Chapter 77: Poison 3 This little girl is really cruel to herself...
It was noon when Zhang Qian'er came to Xie's house to visit Xu Nanzhi.
At that time, Su He had just woken up from a break and let Zhang Xiuhua change the dressing on his wound.
Zhang Xiuhua untied the gauze on her arm layer by layer. Under the gauze, her once fair and tender arm was still torn and a small amount of blood was oozing out.
Her eyes were filled with pity: "My back is almost healed, but why is my arm still not healing?"
Su He replied, "The injury to my back isn't serious, so it will heal faster."
While applying the medicine, Zhang Xiuhua asked, "Does it hurt?"
She replied, "It's fine during the day, but it hurts a bit at night, but I can bear it."
Zhang Xiuhua sighed, and with a hint of hope, "It's been three days, and my son-in-law hasn't noticed the injury yet. If I can heal it for another ten days, maybe I can hide it."
Su He smiled helplessly: "Let's not talk about ten days, even if it's thirty days or a hundred days, we can't hide it."
Zhang Xiuhua paused: "Why?"
"Even after a wound heals, it still has to scab over, and even after it falls off, there's still a scar. I live and sleep with him every day, so I need a reasonable explanation no matter what."
"Miss, have you thought about how to explain it?"
Su He lowered her eyes and told the truth, "I haven't thought about it yet."
Just as she finished speaking, Chunlan came into the room and said, "Miss, that Zhang Qian'er is here again."
Zhang Xiuhua couldn't help but scold him after hearing this: "This woman is too shameless. She even dared to come to my house after making such an embarrassing situation last time."
Chunlan nodded in agreement, and finally said with some worry, "Is she planning to do something weird again this time?"
Su He thought for a moment, and a gleam of light suddenly appeared in his eyes.
Then he ordered: "Hurry up and change my clothes. I also need to go to the main courtyard."
Chunlan was puzzled: "Zhang Qian'er hasn't come to provoke us yet, why would you... rush into her trap now, Miss?"
Su He smiled slightly: "Today I just want to bump into her."
Then he looked at Zhang Xiuhua and said, "Didn't Aunt ask me how I was going to explain this arm injury to Uncle? Now I have an idea."
Zhang Xiuhua was puzzled: "What's the method?"
Su He still smiled: "You will understand when we get to the main courtyard."
She gently removed the gauze from her arm as she spoke: "Don't bandage this wound for now."
Zhang Xiuhua became increasingly puzzled: "If I don't bandage it, the blood will seep onto my sleeves."
"Let it seep in, that's just fine." She didn't care at all, as if she wasn't the one getting hurt.
Zhang Xiuhua looked distressed and asked, "Miss, are you really okay?"
She replied: "Don't worry, auntie, it's all right."
It only took Su He a quarter of an hour to finish packing.
Then he walked out of the archway of Chunhuayuan and went to the main courtyard.
Xu Nanzhi had locked herself up in the house for a long time, not going out of the main gate or the secondary gate. Now that the rumors outside had died down, she occasionally walked out of the courtyard and showed her face in the mansion.
Even if she wanted to show her face, she didn't dare to go too far away from the courtyard gate, because Wang Yue'e next door often stood at the courtyard wall and made indirect complaints.
For example, "If you have the guts to steal someone, why don't you have the guts to admit it?"
For example, "A skinny horse has long hair, a skinny man has a big mouth, and the shameless one has the biggest waistband."
But Wang Yue'e chose to scold her during the day - she chose to scold her when Xie Wuhen was not around. Xu Nanzhi had no choice but to endure it, and she was so angry that she felt choked up for several days.
Zhang Qianer's sudden visit today made her feel relieved. She hurriedly asked Nanny Han to prepare tea and fruit, and even put the mung bean cakes sent from Chunhuayuan on the table.
Zhang Qian'er quickly declined: "I heard from Nanny Han that this mung bean cake was given to you by the young lady as a filial gift. How could I possibly steal what my eldest aunt loves?"
Xu Nanzhi said with a pleasant expression: "It's been a long time since I last saw you, Qian'er. When I first saw you, I wanted to give you my whole heart. What do these few cakes mean to me?"
Zhang Qian'er was overjoyed and held Xu Nanzhi's hand to flatter her.
At last, he winked at Dong Ye, who understood and immediately presented him with two old ginsengs.
Zhang Qian'er said flatteringly, "I learned that my aunt was ill, so I specially took two old ginsengs from the Li family's storehouse. They are said to be over a hundred years old. I hope my aunt won't dislike them."
After all, there are all kinds of good things in the Xie family’s warehouse, and these two old ginsengs are definitely worth it.
Xu Nanzhi was even more relieved: "What are you talking about? Today I will ask Han Ma to boil some water for me with this old ginseng."
Nanny Han also responded with a smile.
Several people in the room were chatting and laughing when a maid came in and reported, "Old Madam, the Young Madam is here."
Xu Nanzhi was startled: "What is she doing here?"
The maid replied, "They must be here to visit the old lady. They brought some plasters with them. They said that you can apply them wherever it hurts and the effect will be immediate."
Zhang Qianer said sarcastically, "I didn't expect that she would also show filial piety to her aunt."
Xu Nanzhi was silent for a moment, then sighed: "Since she's already here, let her in."
When Su He walked into the main courtyard, Zhang Qian'er was rubbing Xu Nanzhi's shoulders in a pretentious and intimate manner.
Su He stepped forward, bowed, and called out "Mother".
After a pause, he called out "Sister-in-law" again.
Zhang Qian'er glanced at her meaningfully: "Young Madam, you are so polite today. I'm a little uncomfortable with that."
Su He replied calmly: "After a while, sister-in-law will get used to it."
Zhang Qian'er's words were full of meaning: "That's true. We've been relatives for a long time. There's always enough time to see through each other."
Xu Nanzhi noticed that she was not talking properly, so she quickly interrupted, "How did Shuli find time to come here today?"
Su He replied, "My daughter-in-law got a lot of plasters from an old medical officer. I heard that they are very effective in relieving pain, so I brought them to my mother."
Xu Nanzhi took the plaster and breathed a sigh of relief. "I've been feeling unwell lately, and my bones are aching all over. I'll accept it. I'm sorry for your concern." After that, she told Su He to sit down.
Su He sat on the other side of Xu Nanzhi.
Xu Nanzhi couldn't help but ask a few questions: "Is Ziyu doing well these days?"
Since the rumors started spreading, Xie Wuhen has never come to the main courtyard again.
Su He answered truthfully, "My husband has been very busy with official duties recently, working almost non-stop. He hasn't been home to rest for two days."
Xu Nanzhi warned: "No matter how busy you are, you must take care of yourself."
"My daughter-in-law knows and will take good care of her husband."
The three of them chatted in a random manner. The atmosphere was very stiff and awkward!
During this time, Xie Erlang ran in from the back door, called out "Mother", then "Sister-in-law", reached out and grabbed a lot of fruits from the table, then turned around and ran out of the house.
Since Xie Wuhen agreed to let him out to meet people, he has been at ease, often appearing and disappearing in various places in the mansion, leaving Zhou Mama constantly shouting: "Erlang, where are you?" "Erlang, it's time to go back to the house."
When Su He saw Erlang happy, she was also happy in her heart.
After chatting for a while, Su He stood up and said goodbye: "I will not bother you today. I hope you take good care of yourself."
Then he looked at Zhang Qianer and said, "I still have something to say to my sister-in-law. How about you give me a ride?"
Zhang Qian'er looked at her suspiciously, wondering what she was up to.
But she was not afraid of her. No matter what tricks she had, she would be the only one to lose today.
Zhang Qian'er stood up from her seat, still speaking in a sarcastic tone: "Since the young lady has something to say to her, then as her sister-in-law, I will accompany her for a walk."
The two of them walked out of the main hall one after the other.
It rained for three days in a row, and today is the first sunny day after the rain.
The sun shone obliquely from the western sky, casting a shadow of the trees on the open space in front of the house.
The two walked across the open space in front of the house, chatting as they went.
Zhang Qian'er spoke first: "I wonder what the young lady wants to say to me?"
Su He replied: "It's nothing important, I just wanted to ask if everything is okay at home."
Zhang Qian'er glanced at her meaningfully: "Young Madam, are you just trying to find something to say?"
Su He replied: "The Li family is my maternal family. How can it be a small talk to ask my sister-in-law about the family situation?" She didn't look at her, but just stared at the open space in front of her.
After walking about ten feet further, there is a staircase leading down, with dozens of steps in total.
Zhang Qian'er said sarcastically, "You were the one who forced me to marry into the Li family back then, weren't you? Young Madam, and now you're pretending to ask me about the Li family's situation. You don't really think we can be a harmonious couple, do you?"
Su He smiled and said, "My sister-in-law married into the Li family because she was caught having an affair with my brother in a teahouse. How could she blame me for that?"
Zhang Qianer gritted her teeth and said, "Don't think I don't know that you are in cahoots with the teahouse owner."
That day, she and Li Jianye had intended to frame this little bitch for adultery, but unexpectedly, they were both framed for adultery using the same method. Who else could be behind this if not her?
Su He stopped and turned to look at Zhang Qianer.
There were stairs to her side, and below the stairs was the corridor leading to Chunhua Courtyard.
The Xie Mansion is located on a high ground, and the main courtyard is built on the slope.
She stood on the high slope, her tone full of provocation: "Sister-in-law behaved badly and suffered the consequences herself, and now you have the nerve to blame everything on others?"
Zhang Qianer didn't expect her to insult her so directly: "What did you just say?"
Su He took two steps closer to her, until their eyes met, and said word by word, "I say, sister-in-law, you've behaved badly and you've suffered the consequences."
Zhang Qian'er also took a step closer to her, so close that their elbows touched and they could hear each other's breathing. "You have the guts to say that again!"
Su He was naturally courageous, and every word was sonorous: "Sister-in-law, not only did you suffer the consequences of your bad behavior, but you also overestimated your own abilities and tried to sow discord. You are vicious, insidious and cunning. Do you still want to listen to me?"
Zhang Qian'er was so angry that her whole body was shaking. She suddenly stretched out her arm and pushed her shoulder.
In fact, Zhang Qian'er didn't use any force. She just wanted to suppress her arrogance because she couldn't bear it anymore.
But Su He seemed to have received a huge push, and his body tilted and fell down the stairs, and then fell down one step at a time, and landed directly at the first step.
Zhang Qian'er was stunned for a moment, not understanding how this little guy could be so weak?
Zhang Xiuhua standing by was also stunned for a moment.
She saw that the arm on which the young lady landed was the one that was injured, and she instantly understood what method the young lady had thought of.
It was just a case of her getting injured again in public, and everyone would think that her arm was injured by Zhang Qianer.
But the injury was already painful, and if it happened again, it would become even more unbearable.
Zhang Xiuhua was heartbroken. This little girl was so cruel to her!
She yelled hysterically, "Miss Qian'er, you have such a vicious heart that you actually want to murder my young lady in public. Don't forget that my young lady is your sister-in-law and the young mistress of the Xie family. If you act like this, where will your husband and the old lady of the Xie family stand?"
This loud shout also led Xu Nanzhi out of the house.
Xu Nanzhi could clearly see from the doorway that it was indeed Zhang Qian'er who pushed her daughter-in-law down the stairs. She asked as she walked, "Qian'er, what on earth is going on?"
Zhang Xiuhua interrupted: "Old Madam, you just saw it. This girl Qian'er tried to attack my young lady. I hope you will give my young lady justice." After she said that, she wiped away her tears and turned to go down the stairs to help her young lady.
Zhang Qian'er was still confused and murmured, "I... I didn't push her..."
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