The Favoured Medical Princess: 358 adopted daughter
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By the time they arrived at Xishan Hill, the sun had already set. The sky in the east was slightly dark, but in the west it was as red as blood.
During this period of time, Xishangang has almost become the busiest place on the outskirts of the royal capital. There has been an endless stream of people during the day, but now it is dusk. People are afraid of ghosts and gods. When it gets dark in this cemetery, It is always a bit eerie, so at this time, the people who came to pay homage to the general had almost left, leaving only the setting sun and black crows. The rough crows were chirping one after another, which was still a bit scary to hear.
A farmer passing by by chance couldn't help but glance at them. He saw that the young couple in plain clothes were so handsome that they looked like ordinary people. If he saw them on the street or in a restaurant on weekdays, the farmer would only know how to look at them. He was full of admiration, but in this half-dark moment of encountering the devil, and near the eerie Xishangang Cemetery, it made his heart thump.
This, this can’t be... that thing, right?
It’s not July that opens the ghost gate now, right?
The farmer ran away quickly with his hoe, thinking that it would be better to go home and drink a cup of hot Erguotou and burn some mugwort to remove the yin energy.
Xiao Yi and Nangong Yue in front were still walking up the hill, but they didn't know that they had scared an innocent passerby. Soon, the two of them came to the top of the west hill, but they couldn't see it at a glance , are all white, and the mountains of white paper money are almost impossible to put down.
Crunch, crunch...
Stepping on those white paper money is like stepping on thick white snow, making a tiny sound, and in this quiet place, this tiny sound seems to be amplified several times.
When they stopped in front of Guan Ruyan’s tombstone, only deathly silence enveloped the top of the mountain...
For a while, none of the four people spoke, but their eyes were all red without even realizing it.
Xiao Yi stared at Guan Ruyan's tombstone for a moment, and suddenly said: "This is what Xiaobai carved."
Not only Xiao Yi recognized Guan Yubai's handwriting, but also Nangong Yue and Bai Hui. After Nangong Yue looked at them carefully, she gestured to Baihui. Baihui immediately looked at the entire row of tombstones and nodded.
The tombstones in this row were all carved by Guan Yubai himself!
A picture emerged in the minds of all four people - a thin young man in white sitting next to the tombstone and carving with his weak arms...
Xiao Yi's fists were clenched tightly.
I still remember that three years ago, Guanyu Bai Fuling returned to the capital and set up a mourning hall in the Anyihou Mansion. He went to express his condolences. Originally he just wanted to see what kind of person this young man who was once called General Anyi was. To be praised by his grandfather, and to be friends with his bratty girl. He went there with a bit of provocation, but he didn't expect to hit it off with him...
Unknowingly, three years have passed and they have become close friends who talk about everything, making him feel the same pain as Guan Yubai.
Xiao Yi has never been more convinced than at this moment that he is still too weak. He needs strength and greater power.
He must be stronger to be fearless. He cannot let his family, his friends, and the people he cares about be destroyed in an instant because of someone's light words!
On this day, they stayed until dark before returning to the royal capital.
After sending Nangong Yue back to the palace, Xiao Yi went out again, this time to find Guan Yubai...
Nangong Yue returned to Fufengyuan alone. Before she reached the gate of the courtyard, she saw Xiao Fei wearing a white fox fur cloak walking towards this direction.
"Sister Fei..." Nangong Yue stopped and looked at Xiao Fei with a smile.
Xiao Fei hurriedly walked faster, raised the corners of her mouth slightly, and said, "Sister-in-law, you're back." As she said that, her eyes paused for a moment beside Nangong Yue, and she frowned. The eldest brother obviously went out with his sister-in-law, but why was she the only one who came back?
Did the eldest brother leave his sister-in-law behind and go somewhere else?
Thinking about it, Xiao Fei's brows furrowed even more tightly. Brother is still not safe enough in doing things! I should still give him a heads up. ...But it’s okay that big brother isn’t here!
Nangong Yue didn't know what Xiao Fei was thinking, so she took Xiao Fei's hand and walked into Fufengyuan together, saying, "Sister Fei, you came just in time, come and have dinner with me."
Of course Xiao Fei agreed.
The two simply had some dinner. When the hot tea for digestion was served, Xiao Fei, who had endured it for a long time, finally said earnestly: "Sister-in-law, will you play chess with me?"
She looked at Nangong Yue expectantly, thinking: It’s okay that her eldest brother didn’t come back with her, but if he were here, he would most likely not let her sister-in-law play chess with her!
However, since the eldest brother is leading the errands of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, he must not be in the house during the day, right? That way, she and her sister-in-law can play chess, calligraphy and painting together as before!
Thinking about it, Xiao Fei was somewhat looking forward to it.
"Playing chess?" Nangong Yue thought of something, and her eyes became a little clearer. It was just the game of chess the day before yesterday, right?
Xiao Fei showed a hint of shyness on her face and looked at Nangong Yue with burning eyes.
Under such a gaze, how could Nangong Yue refuse? She could only nodded and took Xiao Fei to her small study.
Baihui quickly placed a chessboard on a mahogany round table. Xiao Fei went over and placed the chess pieces one by one. It was exactly the game that Xiao Fei played half of the game with Miss Chen at the stove party the day before yesterday.
Miss Chen was holding Bai Zi that day, so Nangong Yue planned to sit down next to Bai Zi, but Xiao Fei stopped her and said, "Sister-in-law, let me hold Bai Zi." For the past two days, she had been holding Bai Zi. When thinking about this game of chess, I always feel that there is still something for white to do.
Nangong Yue couldn't help but smile, and walked to the other side calmly.
After the two sat down, Xiao Fei picked up the white piece and dropped it decisively...
Nangong Yue, on the other hand, was slow and unhurried. Anyway, Heizi already had the advantage. Furthermore, for her, playing chess was a pastime and she had never had any desire to win.
Next, the two of them stopped talking, and the room was quiet, leaving only the sound of their breathing and the sound of one move after another...
Pah, pah...
I don’t know how long it took, but the maid’s salute sounded in the room: “I’ve met the Crown Prince.”
Nangong Yue suddenly came back to her senses, looked in the direction of the door curtain, a smile escaped from the corner of her mouth: "Ayi, you are back!"
Xiao Fei also turned around and looked at Xiao Yi, with scrutiny and reproach in her eyes, as if to say: Why are you back so late?
Xiao Yi keenly caught the scolding in Xiao Fei's expression, but his understanding was: Why did you interrupt our chess game?
Xiao Yi glared back angrily, meaning: When he returns to his own home, she will not be allowed to comment! She is the one. Is it decent to stay in my sister-in-law’s house without going back so late?
The two brothers and sisters quarreled back and forth with their eyes for several times at the snap of their fingers...
Although Nangong Yue on the side didn't know what they were staring at like fighting cocks, she also knew that this would never be a good thing. She sighed in her heart again: These brothers and sisters are really serious, and no one will let this go. Their temperament probably followed the old prince... Anyway, Nangong Yue would never think that they followed the King of Zhennan.
Lily was about to laugh unkindly, feeling that she had accidentally watched a good show.
Although she was dissatisfied with Xiao Yi in her heart, Xiao Fei still knew the etiquette. It was getting late now, and it was indeed inappropriate for her to stay any longer. She straightened her back and stood up, bowed to Xiao Yi and Nangong Yuefu, and said solemnly: "Brother and sister-in-law, Fei'er will take my leave now." After saying that, she raised the corners of her lips slightly and added in a good mood, "Sister-in-law, let's play chess together some other time."
As soon as Xiao Fei left, Xiao Yi came over and sat in Xiao Fei's original position. He originally wanted to scold Xiao Fei a few words, but when the words came to his lips, his attention was diverted by the chess game on the chessboard.
Xiao Fei holds white and Nangong Yue holds black. Now white has the upper hand, but...
This chess game is strange no matter how you look at it. Although Xiao Fei has the upper hand now, the white stones seem to be scattered in the early stage, and the black stones are equally weird. The local chess style really does not look like the style of a smelly girl...
How did these two people play to make the chess game look like this?
He raised his eyebrows and looked at Nangong Yue. Nangong Yue seemed to have noticed his doubts, so she talked about the fireplace party at Princess Yongyang’s mansion that day...
Xiao Yi looked at the chess game again, with a flash of interest in his eyes, and said: "Does this mean that this chess game follows the blind chess game that day?" He did not expect that Xiao Fei's blind chess game was actually a blind chess game. It went pretty well...
Thinking of the situation that day, Nangong Yue found it extremely interesting, and chuckled with crooked eyebrows.
Seeing her smiling happily, Xiao Yi's heart felt itchy. He held her hand and the two walked out of the small study together and returned to the banquet room. Xiao Yi pulled her to sit on the Arhat bed, secretly kissed her on the tender cheek, and then said: "...After the Lantern Festival, we can start packing things. We just need to pack lightly."
Nangong Yue nodded as she was told and said, "I will leave my dowry in the capital for now."
When she got married, her dowry amounted to one hundred and twenty-eight dollars. It would be really troublesome to take it away with her.
Xiao Yi hugged her and talked about the secret letter handed over by Uncle Xuan Ping. Nangong Yue was dumbfounded, blinked and said: "This is too good to be true...can the emperor really believe it?"
"Uncle Xuan Ping has always been favored by the emperor and has his own ability to speak well." Xiao Yi smiled, his peach blossom eyes sparkling, "Xiao Bai is really good at choosing people."
Of course, choosing who to go to Baiyue is not just a casual decision. Every step of Guan Yubai has its own considerations.
In fact, not many people know the truth about the Baiyue Mutiny. With Xuan Pingbo's temperament, if the errand is not completed, it will only whitewash the peace. In this way, it would be even more impossible for the emperor to know the truth.
"That's right." Xiao Yi remembered something and said, "Xiao Bai feels that the incident in the capital a few days ago was not done by the third prince alone. The third prince should be someone's shield."
Nangong Yue raised her eyebrows slightly and said in surprise: "The third prince has been taken advantage of?...Who could it be?" As soon as she finished speaking, she asked and answered herself, "The fifth prince has the status of legitimate son, and now the situation is clear. There is no need to do this kind of tricks. And if the third prince falls, the only ones who can benefit are the other two princes...the eldest prince and the second prince?"
Xiao Yi made a sign with the word "two" and said, "Xiaobai said that nine out of ten it is this person."
The second prince... Han Lingguan.
Recalling the last life, the fifth prince died of poisoning. At that time, various suspicions were pointed at the second prince. The queen was grieved and desperately attacked the second prince. In the end, whether it was an accident or man-made, the second prince died early. And in this life...the fifth prince survived and changed a lot?
Xiao Yi didn't want to see her work hard, so he hugged her and secretly kissed her, and said, "Let's wait and see for now and talk about it later."
Nangong Yue leaned on him and nodded lightly.
Early in the morning of the next day, Xiao Yi went out after breakfast. He planned to go to Pei Mansion first, call Pei Yuanchen out, and go to Guiyuan Pavilion to drink together.
After Nangong Yue was busy with the chores in the middle school, she returned to her room in Fufengyuan.
She winked at Baihui, and Baihui immediately nodded understandingly and dismissed the maids. Only Nangong Yue, Baihui and Lily were left in the room.
"Lily, come here, I have something for you." Nangong Yue waved to Lily, and Lily walked over confused.
Nangong Yue took out a list from the box on the dressing table and handed it to Lily.
Lily blinked suspiciously, only glanced at it, and then her eyes widened in surprise.
This is...
She looked at Nangong Yue and then at Baihui, with a faint blush on her pretty face.
It turned out that this list was actually a dowry list, which listed in detail the house, land, jewelry, cloth, utensils prepared for her... It was so comprehensive that the total of these things did not cost more than one or two thousand taels of silver. Can't do it.
"Prince Concubine..." Lily whispered flattered, "This is too much." As far as she knew, when Yimei got married for the first time in the past, there were not so many.
"Don't worry." Nangong Yue looked at her with a smile, as if he could guess what she was thinking, "I already made up for your sister Yimei's share yesterday." After a pause, she said again , "When your cousin gets married in the future, there will be so many... no, maybe more than you. Don't be jealous!"
Lily was accidentally amused, and calmed down again, and said with a smile: "Prince Concubine, I am not jealous. Even if you give your cousin double the dowry, I will not be jealous!"
Seeing that Lily's face stopped blushing and her heart stopped beating in an instant, and she was still talking about dowry and so on, Baihui shook her head helplessly.
Nangong Yue said again: "Lily, you are getting married in a few days. Don't be on duty these days. Go back and prepare for the wedding."
"No need, Crown Princess." Lily disagreed, "It's okay for me to stay at home..." As she said that, she thought of something and winked mischievously, "Why don't you give my cousin a few days off? How about it? Let her help the slaves organize it."
This girl... Nangong Yue and Baihui looked at each other with a smile.
Amidst the laughter, Que'er came into the room and reported, "Prince Concubine, Young Mistress Han is here!" The Young Mistress Han she said was actually Jiang Yixi.
Given the friendship between Nangong Yue and Jiang Yixi, Nangong Yue did not go to the flower hall to meet the guests, and ordered Que'er to bring Jiang Yixi in directly.
Jiang Yixi looked a little solemn. As soon as Nangong Yue saw her look, he knew that something was wrong, so he dismissed the maids.
"Sister Xi, what happened?" Nangong Yue asked with concern, thinking: Could it be that Princess Qi did something wrong again?
Jiang Yixi really couldn't say that this matter had nothing to do with Princess Qi, although the initiator was indeed not Princess Qi, and Princess Qi just followed the trend.
After Jiang Yixi composed herself, she smiled helplessly and said, "Sister Yue, do you know Mrs. Gong, the wife of the commander-in-chief of Xuzhou Town in the south of the Yangtze River?"
Mrs. Gong? Nangong Yue blinked and shook her head in confusion, wondering why Jiang Yixi suddenly mentioned this person.
A cold light flashed in Jiang Yixi's eyes, and she said with a half-smile: "In recent days, Mrs. Gong is a big celebrity in the royal capital. She is sending her adopted daughters to various mansions. A few days ago, she even gave away one Come to our Prince Qi’s Mansion..."
Could it be that... Nangong Yue probably guessed it. Based on Princess Qi's temperament, she roughly knew how this matter would develop.
Jiang Yixi nodded and said: "Yes, the mother-in-law took the initiative to accept that Miss Gong and sent it to our yard. She even said grandly that she would help the Han family spread its branches..." She had already She didn't care about the fact that her heir was in trouble, and neither did Han Huaijun, but Princess Qi always liked to mention it intentionally or unintentionally.
"Adopted daughter?" Nangong Yue raised her eyebrows slightly, but her voice showed no emotion, "This is quite interesting."
It is really rare to find such a "adopted daughter" who can be sent everywhere.
Nangong Yue looked at Jiang Yixi and asked, "Sister Xi, where is that person?"
"Keep it." Jiang Yixi didn't care. After thinking about it, he said with slightly raised lips, "Although I don't know what Mr. Gong is jumping up and down about, but something like that happened in the capital a few days ago. Things, aside from other things, the Third Prince is still banned, and the Emperor must still be troubled in his heart. Mr. Gong acted like this, and even if he was only worried about one point in the beginning, I am afraid it will be ten points in the end. … I will wait until that time when my father and princess come over in person and ask me to take Miss Gong back. I won’t be able to give it back casually."
Jiang Yixi smiled slightly, looking relaxed.
Seeing her thinking so clearly, Nangong Yue felt relieved and couldn't help but pursed her lips and smiled.
At this time, Jiang Yixi hesitated for a moment and continued: "Sister Yue, I came to you today to remind you that your Ayi has been favored by the emperor recently, so I thought, maybe the Gong family I will also send you a charming adopted daughter."
Nangong Yue smiled and was about to speak when she heard Jiang Yixi say with deep meaning: "Sister Yue, even though we women are in the backyard all day long, men are always the ones who can call the shots in the backyard. If men change Heart is not something we can save by crying and fighting. But if a man can treat us wholeheartedly, it is just an extra bowl of rice to support a 'servant'."
Precisely because Han Huaijun didn't care about "Miss Gong" and would not have any intimacy with her, Jiang Yixi could not care less.
Jiang Yixi is a girl who was carefully raised by a truly noble family and knows the ways of the back house very well. If the person she married was not Han Huaijun, she would not even care if her husband had a concubine in the second room. In contrast, she was more worried about Nangong Yue, because she knew that the second room in the Nangong family did not have a concubine, and she was afraid that if Mrs. Gong really took advantage of her, When the person arrived, Nangong Yuehui was so angry that she ran to make trouble with Xiao Yi. No matter how deep the relationship between a husband and wife is, it will gradually fade away due to unprovoked rudeness and trouble.
In Jiang Yixi's opinion, Xiao Yi has a deep love for Nangong Yue, and like Han Huaijun, he will not even look at other women. In this case, they can just sit back and wait for the Gong family to suffer misfortune.
Nangong Yue naturally understood what she meant. If she wasn't as close as a sister, how could Jiang Yixi come over and have a heart-to-heart talk with her.
She couldn't help but smile, nodded, and said, "I understand, thank you Sister Xi for reminding me."
Jiang Yixi breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.
Nangong Yue looked at Jiang Yixi with some reluctance. She still had too many people in the royal capital that she couldn't let go of, but it was inevitable to return to southern Xinjiang.
For a moment, a hint of complexity flashed in Nangong Yue's eyes, but she immediately smiled as if nothing had happened and said: "Sister Xi, it's rare that you have time to come to my place, so you have to have lunch before leaving..."
Jiang Yixi responded with a smile and said: "I heard that your maid named Lily is getting married soon. Call her over and I will add makeup to her."
"The relationship is so good, Lily must be so happy!"
Nangong Yue and Jiang Yixi were chatting and laughing happily, and at this moment, Xiao Yi, Pei Yuanchen and Cheng Luo had also arrived at Guiyuan Pavilion.
Yesterday, Li Chengen refused their invitation on the pretext of something. How could Xiao Yi not see the other party's avoidance attitude? There is no need to pay more attention to it, otherwise this fine wine will be wasted.
Xiao Yi helped Pei Yuanchen, who had difficulty with his legs and feet, go upstairs. As soon as he took his seat, Cheng Luo bowed to the two future brothers-in-law flexibly: "Eldest brother-in-law, eldest brother, today I will do it first as a sign of respect, and from now on Please also ask your two brothers-in-law for their generous advice."
Cheng Luo drank two glasses of wine boldly, and politely filled both Xiao Yi and Pei Yuanchen's glasses with wine. Although he was attentive, he was not flattering and made people feel no disgust.
After Cheng Luo sat down, he still felt a little unsteady and unreal. Do you really want to be your eldest brother's brother-in-law?
The three of them were drinking and talking. While the wine was still in full swing, there were two knocks on the door suddenly. The waiter came in and asked respectfully: "Sir, a guest said... I know a few of you, and you see..." Guiyuan Pavilion has its own unique features that are deeply loved by the princes, ministers and young masters in the capital. It is not only the environment and good food and wine, but also the fact that the guests are not allowed to be messed around at will. People are annoying.
Xiao Yi raised his brows, but before he could speak, Cheng Luo smiled boldly and said, "Since we are friends, please come in for a drink."
The waiter agreed and stepped back. After a while, a middle-aged man in his fifties was brought in, and behind him were three young girls wearing pink dresses. They all seemed to be fifteen or sixteen years old, with charming and graceful looks.
Cheng Luo originally thought that the visitor would drink and play with them on weekdays, but he did not expect that it was an old man he had never met before.
Since I don’t know them, the other party is obviously coming for Xiao Yi or Pei Yuanchen.
Cheng Luo looked at the two of them intuitively. Xiao Yi smiled casually and said, "Isn't this Mr. Gong? Is this really a 'coincidence'?" He deliberately emphasized the word "cool" and held it in his hand. Playing with a white porcelain wine glass casually.
General Gong? It turns out that this is Commander Gong!
Pei Yuanchen also thought of something and squinted his eyes thoughtfully. Recently, the story of Gong Yuhai, the commander-in-chief of Xuzhou Town in the south of the Yangtze River, and his wife sending their adopted daughter around has been gradually spread... This kind of thing is logical. , it is not a glorious thing, so some mansions that have adopted adopted daughters hide it, but some mansions will treat it as a romantic affair.
General Gong went to Guiyuan Pavilion to find them and brought three young girls with him. Could it be...
Pei Yuanchen and Xiao Yi quickly exchanged knowing glances.
Gong Ruhai naturally heard the meaning in Xiao Yi's tone, but he didn't care at all. He cupped his hands to the three of them: "Prince Xiao, Prince Pei, and Fourth Young Master Cheng, it is indeed a coincidence." He smiled. De's triangular eyes narrowed, and he said in a familiar tone, "I happened to bring a few adopted daughters to Guiyuan Pavilion for a drink today, and I didn't expect to bump into three of them."
When he heard that these three girls were indeed the rumored "adopted daughters", Pei Yuanchen already knew it.
He was just thinking about sending General Gong away, but he didn’t expect that Gong Ruhai was even more shameless than he thought. He went straight to the point: "Prince Xiao, Prince Pei, Fourth Master Cheng, I am Although the three adopted daughters are not ladies of the family, they are also jade from a small family. Unfortunately, their lives are a bit hard, and their family is in a low position. The humble concubine saw them as pitiful, so she adopted them. They were also raised like pearls and jade, and they were good at playing, playing, playing, chess, calligraphy and painting. It doesn’t make sense. The three of them have been admiring Prince Xiao, Prince Pei and Fourth Young Master Cheng for a long time. This girl is outgoing, and I also want to make them happy..."
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I wish the girls a happy new year, good luck and everything goes well~