The daily life of a concubine's daughter

Chapter 196 Invisible

The chief steward consoled him, "There are pros and cons. It is a good thing to urge the young masters to make progress. And the Ningyuan Marquis was indeed too cruel."

The old Duke sighed and said nothing more.

How could Ningyuan Hou not know that he was too cruel?

In this way, whenever the Shi family shows an attitude of revenge, Ning Yuanhou will definitely keep an eye on the Shi family, looking for opportunities to find faults, suppress the Shi family, and prevent the Shi family from having any room to turn things around, and then give them the opportunity to retaliate.

The Shi family must resolve this knot on their own, otherwise it will be a disaster.

Not long after, each courtyard received the news: Eighth Master Shi Minghui was drunk and had a cold, and he had to stay in bed to recuperate from today.

Despite her illness, Zheng came to visit Shi Minghui with her daughter Shi Mingzhu.

Shi Mingzhen tried to stop them but failed, so he let Zheng and Shi Mingzhu go in and see Shi Minghui's broken leg.

Both mother and daughter were shocked by Shi Minghui's miserable condition.

Zheng felt as if the sky had fallen. She cried and threw herself on Shi Minghui, shaking her young son and crying, "My son! Who is so cruel and merciless to beat you like this?"

Shi Mingzhu's body swayed, she felt dizzy and trembling all over. She stretched out her hand, but did not dare to touch the bloody Shi Minghui. She sobbed:

"Eighth Brother, Eighth Brother, how could this happen?"

Shi Minghui is her twin brother. He has been outstanding since childhood and his martial arts talent is outstanding among his brothers. In time, he will definitely become one of the pillars of the family.

How could Eighth Brother end up like this?

With a broken leg, what will Brother Eight do for the rest of his life? He still has a lot of prime years ahead of him!

This is even more tragic and miserable than the direct beheading in the previous life.

Shi Minghui closed his eyes, groaned in pain, and his sleeping body trembled slightly.

Zheng's anger and sorrow were mixed with a hint of surprise: "Minghui, Minghui! Did you hear mother's voice? Are you waking up?"

"Aunt, please be gentle. You've vibrated Eighth Brother's wound..." Shi Mingzhen explained the whole story in a few words.

Zheng hurriedly put Shi Minghui down, and after hearing what her nephew said, she cried out in tears: "That damned Ningyuan Hou, do we care about his daughter?

How can you hate me to this extent? You just want to take advantage of my bad reputation!

Minghui, Hui'er, wake up, wake up! I am your mother, and I am here to see you. Open your eyes and look at me!"

Zheng almost cried to death. After a while, Shi Mingzhen called someone in to help her away.

Shi Mingzhu stood at the end of the bed, silently shedding tears and sobbing softly. When she saw her mother was gone, she sat at the head of the bed, carefully looking at her eighth brother's pale eyebrows and eyes, and became even more sad.

She couldn't bear to watch any longer, so she turned around and threw herself into Shi Mingzhen's arms: "Third brother, what should Eighth brother do from now on?"

Shi Mingzhen patted her back gently and said soothingly, "There is always a way. Grandfather has ordered to find a famous doctor to treat my eighth brother."

The brother and sister were comforting each other when Lian Qiao pulled aside the curtain and came in to announce, "Miss, Third Master and Third Madam are here to visit Eighth Master."

As he spoke, the curtain swayed and Tao Ziyi came in. Seeing the scene of brother and sister hugging each other, the hands hanging under her sleeves trembled.

Shi Mingzhu and Shi Mingzhen noticed something and separated as if startled. After just a moment, Shi Mingzhen's expression returned to normal and he came forward to help Tao Ziyi:

"Why are you here? You're pregnant, and Minghui's place is full of the smell of medicine, how can you bear it?"

Tao Ziyi knocked down his hand that was touching her and said calmly, "I heard that Eighth Brother was sick. You took care of him all night and morning. I came to see you two. Is Eighth Brother feeling better?"

Shi Mingzhu didn't know why, but she felt guilty and didn't dare to meet Tao Ziyi's fierce gaze.

A girl should be on guard against her father when she grows up, and the same should be done towards her adult brother. She was just too sad at the moment and wanted to find a hug to comfort her.

Actually, it’s nothing. They are just closer siblings, not as distant as ordinary people.

Thinking of this, she stood up calmly and greeted Tao Ziyi: "Third sister-in-law. Eighth brother is feeling better now, and his high fever has subsided. Thank you for your concern for Eighth brother."

Shi Mingzhen rubbed the back of his red hand, his face darkening slightly.

Tao Ziyi nodded, turned around and asked the maids to bring gifts, and said with a smile: "I feel relieved now, I brought some supplements for him, and I wish him a speedy recovery.

My sister was crying like a tearful person. When she came in just now, I thought I was the eighth brother, and it really scared me."

Shi Mingzhen's expression became increasingly gloomy. He frowned and glared at Tao Ziyi, suggesting that she should stop and not cause trouble.

Shi Mingzhu bit her lip and forced a smile, "Eighth brother will be fine. Since sister-in-law is pregnant, we can't stay here for long. I'll take sister-in-law back."

Shi Mingzhen said, "Zhuzhu, stay with your mynah brother. I'll take your sister-in-law back. Ziyi, I'll take you back to Shaohua Garden."

Tao Ziyi glanced at the bed again, responded, and came out one after another with Shi Mingzhen.

Shi Mingzhen asked in a deep voice: "Why are you here? Didn't I tell you to stay in your room and take good care of your pregnancy? How can you, as a sister-in-law, enter your brother-in-law's bedroom?"

Tao Ziyi glanced sideways at his bookish face.

Shi Mingzhen is always like this. The first sentence sounds like a question, while the second sentence sounds like concern, making people feel uneasy and anxious.

She asked with a half-smile, "Why can't I come? Is there something dirty hidden in Eighth Brother's room that cannot be seen by others?"

“Tao Ziyi!” Shi Mingzhen was finally irritated and stopped. His gentle eyes showed a sharp edge. “Some things are not what you see. I will explain them to you later.

As a woman, you should be careful about what you say and do, follow etiquette, and don't be a gossip. You should know what you can say and what you can't say."

Tao Ziyi was not intimidated by him and said calmly, "I didn't say you were a dirty person, but you are so eager to clear yourself from the truth. It seems like you are trying to cover up something. You want me to suspect something."

Shi Mingzhen had not slept all night, running around, and taking care of Shi Minghui for the whole morning. He pinched his tired brows and said, "Forget it, you are pregnant, I won't bother with you.

Zhuzhu is my sister. My eighth brother is sick and she is heartbroken. I am just trying to comfort her."

Tao Ziyi hummed perfunctorily and said nothing more.

In both my past and present lives, how many times have I been sad, how many times have I needed his hug, and how many times has he not been by my side.

Once you get used to it, you become numb to it.

In the eyes of the Shi brothers, perhaps only their sister Zhuzhu is a weak girl who needs a man's protection, while their wives are made of iron walls.

There is no point in thinking about these things now. Tao Ziyi just wants to give birth to the child safely, take good care of her body, and then plan for other things.

She diverted her thoughts and thought about Shi Minghui's "illness".

Since she started helping the first and third wives and Shi Mingzhu with housekeeping, she has become much more informed about the news in the rear quarters. She knew that Shi Minghui had not returned home all day and night yesterday and was carried back this morning.

However, no one knows exactly how Shi Minghui became ill or to what extent.

Tao Ziyi had the urge to ask her elder and younger sisters-in-law, but after thinking about it, she suppressed the urge.

Fu Nanjun and Le Anning, whom Tao Ziyi had been thinking about, were visiting Shi Minghui together with Wang Fan and Shi Yao.

Le Anning pointed at the backs of Tao Ziyi and his wife and said with a smile, "Look, the third couple are angry again!"