The daily life of a concubine's daughter

Chapter 151 The Prophet's Dream

Shi Mingzhu bid farewell to her ladyship and hurried to visit her mother, Zheng.

Zheng only let her talk to her through the screen, and said happily: "My dear Zhuzhu, you are finally well! Stay away from me, so that I won't let my illness get to you."

Shi Mingzhu sat on the chaise longue behind the screen and thought to herself that her mother loved her more. In Ganlu Hall, the old lady didn't worry about her getting sick.

As expected, the old lady shared half of her love for her with Shi Yao.

Shi Mingzhu felt depressed, and thought of the illness and injuries of the eldest branch of the family, and the punishment of her brothers. She couldn't help feeling sad. Fearing that she would fall ill again, she forced herself to smile and asked about Zheng's condition in detail.

Zheng smiled wanly and said, "Don't worry, there's nothing serious wrong with me. I'm just a little angry and I can't muster up any energy. I feel weak all over. I'll be fine after some rest."

Shi Mingzhu remembered the words of "Shi Yao" in her previous life, and vaguely remembered that the society where "Shi Yao" grew up attached great importance to exercise, so she advised: "Mom, move more. It is very good for your health and will help you recover faster."

Zheng smiled bitterly, "I want to move, but I have to be able to. I got up this morning to wash up, but I felt dizzy and had to lie down again. The doctor said I should rest."

Shi Mingzhu tried to persuade her a few more times, but seeing that she wouldn't listen and insisted on lying down to recuperate, she had no choice but to give up.

She had lunch at Zheng's place.

Before leaving, Zheng solemnly reminded her: "Your sisters-in-law have gone crazy and possessed. You should be careful and don't treat them with sincerity like before. They are all ungrateful!

If you want to find someone to play with, go find your brothers. They are fine now. They have all come back to reflect on their mistakes. It was all caused by those troublemakers! Otherwise, go talk to your cousin Xuan, or go find your third and fifth sisters-in-law.

However, the third and fifth daughters-in-law are helping your third aunt manage the household, and they are so busy that they probably don't have much time to spare -

It's all your sister-in-law's fault. She pretends to be sick or dead all day long. How can a daughter-in-law be like this? She has come to our family to be the ancestor!"

Shi Mingzhu coaxed him a few words, said she remembered it, and then got up and went back.

As soon as she reached the gate of Lanpei Courtyard, a maid reported, "The Third Master, the Fourth Master, and the Fifth Master are waiting for the girl."

Shi Mingzhu had a clue in her mind, her eyes lit up, and she asked in a reproachful tone: "Why didn't you send someone to Tangdi Courtyard to tell them?"

The maid said, "The master won't let us do that, for fear of disturbing the conversation between the young lady and the mistress."

Hearing Shi Mingzhu's voice, Shi Mingying came out to open the curtain for her and said with a smile: "Zhuzhu, I've been waiting for you."

After entering and dismissing the maids, the atmosphere suddenly became solemn.

Shi Mingying poured tea for everyone at the table. Shi Mingzhen picked up the teacup, tasted the tea, and said slowly: "Zhuzhu, my uncle came back from court today and brought back a piece of news."

Shi Mingzhu was certain and asked with a smile, "What's the news?"

Shi Mingkui said: "At the morning court today, the Ning family presented Guanzhou with auspicious signs, spring bamboo shoots that were born with the word 'prosperity' in their name, and the emperor was very pleased."

Shi Mingzhu pretended to be surprised and said, "Huh? It's exactly the same as what I dreamed about!"

Shi Mingkui asked hurriedly: "Zhuzhu, did you really dream about it? Did you hear about it from other people?"

Shi Mingzhu pretended to be unhappy and pouted, "I really dreamed about it. I told you last year that I had a nightmare, but you didn't believe me!"

The three brothers all had puzzled expressions on their faces, with Shi Mingying's expression being the most exaggerated.

Shi Mingkui frowned and said, "Zhuzhu, did you dream about anything else?"

Shi Mingzhu twisted her handkerchief and pursed her lips, saying, "There are still some things, but I don't remember the specific time for many of them, and they may not all be realized one by one."

Shi Mingzhen smiled and said, "Don't embarrass yourself. Just tell me as much as you remember. Lao Wu, go ask the maids for the four treasures of the study."

Shi Mingying hurried out to get the four treasures of the study.

Shi Mingkui was filled with shame: "Zhuzhu, I'm sorry. We didn't take your words seriously before. We thought you were sick and confused. It's our fault. Fourth brother apologizes to you on behalf of everyone."

Shi Mingzhu smiled nonchalantly and said, "How can I blame my brothers for this? After all, no one knows that the things in the dream will come true. Because I was in a deep dream and experienced life and death, I am terrified of this nightmare, and I am afraid that everything that happened in the dream will come true one by one."

Shi Mingkui said: "It's not just this one thing. You had a nightmare, and we didn't take your fear seriously. This is also wrong."

Shi Mingzhu hurriedly smiled and said, "I don't blame my brothers."

Shi Mingying asked for writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone, spread out the rice paper, held down the ends with two jade tiger paperweights, then rolled up his sleeves and ground ink aside.

Shi Mingzhen's handwriting is good, so he was the one to write.

In the past few months, Shi Mingzhu had written down everything she could remember about her past life in a small notebook, and she read it over and over again every day. She had already memorized it by heart, so when she spoke it out sentence by sentence, it was very fluent.

"At this year's spring outing, Shi Yao will recite poems and compose essays, shining brightly."

"It was also during the spring outing that the only son of Prince Changning slipped and fell into the Huanmeng River. He became paralyzed and could not move. He died within a year."

"The first place winner in this year's imperial examination was named Wang, but I forgot his name. The first place winner in the palace examination was named Bo Yinghao. He will become the emperor's confidant in the future. When he died, it was Bo Yinghao who wrote the imperial edict to pass on the throne."

"..."

"At my grandfather's birthday banquet, Shi Yao used seductive fragrance to try to give her innocence to the fifth prince Zhou Xu, but she was kicked out by Zhou Xu. Her reputation was ruined, and she ended up marrying the governor of Huguang, Lu Ying..."

Hearing this, Shi Mingying couldn't help but interrupt: "I remember Lu Ying is over 50 years old? Older than my father! How could Shi Yao marry him?"

Shi Mingzhen sneered: "Without a good reputation, it's good enough that someone wants her. Which man would want to marry a second-hand woman? Only men of Lu Ying's age are not picky."

Shi Mingkui nodded in agreement.

Shi Mingzhu did not comment, and continued: "But, one or two years after Shi Yao got married, Lu Ying died. After that, she became a widow and observed mourning. After the mourning period ended, Shi Yao returned to Beijing.

The Lu family thought she had returned to the Shi family, and we thought she was still in the Lu family. In fact, Zhou Shao kept her as a concubine.

Shi Mingzhen and the other two all changed their expressions.

Shi Mingying spitted: "How shameless! A pair of bastards!"

Shi Mingkui asked cautiously: "Zhuzhu, in your dream, were you and the Fourth Prince?"

Shi Mingzhu hid the darkness in her eyes and said indifferently: "I will marry the Fourth Prince at the end of this year. By then, I will be the Fourth Prince's consort."

Shi Mingzhen was heartbroken and said angrily, "How dare you treat the precious jewel of our Shi family like this!"

Shi Mingzhu added: "At that time, he was already the crown prince, so he dared to do whatever he wanted."

Shi Mingying was in doubt: "How can a scum like him be qualified to be the crown prince? What about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

Shi Mingzhu sighed, "Your Highness, during the autumn hunt next year, he fell off his horse and broke his leg. He also accidentally ate something and died of poisoning."

Shi Mingzhen and the other two were silent.

Shi Mingzhu never believed the lies of Fu Nanjun and the others, and did not believe that the Shi family would murder the prince, so she told her brothers frankly that if there was a chance, she hoped they could stop it in time and save the prince.

Shi Mingzhen and Shi Mingkui vaguely understood what their elders were thinking. They looked at each other and said nothing.