Rebirth of a wishful life

Chapter 68

But the next morning, Shen Ruyi still failed to stop Lord Shen, because Lord Shen and Mrs. Shen went out early in the morning, leaving Shen Ruyi to serve the old lady.Shen Ruyi and the old lady hated each other, but one couldn't leave due to filial piety, and the other wanted to torture Shen Ruyi and didn't want to let her go, so the two could only stare.

Before the old lady could figure out a way to torment Shen Ruyi, Mammy Qiu lifted the curtain and came in: "The second master, the second wife, the third master and the third wife came to greet the old lady. The third master and the third wife are ready, and they will be ready in a while." go out."

The second wife's natal family is not in the capital, so on the second day of the new year, she can only stay in the mansion.

The third wife brought her two sons, and dressed up beautifully, greeted the old lady, and smiled and said her plan for today: "We will go there in a while, and we will come back after lunch. The old lady doesn't have to worry about us."

The old lady nodded, and called the third master to her side: "I told you yesterday, you haven't forgotten, have you? Your wife has worked for you for so many years, and gave birth to two sons for you, don't talk about this time It really has nothing to do with her, you are not allowed to get angry with her anymore, you know? When you go to your father-in-law, talk to your father-in-law and respect your father-in-law. Your father-in-law has only your wife as a daughter in his life, and there is no one around him. Hot, son-in-law is half-son, do you think you can honor your father-in-law?"

The third master smiled and nodded: "I remember what mother said, mother, don't worry, just what you said just now, don't say that this matter really has nothing to do with Manzhi, even if there is, I won't have anything to do with Manzhi Dissatisfied, Man Zhi has been taking care of my house and raising children for me all these years, I feel sorry for Man Zhi before it's too late, why would I get angry with Man Zhi for those unworthy people?"

The third lady just smiled and said nothing to the old lady, and the family of four said goodbye and went out.

Second Madam Shen smiled and said, "Brother and sister-in-law have gone out?"

Shen Ruyi hurriedly smiled and said: "Yes, yesterday the Empress Dowager heard that Grandma was not feeling well, so she said that Doctor Huang is a good doctor and prescribed a sleep aid that is very effective, so my parents hurried over to ask for the prescription. First take the medicine according to the prescription for two days, and after the year is over, please invite Dr. Huang to come and have a look."

Master Shen Er said with a smile: "It's still the eldest brother and sister-in-law who are thoughtful. With this prescription, mother will be able to take care of herself sooner."

Shen Ruyi just laughed and didn't speak. The old lady snorted coldly, glanced at Shen Ruyi, and said with some disgust: "As long as those people have some self-knowledge and get in the way of my eyes, I will be fine! I really don't know what to say! "

Master Shen Er felt a little uncomfortable. Although the old lady didn't mean him, she accepted his words, as if he wanted to attract the old lady to say bad things about her elder brother and sister-in-law. Moreover, Shen Ruyi was present, if Shen Ruyi went back Learn a few words...

"The old lady is recovering, we are all happy." Mrs. Shen changed the subject with a smile: "By the way, old lady, how are we going to spend the Lantern Festival this year? Would you like to go out and see the lanterns?"

"Why are you going out! Am I still recuperating?" The old lady frowned, and Mrs. Shen hurriedly said with a smile: "It's because the old lady is resting, that's why I thought about going out to see the lanterns. Is it possible that people like us still have to go downstairs to huddle with the common people? Let’s book a private room in a restaurant, and when the time comes to sit comfortably in it and enjoy the lanterns, this can be regarded as a rest.”

The old lady was about to say no, when she suddenly remembered one thing, if she went out to enjoy the lanterns with a good complexion, then if the old lady said that she needed to rest, would she be suspected?

Shen Ruyi took a look at Mrs. Shen Er, then turned to look at the old lady: "Grandmother, the Lantern Festival is still far away. Whether you want to enjoy the lanterns or not, it's the same for us to discuss in a few days. The most important thing now is the third uncle's yard. Regarding the Hongliu matter, I know that grandma is thinking about family and prosperity in her heart, so I persuaded the third aunt and third uncle not to be angry this morning, but if this matter is not resolved, it will become a knot gone."

Shen Ruyi sighed: "Although I am young, I know it. Third uncle is not happy when thinking about this kind of thing, and third aunt is also not happy when thinking about it. It will last forever. This wound is not a scar, but a scar. It's going to bleed."

Mrs. Shen Er nodded with a smile: "Ruyi's words are reasonable, mother, I think this matter should be resolved as soon as possible, otherwise, we will interrogate those people today? While the third wife and his wife are away, we can save them This one said that, that one said that. In the end, we only need to give them the murderer, and the young couple will have no grievances in their hearts, and that will be a good thing."

So even if the murderer cannot be found through interrogation, as long as there is an explanation.

The old lady immediately understood the meaning of this sentence, and turned around to ask someone to bring the people from the Red Willow Room over.With Mrs. Shen not around, no one would think of letting Shen Ruyi avoid suspicion. Shen Ruyi was about to watch a big show, so naturally she would not take the initiative to say goodbye.

Soon the waiters in the Red Willow Room were brought in, two little maids and one woman.

The old lady didn't speak much by herself, and handed over the questioning to Mother Qiu beside her.Although Qiu Momo has no rights anymore, it is still feasible to ask a few words for the old lady.

From what Hongliu ate and drank when he got up that morning, to what Hongliu said and did a few things, the questions were very detailed, and he wished he could even ask Hongliu after blinking his eyes a few times.

Second Madam Shen was helping out, Shen Ruyi was just a decoration, for fear of being remembered, she was pretending to be a sculpture from the beginning to the end.

"When Miss Hongliu woke up in the morning, she said that her stomach was a little uncomfortable. Last night, the firecrackers were too loud, and she didn't sleep well, so she was a little out of spirit. The servant girl suddenly remembered that the eldest lady used to cook an abortion every day. Medicine."

Although Mrs. Shen didn't drink it, the kitchen would cook it every morning, in case Mrs. Shen didn't have time to deliver the soup.

"So the servant girl went to the big kitchen to ask. Sure enough, the lady didn't drink the anti-natal medicine yesterday morning, so the servant girl gave the money and took the anti-natal medicine away." The little maid said tremblingly: "Give it to Miss Hongliu. Half an hour after drinking the anti-fetal medicine, Miss Hongliu said that she was a little hungry, so the servant girl went to find some snacks for Miss Hongliu, and it was not until the time of eating dumplings, so she didn't dare to go to the big kitchen to serve dumplings."

"Girl Hongliu got up in the morning, and after she got dressed, she didn't move much, she didn't even leave the door. It was said that it was the first day of the new year. People came in and out of the house. She wasn't even an aunt, so she didn't Go out to be conspicuous."

"After using the anti-fetal medicine, I took a nap for a stick of incense, and when I got up, I walked around the table twice in the room." Another little maid also tried hard to recall: "After the circle, I ate a few pieces of snacks, But those snacks were all made at thirty nights, they were cold, and Miss Hongliu couldn't eat them."

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, no knives, no scissors, no needles, no sharp objects are allowed.Even the dumplings for breakfast were made the night before.The meals are washed and cut, and the cooking spatulas have to be replaced with wooden ones.

After five o'clock, the first thing to do in the kitchen is to cook dumplings, steamed dim sum and so on, all have to be placed in the back, and because there are many taboos, people like Hongliu naturally can't eat hot desserts.

"I was waiting to eat the dumplings, and later I ate a bowl of gold silk wrapped ingots." It wasn't long, and after a day, the little maids said clearly: "After eating the dumplings, I feel a little bit stuck, and I want to say I'm going to go around the garden."

Rich and noble families, in winter, will use things like brocade, tie silk flowers and tie them to trees, and they will look prosperous.

"But before going out, the third lady sent a servant girl over, saying that there were too many guests at home, and told Miss Hongliu not to go out and wander around. The garden was frozen, and if something happened, she couldn't afford it. Hongliu The girl thought about it and didn't go out."

"Sitting is fine, Miss Hongliu said that she wanted to sleep for a while, but not long after she lay down, Miss Hongliu said her stomach hurts, and the maid went back to the third lady, but the third lady said that Miss Hongliu was looking for trouble during the New Year's Eve Son! The slaves were scolded out."

"My servant hurried to find the third master again, but the third master was not in the yard." At that time, the third master Shen was worshiping the ancestors with Master Shen in the front yard, how could he be in the yard?
"The servant has no choice but to go to the eldest lady, but the eldest lady and the eldest girl are not here." Although Mrs. Shen and Shen Ruyi don't have to follow the ancestors, they are housekeepers. There are a lot of things to do, so I have to go to the kitchen to see , I want to go to the ancestral hall to see, there are a lot of things waiting to be dealt with, how can I wait for this little maid in the yard to look for me?
"The slave girl went around and couldn't find anyone, so I had to go back, but when I went back, Miss Hongliu had a miscarriage and gave birth to a boy." The little maid said with tears in her eyes: "The slave girl is in a hurry, so I went to find the third lady again, but Nanny Liao said that the third lady was not here, and that Miss Hongliu was trying to find bad luck, and that she wanted to scare people after the Chinese New Year, so she asked people to take the slaves away and lock them up."

The old lady was changed again: "As soon as she went and never came back, the servant felt that it was not very good, so she hurried out to look for it, thinking that the third lady didn't care about things, so the old slave went to look for the eldest lady, the eldest lady is the housekeeper, and always I won’t just sit and watch this kind of incident happen in our house. But when the old slave arrives at the door, an old woman will stop the old slave from entering, saying that this is a matter of the third house, and their wife can’t take care of it, and won’t No matter, this old slave really has no choice but to kneel outside the door and wait..."

Then they all knew what happened, the remaining little maid saw that Hongliu was not well, she was about to die, and neither of the two people who went out could come back, so the little maid broke into the Changchun hall in a hurry.

(End of this chapter)