The Favoured Medical Princess: 505 collision
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The ladies around him fell silent, and the atmosphere became stiff and weird. The eldest son and the eldest concubine have been married for several years, but they have not yet had any children, and there are no concubines in the house. Mrs. Fang Si's words are clearly aimed at the eldest concubine.
Reminiscent of the scene in the open hall just now, it seems that the relationship between the Fang family and the Crown Princess is really tense!
All eyes couldn't help but fall on Nangong Yue.
Fang Ziman, who was sitting with Mrs. Fang Si, had her ears raised high with a hint of expectation.
Nangong Yue smiled slightly and said calmly: "There is an old saying: When you establish the emperor, you don't make the princes suspicious; when you establish the princes, you don't make the officials suspicious; when you establish the legitimate son, you don't make the common people suspicious. Suspicion leads to strife, strife. There will be chaos, so if the princes lose their throne, the world will be in chaos; if the officials are not equal, the court will be in chaos; if wives and concubines are not separated, the family will be in chaos; if the concubines are not separated, the clan will be in chaos." At this point, she paused deliberately and asked without answering. , "Mrs. Fang Si, what do you think?"
Mrs. Fang Si choked and was speechless.
What a saying: "If wives and concubines are not separated, the family will be in chaos; if concubines are not separated, the clan will be in chaos"!
If she refuted, it would be denying the natural status of the eldest son, which would be tantamount to antagonizing the ladies present, and even becoming an enemy of the entire ethical code. Even the Fang family could not protect her from such a rebellious act; and she If so, then she is slapping herself in the face. She just pointed to the concubine and concubine of the scholar on the stage and praised her with emotion...
Nangong Yue’s eyes swept over Mrs. Fang Si’s body and said: “I originally thought that the third wife of the Fang family spoiled her concubine and destroyed her wife, and did not distinguish between concubines and concubines. It’s just that the third wife was not familiar with ethics and acted wantonly. . Now it seems that the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked?"
The ladies around took a breath of air-conditioning. It can be said that the Crown Princess's words offended the entire Fang family. After all, the Fang family is the son's mother's family. It is impossible for the prince's concubine to ignore the prince. Could it be that falling out with the Fang family is the prince's wish? Thinking of this, they couldn't help but look at Mrs. Fang Si's eyes in a subtle way.
Mrs. Tian glanced at her mother-in-law, saw her chin tilted slightly, and chuckled, saying, "Your Majesty, you are right. Ever since the old man was poisoned by his heir more than ten years ago, In recent years, the Fang family has just followed the example, ignored the rules and etiquette, and become increasingly arrogant."
There was silence for a moment.
Immediately a lady thought of something and sighed: "In that case, I remembered something. I heard that the year before last, a concubine from the sixth room of the Fang family married into the Gong family as a stepmother. The next year, Not two months after she gave birth to Lin'er, the two legitimate sons left by her original wife drowned in the lake..." The lady thought about it carefully, and her heart skipped a beat.
"Didn't the eldest grandson of the fourth room of the Fang family die and two of his main wives died? I heard before that he was angry to death by the concubine in the house. I still don't believe it. How could this dignified wife be so angry to death by a humble concubine? Well, now that I think about it, could it be true?" Another lady said, looking at Mrs. Fang Si thoughtfully, as if she was wondering whether she was deliberately turning a blind eye and indulging her grandson's servant. My concubine killed my grandson’s daughter-in-law.
The eyes of the surrounding female relatives were all focused on Mrs. Fang Si. Her old face turned red and she almost vomited a mouthful of blood. Just as she was about to angrily scold the other party for talking nonsense, she heard another familiar voice.
"Is there such a thing?!" A lady wearing a lake-colored trousers blurted out in shock, feeling frightened in her heart. It turned out that her eldest daughter was discussing marriage with the eldest grandson of the fourth room of the Fang family. Fortunately, they hadn't exchanged the invitations yet and had time to regret it...
"Mrs. Li, this is a rumor. You can't believe it easily." Mrs. Fang Si Tai tried desperately to defend her eldest grandson, but no one was willing to listen to her. The female relatives were all whispering to each other.
Mrs. Fang Si was so angry that the corners of her eyes twitched, and she couldn't help clenching her hands in her sleeves.
She made a mistake!
I thought I could use "Jade Pillow Story" to win over the Crown Princess, but I didn't expect that the Crown Princess didn't care about the Fang family's face at all, and simply didn't take the Crown Prince seriously.
It’s so arrogant!
At this moment, Mrs. Fang Si really wanted to slap the case and leave, but she held it back when she thought of the scene in the open hall. The Fang family has lost all face today. I am afraid that even the King of Zhennan will be dissatisfied with the Fang family. If I leave in anger at his birthday banquet, I am afraid that the relationship between the Fang family and the palace will only get worse in the future.
"Grandma." Fang Ziman called Mrs. Fang Si worriedly, stroking her chest to help her breathe. Then, she glanced at Nangong Yue timidly, her beautiful eyes filled with mist, as if to say: How could you treat an old man like this?
Mrs. Fang Si patted her granddaughter's hand comfortingly, and said in an adaptable voice: "The imperial concubine is right, doting on concubines and destroying wives, and not distinguishing between concubine and concubine, is really the root of chaos in the family."
Nangong Yue said with a look of relief: "It's good that Madam Fang Si understands."
Mrs. Fang Si’s hands clenched tighter.
The Fang family was so crowded today that she didn't believe that her uncle wouldn't care. After all, the uncle is the prince's biological grandfather, so it is much safer for him to step in than for his own family. This time, the uncle will definitely understand their good intentions in marrying Sister Man into the palace. No matter what, they must not let the Crown Princess dominate! Otherwise, the Fang family’s position in southern Xinjiang will be in danger in the future!
This is a major event that affects the entire Fang family!
Even for the sake of the Fang family and the prince, the uncle will definitely help them!
Thinking of this, Mrs. Fangsi calmed down. She pretended not to hear the whispers around her and bowed her head to watch the play seriously, but her mind had already drifted to the sky.
A few actors on the stage had already left, and soon the gongs and drums sounded again, and "Mulan Joins the Army" was sung on the stage again, but this time it was the last part of the play.
At this moment, a little maid in a blue dress hurriedly came upstairs. Because the big drum and small drum were beating happily in front of the stage, no one paid attention to her.
"Sister Baihui..." The little maid whispered a few words in Baihui's ear. Even though she was as calm as Baihui, her expression could not help but change slightly.
Baihui walked up to Nangong Yue and reported concisely and concisely in an almost inaudible voice: "Prince Concubine, the second young master just bumped into Miss Zhou of General Dingyuan's Mansion."
Nangong Yue’s hand that was originally holding the tea cup paused in mid-air. Now she was not in the mood to drink tea. She put the tea cup back on the table and stood up to leave the table.
Nangong Yue didn't need to say anything, Baihui and the little maid immediately followed.
After leaving the theater, the little maid went to the front to lead the way: "Prince Princess, please follow me."
The three of them walked along a bluestone path to a quiet bamboo forest. The sound of gongs and drums behind them became farther and farther away and became softer, until finally they could no longer be heard at all...
Seeing that there was no one around, Nangong Yue asked the little maid: "What happened? How could the second young master bump into the Zhou girl?"
The little maid kept leading the way with her feet while explaining: "Prince Princess, Miss Zhou lost the ring she used to hold down the corner of her skirt. When Sister Bai Zhou went out to look for it with her, she found that the ring was The pendant was hung on a sycamore tree outside the second door. Sister Baizhou couldn't climb the tree, so she went to find her mother-in-law to get a ladder... It happened that the wind was strong at that time, and the branches swayed violently, so the pendant swayed in the wind. She almost fell. Miss Zhou was anxious, so she climbed the tree and almost fell. Fortunately, the second young master happened to pass by and caught Miss Zhou..."
Nangong Yue said nothing, saying that Xiao Luan "collied" Zhou Roujia, and that was what happened. It seems that Xiao Luan was somewhat unjust.
It’s just that there is something fishy about this matter.
After Miss Zhou came to the palace, it was easy to check where she had been. How could her jade ring be hung on the tree in the front yard, unless someone did it deliberately?
Then the question is, who did it? Did Ms. Zhou write, sing and perform this play, or was someone deliberately trying to frame her? Whether it is the former or the latter, this person has done so many small things in the palace, and he does not take the palace seriously!
Nangong Yue's gaze sank and she no longer thought about it. She followed the little maid and walked around from the west to Gui Pu Hall. At a glance, she could see Xiao Luan, Zhou Roujia and Bai Zhou standing there. Under the high wall not far from the second gate, several sycamore trees poked out their dense branches and leaves outside the wall.
Xiao Luan seemed a little careless, but when he looked at the sky, the trees, and the front yard, his behavior was obviously manic and depressed.
Zhou Roujia was standing two or three feet away from Xiao Luan. She looked embarrassed and had her head lowered, so her expression could not be seen.
Nangong Yue's eyes paused on Zhou Roujia. In her impression, Miss Zhou didn't seem to be wearing this kind of clothes... Wait, this trousers seems to belong to Xiao Fei, right? ! It seems that the autumn clothes were just made a few days ago.
Xiao Luan and others also noticed Nangong Yue's arrival. When she came closer, several people saluted her.
Nangong Yue didn’t say much to them and said directly: “Let’s find a place to talk.”
The group of people followed Nangong Yue towards Gui Putang, which consists of five main rooms and side rooms on both sides. Nangong Yue took them into the westmost wing of Gui Pu Hall.
After everyone sat down in order, there was silence in the wing, with Baihui guarding outside the door.
"Second brother," Nangong Yue said to Xiao Luan first, "shouldn't you be in Xingsu Building?"
Xiao Luan said nonchalantly: "Master Tang San, Master Zhang and I felt bored watching the play, so we wanted to go to my study to chat. When we were passing by outside, we happened to see Miss Zhou climbing on the tree, which was very dangerous. He ran over and saved Miss Zhou just in time..."
Nangong Yue didn’t care what Xiao Luan and the two young masters wanted to do when they went to the study. The point of the question was that the young masters from the Tang family and the Zhang family were also there just now? Then this matter is not something that the Xiao and Zhou families can pretend has never happened...
Nangong Yue’s heart couldn’t help but sink a little more.
Nangong Yue asked again: "Where are the Third Young Master Tang and the Fifth Young Master Zhang?"
Xiao Luan replied: "They have returned to Xingsu Building." After a pause, he added flatteringly, "Sister-in-law, I have told them not to talk nonsense."
Nangong Yue disagrees. The palace can control the mouths of the servants in the palace, but it cannot control the mouths of outsiders. There are many visitors to the palace today, and it is inevitable that they will spread the word... This matter is related to the girl's girlfriend. Reputation, once the matter breaks out, it's okay for Xiao Luan to be a man, but at most his reputation will suffer a little bit, and this Miss Zhou is afraid that she will become the Ancient Buddha of Qingdeng.
Nangong Yue asked Xiao Luan just now because she wanted to confirm whether someone was plotting against him.
If not, then it can be ruled out that Miss Zhou did it intentionally. Thinking about the jade pendant hanging on the tree for no reason, I am afraid that Miss Zhou is the one who was plotted against.
A sharp light flashed in Nangong Yue's eyes. At this time, Que'er quickly walked into the wing room. As soon as he entered the door, he nodded slightly to Nangong Yue.
Que'er stepped forward and gave Nangong Yue a blessing, then he whispered back: "Prince Concubine, there was a woman who saw that Miss Tuesday's maid had been there before, looking sneaky. I didn't wait. When the woman went to ask questions, she ran away in despair..."
Nangong Yue lowered her eyes and said nothing. After pondering for a moment, she first told Bai Zhou to go back to the theater, then stood up and said, "Miss Zhou, please come with me to the ear room to talk."
Zhou Roujia raised her slightly pale face, but still straightened her back, feeling uneasy: it was her first time coming to the palace for a banquet, and she made such a big mistake, which made her almost embarrassed to go back and face her mother.
Thinking about it, her lips trembled slightly. Will the Crown Princess think she is that kind of frivolous girl who doesn't know etiquette? Do you think she is plotting against Young Master Xiao...
The two of them opened the curtain and entered the wing room, while the maids were left in the wing room outside.
"Miss Zhou," Nangong Yue asked straight to the point, with a very gentle attitude, "when did your ring fall off?"
Zhou Roujia, who expected to be scolded, was stunned for a moment. Then she took a deep breath and briefly said that her dress was splashed with soup when using the banquet, so Bai Zhou accompanied her to change it. Regarding her whole body, she continued: "Prince Princess, I thought about it carefully later. Before I changed my clothes, my ring had disappeared." But she remembered that she touched the skirt of her skirt when she got off the carriage. Pei was still there, but after that, the memory became a little fuzzy and could not be confirmed.
Zhou Roujia's green-colored bra is indeed Xiao Fei's. Nangong Yue raised her eyebrows slightly, immediately grasped the key point, and asked: "Miss Zhou, how did your clothes get splashed with soup water?"
"..." Zhou Roujia was a little hesitant. Her father was also the second wife, so the relationship between her and her two sisters was a bit delicate. But no matter what, they are all sisters. As a sister, how could she tell outsiders about her sister's faults?
Nangong Yue naturally saw it, and she felt more favorable towards the Zhou girl in her eyes, but she said to the point: "But Miss Zhou?"
Zhou Roujia was startled, frowning slightly, feeling a little strange. Thinking about it carefully, many people at the table saw the second sister's spilled soup and splashed her dress, so it's not surprising that the Crown Princess knew about it. But if the imperial concubine had known about it for a long time, why would she ask even though she knew it? Could it be that the Crown Princess made a guess based on some basis?
A picture suddenly flashed in Zhou Roujia's mind. The second sister's maid was kneeling beside her, wiping the soup on her skirt with a handkerchief...
Zhou Roujia understood something instantly, her pupils shrank sharply, and her body trembled slightly.
That’s it!
It was the second sister who wanted to frame her. She knew that this ring was a dowry left by her deceased grandfather to her mother. She knew how important it was to her and it was something personal to her, so she threw it away on purpose. When we arrived at the front yard, what on earth was our intention...
The more Zhou Roujia thought about it, the more frightened she became.
No matter what the reason is, it is an indisputable fact that one's reputation has been damaged. Zhou Rouhui finally got his wish!
Nangong Yue saw that Zhou Roujia had figured it out and stopped asking further questions.
She sighed secretly, thought for a moment, took off an jade bracelet on her left wrist, then took Zhou Roujia's left hand and put it on for her, saying: "Second uncle hit the girl, I am the sister-in-law. Let him apologize to you first..."
As she spoke, the bracelet was already put on Zhou Roujia's wrist, and she had no time to refuse.
The jade bracelet was delicate and pure in texture, green and clear, like a pool of spring water, but in Zhou Roujia's eyes, it was like a shackle, locking her tightly.
She moved her lips and wanted to speak, but her dry throat could not utter a word. She only heard the Crown Princess ordering the maid to send her back to the theater.
Zhou Roujia resigned stiffly.
She bit her lower lip anxiously. The Zhou family could only be regarded as a new rich in southern Xinjiang, far from being a famous family. In terms of family status, it was not worthy of Zhennan Palace. Even compared to the second family, the eldest family was even weaker. , she has no biological brothers, and has lost her reputation as a good friend... In addition to the ancient Buddha of Qingdeng, the only thing she can do for the rest of her life is to become a concubine in the palace.
She could imagine that if the palace asked her to join him as a concubine, to protect the reputation of the family and to please the palace, her father would agree.
But——
She is really unwilling!
She once secretly swore: It doesn't matter even if the family is a little worse. She wants to marry a man seriously and be a real wife. She doesn't want to be in such an embarrassing situation like her mother... Since she was a child, she I just watched my mother weep secretly in a deserted place, and saw my mother being forced to live in seclusion by her second aunt...
She didn't look down on her mother, she really felt sorry for her mother.
Her maternal grandfather was originally a subordinate of her grandfather, Mr. Zhou. His grandfather died on the battlefield to save his grandfather, leaving only her mother as an orphan. She was adopted by her grandfather and grew up in the Zhou family. This ring was worn by her grandfather when he was still alive. It was one of the dowries that I worked hard to save for my mother.
Originally, when his mother was fifteen years old, Mr. Zhou would marry his mother off in glory, but at that time, the uncle of the eldest family died in the war. Mr. Zhou was so sad that he asked his father to take care of both families. Under the pleading of her grandmother, Mrs. Zhou, my mother could only agree to marry my father for the sake of raising her...
Zhou Roujia showed a trace of bitterness on her face and squeezed the handkerchief tightly.
Her personal maid looked at her girl with worried eyes, and could only sigh silently in her heart. It was superfluous to say anything now. It was all her fault that she did not stop the girl from climbing the tree... Now it is too late!
The sound of gongs and drums coming from the front suddenly woke Zhou Roujia up. She looked up and found that the theater had appeared at the end of the road.
The sound of gongs and drums is getting louder and louder...
Zhou Roujia took a deep breath and tried her best to return to her usual self, gentle and elegant.
At this moment, "The Ancient City Meeting" was being sung in the theater. The red-faced, green-robed and gold-armored Mr. Guan Erye came on stage quickly with a riding whip in his hand. His eyes were like lightning, and a majestic power arose spontaneously, winning applause from the whole hall.
Quie'er sent Zhou Roujia to the theater and then left. Zhou Roujia and the maid went up the stairs to the second floor by themselves.
Her two younger sisters were still sitting in their original seats, but Zhou Roujia deliberately did not look at them. She was afraid that her emotions would collapse if she were not careful. She was afraid that looking at them would make her unable to help but speculate. What is the purpose of her second sister doing this, and what role does her third sister play in it!
Zhou Roujia met Xiao Fei's concerned eyes. Bai Zhou stood behind Xiao Fei. Obviously, Xiao Fei already knew what happened, but there was no trace of contempt in her eyes. Zhou Roujia felt a warm current surge through her almost riddled heart, and she seemed to have strength again, but at the same time she couldn't help but feel ironic. Sometimes sisters who have grown up together are worse than just one person...
Zhou Roujia smiled slightly at Xiao Fei, indicating that she was fine.
She walked up the last staircase resolutely. At the same time, Zhang Fei, in black robes and silver armor, with a face as black as coal, appeared on the stage holding a spear. Guan Yu was full of joy, thinking it was the brothers' reunion after the catastrophe, but Zhang Fei He was furious and mistakenly thought that Guan Yu was rebellious and wanted to seize the ancient city.
Just as Zhou Roujia was about to sit down, she heard Zhou Rouhui's voice: "Sister, are you back?"
Don’t let people laugh, Zhou Roujia said to herself in her heart. While sitting down, she turned to Zhou Rouhui with a smile and nodded: "Second sister."
"Sister," the **** Wednesday asked with a caring look, "Why have you been out for so long? Are you okay?" There was a hint of inquiry in her eyes, and she carefully observed her words.
Zhou Roujia felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over her head, her heart felt chilly and clear. It turns out that the two sisters conspired to do this!
Why?
Why do this? !
Zhou Roujia suppressed the anger in her heart and said meaningfully: "Second sister, third sister, after watching the show for a long time, I felt it was a little noisy, so I went outside for a walk."
The words of the three sisters of the Zhou family on the second floor seemed to be a calm sea, but underneath there was a turbulent undercurrent; on the stage on the first floor, Zhang Fei was scolding Guan Yu for surrendering to Cao's enemy, and stabbed him with his gun. Guan Yu could only raise his sword to defend himself. Time, brothers Guan and Zhang come and go, swords and guns dance...
The drums are rumbling!