Chapter 6: The Night of Mutation
Guo Lanxin knew that sooner or later she would have to meet with her original mother, Chun Yu, but she didn't expect it to come so quickly. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
When the dusty "Book of Filial Piety" was handed to her by Gu Nanniang, her heart was ridiculed, faint, and with a trace of resentment and sorrow.
The slender fingers gently rubbed the gray-blue cover, perhaps because of the residual emotions of the original body, and even with it, she had no good impression of this unmasked woman.
In her previous life, although she had a grudge against King Xia, she did her best for her biological son Youzhen.
And Chun Yu, a noble woman from a family, only knows self-pity and self-pity in the face of falling out of favor, cowering in the Buddhist hall, and ignoring Guo Lanxin, completely abandoning her duty as a mother!
A book of "The Book of Filial Piety", is this woman reminding herself of her submissive status as a woman?
It's ridiculous!
A mother who can ignore even the drowning of her own daughter, such a ruthless woman, is also worthy of talking about filial piety?!
It seemed that she saw Guo Lanxin's doubts, and Gu Nanniang, who was still cheering in her heart when she got the news at first, gradually showed nervousness.
"Xinniang, she...... Although I am in the Buddha hall, my heart is ...... I'm still thinking about you, otherwise I wouldn't have sent clothes and food for the New Year's holidays."
"Mama, if she hurts me, why doesn't she even come to see me when she falls into the water and gets sick? Now you're dating me again, don't you think it's ridiculous!? “
"You have to believe that Mrs. is in trouble, as a mother, how can there be a ...... who doesn't hurt her daughter" patting Guo Lanxin's arm, Gu Nanniang hurriedly comforted.
Bitter?
Hehe, pursing the corners of his mouth, Guo Lanxin chewed these two words fiercely......
Who in this world doesn't have suffering?!
How many unforgivable faults are gently covered up by the word "bitterness"!
Thinking of the maid Yonghe in the flower hall with a blank face, neither humble nor arrogant, waiting for a reply, she nodded slightly to Gu Nanniang.
She has no intention of understanding Chun Yu's so-called hardships, and she doesn't want to regain the slim mother-daughter relationship, but she is curious about Chun Yu's sudden appointment!
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At three o'clock, the back house of the Hou Mansion - Yilan Courtyard.
The night was dark, the sky was hazy, and the bronze moon hung high.
In the half-human-tall artemisia grass, Guo Lanxin's master and servant walked in a hurry.
The strange insect chirp came, and the ruiyu who was in charge of the lamp fell to the ground with a bang, and the lantern in her hand rolled down to the front, and she didn't know what hairy thing suddenly crawled past her feet, she trembled, opened her mouth in horror, and was just about to make a sound when she was covered by Gu Nanniang on the side.
"If you don't want to follow, go back!" Squatting down, Gu Nanniang scolded in a low voice.
"Mama, I, I'm not afraid." Biting her lower lip hard, Rui Yu got up calmly, picked up the lantern, and continued to lead the way with her hand, the sharp blades of grass crossed her arm, drawing out stinging blood, barely holding back the tears in her eyes, thinking of what happened a few days ago, she was stunned and did not say anything.
If it weren't for the young lady who drank it that day, the slightly smart self wouldn't have woken up in time.
Recalling more than ten years of experience, three generations of slaves, since her grandfather has served everyone in the Huaiyin Marquis Mansion, she has also been embarrassed in front of the young lady, and the young lady also regarded her as a playmate, what is delicious and fun, she will always think of her and the autumn cicada.
Since when did they become estranged from the young lady?
Probably when the eldest lady retired to the Buddhist hall...... Frightened, she and the autumn cicada were gradually dazzled by the beads and food brought by Mrs. Deng from time to time......
Half a year ago, when the embroidered handkerchief she dropped in the garden was accidentally picked up by the handsome and gentle Shizi, a heart really fell, and she always fantasized that one day she could become the person next to that person......
How many nights have she been lying in bed tossing and turning, deeply remorseful; But when the day came, thinking of the tall and handsome figure, she was still overwhelmed by the greedy desire, and gradually she lost her respect and loyalty to the gentle young lady in front of her.
Now that I think about it, how short-sighted! How could he be blinded by the little favor of the Yang family, and by the rhetoric of Mrs. Deng, and betrayed the master's family!? If the Yang family really succeeds in the future, I'm afraid that she and Qiu Chan will be the first two to be wiped out...... And if it doesn't work, how can the current young lady let ......them go!?
recalled that a few days ago, she was dragged all the way and was resold by Gu Nanniang in the name of stealing, and she didn't know which rough man in the mountains and wilderness she was marrying in another country, so she shivered. Fortunately, she didn't pay attention to Mrs. Zheng's entanglement, and she didn't sway from side to side like an autumn cicada, otherwise maybe she would have ended up like that!
Raising her head sharply, she looked at the cold face beside her; The soft but threatening words still seemed to linger in my ears. Earlier, she fell out of favor in front of Miss, if it weren't for the fact that she had more eyes on that day, extinguished the desire in her heart, and found an opportunity to kneel down in front of Miss and break her forehead, she wouldn't be standing here today. Now that she has finally won the opportunity to redeem herself, she can't miss anything!
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And at this moment, in the dark, Guo Lanxin, who was dressed in green, was staring at this abandoned deserted garden with a scrutinizing gaze.
Unexpectedly, the luxurious Yongchang Marquis Mansion still hides such an abandoned land, which is said to be the residence of an aunt next to the grandfather of the Guo family in the early years.
The winding cobblestone paths in front of you, the fluttering willows, the carved porches, and the high and wide shadow walls all show the intention of decoration, and you must have been very favored during your lifetime. Strangely, there was not the slightest news of this aunt in the house, and even the name was secret. I only know that after the death of the legend, there are often ghost fires floating in the house, and the exorcism method still cannot be broken, so the ancestors of Guo Fu closed the house, and the gorgeous Yilan Courtyard has since become a veritable deserted garden.
Chun Yu's family, it is really strange to choose such a dilapidated place to meet!
There was a slight movement in the grass around her, and Guo Lanxin, whose hearing became extremely acute after waking up, squinted, looked at Gu Nanniang and Rui Yu, who were unconscious beside her, and continued to walk forward silently.
Turning the trail and passing through a white cloister with strange ornamentations, the trio stopped in front of a pavilion with short, slightly flat artemisia grass.
A mother and daughter who have been estranged for many years have finally met.
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In the night breeze, I saw a thin woman of medium height standing in the gazebo, her wide black cloak fluttering in the wind, her hair in a bun decorated with only a wooden hairpin, and a pair of apricot eyes flickering with scrutiny on her goose egg face could be faintly seen.
didn't seem to want to face Guo Lanxin, when she stepped on the steps of the gazebo, Chun Yushi suddenly turned her back, and a faint female voice also came from the night breeze.
"Just stand under the porch, you don't have to come."
"Madam, this ......" Gu Nanniang, who heard the voice, was a little embarrassed, and just wanted to step forward to reply, but she was slapped by Yonghe under the waiting corridor.
"Mama, you and Ruiyu should retreat to the flower path...... "Hurriedly grabbed Gu Nanniang, who was about to kneel down and plead, Guo Lanxin's voice was rare and solemn.
In a few moments, within a few feet of the pavilion, only the mother and daughter remained.
Guo Lanxin finally raised her head and began to look at the woman in the pavilion who was still with her back with a complicated gaze.
I have imagined the meeting of this mother and daughter countless times, but I didn't expect it to be such a scene!
In the glimpse of this woman just now, she couldn't find the slightest love and warmth, and even faintly felt a trace of hatred!
"Tell me, what is your appointment with today?" No longer pretending to be cowardly, Guo Lanxin straightened her back.
Since you are ruthless, I will take a break, and now it will be pretentious to be respectful and respectful. After all, when she just entered the garden, she faintly felt the peeping and heard the movement in the grass, presumably it was arranged by this woman, why should she pretend now.
"My daughter, sure enough...... It's different......"
The peaceful voice gradually turned into sadness, and the woman's body became trembling, and she suddenly heard something strange, and she didn't have time to dodge, she saw the shadow moving in the wind, and in an instant she was stuck in the throat by a bony hand, and her surprised eyes also met Chun Yu's scarlet eyes.
"For many years, I have retreated from the Buddhist hall, thinking that if I don't want to or look at it, I won't be heartbroken or sad; However, after all, we have come to this point, and we still have to face this unfair world again! ”
"How innocent is Chun Yu Jiayan? married a cruel husband and suffered humiliation; gave birth to a daughter, but she was destined to be taken away, and heaven and man were separated forever! “
"Say, where are you from? Dare to get on her, and even dodge the spell on the cloister of this mansion! “
The sharp pain in her throat was not as shocking as hearing the words, Guo Lanxin finally understood the true meaning of this meeting, and also understood Chun Yu's strange behavior, she was short of breath and panting, and her eyes crossed with despair and unwillingness: "You...... How...... Know, I ...... Not her? “
"How do you know?" Repeating the question, Chun Yu's other cold hand stroked her smooth face, slowly rubbed it, and gradually two lines of clear tears fell, and her voice also turned sad:
"Ten years ago, Master Wuchen of Dingyuan Temple once asserted that my daughter would not live to be thirteen...... Even if you have passed thirteen, you will be gone...... soul! ”