atypical prostitute

Chapter 55

Most things in the world are complicated when imagined, but unexpectedly simple when faced with them.

Having made countless assumptions before, when she sat in front of the eldest princess, Li Ci was surprised to find that the words she had prepared were all baseless worries.However, she casually mentioned that she hoped to bring the sisters of the Fu family into the mansion as companions, so the eldest princess said kindly: "I was also worried that you would be bored, and wanted to find a few companions of similar age for you. There are candidates."

So the matter was settled, as simple and casual as a daughter's family discussing new rouge and clothes.

It's just that the goal was achieved too easily, and Li Ci was embarrassed to admit that this visit was for this matter, so he searched for many topics.She painstakingly wanted to get rid of the embarrassment, but she had very little knowledge in this life, and she didn't dare to mention what she had learned in her previous life, so she could only talk about trivial things about her parents. She expected that the eldest princess would be impatient with these trivial things, and would soon be at a loss for words. Withdrew.

Who would have thought that the eldest princess would listen with great interest and interest, the two were talking and laughing, and the sky was getting dark after a while.Only then did I know that most women have a nature of gossip, no matter the queen or princess or a peasant woman.

Seeing the Golden Crow falling to the west and the Jade Rabbit rising to the east, Li Ci got up to say goodbye. The eldest princess wanted to keep her overnight, but she had to refuse.Seeing that she was determined and did not force her to stay, the eldest princess rewarded some belongings from her daughter's house, and then sent someone to send the fourth lady back.

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After returning to Yinfeng Pavilion, it was half past Xu hour, Li Ci got off the carriage and wanted to change clothes in the inner room, but Aunt Shen was waiting in the main room early, and when she saw her enter the courtyard, she went up to her and said: "The fourth lady is back."

Seeing her unusual expression, Li Ci suddenly became curious, and also saw that the maids and women following behind her were all serious and serious, so she was unavoidably surprised, and said, "What's the matter, auntie?"

"It's not very important. Mrs. Wei Guogong is here, and she is talking with the eldest wife at Fuchun Residence."

This time the mountain collapsed, it was only natural that Wei Guogong, as the great official of the frontier, was urgently recalled to Beijing.But even the family members were ordered to take them back to the capital, which was a dangerous signal.

——The situation is likely to develop to the point of detaining the family members together!

But even with such concerns, Duke Wei and his wife had to be called to Beijing, because this is a society of monarchs and ministers, because the conspiracy of the king of Changsha to kill his brother and seize the throne has not been officially announced to the public.

To save themselves in extreme danger, Wei Guogong and his wife came to Fu's house on the second day after they arrived in the capital to pay homage to the old days.

Li Ci then asked politely: "Can you go over to say hello?"

"It's unnecessary to ask for your safety. Duke Wei has already spoken. Tonight, we will guard the vigil for him in the front hall. No one else can disturb you."

Li Ci sighed. Although she did not formally get involved in politics and did not intend to become a member of the political quagmire, Duke Wei's behavior made her instinctively realize that something serious might happen.

Reminiscent of what I saw and heard in the eldest princess's mansion, I couldn't help saying: "Then let me go to Fuchun residence. After all, I am an aunt, so I have to go."

Aunt Shen thought for a while and said, "That's fine."

Li Ci asked about the Sizhitang again.

After the old lady fainted after hearing the bad news yesterday, Aunt Shen has invited most of the famous doctors in the capital, and the imperial doctor has also been sent to visit her. At present, the condition of the old lady is still stable, although there is no sign of waking up.After knowing that the old lady's life was safe, the Sizhitang finally calmed down, but it was inevitable that there was some sadness.

In the words of the 21st century, the old lady suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and was paralyzed all over her body.

Careful recuperation and relatives' relief may turn it into hemiplegia, but it is more likely that it will remain in this half-dead state in the future.

But Li Ci was not worried about what would happen if the old lady became a vegetable.

Either she was unfilial, or she resented the old lady for being mean.The Xie Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety. Although the eldest wife and the old lady had heart problems, they would do enough to save face when it came to this issue involving the family name.After all, the Fu family is a century-old family, even if it is temporarily in a slump, it will not be so embarrassing that it cannot allocate enough people to take care of the old lady.

Right now Yujing and Sanlang are serving in the Sizhiyuan. Lici is already tired after all the running around today, and he knows that the old lady doesn't like him, and he doesn't want to go there to make the old lady feel uncomfortable.

After all, people who have had a stroke just lose their ability to move, and their ability to observe the outside world has not stopped.

So I went upstairs to sort out the descriptions, and when I arrived with Aunt Shen, I headed towards Fuchun Residence.

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Li Ci didn't have a good impression of Mrs. Wei Guogong. She was too self-righteous, too condescending, and hypocritical, but she didn't hate her.

After all, there is a difference between concubines and concubines in the family gap, and it is only natural that she looks down on concubine women like Yu Jing and Li Ci.

So when I entered Fuchun residence, I saw Mrs. Wei Guogong's face was gloomy, not as radiant as before, and Li Ci didn't say much, she just stepped forward to greet An and saluted, and then stepped aside, standing sideways.

Eye to nose, nose to heart.

On the contrary, it was Mrs. Wei Guogong who took the initiative to look at her and said: "It's really the Eighteenth Change of the Women's University. I haven't seen you for a few months, and the fourth lady has such a sign."

"It's just finally opened, and it looks a bit like a daughter's house."

The eldest lady smiled noncommittally, because Yuhuan was selected into the East Palace and Yuxin was still young, she never thought of getting married with the Liu family, because Mrs. Wei Guogong blocked Yujing in the name of "sister" last time It was at her behest to enter Liu's house.

It's just that this time and that time, now the Fu family is no longer what it was then, and the future of the Liu family is also uncertain. On the contrary, the fourth lady climbed up the big tree of the eldest princess. Recalling her behavior at the beginning, she felt a little regretful.

However, Mrs. Wei Guogong didn't smell her smell, and said directly: "Since I saw the fourth lady, I can't help talking about it all day long. Erlang is really unlucky. Such a good lady, why can't she enter the house?" My Liu family? This time I came to the capital, and when I entered the palace to meet the Queen Mother, the first thing I did was to come to Shuniang’s side. On the surface, I said it was to pay homage to my brother-in-law, but in my heart, I wanted to see Fourth Lady. I never thought that Fourth Lady would go out , but taught me how to wait."

"The eldest princess got some rare items and sent someone to deliver them to the fourth lady. The fourth lady is going to thank you today."

The eldest wife was talking nonsense, and Li Ci didn't expose it, just smirking.

She was certain that Mrs. Wei Guogong must have asked for something else when she came here, but she didn't know when this noble lady would go around before carrying out her business.

"It's great to be liked by the eldest princess."

Because Mrs. Wei had to wear plain clothes in mourning, her graceful face became a little thinner, and even a smile didn't look good.

Li Ci wasn't sure whether her words were true or false, so she could only vaguely say, "It's all due to the wrong love."

"If you can be liked, you won't know how many people envy you. Why should Fourth Lady be modest?"

"Ma'am, you are serious."

After what happened last time, Li Ci already knew that this Mrs. Wei Guogong was not a fuel-efficient lamp. She was able to make three-foot waves without wind, which was better than that of the eldest wife. Now hearing her envy, she suddenly felt Beat the drums.

"Such a well-behaved and humble person, if it wasn't for the fear of causing gossip, I really want to take you as my daughter."

These words were very hypocritical, but she was smiling, so that the eldest wife also laughed and said: "Is there anything in the family that clings to each other. Sister-in-law's words are too preposterous."

"It's not my birthright, it's involuntary."

Mrs. Wei Guogong's acting skills are superb, and when she rolls her eyes, tears fall down.

"Now that His Majesty is on the move, the situation in the Imperial City is not stable. The Empress Dowager hastily ordered the Duke to bring his family to Beijing. This is clearly—"

"Those rumors in the streets and alleys are absolutely unbelievable. There is nothing inappropriate for my brother to hold a heavy army and sit in the northwest. This situation, presumably, is the empress dowager's deterrent to the vassal king, and it is definitely not intentional to target the Liu family."

The eldest lady spoke seriously, and glanced at Li Ci.

Li Ci hurriedly stepped forward to comfort her and said, "I went to the eldest princess's mansion today, and saw the princess's face is calm. I think the palace will be calm and calm, and there will be no such troubles. Auntie, please relax."

"How can you rest assured? When I was in the northwest, I already asked someone to look at a fair marriage for Erlang in the capital. Who would have thought that this time when I was called back to Beijing to bring Erlang to the door, the woman's family would never say anything. Proposing marriage made me very embarrassed."

Although the eldest wife has been married for many years, she is the first wife of the Duke's mansion. When she heard that her natal nephew was humiliated on a blind date, she was furious and said, "It's really going downhill! Duke Wei was called back to Beijing, and the lintel is not damaged yet! Which one?" Small door and small household, to be so short-sighted!"

"If it's really short-sighted, it would be great. I'm afraid that the fall of the Liu family is just around the corner, and I'm in a situation where I don't know it."

Mrs. Wei Guogong sighed, tears dripped down as she spoke, Li Ci couldn't figure out the purpose of her words, so she could only wait on her carefully.

"Fortunately, my husband went to the palace today and met the Minister of Honglu Temple. The two walked together all the way and talked very happily. Then the Lu family actually intended to betroth the eldest daughter to Erlang."

"This……"

Hearing this, the eldest lady's face twitched, changing again and again.

The Lu family in Fan Yang is the first-class wealthy family. Because of "The Story of the Jade Hairpin", the daughter of the Lu family is the Luoshen that many children have dreamed of.Although the Liu family has hereditary meritorious service, compared with the Lu family, it is only a second-class family.

Lu's betrothing the eldest daughter to Erlang is not only a loss of mulberry elm, but also a big watermelon after losing sesame seeds!

Although the daughter-in-law of the Lu family met at the Peony Flower Banquet was quite self-confident, there might be conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the future.

Seeing Mrs. Wei Guogong's eyes and brows, Li Ci knew that she was very satisfied with this marriage, and he would not accept her wishes, so he said with a smile: "This is really a good thing."

"Unfortunately, there is another matter that worries me at the moment."

Mrs. Wei Guogong looked at Li Ci, her eyes flashed fierceness, and immediately turned into kindness.

"Erlang is a stubborn person. The people I met before have officially returned Geng Tie, but he is not giving up. Just now on the way, I just mentioned Lu's wife to him, and he was furious... What Qi Dafei! The man is speechless. His wife doesn't want him, but he wants to wait helplessly, I'm really angry!"

"Erlang is just a child's temper at the moment, and it will be fine after a while." The eldest wife comforted, "The Lu family is such a good in-law, if you miss it, you will regret it for most of your life."

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Wei Guogong gave a cold snort, and said: "What kind of child's temper, it's clearly a ghost's obsession! He told me that if the lady doesn't leave the court, he won't talk about marriage for a day! She must be Only by becoming someone else's wife can you give up."

"This... is really a bastard!"

"If your brother had heard this, he would have beaten him up. It's only me who is reluctant to be beaten heart and soul, and I haven't said anything back yet."

While speaking, while wiping away tears, the eldest wife sighed for a while, and took the initiative to say: "Should I let the fourth lady go to persuade? Erlang and the fourth lady have always been close, and with the fourth lady's understanding, I think they will soon turn the corner."

"But--"

Mrs. Wei Guo's wife had a troubled look on her face.

Seeing that they sang together and forcibly pushed herself onto the stage, Li Ci couldn't help cursing inwardly as they sang in unison, but she still made a hypocritical gesture. It's really a villain's heart. Liu Erlang is good, but not everyone likes it!
After muttering and cursing like this, I felt much better immediately, and seeing the eldest wife and Mrs. Wei Guogong was no longer an eyesore.

Putting on the appearance of Jie Yuhua calmly, he said: "It is Li Ci's honor to be able to share the worries for my aunt. But it is getting late today, and the matter of admonishing my cousin will have to be discussed in the next day. Li Ci will leave first."

"With the promise of Si Niangzi, I am relieved. I hope this child can turn the corner sooner. Alas, what a crime!"

When the matter was settled, Mrs. Wei Guogong was also unambiguous, holding Li Ci's hand and saying a lot of joy, and even took off the Kunlun Ziyu bracelet from her hand and gave it to Li Ci.Li Ci received the bracelet and pretended to be smiling, until Haishi, surrounded by the maids and mother-in-law, left Fuchun residence.

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The Fourth Lady had just left Fuchun Residence, and Mrs. Wei's face immediately sank.

"Mother Shu, do you know why I want Fourth Lady to persuade me?"

She said angrily and annoyed: "That bastard told me that he would not want any wife except the fourth wife of the Fu family! He is really going to kill me in anger!"

"So... all you said just now was—"

"The person who tied the bell has to be untied. Only when the Fourth Lady steps forward can Erlang change his mind."

She smiled slyly and said, "Fortunately, the fourth lady doesn't have that kind of heart for Erlang, so I don't have to feel that I have done anything wrong. After all, Erlang is young. When the Lu family's wife gets married in the future, she will get used to being right every day, and she will always come over." of."

"I hope so."

The eldest wife agreed, but her eyes were hard to describe as bright.

(End of this chapter)