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081: Marriage
After leaving Rong'an Hall, the two sisters went their separate ways. Nangong Yue and Yi Mei did not go straight back to Mo Chu Yuan, but planned to go to Lin Shi's Qianyun courtyard first. She knew that her mother was probably still worried about her at this time.
Walking along the long corridor, Nangong Yue remembered what had happened today at the Duke of En Guo's residence. She had already put in enough bait today, and she was sure that the Duchess of En Guo would let the maid continue to massage her. When she finds that her head disease is being relieved and gains the benefit of it, she will be convinced that she is indeed capable of saving the Fifth prince, and then everything will be self-evident.
As long as the Fifth prince survives, as the Empress's first son, with the Empress and the En Guo Gong House as the strong backstage, it is possible that the throne will fall on the Fifth prince's head in most cases.
As long as Han Lingfu did not become emperor, then the tragedy of the Nangong family in the previous life would not be repeated!
As she thought of this, Nangong Yue could not help but coldly curl her lips and said: Han Lingfu, with her Nangong Yue around, you are destined to have no chance with the throne!
Nangong Yue had a lot of thoughts on her mind, but she didn't know that Nangong Heng, who was in the back, suddenly stopped and turned to look at her back. Her mind was a little complicated: On the way back to the house, she was worried that Yue Jie Er would be punished by her grandmother for hiding her talents at the flower viewing party,
But what she didn't expect was that with just four words, Yue Jie Er had settled the matter.
Is this really the Yue Jie Er she knew?
Her eyes were slightly downcast, and she felt a little uncomfortable. She must work harder, she must not be outdone by Yue Jie Er !
After that, Nangong Yue went to Lin's Qianyun yuan, answered a series of questions from her mother and brother, and accompanied them to finish dinner before returning to Mozhu yuan.
As soon as she entered her house, Nangong Yue called Que Er to ask, "What happened in the manor today?"
"I was just about to tell Miss." Que Er hurriedly reported, "Eldest Mistress has gone out, and is said to be visiting the Changping Hou Shizi's wife."
“Changping Hou Shizi's wife?!”
Nangong Yue's eyebrows moved, suddenly remembered something. In her previous life her Fourth Uncle Nangong Cheng married the third girl of the Gu family, and the third girl of the Gu family was the Shu mei concubine younger sister of the wife of the Shizi of the Changping Hou.
Thinking of this, Nangong Yue thought of a certain possibility. In her previous life, could it be that the fourth uncle had abandoned Su Qingping because he wanted to marry the Gu family's third girl, so that Su Qingping eventually turned her attention to her own father, Nangong Mu?
Nangong Yue secretly gritted her teeth and thought:In this life, Su Qingping would never have a chance to repeat the same trick to become her father's concubine!
Nangong Yue waved to Queer and whispered in her ear. She told her to find a way to pass on to Su Qingping the news that the First Furen was looking for marriage purposes for her Fourth Uncle.
Although Que'er didn't understand Nangong Yue's intention, she still nodded, "Yes, Third Miss."
After she was alone in the room, Nangong Yue finally took out the note that the youngster Xiao Si had asked Yi Mei to pass over. The note was indeed written by Guan Yubai ......
Nangong Yue's eyes flickered for a moment as she read the note in ten lines, her expression uncertain ......
She put the note on the candle flame, and the white paper turned into ashes in the blink of an eye, scattering in the air ......
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The next morning, although Su had asked her not to go to pay her respects, Nangong Yue still went, but she deliberately arrived at Rong'an Hall about an incense stick later, staggering the time with her other sisters.
As soon as she entered the courtyard, she saw Dong'er and a little maid guarding outside the corridor.
Nangong Yue slowed down and asked politely, "Sister Dong'er, is grandmother here?"
"Third Miss." Dong'er bowed and said softly, "The old Furen is talking to the second Furen, so Third Miss please wait here for a moment."
What could be so important that grandmother would need to talk to her mother alone? Nangong Yue's heart slightly raised, could not help but worry for her mother, in her heart secretly speculated, could something have happened again? She did not show it on her face, nodding calmly.
Nangong Yue waited quietly for a while, and then she saw Lin Shi come out of Su Shi's house with a calm face. She was followed by two pretty maids, both aged sixteen or seventeen, one plump and tall, the other slim and petite, each young and beautiful with their own characteristics.
"Mother." Nangong Yue hurriedly greeted her.
"Yue Jie Er!" As soon as Lin Shi saw Nangong Yue, a smile appeared on her face and she said softly, " Are you here to greet your grandmother, go inside."
"Yes, Mother." Nangong Yue nodded obediently. Although she was eager to know what her grandmother had said to her mother, this was really not the place to talk, so she had to go in first.
After Nangong Yue finished greeting the Su Shi, as soon as she left the Rong'an Hall, she hurried to the Lin Shi’s Qianyun Courtyard
On the way, Yimei talked about the news she had just inquired in Rong'an Hall: "Third Miss, those two maids were originally from the old Furen’s courtyard, one is called Hong'er, the other is Cui Er... they were given by the old lady to be the second master's concubine maids." As she said this, Yi Mei's face was blushing. In her position, she should not have said this, especially to the unmarried master.
Hong'er, Cui'er?
Nangong Yue sarcastically hooked her lips. It seems that her good grandmother is eager for her father to snuggle up to "Hong(red)" and lean on "Cui(fresh)", to enjoy the blessings of everyone*! Just mother ......
Note:the happy fate of the man from Qi (who had a wife and a concubine) (idiom); fig. (ironically) the joy of having several partners,
Nangong Yue faintly wrinkled her eyebrows, remembering that her mother looked very calm just now, whether this calmness was just an illusion that her mother had forced herself to make, or whether her mother had really accepted this cruel truth?
With this doubt in her mind, Nangong Yue arrived at the Qianyun Courtyard. As soon as she entered the courtyard, she saw Mama Liu standing under the corridor, talking to Hong Er and Cui Er, and when she saw Nangong Yue coming, she hurriedly left them and greeted her.
"Third Maiden, you are here to see the Second Mistress and the Second Young Master." Mama Liu looked kindly at Nangong Yue and tried to show her the way, "The Second Mistress and the Second Young Master are in the main room.”
Nangong Yue nodded, "Mama Liu, you don't need to greet me, I'll just go in by myself." After speaking, she left Yimei in the corridor and entered the main room by herself.
In the room, Nangong Xin was sitting at a desk by the window, holding a nine-link chain in his hand, which he skillfully unfastened and put on, put on and unfastened, and that familiar movement seemed to have been done countless times... and Lin Shi was sitting on a black lacquer three-circle Arhat bed, with a cloisonné enamel incense box on a table beside him. Holding the embroidery shed in her hand, she was dazed, apparently absent-minded.
Seeing this, Nangong Yue's heart couldn't help but feel sour. It seemed that Mother's heart was not as calm as she appeared on the surface.
Lin Shi's heart was indeed not at peace. After all these years, she had not been able to conceive another child to give her husband and her second House a male heir. She had understood in her heart that the old Furen was already very unhappy with her. It was just that she had always avoided the issue, and now she had to face it head on!
This time it was just a maid room, and the next time it might be a concubine room.
Although she understood it in her heart, the thought of sharing her husband with another woman, watching another woman give birth to her husband's children, filled her with bitterness. But what could she do? Who would have thought that her body was not well enough to bear another child?
"Mother." A soft voice suddenly entered Lin Shi's ears.
Lin Shi came back to her senses and saw her daughter looking at her worriedly. She smiled immediately, "Yue Jie Er is here, why didn't you go to school today?"
"Sister!" Nangong Xin put down the Jiu Lianhuan in her hand and stood up abruptly, looking at Nangong Yue's eyes sparkling.
"Mother forgot." Nangong Yue hugged Lin Shi's arm and sat beside her, and said coquettishly, "I told you yesterday that my school is on vacation today."
Lin Shi put down the embroidery shed in his hand and patted his head, "Look at my memory, I forgot about it."
"Sister, let's go play!" Nangong Xin unwillingly moved to the other side of Nangong Yue and took her little hand.
"Okay." Nangong Yue said with a smile, "Brother, I want to play Cuju, go get it."
"Okay!" Nangong Xin ran excitedly when she heard that her sister was willing to play with her.
After sending her brother away, Nangong Yue looked at Lin Shi with a serious face and persuaded: "Mother, Yue Er knows that her mother is uncomfortable, but I still hope that you will take care of your body for Yue Er."
Lin shi looked at Nangong Yue in a daze, and sighed softly, "You know..." Then she sighed suddenly, "Yes, how long can you hide this kind of thing?"
At the same time as she spoke, her eyes were stained with wet water, and Su Shi's stern words seemed to be still in her ears: "...Everyone says ‘There are three unfilial children, and no children are the greatest’. You and second son have been married for more than 10 years, but you have only a few children. You two don't know how to behave, but I, as a mother, can't watch you make a fool of yourselves. Now I have found two housemaids for the second, they are my former servants, they are not bad in appearance, you can take them back ......"
Su Shi's words were reasonable, how could Lin Shi object, she could only bring the two maids back.
"Mother ......" Nangong Yue saw that Lin Shi was lost in thought, and called out again, her eyes revealing a strong concern.
Lin shi came back to his senses, looked at his daughter, and hurriedly warned with a serious face: " Yue Jie Er, this is a matter of the adults, you must not mention it to others, let alone interfere!" Her daughter had recently become very opinionated, and Lin Shi was afraid that she might do something inappropriate - being a daughter who embarrassed her father's concubine was always a bad thing to hear and tarnished her reputation.
"Mother, I understand." Nangong Yue nodded her head repeatedly, she naturally understood Lin Shi's meaning, "But please give me a guarantee, Mother." In her heart, she was planning to go against the rules, if the two concubines were to behave themselves, so be it, but if they dared to play any tricks, she would have plenty of ways to deal with them.
Lin Shi laughed dumbly, "Fine, Yue Jie Er, what kind of guarantee do you want?"
"Mother!" Nangong Yue looked at Lin Shi with a serious face, her big and bright eyes not blinking:"I hope Mother will promise me that even if Father takes in a maid room, takes in a concubine and gives birth to concubine sons and daughters in the future, you must still take care of your health for Yue Er and Brother!" With that, she grabbed Lin Shi's hands with a slight urgency, and for the first time a crack appeared in her always perfectly disguised facade.
Lin Shi looked at her daughter incredulously, and was a little ashamed that she had let her young daughter worry about her because she usually acted too softly.
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