The daily life of a concubine's daughter

Shi Yao smiled at her, lowered her head and went into the house.

A warm breeze filled with sandalwood blew towards me.

The first maid at the door took off her cloak, the second maid brushed off the remaining snow, the third maid changed her hand warmer, and the fourth maid squatted down and changed her into a pair of warm boots.

The round-faced maid smiled and said, "The old lady caught a cold the other day, and she cannot stand the cold. The young ladies all do the same thing when they come. This pair of deerskin boots was specially picked out by the old lady for the young lady."

"Thank you, sister." Shi Yao didn't know whether this was true or not, so she just laughed it off.

Anyway, she just stood there and lifted her feet.

After a busy period, her body felt warm and her cold hands were also warmed up. Then she was led into the warm room by an old maid.

Walking around the screen, I saw an old lady in rich clothes leaning on a soft couch, a young woman standing in front of the couch massaging her back, and seven other women in luxurious clothes sitting in two rows, some fat and some thin, wearing rosy skirts and moon-shaped bridal robes, and wearing pearls and emeralds, the whole room was filled with beautiful ladies.

All the women in the room turned their eyes to Shi Yao.

"Second girl!"

The old woman sat up, lifted the blanket and was about to get up from the couch. The young woman beside her hurriedly advised: "Don't worry, old lady. People are here, how can they run away? In the future, ask your second sister to accompany you every day. You should cherish her enough!"

After holding down the old lady, the young woman came over, took Shi Yao's arm, and pulled her in front of the old lady, smiling and saying, "Second sister, I am your sixth sister-in-law. Come and pay your respects to the old lady. When you return home, don't be polite."

Shi Yao, who was almost stared at by the women of the Shi family, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, there was a sixth sister-in-law who introduced her.

Shi Yao paid her respects to her grandmother, the Dowager Lady, her aunt the Duchess, and her third wife's biological mother, Rong.

Rong's face was indifferent. She took out a jade hairpin from her head and gave it to her as a reward.

Next, she met her eldest sister-in-law Fu Nanjun, second sister-in-law Le Anning, third sister-in-law Tao Ziyi, fourth sister-in-law Gong Xuan, fifth sister-in-law Qi Wan, and sixth sister-in-law Wang Fan, and performed the etiquette as equals.

The lady took her hand and sat her beside her, calming her newfound anxiety and asking about her daily life in Jinling and how she was feeling along the way.

Shi Yao answered one by one.

The lady nodded with relief: "Has anyone bullied you and your aunt?"

Shi Yao paused for a moment and said, "For the sake of my grandparents, no one in Jinling City dares to bully me."

The lady smiled with satisfaction: "It shows that your aunt has taken good care of you. You look like a healthy and well-behaved child."

Shi Yao smiled shyly: "Thank you, grandmother, for your praise on behalf of my aunt."

As they were chatting, there was a sudden commotion outside the courtyard. The old lady frowned and was about to scold when the door curtain was opened with a rustling sound. The round-faced maid reported in panic: "Old lady, it's bad! The girl fell into the water!"

Shi Yao's heart sank.

There are only two girls in the Shi family. She was not in Beijing before, so the servants naturally called Shi Mingzhu "girl".

So, Shi Mingzhu fell into the water?

She thought Shi Mingzhu had gone out to visit someone, but it turned out that she was also in the mansion. It was just that she came at an inappropriate time and Shi Mingzhu happened not to be attending to the sick lady.

How come she fell into the water just when she entered the mansion?

When the women heard that Shi Mingzhu had fallen into the water, they immediately became confused.

The dignified and serious Lady of the Duke shouted "Zhuzhu", lifted her buttocks and ran outside.

"My Zhuzhu, how did you fall into the water! It's so cold, it's fatal! Go and save her! Don't hang around me!" The lady took two quick breaths, put on her satin shoes and was about to go out, asking the third lady Rong and the sixth grandma Wang Fan to persuade her to stay.

At least he wore warm boots, and then he held the hands of the two and rushed to Yunmeng Lake where Shi Mingzhu fell into the water.

No one cared about Shi Yao.

Shi Yao took her cloak which had not yet dried and followed closely behind the lady.

On the way, the round-faced maid explained: "The girl heard that the second girl had returned home, and she hurried to Ganlu Hall to see her sister. Unexpectedly, when she passed by Yunmeng Lake, an evil wind blew, and the girl lost her balance and was blown onto the lake! Yige'er's nanny wanted to save trouble, so she broke ice by the lake to wash diapers. The ice was thin, and the girl fell into the ice hole!"

Shi Yao's thick eyelashes trembled.

Real hammer!

Shi Mingzhu fell into the lake because of her!

Immediately, several pairs of scrutinizing eyes swept over her.

Shi Yao didn't dare to meet their eyes. She knew that they all disliked her for being unlucky. As soon as she walked into the house, she met the most precious jewel in the Shi family.

A group of female relatives rushed to Yunmeng Lake.

The tall and fat old lady was pressing Shi Mingzhu's abdomen.

The maids stood in a circle, took off their outer coats, and shielded Shi Mingzhu from the cold wind.

Lady Zheng, the wife of the Duke, who arrived earlier, stayed beside her daughter with red eyes, but she calmly directed the servants to bring a brazier and a soft couch, and ordered them to boil hot water.

"Cough, cough, cough..." Shi Mingzhu coughed and spit out water, her eyes rolling around under her eyelids.

"Wake up! Rescued!"

Everyone finally let out the breath they had been holding.

The lady cried with joy, and hurriedly pushed the maid aside, stepped forward, held Shi Mingzhu's hand, called her darling repeatedly, and summoned her granddaughter's soul.

Shi Yao squeezed into the encirclement and covered Shi Mingzhu with the cloak in her arms.

The outside of the cloak was not completely dry, but the inside had been warmed by the maids. She held the cloak in place all the way to prevent the heat from dissipating.

Madam Zheng of the Duke of Guo touched her with her hand, looked at her kindly, and said with a choked voice, "Yao girl is so thoughtful."

Shi Yao felt a little relieved.

However, no one expected that when Shi Mingzhu slowly opened her eyes and everyone was chanting Amitabha, Shi Mingzhu stared at Shi Yao, with deep hatred and resentment in her eyes, and love, hate, anger and ignorance flashed through her eyes.

"Shi Yao..." Her purple lips trembled and her teeth clenched.

"Big sister, it's me. I just arrived in Beijing." Shi Yao's calves trembled as if they had cramps.

Finished!

Shi Mingzhu's eyes are very similar to those of the reborn girl when she was just reborn.

what happened?

In the original novel, Shi Mingzhu was reborn after falling into the water this autumn. It was "Shi Yao" who pushed her at that time.

Could it be that if she didn't go to Beijing and return to the Shi family, she would not be able to trigger Shi Mingzhu's rebirth?

The couch was hurriedly brought over, and the Duke's wife asked the maid to carry Shi Mingzhu to the couch. She turned around and said to Shi Yao with a pleasant face, "Yao girl, it's unfortunate that you came here at such a bad time. When your elder sister is well again, I will go to your yard to play with you."

After hearing this, Shi Mingzhu's shivering body froze, and a surge of hatred and anger surged up in her.

He didn't know where he got the strength from, but he pushed the old woman away and grabbed Shi Yao who was retreating. Amid everyone's exclamations, he dragged Shi Yao three or five steps to the lakeside and pushed her into the ice hole with force.

Shi Yao was not wearing a cloak and was already shivering from the cold. Her movements were clumsy and she had never expected Shi Mingzhu to do this in public. She was stunned for a moment and did not struggle to break free from Shi Mingzhu.

When the lake water soaked her coat, she realized what had happened.

She fell into the waist-deep lake water, drank a mouthful of cold water, and struggled to grab the gap in the ice before she stood up.