Mrs. Wu had some stomach troubles before she went out today. When she arrived at the Yiyong Hou Mansion, she went to the clean room twice.
When she came out for the second time, she found that more than half of the people in Yaoyue Pavilion were scattered, and several ladies were whispering that two girls were fighting in public. Mrs. Wu was shocked when she heard it, and hurried down. building.
As soon as I got downstairs, someone came to report that Miss Wu was invited to Qingshutang by Mrs. Shizi and asked Mrs. Wu to come over.
Seeing this situation, there is no need to assume that the daughter is in trouble.
Madam Wu was angry and anxious, so she went with her servants. When he arrived at the place and did not stand still, Wu Qiongqiong rushed over, crying loudly, and was beaten one by one.
Looking at her daughter's face again, the right side of her face was swollen and red, extremely terrifying, and Mrs. Wu was instantly furious.
"Who is it? How did you Yiyong Hou's mansion treat guests? I brought a girl here, and she was injured like this?"
At this moment, Ma Quanfang walked in with a smile, with a neither humble nor arrogant attitude, "It's true that I was negligent in Yiyong Hou's mansion, but Mrs. Wu should also ask Miss Wu what she did to make this happen."
"What can my family Qiongqiong do, what can a teenage girl do to make people beat up like this! Who is so vicious, what if they damage their appearance!"
Wu Qiongqiong was extremely aggrieved, but she was frightened by Second Lady Shen just now, and she was even more heartbroken when she heard that her appearance might have been damaged.
"Mother, if you want to vent your anger on me, it's that Yan Yan..."
"Mrs. Shizi, I think your Yiyong Houfu should give our Shangshufu an explanation. If it wasn't for someone from your residence, then hand over the person who did it."
"Don't worry, Mrs. Wu, let me tell you what happened..."
Ma Quanfang explained the reason for the incident.
Mrs. Wu listened, her face became more and more ugly, and her lips trembled with anger: "You are slandering, who has evidence to say that my daughter did this?"
Ma Quanfang twitched the corners of his mouth and said calmly: "The concubine of the Yan family has already admitted it in public, and many other people saw that Miss Wu brought people in. It is reasonable to say that the concubine's identity is to go there. Don't forget the fairy pavilion, it was Miss Wu who brought her to Qinxiang Garden and then to the forgetting fairy pavilion."
"You said that my daughter brought it in, or she brought it in? She didn't know the concubine of the Yan family, so why did she bring a stranger in? Could it be that you are arguing!"
Seeing Mrs. Wu's unreasonable appearance, Ma Quanfang already knew where Wu Qiongqiong's unruly and domineering temperament came from. But someone else had an accident in their own house after all, regardless of right or wrong, she should appease one or two when it comes to affection and reason.
Ma Quanfang explained patiently: "Then you have to ask your girl. In addition, the girls from the Pei family have always been close to Miss Wu, and this prostitute is Miss Pei's cousin."
Mrs. Wu was dubious and turned her head to ask her daughter.
Wu Qiongqiong faltered and evaded, and Pei Jiayu was so frightened that she wished she could be invisible.
She raised herself clearly, and when Mrs. Wu saw her daughter's expression, she knew that she was afraid that the prince's wife of Yiyong Hou's mansion was inseparable. Even so, she wasn't ready to let it go. One of her good daughters was beaten like this. If she tolerated it, who would look down on the Wu family in the future. What kind of girl is not honorable, since she was a child, her parents were reluctant to move a finger, and she was beaten by an outsider. No one could swallow this breath.
Mrs. Wu sneered, "I think it's better for Mrs. Shizi not to be evasive, then what is the sacredness of the Yan family that makes you cover up for him?!"
Ma Quanfang had long been impatient, and when she heard this, her face turned pale with anger, "Stop, stop, I thought that both sides were at fault, after all, what Miss Wu did is the main reason, it's best for everyone to take a step back and have nothing to do with each other. , Since Mrs. Wu is unwilling, then someone will naturally come to reason with you later, you should talk to the elders! The elders of others will also hold the girl in your house for nothing, spread rumors, and ruin people's reputation!"
Mrs. Wu flicked her sleeves and smiled disdainfully, "It's a big joke, that's right, I have to ask the other party how he brought up his girl to be so vicious!"
Only a voice could be heard from outside the door, "But Mrs. Wu has any objection to the education of the younger generation by the government of our town?"
Ma Quanfang stood up and greeted her. Mrs. Wu also stood up in shock. At this time, her face was red and white, and she was extremely embarrassed.
The township government
Didn't you say the last name was Yan? !
It's not without reason for Mrs. Wu's troubles. She heard that the other party's surname was Yan, and she went through all the Yan family in Beijing in her mind. There was no one in their Wu family who could not be offended, so she was unwilling to let it go.
The trouble is to find some excuses for oneself. For example, the girl is too young to be wronged and does not know how to refute it. The daughter is still too simple. After listening to the people around her, all kinds of things can be done. It is not that this happened before. By default, this was done by Wu Qiongqiong.
After all, others have to think about it. You didn't do it. Your Wu family girl was beaten, why didn't you see the elders in the family come out to support? !
Mrs. Wu has always been good at this kind of preemptive, step-by-step means, which makes people rational at first, but then she is so arrogant that they feel that they are unreasonable.
Kezhen Guogong Mansion—
Mrs. Wu also thought of the surname of Duke Zhen Guo's son-in-law, Yan. Could it be that he mixed with Duke Zhen Guo's granddaughter? Duke Zhen had only one Pearl in the palm of his hand, and that Pearl gave birth to only one daughter. The Shen family had few girls, so Duke Zhen was quite fond of this granddaughter, which was no secret in Beijing.
Yao Ji remembered that the granddaughter held a banquet on her first birthday. The scene was quite grand. Even the Duke of Zhen came to participate, holding the pink and tender little girl with a wrinkled smile on her face. At that time, Mrs. Wu did not have a daughter-in-law who was in charge of the central feed. She came with her mother-in-law, which is still fresh in her memory.
Mrs. Shen was smiling, but her eyes were quite sharp, and she was staring at Mrs. Wu.
Before Mrs. Wu spoke, she felt guilty and short of breath, and the expression on her face was a little stiff.
"Mrs. Shen-"
Just as Duke Zhen Guo is famous in Daxi, Mrs. Shen Er is also famous in the ladies circle.
She knows a lot about how to be a person, and she treats people and things well on weekdays, but she is not blindly soft, she is very domineering, and her prestige is also played out in the circle of ladies. It is difficult for ordinary people to invite her for a banquet, but I didn't expect to come to Yiyong Hou's mansion today.
Mrs. Shen didn't intend to settle the matter, and she took two steps closer, "Could Mrs. Wu tell me why my town's government will not educate the girls in my family?"
Mrs. Wu couldn't help but take two steps back, "Mrs. Shen, this is a misunderstanding—"
"Misunderstanding? I don't think so!" Mrs. Shen snorted disdainfully, "Since Mrs. Wu wants to talk about it properly, this lady is naturally happy, and I would also like to ask you how the Wu family raised girls? First of all Provocation, if the provocation failed, I changed my nephew again, spreading rumors and slandering my niece. Presumably Mrs. Wu should be able to understand the importance of reputation to a girl, the sinister intentions in this are simply outrageous!"
"My family's Qiongqiong is a pure person, and she will never have such a poisonous heart." Mrs. Wu knew that she was wrong, but she did not dare to offend the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. A flash of light flashed in her mind, and she said anxiously: "The concubine of the Yan family and the This girl from the Pei family is a cousin, and my daughter has a good relationship with the girl from the Pei family. It must be the cousins who have united to deceive my daughter, so this happened. Qiongqiong, tell your mother and Mrs. Shen, yes not like this?!"
Wu Qiongqiong was dragged to a stagger and cried with tears in her eyes, "I got into an argument with Liu Shuyi, so I ran out of Wangxian Pavilion in anger. When I talked to her, Yan Qian appeared... My daughter didn't remember what happened at the time, she only knew that she was very angry. It happened that Yan Qian said something about Yan Yan, and Pei Jiayu said that she could use it to deal with her... She said Daughter's family is very famous, and there is nothing easier to deal with Yan Yan than this..."
Mrs. Wu scolded her head and face, "It's nice to say that you are a simple one, but you are simply stupid, and you have been tricked, don't you know?!"
As she spoke, she poked her daughter's forehead with her finger, and Wu Qiongqiong was poked back frequently by her, looking rather pitiful.
Wu Qiongqiong didn't tell lies. The only thing she adulterated was that the reason why she and Pei Jiayu ran out of the garden was because she ran out of anger. There is nothing wrong with this, after all, if people walk without a destination, they are in a state of nowhere, and they are in such a state of anger that no one can tell.
The reason why Pei Jiayu would say such a thing is to please Wu Qiongqiong. She saw what Wu Qiongqiong was thinking, but she said it out of her own mouth because of the difficulty of her identity, so she reached an agreement with Yan Qian. Consistent.
These two add up to a deliberate conspiracy, a conspiracy in which the two girls of the Pei family work together to achieve their own goals.
Pei Jiayu shook his head again and again, "Auntie, I don't, I really don't..."
But when Mrs. Wu sternly asked her if she had said such a thing, Yan Qian was her cousin, but she was speechless.
It turned out that Yan Qian wanted to retaliate against Yan Yan, while Pei Jiayu wanted to take revenge on Wu Qiongqiong, because Wu Qiongqiong had always been rude, and she suffered a lot.
Although these words were not spoken on the spot, they generally expressed the meaning.
Mrs. Wu is also a man of skill, and she pushed everything out in three or two strokes.
Mrs. Shen was quite shameless, but she couldn't say anything.
To put it bluntly, the girl of the Pei family is not simple. What's more, this kind of thing is a loss for both parties, and Mrs. Shen is not prepared to do anything to Wu Qiongqiong. It is enough for his Wu family to digest this matter for a long time.
Mrs. Shen accepted it as soon as she saw it: "My wife hopes that your house will come to apologize tomorrow."
Both parties understand each other what this means. Once the Wu family comes to apologize, it means they have recognized the matter. As for the question of Wu Qiongqiong's reputation in the future, it is up to the Wu family to worry about it. After all, even if it's true like Mrs. Wu's statement, it's because the Wu family doesn't know who they are, causing damage to other people's reputations.
Mrs. Wu smiled dryly: "It's natural."
Mrs. Shen nodded and left.
That night in Wu Mansion was destined to be a sleepless night.
By the time Mrs. Wu returned to the house with Wu Qiongqiong and Pei Jiayu, it was already dark.
After returning to the mansion, there was another tossing, and now Mrs. Wu already knew exactly what to do. She called the second son's daughter-in-law, Pei Jiayi, on the spot, and scolded her all over her face, saying that the girl from the Pei family had caused trouble for her family today.
Pei Jiayi was scolded for a long time before she understood what was going on. She was angry and anxious, but she didn't dare to talk back. When her mother-in-law finally let him go, she took her sister back and asked.
It wasn't until she asked the whole thing clearly that she realized that it was her sister who took the blame. Looking at her mother-in-law's performance now, this blame is for the Pei family to bear!
Pei Jiayi cried and scolded her sister, why she didn't stop her, but she also knew that with the character of Wu Qiongqiong's little ancestor, who could stop her. But this matter is different. Once you carry the reputation of other girls in the Pei family, it will be over, but if you don't carry it, can reality allow you not to carry it
Since his grandfather was dismissed from office and exiled, the family situation has gradually deteriorated. Fortunately, the family's heart was relieved a little after his marriage.
Only Pei Jiayi knew how difficult it was for her family to live. Where did the Wu family have a marriage contract with the Pei family, it was just a tacit understanding.
Before she got married, she still had hopes in her heart. After she got married, she realized how much suffering there was. The husband was a cousin who had a childhood sweetheart. . Her husband did not like to see her, and her mother-in-law did not like her. The marriage was decided by Wu Shangshu, but how could Wu Shangshu take care of the affairs of the back house.
Pei Jiayi secretly washed her face in tears many times, but she didn't expect such a mess to happen now, how could she go back to her parents' home and explain to her family. It is about the reputation of the girl in the family, the second aunt and the third aunt will definitely not let it go, so it will only be her mother who is in trouble.
Press not to mention.
The next day, Mrs. Wu went to the Duke's Mansion to apologize. The reason why she didn't go to the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion was because the incident that day was taken over by Mrs. Shen.
Apologizing or not apologizing is second, what everyone wants is just a form. When the Wu family came to apologize, the people in Beijing who were concerned about the matter understood that it was the Wu family who was at fault, so it goes without saying that the granddaughter of Duke Zhen Guo was really wronged by the little girl of the Wu family.
No one knows how the Wu family reconciled with the Zhenguo Gongfu. Everyone only knows that the Wu family brought a lot of apology gifts when they came to apologize. When they came out, the Wu family had nothing in their hands.
These things were packed by Mrs. Shen and sent to Weiyuan Hou's mansion. Yan Yan made a small fortune because of this, so she didn't mention it.
Rumors spread not long after that, it turned out that there was another reason for the previous incident. During this period, the girl from the former servant of the Ministry of Rites who is with the Wu family girl will be involved...
The matter spread very widely, almost to the point where everyone in Beijing knew it.
The Pei family thought that they were unlucky. Who let their family have no power in other families, but Mrs. Wu did too much. It would have been better to reveal a little bit, leaving some room for manipulative actions. The Pei family originally planned to push the matter to Yan Qian. On the body, it was said that she had ulterior motives to deceive Pei Jiayu, and she was even ready to expel the concubine who had lost Pei's face from the family tree and cut off the relationship with him. Who would have thought that Mrs. Wu would not leave anyone behind at all, so that everyone knew about it, and she was bitten to death, saying that it was Pei Jiayu who bewitched her innocent daughter.
Which one doesn't have a few girls? Even if Mrs. Pei was willing to swallow her anger to marry her daughter into the Wu family, the other concubines would not do it.
And so a war of strife began.
The Pei family is naturally not the opponent of the Wu family. First of all, their status is not equal. The women of the Pei family have suffered a few defeats. The culprit in that fraud case was actually Wu Shangshu, and Pei Nan, the former servant of the Ministry of Rites, was only forced to bear the blame because of coercion.
The condition of the exchange was to wait a few years before Wu Shangshu was responsible for bringing Pei Nan back to the capital, and even for the heart of An Pei's family, the two families even became in-laws with their children.
When this matter broke out, a stone stirred up a thousand waves.
Emperor Xi was furious and ordered a thorough investigation.
Wu Shangshu left his post at home, and was investigated by Dali Temple. Wu Shangshu was sacked because of this, and many people were implicated. Pei Nan, who was exiled, was supposed to be able to return to Beijing after a few years. Although he could not be reinstated, Wu Shangshu would definitely not treat him badly.
Unexpectedly, such a thing happened. After receiving the news, Pei Nan spat out a mouthful of blood and died. This is because I am old, how can I still withstand this stimulation.
Of course, that's something that comes later.
**
Yan Ting came out of Rong'an Hall and went to Jinseyuan.
When he arrived, Shen Yiyao was preparing to take a bath and rest. Seeing Yan Ting coming, he went to the main hall to see him.
This is a relatively distant distance, Shen Yiyao understands, and Yan Ting also understands.
During Shen Yiyao's return to the mansion, Yan Ting also came over once or twice to show his affection, but unfortunately Shen Yiyao did not accept it. He was very alienated, and even a few days after returning, he ordered Yan Ting's things in Jinse Courtyard to be taken away. All moved out.
Yan Ting has two study rooms, one in the front yard and one in the back yard. Now he mostly rests in the study room, or goes to Aunt Ziyu Xuanlan. Now everyone in the house knows that Aunt Lan is very much favored by Yan Ting, but so what? People who used to care don't care anymore.
And Aunt Lan also changed her past style, and was very low-key. After being punished that time, she took the initiative to come to Jinseyuan to ask for safety, but Shen Yiyao ordered her to be used for everything. Those who understand will understand that this is not to be seen by the lady, but those who don't understand that Shen Yiyao is jealous, and there is something.
Without mentioning it, Yan Ting told about Qiu Shou, Shen Yiyao pondered for a while, then nodded and promised.
In the Mengshan autumn hunting held by the royal family in the past, some nobles and ministers will be invited to the list. Being able to participate in the Mengshan autumn hunting shows that being decent is naturally something that the whole family deserves honor. Yan Ting had also participated before, but he entered under the name of Duke Zhen Guo, but this time was different, this time it was Yan Ting's own name.
Shen Yiyao could see that Yan Ting's expression contained an air of contentment, but the strange man in front of her now couldn't arouse any emotion in her. And the reason why she would go is for her daughter.
Mengshan autumn hunting can bring family members, and the good sons of each mansion will also participate in the autumn hunting, in order to gain an eye for the saint. I came here to make fun, and secondly, I came to see if there was a suitable son-in-law candidate.
After Yan Ting finished speaking, he left, but he showed a little meaning to want Shen Yiyao to keep him, but at this time, where is Shen Yiyao's mind on him.
After Yan Ting left, Shen Yiyao thought about it and went to Ningxiang Pavilion.
…
Yan Mo naturally knew about this incident, and he was deeply angry for this.
But it's useless to talk too much at this time, he can only try his best to comfort Yan Yan with his own words, and tell her not to be afraid, and he will definitely have a very capable brother-in-law in the future.
The siblings were both young, so it was embarrassing to talk about this. Yan Yan could only say that she didn't care at all, and drove her brother back to the house.
As soon as Yan Mo left, Shen Yiyao arrived.
After she came, she didn't say anything else, she just told what Yan Ting had just been here, and said that she had agreed.
The two still remember what Mrs. Shen said today, which means that this matter must be tricky
However, Shen Yiyao and Yan Yan are not worried, as soon as they want to talk about Yan Yan's marriage, Shen Yiyao must agree. Second, the sages of all dynasties and the present-day Duke Zhen Guo had a tacit understanding that they would not become relatives of their children, so the Shen family was not at all worried that His Majesty would confer a marriage on the second prince and Yan Yan.
It's just that others don't know about it, so it's a right to play a monkey.
Of course, there is also an accident. For example, the second prince accidentally ruined Yan Yan's fame and was forced to help. If other girls are naturally worried about this, with Yan Yan's skill, as long as she pays a little attention, this kind of thing will not happen.
Shen Yiyao also considered this point before agreeing. This kind of thought made her feel very delicate, and it seems that it is not a bad thing for girls to know martial arts.
In addition, she and Yan Yan also wanted to see what the hell Yan Ting was fighting!
Pressing not to mention, the matter is settled like this.
***
After sending the music box out, Luo Huaiyuan felt very uneasy.
This mechanical music box is a foreign product from Fran Machine, and it is quite precious. After he got it, he always wanted to give it to the little princess, but he disliked that the two dolls above were foreigners, and they were ugly compared to his little princess. compared to.
After that, I found a craftsman and made two dolls on purpose. After replacing them, the effect was good, but I never dared to take them out in front of Yan Yan. Quan is his own bad taste, and occasionally take it out and enjoy it, even Xiao Anzi will not show it,
If it weren't for the preparation of the powerful medicine this time, Luo Huaiyuan would still not dare to take it out. Because once you take it out, you will completely expose all your thoughts. It was completely different from his previous idea of gradual progress, but the little princess was too slow. He was really afraid that the little princess would be betrothed to someone without him knowing, and then he would be playing a big game.
Now Luo Huaiyuan has realized the strangeness of his marriage in his previous life, but he still can't figure out why his cheap father wanted Yan Yan to betrothed to him as a princess.
Is it because the little princess had a bad reputation in her previous life? But with the power of Duke Zhen Guo, this shouldn't be an embarrassment, so he felt that things were not that simple.
Thinking of this, Luo Huaiyuan couldn't sit still. He had not forgotten the theory of the butterfly effect. Many things in this life are different from the previous life. What if his butterfly wings fan the little princess away? He can't bear such consequences!
So Luo Huaiyuan decided to take the initiative.
After sending the things out, Luo Huaiyuan hesitated for a few days, but there was no movement from the little princess.
The woman's mind was too hard to guess, and she didn't know whether she was frightened or too surprised. Taken together, Luo Huaiyuan felt that the probability that the little princess was frightened was relatively high.
Just as he was pressing hard, someone suddenly came from the palace. He said that the fourth prince of Mengshan’s autumn hunt for a few days needs to participate. Please return to the palace to prepare. It’s time to set off with the masters in the palace.
It happened so suddenly that Luo Huaiyuan didn't have time to think about how he would be involved this year. He could only send the eunuch back to the palace first, saying that he would prepare the carriage to return to the palace immediately.
Naturally, these words were perfunctory. Before returning to the palace, he had to arrange the affairs at hand. Mengshan's autumn hunting was for half a month, and he felt uneasy about leaving without arranging everything.
It's just that the time is very fast, but there is no contact with the little princess. Luo Huaiyuan does not know that Yan Yan will also participate this time.