Although even Song Zaitian didn't know why Song Yuwang suddenly had the will to die, he refused to take his granddaughter even if Duanmu Xing personally brought him to his home for treatment. He even disliked the Duanmu family to the point where even Duanmu Xinmiao's master Ji He refused all the medical treatment to cure the disease, but Wei Changying couldn't just watch his uncle linger on the bed with a group of helpless imperial doctors prescribing life-saving prescriptions.
So after returning from Sikong Mansion, she repeatedly thought about the reason.
Two days later, he came to his senses and went to find his husband to ask: "Aside from insisting that Duanmu Wuse, the second cousin of Song, get divorced back then, does my uncle have any big grudges with the Duanmu family?"
Shen Zangfeng was startled and said, "I've never heard of it..." He was a very thoughtful person, so he came to his senses when his wife mentioned this. "Yes, the meaning of cousin Song's words that day was the reason why uncle Song refused to take it." The doctor's diagnosis and treatment are all because he hates the Duanmu family, but he may not really want to die - otherwise, why would the imperial doctor visit the house every day? "
But wanting to understand this, Shen Zangfeng became even more confused, "Uncle Song has had some political disagreements with the Duanmu family over the years, but then again, there are so many political affairs in the government, and after so many years, who can not stop? Disputes? Let’s talk about Uncle Song and Grand Master. Even my father and grandfather had several disputes. Besides, Song’s second cousin Xiuna Duanmu happened two years ago. Before that, Uncle Song had some disputes. The relationship with the Grand Master is still good, otherwise why would the two families have children? "
Wei Changying frowned and said, "It's really strange. Why does uncle hate the Duanmu family so much?"
Shen Zangfeng said: "Didn't you say that our sworn sister will come over in the afternoon?"
"You also know that she doesn't care much about family affairs, but you may not know that." Wei Changying sighed - Song Yuwang may not be seeking death, but he is so disgusted with the Duanmu family that he would rather wait for death than have a lineage of miracle doctors. This point of diagnosis and treatment was implicitly hinted by Song Zaitian in his words.
Although I don’t know why Song’s eldest cousin refused to say it clearly, since Song Zaitian saw it, the reminder in his words to his sister and brother-in-law only went so far as Song Yuwang hated the Duanmu family. Obviously he didn’t know why—it must have been with his wife. The teacher didn't even find out after asking, or maybe Duanmu Xing knew but refused to tell. No matter which situation it was, in short, Song Zaitian didn't know, and the possibility of Duanmu Xinmiao being able to ask was not high.
Shen Zangfeng smiled and said, "Don't underestimate our adopted sister. She may not be interested in her, but she may not be able to find out. If not, why would cousin Song express to us that Uncle Song doesn't like the Duanmu family?"
Wei Changying said in surprise: "Xin Miao is so capable now?" He took these words to heart.
Duanmu Xinmiao came at the invitation after noon. After Wei Changying invited her to sit down, since the two were familiar with each other in the past, there was no need to be too polite at the moment. After a brief exchange of greetings, Wei Changying got straight to the point and talked about his uncle - Unexpectedly She always felt that something was wrong with Duanmu Xinmiao. After watching it for a while, she finally came to her senses and couldn't help but be surprised: "Why are you still dressing like this after you've already left the government?"
Duanmu Xinmiao, however, was wearing a short goose-yellow jacket, a green skirt, a gold hairpin and a jade ring. She was neatly dressed, and her hair was tied with green silk into a bun that was parted from the waist down - this hairstyle was only worn by girls who had not left the palace. Wei Changying remembered that she had left the cabinet in early May when he was still in Xiliang. How could she dress up as unmarried at this time? Even if you don't get along well with Huo Chenyuan, you still have to cover up when you go out!
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Duanmu Xinmiao looked at her even more surprised and said, "Huo Chenyuan's biological mother passed away in April. Sister-in-law, you didn't know?"
Wei Changying suddenly realized, and said: "I just came back. I don't think the people below have bothered to report it. No, the wedding dates of the six brothers and three sisters in the family have been decided. Although the elder sister-in-law is capable, I always have to help. And my natal family My uncle has been ill since the beginning of spring. I went to visit Sikong Mansion with your third brother two days ago. I have been remembering it these two days! "
When Duanmu Xinmiao heard this, he said: "I know what you are looking for me for today - Zhu Lan, please put the medicine bag away."
Mrs. Su took Mu Xinmiao to the Taifu's Mansion. The reason was that she had not seen her adopted daughter for several days and missed her very much. So after Duanmu Xinmiao arrived, she spent a long time chatting with Mrs. Su in the upper room. Later, in order to worry about the face of her sister Duanmu Yanyu, and to save time, Mrs. Su said that Wei Changying had just come back from Xiliang , as a mother-in-law, she was afraid that her daughter-in-law would be tired on the road, so she asked her adopted daughter to go to Jintong Courtyard to show her to the third daughter-in-law, so she was sent directly to the third bedroom.
Duanmu Xinmiao didn't know whether it was true or false, so when he came over, he specifically asked someone to bring the medicine bag.
At this moment, Wei Changying turned the topic to Song Yuwang, but she understood it immediately. She waved to everyone to leave, took a sip of tea and said: "Sister-in-law, it's useless for you to ask me about this matter. At the beginning of the year, you Cousin Song asked me to go out and inquire about it in private. I was confused at the time, so I went to my grandfather to inquire about it after I returned home, but my grandfather also said that he didn’t know where he had offended Song Sikong!”
Song Yuwang fell ill just this year, and the Grand Master came to visit him in person. When he asked his granddaughter to treat him but was refused, Mrs. Wei had not passed away yet, and Song Zaishui's children certainly did not have to go to Jiangnan to express their condolences, so they could see their father's true thoughts. , and couldn't get an answer from Song Yu's point of view, he turned to Duanmu's house to find out.
Wei Changying felt a little troubled, and murmured: "So it was when my cousin was still in the imperial capital?"
"Speaking of which, this is really strange." Duanmu Xinmiao approached Wei Changying and whispered, "I have never noticed Song Sikong's personality before, but after your cousin asked about it, before I went to see my grandfather, I also specifically asked my stepmother - Song Sikong is not a small-minded person! We really don’t have any big grudges with him. Why did he first advocate for the third sister-in-law, your second cousin Song Duanmu Wuse, to get divorced? And then he was so angry that he even risked his life to hate our Duanmu family? Ordinarily, the one who is more angry about Duanmu Wuse should be our Duanmu family. Even though Duanmu Wuse had all kinds of unkindness when he was the daughter-in-law of the Song family, Song Sikong didn't even want to let her die in a dignified manner. Our Jinxiu Duanmu's face has been completely humiliated! How can this not quell Song Sikong's anger?"
Wei Changying felt more and more like he was falling into the fifth layer of clouds, and said: "This is really weird! If it was for Duanmu Wuse, I don't think my uncle would be like this. Is there some misunderstanding?" Song Yuwang sat there for a few times no matter what. It is impossible for a man who has been in power for ten years to bear such a grudge against a daughter-in-law's unworthiness - even a common man, how can a father-in-law keep grudge over a divorced daughter-in-law
Just like what Duanmu Xinmiao said: Duanmu's family was obviously the one who suffered the greater loss when Duanmu was divorced, not the Song family. Moreover, after Song Zaitian married the daughter of the Min family, they were in love and harmony, and they gave birth to a son last year. They lived a harmonious and beautiful life... No matter how much Song Yuwang felt sorry for his son, he would never cause such a scene over this matter. No matter how you think about it, there is an inside story.
Duanmu Xinmiao said: "Sister-in-law, you thought of it. How could my grandfather not think of it? Before he knelt down in the palace, he personally went to Sikong's mansion to have a frank talk with Song Sikong. However, my grandfather was so low-key and low-key, so it should be ignored. It's the revenge of killing his son, so Song Sikong should give him a charter, right? But Song Sikong doesn't admit it at all, so sister-in-law, it's not that I won't help you, I'm also confused!"
Wei Changying secretly sighed - since Duanmu Xinmiao couldn't solve this puzzle, and she wasn't familiar with the rest of the Duanmu family, she could only think of something from the sidelines.
The two of them haven't seen each other for several years, and it can't be said that Duanmu Xinmiao will break up if he can't answer the questions. They have to catch up on old times.
In the past few years, Wei Changying has just been raising children in Xiliang, first his niece, and then his son. The rest either has nothing to say or it is inconvenient to go into detail. Duanmu Xinmiao's description is simpler - in a word, since she was brought back to the imperial capital from Xiliang by her fourth uncle Duanmiqin, she has done one thing: prepare for marriage.
"Earlier, when I was still undecided, my eldest sister and stepmother repeatedly told me, 'Why don't you learn needlework, chess, calligraphy and painting? How can you find a good family?'" Duanmu Xinmiao confided, " Later, I decided to marry someone, so I thought it was time for me to relax. But my eldest sister asked my stepmother, "Why don't you learn needlework, chess, calligraphy, and painting? How can you be praised by everyone in the future?" My virtuous daughter-in-law... I won’t say any more, I’ll be in tears if I say too much!”
Wei Changying laughed out loud when he heard this. Seeing that Duanmu Xinmiao was in such high spirits, he didn't have any choice but to cancel the matter because he was old but still had not left the cabinet, and the wedding was about to happen and the fiancé wanted to honor his mother. In the haze, she also joked: "My sister and your father-in-law are doing this for your own good. As elders, don't all the requirements for your daughter-in-law be virtuous?"
"I know that too." Duanmu Xinmiao sighed, "But third sister-in-law, look at me, do you think I'm the kind of person who can sharpen his skills in battle and become extremely virtuous? Besides, my eldest sister and stepmother, while letting me learn He learned this and that to please his husband's family, saying, "If you don't learn these things, what will you do if no one will think highly of you when you marry into the Huo family?" He also said, "Don't worry, that Mrs. Gu of the Huo family He is a kind man. Although your husband is a concubine, he was raised by Mrs. Gu as if he were the eldest son of Huo. Huo Chenyuan also has the temperament of his aunt and is very kind. "Who do you think I should trust?"
Wei Changying burst into laughter and said, "My sister and your father are really interesting people..."
"But I'm better than Gu Rouzhang." Seeing that Wei Changying didn't hide his gloating at all, Duanmu Xinmiao glared at her, thought for a moment, and then hummed, "Gu Rouzhang will leave the cabinet in October this year. Her Didn't her mother pass away? Now it was your cousin Su who rushed back to teach her the rules and etiquette she should have before leaving the court. Your cousin Su was really good at it. I went back to see her last time and waited for half an hour to see her. When she saw me, Gu Rouzhang almost threw herself into my arms and cried! "
Wei Changying smiled and said: "Rou Zhang loves to make trouble. My cousin Su is a well-known virtuous person. How can I be harsh on her?"
"Now she and I are afraid of the kind of virtuous people you call us!" Duanmu Xinmiao said. "Whenever we are slightly unsatisfied, we will immediately pull out the virtuous wives and mothers from the past and present as role models, and then compare us to nothing! Let's boil it down again. To the eternal road of "If you don't do this, you will be miserable and have no good end" - you said that living a good life is enough? You want to be virtuous, but you are virtuous behind closed doors. You are so virtuous that no one knows it. To make everyone look up to them, what is this but to deceive all the women in the world?"
Wei Changying laughed loudly: "It's okay if you say this in front of me. If you say it outside, your sister and your father's hard work will be wasted. You must be a little bit serious!"
"I know, I told my eldest sister last time, but she kept talking about it for nearly two hours. It almost killed me!" Duanmu Xinmiao held her chin and groaned.
"You've been talking about Rouzhang for so long, but I still don't know who she married." Wei Changying peeled off a grape and handed it to her, smiling.
The Wei family and the Gu family of the Imperial City have not been married for several generations, and the direct relationship between the Shen family and the Gu family of the Imperial City is from Shen Xuan's parents' generation. Moreover, Shen Xuan's parents' generation was related to the branch of the Gu family and Gu Yiran. Therefore, although Gu Rouzhang relied on the Shen family to escort the Guard Chief Ying to Xiliang to visit his husband, the relationship between the two parties was not so good that Gu Rouzhang left the cabinet and had to ask someone to tell the Guard Chief Ying all the way - if the Guard Chief Ying is also in the imperial capital, so he must receive a post.
Duanmu Xinmiao took the grapes and ate them, and said with a smile: "Who else could it be besides her cousin Pei Yu?" (To be continued)