C15

7. The Past Is Worse Than Smoke

Tall walls, a deep courtyard. Since ancient times, there had been many women's beauties that had been worn out, and the grievances of many women had been witnessed.

"Madam, madam!" In the courtyard of an old house, an old woman in her fifties was rushing from the outer room to the inner hall. Due to his impatience, he ran very fast. The muscles on his face trembled with each step. With one careless step, he slipped and fell to the ground with a thud.

The old woman who was working in the yard pricked herself with needles for a while in a comical way before getting up. She couldn't help but laugh. "Mama Zhang, why are you in such a hurry?"

Normally, Mama Zhang would have stopped to chat with the little girl, but this time, the waiter didn't clean the water on the ground and fell down. She also didn't talk to the little girl, she got up from the ground and continued to jog into the house, there were several times along the way she almost fell down, causing the little girl to sweat on her behalf.

"Aunt Zhang, what are you worried about?" Xiao Yue, who was working in the room, stared at Aunt Zhang, "Madam is sleeping!"

"Aiya, something big has happened!" Mama Zhang held onto the door frame, gasping for breath. "Hurry, hurry and wake Madam up. I have something important to tell her!"

"Wait for Madam to wake up first." Xiao Yue was extremely displeased with her mother, "Madam, you were just given birth last night, didn't you know …"

"Oh, this can't wait!" Zhang Ye's mother anxiously said, "Get out of the way, I'll tell the madam myself!" With that, Mama Zhang pushed Xiao Yue away and headed into the house.

"Aunt Zhang, Madame is resting. You can't go in …" Xiao Yue was getting anxious, and she held out her hand to stop Mama Zhang.

"Get out of the way!" Mama Zhang was very muscular, and how could the skinny Xiao Yue stop her? With a "light wave" from her mother, Xiao Yue fell to the ground.

"Ouch!" Xiao Yue cried out in pain as she got up and rubbed her sore butt, watching as Zhang's mother entered the Madam's room.

Inside the room, a beautiful middle-aged woman was sitting on the headboard of the bed. She wore an exquisite hat and a coat.

"Mother Zhang, why are you so anxious to see me? Is there something urgent?" The middle-aged beauty looked unhappy. Last night's delivery had consumed too much of her energy.

"Madam, the old master is back!" Mama Zhang patted her chest as she spoke, "And bring back a young woman!"

"What?!" Upon hearing this, the middle-aged beauty who was originally leaning lazily on the bed sat up straight. She looked at Zhang Ye's mother and asked urgently, "Where did you get this news from?"

"My old man came back in the middle of the night to tell me. He said that after finishing the business at the river's mouth, the old master would arrive home at the latest the day after tomorrow!" Aunt Zhang stood there for a moment to catch her breath. "Master brought back a little girl from the capital. Along the way, he ordered some servants to call her Second Madam!"

"Kill him with a thousand knives!" The middle-aged beauty was momentarily angered and started to cough.

"Aiya, Madame," Mama Zhang said as she walked over to pat the beautiful woman on the back. "Now is not the time to be angry. I heard from my dead body that the little fox girl is already five months pregnant.

"I married him, Shaohua, for fifteen years. Mother Zhang, back then, he promised me that he would never take a concubine!" The beautiful lady said angrily, "All the men in the world have no conscience!"

"Madam, listen to me," Aunt Zhang looked at the beautiful woman and said, "You should make up your mind!"

"But …" The beautiful lady hesitated, "After all, she is my flesh and blood!"

"I heard my family's dead ghost say that the lord promised that as long as he gives birth to a boy for the Gu family, we'll take care of him!" Mama Zhang hesitated, then lowered her head and whispered into the woman's ear, "You added another thousand gold to Master last night. At that time, Master will use the reason that you didn't leave anything for the Gu family to do to you …" Haven't you got nothing left? "

"Then what should we do?" The beautiful woman became anxious and could not care about the grievances in her heart. She could only hope that she could maintain her position as the matriarch of the family.

"We'll do as we said!" Zhang's mother looked at the crib beside her and pouted. "I've already talked it over with that family, let's change them one by one."

"But …" The beautiful woman was still hesitating. After all, she gave birth to her child in October, if she were to exchange it for another male child, she might be able to keep her position as the mistress, but she had buried her relationship with the female child herself.

"Madam, you must not hesitate!" Seeing that the beautiful woman was still hesitating, Mama Zhang anxiously said, "Master will arrive at noon the day after tomorrow. We only have one chance tonight — after tonight, you will regret this and it will be too late!"

"Carry the young lady here and let her drink some milk!" The beautiful lady was silent for a long time before she finally choked and said those heartless words.

When Mama Chang heard this, she knew she was agreeing with her suggestion. Relieved, she walked over to the crib and picked up the baby.

"It's mother's fault. For the sake of herself, you had no choice but to do this. Don't blame mother for being heartless …" As the beautiful woman fed the baby, she sobbed uncontrollably.

Seeing that the beautiful woman was upset, Mama Zhang comforted her, "Madam, please don't be sad anymore. Just treat it as your fate and Miss's fate!"

"Wuu … wuu …" "My poor child …" When the beautiful woman thought that she would soon be separated from her child and that she might never see him again in this life, she could not stop crying.

The child in the woman's arms also seemed to feel something. He was originally drinking his milk, but then suddenly stopped eating. He looked at the woman, and then he started to cry. No matter how the beauty coaxed him, it was useless.

"Mama Zhang," said the beautiful woman as she shed tears, "I have a small red box in my closet. Open it."

"Sigh, alright." The beautiful women and children were crying, but their hearts were also filled with grief. They couldn't help but sob. "Madam, what are you going to take?"

"There is a green jade in it. It was given to me by a Daoist when I first conceived this child — it was said to be fated with the child. You bring it here, and I'll put it on. " The beautiful woman wiped away her tears and gently placed the child by the bedside. She extended her hand to receive the jade tablet, and then gently placed it around the child's neck.

The child continued to cry until his face turned red. Strangely, when the beautiful woman gave the baby the jade token, the baby, who couldn't be coaxed anymore, stopped crying. She looked at the jade token curiously with her big teary eyes. After a while, she started to giggle.

"It seems like what the old Daoist said was true," Zhang Ma clicked her tongue in wonder and said, "Miss really does have a affinity with this piece of jade!"

"Unfortunately, our fates are shallow." The beautiful woman's eyes reddened, and tears fell again. When his tears fell on the jade, they instantly dried up.

The beautiful woman felt strange and touched the jade with her hand. "Ouch!" As soon as the beautiful woman's hand touched the jade, she felt as if something had stabbed into her hand. She raised her hand and saw that there was a cut on the palm of her pink hand. Just like the previous tears, the blood disappeared as soon as it touched the jade.

"How could this be?" The beautiful woman widened her eyes in surprise, her heart full of fear. But at this time, the baby in her arms suddenly opened her mouth and laughed again.

He smiled at his mother.

Mama Zhang, who was watching this strange scene, couldn't help but feel goosebumps. "Madam, it's better if you put Miss back!"

"Oh …" "Alright." The beautiful woman came back to her senses and quickly handed the infant to Mama Zhang — it was as if her soft body was a piece of burning charcoal instead of her own flesh.

The baby was put back in the crib, and the green jade around her neck shone scarlet in the sunlight that filtered into the room.

Zhang Ma only took one look at the weak light and felt her whole body go cold. Then her vision went black and she fainted.

"Mama Zhang, Mama Zhang!" When the beautiful woman saw her mother unconscious on the floor, she eagerly instructed, "Xiao Yue, come in quickly!"

"What's the matter, ma'am?" The little girl Xiao Yue, who was waiting in the outer room, heard the beautiful lady's shout and quickly ran into the inner room. Seeing the mother lying on the ground, Xiao Yue was also shocked. She walked forward and patted Aunt Zhang's face, "Aunt Zhang, Aunt Zhang?"

After a while, Aunt Zhang slowly woke up.

Seeing that Aunt Zhang had woken up, the beautiful woman and Xiao Yue heaved a sigh of relief.

"Madam, you must not touch this piece of jade!" Aunt Zhang lay on the ground and slowly got up. She sat on the ground and said, "This jade is so evil!"

"Xiao Yue. Quick, take the jade off the young lady's neck! " The beautiful woman seemed to have suddenly sensed something and hurriedly said to Xiao Yue.

"Yes, ma'am." After just entering the room, Xiao Yue, who was completely unaware of the situation, still walked towards the crib despite her doubts.

"Aiya!" Xiao Yue used her hands to brush away the swaddling baby's clothes. She wanted to take the jade plate, but the moment her hands came into contact with the jade plate, the infant's hands immediately grabbed onto the rope to prevent her from taking the jade plate.

"Madam, madam!" Xiao Yue was worried, she was scared too. After all, the little miss was only born yesterday, how could she have so much strength?

Xiao Yue tried to pull away from the baby, but the harder she tried, the tighter her grip became. Xiao Yue's heart was flustered, she felt her breathing quicken, her body began to feel cold, and she soon began to tremble uncontrollably.

"Madam, the Miss isn't letting go. What should we do!?" Xiao Yue asked the beautiful woman for help, and when she turned around, she found that the beautiful woman was looking at her in fear.

"Xiao Yue, quickly put the little miss back!" Zhang's mother shouted at Xiao Yue as she felt that something was amiss.

However, it was already too late. Xiao Yue's body was trembling more and more violently, her face turned from an apple color to a purple green and it was getting darker.

"Bang!" Xiao Yue finally could not take it anymore and fell to the ground, her hands still in the same posture as the baby girl to fight for the jade plates.

"Aiyo!" Mama Zhang bravely walked forward to touch Xiao Yue, only to discover that her body had already turned cold and stiff.

The beautiful woman was shocked by the scene before her. She didn't understand how all of this had happened.

Seeing the beautiful woman sitting on the bed in a daze, as well as being confused by what was happening in front of her, her mother couldn't help but slump onto the floor again.

The room instantly quieted down. Only the sound of the wind blowing outside the window reminded everyone that this was the real world, not a painting.

"Cluck, cluck …" Suddenly, a strange baby laugh broke the silence in the room.

Only then did the beautiful lady and Zhang's mother recover from their shock.

"Hurry, Mama Zhang, pick up the little miss!" The beautiful lady said anxiously.

"Madam, this …" Zhang's mother hesitated, afraid that she might die as horribly as Xiao Yue.

Just as Mama Zhang was hesitating, Xiao Yue, who was carrying the baby, suddenly made a move. The infant moved, and a ball of pink flesh rolled out.

"The beautiful woman saw the baby rolling on the ground, and her mother's instinct made her jump out of bed." Oh, my daughter! " The beautiful woman rushed forward. Just as she wanted to pick up the baby girl, she found that the baby girl was staring at her with a strange smile and crawling towards her.

The beautiful lady was frightened and could not help but retreat. However, the baby didn't stop moving. The jade plate that the beautiful woman was wearing on her neck was swaying from side to side as the baby crawled. It was even brighter than the scarlet light that Zhang Tie's mother had seen before.

"BOOM!" The beautiful woman only took a glance at the jade token before fainting on the ground.

"Master, please don't! This is your flesh and blood!" In the wilderness, the beautiful woman kneeled on the ground as she begged a middle-aged man.

He saw that the middle-aged man was holding a baby girl in his arms. The baby girl had a sweet appearance and was looking at him with a smile.

"Such an ominous monster is not a child of my Gu family!" The man's expression was cold and unmoved by the beautiful woman's pleas.

"Master, I think it's best for elder sister to take the child and leave!" Beside the two of them, there was a young woman with fairly good looks. She was wearing six armors and was supported by a young maid.

"Shut up!" "You fox spirit, if it wasn't for you, if it wasn't for you, why would the old master treat me like this!" The beautiful woman didn't appreciate his kindness and abruptly stood up, crazily pouncing towards the young woman.

"Butler!" "Take that bitch down!" The middle-aged man then threw the baby into a deep pit, "I can't bear to kill you. Just stay here and rest in peace! "When I go back, I will find a mage to transport you. I hope that you will no longer become a demon in your next life."

After the middle-aged man finished speaking, he looked a little sad, but he still turned around and left without looking back.

Late at night, the beautiful woman came to the deep pit with a calm expression.

"Child, don't be afraid. Mother will accompany you." With that, the beautiful woman jumped into the deep pit.

"Cluck, cluck …" From the pit came the sound of a baby's laughter, and then everything was quiet.

According to the records of the Gu family, the Gu family entered the Gu family at the age of fifteen, gave birth to three girls, and then died in childbirth, all at the age of thirty.

The three women of the Gu family were born weak and died on the day they were born. Due to the unlucky circumstances, they cannot be buried in the Gu family's tomb.