Lady Zhao

Chapter 44

As soon as Aunt Xia left, the maid assigned by Zhao Wenwan to send Aunt Xia a ride returned to Xiangzhuyuan to report, and explained every word of the conversation between Mrs. Ye and Aunt Xia.

Zhao Wenwan pressed her chin slightly, lowered her eyelids, her eyelashes left delicate shadows on her eyelids, apparently lost in her own thoughts.

Xueyan took the little maid and explained again before sending her away. At the door, she happened to meet Baochan who was walking over with dinner, and the two went inside together.

"Miss, today the kitchen made your favorite food. Didn't you just talk about crabs two days ago? Someone just happened to bring them to the house and allocated a lot to Xiangzhuyuan." Baochan served the dishes on the table, looking after herself He muttered, "However, I heard that this thing is cold in nature, so Miss should eat less. I really like it with ginger tea."

The crabs on the plate were big, plump and plump. Baochan picked out a fat one, lifted the lid, and shaved the crab meat neatly.Next to it is a plate of pan-fried cod, seasoned with lemon juice, with a burnt surface, soft inside, and a light fragrance of lemon fruit. It is served with a plate of shredded eggplant with minced meat, which is appetizing.

Until Baochan finished handling the crabs, she didn't see the master getting up to eat, but when she turned around, she saw that the person was distracted, and she approached and called Miss.

Zhao Wenwan was still thinking about the child that Aunt Xia was talking about, and didn't listen to Baochan's ramblings just now. At this moment, she suddenly saw the person in a daze, and then looked at the food on the table. When she came to her senses, it was just appetite lacking appearance.

Baochan winked at Xueyan in bewilderment, she didn't understand that Aunt Xia was punished and left, why is Miss Xia unhappy?

"Which room is the dead child from?" Zhao Wenwan raised the chopsticks, but they still didn't land on the food, and asked after putting them back.She clearly remembered that this was not included in the script, perhaps because she changed Zhao Wenwan's fate.

The original Aunt Xia watched Zhao Wenxuan get married in a beautiful way, and later on, she was promoted to a first-class lady all the way, and the life of Aunt Xia in the mansion became more and more smooth, although she did not end well in the end, but Compared with living a hard life so early, the original setting of the script is not bad.

It's just... this time, he was forced into a predicament by himself.

"It's Madam's." Xue Yan knew what she was asking, so she opened her mouth to answer, with a look of doubt in her eyes, Miss, don't you remember...

Baochan blinked her eyes, opened her mouth when she contacted the two, and said in surprise, "The child has been dead for many years, why did the lady suddenly ask such a question? Usually, the mansion is not allowed to mention it."

Zhao Wenwan curled her lips and said without concealing it, "Aunt Xia said that the child didn't die by accident, and she came to me earlier to speak nonsense, intimidate and lure her, what do you think she was up to?"

The two maids fell into deep thought when they heard the words, Xueyan frowned, having a bad prediction, Baochan couldn't hide her thoughts, and a trace of uncertainty flashed across her face.Zhao Wenwan took a panoramic view of the expressions of the two, and still picked Baochan who had been with her since she was a child to question, "I can't remember that thing for a long time, so you can tell me."

Baochan responded, but she was actually still young at that time, only one year older than Zhao Wenwan. Ye Shi had another child in front of Zhao Wenxue, who was born with auspicious signs. Ye Shi once said that she dreamed of a golden unicorn Jumped into his arms, and later the day when the second son was born was full of red clouds, people said that it seemed that a beam of red light shot into Shao Nian Yuan where Ye Shi was giving birth, and then a crazy lame Taoist priest said that this child is not simple, there is a unicorn Because of his talent, he was called Qilin Ruizi, comparable to Xiangrui who was born to Zhao Yuanli in the Shen family.

There is no one in the house who doesn't feel pain, and treats it as a treasure, especially Mr. Zhao, who always talks about his "Kirin Ruizi" when he meets people. I would only sleep after watching it, but this favored child didn't live long.

At that time, Zhao Wenwan was raised by Ye Shi's side and was close to Ye Shi. She was very disgusted with this child who was "competing" with her. She even moved her hands somehow and strangled the child's neck. It was discovered that it almost caused a catastrophe.It was also because of this incident that Ye's treatment of Zhao Wenwan changed from perfunctory to dislike, and even took precautions everywhere. Zhao Wenwan was also taken back to the old lady's garden, and the old lady personally supervised and taught her.

It's a pity that not long after, the child still went, the summer was sweltering, and the maid who took care of her took a nap, and when she came back, she found that the child hadn't caught her breath and was suffocated to death.After learning about it, Mrs. Ye acted like crazy to catch and bite whoever she was, and among them Zhao Wenwan was the one who bit the most fiercely. Because she had a criminal record, she insisted that it was her who did it, and wished she could be torn to pieces.

The young Zhao Wenwan was terribly frightened by Mrs. Ye's madness, and then fell ill. He still had a high fever and still didn't bite a bite. She confessed to her subordinates and found that the incident had nothing to do with Zhao Wenwan. Although the old lady felt sorry for her grandson who died young, she couldn't see her granddaughter suffering for no reason, so she came forward to mediate with Mrs. Ye, and it was determined to be an accident, while the maid who neglected her duty was beaten alive Death, as an example to others.

After Zhao Wenwan listened, her lacquer-like eyes were as quiet as a deep lake, and she couldn't help but fell into her own thoughts. Since the matter has already been settled before, why do you have to dig it out now?
After thinking about it, he caught a glimpse of Baochan's pale expression, hesitant to speak, and asked with a frown, "Is there anything else I haven't said, but it doesn't matter."

Bao Chan paused after hearing the words, stammered for a while, and finally couldn't hold back the lady's probing eyes, and said bravely, "Sister Baoqin actually lied that day, and she was looking after you, Miss, because that day happened to be her family member. When something happened, Sister Baoqin secretly left for half an hour, but she didn't expect such a big thing to happen. She was afraid that she would end up like the maid who was held accountable, so she didn't tell the truth. Later, Sister Baoqin came out when she was old I'm afraid that only I know about the fact that the government has matched someone else."

Therefore, it is impossible to verify whether the death of the baby that day had anything to do with Zhao Wenwan, and Aunt Xia may have the so-called evidence...

It was precisely Aunt Xia's intimidation that gave Zhao Wenwan a sliver of conviction that she was not the real culprit who killed the baby. If so, it would be impossible to hide for so long with Aunt Xia's personality. The only possibility...is that she didn't want to do it either. Being exposed, the intuitive explanation is that it is not good for her to be exposed, Zhao Wenwan's expression changed a little, and she had a bold guess in her heart.

"I did it. Aunt Xia should have announced it to the world. It's strange to hide it. Since Mrs. Ye knew about it, she would definitely investigate. It's just that I can't help but have other thoughts that I shouldn't have. Why don't I help you?" Let's find out the truth of that year." Zhao Wenwan pursed her lips and concluded.

Baochan was stunned, and then felt a little guilty for her doubts just now, and looked at Xueyan, with a clear stand in her eyes, and said in unison, "Miss, just order."

Xishan has beautiful mountains and rivers, singing birds and fragrant flowers. It is a good place for self-cultivation, but it is far away, which means that it is isolated from the world, and it is halfway up the mountain. It is not very convenient to fetch water and firewood, and the living conditions are natural. Not being able to keep up, this made the young lady who was used to fine clothes and fine food completely unbearable.

Zhao Wenxuan, who had only lived for a day and a night, almost broke down and yelled, clamoring to go back to the Dingguo Mansion, but in the nunnery, apart from the old nun who only knew how to meditate and chant the Buddha, there was only a deaf and dumb little nun left, for Zhao Wenxuan He didn't care about the noise at all, which frustrated Zhao Wenxuan who was hungry and tired after a long time of trouble.

Outside the nunnery, the horse snorted. Zhao Wenxuan, who was in the courtyard, went to the door eagerly when she heard the noise. She saw the sign of Duke Ding's Mansion on the carriage, and her eyes lit up, thinking that she was here to pick her up. , but the person who was helped down later surprised her.

"mother?"

"Wenxuan..." Aunt Xia had just hit the board, then bumped all the way, and passed out when she reached the door.

Zhao Wenxuan saw again that the person who sent her over had abandoned him as if she had completed a task, and got into the carriage by herself to leave, so she hurriedly called out, "Oh, don't go, you didn't come to pick me up, my mother What's the matter, you should speak clearly!"

"The old lady only ordered the younger one to send someone over to accompany the third lady, but she doesn't know about the rest." The coachman raised his whip, leaving a cloud of dust behind.

Zhao Wenxuan was stunned, and for a long time Aunt Xia's whole body weight was on her body, and then she realized that she helped her into the room, smelling the smell of medicine coming from her body, and the way her face wrinkled in pain when she lay down, Zhao Wenxuan just Noticing that there was a wound on her buttocks, this was... being punished, her eyes gradually darkened.

It was night, and Aunt Xia woke up faintly. A candle as big as a bean was blown by the wind as if it would go out at any moment. Zhao Wenxuan's figure was shrouded in shadow, looking gloomy.

"Thirsty..." Aunt Xia called weakly.

Zhao Wenxuan brought the herbal tea on the table to her mouth, fed her a sip, just touched her lips, and sprayed it all before she could swallow it.

Aunt Xia frowned tightly, staring at the old teacup in her hand, "Ahem... what does it smell like?"

"The water on the mountain tastes like this, mother can't get used to drinking it...so do I." Zhao Wenxuan said quietly.

Aunt Xia took a nap and regained her energy. Looking at the crude layout around her, her eyes became colder and colder. This place is not even comparable to the lower courtyard of Dingguo Duke's Mansion, how can it accommodate people.

"Wenxuan, you have suffered here." Aunt Xia said distressedly, seeing the gloomy look on her daughter's face, she felt resentment in her heart.Zhao Wenwan spared no effort in beating herself up, trying her best to get herself out of the house, because she was afraid that that matter would be exposed.

It's just that she will never fulfill her wish, Aunt Xia's eyes darkened, thinking of Ye Shi's ugly face before leaving, she slowly raised the corners of her lips.

"Good boy, Wenxuan, we can go back soon, when the time comes, the one who hurt you must be a hundred times worse than you."

(End of this chapter)