Chapter 3: Mother
Caifu found a crimson embroidered rhombic skirt to change into with the Jin Dynasty. Jin Chao felt that it was too bright, and said: "Mother is sick, how can I wear these color fancies, you can find a plain color to come, and the headdress does not need gold and silver, just a mutton fat hosta." ”
Cai Fu had some doubts in her heart, the young lady did not like plain and elegant, she was always dressed very delicately, and she did not have a few elegant dresses. She promised to look for it, and after searching for a long time, she found a lilac embroidered folded branch skirt, and then combed a bun after changing it for the young lady.
Mother's house is not far from Qingtong Courtyard, but the snow is heavy, and the two of them walked for a long time before they saw Mother Xu who was standing next to the steps of Xiexiao Courtyard giving a lecture to the little girl. Mother Xu is her mother's nursing mother, who was married from the Ji family, and she can be regarded as a high status among the servants.
Mother Xu took Jinchao in, took off her cloak for her, shook off the snow, and said, "The eldest lady is not sick, why did she come at this time." What if you get a cold? She watched Jin Chao grow up, and her words were quite intimate.
The Jin Dynasty quickly glanced at the courtyard through the verandah, the cold plum blossomed very well, a cluster of red, and many holly were planted on both sides of the bluestone path. The curtain of the mother's house was lowered, and at the door sat two maids doing needlework.
Xu's mother said Caifu again: "...... Don't take good care of Miss! ”
Cefnono didn't speak, what was the young lady going to do and how she could stop it. Jin Chao said to Xu's mother, "I'm coming." Is Mother okay these days? Are you waiting? ”
Xu's mother accompanied Gu Jinchao to walk over, the two maids stood up and saluted her, Gu Jinchao vaguely remembered that one was called Pinlan and the other was Pinmei, who was his mother's second-class maid. Mother Xu said: "It is me and Mo Xue and Mo Yu who are waiting, and several aunts also come often, and Aunt Song is the most diligent, but now Aunt Guo is serving in the house, and the fourth lady is also inside." Madame is still the same as before, most of the time she is asleep, and she has no energy when she is awake, but after all, the cough is not so bad, and the eldest lady does not need to worry too much......"
The room was very warm, the two stoves were burning vigorously, and when I walked through the screen, I saw the pile of lacquer luodian arhat bed near the window, and the agarwood-colored velvet blanket embroidered with five bats for birthday was spread on the floor, and Aunt Guo and a seven or eight-year-old girl were sitting on the pestle. Seeing that she also stood up, the pink-carved girl was wearing a pea-green skirt and saluted her timidly: "Eldest sister." Her eyes look like Aunt Guo.
This is her fourth sister Gu Xi, who has been afraid of her since she was a child. Because Gu Jinchao bullied her when she was five years old, and pushed her to hit the vase, although it was no big deal, she didn't dare to breathe in front of her from then on. And her mother was also the most timid of the aunts.
Gu Xi and his third sister Gu Yi were raised under their mother's name together and lived in Yizhulou.
Gu Jinchao smiled and helped her lightly: "Fourth sister, don't be polite. ”
The most cowardly mother and daughter, indeed the most honest people. Later, she lost power, and Aunt Guo also came to visit her at Chen's house.
Jin Chao took another step forward and saw his mother looking at her with her eyes open. She was half-sitting, hugging an embroidered moire brocade quilt. Because he was seriously ill, his cheeks were thin and pale, but he looked beautiful.
Mo Yu, who was guarding the room, hurriedly brought a pestle for her, Jin Chao held his mother's skinny hand, and looked at his mother's gentle expression, and thousands of emotions came to his heart.
Aunt Guo and Gu Xi saw that the Jin Dynasty was coming, so they said goodbye and left.
Seeing that Jin Chao didn't speak for a long time, her mother smiled and whispered: "My Jin Chao is like a fool, staring at my mother and ...... non-stop."
Gu Jinchao couldn't help but burst into tears, shouted to his mother, and buried his head in her hand.
Mother's hands are like gentle satin, which will never fade with age.
Gu Jinchao remembered how uncompetitive she was in her previous life, and she didn't do anything filial before her mother died.
During her lifetime, the mother was busy dealing with the aunts and managing the housekeeping of the family, so she neglected to discipline her children. But after all, her mother is the best person for her, and she can still see her, Jin Chao feels that it is enough. She has no regrets about being able to come back to see her mother again before she dies.
The mother raised her head, and because of the lack of strength, she spoke softly and softly: "Jinchao, why are you sick?" ”
Gu Jinchao paused, not knowing how to tell her mother, she was sick because she heard that the seventh young master of the Chen family was going to the flower party of the Guogong Mansion and wanted to meet others. But this news was not heard by herself, but told to her by her sister-in-law Gu Lan.
My father has three aunts, among which the best born is Aunt Song Miaohua, she was originally the daughter of Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, she is as beautiful as a flower, and her father likes her the most. Not only that, but Aunt Song is very good at dealing with people, and even Gu Jinchao in her previous life likes her very much.
Aunt Song gave birth to a daughter, that is, Gu Lan, the second lady of the Gu family, who was smart and clever, and was very good friends with Gu Jinchao in her previous life.
It's just that Aunt Song has such wolf ambitions, but Gu Jinchao has never known.
Half a year after her mother's death, Aunt Song gave birth to a son and was straightened by her father.
If you think about it, you know that this child must have been conceived when her mother was seriously ill, and Aunt Song took care of her mother day and night. During this period, I somehow climbed into my father's bed and became pregnant with a child, and the child became a sister-in-law after birth. This kind of mind is really not to be underestimated.
At that time, Chen Xuanqing was getting married, and Gu Jinchao's attention was on his sweetheart, so he didn't care at all. Until Chen Xuanqing's father, Chen Yanyun, came to the door and begged to marry her.
Originally, Gu Jinchao was still very hesitant, but after listening to Gu Lan's words, he decided to marry the Chen family.
Gu Lan said at the time: "Whoever the eldest sister marries is not married, if she marries into another family, she will never see this person on the top of her heart again." Wouldn't it be good to marry into the Chen family and see him from time to time? I really plan for the eldest sister, eldest sister, you have to think clearly. ”
Gu Jinchao was quite moved when he heard this, he felt that he had such a good sister, now that he thinks about it carefully, Gu Lan must have known his temperament a long time ago, and he will definitely not die well after marrying into the Chen family!
Gu Jinchao has a pampered personality, her sweetheart is intimate with other women in front of her, how can she endure it!
After she got married, only Aunt Song was left in the Gu family, and in order to let her young son inherit the family business, she didn't do her best to raise Gu Jinrong at all, and even made him addicted to wine and women.
One day, Gu Jinrong and several sons went to find a famous girl and molested children. When his father found out, he was furious and punished Gu Jinrong with a cane, and Gu Jinrong was depressed from then on. Failed to succeed in his career, and failed to enter the Jinshi after repeated attempts.
With the identity of a concubine, Gu Lan finally married the auxiliary general as the main house, got the Gu family's small half of the property as a dowry, and gave birth to the eldest son after marriage.
After his father's death, Aunt Song said that Gu Jinrong offended her father's concubine because of her lustful intentions, so she expelled him from the house.
After that, Gu Jinchao didn't know, and these were also the words she heard.
Thinking of what Aunt Song and Gu Lan had done to them, Gu Jinchao couldn't help but feel angry. She also hated herself for being so reckless, her mother's death not only did not sober her up, but sent herself and her younger brother into the abyss!
She raised her head and said with a faint smile: "My daughter is just suffering from the cold, mother doesn't have to worry." ”
Mother frowned slightly: "I heard Bai Yun beside you reply that you went to the flower party of the Dingguo Mansion?" ”
Jin Chao didn't want his mother to think too much, she was seriously ill and worried, which was not good for her health.
"I wanted to go to relax, but it was too cold that day, and the plum blossoms didn't bloom much, and I felt a little headache when I came back. It's all right, and now that I've asked my mother for peace, don't worry about it anymore. He beckoned to Moyu next to him, "Is my mother's medicine decoction good?" ”
Moyu looks delicate and combs her hair in a double bun.
"It's boiled, Mother Xu said that when it is warm, she will bring it to Mrs.
Jin Chao said, "You go and bring it first." Moyu went out to serve medicine, and there were only two of them in the house, so the mother said: "I see you and Gu Lan on weekdays, and I know that you like this sister very much, but you have to guard against people...... Although Aunt Song serves me every day, I dare not believe her. When her mother said this, she coughed, and Jin Chao hurriedly stroked her back to calm her down.
The mother grabbed her hand and looked soft: "...... I know my body, sickness comes like a mountain. What happens to me in the future...... You have to raise your little brother well, and if you find it difficult, go to your grandmother, who always loves you the most......"
Jin Chao's eyes couldn't help but turn red again, her mother knew everything, but she didn't hear anything in her previous life!
The mother laughed again and raised her hand to wipe her tears: "A person who is usually happy and happy, why can't he stop crying today...... Mother used to tell you this, but you always couldn't listen to it, and when you turned around, you listened to Sister Lan's everything...... Okay, okay, the girl came in and saw it in a while. ”
Jin Chao also felt that his mood swings were even greater after he came back.
I haven't seen my mother for many years, and when I think of what I did back then, I just think that everything is ridiculous.
The black jade medicine came in, and Jin Chao took the medicine, slowly blowing it and feeding it to his mother. After drinking the medicine, he served his mother and ate a small plate of Yunzi hemp leaf noodle fruit cake. After talking to my mother for a while, my mother was also tired, and she slowly fell asleep leaning on the big pillow.
There was a charcoal stove in the house, she held her mother's hand, felt that it was as cold as ice, and asked Moyu to warm her mother a soup woman to come in.
If she can stay forever, she must protect her mother and brother.
Jin Chao looked at his mother's thin and sallow face and secretly thought to himself that she must stay.
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