Xie Shu followed Aunt Kang all the way to the Peony Courtyard. The Peony Courtyard was Fu Qionghua's boudoir before she left the court. Because Mrs. Wei loved her only daughter very much, the courtyard was not only spacious, but also full of peonies. Xie Shu just As soon as you enter, you can smell the fragrance of flowers in the air.
Thinking of the cloisonné enamel hundred-treasure peony bonsai that Fu Xuzhi gave to Zhou in Jing'an Courtyard today, Xie Shu couldn't help but think about how Fu Qionghua liked the peonies all over the courtyard in the past. Peonies are so dazzling, right?
Thinking like this, Xie Shu walked towards the house.
The room was filled with a strong smell of medicine. Fu Qionghua was leaning on the bed, looking a little bad. On his forehead was a forehead smear embroidered with peonies and rubies, with various flower and plant patterns embroidered on the edges. Sick look.
When Mr. Xie was looking at Fu Qionghua, Fu Qionghua was also looking at her. She saw Mr. Xie wearing a yellow-green embroidered magnolia turban, with his black hair combed into a lily bun, and a tourmaline magnolia hairpin in his hair. Bu came in from the outside, with picturesque features and calm demeanor, as if he were a dazzling pearl, and he was stunned for a moment. Just now at the banquet, she hadn't noticed how eye-catching the clothes were, but now seeing Xie Shu walking in from the outside so slowly, she felt that the clothes were particularly eye-catching.
Xie Shu grew up in the Xie Mansion since childhood. Because of her displeasure and partiality, Xie Shu, the daughter, always had a bit of melancholy, especially when facing her mother, she was even more timid. To please and please. Fu Qionghua felt that Mr. Xie like this was the one who could make her feel at ease the most, and also make her feel relieved.
But since when did Xie Shu, who used to be just a good-looking person, start to show a bit more magnanimity and calmness that even surprised her?
Before Fu Qionghua could figure it out, Xie Shu had already slowly walked up to her, bowed and said, "My daughter has met her mother."
"I heard from Aunt Kang that my mother suffered from a cold at my aunt's birthday party and had a headache when she came back. The pain is still severe now? Do you want to report it to grandma and ask the doctor to come into the house to take a look at you?"
Xie Shu's beautiful eyes were full of worry. Because the lights were on in the room, the dim light reflected on her face, giving her whole body a soft halo, making her already outstanding. There was a sense of surprise on his face. I don't know if it was an illusion, but at this moment, Fu Qionghua actually saw a bit of Zhou's youth in Xie Shu's body.
She was startled by her sudden thought, and subconsciously clenched the brocade quilt under her body. When she was about to take a closer look, she heard Xie Shu say with a bit of worry: "If you have a severe headache, please help me." Doctor, please come into the house and have a look."
Fu Qionghua came back to his senses and said, "No need, it's already so late, so don't disturb your grandmother."
As Fu Qionghua spoke, he looked at Ms. Xie carefully and asked, "I've never seen you wear the clothes you're wearing today at home."
Xie Shu nodded slightly and explained: "It was sent to me by my grandmother for my birthday last year. I accompany my grandmother all day long, unlike my elder sister who often goes out to attend banquets, so I don't have the chance to wear it out. This time I am going to the capital. Come on, I don’t dare to offend the people in the house by dressing too modestly, and even insult the reputation of our Xie family, so I wear this to show respect, what do you think is wrong with it?”
After she said this, Fu Qionghua couldn't find anything wrong even if he wanted to speak. He just frowned and reminded: "It's good that the girl's family is upright and grand. She's dressed too well and looks eye-catching. There's no need to attract some trouble." This disaster has brought down the foundation of our Xie family."
If she had listened to Fu Qionghua's words in the past when Xie Shu didn't know her life experience, she would have definitely reflected on herself and felt that she was wearing something too eye-catching. Fu Qionghua's suggestion was for her sake and because he loved her as a daughter. .
But after reviving her life, she didn't know what Fu Qionghua was thinking. She pretended to be stunned, and then her eyes filled with tears, and her eyes were full of disbelief.
She choked up and said, "If the person wearing these clothes was the eldest sister, my mother would also give her a warning like this. She was afraid that the eldest sister would be spread out and show off to others, which would damage the foundation of our Xie family. ?"
Fu Qionghua never thought that she would be so bold and dare to question her as a mother.
At that moment, he grimaced and swung the teacup on the table to the ground. The teacup shattered on the ground and the tea splashed everywhere.
"What are you talking about? As a mother, I am kindly reminding you. You are just doing it without being taught, and you still dare to talk to your eldest sister? Why, are you jealous that Sister Yan often accompanies me to go out for banquets at home? , because you can’t go to serve the old lady, so you already have resentment towards me as a mother, right?”
Fu Qionghua said with a bit of sarcasm: "I thought you were sincerely filial to the old lady, but I never thought that you actually have so much resentment in your heart? Is this your filial piety? It's a waste of what the old lady gave you on your birthday. Clothes, do you have the nerve to wear them?”
Fu Qionghua was already angry because his son Fu Xuzhi was so filial to the Zhou family. Now he naturally looked at Xie Suo, the Zhou family's biological daughter, and disliked her, so he didn't care about the two of them at all in his words. mother-daughter bond.
Xie Shu's shoulders were trembling, and she looked at Fu Qionghua full of grievances. Just when Fu Qionghua thought she would feel ashamed and admit her mistake, she suddenly turned around and ran outside wiping her tears.
Fu Qionghua was stunned for a moment, then glanced at Nanny Kang who was also stunned, and said in a deep voice: "If you don't stop her, what is she doing? I, a mother, can't talk about her?"
Aunt Kang stamped her feet and wanted to stop her, but Xie Shu had disappeared long ago, so there was no way she could stop him.
At that moment, he said to Fu Qionghua with only a bit of confusion: "Madam, you have forgotten that you are the mother of the second girl. How can a mother talk about her daughter like this?"
Not to mention, using such dirty thoughts to speculate on Xie Shu's filial piety.
Here, Madam clearly treats the eldest girl, Xie Yan, as a treasure, and the second girl, Xie Yan, as a piece of grass on the ground that can be rubbed and rubbed at will.
But the madam made a wrong calculation this time. The little girl had suffered a lot of grievances because of Liang Heng along the way. Now listening to Fu Qionghua's words, she couldn't help but feel chilled and aggrieved.
If it had been her, she would have screamed in front of Fu Qionghua and told her grievances over the years.
But she didn't say anything, Xie Shu ran out with tears in her eyes and looked like she was wronged. When she returned to Bihengyuan where she lived, she saw the maids and wives coming and going all the way, and she was definitely going to make a big fuss. of.
Fu Qionghua's head swelled after hearing what Grandma Kang said. He was pretending to have a headache, but now he actually had a headache.
Just as Mother Kang said, Xie Shu ran out of the Peony Courtyard crying like this, and was seen by many people along the way. In just half a cup of tea, the news spread in Anguo Gong's Mansion.
Mrs. Wei sent her maid Chao Yun to take Xie Shu to Fanlan Courtyard. The eldest lady Zhou and the second lady Wei heard that the old lady was calling people, so they couldn't help but show up, so they rushed to the Weilan Courtyard with their mothers.
Xie Shu refused to say anything at first, and just kept crying. She was born extremely beautiful, and crying like this was really pitiful. After Mrs. Wei's questioning, Xie Shu told the whole story.
"If I knew that these clothes would provoke my mother's words, I would never dare to wear these clothes. But I don't understand, are these clothes so eye-catching? If my mother says that I don't respect myself, then I will Like, just like on the way to Beijing, Cousin Liang often came up to me. I didn't see these foreign men often, and I felt a little scared. When I asked my mother to come, my mother said it was because I didn't respect myself."
"I was ashamed and angry. I didn't know if it was really my fault. I had been thinking and fearing all day, so I got sick on the way. I was delayed for several days before arriving in Beijing. Otherwise, I wouldn't have called my grandmother and two aunts. Been waiting for two days.”
Xie Shu's shoulders were trembling, and he looked at Mrs. Wei with some caution: "Grandma, do you think I should twist my hair and go to the temple to become a sister-in-law, so that I won't let people speculate on me? frivolous?"
The room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
When Mr. Xie opened his mouth, everyone thought it was just a quarrel between the girl's family. After all, Fu Qionghua's mother was partial, and her daughter would inevitably suffer some injustice. But how could they have imagined that they would hear these words from Xie Shu's mouth?
This, this is not something a mother can say to her daughter? This is obviously an enemy, right? Enemies will not be so mean!
Mrs. Wei was so angry that her vision went dark and she almost fainted. She held Xie Shu, who was crying and out of breath, into her arms and said: "Why don't we be a sister-in-law? You are our The cousin of Duke An Guo is going to get married and become the mistress of the house, and you are not allowed to talk about this in the future."
"It's your mother's fault. She talks so carelessly that it hurts your heart."
Mrs. Wei actually didn't know how to comfort her. She glanced at the eldest lady Zhou and the second lady Wei who were standing beside her. For some reason, Mrs. Zhou felt depressed when she saw Xie Shu crying like this, so for a moment Didn't agree.
However, the second lady, Mrs. Wei, understood what the old lady was thinking, and quickly went up to comfort her: "There is no mother in this world who doesn't love her own daughter. Your mother just had a headache. You said something to her, and she said This is something you shouldn’t have said.”
"Girl, you are the most sensible. Don't get into trouble with your mother."
Xie Shu didn't intend to continue crying. After all, she, a cousin, couldn't go too far when she was wronged. If it was too much, she would be annoying instead of making people feel sorry for her.
So, after listening to Mrs. Wei's words, Mr. Xie slowly turned around, picked up the handkerchief and wiped his tears, and said to Mrs. Wei with a bit of embarrassment: "It's not my fault, because This incident alarmed my grandmother, eldest aunt, and second aunt."
How could Mrs. Wei blame her for this matter? When she heard what she said, she felt that this child was the most sensible person. He could think of this after suffering such a big grievance, so she quickly said: "How could it be possible? Grandma is too hurt." Your mother is dead, so I raised your mother to be so willful, causing you to suffer such great injustice."
"Don't worry, grandma will talk to her well."
As Mrs. Wei spoke, she ordered Chaoyun beside her: "Take the girl to the wing to wash herself. You can rest in my Xilan Courtyard and Baoyun Pavilion tonight."
This Baoyun Pavilion is the largest room in Fanlan Courtyard except the old lady's room. There is also a study room in it, and all the furnishings are the best.
In the past, only the eldest girl Fu Yi had the dignity to stay here.
Chao Yun understood that the old lady was trying to give face to Mr. Xie, and was also taking the opportunity to beat her aunt Fu Qionghua.
She said yes and helped Xie Shu, who was sitting on the couch.
Mr. Xie bowed his head to Mrs. Wei, the Zhou family and the Wei family, and then turned around and followed Chao Yun to the back.
She lowered her eyebrows slightly and breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. After her fuss, Fu Qionghua probably no longer dared to say that Zhou, the sister-in-law, did not help her and allowed outsiders to bully her.
If she said this, it would only make everyone in Duke An Guo's house feel that she was not easy to get along with. Even Mrs. Wei would only think that Fu Qionghua was being willful and mischievous.
