The favorite wife of the black-bellied prime minister

Chapter 9
Xu Shi saw the scene in front of him too unbelievable, the hall was silent for a while, Baili Jing helped Mo Wen to sit down, Mo Wen coughed a few times as usual, and looked at the left figure on the main seat with his indifferent eyes.

"Yo, I didn't expect that what Princess Jing said was true. Since becoming Jing's son-in-law, my elder brother's health has improved a lot, and he even came to family gatherings where he usually never shows up." The third son, Mo Xun, remained the same to play his contemptuous lip service.

"Isn't it? I really envy my second brother for being so affectionate!" Mo Jue, the second child, said with a smile.

Zuo Xiang couldn't control these two sons at all, so he turned a deaf ear and ignored all their words, glanced at Mo Wen, but didn't speak to him: "Yuan Shan, how is Eldest Young Master's health better? If he is still weak, tomorrow's return Let Yu'er go on his behalf for the door ceremony, presumably His Majesty and Empress will not blame him."

After Mo Wen listened, he coughed several times, and Bai Lijing noticed that his eyes dimmed a bit. She didn't know how his health was, but only knew that he was suffering.

Yuan Shan bent down and smiled: "Master Hui, the Eldest Young Master told the slaves yesterday that Princess Jing is an imperial daughter, the ceremony of returning home must be grand, if he doesn't attend, it will definitely hurt the face of the Prime Minister and the princess. In addition, the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming recently, the Eldest Prince has recovered a lot, and he will be able to return to the palace with the princess tomorrow, so please don't worry about it."

After hearing this, Prime Minister Zuo stroked his beard, but thoughtfully.

Zuo Prime Minister Mo Song came from a humble background, a class of frail scholars, and later climbed up to become a daughter of the Hanlin Academy, and was promoted step by step.Unexpectedly, when his official career continued, his wife from the countryside suddenly came to the door with a sick and weak child, and his "Chen Shimei" behavior was fully exposed.

His original wife was furious and wanted to reconcile with him, so he had no choice but to take some money to get rid of his first wife. However, his wife, who had been married since childhood, was so violent that she slammed her head against the cold city wall to death in front of him, leaving only The next sickly child.

This child is Mo Wen.

Mo Wen was a scandal in his life that he could not bear to look back on, and he grandiosely occupied the position of his eldest son, making everyone in Shengjing know that Mo Song's eldest son was weak and aphasic. Asked about diagnosis and treatment but no effect at all.Afterwards, as Mo Wen grew older, he killed three wives one after another. Zuo was completely disappointed with him, and only sent some maids and servants to take care of him in the courtyard, and the rest were left to their own devices, never asking about his life or death.

If it hadn't been for the sudden marriage granted by the Holy Majesty half a month ago, he would have almost forgotten about his sickly eldest son.But even if it was a marriage gift, Prime Minister Zuo was still trembling - Mo Wenke died and the three wives were all daughters of ordinary people, so it was fine to pass them off, but this time it was Emperor Jing Yuan's precious Princess Rongchang, if she married into the prime minister How can he bear the burden if something goes wrong in the house?
Therefore, Mo Wen has always made Zuo Prime Minister Mo Song very unhappy, and he paranoidly believes that Mo Wen is here to collect debts for his dead mother, so that's why his ghost is so lingering, making him restless all the time.

Yuan Shan has been with Mo Wen for many years, and knows his words and deeds very well. Now that this is the point, Prime Minister Zuo rubbed his brows and sighed: "Then it's settled. Tomorrow's eldest son Go into the palace with Princess Jing."

After finishing speaking, he was still very worried about Mo Wen, Prime Minister Zuo said again: "Yu'er, tomorrow you will also enter the palace with your elder brother and sister-in-law. If your elder brother doesn't understand anything, you can teach him."

Mo Jue and Mo Xun sneered again.Mo Yu looked at Mo Wen, saw that his face was pale, his eyes were drooping, as if he couldn't even raise his head, and he became more and more dissatisfied with Bai Lijing in his heart, if it wasn't for her, why would elder brother have to suffer this crime?
After the important matter was finished, Prime Minister Zuo went back to the study first. Although the second and third children were dudes, they had official positions because of Prime Minister Zuo.For a moment, only Mo Wen, Mo Yu, and the servant girls were left in the front hall.

Bai Lijing turned her head and asked Mo Wen, "Do you want to go back and rest?" Her tone was extremely gentle.

Mo Wen's lips were slightly pursed, but his eyes were still gentle as he watched her, and he shook his head lightly.

Bailijing couldn't figure out what he meant, so she looked towards the distant mountains.

Before Yuan Shan could answer, he heard a mocking sound from his side: "Hey, there are only a few idlers left in this house, they can't do anything, they just have a mouth that can eat."

Bai Lijing looked towards the source of the sound, and saw Mrs. Liu supporting the golden hairpin on her head, and sweeping her sleeves with a handkerchief. She was dressed in a black brocade embroidered with gold, with an indescribably luxurious posture.

Liu Guixiang is the mistress of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Although her background is humble, she is quite capable. Because she used to be the late wife's rough envoy, she usually turns a blind eye to the second son Mojue and doesn't easily provoke him. He never gave Mo Wen and Mo Yu a good look.Mo Wen has not been out of the prime minister's house for ten years, and Mo Yu has just taken the examination, and the result is still unknown, so he is considered unemployed at home.You don't even need to point fingers at Sang and scold Huai, you are obviously scolding them.

The third daughter-in-law, Li Ruomei, hurriedly stepped forward and said in a very understanding way: "Mother-in-law, you have worked so hard to set up a seven-day banquet, my daughter-in-law will beat your back for you."

After all, she is her own daughter-in-law, no matter how bad they are, they are all standing in a line at this moment, and Mrs. Liu praised her again and again: "The third sister-in-law is the most sensible. Has the wooden railing in Feihong Pond been repaired?"

Li Ruomei looked aggrieved and pitiful: "Mother-in-law, not yet, those servants are too inconvenient. It's not my daughter-in-law who said that although the scenery over Feihong Pond is beautiful, it's not very auspicious, and my second sister-in-law and I fell off without a hitch." He also contracted typhoid fever, and he hasn’t recovered yet.”

Mo Jue's daughter-in-law Rong Xueyan took the opportunity to say: "Yes, Feihongchi used to be fine, but these strange things have happened in the past few days. I see, it's either haunted by demons, or possessed by ghosts. The ghosts and monsters in the house have started to make trouble again."

Mo Wen has always been known as an ominous person. After marrying a bride, he will die of incurable diseases for at least half a year, and at least half a month. Therefore, no one dares to approach the side courtyard where he lives all year round. People are also dubious.

Mo Yu has a bad temper, at first he could bear what Liu said, but now seeing Li and Rong's words getting more and more outrageous, he couldn't help getting angry, stood up, and said angrily: "Second sister-in-law, third sister-in-law, what are you doing?" Go back and say what you say slowly, let the family ugliness spread, don't let the girls and boys see the joke!"

Li Ruomei sneered dissatisfiedly: "Hmph, what did my uncle say! Although I don't read many books, I can read a few words. This 'family ugliness should not be publicized', isn't my uncle pointing at Sang and scolding Huai? If the listener has no intention, I'm afraid the listener has the intention!" Mo Wen glanced at Mo Wen who was sitting quietly.

"You!" Mo Yu was never quick with his tongue, and he was so angry that he couldn't speak after being turned around by Li Ruomei.

Before finishing a cup of tea, Baili Jing suddenly took Mo Wen's hand lightly, and said softly, "Husband, it hurts me to sit for a long time. I saw that the begonias in the garden are blooming well. It's not as good as ours." Go and see?"

(End of this chapter)