Chapter 2: The Heir
The second master and second wife of the Liu family only have one daughter under their knees, Liu Ruoxi, and the matter of the heir has already been mentioned. Liu Yujiang, the eldest son of the Liu family, is the eldest son of Changfangshu, and this year is also in his early thirties.
Liu Yujiang is not the best candidate for a second heir.
However, in August of the second year of Xianqing, the second room of the Liu family officially succeeded Liu Yujiang as his son.
Among them, there is the insistence of the old lady of the Liu family and the promotion of everyone in the Liu family. On the other hand, it is also because Liu Yujiang and Liu's grandmother Feng are really doing well. Since the second room intended to succeed, in the past two years, they have treated the second master and the second wife Liu with more diligence and filial piety, even more than their biological parents.
This point moved the second master and the second wife of Liu. And the simple Liu Ruoxi back then was also caught by Grandma Liu. When Second Master Liu and Second Mrs. Liu asked her what she meant, she also nodded.
thought that everyone was happy, however, who would have thought that the couple would succeed and slowly change their faces.
The contradiction finally broke out when Liu Ruoxi got married.
Mrs. Liu's second wife has a rich dowry and plans to marry her only daughter. However, this touched the interests of Liu Yujiang and Liu's grandmother Feng. Liu Yujiang behaved in front of Second Master Liu, and Grandma Liu even made trouble in front of Old Lady Liu. Grandma Liu hugged her children and cried in front of Mrs. Liu, saying that they couldn't live, and the property in the second room would be cheaper for outsiders if they were not given to their sons and grandchildren.
Things have come to this point, in order to allow Liu Ruoxi to marry more decently, Mrs. Liu Er compromised step by step. Grandma Liu advanced step by step, and finally took control of the second room, so that the second master and the second wife of Liu were almost begging for a living in her hands.
And the death of Second Master Liu is unacceptable to Liu Ruoxi no matter what.
Drunk and off the horse, frozen to death in the snow.
In addition to being obsessed with learning, the second master Liu is extremely restrained in other aspects, and he is not good at drinking. In Liu Ruoxi's memory, her father had never been drunk. What's more, on a cold winter day, how can a person who doesn't usually ride a horse ride a horse in the snow?
And that day, it was Liu Yujiang who invited Second Master Liu out. When Second Master Liu died, where was Liu Yujiang?
And after the death of Second Master Liu, so many servants and servants in the family actually let Second Mrs. Liu die in front of Second Master Liu's spirit!
Too many mysteries, too many perverses, too many coincidences.
The death of Second Master Liu and Second Mrs. Liu, what did Liu Yujiang and Grandma Feng do, or rather, what did they not do?
Liu Ruoxi hated herself, why didn't she stop this in the first place.
Fortunately, at this time, everything is still in time.
Daddy must not be allowed to fall into the hands of this jackal couple again. Liu Ruoxi pinched the jade hairpin that had been broken off in her hand and swore secretly.
Liu Ruoxi's face changed and she broke the jade hairpin, which frightened Mrs. Liu.
"He'er, did you hurt your hand?"
"Mother, I'm fine, it's just ...... Accidentally. Liu Ruoxi said busily.
At this time, Liu Ruoxi felt the pain in her palms, but in order not to worry Mrs. Liu, her face was still faint and said that it was okay. Fortunately, the palms of the hands were only red, and there was no bleeding. But that's it, it still makes Mrs. Liu feel distressed.
Mrs. Liu was about to beckon the girls to bring the ointment.
Liu Ruoxi stopped Mrs. Liu and told her that she was okay without ointment.
The jade hairpin in her hand is carved from a whole piece of high-quality Hetian white jade, the jade quality is smooth, the carving is fine, and it is very valuable. Moreover, this jade hairpin was originally Mrs. Liu's beloved thing, because Liu Ruoxi liked it, so she gave it to her.
However, Mrs. Liu didn't look at the jade hairpin at all, but only cared about whether her daughter hurt her hand. Second Mrs. Liu didn't even ask, why did the jade hairpin break.
Mrs. Liu Er is such a person.
"Mother......" Liu Ruoxi knew that in front of her mother, she didn't need to hide her true feelings. However, listening to the footsteps getting closer and closer outside, Liu Ruoxi also understood that now was not the time to speak.
At this time, Second Master Liu and Second Mrs. Liu had a good impression of Uncle Liu and Grandma Liu. And those two people have not yet shown obvious evil signs.
In any case, Liu Yujiang and Feng cannot be allowed to be the heirs and daughters-in-law of their parents. But this matter involves too much, and we can't act recklessly, but we must think about it slowly.
The painful experiences of her previous life taught her to be patient. The dragon dives into the nine abysses, moving from time to time.
"Mother, this hairpin is broken." Liu Ruoxi swallowed back the words that came to her mouth, and turned to look at Mrs. Liu Er innocently, letting her look at the jade hairpin in her hand.
"It's broken, it's broken." Second Mrs. Liu didn't take the matter of the jade hairpin to heart, she only cared about Liu Ruoxi, "...... Wait for my mother to go back and rummage through it, and see if I can find another one for you, it's better than this. ”
Because of the rich dowry, she is rich and rich, and she dotes on her daughter infinitely, this is her mother, the corners of Liu Ruoxi's mouth turned up slightly.
"Mother, I don't want anything else, I just want this one." Liu Ruoxi said deliberately.
However, the broken jade hairpin can never be restored to its original state.
"Mother, I will let someone send this hairpin to the shop and find someone to inlay it with gold, and I can still use it in the future. Mother, do you think it's okay? Liu Ruoxi said.
She wants to carry this jade hairpin with her at all times and be vigilant to herself.
"Okay, why not, my mother will let people do it in a while." Mrs. Liu said with a smile, "Guan Bao is beautiful." ”
This will work, Grandma Liu has already walked in from outside. As soon as she came in, she smiled all over her face, walked quickly to Liu Yixi, grabbed Liu Yixi's hand, and looked up and down.
"Oh, the third sister is up? I look at it here, the third sister looks very good today. Did you sleep soundly last night? Have you eaten? Grandma Liu grabbed Liu Yixi's hand and asked with concern.
Liu Yiji couldn't help but shiver, and seemed to inadvertently withdraw her hand from Grandma Liu's hand.
Although the beginning of spring has passed, the weather of the ninth is still cold and abnormal. Grandma Liu came in from outside, wrapped in the cold. The hands that were holding Liu Ruoxi enthusiastically were also cold.
This is Grandma Liu, who is always very enthusiastic and attentive when people look at her, but after all, she is not careless. She didn't even notice it before, and simply thought that Grandma Liu was not a meticulous person.
"Sister-in-law, please sit down and talk." Liu Ruoxi pointed to the chair next to her and said to Grandma Liu, "Thank you sister-in-law for coming to see me, I'm better today, but I'm still dizzy." ”
"Your third sister is still not very good, and her body is weak." Mrs. Liu also said.
Grandma Liu rubbed her hands, smiled a little sarcastically, and saluted Mrs. Liu again, greeted warmly before sitting on the chair.
The girl sent hot tea to Grandma Liu in June, and Layue added new carbon to the hand stove and handed it to Liu Ruoxi. Liu Ruoxi took it and held it in her hand.
The two girls she serves close to her are both clever and caring.
"It's hard for you to come over in the cold." Second Mrs. Liu said to Grandma Liu with a smile.
"Third aunt, you can just say it." Grandma Liu immediately smiled, "What is this, if it weren't for the fact that there are many things in the family during the New Year, I would have been eager to replace the girls and wait in front of the third sister every day." The third sister is like this, and her eldest brother and I are distressed to watch. No, early in the morning, her eldest brother asked me if someone from above hadn't called him, he still wanted to come and see the third sister. ”
"Uncle is a person who has errands, of course errands matter. …… It's no wonder that you don't come to see her every day. You have her in your heart, I know that. Mrs. Liu said.
"Sister-in-law, where is this from?" Liu Ruoji asked while looking at Grandma Liu.
Grandma Liu is a rather stocky woman, three years old in Chinese New Year's Eve, only a few years younger than Mrs. Liu, but she looks much older than Mrs. Liu. She wasn't good-looking, with a somewhat reddish face covered with pockmarks. Thick lips, garlic nose, and small red bumps on the nose all year round.
Second Mrs. Liu once said that although Grandma Liu's face is not good-looking, it is a sincere and honest face. Although Mrs. Liu sometimes thinks Grandma Liu is vulgar, she values Grandma Liu's "sincerity" more.
Sincerely, Liu Yixi couldn't help but sneer. This word is used on Grandma Liu, and it is a big joke.
Grandma Liu is just not good at hiding her own greed and vulgarity.
Seeing her enter the door, those eyes have not been idle. Even when she asked Liu Yixi with concern, her eyes still looked at Liu Yixi's dressing table from time to time, and looked at Duobaoge and several cases over there. Liu Ruoxi's hairpin ring jewelry, as well as antique treasures, made Grandma Liu's eyes a little sticky.
What a familiar look, Liu Yixi is used to seeing this kind of look from Grandma Liu. In this family, there are more people with this kind of eyes, and there is not only one Grandma Liu.
It's hateful, she was too simple back then, and she only regarded this as Grandma Liu's own vulgarity, unsatisfactory life, and never seen the world, although she despised it in her heart, she was more sympathetic, but she never had any vigilance. At that time, she didn't know how terrible some people's greed was.
"I've just come from the old lady." When Grandma Liu saw Liu Ruoxi asking her, she replied busily, "The old lady just had dinner and asked about the third sister again." said that the third sister has been lying down for these days, and she has taken medicine, why is it still not good......"
"Thanks to the old lady for always thinking about me." When Liu Ruoxi heard this, she immediately said, "Although I'm not completely good, I also miss the old lady." …… I'm going to say hello to the old lady. ”
As soon as her words fell, Second Mrs. Liu and Grandma Liu were stunned.
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Although it's not the first time I've opened a new book, I'm still very nervous. The new book stage is always so lonely and difficult. The weak face has always been slow to heat, I hope you will be more patient. You can collect O(∩_∩)O~ first