Chapter Twenty-Five: Disaster Strikes
Early the next morning, An Sheng was awakened by the sound of loud and shouting.
It is the courtyard of Xia Ziwu.
It's as if someone is arguing, not letting each other go, you come and go, your voice is high-pitched and sharp. There are also voices of persuasion from others.
Xia Mansion was not big, and when he shouted over there, An Sheng heard it really here.
An Sheng thought that Xia Ziwu was teaching people a lesson, but he didn't care. Since An Ran's wedding, Xia Ziwu has not stopped, early in the morning, and she panicked before eating.
Xia Ziwu and Xia Zixian each have two personal girls in the yard, a rough mother-in-law, who is thoughtful and considerate, and she stretches out her hand to eat to open her mouth. Unlike Ansheng here, almost everything has to be done by yourself. Lian Pozi was just sent by the Xue family to supervise her sisters' furnishings.
Two girls, one Changjing, one Dragon Boat Festival, Changjing and Xia Ziwu smell similar, welcome everywhere, and Xia Ziwu is waiting to be seen. That Dragon Boat Festival looks a little wooden, and he is often instructed by Changjing to drink back and forth, and if there is anything wrong, he will be pushed to the Dragon Boat Festival, and he will be beaten and scolded by Xia Ziwu.
She covered her head and went back to sleep.
The turmoil soon subsided, and the courtyard was quiet again.
Without the dull footsteps of the mother-in-law like smashing the kang back and forth, An Sheng stretched comfortably and felt comfortable.
When the sunlight slanted into the room, there was a gentle knock on the door, and An Sheng turned his head and rubbed his sleepy eyes: "Who?" ”
"It's me." The voice was so soft that I couldn't hear who it was.
The door had been kicked and broken yesterday, and there was no bolt, and with a slight push it opened, and a little girl with thin eyes and a collapsed nose came in.
An Sheng knew her and was doing things in Xia Ziwu's yard, called Dragon Boat Festival, the daughter of an ordinary farmer in Beijing.
The Dragon Boat Festival carried a flower cloth burden in his hand, and as soon as he entered the door, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed to An Sheng.
An Sheng's remaining drowsiness immediately disappeared, and he sat up: "What is this for?" ”
Dragon Boat raised his face: "Back to the second lady, the eldest lady asked the slave to come over and dress you." ”
An Sheng was a little surprised: "Aren't you serving in front of the third lady?" ”
Dragon Boat Festival lowered his head: "I got up early today and quarreled with Changjing, the two of us really can't get along together, the eldest lady is very angry, so she assigned the Dragon Boat Festival." ”
An Sheng blinked: "I remember that your temper has always been very good, Changjing provokes you and never fights back, and you don't scold back." ”
"The clay man still has three points of temperament, and the rabbit bites when he is in a hurry. Changjing was too much, and the slave couldn't bear it anymore, so she returned the favor. As a result, she didn't give up and got started directly. ”
An Sheng sneered: "Then you don't measure yourself, you yourself are not welcomed, and you still touch the stone." Now that you have been relegated to me, have you suffered? ”
Dragon Boat raised his face and glanced at An Sheng: "Slaves and maids are not afraid of hardship, just go along with it." ”
An Sheng lay down again: "The ear room on the right is the original residence of Qingju and Lian Pozi, you can look at the arrangement yourself." ”
The Dragon Boat Festival replied in a low voice, then retreated lightly, still closing the door.
An Sheng snorted.
Don't make noise in the morning, don't make noise in the evening, I just drove away Lian Pozi last night, and there was infighting in Xia Ziwu's yard. In fact, why bother to do this scene, just assign the Dragon Boat Festival directly.
After leaving the mother-in-law, in exchange for the Dragon Boat Festival, it should only be a change of soup and not a change of medicine.
An Sheng had a moment of regret for his impulsiveness last night, and he shouldn't have put his hostile relationship with Lian Pozi on the table. But looking back, she has always been like a maggot on her tarsal bones, always vigilantly watching her every move. Mo said that she had found evidence that she had killed her mother, and it would be good for her not to provoke herself and make trouble.
Now that she can't protect herself, she can only avoid the edge for the time being and drive her out of the yard.
As long as he can't see her fat face, An Sheng won't feel so blocked, and he won't be worried about avenging A-Niang.
The Dragon Boat Festival was very diligent at the beginning, or maybe it was under Xia Ziwu's hands, and he was used to doing things, and he cleaned up the yard in an orderly manner as soon as he came.
An Sheng thought that as long as she didn't want to harm herself, it didn't matter if she went to Lian and Xia Ziwu to report the news. After all, this Xia family is the head of the Lian family, and if she disobeys her will, she won't be able to hold this job.
Therefore, An Sheng is very kind to the Dragon Boat Festival, and her face is pleasant, and she does not trouble her to do many things within her ability.
Dragon Boat Festival looked at her busy, quite surprised, always stunned, although silent, but it can be seen that she is an honest person.
As for whether even the mother-in-law was punished with twenty lashes, An Sheng didn't care. Even the mother-in-law caused Xia Ziwu to come proudly in front of her, and walked away in disgrace, losing face, even if she was not punished, she would give her a little bitter fruit to eat.
Ansheng tried his best not to provoke them, who knew that disaster would come.
Lian Pozi stood at the entrance of the courtyard and shouted at the top of her voice: "Second Miss, Second Miss!" ”
The voice is loud and full of confidence.
An Sheng knew that there must be no good thing.
She looked out from the open carved window, and even her mother-in-law smiled coldly at her: "Second Miss, Madame is invited." ”
It's a blessing or a curse, and it's a disaster that can't be avoided. An Sheng put down the work at hand and followed him directly to the Xue family's courtyard.
Xue was not in his own house, but in the garden leading to the front yard, which was the most conspicuous. She sat upright on the stone bench, with a shiny ring ruler in her hand, full of majesty. Especially the ring ruler that has been cooked by skin and flesh is daunting.
Teach your daughter, pay attention to taking care of your face, who is not closed the door, loving and drizzling, severe or beaten or punished, but will not let outsiders see, especially the next person, will directly harm the majesty of the master.
The Xue clan deliberately chose this realm where people come and go, and his viciousness can be seen.
An Sheng smiled bitterly in his heart, and stepped forward to respectfully bless his body and ask for peace to the Xue family.
Xue's face sank like water, and his eyelids were not flirting, only coldly spit out two words: "Kneel!" ”
An Sheng knelt down like flowing water.
"Do you know why your mother called you?"
An Sheng shook his head honestly: "I don't know." “
"Don't know?" Xue snorted coldly, stood up, grabbed the ring ruler in his hand with one hand, and beckoned to An Sheng's face and body.
An Sheng was looking up, he didn't expect Xue Shi to move his hand without saying a word, and hurriedly raised his hand to block it, and his arm was suddenly two feet firm, and his heart ached.
"Dare to hide? Even the daughter-in-law? ”
"Alas!" Even the mother-in-law responded happily, and the fat all over her body was shaking excitedly. She stepped forward and grabbed An Sheng's arm, like the wings of a chicken, and imprisoned him to death.
Xue raised the ring ruler high, and "crackled" and twitched An Sheng's delicate face twice.
It hurts hotly.
An Sheng struggled desperately, but there was a huge disparity in strength and he couldn't break free. Lian Pozi stepped on the crook of her knee with one foot, twisted her arm desperately with both hands, and took the opportunity to pinch her twice.
She hooked her head hard, protected her face, tensed her body, and let the ring ruler beat her back, and every muffled sound of flesh and skin was a heart-rending pain.
The hatred in his heart was monstrous, but he could only grit his teeth.
The maids and ladies watched from afar, and their faces showed unbearable expressions.
Xia Ziwu heard the sound of the wind, and also hurried over with Changjing, laughing gloatingly, and the flowers and branches trembled.
"Mother, what mistake did Ansheng make, please let my mother know!"
An Sheng gritted his teeth, and the words slowly squeezed out from between his teeth, as hard as stone.
Xue Shi was tired, stopped and gasped, pinched his waist with one hand, and pointed at An Sheng's nose with a ring ruler with the other.
"Don't know? Let me ask you, are you making trouble behind Ziwu's marriage? ”
An Sheng's heart suddenly sank, and he had a bad premonition.