The daily life of a concubine's daughter

Shi Yao bowed softly and politely, "Greetings to the old master. Greetings to the eldest master. Greetings to the master. Shi Yao greets all the brothers."

After saying this, she squatted there, her delicate and sick body swaying, and bit her lips gently, gradually increasing her strength, until her lips turned white.

Shi Mingchen snorted with his nose turned up to the sky and said in a low voice: "Pretending to be nice!"

Everyone knew that the vicious Shi Yao punished her eldest sister-in-law's two maids again last night!

Shi Mingkui, the eldest son of his stepmother Rong and the fourth oldest among his cousins, nudged Shi Mingchen with his elbow, signaling him to be honest and that his grandfather would make the decision for Zhuzhu.

Seeing that Shi Yao was not as rude as he had imagined, the old Duke relaxed his expression and said, "Get up. You have caught a cold. Why are you here instead of taking good care of yourself?"

Shi Yao stood up straight, holding the handkerchief in front of her belly with both hands, raised her face, smiled and said: "Last night, my granddaughter dreamed of Medicine Master Bodhisattva, and I bowed three times, one for my own recovery, two for my elder sister's recovery, and three for my family to be free from disasters and good health.

Unexpectedly, when I woke up this morning, I felt much lighter and could even get off the bed and walk around. I was so happy that I came to visit my elder sister. I wonder if my elder sister has woken up yet?"

There were a few sneers in the hall.

I don't know who sent it.

Shi Mingchen was the most impatient. He crossed his arms and sneered, "You are so selfish. You put yourself first when you pray to God in your dreams. And you still dare to say that you care about Zhuzhu!"

Shi Yao looked at him in surprise, sized him up and down, her black and white eyes widened, then she shifted her gaze back to look only at the old Duke.

No excuses, no retorts.

Just this one surprised look and this one ignoring gesture aroused Shi Mingchen's nameless anger, as if he was a rude and ignorant countryman.

Shi Mingchen was about to get angry when Shi Mingkui elbowed him again.

Was this brother adopted? He doesn't fit in with the Shi family.

The old Duke glanced at Shi Mingchen and shook his head. When he looked at Shi Yao again, his tone softened: "He hasn't woken up yet."

He hoped that Shi Yao would be more sensible and propose to move out of Guanju Courtyard on her own initiative, instead of making such a mess over such a small courtyard.

Shi Yao said distressedly, "Ah, she hasn't woken up yet! When I prayed to the Buddha last night, I thought that everyone was watching over my elder sister, and if everyone prayed for her, she would surely wake up and recover soon, so I prayed for myself first. If I had known that my prayer would be so effective, I would have prayed for my elder sister first."

Everyone felt uncomfortable, as if they had not done their best.

Shi Mingchen grumbled again, "It's just selfish to speak in hindsight, but you put it in such a high-sounding way!"

Shi Mingkui covered his forehead with his hand, really wanting to throw this younger brother away.

The old Duke said, "Zhuzhu is a lucky person. She will wake up. You don't need to pray to the gods. Is there anything else?"

He didn't dare to believe the old Taoist's words, nor did he dare to disbelieve them. The old Duke was still a little uncomfortable with Shi Yao rushing towards Shi Mingzhu.

Shi Yao tilted her head slightly, her eyes innocent and naive: "Can I go in and see big sister? I want to pass on the blessing I dreamed of last night to big sister, so that big sister can recover soon. Only when she recovers, I can ask her what misunderstanding there is between her and me."

After saying this, she lowered her head sadly.

Everyone then remembered that they had been blaming Shi Yao for defeating Shi Mingzhu, but they had forgotten that it was Shi Mingzhu who suddenly went mad and pushed Shi Yao, who was standing perfectly fine, into the lake, causing Shi Yao to become seriously ill.

Let’s put aside the supernatural phenomena for now. Shi Yao did suffer an unexpected disaster.

The old Duke felt a little uncomfortable, but he didn't feel guilty. His Zhuzhu had her reasons for everything she did. He would ask her about it after she woke up. After thinking for a while, he said, "It's normal for sisters to fight and make mistakes. Don't take it to heart. Zhuzhu is the most amiable person."

What this means is, don't hold a grudge against Shi Mingzhu, and don't even think about taking revenge on her.

Shi Yao hurriedly said: "I don't blame my elder sister. After explaining the misunderstanding, we are still sisters."

"We are a family of flesh and blood, this is how it should be." The old Duke sighed, "Go in and see your elder sister, Xin Niang, and take her to see Zhuzhu."

After seeing that Zhuzhu was still unconscious, the eldest daughter-in-law talked to Shi Yao about moving out of Guanju Courtyard.

The woman with a round bun and gray clothes standing at the door with a gloomy face came over and said coldly: "Second Miss, come with me. Second Miss just came in from outside, she feels cold, and needs to change her shoes."

Shi Yao took off her cloak and gave it to the maid. Upon hearing this, she looked at Nanny Xin with a look of astonishment.

The old Duke coughed lightly in displeasure.

No matter what conflicts and contradictions there are between masters and subordinates, servants should behave like servants.

After all, Shi Yao is his granddaughter, how dare a servant give him a cold shoulder in front of him!

Nanny Xin then realized that she had gone too far, so she reluctantly bent down and opened the curtain for Shi Yao.

Shi Yao entered the warm room first, and saw a room full of women. She bowed and greeted each of them.

The sisters-in-law all looked at each other coldly.

Le Anning, the second and most beautiful sister-in-law, rolled her eyes and would rather stare at the beams than look at Shi Yao.

Shi Yao explained her purpose.

Seeing her weak and pitiful, the lady suddenly recalled her guilt towards Ji Yi Niang. The bad feeling that had accumulated in her chest for three days disappeared. She waved her hand and asked her to go in: "You can go and take a look, but don't make any noise and disturb your elder sister."

When Shi Yao entered, she quietly asked Zheng, "Where are the eldest daughter-in-law and Mingwu's wife?"

The Duke's wife leaned forward and whispered, "Mingwu's wife is not feeling well, so she sent her maid to ask for leave this morning."

The lady's heart sank, and she recalled the Taoist's words. The second girl was a bit evil, and was really here to collect debts. "Why are they all sick one after another? It's time to pray to the Buddha. Did Mingwu's wife mention the matter of moving the yard to the second girl yesterday?"

The wife of the Duke said, "She said she hadn't. She is a young woman with a thin skin and couldn't open her mouth for a while. Last night, Mingwu's wife asked Qiushi to serve the second girl. I don't know how she offended this little ancestor. The second girl punished her to kneel under the open window for more than half an hour. She almost froze to death.

If Mingwu's wife hadn't been worried about Qiushi serving her alone and had sent Ziyuan away, I'm afraid someone would have died in our Duke's Mansion!"

The lady clenched her hand into a fist and pounded the tea table hard.

This caused all the girls to tremble with fear and they all looked towards her.

The lady closed her eyes, her face full of disappointment: "The second girl needs to be taught well. If she is not taught, I am afraid that she will never be able to change her temper again."

She really could not imagine that the little girl who looked gentle and amiable on the surface was actually a treacherous and vicious person who would kill people without mercy!

The Duke's wife did not respond, but raised her handkerchief to hide the smile on her lips.

The girls were thinking about different things when suddenly, Shi Yao's voice came from inside: "Zhou Shao! Ah, isn't this the Fourth Prince's name? Why would Big Sister call out a man's name in her dream?"