On the night of Chinese Valentine's Day, the weather is rarely fine, and the female family members of the Hou family gather in the garden to drink and enjoy the scenery.
For more than half a year, there has been no peace in the Hou Mansion, and Mrs. Wen Hou is too lazy to sit down.
In the garden, only Wen Hongyao and the eldest aunt came, and Zijiandui refused to come because she was not feeling well. However, Lutang naturally came over early because she wanted to watch the excitement.
At the banquet, the singing and dancing girls from the music troupe who were originally sent to Ziyuan Courtyard came to play the pipa and sing during the banquet. Unfortunately, most of the female relatives in the Hou Mansion have been at odds with each other, and they look down on each other, so it is not as lively as usual.
After drinking for a long time, only the eighth aunt, Bo Shi, was heartless and kept talking and joking.
She is now the most favored by Marquis Wen, but unfortunately she failed to get pregnant again after pretending to have a miscarriage, so she is extremely jealous of Liu, the sixth aunt who is pregnant.
She knew some of Liu's secrets by following rumors, but when she saw that Liu didn't come to seek medical advice today, and only a few pipa-playing girls were sent to attend the banquet, she had already concluded that Liu and Gong Kunyu were having an affair.
"Today is the Chinese Valentine's Day. We sisters haven't gathered together for a long time. The eldest lady is not here, so why can't the sixth sister come with the money? Her body is at least five months old, and she is not as young as the third lady. There is nothing wrong with her!"
The older aunt knew that she was going to stir up trouble as soon as she heard these words, and refused to speak for fear of being implicated. Only Qi, the seventh aunt, had good relations with her, and she was also a person who said nothing.
"Sixth sister has been ill for a few days, which made Mr. Hou worried and went to her room countless times. Sixth sister's fetus is not stable, but her heart is unstable."
She just said it as a joke, which made everyone laugh, and she said angrily, "Eight sisters don't have any plans. I can't see the sixth sister's child for four months, not five months. You and I think Well, at the beginning of the year, she suddenly played the harp and lured the master into her room. What day was it? How many months has it been now?"
Mrs. Bo took a sip of wine, spat lightly, pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Seventh sister is not planning anything. We only looked at sixth sister's belly, it doesn't look like it was five months old. She was secretive and sneaky in the past few months, we I can’t tell. It’s exposed these days and there’s no way to cover it! How about you ask a midwife from outside to take a look and don’t miscalculate the date!”
This statement has made it clear that Mrs. Liu's child has an unknown origin, but Mrs. Qi is a brainless person and is still arguing with her.
"The eighth sister is telling a joke, how can one do anything with a big belly and a small one? The child did not fall out of thin air. It was always the Marquis who went into her room to have the child. If it was five months ago, the Marquis would be there every day. In the eighth sister's house, can you allow Mr. Hou to secretly love the sixth sister?"
Mrs. Qi's words were playful, so everyone laughed along with her. Unexpectedly, Mrs. Bo suddenly rolled her eyes and sneered: "Of course I can't. If the Marquis doesn't go into her room, I can't keep others from going into her room." . If the fence is not strong, wild dogs will get through it!"
This was an astonishing statement, and everyone couldn't help but look sideways. Bo looked slightly proud and glanced at Lu Tang for deliberate instigation.
"Since the sixth sister had a child, she often went to the second young lady. She wanted to give birth to the child and adopt it to the second wife. Second young lady, don't blame me for making sarcastic remarks. Don't let that slut ruin the reputation of your rich daughter. ! When the time comes, I will recognize a scoundrel as my younger brother and make the second master and second wife angry out of the coffin!"
Lutang had been silent for a long time, holding the wine glass and sneered: "I am a girl, and I can't even care about myself. Now that our second room in Xiyuan has been separated, what kind of incest can we adopt?"
Mr. Bo was even more proud when he saw Lutang's sarcastic remarks. He was full of filthy words and told the story about Gong Kunyu and Mr. Liu's private teaching of Konghou at the beginning of the year in such a vivid and vivid way that it was as if he had seen it hidden under someone's bed.
Everyone was upset when she made such a fuss. Some of the second aunt and the third aunt even picked up their feet and left, for fear of getting into trouble.
Wen Hongyao sat steadily, eating snacks and drinking wine, chatting and laughing with the maid.
The banquet was lively, but there were several confidants of Mrs. Wenhou beside the garden. After listening to it for a long time, they left with solemn expressions. They must be reporting to the back house.
Lutang took a peek, thinking that the good show he had prepared was about to take place, and couldn't help but smile to himself.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, Mrs. Bo became even more arrogant and showed off her power. With the strength of wine, she said: "Second Miss, don't think I said these things in front of the girls. It's really the prostitute's behavior that makes it difficult for people to see. After Chinese Valentine's Day Why didn’t the music team come when we were having dinner at home? Why didn’t that bastard named Gong come to serve us? He went to that whorehouse and did something! We, the Marquis, are afraid of getting green on our heads..."
Before she finished her sentence, her face lit up.
Mrs. Wenhou had already hurried over with several old ladies, and immediately ordered: "Tear this little hoof's mouth to pieces!"
The nuns swarmed up and slapped Bo's face more than a dozen times, causing her face to become swollen and she began to sob and cry.
"Madam, although I haven't seen it with my own eyes, I have been following the rumors for a long time. According to our conscience, everyone who sees it will say that the sixth sister's belly is not in the right month. She only learned the konghou from the bastard for a day or two. If nothing else, our house I support that little bastard with three meals a day and six meals a day. He only earns a few months a month. How can he be more delicate than others for a man of five and six? It must be the sixth sister who is raising the man..."
Mr. Bo cried and cried and cried out to Tianqu.
The troupe that Gong Kunyu led was sent by Yan's natal family. Mrs. Wenhou was originally cold-tempered and did not like these frivolous things.
In particular, there were several beautiful singers and dancers in the music troupe. She often sent her confidants to keep an eye on them, for fear that Marquis Wen would take them into the room on a whim.
She only focused on the girl and ignored Gong Kunyu. When I heard what Bo said, I couldn't help but feel angry.
Today is the Chinese Valentine's Day. Mrs. Liu is not here due to illness, and Gong Kunyu is not here to serve Yan Yue. Mrs. Wenhou suddenly became suspicious. She was furious these days because of Liu's pregnancy and was bent on finding fault with her. How could she not take it to heart when she heard this rumor?
Mrs. Wenhou spat at Mr. Bo first and said coldly: "You bastard, what kind of tablet are you on? It's not your turn to say anything if she has something wrong with her!"
"I've seen it before. That bastard went to Sixth Sister's room..."
Lutang couldn't help but sneer at the side, deeply admiring Bo's messy behavior.
"You bastard whore, how dare you say that!"
Mrs. Wenhou ordered someone to hit her in the mouth again, then she ordered all the mothers and wives to go to Liu's courtyard with her eyes.
"Second sister, look at how lively our house is!"
The singer who was playing the pipa next to her turned pale and stopped singing when she heard that the class leader was having an affair with someone. Only Wenhongyao and Green Tang remained in the entire back garden.
"They are making fun of theirs, and we are making fun of ours." Lutang continued to eat the fruit, and specially raised a glass to toast Wen Hongyao.
More than a quarter of an hour later, I saw grandma coming in with the imperial doctor from outside.
They continued to make noise for a long time. In the backyard, they heard Bo's crying and shouting, and the voice of Marquis Wen reprimanding. It took a long time to calm down.
After a while, grandma rushed back to report the red medicine.
Mrs. Wenhou took all the concubines, wives and maids to rush to Liu's room to "catch the adulterer". Unexpectedly, Liu was indeed ill. Moreover, his face was pale and pale, and he didn't seem to be pretending to be sick.
There were only a few maids waiting to serve her in the room, and they were all crying and crying. When they saw the lady, they felt like they were seeing a savior. They begged the doctor to come and see her as soon as possible. If it was too late, they would be afraid that the child would not be saved.
Mrs. Wenhou didn't agree with what Mr. Bo said, and half of the anger in her heart had disappeared. Then she saw that Mrs. Liu was ill, so she had other thoughts and ordered someone to go out and ask for the doctor.
The doctor checked the pulse and said it was caused by the unstable fetal position and worry, so he prescribed a lot of miscarriage. Mrs. Wenhou winked and asked her confidant to ask the doctor privately about the month of the fetus.
The doctor was sure that she was four months pregnant, and gave numerous warnings, saying that the mother must have a good life for fear of premature birth due to poor health.
There was a big fuss about asking the doctor to prescribe medicine, and Marquis Wen came to visit him when he returned home. When asked about the reason, Mrs. Wenhou said it was because Mr. Bo spoke harshly and spread rumors.
When Mrs. Bo met Wenhou's mastermind, she immediately came back to life. She didn't mention that she was a master of the arts, but only said that Mrs. Wenhou was suspicious and jealous when she saw Mrs. Liu's pregnancy.
Marquis Wen and his wife were already very close to each other, but when he saw Bo's face was red and swollen, and when he saw Liu's life and death on the hospital bed, his face suddenly darkened.
Mrs. Wen Hou is not a low-temper, and what she did today is justified. So the couple quarreled again.
Marquis Wen was so angry that he refused to pay attention to his wife anymore. He sent Mrs. Bo back to the house and stayed behind to take care of Mrs. Liu's pregnancy and illness.
When Wen Hongyao heard what happened, she couldn't help frowning and secretly scolding her father for being confused and her mother being useless. She wanted to go to the back house to help her mother defend her, but unfortunately there was still something important to do here, so she had to suppress her anger and drink away the nun who reported the news.
Lutang also heard clearly, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Ever since she revealed Liu's adultery that day, she had already anticipated what would happen today. So Zhang carefully prescribed a prescription to protect the fetus, and used acupuncture to change Liu's pulse condition. Now, no matter how many miracle doctors diagnose her pulse, she will only be more than four months pregnant and will never be discovered.
Liu's pregnancy was discovered by Lutang, and she was betrayed by Gong Kunyu. These days, she was frightened and frightened, and her sudden illness could not be cured. The child in her belly, if it wasn't for Lutang's prescription, she might not be able to survive.
In the past few days, Lutang visited Liu's room every day and found out everything she did. This woman was only a little smart, but she was really stupid. She was played by a man and almost lost her life.
Seeing that Wen Hongyao refused to leave, Lutang knew that there must be a grand finale on her side, so she deliberately smiled and said: "It's getting late, and eldest sister is still having a drink. She's really in a good mood."
Wen Hongyao was waiting for the news. He squinted at her and sneered: "Second sister is also very interested. Only Zi Yuan, that damn girl, is frivolous in front of her sisters. She hides in her room during the Chinese Valentine's Day and doesn't go out. She doesn't want to. Think about it, how many days can you sisters be reunited?"
Lutang suddenly remembered that tomorrow, the eighth day of the seventh lunar month, would be the day when Hongyan would bring Zijian into the palace to pay homage to the palace family members.
When the King of Jin marries a princess, he must bring the girl to the palace in advance and ask the queen or concubines to see and approve the marriage. Although it was just a formality, it showed the imperial grace and process etiquette.
After entering the palace tomorrow, Zi Yuan's position as concubine will be secure. It seems that Wenhongyao will definitely make a big move to deal with Zidian tonight.
On the night of the Chinese Valentine's Day, the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl met on the Magpie Bridge, and the drama of catching an adulterer in Liu's room came to an end. In today's situation, Wen Hongyao may have made up his mind to catch Zi Daan's adultery.
