Chapter 43: The Day of Sacrifice (2)
Because it was almost Yunmeng's sacrifice day, Zhao Changqing and his son also rushed home in the evening.
At dinner, a large family was eating, different from the previous liveliness, and everyone seemed a little depressed.
Zhao Changqing was the first to speak.
"It's almost Yunmeng's sacrifice day, Rongyin, you bother with a little bit, take care of it as in previous years."
"Yes, Dad, my daughter-in-law knows."
After the simple two sentences were finished, they were no longer talking, and a large family ate with their heads covered.
After eating, Zhao Zijun took the hazy to the porch for a walk to eat, and the rest of the people went back to their own yards.
Rong Yin stayed in the dining room, found the housekeeper, and carefully instructed Yunmeng's sacrificial rites one by one.
"Housekeeper, it's time for Miss Yunmeng's sacrifice ceremony, this year's young lady is pregnant, it's a festive thing, you have to make good arrangements, find a few monks with good Taoism to do it for Miss Yunmeng, let Miss Yunmeng also know about this happy thing, so that she is happy in heaven."
"Yes, ma'am."
Zhao Yunchen listened to Zhou Rongyin's instructions to the housekeeper, and carefully told him every word, and his heart was also moved.
After the housekeeper left, Zhao Yunchen stepped forward to help Zhou Rongyin, and the husband and wife went back to the courtyard.
Walking on the road, Zhao Yunchen retreated from the people who were waiting behind him, and spoke to Zhou Rongyin affectionately.
"Rongyin, you've worked hard all these years, and you've broken your heart for our family."
Zhou Rongyin was stunned when she heard Zhao Yunchen's sudden words.
"Yunchen, what are you talking about? I married you, and when I entered the door of the Zhao family, I am a member of the Zhao family, where is my heart broken. This is also my home, shouldn't I be worried? ”
Zhao Yunchen took Zhou Rongyin's hand, "It should be, it should be." ”
The two held hands and went back to the yard, and along the way, the maids saw it and said that the relationship between the uncle and the wife was really good.
Zhou Rongyin, who had never been held by Zhao Yunchen like this, had a hot face and wanted to struggle to retract her hand, but how could her little strength be compared to Zhao Yunchen, who had been in the army all year round.
When I returned to the rouge in my yard, I felt an indescribable feeling, maybe it was the day of the birth mother's sacrifice, although I didn't have much impression of the birth mother, but I still felt a little lonely in my heart.
Magnolia brought a cup of tea to Rouge and stood quietly aside.
Rouge, who sat on the stool, took a sip of tea, desperately trying to recall a little memory of his biological mother in his mind, but found that he didn't.
As soon as I was born, my mother died, so where would I have the impression of my biological mother?
Sometimes, Rouge himself wonders if his mother will die because of his birth, if he does not give birth to himself, whether his mother is still alive, and his grandfather's family will not come to this Peizhou City.
Although Rouge had just been born when he left the capital, over the years, Rouge had already realized that his mother's death might not be as simple as dying of dystocia and blood collapse.
The hidden twists and turns in the middle still need to be unraveled layer by layer.
Rouge grew up with Zhao Changqing, the grandfather's family, since he was a child, and he has no family affection for the Zuo family for a long time, and even Hazy, who has lived in the Zuo family for three years, is unwilling to return to the Zuo family in the capital, let alone Rouge, who has never lived in the Zuo family.
After sitting quietly for a while, Rouge spoke to Magnolia, who was standing beside him.
"Aunt Yulan, you used to serve by my mother's side, what kind of person is my mother?"
Speaking of Rouge's motherhood, Zhao Yunmeng, Yulan really opened the conversation.
"Miss, your mother, Miss Yunmeng, is really a person like a breeze and a bright moon, she is dignified and elegant, and her every move is full of everyone's beautiful temperament."
"Aunt Yulan, tell me more, what kind of person is my mother on weekdays? My sister is pregnant now, and if I ask her, I will upset her again, and my grandmother will be very sad now. ”
"Okay, miss, I'll tell you."
Magnolia moved a stool and sat down beside Rouge.
"I have been following Miss Yunmeng since I was a child and serving by Miss Yunmeng's side. Miss is really gentle and generous, and after becoming close to her uncle Zuo Quanhan, she has been in charge of the middle feed of the Zuo Mansion, in terms of governing the family, she really has nothing to say, even the old lady of the Zuo family who has always been unaccustomed to Miss is impeccable. ”
After a pause, he said with some regret.
"In this life, whatever decision Miss has made is right, but only marrying her uncle Zuo Quanhan made a wrong decision, if Miss does not marry her uncle, she will definitely choose the master of high-ranking officials, and she will not be angry with her mother-in-law, and she will not die so early."
Hearing this, Rouge was stunned, he knew that his father was not good, when his mother was pregnant with him, he had a child with others, he was born, and his mother's funeral was not out of March, so he welcomed the woman back to the house as a wife, and gave birth to a boy on the wedding day.
But what about my mother-in-law's anger? Could it be that his father, who lost his conscience, bullied his mother together.
"Aunt Yulan, did you just say that your mother is angry with your mother-in-law? What's going on. ”
Magnolia thought for a moment and spoke.
"Miss Yunmeng was born in Jiangmen, she is an out-and-out lady, and she has nothing to say in terms of behavior and etiquette, and no one can find a fault. But who knew that the old lady of the Zuo family was from a small family, she had never seen a big scene, and she couldn't find the stubble of the young lady, so she used the identity of her mother-in-law to suppress the young lady. ”
Rouge was furious.
"Then why didn't my mother fight back, my mother is Miss Jiangmen, my grandfather is General Weiyuan, and my uncle is still a princess and aunt, why does the old lady of the Zuo family dare to be so rampant!"
Rouge no longer calls the old lady of the Zuo family grandmother, so it can be seen that what she said to Yulan is really angry.
Magnolia also said regretfully.
"The young lady has a gentle temperament, and she really loves her uncle Zuo Quanhan, how can she let her uncle be embarrassed in the middle, and if she has any bitterness or anger, she will swallow it in her stomach alone. The old lady of the Zuo family is a mean woman who values sons over daughters, and Miss's first child is a daughter, and then she recuperated for two or three years before she became pregnant with Miss You. During this period, the old lady wanted to take a concubine for her uncle more than once, but because of her identity as a young lady, every time she gave up, the old lady was angry with the young lady. ”
"What is the purpose of my mother's compromise? Zuo Quanhan hooked up with someone else when his mother was pregnant with me, and it was not worth it to marry that foxy woman into the family less than 100 days after his mother left. ”
"yes, it's not worth it."
The master and servant chatted about the deceased Zhao Yunmeng for a long time.
Ika brought a cup of hot tea and replaced it with the already cold one.
Yulan was shocked to realize that the hour was not early, and she knew that Rouge was going to copy the prayer flags tomorrow and spend time for Miss Yunmeng, so she didn't talk to Rouge anymore.
"Miss, it's not early, it's time to rest, I have to copy prayer flags for Miss Yunmeng tomorrow, and I have to rest early today."
Copying prayer flags is a big deal, and Rouge is not making trouble with Magnolia in the afternoon as usual.
Tell Ika to go and wash with water.
Magnolia watched from the sidelines.
Under Magnolia's tutelage, Ika is still very skilled at all this. Brought the right water, and gently served the rouge to wash.
Magnolia watched from the sidelines, very satisfied.
Hazy, with the support of Zhao Zijun, he walked around the porch a few times, eliminated his food, and returned to his yard.
Under Zhao Zijun's waiting, the husband and wife washed up early and went to bed.
Zhao Zijun carefully put two pillows behind Hazy and helped Hazy to lean down.
For the hazy carefully pinched the arms and ankles, carefully massaged, kneaded.
Today, Zhao Changqing asked Rong Yin to handle Yunmeng's sacrificial ceremony at the dinner table.
Hazy and slightly sad, the mood is not high.
Zhao Zijun and Hazy grew up together since childhood, so they naturally know what Hazy thinks in his heart.
"Hazy, don't be too sad, the day after tomorrow is my mother's sacrifice day, and I have to copy the prayer flags tomorrow, don't be too sad."
The clumsy Zhao Zijun's words made Hazy even more uncomfortable, remembering his mother's love for him when he was a child, and cried.
Zhao Zijun panicked, and hurriedly wiped his tears for the hazy.
"Hazy, don't cry, it's all my fault, don't cry. Crying is not good for children, don't cry. ”
Hazy under Zhao Zijun's clumsy comfort, he gradually stopped crying.
recalled the scene when he was a child, Zhao Yunmeng loved himself.
"Zijun, you know what? Mother is so gentle, really the most gentle person I have ever met, when she went, she still held my hand, let me be filial to my father and grandmother, grandmother them, and let me not be bullying you. ”
"Mother, I really said that, my mother really loves me, and I know that you can marry me when you grow up, so I didn't let you bully me early."
glanced at Zhao Zijun dimly, and recalled the scene when he was a child.
"My mother, it's really gentle, she has never lost her temper, but who knew that such a gentle person would go so early."
The haze gradually calmed down, and he talked to Zhao Zijun about his childhood.
In Liu's courtyard, Zhao Changqing and Liu's husband and wife were not very interested.
After the maid waited for them to wash, the two played Zhao Yunmeng when they were children on the bed.
"In a blink of an eye, so many years have passed, and it has been 17 years since Yunmeng left us."
"Yes, but, general, you said that Yunmeng has left us for 17 years, and our Rouge has also been born for 17 years, and he has not yet had a birthday, and every year Rouge's birthday just coincides with Yunmeng's sacrifice day, and over the years, Rouge has never had a birthday."
Zhao Changqing also knew in his heart that Rouge had been sensible since he was a child, and he had never been like ordinary children, clamoring for his birthday every year, which made people feel distressed.
"I know, Rouge, this child has been sensible since she was a child, and she has never asked for a birthday, she knows that her birthday is the same day as her mother's sacrifice day Yunmeng, and she understands it in her heart."
"Rouge is such a hard-working child, so I hold all the good in front of my precious granddaughter and make my precious granddaughter the happiest person."
Regarding Liu's words, Zhao Changqin agreed very much.
The two discussed.
"Madam, Rouge is 17 years old this year, and her birthday will not be done as in previous years, and next year, Rouge will reach the age of adulthood, Rouge's coming-of-age ceremony, we are doing a good job, what do you think?"
"I think it's okay, rouge is not small, over the years, there are very few big families in Peizhou City who know about our rouge, two years ago, he and Zijun got married, and they didn't do a big job, this rouge's coming-of-age ceremony must be handled well, so that everyone in Peizhou City knows how dazzling our rouge is."
Seeing that Liu began to look forward to what would happen a year later, Zhao Changqing couldn't bear to interrupt.
Liu's mood has not been high recently, and finally there is a topic that can divert her attention, Zhao Changqing doesn't want Liu to become depressed again when he thinks of Zhao Yunmeng's sacrifice day.