Chapter 235: A Family of Scholars (Part 2)
Old Madam Cui was so frightened that her face turned pale and her body shook violently.
Madam Cui said in a trembling voice: "Then she, will she be okay?"
Jiang Zhiluo nodded and said, "Don't worry, mother, she will be fine."
"Although her condition is somewhat serious, she will get better as long as she takes good care of herself."
"But the recovery time may be a bit long."
"I haven't checked her body yet. She may have some external injuries."
Jiang Zhiluo sighed in her heart.
If she didn't have the wood-related ability and the spiritual spring, medical skills alone would not be able to cure her.
I don’t know what she went through.
"Mom, I want to know who wants to harm her."
She was worried that someone would find this place and harm Cui Qingci.
Madam Cui shook her head and said, "I don't know either. Maybe we'll know when Qingci wakes up."
"This child used to be very strong-willed. Who would have thought that she would suddenly become like this? She must have suffered a lot."
"She clearly married Pei Nanchen two years ago, and the Pei family clearly said they would treat Qingci well."
In fact, Mrs. Cui also understood in her heart that a woman’s family background was also very important. Having a powerful family or not having a powerful family meant two completely different statuses.
She knew without thinking that it was the Cui family's exile that implicated Qingci.
"Pei family?"
Madam Cui nodded and explained, "Well, the Pei family is in Nanzhou, south of Zhongzhou. They are a famous family of scholars. They have produced Taifu, Prime Minister, and great Confucian scholars. They were once a famous and prestigious family."
"It's just that the Pei family is not as prosperous as before. Even so, the Pei family has a large collection of books, a good reputation, and the children of the family all value reading. Pei Nanchen is also quite knowledgeable..."
"When he went to Beijing to take the imperial examination, he happened to be seen by Qingci."
Jiang Zhiluo asked with some confusion: "Mom, what happened next?"
"According to this situation, a daughter of a duke's family and a poor scholar are not a good match."
"And marrying far away, do you agree?"
According to normal logic, the Duke's Mansion would not agree.
For the daughter whom I hold dearly in my hands, I must find a good marriage for her in the capital, rather than letting her marry far away.
Once you marry far away, your parents' help is sometimes beyond their reach.
This is the way it is in this era. This era emphasizes matching social status.
Madam Cui wiped her tears and sighed, "There's nothing we can do about it. We all love Qingci and don't want to make her sad. She's been on a hunger strike and has become quite haggard in a short time. We discussed that with the Duke's Mansion around, even if the Pei family isn't doing as well as before, as long as we secretly support them, our daughter's life will be good."
"Plus, her father has asked someone to inquire about Pei Nanchen. He is indeed a handsome man with good academics. As long as he is willing to work hard and pass the imperial examination, we can also help arrange a position for him in Beijing."
"So I agreed."
Jiang Zhiluo asked, "Mom, does the Pei family agree?"
"The Pei family naturally agreed one hundred percent. Even the old lady of the Pei family personally traveled all the way from Nanzhou to the capital to visit the Cui family and said that she would definitely treat Qingci well.
"Have you asked Pei Nanchen?"
Mrs. Cui was stunned. In this era, marriages were decided by parents and matchmakers.
It seemed as if they all instinctively assumed that Pei Nanchen agreed.
If you think about it carefully, Pei Nanchen is also very good to Qingci, there is nothing to complain about.
Jiang Zhiluo had some guesses in her mind.
But generally speaking, this is because Cui Qingci no longer has the protection of her mother's family.
If Duke Cui's mansion was still intact, no one would dare to let her become like this.
The Pei family must protect her well.
Jiang Zhiluo said, "Mom, don't think too much. No matter what, my second sister is fine now."
"When she wakes up, let's see what she says. If she wants to stay home, then she can stay home."
"Now that our family is well off, we can definitely have enough food to eat. There are many rooms at home, so we have a place to live."
Mrs. Cui was so moved that she didn't know what to say.
Few sisters-in-law are willing to accept their younger sisters-in-law to live with them.
She didn't know how to start talking about this, but Zhiluo had already said it.
After Jiang Zhiluo boiled the medicine, she went into the house to feed it to Cui Qingci.
Madam Cui said, "Zhiluo, you haven't rested since you got home. Let me do it."
After feeding Cui Qingci the medicine, Jiang Zhiluo took her pulse and found that she was not seriously injured for the time being.
The family had dinner together.
When sleeping at night, Mrs. Cui and Cui Qingci will share a room, making it convenient to take care of Cui Qingci.
After washing up and returning to the room in the evening, Jiang Zhiluo looked at Cui Hejin sitting at the table in a daze and said, "Are you thinking about your second sister?"
Cui Hejin nodded.
"What are you worried about?"
Cui Hejin said: "Someone doesn't want my second sister to live."
Jiang Zhiluo wiped her wet hair, then sat down at the table and said, "According to you, someone poisoned your second sister?"
"But to be honest with you, there's a chronic poison in her body that's been taking place for two years. Normally, your Cui family only had an incident a year ago, so it shouldn't have affected these two years ago."
"The deadly poison in her system was injected more than a month ago. Are you sure she didn't drink it herself?"
Cui Hejin said: "My second sister is not that kind of person. She has a strong character but she would never commit suicide casually."
"She's a girl. In my Cui family, girls don't have so many restrictions. Our family doesn't set strict standards for them. She can wield a sword or a gun, and she learned it from her grandfather. He taught her a lot, so she has a strong character and would never seek death easily."
Cui Hejin has some understanding of his sister.
"Also, I asked someone to investigate Pei Nanchen before, and he wouldn't drug Qingci."
Cui Hejin believed in his judgment of Pei Nanchen.
Jiang Zhiluo said, "Then someone gave her a slow-acting poison two years ago. I just heard from my mother that she married into the Pei family two years ago. This shows that someone doesn't want her to live. The Pei family is not as simple as it seems."
"Does a scholarly family with strict rules have secrets unknown to outsiders, such as domestic infighting? Women's battlefield is even more complicated."
Cui Hejin seemed to be lost in thought.
"If it were just the Pei family doing this, it would be fine. At least Qingci is safe here."
Jiang Zhiluo's expression shifted, and she suddenly understood. "You're worried that someone higher up might have done it, or that someone secretly ordered it, like asking the Pei family to kill Qingci."
"Or rather, a long time ago, the current emperor has actually been trying to find a way to deal with your Cui family, but he has never been able to find any evidence to prove it, so it's difficult to act."
"Killing too many ministers will not help consolidate his position."
Jiang Zhiluo said, "In the next two or three days, your second sister will wake up. Her words will be better than our guesses."
The two chatted for a while, and it was getting late, so Jiang Zhiluo and Cui Hejin went to bed.
In the middle of the night, Jiang Zhiluo dreamed that she came to a house.
The architectural style of this house is similar to that of Jiangnan.
It’s not the Wei Mansion either.
Jiang Zhiluo took a look around and found that this was actually Pei Mansion.
Pei Mansion, has Cui Qingci been living in this mansion for the past two years?
Jiang Zhiluo walked forward curiously, and suddenly she was brought into a house by a force.
A thin and beautiful woman was sitting by the window copying scriptures. She had written so much on the table that her wrists were sore.
But there was not a single maid serving in the house.
Even the tea was cold.
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