si-mexico Chapter 295: Vengeance must be avenged
Chapter 295: Vengeance must be avenged
Among the dishes on the table, only Zhao Fangyu and Zhao Fangmo could eat.
The eldest lady was fine. She only put down her chopsticks when she heard the Jinyiwei entering Chenzhou.
There were several dishes that Zhao Fangmo liked today. Zhao Fangmo knew that the atmosphere was not right, but now was not the time for her to interrupt, so she ate in silence. Zhao Fangyu did not continue talking, but gave Mei Xunyin enough time to slowly think about the connection between the two.
Her mother's family is her support, her elder sister-in-law is like a mother, and Mei Xunyin is the best bond between her and the Mei family. Mei Xunyin needs to grow up quickly.
Seeing that Zhao Fangmo was enjoying her meal, Zhao Fangyu reached out and poured her a bowl of lychee water to help her drink it.
I haven't seen the little girl for a few days. She looks more and more like the eldest lady.
Not only do they look alike, but their taste is also like that of the eldest lady, and they like eating lychees.
Zhao Fangmo smiled at Zhao Fangyu with his eyes curved, then continued eating.
Everyone started eating again. When the eldest lady saw that Zhao Fangyu was still eating, she thought that she was confident and felt relieved.
Zhao Fangyu particularly likes the pickled radish that is shaped like a camellia. Each piece can be disassembled individually, and it is sour, chewy, and has a hint of spiciness.
The spiciness does not come from the radish itself. The spiciness and astringency of the radish have been completely removed, leaving only the crispness. After being pickled with seasonings, the pink and purple radish has a unique taste.
After the others had finished eating, Zhao Fangyu asked someone to bring two plates of snacks.
Putting Mei Xunyin aside and thinking about things, Zhao Fangyu saw that she didn't eat much, so he sent someone back to Hewang Mansion to guard the yard, and asked someone to bring a few more plates of snacks and fruits.
"I want to taste Sister Juanxue's cooking."
Mother Cui agreed with a smile and immediately went out to find Juanxue.
The room was dimly lit, the delicate white wax burned slowly, and the dried flowers melted along with the candle, flowing little by little, forming a trace of white jade mixed with bright colors, and slowly solidified.
"Bring some more drinks, but no tea, or you won't be able to sleep well at night."
The four of them were still together. Zhao Fangmo was listening on the side, with Zhao Fangyu on the left and right, leaning on the eldest lady.
Zhao Fangyu glanced at the eldest lady, who shook her head and patted Zhao Fangmo on the shoulder: "She is not a child anymore, she should know it now."
The Zhao family has a married daughter like Zhao Fangyu, and an expression like Meng Yanzhen, so the struggle for imperial power is inevitable anyway.
Zhao Fangmo is a popular guy, but you can't lock him up at home all day long.
"She should be made aware of the dangers out there."
The eldest lady does not avoid people when teaching her daughter. There is nothing to hide. If it is right, it is right, and if it is wrong, it is wrong. If you don't see clearly the countless monsters and ghosts in the world, how can you avoid the thousands of calculations?
It will never work if we just keep people in an ivory tower.
She couldn't lock up the child forever, nor could she protect her for her entire life. Otherwise, what was the difference between this and a child carrying gold and walking in a busy city?
Even Zhao Fangwei knew that spoiling a child is like killing him. How could the eldest lady not know this, as there was a living example right in front of her.
Mei Xunyin had no time to care about Zhao Fangmo at this moment. She was worried about the Mei family and Mei Zhanhui. Now she was also concerned about the Jinyiwei. Her mind was a mess, like a tangled embroidery thread that she couldn't make sense of.
She didn't eat much during the meal, and the food tasted unappetizing. Now Zhao Fangyu brought the sweet and fragrant cinnamon-flavored milk cake to her. She took a bite belatedly and couldn't help but say:
"Was Huidi's disappearance... intentional?"
Mei Xunyin couldn't think of anything. It wasn't because she wasn't smart enough, but because she didn't have enough experience.
She grew up in seclusion, studied the six arts of a gentleman on weekdays, and occasionally attended banquets. It was only after she got married that she heard Zhao Zhihuai talk about the affairs of the court.
Zhao Zhihuai's official position was not high, and he was also a Hanlin. He usually spent most of his time editing books in the Hanlin Academy and seldom attended court. Naturally, he would not tell Mei Xunyin about important court affairs.
Zhao Zhihuai, a Hanlin, could not feel the undercurrents among the high-ranking officials for the time being. He could only feel some of the aftermath and try to unravel the truth bit by bit. However, these were just guesses to him. He would not tell Mei Xunyin about anything without definite results.
This is the difference between Zhou Qinghe and Zhao Zhihuai. Zhou Qinghe is like a megaphone, and he wants to tell everyone about how a certain old man in the court ate chive dumplings this morning and they were so smelly that they were pungent. He would tell everyone about every detail, for fear of missing anything.
As for Zhao Zhihuai, unless something big happened that did not involve himself, the Mei family, or his relatives, he would not tell his wife about other matters. But this is not a bad thing because most people in the world do the same.
As time goes by, what Zhao Fangyu can understand and think of will naturally be more comprehensive than Mei Xunyin, who also grew up in the boudoir.
Zhao Fangyu shook his head slowly: "The truth behind Lady Xiaomei's disappearance is unknown, but the Jinyiwei will enter Chenzhou to get to the bottom of it. Whether there is an imperial envoy or not, they will bring the evidence back to the capital."
"The Royal Guards have been ordered to leave the city. Lady Xiaomei is a colleague of the Royal Guards, but not their superior."
Who are the Jinyiwei? They are masters at quarreling and exterminating families. They are used to seeing death, the death of others, and their own people too. The death of a few colleagues is just a common occurrence.
The disappearance of Mei Zhanhui was indeed a mistake on the part of the Jinyiwei, but as long as they could get evidence of the Chenzhou rebellion, they could make up for it.
Instead of searching for the missing Mei Zhanhui in a haystack, it would be much faster and more convenient to go directly to Chenzhou, obtain evidence and then look for Mei Zhanhui.
In this way, not only can the credit be attributed to the person behind the incident, but the disappearance of Mei Zhanhui can also be blamed on the person behind the incident, and the mastermind behind the Chenzhou incident can be caught off guard as quickly as possible.
Zhao Fangyu broke down the matter bit by bit, and the more he spoke, the paler Mei Xunyin's face became.
"Then...they won't care about Brother Hui anymore?"
This news is far more terrifying than not knowing whether Mei Zhanhui is alive or dead!
Zhao Fangyu still shook his head: "It shouldn't be the case. I have met that Jinyiwei commander in the palace. He is relatively safe."
Pei Yan is not a gentleman, but he is not a heinous criminal either. As long as the emperor has not issued an order to him, Mei Zhanhui's safety should not be a problem. Maybe this is part of their plan.
"Tell my sister-in-law this, because I also want her to know how some people in the court act?"
There are no allies who can be trusted completely, nor are there enemies who are completely hostile.
The overall situation is still undecided, and no one knows whether such a thing will happen again in the future. Since she is the future eldest daughter-in-law of the Zhao family, even if a huge event happens, she cannot show any sign of fatigue or let anyone see that she is weak in the slightest.
Otherwise, it would be easy for someone to seize the opportunity and take a big bite of the Zhao family.
If a wife cannot support the household when the head of the family is away, how can she be worthy of the title of the wife and how can she manage the household expenses?
The Zhao family will definitely face constant turmoil in the future, and Mei Xunyin is too concerned about the Mei family.
Zhao Fangmo nodded as if he understood, but didn't say anything. He just looked at Zhao Fangyu in silence, his hands hidden in his sleeves fingering the embroidery on the handkerchief.
After learning that Mei Zhanhui was fine, Mei Xunyin felt relieved, and the tangled threads in his mind gradually became connected.
When the eldest lady saw that Mei Xunyin had come to her senses on her own, she did not point fingers at her, but instead pulled Zhao Fangmo over and asked her if she could understand.
The golden gourd earrings on Zhao Fangmo's ears swayed gently: "I don't know if my understanding is correct, but since they are sent by the emperor, then no matter what, as long as the criminal is caught and the person is alive, there is hope. At most... he failed to do his job well?"
Even if he died, he died in the line of duty.
Is not it?
Zhao Fangmo's words were a bit blunt. The eldest lady gently tapped Zhao Fangmo's nose and turned to look at Mei Xunyin: "The child doesn't understand. When you figure it out, teach her more."
The eldest sister-in-law is like a mother. Zhao Fangmo will have to get along with this sister-in-law in the future.
Mei Xunyin's mind was still in a mess at the moment, and she didn't realize anything was wrong. She met Zhao Fangmo's bright eyes and subconsciously nodded in agreement.
Zhao Fangyu slept with the eldest lady that night. The mother and daughter slept on the bed, a large bunk bed. Zhao Fangyu rolled over twice on it. Her hair was loose, and under the candlelight it looked like luxurious ink brocade.
The eldest lady grabbed a handful of hair and looked at the ends carefully. Seeing that it was not rough, she felt relieved.
I can't remember where I saw this, but if a person eats well and drinks well, and everything goes well for him, his hair will be as black as thick clouds and ink, with each strand clearly visible. But if he thinks too much, his hair will easily become dry and rough, and if he is not careful, it will damage his internal organs!
Zhao Fangyu has had kidney problems since she was a child. Now there is no one around her to help her sleep early, and she is afraid that once she gets busy, she will have to work late into the night.
Ever since her children got married one after another, the eldest lady rarely experienced the family happiness in the boudoir.
Zhao Fangyu looked at the eldest lady quietly. The eldest lady looked at her with such tenderness in her eyes, as if... she was really her mother.
Just like the look in my mother's eyes when I was a child, gentle, warm, and without any other thoughts.
After a while, the eldest lady had seen enough and pushed Zhao Fangyu inside: "Why are you sleeping so unruly now that you're married?"
There was a smile on his face that he didn't even realize he had put it on, and his eyes were so bright that Zhao Fangyu's eyes couldn't help but become slightly moist.
Zhao Fangyu couldn't help but bury himself in the eldest lady's arms without saying a word.
It's like a wronged child finally finds an adult to complain to.
She didn't know why, so many things never weighed on her, she never cried when she was imprisoned, she never cried when she married Zhou Qinghe, she never cried when she was assassinated, even when the emperor suppressed her, when her plans didn't go as planned, all these made her go to the capital unsatisfactory...
None of this made her cry.
But as soon as he saw the gentle gaze of the eldest lady, his emotions were like a torrent of water bursting out of a floodgate during a rainy season, breaking down all his defenses in an instant.
I couldn't hold back my tears, and they flowed down in a stream.
Zhao Fangyu didn't want to cry either, but she couldn't help it. Her tears seemed to have thoughts of their own and rushed out one after another.
The eldest lady patted Zhao Fangyu's back again and again without saying a word, using her body temperature and embrace to comfort Zhao Fangyu.
Zhao Fangyu's tears were flowing rapidly. The eldest lady helped her up and wiped away her tears bit by bit. The eldest lady's fingers were so warm that they were almost hot.
Zhao Fangyu tried hard to hold back his tears, and the area around his eyes turned red.
"I...I don't want to cry..."
Her voice was uncontrollable, and she didn't know what happened to her tonight. She was apparently fine in front of Mei Xunyin before, and looked like she was in control of everything. But when she saw the extremely gentle eyes of the eldest lady, it seemed as if a string broke in an instant.
The eldest lady's eyes could not help but turn slightly red with heartache. She wiped away Zhao Fangyu's tears, but new ones fell quickly. She stopped wiping away the rest and just held Zhao Fangyu's head and stroked her hair little by little.
"Mother knows."
She knew how difficult it was for Zhao Fangyu, so she felt sorry for her difficulties.
Zhao Fangyu was like a perfect person, almost never angry or upset. Her joys, sorrows, anger and happiness seemed to be locked up with a lock.
But that lock was locked by Zhao Fangyu himself.
That is reason, a shortcut she has figured out over the years that allows her to go further.
But if you withdraw from emotions for too long, your soul will become empty.
The withdrawn emotions will not disappear, but will only increase. When they accumulate to an unbearable critical point, they will explode.
Today, this reunion between mother and daughter is just an insignificant introduction.
Mrs. Zhao patted Zhao Fangyu's back again and again, as if she was coaxing her little daughter to sleep.
"You've done enough."
Zhao Fangyu couldn't help sobbing: "But I'm scared."
She was afraid that Zhou Qinghe would die, afraid that the eldest lady would die, and afraid that everything she cared about would disappear.
She thought she could face it calmly.
But Zhou Qinghe's sudden departure told her all about her self-righteousness.
Zhou Qinghe left today, who will leave tomorrow?
She was powerless and couldn't even see Zhou Qinghe for the last time.
These days, she has been pretending as if nothing had happened, pretending not to care about Zhou Qinghe, pretending not to care about Zhou Qinghe, pretending that everything is under her control.
She should eat and drink, but she forgot her heart.
People are not machines, nor are they emotionless programs.
People have feelings, they miss and they are afraid.
She once thought that death would be the worst that could happen, but now she is afraid of death.
She is actually not afraid of her own death, but she is afraid that while she is alive, the people she cares about will die one by one.
The world is not a good place, but she met a lot of good people.
The eldest lady was rocking little by little. This slow rocking was very similar to the rocking car that Zhao Fangyu had ridden in when he was a child. There were still tears on Zhao Fangyu's eyelashes.
Suddenly, she hugged the eldest lady's neck, holding back tears and said sullenly, "They all bullied me."
She is complaining.
She wants to complain.
It is normal for a child to come home and complain to his mother if he is bullied outside.
No shame.
The eldest lady rubbed Zhao Fangyu's head soothingly. Her fingers turned into a comb and she combed Zhao Fangyu's hair bit by bit.
"Then fight back."
Zhao Fangyu lowered his head even lower: "I can't beat him..."
That's the emperor...
She couldn't even speak.
The eldest lady did not say that life is not satisfactory in nine out of ten cases, and advised Zhao Fangyu to be patient, but slowly hugged Zhao Fangyu: "It's okay, with the right time, right place and right people, he won't always be invincible."
"Find the right opportunity and kill with one strike."
Doctors would never teach their daughters to compromise. The girls from Longxi would definitely take revenge if they had a grudge.