Slave to Queen: One Night Bride

Chapter 308
Fourth Sister Gao was a little disappointed, and was about to say something when Hua Rong politely said goodbye.

As soon as she turned around, the female relatives behind her began to chatter in a low voice:
"Mrs. Yue is really beautiful. She's almost thirty, she doesn't look old at all..."

Another person said: "She has never given birth, so she doesn't work as hard as us, so she won't look old..."

"Keep your voice down. Look, Li Qiaoniang is here..."

"Ah? Mrs. Yue's Mrs. Ru is here? According to Yinu's family, this Li Qiaoniang has a beautiful face, and a mother is more expensive than a child. In the future, she will definitely be favored by Mrs. Yue, surpassing Mrs. Yue..."

"What nonsense are you talking about? Mrs. Yue is a heroine. She is the imperial concubine's wife. How can she be compared to Mrs. Ru?"

"So what about Mrs. Guo? If you can't have children, you're not as good as Mrs. Ru. Don't you know that there are three ways to be unfilial and have no offspring?"

……

Hua Rong listened intently to these discussions, her heart felt like a knife was twisted, she stopped quietly behind a big tree, but saw that Li Qiaoniang was already dressed and walking towards the crowd, all the female relatives greeted her with extremely affectionate expressions.

She was in a daze for a while, thinking that Li Qiaoniang was more adapted to such a life than herself.That being the case, why not fulfill her?

Son, childbirth, this is a hurdle in marriage, if you can't get over it, you will be just a fake flower if you are a fairy.

At Zhizhou's birthday banquet, Yue Pengju was the commander-in-chief with the highest official rank, so he naturally became the guest of honor.Zhizhou Xu Yi kept pouring wine for him, and other generals and local officials also came to toast.

Because men and women are seated separately according to the custom, Yue Pengju didn't notice that his wife wasn't here.Later, Xu Yi's first wife came in to toast and kept praising how dignified and virtuous his wife was, which made him very happy.

I drank happily all day and didn't go back until evening.When we were leaving, we found out that Li Qiaoniang was waiting at the door obediently, saying goodbye to Xu Yi's wife and concubine.Only then did Yue Pengju realize that his wife hadn't come at all.

Li Qiaoniang saw that his face was watery, and said softly, "Master, let's go."

Yue Pengju followed her drunkenly and walked back. When he walked out, he said angrily, "Why didn't Madam come?"

Li Qiaoniang had never seen him so angry before, and she panicked and said: "Madam said she was going to the city to pick up custom-made clothes. She said that she was a good tailor and there were many people waiting in line. She was afraid that she would not be able to wait, so she asked my servant to take her place..." She said as she spoke Wiping away tears, "I know that my status is low, so I have overstepped, please forgive me..."

Yue Pengju said sullenly: "Madam ordered you, what's your fault?"

Only then did Li Qiaoniang wipe away her tears, and smiled through her tears: "Thank you, Mr. for your forgiveness." In a blink of an eye, she saw wild flowers blooming very well on the road ahead, and suddenly picked them up and handed them to Yue Pengju: "Sir, don't be angry. La……"

Although she is also dressed simply today, she is by no means shabby. She is dexterous and has made a beautiful dress by herself. Coupled with the girl's natural charm, it looks like every move is unique.Yue Pengju saw that she was crying and laughing like a little girl. When she cried, pear blossoms brought rain, and when she laughed innocently, he hurriedly took a step back and shook his head: "Don't, don't..."

She pouted stubbornly, with a cute expression on her face: "Master, take it..."

Not far away, Zhang Xian and Fourth Sister Gao looked at the two in front of them. Fourth Sister Gao smiled and said to her husband in a low voice, "Maybe a good thing for Mr. Yue is coming soon."

Zhang Xian also lowered his voice: "Why does something look wrong to me?"

Fourth Sister Gao gave him a white look: "Li Qiaoniang is gentle and virtuous, she is a rare good woman, plus she is young and beautiful, it is normal for Yue Xianggong to like her."

"But in my opinion, Pengju would not fall in love with other women so easily. It's a pity that Mrs. Yue, such a talented and beautiful woman, why would God treat her like this?"

Fourth Sister Gao also sighed: "It's said that beauty is unlucky. Maybe it's Madam Yue who is so kind and everything is top-notch, so God wants to give her a shortcoming. To be honest, these days, when I look at Madam Yue, she is really virtuous. A person who treats Li Qiaoniang kindly and kindly, and is not jealous. If it is not for the sake of the incense of the Yue family, Yue Xianggong really shouldn't take concubines..."

Zhang Xian shook his head, and both husband and wife sighed.

Because Li Qiaoniang relieved the boredom, the two talked and laughed all the way home.

Yue Pengju saw that the house was still dark, and his wife hadn't come back until then.The little comfort in his heart quickly faded, no matter how obediently Li Qiaoniang comforted him, he couldn't suppress the anger that was about to erupt.He simply moved a stool and sat at the gate to see when his wife would come back.Seeing his angry face, Li Qiaoniang didn't dare to show tenderness any more, went to get a book, lit the lamp, and said softly, "Master, just watch and wait."

"No! You step back."

"My family obeys. My family will go and prepare some refreshments for my wife first."

"No, she has already eaten outside."

At this time, Hua Rong was sitting on a big tree in front of the house, watching the two enter the door condescendingly.Talking and laughing, coming back together is like pouring cold water into the bottom of my heart. The weather in early summer is like the cold winter and the twelfth lunar month.

After a while, she quietly came down from the tree, straightened her clothes, and then went to the door.

There was a person standing across the door, staring at her with wide eyes.She smiled faintly: "Pengju, what are you doing?"

Yue Pengju forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, looked at her new light green shirt, and said in a muffled voice, "Why don't you go to the banquet today?"

Hua Rong said lightly, "I'm going to get clothes."

"Take clothes? Are clothes really that important?"

"Pengju, what's wrong with you? I didn't go, and I told Qiao Niang to go for me. Why do you make such a fuss?"

Yue Pengju was out of breath: "I'm making a fuss out of a molehill? Sister Seventeen, what's going on with you recently?"

"What's the matter? Don't you allow me to walk around and have fun?"

Yue Pengju was still patient: "If you have anything, you must tell me. We are husband and wife, what can't be resolved? Seventeenth sister, you were not like this before..."

"What was I like before?" She asked back with a smile, "I have known you for a short time, but now that you are an official in charge of Jiedushi, is it wrong for me to improve my basic necessities?" She simply said, "Pengju, my The 100 taels of gold have been used up, and your [-] taels of salary has been used..."

At that time, [-] guan was almost the food and clothing expenses of a middle-level family for a year.Ever since Yue Pengju reunited with Hua Rong, whether it was before or after marriage, his wife has arranged all his salary, and all the expenses of the family have been in charge of by his wife.Neither of them liked luxury, so except for the year when Hua Rong was seriously injured and needed to buy Ganoderma lucidum for treatment, more than [-]% of Yue Pengju's salary was used to subsidize military supplies.Now seeing his wife squandering a thousand coins without blinking an eye, he didn't know what kind of situation it was, but couldn't help it, and raised his voice a little: "Sister Seventeen, you need to know that wartime is difficult, how many soldiers Lack of food and clothing, have you forgotten the hardships of the past?"

Hua Rong's eyes were filled with disappointment, and he said lightly, "I thought that following you would always bring happiness to the bitter end, but I didn't expect..."

What she meant was to blame herself for not allowing her to live a life of glory and wealth.After all, Yue Pengju was young and energetic, and he even raised his voice: "I didn't expect that you are such a person..."

She retorted embarrassingly: "What kind of person am I? Is it wrong to marry a man to marry a man to dress and eat? Isn't it wrong for a man to become an official? Isn't it for the purpose of sealing his wife and son?" After she finished speaking, she stepped into the room and never Refuse to say a word.

Yue Pengju held his forehead, but felt a headache.Busy with military affairs these days, the wind and cold have not recovered, but not only does my wife not greet me at all, but she is keen on exquisite clothing, wine and food every day. Is this the woman who shared weal and woe with him in the past?What made her so vulgar?
He pressed his forehead, and heard a soft voice behind him: "Sir, please have a bowl of hot soup..."

Li Qiaoniang had already changed into old clothes, holding brown sugar water, and stood gently aside.Yue Pengju shook his head, he was not in the mood to drink any hot soup, he just said: "Qiao Niang, you are wronged here too, I saw many unmarried young officers in the barracks, I should choose a relative for you, so as not to delay your youth... ..."

Tears welled up in Li Qiaoniang's eyes: "I only want to serve my husband and wife, and never dare to make them angry. Is it my wife..."

Yue Pengju shook his head: "It's none of Madam's business, it's the servant who messed up with housework."

Only then did Li Qiaoniang wipe away her tears, and only said: "My family will serve Madam twice as much in the future."

Hua Rong leaned against the door, listening to the dialogue between the two, felt even more pain in her heart, panicked, as if she understood that her fate with Pengju had come to an end—it wasn't that he wasn't good enough, but that she wasn't good enough He will make him "unprecedented"—no matter how excellent a woman is, when encountering such a thing, her inferiority complex will always become deeper and deeper. With such obsession, it will take root in the bottom of her heart like a poisonous snake. I want to restrain my emotions and solve the problem with my husband, but every time I see him and Li Qiaoniang talking softer and softer, I can't help being jealous, full of resentment, and completely out of control. It's better to make a clean break early after tossing around for a lifetime, and let him have as many sons as he wants.

The night is already deep.

Yue Pengju sat at the door for a while, feeling depressed and coughing for a while.He was also at a loss in his heart, he and Hua Rong had known each other for many years, the two had always been affectionate, and there was almost no awkwardness, especially after marriage, Hua Rong was a husband and wife, obedient to him, gentle and virtuous, a husband and wife get along well, It can almost be called the case.Although there was a dispute when King Qin came, he knew her knot at that time and knew how to untie it.However, this time, witnessing the changes in his wife day by day, it seemed that since the first day she set off from the capital, something unexpected had happened quietly.What is the reason?
He was also very terrified in his heart. He was invincible on the battlefield and could plan strategies, but when it came to housework, especially his obedient wife became incomprehensible day by day, he was even more anxious, only vaguely uneasy. If this continued, what would happen to himself and his wife? Will it go further and further?

Although he was very angry, he didn't think he had done anything wrong, but since his wife got angry, he couldn't do anything, so he hesitated for a while before pushing the door open.The room was dark, he lit the lamp, sat down next to his wife, hugged her body, and softened his voice: "Sister Seventeen..."

Hua Rong just closed his eyes and didn't speak.

He sighed: "Sister Seventeen, let's have a good talk."

Hua Rong felt sad for a while, but said lightly: "You can say whatever you want."

When he saw his wife speak, he breathed a sigh of relief, stroked her cheek with his hand, and said in a very sincere tone, "I'm busy with military affairs these days, so I don't have time to accompany you. If you're depressed, you can attend the audition with me, just like before."

"I'm not interested."

Yue Pengju was taken aback by her blunt words, but continued to say softly: "Your temper has changed a lot recently, what's the matter?"

(End of this chapter)