The cannon fodder original wife's bad story

Xiao Bei's eyes turned cold upon hearing this.

Looking at her weeping elder sister, she softened her voice, "Even if there are a thousand faults, the person in charge of this mansion is my uncle. Everyone in this mansion is protected by the power of the Duke, so they have to learn to obey him."

"Brother Bei—"

"Let alone my aunt's private treasury, even half of the Xiao family's wealth would be given away by my uncle if he wanted it."

Why?

Xiao Yinxiu, ignoring her tears, looked up at him in astonishment with a tearful face. Xiao Bei said in a low voice, "Elder sister, didn't you already know? This is what the Xiao family owes Uncle, and also Aunt."

"My aunt... my aunt has been gone for so many years—"

"That's hers too."

Xiao Bei didn't dwell on these old stories with Xiao Yinxiu. "Uncle has been open and honest in letting us recount them, so what are you afraid of? Also, regarding the assassination attempt on the boat today, elder sister, please be careful."

What if they came for the Duke's mansion?

“This is clearly aimed at her, so why don’t you tell her to be careful? Bei Ge’er, tell Zhang Shi to stay away from her. Anyone who gets close to her will be implicated.”

"Eldest sister—"

"Alright, Zhang was also frightened today. Because of the smell of blood, she couldn't eat anything and vomited everything up. You should go back and check on her quickly, lest she harm the fetus."

Xiao Bei had no choice but to take his leave.

On the way back to Biluozhai, Pei An, who had changed his clothes, walked briskly towards him. "Fourth Brother, are you going to...?"

"After Guanzhou settled in, I went to inform my father. My cousin and second brother have already told him, right?"

Xiao Bei nodded, "My second brother and I have told you everything we know. Now it's your turn. Your uncle will surely make arrangements."

"it is good."

Pei An walked past, and when they were about two or three zhang apart, Xiao Bei suddenly called out to Pei An, "Guanzhou, are you alright?"

……fine.

Xiao Bei nodded, "It's good that you're alright. I'll come visit with your sister-in-law later."

Is Song Guanzhou alright? It's not clear at the moment. After she returned to the manor and Ren Dong He Hua and Lin Shan received treatment, she immediately had the maids boil water and served them by washing them clean from head to toe.

Even with her broken leg, she had Dr. Sun remove the splint and clean it thoroughly.

Several servants were injured in Shaohua Garden, and Zhuanggu sprained her ankle. Only Meng Sao, Lianhua, Qingfang, and Qingfei came to serve them. Xile accompanied her young lady, sitting in the outer room with a lot of worry.

I washed it so many times...

Song Guanzhou couldn't remember.

The smell of blood in her hair seemed to seep into her bones, and she always felt unclean. After Aunt Meng washed it clean twice with soap, she asked Aunt Meng to wash it a third time.

"Young Madam, please listen to me, and it will surely be clean."

I'd probably get a headache if I rinsed it again.

"It's alright, wash it again, and wash it carefully." Meng Sao and Qing Fei didn't go today, so they had no idea of ​​the danger involved. Lotus's eyes were brimming with tears, which fell again at this moment.

"Young Madam, you must grant me permission not to hit you a fourth time."

Song Guanzhou lay in the wooden tub, his hair hanging outside, as they poured ladle after ladle of warm water over his hair.

"I also rubbed his back. The thief was covered in blood, spitting and spraying all over me."

As night fell, Xu Lingbai and Xiao Bei, the couple, came to Shaohua Garden to have dinner with Song Guanzhou, only to find out that Song Guanzhou had been washing for over an hour and was still not finished.

"That won't do, the skin will probably get chafed raw."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Fanghui became even more worried. Xu Lingqiao sighed, "How could I not know? I went in and told them twice, but it was no use."

Later, the hot water in the small kitchen couldn't keep up, so Aru started asking for water from the large kitchen.

Several strong old women carried the water back and forth several times, but the Fourth Young Mistress still said there wasn't enough. It wasn't until Doctor Sun finished treating Lin Shan's arrow wound and came to Shaohua Garden that he sent Xu Lingqiao in to say that the injured leg wasn't fully healed, and that soaking it in hot water would only soften the bones and do more harm than good.

Upon hearing this, Song Guanzhou's first reaction was that this Doctor Sun was just fooling people!

Looking outside, she saw that the curtains were drawn tightly, and she didn't know whether it was morning or night. She asked Xu Lingqiao, and Xu Lingqiao and Aunt Meng helped her out of the wooden tub.

“My goodness, it’s already dark, and you’ve been washing for a full hour.”

"Is it getting dark?"

"It's been dark for a while now, get up first, you can always wash it tomorrow." Xu Lingqiao deliberately comforted her, and even leaned in to sniff her hair, "Now you can only smell the faint fragrance of roses and jasmine, all that filth and fishy smell is long gone."

Song Guanzhou then gave up.

After helping her get dressed, they wrapped her long hair in a large handkerchief. Because it was thick and black, it was wrapped up in a big ball, which Meng Sao held in her arms.

After entering the inner room and sitting in front of the dressing mirror, Zhang Fanghui followed.

Song Guanzhou quickly turned around, "Sister-in-law, smell it, does it still make you feel nauseous?"

"Oh my! My goodness, it smells wonderful, it doesn't smell disgusting anymore!" She went over, took a clean handkerchief, grabbed a lock of Song Guanzhou's long hair, and began to wipe it.

"After washing for so long, you must be tired and hungry."

Song Guanzhou's eyes were bright and piercing as he shook his head in the mirror. "I'm not tired at all. It's all the maids' hard work." Upon hearing this, Meng Sao and the others quickly curtsied and said, "Young Madam, you're doing well now. We can wash you ten times a day if we want."

What doesn't kill me makes me stronger.

For some reason, Song Guanzhou murmured to herself, uttering this modern saying. She was somewhat lost in thought, yet felt that life was truly exciting.

Little did she know that these words would cause Xu Lingqiao to be greatly shocked.

After enduring hardship and suffering so much injustice, upon returning to the Duke's mansion, she initially thought of seeing her brother and Guanzhou one last time before ending her own life. Later, she became indifferent and greedy, thinking that she could live alone like this.

Countless nights, she looked up at the sky and asked, "Why is it that I, Xu Lingqiao, have to go through all of this?"

When have I ever wronged anyone?

Never!

Looking at my cousin now, she used to be a pampered daughter of heaven, doted on by her parents, cared for by her brothers, and loving with her husband. It seemed like she had no worries at all.

Looking back now, every single one of these things was a matter of life and death.

So, live well.

Since they were going to eat together, Lianhua still tied Song Guanzhou's half-wet hair into a simple bun, leaving the rest loosely hanging down her back and braided.

A disheveled guest is extremely disrespectful.

Song Guanzhou, with her natural red lips and bare face, tiptoed to the outer room, where Sun Lin, who had been waiting there, obeyed her father's orders to put the board back on her legs.

"Lin'er, how much longer until the boards are removed?"

Sun Lin lowered her head and carefully bound Song Guanzhou's leg. "Young Madam, it looks like it's growing well. Luckily, it wasn't injured again today. I think it can be removed in another two or three months."

—Song Guanzhou's lips twitched slightly, his expression complex.