Chapter 114 She can go see her husband again.
When Shen Qingnian regained consciousness, it was already late morning of the next day.
"Miss, you're awake?" Ling'er sat by the bed, looking at Shen Qingnian with concern.
Shen Qingnian still felt a headache coming on, and propped herself up to sit up: "How did I get here?"
She remembered that it rained heavily last night, and no one opened the door for her, so she fell asleep in front of the door.
Ling'er's eyes were filled with tears: "It was the eldest young master who carried you back."
Shen Qingnian was looking at her hand; the finger that had been pricked by the First Madam was now wrapped in gauze.
After hearing Ling'er's words, she paused. It was Xie Yanzhi who carried her back?
A surge of annoyance welled up in Shen Qingnian's heart: "Who wants his fake kindness!"
If he clearly hates her, why does he still come to save her and hug her?
Is this torment torturing her or torturing himself?
Xie Yanzhi is a madman.
Ling'er handed over a towel: "Miss, wipe your face."
Shen Qingnian thought about how her face was dirty from being caught in the rain last night. She took a towel and wiped her face, and was surprised to find that her face didn't hurt as much as it had yesterday.
She said with some surprise, "Ling'er, give me the bronze mirror."
Shen Qingnian looked at her face in the bronze mirror; there were still some bruises, but the swelling had subsided.
Seeing Shen Qingnian's attitude just now, Ling'er didn't dare to say that the young master had personally applied the ointment for her.
Yuan Qing said that the ointment was very precious and only the ladies in the palace could use it.
She pointed to the porcelain bottle by the bedside and said to Shen Qingnian, "The doctor came last night and gave me some ointment, saying it was particularly effective."
Just as Shen Qingnian was about to speak, she heard a voice call out, "Nian'er!"
After a series of footsteps, the curtain was lifted, and Aunt Su and Qiu Ye walked in.
"Auntie!" Ling'er bowed to Aunt Su.
"Please sit down, please sit down." Aunt Su knew that Ling'er was still injured and had not yet recovered.
Qiu Ye brought over a soft stool for Aunt Su, and Aunt Su sat down by the bed.
"Aunt, what brings you here?"
Aunt Su gently took Shen Qingnian's hand and looked at the injury on her face, feeling a pang of sadness: "I originally wanted to come and see you yesterday, but the people at Guanlan Residence said you had left the mansion."
Aunt Su sighed again: "It's all because of me."
"From now on, don't ask the young master for anything because of me."
She already knew that the old lady had punished Shen Qingnian because of her, but seeing the bruises on Shen Qingnian's face today made her feel pain.
The old lady punished Nian'er so severely.
Shen Qingnian frowned and said, "I didn't ask Xie Yanzhi for help; he pleaded with the old lady himself."
Upon hearing this, a hint of suspicion flashed in Aunt Su's eyes: "You didn't ask the eldest young master for help?"
Why would the eldest son plead for her? She saw the porcelain vase by the bedside, which the second master had given her before.
She knew in her heart that Shen Qingnian probably didn't know the young master's feelings.
"If it wasn't for my sake, why would the old lady punish you?" Aunt Su was also somewhat puzzled.
"They didn't believe me. They insisted that I had begged Xie Yanzhi, which caused the old lady to lose face." Shen Qingnian still felt indignant when she thought about it.
Without any evidence, the First Madam and the Old Madam relentlessly accused her of gossip and abused her for personal gain.
The Marquis of Jingnan's mansion was a den of cannibals.
After hearing this, Aunt Su roughly understood what was going on.
She reached out to touch Shen Qingnian's face, but stopped mid-air, worried about hurting her: "Does it still hurt?"
"Auntie, it doesn't hurt!"
Shen Qingnian looked at Aunt Su. She had only been in the Jingnan Marquis's mansion for two or three months, and the days had been difficult.
My aunt has been here for over ten years; one can only imagine the hardships she has endured.
"Aunt, have you truly felt happy staying in the Marquis's mansion all these years?"
Every day before dawn, she had to stand outside her husband's and mistress's bedroom to serve them, and she also had to stand in front of the table to serve them three meals a day.
If the mistress is unhappy, she can beat her, kill her, or sell her!
What's even more painful is watching her husband and mistress being all lovey-dovey, leaving her alone in bed every night.
The thought of such a life sent chills down Shen Qingnian's spine; there was no hope for such a life.
Aunt Su was momentarily stunned upon hearing this.
Am I happy? She couldn't help but ask herself.
After thinking for a moment, she said to Shen Qingnian, "When Second Master was in good health, I was happy every day."
As if she had thought of something, Aunt Su smiled.
Shen Qingnian could sense that her aunt liked this second uncle very much.
But the more you like someone, the sadder you feel when you see the Second Master and the Second Madam together, right?
"Second Master never lets me get up in the morning to serve him or serve him meals three times a day."
Aunt Su continued talking to herself, and when she saw the surprised expression on Shen Qingnian's face, she smiled and said, "It's true, Second Master cherishes me very much."
“Sometimes when I urge him to go to the second wife’s room, he will get angry with me and stay in the study for several days.”
On one occasion, the second wife, Madam Lin, came to see her again, asking her to call the second master to Madam Lin's room.
As a result, the Second Master flew into a rage and said, "Shiyu, don't you know who I truly care about in my heart?"
Later, she stopped insisting that the Second Master go to the Second Madam's place.
From then on, Madam Lin harbored resentment towards her and would find various ways to punish her when the Second Master was not around.
Later, after Second Master fell ill, his condition worsened.
But she didn't want Shen Qingnian to know these things.
Shen Qingnian never expected that Second Master Xie Songyi loved his aunt so much.
No wonder my aunt would rather be a concubine than be with the Second Master.
No wonder the second wife has only had one daughter all these years and has not had any more children.
"It sounds like the Second Master has feelings for the Second Madam..."
Aunt Su shook her head: "The Second Master has always been indifferent to the Second Madam; the two of them only maintain a facade of civility."
"Why is this happening?" Shen Qingnian asked, puzzled.
Why does the Second Master dislike his wife so much?
Aunt Su shook her head: "I don't know either. I only know that the Second Madam is the younger sister of the Second Master's colleague."
Shen Qingnian didn't want to think about it anymore; only the Second Master and Second Madam probably knew the truth.
She suddenly realized that if the Second Master could recover, he would definitely be able to protect her aunt, and she would no longer be afraid of Xie Yanzhi's threats.
"Aunt, I heard that Second Master used to be a general, so why did he fall ill?" Shen Qingnian asked eagerly, impatient to find out the reason for Second Master's illness.
Aunt Su's thoughts immediately returned to ten years ago. One morning, she woke up to find that the Second Master was unable to move or speak.
He just stared at her with his eyes open, and Aunt Su still remembers the panic and fear in his eyes.
At that time, a doctor was called in to examine him, and it was said that Second Master had suffered a stroke.
But how could Second Master have suffered a stroke when he was in his prime?
Later, he consulted both imperial physicians and folk healers, but none of them could help him. He could only drink medicine day after day, but there was no improvement over the years.
Later, the Second Master's eyes dimmed day by day, losing their former luster.
No matter how Shen Qingnian listened, she felt that there was something strange about this matter, but she had never met the Second Master in person and did not know what was wrong.
She turned to Aunt Su and said, "Aunt, when will you take me to see the Second Master? I've been in this household for so long, but I haven't seen him yet."
She also wanted to see what the Second Master, whom her aunt had described as loving and respectful, was like.
Aunt Su smiled and nodded. In a few days, she would be able to go to the estate to see her husband again.
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