Lady Zhao

Chapter 94

In Sanfang Yuaner, Mrs. Xu is still in confinement. Hearing the faint noises from outside, she frowned, and involuntarily clenched the penholder in her hand. After writing half of the words, she couldn't calm down and write. A burst of dryness.

After a while, someone knocked on the door, and Mrs. Xu came in with her own eagerness, and saw the woman she sent to Aunt Rong's garden came back, "Close the door."

The mother-in-law took advantage of the situation and closed the door tightly. "Third Grandmother, Aunt Rong has given birth."

Mrs. Xu stood up when she heard the words, and unconsciously grabbed the rice paper in her hand, with a strange emotion on her face, "It was born..."

"It's a son." The woman replied truthfully, "The old lady and the third master are both here, so they are happy to see."

Seeing that the rice paper in Xu's hand was clenched into a ball, the sudden darkening of his face made the mother-in-law stop and dare not say any more.

Probably because she realized that she had lost her composure, and thought of something else, Xu's expression changed suddenly, and even his eyes lit up, "Son, that's really great. My child..."

The mother-in-law listened carefully to her last murmur, and immediately felt that the third grandma was greatly stimulated. Even though she was the mistress, her biological mother was Aunt Rong, and the mother was expensive for the child, and the grandma's stomach did not improve. OK.The mother-in-law who thought that Mrs. Xu would throw a tantrum because of this and retreat a little bit, saw that she happily picked up the slightly cold bird's nest porridge and ate spoonfuls of it with peace of mind, feeling indescribably weird.

I said before that I have no appetite...

In Xu's eyes full of joy, the moment she lowered her eyes, there was a smug sternness, the child, the child she thinks about day and night... There was a raging giggle faintly in the silent room, and I couldn't help but The mother-in-law who reported the letter was startled, and even the maid guarding outside couldn't help showing a cold look on her face. The third grandma must be mad with anger.

And here in Mingxu Garden, the old lady's house is also full of laughter, but it's because of the joyful family happiness of having an heir.

There were many people crowded in the room, Zhao Wenwan, Zhao Wenxi, Wenxuan, and Wen Xue were all around Mrs. Zhao, and the parrot "Tianxian" brought by Zhao Wenwan seemed to like children very much, flying around around Mama Jia. "Heavenly Immortal", the other one who is most excited is Rui Geer, who keeps shouting that there is a little brother who can play with him. Mother Yang wants to touch the baby from time to time when she sees him. The child was thin-skinned, so he simply coaxed him out.

Mother Jia held the sleeping baby in the swaddle and showed it to the old lady again, she was used to being a man and said, "The young master looks at the fullness of the heavens, his eyes are clear and handsome, and he will definitely grow up like the young master in the future."

The two daughters-in-laws Ye and Leng looked happy, and called Jia's mother to hug them and have a look. Especially Leng seemed to like children very much, and asked Ying to say that the child's biological mother was weak, and Xu The feet were grounded again, the old lady had just recovered from her illness, she was afraid that she would not be able to do what she wanted, she wronged the child, she said she would take the child to her and raise it, and when Aunt Rong recovered, she would return the child.

Speaking of this, the old lady who was still squinting and grinning from ear to ear restrained her expression a little bit, and asked Mama Jia to be rewarded with some money, and asked, "Is Aunt Rong awake?"

Mother Jia replied, "Mother Sun is watching closely, she hasn't woken up yet, and she doesn't even look at the child right now."

"What's the matter?" Mrs. Zhao asked again. When the child fell to the ground, she only said that there were some signs of bleeding. The bleeding should stop after the child is born.

Mrs. Ye interjected, "That's right. During the delivery, I was afraid that she would not have enough strength, so I asked her to suck the ginseng slices in her mouth."

After all, Mother Jia is not a doctor, so she followed what Doctor Yuan said: "The medicine that should be used has already been used, and Doctor Yuan has taken a closer look at it. Aunt Rong's body has not been very refreshed, and I am afraid that this life will be wasted." Too much vitality, if we don't see each other again tonight, I'm afraid..."

Everyone understood the meaning as soon as they heard this, Mrs. Zhao gave a long sigh, and ordered: "You can hold the child in your arms tonight and stay in the courtyard. As soon as Aunt Rong wakes up, give her a look at the child, don't miss it. opportunity."

"Yes, old lady." Mother Jia replied, hugged the child tightly and exited the door.

The candlelight in the side courtyard was dim, the flames kept beating, crackling and flickering, and then dimmed.Seeing that the lamp wick was a bit tired and confused, Mama Sun turned the lamp wick again after leaving Aunt Rong's side. Within a split second, she heard the person on the bed next to her groan weakly and call the child in a low voice. There was a hint of impatience in his eyes, and the movements in his hands didn't seem to speed up at all, they were just as slow as if they didn't hear them, and they flicked again and again, as if they were wasting time waiting for something boring.

There was a "creak" sound of pushing the door, and the little maid outside shouted, "Mama Jia, you are here." Mama Sun's hand finally stopped moving, and her expressionless face immediately changed into a sad and worried expression, crisp and vivid. Shouted loudly, "Aunt Rong, you are awake, but you frightened this old slave."

As soon as Mama Sun entered the door, she heard the news that Aunt Rong had woken up. Holding the child, she quickly quickened her pace, "Auntie, you're awake..."

Although Aunt Rong is awake, her face is as white as paper, her lips are dry and pale, and she looks dying. She has been calling for her baby since she woke up. Mama Jia is about to shed tears. Situations, it is inevitable that people will be sentimental and fragile, Aunt Rong is afraid that she will run out of oil and burn out.

"Auntie, do you want to hug the young master?" Mother Jia glanced at the wrinkled baby in her arms again and moved closer to her.

Aunt Rong nodded weakly when she heard the voice, and Mama Sun and Mama Jia looked at each other, both of them knew that Aunt Rong might be looking back, Mama Sun whispered to Mama Jia, "I'll ask Doctor Yuan to come over and take a look. Watch Auntie for a while."

Mama Jia sighed uncontrollably, nodded, and asked Mama Sun to half-support Aunt Rong up and lean against the bed, she sat down next to each other, and handed the child out carefully. At that moment, tears burst down the embankment, and I raised my hand to stroke, trembling, "My child..."

She lowered her head and kissed his small forehead. Although Mama Jia couldn't bear to interrupt the time they spent together, she still kindly reminded Aunt Rong that the child's resistance is too weak at birth, and adults cannot kiss him. , especially Aunt Rong is still like this...

After hearing this, Aunt Rong was very worried, and became a little at a loss. Mama Jia comforted her, and Aunt Rong felt at ease again. Seeing that the sleeping face had settled down, she breathed a sigh of relief, then smiled, and indulged in the joy of being a mother. In joy.

This appearance made Mama Jia who was waiting on the side look distressed, and found that Aunt Rong's arms holding the baby were trembling, so she hurriedly persuaded in relief, "Auntie just gave birth, so she should rest well and wait until she is ready." Come back to hug the young master again, and you will definitely gain a lot of weight by then."

Aunt Rong herself also felt that it was difficult, so she reluctantly handed over the child to Mama Jia, "Did the old lady give him a name?"

"Not yet, I said that I will name my aunt after getting married with the third master."

Aunt Rong lay back on the bed and smiled happily. The warm picture of a family of three suddenly appeared in front of her, like a real scene. Mother Jia didn't know what she saw in her eyes, but she raised her hand with a smile on her face Enough is enough, without catching anything, the arm slid straight down from the air...

"Aunt Rong!"

"Oops, why so much blood?!"

"doctor……"

For a moment, the courtyard became a mess, but the people on the bed were silent.

Once Aunt Rong died, everyone in the house said that they were blessed, but they just went away when they saw that they were about to live a prosperous life, leaving behind a baby who was waiting to be fed.The old lady ordered Aunt Rong to be buried generously, and then kept the baby by her side, and asked Mrs. Ye to find a nanny with a clean family background in the city to take care of it.

On this day, Xu's ban was lifted, probably because she had really lost her temper in the past two months, or Aunt Rong's death had touched her a little, anyway, she put aside her usual arrogance and went to the old lady's garden in a proper manner After saying hello to my son, I made sweet soup by myself and went to the study where the third master lived for the past two months. He lowered his eyebrows and looked pleasing to the eye, with a docile appearance of admitting his mistakes. The third master was surprised by her never-before-seen attitude. Yu, nostalgic for the old love, the two reconciled as before.

In Qingfeng residence, doctor Yuan checked Zhao Yuanli's body as usual, Zhao Wenwan watched from the side, and smiled when he heard the doctor say that elder brother's body was recovering well.

"My own health is pretty good, and it's already almost recovered. Recently, there are many things in the mansion, and Yuan Li, who has been working with Dr. Yuan, is very sorry." Zhao Yuanli still has some feelings for the family doctor who took care of him since he was a child. Especially now that Dr. Yuan is old, he speaks sympathetically.

"Hehe, it's not a problem." Doctor Yuan also liked the young man in front of him, feeling his past experience, and smiled more and more kindly, "No matter how well raised he is, riding a horse and archery will not be a problem."

During the talk, the little apprentice helped Doctor Yuan pack up the medicine box and carried it on his back. When Doctor Yuan and Zhao Yuanli and his brother and sister left, they followed behind step by step.

As soon as he left the door, the little apprentice couldn't hold back and asked, "Master, you just checked the eldest son's medicine again, but what's the problem?"

Doctor Yuan was walking, glanced sideways at the curious young apprentice, sighed and said, "It's always right to be careful." When I grow up, I just want to survive until I leave the house in a smooth manner, and I don't want to make any trouble in my own hands in the end.

The little disciple seemed to understand but half understood, but Zhao Wenwan, who came out to see him off, got darker, opened his mouth to call someone, stepped forward two steps, and signaled that he wanted to ask privately.

Doctor Yuan asked the young disciple to wait at the front, and then looked at Zhao Wenwan, "What do you want Missy?"

"Doctor Yuan is so careful, but because of Aunt Rong's business?" Zhao Wenwan didn't circle around, and asked straight to the point when he saw that there was no one around. "Doctor Yuan thinks Aunt Rong was murdered?
As an old man in the mansion, I have also experienced the birth of these ladies and young masters. I have never seen a blood collapse like Aunt Rong on the second day, so I went to have a look. Is it because I am old and dim-sighted, or is there really something else going on... Dr. Yuan sighed, now that he is old, he has the mentality that more things are worse than less things, so he doesn't intend to investigate further.

"I'm telling you the truth. The old lady also asked the same question by herself yesterday. It's just that the old man doesn't learn well, so I don't dare to make rash judgments on such things." Doctor Yuan looked at the smart woman in front of him and opened his mouth slowly. Added a sentence, "Miss, don't worry, there is absolutely no problem with the medicine that has passed the old man's hand."

Zhao Wenwan nodded, and took another step. When Doctor Yuan led the young apprentice away, he fell into his own thoughts.Aunt Rong's sudden death, and Xu's attitude after she came out... I couldn't help but sink my eyes, my intuition was not that simple, even my grandmother could feel it.

Aunt Rong's body stayed in the mourning hall for a day, and then she was encoffined according to the ritual rules, and was buried in the earth with honor, and a few familiar maids cried and saw her off all the way.

On this day, just after the first seven days, I heard that a maid slipped and fell into the lake at night and drowned. After she picked it up, she found that it was Cuiyun, the maid who took care of Aunt Rong. He secretly burned gold leaf Ming coins to Aunt Rong, so maybe he slipped into the lake in the dark at night, and Cuiyun couldn't swim, so he drowned alive.

It didn't take long for Zhao Wenwan to hear Baochan's words, and saw Jin Ling rushing in with her skirt in her hands, with a look of anxiety on her face, and she knelt down when she saw Zhao Wenwan.

"Miss, this servant girl found this on Cuiyun's body and held it tightly in her hand, you see." After finishing speaking, he put his hands on it, revealing the ginseng slice in his palm.

Zhao Wenwan glanced over and frowned slightly.

"To tell you the truth, my maidservant... After this maidservant found out, she first consulted Dr. Yuan, and confirmed that the ginseng piece wiped with cloud sleeves has the effect of promoting blood circulation. Cuiyun is Aunt Rong's personal maid, and Aunt Rong just gave birth to a child with bleeding. Dr. Yuan prescribed Zhixue powder for the symptoms, but the ginseng tablets were from Aunt Rong's room, and they were fed to her mouth when she gave birth..." Jin Ling tried her best to calm down and explain the matter clearly, and at the end she said with a choked sob , "Cuiyun is from the same hometown as the servant girl, and loves the same sisters. Jin Ling doesn't want to see the sisters die in vain, so I beg the eldest lady to give the presiding officer justice."

As soon as the voice fell, there was a heavy bang of the head, as if afraid that Zhao Wenwan would not help, Jin Ling kowtowed with full sincerity, her forehead turned red.

"Get up." Zhao Wenwan narrowed his eyes, and Xueyan beside him squatted down to help him up.

Jin Ling stood tear-stained, her eyes looking forward.Zhao Wenwan pondered for a moment, and then took the two of them to Aunt Rong's courtyard. Not long after the talent passed away, the house was deserted, not even a wife was seen.

When he came to the door, he heard a bang in the room, Xueyan's heart shivered, and he pushed the door immediately, and the situation in the room was clear at a glance.

"Mother Sun?" Jin Ling called out in surprise.

Zhao Wenwan looked at the vanity boxes scattered at her feet, the jewelry was scattered all over the floor, and there was an ink cyan brocade box with the lid opened, and some sliced ​​round ginseng fell out. Mother Sun's face was panicked, this situation is not difficult Guess she was looking for something when she heard footsteps and knocked it over.

As for what he was looking for, the things on the ground can already explain it.

"It seems that Mama Sun found what we were looking for first for us." Zhao Wenwan said lightly, curling the corners of her lips.

At this time, Mother Sun was about to pick up the brocade box as if she had come back to life, but Jin Ling pushed her into it. She watched Jin Ling pick up the brocade box and handed it to Zhao Wenwan, her face suddenly turned pale, and she faltered. I called the eldest lady.

"Xueyan, go and invite the Duke's wife and Doctor Yuan to come over."

"Yes."

Holding the brocade box in her hand, Zhao Wenwan noticed that Mama Sun flinched when she heard Doctor Yuan, her eyes deepened, she pulled the chair and sat down leisurely. "Mama Sun, what explanation do you have?"

"..." Mama Sun turned pale and remained silent.

"Forget it, I'm talking about it now, and I have to talk about it later when everyone is full. I might as well keep one, and think about it along the way... how to make it better?" Zhao Wenwan was not in a hurry, and fiddled with the small lock of the brocade box, and issued a The rattling sound echoed in the slightly quiet room.

People came faster than expected, apart from Mrs. Ye and Dr. Yuan, Mrs. Xu from the third bedroom and Mrs. Leng from the fourth bedroom also came, followed by the women and maids who crowded into the room after a while, and Zhao Wenwan also got up.

"Wen Wan, what's so exciting?" Mrs. Ye asked with a frown as she stood at the place where the person had just died, secretly feeling unlucky.

"Mother, Aunt Rong's death is strange."

Hearing this, Mrs. Ye frowned even deeper, then looked at the woman who was huddled in a corner of the room, suppressed her surprised expression in time, and lowered her eyes. "You mean Aunt Rong was murdered?"

While speaking, from the corner of the eye, he glanced at Xu Shi who was standing beside Leng Shi. The latter's face was slightly lowered, making it difficult to see clearly.

"What's the evidence?"

Zhao Wenwan handed over the brocade box in his hand, turned it around in front of Mrs. Ye, and handed it to Doctor Yuan, "Doctor Yuan, please take a closer look, what is the difference between these pieces."

Doctor Yuan saw the contents of the brocade box, raised his head and glanced at Jin Ling who was following Zhao Wenwan, then lowered his head and inspected it carefully, and got the same result as this morning, "This whole box is The ginseng slices are all wiped with cloud sleeves, which are used to dispel stasis and activate blood circulation, but for those with bleeding symptoms, it can be fatal, this dosage, one tablet is enough."

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the people in the room were all different. They all thought about how the owner of the house got there, and for a while they believed Zhao Wenwan's deduction that Aunt Rong was murdered.

"Coincidentally, the Cuiyun who died last night was Aunt Rong's personal maid, and she also held such a piece in her hand, so my maid found out and showed it to me." Zhao Wenwan held up the water-soaked piece that Jin Ling got. , leading people to think deeply, "When I got here, I ran into Mama Sun, who was sneaking around in the house alone and knocked over things."

Zhao Wenwan's eyes froze as he spoke, and he said sharply, "Mother Sun, didn't you look for this brocade box to destroy the corpse?"

"No, no, the old slave was wronged..." Mother Sun noticed that everyone was looking at her, so she hurriedly opened her mouth to defend herself.

"Injustice? You gave Aunt Rong the ginseng. Cuiyun said you were kind, but I didn't expect you to have such vicious intentions!" Jin Ling retorted immediately.

Mama Jia, who was crowded in the crowd, took a look, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "This old slave can also testify that it was indeed Mama Sun who brought it."

Before Manager Li came, he checked the accounts for this month, but there was no record of Aunt Rong’s receipts from Yuan’er. Then he glanced at Mama Sun who was dodging her eyes, and said sternly, “There is no record of your receipts in the warehouse. , Where did you get this thing from!"

Mother Sun shivered in shock, with a terrified expression on her face, muttering about the old slave's injustice, obviously trying to hide something.

Guan Li had seen a lot of things, so he recruited a few wives, took the cane used to punish, and had Mama Sun pushed down on a thin and wide bench, squinting her eyes and said, "You will know when you suffer. "

A look of confusion flashed across the eyes of Ye Shi, who had been on the sidelines, and he was full of doubts in his heart at the moment, but he couldn't stop Li Guanshi from doing things. He stood aside and frowned, "If someone forces you, you should do it quickly."

Mama Sun, who had been biting her lip tightly, was pressed firmly on the bench, her old eyes drooped slightly, accompanied by a slight trembling, her face turned pale as soon as the cane fell, and she let out a shrill cry.

"Third Grandma, help—"

(End of this chapter)