That afternoon, the mother, daughter, and three of them sat together in the main hall. Hong'er was doing her needlework, Yun'er was learning to trace patterns from Mama Liu, and Li Yuxin was working tirelessly, sewing a blue gown.
"Mom, the stitching on this leaf is not right. Please take a look." Hong'er held the embroidery basin in front of Li Yuxin.
Li Yuxin put down the needle and thread in her hand, took the embroidery frame and looked at it carefully, hugged Hong'er and asked her to come closer, then pointed to the leaves on the embroidery frame that had been embroidered, and carefully explained to Hong'er how to improve it.
The mother and daughter had just finished their discussion and were about to discuss other methods when Cuizhi came in and announced, "Madam, Liu Gui is back."
After hearing this, Mother Liu raised her head excitedly. Li Yuxin waved to Mother Liu, and the two walked out of the house together, leaving Cuizhi to accompany the two girls.
Liu Gui had only been gone a few days, and his beard had grown back. He must have been in a hurry to get back. He had combed his hair and changed his clothes, but he hadn't washed his face or shaved. Liu Gui had lost a lot of weight. When his mother saw her son, she wiped her tears and stood closer to him. When Liu Gui saw the two people come in, he immediately bowed and said, "Greetings, Madam."
After Li Yuxin took her seat, she asked, "How is the Second Madam?"
Liu Gui bowed and said, "Madam, the second wife is doing well. She asked me to say hello to you and also asked me to bring you a letter." After Liu Gui finished speaking, he took out a sealed letter from his sleeve. Mother Liu stepped forward to take it and presented it to Li Yuxin.
Li Yuxin received the letter and asked, "Does the Second Madam have any other messages?"
Liu Gui shook his head and said, "Madam, the Second Madam has no other message except the letter. She just specifically asked me to give this small box to you alone. The Second Madam's return gift is still being unloaded from the ship, and I hurried back to report the news. The luggage will be delivered to the mansion later." Liu Gui handed the small box to Liu Mama from the table beside him.
Li Yuxin looked at Mama Liu and said, "Give it to your brother. Mama Liu will go home and rest today, and will come back to work tomorrow."
Mother Liu thanked him with a smile, pulled Liu Gui's sleeve and walked out of the house, closing the door behind her.
Li Yuxin opened the letter and read it for a quarter of an hour. A satisfied smile appeared on her face. After putting the letter down, Li Yuxin took the key from the letter and opened the wooden box. It looked like a very ordinary wooden box, without a single carving, let alone any precious wood. Inside the box were three small bottles, each labeled with the name of the item. Li Yuxin glanced at the words and smiled in a vague way. Then she locked the box and placed it in a secret compartment in the inner room.
While threading the needle, Li Yuxin was thinking about the letter from Xu Wen, the eldest lady of the second house. The bitch who killed her brother's sister-in-law's son in the previous life was alive this time, but she couldn't expect to have an easy life.
In his previous life, his younger brother's wife was a strong-willed person. After discovering that the death of his legitimate son was linked to a bitch, they beat her to death in front of his younger brother, completely estranged the couple. It's unclear whether the younger brother was truly in love with the bitch or harbored resentment for the death of his legitimate son. He remained depressed and died at the young age of 35.
A man's attitude toward his children seems to depend on the mother. If he's attracted to the mother, he'll treat the child as his own, even if it's not his biological child, loving it like a treasure. If he dislikes the mother, he won't even care for his own child. Most men respect their wives and treat legitimate children with some degree of respect. Some may favor the children of concubines, but they won't overshadow legitimate children. Sheng Huaizhong, a scoundrel who doesn't care about the lives of legitimate children, is rare.
Sheng Huaizhong used to love his children, at least he wouldn't scold Sheng Wei without saying anything, but now he is very cold and indifferent. Hong'er and Yun'er went to visit the patient in the outer hospital, but Sheng Huaizhong didn't even smile at the children.
Li Yuxin couldn't be sure whether the previous life's top scholar died young because of that woman or because of his deceased legitimate son. If he really died of depression because of that woman, Li Yuxin would spit in his face. It was really absurd!
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