OBS Chapter 351: The Gentle-Looking Maid with a Serious Heart
Chapter 351: The Gentle-Looking Maid with a Serious Heart
"If you feel bored and want to stay in Shoukangyuan for a few days, then I will naturally let you do as you wish. But I don't know what you think about this godparent thing."
Liu Leqing emphasized the last two words.
How could it be like discussing with Liu Yun? It was obviously threatening Liu Yun not to agree.
Liu Yun looked at Old Madam Chu and smiled sweetly.
"In fact, when I first met the old lady, I felt that she was particularly kind. Now that she is willing to accept me as her goddaughter, it is naturally my blessing. Why should I disagree?"
Liu Leqing watched as Liu Yun really clung to Old Madam Chu, and she clenched her hands tightly under her sleeves, almost tearing the handkerchief in her hands.
But no matter how angry she was, she still had to act understanding.
She nodded and said, "Sister, you have grown up now that you have your own plans. As your elder sister, it is naturally difficult for me to make decisions for you."
"Forget it. Since mother likes my sister, then I'll keep her as my goddaughter. It will be considered as recognizing my mother's heart."
Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Mrs. Chu's smile became more sincere, and she looked at Liu Yun with particularly loving eyes.
She patted the back of Liu Yun's hand and said softly, "Okay, I'll send someone to the main courtyard to get the other things. You can live in Shoukang Courtyard peacefully."
"As for your parents and brother, I will take care of them. This godparent relationship is not just about recognizing you alone. It is also a matter between the two families."
This sentence is a warning to Liu Leqing not to try to play tricks behind the scenes.
Since she has already acknowledged Liu Yun as her goddaughter, Liu Yun's parents and brother will all be protected by Old Madam Chu.
If anything happened to Liu Yun's relatives, Madam Chu would only make trouble for Liu Leqing.
Liu Leqing really couldn't do anything to Liu Yun, so he could only grit his teeth and stamp his feet unwillingly.
Without saying a word, he said goodbye and left with Chunhua.
What happened in Shoukangyuan soon spread throughout the Chu family, and also reached the ears of Chen from the Liu family.
It seems that Liu Yun's move is useless. This Old Madam Chu is really useful. She sent Liu Yun away with just one move of recognizing him as a godparent. It seems that they still underestimated Old Madam Chu.
Chen had expected that Liu Leqing would come back for help, but she didn't expect that Liu Leqing was so patient and didn't come back for a long time after what happened to Liu Yun.
Chu Yunzhi heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the news. He didn't want Liu Yun to become his concubine at all.
If Liu Leqing hadn't pressed him too hard, there wouldn't have been so many problems in the mansion.
At the same time, he felt somewhat dissatisfied with his wife.
I began to doubt whether Liu Leqing could really be a qualified wife?
Liu Yun was arranged to stay in Shoukangyuan for about ten days, and was soon sent back home under the arrangement of Old Madam Chu.
In order to make Liu Leqing give up the idea completely, Old Madam Chu even stepped forward to finalize the marriage for Liu Yun.
As long as Liu Yun gets married early, Liu Leqing will not be able to continue her plot.
Therefore, Liu Yun was engaged when he returned home, and the wedding was scheduled to be held three months later.
Liu Leqing didn't expect that Madam Chu would act so quickly, accurately and ruthlessly. When she was still thinking about taking advantage of other girls from the Liu family's side branches, Chu Yunzhi had already learned about Qiu Rong's death from illness.
This matter has spread outside, and it is indeed not a good thing to hear.
The reputation of the entire Chu family has been endangered, and Chu Yunzhi has to step forward to find Liu Leqing to find out.
Liu Leqing was very surprised that Chu Yunzhi would come to his yard.
Originally, she wanted to go back to the Liu family and ask her good sister-in-law to help her think of another solution.
Liu Yun has been engaged and will be getting married soon. If he does not want to give up the opportunity to get someone close to Chu Yunzhi, he will have to go back and choose a candidate again.
Liu Leqing stepped forward and saluted Chu Yunzhi, saying, "Hello, sir. I haven't seen you for a long time. I almost forgot what you look like."
When Liu Leqing said this, tears welled up in her eyes. If it were the old Chu Yunzhi, he would definitely feel heartbroken.
He knew that Liu Leqing did it on purpose, but he was still affected by her actions.
Now Chu Yunzhi came to call for punishment because of Qiu Rong's matter.
He walked around Liu Leqing and sat at the top, asking, "How did Qiu Rong die?"
The joy in Liu Leqing's eyes turned into astonishment. He had expected everything, but he never expected that Chu Yunzhi came for Qiu Rong's death.
This made Liu Leqing lower his head feeling guilty.
She said in a trembling voice, "Qiu Rong died of illness. Birth, aging, illness and death are human nature. I have asked Chunhua to take 100 taels of silver to arrange her funeral."
Liu Leqing was confident in front of Chen, but felt guilty in front of Chu Yunzhi.
Because she knew very well that Chen would help her, and Chu Yunzhi in front of her pursued truth from facts. She knew that she was the main reason for Qiu Rong's death.
Chu Yunzhi said with cold eyes, "You really don't tell the truth. Qiu Rong was injured internally by your kick. You ignored the years of friendship between master and servant and deliberately let her go out of the house to recuperate and die?"
Seeing that Chu Yunzhi's attitude towards him was not as good as before, Liu Leqing hurriedly explained himself.
"No, no, I'm just worried about my mother's health. If the people in the mansion are infected with the disease, wouldn't my mother's health be affected as well?"
"I just wanted to consider the overall situation, so I asked Qiu Rong to move out of the house to recuperate. I didn't mean to kick her at that time, I just hurt her accidentally. Husband, you have to believe me."
She saw two lines of tears running down her cheeks, and she walked forward and grabbed Chu Yunzhi's sleeve tightly.
Seeing her so weak and pitiful, Chu Yunzhi felt soft-hearted.
Just as he was about to reach out and help Liu Leqing up, Chunhua beside him actually came forward and knelt down.
"Master, you must make the decision for Qiu Rong. Over the years, Qiu Rong and I have served Grandma wholeheartedly, but Grandma always beats and scolds us."
As she spoke, she lifted her sleeves to reveal her scarred skin. There were not only new scars but also scars that had been added in the past.
The most obvious one is a burn and some obvious purple marks from pinching.
Chunhua thought about what Azhi said to her, and she felt more confident.
"Over the years, Grandma not only beat us, but also often punished the maids and servants in the mansion. I know that Master is in charge of external affairs, and Grandma is in charge of all the affairs in the mansion, but I still have some things to report to Master."
Chunhua handed the envelope in her hand to Chu Yunzhi.
Liu Leqing didn't expect Chunhua to do this. She was sure that Chunhua must be slandering her. When she came to her senses, she went up and slapped Chunhua in the face.
"Bitch, have I been bad to you all these years? How dare you slander me?"
After Liu Leqing angrily beat and scolded Chunhua, he looked at the envelope in Chu Yunzhi's hand.
"Husband, this envelope must contain Chunhua's slander against me. You must not trust this bitch. She is just trying to destroy the relationship between you and me."
"enough!"
Chu Yunzhi clutched the envelope tightly and said angrily, "How long do you want to make trouble? You beat Chunhua in front of me. You must have scolded the maid harshly on weekdays. Liu Leqing, I am so disappointed in you."
Chu Yunzhi could accept that his wife was willful and had some minor quirks on a daily basis.
But he could not accept that his wife was so unkind. She either beat or scolded the maids and servants. She had no tolerance at all.
Liu Leqing didn't expect Chu Yunzhi's attitude to be so tough.
She looked at Chu Yunzhi in disbelief and said, "Is that how you think of me? Do you think I am not worthy of being your wife?"
Chu Yunzhi opened the envelope and took a glance at it. Just one glance made his whole body stiffen.
He looked at Liu Leqing in disbelief.
Facing Chu Yunzhi's surprised eyes, Liu Leqing felt a little uneasy.
Subconsciously, he thought that it was something written on the envelope that made Chu Yunzhi look at him like this.
Liu Leqing stretched his neck to see the contents of the letter, but unexpectedly Chu Yunzhi put the envelope away.
He also instructed the servant beside him, "Take Chunhua and follow me to the front yard. I just happen to have something to ask."
"Yes."
Hearing that Chu Yunzhi was going to take Chunhua to the front yard, Liu Leqing, who was kneeling on the ground, became anxious.
She hurriedly said to Chu Yunzhi, "My husband, Chunhua is my maid, how can you take Chunhua away at will?"
Chunhua has followed Liu Leqing for so many years, so she knows a lot of things that happen behind her back.
This is why Liu Leqing did not marry Chunhua and Qiurong off.
Liu Leqing didn't trust them to hide his secret, and was always afraid that if the two maids got married, they would pose a threat to him.
Liu Leqing also didn't want them to come forward and become Chu Yunzhi's bedmate.
Chunhua is old now, and can be considered an old maid, which means she is leaving the Chu Mansion and getting married.
The candidates for marriage proposal are all older men, most of whom are second wives or concubines of deceased wives.
Chunhua took Qiurong's words to heart and has now given up the idea of becoming Chu Yunzhi's roommate, otherwise she would not have chosen to cooperate with Azhi to deal with Liu Leqing.
It's just because Azhi promised to choose a good marriage for Chunhua, and this good marriage still requires the intervention of Old Madam Chu.
Chunhua is willing to take risks to gain benefits for herself
Chu Yunzhi said to Liu Leqing, "You are my wife, I should respect you, but there are some things I need Chunhua to ask, you don't have to be too nervous, it's just a small matter."
Seeing Chu Yunzhi having Chunhua taken away, Liu Leqing covered her chest in panic. She subconsciously thought of going back to the Liu family to ask for help.
This premonition in her heart told her that Chu Yunzhi must know something.
Chunhua in the front yard told everything after being questioned.
When Chu Yunzhi heard that Liu Leqing bribed the doctor to falsify his physical condition, his arm shook and he accidentally knocked over the teacup.
It turns out that the reason why Liu Leqing couldn't give birth to a child in these years was not because it was not her destiny, but because Liu Leqing was simply unable to give birth.
Back then, Liu Leqing and the scholar became pregnant, but she accidentally fell into cold water and lost the child, which also hurt Liu Leqing's body.
Of course she couldn't have children. It was extremely difficult for her to have one.
Chunhua also provided witnesses for Chu Yunzhi, including the midwife who delivered Liu Leqing's stillborn baby, and the maids and servants who knew the truth and were sent away.
Chu Yunzhi knew everything in two days. Liu Leqing is not as simple as he seems.
Ma Yanliang was originally sent away, but unexpectedly, for Liu Leqing, Ma Yanliang risked his life to elope with Liu Leqing.
At that time, Liu Leqing had already finalized her marriage with Chu Yunzhi, but she actually wanted to get rid of Ma Yanliang.
Ma Yanliang was careful and faked his death to escape. Chu Yunzhi took some effort to find Ma Yanliang.
Learn about his past with Liu Leqing.
When Liu Leqing returned to the Liu family, he wanted to ask Chen for advice.
She already had a premonition that her secret might be discovered.
Unexpectedly, Chu Yunzhi came to visit soon, but the person he visited was Liu Leqing's biological brother.
No one knew what the two talked about, but the next day Chen was ordered not to interfere in Liu Leqing's affairs anymore.
Liu Leqing's brother also asked Liu Leqing to return to the Chu family as soon as possible.
When Liu Leqing returned to the Chu family, he discovered that Azhi was already the second wife in the mansion.
Instead, she, the wife of the first house, was locked up in the main courtyard.
Liu Leqing had a vague guess in her heart, but she still refused to give up and kept clamoring to go out in the main courtyard every day.
Chu Yunzhi has already told Old Madam Chu what Liu Leqing had done.
"I've really wronged you over the years. I didn't expect that I would find you such a vicious woman as your wife. But don't worry, Yun Zhi, your mother won't let you suffer any more."
"Now that Ling Zhang has your child, she deserves to be the second wife. However, Liu Leqing cannot be released. Such a scandal cannot be known to outsiders."
"If you want to divorce your wife, you can't hide this fact. Just let her stay in the main courtyard for the rest of her life."
"I will have people seal off the main courtyard and not let her out again. As long as she doesn't make trouble again, the huge Chu family can still accommodate her."
I originally wanted to spare Liu Leqing's life out of kindness, but I didn't expect that Azhi's food was poisoned.
Liu Leqing secretly bribed the old woman who delivered the food with silver, and also gave the old woman poison in order to kill Ah Zhi.
Now Azhi is about to give birth. She has been pregnant for ten months and is full of expectations. If all her efforts were to go to waste, it would undoubtedly hurt Madam Chu and Chu Yunzhi.
Old Madam Chu could no longer sit still, so she went to the main courtyard that day and bestowed three feet of white silk, and also let Liu Leqing know clearly that he had died.
Azhi successfully gave birth to a pair of twins, a boy and a girl. The boy was named Chu Yuanji and the girl was named Chu Ling'er.
Both children were very beautiful. Azhi kept his promise and gave the children to Mrs. Chu to raise.
When the pair of children were one year old, Azhi was successfully made their legal wife by Old Madam Chu and Chu Yunzhi.
However, as the child grew up, Chu Yunzhi's health became weaker and weaker. When Chu Yuanji was twelve years old, Chu Yunzhi passed away early.
In this life, "Li Lingzhang" became Chu Yunzhi's wife as she wished. Azhi watched her children grow up and lived to be eighty years old before she closed her eyes. By then, her two children had already started their own families.