Re-embroidering life

Chapter 143 Defection

Ji Zimo was stunned for a moment, then he smiled: "Little girl, you are so arrogant. You want to make a paint that Daddy has never seen before? Okay, Daddy will wait and see."

After saying this, he picked up the bag of stones and went out to find someone to grind them into flour.

When I went out, I was surprised to find Shen Xin was there, with two people by her side, one was her personal maid, and the other was a young woman of about 17 or 18 years old, who seemed to be her apprentice. Each of them was carrying a large bag.

Shui Qinghua received the news and hurried out to meet him.

Shen Xin looked a little embarrassed: "Sister Shui, I'm here to seek refuge with you, can you take me in for a few days?"

Seeing her haggard and thin appearance, Shui Qinghua didn't bother to ask any questions. He took the big bag from her hand with one hand and helped her walk into the flower hall and sit down with the other hand.

Shen Xin drank a cup of tea, rested for a while, and recovered before telling Shui Qinghua everything.

The day before yesterday, she returned to the Shen family to visit her parents, thinking that she could find some comfort from her family. Unexpectedly, Yu Hui had already written a letter to the Shen family before her, telling them about her departure from the capital. Yu Hui said in the letter that she ran away from home because she could not tolerate the concubine and the unborn child in the family. Now, the concubine is about to give birth, and he begged his father-in-law and mother-in-law to persuade Shen Xin to return to the capital as soon as possible to take care of the concubine's delivery and fulfill the responsibilities of the mistress. Yu Hui also repeatedly assured his father-in-law and mother-in-law that he still loved Shen Xin, and that he took a concubine only for the sake of offspring, and that when the child was born, he would still raise it under Shen Xin's lap.

Shen Xin once again witnessed Yu Hui's shamelessness, and was so angry that she trembled all over. The anger seemed to burn her whole body. She was eager to tell the truth, but Shen's father scolded her with a face full of anger: "Back then, you chose the person yourself. I have allowed you to be willful once, and there will never be a second time. Even if Yu Hui betrayed you, you can't just run back to your parents' home. The daughter of the Shen family must not have a reputation for being jealous. If you can't give birth to a child, you should take the initiative to take a concubine for your husband. Now that your husband has taken a concubine, not only do you not treat her well, but you run away from home. How can this be?"

Shen Xin felt wronged, tears welled up in her eyes, but she just tried hard not to let them fall. Why couldn't she have a child? It was because Yu Hui was obsessed with money and didn't care about her body at all. Others didn't know, but didn't he know it himself? He had made a clean mistake, but he pushed her to the front, leading the world to blame her and humiliate her.

Holding the last glimmer of hope for her parents, she told them that she had liver disease and was afraid that there was no cure. Mother Shen was shocked and hugged her and cried for a while, but Father Shen didn't believe it at all: "Are you making up excuses again? Even if it is true, it is unreasonable for a married woman to die in her parents' home. You are a member of the Yu family when you are alive and a ghost of the Yu family when you die. You will be buried in the Yu family's ancestral tomb after you die!"

Finally, Father Shen softened his tone and begged, "Father, this is for your own good. You have no children, and after a hundred years, there will be no one to worship you. How can I bear this? Go back and raise my son well. He will have to call you mother."

Fearing that she would not obey, Shen's father took back her Shen Garden and called a few strong servants to help her pack her luggage and accompany her back to Beijing.

Shen Xin had no choice but to use the excuse of going to look for her apprentice Liu Ye'er and took the little girl out. Fortunately, Liu Ye'er was smart, and under her cover, the three of them managed to escape. With nowhere else to go, they rushed to Linhai County in one breath.

After listening to Shen Xin's narration, Shui Qinghua was speechless for a long time. She thought of the experience of her disciple Chen Jinlan. These glamorous and beautiful families and wealthy families all had a good reputation for being kind and generous, but it seemed that they left their cruelty to their daughters.

"I always thought that I had a house and a shop, so why should I be afraid of Yu Hui? I didn't expect that with one order from my father, I would have nothing." Shen Xin couldn't hold back any more, and two lines of tears rolled down.

She is a member of the famous Shen family in Jiangnan, but it turns out that there are so few things she can hold in her hands.

"Sister Shen, you are not penniless. No one can take away your abilities and craftsmanship. I have truly come this far from having nothing. Although it was difficult, I now have two embroidery workshops of my own. If we work hard together, we will have everything in the future." Shui Qinghua persuaded her.

Shen Xin wiped away her tears and nodded: "Yes, I won't die for a while, and I can still do a lot of things. Let the Shen family and the Yu family see that I can live well without them."

Having said that, the trip to the Shen family dealt Shen Xin another heavy blow. She was originally suffering from liver qi stagnation, and this made things worse. In a few days, her condition worsened. Her face was sallow, she was weak all over, and she kept vomiting. She asked a doctor to see her, but he said that it was a liver disease and he could do nothing about it. He could only slowly recuperate and prolong her life.

Shui Qinghua cried several times behind Shen Xin's back, but was always cheerful and talkative in front of her, revealing no flaws at all.

A few days later, Minister Ying came back from the coastal defense and heard people talking about Shen Xin. He was so angry that he almost bit his teeth. He couldn't understand why Shen Xin was such a good girl, and her father and husband were so careful to protect her, but they were willing to force her and hurt her?

He called Ji Zimo to his yard and seemed to have made a great decision: "Zimo, it's a waste for me to live in this yard alone. I decided to build a wall in the middle to divide it into two, and half will be given to Shen. You can let her apprentices and maids live in it together to avoid damaging her reputation."

Ji Zimo was shocked: "Minister, you are doing this without any justification! Can you imagine how people will gossip about you behind your back?"

"The most important thing now is to let Mrs. Shen recover well. Your family is so noisy that Mrs. Shen can't live in peace. Who doesn't get talked about behind their back? I'm a real man, so I'm not afraid! As for Mrs. Shen," Minister Ying smiled bitterly, "if her illness can't be cured, what's there to be afraid of rumors. If her illness can be cured, I will stand up for her and cut off all ties with the Yu family!"

Minister Ying was a construction engineer, so he started working right away. The next day, a wall was built. It was said to be divided into two, but in fact Shen Xin's side occupied two-thirds. A few days later, a small pavilion was built in her courtyard, named Qianting. There was also an embroidery frame inside the pavilion.

Everyone had to admit that Minister Ying was a thoughtful and thoughtful person with sincere intentions.

Shen Xin didn't want to have anything to do with Minister Ying, but after hearing what the maid told her, she was moved. Everyone has a desire to survive, and she also wants to take good care of her illness, hoping to recover one day, no matter how slim the hope is.

Since he is honest, why should she be afraid of rumors?

After the house was ready, Shen Xin moved into the courtyard with Liu Ye'er and the little girl. There was a door on one side of the courtyard, connecting to the Ji family, but not to Minister Ying.