saying "convinced". However, Zhao Yunxiang relied on her status as the elder sister-in-law to plan, Do some calculations, if this is the case, then her second wife will have to fight for it!Besides, who doesn't know the nasty things she and Shen Dong did?
Shen Ninghua comforted: "When I came home, I saw many of my mother's old things, but Ninghua was already very comforted in her heart. Auntie must not be too sad, or it will be my fault."

"Well, the things left by my sister-in-law are very delicate. I'm afraid no one among us can compare with them. I remember that when my sister-in-law was still there, she gave me a set of clothes. I'll send someone to send it to you someday."

"Since it was given to my aunt by my mother, how dare Ninghua want it again? Besides, I heard from the nanny that my mother once praised my aunt for her beauty and that it would be most suitable to be paired with acacia flowers, so the head jewelry given to my aunt is all carved in secret. It bears the imprint of Albizia julibrissin."

The eldest lady's face became more and more rigid, staring at Shen Ninghua's innocent smiling face, somehow the bad feeling in her heart became stronger and stronger.

The second lady frowned slightly and thought: "I remember when you said that, your mother always engraves unique things on the jewelry she gives away, and her own jewelry is engraved with rhododendrons... Ah, I remembered that. , no wonder the girl's jewelry looks familiar, isn't that something left by my sister-in-law?"

As soon as the words fell, everyone immediately followed the second lady's gaze to look at the maid standing behind Shen Linghan.The servant girl's face turned pale immediately, and she fell to her knees on the ground with a plop.

No matter how poor the husband's family is, using his wife's dowry is a shameful thing, even ordinary people are extremely shameless.If such a thing happened to the Shen family, it would be a huge scandal.

The lady's face was already black and blue, and the way Shen Dong looked at her made her even more frightened.

Xiao turned her head to look at Shen Ninghua, only to find that her lips were slightly parted, and her eyes were looking at the hairpin on the girl's head, with pain and disbelief.

The second lady seemed to realize that she had said something wrong, and she stood silently aside. At this moment, she had already laughed in her heart, and she was happier than anyone else to see the joke of the eldest lady Zhao Yunxiang.

"What's going on here?" Shen Dong asked in a cold voice. Mrs. Zhao has always kept the backyard in good order, so he never asked much about it, but he never thought Mrs. Zhao would do such a scandal. The excerpts that participated in his performance are likely to appear on the emperor's imperial case!

Shen Linghan's eyes moved, and she explained with a smile on her face: "Father, Wanxiang's elder sister served my aunt, and she herself stayed with her for a few days. When she saw me asking about my aunt, My mother gave me this hairpin as a thought. When Wan Xiang saw this hairpin that day, she shed tears. After I asked, I realized that she missed her mother very much, so I decided to give her the hairpin in private. , Linghan decides on his own, and asks his father to punish him." As he spoke, he got up and knelt down facing Shen Dong.

Hearing the explanation, Shen Dong's expression softened, and he stood up and helped Shen Linghan up himself, with a very doting tone: "Your child has always been kind-hearted. Although this incident is inappropriate, it is out of good intentions after all. Punishment or something is fine. never mind."

"Thank you father."

Looking at the scene of father's kindness and daughter's filial piety in front of her, Shen Ninghua slowly clenched her hands tightly in her sleeves. This father and daughter are really shameless, such far-fetched lies are sincere!

Shen Linghan has always been the jewel in Shen Dong's palm. Shen Mengyuan, Shen Yulan, and many subsequent Shen family girls were all used as bargaining chips and sent to the mansions of various high-ranking officials, either as successors or concubines. They used their life's struggles to pave the way for Shen Linghan. On a broad road, she also fell on this bloody road back then, but this time, she will definitely not repeat the same mistakes.

"I was also very surprised when I saw the hairpin just now. I didn't expect this reason. Has Mother Zhou served her mother before?" Shen Ninghua asked curiously.

Shen Dong frowned, his face changed slightly.

Nanny Zhou was taken aback for a moment, and then she exclaimed: "Why can't the servant understand what Miss is talking about?"

Shen Ninghua paused slightly: "It's nothing, it's just that the clothes on Nanny's body look familiar."

The second lady looked at it carefully, and reprimanded with anger on her face: "The material is from the old sister-in-law. Although this kind of fabric is not particularly rare, the pattern is special. I remember it was a gift from the palace. The bold old slave dared to cut his own clothes to make clothes, and he was not afraid that he would not be able to suppress that blessing!"

Shen Dong's face changed completely, even Mrs. Xiao got up and walked in front of Nanny Zhou.Back then Xia Jingyan had a royal order, and indeed she had received rewards from the palace. Now even if she is dead, these things should be properly confessed.

The eldest lady had already turned pale, she gritted her teeth and made a decision in her heart, she turned her head and slapped Nanny Zhou on the face: "You maidservant, kneel down! I will seal up my sister's yard separately, and every once in a while I will Sending someone to clean up, you are the one who arranges the specific things, but you tell me, what have you done?" Zhao's complexion was pained, and the frown was even more painful.

She is in charge of the backyard of Shen's mansion, so there is no way such a big mistake can happen, what's more, being a successor is very difficult in itself, once the late eldest lady is involved, she can't speak clearly, let alone, The use of dead people's things is still a gift from the emperor, and if it is spread, the entire Zhao family will be affected.When did Nanny Zhou become so bold?
Nanny Zhou's heart skipped a beat, and her face immediately turned pale: "Ma'am..." Some time ago, I didn't know who told me that the material was beautiful. She secretly thought about it for a long time before she cut out a dress. She just put it on today. , something happened immediately.

Mrs. Zhao fought back and slapped her on the face again:
"Diao Nu, use my sister's things at will, what kind of situation do you want to put me in? Old lady and master, it's because I didn't discipline the slaves well, making them disregard my orders and use sister's things without permission. I know, how should I plead guilty to my sister... I also ask the old lady and the master to punish me, otherwise I will feel uneasy." While speaking, tears were already falling down, which made people look really sincere.

Shen Ninghua looked coldly at Zhao's excellent singing and writing performance, her eyes were full of sarcasm, if it wasn't for the connivance of the eldest lady, how could the servants below have the courage to use the things of the deceased mistress, and now they have pushed all the crimes to the next level It's really a good plan for people.

However, she didn't expect to make things big. Shen Dong cared about his reputation very much, so he would never let this matter spread. She just used this to get back her mother's dowry.

"Mother, look..." Shen Dong looked at Xiao Shi.

Xiao frowned, and looked at the eldest lady with an imperceptible disgust: "Slap Zhou Nanny thirty times and drive him out of the house."

"In addition, Ninghua has also returned. After all, she is the eldest lady of the mansion. She should also take care of her biological mother's dowry. After all, when she gets married, these will also be her dowry." Xiao Shi finally settled Shen Ninghua's decision with one sentence. Location.

Mrs. Zhao, who was originally relieved, clenched her fists when she heard this, and felt her head buzzing. Mrs. Xia has been dead for so many years, and she has given away a lot of her dowry one after another. Seeing Xia's jewelry worn on those low-status maids, she felt very happy.Where is she going to get those things back?

It's all Nanny Zhou's lowly maidservant, who is usually arrogant, but she actually moved her mind on the imperial gift, this person cannot be kept.

Feeling the dignified atmosphere in the hall, Shen Ninghua's face was sad, but her eyes were filled with a faint smile. From today onwards, she wanted to keep the Shen family shrouded in dark clouds. These people should be blamed for their actions Paying the price, now is just a small beginning.

After everyone retreated, Mrs. Xiao leaned on the couch, showing a quite satisfied smile.Xue Zhu knelt on the ground to help her pinch her legs and said: "Old Furen, the Eldest Miss is very intelligent, so you can feel much more at ease."

"Well, I will bring some high-quality materials to Ninghua later. She has had a hard life since she was a child, so I, a grandmother, must take good care of her."

Xue Zhu responded in a low voice, but couldn't help sighing in her heart: The old lady has always wanted to seize the right to the backyard, but it's a pity that the eldest lady is very powerful, and besides, there is the Zhao family behind her, who has been faintly suppressing the old lady. I don't know how long Miss Ninghua and the others can deal with each other.

(End of this chapter)