The Virtuous Wife

Chapter 35: Injured Again

Today is the first day that Madam Hong comes to teach in the mansion. Early in the morning, Jingyi was pulled up by Madam He. After washing and dressing up, she hurriedly ate a few bites of food and went to the East Cross Courtyard to report her arrival.

This East Cross Courtyard was originally a guest courtyard. Although the courtyard is not big, it has a good location. The back garden is outside the courtyard. The scenery here is naturally excellent, with small bridges and flowing water, surrounded by flowers, rockery and winding paths. There are winter plums in winter, hibiscus in summer, orchids in spring, and crabapples in autumn in this garden. In addition, Gu also asked to plant a lot of green bamboo in this guest courtyard, which not only adds a touch of green, but also adds a lot of elegance.

When Madam Hong came, she liked this courtyard. Gu arranged two maids for Madam Hong. Three meals a day, four dishes and one soup, two meat and two vegetables, were all delivered to the courtyard.

This Madam Hong has also worked as a nanny in many wealthy families. The arrangement of the Gu family is really good, even better than that of the Duke's Mansion.

On the first day of formal teaching. Madam Hong held a ruler in her hand and looked at the four children in front of her with a serious face. The four are Jingyi, Jingwei, Jingmei and Jingrou, born to the third concubine Su, who is six years old this year, only one year younger than Jingmei.

Madam Hong coughed lightly and said, "Today is the first day. Today, all the young ladies will learn the etiquette of the boudoir. There are rules for standing, sitting, and walking. All women should learn to behave themselves first. The way to behave themselves is to be pure and chaste. Purity means purity, and chastity means honor. Don't look back when walking, don't lift your lips when talking. Don't move your knees when sitting, and don't shake your skirt when standing. Don't laugh loudly when happy, and don't shout loudly when angry. This is what a well-educated woman should do. Let's learn to stand first today. All the young ladies, please stand up."

After Madam Hong finished speaking, the four young ladies stood up and stood still in the center of the hall.

Madam Hong walked around the four people and nodded secretly. After all, they were young ladies from wealthy families, so their daily upbringing was different.

The youngest Jingrou shook slightly, and Madam Hong immediately stepped forward and said, "Don't shake your skirt when standing! Don't shake it again!"

As soon as the voice fell, Jingmei covered her lips and smiled softly.

Madam Hong's face darkened and she scolded, "As an elder sister, you don't think about teaching your younger sister, but you enjoy mocking your younger sister. This is not what a lady from a noble family does."

Jingmei's face turned red and white when she was scolded. She cursed Madam Hong dozens of times in her heart.

The four stood for another half an hour, and the youngest Jingrou couldn't stand it anymore. She swayed and sat on the ground with a "bang", sobbing softly. Jingmei couldn't stand it anymore, so she turned around, walked to the stool, and sat down.

The maid next to her was scared, because this was in front of the teaching nanny. The maid hurriedly advised: "Miss, please get up quickly. Miss, otherwise, the nanny will be angry."

However, Jingmei did not move, and she pounded her legs with her hands and said: "How can this be true? She is an old nanny sitting there, and she wants us to stand here. Do you think we are monkeys?"

Jingmei's words confused the sisters Jingwei and Jingyi.

Jingyi's mouth corners slightly raised, and she remained calm and continued to stand.

And nanny Hong watched coldly. The affairs of this noble mansion were not something she, a nanny, could manage.

Jingwei was originally the eldest daughter of the Hou Mansion. Although she was born out of wedlock, she was spoiled by the old lady and Bai in the backyard, so she was free. Especially after Gu fell ill, she wanted to get whatever she wanted in the mansion, and she was used to being arrogant and domineering. After the incident with Bai, her temperament softened a lot, but it was hard to change her nature. Besides, this cousin Jingmei is just the daughter of a commoner family. How can she compare to her noble status? Jingwei, who has always been proud and arrogant, couldn't stand it anymore. She turned to Jingmei and said, "What are you talking about, cousin? What do you mean by playing monkey? Is this what a lady in the boudoir should say?"

Jingmei looked at her with disdain and said sarcastically, "A concubine's daughter thinks she is the daughter of a marquis! Why don't you take a mirror to see what kind of background you have?"

Jingwei was so angry that her face turned red. She pointed at Jingmei and said, "You! You are a little girl from a commoner family, and you dare to disrespect me? If it weren't for the glory of our marquis's mansion, who do you think you are? How dare you say that to me? Do you really think this is your family? If it weren't for mother looking at the face of the old lady, do you think you can sit here and be taught by the nanny?"

"You! You dare to scold me! I, I will fight you!" Jingmei was so angry that her hands trembled and her face turned pale. She was the legitimate daughter of the family. Her mother was domineering and domineering. When had she ever suffered such anger! She grabbed the things on the table with both hands and threw them at Jingwei!

There was a loud bang, followed by screams from the crowd, and then a flurry of activity.

In the evening, the old man, Su Wei, Gu, the old lady, and the people from the third room all gathered in Jingyi's yard.

Jingyi lay flat on the bed with gauze wrapped around her forehead, and Doctor Liu was taking her pulse beside her.

Gu sat beside Jingyi's bed, wiping tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief. Su Wei sat on a stool beside the bed, looking at Jingyi lying on the bed with concern.

The old man and the old lady were both sitting on a red sandalwood chair not far away. The old lady kept turning the Buddhist beads in her hands, chanting: "Amitabha, may the Bodhisattva bless you!"

The doctor was about to take the silver needle to acupuncture Jingyi, when he saw her slowly open her eyes. The doctor was overjoyed and said, "Miss Su is awake? Is there anything wrong?"

His words attracted everyone's attention. Jingyi looked at the doctor, then at her mother, and whispered, "Mother, has my sister been hurt by my cousin?"

Although Jingyi's voice was small, the room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Her weak voice naturally fell into the ears of everyone.

Everyone looked different. Only Gu said with tears in her eyes, "It's good that she woke up, it's good that she woke up. Your sister is fine, she's fine. But you, you got hit on the head again. What should I do?"

Jingyi's face was pale, and even her lips were bloodless, but when she saw that Gu was so sad for her, her heart was warmed, and she forced a smile and said, "Mother, Yiyi is fine. Look, isn't Yiyi talking to you now?"

Seeing that her daughter was so injured and still comforting herself, Gu was even more heartbroken, and her tears fell even harder.

When the imperial doctor Liu saw that the little girl was injured, she didn't say it hurt, but smiled and comforted her mother. He couldn't help but nodded secretly. No wonder she was praised by the emperor. She was indeed a thoughtful child.

Doctor Liu said softly, "Madam, don't be sad. This time the wound is much lighter than the last time. And the wound is not deep. I will prepare some ointment, and there will be no scars."

Gu nodded and said, "Thank you, Doctor Liu. Aunt Liu!"

Aunt Liu responded quickly and brought a wooden tray with a bulging purse on it. This was the thank-you gift prepared for Doctor Liu.

Doctor Liu declined for a while, but after Su Wei's persuasion, he smiled and accepted it, and was then sent out of the house by the housekeeper.

The old man saw Jingyi wake up, and he couldn't help but come forward to take a closer look.

"Yiyi, tell grandpa, are you feeling unwell?"

"Yiyi is not well, and you are making grandpa worry again."

The old man's face darkened, and he said softly: "You girl! You know that grandpa is worried, but you still do things that make people worry! Forget it, fortunately you are protecting your sister. Don't do this in the future! What are those maids and old women in the mansion for? There is no need for you, a rich lady, to come forward and protect her in person!"

Jingwei's face turned pale when she heard it, and she knelt down and said: "It's Jingwei's fault. Jingwei shouldn't argue with my cousin. If Jingwei hadn't offended my cousin, my cousin wouldn't have picked up the teacup and smashed it!" After saying that, she actually started to cry.

Liu's face turned pale, and just as she was about to say something, she heard the old man's slightly angry voice: "Okay, everyone go away. It's getting late, don't disturb Yiyi's recovery. Daughter-in-law, this matter will be handled by you." Gu nodded and knelt down, and asked someone to help Jingwei up, and then let everyone go. She stayed for about an hour before returning to her own yard. After Gu left, Jingyi said that she was sleepy, so she sent everyone away, leaving only Liu Xing'er to guard the room. After a while, Liu Xing'er fell headfirst on the table and knew nothing. Jingyi looked at Siqin and said in a somewhat reproachful way: "You just pressed her sleeping point, why did you have to do this? Well, go to Liu to find out."

Siqin nodded and said: "What about Su Jingwei?"

"You don't need to worry about it. Didn't you say that Aunt Peng is good at martial arts, and her skills are not low? If you go there, she will find you by accident, which will alert the enemy. I have my own arrangements for her. You go now."

Siqin nodded and disappeared into the thick night.

How could Jingyi sleep on the bed? Her eyes looked at the gauze curtain above her head with a smile, as if she was waiting for someone.