jdhmnovel Chapter 371 1 Punishment
Chapter 371 1 Punishment
Guagua: [Xin Qing came to the Zhang family when she was eight years old.
The mistress of the Xin family at that time, Mrs. Xin, was Mrs. Zhang's sister.
Because Master Xin favored his concubine and neglected his wife, he died of depression on his sickbed.
Mr. Xin soon promoted his concubine to be his principal wife. Mrs. Zhang was afraid that the only bloodline left by her sister would be wasted by this stepmother, so she took Xin Qing to the Zhang family to raise her.
When Xin Qing came to Zhang's house, Zhang Huanrong welcomed this cousin very much.
The Zhang family is simple, with no children born from concubines. There are only Zhang Huanrong and her brother Zhang Cunzhi.
Zhang Cunzhi is already twelve years old and usually goes to a private school.
Zhang Huanrong had no other sisters to get along with, so Xin Qing's arrival gave her a cousin to play with.
In the first year after Xin Qing came, Mrs. Zhang, out of pity for her niece, paid more attention to Xin Qing, even more than her biological daughter Zhang Huanrong.
Zhang Huanrong didn't mind either.
She grew up in love and had love in her heart.
She also felt that this little cousin was thin and looked weak, and needed everyone's care. 】
Shen Zhao: [Gua Gua, this is good.
It is a happy thing for cousins to play together and grow up together! 】
Guagua: [Host, this is what it looks like on the surface.
But in the second year after Xin Qing came to the Zhang family, Mrs. Zhang felt that she had appeased her niece.
Seeing that she was integrating well into the Zhang family, he gradually stopped caring about her.
So, in the first year, Mrs. Zhang would ask Xin Qing three times over what she ate for meals, and would even sleep with Xin Qing every now and then.
He spends most of his time every day with his niece, and doesn't even pay much attention to Zhang Huanrong.
Xin Qing enjoyed this meticulous care and at the same time felt a secret pleasure in her heart.
Her aunt cared about her more than her cousin, and she was no longer the unwanted little girl.
But in the second year, Mrs. Zhang returned to her normal caring state. In fact, because Zhang Cunzhi wanted to try the Tongshi exam, Mrs. Zhang paid more attention to her eldest son's food, clothing, housing and transportation.
There were a few coincidences at that time.
The first was that Zhang Huanrong was ill for a while because she wanted to stay cool at night.
The second is that Mr. Zhang was reprimanded by his superiors and was depressed.
The third is that there are some big and small things happening in Mrs. Zhang’s family.
With all these coincidences added together, Xin Qing felt like she was being left out!
Because Lord Zhang and Zhang Cunzhi rarely come and go in the inner house.
Xin Qing felt it more directly about her cousin Zhang Huanrong.
She only knew that her aunt cared more about her own daughter.
After caring about her for a while, I no longer care about her.
She was afraid that she would become the same person no one cared about her before! 】
Shen Zhao: [So did Xin Qing do something excessive? ]
Everyone's thoughts were secretly on the two sisters.
But all I could see was the same gentle smile on two different faces; even the curve of the corners of their mouths were exactly the same.
They put aside their random guesses and continued to listen to what Guagua had to say.
Gua Gua: [That’s right, Xin Qing actually had some mental problems at that time.
She has a perverted possessiveness towards the people she cares about.
Her father's dislike, her mother's pain, and the servants' ridicule when she was a child all turned Xin Qing into a persistent little girl.
She thought that her cousin Zhang Huanrong had taken away Mrs. Zhang's attention from her.
In order to regain this attention, Xin Qing would even rather ask Zhang Huanrong to go to the ice lake in the mansion to play in the cold weather.
At that time, the two men were wearing thick coats with layers of fluffy collars around their necks. They came to the ice lake with several servants.
Zhang Huanrong is a playful person. She must see if the red carp is still swimming on the water.
He ordered his men to break the thick ice.
As a result, Zhang Huanrong stepped on the broken ice and almost fell into the water.
In the critical moment, it was Xin Qing who pulled her back to her place.
This also caused her to fall into the water.
That time, she had a high fever for three days and three nights.
When I woke up, I felt worse than before.
Mrs. Zhang felt so guilty that she took care of her personally for a month.
Until Xin Qing's body had almost recovered.
It is worth mentioning that when Xin Qing woke up, he took all the blame on himself and stated that it had nothing to do with cousin Huanrong.
But in fact, the Zhang family learned the whole story from the servants.
Zhang Huanrong and Xin Qing scolded together.
Whether it was Xin Qing who insisted on going to the frozen lake or Zhang Huanrong who insisted on breaking the ice to see the red carp, both of them were wrong.
He was punished to stay in his own yard for a month to reflect on his mistakes, copy books for a month, and was not allowed to go anywhere! 】
In the picture, Xin Qing has almost recovered.
Ten days had passed since she fell on the ice.
Mrs. Zhang suddenly called them both to the main courtyard.
As soon as I entered the door, I heard a stern voice.
"Huanrong, Qingqing, kneel down!"
Zhang Huanrong knelt down without saying a word.
Xin Qing also knelt down, but there was a look of doubt in his eyes.
Next, Mrs. Zhang scolded them for half an hour about the mistake they made ten days ago.
Even though Xin Qing's face was pale at the time, Madam Zhang only added a layer of soft cloth under the cushion where she was kneeling to make her kneeling less uncomfortable.
I also brought a hot water bottle to warm her hands so she didn't catch a cold from head to toe.
But the problem is that Zhang Huanrong also has this treatment.
Xin Qing reflected deeply on her mistakes, but she complained in the empty room and muttered to herself,
“I was the one who saved people, but I got a serious illness.
Why did my aunt punish me as well? Shouldn't she have mercy on me and only punish my cousin?"
Shen Zhao saw this scene and complained,
[Tsk tsk, this is called reaping what you sow.]
I had a high fever for three days and three nights and it was so uncomfortable.
How could she do such a self-harming thing on a snowy day?
The problem is that Mrs. Zhang also cares about her a lot.
From the several fleeting scenes that you just showed, Gua Gua, I can tell that they are scenes of Madam Zhang and Xin Qing getting along with each other.
I thought that her courtyard was near Zhang Huanrong's, and it was the best courtyard in the Zhang family.
It can be said that her treatment was exactly the same as Zhang Huanrong's. Why did she insist on thinking that no one in the Zhang family cared about her?
Fortunately, Mrs. Zhang knew what was going on and punished both of them.
Although she didn't know that it was Xin Qing's deliberate calculation, she was a qualified mistress of the house because she didn't favor anyone! 】
Gua Gua: [Host, Xin Qing only wants Madam Zhang to cast her eyes on her, or to worship her as her ancestor.
This calculation is just the beginning.
Xin Qing’s weird actions don’t end here.
Just listen to what Guagua tells you one by one.
In general, wealthy families have the rule that children greet their parents when they wake up in the morning.
Xin Qing told Zhang Huanrong that Madam Zhang loved them and there was no need for them to get up early in the morning just to go to the courtyard to pay their respects. They only needed to go to pay their respects occasionally.
Zhang Huanrong went to ask Mrs. Zhang, and the answer she got was exactly the same as what Xin Qing said.
Mrs. Zhang really doesn't need two little girls who are not even twelve years old and don't get enough sleep every day, so she just wants this false reputation.
Guess what happened.
Xin Qing got up early every day to pay her respects to Madam Zhang and served her breakfast. Everyone in the mansion knew about this and praised Xin Qing for his filial piety.
Zhang Huanrong found out and remembered to come and pay his respects earlier. 】