Bend Over [ 折腰 ] - Chapter 78

[Chapter 77 11]

After Zong Ji and Xiao Qiao met with each other, they said: “I was trusted by the lady earlier, and it is an honor to entrust me with this matter. I heard some things last night, and I don’t know if it will help the lady. I am afraid that it will delay the lady’s business. That’s why I invite you to meet me early in the morning, I hope you won’t be disturbed.”

Xiao Qiao said, “I’ve paid my attention. All ears are attentive.”

Zong Ji said, “After the lady left the day before yesterday, I went to the villager’s house. Hire a beggar to stay there. The front door, I watched from the back door. After a day, there was no movement, and the door was always closed. It was only when it was dark yesterday that I saw a man hurriedly entered through the back door. I saw that his behavior was suspicious. I heard something private…”

Zong Ji glanced at Xiao Qiao. Seeing her listening intently and her expression focused, she paused slightly.

Last night, after he climbed over the wall and entered the high wall of the township, he took advantage of the darkness to avoid the servants, followed the lights to a room outside the main house, and peeped in the dark, and saw the man who entered from the back door was here. In the room, he took off his clothes and climbed onto the bed naked, and was teasing with a naked woman on the bed.

The woman was less than thirty years old, and she had some beauty. Judging from her residence, she should be the hostess here. The two acted in the affairs of the Duke of Zhou. They were lewd. Zong Ji was waiting outside. After the room was over, I listened carefully to the men and women in the room, and finally heard something interesting.

Facing the lady of the Wei residence, Zong Ji naturally wouldn’t describe what he had seen last night, he only vaguely passed on a sentence, and then said: “While the two of them were talking, the woman claimed that she had a rare thing in her hand. Du medicine, known as Bodhisattva, passed down from its own poisonous country (India), refined in snakes, poisonous, strange, extremely poisonous, colorless and odorless, only need a drop to put into food, Chinese medicine is difficult to swallow, the whole body is paralyzed, the mind is clear, But he couldn’t speak. After three days, he slowly stopped breathing and died. The best thing was that there was no abnormality in appearance, it seemed that it was caused by a sudden typhoid. The man was curious and asked to watch. The woman took out a small porcelain bottle and said I have already used some of it a few days ago, and I kept this in my hands because I really couldn’t bear such a miracle drug.”

In fact, it was the man and woman who were flirting with each other last night. The woman laughed and scolded that most men in the world were guilty, saying that if the man dared to betray him in the future, he would use this strange poison. The man naturally swore to swear, and wanted to see the drug again. At first, the woman probably just said it, and as soon as she said it, she looked a little regretful. Later, she couldn’t stand the man’s request, so she got up in her clothes and took it from a secret box. Give the medicine to the man to watch.

Zong Ji looked at Xiao Qiao, and continued: “The two of them finished reading the medicine, took it back and fell asleep. I waited for a while, and there should be nothing else to do, so I jumped out over the wall. So I invited the lady to see you early in the morning and tell me everything I saw last night.”

Xiao Qiao frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, raised her eyes and asked, “Who is that man, do you know?”

Zong Ji said: ” The man is only in his early twenties, tall and tall, with an eagle nose, and wears a purple robe…” He recalled carefully, “Yes, I heard that the woman once called it ‘Su Lang’. The rest is unknown. When

Zong Ji described the man’s appearance, Xiao Qiao’s mind jumped out of Su Xin’s appearance. When I heard the name “Su Lang”, I was more certain.

The woman in Zong Ji’s mouth was nearly thirty years old, so naturally it could not be Su Ehuang. It must be the widowed Mrs. Li surnamed Xianghou.

It seems that the line that I strung out last night is not wrong. Su Ehuang should indeed have left Yuyang. But her nephew Su Xin stayed behind and hooked up with Mrs. Xianghou.

Snake venom from India… The unspeakable relationship between Su Xin and Mrs. Xianghou… A few days ago, Jiang Li came to Li’s house… Mrs. Xianghou said that the drug had been used before…

The troubles and doubts before, suddenly disappeared in an instant. became clear.

Su Ehuang hides behind, and controls Jiang Yu, Madam Xianghou, and her nephew Su Xin.

The only thing I don’t understand is why Jiang Hao is willing to be used by Su Ehuang and become her puppet to put her hand into the Wei residence.

As far as Xiao Qiao knew, Jiang Li came to Zhu’s side twenty years ago. At that time, Emperor Su E was only four or five years old, so it was impossible to bury someone so early. It seems that Zhu Shi had been kind to Jiang Li in his early years. Moreover, Jiang Li seems to have no husband or children now, but she is just an old widow. Ordinarily, she has no reason to betray Zhu’s work for Emperor Su E.

But Xiao Qiao had no time to think about it at this moment.

She has understood the relationship between everyone on this line, and her heart is pounding.

After Zong Ji finished speaking, he looked at Xiao Qiao. Seeing that her expression changed slightly, and her lips seemed to have lost some blood, she hesitated, and said, “Is there still a place for me, the lady? If there is, no matter what you tell me, I am very willing to listen to the dispatch.”

His tone, Very sincere.

Xiao Qiao was called back to God by him, and smiled and thanked him: “Thank you Zonglang! These days have been really hard. What you said just now has helped me a lot! My gratitude is beyond words. If there is a chance in the future, I will definitely report it! There is nothing else at the moment, and there is still something to do in my family, so I will leave first.”

Xiao Qiao thanked him deeply and turned to leave.

Zong Ji couldn’t help but follow her a few steps, and finally stopped outside the door, staring at the back of her hurriedly leaving, and was slightly taken aback.

…

Zheng Shu moved quickly, and in just two days, she obtained a doll that was said to have been suppressed from the Great Witch, and quietly sent it to Jiang Hao. Jiang Yu brought it into the Wei residence and gave it to the Zhu family yesterday. Dao, the great witch said that the doll has been cursed, and the closer it is to the cursed person, the better the effect. Mr. Xu Zhu put a drop of his own blood on the brows of the puppet, prayed and expressed his resentment, and then faced the West Room and hidden it in the northeast corner.

Zhu was convinced. Staring at the strange-looking puppet with the birth date of Qiao Girl written on its heart, his heart was beating wildly, shaking his hands and biting his teeth to take the needle, not afraid of the pain, he pierced his fingertips, squeezed out a drop of blood, and dripped onto the puppet. Behind the eyebrows, I prayed in my heart: My husband is in the spirit of the sky, and my eldest son is in the spirit of the sky. I will avenge the two of you today. I hope you two have a spirit and help me get rid of the daughter of the Qiao family. After reciting it several times, he placed the doll in place according to Jiang Li’s words. Last night, I was excited, nervous, and uneasy. I didn’t fall asleep all night. When I woke up early in the morning, my eyes were bright. I didn’t even brush my hair. When the movement was heard, Mrs. Zhu was inevitably disappointed. Jiang Yan called someone out and said with a smile, “Don’t worry, Madam. It’s only been a night of work, how can it be so fast? Madam prayed more in her heart when everything was fine. The great witch said that the more resentment, the more effective it will be. Well, wait a few more days, it will definitely take effect.”

Zhu Shi had limited vision. Back then, she married into the Wei family by her kindness. Although she tried to please Mrs. Xu in every possible way, she never got her favor. Her husband treats her with respect. When her husband was alive, she worried every day about his husband’s favor and the death of his eldest son. She was only in her thirties, and overnight, she was full of resentment. In the following ten years, all of his attention was placed on the second son Wei Shao. But this son, although filial piety, is not caring with her. Since the age of seventeen, he has often been away from home. Zhu’s spirit is empty and he has no sustenance. Under the indoctrination, he gradually became addicted to witchcraft.

Witchcraft is the same as a cult. After I believe it, it is like brainwashing. The more you love, the more you hate. Over the years, the Zhu family has been unable to extricate themselves, and the original mind has disappeared. After listening to Jiang Li’s advice, she also felt reasonable, nodded and said, “I’m impatient.”

Jiang Li said: “Beside the North House, Madam has not set foot in a few days, so she should show her face, lest the old lady feel that Madam. I don’t have her in my eyes.”

Since Wei Yan’s incident, Zhu Shi was guilty of fear and never showed up again. Madam Xu didn’t dare to go there when she was sick. She didn’t go to Beiwu once on the grounds that she was also sick and was afraid of getting sick. In fact, I was a little uneasy in my heart, afraid that Mrs. Xu would take offense. After being told by Jiang Yu, he hesitated for a while, and said in a difficult way: “The old blind woman hates me, I’m afraid I’ll go, and I’ll be making fun of myself.”

Jiang Mi patiently persuaded: “The maid heard that the Qiao girl has been walking in front of the old lady in the morning and evening, posing as if she wanted to move in with her, and took the opportunity to please the old lady. The lady is too sincere, never It’s a big loss to do these kind of things. It’s just normal. Now that the old lady is sick, it’s time to do her filial piety. The lady doesn’t have to worry about the old lady giving you face. The maid has a plan. If the madam does what she says, The old lady will definitely release her past suspicions.”

Zhu Shi said: “The old blind woman has a deep prejudice against me, no matter how much I try to please her, she will not appreciate it.”

Jiang Yan said: “The lady will do as I ask, and you will know the truth. ”

…

Mrs. Xu woke up this morning, feeling much better than she was a few days ago. Because I had been lying down for a long time, I had some back pain, so I went down to the ground and put on my clothes to walk around the courtyard.

Seeing that she was looking good, Zhong Ni didn’t discourage her. She put on her clothes, and seeing that it was cold, she took a purple lamb velvet cloak and put it on her shoulders and helped her to go out. When the cat came over, Mrs. Xu ordered a maid to hug her. , I remembered that I hadn’t seen Xiao Qiao this morning, and asked a question.

Zhong Ni said: “The lady sent someone to tell me this morning. The lady has other things this morning. I will serve you later.”

Mrs. Xu remembered that she had been serving here in the morning and evening these days, and she also read it a little bit. She seemed to be very nervous about herself, as if she wanted to stick to her all the time. I didn’t think about anything else, I just thought that my illness must have scared her, and I felt sorry for her, so I smiled and said: “She has been working hard these days, you can send someone over to tell me later, and say I’m much better. I told her to stop guarding sooner or later, and to do what she should do.”

Zhong Ni agreed, took Madam Xu’s crutch and handed it over, and together with the maid holding the cat, she slowly went to the courtyard. Just as he walked out the door, he saw Zhu Shi, who had disappeared for a long time, came, and carried a tray with a cover bowl on it. He didn’t know what was in it. Jiang Li followed behind.

Mrs. Xu’s expression faded, and she stopped on the steps, watching Zhu shi come quickly, gave the tray to Jiang Li, and went forward to meet her.

Madam Xu turned around and sat down. Mrs Zhu followed in, kneeling and kowtow respectfully again, and asked Mrs. Xu’s well.

Mrs. Xu said lightly: “I’m fine. I heard that you are also sick. You should take care of yourself when you are sick. Let’s go back.

” Sin! I don’t dare to hide it any longer. I wasn’t sick a few days ago, I was really shameless to see my mother-in-law again, and I was even more afraid that my mother-in-law would blame me, so I pretended to be sick and stayed in the room without leaving the room. My son went to war, and after Shao’er left, my mother-in-law returned to the front. I felt ashamed and did not dare to approach. Although I followed far behind, I also heard what my mother-in-law and my daughter-in-law said. Talk to me, but every word really strikes into my heart. There is a saying, and I am not afraid of my mother-in-law’s rebuke. I have been starting my career for 30 years, but my mother-in-law has always been indifferent to me. Less than a year later, my mother-in-law was very close. It was not that I didn’t secretly complain about my mother-in-law’s bias. After returning to my room that day, I thought about it over and over again, and I was shocked to realize that in the past ten years, since the loss of my husband and eldest son, I have Deep in grief, it is difficult to extricate myself, and my words and deeds are all infallible. It turned out that it was not my mother-in-law who was estranged from me, but that I was stubborn and stubborn. It’s not my own responsibility, who else would it be?”

Although Jiang Li had guided the remarks just now, Zhu Shi said and said, thinking about the difficulties he has faced over the past few decades. , I couldn’t help but burst into tears, my voice was choked up, I couldn’t say any more for a while, I just knelt on the ground, crying non-stop.

On the side, Zhong Ni showed surprise and motioned for the maid in the room to go out, and she quietly retreated to the door.

Madam Xu looked cold at first. After Mrs Zhu finished speaking, she stared at her for a long time, her expression slowly and finally calmed down, she lowered her eyes for a moment and said slowly, “Miss Zhu, you have been in the gate of my Wei family for many years, and you have nothing to do with it. It’s not that I didn’t remember hard work. I didn’t deliberately not get close to you. If you had this knowledge in the past, why would I be so disappointed in you? I hope what you say today comes from your heart. In the future More wisdom is also a blessing for Shao’er.”

Over the years, it was the first time that Mrs. Xu was so willing to show her face, and she felt relieved. She quickly wiped away the tears on her face and said, “I will keep what my mother-in-law said in my heart. Always remember your mother-in-law’s teachings.”

Madam Xu nodded: “It’s good to have such a heart. Get up.” Mrs.

Zhu got up from the ground, brought the tray with her own hands, and brought it to Madam Xu, accompanied by a smiling face, and said carefully, “Mother-in-law. My mother has been sick these days, so she must have no teeth to eat. My daughter-in-law wanted to make some supplements to send. But the supplements must be supplemented after the illness. I thought, my mother-in-law is from Zhongshan, and Zhongshan comes out of Longxu noodles. My hometown The taste is good to my appetite. I rolled the noodles by myself early in the morning, made this small bowl and sent it over. Not good, tell my daughter-in-law, my daughter-in-law will improve.” Then he opened the lid of the bowl.

In the bowl, the clear soup was still steaming. A small bunch of noodles lay in the soup. As thin as dragon whiskers, the roots are connected. Served with buds green reed, it looks very delicious.

Madam Xu had no appetite. Just seeing Zhu Shi diligently looking at him, he thought for a while, and said, “It’s your opinion. Bring it up.”

Zhu Shi was overjoyed, and he was about to send it over with the bowl in his hand.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside the door. Zhu Shi turned back and saw Xiao Qiao’s figure appearing at the door.

Xiao Qiao held the cat in her arms and walked straight in. She got closer to Zhu Shi, but she didn’t know what was going on. Maybe she didn’t hold the cat tightly, and she moved her arm a little, but she couldn’t see clearly, the cat in her arms was actually Flying towards Zhu Shi. Zhu Shi was caught off guard, screamed in surprise, and watched the tray in his hand flipped over by the flying cat. Even with the bowl, it fell to the ground with a “clatter”.

The bowl was shattered in half, and the bowl of noodles was scattered, leaving a mess on the ground.

[End of This Chapter]