Lady Zhao

Chapter 38

Mrs. Ye also sent someone to Xiangzhuyuan. Zhao Wenwan was asking Baochan to polish her long nails. The latter happily took the juice made from pomegranate flowers, trying to take advantage of the situation. Zhao Wenwan couldn't avoid it. , let her go, Xueyan was embroidering a handkerchief, secretly covering her mouth happily.

The little maid sent by the Ye family respectfully explained the intention of coming, Zhao Wenwan was slightly taken aback after hearing this, then waved her hand, saying that she would go back and asked someone to return to her life.

Baochan was interrupted by this, and felt that it was inappropriate to continue what she was doing, so she put away the things.Zhao Wenwan looked down at the white and clean hands, and couldn't help thinking that in the script, Zhao Wenwan made a fuss because of Zhao Wenxi's confession, and found Zhao Wenxi's nanny from somewhere, and insisted that Zhao Wenxi was dead, but was slapped in the face, causing trouble. The old lady was unhappy, and Mr. Zhao was severely punished. His hands were pinched with a stick, and his fingers were connected to his heart. Just thinking about it hurts a lot.

This time, she was the one who led the people home, and she was the one who announced Zhao Wenxi's identity first. Not only did she not obstruct him, but she also welcomed him very much. Guessing that she couldn't help it, she had to do it herself.

Zhao Wenwan thought about this, her eyes darkened, and she walked towards Mingxu Garden with a cold smile.

The matter is of great importance, and it is rare for Mingxu Garden to gather people all at once, with black heads crowded into the room, sitting or standing, but there is a space in the middle, kneeling a woman, with a thin and dry face, hunched over Body, looks not very old, but looks like an old man who is working hard.

Zhao Wenxi sat on one side, twisting the handkerchief unconsciously, with a slightly unhappy expression on his face.Zhao Wenwan glanced roughly at the crowd, and walked towards the exclusive seat next to the old lady very naturally, "Grandmother, in such a big battle, there will be three trials?"

The old lady saw Zhao Wenwan's face turned pale, and after listening to her words, she understood the meaning of her words, glanced at Mrs. Ye on the other side, noticed the overly eager look in the latter's eyes, and turned her gaze, "This matter today It can be big or small, and it really needs to be carefully interrogated. This person is Xi girl's nanny. Your mother found it back and said that Xi girl is not Xi girl. My wife is old and almost confused. it is good?"

The meaning of these words made Mrs. Ye blushed slightly, and she glanced at the woman secretly.

"Old lady, what I said just now is absolutely true! At that time, there was a riot among the refugees in Ganzhou, and the motorcade of Dingguo's mansion was bullied by those people. Not only did they rob the car, but they also wanted our lives. The old slave desperately protected the second lady and escaped, met officers and soldiers again, was beaten as a refugee, and there was no one to help him, so he had to run far away." The woman seemed afraid that they would not believe her, and she rolled up her sleeves to reveal her old age. The welts of the whips are for everyone to see, and it is miserable.

"At that time, I was a woman with a three-year-old child, and I had no money on me. No matter where I went, I was weak. I followed the fleeing people to Qinzhou. I couldn't go back to Mingzhou, where the second wife's natal family was, and I couldn't reach the capital. My child I was frightened and cried all the way, but I didn’t have money to see a doctor, so I developed a high fever not long after, I begged all the doctors, but it was too late when someone came to help me, and the child couldn’t make it through.” The nurse told the story of the incident. over again.

"You said the child is dead?" Sanfang turned his eyes back and forth between the woman and Mrs. Ye after hearing this, "Then you mean that we want to recognize the fake?"

The woman kowtowed her head twice, and said with guilt on her face, "Old lady, I know I have committed a crime, but there is really nothing I can do about it. The second lady is sick, and the old slave got a sore from anxiety, and the whip wound became inflamed again. Afraid of infecting the second lady, I dare not even feed her milk, and go door to door begging for food."

The woman raised her head, she was clearly in her early thirties, but she looked like she was more than ten years older, with tears running down her wrinkled face, she looked extremely pitiful. "I didn't take good care of the second lady. When a kind person gave the doctor's money for medical treatment, I went to the second lady. The old slave used the money to find a good place for the second lady to bury her. After finishing the funeral, I also fell ill and was rescued back. After waking up, I realized that I couldn’t give an explanation to the Duke’s government. The old slave was selfish for a while...so I hid. The old lady clearly learned that the old slave really tried his best for the second lady. Yes, the old servant knows he was wrong!"

The room was very quiet, full of women's mournful cries, Mrs. Zhao couldn't feel any sympathy when she heard these words, "You have been hiding for more than ten years, so we are easy to find!"

Seeing the woman keep banging her head, Mrs. Ye felt a little impatient. Mother Zhao followed the clues she found on the money that this man sent back to her hometown. The man arrested in a remote village in Qinzhou had already married a hunter. In the past ten years, she had two children with that hunter, but in fact, she still has a pair of children in her hometown.She just used her child as a threat to make people do what she said.

"This is just your one-sided opinion. Birthmarks, tokens, and even time all match up one by one. There is no such thing as a coincidence in the world." Ye Shi put on a white face and said sharply. "If this girl is really a second-bedroom child, and you are confounding right and wrong to shirk responsibility, I will definitely not spare your life!"

The woman couldn't help shivering after being scolded by Mrs. Ye, and hurriedly said, "This old slave will never dare! This coincidence... this coincidence... I remembered that when I recovered from my illness, I told someone to take care of me." I heard from my wife that her family also has a three-year-old child who has visited me a few times, but then they moved, and the butterfly jade pendant I hid disappeared, could it be..."

The implication is obvious.Zhao Wenxi met the woman who gave her a special look, and immediately stood up angrily, trembling slightly, and replied angrily with a good upbringing, "You...don't wrong people!"

When is the best time to make up the knife, this time is perfect, Ye Shi slightly turned his face towards the old lady, with a touch of doubt in his tone, "Zhao...Ms. Mu, your body is just right, don't be so excited. This slave also Just tell the situation at that time, if you are wronged or not, someone will naturally check it out, why is the girl angry?"

It sounds like questioning the authenticity of the woman's words, but in fact it is questioning the authenticity of Zhao Wenxi's identity.Zhao Wenxi was so blocked that she couldn't say a word, her fingernails were on the chair, her face was quite embarrassed, and finally she swayed and couldn't stabilize herself for a while and passed out. The old lady hurriedly asked Mama Yang to help her to the back room to have a good rest.

The rest wanted to help but prevented Mrs. Ye from knowing what to say, and some were watching the show. The old lady closed her eyes and rubbed her forehead. Zhao Wenwan pressed her cold hand over and rubbed for her. The play ended at the end , and it was her turn.

"Mother's words are wrong. Recognizing the second sister is a big event. Naturally, it has been researched many times. Grandmother attaches great importance to blood, and it is not something that can be fooled casually!" Zhao Wenwan's red lips parted slightly, and her voice was not loud when she opened and closed. But every sentence is resounding.

Mrs. Ye didn't expect Zhao Wenwan to stand up at this time, and quickly withdrew her look of surprise, unwilling to fall into Zhao Wenwan's language trap, "Where did Wenwan say it? It's a very important matter. I'm just being cautious."

Zhao Wenwan didn't answer her words, instead he got up from his seat, walked slowly to the side of the woman, looked down at her, and opened his mouth with a half-smile. "Qinzhou is not a big place, so it's quite easy to find someone. Otherwise, you wouldn't have been arrested so easily. If you don't ask carefully, I'm really sorry for your mother's effort to find you out."

The woman made Zhao Wenwan feel chills on the back of his neck, and shrank back, "Miss... Miss, just ask if you have anything."

"I just said that Qinzhou is a small place, so you can tell me more about what you said just now, starting from the encounter with the refugee riots, what kind of refugees are those, what are the officers and soldiers who beat you? When did you arrive in Qinzhou, where did you ask for food, which household, what kind of doorway, where is the street, including the kind person at the end, what clothes you wore that day, how much money you gave, one by one, the more detailed The better, there are some researches, right?"

"It's been too long..." The woman didn't expect Zhao Wenwan to make such a request. It was originally half true and false, so I couldn't explain it in detail.

"If you can't remember it, let's pick the one that you remember. It's such a big event, and it was so miserable at that time. It won't be a few years later, and all the hardships you have suffered will be forgotten?" Zhao Wenwan said coolly. He glanced at her with a hint of warning.

The woman was afraid that everyone would be suspicious, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and start talking. She only finished talking once, but Zhao Wenwan asked her to say it again.

Zhao Wenwan had been waiting for this moment, and stepped on the back of the woman's hand on the ground, her eyes were stern, "I hate people to lie to me, my sister suffered hardships outside, and finally confessed, but you In order to avoid responsibility, insist that she is dead, if she dies, you should go down to accompany her!"

The woman screamed, and the pain from the back of her hand made her roll her eyes and cry out for pain, but she didn't faint. She was terrified of this young lady with a cloudy temper, but she still quibbled, "Mr. Slave didn't... it's all true!"

"Really?! You can't even make up a lie. You are an idiot when you are in Dingguo's mansion! My sister's butterfly jade pendant has always been on her body, but she just sewed it on the inside of her jacket as a precaution. A bag, hidden in it, outsiders can't find it, otherwise you can use this as a package at the end of the day, even reporting a letter is enough, and the reason why you didn't do that is because you lost someone! "Zhao Wenwan exerted force on his feet and gave up his strength, "If you don't tell the truth, it's not as simple as giving up your hand!"

The woman was startled by Zhao Wenwan, she was so painful that she burst into tears, seeing that no one was stopping her, she immediately gave up resistance in her heart, and confessed her mastermind, "Miss, please forgive me, please forgive me, it is the lady who ordered the old servant to do this. You said it, otherwise, Lao Nu’s family will lose their lives!"

This howling startled everyone, Ye jumped out in a panic, slapped the woman hard on the face, blushed and said angrily, "How dare you slander me!"

Zhao Wenwan watched coldly, loosened his feet, and took a step back. He didn't care about the two people who were biting each other, and turned to look at Zhao Wenxi who was transferred to the soft couch in the room. Wet forehead, stroked the hair on her forehead, "Although we have been separated for more than ten years, I will not admit my sister is wrong. If someone wants to hurt her, it means hurting me. I will never let that person feel better! "

Mrs. Zhao, who had not spoken all this time, stared at Zhao Wenwan. For a long time, the corners of her tight lips slowly evoked a smile. Although she was arrogant and self-willed, and her tactics were a bit ruthless, the old lady felt very good. Seeing Zhao Wenwan Feeling so sorry for Zhao Wenxi, I feel deeply comforted in my heart. It would be great for the two to support each other in the future.

On the soft couch, Zhao Wenxi seemed to be shrouded in a nightmare, quite uneasy.

In the dream, it was snowy in winter, and Samuume stretched out a slanted branch full of delicate flowers, and the fragrance wafted in a garden, and the people in the room were sobbing, and the atmosphere was extremely heavy.There were many people standing in the room, Mrs. Ye, Mrs. Xu, Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Yang were all there, with the same sad expressions on the brows, but if you look closely, the materials of their clothes and the style of their hair buns are all the top ten in Kyoto. Years ago.

"Mother...butterfly...butterfly..." The pink and jade-carved female doll held a shiny and clean jade pendant in both hands, and smiled slightly with her small mouth open. Little girls like this kind of beautiful and delicate things, but they didn't pay attention. When the person beside her who was looking at her full of affection handed out the jade pendant, his hands trembled violently.

"Xi'er, this was passed down to me by my mother. I will give her to you now. You are still young, mother... I really want to spend more time with you, but your father will be lonely without mother. In the future, if I Go, see this and just think I'm by your side." The woman lying on the bed with tears in her eyes, stretched out a pair of thin arms, reluctantly wanting to touch the girl's cheek, the little girl opened her eyes The big innocent eyes looked at the woman who claimed to be a mother, and she didn't know what was going on. As soon as the woman stretched her hand into the air, she suddenly drew it down and slammed it heavily on the edge of the bed.

Suddenly, there was a more mournful cry in the house.

"Xi'er, come to grandma."

"Grandmother...what's wrong with my mother?"; the little girl threw herself into the arms of the old lady, her eyes were red.

"Your mother went to see your father."

"Where is that father?"

While dizzy, some childhood images gradually popped into her mind, the handsome man in the armor who let her ride on his neck to play, and the weak woman who put the butterfly jade pendant in her hand, one mouthful of "Good Xier", she It seems to be called Zhao Wenxi.

Zhao Wenxi... She muttered to herself, she is indeed the child of the second room of Duke Ding's mansion, the noble daughter of the Zhao family in the capital.

Zhao Wenxi, who suddenly woke up, was looking at Zhao Wenwan's concerned eyes, but she passed away, and ran towards Mrs. Zhao with some stumbles, with tears streaming down her fair face, "Grandmother..."

"You said that when I come back, let Mama Yang make me a rabbit paper kite and put them together."

Mrs. Zhao's body trembled, she stared straight at Zhao Wenxi who was crying into tears, and couldn't help sobbing, "Xi'er remember?"

This time, Mrs. Ye suffered a big somersault. Facing the strange eyes of everyone, she wished she could tear apart the nanny who offered her and Zhao Wenwan who exposed the matter, but she couldn't show that look, her eyes were full of tears. Tears looked at Zhao Hongsheng first, hoping that Zhao Hongsheng could ask the old lady for mercy.

Zhao Hongsheng's dark complexion seemed to be turning into ice, he flung his sleeves and left with a cold snort.Sanfang saw that such a good time would make things worse, gloated and said that this kind of unfeminine person still has the face to be a lady of the country, Zhao Hongming pulled aside, so as not to say more ugly words, the old lady is naturally She didn't like Sanfang's sharp-tongued appearance, so she didn't pay attention to it, but her words touched half of her heart.

Then, as Zhao Wenwan expected, Zhao Wenxue and Zhao Yuanjin hurriedly knelt down to plead for mercy, and then Zhao Wenxi started to suffer from the Madonna disease again, begging for Ye Shi with red eyes, and only took the blame on himself. Mrs. Ye talked a little bit, saying that he bumped into his aunt first.

Zhao Wenwan tsk-tsk in her heart, it looked like she was begging for mercy, but she really cleared up the fact that she "jumped into the Yellow River and couldn't wash it off" in front of everyone.The fact that the sixth prince exposed Zhao Wenxi's lie about saving him that day had become a joke in the mansion. Zhao Wenxi would never allow himself to be stained, and took this opportunity to rearrange the events of that day. For sure, Mrs. Ye didn't dare to say anything nonsense at this time.

In the end, Mrs. Zhao thought of everyone's intercession, and asked Mrs. Ye to go to the ancestral hall to light candles every night for half a year, and copy three hundred scriptures. Damage to the reputation of the Duke's Mansion, family harmony and prosperity, and harmony is what Mrs. Zhao wants to see.

What's more, Mrs. Ye is a good-looking person. Today, people poked people's backs like this, and they were lighting wax and writing scriptures. It was so embarrassing that even Aunt Xia hadn't been punished for such a long time, enough for her to remember it for a lifetime.

There was an uproar in the mansion because of this matter, and there was a lot of discussion.

The next day, Mrs. Zhao actually ordered someone to make a rabbit paper kite and sent it to Zhao Wenxi, which made Zhao Wenxi burst into tears again. She ran to Mingxu Garden and lay on the old lady's lap to talk about her childhood, just like the rabbit paper kite. Yes, well-behaved, docile, and lovable.

Mrs. Ye was punished and could not preside over Zhao Wenxi's family recognition ceremony, so the old lady came forward to let the child recognize his ancestors and return to his family on the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and entered the family tree, fulfilling his greatest wish in this life, and also comforting the souls of Hongming and Wenfang .

Zhao Wenxi has become the well-known second lady of Dingguo Duke's mansion. Her status is not the same. She truly feels the luxurious life of a noble lady in Beijing, but she still retains a little clarity, knowing that she is still alone in the mansion. With a big backer, needless to say, the old lady is naturally the best candidate, she also saw that in this mansion, everyone has to listen to the old lady, so she went to Mingxu Garden more diligently.

This day, as soon as Zhao Wenxi left, Zhao Wenwan was invited to Mingxu Garden by the servant girl. The person who came to Mingxu Garden with her was Mrs. Xu from the third room. Mrs. Zhao frowned when she saw that the third room was coming. Xu came here uninvited.

Mother Yang spread cushions for their chairs with a smile, and they sat down. The old lady looked at Zhao Wenwan and said, "Grandmother asked you to come here today, because she thought about Mid-Autumn Festival, and picked an auspicious day to hold a relative banquet for Xi girl. Announce the identity of girl Xi. Grandma wants to leave this matter to you. Your mother also taught you a lot of housekeeping skills. After you get married, you will also take over the huge inner house. Take this opportunity to hone your skills hone."

"Grandmother, such a big matter... I'm afraid I can't do it well." Zhao Wenwan declined modestly.

Sanfang was very surprised when he heard that, if he wasn't an important person in the mansion, how would he have the qualifications to organize the recognition ceremony? But it also looks like a battlefield.

If Zhao Wenwan's ceremony is held well this time, it will not only establish a good image inside the mansion, but also spread out outside the mansion. Which mother-in-law would not like such a decent and capable daughter-in-law, who is also the daughter of such a powerful and powerful daughter in Beijing.Mrs. Zhao came here to pave the way for Zhao Wenwan's marriage, and secondly, she wanted to deepen the relationship between the sisters, so she also asked Zhao Wenxi, "Madam Xi thinks it's appropriate to let your sister handle it for you."

Zhao Wenxi pursed her lips and smiled, "Wenxi is naturally relieved that my sister will handle it."

The old lady nodded, and then looked at Zhao Wenwan, "When your mother is being punished, just because of what happened a few days ago, she is not worthy of organizing this ceremony for your sister. Don't worry, your eldest aunt will come back at that time to help with the ceremony." Take care of things, she will teach you anything you don't understand, don't worry."

When Zhao Wenwan heard that Mrs. Xipinghou was coming, she was very happy, "Grandmother, is Eldest Aunt coming?"

"Well, grandma believes that you will do well."

Zhao Wenwan met her earnest gaze, and didn't want to disappoint her grandmother's intentions, so she nodded as a response, and then her eyes fell on Zhao Wenxi, who had been expressionless since just now, and said with emotion, "My sister can come back now." Home is a good thing, Wen Wan will definitely give her the best of luck."

The old lady called Zhao Wenwan to her, and asked her to sit on her right side, while Zhao Wenxi was on the left. The old lady was overjoyed, and the two precious granddaughters couldn't help but grabbed one with each hand, and folded their two slender white hands on top of each other. Together, "You two sisters will love each other and support each other in the future."

The two glanced at each other, both grinning, and Mrs. Zhao was very relieved to be in the middle.Looking at this happy scene, Sanfang felt that she was like a superfluous outsider. It was really unfair that Mrs. Ye couldn't take care of the family affairs, and her third-bedroom daughter-in-law, but the old lady handed over the matter to a yellow-haired girl. Zhao Wenwan took care of it in the mansion It was Zhao Wenxi's benefactor who took her home and helped her recognize her relatives, and now she was going to organize her relatives' recognition banquet. Is the old lady planning to give Zhao Wenwan all the good wishes of the second room?

So he blurted out what he was thinking, and said in a sour tone, "Mother, please let me help, Wenxi returned home, but the second room is gone, what can a girl like Wan do?" Well, Wenxi always needs someone to take care of her, so I just want Wenxi to follow me in the future..."

Mrs. Xu didn't open which pot and lifted which pot. She insisted on displeased the old lady who raised it when she was happy. Thinking of the second room, the old lady's eyes darkened and interrupted Xu who was talking enthusiastically, "Why is there no second room?" It’s too late, and there’s girl Xi, who’s so unlucky! Go back, this old woman just wants to stay with her two granddaughters.”

Xu's face was said to be embarrassing, the old lady's intention to drive people away was already obvious, her breath was stuck in her chest, and she wanted to say something else, but Mama Yang frowned, why Sanfang was so obsessive today, she hurriedly smiled Come out, "Third Madam, this old slave will bring you a cloak as a gift, it's cold outside, and you are still taking soup and medicine, your body can't stand the cold."

Mrs. Xu hurriedly smelled the smell on her body, but she didn't feel that the smell of medicine was too strong. Mother Yang asked the little maid to hold the cloak in front of her, so Mrs. Xu had no choice but to resign to the old lady, "Daughter-in-law will go back first, and I will come back tomorrow to say hello. "

The old lady waved her hand and let her go.As soon as the old lady let go of her hand, Zhao Wenxi hurriedly pulled back from under Zhao Wenwan's covered palm, a look of indifference flashed in her eyes, Zhao Wenwan still had Zhao Wenxi's warmth in her hands, the corners of her mouth curled slightly, and she put her arms aside calmly. back to the original position.

On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the old lady first led the family members to worship the moon in Biyixuan. There were sacrifices on the large incense table, and the watermelon was cut into lotus shape and placed in it.The red candles were burning high, and the whole family worshiped one by one. Finally, the old lady cut the reunion moon cakes and divided them up one by one. There were three more porcelain plates, which were lonely and no one touched them. Everyone knew that they were for the second-bedroom couple and the fourth. room left.

Zhao Wenwan noticed that the old lady's eyes dimmed when she landed on the plate, so she lifted the lantern of Master Rabbit and deliberately waved it in front of the old lady's eyes, "Grandma, do you think the one I made looks good?"

Mrs. Zhao was distracted. Looking at the realistic rabbit lantern in her hand, she couldn't tell whether to laugh or cry, "How old are you still playing with this? It's so beautiful, it must have been drawn by Yuan Li for you?"

Zhao Wenwan didn't care about being exposed by the old lady, and continued to argue shamelessly, "Grandmother, don't underestimate people, my paintings are so beautiful!"

After speaking, he hurriedly tugged at the eldest brother beside him, and Zhao Yuanli coughed softly, "Hey, grandma, my sister did it herself." It was rare for the elder brother to show a knowing smile on his cold face, but the tone... No matter how you listen, it doesn't sound like the truth.

Well, he drew it with someone's paw, so it can be regarded as her 'hands'.

"Look at Wen Wan, you're so used to being a big brother that you're almost out of shape, what kind of skills does your sister have, can my old woman know?" The old lady squinted her eyes and laughed hard.

Zhao Yuanli didn't refute, and showed doting eyes on Zhao Wenwan. The other people beside him were happy when they heard this sentence, and someone joked, "Obviously you are used to it, old ancestor, why did you wrong Yuanli."

"Yeah, grandma and you are the one who dotes on me the most. Why are you wronging my elder brother?" Zhao Wenwan also smiled and fell beside the old lady, her eyes curled into crescents, and she smiled narrowly.

"Hahaha you..." The old lady nodded her head with a smile. She looked quite reckless with her little rascal, and even Zhao Hongsheng who was standing next to her couldn't help smiling. I have been sad for my second and fourth brothers for a long time, but this year with Zhao Wenwan making gags like this, the atmosphere is getting better.

Zhao Wenwan amused the old lady, and gave the lantern to her eyes after changing hands, and kept staring at Rui Geer in her hand. Aunt Xia's face darkened behind him.

Brother Rui took Zhao Wenxue together. Besides Zhao Wenwan, the eldest sister, he has a good relationship with the fourth sister. The two of them chased and played in the hall with Master Rabbit's lantern. It seemed that they were suitable for their age. There were more children playing around at home. The sound is more vibrant.

The old lady watched cheerfully, thinking that there is nothing more important than a family reunion and harmony.

(End of this chapter)