In the afternoon, Mr. He walked out the door slowly. The autumn wind carried the water and made the wind chimes on the porch jingle.
Zhu Shi and Zhu Lan were sitting opposite each other on the porch next to a beautiful lady. There was a willow basket covered with lotus leaves beside their skirts. They didn't know what was in the basket, making everything around them wet.
The two little maids were leaning on the railing to catch the rain outside the corridor. When they saw Mr. He coming out, they hurriedly got up to greet him. One wanted to take the food box that Mr. He was carrying, and the other asked in a low voice: "Auntie, is the eldest lady okay?" Are you willing to eat?"
"Let the small kitchen change a few more dishes." Mr. He frowned and sighed.
"From yesterday to now, all the food that has been delivered are the eldest lady's favorite food." Zhu Lan felt that the food box was as heavy as when he took it in, and said with some worry, "What should I change now? "
He was in a bad mood. If it was Zhu Xuan or Zhu Xian who said this, she would have reprimanded her directly. However, Zhu Lan's father was one of the stewards under Mrs. Song, and he usually respected He very much. What was going on? To give him some face, he said calmly: "You just go to the small kitchen to pass the message. It's the kitchen's business, and you don't have to do it! Could it be that if you want to go to the kitchen to do things, worry about them first?"
Zhu Lan looked embarrassed. Zhu Shi was playing better with her. Seeing that her aunt had rushed her companion so hard that he couldn't get off the stage, he hurriedly said: "We just went to the garden to pick wild water chestnuts. This stuff is bland. I wonder if the eldest lady can do it." How many to eat?”
He glanced at the willow basket behind them, frowned and said, "Is that in the basket? Why did you bring it up and make the corridor so dirty?"
"It was originally placed in the courtyard, but it started to rain just now." Zhu Shi whispered, "I brought it up... Auntie, how about we peel a bowl and send it in?"
"Let's try it." Mr. He sighed and said listlessly. Wei Changying has been healthy since she was a child and has never been sick. She has been practicing martial arts for many years and has consumed a lot, so her appetite naturally improves. I have always been advised not to be gluttonous, but when will I lose my appetite? Nowadays, it is said that it is an illness, but in fact it is a mental illness. As long as you can't think about it, you can't eat any delicacies from the mountains and seas. Otherwise, what Wei Changying wants to eat will not be available in the Wei family
In the past two days, Mrs. He had said everything she could. However, no matter how much she tried to guide him, Wei Changying just faced the couch and remained silent. Sometimes He quietly poked his head over to take a look, and saw her long eyelashes opening and closing with tears streaming down her face... He couldn't help but cry too.
Yesterday, Wei Changying didn't get a drop of water all day long. In the evening, He told Qinge and Yange to keep an eye on her, and then went to look for Mrs. Song. But after Mrs. Song knew that her granddaughter refused to eat all day long, the muscles on her face twitched for a long time, but under He's expectant eyes, she said calmly: "She is not a child anymore, she needs your hand-to-hand teaching in everything. When a young person is frustrated for the first time, she will always have to struggle. Don't always try to persuade her... let her calm down and think for herself! "
He wiped tears in front of the old lady: "My maid knows the old lady's good intentions, but if the eldest lady is willing to eat, it doesn't matter if she lies down for a few days. Now that the eldest lady doesn't eat or drink... how can her body bear it?" Where to live?”
Mrs. Song became angry without any warning: "Ordinary people can go without eating or drinking for a day or two, not to mention that Chang Ying has been practicing martial arts since she was a child and has a strong body?! I have already said that she must cross this hurdle by herself. ! Didn’t you hear clearly enough when you came here yesterday? Are you worried that you won’t be able to harm her when you come here again
"My maid wants to sacrifice her life in exchange for the happiness of the eldest lady. How could she harm the eldest lady?" Mrs. He hurriedly knelt down to argue, but Mrs. Song didn't want to hear it at all, and directly asked her left and right to drive her out: "How can I teach my granddaughter? Do you need to talk too much? I told her to let her get through it this time. No matter how troublesome you are, you simply don’t want to stay in Zianshuang Court. You can’t help me all the time and ask my good granddaughter to let you get used to it! broken!"
Fearing that the old lady would keep her word, she really drove herself away from Wei Changying. Today, Wei Changying continued not to eat, so He took advantage of her sleeping to dip a handkerchief in water and moisturize it for her. Apart from his chapped lips, he didn't even dare to send someone to report Wei Changying's situation to Mrs. Song. There was simply nothing he could do.
Now I agree with Zhu Shi and Zhu Lan to peel Wanye water chestnuts, just in case something goes wrong.
She personally went to the kitchen to supervise, and asked the cook to make the dishes as fragrant and appetizing as possible, and brought them back to the Shuangting Palace. Before they entered, they saw Shuangli leading the two little maids in front of Mrs. Song, each holding something, and walked over from the path not far away.
Seeing Mr. He, Shuangli hurriedly walked a few steps and greeted, "Aunt He!"
"Double carps?" Ms. He stopped and looked at the things in their hands. They were some plain clothes, hairpin rings, food, etc. She asked in surprise, "What is this?"
"Is the eldest lady awake now?" Shuangli asked back first, and then said, "Just now I heard from Duke Jingping's house that the eldest lady is sick and sent me some things."
He fell ill because Wei Changying went to the Jingping Palace to express his condolences and listened to the discussion before he came back. Now he was very tired of everyone in the Jingping Palace, so he had a long face, pulled Shuangli aside, and whispered: "The eldest lady has not eaten for almost two days and two nights, and she refuses to say anything. It was all caused by the rumors and slanderous remarks made by those bad-tongued people in the Jingping Palace. Now that she hears things coming from there again, how can she? Aren’t you going to cause trouble for the eldest lady?”
Shuangli looked at the clothing material in his hand and said with a wry smile: "Auntie, I don't know, but the old lady ordered me to bring it over immediately and show it to the eldest lady."
Hearing that it was the old lady's intention, Mr. He choked and then thought: "Maybe the old lady said that she would let the eldest lady get through it alone, but in fact she was thinking about the eldest lady. This is to find a reason to let Shuangli go." Come to visit the eldest lady!"
Thinking of this, Mr. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I just came back from the kitchen. I don't know if the eldest lady is asleep or awake. You guys wait outside and I'll go in and take a look."
"Auntie, thank you." Although Shuangli was the ambassador to the old lady, she was also polite to the wet nurse of the most favored eldest lady. Hearing this, he pursed his lips and smiled, nodding slightly.
He handed the food box to his niece Zhu Shi who was guarding the door, walked in, and immediately closed the door. It was Han Ge and Jiao Ge's turn to guard inside. When they saw He coming in, they nodded slightly.
"Is the eldest lady asleep?" Mrs. He lowered her voice and asked as she walked to the couch to take a look. She saw that although Wei Changying was leaning against the wall with his eyes closed, his eyelashes were trembling slightly. He was obviously not asleep. She sighed. He took a breath and said softly, "Miss, it's like this. Shuangli came outside and said... Duke Jingping learned that the eldest lady had been ill for the past two days and could not go to express condolences, so they sent some things. "
Guard Chief Ying remained silent. He asked again. Seeing that she didn't speak, he could only ask, "Then the maid asked them to keep their things?"
After waiting for a while, Wei Changying still didn't answer. He was helpless, so she stood up and said, "My maid, go out and tell them."
Outside, after Shuangli heard about it, there was a hint of disappointment in his eyes, and he said, "I'll leave that thing to my aunt."
Just as He was about to nod, Shuangli suddenly whispered, "Auntie, why don't you take the things in and ask the eldest lady to take a look? Although the eldest lady is definitely not willing to listen when it comes to that place, she might start talking like this?"
"This..." He said thoughtfully, "But wouldn't it make the eldest lady even more uncomfortable after hearing this?"
"When I came, Grandma Chen told me in private that the eldest lady would easily fall ill if she kept silent and kept it in her heart. It would be better if she just spoke out her grievances." Shuangli leaned against He's ear. Pan, whispered.
He always dotes on Wei Changying. After hearing this, he hesitated for a moment and then said: "Then... don't take too much. Just these materials in your hand, I will talk to the eldest lady about it and give it a try!"
Because it was the mourning period for Duke Jingping, all the clothes he received were plain. Mr. He carried Mr. He into the inner room and placed him next to Wei Changying. After thinking for a while, he said softly: "The eldest lady turned over and took a look at these materials. They were all sent over by Jingping Gongfu. They said they were It was given because the eldest lady was ill, but it was probably to make up for the tenth young master’s previous rudeness... "
Hearing the Tenth Young Master, Wei Changying trembled slightly. He Shi stopped talking and looked at her eagerly. After waiting for a long time, Wei Changying still remained silent. Mr. He sighed and continued: "Normally, Duke Jingping has big things going on now, so how can he have the time to take care of these small things? After all, they are the ones who neglect others, and they don't dare to neglect the eldest lady!"
"Nowadays, it is not convenient for them to send bright materials. The colors of these pieces are very plain, but the quality is good. They will also be used to make middle coats for the eldest lady in the future. Please take a look at this woven cloud silk, eldest lady, it is light and Soft, it can only be obtained by royal gifts from the palace... It shows how anxious the Duke Jingping is to even take out such a rare thing. "
He stroked the top piece of silk and satin for a moment, but seeing that Wei Changying still ignored it, he picked up the next one again, "This green and auspicious grass, cloud and crane Sichuan brocade outer skirt is also acceptable... and this..."
She boasted about the preciousness of these fabrics, trying to get Wei Changying to speak or look back. However, Wei Changying never meant to pay attention. The more He talked, the more frustrated he became. He sighed and sorted the ingredients randomly. He felt that the idea conveyed by Chen Ruping to Shuangli was not so reliable, so he had better put the things away first. serious.
However, at this point, He's eyes suddenly froze and he lost his voice: "What... what is this?!"
Jiao Ge and Han Ge had been standing by with their hands down, but when they heard something wrong with He's tone, they looked over and saw that from the pile of plain materials, He accidentally pulled out a piece of white silk... Bai Ling Although it is plain, it can also be used to cut middle coats, etc., but when He was trimming it, he pulled out too much and directly pulled out one end - and saw this white silk, regardless of its length, it was only a foot wide!
If you are a commoner, you will definitely not waste a foot-wide silk, but even the servants of a famous family use whole pieces of cloth to make their clothes, let alone a rich lady? Duke Jingping's new crown prince passed away, no matter how precarious the Duke Jingping's house was, the family immediately declined to the point where he couldn't even bring out a whole piece of cloth to give gifts!
Jiao Ge and Han Ge thought of a certain possibility at the same time, and their expressions changed. They raised their sleeves to cover their mouths and said, "Could it be...?"
Mr. He felt a chill in his heart. He didn't dare to take a closer look. He hurriedly stuffed Bai Ling into the material and said, "It's nothing. I'm sorry." Her stern eyes glanced at the two ambassadors, Jiao Ge and Han Ge subconsciously They all nodded towards her and remained silent.
Unexpectedly, Mr. He was about to leave quickly with the materials in his arms. Wei Changying suddenly turned over with difficulty, pressed down a pile of materials, and asked in a hissing voice: "What is it?"
Mr. He didn't dare to look at her and whispered: "The eldest lady's voice is very hoarse. Could you please drink some water?"
"What is that? Show it to me." Wei Changying ignored her change of topic and insisted.
... Duke Jingping's government sent such a narrow white silk, combined with the hatred and abuse of the cousin by the former Japanese guard Gao An, does it need to be said what the purpose is? This is obviously to make Wei Changying hang himself from the beam as soon as possible!
Wei Changying was like this. He didn't dare to let her see it even to death. He immediately stretched out his hand to pull it and said hurriedly: "There is a piece of material that has been ripped out. There is nothing to see."
However, since Wei Changying was suspicious, he would not be dismissed so easily by her. Her body was pressed against the material, and He could not take it out for a while. Wei Changying leaned down and looked at each piece. There was only so much material in the clothing, and the white silk had just been pulled out by Mr. He. After Wei Changying turned it over a few times, he found that it was unusually narrow, and he immediately pulled it out -
He's lips trembled, she wanted to say something but couldn't... But she saw Wei Changying staring blankly at the white silk ribbon, and after a long while he said: "Mr. Jingping... you all think... should I die?" She had been talking to him for the past two days. He had not touched rice all night, and now his voice was extremely hoarse. He could not make any sound at all, only a hiss. He was talking intermittently, and tears fell down on the silk ribbon, which made He's heart break. .
"They have been coveting the position of the Valve Leader for a long time, and of course they have no good intentions towards the eldest lady." He choked up and stepped forward to hug her, saying repeatedly, "The eldest lady must not let them get their way! "
Wei Changying didn't say a word. She used her strength and pulled out all the white silk bit by bit... The white silk was more than a foot wide and three feet long. It was used to hang beams.
Staring at the white silk ribbon that hinted that he would rectify his family tradition with his death, Wei Changying closed his eyes for a long time and leaned weakly into He's arms. Holding her big-breasted child in her arms, feeling her rapid weight loss over the past two days, and looking at the damn Bai Ling in front of her, Mr. He's heart was as sharp as a knife, and she was searching for words to comfort her, but when she saw Wei Chief Ying Ruruo She didn't listen. After a moment, she sat upright unsteadily and whispered: "Jiao Ge, go outside and get the needlework scissors!"
"Miss!" Mrs. He screamed, but Jiaoge didn't dare to move when Wei Changying saw her. She took back the scissors, but Hange also came over... The three of them looked at Wei Changying nervously. Lest she really be aroused by this white silk ribbon, who would have thought that after Wei Changying got the scissors, he squinted and grabbed the white silk ribbon - he didn't know where he got the strength from, and suddenly he moved the scissors like flying, click. With a few clicks, a piece of white silk was cut into pieces!
Mr. He was startled, then overjoyed: "Miss, the haircut is good!"
"They want me to die?!" Wei Changying has disheveled hair and a face as pale as paper. He has quickly become haggard and weak due to the worry and anger in his heart after not eating or drinking for two days and two. Now he looks like he is out of shape, but in his eyes But a dazzling, intense and bone-chilling light burst out, and he said word by word, "I have done nothing wrong... Just based on some discussion, with this Bai Ling, you want me to die?! Dream, dream ,Go, stop!”
She slammed the scissors to the foot of the couch, clenched her fists, and dug her nails into her palms. Dark red blood flowed down the edges of her palms and dripped on her white clothes. He hurriedly urged Jiao Ge and Han Ge. When Wei Changying came to get the ointment, he was completely unaware. He stared closely at the Bai Ling scattered on the ground and said with hatred, "Even if I die, I will kill all these people who want me to die!!!" (Unfinished) to be continued)