Haijiao accompanied his sister Haitang to the Zhenguo Mansion.

When they entered the door, they were taken away from the horses they had brought back, and the knives were returned to their masters. The servant woman led Haitang to the back house to see Mrs. Wednesday, and Haijiao turned to find Zhou Yijun.

Begonia met Mrs. Wednesday and said a few pleasantries, and then a servant woman came to ask the latter for housework. Mrs. Wednesday had no choice but to let people lead Begonia to see Zhou Wenjun. Haitang first returned the horsewhip to Zhou Wenjun, and solemnly thanked the other party for his kindness in borrowing a horse and a weapon, and then asked about Zhou Xuejun's injury.

Zhou Wenjun put away the whip and said, "Xuejun is really unlucky. Although she was able to escape with your rescue, she was dragged hard by the person named Sun Cai, fell on the door, and her calf hit the threshold. At that time, she felt pain, but the situation was critical, and you could not leave the gate, so she ran to the garden to find us. Later, when the nurse examined the injury for her, she found that she only had broken skin on her knee, and the knock on her calf was the most serious. The doctor said that he suspected that her bones might be cracked and that she needed to rest for some time, otherwise she might be left with a disability, so she can only stay on the kang now. The fourth uncle and fourth aunt originally wanted to take her to Beijing, but now they can only leave her at home to recuperate. ”

Haitang hurriedly said: "It was my negligence." If I had known that she was so badly injured, I should not have let her go out into the garden alone to report the news. Maybe it's because she's been injured and run around since she's injured that she's hurt so badly. ”

Zhou Wenjun shook his head and said, "How come? We've all asked about the situation. That Sun Cai came in with a knife and moved the bolt of the door, and if you hadn't stayed there, maybe they would have opened the door and broken in soon. If you can't run fast with Xuejun, you may fall into a siege and never be able to escape. And we know nothing in the garden, we are defenseless, and our guards and servants are far away, and when the thieves break in, we will also be in danger. At that time, it was the most correct decision for you to let Xuejun enter the park to report the news. Besides, you are taking a great risk by staying behind the door. In case the viciousness of Sun Cai's gang breaks through the door, and you only have a horsewhip in your hand, how can you be their opponent? If you can save Xuejun, our whole family is already very grateful. Xuejun's injury is the thief's fault, what does it have to do with you? ”

Of course, she would not blame Haitang for Zhou Xuejun's injury. It was Mrs. Gui who recruited Sun Cai and his group, and the coachman of the fourth room was also partly responsible, and Zhou Xuejun ran to the gate of the other courtyard to stop people, and after finding that the person who came was wrong, he did not call for help in time, so he would be in danger.

Haitang just went to call Zhou Xuejun back at that time, and accidentally brought her horsewhip. But the lethality of the horse whip is limited, and it can be used to save Zhou Xuejun, which is already an unexpected joy. If they expect Haitang to rely on a horsewhip to solve Sun Cai's group, and take into account Zhou Xuejun's safety, then what else do they need their Zhou family's personal soldiers to do? Even if Begonia is very good, there is no reason to be so demanding of her.

Zhou Wenjun said categorically: "Sister Hai, don't blame yourself for not discovering Xuejun's injury. None of us found out that she was injured, but it was her nurse who said it, and we only found out. The dress she was wearing at that time was so thick that it took a lot of blood to stain the hem of the skirt red. It was also her own deliberate concealment that caused the injury to worsen. My four uncles and aunts have all blamed her, and she knows what she has done. But none of us think you are responsible for this.

"It was you who saved Xuejun, and your family also saved Wu Qiong, and our family is only grateful to you. Don't say anything guilty. That only makes me more embarrassed. I am Xuejun's sister, I took her out to play, but I didn't take good care of her, and I attracted gangsters and injured her. I'm the one to blame for that. ”

Begonia doesn't say sorry anymore. She began to comfort Zhou Wenjun in turn, persuading Zhou Wenjun not to carry the pot on herself so actively. This pot is definitely owned by Sun Cai and Mrs. Gui, and no one else deserves it.

The two went to the courtyard of the fourth room again and visited Zhou Xuejun.

Zhou Xuejun had a splint tied to his legs and a thick cloth belt, and sat on the big kang in a daze. She didn't expect her injury to be so serious, and she thought that it would hurt for a few days and just rub some medicine, but she didn't expect to change her itinerary to Beijing, and she was depressed at this time. Zhou Wenjun brought Begonia to visit her, she was a little more energetic, and pulled Begonia to say a lot of words of thanks.

She also didn't complain about Begonia, and all her grievances were directed at Mrs. Gui: "After she came back, she pretended to be sick!" He said that he was frightened and did not want to see customers. Except for the Wu family's brother, sister and maid, no one wants to see her, even her grandmother is turned away, what a thick skin! ”

Zhou Xuejun said that he didn't want to endure it anymore. Even if she wants to be a polite and good child, she is not without a temper. Mrs. Gui sent Wu Qiong to apologize to her, but she also turned people away. However, in order to keep Wu Qiong from being too sad, she still privately asked the girl to tell Wu Qiong that she only resented Mrs. Gui, and this matter had nothing to do with Wu Qiong.

After Haitang talked to Wu Qiong in detail, she also understood why the girls of the Zhou family talked about Gui's mother and daughter, at most they felt that Wu Qiong was a little pestering and annoying, but they didn't mean to resent her, and only put the account on Mrs. Gui's head. Because Wu Qiong herself is not a big problem, she just blindly obeys her mother's orders. The girl of the Zhou family has no point in scheming with her, and if she wants to blame, she will only blame the culprit to Mrs.

It sounds like Wu Qiong doesn't need to carry the black pot for her mother, which is a good thing. But her image as a puppet of her mother is also too strong, and in the long run, she will only be ignored for a long time. Even if she is the bloodline of the Wu family, she always has to have a sense of existence and prove to the Zhou family that she is a good girl who knows how to repay her kindness in order to be recognized by the Zhou family. Even if she returns to her wife to die one day and is abandoned by the Zhou family, she can save herself, and at the same time save a way back for her mother.

Haitang secretly thought that she would have to remind Wu Qiong later, and continued to listen to Zhou Xuejun complain about Mrs. Gui. Zhou Wenjun also connived at the injured little cousin's speech that offended the elders, because she herself was full of resentment, but because of the ban of the elders, she did not break into the guest house to find her bad luck.

She also told Haitang that Wu Qiong was rescued in the Hai family, and Mrs. Gui should not come to the door to thank her, but will only continue to send Wu Ke to run errands under the banner of illness. Don't look at Mrs. Gui now that she is sick and thanks, but she still firmly controls her daughter and nephew, and she has no intention of letting go at all.

Now Mrs. Tuesday and Mrs. Wednesday are busy with the aftermath of the dead servants and guards, comforting the families. The soldiers of the Zhou family who lost Sun Cai's carriage will also be punished.

As for the Tang family's soldiers who let Sun Cai and his group go from the new stronghold, it was the Tang family who was responsible for rewarding and punishing them. However, Tang Huibai went to the Zhou family's house, not to mention that he was not a guest, and he was frightened in vain, and when he went back, Old Lady Tang and General Tang would definitely be angry at their own family.

On Thursday, the general was about to go to Beijing to take up his post, and his daughter was injured and had to stay in his hometown, but the couple could only postpone the departure date by one day at most, and they could not wait for Mrs. Gui's apology, and their hearts were also tight.

Several grievances gathered together and sued the Zhenguo Gong and his wife. Even if the second elder still thinks of the old aunt's wife, he has to take some measures against Mrs. Gui.

Although the ceremony of Wu Ke's apprenticeship with Xie Wenzai has not yet set a date, he will move out of the guest house from tomorrow and officially move into a small single courtyard on the edge of the Zhenguo Mansion.

This is the first step to keep Wu Ke away from Mrs. Gui's influence.

It is also the first step for the Zhenguo Mansion to punish the wife.

(End of chapter)

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