A wry smile emerged from the corner of Lan Shu's lips, "We share a man. It's false to say that we have a good relationship, but there isn't much hatred. It's just a trick between women to compete for favor.
The real contact came after something happened to the Li family. Her father committed a crime and was demoted to a local magistrate. The family was killed by bandits on the way to his appointment.
People who used to be superior suddenly had no one to rely on, so they would inevitably be bullied. Once when I met her, I couldn't bear to help her.
Later, I got pregnant, and I didn't go out much every day to raise my baby in the palace. My days became more and more boring. Occasionally, she came to see me, and we got to know each other better after going back and forth. "
"Agu, if she knew that the queen wanted to harm your child, would she help you?" Wei Qingyan imagined the possibility of Concubine Li taking away the child.
Lan Shu thought for a while, "Maybe, maybe not. At that time, she had no support from her mother-in-law, and she was not liked by Shi Jin. It was difficult to sit in the position of concubine.
I actually knew in my heart that when she went to find me, she wanted to have a close relationship with me, and she also wanted to meet Shi Jin by chance. "
She is pregnant and should not have sex with her. This is the best time for Concubine Li to get close to Shi Jin.
But she couldn't help but fantasize that Concubine Li would help her child because of the affection they had in those days. "If she really replaced my child, where would she send my child?" ?”
She asked in her mind.
Shi Jin is the emperor's name.
Wei Qingyan heard Agu call her so smoothly, he must have been used to calling her like this before.
The emperor allowed Agu to call him by his first name. It seems that the relationship between the two was really good at the beginning, otherwise Agu would not have entered the palace for him.
Today, the emperor looked at Auntie, and even if he tried hard to hide it, he could not hide the affection in his eyes.
But why did you force Agu into that situation?
Lan Shu had known Wei Qingyan for many years and knew that she was doubtful, so she took the initiative and said, "Girl, it was not just because of the child that I left the palace.
And because of the death of my father and brother, they were killed by their enemies on the way to Beijing..."
Lan Shu hugged her arms and said, "The Lan family was originally a big family with hundreds of people. When it reached my father's generation, he was the only one left with the orthodox bloodline of the Lan family.
My brother and I were the only two children under my father's knees. My sister-in-law was an ordinary woman who didn't know how to do martial arts. My nephew didn't even have all his teeth.
When my father and brother died, Zhujian Villa lost its backbone. I had to go back to protect my relatives and keep the family business.
It is not easy to enter the palace, and it is even harder to leave the palace, especially the death of my father and brother is not easy to be made public, otherwise those who covet my Lan family's sword-making skills will disturb my Lan family's peace.
So, I took this opportunity to pretend to be crazy and act stupid. How could there be a lunatic as a concubine in the East Palace?
What's more, in the eyes of the world, I am just a wandering woman with no origin.
Even if Shi Jin allowed it, the late emperor, the queen mother, and all the civil and military officials would not allow it.
I bet that he has little affection for me and can't bear for me to waste away in the palace until I die.
I made the right bet, but I was not grateful to him because he was the one who wrote to my father and brother without telling me that I was about to give birth.
My mother died in childbirth while giving birth to me and my brother. My father and brother were worried about me so they hurried down the mountain and met my enemy. I knew that Shi Jin might have good intentions and wanted to take this opportunity to ease the relationship between me and my family.
But my father and brother are dead.
Our pair of children are gone, and the four lives of our closest relatives are all responsibilities that he cannot shirk.
I hated him, and I hated myself even more. I practiced martial arts hard to avenge my father and brother. I was so eager for success that I went crazy and pretended to be crazy. It was the fat monk who saved me.
So, when I received a letter from him later, asking me to go to Lotus Pier to take care of the girl, I went. "
Wei Qingyan only knew that Agu was sad before, but she didn't mention it, so she didn't bother to uncover her scars. Now that Agu took the initiative to mention it, she asked, "Did Agu take revenge?"
Lan Shu nodded.
I took revenge, but my father and brother would never survive again.
"My demonic obsession has not been eradicated. It will relapse when I am stimulated. My sister-in-law does not trust me to go out. In those years, I devoted myself to managing the villa and teaching my nephew."
"Then will Auntie return to Zhujian Villa?" Wei Qingyan couldn't help but ask.
After all, she is now well and can take care of herself. Agu came to her to repay the fat monk for saving her back then.
"I won't go back. My nephew has grown up and taken over the villa. Only when Auntie is gone can he really make the decision."
Lan Shu stroked her head and said, "Agu is glad that when she received the letter from the fat monk, she acted like a grateful person and met the girl."
Wei Qingyan threw herself into Agu's arms and hugged her, "Does Agu feel aggrieved?"
Whether she is the concubine Shu or the person in charge of the Zhujian Villa, they are all being served by others, but Agu has taken great pains to take care of her these years.
"These days of taking care of the girl are Agu's happiest days." Lan Shu hugged her back.
Her girl is reluctant to leave her and is worried about her leaving.
The child she had raised for several years was not in vain. She hugged Wei Qingyan tightly, "Auntie sometimes thinks that it would be great if the girl was Aauntie's child."
"Auntie, just treat me as your child. From now on, I will provide for you in your old age. Whatever life you want, I will be with you."
Wei Qingyan nuzzled into her arms.
She silently said in her heart that she must help Agu find her child in order to live up to the love she received from Agu.
It was still uncertain whether the child was that of Concubine Li. Wei Qingyan thought about it and finally decided not to tell Auntie that Concubine Li was still alive.
Otherwise, Concubine Li would not be able to find any clues about the child and Agu would be disappointed again.
Lan Shu patted her back gently. From the first time she saw the girl, she regarded her as her own child.
Thinking of the girl, I couldn't help but think about the merit seal, and said worriedly, "Girl, the merit seal is on King Rong. If you can't get it back, the best way is for you to get married.
But the men in the royal family have many wives and concubines, has the girl thought about what she will do in the future? "
She had already been a royal woman, and she didn't want a girl to experience the pain.
Wei Qingyan raised his face and said, "Auntie, why did the merit seal come to Shi Yu and still refuse to come back? I always feel that this is strange.
But I don’t have time to think about it right now. When things get done here, I’ll think of something else and maybe I can get it back. Don’t worry, Auntie, your girl is the smartest. "
She said it so firmly that Lan Shu believed it.
In fact, Wei Qingyan did have some vague ideas based on the previous methods of gaining vitality.
After lying in Lan Shu's arms for a while, Du Xueyi came.
Lan Shu was thinking that Wei Qingyan wanted to eat the food she cooked, so she followed the servants of the Anyuan Hou Mansion to the kitchen.
Before leaving, she didn't forget to comb Wei Qingyan's hair again. Wei Qingyan was used to being served by her, so he leaned in her arms and let her comb his hair into a very ladylike bun.
Du Xueyi looked at Wei Qingyan in front of Lan Shu, looking like a little daughter, with an expression as if he had seen a ghost.
Wei Qingyan ignored his expression and said seriously, "Although Agu has been away from the palace for many years, judging from the emperor's reaction today, I'm afraid he will have to pay more attention to her in the future.
Xueyi, I'm afraid the Anyuan Hou Mansion will never be as clean as before. You should pay more attention to your daily behavior. When the matter is over, I will take Auntie away. "
"You want to leave?" Du Xueyi exclaimed, filled with anxiety, "This is your home, where are you going? Others will stare at me, but I am not afraid.
You and Agu can stay as long as you want. If you leave, Xiaoxiao and I will be the only two people left in this house. You are not allowed to leave, and you are not allowed to go there. "
It was the first time that Du Xueyi spoke to Wei Qingyan so forcefully.
The general no longer has a home, so how can he see her living outside.
Lan Shu, who had returned to get something, curled her lips after hearing this. No wonder the girl was willing to trust Du Xueyi.
Wei Qingyan saw that Du Xueyi was agitated, so he didn't mention it again and only gave some instructions.
After a while, Xiaoxiao also came over. Before Yan Lan returned from going out to do errands, they had dinner at Fengxiao Courtyard.
After Du Xueyi left with a smile in his arms, Wei Qingyan glanced at the sky and went back to the house to change into night clothes. When he went out, he saw Lan Shu, who was also wearing night clothes, waiting at the door.
