Chapter 34: Hypocrisy and False Righteousness
Chen and Zhong Lingting seemed to sense the seriousness of the matter and looked at each other.
Although the three rooms of the Zhong family are not very harmonious, they are just petty fights, and there are some quarrels between them. The biggest thing is that Zhong Deqing gave Zhong Deping some stumbling blocks in business, fighting openly and secretly, but he was still amiable on the surface, and he did not tear his face. Zhuang is also a weak character, and there is no trouble among women at all. In addition, although Zhong Deqing has an aunt, it was Chen who picked out his own maid to show his virtuous and good face, and in January, it was only for the few days when Chen was inconvenient, or he was disgusted by Chen after drinking, Zhong Deqing would rest in his aunt's room, and he didn't even give birth to a concubine. After marrying into the Zhong family for more than ten years, the Chen family has no experience in house fighting at all.
The second room is like this, the big house is kind to the aunt and concubine because of the Zhuang family's three from the four virtues; The Sanfang Kong family did not have a son by himself, although he was very dissatisfied with her husband's concubine, but she did not dare to complain more, so the Zhong family's back house almost did not have the life-and-death struggle of other houses. Zhong Lingting, who grew up in such an environment, naturally thinks about problems like her mother, straight to the point.
For this reason, when they returned from the funeral, they were so angry with Zhong Lingyu that the mother and daughter couldn't swallow it, and then saw that Zhong Deqing's plan failed to make Zhong Lingyu bow his head, and he was in a hurry for a while, so he came up with such a method.
"What can I do?" Chen also came to his senses and hurriedly asked Zhong Deqing.
"What to do?!" Zhong Deqing glared at her fiercely, sat down and poured himself a cup of tea, and then said, "Tomorrow, call my cousin-in-law to come over and compensate Zhong Lingyu." This matter was taken by the Liu family. ”
"That's the way it is." Chen thought clearly about the consequences of this matter, and he also became anxious, beckoning and shouting, "Someone, go and send a letter to Mrs. Liu, asking her to come over early tomorrow morning." ”
Zhuang returned to the courtyard and just took off the coat outside, and suddenly heard that Zhong Lingyu had a rash, and was suddenly frightened, he didn't have time to put on the coat, so he was about to rush to Zhong Lingyu, but fortunately, Mama Zhang grabbed her and gave her a set of clothes, so she hurried over.
"Wu'er, how are you?" Zhuang opened the tent and saw the dense red rashes on Zhong Lingyu's face and hands clearly, and couldn't help but gasp.
"I'm fine, I'll be fine after drinking the medicine." Zhong Lingyu felt really guilty in her heart.
The rash on her body is not serious, but only a few pills, and after drinking the medicine prescribed by Ma Langzhong, she will sleep for a while, and she will be completely fine by tomorrow morning. Now she deliberately lit so many red dots and pretended to be very serious, just to let them see her when the people of Zhongfu came to visit her. If Zhuang was not so weak-tempered, soft-eared, and easy to coax, she would not hide the truth. Now I can only make Zhuang sad for a few days.
Zhuang's tears flowed.
"Madam, Mrs. Liu has repeatedly said that the fish is not a sea fish, and the eldest lady will not get in the way if you eat it; At that time, Miss was still hesitant, and she didn't dare to eat it after only tasting one chopstick, but the second miss deliberately used words to provoke Miss We, saying that Miss didn't dare to eat it, because she thought too badly about people, as if someone deliberately harmed her. The young lady had no choice but to eat the fish. Who would have thought ......" Chunli said, also crying.
There was a low cry in the room.
Granny Lu wiped her tears and said hatefully: "It must be that the second room wants to make Miss sick, so they can take over the tea garden." Otherwise, how could it be so coincidental, but Mrs. Liu sent the fish, and the second lady fanned the flames again, as if she was afraid that the eldest lady would not eat the fish. ”
Zhuang's crying voice slowly lowered, looking at Zhong Lingyu's somewhat terrifying face, his expression was a little stunned.
After a while, she seemed to be talking to herself, and as if asking Zhong Lingyu, she muttered, "Is that really the case? ”
Zhuang's temperament, Zhong Deping wanted to reform her when he first got married, but it ended in failure, so Granny Lu and Chunli did not give her hope, but since things had happened, they couldn't let Zhong Lingyu suffer in vain, and took the opportunity to see if they could let Zhuang change it, so that she didn't always think of people so well, and it could be regarded as making the best use of things.
"That's not it!" Granny Lu's tone was categorical.
Zhuang's mouth pursed tightly, she glanced at Zhong Lingyu, and stood up suddenly: "I'll go find the second sister-in-law." ”
"Mother." Zhong Lingyu grabbed her in time, "Even if you find the second aunt, she won't admit it, but will beat me up, saying that I am greedy, and my body will have a rash if I don't fight." ”
"What should I do then?" Zhuang didn't know what to do, and then his tears flowed again, crying, "It's all useless for my mother, I can't protect you." ”
Without waiting for Zhong Lingyu to speak, Granny Lu spoke: "Now that I have suffered a big loss, I have no choice, so I have to endure this breath." But madam, Miss has suffered so much, don't let Miss suffer in vain. When the old lady said a few words in front of you, and Mrs. Chen pretended to be pitiful again, you let go of the tea garden. ”
Zhuang wiped his tears and nodded repeatedly, and assured Zhong Lingyu: "My mother will not agree to them." What you said before, my mother still remembers it in my heart. ”
"Mother, if you remember, I'm relieved."
At this time, the rain fell and came in and said, "Madame, Miss, the old lady has sent a maid to visit Miss." ”
Zhong Lingyu's eyes flashed slightly, and he ordered, "Let her in." He bowed his head slightly to Chunli, and Chunli understood, put down the embroidered tent, and kept the face full of rashes out of everyone's sight.
The rain went out again, and in a short time a maid came in. As soon as the maid came in, she was blessed and saluted: "Slave maid, please say hello to Mrs. and Miss." As soon as the old lady lay down, she heard a report from someone that the eldest lady was sick, and she was really not at ease, so she sent a slave and maid to come and have a look. The old lady also specially explained that if Ma Langzhong has no ability, she will take her post and invite Ke Langzhong to take a look, and make sure that the young lady gets better as soon as possible. ”
Ke Lang Zhongyuan is the imperial doctor in the palace, I don't know what happened, I told the old man to return to his hometown to recuperate, and he didn't see a doctor on weekdays. But Mrs. Zhong was good friends with him when he was alive, and Mrs. Zhong was still a little thin-faced, if she was very sick, she could ask Ke Langzhong to take a look. But this kind of favor is used once less than once, and he was invited to see the patient once, who knows if he will come the second time? Therefore, if it is not the critical illness of the Zhong family, no one dares to mention Ke Langzhong.
Now that the old lady said such a thing, Zhuang was immediately moved to tears, and cried: "Thank you for the old lady's concern, I thank the old lady for her love on behalf of Yu'er." As he spoke, he was about to salute the maid Juying.
Ju Ying hurriedly hugged Yin's and said with a smile: "Madame is out of sight like this." The old lady said, the eldest lady grew up with her, and she is a family, how can she not feel distressed. If there is any need on the eldest lady's side, please don't be polite, you must tell her. She is an old man, and she will never be stingy. ”
"Thank you, old lady." Zhuang was so moved that he could only thank him.
Seeing Zhuang's like that, Granny Lu couldn't help but sigh.
"I wonder what's going on with the eldest lady?" Ju Ying conveyed the old lady's intentions, and then asked about Zhong Lingyu's condition.
Speaking of this, the tears that Zhuang had just held back came down again: "My face is full of rashes, and I don't know if Ma Langzhong's medicine works." ”
Hearing this, Ju Ying's eyebrows furrowed. When Mrs. Zhong said that, she was just polite, and she wanted to sell her favor to the Zhuang family, but she didn't really ask the Zhuang family to invite Ke Langzhong. She is now in her fifties, her body is not good, and she doesn't know when she will need Ke Langzhong to save her life, but she will not give up this precious opportunity to Zhong Lingyu.
"Can the slave meet the eldest lady?" Ju Young asked.
Her mission here is to find out the news. Although Zhuang is honest, seeing is believing, she always has to see Zhong Lingyu's situation with her own eyes before she can go back to report it.
In the past, Zhuang would still take care of his daughter's thoughts and ask her if she would like to see someone. But this time she was moved by the old lady, and without thinking about it, she motioned to Chunli to lift the tent.
Zhong Lingyu risked a rash and ate the saury, and ordered red dots on her face to trick the Zhuang family into it, wasn't it just to let Mrs. Zhong and the people in the second room see the seriousness of her condition? Therefore, Chunli didn't ask Zhong Lingyu for advice, so he lifted the tent.