swear not to be concubine

Chapter 105

As Xu Zhongxuan expected, Zhou Yuanzheng sent a maid and two maids over early the next morning, and told Mrs. Jian that he had already built a courtyard with three entrances and three exits in a prosperous area of ​​Beijing, allowing Jane The wife brought Jian Yan to live in, so that she doesn't have to stay in Xu's house all the time.

Mrs. Jian is naturally willing to do this, but she didn't expect that Jian Yan came back last night.

At that time, Zhou Yuanzheng sent someone to tell her that he wanted Jian Yan to be his concubine, and then asked Mrs. Jian what request she had. Although she mentioned it, Mrs. Jian was overjoyed at the time, and besides asking for a large sum of money, Besides, the most important thing is to let Zhou Yuanzheng arrange for Jian Qing to enter the official career.

Zhou Yuanzheng fully agreed.So when Zhou Yuanzheng said that he would find a day to pick up Jian Yan and asked her not to mention this matter to Jian Yan for the time being, Mrs. Jian agreed.

But why did Jian Yan come back last night?What happened in the middle?

Mrs. Jane asked the servant who came to pass the message, but the servant couldn't tell, only that she didn't know either.He also said that Master Zhou had specifically instructed her before she came to ask Mrs. Jian and Miss Jian to move to the other courtyard he bought, and she must be informed of Miss Jian's knowledge.

Zhou Yuanzheng naturally didn't want to really force Jian Yan to death, so where would he go to find a girl who looked exactly like Mei Niang?

But Mrs. Jane was very puzzled when she heard what the servant woman said.

Why do you need to tell Jian Yan about such a thing?It's her decision to be a mother.

It's just that the maid still persisted, and Mrs. Jian couldn't, so she could only ask Pearl to invite Jian Yan to come over.

At this time, Jian Yan was being served by Bai Wei and Si Yue, and removed the gauze that was wrapped around her neck, then wiped the wound around the wound with a warm towel, and sprinkled some medicinal powder on it.

Pearl happened to come over to pass on Mrs. Jian's words at this time, and Jian Yan didn't shy away from her, and let her into her bedroom directly.

So Pearl saw the wound on Jian Yan's neck at a glance.Even if she was a calm and composed person, she was so frightened that she took two steps back, and her face changed color.

Jian Yan clearly saw it, but she just pretended she didn't see it, and asked her indifferently: "What's the matter with your mother calling you over?"

"Hui, Miss Hui," Pearl's voice was a little fluttering, "Mrs. Madam asked slaves to come over and invite you to come over."

Jian Yan then asked: "But is there a guest at Mother's place?"

Pearl nodded with a white face: "Yes."

Jian Yan understood in her heart.

Sure enough, Xu Zhongxuan was right.

Bai Wei came over with clean gauze at this time, and wanted to re-bandage Jian Yan's wound, but Jian Yan raised her hand to stop her.

"That's all," she said, "I'm going to see my mother."

If it was bandaged up, what Mrs. Jane would see was just a circle of white gauze. How could it be more shocking and exciting to show her such a hideous wound directly.

Bai Wei also knew what was going on in Jian Yan's heart, so she silently put down the gauze in her hand, turned around and went to the cabinet to find a blue and green colored silk jacket and gave it to Jian Yan to change.

The dark red gold jacquard satin jacket that Jian Yan is wearing now has a stand-up collar, which can just cover the wound on her neck.And this blue and green silk jacket has a round neck, which will allow Mrs. Jane to have a clear view of the wound on her neck later.

After Jian Yan changed into this little jacket, she ordered Si Yue to look after the house, while she took Bai Wei and Pearl to the wing where Mrs. Jian lived.

Pearl pushed open the heavy curtain in front, Jian Yan lowered her head slightly, and walked in with Bai Wei.

Mrs. Jian was sitting on the Luohan bed in the open room, with one arm leaning on the big autumn-colored pillow, and she looked pretty good.Only Shen's mother was waiting beside her, and there were no other maids.As for the people sent by Zhou Yuan, they are not in this room at the moment, presumably Mrs. Jian ordered the servant girl to invite them to another room to rest first.

Jian Yan's eyes quickly scanned the room, and she understood.But she didn't make a sound, nor did she salute Mrs. Jane, she just sat down in the first rose chair on the left, and then raised her eyes to ask Mrs. Jane: "Mother asked me to come over?"

Anyway, Mrs. Jane sold her so easily, without even telling her.The matter is a foregone conclusion, what else can she have to pretend to be a snake to Mrs. Jane?It was simply that everyone said it was settled face to face.

With Jian Yan's arrogant attitude, Mrs. Jian naturally felt uncomfortable.After all, Jian Yan has always been docile and kind in front of her in the past, and she also spoke in a soft voice. Why was it like this now that she didn't even salute her when she entered the room, and just sat in the chair by herself?Even though he was asking when he was talking to her, his tone sounded like an order.

She wanted to reprimand Jian Yan, but suddenly saw the wound on her neck.

Jian Yan's skin was fair when she was born, even a tiny stain on her neck can be clearly seen, not to mention that the wound is indeed very grim, the edges are still a little white, and some places have bruises. The dark red scabs are not obvious at a glance.

Mrs. Jane's expression changed, and she hurriedly asked, "How did you get this wound?"

Upon hearing this, Jian Yan raised her hand to touch the wound on her neck.

Then she didn't answer, but instead asked Mrs. Jane with a smile: "Is this wound scary for my mother?"

Without waiting for Mrs. Jane to answer, she slowly smiled and said: "Actually, today's wound looks pretty good, but yesterday's wound was scary."

She raised her hand and gestured on her neck, and then smiled again: "In such a deep hole, a large piece was scratched on the edge, and the flesh turned up. The scarlet blood is so dripping The blood has been sprinkled down my neck, and the front of the double-breasted long jacket with honey-colored gold-spread satin that I wore yesterday was all mottled with blood. The blood on the long jacket was washed off, but it was just soaked in a basin. It was originally a basin of clear water, but in the end it was abruptly soaked into a basin of dark brown blood. I remember my mother often ate five red soup. Made of red dates, red beans, medlars, peanuts in red coats, and brown sugar? Ah, yes, the color of the blood when the long jacket was soaked in the basin was the same as that of my mother’s usual clothes. The color of the Wuhong soup that I drank is exactly the same."

Mrs. Jian always suffers from abdominal pain during the days when she comes to the small day every month, and her qi and blood are also weak on weekdays, so she often asks the maid to stew this five red soup to drink, which can nourish blood and nourish qi.

It's just that now, when Jian Yan was smiling and saying such words slowly, she immediately thought of the dark red soup of the five red soup, and automatically made up a large pot of red soup. , the swaying blood, and then she actually felt the fishy smell of blood in her mouth and nose.And this fishy smell went all the way down, straight into her stomach, which only made her whole stomach twitch endlessly.

So she couldn't help it anymore, her whole face was white, she bent over and retched uncontrollably.

Mother Shen, who was standing beside her, was taken aback, and hurriedly ordered Pearl to come over with a bowl.

At this moment, Jian Yan leaned back, and sat lazily reclining in the chair, with a slight smile on her face, she leisurely looked at Mrs. Jian who was retching.

I'm afraid Mrs. Jian will never drink Wuhong soup from today on, right?
At this time, Shen's mother glanced at Jian Yan with a strange expression.

She had always thought that Jian Yan was a deep and deep person, and her usual gentleness and meekness were just pretending, but this was the first time she saw Jian Yan showing such a sharp side.

With just these few words, I'm afraid that Mrs. Jane will not be able to eat anything these days.Not to mention the five red soup, I'm afraid I won't be able to mention it in front of her in the future.

Her gaze caught on to the wound on Jian Yan's neck again, so Mother Shen couldn't help but secretly sighed.

Earlier, she had tactfully persuaded Mrs. Jian that even though the matter of promising the girl to Mr. Zhou as a concubine had been settled, she had to tell the girl anyway, but Mrs. Jian did not listen to her Zhou Yuanzheng wanted to kidnap the girl outside yesterday.The girl must have resisted at that time, I'm afraid it was very violent, otherwise how did the wound on the neck come from?

The wound on the neck looks like it was stabbed with an extremely sharp weapon, and the location is so dangerous, if it is a little more crooked, the hole will be on the throat.

People who have been through life and death once, what are they afraid of?It's no wonder that today's girl is uncharacteristically, and won't keep a low profile anymore.

Shen's mother withdrew her gaze, then took two steps forward, stretched out her hand and gently patted Mrs. Jane's back.

Mrs. Jian ate buns with tofu skin, silver rolls, fragrant glutinous rice porridge, and a few side dishes in the morning, but she vomited them all out.And that wasn't enough, in the end he even vomited out the stomach acid, and there was a burning pain in his throat.

And Jian Yan just leaned leisurely in the chair from the beginning to the end, smiling and looking at Mrs. Jian who was shedding tears.

After Mrs. Jane finally vomited, Pearl came over with a small lacquered tea tray with both hands. On it was a teacup of azure blue after rain, with warm water in it for Mrs. Jane to rinse her mouth.

Mrs. Jian straightened up slightly, reaching out to grab the teacup, but out of the corner of her eye, she saw Jian Yan sitting in the chair with a smile on her face.

Thinking that it was what Jian Yan said just now that made her vomit so darkly, she couldn't help being furious, took the teacup in her hand, and wanted to smash it fiercely at Jian Yan.

Jian Yan could see clearly, but her body was still sitting firmly in the chair, she didn't move a bit, and the smile on her face didn't fade, she said with a smile: "Mother, be careful. What Zhou Yuan is looking at is My face. If my mother threw this teacup over and accidentally hit my face and disfigured me, then Zhou Yuanzheng might not want me, and your son's future will be destroyed by then. But it was destroyed together."

After she said that, how could the teacup in Mrs. Jane's hand be smashed out?How dare you smash it out?

Although the water in the teacup was warm, it would not scald Mrs. Jane, but just now she stretched out her five fingers and grabbed the whole teacup and lifted it up in a rage. The water in the cup flowed down, dripping water on her dress.

But in the end, she had no choice but to throw the teacup back into the lacquered tea tray held by Pearl in annoyance, and snorted heavily in her nose: "You are getting more courageous now. Facing me as a mother Dare to be so disobedient."

"Mother's words are bad," Jian Yan said with a smile on her lips, "I have always been so courageous, but I have never shown it in front of you before. It's just that now, my daughter thinks so It's not good to hide your true temperament, so mother, you have to be careful in the future."

Mrs. Jian couldn't believe that such words would come from Jian Yan's mouth.

Is this still the Jian Yan who would lower her head and lower her eyes when she was humiliated, and talk to her softly no matter what she said?Now she listens to Jian Yan's words, but she is extremely sharp, and the smile on Jian Yan's face, for some reason, always makes her feel a chill down her spine and a chill in her heart.

But she thought about it again, Jian Yan had already been promised to Zhou Yuanzheng as a concubine. Zhou Yuanzheng not only gave her money, but also promised Jian Qing's future career. After raising Jian Yan for so many years, her value has been used up. What else is she afraid of?At most, it was nothing more than saying a few words like this to vent the anger in her heart.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Jian didn't want to argue with Jian Yan anymore.

So she said: "I think you knew about you and Mr. Zhou yesterday. Just now Mr. Zhou sent someone over and told me that he wanted us to move to the house he bought in the capital." Go to a different courtyard. I asked Pearl to call you here, just to tell you about this matter. Now that you know it, then you go back later and let Bai Wei and April organize your things , moved there with me in two days."

It was completely in the tone of an order, and there was no room for negotiation at all.

Jian Yan just smiled when she heard the words, looked down at the embroidered plum blossoms on her lake blue horse-face skirt, and put her right hand casually on her knee.

At this moment, Mrs. Jian waved her hand impatiently and said, "Okay, you can go down and tidy up."

He actually opened his mouth and drove her away.

Jian Yan's haughty attitude and those words today really made her angry.Right now, she really doesn't want to see Jian Yan sitting here with a smile on her face, as if she has a winning ticket in her hands, and she is expected to have to listen to her words.

Jian Yan didn't go back when she heard the words, she just sat in the chair motionless.Even leisurely and elegantly took a sip of the tea brought over by the little maid just now.

After putting the teacup in her hand on the table next to her, Jian Yan raised her eyes to look at Mrs. Jian, and said with a smile: "If mother wants to live in Zhou Yuanzheng's other courtyard, you can go there anytime. . But I won’t go.”

Mrs. Jane was already leaning on the big pillow, her eyes closed, ready to rest.But when she suddenly heard these two words from Jian Yan, she immediately opened her eyes, sat up straight, and looked at Jian Yan angrily.

"Jian Yan," her voice raised more than one degree compared to just now, "People and children should be filial. I am your mother. If you disobey me like this, that is unfilial."

Jian Yan picked out a pair of slender distant mountain eyebrows.

Why, is this an attempt to suppress her with the accusation of unfilial piety?

So she said with a smile: "Yes. I'm just unfilial. I don't know what my mother plans to do with me? Family law? Or report to the official, and let the official send someone to arrest me and put me in jail?"

Mrs. Jian put all her face down, and when she was about to say something, Jian Yan rushed ahead of her at this time, pointed at the wound on her neck, fixed her eyes on Mrs. Jane, and said slowly: "Mother, you can see clearly, this hole was stabbed by myself with a hairpin when I was in Zuiyue Tower yesterday. If the eldest son hadn't arrived at that time, I would have been splashed with blood on the spot."

After finishing speaking, she put down her hand, and the corners of her lips slowly curled into an arc, and said slowly: "A person who is not even afraid of death, why is he afraid of being accused of being unfilial. I am really anxious, It's not too difficult to stab yourself with a hairpin at your throat. But mother, you should think about it. If I die, your son's future will be gone. Maybe Zhou Yuanzheng will have to find him when he gets angry. What about the troubles between you and your son. Tell me, is this the reason?"

"you you……"

Mrs. Jian's face turned pale with just a swipe of her anger. Even her arms were so weak that she couldn't move her fingertips.

How dare she threaten her like this!

But Jian Yan was threatening her in the first place.She still felt that the threat just now was not enough, a slight smile appeared on the corner of her lips, and she slowly said: "Actually, mother, you are really not smart. Even if you want me to be a concubine for Zhou Yuanzheng in exchange for your next life The prosperity and wealth of your son and your son's official career in the next life will be smooth, but you have never thought about one thing? You annoy me, if I whisper in Zhou Yuanzheng's pillow every day, saying how you and your brother treat me No, let him punish you two, tell me, will he listen to me?"

Mrs. Jane's expression suddenly changed.

To be honest, she never thought about it.She always just felt that although Jian Yan was not her own, Jian Yan herself didn't know about it.So no matter how she treats Jian Yan, is it possible that she, as a daughter, will harm her, a mother, and Jian Qing, an elder brother?What's more, Jian Yan used to show such a gentle and docile temperament in front of her.

After all, she still underestimated Jian Yan, Mrs. Jian thought fiercely in her heart, she never expected that Jian Yan tore off the gentle and docile mask on her face, and there was such a femme fatale woman inside.

How dare she threaten her like this? !
But Mrs. Jane had to pay attention to such a threat.After all, if Jian Yan really did this then, instead of expecting her to help Jian Qing, she would actually harm Jian Qing.

As long as she thinks of this, even if Mrs. Jian is obviously holding her breath in her chest, she is about to explode, but she still has to put on a kind face and say to Jian Yan gently: "Mother knows this It's not my mother's fault that I didn't tell you in advance. It's just that there is no mother in the world who doesn't think about her children? In fact, my mother did this for your own good. After all, although our family is talking about some money now, but after all You come from a family of merchants, what kind of good uncle can you pick? With your looks and talent, could it be that you are married to someone from a small family and worry about making a living every day? Mr. Zhou Although he is a bit older, my mother saw that he gave birth to a very elegant person, and he was also the chief minister of the court, with great power in his hands. If you follow him, even if it is just an outsider, it is no better than following that small family. How about the person who came out? He values ​​you so much, this thing in the world, if you open your mouth, what do you want? There will be good days waiting for you in the future."

After a pause, Mrs. Jian added another sentence: "You have to pay attention to the painstaking efforts for your mother. Don't listen to other people's provocations and alienate the relationship between you and my mother and daughter."

Mrs. Jian always thought that the reason why Jian Yan resisted her so fiercely now was because there was someone behind her who was sowing discord.Otherwise, according to Jian Yan's meek and timid temperament in front of her, how dare she act so boldly as she is now?

Shen's mother secretly shook her head beside her, only thinking in her heart, why is there someone sowing discord?I'm afraid this is Jian Yan's original temperament.

Jian Yan couldn't help but wanted to laugh at this moment.

Threats won't work, so Mrs. Jane is going to play the family card instead?That being the case, she will continue for the time being.After all, she still has something for Mrs. Jane to do, and it would be bad if she completely broke her face with Mrs. Jane right now.

So Jian Yan said with a smile: "If my mother had told me about this matter early in the morning, there would be no such thing as today."

When Mrs. Jian heard this, she hated Jian Yan like something.

Jian Yan is acting like a good boy while taking advantage of it, and she puts all the blame on her.

But even if Mrs. Jian hated Jian Yan in her heart, she still had to keep a gentle face on her face, and said with a smile: "It's my mother's negligence. I should have told you about this early in the morning."

Shen's mother was watching from the sidelines, knowing that Mrs. Jian's arrogance was completely suppressed by Jian Yan.I'm afraid that in the future, Mrs. Jian will definitely be led by the nose by Jian Yan.

Sure enough, Jian Yan immediately came to hold Mrs. Jian's nose.

"There are a few things my daughter asks her mother for."

"What's the matter? Just say it." Mrs. Jane hurriedly said, "If mother can do it, she will definitely do it for you."

Firstly, she was afraid that Jian Yan would seek death, and all her plans for so many years would be in vain. Second, she was really afraid that after Jian Yan became Zhou Yuanzheng's concubine, she would be by his pillow from time to time With the wind blowing in his ears, he asked him to punish her and Jian Qing.And for the past three years, she is only begging that Jian Yan is willing to live with her in Zhou Yuanzheng's other courtyard, and she must not do anything to her at this critical moment. Within the scope of her ability, she will be satisfied.

Jian Yan naturally understood what Mrs. Jian was afraid of right now, so she unscrupulously raised her request with Mrs. Jian.

"The first thing, Bai Wei and Siyue have been with me for some years, and they have worked hard, so I will beg for mother's grace on their behalf, and let the two of them be released from slavery."

Mrs. Jian glanced at Bai Wei who was standing behind Jian Yan.

Is Jian Yan going to let Bai Wei and Si Yue leave her side?Bai Wei and Si Yue can be regarded as Jian Yan's confidantes, if they let them leave like this, then Jian Yan would be equivalent to losing her left hand and right arm, wouldn't it be even more troublesome in the future?
So Mrs. Jane hurriedly agreed: "This is not a difficult task at all."

Then she whispered a few words to Shen's mother.

Mother Shen glanced at Jian Yan, then turned around and left.But after a while, she turned back with two pieces of paper in her hand.

Mrs. Jian signaled Mother Shen to hand over these two pieces of paper to Jian Yan, and at the same time said: "These two are the deeds of prostitution of Bai Wei and Siyue. Now their deed of prostitution is in your hands, how about it?" It's up to you to deal with it."

Jian Yan stretched out her hand to take the two pieces of paper from Shen's mother, and carefully read them one by one. After confirming that it was indeed the contract of sale between Bai Wei and Si Yue, she carefully folded and put it away, and put it in her own paper. sleeve.

Then she said with a smile: "The second thing, the mother of Xia in the small kitchen of the Xu family must have known her mother too, right? She has a godson, and I heard from Xia's mother that he has a very good character. Xia's mother intends to I wanted to ask me to let Bai Wei marry her godson, I thought about it, this is a good marriage, so I made my own decision and agreed. Mother should have no objection, right?"

Mrs. Jane naturally had a problem in her heart.

Although Bai Wei is a maid beside Jian Yan, she is also a servant of her Jian family after all, so the marriage should be decided by her naturally.But now Jian Yan has bypassed her and directly settled Bai Wei's marriage. Where will this put her face?It's just that now she doesn't dare to annoy Jian Yan, and secondly, Bai Wei's deed of selling herself has already fallen into Jian Yan's hands, even if she is annoyed and unwilling, so what?The only thing that can't be avoided is to knock down teeth and swallow blood, and be a favor.

So she smiled with a stiff face: "Of course I have no objection."

After a pause, Yin said again: "Bai Wei has served you for so many years anyway, and I can see it with all her heart. Now that she has promised someone, Mother Shen, you take it." Come out with 50 taels of silver, and bring some hairpins to add makeup to Bai Wei."

Shen's mother agreed to go, and after a while, she brought another wooden box over.

Bai Wei looked at Jian Yan and asked her what she meant.

Jian Yan smiled at her and nodded, signaling her to continue.Bai Wei knelt down and thanked Mrs. Jian, and then took the wooden box from Mother Shen.

At this time, Jian Yan changed to a more comfortable sitting position, and said slowly, "There is one last thing, mother." She raised her eyes to look at Mrs. Jian, and the smile between her eyebrows became more intense , "I think it's good to live in Xu's house here. I still don't want to live in Zhou Yuanzheng's other courtyard."

Mrs. Jian suddenly stood up from the Arhat bed, her complexion changed a little with anger.

She mentioned the two conditions to her, but she agreed to both, and gave her the deed of sale of Bai Wei and Si Yue, and used silver jewelry to add makeup to Bai Wei, with a smile on her face, good voice Angrily talked to her for such a long time, only hoping to follow her wishes, and went with her to Zhou Yuanzheng's other courtyard these two days, but in the end she still said to herself, she is He didn't want to live in Zhou Yuanzheng's other courtyard.Was she playing with her just now?
(End of this chapter)