Chapter 1: She's Not Dead
The quiet courtyard is decorated with red brocade, the red cotton carpet extends from the bedroom all the way to the outside of the courtyard, the red and bright characters on the eaves under the corridor can be seen everywhere, and the red silk flowers are hung high on the plum tips of the wooden railing.
In the happy hall, Zhou Huan knelt down in front of the Liu family, lowered his eyebrows, and the white jade-like cheeks were pale crimson, adding a touch of shyness.
She said slowly: "When my daughter is gone today, I don't know when I will be able to see my mother again, I am really sad." ”
"You child, just married, it's not that you can't see it, okay, quickly wipe your tears, the auspicious time has come, quickly cover your hijab, and someone will come to the palace later." Liu's gentleness was like water, lovingly holding Zhou Huan, smiling deeply.
"Mother."
A light choked voice overflowed from his red lips, and his eyes were full of tears, and he looked straight towards Liu.
Now, what does she want to do? The Liu family was puzzled, because of the large number of female dependents in the happy hall, they had to cooperate with a smile.
"Does Mother know how I'm spending my days? I can't swallow and can't sleep at night, just to wait for today's ......" stepped forward and chuckled in Liu's ear: "Kill you!" ”
She suddenly pulled out the hairpin on her bun, stabbed it fiercely, and stabbed it towards Liu's heart.
When the bride saw it, she was so frightened that she quickly reached out and grabbed it.
The hairpin brushed diagonally across his left shoulder, leaving only a shallow blood stain.
Xitang was in a mess, and Mama immediately rushed up and held Zhou Huan down, forcibly breaking her wrist, the pain was heartbreaking, and the hairpin fell to the ground in embarrassment.
A group of maids surrounded the frightened Liu family, looking at Zhou Huan with a hateful face in disbelief.
Liu Shi wiped his tears with a handkerchief, and looked sad: "Huan'er, what are you doing, on the day of the big day, do you want to kill your mother?" ”
With a sneer, Zhou Huan took a sip: "My mother is sleeping underground, what are you, phew, it's just a despicable thing!" ”
The mama who was holding her hostage reached out and directly covered her mouth, only to hear Liu's say: "It seems that Huan'er is crazy, take her down quickly!" ”
Hearing the sound, Mama forcibly pulled her up, her palm suddenly hurt, and she let go of her hand with a bang, Zhou Huan had already picked up the hairpin on the ground and ran away.
Tears sparked delicate makeup, apricot eyes were dull, and the hairpin was against the fine white neck, dripping with blood.
Around, everyone was watching the play, she laughed and disdained until her heart was like stagnant water, and her adoptive parents treated her like her own, but her family longed for her to die.
At the beginning, she was told that she was a lost lady in the Zhou family, looking for her for many years, and finally had a whereabouts, and kept saying that her family had spent a lot of energy looking for her over the years, but when she returned to the Zhou family, everything changed, until she unexpectedly learned that the woman she regarded as her mother had nothing to do with herself, and bothered to take her back in order for her to marry Qi Yu instead of Zhou Ru - an idiot.
She laughed softly, becoming brighter and brighter: "I will never let you get your wish, as long as I die, Zhou Ru will have to marry that idiot, I will not let your dream come true." ”
Now, Liu Shi smiled, looked at her coldly, and threatened: "Did your adoptive parents teach you to slander me like this?" Do you know what will happen if you do this, you have harmed the Zhou family and your adoptive parents. ”
She squinted her eyes slightly, and gave the grandmother on the side a color, Zhou Huan saw this, and the hairpin was a little deeper.
With bitterness in her heart, she bit her lip and stared at Liu with resentment: "Didn't they die at your hands a long time ago?" Liu, can your conscience live in peace, can't you hear the cry in your ears when you dream back at midnight? Shhhh ”
The right hand was raised suddenly, Liu was shocked, and hurriedly asked people to stop her, but unfortunately it was too late, the hairpin stabbed into the heart, and the warm blood stains melted into the wedding dress.
A sincere smile finally appeared on her beautiful face, and she was relieved.
There was a commotion outside, and a clear voice was impatient: "Why haven't you seen the bride yet, where is the bride of this king?" ”
Zhou Huan was lying on the ground, quietly watching him break into sight, his eyebrows were like distant mountains, his eyes were like stars, and he had a good face, but it was a pity that he opened his mouth to reveal that he was an idiot.
The eyelids were heavy and fell slowly, just missing the surprise that flashed in Qi Yu's eyes.
……
The wind howled, and it blew on the face like a knife.
Zhou Huan followed Jixiang and walked in the corridor, still unable to hide his shock in his heart, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.
The cold hand slowly covered the position of the heart, everything was as usual, there was no wound, no blood, she did not die, she lived again.
Familiar roads, familiar people.
She stared at the auspiciousness in front of her, today is the third day of her return home, she was going to ask the ancestor for peace, late, she got up early, but the auspicious reprimanded her for being rigid, the weather was cold, the ancestor must have to sleep more, so he delayed the time, and he was punished by the Liu family.
Another fierce cold wind blew, she let out a long sigh, and the faint white mist dispersed.
On such a cold day, she was punished by the Liu family to kneel for an hour and copy the Buddhist scriptures three hundred times, but the Liu family spoke well, and kept thinking about her, and she was also stupid, so she believed it and recognized her as her own mother.
In the Changfu Courtyard, the maid called the eldest lady and lifted the warm felt.
As soon as she entered the room, she smelled a faint sandalwood, and a gentle laugh entered her ears, followed by Liu's pretended surprise voice, and the eyes of the room fell on her.
"Huan'er, why did you come here at this time, did you forget to say hello to your ancestors?" Liu Shi twisted his eyebrows and sighed: "You kid is too unruly, it seems that I have to find a grandmother to teach you well." ”
The old lady looked at her and looked at her carefully, although she was smiling, she was a little cool and alienated.
Without waiting for her to answer, Jixiang quickly knelt down to admit her mistake: "Back to Mrs. Hui's words, the slave maid has already reminded the eldest lady that it will be too late today, but the eldest lady is her!" She ......"
Zhou Huan lowered his eyes, just right to hide the hatred in his eyes, knelt on his knees, and his soft voice was like a clear spring, "Back to the old grandmother, my granddaughter heard that you like Buddha, and before returning home, she deliberately went to the temple to ask for a string of Buddha beads, but I didn't know where Sister Jixiang was collected, and I searched for a long time, so I delayed the time." ”
Jixiang behind him raised his eyes, a look of surprise, I don't know when a Buddha bead suddenly appeared, and was about to open his mouth to justify, Liu glanced at her meaningfully, and Jixiang closed his mouth unwillingly.
A string of ordinary wooden beads is crowned with the word god and Buddha, and the status is very different.
The old lady smiled and nodded, her face was a little kinder with the invasion of time, and her alienated gaze gradually warmed up, "You have a heart, you are a good boy who knows the number of etiquette, sit down and talk." ”
"Thank you, grandmother." Zhou Huan bent his knees and bowed, the rules and etiquette were not bad at all, not like a girl raised by a small family, but like a young lady raised in the house since childhood.
Liu's eyes were slightly cold, but she underestimated this wild girl.