At the end of the Xiaozhai Garden, in the most secluded courtyard in the inner courtyard, there are rare areas of green. Tough vines climb over the fences. The spaces in the bamboo fences are filled with potted plants, which occasionally turn green in the cold winter. The rare treasures show the strong vitality. The entire area is hidden under a huge shed, surrounded by covers, which isolates the cold from the outside.
The eldest lady stood outside the shed, and the scene she suddenly realized was similar to the tent that Mrs. Lin set up that day, but the difference was between vegetables and flowers.
For a moment, the eldest lady was in a daze: "Flowers can live in the shed. Can vegetables really be grown in the shed?"
The flowers and the shed are not the work of Lin Wanjie, but the work of the second wife who lives in seclusion.
Jian Niang likes to plant flowers. She has been tinkering with all kinds of flowers in her yard all year round, and no one cares whether her flowers are good or not. After all, he is a canary at home. As long as he stays in the cage, nothing else matters.
The eldest lady knows something about the second room. Logically speaking, she should be taking care of her flowers and plants at the moment.
Otherwise, they would knock on wooden fish and chant sutras in the room.
Although she is extremely good-looking, Jane is not well-received. She was originally from a humble background and does not talk to others. She spends all day at home chanting sutras and reciting Buddhism. She does not even have a maid to serve her. A young girl lives better than a monk or nun. Even lighter.
Even Mr. Xiao never comes to this courtyard, thinking it is bad luck to hear her chanting Buddha's name.
It's strange today. Ms. Jian is not taking care of the flowers and plants in the courtyard, nor is she chanting sutras in the room. There is not even a sound of knocking on the wooden fish...
When I got to the door, I knocked lightly, but got no response.
The eldest lady immediately frowned, worried that she would have evil thoughts like Yu Jiaoer, so she quickly opened the door and stepped into the house. When she was about to scream, she found that Jian Niang was wearing pajamas, leaning on the bed, tilting her head and looking out the window. I didn't know what to think.
"Oh, sister, what time is it, why are you still sleeping?"
At this time, Jian Niang moved her eyelids and glanced towards her sister, but there was no reply.
She was originally a beautiful woman with unparalleled beauty, but now her face was pale and full of sorrow, like an empty shell that had lost its soul, unable to muster any strength, and not even a trace of blood. It looks a little scary, but more of a pitiful one.
The eldest lady knew what she was thinking, and it was just that she didn't want to borrow seeds from Lin Da, so she had this morbid condition.
So when she didn't get a response, the eldest lady was not angry. Instead, she sighed quietly and walked over: "Hey! Sister, don't think too much, it's all the master's intention. My sister also tried to persuade me, but it had no effect, as you know With the master’s temper, it’s difficult to change his mind about things he believes in…”
"Why can Yu Jiao'er make the master change his story?" Jian Niang suddenly spoke, her voice hoarse and low, tired and weak.
"A woman like Yu Jiaoer can do anything and is not afraid of death! We can't really let her die, right?"
"Yes!" Jian Niang sighed quietly, "After all, the master bought Yu Jiao'er for ten thousand taels of silver. Gold is precious! And I am just a slave. When I sold it to the Xiao family, it only cost me twenty taels of silver. Even if Even if he is dead, he is only worth twenty taels of silver. Why would the master care about me?"
"Sister, don't think too much. The three of us sisters have all received great kindness from the master. Although the master cannot balance a bowl of water, he will not be overly biased..."
"Sister, I know what you are thinking. Yu Jiao'er was able to change my mind because she sacrificed her own life. In the past, I somewhat looked down on women like Yu Jiao'er, but now it's really a matter of life and death. Then I realized that it is much harder to die than to live. This matter fell on me. I don’t blame her, it’s just that I am not as good as her."
As she spoke, Jian Niang's thoughts drifted back to the thunderstorm night.
She also wanted to learn how Yu Jiao'er jumped into the Moon Lake, but she didn't have Yu Jiao'er's determination, let alone Yu Jiao'er's madness.
Just standing in the Moon Lake, before she actually jumped in, the cold lake water made Jian Niang retreat. The ice particles of the Moon Lake were cutting on her delicate skin like a knife, like a thousand knives. , unbearable.
Feeling life slipping away from her fingers little by little, Jian Niang was afraid of regret and did not dare to move forward. She was scared to death, and when she came out of the Moon Lake, she made up her mind... As long as she could live, she was willing to obey the master's arrangements, even if she lost all her dignity.
Jian Niang was washed away by the thunderstorm for a long time. Shivering, she returned to the corridor and passed Yu Jiaoer's courtyard entrance, when she bumped into the man who made her think endlessly.
The memory of that night only came to her mind over and over again after Jian Niang woke up. She couldn't believe that she would take the initiative to throw herself into the arms of a man and take the initiative to kiss him.
What she couldn't forget even more was the smell of a real man.
This smell was like planting an evil seed in her mind, making it impossible for Jian Niang to sit peacefully in front of the Buddha.
While thinking about it, Madam Jian's words brought Jane's thoughts back to reality: "Sister, you don't have to worry, that idiot has been taken away for three days. At least you don't have to worry about borrowing seeds for these three days. It's just a good time to think about it. , be prepared.”
With Yu Jiaoer's lessons learned, the eldest lady is no longer impatient. After all, this kind of thing is very difficult for any woman.
"Been away for three days?"
"You don't have to think about it." The eldest lady said with a smile, and then paused, "Lin Da is a bit ugly. If my sister really can't take it, just take this thing, and everything will fall into place after that."
After saying that, the eldest lady took out a brocade box from her sleeve.
Jane opened the brocade box and found a red pill inside.
"Is this... an aphrodisiac?" Jian Niang asked with a frown.
The eldest lady looked embarrassed, and then nodded: "This is called Chunshui Pill. It is extracted from hundreds of precious medicinal materials. It will not cause any burden on the body. On the contrary, it will make women feel unprecedented happiness. As long as you take this medicine , No matter how ugly or smelly Lin Da is, you will still like him very much."
Jian Niang was stunned and even more disappointed.
In order to continue the incense of the Xiao family, the master and sister have gone to any lengths?
He even used aphrodisiacs!
He said words of comfort, but in his heart he didn't consider other people's feelings at all.
"Is this what the master meant?" Jian Niang's voice became cold.
The eldest lady continued to nod: "It's not necessary to use this thing, but I just gave it to my sister to be prepared. The master is worried about the survival of the Xiao family, so he is a little impatient, but my sister should also be more considerate."
Jian Niang hesitated for a moment and accepted the brocade box.
She has kept the rules in the Xiao family all her life, and has read scriptures in front of the Buddha her whole life.
In the end, I didn't get a good word, let alone a moment of peace.
Instead, she was asked to destroy her innocence and do something despised by the world!
That’s all…
Even the master doesn't care whether her body is clean or not, so what's the trouble in guarding it by himself?
Anyway...after that thunderstorm night, her heart was already unclean.
