Chapter 251 Chaos
251 Chaos
Early the next morning, Luo Zhuang came to Jinhua Hall. After Mother Ji, Rui Yu, Rui Yun and others helped the old lady get up, changed her clothes, combed her hair and put her hair into a bun, she knelt in front of the old lady and cried loudly. The old lady frowned and said:
"What do you mean? You're here to bring bad luck to me so early in the morning?"
Luo Zhuang wiped her tears and choked up, saying, "My niece is not very good. She gave birth to two girls. It was not easy for her aunt to help her, but... but it was all useless! The eldest girl suddenly fell ill last night. It was an old illness. Not only did she become stupid, but she also talked nonsense. She had to go back to Jiangning, the county where her father used to work, to find an old doctor there and take the medicine he picked up to get better! My niece is coming to kowtow to my aunt and say goodbye!"
The old lady listened to what was said, but didn't understand for a while. She pointed at her and turned to Mother Ji behind her and asked:
"What did she say? The eldest girl from the Luo family is actually sick?"
Mother Ji nodded: "That's what it sounds like!"
The old lady frowned and glared at Luo Zhuang: "Tell me the truth, is this disease curable? This is the capital, the imperial physician and pills in the palace can be invited and brought back to the mansion!"
Luo Zhuang paused, then said stiffly, "Aunt, please forgive my mother and me! I, I have no choice. My daughter has this disease, and the doctor said before that pills can only treat the symptoms, not the root cause. It's a waste of money! I saw that my daughter had recovered for a few years, and I thought she would not have the disease again. I just wanted to find a good marriage for her so that she would have someone to rely on in the future. But I never thought..."
She really had never expected this to be the outcome. She wished she could catch that little girl Luo Xiangying and give her a few slaps in the face. The big girl's wealth and glory, and the title of lady that was within her grasp, were ruined by her just like that!
The old lady's lips turned white with anger. She raised her foot and kicked Luo Zhuang's chest with all her might. Fortunately, she was too old and had no strength, so she couldn't hurt anyone. Luo Zhuang just fell to the side, then knelt back up and carefully put her foot back on the mahogany footrest.
The old lady pointed at Luo Zhuangshi and cursed, "Although you are from a branch family, you are also the legitimate daughter of the Zhuang family, so I am willing to treat you and your daughter like this. But I didn't expect you to be so rotten-hearted. First you used a vixen to anger me, and now you use a sick girl to coax me! Why didn't you say it yesterday? You just waited for the two days to get the deal done, and then you married your sick girl into the family in a few days, and made her the sixth lady of the Hou Mansion, and that would fulfill your wish, right? If it weren't for your own illness, I... wouldn't I be unfair to the sixth old man? Get out! Get out! Take your daughter with you, the farther the better. If I see you again, I'll beat you to death with a stick!"
She took a breath and added sternly, "Tell that concubine of the Li family not to come again! If the eldest girl doesn't like her, give her some money and let her go! This family is so poor and decadent, don't pollute my place!"
Here, Luo Zhuang was chased out of Jinhua Hall by the old women. In the past, she would put on a smile when she saw the distinguished guest, but today she was chased and pushed like a drowned dog. After all, she was once the wife of a seventh-rank county magistrate. Luo Zhuang's face was filled with shame and anger, and she wanted to cry but had no tears. She hurried back to Xianglan Pavilion with a dusty face, and was about to pack her luggage and leave.
In the upper room of Xianglanxie, one of the Luo sisters was dressed as a patient, half leaning on the bed, while the other was dressed up carefully, with bright eyes and eyebrows, standing in front of the bed. The two sisters stared at each other, and the flames in their eyes seemed to burn the other to death.
"You will be punished!"
Luo Zhaoying said to his sister, Luo Xiangying snorted: "Now it's your retribution, retribution in this life!"
Luo Zhaoying couldn't control herself and was shaking again. Luo Xiangying sneered, "You act so pitiful. Do you think the old lady really can't bear to part with you and send someone to check if you are really crazy? Don't worry, she won't! Who do you think you are? Is a poor girl who lost her father worth her worrying about? She decided to let Sixth Master marry you because she thought you were obedient and could control you when the time comes. She would serve her more attentively. If she knew your true nature, bah! She wouldn't even look at you!"
Luo Zhaoying smiled: "At least I am in her eyes. If it's not your fault, you will become the sixth wife of the Hou Mansion. What about you? You became someone's concubine without saying a word. You really got the face!"
Luo Xiangying was not angry, "So what? It's you who made me not catch the old lady's eye. Do you still dare to discuss marriage with Sixth Master? If you don't leave obediently, I will make sure you never get married! Because of that piece of jade, I wanted to let you become Li's concubine, but when I asked Li Lang, he refused. He said he didn't like my sister. I think she has the same evil spirit as my eldest cousin. I am the only one in his heart! I have to thank my sister here! I caught some raindrops to hit her, and she told me everything and forced me to run out. It was you who bumped into Li Lang, and it was you who gave me the love potion that night! Are you so afraid that I would ruin your plans? That's right, you forced me to be your concubine. I didn't want to before, but now I am willing! My husband is also a talented and ambitious man. He was unable to enter the officialdom because of his grandfather's mourning period. He loves me and loves me, and promised me personally: After two years, he will become an official and give me the status of a wife! Thanks to you and mother, I have found a man to rely on, but what should I do in the future? Should I go back to find my senior brother? Without Chong Yuhuan, will he still want you?"
Xu Zhaoying looked at her with contempt: "You did something shameless, but you still want to involve me! You still want to rely on your youth and beauty to climb up to the position of wife of Mr. Li, dream on! Li Lang? Haha! My white jade ring just fell down accidentally, and he grabbed it tightly and begged me to meet him secretly. I am not blind, how could I fall in love with such a pervert? He is a lecher. I don't know how many women he had before you. Not to mention the maids in the yard and the house, he also kept several outside! Even if he becomes an official in the future, he will have three wives. Four concubines are a must. How can a little foxy girl like you win his heart? You will only be a concubine in this life, trampled under the feet of the main wife, and you will never be able to make a breakthrough! As for where I will go, you don't have to worry about it. Do you still remember the rich family who came to Luojiazhuang to propose marriage to me at the beginning of the year? Thousands of acres of fertile land, countless mountains and forests, that man is a kind man, I can marry him casually and become his main wife, so what if I don't have glory in this life? I can choose what to eat and what to wear, call servants, and enjoy endless wealth and luxury, which is better than you being a concubine of the Li family, and even having leftovers all day long!"
Luo Xiangying was furious and rushed forward to grab Luo Zhaoying's hair. Luo Zhaoying was caught off guard and was grabbed by her head and slammed against the bedside table several times. She immediately saw stars and was angry and hateful. She struggled to get up. The two sisters fell from the bed to the ground, from the room to the hall, and chased each other out of the door. The two little girls, Yudi'er and Yunduo'er, were originally weak, so they dared not step forward to stop them. The servants and old women in the Xu Mansion were amazed. They had seen women fighting before, but it was the first time they saw sisters fighting so fiercely. They deliberately stepped forward to persuade them a few times, but no one really stepped forward to stop them. Until Luo Zhuang came back from outside and saw this scene, she shouted, and slapped Luo Xiangying on the head several times, and finally the hatred in her heart disappeared. Unexpectedly, Luo Xiangying was beaten so hard by her that her eyes rolled back and she fainted on the ground.
When Luo Xiangying woke up, she was already lying in the wing room of Yuehua Courtyard. Outside the door in the yard, there was a lot of howling like ghosts and wolves. She asked Zeng Po, who was serving by the bed, and then she found out what had happened. She wanted to get up and take a look, but her body was limp. She could not help but sigh, closed her eyes and fell back into bed, a line of clear tears quietly seeping out from under her long and thick eyelashes.
Luo Zhaoying was constrained by Luo Xiangying's use of Bai Yuhuan, and she knew that she could not marry the Sixth Master of the Hou Mansion. If she forced herself to do so, Luo Xiangying would go crazy and do anything. Not only would her marriage be difficult, but her reputation would also be ruined. She would be kicked out of the house anyway, so it would be better for her to leave quietly.
But Luo Xiangying took advantage of Luo Zhuangshi going to Jinhua Hall to say goodbye to the old lady and scratched her again, which made her angry. She simply ignored her and asked the maids to carry the unconscious Luo Xiangying back to Yuehua Courtyard. She walked directly to Li Zhao and slapped him in the face. While he was stunned, she pulled off the white jade ring from his waist, turned around and pointed at Xu Xiaojuan who was about to curse, and said:
"Watch your husband! He used sweet words to deceive my sister, saying that he would give her a wife position in the future. Not only did he seduce my sister, but he also ruined my reputation! He stopped me several times in the garden and snatched my jade ring. He treated my sisters like this, and I'm sure he will treat the girls in the mansion like this one day! Are the two maids in his study and the ones in your room still virgins? If you look carefully, you will know what your husband has done behind your back!"
After saying that, he ignored everyone and walked quickly out of Yuehua Courtyard. He picked up his luggage with his mother and took the two little maids with him. With a feeling of loss, resentment and regret, he went out of the side door of the Hou Mansion, hired a carriage, and headed for Luojiazhuang outside the city.
In Yuehua Courtyard, the sky was in chaos. Li Zhao was slapped by Luo Zhaoying for no reason, and he heard her accusing him of harassing her with her own ears. He couldn't help but get angry. Seeing Luo Zhaoying was about to leave, he naturally wanted to stop her to judge the matter. However, Xu Xiaojuan believed Luo Zhaoying's words completely, thinking that Li Zhao had betrayed her, his first wife, seduced his younger sister and was thinking about his older sister, and even touched the maids in the courtyard. She couldn't help but get jealous, and rushed over to scratch Li Zhao's face and neck with both hands. How could Li Zhao let her get close? After many years of marriage, this trick has long been used, and it is easy to prevent. He pushed her to the ground in a few moves, and left in a huff. He wanted to vent his anger on Luo Zhaoying again, but he was afraid that a grown man would rush out to stop a woman and be seen by the old women patrolling the courtyard, which would really confirm his reputation as a playboy. After thinking about it, he finally sighed and shook his head, ignored it, bypassed the crazy Xu Xiaojuan, and went back to the study to read.
Xu Xiaojuan refused to give up and arrested Hongyu, Luyu and the maids in the yard, including Shuixiang and Yuexiang who were beside her. She interrogated them one by one and finally Hongyu and Luyu were beaten all over. Because they were given by the old lady, they could not be sold or killed, so they were simply locked up in the woodshed in the backyard and starved for a few days.
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