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Baoqin said: "There are so many people here now, sister-in-law, you go to greet the guests first. Only a few of us know about this, so don't let outsiders know about it."

Xia Jingui said: "Naturally, Sister Qin, don't worry, sister-in-law, I'm doing so much business outside, so I know what to say and what not to say."

So Baoqin came to Xiangling's room. Xiangling was lying on the bed. Seeing Baoqin coming in, she hurried to get up.

Baoqin stepped forward and pressed Xiangling and said: "Xiangling, you lie down, how are you feeling today?"

Xiang Ling said: "It's much better these days, thank you for your concern. I know that the girl will leave the cabinet tomorrow. I have prepared a pair of embroidery for the girl. I hope the girl will not be disgusted with it!"

Baoqin said: "Xiangling, I heard that you have always wanted to become a monk, but is your sincerity?"

Xiangling nodded and said: "To tell you the truth, my body is already like this, I'm afraid I won't last a few years. Now the uncle despises me, and the grandma can't tolerate me. Girl, you will leave the cabinet tomorrow, and Miss Bao will also leave the cabinet in the next year. I want to ask my wife and grandma to allow me to become a monk after Miss Bao leaves the cabinet."

Baoqin sighed: "Xiangling, I remember that when my elder brother bought you, I was in Jinling. Do you want to go back to Jinling again? Have you ever thought that maybe your parents, your hometown is in Jinling or near Jinling? "

Xiang Ling said: "So what? With my body, how can I go back to Jinling?"

Baoqin said: "If I can help you go back to Jinling, are you willing to go back with me?"

Xiang Ling was surprised when she heard this, and hurriedly asked: "The girl is going to marry the Mei family tomorrow, how can she go back to Jinling? Could it be that the Mei family is from Jinling?"

Baoqin said: "Xiangling, I don't hide from you. I promised to help you in this way, just because I want to ask you to help me with a very difficult and important matter. I have thought about it for a long time, and I only think that you are the most reassuring and reliable Yes, I'm really worried about the others."

Xiang Ling hurriedly said: "Miss Qin, I am a dying person and a servant, how can I help you?"

Baoqin then talked about the affairs of the Mei family and her own plans, which surprised Xiangling.

Baoqin said: "Xiangling, don't be afraid. I have traveled with my father all over the world since I was a child. I have heard and seen everything. My brother will find out the good news later. If Mr. Mei has gone, I believe You can do this well.”

Xiang Ling said: "Miss Qin and Miss Bao are so kind to me, if I can help the girl through this catastrophe, I am willing. But what if someone finds out?"

Baoqin hurriedly said: "Xiangling, don't worry, no one will find out. When you go out of the house tomorrow, you will have a red hijab covered, so you don't have to worry. When you get there and enter the bridal chamber, you will also have a red hijab." Cover up. If Mr. Mei is seriously ill in bed, you have the right to serve a patient. You are the new young mistress, so naturally everything is up to you, and others will not do anything to you. If Mr. Mei has gone, you must be alone In the bridal chamber, it’s the same as in our house. Tomorrow Huan’er will accompany you to get married. She is very clever and loyal, and you are familiar with her. I will explain to her clearly that in Mei’s house, you can discuss how to deal with everything. Go back to the door in three days. If there is no Mr. Mei, the Mei family will not let you come back. We will definitely come to see you; if you can come back, I will explain to you what to do next. Even if the Mei family does not allow you to come back during this period If you go out and ask you to observe the festival for Mr. Mei, you can stay in bed to recuperate, just insist that you want to become a monk, and you are willing to spend your whole life in a nunnery and temple to keep filial piety for Mr. Mei. If this is the case, the Mei family will agree. Even if the Mei family does not allow it, me and Brother will also find a way to get you to leave the Mei family as soon as possible, and then we will leave the capital and go back to Jinling together."

Xiangling listened, pondered for a while, and nodded decisively: "Girl, I believe in you, and I am willing to help you this time. I have never done a single meritorious deed in my life. Maybe it is because of this that I am so unbearable." I believe that as long as Mr. Mei is not a healthy and living person, I should be able to handle everything. I only ask the girl, if I go to the capital, I will burn my bones to ashes. When you return to the south , Scatter my ashes in the south. I can't find my home and my biological parents alive, I only hope that my soul after death can return to my hometown!"

Baoqin heard this, and immediately bowed down in front of Xiangling's bed and said, "Thank you, sister Xiangling, for saving me! Don't worry, I, Xue Baoqin, will never break my promise! You have a good rest today. There are many people outside now. I'll come back tonight." Discuss with you!"

Xiangling nodded, and Baoqin breathed a sigh of relief.

When Baoqin came to the backyard and saw that everyone was packing up her dowry and dowry, she could only sigh secretly.

Not long after lunch, Xue Biao came to Baoqin's house in a hurry, and said in a low voice: "Sister, that Mr. Mei is probably dead. I asked Ru'er to go, and Ru'er pretended to have a stomachache and went to the latrine, trying to find out. It turned out that Mr. Mei's residence was being moved out there, and he also found out that Master Mei and Mrs. Mei were not in good health. On such a festive day, only a girl like Mr. Mei's younger sister brought the housekeeper and some servants in Zhang Luozhu. Ru'er also inquired about yesterday's late night, there were bursts of crying in Mrs. Mei's room. Today, seeing that girl Mei who is busy arranging various things, her eyes are also red."

After Baoqin heard this, she just sat there without saying a word.

After a while, Baoqin informed Xue Biao about asking Xiangling to marry her.Xue Biao listened, nodded and said: "Xiangling is so loyal, I want your sister-in-law to thank her. You can rest assured that I will find a way to let her leave the Mei family as soon as possible. My sister is also relieved, once Xiangling can leave Mei family, we will leave the capital quickly and go back to Jinling together. Xiangling will help us through this calamity, and no matter whether she is ill or not, your sister-in-law and I will treat her well and support her until the end of my life."

In the evening, Baoqin and Xing Xiuyan brought Huan'er to Xiangling's house and told Xiangling what Xue Biao had said.Xiangling reassured Baoqin and said, "Don't worry, girl, I know what to do!"

The next day, the Mei family's wedding team played drums and crowded sedan chairs to welcome the bride, but there was no groom.Xue Pan stepped forward to question him, and a manager of the Mei family said, "Uncle Xue, I'm really sorry, there are too many guests in our house, Master Mei and his wife are not in good health, and Mr. Mei has no brothers, so I really can't get away."

Huan'er helped Xiangling into the sedan chair, and amidst the sound of firecrackers and drums, she carried Xiangling's sedan chair to Mei's house.

At this time, Xiangling sitting in the sedan chair was calmer than usual.I never thought that I could get married in a sedan chair in such a beautiful way.The Mei family had a lot of dowries, and Xue Biao and Bao Qin also prepared a large amount of dowry in order not to arouse suspicion.From now on, Xiangling is already Xue Baoqin, the second daughter of the Xue family, and will soon be the young mistress of the Mei family, and also a widow who married into a new family but has no husband!

Thinking back to the scene when Baoqin spoke to her yesterday, Xiangling felt that she didn't know how she had the courage to agree to Baoqin's request so readily.But Xiangling knew very well that she really wanted to leave Xue's house.This place is definitely not my final destination. Baochai treats her well, but I can't go to Jia's mansion with Baochai; Baoqin treats her well, and I am not qualified to go to Mei's house as a dowry girl.However, when such a thing happened suddenly, I became a bride in such an upright manner, and in the name of the second miss of the Xue family, she was welcomed into the Mei family in a bridal sedan chair and married to the Mei family, and became the eldest grandmother of the Mei family!

I don't know how long we walked, but when we heard bursts of firecrackers, Xiangling was a little nervous.But he quickly calmed down again. The big red hijab made Xiangling feel like a huge protective umbrella.

The sedan chair stopped, Huan'er helped Xiangling get off the sedan chair, and Xi Niang helped Xiangling to the hall together.Listening to the voice of the bridesmaid reciting, Xiangling completed the proper etiquette very well.Because these Xianglings are no strangers, she has heard of Xue Pan's marriage and Xue Biao's marriage.

What makes Xiangling a little strange is that there is a young man who worships with him.If Mr. Mei has already gone, who will be worshiping with him?

Fortunately, Huan'er has been with her all the time, reminding Xiangling not to be nervous in her ear from time to time.

Feeling like entering a new house, Huan'er helped Xiangling to sit down.Xiangling was a little surprised that the new house was not as lively as expected, only the voice of the bride was heard.

After a while, Xiangling felt a bright light in front of her eyes, and the red hipa was lifted off.

At this time, Xiangling didn't seem to be nervous any more, she couldn't help but look at the "groom" who lifted her red hijab: very handsome face, thin figure, melancholy and slightly surprised eyes.Thinking of Baoqin's words, Xiangling looked at the "groom"'s ears again, there were clearly traces of earrings there.

Xiangling immediately understood that this must be a woman, maybe Mr. Mei's younger sister, maybe Mr. Mei's girl, or the girl of a relative of the Mei family.

Xi Niang brought two glasses of wine and motioned for the two to have a drink.The two cups were very small, and the "groom" picked up the cup and drank it down.Xiangling could tell that the "groom"'s eyes were full of tears at this time: her brother had just passed away, and she wanted to wear a red auspicious costume, pretend to be festive, and make all the arrangements.Xiangling suddenly felt that this "groom" was as pitiful as herself, so she picked up the wine glass and drank the wine in the glass.

The "groom" saluted Xiangling, then turned and walked out.

Xi Niang said to Xiang Ling: "Young Mistress, sit here, someone will bring you some snacks later, you can use them first, there are many guests outside, we have to go outside first to collect."

After that, the bride said to Huan'er: "Girl, what's the young mistress, you can come to the front and tell me."

Huan'er nodded and said, "I see, thank you."

For a while, there were only Huan'er and Xiangling in the room.Xiangling stood up, walked to the dressing table, and looked at her strange self in the mirror: handsome face, full of jewels, and a bright red wedding dress.If it was normal, Xiangling would never have dreamed of such an attire.

Huan'er said: "Girl, I think you should take off that tiara, it's too hard to wear like this."

Xiangling said: "Huan'er, I feel like my bones are loose. I need to lie down for a while, or I'm going to fall down."

Huan'er said: "I don't think they will come now. Girl, you can lie down at ease. If someone comes, I will naturally call you." After finishing speaking, he lowered his head and said to Xiangling: "Miss, guess the groom who visited you just now. who is it?"

Xiangling smiled and said: "It's a woman, I guess it's Mrs. Mei's younger sister, so it's hard for her."

Huan'er said: "Miss, you already guessed it? I thought so too. I just don't know that Mr. Ruomei has gone, how can they hide it for the wedding?"

Xiangling said: "Huan'er, we don't care about other things, I want to change this clothes now, it's really uncomfortable to wear like this."

Huan'er hurriedly said: "Girl, maybe it's not good to change now, you're still a new bride."

The master and servant were talking, when the curtain outside the door was lifted, and a person came in suddenly, Huan'er turned around to look vigilantly, and Xiangling stood up hurriedly.The one who came in at this time was a very handsome girl, probably fifteen or sixteen years old.Xiangling and Huan'er only looked at it, and they knew in their hearts that this was the "groom" who paid homage to Xiangling.

The woman came in, bowed to Xiangling and said, "Shiyun pays homage to sister-in-law! If sister-in-law is tired, you can rest first. My name is Mei Shiyun, and my brother is not feeling well. I'm afraid I won't be able to come here for a while. If there is anything I can tell you I said."

Xiangling also hurriedly returned the gift: "Sister, you don't need to be too polite. We are a family. I just walked in today. I'm not hungry right now. If my sister is busy, I'll take care of the outside first. This is my happy day. She will Here with me."

Huan'er hurriedly asked: "Uncle was not well just now, why did he suddenly become bad?"

Mei Shiyun paused, and hurriedly said: "Maybe I'm too tired, my brother hasn't rested these days. If you are hungry, eat something first, and I will ask someone to bring it right away."

After Mei Shiyun finished speaking, she bowed her head and hurried out.

After walking out the door, Mei Shiyun couldn't help but burst into tears.What a gentle and handsome sister-in-law, but my elder brother Mei Shitao will never be seen again, his emaciated and cold body is still placed in the empty house in the backyard!

If my brother had a spirit in heaven, would he feel regretful and sad at this time?If the elder brother had a spirit, would he cry for such a sister-in-law who would be a widow in her youth?

Thinking of her elder brother Mei Shitao finally leaving with illness in the middle of the night before yesterday, and seeing her parents mourning the loss of their middle-aged son as if they were ten years older overnight, and crying and crying from the heart, Mei Shiyun's heart felt like a knife was twisted.The Mei family cannot have no descendants, and the girl from the Xue family must marry.Without a son, there is hope even with a daughter-in-law. With the prestige of the Mei family, it is not difficult to adopt a grandson!

When the emaciated parents called her to them and explained to her, Mei Shiyun was stunned.He had heard a long time ago that this unmarried sister-in-law was one year younger than herself.You will be a widow as soon as you enter the door, and you will probably be a widow for the rest of your life, because soon there will be adopted sons and stepson.It is impossible to refuse the parents' request, because it is the last hope of the parents.

However, when seeing the young and beautiful sister-in-law finally enter the door in a bridal sedan chair, perhaps full of joy to pay homage to the church, and then sit docilely in the new house, Mei Shiyun couldn't help but feel guilty for this sister-in-law, and even more sad for her sister-in-law.Because of her own actions, a good-looking girl became a poor woman who had to be a widow all year round.

From tomorrow onwards, this sister-in-law who has been with her for a day will not only have to wear a heavy filial piety to bury her husband whom she has never met, but will also bear the infamy of being a Koff; Staying here, she must serve her parents-in-law well and raise children who were not born to her, otherwise she will be unrighteous and unfilial; not only that, this 14-year-old sister-in-law can no longer think about love between men and women, otherwise it will be immoral!

After Mei Shiyun left, Xiangling didn't care so much, let Huan'er wait for her to change her clothes, ate some food, felt exhausted, so she lay on the bed and whispered to Huan'er: "Huan'er, you worked hard today. Yes, I think 1 now there are guests outside, there are few people in the Mei family, no one will come in, you will sleep here with me for a while. I think, after today, they will be mourning Mr. Mei tomorrow. .”

Huan'er nodded and said: "Girl, let's rest first, I will sit for a while, if no one comes, I will close the door and rest for a while."

At night, Mei Shiyun came in again and saw that Xiangling had already fallen asleep, and said to Huan'er, "Huan'er, stay with my sister-in-law tonight, come with me, I'll tell you where the kitchen is, if you want hot water Pick it up by yourself. I will have the food delivered on time. You work hard, take good care of my sister-in-law, and let her have a good rest. I may not come to see you tonight."

Huan'er agreed, so she followed Mei Shiyun to the kitchen and brought hot water.Seeing that Ru'er was doing things quickly and freely, Mei Shiyun gave a lot of instructions, and then she left in peace.