The gloomy sky that had been overcast for several days finally burst into the first thunderclap since the beginning of spring, with a loud rumble of thunder resounding through the skies above Beijing.
Song Chuyi was shocked by this thunder and broke out in a cold sweat, sitting up and panting constantly.
It was still the usual yellow pear wood carved flower big bed, the pink soft smoke gauze canopy was personally chosen by her mother when she was alive. Through the canopy, you can see that the crystal lamp on the table is still lit.
Its hot, the air coming out is hot...... She pinched her own face hard, it hurts...
Its not a dream, its not a dream, she covered her chest that was jumping non-stop and comforted herself.
"Has the young lady woken up?" A warm and familiar voice in green clothes sounded above her head, quickly opening the curtains to check Song Chuyis forehead, only then did she let out a sigh of relief: "Its okay, fortunately, it didnt get hot again."
Song Chuyi sat stupidly on the bedhead, until now she still couldnt figure out why she had died with resentment but suddenly returned to when she was only seven years old.
At this time, her grandmother was still thinking of her mother Cui Shis filial piety and gentleness, who had risked her life to give birth to the eldest son for the second master Song Yi, and was very loving and caring towards them.
Her stepmother has been married for five years and only gave birth to a daughter in the first year of marriage, but now she is still childless and lives with her tail between her legs.
In her previous life, when she was seven years old, she had a fight with Song Chumi, the elder sister of the third house. After returning home, she felt unwell and had a high fever for several days, and it is said that she almost didnt pull through.
Fortunately, also because of this, she has had a reasonable excuse for waking up in fright every night for the past half month.
Just a few words later, all the lights in the house were on, and the girls came in with towels, basins, and other washing utensils.
Song Chuyi looked at them one by one.
Hongyu, Huang Yao, and Qing Tao, each of them is a familiar face.
She was wearing a green dress and had a hot towel wrapped around her face, feeling like every pore on her face was open, her eyes were warm and misty with a hint of tears.
"Has the fever not subsided yet?" Xu Ayi lifted the curtain and came in, seeing Song Chuyis tear-stained face under the lamp light. She quickly walked to the bedside, stretched out her hand to feel Song Chuyis forehead, with a look of deep concern in her eyes.
This was Song Chuyis wet nurse, a companion of her birth mother Cui Shi. She had been by her side since she was young but made a mistake and was driven out when Song Chuyi was eight years old. Counting from the previous life, it had already been over twenty years since Song Chuyi last saw her.
"Xu Mama......" Song Chuyis sorrow welled up from within, and tears fell down in a patter.
Madam Xü was suddenly worried and didnt know what to do. Song Chuyi was used to being spoiled, and because her birth mother had passed away, she received even more pampering from Old Madam and Second Master, making her a little demon king who rarely shed tears. This time, seeing her cry like this made Madam Xüs heart ache, and she hurriedly scolded the green-clad servants: "How did you take care of her? I was only gone for half a day..."
Song Chuyi hastily reached out to pull her clothes, sniffled and stopped crying, pitifully looking at Xu Nian: "Its not their fault, it was just me having a nightmare, mom dont blame them."
The usually overbearing and tyrannical Sixth Miss is actually speaking up for someone else?! Everyone looked at each other in dismay, unable to react.
Why was she haunted? Its all because Fourth Miss had been too ruthless. Xu Mama sighed sympathetically, but couldnt say anything against her master, so she quickly helped her put on a padded jacket and crouched down to tie her shoelaces: "Now that youre feeling better, its time to go pay your respects to Old Madam. Just now, I came from over there, and Old Madam was asking about you."
Song Chuyi nodded heavily, cleverly and surprisingly.
Mrs. Xu still thought she was only because she had suffered a loss, fell seriously ill and became sensible, both sighing and heartbroken.
Lu Yun smiled and brought a cup of red date tea, saying: "Yesterday the young lady reminded us to remind her that today no matter what she couldnt be late, she had to wake up to pay respects to the old lady."
Huang Yao finally had the opportunity to interject, and hastily said: "The old lady dotes on our young miss the most, she already knew that theres no need to rush over to pay respects. Its best for her to focus on recuperating properly. I think its also unnecessary for young miss to hurry over, just say that shes still not fully recovered and itll help curb Fourth Misss arrogance."
Mrs. Xu looked over with a scolding expression and said, "What nonsense are you talking about?! Cant even greet the old lady on time?"
Song Chuyi Yu Guang saw Huang Yaos bright red face and was taken aback.
This dispute with Fourth Miss Song Chuyi was originally nothing, at most it was just a fight between children. But in her previous life, she was incited by someone and became muddle-headed, and pretended to be ill and lay in bed for more than half a month.
Madam Wang initially came over every day to check on her, but later found out that she was faking illness to blackmail Old Madam into punishing Fourth Miss. After that, she coldly laughed at her a few times and then went back to heavily punish her daughter.
She still remembers that after that, San Shus eyes never met hers again.
Hong Yu quietly helped Song Chuyi put on her cloak, carefully adjusted her clothes, and stood aside with her head down without interrupting.
Lv Yi was her mothers person, a natural-born daughter of the Cui family, with a temperament that was equally good. However, their previous lifes ending was not very good, Hongyu was sold early on for some reason. Lv Yi followed her all along, but didnt receive any favor. Until her son passed away, when she was being cold-shouldered in the British Gongfu, it was precisely Lv Yi, who had always been neglected by her, that unhesitatingly protected her by her side.
Song Chuyis eyes swept over the two of them, but she didnt say anything and went out the door into the morning breeze.
The camellias planted in the Bo Fu have all bloomed, and they are proudly blooming on the roadside in twos and threes. The bright red flowers are facing the morning sun with great vitality, making people feel happy when they see them.
There are no flowering trees around Ningde Courtyard, but the courtyard is surrounded by neatly trimmed large-leaved female chastity belts, which are full of vitality.
Song Chuyi, wearing a green dress and yellow shoes, walked through the circular shadow wall and turned onto the corridor with a curved handrail. She saw several maids feeding sparrows and they smiled at her with raised eyebrows.
Someone else chimed in, shouting: "Sixth Miss is here."
Someone immediately came out with a curtain and saw Song Chuyi smile: "Its finally here, the old lady is just thinking about it."
It was Yu Shu who came beside Lao Tai Tai, gentle and kind in nature, a good talker, and Lao Tai Tai liked her the most.
Song Chuyi saw her roll up the curtain and walked in.
As soon as I entered the house, the cold air all over my body was driven away by the warm heat of the kang.
The old lady sat at the top, just didnt know what to say to the Marquise beside her, seeing her come, the smile on her face was reduced a few points.
At this time, the old lady was still willing to be good to her, although she would get angry with her, it was also because she still had hope, unlike later on, when she wouldnt even give her a straight look, and whatever she did, she didnt care.
Song Chuyis nose twitched with a sour smell, and she fell to the ground in a proper bow: "The granddaughter greets the old lady, wishing her peace and good health."
Completely unlike her usual self, the little girl who was just over seven years old had impeccable manners and etiquette, doing everything with ease and fluidity, a joy to behold.
Everyone was stunned at the same time.
The old lady had just heard the third wifes words, and she was really angry in her heart. She originally wanted to scold her, but looking at her appearance, her anger dissipated unknowingly, and she couldnt help but sigh, her face softened, saying: "Get up."
Song Chuyi stood up and went to greet a few ladies with her head bowed and a humble attitude.
When it was the turn of the third madam, the third madam looked at her with a fake smile: "Third Aunt was just about to take your fourth sister to kneel down and apologize to you, how can you ask me to greet you first?"
The tone is sarcastic, with a smile that doesnt reach the eyes.
"Sister!" Song Chuyi hastily called out, then immediately reacted and realized they were in Old Lady Nings courtyard, not daring to say another word, only staring at Song Chuyu with a huff.
No matter what happened, Third Madame was an elder, and it was somewhat excessive for her to embarrass a younger person in front of everyone in the house. Eldest Madame rolled up her sleeves and lightly coughed, turning her head to smile at Third Madame: "At your age, you still have such a playful nature, be careful not to scare the children."
The Eldest Madam is the wife of the heir, and from now on this manor will be hers. As for the other branches, if one day the Old Madam passes away and they divide the family property, they will get nothing.
The three madams naturally didnt dare not to give her face, so they forced a few smiles and thought that in the end, they couldnt help but feel resentful. They stared at Song ChuYi and let out a sigh: "The doctor said you dont have any illness, you can get out of bed early. You being angry with your fourth sister is understandable, just be careful not to harm your own body. Its also worrying Old Lady."
It turned out that in her previous life, they had taught her to pretend to be ill on the one hand, and on the other hand, they were so deceitful towards Third Madame and Old Madam.
Although she was really ill in this life, the doctors who treated her all said that there was nothing wrong with her. Moreover, with those monstrous creatures in the house, it could only be that there was nothing wrong with her.
Because of some trivial matters, she remembered her hatred for her elder sister and didnt hesitate to pretend to be ill, making her elder sisters punishment more severe. This would spread and not bring a good reputation.
Song Chuyi unexpectedly did not defend herself, and with her head hung low, she apologized to the three madams and Song Chumi in a barely audible voice: "Its my fault, I shouldnt have been rude to Fourth Sister."
The smile on the third madams face finally froze for real this time.
She didnt expect Song Chuyi to admit it, and to admit it so readily.
Song Chuming was also somewhat unbelievable, and she suddenly thought that she was indeed making things difficult for herself, pretending to be ill to ask the old lady to punish herself. She couldnt help but get angry again, let out a cold hum, and turned her head away.
The old lady hummed in her seat, her face gloomy, and asked: "So youre saying that you really are faking illness and framing your fourth sister?"
As the de facto ruler of the back house of Changning Bo, the old ladys position was crucial. Especially for a girl like Song Chuyi who had lost her biological mother and gained a stepmother.
In the past, everyone understood this truth, but she herself did not understand it.
Everyone was worried for her, Huang Yaos face had already turned red with rage and she was about to open her mouth to argue.
But Song Chuyi had already knelt down, her clear eyes directly meeting the old ladys gaze without dodging or evading, sincerely bowing her head to admit her mistake: "Yes, Xiao Yi was wrong, she first quarreled with Fourth Sister and then caused trouble for Third Aunt and Fourth Sister."
Something is wrong, but didnt say.
The old lady is a very clever person, she has eaten more salt than these young people have eaten rice.
The previous life was indeed true, so the old lady was truly disappointed with her.
But in this life... she lowered her head and hooked up a cold smile.