Chapter 3: The Past
The father of the second wife is Yongcheng Marquis, who has done nothing in his life, and his brother Yao Shen has no interest, and he has become Yongcheng Bo, and now I am afraid that the title will not be passed on.
The second wife was very resentful, if her mother's family background was better, she would not be able to handle this little concubine. But in the end, she didn't, so she could only endure everything and bury all the "incriminating evidence" she had prepared in her stomach, and no one could say.
But in the end, she won't let go of Aunt Zhu easily. She sent someone to carry Aunt Zhu back and invited a doctor. Not long after Aunt Zhu woke up, she was beaten ten boards by the rough envoys and thrown into the Buddhist hall.
Ming Zhen stood under the porch and watched the farce she had seen in her previous life again.
It's just that once upon a time, Aunt Zhu died.
The second wife killed Aunt Zhu, and the old man Zhu sued Yushitai, and the second uncle was impeached, but was protected by King Qi. Zhu Lao Ye was not happy, and impeached the Guogong Mansion, and his father, who had made great contributions, was deprived of the reward.
Later, the second master made steady progress all the way with the support of King Qi, and poisoned his father at the signal of King Qi and took away the Zhenguo Mansion.
And the second wife was afraid of Brother Jun's revenge, so she gave Brother Jun a bowl of intestinal poison. Fortunately, Brother Jun saved his life, but later those people in the second room poisoned Brother Jun twice or three times.
Thinking of this, Ming Zhenbai's thin fingers couldn't help but clench.
In this life and this life, she will never let her father die like that, and she will never let the Guogong Mansion fall into the hands of her second uncle.
Ming Zhen gathered his mind and returned to Wutong Pavilion according to Qiu Lan's hand. At that time, her mother, the county lord of Luyang, was sitting in a high position waiting for her to come back, and the little sister Mingying was obediently lying on the side of the table to write something.
Ming Zhen saw his gentle and loving mother, and his eyes were inexplicably covered with a layer of tears, and his mother passed away soon after the death of his father in his previous life, leaving them three sisters and brothers.
Parents are not there, they live in Jingyang Palace. My uncle treated them very well, but my uncle didn't end well, and even my cousin died of depression in the end. She herself suffered countless tortures, and finally died in the frost of the moon.
"Mother!" Ming Zhen half-knelt in front of the county lord of Luyang, her head resting on her mother's knees, she greedily smelled the unique fragrance of her mother's body, and her heart gradually settled down.
Yesterday, the county lord of Suyang took the four-year-old Ming Ying back to Jingyang Palace, Ming Zhen had a dream at night, dreaming of his father's tragic death, dreaming of his mother describing witheredness, so frightened that Ming Zhen no longer dared to close his eyes.
Only now, she was relieved.
The county lord of Yuyang lovingly stroked Ming Zhen's hair, "What's the matter?" ”
Ming Zhen lowered his eyes, secretly wiped away the tears under his eyes, and then raised his eyes and said, "It's okay, I just miss my mother." ”
The county lord of Yuyang sneered, "Such an adult, he is still so coquettish and makes your sister laugh." ”
While speaking, Ming Ying stopped her pen, jumped down from the chair, ran towards Ming Zhen with a happy face, and rushed into Ming Zhen's arms, "Sister, I miss you so much!" ”
Ming Zhen hugged his sister tightly in his arms, listening to his sister's glutinous voice, his heart unconsciously softened, "My sister misses you too." ”
Seeing that the two sisters had such a deep relationship, the county lord of Luyang pursed his lips and smiled. However, when she entered the house, she heard that there was an accident in the second room, so she asked: "I heard that your second uncle had an accident, is there any big problem?" ”
Ming Zhen replied while coaxing his sister to paint: "It's okay, it's just that he was still in a coma when I went to see my second uncle." I said a few words to my grandmother and then came back.
My mother grew up under the care of my maternal grandfather and grandmother since she was a child, and later married into the Guogong Mansion, and she was also in love with her father and gave birth to a son and two daughters.
My father is only one mother in my life, and my mother naturally doesn't know how ruthless a woman in the back house can be in order to compete for favor. Mingzhen was not happy to let his mother know about the dirty things in the second room.
The county lord of Suyang has always been indifferent, and his eyes are full of only his husband and children, so naturally he will not ask any more. She played with her daughter all morning, and then had dinner in Wutong Pavilion, because Mingying wanted to take a nap, so she went back to her yard.
Mingzhen also rested for half an hour, and when he woke up, the wind was blowing outside.
Qiu Lan hurriedly closed the window and said, "Big girl, the third girl has just come, and when she saw you resting, she left again." The slave maid looked at the third girl's look not very good. ”
The third girl, Mingrou, is fourteen years old this year, and she is the concubine of the second room. Her biological mother, Yang, was originally the daughter of the magistrate of another county. Born in a small family, he is respectful and humble in this house, and he has never made any mistakes.
But ten years ago, rumors of Yang's adultery suddenly came out, and Yang was sunk. Although Master Yang was unwilling later and went to Jingzhou to wash away his daughter's grievances, the Yang family died in vain. The third girl had no mother, no one to rely on, and was raised under the knees of the second wife. The second wife is strict, and the third girl is becoming more and more docile and cowardly.
"I think it's because the second wife is unsatisfactory today, and she is angry with a few concubines!" Ming Zhen said lightly, but he couldn't let go of the third sister in his heart, "Send someone to invite the third sister over." ”
Qiulan hurriedly beckoned to the maid outside the house, and only came back to serve Mingzhen after giving instructions to serve Mingzhen's dressing, talking about what happened in the second room, "At noon, Master Zhu came, made a lot of fire, and took Aunt Zhu back to the Shilang Mansion." The second wife was scolded by the old lady in front of so many people, and she was naturally unhappy in her heart. ”
The second wife thought that she couldn't get rid of Aunt Zhu, and she could torture and torture Aunt Zhu to relieve the hatred in her heart. I didn't expect this to be stabbed to the Shilang Mansion so quickly. Zhu Lao Ye threatened to join the second master, and the second master was so frightened that he went to the Shilang's Mansion to ask for guilt.
Ming Zhen pursed his lips and smiled, but he had other plans in his heart, "You can go out again in a while, and let Banxia talk about this matter to Yushitai." Remember, don't reveal your identity. ”
Qiu Lan responded, pinned the white jade ruyi hairpin to Ming Zhen's bun, looked at the beautiful face reflected in the bronze mirror, and unconsciously smiled slowly from the corners of her mouth.
The county lord of Luyang is docile and kind, and the second wife has been fighting for the big house openly and secretly over the years, and the big house has suffered a lot of secret losses. Qiu Lan is a few years older than Ming Zhen, and she has served Ming Zhen since she was a child, and she is always anxious every time she sees her suffer.
But since the eldest girl was pushed by the second girl to wake up injured a month ago, Qiu Lan felt that the eldest girl was different. She is smarter and more transparent than ever, and she knows how to protect herself. Qiu Lan's heart has settled down a lot.
Ming Zhen changed into convenient clothes, punched in the courtyard for a quarter of an hour, and the three girls arrived.
Mingzhen wiped her sweat with a handkerchief while pulling Mingrou's hand, but as soon as she touched it, Mingrou let out a cry of pain and quickly retracted her hand.
"Third sister, what's wrong with you?"
Mingrou hung her head and said in a low voice, "Big sister, I'm fine." ”
Mingzhen didn't believe it, "Stretch out your hand." ”