Chapter 174
Chapter 174 – Painstakingly
Chapter 174 painstaking efforts
So at that time, Nanny Yang should have told Mother Jiang about the wrong child.
Sure enough, the second aunt went on to say: “When my wife gave birth, Nanny Yang was always by my side. And because I was young and had never given birth, I was waiting outside. After the baby was born, Nanny Yang cut it with hot scissors. The umbilical cord, and wrapped the child with a clean cotton cloth. The wife has been in a coma because of her weakness and fatigue. She only saw the child briefly, and she didn’t know that the child would have a red birthmark on the shoulder. And I couldn’t even open the door. If you don’t enter, you don’t even know… Yang Nanny seized this point and bit her to death, saying that the child was replaced…”
“Could it be that just by opening her mouth, mother will believe…”
“Why don’t you believe it?” The second aunt looked at Jiang Changning lovingly: “There is an old saying that people say good things when they are about to die. Girl, you underestimated the danger of the human heart.”
“Nurse Yang has been with Madam for decades, saying that a servant is better than a family member. If her heart is not right, Madam will not let her stay by her side for so many years. It is precisely because she understands her character that she will take those absurd words to heart. .Furthermore, Nanny Yang was also on her deathbed. She said that she found out that the child had been exchanged after she returned home, but in order to appease Madam and fear that she might be emotionally unstable, she hid it for her life.” The second aunt sneered With a sound, there was a bit of sarcasm in her eyes: “Who would have thought that she would spend so much time and effort to tell such a lie when she was dying…”
Jiang Changning was a little at a loss for words, if she stood in Jiang’s mother’s position, she might have to believe it.
In addition to such an unnecessary red birthmark, her son and daughter-in-law assisted with a few sincere words. It’s nothing more than the old lady has been guilty for many years, can’t eat well, and can’t sleep well. In the end, Nanny Yang swallowed that breath with tears streaming down her face and infinite regret.
This scene is 100% perfect, and mother Jiang can’t help but not believe it.
Jiang Changning looked at the blue and purple grapes outside the window, and his mouth seemed to be astringent.
The sound of Jiang Luo’s brisk footsteps was getting closer and closer, and the second aunt looked out the door with a smile on her face: “The wind has left traces and the geese have left their voices. If you want to find out the truth, you might as well start with Mother Yang’s son.” .”
Second Aunt stopped, and the door curtain was thrown open. Jiang Changyuan walked in with a bowl of vegetable porridge in his hand, smiling.
“What are big sister and auntie talking about?” Jiang Changyuan took advantage of the situation and sat on the small low stool on the side, with unconcealable joy in his eyes. She scooped up a small spoonful of vegetable porridge and let it cool before bringing it to Second Auntie’s lips.
“Just gossiping.” The second aunt looked at Jiang Changyuan and smiled, as if she couldn’t get enough of it, she lowered her head and drank the porridge in the spoon.
Looking at the tenderness in front of him, Jiang Changning quietly backed out.
The vegetable porridge used up half a bowl, and the second aunt couldn’t eat it anyway. Jiang Changyuan asked his servants to take away the bowls and chopsticks, but did not persuade him any more. Taking advantage of her good spirits, the second aunt wanted to talk more with Jiang Changyuan.
“Yu’er, help me take out that little box in the cage.”
It is a small vermilion makeup box with two layers of lattice. It is carved with peonies in full bloom, and is carefully outlined with gold lacquer.
It looks like a precious thing.
The second aunt’s waxy and slender hands rubbed the raised edges of the makeup box, and those years of youth seemed to appear in front of her eyes, with nostalgia and nostalgia.
She softly called Jiang Changyuan, her tone of unresolved kindness, “Yuaner, come here.”
Jiang Changyuan didn’t understand, so he sat in front of his aunt according to his words, watching her push the box into his hand, with a puzzled face: “Aunt?”
Second Auntie had a gentle smile in her eyes, and held Jiang Changyuan’s hand to open the cover, revealing the well-maintained gold, silver and agate jewelry inside.
She pushed aside the beaded hairpins, and there was a small mezzanine underneath, which contained the land deeds of houses and shops and some bank notes she had accumulated over the years. There was a dowry she brought over here, and there was a share from the Jiang family on weekdays. The silver and the rewards given by the wife and Lord Hou during the festivals are all stored in the bank and exchanged for silver notes.
She was brought into the Marquis’s Mansion as a concubine back then, and she didn’t wear any makeup on her body. Fortunately, her wife was kind, and she was never treated badly because of it. But since she gave birth to Yuan’er, she has been saving her dowry. Although it is not as complete as the preparations of the Houfu, it is good to add some.
Second aunt told Jiang Changyuan all the bits and pieces inside. This piece is the land deed of a tailor shop in the south of the city. Although it is not a very rich shop, it can still cover daily expenses. This note can be exchanged for fifty taels of silver at the Huitong Bank, and this note is stored in the Hengyun Bank…
She handed it to Jiang Changyuan one by one, and tears lingered in her eyes as she heard it, and the bean-sized teardrops hit the makeup box, making the vermilion wood flush.
Jiang Changyuan didn’t care about worldly affairs, but she could hear what Auntie meant, and she shook her head with heartache: “Auntie, I don’t want these.” I just want you to live well.
“Silly boy.” The second aunt stretched out her weakened hand, and wiped Jiang Changyuan’s tears with her hand. Her rough fingertips rubbed her tender skin until it turned red, but Jiang Changyuan held his aunt’s hand with both hands and refused to let it go.
“Everyone says I’m vulgar, but I only know that only those real gold and silver can make people eat.” Because of the box of jewelry, the second aunt was ridiculed by others.
The things rewarded by the mistress of Lord Hou are all elegant and precious things, such as calligraphy and painting, such as jade. Only the second aunt took jewelry made of pure gold.
Elegant and elegant objects are not easy to get rid of. Except for the rich and powerful, only those made of real money are the most popular.
When money is tight, just take out one and you can exchange it for dozens of taels of silver.
Now it’s all given to Jiang Changyuan. If you don’t like the old-fashioned jewelry, it’s okay to melt it and rebuild it.
Jiang Changyuan burst into tears, and the second aunt also cried, “Yu’er has grown up, and I can rest assured, but it’s a pity that I can’t see you getting married,” the second aunt choked with heartache, and carefully told her: “Although there are many sisters in the Jiang family, , is not a character who is completely easy to get along with. Your eldest sister is smart and kind. In the future, you should listen to her carefully, ask her for advice if you don’t understand, and study hard. As for your second sister, she is very thoughtful. Heavy, you can’t handle it, so if you can avoid it in the future, just avoid it.”
Jiang Changyuan’s tears were still falling, and he nodded fiercely after listening to his aunt’s advice, “I can save everything, and my aunt doesn’t have to worry about me.”
Second Auntie’s hand touched Jiang Changyuan’s hair from the top of his head to the back of his head, soft and warm, moving slowly again and again, as if he had completed a short life, witnessing Jiang Changyuan’s growth from a small bun to long hair reaching his waist.
Second Aunt buckled the box and stuffed it into Jiang Changyuan’s arms, then lay down along the edge of the bed, as if exhausted: “I’m tired, I want to rest for a while.”
Jiang Changyuan covered her lips and didn’t teach herself to cry. She sat still in front of the bed holding the makeup box, and her tears couldn’t stop streaming down. She knew why her aunt entrusted her today. She had expected such a day, but it was still difficult for her to accept the arrival of this moment calmly.
After sitting for some time, Jiang Changning gently knocked on the door and brought them some food. Jiang Changyuan kept guarding the second aunt before Dimi entered. During this period, he woke up once. Jiang Changyuan fed her two mouthfuls of ginseng soup with a small spoon, and before he could say a word, he closed his eyes and fell asleep again.
A doctor came to see her in the evening, and after entering the room to feel her pulse, she just shook her head silently. Although the prescription Jiang Changning brought was useful, but this aunt was already beyond medical treatment because of her severe health deficit.
The lights in the entire courtyard were on that night without stopping for a moment. Jiang Changning accompanied Jiang Changyuan and kept watch in the room until the morning light in the east, the person lying on the bed who was so angry finally couldn’t hold on anymore and dropped his hand by the side of the couch, and went away peacefully in his sleep.
“Auntie!”
Jiang Changyuan was so distraught that he yelled hoarsely and fell down beside the bed, crying uncontrollably.
“Third Sister—”
Jiang Changning stepped forward to stop her, held Jiang Changyuan in his arms and supported her back to help the crying out of breath man, with tears in his eyes and a choked voice, “Three Sister don’t cry anymore, my aunt was smiling when she left, if my sister continues to cry like this, how can my aunt feel at ease.”
Jiang Changyuan cried and choked, trembling uncontrollably. She heard Jiang Changning’s words and looked up. The woman with her eyes closed on the bed stretched her brows and eyes, and the corners of her lips raised slightly. She got what she asked for, and she left without any regrets.
The Sri Lankan has passed away, and there are still many things to deal with. Jiang Changning held back his grief and sent the obituary to the Jiang family, and held a funeral for her with Jiang’s mother as the second aunt.
The second aunt was a concubine and could not enter the ancestral grave of the Hou Mansion. Jiang’s mother knew that she liked to be clean, so she found a quiet green hill to bury her. Jiang Changyuan followed the arrangement and stood in front of the crowd, all in plain clothes, burning paper money.
Although Second Aunt’s status is low, but because of her kindness, there are many servants who have received her kindness in Jiang’s mansion. The crying suddenly shook the sky, and flocks of birds were frightened to fly, sending unforgettable sorrows to the old man. think.
In the past few days, because of the matter of the second aunt, the entire mansion seemed to be covered by an invisible dark cloud, and everyone was sullen. I don’t care, this second aunt has no sense of presence in the mansion, and leaving behind Jiang Changyuan who can’t slap a fart, it’s completely boring.
But this does not prevent her from finding a reason to add trouble to Jiang Changning. In the past few days, I don’t know what kind of good sister Jiang Changning is pretending to be. She runs to Jiang Changyuan’s yard when she has nothing to do, as if she is so kind and friendly to her sisters.
“Tch…” Jiang Luo pursed her lips in disdain. Jiang Changning made such a comparison, even if she didn’t want to, she had to bring a few cups of tonic soup because she didn’t want to lose her tongue.
“Third sister.”
Jiang Luo pushed open the door and went in. Jiang Changyuan has lost a lot of weight in the past few days, and his eyes are too sunken because of his thinness. At first glance, it is a little scary.
Jiang Luo suppressed her dislike and made out with her, “Why is my sister so thin, drink some soup and medicine to make up for it.”
It wasn’t until the soup cup was handed to Jiang Changyuan that he was unresponsive and realized that someone had entered the room. He shrank his hands to avoid shaking his head.
Jiang Luo didn’t force her, she put the soup cup on the table, and raised her mouth seemingly unintentionally: “It’s a pity, I don’t know why the second aunt went there suddenly, maybe it was the prescription that the big sister brought that day What’s wrong?”
After Jiang Luo said this, Jiang Changyuan looked up at her. With one glance, she quickly lowered her head, her thin white fingers tightly gripping the skirt, her voice trembling unconsciously: “When the elder sister sent the prescription, my aunt was terminally ill and there was no cure for it. Doctor see Guo Fangzi said that there is no problem. The second sister will not say these unfounded words in the future, so as not to cause trouble to the eldest sister…”
Jiang Luo never imagined that the always timid Jiang Luo would refute her. Seeing her obsequiously huddling into a ball made me even more angry.
She stretched out her finger and poked Jiang Changyuan’s forehead fiercely, and Jiang Changyuan’s body tilted when she poked him.
“Do you know who your real sister is? She, Jiang Changning, is just a **** you brought back and asked you to protect her like this. Jiang Luo’s face is full of hatred: “You are so shallow-sighted, just such a useless one The prescription can fool you around. “
Jiang Changyuan was startled by Jiang Luo’s words, she stared at her big clear eyes and couldn’t believe that these words came from Jiang Luo’s mouth, she opened her mouth and stared at her for a while before saying: “Two My sister doesn’t need to tell me these things. Although the prescription didn’t cure my aunt, it relieved her pain and let her go away in peace. To me, this is equivalent to saving my life. Chang Yuan is not an ungrateful person. For the sake of being sisters, I don’t think I’ve heard anything today.” Jiang Changyuan straightened his back, forced himself to look into Jiang Luo’s eyes, and mustered up all his courage to say, “My aunt has just been buried, and there are many and messy affairs in the courtyard. If the second sister has nothing to do, there is no need to come, so as not to be contaminated with bad luck.”
Dare to order her to evict her. This younger sister is really impressive.
Jiang Luo sneered, stretched out his hand and waved down the soup cup on the table. The clear soup spilled all over the floor, and the whole room was filled with the aroma of chicken soup.
The snow-white porcelain fell to pieces, which was especially harsh in this quiet small courtyard. Jiang Changyuan trembled in fright, and his whole face became paler.
The maids and women in the yard knelt down on the ground, knowing that Jiang Luo had a vengeful temper and no one dared to enter the house to stop her.
Seeing that Jiang Changyuan’s eyes were red and he didn’t dare to move, Jiang Luo stopped in satisfaction.
“You think that you can sit back and relax after climbing the high branch of Jiang Changning, but you don’t know that she herself is in danger of dying. Now that the second aunt is dead, whether you are alive or dead is not a word from your mother.”
Jiang Luo raised her red lips, her eyes were filled with shocking viciousness: “My mother has always obeyed me. If you say that if I, as a sister, say a few words of kindness to your life-long event, what will my mother think?”
(end of this chapter)