What could she and He Runjia have to say? Not to mention the things he did to her, the number of cold-blooded and ruthless things he did to Chu Miaoer was too numerous to count.
"My aunt will go with you, and she will also donate some money for incense." Shu Qingqing said, then turned around and called, "Zhixia, just stay in the house and watch over the second master for me. Don't let him drink too much."
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He Runjia on the side winked at her mother crazily, so before Zhixia could respond, Wen Yuening, although he didn't know what she wanted to do, still stepped forward and said with a smile: "No one can compare to the presence of my brothers and sisters, you are still with me.
Let's stay together in the mansion. How can a little girl like Zhi Xia control her second brother?" She raised her eyes and glanced at Chu Miao'er, who was always smiling lightly, and said in a low voice, "Let the two sisters talk alone.
After so many years, we have to talk about it, how can one family have an overnight feud!"
Shu Qingqing proposed to go with them because he was afraid that He Runjia would secretly do something bad to Chu Miaoer. With her here, at least He Runjia would be more honest. But then I thought about it, He Runjia would not be in the eyes of so many people after all.
What's going on underneath, and besides, with Miao'er's current status as the princess, He Runjia won't be able to get any benefits.
Thinking of this, Shu Qingqing also relaxed and nodded. Just as he was about to speak to Chu Miao'er, Fu Yunchi, who had been standing beside him silently, said, "Tingfeng, let's go with you."
"Ling'an Temple is only about thirty miles away. You..." Zhang Yi was forced back by Fu Yunchi's piercing eyes as soon as he opened his mouth. He knew that this cousin-in-law was not someone who was easy to fool. It seems that the rumors were not false.
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Seeing them all looking at each other, the atmosphere suddenly became tense. Fu Yunchi's eyes were a little worried. Chu Miaoer knew that as long as she said "no", Fu Yunchi would never let He Runjia take her away, but she hesitated for a moment and still sighed.
He said in a tone: "No need, I'll go back with my cousin and Baitao just follow me."
Hearing what she said, Fu Yunqi couldn't stop him. The happiest person was He Runjia. She wished she could take Chu Miaer and leave immediately, because she was afraid that if she didn't leave, the man from Ling'an Temple would leave.
Wouldn't that be a great opportunity lost!
Chu Miaoer nodded slightly to Fu Yunchi to reassure him, then turned around and followed He Runjia out of the house.
The horse-drawn carriage was driving slowly on the road. Dongling was not as orderly as Kyoto, but the market was more lively. There was an endless stream of pedestrians, carriages and horses. Chu Miaoer was drowsy as she rocked in the sedan chair.
"Cousin Miao'er, how are you doing in the prince's palace?" He Runjia paused and said, "I heard that there is another woman hiding in the prince's palace. Folk rumors say that the prince is very kind to her. Don't be bullied in vain.
go."
When she said this, she always glanced at Chu Miao'er inadvertently, as if she wanted to find some clues on her face. Chu Miao'er turned to look at her and slowly showed a smile: "Thank you for your concern, cousin.
You should worry more about your own family affairs."
"You! -" He Runjia's eyes widened, and he wanted to get angry but quickly suppressed it, "Don't I care about you? We sisters have not seen each other for such a long time. Cousin Miao'er, please don't keep the past in your mind.
It's all a matter of time and again."
With a fluttering "It's no wonder", she wanted to forget all the previous things. I don't know whether to call her naive or stupid, but Chu Miao'er never thought of using the past things to settle old scores, otherwise she wouldn't be with her.
Come out this time.
She smiled slightly, looked out the window and said lightly: "After my grandmother passed away, no one will support my cousin anymore. How is my cousin living in that house? Do you think that you should have listened to your grandmother's words back then, and maybe your life will be better now?" Do you have to be more chic and comfortable?" She turned to look at He Runjia's face, "The makeup on my cousin's face is thicker than yesterday. The more I try to hide something, the more I am afraid of it. My cousin's husband is getting worse and worse. My cousin should think about it for herself. It’s the road.”
"You..." He Runjia covered her face in panic, as if she didn't expect that Chu Miao'er would see through the palm prints on her face after she had tried so hard to make up, and she felt ashamed and anxious. He defended, "My cousin is joking. Now that the old lady of the Zhang family has passed away, I am the only one in charge of the Zhang family. The whole family is listening to me. You and your cousin-in-law are also very kind to me." Say this. Even she hesitated when she said this, maybe even she didn't believe it.
Like her mother, she likes to deceive herself. Everyone around her knows that her life is not satisfactory, but one of her and her aunt said that her husband was very good to her, and the other said that her husband was very good to her in front of other ladies. The son-in-law has always been considerate and considerate, and presumably he received the true message in his mother's womb. Otherwise, how can we say "blood is thicker than water"?
"Outsiders can only give me a few pointers. As long as my cousin lives a comfortable life." Chu Miao'er no longer struggled with this matter. It was all other people's housework, and she never liked to interfere.
The two of them were sitting in the same sedan chair, but they were both silent. Baitao had been listening attentively to their conversation outside the sedan chair. After listening for a long time without any movement, he secretly looked inside through the bamboo curtain. He saw that Chu Miaoer had already He leaned his head against the window and fell asleep, and then he felt relieved. The eldest lady and the princess have not dealt with each other since she was a child, so it is best not to have anything happen to her.
There has been no news for many years after the second young master of the He family got married. For many years, He Runjia was the only child in the He family. In addition, the eldest lady was also arrogant and domineering. The people in the house had always been submissive to the eldest family. Later, He Runjia became even more popular. Even the second young master had to be courteous to her.
Later, when He Runjia was about six or seven years old, one day I heard people say that a little cousin had come to Kyoto and would be raised in the He Mansion from now on. I still remember that that day Chu Miaoer had just been sent to the He Mansion...
"Cai'er, what's causing such a commotion outside?" He Runjia's voice was a little childish at this time, but her eyes seemed to be a little shrewd. She was packing her jewelry box at this time, slowly picking out the jewelry one by one. The golden hairpins are spread out.
Cai'er inquired outside the door and quickly ran over and said, "Miss, I heard from others that a cousin from Kyoto is going back to the mansion to stay for a while today, and everyone is busy cleaning up."
Cousin? Why didn't she hear her grandmother mention it? He Runjia carefully fiddled with the hairpin in her hand and asked softly without raising her head: "Has grandma passed away at this time? Has mother come back?"
"The eldest lady seems..." Cai'er was about to speak when she saw someone other than the eldest lady walking slowly towards the door. She quickly lowered her eyes and lowered her head and called softly: "I've seen the eldest lady."
"Mother! -" He Runjia also raised his head after hearing the voice. Seeing that the person who came was indeed his mother, a surprised smile instantly appeared on his face. He immediately stood up and threw himself into Wen Yuening's arms. , calling out coquettishly, "When did mother come back?"
"You go down first," Wen Yuening motioned Cai'er to step back. He glanced at the row of gold hairpins on the red velvet cloth, then squatted down and said to He Runjia, "If you don't study nvren carefully, you'll be playing with this all day long.
What to do? Your father will be unhappy when he sees it."
He Runjia covered her mouth and smiled softly when she heard this, looked around, and whispered: "Didn't my mother ask me to put more thought into these things? If my daughter saves all these things, she can marry her favorite husband in the future. Even if
Even if her husband's family is poor, she won't have to endure hardships, and her father won't find out, and her daughter always hides it very well." Seeing his daughter's ghostly appearance, Wen Yuening smiled and tapped the tip of her nose, stood up, and
She held her hand while walking and said: "I heard that my family was going to take back your cousin Miao'er, so my mother rushed back overnight..."
"Really? Really?" He Runjia danced for joy after hearing this, with a twinkling of light in her eyes, "It turns out it was cousin Miao'er who was brought into the house! She was still in her aunt's belly before..."
She suddenly realized, "Will my aunt also come back to live with me for a while? What about my uncle? Isn't my uncle an important official in the court? Do you have time to come back with your aunt?"
My aunt has a gentle temperament and is always soft-spoken when dealing with her servants. In my impression, my uncle is not such a person. He rarely comes back to the He Mansion and only stays with my aunt for a day or two every year before he plans to leave for Kyoto.
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"No," Wen Yuening said slowly, "From now on, there will only be your cousin Miao'er, and your aunt..." She paused before saying, "Your aunt has passed away, let alone your uncle in the future, so as not to let anyone know.
Your grandmother is sad."
Perhaps because he was too young, He Runjia didn't quite understand the word "death". He simply thought that he would never see his aunt again in the future. When his mother said this, he pursed his lips and looked like he was about to cry.
"Don't cry, your grandmother has already gone to the front hall, and mother has come to take you there with her," Wen Yuening paused again and warned word by word, "From now on, your cousin will be protected by her grandmother in the house, and she will eat well."
You must give her a share of the dowry. You are no longer the eldest daughter of the He family who enjoyed exclusive favor in the past. If you get married in the future, you will inevitably give her half of your dowry. Therefore, remember not to leave her in the future.
If you're too close, mother won't be able to help you speak, do you understand?"
However, the little girl of five or six years old felt extremely unhappy when her mother said that she would give half of her things to this cousin Miaoer. He Runjia nodded in confusion, but he really took his mother's words into consideration.
Keep it in mind.
Following her mother to the front hall, He Runjia happened to see her grandmother holding the infant baby. Her grandmother was already old and usually calm and peaceful. It was rare to see her looking so happy from ear to ear. It was even better than on New Year's Eve.
She was even more happy when she sent the couplets.
"Jia'er," the old lady of the He family called with a smile, "come and see your little cousin."
He Runjia slowly moved to her grandmother's side and took a look. There was a pink porcelain doll lying in the swaddling clothes. She was smiling happily, but when she saw her, she grinned and started crying loudly. She was so scared.
Grandma took a few steps back, and my uncle and uncle hurriedly asked the wet nurse to take her over.
"We haven't gotten to know Miao yet," my aunt said with a smile, "My childhood cousin, please don't take her too seriously."
From this moment on, He Runjia disliked this cousin from the bottom of her heart. She always cried, and even though she was wrong, she only cried. This made her grandmother say that she bullied her, and everyone always asked her to give in to her cousin without explanation.
But she is also a child, isn't she? In previous years, she could get several portions of the New Year's money, but now that she has this cousin, she has shared half of it for her and left. I don't know when the box of money given by her mother will be full.
My grandmother took her cousin with her wherever and whenever she wanted, but never took her out of the house. She always took her to the temple to pray for blessings. When the house wanted to make new clothes, she was always made to measure, and the newly arrived guava was also the first one.
After sending it to her, even her husband praised her cousin for her delicate features and she would definitely be a beauty when she grows up.
So she really couldn't hold it back and pushed her into the pond. She thought she would be scared, but watching her flutter a few times and slowly sink, she felt indescribably happy.