After the New Year's Eve banquet, Mrs. Su had to grab Wei Changying and ask Princess Anji why she ran to her side last time.
Wei Changying didn't know whether it was right or wrong to tell Princess Anji about Huo Zhaoyu's choice? Because there were other people around, I was afraid that people would talk too much, so I told them to go out and not make enemies with others. He said vaguely: "Her Royal Highness Princess Anji just talked to her daughter-in-law about some common things."
Of course Mrs. Su didn't believe it. She was a first-class lady and she would definitely go to the palace during festivals and festivals. She often went to Weiyang Palace when something happened. The prince was in the previous dynasty, so she didn't ask much in order not to violate taboos. What she knew was spread and known to everyone in the court, but she was no stranger to the princesses and princesses.
At the New Year's Eve banquet, she had a daily conversation with her concubine. Among the three unmarried princesses in the palace, only Princess Linchuan had this possibility... Maybe Princess Qingxin could do it on a whim? Princess Angie is absolutely impossible.
However, as soon as Mrs. Su heard this, she realized that it was not convenient to inquire in public, so she changed the subject and said: "The wind is blowing now, please close your hood to avoid getting cold."
When the people around Wei Zhangying heard this, they hurriedly came forward to sort it out for her.
I returned to my house like this, because I was too exhausted from the banquet that night and had no time to elaborate on what happened at the banquet. On the first day of the first lunar month of the next day, the whole family had to worship their ancestors again. Only in the busy evening did Mrs. Su have time to ask about the New Year's Eve banquet in detail.
Wei Chang Yingzi did not dare to hide anything from her mother-in-law, so she told her everything. Mrs. Su was a little displeased at first when she said that she had agreed to find a suitable consort for Princess Anji: "You are so good, why do you need to take the trouble? ? This highness is so fierce and well-known in the imperial capital. Who among the noble family would like to let their good son marry her? How can you explain to her if you agree to this?"
On this day, of course, the daughters-in-law all followed the rules in front of their mother-in-law. Mrs. Liu remained silent, but Duanmu Yanyu would not let Wei Changying go. She smiled lightly and said, "Third brother and sister, don't think that mother's words are too harsh. It really scared my mother to see Her Royal Highness Princess Anji sitting with you at the New Year's Eve banquet! Not to mention my mother, my sister-in-law and I were both sweating for you at that time!"
The captain of the guard, Ying, apologized and apologized. After hearing that she had recommended the eldest son of the Yunxia Huo family, Mrs. Su's face became even more ugly. She said coldly: "You just came to the imperial capital. How can you treat each family so much?" We are not familiar with each other, so we dare to recommend someone to Her Royal Highness Princess Anji. Her Royal Highness Princess Anji has a polite and gentle temperament, so isn’t she afraid of something happening?”
Wei Changying lowered his eyebrows and said submissively: "My wife thinks that Mr. Huo has a very good temperament..."
"Are you easy to bully because you have a good temperament?" Mrs. Su shouted, "Who are you to Huo Zhaoyu? Are you his elder? Or do you have a life-saving grace for him? Can you decide on his life-long affairs? You recommend it without asking him. To Your Highness the Princess?"
"... My wife heard from Her Highness the Princess that she did not have to go down to Mr. Huo. She was just curious about who she was talking about, so..." Wei Changying couldn't hold his head up after being scolded by his mother-in-law, and he muttered for a long time.
Mrs. Su said with a cold face: "Now that you are out of the palace as a wife, it is no better than being a girl at home! Stop treating yourself like a child and take everything for granted! If you have never experienced anything in the future, you can come back and ask me! Or Your two sisters-in-law! They are so self-righteous and act like a child. Isn’t that ridiculous?” They scolded her like this, thinking that she was pregnant. Looking at his grandson, he took a sip of tea and said, "It's getting late. You all have to go back tomorrow, so please leave first."
After leaving the upper room, Wei Changying reluctantly said goodbye to his two sisters-in-law, and returned to Jintong Courtyard dejectedly. She was not aggrieved by the training this time, but she was cursing in her heart why she was so confused and had decided not to kill Huo Zhaoyu first. Why did he just tell Princess Anji if he didn't want to find out more about the situation and whether he had the Lord's intention to do so
What if Princess Anji wants to marry Huo Zhaoyu, but Huo Zhaoyu doesn't want to be the royal son-in-law... Could it be that she has harmed the good-tempered Young Master Huo? Maybe even the Huo family will be affected!
The more Wei Changying thought about it, the more he felt that he had indeed handled the matter in a muddle-headed way, and he was too upset to express his regrets.
He walked lazily back to the third room one step at a time, and then sat down in the room. Zhu Shi ran in and said, "The young lady's heart came in through the corner door and said she had something to bring to the young lady."
Naturally, Wei Changying hurriedly asked her to bring Xinxin here. Xinxin was the little maid from the Liu family. She was about the same age as Zhu Shi. He greeted her very eloquently, without being wordy, and directly talked about the Liu family who asked her to come. The reason—actually, it was to explain to Wei Changying why she was being trained today.
In addition to hastily agreeing to find a consort for Princess Anji, what made Madam Su angry was that she recommended Huo Zhaoyu - this Huo Zhaoyu was originally one of the husband-in-law candidates prepared by Madam Su for Shen Zangning!
Although Huo Zhaoyu was not the first choice target in Mrs. Su's plan, considering Shen Zangning's temperament, it was very good. Most of the time, the mother-in-law chooses a son-in-law not for the purpose of being clingy, but because she hopes that her son-in-law will be kind and generous. Huo Zhaoyu... Wei Changying was not the only one in the imperial capital who discovered the touchstone of Gu Naizheng.
And over the years, Gu Naizheng, with his various weird behaviors and his behavior that has made people shun him in the aristocratic family, has cultivated the two Huo brothers who have been his friends since childhood - so what about the mother who really loves her daughter in the imperial capital? Will they miss Huo Zhaoyu and Huo Chenyuan
As a result, the uninformed Wei Changying now recommended Huo Zhaoyu to Princess Anji! From Mrs. Su's perspective, this was because the Chief of Guard Ying had stolen her sister-in-law's fiancé to give to An Ji. Of course she was not happy.
After listening to Xinxin's words, Wei Changying suddenly realized that he couldn't help but feel very embarrassed.
Recalling Mrs. Liu's words in her heart, she comforted her and said: "The eldest young lady said, Third Young Madam, you don't have to worry too much. Although the madam had this intention before, she asked the eldest young lady to inquire about some things about Mr. Huo, but she also I haven’t decided yet, but it’s Mr. Huo. After all, our fourth lady is noble and beautiful, and she’s not in a hurry at this age. She’s not worried about marrying someone better than Mr. Huo. In fact, Mrs. Huo just likes her. The eldest son has a good temperament.”
Then he said, "The eldest young lady said that you will take good care of the third young lady now, and when you give birth to your second grandson safely and smoothly in a few months, I guarantee that my wife will not be able to think of anything but her love for you!"
Wei Changying smiled when he heard this and said to his left and right, "Listen to this child's mouth. Is it sweet?"
Everyone said that her heart was as sweet as honey... Wei Changying rewarded her with a pair of silver collars, which made the little maid almost cheer on the spot. She said auspicious words without any words, and Huang asked others to pretend. I got pastries and brought them back to her to eat.
After Xinxin left, Wei Changying said in a waning tone: "Now that I think about it, I think this was a bit inappropriate."
"Princess Anji is brave and resourceful. According to my maid, Princess Linchuan and Princess Qingxin, who are now favored by the emperor and empress, are not as good as Princess Anji. Young Madam, you have helped her now, how can you know that there will be no reward in the future?" Huang In fact, she did not approve of Wei Changying being nosy, but now Wei Changying was regretting it, and she comforted her again, "Besides, I have said it in my heart, Madam has no intention of marrying the fourth lady to Mr. Huo, but she has considered it." It’s just Mr. Huo.”
"That being said, my mother even asked my sister-in-law to investigate, which shows that she was at least tempted." Wei Changying sighed and said dullly, "I hope Fourth Sister won't blame me."
Huang said with a smile: "Don't worry, young madam. The fourth lady has a lively temperament, and the madam has not decided yet. How could she tell the fourth lady first?" Don't forget that Shen Zangning accidentally said such a thing, even if Huo Huo The family took the initiative to send people to propose marriage, but Shen Zangning finally lost his face.
Even though Mrs. Su hit and scolded Shen Zangning, she really loved her daughter and would never mislead her like this - this mother-in-law loves her little daughter as much as she loves her little daughter, but her method of discipline is harsh and harsh, and Mrs. Su I don’t believe Shen Zangning either…
Wei Changying made some snacks, explained a few household matters to Mr. Huang, drank a bowl of hot goat's milk, and then fell asleep.
The next morning, when she was shaken awake, it was still dark, lights were lit inside and outside the tent, and several servants were heard whispering outside the screen, and someone in the middle seemed to be exclaiming in low voices - this was obviously something. It's happened!
Wei Changying was startled, and he suddenly woke up. He asked Huang, who was holding the lamp in the account and shaking himself awake: "What's wrong?"
The news that Mrs. Huang told her made her feel relieved at first and then shocked at the same time - Mrs. Huang looked calm and understanding and said briefly: "The second wife of our family is gone!"
"...what?" Wei Changying was most worried about something happening to Shen Zangfeng, and his second worry was about something happening in Fengzhou. Then it was the turn of the relatives and elders in her husband's family. Now that she heard that she was the second aunt, she first worried about her husband and her relatives in Fengzhou. Kazuo put aside her husband's worries and was immediately surprised! He blurted out, "Why not?"
Huang said lightly: "It seems that I ate something bad on the first day of the first lunar month and developed an intestinal disease! Yesterday afternoon, I sent someone to Ji's house to ask for Miracle Doctor Ji. Unfortunately, Miracle Doctor Ji thought it was too noisy to set off firecrackers during the twelfth lunar month in the city. I went to live in another hospital outside the city at first... Although my servants rushed outside the city immediately, they didn't know the location of Shen Ji's hospital.
Wei Changying subconsciously asked: "Where is Duanmu Xinmiao?" After all, he is an aunt and nephew of the same clan. Although Duanmu Xinmiao is very cold to his clan members, he still acts perfunctory in the scene, and his reputation is not as bad as that of his master Ji Qubing... Intestinal disease , even if Duanmu Xinmiao cannot be cured, can he save his life temporarily? And Duanmu Xinmiao should know where Ji Qubing's hospital outside the city is
However, Huang said: "In the late twelfth lunar month, the Queen Mother Cai noticed a night dream about King Cai, so she requested that she take His Highness King Cai to the tomb of King Cai to offer sacrifices. Miss Duanmuba was worried that the Queen Mother Cai and His Highness King Cai were both in love. Weak people, the mausoleum is not as complete as the imperial capital, so I went with him."
King Lao Cai, the fourth prince of the Holy One, was posthumously granted the title after his death, and was also allowed to be buried with him in Anling, the mausoleum prepared by the Holy One for himself. From the imperial capital to Anling, a fast horse has to gallop for a day and a night. Instead of picking up Duanmu Xinmiao, it is better to hope for Ji Qubing, who is closer.
But obviously, neither the master nor the disciple counted on it.
"Where are the other doctors?"
"Qu Yuan said that he has tried his best." Huang said calmly, "There is nothing we can do about it. Even with the presence of Doctor Ji and his disciples, there is nothing we can do about a disease like intestinal carbuncle."
Carbuncle is indeed fatal, but it is mostly caused by improper diet. My second aunt is not a gluttonous person, not to mention that on the first day of the new year, the wife of the house was so busy that she couldn't even eat the main meal, let alone developed intestinal carbuncle...
Wei Changying suddenly remembered what Huang said before about "the end of the road", and seeing how calm she was now, as if she had realized something, he whispered: "Auntie, what's going on?"
Huang didn't hide anything from her, and said calmly: "Many people have heard that the second lady insulted the old lady in public. The Duanmu Wuse had already made everyone in the Duanmu family very embarrassed. Many married daughters of the Duanmu family, For example, the second young ladies in our family were all implicated by Duanmu Wuse, and they went home to complain to their parents and brothers... The Duanmu family didn't want to ruin the family reputation because of their daughter, so they promised the old lady to clean up the family on their own. "
Wei Changying murmured: "Hasn't this matter been going on for several months?"
"The Duanmu family said that Duanmu was sent back by the Song family when Duanmu was colorless. At this time, the Duanmu family's daughter suddenly fell ill and died, which would attract too much attention." Huang said, "So I discussed with the old lady to wait until this moment. In the first month of the year, everyone is busy celebrating the festival, and they don’t have the time to inquire about the details so that they can hide it.”
"Alas!" Wei Changjuan had repeatedly made things difficult for her before. Duanmu's second aunt protected her daughter and spoke rudely to her grandmother. Of course, Wei Changying hated this mother and daughter in his heart. He beat Duanmu because his grandmother was insulted by Duanmu. The Wong family and the Huang family took advantage of the chaos to plot against Wei Changjuan... Wei Changying felt very relieved.
But now that I heard that my grandmother's understatement made the Duanmu family force their daughter to death, I felt inexplicably melancholy.
She was lost in thought for a moment and then said, "It's the second aunt after all... I have to go and offer my condolences and ask someone to bring mourning clothes."
Note: Sorry, Duanmu Weimiao's mother and son should be the Queen Mother Cai and King Cai. I mistakenly wrote Princess Cai and Prince Cai earlier, and I hereby apologize. As the end of the year approaches, I am busy with work, so I will make changes when I have time. (To be continued)