Inside the house, Taoyao was sitting on the bed, lifting up her skirt to reveal her red and swollen knees, which had been scratched and stained with blood.
Lu Xuan waved the people away and took the medicine himself and rubbed it on the injured area bit by bit. He didn't know what happened to him today. How could he have this feeling in his heart that he couldn't help but feel sorry for her?
"My lord, I really know that I was wrong. I shouldn't be so ignorant. It was my lord who brought me back and gave me everything. I should listen to my lord in everything!"
Tao Yao pulled Lu Xuan's sleeves aggrievedly, with tears still hanging on her eyelashes. Her eyes were red, and she looked like a little rabbit with red eyes when she cried.
Seeing that Lu Xuan didn't respond yet, just looking at him blankly, Tao Yao's eyes flashed a peach pink light very quickly, and Lu Xuan's eyes were suddenly filled with love.
It seems that this man is really heartless. If he hadn't cast the spell himself, this man would really have no feelings for Chuxue at all.
Casting the spell once was not enough, a second time was needed to deepen Lu Xuan's initial love for Chuxue.
"It's good that you know you're wrong. If you were more obedient on weekdays, I wouldn't be so angry, and I wouldn't make you kneel down as a punishment. Seeing how many injuries you have on your knees, I know that the taste of luxury is unpleasant."
After taking the medicine, Lu Xuan looked at his red knees, which were particularly conspicuous on his white and tender legs, and knew how much he had suffered.
It's really strange. When I returned home, I saw Chuxue kneeling on the ground. I originally wanted to ignore it, but why did I couldn't help but feel distressed when she grabbed her sleeve?
Just like now, seeing her aggrieved look, my heart was filled with infinite love. I felt so distressed.
"Yes, I know I shouldn't be arrogant and arrogant, nor should I be angry with Sister Haitang. I know I'm wrong, but it's also because adults always go to see Sister Haitang. I feel very sad and want adults to notice me. .”
Tao Yao resisted the urge to laugh and pretended to be infinitely lovable. All I could say was that this scene was really difficult to perform.
"Yeah?"
Lu Xuan's heart moved, and he didn't know what was going on. Seeing Taoyao at this moment, it felt like he was back when he was a teenager, and the feeling of spring suddenly came back.
"Yeah," Taoyao bit her lip and nodded vigorously.
"When your lord brought me back to your home, I found out that there was another woman around you, but I didn't dare to ask for anything, so I thought it would be great if you could come and see me from time to time, but you didn't come to see me afterwards. I!"
Chuxue is only sixteen years old, how could she know that people's hearts are changeable?
She was so ignorant that she thought that the man who saved her was a good person, but who would have thought that he was just a figure, just like those gangsters who took a fancy to her appearance.
It's just that one is extremely rude, and the other is just a pretender. Aren't they all essentially the same?
It was only a few months after he was brought home that he became indifferent.
She didn’t know why the adult who treated her so well at the beginning stopped coming to see her. She didn’t know that there were so many inexplicable bumps and bumps in her life, and she didn’t know why she made a mistake and had to be punished. .
What’s more, I don’t know why the ladies who usually seem gentle have changed their appearance in private, why they have allowed themselves to suffer so many injustices, and why do adults really not believe her at all?
"I will not do it again."
Lu Xuan touched Tao Yao's face tenderly, and felt that his heart ached so much. How could he not bear to see her? How could he bear to see her crying in grievance like this?
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"Madam, when we passed by, Madam Xue was no longer kneeling there. I heard from my servant that she was carried back by the master himself."
Zi Su was originally ordered to bring some tea, but now is the time when the sun is at its most scorching. Mrs. Xue is young and frail, so she might not be able to stand kneeling for such a long time.
I thought about sending some tea, but when she passed by, no one was there anymore.
"Yeah?"
Cheng Qingyue covered her mouth with a handkerchief and coughed lightly. This was an old problem of hers. She was always so weak, even after taking medicine for many years.
"Yes, it is true that many people saw it in person, and even asked a doctor to be called. I guess Mrs. Xue must have admitted her mistake, right?"
Zisu quickly stepped forward and helped Cheng Qingyue sit down. Fortunately, their wife was generous and would not embarrass her husband's concubine, especially because she felt sorry for Mrs. Xue because she was young and was always bullied everywhere.
"Actually, what's wrong with Chuxue? She just didn't know the twists and turns in getting along in the backyard, and Haitang bullied her on purpose.
This time it was a blessing in disguise, and she gained the adults' sympathy again. If she could be more upbeat, her life would be easier in the future. "
Cheng Qingyue didn't know whether she was happy or unhappy, she always had a calm expression.
In fact, whether her husband said yes or no, he was just giving her the treatment of a married woman. To be honest, that was absolutely not true.
Among her husband's concubines, the one she disliked the most was Haitang, who had the most thoughts and tricks. The most pitiful one was Chuxue. She was young and helpless, so she had no choice but to go into the backyard.
As long as she doesn't involve herself, she won't ask about things in the backyard. They will fight as much as they want. Anyway, doesn't her husband mind?
But seeing that Chuxue was young and didn't know the twists and turns in the backyard, and was often the one who was bullied, I felt that she was pitiful, and felt a little distressed.
"My lord personally brought her back to the house. I remember that Mrs. Haitang had the most intense reaction in the first few days. In fact, she has always been like this and always likes to strive for the limelight!"
Zi Su's tone was a little disgusting. This Mrs. Haitang really couldn't get on the stage. I heard that she used to be the maid who served the Lord personally, but later she became a concubine.
Those tricks are really despicable. Fortunately, although Madam doesn't like fighting, she can protect herself and doesn't dare to provoke Madam. However, Madam Xue has suffered a lot under her hands.
"The rest of the people are fine, but she is like a thorn in the side. It makes people feel really unhappy. Many times, she is so angry that my heart hurts."
Cheng Qingyue couldn't help but laugh at herself. She was also a noble daughter of a wealthy family, and she knew that after getting married, she would have to tolerate her husband's concubines.
So everyone was already prepared for this, and it was expected that there would be several women in the backyard.
But he doesn't like to argue with these women. As long as things don't happen to him, he will turn a blind eye. But this Haitang is quite bold.
Maybe because she was just a slave in the past, she was arrogant and bold. Many times she dared to say something strangely in front of her, or show off that she was the closest to the adults in the past, and she understood the adults best.
My health is not good to begin with, so if I do it once or twice, it doesn't matter. But if it happens more often, I will always feel so angry that my heart hurts, my whole body feels uncomfortable, and I will always drink medicine a few times.
"Isn't she relying on the fact that she used to be the person who served the adults? Isn't she relying on herself to know the adults better? But who is the lady and what is her identity? It makes her so presumptuous!"
Zisu was the maid brought here by Cheng Qingyue, so naturally everything was directed towards her. The other ladies were pretty well-behaved, but Haitang was really annoying.
"There is no need to say this. My husband's attitude towards Chuxue will be known during dinner in the evening."
Cheng Qingyue smiled lightly. If Chu Xue could regain her husband's love, then Haitang would be the most angry.
There is a saying that goes, the enemy of your enemy is your friend.
Anyway, she didn't expect to have a pair for the rest of her life. As for her husband's concubines, as long as they were obedient and understood the rules, that would be fine.
According to the rules, the concubine's wife cannot eat with the lord's wife, but the first snow stayed today. Cheng Qingyue saw this situation and knew something in her heart.
"lady."
Taoyao shouted in a low voice. According to the memory in her mind, Cheng Qingyue was also a very good wife, and she even took more care of Chuxue than Lu Xuan.
"You have been kneeling for a long time, your knees must be hurting a lot, right?"
Cheng Qingyue smiled softly. She and her husband had been married for seven years, and Chuxue happened to be seven years younger than herself, so he treated her like the youngest sister in the family.
"It's okay, the adults put some medicine on me, and it won't hurt anymore!"
Taoyao smiled and shook her head. In fact, compared to Lu Xuan, she felt that Cheng Qingyue made people want to get close to her.
"Madam, it seems she likes Chuxue very much?"
Lu Xuan was satisfied with the harmony between his wife and concubines. He only wished that the people in the backyard could live in harmony. There were always so many fights that made people feel irritated.
There are already enough things going on in the court every day. I don't want to face the endless fights between women when I return home. I just want to feel the taste of home.
"Chu Xue is well-behaved and sensible. She is still young, about the same age as the youngest sister in my family. Naturally, she will take more care of her."
Cheng Qingyue turned around and smiled at Lu Xuan, but what she said was that Lu Xuan was an old cow eating young grass. She felt a little dissatisfied at the time when she brought such a young girl back.
But I also heard that this girl Chuxue was helpless, so maybe bringing her back would be the best way. I didn't expect to make her a concubine again, and I knew that this was indeed a man's virtue.
"That's good. I know that you have always been so generous. Haitang is a bit petty. You should be more tolerant in many cases."
Lu Xuan has always felt that the people in the backyard must be of all kinds to be interesting, just like a hundred flowers blooming. If there is only one personality, it will be boring.
His first wife, Cheng Qingyue, is generous and gentle, while Haitang is a little indulgent and petty, but also cute. Chuxue's innocence and simplicity are the most popular in his heart, and they always remind him of the most sincere feelings in his youth.
"yes."
Cheng Qingyue forced out a smile, knowing that this was how she lived after getting married. She knew that men were all like this, and she never had any extravagant expectations for marriage.
Even before she got married, she knew that her father had many concubines. She also knew how much her mother hated her, and she knew how ugly the fight between them was in private.
She also gradually became desperate and numb. She just asked that she would never become a person like her mother, not to hate or fight, and just live her life well.
Taoyao glanced at Cheng Qingyue a little longer. In fact, these compliments sounded extremely sarcastic even to herself. So would she really be happy in her heart?
According to the memory in her mind, Cheng Qingyue has always been in poor health, has been married for many years and has no children, so she doesn't say anything about her husband having one woman after another.
But there were too many women in the backyard, and it was impossible to control them. Something happened here today, something happened there tomorrow, plus she had to face her husband's accusations. Cheng Qingyue really felt a lot of pressure.
After all, she was the wife of the wife, and all the responsibilities fell on her. The concubine could just accompany her husband to eat, drink, have fun, and enjoy herself, so she felt like she couldn't please her anywhere.
She was already in poor health, and coupled with too much mental pressure, her condition gradually worsened. She was less than thirty years old when she left. She felt that her life was very boring, and she didn't know what it was. Who to live for.
It was said that a married couple should be loving and affectionate, but the relationship between her and her husband was nothing more than that. She felt that she was too weak to have children, so she could only accept it with a smile when facing the women in the backyard.
But no matter what, I can't please you, I can't get anything, and I feel like I'm bound by so many rules when I'm alive.
At the moment before I died, I felt that the happiest time was the time when I was young, when I could eat, drink and joke at will, without restraint.
She doesn't need to think about having to learn so many rules and etiquette when she grows up, and she doesn't need to think about being under so much pressure after getting married, she can just simply be herself.
