Rebirth as Hou Menfu

Chapter 30

In Shen's mansion, Baoqin cut up the candied haws he bought and put them on a plate, walked into the room and put them in front of Yingxiu, "Miss, I'll get you a fork." After speaking, she ran to get a bamboo stick for fruit and came back Handing it to her, Yingxiu picked one up and put it in her mouth. She also liked the sweet and sour taste. After eating half of it, Yingxiu pushed the plate away and looked at Baoqin and said, "I bought so many things this time, but Is there any money for your brother?"

Baoqin shook the hand holding the pillow, walked up to her and put the pillow under her waist, and said nonchalantly, "Brother can make money by himself, and I gave them all the money I sold myself."

Yingxiu looked at her flickering eyes, and sighed, Baoqin, like Ziyan, was brought into Shen's house by a matchmaker. She was only five years old when Baoqin came in when she was six years old. What does the girl know, innocent and pure and loves to cry, Yingxiu left her because she felt that the dirty girl in front of her was more pitiful than herself.

Baoqin has a brother who is addicted to gambling. Over the years, her sister-in-law has come to Shen's residence more than once to ask Baoqin for money, saying that she wants her to subsidize the family. Being a personal maid in a rich family is something to be proud of. Baoqin The family comes from a small village around the capital, and they are not rich at all. The first-class maidservant in Shen's mansion has two taels of silver per month, but the elder brother who is addicted to gambling is a bottomless pit that can't be filled. Even if you win the master's heart, you will be hollowed out.

"The woman at the gate came to report that your sister-in-law came to look for you again, but I didn't let you. I heard that woman said that your sister-in-law still had two children, and she was hungry and thin. I asked Zi Yan to take some food out and send it away. They're gone." Yingxiu saw the unbearable flash across Baoqin's face, but she still wanted to say, "Your elder brother has been gambling more and more over the years, and you are harming him."

"Miss, me." Baoqin raised her head and looked at Yingxiu in a daze, with tears in her eyes, she was very wronged, Yingxiu waved her hand to let her sit down, "I know what you want to say, your eldest brother belongs to your Li family A single seedling, right? But if you marry someone in the future, do you want your husband's family to accompany you to provide for your brother's family? Your brother has hands and feet and a field at home, so why can't several children support them? .”

When Baoqin heard Yingxiu say that the children were yellow and thin, she felt very distressed. This is the last thing Yingxiu wants to see. She used the children as a threat to force Baoqin to compromise, "Let them not come to Shen's residence for a year to find you , if you die of starvation, you will treat me as the young lady's fault."

Baoqin nodded, and went out sobbing. Qingbi just walked in, saw her shrugging her head and shoulders, and glanced at Yingxiu, "Miss, this is the brocade cloth sent by Da Furen. Said it was for Miss Yingyun to make clothes, and by the way, I will also buy clothes for you and Second Miss."

"Auntie has a heart, let it go."

Qingbi put down the brocade cloth, hesitated for a while and asked, "Miss, did holding the zither make you unhappy? She has a straight temper and only cares about you, miss."

Yingxiu burst out laughing, seeing her hesitant to speak and teasing, "Why, I told her you are here to intercede for her?"

Hao Ran, with a green face, lowered his head and said nothing, Yingxiu touched the brocade cloth, Li Shi's picky eyes, and her eyes for choosing a son-in-law are all the same, maybe it's the talent of a businessman, The eyes are also very sharp. The material used to make clothes for Yingyun is not the best, and she can't catch her eyes. "I don't just talk about her, I also want to talk about you. How much money did Baoqin secretly paste to her brother over the years?" How much, you also gave her a lot in private, her sister-in-law came to the door a few days ago, if it hadn't been reported to me, I'm afraid I didn't know about it."

"Miss, Baoqin is very soft-hearted. If she is allowed to post everything, how will I live in this mansion, so I..." Baoqin is the mastermind, Qingbi is the accomplice, this sister's affectionate Ying It's hard to say anything, "I won't talk about you before. Since you paid for the money yourself, you deserve to tighten your belts. I've already told the old lady at the door. If there is another time like this in the future, you are not allowed to hug me." Qin goes out to see you again, and you are not allowed to help her take things out in private, and once you find out, you will hand in all of them, and you will not be refunded."

"Don't rush to nod your head, Baoqin is so unpredictable and will find ways to send some, you can take care of it." Qingbi just nodded while listening.

After dinner, Yingxiu handed over the brocade cloth that Mrs. Li had brought to Mother Yan, and went for a walk to Aunt Kong's house. She was almost six months old, and Aunt Kong was sitting in the yard after dinner. Walking around, seeing Yingxiu coming, she quickly called Xiaohong to make tea and bring some pastries.

Yingxiu saw that Aunt Kong's complexion was ruddy and there was nothing unusual, so she felt relieved, but the child was not born for a day, and she was still worried that the child would not be able to keep it. In the previous life, the fetus in the womb died at eight months. It turned out to be a stillborn baby, and Wen Po sighed and said, "It's a pity, it's a boy."

"Auntie, please pay more attention to your body. Now that you are heavy, you need to rest more." Yingxiu helped her sit on the couch, Xiaohong made a pot of black tea and came in, poured Yingxiu a cup, Aunt Kong That's just drinking warm water.

"Thank you for your concern, Miss. I will take good care of myself." Aunt Kong rubbed her belly with one hand, lovingly touched it, and raised her head to share with Yingxiu, "Recently, this child is also very skinny, and he has no peace at night."

"That's great, I will be a healthy kid in the future." Yingxiu moved closer and touched her belly, and a faint fragrance burst into her nose, which disappeared in an instant.

The fragrance disappeared when she got up, Yingxiu felt strange, she raised her head and asked her, "Auntie, do you have a habit of using fragrance powder?"

"The madam sent her mother to serve her. The mother said that pregnant women should not use face powder, it's not good for the child, and besides, I didn't use it very much."

"Then why is there a scent?" Yingxiu couldn't remember what the smell was, but felt a little familiar.

"Maybe the ones on the dressing table haven't been put away. Occasionally I can smell some." Aunt Kong pointed to the small ceramic jar in front of the dressing table. Yingxiu looked away, looked at Aunt Kong, and approached her to smell After a while, the fragrance is very faint, and you can only smell it when you are close.

Unable to guess the smell, Yingxiu just felt weird in her heart, maybe it was just that the powder on the dressing table permeated and stained her clothes, Yingxiu chatted with Aunt Kong for a few more words, got up and prepared to leave.

Aunt Kong also got up to bring Yingxiu to the door, but Yingxiu stopped her, Aunt Kong moved, a small purse popped out of the pleated skirt and then hid back.

"Auntie's purse is very delicate, can you show it to Yingxiu?" Seeing her staring at the purse, Auntie Kong took it off and handed it to Yingxiu. Yingxiu took it up to her nose and smelled it. The scent that I got here is stronger here.

"This is a sachet specially made by Sister Wei for me. She said that it is mixed with herbs, which can calm the nerves and is good for children. I also feel very comfortable smelling it, so I hang it with me."

"Auntie Wei, how long have you carried this sachet with you?" Smelling the fragrance is really refreshing. Since when did Auntie Wei care so much about Auntie Kong's baby? It was as if two people had known each other for many years.

"It's been more than a month, miss, what's wrong with this sachet?" Seeing that Yingxiu's expression was not right, Aunt Kong asked cautiously. Yingxiu smiled and took the sachet in her hand, "Auntie , I feel comfortable smelling this smell, and I want to make one because it has the effect of calming the nerves, why don't you let me take it back to see what kind of medicine is in it, and I will return it to you tomorrow."

"No, no, take it if you like it." Aunt Kong saw Yingxiu saying this, and pushed her not to return it, "How about that, I will ask the servant girl to return it for you tomorrow, and I will embroider another one myself." like."

Yingxiu took the sachet back to Yun Academy, the sky was getting dark, so Qingbi brought the small scissors, opened the wiring and tore the sachet a little, took out a bag wrapped in gauze from it, and spread it out The scent became stronger, and inside were finely cut herbal branches and leaves, some of which were ground into granules and stuck to the gauze.

"It's getting late now, go to the medicine shop tomorrow and show this to the doctor. If there is no problem, then bring it back. If there is something wrong with it, then grab it according to the no problem herbal medicine." Bring some here." Yingxiu wrapped the gauze tightly, put it in a small box and handed it to Qingbi, with some fine powder between her fingers.

After cleaning her hands, Yingxiu washed her hands and went to bed to rest. Her mind was full of the vague fragrance, lingering and lingering. Been there, but not quite sure.

The smell of incense sent by Qi Haoming wafted through the room, calming her mind a little, Yingxiu fell asleep not long after, Qingbi went to the pharmacy early in the morning the next day, and Ziyan was drying the incense when she came back Bun noodles.

The smell of the sachet noodles was gone after washing, and Yingxiu took the list from Qingbi, which contained all the medicinal materials in the gauze written by the doctor.

There are quite a few medicinal herbs for calming the nerves. Yingxiu looked at the corner of her mouth with a smile. This is really a good thing. With so many herbs added, the smell of musk is hidden. If she hadn't suspected something wrong with the sachet , I feel that the fragrance is familiar, but it is difficult to distinguish it just by smelling it.

Smelling too much musk can easily lead to miscarriage. In her previous life, this 'killer' was a frequent visitor in her house. Whether it was incense or sachets, people could even add some to the rouge powder. No wonder she felt familiar.

In order not to arouse suspicion, there are not many musk ingredients, so Aunt Kong has carried it for more than a month without any problems, but if things go on like this, something will happen sooner or later. It was Qingbi who picked up the medicinal materials for calming the nerves and protecting the fetus according to the list, and asked the pharmacy to cut them into pieces and put them in the gauze. Yingxiu asked Ziyan to bring the sachet, and the gauze was stuffed back. Send it back to Aunt Kong.

"Miss, why don't you tell Auntie Kong that Auntie Wei is trying to harm her?" Seeing that Yingxiu didn't mean to pass on a message, Qingbi just returned the sachet with the refilled core, quite puzzled, "Tell me Isn't Aunt Kong better on guard?"

"Auntie Kong doesn't know anything, so it's true. She must hang this sachet, so that Auntie Wei won't get suspicious when she sees it. She is so careful in doing things. Back then, her mother could conceive a child with such care. Unless she knew that the sachet had been changed, she wouldn't take such a risk and try to get rid of the child."

Mrs. Shen has a good grasp of the service time of the two aunts, but Aunt Wei was pregnant with the child smoothly. Fortunately, she gave birth to a daughter, so she can only keep a low profile. Haven't these years been in vain?

Yingxiu speculates about Aunt Wei's motives for doing this, that woman who usually keeps her head low, the city is so deep...

(End of this chapter)