When Wei Changying heard Duanmu Xinmiao say that he would return to the imperial capital with Duanmiqin, although he was well prepared, he relied on her medical skills in many places; secondly, he actually had feelings for her these days and was reluctant to part with her.
Duanmu Xinmiao, on the other hand, had no conscience and told her happily: "My fourth uncle said that my grandfather and father plan to give me a dowry that is a few percent higher than when my eldest sister leaves the government!"
"...Are you so happy?" Wei Changying was filled with reluctance, parting, and melancholy, but he hadn't said a single word yet. When she was so happy, he lost all his emotions and said very depressed.
Duanmu Xinmiao clapped her hands and said righteously: "How can you not be so happy! Do you know how much my eldest sister's dowry was back then? When my grandmother was still alive, my eldest sister was the one she loved most. In addition, she married someone who was His Royal Highness - I heard that my grandmother was very hard at stuffing things into her! The elders in the family said that she made several of my aunts and cousins very angry at that time. There was even one who was older than me. The younger, more outspoken cousin cried and told people around her that her grandmother had given her eldest sister so many good things in her dowry, so when it was her turn to leave the palace, wouldn’t she have nothing? !”
At this point, seeing that Wei Changying still seemed a little indifferent, Duanmu Xinmiao understood. He rolled his eyes at her and hummed, "Yes, although you are not married to a prince, your grandmother loves you no more than my grandmother loves my eldest sister. Worse. Your dowry will definitely be no less than that of my eldest sister!"
Wei Changying did not deny it: "My grandmother does favor me more. Although I don't know how much dowry my sisters get when they leave the court, I guess it is not as much as me."
"I'm afraid it's not even close!" Duanmu Xinmiao said with a smile, "Your grandmother is the only direct granddaughter of you. My grandmother also has me and several other direct granddaughters. No matter how partial she is to my eldest sister, she will always do it. Take care of your other granddaughters. How can you be so precious as your grandmother? Hey, after all, your dowry is more than that of my eldest sister?"
"Are you so happy, not because your fourth uncle came to take you back, but because your family promised you such a dowry?" Wei Changying asked speechlessly.
Duanmu Xinmiao said confidently: "Of course! Otherwise, when I see the Duanmu family, I won't like it! How can I laugh? It's just a sneer!"
"Since we're talking about dowry, it's natural that it comes only when you leave the palace." Wei Changying didn't want to talk too much about her relationship with her family, so he asked, "Are you getting married? Whose son is it?"
Ordinarily, when a wealthy lady hears the word "marry", she immediately gets up and avoids it, even if she is ashamed, and she always has to say a few words of anger. However, Duanmu Xinmiao has never been an ordinary lady. She said openly: "If I don't want to marry, they won't marry me. As for who to marry... When I return to the imperial capital, I will ask which family has such a good wife. Those who are useless and easy to bully marry casually and get the dowry in a serious way.”
Wei Changying shook his head and said, "You've done it again! How can you be so careless about this life-long event?"
Seeing that Duanmu Xinmiao was about to speak, Wei Changying waved his hand to interrupt and said, "Listen to me! I know that you have great medical skills. With this skill by your side, it is not impossible to live alone in the world. It's just that you are a woman after all. Child! You're so beautiful! If you weren't protected by the Duanmu family, you would have been tricked by others. Do you think that you are very good at poisoning? You only have a few taels of silver in the market? Several people rushed up and tied you down. What else can you do? Now that you are out of the palace, you will be a member of another family. I heard that you are very dissatisfied with your natal family, and I want to marry you later according to your temperament. I won’t talk to my mother-in-law again if I’m married! Have you ever thought about the crime of carrying a bi?”
Duanmu Xinmiao frowned, and then hummed: "I just want to marry low! But according to my background, no matter how bad I am, I must be a nobleman, right?"
"The declining branch of the gentry clan may not have an easy life!" Wei Changying reminded her, "Have you forgotten Min Zhixia? I heard that his family was so poor when he was a boy that he even had no clothes in winter and no meat for several years! Can you put down your body and give it to me? You are a commoner and a humble person, but I don’t believe you lived such a miserable life!”
"My dowry..."
"Isn't there a lot of plundering in this world?" Chief Wei Ying said earnestly, "Don't forget where our endless mountains, rivers, rivers and ponds came from? Are they all bought? How many places are not reserved for our family? If you come down, it will belong to our family? Although it is said that the land is usually a barren mountain without an owner, but sometimes there are people who want to force the old owner to give in!"
Duanmu Xinmiao felt troubled and complained: "I'm leaving soon, sister-in-law, you can't say a few nice words! For example, are you going to give me a generous gift?"
"I definitely want to give Yicheng to you, but I think the idea you are thinking about now is very unreliable." Wei Changying said seriously, "If you really don't like it, just two years later, it is better to marry late than You married by mistake! It is impossible for a family like ours to allow you to remarry! Such a major event must not be taken lightly, and you must be cautious!"
Duanmu Xinmiao sneered: "I don't care about this! What does the Duanmu family's reputation have to do with me? Anyway, my nephew is about to get married! He is the king of the clan, and he is not afraid of not being able to marry a queen from a famous family!"
Wei Changying sighed and said: "I understand - that's what you said! I guess you have your own ideas in mind, you just don't want to tell me."
Seeing her say this, Duanmu Xinmiao felt embarrassed: "I just thought about my temperament, which would be unbearable for an ordinary husband. Although I am not afraid of anyone, there is no point in arguing all day long. , it’s better to find someone who is honest and obedient! Besides, I don’t care about the honor of the husband and the value of the wife.”
"That's what I say, but I think you can't stand people who are too cowardly." Wei Changying persuaded, "In my opinion, what you should look for is not someone who is honest and obedient, but someone who is sensible."
"I'm afraid that I'm too sensible and follow the rules to restrain me." Duanmu Xinmiao shook his head, "Sister-in-law, it's not like you don't know that even if I leave the cabinet, I will still continue to study medicine, and it is impossible for me to do so. I am alienated from my master. Although my master is old, there are differences between men and women. Although the rumors outside are kept away from me, it is not that I haven’t happened to hear them! Can you be as generous as...as your uncle Lord Sikong treats your aunt Mrs. Wei?"
Wei Changying could tell that Duanmu Xinmiao was originally comparing herself to her husband Shen Zangfeng - Shen Zangfeng had ruined her reputation before leaving the cabinet, and was once suspected of losing her innocence. The Shen family sent Shen Zhou to Fengzhou to cancel the engagement. It was almost time for a showdown, but Shen Zangfeng, who was still his fiancé, braved the heavy rain and rushed to stop him.
After that, everyone said that Shen Zangfeng was so kind and generous, that he could even tolerate such things... Only the person who said it knew clearly whether this was praise or ridicule.
Thinking of these past events, Guard Chief Ying sighed and persuaded Duanmu Xinmiao sternly: "Although my uncle is good, he is not the only good son-in-law in every family. Let's not talk about other things, let's talk about my second cousin Song. Although he divorced your cousin, it was Duanmu Wuse who divorced his husband's family first. In terms of temperament, my second cousin Song is determined to be very good. To be honest, don't be angry about this Duanmu. Although Wu Se is your cousin, she is much worse than you, and she is really not a good match. I cannot blame my second cousin Song for this."
Duanmu Xinmiao sneered and said: "Why am I angry? Duanmu Wuse was divorced, and I must be the happiest person! Speaking of it, my mother, my eldest sister, and I have never offended her, but my eldest sister After the accident, she was the most infuriated among my peers! When my mother passed away, she made many sarcastic remarks! If it wasn’t for her last trace of fraternity and the elders’ interference, I would have killed her long ago. Life, let her go to hell to make amends to my mother! Why should the Song family send her home?"
Wei Changying knew that Duanmu Wuse had a bad temper and often bullied the Huo family, but he did not expect that she would offend Duanmu Xinmiao so deeply... After being stunned for a moment, she suddenly thought of something and lowered her voice: "Duanmu Wuse is good at jealousy. , My second cousin from Song Dynasty has never been allowed to take concubines... But she has been out of the court for many years and still has nothing to do... "
"If she had done something wrong, I would have been kicked out of my master by my master!" As expected, Duanmu Xinmiao said disdainfully, "I won't mention what she said when my eldest sister had an accident. Sister-in-law, you said something about her? What did you say at my mother's funeral?"
Without waiting for Wei Changying to answer, she sneered again and again, "She said that maybe my mother did not die of illness at all, but felt guilty that my father had not given birth to a legitimate son for so many years, but only gave birth to two legitimate daughters. Therefore, After all, my mother's eldest daughter was my eldest sister, and she was loved by my grandmother. She sent her out of the palace in a glorious manner, but when she came back, she almost affected the whole family! Not enough, even if she is forced to be the crown princess, it will not work! Besides, my eldest sister has given birth to an heir, and this widow can still do it. As for me, I will fall into the hands of my concubine and stepmother. Knowing how life goes, it can be seen that our mother's fate was not good, and the daughter she gave birth to was also unlucky! At that time, my mother's coffin was still in the mourning hall - do you think I just cut off her fate as an heir, am I unparalleled in kindness? "
Although Wei Changying didn't intend to discuss the Duanmu family's family affairs, he couldn't help but said with disgust at this moment: "She is still a daughter of a wealthy family, but she speaks so harshly and viciously at such a young age! My uncle insists on divorce her, rather than divorce or let her go. It was a wise move to die in the Song family! Such a woman deserves to be humiliated - she asked for it!"
She took a breath and added, "Anyway, she won't end up well now, so don't take her words too seriously. Such an unreasonable person is so stupid! It's useless to argue with her!"
Duanmu Xinmiao's eyes changed for a moment before he said: "It's nothing. The Duanmu family has treated me badly, and many people have treated me badly! Everyone has to care about it, so where can I find the time to think about medical science?"
After Wei Changying heard these words, he couldn't help but think that Duanmu Xinmiao was so obsessed with medical skills. In fact, it was not necessarily all because of her love for medical skills. Many times, she might have wanted to forget her past injuries by indulging in medical skills and pharmacology. pain.
Not wanting to bring back too many bad memories of Duanmu Xinmiao, Wei Changying changed the subject: "Actually, your fourth brother is also a good husband. This time, when he heard that his eldest daughter Shu Xi was not well, he immediately put everything down. Rushing to the imperial capital. You must know that he was sent to Xiliang for training. If he returns like this, he will not be able to escape his second uncle's punishment. of."
Duanmu Xinmiao listened and suddenly smiled and said: "Isn't this last sentence a complaint against Third Brother that he hasn't seen Shu Guang until now?" (To be continued)