Chapter 3 Taking Back the Bracelet
Wanxia looked troubled. "This...this...what should I do if the old lady blames me later? Third Madam, what do you think..."
Qiao Xianglan has always been gentle and kind, and she felt a little sorry when she heard this. "Why don't I go later? The old lady is not feeling well and needs someone to serve her medicine. My eldest and second sisters-in-law don't serve her often, so it's inevitable that they won't do a good job..."
What's wrong? It's clearly just a way of torturing people.
There were servants in the old lady's room who were clearly not needed, but every time my mother went, the servants had to stand by her side for a whole day and night to serve her, either feeding her medicine or food, and massaging her legs and hands. Every time she came back, she would be so tired that she would be sick for two days.
"Mom, please don't go, please don't go." Song Ci's eyes were filled with tears. "My daughter is not feeling well either, so let my aunt and second aunt go and take care of her..."
Qiao Xianglan was embarrassed, "But..."
She knew her mother-in-law's temper and knew she would get angry again.
But when she met her daughter's gaze, she was speechless. Her daughter had always been very well-behaved, but she was insisting today, so she must be really uncomfortable.
She sighed and looked at Wanxia with an apologetic look. "Wanxia, please tell her that I can't come today. If the old lady scolds you, please bear with it. I have a new hairpin on my desk. It will look good on you. Go try it on later."
Seeing this, Wanxia was helpless. Thinking of the compensation, she stomped her feet and walked out angrily.
Seeing her leave, Song Ci wiped away her tears and asked, "Mom, do you think Sister Wanxia is weird?"
Qiao Xianglan patted her daughter's back and said, "It's not strange at all."
"She is from our third wife's family, why is she siding with the first and second wives in her words and deeds..."
Qiao Xianglan laughed and said, "You're being overly suspicious, kid. Wanxia is a good person. She's just worried that her mother will be bullied by the old lady."
As expected! Mother was still as gentle and kind as I remembered her. She only saw the good in others and never cared about their mistakes.
But the more this happens, the easier it is for someone to take advantage of you.
Her temperament didn't change overnight, and of course it couldn't be changed overnight. She could only take it slowly.
She recalled what she knew, turned around and suddenly asked Qiao Xianglan, "Mom, where is Dad?"
"Do you miss Daddy?" Qiao Xianglan thought of her husband and smiled tenderly. "He's probably on his way back. He should have reached Maying Mountain by now."
Song Ci knew that she had returned to the age of fifteen.
My father went out on business and passed by Ma Yingshan on his way back. He encountered a landslide and saved a man before returning home. It turned out that the man was a famous wealthy businessman in Beijing. In order to repay him for saving his life, he gave the Song family three thousand taels.
But as soon as the three thousand taels reached their hands, they were taken away by the eldest wife. With the money, the eldest wife used her connections in Beijing and finally got her uncle, who had passed the imperial examination and became a small official in Beijing.
Only in this way can you stir up the situation and rise to the top in the future.
She made up her mind and looked at the sky outside. It was noon (9 to 11 o'clock). According to her father's original statement, the landslide occurred at dusk, which is the Youshi (5 to 7 o'clock).
Now that she knew the specific time, she couldn't let the first wife take the money no matter what. It had to stay in the third wife's house.
"Mom, I feel better now, but I'm still a little weak. I want to sleep a little longer. When Dad comes back in the evening, we can reunite as a family. I want to try your specialty dishes."
She took Qiao Xianglan's hand and acted coquettishly. Qiao Xianglan had no resistance to her own daughter and surrendered in minutes.
"Okay, if you like it, I'll make it."
Then he stood up and walked towards the kitchen of the third room.
My mother's specialty dish takes two or three hours to stew, which is enough time for her to sneak out and come back without being discovered.
After her mother left, she hurriedly called Wanxiang, "Come on, accompany me to the main room."
Wanxiang is a maid who grew up with Song Ci and is the most loyal.
"Miss, why are we going to the main room? They will make you angry again. You are still not feeling well, so you should rest more." Wanxiang said disapprovingly.
"Wanxiang, I suddenly remembered something. I vaguely remember giving it to my elder sister, but now I regret it and want to take it back. Please accompany me."
Wanxiang was puzzled for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Could it be the bracelet you once had? The eldest lady liked it when she saw it and kept pestering you, so you gave it to her."
Isn’t it that bracelet?
But she remembered that this bracelet of hers had helped Song Rouxi a lot.
If it weren't for this bracelet, she wouldn't have been able to get along with the prince so smoothly and then sit on the throne of queen.
She struggled to get up. Wanxiang quickly put a piece of clothing on her and tightened the collar. She said calmly, "Let's go."
The yard of the first room is some distance away from that of the third room. The short distance seems to divide the two rooms into two worlds. The house of the third room is remote and small, and looks a bit dilapidated because it has not been repaired for a long time.
During the rainy season, if the rain falls a little harder, water will seep into the corridor and the connected walls will be soaked, making it cold and damp.
But the big house in front of him was filled with birdsong and flowers, and there were rare flower species that could be seen to be carefully cultivated. The paint of the house formed a sharp contrast with the mottled walls of the third room.
Everything before my eyes tells me how unfair this is.
Song Ci took a deep breath and her eyes turned cold.
Obviously, they are all members of the Song family, and the first wife is like the real master. The third wife claims to be the master, but in fact they work for the first wife. The money earned is enjoyed by the first wife, and even the people of the third wife have to make sacrifices for the future of the first wife.
"Miss, isn't that the third young lady?" Song Rouxi's maid Yunxi spoke.
"Hey, it's my third sister." Song Rouxi leaned against the pavilion, supporting her chin with her hand and waving at Song Ci with a smile, "Third sister, why are you here?"
Miss Song Er, who was standing beside her, curled her lips and said, "Why is it her? It's really unlucky."
"Second sister, third sister is our sister. Don't be so rude, or your uncle will scold you when he gets back."
Song Ying raised her chin haughtily, but ultimately did not continue speaking.
Song Ci walked up to them and said with a smile, "Big sister, second sister."
Song Rouxi walked up to her with a distressed look on her face and looked at her. "I heard you were sick, but are you feeling better now? Why didn't you take a good rest instead of running here? Auntie San will be worried again."
Seeing her concerned face, as if she really regarded herself as a sister, Song Ci couldn't help feeling sick in her heart, wishing she could tear off her mask right now. Thinking of the purpose of her visit today, she suppressed the anger in her heart and spoke.
"Big sister, I have something to talk to you about."
Song Rouxi was stunned. "Looking for me?"
Song Ci smiled innocently, "Yes, big sister, do you still remember the bracelet you took from me?" Her eyes swept across the emerald green on Song Rouxi's wrist, "Yes, this is it."
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