Although attending banquets in the palace is commonplace for the Shen family, it is not as good as the wedding banquets at the homes of relatives and colleagues. Not to mention the various precautions taken to deal with the nobles in the palace, the cumbersome and cumbersome outfits that must be worn alone are enough trouble. This is why Mrs. Su has to ask for the imperial edict to be exempted from entering the palace to congratulate.
That evening, Mrs. Su and her group returned home. Almost all of them were exhausted. After briefly washing themselves, they all fell asleep. Wei Changying did not join in the fun.
The next day, Wei Changying was helped slowly to the upper room to pay his respects. After a night's rest, Mrs. Su, who still looked a little haggard, scolded her when she saw her: "Didn't I let you stay well in the yard? Why did you come out again?" ”
Wei Changying said with a smile: "Shenji Doctor Ji said that my daughter-in-law is ready to leave. I haven't come to pay my respects to my mother for several days, and I am thinking about it."
"I'm fine!" Mrs. Su said sternly, "Even if I have something to take care of, not to mention Aunt Tao and the others, but your sisters-in-law? Just be obedient and go back to Jintong Courtyard. It’s the right thing to do to have a good pregnancy.”
It's no wonder that Mrs. Su attaches such importance to it - in the past two days, she endured Ji Qubing's sarcastic remarks and invited the bad-tempered miracle doctor to the upper room. She served him well with tea and food, and her efforts were not in vain - she went round and round to find out who the guard chief was. Ying is a young master, and he is Shen Zangfeng’s eldest son! Now that Shen Zangfeng is far away at the border, how can Mrs. Su not be kind to her son
What's more, in the entire Ming Peitang direct branch, there is only one direct grandson, Shen Shuming. No matter which house is about to have a new grandchild, the elders are eager to do so.
So now that she saw Wei Changying getting up early to greet her, Mrs. Su was worried about her from the bottom of her heart: "Doctor Ji said you can take a walk, so you just take two steps in the yard, isn't that enough? Jin Tong The hospital is so far away from Shangfang, what if you get tired and thirsty on the way? "
The mother-in-law was so concerned, and the sister-in-law had to express her feelings. Both the Liu family and the Duanmu family asked Wei Changying to go back to Jintong Courtyard immediately to continue the pregnancy. Don't worry about Mrs. Su's affairs here or at home. Everything is fine. There are them.
Everyone unanimously told Wei Changying not to leave the yard if nothing happened in the future, but if she needed anything, just send someone to tell her, and she was determined to satisfy her with whatever the family could do. Everyone in the family treated her like a Liuli girl, so Wei Changying had no choice but to say goodbye.
Returning to Jintong Courtyard, only Huang and other confidants were left, and they couldn't help but say something from their hearts: "It's really boring to be bored in the courtyard all day long."
"Young lady, please bear with me for a while, it's only ten months." Huang and He advised her, "Wouldn't it be better to safely have the baby in our own yard? You want to go out and hang out, waiting for the little master to be born. After that, once you take good care of yourself, you can go anywhere you want."
Mrs. Huang added: "Miss Song told me when she left last time that she would come to see you again when she is free."
"There are also the two Miss Song who are under Madam Auntie's knees." Mr. He also said.
Wei Changying curled his lips and said: "Now that the New Year is approaching, they all have their own things to be busy with. Where can they find the time to come see me? Why don't I just ask them to leave their business and come to relieve my boredom just because I am bored?"
Just as he was talking, he unexpectedly came to report with a song in his head: "My aunt and my two cousins are here."
"..." The three masters and servants in the room looked at each other, a little dumbfounded, and said, "This really means that Cao Cao and Cao Cao are here."
After Wei Shengxian, mother and daughter were welcomed in and seated, Wei Changying couldn't help but thank his aunt for her care. However, Wei Shengxian looked preoccupied and did not look like he was just here to visit. He reluctantly exchanged greetings and then looked to the left and right without hesitation.
Wei Changying wondered if the Song clan members were coming to persecute her again? He ordered the left and right to retreat.
She had not guessed Wei Shengxian correctly several times before, and she was not right this time either. When everyone dispersed and there were only four people left, Wei Shengxian sighed and said: "Normally, I shouldn't trouble you now, but it is a matter of Xiyue's life, and my aunt has nothing to do in this imperial capital. For those who are trustworthy, if I ask your second aunt, she won’t be able to tell, but maybe you will know?”
Wei Changying asked curiously: "Auntie, please tell me, Sister Yue?"
He looked at Song Xiyue - Song Xiyue blushed, raised her sleeves to cover her face, and whispered: "Yesterday, His Royal Highness the Prince got married, and my mother took us into the palace to congratulate her. In the middle, Concubine Deng called me to look at me again, and... He also asked me about my birthday and... I also asked if I was engaged, etc. I was confused. After I resigned from the imperial concubine, I went to tell my mother that my mother went to find my second aunt and asked her. The guess is that it may be...a noble concubine..."
After all, she is a girl who has not left the government. She is so shy that she can't continue talking.
Wei Shengxian said on her behalf: "Zheng Yin guessed that the imperial concubine might be asking for her nephew Deng Zongqi, but I don't know why she would like Xiyue?"
"Master Deng!" Wei Changying pondered for a moment, then suddenly remembered something and asked Song Xiyue, "Sister Yue, when Princess Chengxian came out of the cabinet, did you meet anyone related to the imperial concubine in Prince Run's Mansion? "
Song Xiyue and Song Ruxuan were surprised and said: "Deng Wanwan, the niece of the imperial concubine, cousin, you talked to us before you went!"
"Then what happened to the Su family's second cousin who came out of the cabinet later?" Wei Changying asked again.
This time the two sisters thought for a moment before saying, "I also met Deng Wanwan that day, but she was with her aunt, and they separated without saying a few words. Oh, we also met Aunt Yao when we were sitting at the table. The lady in front of the imperial concubine, Aunt Yao... gave us a few compliments, but those were just kind words, after all, there were many outstanding ladies at the table, and we sisters were nothing among them."
Wei Changying pursed his lips and smiled and said: "You two sisters are so humble!" He said to Wei Shengxian, "I probably know what happened. It may be that Miss Deng Wanwan of the Deng family met the two sisters in Prince Run's Mansion. After chatting, her brother fell in love with Sister Yue. Now, hasn’t her brother Deng Zongqi gone to Xiliang? In addition, their parents have passed away and they don’t get along well with the Deng family. I’m only close to the imperial concubine, why don’t I mention it to the imperial concubine?”
Wei Shengxian said in surprise: "Isn't that the case? Only the elder brother has always made the decision on his sister's marriage. Why is it that the Deng family's young master's marriage is decided by the Deng family's daughter?"
"That's why I have to report to the imperial concubine and ask the imperial concubine to make the decision." Wei Zhangying said, "Do the eldest aunt and the two younger sisters still remember the day when the second cousin of the Su family came out of the cabinet, the imperial concubine was pregnant, and Mother Yao came to congratulate her?"
Wei Shengxian's heart moved and she couldn't help but glance at her eldest daughter and said, "Is it because of...?" Then he denied it, "It's not for her, it should be Mrs. Deng's face."
"Auntie, you don't know." Wei Changying thought that Mrs. Su had misunderstood that day and dragged all the daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law to Mrs. Deng to teach her a lesson. If Mrs. Deng hadn't said something at that time, he would have thought about it again. Can't get up - now this speculation is about 80% true, "When Sister Su came out of the cabinet earlier, the imperial concubine only sent the little maid to give a gift, and Grandma Yao was not there at all, let alone stayed to drink. It’s a wedding! Aunt Qian is very proud of this, and Second Aunt is also a little regretful!”
If Concubine Deng sent her confidant to congratulate Su Yuli on leaving the cabinet because of Mrs. Deng's face, then it was even more time for Su Yuli to leave the cabinet. After all, Su Yuli was the eldest daughter of this generation. If Su Yuli came out of the cabinet and the imperial concubine ordered Sister Yao Tao to come to congratulate her, but Su Yuli left the cabinet and had no concubine, it would be okay - but conversely, things happened for a reason.
Qian believed that this was because the imperial concubine valued her eldest wife more. However, combined with the prince's wedding yesterday and the fact that imperial concubine Deng paid attention to Song Xiyue, Wei Changying felt that it was more likely that Deng Wanwan had taken a fancy to Song Xiyue when she was in Prince Run's Mansion. Sister-in-law—didn’t Deng Wanwan happen to be staying in the palace to accompany Concubine Deng during those two days
So on the day she returned to the palace from Prince Run's Mansion, Concubine Deng listened to her niece's suggestions for her nephew-in-law, and the next day she asked Yao Tao to congratulate her and rush to the Su Mansion. While Su Yuli was out of the cabinet, the Su family also invited Song Xiyue's mother and daughter to come and let Yao Tao come and see them. Yao Tao obviously took a fancy to it... So this time, when Song Xiyue and her mother went to the palace to celebrate the prince's wedding, the imperial concubine would personally call her to ask.
After all, although Concubine Deng and Mrs. Deng are from the same clan, the Deng family also has many relatives - when Queen Mother Deng was there, the Deng family was very prominent. Most of the daughters in the family were married high, and not every relative was related to them. The noble concubine will pay attention. What's more, the current stalemate between the first and third bedrooms of the Su family is very subtle. Generally speaking, the third bedroom is the winner!
Even if Concubine Deng wants to win over, she should win over the third room, or even a bowl of water.
After listening to Wei Changying's analysis of the causes and consequences - everyone knew what he was going to say next. Song Xiyue and Song Ruxuan both blushed and said they wanted to go out for a walk. Wei Shengxian said: "You go out, but don't go too far. Just stay in your cousin’s yard.”
Wei Changying said with a smile: "It's okay to go out if you want, just ask the aunts outside to accompany you."
"Let's just look at the fish in the pond outside." Song Xiyue and Song Ruxuan were both truly gentle and quiet ladies, not as lively and active as Shen Zangning. In addition, the cousin and mother are currently discussing Song Xiyue's marriage. Although they are avoiding it because of shyness, they can't help but wonder in their hearts, how can they be in the mood to visit Shen's mansion? So everyone said, "We will enter the courtyard here and not go anywhere else."
"There are books in the small study over there. If you two sisters are tired, you can go and have a look." Wei Changying warned again, and the two sisters agreed and went out.
When the daughters avoided, Wei Shengxian spoke directly: "Yesterday, I also thought about what the imperial concubine wanted to ask Xiyue if she wanted to marry her? Could it be that she wanted to marry her? So I asked the imperial concubine Xiyue deliberately. Regarding the imperial concubine's attitude towards her, she said that the imperial concubine's words were very gentle. Zheng Yin said that she was not familiar with the imperial concubine. The imperial concubine had not paid special attention to Yu Li, so let me ask you. When the imperial concubine summoned you before, But what does it look like? If there is not much difference between the two, maybe... That's why I came here to disturb you."
"My eldest aunt is out of touch when she says that." Wei Changying said, "I was talking about my eldest aunt to the people around me just now! I just thought that now there is nothing else to do besides childbirth. If I can invite the two It would be nice if my sister came here more often. But I think now that the New Year is approaching and everyone is busy, the two sisters will definitely have to help my eldest aunt. "
"They are also free." Wei Shengxian said hurriedly, "I can do all the things at home, and they can't help much. If you feel bored, just ask someone to talk to you next time, and I will ask them to come over. "He added, "It's just a good time to ask them to learn from you."
Wei Changying secretly felt ashamed and got back to the business: "The imperial concubine was very indifferent when she summoned me before. The empress only called me to her side after she mentioned it, and she has been indifferent since then. How should I put it? The imperial concubine did not embarrass me, but she wanted to be affectionate. Definitely not. His words were gentle... barely? And he didn't ask me any questions like he did to Sister Yue, but he basically ignored me."
Wei Shengxian was stunned and said: "Since the noble concubine has such a temperament, then..." According to what Wei Changying said, there is a high probability that Deng Guifei has fallen in love with Song Xiyue? Otherwise, in terms of origin and current status, Wei Changying is higher than Song Xiyue. The imperial concubine is not very good to Wei Changying. If she didn't have the intention of getting married, how could she be nicer to Song Xiyue than Wei Changying? It sounds good, but it's not A little bit
"Actually, when my eldest aunt entrusted me with the matter before, I was the first to think of Young Master Deng." Wei Changying had a very good impression of Deng Zongqi and Deng Wanwan as brothers and sisters, but he remembered what Shen Zangfeng had reminded Deng Zongqi because of Because of my position in the situation, it was not suitable for me to get married, so I decided to remind my aunt, "However, when I mentioned it to my husband later, he had another consideration. I told my aunt to listen to it, and I asked my aunt to consider it..." (To be continued)