Chapter 376 Frankly, the son of the legitimate mother
Regarding the young daughter of Mr. Qiu, a staff member of the foreign court, Huang quickly grasped the situation. Sure enough, she was a proper person. She couldn't find anything wrong. She was both talented and beautiful. If she hadn't come from a poor family, Mr. Qiu would not have been white, and he would not have been reduced to the point of being a concubine. But then again, this Duke The good concubine of the mansion did not wrong her, not to mention that the Duke of Wei personally proposed it!
What made Huang resentful was that Mr. Qiu took the path of her eldest brother Jian Ninghou and was recommended to the Duke of Wei for only half a year.
This is the mother and son who deliberately added obstacles to her, but the Duke of Wei, who has always been a bad woman, are moved this time? And Duke Wei had a dinner with Aunt Zhang and still lived in the study, but the next day there was news that Erlang had become an official, which made Huang more and more uncertain.
Seeing the revival of the imperial examination, the loyal prince did not allow Erlang to pursue his own career. Why did he allow Erlang to enter the official position at this time? As soon as Huang asked, he knew that he was a nine-grade master, and then he was slightly relieved. He secretly believed that he should let Erlang experience the intention and then go to Xiangzhou to serve. Perhaps it was the Duke of the country that Jiang Yue and Do you intend to let Erlang avoid that incident?
Huang is really not sure whether the Duke of Wei took precautions against her this time, or was just persuaded by Jian Ninghou.
"How can the old lady and Master Hou do this? If the old lady kisses her... How can she tolerate such a good concubine!" Mother Lan was indignant for Huang, thought for a while, and then said, "You can't let Qiu enter the door. Madam has to think about it."
Huang rubbed his eyebrows, but he couldn't rub the haze of his eyebrows. After a sound, he sighed: "Whether it's because of Aunt Zhang or his eldest brother, it's not when he acted rashly now. The Duke opened his mouth by himself. If Qiu has a problem, it's my method. Isn't it more and more that the Duke of the Duke avoids... However, I still have to inform my brother and ask him to check the bottom of Qiu's house.
Mother Lan stood aside angrily: "How can the Duke be like this? Madam and he have been in love for so many years!"
"It's not the original match after all. It's good that he can treat me like this. I only blame the mother and son!" Huang finally couldn't help grudge, gritted his teeth fiercely and leaned on Mother Lan's arms: "Nanny, why is my life so hard? They still don't give up after killing my aunt. What kind of situation are they going to force me to?"
Huang didn't see it. When it came to her aunt, a panic flashed through her eyes.
That is, after choking twice, Huang immediately controlled his emotions and pressed the corners of his eyes with a veil, as if to comfort himself and sort out his thoughts: "It's just an aunt. No matter how good or cheap she is, it's no different from me. Zhang's humble maidservant is not something that I can sell. I will survive with them to see who can laugh the most in the future. After... But at present, it's even a little careless. Mother, you go and invite Yin Niang to come. I have to remind her of Zizhu's matter face to face. This person still has to be released by me. There is also a shopping place and the sewing room. You also have to say hello. Whether it's a stewman or a servant, please don't let them see it. Yin Niang is young, relying on her decades-old face, and dares to rely on the old to bully the master.
M Mother Lan responded quickly and went out without touching her feet. Huang sat firmly on the kang, her eyebrows suddenly raised and sank, and the corners of her lips were squeezed tightly.
Not long, Dong Yin was ordered to come, still cautious, everywhere disrespectful and gentle. Huang looked at her for a long time and did not find anything different from the past. Then he calmed down a little - even if the Duke of Wei was prepared, it was limited. It hasn't spread to my son and daughter-in-law.
She didn't know that Dongyin had learned the "inside story" from Su Wei's mouth. She was really suspicious and afraid of this stepmother, and the added a little care was born, and there was no dandering at all - if her mother-in-law really colluded with Second Master Huang, she killed Huang Wuniang, and almost killed the fifth sister. The means must be fierce. If she, her new daughter-in-law, does not Concentrate, which is her opponent?
When he heard that Zizhu Luzi actually came to Mother Lan, Dong Yin was shocked and angry, and Huang also scolded solemnly: "This slave maidservant, no matter how much she is, I can't tolerate it. I have told her to go on, which will let her mother take her back to match, but Ayin, she waited on to Xing'er's In the past few years, we can't do things too much. You can reward her with some dowry money. In the eyes of the servants, you also have a tolerant and generous heart. I will also talk to him about the place of Xinger.
All aspects were considered carefully for Dong Yin. Even if her mother could probably do this, Dong Yin was grateful and talked with Huang for a long time before leaving He Ruiyuan. She went out of the courtyard door and couldn't help looking back - if Su Xing hadn't said that to her yesterday, after today's experience I'm afraid that her prevention of Huang's family will collapse some time ago, but she thinks that she is a villain.
Then she went to the eldest princess and reported Huang's performance today. The eldest princess didn't say anything. Mother Song's family has not been eliminated, and this matter should not be too urgent to avoid Huang's deeper vigilance. Only this temptation did not make Huang show the fox tail, but she was cautious and "virtuous" to this point. The princess was amazed.
When the sun turned west, the heat on the ground decreased a little. The eldest princess went for a walk by the mirror pool and unconsciously arrived at Fufeng Hall. Looking at Li Ji and in white clothes, holding a book in their hands, explaining something. The female students sitting on the case below listened very attentively and approached, and saw his eyebrows more clearly. The eldest princess's footsteps suffocated, and she only felt a surge of emotions in her heart. The astringent pain in her throat was like wet white cotton, which was stuffy and heavy. Suddenly, those deliberately forgotten pasts rolled by, and the sun and the moon were as clear as the sun and moon.
The setting sun lengthened the figure and dragged it behind the forward pace.
After Li Jihe finished speaking a chapter of the book, he noticed that the eldest princess had stood in the water court, was also slightly stunned, and slowly got up and saluted.
"The old man came here leisurely and disturbed Mr.'s lecture." The eldest princess nodded slightly, her tone was calm, and she could no longer hear the sudden surge just now.
"The old lady's words were heavy and didn't bother me. It's time to go to school." Li Ji and Changyi just got up. As soon as the little women heard the word "going to school", they became active, especially Qi Niang. They took the eldest princess's arm with a delicate smile, and the silver bell-like voice kept ringing: "Grandma, I was only discussing with the sixth sister and the eighth sister. After preparing to leave school, I asked for your permission to go to talk to the fifth sister. I don't want this. Coincidentally, my grandmother must have something to do with us. Mo Ru can go to the royal palace with us. I can't wait to invite the fourth sister to gather together today. The fifth sister is still close to us, but the fourth sister lives in the West City. It is not so easy to meet her. The former fourth sister replied to my letter, saying that she had to brew wine when she had time. The wineworm that has been sleeping for many years has woken up.
The words made the eldest princess laugh and nodded Qi Niang's forehead: "How old are you, do you have wine worms? I've been sleeping for many years, and I'm not afraid of my husband's jokes. That's all. That's all right. If I shouldn't, why don't I let you down and prepare a soft sedan chair in the porter? Although the sun goes down, you have to be careful in the heat. Don't forget to say hello to the old princess first. It's etiquette. Don't be naughty with your fifth sister. If I leave you to eat. , just agreed and sent someone back to make an answer.
With the permission of the eldest princess, even An Jin followed her to cheer. Anran, who had always been sad and happy, also curled the corners of her lips slightly. Although Liu Niang was still as indifferent as usual and not happy, she neatly packed up the book, pen and ink. She first came out of the water resort. The eldest princess looked at the little ladies far away and then turned around. He said to Li Jihe, "Sir, would you like to chat with the old man for a while."
"Dare not to obey." Li Jihe bowed again.
The eldest princess stepped into the water pavilion, and Li Jihe followed a few steps. In this way, she arrived at the pavilion one after the other. The eldest princess told Linglong to wait far away and sat down first before raising her hand to Li Ji and Wei: "Sir, please sit down."
It is half of the pool and half of the pool are dyed red. When the breeze rises, it comes through the water, and the willow shoots bring up slightly cool and wet hair.
"The old prince only heard Song mention Wansi's birth before his death." The eldest princess simply got used to it and didn't want to go around. She came straight to the point and said correctly: "At the beginning, he was cold and ruthless to Wansi because of me. Some things happened, and some people were no longer there. It was useless to mention right and wrong. Although Wansi's death was under the hands of the Song family, the old prince also had some responsibility. He was responsible. Ren, that's my responsibility, but Wansi is no longer alive, and it's too late to say anything.
Li Jihe slightly squeezed the corners of his lips and looked up at the eldest princess, but saw her eyes falling on a pool of clear waves. She seemed to be a little melancholy and indifferent, but she was not willing to complain at all.
"I still remember Wansi. She looked a little similar to me. I heard that my parents left early and my brother also suffered from a bad disease. Only she was alone and helpless, so she planned to sell herself as a slave. I still remember that she was bought by the Song family. At that time, she was only 13 or four years old. When I looked at her, I felt attached to fate. When I asked her ancestral home, she was also Ning The seaman stayed by her side to wait. She was more than ten years younger than me and had skillful hands, but she didn't like to talk much.
The eldest princess paused slightly, as if she had thought about something interesting in the past and smiled gently: "At that time, I listened to the maids' gossip and knew that I had given Wansi a good name, called Jade Gourd. I don't know how she got it. Maybe it was because she didn't like to talk, but her fair skin. She really didn't like to talk. She used to It's a matter. It's all deliberate. If you can explain it clearly, you will never say one more word.
Speaking of this, the eldest princess withdrew her eyes and looked at Li Jihe, with a slightly heavy voice: "You are more like your father, especially the eyes and nose."
Li Ji and subconsciously said, "Mrs..." was a little at a loss.
"You are the bone and blood of the old prince. I took a closer look today and I am very sure." The eldest princess raised her arm slightly, as if to comfort Li Ji and was slightly uneasy. She continued, "I will ask people to ask where Wansi was buried in those years. She is your biological mother. You will choose the place behind her. For so many years, she should also enjoy the incense of her descendants and have a place to settle down."
Li Jihe couldn't speak, so he had to get up and bow.
"I heard from you that you want to resign and go back to Ninghai to prepare for the exam?" The eldest princess gave a false hand and motioned Li Jihe to sit down. When she saw him nodding, she also nodded: "The emperor has the intention to reform the official system, and the scholars in the world have opportunities. You are very good to strive for the future with your ability... Southern Confucian Dingchang is famous, and you can be taught by him personally. Your adoptive mother is quite painstaking."
"Yes, my mother has suffered a lot for me. At the beginning, in order to find out the truth, she has been away from her hometown for many years and has never done filial piety. The implication is that he still wants to be the son of the Li family and does not intend to return to the Duke of Zong and change his surname to Su.
After hearing this, although the eldest princess was slightly depressed, she didn't want to force: "Before returning to Ninghai, arrange a time to worship your father with your three brothers. Don't blame him. If he knew that Wansi had you in those years, he would not let your mother and son be left out. Your father knows the word responsibility."
"When Jihe learned about his background, he complained at first... When he came to the state government, he saw three... The brothers were all upright, and the lady was also an open-minded and tolerant elder. At present, he learned the truth of that year. As the wife said, right and wrong are all in the past, and it is useless to mention them again, and Jihe will no longer have grievances."
Seeing that Li Jihe did not resist the recognition of his siblings, the eldest princess loosened her eyebrows and nod again: "I know that you are determined to continue the incense for the Li family, which should be, but after all, you are Su's bone and blood. Even if you don't want to change your surname, you can't erase your relatives... Well, when Wansi is over, you can go back to Ninghai to prepare for the exam first. This It's a big deal. If you can be admitted to the State Prison and bring your mother to Jinyang, I will discuss with her about the future.
When Li Jihe's back fell into the weeping willows, the eldest princess still stood by the water, looking at the bright colors in the ripples, a lonely shadow with her, sighing and pressing at the bottom of her throat.
"Mingtang, you should tell me that I may be angry for a while, but I will still forgive you after all. If you untie the knot at that time, you will not bear such a heavy guilt when you leave. Fortunately, Wansi is a good person... Jihe is very good. You know it in heaven, and you should rest assured. Don't blame yourself anymore. "
seemed to mumble to herself. The eldest princess looked up slightly and looked at the distant sky, and the glow reflected in her eyes.