Chapter 451: On the Bed in Those Years [Thank you! Thank you again! Owed 33k version]

At the end of the You hour (seven o'clock in the evening)

Great Zhou had no curfew,

At this moment, most of the people in Bianjing had not yet gone to bed.

Inside the bedroom of Shou'an Hall,

The two old madams of the Sheng family's first and second branches were both advanced in age, and at this time they had already climbed onto the bed and leaned against the pillows.

Mama Fang and Mama Cui stood by, smiling as they watched the two old sisters-in-law talking on the bed.

Mama Fang understood Old Madam's personality,

Her own young lady was born in Marquis Yongyi Fu and had a proud and fierce personality.

Back then, as the only daughter of the illustrious Marquis Yongyi, she had also stayed in the palace for a long time.

The young ladies and handkerchief friends she knew when she was young were now mostly grandmothers and mamas.

But because of Old Madam's personality,

For many years, these handkerchief friends rarely slept on the same bed as Old Madam,

And the main branch's Old Madam was one of the few who could sleep with Old Madam.

Listening to the light laughter of the two old people holding each other's hands and talking, Mama Fang couldn't help but recall the scene similar to this many years ago,

But at that time,

There was no laughter on the bed in Youyang...

That scene back then was when her own young lady's biological son, Sheng Zhen, had just been poisoned to death by that bitch and poisonous woman...

At that time, her own young lady had a proud and upright personality, disdaining to fight with that bitch and poisonous woman for favor, and even more so had no heart to guard against others.

But one has no intention to harm the tiger, yet the tiger has the heart to hurt others!

A moment of carelessness, and her own young lady had her only son harmed to death!

The heart-piercing pain of losing a son and the extreme self-blame and regret for not being on guard made her own young lady, who was the only daughter of the Hou Fu and had never suffered any setbacks or grievances for many years, almost go crazy.

Her own young lady first wept all day and refused to eat, and later the whole person began to become demonic and muttered nonsense from time to time, looking like the whole person was about to go crazy.

But Marquis Yongyi Fu was thousands of miles away in Bianjing, and Mama Fang and Mama Cui were not very old back then and had no experience in dealing with such things.

They invited a physician and sent a letter to the Hou Fu, so they could only wait.

It was the Old Madam of the main branch, who was bullied by the concubines of the main branch back then, who came to open up her own young lady wearing a wooden hairpin and a tattered dress with patches.

The Old Madam's eldest daughter, Sheng Shu, also died in the Old Madam's arms because she was delayed by the concubines and could not get medical treatment in time after falling ill.

The Old Madam was just like this, holding her own young lady's hand on the bed, seemingly speaking lightly about the process of her own pain of losing a daughter, and then with a fierce face, she pinched her own young lady's hand and said in a deep voice:

"I just want to live, I must live! Shu'er is gone, I cannot die! If I die, no one will remember my daughter Shu'er, and no one will avenge her!"

"I want to occupy this position of the main wife! That bitch wants me to die of heartache? She is dreaming! I will not go crazy and I will not die!"

"I want that bitch to also taste the pain my daughter suffered!"

"Sister!!! You going crazy and stupid like this will only make those who love you hurt and those who hate you happy!"

"If you die, who will remember Zhen Ge'er?!"

It was also when the Old Madam said these words that her own young lady, although she wept endlessly, her eyes slowly became clear.

After the two sisters-in-law wept together, her own young lady began to eat.

Actually, Mama Fang knew that the Old Madam had peeled off her own wounds that had already scabbed and were deep to the bone to show her own young lady, hoping to wake her own young lady up with this bloody scene.

Thinking of these,

Listening to Old Madam's words, "Speaking of Changwu's marriage, we shouldn't be in a hurry to find those whose background we don't know, maybe we can ask among our relatives,"

Mama Fang nodded in agreement.

The night grew darker,

Mama Fang and Mama Cui left Old Madam's bedroom and walked to the outer room,

Mama Fang looked at the maidservant who was fifteen or sixteen years old and in the prime of her life standing in the outer room and said in a low voice: "Cuiwei, the two old madams have spoken a lot tonight. I have asked Danju to prepare the drink to moisten the throat and quench the thirst! When the Old Madam calls you later, you will serve it to the two old madams."

"Yes."

Cuiwei bowed with a smile.

Listening to the sound of the conversation in the outer room,

The Old Madam looked at Old Madam and smiled: "Your Suqin has always been a thoughtful one..."

Old Madam smiled: "That's right, she was personally chosen by me..."

As she spoke, Old Madam looked at the old-faced Old Madam and sighed: "Old Sister-in-law, back then you also comforted me like this on the bed! So many years have passed, but when I think about it, it seems like it happened yesterday..."

The Old Madam patted Old Madam's hand and sighed with nostalgia.

"Old Sister-in-law, regarding Scholar Sun who is engaged to Shulan, it's been so many years, has he passed the provincial examination?"

The Old Madam shook her head: "I brought him here this time for this matter! Old Sister has many acquaintances in Bianjing, so I have to trouble you to invite a few great scholars to help him open his mind."

"Old Sister-in-law, finding people is not difficult. Scholar Zhuang in the family school is a great scholar who has taught many Jinshi! However, I told you about Scholar Sun's matter earlier..."

"Old Sister, now it is Wei Ge'er's wife who is in charge of the household, I really don't find it easy to say too much!"

Old Madam pursed her lips with a look of shame: "Blame me! It's me who didn't restrain my daughter-in-law Sheng Wang Shi who has shallow eyes! Making Wei Ge'er's wife suffer grievances, so she feels that having a father and mother is not as good as having it herself."

The Old Madam looked at the curtains beside the bed: "Children are not controlled by their mothers, Old Sister, don't you have difficulties yourself! By the way, looking at Hua Jie'er's complexion today, she looks very comfortable and hasn't suffered any grievances in her husband's family!"

Old Madam had a smile on her face: "My niece-in-law also came from a bitter life, so she naturally won't make things difficult for Hua'er."

The two talked, and in the middle, they called Cuiwei to serve the drink to moisten the throat.

When the candle on the table had burned more than half,

Cuiwei walked in again,

Looked at the two old people who were still in good spirits, bowed with a smile and said: "Old Madam, it's getting late! And it's not like the Old Madam is going back to Youyang tomorrow. If you two keep talking like this, you won't be able to get up tomorrow!"

Old Madam smiled and pointed at Cuiwei: "Alright, alright! We know! Blow out the candle!"

After Cuiwei bowed again, she took the candle and exited the bedroom.

The bedroom fell into darkness,

"I asked Old Sister Yu to come over tomorrow, and we will continue talking then."

"Alright, alright! Speaking of which, I still remember the appearance of Old Sister Yu rushing to Youyang with Old Master Yu and crying painfully after seeing you."

Old Madam said with some memories in her eyes: "She has always had a delicate personality, and she hasn't changed at all now that she is a grandmother..."

The voice grew smaller, and the two old people gradually fell asleep.

The next day,

Early in the morning,

Xu Zaijing, who had finished exercising at the horse racing track, was sitting behind the table eating breakfast,

"Sister-in-law, I remember you said that the wedding date for Shulan sister has been set. When was it?"

Hualan, who was picking up food for Xu Xu Zaizhang, put down her chopsticks and smiled: "It's this year!"

Hearing this,

Xu Zaijing was stunned,

He had gone through the story of 'Knowing Whether the Green Should Be' several times, and vaguely remembered that three or four years after Shulan got married, the Sheng family's main branch Old Madam passed away after helping Shulan and Scholar Sun divorce. Her health might not have been very good.

Moreover, Xu Zaijing felt that the rapid decline of the main branch Old Madam's health had a lot to do with her self-blame and day-and-night worry about Shulan's future.

But in these years, the Sheng family's main branch business had grown much larger, and they had earned no less money. He didn't know if Sheng Wei had invited famous doctors to treat the Old Madam.

"Hua'er, since the Sheng family's main branch came for their eldest son's marriage, I will invite First Madam Wu to our house tomorrow."

Hualan nodded with a smile.

"Speaking of which, I haven't seen my aunt for a long time. Let's go again today to join in the fun."

After Sun Shi finished speaking, Hualan looked at her sister-in-law Xie Shi.

"Your sister-in-law will naturally stay at home."

Xu Zaijing put down his bowl and chopsticks: "Mother, this son is full!"

Sun Shi nodded: "Jing'er, your cousin Yu Ge'er, the brother-in-law of your Zhu cousin, is getting married soon. Xu Xu Zaizhang is already married and it's not convenient for him to go. I was thinking of letting you go."

Xu Zaijing wiped his mouth with a silk scarf: "Is it the little butterfly girl at the Sheng family?"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 452 =====