Chapter 108 With the demeanor of a virtuous woman

Because the third prince came coldly, Mother Lan was also very worried at noon. She secretly prayed that there would be no change in the marriage of the second prince. She used a few mouthfuls of lunch and filled her stomachs, so she wandered at the gate of the courtyard with Ruiyuan, looking forward to the Duke's wife to be earlier. Come back and ask what is going on to make you feel at ease.

At the beginning, the autumn sun was just right, pouring down in front of the door and went straight to the road of the house, crossing the bluestone square bricks on a layer of faintness. On both sides of the road, two rows of long green camphor, still lush, green to the west wind, gently shaking and warm.

Mama Lan wandered for a while, and finally saw the Duke and his wife coming this way. She hurriedly piled up with earnest smiles and stepped forward with a steady pace. When she saw the Duke of Wei's locked eyebrows, the curvature of the corners of her lips stiffened. She looked carefully at Huang, but saw that the corners of her wife's lips were relieved, not half Nervous, not like the appearance of arguing with the prince, Mother Lan became puzzled in her heart.

When the Duke of Wei saw his wife's wet nurse greeted him and nod his head, he still walked broadly with his hands. He walked into the main hall with a golden knife and opened the curtain and entered the bedroom in the second room.

Huang followed closely. After a slight hesitation, Mother Lan also walked in with her heels, helped Huang sit on the west seat on the carved kang along the window, raised her eyelids and looked at the still solemn face of the Duke of Wei, but did not withdraw. She only took the tea cup held by Bai Lu and placed it between the two masters. On the kang, he motioned Bai Lu to wait outside the curtain and stood aside to talk about Huang's hard work during this period.

Mother Lan has always been very satisfied with the uncle of the Duke of Wei. No matter anything else, she has been trying to enter the Huang family. For many years, the Duke has not accepted the concubine next to him, and he has not accepted the room. Even if he spoils Aunt Cui a little, he has never neglected the Huang family, let alone indulged Aunt Cui's authority to provoke the main room. As a wet nurse, she has always been treated respectfully as an elder.

In the long run, Mother Lan became bold and was not very afraid of the Duke of Wei. She often relied on the kindness of the Huang family and said a few words.

Today, when she saw that the Grandpa's expression was not good, she guessed that she was dissatisfied with the Huang family, so she emphasized how busy the family affairs were during these days. She complained about Huang's hard work and gently reminded the Grandpa not to spread fire on the Huang family. Even if the couple had any conflicts, they had to communicate gently.

If it was usual, Duke Wei would naturally not be disrespectful to his wife's wet nurse, but today, he was really a little impatient and did not let Mother Lan sit down.

When Duke Wei finished drinking a cup of hot tea patiently, he saw that Mother Lan was still only concerned about gossip, and finally couldn't help but get up.

When he was a teenager, the head of the family of the state government also experienced the battlefield with the old prince, practiced the momentum of killing and decisive generals, and mastered the Beijing Wei command department for many years. He used to be not murderous when he was pleasant, but once he became serious, his fierce spirit was also very penetrating.

M Mother Lan had never seen such a "mighty" as the prince. Half a sentence choked on her lips and took a step back in consternation.

Duke Wei was not angry, but said in a low voice, "Mama, don't blame me. I have something important to talk to my wife today."

After the eviction order had been issued, Mother Lan had to calm down and retreat. Then she fell down the brocade curtain and heard a "bang" sound. The door closed again, bringing a sharp wind, shaking the golden embroidery peony on the brocade curtain, as if it had also lost its color.

Mama Lan trembled all over and pulled the equally stunned Bailu out of the main room and sent away all the maids waiting in the corridor, but she stayed in front of the window and pricked up her ears to listen to the movement in the window.

The Duke of Wei was obviously really angry, and his tone was not lowered--

"What's going on with that orchid hairpin!" It's not an inquiry, but a questioning tone.

Mother Lan is suspicious, orchid hairpin? What orchid hairpin?

I heard that Huang expressed the same doubt in the window.

"Is Madam still pretending to be garlic?" With a cold hum, even through the window screen, Mother Lan also felt the awe-inspiring coldness in Wei Guo's tone.

In the room, although Huang was surprised, he did not look wronged. He seemed to think about it for a while before he vaguely thought of something and asked, "Does the Duke mean the gift given to Chen'er by my concubine?"

Mother Lan outside suddenly realized, and then her brain was full of paste. The orchid hairpin was the lady who tried her best to find a piece of mutton fat jade for the sake of He and the wife, and entrusted the chief craftsman of Kyoto's most famous jewelry shop "Tiangongfang" to build it. Among other things, the processing money alone is less than a hundred taels. Wenyin, the lady was so generous. At that time, the Duke and the eldest princess were quite satisfied. Why did she mention this? And it's still such an angry situation.

M Mother Lan unconsciously raised her ears high.

Then he heard that Duke Wei immediately asked, "Let me ask you, are all the maids of Zhi Lanxuan chosen by you? He also said how much he loved Chen'er in the past, and his eyes were all on her. Why didn't you know why there was an insider? Chen'er's hairpin was actually taken to the pawnshop by the maid and fell into the hands of outsiders! If it hadn't been for the return of the third prince to the original owner today, I didn't know it at all. Did you hide it, or did you really neglect it so much? Do you know what disaster will happen if that hairpin falls into the hands of a scheming person and makes waves!"

As soon as Mother Lan heard this, her heart hung in her throat, and a lot of questions suddenly surged up in her mind. Before she could think about it, she immediately held an unfairness for Huang. At the beginning, the old lady was ten years old and lived alone in a single house. The old lady didn't care about it. Thanks to the lady's carefulness, the maid she chose was several times. With her temperament, she reported it to the old lady one by one. Even if she is her biological mother, she is afraid that she can only do so, but after all, through blood, in order not to make the old lady suspicious, the lady has never privately asked the old lady's maid about her words and deeds, but only taught the old lady how to deal with such mistakes... How can she make such mistakes? Is it all your wife's fault? So is the old lady. She lost such an important thing and kept it strictly. It can be seen that she still doesn't trust her with all her, but she is so tired that she is blamed.

Mother Lan, who was through the window, was full of grievances, but the Huang family in the room did not say a few words of excuses. She only stood obediently on the edge of the kang. First, she was full of panic, and then she blamed herself repeatedly, saying that she was too careless. No matter how many trivial things to do, she should not neglect Chener's yard and without any grievances.

When the Duke of Wei's expression was slightly relaxed, he asked the beginning and end of today's third prince's "return to the original owner".

After listening to the details, he was naturally afraid. Even his eyes turned red, and he blamed himself even more, so he went to the eldest princess Yuanyingtang to plead guilty.

When Duke Wei looked at his wife's mood, most of his anger subsided, and he remembered that Huang had been cautious over the years. He treated Gaotang and his children, and had a lot of obedience and gentleness. In the early years, his mother was more wary of her, and she never complained. She was virtuous and gentle, and she was not bad as good as his wife and mother.

I still can't bear it.

Duke Wei just relaxed his tone: "Well, thanks to the return of the hairpin by the Third Highness, this matter is also shocking and dangerous... Only you have to be more cautious in the future."

Huang's promise was again. Although he didn't swear, he looked very serious.

"Chen's marriage must come out of the cabinet at the latest next year. You have to teach some trivial matters in the common affairs, and the dowry matter also have to be carefully prepared. In addition to what Wan Niang left for her three children in those years, add some, sort out the list, and then discuss with my mother... I have been busy with my business these days, so I have been resting in the book. Room."

After saying that, he listened to the sound of the door opening.

Mama Lan was listening carefully and went out of the house without defending her. She was so scared that she couldn't think about it. She hurried to the other end of the porch and stepped into the ear room in a few steps, but was tripped by the threshold in panic. She almost fell to the ground with a sore ankle, which made her take several breath.

He shrank his head and saw that Duke Wei came out of the main courtyard. He was about to breathe a sigh of relief. He was about to go to the bedroom to "enstruct" her wife. She limped to the door of the main hall. She also saw Aunt Cui wearing a plain white silk dress, a light green dress, and her slender waist curled like a "sick Xi Shi", and her chest suddenly blocked her anger-- This cheap hooves have been raised all day long, stretching out their hands and rice to raise them. They often have headaches and stomachache. With these tricks, the Duke holds them in the palm of his hand and hurts. She is always in the morning and dusk, making her stand for a cup of tea, as if she has been greatly wronged by the sky. This When he heard that the prince had returned to his house, he immediately came to add obstacles to his wife.

Mother Lan's chest was stirred by anger, but she didn't feel pain in her feet. She stepped down the stone steps with a sonorous and powerful pace, and the door god was generally blocked in front of Aunt Cui.

"What are you doing now? Didn't you still hold your heart and shout for pain in the morning?"

Aunt Cui was thinking about things all the way - at noon today, Sanniang came to her yard for the first time and stayed with her to eat, which made her very happy, but she didn't want to hear her daughter talk about her mind. It turned out that it was to ask the Duke of Wei to inquire about the third prince's intention... Looking at San Niang's shy but shining eyes Jing, Aunt Cui couldn't figure out what was on her mind. She was shocked and afraid. She persuaded San Niang not to miss her life because of the thoughts in her heart... The status of the third prince was so noble that it was impossible for the position of the imperial concubine to marry a common daughter.

I don't want San Niang to wait for her to finish her words, so she gets cold and leaves a sentence, "I don't need to worry about my aunt. If you don't want to help me say it directly, you don't have to make excuses with no need to waste your heart" and go away.

Aunt Cui regretted that she felt sorry for San Niang - if it hadn't been in her maidservant's womb, but came out, it would not be impossible for her to be the third prince's concubine with her appearance.

Therefore, despite the embarrassment and after several thoughts, Aunt Cui decided to do her best for San Niang.

She couldn't think of any way. She only thought that the Duke of Wei had always spoiled her, and the Duke's wife was also very generous, so she wanted to beg - if San Niang was not qualified to be the third prince's concubine, it would be a side concubine.

But as soon as I entered Heruiyuan, I was blocked by Mother Lan.

"The concubine got up a little badly in the morning and lost her rudeness in front of her. At present, she is here to make amends for her." Aunt Cui gritted her teeth and summoned up her courage and wanted to bypass Mother Lan and continue to go in.

Mother Lan sneered coldly: "I'm really confused. I can't see through my aunt's idea. What's the compensation for? Didn't I hear that the Duke returned home early today and rushed to flatter me? It's not that I said that my aunt used to be virtuous and generous, you also have to know that your wife is not with you. Generally, I can't see it.

"Mother...the maidservant is not..." As usual, Aunt Cui was ridiculed and had no face to send her door to ask for suspicion, but when she thought of San Niang, she had to insist.

M Mother Lan's mouthful of saliva has been brewing in her throat. When she crosses her waist, she is about to "pooh"...

The next time, the window was pushed open. Huang showed a still and pleasant face. Looking at the two people under the steps, he said gently, "Mother, you are tired for a long time today. It's time to take a break in the afternoon and let your aunt have something to say."

Mother Lan was very unwilling. She looked at Aunt Cui and finally spit on the ground and stood carelessly in front of the window "standby".