"What child? Whose child?" Zhou Chujin's hands tightly grasped Zhou Shaojin's shoulders, his face pale. "Tell me clearly, what happened?"
Zhou Shaojin felt a burning pain in her shoulder. She was awakened from her past memories and felt horrified.
Those are things from the previous life. You can’t let them affect your mind, causing you to lose the ability to distinguish between your past and present lives and do things that hurt others and yourself!
She calmed herself down and said, "Sister, I'm fine. I'm just in a bad mood and want to cry in your arms."
"Really?" Zhou Chujin was very skeptical.
"I really didn't lie to you, sister!" Zhou Shaojin acted like a spoiled child, using her usual tricks to try to divert her sister's attention, "I, I'm just scared!"
After hearing what his sister said, Zhou Chujin became more confused.
She heard clearly what her younger sister said when she leaned on her shoulder just now. The tone of her voice clearly showed that of a resentful young woman who had suffered a lot of grievances, but her younger sister was a young girl who was raised in seclusion and was no more than twelve years old... Could it be that the thing that was pestering Shao Jin had not left yet
She looked at Zhou Shaojin carefully. Zhou Shaojin had clear eyes, a peaceful expression, and normal behavior. He didn't look like he was entangled by something... Could it be that the magic water that Master Jingfang sent had taken effect? So that the thing appeared and disappeared from time to time
Zhou Chujin felt a little hopeful again, wondering whether he should go to Jihui Temple again. Then the little maid ran in and said, "Mrs. Mian is here!"
Mrs. Fan Liu was still worried, so she sent someone to inform Mrs. Mian.
She simply tied her hair into a bun, had a plain face, and wore no jewelry. It was obvious that she had gotten the news and hurried over.
Zhou Chujin was most afraid that others would know that Zhou Shaojin was possessed, as this would affect Zhou Shaojin's marriage if they were not careful.
She hurriedly leaned over and whispered in Mrs. Mian's ear.
Mrs. Miao breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "You two sisters really scared me to death." Then she hugged Zhou Shaojin and said, "You are a grown-up girl from now on." Then she talked about many things that should be paid attention to when menstruation comes.
Zhou Shaojin hadn't discussed his private matters with others like this for many years, and his face turned red.
Upon seeing this, Mrs. Mian stopped talking, smiled and gave Zhou Chujin a few instructions, then stood up and said goodbye.
The Zhou sisters were seeing off Mrs. Mian, but they ran into Mrs. Guan's personal maid Si'er at the door.
She knelt down and saluted with a smile, saying, "The old lady asked me to come over and ask what happened in Wanxiangju?"
Everyone looked at each other.
Si'er explained, "The old lady has been sleeping less these days. When she was about to rest, she saw someone from Hanqiu Pavilion coming towards Wanxiangju with a lantern, so she asked me to come and ask."
It even alarmed the old lady.
Zhou Shaojin was ashamed.
Zhou Chujin whispered a few words to Si'er, who looked at Zhou Shaojin and smiled, saying, "I'll report to the old lady right away."
The shame was brought to Jiashutang.
Zhou Shaojin's face was burning.
Mrs. Miao and Si'er went to the upper room, and she and her sister returned to Wanxiangju.
Fan Liu helped Zhou Shaojin change his clothes and drink brown sugar water.
Zhou Chujin said: "Shaojin, I have a lot to tell you, shall we sleep together tonight?"
Zhou Shaojin nodded heavily.
Her elder sister clearly suspected that she was possessed by evil spirits, but she still slept with her regardless of her own safety... To her elder sister, she had always been the person she cared about the most, the most important, and the one she loved the most!
This made her feel warm inside, and she felt the joy of being spoiled.
Zhou Shaojin decided to take this opportunity to talk to her sister about her rebirth, and make her believe that she was not just imagining things. But when she looked at her sister's beautiful face that could not hide her bitterness, she hesitated again.
In her previous life, her elder sister had already shouldered too much suffering and responsibility for her. In this life, should she let her elder sister bear the suffering and responsibility for her as in the previous life? Moreover, seriously speaking, she is actually older than her elder sister, so she should be the one taking care of her elder sister!
She hesitated.
Zhou Shaojin said, "Shaojin, I think you are almost recovered. How about I talk to my grandmother tomorrow and we sisters go to Huiji Temple to burn incense together?"
Huiji Temple is the Zen temple where my sister asked for talisman water for her last time.
An unmarried girl went to burn incense alone with her maid. How many excuses and words did her sister have to make to convince her grandmother to agree
She felt a dull pain in her heart, and felt guilty for what her sister had done for her and for the trouble she had caused her sister.
At this moment, she made up her mind.
No matter what difficulties she faced in the future, she could not trouble her sister for everything like she did in her previous life, nor could she let her sister pay the price for her sins like she did in her previous life.
In this life, it is her turn to protect her sister, the Cheng family, and her father!
Just as she thought before she died, she would open her eyes, see clearly the human heart, stop being so weak, stay away from Cheng Lu... and not let the tragedy of the previous life happen again!
Zhou Shaojin secretly clenched his fists, thought about it, and leaned on his sister's shoulder affectionately, reminding Zhou Chujin: "Sister, you forgot, I have to copy scriptures for my grandmother! Buddha will bless me!"
yes!
How could I have forgotten about this!
Zhou Chujin almost slapped his forehead.
Since the scriptures are dedicated to the Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva will naturally bless those who copy the scriptures.
People in the Zen temple say that the Buddhist hall is protected by the Buddha's light of the Bodhisattva. Maybe if my sister copies a few more pages of scriptures and stays in my grandmother's small Buddhist hall more often, she can completely drive away the dirty things that are pestering Shaojin!
"Sister will wake you up early tomorrow!" she said with a smile, her brows full of joy.
Zhou Shaojin looked at it and felt so sad that tears almost fell from his eyes.
She kept telling herself in her heart: Zhou Shaojin, Zhou Shaojin, you see your sister's wish is so low, you must strive for excellence, and never cry anymore. When you encounter problems, you must learn from your sister in the previous life to use your brain to find ways to solve them, instead of pushing everything onto others...
Who would have thought that the next day, Si'er came over and said, "The old lady said that the second young lady is not feeling well. You can skip the morning and evening visits these few days and recuperate at home for a few days. When you are better, it won't be too late to pay your respects to the old lady again." She took out some medicinal herbs and said, "The old lady asked Madam Fan to boil some for the second young lady to drink."
Zhou Chujin thanked him, but felt very depressed.
In this case, won't Shao Jin have to suffer for some more days
She was just thinking of a reason to get Zhou Shaojin to start copying scriptures earlier, when Mrs. Miao sent someone to invite her over: "It's time to start cutting summer clothes. Miss, please come over and help keep the accounts."
Zhou Chujin had no choice but to go to Mrs. Mian first.
The yard suddenly became quiet.
Zhou Shaojin took a nap, and when he woke up, Cuihuan was talking to Shi Xiang under the eaves.
Hearing the noise, she came in to greet Zhou Shaojin and said, "Our eldest lady asked you to pick roses in the garden at noon. She said she wanted to make rose water."
Or maybe she just cried for a while, letting out all the bad emotions in her heart, and then when she heard Cheng Ji's name, she became much calmer.
"Go tell your eldest daughter," she said calmly, "I can't go out for the time being. I appreciate her kindness!"
Cuihuan was surprised.
The second young lady of the Zhou family has never rejected the eldest young lady, so why is it that this time... Could it be that the eldest young lady didn't even know when she had offended the second young lady of the Zhou family
Cuihuan hurried back to Ruyixuan where Cheng Ji lived.
No one disturbed him. Zhou Shaojin lay quietly on the bed, thinking about his problems.
Since it has been confirmed that he was reborn, the Cheng family will definitely be confiscated and exterminated.
How to avoid the Cheng family being confiscated and exterminated
She recalled her past life painfully.
Because she had lived in the farm in Daxing for a long time and didn't like socializing, she hardly went out except for returning to the Lin family during the Spring Festival to worship the ancestors with Lin Shisheng and to the Jokhang Temple to worship Buddha. It was Lin Shisheng who told her about the raid on the Cheng family. Lin Shisheng also comforted her and told her not to worry, saying that several provincial governors who had old ties with the Cheng family had already found a way for the Cheng family. Even if something happened, she would not be implicated as she was a married woman.
Although she felt a little complicated at the time, she didn't think it was serious - the Cheng family had been famous in the scholar community for hundreds of years. Even if they lost the emperor's favor, there were many scholars in the family. They would be silent for a few years at most. Once they had the opportunity, they would be famous again and lead the trend again. She even sighed to Lin Shisheng: "Qiuboju in the Cheng family garden is a waterside pavilion. The ceiling, window frames, and door panels are all made of nanmu inlaid with royal blue colored glaze, and the floor is paved with gold bricks. When the weather is fine, the sunlight on the lake is reflected in the water, sparkling, like walking into the crystal palace of the Dragon King. People who have not seen it can't imagine its beauty. I don't know if the colored glaze of Qiuboju can be preserved..."
The Cheng family was accused of being disrespectful in front of Cheng Jing, and then Cheng Wei was implicated in the corruption case. The Cheng family was impeached by Cheng Jing's political enemy Du Ge Lao. Even Lin Shisheng, a close minister of the emperor, felt that this was just political oppression, a matter of the east wind overcoming the west wind. When the matter was over, the sky would clear up. Hearing her say this, he smiled and asked her: "Although you almost never mention the Cheng family, as long as you mention the Cheng family, you have a lot to say. In my opinion, you are probably happiest when you are in the Cheng family!"
She denied it and quickly changed the subject, talking to Lin Shaosheng about her nephew Liao Chengfang's birthday.
How ridiculous it is to think about it now!
That was the beginning of the collapse of the building.
Zhou Shaojin couldn't help but feel tears welling up in her eyes, thinking about that night, when Lin Shisheng hadn't had time to return to the city, her sister showed up at the farm with a small entourage, her eyes red and swollen, and she hugged her and cried, "... They said the men were executed immediately, and the women were all sold to the Jiaofangsi... It was Liang Guogong who showed mercy and secretly passed a message to the mansion, so that Lord Song turned a blind eye... My aunt and the others all hanged themselves... Even Yuanyuan was not spared... How could my aunt have the heart to do that... How could she have the heart to do that..."
Yuanyuan is the daughter of my cousin Cheng Gao. She was born on the 15th day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival, so her nickname was Yuanyuan... She is not even a month old yet...
She was stunned at that time.
After that, she was in a daze, and could only cry, watching her sister, brother-in-law, and Lin Shisheng busying around, and trying to comfort her, but could not help in any way. When she finally came to her senses, the fourth master of the eldest house, Cheng Chi, had colluded with the bandits to rob the execution ground and rescued Cheng Xu. The Cheng family was already a thing of the past... Only then did she think of asking her sister: "What did the people of the Liao family say? Did they give you a cold shoulder?"
My elder sister is the eldest daughter who lost her mother. She was able to marry into the Liao family because the Cheng family was always superior to the Liao family, and the Cheng family attached great importance to this granddaughter. Now the Cheng family has become a burden to the Liao family. Who can guarantee that the Liao family will not turn against them
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Some sisters said that Zhou Shaojin is too weak. This is the environment she grew up in. She can’t be as strong as Zhou Chujin, but she is the heroine and will grow up slowly... o(∩_∩)o... (Running away with a pot lid on his head) Well, actually I want to write a sweet love story. I don’t know if it will succeed...
※(To be continued)