The turmoil in Xu's inner house will force Xu Shangshu to come forward in person in the end, and he is the only one who can restrain these three wives.
He went to see Xu Qihe first, and then asked Mr. Zhang to explain the whole story clearly, and then it was settled.
First was Xu Changfeng, as the eldest brother, he wanted to punish the weak younger brother who vomited blood in anger, so he gave ten lashes with the family staff as a sign of punishment. As a wife, I messed up the rules of the inner house and caused my brothers to hate me. I have to copy the "Four Commandments" and I must not violate it again. But Mrs. Jiang contradicted Mrs. Yu, even though she uttered lies out of desperation, she still had to be punished, so she was punished to reflect on herself in the third room for a few days and not to go out. Although Mrs. Yu is not at fault, she still wants to copy the scriptures and pray for the sick third young master. As for Xu Qihe, it was also he who offended his elder brother first, but seeing that he was so angry and had already suffered so much, he let the past go, and if it happens again in the future, he will be dealt with according to family law. In the end, only Xie was exempted from responsibility.
During those two days, I stayed outside Xu Qihe's house. Jiang Shi is still angry now, so she doesn't want me to go in and see her son, but she didn't say anything bad after all.
It was not until the third day that Xu Qihe finally woke up.
I stood outside the door, and when I heard the news, my eyes were red with joy, and the big stone in my heart finally fell. After a while, I originally wanted to wait for the servants inside to come out, and then inquire about Xu Qihe's situation, but I didn't expect it to be Jiang's servant woman who came out and said: "Young Master, madam, please come in."
I hurriedly wiped my eyes, and walked quickly inside, but the closer I got, the more I felt a feeling of being close to home. Until I opened the bead curtain and saw the situation in front of me.
Xu Qihe had already sat up, and Jiang Shi was holding his hand, talking in tears. Hearing the movement, they both turned to look at me. I stood by the side and called them softly: "Mother, He Lang."
Jiang Shi didn't embarrass me in front of her son, she just wiped away her tears and said with a forced smile to Xu Qihe: "He's here, you talk for a while, mother will show you if the medicine is ready." Jiang Shi stood up , before going out, said to me alone, "You spend a good time with Helang, no matter what he says, follow him first."
"Don't worry, mother, I will." I promised her. Mrs. Jiang also nodded, said nothing more to me, and took all the servants out.
After everyone went out, only Xu Qihe and I were left. He has been in a coma for three whole days, and now he looks sick and torn apart, only a pair of eyes are left, which makes people worry. I thought he was going to blame me, grabbed my fingers, and called him softly: "He Lang."
Xu Qihe seemed to come to his senses when he heard the voice. He patted the side of the bed, and said angrily, "Come here."
I stood and looked at him, but he smiled and said hoarsely, "Sit here and let me have a look at you."
I walked towards him and sat down in front of him. Xu Qihe stretched out his hand, and I grasped his palm knowingly. His hand was extremely cold, as if there was no warmth at all. Xu Qihe said, "Roll up your sleeves and let me see."
I didn't know what he was going to do, but I knew to follow him, so I quickly rolled up my sleeves. Until he lightly touched a bruise on my elbow, I understood why.
Xu Qihe looked at the wound, his eyes fluttered and said: "I didn't mean to push you that day..."
"I know." I quickly nodded my head, "I know, Helang."
Xu Qihe smiled weakly, that smile was like a candle in the wind, which made people feel extremely uneasy. He leaned back and murmured, "Actually, I know all too well that this fault...is not your fault." He turned his eyes away, looked at the flowers by the desk, and said, "I have known since I was a child that I will want to marry you in the future." Sharing wives with brothers. In the world, the number of scorpions is very small, even the royal family, it is difficult to be monogamous, let alone ordinary people. However, we chose this path from the beginning."
He said: "For the sake of self-esteem, for the sake of status, and for the sake of breath, no one is willing to let anyone else. My father is right, the road is chosen by myself, and I can't blame others. It is I who want to fight, so I can't resent others because I can't fight. .”
When I heard his words, I suddenly felt extremely sad. Wakijiri was originally a couple, but this world does not allow it. Since ancient times, a man has three wives and four concubines, and a woman swallows her humiliation, and even if it is the other way around, it is also difficult every step of the way. When I was a child, I also swore in my heart that I only love one woman in this life, and not let her be angered and tortured like my aunt. However, the changes in this world are too drastic, and no one has a choice or room for repentance.
Xu Qihe looked at me, and said softly: "Before, when my mother and I went to Xinglong Temple to offer incense, an eminent monk once gave me eight words-scheming and dangerous, and too much is too late. He said, if I want to live a long life, I have to relax. Heart, don't compete with others." He took a deep breath, and tears fell tremblingly. He held my palm tightly: "But, I'm not willing, I'm really unwilling—"
He coughed again, and I quickly patted his back to make him calm down: "He Lang, stop talking, I know."
Xu Qihe slowed down, but shook his head lightly, and said, "You don't know. Neither does mother, nor does father... no one knows. Only I know. I am narrow-minded and jealous. Before I got married, I I remind myself to be very good to you, so that you will like me the most, so... I will be better than them." He raised his hand and gently brushed the ends of my hair, "I still regard you as A chess piece that competes with your elder brother for power and position, even if you have seven points of sincerity towards you, there is still three points in it. That's why I deliberately told my second brother that I knew you were innocent and knew that my second brother was drunk and didn't know how to measure, so I wanted to show off for a while Please, let you be humiliated and suffer."
I looked at him, too sad to speak.
"Seeing that you were injured, I feel guilty, but in the end, I don't regret it." He slowly withdrew his hand, lay back on the bed, and said softly: "I was only for myself, and I never planned for you. .If you hate me, I won't blame you, but..." He gritted his teeth, as if determined to die, "I will absolutely, absolutely never let you go...!"
People say that the extreme of wisdom will be hurt, and the extreme of strength will be humiliated. Xu Qihe was like this, he always hurt the enemy a hundred times and himself a thousand, but he never gave in.
Although his words made me extremely uncomfortable, maybe, I was partial to him in the end. This may be because, when I first arrived in Xu's residence, apart from Lu Qingsu, no matter if he was sincere or not, he was the only one who gave me care and love. Therefore, among the three husbands, I only have inexplicable guilt towards him, and I hope that he can live well in his life.
These days, I've been guarding Xu Qihe every day so that he can see me when he wakes up. Doctor Zhang also came every day, and Xu Qihe's complexion gradually improved after careful adjustment.
I feed him porridge and medicine, and no matter what he wants to do, he doesn't leave others' hands. Since Xu Qihe confided to me that day, his mind seemed to have eased a little, but maybe as he himself said, he really couldn't worry about it anymore, and couldn't argue anymore.
I waited for him to lie down, and quietly accompanied him. But Xu Qihe suddenly said: "You have also gone to the elder brother's place these few days, right?"
I paused, but looking into those eyes, I finally couldn't bear to bully him, so I nodded: "Yes."
Xu Changfeng was punished that day, he is a warrior after all, although he was not seriously injured, he was seriously injured. Although this incident was not caused by me, it can be regarded as caused by me. I really shouldn't forget the rules. In this backyard, only the rules are right, otherwise, what is wrong is wrong.
Xu Qihe didn't get angry when he heard the words, he just pulled the corner of his mouth knowingly and said, "Then you go over now." He grabbed my sleeve again, "...but, you must come back."
I nodded and answered him: "Okay."
Compared to Xu Qihe, Xu Changfeng is still fine, so he also asked me about Xu Qihe's condition, and I told them all truthfully, neither exaggerating nor hiding anything.
Xu Changfeng just shook my hand. To me, he is both a husband and an elder brother. I sat on the footrest, looked at him for a long time, and still gently nestled my head on his lap.
At the end of March, another heavy snow fell.
Biyu said: "This snow is over, winter is really over." I stretched out my hand, and the soft white snow fell on my palm. I murmured, "If it really passes, that's fine."
In the first ten days of April, the Son of Heaven had a military parade, and Xu Changfeng did not return home for half a month. If there was any good thing, it would be that Xu Qihe's health improved and he was able to get out of bed and walk around.
I stood in the yard, the plum tree had withered, and the other flowers were blooming one by one. I heard the sound of birds chirping, and when I looked up, I saw a few swallows flying over the beams of the house. They go south in winter, and now that spring is here, these swallows will come back.
Facing the warm sun, I couldn't help but smile quietly, at this moment, I heard unexpectedly: "Jingting."
I was startled for a moment, then slowly turned my head and looked over.
On the small bridge in the yard stood a tall and tall figure. Just look at him dressed in green clothes, elegant and unrestrained, and his eyebrows and eyes are picturesque, just like the romantic man in the book who makes people fall in love at first sight. When I first saw him, I thought I was dazzled, until he walked quickly and stood in front of me, Xu Yanqing also stared at me without blinking.
He seemed to hesitate to speak, and finally, thousands of words came together in one sentence: "Jing Ting, I'm back."