boudoir

Chapter 88
Nie was startled: "What's going on?"

Hongmei said: "I don't know what happened, but I suddenly fainted."

The old lady snorted and said: "It's probably an idea of ​​pretending to be sick again, so as to avoid punishment tomorrow!"

Nie's face was flushed red, she wanted to argue but didn't know what to say.Mrs. Yu and the old lady had the same meaning, and she also frowned immediately, and said, "Let's go down and have a look first. This child is too much trouble!"

Seeing them like this, Mrs. Nie became a little suspicious of Yanhua, but she had no choice but to take the opportunity to leave.

Seeing Mrs. Nie go out, Liuli got up and said to the old lady, "I'll fetch water for you." Then she retreated outside the door, looked left and right, and went to the small alley on the left leading to the backyard of Haitang Courtyard.

Yuegui waved at her in the dark: "Girl! Here, here!"

Liuli walked over, and Haitang came to her with a big cloth ball covered in horse mane: "It's done!"

Liuli took the cloth ball and looked at it, then pulled out the two night pearls that had been split in half, and returned the cloth ball: "Hurry up and take it back and burn it."

Haitang got the order, and dragged Yuegui to run along there.

When Liuli returned to the hall, the wives had all left, and the old lady had already gone to her bedroom.

Seeing her coming in, the old lady suddenly said: "What's the matter with the mouse?"

Liuli was stunned, and the old lady's eyes shot over like lights: "I ask you, what happened to that mouse?!"

Liuli was about to deny it, she bowed her head in silence for a moment, then suddenly stepped forward and knelt down again: "Forgive me, old lady, I let the mouse go."

The old lady was so angry that she raised her crutches and threw herself at her: "You are a wicked person who only fears the world will not be chaotic! You are there every time! Don't you want to live?!"

Liuli took two sticks, pursed her lips and raised her head: "The old lady is so high above you, you can't hide anything from your eyes. I admit that I did too much this time, but why don't you ask me why I did this? "

The old lady said angrily: "Since you look at Yu girl disliked, you deliberately embarrass her!"

Liuli shook her head and said, "Even so, why did I put mice in the fifth girl's bowl?"

The old lady stared at her angrily.

She let out a breath, and then said: "Some things can't be understood without explanation. Since I came to the mansion, I have never taken the initiative to provoke Fifth Girl, but she has provoked me again and again. Last time at Eighth Girl's birthday banquet, she poured a lot of water The pot of fish soup was on me, and I had no choice but to splash it back. The eldest lady scolded me, the fourth lady blamed me, and the old lady said that I should be punished. Yes, I will be punished. This time, it was because I ate lychees in the yard last time. While I got up to help the old lady into the house, Miss Wu got a bloody dead mouse from somewhere and put it on my stool. The shock I suffered when I found out was far from the shock she suffered today! Yes, my background is low, my life is low, and I deserve to be bullied. But I was also raised by my biological parents. Even if my mother was at fault, my biological father is still the grand lord in this mansion. Why should the grand lord's daughter Do you want to be bullied by the fourth master's daughter repeatedly, and be punished even if you fight back occasionally? Even if you beat a dog, it still depends on the owner. If I'm really such a cheap bone, why did you leave me in the first place to confuse you noble ones? Blood? Let me fend for myself, wouldn’t it be good for both sides?”

As she spoke, she straightened her back, even though she was kneeling, she didn't have a trace of humbleness.

The old lady was speechless for a long time, her gaze flickered on and off.

In terms of behavior, she does have a bit of a petty weapon that a small family will retaliate against, but in terms of tolerance, she also has a bit of pride as an official girl who dares to act bravely. Yue, if you want to learn, you can't learn so fast. Could this kind of pride be inherited from the father's line?Didn't her father insist on including her in the genealogy, and got a good reputation for being responsible outside?
"Following the old lady all the time these days, I gradually feel that although you are strict, you actually have your own principles in your heart. You see everything in your eyes and take everything into your heart. That's why I confess to you frankly. I am doing this From the beginning of the incident, I was ready to be seen through by you, and what I said just now is what I wanted to say a long time ago. If you want to send me off now, please do so."

As Liuli said, she kowtowed to the ground.

The old lady was speechless for a long time, then she turned around and said, "Punishment is natural." She said slowly, "Doctor Wu will come to check my pulse tomorrow, just stay here."

Dr. Wu would come to take the old lady's pulse every ten days. On weekdays, Qingshang waited on her. It was nothing more than stuffing the old lady's pillow and passing tea.Liuli really didn't know what kind of punishment this was, she only thought that the old lady wanted to let her go, so she happily agreed.

But the next morning, there was news that Miss Wu was frightened and fell ill. It was said that after she woke up, she acted like a bewitched person, calling people ghosts when she saw them, and making everyone who entered the room wear headscarves. You mustn't show your eyes, or you'll be hit by her head and face.

The theory of beating ghosts is no longer new, so everyone took it as a joke, and few of them really asked about her situation.Even Guo Xia frowned when he heard the news, and said, "It's easy to change a country, but it's hard to change one's character."But no matter what, this punishment cannot be accepted for the time being.Fortunately, the old lady at this level didn't suspect Liuli, she only said that sooner or later this girl would suffer a big somersault.

When Wu Yinzhong arrived, the old lady had just woken up from a nap and was letting Liuli beat her legs in the flower hall.When Biyun poured tea, the old lady said, "Go down and close the door." Biyun was slightly stunned and went down.After the door was closed, the old lady pointed at Liuli again: "There is a pen and paper under the desk in the bedroom, take it out. Whatever Doctor Wu says, whatever you write, don't miss a word."

Looking at Wu Yinzhong's expression, Liuli was not surprised.He didn't dare to ask any more questions, so he hurried back to his room and took out a pen and paper.

Wu Yinzhong first took a closer look at the old lady's complexion, and asked, "When was the last time you took the wax pill?" Liuli thought for a while, and replied, "It looked like it was at the end of the hour last night." Wu Yinzhong nodded, and put his hand on the old lady's quilt. On the wrist covered with silk.

Liuli memorized everything she said just now.After Wu Yinzhong's pulse diagnosis, he paused and said: "Just now I saw the old lady's complexion, yellowish and dull, her liver and lung insufficiency tends to worsen, she should work less, be less angry, and rest more. Now the weather is getting warmer, before noon You can go out and walk around at dusk. Although you have not touched meat for many years in terms of diet, you should also pay attention to eating too cold and hot things."

Liuli hurriedly said: "I don't know what things should not be eaten more? Why don't you make a list, so we can follow it."

Wu Yinzhong nodded, and wrote a whole page with a pen while thinking.

The old lady sighed: "Doctor Wu, look, how long will this old body last?"

Wu Yinzhong was silent, stroked his beard and said: "Don't worry, old lady, as long as you take good care of her, you will have many happy days."

The old lady waved her hand, "You don't need to comfort me, you just need to tell the truth."

Wu Yinzhong glanced at Liuli, and said slowly: "If the general is raised well, it won't be a problem in three to five years. If it takes a lot of hard work, it's hard to say."

Liuli didn't know that she would hear such amazing news after staying here.Everyone knows that the old lady is in poor health. Huanhua also said that her body was not as good as before when she released the paper kite, but Liuli never thought that she would be so fragile. According to Wu Yinzhong, if the general is not well-raised, it is Is it possible to die at any time?
The old lady is helpless in managing the family. If she dies, what will the Yu family do to He Fu?Except that the second house is a concubine, the third house and the fourth house of the eldest house are all the sons of the old lady.Even though Sifang has been working hard to curry favor with Changfang, there is no guarantee that Mrs. Yu will not kick them away.So the old lady does not want others to know that she is sick to the bone marrow, is it to maintain the current balance?No matter how vicious Qi's family is, or how tricky Nie's family is, they can't compete with Yu's family. The old lady also knows this, so she insists on trying to get some money for the third and fourth families?
Wu Yinzhong prescribed a prescription, left a small bottle of wax pills and went out.

Liuli helped the old lady back to the couch, and then stood aside with her hands down.

The old lady stared at her: "Did you hear what Doctor Wu said just now?"

She nodded, "I heard everything. The old lady should rest at ease and don't overwork."

The old lady snorted, "Are you like them, hoping for my early death?"

Liuli knelt down: "Why did the old lady say that? Liuli is blessed by the old lady now, and she only hopes that the old lady can live a long life, so that she can have someone to rely on. How could she have such thoughts? That should be punished by the heavens." Thunder boom!"

"It's fine if you think so." The old lady looked at the ground and said quietly, "You are smart, but it's a pity that you came from a poor family. Even if you were given the title of concubine, you can't enjoy it without your biological mother to invite favors in front of the master." What a blessing. If you are blessed, they may be able to marry you to a decent family as a concubine in the future. If you are not lucky, a concubine married to that unsophisticated family will be tricked to death, or even treated as a concubine. There are kiln sisters who sell them everywhere."

Liuli bowed her head: "Liuli knows what the old lady said, so she has been acting cautiously like walking on thin ice. Liuli doesn't dare to ask for all the blessings in the world in the future, but only wants to have an ordinary life like an ordinary person and live an ordinary life. That's enough."

"How easy it is for you to say!" said the old lady, "Perhaps, I can make you more satisfied!"

Liuli raised her eyes to look at her, kowtowed for a moment, and said, "The old lady has any orders, but please speak up. Since Liuli is the granddaughter of the old lady, she should take care of the old lady's problems."

The old lady stared at her, and said with a serious expression: "You just stay by my side and wait on you. I can give them what they don't want to give you, but you also have to wait on me to live as long as possible, and give me everything no matter how big or small. Use some thought! Remember, I just took a fancy to your loneliness and you will not be easily influenced by others, not how much I like you! If you want to take advantage of your "favor" to make troubles, I will do the same I can't spare you!"

Liuli pressed down and said, "I would like to respect the old lady for showing me!"

(End of this chapter)