Xia Qingfeng was lying on the kang, looking straight at the gray ceiling, recalling the scene in his dream just now, and lamented that the original owner was really pitiful.
The original owner was 19 years old, also named Xia Qingfeng. She was the adopted daughter of a small official family. She had been well-behaved and sensible since she was a child, and her adoptive parents loved her very much. When she was 15 years old, she was favored by Xu Jingchen, the eldest son of the concubine of the Xiping Hou Mansion. Although she was married to a high family, she was still the first wife to marry into the family with great grace. In addition, her adoptive parents loved her extremely much, spending almost everything on her, and the dowry was quite generous.
It was going well when they first got married, even though the mistress treated her harshly, but fortunately the relationship between the couple was harmonious. Soon she became pregnant and everything seemed to be going well. But her fate changed after she gave birth to her daughter.
The day after she gave birth to her daughter, a maid from her adoptive parents' house hurried to the Hou Mansion and informed her that her adoptive parents were implicated in a corruption case by their boss and were about to be sent to Youzhou.
The original owner was so worried that he dragged his weak body to Xu Jingchen for help, hoping to find a way to save people. Xu Jingchen agreed on the surface, but pretended to be embarrassed, saying that a large amount of money was needed to manage the affairs, and as a concubine, he didn't have much money. The original owner did not dare to delay and gave most of the dowry to Xu Jingchen.
But not long after, what was waiting for him was the news that his parents were sent to Youzhou. The original owner was angry and anxious, so he went to ask Xu Jingchen. But Xu Jingchen pretended to say that he really took care of it, and he even spent a lot of money on it, but he could not save his father-in-law and mother-in-law because of his low words.
Helpless, the original owner missed his parents, so he asked his personal maid to secretly sell her dowry and exchange it for silver notes to give to her parents.
Unexpectedly, when Xu Jingchen found out, he rushed to the backyard, slapped her several times without explanation, and called her a stupid woman. He also brought back a potbellied woman the next day. It was really big, and it looked like she was at least six or seven months pregnant. This is the outer room that Xu Jingchen raised. He said that he was going to give birth and that he would be taken into the house for the safety of his heir.
The cowardly original owner did not dare to show any dissatisfaction, so he could only cry secretly, which hurt his body during confinement.
Soon after, the foreign wife gave birth to a son. Xu Jingchen was very happy and quickly made the foreign wife a concubine.
The original owner was despised by Xu Jingchen because she had very little dowry left, and life was not easy for her and her children. A concubine is a noble concubine, and she is proud of her pampering. Several times, the original owner saw the concubine wearing the crown from her dowry on her head, and finally realized that Xu Jingchen did not take care of her parents at all, but kept the dowry for herself. The original owner and her husband, who were filled with anger and hatred, completely fell out.
Xu Jingchen no longer tried to hide it. In the past two years, several new concubines had been brought into the house, and the backyard was full of smoke. Xia Qingfeng and her daughter were tricked by the concubine many times and almost died several times, but Xu Jingchen turned a blind eye. But the mistress of the house was happy to see the mess in the concubine's backyard, and even ignored it.
Helpless, in order to save his life, with the help of his personal maid, he exchanged clothes and escaped from the Hou Mansion with his children.
At this moment, Xia Qingfeng's mind showed her decisive look when she parted with the maid. Let's call that girl Cuiliu. She is such a loyal servant. I really hope she can live well.
Let’s talk about the original owner. After escaping from the Hou Mansion, she did not dare to stay. She fled all the way out of the capital, sold all her jewelry, bought coarse clothes, smeared her and her children's faces, and fled south to Yong'an Village. The original owner actually wanted to go north to find her parents, but she must have thought of Xu Jingchen, so she planned to escape successfully first and then make other plans.
At this time, the original owner was really a refugee, with very little money left on him, and he had to rely on begging for food all the way to get here. In ancient times, there were many poor people, and it was difficult to beg for food. Even if they finally got some food, they would give it to their children.
She later settled in Yong'an Village because she fainted from hunger at the entrance of the village. It was Aunt Li next door who saved her. Most of the people in the village were kind-hearted. Seeing how pitiful she was as an orphan and a widowed mother, she asked the village chief to arrange for them to live in this unowned and broken house.
The original owner knew embroidery and was very good at it. He took on some embroidery work in a nearby town and was able to make ends meet. The original owner was very satisfied with such a peaceful life, at least he didn't have to guard against the concubine in the house every day. She plans to save more money and go to Youzhou to find her parents when her children are older.
But God is really unfair, and he won't let her live such a miserable life.
There was a bad guy named Li Erlai in the next village. He was really a scoundrel, lazy and a gambler. One day, he had just lost all his money in the town and came out of the gambling shop dejectedly, when he met the original owner who was going to the cloth shop.
The original owner was beautiful, which naturally attracted Li Erlai's attention. He followed the original owner to Buzhuang, and when he saw the money given to her by the owner of Buzhuang, he immediately became interested. It’s rich and sexy, so it’s a shame if you don’t get a handful of it!
So, he followed the original owner to Yongan Village. He secretly observed here for two days, and eavesdropped on the villagers' conversations, and learned that this woman was a widow with a three-year-old girl next to her. This time he was even bolder. He first robbed the money, then the sex, and finally sold the mother and daughter at a good price. Now he had money to gamble, hehe!
In this way, on a dark and windy night (that is, last night), Li Erlai sneaked into this dilapidated house, easily climbed over the wall, and reached the original owner's bedroom.
The house was dilapidated and there was no place to hide money. Li Erlai soon found the money. When she walked to the original owner and wanted to do something wrong, the little baby next to her suddenly cried loudly, waking up the original owner.
The original owner was anxious and frightened, and shouted for help. When Li Erlai heard the noise outside, he felt something was wrong, so he took the money and ran away.
When the neighbor arrived, Li Erlai had already disappeared. The neighbor Aunt Li asked what happened, but the original owner only said that he had a nightmare for the sake of reputation.
After thanking the neighbors, after everyone dispersed, the original owner sat on the kang, shocked and frightened. All the money had been taken away. When can he find his parents? Are they still alive? Thinking of the danger that could happen at any time, her psychology completely collapsed. This must be the last straw that broke the camel's back.
The next day, the original owner packed up himself and his children and threw them into the river together, and then Xia Qingfeng came here.
Xia Qingfeng raised his hand and couldn't help but sigh: "What a young hand! I never thought I could be young again. Now that I'm here, I will live well for you, take care of the baby, and then help you find adoptive parents." , although I don’t know if I can find it, but I will try my best. Alas! I don’t know how my big baby is doing now.” Thinking of the smell of gasoline smelled before losing consciousness, I felt that both of them were in danger this time, and I don’t know if you are like me and have gone to another world.
Xia Qingfeng, who was sighing, suddenly felt a line of sight next to him. Turning around, he saw that the little baby who was unconscious just now was standing on the kang, folding his arms and frowning, looking at her. Yes, that’s right, it’s just scrutiny, just like the dean of middle school.
