After all, it was the young girls whose anger dissipated as quickly as it came. After talking for a while, everyone's atmosphere became high.
In the second half of the night, Xie Rufei couldn't bear the feeling of sleepiness, so she went to sleep in the next room early. Sister Xie Ruyue also yawned a little, but she still kept talking to Xie Ruyun.
At this moment, I heard footsteps outside the door, and then I saw Mrs. Li walking in.
Xie Ruyun was stunned for a moment, and then she smiled, "Why are you here, mother?" After saying that, she stood up and helped Li, and said, "You haven't been feeling well these past two days, why are you still here now?" Where are you sleeping?"
Mrs. Li waved her hand, looked at sister Xie Ruzhuo and said, "Zhuo'er Yue'er, you can go aside and rest for a while. I'll just guard here."
Xie Ruyue wanted to say something, but Xie Ruzhuo tugged at the corner of her clothes, and then smiled and said, "Okay, then my sister and I will go and sleep for a while. Second Auntie will call us if something happens." Li clearly had something to say. It would be bad if the two of them didn't get in the way with a wink.
Seeing the two people leaving in a hurry, Xie Ruyun was also a little embarrassed. After a moment of silence, she said, "Is there something wrong, mother?"
Li didn't answer her question, she just looked at her blankly for a while and then said, "Yun'er, you've grown so big." As she said that, her hand involuntarily touched Xie Ruyun's cheek. , but was dodged by the latter with subtle movements.
Li's hand froze in place.
Xie Ruyun also noticed her movements, and immediately forced a smile and said, "Mom, I'm afraid I'm a little confused. You'd better go to bed early."
"No, I'm not sleepy. Girl, you have called me mother for so many years. Let's have a heart-to-heart talk today." Mrs. Li shook her head, took out a handkerchief from her sleeve, and put it on on the table.
Xie Ruyun felt a little embarrassed when she saw the obviously old handwriting on the veil. He just nodded and said, "Okay, just say what mother wants to say."
"Your mother, do you still remember her?"
As soon as Xie Ruyun heard Li mention this topic, she immediately felt a knife stabbing her heart. Of course she had an impression of the woman who hugged her and sang nursery rhymes tenderly, the woman who died when she was very young! Even though she is young, that doesn't mean she doesn't remember anything!
Lu's words that day were still ringing in her ears. Xie Ruyun felt her eyes heat up, and tears fell involuntarily.
"What did mother want to say?"
She finished speaking these words with difficulty, and her tone became cold.
"I want to tell you the truth."
Mrs. Li showed a wry smile and said, "Yun'er, do you know how your mother died back then?"
"She accidentally slipped and fell, and then - one body and two lives!" Xie Ruyun finally finished this sentence, feeling a blur in her head. Yes, she has been instilled with this excuse since she was a child, and now even she almost believes it!
However, Ms. Li shook her head and said, "No, no, this is not the truth of the matter. Your mother was killed by me!"
Hearing these words, Xie Ruyun couldn't bear it any longer, widened her eyes and said, "Why!"
It was obvious that her mother was just a dowry maid. Even though she was favored, she would not be killed like this!
"Because she can't live!" Ms. Li bit her lower lip tightly, tears still falling. What happened back then has always been a knot in her heart. The reason why she chose to say it today was because she didn't want Xie Ruyun to suffer. I have a lifelong knot in my heart!
"Oh, just because she is pregnant with a boy, she stole the limelight from your wife?" At this point, Xie Ruyun couldn't help it anymore. Even though she lowered her voice, she couldn't stop roaring.
After all, she wanted to save face. Tomorrow was her wedding day. Even if she wanted to cause trouble, she couldn't embarrass herself at this juncture.
Li shook her head, wiped the tears from her eyes, and said sadly, "Yun'er, I have watched you grow up for so many years. In your heart, am I really that intolerable?"
Hearing this, Xie Ruyun was slightly startled. Mrs. Li had been treating her well since she was a child. Even though she was a concubine, compared to her legitimate daughter, Mrs. Li's actions were considered to be the most benevolent and righteous.
However, Lu's words were a thorn in her heart. Xie Ruyun just remained silent, lowering her head and wringing the handkerchief in her hand, wondering what she was thinking.
Mrs. Li sighed, feeling a little cold in her heart, and slowly said, "Actually, all of this is my fault in the final analysis. If it hadn't been for my one thought back then, I wouldn't have killed your mother. Your mother was indeed born. She is extremely beautiful. She is one year younger than me. She has served me since she was a child. I have no sisters at home, only brothers. She is like a sister to me. When I got married, I chose her to be my maid. I had no intention of showing favor to her after we got married. But the night before the wedding, she knelt in front of me and asked me for something."
Xie Ruyun stared at Li's face closely, watching the tenderness on her face when she recalled the past. This expression cannot deceive anyone. Sometimes when Mr. Li looks at himself, he will reveal it involuntarily. Xie Ruyun's new house was touched and softened for a moment, but she saw that she stopped abruptly at this moment. He immediately asked, "What's the matter?"
Ms. Li was a little bit annoyed. She opened her mouth several times and then said sadly, "She said that she has someone she likes and doesn't want to marry me! This was originally a good thing, but she shouldn't, then she shouldn't. The person I fell in love with was my distant cousin! He usually ate, drank, whored and gambled, and he was the best at coaxing girls, so how could I agree! So in the end I forced her to marry me into the Xie family. But who would have thought, My cousin was so taken with her that he ended his relationship with her!"
After hearing what she said, Xie Ruyun suddenly didn't dare to listen anymore. She could even imagine what happened next. But her reason asked first for her, "What's next?"
Perhaps the memories of the past were too painful, and Mrs. Li felt like she was trembling all over, "I thought she would give up after giving birth to you. I even encouraged your father to show off. A newlywed Yue, how could I not feel pain when I shared my husband with someone else? But when I thought that the other person was Jin Su, I accepted it. But who would have thought that when I held a full moon banquet for you, my cousin would also come , the two of them hugged each other and cried for a while, and then they fell back into love again. And that male fetus is not your father’s child at all, but the bastard of the two of them!”
"What did you say?!"
The impact of this fact was so great that it was like a bucket of cold water being poured on her body. Xie Ruyun's eyes widened and she murmured, "It's impossible, my mother..."
She suddenly felt that even her defense was powerless. She was less than three years old at that time, all her memories were vague, and she didn't even know what kind of person her biological mother was.
"Although your father doesn't know about this, he still sees some clues. I told Jin Su to get rid of this child and break up with my cousin, but not only did she not listen, she even planned The elopement of two people! I accidentally hit her, but I forgot that she was a pregnant woman and could not stand firmly. Then she slipped and fell. One body... two lives!"
At the end of Mrs. Li's words, she couldn't hold back anymore and cried bitterly, covering her face. That was the girl she had grown up with since she was a child. She had never suffered anything in the Li family since she was a child. She thought she had pulled Jinsu out of the pit of fire. Who would have thought that her cousin, that playboy, would actually change his ways, and her one decision ruined the future of the two of them.
Jin Su died. At that time, my cousin had already worked hard to pass the Xue Yuan exam. However, after learning the news, he drank all day long and fell into despair.
The source of all this is her fault.
Even though she had good intentions at the time, she couldn't change the outcome of the matter. The blood that filled the room that night, and the relieved smile before Jin Su's death, have become a nightmare in her heart over the years, and she can never go away.
She will never forget what Jin Su said before she died, "Miss, after I die, don't bury me in the Xie family. It's okay for me to be imprisoned in this world while alive. I want to be free when I die." some."
So she acted like a shrew, saying that a concubine was not worthy of being buried in the Xie family's ancestral grave, and built Jin Su's tomb on a mountain in the western suburbs. There were blooming mountain flowers and green all year round. She thought Jin Su would like it.
Xie Ruyun shook her head, letting the tears on her face keep falling, and said sadly, "Then what does mother mean when she comes to say this today? Tell me, my mother was responsible for everything back then, and You are so noble, I want to be grateful to you, right?"
"No, it's not! I just want to tell you, Yun'er, don't let this matter become a knot in your heart. People have to look forward. You are a kind-hearted child, but you are suppressed by this kind of thing. Kill myself. I can’t bear it!”
Li was not a fool. She had already seen what Xie Ruyun was hiding in her heart. She opened her mouth several times, but she didn't know where to start. Tonight, I had made up my mind for a long time and just told this matter completely.
Xie Ruyun sat there dejectedly. After a long while, she picked up the handkerchief and said, "Is this my mother's relic?"
On that small handkerchief, there was a poem embroidered on it, "I wish we could live at the same time, but I would be happy with you every day."
Seeing Mrs. Li nodding, Xie Ruyun folded up the handkerchief, rubbed it again, and then said, "Since you have been collecting it for so many years, just keep it. Tomorrow is a good day for me, and my mother will go back. Clean it up."
After all, she couldn't bear to be cruel to Mr. Li, and her kindness in raising her over the years could not be faked. Her father had not paid much attention to her in these years, and she was afraid that most of what Mr. Li said back then was true. However, she was a little upset after all. If Mrs. Li hadn't made such a decision, wouldn't my mother's fate be so tragic today
Ms. Li wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't say anything. She just said, "You have a good rest, I'm going back first." After saying that, she reluctantly glanced at Xie Ruyun before getting up and going out.
That night, the flaming red candle seedlings burned all night long, and tears fell down one by one, just like Xie Ruyun's heart.
However, she didn't have much time to grieve. At the fourth watch, Xiniang came to her door. Four dressed-up ladies and a Quanfu mother-in-law came to dress Xie Ruyun. The sisters who had gone to the next room to rest were awakened, and they all happily came in to see Xie Ruyun dressing up.
Suddenly, the small courtyard suddenly became lively again.
They kept dressing up until dawn, and then everyone packed up. Looking at Xie Ruyun in the mirror again, she looked like an immortal descending from heaven.
Fengguan Xiapei was dressed in a wedding dress like fire, which made the peach blossoms set off her already delicate face even more. The spring rain fell into her eyes. A pair of eyebrows are covered with daisies, a face is as green as smoke, exquisite pendants are rolling like beads, and the skin is as smooth as jade. She is such a beauty who can conquer the whole country.