bayedsolid Chapter 179: The Cannon Fodder Sister Who Was Married Instead in Ancient Chinese Literature 59
Chapter 179: The Cannon Fodder Sister Who Was Married Instead in Ancient Chinese Literature 59
Although he said this, Lu Zhao still felt a little guilty.
Although he had not promised Jiang Xinghui to protect her mother, she must have had some unfulfilled intentions at the time. After they got married, the fate of the Yun family would be unpredictable, and they would eventually owe her something.
Whenever Lu Zhao thought about this, he felt a little upset, so he just replied and left.
When he returned to his house, he hesitated for a while before calling for his personal guard.
"If Miss Jiang San comes to look for you, you should just... turn it down and say I'm busy with something urgent."
The guard bowed and saluted: "Yes, Master."
He was still a little confused and afraid that he would change his mind after seeing Jiang Xinghui, so he simply avoided him for the time being.
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Jiang Mansion.
Jiang Yueshu walked out of Jiang's father's yard in a good mood, and led the maid to Jingxin Garden.
She had just tested the situation with Jiang's father. After Jiang Xinghui married into the Marquis' Mansion, Yunxi's road would also come to an end.
As for the time she was imprisoned, her father didn't care as long as she was not allowed to die.
After all, if she went during this period, Jiang Xinghui's marriage would be ruined, and he would have to wait until the mourning period was over before getting married.
After thinking about it, Jiang Yueshu felt that something was missing, so she went back to her own yard and prepared herself before heading to Jingxin Garden.
Unlike its former glory, Jingxin Garden is now almost deserted, with only Yunxi and her former personal maid Banxia, and a few maids and servants guarding the entire courtyard.
When the nanny saw Jiang Yueshu coming, she quickly bowed and flattered her, and opened the door to the yard neatly.
Jiang Yueshu walked along the yard and came to the room where Yunxi was locked up. There were also two maids guarding outside the room.
As the door opened, a cloud of dust rose up and Jiang Yueshu waved her sleeves to cover her mouth and nose.
When the dust cleared, she saw the scene before her.
Not far away, Yunxi, with disheveled hair and a dazed look as if in a trance, and a maid were sleeping soundly on the only bed in the room.
Jiang Yueshu looked at Yunxi's dusty appearance and couldn't help but laugh softly.
Yunxi came back to her senses and looked over. When she saw that the person coming was Jiang Yueshu, she subconsciously glanced up and down, and saw the food box carried by the maid behind her. For a moment, her expression was extremely complicated. She opened her mouth but didn't know what to say.
Jiang Yueshu didn't care. She took the food box from Lu Ping's hand and put out several plates of pastries one by one.
Seeing this, Lu Ping quickly wiped the stool in front of her clean, and Jiang Yueshu sat down.
"Aunt, there is quite a lot of dust in this room. There is even a smell. I came here today just to see you. Lu Ping, please ventilate the room and light some incense."
Lu Ping opened the window swiftly and took out another incense stick and lit it.
The noise here seemed to have startled the maid who was sleeping soundly on the bed. She woke up suddenly and saw Jiang Yueshu. She climbed off the bed in panic, knelt on the ground, and did not dare to speak.
Jiang Yueshu didn't care, but called out with a faint smile.
"Aunt, come here and try these cakes."
Yunxi hesitated for a moment, then walked over and sat down, slowly picked up a piece of cake and started eating.
His eyes felt hot and his vision gradually blurred. Yunxi lowered his head to avoid being seen by others and let his tears drip onto the ground.
The closer Jiang Yueshu got, the clearer she could see. She could see some scratches on Yunxi's wrists and face, as well as some red spots. It seemed that she had fought with her maid a lot.
Even Yunxi's face looked much more haggard, with dark circles under his eyes. He seemed to be trembling unconsciously because of his thin clothes, and his exposed hands were dry and flaky, and were red from the cold.
Yunxi mechanically stuffed the cakes into her mouth. Perhaps because she had been hungry for too long, she found the dry cakes tasteless. But she was afraid that she would not have the next meal after eating this one, so she swallowed them all with great care and did not dare to spill any.
Since she was locked up, all the people serving her have changed.
Although she had always known in her heart that servants were the ones who tended to flatter the powerful and look down on the weak, they would flatter the more powerful the person in the mansion was.
But she never expected that, after she had just been locked up, everyone around her seemed to have tacitly accepted that she could not get out.
Even her own daughter hadn't come to see her.
It had been five days and she hadn't even had a full meal, mostly just leftovers.
She resisted, but no one paid any attention to her, and all she got in return was ridicule and disregard from them.
Thinking about those lowly people who used to be lowly and had the power of life and death in her hands, and now they are climbing over her head one by one, Yun Xi feels extremely unwilling.
But no matter how unwilling to repent she was, she could not change her current situation. It only took five days for her to go from being angry, cursing and fighting at the beginning to being numb now.
Jiang Yueshu sat aside, admiring Yunxi's miserable appearance with a smile on her face.
Yunxi felt more and more thirsty after eating a few cakes. She looked up at Jiang Yueshu.
Jiang Yueshu seemed to have suddenly discovered her predicament, and couldn't help but apologize, "Oh, aunt. I'm so sorry, look at my head, I forgot to prepare tea for you. It's okay, aunt, don't force yourself to eat the remaining cakes, I'll take them away later."
"You...Shushu, are you coming over later?" Yun Xi asked, swallowing hard.
Jiang Yueshu seemed to have heard something strange, and shook her head in confusion, "Of course not. Auntie may not know that there are still many account books for the shop my mother left me to look at, so I'd better take some time to come and take a look."
Yunxi looked at the remaining plate of pastries hesitantly, but before he could say anything, Jiang Yueshu spoke again.
"My sister is more filial than me. I think she will definitely come to see aunt. After all, she always says that I am cold-hearted. I am busy now. Aunt, let's leave it at that for today."
Jiang Yueshu smiled faintly, stood up and prepared to leave.
Yun Xi was conflicted for a moment, but couldn't help but speak.
"Auntie is not thirsty, why don't you keep the cake?"
Jiang Yueshu readily agreed and walked out slowly.
As for Banxia who was kneeling on the ground, she ignored her completely.
Guessing that Jiang Yueshu had gone far away, Banxia closed the door again and stood up on her own.
She walked over with a swagger, contrary to her previous fearful and humble appearance.
"Oh! I didn't expect that Madam has taught her daughter well. Even the Second Miss came to see Madam. That's right..." Banxia sat down on the stool that Jiang Yueshu had just sat on. "How come there's no sign of the Third Miss?"
Banxia burst into laughter without waiting for her to answer after she finished speaking.
She was originally a maid in Jingxin Garden and was often abused by Yunxi. Now that she has fallen, the deep resentment that she had been hiding in her heart will naturally be vented out.
Moreover, if she was not Yunxi's personal maid, she would not have to suffer this punishment. She could have been transferred to another courtyard to serve like the other maids in the courtyard.
Because of Yunxi, she was treated the same as Yunxi. She didn’t have enough food to eat for several days and didn’t even have a place to rest.
Under the influence of both internal and external factors, she naturally felt rebellious. After all, she was just trying to survive. Yunxi did something wrong, so why should she be punished?
Yunxi listened to the sarcastic laughter that had been played out countless times in just a few days, and remained silent.
Banxia stared at the remaining pastries on the table and picked up a piece and started eating.
Yunxi finally reacted and stretched out her hand to protect the remaining pastries.
Banxia stuffed the pastry directly into her mouth, stood up and pulled Yunxi, preparing to subdue this woman first and then have a good meal.
In an instant, the two women started to wrestle with each other.
There was a "ping pong pong" sound coming from the house, but the person outside the door stood there calmly, as if he didn't hear it.
After a while, Yunxi was defeated with a messy head.
Banxia then sat down with peace of mind, picked up the cake and started eating. Yunxi rolled his eyes, snatched a piece of cake and stuffed it into his mouth, then walked away from Banxia.
Banxia stood up suddenly and prepared to deal with Yunxi, but Yunxi immediately begged for mercy.
"I'll only eat one piece, and you'll eat the rest. Next time I'll ask Jiang Yueshu to bring more food for you."
Banxia thought about it and realized that they were now imprisoned and there was no telling when it would end. If the current situation continued, both of them would probably starve to death.
Thinking of this, she stopped paying attention to Yunxi and directly put the remaining pastries in her arms, eating while looking at Yunxi vigilantly.
Yunxi hid in the corner, swallowing cakes silently, tears slowly sliding down from the corners of her eyes.
Now she only hoped that Jiang Yueshu would come to see her soon. Then she would tell her everything and kill this treacherous servant girl.
Yunxi waited and waited in agony, but Jiang Yueshu never showed up.
But they did not starve to death, because at a fixed time every day, several plates of cakes would be delivered to the door, and incense was always burning in the house, even when the windows were closed.
"Madam, this is the cake that the second young lady specially sent to you!"
After the maid finished speaking, she looked at Banxia meaningfully, which made Banxia feel guilty.
Other people knew what she had done to Yunxi these days and watched coldly, not caring at all, and sometimes even got involved.
But what does the maid's eyes mean now?
Could it be that the Second Miss discovered that she had stolen Yunxi’s pastries?
No matter what Banxia guessed, the maid just stared at Yunxi motionlessly as she finished three plates of snacks, and she left only when only the last plate was left.
Although Yunxi was puzzled by the fact that the maid kept staring at her while eating cakes, because of her presence, Banxia had been obedient and did not fight for them, so she stopped thinking too much about it. After all, it was in her favor.
In addition to the pastries, there was also tea, but it was just enough for two people to finish the pastries.
After Yunxi finished eating three plates of snacks, the maid was about to leave when Yunxi pulled her back.
"Tell the second young lady that I want to see her."