The Favoured Medical Princess: 513 Beautiful Concubine
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Nangong Yue took the piano with Xiao Fei to her Yuebi Residence. Xiao Fei really couldn't put it down, a happy smile burst out on her little face, and she hurriedly tuned the piano and the melancholy between her eyebrows also faded a lot. .
When we returned to Bixiaotang, it was almost midnight. Que'er came forward and reported that a quarter of an hour ago, King Zhennan was invited to Tingyu Pavilion by Mr. Fang.
Nangong Yue raised her eyebrows slightly, guessing that it might be about the Fang family. She nodded and said nothing more. However, just after sitting down and flipping through a few pages of the book, she was summoned to Tingyu Pavilion by King Zhennan.
"Father, grandfather."
The King of Zhennan and Mr. Fang were sitting in the octagonal pavilion in the backyard. Nangong Yue stepped forward unhurriedly and respectfully saluted the two elders.
"No courtesy." King Zhennan, who was wearing a green brocade robe, raised his hand with a smile on his face, and seemed to be in a good mood.
Old man Fang on the side smiled meaningfully at Nangong Yue, picked up the tea cup and covered the smile at the corner of his mouth.
King Zhennan said straight to the point: "Prince Concubine, in a few days, I will invite the sixth girl from the Fang family to come in. You should go and prepare first."
Before King Zhennan came to Tingyu Pavilion, he did not expect that Mr. Fang would actually tell him this. Hey, the Fang family really wanted him to take a girl from the Fang family as a concubine. They could have done it themselves. He said that he also disturbed his father-in-law's peace.
The King of Zhennan has a cloud of beautiful concubines in his backyard. It can be said that one more is not too much and one less is not too many. But the girl from the Fang family is different. After all, the Fang family is one of the four major families in Southern Xinjiang and owns most of the mineral deposits in Southern Xinjiang, so it should not be underestimated. Over the years, Zhennan Palace and these aristocratic families have actually supported each other. Now, no matter how disgusted King Zhennan is with Xiao Fang, he still has to keep her in order to maintain the relationship with the Fang family.
Now, the Fang family is willing to take a girl as his concubine, which is of course very good.
Because of this, King Zhennan is in a good mood now.
Since the Fang family is so knowledgeable, the King of Zhennan is happy to give them face. After all, the Fang family is not an ordinary family, and the relationship between the Xiao Fang family is even more extraordinary. Although the new girl from the Fang family is not as good as the Wei family, She has the title of concubine, but she is also a noble concubine when she enters the palace, which is different from the ordinary concubines in the palace. Otherwise, King Zhennan would not specifically mention it to Nangong Yue about such a trivial matter as concubinage.
Nangong Yuefu accepted the order: "Yes, father."
She withdrew without asking any questions, knowing in her heart that Mr. Fang must have mentioned this matter to King Zhennan just now, and that this happened...
After Nangong Yue turned around, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.
After returning to Bixiaotang, Nangong Yue ordered Baihui to send a message to the Wei family and leave the matter of delivering the concubine documents to the Wei family.
So, early the next morning, the fourth room of the Fang family received the concubinage document from the Wei family.
When she received the document, Mrs. Fang Si was dumbfounded. She quickly called Mr. Fang Si over and handed the document into his hand.
Fang Ziman on the side had gone blank from the moment she saw the document, and she stood there in a daze for a long time, unable to recover.
"Old Master, how could it be the prince?!" Mrs. Fang Si frowned and said to Mr. Fang Si anxiously and doubtfully.
They originally planned that no matter whether it was King Zhennan or the Crown Prince, as long as one of them accepted a girl from the Fang family. Of course, it would be best to be the prince. They even believed that as long as Mr. Fang opened his mouth, given Fang Ziman's character and appearance, a concubine of the prince would be a good thing.
And if by any chance, the one who wants to marry the girl from the Fang family is the King of Zhennan, then the one who gets married will not be Fang Ziman, the legitimate daughter of the concubine, but one of the legitimate daughters of the fourth concubine. girl.
But now the concubinage document sent by the palace has stated that the Fang family has six daughters, which is a certainty. They can't go to Zhennan King and tell them that the Fang family needs to be replaced, right?
Of course, they can also tell King Zhennan that they have no intention of sending the girl from the Fang family to the palace as a concubine. Presumably King Zhennan will not force anyone to do anything. However, in this way, even if they want to send Sister Man to the palace in the future, It is impossible to send it to the prince. That would really end the relationship between the palace and the Fang family...
"What a plan to get rid of the salary under the cauldron!" Mr. Fang Si pinched the paper of concubinage and gritted his teeth, "It must be the jealous concubine who is behind it!"
"Grandfather..." Fang Ziman was on the verge of tears, twisting the handkerchief in her hand fiercely, "Granddaughter, granddaughter doesn't want..." The prince is young and handsome, and he recognizes it when he is on his side. But the prince... the prince is old enough to be her father!
Mr. Fang Si was unwilling in his heart. Sister Man was a girl carefully cultivated by their fourth house. She was excellent in both demeanor and speech. Even if she was sent to the palace to be a concubine, she would not be inferior. Now she wants to give it to the prince. Being a concubine is really not worth it!
The more Mr. Fang Si thought about it, the more irritated he became, but now that the matter had come to this, he could only say: "Sister Man, you have always been sensible... Hey, now that things have happened, the Fang family cannot go against the prince's wishes." , he winked at his old wife.
"Grandma!" Fang Ziman looked at Mrs. Fang Si eagerly again. Grandma always loved her and would never force her, right?
Mrs. Fang Si’s wife reluctantly took Fang Ziman’s hand and advised: “Sister Man, don’t be anxious. If you think about it carefully, marrying the prince is much better than marrying the prince! As we all know, the prince and the prince The father and son have always been at odds with each other. Now that the prince is in his prime, if you can please the prince after marrying him and have the support of our Fang family, let alone a concubine, you can even become a princess one day! As the saying goes:' "Parents love Yao'er. Once you give birth to Lin'er, the prince will be delighted. Why not depose the crown prince then?..."
Mrs. Fang Si was talking eloquently, but Fang Ziman's face was as dark as water, and her hand holding the handkerchief was harder. Grandma was telling her to stop drinking when she looked at the plum blossoms! After all, I am not forcing myself to marry the prince!
No matter what Fang Ziman thinks, there is no room for change in this matter. Both the Fang family and the palace are busy with this matter.
Since the prince has a concubine who wants to come in, he naturally has to clean up a courtyard for her to live in, and assign corresponding servants... The regulations in all aspects cannot be higher than the concubine Wei, but they cannot be lower than Aunt Jin and the others. .
Nangong Yue basically left these matters to the Wei family, which meant that Wei family would come to Bixiaotang to discuss with Nangong Yue occasionally when she couldn't make up her mind.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye, and it was the day when Nangong Yue invited Zhou Roujia to visit her house.
On this day, the weather was gloomy, just like Zhou Roujia's mood.
Since receiving the post from Princess Zhennan, the same question has popped up in her mind from time to time in the past few days: Did the Crown Princess really invite her here just to review the music score? Or...
But she didn't dare to think deeply, for fear that the results of the analysis would make her feel even more uneasy.
The speed of the carriage gradually slowed down. The maid lifted the curtain and looked outside, then whispered: "Girl, the Zhennan Palace has arrived."
The maid jumped out of the carriage and handed over the post. Not long after, the Zhennan Palace opened a corner door, and a concierge came to greet her and ushered the carriage in.
The carriage arrived at the second gate along the bluestone road. Zhou Roujia got off the carriage, and a stewardess wearing an ocher red gourd and flowered trousers greeted him at the second gate. She blessed her body with a smile and said: "Zhou Eldest girl, please come with me, the imperial concubine and the eldest lady are waiting for you at Bixiaotang."
Xiao Fei is also there... Remembering that she and Xiao Fei had gotten along quite well before, Zhou Roujia's originally tense mood relaxed a little, and she said politely: "Then Grandma Lao will lead the way."
Zhou Roujia followed the steward through the garden, crossed a veranda and continued forward...
At this time, a young woman walked in front, wearing a red embroidered silk gown with apricot and pomegranate flowers and carved silk. She had a pony bun on her head and a red gold inlaid jeweled beaded string with three wings inserted diagonally. Feng Chai looks beautiful and charming, with a hint of charm.
"Is this Miss Zhou?" The young woman stepped forward and looked at Zhou Roujiaying with a kind smile on her face.
Zhou Roujia wondered about this person's identity, which was also a blessing to her body.
The face of the steward changed slightly, a cold light flashed in her eyes, and she was still polite and said: "Aunt Zhang, why are you here?" In front of you is Bixiaotang! Not only cats and dogs can hang out in front of Bixiao Hall!
Zhang Pianpian is a smart person, so she didn't feel the sting in the steward's words. Before she came, she had already figured out that she might make the Crown Princess unhappy, but she really couldn't care less.
Zhang Pianpian half-closed his eyes, his dark eyes were as dark as an abyss, and Xiao Luan's voice sounded in his ears again: "...Pianpian, I made a mistake and ruined Miss Zhou's reputation. Now, the only way I can make up for my mistakes is by marrying her. Hey, I have to marry a wife after all. I think that Miss Zhou is gentle and kind, and I will definitely get along with you..."
Thinking about it, Zhang Pianpian clenched her hands tightly into fists in her sleeves, with a smile on her face.
She knew that Xiao Luan would definitely get a wife, but she believed that she could win over Xiao Luan, so she never worried. However, this Miss Zhou... Xiao Luan is now obsessed with Miss Zhou out of guilt. This is the worst thing...
So, Zhang Pianpian came. Firstly, he wanted to see Miss Zhou with his own eyes. Secondly, if he could make Miss Zhou lose her composure in front of the imperial concubine, she would make the imperial concubine feel that she was not worthy of being Xiao Luan's legitimate wife. That's good...
"Mother Wu, when I heard that Miss Zhou was here, I came here to say hello to her, so I could get to know her face first." Zhang Pianpian smiled, and as she spoke, she looked at Zhou Roujia again, smiling. Friendly and warmly, "Miss Zhou, please don't blame me for being presumptuous. I heard what the second young master said about the girl, so I wanted to come and pay my respects to the girl... From now on, you and I will follow the example of Ehuang Nvying and serve the second young master well. It will definitely make a good story." The ends of her charming eyes were slightly raised, and she smiled meaningfully.
Zhou Roujia's eyes widened, her fair face turned red, and her ears were buzzing. Although the other party didn't say it directly, she already understood who the other party was.
The aunt in Mr. Xiao’s house!
These days, Mrs. Wang also inquired a little bit about Xiao Luan, so Zhou Roujia knew that he had a favored aunt in his house.
Zhou Roujia has no position or identity to evaluate whether it is legal for Mr. Xiao to take concubines before marrying his wife. Now she cannot protect herself.
My mother has only her only daughter. If she had a white silk ribbon, or an ancient Buddha with a green lantern, who would be able to support her in the future? ! So these days, Zhou Roujia has thought very clearly that if the Zhennan Palace looks down upon her and thinks that her family background and character are not worthy of being the wife of Second Young Master Xiao, then she is willing to join the palace as a concubine.
However, even if she will be a concubine in the future, she is still an innocent girl, and she cannot allow the aunt in other people's houses to behave like this.
She silently asked herself, if it hadn't happened and she was a guest in someone else's house, what would she have done if such a thing happened...
Thinking about this, Zhou Roujia calmed down and said to the grandma who was leading the way: "Mother Wu, could you please lead the way."
Mother Wu was stunned for a moment and said hurriedly: "Miss Zhou, please come this way."
Zhou Roujia nodded, raised her head and straightened her chest, and passed Zhang Pianpian without squinting, as if she had never seen this person before.
Zhang Pianpian was a little dumbfounded for a moment. She thought that Zhou Roujia might let someone slap her mouth. She also thought that Zhou Roujia might not be able to bear the humiliation and left in tears. She even thought that Zhou Roujia would be left speechless by herself. ...However, she never thought that Zhou Roujia would completely ignore her.
"Miss Zhou..."
Zhang Pianpian still wanted to speak, but there was no way that Aunt Wu could tolerate her being so presumptuous again and again. Two maids immediately stopped her, while she continued to lead the way respectfully.
After entering Bixiao Hall, Nanny Wu took her all the way to the Little Flower Hall, where Nangong Yue and Xiao Fei were drinking tea and talking, and several maids were waiting on them.
"I have met the Crown Princess, Miss Xiao."
Zhou Roujia walked to the hall and greeted Nangong Yue and Xiao Fei gracefully.
"Miss Zhou, please sit down." Nangong Yue smiled warmly and asked Zhou Roujia to sit down as if nothing had happened.
Zhou Roujia did not move, but took a deep breath and said: "Prince Concubine, my little girl just met an aunt from your mansion near the garden. She kept saying that she was worthy of the little sisters, and also said some nonsense..." Her clear eyes met Nangong Yue's, and she said with a strong voice, "Your Majesty, my daughter is invited here, and she is a guest of the palace. Now that she is being humiliated by an aunt, she still expects her to make the decision for her."
Just now Zhang Pianpian suddenly appeared and stopped Zhou Roujia. Naturally, the servants did not dare to hide such a thing, so a little maid immediately came to report Nangong Yue and Xiao Fei.
Nangong Yue ordered Baihui to go check it out at that time, so that she could do things easily.
In fact, when Xiao Luan came to tell Nangong Yue specifically that Zhang Pianpian wanted to go to the theater at King Zhennan’s birthday party, Nangong Yue already felt that Zhang Pianpian’s heart seemed to be nourished because of Xiao Luan’s love. As I grew older, I began to have some extravagant hopes that I shouldn’t have.
But Nangong Yue did not expect that Zhang Pianpian would be so bold as to stop Zhou Roujia.
No matter what Zhang Pianpian’s purpose was, her behavior was not only transgressive, but also disgraced the palace!
However, what surprised Nangong Yue was that Baihui had no chance to appear, and Zhou Roujia handled it calmly. Zhou Roujia did not repeat in detail what Zhang Pianpian said just now, but Nangong Yue had already known it from the maid. If an ordinary girl had heard those words, she would have been so embarrassed that she would have lost her mind. At that moment, if Zhou Roujia was... Pianpian crying in anger showed that she was weak; if she quarreled with Zhang Pianpian, she would be degrading herself.
Zhou Roujia responded in a way that was most suitable for her. She ignored Zhang Pianpian's provocation and came here to let herself make the decision for her.
It seems that although Mrs. Zhou, Mrs. Wang, has a soft temper, Zhou Roujia is not like her mother. She is tolerant but not cowardly, and has a clear mind.
"Aunt Wu," Nangong Yue turned around and told Aunt Wu, "Aunt Zhang acted frivolously and did not abide by her duties as a concubine. She bumped into a guest and punished her with a three-month grounding and ten thumbs."
Nanny Wu respectfully accepted the order and left without any sympathy for Zhang Pianpian. This is called self-inflicted evil and you will not live!
Seeing this, Zhou Roujia finally breathed a sigh of relief, her palms full of sweat.
Actually, she felt a little uneasy. She didn't know if her actions would displease the Crown Princess. But if she allows Zhang to humiliate her now, what about the future! ...Fortunately, the Crown Princess is sensible.
"Miss Zhou, please sit down." Nangong Yue said again.
Zhou Roujia sat down on the armchair next to Xiao Fei, with only a small desk separated from Xiao Fei. The maid serving in the small flower hall served her a blue and white porcelain tea cup and two plates of snacks.
Nangong Yue smiled slightly and said: "I recently got a new piece of music. I heard that Sister Fei said that Miss Zhou is good at playing the piano, so I specially asked her to come and review it for me."
Zhou Roujia leaned forward and said, "The Crown Princess deserves a reward."
The thrush on the side presented several music scores. Zhou Roujia took the music scores and carefully observed Nangong Yue's expression. Nangong Yue had a smile on her lips and her eyes were as gentle as water, as if she was really just talking about a piece of music score.
Zhou Roujia suppressed the panic in her heart and concentrated on the music in her hand. At first, she just hoped to divert her attention, but soon she became fascinated. The fingers of her right hand began to move subconsciously, as if Like playing the strings of a piano... Zhou Roujia's originally stiff expression gradually became relaxed and natural.
After reading the music score, Zhou Roujia calmed down and said: "...Concubine, if I am not mistaken, this music should have been composed by the Lu family of the previous dynasty. And it is also a music score that has been lost... It’s really my little girl’s luck to be able to meet her today.”
"Miss Zhou," Xiao Fei said seriously, "You and your sister-in-law both said that this song was composed by the Lu family, but I don't think so. The Lu family composed the music boldly and uninhibitedly, but this song is quite cold. With a sense of eternity..."
"What Miss Xiao said is true, but look, the first part of this song..."
In the flower hall, Xiao Fei and Zhou Roujia talked to each other, but no one could convince the other. In the end, Nangong Yue simply had someone bring the piano so that they could try it out as they pleased.
I don’t know when, the originally gloomy sky outside became brighter, the sun pushed away the dark clouds, the breeze blew, and accompanied by the melodious music of the piano that sounded from time to time, the small flower hall was filled with tranquility.
On this day, until Zhou Roujia said goodbye, no one mentioned Aunt Zhang, no one mentioned the birthday banquet, and no one mentioned Young Master Xiao...
Zhou Roujia had all kinds of doubts in her heart, but she could only hold back.
Xiao Fei personally sent Zhou Roujia to the second gate of the palace, and then returned to Bixiaotang. She looked at Nangong Yue hesitantly, wanting to ask her what she thought of Zhou Roujia. She has always had a good impression of Zhou Roujia, but when discussing a marriage, what is discussed in the palace is not only family status, but also the woman's character and temperament. Xiao Fei also knew that the Zhou family's family status was too low, so I'm afraid her sister-in-law would pay more attention to Miss Zhou.
Nangong Yue smiled slightly and invited Zhou Roujia to come today to see her character.
Pianpian's incident proved that she was neither impulsive nor gentle, but polite and polite, neither humble nor overbearing. Later, when she was discussing the piano with her, Zhou Roujia was not affected by external objects and had no distractions. It can be seen from this that , her mind is relatively pure, and she should not be a fussy person.
This is quite appropriate, but you still have to take a look at the family tradition of the Zhou family.
Furthermore, the marriage is about two people with good surnames. If the Zhou family feels that Xiao Luan is inappropriate, the marriage will be difficult to achieve.
"Quie'er." Nangong Yue spoke and said, "Please write a greeting note for me to Mrs. Zhou. I'll see if it's convenient for her. I'd like to talk to the government." Of course, before that, she also We have to convince King Zhennan first... However, King Zhennan has been in a good mood recently because he is about to have a beautiful wife, so there is no problem in thinking about it.
The magpie has a blessed body and answers his fate.
Xiao Fei blinked and understood immediately, raising the corners of her mouth slightly.
Sister-in-law, you want to talk to the Zhou family, right?
Although she said such things, the sister-in-law still gave the Zhou family enough respect.
If nothing else, this marriage should be very promising...
Sister-in-law does her job properly! Xiao Fei felt that she still had a lot to learn.
Xiao Fei went back with the music score and was in a good mood. After a while, Que'er brought the written greeting card. Nangong Yue took a look at it and asked casually: "Is Xiao Hui back?"
Quie'er replied: "Not yet."
Nangong Yue looked out the window boredly.
The content of Nanliang's secret letter mentioned in the letter Xiao Hui brought back really made her feel uneasy, and she wished she could do it right away... But Xiao Yi asked her not to alert others and wait for his news. Nangong Yue did not act rashly to avoid affecting Guan Yubai's layout. She even asked Xiao Hui to go find Xiao Yi the day before yesterday. After all, if she wanted to send a message, Xiao Hui would be faster and safer.
I don’t know what’s going on in Yanding City now…