Immortal Venerable Cubs Manual II [Quick Transmigration]
Chapter 53 True and False Gold [V]
Si Xingjian was indeed a little flustered. In this day and age, even a little carelessness could kill a person in a single wind and cold.Now they are in the wild again, without medicinal materials, not even a clean warm silk quilt.
And Zhaozhao is a weak little girl, not as strong as martial arts practitioners like them.Even if Zhao Zhao doesn't look very serious now, if the root cause of the disease remains, it will not be easy to cure it in the future.
The place where they talked was only fifty steps away from the temple. Si Xingjian was tall and long-legged, and walked briskly, and arrived inside the house not long after.
Si Anyue, who was waiting anxiously, couldn't help wondering when she saw this scene: Did sister Zhao Zhao do something to make her father angry, and then her father knocked sister Zhao Zhao unconscious.
She walked over and asked worriedly, "What's wrong with my sister?"
Si Xingjian: "A little hot."
Si Anyue felt relieved, and immediately ordered Cherry: "Go get some hot water, then go get ginger slices and those pills, and see what you can use."
She folded the cloak she untied earlier and put it on the couch, "Sit here first."
There was a censer in the house—only now it presumably functions as a brazier, with charcoal burning in it.
The doors and windows were all open in order to disperse the smoke, but even so, the room was much warmer than the outside.Coupled with the fact that it was incensed before, it is not only warm as spring, but also full of fragrance.
Liang Zhaozhao sat on the couch, a little embarrassed, it was too much of a fuss, she just had a low fever.
She took the pills prepared in advance yesterday to prevent wind and cold.
Maybe it was because she got into the water yesterday and suffered from the cold, or maybe it was because she heard so many unexpected things suddenly today, her mood fluctuated a bit, and now it's like this, she actually didn't feel much.
When spring and autumn alternate between hot and cold, she always gets sick several times, and she is used to it.
For her, with this level of fever, she only needs to drink some hot soup and sleep under a thick quilt. She never needs to call a doctor, and will not alarm others.
In the Zhang family before, she was just a little maid, needless to say.Even if she followed Mrs. Liang to Zhou's house, if she got a minor illness, she would bear it by herself.Because to her, that place is not her home, and it is not good for her to bother people to ask for a doctor for trivial matters.
She has never experienced such an experience. Someone worried and took care of her as a fragile treasure...
When Si Anyue wiped her face meticulously with a slightly hot handkerchief, she came back to her senses, stretched out her hand to hold Si Anyue's hand, pushed it gently, and said repeatedly: "No need to do this, I Nothing serious."
Si Anyue didn't listen to her, she gently moved her hand away, and continued to wipe her face, "You're welcome, look at your little blushing, maybe it's the cold evil entering your body, quickly scrub it, cover it with a quilt Cover it..." As she spoke, she remembered the poor conditions here, and there was not even a quilt that could be covered, so she was a little worried, "There is nothing here."
Si Xingjian was originally standing aside, because Zhaozhao had no place for him to help. He only said after hearing this, "Didn't Zhao Man send two packages before?"
Hearing his voice, Si Anyue realized that she had almost ignored her father since he came in. The only conversation between them was for her to ask about sister Zhaozhao.
She took the handkerchief from Zhaozhao, threw it into the tub that had been washed several times, and then turned to Si Xingjian and said, "It's for my sister, I can't open it without authorization."
One is that she has been brought up in such a way that she would not do such a disrespectful act of flipping it without the owner's permission; the other is that she does not want to leave a bad impression on her sister.
"These are just some daily necessities. Open them and see what you can use." Si Xing said directly.
These were all prepared by Ruyan, for fear that Liang Zhaozhao would be a little embarrassed when he was found after falling into the water, so the wound medicine, pastries, toiletries, etc. were all complete, and even the clothes were similar to the style and color of the suit Liang Zhaozhao wore yesterday. , if you don't look carefully, you can't see any difference at all.In addition, there is a set of men's clothing.
Ruyan has considered all aspects very thoughtfully.
While Si Anyue and Cherry were sorting out those things, Si Xingjian went to see Zhaozhao's situation.
After he felt his pulse, he asked, "How long did you fall into the water yesterday? Did you catch cold?"
Liang Zhaozhao was not surprised that he knew about her falling into the water. Since Zhao Man followed her before, Zhao Man must be aware of those things.
She replied: "It's not that long, I haven't soaked in the water much." She paused for a moment, then choked up: "If someone was not chasing after me, I wouldn't have fallen into the water and had no time to recuperate."
Si Xingjian smiled, "Zhao Man is here to protect you, and he doesn't know that you have your own plans. He is anxious to find you in case something happens to you."
"This is also a mistake, do you still want to hold grudges?"
Liang Zhaozhao couldn't help curling her lips when she heard this. Is she complaining about Zhao Man, a pawn who only knows how to obey orders?However, by saying this, is he giving in to her and asking her to forgive him?
This is rather strange, now that "fathers are respected", are there any fathers who subdue their daughters?
It's just that he said that, and she couldn't say anything else.
Si Xingjian took a white porcelain bottle, "Take two pills of the medicine inside, drink some hot soup later, have a good night's rest, and you will probably be fine tomorrow."
Zhaozhao's body is weak, it's because he had a bad life when he was a child, and he will take care of it later, but today's illness is not serious.
Si Anyue took a greased paper bag and said, "This is dried fruit, you can sweeten your mouth after taking the medicine."
Si Xingjian felt very relieved to see that the two of them had no quarrel and wanted to get close to each other.He's not good at mediation, and if the two of them don't like each other, it's a little hard for him.
He put away the ginger slices and said: "If you take the medicine, you don't need to take this."
He explained to Yueer: "I have already told Zhaozhao about her identity."
A look of surprise immediately appeared on Si Anyue's face. Most of the time, she remained dignified and stable. Now that such a vivid expression appeared on her face, she looked a bit lively and agile like a cardamom girl.
"Really?" Si Anyue immediately took Zhao Zhao's hand, "Then I can call you sister?"
She had no playmates since she was a child, and even her closest family members treated her very coldly. Now that she has a younger sister of the same age, she is naturally very happy.
And Liang Zhaozhao has a natural affection for Si Anyue because of the Qin family, and she has a delicate heart, which can tell whether others are genuine or fake. She saw Si Anyue treat each other so warmly , Then he smiled and called "sister".
Maybe her elder sister thought they were born of the same father, so she was so close to her.
But she never went into so much detail, the reason is not important.
Isn't it because of A Niang that she treats Sister Yue'er differently before she gets to know her better?
Si Xingjian stood aside, feeling a little uncomfortable. One of the two daughters in his family was raised by the original owner since childhood, and the other was just acquainted with his biological daughter. Wearing a dignified and courteous mask, the other is also suspicious and mocking her...
Now he is still "sister" and "sister" in front of him, but no one calls him "daddy"?
He almost crushed the ginger slices in his hand, but he still said calmly and without any fluctuations in his tone: "You guys have a good rest, and be careful not to catch a cold."
Liang Zhaozhao didn't reply, but Si Anyue, who was holding her younger sister's hand, felt annoyed. She ignored her father's existence again.
Perhaps because of this trip to Yuezhou, she got along with her father more, and she unconsciously became a little more intimate and casual?Or is the younger sister too attractive, making her always focus on her younger sister?
Various thoughts swirled in her mind, but she quickly suppressed the smile on her face, and said respectfully to Si Xingjian: "Yes, Yue'er will take good care of my sister."
Si Xingjian felt that the behavior of the supposedly lively and carefree little girl was an eyesore, but he didn't say anything, turned around and fiddled with the charcoal fires to make the burning charcoal fires more empty, so as not to burn too much full.
Before going out, he warned again: "Do not close the doors and windows."
After he went out, Si Anyue murmured, "I told you not to catch a cold, and you didn't let the door close..."
Liang Zhaozhao took the initiative to explain: "This charcoal is just burnt out, the quality is not good, the smoke produced may be poisonous, if inhaled into the body, it will cause dizziness in light cases, and death in severe cases."
"Really? Sister, you know a lot!"
Before walking far away, Si Xingjian, who heard the conversation between the two of them clearly: "..."
He had never realized that Yue'er was such a double standard!
Doesn't he also understand?Why did he say it was troublesome?
Si Xingjian came out to ask Zhao Man something, and the matter he asked Zhao Man and Ru Yan to investigate, there must be a result by now.
Zhao Man and the others were either in the kitchen or not far from the kitchen.Except for Hibiscus, they are all men, so they naturally want to avoid suspicion with the daughter of the master's family, so they will not go to that room, even before they saw the master hurriedly leading people in, without the master's order, they just stayed where they were .
Zhao Man took two brothers to barbecue in the yard.
People like them will inevitably sleep in the open air. Other cooking skills may not be good, but when it comes to barbecue, they are definitely proficient and handy.
Moreover, the kitchen here is rudimentary, and the bowls and chopsticks are not enough for them, so it is more convenient to eat the meat roasted.
But Mujin and Zhao Qing stewed some broth and rice porridge in the kitchen. If it is cold today, they still need to drink some hot soup, not to mention that the three rabbits are not enough to eat, and they can be soaked in broth Eat dry biscuits with you.
The temple in the deep mountain was supposed to be a place of pure Buddhism, but now there is a smell of meat in the courtyard.
Si Xingjian walked over and raised her hand to stop the few people who were about to stand up and salute.
He sat down by the campfire, reached out and patted Lan Lan beside him.
Before, these people were still afraid of such a big leopard, but after learning that Lan Lan only ate cooked meat, they were no longer so afraid - no matter how human this beast is, they can't be roasted, right?
Seeing Si Xingjian approaching, Lan Lan immediately regained her spirits, "Barbecue!"
If Si Xingjian promised Lan Lan before, he would naturally not break his promise, but now he has other things to do, so he had to appease Lan Lan first and let him wait a while.
He said to Zhao Man: "What did you find out before?"
Zhao Man didn't handle things well before, now that he heard his question, he hurriedly took out a lacquer-sealed letter from the interlayer of his coat, and handed it to Si Xingjian.
Here is the general experience of Liang's and Li's return to Yuezhou.
After Liang Shuying came back with Zhaozhao, she first visited the elders of the Liang clan, showing that she had reconciled with the original owner, and now she wanted to stand on her own, adopted Zhaozhao to support her in the elderly, and changed her name to Liang Zhaozhao.
Her father had passed away, and she didn't intend to have any entanglements with her stepbrother Liang Shuwen.But she didn't want to trouble them, but they coveted the property she brought back.
Mrs. Wang gave birth to a son named Liang Shuwen. He was a dude who knew everything about eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. He lost a lot of family property, and when his mother was silenced by the original owner, he was even more unrestrained.
Later, although Liang Shuwen realized that he could no longer go on like this, he restrained himself a little, but they had no way of making money, and they just sat and ate nothing.
When Liang Shuying came back with her child, the Liang family had nothing but an empty shelf, and the old house was almost sold.
Liang Shuwen saw that the half-sister who came back from Heli seemed to have brought a lot of property back, so he took her idea.
But Liang Shuying became a family of her own, and Liang Shuwen couldn't quietly embezzle her property, so he thought of a dirty trick: find someone to set up a game, saying that he owed the money and didn't pay it back, and now only Liang Shuying, the older sister, can pay it back. .
A group of bandit-like people came to Liang Shuying's house, smashed and robbed them, and even threatened to sell them to pay off the debt.
Liang Shuying had no choice but to hand out the money, and later Liang Shuwen got even more aggressive and tried to ask for money at every turn.
She knew that she couldn't keep the money on her own, and considering Liang Zhaozhao—a daughter who followed and divorced her mother, and was still an adopted daughter in name, Zhaozhao's marriage was a bit difficult.
After much consideration, she decided to remarry.
At that time, the folk customs were still open, and after the war, the court also encouraged new widows to remarry.
Although Liang Shuying is divorced, she was less than 30 years old four years ago. She has a good face, and lived happily with the original owner before, and she does not look old. If she wants to remarry, she will not worry about being married.Less than half a year after she returned to Yuezhou, she married the local Lieutenant Zhaowu, a deputy sixth-rank military officer.
The military officer's name was Zhou Yong, and he was 25 years old at the time. He hadn't married his first wife yet, but he had already raised many people in his backyard.He also took a fancy to Liang Shuying's family property, coupled with Liang Shuying's appearance and good family background, he felt that he could be worthy of him.
Although Liang Shuying is not very smart, she also understands the principle of not revealing her wealth, especially she and Zhao Zhao are orphans and widowed mothers, and she has no father or brother to take care of her. She is very cautious in this regard.
It stands to reason that Zhou Yong, an outsider who is out of reach, would not pay too much attention to her as an ordinary woman, let alone her rich family.
But he knew about it, and he acted preemptively when Liang Shuying didn't know about it.
I'm afraid that even after Liang Shuying married into the Zhou Mansion, she didn't necessarily know that Zhou Yong was only interested in her dowry.
With Liang Shuying's marriage, not only did she lose the dowry she planned to leave to Zhaozhao, but she also lost most of her life.
When she followed the original owner, she was the only master in the backyard, and all the servants were trained and taught by the original owner. They were all loyal and obedient, and there was never such a mess in the backyard.
But in the Zhou Mansion, she had to be a housekeeper, deal with those concubines, and serve Zhou Yong. The key was that Zhou Yong's attitude towards her was worse than that of his concubines.
She doesn't have any experience in house fighting, she suffers everywhere, and she had a miscarriage last year.
Those concubine's Shuxiu and concubine's makeup all cost money, so it was naturally her dowry that was spent.
Zhaozhao couldn't live a good life following her. Rather than saying that she was a lady of the Zhou mansion, she might as well be called a servant girl who served Liang Shuying.
Zhaozhao's treatment in the Zhou Mansion was not even comparable to the daughter born to Zhou Yong's housekeeper. Her surname has not been changed, and she still follows Liang Shuying, and there is no genealogy of Zhou's family.
Liang Shuying couldn't support herself, and often had to protect her.
The letter didn't go into detail about the little things that happened every day, but only specifically mentioned one thing that happened last year——
Liang Shuying is pregnant with a child, and if the child is born, it will be the direct child of the Zhou family.Although the etiquette here is not as strict as in the capital, and the family of generals like Zhou Mansion is not very disciplined, but the children of the mistress and the children of the concubine's room are different after all.
According to laws and customs, only her own children are eligible to inherit Liang Shuying's dowry.
In her previous marriage, she only gave birth to a daughter in ten years. If someone wants to find out, it is not difficult.
Zhou Yong didn't marry her with the idea that she could give birth to a son. As long as it is his seed, it doesn't matter which woman gives birth to it?At worst, arrange a concubine to be recorded under the name of the main wife.
Even Liang Shuying didn't expect to be pregnant at her age - she always thought that it was her problem that she hadn't conceived for many years after giving birth to Zhao Zhao.
She was very happy to be pregnant again.
She felt that it was not easy for a woman, and she wanted a son who could help her gain a foothold in the Zhou family and protect her in the future.
It's just that she was pregnant, but she became a thorn in the side of the other concubines.
Zhou Yong had a favorite concubine named Liu, who already had a son and a daughter. Liu's eldest son was already five years old when Liang Shuying was pregnant. She didn't want to see Liang Shuying give birth to a son, so she attacked Liang Shuying and even blamed Liang Shuying. Zhao Zhao.
However, Liang Shuying believed it.
Liang Shuying thought that Zhaozhao didn't know that she was her own daughter, and she was afraid that she would be biased after giving birth, so Zhaozhao drugged her to cause her to have a miscarriage.
In a fit of anger, she even slapped Zhao Zhao across the face, calling her a wolf.
Later, Liang Zhaozhao cleared himself of the suspicion, but he couldn't get Liu to be punished because Zhou Yong protected Liu.
After reading those, Si Xingjian just felt extremely embarrassed.
Zhaozhao's life at Zhou's family in the past few years probably hasn't been very good either.
The reason why Si Xingjian can see such detailed information now, and even remember many things in the backyard of the Zhou Mansion clearly in this letter, is because Ruyan has become the most favored "little concubine" in Zhou Yong's backyard. .
After Ruyan and Zhao Man came to Yuezhou, they also set up a bureau.
Ruyan pretended to be a helpless orphan girl whose father died and her debts were collected, and she happened to run into Zhou Yong, and Zhou Yong naturally came to save the beauty. Entered the Zhou mansion.
Before, Si Xingjian only told Ruyan and the others to take care of Liang's mother and daughter and find out their main experiences over the years, but did not specifically mention Zhaozhao.At that time, Ruyan and Zhao Man didn't know that Zhao Zhao was his daughter. After seeing Zhao Zhao's face, although they had some guesses, they didn't dare to make decisions on their own, for fear of offending Si Xingjian, so they didn't investigate Liang too much. The obvious thing.
However, just from these few words, Si Xingjian can also guess Zhaozhao's situation, and understand why Zhaozhao is not close to the Liang family.
Mrs. Liang probably can't care about Zhao Zhao as her own daughter without any grievances. Because of her previous experience, Zhao Zhao is quite wary and won't trust people easily. She must first show kindness to her before she will treat each other sincerely. .
Moreover, Zhaozhao is smart and careful, if Liang feels that she recognizes Zhaozhao's kindness to her and "repays her kindness", or angers Zhaozhao because of what happened later, then Zhaozhao will definitely not let go of her guard.
What's more, Zhaozhao has a mother named Qin.
He just tried to escape from the Zhou Mansion because he didn't know what happened to Zhaozhao.
Si Xingjian threw the stack of letters into the fire and looked up at Zhao Man.
Zhao Man immediately held a roasted rabbit leg, walked around the campfire, and squatted beside Si Xingjian, showing his white teeth, "Master, you eat."
"No need." Si Xingjian glanced at Zhao Man, then raised his eyes to the other two and said, "Eat, I have something to ask Zhao Man."
The two immediately got acquainted and left with the barbecue.
Zhao Man was even more panicked. He glanced at the barbecue in his hand, and he was still a little embarrassed. If the master wanted to punish him, this might be the best he could eat recently, but if the master didn't take it, he couldn't eat it. Eat in front of the master.
He struggled for a moment, swallowed, and put the barbecue to Lan Lan's mouth with difficulty, but Lan Lan's nose twitched and she turned her head away.
Zhao Man: "..." Is this being rejected?
He turned his head and saw Si Xingjian was about to grill the meat himself, and immediately put the barbecue in his hand aside, "How can I ask the master to do this kind of trivial matter? Or let..."
Before Si Xingjian could speak, Lan Lan became anxious, got up and ran over, pressing her paw on Zhao Man's arm.
Who dares to stop him from eating meat?
Zhao Man sat down on the ground and begged Lan Lan for mercy, "Don't, don't, Mr. Lan, why did you mess with me?"
Si Xingjian stopped Lan Lan's nonsense, and said to Zhao Man, "Sit down, I just have something to ask."
"What happened to the Zhou Mansion recently? Especially related to Zhaozhao. Also, why did you find this ruined temple? What happened to the old monk who lived here?"
Now that Zhao Man has confirmed Liang Zhaozhao's identity from his elder brother Zhao Qing, and seeing that Si Xingjian is very fond of her, he naturally dare not take her lightly. He sat on a wooden pier, frowned and thought carefully, but He knew all about what happened in the Zhou Mansion through Ru Yan, and the two of them could not meet and communicate every day, and what happened yesterday, he was in a hurry to find someone, and he really didn't know what happened in the Zhou Mansion .
Maybe it was because of the fire, but Zhao Man was nervous again, and a layer of sweat appeared on his forehead after a while.
This time, he didn't do well.
Si Xingjian rolled up his sleeves and grilled meat for Lan Lan as if no one else was there. He thought he was caring and didn't urge Zhao Man, but he unknowingly gave Zhao Man a greater sense of oppression.
——Zhao Man only felt that if he couldn't answer this question well, he might end up like this roasted rabbit.
"Master, I haven't noticed anything unusual in the Zhou Mansion in the past few days, and it may be that Ruyan hasn't spread the news yet."
"The monk who lived in this ruined temple used to be a doctor from Jisheng Hall in Yuezhou City, but he became a monk due to family changes. Liang..." Zhao Man wanted to say "Miss Liang", but suddenly realized that Liang Zhaozhao was the master. If he calls her daughter like that again, the master is afraid that he will not like it, so he hastily changed his words: "Miss Zhaozhao and that Dr. Chen know each other, and they have a good relationship, uh, it's like a friend who forgets years."
Zhao Man, who had a low level of education, thought of a word that he thought was very good, and was quite satisfied.
Si Xingjian gave him a sideways glance without emotion.
Zhao Man immediately restrained his expression and continued: "When Dr. Chen was in Jishengtang, Ms. Zhaozhao often went to ask for medical advice. Later, Dr. Chen shaved off his hair and Ms. Zhaozhao came to visit with food."
"Besides the Zhou family, since Miss Zhaozhao returned to Yuezhou four years ago, the only people she has been close friends with are a son of the Zhang family in Qingmen Lane and this Doctor Chen. Miss Zhaozhao did not go to the Zhang family... plus the previous I will come here to check, maybe I can find someone.”
"En." Si Xingjian responded lightly, indicating that he already knew about it.
He now understood why Zhaozhao cared about those two monks, why he came to this ruined temple, it turned out to be old friends.
He didn't care much about the rest of the details.
Too much prying into the little girl's privacy, he was afraid that the already wary Zhaozhao would feel uncomfortable if he found out.
However, Zhaozhao is on good terms with a kid from the Zhang family?
Si Xingjian silently remembered this.
After the words were finished, Zhao Man felt very at a loss.Xu Shi hasn't been with the master for too long, and now the master is more imposing and his thoughts are more elusive.
Zhao Man scratched his head, looking for something to say: "The master really loves the young lady, and he grilled the meat himself."
Probably the master disliked their roughness, and felt that the meat they roasted was not suitable for the two Miss Jiao to eat.
Not to mention that Zhao Man thought so, even Si Anyue, who saw this scene through the wide open window, thought so too. She turned her head and said to Zhao Zhao, "Father roasted meat for you with his own hands."
Along the way, they didn't happen to encounter restaurants and restaurants for every meal, and occasionally they cooked by themselves in the wild.At that time, there were more of them, and the cooking utensils they carried were enough, but they never saw their father do it.
Now, with sister Zhaozhao, the father does it himself.
That is naturally because of my sister.
Si Anyue didn't feel jealous. Sister Zhaozhao had a bad life in the past ten years, and her father had treated her very indifferently these years, but he had never treated her badly in terms of food and clothing.
If her father wanted to make up for it, she would treat sister Zhao Zhao better, she wouldn't mind at all, and she even wanted to share half of all the good things she had with her sister.
What's more, she doesn't care about her father's "love", which will make her feel that his father has something up his sleeve...
Just like before, her father raised her carefully, but in fact he just treated her as a commodity. Only when she is raised well can she be sold for a good price.
Otherwise, how could she, the daughter of a merchant, marry into the palace as a concubine?
I don't know why my father recognizes sister Zhaozhao now.
It's fine if you cherish the love between father and daughter, if you think her chess piece is useless and want to change it...
She now believes that her father will not marry her to King Qi again, because she was so determined that she borrowed a knife to kill someone and almost killed her father.If she attacked Qi Wang, then she would probably be charged with murder.
Perhaps, because of this, the father intends to re-train Sister Zhaozhao?
Although she doesn't fully understand the situation of Zhao Zhao's younger sister, seeing Zhao Zhao appearing here alone, she knows that Zhao Zhao's life is mostly difficult.
His father saved Zhaozhao, if he cared for Zhaozhao in the future, there is no guarantee that Zhaozhao would not be more grateful for this, and then follow his father's order and jump into the fire pit.
She will never allow such a thing to happen!
Si Anyue clenched her fist secretly.
She took Zhao Zhao's younger sister's mother when she was a child, if Zhao Zhao was to suffer on her behalf because of her resistance to her father's arrangement, she would definitely blame herself.
She wants to protect her younger sister. If her father has other schemes... It's a big deal, she will stay with her younger sister for three years as a filial piety.At least this time, she wasn't alone.
"Sister? Why are you distracted? I called you several times and you didn't answer." Liang Zhaozhao walked up to Si Anyue and waved his hand.
And Zhaozhao is a weak little girl, not as strong as martial arts practitioners like them.Even if Zhao Zhao doesn't look very serious now, if the root cause of the disease remains, it will not be easy to cure it in the future.
The place where they talked was only fifty steps away from the temple. Si Xingjian was tall and long-legged, and walked briskly, and arrived inside the house not long after.
Si Anyue, who was waiting anxiously, couldn't help wondering when she saw this scene: Did sister Zhao Zhao do something to make her father angry, and then her father knocked sister Zhao Zhao unconscious.
She walked over and asked worriedly, "What's wrong with my sister?"
Si Xingjian: "A little hot."
Si Anyue felt relieved, and immediately ordered Cherry: "Go get some hot water, then go get ginger slices and those pills, and see what you can use."
She folded the cloak she untied earlier and put it on the couch, "Sit here first."
There was a censer in the house—only now it presumably functions as a brazier, with charcoal burning in it.
The doors and windows were all open in order to disperse the smoke, but even so, the room was much warmer than the outside.Coupled with the fact that it was incensed before, it is not only warm as spring, but also full of fragrance.
Liang Zhaozhao sat on the couch, a little embarrassed, it was too much of a fuss, she just had a low fever.
She took the pills prepared in advance yesterday to prevent wind and cold.
Maybe it was because she got into the water yesterday and suffered from the cold, or maybe it was because she heard so many unexpected things suddenly today, her mood fluctuated a bit, and now it's like this, she actually didn't feel much.
When spring and autumn alternate between hot and cold, she always gets sick several times, and she is used to it.
For her, with this level of fever, she only needs to drink some hot soup and sleep under a thick quilt. She never needs to call a doctor, and will not alarm others.
In the Zhang family before, she was just a little maid, needless to say.Even if she followed Mrs. Liang to Zhou's house, if she got a minor illness, she would bear it by herself.Because to her, that place is not her home, and it is not good for her to bother people to ask for a doctor for trivial matters.
She has never experienced such an experience. Someone worried and took care of her as a fragile treasure...
When Si Anyue wiped her face meticulously with a slightly hot handkerchief, she came back to her senses, stretched out her hand to hold Si Anyue's hand, pushed it gently, and said repeatedly: "No need to do this, I Nothing serious."
Si Anyue didn't listen to her, she gently moved her hand away, and continued to wipe her face, "You're welcome, look at your little blushing, maybe it's the cold evil entering your body, quickly scrub it, cover it with a quilt Cover it..." As she spoke, she remembered the poor conditions here, and there was not even a quilt that could be covered, so she was a little worried, "There is nothing here."
Si Xingjian was originally standing aside, because Zhaozhao had no place for him to help. He only said after hearing this, "Didn't Zhao Man send two packages before?"
Hearing his voice, Si Anyue realized that she had almost ignored her father since he came in. The only conversation between them was for her to ask about sister Zhaozhao.
She took the handkerchief from Zhaozhao, threw it into the tub that had been washed several times, and then turned to Si Xingjian and said, "It's for my sister, I can't open it without authorization."
One is that she has been brought up in such a way that she would not do such a disrespectful act of flipping it without the owner's permission; the other is that she does not want to leave a bad impression on her sister.
"These are just some daily necessities. Open them and see what you can use." Si Xing said directly.
These were all prepared by Ruyan, for fear that Liang Zhaozhao would be a little embarrassed when he was found after falling into the water, so the wound medicine, pastries, toiletries, etc. were all complete, and even the clothes were similar to the style and color of the suit Liang Zhaozhao wore yesterday. , if you don't look carefully, you can't see any difference at all.In addition, there is a set of men's clothing.
Ruyan has considered all aspects very thoughtfully.
While Si Anyue and Cherry were sorting out those things, Si Xingjian went to see Zhaozhao's situation.
After he felt his pulse, he asked, "How long did you fall into the water yesterday? Did you catch cold?"
Liang Zhaozhao was not surprised that he knew about her falling into the water. Since Zhao Man followed her before, Zhao Man must be aware of those things.
She replied: "It's not that long, I haven't soaked in the water much." She paused for a moment, then choked up: "If someone was not chasing after me, I wouldn't have fallen into the water and had no time to recuperate."
Si Xingjian smiled, "Zhao Man is here to protect you, and he doesn't know that you have your own plans. He is anxious to find you in case something happens to you."
"This is also a mistake, do you still want to hold grudges?"
Liang Zhaozhao couldn't help curling her lips when she heard this. Is she complaining about Zhao Man, a pawn who only knows how to obey orders?However, by saying this, is he giving in to her and asking her to forgive him?
This is rather strange, now that "fathers are respected", are there any fathers who subdue their daughters?
It's just that he said that, and she couldn't say anything else.
Si Xingjian took a white porcelain bottle, "Take two pills of the medicine inside, drink some hot soup later, have a good night's rest, and you will probably be fine tomorrow."
Zhaozhao's body is weak, it's because he had a bad life when he was a child, and he will take care of it later, but today's illness is not serious.
Si Anyue took a greased paper bag and said, "This is dried fruit, you can sweeten your mouth after taking the medicine."
Si Xingjian felt very relieved to see that the two of them had no quarrel and wanted to get close to each other.He's not good at mediation, and if the two of them don't like each other, it's a little hard for him.
He put away the ginger slices and said: "If you take the medicine, you don't need to take this."
He explained to Yueer: "I have already told Zhaozhao about her identity."
A look of surprise immediately appeared on Si Anyue's face. Most of the time, she remained dignified and stable. Now that such a vivid expression appeared on her face, she looked a bit lively and agile like a cardamom girl.
"Really?" Si Anyue immediately took Zhao Zhao's hand, "Then I can call you sister?"
She had no playmates since she was a child, and even her closest family members treated her very coldly. Now that she has a younger sister of the same age, she is naturally very happy.
And Liang Zhaozhao has a natural affection for Si Anyue because of the Qin family, and she has a delicate heart, which can tell whether others are genuine or fake. She saw Si Anyue treat each other so warmly , Then he smiled and called "sister".
Maybe her elder sister thought they were born of the same father, so she was so close to her.
But she never went into so much detail, the reason is not important.
Isn't it because of A Niang that she treats Sister Yue'er differently before she gets to know her better?
Si Xingjian stood aside, feeling a little uncomfortable. One of the two daughters in his family was raised by the original owner since childhood, and the other was just acquainted with his biological daughter. Wearing a dignified and courteous mask, the other is also suspicious and mocking her...
Now he is still "sister" and "sister" in front of him, but no one calls him "daddy"?
He almost crushed the ginger slices in his hand, but he still said calmly and without any fluctuations in his tone: "You guys have a good rest, and be careful not to catch a cold."
Liang Zhaozhao didn't reply, but Si Anyue, who was holding her younger sister's hand, felt annoyed. She ignored her father's existence again.
Perhaps because of this trip to Yuezhou, she got along with her father more, and she unconsciously became a little more intimate and casual?Or is the younger sister too attractive, making her always focus on her younger sister?
Various thoughts swirled in her mind, but she quickly suppressed the smile on her face, and said respectfully to Si Xingjian: "Yes, Yue'er will take good care of my sister."
Si Xingjian felt that the behavior of the supposedly lively and carefree little girl was an eyesore, but he didn't say anything, turned around and fiddled with the charcoal fires to make the burning charcoal fires more empty, so as not to burn too much full.
Before going out, he warned again: "Do not close the doors and windows."
After he went out, Si Anyue murmured, "I told you not to catch a cold, and you didn't let the door close..."
Liang Zhaozhao took the initiative to explain: "This charcoal is just burnt out, the quality is not good, the smoke produced may be poisonous, if inhaled into the body, it will cause dizziness in light cases, and death in severe cases."
"Really? Sister, you know a lot!"
Before walking far away, Si Xingjian, who heard the conversation between the two of them clearly: "..."
He had never realized that Yue'er was such a double standard!
Doesn't he also understand?Why did he say it was troublesome?
Si Xingjian came out to ask Zhao Man something, and the matter he asked Zhao Man and Ru Yan to investigate, there must be a result by now.
Zhao Man and the others were either in the kitchen or not far from the kitchen.Except for Hibiscus, they are all men, so they naturally want to avoid suspicion with the daughter of the master's family, so they will not go to that room, even before they saw the master hurriedly leading people in, without the master's order, they just stayed where they were .
Zhao Man took two brothers to barbecue in the yard.
People like them will inevitably sleep in the open air. Other cooking skills may not be good, but when it comes to barbecue, they are definitely proficient and handy.
Moreover, the kitchen here is rudimentary, and the bowls and chopsticks are not enough for them, so it is more convenient to eat the meat roasted.
But Mujin and Zhao Qing stewed some broth and rice porridge in the kitchen. If it is cold today, they still need to drink some hot soup, not to mention that the three rabbits are not enough to eat, and they can be soaked in broth Eat dry biscuits with you.
The temple in the deep mountain was supposed to be a place of pure Buddhism, but now there is a smell of meat in the courtyard.
Si Xingjian walked over and raised her hand to stop the few people who were about to stand up and salute.
He sat down by the campfire, reached out and patted Lan Lan beside him.
Before, these people were still afraid of such a big leopard, but after learning that Lan Lan only ate cooked meat, they were no longer so afraid - no matter how human this beast is, they can't be roasted, right?
Seeing Si Xingjian approaching, Lan Lan immediately regained her spirits, "Barbecue!"
If Si Xingjian promised Lan Lan before, he would naturally not break his promise, but now he has other things to do, so he had to appease Lan Lan first and let him wait a while.
He said to Zhao Man: "What did you find out before?"
Zhao Man didn't handle things well before, now that he heard his question, he hurriedly took out a lacquer-sealed letter from the interlayer of his coat, and handed it to Si Xingjian.
Here is the general experience of Liang's and Li's return to Yuezhou.
After Liang Shuying came back with Zhaozhao, she first visited the elders of the Liang clan, showing that she had reconciled with the original owner, and now she wanted to stand on her own, adopted Zhaozhao to support her in the elderly, and changed her name to Liang Zhaozhao.
Her father had passed away, and she didn't intend to have any entanglements with her stepbrother Liang Shuwen.But she didn't want to trouble them, but they coveted the property she brought back.
Mrs. Wang gave birth to a son named Liang Shuwen. He was a dude who knew everything about eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. He lost a lot of family property, and when his mother was silenced by the original owner, he was even more unrestrained.
Later, although Liang Shuwen realized that he could no longer go on like this, he restrained himself a little, but they had no way of making money, and they just sat and ate nothing.
When Liang Shuying came back with her child, the Liang family had nothing but an empty shelf, and the old house was almost sold.
Liang Shuwen saw that the half-sister who came back from Heli seemed to have brought a lot of property back, so he took her idea.
But Liang Shuying became a family of her own, and Liang Shuwen couldn't quietly embezzle her property, so he thought of a dirty trick: find someone to set up a game, saying that he owed the money and didn't pay it back, and now only Liang Shuying, the older sister, can pay it back. .
A group of bandit-like people came to Liang Shuying's house, smashed and robbed them, and even threatened to sell them to pay off the debt.
Liang Shuying had no choice but to hand out the money, and later Liang Shuwen got even more aggressive and tried to ask for money at every turn.
She knew that she couldn't keep the money on her own, and considering Liang Zhaozhao—a daughter who followed and divorced her mother, and was still an adopted daughter in name, Zhaozhao's marriage was a bit difficult.
After much consideration, she decided to remarry.
At that time, the folk customs were still open, and after the war, the court also encouraged new widows to remarry.
Although Liang Shuying is divorced, she was less than 30 years old four years ago. She has a good face, and lived happily with the original owner before, and she does not look old. If she wants to remarry, she will not worry about being married.Less than half a year after she returned to Yuezhou, she married the local Lieutenant Zhaowu, a deputy sixth-rank military officer.
The military officer's name was Zhou Yong, and he was 25 years old at the time. He hadn't married his first wife yet, but he had already raised many people in his backyard.He also took a fancy to Liang Shuying's family property, coupled with Liang Shuying's appearance and good family background, he felt that he could be worthy of him.
Although Liang Shuying is not very smart, she also understands the principle of not revealing her wealth, especially she and Zhao Zhao are orphans and widowed mothers, and she has no father or brother to take care of her. She is very cautious in this regard.
It stands to reason that Zhou Yong, an outsider who is out of reach, would not pay too much attention to her as an ordinary woman, let alone her rich family.
But he knew about it, and he acted preemptively when Liang Shuying didn't know about it.
I'm afraid that even after Liang Shuying married into the Zhou Mansion, she didn't necessarily know that Zhou Yong was only interested in her dowry.
With Liang Shuying's marriage, not only did she lose the dowry she planned to leave to Zhaozhao, but she also lost most of her life.
When she followed the original owner, she was the only master in the backyard, and all the servants were trained and taught by the original owner. They were all loyal and obedient, and there was never such a mess in the backyard.
But in the Zhou Mansion, she had to be a housekeeper, deal with those concubines, and serve Zhou Yong. The key was that Zhou Yong's attitude towards her was worse than that of his concubines.
She doesn't have any experience in house fighting, she suffers everywhere, and she had a miscarriage last year.
Those concubine's Shuxiu and concubine's makeup all cost money, so it was naturally her dowry that was spent.
Zhaozhao couldn't live a good life following her. Rather than saying that she was a lady of the Zhou mansion, she might as well be called a servant girl who served Liang Shuying.
Zhaozhao's treatment in the Zhou Mansion was not even comparable to the daughter born to Zhou Yong's housekeeper. Her surname has not been changed, and she still follows Liang Shuying, and there is no genealogy of Zhou's family.
Liang Shuying couldn't support herself, and often had to protect her.
The letter didn't go into detail about the little things that happened every day, but only specifically mentioned one thing that happened last year——
Liang Shuying is pregnant with a child, and if the child is born, it will be the direct child of the Zhou family.Although the etiquette here is not as strict as in the capital, and the family of generals like Zhou Mansion is not very disciplined, but the children of the mistress and the children of the concubine's room are different after all.
According to laws and customs, only her own children are eligible to inherit Liang Shuying's dowry.
In her previous marriage, she only gave birth to a daughter in ten years. If someone wants to find out, it is not difficult.
Zhou Yong didn't marry her with the idea that she could give birth to a son. As long as it is his seed, it doesn't matter which woman gives birth to it?At worst, arrange a concubine to be recorded under the name of the main wife.
Even Liang Shuying didn't expect to be pregnant at her age - she always thought that it was her problem that she hadn't conceived for many years after giving birth to Zhao Zhao.
She was very happy to be pregnant again.
She felt that it was not easy for a woman, and she wanted a son who could help her gain a foothold in the Zhou family and protect her in the future.
It's just that she was pregnant, but she became a thorn in the side of the other concubines.
Zhou Yong had a favorite concubine named Liu, who already had a son and a daughter. Liu's eldest son was already five years old when Liang Shuying was pregnant. She didn't want to see Liang Shuying give birth to a son, so she attacked Liang Shuying and even blamed Liang Shuying. Zhao Zhao.
However, Liang Shuying believed it.
Liang Shuying thought that Zhaozhao didn't know that she was her own daughter, and she was afraid that she would be biased after giving birth, so Zhaozhao drugged her to cause her to have a miscarriage.
In a fit of anger, she even slapped Zhao Zhao across the face, calling her a wolf.
Later, Liang Zhaozhao cleared himself of the suspicion, but he couldn't get Liu to be punished because Zhou Yong protected Liu.
After reading those, Si Xingjian just felt extremely embarrassed.
Zhaozhao's life at Zhou's family in the past few years probably hasn't been very good either.
The reason why Si Xingjian can see such detailed information now, and even remember many things in the backyard of the Zhou Mansion clearly in this letter, is because Ruyan has become the most favored "little concubine" in Zhou Yong's backyard. .
After Ruyan and Zhao Man came to Yuezhou, they also set up a bureau.
Ruyan pretended to be a helpless orphan girl whose father died and her debts were collected, and she happened to run into Zhou Yong, and Zhou Yong naturally came to save the beauty. Entered the Zhou mansion.
Before, Si Xingjian only told Ruyan and the others to take care of Liang's mother and daughter and find out their main experiences over the years, but did not specifically mention Zhaozhao.At that time, Ruyan and Zhao Man didn't know that Zhao Zhao was his daughter. After seeing Zhao Zhao's face, although they had some guesses, they didn't dare to make decisions on their own, for fear of offending Si Xingjian, so they didn't investigate Liang too much. The obvious thing.
However, just from these few words, Si Xingjian can also guess Zhaozhao's situation, and understand why Zhaozhao is not close to the Liang family.
Mrs. Liang probably can't care about Zhao Zhao as her own daughter without any grievances. Because of her previous experience, Zhao Zhao is quite wary and won't trust people easily. She must first show kindness to her before she will treat each other sincerely. .
Moreover, Zhaozhao is smart and careful, if Liang feels that she recognizes Zhaozhao's kindness to her and "repays her kindness", or angers Zhaozhao because of what happened later, then Zhaozhao will definitely not let go of her guard.
What's more, Zhaozhao has a mother named Qin.
He just tried to escape from the Zhou Mansion because he didn't know what happened to Zhaozhao.
Si Xingjian threw the stack of letters into the fire and looked up at Zhao Man.
Zhao Man immediately held a roasted rabbit leg, walked around the campfire, and squatted beside Si Xingjian, showing his white teeth, "Master, you eat."
"No need." Si Xingjian glanced at Zhao Man, then raised his eyes to the other two and said, "Eat, I have something to ask Zhao Man."
The two immediately got acquainted and left with the barbecue.
Zhao Man was even more panicked. He glanced at the barbecue in his hand, and he was still a little embarrassed. If the master wanted to punish him, this might be the best he could eat recently, but if the master didn't take it, he couldn't eat it. Eat in front of the master.
He struggled for a moment, swallowed, and put the barbecue to Lan Lan's mouth with difficulty, but Lan Lan's nose twitched and she turned her head away.
Zhao Man: "..." Is this being rejected?
He turned his head and saw Si Xingjian was about to grill the meat himself, and immediately put the barbecue in his hand aside, "How can I ask the master to do this kind of trivial matter? Or let..."
Before Si Xingjian could speak, Lan Lan became anxious, got up and ran over, pressing her paw on Zhao Man's arm.
Who dares to stop him from eating meat?
Zhao Man sat down on the ground and begged Lan Lan for mercy, "Don't, don't, Mr. Lan, why did you mess with me?"
Si Xingjian stopped Lan Lan's nonsense, and said to Zhao Man, "Sit down, I just have something to ask."
"What happened to the Zhou Mansion recently? Especially related to Zhaozhao. Also, why did you find this ruined temple? What happened to the old monk who lived here?"
Now that Zhao Man has confirmed Liang Zhaozhao's identity from his elder brother Zhao Qing, and seeing that Si Xingjian is very fond of her, he naturally dare not take her lightly. He sat on a wooden pier, frowned and thought carefully, but He knew all about what happened in the Zhou Mansion through Ru Yan, and the two of them could not meet and communicate every day, and what happened yesterday, he was in a hurry to find someone, and he really didn't know what happened in the Zhou Mansion .
Maybe it was because of the fire, but Zhao Man was nervous again, and a layer of sweat appeared on his forehead after a while.
This time, he didn't do well.
Si Xingjian rolled up his sleeves and grilled meat for Lan Lan as if no one else was there. He thought he was caring and didn't urge Zhao Man, but he unknowingly gave Zhao Man a greater sense of oppression.
——Zhao Man only felt that if he couldn't answer this question well, he might end up like this roasted rabbit.
"Master, I haven't noticed anything unusual in the Zhou Mansion in the past few days, and it may be that Ruyan hasn't spread the news yet."
"The monk who lived in this ruined temple used to be a doctor from Jisheng Hall in Yuezhou City, but he became a monk due to family changes. Liang..." Zhao Man wanted to say "Miss Liang", but suddenly realized that Liang Zhaozhao was the master. If he calls her daughter like that again, the master is afraid that he will not like it, so he hastily changed his words: "Miss Zhaozhao and that Dr. Chen know each other, and they have a good relationship, uh, it's like a friend who forgets years."
Zhao Man, who had a low level of education, thought of a word that he thought was very good, and was quite satisfied.
Si Xingjian gave him a sideways glance without emotion.
Zhao Man immediately restrained his expression and continued: "When Dr. Chen was in Jishengtang, Ms. Zhaozhao often went to ask for medical advice. Later, Dr. Chen shaved off his hair and Ms. Zhaozhao came to visit with food."
"Besides the Zhou family, since Miss Zhaozhao returned to Yuezhou four years ago, the only people she has been close friends with are a son of the Zhang family in Qingmen Lane and this Doctor Chen. Miss Zhaozhao did not go to the Zhang family... plus the previous I will come here to check, maybe I can find someone.”
"En." Si Xingjian responded lightly, indicating that he already knew about it.
He now understood why Zhaozhao cared about those two monks, why he came to this ruined temple, it turned out to be old friends.
He didn't care much about the rest of the details.
Too much prying into the little girl's privacy, he was afraid that the already wary Zhaozhao would feel uncomfortable if he found out.
However, Zhaozhao is on good terms with a kid from the Zhang family?
Si Xingjian silently remembered this.
After the words were finished, Zhao Man felt very at a loss.Xu Shi hasn't been with the master for too long, and now the master is more imposing and his thoughts are more elusive.
Zhao Man scratched his head, looking for something to say: "The master really loves the young lady, and he grilled the meat himself."
Probably the master disliked their roughness, and felt that the meat they roasted was not suitable for the two Miss Jiao to eat.
Not to mention that Zhao Man thought so, even Si Anyue, who saw this scene through the wide open window, thought so too. She turned her head and said to Zhao Zhao, "Father roasted meat for you with his own hands."
Along the way, they didn't happen to encounter restaurants and restaurants for every meal, and occasionally they cooked by themselves in the wild.At that time, there were more of them, and the cooking utensils they carried were enough, but they never saw their father do it.
Now, with sister Zhaozhao, the father does it himself.
That is naturally because of my sister.
Si Anyue didn't feel jealous. Sister Zhaozhao had a bad life in the past ten years, and her father had treated her very indifferently these years, but he had never treated her badly in terms of food and clothing.
If her father wanted to make up for it, she would treat sister Zhao Zhao better, she wouldn't mind at all, and she even wanted to share half of all the good things she had with her sister.
What's more, she doesn't care about her father's "love", which will make her feel that his father has something up his sleeve...
Just like before, her father raised her carefully, but in fact he just treated her as a commodity. Only when she is raised well can she be sold for a good price.
Otherwise, how could she, the daughter of a merchant, marry into the palace as a concubine?
I don't know why my father recognizes sister Zhaozhao now.
It's fine if you cherish the love between father and daughter, if you think her chess piece is useless and want to change it...
She now believes that her father will not marry her to King Qi again, because she was so determined that she borrowed a knife to kill someone and almost killed her father.If she attacked Qi Wang, then she would probably be charged with murder.
Perhaps, because of this, the father intends to re-train Sister Zhaozhao?
Although she doesn't fully understand the situation of Zhao Zhao's younger sister, seeing Zhao Zhao appearing here alone, she knows that Zhao Zhao's life is mostly difficult.
His father saved Zhaozhao, if he cared for Zhaozhao in the future, there is no guarantee that Zhaozhao would not be more grateful for this, and then follow his father's order and jump into the fire pit.
She will never allow such a thing to happen!
Si Anyue clenched her fist secretly.
She took Zhao Zhao's younger sister's mother when she was a child, if Zhao Zhao was to suffer on her behalf because of her resistance to her father's arrangement, she would definitely blame herself.
She wants to protect her younger sister. If her father has other schemes... It's a big deal, she will stay with her younger sister for three years as a filial piety.At least this time, she wasn't alone.
"Sister? Why are you distracted? I called you several times and you didn't answer." Liang Zhaozhao walked up to Si Anyue and waved his hand.
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