Tao Zang Xuan Zhi

When Zhong Shuhua and Zhong Wanling returned to Magnolia Residence, Zhong Shuhua remembered that they were going to Ginkgo Residence for dinner. Now, it’s hard to go even if you want to go.

The two of them were silent all the way. Zhong Shuhua's mind was full of what happened before. Before she walked into the hall, she turned around and wanted to go out.

Zhong Wanling grabbed her."Where are you going, aunt?"

Zhong Shuhua looked at Zhong Wanling, touched Zhong Wanling's temples distressedly, and said:"Aunt... aunt went and told grandpa that he would allow you to go to the mourning hall to express condolences, and that you would take the old lady to the funeral..This is so unreasonable...How could the elders do this?……"

Zhong Wanling grabbed Zhong Shuhua's arm and said softly but calmly:"Auntie, there is no need to go. Grandpas are doing this for my own good.""

"well?"Zhong Shuhua is getting more and more upset. She knows about Zhong Wanling's loss of soul before, but she doesn't feel at all that these are for Zhong Wanling's safety. They just borrowed a name to weaken Zhong Wanling's sense of existence and told her not to fight. Although She didn't think there was anything to argue about, and she didn't think Zhong Wanling would want to fight for anything. Those people just forced their dirty thoughts on this little girl, and even deprived her of her last right to fulfill her filial piety.

"No, they are overthinking it. The old lady loves you so much, how could she harm you? Not to mention seducing people. The old lady is a god, how could she do such a thing?...I'll go tell my dad clearly"

"Do you think grandpa doesn’t know this?"Zhong Wanling's face was hidden in the shadow of the warm light of the lantern in the corridor behind her, and her eyes were like sparks in the night. Do you think grandpa didn't know clearly?

Yes, how could father not know clearly? Even the girl in front of her knew everything clearly. Chu.

Zhong Shuhua stopped dejectedly. She was so powerless after all. But if she didn't help this girl, and the girl herself didn't intend to say anything, then who else could stop this injustice...

No, there is another person , her sister, the child’s mother. Now, it’s not completely impossible

"Don't worry, your sister and your husband should be able to arrive tomorrow, and your sister will definitely be able to help you convince your father by then."After saying that, Zhong Shuhua finally breathed a sigh of relief and felt better, pulling Zhong Wanling towards the inner hall.

Zhong Wanling looked at her innocent aunt and just smiled silently to herself.

Will mother come tomorrow?

I just hope not tomorrow. It would be better if it were worse.

The two of them walked into the hall and saw the hall was brightly lit. Two maids were serving a little girl about ten years old, who was eating snacks on the carved round table. This girl was Zhang Yingyin, the eldest daughter of Zhong Shuhua.

When Zhang Yingyin saw that the visitors were her mother and sister, she quickly got up from the stool, bowed and said Wan Fu'an. Her mouth was still bulging, and she obviously hadn't swallowed the snacks in her mouth. Swallow all the snacks in her mouth. Finally, the little girl called sweetly:"Mother, sister. Zhong

Shuhua looked amused, but also felt it was inappropriate and wanted to scold her.

But Zhong Wanling took Zhang Yingyin to the table first and said warmly:"What is sister Yingyin eating?" It is not good to eat alone. I haven't eaten it yet. Zhang Yingyin smiled sweetly."

How can Yingyin eat alone?" I am waiting for my mother and sister to come back. There are still many in this basket. Take it out quickly~" Zhang Yingyin smiled and asked the maid to bring out the pastries from the large carved food box on the table.

Zhong Shuhua looked strange. During the funeral period, the chefs of the Zhong Mansion all prepared the ingredients for the big kitchen, and even the various courtyards All the attendants have been deployed, how can anyone start a meal in Magnolia Residence? Moreover, the large kitchen has to prepare meals for the various clan members of the Huanzong Sect every day, and also prepares banquets for all parties, so it is impossible to have time to make such fancy snacks. Besides, Yes, it’s hard work. It’s not suitable to make desserts. You have to wait until after the funeral to eat sweets.

"Yinger, where did this pastry come from?"

How could Zhang Yingyin, a little girl under ten years old, know so many rules? She just thought it was a good thing and replied honestly:"Oh, in the evening, Brother Jianan brought someone to carry him up. He said it was……"

""Crash!" Zhong Wanling waved his sleeves, and the food box flew out and hit the wall hard. The porcelain plates and bowls in it fell with a crash and shattered to the ground together with the delicate pastries.

Zhang Yingyin screamed in fright, He jumped off the chair and hid next to his mother. Zhong Shuhua was also very frightened.

Zhong Wanling didn't even look at them. He stared at the three words"五福楼" carved on the broken brocade box, his eyes as cold as frost.

五福楼The building, originally called Wuxiangpu, was a tavern where farmers made stewed vegetables. It was opened by Shui'er's mother-in-law. Later, Shui'er married into the Zhong Mansion, and the Zou family grew bigger with the help of her in-laws, and Mr. Zou also became a merchant. First of all, the Wuxiang Shop has also been changed into Wufulou. In recent years, Wufulou has become even more popular, and its business has reached Lin'an, Kyoto. As for which nobleman it belongs to, there is no need to say more.

Zhong Shuhua has never seen it. Zhong Wanling's appearance was even more frightening than that of her fiery sister when she was angry."Wan Lan... you, what are you doing?……"

Zhong Wanling turned his head expressionlessly, looked at Zhong Shuhua calmly, and uttered four words:"Handle the trouble."

The tone was extremely calm, but every word was frosty.

Zhong Shuhua knew that Zhong Wanling was right. It is a bit taboo to give desserts during this period. However, after all, this pastry was a gift from her relatives, and it was delivered by Zhong Jianan himself. If it was smashed like this, it would hurt her face."Why bother? Maybe my sister-in-law doesn't know the taboos and is worried that you missed the meal. My sister-in-law also had good intentions, so we accepted it privately. If you don't tell me and I don't tell anyone, no one will know, right?"

Zhong Wanling's eyes were very light, but very serious. Cold, like a thin layer of ice on an abyss, sharp and cold."Zou Shui'er grew up in Laoxianmen since childhood. Zou's mother passed away a few years ago." Zhong Wanling lowered his eyes to cover up the chill that he couldn't suppress, but his tone remained unchanged:"Auntie, it's better to wake up. Laoxianmen is too big. , there are many unscrupulous profit-seeking people in this mountain gate, how can there be a few like you. Even if it is for sister Yingyin and uncle Zhang, it is better for you to be on guard."

Zhong Shuhua has never heard this. When Guo Zhong Wanling spoke to herself like this, she couldn't imagine that these words were coming from the mouth of the gentle and shy niece she had watched grow up.

Zhong Shuhua covered her chest and looked at Zhong Wanling who stood like an ice sculpture with chilling heart."How can you be so pretentious...the other party is your aunt and brother!"

Zhong Wanling just glanced at her coldly, then moved his eyes to the deep night outside the door.

"I can rest my prediction here. One day, the Zhong family will encounter a catastrophe, and the source of the disaster is Zhong Jianan, who is loved by all of you. But Zou Shui'er and the Zou family's plan will not succeed, because I will never let them succeed."

After saying that, Zhong Wanling fluttered her sleeves and went upstairs without saying another word.

Zhong Shuhua stood there, watching Zhong Wanling disappear gracefully on the stairs, and was silent for a long time. She didn't know what was wrong with this family. My sister-in-law is like this, and so is my father. She had seen her well-behaved and sensible niece turn out to be so cold-blooded since she was a child. They are relatives, why should they plot against each other and be wary of each other for those unimportant things... After a while,

Zhong Shuhua regained her composure and knelt down to each other. The maid who dared not move said,"Everyone, get up."

Zhong Shuhua's eyes touched the broken cakes and broken porcelain on the ground, and she sighed."Take care of those on the ground... and throw them away."

The maid leaned forward and agreed.

Zhang Yingyin came back to her senses and timidly leaned against her mother. This was the first time she saw her eldest cousin angry, although she didn't understand what happened.

Zhong Shuhua lowered her head and looked at her daughter , pulled her to the table and sat down. Zhang Yingyin still had pastry crumbs stuck to her mouth. Zhong Shuhua gently wiped away the crumbs with her handkerchief.

"Is there anything else I can cook in the kitchen?"

The maid of Magnolia House bowed and replied:"There are still some eggs and flour balls, and the rest will have to be asked from the kitchen."

Zhong Shuhua nodded."Let's make jade egg velvet dumpling soup. Send one to Miss Wanlan, she must be hungry since she hasn't had dinner."

The maid bowed and retreated to the back hall.

Zhang Yingyin looked at all this in confusion. Looking at the pastries that were still intact on the table, she pushed one of the plates of pastries in front of her mother and said softly:"Sister, one day I haven’t eaten yet, but this plate is still good. My sister is hungry, so let her eat first."

Zhong Shuhua sighed helplessly, pushed the pastry plate away, and warned her daughter earnestly:"Ying'er, you can't eat sweets and snacks during your pregnancy. This is a taboo. People in heaven will think that you don't respect him, that you think it's a sweet thing that he's gone, and you'll be punished by your ancestors."

The little girl was very surprised. She covered her mouth in confusion and said dullly:"But this pastry was sent by Brother Jianan...and, and I have already eaten it!"

"Just eat it, no wonder if you don’t know. The old lady will forgive you this time."Zhong Shuhua stroked her daughter's frightened little face and comforted her, but still did not forget to tell her,"Don't eat it next time."

Zhang Yingyin put down her hands and nodded confusedly, but she also had doubts in her heart and muttered in a low voice:"……Wouldn't that be harming us? How could this be?"

"Um? What's wrong? Zhang

Yingyin raised her little face and said aggrievedly:"Isn't that what I told my sister, that Brother Jianan intends to harm us?" How could he do this to Yingyin? Yingyin did nothing wrong……"

Zhong Shuhua looked at her daughter who was weeping and was speechless for a moment.

At this time, the maid brought two bowls of egg drop soup from the kitchen. Zhong Shuhua took a bowl, placed it in front of Zhang Yingyin, and said to the maid:"Where's Miss Wanlan?"

"Back to Madam, Miss Wanlan has already sent it away. Zhong

Shuhua breathed a sigh of relief and said,"Send this bowl to the nanny. It's time for Fan'er to wake up." It's hard for her to take care of Fan'er these days."

The maid leaned over and said"yes", and took another bowl of egg drop soup to the Zhang family's wing in the backyard. Zhong Shuhua looked at the maid's retreating figure, and then looked at her daughter who was no longer crying after eating the egg drop soup. , I still can’t let go

"Yinger, your sister is too prejudiced against your handsome brother. What she said may not be right."Zhong Shuhua stroked the back of Zhang Yingyin's hair and said softly. Zhang Yingyin scooped up a spoonful of small dumplings and held it in her mouth."Your aunt and brother Jianan may not know that they just did bad things with good intentions and did not want to harm us."Zhang Yingyin chewed up the small dumplings in her mouth one by one and swallowed them without saying a word.

Zhong Shuhua stopped stroking Zhang Yingyin's back, and her tone became a little more solemn."Ying'er, you promise mother, no matter what happens in the future, Well, you and Fan'er can never become like your sister Wanlan and brother Jianan. Relatives should be blood thicker than water, and their hearts should be connected to each other. It shouldn't be like this... You must not abandon your brother, let alone resent your brother, and don't become as ruthless as Sister Wanlan."

Zhang Yingyin didn't answer, but took another spoonful of small dumplings and put it into his mouth.