Before Madam Su could draw up the list of unmarried young men of suitable age from various families in the imperial capital, Duanmu Xinmiao came to visit first.
Everyone in the Taifu's mansion was very surprised by the arrival of this miraculous medical student. The second young lady, Duanmu, was originally checking her daughters' schoolwork. After hearing the news, she hurriedly washed and changed clothes and rushed to Mrs. Su - she didn't want to cross the border yet. Going up to the corridor, I happened to hear Mrs. Su saying in surprise: "Is the Eighth Miss here to look for Chang Ying?"
When Duanmu heard this from outside the door, her steps suddenly slowed down, her expression became suspicious, and she signaled the maid at the door not to complain yet. She gathered up her skirt and listened with bated breath...
But when I heard Duanmu Xinmiao in the room responded in a crisp voice: "What Madam is saying is that last time, your daughter-in-law accompanied your son to Master Xinmiao for pulse diagnosis. Xinmiao happened to be serving in front of the master. She hit it off with her and they talked a lot. Huan, I made an appointment to meet later. Xin Miao was free today, so she came uninvited as she remembered the previous appointment. I hope you will forgive me."
Of course Mrs. Su wants to forgive her. Not to mention that Duanmu Xinmiao is the only descendant of Ji Qubing. Her background as the legitimate daughter of Jinxiu Duanmu and the clan sister of her second daughter-in-law, the Duanmu clan, means that she is no less interested in this kind of family than a serious lady in her own family. , Mrs. Su would not lose her etiquette, so she hid her surprise at this moment and said with a smile: "What I said, without mentioning the appointment between Chang Ying and you, I just said that your sister is our second daughter-in-law, and they are all relatives. Come over here It’s just like being at home, so why be polite?”
Duanmu Xinmiao said obediently: "Thank you, madam, Xinmiao!"
"Don't thank me. Speaking of my mother's illness, it's all thanks to you." Mrs. Deng was cured by Duanmu Xinmiao. Although Mrs. Su had already thanked her again and again at that time, because of her relationship with Duanmu Xinmiao, Not very familiar with him, so I had to be polite again. Mrs. Su had to praise Duanmu Xinmiao's character and medical skills again.
After hearing the polite words outside the door, Mr. Duanmu bit his lip, straightened his clothes, returned to normal, and nodded to the maid. The maid guarding the door understood and reported inside. Mrs. Su stopped talking and called in.
Duanmu entered the door with a smile, and saw Duanmu Xinmiao wearing a blushing mandarin jacket with a collar embroidered with mandala flowers and leaves on the ground, a valerian flower skirt, a side-combed pony bun, and a Camellia flowers, swaying luan birds, sitting at the head of Mrs. Su with a straight face, dignified manner and a smile, giving her the air of a lady.
She smiled and saluted Mrs. Su, and greeted the clan sister very affectionately: "Miao'er came just in time. There are rose cakes being made in the small kitchen. I remember you love this most, and I was thinking of calling someone later. Send some over."
Duanmu Xinmiao stood up and gave Sister Clan a blessing and said with a smile: "What a coincidence, Sister Clan, don't be so troublesome. I'm here to look for Sister Wei. Sister Clan will send me to Sister Wei in a while." Just go to the side.”
Duanmu showed a hint of surprise and said, "Are you looking for your third younger brother and sister?" Then he turned curious, "Why did you suddenly come to find your third younger brother and sister?"
"We met at Master's place last time, and we hit it off right away. We made an appointment to come and visit when I'm free." Duanmu Xinmiao said with a faint smile, "I'm here to play with Sister Wei today." He looked around for a moment, " Is Sister Wei busy right now?”
Mrs. Su asked Aunt Tao: "Where is Chang Ying? Haven't you asked anyone to call him yet?"
Aunt Tao said a little embarrassedly: "I have already sent someone. I think Jintongyuan is far away, so I haven't come here yet."
When she said this, except for Duanmu Xinmiao, who was not familiar with Taifu's Mansion, Mrs. Su and Duanmu all understood: This is the first time Duanmu Xinmiao has come to the Shen family's door, and now everyone in the Shen family is healthy and healthy. Damn it, Duanmu Xinmiao suddenly came to the door. Anyone would think that he was here to see her sister Duanmu.
So Mrs. Su was here to receive her, and her servants didn't need to give any orders. She spontaneously ran to Wuhua Courtyard to invite the Duanmu family.
It wasn't until Duanmu came over that I heard Duanmu Xinmiao tell me the reason for coming, but it was to find Wei Zhangying... I'm afraid the people who were going to Jintongyuan were rushing to get there before they arrived!
Duanmu's face was a little ugly, but she just thought about it and covered it up, smiling and saying: "Speaking of which, the third brother and sister are really a little busy now. Something happened with the shopping two days ago, and now it's... The third brother and sister are dealing with it, so I’m afraid it might be delayed.”
Mrs. Su glanced at her implicitly: Duanmu's words obviously meant that Wei Changying was deliberately neglecting Duanmu Xinmiao. Speaking of it, Duanmu Xinmiao was the sister of Duanmu's clan, and she was married to the imperial capital at the beginning of the year. Wei Changying is much kinder. However, the first time Duanmu Xinmiao came to Taifu's Mansion, he actually found Wei Changying instead of his sister Duanmu. This has made it a bit difficult for Duanmu to be a good person. Duanmu Xinmiao was called Duanmu just now - the Duanmu family is The understatement of "Sister Wei", she didn't even bother to call her "Sister Wei", but she treated Wei Changying as "Sister Wei" who was affectionate and affectionate.
Mrs. Su would not be happy with such a thing, but Duanmu could not keep her composure and demolished her sister-in-law in front of her mother-in-law. Mrs. Su still wanted to warn her - after being treated like this by Mrs. Su See, Duanmu also felt that she was too impatient, so she made up for it with a smile: "But since the third brother and sister have made an appointment with you, Miao'er, they will definitely come over immediately if they can report the matter."
Duanmu Xinmiao pinched the handkerchief, smiled dignifiedly and reservedly, and said: "Madam and sister, please don't worry, Xinmiao is not in a hurry. Speaking of which, I didn't make an appointment with Sister Wei last time, so today The sudden visit is what I'm afraid of disturbing Sister Wei." He also said, "If anything happens to Sister Wei, Xin Miao can come back later."
Now Duanmu Xinmiao is seen as noble, generous and considerate. In the eyes of Mrs. Su, who is not very familiar with her, this is how a lady should be. Although Duanmu Xinmiao did not follow the rules and became a doctor, Ran, who was born as a real lady, didn't find it strange. He smiled and chatted with her: "How did this happen? Although we didn't agree on a good date, we made an appointment anyway. Chang Ying should have prepared for you to come... Xu It's a long journey, and the servants are too lazy to wait. Miss Eight, please don't sit down. Chang Ying will come soon, and I'll ask her to apologize to you!"
"Xinmiao doesn't dare to take it." Duanmu Xinmiao said politely, "Sister Wei is older than Xinmiao. The so-called elders and younger ones are in order. What's more, Madam also said that Sister Wei hasn't come yet because of Jin. Because Tongyuan is far away..."
"The Eighth Miss is so humble..." Mrs. Su perfunctorily mentioned that the female family members of a similar background had already been proficient in their studies, and now she made a kind expression and praised her.
Duanmu stood by with a smile and a calm expression, but the handkerchief was pulled tighter and tighter - Mrs. Su was not familiar with Duanmu Xinmiao. As a sister of the same clan, Duanmu didn't know her sister
Duanmu Xinmiao's experience is similar to that of her teacher Ji Qubing. In the early years, when her eldest sister Duanmu Weimiao was still the crown prince, she relied on her sister's love and indulgence, and the old lady of the Duanmu family was still there. Of course, the old lady's favorite was not Duanmu. Xin Miao, but because of Duanmu Weimiao, this little granddaughter has always been treated differently.
As a result, the empress Qian was deposed, the prince was also despised, and the princess became a commoner. Later, because her husband died of depression, she was granted the title of Princess Cai after being granted the title of Princess Cai. Fortunately, there was still a heir apparent who could support Duanmu Weimiao. Live life. Otherwise, there is a high probability that Princess Cai would have followed her husband like Liu Ruoyu's clan sister and the first crown princess of this dynasty.
After Duanmu Weimiao's accident, it was a huge blow to the old lady of the Duanmu family who loved her the most. Her widowhood was another blow to the old lady. In short, King Cai's posthumous title has not yet come down, and the old lady of the Duanmu family has also gone - basically The old lady of the Duanmu family was worried to death for her eldest granddaughter.
Two sisters, Duanmu Weimiao and Duanmu Xinmiao, have no direct biological brothers. Their mother, Qian, has a strong personality and has never gotten along well with her husband.
The owner of Weiyang Palace was still named Qian Nahui. Although Qian was not liked by her husband, her circumstances were acceptable. After the eldest daughter became the crown princess, even her husband treated her much better. Later... Mr. Qian went there two years ago. Duanmu Xinmiao only got rid of Xiao at the end of last year. Since the old lady of the Duanmu family left, Duanmu Xinmiao has stayed with her mother. The mother and daughter lived in a separate courtyard, and even Do not set foot in Duanmu's ancestral home.
After Qian left, Duanmu Xinmiao still lived in that house. Except for visiting her eldest sister and nephew at Prince Cai's Mansion once a month, she and the Duanmu family seemed to be strangers. This is also the point where Duanmu and his sister have the same great-grandfather, but the relationship between the two is not very close. The last time he asked Duanmu Xinmiao to diagnose Mrs. Deng, he actually asked Duanmu's mother to come to her home as an elder. for the sake of.
Duanmu Xinmiao's father remarried last year. His newly married step-wife, Zhou, was the daughter of the Xilin Zhou family in the aristocratic family. Her family status was not as good as that of Jinxiu Duanmu, and she was unwilling to be suppressed by a group of concubines who believed in their achievements in fathering children. He tried his best to take Duanmu Xinmiao back - in the name of feeling sorry for his stepdaughter, he violently attacked the people in the backyard, sold several concubines whose sons were about to lose their hair, and sent away a large number of old servants, and so on. Knocking, the entire backyard was tidied up, and she had great power, but she also gained a reputation as a daughter who valued her first wife and was promised to be a model of loving mother.
It's just that Duanmu Xinmiao still has hatred in her heart. Although she has returned home, she is not very close to her family members, let alone her clan members. Duanmu heard his mother comment on this girl: "The experience is similar to that of Ji Qubing. The master and the apprentice are in love with each other. They were lively and playful innocent children in the past, but now they have been cold-hearted by the world and look at each other. She is very polite about everything, but in fact, she doesn't care about anything. Except for Wei Miao's mother and son, including her father, she doesn't necessarily care whether they live or die. It's not easy to have a real relationship with her, but if you offend her, you will be remembered for a lifetime... So, just like Princess Anji, don’t offend her even if you don’t ask for her, lest she get angry with you and you won’t be able to offend her.”
Duanmu kept these words in mind and was always very polite to this clan girl. Because of her mother's comments, Duanmu Xinmiao was lukewarm, polite but distant in front of others, and bitter and moody behind others. Duanmu also did not Take it to heart, I know this is the kind of person this sister is!
But the worst thing is that looking at Duanmu Xinmiao's attitude towards Wei Changying today, Duanmu can't be happy no matter what!
She thought about things in silence. After a long while, Wei Changying finally came. After the ceremony, Duanmu Xinmiao sweetly called Sister Wei and said, "I think sister is really thinking hard! I didn't post it before I posted it." Come, sister won’t blame me?”
Okay! When she met Wei Changying, she even dropped the word "Wei"! Do you think this is the extent of intimacy with Duanmu Weimiao? Duanmu secretly gritted his teeth and said with a smile: "Miao'er is right, third brother and sister, it's not like I, the elder sister, can speak for my sister: You made an appointment with Miao'er before, why are you still so late now?" Mother said she wanted to apologize to Miao'er! "Look at you!"
Duanmu felt sour and uncomfortable, and ignored her mother-in-law's previous warning - Mrs. Su couldn't divorce her home anyway. Based on her understanding of her mother-in-law, if she didn't listen to her mother-in-law today, most people would leave and say, Just admit your mistake when the time comes. But if she just let Wei Changying go, she would really not be willing to do so!
Mrs. Su frowned and glanced at her second daughter-in-law, but didn't say anything despite Duanmu Xinmiao's presence.
When Wei Changying saw Duanmu Xinmiao coming over, he really felt reluctant to hand over his valuable jewel-embedded ring - the key is that the handover was very confusing and he felt unhappy. Now he hears that Duanmu is acting so strangely. , and said calmly: "Miss Duanmu Ba said she wanted to come over to see me before. I said Miss Ba was polite. In addition, when I met Miss Ba that day, she accompanied her husband to ask for a diagnosis from Divine Doctor Ji. I am thinking about my husband when he comes back. I forgot to mention it to my mother and sisters-in-law after that. I didn’t expect Miss Eight to actually come here today, so I hope I’ll forgive you for not being able to welcome her from afar!”
He said that he really wanted to salute Duanmu Xinmiao - Duanmu Xinmiao was asking for help from her now, and he was already very capable of being a lowly person, so how could he dare to ask her to really apologize? He hurriedly came up to help her and shouted: "Sister Wei, what are you doing? It's obviously me who came here uninvited. It's fine if Sister Wei doesn't blame me. How can I blame Sister Wei? When it comes to apology, it should be me who apologizes to her. That’s right!”
The two of them were arguing to apologize to each other, but a trace of doubt flashed in Mrs. Su's eyes: Duanmu Xinmiao kept saying that she and her third daughter-in-law hit it off immediately, and they seemed to be extremely close, even more so than her sister from the same clan as Duanmu. Intimacy... Why doesn't it look like this now
Especially Wei Changying is not close to Duanmu Xinmiao at all!
Her daughter-in-law knows it well. Mrs. Su knows that although Wei Changying was very favored by her elders when she was a young lady, she was not so willful as to be unreasonable. If Duanmu Xinmiao was really kind to her, shouldn't Wei Changying be so cold and distant
What exactly is going on
Mrs. Su was here pondering and observing. Duanmu Xinmiao and Wei Changying pushed back and forth. After all, they were no longer as powerful as Wei Changying, who had been practicing martial arts since childhood. She was forced to hold him down and accepted the ceremony. She looked at the flash in Wei Changying's eyes. He was dissatisfied with the Duanmu family, but he was worried that being instigated by the clan sister would make Wei Changying lose his temper. He couldn't get the jade he had relied on, and he was unhappy. Anyway, Duanmu Xinmiao had nothing to offend the Duanmu family. Yes, he turned around angrily and shouted to Sister Wei: "I came here to see Sister Wei properly. Mrs. Su is your mother-in-law. Before she said anything, Sister Clan hurriedly forced Sister Wei to apologize to me, for fear of There is no bad blood between the two of us! What are you thinking, sister?" (To be continued)