One is the mother-in-law and the other is the son-in-law.
Ethically, they are mother and son, but in fact there is no blood relationship at all, not to mention that the first-born mother is beautiful and looks young now, and the concubine is older and even taller than the first-born mother.
The age difference is not big, and it is still in the category of "something can happen".
In fact, no one is talking about it in the market now, but the change in Lu Jinxi's attitude towards this son-in-law is real, and it is inevitable that some people will have some beautiful guesses in their hearts.
Just didn't say it out loud.
After all, although she is a widow, her status is too high, and she is the widow of General Xue Kuang. Who dares to say
Wei Xian didn't dare.
Because Lu Jinxi became seriously ill, and after walking back from the gate of hell, there was a subtle change in his temperament and tactics. On the surface, it is still the soft and weak little white flower, but secretly I always feel that it is not the case.
And at the Taifu Mansion, her mother also explained it herself, telling her not to conflict with Lu Jinxi.
But now...
Seeing that people who were not as good as themselves became so proud of themselves, and even asked the emperor for the sake of their sons, the imperial examinations handed down from the ancestors were changed!
Inside, it's really uncomfortable.
Wei Xian was never someone who could bear it. In the past, he was crushed by the shining sister in the Taifu's mansion. After she planned to marry into the general's mansion, she was crushed by Lu Jinxi.
It's so frustrating!
What's even more terrifying is that at first she thought that as long as Lu Jinxi was gone, she would be able to take care of the general's mansion well. It was only now that I was shocked to discover that, under the care of the other party, the general's mansion has become in good order.
Even, she didn't feel that she had the ability to do better than Lu Jinxi in this matter.
With such a heavy heart on top of another, he couldn't hold back no matter what.
So after listening to what Lu Jinxi and Bailu said, she blurted out these words.
Just as soon as she said it, she regretted it: what's the use of being quick and quick? Shouldn't this kind of words come out of the mouth of a lady like her? It really shouldn't!
Lu Jinxi obviously didn't expect to hear such words from this concubine's mouth.
The palm holding the tea cup paused for a while, her brows slightly raised, and as her eyes flowed, she had already looked at Wei Xian, and the scrutiny in the bottom of her eyes could not be more obvious.
After a while, she laughed and said, "I walk properly and sit upright. Even if others think crooked, I have the courage to say it like a younger brother or sister. With my destiny in my hands, whoever speaks to me must be weighed?"
This is simply a high hat buttoned down one after another!
Wei Xian almost twisted his nose in anger!
She's not an idiot either, how could she not understand what Lu Jinxi meant? It was clearly referring to Sang scolding Huai, saying that she didn't know how to weigh it, and it was only those "few"!
But what can we do
Don't say she didn't think Lu Jinxi would have anything with that concubine, even if there was, it wouldn't be her turn to say.
When she said this, she was jealous for a while, and it was already a loss. At this moment, in the face of Lu Jinxi's taunting, she could only endure it.
The garden was silent for a while.
At this time, Lu Jinxi slowly reached out and put the tea cup back, with a calm expression: "Speaking of which, a lot of rewards came from the womb a few days ago. The entire General's Mansion. My younger brother and sister are also the younger sister of the concubine's concubine in the palace, the direct daughter of Master Taifu, and have a distinguished status. It is a bit wrong to marry the General's Mansion. So I ordered a lot of gifts to my younger brother and sister. I don't know. Brother and sister use it, but you can still feel it?"
First the hat, then the plain humiliation!
Who in the capital does not know that she is a "low-married"? But Wei Xian has his own reasons and never cares what others say. It's just that Lu Jinxi, who she despised the most, said it, and even mentioned Wei Yi!
Obviously to make her unhappy!
No one lives in someone else's shadow.
But Wei Xian felt that she had never come out of the shadows since she was a child.
When I was a child, from the beginning of my own memory, it was the eldest sister who was perfect in terms of life experience, appearance, and knowledge, and she covered her not good enough; The emperor issued an edict to marry Xue Kuang and Lu Jinxi...
"It's natural to use things in the palace, so why should the second sister-in-law ask this?" Wei Xian was gloomy, and she didn't bother to give Lu Jinxi a good face, so she sneered, "Everyone knows who the direct descendant is in the palace. Sister-in-law doesn't have a good relationship with me, and the second sister-in-law still said that, it's really a bit embarrassing."
"Ah, is that so?"
Lu Jinxi seemed to know it only now, showing a somewhat surprised expression.
"This is really not very worthy of my younger brother and sister. My younger brother and sister should have heard about it. Recently, there have been some rumors about pickling in the palace, and every word involves the concubine Xian. After I know it, I want to comfort my younger brother and sister a few words. It seems that it is no longer necessary now."
hypocritical!
Wei Xian looked at her smiling face. She didn't see the slightest sincerity in her expression, and could only hear the undisguised sarcasm.
But what
"It's natural for people in the palace to worry about things in the palace. My sister-in-law is a skilled person. She has been in the palace for nearly six years and has been favored. Those rumors have been circulating for many years. It is the emperor's best friend and companion when he was young, and one is the emperor's favorite concubine today, and the emperor has long been held accountable."
In the end, it is still the same door, one is prosperous, and one is lost.
Therefore, Wei Xian did not fall into the trap.
not to mention…
She wasn't so tolerant, and she didn't hate Wei Yi as much as she imagined.
Everyone in the world thought there was something between her and Gu Juefei, but she remembered it clearly—
On the day when the decree of entering the palace was passed down, her eldest sister was stunned, and she repeatedly asked the eunuch who passed the decree three times if it was wrong.
The father-in-law only thought she was overjoyed and couldn't believe it.
At that time, I didn't have much doubts, I just congratulated her repeatedly with a smile and said good things about prosperity and wealth.
Then slowly, the expression on her sister-in-law's face also became natural, and soon turned into a flawless smile.
But that night, Wei Xian didn't fall asleep.
Wei Yi's yard was not far from her, and the sound of bottles and jars falling was heard all night, and it didn't stop until dawn.
Wei Yi, who appeared in front of everyone the next day, was perfect again, as if the sounds she heard last night all happened in her dreams.
The imperial decree to enter the palace has been issued, and she can no longer go out.
But this day, Wei Yi went out the door and changed into a light men's clothes, as if afraid of being discovered.
Wei Xian didn't know about this.
It just happened that day, when Wei Yi came back from the corner door where the next person was walking, she was picking flowers in the nearby garden, so she saw the figure at a glance.
After quietly following him, he realized that the "man" turned out to be his sister Wei Yi.
At that moment, Wei Yi's expression, she will never forget.
A pale face without makeup, a pair of empty, confused, drifting eyes, but there was a startling smile on his lips.
Like a gorgeous body, and like a mournful ghost.
Until now, Wei Xian has not been able to tell what kind of mood Wei Yi was in at that time: Lost? despair? Confused? fear? pain? Either sarcasm, or hatred...
Maybe, even if he had something with that famous Gu Da Gongzi, after that day, it all turned to ashes, right
Heart is dead.
What is the use of living
"Brother, younger brother? What's the matter with you?"
Perhaps she was distracted, and Lu Jinxi's voice sounded in her ears, so Wei Xian came to her senses and scattered the old thoughts shrouded in countless mysteries.
She raised her head as if nothing had happened, and looked at the other party: "It's okay, it's just that the second sister-in-law doesn't mention it. When I mention it, it reminds me of some old things related to my sister-in-law, and I just lost my mind for a while."
Old things
Also related to Wei Yi...
To be honest, Lu Jinxi was a little interested, but the person sitting in front of her was Wei Xian, so of course she wouldn't ask herself rudely, she just lightly exposed the topic: "I thought there was something wrong with my brother and sister, It's alright. It's getting late. Brother Chi's side is afraid that he will be out of school soon. My younger brother and sister sit slowly by themselves, so I have to go first."
"Second sister-in-law, walk slowly."
She responded perfunctorily, got up perfunctory, and gave a perfunctory salute. Wei Xian didn't mind her leaving early, but was very happy.
Everyone knows that their sister-in-law is superficial.
So Lu Jinxi didn't care about her apparent perfunctory, and after getting up, he took a few maids back to the east room.
These days, she has not been idle.
I had previously said that I would invite a husband for Sister Li and Sister Lang, and she had already made an appearance a few days earlier. Due to the reform of the imperial examination system, people with disabilities are also allowed to join, so many scholars have to retake the examination.
Here, there is a very special one.
This person's surname is Ji, the single name has the character "Heng", and the words are the same, and his ancestral home is in Beijing.
When he was young, he had even three yuan in primary and middle schools and won three cases. Later, he got to know yuan in the township examination. Although the style of northern culture is not as good as that of Jiangnan, the talent of this person was not weak back then.
It's a pity that Gu Xiongcai has suffered a lot since ancient times, and a fire destroyed everything for him.
According to Pan Quan'er, the fire was quite famous in Beijing.
One night about six years ago, the Dali Temple, one of the three divisions, suddenly burned for no apparent reason. On the left and right sides are the Prison Office and the Autumn Trial Office of the Ministry of Punishment.
It can be said that as soon as it burned, it scared everyone.
On the one hand, everyone wanted to put out the fire, and on the other hand, they were afraid that the people detained in the sky prison would take the opportunity to escape, so they had to divide the officers and soldiers and infantry guards who came at that time into two groups, one group went to put out the fire, and the other group was strict. Guard the street and don't let a suspicious person escape.
But no one thought that because of this, there were not enough people to fight the fire, and the fire could not be suppressed.
None of the prisoners in the Sky Prison are willing to wait to die, and even more so for many people who are to be convicted.
The fire was getting stronger.
In the end, not only did the entire Dali Temple and the Xingbu Yamen burn down, but most of the streets were not spared. Because it was connected together at that time, it burned very quickly, and it was difficult for the people behind the street to evacuate, and many people lost their lives.
Hundreds of houses were reduced to ashes.
Ji Heng's house is in it.
What is even more embarrassing is that this fire not only caused him to lose his home, but also his parents, and he lost his right hand, and he never qualified for the imperial examination.
According to legend, he was young and strong, and he could have run away by himself at that time.
It's just that his parents are old and sleeping at home. He rushed into the fire to wake them up and rescued them, but he had no idea that the second old man had been choked by the smoke.
He had to forcibly carry the second old man out, but accidentally broke his right arm by the falling beam.
Afterwards, because the prisoners detained by the Ministry of Punishment fled wildly, causing chaos everywhere, whether it was sending parents to the doctor or asking a doctor to come over, it became an extravagant hope.
Ji Heng, who was twenty-four years old at the time, could only kneel beside him, watching the second old man gasp.
He lost everything that night.
Disheartened, he went far to the south of the Yangtze River and left the sad place of the capital. On the ground of Weiyang, where the fireworks were romantic, he relied on writing and painting, and even thought that he wrote lyrics and composes music for brothel music for a living.
Now, Pan Quan'er didn't know where to find out the news.
It is said that this person learned that the disabled can participate in the imperial examination and was going to return to the capital from Jiangnan. Moreover, this talent is eight buckets tall and learned to be rich in five cars. Even if it is not comparable to Juefei, as a gentleman, it can be said that it is more than enough.
The most important thing is that he must be short of money in terms of money.
It can be said that no matter from which aspect, this Ji Heng will be Lu Jinxi's first choice to hire a husband for Sister Li and Sister Lang!
only…
She is satisfied with others, but they may not be willing to teach two girls.
"Go and call Pan Quan'er."
After reading the pages of Ji Heng's life on the table, Lu Jin pondered over and over again, and finally felt that this one was the best among all the candidates, so he decided to give it a try.
"This Ji Heng is really a rare candidate, I have to ask clearly."
"Yes."
Qing Que knew that she had read the directory for a long time, and heard her talk about Ji Heng talking about it for several days, so she was not surprised when she listened to her order at this moment, she bowed and walked out.
She just retreated to the door, and she was startled: "Eldest son?"
Xue Tingzhi just came and walked to the door only to hear Lu Jinxi talking inside, so he didn't bother for the time being. Now that Qingque came out, he faced the door and bowed: "The imperial examination system is known to the court, and I came here to thank my mother."