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Chapter 424: Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law resolve their knot
After lighting the soothing incense, Lotus's tangled brows gradually relaxed, and soon he fell asleep.
Bai Zhi didn't know whether to feel relieved or worried. When she heard the news outside that the doctor was here, she quickly put down the bed curtain, only put He Hua's right wrist outside, put a silk handkerchief on it, and then invited the doctor. The doctor comes in.
The doctor checked the pulse for a long time before taking away his hand, and sighed slightly: "Mrs. Qi has been very anxious these past few days, and her body is also very weak. Fortunately, she lit the soothing incense in time. It is always a good thing to be able to fall asleep. Otherwise, if she continues to stay like this, I'm afraid The lamp will run out and the oil will run out, and it will be difficult to save both mother and child!"
Bai Zhi was so frightened that she almost collapsed to the ground, crying and said to the doctor: "You must save my grandma."
"Let her have a good sleep. I will prescribe a calming anti-fetal prescription. Take it twice a day. Use the soothing incense for three days and then stop for one day. If she can fall asleep that night, it is best. If she can't sleep, continue to use it. For three days, I came in every morning and evening to check my pulse." As the doctor said, he picked up a pen and wrote a prescription, handed it to Bai Zhi, and then followed the little girl back to the outer courtyard, where he was given a temporary residence.
Qi's mother had just arranged the arrangements for Hehua, but before she could get up and leave, Ziyuan ran in as if she had seen a ghost, stumbled at the door, and fell to the ground, crying: "Madam, it's not good. , Sister Ping'er committed suicide..."
Everyone in the room was shocked. Qi's mother didn't say anything serious just now. How could such a good person be so confused
Qi's mother frowned when she heard this. She thought for a moment and got a rough idea of Ping'er's thoughts. This girl had been following her since she was a child. She didn't even know who her parents were. If she was sold here or sold on the spot, she would She was beaten out and had no relatives or reasons. It was really difficult to live in the unfamiliar south. She was old and had not experienced any serious hardships. Her shoulders could not support her hands and she could not lift. She could not even do any physical work. She could not do anything well. He was about to end up in a place where fireworks and willows were alleys, so it was better to end it himself.
"Oh, I didn't say anything at all. I was just angry at the time and too lazy to talk to her, so I just sent her away. Why is this girl so worried about this..." Qi's mother said a little sad. No matter how angry she was just now, I never thought about killing anyone, not to mention that this girl has been with me for so many years, but she still has some feelings for her, "She doesn't have a family, and she doesn't have one now. You guys are usually good to her, give her a gift!" Take three taels of silver from my box and bury him as soon as possible."
The people below agreed and went, Qi's mother stretched out her hand to press the sore eyebrows, "It's too late today, please lock the door and have a rest. Xiaozhen, Bai Zhi, you two take a good look at the lotus. Is there anything wrong or wrong? It's uncomfortable. Call the doctor to calm her down quickly. Don't let her hold on by herself anymore."
Xiao Zhen and Bai Zhi quickly agreed and watched Qi's mother lead the people away. Xiao Zhen wanted to ask how Miao'er was doing now, but she opened her mouth but didn't dare to ask.
The loss of a girl in the family, even though it was suicide, was still a big shock. No matter how they usually talked about Ping'er's character, everyone still felt uncomfortable in their hearts. The atmosphere in the whole house became more and more depressing, and the servants were even walking back and forth. They all wish they could be on tiptoe so that their master can't feel their existence.
After using the soothing incense for two consecutive nights, although He Hua still slept uneasily and always had some messy dreams, her spirits were much better than before.
Miao'er was forced to kneel all night in Qi's mother's house. Even if she was punished, Qi's mother sent her back. Her knees were so painful from kneeling that they were so stiff that she couldn't bend them.
Xiao Zhen and Bai Zhi took turns applying hot towels to her legs, rubbing them with medicinal wine to promote blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and told her to rest for a few days and not to work too hastily, so as not to cause any disease.
As soon as Xiao Zhen went out, he saw the woman at the second door heading to Qi's mother's yard. She quickly stopped her and asked, "What's wrong? Is there any news ahead?"
"Girl, it's not that there's any news ahead, but my uncle is here." The mother-in-law often gets the benefits of lotus flowers, and it's not a big deal at the moment, so she said to Xiao Zhen.
"Uncle?" Xiao Zhen's eyes suddenly opened wide, "But grandma didn't send a message to my uncle. Why did my uncle come here in such heavy rain?"
"Girl, I don't understand this, but my uncle is already sitting in the front hall drinking tea right now. I'm going to go back to Madam, and girl, please go and pass a message to Grandma." said the mother-in-law. Not daring to delay any longer, he quickened his pace and left.
Xiao Zhen ran back briskly, entered the room and said: "Grandma, uncle is here, he is in the front hall now!"
"Brother is here?" He Hua was also surprised when he heard this, but after thinking about it, after being stuck in traffic for so many days and involving several officials, it was not unusual to get the news there, but it was tiring for an old man like Bo Rong. I rushed over from far away, but I didn’t know how I got here. “Does your mother know about it?” The net did not jump.
"The mother-in-law at the second gate has gone to report the news. When the slave heard the news, she came back first to vent her anger to grandma." Seeing Hehua about to get up, Xiaozhen hurried forward to help him up, "Grandma, don't worry, uncle will be waiting later." Your son will definitely come later, so I will help you to wait on the couch outside."
Sure enough, not long after, the girl next to Qi's mother led Bo Rong in.
As soon as Hehua saw her mother's family, her worries and grievances turned into tears. Her mouth shrank, and she couldn't even say a word before she cried uncontrollably.
Bo Rong had never seen his sister look like this, with a pale and haggard face, crying so hard that she was sobbing and speechless, and her whole heart was about to be broken. He stepped forward and hugged Hehua in his arms, patted her back and said, "Just cry if you feel uncomfortable. Big brother is here, it's okay..."
Hehua cried hard and then slowly calmed down. She leaned on the pillow and said, "I have no other choice now. I can only continue to wait for the news. Why did you come all the way here? The road is slippery in the rain. If you How can I have the face to see my sister-in-law again if I get injured or something?"
"Your sister-in-law is also worried about you. She came here in a carriage with Boning and Shuanzi, so she is still behind. The road is not easy to walk, and she is afraid it will take at least another day to get there." Bo Rong stretched out his hand to rub the top of Lotus's head, "We are a family. People, when encountering something like this, naturally have to take care of each other. Don’t be too anxious. Jianyu came with me and has already taken people to the bottom of the mountain to see the situation. I am thinking about you, so I came here to take a look first. .”
Hehua was a little confused by so much news for a while. After a while, he finally figured it out and asked: "My sister-in-law and the two boys are coming here. What about Bao'er and Lizi? You just threw all the children at home? Brother Sun... He I followed you anyway, brother, you didn’t stop me..."
"We have a mother-in-law and a girl at home, and we have enough food and clothing, whether we are here or not." Bo Rong paused for a moment, "Jianyu, he has such a stubborn temper, and he is my boss. How can I stop him from doing what he wants to do?" Come on, don’t think too much, the three of us are brothers, if something happens to Lingyuan County, Jintang will not just ignore it."
He Hua nodded silently and wanted to ask more questions, but she felt that it was pointless to ask. It was not that she didn't know Sun Jianyu's thoughts, but the matter between the two people had long been made clear and he couldn't let go. But he couldn't figure it out, so he had to deal with it awkwardly.
"The most important thing for you now is to have a good rest, and then give birth to a fat baby for Jintang. We will take care of everything else!" Bo Rong said and stood up, "I see that you are still energetic now, so I feel relieved. , you have to go ahead and take a look, you can’t leave Jianyu alone in the front."
"Then... Brother, please be careful on the road." Hehua knew that he couldn't stop him, and hoped that Sun Jianyu and Bo Rong could help. After sending Bo Rong away, he thought for a moment and told Xiao Zhen: "Go and make more ginger syrup. , and prepare some hot and convenient food, wrap the things and send them to the front, at least people will come to help, we can't do anything else, and we can't just ignore everything."
Xiao Zhen promised to go down with her front legs, and Qi Mu came over with her back legs. At this time, Sun Jianyu and Borong came over, which was really a timely help, and she couldn't help but be touched by it. Now looking at Hehua's red and swollen eyes, he sighed in his heart, but said: "Look, after two days of sleep, people's spirits are much better. You kid, don't worry about it by yourself if anything happens in the future. We are all a family, everything is discussed and discussed, and we all shoulder it together."
He Hua opened her eyes slightly in surprise. She didn't expect Qi's mother to say such words, but a smile appeared on her lips. She knew that Qi's mother had always disliked her, and she felt that she was a real high achiever by following Jintang. She was not an ordinary young daughter-in-law in ancient times, and she was not afraid of Qi's mother. But she could feel Jintang's protection for her, and she only cared about her friendship with Qi Jintang, so she was willing to respect and be filial to his mother. At this moment, seeing Qi's mother rarely showing kindness on her own initiative, it was finally a friend in need, and I couldn't help but feel sad.
"My eldest brother just said that my sister-in-law and two younger brothers are also behind me. It's almost time to arrive in the next day or two. I can't keep up mentally. I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of her, and I'll have to trouble my mother to take care of her inside and outside." Qi's mother said After expressing her stance, Hehua naturally walked down the steps laid out for her, "Thanks to my mother coming from my hometown to help, otherwise I would have been blinded by now."
"I was just worried that you two, who are young and have to socialize outside and take care of the house, can't take care of it. So as soon as I heard that you were pregnant, I hurriedly packed up my things and came here. Is there still a baby by my side? There is an elder here to help you and save your worries." Qi's mother's tone was unusually gentle, and now she looked at the lotus much more pleasing to the eye. The daughter-in-law had been with her for so long, and her son treated her like a treasure. No matter how awkward it is, why can't the son divorce his wife and marry again? It's better to take this opportunity to turn the hostility into friendship, so that everyone can get along more comfortably in the future. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe and reward. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
Chapter 424: Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law resolve their knot