After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 348 Falling

Haitang and Zhou Wenjun ran across the stone bridge and reached the opposite side of the stream. They saw Zhou Xuejun and Zhou Huajun standing under two wintersweet trees with strange expressions. Zhou Wanjun was squatting down and asking Wu Qiong softly whether he had fallen badly.

Wu Qiong looked panicked and shook his head repeatedly to indicate that it was nothing serious, but as soon as he finished speaking, tears fell.

Zhou Wenjun, as the oldest of the girls present, was responsible for taking care of all the girls at the banquet. Upon seeing this, he quickly stepped forward to check on Wu Qiong's injuries. Haitang fell behind her and carefully observed the ground where Wu Qiong fell. It was grass with a slight slope. It's still early spring in Chang'an, and the young grass has just grown a short length and cannot cover the entire slope. However, there is a large patch of young grass under Wu Qiong, with thick soil underneath and no gravel or tree roots. She is not tall, so if she fell here, she would at most stain her new skirt, but she would not be seriously injured.

How could she still cry? Could it be that he was so pampered in Beijing that he couldn't bear even a little wrestling?

Haitang glanced at the expressions on the faces of Zhou Xuejun and Zhou Huajun again, and saw that they were not so much worried about Wu Qiong's injuries, or felt guilty for getting into trouble, but rather, they seemed to be embarrassed and shocked. Switching between emotions repeatedly...

Zhou Wenjun helped Wu Qiong up, and Zhou Wenjun held her hand beside her. Seeing that she had no external injuries, but her legs were weak, as if she couldn't even stand, she felt a little worried, fearing that she might really fall out.

At this time, Zhou Yijun and several women brought a stretcher over to carry Wu Qiong back to his residence. Wu Qiong hurriedly held back her tears and repeatedly said that it didn't matter to her, she was just scared. Just sit down and rest for a while. There was no need to work hard and let the elders know their worries, and so on.

In order to prove that she was really fine, she broke away from the support of cousins ​​Zhou Wenjun and Zhou Wanjun and walked a few steps alone on the slope. As expected, she walked as usual without any signs of injury.

Zhou Wenjun was extremely puzzled. Since Wu Qiong was not injured, why did he look unsteady just now? Is it really too delicate? My brothers cannot afford to marry such a daughter-in-law. If they are stationed abroad in the future, they will not be able to worry about their family.

She sent the mothers-in-law away and took Zhou Yijun and Zhou Wanjun. The three of them surrounded Wu Qiong and welcomed him back to the water pavilion to sit and talk. She did not dare to let this charming visitor wander around in the garden again, in case he turned around. What should I do if I fall again?

The two little girls Zhou Huajun and Zhou Xuejun followed quietly, but they were reluctant to enter the water pavilion. They only looked at each other and hesitated.

When Haitang saw this, she asked in a low voice: "What's wrong with you? Why don't you go into the pavilion? But you did something wrong just now?"

Zhou Xuejun was more familiar with her and replied in a low voice: "Sister Hai, we really didn't bully Sister Wu just now. She fell down on her own! Sister Wanjun saw it clearly and didn't mean to accuse us. But we feel good It’s embarrassing... maybe she doesn’t want to see us right now, right? What if she thinks about the gaffe she just made and looks at us and bursts into tears? "

Although Zhou Huajun was not familiar with Haitang, he knew that the Hai family were the old subordinates of his father, General Zhou Zhou, and did not quarrel with her: "If Sister Wu cries more, her mother will suspect that we are bullying her. Even if we are reasonable, Her mother is not a reasonable person either. In order to calm things down, my grandmother, aunt, my mother and aunts would only ask us to apologize. How aggrieved we are! We were just talking about family matters, and we really didn’t offend her!"

Haitang was a little curious: "Then what were you talking about at that time? She seemed to be frightened, so she fell, right?"

Zhou Xuejun and Zhou Huajun looked at each other again, showing that awkward expression again.

Zhou Xuejun motioned to Haitang to bend down, and the latter did so, and heard her whisper in her ear: "I just lamented to Sister Hua Jun, saying that I couldn't bear to leave my brother... I want to go to Beijing with my parents, but my brother is very likely to have to go to Beijing." I went to Ningxia Zhongwei for training. After this separation, I don’t know how many years it will take to see each other again. I felt sad, so I complained to Sister Huajun..." Haitang raised her eyebrows and looked at Zhou Huajun. Zhou Huajun nodded with a wry smile and said in a low voice: "I have also heard that Mrs. Gui wants to marry Sister Wu to Brother Yijun. The fourth aunt said that they are moving to Beijing, so they may be inconvenienced. Mrs. Gui replied like this Even better, because Sister Wu grew up in the capital and is more accustomed to living there. If she can return to her hometown, it will also be blessed by her ancestors. As a mother, she can also benefit from it. In the future, she can rely on her daughter and son-in-law to go back to pay homage. Ancestor. The fourth aunt was speechless for a long time, and she really couldn’t nod in agreement..."

Zhou Xuejun also whispered: "It was for this reason that my brother took the initiative to tell his grandfather that he was willing to go to the border town in advance to practice. The place has not been decided yet, but it is no more than Ganzhou and Suzhou, or Ningxia Zhongwei, My uncles are all here, so I don’t have to worry about no one taking care of me. Who would have thought that Sister Wu’s face changed drastically when she heard what we said just now..."

I see. Wu Qiong was influenced by his mother, Mrs. Gui, and thought that he could marry Zhou Yijun, but he didn't expect that he would go to the border town to practice. The marriage cannot be agreed, and if she insists on forcing this marriage, she may have to follow Zhou Yijun to the border. How can Wu Qiong, who has been raised in the harem and back house since childhood, accept this? No wonder she fell down in shock. The tears afterwards were also caused by this, right? It didn't really hurt from the fall.

Zhou Wenjun still doesn’t know the whole story, but Zhou Wenjun watched it from beginning to end and must have an idea.

Haitang didn't say much, and only said to Zhou Xuejun and Zhou Huajun: "If you don't enter the pavilion, people may misunderstand that you are guilty. Why don't you take the initiative to report this matter to your elders? Even if Madam misunderstands you and makes a fuss in your family, Your elders will also know that you are innocent."

Zhou Huajun was a little dissatisfied: "When did the elders not know that we were innocent? But they don't want Mrs. Gui to make trouble anymore, and they will eventually make us give in."

But Zhou Xuejun took her hand and said: "Sister Huajun, let's go talk. My brother was forced by their mother and daughter to go to the border town in advance for training. Why should I take the blame for them? In the worst case, we will Let me explain the matter clearly. My brother has nothing to do with Sister Wu. Sister Wu was frightened and fell down. She did not know how to respect herself. It has nothing to do with us! No matter who accuses us, we are justified! If Mrs. Gui wants to make a fuss, I will make a fuss with her until everyone in Chang'an City knows about it!"

Mrs. Gui only wanted to marry her daughter into the Zhenguo Duke's palace, and to marry a respected direct descendant. If that didn't work, then she would marry a descendant of a famous and powerful general family in Chang'an City. If Zhou Xuejun really wants to make things worse, Wu Qiong's reputation as a best friend will definitely be affected. In the future, except for Zhou Yijun, it will be difficult to discuss marriage with other young talents. If Mrs. Gui knew the seriousness, she would naturally not continue to pester her.

At such a young age, Zhou Xuejun could see the situation clearly.

Haitang didn't say anything more, and sent the two little girls away with a smile. Then she went back into the water pavilion and told Zhou Wenjun: "Xuejun and the others were worried that Miss Wu had fallen and was injured and there would be trouble in the future, so they went to report to the elders. He said he wanted to hire a doctor for Miss Wu!"

Zhou Wenjun thinks this is better and more secure. But before she could nod her head, Wu Qiong stood up and turned pale: "No, no, no! I'm really fine! I don't need to see a doctor! Don't tell the ladies..."

Although Zhou Wenjun didn't like her temperament, he was still a responsible person. She forced Wu Qiong back to her seat: "Don't be polite to our sisters. Just now you fell so painfully that you cried. It's better to ask a doctor to take a look. What if you hurt your muscles and bones?" You think it’s okay now, but if it happens in the future, it will be easier for you!”

Wu Qiong couldn't break free and couldn't get up. His face turned red and white, and he wanted to cry again.

(End of this chapter)