Chapter 4 Death
The sky suddenly became overcast, and the snow was falling heavier and heavier.
The long alley, which is faintly visible on weekdays and nights, has no light at this time.
Chunsheng hurriedly walked in front, looking back at her from time to time.
"Miss, slow down, it's almost there. ”
Su Qingwan felt that her feet were cold, and she wondered if it was because the snow had soaked into her shoes.
She even felt like half of her body was cold.
After walking for a while, Chunsheng stretched out a hand and pulled her, with a hint of timidity in his voice.
"Miss, it's here. ”
Su Qingwan stepped on the steps that she had walked countless times since she was a child, and she suddenly panicked inexplicably. She stepped into the gate of Sufu with her feet, involuntarily quickened her pace, and hurriedly turned right and ran towards the east.
The snow also fell sharply, wetting her slightly messy forehead and shoulders.
The general entered the gate of the east courtyard, but heard a sudden burst of crying inside.
Su Qingwan froze in place, and Chunsheng was already crying.
"Miss, sir, he"
Su Qingwan ran over and opened the curtain and shouted anxiously.
"Daddy!"
The room was full of whimpering, and the people in the room couldn't see it real.
Su Qingwan finally saw the familiar face lying on the bed, but she couldn't say anything.
He lay down as calmly as he usually did when he slept. The copper oil lamp carried by the maid in front of the bed emitted a faint light, which was reflected in his hand hanging on the edge of the bed.
She stared at his hand, and her throat was like a choked fish bone that she couldn't spit out or swallow, and she was extremely uncomfortable.
After a moment, she stabilized her mind and was about to step forward, when the second aunt's voice suddenly sounded sharply.
"The master was still calling your name before he left!
Su Qingwan's heart was pulled out by this sentence, and the pain in her chest became even more obvious. She stood still, not daring to go any further.
Chunsheng rushed over, crying with red and swollen eyes but still unsteady voice explaining.
"Second wife, the second young master of the main family is going to Shanghai today, and the young lady wants to send him off......"
The second wife got up and approached Su Qingwan step by step, as if venting.
"I see that you are as cheap as your mother in your bones!"
Chunsheng sobbed and turned sideways to stop the second wife.
"Second wife, you can't say that about Miss Four"
The second wife frowned, squinted at her, and raised her hand to slap her.
"You have to speak!"
Su Qingwan pulled Chunsheng behind him, his face was calm and his voice was hoarse.
"If the second aunt wants to beat, just beat me. ”
The second wife looked at her with a sneer.
"Do you think I don't dare?"
As he spoke, his right hand was raised.
"Second sister, what are you doing!"
The gentle woman who had been crying beside the bed finally couldn't help but get up and walk over to stop her, and a kind woman behind her followed her.
Su Qingwan raised her slightly pale face and called softly at the woman.
"Third aunt. ”
The third lady raised her hand and stroked her little face, and comforted her in a low voice.
"Don't be afraid. ”
As he spoke, he pulled Su Qingwan and sent it to the woman behind him, Chunsheng saw that the woman was full of grievances and was afraid that he couldn't hold back anymore, and he cried with a wow, "Aunt Qi!"
Aunt Qi hugged Su Qingwan and Chunsheng into her arms, and she burst into tears in distress.
"My miserable young lady"
"The master is still lying there, the second sister wants to beat his favorite daughter in front of him, can he rest assured!"
The third wife wiped away her tears with one hand and pointed at the person on the bed with the other, and her words were sad and sad.
The second wife looked in the direction of her finger, couldn't help but feel sad, raised her hand to support her forehead and cried out to the master. Xia Xiang hurriedly stepped forward and comforted her to help her down.
As the night wore on, there was silence all around, except for one or two sobs heard from time to time.
Su Qingwan stared at the person on the bed in a daze, feeling numb all over her body. Aunt Qi kept patting her back with her right hand, and her voice was mixed with crying.
"Miss Qingwan, you cry, you cry, don't suffocate. ”
She heard Chunsheng's suppressed whimper, and heard Aunt Qi's constant comfort. They wanted her to cry, but she couldn't cry anymore.
The second brother is gone.
Now even my father is gone.
Su Qingwan closed her eyes and thought, let's sleep, and when I wake up, I will find that this is all a dream.
A nightmare.
Otherwise, how could she have lost everything in one day?
The doors and windows were knocked out by the wind and snow, and each sound became heavier than the other. The housekeeper entered the house from the outside, hesitated for a while, and slowly walked to the bedside to ask the third wife.
"Third wife, the time has come, it's time to get up"
The third lady nodded, raised her eyes to look at Su Qingwan, and turned around to signal Aunt Qi.
"Let's take them back to the West Courtyard first. ”
Aunt Qi nodded hurriedly in response, and pulled Su Qingwan and Chunsheng out of the door.
The cold wind blew coldly and made his face hurt, Chunsheng reached out and tightened Su Qingwan's collar and called her.
"Miss"
Su Qingwan shook his head lightly at Chunsheng.
"Chunsheng, I'm not cold. ”
After returning to the west courtyard and setting up the room, Su Qingwan sat on the edge of the bed and was silent.
I don't know how long it took.
The third lady came over and sat down beside her, raised her hand and brushed her somewhat messy hair, and whispered.
"Wanwan, you can live with me in the future. ”
Su Qingwan was stunned for a moment, and opened her mouth to refuse.
"Three Aunts"
The third lady took her hand and smiled softly.
"Just accompany me, the third aunt has always wanted a daughter. ”
Su Qingwan was silent for a while, looked up at the third lady and reluctantly pulled the corners of her mouth.
"Thank you, Third Aunt. ”
The third lady clenched her cold little hand.
"Wanwan, your father asked me to take good care of you when he left, so you can stay with me with peace of mind. ”
She paused for a moment before continuing.
"Wanwan, in fact, your mother is not what they say she is. ”
Su Qingwan lowered her head and didn't speak again.
The third lady sighed and didn't insist any longer.
"You'll know how to grow up late at night, so go to bed early. ”
Su Qingwan nodded, and her eyes chased the third lady to the door and turned back.
was stunned, but heard Chunsheng's voice.
"Miss. ”
Chunsheng seemed to have just come back from outside, and Su Qingwan looked up at her in a daze.
"Chunsheng, why are you crying?"
Chunsheng's eyes were red, and his voice was muffled.
"Miss, you haven't eaten in a long time. ”
Su Qingwan turned his face, his eyes staring at somewhere, and his voice was very soft.
"Chunsheng, I want to go see my father. ”
Chunsheng wiped the tears from his face, choked and reached out to hug her body, which looked more and more thin.
"Miss, don't worry. There are the eldest young master and the third young master guarding the master, you have to take care of your body first. ”
"Chunsheng. ”
Su Qingwan took the opportunity to gently lean her head on her shoulder, and sighed a little in her voice.
"If I don't go today, I'm afraid I'll never see my father again. ”
Chunsheng was provoked by her words and cried again.
"Miss, the lord knows, he won't blame you. But if he knew that you didn't eat, he would have blamed you, and he would have blamed me for not taking good care of Miss. ”
There was the sound of the wind whirring outside the window, and the snow crashing against the windows and exterior walls, but the house was very quiet.
After a while, Su Qingwan raised her head, looked at Chunsheng's crying and swollen eyes, pulled up the corners of her mouth, and smiled palely.
"Chunsheng, I'm a little hungry. ”
Chunsheng burst into tears and laughed, got up and walked to the outhouse.
"Miss, you wait, I'll give you hot porridge. ”
When Chunsheng came out of the house, Su Qingwan slowly got up from the side of the bed and walked down.
The brass oil lamp on the table emitted a faint warm glow, and she sat down against the table and looked up at the window.
The moonlight was not bright, and even though there was a hazy halo in the sky, it was still dark all around.
She pulled an object out of her bosom and placed it on the table, stared at it for a moment, then turned her head to look out the window.
A little bit of moonlight shone through, and the object reflected its own light.
But it was the jade pendant that the second brother gave her.
Su Qingwan sighed silently.
She never knew that the night was so long, just like this day.
It will never light up again.
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