Wei Changying was speechless for a moment, then said: "Foster mother?"
"Before I came to Xiliang, I recognized Sister Wei and your father-in-law and mother-in-law as my adoptive father and mother-in-law, but the matter had not been announced yet." Duanmu Xinmiao said lazily, "After all, Brother-in-law Wei is I have to diagnose it myself. My adoptive father and adoptive mother have high hopes for Brother Wei. If I get confused for the sake of my sister-in-law and try my best to ignore the Duanmu family and give Brother Wei a try... What do you think the Shen family will do? What to do?"
Wei Changying almost jumped up when she said that, but then he thought about it and sat back down, saying calmly: "I was always with you when you diagnosed and treated your husband, and I was the one who took the medicine! What can you do in front of me? Don’t you care about your own life and your eldest sister and nephew who are far away in the imperial capital? "
"Sister Wei, you really don't know anything about medical skills! Or do you think that Brother-in-law Wei is so strong that a little tweak on the prescription can't do anything to him?" When Duanmu Xinmiao mentioned medical skills, he suddenly became very excited and snickered, "Next to me, I won’t talk about it, does Sister Wei think that the medicine I use to soak my clothes is only made of Ten Nights Blood, and that it only works if someone else touches my clothes?”
She smiled leisurely, "I didn't do anything, otherwise, Sister Wei, although you are superb in martial arts and not inferior to men, I really want to bring you down... It's really not difficult!"
"Even if you have a weak relationship with your father's family, you don't care what happens to the Jinxiu Duanmu family after doing this. But you are young and have a sister and a nephew to worry about, so you can't really accept death as death, right?" Wei Zhang Yinghao Unable to be moved by her, he said lukewarmly, "Even the Holy One would not dare to tell you openly that you would attack my husband while he was being diagnosed and treated. No matter what, you are a noble girl! As long as you Don't be dizzy. You should know that no matter what promise the Holy One makes to you, if something happens to my husband in your hands, you and your father's family will not end well! The Shen family and the Duanmu family will fight to the death - The Holy One doesn’t know how happy he should be! Besides, the Queen Mother Cai and His Highness King Cai may not be able to deal with their legitimate grandsons. If they offend my Shen family, the Holy One will definitely not be able to protect King Cai and his son for such a small thing! Give you one more foster father and stepmother!”
She glanced at Duanmu Xinmiao, "What on earth is going on?"
Since Duanmu Xinmiao had taken out all the letters, he didn't hide anything at all: "I came all the way here to treat Brother Wei, but the Holy One sent Concubine Deng to hint. Although the concubine did not ask me to do anything while treating Brother Wei. , but... I was involved in the incident for no reason, how can my family not be worried? "
She breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Isn't this about recognizing a foster father and adoptive mother, treating brother-in-law Wei in exchange for their promise to protect my eldest sister and nephew on the spot. Although it was something that had not yet been traced at the time, everyone also Don’t worry!”
"Does anyone in the imperial capital know about you becoming the adopted daughter of the Shen family?" Wei Chief Ying asked with a frown.
Duanmu Xinmiao said: "I'm not familiar with my stepmother, so how do I know what she will do? However, my stepmother might take advantage of the New Year's holiday to spread the word. If she did, she would be afraid Everyone in the imperial capital knows about it."
Wei Changying couldn't help being surprised and said: "Mrs. Zhou?"
She thought for a moment, "It's just my mother-in-law. No matter what you do, there must be my father-in-law's intention behind it. My father-in-law... Your father-in-law is doing this, but you don't know what your father-in-law means?"
As far as she knew, Duanmu Xinmiao's stepmother, Zhou Yueguang, came from a wealthy family. When she entered the house, several of her stepsons and stepdaughters were older than her. The backyard was full of flowers and plants, so even though she was dozens of years younger than her husband, At the age of 30, he was quite popular with Duanmu Xinmiao's father, but the road to becoming the head of the family was still very bumpy.
At first, Zhou Yueguang took Duanmu Xinmiao, who had lived abroad for several years, to find an excuse to ask the concubines and stepsons in the backyard for being harsh on his first wife for having a daughter. She used this incident to show that as a house filler, she cared deeply for the daughter of her first wife, and gained a reputation as a virtuous person. After that, her status gradually became more stable.
However, Zhou Yueguang's children are not closely related, and he still has no children of his own. Without the support of her own flesh and blood, her status is not stable. She is also the eldest lady of the Duanmu family, and she is the legitimate one. In terms of stability, she has always been cautious in doing things, and she values peace in all aspects. She does not dare to be like Mrs. Su. Human beings make arbitrary decisions.
Even if you are seeking an adoptive father or mother, unless the parents are away or far apart and cannot ask for instructions in time, you always have to ask the parents for their wishes.
What's more, for a lady like Duanmu Xinmiao, even though Shen Xuan and his wife were her adoptive parents, it was not an insult to her. However... Duanmu Xinmiao has both parents. Even though Zhou Yueguang is a stepmother, she is always a serious mother. She is a good child Why do you want to worship Shen Xuan and his wife as foster parents
The most important thing is, Duanmujia actually agreed? The Duanmu family has been keeping a low profile ever since the fourth prince lost power!
The Shen family is currently on the cusp of a storm, so why would the Duanmu family rashly give their eldest daughter to the Shen family's head and his wife as an adopted daughter
Without the permission of Duanmu Xinmiao's father, could it be that Zhou Yueguang made the decision alone? Then her courage is too great! Even if it hinders the identity of Shen Xuan and his wife, the Duanmu family is embarrassed to stand up and say that they don't know or have no such plan, but they will definitely not let Zhou Yueguang go in private!
For a family like the Xilin Zhou family, Zhou Yueguang died violently because of this, and the Zhou family could only trust the Duanmu family.
Wei Changying was so confused, very confused.
Under her confused gaze, Duanmu Xinmiao said lazily: "My father also agrees! I'm just a girl, and I want to find a foster father and mother. Do I need my father to worry about it myself? Let me Stepmother just needs to tell the outside world."
"It sounds so casual to you?" Wei Changying pondered for a moment, and he had an idea in his mind: It seems that the Duanmu family suspected that the Holy Master had the intention to kill someone with a knife - it would be nothing if it was other children. Isn't it unusual these days? It is rare for a child to betray the family, let alone a direct descendant of the clan who enjoys the honor of the clan.
However, the eighth lady, Duanmu Xinmiao, was not close to her clan members for various reasons, and her relationship with her biological father was not as close as that of her stepmother Zhou Yueguang! Except for her eldest sister Duanmu Weimiao, her mother and her son, and her master Ji Qubing, she really didn't care about the life and death of anyone else in this world!
However, Duanmu Weimiao and her son are the wife and grandson of the Holy Emperor. Who knows whether Duanmu Xinmiao will become confused for the sake of her sister and nephew... The Duanmu family is afraid that they will keep a low profile and be regarded as easy to bully by the Holy Emperor... No, the Holy Emperor's It meant that Duanmu Xinmiao was asked to inquire about Xiliang information, but the Duanmu family gave their legitimate daughter to the Shen family as an adopted daughter—
Your Majesty, you'd better not go to our house anymore. It's urgent. If we join forces, you won't be able to sleep even more, right? Anyway, you have been mediocre for these years, and there are already slanderous remarks in the public, but we suppressed them all without letting you know, so as not to ruin your interest in enjoying yourself in the harem. As a minister, for your consideration, wouldn't it be good for you to continue to stay in the harem to accompany your concubines, who are more beautiful than flowers and old enough to be your granddaughters
After thinking about this, Chief Wei Ying took a sip of the cold tea and said.
Duanmu Xinmiao looked at her and smiled: "How serious can you be? If you are serious, even if your adoptive mother hides it from Sister Wei, your grandmother, Aunt Ling, will send someone to report the news to you, right? You have many elders. people!"
After a pause, Duanmu Xinmiao spread his hands and smiled, explaining the reason, "I am a girl who has not left the court, and I came all the way to Xiliang to treat the wounds of a man who is already married and has no relationship with me. Even if With Sister Wei, my wife, accompanying me, it would be detrimental to my reputation to do such a thing, right? So my stepmother said, what does it mean to enter a man's inner chamber without a name or status? However, my medical skills are not good enough to diagnose and treat people without seeing anyone, so why would I go to Xiliang?"
Wei Changying understood: "So your stepmother proposed that you become your adopted father and mother?"
Duanmu Xinmiao chuckled and said: "Otherwise, a person like me who spends all his time on medicine would not be able to think of using the two banners of the Shen clan leader to protect my sister and nephew. idea?"
Mrs. Zhou, the Duanmu family's house-filler, was not well-known among the noble ladies of the imperial capital. Even if she managed to win over Duanmu Xinmiao to deal with the concubines and concubines, and she was a virtuous person, the elders of each family would probably take notice of her. In the eyes. But after all, it was just used in the backyard. Who among the rich and powerful families had few real wives
From this point of view, Zhou Yueguang can only be regarded as a well-behaved lady. Not to mention Mrs. Song and other ladies of the older generation who are still fearful of many people even when they are mentioned, even among Mrs. Su's generation, Zhang Shaoguang, Liu Ruoye's mother, has a shrewd evaluation that is higher than hers.
Therefore, although Wei Changying knew that there was such a Mrs. Zhou, he never paid much attention to her.
After listening to Duanmu Xinmiao's words, he was very curious and asked: "Then what are the benefits of your family?"
Zhou Yueguang is not Duanmu Xinmiao's biological mother, and has never even met Duanmu Weimiao, the nominal eldest daughter. When Zhou Yueguang came over, Duanmu Weimiao had already become the Queen Mother, and she was closed to the public at that time. When I came out, I only saw my grandmother and my sister-in-law, so the nominal mother and daughter were actually never seen before. She planned such a plan for her stepdaughter. It was impossible for her to gain a reputation as a "considerate daughter".
Of course, it is also possible that the Duanmu family made such a decision after learning about Concubine Deng's threat to Duanmu Xinmiao and asked Zhou Yueguang to come forward and tell her stepdaughter. If this is the case, it means that the Duanmu family is still very cautious towards the Holy One. If the Holy One is not intimidated, but instead becomes more hostile to the Duanmu family, the Duanmu family can also smooth things over and say: Your Majesty, you see, this is my daughter-in-law. I feel sorry for my daughter. She is a woman who doesn't know so much, so she just wants to keep her daughter's reputation. With the title of adopted daughter, it is reasonable for a sister to go all the way to save her brother's life... It has nothing to do with the current situation or political affairs!
However, Wei Changying instinctively felt that this matter was not that simple - Zhou Yueguang was not the most shrewd head lady in the imperial capital, but she still had her own problems. Even if she hadn't thought of this many before or couldn't get involved, she was completely under the orders of her husband and clan members to tell her stepdaughter this way. How could she not take advantage of it? (To be continued)