The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 30

Seventh Lady didn't enter Baifang Garden in the afternoon.

The little girl next to Huang Xiuniang came to send a message: These days, there are people coming and going in and out of Baifang Garden. Some things are inconvenient for children to watch, so Zhu Yingtai temporarily suspends classes.

Qilixiang had a funeral. Although it was just a newborn baby, there was still a set of procedures to follow, coming in and out, there were always some things that were inconvenient for an unmarried daughter to get involved in.

Seventh Lady had no choice but to embroider in the West Side Courtyard: Li Chun went to school with Brother Jiu, and Mother Wang was still busy, and there were only her and a few maidservants in the West Side Courtyard, which was very quiet.

In the middle of the afternoon, Eighth Aunt also went.

It was clean and tidy, and it was said that she hadn't recovered from the postpartum period - she was dying at noon, and after drinking ginseng soup, she just spoke a few words in support, and died in the middle of the afternoon.

Everyone felt a little sympathetic.

In ancient times, death and life were much more impermanent. No one knew whether the person who was by your side yesterday would suddenly disappear today.

Life is like a candle in the wind.

Qiniangzi sighed even more when she thought of the flying eyes of Bayiniang in front of the Jieyu Pavilion.

Flowers are like people, and like falling flowers, they fade away quietly and silently.Who will keep her in mind?
The old man was also in a bad mood that night. The three sisters in Huanshawu asked for wine again and again, and at the end the big kitchen simply sent a jar of Sanhua wine.

The elder came out of Huanshawu late the next day and entered the West Side Courtyard. His face was full of lawsuits, and when Madam Wang ran into him head-on, she jumped in fright.

The sisters stayed behind closed doors in their own residences, so as not to interfere with the funeral of Aunt Ba.The fourth aunt and Wang Mama joined hands, one was in charge of the storehouse, and the other was in charge of the interior and exterior decoration. Soon a small mourning hall was set up in Qilixiang, and all the aunts went to worship.

Eighth Yiniang clearly knew that she was not blessed, otherwise, she would have given birth to a pair of twin daughters safely. Although the elder was disappointed, she would have someone to rely on for the rest of her life.

The Elder Master was extra merciful and let her be transported out of the city for burial after the first seven days.

"Don't go into the ancestral grave." He discussed with Mama Wang, "However, in the end, I sent it all in order to prevent her from harboring resentment."

When he said this, the elder was sitting in the main room.

Brother Jiu didn't come back from school at home, and Miss Qin didn't go to school these few days. She was studying in the east room, and she could hear a trace of fear in the old man's voice through the curtain.

"Hey." Mama Wang agreed very readily. "As usual, let's do seven-day rituals at Guanyin Mountain!"

The funeral of Aunt Yang's family has always been performed by Guanyinshan. The elder nodded and took extra care, "When the anniversary of the third aunt comes, I will also do a funeral for her."

Seventh Lady couldn't help being curious.

Of the several aunts who died in the Yang family, the death of the third aunt was the most secretive.

Both the second aunt and the sixth aunt died of dystocia, the second aunt survived and the first lady was left behind, but the sixth aunt died with one dead body and two lives.There may be an origin here, but the medical conditions in ancient times were too poor, and it may really be just a simple dystocia.

Jiu Yiniang died of illness, and Qi Niangzi was by her side to die for her, why didn't she know that Jiu Yiniang wanted to die with all her heart, and no one came to plot against her.

Up to now, when people talk about the aunts of the Yang family, they still mention these dead women, so they don't have much scruples.But Qi Niangzi has never heard of San Yiniang being mentioned, as if she never existed at all.

The Eldest Master discussed some details with Wang Mama again, and after finalizing the specifications of Third Aunt's ritual and Eighth Aunt's ritual, he left the West Side Hospital.

Mama Wang also quickly entered Baifangyuan to talk to Mama Yao in the small warehouse.

Seventh Lady asked Bai Lu in a low voice, "What's wrong with Third Aunt?"

It's not just pure curiosity.Just to go in and out of the main courtyard, it is natural to understand the taboos of the main courtyard, the more you know, the more measured you will be.

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Bai Lu's face.

"When I entered the main courtyard as an errand, the third aunt had been there for several years." She lowered her voice, "I just heard from my sisters in private that the third aunt committed a huge taboo and was beaten to death by the elder , not to mention the ancestral tombs...there is not even a serious tomb head, they were swept up with grass and thrown into mass graves to be eaten by wild dogs."

Even Bai Lu has seen some things in the world, and she can't help but tremble slightly when she talks about it.

The ancients valued their bodies very much, and they were not as free and easy as modern people who burned them after death.You can't leave a whole body in this life, and you won't have a whole soul in the next life.Therefore, prisoners who were beheaded on the execution ground would have their necks sewn up and buried afterwards.Throwing it into a mass grave to be eaten by wild dogs is the worst and worst end.

Seventh Lady could not help but shudder.

What did San Yiniang do to make the Eldest Master hate her so much, but now he wants to do things for her in reverse...

Brother Nine's laughter came from outside the house, and Seventh Lady hurriedly suppressed her thoughts and walked out of Dongli Room with a smile.

"Ninth Brother is back." She threatened Ninth Brother, "Just now my father came to check your homework and asked if you finished reading the Analects of Confucius."

Ninth Brother turned pale with fright, "Seventh Sister lied to me!"

Li Chun asked Brother Jiu with a smile, "When I was standing outside the home school, why did I watch Brother Jiu distracted while attending class? Didn't I know I was panicking until the master came to ask?"

Seeing Brother Jiu's guilty conscience, everyone laughed. Li Chun washed his hands and went to the small kitchen to buy some snacks for Brother Jiu.

Brother Jiu ate two bites of dim sum with Lichun's hand, and then went into Xili's room, "Reading and writing!" He was very ambitious.

Qin Niangzi also returned to Donglijian to copy "Sound and Rhythm Enlightenment".

It's not too late, because the sisters are inconvenient to go to Baifang Garden, and she doesn't have to go to school. Seventh Lady plans to use this rare free time to finish the Enlightenment of Enlightenment.

But Li Chun followed in, his face flushed slightly.

"Borrow Seventh Lady's clean room to take a bath."

The weather is hot, and the maids have to take a bath every day, but Li Chun has already moved away from the original place, and now it is inconvenient to go back to take a bath, and it is not easy for her to leave for too long when Mama Wang is not around.

Qin Niangzi hurriedly smiled and asked Shangyuan and Zhongyuan to fetch water, but she was afraid that Lichun would be embarrassed, so she moved the four treasures of the study to the main room and wrote at the dining table.

You can vaguely hear Lichun and Shangyuan talking, mixed with Bailu's laughter, and the sound of splashing water.

Speaking of which, Lichun is only 16 years old, and she is by Brother Jiu's side all day long, so it's hard for her to endure this loneliness.

Qin Niangzi copied the book for a while, and when she looked up accidentally, she saw Xiaoxue coming in with a plate of fresh fruits and snacks from outside.

There was thin sweat on her forehead, her cheeks were rosy, and she looked very impatient with the heat.

"Qi Niangzi try it?" Seeing Qin Niangzi practicing calligraphy in the main room, she approached with a smile. "Just a good thing stolen from the little kitchen."

The two girls next to Brother Nine often go to the small kitchen to eat and get something just because of their face, Qin Niangzi has known for a long time.

Although Sister-in-Law Cao treated her indifferently, she never let these two girls go empty-handed.

She smiled, "You can eat by yourself." Her tone was light.

Xiaoxue patted her head, and walked into Xi Li's room with a giggle, shaking her body, looking more and more like a big-headed doll.

Qin Niangzi bent down, and just wrote a line Lufei meets Yuyue, Baotian meets Jinchai, and she feels something is wrong in her heart.

Since the gathering of the Eight Immortals happened, Mama Wang and Li Chun have been very concerned about brother Jiu's diet.

During this time, even to the point of being sick, Lichun stayed by Brother Jiu's side all day long, just to serve him with water and snacks at any time, and even the tea that Brother Jiu drank at home was brought from the West Side Courtyard by her.

Mrs. Cao also guarded the small kitchen so that no one could enter the food room except herself.

At such a time, Xiaoxue brought a plate of food into Xilijian, isn't she looking for suspicion for herself?

Although this girl looks honest and honest, she can't be so heartless, can she?

She put down her pen and raised her head to observe the movement in Siri through the colorful glass bead curtain.

Xiaoxue leaned against the wall, smiling and talking softly to Chu Shu, without any intention of touching the plate of fresh fruits.

The baby play pastel wide-mouth plate was quietly placed on the round table behind Brother Jiu, looking very inconspicuous.There are a few lingonberries in it, and a small bowl of ice cream.

Qin Niangzi frowned slightly: If she hadn't bumped into this and paid attention to it, Chu Shu would still remember that this plate of food was brought by Xiaoxue?
I don't even remember that Xiaoxue brought it, so naturally I can't trace the origin of this food.If Brother Jiu is careless, he will eat it as soon as he picks it up...

The more Qin Niangzi thought about it, the more suspicious she became.

But Xiaoxue has also served Brother Jiu for several years, and has never made any major mistakes.

She also thought about how a few months ago, Xiaoxue had diarrhea for a few days after eating the cherries sent by the second wife.

An unexplainable sense of discomfort lingered in my heart.

Seventh Lady stretched herself, got up and went into Xili's room.

Although she lived under the same roof with Brother Nine for a few months, Miss Qin rarely came to the Xili Room because she was afraid that Mother Wang would think that she was trying to get close to Brother Nine.

"Sister Lichun takes a bath in my room." She explained to Brother Jiu with some embarrassment, "My room is very humid, so it's hard to write."

Paper is a delicate thing, and it is easy to curl when it is too humid.

"How can it be comfortable to write on the table of the Eight Immortals!" Brother Nine immediately turned around and ordered, "Xiaoxue, add a stool for Sister Seven."

He was a little excited, "Seventh sister is the first time to come to my room to do homework!"

Seventh Lady pursed her lips and smiled, "It's taking up Brother Ninth's place, Brother Nine won't argue with me, will he?"

Brother Jiu said with a smile, "Yes! Pay me the money, two taels once!"

The two children laughed together.

Qin Niangzi didn't look at Xiaoxue either, she just concentrated on writing, meeting with Brother Nine, you stroke and I stroke.When I'm free, I read Brother Jiu's writing.

Brother Nine's handwriting is tall and straight, and although he is still immature, he can vaguely see the meaning of Liu Gongquan.

He copied the Analects.

"The constitution asks about shame. The Master said: 'A state has the way, and the valley; a state without the way, the valley, is shame." Brother Jiu read while copying.

"I don't even understand." Seventh Lady wrinkled her nose.

Brother Nine smiled and explained, "Student Yuan Xian asked what is shameful. Master said, when the country has the right way, it is a good thing to be an official. But when the country has no way, it is shameful to be an official." The meaning is very familiar.

He can understand so much at only seven years old, why does the old man still look dissatisfied.

Seventh Lady asked Ninth Brother.

Brother Nine sighed, "Father said that at his age, he has already learned the doctrine of the mean and started to study the Spring and Autumn Period."

That is to say, when the old man was seven years old, he had finished reading the Four Books and began to recite the Five Classics.

Qin Niangzi was a little dazzled: she always thought that she was among her peers, so of course she could be considered precocious.But whether it is the eldest wife, mother Wang or Lichun, they only admire her performance, not surprised.

It turns out that the ancients' intelligence matured so early.

In modern times, five or six-year-old children don't want to talk about reading the Analects of Confucius. I'm afraid they can't even read Qionglin for elementary school.In the Yang family, Brother Nine's progress like this would be disliked by the elder...

Are the Yang family born smart, or are the ancients much precocious?

But thinking about it, at this time, it is very rare to be able to live to be 70 or [-] years old. There are many diseases, the level of medical treatment is low, and it is only natural for children to mature earlier.

She had no choice but to pat Brother Jiu, "It's for your own good to learn more and read more."

Brother Nine nodded and stretched his waist. Qin Niangzi glanced at Xiaoxue and asked with a smile, "Xiaoxue stole a plate of food, why don't you see me move?"

These words reveal a little curiosity and a little teasing, as if they were just joking with Xiaoxue.

Qin Niangzi took advantage of the situation and stared at Xiaoxue.

Xiaoxue touched her head with a smile, "Ninth Brother is studying, how can I have the nerve to eat, I'm so confused, Ninth Brother is going to laugh at me for being a little mouse again!" Saying that, Chu Shu laughed heartlessly with her. There was a ball.

It seems that Xiaoxue stole food when she was on duty, not once or twice.

Brother Nine scowled and scowled.Seventh Lady also laughed.

The bottom of the eyes is dark.

If you really just wanted to eat it yourself, you would have moved your mouth a long time ago, and you don't even have to bring it to the Xili room. If you stand in the small kitchen and finish eating, then come back, who would say anything about her?At such a sensitive time, it was really suspicious to bring a plate of Jiu Ge's favorite food into Xi Li's room.

Well, try again.

"Eat it quickly, if you put it down again, the crispy cheese will melt." Qin Niangzi reminded Xiaoxue, and pushed Brother Jiu with a smile, "You are not allowed to laugh at her as a little mouse."

Xiaoxue responded briskly, picked up the small bowl, and ate the crispy cheese inside.Brother Jiu swallowed his saliva, but didn't make a sound.

"Little mouse." He sneered at Xiaoxue with a straight face.

Siri's room was filled with laughter.

Qin Niangzi was a little uncertain in her heart.

Lingo fruit is not poisonous, and it is too difficult to poison fresh fruit.The only problem is puff pastry.

Is she too suspicious?
In the past, I often saw Xiaoxue find delicious food from the small kitchen, and brought it to Dongji to share with Brother Jiu. This girl is very greedy, otherwise she would not have a round face.

Qin Niangzi continued to lower her head to write her handwriting, and Brother Jiu also started to endorse again.

"The Master said: If you don't know fate, you can't be a gentleman; if you don't know propriety, you can't stand up; if you don't know words, you can't know people."

Brother Nine shook his head and shook his head, like a schoolboy.

Lichun pulled back his wet hair and entered the Xili room with a smile. Seeing this harmonious scene, he retreated to the main room.

Seventh Lady only came out of Xili Room before dinner, and Brother Nine stopped studying after dinner—at night, the candlelight was dim, and it would be bad if the eyes were damaged.Lichun took the things himself and sent Brother Jiu to take a bath.

Seventh Lady tried to talk to her several times but failed to find a chance. Mother Wang was busy, and Lichun had to be with Brother Jiu all day, but she didn't want to say it in front of Brother Jiu because she suspected her of being a maid.

If Xiaoxue is innocent, how will she behave in front of Brother Jiu in the future?It seems that her elder sister can only be suspicious all day long.Even if it is for the good of Brother Nine, it is inevitable to leave a narrow-minded impression.

Although they are twin siblings, they cannot be treated lightly.

After entering the first shift, it started to rain a little bit, and the weather cooled down. Seventh Lady came out of the clean room, wiped her hair with a white cloth, and joked with Bai Lu at the same time.

Suddenly there was a scream from Siri.

(End of this chapter)