"Help! Help!"
Nangong Yue frowned slightly, strode to the side of the boat, looked down, and saw Su Qingping and Lu Zhen struggling in the lake, they were calling for help, their delicate makeup was soaked by the water , is already too horrible to look at, and it is almost impossible to see the original appearance clearly.
Why did Lu Zhen also fall into the water
Nangong Yue's lips were pursed into a straight line, and then she had a flash of inspiration, thinking: That's fine! The plan only needs a small change, but it will be more natural...
At this time, someone yelled first: "Come on, someone has fallen into the water!" As if a drop of water fell into the hot oil, the whole ship was in a commotion.
Nangong Yue deliberately showed panic, and whispered: "Miss Lu! That's Miss Lu!"
When Baihui heard it, she understood immediately, and shouted at the top of her voice, "Help! Miss Lu has fallen into the water! Miss Lu from Xuanpinghou Mansion has fallen into the water!"
Others on the boat also shouted: "Miss Lu has fallen into the water!"
"Miss Lu from the Xuanping Hou Mansion fell into the water!"
"..."
The sound spread to the water pavilion not far away, and many young masters leaned out of the water pavilion to check, one of the men in blue brocade robes was the most anxious, and he ran out of the water pavilion with big strides, and rushed straight to the water pavilion. In front of the barriers of the arch bridge, most of the body leaned forward, looking for the drowning person in the lake.
He is Lu Zhen's elder brother - Lu Heng, the son of Marquis Xuanping. Lu Heng was drinking in the water pavilion, and the couple was lively outside, but he was not interested at all, when he was drinking happily alone, he suddenly heard the sound of someone falling into the lake, at first he didn't care, but Immediately afterwards, someone shouted: "Miss Lu has fallen into the water! Miss Lu from Xuanpinghou Mansion has fallen into the water!"
When Lu Heng heard this, his face turned pale with shock. Could it be that his sister fell into the water
Thinking about it this way, Lu Heng was still interested in drinking, so he rushed out of the waterside pavilion to check.
"Sister Zhen! But did Sister Zhen fall into the water?"
Lu Heng drank a lot of wine, looked at the lake with drunken eyes, vaguely saw a big boat parked on the lake a few feet away, the girls on the boat were in a panic, but there was no figure of his own sister Lu Zhen .
Looking in the direction pointed by everyone, I saw two girls struggling in the lake water, shouting: "Help! Help!" Among them, the girl in the water-red gauze dress is her own sister Lu Jane
"Sister Zhen!" Lu Heng was anxious, and was about to find someone to go into the water to save his sister, when he suddenly felt pushed and shoved by someone from behind. He was originally standing unsteadily because of drunkenness, and half of his body was sticking out of the guardrail. When he was pushed like this, he immediately lost his balance and fell into the lake uncontrollably. He fell into the lake with a "plop" , water splashes everywhere!
I don't know who screamed first: "Ah! Someone fell into the lake again!"
"It's Xuanping Hou Shizi!"
"He must be trying to save Miss Lu." Another person said emotionally, "Looking at his usual appearance, I didn't expect him to be such a good brother!"
"..."
The crowd began to be a little chaotic, and Xiao Yi, who was in the midst of it, couldn't help but smile triumphantly, thinking: He has done this so beautifully, next time he must find a stinky girl to ask for rewards!
He leaned leisurely against the guardrail and continued to wait and see what happened.
As soon as Lu Heng fell into the lake and was stimulated by the lake water, his drowsy mind suddenly woke up. At this moment, he couldn't care less about why he fell into the lake. He only thought about saving his younger sister since they all fell into the water. After all, that's his only direct younger sister.
Lu Heng planned it this way, but he forgot that besides his sister, there was another Su Qingping in the lake.
Su Qingping and Lu Zhen pushed and shoved each other, thrashing about in the lake water, screaming in fear: "Help! Help!"
"Help me, I... I can't swim!"
Lu Heng struggled to swim to Lu Zhen's side, wrapped her arm around her armpit, and tried to rescue her ashore, but before she swam away, Su Qingping entangled her and grabbed his other hand like a life-saving straw. He kept murmuring: "Help me! Help me..."
With Lu Heng's water skills, it was a bit of a struggle to save Lu Zhen, but being dragged by Su Qingping, he almost sank, and suddenly became anxious.
"Let go... let me go!" He raised his hand and wanted to shake off Su Qingping.
But this person who fell into the water doesn't have any sense. Su Qingping naturally knows that it is indecent to hold a big man's arm, but when her life is at stake, how can she care about these things? She sinks and floats in the water, always He gritted his teeth and refused to let go.
"Let go, let go of my brother!" Lu Zhen yelled angrily, hating Su Qingping in her heart, first Su Qingping fell into the water, but dragged herself into the lake, now her brother came to save her , Su Qingping actually wants to make trouble!
While the three of them were entangled endlessly, the three women finally rowed over in a small boat. Seeing the situation before them, they couldn't help shaking their heads secretly. That's all for Miss Lu, after all, she is Lu Shizi's younger sister, but Miss Su... At this moment, her collar is open, her shoulders are slightly exposed, and even the red bellyband under her clothes can be clearly seen, she looks extremely fragrant and extremely beautiful. unsightly...
The women naturally didn't dare to say anything. One of them rowed the boat, and the other two pulled Su Qingping and Lu Zhen into the boat separately. The clothes of the two girls were completely wet. , and sneezed involuntarily.
The mother-in-law hurriedly wrapped the cloaks on the two of them.
Without the burden of Su Qingping and Lu Zhen, Lu Heng climbed into the boat by himself, and hurriedly looked at his younger sister Lu Zhen: "Sister Zhen, are you alright?"
"Brother," Lu Zhen said crying, wrapped in a cloak, "I'm fine." She stared at Su Qingping fiercely. If she hadn't worried that they were still in the Princess Yuncheng's mansion, she would have pushed her into the water again! This woman, Not only did she embarrass herself, but she also shamelessly clinged to her elder brother, which is really despicable! If she doesn't avenge her revenge, her surname will not be Lu!
Nangong Yue had been watching the development of the situation on the boat. At this moment, she lowered her eyes slightly and suppressed the smile in her eyes.
Her original plan was divided into two parts. On the one hand, she let Su Qingping "stumble" into the water secretly, and on the other hand, she asked Xiao Yi to cooperate with her to "help" Lu Heng into the water. With such entanglement in the water, Su Qingping's reputation is naturally hard to protect, and her only choice is to marry Lu Heng. Otherwise, even the Su family who has always favored her would not be able to tolerate her!
And things went even smoother than she thought. When Su Qingping fell into the water, she actually dragged Lu Zhen into the water, so it seemed natural for Lu Heng to go into the water to save her sister, and it would not arouse suspicion. Even if Lu Heng should I'm also embarrassed to say that he didn't go into the water to save his sister, but was accidentally pushed down.
Nangong Yue lowered her head slightly, and the corners of her mouth curled up at an angle that others couldn't see.
Although Lu Heng, the eldest son of Xuanping Hou, is a well-known dude in Wangdu, he is the son of the Hou family after all. Although he is the heir at the beginning, he is also the main wife. For the daughter of a county magistrate like Su Qingping, he is definitely a It's a high climb. But, in fact, almost all the famous families in the capital know that this Lu Heng has a hobby of raising children. Not only does he raise a whole yard of beautiful boys in the mansion, but he also often goes in and out of the famous small boys' house in the capital.
Lu Heng's original partner passed away two years ago, so far there is no sequel. How could a famous family dare to marry their daughter to such a person, and Mrs. Xuan Pinghou didn't like it because of a small family, so she kept delaying it.
If it was just this, Lu Heng would not be able to catch Nangong Yue's eyes...
In fact, his original wife was actually beaten to death by him! And this fact is still tightly covered by the Xuanping Hou Mansion, and no outsider knows. It wasn't until the previous life that his second wife was driven insane. When Mrs. Xuan Ping Hou was entertaining guests, because the servants didn't watch her for a while, she ran into the main courtyard, and this matter was not revealed.
At that time, the countless hideous wounds on the body of Lu Heng's stepmother made everyone who witnessed it terrified, and the news spread quickly. It was also at that time that Nan Gongyue knew that this son of Xuan Ping Hou was actually such a scum!
However, such a scum is more suitable for Su Qingping! This is the "beloved" she has carefully selected for Su Qingping, and I hope she will be satisfied! After all, what awaits her is the future Madam Hou's position. It also saves Xuanping Hou Shizi from harming other good girls.
Seeing that Su Qingping was safe and sound, Nangong Cheng and Nangong Lin breathed a sigh of relief, and then they all turned black. Based on their understanding of Su Qingping, they couldn't help but wonder: Su Qingping couldn't have planned all of this, right? She deliberately fell into the water with Lu Zhen and invited Xuan Pinghou's son Lu Heng to rescue him. Instant fact!
The more they thought about it, the more they felt that Su Qingping was very likely to do such a thing. Otherwise, the boat would be fine and the boat would not capsize, so how could it suddenly fall into the water, and they still fell into the water with Lu Zhen.
One person falling into the water can be said to be a coincidence, but two people falling into the water together, just...
Is there really no conspiracy in this
Thinking of this, they were already convinced that Su Qingping had committed such a scandal, and they couldn't help feeling a sense of humiliation in their hearts. With things developing like this, Su Qingping herself got what she wanted, but has she ever thought about their Nangong Mansion! And the Nangong Mansion, these girls who have not yet left the cabinet, how will others talk about them
With such a shameless relative, Nangong Cheng and Nangong Lin's cheeks couldn't help but feel a little hot. They even felt that others were looking at them with contempt and disgust. The other girls must be discussing this matter when they whispered to each other.
The big boat that Nangong Yue and the others were on landed first, and Nangong Cheng and Nangong Lin got off the boat first as if fleeing under the scorching eyes of everyone. Nangong Yue followed behind them and said with a sad face: "Big sister, Fourth sister, it looks like we have to go back home."
Nangong Cheng was startled for a moment, and immediately understood that when such a thing happened, how could they have the face to stay in Princess Yuncheng's mansion. On the other hand, Nangong Lin had a look of resentment. It was not easy for her to have this opportunity to come to the eldest princess's mansion, and she just met a few noble daughters from aristocratic families, but now, because of Su Qingping's shameless behavior, she hastily leave!
How could she bear such a thing!
"Big sister, we..."
Nangong Cheng saw her thoughts, shook her head while holding her hand, and said softly: "The matter is already like this, we continue to keep it, but it's just shameless."
Nangong Lin bit her lower lip unwillingly.
After a while, the boat carrying Su Qingping, Lu Zhen, and Lu Heng finally rowed to the shore. Princess Yuncheng's eldest daughter-in-law, Sun Shi, was already waiting there with her, and she got off the boat without a trace. When the three of them landed on Su Qingping's body, a trace of contempt flashed in their eyes, but their faces remained calm.
"Biaogu." Nangong Cheng concealed his unhappiness, and stepped forward to support Su Qingping.
Mrs. Sun took a step forward and said decently: "Shizi Lu, Miss Lu, and Miss Su, as long as the three of you are fine. Xingyu, Piaoxue, quickly take Miss Lu and Miss Su to the wing room of the Eastern Side Courtyard to change their bodies. Clothes." Then he ordered another mother, "Mother Qin, take Lu Shizi to the guest room in the front yard."
"Yes, ma'am." The two servant girls and the nanny agreed, split into two paths, and led the three of them down.
Before leaving, Lu Heng gave Su Qingping a disgusted look, thinking: If this woman knows shame, she must keep her chastity and reputation even if she dies, how could she cling to a man so despicably and get attached to him? Stinks all over!
He flicked his sleeves angrily, and followed Nanny Qin to the front yard.
"Thank you, madam." Nangong Cheng thanked Mrs. Sun, and then followed Su Qingping along with Nangong Yue and Nangong Lin.
The girls walked along with the two maids of the Princess Mansion, and soon left those scorching gazes far behind. At this moment, Lu Zhen finally couldn't suppress the anger in her heart, and looked at Su Qing. Ping roared: "You woman, it's fine to fall into the water by yourself, but you are so black-hearted and vicious, drag me into the water together!"
Su Qingping sneezed softly, looked at Lu Zhen innocently, and defended herself: "Miss Lu, I didn't do it on purpose, I just wanted to catch something, but I didn't expect you to be right next to me."
"I think you did it on purpose." Lu Zhen said angrily.
"Miss Lu, you may have wronged me like this. I have no grievances with you, how could I deliberately harm you?" Su Qingping put on a weak and pitiful appearance. I want to feel pity, but at this moment she is surrounded by girls' homes.
Seeing the flashes of lightning between the two, a servant girl was afraid that they would fight, but in the end it was these servant girls who were unlucky, so she hurriedly said: "Miss Lu, Miss Su, the wing has arrived, and the servant has ordered someone to prepare hot water and clean water for you." Please take a bath and change clothes quickly to avoid catching cold."
What the servant girl said was right, Lu Zhen finally calmed down for the time being, and the two were taken to a wing respectively, while the three sisters Nangong Yue sat down at the stone table in the courtyard and waited. But they were not in the mood to sit at all, so Nangong Lin sat down and stood up again, circling around the courtyard irritably. If she hadn't taken care of the servants of the eldest princess's mansion, Nangong Yue would have lost her temper.
After Lu Zhen and Su Qingping took a bath and changed their clothes, the doctor also arrived - Mrs. Sun was very thoughtful, and specially invited the doctor who was supported by the princess's mansion to feel the pulse of the two of them.
The three Nangong Cheng sisters had to stay by Su Qingping's side until she drank ginger tea and the doctor checked the pulse to confirm that there was no serious problem, then Nangong Yue went to bid farewell to Princess Yuncheng on behalf of everyone.
The maid named Xing Yu led Nangong Yue outside the flower hall of the princess mansion. Princess Yuncheng was sitting on the main seat in the flower hall drinking tea carelessly. When she heard the news that Nangong Yue had come, she frowned, but she still Said: "Go and invite Lord Yaoguang to come in." The story of what happened in Yuanxin Lake has already reached the ears of the Eldest Princess, and she is very angry with the people in Nangong Mansion, and her good Fang Banquet is ruined here. In the hands of shameless people!
Under the guidance of Xing Yu, Nangong Yue walked into the flower hall gracefully, with a calm and calm look as if nothing had happened.
"Yoguang sees Your Royal Highness the Eldest Princess." Nangong Yue saluted respectfully.
"Excuse me!" Princess Yuncheng waved her hand lazily. If she hadn't known that the emperor and empress had a good impression of this Lord Yaoguang, she would have avoided seeing her long ago.
After Nangong Yue got up, she said decently: "Your Highness, the eldest princess, because my cousin is unwell, Yaoguang came here to bid farewell to His Highness on purpose. If you are impolite, please forgive me!"
"Since that's the case, then you all go." The Princess Yuncheng didn't ask to stay, she agreed casually, thinking in her heart: This Nangong Mansion is really bringing everyone to her Fang Banquet, shameless, next year Don't even think about accepting her Fangyan post!
"Thank you, Your Highness." Nangong Yue saluted again. She naturally knew the displeasure in Princess Yuncheng's heart, but she didn't care, her manner was neither humble nor overbearing, as if she was born with elegance.
She retreated unhurriedly, and went to the second gate to reunite with her sisters.
And Nangong Sheng in the front yard had already received the news, and waited outside the second gate.
A group of people quietly left the Palace of Princess Yuncheng. Different from the elation they had when they came, they were all in a bit of a mood, but Nangong Yue was still in a good mood.
Sitting on her Zhulun carriage, the corners of her lips were curved, not hiding her good mood.
The carriage drove peacefully all the way to Nangong Mansion, entered from the side door, passed the front yard, and stopped outside the second door. Su Qingping, who was overly frightened, went back to her yard to rest, while the three sisters Nangong Sheng and Nangong Cheng went to Rong'an Hall.
Seeing that they came back early, Su was very surprised. After all, for Nangong Mansion, which has been far away from the power circle for more than ten years, this time is a good opportunity to reintegrate into the new dynasty. Why did they come back so early? Thinking so, she asked Said: "Brother Sheng, Fang Banquet is over? Also, where is your Cousin Ping?"
After a few juniors had greeted them, they didn't know how to speak. Now that they heard her ask such a question, everyone's expression was a little annoyed. Nangong Cheng was not very clear about the whole incident, so he had to let Nangong Cheng said, "Grandmother, something happened at Fang's banquet, so we really can't stay any longer..."
Su Shi was a little dissatisfied, "Is there something serious that will make you unable to stay? Sister Cheng, you have always been sensible, why are you so unruly this time?"
"Grandmother..." After being scolded for no reason, Nangong Cheng couldn't tell.
"Grandmother." Nangong Yue Fu said, "Today we were at Princess Yuncheng's mansion. Aunt Ping accidentally fell into the water and got a little frightened. That's why we came back early. Biao Ping has gone back to rest."
"Falling into the water?" Su Shi was a little anxious, "Are you all right?"
"Biaogu Ping is fine." Nangong Cheng replied respectfully, but there was a trace of disgust in his eyes, and he said, "She was rescued by Xuan Pinghou Shizi, there is no serious problem."
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Rescued by Xuanping Hou Shizi
Although Nangong Yue's answer was not biased, it made people think every word and sentence. Su couldn't help thinking of what happened at Nangong Yue's birthday banquet, and couldn't help feeling a bad premonition in her heart.
"Sister Cheng..." Su's voice was a little low, "You tell grandma everything in detail. What did you do and what happened in the palace of Princess Yuncheng today, tell me everything!"
"yes."
Nangong Cheng responded and said: "Today we went to the Palace of Princess Yuncheng..."
Nangong Cheng reported everything in detail. At the same time, Su's complexion became worse and worse. When she said that Su Qingping fell into the lake with Lu Zhen, the eldest girl of Xuanpinghou's mansion, Xuanpinghou When the son jumped into the lake to save him, Nangong Cheng's cheeks were flushed, and he was speechless. How could the situation at that time be described by a girl who was not out of the cabinet
Seeing this, Nangong Cheng hurriedly accepted what his sister said: "Grandmother, grandson heard at the time that Biao Ping's clothes were disheveled when she was rescued, and she was entangled with the son of Xuan Pinghou... entangled..."
"Ridiculous!" Mrs. Su was furious, and was even a little out of breath for a moment. The attendant Wang Momo hurried forward, and kept stroking her chest, comforting her, and comforting her .
It took a long time for Su's tone to come over, but her face was flushed, showing that she was still angry.
The Su family naturally understood what happened today meant to Nangong Mansion. Others would not care whether Su Qingping was a girl from the Nangong family. Since she walked out of Nangong Mansion, her words and deeds represented The Nangong family! But now, she has humiliated the Nangong family in full view!
Based on Su's understanding of her niece, she was immediately sure that this matter must have been deliberately designed by Su Qingping! As Su Qingping, if such a thing hadn't happened, how could she be worthy of being a first-class marquis? What about the prince of the government?!
It is not wrong to want to marry into the Hou family, but she should never use the face of the Nangong family to perfect herself!
The more Su thought about it, the more angry she became, she tightly squeezed the Buddhist beads in her hand, and remained silent for a long time.
Nangong Cheng was a little worried, and when she was about to step forward to comfort her, Nangong Yue on the side spoke up, and she said innocently: "Grandmother, today is really dangerous, if it is not for Xuan Pinghou's son to save me, Biao Ping will be in danger." Yes. I heard from my father that Marquis Xuan Ping is highly valued by His Majesty. It is true that the father of a tiger has no sons. I never thought that Marquis Xuan Ping would be so brave!" In the previous life, there was a scandal about Lu Heng beating his wife to death and driving his stepmother crazy. There are still some small families who are willing to marry their daughters into the Xuanpinghou Mansion.
Su Shi couldn't help thinking when he heard the words, and the Buddhist beads in his hands slowly started to rotate again.
This Marquis of Xuanping's mansion is also one of the founding heroes, and now this Marquis of Xuanping has grown up with the current emperor, and has been trusted and reused by the emperor after he ascended the throne.
Now that the incident has already happened, it is too late to pursue Su Qingping's fault. It is better to turn this "scandalous incident" into a "good story", maybe it can save some face.
The more Su thinks about it, the more she feels that this is the best way, but she doesn't know how the Xuanpinghou Mansion plans...
When necessary, she still had to rely on Nangong Mansion to support Su Qingping.
Su Clan pondered for a moment, then waved his hands and said, "You are also tired today, go back and rest quickly."
"Thank you grandma!"
After Nangong Sheng and the three sisters saluted Su Shi, they retreated one by one.
All of this is just as what Nangong Yue thinks, what Grandmother Su cares about is never them juniors, but power and wealth. Now that she has figured out how much the Marquis Xuanping's mansion is favored by the emperor, she will give Su Qingping to the Marquis of Xuanping even if it is for him... What's more, there is an opportunity that lies ahead, so she will naturally make good use of it.
The Su family might be worried that the Marquis Xuanping's mansion would look down on Su Qingping, but Nangong Yue knew that with Lu Heng's current reputation in the capital, it would be impossible for Marquis Xuanping and his wife to marry a girl like Su Qingping. will refuse.
A smile appeared on Nangong Yue's face. Next, she just waited for the marriage to proceed smoothly.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but lighten her steps.
Su Qingping, who stayed in her room, was completely unaware of all that happened in Rong'an Hall.
But even if she didn't know, Su Qingping knew that her situation was not good. She is well aware of how serious damage to a girl's reputation is caused by what happened today!
Originally, when she went out today, she was so happy that she couldn't express it, but she never expected such an ending in just half a day!
Now her future depends on whether her aunt Su will still protect her. If Su still protects her, it is not impossible for this matter to turn into a small one in the end. But if Mrs. Su is unwilling to help her, she hardly dares to imagine her own ending.
But Su Qingping couldn't figure out how the Su family would react... All she could do now was wait.
Su Qingping lived anxiously for two days, and found that the weather was calm and nothing happened. She felt at ease. She really hoped that everyone would forget about it. But I didn't expect Mrs. Xuan Ping Hou to come to the door early in the morning on the third day with a gift!
The Su family naturally knew about Madam Xuan Pinghou's coming. That day, after Nangong Yue and the others left, the Su family sent a gift of thanks to Xuanping Hou's mansion under the pretext of being grateful to Xuanping Hou's son for saving his niece Su Qingping's life--although Su's intention to marry Xuanping Hou's mansion, But he would not take the initiative to mention this matter to the other party. Firstly, the family background of his niece Su Qingping is indeed not worthy of the Xuanping Hou Mansion; , wouldn't it be that the Nangong Mansion insisted on pestering him Xuanpinghou Mansion with shamelessness, then the Nangong Mansion would really become a joke in the royal capital! What's more, it was Su Qingping's fault in the first place...
The Su family thought about it, and simply sent out a test to the Xuanping Hou Mansion in the name of giving a thank you gift. If the people in the Xuan Ping Hou Mansion intend to marry Su Qingping, they will naturally respond. And if there is no response, she will have to think about the countermeasures again, no matter what, she can always marry Su Qingping!
To her delight, Mrs. Xuan Pinghou sent a letter of greeting on the second day after sending the thank-you gift. In this way, the Su family has already counted a little. She felt that this must be because she saw the face of Nangong Mansion. After all, for a new rich man like Xuanping Hou Mansion, it is also an honor to be married to Nangong Mansion, a century-old family.
Dong'er personally led Mrs. Xuanpinghou to the main hall of Rong'an Hall, and then a little maid served hot tea and snacks for Mrs. Xuanpinghou.
Mrs. Xuan Pinghou is about thirty-six or seventeen years old. She is usually pampered and well-maintained. She is in her early thirties. She has a pointed face, slender eyes, and slightly thin lips. She looks pretty good, and her eyes are sharp and sharp. God, it seems that he is very powerful.
After she took a sip of hot tea, she put down the teacup and said, "Nangong Mansion is indeed worthy of being a scholarly family. As soon as I entered the door, I could smell the strong smell of books. Even this little maid seems to be different from other places. Mrs. Su Sure enough, you can teach people, and you can teach me a thing or two when you have time." She uttered a series of compliments, obviously to make friends with Nangong Mansion.
There was a flash of arrogance in Su's eyes, but there was a smile on his face, and he said: "Mrs. Hou is really good at talking, and my old lady is so elated."
"Old Madam Su, what I said is from the bottom of my heart..."
This Mrs. Xuan Ping Hou is very good at talking, even Mrs. Su was coaxed into a smile by her, and the two chatted for a long time... Mrs. Xuan Ping Hou asked casually: "Mrs. How is the Miss Su who was rescued a few days ago? Didn’t she catch a cold?”
The Su family naturally understood, knowing that Mrs. Xuan Pinghou was finally getting to the point, she smiled and said: "She, her boudoir name is Qingping, she is my natal niece, the eldest daughter of my younger brother, and she has always been gentle and docile. That day at the Princess Mansion, she accidentally fell into the water due to a moment of physical discomfort... Fortunately, she was rescued by the Crown Prince, so she was fine. In the past few days, because she was frightened, she was still raised in the mansion. She was prepared, Asking her to pay her respects to the mansion in person will be bothering Mrs. Hou."
Mrs. Xuan Pinghou had already inquired that Miss Su seemed to be Su's niece, and now she got a positive answer, and she was very satisfied. Although Su Qingping is not a decent girl in Nangong Mansion, she is also the niece that the Su family valued, otherwise she would not have been brought along to attend the party held by Princess Yuncheng. Thinking about it this way is enough to make up for the disadvantage of her biological father's low official position.
"Old Madam Su is so polite, there is no need to visit to thank you, this is going to ruin my son. Let Miss Su take good care of her body." Madam Xuan Pinghou said kindly and considerately, and then asked, " I wonder how old your niece is?"
"Sister Ping is exactly sixteen years old this year." Su replied. Of course she knew that the other party's question about her niece's age was second, and the most important thing was another point... So she pretended to be troubled and said, "Sister Ping has been working with my younger brother, and even the marriage has been delayed. He sent me a letter, hoping that I can find a marriage for her in the capital." The implication is that he can help make up the mind for Su Qingping's marriage.
A smile flashed in Madam Xuan Pinghou's eyes. The age is just right, sixteen years old, that is to say, after getting engaged, the marriage can be arranged earlier, and maybe in the coming year, I can have a big fat grandson in my arms!
"What are Miss Su's hobbies? I think she is about the same age as our girl, and the two will get along well. When you are free in the future, Mrs. Su, you must let Miss Su come to my Xuanpinghou Mansion as a guest." Yes." Madam Xuan Pinghou asked again in a roundabout way.
Su naturally tried her best to look good and said: "My niece, Ping, loves girls the most, and she often makes some embroidery to honor me on weekdays. Recently, she is learning how to take care of housework from my eldest daughter-in-law. "
Madam Xuan Pinghou felt more and more satisfied. Her son's reputation in the capital is not good, and she had a first wife, and the cause of death of this first wife was somewhat disgraceful, plus the messy things in the house, if this is the daughter of a good family, as long as she inquires a little, she can tell They all retreated, so her son's reunion was also delayed. She thought that her son's stepmother could only be a girl from a small family in the end, and she was worrying in her heart, but unexpectedly, now a suitable candidate came.
This Su Qingping is not only suitable for her age, but also her appearance and knowledge are not bad, so how could Madam Xuan Pinghou be dissatisfied.
Evaluating Su Qingping secretly in her heart, Mrs. Xuanpinghou secretly made a decision, chatted with Mrs. Su, and then said goodbye to Mrs. Su with a smile on her face. prepare for.
Besides, the Su family, as soon as she sent Madam Xuan Pinghou away, she sent someone to call Su Qingping over.
Su Qingping didn't know that Mrs. Xuan Pinghou had come, she only thought that Mrs. Su called her because of her sunset the day before, and although she was a little nervous, she was not very vigilant.
When they came to Rong'an Hall, after paying their respects, as soon as Su Qingping took her seat, the Su family said straight to the point: "Today, Mrs. Xuanpinghou came to visit me."
Su Qingping's face turned pale in an instant, and she forced a smile and said, "Auntie, I wonder what Madam Xuan Pinghou is here for?"
"Sister Ping, you are smart." Su Shi glanced at her indifferently, and said, "Why pretend to be confused, Auntie also thinks that Xuan Pinghou's son is a very good marriage for you!"
Su Qingping took a deep breath, knowing that it would be too late if she didn't speak, she hurriedly said, "Auntie, but Ping'er doesn't want to!"
Su felt that she didn't know what to do, it was obvious that this was a marriage that she had designed, and it was really annoying to make such a tone. But thinking that she was still a young girl, she might feel embarrassed, so she patiently followed her words and said: "Sister Ping, my aunt is for your own good. Xuan Pinghou is now a celebrity in front of His Majesty, although you married In the past, it was a continuation, but once married in the past, she will be the wife of Shizi, and if she has a child in the future, that child will be the future Xuanpinghou."
As Su Shi said, she pointed out something, "Sister Ping, the matter has come to an end, what my aunt can do for you is to let the Xuanping Hou Mansion accept this marriage with all its heart and soul, and marry you off gracefully. Isn't that what you want?"
How could this be what she wanted? Su Qingping turned pale with shock. Perhaps when she had no secret affection for her second cousin, she thought she would readily agree to this marriage, but now with Nangong Mu as a comparison, Xuanpinghou How can a son compare to one of his fingers! Su Qingping shook her head vigorously and denied it: "Auntie, it's really not... Ping'er really doesn't want to marry."
"Okay." Su Shi was impatient to play this kind of game of playing hard to get with her again, and waved his hand, "I'm tired, you go back and think about it."
Su Qingping stood there in a daze. She knew that her aunt must have misunderstood that she fell into the water on purpose and wanted to climb high branches. But... She really doesn't have it! Now she only has her second cousin in her heart, so how could she be so promiscuous
Su Qingping still wanted to defend herself, but Su Clan's eldest maid, Dong'er, had already stepped forward, knelt down to her and said, "Cousin girl, please!"
"Aunt..."
"Sister Ping, you need to know what is enough and enough is enough!" Su's voice was calm, as if she was telling a beloved junior, but Su Qingping forcibly heard endless coldness from her voice. meaning.
Su Qingping shuddered, her hands were twisted at an angle that Su couldn't see, her emotions were about to explode, but she still suppressed it. She has lived under her stepmother for many years, and she has long learned to lower her eyebrows and be pleasing to the eye, and to swallow her anger. She took a deep breath, turned around, and gave Su Shifu a graceful face, "Thank you, aunt, for your guidance."
After Su Qingping left Rong'an Hall, her expression was a little dazed. She knew that it was absolutely impossible to rely on the Su family now.
what should she do
She was in a trance, and went back to the room with a lot of thoughts. After sitting blankly for a while, she took out the gold-painted box from the closet. Su Qingping stroked the box lightly, as if she was afraid of breaking it, and said to herself, "I still have one last solution...the last one."
As she spoke, she showed a hesitant and struggling look on her face, thinking: There is only one medicine, the only one, does she really want to use it now
"Girl..." Liu Rong was a little hesitant. Seeing Su Qingping take out the box, she immediately understood what Su Qingping was thinking, and said hesitantly, "Girl, you...you want to give the second lady..." She really Can't say the word "poison", "The third girl from Nangong Mansion is very proficient in medical skills... Girl, isn't it too risky for you to do this?"
Su Qingping was still a little hesitant, but after hearing Liu Rong's words, she made up her mind.
The second wife? What qualifications does that Mrs. Lin have to occupy the position of the second wife? And that lowly girl Nangong Yue...
Su Qingping snorted coldly, and said disdainfully, "I don't believe it, but how can an eleven-year-old yellow-haired girl be so good at medicine?!"
Liu Rong retorted softly. "But, she cured the fifth prince before!"
"It's just luck!" Su said still disapprovingly, "No matter how talented she is, she was born only eleven years ago, so how can she be proficient in medical skills? Besides, my medicine comes from Xirong, so even the best doctor can't do it." Can't find the problem from the pulse. How can she, a little girl who has been in the boudoir for a long time, see through my poison?"
Liu Rong still felt that it was inappropriate, but he couldn't say anything to refute, hesitatingly said: "Girl, but..."
"But what?" Su Qingping became a little impatient, "It's nothing but, when Lin's poison occurs, Nangong Yue will only think that she is mentally ill... Even if she finds out later, it will be too late!"
Seeing Su Qingping's impatience, Liu Rong didn't dare to speak anymore.
Su Qingping picked up the pill, her eyes flickered for a long time, and finally turned into determination!
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