The twelfth lunar month of every year is the month when families move around most frequently.
Even though Shifu was alienated and pushed out of the circle of honorable people, there were still a few close friends and relatives who moved around.
As soon as we entered the twelfth lunar month, people would come to our door every now and then to deliver New Year's gifts. At that time, the eldest lady had to deal with general affairs and welcome people and send them off, so she was so busy that her feet never touched the ground.
Every year at the end of the year, it is the time for the farm and shop accounts to be audited. Mrs. Shi, Mrs. Shi Wu, and Mrs. Shi Qi all have their own dowries to take care of, and they are very busy.
Not to mention the men, who keep socializing every day, don't go home until dark, and smell of alcohol.
In the entire uncle's house, Shi Fuxin's family was the most leisurely.
If you don't have good friends, you won't have anywhere to go; if you don't have a farm or shop, you won't have to check accounts or see the steward.
In this regard, Shi Fuxin's four siblings were fine, and Shi Zhenghe, who was about to go to the Yamen on errands, didn't think anything of it. Only Jin Yue'e was a little disappointed.
The natal families of Mrs. Shi Da, Mrs. Shi Wu, and Mrs. Shi Qi were all in the capital. Seeing them walking back to their natal homes with their children, and watching them prepare sumptuous New Year gifts for their natal families, Jin Yue'e missed her family even more intensely.
The Jin family is far away from the border, let alone moving around, even giving New Year gifts, she can't do it.
It's too far, and the transportation costs are much more expensive than the New Year gift itself.
This is not something their family can afford.
There is a rule in the uncle's house about giving New Year's gifts to in-laws. It stands to reason that the Jin family will also have a share. However, when Mrs. Shi saw that Jin Yue'e didn't mention it, she pretended she didn't know about it.
A few days ago, when Fuxin questioned her daughter and humiliated her in public, she still clearly remembered that even if she was generous and didn't care, she still couldn't be without grudges.
In the past, she was willing to do some simple tasks, but now she is too lazy to do it.
On the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Mrs. Shi met the dowry of the third aunt and the sixth aunt, looked at the New Year gift list they sent, and then compared the list and returned the gift.
"In previous years, the second aunt and grandma asked the third aunt and the sixth aunt to get one. Why haven't they sent back the New Year's gift this year?" Mother Gu asked doubtfully.
Mrs. Shi also looked puzzled: "Yes, it's already the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, why is there still no movement from the second sister's side?"
At this time, the concierge sent a message saying that the female relatives of the Shi clan were here.
Madam Shi felt a headache as soon as she heard that the clan members were coming.
Gu's mother looked angry: "The autumn wind is coming again. It has not been easy for our family these years. Why don't they know how to be considerate?"
Mrs. Shi sighed: "They are pretty good. They only come here once a year. They are like the people from the Yong'an Mansion next door. They are really shameless."
After saying that, he stood up and said, "Go and notify the Fourth Madam, the Fifth Madam, and the Seventh Madam, and ask them all to go to Yixiang Hall to meet the female members of the clan."
...
A lot of Shi's female family members came this time, including seven or eight wives.
When Mrs. Shi arrived at Yixiang Hall with her three younger siblings, Mrs. Shi was smiling and chatting with them.
In recent years, the uncle's house has been severely suppressed, and the life of the Shi family has been even more difficult.
Among the women who came, two of them wore dresses that had been washed so that the original color could no longer be seen.
When Mrs. Shi saw it, she sighed slightly and whispered to Aunt An, asking her to tell Mrs. Shi to add 10% more to the annual gifts for the Shi clan this time, and she would pay for it.
"Let's have dinner at the house at noon."
At noon, Mrs. Shi asked the female family members of the clan to stay for dinner.
A group of people walked out of the main room and followed Mrs. Shi to the dining room.
As soon as he walked out of the house, he saw Shi Yuhua walking into the yard aggressively.
"Fourth younger brother and sister, where is Shi Fuxin, the good daughter you raised? Please call her out. I want to ask why she wanted to harm Ruoxi?"
Shi Yuhua went straight to Jin Yue'e, with an angry look on her face, as if she wanted to eat someone.
Jin Yue'e's face was filled with astonishment, and then her face darkened: "Second sister, don't talk nonsense. When did Sister Xin ever harm Ruoxi?"
Shi Yuhua came to Jin Yue'e: "You still dare to argue that that bullshit red mink raised by Shi Fuxin bit the girls from Wu'an Houfu and Nanhe Bofu. Now both girls are sick and can't afford to go to bed.
, are making a big fuss at my house, and are looking for Ruoxi to pay with his life."
"She didn't cause this. Who did it?"
Saying that, he couldn't help but go to pull Jin Yue'e.
"Go, take me to find Shi Fuxin and ask her to go to the Wei family to explain the matter clearly. This matter has nothing to do with my Ruoxi, she is the culprit!"
Jin Yue'e was standing on the steps, and was staggered by Shi Yuhua.
It snowed last night, and there was still snow on the ground. Her feet slipped, and Jin Yue'e was pulled to the ground, and her back hit the stone steps directly.
"Ah~"
Jin Yue'e's face turned pale in pain.
The sudden change shocked everyone, even Shi Yuhua was stunned on the spot.
"Fourth Madam!"
Zhang's mother screamed and quickly stepped forward to help her.
At this time, Mrs. Shi and others came to their senses and hurriedly stepped forward to help.
"What happened?"
Mrs. Shi quickly walked out of the room with the support of Aunt An. She saw the fourth daughter-in-law who fell to the ground, and then looked at Shi Yuhua, who was standing aside and still angry, and her face turned blue with anger.
"What are you still doing? Go call the doctor."
In the chaos, Cuizhu quickly ran back to Yiguiyuan.
"Third girl, what's wrong, the fourth lady was pulled by the second aunt and fell to the ground."
Before he finished speaking, the servants of Yiguiyuan saw a flower in front of their eyes, and Shi Fuyin's figure disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"mother!"
Here, as soon as Mrs. Shi and others helped Jin Yue'e to sit down, Shi Fuyin rushed in.
"Mom, what happened to you? Where did you fall?"
Looking at her anxious daughter, Jin Yue'e endured the pain and quickly comforted her: "It's okay, mom is okay, don't worry, she just slipped accidentally."
Shi Fuyin took out her handkerchief to wipe the sweat off Jin Yue'e's forehead. Her eyes were a little red, and she turned to look at Shi Yuhua coldly: "Second aunt, there is a limit to human patience. You keep doing it again and again."
Are you causing trouble for our family because you are sure that we dare not do anything to you?"
Mrs. Shi's and Mrs. Shi's eyelids jumped sharply when they heard these words.
Mrs. Shi Da quickly explained: "Sister Yin, good boy, it was just an accident just now, your second aunt didn't mean it."
Shi Fuyin's face looked colder than ever before: "Whether she has intentions or not, only she knows."
Jin Yue'e fell down, and Shi Yuhua originally felt a little apologetic, but seeing Shi Fuyin like this, the idea of apologizing was gone. Just as he was about to say something, he heard Mrs. Shi say to him.
"Yuhua, apologize to your four younger siblings."
Shi Yuhua's eyes widened with disbelief: "Mother, do you want me to apologize?"
Madam Shi looked gloomy: "You caused your fourth brother and sister to fall, shouldn't you apologize?"
Shi Yuhua's face was full of dissatisfaction, but thinking of the servants of Wu'an Houfu and Nanhe Bofu who were still making trouble in the Wei family, he could only say angrily: "Okay, I can apologize, but first I have to let Sister Xin follow me.
Go and explain to the Marquis of Wu'an and the Duke of Nanhe about the red sable, and tell them that the red sable has nothing to do with my Ruoxi family."
Mrs. Shi who was standing aside listened to this and her brows knitted into knots.
Red Sable... Sure enough, something happened.
Shi Fuyin sneered and said, "What does Hong Mink's matter have to do with my sister Xin? Did she ask you to take Hong Mink to the paddock? She acted out of vanity and used other people's things to show off in front of outsiders. Now it's out of the question.
You still want to shift the responsibility to Sister Xin, Second Aunt, your behavior is really despising."
Shi Yuhua was extremely angry: "No matter what, the red mink was raised by Sister Xin's son."
Shi Fuyin's face showed sarcasm: "We have been back to Beijing for several months. During this period, the red ferret has never bitten anyone. How come it started biting people when it was in your hands? Second aunt, you should think more about your daughter's reasons.
Bar."
Seeing that Shi Fuyin couldn't make sense, Shi Yuhua had no choice but to ask Mrs. Shi for help: "Mom, the girls from Wu'an Houfu and Nanhe Bofu are too sick to get out of bed. If we don't resolve this matter quickly, what will happen to them if something goes wrong?"
If it's over, we'll offend Wu'an Hou's Mansion and Nanhe Bo's Mansion to death."
Mrs. Shi's temples twitched suddenly and she looked at Shi Fuyin: "Sister Yin, what's going on with the red mink?"
Mrs. Shi also looked at Shi Fuyin closely.
Speaking of which, the cause of this matter was her Lin'er. If something really happened, Lin'er would not be able to escape the involvement.
Shi Fuyin: "That red mink is the red flame mink from the Western Regions, and it is full of poison." She said, looking at Mrs. Shi, "The reason why Sister Xin was so angry before was not because she was reluctant to part with a mink, but because she was worried.
The red flame mink hurts people."
Mrs. Shi's face turned pale, and she stood up with a swish of sound: "You are covered in poison, what will happen if you are bitten?"
Shi Fuyin: "...the body will be poisoned by fire and develop hot sores until the whole body festers and dies."
Hearing this, Mrs. Shi fell directly onto the chair, and Shi Yuhua's hands hidden in her sleeves also shook.
Mrs. Shi closed her eyes heavily. After a while, she opened her eyes and looked at Shi Fuyin: "Is it possible to cure this poison?"
Shi Fuyin did not answer immediately, but looked at Jin Yue'e, whose face was still a little pale. After a while, she said: "I don't know."
Shi Yuhua stood up suddenly: "How could you not know? You have raised such a dangerous thing, and now it bites someone, you must be responsible!"
Shi Fuyin sneered: "What does this have to do with us? Your daughter showed the Red Flame Marten to others. If anything happens, you have to bear it yourself!"
Shi Yuhua was anxious and looked at Mrs. Shi for help.
Mrs. Shi looked at the fourth daughter-in-law who had fallen down and the furious Shi Fuyin, frowning and saying nothing.
At the same time, the west corner gate of the uncle's mansion.
Shi Fuxin and Shi Dinghao came back carrying two packages of Shuji Braised Pork.
"Sister, you have been taking me to the outer city to see those little beggars these past two days. What do you want to do?"
"I want to pick two people to go to Saihua Tuo to look after them, so that no one comes looking for medical treatment and loses business because they can't find the person."
"Have you made your choice?"
"I have to look again. I want to find someone who is both smart and good-natured."
The two siblings returned to Yiguiyuan talking and laughing. As soon as they entered the yard, they were told about Jin Yue'e's fall.
...
"mother!"
In the Yixiang Hall, everyone including Mrs. Shi's expressions perked up when they heard Shi Fuxin's shout.
Shi Fuyin is fairly steady and not so impulsive when things happen, but Shi Fuxin is different. Although this girl looks sweet and lovely, Mrs. Shi and Mrs. Shi can both feel that Shi Zhenghe and his family are the most important.
She is the one not to be trifled with.
Shi Fuxin and Shi Dinghao rushed into the hall and went straight to Jin Yuee.
Jin Yue'e quickly said: "Mom is fine, she just slipped accidentally."
Shi Fuxin used her spiritual power to scan Jin Yue'e's body and saw that there were no bones injured except for some bruises on her lower back. Then she breathed a sigh of relief and turned back to look at Shi Yuhua coldly.
The cold eyes made Shi Yuhua feel a little frightened.
"The Red Flame Marten was brought to the paddock by Shi Fulin, but you came to trouble my mother. Do you think our family is easy to bully, don't you?"
Shi Yuhua didn't say anything. In her heart, she hated Shi Fulin for bringing a poisonous red ferret to the paddock. But in the end, she had to rely on her family, and in the future, the whole family would have to rely on her eldest brother to support her.
So, he vented all his anger on Si Fang.
Mrs. Shi's eyes flashed. At this moment, she didn't want to argue about whether or not these things were true. She was worried that something would really happen to the girls from the Marquis Wu'an Mansion and Nanhe Bo Mansion, which would implicate Shi Fulin, so she quickly got up and walked to Shi Fuxin.
In front of him: "Sister Xin, the poison of the Red Flame Marten can be cured, right?"
Shi Fuxin did not answer, but just looked at Mrs. Shi: "Auntie, didn't Wei Ruoxi say that day that all the responsibility lies with her? Why are you in such a hurry?"
Shi Yuhua shouted angrily: "That's nonsense! You raised the Red Flame Marten, and you are responsible for it."
Shi Fuxin's eyes turned cold and she walked towards Shi Yuhua: "I didn't hear what you said clearly. Do you dare to say it again?"
Looking at Shi Fuxin who was slowly approaching, Shi Yuhua's scalp felt numb. Shi Fuxin at this moment made her feel very scared, and she didn't have the courage to say the words stuck in her throat.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Just when Shi Fuxin was about to walk in front of Shi Yuhua, Shi Fuyin stepped forward and grabbed her: "My mother is in severe pain, we should help her first."
Go back and rest."
Jin Yue'e also said "ouch" in cooperation, looking like she was in terrible pain.
Shi Fuxin lost her aura, glanced at Shi Yuhua coldly, then turned and walked towards Jin Yue'e.
Shi Dinghao looked at Shi Yuhua expressionlessly, squatted down, carried Jin Yue'e on his back, and the mother and son left just like that.
Watching them go out, Shi Yuhua said sternly: "If something happens to the girls from Wu'an Hou's family and Nanhe's uncle's family, you will never have a good life!"
Shi Fuxin turned around and looked at her coldly: "Wei Ruoxi took out the red flame mink for other girls to enjoy. Now that something happened, Wu'an Marquis's Mansion and Nanhe's Mansion wanted someone to take responsibility, so naturally they went to find her.
What does it have to do with us?"
Hearing this, Mrs. Shi paused. Although she was still very anxious, her tense expression became slightly more relaxed.
Yes, although Sister Lin brought the Scarlet Flame Sable to the paddock, it was Wei Ruoxi who finally showed it to the girls.
If Wu'an Marquis Mansion and Nanhe Mansion want to cause trouble, they should go to the Wei family.
Shi Yuhua's face was full of anxiety: "If something happens to Ruoxi, do you think you can survive alone?"
Shi Fuxin sneered: "Wei Ruoxi is from the Wei family, and we are the Shi family. The life and death of the Wei family is none of my business!" After saying that, she left without looking back.
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Yiguiyuan.
Shi Fuxin gave Jin Yue'e acupuncture and applied plaster on her before stopping.
"Mom is asleep?"
"Although no bones were injured, it must be very painful after being thrown down like that. You will recover faster if you sleep. Sister, you look at mother, I will go find Jiulang."
Shi Fuyin knew her sister very well. In the past few times, the second aunt had only been mean in her words and had not caused any actual harm to them, but this time, her mother was really hurt.
"Don't be too harsh, but consider the feelings of your grandparents!"
Shi Fuxin's lips curled up: "Don't worry, you won't die." After saying that, she walked out.
On the big tree in front of the Chuihua Gate, Shi Dinghao looked coldly at Shi Yuhua, who was about to leave with a gloomy look on his face, holding the stone in his hand ready to go.
When Shi Yuhua passed by, he was just about to pop out the stones when he saw Shi Fuxin below shaking her head at him.
"Sister, why did you stop me?"
"Don't do anything in the uncle's house. There are still some masters around my grandfather and uncle. You can hide it from other people in the house by hiding in the tree, but you can't hide it from them."
"What should we do?"
"Let's go to your yard first."
The two of them went to Shofukan together and never came out again.
Half an hour later, the maid next to Shi Yuhua hurried back to the uncle's house and said that when Shi Yuhua got off the carriage in front of the Wei Mansion, she fell and broke her calf.
When she heard the news, Mrs. Shi's eyelids jumped wildly and she called Aunt An: "Go and ask the old lady, have Wulang and Jiulang been out of the house?"
Nanny An came back soon: "Old lady, the fifth and ninth masters, including the third and sixth girls, have never left the house."
Hearing this, Mrs. Shi breathed a sigh of relief, and then closed her eyes tiredly: "It doesn't matter if she fell. Yuhua has been acting more and more inappropriately in the past few years, so it's just time for her to wake up."
Mrs. Shi from Yimingtang was also uneasy. She pulled Gu's mother and asked, "Why did it fall when it was fine? Could it be...could it be Wu Lang's hands?"
Mother Gu quickly said: "No, I went to the concierge and asked. The fifth master and the others have never left the house. And didn't you ask the maids around the second aunt and grandma? No one has approached her carriage. It must have been a mistake."
Fell down.”
"Yeah?"
Mrs. Shi still didn't believe it. Although there was no evidence that this matter was related to the fourth room, her intuition told her that it was the fourth room's child who did it.
At this time, Shi Fulin walked in weakly.
Seeing her daughter, Mrs. Shi immediately put aside the doubts in her heart. Thinking that the Red Flame Marten had bitten the girls of Wu'an Marquis and Nan Hebo, she got a headache again.
"Mother, are Sisters Song San and Wang Liu really going to die?"
Seeing her daughter's panic, Madam Shi couldn't help but blame her: "No, your grandfather has already sent someone to Zhan's Mansion with the uncle's name card, and asked Dr. Zhan to come forward and treat the two girls."
Hearing this, Shi Fulin immediately relaxed: "As soon as Divine Doctor Zhan takes action, Sister Song and the others will be fine."
Mrs. Shi nodded and pulled Shi Fulin: "Don't provoke your sixth sister in the future."
Shi Fulin was silent: "How did I know she would keep a pet full of poison?"
Mrs. Shi had a serious look on her face: "No matter if it's poisonous or not, you shouldn't take it privately."
Shi Fulin lowered her head: "Mother, I won't do it anymore."
Seeing that her daughter realized her mistake, Mrs. Shi didn't say anything more. Just when mother and daughter were discussing what to eat for dinner, Gu's mother hurried in.
"Madam, Doctor Zhan went into the mountains to collect medicine, and he hasn't come back yet!"