1. Poisons
When she opened her eyes on the bed of Miss Zhongwu's mansion for the first time, the first thing that attracted Liu Ting's attention was not the woman lying on the side of the bed with teary eyes, let alone Yun Qi and Yun Ya who were twisting their veils and full of anxiety. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 Naturally, it was not the second-class maids who were so frightened that they covered their mouths and cried, but the white tent hook that hooked the heavy woven cotton bed curtain to the side.
This thing is so exquisite. Liu Ting thought: If I am really the "Miss" called by the person next to the bed, this pair of tent hooks carved in the shape of hollow double happiness in the middle must be made of white jade. Its edging must be made of gold, and even the jewel set in the middle is worth a lot, right?
Liu Ting stretched out her hand and touched the warm jade hook, and couldn't help but show a smile. It didn't take much effort for her to reveal her current identity from the maid's mouth.
In the Wu Dynasty, she was the eleven-year-old eldest daughter of the Zhuang family in Longxi. What kind of status does the eldest daughter mean, Liu Ting knows very well. To her surprise, Zhuang Shuo's pride is not only the identity of the eldest daughter of the third room, in addition to being born in a military family that has gone through two dynasties, she also has a pair of biological parents with very good resumes and backgrounds.
His father, Zhuang Wangshu, is a loyal general of Zheng Sipin, and is currently responsible for guarding Yuanqing Town, a border city. Mother Guo Yingying is from a family of three dynasties - Langao Guo. In a society that pays attention to bloodline and family status, there are only a handful of families of the Three Dynasties, and even the princesses of the royal family are proud to meet the daughters of the Three Dynasties families. When the maids mentioned Guo Yingying, that is, the "lady" in their mouths, one of the girls who was about the same age as Zhuang Shuo muttered proudly: "I heard that even the crown princess of the year often invited his wife to enjoy the flowers with a big gift." ”
The maid who spoke was glared at by Zhuang Shuo's nurse. But Liu Ting didn't notice. is full of "the eldest daughter of the third room of the family", "the young lady of the family whose father is a general and her mother is the crown princess......
This information has become synonymous with "wealth and prosperity" and "worry-free food and clothing" in Liu Ting's mind, and it also made her completely intoxicated with ecstasy about the future.
Zhuang Shuo has parents who love her, and they are also from a family! She didn't understand what "family origin" meant at that time, she just took it for granted that she outlined Zhuang Shuo's happiness based on the information she knew.
Zhuang Shuo's parents are there, and their status is not low. She is the youngest daughter and is loved by her parents and brother. She also lives in a family that has gone through three dynasties, and there are dozens of subordinates in her own house alone, and there is absolutely no problem of food and clothing.
Under such assumptions, Liu Ting was gradually intoxicated by the happiness floating in front of her. It was as if after seeing Zhuang Shuo's family, everything they did completely squeezed Liu Ting's reason completely by the sudden sense of happiness. She thought that her life would be happy after the crossing, even if the happiness of the ancient woman was locked up in the courtyard of the deep house; Even after becoming Zhuang Shuo, she never stepped out of the backyard of the General's Mansion; Even if the entertainment is reduced to just reading a book or chatting with family, she is willing to eat it.
The terrible blow given by fate came after Zhuang Shuo stepped out of the General's Mansion for the first time.
On that day, the sun was clouded by flying dust. This kind of climate that can often be encountered in border towns did not prevent Zhuang Shuo from stepping out of the General's Mansion. Surrounded by a group of maids-in-law, the carriage she stepped on, escorted by her eldest brother Zhuang Yu, headed towards the Panshan Nunnery in the northwest of Yuanqing Town.
Praying for the blessing of relatives who linger on the sick bed is a ritual that Panshan Nunnery often does. With the guidance of Nyima in the hermitage, the first half of the prayer ceremony was completed smoothly. Just as Zhuang Shuo entered the small courtyard specially arranged in the nunnery to rest, waiting for the next prayer to begin, Li Ju, a nurse who was regarded as Zhuang Shuo's second mother, walked in with a food box. She waved away the other rings in the room and hesitated for a long time by the food box.
"What's wrong with the nurse?" Zhuang Shuo, who was leaning against the window and watching the girls turn the rope, turned his head, tilted his head and muttered: "Why did the nurse put Yunya's clothes on my couch......"
The latter sentence, "What are you wearing again?" was stopped in her throat by her.
Zhuang Shuo had never seen Li Ju show such a tormented look.
Although the nurse who brought up Miss Zhuang Jiachang from a young age, her hands have been well maintained. But the nurse's white and soft hands, which should have brought out the dishes in the food box, were tightly wringed with the handkerchief in their hands. Zhuang Shuo subconsciously looked at her face, only to see that the nurse who had always been kind in front of him had tears in her eyes and her lips were tightly pursed.
"What's wrong with you?" Zhuang Shuo, who felt that something was wrong, walked over and gently put his hand on Li Ju's slightly trembling shoulder.
The inquiry did not let Zhuang Shuo get a verbal reply, but was hugged into his arms by Li Ju, who was speechless. The sound of choking was immediately in Zhuang Shuo's ears, but it still did not make her wake up. Patting the nurse's back, Zhuang Shuo asked softly, "Did anyone wronged the nurse?" Tell me, I'll tell my mother, and let her punish her! ”
Li Ju, who had never cried in front of her eyes, was slightly stunned for a moment, and changed from choking to crying. Although she tried her best to suppress it by burying her head on Zhuang Shuo's shoulder, her whole body couldn't stop trembling, which made Zhuang Shuo, who was confused, feel weird. Fortunately, her crying didn't last long.
"My heart and liver, the nurse didn't hurt you in vain." Li Ju, who wiped her tears with a handkerchief, raised her head, and her mournful look was no longer there. She pretended to be Zhuang Shuo carefully, and after taking a few deep breaths, she tried hard to squeeze out a smile: "Say something inappropriate - not long after my son was born, he went with his father." You are my only child on earth. ”
"The nurse treats me as your own child." Since she was a child, she had no experience of mother's love, so Liu Ting twisted her arms like candy and said coquettishly: "Mother also said that I can call you mother directly." ”
"My life! You're such a stupid boy. Li Ju let out a long sigh and gently pushed Zhuang Shuo away. When she walked to the table, she trembled and took out a small paper bag from her arms, and said with a solemn expression: "This bag of things was handed to me by Mama Jiang in front of Madame last night." She asked me to put the dust down into your soup. My heart, do you know what's wrapped up here? It's poison. ”
Zhuang Shuo was dumbfounded. She didn't think that Miss Yan, who had grown up under the care of her parents, would come into contact with poison. Even watching Li Ju open the paper bag and sprinkle the dust in it into the bird's nest soup dotted with wolfberries.
The white dust quickly melted into the almost transparent soup without the slightest trace. When Zhuang Shuo was still in shock and had not yet reacted, Li Ju turned around and held her hand.
"Miss, don't you believe it? The nurse didn't believe it. How could your mother want to poison you? A cracking smile bloomed on her face: "But Mrs. Ke is strict in governing the house, she is the heroine of the fat powder, she says that if it is poison, it is poison." ”