In the end, Li Xiudian was still reluctant to leave Meng Si, but sent her to a small courtyard temporarily rented by Meng Zhong in the capital, and assured his father that he would never interact with each other again from now on. He knocked on the door with trembling hands, and when he heard footsteps coming from inside, he immediately climbed into the carriage and left quickly, not daring to meet Meng Zhong.
Meng Si looked at the carriage that went away, tears streaming down her face. She wanted to cry loudly, but her voice was hoarse when she was tortured in the palace, and she was afraid that she would vomit blood if she opened her mouth.
"Sisi, how did you do this? Who gave you this vicious hand?" Seeing his sister's tragic state, Meng Zhong's eyes were splitting.
"Brother..." Meng Si reluctantly spit out a word and slumped.
"Go find the doctor, hurry!" Meng Zhong hurriedly ran home with his sister in his arms.
The doctor was almost carried into the yard by the servants of the Meng family. After careful diagnosis, he said: "Ms. Meng's ten fingers are all broken, and even if they are connected, it will be difficult to regain their previous flexibility. There is no problem with the throat, so drink a pair of medicine. It's good to moisten your throat."
Meng Zhong hurriedly ordered someone to decoct the medicine and fed it to his sister himself.
Meng Si felt a little better, and immediately asked, "Doctor, can I still embroider?"
Meng Zhong's face changed suddenly, as if he didn't expect this at all.
"Embroidery? That's definitely not acceptable. It's too delicate and heavy work, the girl had better not touch it, so as not to cause secondary damage." The doctor urged seriously while packing the medicine box.
"Can't it work even after the bones grow back?" Meng Si asked reluctantly.
"You not only hurt the bones, but also the meridians. If the bones are well maintained, but the meridians are not well maintained, the flexibility will naturally be greatly reduced. I think the girl's family is well-off, and she is taken care of by maids and maids every day, so she should not need to work to earn money. , it's fine."
The doctor had been gone for a long time, and Meng Sicai broke free from the deep despair. She looked at her unknowing hands and murmured, "Brother, I was wrong, I was really wrong! In the few fights with Lin Dan, if I can calmly admit my failures, I will not always be able to. If I hadn’t, I wouldn’t have accepted Li Xiudian’s proposal to come to the capital with him to embroider a dress; if I didn’t embroider a dress, I wouldn’t have lost to Lin Dan again and angered the Empress Dowager West. She lost both hands. Brother, if I had been at the selection meeting, I could have freely admitted that Lin Dan was better than me, and then I would stay at home and study embroidery skills. There will be achievements. I just can't compare to her alone, but I also have my own strengths. I was blindfolded by my inner demon, so I made a wrong step. Brother, I ended up in today's end, I can't blame anyone but myself."
She lowered her head and choked: "When you and Li Xiudian discussed about abolishing Lin Dan's hands, I actually hid outside the door to eavesdrop, but instead of stopping, I quietly left. At that time, I thought: If Lin Dan did not It's a good thing for me to lose my hands! I no longer have to worry about being surpassed by her, and I no longer have to worry about being looked down upon by others. But look, who is the one who lost his hands in the end Lin Dan has never used sinister means to deal with me, but I have such dark thoughts. It is said that people are watching, brother, I have been punished! God is punishing me! "
Having said that, Meng Si couldn't even cry anymore.
Only then did Meng Zhong learn that his sister's hands were actually interrupted by the Queen Mother, so who else could he seek revenge for? He did anything to make his sister famous, and even pushed her to the level of the embroidered maid, but in the end, he harmed her for the rest of her life. It was cruel for her to be unable to embroider without her hands.
Until then, Meng Zhong shed tears of remorse. He had already avenged the revenge of his father's generation, and it was none of his business how Lin Dan wanted to revive his family business. If he let go of her and himself, nothing would happen now. But he was just like a ghost, devoting his whole body and mind to the cause of suppressing Lin Dan.
Embroidering dresses for the Queen Mother and the Emperor is indeed an honorable job, but not everyone can do it. Without top-notch strength, without extraordinary embroidery skills, if you go, you will die. But he knew that his sister couldn't afford it, but he still sent her, how could he be so courageous? What was he thinking at the time
Meng Zhong tugged at his hair, feeling remorse beyond words.
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Half a month later, the Lin family has moved to the capital, and a brand new Danyan Embroidery Village has also opened on one of the most prosperous streets in Kyoto. It is said that the behind-the-scenes owner of this embroidery shop is Lin Xiu Niang, who embroidered phoenix robes for Empress Dowager Du, and dignitaries from Beijing flocked to order them.
They were fortunate enough to attend the little emperor's enthronement ceremony. Even though it had been a few days, they still remembered the phoenix robe on Empress Dowager Du. After the ceremony, there were even rumors that the phoenix robe was originally made from the feathers of the phoenix, and it was the robe of the fairy family, which was unusual. And Empress Dowager Du is the reincarnation of a divine bird, who came to experience it in the mortal world, otherwise how could the scar on her forehead turn into a manzhushahua
The phoenix ashes, and Nirvana is reborn. Empress Du's various experiences have completely coincided with the fate of the divine bird. Is this also a coincidence
The rumors became more and more mysterious. Even people who didn't believe in ghosts and gods would inevitably have a bit of awe for the Queen Mother, let alone those who believed in fatalism? Empress Dowager Du's prestige was rising day by day, while Empress Dowager Xi was slowly forgotten under her invisible suppression.
After half a month, Du Rusong was also transferred to the capital and was promoted to the deputy commander of the infantry. When An Dinghou, who was idle at home, learned that the brothers and sisters were going to Beijing, he sent people to wait at the city gate every day, for fear of missing them.
No one thought that Empress Dowager Du would be able to regain her favor, let alone that she would be able to listen to politics and hold real power. Therefore, Marquis An Ding, who indirectly forced to death Empress Dowager Du's sister, became the target of everyone's suppression. Empress Dowager Du's natal family had publicly cut off relations with her as early as when she was demoted. At this time, it was impossible to make up for the wounds and be reconciled as before.
On the contrary, Du Rusong and Du Ruyan were always by their aunt's side, never deliberately trying to please her because of her glory, nor turned away because of her despair. They even voluntarily abandoned their noble identities, and together with their aunt, they were sent to Lin'an to suffer and suffer.
How could the Empress Dowager not return this deep friendship? Du Ruyan was canonized as Princess Ruiyang before she entered Beijing, and Du Rusong also rose to the sky. Those who once bullied them and trampled on them now have to detour when they see them.
However, these things are too far away from ordinary people, so Lin Dan just listened to them and didn't care too much. She hadn't seen the Du family brothers and sisters for half a month, thinking that from now on, they should drift away from her and eventually become strangers.
"Dan, someone bought the mansion next door, and I heard that it cost 800 taels of silver." On this day, Zhang Huixing hurried into the embroidery room and said, "The capital is really a good place for wealthy people to gather, such a big mansion said Buy it as soon as you buy it, and plan to expand it! Alas, I don’t know what happened to Du Gongzi and Yan’er. I think Du Gongzi wanted to marry you at the beginning, but luckily I didn’t agree, otherwise I would definitely regret the marriage now. He is a cloud in the sky, and We are the dirt on the ground, and we don't match at all."
"Who said they don't match, I think they are very suitable!" Du Ruyan walked in with a brocade box in her arms, with a bright smile on her face: "Dan and my brother are a match made in heaven, Aunt Hui, please don't talk nonsense. !"
"Aiya, the princess has come down, Minwomen, how do Minwomen salute?" Zhang Hui stood in circles, not knowing what to do. The most honorable person she has ever received is the Admiral's wife. Where have you seen Her Royal Highness
"Aunt Hui, please don't salute, you've broken me!" Du Ruyan was more panicked than her, and hurriedly put down the brocade box to help.
"Aunt Hui, if you agree to my request, you are my mother-in-law. There is no reason for a mother-in-law to salute her son-in-law." Du Rusong stood at the door with a nervous expression. He glanced at Lin Dan, then lowered his head blushing.
Zhang Hui was stunned, and then said: "That's not good, my family Dan'er wants to recruit a doorman."
Du Rusong immediately raised his head: "I can be a doorman."
"You? You are a noble now. How can you be my son-in-law? No, no, absolutely not!"
"Okay, okay! My brother and I have no home for a long time. My brother joins the Xuelin family, and I will hire a doorman. Wouldn't this be the best of both worlds? Indifferent, my brother bought the next door, and we will live with you in the future. Is it okay? My brother and I couldn’t eat or sleep well after leaving you for half a month. It’s a miserable life! You are our backbone, you must never abandon us!” Du Ruyan hugged Lin Danbu Stop shaking, the tone is very charming.
Lin Dan put down the embroidery needle with a helpless expression.
Du Rusong sat down in front of her and said seriously: "Dan'er, I am most familiar with you. After entering your door, I will never control you. You can do whatever you want, completely free. In addition, I You can still earn money to support your family, make connections, and solve troubles. As long as I am here, you can walk sideways in the capital. If you don’t hire me as your husband, but someone else, can you imagine what kind of life you will have in the future? You have to re-run with him and adjust to the existence of a stranger, can you bear it?"
He knew that Lin Dan had no love for him. But it doesn't matter, as long as she stays by his side all the time is the best arrangement. Even if there is no love, she is still warm, making him want to approach, even have.
Lin Dan tilted his head to look at him, scratched his scalp with an embroidery needle, and finally nodded, "Okay, let's get married." choose.
"Thank you Dan'er, thank you." Du Rusong breathed a sigh of relief and wanted to hold his sweetheart into his arms, but was pulled away in time by his mother-in-law. He smirked for a while before going back to prepare the "dowry" at the urging of his sister.
Du Ruyan hugged Lin Dan like a little monkey, laughed and danced, looking happier than the groom himself. Zhang Hui and the two concubines were infected by her, so they covered their mouths and laughed. Unexpectedly, her family's Dan'er not only propped up the Lin's Embroidery Village, but also married a noble son to enter the door, which is too embarrassing for the ancestors of the Lin family!
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After Meng Si's hands were abolished, Meng Zhong stayed in the capital to treat her injuries and never returned to Lin'an Mansion. Meng's Embroidery Village lost its owner, and the news that Meng Si offended the Empress Dowager and her hands were broken slowly spread, causing the Embroidery Village's reputation to plummet.
Meng Zhong went to Li Xiudian many times, hoping for the help of the Li family. Li Xiudian agreed well in person, but turned his head and married a noble girl, almost not mad at Meng Zhong. He didn't dare to tell his sister the news, because he was afraid that she would find out sooner or later when she stayed in Beijing, and could only take her home.
Meng Si may have a feeling in the dark, and he will never ask Li Xiudian again. She never married, and after Mengshi Embroidery Village closed down due to poor management, she made a living by teaching embroidery skills and accepting beams. Lin Dan's Danyan Embroidery Village is getting bigger and bigger, with branches all over the country. Under her promotion, Weaver Girl and Embroidery Girl have become a very popular profession, and they have indeed supported a large number of women.
A few years later, the Western Queen Mother Li Min committed adultery with one of the four auxiliary ministers. He was arrested and sent to the temple for cleaning. When the emperor came of age, someone else claimed that the emperor was not the blood of a real dragon, but a wild species born of adultery between Li Min and the assistant minister, and should be abolished immediately, and a stack of thick letters was presented as evidence.
The ironclad evidence was like a mountain, and the ambitious little emperor was quickly abolished. Subsequently, the first female emperor in the history of the Great Zhou Kingdom was enthroned, and the country's name was changed to "Jin", and the world was amnesty. The once-prominent Li family collapsed suddenly, and the Li family was either beheaded or exiled. Li Xiudian had a close relationship with the emperor, and he participated in the conspiracy to overthrow Empress Du, and was sentenced to be sentenced to death.
When the news came back to Lin'an Mansion, Meng Si stared blankly at the sky, and murmured, "No, it shouldn't be like this, how could Li Xiudian die? I dreamed that he was an extremely noble official, and I dreamed that I was appointed by him. , I dreamed that we tied the knot and loved each other forever, things shouldn't be like this..."