Mrs. Liu smiled, "We heard that Sister Yue was coming back to visit relatives, so we came here specially to see if there is anything that needs help. Back then, Sister Yue suddenly married and got married, which caught everyone by surprise and did not prepare for the child. Something, so take this opportunity to come and have a look.”
"Yes, the two countries will be far apart in the future, and it will be even more difficult to meet again."
Mrs. Liu Er also echoed with a smile, and the two of them sang and ran together, adding another layer of Zhang's anger, and the pain caused by her nails digging into her flesh brought her back to her senses.
"I'm afraid you're here too early. Eldest sister hasn't come back yet. The Rong Manor doesn't welcome you here. If eldest sister is here, she definitely doesn't want to see you."
Rong Ling suddenly said, the palm-sized face is pretty and cute, but the arrogance and meanness between the brows is really annoying.
Mrs. Zhang pretended not to hear, and did not stop Rong Ling from speaking, but acquiesced to this meaning.
Mrs. Liu raised her eyebrows and smiled lightly, "Miss Rong Er has such an eloquent mouth. The Liu family and the Rong family are in-laws. We are Yue'er's biological aunts. Why can't we come to visit Yue'er?"
"Sister-in-law is right. It's a pity that the old lady is seriously ill. In this family, the old lady is the only one who can tell right from wrong. The old lady is worthy of being a descendant of a famous family. How can ordinary people compare her self-cultivation."
The faces of Mrs. Liu Er and Mrs. Zhang's and Rong Yue turned blue when she said every word that pierced their hearts. Isn't it clear that they are mocking their humble birth.
"You guys!" Rong Ling wanted to speak, but was grabbed by Mrs. Zhang, "Ling'er, don't be rude!"
Mrs. Zhang glanced at the two of them, "Ling'er is young and ignorant, so why should the two wives feel sorry for a little girl? Naturally, I can't compare to my mother, but the two wives came here rashly, are they just talking about this?"
After a pause, Mrs. Zhang smiled again, "The Rong family and the Liu family are indeed in-laws, but they have been together for many years, and they are a little strange. They are in the same city but they don't communicate. Now that Sister Yue is in power, how can people not misunderstand her?" ?”
Mrs. Zhang's words stung the two Mrs. Liu's expressions, and Mrs. Liu quickly came back to her senses, "Ma'am, don't get me wrong. I didn't communicate with you before because I was afraid of being arranged by others. I thought that Ma'am, a stepmother, did something inappropriate. In fact, we also care about Miss Yue."
Mrs. Liu nodded repeatedly, but Mrs. Zhang was too lazy to go around with the two of them, and said directly, "Now that you have not returned, the two ladies have come early, so it is useless to say anything to us. Why don't we discuss it after sister Yue comes back. The mansion is busy packing up, so we won’t send it away.”
The two Mrs. Liu were embarrassed again, looked at each other, said goodbye and left.
"Look at the guilty look on her face, there must be something wrong, and she still wants to take credit for it, I'm bah!"
Mrs. Liu was very disdainful, and there was a flash of light in her eyes.
This time Xiyue won by a notch, and everyone is saying that it is the Rong family's credit. If it hadn't been for Rongyue getting married and blowing the pillow wind to Dong Mingyou, there would be no result today.
Therefore, it was rumored that the emperor wanted to confer rewards on the Rong family, and even made Rong Ling the princess. It was even said that the empress wanted to choose the princess for the prince, and Rong Ling was also one of the candidates.
Once the Liu family heard about this matter, how could they sit still? In terms of closeness, the Liu family was closer than the Zhang family. Everyone knew how the Zhang family treated Rong Yue these years.
The fat and water don't flow to outsiders' fields, so the Liu family came to him at this time.
Zhang was so angry that she smashed several teacups, her chest heaved up and down, the servants held their breath, not daring to take a breath.
"Mother, it's too much, why are they so shameless!"
Rong Ling was also very angry, she had never seen such a thick-skinned person.
Mrs. Zhang snorted, and glanced at Nanny Li, "Go and find out where he is?"
"yes!"
After a while, General Rong rushed back, the house was full of debris, Zhang sat on the sidelines crying with red eyes, General Rong hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"
Mrs. Zhang quickly wiped the corners of her eyes, shook her head, "Husband, I'm fine."
"Mother, it's obvious that the two wives of the Liu family came to bully you, why are you still hiding it?"
Therefore, Rong Ling recounted what happened just now, and General Rong frowned in displeasure, "It's too deceitful, why should the Liu family go to the Rong family to point fingers!"
"Husband, it's not all because of Sister Yue. I guess she saw that Sister Yue gained power and wanted to take the opportunity to curry favor. Sister Yue is impulsive. I am afraid that I will be misled by the Liu family..."
Zhang's almond eyes are hazy, and the way she cries is charming. General Rong has softened her heart a long time ago and tried to comfort her, "She has been naughty since she was a child. No matter what others say, I will always believe in you, no matter what sister Yue is. You are the daughter of the Rong family, and you are her legitimate mother, so you should educate her."
With General Rong's guarantee, Zhang's mood gradually stabilized, with a look of helplessness and anger.
"However, Sister Yue is unwilling to send Sister Yue to marry him. Now that she comes back this time, if she is taken advantage of by someone who wants to marry her again, I am only worried about my husband's wise life and the Rong family's century-old reputation."
Soon Rong Ling also interjected, "Father, and grandma, if the eldest sister makes a big fuss about the Rong family, then grandma must be very sad. Grandma is sick now, and the imperial doctor said that she can't stand the excitement."
Seeing this, Mrs. Zhang said unintentionally, "The mansion is really not conducive to recuperating. If I can find a good place with mountains and rivers, my mother will recover soon."
General Rong frowned tightly when he heard the words, and there was a flash of disgust and anger in his eyes, and he said after a while, "There is a house on the other side of the Qingshan Mountain, the environment is elegant, it is a good place to recuperate, and it will be cleaned up in a while Somehow, tomorrow morning I will send my mother to Qingshan to recuperate."
Mrs. Zhang was overjoyed when she heard the words, and nodded quickly, "Let me prepare for this concubine."
Mrs. Wen took advantage of the time to send a letter to Rong Yue, and Rong Yue was very annoyed when she learned about it.
"Grandmother is seriously ill, and her bones are weak. My father is really getting more and more confused when he dares to send her to Qingshan to recuperate."
Rong Yue was getting more and more disappointed with General Rong, and she was at the mercy of a woman.
Xiao Yu became angry when she heard this, "We might as well go into the city tomorrow morning. Mrs. Zhang is too arrogant and domineering. Rong Yue, General Rong misunderstood you deeply. We must find a way to explain it clearly."
Rong Yue sneered, "He doesn't want to see me at all, he doesn't care at all whether I live or die, and besides, I don't care if he understands me."
"No, if you want to completely defeat Mrs. Zhang, you must wash away your misunderstanding and Mrs. Rong's grievances. Otherwise, you will not be able to hurt Mrs. Zhang at all, and Mrs. Rong will not be truly stable."
In Xiao Yu's opinion, the best way is to let General Rong know the truth. If General Rong can eradicate Zhang with his own hands, that would be the best.
Otherwise, if one Zhang falls, there will be a second and a third successor. At that time, General Rong will hate Wu and Wu and dislike Old Madam Rong, let alone care about Madam Rong's life and death.
And the biggest knot in Mrs. Rong's life is the separation of mother and son. She must hope that the Rong family will be happy and the relationship between mother and son will be restored.
Rong Yue also figured out the key point, nodded, "You are right, not for him, but also for the sake of grandma's life in her later years."
"What we need to do now is to find the old woman who was hired by Mrs. Zhang, and the cousin who was bought by Mrs. Zhang."
Xiao Concubine quickly cleared her mind, both of them were indispensable, her eyes rolled slightly, "This Rong Ling seems to be impulsive, you can check the people around her carefully, maybe there will be unexpected gains."
The people around her, such as the girl who advised Rong Ling that day, Zhang Yuxi.
"Yeah." Rong Yue hummed lightly, then frowned, "The Liu family is also troublesome."
Concubine Xiao smiled, "I heard that the two wives of the Liu family are vitriolic and mercenary. They can withhold half of the dowry from Mrs. Zhang, and they can still come to the door after tearing their faces. It can be seen that they are not easy to provoke."
Rong Yue sneered, "A few years ago when my grandmother was still alive, I still had some contacts. I remember once, I ran into my eldest aunt on the street, but she turned away without saying a word, as if she was afraid of bad luck."
"Another time, my grandmother came to ask for marriage, and wanted to marry me to the second son of the Liu family, thinking that she could protect me, but my second aunt reprimanded my grandmother on the spot, kicked my grandmother out of the house, and made my grandmother angry. I had to get out of bed for several days, and I haven't had any contact since then."
Among the relatives of the Liu family, Rong Yue didn't know any of them very well, and had very little contact with them, especially since the two old people passed away one after another, and after Mr. Liu became the master of the family, there was less contact with each other.
But later, after General Rong became a general, the Liu family moved around on purpose, and when they came here once or twice, Mrs. Rong was lukewarm, which made the two Mrs. Liu embarrassing, so they restrained themselves.
Miss Xiao raised her eyebrows when she heard the words, "How can there be such a shameless person in the world? They are really thick-skinned. They are too snobbish if they are not profitable."
Compared with these two Mrs. Liu, Mrs. Qin was much better, but she never dared to say anything bad to Concubine Xiao. At most, she was unhappy and complained behind her back.
"When my mother got married, my grandmother and grandfather gave a large dowry. After my mother passed away, the dowry fell into the hands of my grandmother. At that time, there were several troubles in the Liu family. Outsiders said that the grandmother took the dowry from the daughter-in-law, but the grandmother did not explain a word. , Let others abuse, just refuse to hand over the dowry."
Mrs. Zhang came from a humble background and had no assets at all when she married. If Rong Ling married the crown prince, she would not be able to be tough without a decent dowry. That's why Mrs. Zhang tried every means to get rid of Mrs. Rong.
Mrs. Rong was shrewd all her life, she didn't give Zhang a chance at all, and she always held the power in her hands. Zhang's present day is completely achieved bit by bit.
He tried every means to buy off the people around Mrs. Rong, and Mrs. Rong was getting older, so Zhang took advantage of her negligence.
"Later, because of the dowry, my father and grandmother had a lot of quarrels. Mrs. Zhang thought about the dowry, bought off the grandmother's wife, and split the Liu family into two after getting the dowry. Grandma fainted on the spot. Now, and my father is not in the mansion, the entire Rong family is in the hands of Mrs. Zhang, and it has been delayed until now."
As she spoke, tears welled up in Rong Yue's eyes, and she took a deep breath, both blaming herself and helpless.
Concubine Xiao was furious, "It's too much! Don't worry, I will make the Liu family and Zhang family spit out everything they swallowed."
No wonder Rong Yue was always thinking about going back to Xiyue, Prime Minister You didn't force Rong Yue, knowing that she was thinking about Xiyue, so he turned a blind eye and let her come to Xiyue, otherwise she would have been robbed halfway back. .
Hearing Rong Yue mention Mrs. Rong, it reminded Xiao Concubine of Mrs. Xiao, who devoted herself wholeheartedly to her and loved herself unreservedly. Xiao Concubine's eyes were slightly red, and she missed Mrs. Xiao a little.
"Rong Yue, we all have a good grandmother, and we didn't dislike her because of her daughter, so we should be content."
Rong Yue smiled, getting in touch with Mrs. Xiao made Rong Yue feel at ease and dedicated, and got along very well with Mrs. Xiao, so she was always envious of the relationship between Mrs. Xiao and Concubine Xiao.
At dawn the next day, as soon as the city gate was opened, a group of people rushed over and stopped at the gate of the Rong Mansion.
"Ma'am, Missy is back."
Mrs. Zhang stood up abruptly when she heard the words, looked at the pale sky, and looked at Nanny Li with a slightly gloomy face.
"Why did it come so soon, isn't it tomorrow?"
"Ma'am, this old slave has indeed inquired. The eldest lady will not be able to return to Beijing until noon tomorrow at the earliest. How could it be..."
Nanny Li was also stunned for a while, a little in disbelief.
"Go out and have a look!" Mrs. Zhang straightened her clothes, and walked towards the hall with her servant girl. On the way, the little servant girl hurried over, "Ma'am, the young miss has gone to Songzhitang."
"A bunch of trash, don't you know how to stop them? What's the use of raising you!"
Mrs. Zhang quickened her pace and rushed towards Songzhitang, and saw a group of people standing at the door.
The two leading women were very conspicuous, and one of them was Rong Yue.
"Sister Yue, it's not yet dawn, why don't you send a letter when you come back early, so mother can send someone to pick you up."
On the surface, Zhang is concerned, but in reality he is accusing Rong Yue of being ignorant.
Rong Yue raised her lips and smiled, "I haven't seen you for a few months, Madam has plumped up a lot, and her lips are still so sharp."
Mrs. Zhang frowned, before she could open her mouth, she heard Rong Yue say again, "As we all know, I came back to visit my grandmother, so what if this group of people prevents me from entering?"
"Where is this? The old lady has been ill these days. Your father has ordered anyone not to disturb her, and not to delay the old lady's recuperation. Even Ling'er has never gone in."
Mrs. Zhang rounded up the words calmly, and the two looked at each other, their eyes seemed to be blazed with fire, and they were fighting secretly and neither would give way to the other.
"Then it seems that I blamed Madam wrongly." Rong Yue was noble and generous in a luxurious long skirt, and a flash of sharpness flashed in her eyes, "I don't know Madam's opinion, when is the best time to visit?"
Zhang's eyeballs rolled, and he was about to say that General Rong planned to send old lady Rong away, but when he saw Rong Yue's fierce expression that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, he couldn't say anything.
"This... I'm afraid I don't care what I say. I won't do it until the doctor tells the old lady that her condition is stable."
Rong Yue chuckled, "I wonder which doctor treated it?"
Mrs. Zhang also smiled, "It was diagnosed and treated by Imperial Physician He in the palace. Imperial Physician He is old, experienced, and skilled in medicine. Can you still not believe what he said?"
Rong Yue was silent and didn't speak, Zhang said again, "Mother knows you are filial, and is concerned about the old lady's condition, but we are not allowed to disturb you under the current situation, good boy, you have been busy all the way, the house is ready, Go and rest."
Rong Yue glanced at Mrs. Zhang, "Grandmother is seriously ill now, how can I rest in peace? Although Imperial Physician He is good at medicine, her private reputation is not very good."
Rong Yue pointed casually, "This is an accompanying imperial doctor with superb medical skills. Ask him to help grandma take a look, and I can feel at ease."
Mrs. Zhang followed her gaze, and she saw a middle-aged man carrying a medicine box on her back, and her face sank immediately, "Sister Yue, your grandmother is fine, she just needs to rest and rest, besides, Imperial Physician He is very skilled." It is well known, so why bother to provoke the old lady, if something goes wrong, who can afford it!"
Mrs. Zhang looked at Rong Yue with some complaints and blame, as if she was accusing Rong Yue of making trouble for no reason.
Rong Yue raised her eyebrows, "Why does Madam prevent me from going in to visit? Why do you trust Imperial Physician He's medical skills so much? If Madam He made a mistake, how can Madam apologize?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? How could I stop you? It's just that the old lady's body really shouldn't be disturbed." Mrs. Zhang smiled, but refused to give in.
"Why do I feel like Madam is hiding something? Grandma is sick, Madam immediately took over the power of housekeeping. Is Madam wishing that Grandma is always sick, so she fabricated this reason?"
Rong Yue pressed her step by step, Zhang raised her eyes and looked at Rong Yue, her tone was light, "Whatever you say, I know you are angry and deliberately find fault, and you want to vent your anger on me, don't go to the old man to complain, the old lady always Not to be stimulated."
As soon as the words fell, many maids and servants immediately greeted her with praise, but she looked at Rong Yue with a strange look.
Mrs. Zhang glanced at Rong Yue triumphantly, with a faint hint of provocation, a smile appeared on the corner of Rong Yue's mouth, and she was not in a hurry.
After a while, someone yelled.
"Doctor He is here!"