The Times Spent in Pretense

Chapter 44: wronged

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The hustle and bustle outside the teahouse has nothing to do with Yao Wenyin. She sat blankly on the stool, and hadn't recovered from this huge blow for a long time.

"Sister Yao, are you okay?" Tian Shan pushed Yao Wenyin's favorite pastry in front of her, "Come on, eat something to ease your mood."

"It's my fault." Yao Wenyin picked up a piece of pastry and stuffed it into her mouth in despair, almost choked herself, and drank half a cup of tea before she recovered, "I met Hua Liuli at Wenquxing Temple that day, and saw her in front of Wenquxing. Pray for my brother, and even make a mockery of her."

Speaking of this, Yao Wenyin was very annoyed: "I knew that Wenqu Xingguan was so smart, not to mention donating incense money, even if you let me kowtow, how can I not let Hua Liuli's brother crush my brother."

"Wait, what did you say?!" Jiamin looked at Yao Wenyin in shock and sympathy. How hard is it to think about it, so I ran to offend Hua Liuli

"I saw Hua Liuli praying for her brother at Wenquxingguan." Yao Wenyin said in frustration, "I must have offended Wenquxing, and my brother didn't get a good ranking."

"The talk of gods and ghosts is nothing but illusory things, how can I blame you?" Jiamin comforted, "Thinking about the good side of things, maybe this has nothing to do with Hua Liuli's prayer to God and worshipping Buddha, but her brother is more important than her cousin. Talented?"

Yao Wenyin looked at Jiamin silently, unable to speak for a while.

This kind of words, is it really called comfort

"What I mean is, maybe my cousin just didn't play well for a while, so Hua Liuli's brother temporarily got Hui Yuan." Jiamin quickly changed her words, "We won't know until the palace exam."

"Jiamin is right." Tian Shan hurriedly came out to ease the atmosphere, "Sister Yao, my brother has done very well in the exam. He will take the exam once every three years. He can get the fifth place, which has proved his extraordinary talent. What we should do is to congratulate him and not think about other unrelated little things."

"You're right, think about the good side of everything." Yao Wenyin took a deep breath, "Although my brother is not Huiyuan, he also won the fifth place. I remember that Lin Wan's brother also participated in this competition. How is he doing in the next exam?"

Tian Shan and Jiamin shook their heads in unison. They didn't notice it at all.

Yao Wenyin asked the waiter to go down and inquire about it, and she was in a better mood when she learned that Lin Wan's brother only won the seventh place.

Although it is not enough, it is still more than the next.

The palace attendants who were sent to pick up Hua Liuli into the palace had just arrived at the gate of Hua's house, when they heard the announcer beating gongs and drums, shouting "Congratulations to the playboy high school Huiyuan."

Huiyuan

Wouldn't that try for the first place

The leading female officer raised her hand to signal the carriage to avoid and let the passage out. She watched the Hua family personally welcome the good news person into the gate. The Fushou County Master followed the two generals with a smile all over his face, and even the way he walked was much more cheerful than usual.

The crackling sound of firecrackers sounded, and the female officials could feel the cheerful atmosphere across the high courtyard wall.

"Shall we go in now?"

"Wait." The female official said, "Let's go around the street and come back in half an hour."

"I knew that the third brother was the smartest and most beautiful man in the whole street." As soon as the door closed, Hua Liuli jumped up in joy, "Third brother, you are amazing!"

"During this period of time, you have worked hard for the kitchen to make food for me in different ways." Hua Changkong saw Hua Liuli's cheeks flush with joy, and a warm feeling rose in her heart.

The family is always like this, he has achieved results, and they are happier than him. When he is unhappy or unsatisfactory, he will not blame him blindly, but accompany him and comfort him.

Having these lovely family members is the luckiest thing in his life.

"The three of you will have fun for a while. I will arrange for someone to announce the good news to your eldest brother and second brother, as well as your grandfather's home." He patted Hua Changkong on the shoulder, got up and left the study.

As soon as Wei Mingyue left, Hua Yingting took it out on her body, took it out for a long time, took out a few banknotes of different denominations, and put them in Hua Changkong's hands: "Take it, this is a reward for you from my father. ."

"Wow, Daddy, you actually hid nearly a few hundred taels of private money?" Hua Liuli looked at the amount with a probe and whispered, "If your mother finds out, you will be finished."

"What do you know, little girl?" Hua Yingting smiled, "Men hide some private money, that's the fun between husband and wife. Besides, I've worked so hard to hide this money, but in the end, won't I spend it on you?"

As a husband, I always try to prepare some surprises for my wife every year. Where does the money come from

Of course it's private money.

As a father, when my children celebrate their birthdays or behave well, I always buy gifts to encourage them. Where does the money come from

Or private money.

Seeing that the money in the private house has increased a little bit, it is a sense of satisfaction.

It is a sense of accomplishment to spend private money on the person you value the most.

"You are still too young." Hua Yingting reached out and nodded his children's heads, "Do you think I would be afraid that your mother would know about this? I tell you..."

Footsteps came from outside the corridor, Hua Yingting held Hua Changkong's hand, stuffed the silver note into his arms, and said loudly: "What is a man afraid of his wife, fearing a wife is a sign of a good man. Changkong, you remember No?"

"There is no formality all day, what do you tell the children?" Wei Mingyue walked to the door, "First bring the children to incense for the ancestors, and then come to the ancestral hall after you wash your hands."

"Okay, ma'am." Hua Yingting squeezed a pleasing smile on her face.

Hua Changkong and Hua Liuli looked at Hua Yingting together with a subtle smile.

"Dad really isn't afraid of mother."

"It's just scary."

Hua Yingting is thick-skinned, and was teased by the two children and got angry, and drove the two children out of the door like a duck: "Get out and wash your hands with incense."

The two brothers and sisters laughed and laughed for a while, and Hua Liuli took the opportunity to draw two silver notes from Hua Changkong's arms and stuffed them into her pockets.

Compared with the lively Hua family, the Lin family was much quieter.

"Your ranking in this test is not bad, but with your level, there should be no problem in entering the top three." Lin Zhou looked at his son who was bowing his head, "Don't be proud, and don't be self-satisfied, when you fight for the palace test. A good performance."

"Yes." Lin Sen looked up at Lin Zhou, hesitated for a moment, and said, "After the exam, the candidates of the same class made an appointment to have dinner at the restaurant..."

"The palace exam is imminent, and the students are too close to form gangs." Lin Zhou thought for a while, "try to participate in these activities as little as possible, and study more books at home."

"My son remembers it." Lin Sen's eyes dimmed slightly, "Father, my son has returned to the study to read."

"Yeah." Lin Zhou nodded calmly. After his son left, he showed a satisfied smile.

Although he was born in a poor family, as long as his children and grandchildren live up to their expectations, after a hundred years, their Lin family can barely be called a family of poetry and calligraphy.

A thought flashed through his mind, but it was quickly suppressed.

People who are servants should never have such thoughts.

The capital is too prosperous, and it is so prosperous that people can easily lose themselves if they are not careful.

As noon approached, Hua Liuli got on the carriage that entered the palace, looking for the queen mother in a very good mood.

As soon as she entered the Shoukang Palace, she saw the prince who was sitting beside the queen mother. After she went up to see the ceremony, Hua Liuli smiled at the prince: "Your Highness, are you here again to eat and drink with the queen mother?"

"When you enter the palace today, grandmother will definitely prepare delicious meals. Gu can't miss such a good opportunity." The prince pretended to say, "In the future, the chief of the county will enter the palace more, and Gu can also eat more delicacies."

The queen mother was amused by the two juniors: "Don't you bring out the food quickly, or the two children will blame Aijia for not giving them food and drink."

"The queen mother, ministers and daughters are not the same as the prince. When you are by your side, ministers and daughters are happy even if they eat chaff." Hua Liuli was blessed, tilted her head and said with a smile, "It's fine if you dislike the prince."

"Yes, yes, our Liuli is a sweet little flower jacket." The queen mother was amused by Hua Liuli, who kept laughing. Even when she was eating, she did not pay attention to the rules in the palace, and listened to Hua Liuli telling interesting things outside the palace.

Hua Liuli is very good at coaxing the old man to be happy. The same thing, she is always full of interest when she talks about it. The Queen Mother was coaxed by her to use half a bowl of healthy soup.

"Ten of us are not as good as a county master." After the tableware was removed, the female official brought a cup of Xiaoshi tea to the queen mother, "On weekdays, the mother always thinks that the health-preserving soup tastes bad, so she puts it down after a sip. With the county master here, the empress has actually finished drinking a whole bowl, and the slaves can't wait for the county master to live in Shoukang Palace every day."

This female official is called Hong Mian, and she is a female official who needs to be used by the Queen Mother. Hua Liuli is also relatively close to her. Hearing what she said, Hua Liuli smiled and nodded and said, "I'll write it down first, and I'll run to the Empress Dowager in three days or two in the future. Even if the Empress Dowager annoys the ministers, the ministers will not leave. ."

"Don't go, don't go, you have been living in Ai's house, and Ai's family likes it." The queen mother said in a friendly tone, "In the future, if you marry someone, if there is anything wrong with your husband's family, you will come to find it. Aijia, Aijia supports you."

The prince who was sitting next to him and ignored him silently raised his head and glanced at the queen mother. When he saw the queen mother, he didn't even look at him, and silently lowered his head back.

"With such a good empress dowager protecting the ministers and daughters, what kind of relatives are the ministers and daughters?" Hua Liuli joked half-truths, "It's so good, the ministers and daughters will come to see you if they want to accompany you, at the Shoukang Palace. No one talks about staying for a few more days. If you become a relative, you have to be concerned about not only the opinions of your parents-in-law, but also your husband and children, which is boring."

The queen mother smiled helplessly and shook her head: "It's still a child's mentality."

But in my heart, I felt that Hua Liuli's words had some truth. But as the empress dowager, these words can't be declared in her mouth, and they will cause trouble if they spread out.

"Master, if there is a man in the world who respects your hobbies and allows you to live freely, would you be willing to marry him?" the prince asked.

"There shouldn't be such a man, right?" Hua Liuli thought, if there was a good man she could tolerate in Bie Zhuang Yang Nian Capital, she wouldn't have the heart to hurt others.

A good man hurts a woman, not she spoils it.

Sins, sins, such things can't even think about.

"Why not?" The prince smiled, "Love can contain everything."

Hua Liuli looked at the prince dumbfounded: "Love, can people be so endurable?"

Can you love someone so much that you like the green hat he gave you

Love is so scary, isn't it

She still doesn't want to get married or fall in love with others.

When the prince saw that his words not only did not make Hua Liuli feel moved or yearned, but instead showed an expression of respect and distance, he couldn't help but reflect, is there some kind of verbal misunderstanding between him and Hua Liuli

"Niangniang, I have heard the news." The palace maid walked in beamingly and saluted Lin Wan, "Congratulations to Miss Lin, my brother has achieved a good result in seventh place in this test."

"As expected of the son of Lord Lin, he did not fall into the prestige of the Lin family." Concubine Xian was also very happy when she heard the news, "Quick, send gifts to Lord Lin and Young Master Lin."

"Niangniang, please don't waste your money." Lin Wan's cheeks were flushed with excitement, but she remained calm in front of Concubine Xian, "My brother is just taking advantage of the seventh place, so why should he be treated like this by the empress?"

Concubine Xian was embarrassed to tell her future daughter-in-law that their Tian family had no talent in reading and writing, let alone the seventh place in the exam.

In the past 30 years, no one in the Tian family has ever achieved a good result in the top 20 in the exam.

"Miss Lin doesn't have to be modest, it's a good thing and worth being happy." Concubine Xian patted Lin Wan's arm and asked the maid to open her private treasury to prepare gifts.

Concubine Xian thought that the Lin family had just entered the capital, and she didn't have much property, so in addition to pen, ink, paper and inkstone, she also planned to add some gold and silver jewelry to send along.

The ancestors of the Tian family were imperial merchants, and they had saved a lot of family business, but not much else, just a lot of money.

After preparing the gift list, Concubine Xian suddenly remembered that the third son of the Hua family was also participating in this meeting, and asked casually, "Is that Hua Changkong on the list?"

"Hui Niangniang, the third son of Hua is on the list." The voice of the palace maid who replied was much lower.

"He was able to pass the test?" Concubine Xian sneered, "Wei Mingyue and Hua Yingting were able to raise a son who passed the test. It's rare. How many names did he pass?"

The palace maid peeked at Concubine Xian and Lin Wan, and hesitated to speak.

"Why, his ranking is difficult to say?"

"Niangniang, Hua and Hua San are the members of this session..."

"What did you say?" Concubine Xian almost tore the gift list in half, "Hua Changkong is actually Huiyuan?"

"Qinghanzhou can teach you a Huiyuan?" Concubine Xian suddenly wanted to go back to her mother's house and beat up all those nephews and nephews. See if Hua Changkong can pass the Huiyuan exam, they can't even pass the exam. Are you ashamed, are you ashamed? !

Seeing Concubine Xian's reaction, Lin Wan felt a little uncomfortable. It should be said that since she knew that Hua Liuli had almost become the fiancee of the King of England, she couldn't help but compare herself with Hua Liuli.

She couldn't even restrain herself from guessing whether Concubine Xian would regret not having Dinghua Liuli as the future Princess of England, and began to despise herself.

My brother has been studying diligently since he was a child, and he never stopped in the heat and cold. How could he fail Hua Changkong in the exam

With such an episode, Concubine Xian's good mood was half gone, and Lin Wan was even more uneasy. She always felt that although the maids still respected her on the surface, they were secretly laughing at her.

Laughing her brother had a father who was the champion, but he couldn't compare to the son of a general's family.

She was tortured by this embarrassment and stayed up all night until the next morning, when she accompanied the concubine Xian to greet the empress dowager, seeing Hua Liuli sitting beside the empress dowager and chatting and laughing freely with the empress dowager, this embarrassment turned into hatred with jealousy.

Without Hua Liuli, there might not be so many embarrassing moments in her life.

Concubine Xian talked to the Queen Mother about the marriage of the King of England, so she asked Hua Liuli and Lin Wan to go out to play. These things were inappropriate in front of the little girl.

Lin Wan followed Hua Liuli uneasy and went out. She looked at Hua Liuli who was dressed up and hesitated. Last night, she inquired with the palace maid. It is said that the queen mother likes Hua Liuli very much. Every time she enters the palace, the queen mother will prepare a lot of good things for her, which is better than her own daughter.

Thinking of the empress dowager's indifferent attitude towards her just now, Lin Wan felt very uncomfortable. Did the empress dowager dislike her, or was she dissatisfied with her family background

"The daughter of the Lin family looks a little bored." The Queen Mother did not agree with Concubine Xian's wedding date around the Mid-Autumn Festival. "The Ai family is worried that Minghao and her will not get along well, so let's observe it for a while."

"The Queen Mother, Ming Hao's child is somewhat straight-minded, and only a gentle-tempered girl like Lin Wan can get along well with him. If you encounter those straight-tempered or squeamish, wouldn't you be arguing with Maimang every day? "Concubine Xian accompanied him with a smile, "What's more, it's not good for a male to marry and a female to marry. It's not good if the marriage drags on for a long time."

The Queen Mother knew who Concubine Xian was referring to as "straight-tempered" and "squeamish". From her point of view, it would be more appropriate for the King of England to marry Jiamin or Liuli than to marry that Miss Lin family.

It's not that Miss Lin's family is bad, but she thinks that these two children are not suitable no matter how she looks at them.

"Alas." The queen mother said, "The Ai family is old, and these things that destroy the gods, still want you to be the master of the emperor."

Not deaf or dumb, not a family man, an old woman who cares too much will be disliked by others. She just loves her child. People have only a few decades in this life, and they have lived up to the good times of youth, and they will never be able to get them back in their whole life.

"The county master is very happy." Lin Wan and Hua Liuli walked side by side on the palace road. Above their heads, there was a high sky, "Congratulations to your brother for obtaining Huiyuan."

"Thank you." Hua Liuli nodded reservedly.

"My brother didn't play well this time, which made the county master laugh."

Hua Liuli silently took a step to the side, a little further away from Lin Wan, what does it have to do with how the young master of the Lin family did in the exam, why did she cry or laugh

"Miss Lin is joking, it's not my brother who has better grades than Brother Ling, I don't think everyone will laugh." Hua Liuli stopped and said in a light tone, "I think Miss Lin seems to have misunderstood me. It's more than half a sentence, Miss Lin will ask first."

Lin Wan's face became very ugly, and she said with a pale face: "It's not that I am deliberately embarrassing the county master, I am afraid that the county master is deliberately making things difficult for me."

Hua Liuli looked at Lin Wan from head to toe, and said with a sneer, "Miss Lin, what do you think is worth embarrassing me?"

Lin Wan looked at Hua Liuli with a faint gaze and said nothing.

"I have always admired Ling Zun's talent and bearing. As the daughter of the Lin family, Miss Lin should not lose the reputation of her elder brother because of impulsiveness." Hua Liuli's face was expressionless and her tone was serious, "I see Miss Lin's abnormality today. For Lord Lin's sake, I won't spread rumors or make comparisons. But I am not only timid, but also small-minded, I hope there will be no next time."

After speaking, he turned and walked in the opposite direction.

"You have today's beauty, but it's only because of the elders in your family. How long do you think your Hua family can last?" Lin Wan was so excited by Hua Liuli's words that she lost her mind and asked loudly, "Don't be too proud."

Hua Liuli stopped, turned her head to look at Lin Wan, suddenly smiled, stretched out her hand to cover her forehead, and groaned softly: "My head hurts so much, I'm almost out of breath."

"Master, are you all right?" Iris took a big step and stepped forward to support Hua Liuli.

Hua Liuli's eyelids trembled, and she looked up and fainted.

"Go and call for a doctor."

"Come here."

Determined that the queen mother would not interfere in her son's marriage, Concubine Xian was so determined that she was really about to get up and resign when she heard noises from outside.

"What happened?" the Queen Mother asked.

"The Queen Mother." Hong Mian hurriedly walked into the inner hall, glanced at Concubine Xian, and said to the Queen Mother, "The county master was so angry that he fainted."

"What?!" The Empress Dowager was anxious, "Okay, why are you so angry? Didn't the Aijia ask you to serve the princess well, all of them are wooden heads?"

"Please forgive the queen mother." Hong Mian knelt in front of the queen mother.

"The Empress Dowager." Hua Liuli walked in with the help of her maid with a pale expression. She forced a smile, "This has nothing to do with other people, it's just that the servant girl is too weak, she will be fine after a while."

"Sit down." The queen mother asked the ladies to sit down with Hua Liuli, "Do you feel any discomfort?"

"The minister's daughter just didn't take a breath. These palace maids and eunuchs who are serving the minister's daughter treat the minister's daughter very well. They thought that the minister's daughter fainted from anger, so she was so nervous." Hua Liuli's voice was a little weak, "This is all an old problem. , you'll be fine after taking the medicine."

When the queen mother noticed the word "qi", her brows furrowed tightly: "who is so ignorant, knowing that you are not in good health, yet making you angry?"

"It doesn't have much to do with others, it's because the courtier has a bad temper..."

"Nonsense, your temperament Aijia doesn't know yet, if it hadn't irritated you, why would you be so angry?" Seeing that Hua Liuli refused to speak, the queen mother asked Hongmian, "Tell Aijia about what happened just now. What's the matter?"

Hong Mian told the queen mother what happened: "Miss Lin questioned the county master, saying that the Hua family could be proud of it for a while, and the county master was so angry that she fainted."

"No reason!" The Empress Dowager was so angry that she wanted to pat the table, and Hua Liuli quickly took her hand, "The Empress Dowager, the table is so hard, don't slap your hand."

"You child..." The Queen Mother laughed angrily, "If anyone says this again in the future, don't be angry yourself, just order the servant to hit her in the mouth, and Aijia will support you."

"The Empress Dowager, Miss Lin is still kneeling outside to plead guilty..."

"She is Lord Lin's daughter. There is no reason for the quarrel between little girls to kneel down and plead guilty." The queen mother's tone was light, and she turned to look at Concubine Xian, "Take the person back."

Seeing the inner dissatisfaction of the Empress Dowager, Concubine Xian wanted to cry without tears.

This matter has nothing to do with her. The words Lin Wan said were not taught by her. But the Lin family and the Hua family have never had any grudges. Why did Lin Wan target Hua Liuli

If she was the queen mother, she would probably suspect that these words were secretly muttered by her future mother-in-law in front of Lin Wan.

This is really snow in June, and there is nowhere to sue.

The prince hurried to Shoukang Palace and saw Lin Wan kneeling in front of the palace gate, sitting on the chariot, and said expressionlessly, "Go away."

Lin Wan's shoulders shook, but she didn't raise her head.