Shi Chunquin fell silent for a long time before asking: "Is there really no way to remedy it?"
They are husband and wife, do they really have to spend their whole lives hating each other? No one will be happy in this way.
Chu Run knew that if he said "yes", Shichun Equinox might not be able to sleep all night. He was silent for a long time and said lightly: "Take your time, maybe one day the knot between me and her will be solved.
, when the time comes, we will be more affectionate than you and your eldest cousin."
These words were obviously meant to deal with her, but Shi Chunfen still managed to make him laugh, "That should be easy." After all, she and Chu Ling were not very affectionate, so she didn't have the nerve to say the last sentence, but Chu Run still fell in love instantly.
However, his eyes quickly darkened.
Fortunately, the carriage arrived at Chu's house at the right time. Li Yan quickly helped Shi Chunquin out of the car, and the two hurried back to their yard.
Chu Run followed them, looking deeply at their backs with a bitter smile on his lips.
Even if Chu Ling wants to kill her, she still loves him. How can the luck between people be so different?
Because she didn't sleep last night, Shi Chunquin returned to her yard and slept until noon the next day before waking up. When she woke up, she clutched her chest and felt as if she had had a very long dream last night.
, in the dream she stood on the city gate and was held hostage by Huang Yifu. Chu Ling held a bow and arrow and shot an arrow at her without hesitation. She was so frightened that she woke up suddenly, and her whole body was soaked with sweat.
"Grandma, what's wrong with you?" The person on duty today was Lu Tao. Because Li Yan stayed up all night like Shi Chunquin and went to rest early, so she could only accompany Shi Chunquin.
After what happened to Hongxing, Lutao became obviously much less talkative, but she still worked hard at her work.
She asked the maid to fetch hot water, twisted a hot handkerchief to Shi Chunquin and handed it to her. She asked with concern: "Did you have a nightmare? Do you want the kitchen to make some calming tea?"
Shi Chunfen shook her head slightly and raised her eyes to look at her. Thinking of what had happened before, she couldn't help but ask Lu Tao: "Have you ever dreamed of her since Hong Xing's accident?"
At the mention of this, Lu Tao was startled, and the expression on her face became stiff, "It's been so long, how could grandma think of this?"
Shi Chunfen lowered his eyes and said with a wry smile: "Actually, I'm not thinking of Hongxing. I'm just comparing my feelings. If something like this happened, you must not have slept well."
Hongxing and Lutao grew up together. They depended on each other in a big house like the Chu family. They were extremely close to each other, and their relationship was definitely not comparable to that of ordinary friends.
After Hongxing left, Lutao had been ill for a long time, and the servants in the yard often laughed at her pretentiousness.
But now that I think about it, she was just worried, so what could she have done wrong?
Hearing her words, Lu Tao trembled and quickly knelt down, "I'm sorry, grandma, I know that my service in the past six months has not been considerate, please don't blame me."
Seeing that she misunderstood that he wanted to accuse her, Shi Chunfen shook her head in a funny way. She put aside the hot handkerchief that had wiped her sweat, and then reached out to help Lu Tao up, "Silly girl, forget that your best friend is a human being.
It's normal, how can I blame you? But I can't help but want to ask you, did you still blame me in your heart when you treated Hongxing like that?"
Mentioning this, Lu Tao smiled bitterly and shook her head, "I don't dare."
"Are you afraid or not?" Shi Chunquin stared at her closely and asked.
Lu Tao was silent for a while and said frankly: "If I said I couldn't do it, I'm afraid grandma wouldn't believe it."
Seeing that she was still honest, Shi Chunquin laughed and said, "You should blame me. After all, it is a human life, not something dispensable."
Lu Tao's nose became sour and she couldn't help but turn her eyes red, "Actually, I also know that I shouldn't blame grandma. When Hong Xing ended up like that, it was all her own fault. It's just that her lips are broken and her teeth are cold. If we, the maids, make the wrong move, we will be punished."
It is inevitable that I will feel unfair in my heart. Grandma, if Hongxing and I were not maids, would the outcome be different?"
Hearing this, Shi Chunfen sighed, "It's a pity that there are no ifs in life."
Just like she cannot escape the fate of being a child bride, everyone's fate is determined as early as when they are born.
Lu Tao also knew this very well, but when Shi Chunfen said it, she couldn't help but shed tears, "Grandma, do you think Hong Xing is... already dead now?"
Shi Chunquin understood what she wanted to ask. She hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "It's probably more serious than bad."
Seeing that the last hope was shattered, Lu Tao's tears fell even more fiercely, "It's all my fault... I didn't keep a good eye on her at the beginning. If I had kept an eye on her and didn't let her take this wrong step, everything would have been different."
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Shi Chunfen never expected that at this juncture, Lu Tao would blame herself instead of her. Her heart was touched instantly and she couldn't help but said: "Don't say that, maybe Hong Xing is fine?"
"How can it be possible?" Lu Tao almost burst into tears, "That's Hualiu Village. If a woman goes in, she will be worse than dead. Hong Xing has been afraid of pain since she was a child. She might have committed suicide long ago!"
Seeing her desperate look, Shi Chunquin sighed and hinted: "Maybe she was saved?"
"How is it possible..." Lu Tao subconsciously wanted to refute, but quickly reacted and raised her head in disbelief, "What does grandma mean?"
Shi Chunquin looked at her with a smile and asked: "Do you believe me?"
Lu Tao hesitated for a moment, then nodded quickly. She had followed Shi Chunquin for so long, so she naturally knew what kind of temper he was. If she was not trustworthy, then the Chu family would not have a trustworthy master.
Shi Chunfen smiled happily, "Since you believe me, I will tell you that I think Hongxing is very likely to be saved."
Lu Tao's eyes lit up and she quickly wiped away her tears, "Did grandma save her?"
Shi Chunfen quickly shook his head, "Don't talk nonsense, everything is just my guess without any basis."
Lu Tao quickly understood that Shi Chun Equinox needed something like this to establish her authority, so she must not spread the news that she had let Hong Xing go. Otherwise, every servant in the yard might betray the master like Hong Xing did in the future.
She raised her eyes, looked at the Spring Equinox brightly, and said happily: "I believe grandma's guess, Hongxing has auspicious signs, so everything will be fine."
Seeing that she was quite smart, Shi Chunquin smiled and stretched out his hand to help her up, "You won't cry now?"
"Stop crying." Lu Tao happily wiped away her tears, "Grandma, thank you."