Just as Nangong Yue expected.
On the second day of the birthday banquet, the magistrate of Luoyue City, who had been instructed by King Zhennan, ordered people to go to the Fangzhai.
Aunt Niu was convicted of wearing Dongzhu privately, while Mrs. Fang San and Mrs. Fang Santai were sent to prison together because of their concealment and failure to report.
On the same day, Master Fang San was relieved of all his military posts by the King of Zhennan, and together with his family members, he was confined in the mansion to contemplate his mistakes behind closed doors.
Diagonally opposite Fang Zhai, there was an ordinary green-covered carriage parked, a corner of the curtain was lifted a little from inside, and two pairs of shocked eyes looked at the gate of Fang Zhai without blinking.
A group of officers and soldiers escorted Aunt Niu and the three of them away aggressively, leaving two officers and soldiers guarding the gate of the Fangzhai like two door gods, with cold faces...
There were quite a few people around, pointing and whispering, and they could vaguely hear them laughing at the Fang family's own fault.
After a while, the hands in the carriage put down the curtain, their fingers almost trembling slightly.
"I didn't expect that the prince would actually do this!"
In the carriage were Mr. Fang Si and Mrs. Fang Si. At this time, Mr. Fang Si was muttering to himself in disbelief.
After returning from Zhennan Palace yesterday, Mrs. Fang Sitai told him the whole story of the open hall, which shocked him greatly. Early in the morning, when he heard that the prefect of Luoyue City had sent officers and soldiers to Fang Zhai, the Fourth Fang and his wife rushed over, but it was still a step late.
Looking at the posture of these officers and soldiers, King Zhennan is really serious this time!
Mrs. Fang Sitai saw with her own eyes yesterday that the concubine issued an order to evict the other party's family, and the prince also supported the concubine on the spot, but one yard counts for one yard. Mrs. Fang Sitai didn't think that the prince would really punish the three for Dongzhu's matter. house.
"Master," Mrs. Fang Sitai said anxiously, "What should we do? Do we allow Sanfang to be trampled by the concubine?"
The Fourth Old Master Fang didn't speak for a while. What he cared about was not the third bedroom, but the relationship between the Fang family and the King of Zhennan, and the son of the eldest son. Far…
"Old man, let's go to uncle." Mrs. Fang Sitai couldn't help but said, "This matter must be dealt with by uncle! Even if the matter of the third wife is no longer possible, uncle must be reprimanded by the concubine! Our Fang family is the mother's family of the eldest son, how could we be neglected like this."
Old Master Fang Si was thoughtful.
This time, they came to Luoyue City mainly for three things, one was to celebrate the prince's birthday. The second is to let the eldest brother choose a candidate for adoption. After all, the eldest brother cannot be without heirs. The Fourth Old Master Fang thinks that his second-in-law is quite smart, and he can wear hemp and filial piety for the elder brother when he adopts the eldest son. And the third is to let the eldest brother help marry Sister Man into the palace, so as to maintain the relationship between the Fang family and the palace.
Originally, the Fourth Old Master Fang thought that it would be fine for Sister Man to marry into the palace or Bixiaotang, but according to the old wife's report, the Shizi Concubine no longer takes the Fang family seriously, and once she has children in the future, she must She will encourage the son to sever contact with the Fang family, so it is better for Sister Man to marry into Bixiaotang.
The first thing is to finish it. As for the other two things, it is up to the eldest brother to decide.
Thinking of this, Old Master Fang Si nodded and said, "Let's go to Bixiao Hall now."
With an order, the green-covered carriage turned around and drove towards Zhennan Wangfu. Half an hour later, the carriage entered the gate of the East Street. Mr. Fang Si and his wife went to Tingyu Pavilion to see Mrs. Fang...
However, in just one incense stick, Old Master Fang Si was served tea to see off the guests, and then stormed out of the door in a rage.
Of course, Nangong Yue couldn't hide the fact that Fang Si and his wife came to Bixiaotang. Before their carriage left the gate, Que'er reported the matter to Nangong Yue, and then asked, "Shi Zifei, do you want your slaves to inquire about it?" Let's hear what happened in the Yu Pavilion?"
Nangong Yue was holding a pair of scissors, standing in front of a pot of Evergreen in the courtyard.
"No need." She shook her head, and at the same time, with a "click", the scissors cut off a residual leaf from the Evergreen.
Mrs. Fang is Xiao Yi's grandfather, and that is her grandfather. It is her care for the elders to send people to pay attention to the situation of his old man's house, but if some things are overdone, it is a kind of contempt.
Furthermore, even if she didn't ask, Nangong Yue could still guess that the Fourth Old Master Fang's trip was mostly for the third house.
After Nangong Yue finished pruning the last leaf, she looked up and down for a while, and when she felt that it was almost done, she handed the scissors to Thrush, took a handkerchief and wiped her hands.
At this time, a loud eagle's cry came from behind, and in the next moment, Xiaohui spread its huge wings and glided from mid-air, brushing the branches and swooping down into the courtyard. Wherever it passed, the branches, flowers and leaves rustled. , falling a green leaf rain.
Huamei hurriedly protected Wannianqing behind her, waved her hand and said, "Little Hui, go play! Shizifei just trimmed Wannianqing, don't let it break it again!"
Xiao Hui didn't understand what Thrush was saying at all, it circled half a circle in the courtyard, stopped on the window sill beside it, and folded its wings.
Only now did Thrush notice that there seemed to be something small in Xiao Hui's beak, "Xiao Hui, what are you holding?"
Xiaohui ignored the thrush, and moved its sharp yellow beak towards Nangong Yue. A pair of golden eagle eyes stared at Nangong Yue without blinking. Show off the taste.
Nangong Yue took a thin bamboo tube from Xiaohui's sharp beak, which was clearly used to tie the pigeon's leg.
Nangong Yue frowned slightly. She also knew that Xiao Hui had recently fallen in love with chasing pigeons. She never expected to snatch the bamboo tube from the pigeon's leg today...
At this moment, there was another rustling sound from the plane trees in the back, Baihui followed the sound vigilantly, her face was not very good-looking, and she said in a deep voice: "Xiao Si, you are too presumptuous, This is the inner courtyard!" If outsiders saw him here, how decent would it be!
At some point, one of the sycamore trees had a young man in a green suit. The young man stood leisurely on a thick branch like he was walking on the ground. The young man was expressionless, with some disapproval on his face, as if to say, didn't he make a noise on purpose to let them know he was coming
He glanced at Xiao Hui blankly, then stretched out his hand to Nangong Yue, and said two words: "Give it back to me!"
Huamei looked at the bamboo tube in Nangong Yue's hand, then at Xiao Hui, then at Xiao Si, and suddenly realized: "Could it be that Xiao Hui took this from Qingyunwu... um?"
Xiao Si didn't nod or shake his head, but simply repeated the two words just now: "Give it back to me!"
Nangong Yue frowned, and handed the bamboo tube to Thrush, who was about to return the bamboo tube to Xiao Si, when Xiao Hui suddenly fluttered her wings, flew up from the window sill, and landed on a tree not far away. On the osmanthus tree, it seems to say, I gave this to the master, why should I give it to him!
Xiao Si glanced at Xiao Hui faintly, this hawk still couldn't be negligent at all, that is, the moment he opened the carrier pigeon's cage, it snatched away the bamboo tube. Originally, if it was something else, it would be fine if it took it away for fun. It contained the secret letter that Young Master had just written to Shizi Xiao, so there could be no mistake.
"Small gray!"
Nangong Yue scolded lightly, Xiao Hui immediately bowed her head, and lightly pecked the feathers under her wings.
Huamei returned the bamboo tube to Xiaosi as quickly as possible, as if it was some kind of hot potato.
Xiao Siyi got the bamboo tube, casually hugged the people below, and then climbed up to the roof with the help of another tree next to him, and disappeared in the blink of an eye...
The thrush and the magpie in the room looked at each other and thought: Could it be that these kung fu people like to climb over the wall and walk over the roof like the son of the world
Que'er remembered something, looked at Xiao Hui, and said to Nangong Yue: "Concubine Shizi, I recently saw Xiao Hui flying towards Qingyunwu, thinking it was going to play in the bamboo forest, but I didn't expect..."
Xiao Hui seemed to know that the magpie was complaining to her, so she quickly flapped her wings and flew out from the branch, flying away in a flash.
Nangong Yue shook her head helplessly, with a smile in her eyes, she muttered to herself: "Xiao Hui was spoiled by A Yi..." Lawless!
The maids on the side were silent, indeed, with the temperament of the son, it is very likely that Xiao Hui will do a good job, right? !
At this time, Ying'er walked in through the curtain, and said: "Shizi Concubine, Mother Luo is here and waiting outside. She said that all the dishes, cups and cups used for yesterday's birthday banquet have been counted, and only a few dropped. A disc, I want to ask for the right card to open the warehouse, and put all the things back into the warehouse."
Nangong Yue responded, straightened her dress a little, and went outside to see Nanny Luo.
The birthday banquet had just ended, and for Nangong Yue, it was another busy day.
Three days later, a news spread to all the prefectures in Luoyue City that Aunt Niu was convicted by the magistrate.
According to Dayu's regulations, wearing Dongzhu privately is responsible for one hundred boards, which will be executed in court.
The old Mrs. Fang San and Mrs. Fang Santai were also punished by 20 boards for concealing and refusing to report. They are all people over fifty years old. How could they bear it? .
The King of Zhennan didn't give them time to recover from their injuries, and ordered them to return to the old house in Baixi City immediately, and never to enter Luoyue City again. This was considered to be the end of Sanfang's official career in southern Xinjiang. In the future, he could only rely on some of the wealth he earned from the separation of the family. Live.
In this way, the matter of Dongzhu will be settled.
Zhennan Wang's resolute attitude also made all the Gaomen mansions in southern Xinjiang secretly startled.
The Fang family seems to be dying!
After Dongzhu's incident, on September 22, Guan Yubai formally bid farewell to King Zhennan and set off for Huiling City.
Early in the morning, when it was daylight, a green-covered carriage and a few tall horses drove out of Zhennan Wangfu, and then all the way out of the city gate, heading southeast along the official road...
…
The sun is rising higher and higher, the blue is as clear as washing, and there is no cloud in the sky.
Thousands of miles away in the royal capital, in front of Nangong Mansion, a porter in blue and short jacket stood beside a white horse, bowed and said, "Your Highness, Third Prince, please go back."
Han Lingfu on the white horse pursed his lips into a straight line, with no expression of joy or anger on his face, he raised his eyes to look at the closed vermilion gate of Nangong Mansion, half-closed his eyes.
Today, he came to Nangong Mansion for the fourth time to visit Nangong Xin, but was turned away again!
In ancient times, there was a "three visits to the thatched cottage", which has been passed down as a good story through the ages, but now he has come for the fourth time.
Han Lingfu's hand holding the horse rope was subconsciously exerting force, and the veins on the back of his hand were slightly raised.
Bai Muxiao in the carriage was also ashamed and annoyed. When they came the first two times, she thought that Nangong Mansion just showed a closed-door attitude of thanking guests, showing that no matter who they were, they would treat everyone equally. Unexpectedly...
Bai Muxiao gave Bihen a wink, and Bihen immediately raised the curtains, and scolded the concierge: "Our side concubine Bai is the cousin of the Nangong mansion, and we are here today to visit the cousin of the side concubine, Nangong The second young master of the mansion, why don't you hurry in and report!"
The concierge still had an attitude of reluctance, and said: "Return to Your Highness, Concubine Bai, our master has said, but no one has been seen." He thought: What is the third prince? Step into the gate of Nangong Mansion.
Bihen wanted to say something, but Han Lingfu said impatiently: "Forget it! Let's go back."
Now that Han Lingfu said so, the group immediately went back to the house and set foot on the return journey.
Bai Muxiao hated Nangong Mansion to death in her heart. Nangong Mansion still despises herself so much. One day, she will return all the humiliation they once bestowed on her!
The atmosphere on the way back became particularly depressing, the master and servants were all speechless all the way, Han Lingfu sent Bai Muxiao back to the third prince's mansion.
The door of the prince's mansion was opened, and the master was welcome back to the mansion.
"Xiao'er," Han Lingfu drove his horse to the carriage, and said in a low voice, "I still have something to go out, so you should go back to Xinghui Academy to have a good rest, so don't tire yourself out."
Bai Muxiao who was in the carriage said softly: "Your Highness, go and do your work, be careful in everything."
Han Lingfu answered absently.
Brother Da Huang asked him to meet at Taibai Restaurant today, actually it was still early, originally he planned to wait until he came out from Nangong Mansion, and then go to Taibai Restaurant to attend the appointment, who would have thought that Nangong Mansion would be so ungrateful, so his time would be freed up.
Nangong Mansion is so unsatisfactory, Brother Dahuang can't make any more mistakes!
Since the morning of the court that day, the father ordered the Ministry of Rites to prepare for the establishment of the crown prince. Although the decree has not yet been issued due to the ritual system, the fifth emperor's younger brother is already the default heir of the Manchu Dynasty.
As a result, Brother Da Huang became more and more anxious, unable to sit still, and asked him to meet frequently to give him advice.
A sharp light flashed in Han Lingfu's eyes, he pinched the horse's belly, and rode away.
Bai Muxiao opened the curtains and looked at Han Lingfu's back... It wasn't until the carriage was ushered in by the porter's wife that she lowered the curtains with an unpredictable expression.
The carriage stopped at the second gate, and Bai Muxiao carefully got out of the car with the support of Bi Luo. Just after passing the second gate, she heard a noise from behind, and a woman led another carriage to this side.
Any guests today? Just as Bai Muxiao was thinking, a maid in a lake-colored gown hurried over, and after blessing Bai Muxiao, she continued to run outside the second door, yelling at the corner of her mouth, "Doctor Wu! Is the doctor here?"
Bai Muxiao just felt that this maid seemed familiar, so Bi Luo hurriedly whispered to the side: "Side concubine, this is the servant in the main courtyard..."
It turned out that Cui Yanyan was ill. There was a sneer on the corner of Bai Muxiao's mouth, it's no wonder that he was motivating everyone.
Bai Muxiao didn't take this matter to heart any more, and took Biluo back to Xinghuiyuan.
Served by the maids, she changed into a moon-white embroidered skirt, and then leaned leisurely by the window to read a book.
After a while, Bihen came in through the curtain and said: "Side concubine, the imperial concubine sent someone over to give you some rewards."
Bai Muxiao was stunned. What she hated the most was that Cui Yanyan used the word "reward" to stop her from time to time, constantly reminding her that Cui Yanyan is a wife and she is just a concubine...
This Cui Yanyan is sick and has invited an imperial doctor, so she is still restless!
Although she was impatient, Bai Muxiao adjusted her dress, went to the main room outside, and sat down on an armchair at the top.
"Greetings to Concubine Bai."
Cui Yanyan's dowry maid, Qing Lin, came forward to salute Bai Muxiao with a smile, and without waiting for Bai Muxiao to excuse her, she continued on her own: "Bai Fangfei, the princess has just been diagnosed with a happy pulse by the imperial physician. This is a great joy, the prince and concubine said that today's whole house will be rewarded, so that everyone in the mansion can have fun with the prince and concubine. The servants came here specially to report the good news to Concubine Bai."
After a pause, she lifted her chin, and sang with a hint of pride in her voice: "Prince and concubine has a life, reward the white side concubine with two pieces of silk, three pieces of cloud brocade, and a pair of earrings and jade bracelets..." While she was speaking, The little maids who were waiting under the eaves filed in one by one holding those rewards.
What Qinglin said afterward had completely failed to reach Bai Muxiao's ears.
What? ! Cui Yanyan was diagnosed with a happy pulse? She is pregnant? !
How is this possible!
This news was undoubtedly a thunderbolt from the blue sky, which made Bai Muxiao's ears ringing, and his mind went blank.
She instinctively wanted to say, impossible!
Han Lingfu had never spent the night with Cui Yanyan, how could Cui Yanyan be pregnant...
But when the words came out of his mouth, Bai Muxiao knew how flimsy these words were. If Han Lingfu hadn't gone to Cui Yanyan's house to make love with her, wouldn't it be that Cui Yanyan would have dared to steal someone after eating a bear heart leopard!
If Cui Yanyan was really pregnant, then the child in her womb must belong to Han Lingfu.
That is to say—
Han Lingfu betrayed himself again!
I retreated again and again, begging to marry Han Lingfu as my side concubine, but Han Lingfu disappointed her time and time again, first with Baiyi, now with Cui Yanyan, and I don't know how many women there will be in the future...
Bai Muxiao felt as if she had eaten yellow lotus, the bitterness was unbearable, she just sat on the spot in a daze, really hoping that this was just a nightmare.
Standing in the hall, Qing Lin naturally noticed Bai Muxiao's face that suddenly turned pale, and she was overjoyed, and deliberately called out: "Bai Fangfei..."
Bai Muxiao suddenly came back to her senses.
No matter how sad, shocked, and angry she was... Bai Muxiao didn't want outsiders to see her jokes, so she quickly restrained her emotions and said with a slight smile: "It turns out that my sister has the flesh and blood of His Highness, so I asked Miss Qinglin to replace her." I congratulate my sister."
She gave Bi Luo a wink, and Bi Luo immediately rewarded Qing Lin and sent her out of the Xinghui Academy.
"Girl..." Bihen looked at Bai Muxiao nervously and worriedly, and subconsciously used the previous address again. The master and His Royal Highness the third prince have been able to get to where they are today. She and Bi Luo have always seen how many hardships and setbacks they have gone through. Finally, the master became pregnant and everything is getting better and better. Waves...
At this time, Bai Muxiao didn't want to hear anything at all, she stood up abruptly and walked towards the inner room.
Bihen wanted to follow, but Bai Muxiao said without turning her head, "I want to be alone for a while!"
While speaking, she had already pulled out the curtain and entered the inner room, leaving only the bead chains colliding with each other and dangling... At this time, Bi Luo who had finished seeing off the guests also came back, and Bi Hen looked at each other. All the maids showed bitterness on their faces.
After entering the inner room, Bai Muxiao's expression turned gloomy, just like the evening before the storm.
Anger surged in her chest, she couldn't help clenching her fists, and her nails sank deeply into her palms, but these flesh pains were nothing compared to the sadness and disappointment in her heart.
At this moment, Bai Muxiao was much calmer than before, and she also wanted to understand more.
Since Cui Yanyan was diagnosed with a happy pulse, the child in the other's womb must be at least a month old! In other words, a month ago, or even earlier, Han Lingfu got involved with Cui Yanyan behind his back, but he still pretended to be deeply in love with him.
Thinking of Han Lingfu being happy with Cui Yanyan on this side, and sleeping on the same bed with him on the other side, Bai Muxiao was so sick that she wanted to vomit.
This His Royal Highness the Third Prince really has such brilliant acting skills that he fooled himself around!
Even, are the two of them making fun of their own stupidity and ignorance behind their backs
A thin layer of mist appeared in Bai Muxiao's black pupils, and she grabbed the cloth around her heart with her right hand, feeling her heart hurt so badly, as if something had ripped a piece out of her heart, and she almost gasped for pain. can't get up...
At this moment, Bihen's respectful report came from outside: "The side concubine, your highness has come."
Your Highness? ! At this moment, the last person Bai Muxiao wanted to see was Han Lingfu. Now that things had happened, what else did they have to say. This time, what kind of lie did he want to use to deceive himself? !
Bai Muxiao smiled sarcastically, and said lightly, "Tell Your Highness, I'm tired, let Your Highness go back."
Han Lingfu outside heard it too, and his face sank like water.
Just now, as soon as he returned to the mansion, some servants congratulated him, saying that Cui Yanyan had been diagnosed with a happy pulse by the imperial hospital. The servants were all beaming with joy, but Han Lingfu couldn't laugh at all.
Although he knew that he couldn't hide Bai Muxiao for a long time, even though he knew that this day would come sooner or later, he still felt that this moment came too soon!
Now that the whole family got the good news, Han Lingfu knew that Bai Muxiao probably already knew the news, so he didn't dare to think about Bai Muxiao's reaction.
Han Lingfu was so anxious that after getting off his horse, he didn't go to Cui Yanyan's, but went directly to Xinghuiyuan.
He wanted to explain to Bai Muxiao, his helplessness, his original intention, and his sincerity...
But Bai Muxiao's indifferent words just now seemed to have poured a bucket of cold water on his head.
She didn't even want to hear his explanation!
The two of them have gone through so many ups and downs, and they finally stay together. She still has their flesh and blood in her belly. Why is she still so self-willed and unwilling to think about it from his standpoint
Thinking about it, Han Lingfu's face became more and more ugly.
Everything went wrong for him today, first the Nangong Mansion rejected him, and then the elder brother broke the appointment - he and the elder brother made an appointment to meet at the private room on the third floor of the Taibai restaurant at half past time today, and he went to the private room early in the morning After waiting for nearly an hour, who knew that the elder brother didn't come, but only a servant came and told him that the elder prince had something to do at the moment, so he couldn't come.
Han Lingfu was about to turn his face on the spot, but thinking of the delicate relationship between him and the eldest brother at this moment, he still put on a humble look, smiled and asked the boy to return to his life.
Could it be that Brother Dahuang wants to accept his fate
The more Han Lingfu thought about it, the more irritable he became, and an imperceptible aura emanated from his whole body.
"Your Highness..."
Bihen wanted to defend his master, but Han Lingfu didn't want to stay here any longer to make fun of himself, so he turned around without hesitation and walked away.
Forget it, wait a few days until she calms down a bit.
Why-
Han Lingfu sighed faintly in his heart, Xiao'er was about to become a mother, why didn't she grow up at all, she was still like a child, she always had a temper in this respect!
And every time, it was his dignified prince who bowed his head to her, explained to her, and begged her to forgive...
They can't live like this forever!
His majestic prince should focus on the court and win the heir, he can't just spend his energy and thoughts on the inner house all the time!
Han Lingfu's eyes turned cold, and he thought, "Maybe we should take this opportunity to cool Xiao'er and make her think carefully." Xiao'er is pregnant now, and she wants to see for the sake of the child, no matter how angry she is, she will never say that she wants to leave her easily...
Han Lingfu gritted his teeth, finally made up his mind, and walked away.