Chu Mingyang also replied with a faint tone, "Friendship? Bah, it's just a slave."
Chu Mingcui didn't like her tone, so he stopped talking. The two sisters went out of the palace and went back to her family's home.
Back to Chu Mansion, Chu Mingyang ignored Chu Mingcui and went back to the house by himself.
Chu Mingcui went to visit his grandmother. Mrs. Shoufu has not recovered since the last time she lost her voice in an "accident".
Mrs. Shoufu naturally knew that in this mansion, there was only one person who could prescribe her.
She became calm and guarded, and the husband and wife were almost at the end of her life, and she knew too much about his cruelty.
For what he cares about, he can deny it to his six relatives.
When she listened to Chu Mingcui talking about her encounter with Grandma Xi today, she was frightened and shook her head at Chu Mingcui, signalling not to provoke the woman.
Chu Mingcui said softly: "The granddaughter knows, but Ming Yang didn't put her in his eyes."
Mrs. Shoufu smiled tragically and shook her head.
***
In the evening, Chu Shoufu returned to the mansion. He was used to eating alone. He just asked someone to set up the table and chopsticks in the house, and he heard someone come in and report, "Master, there is a man who claims to be a happy mother came and said he wanted to see you ."
Chu Shoufu raised his head, his eyes were a little startled, "Hi Ma?"
"In return to the master, yes." He said.
Chu Shoufu's loss of consciousness was only a moment, and he immediately recovered as usual, "Please come in."
"Yes!" The servant took the order and left.
Chu Shoufu looked at the old steward next to him, "What do you say she is here for?"
The old steward bowed and said, "The old slave dare not speculate."
Chu Shoufu said indifferently, "I'm afraid it's for Princess Chu."
The old steward responded, also a little dazed.
The servant brought in the happy mother, and then bowed and retired.
Chu Shoufu stood up and watched Mother Xi walk in slowly across the threshold.
"I have seen Mrs. Shoufu!" The happy mother saluted.
Chu Shoufu whispered: "Don't be polite, sit down!"
Happy mother saw the food on the table, "You haven't used the food yet?"
"Just ready to use it." Chu Shoufu invited, "Or, together?"
The happy mother walked over, looked at the light two dishes and one soup, then looked at his thin and clear face, and said, "You should eat better."
"Rough tea and light rice are enough," Chu Shoufu said.
The happy mother turned her head, and when she came, she had already thought about her excuses, but she didn't know how to speak.
The old manager stepped forward, "Sister Xi'er, it's been a long time."
"Plowshare, long time no see." Madam Xi looked at the old steward, "All right?"
"Okay, okay, everything is fine!" The old steward said with a smile, "It's just that it didn't take long for us to be old."
Happy mother nodded silently, yes, she was old in the blink of an eye.
The old steward bowed and retired, and there were only two people in the house, Chu Shoufu and Xima.
Chu Shoufu had already sat down and looked at her, "Sit down and talk."
The happy mother shook her head, cleared her thoughts, and looked at him sternly and said: "Last time, you told me to prescribe medicine to the emperor. I followed your instructions. What I owe you has already been paid off."
Chu Shoufu didn't explain that this was Chu Mingcui's meaning, not his meaning, he even learned it afterwards.
He said: "You didn't owe me anything."
The happy mother smiled sadly, "I don't know, whether you owe it or not, it's always clear."
Chu Shoufu looked at her, "Are you here to say this to me?"
Madam Xi shook her head and asked, "Why do you have to marry Chu Mingyang to Chu Mingyang?"
"This matter is indeed my idea, I do it, I have my own intentions." Chu Shoufu said.
The happy mother sternly said: "You can go against the wishes of others with your ulterior motives? The king of Chu is unwilling to marry Chu Mingyang as his side concubine, and Princess Chu will not agree, so why bother you? In the palace today, your granddaughter Chu Mingyang treats the princess. Speaking badly, the princess was irritated. I know that your Chu family has been in the midst of these years, and you are unscrupulous in treating everyone. Even if you kill the princess, at most it will only be a few words of scolding, but the prosperity will decline. Today, the Chu family’s Kuang Kuang, will lay a catastrophe for your Chu family."
If someone else said these last words, Chu Shoufu would be furious.
But what she said is the painstakingly persuaded, reminded, and vigilant.
But he also argued a little bit, saying: "In these years, I have not been arrogant or unscrupulous. Even as I grow older, I have become more restrained and calm. I think you are watching it."
The happy mother said: "But your children and grandchildren are not. They have begun to challenge the royal rules by relying on your power and power. I remember that your mother said a word to me before. Now it is returned to you as well. The bottom line is never crossed. , Crossing the bottom line is an abyss."
Chu Shoufu looked at her, "Why do you want to help Princess Chu? You have never visited me in these years. I don't think you are just treating her as her master. I want to hear the truth."
The happy mother confessed, "Two reasons, the first, she saved my life, and I administered the medicine, the emperor knew it, she saved me. The second reason..."
She sighed in a deep sigh, and sorrow fell in her eyes, and she looked at him and said: "The king of Chu does not want to marry a side concubine, and wants to die with the concubine. I want to fulfill this relationship. It is impossible for me in this life. Something you get."
Chu Shoufu looked at her, the sharp light in his eyes gradually disappeared, and his face also haunted a sadness.
"So, you said that in order to serve the emperor, you didn't want to marry me, it was just an excuse." Chu Shoufu said.
She did not speak.
Chu Shoufu smiled, there was a bit of nostalgia in his eyes, "Chu Mingcui went to you and asked you to administer medicine to the Supreme Emperor. Although I was furious, I was actually stunned. At that moment, I knew what price you were willing to pay for me. ."
The happy mother still lowered her eyebrows, but she was hit hard by something in her heart, sore and painful.
"Up until now, you and I are gray-haired, I only need to tell the truth, why didn't you believe me in the first place?" Chu Shoufu looked at her and asked.
Madam Xi raised her head to look at him, the expression in his eyes was still serious, the same as before.
She didn’t know how to say it. After considering it for a long time, she slowly spoke under the gaze of his eyes, “That’s great. I live my life in the palace. You make contributions outside the palace, wives and concubines are in groups, children and grandchildren. The whole house, we can all die well, this is the best result."
Chu Shoufu was disappointed, "Are you reluctant to give me even an answer?"
The happy mother remembered the past, and she had a lot of clues, "What I want, speaking in my capacity is already a big crime, who knows it? Probably only Princess Chu, forget it, I'm leaving, I hope you can pay it back Princess Chu and the others are peaceful, so that she can have a fetus."
After the happy mother said, she turned and left.
Chu Shoufu watched her back disappear into the twilight, and sighed softly.
The real answer, he's afraid he won't know it in his whole life.
Does Princess Chu know her? If she didn't say it, no one would understand it, but if she said it, would he not understand it
He was shocked for a long time, then slowly stood up, and said coldly: "Come on, call the second lady over."