The Favoured Medical Princess: 339 Mingwu
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Mo Xiuyu was eager to try: "Sir, how should we try?"
"Didn't you just say that General A gave a woman to the second prince? Let's 'kindly' write a note and tell the sixth prince about it," Xiao Yi smiled meaningfully, "I would like to See if these brothers are really close and have no secrets from each other!"
While he was speaking, he saw the sixth prince on the street outside leaning over and saying something to the people in the carriage. He suddenly stopped his horse and jumped off neatly. Then the dignified prince actually went to a pastry shop on the roadside in person. We queued up to buy pastries!
"What a great idea!" Mo Xiuyu's eyes lit up and he praised, stroking his hands, "It's better to belong to..."
He was about to take the initiative to ask for help, but was interrupted by the pockmarked face on the side: "Young Master, why don't you let me go down?" As he said that, an embarrassed expression appeared on his face, "I didn't do this when I was young... He is sensible and learned some petty theft skills from his former neighbor."
Xiao Yi smiled, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Then go ahead." It would be best if this matter could be done quietly.
Following that, Mo Xiuyu took out a charcoal pen, quickly wrote a sentence on the paper in Baiyue language, folded it and handed it to the pockmarked face.
The pockmarked face took some charcoal powder from the charcoal pencil, turned the yellow face into a black face, and then hurried downstairs.
Xiao Yi and Mo Xiuyu hid by the window and looked down. After a while, they saw a pockmarked face wearing a gray hat they didn't know where they got from, walking out of an alley next to them and looking toward them as if nothing had happened. The sixth prince bumped into him, apologized profusely, and ran away as fast as he could.
The sixth prince frowned slightly, flicked his robe, and then seemed to think of something. He hurriedly reached towards his waist and found that his wallet was still there. He breathed a sigh of relief at first, but then his face changed. He changed and took out a folded piece of paper from his wallet.
He looked around, opened the paper, stared, and pressed his lips into a straight line.
Next, he was no longer in the mood to buy anything, so he returned to the carriage. After saying something to the woman in the carriage, he got on the horse again.
The group of carriages and horses continued to move forward, but the sixth prince on the horse was obviously a little uneasy. He looked around from time to time, with a look of alert... Soon, they turned to the right and disappeared.
But Mo Xiuyu smiled thoughtfully and said proudly: "Young Master, the direction they are going to is not the Sixth Prince's Mansion." He paused as if to show off, "It is the Second Prince. The mansion is in that direction." It seems that their efforts to ask for directions this time were not in vain!
As soon as he finished speaking, there was another regular knock on the door. After wiping his face, the pockmarked man turned back to his seat and reported: "Sir, two of our people have followed."
Xiao Yi withdrew his gaze, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "Xiao Mo, don't focus all your attention on the second and sixth princes, but also investigate the interests of the other princes. Especially the fourth prince. ..." He played with the tea cup in his hand, his dark eyes flashing, "When it comes to interests, there are no permanent enemies or friends in this world. The enemy of the enemy is a friend. If you are an enemy today, you may be a friend tomorrow. ."
"Yes, sir!" Mo Xiuyu responded with a smile on his face, clasped his fists in salute again, and then hurried out of the seat with excitement on his face.
He had a feeling that this time they took such a big risk and quietly went deep into the enemy's territory, and it would be a worthwhile trip!
Xiao Yi leaned against the window and looked outside, sighing secretly: I can’t go back to celebrate the New Year with the smelly girl again...
Thinking of Nangong Yue, Xiao Yi couldn't help but giggle.
I wonder what his stinky girl is doing now...
……
"Yeah."
The embroidery needle pricked her finger, and Nangong Yue wiped the blood on her finger with a handkerchief.
Nangong Yue put the half-embroidered purse into the sewing basket and leaned boredly on the beauty's couch.
"Miwu——"
Suddenly a soft meow came from the outer room, and Nangong Yue casually called out: "Xiaobai!"
"Meow!"
There was a sound of curtain lifting. Nangong Yue sat up and looked around, only to see Lily and Thrush walking in. Cat Xiaobai followed closely and circled around Thrush's feet, shouting anxiously: "Meow!" Meow!"
Lily blessed Nangong Yue, then pointed at the ball of fur in Thrush's hand, and complained angrily: "Prince Princess, Xiaobai went out and secretly brought a kitten back..."
Nangong Yue took a closer look and discovered that Huamei was holding a ball of yellow civet cat, which looked like it must be less than two months old.
"Miuwu——" The little milk cat made a milky meow. It turned out that the first meow Nangong Yue heard before was made by it.
Huamei said with a smile: "In the past month, Xiaobai has eaten a lot. At first, Nu and Sister Lily thought it had a cat baby, but they didn't see it being fat or having a big belly... Who knows? I think it secretly raised this little milk cat in the woodshed behind the kitchen."
"Meow!" Xiaobai was still angrily calling around Thrush, as if to say, give it back to me!
Lily looked on and shook her head, wondering what was going on in the world these days. At a young age, the Crown Princess raised a daughter as big as Miss Xiao. She even learned how to act like a cat, so she secretly picked up a baby and raised it!
Is this like a cat like its owner?
For a moment, Nangong Yue and Lily thought about it. In their mind, they remembered the night when Xiao Yi picked up Xiao Bai but threw it to her. The smile on his face became stronger and he said: "Since Xiao Bai likes it, , just let it be raised. Anyway, the house is not short of food."
Lily rolled her eyes and said deliberately: "Prince Concubine, I think this servant should punish Xiaobai. Otherwise, if he brings cats to the mansion every day, wouldn't the palace become a cat garden?"
"Meow!" Xiaobai seemed to understand, turned around and shouted to Lily again, making Nangong Yue and Huamei laugh out loud.
Huamei said again: "Then slave, go and clean up this little kitten first..." If it has fleas, that would be bad!
"The Crown Princess."
While they were joking, Baihui lifted the curtain and came in. Fu Fu said: "There is news from the front yard."
When Huamei heard that Nangong Yue had business here, he hurriedly stepped back. Xiaobai followed eagerly, meowing "meow" non-stop.
Nangong Yue raised her eyebrows.
Ever since Zhang Yi had a miscarriage in Princess Yuncheng’s mansion, Nangong Yue had always felt that with the conduct of Zhang Yi, this matter would not be as simple as “wives and concubines competing for favor” as it seemed on the surface. After returning to the mansion, He ordered Zhu Xing to send someone to investigate.
Nangong Yue tilted her head slightly and asked, "What did Butler Zhu say?"
"Butler Zhu said that the third prince's residence is very peaceful."
"Calm?" Nangong Yue's eyes showed a hint of interest, "Speak slowly."
Baihui responded and continued: "Butler Zhu said that after the third prince returned that day, he had a quarrel with Concubine Bai. They seemed to have a fierce quarrel, and everyone in the house knew about it. And since then, the third prince has never been to Concubine Bai's courtyard, but went to Shuiliyuan every day." She paused and added, "Shuiliyuan is the courtyard where Concubine Bai wears her clothes." The servants here all say that Concubine Bai has fallen out of favor. But Concubine Bai has been staying quietly in her yard and not leaving the house. Therefore, the Third Prince's residence is generally very peaceful."
Nangong Yue continued to ask: "What about the third prince's concubine?"
"The third prince's concubine is very virtuous. Every day, she invites the imperial doctor to check the pulse of the concubine. All kinds of supplements are also sent to Shuiliyuan like water. She also tells the concubine to take good care of her body. The child will always be healthy in the future. There will be. The servants of Shuiliyuan privately say that the wind in the mansion has changed."
Nangong Yue thought for a moment, and suddenly asked: "What has the concubine in the clothes done these days?"
"There is nothing unusual about sitting in the Shuiliyuan for the confinement." Baihui said, "... except that yesterday I gave the Baiyue envoy a family letter and asked them to help take it back to my natal mother. ”
"Letter?" Nangong Yue raised her eyebrows, "Just a letter from home?"
"It is said to be a letter from the family. Our spies in the Third Prince's Mansion failed to see the content of the letter..."
"The content of the letter is not important." Nangong Yue looked slightly restrained and said, "Yesterday was the second day of undressing. You should be still weak and don't have a good rest. Why did you suddenly go to write a letter home?...I Something feels wrong."
Baihui nodded thoughtfully and said, "What do you mean, Crown Princess?"
"Let Zhu Xing keep an eye on whether the envoys have sent any letters back to Baiyue in recent days." Nangong Yue paused, then added, "If so, have someone intercept it as much as possible."
Baihui responded: "Yes."
Nangong Yue frowned slightly and carefully thought about what happened in the past few days.
Especially dressing up... If what she did was not just to win favor, it should be related to peace talks.
Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai already have their own plans for the peace talks. Xiao Yi is not in the royal capital now, and she must not let possible changes hold him back.
Nangong Yue pondered for a long time and then said: "Have someone keep an eye on the Baiyue envoys carefully to see what they have been doing recently...come back and tell me if there is any change."
Baihui responded solemnly.
"And..." Nangong Yue thought, "go to An Yihou's Mansion and tell the prince everything about the concubine and the investigation in the past two days."
"Yes."
Nangong Yue waved her hand and told her to step back.
She felt vaguely uneasy, always feeling that something might be going to happen.
I hope she is just paranoid...
She flipped through the account book absentmindedly. Not long after, Baihui came back and reported back: "...Young Master, please rest assured, he will pay attention to it."
Nangong Yue nodded and said nothing more.
Guan Yubai's resourcefulness is far beyond her reach. With him paying attention, he must be able to take precautions before it happens.
"Prince Concubine." Seeing that she was a little uneasy, Baihui deliberately turned her attention and said, "Prince Concubine, today Zhuangzi sent pheasants, fresh fish, and a bunch of green leafy vegetables, slave. Let the kitchen prepare it."
Green leafy vegetables are very rare during this season, and it is difficult to buy fresh ones even in the palace.
Nangong Yue's eyes lit up, "...Go and see what the eldest girl is doing, and ask her to come over and have dinner with me in the evening."
Baihui pursed her lips and smiled: "I guess the eldest girl must be reading a book."
Nangong Yue couldn't help but laugh. Sister Fei was always more interested in books than anything else. I don't know how she read "Zuo Zhuan"...
As the master and servant expected, Xiao Fei was reading in her room at this time, and naturally she was reading "Zuo Zhuan" borrowed from Nangong Yue.
"Big girl," Nanny Lan persuaded Fu Lufu after entering the room, "Don't read all the time, be careful of damaging your eyes." As she said that, she glanced at the book in Xiao Fei's hand casually. He glanced at it, but he was slightly surprised.
Volume 1 of "Zuo Zhuan".
This "Zuo Zhuan" seems to have been borrowed from the Crown Princess yesterday.
"Big girl..." Nanny Lan called out again and said warmly, "Take a rest first and drink some sweet soup." She walked slowly to Xiao Fei's side and took the mahogany tray from the hand of the maid behind her. He held a cup of sweet soup and carefully placed it on the desk.
Xiao Fei seemed to have come back to her senses, and put down the book in her hand with a dazed expression.
Nanny Lan took the "Zuo Zhuan" from her hand without leaving a trace, closed it for her, and glanced at it quickly...
......Zheng Bo Duan Yu Yan.
The sight of these six words made Grandma Lan feel a chill in her heart. She closed the book with a slightly stiff movement and put it aside.
There is a reason why Nanny Lan was chosen by Princess Xiao Fang to be Xiao Fei’s nanny and deeply trusted by Xiao Fei. She was originally from a scholarly family, her father was a scholar, or she was not lucky. , she married a non-human, her husband was a good-for-nothing, and the family couldn't make ends meet, so she had no choice but to come to the palace to be a wet nurse.
Mother Lan has also been studying with her father for several years. She has never read the "Zuo Zhuan", which is simple and profound in meaning, but this one, "Zheng Beike Duan Yu Yan" is really too famous. It was Zheng Zhuanggong who deliberately indulged his brother Gongshu Duan and his mother Wu Jiang, making his brother increasingly arrogant and ambitious, and even wanted to seize his brother's position as king. Zheng Zhuanggong used this as an excuse to attack Gongshu Duan.
The focus of this period of history is "praising and killing"!
Everyone with a little bit of foresight knows Xiao Fang’s intention of killing the crown prince Xiao Yi. Probably only a person like Xiao Fei who has a clear mind would think that her mother really loves her. Xiao Yi... Even if the prince Xiao Yi didn't understand it when he was a child, now that he is older, he probably understands it...
Nanny Lan’s eyes darkened. The imperial concubine showed Xiao Fei something about "Zuo Zhuan". Could it be that she wanted to...
The more Nanny Lan thought about it, the more frightened she became. She lowered her head and looked at Xiao Fei carefully, and saw her absent-mindedly stirring the sweet soup in the white porcelain cup with a spoon, obviously absent-mindedly.
This Crown Princess is so capable, she actually made the eldest girl suspicious of the Princess! What's more, what about my nanny?
I am afraid that if the Crown Princess just says a word, I will...
Nanny Lan was confused and subconsciously touched her chest. She has been preparing this letter for several days, but she has been unable to make up her mind. It seems that she cannot delay it any longer.
Nanny Lan gritted her teeth, took out the letter from her arms, and said, "Miss, there was a letter from southern Xinjiang just now. It's from Madam."
"Madam?" Xiao Fei put down the spoon in her hand, looking a little confused.
But when she received the letter, she immediately showed an expression of realization and said: "It turns out it was my mother who wrote the letter."
As she said this, she felt a bit bitter in her heart. After her mother was killed, she was no longer the princess, but Mrs. Xiao.
The imperial edict could not help but reappear in Xiao Fei's mind. Every word on it still stings her eyes like thousands of needles when she thinks about it... Then she thinks of the "Zheng Bo's Paragraph" she just read over and over again. "Yu Yan", a hint of complexity flashed in her eyes.
From an early age, she knew that the person her mother loved most was not her, not the second brother, but the eldest brother. No matter what the eldest brother wanted, her mother would give it to him; no matter what mistakes the eldest brother made, her mother would not punish him, and would even punish him. Will persuade his father not to beat or scold him...
She feels that her eldest brother is useless and not worthy of being a mother, but is this actually the truth?
Sister-in-law said: "... all other people's comments are far inferior to seeing and experiencing with your own eyes."
Xiao Fei had also read "Zuo Zhuan" when she was in southern Xinjiang. She didn't feel much about it at the time, but since she came to the royal capital, she found that some things were completely different from what she thought. When I read this article again, my heart couldn't help but be touched.
Mother...Mother, is she trying to imitate Zheng Zhuanggong?
Xiao Fei felt a throbbing pain in her heart and did not dare to think any more.
She calmed down, opened the letter, and after reading two lines, her expression changed.
Nanny Lan observed the change in her expression from the side and asked quickly: "Miss, what's wrong? But what happened?"
"Nanny, it's...my mother is sick. She wants me to go back to southern Xinjiang as soon as possible." Xiao Fei's face was anxious and worried, and she forgot what she had just done in an instant.
"What, madam is sick?!" Aunt Lan said with a worried look on her face, "It must be because the Ming and Qing Temple is too poor. Madam has always been pampered, how can she get used to that kind of life? . Madam, in my opinion, we should go back to southern Xinjiang as soon as possible. Since Madam wrote specifically, she must miss you. When she sees you, her illness will definitely get better soon."
"What the wet nurse said is true." Xiao Fei's heart was focused on Xiao Fang's illness at the moment, and she wished she could fly back to southern Xinjiang. "I will go to my sister-in-law and tell her that we will return to southern Xinjiang immediately Xinjiang..."
A flash of secret joy flashed in Aunt Lan's eyes, but she remained calm and told Taoyao and Bai Zhou: "You guys pack your things quickly."
"What the wet nurse said is true." Xiao Fei replied uneasily. After putting on her cloak, she went to Fufengyuan anxiously. Aunt Lan also quickly followed.
When Xiao Fei arrived at Fufengyuan, Nangong Yue was asking Baihui to tell the maid to come over for dinner. She came before the maid went out.
As soon as she saw her, Nangong Yue smiled and waved to her: "Sister Fei, you came just in time. Zhuangzi sent some fresh green leafy vegetables today, and I was just sending someone to call you... "As she said this, she noticed something was wrong with Xiao Fei's expression, and couldn't help but ask, "Sister Fei, what happened?"
Although Xiao Fei was worried, she still knelt down and saluted Nangong Yue, and then explained her intention: "Sister-in-law, I just received a letter from Nanjiang. My mother is seriously ill, so I want to leave for Nanjiang immediately. ”
Is Xiao Fang sick? Why did he have to send a letter all the way to call Xiao Fei back because of his illness? Nangong Yue felt a little weird in her heart. Also, people came from southern Xinjiang today, why didn't anyone report to her?
She has been married for more than a year, and the inner house has already been sorted out. No one should dare to pass her and pass the news secretly.
Nangong Yue glanced at Lily beside her questioningly, and Lily shook her head.
Nangong Yue said calmly: "Sister Fei, since your mother is sick, you should go back... But Sister Fei, I wonder what your mother said in the letter? What disease did your mother have? ”
Xiao Fei was startled, shook her head and said: "My mother didn't say what illness she had in the letter, she just said that she had been ill for half a month and had not recovered..."
Nangong Yue felt more and more weird in her heart. Considering Xiao Fang's personality, if he was really seriously ill, why didn't he ask himself to go to southern Xinjiang to treat the illness?
Nangong Yue thought for a while and then asked: "Sister Fei, where is the person who came to deliver the letter from southern Xinjiang now? I have to ask about his mother's condition."
"Sister-in-law is saying that I am confused." Xiao Fei nodded repeatedly and looked at Aunt Lan, "Nanny, where is the person who delivered the letter?"
Is the letter from Nanny Lan? Nangong Yue thought of something, and she had a vague idea in her heart. No wonder I didn’t know someone was coming from southern Xinjiang...
A flash of panic flashed in Nanny Lan's eyes, but then she said with a respectful expression: "Concubine, eldest lady, there is no one coming from southern Xinjiang. This letter was sent from the inn."
A look of surprise appeared on Xiao Fei's face, but she didn't think much about it.
Nangong Yue's eyes were half-closed, and she was already seventy-eight percent sure. Zhennan Prince's Mansion is not an ordinary family. If Xiao Fang is really anxious to see Xiao Fei, there is no way he will not send someone to pick her up in the capital!
This Aunt Lan...
Nangong Yue narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at Nanny Lan quickly. Aunt Lan even forged a letter from Xiao Fang in order to trick Xiao Fei into returning to southern Xinjiang. This was a bit too much!
Nangong Yue pondered for a moment, already having some calculations in her mind, and said anxiously: "Sister Fei, my mother is seriously ill, and I can't feel at ease. How about this, I'll go to the palace later and express my love to the queen. I will go back to southern Xinjiang with you to visit my mother and take care of my mother’s illness. I know some medical skills, and I can also look after my mother."
Xiao Fei couldn't help but look moved. Everyone knew that my sister-in-law was at odds with her mother. Unexpectedly, my mother was seriously ill, and my sister-in-law was willing to go back with me to take care of her mother regardless of the past grievances. My sister-in-law was truly worthy of being a lady from a well-known family, with knowledge of general affairs and filial piety!
But Grandma Lan’s face looked a bit unsightly. This matter was originally just a family matter in Zhennan Palace, but if Nangong Yue went to the palace to talk to the Queen, the meaning would be different. If after returning to southern Xinjiang in the future, the forgery of Xiao Fang's letters was spread, wouldn't it mean that he had deceived the queen? That’s disrespectful!
Nangong Yue saw the changes in Nanny Lan's expression, but she calmly said to Xiao Fei: "Sister Fei, can you give me that letter? I can present it to you when I enter the palace later. The Queen..."
Would you like to enter the palace and present the letter to the Queen? Doesn’t that become irrefutable evidence? Aunt Lan was so anxious that her forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, and she was at a loss in her heart.
Seeing that Xiao Fei was about to hand the letter into Nangong Yue's hands, Granny Lan couldn't bear it anymore and blurted out: "No!"
Xiao Fei looked at Granny Lan in surprise, but saw that her face was not very good-looking, and asked worriedly: "Nanny, what's wrong with you? But what's wrong with you?"
Nanny Lan took a deep breath and said quickly: "Miss, I'm fine. It's just that I don't know how sick the lady is. I think it's better not to alarm the palace..." As she said that, she Looking at Nangong Yue, Fu Shen said, "Prince Concubine, Madam just wrote to ask the eldest daughter to go back..."
"What you said is wrong." Nangong Yue interrupted Nanny Lan seriously, "My mother is sick, how can I stay out of it as a daughter-in-law!" She took the letter from Xiao Fei's hand, "Wait for me Enter the palace immediately after changing your clothes..."
"No, you can't enter the palace, no..." Nanny Lan said hurriedly.
Nangong Yue looked at Aunt Lan with a serious face, her eyes were sharp: "May I ask Aunt Lan why you can't?"
Mother Lan's face turned pale and she hesitated, but she was speechless for a moment.
Nangong Yue didn't rush her, just looked at her nonchalantly.
Although Xiao Fei is simple, she is not a fool. Seeing this, she doesn't know what Nanny Lan is hiding. She frowned slightly and said solemnly: "Nanny, you know my temper. I hate people lying to me most in my life!"
Nanny Lan wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, her face turning blue and white.
Xiao Fei frowned, thinking about the matter from beginning to end, and found something wrong. Her mother was seriously ill, and her father would definitely send someone to take her back to southern Xinjiang. How could she be so careless as to just send a letter through the inn?
"Sister-in-law," Xiao Fei extended her hand to Nangong Yue thoughtfully, "I want to read that letter again."
Nangong Yue is naturally a follower of good deeds.
This time, Xiao Fei saw something was wrong with just one glance.
Concern leads to chaos. If it weren’t for trusting Nanny Lan, if it wasn’t for worrying about her mother, Xiao Fei should have noticed something was wrong.
Although the handwriting of this letter is fairly well imitated, it is definitely not written by my mother!
Then who could imitate his mother’s handwriting and send this letter to him?
Xiao Fei looked at Aunt Lan with disappointment, disbelief in her eyes...