Chapter 803 Ye's Death (1)
In the early morning, a round of orange-red sunlight rises from the horizon, as if covering the earth shrouded in mist with a layer of glow.
When Ye woke up, she saw the sunlight coming in through the window. The warm sunshine could not warm her icy heart, nor her lifeless body.
Qiqi fell asleep lying on the edge of the bed. After watching for a day and a night, she couldn't stand it until she fell asleep at dawn. It was her personal maid Shi Qin who pushed her to wake her up.
Seeing Mrs. Ye wake up, Qiqi said happily: "Mother, you're awake. Mother, are you hungry? I'll bring bird's nest porridge for you."
Ye Shi took Qiqi's hand and said: "Don't go." Ye Shi knew that her time had come, so she wanted to see her daughter more now.
Qi Qi sat back on the bed again and said, "Okay, I won't go, I'll stay here and watch over my mother until she recovers." Although Ye's health has been poor these years, she hasn't been like this. Qiqi was in a panic for a few days.
Mrs. Ye asked softly: "Did you tell your father about Mother's serious illness?" Seeing Qi Qi nodded, Mrs. Ye asked, "Will your father come back?" Somehow Jiǔ will not come back. But in the end, I still have extravagant thoughts, hoping to see each other before leaving.
Qi Qi paused and said, "Mother, Dad said that this year he is too busy to get away, and he won't come back for the New Year. Mother, take good care of your health, and next year we will go to Jiangnan with grandma. I heard that Jiangnan is very suitable for recuperating. When you arrive in the south of the Yangtze River, your illness will be cured soon."
Ye shook her head and said, "Mother can't wait for that day. Qi Qi, you have to take care of yourself when mother is gone."
Qiqi suppressed her tears and said: "Mother, don't say such things. You take good care of her, and you will definitely recover." Although Ye Shi has been sick all the time, she feels at ease when Ye Shi is around.
Paleness appeared on Ye's face, and he said, "Mother doesn't know her own body yet, I'm afraid it's only been a few days..."
Qiqi couldn't bear it any longer, and burst into tears: "Mother, you will be fine, you will live a long life."
After a while, Qiu Shi and Lu Xiu also came over.
Mrs. Ye said to Mrs. Qiu: "Mother, my daughter-in-law is not filial, so I have to go first." Meeting a mother-in-law like Mrs. Qiu was her blessing. It's a pity that she was unable to support Qiu's family until old age.
Qiu's face was also full of tears: "Don't think about it, the doctor said that your body will only get heavier if you think too much. As long as you relax, you will definitely get better."
Mrs. Ye shook her head lightly and said, "Mother, my daughter-in-law wants to ask you one last thing, and I hope mother will agree."
Qiu Shi nodded and said: "You say." People are going to die, how can she refuse her last wish.
Ye said: "Mother, I want to see the princess."
Lu Xiu frowned invisibly, seeing the princess at this time must be a bad thing. Lu Xiu knew that Yu Xi hated Ye Shi, and if one of them invited her, she would definitely not come. Only the old lady went, because the filial princess couldn't make up for it.
Qiu Shi agreed without even thinking about it: "Okay, I'll send someone to invite Wangfei here."
Ye smiled bitterly and said, "Mother, I have caused a lot of trouble for the princess these years, and she has long since tired of me. If the servant girl were to go to the princess, she would definitely not be able to come. Mother, you will only come if you invite the princess in person."
Qiu nodded hurriedly and said, "Okay, I'll go now." After speaking, he wiped away his tears and walked out.
Lu Xiu snorted coldly in her heart, she knew why she should do it today. But she didn't stop her, Ye Shi was about to die, if she stopped her mother from going to the palace, it would appear that she was ruthless.
Mrs. Ye waved away all the maids and women, leaving only Lu Xiu alone. Ye said: "Sister and brother, I know that I have done a lot of stupid things these years,
I beg you, my lord, don't remember the mistakes of villains, and don't care about me like me. "
Lu Xiu has been married to the Han family for so many years, and this is the first time she heard Ye Shi say soft words to her: "I don't remember what happened in the past." Ye Shi has caused her a lot of troubles these years, but he didn't. How could she still argue with a patient? Just like now, she can still argue with a dying person.
Ye smiled bitterly and said, "Sister and sister, your elder brother will definitely remarry after I leave. I really can't rest assured that I only have Qiqi's flesh and blood."
Lu Xiuzhen felt that Ye Shi had thought too much, Qiqi's marriage was settled, and she would marry after she was filial piety, even if her eldest brother-in-law married another, it would not affect Qiqi. But for the sake of Mrs. Ye's death, she didn't say anything harsh: "Sister-in-law, if you have something to say, say it. As long as I can do it, I will never refuse." If it can't be done, then there is nothing you can do.
This time, Mrs. Ye was sane and didn't make any excessive demands. She just hoped that Lu Xiu could help Qiqi arrange the dowry properly, and then make the wedding a lively one for Qiqi to get married.
Lu Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, but luckily she didn't mention anything embarrassing. Lu Xiu said: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, I watched Qi Qi grow up. I will arrange a dowry for her, and let her marry in a splendid manner." She would do these things even if Mrs. Ye didn't tell her.
Mrs. Ye said sincerely: "My brother and sister, thank you very much." Because Lu Xiu was originally her brother's fiancée, but in the end she married her brother-in-law. Because of this reason, she couldn't get close to Lu Xiu no matter what. But Mrs. Ye had to say that Lu Xiu was a very generous person.
The mother-in-law came over with bird's nest porridge, and Mrs. Ye shook her head and said, "Take it, I can't eat it."
Lu Xiu looked at Ye's expression, and said to her mother-in-law, "Go and bring a bowl of ginseng soup."
The ginseng soup is readily available and served quickly. Ye Shi was still thinking about it, even though she didn't want to eat at all, she still swallowed this bowl of ginseng soup.
Yu Xi was discussing with several ministers including Tan Tuo and Fu Minglang, when Xu Wu frowned when she heard that Qiu's family was begging to see him outside, she asked, "What did your mother say?" Yu Xi knew in her heart that her mother In the past, nine out of ten were for Mrs. Ye. If it was any other major event, she would have already heard the news.
Xu Wu said: "Go back to Wangfei, the old lady said that the eldest lady is going to die soon, and wants to see you."
Yu Xi said to Tan Tuo and the others with an unchanged expression: "Go to the side hall to rest first." No matter how impatient she was, Mrs. Ye was about to die. He wanted to see her on his deathbed, but if she didn't want to, it would be a bit cold-blooded.
When Qiu Shi saw Yu Xi, she took her hand, tears fell before she said a word.
Yu Xi handed her the handkerchief and said, "Mother, don't worry, speak slowly if you have something to say." Yu Xi herself was really not in a hurry at all.
Qiu took the handkerchief and wiped her tears, saying: "Yuxi, your sister-in-law is dying. She said she wants to see you, so go and see her!"
Yuxi asked: "Mother, what did the doctor say?"
Seeing Yuxi's expressionless face, Qiu Shi knew that there was a real gap in her heart, so she cried and said, "The doctor said let us prepare for the funeral. Yuxi, I know your sister-in-law has done a lot of stupid things over the years. It made you unhappy. But she is going to die now, so don't bother with her. Yuxi, if she wants to see you now, just follow her way and go see her!"
Yuxi hummed and said: "I'll tell you, I'll go with you." Anyway, this side can't be avoided, so it's better to be more straightforward.
On the way back, Qiu choked with sobs and said: "Speaking of which, our Han family is sorry for her. She was not in good health, but she had to travel thousands of miles with us. If she was in the capital, her health would have been raised long ago, and she would not be young. Just..." I couldn't finish the following words.
Yuxi comforted Qiu Shi helplessly: "Eldest brother never thought that his sister-in-law would suffer from her illness. If not, she would be allowed to recuperate in the capital."
Qiu Shi didn't complain about Han Jianming's not coming back, but said: "It stands to reason that your elder sister is gone, and your elder brother should come back. But he just arrived in Jiangnan, and there are too many things to go away."
Yuxi glanced at Qiu Shi and said, "Brother has already told me about this." Even a mother who already has a compassionate heart also has her own selfishness. No matter how poor the daughter-in-law is, she can't compare to the future of the son.
Seeing Ye Shi's pale face, Yu Xi knew that she was really dying. Yuxi didn't feel much about this, she stopped two steps away from the bed, and didn't go any further: "Sister-in-law."
Mrs. Ye responded in a low voice, and said to Mrs. Qiu: "Mother, I want to have a few words with Yuxi alone."
Lu Xiu couldn't help shaking her head secretly when she heard this. Nowadays, there are countless people in this world who can call Yuxi by her name directly in front of her face. Even the uncle and her husband dare not call the concubine by her boudoir name, but call her concubine.
Before Qiu Shi could speak, Yuxi said lightly: "Sister-in-law, if you have anything to say, just tell me! Here are all my family members, there is nothing they can't listen to."
After hearing this, Qiu hesitated for a while, and said: "Yuxi, since your sister-in-law has something to say to you alone, you will do as she wishes, and your second sister-in-law and I will be outside."
Yuxi was not moved, and said: "Is there anything mother can't know about the Han family? Sister-in-law, if you have something to say, just say it!" If you just entrust Qiqi to her, there is no need to avoid Qiushi and Lu show. What Mrs. Ye wanted to tell her was 100% related to that child.
Seeing this, Lu Xiu hurriedly asked the women and maids in the room to go down. As for the two personal servant girls beside Yuxi, she has no right to order them.
Ye Shi begged, and said: "Yu Xi, I just want to say a few words to you. Yu Xi, please." This matter really cannot be said in front of Qiu Shi and Lu Xiu.
Seeing Yu Xi standing still and not making a sound, Qi Qi knew that Yu Xi didn't want to talk to her mother alone. Qiqi knelt on the ground crying and said: "Girl, my mother is about to lose it, please let her be done!"
Yuxi said to Qiqi expressionlessly: "It's not that my aunt is unreasonable, but your mother is making things difficult for me."
Qiqi said with some disbelief: "Auntie, my mother just wanted to say a few words to you, why would she make things difficult for you?"
Yuxi said: "If it's not an embarrassment, why do you want to avoid your grandmother and your aunt." After finishing speaking, Yuxi glanced at Ye Shi and said: "I don't care what you want to say, I will not agree to you of."
Qiu Shi also felt that something was wrong and dared not speak.
Looking at Yu Xi's expression, Ye knew that she would not soften her heart. She couldn't take care of anything else anymore, and said: "Wan Po and the people around me said that I was pregnant with a son, but after the birth they all said it was a girl. Yuxi, the girl was not born by me but by your elder brother You came to lie to me, right. Yuxi, my son is still alive, right?" If she doesn't ask now, she will never know the truth.
As soon as these words fell, Qiushi and Qiqi were both dumbfounded. Because Lu Xiu had heard Yuxi talk about this before, she was not frightened.
Today's Yuxi is able to keep her face in front of the collapse of Mount Tai. Ye Shi's words made her a little bit turbulent: "You should ask your elder brother about this, you shouldn't ask me."
Ye begged: "Yuxi, I'm about to die. I just want to know if my son is still alive before he dies? Yuxi, please tell me!"
Even if Mrs. Ye pleaded so much, Yu Xi was unmoved: "I don't know, brother didn't tell me." Mrs. Ye didn't dare to ask her brother, because she knew that his brother would not tell her the truth because he was hard-hearted, and she kept telling her the truth. They were all soft-hearted, so they asked her. It's a pity that what Ye Shi doesn't know is that she is no longer the same as she was back then.
Mrs. Ye didn't believe Yu Xi's words at all, and said: "Impossible, your elder brother can't hide it from you. Yu Xi, I just want to know if my son is still alive?"
Qiu came back to her senses and asked, "Yuxi, is what your sister-in-law said true? Your sister-in-law gave birth to a son that day, a girl at all?"
Yuxi shook her head and said, "I don't know. Eldest brother didn't tell me, and I didn't ask. If mother has any questions, you can ask elder brother yourself." This is a matter of the Han family. should step in. That day she intervened softly, but in the end she left such a big disaster for her elder brother. It is enough to make a mistake once, and it is impossible to make a second mistake.
Ye's face showed grief: "Yuxi, I'm going to die, why can't you tell me?" Seeing that Yuxi's expression didn't move, she knew that it was impossible for Yuxi to tell her: "Why? Why can you tell me?" So cruel? I'm going to die, so you can't tell me the truth."
Yuxi said coldly: "Without me back then, Qiqi couldn't keep it at all. That child was conceived by Xiaoqi, and she shouldn't have kept it in the first place. I was the one who forced my elder brother to stay. I have done so much for you, but Not only did you not say goodbye to me, but you also resented why I didn't force my eldest brother to take the child back to the Han family. These years, you pretended that I didn't know that you have been cursing me, wishing that I had a bad life? I am too lazy to talk to you Care about, or do you think you can live to this day?" As long as she thought about it, Mrs. Ye would have already become a pile of bones.
When Ye Shi heard this, her face showed horror.
Qiqi didn't believe it, and said to Yuxi: "Auntie, you must have made a mistake, why would my mother curse you?"
Yuxi said lightly: "If you don't want to believe it, you can ask your aunt or interrogate the maid beside her to see if I have wronged her."
Qi Qi crawled to the bedside and grabbed Ye Shi's hand and said, "Mother, what Auntie said is not true. Mother, tell Auntie that you didn't curse her, let alone hope that she will not get well."
Yuxi glanced at Mrs. Ye, turned around and said to Mrs. Qiu, "Mother, I have something to do, so I'm going back first." After speaking, she walked out without looking back.
Seeing Yu Xi's indifferent expression, Qiu Shi swallowed back all the words: "Then you should be busy!" She really didn't know that Ye Shi cursed Yu Xi behind her back. If she knew, she wouldn't have the face to ask Yuxi to come over.
Not to mention that Yuxi is the daughter of the Han family, but only that the Han family is completely dependent on Yuxi now. If Yuxi is not well, neither will the Han family, but the Ye family dares to curse Yuxi. Thinking of this, Qiu looked back at the ashen-faced Ye, and the sadness in her heart dissipated a lot. (to be continued)