"Mrs. Xi, the fetal medicine is boiled. And the laundry, which had been washed, had been ironed and folded. The young woman working on the boat placed a stack of washed clothes and a covered basket in front of Mrs. Xi.

Mrs. Xi's face was faint, revealing a heavy look of exhaustion. She looked at the stack of clothes casually, nodded, and took out a silver ingot of plum blossoms weighing about two taels and handed it to the weather-covered woman.

The young woman accepted it unceremoniously, thanked her, and said briskly: "Mrs. Xi, if there is any rough work in your house to clean and carry water, even if you are instructed, I will definitely help you do it properly." There is also a lot of people in the kitchen, the floor is slippery, and you are easy to fall down. Next time you want to cook something else, just let me know and I'll prepare it for you. ”

Mrs. Xi knew that the person in front of her would be so enthusiastic, all because of her generous reward. She raised her hand and rubbed the corners of her swollen forehead, and said tiredly: "You just have to rest assured, I am sick in my house now, and I am pregnant, and I will naturally not lack work, and I will tell you in detail when I go back." Only if you serve with all your heart, the reward will not be less. ”

The young woman got her promise and said with a smile on her face, "Thank you, Mrs. Xi, for your thoughts." By the way, yesterday you mentioned that you wanted to nourish blood and calm the nerves, I asked the doctor, and I got two pills by luck. ”

She took out a yellow paper-mounted paper bag from her sleeve pocket, looked left and right, and saw that no one was paying attention, so she mysteriously handed it to Mrs. Xi. Mrs. Xi's heart jumped suddenly, and she hurriedly took the paper bag and quickly hid it in her sleeve pocket.

The woman lowered her voice and said, "I got this with great difficulty, don't ....... it."

"Know, know!" Mrs. Xi could not suppress the excitement in her heart, she simply stuffed the purse and the remaining scattered silver into the woman's hand, and said in a low voice: "You must not make a public announcement of this matter, and on the day you get off the boat, I will definitely give you a great reward." ”

"Mrs. Xi, just rest assured, I know what to do. There was a shrewd flash in the woman's eyes. She had been on this ship for a long time, and she had never seen anything dirty. Naturally know what to do, it's hello, hello, hello, everyone!

When she had the money, the woman did not linger long, but immediately turned and departed. Just turned the corner, leaving Mrs. Xi's sight, secretly stretched out a hand and grabbed her arm tightly.

The woman was startled and looked sideways, only to see Fu'er's smiling face. The woman breathed a sigh of relief and said angrily: "Little hooves, there is no sound at all, almost scared the old lady to death." ”

Fu'er tilted her head and teased her mischievously: "Sister-in-law Yu, you can't hide the smile on your face, but you have made a lot of money!"

The woman was overjoyed, she took out the purse that Mrs. Xi gave her, put it in her hand, and said with a smile: "Thanks to you for introducing this good customer, although Mrs. Xi has a gloomy temperament, she is very generous. ”

Fu'er smiled: "What are you afraid of with a gloomy temperament, and I don't need you to live with her." As long as you are generous enough, it is good business. ”

"Yes, yes!" the woman opened the purse, took out the smallest piece of silver horn from it, stuffed it into Fu'er's hand with a smile, and said, "Here you go, take it to buy candy to eat." ”

Fu'er followed Xue Mei'er's side, she hadn't seen any rare treasures, how could she put this fluttering silver horn in her eyes that could be blown away in one breath.

She smiled back and said, "I don't lack silver flowers with the girl, your second girl is still young, and there are many places where you need to spend silver, so you should keep it yourself!"

"Then I'll thank you for Erniu!" The woman suddenly smiled, and no longer shirked, and carefully put the silver horn back.

Fu'er looked at her with a smile, and when she put the purse away again, she asked curiously, "What did Mrs. Xi let you do, actually rewarded so much silver?"

The woman looked around, and then whispered, "I don't know what the hell she wanted, but she actually asked me if there was anything loose on the ship." ”

Fu'er was startled and said, "You sold it to her?"

"It's sold, I'm not a fool, I don't make money if I have money!" The woman saw Fu'er's face in surprise, sneered, and said, "Don't worry, I know that she wants to harm people, so I won't give her the real thing." ”

Fu'er said suspiciously: "Then what you gave her is ......"

The woman lowered her voice and said, "In the morning I grabbed a handful of wheat flour in the kitchen and wrapped it in yellow paper. She, a rich and noble lady who does not distinguish between grains, where can she tell the difference, she hides it like some treasure, and she also rewarded me with this purse. At this, the woman smirked.

Fu'er also laughed when she heard this, and said, "Sister-in-law Yu, you just have to catch the narrow, and you are not afraid that Mrs. Xi will find out and come to you for trouble." ”

The woman also smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, she herself is still empty-hearted! Even if she knows that she has been deceived, she will not dare to speak out." It's just that Pingshui meets, wait for this ship, who will see who will go!"

Fu'er smiled, looked sideways at Mrs. Xi, who was still sitting in place and did not move, and a hint of color flashed in her eyes.

Mrs. Xi's hand pressed on the stack of clothes that exuded the fragrance of soaphorn, the pink and tender cinnamon green satin soft robe, the neckline and cuffs embroidered with small yellow tendrils, the light green skirt with the grape pattern, and the rose red satin placket, and the lotus lotus soft middle coat.......

These gorgeous clothes belonging to the girl made her face more gloomy and ugly. Her fingers slowly tightened until the fabric in her hands crumpled into a mess. A heart is like a costume that has been ravaged and ruined, and the delicate lines can't hide its devastating vicissitudes, and no one cares about the sourness and bitterness in it.

A trace of sweat overflowed from her palm, and the soft and slippery material slowly became difficult in her hands. She let go of her hand without moving, gently smoothing out the fine lines on it.

The cold wind blew the exquisite royal blue pendant in her ears, and she finally stood up, moving her waist and legs that were stiff because of sitting for a long time, only to pick up the pile of clothes with one hand, lift the food box with the other, and walk back slowly.

Pushing open the cabin, I heard Li Ruxiang's soft voice from inside. Mrs. Xi is delicate and expensive, and her hands and feet have long been sore when she carries these things. She was angry, and her voice raised a little: "Chun'er, don't come over to help!"

There was a sudden silence in the room, and a tea cup with a white background entwined with lotus patterns flew over and smashed on Mrs. Xi's forehead. She was caught off guard, her head was dizzy, and she fell to the ground all at once.

The objects in his hands rolled to the ground, the brocade clothes were covered with dust, and the medicinal juice sprinkled was like a small black snake, crawling on the ground.

Mrs. Xi covered her smashed forehead with one hand, and said angrily, "Master, what are you doing?"

Xi Zhizhou rushed over quickly, kicked her in the heart, and scolded angrily: "Poisonous woman, you know what you have done yourself!"

Mrs. Xi's face turned white, thinking that the matter of her secret purchase of Xiaoyao had been revealed, and her eyes couldn't help showing a trace of timidity. Xi Zhizhou was only suspicious before, but seeing her obvious weak appearance, her heart became more and more determined that she wanted to deliberately murder herself.

Thinking that she didn't miss the relationship between husband and wife, and actually deliberately wanted to kill her own life, he was afraid for a while, and his whole body was even more angry and trembling like chaff.

A hint of pride flashed in Li Ruxiang's eyes, and she hurriedly stroked his chest, and persuaded softly: "Master, you should be careful of your body, so you can get better, but don't get sick again because of anger." ”

Xi Zhizhou brushed her hand away, paced back and forth in the room like a trapped beast, and scolded in his mouth: "Poisonous woman, poisonous woman, you do whatever you want in the house, I turn a blind eye, I didn't expect you to be satisfied, and you became more and more bold and reckless......"

While he was talking, a few merchants walked by the door. Thinking that this was not in his own house, Xi Zhizhou finally cared about his face and kept his mouth shut.

After all, he was angry and hateful, and he whispered to Chun'er, who was huddled aside, and shouted angrily: "What are you still doing in a daze, lock your wife in the clean room, and don't let her out without my orders." ”

"Yes!"

Chun'er trembled and came over to pull Mrs. Xi, but she flicked her sleeves aside. Mrs. Xi covered her forehead and barely stood up, and said hatefully: "I don't need you to pull, I will leave by myself." You sluts, one by one, will only secretly make the old man confused. When you return to the capital, in front of the old lady, see how you explain. ”

Li Ruxiang secretly pursed her lips with disdain, but her face was respectful and aggrieved, and she didn't dare to say a word.

Governor Xi said coldly: "You poisonous woman, you still think that the old lady will help you out, it's just a dream." I'm afraid that the old lady will know about your evil deeds and immediately send you to the family temple. ”

He stared at Mrs. Xi, and his cloudy eyes showed hideousness and fear: "Don't worry, my Xi family has never divorced a wife for hundreds of years, and you will always take the title of eldest lady and repent of the crimes you committed in the family temple." ”

Imprisoned forever in the family temple!

This decision instantly crushed Mrs. Xi, and she roared hoarsely: "What unforgivable sin have I committed? You sanctimonious hypocrite, if you hadn't pulled people into the house one after another, would I have done this, woo woo ......."

Xi Zhizhou was afraid that she would shout more ugly words, so he actually took it upon himself to block her mouth with a piece of Juanpa. Then he sharply instructed Chun'er to take the hemp rope, tied Mrs. Xi sturdily, and threw it into the narrow clean room.

Listening to the sound of knocking in the clean room, Li Ruxiang's eyes became more and more proud. This is the result she wants most, of course Madame can't die, because she knows her identity, even if she gives birth to her eldest son and gets the favor of the master, she is just a concubine with a low status.

If his wife is killed in a fight, Xi Zhizhou, who is in his early forties, will definitely marry a new wife. Don't think about it, it's also those young ladies from the official family, if the new lady is more powerful, and then she raises her eldest son under her knees, she Li Ruxiang won't be able to get anything.

Li Ruxiang will not do such a stupid thing, it is only right to accept it when she sees it.

Seeing that Xi Zhizhou was still angry, he sat on the chair and gasped. She hurriedly collected the smugness in her eyes, took the tea and sent it to his lips, and persuaded: "The master is angry, but don't say no words, it will ruin the relationship with his wife."

Although Madame did something wrong, she was only confused for a while. Meditating in the family temple is already enough punishment. I think that the lady will also be sympathetic to the good intentions of the old man, and will not make the same mistake again. ”

As soon as she finished speaking, the sound of the impact in the clean room became more and more intense. Xi Zhizhou pointed to the clean room and said angrily: "Look at it, look at it, she is more temperamental than me, where is the meaning of admitting mistakes." ”

Li Ruxiang pursed her lips and smiled, and said, "That's because Madame hasn't figured it out yet, and when she understands it, she will naturally not make any more trouble." After a pause, she said softly: "Since the master is upset, let's not stay in this house." I'll go out for a walk with you, and I'll take a break. ”

Xi Zhizhou drank a few sips of tea, and was relieved, but he didn't want to stay in the house any longer, so he stood up and said, "Your body is inconvenient, so let Chun'er rest in the house with you." By the way, I took a look at that slut, don't let her talk nonsense, and lose the face of my Xi family. I'll go out and take a walk!"

"Yes!"

Seeing Xi Zhizhou walk away, the respectful Li Ruxiang pursed her lips and turned to sit down on the chair in the center.

Chun'er was frightened by the movement in the clean room, and she said worriedly: "Aunt Xiang, the master is gone, what should we do?"

Li Ruxiang took a tangerine and peeled it slowly, and said casually: "What should I do? The master won't let us go out, so we will eat and drink what we should eat in this house." She stuffed the peeled orange flesh into her mouth, sour and cold, and her eyes narrowed in satisfaction.

Chun'er heard that the movement in the clean room was getting smaller and smaller, she wrung the corners of her clothes, and said with some worry: "If Madam keeps hitting like this, how can she get injured, and we won't pay attention to it?"

Li Ruxiang glanced at the narrow vermilion lacquer door in the clean room, raised her voice slightly, and said: "Madame is naturally full of momentum, and we have not learned much in the past two years." But after all, we are members of the Xi family, not the wife's dowry, so we naturally have to respect the words of the master. Before leaving, the master only said that he would let us watch the prison lady, since he didn't tell anything else, let's watch the prison, and don't pay attention to the others. ”

I don't know if Mrs. Xi inside heard Li Ruxiang's words, and she quieted down after a while.

Li Ruxiang pouted secretly, and the trick of crying, making trouble, and hanging herself was finally over. She continued to eat and drink what she should eat, and refused to wronged herself at all.

Chun'er sighed, picked up the clothes scattered all over the ground, and cleaned up the fragments of porcelain bowls and the remaining medicinal juices on the ground.

She was busy cleaning up for a long time, but she listened to Li Ruxiang's casual instructions: "Chun'er, I'm thirsty, go to the kitchen and help me stew bird's nest soup." ”

Chun'er was stunned and said, "Where did we get the bird's nest?"

Li Ruxiang stretched out her finger, poked her forehead, and said angrily: "You are stupid! Before Madame got on the boat, didn't she specially buy a large bag of fine swiftlets? You went to find it and stewed it with candied dates and lotus seeds." ”

Chun'er was a little hesitant, she pinched the corner of her clothes, and whispered: "But that's Madame's thing, can we take it without permission?"

Li Ruxiang pursed her lips and sneered: "A lady who is about to be imprisoned in the family temple to be punished, will she still have a chance to eat bird's nest? You stew more, and then you will divide it in half. ”

Chun'er didn't want to eat any bird's nest, but she didn't dare to disobey Li Ruxiang's orders. She took out bird's nest, candied dates, rock candy from Mrs. Xi's baggage, and went out to find the kitchen to stew.

Not long after Chun'er went out, Li Ruxiang felt sleepy, and her eyelids seemed to be covered with paste, and she couldn't tell them. She simply climbed onto the bed, covered with soft futon, and fell asleep.

At this moment, the door was quietly pushed open, and a slender figure quietly entered the room. She glanced at Li Ruxiang, who was sleeping like a dead pig on the couch, and a trace of contempt flashed in her eyes.