Chapter 1: Death with Injustice
In the seventeenth year of the Great Apocalypse, Yanjing City, Jokhang Kingdom, the seventh day of the lunar month.
The snowflakes fluttered all over the sky with the cold wind howling from the north, and finally fell to the ground one by one, piling up a bewitching silver coat. In the snow, the green pines and green bamboos stand upright, not afraid of the raging north.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! ”
The husband knocked on the bang and pulled his throat, "The cold wave is coming, turn off the lights and close the door!" ”
It was already early morning, and there was silence in Yanjing City after the curfew, as if the sleeping buds were waiting for the dawn to bloom, waiting for the arrival of the Laba Festival.
At this time, if you stand on the city wall, you can see that everything is quiet and harmonious, but a secluded low courtyard in the Jingshun Marquis Mansion is brightly lit.
A woman in pale cyan clothes knelt on the cold ground, her face was deep and moving, her facial features were exquisite, the corners of her eyes were slightly raised, and she was charming with a lonely fairy spirit, which could be described as beautiful, but her phoenix eyes were full of tears at the moment, her lips were pursed, her expression was stubborn, and she was stunned not to let the tears fall.
Beside her stood a slender young man, dressed in a white brocade coat, with an air of elegance and scholarly air, but at the moment his delicate and handsome cheeks were filled with sorrow and pain.
Standing in front of them was a graceful noblewoman, dressed in a black brocade satin with pictures of a hundred sons and grandchildren, with a grim expression, sitting on a rattan chair with a dignified and elegant posture, while beside her were several servants and maids, with her as the center, standing behind and on both sides of her.
"Mother! You must have misunderstood Qiao Niang! Qiao Niang is kind and innocent by nature, and she will never do such an insidious and vicious thing! I think there must be something strange about this! ”
The young man's voice was slightly hoarse, and his breath was slightly unsteady, but his tone was unmistakable.
The noble lady snorted coldly, and her words were harsh.
"Ridiculous! As the bloodline of the Gu family, and now you are the person in front of the emperor, you must be cautious in your words and deeds, how can you be so indistinguishable from right and wrong because of your children's affection? ! ”
She stretched out her hand and pointed to the pile of evil things on the ground, "The evidence is right in front of you, don't you think that Niang Niang also deliberately framed Qiao Niang!" ”
"Mother, the child didn't mean that!" Gu Congsheng, who has always respected and loved his mother, hurriedly explained, and his tone couldn't help but soften.
He looked down at the beautiful girl who was kneeling on the ground, and his heart suddenly ached.
"Qiao Niang, as the daughter-in-law of my Gu family, you actually used these indiscriminate means to harm my Gu family's heirs, and even cursed Qingliu, which is really insidious and vicious!"
Looking at Shen Qiao'an, who was kneeling on the ground, the noble lady squinted her eyes slightly and spoke coldly.
"If I don't punish you a little today, it will be really difficult to calm my anger, and I am even more sorry for Qingliu's mother and son lying on the sickbed!"
Shen Qiaoan raised her eyes, her clear and clear eyes couldn't see the slightest emotion.
"Mother, Qiao Niang hasn't done those things, Qiao Niang has a clear conscience for Sister Qingliu and Brother Ming."
Qingliu is her fourth sister, she was originally the adopted daughter of the Ji family of the Marquis of Changning, she entered the mansion at the age of twelve and was raised by the side of the eldest lady Gu. The Marquis of Jingshun Mansion is Gu's mother's family, so she and Gu Congsheng are cousins.
When he was fifteen years old, Gu Congsheng came to the door to propose marriage. With the orders of her parents, the words of the matchmaker, and Gu Congsheng's sweet covenant, she made this marriage contract with him.
Unexpectedly, when she was about to marry into the Marquis of Jingshun's mansion, she learned that her fourth sister Ji Qingliu had already lost her body to Gu Congsheng, and she had a pearl in her belly. Although she was reluctant, she was helpless because of her sisterhood for many years, and finally she agreed to Gu's decision to postpone her marriage with her and marry Ji Qingliu first.
A year after Ji Qingliu gave birth to Brother Ming, she didn't get started until she had to become a flat wife.
The two daughters are wives and serve a husband together, and for a while, it has become a rare anecdote in Yanjing.
Now that she has only been married into the Gu family for three months, many things have happened in the Marquis of Jingshun's mansion one after another.
First, Brother Ming fell ill for no reason, and then Ji Qingliu had nightmares and was riddled with illness. The house invited many doctors, but after all, the medicine stone did not work.
At this time, the Marquis of Jingshun's wife, Yang, listened to the people's informants, and found a bunch of dirty objects from her room, all of which were tied with the birthdays of Ji Qingliu and Brother Ming, pointing at her cursing the mother and son.
No matter how clear she is in her heart, she can't argue.
Hearing her words, Yang was furious, grabbed a teacup angrily and threw it at her, "You dare to say that you have a clear conscience!" ”
Impartially, it happened to hit Shen Qiaoan's forehead, and then fell to the ground with a "bang" and shattered into several pieces.
"Hiss......", Shen Qiao'an frowned painfully, and after a while, a stream of warmth flowed down.
She raised her head with a stubbornness in her eyes, "I won't admit what I haven't done!" ”
"Heh, I don't think you're immortal if you don't have the heart of the Yellow River!" Yang immediately commanded, "Mama Liu, the family law is serving!" ”
"Yes!" Mama Liu, who was beside her, took the stick, walked to Shen Qiaoan's side, and lowered her eyes, "Young Mrs. Qiao, I'm offended." ”
Seeing this, Gu Congsheng hurriedly stepped forward and blocked Shen Qiao'an behind him, "No one is allowed to move Qiao Niang, if you want to beat her, hit me first!" ”