In the winter in the capital, water turns to ice. When we woke up that morning, there was no sun. The dark clouds pressed down layer by layer like scales. After a while, the rustling snowflakes began to drift down.
Xie Wu woke up from the cold.
Most of the brazier fire in the room has been extinguished, and the little maid who was originally guarding the bedside has disappeared.
Through the thick curtains in the inner room, the low voices of a maid suddenly began to talk.
"The snow is really heavy here today!"
"No, I heard that Gui'an said that the roads outside the city were buried in snow. He was almost trapped outside the city yesterday and never came back."
"With such heavy snow, I don't know if the prince and the others will be able to return home on time."
"Shhh! You little hooves, are you allowed to talk about the prince's affairs? Be careful not to let the second lady know about it and send someone to slap your mouth to pieces!"
"Good sister, I was wrong, please forgive me this time."
Listening to the maids' fight, Xie Wu's dry eyes suddenly became moist.
She didn't know why she woke up again. She was obviously dead. After hearing that her enemies were all killed, she exhaled her last breath peacefully, but when she opened her eyes, she found that she was alive again...
She had been living in a haze for the past two days, with events from her past life alternating in her dreams, until just now she suddenly heard the maid mentioning her father.
Yes, my father was still alive at this time.
Mother and A Xu are still alive.
And she is also alive.
"What are you doing?"
Suddenly there was a loud shout outside, and the maid's fight suddenly stopped.
Xie Wu quickly raised her hands to wipe away the tears on her face.
"Li, Grandma Li...Second Madam, I have seen the Second Madam." The panicked voice of the little maid outside the house rang out.
"Didn't I ask you to keep a close watch on the eldest girl? How unbecoming is it to laugh and play like this!"
"I know I was wrong, please forgive me." The little maid's voice begging for mercy sounded again.
"That's all, is the older girl feeling better?"
"To the second madam, the girl is feeling better after taking the medicine than she was in the past few days."
Yang nodded, raised her feet and led the people into the inner room.
Hearing the footsteps, Xie Wu quickly closed her eyes.
The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and right after Xie Wu felt someone sitting gently in front of her.
"Ah Wu, Ah Wu..."
Xie Wu frowned slightly, pretending to be sleepy and just woken up, "Second Aunt..."
Yang smiled gently at Xie Wu, then bent down to help her up, and reached out to stuff a pillow behind her. After doing this, she raised her hand to pull the quilt on Xie Wu, "Okay.
Child, why are your hands so cold? Are they frozen?" Yang said as she glanced around the room, then she frowned, looked at the two little maids with a sullen face and said, "What's going on? In the stove?
When the fire goes out, don’t you have the eyes to see it?”
As soon as Mr. Yang finished speaking, the little maid knelt on the ground with a 'pop' sound.
"Replying to the Second Madam, the girl kept complaining about being cold in the past two days, so I lit two stoves in the house. The girl seems to be feeling better these two days, and there is not enough charcoal, so..."
"If you don't have enough charcoal, just go and get some more. The girl has finally gotten better, and she can't stay cold anymore. In the final analysis, you slaves just don't care about your master!" Yang said with a stern face.
"But Grandma Guan said that the girl's charcoal monthly chart this month has been..."
"Go and tell Aunt Guan that the charcoal for the eldest lady must not be in short supply. If it is used up, it will be deducted from my share!" Yang interrupted the little maid with a sullen face.
"Yes, I know this." The little maid trembled as Yang scolded her.
Mrs. Yang stretched out her hand and waved the little maid away, then turned around and took Xie Wu's hand with some guilt, "Good Auntie, it's all because of Second Aunt's fault. She has been busy these days taking care of matters related to uncle's return home.
I neglected you."
After hearing Yang's words, Xie Wu's eyes moved, and then she lowered her head.
Seeing Xie Wu lowering her head and not speaking, Yang sighed softly, stuffed Xie Wu's hand back into the brocade quilt, and then continued, "Awu, you have grown up in front of me since you were a child.
I treat you the same as I treat Sister Yuan, but now that your parents are back, I think they are going to take you over..." At this point, Yang paused and took Xie Wu's sign to express her heart.
He continued, "Ah Wu, the second aunt knows your temperament. I have never made you suffer any injustice in front of me these years. It's just that Brother Xu is back now. He is the only male heir of your father and mother, and he has committed suicide."
If you are raised in front of your parents, your temper will inevitably become arrogant. When the time comes, you must let him be more arrogant and don't argue with him..."
The Xu brother Yang mentioned is Xie Wu's biological brother.
Xie Wu's father, Xie Zheng, was the eldest son of Xie Yu, the Marquis of Wu'an. He followed Xie Yu in the army since he was a child and guarded Ningxia with him. He was not ordered back to the capital until recently.
Her mother, Chen, was the daughter of a wealthy businessman in Yangzhou City. Fifteen years ago, Xie Zheng accidentally rescued Chen from bandits. Chen chased Xie Zheng to Ningxia under the pretext of expressing gratitude.
Later, the old man presided over the wedding for them.
Xie Wu's grandmother still found out about her son's marriage in the letter. It is said that the old lady lost her temper. However, Ningxia was far away and the marriage was approved by the old man. Although she was angry, she had to give up.
Later, Mrs. Chen gave birth to Xie Wu, and the old lady 'invited' Mrs. Chen back to Shangjing on the grounds that she wanted to see her granddaughter.
Chen stayed in the capital for two years. Later, she couldn't bear the lovesickness and knelt in front of the old lady and begged for several days. The old lady then let her go back to Ningxia. However, Xie Wu was kept by the old lady because she was still young.
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In this way, Xie Wu was raised under the knees of the old lady and the Yang family.
When Xie Wu grew older, Mrs. Chen also wanted to take Xie Wu back to Ningxia, but the old lady always refused to answer. Later, Mrs. Chen had Xie Xu, and the matter of taking Xie Wu back to Ningxia was no longer an issue.
No one mentioned it.
"Ah Wu, what's wrong? Why don't you feel well?" Seeing that Xie Wu was a little startled, Yang asked with concern.
Xie Wu came back to her senses, looked at Yang's concerned face, lowered her eyes slightly, and shook her head.
In the eyes of Xie Wu when she was young, compared to Chen, the biological mother who abandoned her in the palace, Yang, the aunt, was more like her mother. She was obedient and took great care of her, and no one under her would care about her.
It is said that the second wife of the Marquis has a heart of Buddha and loves the eldest daughter as if she were her own daughter.
She thought so too at that time.
But judging from her current experience, she seemed to care about her in words, but in fact, she was constantly trying to instigate her relationship with the big house.
It turned out that everything was traceable, but it was a pity that the young woman was blinded by Yang's sweet words and could not see clearly the vicious thoughts hidden under those delicate faces.