Chapter 38: Going to the Pufa Temple
The twelfth lunar month is approaching, and the weather seems to be getting colder. As the end of the year approaches, the streets are also bustling. All households have begun to organize matters about the New Year, and even the strong New Year atmosphere is floating in the air.
Qin Daixin is a modern person and has a weak concept of New Year. In addition, she has a special career and no family, so she just celebrates with Fenger every Christmas, even if it is the New Year.
The New Year customs and festivals of the Dayong Kingdom are similar to those in ancient China. Although she has not experienced many festivals personally, she also knows how to celebrate them. But in the past six months, she was either injured or punished, and had no chance to experience them. She even missed the High Mountain Festival, which people valued more. Fortunately, it is already the twelfth lunar month, and I believe she can experience this highlight of the Spring Festival myself.
Qin Daixin's body had recovered and could no longer hide in the house under the pretext of discomfort. She recovered early and woke up early. She ran to the old lady and Fang's house twice a day. Fortunately, these two people didn't seem to like her very much, and they always sent her a few words to let her come back.
On that day, Qin Daixin had just come out of Fang's house and told Chunli to accompany her to Su's place to sit. As the end of the year approached, things in each garden were all one after another. Just looking at Ruyi's busy feet, Qin Daixin could imagine how troublesome the ancient Spring Festival was. She had too many etiquette and many things to do, which made her a modern person very troubled. Sometimes she was often fortunate that although she was the daughter of a businessman, fortunately she was dressed as a lady who was served. If she dressed as a girl, wouldn't she be so busy?
The garden of Su was also full of enthusiasm. The wet nurse instructed the girl to work all over the yard, but she was just a cleaning and placement work. She was doing it with relish. She probably felt that Su was pregnant and everyone had to have a festive New Year, so she was particularly concerned. Seeing that Qin Daixin came, she immediately put down what she had at hand and greeted her happily.
"Miss Three sat in the house, it was cold outside, be careful not to be cold." The nanny's seniority and title have always been a very worrying thing. She is Su's wet nurse, but whether Qin Daixin or Ruyi, they all followed her to call her nanny, and no one called her Zhao or Zhao's mother. The nanny is Su's dowry, and she called Su "Auntie" in front of outsiders. When she closed the door and only her own people were left, she still called her "Miss". Now that she saw Qin Daixin, she also called her "Miss Three". It's not strange, not messy.
But maybe everyone was used to it and no one went to explore this matter. Qin Daixin was just idle and thought about it by chance.
"Let me see my aunt." Qin Daixin wore a white rabbit-fed cloak, a pink and green Hehua jacket inside, and a tunic with a blue dark-patterned satin skirt underneath. A pair of furry thick-soled plum blossom boots were exposed under the skirt. She looked elegant and cute, making the wet nurse's heart softer unknowingly.
This child has already become so beautiful. Even the handsome Su family was probably just like this!
Fang Qiao came to pick him up and personally picked up the curtain for Qin Daixin. A girl helped take off her cloak at the outer door and handed her hands on the furnace. Everything was done, and Qin Daixin entered the house.
Su was lying on the kang to read a book. When she learned that she was coming, she hurriedly asked someone to change the tea on the table and brew it again. Qin Daixin took it and tasted it, and she found that she loved Yunshan Jinjian.
The mother and daughter were talking and laughing. Although they seemed to be a little rude to outsiders, they didn't know that this method was the best way for Su and Qin Daixin to get along.
Su is a concubine, to put it nicely, half of the master, and to put it badly, she is just a slave in the Qin family. Even if she gave birth to a child and half of her daughter, she still had to watch her being raised elsewhere. In the end, she was a slave, but her parents and children became masters. It was all delusional to hear the child call "mother". The third lady in the past was devoted to please Fang, and almost ignored Su. Now, although Qin Daixin still has an invisible and intangible distance between her, her concern for herself is true. Compared with the past, she is simple in the sky and the ground, how could she not be satisfied?
As for Qin Daixin, although she longs for family affection, she is also used to ruthlessness. The soul that travels through time always controls this body that does not actually belong to her. On the one hand, she is full of guilt towards Su, but on the other hand, she is also moved by a mother's love that does not seek reward. Therefore, she naturally gets close to Su, but has a certain distance. In the eyes of outsiders, although there is a layer between them, it is reasonable because there is a difference between the master and the servant.
"She is still peaceful recently?" Qin Dai was afraid that Su would encounter any more frames, so he asked repeatedly.
Before Su could say anything, the wet nurse quickly said, "The injury has not healed yet and cannot get out of the ground. How can I be restless?"
"But some days, why is it still so serious?" Qin Daixin was very confident in her determination. Although she used force, it was not that serious. Suddenly, she had a sudden enlightenment and thought of a problem.
This is ancient times, with low medical standards and no magical antibiotics. You can neither cast the body nor do you have any surgery. You can only make bones and take care of them slowly.
"Is there something wrong?"
Of course everyone understood what she meant. The wet nurse continued: "Only Mrs. Ji has come once and said she wanted to see Xiumei. I was afraid that something would happen, so I asked someone to stop her and said that her injuries had not healed yet and she could not see the wind."
Mrs. Ji? The mother in charge of Li's side? Qin Daixin's young but not beautiful face appeared in her mind, and she kept muttering in her heart.
This Li family's child is only three years old. It would be reasonable if she really wanted to frame Su. But that mother Ji looks smart and capable. Would she let Li do such a stupid thing? What if it is exposed, the crime will be serious!
"If she comes to see Xiumei next time, let her meet." It's impossible to stop it. It's better to give them some chance to meet and see what Li is going to do.
"Why?" the wet nurse asked in surprise: "Miss Three, the main culprit of this harm is Li. Isn't this equivalent to creating a chance for her?"
Several people in the room, except Qin Daixin and Su, even the little girl Chunli showed concern.
"This Xiumei is already an abandoned son. If Li is really the culprit, then Ji's mother will have only two purposes to come to see Xiumei." Qin Daixin took a sip of tea and said, "First, she came to find out the truth. Although it is rumored in the mansion that I took off my anger at Xiumei, her master may not believe it. Second, I don't think she has the courage."
"What is it?" The wet nurse was anxious to know the answer, but when she saw that Su was already known, she felt even more impatient.
"My good lady, tell me quickly! I'm so anxious." Chunli and Fangqiao, who were beside each other, also held their ears and listened, for fear of revealing a word wrong.
Women really love gossip!
"Second, I'm afraid I'm here to kill someone to silence me." As soon as the words finished, the wet nurse and the two girls changed color and their faces turned pale. Chunli has always been timid, so she was so scared that she took a breath and hurriedly covered her mouth with her hands, her expression full of frightening. They even dared to murder the master, let alone a girl who died? I just hope that she would not provoke this god, otherwise she would be afraid that her life would be lost.
Su picked up a plum and said to the wet nurse: "Look at how fuss you are, you scared both girls. Didn't Ali say that she doesn't have the courage to kill someone."
"What can't be done by that kind of person? Miss, you are just a good-hearted person." The wet nurse is the woman who suffered at the bottom of the old society. She has experienced more and thought more. She is most afraid of the harm her lady is now. How come she, a kind person, suffers these hardships? Is it really a good person?
Qin Dai thought to herself: "Even if she really wants to kill someone to silence her, she doesn't dare to act blatantly in her aunt's yard, right?"
"Then, what if she wants to blame her! Kill someone and rely on our concubine." Lian Fangqiao also stood up and discussed, afraid that something would happen at this critical moment. There were many people and great power. No matter whether she was right or wrong, she would finally help to come up with some ideas to avoid risks.
Su seemed to be very concerned about Fang Qiao's statement, and frowned slightly. Qin Daixin saw it and hurriedly said, "I just need to take care of my baby. I will be able to do this sooner or later. I am just a girl. Even if I blame you, how much sin can I have?"
This is heard in Fangqiao and Chunli, and it is inevitable that she will sigh in her heart. But in Su and the wet nurse, it is different. In ancient times, the legal system was not complete, and the life of a slave was not worth the money of a cow. It was legal to be killed by his master or sold. Although Qin Daixin is a modern person, she was not a good master before. She resisted this kind of thing slightly and accepted it.
Everyone had different ideas for a moment, but they all let go of their hanging hearts.
Su spit out a fruit core and took it with his hands to the plate placed on the table. Fangqiao was a wink, so she quickly found a handkerchief and wiped her hands.
"Ali, on the seventh day of the lunar month, I want to go to Pufa Temple."
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Chapter completed!