259: Longevity (4000 words)
(It's still a two-in-one, and the typo will be corrected later.) Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ infoοΌ
As if grasping the last straw, the Qin family was unwilling to let go of Xiao Ziwen's hands.
Although Xiao Ziwen is not as smart as Xiao Zimo, she is more delicate than Xiao Zimo.
If the Lu family is willing to agree to this family business, she will not have to worry about the future.
Only in this way will she not be abandoned by Xiao Yingchen.
"Ziwen!" Seeing that Xiao Ziwen was reluctant to speak, the Qin family continued, "Mother is only you." β
She was indeed afraid of leaving the Xiao family, so she revealed her true feelings so much.
Xiao Ziwen looked at Qin and raised her eyebrows slightly, although she always knew what her mother was thinking, she didn't expect her mother to have such a thought.
She couldn't help but smile bitterly, and said tentatively, "I can't help you, I'm not as smart as my eldest sister, I'm afraid the Lu family won't want me!"
"They will want you!" Qin thought that Xiao Ziwen was relieved, and said, "Mother will take you to the Lu family personally, if Mrs. Lu is unwilling to admit this family business." In fact...... Ziwen, the position is really not important, as long as you can marry it, my mother guarantees ......"
Qin raised his left hand, his ring finger and index finger merged, and swore to the sky, "Mother promises you, you will not suffer!"
Although she didn't say it explicitly, the meaning of her words was obvious.
Although Xiao Ziwen is not Xiao Zimo, she has only just come out of Qin's idea.
Xiao Ziwen didn't withdraw her hand, but continued to be tempted, "Mother mean, let me be a concubine for Young Master Lu?"
She said it directly, and there was no anger in her expression.
Although Qin Shi was uneasy, he still nodded, "Niang didn't mean that, Niang just felt that the position was dispensable." If you get married, as long as you can give birth to a child, then you will definitely be able to gain a firm foothold in the Lu family in the future! Ziwen, my mother also gave birth to your eldest brother back then, and then she began to take care of the Xiao family's chores. β
Qin's analysis with Xiao Ziwen word by word.
But Xiao Ziwen laughed.
She smiled exaggeratedly, and at the end her eyes burst into tears.
Xiao Ziwen once thought that she would no longer shed tears for the people in this family, and she would definitely not feel pain because of Qin's coldness. But she still overestimated herself and thought she was too strong.
Even though many times, she told herself not to care, but how could she not actually care?
Xiao Ziwen laughed hard, but Qin was a little overwhelmed.
"Ziwen. Qin was uneasy, "What's wrong with you!"
Xiao Ziwen withdrew her hands from Qin's hands, her eyes were full of anger, "What if I don't agree?"
The Qin clan naturally didn't expect Xiao Ziwen to refuse immediately.
She was stunned, not knowing how to speak.
Xiao Ziwen said, "What will you do if I don't agree...... Will you tell your grandmother that I like sweets and fruit wine like my eldest brother? Back then, you knew that someone had tampered with your eldest brother's fruit wine, but you didn't dare to look it up. You also know that my grandmother bought fruit wine a few days ago and came back to use it against me, but you still don't know it?"
Qin's face turned pale when he heard this.
Qin Shi immediately shook his head, "Ziwen, no, my mother doesn't know...... Mother didn't say anything, you misunderstood me. β
"Misunderstanding?" Xiao Ziwen snorted coldly, "Then you really underestimate me too much, what I want to know is not difficult." β
"Reputation is not important?" Xiao Ziwen continued, "Why did your father want to take a concubine back then, but you ran to your grandfather's house to cry, and even forced him to die, so that my grandfather reprimanded my father and prevented my father from taking a concubine." β
Qin stepped back, and she looked at Xiao Ziwen's eyes, as if looking at a ghost.
"You...... How do you know?" Qin clenched his hands, "Did the old man tell you?"
Xiao Ziwen didn't answer Qin's words, but said lightly, "It doesn't matter how I know, it's your ......."
"I really want to take the dagger, cut open your chest, take out your heart to see what color it is. Xiao Ziwen said, "No wonder my sister-in-law didn't ask for your life after knowing the so-called truth." For she knows that you people will be damned in the days to come. β
Xiao Ziwen didn't look at the Qin family again, but raised her feet and left directly.
She hated such family affairs.
Although, when she was a child, she reminded her eldest brother, she said, "If my father is a murderer, my mother is an accomplice." β
Xiao Yu smiled bitterly, and there was a hint of helplessness on Junxiu's face. He raised his hand and knocked her on the head, and said, "How can a child say that a parent is not?" β
Xiao Yusheng was too pedantic, bound by the word 'filial piety', and finally lost his life.
Xiao Ziwen knew that she actually had the coolness of the Xiao family in her bones, so even though she knew a lot of things, she was still reluctant to say more.
It would be nice to be alive, she thought.
The cool autumn breeze made Xiao Ziwen have a splitting headache, and at this time, she still stubbornly held the turtle shell in her hand and walked towards Mrs. Xiao's yard.
At this time, the old lady guarding outside the courtyard stopped Xiao Ziwen's steps, "Third Miss, the old lady is sick, and no one will see her." β
"Really?" Xiao Ziwen naturally didn't believe that Old Lady Xiao would be sick at this time, but said, "Then the troublesome grandmother went into the house and told grandmother that an old man from Gusu is now living in Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing. He said that his surname was Wang, and that he had brought some wild honey that he wanted to give to his grandmother to taste, and that it was a rare medicine that could cure her grandmother's illness. β
Xiao Ziwen said it very truthfully, but the old lady mistakenly thought it was true.
She nodded, "Third Miss, wait a while, the old slave will go." β
The Xiao family's back house has not been peaceful during this time, and Mrs. Xiao is sick again...... The old lady has been following Mrs. Xiao for so many years, and after all, she doesn't want Mrs. Xiao to have an accident.
After a while, the old lady came out of the house again, "Third Miss, the old lady invites you to come into the house and sit down for a while." β
After saying this, the old grandmother's palms were sweating even more.
She had never seen such an old lady Xiao, her eyes were like poisonous snakes in the night, and they looked very strange in the dim room.
Did you do it wrong?
She just brought a few words from the third lady into the house.
"Good. Xiao Ziwen raised her foot, but felt that it was dark in front of her.
She immediately paused, took a few deep breaths, and only raised her steps again when her mind was no longer cluttered and nothing black appeared in front of her.
Xiao Ziwen knew that her body was too weak, but if some things were not solved as soon as possible, she was afraid that she would not be able to leave this swamp for the rest of her life......
The house where Mrs. Xiao lives is closed all year round, and the bright sunlight outside the house is difficult to shine in through the thick curtains.
Even though it was still daylight, it was still dark inside.
At this time, in Mrs. Xiao's house, there was an octagonal palace bucket burning in the corner of the wall, and the thin light made people feel that the house was extremely cold.
After Xiao Ziwen entered the house, the old lady retreated.
She glanced inside the room, and finally her gaze fell on the white jade incense burner not far away.
"After all these years, my grandmother's favorite spices are still so special. Xiao Ziwen closed her eyes and took a few deep breaths, "This kind of soul-attracting incense, grandmother still uses it sparingly." β
As soon as she finished speaking, Old Lady Xiao walked out of the inner room.
Through the weak light in the room, Xiao Ziwen saw clearly the old lady Xiao standing not far away.
Over the years, the people around have changed with the passage of time, some have grown old and some have grown up...... Only Mrs. Xiao is still the same, her skin is still tight, there are only some small wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, no matter how she looks like a grandmother. Even so, her cold aura still makes people feel very weird.
"How do you know about this spice?" asked Old Lady Xiao.
"Grandfather once said. Xiao Ziwen found a chair to sit down, she was tired at this time and needed to take a good breath.
Although the name is weird, the smell is actually similar to sandalwood. This spice is a recipe that Xiao An found after reading a lot of ancient books.
It is said to have a rejuvenating effect.
But in fact, whether this effect is obvious, Xiao Ziwen doesn't know. The only thing she knew was that people who used this spice would often get sleepy and eventually lose their minds.
In Xiao An's later years, it was precisely because of the use of this spice that he finally lost his mind and chose to commit suicide.
Old Lady Xiao smiled, holding the sandalwood Buddha beads in her right hand, her eyes were sharp, "You got all the old man's things, right?"
"Yes. Xiao Ziwen replied, "Grandfather's things are all here with me." To be precise, it is something handed down by the Xiao family. β
What the Xiao family has been handed down is nothing more than magic.
Old Lady Xiao tugged at the corners of her mouth, "How is it possible! The things of the Xiao family are passed on to men but not to women." β
After she finished speaking, she walked to Xiao Ziwen and sat down, "The old man will never give it to you!"
Old Lady Xiao's eyes were extremely firm, as if she knew everything about this matter.
Her deep voice was even more strange in this room.
Xiao Ziwen stroked the index finger of her left hand with her right hand and sighed softly, "Why do you deceive yourself? If you don't believe it, why feed me those fruit wines?"
"My grandmother must have learned from my mother that I, like my eldest brother, liked the taste of fruit wine and had little self-control. Xiao Ziwen said, "Grandfather also has this problem...... To be precise, the people of the Xiao family who know how to do magic have this problem! They like the sweet taste of fruit wine...... That's why back then, my grandmother thought that it was the eldest brother who inherited the Xiao family's things and took his life?"
"Nonsense!" Old Lady Xiao interrupted Xiao Ziwen's words, "You dare to say such slanderous words in front of me?"
Xiao Ziwen chuckled in a low voice.
Everyone has weaknesses.
The Xiao family is no exception.
Every generation of the Xiao family who knows how to do magic will also inherit Xiao An's bad habits and alcoholism.
This is especially true for wines that seem to be of low concentration.
After drinking the fruit wine, they will become very docile, know everything, and in the end, they will temporarily lose their minds.
Back then, when Mrs. Xiao and Mrs. Xiao disagreed, Mrs. Xiao used fruit wine to make Mrs. Xiao temporarily lose her mind and force Aunt Wen to have a relationship.
Old Lady Xiao did this just to make Old Lady Xiao feel guilty about her.
And how innocent is Aunt Wen in this matter?
It's just that Mrs. Xiao is too conceited, and after this incident, Mrs. Xiao has no original connivance with Mrs. Xiao.
His weaknesses are also known only to Mrs. Xiao.
The only person who can calculate him is the person next to him.
"I think that the grandfather and grandmother quarreled the most back then, probably because the grandmother wanted to learn the Xiao family's techniques. Xiao Ziwen said lightly, "Grandfather doesn't want to tell you, that's why he will tell you that the Xiao family's techniques are passed on to men and not to women." You obviously didn't believe your grandfather at that time, you were angry...... After calculating my grandfather and Aunt Wen, you finally got into trouble?"
"Isn't that right? grandmother!"
Old Mrs. Xiao's heart sank, but she still had a hard mouth, "Presumptuous!"
Even though she had a hard mouth, she was a little panicked in her heart.
Could it be that Xiao Ziwen can really divinate everything?
Back then, she did calculate Old Lady Xiao.
She is a competitive person, she can learn witchcraft, why can't she learn the magic of the Xiao family? She wanted to let Old Lady Xiao teach her, but the man who was obedient to her frowned and asked her, "What are you doing here?"
"Brother Dong!" she said, "I've been reading some books in the Outlands these days, and several of them write that the Laiyi tribe had the method of immortality! If I become a warlock, then I will definitely be able to find these methods." Brother Dong, you have to believe me, I will never let us become like my father and lose our lives in vain. β
She was really happy at that time.
Eternal life?
If such a thing really existed in the world, then she would not have lost her life like her father.
After listening to her words, Old Lady Xiao frowned, "Lihua, I was sorry for you back then, and my divination was inaccurate...... It's just that, Lihua, these things that go against the sky can't be touched. My Xiao family was almost wiped out because of something that shouldn't have been touched, and I don't want anything to happen to you. β
He said it affectionately, but Old Lady Xiao naturally didn't believe his words.
What damnation?
What humane?
She didn't want to believe her husband's words, but jumped to her feet angrily.
In the end, she took advantage of her husband's weakness.
added something aphrodisiac to the fruit wine, which led to the relationship between Mrs. Xiao and her personal maid.
That way, she thought, he would feel guilty about her.
In order to please her, then he will teach himself magic.
But Mrs. Xiao never expected that after Mrs. Xiao woke up, she began to slowly distance herself from her, and finally paid attention to Aunt Wen!
She gritted her teeth angrily.
This was a failed trap for her.
And Xiao Yingjing is the evidence in this failed plan.
She hated Aunt Wen and Xiao Yingjing.
"It's okay if my grandmother doesn't want to admit it...... Xiao Ziwen continued, "Grandmother didn't want to attack my eldest brother so early, did she?
"But does grandmother know that those elders in Miao Jiang have ever told you that if you take the life of others, you will go to hell in the future?" )