Qiang'er died, and the atmosphere in the whole house became silent and oppressive, and I used to try to break this atmosphere, but now, I have become a part of creating this atmosphere.

At dinner, I concentrated on feeding Mei Niang with a silver spoon, after Qiang'er's accident, I replaced all the tableware with sterling silver, Shi Ju wanted to stop it, I glared at him, and he finally compromised. I know it's useless, but what can I do in this day and age? I can't be personally involved in every step of the way, from the moment I buy it to the time it is served, and even if I do, I can't prevent it. Then the silver plates, silver bowls, silver spoons, silver chopsticks, and silver cups are not for testing poison, but for those who want to poison have scruples.

"Ming'er's Mansion is going to close the case against Sister-in-law Liu." Shi Ju said in a deep voice.

The in-laws didn't make a sound, for us this has nothing to do with us, Qiang'er is dead, what if Sister-in-law Liu is cut with a thousand cuts?

"I'm going!" Mei Niang, who was eating, suddenly shouted.

I paused and thought for a moment, "Why?" ”

"Don't go, don't be scared of such a small child." The mother-in-law was too lazy to listen and reprimanded.

Mei Niang didn't refute the old lady, she still had this tutor, but she bit her lip and seemed very unconvinced.

"Why do you have to go?" I asked again.

"I want to see, I want to be fair."

"What can I do if I sentence Sister-in-law Liu to death? Qiang'er can't be resurrected. ”

"I'm going to see with my own eyes what it looks like for her to hear her sentence."

I looked at her for a long time, "Are you blaming me, blaming me for being too kind to Sister-in-law Liu in the first place?" ”

She didn't look over, but she had already made it very clear, she complained, if I had been tougher and more decisive at the beginning, Sister-in-law Liu wouldn't have had the courage to come back and poison again.

"If we hadn't done that, it wouldn't have happened." The mother-in-law wept again.

"Grandma!" Mei Niang shouted, "You mean that Sister-in-law Liu asked Sister-in-law Liu to give the shop to Sister-in-law Liu's son, and Mother agreed?" If in the future, Sister-in-law Liu drives us away, we don't have to object, right? ”

"Sister-in-law, that's how you taught Shuang'er?" The mother-in-law slapped the chopsticks with a bang.

I was silent because I didn't know what to say. Mei Niang wanted to say something, but under my eyes, she stopped talking, and Shi Ju put down the dishes and chopsticks.

"Mei Niang apologized to her grandmother." Shi Ju said in a deep voice, Mei Niang glanced at me, I nodded, and she apologized helplessly. Shi Ju thought for a moment, "I'll take her tomorrow." After speaking, he picked up the bowl and ate silently.

After the meal was over, Mei Niang was taken away by the nurse, and Shi Ju and I stayed quietly in my in-laws' room, I knew a lot of things, and I began to face it.

My mother-in-law is still very angry, I understand her, Qiang'er's death made her feel guilty, she was afraid that we would blame her, so she desperately tried to push the responsibility out. I know that no one is to blame for Qiang'er's death, because no one expected that Sister-in-law Liu would be so mad.

"Sister-in-law......" My mother-in-law was impatient to speak, and I smiled bitterly.

"Mother, the eldest young master has a wife and daughter in Chang'an." I said quietly. My mother-in-law looked at me in a daze, and suddenly forgot what she was going to say.

"What did you say?"

"The eldest young master has a wife and daughter, and I have been thinking these days, who am I? Mother, no one is to blame for Qiang'er's death, we don't want this to happen, I love Mei Niang, I love Qiang'er, and I love you, but ...... I'm leaving. ”

"Second brother, do you know this?" The old man finally spoke. Shi Ju did not speak, but bowed his head and drank water. I exhaled softly.

"It's His Majesty's marriage, and there's no way to think about it!" I smiled faintly and looked at Shi Ju, "Second brother, I will write a letter later, you go to Chang'an in person, the eldest young master should have a major event in the near future, can I deliver the letter to him after the matter is over?" ”

"Sister-in-law!" The three of them shouted in unison, and I laughed, took a deep breath and shook my head.

"Mei Niang's days with me are numbered, I made her more spicy, she is a child given by King Qin, she can only be placed under the title of the eldest young master, how will I get along with those two young ladies in the future?"

"I don't care who gave the marriage, you are the eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law of our martial family." The old man snorted coldly.

I laughed, I didn't contradict him. stood up, "Mei Niang is going to sleep, and the concubine will go back." ”

I didn't call myself a daughter-in-law anymore, I think they should know what I mean. He bowed and withdrew. I think from today onwards, my mother-in-law should no longer dare to show me the majesty of my mother-in-law.

After taking a bath with Mei Niang, I hugged her and patted her and coaxed her to sleep, but she kept her eyes open: "Grandma scolded you?" ”

"Nope."

"You lied to me again, am I wrong again?"

"I don't know." I thought about it for a moment and smiled: "Mei Niang, am I weak?" ”

"No!" She's crisp.

"But you still don't think I'm tough enough."

She thought for a moment and nodded, "Yes!" ”

"Why?"

"You can do better." She said stubbornly.

"What should I do? My rights are given by my grandparents, if they are not satisfied, they will take it back at any time, Sister-in-law Liu is the person in front of my grandmother, I have to give my grandmother face. I sighed softly and looked at the top of the tent, "If it weren't for your second uncle coming back, my mother might be miserable this time." The grandparents will be very dissatisfied, and Sister-in-law Liu may come back, but Qiang'er may not die. ”

She was silent, maybe she didn't think about it, I didn't force her to accept it, and patted her quietly. But I know she should have listened, and I can't look at her and the average three-year-old now.

The next afternoon, I sent a letter to Shiju. The letter was not sealed with fire paint, and he looked at the seal, and then at me.

"It's a letter of resignation, my father asked him to sign it that time. I wanted to write something, but I realized that I didn't have anything to say to him. ”

"Give it to him when he's free?"

"Well, it's a big deal." I thought about it for a while, but I decided not to tell him about the Battle of Xuanwumen, the rotten people have been gone for so long, why don't you hurry up and coup d'état? Alas, my nominal father and mother refused to tell me exactly when, so I had to pretend to be profound: "You should know when to give it to him." ”

"You still care about him."

"Alas!" I smiled wryly and looked at him, "When I saw you off, I said to him, I don't love you, I just can't bear to see the innocent you being affected by him; Now I also tell you, I don't love him, I'm just afraid of affecting him, and in the end, it's our big family and Mei Niang who will be affected. ”

"You don't love anyone?"

"I love Mei Niang, I love Qiang'er." Speaking of Qiang'er, I choked up, don't look away, I don't want him to see the tears that come out of my eyes.

He took the letter of resignation and was about to leave, I sent him to the door, and I couldn't help but instruct: "Don't go directly to him, when the matter is over, you will reappear." ”

"Afraid that he will guess that something is going on at home?"

"No, I'm afraid that something will happen to you, the overall situation is undecided, and it is safer to hide." After a pause, "I'm also worried that it will distract him, he knows that this is a critical moment, and I won't let my family disturb him." ”

He looked at me deeply, and silently mounted his horse and left, and I sighed and returned to the tent.

This is also my office, Mei Niang's game room, after the death of my brother and sister, I have been dealing with housework in front of her, when there is a major problem, I will hold her to discuss with my in-laws and sister-in-law, I have always treated her as a child, she has been very quiet, it seems, she has not been in vain for most of the year. Walking into the account room, she was sitting in a daze in the fence, and I remembered that this fence should be removed, so I hurriedly went over and picked her up.

"Sister-in-law!" I shouted angrily, and Sister-in-law Xiang hurriedly ran in.

"What's wrong? Young grandma. ”

"Why are you still here?" I looked at the fence and looked at Mei Niang with a painful heart, and Sister-in-law Xiang was a little aggrieved.

"The old slave has long said that it will be demolished, but the young lady will not allow it."

"Why?" I kissed Mei Niang's forehead and sighed and asked softly.

"My heart aches!" She showed a rare weakness, my heart hurt even more, hugged her and shook her head gently, she wants to remember Qiang'er, only heartache can remember.

"Is it okay for my mother to draw a strong child for you, this fence has been demolished by Sister-in-law Xiang."

"Forget it!" She fell into my arms, "Tear it down." ”

I didn't ask them to see the results of Sister-in-law Liu's trial in the morning, and it seems that she doesn't plan to say it, maybe it's okay.

A few days later, the news came that Sister-in-law Liu was sentenced to be executed, I don't feel sorry, and I don't want to see her executed, I just want to forget about it. After Qiqi, Mrs. Jun came with Aoxue.