Chapter 11: See the Soul Maid Again
Chun Gui did not return to Fenyang City with Mrs. Shen.
Gu Changrong had no choice but to compromise, and no matter how he cooperated with Zhao Zhizhou to impeach Rong Guogong, the first thing at the moment was to welcome back the coffin of the Li family, and the Zong family would officially hold the funeral.
Although Chungui is not convinced by the etiquette that restricts women, but at the same time does not think that the embodiment of filial piety must follow the form, she focuses on finally fulfilling her mother's wishes, and clears the charge of the Zong's mother's head in vain - Chungui does not care about the so-called Qingyu, but since her mother has never acted in any ugly things that violate the rules and etiquette, she naturally cannot condone the malicious slander of the Zong's family.
What's more, for Mrs. Ji's teachings, Chun Gui is a lonely individual who truly agrees, has no strength to fight against the powerful group of worldliness, and she is not willing to be a victim of rebellion against etiquette and law, and bury the good life that has finally taken a turnaround.
So she seemed to be well-behaved and silent, only accompanied by many clansmen and daughters, waiting for the mourning hall that the Zong family finally built for her deceased mother.
In front of her is the body of her mother, the black lacquer longevity, she vaguely heard a little distance, there is a gentle sobbing cry of the aunt, and does not suspect that these people are pretending, even if there are indeed pretending people, but not all people are hard-hearted, when the mother was alive, she was kind to others, and there were indeed a few good concubines, who were extremely sympathetic to the situation and suffering of their mother and daughter.
Li once again stood in front of her own corpse, at the moment the mood is complicated, and now although she can still meet and talk with her daughter, but a thousand words, it is still like a mouthpiece, she can't tell Chungui calmly, in fact, as early as when her husband died, she no longer has any attachment to life, and her ambition is the first, even though she actually understands how cruel it is to leave her daughter alone in the world to face the sinister, but she is cowardly, and she still can't insist.
She was guilty and uneasy, but she swallowed the last breath of anger with relief, but when her soul left her body and her mind was completely clear, she realized how incompetent she was, and this remorse was too heavy, and the result was neither blind nor completely gone, her wandering soul wandered in the world, and it was useless obsession again, if she was allowed to choose again, she would never be so cowardly.
I don't know if I can make up for one or two when I accompany the spring to the time when the soul is scattered?
Li was worried, did not notice that there were uninvited guests approaching, Chun Hui had already heard the sound of steps, she was slightly sideways, and saw Mrs. Gu's cronies Liu, standing on the left side as if smiling, this servant woman has changed into plain clothes, but there is a white hosta in the bun, under the reflection of the candle flame, fluorescent flow, so that Chungui slightly touched the corner of her eyes, her eyes were originally extremely smart and thorough, a little smile is like the warm sun in March, but at this time it glows with a cold frost color, like falling snow that refuses to melt, and like the bleak moon in deep winter, reflecting the edge of the cold pool.
Chun Gui quickly looked away again, lowered his face, and listened to Liu's voice in a calm voice.
"The old lady was angry with the eldest girl, sick and difficult to get up, several wives have to serve the sick, and they can't take care of this, the eldest lady is now in charge of family affairs, and it stands to reason that she should come over to take care of it, but the eldest lady slandered the uncle and was expelled from the birth membership, and the eldest lady really didn't want to see you again, so she had to let the old slave go on this trip, first, to see if the funeral rites were complete, and then on behalf of the wives, pay homage to the dead of the great lady."
In and out of the words, it is still accusations.
In front of this servant woman, Chungui had never swallowed her anger, and it was even more unnecessary at this time, so she only said: "Since Mama Liu came to worship her deceased mother, what is the reason for her knees straight?" ”
Liu was choked by these words, his eyes widened, but he had to reluctantly kneel and bow.
After the ceremony, he snorted coldly: "Why doesn't the big girl refute the slanderous statement at this time?" Originally, if it weren't for the fact that the eldest girl was born with a bewitching appearance, never abided by etiquette, was used to being in the limelight, and was raised in the house of her daughter in the deep boudoir, where could she be peeped by a foreign man and seduced Zheng Sanye in a daze. ”
When Li heard this, he was so angry that he flew three feet high, and his finger poked into Liu's head: "How can Mama be so upside down? If it weren't for Hua Ying's insistence on clinging to Zheng Sanye, and taking advantage of the old lady's call, Chun'er was asked to come to the Zong's house, and colluded with Zheng Sanye to hide behind the door and peep, where would such a disaster happen! ”
But no matter how indignant the Li family is, how can the Liu family have the slightest perception? She squinted at the spring return with great confinement, as if she were looking at something dirty and buried.
Chungui was too lazy to argue with a servant woman, but he also felt a little surprised in his heart.
Although this Liu family has always been arrogant, he has never said less insulting words in the past, the purpose is nothing more than to make things difficult for her by trampling on her, and please the old lady Gu, but now that the old lady Gu is not present, she doesn't know the reason for this provocation.
There were doubts, and Chun Gui made up his mind to respond to all changes with no change, and took Liu's words as the wind in his ears, not only was he angry, but he was even quite proud.
At this time, they turned their backs to the women, and they were separated by some distance, no matter their expressions or words, they would not be watched by others.
Liu saw that the big girl who was able to speak well and never refused to suffer a loss refused to talk, but his heart became anxious, and his words became more and more fierce: "Everyone says that the red face is bad, it is really not bad, if it is not for the big girl, the old man and his wife, they will not die early, the eldest girl killed her parents, but she did not feel guilty at all, and even bewitched the public, colluded with outsiders to coerce the clan, and there were gods on her head, the big girl was so vicious, and she would definitely not have good results in the future, and the old slave would wait to see, how long can the big girl be proud." ”
This blatant curse proved more and more that he had other intentions, and Chun Gui curled the corners of his lips slightly: "Mama doesn't have to be disheartened, I'm not so stupid, arguing with slaves in front of many aunts." ”
Liu's trick was unexpectedly exposed, and he became more and more anxious, hesitating whether to simply strike first, accusing Chungui of disrespecting the old lady and provoking the turmoil first.
In the corner of Chungui's eyes, he suddenly saw the soul maid coming out of nowhere, puffing out his eyes and glaring at her with hatred, but said: "This old pious woman is uneasy and kind, but if you ignore her, she will not give up, but when I came over, I heard her daughter-in-law was asking her whereabouts everywhere, saying that the little grandson of the old pious woman suddenly had a fever, diarrhea and vomiting, and wanted to call her to ask the master mother, find a way to send someone to the city to ask for a doctor, it is your luck, endure it for a while, she will not have the leisure to make trouble here." ”
As soon as he heard this, Chun Gui thought about it, so he turned his face sideways again, smiled at Liu Senran, and showed two rows of white teeth: "Mama said, there are gods three feet above your head, this is really good, Mama has also done a lot of evil things, but there will be retribution immediately?" Merely...... The gods warned him not to punish his grandmother, but to pity his little grandson, who was afraid that he would be tormented for a few days. ”
This cold tone frightened Liu's spirit, and she was about to get angry and use the topic to play, but her daughter-in-law came in time, so anxious that she sweated and tears in her eyes, and stammered before explaining the accident.
Liu Shi only felt that the soles of her feet were upward, and a wave of yin qi jumped up, which instantly made her teeth tremble, she stared at the spring return in disbelief, and looked around at the white wax in the mourning hall, and suddenly felt that the black lacquer coffin in front of her was so eerie and terrifying, she screamed, and ran away.
All the female dependents looked at each other, shocked in their hearts, and only heard Liu's daughter-in-law's words that did not lower their voices, so they all thought that Liu's concern for his grandson was a temporary gaffe, so they eased the shock, and sat down for a while, and finally a woman stepped forward to persuade Chun Gui: "Tomorrow will be a formal funeral, how much chaos will be there next, these days, Chun'er is really hard, it is better to rest early, otherwise the sister-in-law Cang sees the child You are so tired, and the soul is not stable." ”
Chun Gui also listened to the persuasion, and really went to the first side room behind the mourning hall to rest.
Mrs. Gu did have a grudge against her, although she had to handle the funeral of the Li family, she was only perfunctory about the life of the Spring Return, and did not allocate servants and maids to wait, but she also saved the idle side.
However, out of prudence, Chungui still had to guard against snooping, so he first asked Li: "There is Lao A-Niang watching outside the door, if anyone approaches, let me know." ”
Li saw that the soul maid was coming over, and knew that Chungui had something to ask her, so he bowed his head and said, "Don't worry, this place is empty, and if someone approaches, you can't avoid my eyes." ”
Chungui knelt down for a while, her knees were sore and painful, she was not polite to the soul maid, leaned on the couch, and raised her eyebrows obliquely: "Didn't the girl say that she would not take care of my business anymore, and I didn't ask the girl, why did the girl come with me again?" ”
The soul maid was so angry that her willow eyebrows were raised, she bit her lip and puffed out her eyes to stare at Chungui for a while, and then stomped her feet and said: "It's really kind to be treated as a donkey's liver and lungs, if I hadn't reminded me today, how could you send that old pious woman away so easily?" I've never seen someone like you who doesn't know what to do! ”
"I don't know the girl, and I really don't dare to admit this inexplicable kindness, and the girl also sees me, empty-handed and helpless, even if I admit it, I can't reciprocate." Chun Gui's face was calm, and he stimulated this grumpy soul again.
But the soul maid didn't care, and sneered: "I don't expect you to return anything." ”
"Then how can I go?" Spring returns: "Yes, or that sentence, my business, I don't have to worry about the girl." ”
"You!" The soul maid floated up angrily, and circled in mid-air: "Don't think that Mrs. Shen promised you a marriage, and you will be able to live a smooth life in the future, let alone think that you can avoid danger with your aunt's help, just today, your aunt only cares about not leaving your side an inch, but she doesn't know that the old lady of the Zong family, as well as your eldest aunt, plan to let the daughter of the Zong family replace you, do you say that the old pious woman is full of food and nothing to provoke you, an orphan girl?" She just wants to provoke you, quarrel with her, and attract the clansmen's slander, and when Mrs. Shen officially proposes marriage, they will slander you! ”
The roar of the soul maid was very high, and the Li family outside could hear it clearly, and he was anxious, and stretched out his head to persuade him: "Chun Ya'er, this girl is indeed well-intentioned, we can't ignore the good and the bad, apologize quickly, and can't be rude." ”
Chungui sighed secretly, she didn't believe that this inexplicable soul maid really had nothing else to ask for, she always felt that this thing was very strange, so she wanted to come up with a few words of truth, but she was interrupted by Ah Niang like this, and the plan seemed to be about to fall, so she had to wait for it later, so she also changed her tone: "Yes, yes, I don't know what to do, don't worry, girl, since the girl has the heart to help, I only have the word thank you." ”
I don't want to mention the Thanksgiving Newspaper.
The soul maid didn't care, she landed and stood up, and hummed: "You know each other." The pretty willow eyebrows, this is calm.