Maid of a wealthy family

Chapter 31
Chrysanthemum's hand holding the furoshiki unconsciously let go, she rushed over, took the hand pot with both hands, and stuck it to her chest.When they parted, Ran Longgui's unwavering voice full of expectation and determination immediately rang in her ears: "Chrysanthemum, listen: I will come to Lan Mansion to redeem you in half a year! If I don't want to redeem you, I, Ran Longgui, drowned even if I spit and spit...you wait for me in Lan Mansion! Wait for me..."

At the same time, Ran Longgui's parting expression that day once again flashed across her mind.She cried out in her heart: "No! No! I can't die! I want to live! I want to wait for my Brother Long Gui! I can't let him down..."

Thinking, thinking, the courage to die disappeared. She fell down on the bed and began to cry. While crying, she softly called Ran Longgui's name and said, "Brother Longgui, I'm sorry for you! Brother Longgui, you Where is it..."

Outside the window, there was also a gust of wind, whimpering, like an answer to her.

When Chrysanthemum refused the call of death and decided to survive, she thought about it in her heart.Now, she already hated the people of Lan Mansion - the old lady, wife, Lan Hongen, and even the flowers, trees, bricks and stones here seemed to have formed a deep hatred with her.She must not take them cheap!She wants revenge!revenge!Then, she plotted revenge in her heart.First, she thought of murder.Kill Lan Hongen, and then kill his accomplice, the old lady and wife.However, as soon as this idea came up, she was startled. She had never killed anyone before, and she would turn around in fright when she saw others killing chickens. How could she have the guts to kill so many people!Besides, even if you have the courage, you probably don't have the strength.An ordinary weak woman, neither a masked bandit nor a flying chivalrous woman, probably didn't hurt the enemy, the enemy would have ended her own life first.She couldn't die like this for nothing, so she immediately denied this revenge plan.Then she thought of setting fire to everything here, turning them all to ashes.She was immediately excited by the idea that starting a fire would not take much effort and could be done at night without her noticing, and then she could run out in the light of the fire.Thinking of this, she suddenly shouted in her heart with joy: "Yes! Set fire! You bastards, wait, I will burn you all to death." Thinking, she seemed to have seen Lan Hongen, the old lady, Ning's While struggling in pain in the fire, he smiled unconcernedly.

But not long after, the excited light in Chrysanthemum's eyes gradually dimmed, and she felt that this method could not be implemented. There were so many houses in Lan Mansion that it was difficult to count them. Where should she order first and where should she order later?Especially the houses in the backyard are not connected to each other, and they are independent. It is impossible for her to light so many houses at the same time by herself.Moreover, there are so many servants and handymen in the Lan Mansion, as long as they see a little fire, they will come and put out the fire in a short time.At that time, if I didn't avenge myself, I would become their prisoner instead!Thinking of this, she immediately rejected the idea in discouragement, and said in her heart: "No way! I can't miss the mutton, and make a fuss instead, so I have to find another way."

But then, this kind and weak peasant girl couldn't think of any other way.Sue the officer?No, since ancient times, it has been "the yamen is open, don't come in if you have a reason but no money", and the current governor is a friend of the master, can you sue the Lan family?Go home and tell your parents, let them take revenge?But parents have no power and power, honestly, how can they take revenge?And, such a thing, can the whole world know about it...

Chrysanthemum is desperate!There was a flame of hatred burning in her heart, but there was nothing she could do.Finally, she thought of running away. 36 Strategies are the best, if you can't provoke them, you can hide them, and leave this wolf's den and tiger's den forever!She immediately became excited again, thinking that this is the perfect solution, so she immediately got up and was about to put the shaken things back into the bag, but after a while, she hesitated again, thinking: "What should I do if I go back? Pregnant with Lan Hongen's child, can the child be born at home? Will Lan Mansion let her go? What about the rent that parents owe to Lan Mansion? What about Ran Longgui borrowing the rice from the big housekeeper..." A series of The question stumped her again.No, I can't go home!Parents can't be frightened, endure hardships, and villagers can't laugh at them!She put down her burden again, and stared at the night sky in a daze.

God, there is nothing she can do now!She became a kite with a broken string, with no one to rely on, and only let the invisible hand manipulate her destiny.After thinking for a while, she felt her head hurt again.The physical trauma and the mental torment made her feel extremely tired all of a sudden, she simply couldn't think of anything, she fell on the bed and fell into a drowsy sleep.

The next morning, when Chrysanthemum didn't go down to eat, the old lady asked Wang Ma to deliver the meal to Chrysanthemum upstairs, and asked Wang Ma to persuade Chrysanthemum well.

Holding a bowl of lotus seed soup, Wang Ma walked into the Moon Gate step by step.She wondered in her heart, what did the old lady want her to persuade the girl?She just turned 40 this year, but her face is much older than her actual age.She has been a servant in Lan Manor for more than 20 years, and no one in Lan Manor can remember her name.In the past 20 years, she has seen all the things that have happened in the Lan Mansion. It's just that she buried the ugly things she saw deep in her heart and didn't let them come out.When the old lady asked Chrysanthemum to deliver food and asked her to comfort the girl, an ominous omen immediately arose in her heart.Or to be more precise, when she led the girl from the dilapidated house of Luo's house into the back garden and lived in the embroidery building, she felt in her heart that the girl had fallen into a tiger's den and a huge clutch.Today, maybe her premonition has become a reality.As for what it was, Wang Ma understood without thinking.These lords and wives are usually well-dressed, and each of them is more upright than an upright gentleman, but secretly, what sneaky and outrageous things can't they do?Thinking of this, the old servant's mind immediately came up with the tragic scene of Miss Xi Juan being bumped to death.What a poor girl, the same age as a flower bud!That night, Lan Horn thought that no one would know what he had done, but this old servant saw it all.When Lan Hongen opened the door and went out, the old woman was puzzled: Master never walked out of the garden late at night?What is he going to do?Curiosity and a servant's duty drove her to find out.She wanted to follow Lan Hongen, but she was afraid that the master would blame him if he found out.So he quietly hid behind the door, peeping through the gap to watch the master go forward.She saw Lan Horn walking to the front of the middle living room building, looked back, then turned around, and hurriedly walked forward from the corridor under the back eaves.When she saw it, her doubts became heavier: Why didn't the master open the door of the middle living room and walk around the back eaves like a thief?Where is he going?What are you going to do... She couldn't bear it anymore, so she tiptoedly followed.When she also walked around the back eaves, she saw the master stopped in front of the house where the maids lived.I suddenly understood in my heart, it turned out that the master came out to do that sneaky thing again.She sighed in her heart and wanted to leave immediately, but she also wanted to see which girl's turn would be unlucky tonight.After standing for a while, she saw the master sneaking up to Miss Xijuan's door. She saw the master blowing out the lantern, seeing his expression of scratching his head, and seeing him walk to the window of the wing room, and gently push open the girl's room. until she saw Lan Horn jumping into the girl's room through the window, she sighed and returned to her hut without making a sound.Soon, the fierce girl's unyielding scolding sounded from the outer courtyard, and then, the girl crashed to death on the rockery with her brains overflowing.At that moment, when she saw the girl's face of death, she felt as painful and uncomfortable as a knife.However, she could not tell anyone about her discovery.She knew that as long as she told the truth, she would definitely die.

Now, while Wang Ma was walking, she was thinking about the chrysanthemum.For some reason, from the first moment she saw this girl, an indescribably complicated emotion had aroused in her heart.It was as if there was an invisible thread connecting her and this girl.She wanted to kiss her, love her, and talk to her intimately.She inquired about the mystery of her life experience time and time again, but the girl kept her mouth shut and robbed her of her identity unceremoniously.After being robbed, she never asked any more questions, but she did not reduce her love and concern for the girl because of this.There are so many girls in Lan's mansion, she can't explain why she likes her so alone?She thought, maybe this is God's arrangement!Therefore, when she heard that the old lady asked her to bring food and comfort the girl, in addition to worrying about the girl in her heart, Mother Wang could not wait to immediately hug the girl in her arms and give her the love, warmth, and protection like a family member. .

Wang Ma took the lotus seed soup and went upstairs.Chrysanthemum was lying on the bed with her clothes on at this time, her eyes were tightly closed, her complexion was pale, her eye circles were sunken and black, her hair was fluffy and loose on her cheeks and behind her ears, and there were still traces of tears on her delicate face. , unconsciously took a breath of air.She remembered that this girl was like a budding flower yesterday, so moving, but overnight, she was devastated so haggard.Wang Ma also suddenly wanted to cry, she stared fixedly at Chrysanthemum's cheek, trembling her lips and wanted to cry, but she couldn't bear to wake her up.After hesitating for a moment, her eyes followed Chrysanthemum's cheeks and moved to the bed.Suddenly, her pupils dilated—she saw the bundle that the chrysanthemum had shaken off last night, and saw the little silver collar and the longevity lock on it.Wang Ma's eyes were fixed on that small object.In a moment, the trembling of her lips turned into convulsions all over her body, and her hands holding the lotus seed soup kept trembling.Her face completely changed color, and it was as white as a piece of paper, her lips parted slightly in shock.She watched, watched, and the bowl in her hand fell down with a "squeak" and broke.Then, she rushed over, picked up the silver collar and longevity lock with trembling hands, and looked at them carefully in front of her eyes.Tears welled up in her eyes and fell on the silver collar and longevity lock.Then, as if she couldn't control her emotions, Wang Ma rushed over and hugged Chrysanthemum.

At this time, Chrysanthemum was not asleep, and in a state of half-asleep and half-awake, she heard someone coming upstairs.She thought it was the old lady, madam or master, so she pretended to be asleep. Then, she clearly felt someone standing in front of her bed. After a while, she heard the sound of porcelain breaking, but she still I didn't open my eyes.Now, she felt that someone was lying on top of her, and streams of hot tears were shed on her face.Only then did she realize that the person who came was not someone she hated, and only then opened her heavy eyelids.She saw clearly that it was Wang Ma who was crying with her arms around her, and immediately, everything was right.Mom's unhappiness was gone, and she immediately wanted to put herself away.When you are insulted, tell her unreservedly like facing your relatives.Thinking of this, she moved her body and shouted tremblingly: "Mother Wang..."

Wang Ma first held Chrysanthemum's hand tightly.As if afraid that the chrysanthemum will disappear.Her lips continued to tremble, and there seemed to be thousands of words surging in her heart, but she didn't know how to say them.After a while, I stretched out a hand, and while stroking Chrysanthemum's haggard face, asked in pain: "Chrysanthemum, Chrysanthemum, what's going on here? What happened, what happened..."

Chrysanthemum burst into tears immediately after hearing this.After a while, I finally couldn't control the abuse I suffered: "He, they want to borrow, borrow my belly to give birth, give birth to a child, last, last night, old, old man, he, he..." Chrysanthemum said Couldn't go on anymore, hugged Wang Ma and cried bitterly.

Upon hearing this, Wang Ma confirmed her omen.Her body was trembling like fallen leaves in the cold wind, and she couldn't speak any words to comfort Chrysanthemum.Because, her heart was already filled with another bigger worry and fear. After Chrysanthemum’s cries became quieter, Mama Wang picked up the silver collar and longevity lock, and asked Chrysanthemum hesitantly. : "This, is this yours?"

Chrysanthemum looked at Wang Ma's inquiring and painful eyes, and didn't want to hide it from her anymore, so she nodded with tears in her eyes and said, "Yes, it's mine."

Wang Ma's hands trembled violently, and after a while, she hugged the chrysanthemum again, tremblingly said: "This, what, what's going on, tell me quickly."

Chrysanthemum was in Wang Ma's arms, and she replied sadly: "I, I don't know what's going on? My mother told me when I came to Lan Mansion. She said no, I was not born to them. It was 19 years ago. I picked it up by the side of the road. When I picked it up, I hung this silver collar and long, long life lock around my neck..."

Before Chrysanthemum finished speaking, Wang Ma's mind "boomed", as if it had exploded.Her face grew pale, and her eyes stared blankly and terrified at the roof.After a long time, she stood up staggeringly, put the chrysanthemum on the bed, and then staggered towards the downstairs without saying anything.

Chrysanthemum was also stunned, she didn't know that Wang Ma would be like this, she just thought that Wang Ma was suffering from the abuse she suffered.

Wang Ma was indeed distraught and angry because of the rape of Chrysanthemum.Back in the hut next to the "Zhizu Pavilion", Wang Ma threw herself on the bed, crying heartbroken.

Now, she truly believes that Chrysanthemum is her own daughter, the flesh and blood she had to throw on the side of the road 19 years ago.

Crying and crying, the grief and pain that had accumulated in her heart for more than 20 years surged into her heart like a tidal wave, bringing her into painful memories.

(End of this chapter)