Qingsongyuan
Fu Hezhi finished drinking the medicine and handed the medicine bowl to Aunt Fang. He glanced at his wife Shen, who was sitting on the sofa with a tired look on her face, and said warmly: "You have worked hard for a long time, go in and have a rest. These days I'm sick and you haven't slept well either."
Mrs. Shen shook his head and said with a bit of annoyance: "You said this is because you are separated from me. How can I still look after my own husband when he is ill? As long as my body can get better, I will do anything." No more begging.”
Fu Hezhi put his hand on the back of her hand and patted it gently: "I know."
The couple talked for a while, and then Fu Hezhi got up and went to the study.
Mrs. Shen sent people to the door, watched Fu Hezhi go to the direction of the study, and ordered to Aunt Fang: "Ask someone to put an extra brazier in the study. My body is better now, but I don't want to catch the cold."
Aunt Fang said quickly: "It's always been like this. Qingbai is smart and will take good care of the young master."
As she spoke, Aunt Fang glanced at her master's face and hesitated for a moment before speaking: "It's my master who has been taking care of me these days. Seeing that the number of people has decreased, the clothes can no longer hold up. The banquet has just ended for us. Before she left, the lady specifically asked the slave to ask questions, saying she was worried about the master. But today the prince is here in person, and the house has to entertain the prince, so the lady did not want to stay longer, saying that she would come to see the master another day. "
Mrs. Shen's eyes turned red when she heard these words, and her voice dropped: "I am unfilial and have made my mother worry. If my mother asks in the future, just say that everything is fine with me in Duke Anguo's Mansion."
Nanny Xu sighed softly and helped her walk into the house. After entering the inner room, she said: "Even if the slave says this, the madam doesn't believe it. It would be great if the master can give the eldest master a child." Now, even if it’s a daughter first, it can make Madam feel at ease.”
Mrs. Shen sat down on the bed, her face a little pale: "Maybe the fate between me and this child has not yet come, so I can't rush it."
Nanny Xu sighed softly in her heart. Knowing that her master was in a bad mood, she did not dare to mention what happened at Jing'an Courtyard just now. She only asked aloud: "The medicine in the kitchen is ready, master, do you want this moment?" Want to drink?"
Shen frowned and subconsciously placed his hand on his lower abdomen, but finally nodded: "Ask someone to bring it over."
Nanny Xu glanced at the maid Hong Jian who was standing aside. Hong Jian went out and came back with a bowl of medicine. The air was filled with a strong smell of medicine. Even the incense in the incense burner was a little overwhelming. This taste.
Mrs. Shen picked up the medicine bowl with both hands and drank a few sips. Aunt Fang quickly took a piece of candied fruit and handed it over: "This medicine is bitter. Master, please eat something sweet and squeeze it down."
Mrs. Shen ate the candied fruit and it took a while to suppress the last trace of bitter taste in her mouth.
She stared at the medicine bowl on the table quietly for a long time before she said, "Tell me, is my mother-in-law very fond of Jiang Zhixian, the eldest daughter of Duke Rong's residence?"
Without waiting for Aunt Xu to speak, she added: "If the two families are settled, Mrs. Jiang will probably come in in October this year. With such a sister-in-law who is of higher birth and talent than me, from now on I, the eldest grandma, will be in the house It’s even more important to be ignored.”
When Nanny Fang heard this, she quickly comforted and said: "Master, what are you talking about? I don't say whether Jiang Zhixian is lucky enough to enter our Duke Anguo's house. She is really married. The master is also her eldest sister-in-law. She wants to Respect the master."
"Besides, Madam treats you very well. Otherwise, she wouldn't have come here and said those words to reassure you the day before yesterday."
After saying this, she added: "Besides, the second young master must like Jiang Zhixian in order to get married. As I look at you, the second young master didn't pay much attention to Jiang Zhixian. Maybe the second young master has a late awakening and the marriage will have to be postponed. How many years?"
Listening to Nanny Xu's words, Mrs. Shen gave a wry smile: "Auntie, this is to comfort me. The Second Young Master is liked by the old lady the most, and His Highness the Crown Prince values them. There are many girls who are looking forward to marrying him. How can we delay it for so long? .”
Mrs. Shen sighed softly: "You have also seen that the eldest young master was overshadowed by the second young master at the birthday ceremony today. When the prince came, no one paid attention to our eldest young master. I saw only one person outside. We know that our Duke An Guo has a second young master who serves as a companion to the prince, but we don’t know about the eldest young master. Even if we know, we only think that the eldest young master is not in good health, and we also want to know what those people are talking about behind his back. I will definitely say The eldest young master is inferior to the second young master in every aspect, so the position of heir apparent should be given to the second young master."
Aunt Xu was startled when she heard her straightforward words, and said quickly: "How could this happen? The eldest son of the King inherited the title, and the eldest young master is just weak, so it is not so serious. Besides, our wife is not Partiality, even the Duke of the country loves the eldest young master. Not to mention anything else, the things sent to Qingsongyuan in these years are the best in the long house. The white glazed inkstone and Shoushan stone seal in the eldest young master’s study are both The Duke of Guo bought it with a lot of money from outside for the eldest young master to enjoy, but the Second Young Master has never been so interested in the Duke of Guo."
Aunt Xu said this to comfort Shen, but after hearing this, Shen suddenly became excited: "That's because the eldest young master is in poor health. The second young master urinates while the prince accompanies him to read. He often goes there." Go to the palace, even the emperor has given him many rewards, how can he be short of these good things?"
Although Nanny Xu knew that Mr. Shen had been depressed in recent years due to Fu Hezhi's poor health and her lack of pregnancy, it was the first time that she saw Mr. Shen showing such emotions, and she was a little startled at the moment. There was silence for a moment, not knowing how to persuade him.
After a long time, Aunt Xu finally said: "Since you are so worried, why don't you tell the young master what you are thinking. As the saying goes, husband and wife are one body. You are worried about this, but the young master has no idea at all. If this continues, How about going down."
Mrs. Shen also knew that she had lost her composure, and slowly calmed down, but she shook her head at Nanny Xu: "Don't tell him, or make him think that I only lost some weight after taking care of him. Otherwise, it will be fine." , I have only been married into the house for three years, but I am still thinking about my position as the heir apparent, and I am also wary of his younger brother. He will definitely regret marrying me, and he will think that I have deep thoughts and provoke the relationship between their brothers."
Before Nanny Xu could speak, Mrs. Shen added, "Let's not talk about this anymore. I'm a little tired. I'll take a nap first. If the eldest young master comes back, wake me up."
Nanny Xu wanted to say something, but she opened her mouth and swallowed it. She helped her lie down on the bed, covered her with a brocade quilt, and then retreated.
When she retreated, she felt that her girl was pitiful, and at the same time she felt that it was not good for her to hide her thoughts from the eldest young master and not show half of her thoughts in front of the eldest young master.
People in this world have selfish motives. The girl who married into Anguo Duke's Mansion and became the eldest lady of the eldest daughter's house, should be thinking about the position of the heir apparent, so there is no need to hide her.
After Nanny Xu left, Mrs. Shen couldn't help but shed tears. She buried her head in the quilt and cried. Her voice was suppressed. It took a while to hide all her emotions, and she picked up the pillow from the pillow. A piece of handkerchief wiped away tears.
...
Different from the situation on the Shen family, the smile on Mrs. Rong Guogong's face has never fallen since she returned to the Duke Rong's mansion with her daughter Jiang Zhixian.
"Let me just say that Fu Xuzhi is the first among the young masters of the Xungui family. Not only is he a talented person, but he is also so valued by the prince. If the prince can ascend to a high position in the future, he will be a close minister of the emperor, and no one else can envy him. . Not to mention, he was the prince’s accompaniment when he urinated, and he saved the prince’s life when he was traveling in the palace when he was a child. Taken together, which courtier can compare with his status in the prince’s heart?”
"Zhixian, if you marry him, you will definitely be appointed as a first-class wife, and all the girls in the capital will envy you."
"Besides, he is still alive and well. It will be pleasant to see him together every day from now on."
After saying that, she lowered her voice and said: "His elder brother is so weak, he will not be the younger brother as the heir apparent in the future."
With a smile on her face, Jiang Zhixian smiled after hearing what her mother, Tan, said: "Since ancient times, parents have ordered the matchmaker to tell them about marriage, and daughters naturally obey their mothers. Even if he is not so handsome, but more ordinary, As long as he has such a future, my daughter is willing to marry him."
"But he was born in Anguo Duke's palace, and the prince values him. He will definitely have aunts and so on in the future. However, the daughter is not afraid. She only needs to win over him. After the daughter gives birth to the eldest son and stabilizes her position, she can control him a few times. Aunts, if they don't give birth to a bastard, even if they are born, they won't be healthy. The daughter won't care how many people are in the backyard or who he favors."
Mrs. Tan nodded: "You are right, those little love stories are just for fooling the girls in the story books. What the husband and the nuns taught you is how to be a good mistress of a wealthy family. This That's the serious thing. Mother is very pleased that you can be so transparent."
"My mother will hold a flower-viewing banquet at the mansion the next day. She will invite the Zhou family and the girls from Duke Anguo's mansion over so that you can get along with each other more. What do you think?"
Jiang Zhixian nodded: "All daughters obey their mothers."
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Bihengyuan
After Xie Yan came back after seeing Xiao Yan, she had been leaning on the soft couch in trance. Qingdai beside her felt uneasy when she saw her girl like this.
After the girl came back, she only told her that the prince had sent someone to summon her to ask for apology for the last collision, and told her not to worry, but how could she not worry.
That's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!
Besides, the girl was obviously frightened, otherwise she wouldn't have sat there for so long. Qing Dai wished that the girl would copy the Buddhist scriptures tomorrow and send them to the Buddhist hall so that His Highness the Prince's people could take them away, so that she would not have anything to do with His Highness the Prince in the future.
Otherwise, with a girl's status and being involved with the prince, her life would be unsettled.
Qingdai opened her mouth and was about to speak when a burst of footsteps came from outside. Soon she saw Aunt Kang coming in beside the madam and said: "Second lady, please go to the Peony Courtyard. Our madam has a headache after coming back from the banquet. , it’s even more serious now.”
After hearing these words, Xie Shu came back from his deep thoughts. There was a hint of ridicule in his eyes, but he stood up from his knees and said with a bit of worry: "Is this really happening? Let's hurry up. Go over there."
After saying that, Mr. Xie asked again: "Have you also told eldest sister?"
Mother Kang was stunned for a moment and said with some embarrassment: "The eldest girl had a few sips of wine at the banquet and was a little drunk. I'm afraid she won't be able to go there tonight. Madam asked the second girl to be more involved, and let the second girl wait by her side tonight. .”
Xie Shu knew Fu Qionghua best. After thinking about it for a moment, he could guess what she was thinking.
It's just that he got angry at the banquet today and wanted to pretend to be sick to make Mrs. Wei feel distressed, and even vented his anger on Mrs. Zhou, the sister-in-law. As for her, it was just because she was Zhou's daughter that she deliberately violated her.
Thinking this way, she felt a bit sarcastic in her heart.
