Chapter XXIII
Master Xun was angry, and when he saw Mama Zhou's headless and brainless appearance, he couldn't help but be even more annoyed.
"You damn minion, have forgotten the rules? If you are so panicked, can't you report the funeral? ”
Mama Zhou saw that Master Xun was angry, so she hurriedly knelt down and replied in a trembling voice, "Master Hui, Mrs., yes, it was the young master who had an accident." ”
When Fang Shi heard this, he sat down on the couch. Master Xun was also a little anxious, Zheng Yuanshuo was the only male in the Zheng family's room, and Aunt Zheng guarded this son and sent him here to take care of it. If something happened to Zheng Yuanshuo, he couldn't get over it in his heart.
"What's going on, why don't you tell me soon?"
"Young Master Cousin asked people to carry him back, and he was injured all over his body after being beaten, and he is still unconscious."
Fang Shi sighed and fell to the couch. Xun Shulan cried and hugged Fang's family. Although Master Xun is still angry, it is not easy to reprimand again. He repeatedly ordered people to call in a doctor. Mama Chang is an old man, and hurriedly stepped forward to press the middle and pinch her chest, and Fang Shi relieved her breath and cried.
Master Xun sighed and said, "Mrs. is resting, I'll go out and have a look." The nephew is a natural person, and there is no obstacle to come. Where did the Fang clan sit, he also hurriedly got up, followed behind Master Xun, and walked forward.
Xun Qingran heard the news, and it was not good to leave at this time. Xun Shufang went to help Fang's other arm in the morning, and comforted Fang's while taking out a handkerchief to wipe her tears. Xun Qingran and Xun Shuzhi also followed, and a group of people crowded to the front.
Brothers Zheng Yuanshuo and Cheng Yuen Long live in a cross-hospital building. Far away, you can hear the chaos inside. Someone cried out, "Uncle, uncle, wake up." "Others are busily muttering that people are going to die, and so on. Fang Clan stumbled and almost fainted again. When the steward in the courtyard saw that the Fang clan was coming with the girls, he hurriedly drove the servants and others out.
"The wife and the girls came to see the uncle, you are all gathered here to get in the way, go out first."
Zheng Yuanshuo was placed on a bamboo couch in the open hall, and his clothes seemed to be rolling in the mud, torn in several places, and stained with blood. That face was even more invisible, blue and purple, swollen like a pig's head, lying there without a sound.
"My son, what's wrong with you? You have to have three long and two short, how can I explain it to your mother! Fang threw himself over and cried.
Zheng Yuanlang was busy next to him to persuade him, and Fang pulled Zheng Yuanlang's sleeve and asked what was going on when he fell to the ground.
"I was listening to the play and drinking in the side hall, and after the people dispersed, I couldn't find my eldest brother, thinking that I had gone somewhere to play. Later, when I saw that the people who were following me were there, I realized that something was wrong. When I went out to ask around, someone said that I saw my eldest brother riding a horse and going down the river. Sent people to look for it, and found the eldest brother outside Xiahe Village. The eldest brother was lying in a puddle, unconscious, so he hurriedly carried it back. ”
After a while, Imperial Physician Zhang arrived, and after seeing Zheng Yuanshuo's appearance, he first pricked a few needles with a silver needle at the acupuncture points of Renzhong. Sure enough, I heard a sound in Zheng Yuanshuo's throat, and Wow Wow spit out a lot of mud mixed with blood from his mouth. Xun Qingran and the others hid behind the screen, and they couldn't help but look away and cover their mouths and noses with their sleeves.
Dr. Zhang's diagnosis was that there were no injuries to the muscles and bones, but some skin injuries. As for why he was in a coma for so long, it should have been caused by fright, so he prescribed internal and external medicine. He told him to recuperate, saying that these injuries would not leave him disabled, but that he should endure the pain and suffer some sin.
After hearing this, Fang Shi put his mind at ease, looked at Zheng Yuanshuo's appearance, and began to shed tears again, "Brother Shuo, why did you run out alone?" Who harmed you, you tell your aunt, and your aunt is in charge of you. ”
Zheng Yuanshuo hesitated for a while, and finally only said that he walked casually after drinking and met the interceptor. The men covered their faces and beat him indiscriminately. The Fang clan had already seen that the golden lock on Zheng Yuanshuo's neck was intact, and he believed that someone had robbed the money. However, Zheng Yuanshuo refused to say anything else, so she had to give up for the time being.
"Brother Shuo, you are so good that you will be raised, what you want to eat and what you want, just send someone to tell your aunt."
Fang was about to stand up as he spoke, and at a glance he saw Xun Junhui standing beside Master Xun, wearing a royal blue round-necked robe, his face was like a crown of jade, his demeanor was square, and he was talking to Master Xun in a low voice, and Master Xun nodded frequently. Fang Shi closed his eyes and turned his head away, but he saw Xun Qing dyed in the flowers, and he looked more and more picturesque, although he didn't say anything or smile, people couldn't help but see her. Fang Shi felt a pain in his chest, shook it and fell back into his chair, his face suddenly turned as white as paper, and he stroked his chest and couldn't speak.
"Madam, this is an old mistake again, please ask the doctor to come." Mama Chang hurriedly stepped forward to help Fang's family. Fortunately, Imperial Physician Zhang hadn't gone far yet, and was soon invited back.
As a result, the front foot was carried into the nephew from outside the door, and the back foot Fang was also lying on the recliner and was carried back to the backyard. Fang's family was really sick this time, and the whole family had to be busy again.
Zheng Yuanshuo is not a person who can control his mouth. That night, everyone learned the truth about his beating by the crowd. It turned out that Zheng Yuanshuo fell in love with a play that came today, so he went to hook up. The actor asked him out to meet, and he went happily, and when he arrived at the place, he didn't see the beautiful woman, but he was covered with a sack from behind and beaten up. The man seemed to be a practitioner, and he unloaded his arms in three or two strokes, and then picked a thick place to beat him. When Zheng Yuanshuo, who was beaten, was silent, the man walked away.
Zheng Yuanshuo slowed down for a while, and then struggled to get up, but out of nowhere another group of people came in. grabbed him while it was hot and beat him again. This time, the beating was obviously unscrupulous, and the beating was disorderly, that is, covering his head and face, how to relieve his hatred and how to beat, and finally kicked him into a mud puddle and forced him to drink several mouthfuls of stinky water. Hearing those people say that they were going to kill him, Zheng Yuanshuo was frightened and fainted.
Fang's family naturally knew about it, and immediately sent someone to the troupe to get people, but the troupe said that this person came by himself, put on a scene, and left after eating. Fang also said that he would draw a shadow figure and let the yamen arrest this person. Master Xun heard some words out of nowhere, stopped the Fang family, and asked her to throw away her hand.
"If you don't know, forget it, if you know that there is such a person, let him beat Brother Shuo for nothing?"
Master Xun didn't want to say more, "It's a little embarrassing here, you insist on doing this, not only the Zheng family has no face, but the reputation of my Yingchuan Xun family for generations will also be compensated." If you ignore this, you can just make a fuss. Master Xun slammed the door and left. Although the Fang clan was unwilling in his heart, he still knew the severity, so he had to give up, but his heart hurt more and more.
Xun Qingran knew that Fang's illness this time had many reasons, and it was difficult to say that there were many of them. She was afraid that the Fang Clan would take the opportunity to find her, although she would say hello on time sooner or later, she did not come to the Fang Clan. Fang Shi didn't want to see her, and sometimes let her salute outside the door, and Xun Qingran was also happy.
No one is around, Xun Qingran also asked about Xun Junhui. Xun Junhui just smiled and told her to ignore it.
"Sister, don't worry nonsense, everyone sees who he is. Relying on a few taels of silver, although the days of coming are short, many people have been offended. The people who wanted to clean him up couldn't count on both hands, and this time he was completely looking for it himself. Stretching his neck to touch the knife edge, everyone took the opportunity to vent. ”
When Xun Qingran heard this, he didn't ask any more questions, and only told his younger brother to be careful. She knew that the last time Zheng Yuanshuo was talking nonsense to her in the garden, Xun Junhui knew about it. She hurt her hand this time, and it happened that she also had something to do with Zheng Yuanshuo, and it was not easy for Xun Junhui to endure it until now to clean him up. Thinking about Zheng Yuanshuo's actions, Xun Qingran was just worried that her younger brother wouldn't get into trouble, and she wouldn't care about Zheng Yuanshuo at all.
However, Zheng Yuanshuo's injury, Fang's became the person who benefited the most. The second wife, Lin, was told about the pain by Fang's because she was told about Fang's illness, and she didn't prepare a banquet. Master Xun originally wanted to send the Fang family, but now that Zheng Yuanshuo was beaten, the Fang family was also bedridden, so Master Xun didn't dig deeper.
However, Mama Zhou was not so lucky, she was in charge of the affairs of the inner courtyard, so she had to carry the black pot for the Fang family. was beaten on the board and fined monthly money. It was Xun Shulan who pleaded, so she was not kicked out.
Xun Qingran took the opportunity to speak to Master Xun.
"My wife is bedridden, and the housekeeper of the inner courtyard is ineffective. Aunt Xin's side Mama Xue is extremely cool. Although the affairs of that day were taken care of by the second wife, it was also thanks to Mama Xue who came out to help. It's better to borrow her to help with the housekeeper, and not delay the errand of Aunt Xin's hospital. ”
Xun Qingran is also a favor for Aunt Xin. The Fang clan lost temporarily, but she was still the head of the house, and several stewards in the inner courtyard were her people. Mama Xue can participate in the management of affairs, and she has a certain amount of power, which can restrain the people of the Fang family, and it is also convenient to protect Aunt Xin.
Since Xun Qing came up with the idea of letting the second wife take care of things, Master Xun has a good impression of this daughter. As soon as she said it this time, Master Xun agreed. Originally, he was going to build a small kitchen for Aunt Xin, but it was not built because of feng shui problems. He was afraid that Aunt Xin would be wronged, and now that Mama Xue was in charge, it was naturally a lot more convenient in all aspects, and Master Xun even felt that he should have thought of this method earlier.
Mama Xue does things without leakage, so people can't make mistakes. Fang's illness is well and she is back in charge of the house, and Mama Xue is still doing the housekeeping. She is very good at being a person, and she only keeps all kinds of affairs about Lixiangyuan in her hands, and she doesn't stretch her hands too far. With Master Xun behind her back, the Fang family couldn't help her.
Fang Shi lay on the bed for a few days, not thinking about tea and dinner. Xun Qingran knew her heart disease and wanted to explain it with reason. However, when she thought of Fang's temper, if she tried to persuade her, she was afraid that it would backfire, and she would also penetrate her own bottom. Therefore, Xun Qingran could only reveal some truths to the grandmothers around the Fang clan without revealing a trace, hoping that these people close to the Fang clan would persuade them. If the Fang clan wants to open it, it will be good for herself and good for everyone.
I don't know if it was the persuasion of everyone that played a role, or the dangerous stimulation of the power in the backyard, the Fang clan gradually got better and began to govern. Xun Junhui wanted to go to the city to take the exam, so he first told Master Xun, and after some encouragement, Master Xun asked him to talk to Fang.
Seeing Xun Junhui coming, Fang's unprecedentedly soft, first shushed the cold and asked for warmth, and finally said: "In a blink of an eye, you have also grown up, I am very comforted." This big family, everything has to be in charge of me, it is inevitable that there will be omissions, you see that I am old, don't blame me. ”
It was rare for the Fang clan to say such a thing, and Xun Qingran listened to it with some emotion.
"There are too few people in your yard. I've got a few people for you. As he spoke, he called in a few people.