The next morning, Wei Changying was woken up by Mrs. Huang. He was startled when he saw that it was already broad daylight. He then breathed a sigh of relief when he thought that Mrs. Su was not in the house and he did not need to say hello.
Mrs. Huang took the middle coat and put it on for her, and said: "Yesterday, the young lady didn't say when she wanted the young lady to come over, but it's her first time to visit the main room, so the young lady had better get up earlier."
"Has he gone to the palace?" Wei Changying asked casually while arranging his thick knee-length hair. Shen Zangfeng had said that his leave would end today, and he would go to the palace to cancel his leave and thank the Holy One.
Huang said with a smile: "Young Madam, it's true. It's been a few days since we came here. Why do you mention that the young master still belongs to 'him'? When the young master left, he even told us to let the young madam sleep more!"
"Bring the clothes here, let's go there early so that my sister-in-law won't have to wait in a hurry." Wei Changying pretended not to hear the words and urged.
After changing clothes according to Huang's suggestion, and having a quick breakfast, Wei Changying led the people to the main room.
Like Jintongyuan, the "Xinyi Pavilion" where Dafang lives is also a single-family courtyard. It's just one more entrance than Jintong Courtyard. This is not only because Shen Zangli is the eldest son, but also because the eldest family now has a pair of eldest children and needs more space than the third family.
Miss Shen Shujing, the ten-year-old eldest grandson, has now begun to learn how to treat others with her mother. This time when Captain Wei arrived, Mrs. Liu happened to use her to practice with her daughter - so she asked Shen Shujing to greet her aunt outside the door, and then accompanied her all the way back. .
The niece's conversation was polite, her expression was calm, and her behavior was just right. Wei Changying saw it and secretly praised her: she looked just like her cousin when she was young. Being able to compare with Song Zaishui when he was young shows that Shen Shujing has a good upbringing.
Arriving at the second main hall, Ms. Liu was frowning deeply. After Wei Changying entered, he found that in addition to her and the servants, there was a man with red sandalwood, couplets, flowers, trees, and deer and auspicious patterns in the hall. The woman in black clothes, wearing a pony bun with two unengraved gold hairpins inserted sideways, sat at the bottom with a serious expression.
This woman looked to be in her thirties, with pretty features. When she saw Wei Changying, she squinted her eyes and stood up before Mrs. Liu could introduce her. She said, "Is this the third young lady? She is truly stunning in the world. Our third young master is truly a talented man and a beautiful woman."
Wei Changying looked at her inexplicably. The woman stood up, but she had no intention of saluting... It didn't sound like a servant said this, but what was the origin
Fortunately, although Mrs. Liu was a step too late, she also spoke at this moment: "The third brother and sister have just passed by, so you don't know Aunt Guo yet?"
It turned out to be Shen Xuan’s concubine!
Wei Changying suddenly realized that a concubine was still half a slave after all. Even a favored concubine was not as high in status as a legitimate daughter-in-law. It's just that Aunt Guo obviously relies on her favor. Although she is not obviously domineering, she still has a sense of elders in her speech and behavior.
Both the Liu family and Wei Changying came from famous families, and they learned to respect each other from a young age. Naturally, they didn't like her to be like this. But Aunt Guo meant so in her words. She didn’t clearly claim to be the elder, and the two of them couldn’t do anything to her because of this. Wei Changying said lightly: “It turns out to be Aunt Guo, I just came here, before. I haven’t seen it before.”
Aunt Guo saw her cold attitude and said: "Originally, the third young lady was just getting married, and I am not a scornful person, but I chose to cause trouble at this time. It's just that the second young master finally got such a male child, and now it's inexplicable No more... Traces of abortion pills were found in the ginseng tea Luqiao drank on weekdays. Regarding this matter... the second young lady was not here. I wanted to ask the eldest young lady to help me check, but the eldest young lady did not dare to do it on her own. , I must invite the third young lady to prove it..."
Ms. Liu coughed and said, "This is a matter in the second brother's room. Although the second brother and sister accompanied their mother to Su's house, it's not like they won't come back. As my sister-in-law, I can help her take care of a few things." That's right for my niece, but when it involves the heirs of my second brother, how can I dare to take over such a big matter? Besides, apart from my second brother and sister, I don't know much about anyone else in Wuhua Court."
Wei Changying pinched the handkerchief: Mr. Liu didn't want to interfere either, but he planned to call himself over and deal with Aunt Guo together? This is not surprising. According to Huang's analysis last night, if Luqiao's miscarriage was harmed by others, the most likely person was Duanmu. But Mrs. Liu is also happy to see the success - after all, the second wife has no son, and it is difficult to build up the momentum.
As for exposing the Duanmu clan, the one who is now unofficially designated as the next clan leader is not Shen Lianshi, but Shen Zangfeng. The Liu family should be in alliance with the Duanmu family for the time being. If the third family does not fight, how can the eldest family and the second family break up with each other
However, Mrs. Liu didn't want to undermine the Duanmu family, but Shen Lianshi's biological mother, Mrs. Guo, refused to let things go like this. Green or Yinqiao, no matter who the biological mother is, the second wife's children are always the blood of Aunt Guo and Shen Lianshi. Now the concubine who is pregnant with Shen Lianshi's eldest son has been murdered with abortion pills. The concubine also hopes that her son will have a prosperous heir, so she is unwilling not to find out.
But Mrs. Duanmu is now accompanying Mrs. Su to fulfill her filial piety at the Su family. Instead of helping her share her worries and solve her problems, her sister-in-law Liu and Wei Changying took the opportunity to interfere in her backyard - how could this make sense? Therefore, no matter what Aunt Guo said, Mrs. Liu would not agree to investigate the matter herself, and the same was true for Wei Changying.
After all, Aunt Guo is just a concubine, not Mrs. Su. If Mrs. Su had said this and asked Mrs. Liu and Wei Changying to help Shen Lianshi investigate the backyard to find out who so boldly murdered Shen Lianshi's eldest son, then it would be justified.
Therefore, Mrs. Liu emphasized: "I would never dare to say anything about this second wife's matter without my mother or second siblings speaking out."
Aunt Guo said: "I know that the eldest young lady is in trouble, but now Mrs. Deng is obviously very ill. Otherwise, why would she not come back for two nights in a row? Even the eldest son went to see her and said that the Su family had invited Duanmu The Eighth Lady has been diagnosed... Madam must be worried and sad now. I really don't dare to worry about this matter anymore. And the Second Young Madam has to serve Madam, and I'm afraid she won't be able to come back for a while. Wouldn’t these people destroy all the evidence during this period of time? How will the Second Young Madam investigate after she comes back?”
He started sobbing and said, "Poor Second Young Master, the eldest son of the concubine was so eagerly awaited, but he was gone before he could see it! If Lu Qiao's body was useless, that would be fine. But Lu Qiao, who was so good, was harmed by someone. , If we don’t find out clearly, wouldn’t everyone be in danger if there is a pregnant person in the backyard?”
Then he said to the guard chief Ying, "The third young lady has just entered the door. You said that as soon as you entered the door, you saw that the pregnant concubine was murdered. The murderer has not been found out. When you get pregnant, can you not worry about it?" shock?"
Wei Changying was a little displeased that she compared his pregnancy to that of a concubine, so he said calmly: "Auntie Guo, please don't be sad, otherwise you will not be sad and ruin your body. My second brother is also worried about my aunt."
Mrs. Liu had a headache and said: "Auntie, it's not that I don't feel sorry for my second brother, but you see, my mother is not here now, so I have to keep an eye on everything big and small in this house. The three nieces under my second brother's knees are still alive." Xiao, since I promised my second brother and sister to take care of her nieces, I can't just take them to the big room and leave them alone, right? I really don't have much time now... I'm very restrained by the people in Luqiao's place. , let people deliver food to them, and wait for the second brother and sister to come back. Of course, the second brother and sister know best about the second house, right? "
Aunt Guo glanced at Wei Changying, who was startled. Mrs. Liu used the excuse of not being free. She didn't want Aunt Guo to have her mind set on her, so she said, "I just came in, and I don't understand anything. But when it comes to the matters in the second room, the second sister-in-law is the one who is most familiar with it. Now that the second sister-in-law is staying with her mother at Su's house, why not send someone a letter to ask the second sister-in-law what she means? After all, it is a matter in the second brother's backyard. The second sister-in-law makes the decision.”
A trace of helplessness flashed across Aunt Guo's face, and she said: "I'm afraid the Second Young Master is with me and I have no time..."
"Don't worry, auntie." Mrs. Liu quickly responded, "My mother also hopes that the second brother will have a son soon. If she knew about this, she would definitely not let the second brother and sister come back!"
"But Madam is now serving Mrs. Deng, so she should not worry about the affairs of the house anymore..." Aunt Guo bit her lip.
Ms. Liu smiled: "Don't worry, aunt. Isn't the eldest son of my second brother, a concubine who has no fate, also my mother's grandson? How can my mother not care?"
At this point, Aunt Guo had nothing to say, so she could only sigh, said a few words of entrustment, and left in frustration.
After she left, Mrs. Liu smiled bitterly and said to Wei Zhangying: "I'm really sorry for my third brother and sister. You just came here and I'm troubling you like this."
"What did the eldest sister-in-law say?" Wei Changying asked hurriedly, "I am feeling ashamed. Originally, the eldest sister-in-law had to take care of the whole family. Shu Jing and Shu Ming also wanted my sister-in-law to teach me. Why don't you say this? A few days ago, Shu Rou's three nieces also came to the main room... It's so busy and I don't help with anything. It's really... "
Mrs. Liu waved her hand and said, "I just didn't want to get involved in the affairs of the second room's backyard, so I told Aunt Guo on purpose. Although the nieces are young, they are very sensible and don't have to worry about it at all, not to mention if there is Yu helps take care of it. As for these things at home, my mother has already followed the rules, and I just keep an eye on them. "
Wei Changying sighed: "I really didn't expect that my second sister-in-law would accompany her mother to Su's house, and something like this would happen to the second room. Yesterday, my husband... After my husband heard about it, he was also very worried about his second brother!"
"Oh, isn't it?" Ms. Liu obviously didn't want to talk more about Lu Qiao, so she changed the subject, "It's noon. If the third brother and sister don't mind, let's have a meal at my sister-in-law's place."
Wei Changying said a few polite words and agreed.
The two sisters chatted for a while, and then the flower hall was ready to invite guests. Mrs. Liu and she humbly went in, only to see a group of people waiting in the hall.
In addition to juniors like Shen Shujing, there was also a young girl with her back to them, leaning down to wipe the face of the youngest Shen Shuyan. Looking from behind, the girl is wearing a primrose-colored blouse with narrow sleeves and collar embroidered with small plum blossoms, a moon-white hidden flower skirt, a colorful silk ribbon tied around her waist, a brocade of flowers on her arms, and a bun with her hair tied up in a bun. The two crystal steps swayed gently with the soft wind passing through the hall, reflecting the colorful light and making the temples of the crows shine with light.
Hearing the salutes and greetings from Shen Shujing and his group, the girl turned around quickly and followed Yingying in saluting: "Seventh sister!"
Mrs. Liu said softly: "Don't be formal." Then she introduced Wei Changying, "This is Ruoyu, my fifth uncle's eldest daughter."
Then he introduced Wei Changying, "This is your sister Wei."
Wei Changying looked at Liu Ruoyu. She had a fair face, almond-shaped eyes, and a straight bridge of nose. The most eye-catching thing was her small cherry mouth. She had no red lips and she pursed her lips in a graceful smile. She was really a beauty. It's just that Liu Ruoyu is beautiful, but her face is pale and her body is thin, as if she has been used harshly. Coupled with the gloomy color between her eyebrows, the whole person shows a kind of frailty. A delicate and forbearing person who has been bullied.
Mrs. Wan had previously hinted that after Liu Ruoyu lost her biological mother when she was young, her stepmother came into the house and was not very kind to her. She didn't have any direct brothers to support her. She only had Liu, a clan sister, who picked her up from time to time and stayed with her for almost two days. Her life in the Liu family was far less good than that in the Shen family. Seeing Liu Ruoyu's cautious look now, Wei Changying couldn't bear it, and said with a smile: "Last time, I heard from my sister-in-law that sister Ruoyu was here. I wanted to come see my sister, but I didn't come over. I was busy with everything, until I just met my sister today. I asked my sister-in-law, "There are so many sisters. Why do you always take your sister to live with you?" of."
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