Chapter 27 Twenty-seven

Yuan Cheng failed to find Zheng Guoguang on the eighth day.Juexin returned home from the company, but Juemin hadn't returned home yet, and Mrs. Zhou went to a banquet at the house of Mrs. Zhang Wai (Mother Zhang).Shuhua plays with Shuzhen in the garden.Juexin couldn't find anyone to talk to.He felt more lonely and irritable than usual this day.He wandered around in his empty room for a while, then went to Mrs. Zhou's room, and then to Juemin's room.He knew that there was no one there, but he still went to those two places with hope.Then he came back disappointed.He doesn't want to read books, he feels that collecting money will only increase his troubles.He took off his long shirt, but still felt stuffy.He opened the collar of his undershirt, picked up the fan and fanned it a few times.He sat down in the movable chair.His eyes moved aimlessly around.He wasn't looking for anything.His thoughts were chaotic and seemed to be floating in all directions.

His eyes suddenly fell on the picture hanging on the wall.His eyes stopped.His mind was still wandering.But gradually they concentrated on the photograph.A familiar plump face smiled at him encouragingly, looking down from above with tender eyes.He fixed his gaze on that face.He regretfully said, "Jue, forgive me." Gradually the face moved, and the mouth opened slightly, as if about to say something.He stared in surprise.That mouth was still tightly closed, and he said to himself: "My eyes are blurred." He stood up again and hurried to the inner room.Picking up the photos of him and Ruijue when they were newly married from the square table, he stood in front of the square table, silently looking at Li Ruijue in the embroidered dress.His body bent slightly, and he put one hand on the table.His eyes dazzled again.A figure stepped out of the void, looked at him and smiled.But she withdrew immediately.He sighed in surprise, and walked back to the study with the photo stand.

He sat down in front of the desk.The photo frame is still in his hands.His eyes were still looking at the picture, almost in a daze.His tears dripped on the glass, and he said emotionally, "Jue, you must forgive me." "Someone came in from the outside and called politely: "Eldest Young Master. " Juexin hurriedly put the photo in the drawer, he already recognized the voice and smelled the aroma.He stood up and turned to greet her.He knew that this was Aunt Chen, but he was a little surprised why she would come to see him in his room today.She had rarely been in this room before.

"Master, I have something to discuss with you," Aunt Chen said with a smile. "Aunt Chen, please sit down, what's the matter?" Juexin said perfunctorily.He looked at the long fat face painted white, the black hair slicked and a pair of fashionable long earrings.He thought: "She won't come to mess with me again." But when she just sat down, he suddenly remembered what Keming said to him that day, and he understood why she came. "Eldest young master, I want to discuss something with you," Aunt Chen looked at Juexin slowly and said slowly, "I have already told the third master. The old master promised me when he was alive. I 'hold' a grandson among the young masters, so I will have someone to rely on in the future. After I die, someone will go to my grave and burn paper on the Spring and Autumn Festival of the year (she doesn't have any sentimental expression). At first, I wanted to put The seventh young master 'carried' over, and I told the third master that the third master seemed unwilling, and he said to wait two days to talk about it. This morning, the fifth wife came to say so many good things, and she wanted to 'carry' the ninth young master to me. I Thinking that Master Ninth was too young, Mrs. Fifth said a lot of gossip. Later, Mrs. Four came and insisted that I "hug" Master Six. This was really difficult for me. Eldest Young Master, please give me some advice, see "hug" ' Which one is better." Aunt Chen didn't seem to be encountering a problem that must be solved immediately, but rather came here to boast of her victory to Juexin.

Juexin didn't pay attention to what she said, but he also grasped her main point, and he answered her with a bit of disgust (she didn't realize this bit of disgust): "Aunt Chen, this It's your own business, you have your own ideas, how can I decide for you? But I believe that the third father will not argue with the fourth aunt and the others. The third father told me that the seventh brother is too young and not in good shape, The third father is unwilling to 'carry' him out." "Then I'll 'carry' the Sixth Young Master. The Sixth Young Master is in much better health," Aunt Chen said happily.She stood up again as if thanking Juexin and said, "Eldest young master, thank you for your help, I will tell the fourth wife."

Juexin thought in amazement: "Why do you drag me into it again?" He quickly corrected: "Aunt Chen, this is your own business, please think about it, I didn't give you any advice." Stand up too. "That's what I mean, don't think about it any more. If Mrs. Fifth is upset and gossips behind her back, let her go and talk. I'm not afraid of her going against me," Aunt Chen said proudly.She pursed her thin lips, which was a gesture she used to do when she was acting like a spoiled child in front of Juexin's grandfather, and now she did it again unintentionally.Juexin frowned, unable to say a word.He thought she would walk away.But she sat down again, and wishing him with a smile.He thought: "What else can she do?" He didn't want to say a word, he just hoped that she would go away immediately.

"Master, I heard that your company still accepts demand deposits. I have 500 yuan. Please deposit it for me. I know that the third wife and the fourth wife have money there," Aunt Chen said very politely. Say.Juexin readily agreed, and Aunt Chen chatted a few more gossips, then stood up, smiled at Juexin, thanked him, and said, "Thank you so much, young master, for your trouble. I'll send the money later." Juexin just He vaguely agreed.He opened his eyes wide and watched Aunt Chen go out with twists and turns, and suspected that he was dreaming.After a long while, he sighed: "I think our family is over." This thought made him even more discouraged.

The sun gradually went down, and the treetops were still golden.It was still very bright in the patio.Chinese roses and June chrysanthemums are in full bloom.After a while of rest, the sound of cicadas resounded lazily from a tree.The fireman in the kitchen fetches water by the well with a bamboo pole hung on a bucket. While he is dragging the bamboo pole vigorously, he happily hums a popular tune.Juexin looked out the window with strange eyes, he felt that all this was far away from him.There are no flowers, no sunshine, no singing in his heart.All he has is darkness and regret. But the voices of the two girls talking floated gently into his ears.

"To be honest, there are not many people in the mansion that I can think highly of. Mama Huang said that every day is worse than every day, and she understands better than us. Second Master Qin said that our fourth wife is a female Cao Cao. I see the truth." This is Qian'er's voice, "You Be careful what you say, luckily the young master hasn't come back yet," said Cuihuan's voice.Juexin quickly buried his head. "It doesn't matter, Eldest Young Master is kind. I came earlier than you and Qixia, and I have never seen Eldest Young Master scold anyone," Qian'er said reassuringly.

"I know. In the mansion, only the young master is the best and the most miserable," Cuihuan said in a low voice. "The eldest young master is too unlucky. The death of the young mistress is not counted. Even the two young masters are dead. No wonder he always has a sad face when he is at home," Qian'er said sympathetically. Juexin listened with bated breath, while the two maidservants were standing under his window talking. "Why haven't Miss San and the others come yet? You wait for them here, and I'll pick two flowers," Cuihuan said. "No, you don't want to pick flowers. You wait for them. I'm going back. Our fourth wife is very strict with me, and she always scolds people. It's really ugly to scold," Qian'er said.

"Don't go, stay with me for a while. You've been in the mansion longer than us, don't you know that being a girl doesn't mean you don't have to be afraid of being scolded!" Cuihuan said with a smile. "Forget it, which one is better than you?" Qian'er also laughed softly. "The third wife of yours is a living Bodhisattva. You don't even want to talk too much, and even curse people? I don't have such good fortune as you. I think you are going to be a young lady soon." "Bah!" Cuihuan spat at Qian'er with a smile. Juexin couldn't hear the next words clearly.But after a while, his ears caught Cuihuan's words again: "Second Miss often said that the Eldest Young Master treats everyone well, but he doesn't take advantage of others. If there is any unlucky thing in the mansion, you will be punished." It fell on his head. After I came here, I rarely saw the smiling face of the young master throughout the year. Look at the fourth wife, the fifth wife, and Aunt Chen who don’t smile any day. I don’t understand why the sky is so unfair? Even that The virtuous young mistress will not be left behind either," Cuihuan's voice contained grief and sympathy, which Juexin could distinguish. "Okay, don't talk about it, if you let others hear it later, it will cause trouble again," Qian'er said in protest. Cuihuan laughed.She said: "I told you to be careful just now, but now you are telling me to be careful. I won't say anything. Miss San and the others haven't come yet, so we'll go back and look for them. Just walk with me for a while, anyway, you're going to suffer today." scold." Qian'er smiled and said something, and the two maidservants went into the garden again. Juexin raised his head slowly, and he felt that his breathing was much easier.His heart seemed to tremble slightly, as if a drop of dew had moistened its dryness.He is in a little pain.But he also had another feeling, which seemed to be gratitude, which seemed to be joy, which seemed to be comfort.The darkness is gradually fading.He unconsciously smiled slightly.Although this is not a happy smile, it also has the power to dispel gloom.He stretched and stood up.He wanted to go out and walk in the garden.He needs to ponder under the wider sky.He is willing to recall many things. He just turned around and was about to walk out the door.Suddenly the door curtain moved, and a figure flashed in again.This person was something he didn't want to see. It was Mrs. Shen who came.Her first words were: "Eldest Young Master, has Aunt Chen come to your house?" Juexin agreed with a "yes".He knew that he couldn't go to the garden today, so he simply asked Shen to sit down, and he sat down himself. "She must have discussed with you about 'holding' her grandson, isn't she?" Chen asked aggressively. "I didn't say anything, she said it herself," Juexin argued indifferently, he was still thinking about other things. "What did she say? Did she 'hold' Qiwazi?" Shen asked with her eyes wide open. "She seemed to say she wanted to 'carry' the sixth brother. The third father refused to 'carry' the seventh brother out," Juexin replied annoyed. "'Hold' six children?" Shen asked in surprise.Her countenance changed immediately.She nodded again and said, "I know Fourth Sister-in-law and Aunt Chen were together." She gritted her teeth and said, "They made a plan to lie to me. I only understand now." Juexin tried his best to suppress his contemptuous feelings. He did not sympathize with her, but her anger, distress and disappointment aroused his pity.He gently persuaded: "Aunt Wu doesn't have to be angry. In fact, the ninth brother is too young, and the fifth father only has this son. I'm afraid he doesn't want to 'carry' the ninth brother to Aunt Chen." There was a bit of sarcasm in these words, but Juexin said them sincerely.Normally they might arouse Shen's hatred, but this time they did not arouse her resentment.Her thoughts are now focused on Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Chen.Juexin's words further confirmed her suspicion.She said honestly (with even more anger, of course): "I didn't mean that at first. It was the fourth sister-in-law who persuaded me to do it. She said that the third brother wanted to swallow Aunt Chen's property and forced Aunt Chen' Hold 'Qiwazi'. She still persuaded me to tell Aunt Chen and Third Brother to 'carry' Jiuwazi over. She said that Miss Xi will give birth in the future, and it doesn't matter to 'carry' Jiuwazi away. I will go She said it. It looks like she was teasing me. It’s really unreasonable!" She scolded again, "Sister-in-law Si really has no conscience. I always protect her and help her everywhere. She doesn't accept my favor. Instead, she took me for a fool and deliberately teased me. She is interested in Aunt Chen's money, and she can tell me clearly that I will not fight with her. Why bother to use this method to deal with me?" Shen's eyes were so angry when she said this famous.She lowered her head, took out her handkerchief and wiped her eyes.He whimpered and said: "They bully me, there is no one in this mansion who doesn't bully me." Juexin looked at Shen sympathetically.She was crying weakly here.After she lost her temper, her courage was completely gone.She had done him so many little hurts, she had brought pain in part of his life, she had seen him as an enemy for no reason.All this made him gradually develop a hatred for her in his heart.But now it turns out that she is no more than a simple, stupid woman.She sobbed in front of him like a girl without her own mind.It reminded him of what had happened to her.He thought: There is indeed no one who is close to her in this mansion.He forgot his dislike for her in the past, and said gently and reassuringly: "Fifth Aunt, this may be a misunderstanding. Fourth Aunt may have said it unintentionally. But we know that you don't have that kind of thought, and no one will say that you are wrong. Don't be sad." "I know that she deliberately teased me. I understand her temper. She is an insidious person. I have been fooled by her many times. She instigated me to fight against your house. It is her intention!" Chen's face turned red. Said that she felt that Mrs. Wang seemed to be standing in front of her and listening to her speech, and she wanted to use words to attack that wicked woman. Juexin looked at her in pain: she was telling the truth after all.He believed it was not false, but what good were they?Can they remove the stone that weighs on his heart?Don't they still prove that the family he loves is full of intrigue, strife, contention, and frame-up?Her words were just cleaning herself up in front of him, so what good would it do to his current mood?He has already forgotten the past hatred.He is now praying: don't go on talking. "I must take revenge, I must take revenge, and I am not someone who is easy to bully!" She suddenly plucked up her courage and said resentfully.But it was just an empty sentence, she had to say big things to save her face in front of people, but she didn't have any revenge plan, and she also knew that she was not Wang's opponent. Juexin was silent.He couldn't find the right words.He didn't know her mood either.He himself fell into a complex and intricate web of thoughts.He hoped that Shen Shi would leave early and let him spend a while in peace. Shen didn't intend to leave.She too was silent.She wiped her eyes slowly with her handkerchief.Her anger gradually subsided. There were footsteps and conversations outside the window again.Juexin heard that Shuhua had just finished speaking, and Shuzhen went on to say, "I'm going back. Mom won't see me later, and she's going to lose her temper again." Juexin's heart skipped a beat. Sure enough, Shuzhen's words were heard by Shen.Suddenly, Shen uttered "Fourth daughter!" There was no answer from the window.The footsteps came closer. "Zhen'er!" Shen raised her head and shouted loudly. "Miss Fourth, Mrs. Fifth is calling you," Cuihuan said in a crisp voice. "Where is it?" Shuzhen asked in a panic. "In the eldest brother's room," Shuhua agreed. "Ms. Chen shouted out a second time impatiently: "Zhen'er! "Shuzhen quickly responded. Soon Shuzhen came into the room. Behind her were Shuhua and Qixia. "Okay, I can't even yell at you, and you don't even put me in your eyes!" Shen Shi immediately scolded with a straight face when she saw Shuzhen. "Mom, I really didn't hear it," Shuzhen argued timidly. "Didn't hear it? Huh! What are your ears used for?" Shen asked sharply. "Fifth Aunt, Fourth Sister's ears are not very good recently. Sometimes we talk to her, the voice is quiet, and she can't hear very much," Shuhua saw that Shuzhen had been wronged, and quickly explained for her. Juexin looked at Shuzhen with astonishment and pity. "You have good ears, but you're not deaf. How can you not hear? Third Miss, don't believe what she says!" Shen shook her head and said incredulously. "Fifth Aunt, Fourth Sister's ears are indeed sick, and sometimes pus will flow out," Shuhua explained with concern.She couldn't believe that the woman sitting on the chair and talking angrily could be Shuzhen's mother. "Okay, you're still pretending to be sick now," Shen ignored Shuhua, but looked at Shuzhen and cursed, her eyes burst into flames, as if she wanted to burn Shuzhen's face.She stood up suddenly and ordered: "I don't have the energy to tell you more now, let's go back to the house." Shuzhen looked at Shuhua and Juexin for help, her tears flowed down her cheeks like threads. "It's really useless. There are as many tears as horse piss. You started crying without even cursing," Shen said contemptuously, forcing Shuzhen to go back to the house with her. Although Shuzhen wanted to stay in this room, seeing that neither Juexin nor Shuhua could help her, she had to follow her mother out silently.Shuhua was so angry for a long while before she spoke: "What a monster! I don't know if she has a heart or not! The fourth sister will definitely die in her hands." But Mrs. Shen had already walked out of the aisle, unable to hear Shuhua's words. Hua's cursed. Juexin shook his head and sighed. Shuhua saw Juexin in amazement, and complained angrily: "Brother, don't you help me with a word? You just let her torture Fourth Sister like this." "What can I do? Talking to my fifth aunt at this time is equivalent to going to the door to hit a wall. You don't know, she was angry with the fourth aunt and the others, and she shed tears just now," Juexin sighed. "She is angry with her, so what does it have to do with Fourth Sister?" Shuhua retorted.She looked at Juexin once, and suddenly scolded him irritably, "You always say there is no way. You can't do anything! You never think of a way!"