Chapter 254: Night Terror
Yes, it's just a five-year-old child, if you can remember the events of the year but hide it so that adults can't see it, it's almost impossible, Lan Yi nodded, but she was still a little skeptical. At the age of five, that is, the age when Yu'er and her first met, Yu'er at that time was not much taller than the table, she would cry when she was wronged, she would be afraid when she met strangers, and he would instinctively approach when someone treated him well, and Wang Mingli should be like this.
There were only four of them in the room, and the doorkeeper was also a henchman, Mrs. Zhou got up and looked at the door, and said a few words before she came back and said in a low voice: "Old lady, girl, if the second master doesn't remember anything, the old slave doesn't think it's like it." ”
Old Madam Zhou naturally believed Mrs. Zhou, and motioned for her to continue with her eyes.
"On the second day after the death of the second master's mother, the master brought him over to eat and live with the uncle, and was taken care of by the uncle and the second master's nurse, the second master always cried when he had a fever, and he couldn't remember the previous things after the fever subsided." Mrs. Zhou said, "You and the master pity him, treat him better than the uncle, the maids and mothers-in-law also serve them wholeheartedly, and the second master has not suffered any grievances in our place." But there is one thing that the old slave has never mentioned to you, I used to think that there was no need to annoy you about this matter, but now I heard the girl say this, it should be a little strange. ”
Mrs. Zhou's words aroused the interest of the three of them, and they listened to her continue: "The uncle's nurse has the permission of the old lady, and she has returned to her hometown for many years, and last year we found the young master, she got the news and came to visit the old lady to say hello to you, and you also rewarded her with twenty taels of silver, do you remember?" ”
Old Madam Zhou nodded. Ma Qi's family took care of Zhe'er with all her heart, and after Zhe'er went, she also came once, crying like a tearful person. After recovering Wenxuan, she rushed to say hello when she got the news, and she was also sincere, could it be that she said something? ”
Mrs. Zhou nodded, "After coming out of you, she went to the old slave for a long time, and when the old slave left her to eat, she chatted about the things of the eldest and second masters when they were young. She once mentioned that after the second master burned it, she actually didn't sleep peacefully at night, and was awakened by nightmares every night. The eldest and second grandfather were sleeping through a screen. Ma Qijia naturally got up and dressed to check when he heard the movement, and found that the second master's nurse was also the cow's, and she covered the second master's mouth with a slap to prevent him from making a sound, and held him in his arms and coaxed. ”
Old Madam Zhou and Zheng were both surprised. After so many years, they have never heard Ma Qijia mention this matter.
"At that time, the second master was young. When his mouth was covered, he naturally couldn't make a sound, and the maid next to him had no way of knowing. Mrs. Zhou continued, "When Ma Qijia saw her like this, she was afraid that she would spoil the child, so she asked more." How do you know that everyone in Niu burst into tears, saying that they didn't want others to know and then inform Mrs. Cui and you, so that you could worry about the second master's affairs, and the second master would sleep again after waking up for a while. The day is no different from the past, it should be a nightmare. The cattle family also cried and begged Ma Qi's family. I'm afraid that after this matter is known to others, she will blame her for not taking good care of her second master, so that she will lose her errand, and she still has a large number of people at home waiting for her to go back to support her with that month's money. Ma Qijia saw that she really loved the second master on weekdays, and the same nurse also knew her scruples, so she didn't mention this matter to others, and the second master lived in the uncle's courtyard for two months before moving to the Duojing Hall next to the master's study, and those two months were almost like this every night. ”
Is there such a thing? Old Madam Zhou was slightly angry, "Everyone is too bold!" The other maids and daughters-in-law around the second master did the same by her! ”
She is not complaining about Wang Mingli, but angry under her own jurisdiction, these subordinates dare to be so bold, at that time, everyone brought Wang Mingli to greet her every morning, and asked how the second master slept at night, and everyone in Niu smiled and replied!
Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Zheng glanced at each other and both agreed with each other. In the inner house, not only the intrigue between the hostesses and the concubines of all parties, but also the maids and daughters-in-law are also complicated and eventful, and it is not an exaggeration for them to do this, and the other maids and daughters around the second master are afraid that they also have the same thoughts, and even have done the same thing. At that time, not long after the old lady of the second room died, Mrs. Cui was sad, and the old lady of the big room also treated the second master very well, if they really let them know that the second master did not sleep well at night, the cow family and a few maids who served closely were reprimanded and fined monthly money, and the heavy was sold to the Wang family, they naturally did not want the masters to know.
"The second master is awakened by nightmares every day, it should be because he has always remembered the scene of his mother's hanging and some other things in his subconscious, so he will not be stable, and he will no longer remember it after waking up." Lan Yi was a little sympathetic to Wang Mingli, he suddenly lost his parents at the age of five, and the nurse was the person he was closest to trusting, but she treated her like this.
"What the girl said is that the old slave didn't think about it in this regard, and only then did he remember this matter after listening to the girl's words, I'm afraid that the second master remembers some of the things of the past."
Zheng also interjected: "Mother Zhou's words are reasonable, and the maids sent by the old lady to serve the second master have not been kept vigil by the cattle family, saying that they don't want them to be tired, and they are afraid that they will not be able to take care of the second master." ”
Mrs. Zhou knew about this, and at that time, she also felt that there was nothing wrong with Niu everyone's arrangement, so she didn't care, "Where did Niu go after leaving the house?" ”
"Listening to Ma Qi's family, she also went back to the countryside to live with her son, and it didn't take long for the family to sell their land and move away, and she didn't know where she moved to." Mrs. Zhou lowered her voice again and said, "Presumably, old lady, you don't know that the Niu family was able to be a nurse for the second master at that time, and it was the path of Wang Xiaoren, the housekeeper of the second room at that time. ”
The descendants of the Wang family, especially the sons of the family, are arranged according to generations in order to make it easier to distinguish them. The lower part of the filial piety generation is the inheritance generation, and then the next is the spring generation. Wang Xiaoren is the father of Wang Chengsu, the housekeeper of the second room, that is, after the tragedy that year, the only survivor except for the eldest master, he was crushed by the mountain stone and broke a leg, and it was inconvenient to be an errand in the Wang family, so he was arranged by the eldest master to go to Zhuangzi as a steward, in fact, it was also for him to take care of his body, he was grateful to Dade for this, and often entered the house to kowtow to the eldest master and the second master to say goodbye.
"So, the old slave pondered, even if the second master really forgot what happened back then, Wang Xiaoren didn't forget, if he mentioned it to the second master in private, the second master who dreamed every night would also know." Mrs. Zhou speculated, "Wang Xiaoren looks honest and honest, but in fact, he has a lot of eyes, and he has done a lot of things to deceive and conceal from his superiors. As for what he told the second master, the old slave has no way to know, now that Wang Xiaoren is dead, except for the second master, others naturally don't know about this matter. ”
Zheng Shi thought back to the past, "Old lady, if Wang Xiaoren really said something, it should be when the second master was twelve years old, do you remember that year, the second master was much more sensible than before, and he smiled with three points when he met people, but Tao'er and her father mentioned it to me a few times, and he always felt that the second master was a little abnormal." The more polite the second master is, the more it makes Tao'er and his father feel uneasy, when he was in the outer courtyard, he met the second master squatting alone in the corner of the academy where it is not easy to be noticed, looking at everyone with a blank face, staying for an hour, but after coming out, he still looked like a smile. ”
Since then, Wang Chengde felt that Wang Mingli was inappropriate, and reminded the master, he called Wang Mingli to ask, Wang Mingli only said that he was happy to read the book in a few people, and the master was not asking. Within a year or two, after the old man died of illness, Wang Chengde was busy helping Wang Mingzhe take care of his family's business, and he didn't have the energy to pay attention to Wang Mingli's situation.
Words outside the text: I got up in the morning to code words, only to learn that there was a big explosion in Tianjin at 23 o'clock last night, I hope there will be fewer casualties, and I hope that friends in Tianjin can lend a helping hand and help transport the wounded. If there are book friends in Tianjin, Antarctic Blue hopes that you will be well, and I hope that Tianjin will be well. If this is not a natural disaster, then the person in charge must be brought to justice in order to comfort the souls of the deceased; If the person in charge has escaped, we will lay a net of heaven and earth, the ends of the earth, and swear to kill him! (To be continued......)