Chapter 20: Children
Xu Qinghuan took Cao Ruzhen's hand, Cao Ruzhen's hand was very rough on her fingertips because of her perennial needlework, they had no friendship in their previous life, and they had never said too much.
Qing Huan looked at Cao Ruzhen with a smile: "If you are stupid, what am I?" Where is there a clever person like you. ”
Xu Qinghuan's comforting words made Cao Ruzhen's mood better.
The atmosphere of the Cao family has been unusual these days, there are a few more mothers around her who are watching her every move, and the eldest lady arranges for her to copy the scriptures for Ruwan in the nunnery, and after Ruwan is buried, she will be vegetarian in the nunnery until the eldest lady's resentment disappears.
She was sometimes in a trance, as if she was the murderer of Ruwan, and if Ruwan died, she should use her life to make amends.
Perhaps, as the second wife said, the eldest lady is just venting resentment and anger on her.
Maybe the long companion Buddha is her best destination, she is also ready to live like this, she will not be disappointed if she has little expectations, and her heart will be as light as water, and there will be no joy and sorrow.
Unexpectedly, after the old lady came back from the Xu family, she called her to her and asked her to put down the things in her hand and come to the Xu family to accompany her second aunt.
It must have been the second aunt who spoke for her, otherwise there would not have been this trip.
Xu Qinghuan interrupted Cao Ruzhen's thoughts: "How does Mrs. Xu San treat you?" ”
Cao Ruzhen nodded before saying: "The second aunt does not go out all the year round in the small nunnery of the Xu family, and the old lady is concerned about the second aunt, so she asks me to send Buddha incense on the first and fifteenth days of every month, and accompany the second aunt to say a few words. ”
Hearing the word "dim sum", Feng Yan's big face came over.
Speaking of this, Cao Ruzhen's eyebrows furrowed, everything was originally good, until a few months ago, the second aunt looked at her and suddenly said, "At your age, it's time to say kiss." ”
She is as old as Wan, but the Cao family has never mentioned her family affairs.
She also gradually understood the meaning of the Cao family's ancestors, and the Cao family was afraid that she would not be allowed to marry, so she said casually: "I don't want to get married, I just want to accompany the old lady." ”
The second aunt's face suddenly became ugly, and she didn't talk to her anymore, turned around and walked back to the inner room, and she didn't see the second aunt for a long time.
Cao Ruzhen told Xu Qinghuan about this: "Every time I come to see her, I am worried that I am afraid of making her angry, but when I can't see her, I feel like something is missing in my heart, I still don't understand why my second aunt is angry with me, I am similar to my second aunt's temperament, and my second aunt should understand my thoughts." ”
"That's why she's angry," Xu Qinghuan looked at Cao Ruzhen, "A good girl, why do you want the Green Lantern Ancient Buddha to live a lifetime, she wants to watch you get married, have children, and live happily." ”
Cao Ruzhen was stunned, she didn't think about this section: "But I don't think there's anything wrong with this, it's also a happy thing to follow the second aunt to chant and worship the Buddha." ”
As he spoke, Xu Qingan's voice came from afar: "Sister, look at what I brought, the best impatiens, dye your nails." ”
The housekeeper's mother immediately greeted her out.
Hearing that Cao Ruzhen was also in the house, Xu Qingan immediately turned into a goose, so he had to send Meng Lingyun in to reply.
Meng Lingyun stepped forward and said, "Miss, we went to check the county chronicles and found that there were already people there, and Lord Sun said that it was Zhou Yue and ......."
Without waiting for Meng Lingyun to finish speaking, Xu Qinghuan nodded, indicating that he already knew, Meng Lingyun glanced at Feng Xiao before retreating.
The person who walked with Zhou Yue was naturally Li Xu.
Li Xu would consult the county records, and there must be some of them worthy of his scrutiny.
This is a little different from the previous life.
Xu Qinghuan thought about it carefully, Li Xu should have gone to the capital at this time in his previous life, he was concerned about the unjust case of the Su Governor's Mansion, and went to Beijing with a book of ten thousand words to avenge the Su Governor's Mansion, in order to prove that the Su Governor's Mansion was not greedy for ink, every stroke of Fengxiang's tax and silver was marked, and there was almost no deviation from the household record, which could be regarded as preserving the official reputation of the Su Governor's Mansion, but unfortunately the Su Governor's Mansion was ill and was unwilling to re-enter the office.
Why was Su Zhifu an official for many years casually wronged, Li Xu always felt that there was something that didn't make sense, so he returned to Fengxiang, and happened to meet her busy with her brother's case, and then her father was imprisoned, although she found Lord Wang Yun to avenge her brother's grievances, but the family suddenly changed dramatically, and many things had no time to take care of, so she could only rely on Li Xu's help.
She couldn't remember these things wrong, so why did Li Xu change her mind and stay in Fengxiang?
Isn't he ready to avenge the Su Governor's Mansion?
Seeing Xu Qinghuan fall into thought, Cao Ruzhen got up and was about to leave: "Miss Xu still has something to do, I'll leave first." ”
Xu Qinghuan pulled Cao Ruzhen back: "There's nothing wrong left and right, let's dye our nails together!" "There are some things that you have to think about slowly.
The room was lit up, and the two girls stepped barefoot on the soft woolen mattresses, carefully dyeing their toenails, and the soft light lined the smiles on their faces so warmly.
Long hair slid down their shoulders, followed by crisp, joyful smiles.
Feng Xiao clutched her stomach and stepped forward with a resentful face, wanting to help but couldn't bend down: "It's all to blame for the prince, I only bought an elbow for me to eat on weekdays, but today I brought a box full of food, and I finally ate it clean." ”
Speaking of food, Xu Qinghuan and Cao Ruzhen's stomachs both rang in unison, and the two couldn't help but look at each other and smile.
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Under the porch, Xu Qingan looked at the empty food box, and a bad feeling arose: "I don't know if the food I brought is suitable for their appetite." ”
"This is made by Tianxianglou," Meng Lingyun was very confident, "Don't worry!" ”
Xu Qingan frowned: "Will it be eaten by Feng Chick?" ”
Meng Lingyun shook his head: "The prince specially bought more, even if it is enough to eat secretly, when I sent it in, I kept winking at the Feng Xiao girl, the Feng Xiao girl nodded and understood the intention of the Shi Zi Ye, besides, if so many meals can be eaten by one person...... That...... That...... How cute this man is. ”
Xu Qingan was finally persuaded, a smile appeared on his face, and he stepped forward to pat Meng Lingyun, feeling that Meng Lingyun was so pleasing to the eye for the first time: "If you do a good job, you will be rewarded." ”
Then the master and the servant left the courtyard.
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Cao Ruzhen returned to Mrs. Xu San's nunnery very late, she freshened up lightly and lay on the bed, and soon fell asleep.
After a while, Mrs. Xu San entered the door with the lamp, and she looked at Cao Ruzhen for a long time before saying, "I don't know the rules, so I am willing to come back so late." ”
The housekeeper's mother smiled: "I heard that my sister just dyed her nails in Miss Xu's house, you didn't think your sister was not pretty." ”
Mrs. Xu San's eyes fell on Cao Ruzhen's beautiful nails: "It's not that she doesn't love pretty, it's just that she ...... No one expects her to be well. Her tears fell silently.
It took a long time for Mrs. Xu San to return to the inner room.
Master Xu San was already waiting in the house.
Sent away, Mrs. Xu San poured a cup of tea and brought it to Master Xu San: "I haven't thanked you for what happened back then, if it weren't for you, my children would have been killed by them, fortunately, you met my second brother in the back mountain to bury Brother Ye, secretly saved Brother Ye, and gave me the idea to marry the Xu family, so that the Cao family can only treat Sister Zhen well, because in this way I can restrain me, so that I don't dare to act rashly, and your mother's life is all given by you." ”
Mrs. Xu San said and bent down to bow down.
Master Xu San hurriedly went to help: "It's all old things, what do you say now, and it will be the same ......if you change to others."
"No," Mrs. Xu San raised her crying red eyes, "I can only repay your kindness in the next life, you have seen the current situation, we have no way out, I just ask you to help us again, just this time." ”
Master Xu San frowned: "You...... What exactly is to be done? ”
Mrs. Xu San showed a firm expression: "I want my children to be safe, as long as those executioners are not removed, I will not be able to close my eyes even if I die, so I must watch them get the fate they deserve." ”
Master Xu San said: "I have already inquired, and tomorrow the yamen will go to Cao's house to take your eldest sister for questioning." ”
Mrs. Xu San shook her head: "What can I do?" She is not the one who killed Ruwan, and she will not resist her life because of this. ”
Master Xu San was surprised.
Mrs. Xu San clenched her fists: "This is far from enough. ”
……
It was late at night, but the Cao family was still brightly lit.
Second Mrs. Xu shivered inexplicably, and she looked at Mrs. Cao: "Mother, are you going to let your daughter die?" ”
Old Mrs. Cao looked at the long white silk on the table: "Tomorrow the yamen will come to the door, I can't watch you being taken away, don't worry, as long as you do what I say, you can have a way to live." ”
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