Zhan Shaoting and Aunt Ying's mother* contributed too much, and they were really thirsty, so they took the tea handed over by Aunt Ying and drank it all.

Zhan Shaoting put on his clothes and lay down for a while, thinking to himself, he would rush out of the city before dark, and instructed Aunt Ying: "Hurry up and pack your things, and leave after dinner at the latest." ”

Aunt Ying knows that she can't avoid it today, the matter has come to this point, even if she waits for Zhan Shaoting to be satisfied, it seems that she can't stay, so she can get together and disperse, maybe Zhan Shaoting will think of her own goodness one day, come to Zhuangzi to find herself, rebuild the old good, and in the future, she can only live with such hopes, and she can only annoy him if she is entangled, so she will not take Qiao, and clean it up happily.

Aunt Ying opened the cabinet to pack up the clothes of the four seasons, and the things she brought with her, and turned out some small objects that Zhan Shaoting gave her at the beginning of the box, which she has always treasured.

At this time, the door opened quietly, and there was a sound of gentle footsteps, Chunxiao came in, Aunt Ying was busy, turned her head and glared at her and said, "I don't want to go to the farm with me, I'm not reluctant, you have a short time, and I have no reason to ask you to suffer with me." ”

Chunxiao was ashamed, knelt down and said, "Forgive the slave and the maid for not following the master, the slave and the maid don't want to go, the slave and the maid's family are all in the house, the slave and the maid begged the young lady to stay, and the slave and the maid will bid farewell to the master." "Say, I bowed three times, and I counted the affection of the master and servant.

The two of them spoke, but they didn't pay attention, Zhan Shaoting on the kang covered his chest, he was already breathless, hoarse, and spit out with difficulty, "Hurry up and ask the doctor." Aunt Ying looked back, gasped in shock, only to see Zhan Shaoting's face was blue and black, as if in pain, Aunt Ying crawled over and touched his face, cold, just this time, Zhan Shaoting was unconscious, Aunt Ying was so frightened that she hurriedly called Chunxiao, "Call someone quickly, the second master is not good?" ”

Chunxiao hurriedly ran out of the house, went to the upper room to return to the Shen family, Shen Wanzhen finished breakfast, got dressed and was about to go out to greet Mrs. Zhan, thinking that she should ask her parents to come to the house today.

Just as he was about to leave, Chunxiao ran in in a panic, his tongue was short, "Less... Young lady, it's not good, ....... master......" stammered and couldn't say a whole sentence.

"You say slowly, what's wrong, what's wrong?" Shen Xuanzhen guessed.

"Ye fainted." Chunxiao was in a hurry and exhaled.

"Master fainted, go and ask for a doctor." Chunxiao was in a hurry to go to the gate to find someone to ask for a doctor, so she ran two steps and turned around, "The young lady still goes to see, the slave is only afraid of the master's ......" The following words, I didn't dare to say it.

Shen Wanzhen saw that she was panicked and concluded that something was wrong, and hurriedly embroidered chrysanthemum and said, "Go back to Madame." I thought to myself, Zhan Shaoting had something to do, so he still told his mother, so as not to deal with it well and complain.

I deliberately delayed for a while, and then took Qiao Shan and Mrs. Qian to the west courtyard, and when I entered the courtyard, I saw five or six maids and women standing at the door of the west wing, and I knew that Mrs. Zhan was coming.

Walking quickly to the door of the west wing, there was a heart-rending cry from inside, which startled Shen Wanzhen, and hurriedly sped up her pace, and the maids standing at the door were also frightened by this sound, and they all probed their brains to look inside, and when they saw that Shen Wanzhen was coming, they all got out of the way.

Mrs. Zhan heard Xiuju say that her son was not good, and she was busy and didn't wear any clothes, so she rushed over, and when she entered the door, she saw Aunt Ying was crying and crying, and her son was lying motionless on the kang, and she knew that it was not good, and her legs suddenly became weak, and she walked over tremblingly, and saw that her son's face was black and blue, and her soul flew away, and she trembled and touched her son's face, cold, and tried to snort.

Seeing this, Ruan Pozi was so frightened that Tong Sulan helped her to lie down on the kang, pinching people again, and summoning again, Mrs. Zhan woke up slowly, glanced at her son lying next to her, and cried, "My son......"

As soon as I cried, I saw Aunt Ying, who was hiding in the corner of the room and trembling with fright, I don't know where I got the strength, jumped off the kang, rushed to her, grabbed her and tore her, and my eyes were red with hatred, "Little cheap hoof, my son must be fine when he meets you, what is wrong with him?" ”

Let's say, grabbed Aunt Ying's hair, and hit the wall, Aunt Ying was stupid, she didn't dare to hide, let Mrs. Zhan beat, Aunt Ying's head was hit on the wall at once, and no one dared to persuade her, until Aunt Ying fainted and slipped down, Mrs. Zhan stopped.

Said sharply: "Where is Chunxiao's little hoof?" "Mrs. Zhan beat Aunt Ying Chunxiao so frightened that she hid behind people, and when she saw Mrs. Zhan calling her by name, she was so frightened that she walked to the front of the person, and 'Gu Dong' knelt down for Mrs. Zhan, and anxiously defended: "Madam, the slave and maid were not in the house when the master had an accident, and when he came back, the master was like this, and the slave and maid really didn't know what to do." ”

Mrs. Zhan looked at Aunt Ying who fell to the ground, and it seemed that only she could tell what was going on, and said sharply: "Wake up this slut for me." ”

Aunt Ying's head was hit and she fainted for a while, but she didn't wait for everyone to call at the moment, but she woke up by herself, and heard Mrs. Zhan calling herself in a trance, opened her eyes, regardless of the blood on her forehead, knelt and crawled to the feet of Mrs. Zhan, crying: "The concubine doesn't know what's wrong with the second master?" If it's good, it's ......."

"You still say that people are in your house, and you still say that you don't know the way." Mrs. Zhan kicked and hit, but Aunt Ying only covered her head with her hands and did not dodge.

"The concubine really doesn't know what to do, and when she heard the master call for a doctor, she fainted."

"The doctor is here." A mother-in-law leads a man in his forties, and a child in the back carries a medicine box.

"Where is the patient?" The doctor asked as he entered.

At a glance, seeing Zhan Shaoting lying on the kang, she guessed that the patient was probably this man, and she didn't have time to say polite words, so she went straight to the kang, and Mrs. Zhan stopped at this time and followed along, still panting.

A maid brought a chair, and the doctor didn't sit, seeing that Zhan Shaoting's face was hidden in black, and touching it, his limbs were cold, he pulled off his eyelids, and his pupils were dilated, at this time, Mrs. Zhan was beside her, shaking her clothes and asking, "Doctor, how is my son?" ”

The doctor straightened up and shook his head helplessly, "It's too late, the person has passed away, and your son has been poisoned and has already lost his breath." ”

Mrs. Zhan trembled and said, "What poison is it?" ”

"Arsenic." The doctor was very sure, as soon as he entered the door and looked at his face, he knew that he had been poisoned by the Dao, although it was not tested, but the symptoms were obvious.

"May I ask what your son drank half an hour ago?" He judged that he must have drunk arsenic-doped water, otherwise it would not be so fast.

"Half an hour ago, the master said that he was thirsty, and the concubine poured a glass of water." Aunt Ying said hurriedly, and pointed to the cup on the table, "That's what I drank from this cup." ”

The doctor took it, saw that there was still some residual tea at the bottom of the cup, dipped it in his hand, put it in his mouth, smacked his mouth, and then spit it out, and said, "Yes, but it is the poison of arsenic in it, which is because I drank this cup of water." ”

Let's say, the doctor looked at Mrs. Zhan, and thought that it must be something dirty in the mansion, the cause of death is clear, and there is no need for anything else, so Mrs. Ruan let her go outside and paid for the consultation.

The doctor just went out for a walk. I saw Mrs. Zhan glaring at Aunt Ying and said, "You are a slut who gave the poison?" ”

Aunt Ying hurriedly shook her hand and stammered, "No...... It's not the concubine, the concubine has been in the house with the master, and when the master is tired, he says he is thirsty, and the concubine ......"

Everyone understood that it was the two of them who were greedy in the house in broad daylight, Mrs. Zhan was so angry that her eyes were red, and she kicked Aunt Ying until her nostrils bled and Mrs. Zhan was exhausted, so she gasped and was persuaded by Mrs. Ruan to sit down.

As soon as he took a breath, he remembered his son lying on the kang, and threw himself up again, crying, "My son...... You died so unjustly! "Heartbreaking, everyone feels miserable.

Shen Wanzhen went in, recognized that the cry was Mrs. Zhan's, it came out in the inner room, and when she walked to the door of the inner room, a maid opened the curtain, Shen Wanzhen saw Zhan Shaoting lying on the kang, her face was black and blue, her lips were black, her expression was painful, she didn't make a sound, she was startled, Mrs. Zhan threw herself on her son, her cry was broken, and she didn't move.

The girl in the room whispered: "The second young lady is here." ”

When Mrs. Zhan heard this, she suddenly jumped up, her eyes were confused, she found Shen Wanzhen, and stepped forward to split her hand

It's a slap, "Slut, see that the sky is going to be reconciled, this time you are satisfied, curse your man to death, you can go outside to find a wild man, marry you through the door, my son's room has not stopped." ”

Say it, still angry, pounced on it, and beat Shen Wanzhen, "Say if you are poisoned, you can't get along, so I have a bad heart, I will treat you as a poisonous woman." Everyone saw that Mrs. Zhan was crazy, and they were so frightened that they didn't dare to persuade her, and Shen Wanzhen didn't dare to fight her, so she suffered a loss, and she hit her several times and slapped her a few times.

At this time, the eldest young lady Zhao and the third young lady Cao arrived and hurriedly pulled away, Mrs. Zhan was still angry and scolded, "If you want to leave the Zhan family and have your spring and autumn dreams, I want you to widow and bury my son for the rest of your life." ”

Zhao ordered someone to help his mother-in-law, and then the uncle and the third brother arrived, seeing the situation, and asked in surprise: "What's going on?" ”

Mrs. Zhan was furious, pointed at Shen Wanzhen and said, "It must be her, Shaoting must have been poisoned by her." ”

Shen Wanzhen was innocently trampled by her, thinking that Mrs. Zhan suddenly lost her son, was overly sad, unconscious, and did not argue with the theory, but she could see that her mother-in-law insisted that she had harmed her son, and Uncle Zhan and the third master looked at her coldly, and couldn't help but open their mouths to refute, "Mother is sad, but she can't open her mouth and impose charges, if she wants her daughter-in-law to take the blame, call the government and check it clearly, I, Shen Wanzhen, am upright and innocent, and I can't be charged with murder for no reason." ”

Uncle Zhan's mind was still clear, so he asked the person in front of Mrs. Zhan, and everyone described the situation, Uncle Zhan frowned and said to Shen Wanzhen: "Mother is stimulated, what she says, the younger siblings don't have to take it to heart, or discuss the second brother's future, what to do." ”

When Mrs. Zhan heard what happened, she lay on her son and cried, "It's all because this daughter-in-law is not virtuous, and the room is like this, you died so unjustly!" He turned around and glared at Shen Wanzhen fiercely, and said to his son's corpse: "Don't worry, my mother won't let you die in vain, let that slut widow you want to remarry, but there is no door."

I saw Aunt Ying at a glance, Aunt Ying's face was covered with blood, she was beaten and collapsed to the ground, she couldn't get up, and no one dared to help her, "And you little slut, it's cheap to let you die, wait for me to clean you up." "Say it and cry out loud, and there is a howl of the flesh.

At this time, Uncle Zhan arrived, and when he saw the situation in the house, he knew that he was powerless to return to the sky, and looked at his son's corpse, and the old tears were rampant.

He sighed, "Evil barrier, why did you go, leaving behind your elderly parents." ”

The uncle and the third master also cried, and the Zhao family and the Cao family couldn't cry either, as soon as they covered their faces, they were accompanied, Shen Wanzhen had no tears, but when she saw the white-haired person sending the black-haired person, she didn't feel miserable, and she covered her face and shed a few tears.

Mrs. Zhan wailed, and cried loudly and scolded Shen Wanzhen, "Slut, don't cry your cat, you have a hard life, you killed your biological mother, and killed your husband, you are a harmful and ominous woman, get out, get out, don't be in front of me, let me see you." ”

Shen Wanzhen was humiliated for no reason, and when she heard these words, she was not comfortable, Shen Wanzhen squatted down and said to Uncle Zhan: "Since the mother doesn't want to see her daughter-in-law, the daughter-in-law will retire first." ”

Although Uncle Zhan was sad, he didn't lose his mind like his wife, and he didn't feel sorry for her when he knew that Shen was innocent, and said, "You go down first, your mother-in-law is too sad, don't take her words to heart." ”

Shen Wanzhen walked out of the west wing, the sky outside was hazy, the eastern sky was faintly bright, Xiuju and Qiao Shan couldn't say the grievances, walked out of the west courtyard, Qiao Shan said: "Even if the lady is sad, she shouldn't scold the master, what's wrong with the master?" ”

"Listening to the words of the lady scolding the master, the slaves and maids are uncomfortable." Xiuju choked in a low voice.

"Madame didn't just say it, the master will have a hard time in the future." Mrs. Qian is a few years old and has experienced a lot of things, unlike these two little girls who only see things on the surface, the death of the second master, Mrs. Zhan will inevitably be angry with the master, the master and the husband and wife are not in harmony, she is a mother-in-law who accommodates her daughter-in-law for her son, and now that her son is dead, how can she tolerate her daughter-in-law.

"I know it." Shen Xuanzhen could see that Mrs. Zhan was not only disgusted but hated her, and she would not let her go.

Uncle Zhan discussed the second brother's funeral with his parents in the upper room, and when it came to how many days the spirit had been suspended, Uncle Zhan said: "In my opinion, it's just twenty-one days, no more, no less." "The people of the capital generally stop for three or five days, and the official customs are generally fifteen, twenty-one, thirty-five, and forty-nine days.

"Father is right." Uncle Zhan hurriedly agreed, thinking to himself, there are five or seven days of rest, and twenty-one days is not short, and it can also comfort his parents and reduce his sadness.

"No, it's seven days and forty-nine days, and not a single day is missing." Mrs. Zhan hates the second wife and concubine, and it is too cheap to let those little sluts keep them for twenty-one days.

Master Zhan wanted to say something to refute, but seeing that his wife was resolute, he swallowed the words back to his mouth.

Zhan Shaoxiang wanted to work hard and lose his money, but he was sleepy and lacking, but seeing that his mother was not accommodating, and his parents were sad, he had to follow his mother's wishes.

Changyi Bofu set up a mourning hall, memorial, worship for 7749 days, and hold a funeral.

After the funeral, the mourning hall is covered with white curtains, and a shrine is placed in front of the coffin, and a large statue is placed for the incense burner, wax skewer, flower tube, and five hall offerings on the table.

Shen Wanzhen changed into a filial piety dress and took Zhan Shaoting's concubine to keep vigil for Zhan Shaoting day and night.

There is an endless stream of condolences of guests, as soon as the guests arrive, they mourn, crying no less than dozens of times a day, Shen Wanzhen is a husband and wife after all, but if you really want to cry, you can't cry, you only cover your face with your sleeves, which is counted as a few tears with you.

After a few days, Shen Wanzhen and peony are still good, Hongjian Xiaosheng is weak, kneeling for a day, lying on the ground, her legs are shaking and she can't get up, Qiaohui has a good physical foundation, and she is not in serious trouble.

Peony has been waiting for the second master since she was a child, sad and sad, but the red note did not shed a single tear.

Aunt Ying really cried a few times, secretly complaining about the bitterness of life, separated from Zhan Shaoting's yin and yang, remembering the past feelings, and it hurt to the bone marrow.

Shen Wanzhen looked at her like this, and said in her heart, she may have some true love for Zhan Shaoting.

Uncle Zhan and the third master usually go inside to rest, only the guests who come to mourn come out to deal with it, and as soon as the guests leave, they go back to the back.

The mourning hall is only guarded by Shen Wanzhen and other female dependents day and night, Mrs. Zhan ordered people to only send meals once a day, and after dark at night, several women can get up to rest, eat a mouthful of food, drink a sip of water, and the meals sent are mostly porridge, half hungry and half full, these women are usually pampered, and their physical strength is gradually exhausted.

When the news reached King An's Mansion, Shen Wanzhu was startled and asked the visitor, "Why did Second Master Zhan say that it was gone, it was fine a few days ago." ”

The person who came was sent by the Shen Mansion, and said: "The little one is not very clear, the lord and the lady will come to the Bofu tomorrow to pay respects, let me tell my aunt and grandmother, they are also relatives." "Say it, look left and right, Shen Wanzhu understood, and said, "Say it, these are all your own people." ”

The little guy said in a low voice: "I heard that he died of poisoning, and he died in the concubine's house." ”

"That little concubine, is it the concubine who spoiled the concubine and killed his wife before?"

"I think so."

As soon as someone left, Shen Wanzhu pondered, since they are relatives, Bofu should always go, and Shen Wanzhen is also a sister, it is good for outsiders to look at it, and then go and see how the third sister who married into the high gate is doing now, and I don't want Chen Fu to go back to the prince, but to use this reason to meet the king of Anyang in person.

Zhao Shijiao had just come back from the palace, and was thinking about what the queen mother said, "The emperor decreed in early June that these two side concubines are both talented and beautiful, first-class and first-class stunning women, and it will take a while for the concubines to be established." ”

A eunuch came in and said, "Lord Wang, Mrs. Shen asks to see you." ”

Zhao Shijiao frowned slightly imperceptibly, and said, "What's the matter with her?" "I don't want to see her," Back to the prince, Mrs. Shen said that the second master of Changyi Bofu had an accident and wanted to go over and take a look. ”

Zhao Shijiao turned his back to his body, and at this moment, he turned back in surprise, "Are you saying it again, who has an accident?" ”

"The second master of Changyi Bofu is dead."

Zhao Shijiao looked surprised, and Chen Fu was on the side, dumbfounded, and his face changed color in fright.