married daughter

Chapter 179 Rolling down the mountain
When Ruan Yunting returned to the mansion, she felt that the atmosphere today was not quite right.The servants all bowed their heads and walked quickly and silently, which made her feel the tense atmosphere of the first new life.What happened in the mansion?

When she first changed into Ruan Yunting, it was because of Xu Ningxiu's incident.The atmosphere is so oppressive today, something more serious must have happened than before.

Thinking of this, Ruan Yunting didn't go directly to Pine Age Hall to greet the old lady as usual, but went back to Jingsi Garden first.Hongdou and Chanjuan are in the mansion, so they will know some news.She also don't bump into the muzzle rashly.

After washing in the clean room, Ruan Yunting took off her maid's clothes and put on her home clothes. While combing her hair, she asked Hong Dou in a low voice: "Did something happen in the mansion?"

Hongdou nodded, and also answered in a low voice: "I heard that something happened to the second master of Bianguan. Mother Han went to Pine Age Hall in the afternoon, and she didn't go into details when she came back, so the servant girl didn't know very well."

Ruan Yunting frowned, "Is there any movement in Xinlanju today?"

"The servant girl was about to tell the girl that Chang's mother got a prescription for beauty from somewhere and gave it to the third wife. The medicinal materials were precious, and the third wife was reluctant to let the servants try it out, and she didn't dare to let the eighth girl use it rashly. I used it. As a result, my face was red and swollen, and I can’t even look at it now. Chang’s mother betrayed her master, and was beaten by the third wife for [-] boards. Chang's mother was beaten for another [-] boards and locked up in the woodshed. Chang's mother received [-] boards and is now dying. The old lady and the eldest wife, the third master and the second master are in Pine Age Hall. After discussing, no one has the opportunity to go to the old lady to ask Mother Chang for a favor. The third wife doesn't care. She only cares about asking the doctor to give her a face. I don't know if Mother Chang can survive this test. "

When Hongdou said this, he smiled and said: "The third master and the third wife were not on good terms the next day, but today's incident shows that he and the third wife are actually on good terms."

Ruan Yunting smiled, "You're thinking too simply. When you're the third master, you're really 'a beauty with anger'? He's just venting his anger."

"I don't understand." Hongdou blinked in confusion.

Ruan Yunting stood up, but didn't continue talking, but the reason was very clear.The third master and the third wife are at odds, and after the third wife has sealed the order, the third master can't touch her even more.If she wanted to teach the third wife some lessons, she would naturally have to touch the people around her. Chang's mother was the third wife's confidant, and she couldn't do anything on weekdays. If she seized the opportunity today, wouldn't it be a good idea to tidy up and shake the mountain?

I'm afraid the third wife is about to explode now.

Pushing open the carved wooden window and looking at the newly melting ice and snow outside, Ruan Yunting also felt very uncomfortable.After all, the third wife is still the biological mother of her previous life.He had been kind to her before, but the reality of this life is helpless, and the family relationship she accumulated with the third wife who came halfway has been hurt and there is not much left.She has too little in this life, and she can only rely on herself.

To punish them a little bit can be regarded as a disadvantage for the third wife and a long memory.I hope she won't do anything provocative next time.At that time, she will not know that she can still be like today, and it can be resolved by only letting her face become red and swollen for two days.

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In the Pine Age Hall, the old lady was wearing a peacock-blue embroidered crane embroidered round neck beige, sitting cross-legged on the warm kang, her face was gloomy, and the wrinkles on her forehead and the corners of her eyes had deepened a lot.

The eldest wife, the third master and the second master Xu Chengxuan also had gloomy faces.

Apart from a few of them, there was no one else in the house.

"I don't think the second master will do anything to collude with the enemy and betray the country. He has been guarding the border all these years and has been dedicated to his duties. Maybe it is one of his tricks to let go of the prince of Southern Chu?"

"What mother said is that I don't believe that my second uncle would do things like collaborating with the enemy and traitorous country." Xu Chengxuan also agreed after hearing the words.

The old lady shook her head sadly: "We can trust the second master, but the emperor may not trust it. The bad thing is caused by Lu Jianjun!"

"The Lu family has been hostile to our family for more than a day or two. They have also been hostile to the second brother everywhere in the army. This time the second brother just let the prince of Southern Chu go away. Before Zhezi made it clear, Lu The supervisor had already brought a complaint to the emperor. The second elder brother locked him up in a rage because Lu Jianjun's intervention in his strategy almost ruined the matter, and gave the emperor a note to explain the situation at that time. At the court meeting today, the emperor brought this matter up to ask the opinions of the ministers, and I felt cold sweat running down my spine." When the third master said this, he still seemed to be terrified, and he couldn't help complaining in his tone, "Second brother is really, why? We are going to lock up Supervisor Lu."

"He must have no other choice." The old lady sighed heavily, "It means that whether it is big or small, it is all at the emperor's whim. In today's court, will the emperor express his position?"

"No." Xu Chengxuan frowned thickly, "It happened so suddenly, I didn't have time to say a word to my second uncle, and the imperial concubine is pregnant now, without the consent of the ancestors, my grandson dare not go rashly. Excuse me, I was afraid that the emperor would be angry if he found out, so I left the matter and rushed back immediately, asking the ancestor to show me."

After finishing speaking, the eldest wife, the third master and the second master Xu Chengxuan all looked at the old lady, waiting for her to give her an idea.

The old lady thought for a while and said, "We can only resign ourselves to fate, but it shouldn't be too serious."

"Why did the ancestors say that?" asked the eldest lady.

The old lady said: "We have offended the villains of the Lu family, and they will definitely make a big fuss about it. But the emperor is a wise king, and the most important thing is the balance in the court. Our family and the Lu family are always in balance. The stability of the court can only be ensured by the position of the emperor, I believe the emperor will not look at the Lu family's limelight higher than ours, and now that the war is not over, the emperor still needs us."

"Then what if the war ends?" the third master asked.

The old lady pursed her slightly dry lips, and sighed: "When the time comes, I can only adapt to the situation."

Hearing this, the eldest wife, the third master and the second master were all a little melancholy.

After all, the eldest lady has served the old lady for many years, and she knows how to make the old lady happy, so she changed the subject with a smile: "Don't think about the worst, the old lady, in a few days, the second brother and sister Qiao will be together It's coming, we can finally reunite happily, happily."

The old lady's smile became softer, she nodded and said: "Yes, let Shuang girl be very nervous first, the most important thing is to get this matter done well, as for the other things, let the soldiers come and cover them up."

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Ruan Yunting naturally didn't know what the old lady and others were researching, but when the news that Xu Chengfeng was promoted by the emperor as a fifth-rank imperial bodyguard and returned to the capital immediately reached the Xu family on the third day of February, Ruan Yunting realized that something was wrong. different.

Could it be that there was some trouble at the border that required the emperor to be so eager to benefit the Xu family?Or is it to threaten and balance the second master by calling Xu Chengfeng in front of the imperial court and under his nose?

Whatever you think, anything is possible.Ruan Yunting began to worry about Xu Chengfeng.And worry about my own way.

How can there be a complete egg under the nest?

"What are you thinking about?" Xiao Beishu put down the chess piece and looked at Ruan Yunting with a smile.

Ruan Yunting came back to her senses, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I was distracted."

"Since you have no intention of playing chess, let's give it up today." Xiao Beishu was not angry that she lost her mind during the game, but said with concern: "But you are not feeling well? Is the injury from a few days ago still not healed?"

Ruan Yunting shook her head and smiled gratefully: "No, my injury is already healed, but there are some things I can't understand and I am a little worried."

"What's the matter?"

"Some things at home, hey, I'm just thinking wildly and worrying unnecessarily." In fact, Ruan Yunting is very clear that many things cannot be changed by her little girl alone, and even worrying is useless.

Xiao Beishu knew that it was inconvenient for her to speak out, so he didn't ask any more questions. He couldn't bear her being so depressed, so he suggested with a smile, "There is still half an hour before school ends, why don't we go for a walk?"

"Alright." Instead of thinking about it here, it's better to relax and go to the court later.

Ruan Yunting put on her cloak, left the bamboo garden with Xiao Beishu, and walked up the rugged mountain road side by side.

"When I have nothing to do, I like to take the roads here and the mountains. I always take steps or paths. Although it is safe, it is very boring." Xiao Beishu said as he walked.

Ruan Yunting held up the hem of her skirt.Carefully follow behind him.Mountaineering is a good sport, but her clothes are too cumbersome, and the road in the forest is covered with ice and snow in February, and the slope of the mountain is not small, so every step is very difficult.After walking for a while, Ruan Yunting was already out of breath, and the white mist from her exhalation moistened her cheeks and eyelashes.

"Unexpectedly, Mr. Xiao still has such leisure and elegance, which is a good way to exercise." Ruan Yunting said out of breath.

Xiao Beishu was still calm, slowed down his pace, and said with a smile: "What's so interesting about always taking the path that others have walked, I like to take a different route to the top of the mountain." The pink color, Xiao Beishu thoughtfully said: "If you are tired, take a rest for a while."

"Alright." Ruan Yunting was indeed tired.

Xiao Beishu stood next to a big tree, pointing to a big pine tree near Ruan Yunting, "The ice and snow are slippery, very dangerous, you'd better lean against a tree, it won't be easy to slide down."

Ruan Yunting looked around, there were only dead branches protruding from the snow on the ground, and the pine tree Xiao Beishu pointed to was the closest to her, so she nodded and moved over there.As soon as he took a step, he stepped on a stone in the snow, his ankle hurt sharply, and his body tilted to the side.

Ruan Yunting cried out in surprise, grabbing wildly with her hands, first she grabbed a bunch of dead branches, but the dead branches were brittle and easy to break, and they couldn't stop her rolling downward at all.When I waved my hands, I felt that my hand was being grasped by a fiery big hand.As he fell, he bumped into his warm chest.

Ruan Yunting didn't know how many times she rolled.When she stopped, she already felt dizzy, there was no pain anywhere on her body, and her eyes were out of focus.

(End of this chapter)