"Master, please go over quickly, and I will take Lishu over to have a look." Little Fu said quickly.
In fact, there is no need for Mr. Fu to say that Liu Chengxu will also go, but he was hit hard and couldn't react. After Little Fu said this, Liu Chengxu hurried out without even having time to explain to Little Fu.
Li Shu wondered whether her previous mother's miscarriage was an accident or was she framed?
After her rebirth, she discovered that Liu Shuzhao's death and little Fu's wedding happened on the same day. It was a coincidence. No wonder she thought about it too much.
The only thing that can hurt the opponent in the back house is the heirs. A woman cannot go out to take the imperial examination, nor can she travel around the world to enjoy the mountains and rivers. They can only be trapped in the inner house. When they were young, they were favored by their husbands. But when they get old and lose their lust, their husbands will change their minds. With no heirs, he could not even keep the dowry in his name, let alone his status in the palace. You will feel that the people below you are having a hard time, and no one will stand up for you when you are wronged. That's why Lishu wonders if her mother was really thrown down and had a miscarriage in her previous life?
Since then, little Fu's health has been very poor, even lingering on the bedside, and Li Shu has also started to study, so the mother and daughter have less time to see each other.
"Mother, should we go to auntie's place too?" Lishu asked.
Little Fu nodded: "Yes, how can I not go and take a look at such a big thing?"
Danqing and Danhong both advised: "Madam, you are pregnant, it will be bad if you get hit."
Little Mrs. Fu smiled bitterly: "If I don't go, others will say that I'm a caretaker. Even the master will think that I'm pregnant and don't take my sister seriously."
This is true, Li Shu said quickly: "I will go with my mother, I want to protect my mother."
Holding her daughter's warm little hand, little Fu also gained strength.
Now she doesn't care about falling out of favor. It doesn't matter if Liu Chengxu spends more time with Fu. Anyway, as long as he works and needs her help, she will be useful.
Soon, the girls helped little Fu get up, and Lishu followed little Fu to the big room.
When she walked to the door of the main room, there were bursts of crying at the door. Little Fu stepped up her steps and entered the main hall. However, she saw that Fu was holding Liu Shuzhao's body and refused to let go. Liu Chengxu was comforting her in a low voice, but Fu was completely Do not listen.
"Brother Xu, I beg you to find someone to save him. The doctor before him obviously said that he is fine." Mrs. Fu almost went crazy.
Seeing the messy scene, Mr. Fu winked at Danqing, who took Lishu to the side hall, where the young masters and ladies of the Liu family were sitting.
Lishu rarely interacted with her brothers and sisters on weekdays. Now that she came in, there was no reaction. She just sat in the corner and observed everyone.
The Liu family has two rooms in total, and the eldest uncle has only one daughter, who is one year younger than her. Precisely because the eldest son's heirs were withered, almost all the wives and concubines of the second wife, except the young Fu family, were round and fair, commonly known as men-friendly looks. Therefore, there were many women in the second house, and Liu Chengxu was only three years old, with three sons and four daughters.
Except for the late Liu Shuzhao, there are currently two other boys here, both sons of Aunt Su. Lishu left the Liu family at the age of fifteen and had limited contact with them.
She was much familiar with the sisters. The person sitting on the armchair with tears streaming down her face was Liu Lijia, the daughter of the Fu family and the eldest daughter of the Liu family. Her zodiac sign is that of her mother, Fu. She has the same face as the full moon, eyes like apricots, elegant manners and good character. The person who comforted her was the second girl Liu Liwan. She has a long figure. Although the younger girl is more than a year old, she is about the same height as Liu Lijia. She is different from Aunt Su. She is smart, smooth, well-educated, and can get along with everyone. Terrific people.
As for the fourth sister Li Rou sitting next to Li Shu, she was still small at this time and could not tell that she was just very well-behaved and she quietly did not even drink tea.
I heard someone mention that Aunt Ding seems to have never been favored. Their mother and daughter are not living well now, but the strange thing is that her mother passed away that year, and her father deliberately let her be raised by the old lady. He probably felt pity for her. After her mother passed away, the only person the old lady took care of was Lirou.
"Third Miss, please have a sip of tea!" Danqing offered tea.
Lishu took a sip of tea with her hand. Before she could swallow the tea, she heard a commotion next door. It was probably that Mrs. Fu wanted to stay at home for forty-nine days before being buried in the ancestral grave...
Even Mrs. Fu hoped to use ice to preserve her son's body, but Liu Chengxu could not allow him to do this, because Liu Shuzhao was under ten years old, had no title, and had no fame, so he could only be regarded as a child who died young. The common practice is to bury the ashes in the ancestral grave after cremation or burial at sea.
Of course Mrs. Fu refused, so Liu Chengxu had no choice but to hold her down.
Li Shu was a little worried about her mother. She asked Danqing, "Is my mother okay?"
Danqing was also deeply worried.
But soon I heard that Mrs. Fu had fainted, and Li Shu followed everyone to the main hall. Liu Chengxu happened to say to Aunt Ding: "Now that the eldest lady has fainted, and the second lady is pregnant, I will ask you to pay more attention at home." It’s burning.”
Aunt Ding quickly declined: "I am so virtuous and capable."
After the two ladies had affairs, the housework was not handed over to Aunt Su, who had a meritorious birth, but to Aunt Ding. It was purely because Liu Chengxu believed that Aunt Ding had good moral character and was literate.
Lishu couldn't help but remember that she had chickenpox and her mother's miscarriage almost happened in the past few months, but she couldn't remember who was the housekeeper at this time in her previous life?
Could it be that Aunt Ding did it? There is no reason. She only has one daughter on her knees, and she was an aunt. Even if something happened to the little Fu family, she was just an aunt. Even when Li Shu got married, she was just a housekeeper. , Mrs. Fu was still alive at that time.
The man of the house speaks with great weight at home. Liu Chengxu said: "You are also the daughter of an official. I heard from my mother that you also manage the farm family for Mrs. Ding in your boudoir. Your mother is still the clan's wife, that's it."
Aunt Ding had no choice but to accept it reluctantly. She spoke very appropriately: "Madam, please ask the doctor for diagnosis and treatment first, and take some soothing medicine. We will then order a small coffin, and the master will arrange for someone to take the eldest son back to the Liu family's ancestral grave." Buried. The second lady was pregnant for more than two months, and it was the time to preserve the fetus. It was not suitable to move around, but to rest. The coffin was sent back to her hometown. The old lady heard that the eldest son had gone. I don’t know how sad she would be. If she knew that the second lady Being pregnant gives me a little bit of relief.”
"You are right." Liu Chengxu nodded.
Fu's son Liu Shuzhao was the eldest son of the Liu family and was deeply loved by the old man and his wife. Now if they heard that he had passed away, they would be sad. But if Mrs. Liu knew that Mr. Fu was pregnant, she would be comforted and her sadness would be lessened.
only……
Li Shu concealed her thoughts and looked at Rao's mother, Yuping and others. Maybe they hadn't reacted just now when Liu Chengxu mentioned that little Fu was pregnant. But now that Aunt Ding said this, these people looked at Xiao Fu like they were spitting fire. 's belly.
It’s not surprising that Aunt Ding said this. In fact, the people on the Fu family have already regarded little Fu as a thorn in their flesh. It’s no wonder that in her previous life, she asked for help from the people around Fu who treated her well with blood letters. The man actually didn't tell his father at all.
But Lishu was always keen. After they left, she said to little Fu: "Mom, did you tell Aunt Ding that you were two months pregnant? She never interacts with us on weekdays. How did she know that you were two months pregnant?" Where’s the moon!”
Little Fu didn't expect her daughter to be so sharp, so careful at such a young age, and more than ten times smarter than her.
However, she smiled and said, "I said it when Aunt Su asked me. Aunt Ding was also there at that time."
Li Shu nodded, but still did not relax: "Mom, I saw the way Rao Mama and Yuping Yulan looked at you, you must be careful."
"Don't worry." Little Fu touched her daughter's little head.
She doesn't want her daughter to be like this. She has been a concubine since she was a child, and she has grown up looking at people's faces. So she hopes that her daughter can be happy. It's probably because she is a useless mother, so she lets her six-year-old daughter worry about it.
Li Shu could not rest assured, she had to hang around her mother. Little Fu thought she was afraid that she would not like her after giving birth to a child, so she paid special attention to her daughter and even taught her to paint herself.
These days, Liu Chengxu has been with Mrs. Fu, and Mrs. Fu is not jealous. Lishu knows that her mother is actually a very good person. Even if she competes for favor, she does not want to harm anyone, but just wants to improve her own treatment. From then on, Don't fight in the backyard or even cause death. She has means, but she is still a person with a bottom line.
But if you don’t harm others, others may not let you go.
Aunt Ding's decision to take control of the back house for profit this time may have been due to some strange combination of circumstances, or maybe she was fine. After all, some people like Yu Maozhong are naive and cunning. Yu Maozhong was even the best at imitating her own handwriting. She sold herself and even forged a handwriting to her parents' family to make them believe that she was eloping with someone.
But it doesn't matter, Li Shu thought to herself, this life is different from her previous life. Her mother's painting skills will definitely make it impossible for her father to ignore her.
**
Rao's mother sent the key to Aunt Ding. She was actually relieved. Aunt Ding entered the house at the age of fourteen and was always cautious. He silently helped everyone in the house, never sought fame, was squeezed by Aunt Su, and rarely made trouble. Giving her the right cards made Rao's mother feel relieved.
Of course, what's more important is that Aunt Ding is not favored.
She is too serious, rigid and uninteresting. Not as lively and bright as Mr. Fu when he was young, nor as charming and fun as Mr. Fu as a young boy. It would be fine for such a person to be a mistress, but it would be difficult for such a person to be favored as a concubine, not to mention that the master is not a lecherous person in the first place.
Even the sachet given by Aunt Ding, the master put it aside casually. He would rather accompany Mr. Fu to sneak out to eat market snacks at night.
In the blink of an eye, we arrived at Aunt Ding's place. Aunt Ding liked to read and play chess. At this time, she was playing chess by herself, holding both white and black stones.
Rao's mother sympathized with her even more, feeling that she was really lonely on weekdays.
"Aunt Ding, my slave has brought a pair of keys and cards, and this is the booklet from the old year." Rao's mother said.
Aunt Ding said seriously: "Please tell the eldest lady, the master is just letting me take care of it temporarily. If I do something wrong, the eldest lady must tell me."
Rao's mother felt in her heart that she was too serious, but she still said good things on her face.
"I feel relieved when you say that. Yes, how is the eldest lady's health? Don't let her think too much." Aunt Ding was concerned.
Mother Rao was moved and said: "Now you are the only one who cares about our wife's health, unlike some people who add insult to injury. Don't worry, our wife is just mentally weak. She has been able to sleep peacefully at night these past few days."
These days, Mrs. Fu lost her son and was not in good spirits. She happened to know that Mrs. Fu was pregnant. Although Mrs. Fu returned her favor, the master stayed with her every day. But in the long run, temporary companionship is nothing. Having a son is the most important thing.
If Mr. Fu gives birth to a son, he will be the eldest son. From a patriarchal perspective, 70% of the Liu family will be the eldest son.
And Aunt Su also started asking her sons to fawn over Liu Chengxu, which was not a good thing, but Aunt Ding was a very good person.
Listen, Aunt Ding is still helping them smooth things over: "The second lady is pregnant again after a few years. She still has morning sickness and is still uncomfortable. As for Sister Su, she even cried when she heard about the eldest son's illness that day. , each has its own difficulties.”
Rao's mother waved her hand: "I will see with my eyes whether they are sincere or not."
Aunt Ding stopped answering, and Rao's mother stopped talking and went out silently. However, after going out, she found that she had forgotten the lacquer plate she brought. When she turned back, she heard the conversation between Aunt Ding and the maid.
"Auntie, why is it that the order you drew up is more for the Second Madam than for the First Madam?"
"Silly girl, how dare I make the decision? Of course I did what I was told. The second lady is pregnant now, and the child she will give birth to will be the eldest son. Can't you see clearly who the master values more?"
"It turns out it was the master's order!"
…
Rao's mother turned around quietly and left. Her steps were so fast and hard that she crushed the grass on the grass and squeezed out the green grass juice.
