Re-embroidering life

Jin Lan's roar made everyone fall into silence.

"Mom, if you told me that you would rather sacrifice me for my eldest brother's future, I would feel better. At least you are open and honest. But you insist on saying that it is for my own good, which really makes me sick." There were no tears on Jin Lan's face, only a sneer.

Madam Chen's expression suddenly changed: "Rebellious girl, when did you learn to talk to your elders like this? You can blame your parents, but no matter what, there is no way the Chen family can have a divorced woman. If the Chen family loses its reputation and your eldest brother loses his future, will you be left alone?"

"For the Chen family's reputation, does it matter if I die in the Zhao family?"

"You won't die. Mother said that she would let your mother-in-law discipline her son. Your injuries look scary, but they are just flesh wounds. Your life will not be in danger." Madam Chen said with certainty.

"Hahaha, what a life-saving measure! This is my dear mother!" Jin Lan's eyes turned blood red and he became crazy.

Madam Chen was impatient to continue the confrontation, and ordered the maids and servants behind her: "What are you still standing there for? Send the young lady back to the Zhao family!"

Shui Qinghua took a step forward and stood in front of Jin Lan, "Let's see who dares to touch her."

The maidservant remained unmoved and continued to move forward, but unexpectedly Han Qiu also rushed forward and stood in front of Jin Lan.

"Hanqiu, are you going to be disobedient and unfilial too?" Madam Chen was also furious.

Han Qiu shook her head: "Mother, don't send my sister back, just let her stay in the Chen family! My husband doesn't want to trade my sister for his future!"

"What do you know!" Madam Chen was touched in the sore spot. "Who am I doing this for? It's all for the Chen family, for your disappointing husband and your future children!"

Jin Lan hugged Shui Qinghua's arm tightly: "Master, I won't go back to the Chen family. In this world, I don't trust anyone except my grandparents and Master!"

Shui Qinghua hesitated for a moment, then made up her mind and nodded: "Okay, let's go!"

Shui Qinghua supported her and turned to walk towards the door. Jin Lan's steps were unsteady and she moved with difficulty, with drops of cold sweat rolling down her forehead.

Madam Chen shouted behind him, "Chen Jinlan, if you follow this woman today, you will never recognize me as your mother again!"

Jin Lan did not look back, nor did she stop, but just walked forward step by step. From afar, a voice came on the wind: "Since you married me into the Zhao family, I have no parents."

Han Qiu cried behind them. Madam Chen looked at her and was furious: "You traitor, go to the ancestral hall and kneel down!"

Han Qiu didn't even look at Madam Chen and went straight to the ancestral hall.

Madam Chen felt desolate. She was doing this for the good of the family. It was fine if her daughter didn't understand, but her daughter-in-law was also alienated from her?

Shui Qinghua brought Chen Jinlan back to Ji's house in Renshoufang. Lan Xin immediately went to ask for a doctor, who sighed after examining her. She was covered in bruises, had multiple fractures, and internal injuries. She had not received proper treatment before and was extremely weak.

With all the injuries and emotional trauma, Jin Lan developed a high fever that night and couldn't even take medicine. Shui Qinghua, Shui Minghua and Lan Xin took care of her for several days, but her condition continued to deteriorate. The doctor shook his head and said, "If the fever doesn't subside by tomorrow morning, we should prepare for her death."

Lan Xin couldn't hold it in anymore and burst into tears.

Shui Qinghua sat blankly at the head of Jinlan's bed, her mind full of the first time she met Jinlan. The Chen family's embroidered statue of the Bodhisattva was burned, and she used her hair embroidery to save it. They stayed in the Chen family's embroidery pavilion for seven sleepless days and nights, becoming her apprentice, giving her medicine...

Free medicine!

Shui Qinghua got up and searched desperately in the suitcase. Finally, she found the familiar small medicine bottle in the corner of the dark floor. She gave three of the five Snow Lotus Pills back to Dr. Chen, one to her fourth sister Xiuhua, and the last one to herself. She couldn't bear to eat it, so she kept it until now.

At dawn, Jinlan's high fever finally subsided.

After taking the patient's pulse, the doctor was surprised. The patient had clearly shown signs of death last night, but after a night, the pulse became normal. The internal and external injuries were still there, but his life was definitely not in danger.

After working hard for several days and nights, Shui Qinghua was exhausted. Just as she was about to go back to her room to rest for a while, Lan Xin rushed in with a pale face: "Third Madam, something bad has happened. A group of yamen runners have come to our house!"

Shui Qinghua was surprised and hurried to the outer courtyard. Sure enough, there were several tall and strong yamen runners standing in the courtyard, and Ji Zimo was standing in front of them.

The leading yamen runner shouted when he saw Shui Qinghua, "Are you Shui?"

"I'm."

"Someone has accused you of kidnapping a decent girl. Come with us!" After saying that, he pretended to take action.

Ji Zimo immediately stepped forward, opened his arms, and stood in front of Shui Qinghua. "Brother, my husband and I are both law-abiding citizens. Is there any misunderstanding here?" He quietly handed over a purse.

The leading yamen runner's expression softened a little: "Brother, don't you know who you have offended? We are also following the rules, please don't make things difficult for us."

Ji Zimo said: "Of course I don't dare to trouble you brothers. But there are still a few young children at home. Please give us a moment to make arrangements at home, and then we will leave."

The leading yamen runner looked suspicious: "Are you going too?"

"Husband and wife are one, of course we have to go!" Ji Zimo said in a serious tone.

He went into his study and wrote furiously, finishing several letters in a flash.

Shui Qinghua called Shui Minghua and Lan Xin over and explained the household affairs one by one.

Shui Minghua's face was solemn: "Second sister, don't be afraid, I will go to Yajing for help, and Mr. Yu."

"Who is Mr. Yu?"

"A friend I recently made." Shui Minghua said.

Shui Qinghua didn't have time to ask more questions as time was urgent. She went to the children's room and told Ji Fei that their mother had to go out for something and that they must take good care of their younger sisters.

Ji Fei had been training in the Water Embroidery Workshop for a few months and was no longer a child who could be easily fooled: "Mom, something happened at home, right? How did Sister Jinlan get so hurt?"

Shui Qinghua sighed and briefly explained the matter. "Don't worry, your father is with me, and Aunt Dong will find a way, so nothing serious will happen to mom."

Ji Fei's eyes were filled with tears, but she still promised solemnly: "Don't worry, mother, I will take good care of the family and my sister."

Ji Zimo called the doorman, handed over several letters in his hand, and asked him to deliver them as soon as possible. Then he and Shui Qinghua followed the yamen runners into Shuntian Prefecture.

Shuntian Prefecture received a complaint early in the morning. The Zhao family, the deputy minister of the Imperial Household Department, and the Chen family, the imperial physician, jointly sued the woman Shui for abducting their daughter Chen. The Chen family, the imperial physician, was fine. The old imperial physician Chen had retired for many years, and his children and grandchildren were not very successful. The Zhao family, the deputy minister of the Imperial Household Department, although their official position was not high, their ancestors were founding heroes. The emperor always treated the nobles with favor, so it was inevitable that they would not remember the old relationship.

I was impatient to take care of these family affairs, but the prefect had instructed me to be more biased towards the Zhao family, so I had no choice but to bite the bullet and accept the complaint.