married daughter

Chapter 228 Chapter 237~238 Angry root itching; stillbirth
Xiao Beishu's body had a faint fragrance of green grass, and Ruan Yunting knew that he often lay on the lawn, or climbed trees.Ruan Yunting likes to be close to such a free and windy man who is different from traditional ancient men, but she doesn't understand what he said about the relationship between a man and a woman, and she is sure that she has no such thoughts about him.

For two consecutive days, two men mentioned so-called love to her.Ruan Yunting couldn't help thinking, what is love?This question is still too deep for her.Facing the current situation, she was a little worried.If the problem is not handled properly, the friendship she established with Xiao Beishu who talks about everything may very well be broken.

Gently breaking away from his embrace, took a step back, Ruan Yunting raised her head and looked at his eager and calm face, she didn't know what to say for a while, tried not to hurt him, but wanted to express clearly, consider After a long time, he said:
"Mr. Xiao, I'm sorry, I can't give you any response."

Disappointment flashed across Xiao Beishu's eyes, but after thinking about it for a while, he was relieved, and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't consider your feelings and situation. You are engaged now, or the emperor bestowed the marriage, who do you like?" It’s not up to you to decide who you don’t like. Don’t say you don’t have feelings for me now, so what if you have feelings? What I say is just to add to your troubles. I’m too selfish. "

"Don't say I'm sorry, you're not sorry for me." When he said this, Ruan Yunting felt sorry instead, and sighed: "Mr. Xiao, you have the talents of the world, and there will be better women with you in the future." Marriage, I'm just a yellow-haired girl. You deserve the best woman."

This is the most honest word, because if there are no major accidents, she will not be able to escape Deming's marriage, and this is her helplessness.

Xiao Beishu shook his head when he heard the words, and sat back in the armchair, "Forget it, let's talk about what happened today, you don't have to think too much, let alone be burdened, people's hearts can't be controlled, I like you, it's mine Freedom, it is your freedom if you don't like me, I don't force you, and you don't have to force me, how about it?"

Ruan Yunting didn't know what to say after hearing the words.Regarding feelings, although she has survived three lives, she is still a beginner.

Seeing her frowned and tangled pretty face, Xiao Beishu shook his head, laughed and said, "You really don't need to think about it, just pretend nothing happened."

Can this be done?Ruan Yunting raised her eyebrows.

Xiao Beishu felt a little guilty in his heart. The innocent little girl was disturbed by what he said, and she might be pulled into his troubled circle by him. Was it wrong for him to do so?
Xiao Beishu took a deep breath, the atmosphere is too tense now, and they have lost the naturalness of getting along with each other, which Xiao Beishu doesn't want to see.Tangled in his heart, his face returned to his usual appearance, and he changed the subject and said:

"Lan Zhou wrote a letter. Said he is very good, so we don't have to worry about it."

Ruan Yunting was surprised when she heard the words: "When did he write?" She is still not used to Jun Lanzhou's departure these days.

Xiao Beishu smiled and said, "I received the letter early this morning. If he also wrote you a letter, the letter should have arrived at your home by now."

"So that's it." Ruan Yunting smiled and rolled her eyes, really looking forward to the time to return home.

After school, Ruan Yunting went to Mo's house to serve pen and ink as usual. Ever since she let Mr. Mo find a way to give his "ears" by herself last time, Mr. Mo has revealed her bad nature: every day Embarrass her, the ink stick was covered with glue today, Ruan Yunting felt that something was wrong when she took the ink stick, and finally broke off the ink stick with a lot of effort, which made Mrs. Mo laugh out loud. Yun Ting was speechless with black lines all over her head.In my heart, I really understand why the emperor always likes to bully Mo Jianbi.Because this person really owes "cleaning up".

It was Xu time when I returned to Xu's mansion, and the rain gradually stopped. Ruan Yunting got out of the carriage, put on clogs on her embroidered shoes and coat, and walked quickly to Jingsi Garden.The clogs and the bluestone pavement made a crisp sound of collision, and the cold wind was blowing in her face, and her slender figure was outlined in the skirt.

Zhao Linmu's family and Chanjuan were already waiting in front of the Jingsi Garden, seeing the graceful figure approaching from a distance, they trotted to greet her.

"The girl is back. Put on your shawl, it's cold."

"Thank you Mrs. Zhao, how is Hongdou today?"

Zhao Linmu's family bowed their knees and saluted, "Miss Lao, remember, Xiaohong is fine." Hongdou's real name is Xiaohong, and Zhao Linmu's family couldn't change it for a while, so Ruan Yunting simply let her call it that way, which is natural Some.

The three entered the threshold, Zhao Linmu's family went to work in the kitchen, Ruan Yunting entered the main room, and said with a smile: "Is there a letter from me today?"

Hongdou happened to be carrying a tea tray into the room, Wen Yan and Chanjuan looked at each other, nodded solemnly, "Yes."

"Girl." Chanjuan also had a tense face, and took out a white envelope from her bosom, with Jun Lanzhou's familiar characters written on it: Miss Ruan personally.

But the envelope was opened!

"Girl, it's already like this when Mama delivered the letter. The servants didn't open it." Chanjuan explained.

The people in her room are illiterate, so why open her letter?The third wife must have done this!
Why should the third wife read her personal letters!How can she from modern times accept this kind of invasion of privacy?This has never been encountered in three lifetimes!Ruan Yunting only felt a fire burning in her stomach and chest.The third wife's behavior really stepped on her bottom line.

Ruan Yunting stood up abruptly, slammed the table angrily, and cursed angrily, "It's too much!"

"Miss, please calm down." Chanjuan hurriedly took Ruan Yunting's hand and rubbed her red palm: "Miss, don't be angry, it will be good if you get angry."

Ruan Yunting's chest heaved and she was panting heavily.Angrily, he walked outside.She wants to argue with the third wife, why should she open her letter privately!

"Girl, girl, where are you going!"

"Girl, please slow down!"

Hongdou and Chanjuan rushed out, holding Ruan Yunting from left to right.

The swelling on Hongdou's face has not disappeared, and her speech is even more slurred, but she still holds Ruan Yunting's hand and said: "Girl, are you going to find the third wife? You have to think twice!"

"Yes, girl, you can't make any sense when you go like this."

Ruan Yunting's footsteps gradually slowed down.

That's right, this is ancient times, how could she talk about "human rights" and "privacy rights" to the elders of the feudal society as a girl in a boudoir?The third wife opened her letter, and maybe she could find a high-sounding reason, saying that she was doing it for her own good, for her boudoir reputation, and because she was afraid that she would be deceived by others when she was young and ignorant.

Going so hastily would definitely be bad for her.Even if this matter is reported to the old lady, the old lady will think that it is right for the third wife to be an aunt to care about her niece-you are a daughter of a family, what letters do you communicate with outsiders!

Ruan Yunting couldn't vent the suffocation in her chest, she clenched her hands into fists, and she could see little stars flying in front of her eyes.I closed my eyes, suddenly felt that being born in ancient times was really helpless, and being a woman was even more helpless.What privacy do you want?To say this is outrageous.If you are born in a small family, you will still enjoy the blessings. I heard from Lan Zhou that men from poor families also only marry one wife and do not take concubines.She might as well be reborn in a poor family and marry a trafficker.There is nothing wrong with living a busy and fulfilling life, even farming.Now she is wearing gold, silver, brocade clothes and fine food, but how can ordinary people afford this kind of leisure?Not being pissed off, it's all because she has a big heart!

"Girl, calm down, don't be angry."

Seeing Ruan Yunting calm down, Hongdou let out a long breath.Chanjuan also wiped off the sweat from her forehead, and the two helped Ruan Yunting back to the house.

Ruan Yunting sat on the armchair, took a sip of tea to suppress her anger, her hands were trembling, and she took out the letter.

But after reading half a page, Ruan Yunting suddenly burst into a smile.

Because the beginning of the letter reads: "If you are not Miss Ruan, it means that you have lost your character and have no morals at all. You might as well think about how to manage yourself when you have time, and extend your hand into other people's rooms!" It was the text of the letter, which was actually nothing more than saying that she was safe and asking her to take care of herself, nothing else.

Ruan Yunting's smile got bigger and bigger, Lan Zhou would actually write a letter like this?She could almost guess what the third wife's face would look like when she read the letter, and if she didn't crumble the letter paper in a fit of anger, it showed that she had great endurance.

Hongdou and Chanjuan were very puzzled, why did the red-eyed girl who was angry just now fell in love with the letter?
In any case, it is good for a girl to be happy.

"Girl, is there any good news?" Chanjuan asked curiously.

Hong Dou said: "It must be, otherwise how could the girl be so happy?"

Unexpectedly, as soon as the words fell, Hongdou saw tears flickering in Ruan Yunting's eyes sharply.Under the candlelight, her skin was as clear as white porcelain, her eyes were full of tears but she was smiling, she was as beautiful as she was beautiful, but it made people feel distressed.

"Girl, what's wrong with you? Why are you crying and laughing at the same time." Handed her the handkerchief.

Ruan Yunting shook her head, took the handkerchief and touched the corners of her eyes: "It's nothing." For some reason, she suddenly felt very moved and wanted to cry.But there were only two drops of tears, and the previous anger was also washed away by the "unexpected" content on the letter paper.

After dinner, Ruan Yunting asked Chanjuan to shake the lighted incense head, and she stared at it for a while before falling asleep.

The next morning, I went to Pine Age Hall to pay my respects, and when I entered the door, I saw that all the wives from the third room had arrived, and Xu Ningfang and Xu Xueqi were helping the old lady to put on a brand new bijia, the material was just a gift from her a few days ago That Shu brocade.

Seeing Ruan Yunting, the old lady smiled and said: "Ting'er, come and have a look, the piece of material you gave me has been made into a garment, how about it?"

Ruan Yunting laughed: "The material of this dress is really suitable for our ancestors. It looks like your complexion is pink and moist."

"Yes." The third wife also got up and helped the old lady pull the corner of her clothes, and pushed Xu Ningfang aside: "No matter how good the material is, it must be worn by someone else, and only the old lady can wear this peacock blue brocade." The noble temperament of others cannot be suppressed by others."

The eldest lady nodded: "That's exactly the reason."

Xu Ningfang said: "What my mother and aunt said is very true. If there is no such blessing, even the big red and green ones are just sensationalism."

The third wife was wearing a pink beige today, she was taken aback when she heard this, and then glared fiercely at Xu Ningfang.

Xu Ningfang hid behind the old lady like a frightened deer, and said in a soft voice: "Mother redeemed her sins, but my daughter has no intentions."

Now that the old lady loves Xu Ningfang, she will naturally protect her, holding her hand and saying: "Fang'er is just a child."

The third wife squeezed out a smile without a smile on her face, "What did the old ancestor say? Since I recognize her as the daughter of the concubine, I will treat her like my own daughter. How can I care about the child's openness. "

The old lady nodded in satisfaction: "It's best if you can think like this. Hey, don't just focus on buying clothes for my old lady, seeing that autumn is coming, the autumn clothes that were tailor-made by the mansion last season should also be delivered, right? "

"Yes, it's been two days. The daughter-in-law is thinking about asking the master to measure the girls and the boys. It's the time when the children are running around, and last year's clothes may not be suitable for them."

"Then let's do it." The old lady took off the new clothes and handed them to the eldest lady, sitting on the Arhat's bed and said: "Nowadays there are many girls and young masters in our family who go to school, so we should dress decently. Everyone should at least You must have the clothes of 'Embroidered Sword Villa'."

Girl who goes to school, isn't that alluding to Ruan Yunting?The third wife is very sensitive to Ruan Yunting now. When she read the letter, she got angry and didn't vent her anger. She immediately said: "Old lady, other girls are fine, but Miss Ruan is being punished now. The monthly routine in the yard All fined, this tailor-made matter..."

The old lady could hear the meaning of the third wife's words, picked up the teacup and took a sip, looked at Ruan Yunting, who was bowing her head, and then at the third wife.

In fact, she really wanted to reprimand the third wife. Isn't the mansion so poor that they don't even have money for the girl's clothes?But since her idea was to indulge the third wife and let her make a big mistake, she could only wrong Ruan Yunting.

"You are the head of the family, you just figure it out."

After receiving the order, the third wife squeezed out two chrysanthemums from the corners of her smiling eyes: "Yes, the daughter-in-law follows the wishes of the ancestors."

Ruan Yunting was very disappointed in her heart, she was already numb from disappointment.Now the old lady loves Xu Ningqiao and Xu Ningfang more and more, and gradually doesn't take her seriously.Maybe it's because her marriage has been settled, and she can no longer be used as a tool of the Xu family, so there's no need to win over her?
It seems that if she wants to live a good life before her wedding, she still has to figure out a way by herself.

The third wife glanced at Ruan Yunting triumphantly, and felt that she had won unprecedentedly happily. What should I say, the relationship between the Xu family and the Jun family is there, and the old lady will not treat her no matter what, even if it happens Last time about sex|drug incest, didn't the old lady still trust her in the same way?
When the third wife was proud, Han Bin's family entered the house and whispered something in the old lady's ear.

The old lady's eyes flashed when she heard the words, and she said with an unchanged expression: "It's getting late, those who should go to school should hurry up. Others, do what you have to do. I should also go and take care of my flowers gone."

"Yes."

The girls retreated together, and the wives also went back to the yard.

Xu Ningfang and Ruan Yunting went to school all the way, and they were silent on the way. When there was no one else around, Xu Ningfang said in a low voice: "Sister Ruan, don't be sad, Mr. Dai loves you so much, will I see you in winter?" Fitting winter clothes will be made for you."

It was originally a good sentence, but if Ruan Yunting had feelings for Dai Ming, she would definitely find it ironic.It's just that Xu Ningfang miscalculated Ruan Yunting's feelings for Dai Ming, or used her own feelings to measure Ruan Yunting's thoughts.Ruan Yunting keenly felt that what she said was wrong, but she couldn't tell what was wrong for a while. If she didn't feel wrong, why was it a little sour?
Ruan Yunting hid the thoughts in her heart very well, smiled and said nothing.Under the rising sun, her stunning face was covered with a golden-red halo. Xu Ningfang tried to figure out her thoughts and saw some sadness.

Is there really a gap between her and Deming?Xu Ningfang smiled and bloomed two chrysanthemums...

In the wing room of Pine Age Hall, the old lady closed the door tightly after entering the room, and the windows were also closed tightly. The morning sun shone on the edge of the window, casting a clear shadow on the ground.

At the same time as he stepped into the room, a middle-aged man with a white face and no beard in Xiaosi stood up, his sharp voice was slightly hoarse, and he lowered his voice: "My servant pays my respects to Mrs. Xu."

"Eunuch Huang, please excuse me, please sit down." Eunuch Huang is the chief eunuch next to Xu Ningmeng, the noble concubine of the Renxian Emperor.The old lady was very polite to him, and when both of them sat down, the old lady asked: "My father-in-law came here suddenly, but what orders does the imperial concubine have?"

Eunuch Huang looked solemn, and said: "Returning to Mrs. Xu's words, my mother gave birth to a stillborn baby last night. It was a boy! Hey!" After speaking, he shook his head and sighed.

The old lady was taken aback, and her mind went blank for a moment, "How could this be? The imperial doctor had diagnosed and treated her earlier, and said that my mother's pregnancy was fine and there was nothing wrong with it. How could it be a stillbirth?!"

"The slave doesn't know either. The imperial concubine's delivery was not smooth, and there were signs of dystocia. The child was born with bruises all over her body, and she was not breathing. Although the emperor was not angry when he learned about it, he also ordered the palace servants to take good care of him. The empress is taking care of her body. But the empress feels that this matter is not simple."

The old lady felt as if a basin of cold water had been poured down her body, from the soles of her feet to her heart.Originally, she was counting on Xu Ningmeng to give birth to a prince or princess, which would strengthen the Xu family's position. After the draft next year, the Xu family will have another girl who enters the palace to accompany her, and the Xu family's position will become more stable.I didn't expect things to turn out like this, such a big change!
stillbirth.That's an ominous omen, the emperor did not blame Concubine Xu Gui, the emperor's kindness is already great.

Seeing this, Eunuch Huang comforted him: "Old Madam Xu, don't worry too much. The imperial concubine is fine, and there will be princes in the future. Today, the empress sent a servant to pass a message to you. .”

"Eunuch, please speak."

"What the imperial concubine means is that under the current situation, we can't wait for the next year's draft. I don't know if the old lady already has a suitable candidate in her mind."

Xu Ningmeng asked Eunuch Huang to say such things to her, which shows that this person is trustworthy, and the old lady did not hide it, and said: "Please trouble Eunuch to tell Madam, I already have a candidate in my mind."

Eunuch Huang smiled relievedly, and said: "That's good, Madam can also rest assured. Madam said that the emperor has been out of service recently to find out the people's feelings, and please make good use of it. I will tell the madam you the specific news later. .”

The old lady's heart suddenly opened up a lot, this is to arrange a beauty trick in advance.

"Yes, I understand. Thank you, father-in-law." Mrs. Xu took out 1 taels of silver note from her sleeve and stuffed it to Eunuch Huang: "Such a small amount of money is not a respect, please treat your father-in-law to tea."

Eunuch Huang hastily declined, "Your Majesty treats my slaves kindly on weekdays, how dare my slaves take money from you, old lady."

"Accept it. Father-in-law should stop talking heresy about what the old man wants at this moment."

"The slave will thank the old lady for the reward."

Eunuch Huang smiled happily and took the banknote and put it away. The old lady told Eunuch Huang to take good care of the concubine, and then let him go back.

Wait until people leave.The old lady fell down on the Luohan bed as if she had lost her strength.

Unexpectedly, such a thing would happen, and that child of Sister Meng also suffered.But the most urgent task now is not to feel sorry for Xu Ningmeng, but to find ways to consolidate the position of the Xu family.What Sister Meng meant was to find a way to take advantage of the opportunity of the emperor's microfuge to make arrangements for her.That is to say, among the several girls to be selected, one must be decided at this moment.

Originally, she liked Ruan Yunting, but now that Ruan Yunting was given a marriage, she no longer counted. Later, she fell in love with Xu Xiangwan. Xu Xiangwan was smart, stable and dexterous. Ruan Yunting's peerless looks, her pair of upturned red phoenix eyes are alluring, even she often loses her mind when looking at her, how can a man control it?Such a person is the best candidate to be sent to the palace to serve the emperor.It's a pity that the third wife spoiled her good deed!

Thinking of this, the old lady really wished she could tear the third wife into pieces, that poisonous woman!She deliberately framed Xu Xiangwan and made her lose her right hand!Although Ruan Yunting asked Shui Qiuxin for help, her hand has been healed.But can Xu Xiangwan not hold grudges?Sending a collateral girl who might have hatred for the Xu family's family into the palace to be a concubine, is it possible to establish a strong enemy for myself?Xu Xiangwan definitely couldn't reassure her.

Xu Xiangwan couldn't use it, and Ba Girl couldn't use it even more.Her appearance is above average, so she is qualified to enter the palace as a concubine, but she is delicate and willful, such a woman will die if she enters the palace.Sending her in is tantamount to harming her and wasting a good opportunity.

Although Xu Xueqi has an outstanding appearance, she is too innocent. Even if she can obediently be used by the imperial concubine, the imperial concubine is getting old gradually, and she needs someone who can take charge of her.

After thinking about it, there are only nine girls left.Xu Ningmin is now slimmer. Although her appearance is far from that of Xu Xiangwan and Ruan Yunting, she is more stable than others.Madam Cao also felt that Xu Ningmin was more suitable among several people.

The old lady made up her mind and let out a long sigh.It's really not as good as a person's calculation, she has already devoted herself to the Xu family with her old bones, and she doesn't know how long she will be tall!

(End of this chapter)