The Song family is in the north of the city, and the Hua family’s mansion used to be there, but now the Hua family is in the south of the city.
It was windy and snowy all the way, and Hua Jing felt like she was living a life worse than death.
She was the eldest daughter of the Hua family. She had been doted on since she was born. She had been the mistress of the Song family for half her life and had enjoyed all the blessings. When had she ever suffered such a hardship? Afraid of being heard by others, she could only curse in a low voice, scolding Hua Zhi for being disrespectful to her elders, having no conscience and no education, scolding the Hua family for letting a younger generation abuse her when there was no one left, scolding the servants for committing crimes against their superiors...
After listening all the way, Hua Zhi finally spoke leisurely when they arrived at the Hua family, "A good girl from the Hua family has now become a shrew. If grandma knew about this, she would be so sad."
Hua Jia let the maid help her out of the carriage. She stood on the shaft and looked down at Hua Jing, whose face was pale. "Yes, I forgot that grandma won't be sad anymore, thanks to you."
"Hua Zhi! What do you mean by that!"
"Literally." Hua Zhi pointed to the small shed that had been set up outside the gate, "Grandmother said that from now on the Hua family has nothing to do with you, so you naturally cannot enter the Hua family, but as a filial daughter, how can your aunt not mourn for your mother?"
Looking at the people who were staring at this place openly or secretly, Hua Zhi twitched her lips and said, "The eldest daughter of the Hua family is willing to use the ground as a mat to keep vigil for her grandmother. In gratitude for the filial piety of the eldest aunt, the Hua family will naturally agree to it. Aunt, please go ahead."
Hua Jing's eyes were wide open with anger, she wanted to rush forward and tear Hua Zhi to pieces, but she could do nothing now. She was the eldest daughter-in-law of the Song family, and she couldn't let that old hag get hold of her when her parents' family was no longer reliable. But if she wanted to force her into submission like this, that was just a dream!
"Hua Zhi, I am your aunt. Before you do anything, you'd better think about the fact that you will get married in the future. Do you need your aunt to explain to you how important reputation is to a woman?"
Hua Zhi suddenly realized, "I heard that my cousin is already discussing marriage. Auntie, you have to think about whether my cousin can still get married if you are accused of forcing her mother to death."
"You are slandering me!"
"Why are you so anxious when I'm spitting blood at you?" Hua Zhi gently brushed off the snowflakes on her mourning clothes. "You can't enter the Hua family. Just kowtow at the door. Of course, you can also choose to go back to the Song family."
Hua Zhi ignored her and walked towards the gate. The four sturdy old women no longer held Hua Jing and followed her in.
"Hua Zhi! Stop!" Seeing that she was really leaving like this, Hua Jing was anxious. She couldn't let her really stay here to mourn, what would others think? But if she went back to the Song family... The old woman was worried that she wouldn't find a chance to punish her. If she didn't even mourn her own mother...
For the first time, Hua Jing knew what it felt like to be anxious.
But Hua Zhi didn't even stop for a moment, she could only watch the person walk into the gate.
The wind blew, and the snowflakes blew on her face, feeling cold. Hua Jing couldn't help but hug her arms and gritted her teeth as she went into the small shed next to her.
Compared to the small shed that Hua Zhi requested, which could only fit one person, the one in front of them was obviously larger than the standard and could accommodate three or five people.
There was a straw mat on the ground and a small stool next to it. That was all there was.
Hua Jing was so angry that her eyes were blurry. Hua Zhi was trying to kill her. She was trying to kill her!
Okay, okay, she will stay here, and when she faints, see how she will accuse her of disrespecting elders!
Just as she was thinking, she heard a noise behind her. She thought it was Hua Zhi coming back. She turned around with a sneer and saw two servants carrying a brazier with burning charcoal in it.
Soon after, someone brought a quilt that looked thick but felt light in the hand, a box of cold pastries, a full kettle, and even a small box of tea.
The servant's voice was so loud that it could be heard from the other street. "The eldest lady said that it is a good thing that the eldest aunt is willing to be filial, but she must also take care of her own health. If the eldest aunt needs anything, just tell the servants, and the Hua family will do its best to satisfy you."
Hua Jing felt dizzy in front of her eyes. Hua Zhi had cut off all her escape routes!
She couldn't jump out and say that this was not her will, nor could she turn around and leave, and she didn't dare to run to the gate of the Hua family. She didn't know if the servants of the Hua family would stop her if she did so. If they stopped her, how would she explain it to outsiders in the future? How would her husband's family look at her if she couldn't even go back to her parents' home
Just thinking about Hua Jing makes my heart chilled.
Looking at the things scattered all over the floor, people who didn’t know would think that the Hua family was very considerate of her as a married woman!
She couldn't believe that her eldest niece, whom she had never looked at straight in the eye, was such a ruthless character! No, it couldn't be her, it must be the third daughter-in-law, no, it could also be the fourth daughter-in-law. There were only two who had some ideas in the family, so it must be one of them!
Wait, just wait for her!
As soon as Hua Zhi entered the gate, Butler Xu came to greet her. He felt relieved when he heard the instructions from the eldest lady, but he was also worried that this would damage the eldest lady's reputation, so he tactfully reminded her: "After all, the eldest aunt is an elder, you..."
"My eldest aunt is determined to come and see my grandmother off with such sincerity. What does it have to do with a junior like me?"
Butler Xu's heart brightened, and he even chuckled, "You are right, the eldest aunt is filial, there is no reason for us to stop her."
Hua Zhi looked at the rudimentary mourning hall that had been built, but the depression in her heart did not dissipate at all. No matter what she did, no matter what price Hua Jing paid in the end, her grandmother would never come back.
Hua Jing! Let me teach you what it means to cut meat with a blunt knife!
"Send someone to watch over the eldest aunt. Report to me what happened. Remember to give her some charcoal so she doesn't find any reason to fall ill."
"Yes, I'll remember that." Xu Dongjin asked again, "What if someone from the Song family comes? And if my cousin and her family come..."
"Whatever happens, Hua Jing knows what to do."
"yes."
The house was covered with white silk everywhere, which hurt Hua Zhi's eyes. She lowered her eyes inconspicuously and returned to her own yard.
Yingchun was just walking out of the yard quickly, and when she saw her, she hurriedly bowed.
"What about the others?"
"They are all busy. I will ask them to come back."
"No need, call Fu Dong and ask someone to bring water into the house."
"yes."
Fudong didn't go anywhere else, but was making soup for the young lady in the kitchen. Ever since they knew Hua Jing came back and made such a request, Yingchun and the others had been looking at her like the ball of their eyes, not allowing her to go anywhere.
On the contrary, Fu Dong, who has always been timid, was not that scared because she knew that the young lady would definitely protect her.
Fudong came with some soup, and a smile appeared on his face when he saw the young lady drink it all.
Hua Zhi also tried to smile, but she was so exhausted that she couldn't smile. She had to give up and said, "Come and help me change my clothes."
Fu Dong was extremely careful and she knew the young lady was not in good condition the moment she saw her appearance, so she was very gentle in her actions. However, when she saw the bloody mess on both inner thighs of the young lady, she was so scared that tears came out.
"Nothing, don't make any noise."
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