Ordinary clear day

Chapter 231

The woman froze and turned her head blankly, her eyes looked a little dazed in the twilight.Shuning felt sad for a while, and quickly stepped forward two steps: "I am Shuning from Fengtian City, do you remember?"

The woman didn't react at all, she just looked at her blankly, but the maid beside her persuaded in a low voice: "Fu Jin, go back to the house quickly, don't let the manager see it." Her hands were still pulling her.

Shu Ning felt a little breathless, and was about to go further, but was stopped by the little girl who led the way: "Madam, you can't go there, she is a sick person, and she will make you sick." Shu Ning's eyes were sharp She shot at her, she took two steps back, and said in a trembling voice: "Yes...it was told by the chief manager...no one is allowed to pick it up..." After talking about it, she dared not continue.

But in just a short while, Su Yunzhu had already been pulled into the courtyard, and the courtyard door shut with a clang, isolating Shuning and the other three from the outside.Shu Ning still wanted to go forward to ask for clarification, but the little girl stopped desperately. Seeing this, Tan Xiang hurriedly tugged on Shu Ning's sleeves, and whispered, "Where is Madam, can't I ask? Why make a big deal out of it?" ?”

After hearing this, Shu Ning gradually calmed down.That's right, she was so shocked just now that she actually forgot that this was in another palace. Although most of the master's family was away, the remaining people were not blind and deaf.Su Yunzhu's situation is obviously not good. Wouldn't it be bad if she got involved because of his recklessness?
She took a deep breath, pretended nothing had happened, and said to the little girl indifferently: "Continue to lead the way." The little girl was stunned for a while, but she quickly realized it and hurried forward.When she arrived at the place, Shu Ning motioned for Tan Xiang to stuff her with some broken silver, and gave her some instructions.This little girl is just following orders, there is no need to make things difficult for her, besides, if she talks too much about what happened just now, it will cause people to gossip.

The little girl was obviously well versed in the way of life of a servant at the gate of a mansion, so she accepted the money calmly, pretending that nothing had happened just now.

Shu Ning always remembered about Su Yunzhu in her heart, and her brows kept frowning.Seeing this, the Duke's wife thought she was worried about the old Fujin's condition, and said: "My good boy, you don't have to feel bad for her. Now that Prince Kang is gone, it is a relief for my sister to leave early. She is already sick After a long time, I also know it in my heart, and it is a blessing to get out of the sea of ​​suffering earlier."

Shu Ning knew that she had misunderstood, but she didn't want to make more excuses, so she complied, and sent her to leave first, and stood by the patient's bed, sighing softly.

Before returning to the residence at night, she went to see Xu Xu and asked about Su Yunzhu by the way.Xu Xu said: "That's the eldest son's side Fujin, right? I remember it was Niu Hulu, and I had seen it a few times before, but I heard that she had a child who died when she was three years old. She was seriously ill. Later She was pregnant, had a miscarriage in four or five months, completely broke her body, and the prince's treatment for her gradually faded away. I only heard that she had a strange disease later, and the prince, Fujin, was afraid that she would get angry with others, so he sued her. I bought Fujin and asked her to move to a remote courtyard to recuperate. It has been a long time since she appeared in front of people."

Shuning felt stuffy in her heart, her nose felt sore.Xu Xu seemed to notice something, looked up at Cai'er Xiu'er, and they went out immediately.

Xu Xu said softly: "Sister Shu, what do you ask her for? If it's just because you saw her and you were curious for a while, it's better not to worry too much." Shu Ning replied: "When Ama was an official in Fengtian, I I know her. My sister doesn't know, at that time, she was a top-notch figure among us girls."

Xu Xu was silent for a while, and said with a wry smile: "The more outstanding a person is, the less she should come to this kind of place. So what if she is top-notch? Marrying into the palace means nothing, so you can only be careful." She looked out the door After a few glances, she lowered her voice and said: "Don't worry about this matter, the prince has passed away, and now the eldest son Fujin is the housewife in this mansion, even the old Fujin has to worry about her. If you offend her, it will do no good at all."

Shuning looked at Xuxu for a long time, then said softly, "Don't worry, I know how to measure."

That night, she slept in the small courtyard under the roof, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.On the one hand, the bed was thin and cold, and Su Yunzhu's pale and thin face kept appearing in her mind.

I think back then, that Fengtian flower, wearing red clothes, holding a whip, galloped on the streets of Fengtian City on horseback, laughing and cursing, bright and bright, how heroic and energetic she was.The ghost-like woman in black and snowy face that I saw in the evening was simply another person.She remembered that when she had just returned to the capital for the funeral, she had heard that Su Yunzhu had given birth to a son. Master Su had said that her daughter was very favored.Prince Kang's son, Chuntai, is also a heartbreaker who has a newcomer and forgets the old one? !

She was worrying and tossing and turning for a long time before she fell asleep in a daze.Early the next morning, he was naturally in a bad mood.But she didn't care about these things, after washing and washing, she went to serve the Duke's wife, which made her very satisfied, thinking that although she was young, she was humble and polite, and knew how to respect elders.

Of course, Shu Ning would not tell the other party about her little girl, but she just put on a respectful appearance, and after breakfast, she helped the other party to visit the old Fujin, and naturally passed through the yard again.She pretended to be casual, and said that when she passed by here yesterday, she saw someone in the yard, looking very weak and pale, she was surprised for a while and asked the guide, who said that there was also a sick person living there, and she didn't know if she needed it to look after.

The two of them stayed in the palace because they came to take care of the sick female relatives in the palace.When the Duke's wife heard about it, she called the person in charge to ask.The steward murmured, and said vaguely that the eldest son Fujin had been nursing for many years because of his illness. The elder son Fujin said that her disease was contagious, so no one was allowed to get close to her. She is not allowed to leave the yard. Her condition is not critical, so it doesn't matter if she is not taken care of.

Mrs. Guo frowned slightly, let the manager go, thought for a while, and said to Shuning: "This seems to be a housework in this mansion, so we don't have to worry about it?" How could Shuning just let it go? Giving up, he said: "Although the person in charge said so, I looked at it yesterday and felt that that Fujin's complexion was really bad, and his body was too weak, so I'm afraid something is wrong. If there is really no serious problem, it's fine. What happened within a few days, isn't it the fault of my aunt and me? Even if the people in Prince Kang's residence don't care, others will gossip."

The Duke's wife paused, and after a while she said: "That's true, God has the virtue of being good at life. Anyway, the imperial doctor also comes to see the patient, please let him take a look. You don't want to go in person, if the imperial doctor says no It won't be too late to see her again." Shu Ning was overjoyed, but she didn't show it on her face, and said yes lightly.

The imperial doctor came in time, Su Yunzhu's body was already very weak, and his spirit was also very poor.However, the imperial physician also heard some rumors from the steward, so he didn't dare to say too much, he only said that Su Yunzhu was in poor health and still had to rest, and tried not to disturb her as much as possible, and didn't mention the infection.After hearing the report, the Duke's wife knew what was going on, and she just went to take care of other people, or visit Xu Xu, and let Shuning take care of Su Yunzhu's affairs, but she also mentioned a few words to her in private.

Therefore, Shu Ning did not pretend to be familiar with Su Yunzhu in front of others, and secretly stuffed some money into the maid beside her who knew about it.Although the girl was not a dowry, she had served Su Yunzhu for several years. She had some feelings and knew the seriousness of the matter, so naturally she would not talk too much, and she even helped to hide it from others.She also quietly accepted the tonic brought by sandalwood secretly, feeling grateful in her heart.

Su Yunzhu woke up from time to time, and when she woke up, it happened that Shu Ning was there, she looked over in a daze, suddenly smiled, and said, "Sister Xiao Shu?" Do you recognize me?" Su Yunzhu smiled slightly: "I remember...you gave me a kaleidoscope..." Shuning's eyes turned red, and she nodded quickly: "Yes, I did." Su Yunzhu's eyelashes rolled Shake: "It was really fun at that time... Unfortunately... I can't go back..." She closed her eyes and fell asleep again.

Shu Ning almost shed tears, forced to suppress the tears, confessed a few words to the maid, and then left in a hurry.Back in the room where he was temporarily staying, he choked up for a while.

When she reappeared in front of people, her eyelids were still a little swollen.When the Duke's wife saw her, she just sighed secretly and didn't say anything.It was Xu Xu who noticed it and persuaded her in private: "There are still people in the house, sister Shu, don't be too conspicuous."

Shu Ning nodded, forced a smile and asked, "How do you feel about your body these two days? Are you feeling better? Does the cooking still suit your appetite?"

Because Xuxu can't get any meat these days, she specially made nutritious food with vegetarian food such as soybeans, mushrooms, potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, millet, lilies, and various vegetables.Now it seems that Xuxu has enough sleep, a leisurely life, a proper diet, anti-abortion prescriptions prescribed by the imperial physician, and the care of Zhou Chang's family, her complexion has improved a lot.

Xu Xu said, "I'm fine. The imperial physician also said that the child is fine. Good sister, please leave me the recipes for those dishes. I can ask someone to make it after you leave tomorrow." Added a sentence: "As long as the materials are easy to get."

Shu Ning complied, and left a dozen nutritious vegetarian recipes, and asked Zhou Chang's family to inform Cai'er and Xiu'er of all the precautions as much as possible. care compared.

She also mentioned briefly about managing servants.Because Xu Xu's temperament is too soft, Shu Ning is afraid that she will suffer, and hopes that she can be tough in front of her servants, at least not let people ride on her head, such as those nuns who take care of her pregnancy.

But Xu Xu just agreed, and judging by her expression, she didn't seem to have made up her mind. When Shuning saw her, she was a little annoyed: "Did I just say it for nothing before? Good sister, even if I have the heart Help you, but if you are not tough, no one can help you. Do you really want to be stepped on the head?" Thinking of the woman dressed as a concubine she saw that day, she became even more depressed.

Xu Xu just smiled and said: "There will be no such person. No matter what, I am still the master, and I am pregnant with the heir of the palace. They dare not mess around. If you are talking about Sister He, don't worry. She has been serving the master for many years, at most she is a concubine, what can she do to me? My mother-in-law has been stubborn all her life, but now as long as she stays away for a long time, my Ama can't help being cynical. She defends day and night, but Ama complains, what's the point? Although our master has others, he still values ​​me the most in his heart, so why should I give that unworthy name?" She said so, but His expression was still a little lonely.

Shuning persuaded her a few more words, and seeing that she was unmoved, she sighed and said nothing more, but took care of her daily life and food more carefully, and sent people to ask about Su Yunzhu's situation from time to time, and learned that the other party Although I often drowsy, my condition has become more stable than before, and I just feel at ease.

After all, she and the Duke's wife were only guests in Prince Kang's mansion. Two days later, the master came back. After accepting the other party's gratitude, they could only pack up their things and go back to their respective homes.

Shuning bid farewell to Xu Xu, resisted the idea of ​​going to visit Su Yunzhu, and boarded the carriage sent by her family.Tong Ying was waiting for her in the car, and hugged her as soon as they met, and said, "Are you tired? You have worked hard these days." Shuning didn't speak, but quietly nestled in his arms. Tong Ying thought she was Tired, he ordered the coachman to set off, and gently comforted her.

However, Shu Ning thought of Xu Xu and Su Yun Zhu, if she hadn't lived in Kaifu, would she have encountered those things?They were once the darlings of their husbands, and Xu Xu is still there today, but even so, it is inevitable to endure concubines or fall out of favor.She can't imagine that she will encounter these one day.Looking up at Tongying, she secretly made up her mind that this man is what she wants, and she will never let go, no matter whether he can love her for the rest of her life, at least, she will not let any third party come Even if he destroys his marriage, he will try his best to keep Tongying's heart.

The death of Prince Kang caused this year's Lantern Festival to be spent in a deserted environment, followed by consecutive days of snow.Shuning occasionally went back to Prince Jane's mansion with Tongying, but more often she went back to her mother's house.Zhang Bao's letter of appointment had already been issued, and he had to rush back to Baoding by the end of the month at the latest.Shuning hopes to spend more time with her parents.

About Su Yunzhu, she once mentioned it to her parents, and they all sighed.Zhang Baodao: "Su's bearded father-in-law passed away two years ago, and he himself was transferred to Jiangxi. He has not been in Beijing for many years. Maybe he can't take care of him for a while." In fact, he also knew that this was just self-comfort, because Su's family The second uncle is in Beijing now, if he has the heart, he will not fail to take care of him, maybe because the niece has fallen out of favor, and the second uncle of the Su family has lost interest, right?
Tong Shi sighed and persuaded Shuning: "You have done your best, don't think about it any more. After all, she is not from your family, and she has a mother-in-law and a wife. Although you are kind, you can't do it." What, don't implicate your cousin instead."

Shuning thought for a while, then reluctantly nodded.

Because she was about to leave soon, Mrs. Tong specially pulled her daughter into the house and gave the opportunity face-to-face: "You have been married for a few months. I watched it coldly and felt that you seemed to be stronger when getting along with your son-in-law. Er Niang knew that you You have your own ideas when you are young, and you are favored at home. It’s just that men hope that they are the pillars of their wives. Even if he spoils you again, you can’t be too big. He feels that he has you completely under control, so he will have nothing to fear. You have to grasp this speed well, you know?"

Shu Ning nodded: "I know, I will pay attention to it in the future. Being married will not be the same as before. You can't just rely on him to spoil me. I will manage the relationship between the two of you well." She has long since realized.

Tong Shi was a little surprised, but more reassured.The mother and daughter chatted for a long time, Tong Shi imparted a lot of experience, and Shu Ning memorized everything that was useful.

On the day of their parents' departure, Shuning and Tongying arrived at the baron's mansion early in the morning, and then sent them outside the city with Duanning. They didn't return until the convoy was gone.

A few days later, a letter came from Xu Xu, saying that the eldest son, Jin Su Yunzhu, had finally passed away.It is said that after the eldest son Fujin returned to the mansion, he entered her yard and said something. Su Yunzhu's condition worsened, and he passed away within two days.Because the old Fujin disappeared the next day, Prince Kang's mansion was already in the funeral, so the funeral was arranged together, it was very simple, and no one was told.

When Shu Ning received the letter, she felt sad and couldn't help but shed tears.

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