Chapter 55: Self-Inflicted (Reconstruction)
"That's what she said?" Zhou Zhen'er's face was extremely ugly, and she asked in a difficult voice.
Xiao Rong nodded silently.
"No, I don't believe it." Zhou Zhen'er shook her head and muttered, "Aunt Qin won't treat me like this." β
Obviously, Aunt Qin was very good to her before. Even if she really doesn't have any elixir, she should be considerate of her body and try to delay it for a day or two. How could she be so cruel to let her stay?
If she really has to stay, I don't know when she will be able to go to Hezhou in the future.
The marshal will marry a wife soon, maybe he will take a concubine, and when the time comes, how can there be a place for her next to the marshal?
Aunt Qin wouldn't have understood this, but she still did it.
"Why is this happening?" Zhou Zhen'er was simply devastated, she was both confused and frightened, and she really couldn't accept this matter calmly, "There must be something wrong." I'm going to ask Aunt Qin in person. β
As she spoke, she lifted the quilt and got out of bed.
"Miss-" Fluttershy and Rong were shocked and hurriedly stopped her and pressed her to the bed, "Don't be impulsive, Madame doesn't agree, let's find a way, if you annoy Madame, it will be more than worth the loss." β
In fact, in their opinion, Zhou Zhen'er has already annoyed Mrs. Qin, so don't make it worse.
As soon as Zhou Zhen'er heard this, she stopped her movements, cried whining, and said, "Except for me to kneel and beg her in person, what else can I do now?" β
"This ......" Rong and Fluttershy are also very embarrassed, and they can't think of any good solution.
Eventually, Fluttershy tentatively says, "Otherwise, Miss will beg the marshal." If the marshal was willing to ask Madame for medicine, or promised to stay for Madame for two more days, Madame would have agreed. β
"Yes!" Zhou Zhen'er stopped crying, her eyes lit up, her face showed a little joy, and she murmured, "How did I forget about this." As long as the marshal nods, it is useless for Aunt Qin to oppose it, in the end, the marshal's order is the most important. β
"Fluttershy, you're smarter than Xiaorong, just go to the front yard and take a look, and when the marshal comes back, tell Marshal SΓΉ that I'm sick, and ask the marshal to come and see me." Zhou Zhen'er hurriedly commanded.
"Hey!" Fluttershy responds crisply and hurries out.
As Zhou Zhen'er's maids, they are both prosperous and lossy with her, so they naturally hope that Zhou Zhener will get better and better, and they are naturally very dedicated to her. If she is left behind, what future does the young lady have?
Seeing Fluttershy leave, Zhou Zhen'er breathed a sigh of relief and slowly lay down again.
Seeing that Xiao Rong was still kneeling on the ground respectfully, a trace of disgust and dislike flashed in Zhou Zhen'er's eyes, if she wasn't stupid and couldn't even speak, how could she be counted down by the maids beside Aunt Qin?
It's a pity that there is no one to use around her except for these two maids, otherwise, she would have been driven away a long time ago.
"You go and kneel in the courtyard for an hour." Zhou Zhener said.
"Yes, miss." After Xiao Rong heard this, he kowtowed to her, got up and went outside to kneel.
In the evening, Qin Youan really came over.
"Marshal, are you here?" Zhou Zhen'er was pleasantly surprised when she saw him coming, You'an still valued herself in the end, and as she spoke, she struggled to get up.
Seeing that her face was full of sickness, Qin Youan frowned slightly, and did not move forward, only stood a few steps away, and said coldly: "Since you are sick, lie down well." β
When he was the emperor in his previous life, none of the concubines dared to come to his side when he was sick, lest he be sick and give him too much. He himself had such taboos.
When I came here this time, I didn't pay much attention to her, but I heard the maid say that she was very sick, and he was afraid that the trip would be delayed, so he always wanted to see the situation. What's more, his mother also asked him to take care of her a little more.
"Marshal, the concubine is in good health." Zhou Zhen'er thought that she cared about herself, her heart was as sweet as drinking honey, and a little flush rose on her cheeks, she sat up with her coat on, and said with a red face: "Zhen'er specially invited the marshal to come over this time, in fact, there is one thing to ask for......"
Qin Youan looked at her appearance and was thinking about whether to keep her, when he heard her words and asked lightly, "What's the matter?" β
Zhou Zhen'er coughed softly twice, lowered his head and asked in a low voice, "Can the marshal stay in Minzhou for a few more days?" β
"What did you say?" Qin You'an's somewhat careless eyes instantly sharpened, as if he hadn't heard clearly, and asked again.
Zhou Zhen'er raised her head and saw his eyes, she panicked in her heart, but after thinking about it, she felt that she hadn't said anything wrong, the marshal had stayed in Minzhou for so many days for his marriage, why couldn't he stay for two more days for her? No matter what, she is also his childhood sweetheart, his only woman, no matter how you look at it, she is more important than Shen Jingfang?
She didn't want to be left behind because of illness, she wanted to go with You'an.
Therefore, she suppressed her panic, plucked up her courage, and said again: "Marshal, I ...... I'm sick and I'm afraid I won't be able to get on the road tomorrow, so ......"
She was very confident at first, but under Qin Youan's oppressive eyes, her voice became lower and lower, and in the end, it was already inaudible.
Qin You'an's expression remained unchanged after hearing this, and he just asked calmly, "Do you want me to stay here for a few more days for you?" β
Although Zhou Zhen'er felt that something was wrong, she hesitated, but she still nodded timidly.
Qin Youan sneered, glanced at her as if he was dissatisfied, didn't say anything, turned around and was about to leave.
For this kind of person who can't figure it out, he doesn't want to say a word.
Who did she think she was, and why did she think he would waste his time for her.
Seeing that Qin Youan was leaving, Zhou Zhen'er was in a hurry all of a sudden, and went directly out of bed to chase after her, but she didn't expect to accidentally fall to the ground because she was chasing too quickly, but she didn't care about this, so she hurriedly straightened up, took a few steps on her knees, and pulled it
Come, walk a few steps on your knees, pull Qin Youan's clothes, tilt your head and plead with tears in your eyes-
"Marshal, Zhen'er knows that this request may be too much, but Zhen'er wants to go to Hezhou with the marshal too much, so she will dare to make this request. If the marshal insists on refusing, Zhen'er doesn't want to embarrass the marshal, just ask the marshal to look at the friendship between the Qin and Zhou families, and for the sake of the concubine serving you for a few months, and ask Aunt Qin to give you an elixir, Zhen'er will definitely cure the disease, so that the marshal's trip will not be delayed......"
As soon as she finished speaking, her neck was tightly clamped by a big palm like iron tongs, and the following words were forcibly held in her throat.
The suffocation that was close to death frightened her, she reflexively let go of Qin Youan's clothes, and hurriedly grabbed Qin Youan's arm that pinched her neck, trying to stop his movements and make herself feel better.
It's a pity that her strength is far inferior to Qin You'an, her resistance not only did not work, but made the hand on her neck tighter and tighter, she opened her mouth wide like a fish without oxygen, but it still had no effect. Her face grew redder and redder, and then began to turn blue again.
"Who sued you, my mother has an elixir? Well? Qin Youan pinched her neck and asked in a deep voice, paused, and sneered again, "Just you, also deserve to take elixir?" β
Feeling the sense of oppression on her face, Zhou Zhen'er barely regained a trace of consciousness, and met Qin You'an's cold and violent eyes, she seemed to be in the ice and snow, she couldn't stop being afraid, her whole body began to tremble, the pain, fear and lack of oxygen made her miserable, and she almost fainted.
At the moment when she felt that she was about to die, the hand around her neck was finally released with great mercy.
She collapsed as if her spine had been removed, and she supported the ground with her hands, breathing greedily and rapidly, and then, with a violent cough, it took a long time for her to recover.
When she looked at the man she fell in love with again, she couldn't help but retreat in fright, looking at his eyes, full of horror and fear, like looking at a terrifying monster.
She finally clearly understood that the other party didn't like her at all, and even, in his eyes, she was simply a non-existent existence, which could be abandoned or even killed at any time.
At this time, she still had any admiration and liking for him, and she didn't even have time to be sad, so she was only slowly frightened and afraid.
Qin Youan tidied up his sleeves, stood with his hands in his hands, looked at her condescendingly, and said firmly: "You went to ask your mother before, right?" β
Zhou Zhen'er had already been frightened, so she dared to hide it, so she nodded quickly, and whispered in a hoarse voice: "Yes." β
As soon as she spoke, her throat hurt terribly, but she still endured the pain and said, "Concubine...... Don't dare again. β
As he spoke, tears flowed uncontrollably.
"What did my mother order?" Qin Youan asked lightly.
Zhou Zhen'er wanted to answer, but her throat hurt so much that she could barely speak.
Qin Youan didn't want to listen to her ramblings, so he directly asked Xiao Fluttershy, who was kneeling aside and turned pale with fright, "You can tell me." β
Fluttershy shuddered, "Yes...... Madame said...... Say, let Miss stay here to recuperate, no...... Don't let the young lady follow to Minzhou. β
It's all her fault, if she hadn't asked Miss Yì to beg the marshal, how could Miss be disgusted by the marshal and end up like this? If I had known, I wouldn't have instigated Miss to go to the marshal.
Fluttershy is scared and blamed for herself.
When Qin Youan heard this, he looked at Zhou Zhen'er again, pursed his thin lips slightly, squinted his eyes and said, "In this case, you listen to your mother's words and stay in Minzhou obediently, why bother to beg me?" If you do this, won't you let Ben Shuai openly disobey his mother's orders for you? When the time comes, how will the mother's face remain? You are blatantly provoking the feelings between Ben Shuai and his mother, and his heart can be punished. β
Zhou Zhen'er felt the strong murderous aura on Qin You'an's body, and couldn't care less about crying, so he quickly knelt down and kowtowed, and said in a hoarse voice: "No, Yuan...... Marshal, Zhen'er has no such intention...... Ask the marshal to spare Zhen'er this experience...... Ahem......"
After saying that, he coughed violently, coughing and crying at the same time.
A trace of disgust flashed in Qin Youan's eyes, he looked away, and said indifferently: "Forgive me and don't dare!" Remembering that you are a first-time offender, I will spare you the death penalty. Next time, if you dare to be disrespectful to your mother's parents, disobey your mother's orders, and make small moves, I will kill you! β
Zhou Zhen'er didn't doubt the truth of these words at all, she definitely didn't want to experience this kind of experience a second time, and she was even more afraid that Qin You'an would really kill herself, she endured the discomfort in her throat and the discomfort in her body, and promised again and again: "I used to be a concubine, and the concubine never dared to do it again, and I will definitely be filial in the future...... Madam. β
Qin Youan nodded slightly and said, "Very good." However, capital sins can be forgiven, but living sins are unforgivable. Since your mother asked you to stay in Minzhou, you will stay here, and you will not be allowed to go out of this courtyard in the future, and you must copy the scriptures and pray for your mother every day, and reflect on your mistakes. β
"Yes, concubine, remember." Zhou Zhen'er had no complaints or dissatisfaction at all this time, and obediently kowtowed to thank her.
After Qin Youan finished speaking, he had no intention of staying here longer, and left quickly.
After he left, Zhou Zhen'er straightened up from the ground, and the next moment, he suddenly spit out a mouthful of blood and fell down with a pale face.
"Miss-" Fluttershy quickly ran over to help her in horror.
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Qin Shu didn't know anything about it.
When the lamp was in hand, Qin Youan came back.
Although it was a little later than usual, Qin Shu didn't care, she just thought that she was being dragged by something.
At dinner, Qin You'an said, "Mother, my son went to see the Zhou family just now." β
Qin Shu grabbed the dish for a moment, and then smiled as usual: "What's the matter, she went to you to intercede?" β
She didn't doubt that You'an would face Zhou Zhen'er, and she still knew her son very well
It's very well understood.
"You didn't care about her, did you?" Thinking of his son's personality and behavior, Qin Shu paused and asked.
Qin Youan smiled when he heard this, and said a little helplessly: "Mother, look at what you said, is it possible that in your eyes, your son is so tyrannical and unproportionate?" β
"I don't know you yet?" Qin Shu also smiled, gave him a chopstick of the dish he liked to eat, and then calmed his heart and said: "No matter what kind of person you are, you are the most important thing in your mother's heart." β
Qin Youan's expression instantly softened a lot, and he said, "In my son's heart, my mother is the same. β
Qin Shu sighed and said, "I'm just afraid that you will hurt her by mistake, and she is still sick." β
Qin Youan didn't think so, but still said: "Don't worry, mother, I just grounded her." β
And there was no deadline set yet, and if it weren't for his orders, she would have stayed here.
He would send someone to guard her at all times.
Qin Shu nodded, this punishment was quite reasonable.
"Will the people of the Zhou family follow him to Hezhou?" Qin Shu asked, is Zhou Zhen'er the only one left in Minzhou?
"Yes." Qin Youan said categorically, "Even if they are given a choice between staying and leaving, they will also choose to leave." β
For the Zhou family, in the end, the son is more important than the daughter who marries.
When Qin Shu heard this, she couldn't help but feel a little sympathy for Zhou Zhen'er.
Her parents and relatives were gone, and she was left alone here, and she must have been very panicked.
At the beginning, Qin Shu just wanted to keep her temporarily, and when she got better, she could still go to join them.
But now, after her such a fuss, I am afraid that she will not be able to go to Hezhou for a year and a half. If You'an can't remember her, she'll probably have to stay here for the rest of her life. This kind of punishment is too difficult for a woman who is in her twentieth year, it is simply a waste of youth and a waste of life.
However, Qin Shu did not intercede. It's time for Zhen'er to learn a lesson that week.
She has never been a person who repays grievances with virtue.
Since Zhou Zhen'er is dissatisfied with her, why should she stay in the past?
I only hope that Zhou Zhen'er will grow wiser after eating a trench, and he will really change his life from now on and stop doing it again.
Because she had to get up early and set off the next day, Qin Shu had dinner and rested early. So I don't know what happened next.
Zhou Zhen'er was already sick, almost killed, and was frightened, both physically and mentally damaged, as soon as Qin Youan left, he fainted, and he burned in a daze that night, and it looked like he was about to die.
Seeing that she was not doing well, Fluttershy and Rong risked being blamed for death by the marshal, and emboldened themselves to beg Marshal Qin to get the best doctor for Zhou Zhen'er.
They originally wanted to beg Madame, who was better to talk to than the marshal. It's a pity that Madame has already rested, and they can't disturb her at all, so they can only go to Marshal Qin.
Qin Youan didn't want Zhou Zhen'er to really die, so he asked people to invite the best Lang Zhong in Minzhou Mansion to treat Zhou Zhen'er.
Fortunately, Zhou Zhen'er's condition looked like Yan ZΓ²ng, but because she was saved in time, there was no major problem, and it was not difficult to treat, but this time she really had to recuperate for a while, and Xiao Fluttershy and Xiao Rong breathed a sigh of relief.
Qin Youan ordered to be shut up and no one was allowed to mention the matter, because he didn't want Qin Shu to know about Zhou Zhen'er's condition.
Before leaving, Qin Shu didn't know about it.
Even people from the outside world don't know what happened last night, they only know that Marshal Qin's concubine is sick and can't go on the road with them. I really feel sad, or maybe there is only the Zhou family.
The next day, as soon as the sky was bright, the colonel's field outside Minzhou City was already full of neat soldiers, ready to go.
In addition, the spacious road next to it is also full of vehicles. There were horse-drawn carriages for families to sit in, and there were also many baggage carts.
Qin Shu did not take a carriage, but planned to ride a horse.
Not only her, but also Cheng Qiuyu and the female students of the Red Lotus Academy, they would also ride horses.
The group led by Qin Shu all wore a red suit, with weapons around their waists, riding a high-headed horse, heroic and handsome, no matter how you look at it, it is a beautiful landscape.
Everybody noticed them.
Including the ladies hiding in the carriage, they were quietly looking at them and talking about them.
It's just that because of Qin Shu's identity, they didn't dare to say anything openly, so they could only talk about it in a whisper behind their backs.
Mrs. Xu sat in the carriage with her two daughters, looked at the situation outside, lowered the curtain, and did not say anything about it.
She's learned enough to be nosy. That Mrs. Qin is different from these women.
Even if she still can't get used to it, she shouldn't care.
"I heard that Aunt Zhou was left behind?" Mrs. Xu said in a relaxed tone, with a faint joy in her voice. In this way, Jingfang has become a parent, and there is one less person who is an eyesore.
Shen Jingfang sighed with some concern and said, "Yes, Miss Zhou is sick." It's a pity that time is urgent, and I can't visit her. β
She also received the news last night, and she couldn't go to the Marshal's Mansion, and she left early today, didn't she have a chance to see her?
"Alas, I can only blame her for her bad luck. When it's not good to get sick, if she has to get sick at this time, she is afraid that she will not be able to return to Minzhou for a while. Mrs. Xu also sighed, but she didn't know how happy she was. Looking at Jingfang's eyes softened a little more, even God was on her side! The daughter is newly married, and there is no concubine who does not have long eyes to block her heart, it is really an eye.
When Shen Jingfang heard the news, she didn't know whether to be happy or worried.
Although she has no jealousy of Zhou Zhen'er, she does have a competitive relationship. It stands to reason that she should be happy. But she also owes Zhou Zhen'er a favor, although Zhou was at the beginning
Although Zhou Zhen'er did not come in handy at the beginning, she couldn't deny it, and she would inevitably repay this favor in the future. It's a big deal that if you have a chance in the future, just say a good word for her.
In the carriage, Wen and his daughter-in-law Song sat opposite each other, their faces were a little haggard, as if they hadn't slept, obviously extremely worried about Zhou Zhen'er.
Wen's husband, Zhou Danian, rode a horse because he knew martial arts and horsemanship.
Zhou Danian actually intended to go to the battlefield, but unfortunately he was a little older, and Wen's life and death were not allowed, so he had to stay at home. The most proud thing in his life is that his eyes are like a torch, he saw Marshal Qin's extraordinaryness earlier, and settled for Zhen'er early, even if he is just a concubine, he is satisfied. In the future, if the marshal becomes a great treasure, Zhen'er will at least be a concubine.
Who would have thought that her daughter would be left in Minzhou because she was sick! This made him sigh very much, worried about his daughter, and at the same time, he hated his daughter for not being angry, and even when he rode a horse on the road, he was a little absent-minded. Others know that he is in a bad mood and do not bother him.
Fortunately, because Qin Youan blocked the news, they didn't know what happened last night, otherwise, they didn't know how to be worried?
Just as Qin Shu and his party left Minzhou, Qi Wu and his party also returned to their own territory.
Although the imperial army has already targeted them, due to their huge power, the imperial army does not dare to act rashly, and the two armies have not yet officially fought each other, and they are still in the tentative stage.
This time, the imperial court sent a general named Hu Tianyi to lead an army of 200,000 to exterminate them. He is also from a family of military generals, and his art of war is also good, he is not as crazy and ruthless as Zhu Cuo, but his ability is not worse than him, not to mention, he is very rational and self-controlled, and he knows that listening to other people's opinions is more difficult to deal with than Zhu Cuo.
It was at this time that Qi Wu returned.
At this time, Song Liangxiu had successfully subdued Yu Yuanwu's forces, and his prestige was high.
It didn't take much effort to subdue Yu Yuanwu's forces, and it can even be said to be unusually smooth, because Yu Yuanwu's newly married wife He betrayed him, and Yu Yuanwu was captured and killed, and He took Yu Yuanwu's remnants of his forces to Song Liangxiu, and soon occupied a place in the Shuaifu.
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