roccoschili Chapter 109: What Happened That Year [The Foreshadowing of the Old Marquis’s Wife]
Chapter 109: What Happened That Year [The Foreshadowing of the Old Marquis’s Wife]
The person who was peeping knew that Su Qingwan had discovered him, so he took a deep breath and walked out from the corner.
"Seventh sister, are you out here to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery too?" Su Qingwan asked with a smile.
The woman who came out was the seventh daughter of the Marquis' Mansion, Su Wen.
The last time she fell into the lake, it was her own people who went down and rescued her.
"Fourth sister, you just treated fifth sister like that, her mother won't let you go." Su Wen said with a worried look on her face.
Su Qingwan didn't care much. Even if Xiaokang let her go, she would not let Xiaokang go.
"Second Aunt is a reasonable person. I was just teaching Fifth Sister the rules. She won't blame me."
Hearing this, Su Wen twisted the towel in her hand and felt that her fourth sister thought too little of her second aunt.
"Let's talk while we walk." Su Qingwan said.
In the previous life, Su Wen had little contact with me, and she seldom interacted with the young ladies in the Marquis' Mansion. She lived a life like a transparent person in the Marquis' Mansion.
So Su Qingwan had no idea what happened to her later.
Su Wen did not refuse Su Qingwan's invitation and walked with her in the garden.
"Fourth sister, I have something to say that is profound even though we are only close friends. I don't know if I should say it or not."
After the two of them walked for a while, Su Wen couldn't stand the silent atmosphere and asked first.
"What?" Su Qingwan asked her.
"Fourth sister, do you think that everyone in the Marquis' Mansion is a good person?"
Su Qingwan didn't expect her to ask this and felt quite surprised.
"They are all my relatives. They cannot be judged as good or bad." Su Qingwan gave an answer that would not be wrong.
Su Wen sucked her cheeks, considering what to say.
But before she could say anything, she saw several people passing by on the path ahead.
The one walking in front was Madam Hua, who had just been brought into the mansion by the master, and the others were serving her.
"Auntie Hua, the master values your pregnancy very much, and asked the kitchen to prepare some tonic soup for you. It's all good stuff for your health."
"This is the master loving his child!"
Madam Hua touched her slightly bulging belly with a look of happiness on her face.
The baby she is carrying now is a golden nugget. As long as she can give birth to it, she will have hope for the rest of her life.
Madam Hua looked up and saw Su Qingwan, but she had no intention of coming over to say hello. She just bowed to Su Qingwan and left with her people.
"Madam Hua is so lucky." Su Qingwan said.
Su Wen frowned, "Fourth sister, the good things we see may not all be good."
"How do you say this?"
"Fourth sister, do you know that there are cases in this world where a baby is born with a large and difficult birth, resulting in two deaths?" Su Wen asked
Su Qingwan looked at her and nodded.
Of course she knew about this, but it was the eldest wife's business. How they planned to plot against the people in their own room had nothing to do with her.
When she heard what Aunt Rong said, she guessed it, but she didn't intend to do anything about it.
Madam Hua is determined to enter the Marquis' Mansion. As for what the consequences will be after entering, that is her own business and has nothing to do with her, Su Qingwan.
"It's good that Fourth Sister knows this. Let me tell you a story." Su Wen said.
"it is good!"
The two of them walked into the pavilion by the lake. Coral made tea for them, and she and Pearl stepped aside to let them talk.
Su Wen took a sip of tea and began to speak.
“In the past, there was a young lady of noble status in the capital city. She was loved by her whole family and lived a carefree and innocent life.
Later, she fell in love with a young man and married him with a generous dowry. However, after the marriage, she found out that he had a childhood sweetheart and they had an affair.
Her husband knelt down and begged for her forgiveness, coaxed her with sweet words, and finally took his childhood sweetheart, who was already pregnant, into his house.
As the days passed, Qingmei gave birth to children one after another, but she herself miscarried three times. When she became pregnant with her fourth child, she was taken back to her parents' home to take care of the baby, so the delivery of this child went very smoothly.
The young lady thought it was because her body had recovered, and within a few years, she became pregnant again. However, this time, the baby was too big and she couldn't give birth to it. Both of them died."
Su Wen paused here and looked at Su Qingwan.
Su Qingwan just listened quietly. She felt there was something behind this story.
"and then?"
"After she died, that childhood sweetheart took over the dowry and told others that she was keeping it for the young lady's child temporarily. When the child got married, she would give all these things to him.
Later, Qingmei was promoted to the second wife. At some banquets, she wore the jewelry of the deceased lady. Even if someone found out, she would just say that it was given to her by the lady when she was alive. She was concerned about the deep love between sisters, so she often took it out and wore it, making a good name for herself.
"Later, the young lady's only child was forced to stay at home and could not bear the reputation of being unfilial for the sake of his career, so he left home."
Su Wen took another sip of tea, but her eyes fell on the lake.
"Is this the story of my grandmother?" Su Qingwan asked, stroking the teacup.
During the time she stayed at Prince Yi's mansion, she heard her aunt talk about her grandmother, which was similar to what Su Wen said.
Her aunt also mentioned the matter of her grandmother's dowry to her. Her father had not been in the capital before, so he had never thought of coming back to get her grandmother's dowry.
She had originally planned to wait until her father came back before discussing the dowry with her grandfather and old Mrs. Kang.
However, Su Qingwan knew very well that the dowry left by her grandmother had probably been squandered by old Kang.
But the issue of the dowry can be put on hold for now. Su Wen would not tell me this story for no reason, especially after meeting Madam Hua.
"Was it someone's fault that my grandmother had a large baby and a difficult birth?" Su Qingwan asked again.
But I feel that the possibility is not high.
My grandmother was born in a royal family, and the maids around her should have reminded her of this. How could she have oversupplemented herself?
Su Wen knew that it was hard for Su Qingwan to believe the story she told, so she continued:
"I know you don't believe it, but it's true. My biological mother was once favored by the old lady of the Marquis's Mansion. Before she died, she told me what Madam Kang had done."
Su Qingwan frowned.
"Seventh sister, we have come to this point, just tell us everything!"
Su Wen looked at Su Qingwan, took a breath, nodded, and told her everything she knew.
Not long after, Su Wen left, leaving Su Qingwan alone sitting in the pavilion.
The chilly spring breeze made her feel cold all over.
In her previous life, she never thought that there was anything strange about her grandmother's death. After she was reborn, she began to have doubts about this matter. Now that it has been confirmed, she has the intention to kill.
Old Kang, this cunning fox, together with the jackals, tigers and leopards under his command, was ruthless and had even plotted against my grandmother and the entire family.
It was also she who was responsible for my grandmother's previous abortions, so although my father was a legitimate son, he was ranked third.
Later, old Kang began to plot for the position of mistress of the Marquis's Mansion.