crossing into bastard

My aunt's illnesses are all old ailments. Wait for her to take care of them slowly. Some of them have not been treated urgently, but the root cause of the disease has been left behind. Even the doctor can't do anything. They only let them recuperate, and all the herbs are warming and tonic. , not nourishing and deficient, this kind of disease is the most difficult to treat.

It is said that it is a rule, but it is just to ask my aunt to come and say hello on time. I usually let my aunt wait in the room, and sometimes I ask my aunt to bring a fruit snack or something. The eldest lady refuses to let the aunt do other things. Now the aunt is in the hands of the eldest lady. Chess pieces, just need to support them.

When asking for peace, the eldest lady wanted them to meet each other to reassure them, and also to tell them that the situation of the aunt is in her hands. There are no more tasks.

The aunt is very afraid of the eldest lady, every time she comes to pay her respects, she is covered in cold sweat nervously, she often fails to answer the questions of the eldest lady, and the eldest lady is too lazy to talk to the aunt, so she only sends a maid to take good care of her. There is a lot of food and drink, and the doctor comes to take a pulse once every five days, but the prescription is the same, there is not much change.

Under the eyes of the eldest lady, they were all speechless. My aunt was still in fear of the sudden change, and she couldn't eat or sleep well. Once in the middle of the night, my mother secretly came to see Yu Cheng, and Yu Cheng was shocked. With a big jump, the mother held a piece of pastry tightly in her hand, saying that it was for Yu Cheng to eat. Seeing the love from the bottom of his heart, Yu Cheng's eyes were moist, and he ate the pastry in one bite, and kept saying that it was delicious, which made his mother happy. Yes, I don't know what to do.

The fact that Mother was able to find her meant that the maid sent by the Da Furen did not take care of Mother. After thinking about it for a while, Yu Cheng simply sat up and talked to Mother. Quilt, and asked about food, all the worries in his heart were revealed, Yu Cheng answered them one by one, and showed his mother that he had grown flesh.

The mother wiped away her tears and said: "Cheng'er, it is the mother who is sorry for you and caused you to suffer so much. Now your sister is getting married, and you are too, but you haven't said goodbye yet. If this drags on, the mother is really sorry." I'm afraid I won't be able to marry a wife when the time comes, my mother will go sooner or later, how will you live in the days to come."

"Mother, you don't have to worry about me. When my sister marries a good family, the Yu family will not dare to do anything to us. Mother has also seen it. Ever since the news of my sister's marriage, the eldest lady has changed her previous attitude towards us. Giving us the status of being tested means that the eldest lady will treat us well for the sake of my sister-in-law's family."

"Your sister can marry, but you are different. You are the young master of the Yu family. Even if you can't get the property of the Yu family, you still use the money of the Yu family. The eldest lady understands that the most disliked thing is the son of a concubine." My child, Mother was a maidservant by Da Furen's side back then, so she understood how Da Madam did things. For more than ten years, Mother tried not to let Da Madam see her, for fear of offending Da Madam again, even your marriage, Mother doesn’t dare to mention it, just think that you can live a good life, and nothing else is important.” Mother said and shed tears: “Mother didn’t dare to tell you about many things about the Yu family, because she thought we Living in a broken house, these things will not happen to us, but it is different now, you have the status of the sixth young master, you can't avoid the matter of the Yu family. The master's woman failed to give birth to the child in front of the eldest lady, it was all the tricks behind the eldest lady's back, and in Yu's house, a few of the concubine's children lived well, and they were all entrusted by others. Regardless of these things, therefore, Mother wants you to be more obedient in front of Da Furen, not to offend Da Furen, and to live this life smoothly, that's all."

Niang has always been not provocative, she only seeks stability and does not seek change. During her life in Yu's family for many years, Niang has always been cautious. For the sake of their siblings, Niang will suffer all kinds of hardships. Yu Cheng is very interested in what Niang said about Yu's family. , Yu’s family is all members of the eldest lady, they all obey the eldest lady’s words, their mouths are very tight, they know what to say and what not to say, Yu Cheng rarely hears these things, and now facing the eldest lady every day, some It's better to know more about things.

So Yu Chengcheng asked: "Mother, tell me about the Yu family, so that I can know how to speak and act in front of the eldest lady."

Mother nodded, touched Yu Cheng's face and said: "I was the adult's dowry back then, and I was originally going to be the master's housemaid. After the eldest lady married in, she gave birth to two sons in a row. I think it's right for Yu's family. In addition, the eldest lady is capable, and she started a family in only two years, and she has gained a firm foothold. The master obeys the eldest lady in everything, and the eldest lady has a mind to prevent the master from confiscating the house, and she wants to keep the master in front of her. But on this matter, the master, on the surface, was Mrs. Ying, but in private, he went to find other women. After letting Mrs. Ying know about this, she lost her temper and calmed down for a while. Having married other women and even conceived a child, this made the lady sad for a long time, and at that time, the lady knew that this man couldn't control herself, so instead of letting the master find a woman casually, it is better to arrange a few roommates, You can also leave the master in the room, but the master is unwilling. At that time, the master loved the second aunt wholeheartedly. After the eldest lady had a few troubles, she followed the master's wishes and lifted the second aunt, but left the second aunt's child. "

The mother talked so much in one breath, she was a little thirsty, Yu Chengcheng poured warm water for the mother to drink, the mother drank the water, and she was relieved, and then said: "Second aunt has no child, crying and making noise, relying on the master I liked it very much, and even praised the eldest lady, she was locked up by the eldest lady, starved for several days, on the day of release, I asked the master to see the second aunt, the second aunt was dirty, her face was sallow, like a crazy woman Like a child, the master took a look, then turned and left, and never saw the second aunt again. The master returned to the eldest lady's room, stayed for a few months, and then went to find other women. This time the eldest lady did not make trouble, but The third aunt was lifted very quickly, and the third aunt would soon have a child. At this time, the master found another woman. The eldest lady found out and lifted the third aunt, and the master became more grateful to the eldest lady. "

When Niang said this, she paused for a long time before saying: "Later, the eldest lady gave birth to the eldest lady. Before the eldest lady was born, none of the daughters conceived by the aunts were born, and they either fell or died when they were born. It was not until the eldest lady was born. , Only the aunt in the mansion gave birth to the young lady, and it was at that time that the mother conceived of you."

Yu Chengcheng didn't want his mother to think of the sad things, but he didn't ask clearly, and felt uncomfortable, so he asked in a low voice: "What happened at that time?"

The mother burst into tears, and said: "Because I have been with the eldest lady for many years, and I am almost 20 years old. The master did not accept me, and the eldest lady felt loyal, so she told me about my marriage. I am the son of the steward in the house. , the person is very nice, and the marriage is settled. Unexpectedly, one night, the master came back after drinking, and the eldest lady had just given birth to the eldest daughter, so he asked the master to go to the aunt's place. I became an aunt, and after that, the eldest lady found out, she got very angry at me, beat me half to death, and threw me into the backyard. That was the same time, with you, I thought that the eldest lady would definitely come and fall Child, but I didn't think about it, the eldest lady raised me to be an aunt, and said that she would keep the child to remind the master."

Yu Cheng thought of his father whom he had never seen before. He felt hatred in his heart, but he didn't show it. He wiped away his mother's tears and comforted her. Then she stopped crying, and told her, "Mrs. The affairs of the house are all taken care of. There have been no aunts in the mansion for several years. Now the eldest young master is married, and the second young master is also married. After the eldest lady is married, the eldest lady is busy with the marriage of the seventh lady. For the other young masters and ladies, none of the marriages have been settled, and they are all waiting for what the eldest lady will say. Your sister is able to talk about the marriage this time because she relied on the other party. If it is done, your sister's life will be different. If not, the eldest lady will Know how to deal with us."

Because my mother sneaked out and didn't stay for too long, after finishing speaking, my mother went back. Yu Cheng lay on the bed and didn't fall asleep for half the night. For the sake of my sister, shouldn't I cooperate a little bit? My mother is a smart person. To come here and say these things is to let Yu Cheng know the character of the eldest lady, and, in this family, as long as the eldest lady is pleased, other people can be ignored in this family, but to please the eldest lady, one has to let This marriage is settled, so that my sister can marry off smoothly.

After Yucheng finished his lecture, he successfully fulfilled his request, wrote and memorized the book, and the husband was very satisfied. Yucheng went back to the room and wrote a few more big characters. Then he told Qing'er : "I haven't talked to Fifth Sister for a long time. Today, my husband said that I finished well and I was tired from writing. I want to chat with Fifth Sister."

Qing'er rushed to ask the eldest lady for instructions, and the eldest lady agreed. Yu Cheng didn't expect that the eldest lady would agree, so he hurriedly dropped the half-written words and went to his sister's room. The eighteenth aunt had just left, and Yu Fei was quietly embroidering. I am embroidering shoes, and I embroider dozens of pairs of shoes with one pattern. I choose the simplest pattern to embroider. Also doable.

When Yu Fei saw Yu Cheng approaching, she stood up and went to meet her. There were snacks and fruits, she was afraid that her younger brother would be hungry, and when Yu Cheng was full, Yu Fei sat back to embroider shoes, talking to Yu Cheng while embroidering: "Have you finished your homework today?"

"It's done. I asked the eldest lady before I came to see my sister." Yu Cheng replied, "How is my sister recently?"

Yu Fei nodded: "Ma'am invited a doctor to see her, she drank the medicine for recuperation, slept soundly at night, and her appetite improved a lot."

Seeing that his sister was embroidering seriously, Yu Cheng looked at the same shoes again and said, "Isn't it a little too monotonous to give these away?"

Yu Fei said with a distressed face: "If you want to embroider complicated patterns, there is no rush. If there are too many patterns, and my sister can't embroider well, this is the method taught by Eighteenth Aunt."

Yu Cheng casually said: "The pattern is simple, so just add some. We didn't often string beads in the past. We added beads to the center of the flower, or added beads to other places. Choose a better color, and it looks good. It won’t give people a monotonous feeling, it’s innovative enough, and it doesn’t take much time.”

Yu Fei raised her head, seriously thought about what Yu Cheng said, and felt that it was feasible. She smiled and asked the maids to bring the beads, tried to add beads to the shoes, and asked the maids to come and see them. Everyone said they were beautiful , Yufei decided to add beads.

"Cheng'er has a solution, and now my sister can rest assured." Yu Fei looked at Yu Cheng and said, "It's time for Cheng'er to get married, and my sister wants to ask the eldest lady to tell Cheng'er about a marriage." .”

Yu Cheng said with a smile: "I don't know what Da Furen thinks now. Would it be a little too impulsive to ask Da Furen like this?"

Yu Fei chose the beads casually and said: "My sister has heard a lot of rumors these days, and the attitude of the eldest lady. Mother can come out of the dilapidated house and tell Cheng'er about a marriage. For the eldest lady, It's just a trivial matter, and if it is said out, it will be said that Da Furen is magnanimous and can buy our hearts, so Da Furen will not refuse such a thing."

"Sister, let's make up my mind." Yu Cheng said, "It will be good for your mother's heart if you get married."

Yu Fei smiled and said, "Cheng'er is the most filial. In the future, my sister will definitely take good care of you and your mother, and won't let them bully you any more."

Yu Cheng smiled, but did not speak. Yu Fei wanted to use her marriage to negotiate conditions with the eldest lady, and also wanted to use her future husband's family status to protect them. Yu Cheng's eyes showed doubts.