Liu Rong snorted: "How much room does Miss Duanmuba have to help Mrs. Wei? Mrs. Wei actually hesitated because of my sister-in-law, our daughter... Hey!"
There was a hint of ridicule in Qiu Baoniang's tone: "Miss Duanmuba is also our daughter, and her background is not weaker than Mrs. Wei's."
Seeing Liu Rong's silence, she added, "If the general feels that Mrs. Wei's unwillingness to immediately agree to do this is not enough for Miss Duanmuba, it only means that you have thought too little. Let's not talk about dividing the Huo family from the gentry clan. It's not a simple matter, especially when the sixth wife of the Shen family is the legitimate daughter of the Huo family. No matter how important this kind of relationship is, it may not be possible at critical times, but there is no reason to cheat on the marriage. You want to get married to the Shen family in the future. Do you want to have a drum in your heart?”
"Besides, how could Mrs. Wei be able to accomplish such a big thing as dividing the Huo family from the gentry clan? She definitely can't get around Lord Shen! Lord Shen dotes on his wife, but when it comes to major matters involving the clan, do you think Lord Shen can do it? Are you really going to let Mrs. Wei mess around? Even if it is, what about the other Shen family members? The sixth master of the Shen family is here, and he has demoted his wife to a commoner woman. Do you think the sixth master of the Shen family can handle it? Such a tone?"
Qiu Baoniang said: "What's more, even if Miss Duanmuba breaks off her engagement with the Huo family, I'll tell you the truth: you won't be able to marry her. You are a commoner after all."
After a long while, Liu Rong said hoarsely: "I know."
"Then you are still trying every possible means to target the Huo family?" In the carriage, Qiu Baoniang couldn't help but be startled - she left the palace today and came to the Shen family to exchange news with the Chief of Guards Ying. Although it was ordered by Queen Qiu, the original driver was not Liu Rong.
When she first saw Liu Rong coming to drive her car, she thought that Liu Rongxin couldn't trust her and she couldn't trust the Shen family, so she planned to follow up with the supervisor herself. As a result, there was no one on the road, and Liu Rong revealed his intention, and Qiu Baoniang found out that he was rushing to catch the train because Duanmu Xin Miaoyu was so humble.
From Liu Rong's point of view, Duanmu Wuyou, the main sect of the Duanmu family, is now the only one in the house, and is being oppressed to death by the side branches. How can he dare to ask Duanmu Xinmiao to marry? The only ones who can help and have the name to help Duan Mu Xinmiao are the Shen family.
Qiu Baoniang felt that since the young general, who had been watched and trusted by the current empress, was so interested in Duan Mu Xinmiao, it must be for her own sake.
Turns out he actually knew very well that he couldn't marry Duanmu Xinmiao
"Then it comes true according to your idea, Miss Duanmuba... maybe she will marry someone else." Qiu Baoniang further reminded.
Liu Rong said calmly: "I know—I just hope that Miss Eight can find a good family, like Lord Shen did to Mrs. Wei."
Qiu Baoniang almost choked on the mint dew: "That's it?!"
Liu Rong said calmly: "That's it."
"... My maid, remember that you have met Miss Duanmuba a few times, right?" Qiu Baoniang wiped the mint dew dripping on her clothes with a handkerchief, and said with a twitching corner of her mouth, "And what my maid said may not be very pleasant. : Miss Duanmuba is a beauty, but she is not the most beautiful among noble ladies.”
At least Wei Changying's beauty can rival Duanmu Xinmiao. How come Liu Rong was so affectionate towards her that as long as she lived well, it didn't matter even if he had unrequited love
Seeing that Liu Rong didn't answer for a long time, Qiu Baoniang frowned and said, "It's okay if you don't want to tell me, but when I tested Mrs. Wei's oral sex today, she couldn't press her and she confided something... I'm afraid Mrs. Wei will be suspicious. Go to Miss Duanmuba."
This is the tragedy of Liu Rong's family background. Let alone Qiu Baoniang's true identity, he doesn't even know the true relationship between Wei Changying and Duanmu Xinmiao.
From his standpoint and based on his experience, Liu Rong was naturally wrong in his estimation of the atmosphere of the conversation between Qiu Baoniang and Wei Changying.
So after hearing what Qiu Baoniang said, he suddenly reined in the horse!
"Did you do it on purpose?" After a pause, Liu Rong allowed the carriage to continue moving, but the veins on the back of his hand holding the reins were exposed, showing his inner uneasiness.
Qiu Baoniang said calmly: "You have misunderstood. You must not suddenly suggest that the Shen family should reduce the Huo family's status as a nobleman, right? Even if the Huo family has offended the Shen family before, looking at Mrs. Huo's face, the Huo family is now It's so miserable. We are all members of the Shen family, so why do we want to kill them all? That's why I have to mention Miss Duanmuba."
"Since Miss Duanmuba is mentioned, can Mrs. Wei not suspect that someone has taken a fancy to Miss Duanmuba?" Qiu Baoniang mocked, "General, you underestimate the vigilance of the ladies in charge of the big house. What do you think of Mrs. Wei?" A lady is in charge of the house all day long. In addition to the family finances, it is the life-long matter of the female family and the younger generation. In the latter case, even if they turn around, they will immediately react to the current situation. If the maid has the time to mention Miss Duanmuba, besides the eldest prince, it’s you, how else can it be Master Bo?”
Liu Rong pursed his lips tightly. He had never dealt with the ladies in the family, so he couldn't tell whether Qiu Baoniang's words were true or false. After a long while he said: "Earlier when the epidemic was severe..."
Qiu Baoniang quickly held her breath and concentrated.
"Master Shen called Miss Duanmuba into the army to try to cure her." Liu Rong seemed a little hesitant when he spoke, but then he resumed his normal speaking speed, but Qiu Baoniang could hear a strange emotion from it, "At that time, I Worried about the soldiers under his command, and also afraid that after Master Shen gets the cure, he will give it to the Xiliang army first, and then to us... At that time, His Majesty handed over the army to General Mo. He was afraid that if General Mo came forward, if he got the cure, he would give it to Lord Shen. The boss was in a stalemate and it was difficult to step down, so I often found excuses to go outside Miss Duanmuba's tent... "
Qiu Baoniang said: "Then you will deal with Miss Duanmuba?"
"I have never seen a woman like the Eighth Miss." Liu Rong murmured, "When she first arrived at the camp, she was wearing gorgeous clothes, a snail bun, and several pieces of jewelry. If she hadn't been holding a medical bag, she would have looked... She looked like an ordinary young lady, but when she arrived at the camp, she took off her hat and hairpin, and went to see the infected soldiers day and night without even taking a sip of water. Adjusting the medicine. I once watched her standing outside the camp from Mao Shi to Hai Shi. When she finally put down the medicine, she couldn't walk. It took two strong women to hold her up before she could sit on the couch. , Miss Eighth’s legs have been swollen since the third day she entered the camp. She was swollen from standing up!”
"Why isn't she sitting?" Qiu Baoniang was stunned.
Liu Rong said cheerfully: "I couldn't figure it out at first, but later I realized that it was to save Chen Guang from standing up when he wanted to get something!"
"You can let the people who serve her get it! Even in the camp, it's impossible for no one to serve her, right?" Qiu Baoniang said subconsciously.
"It seems that Aunt Qiu had an extraordinary background before. Even though she once lived in the world, her bossy nature has never been forgotten." Liu Rong's voice suddenly turned cold. Through the car curtain, Qiu Baoniang could feel his sharp gaze, and her eyebrows couldn't help but Wrinkled: "My maid feels that as the eighth young lady..."
Liu Rong snorted heavily: "Now that the empress wants to use you, unless I find out that you have any evil intentions, I will not touch you easily. You can take care of yourself. As for why the eighth lady doesn't give orders, hey! You don't even think about it. Miss Eight has to waste time to stand up and pick up the things herself, not to mention the time it takes to summon someone and wait for someone to bring it to her?"
When Qiu Baoniang was the young lady of the Liu family, she was not very close to Duanmu Xinmiao. She didn't know much about Duanmu Xinmiao's hard work in studying medicine. At this moment, she was worried that Liu Rong would see the flaw in her instinctive words, so she didn't answer for a while. talk.
Liu Rong was silent for a while, and then continued: "Huo Chenyuan acted too recklessly. If he had had such thoughts earlier, he should have come to the Duanmu family in person to cancel the marriage. What's the use of him leaving a letter? He was so generous at that time The fierce reputation has spread throughout the government and the public. Not to mention the Duanmu family's family background, even ordinary people will be forced to promise their daughters to keep their integrity due to public opinion! Doesn't this harm innocent people for the rest of their lives? "
Qiu Baoniang thought to herself: "This is not because you have thoughts about Duanmu Xinmiao, but your mind is biased. According to some people, Duanmu Xinmiao has such a righteous fiancé, and it is honorable to be his fiancée. She can stay with him." It should last a lifetime.”
"I think it's so unfair that such an eighth young lady will have to be alone for the rest of her life because of her fiancé's irresponsibility." Liu Rong said quietly, "Especially Jinxiu Duanmu's current sect is in decline and its branches are flourishing, even if Duanmu Pingzhong died before. , I think Duanmu Wuyou is also having a hard time... If Miss Eight can marry into a good family, she will live a good life, and her natal family will also be better off. "
Qiu Baoniang's mood is very complicated now: "It's enough that Wei Changying and his wife love each other and have a complete set of children. Who can tell her that she has a good life, her parents are both alive, and she is doted on by her direct grandmother. But Duanmu Xinmiao also has a lot of bad fortunes, and her marriage is not going well. Although She didn't fall into the situation like me, and she ended up alone like me... How could she catch up with Liu Rong after going to the army? Even if she knew she couldn't marry her, she still had to find ways to pave a way for her to love others. The road to harmony? As an ordinary daughter-in-law, my fate is much worse than these two."
Thoughts of success and destruction kept intertwining in her mind - after a long while, she said calmly: "Who wouldn't envy a husband like Lord Shen? But does the general think there will be many people like Lord Shen? You see The eldest wife of the Gu family, the eldest daughter of the Su family in Qingzhou, isn't she just watching her husband take concubines and have children? Mrs. Wei's good life is something that most people can't envy. "
Liu Rong was silent for a while and said, "But it's better than being alone at home."
"The general is not the Eighth Miss, how do you know what the Eighth Miss is thinking?" Qiu Baoniang said calmly, "Do you think the Eighth Miss's temperament can tolerate her husband's bribery? Do you think the Eighth Miss is willing to die alone, or is she willing to die alone? Lost among the many ladies?"
Feeling Liu Rong's hesitation, Qiu Baoniang curled her lips and smiled proudly!
But not long after, she suppressed her smile and said leisurely: "Actually, there is a way to ensure that Miss Duanmuba can be entrusted with her for the rest of her life without being let down by others. But this method is too difficult for the general. But I don’t know how much the general is willing to do for Miss Eight.”
Liu Rong frowned: "You tell me!" (To be continued)