royal girl

Chapter 141 Aunt Qing's Strategy
It just snowed yesterday, and today's weather is exceptionally clear and blue. Among this group of people in fancy clothes, Huiyu's eyes still fell on the tight swaddle wrapped in bright red at a glance.Such bright colors are hard to ignore, so eye-catching.

The two teams met unexpectedly, and the eldest lady took Huiyu and walked over slowly, saluted Xia Bingyu and said hello, "My wife has seen Princess Ning."

"Madam Dong, please don't be too polite, get up quickly." Xia Bingyu helped the eldest lady up with a smile on her face, "Today is such a coincidence, I didn't expect to be able to get together."

"Yes, the minister's wife is also a little surprised." The eldest lady smiled faintly, "The queen concubine seems to have entered the palace a little late this year, but something is stumbling her way."

After Huiyu saluted with the eldest lady, she stood aside with a smile and said nothing.Xia Bingyu said that it was a coincidence that they met together, so it was inevitable that she wondered if Dong Wan had agreed with the eldest lady.The eldest lady calmly threw out a sentence about the time of entering the palace in previous years, which was easily resolved. The two of them were talking with a smile, but Huiyu felt really tired.

Princess Ning asked the eldest lady to go with her, and the eldest lady readily agreed.Hui Yu was half a step behind and walked side by side with Dong Wan, looked sideways at the baby who was sleeping soundly in the swaddle, and said in a low voice, "You are so beautiful, you look more like a prince in his eyes."

After Dong Wan gave birth to a child, she gained weight slightly, and her eyes became more charming like a madam's. Hearing Hui Yu's words, she said in a low voice, "Really? Maybe it's because I'm with you all day, but I can't see it for a while." .”

In front of Xia Bingyu, Dong Wan naturally couldn't get too attached to King Ning, Hui Yu understood, so she smiled, "It's a pity that I fell asleep, it would be great if I woke up."

"It's hard for this torturer to fall asleep. When he's awake, he stops every moment." Dong Wan sighed, "I don't know who to follow with this temper, it's really tormenting."

Huiyu smiled lightly, "The child should be more lively." She leaned her head and took another look at the sleeping soundly doll, her cheeks flushed from sleeping, she looked very cute.

Looking at Dong Wan's complexion and figure now, Hui Yu could tell that she was having a good time these days, but Xia Bingyu looked thinner.And side concubine Peng, who had been looking at Huiyu coldly, had an unfriendly look in her eyes, but Huiyu didn't bother to talk to her, she was just a concubine.When she gets married in the future, Concubine Peng will even bow down when she sees her.

As the two walked, Concubine Peng came to the front, but the two of them fell behind.Hui Yu happened to be whispering to Dong Wan, and said in a low voice, "Seeing that you are getting fat, I think you are living a good life."

"Having children is better after all. The prince likes children, but now he has stayed with me for a long time."

Huiyu raised her eyebrows, "No wonder Concubine Peng looked at me with annoyed eyes."

"What are you doing with her?" Dong Wan sneered, "I wanted to hug the concubine's thigh, but it was a shame. Now that Prince Jing is taking over the salt affairs, Concubine Peng's father said that he was very busy recently and wanted to invite the prince. Come forward to talk to King Jing about Xiang Shuoxiang, without looking at the current situation, who would dare to intercede with King Jing's temperament? Really think I have that face!"

Huiyu: ...

Prince Jing is so domineering?

Don't you give your brother any face?
Would it be too unfeeling?

"No way, Prince Jing doesn't even give Prince Ning face?" Huiyu really didn't expect Ji Qiyu to be so cold.

"It can't be said that it is not giving face." Dong Wan sighed, bit Hui Yu's ear and said, "There is no accommodating in official affairs, and we can discuss private matters, but who has personal dealings with Prince Jing."

The family didn't even marry the concubine into the mansion. This kind of human relationship, socializing and socializing, others just want to find a way to talk, but they can't find it.Generally speaking, it is the wives who communicate, and the women in the backyard communicate with each other, and then the hostess and the host will inform each other to see if they can negotiate accommodations and the like.Now that Ji Qiyu is not married, the two side concubines have been dragged out of the palace, Prince Jing basically doesn't stay in the palace, it is not easy to block people.

Seeing Huiyu's astonished expression, Dong Wan added, "Tell my brother-in-law later, if Peng's hands and feet are really dirty, don't be lenient and stab a knife."

Huiyu was astonished, Shibie three days should be admiration, and now Dong Wan can say such words without any psychological barriers, you must know that when she was in her boudoir, she would not be able to say such words even if she was killed.Huiyu changed her mind, and suddenly asked, "Could it be that your premature birth has something to do with Concubine Peng?"

"Although there is no conclusive evidence, there must be her hands and feet here. Fortunately, the companions my mother sent me were quick-witted, otherwise you would not be able to see me now." Dong Wan recalled the incident of premature birth, His face was a little stiff, but knowing that he was on the territory of the palace, he quickly recovered, and said softly: "No matter who wants to harm our mother and child, I will never spare them."

Huiyu sighed softly, looked at her and said, "Be careful yourself."

"Don't worry, now that you have Brother Jia, you have to think about him even if you don't think about yourself." Dong Wan said, her eyes were slightly red, "When I was born, I was very weak due to premature birth. It’s better to look at the white and not black.”

Hui Yu was silent, not knowing what to say for a moment.But looking at Dong Wan's expression now, one could know that King Ning would feel a little more pity for him just because of the child's premature birth.What's more, Dong Wan is a Jie Yuhua, and she really likes Ji Fuyan. With full of affection, she gave birth to a son for him, and almost lost her life. A man would be soft when he meets such a woman .At least now Dong Wan's position in Prince Ning's Mansion is stable, as long as she is not caught by someone, the basic mountain will be as immovable as a mountain.

When they arrived at the inner palace, the two teams separated, Dong Wan carried the child and went directly to Xia Zhaoyi's bedroom. It was cold and cold outside for a long time, and she was afraid that something bad would happen to the child.Aquinas watched the group of them gradually drift away, and Huiyu followed the eldest lady around the corner and went to Fengqi Palace to wait for the New Year gift.

Quite a number of imperial wives from various families had arrived in the square. Seeing the arrival of the eldest lady and her party, people soon surrounded them, chatting, laughing, and flirting with each other.After the new year, Huiyu will be 14 years old, and in one year she will get married and become the serious Concubine Jing.Ever since King Jing took over the salt affairs, he has not confronted the salt affairs with a lot of disadvantages, but several times his sword went off the beaten track, and all the officials in the salt affairs were disgraced. For a while, King Jing's reputation rose, and everyone praised him. .It's just his awe-inspiring temperament, one sentence can send people from three springs to severe winter, so those who don't have a thick skin and courage dare not come forward to curry favor.So now when Huiyu appeared, he became the target of everyone, but after a while, he was surrounded by people.

The eldest lady tried her best to protect Huiyu comprehensively, fighting for her with these imperial wives. It was enough for Huiyu to hide behind the eldest lady and pretend to be ashamed.I have to sigh, Da Furen's skills are really extraordinary, and with just a few words, people can retreat from difficulties.

When the empress was ascended to the seat, everyone knelt down and saluted according to the rules. After the ceremony was completed, Huiyu felt that her knees were not her own anymore. It would not be fun for anyone to kneel in the open air for several hours in such cold weather. Things, although there are cushions under the knees, it doesn't matter what.

This year, Huiyu and the eldest lady were indeed invited into Fengqi Palace by the empress to talk. This time, besides the eldest lady, more than a dozen people were invited in together.This time Huiyu didn't see any other concubines in Fengqi Palace, presumably the empress didn't want to see what happened last year again, so she sent them away in advance.

Huiyu was really relieved this time. Finally, she didn't have to use it as cannon fodder in human form. High-ranking concubines fought with each other. You can only bear with being filled with cannon fodder like this. Rare, but you are not allowed not to.

The queen empress was as kind as ever, perhaps there was no high-ranking concubine fighting, and no one made things difficult for Huiyu this year, so the empress empress did not express her closeness to Huiyu as she did last year, but only moved towards Huiyu when Huiyu saluted. She nodded with a smile.Huiyu could feel the kindness of the Empress Empress. She kept such a low profile and didn't want to be the target of public criticism. She was so thoughtful. After all, she was a talent who had been in the palace for many years.

When she came out of the palace, Huiyu realized that her back was covered with a thick layer of sweat, and her legs and feet were a little uncomfortable when walking. When she got in the carriage, she asked two girls to pinch her legs, and she knew it without looking. There must be bruises on the knees.If after becoming a princess, she had to kneel for several hours every year, Huiyu felt that such an honor would be really desolate.

Is His Majesty the Emperor sure that he is not showing his power but showing favor?

Can I not.

Mrs. Dong Er saw the girl rubbing away the bruises on Huiyu's knees with medicinal wine, and Huiyu grinned in pain, and said without pain or itching, "Get used to it slowly, every year in the future It hurts all the time."

Such a consoling mother really convinced Huiyu, and sighed, "It hurts my head to think about it."

"Why do you have a headache? How many people want to have a headache and still can't help it?"

Can't you just say something pleasing to the eye and make people happy?Huiyu burst into tears, her own mother was really drunk to beat her own daughter because of this.

"Can I apply for no round?"

"Do you dare to resist the order and not marry?"

Well, she dare not!

Seeing her daughter's sluggish appearance, Mrs. Dong Er sat on the big couch with a soft pillow behind her and said in a low voice: "People have a life they can't fight for in this life. You have become a princess, you are aloof and sought after by others. You have to pay ten times the hard work of others, so there is nothing to complain about."

"I'm not complaining, I just feel wronged."

"There are a lot of grievances in this world, and those who can't eat, wear clothes, or read books, aren't they wronged?"

Huiyu was completely dumbfounded, and she finally understood.Mrs. Dong pursues setbacks as education, and resolutely combats all kinds of sickness, madness, or depression in her children. You don’t have time to think about these, but you just feel that life is so beautiful. I want to cherish my blessings. only then.

Really lost to her.

After the new year, life returned to a normal rhythm. There was one Dong Wan missing in the mansion for a thousand years, one Xue Runiang was missing last year, and even Guo Tong was married thousands of miles away, so there was only one Dong Feiling who could make love to her. company.Perhaps Dong Feiling's marriage has been settled, and Aunt Liang has been very peaceful these days, but Aunt Qing has been eager to try it several times, but Mrs. Dong doesn't care about anything about Aunt Qing and her son at all. Master Dong Er took full responsibility, so Aunt Qing basically couldn't even see Mrs. Dong Er.In fact, after traveling for so long, Huiyu only met Dong Yunxuan once from a distance, and there was no intersection between the two of them.

First, Mrs. Dong's complete disregard for the concubine's concubine made Huiyu subconsciously stay away from their mother and son.Secondly, Aunt Qing is indeed a character that cannot be underestimated, and Huiyu is unwilling to have any contact with her. Thirdly, she has her own brother, and she can't take the initiative to get close to a concubine who doesn't care about her, so In summary, Huiyu's understanding of Dong Yunxuan's younger brother is still unfamiliar.

Aunt Qing protected Dong Yunxuan very well, she basically didn't let him come out alone, and protected his safety to a great extent, but at the same time she became strangers to the people in the Duke's Mansion.Now that Dong Yunxuan has grown up and entered school again, Huiyu and him have basically zero communication except for a glance at him at the family banquet.

Huiyu couldn't tell what she was feeling in her heart. She didn't particularly hate Aunt Qing's mother and son, but she couldn't get close either. It's a good thing that they are not far or close.

But obviously Aunt Qing couldn't take it anymore. For such a long time, Mr. Dong Er has basically lived with Mrs. Dong Er. She is also anxious about the future of the child.Dong Yuncheng's marriage has been decided, and Dong Yunji's marriage is also on the agenda, and then Dong Yunrong, and then Dong Yunxuan.Think about the discord between Aunt Liang and the eldest lady in the mansion for so many years, but at least the eldest lady will not even see Aunt Liang. When Aunt Liang can bend down to find a way out for her children, she still has a chance.But what about her?The mistress can't even see her, so how could she beg?Master Dong Er could see it, but what he repeated was just a few words, saying don't worry, the family will not ignore it.I won't ignore it, but if it's managed well or not, it doesn't matter how much effort it takes.

Aunt Qing has been in extreme irritability recently, but she has no way to solve this predicament, so she turned to Aunt Liang for advice in desperation.

Although Aunt Liang and Aunt Qing are both aunts, although Aunt Liang's son is not as good at studying as the young master, he can still get by. After ten years of hard work, maybe he can really find a future.The daughter's marriage is also good, and the children's affairs are well arranged, and she and the eldest lady can live in harmony.Those born in the first line are afraid that the ones born in the concubine will overwhelm them and overtake them.The concubine is afraid that the concubine will not be able to tolerate others, and will cut off the future of others. Only when there are conflicts of interests at the root can they fight to the death.Now all the interest disputes are gone, the wives and concubines are harmonious, and sometimes they can sit together and talk about the troubles between the children, but there is also a feeling of sympathy.Such an extremely harmonious state, on the contrary, made the old man unable to adapt to it. The wives and concubines who are not jealous and do not fight among themselves, no matter how they look at it, they have no role to drive him into the sky, expressing their disappointment.

Now Aunt Liang, who is extremely happy, looking at Aunt Qing is like seeing her former self.To be honest, she doesn't like Aunt Qing very much. Speaking of which, although she has been fighting to the death with the Da Furen for so many years, she has not bullied the Da Furen for many years and pestered him so that she would not go to Da Furen's room.But Aunt Qing just did this, no matter it was Aunt Qing who did it, or Master Dong himself didn't want to go to the second wife's yard, but others would not think that Master Dong was wrong, they would only say that the concubine's concubine was flirtatious.Aunt Qing herself couldn't tell the seriousness, and now seeing her son grow up, she panicked, why did she go so early.

"Look at what you said, I don't know what to do about your matter." Aunt Liang was so stupid that she let go of the good life now, but provoked the evil star of Mrs. Dong.

"I beg my sister to show me the way. If I had no choice, I wouldn't ask you to come here." Seems a few years older than before.

Seeing Aunt Qing like this, Aunt Liang's heart softened a little. They are all concubines, and only she knows the pain in it.Speaking of it, they were poorly destined to be born into a good family to be good ladies, but being concubines is not their own choice. What can they do if their parents are willing to sell their daughters to be concubines?To be a concubine, you must know your duty and obey the rules, but if you really know your duty and obey the rules, how will she have a son and a daughter?
Aunt Liang bowed her head in silence, frowning while holding a cup of tea.

Aunt Qing was pinching the handkerchief, her knuckles were slightly white, she knew that she had nothing to do with Aunt Liang, and it was only right that she didn't want to help her.It's just that now she really has no one to turn to, so she can only lower her head and say, "I'm just such a son, and I'm counting on him to take care of me in the future. I don't dare to expect much from him, but at least he can It’s not right to be able to stand on your own. My sister and I are usually concubines, so I can understand this. Our wife is different from the eldest lady. Even the master would not dare to provoke her temper, let alone me as a concubine. I can only hide. Now that the fourth young master is gradually becoming an adult, if I don't serve snacks, I'm afraid it will be..."

Aunt Qing burst into tears as she spoke, and Aunt Liang also felt sorry for her, as if she was worried about her son in those days.When people have the same state of mind, it is inevitable to be more sympathetic. Aunt Liang thought for a while and said, "I think you might as well ask the second lady instead of asking for the second wife."

Aunt Qing was taken aback, and even forgot to cry, "This... can this be done?"

Aunt Liang can only point out so far, she can't say any more, and if she says anything else, it will hurt the relationship between Fei Ling and the second girl.She was willing to point out such a sentence because it was not easy for everyone to be a concubine.There is no need for a heavy hammer to beat the drum, if Aunt Qing knew it, she would know how to do it.

Huiyu looked at a very beautifully embroidered handkerchief on the table, and frowned slightly. She had received many small things from Aunt Qing these days.A purse, a piece of handkerchief, a pair of shoes, and a piece of clothing. These things are not expensive, but the workmanship is really good, which shows that they have put their heart into it.Huiyu is not stupid, Aunt Qing rushed to show her kindness to her, she knew what she was asking for.It's just that Huiyu could help a concubine's room to embarrass his own mother for this little thing.Of course, Aunt Qing would not naively think that what she has can make Huiyu do this, but Aunt Qing just wants to say something nice for her in front of Mrs. Dong Er.

Hey, Huiyu was also a little complicated, and waved her hand to ask the girl to put away the things, "In the future, Aunt Qing will not accept it when she sends it over."

"I've never seen such a shameless person. In the past, why didn't I see her rushing to make things for the girl, but now she wants to use the girl, so she just hugged Buddha's feet temporarily. I really don't feel ashamed." It's a bit harsh, but it's on point.

Xueying looked at her and said: "Say less." After she finished speaking, she looked at the girl and said in a low voice: "Girl, what do you think about this matter? I think it's better to show kindness than enmity, Fourth Young Master and you After all, they belong to the same room, if you don’t do anything about it, you will get a bad reputation.”

"That's not right. Why is the girl so unkind? After all, it's Aunt Qing who doesn't know her duty and has nothing to do with the girl." Xueqi was furious, but felt a little bit unfair for Huiyu.

"What I know is that Aunt Qing did not do well, but what I don't know is that the girl treats her brother indifferently. Not everyone outside can say good things, and some are restless gossipers."

"So what? Who doesn't have a concubine brother or sister, just pull it out and have a look."

"You are buying a horse, and you still pull it out for a walk. If someone else hears this, they will hit you with ten boards first."

"I just can't understand Aunt Qing, who is so shabby with flirtatious eyebrows."

This made Huiyu spit out a sip of tea, and Xueying was as white as Xueqi, and hurriedly changed Huiyu's clean clothes, and said: "Don't talk nonsense, you can say such nonsense in front of the girl ? If Madam finds out, you will feel better."

Xueqi knew that she had done something wrong, and she didn't dare to refute. She hurriedly changed Huiyu's clothes, and then ran away with the dirty clothes.

Xueying shook her head helplessly, and said to Huiyu, "Girl, what are your plans?"

"Hey, I can't ignore it, and I don't want to do it." Huiyu was a little annoyed, and Aunt Qing didn't bother Mr. Dong Er, but what to do with her.What's more, Huiyu is absolutely sure that if she speaks a word for Aunt Qing's mother and son, Mrs. Dong Er will be able to lift the roof off the house, so this speed is difficult to grasp.

"Miss, you don't need to mention it in front of Madam, if it happens that the master is talking about this matter with Madam, you can just mention it a little bit." Xueying also felt that this matter was very difficult, and there was no way she could do it.

"At the moment, this is the only way to go. After all, all the brothers and sisters are fine. There is only one Dong Yunxuan who is not good and I have a bad reputation for my mother." The so-called moral kidnapping is such an embarrassing thing.I don't want to take care of it, but the reality forces you not to do it, because you are a community of interests.

From that day on, Huiyu stopped collecting anything from Auntie Qing, and after a few times, Auntie Qing also understood and did not continue to give it away, which made Huiyu heave a sigh of relief.Anyway, Dong Yunxuan is not yet old enough to say goodbye, and his studies have not improved much, so he will definitely not have much advantage in studying in the future.Perhaps Aunt Qing saw this and thought about planning for a rainy day, but it's a pity...

Mrs. Dong Er has also been troubled recently. When you go to the garden, you can meet Aunt Qing who greets you. If you ask Mrs. Tai, you can meet Aunt Qing halfway. In short, the high frequency of encounters with Aunt Qing recently has made Mrs. Dong very troubled.After Huiyu found out, she realized that Aunt Qing hadn't given up, she had just changed her strategy. Speaking of which, this trick wasn't very clever, but at least Aunt Qing bent down and put her face in front of the wife. Stepping on the ground is an attitude of admitting defeat to Mrs. Dong Er.

However, Huiyu felt that Mrs. Dong would never think that Aunt Qing was showing weakness, and would only regard her as a demonstration!
Sure enough, Master Dong Er was unlucky again, and was kicked out by Mrs. Dong Er.

Huiyu was speechless for a while, saying that Mrs. Dong's temper has not been restrained in the slightest. It is the same as before, and she will be kicked out when she is irritable. There is no going.

Can't these two have a good talk?
Huiyu hadn't finished worrying when Mrs. Dong came over, with a livid face, Huiyu hurriedly went up to her, helped her to sit down, and asked, "What's wrong with you, why are you so angry? What happened?" gone?"

(End of this chapter)