Chapter 125 Ending
Back to Wan Niang. After entering the gate of Chen Family, she realized that although she was a concubine, Chen Family didn't even have any other concubine. Not even a Mistress of the house. For a while, she soaked in bliss. She hugged Yue Wen Bao, who was now decked in silk and satin clothes: "Son ah. Us mother and son have survived. We can live a good life!"
What she didn't notice was that the servants of Chen Family were looking at her with gazes of sympathy and pity behind her back. She only assumed those lowly things were jealous of her.
Only a few days after entering Chen Family's house, Wan Niang realized that she was wrong. Gravely wrong!
"Ah! Master, please spare me!" A water-red gauze was long torn apart by a whip. Dark red blood oozed out and mixed with the original color of the gauze. Two lines of tears flowed down her well-groomed face. The extremely sorrowful and charming appearance entered Boss Chen's eyes that were already a little red with excitement and made him even more excited. He swung the whip in his hand and it landed on Wan Niang’s body that was already covered with bloody wounds. Then, another scream cried out: "Ah!"
"Beauty, cry out louder! Hahahahaha!" Boss Chen's excited appearance filled Wan Niang's sight, causing a deep panic in her heart. All her limbs tried to break free from Boss Chen's restraint: " Let me go! Ah!"
…
In the early morning of the next day, the morning light was faint. The morning’s mottled sunlight shone into the room covered by a smell that made people blush. Boss Chen stood in front of the closet, opened his arms and was served by the attendants on getting dressed in clean clothes. Looking refreshed, he headed out. As for the person lying on the carved wooden bed in the inner room of the main room, she hadn’t woken up despite the sun being high in the sky. The naked and exposed skin was covered with horrible red marks and the blood on it had already solidified. Quite a terrible sight.
When Su Family’s first round of osmanthus fragrans harvest was finished, Third Master Huang brought the news that Wan Niang was gone: “She passed the night before yesterday. The servants of Chen Family carried her to a mass grave outside the city and threw her away.”
"This incident taught us the reasoning, don't reach out if it's not yours, or your life will be lost!" Hearing this news, You Jin didn't react too much. It was as if she just crushed the most inconspicuous ant to death.
Hearing her speak so calmly, Third Master Huang couldn't help but tremble a little. Little girl was getting more and more powerful now! He recalled the news he had inquired back. The dead body was covered in bruises. No one area was good. He understood that You Jin hardened her heart to sort her out! Although he didn't know what kind of enmity there was between the two, it must be a deep hatred that resulted in one to die so tragedily.
After Wan Niang's death, Yue Wen Bao, who had only had a good life for a few days, was kicked out by Chen Family. He was just a four-year-old child who lost his mother. On his own, he sat on the side of the street, not knowing what to do. Just when he was about to be taken away for some candied haws by a trafficker, two guards with swords came from nowhere and drove the trafficker away. Then they left Luohe Prefecture with him in their arms and headed south for two days. After they gave him to a family of farmers, the two guards left.
"As long as he is settled, it’s fine. It's his parents whom I have a grudge against. The child is innocent. Why would I bother to kill them all?" You Jin let out a long sigh. Yue Da Fu couple and the first branch were missing. Yue Chang Shou had nothing to do with her. While Yue Chang Lu and Wan Niang were taken care of. The enmity between her and Yue Family should be considered having a conclusion!
"Miss, aren't you afraid that the child will come back to seek revenge in the future?" Third Master Huang, who thought she was going to kill them all, really didn't expect Miss to send the woman's son to a farmer in another place to raise. What’s more, she gave the family twenty liang silver as compensation. He felt conflicted on the inside. Before, he felt that Miss was too cruel at such a young age. But now it seemed that Miss only took revenge on the woman. It truly made him a little impressed.
"It’s just a four-year-old child. He might not remember anything in two years. So there's nothing to worry about." Although You Jin hated Yue Chang Lu and Wan Niang to the bone, the relationship between her and Yue Wen Bao had no hatred. If she really got rid of Yue Wen Bao, her conscience wouldn’t be at ease: "This matter will be left like this."
Now that the party involved had already made up her mind, Third Master Huang naturally had nothing more to say. Remembering the news from the capital, he asked: "When is Miss going to leave for the capital?"
Third Master Huang knew Xiao Family’s female members were all rescued by You Jin and had been paying attention to the capital. Now that it was autumn, it seemed that the execution at the end of autumn was soon.
Thinking of this matter, You Jin felt a little down. She sighed lightly and responded: "I’ll set off in three days. With this trip, I will be gone for more than a month. When the time comes, the business in Luohe Prefecture will have trouble Third Master."
What should come will come. Although she was physically in Luohe Prefecture these days, Manager Wu had been making movements in the capital. If there was the slightest chance, they will try to rescue him. But now it was autumn and there was still no solution. She can only do her best in the end. At least, someone will collect his body and set up a grave for him!
Deep in thought, Third Master Huang nodded: "Don't worry, Miss. With me here in Luohe Prefecture, everything will be fine when you come back."
Third Master Huang was a person who cared about old affection. If not, he wouldn't have chosen Su Family among so many people who wanted to recruit him. The facts had proved that Su Family lived up to his expectations. They were indeed a family that valued relationship and righteousness. Although the head of the family was a girl, she was no worse than a hot-blooded man in terms of temperament, vision and friendship.
***
Now that everything in Luohe Prefecture was in order, You Jin leaving for a while shouldn’t be a problem. But before she left, something cropped up.
"I'm going too." Red-eyed Mrs. Yu and Mrs. Zhao blocked You Jin's room door to prevent her from going out.
You Jin took in Mrs. Yu and Mrs. Zhao, who had cried so many times in secret, and couldn't help but feel a little headache: "Two Madams, I'm not..."
She wanted to make up a reason to coax the two of them. After all, it was a long way to travel from Luohe Prefecture to the capital. The two of them had only recovered a little. If they encounter another round of tossing, they might not be able to take it.
"We know you're going to the capital for the execution at the end of autumn. Right now the Mid-Autumn Festival is over." Reaching this point, choked up Mrs. Yu turned her head away. She was afraid that You Jin would see the tears in the corners of her eyes. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the execution at the end of autumn will soon happen.
Although Mrs. Zhao was weaker than Mrs. Yu, she still insisted on going. Facing the request of the two elders, You Jin only felt her headache increase.
In the end, she had no choice but to bring Mrs. Yu and Mrs. Zhao to the capital. Xiao Lin Ru was left to accompany Mrs. Song in Luohe Prefecture.
"They should be arriving in Tu Prefecture soon, right?" Mrs. Song was sitting on the lounge by the window with a warm earthenware hot water bottle in her arms as she looked at the gloomy weather outside. She feebly spoke to herself. Tu Prefecture was the only way to travel from Luohe Prefecture to the capital. You Jin and her party had been on the road for seven days. At this time, they must have entered Tu Prefecture.
You Jin and the others didn't hide this from Mrs. Song. They couldn't find any reason why the two daughters-in-law wanted to leave together. They had no other choice but to tell the truth. Mrs. Song knew that she was getting old and it would be a burden to force them to bring her along. So she only instructed the two daughters-in-law a bit. Enduring the grief in her heart, she stayed in Luohe Prefecture and waited for them to bring the remains of her children and grandchildren back to their hometown.
"Grandmother, drink the medicine." Xiao Lin Ru came in with a bowl of steaming medicine and noticed a bean-sized teardrop hanging on her grandmother's half-sagging face. Her heart twisted. However, on the surface, she acted like she didn’t see and respectfully brought the medicine to Mrs. Song.
Although You Jin had arranged enough servants to take care of Xiao Family after they moved into Su’s house, Xiao Family felt that they owed Su Family too much and insisted on taking care of their own daily life. Only one attendant to serve the elderly. The attendant had been sent out by Mrs. Song to do other things. That's why when Xiao Lin Ru suddenly broke in, she saw the scene of her grandmother crying.
"Good child, thank you for your hard work." Mrs. Song accepted the medicine from Xiao Lin Ru, grasped her originally creamy hands that now had a thin layer of calluses, and patted this gentle and sensible granddaughter’s hand with distress.
Xiao Lin Ru brought a blanket for Mrs. Song to cover her legs and carefully tucked the corners. With a soft smile on her face, she said, "It's my job to be filial to Grandmother. How can it be called hard work?"
Seeing that her only granddaughter was so sensible, Mrs. Song felt even more distressed. Such an outstanding granddaughter was divorced by the husband's family whom she had carefully selected for her when her family was in trouble. When she thought of this, she was annoyed with herself for choosing such a family to marry her granddaughter!
In fact, Xiao Lin Ru can be considered open-minded. She was an official slave now. But since she entered Su’s house, she had taken care of her own daily life. Despite this, Su Family’s servants did the laundry, cooking, and sweeping the floor. Only difference from before was that she didn't have four maids serving her. It was countless times better than those who were bought back to be slaves!
Right now, she can have enough to eat and be dressed warmly. Now long after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the autumn clothes made by Su Family were already on her body. Although the brocade material with red plum patterns and double embroidery wasn’t as good as the Liuguang brocade and Feiyun brocade she wore before, it was the same material as Su Family’s girls. From You Jin to the youngest of the Su family, Su Kang, they all treated her like a distinguished guest. What was there to complain about?
After You Jin left, Mrs. Su didn’t mistreat Xiao Family’s member at all. Since the master at the top valued them so much, the people below naturally didn’t dare to neglect them so lightly.
As for Mrs. Han, she had learnt a lot of things with Third Master Huang. Now she was planning to open a shop of her own. Everyone in the family was busy. Even Yu Lan was occupied with giving qin lessons to Su Family’s girls every afternoon. Only Mrs. Su had the most idle time. After a long time, Mrs. Su started having thoughts of doing something.
"What does Madam want to do?" After listening to Mrs. Su's long complaint, Yu Lan felt a little relieved in her heart. She knew about the elder girl's worries. Although Madam was kind, she was just too soft-tempered, soft-hearted, and simple minded. If she was a young girl, it wasn't a bad thing. But as the mistress of the house, she was absolutely unqualified.
When Mrs. Su was asked such a question, she didn't know how to respond. She stammered out: "I, I don't know either."
After saying that, she lowered her head in shame. She was really useless. She didn’t even know what she wanted to do.
Back to Wan Niang. After entering the gate of Chen Family, she realized that although she was a concubine, Chen Family didn't even have any other concubine. Not even a Mistress of the house. For a while, she soaked in bliss. She hugged Yue Wen Bao, who was now decked in silk and satin clothes: "Son ah. Us mother and son have survived. We can live a good life!"
What she didn't notice was that the servants of Chen Family were looking at her with gazes of sympathy and pity behind her back. She only assumed those lowly things were jealous of her.
Only a few days after entering Chen Family's house, Wan Niang realized that she was wrong. Gravely wrong!
"Ah! Master, please spare me!" A water-red gauze was long torn apart by a whip. Dark red blood oozed out and mixed with the original color of the gauze. Two lines of tears flowed down her well-groomed face. The extremely sorrowful and charming appearance entered Boss Chen's eyes that were already a little red with excitement and made him even more excited. He swung the whip in his hand and it landed on Wan Niang’s body that was already covered with bloody wounds. Then, another scream cried out: "Ah!"
"Beauty, cry out louder! Hahahahaha!" Boss Chen's excited appearance filled Wan Niang's sight, causing a deep panic in her heart. All her limbs tried to break free from Boss Chen's restraint: " Let me go! Ah!"
…
In the early morning of the next day, the morning light was faint. The morning’s mottled sunlight shone into the room covered by a smell that made people blush. Boss Chen stood in front of the closet, opened his arms and was served by the attendants on getting dressed in clean clothes. Looking refreshed, he headed out. As for the person lying on the carved wooden bed in the inner room of the main room, she hadn’t woken up despite the sun being high in the sky. The naked and exposed skin was covered with horrible red marks and the blood on it had already solidified. Quite a terrible sight.
When Su Family’s first round of osmanthus fragrans harvest was finished, Third Master Huang brought the news that Wan Niang was gone: “She passed the night before yesterday. The servants of Chen Family carried her to a mass grave outside the city and threw her away.”
"This incident taught us the reasoning, don't reach out if it's not yours, or your life will be lost!" Hearing this news, You Jin didn't react too much. It was as if she just crushed the most inconspicuous ant to death.
Hearing her speak so calmly, Third Master Huang couldn't help but tremble a little. Little girl was getting more and more powerful now! He recalled the news he had inquired back. The dead body was covered in bruises. No one area was good. He understood that You Jin hardened her heart to sort her out! Although he didn't know what kind of enmity there was between the two, it must be a deep hatred that resulted in one to die so tragedily.
After Wan Niang's death, Yue Wen Bao, who had only had a good life for a few days, was kicked out by Chen Family. He was just a four-year-old child who lost his mother. On his own, he sat on the side of the street, not knowing what to do. Just when he was about to be taken away for some candied haws by a trafficker, two guards with swords came from nowhere and drove the trafficker away. Then they left Luohe Prefecture with him in their arms and headed south for two days. After they gave him to a family of farmers, the two guards left.
"As long as he is settled, it’s fine. It's his parents whom I have a grudge against. The child is innocent. Why would I bother to kill them all?" You Jin let out a long sigh. Yue Da Fu couple and the first branch were missing. Yue Chang Shou had nothing to do with her. While Yue Chang Lu and Wan Niang were taken care of. The enmity between her and Yue Family should be considered having a conclusion!
"Miss, aren't you afraid that the child will come back to seek revenge in the future?" Third Master Huang, who thought she was going to kill them all, really didn't expect Miss to send the woman's son to a farmer in another place to raise. What’s more, she gave the family twenty liang silver as compensation. He felt conflicted on the inside. Before, he felt that Miss was too cruel at such a young age. But now it seemed that Miss only took revenge on the woman. It truly made him a little impressed.
"It’s just a four-year-old child. He might not remember anything in two years. So there's nothing to worry about." Although You Jin hated Yue Chang Lu and Wan Niang to the bone, the relationship between her and Yue Wen Bao had no hatred. If she really got rid of Yue Wen Bao, her conscience wouldn’t be at ease: "This matter will be left like this."
Now that the party involved had already made up her mind, Third Master Huang naturally had nothing more to say. Remembering the news from the capital, he asked: "When is Miss going to leave for the capital?"
Third Master Huang knew Xiao Family’s female members were all rescued by You Jin and had been paying attention to the capital. Now that it was autumn, it seemed that the execution at the end of autumn was soon.
Thinking of this matter, You Jin felt a little down. She sighed lightly and responded: "I’ll set off in three days. With this trip, I will be gone for more than a month. When the time comes, the business in Luohe Prefecture will have trouble Third Master."
What should come will come. Although she was physically in Luohe Prefecture these days, Manager Wu had been making movements in the capital. If there was the slightest chance, they will try to rescue him. But now it was autumn and there was still no solution. She can only do her best in the end. At least, someone will collect his body and set up a grave for him!
Deep in thought, Third Master Huang nodded: "Don't worry, Miss. With me here in Luohe Prefecture, everything will be fine when you come back."
Third Master Huang was a person who cared about old affection. If not, he wouldn't have chosen Su Family among so many people who wanted to recruit him. The facts had proved that Su Family lived up to his expectations. They were indeed a family that valued relationship and righteousness. Although the head of the family was a girl, she was no worse than a hot-blooded man in terms of temperament, vision and friendship.
***
Now that everything in Luohe Prefecture was in order, You Jin leaving for a while shouldn’t be a problem. But before she left, something cropped up.
"I'm going too." Red-eyed Mrs. Yu and Mrs. Zhao blocked You Jin's room door to prevent her from going out.
You Jin took in Mrs. Yu and Mrs. Zhao, who had cried so many times in secret, and couldn't help but feel a little headache: "Two Madams, I'm not..."
She wanted to make up a reason to coax the two of them. After all, it was a long way to travel from Luohe Prefecture to the capital. The two of them had only recovered a little. If they encounter another round of tossing, they might not be able to take it.
"We know you're going to the capital for the execution at the end of autumn. Right now the Mid-Autumn Festival is over." Reaching this point, choked up Mrs. Yu turned her head away. She was afraid that You Jin would see the tears in the corners of her eyes. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the execution at the end of autumn will soon happen.
Although Mrs. Zhao was weaker than Mrs. Yu, she still insisted on going. Facing the request of the two elders, You Jin only felt her headache increase.
In the end, she had no choice but to bring Mrs. Yu and Mrs. Zhao to the capital. Xiao Lin Ru was left to accompany Mrs. Song in Luohe Prefecture.
"They should be arriving in Tu Prefecture soon, right?" Mrs. Song was sitting on the lounge by the window with a warm earthenware hot water bottle in her arms as she looked at the gloomy weather outside. She feebly spoke to herself. Tu Prefecture was the only way to travel from Luohe Prefecture to the capital. You Jin and her party had been on the road for seven days. At this time, they must have entered Tu Prefecture.
You Jin and the others didn't hide this from Mrs. Song. They couldn't find any reason why the two daughters-in-law wanted to leave together. They had no other choice but to tell the truth. Mrs. Song knew that she was getting old and it would be a burden to force them to bring her along. So she only instructed the two daughters-in-law a bit. Enduring the grief in her heart, she stayed in Luohe Prefecture and waited for them to bring the remains of her children and grandchildren back to their hometown.
"Grandmother, drink the medicine." Xiao Lin Ru came in with a bowl of steaming medicine and noticed a bean-sized teardrop hanging on her grandmother's half-sagging face. Her heart twisted. However, on the surface, she acted like she didn’t see and respectfully brought the medicine to Mrs. Song.
Although You Jin had arranged enough servants to take care of Xiao Family after they moved into Su’s house, Xiao Family felt that they owed Su Family too much and insisted on taking care of their own daily life. Only one attendant to serve the elderly. The attendant had been sent out by Mrs. Song to do other things. That's why when Xiao Lin Ru suddenly broke in, she saw the scene of her grandmother crying.
"Good child, thank you for your hard work." Mrs. Song accepted the medicine from Xiao Lin Ru, grasped her originally creamy hands that now had a thin layer of calluses, and patted this gentle and sensible granddaughter’s hand with distress.
Xiao Lin Ru brought a blanket for Mrs. Song to cover her legs and carefully tucked the corners. With a soft smile on her face, she said, "It's my job to be filial to Grandmother. How can it be called hard work?"
Seeing that her only granddaughter was so sensible, Mrs. Song felt even more distressed. Such an outstanding granddaughter was divorced by the husband's family whom she had carefully selected for her when her family was in trouble. When she thought of this, she was annoyed with herself for choosing such a family to marry her granddaughter!
In fact, Xiao Lin Ru can be considered open-minded. She was an official slave now. But since she entered Su’s house, she had taken care of her own daily life. Despite this, Su Family’s servants did the laundry, cooking, and sweeping the floor. Only difference from before was that she didn't have four maids serving her. It was countless times better than those who were bought back to be slaves!
Right now, she can have enough to eat and be dressed warmly. Now long after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the autumn clothes made by Su Family were already on her body. Although the brocade material with red plum patterns and double embroidery wasn’t as good as the Liuguang brocade and Feiyun brocade she wore before, it was the same material as Su Family’s girls. From You Jin to the youngest of the Su family, Su Kang, they all treated her like a distinguished guest. What was there to complain about?
After You Jin left, Mrs. Su didn’t mistreat Xiao Family’s member at all. Since the master at the top valued them so much, the people below naturally didn’t dare to neglect them so lightly.
As for Mrs. Han, she had learnt a lot of things with Third Master Huang. Now she was planning to open a shop of her own. Everyone in the family was busy. Even Yu Lan was occupied with giving qin lessons to Su Family’s girls every afternoon. Only Mrs. Su had the most idle time. After a long time, Mrs. Su started having thoughts of doing something.
"What does Madam want to do?" After listening to Mrs. Su's long complaint, Yu Lan felt a little relieved in her heart. She knew about the elder girl's worries. Although Madam was kind, she was just too soft-tempered, soft-hearted, and simple minded. If she was a young girl, it wasn't a bad thing. But as the mistress of the house, she was absolutely unqualified.
When Mrs. Su was asked such a question, she didn't know how to respond. She stammered out: "I, I don't know either."
After saying that, she lowered her head in shame. She was really useless. She didn’t even know what she wanted to do.
Just cook lady
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chapter
ReplyDeleteThank you
ReplyDeleteWell I hope Su Jin (she had no choice??? really??) fares well taking older women with her that already got sick because of emotions (?) the last time to an event that will bring up emotions :/
ReplyDeleteMother Su is as useless as ever - at least she aknowledes that this time. hope she keeps from important decision making - she should start some hobby.
paper folding? music?
"The enmity between her and Yue Family should be considered having a conclusion!"
ReplyDeleteGod, I hope not. The elders of the family just up and disappearing would be far too anemic an ending. Those two old fossils were the original cause of everything. Would the second branch's wife and children have to suffer so much if the people at the top cared one iota for them? No way. I demand vengeance. And what about the third branch's divorce?
As for first branch, it's whatever. The first branch's wife was pretty good at fanning the flames and she was pretty abusive, but in the end she was just a dog of the matriarch.