Chapter 30: Waterboarding
The water for boiling red dates was brought in a small casserole, and a large bowl was poured out, which was held by Xiangdong and brought to Xichun.
Xichun looked at the bowl of soup, then at Ye Wenyan, then at this bowl of soup, and then at Ye Wenyan.
Shen'er couldn't help but say: "Sister Xichun, didn't you say that you love to drink jujube tea?" It's all up to you, drink, drink! ”
Xichun glared at her fiercely, and then leaned over at Ye Wenyan, "Miss, what do you mean by this?" The slave just remembered that you like to drink clear tea, not this sweet. But it's too wasteful to throw it away, and we can't afford to waste it now, so that's why we ...... Miss, don't be angry, the slave doesn't want to steal your tea. ”
"I don't blame you." Ye Wenyan smiled, "It's been with me for so many years, who can still pick a bowl of red date tea." I really want to give you a drink, drink it! ”
"Miss is really not angry with the slave?"
"It's not." She smiled, "Where am I such a stingy person, drink quickly, I don't like sweet." ”
"Then the slave and maid drank it." Xichun breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the bowl of red date tea, smiled on his face, and drank it in one go.
"Miss, you're done."
"Yes." Ye Wenyan nodded, "Shen'er, refill the water." ”
Shen'er picked up the kettle that was resting on the ground and filled the casserole again.
"Xiangdong, pour."
Another big bowl was poured out, because after soaking it once, the color of the bowl was much lighter.
Xichun was a little confused, "Miss, what's going on...... Poured again? ”
"I'll give you a drink!" Ye Wenyan still smiled as brightly, "I love to drink like that, how can I drink only one bowl." Keep drinking! ”
"Miss, one bowl is enough."
"Not enough." She shook her head, "If I don't say enough, it's not enough." ”
Xichun felt that something was not quite right, and cautiously looked at Xiangdong, but Xiangdong lowered his head and didn't look at her.
Shen'er urged again: "Sister Xichun, drink!" ”
Xichun gritted his teeth, picked up the bowl, and tilted his neck to dry it again.
"Pour again!"
Three pots of water in a row, a total of twenty-four bowls of jujube tea were poured out, and Xuan Chun drank it until the end and lay directly on the ground, and his stomach was big.
"Miss." Xiangdong couldn't stand it anymore, "Xichun should also know that it's wrong, or forget it, right?" ”
Shen'er was also a little unbearable, "Miss, spare Sister Xichun!" ”
Ye Wenyan squatted down and looked at Xichun seriously, "I have always been generous, and I have never been harsh to the people who are waiting under my hands, what do you like to eat and drink, although I tell me, although life is not as good as before, I will definitely do my best to meet your needs." How is it, is jujube tea good? Let's continue tomorrow? ”
Xichun wanted to speak, but he didn't say it, so he spit out two mouthfuls of water and rolled his eyes.
Ye Wenyan stood up and instructed Shen'er and Xiangdong: "Drag people outside, buckle them upside down on your laps and put them on your stomachs, you can vomit as much as you want, and save yourself from water poisoning." Remember to drag a little farther away, don't dirty my yard, and let her clean up when she's done throwing up. ”
The two maids took the order and dragged Xichun out.
After about a cup of tea, the three of them came back together, and Xichun didn't speak, but knelt on the ground and cried.
A servant from the house knocked on the door outside, saying that the big kitchen had brought breakfast.
Xiangdong opened the door and took the tray, and the woman glanced inside, smiled, and turned away.
This is the first meal that Ye Wenyan ate in the Yipin General's Mansion, Miss Tangtang, what she ate was just a bowl of rice porridge, half a steamed bun, and a side dish.
She really felt that this food was not as good as the university cafeteria in her previous life.
After breakfast, Xiangdong asked her: "Go to Fulu Courtyard today to greet the old lady, and let Shen'er accompany the young lady!" She had never been in such a scene before, and following the young lady to see and see it could be regarded as putting a name in front of people, so that they would know that she was now waiting for the young lady. In addition, the slave maid also wanted to stay and persuade Xichun, after all, she had followed the young lady for so many years. ”
Ye Wenyan nodded, although she didn't have much hope of persuading Xichun, but Xiangdong wanted to try, and she couldn't say anything.
Still dressed in white and plain clothes, still only inserting silver hairpins, Shen'er accompanied her all the way to the old lady's Fulu Courtyard, and began today's morning and dusk province.
This is the rule of the general's mansion, and the ladies in the house have to go to the old lady every day to greet the old lady, so as to show filial piety, and also to establish the rules of the back house.
Of course, there are also those who don't go often, such as Ye Chulian and Aunt Liu in the second room.
The old lady has always been tolerant of the second room, and no one will say or ask if there is more or less, but if there is an omission on the side of the big room, she must ask for a long time, and then she will go to the ceremony to ask for guilt.
Today, because of Xichun's incident, she went late, and when she walked to Fulu Courtyard as a child, except for the night red makeup with a wound on her face, all the other female dependents were already sitting in the front hall, and even the Liu family and Ye Chulian, who rarely came here before, also came.
She saw that the eldest sister was clear at night, and although she had treated the injury on her forehead, it was not too complete, at least the trauma still had to be healed for a period of time before it subsided. Right now, Ye Qingmei is blocked by his hair, and he can't quite see it.
The old lady sat upright, watched her walk step by step into the hall with a gloomy face, and before she could speak, she suddenly slapped the table and shouted, "What time is it?" It's disrespectful, you kneel for me! ”
Shen'er was frightened, but Ye Wenyan didn't say anything, and knelt down obediently, "It's too late for granddaughter to greet grandmother, and I hope that grandmother will have a lot, don't compare with juniors, granddaughter is here to accompany grandmother." He leaned down again, then stood up to himself, looked at the seats on either side, saluted Muhammad again, and then sat down on the chair next to Yeqing's eyebrows.
The old lady held back her strength and wanted to make a fire, but before the fire could be released, Ye Wenyan simply got up after kneeling, and blocked her to that blockage, which was uncomfortable.
Ye Wenyan didn't pay attention to it, and only asked Ye Qingmei: "How is the injury on the eldest sister's forehead?" Has any doctor come to see you? ”
Ye Qingmei shook his head: "No, but it doesn't matter, it shouldn't be okay after ten days and a half months, I just don't know if there will be scars." ”
She smiled, "Big sister, don't worry, I have medicine, I promise I won't let you have a scar." The girl's face is the most important, you are my sister, how can I let you break the face! ”
As soon as these words came out, the old lady's anger came up again, and she asked Ye Wenyan: "I heard that you went to the palace to cure the throat of His Royal Highness the Seventh, and now you say that you can heal the injury of Qingmei, four girls, where did you come from?" Where did you learn your medical skills? ”
She replied with a smile: "Back to my grandmother's words, my grandfather loved me in the past, in addition to teaching me some fist and foot kung fu, he also secretly invited a divine doctor to teach me medical skills, for fear that one day I would be bullied and have no way to seek medical treatment." I used to think that studying medicine was useless, but I didn't expect to use it in the past few days. I also have to thank my grandmother for creating opportunities for me. ”
The old lady's heart was uncomfortable, after the night before yesterday, she was now annoying to thank her warmly, as long as this girl thanked her, it would be fine. But Ye Wenyan didn't know what was wrong, so she was very persistent in thanking her, which made her really upset.
But the old lady was not easy to fool, and when she heard Ye Wenyan say this, she immediately asked again: "Taught by the divine doctor?" What miracle doctor is so powerful that he can teach you to make a mute man speak? ”
"Yo, it's not convenient to tell your grandmother. After all, my grandfather had spoken, and this master could only know that God knew that I knew what he knew, and if anyone still wanted to know, then stand in front of him and ask, if he came to ask me, he would deliberately embarrass his old man. ”
"You ......," the old lady's words were blocked again. The old man is dead, where is she going?
Ye Wenyan sighed and said with emotion: "Grandfather is really a visionary, I didn't expect that my medical skills can come in handy now." His Highness the Seventh said that he would remember my kindness. ”
"Don't be complacent!" The old lady gritted her teeth and said fiercely, "His Royal Highness the Seventh is young, even if he ascends the throne, he can't immediately govern himself, and the regent is in charge of all matters in the palace, and the queen mother is by his side." Even if he remembered your kindness, it would be of no use. ”
"Grandmother, don't get excited, be careful of your body." She still looked kind, "I just said that His Highness the Seventh remembered my kindness, but I didn't expect it to be of any use, why is my grandmother in such a hurry?" As for the regent or the queen mother, I don't care about the affairs of the palace, I'm just a little girl, I only care about the house, and I only care about how our family is doing. ”
After speaking, he looked at Mu Shi with a friendly face, "Mother, are you doing well?" ”
Muhammad sighed and said nothing.
She sighed as well, "It seems that she is not having a good time." It's okay, take your time, the days will always get back on track. ”
The old lady squinted, she really wanted to ask Ye Wenyan what it meant to get back on track, Xiao Shi, who was sitting on the side, couldn't help it, and hurriedly said: "Since you can cure the dumbness of the Seventh Highness, and you also said that you can cure the injury of the eyebrows, then you must also be able to cure the Sixth Highness and the red makeup." Fourth girl, only if you cure them all, that is the best result. ”
Ye Wen was puzzled, "They all have enmity against me, I cured them, how did it become the best result?" Of course, it must be the best outcome for you, but what about me? I remember that when my father just left, my second aunt took my hand and said that she would treat me as her own child and take care of me with my mother in the future. It's not been 100 days since the funeral, how did it become so fast? ”
The anger in Xiao's heart kept jumping, but she still had to suppress it, because she had to ask for someone today, and she couldn't tear her face at the beginning.
So he took a deep breath and said again: "The second aunt hasn't changed, the second aunt will still treat you as her own pain." The second aunt knows that this matter can't help you, but we can't help it. Wen Yan, your grandfather and father are gone, just Chong Liu's temperament, even if you marry into the Su Wangfu, you will be rubbed by others. Of course, the family can support you, but at the moment, only your second uncle is the only one who has done the master. He doesn't have much military power in his hands, and His Royal Highness will not be afraid of it. You are so strong, how can you live in a place like Suwangfu? ”
She wiped her tears as she spoke, "Wen Yan, if you still can't let go, then marry again, and the position of the concubine will sit for you." In short, as long as you promise to heal your red-makeup face and the injuries of His Royal Highness the Sixth, whatever conditions you make, the second aunt will promise you! All right? ”
"Do you agree to any conditions?" Ye Wenyan's eyes became gloomy.
The old lady and Xiao Shi both felt a chill under her gaze......