Lady Zhao

Chapter 118

Zhao Wenxi was decided by Mrs. Zhao. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, she chose an auspicious day in early September to marry the son of Cao Zhengping, the sixth-rank official in the capital.This time, the old madam is also cruel. As long as she doesn't marry for a day, she will have delusional thoughts about the sixth prince. She keeps thinking that she is the sixth princess, which makes the old madam chill. She is afraid that if this continues, what will happen? When Yao Mozi came, he wanted to find a marriage that depended on the Duke's mansion, so that he could be more tolerant, and the old lady of that family had also seen it, and it seemed that the honest and responsible person was indeed the best candidate.

On the eighth day of September, chrysanthemums bloomed, Zhao Wenxi was dressed in a wedding gown, like a puppet, she was supported by a wedding lady into the sedan chair, she burst into tears, but she couldn't speak, and she couldn't resist, she hated the person who drugged herself The old madam hates another person even more. She must have come up with a way to force herself to marry.

The whole wedding, and even the final bridal chamber, was like a nightmare to Zhao Wenxi. She failed to become the sixth princess, but became the young lady of Cao's mansion, and the cowardly and ugly man forced her to marry her. , Realizing that he was not a virgin, he changed his face, scolded and tortured him ruthlessly. However, this was just the beginning of a nightmare.

Probably because they were afraid that she would escape and file a complaint, the family imprisoned her in their dormitory, beat and scolded her severely, and starved her for a few days, as if domesticated. After a few days, Zhao Wenxi became a little tranced , can't distinguish between instinct and true self, and every time I regain my sobriety, I want to ask for death, but I can't do it.

Day after day, Zhao Wenxi lived in the fear that she almost didn't recognize herself. The food and comfort she got because of being obedient made her covetous.So she played the role of a good daughter-in-law and a good wife in Cao's mansion, and slowly made the family let go of their guard.

Finally, when the new year came, the Cao family was going to Dingguo's mansion to pay New Year's greetings, so naturally they had to bring Zhao Wenxi with them. A few days before going out, Zhao Wenxi became more obedient, but Cao Zhiqing didn't let her go and tossed her hard on the bed , I don’t know where that person got the ointment, but her constitution, which was prone to leaving marks, gradually improved, and the scars covered one after another, as long as they were applied, they would disappear the next day without leaving any evidence.

"I'll take you to Dingguo's mansion this time, and speak carefully. If you dare to chew a single word, you will be in a hundred times more pain than you are now." The man threatened her viciously while lusting after her body. .

Zhao Wenxi closed his eyes in pain, nodded in response, and prayed in his heart that the sky would light up soon and leave this ghostly place quickly.

The next day, the newly dressed Cao family arrived at Duke Ding's mansion in a carriage. After getting off the carriage, Cao Zhiqingxu helped Zhao Wenxi into the mansion of Dingguo. The latter looked at the familiar gate with tears in his eyes. When he saw the warning gaze cast by Cao Zhiqing, he tensed up.

The two went to Jinglian Garden first, because they wanted to see the place where Zhao Wenxi lived before, so the Cao family and his wife went to greet the old lady first.After Zhao Wenxi entered the mansion, he has been waiting patiently, waiting for the opportunity, and is determined to tear the false face of this family.

Outside Mingxu Garden, plum blossoms were blooming on the branches, and the voice of the maid sweeping the snow echoed in the courtyard. Seeing the people coming, they greeted the second lady and the second son-in-law one after another.

When he was about to enter the door, Cao Zhiqing paused, and Zhao Wenxi almost tripped him with his hurried steps, but he had to stop, feeling a little scared.

"Look at you, you're such a grown-up, and you still don't know how to take care of yourself. Doesn't your neck feel cold when the snow falls?" After finishing speaking, Cao Zhiqing took a handkerchief and wiped it off carefully for her, and even tightened his hand, " Have a good chat with the old lady, I will pick you up later."

Zhao Wenxi was startled when he heard the two words that made him bite hard, so he nodded silently and went inside.Outside the door, Cao Zhiqing watched her go in, and left with a happy smile. In the eyes of all the maids in Mingxu Garden, they all said that the two were in love, and the uncle had a deep affection for the young lady.

The stove in the room was very hot, and since Zhao Wenxi entered the door, a servant girl took off her gown neatly. As soon as Zhao Wenxi saw the old lady on the soft couch, tears fell down, and she couldn't help but hurried away He choked up and called out to grandma.

The old lady was startled by her sudden movement, and then she showed a bit of embarrassment and darted towards Mrs. Cao who was sitting next to her, and stretched out her hand to help Zhao Wenxi. Hurry up and bring the prepared New Year's gift."

Mama Yang was also able to react, she answered and took the box, and handed it to the old lady.The latter answered, pulled someone to sit beside him, wiped away her tears, and said, "Girl Xi has become more and more clingy since she got married, she must be missing grandma."

"Yeah, Wenxi often talks about you in the mansion." Madam Cao followed suit, and secretly glanced at Zhao Wenxi with her eye hook.

Zhao Wenxi shrank suddenly, and called the warm hand on the back of his hand until the tip of his nose was sore, he shook his head fiercely, knelt down on the ground with a plop, and said firmly, "Grandmother, Wenxi was wrong, but Wenxi has also been punished, the Cao family is not a good person, they imprisoned me, did not give me food, beat and scolded me frequently, grandma, this is not a place for people to stay, grandma save me!"

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Because the old lady hadn't said anything for a long time, Zhao Wenxi looked over in confusion, and saw that the old lady looked more and more embarrassed, and Mrs. Cao next to her had already wiped her tears with a handkerchief.Just as I was surprised, I heard the man say, "I thought I treated Wenxi well, but I don't know why she would slander her like this. In fact, I always knew that our family was highly regarded to marry Wenxi, so I didn't care about Wenxi." Don't dare to be wronged, my son treats her like a jewel, I...I don't know why she can say such heartbreaking words."

Zhao Wenxi was dumbfounded when he heard it, but he couldn't believe it when he saw that the old lady believed it.

"Girl Xi, you really went too far this time!" Mrs. Zhao's complexion darkened, not hiding her disappointment, "Before you came, Mrs. Cao kept talking about how nice you are, how obedient and sensible I thought you were. Delusion, who would have thought that you would dare to fabricate things like this in order to come back, it really... pissed me off!"

"Grandma, I..."

"Old madam, what...wrong thoughts?" Mrs. Cao stopped crying after hearing the words, and asked na na.

Mrs. Zhao felt even more ashamed when she was asked, but she didn't want to show her family ugliness, so she shook her head and didn't say much, she just assured her in-laws, "I guess this child was a little stimulated when he came back, and his nature is not bad. That was just nonsense, my in-laws don’t take it seriously for the sake of this old man.”

"It won't happen, old lady, don't worry." Mrs. Cao is also a good person, and she readily agreed. Now her husband is all relying on the promotion of Dingguo's mansion and backed by a big tree, so he naturally knows how to behave.

When Mrs. Zhao saw this, she felt sorry for her in-laws, and sighed quietly, fearing that Zhao Wenxi would say something rebellious again, so she said she was tired, so she asked Mama Yang to invite people to the hall, and the elder of the Zhao family would greet them.

Zhao Wenxi was stunned because she never thought that her grandmother would not believe her. When she was taken out by her mother-in-law, she still couldn't react. There were tears hanging down her face, so pitiful. Once she got outside, while there was no one around, Mrs. Cao changed He turned his face and looked at her with a smirk, "Tsk, it's pitiful to see this crying person, but look, who will take pity on you? It's unbelievable."

Then he curled the corners of his mouth as if talking to himself, and snorted, "But if you want to fight with me, you're still a little tender, and you'll have to bear it when you go back."

Zhao Wenxi trembled in fear, looking at Mrs. Cao's gloomy face, she really felt a bone-chilling chill, is she going to live like this all her life...

(End of this chapter)