Rebirth as Hou Menfu

Chapter 26

The memory of Feng Chen suddenly flashed back. For Yingxiu, it was more than ten years. A childhood nostalgia, just like the departure of her mother, and her little brother's breaking of an appointment made her feel sad Sadness, people subconsciously always want to hide those sad and unhappy things, and don't recall them, but that doesn't mean they really forget.

The jade pendant was stained with a thin layer of dust, covering up its original smoothness, Yingxiu asked Qingbi to bring a small basin of warm water, put the jade pendant in it and gently scrubbed it clean, the moist jade was bright She could still see some of the lines on it, she remembered that it was the amulet that her little brother had been with him since he was a child.

"Miss?" Mother Yan saw her staring at her in a daze, and called her, Yingxiu took out the wooden doll together, and wiped it clean with a handkerchief, "Nurse, it's been in the box for a long time, why not go and dry it .”

"I thought Miss would never remember this thing again." Yan's mother's face was full of nostalgia. This was something that Madam carved for Miss when she was pregnant with the child. The lower body of the doll hadn't been fully sculpted yet. Madam died of dystocia. Although the young lady didn't tell her all these years, Mama Yan knew how much she missed her mother when she was a child.

"Nurse, let me recall my mother's appearance now, I really can't remember clearly." Qiao Qingran's carving skills are very good, the doll was carved according to Yingxiu's childhood appearance, time has passed, and she has forgotten too many things No, there is no portrait of my mother's mother in my father's study. She didn't understand when she was a child, but when she wanted it, it was gone.

"That's not my fault, you were still young." Yan's mother hugged her distressedly and stroked her long hair, "Now our young lady has grown up and is going to get married soon, Madam must hope that young lady is happy Happy."

In her last life, she really didn't live a happy life at all. The mansion of the Nanyang Marquis Mansion, Qi Haosheng's courtyard, and the insurmountable distance, who said that a rich family must be happy, the only way to know it is to enter People know it isn't it.

Qingbi wiped off the cleaned jade pendant and handed it to Yingxiu. It really belonged to Qi Haoming. If he hadn't fallen into the water back then, he would either be the eldest son or dead.Or maybe he should have died, but his life was not meant to die...

Yingxiu didn't dare to think about the meaning revealed by Qi Haoming, the little brother was her childhood obsession, but if this obsession was to be transformed into the choice she made today, Yingxiu began to fall into confusion.

The next day Qi Haoming returned the things again, and the jade bracelet was left there intact. Qi Haoming's meaning was very simple, there was no reason to take back the things that were sent out, no matter whether she accepted it or not, They will not return to Qi Haoming's hands.

In the afternoon, Mrs. Shen sent someone to call her over. Mrs. Li was sitting there chatting with her about Yingyun's wedding dress. When she saw her come in, she put down the brocade cloth in her hand and beckoned her to sit down, "Now Your cousin's marriage has been settled, you are not too young, and your aunt and I have seen a lot of people these days, and I want to ask you what you think."

Does she have anything else to choose? Yingxiu shook her head shyly, "Mother, Xiu'er is still young, so there is no rush."

"There's no hurry. You'll be fourteen next year. Girls who are twelve or thirteen years old in Chenzhou have already booked it." Mrs. Li interjected, flipping through the brochures in various shops.

"Since you think it's still early, don't do anything that humiliates your family. You still have younger brothers and sisters who are not yet married." Mrs. Shen suddenly raised her voice and said in a serious tone.

Yingxiu looked up at her, a look of hurt flashed in her eyes, "Mother, Xiu'er doesn't understand what mother is talking about."

"These days the gatekeepers have come to report that people often send things to you. I don't know which young master is in contact with you, and they give you pianos and bracelets. On the grounds of marriage, you can easily mention it to your father and me, if this kind of matter of private giving and receiving, spread the reputation of our Shen family, do you want it!"

"Mother, it's just that my cousin Jinze gave me some novelty playthings. Besides, Xiu'er's birthday is approaching, so my cousin sent me a gift early. It's not the young master of any family."

"This is just what the mansion said. If it gets out, how can you, as a sister, gain a foothold in front of Hui'er and Qizhi? The Shen family has a strict family style, how can you be so blasphemy."

Seeing this, Mrs. Li immediately began to lecture, and consciously did not interrupt. She lowered her head and flipped through the booklet in her hand, occasionally raising her eyes to glance at the two people.

After a long time, Yingxiu opened her mouth, "Mother just doesn't believe in Xiu'er."

Mrs. Shen narrowed her eyes, her face was somber and unpredictable, Yingxiu suddenly got off the chair, and fell to her knees on the ground with a 'plop', the booklet in Li's frightened hand almost shook, and she wanted to go to Going to help her, seeing Mrs. Shen didn't move at all, she withdrew her hand embarrassingly.

"Mother just doesn't believe me. It's those women who said that she was giving and receiving privately, and asked her to come out and confront her to find out which young master she saw for her. Something has been delivered." There was a piercing pain in her knee, and Yingxiu leaned on the cold brick floor, looking at Mrs. Shen with tears in her eyes.

"Presumptuous." Madam Shen's face turned cold in an instant, "If you do something wrong, you still have to make excuses. Why, if you call a mother-in-law and can't tell which young master you have privately exchanged with, it proves that you didn't do it?"

"My mother taught Xiu'er, and Xiu'er dared not refuse to listen, but this matter concerns Xiu'er's reputation. If the mother believes that Xiu'er has a private relationship with others, then Xiu'er will die if she dies. Let that old woman come here." Yingxiu's eyes were full of persistence, it wasn't that she Shen Yingxiu wanted to embarrass her face to face, if she begged for mercy and admitted her mistake here, she would have to bear such a reputation for the rest of her life and be at his mercy.

"It's a good one to die." Mrs. Shen's chest heaved violently angrily. When did this girl's temper become so stubborn that she refused to bow her head and admit her mistake.

"Mother, take care of yourself. Xiu'er is just discussing the matter. Since the old woman said something like this, there must be some misunderstanding. Please ask the mother to call those women to come and ask questions. If there is such a thing, Xiu'er has nothing to say!" Qingbi, who was guarding the door, had heard the commotion inside a long time ago, but she was impatient but could do nothing. Yingxiu knelt on the ground without any intention of compromising, and stood in a stalemate with Mrs. Shen.

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting more and more difficult to control, Mrs. Li advised, "Xiu'er, just admit your mistake, we all know that your cousin sent it here."

Yingxiu looked at Li Shi and said, "Auntie, if Xiu'er admits her mistake, she is admitting that Xiu'er gave and received privately, Xiu'er can't afford it."

"This." Mrs. Li looked anxiously, talking about Ying Yun's wedding dress, and Madam Shen suddenly came out like this, even she felt very unlucky.

"Enough, come here, take the eldest lady back to Yun Academy to think about it." Mrs. Shen suddenly slapped the table, and two mothers walked in the door, helped Yingxiu up, and Yingxiu gently pushed their hands away. He stood up with his hands, "I also ask mother to find out clearly, and return Xiu'er's innocence, and Xiu'er will leave."

Yingxiu walked out of the house with her feet numb, and Qingbi hurriedly supported her, "Miss, are you okay?"

Behind them were the two mothers who were ordered to send her back. Yingxiu shook her head with a pale face, "It's okay, we'll talk when we go back."

Seeing that Yingxiu was gone, Mrs. Li in the house picked up the brochures and said to Mrs. Shen, "Sister and sister, I will come over to discuss with you tomorrow. It's time for Yun'er to wake up, so I'll go there first."

Mrs. Shen nodded, Mrs. Li hurried out of the room, and walked to her daughter's room without looking back. Mrs. Shen was the only one left in the hall, and the hand placed on the table slowly clenched into a fist , Mrs. Shen swept her hand across, and the teacup on the table fell to the ground and broke into pieces of porcelain.

The mother-in-law at the door didn't need Yingxiu to mention that she had already called to ask, and she said she didn't know who the gift-giver was. She really underestimated her. The Jiang family's business failed, and it brought Shen Heye a lot of trouble. A lot of troubles, since she is not in a hurry for the marriage, why should she, the mistress, worry about it for her? It is best to delay it for a few years. meddle!

In the silent hall, Mrs. Shen's pretty face gradually turned hideous...

Yingxiu returned to Yun Academy with Qingbi's support. Yingxiu looked at the two mothers behind her and said softly, "Do the two mothers need to stay here and watch Xiu'er think about it?"

The two mothers looked at each other, Qi Qi bid farewell and went back, Zi Yan in the yard saw it, put down the things in her hands and hurried over to help her into the room with Qing Bi, sat on the couch, Yingxiu was sobbing Taking a breath, I felt pain even when I bent my knees.

Qingbi carefully rolled up her trouser legs, her knees were marked with bruises, the surrounding area was red and swollen, and the skin was torn and bloodshot. She didn't wear much clothes in early summer, and Yingxiu didn't hurt her muscles when she knelt down like this. Fortunately.

"Miss, please bear with me. I'll go find some medicine, and Ziyan, please boil some hot water." Qingbi looked at the wound on her knee, and only shed tears in distress. Yingxiu reached out and wiped her tears, " Don't cry, it's not that painful."

"What's more, Miss, why did you kneel down so hard?" Qingbi exhaled softly twice, got up to look for medicine, Yingxiu's eyes instantly darkened, if she wasn't so cruel, how could she act in this play? .

Ziyan came in with hot water, took a clean gauze and dipped it in the water, wrung it dry and wrapped her fingers around her bruised part, "Miss, hold on, the medicine will be given later. Enough."

The redness and swelling on the knees on the fair-skinned legs was extremely obvious. Yingxiu knelt vigorously, and the skin there was already scratched a bit. No matter how carefully Ziyan wiped it, Yingxiu still felt pain. The sockets of her eyes also turned red, she turned around and washed the gauze and wrung it dry, muttering, "Miss, don't bear the pain, we are the only ones here, don't be afraid."

The simple words made Yingxiu feel very comforting, yes, this is Yun Academy, her yard, she doesn't have to be afraid of anything, "It doesn't hurt too much, it's okay."

"It's a lie, it's all hurt like this." Zi Yan wiped both knees clean, and Qing Bi walked in with the wound medicine.

"Hiss..." Yingxiu tightened her grip on the cushion under her body, the burning sensation of the medicine penetrated through the wound, it hurt so much.

"Mother Qiao said that it hurts at the beginning, but it will be fine after a while." Qingbi took the gauze and wrapped it around her knees, tidying up her trousers, Yingxiu forced a cold sweat , "You told Mommy Qiao that I was hurt?"

"I told Mother Qiao that a maid injured her knee." Qing Bi picked up the handkerchief and wiped her sweat, "Miss, why do you kneel down to Madam?"

(End of this chapter)