Chapter 93 Counterattack (Middle)

  The old lady reminded and exhorted a thousand times before leaving, Ronghua also had to leave. Coincidentally, she met Qinghua coming over to see Yaohua, and the sisters chatted for a while. Soon after, the old lady asked Ruiqing to send over a parrot, Ruiqing hung the bird cage outside, came in and replied to Yaohua, "The old lady said that Second Miss likes these birds, so she told me to bring this one over to help Second Miss dispel her boredom."

  Yao Hua's eyes turned red, and she gently dabbed at the corners with a handkerchief. "Grandmother always misses me."

  Rui Qing sat on the edge of the bed and said a few more words to Yao Hua, "The old lady is heartbroken for Miss, Miss must take good care of herself."

  Yao Hua asked Rui Qing, "How has grandmother been these past few days? Has she been eating well? Sleeping well? Has her headache returned?"

  Rui Qing said: "I don't eat much, I don't sleep much, it's probably because I'm worried about Miss, my body is fine, Miss doesn't need to worry."

  A few people sat for a while and then left together.

  Yao Hua wanted to see the bird sent by the old lady, so she asked Xiang Zhu to bring it in.

  Xiangzhutied up a gilded cage, and the parrot inside was jumping happily.

  Yao Hua said: "I don't know if I should speak up or not?"

  Xiang Zhu laughed and said: "It's open, just now Eighth Miss teased for half a day"

  Yao Hua looked at the parrot and was just about to tease it when the parrot spoke up: "Jinlan, Jinlan..."

  Yao Hua didn't understand, "What is this saying?"

  Xiang Zhu said: "Just now, Eighth Miss and Tenth Miss were talking outside about women exchanging hairpins to form a sworn sisterhood...and something about living and dying together...I don't know how this beast learned it."

  The wind blew open the window, and the cold air swept across her body. Yao Hua suddenly felt all the hairs on her body stand up.

  Live and die together.

  Xiang bamboo hastily went to close the window, the window closed, the curtains in front of the bed were still swaying gently, the room was extremely empty, the parrot was still jumping up and down, its sharp mouth, black eyes stared in the direction of Yao Hua for a while, suddenly opened its wings and flew over.

  Yao Hua was shocked, her heart skipped a few beats, and she suddenly broke out in cold sweat.

  ……

  Hongge returned from the left wing of the ancestral hall, first went to the old lady's and Mrs. house to pay respects, then had someone bring the prepared gifts and headed towards the Yi Cheng Hou Fu.

  Arrived at the Hou Mansion, the young servant outside heard that he had come to see Da Niang and hastily went in to report. Before long, Second Madam Liu came out smiling to greet him, "Younger brother has arrived."

  Hong Ge went forward and paid his respects, then had someone bring gifts into Mrs. Cai's quarters.

  Mrs. Cai changed her clothes and came out to greet him, Hong Ge paid his respects to Mrs. Cai, who smiled and asked about the situation at home, exchanged a few words with Hong Ge, and then followed him together to see Shu Hua.

  Shu Hua leaned against the pillow, her complexion not much better than before, with a deep fatigue between her eyebrows. She barely mustered up the energy to talk to Hong Ge, and only after hearing that everything was fine at home did she put her mind at ease, inviting Hong Ge to stay for dinner.

  After Mrs. Cai and the second lady, Liu, left, and there were no other people in the house, Shu Hua said: "How is your second sister now? Has she been better these past few days?"

  Hong Ge was about to speak.

  Shu Hua said: "You don't have to hide it from me anymore, I already know everything that's going on at home."

  Hong Ge comforted Shu Hua in the same way as Rong Yonghua, not saying much, "Sister should rest more and don't think about other things." Then he asked about the imperial physician.

  Shu Hua said, "I'll take care of the imperial physician's matter. After you return, just comfort Yao Hua well and let her wait for my news." As she spoke, she remembered that man surnamed Gu who had come to propose marriage, "What's going on with him? He actually dared to go to the mansion to ask for marriage."

  Hong Ge just shook his head and said: "I don't know much about this either."

  Shu Hua thought that since Hong Ge was younger, he naturally wouldn't have noticed, so it didn't matter.

  After dinner, Shu Hua told Hong Ge to leave and asked Ya Niang to invite Zhao Xuan Huan over.

  Zhao Xuanhuan entered the inner chamber and saw the large red canopy, bedding, and Shu Hua leaning against a large red pillow, her eyes closed peacefully. Her eyebrows were raised slightly, her eyes deeply sunken, and her pale face looked even more haggard against the red background.

  Shu Hua opened her eyes.

  Zhao Xuanhuang asked about the decorations in the house: "What's going on here?"

  Shu Hua said: "My second brother and sister said that after rushing through the red light, the illness might be cured. Let me try it."

  Seeing this scene, Zhao Xuan Huan thought of the time when he had just married. Shu Hua was as bright and beautiful as a flower at that time. He was heartbroken because of Rong Hua's affair, and the festive atmosphere at home made him feel extremely disgusted. Especially when he saw Shu Hua being toyed with by the Tao family, he couldn't get over it.

  It's hard to go against one's father's orders. How many people have fallen because of the word "filial piety"? He had also thought about rebelling, but now that person is gone, and it's all pointless anyway.

  Shu Hua forced a smile and said, "Hong Ge has come to see me."

  Zhao Xuan Huan nodded, "Mother told me."

  Shu Hua said: "How about what I asked you to think about last time? If it's feasible, I'll go back with Brother Hong and report to Mother."

  Zhao Xuanhuan slightly furrowed his brow, "Didn't I tell you not to think about these things again?"

  Shu Hua said: "You speak lightly, but have you thought about Yao Hua's current situation? How can I not think about it? If that matter hadn't spread, Yao Hua would have married into the Xue family smoothly and I wouldn't be bothering you. But the Xue family asked for Eighth Sister instead... She paused, "It must be that the Xue family heard about that matter, otherwise what status does Rong Hua have? How could they give up Yao Hua and choose Rong Hua? Yao Hua is now ill because of this, how can you bear to see it? Are we sisters going to die because of you?"

  The last sentence was like a needle, piercing deeply into Zhao Xuan's heart.

  Shu Hua said, "Don't you think about what fault Yau Hua has? She just wanted to be good with the fifth sister and went to pay her respects, but happened to run into you there." Sighing long and deeply, "You should find a way out for her after all."

  This was the only time she spoke from start to finish with a calm and peaceful mind.

  "My body is like this, you and I both know that to continue the good relationship between our two families, our parents will definitely let you choose another one from the Tao family. Besides Yao Hua, who else would you choose? Just be kind and save Yao Hua, I'll be grateful for my whole life." As long as Zhao Xuan Huan doesn't object, she can think of a way to go ask Cai Furen.

  Shu Hua took a glance at Zhao Xuanhuan, who seemed to be lost in thought. His expression wasn't too bad, which made her feel slightly more at ease. As long as she was given some more time, she would definitely be able to persuade the Zhao family.

  When she died, Yao Hua married over and became Zhao Xuan's stepmother. Shu Hua's mouth corners slightly relaxed, and her face had some smile.

  Zhao Xuan Huan came out of Shu Hua's house and found that Hong Ge was already waiting outside.

  Hong Ge stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Zhao Da Ge, let's find a place to talk."

  Zhao Xuan was taken aback for a moment and suddenly found himself back in the days when Miss Tao Wu was still alive.

  ……………

  Have I paid off all my debts?

  They got engaged hahaha, then it's Xue family's turn, don't worry everyone, there will be bread and ham too~

  Who will Yaohua marry? The final guess, the answer is about to be revealed.

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