[Red Mansions] The good life of the wife of the official family

Let's just say that on this day, Sister Feng followed Zhao Zhihan to deposit this month's money again.Afterwards, Zhao Zhihan was a little tired and sent the maid in the room to rest by herself.Hong Yi helped her to the bed, seeing her sluggish day after day, she said: "Madam should worry less, at this time, it's important to take good care of your body."

Zhao Zhihan grabbed Hongyi's hand and sat on the edge of the bed, saying, "I'm fine, but I've been working hard for you recently, and I need you to take care of everything for me."

"What's the madam talking about, isn't it my duty to help you?" Hong Yi stood in front of Zhao Zhihan, and said, "Take a break, madam, just call me if you need anything, I'll watch outside. "

Zhao Zhihan nodded, and then it turned out that she hadn't left the room.She looked at Sister Feng, beckoned her to come to her, supported her shoulder and said: "Young girl Feng, what's the matter with you?"

Sister Feng smiled, "I think my wife is also tired, why don't I tell you tomorrow, you should rest first."

Zhao Zhihan saw that it was rare for the child to come to him for something, so she didn't let her go, and continued: "What can be hindered by listening to a few words? If you have anything to do, just say it. If there is anything that needs auntie's help Yes, Auntie is helping you, and it’s just a matter of sending a message.”

When Sister Feng saw Zhao Zhihan say that, she was not polite, she stood in front of her again and said, "Madam, my mother was still there, and there was a girl in the room who was very close to me. After my mother left, that girl So I was assigned to do rough work in the kitchen. She came to me early this morning and said that she wanted to come to my wife’s yard. It doesn’t matter who sweeps the floor, weeds and water, as long as she can be closer to me. I’ll ask my wife about this Can you do it?"

Zhao Zhihan looked at her, "What's the name of this girl? If you want to be her favor and help her, there is no reason why Auntie should not help you. Just bring me tomorrow, I saw her , talk to her, and then decide what to do with her in my yard."

"Hey." Sister Feng smiled and rolled her eyes, her face brightened, and said again: "Then I won't bother my wife to rest, I'll go tell that girl first, ask her to come see my wife tomorrow." After finishing speaking, her face was full He walked out of Zhao Zhihan's room happily.

Zhao Zhihan watched her go out, let out a sigh of relief, then turned her head to look at Hongyi and said, "Hongyi, you follow Feng girl to see which maid she goes to see. Don't let her see you, follow quietly That’s right. Come back and tell me what you see.”

"Hey." Hongyi didn't know what Zhao Zhihan was going to do, she was suspicious but went as instructed without asking.She quietly followed Sister Feng to the kitchen, hiding behind an evergreen tree and saw that she had found a girl in a rough shirt and bun.The two bowed their heads and said a few words, then hid in a secluded place.

Hongyi still followed quietly, hiding behind a nearby evergreen tree and tilting her ears, she heard the girl with a double bun say: "Girl, here is five taels of silver, please accept it first. See you tomorrow." Madam, I will go into Madam’s yard, and I will give you the remaining five taels. Now I can only give you so much, this is all I have saved, and there is nothing more to think about.”

Sister Feng took the money and said: "I know you have no money, as long as you give me the five taels, that's enough, and it's not in vain for me to help you talk about this in front of my wife. If it wasn't for me If you say such a thing, I’m afraid you’ll have to hide in this kitchen, so there’s no future at all. There’s only one thing, and God knows it, you know it, and I know it, and no one else is allowed to know about it.”

The servant girl saw that most of the things were done, and there was nothing she shouldn't do.Sister Feng confessed a few more words: "You can remember my words, I will go back right away." After that, she put the silver in her arms and walked away with her appearance.Hongyi let go of the evergreen branch that was pressing in her hand, frowned and turned back.

Zhao Zhihan reclined on the couch for a while and regained her senses, and when she saw Hongyi entered the room, she also got up.Hongyi hurriedly went to her bedside to help her, and helped her sit up and lean against the bedside.Zhao Zhihan raised her hand to smooth her temples, looked at Hongyi and said, "How is it? Did you see anything?"

Hongyi sat on the edge of the bed, "Madam, I don't know whether to say this or not."

"I asked you to go with me. Is there anything else that should not be said? Don't care about anything, just tell the truth."

Hongyi pursed her lips, and said: "I don't dare to say anything else, I just saw that the girl gave the girl five taels of silver. He also said that after the matter is completed, I will give another five taels of silver."

Hearing this, Zhao Zhihan frowned, and said, "It's like what Feng girl did, but I didn't expect her to know how to deal with these things at such a young age. It's hard for her to learn so smartly."

"The maid, will Mrs. Ming'er see you or not? This matter can't be handled well, I'm afraid it's not good for the girl." Hong Yi looked at Zhao Zhihan.

"Of course this girl wants to see her. This matter can't be left alone. Now that she has been caught, we have to teach Feng girl to remember this lesson, and let the servants of our family also remember that bribery leads to bad children. This matter is absolutely not allowed to exist." Zhao Zhihan said in a deep voice.

She found out about Sister Feng's collection of money, so how can she let this go unnoticed and make Sister Feng proud?This kind of thing is familiar once and twice, and if you do it too much, you will feel that it is a common thing, and you will feel that it is not appropriate.Since she was a child, no one told Sister Feng not to do this. That's why there is a Feng Lazi who dares to do anything more than ten years later.

The next day, the maid in the kitchen cleaned up early and came to wait outside Zhao Zhihan's courtyard.She only went in to meet Zhao Zhihan after Sister Feng came out and took her with her.Zhao Zhihan sat on the kang, waited for the servant girl to enter the room, greeted her, then looked at the servant girl and said, "What's your name? You used to serve in the eldest wife's room?"

"Yes, ma'am. The servant's name is Yinxue, and she's working in the kitchen now."

Zhao Zhihan gave her a cup of tea, and said, "What? Is it bad to do things in the kitchen? Feng girl told me that you gave her money and asked her to beg you to come to my yard. Is it?"

When the girl heard that Zhao Zhihan had told the truth, although she couldn't hear any other meaning in Zhao Zhihan's tone, she felt something was wrong in her heart, so she turned her eyes to Sister Feng who was sitting on the chair beside her, but she didn't say.Zhao Zhihan followed the servant girl's gaze, and also looked at Sister Feng.

Under the gaze of these two people, Sister Feng began to feel cold.She rubbed off from the chair, hurriedly went to Zhao Zhihan and said with a smile, "Where did the madam hear this nonsense? When did I take money from whom? Intercede for her, but I got to know her better in the yard before. It has nothing to do with money."

Zhao Zhihan didn't speak, shifted her gaze from Sister Feng to the maidservant, and said in a cold voice: "Tell me, did you give the eldest girl money? I gave you five taels yesterday, and after today's work is done, I will give you another five taels." Two, have you been wronged in the slightest?"

The servant girl could clearly hear the coldness in Zhao Zhihan's tone, and seeing that Zhao Zhihan already knew everything, she knelt down on the ground with a "plop" without saying a word.Sister Feng's lips were also a little pale, but she was still calm and just stood still.Zhao Zhihan looked at Sister Feng again and said, "Young girl Feng, tell yourself, whose idea is this?"

After all, Sister Feng was still a child, so Zhao Zhihan couldn't help being so bluffing, so she just lowered her head and admitted, "Madam, it was she who came looking for me, and asked me to say a few words for her. I thought about it and said a few words It's a small matter, so I agreed. Then I thought it's okay to get some benefits from this matter, so..."

Zhao Zhihan stared at Sister Feng, lowered the coldness in her voice, and said, "Raise your head, look at me, and tell auntie, are you doing this right?"

Sister Feng clasped her big fingers with her clasped hands, slowly raised her head, and secretly looked into Zhao Zhihan's eyes.Zhao Zhihan also stared at her, and said word by word: "Tell me, are you doing this right?"

Sister Feng bit her lip, but said nothing.Zhao Zhihan didn't ask her any more, and turned to Hongyi and said, "Get a ruler."

Sister Feng has read books with Wang Ren and Wang Xiyi, so she naturally knows what a ruler is.Hearing these two words, his face instantly turned pale.She bit her lips tighter and tighter, watching Hong Yi go to get the ruler, but she didn't let go of her words.Zhao Zhihan took the ruler, looked at Sister Feng and said, "Stretch out your hand."

Sister Feng bit her lip and shook her head, hiding her hands behind her back.Zhao Zhihan didn't move to force her, but stared at her seriously, and said word by word: "Feng girl, I tell you to stretch out your hand."

Sister Feng didn't resist Zhao Zhihan's offensive eyes, and finally had to stretch out her hand obediently.Zhao Zhihan pinched her fingertips in her hand, put the ruler lightly on her hand, and asked again: "Girl Feng, are you doing this right?" Sister Feng bit her lip and still didn't speak, Zhao Zhihan When the hand was raised and the ruler was dropped, there was a crisp "snap", which also hurt the heart of the person next to him.

It wasn't until the fifth blow that Sister Feng's palms were all red, and she shed tears, but she didn't admit her mistake.Looking at her, Zhao Zhihan couldn't bear it.But if she stopped now, the five hits just now would be in vain.So, Zhao Zhihan beat her down relentlessly.

Only when the palms were so painful and numb, Sister Feng let go and cried out, "Ma'am, I was wrong, I shouldn't take other people's money to do things."

The ruler in Zhao Zhihan's hand stopped, she looked at Sister Feng, and said, "It's the same as 'stealing needles from a young age, and stealing gold when you grow up', do you understand? You can help others do this for ten taels of silver now without pain Little things that don't itch, after you get used to it, it is possible to kill someone for thousands of taels of silver. It's good to have someone backing you up, if not, how can you take your place?"

When Sister Feng heard what she said, she just nodded and held the wrist of the beaten hand with her other hand.Zhao Zhihan let go of her hand and put down the ruler, only to see that the maid was so frightened that she knelt on the ground and did not dare to lift her head.Zhao Zhihan looked at her and said, "Tell me, do you still want to enter my yard? Bribing a child, good children are spoiled by slaves like you."

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