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After this trouble, Dong fell seriously ill, and because of this, Shu Yin escaped the catastrophe of amputating his finger.

It is said that Mrs. Dong's health has been going from good to bad since then, and she has been bedridden every day in winter.Mrs. Zhen saw that she was not going well, and because of the incident of Rong Rong, she hated her even more. Now that Mrs. Dong's condition was getting worse, she decided to find something to get rid of this thorn in her side.

Although the twelfth lunar month is not as cold as it is, because there are many rivers and lakes in the city, the air-conditioning is often damp. This is the first time for Dong to spend the winter there, and it is really uncomfortable. Even though the room is burning with charcoal fire and covered with thick goose feathers Been, still feel the chill seeping through the bones.Therefore, more carbon was burned in Dong's house than in other houses.

One day, Xiang'er, a maidservant of Dong's family, went to fetch charcoal. When she came back, she met Cai Qi, a maid from Zhen's house. Meeting Caiqi and still talking.Caiqi came to see Xiang'er holding the charcoal box in his hand, and asked, "Have you gone to get it? How is the charcoal today? Is it Feng charcoal?" Asking, he opened the lid of the box with his hands to have a look.Xiang'er hurriedly snatched it to cover it, and said, "It's Feng Tan, you go and get it quickly, the other room should have taken it all if you go late." Cai Qi said, "Yes, the one who got the errand yesterday was beaten by my wife. Well." He waved his hand at Xiang'er again, "Then I'll talk to you later when I'm free." After speaking, he hurried away.On the other hand, Xiang'er was stunned for a while before leaving.

Xiang'er went back with the charcoal in his hands, and saw that Mrs. Dong had woken up, leaning against the head of the bed in a fur robe.Seeing him, Xiang'er hurriedly put the newly fetched charcoal into the charcoal basin, and said while putting it down, "Madam, I went early today, and all I got were phoenix charcoal, which burns for a long time without choking people." So I added two yuan to it, and poured water to help Dong to drink.After taking a few sips, Dong coughed and waved her to go.Holding the teacup, Xiang'er stood by the bed and said, "Madam, you have been coughing continuously since the twelfth lunar month. I think it's better to ask the doctor to re-diagnose the pulse and prepare the prescription." Dong shook her head and said, "No..." Looking up and seeing tears in Xiang'er's round eyes, he sighed, "It's also thanks to you serving me, otherwise my illness may be worse than now." Xiang'er cried, "Madam treat Xiang'er well, Xiang'er is willing to serve Madam for the rest of her life." Dong took her hand and said with a wry smile, "My life is coming to an end." Hearing this, Xiang'er cried even more.

Just as the master and servant were mourning, they heard footsteps approaching quickly outside the door. Before Dong Shi and Xiang'er stopped crying, they heard the door was pushed open vigorously.It was none other than Zhen Shi who came in.Mrs. Zhen broke into Mrs. Dong's room with a few maidservants. She straightened her back solemnly and looked around. Seeing a box of carbon on the case table, she called a maid, "Go and count the number of carbon in that box." Come." After speaking, he looked at Dong Shi with a sneer.

Seeing Caiqi standing behind Zhen Shi, Xiang'er immediately understood, so he stared at Caiqi viciously.Caiqi just pretended not to see, and squinted out of the window.The servant girl counted and said, "Ma'am, it's 18 yuan in total, all of which are phoenix charcoal." After hearing this, Mrs. Zhen felt complacent, and asked Mrs. Dong, "Do you know how much money each house can use per day in the government? A piece of carbon?" Dong Shi just saw her rushing in aggressively, so she knew that she was here to find trouble, covered her mouth and coughed twice, "I have never cared about the affairs of the mansion, I don't know how many pieces of carbon I can use every day. " Zhen snorted, and asked Xiang'er who was kneeling on the ground, "You girl should know." Xiang'er bit his lip and looked at Dong before saying, "The government stipulates that each house can use eight yuan of carbon per day. " Zhen Shi asked again, "Then how much did you take out this morning?" Xiang'er whispered, "18 yuan." "Nonsense!" Use it." Seeing that the charcoal basin was burning brightly, he cursed, "This basin has obviously only been filled with charcoal. Hmph, you little servant girl dared to lie to the Lord, it shows that you have been spoiled by others." Xiang'er argued, "My wife is weak and afraid of the cold, that's why she took more, not to mention it's just a few pieces of charcoal, so I'll ask someone to send more tomorrow..." Before he could finish speaking, he slapped Zhen.Zhen raised her eyebrows and said fiercely, "You girl, you dare to talk to me, I don't know who taught you!" After glancing at Dong, she said, "I think this girl is full of nonsense, she really deserves to be beaten. What are you talking about?" My family, Mrs. Kang Ping and Mrs. Ben are not in the same house? It’s just a few pieces of carbon. Do you know how precious this carbon is? And how many people are frozen to death every day? Everyone in the city knows that the Prince’s Mansion has strict rules. Let’s be honest, since the mansion stipulates that each house can only be used for eight yuan, taking more is a violation of the rules and should be punished.” He said and called the two maids beside him, “Tie her to Beidi and beat her twenty sticks.” Xiang’er was frightened He collapsed on the ground, unable to even beg for mercy.Dong was very angry when she heard it, but she wanted to speak but was in a hurry, coughing continuously, and watched Xiang'er being pulled out.Zhen Shi smiled again and said to Dong Shi, "I think you are sick and neglected to discipline the servants, and today I just let me discipline you." Shi said, "Leave three pieces of carbon, and take the rest away." Dong has no strength to stop, so he can only let Zhen go.

Xiang'er was beaten in Beidi that day, his skin was torn apart, his muscles and bones were dislocated, and he was no longer able to go to Dong's room.After the rest of the servant girls were executed, they threw her in the firewood house. It was the coldest time of the year, and Xiang'er had no one to take care of her, so she felt severe cold that night. Died with eyes wide open.

After Xiang'er died, Mrs. Zhen picked a maid from her room to serve Mrs. Dong.That servant girl knew what Zhen Shi meant, she didn't devote herself to everything to Dong Shi, she went to bed earlier than her and woke up later than her.One night, Dong felt that her mouth was dry, so she asked her to pour water. The maid was so fast asleep that she screamed a few times but nothing happened. Dong had no choice but to get up by herself, and then she got out of bed. He was so heavy that he couldn't stand still, so he fell to the ground and passed out all night.The next day the servant girl got up and saw her, so she was so scared that she hurried to call the doctor.The doctor checked the pulse, but shook his head silently, thinking of the previous prescription.Dong's illness became worse day by day.

Although there are honest and kind people in the mansion, they dare not speak out because they are afraid of Zhen's fierceness.Because the king of Yue was lying on the couch and no longer governing, Na Shuhui was busy with court all day long. Even if he returned to the mansion by chance, he alienated Dong's family because of Zhen's rhetoric.Shu Yin, who studied politics with Shu Hui, also lives in the palace, and has not visited Dong's house for a month.When Mrs. Dong was seriously ill, she missed her husband and son more and more, and the incomprehensible love increased the stasis in her body.There were still ten days left before Sui was left like this, Dong couldn't hold on any longer, and died when he fell asleep all day and night.

The maid who picked it up didn't notice, and there was no movement when delivering the medicine. She threw the medicine bowl on the table and went out to play when Mrs. Dong was still asleep. Feeling wrong, he stepped forward and called twice, but no response was received, so he hurried to ask for a doctor.The doctor saw that Dong's whole body was stiff and had been out of breath for a long time.The servant girl was afraid that Mrs. Zhen would scold her, so she lied that she was asked to pour water in the morning, and made up many details.Zhen Shi was impatient, so she waved her away, "I'm dead, what's the use of talking about it." The servant girl asked if she was going to the palace to call Shu Hui and Shu Yin back.Mrs. Zhen thought for a while, and said, "Don't be busy. I heard from my father the day before yesterday that the king's condition is getting worse and worse. I'm afraid it will only happen in the past few days. His Highness has only returned to Yue Kingdom not long ago, so let him do his best by the king's side." Be filial." Then he asked someone to send the doctor back, and said to the servant girl, "You just don't know about this, and it's still the same to deliver medicine and food every day." The servant girl nodded.

On this day, Shu attracted Kong to go back to the mansion and visit Dong's room.The servant girl was sitting on a small round stool in front of the door, eating melon seeds and basking in the sun. She didn't see it when Shu led her over, and only jumped up when she got close.Shu introduced a pile of melon seed shells on the ground, and frowned, but seeing the servant girl lowered her head in fear, she didn't scold her, but asked, "My mother is in there?" The servant girl answered yes in a low voice.

Shu walked in and saw that the windows in the room were closed and the charcoal stove was not burning. Then he saw that Mrs. Dong was lying on the bed with her eyes closed.Shu Yin felt a little weird, walked up to Dong's bedside and called out, "Mother, Yin'er is here to see you." Seeing that Dong was not moving, she stretched out her hand and pushed her shoulder, "Mother, your health has been better recently. See, you only know how to sleep, and you don’t even drink the medicine.” Shu Yin said as he picked up the bowl of medicine, smelled it and put it down again, seeing that Dong Shi was still awake, he pushed it again, but there was still no movement.Only then did Shu Yin panic, and kept shouting, "Mother, mother, what are you doing?" She then took Dong's hand out of the quilt.But as soon as he touched the hand, Shu Yin let go in fright, only then did he notice that Dong's face was lifeless.Shu Yin was stunned for a while, then sat on the edge of the bed and looked at Mrs. Dong, opened her mouth but didn't make a sound.When he came back to his senses, tears fell down, and he cried loudly on the cold corpse.

Seeing that Shu was entering the room, the servant girl ran to tell Mrs. Zhen.Zhen Shi crossed her legs and was cutting her nails. After hearing this, she blew on her little finger and said, "Since you can't hide it anymore, then go into the palace and tell the prince." After that, she also took people to Dong Shi's place.When she got to the door, she heard Shu Yin crying in the house, Zhen Shi sneered, opened the door and entered the house.Zhen Shi said, "It's rare for Yin'er to go back to the house, why are you crying here?" Shu Yin turned his head, tears and snot all over his face, stared at Dong Shi and said fiercely, "You are the one who killed my mother. !" Zhen Shi covered her mouth and said, hurriedly took two steps closer, looked at Dong Shi's bed from a distance, then covered her face and cried, "My poor sister, why did you leave so well!" Follow along The maidservants knelt down and cried when they saw it.For a while, this usually quiet room finally became lively.

Coincidentally, Mrs. Dong died of illness only three days ago, and Lao Yue King also passed away.When the messenger boy arrived at the gate of the palace, he saw several eunuchs holding white silk and tying it on the beams, and heard crying in the palace.The little servant asked, "Elder-in-law, why are you wearing white silk at the gate of the palace? Could it be that there are also white things in the palace?" With a look of astonishment on his face, he didn't dare to mention Dong's death, and hurried back to the Prince's Mansion to report to Zhen.When Mrs. Zhen heard that Lao Yue King had died, she quickly stopped crying, her face changed into joy, and asked, "Did you hear when His Highness will ascend the throne?" The servant shook his head.

Mrs. Zhen was happy to be the mother of the country, so she didn't have the heart to play, so she took the maids out immediately.Shu Yin was left alone, weeping in front of Dong's bed.

Shu Yin cried from day to night, her voice became hoarse and her eyes were red and swollen.It was only in the middle of the night that he regained his composure. He cut Dong's hair, covered her face with the quilt, and sat for a while before standing up, dragging his steps, and walking out the door.

The court was busy with the funeral of the old Yue king, who would care about Dong's going.Fortunately, there was Hu Zhan beside Shu Yin, so all the preparations for Dong's funeral were entrusted to Hu Zhan.Because Mrs. Zhen objected to setting up the mourning hall in the main courtyard, the mourning hall of Mrs. Dong could only be placed in her own room.Shu Yin guarded the spirit for three days in the room.On the fourth day, people from the palace came, saying that Shu Hui was about to ascend the throne, and that Lao Yue King was going to have a funeral, and urged him to enter the palace.Shu led, "Let me say goodbye to my mother and get up again." Seeing his heartbroken expression, the people in the palace agreed and went to wait for him at the gate of the Prince's Mansion.Shu Yin knelt in front of Dong's mourning hall and cried, "Yin'er failed to serve her mother and let her suffer so much before she passed away. It is really unfilial for Yin'er." After saying that, she kowtowed three times, and when she got up, she caught a glimpse of Dong. There was a sandalwood box in her bed, and Shu Yin went to take it out and opened it, only to find that there were Dong's usual embroidery needles and threads, the imperial edict bestowed by the king of Yue on his wife, and a small ceramic gourd bottle.Shu Yinxin said, Niang slept on the wooden box day and night, which shows that these things are extremely important to her.So he took the wooden box with him.