Wen Tingzhou was called into the palace at noon on the second day of his newlyweds, and Wen Tingzhou, who received the dictation from the sage, wondered inwardly. The court has been quiet recently and no major incidents have happened. He wonders why the emperor called him into the palace.
Ruan Xi and the people in Wen Shangshu's mansion also found it strange.
"Ruan Ruan, I want to go to the palace." Wen Tingzhou hugged Ruan Xi and kissed her on the cheek.
"Well, go early and come back early, I'll go back to sleep." Ruan Xi yawned, a little drowsy.
Wen Tingzhou couldn't help but laugh.
"it is good."
When Wen Tingzhou entered the palace and saw Emperor Shengde, he tightened his grip on the documents in his hands. He obviously didn't say a word, but his whole body was filled with shocking chill and coldness.
Seeing this, Emperor Sheng De secretly sighed, if Mrs. Madam Ruan really did what Miss Ruan San said, after Wen Tingzhou got engaged to Miss Ruan Fourth, it would be too vicious.
"Tingzhou, this matter involves your wife, I will suppress this matter and hand it over to you for investigation."
Wen Tingzhou's eyes were cold, and his voice was firm and forceful: "Thank you, Your Majesty, I will definitely investigate and find out the truth myself!"
Emperor Shengde was indeed very interested in the production method of the pulley, but he had a way to get it from Ruan Sanniang, so Ruan Sanniang's deal was dispensable to Emperor Shengde.
Between Ruan Sanniang and Wen Tingzhou, Emperor Shengde chose Wen Tingzhou.
"Before this matter is found out, I will let people watch Miss Ruan San to prevent her from spreading rumors."
Wen Tingzhou thanked Emperor Shengde again. Ruan Ruan had just married into Wen's family, so it is really inappropriate to spread rumors of being sterilized.
Especially the grandmother's current situation cannot be stimulated.
Back in Wen Mansion, Wen Tingzhou immediately sent out the forces in his hands, and at the same time told Ruan Xi about the matter.
Ruan Xi was surprised, which is really rare. Ruan Sanniang finally knew that she had been exposed, and Mrs. Zhang was too careless. It was God's will that Ruan Sanniang would discover all of this, but she didn't expect to be involved in it.
I don't know whether to say Ruan Sanniang is smart or stupid, but she even asked the old emperor to help find evidence.
Fortunately, this time Ruan Sanniang didn't rush to spread rumors that she had been sterilized. Although she was fine, the rumors were terrible.
It seems that Ruan Sanniang was afraid after suffering a big loss from talking nonsense.
Ruan Xi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Ruan Ruan, after returning home tomorrow, let's go to the grandmother's place to see the imperial doctor for a physical examination. If you really have been sterilized, we can adopt a child from the clan to raise under our knees."
In fact, Wen Tingzhou didn't care about having children, Ruan Ruan was different, if Ruan Ruan couldn't bear children and liked children, he could adopt one.
Ruan Xi came back to her senses, Wen Tingzhou's words moved her secretly, a warm current slowly flowed through her heart, not to mention that the ancients attached great importance to offspring, even many people in modern times do.
Of course Ruan Xi can trust Wen Tingzhou's character. In the book, Wen Tingzhou was never married and had no children, so Ruan Xi believed Wen Tingzhou's words. After thinking about it, she decided to confess her golden finger.
"Don't worry, I didn't have any sterilization drugs. After the cold, there were indeed problems with the food delivered from the kitchen, but I avoided them all."
"I have a secret. I can perceive things that are harmful to me, such as the purse that my second sibling gave me today."
Ruan Xi smiled and revealed her golden finger.
Wen Tingzhou was both surprised and delighted, it turns out that Ruan Ruan still has such a strange ability.
"Do you still remember that I asked you to send your foster mother?" Ruan Xi looked at Wen Tingzhou and asked with a smile.
Wen Tingzhou nodded: "I remember."
At that time, he thought it was inconceivable to hear Ruan Ruan's request. After all, it is not a good thing for his fiancé's family to send him a foster mother, but Ruan Ruan was only a concubine daughter of the uncle's family, and she was married to a high-ranking man, so everyone didn't think it was strange.
If it is a prostitute, I am afraid that people will chew their tongues and spread bad rumors.
"At that time, I had no other choice. There were two or three dishes in the three meals a day that had problems."
Ruan Xi sighed when he thought of the situation he had just come here.
"Wait, Ruan Ruan, do you mean that there is no problem with the food?"
Wen Tingzhou was keenly aware of the tricks.
Ruan Xi was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Yeah, if it wasn't for one or two dishes, I'm afraid I can only rely on snacks to satisfy my hunger."
Wen Tingzhou asked with a serious face, "Ruan Ruan, if you prescribed medicine, would you do so?"
Ruan Xi blurted out: "Of course not, I'm not stupid."
Now Ruan Xi finally came to his senses.
"So, the people in the kitchen did it on purpose?"
Wen Tingzhou's brows and eyes darkened: "It's very possible, and it seems that we can also look for evidence from here."
Ruan Xi pursed her lips, with a complicated look on her face, she skipped this matter and brought up the matter of Feng Han again.
"There is also that wind chill. When I had a wind chill before, I only needed to drink a bowl of ginger soup. But that wind chill was so fierce that I almost couldn't wake up."
Since Wen Tingzhou wanted to investigate the matter of sterilization drugs, let's investigate this matter as well.
The original owner really died in that wind and cold.
Ruan Sanniang is indeed a big killer.
She just got married, so she gave her such a big gift.
Wen Tingzhou was so distressed that he held Ruan Xi's hand, and warm power was transmitted from his palm, and he was extremely angry at Mrs. Chengyi's actions.
"Ruan Ruan, it's okay now, you still have me."
Ruan Xi rested her head on Wen Tingzhou's shoulder, a relaxed smile appeared on her lips.
Yes, she is married now, so she can finally deal with Mrs. Zhang.
Neither of them said why Ruan Sanniang wanted to "destroy relatives with righteousness". Ruan Xi knew that it was not surprising that Ruan Sanniang was not the original, but Wen Tingzhou felt it was unnecessary.
Wen Tingzhou felt a lot relieved when he learned that Ruan Xi hadn't been sterilized, but he didn't intend to let Zhang go.
After dinner in the evening, Mrs. Wen didn't inquire about Wen Tingzhou's entry into the palace. She also knew that it might be a business matter, so she talked about the meeting gift purse.
"Xiaoxi, the problem with the purse has been found out. It was indeed made by the Liu family, but there is a shadow of the Mu family in it. I have already beaten Aunt Zhao and punished the Liu family for picking up Buddha beans and copying scriptures." Mrs. Wen's eyes were bright. chill.
"Thank you mother-in-law for making decisions for my daughter-in-law."
Ruan Xi hurriedly thanked her. She didn't expect that the Mu family would intervene. It was not surprising after thinking about it. It was normal for the Mu family to anger her when Mu Qingling was divorced.
The Liu family is also stealing chickens and losing money.
Who would be foolish enough to tamper with the meeting ceremony, which is usually put in the bottom of the box.
Ruan Xi was also drunk with Liu Wanwan's suffocating operation.
It's okay if I didn't find it, once I found it...
Now Liu Wanwan not only ruined her reputation but also became a joke in the house.
"Mother, look at a sister-in-law who has just entered the house and dares to attack Ruan Ruan. There are countless people staring at Ruan Ruan behind her. You should pay more attention to Ruan Ruan." Wen Tingzhou said with a smile.
Mrs. Wen smiled and glared at her son: "It's up to you to say, I'm just such a daughter-in-law, what can I do if I don't look at it, I'm still waiting to have grandchildren."
"Don't worry, mother, I will work hard." Wen Tingzhou smiled at Ruan Xi.
As soon as these words came out, Ruan Xi blushed.
In fact, she did not intend to conceive and have children so early. Although it was common to have children at the age of fourteen or fifteen in ancient times, Ruan Xi did not expect to get married early.
Just thinking about Mrs. Wen's situation, Ruan Xi decided to let nature take its course.
Mrs. Wen was very happy, and she didn't intend to keep the young couple any longer, and asked them to return to Yongheju to make grandchildren.
Ruan Xi: "..."
Back at Yongheju, Wen Tingzhou really tried his best to create a human being.
On the third day of the wedding, return home according to the custom.
Except for Mrs. Zhang and Ruan Sanniang, Ruan Xi didn't have any bad feelings towards the other people in Bo's residence.
On the day of returning home, Mrs. Wen prepared a generous gift for returning home.
Ruan Xi ignored Liu Wanwan who came back together, the two had already tied the knot, it was impossible to get along in harmony, just maintain the superficial harmony.
After bidding farewell to Mrs. Wen, Wen Tingzhou and Ruan Xi returned to Chengyibo's mansion with a return gift.
The old lady, Bo Zhang, Ruan Sanniang, Ruan Yuwen and others were already waiting in the hall.
As soon as Wen Tingzhou and Ruan Xi came in, everyone's eyes fell on them.
Ruan Yuwen looked at the fourth sister who was wearing a woman's bun, and secretly felt emotional.
In just over three months, the fourth sister was reborn and became more and more beautiful.
The old lady sat on the chair with a smile on her face and looked at her fourth granddaughter. Seeing her rosy complexion and brows full of happiness, she knew that the past three days in Wen Mansion were very good.
After exchanging pleasantries, Uncle Chengyi, Ruan Yuwen and Wen Tingzhou talked on the sidelines, while Ruan Xi was dragged by the old lady to talk about himself, and asked Ruan Xi how he got along with his parents-in-law in the past two days.
Ruan Xi was already prepared, and replied with a smile: "Don't worry, grandma, my parents-in-law are very kind, they treated me very well, and never made things difficult for me."
After finishing speaking, Ruan Xi also mentioned the gift from Wen Shangshu and Mrs. Wen during the tea ceremony.
The old lady was surprised.
"You are a lucky person, but you must not be arrogant because of your favor. You must be measured in what you say and do, and spread the branches and leaves for the Wen family as soon as possible, you know?"
Ruan Xi nodded obediently.
"Yes, grandma, granddaughter understands."
Mrs. Zhang also gave advice to Yan Yuese, and Ruan Xi continued to nod obediently.
Ruan Sanniang listened to what Simei and the old lady said, looked at Simei who had a sweet and happy face, the corner of her mouth twitched, and a look of pity flashed in her eyes, Simei had a good life these days.
At that time, she will know what it means to be ruthless.
As for Mrs. Zhang, Ruan Sanniang smiled coldly. The motherly gestures Mrs. Zhang has made in the past few days really disgusted her to death.
Fortunately, she is about to enter the palace, and then... it will be the end of the Zhang family.
Wen Tingzhou turned his head and glanced at the obedient and docile Ruan Xi who was not far away, and a gentle smile appeared from the corner of his mouth.
Next was the family banquet at noon. After the family banquet, Wen Tingzhou and Ruan Xi left Chengyibo Mansion.
Ruan Xi didn't say a few words to Ruan Sanniang from the beginning to the end.
After returning to Wen Shangshu's mansion, it was getting late, and the two went to the main courtyard to meet Mrs. Wen.
It was a lingering night.
The next day, Wen Tingzhou went to the Yamen.
Ruan Xi went to the main courtyard to serve her mother-in-law, and after her daughter-in-law passed through the door, it was etiquette, and it also meant to establish rules.
A generous mother-in-law can only let her daughter-in-law set the rules for a few months before she can get rid of them. When she meets a strict and mean mother-in-law, she can practice the rules for several years or even decades to grind her daughter-in-law.
Mrs. Wen looked at Ruan Xi who came to pay her respects. She was dressed in a red skirt, her skin was as white as jade, her eyes were clear, and her gestures were dignified and generous. Mrs. Wen showed a kind smile, and Wen Shangshu also nodded slightly. This is what the eldest daughter-in-law should do. group.
"My daughter-in-law greets her father-in-law and mother-in-law." Ruan Xifu saluted.
"We're all a family, so you're welcome." Wen Shangshu said gently.
"Xiaoxi, didn't I say yesterday that the first and fifth day of the Lunar New Year will be settled in the morning and evening, why did you come here so early in the morning?" Mrs. Wen rarely blamed her.
Ruan Xi smiled and said: "The mother-in-law loves her daughter-in-law very much, and she is very grateful. It's just that the daughter-in-law has just entered the door, and the etiquette cannot be broken. Let the daughter-in-law serve the meal."
Mrs. Wen said with a smile: "You, you don't need so many gifts. I have many maids and mothers here."
"Mother-in-law, please fulfill your daughter-in-law's wishes." After Ruan Xi finished speaking, she stood beside Mrs. Wen.
Mrs. Wen had no choice but to nod: "Forget it, it's up to you."
It is quite useful in my heart.
It was the same when she was young, the princess mother-in-law was generous, she was just like Ruan Xi, respectful to her mother-in-law, and when she gave birth to Tingzhou, her mother-in-law would be more kind to her.
Ruan Xi reminded her of herself when she was young, and her attitude towards her became closer.
Wen Shangshu was also extremely satisfied.
He was even more dissatisfied with another concubine and daughter-in-law who hadn't appeared yet.
It's one thing for Madam to spare them the rules, but if they really do nothing, it will only make people feel that they don't know the rules and don't understand the etiquette.
Wen Shangshu didn't want to talk about the eyes of his second son anymore, since he was fascinated by the daughter of the seventh-rank official, he was useless.
Everyone in the hall also had a very good impression of this young lady.
After the breakfast was posted, Ruan Xi served Wen Shangshu and Mrs. Wen each a bowl of hot porridge, and then waited on the sidelines, picking up vegetables according to their preferences. Obviously, they had done their homework beforehand, and the surrounding mothers nodded secretly.
Wen Shangshu and Mrs. Wen both enjoyed this breakfast very comfortably.
After dinner, Wen Shangshu went to the Yamen, his aunts and their children came to pay their respects, seeing Ruan Xi who came early, they were all taken aback.
Aunt Zhao didn't see Mrs. Liu, so she couldn't help but turn dark. The other aunts were secretly happy when they saw it.
Mrs. Wen didn't talk much to her husband's concubine and children, she just said a few words and let them go.
Ruan Xi also brought her maid mother back to Yongheju.
The disturbances in the inner house will always spread quickly. With Ruan Xi as a comparison, the servants in the mansion look at Liu Wanwan with a strange look in their eyes.
Aunt Zhao even asked Liu Wanwan to go over and set the rules.
Liu Wanwan, who was tortured by Aunt Zhao, was aggrieved and resentful.
Obviously Mrs. Wen didn't want to set the rules, so she didn't mind if she didn't go, but Ruan Xi went, it seemed that she didn't understand etiquette.
There is also Aunt Zhao, the wife in charge exempted her from setting the rules, and her aunt asked her to set the rules, and finally gave her husband two beautiful maids, which is simply unreasonable.
After the purse incident, Liu Wanwan completely put away her little thoughts about Wen Tingzhou. Now she can see her position in the Wen family clearly, she feels a sudden sense of crisis, and concentrates on winning over Wen Tingyi.
Therefore, Liu Wanwan couldn't help complaining about her grievances to Wen Tingyi, which made Wen Tingyi feel sorry for her even more.
Of course Ruan Xi didn't know what happened to Liu Wanwan, even if she knew, she just laughed it off.
At noon, she still went to serve her mother-in-law for dinner.
In the evening, Wen Tingzhou took Ruan Xi to the princess mansion to see Mrs. Wen after leaving the yamen. Mrs. Wen's complexion was indeed not very good, but she seemed to be fine.
Mrs. Wen was very kind to Ruan Xi, and even gave him a generous gift.
The imperial physician sitting in the princess' mansion examined Ruan Xi carefully and concluded that she was quite healthy.
Wen Tingzhou finally let go of his worries, and after discussing with Ruan Xi, the two told Mrs. Wen what Ruan Sanniang was going to do.
Ruan Sanniang is a big killer, who knows if she can't help spreading rumors, the emperor said that she will send someone to watch, no one can guarantee that there will be no leaks.
Telling Mrs. Wen is also to prepare her mentally. After Mrs. Wen found out, she specially invited the imperial physician to ask, and when she found out that Ruan Xi was really not caught, she didn't worry about it, and reassured them.
Five days later, evidence was also found for Zhang's actions, and a very interesting thing was also found.
Zhang even sent someone to assassinate Ruan Sanniang.
Wen Tingzhou decided to remove Ruan Xi completely, and deal with Zhang from this matter.