A Thousand Hills

Chapter 71

The Marquis of Yongyi is also one of the hereditary Marquis of the founding of the country. In terms of status, it is comparable to the Marquis of Yong'an, but it is because of the Marquis of Yong'an, Princess Shang Wenkang. Therefore, the Marquis of Yong'an is headed by the Marquis of Yong'an.

Since Taizu founded the dynasty and established the country, it has only been more than forty years since Taizu passed away, Cheng Hou was in power, Princess Ningping was in charge, and now she is in charge of the government. Of the six founding mansions, there are only three mansions of Yong'an, Yongding, and Yongyi remaining. Those who have survived until now and are still standing, naturally have their own merits.

At least, that's how Yongyihou Mansion is.

The son of Marquis Yongyi married Princess Ning Rong and Duke Cheng En's eldest daughter, Hu Shi. Since His Majesty took charge, the family business of Marquis Yongyi's mansion has also been prosperous.All right, it was already noon, and the Xie family of the Shangshu Mansion suddenly sent someone to send a box of pearls.The friendship between Yongyi Hou Mansion and Xie's family is not deep, not to mention that Xie Moru gave this pearl to Xue Yuniang, which is even more puzzling.Li Qing's daughter-in-law respectfully presented the pearls and brought Xie Moru's words to her. Mrs. Yongyi Hou was surprised, "Yu Niang doesn't recognize the young lady of your mansion, how could the young lady of your mansion give her such an expensive gift?"

Li Qing's daughter-in-law is sincere and affectionate, as if the two families belonged to one family, "Although the eldest girl does not know Miss Xue at home, I heard from my second girl that at the osmanthus banquet today, Miss Xue missed my eldest girl very much." , the eldest girl was very moved when she heard about this, and she ordered her servant to bring a box of pearls, saying that Miss Xue has spare time, so just go and talk, and don't talk heresy."

Mrs. Yongyi Hou is still confused, ask again, Li Qing's wife is not stupid, she can't say that this thing was rewarded by Princess Ning Rong to the second girl, the eldest girl didn't like it, so she told me to send it back to you Yongyi Hou Fu's.

Mrs. Yongyi Hou is really not happy to accept the pearl from Mo Ru, the two families are friendly on the face of each other, not to mention, she is not stupid, it is a bit strange to give such a gift suddenly for no reason.This kind of situation is not difficult to deal with, Mrs. Yongyi Hou smiled, "I can't accept your girl's things for nothing, I also have a few good things here, let your girl enjoy them."

Li Qing's daughter-in-law is quite talented on the spot, she smiled, "My girl prepared this pearl herself, she told me that if Miss Xue wants to return the gift, please ask Miss Xue to prepare it herself, every flower and leaf, my girls will understand. "

Mrs. Yongyi Hou smiled, "Why don't you go to have tea first, I guess Yuniang will be back soon. If she has anything to say, you can tell your girl."

Li Qing's daughter-in-law is also an old woman with rich experience. She respectfully said, "Since Madam gave orders, slaves should follow orders. But when they came out, Madam also ordered slaves to go to Uncle's house, and there is something to tell Uncle. "

Mrs. Yongyi Hou had no choice but to reward Li Qing's wife and leave.

After Hu's mother and daughter returned home, Mrs. Yongyihou asked Xue Yuniang to find out the reason.Xue Yuniang said, "Grandmother rewarded Xie Er with a box of pearls, why did Xie Da give it back to me?"

Mrs. Yongyihou was so angry that her eyes turned black, she said angrily, "Why do you want to quarrel with Miss Xie's family?"

Today, Xue Yuniang was told by her grandmother, by her mother, and even when she came home, she said depressedly, "I just accidentally admitted the wrong person." She didn't mean to quarrel with Xie Er.

"You are so lucky to have admitted the wrong person!" Mrs. Yongyi Hou said, "Then Miss Xie is so annoying, you are not happy, you are going to provoke her!" The point is that it is not necessary, Xie Moru is neither Mu nor The surname Fang and Princess Ningping's family have all disappeared, Mrs. Wei Xie Moru's mother and daughter are just female relatives, why bother to provoke them.What's more, Mrs. Wei Guo has not shown up in the imperial capital for a long time, Xie Moru is a powerful person, and those who suppressed her, no one really took advantage of her.It's all right, I'm rushing to do something against this evil star's idea.Isn't this stupid!
"What's more, in a place where ladies gather, you speak rudely, even if the second girl Xie has no face, why would you lose face! If it spreads out, who will become a laughing stock!" Mrs. Yongyihou really has no illusions about this granddaughter's IQ. , and directly told his daughter-in-law, Hu, "Take care of her, and don't go out casually!"

The grievance in Xue Yuniang's heart was not to be mentioned, almost in June, she defended loudly, "Grandma! I didn't mean it!"

Mrs. Yongyi Hou slapped the table, the celadon teacup jumped, then rolled down, and landed on the polished and polished floor tiles, smashing into pieces.Mrs. Yongyi Hou scolded, "If you didn't hold your heart to find trouble with Xie's family today, how could you cause these things! When did Xie's family offend you, tell me!"

Xue Yuniang was startled to see her grandmother getting so angry, and when her face turned pale, she couldn't help but be speechless.Mrs. Hu hastened to explain a few words for her daughter, "Mother, she is a child, and she is impulsive when things happen. Don't worry, mother, my daughter-in-law will definitely teach Yuniang well."

Mrs. Yongyi Hou said indifferently, "It should be taught well. Yu Niang's temperament is too easy to be provoked and used by others. At home, the family tolerates her, what should I do in the future?"

Mrs. Hu is also a shrewd person. She thought of this earlier, but she was pointed out by her mother-in-law. Her face was slightly hot, but her heart was terrified. She said in a deep voice, "Mother, don't worry, my wife will definitely teach her well. She is old. Now, I should understand something."

"That's good." Speaking closer, Xue Yuniang is not the only girl in the Xue family. If Xue Yuniang's reputation spreads, what will others say about the Xue family's tutor.Talking far away... Mrs. Yongyihou rubbed her forehead and heart, that's all, it's better not to mention that matter again.

Mrs. Hu first asked the maid to take care of the daughter and go back to the room to rest, then discussed with her mother-in-law, "Mother, why don't I prepare some things and go to the Shangshu Mansion."

Mrs. Yongyi Hou waved her hand, "But children bicker, why do you need to make such a fuss. You are the wife of Shizi, why don't you go and apologize to a little girl?"

Hu's eyebrows frowned slightly, "The daughter-in-law is only worried that someone deliberately designed it to ruin Yuniang's reputation."

"As long as the Marquis Yongyi's mansion doesn't covet the position of the concubine, those people won't be so stupid as to ruin Yuniang's reputation." Seeing that Hu's face changed slightly, Mrs. Yongyihou directly explained the matter, "I am Yuniang's Grandmother, I also hope that she will have a future, but you have to look at her character, whether she is suitable to be a princess or not? Instead of pushing her to an unmanageable position, it is better to have a peaceful marriage, relying on her mother's family, and live well have to."

Hu sighed, "What mother said is true."

Mrs. Yongyi Hou sighed, and sent Mrs. Hu down to rest.

The evening glow dissipated and night fell. There were no lamps in the dim room, and the air was filled with a hint of early autumn coolness. Mrs. Yongyihou showed a vague expression.

The Marquis of Yongyi received the pearl and there was no movement, but the Xie family received another invitation, Mrs. Xie was invited to attend the wedding banquet for the eldest granddaughter of the eldest son of the Marquis of Jinning.

Xie Moyou said to Xie Moru, "It's Cousin Wang's wedding banquet."

Xie Moru asked, "That Miss Wang who helped you at the sweet-scented osmanthus banquet?"

"Well, cousin Wang can't be better. Big sister, let's go together. I'll introduce you to cousin Wang." Since the osmanthus banquet, Xie Moyou has become closer to Xie Moru, not the deliberate etiquette before. Sexual intimacy, but an indescribable feeling.Xie Moyou can clearly feel that Xie Moru is not those hypocritical people outside, I have been wronged, Xie Moru will not stand down when I see it.She and Xie Moru are not unrelated people, nor do they share half of the blood in terms of etiquette. Xie Moyou felt for the first time that blood relationship is not just a cold interpretation of etiquette.

Xie Moyou looked forward with enthusiasm, Xie Moru was still calm and breezy, she was never Xie Moyou, of course, she understood Xie Moyou's thoughts, in fact, she taught Xue Yuniang not just for Xie Moyou.Xie Moyou was so enthusiastic, which made Xie Moru a little envious. Xie Moru couldn't help thinking, I probably never had such pure love and hate as Xie Moyou in my life.Xie Moyou's eyes were full of expectation, Xie Moru thought for a while, nodded, "That's fine."

Mrs. Xie smiled and told the two granddaughters, "Although it's Miss Wang's wedding ceremony, we also dress up beautifully. There must be a lot of young ladies who will go there."

The little sister naturally responded.

Shangshu Mansion has never been stingy with girls, the configuration of clothes and jewelry is no less than that of the ladies of the Duke's family, and it is an occasion to participate in the banquet, so naturally they will not be rude in clothes.The two of them are still young, but it can be seen that each has its own characteristics, Xie Moyou is bright and lively, Xie Moru is cold and indifferent, Mrs. Xie has two granddaughters, it is actually strange to have face.

As Xie Moyou said, Miss Wang is gentle, kind and considerate. Today is her big day. When I heard that Xie Moru is here, Miss Wang came out to meet her. Crescent Moon, with a small mole on the corner of her lips, was born with a touch of amiability. Although she was still a long way from being stunning, she behaved elegantly and spoke with just the right intimacy without being annoying. Is there any lady who can be described as grandeur, Miss Wang is one of them.Miss Wang smiled, "I've wanted to see my sister for a long time, but it has never happened by chance. My sister looks a little different from what I imagined, but this style can't be wrong." Xie Moru who took care of tea and fruit, of course, Don't forget to leave Xie Moyou behind.

Xie Moyou joked, "Cousin really wants to change when she sees a difference. When she sees my eldest sister, she forgets about me."

Miss Wang frowned, "Yes, I have to ask Ah You to forgive me." She cupped her hands as she spoke.

Xie Moyou and Xie Moru have a good relationship now, no longer jealous, just smiled, "Cousin is getting better at making fun of people."

Grandma Wang laughed, "It's rare to see Ah Huan so happy, it can be seen that we really hit it off."

Xie Moru showed a puzzled look, and glanced at Miss Wang, "Oh." It turned out that Miss Wang was like this when she was so happy, and when she heard this, she knew it wasn't from her mother.Xie Moru looked at Miss Wang, have you ever imagined what I look like?Your attitude towards me is unusual.

Ms. Wang introduced other girls from the Wang family to Xie Moru. Xie Moru took a quick look and found that none of them could match Ms. Wang's overall quality.

After introducing the girls from the Wang family and the daughter-in-law brought by Mrs. Ning, the aunt of the Marquis of Jinning, who arrived earlier, Miss Wang smiled, "Ning and the others definitely don't need my introduction."

Xie Moru gave Mrs. Ning a slight nod.

The corners of Mrs. Ning's lips twitched, she maintained a calm face, and returned a subtle smile.

Second Miss Wang laughed, "I heard that Miss Xie is good at speaking, but now it can be seen that the rumors are not accurate. Miss Xie is actually a taciturn person."

Xie Moru looked at Miss Wang, Miss Wang, and the younger Miss Wang Third, and asked, "Did Miss Second go to the sweet-scented osmanthus banquet?"

Why did you ask about the sweet-scented osmanthus feast?Could it be that Xie Moru was obsessed with not receiving the invitation to the osmanthus banquet.Second Miss Wang waved the bamboo fan in her hand, and smiled, "Yes, I haven't seen Miss Xie."

"If I go someday, the second girl should be surprised." Xie Moru is a blockbuster master.

Second Miss Wang is a master at pretending to be hurt and stupefied, she chuckled and picked up the celadon cup, "Miss Xie, try the tea from our house, does it suit your taste?"

Xie Moru hooked the corners of his lips.

Ms. Wang is the protagonist today, and there are too many things to do. The maid came to find her, and Ms. Wang pleaded guilty, so she went to prepare first.

Miss Wang and Jili had quite a grand occasion, the residences of the Dukes of Pingguo and Weiguo also arrived, and the guest of honor was Mrs. Wang, the wife of Duke Pingguo.The rest of Yongding and Yongyi's Marquis Houses also had women's family members participating. The mistress of Yong'an Marquis House was Princess Wenkang, and Jinning Marquis House did not dare to be abrupt.

On the other hand, it was Yongyihou's mansion, and it was Mrs. Yongyihou who came forward in person. It could be seen that Mrs. Jin Ninghou was a little surprised, even though she sent a post to Yongyihou's mansion.However, Marquis Yongyi’s Mansion is not comparable to Marquis of Jinning’s Mansion. On such an occasion, it’s not impolite for the wife of the eldest son, Mrs. Hu, or any daughter-in-law to come, but Mrs. Yongyihou came here in person, and Mrs. Yongyi laughed, "My daughter-in-law said she would come, but I said, if I don't move this old bone, I'm afraid it will rust. Let her rest at home, and I'll walk around."

Mrs. Jin Ninghou smiled, "In front of me, you talk about getting old." This old lady is the real old birthday star, with silver hair all over her head, but she is in good spirits.

Mrs. Yongyi Hou smiled and sat under Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Pingguo, and everyone started talking together.

As for the girl's house, there is a room for the girl's house to communicate with.

Miss Wang's wedding ceremony was grand and solemn, and she was dignified, so everyone praised her naturally, and some people asked Mrs. Jin Ninghou about Miss Wang's marriage.

Mrs. Jin Ninghou narrowed her eyes with a smile, and exchanged a glance with Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Pingguo. Wang smiled, "You don't have to fight with me. I've already settled down with Ah Huan in advance. My eldest grandson, betrothal wine is a must. Please honor everyone."

All the wives and wives laughed one after another, "Ma'am, what a quick hand." Then there was another group of congratulatory voices.

Wang didn't have many words, and responded with a faint smile.

When the girl heard about this, she couldn't help joking with Wang Huan.Wang Huan was not at all embarrassed, she spoke freely, without arrogance or timidity, thanked her when someone congratulated her, and when someone made a joke, she only needed to say "sisters have this day" in a generous way to gently expose those smiles. Word.

Xie Moru thought, no wonder Grandma Wang would say that Ah Huan was rarely so happy.

Xie Moyou murmured in Xie Moru's ear, "Cousin is really serious, she didn't reveal anything at first."

Xie Moru smiled, "Is this stupid or not, this kind of thing, there is no engagement yet, so there is no way there is a lot of noise everywhere. Today, the word is revealed, and the engagement ceremony of the two families is probably coming soon."

Xie Moyou had a good impression of Wang Huan, seeing that Wang Huan was going to marry into the Pingguo Duke's mansion, he was also happy for her, and discussed with Xie Moru, "Big sister, let's make an engagement gift for cousin together."

Xie Moru understood Xie Moyou's meaning, the Duke of Pingguo's marriage between Jinning and Shangshu's mansion is naturally indispensable, Xie Moyou of course meant that they prepared the ceremony in their own name.Xie Moru said, "OK."

The corners of Xie Moyou's lips curled up, Miss Ning came to talk to her, and the two began to chatter.

On the way back, Miss Ning and Mrs. Ning said, "Mo You doesn't know what's going on, she and Xie Mo are as good as one person."

Mrs. Ning sighed in her heart, and smiled, "They are sisters, so they should be, what kind of stupid talk are you talking about." She couldn't help thinking, and she didn't know what method Xie Moru used to lock her daughter up first, and then win her over. Her granddaughter, this girl, is really too powerful.

Xie Moru, Xie Moyou and Mrs. Xie bid farewell to the host's house, Mrs. Yongyihou also got up, "I should go too."

Mrs. Yongyi Hou came at a strange time, she went to the banquet alone; she also left strangely, as if she was waiting for Xie's family to say goodbye.Sure enough, after leaving Jinninghou's mansion, Mrs. Yongyihou said, "Young lady, if you have time, why don't you sit in my car?"

Xie Moru looked at Mrs. Xie, and Mrs. Xie nodded in agreement.Mrs. Yongyi Hou boarded the car with Xie Moru.Mrs. Yongyihou's carriage is not conspicuous from the outside, but after entering, she realizes that it has a spacious style.Mrs. Yongyi Hou did not make any useless greetings, and said, "I don't know if the eldest girl knows why I came here?"

Xie Moru said, "Madam should be doubting her own judgment right now?"

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Yongyihou couldn't help feeling emotional, thinking about her granddaughter's stupidity, and seeing Xie Moru's astuteness, it turns out that people are really incomparable.Mrs. Yongyi Hou said, "Since the eldest girl has also guessed it, it seems that I don't need to say more."

Xie Moru is still young, and the child's eyes are dark and clear. If you stare at Xie Moru like this, you will feel that she is not looking at you, but the most secret heart.Mrs. Yongyi Hou considers herself to be quite old-fashioned, and she is still a little uncomfortable, but with her morality, it is not difficult to maintain her composure.In the car with soft light, Xie Moru's voice was extremely clear. She asked, "I have already guessed what Madam is going to say today. But Madam, do you have anything else to tell me?"

At this moment, the hustle and bustle of the day outside the car seemed to disappear without a trace, only she and Xie Moru were left in the world.The air is silent, breath is audible.Those dark eyes passed through her eyes, pointing directly to the greatest fear and secret deep in her heart. The moment the four eyes met, Mrs. Yongyi Hou's heart was shocked, she could feel it, Xie Moru saw it!Or, Xie Moru guessed it!Or, Xie Moru knew it himself!

Xie Moru was like a peerless master, she calmly understood the shock in Yongyi Houfu's eyes, she won the first battle, and immediately stopped.

Mrs. Yongyi Hou didn't know how long it took, her voice was soft and indifferent, "Miss Xie, you come from a different background, as long as you don't misunderstand the Yongyi Hou Mansion, I will feel at ease." She said, "I'm the one who disturbs you today." She ordered to stop to see off the guests .

Before getting out of the car, Xie Moru looked at Mrs. Yongyihou, the corners of her light lips curled up slightly, and her voice was still clear, "Madam, I must be more difficult to fool than you imagined, the world is like chess, Madam, I want to find an invincible Land, it’s very difficult. Of course Xue Yuniang cannot represent the position of the Marquis of Yongyi, and I believe that you and the Cheng’en government are not in the same camp.”

Many people find it difficult for Xie Moru to speak, but that's because Xie Moru usually speaks the truth.People who have been hypocritical for a long time are always somewhat at a loss when facing the truth.Without waiting for Mrs. Yongyi Hou to say anything, Xie Moru had already opened the car door and got out of the car.

It seems that besides her background, there are other things that are dreadful about her.

what is it then?

No, I'm not in a hurry, I just need to know.

Xie Moru went to his car and said to Mrs. Xie, "Mrs. Yongyi Hou hinted about the sweet-scented osmanthus banquet."

Mrs. Xie asked, "What news does she have?"

"Mrs. Yongyihou probably didn't expect Miss Wang's marriage to be settled, and she was probably confused." Xie Moru shook her head, "Mrs. Yongyihou took the initiative to clarify, and Xue Yuniang is the granddaughter of Princess Ningrong after all. It seems that at least from Mrs. Yongyi Hou's point of view, it was not designed by the people of Cheng'en Gongfu. Xue Yuniang's quarrel, the qualification of the prince concubine is lost. If it is not designed by the people of Cheng'en Gong The person who persuaded the fight at that time. Ms. Wang's marriage has already been decided, and this matter is of no benefit to the Jinning Hou Mansion. The one who persuaded the fight that day, besides Ms. Wang, was also a Ms. Zhao from Zhao Guogong's mansion."

She had some doubts about Jinninghou's residence before, but now that Miss Wang is engaged, Mrs. Xie lost her judgment for a while, and rubbed her brows, "It's so confusing."

Xie Moyou listened for a while before she understood what her grandmother and elder sister were talking about. She whispered, "Impossible? It's also possible that someone else provoked Xue Yuniang, and then hid in the dark to watch the excitement."

Xie Moru concentrated on thinking.

Mrs. Xie leaned against the carriage, and simply called Xie Moyou, "If the incident of that day becomes serious, it will definitely alarm Princess Ningrong. Princess Ningrong is not easy to fool, if everyone is present, ask Xue Yuniang to point out that it is the wronged one. Whoever misleads the servant, the matter will come to light immediately, and the people behind the scenes will not be able to hide it. Therefore, the most important thing for this matter to be done is not to make a big fuss. If you quarrel at the first moment, someone will stop you, girls They don't think it's a big deal, so naturally they won't disturb the elders, so they can succeed. You are nothing, you are only eleven, no matter how you choose a prince and concubine, you can't choose your age. , The family has a good relationship with Ci'an Palace, and she is a popular candidate for the imperial concubine. The matter of the sweet-scented osmanthus feast is just someone using you to design Xue Yuniang to make a fool of herself, making her disqualified as the imperial concubine."

The grievance and humiliation of the sweet-scented osmanthus banquet had long since disappeared, but Xie Moyou didn't know that there was such an inside story, so she couldn't help but frightened and said, "It's not Cousin Wang, is it Miss Zhao?"

"Without real evidence, it's hard to say." Mrs. Xie just hated someone who used Xie Moyou as a chess piece, she was so arrogant, and she didn't take Shang Shufu too seriously.

Xie Moru said, "Whether she has anything to do with the Zhao family or not, after this incident, it is absolutely impossible for Miss Zhao to be the candidate for the prince's concubine." In fact, it is more likely that the thieves from Cheng Engong's mansion will call for a thief.

Xie Moyou was still puzzled, "Why?"

"What we can guess, Mrs. Yongyihou has already guessed it. Then, everyone else who has heard a little bit of wind may be able to guess it. There is no evidence to prove that this matter is related to Miss Zhao, but in people's guesses , she is suspicious, this is enough." Xie Moru frowned slightly, and with a vicious measure, he used an ignorant Xie Moyou to make the stupid Xue Yuniang self-defeating, and then Miss Wang and Miss Zhao who persuaded the fight again became a suspect.Ms. Wang is fine, her marriage has been settled, so she is free from suspicion.However, before today, who knew about the marriage between the Marquis of Jinning and the Duke of Pingguo?The two kept it a secret.If the people behind the scenes don't know that Miss Wang has a marriage contract, then this plan has eliminated the most popular candidates for the three concubines in the imperial capital: Miss Zhao from Zhao Guogong's mansion, Xue Yuniang from Yongyihou's mansion, and Jinninghou's mansion. Miss Wang Huanwang.

The election of the prince and concubine has not yet started, and the imperial capital is already in the shadows of swords and swords.

(End of this chapter)