Chapter 22: It's all wrapped up in the senior brother
Aunt Zhu was finally sent to a remote courtyard in a corner of the Shen Mansion.
The small courtyard was in tatters, and the paint on the low walls was mottled and fell a lot. The house had been swept aside, sprinkled with flowers and water, but it still couldn't hide his dilapidation.
Aunt Zhu sat on the chair, looking at the guest hall that had not seen the sun for many years, and angrily threw the dust out of her hand.
Her life is a mess right now.
Lost everyone's favor.
I don't have much money to carry around.
became the most superfluous person in the house,
Even, even the child in his belly is not Master Shen's, what if this child is born and looks very different from Master Zhu.
Aunt Zhu is trapped in self-doubt.
She remembered that when she was young, she looked like a flower and a moon, and she was in love with Master Shen, but it has only been more than ten years, why has everything changed?
Aunt Zhu thought about it and wrote a letter to her mother asking for money.
Mrs. Zhu had already been sent on the train home by her son and daughter-in-law, and if it weren't for the messenger who sent Aunt Zhu a letter to her, Mrs. Zhu might have gone back like this.
However, she couldn't.
Mrs. Zhu remembered what she had done in the Shen Mansion a few days ago, and she couldn't help but regret it very much.
If it weren't for the fact that she had poured poison into the bracelet, it would have been too inferior.
My daughter won't be so bitter.
She used to live in a big house and a big yard, but now it has become a small dilapidated house?
She had never suffered this kind of suffering when she was in the Zhu family.
Mrs. Zhu wiped her tears and ordered the little maid to drop the carriage back.
In the Zhu Zhen Pavilion, Liu Yanzheng enthusiastically introduced jewelry to the eldest lady.
She saw people with a good eye, and knew that the little girl liked bells and whistles, so she took a set of heads decorated with pearl agate gold ornaments.
"The girl is quiet, not a folk girl boasting. Manjing, such a luxurious head, only my family has. ”
The head face is dotted with rubies of all sizes.
Liu Yan closed the curtains all over the room, creating the effect of darkness in the interior. The ruby head and face were shining in the dark night, like a butterfly flying in the night sky, trembling with Liu Yan's dancing hands.
Liu Yan brings the atmosphere to the extreme.
The girl immediately clapped: "How much silver, I want it." ”
"Three hundred taels."
The girl nodded and waved at the maid next to her. Y
The maid was about to take the silver when she saw a fierce old woman come in with her head held high.
It was Mrs. Zhu.
Mrs. Zhu threw the luggage in her hand to the counter, and sat next to the luggage. After taking a sip of the herbal tea on the table, she spit it out again, she stared at Liu Yan: "Take five hundred taels out, your sister will summon it." ”
……
How can Liu Yan give any more money.
It is not easy for her and Zhu Li to do small business, how can she take the silver to Zhu Qiaoyun again and again.
"Mother, you forgot, yesterday Zhu Licai signed an agreement with the eldest lady of the Shen family, and the Zhu family will no longer ask about Zhu Qiaoyun.
If you do, she'll take you to court.
Zhu Li is filial and doesn't want you to go to prison to eat, so you should be considerate and considerate of his filial piety. “
Bullshit filial piety.
Mrs. Zhu scolded in the court: "Do you want to give it?" Don't give me to make you look good! ”
Liu Yan shook her head.
She and Zhu Li really don't have so much silver. Even if you have, you can't give it.
How can the husband and wife eat bran vegetables every day, so that Zhu Qiaoyun spends all day drinking.
Seeing her firm attitude, Mrs. Zhu jumped off the table quickly, snatched the head in the hand of the maid who came to shop, and fell to the ground with a "bell".
The frightened little girl immediately pulled her young lady out and withdrew.
Mrs. Zhu still felt that it was not enough, so she picked up other jewelry and prepared to smash it. Liu Yan's eyes were quick, and she asked her subordinates to pull Mrs. Zhu away.
She endured it for so many years. I don't want to put up with it anymore.
Liu Yan looked at the grandmother beside Mrs. Zhu and sold her in front of Mrs. Zhu.
She looked at Mrs. Zhu: "You'd better give me some peace, and I'll go to the countryside tomorrow."
Otherwise, I will tear my face with Zhu Li, let him lose me, and send you to the government to go to prison.
Don't forget, I bought the poison you bought with you last time, and you will die once! “
Mrs. Zhu didn't expect her daughter-in-law to be so tough all of a sudden.
She looked at her smashed head on the ground.
Knowing that it was worth a lot, he muttered a few words in a low voice, and left the person and went upstairs.
Liu Yan's voice was like a bell: "What kind of moth do you want to fix?" ”
Mrs. Zhu: "The old lady rests and rests, and she will go back to her hometown tomorrow, not in front of you."
Liu Yan breathed a sigh of relief and watched Mrs. Zhu go upstairs with cold eyes.
When the big trouble was gone, she looked at the broken gems on the ground, and her heart ached beyond measure.
Originally, she could have earned fifty taels in this business.
Now it's good, not only did I not earn a penny, but I also lost a hundred taels of silver.
Mrs. Zhu and Zhu Qiaoyun are really broom stars.
Aunt Zhu waited until the old lady replied.
The old lady said that she was going to pay for it, so she asked her to go to the eldest brother in person.
Aunt Zhu dared to go to Zhu Li.
She knew how expensive five hundred taels were.
Zhu Li can give her so much, eighty percent of it is asked for by Mrs. Zhu tearing her face. Now that Mrs. Zhu is leaving, she is not as rude as Mrs. Zhu, so she will definitely not be able to ask for money.
Aunt Zhu wanted to cry without tears.
Her net worth has been smashed by Shen Mingzhen, and now that she has moved somewhere, she has to buy good bedding and daily necessities.
She is used to spending lavishly.
Ninety-eight taels of silver had been left with more than one hundred taels of silver.
How can I live in the future...
She went to pick up Shen Mingzhu: "You go to find Shen Mingzhen's stubble, see if your father is helping you or her." ”
If it is Shen Mingzhu who is helping, it means that Master Shen is still on his side.
She may also rely on her daughter to turn over.
Shen Mingzhu agreed.
That night, when I went to the kitchen, I asked for the chicken soup that Shen Mingzhen had asked the kitchen to cook for three hours.
Zi Su went to get the chicken soup and found that the second lady was also in the kitchen, and she was still holding the chicken soup that the eldest lady gave to Mrs. Sun in both hands.
"Second Miss, this soup is stewed in the kitchen at the request of our eldest lady.
If you want to drink, you can ask the kitchen to stew it for you. “
Shen Mingzhu is rich.
But she just held the tray and didn't let go.
Zisu just pushed it, and Shen Mingzhu pretended that he was hit by purple very badly, and deliberately spilled the fragrant chicken soup on his arm.
The high temperature burned Shen Mingzhu's arm.
Shen Mingzhu sat on the ground and cried: "Go and call my father over, this girl is a bully, I have to sell her today." ”
Master Shen was reading a book when he saw his two daughters arguing, and came to the scene impatiently.
"It's just a chicken soup, are you going to fight with Shiso?
This was originally stewed by Mingzhen for her mother. “
Shen Mingzhu looked at Master Shen angrily, and his eyes were red from crying: "What the father said is right, it is the daughter's fault at this time."
But what her daughter did was for Aunt Zhu.
The mother had just conceived her baby, and it was the time when she needed nutrition. My father still ordered the kitchen to give my mother only one meat and two vegetarian meals every day.
My mother was already thin and weak, and she had severe morning sickness these days, and she vomited what she ate.
The daughter wants to make her mother's life better, what's wrong? “
Master Shen was silent.
It was indeed he who asked the kitchen to restrict Aunt Zhu's diet.
But he really didn't want to do it.
The previous month, there was a heavy flood, and the wood he stored in the lumber mill was washed by the heavy water and cracked, and all of it became defective.
He didn't make any money.
Don't say that it is Aunt Zhu, it is herself and Mrs. Shen, and the food is also very sloppy.
He rubbed his eyes and instructed the kitchen: "Every other day from now on...... Let's stew a pot of black chicken soup for Aunt Zhu. ”
That's the best he's done.
Even he eats one dish and one soup every day.
The Shen family is glamorous on the surface, but in fact life is very difficult.
He waved his hand: "It's all gone." ”
Shen Mingzhu disagreed, and pulled Shisu: "Father, this cheap girl bumped into me, and she wanted to spill chicken soup on her daughter."
If it weren't for her daughter's quick reaction, this soup would have been splashed on her face. This girl clearly wants to disfigure her daughter. “
Perilla:?
The second lady is really good at beating a rake.
She looked at Master Shen: "The slave didn't collide with the second miss, everyone present can prove it." ”
How dare the people prove it.
The second lady is no longer favored, and she is also the young lady of the Shen Mansion.
Although Zi Su was on an errand in front of Shen Mingzhen, she was just a maid. If she helps Shiso speak, the second lady will definitely not be able to give herself good fruits to eat in the future.
Therefore, the subordinates lowered their heads one after another.
Master Shen looked at the current scene, looked at Shen Mingzhu who looked aggrieved, and patted his daughter's hand: "Since you have been wronged, you can watch and deal with this girl." ”
Shen Mingzhen said yes.
She was afraid that Shen Mingzhen would come to save Zisu, so she immediately asked for Zisu's deed of sale from the housekeeper, hired a boat, and bought people far away from the capital.
It was too late for Shen Mingzhen to know about this.
After all, Shen Mingzhu is the second miss of the Shen family.
No matter how much she hates her, she can't do anything.
Shen Mingzhen had no choice but to turn to the senior brother for help to find out Zisu's whereabouts.
Shen Mingzhen was worried, even though she went to the side and knocked Shen Mingzhu for a long time, this girl didn't let go at all.
She went to ask the housekeeper, who was also vague.
Shisu is gone, I'm afraid it won't return together.
She sat in her yard, thought about it, and prepared to go to Old Lady Shen for help.
Old Mrs. Shen is the eldest person in the Shen family, and I am afraid that only she can help herself.
When Shen Mingyue entered the old lady's door, she knew that nothing was good, but she only held the news of Shen Mingzhen in her hand, and she didn't panic at all.
"Grandmother wants to help her big sister get revenge?"
Shen Mingzhu smiled: "I have a sister who works as an errand under the county lord's mother. The news just came that the candidate for the side concubine of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been decided.
One is the fifth lady of the prime minister's family, and the other is the only daughter of the prince's young master's family.
Father originally expected the eldest sister to take the Shen family to soar into the sky. Now it seems that there is no hope.
Grandmother might as well put her hopes on Mingzhu, who is at least prettier than her sister. “
Old Lady Shen coughed and ignored Shen Mingzhu.
Although Shen Mingzhu looks good, he is a scheming person, even if he marries a nobleman, he is afraid that he will not be favored for a long time.
She looked at Shen Mingzhu: "You did something wrong in this matter."
Tell me the whereabouts of Shiso Dao as soon as possible, and I guarantee that your big sister will not be guilty of your past.
The women in the house, your eldest sister, Mrs. Sun, and the old body, which one can you afford to provoke? “
The warning is obvious.
But Shen Mingzhu was not in a hurry.
They just can't get used to what they can do.
She had already agreed with the young lady of Mr. Zhang's family to go to Zhang's house for a few days.
When she came back, the shiso had already been sold to the place where she should have been sold.
Shen Mingzhen missed Zisu no matter how much she wanted to save her.
It's funny to think about.
Who let her dare to bully Aunt Zhu, she deserves to be tired!
Shen Mingzhu looked at Mrs. Shen: "Grandmother, is this forcing her granddaughter?"
It's just a girl, how can it compare to my status as the second lady of the Shen family.
Grandmothers don't put the cart before the horse. “
She walked out with her head held high.
Old Mrs. Shen looked at Shen Mingzhu's bright kick and patted the table: "It's really the opposite, this girl dares to disrespect her grandmother again and again." ”
Shen Mingzhen went over to comfort her: "Grandmother can't be angry with this kind of person.
You can't get used to Shen Mingzhu, just marry her. “
Old Mrs. Shen hummed and looked at the grandmother next to her: "What the eldest lady said is, you can see which family in the capital is not yet married, and compile it into a booklet for me." ”
Shen Mingzhen returned to her residence.
Shen Mingzhu didn't reveal the location of Zisu at all, which made her really irritable.
This sense of powerlessness made her deeply aware of her humility.
She hadn't eaten properly for days on end.
On the fifteenth day, I received a message from my senior brother.
He found perilla on a Fengyue street north of the capital.
When he found Shisu, Shisu was forced to break one of his legs by the proprietress because he refused to accept customers.
Shiso was covered in purple and blue from sticks.
Because she refused to pick up customers, she didn't even have to eat, and only a cold and worried nest greeted her every day.
She was tied to a pillar and had a high fever and felt like she was dying.
After all, a young lady couldn't bear it, so she secretly brought her pills, and went over to persuade her: "The girl is beautiful, she must be born rich and noble, and she has never experienced setbacks."
When I was sold here at the age of fifteen, I also felt that it was too filthy, and I didn't want to let the filth stain my noble body.
That is, until one of the sisters who came with me was accidentally injured in the head and died in the night.
I thought about it.
Only by living can there be hope, and when you die, there is nothing. “
She put the pill in Shiso's mouth: "Think about your family and friends, they must be very sad if they know that you are dead. ”
Zi Su thought of Shen Mingzhen.
The young lady treated her like a sister.
She wanted to live, even if she could only see the young lady for the last time.
Shiso agreed to pick up the guests that night. She was arranged by the proprietress to nurse in the bedroom for a week, and before the injury was healed, she dragged her lame leg out to pick up the guest.
As long as two taels of silver, you can sleep with her for one night, how cost-effective.
The pick-up here is a commission, and every time she gets the silver, she scores half of the proprietress for two taels of silver.
And if she wants to redeem herself, she has to come up with at least eight hundred taels of silver.
Zi Su guarded the few taels of silver he separated, and lived one day after another by missing the young lady.
It wasn't until she couldn't stand to buy rouge in Guigong's house that she met Shen Mingzhen's senior brother on the street.
The senior brother ransomed her body for her, and recuperated in the inn for two days before sending her back.