Ever since she forced Lin Dongxing to raise money to save her son, Lin Dongxing completely turned against her, saying that if he took the money, their relationship as husband and wife would be severed from now on.
Mrs. Zhao didn't know whether she was sad or angry, and walked forward in a daze. She was about to reach the entrance of the courtyard. She remembered that she was guarding this cold courtyard alone... She remembered that she had just seen Lin Dongxing in the front yard with red cheeks. The concubine on his body was the one he had just recently. The newly brought into the house made Lin Dongxing confused and confused. It was both jewelry and a promise.
She has never seen such a wild vixen!
Mrs. Zhao paused for a moment, feeling disgusted and disgusted in her heart. She wanted to walk back into the house but was unwilling to go back. But if she didn't go back, where could she go?
Everyone in the house was talking about it.
Yesterday, she was alone in the yard in a daze, and heard some girls chattering, saying that Lin Dongxing promised that concubine that as soon as she got pregnant, she would immediately leave the house and build a golden house to hide her daughter, and that after giving birth to a son, she would treat her as an equal wife.
"There must be something hateful about this poor man! Who can blame him?"
A woman's voice came from far and near, and the cold wind blew right into Zhao's ears in the night. Mrs. Zhao lowered her head, and the cold wind blew into the collar of her neck, which made her feel relieved.
The anger in her heart seemed to have an outlet. Just when she was about to explode, she called out to the old woman who was speaking to teach her a lesson, but she heard another old woman say: "No, now the good son is gone. The eldest son is gone." Bian and his wife are just trying to coax the second and third bedrooms to stay quiet, but if something happens, who will come forward?"
The anger in Zhao's chest instantly fell back into her stomach, she staggered a few steps back into the shadows, and stood still. He took a few steps back and raised his ears to listen.
"Not to mention whether the second young master and the third young master are good or bad, they are the biological sons of the Lin family. The Lin family only has two roots. It's good now. The third young master is gone, and the second young master is also in an unknown situation. The big room is different. There is a rope tied tightly around the waist of the old man's trousers. He doesn't care about the life and death of the second and third bedrooms. Don't say anything about it. He doesn't even have a clear sentence, tsk tsk."
"Look, anyone can tell the truth about this matter, but the second lady still wants to point at the second master. The second master has been lying on the belly of the little girl all day long. If you can count on it, you have already come forward. After the second master and his second wife had a falling out, they got even more serious, not scrupulous about meat and vegetables, and carried back their concubines one by one!"
"Oh, you think about the third sister of the Wei family, she is a young lady who has not yet left the imperial court, she can touch a knife, and... oh, she really killed her!"
"No, if it weren't for her, the second young master wouldn't have reached this point, and the third young master wouldn't have died. If not her, who is the culprit?"
"Yeah! I don't know what the second wife is thinking. The second master is being confused by those vixens all day long. If he really gives birth to a few sons, what will the second wife be like? Then there will be no children." The concubine is busy, ouch... By the way, I heard that the new concubine who entered the house is very capable. Who can get into the man's study room in the front yard on weekdays? She just got in! I heard that the second master agreed. , after giving birth to a son, she will be an equal wife, and she will be included in the family tree!"
"Equal wife?" The mother-in-law thought for a while, "It's not impossible. The second wife is in a special situation. If we can really continue the incest for the second wife, it will be a great contribution... The poor second wife has no future..."
"If I, my son is gone, and my heart is no longer with me, what hope is there in being so aggrieved? I might as well find an opportunity to take revenge."
"Look at what you said, it's easy to say. She is a woman, how can she avenge her?"
"What's wrong with the women? There are so many dirty tricks in this deep mansion, but we don't see each other enough? We don't have to do it openly, so why can't we do it? If we really want to avenge this, is there anything we can do?"
"That's true. After all, the second wife is also the married wife of the Lin family's Ming matchmaker. The second master wants to have another son at the least, but spoils his concubine and kills his wife at the worst! Just this one thing can be spread out. Let him walk around without food! Otherwise, when the concubine gives birth to a child, she may be a clever man, and use some tricks to pour dirty water on the second wife. When the time comes, she will persuade the second master to divorce his wife, and the second wife will also It’s the end…”
"What you said is so clear. It's a pity that the second wife is a fool. She spends these days sitting in the yard moaning and groaning. What's the use? Can the second master still be soft-hearted?"
"Oh, no, this man is stupid. No matter how lucky he is, he can't blame others."
The two women walked away while talking. Zhao stood in the shadow, shivering, shook a few times, and then managed to stand still by holding on to the tree trunk next to her.
Her heart was colder than her body, and she stood there with her head down for a while, then suddenly clenched her fists and strode back to the yard.
After entering the room, she turned around and closed the door. She leaned against the closed door, closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Mrs. Wang hurried over to greet her. Seeing that Mrs. Zhao's face was extremely poor, she hurriedly poured hot tea, "Madam, I was just going to find you. It made me anxious."
Zhao's face was haggard and her eyes were blue. She had been unable to eat or sleep for a while. She waved away the tea cup and said, "I am a fool."
Mother Wang was startled, "Why did your wife say that?"
"Now that we have reached this point, I still dream that he can avenge his son... Why am I not a fool?"
Mother Wang felt sour, "At this time, the second master can't point it out. Madam must take good care of herself before she can find an opportunity to take revenge."
"Look, you are all sensible people, but I...still have some unrealistic illusions."
Mrs. Zhao first laughed at herself, then suddenly turned to look at Mother Wang and called out, her eyes unconsciously showing a bit of viciousness: "I will definitely take revenge!"
*****
On the first day of the second lunar month, it is already the weather of late winter and early spring.
The two most popular places in Beijing, besides Dapudu Temple, are Baoquan Nunnery.
Baoquan Nunnery not only enshrines the most spiritual and enlightened Jiutian Xuannv, but also enshrines the compassionate Lady Sangzi.
Therefore, all the ladies and ladies who come to Beijing will rush here to pay homage to Xuannv at the beginning of the year, so that they can have a beautiful soul and soul in the coming year. Newly married women will come here to seek for children. Of course, there are also women who have trouble having children.
There were crowds of carriages and horses in front of the Wei Mansion. The servants were neatly and orderly preparing the things that the masters would use to offer incense and petition. The genius was bright and they were ready.
Not long after, the masters came out of the mansion and got into the carriage.
The Wei Mansion is always low-key, and the custom-made carriage is mainly for comfort and is not overly ostentatious. It is not like the splendid canopy and splendor of other places.
As the daughter-in-law of Princess Yuanheng and Mrs. Guo, she naturally rode with Mrs. Wei, so Li Qingyi got on the same carriage as Wei Jin'er and Wei Lan'er.
There were quite a few maids and women serving in each room behind them, and three or four carriages were filled to the brim.
Behind the car were a dozen or so protective guards, and the group occupied half of the street.
When passers-by saw him from a distance, they all commented: "Tsk, tsk, the Wei family is now a very important family in the capital, but they still travel so low-key."
"It's the old lady who is taking the ladies to offer incense. I heard that the ladies in the Wei Mansion are almost reaching their age, and they are all beautiful and beautiful. It's a pity that we are not lucky enough to see them in person."
"Hey... don't have sweet dreams, they are all people from the sky..."
In the carriage, Wei Lan'er had just lost face and sat there silently, sometimes staring coldly at Li Qingyi and Wei Jin'er.
Wei Jin'er started talking to Li Qingyi, "Sister, I haven't seen you for a few days. I noticed that you are much taller."
Li Qingyi is now at the age of drawing strips, and he has learned a few tricks from Qin Zeng to keep fit. He is as tall as a slender willow in spring and is growing rapidly.
Li Qingyi smiled pleasantly, "It's only because you, Jin'er, hide in the house all day embroidering dowry and don't come out often that you can see that I have grown taller."
Wei Jin'er blushed, knowing that Li Qingyi was teasing her, she stretched out her delicate hand and patted the back of Li Qingyi's hand, and said angrily: "Look what sister said."
Wei Laner looked up when he heard this.
What is not available is good.
At first, Wei Lan'er was picky about the Wang family's young master, but now when he heard Li Qingyi mention Wei Jin'er's marriage, he felt sour in his heart.
"I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse for my eldest sister to get engaged so early."
Li Qingyi and Wei Jin'er both looked at her.
The Wang family and the prince are one. If the Wang family is not good, doesn't it mean that the prince is bad?
What Wei Laner said was truly treasonous.
Li Qingyi said coldly: "Sister Lan'er, be careful. The emperor has personally intervened in this marriage, so it is a blessing. If what you say reaches the ears of outsiders, it will be disrespectful to the emperor!"
Wei Laner breathed heavily in his throat, turned his head and stopped talking.
Wei Jin'er was naturally unhappy when she heard Wei Lan'er's sarcasm and ignored her.
Li Qingyi patted her hand and said, "I heard that Mr. Wang is a very talented person. He is humble and self-possessed. He will definitely take good care of Jin'er in the future and will never leave her."
Wei Jin'er's face turned red, but she still said openly: "I want to borrow my sister's good words."
Near noon, the group finally arrived at Baoquan Nunnery.
The master of Baoquan Nunnery is in her forties or fifties, but because she has been practicing vegetarianism for many years, she appears to be only in her thirties. She is a highly respected female nun.
Knowing that the female family members of the Wei family were coming to offer incense, Master Jing Huini and all the Qing Dynasty nuns personally greeted them in front of the mountain gate.
Mrs. Guo helped Mrs. Wei get out of the carriage, looked up and saw Master Jing Huini here, clasped her hands together and recited the Buddha's name.
Because they chose an early day, there were not many pilgrims in the nunnery who came to worship Empress Xuannv.
Master Jing Huini took a step forward, clasped his hands together and said in return, "Amitabha! It's a great honor for me, Madam, to come to our nunnery."
Mrs. Wei quickly said: "It's a sin, it's a sin. Master Lao came out to greet me. I'm not worthy of it."
"Old madam, you've had a hard journey, please come to the temple and have a rest with tea."
Mrs. Wei nodded and led everyone into Baoquan Nunnery.
The girls immediately followed their masters to serve them and entered the nunnery. Master Jing Huini personally led everyone to the courtyard prepared in advance. The courtyard was spacious and quiet, with simple but complete facilities.
"This courtyard is quiet and spacious, and no one will disturb you. The old lady can rest assured that she can live here."
The old lady said with satisfaction: "Master Laoni has taken the trouble."
The courtyard is large enough and there are many houses. It seems to be a courtyard specially prepared for the convenience of the female relatives of the family to go to incense.
Mrs. Wei entered the room and told everyone to rest for a while.
The courtyard is located in the southwest corner of Baoquan Nunnery. It should be cleaned every day without a trace of dust. Everyone needs to stay in the nunnery for one night and will not return until tomorrow. The ladies have neatly delivered their personal belongings everywhere.
In Li Qingyi's room, there is a portrait of Xuannv hanging on the wall facing the door, and there are a pair of candlesticks and an incense burner on the incense table. There is a futon placed under the incense table, which is simple and elegant.
Woad is sorting out the things she brought.
Li Qingyi took off the gauze covering his face, and Chang Lan reported: "Girl, the second wife of the Lin family, Mrs. Zhao, also came to Baoquan Nunnery. I don't know if it's a coincidence or some kind of plan."
