After being bored in the mansion for a long time, Yaoniang was also very bored.
So when Xiaobao clamored to find Sister Yueyue, she agreed after thinking about it. In fact, she has been thinking about whether Qiao's illness is getting better. Although she only met Qiao twice, she likes Qiao very much from the bottom of her heart.
She asked Madam Gong to prepare some medicinal materials, and then took Xiaobao and Yuchan to the Duke's Mansion in a carriage.
It sounds simple, but in fact, preparing the frame, accompanying maids, house guards, etc., many chores are cumbersome. This is also the reason why Yaoniang is reluctant to go out recently. If you go out in the cold weather, not to mention the trouble, it will also make people suffer.
When we arrived at Zhen Guogong's mansion, because there was no invitation post, we had to wait for someone to go in and report.
Not long after, a few people came out to greet them.
Because Yaoniang didn't know the servants in the Duke's mansion, she didn't feel anything strange. It wasn't until the servants led her to the main courtyard where Mrs. Zhen Guogong lived, that doubts arose in her heart, but she didn't have time to think about it. Was welcomed in.
Mrs. Zhen Guo was sitting at the first place, but she didn't see Mrs. Qiao.
It's strange, but there are still etiquettes that should be paid attention to, Yaoniang saluted to Mrs. Zhen Guogong. Mrs. Guogong is old and high-ranking, and she can afford it, but she is smiling all over her face, telling Yaoniang not to be too polite.
After sitting down, the girl served tea, and Mrs. Zhen Guogong asked some gossip, most of which focused on Xiaobao. In fact, when two people who don't know each other sit together, they can only say that this kind of topic is the safest and least likely to offend others.
Xiao Bao moved uncomfortably, Yao Niang could see the clue, so he could see it too. All kinds of bad thoughts came to his mind now, and he really wanted to know what happened to Yueyue and Qiao's.
Here, Yaoniang also asked why she didn't see Mrs. Qiao, Mrs. Zhen Guogong showed a worried look on her face, and said: "My daughter-in-law is not doing well for a while, the doctor came to see, and said it's best not Seeing the wind, I let her recuperate behind closed doors. The side concubine should know that my son is not in the capital recently, and I was really worried, so I took the liberty to welcome the side concubine to my yard as a substitute for me. It's inconvenient for the daughter-in-law to show up to accompany you. When she recovers, let her go to your mansion to make amends."
This is a comprehensive statement, that is to point out the reason of the matter, so that people will not feel guilty, and naturally they will not be ignorant. But Yaoniang couldn't help but think of a small detail she saw in Lanruo Hall when she came to Zhen Guogong Mansion.
At noon that day, when the meal was set, Mrs. Qiao specially asked the girl to go to the main courtyard to deliver the message, saying that the side concubine of King Jin was staying in the courtyard for dinner.
The matter is small, but it can be seen that only the kind of mother-in-law who is particularly strict will make the daughter-in-law need to report one or two even after a meal.
Afterwards, in Qiao's words, it really revealed that Mrs. Zhen Guogong was a little displeased with her, but she didn't say much, and Yaoniang didn't ask too much. But Yaoniang also knows one thing, that is, Brother Qiao's only son, Brother X, is raised in the old lady's yard.
Yaoniang didn't know why she thought of these things, she always felt that Mrs. Zhen Guogong made such a move, as if she wanted to cover up something.
"Mother." Xiaobao tugged at the corner of her clothes, "Sister Yueyue."
Yaoniang immediately remembered that besides wanting to see Mrs. Qiao today, the other purpose was because Xiaobao missed Yueyue.
While her thoughts were churning, she smiled and said to Mrs. Zhen Guo: "The old lady said this, but it made me a little frightened. Since sister Qiao is ill, I won't disturb her, but you see my son Xiaobao, this trip is just to see Yueyue. I don't know where this child is now?"
Mrs. Zhen Guogong nodded, and didn't hide it: "Qiao's these days are not appropriate. I was afraid that my servant would lose the child, so I brought her to my side to raise her for a few days. Mother Bai, take the young master to see Moon girl."
As soon as she heard that Yueyue had also been brought to the main courtyard, Yaoniang couldn't sit still, and stood up with a smile: "I haven't seen that child Yueyue for many days, Mama Bai, I'll go with you , do you like it?"
Can Mama Bai say no? The old lady did not dare to stop.
She originally wanted to cover up what happened in the mansion, so she acted like this, but if she really stopped this side concubine Su from seeing her child, she didn't know how many unnecessary troubles would be added. She could only secretly give Mama Bai a wink, and Mama Bai received the wink, and smiled to greet Yaoniang: "The old slave will lead the side concubine to go."
Because Yueyue is really noisy these few days, the old lady is getting old, and when she hears the children making noise, she gets a headache, so Yueyue now lives in a small courtyard on the south side of the main courtyard.
Mother Bai led Yaoniang to go, before they reached the gate of Kuayuan, they heard Yueyue crying.
She was so anxious that she walked in a few steps, and scolded: "Why did you make the girl cry again? What do you want you to do?" She smiled again and said to Yueyue: "Don't cry, big girl, you Seeing that the young master from the Prince Jin’s mansion has come to see you, this old slave will ask people to prepare more fruit snacks, and you and the young master will eat together."
Yueyue ignored her, and ran over when she saw Xiaobao, "Brother Chen, auntie."
The little face was full of tears, crying so much that Xiaobao felt distressed, and wanted to hug her to comfort her, only to find that he had short arms, short legs, short body, and couldn't hold her at all.
It was Yaoniang who hugged Yueyue up, "What's wrong with Yueyue? But do you miss Brother Xiaobao?"
"Auntie, I..."
Yao Niang touched her little face, and interrupted what she said later: "Auntie knows you miss Brother Xiaobao, so Auntie specially brought Brother Xiaobao to play with you today. Look, it's cold outside, we Would you like to talk in the house? Auntie came over after a long ride in a carriage, tired and thirsty, let Auntie drink first."
Yueyue is a sensible child, she obviously has a lot to say in her heart, but she holds back.
Bai Mama also said at the side: "My concubine, please come in and sit down."
After entering the room and sitting down, the girl served tea and brought a plate of desserts and fruits.
Yaoniang's heart was pounding, she pretended to drink tea, but she was thinking about what to do about it.
Is she thinking too much, or is there really something wrong
While thinking about it, her sleeve was tugged, but it was Yueyue who saw Yaoniang drinking tea and sitting down, thinking that auntie must not be thirsty or tired, and could listen to her.
"Auntie, I want to see my mother, but they won't let me go."
Bai Mama stayed by her side all the time, seeing this, she hurriedly said: "Girl, it's not that I don't let you go, but I'm afraid that you will get sick. When Madam gets better, I'll ask someone to take you there, okay?"
"But I want to see my mother, I..."
Xiaobao came over and took her little hand: "Okay, don't make trouble, brother will take you to play."
"Brother Chen..."
"Let's play in the snow, shall we? I can make a snowman!" Without giving Yueyue a chance to speak, he dragged Yueyue and ran out.
Yao Niang stood up immediately, and quickly followed her out: "This child is really, what kind of snow is he playing in such a cold day. He is so ruthless, His Highness is used to him!"
Yaoniang chased after her in a hurry, and Yuchan Hongsi and others had no choice but to follow.
Going outside, Yao Niang spoke to Yu Chan very quickly: "You let An Shi go and see what's going on, if it's possible, it's best to get Qiao's."
Yu Chan nodded knowingly.
While speaking, the servants of Zhen Guogong's mansion also surrounded him. Because Yuchan was a servant, no one paid attention to her, so she retreated to the side, while Yaoniang stood aside pretending to watch Xiaobao play with Yueyue in the snow, and said something naughty in her mouth.
After a while, Yuchan came to Yaoniang.
Yaoniang naturally understood what she meant, and said loudly: "Stop playing, Xiaobao, why did you promise mother just now?"
Xiaobao has been looking for opportunities to talk to Yueyue, so he can't care about her. Yaoniang shook her head helplessly, and told the girl beside her: "Take the young master back to the house, and be careful not to catch a cold." Then she said to Mama Bai: "I wonder if there is a room for Gong here?"
Mother Bai hurriedly ordered someone to lead Yaoniang to go, and Yuchan waited by her side.
After entering Gong's room, the girl who led the way was guarding outside, and Yuchan and Yaoniang went in.
Yuchan said in a low voice: "Madam, I'm afraid Madam Qiao is not well. An Shiyi said that he was very ill and the yard was dead. He listened to your words and specifically told Madam Qiao about his visit. Madam Qiao didn't seem to want to go out. The meaning is just to say thank you Madam, and that she won't live much longer, so you should leave her alone."
Hearing this, Yaoniang was startled. What could make the well-educated and gentle Qiao Shi say such a thing? This is obviously because he has a dead intention to say so.
What the hell happened? Or is her illness so serious that she doesn't even have the will to survive
"Did she say anything else?"
"Mrs. Qiao said, if I can ask you to help take care of Miss Yueyue, she said that Brother Xun is protected by his grandmother and is a man, so everything will be fine. Miss Yueyue is a daughter, she really can't let it go. In the next life, she will form a grass ring."
"That's all?"
Yuchan nodded.
Yaoniang's hands loosened and tightened, and various thoughts ran back and forth in her mind. It wasn't until she heard the inquiry from the girl leading the way outside that she hurriedly pretended to untie her hands and opened the door to go out.
On the other side, Xiaobao was anxious. He wanted to find a chance to talk to Yueyue, but there were people watching him all the time. He had a premonition in his heart that something must have happened to Mrs. Qiao, otherwise Mrs. Zhen Guo would not be so cautious.
A long time has passed, and Yaoniang can't stay in the Duke's mansion all the time, so she can only say goodbye.
But Xiaobao was unwilling to leave anyway, and insisted on taking Yueyue home to play. There is no way Yaoniang can only ask Mama Bai if she can take Yueyue to Prince Jin's mansion for a few days, and she will definitely take good care of her.
Here Little Treasure is making trouble like heaven and earth, just barely rolling on the ground, and over there, Mother Bai has gone to report to Mrs. Zhen Guogong.
This made such a commotion that Mrs. Zhen Guo lost her patience, waved her hands with a stern face and said in annoyance: "Let them take it away!"
"But old lady—"
Mrs. Zhen Guogong certainly knew what Mama Bai was worried about. She said: "What can a little girl know? Besides, I didn't do anything dirty. She has this kind of disease. I covered her up for the good of our family." For the good of her two children, there are no good people who didn’t do it, but it was bad. Let them take Yueyatou away, and I will order someone to pick them up in two days.”
"If the eldest girl said something, let people listen to it—" Bai Mama hesitated.
"So what if you hear it? It's not our Sun's family that's hurting it. It's one of the seven diseases. If the side concubine Su is not afraid of Qiao's being divorced, she can just talk about it."
Hearing this, Mama Bai did not dissuade her anymore. Originally, it would be best if this matter could be covered up, if it really couldn't be covered up, then there would be no serious problem with Duke Yu's Mansion.
After getting in the car, Yaoniang finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Before Xiaobao could ask, Yueyue said: "Brother Chen, please help me save my mother. They say that my mother is a tuberculosis ghost. I want to see my mother, but they won't let me. Grandma doesn't like me. , Those girls and women don't like me, I can't see my mother, I'm so scared... "
Yaoniang's heart skipped a beat, and she finally understood what Qiao Shi would say.
Can tuberculosis ghost? She had only seen Mrs. Qiao a few days ago, and she didn't look like she was suffering from tuberculosis. Why did it happen in such a short period of time.
When Jin Wang came back from the Ministry of Industry, Yao Niang walked around him, hesitated for a long time, and told him about it.
"Then what do you want to do?"
Yaoniang hesitated, "I don't know, I just think it's not that simple, Qiao's was fine a while ago, how long has it been since he became ill like this?"
King Jin didn't speak.
Yaoniang chattered, and then said to him: "Let me tell you, I hope I am thinking too much. You don't know that some mothers-in-law abuse their daughter-in-law, and they are very cruel. In the alley where my house used to live, There is a little daughter-in-law. Her mother-in-law makes her work every day and doesn't give her food. The little daughter-in-law is very pitiful. In addition, I wonder if there is a cure for Qiao's disease. Can Liu Liang doctor help her? Look? Mrs. Qiao is a very good person, if Yueyue loses her mother, I... "
Seeing that she was depressed, King Jin patted her hand reassuringly: "Okay, don't think too much, I'll send someone to send a letter to Sun Meng. If there is any problem, he will naturally solve it. As for other things..." He pondered After a while, "Let's not talk about it for now."
"Will it cause you any trouble?" This is the main reason for Yaoniang's hesitation.
Of course it would cause trouble, but since she wanted to, it wasn't trouble.
"You don't care about this matter, I will handle it."
Lan Ruoguan is really as lifeless as An Shiyi said.
Since the yard was sealed off, all the servants who could entrust their relationship to go out that day have left. Qiao's temperament is kind, and she can't do anything to embarrass others, and she didn't keep them.
There used to be dozens of maids and wives in the courtyard, but now there are only a few people left.
As for Mrs. Qiao, there are only Rumeng Ruhua and the two of them left, and even some of the dowry girls brought by Mrs. Qiao from the south of the Yangtze River have left, so I won't go into details here.
There is another person, that is Qiao Xiuli.
Ever since she knew that the yard was sealed off, she came to Lanruo Hall, preferring to enter rather than leave. Just stayed by Qiao's side to help and wait, but in fact she didn't ask her to do anything. Qiao Shi knew that she didn't want to drag anyone down, except for Rumeng Ruhua who served her personally, she would not let Qiao Xiuli get involved in anything else. At most, she would accompany and talk, and such times are rare.
The doors and windows were tightly closed, it was clearly daytime, but it seemed to be dark.
There was only one lamp lit in the room, and it was dimly lit.
Qiao Xiuli cried: "Sister Yan, don't think too much, you still have brother Yu and Yueyue, if something happens to you, what will you do with the two children? It stands to reason that a younger sister should not Saying this kind of thing, but if you think about it, your brother-in-law will definitely marry again. There are so many talents in this kind of prince's house. Can the later one be good for the two children? So you must be good... "
Qiao Shi didn't have any strength at all, and she didn't even want to move, but her mind was still spinning uncontrollably.
She misses Sun Meng, she can't bear him, and she can't bear to bear her two children...
That's right, if she really died, Sun Meng would definitely marry again, and the mother-in-law wanted to marry him a daughter of a noble family. These years, although she didn't do those nasty things, she also heard a lot of various secrets. Maybe her brother Xun will be raised and abandoned, maybe her Yueyue will be married to someone who doesn't meet her expectations. Although she entrusted Concubine Su to look after her, she was an outsider after all...
No, she couldn't die, even if she was going to die, she had to make proper arrangements for the two children before she died.
Her eyes fell on Qiao Xiuli involuntarily. These days, she can also see that she is a good person. She used to be contemptuous because of the other party's flattery, but now she is completely grateful.
"Sister Li, if I let you take care of my two children, would you be willing?"
"Sister Yan, what did you say? What do you mean?" Qiao Xiuli held her hand tightly, but she cried out in her heart, here it is, it is finally here, she has arranged so much and spent so much Mind, just waiting for this.
"I'm afraid I won't live much longer. If you agree, I'll write to ask Dad to live you under his name. I'll tell the gangster to let him marry you. I hope you can..."
The rest of the words disappeared in the air amidst a bang.
Sun Meng rolled in with a chill all over his body, "I don't want to marry anyone, you put me off your idea!"
Qiao Xiuli jumped up involuntarily like a startled grasshopper.
Why did the prince come back
Before Mrs. Qiao could speak again, Sun Meng turned around. He cupped his hands eagerly but respectfully: "Doctor Liu, please show me."
"My son, you are welcome, the old man is no longer a doctor."
While speaking, Doctor Liu Liang walked in.