"Jia Niang is sick?" Song Li went out for a day in Dongchang Mansion as usual. He returned to the small courtyard he rented temporarily, washed himself under the service of the maid, lay on the Taishi's chair, and asked someone to take the beauty hammer slowly. hammering.
After closing his eyes and concentrating, he called the steward to ask about his daughter's current situation. When he learned about this, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "When did you get sick? What illness? How did you get sick?"
After the steward bent down and whispered what happened in his ear, he sneered and said, "The little trick of the brother and sister of Duke Dingguo... As the scholar from Zou Mansion said, His Majesty is thinking of the old relationship and has never been willing to embarrass them. But I, the daughter of the Song family, don’t have the dignity of the late Queen Empress and Duke Zhongmin! Jia Niang is really spoiled by me, she’s not an ordinary fool!”
"Young lady is also young." The steward said gently, "Besides, the old lady Shen family has been friends with you for many years. It is said that this marriage has not yet come to an end. In fact, it is just waiting for Mr. Shen to finish this matter. , after receiving the reward, you can marry the young lady in a glamorous manner! So suddenly there is a so-called subordinate on Mr. Shen’s side... No wonder the young lady is unhappy."
Song Li said: "It's nothing to be unhappy, but being brainless is a problem. I never said that I want Jia Niang to be a truly virtuous and generous wife, but the problem is that as the official daughter-in-law, she will definitely marry a well-matched woman in the future. She is She looks so helpless, it really makes me regret having been too easy on her over the years!"
The steward said: "Didn't you already write a letter to your family? When the lady comes back, Madam and the others will definitely teach her well."
"But is she willing to go back now?" Song Li sneered, "Sick... If you don't get sick early, you won't get sick later. But she got sick on the night when she came back from having a drink in Zou Mansion, when she was about to leave Jining as promised? Ten percent to ten I don’t want to leave, I’m pretending on purpose!”
"Miss Xu and Miss Xu have always been the apple of their eye, but this time they went to the Zou Mansion for a banquet, but everything went wrong." The steward whispered softly, "No wonder the two ladies can't swallow this!"
Song Li's tone suddenly turned cold when he heard this: "Why do you think I should personally take action over their jealousy?"
When the steward heard this, he quickly denied it: "No, no, the master is shouldering the holy mandate now, how can he escape? I just feel sorry for our young lady. After all, the young lady has grown up, and even in front of you, have you ever heard a few harsh words? This The next time I went to Zou Mansion excitedly, I left in a rather embarrassed manner, which made me feel uncomfortable!"
"What I want is for her to feel uncomfortable!" Song Li snorted and said, "They say she is young. She can even leave the cabinet, so why should she be younger? You must know that being a wife is different from being a daughter! When she is at home No matter how much she is pampered and loved, her mother and I will always tolerate it. But after leaving the cabinet, why should her aunt tolerate her?! She has been raised now so that no one can disobey her. After leaving the cabinet, it will be like traveling from heaven to earth, will it be of any benefit to her?"
He ordered, "If she wants to pretend to be sick, let her go! But in this case of Xi, we are absolutely not allowed to help!"
The steward said cautiously: "Sir, our lady has always been obedient. Even if she thinks too narrowly for a moment, she will definitely not be too stubborn. It will be fine if she gets angry. The problem is that Miss Xu... that master, she is having trouble with Duke Dingguo. After a few words, he ran to Shandong in anger! Didn't we receive news two days ago that His Majesty is now in the army? We have all heard about this, and even privately told the Crown Princess to try something Please make peace and stop telling Miss Xu and Duke Ding that they are really separated?"
"..." When Xu Jingyuan was mentioned, a layer of boredom suddenly appeared between Song Li's brows.
He really didn't like Xu Jingyuan.
Not only because this girl always leads his daughter to fail to learn well, but also because she doesn't like Xu Jingyuan's indulgent temper.
But before Emperor Yongle completely disliked Duke Dingguo, even the prince and the princess could only be polite to them as "cousin" or "cousin".
At this moment, Song Li could only say angrily, "This girl doesn't know how to cherish blessings. She will have to learn a lesson sooner or later in the future."
The steward thought for a while and said: "Miss Xu is following Miss Xu now. In order to avoid being implicated, should I tell Mr. Shen? After all, Mr. Shen is in Jining, so I can take care of him."
For fear that this suggestion would be considered to have ulterior motives, he quickly added, "The reason why the young lady was deceived by Miss Xu is ultimately because of Mr. Shen. The old slave thought that if Mr. Shen came forward to explain in person, maybe the young lady would be relieved? "
Song Li had a sullen face, but after a while, he still shook his head: "You are so jealous before we even get married... Do you really think that the Shen family has no place to marry except me, the daughter of the Song family?"
The steward then said nothing more and the matter was settled.
However, Song Li did not intend to ask Shen Diolan to take care of his daughter. Shen Diolan knew that Song Jianiang and Xu Jingyuan stayed in Jining, but he was already frowning: "They stayed? Do you know how long they will stay?"
The subordinate said: "We don't know yet. I only heard that Miss Xu is very grudged about what happened at the Zou Mansion banquet. She probably wants to seek justice before leaving."
"What kind of justice can she ask for?" Shen Tiaolan said lightly, "Old Madam Zhuang was celebrating her birthday well, but she suddenly went there, taking Miss Song with her without explaining the reason, which made everyone in the Zou family panic. The grandson and grandson of the birthday girl were so frightened at the banquet that they knelt down and begged for mercy... The wonderful festive day was almost completely ruined in her hands, and now you feel wronged? She is really a noble girl, so delicate!"
Xu Jingyuan's identity was there. Shen Taolan could speak so rudely because her backers were no worse than her, but her subordinates didn't dare to speak up and just stood by.
Shen Tiaolan thought for a moment and said: "Send a message and ask Miss Song's family why they stayed, but what troubles do they need help with?"
His subordinate reminded him: "Sir, the reason for their stay is that Miss Song suddenly fell ill."
"Just ask that and see how Miss Song replies to me!" Shen Tiaolan sneered. He knew about Shen Song's intention to marry. Before he came to Shandong, his mother Zhang As soon as she told him about this matter, Mrs. Zhang was full of praise for Song Jianiang at that time, saying that this girl was not only the equal of Shen Pilan's family, but also had the rare arrogance and domineering attitude of a noble girl from Tianfu. She looked like a well-behaved and sensible girl. .
And although her appearance is not particularly beautiful, she is fair and dignified in a way that suits her elders well.
At that time, Mrs. Zhang also knew that Song Jianiang had a good relationship with Xu Jingyuan, but she thought it was a good thing: "Although the girl in the Xu family has a bad temper, which is tacitly acknowledged by everyone, after all, Jane is in the emperor's heart. Jianiang and her are as close as each other." Sister, it will be a good thing to be the wife of my Shen family in the future... Anyway, Jia Niang has been playing with that girl for many years, and she has not been affected by her indulgence and willfulness at all."
...In fact, they met several times when they were young, but they were still in love at that time. Boys preferred to play with boys, and girls also preferred to chat with girls, so it was just to say hello or something, nothing. We had a deep conversation and didn't know much about each other.
When you grow up, men and women are different, and their temperaments will definitely change.
At this time, Shen Diaolan and Song Jianiang just looked at each other from a distance. Their eyesight was so poor that they couldn't even see each other's facial features clearly due to the light.
Therefore, one can only rely on the elders to tell the other party's current situation.
So after listening to Zhang's description, Shen Tiaolan was quite satisfied.
Just like what Song Li told his servants in private, because he was not the eldest son, he had no title to inherit, and he was also the legitimate son, not the kind of unappreciated concubine who could be given up casually. Above his eldest brother.
After years of repeated advice, coupled with his young age, Shen Tiaolan's thoughts are mostly focused on building a career. As for marriage, he has no time to think about it.
Since he was a good match and his mother was satisfied, she thought it would be okay to marry this daughter of the Song family after returning from Shandong.
Song Jianiang sent someone to deliver something before. After Shen Dilan found out, although she immediately became vigilant, cleaned up her surroundings and even sent a letter to Song Li, she had no intention of blaming her.
After all, he knew that because she was the youngest daughter of the Song family, she was always favored, carefree, naive, and sometimes not thoughtful about things.
The starting point after all is to have a good relationship with him.
But he didn't expect that because of Xi Fuwei, this would-be fiancée would not let him go!
"Not to mention that I and the Xi family are completely innocent. We are just getting what we need, and there is no personal relationship. Even if there is, you feel unwilling to respond to Tianfu and go to my elders to cry and ask them to discipline me. That's all. Even though I know that I have important business here, and it is related to the capital relocation... I still want to make trouble in Jining. With such ignorance, do you really think that the two families have tacitly acquiesced in the marriage? Do I have to bear with you to the end? !" Shen Tiaolan was reviewing the official document, thinking about Song Jianiang, his soon-to-be fiancée, and frowning more and more.
His servant told Xi Fuwei before that the Shen family was not a small family and they might not be afraid of Duke Dingguo's mansion. In fact, it was because of his instruction.
The birthday banquet at Zou Mansion was his last concession to Xu Jingyuan and Song Jianiang.
No matter how the banquet ended, as long as Xu Jingyuan and Song Jianiang left Jining immediately afterwards, he would endure it.
But now that Xu Jingyuan does not intend to keep his promise and actually intends to stay in Jining forever, do you still expect him to continue to swallow his anger
He has no romantic feelings for Xi Fuwei, at least not yet, and he is not very satisfied with Xi Fuwei's performance since entering Zou Mansion. But whether this is his subordinate or he personally recruited him, he can be considered a direct descendant.
According to what the Shen family taught him since he was a child, although his subordinates should be looked down upon when they should be used, they should be treated as if they were his own flesh and blood.
Otherwise, why would people risk their lives for you in times of crisis
From the perspective of Shen Pilan, the concept that has been cultivated subtly for many years, Xu Jingyuan and Song Jianiang's current actions are not to target Xi Fuwei, but to slap themselves in the face.
Again and again.
A hint of evil flashed in the man's calm eyes. After thinking for a moment, he raised his voice and called the boy in.