Chapter 188: Coming Out
When Ye Manjun listened to the question of the personal maid, the roots of her ears were quietly red, but such a blatant discussion of likes and dislikes did not conform to the education she had received since childhood, so her face stiffened, "What nonsense?" Embroidered curtains, you have been with me for some years, how did I teach you to act? Have you forgotten to the edge of the sky? I can just hear your question, and you will let me behave when it is passed out? That girl from the Teng family is shameless, should I also learn from her? β
Educated by Ye Manjun's words, the embroidered curtain lowered her head slightly and reflected on herself, "Girl, the slave is wrong, you shouldn't say these words that violate etiquette, and please ask the girl to calm her anger, although she punishes the slave." β
She bit her lower lip and knelt down aggrievedly, her hand tightly clutched the hem of her skirt, she was all for the girl's good, and she didn't know where to commit the girl, which made the girl angry and taught her a lesson.
Ye Manjun took a long breath, looking at this maid who had followed her the closest time, compared to the dead roller blinds or other big maids, she had always valued the embroidered curtains the most, and Su Rili also relied on her more, seeing her admit her mistakes so carefully, in the end, she couldn't bear it, but if she didn't say it heavily, she was afraid that this maid would say something or do something inappropriate without knowing the severity.
After a long time, she sighed and put down the teacup, stretched out her hand to help the embroidered curtain up, "I know you can't listen to what I say for a while, but, embroidered curtain, this is not the capital, I am already struggling here, you are brought by me from the capital, I don't want you to end up with the curtain one day." β
At the mention of the blind's death, her heart was still throbbing until now.
The embroidered curtain and the roller shutter have been getting along for a long time, and she has not really let go of her death, and when she heard her own girl mention it, her eyes were sour, and she couldn't help but take out a handkerchief and wipe the corners of her eyes, "Girl, the slave will be cautious in the future, and she will no longer speak without knowing the weight." β
Ye Manjun gently patted her hand and fell back into the soft pillow.
The embroidered curtain sat on the side embroidering a handkerchief, and looked at the scenery outside, her mind flashed Zhu Ziran's elegant and graceful appearance, if her own girl married Zhu Sanye, how good it would be, but listening to the words of the girl and the second master Lan just now, it was obvious that the girl didn't seem to care about Zhu Sanye.
"Embroidered curtains." Ye Manjun called a few times but didn't see the maid respond, so he raised his voice and called again.
"Huh? Girl, you call me? The embroidered curtain came back to her senses from her contemplation, and hurriedly put down the needlework in her hand, "What did the girl tell the slave maid?" β
Ye Manjun just looked at her eyebrows carefully, and could see that her personal maid had something on her mind, "Embroidered curtain, what are you thinking about so engrossedly, you haven't even heard me call you?" You wouldn't have made such a low-level mistake before, and if you have anything on your mind, you can say it, and I will never shirk what I can do for you. β
"Girl, slave...... What's on your mind? The embroidered curtain muttered, she was just a maid, where did she really dare to let the girl worry about her or even do things.
"Embroidered curtain, I have always treated you well, what can you not say to my master?" Ye Manjun carefully enlightened her, no matter what, this person is also a human being, not to mention that he has been with him for so long.
The embroidered curtain licked his lips, and he didn't know who to complain to? Hearing Ye Manjun's warm words, her eyes suddenly moistened, "Girl, the slave maid thinks...... Zhu Sanye is such a good person, if anyone can marry him, it must be a blessing from the third generation......"
She looked cautious, but she was saying good things for Zhu Ziran.
Ye Manjun's brows furrowed, and at this moment, her gaze gradually turned cold as she looked at the embroidered curtain, "Embroidered curtain, how much do you know about him?" Or is it because he saved you that you have a crush on him? β
"No, no, girl, there is no such thing, what is the identity of the slave maid, the slave maid knows it herself, and she will never think about it," the embroidered curtain waved her hand, she just thought that if her girl married Zhu Sanye, then she could also see him every day, as long as this was the case, she would be satisfied, "It's just because of the girl, the slave maid thinks that this is much better than being a widow, and the girl doesn't have to be miserable all her life, so she went to inquire about the behavior of this Zhu Sanye, and only then did she know that everyone said that this Zhu Sanye is good, The slave maid thought that this person might not be really good when he said that he was good, but everyone praised him, which meant that he was really good. If the girl can marry a good person, she will be able to have someone to rely on in this later life, the slave really thinks so......"
"Embroidered curtains, I'm not saying that you are selfish, but everyone says that people who are good really have no problem? Don't be so naΓ―ve, otherwise you will only sigh unlucky if you fall into the trap set by others. Ye Manjun interrupted her, her eyebrows furrowed tightly, and the embroidered curtain disappointed her.
The embroidered curtain was flushed, today she seemed to have said a lot of wrong things, so that the girl repeatedly said heavy words to her, she bit her lower lip, "Girl, the slave is reckless......"
"If you know, it's good." Ye Manjun no longer enlightened her with a pleasant face this time, but her face was full of frost, and the embroidered curtain disappointed her, "Embroidered curtain, just do your part." Signal her not to meddle in other things that don't belong to her.
"Yes, slave understands." The embroidered curtain answered with difficulty.
Ye Manjun closed her eyes and pretended to sleep at this time, the water in Ruyang City was much deeper than she imagined.
As soon as she returned to her lodgings, she summoned the remaining five big maids in, because of the death of the roller blinds, she had not had time to fill the manpower, and she was still about to summon them.
"From Ming'er, the bead curtain and the water curtain, both of you are waiting closely, and the monthly silver is mentioned as three taels." Her face did not change.
The embroidered curtain was the first to feel the crisis, was the girl because of her words in the carriage to promote these two people in one go? Even the big maids have a hierarchy, and they always thought that they were all headed by her, even if the dead roller blinds could not be shoulder to shoulder with her, and she was missing half a tael of silver in the month.
The bead curtain and the water curtain were immediately overjoyed, not only won the trust of the girl, but also had an extra one or two silver months of money, so they hurriedly bent their knees and said: "The slave thanked the girl." β
"Disperse, all in their place, I'll first say ugly things ahead, if you are loyal and dutiful, I will not treat you badly, if someone has a different heart, don't blame me, a girl, for not remembering the old feelings." Ye Manjun reiterated again.
In the past, she was too easy to manage, but now it seems that she has to be tightened, she is the master, and she is respected by herself.
"Yes, girl." All five of them bowed their knees.
Ye Manjun waved his hand to signal them to go out.
When the embroidered curtain went out, he looked at Ye Manjun's slightly drooping eyes, and at this time he was in a state of confusion, pursed his lips slightly, and lifted the curtain with a low sigh.
Hearing this sound, Ye Manjun looked up slightly at the back of the maid going out, and his expression became more and more serious.
After working for most of the day, she was sleepy, so she took a nap next to the bed.
It wasn't until someone nudged her that she woke up and opened her eyes to see her brother sitting on the embroidered stool in front of her bed, looking at her with bright eyes and a look of something to say.
She pushed the pillow up, the clothes on her body were wrinkled because she had fallen asleep without changing, and stroked her hair, "Say, come in at this time to wake me up, didn't you come to make eye to me?" β
Ye Xurong approached her, "Sister, what kind of Teng Yuanyuan came to find you, there is someone behind you to point out, do you know who it is?" β
Ye Manjun squinted at this little brother's excited eyes, when she reasoned with the girl of the Teng family before, he didn't make a sound, she knew that this little brother must be weird, so she was no stranger to what he said now, "Just say what you want to say, don't go around in circles for me." β
"Sister, you're really boring." Ye Xurong complained, just because she kept saying that he acted impulsively, he finally calmed down this time. Holding back the anger and not having the acquaintance with the surname Teng, it is still quite rewarding to follow her.
Seeing the eldest sister's calm face, he finally couldn't help but tell the conversation between Teng Yuanyuan and that person, and then analyzed: "Sister, I was thinking at that time, the current battle between the prince of Ruyang is the most fierce competition between Zhu Ziqi and Zhu Ziran, at this juncture, Zhu Ziqi is unlikely to make his cousin say such unpleasant words to provoke us, and the only one who is most likely to make small moves behind his back is Zhu Ziran." Later, I followed the man who was talking to Teng Yuanyuan, and it turned out that it was really related to Zhu Ziran, this villain, this time he is not in his original form? β
In the end, he clenched his fists even more, and he was even more disapprehensive of Zhu Ziran, a hypocrite, and it was difficult for his cousin and Master Fang to say that he was good, it was really the old fox who also made mistakes.
"I also guess that there must be someone behind it, and this impulsive Teng family girl will come to us to provoke, this person is Zhu Ziran, it is not strange, the more he looks like a person, the more problematic he is." Ye Manjun groaned, and then reached out and gently patted his own brother's shoulder, "Brother Rong, you are finally mature now, my sister feels very relieved." β
"Sister, I'm not a child, I understand the truth of eating a trench and growing wise." Ye Xurong said dissatisfiedly, he just suffered because he was too young and had seen a limited amount of the world, so he would be biased in his actions.
"It's good that you understand, in this regard, you really have to learn from your eldest brother, I remember that when my eldest brother was your age, you were so impulsive and frizzy." Ye Manjun took the opportunity to educate his own brother.
"I know, besides, how dare I compare with my eldest brother." Ye Xurong shrugged his head and said, he has always regarded Ye Xuyao as the person he admires the most, but as for his own foolish father, he doesn't treat him as the same thing.
"It's not for you to compare, it's for you to learn something." Ye Manjun said.
Ye Xurong scratched his head and smiled, "Sister, I know." β
While the sisters and brothers were talking, the embroidered curtain was outside and said, "Girl, Mrs. Ma is here." β
"Let her wait a moment." Ye Manjun raised his voice, then hurriedly got up, smoothed out the wrinkled clothes from sleep, and then straightened his hair, and then asked people to invite Ma Lan's in.
Teng Yuanyuan went to Ruyang Palace, looking for Concubine Teng to cry about Ye Manjun's actions, only to see her crying and saying: "Auntie, she doesn't take me in her eyes at all, doesn't this mean that she doesn't put her aunt in her eyes, how can such a person be a daughter-in-law?" Auntie, I'm not worth it for you......"
Concubine Teng only had a child in Zhu Ziqi, and she had always regarded her niece as her own daughter, and she had also mentioned the marriage between the two families when she was young, but this was only a verbal mention, at that time, because the king of Ruyang did not directly say whether he agreed or disagreed, so the two families did not directly exchange tokens, and the matter was put aside.
Because she loves this niece, so that this niece often goes in and out of the palace, she has long seen this niece's intentions, and half helps her and her son Yu to do good things, thinking that this niece will become a daughter-in-law and it will be easier to get along.
When the previous son Zhu Zijie was still alive, the Teng family did not consider Teng Yuanyuan when selecting the candidate for the side concubine, which had long regarded her as Zhu Ziqi's wife.
It's just that at this moment and that time, Concubine Teng looked at her niece who was crying silently, and her heart was distressed, her son was the most important thing, and she wouldn't do this upside down. took out a handkerchief to wipe the niece's tears, she said: "Sister Yuan, seeing that you are crying sadly, my aunt is not feeling good at this, but during this time, you don't want to provoke the Ye family's daughter-in-law, you know the prince's plan......"
"Auntie, what do you mean by that? Why can't I stop the idea of the woman hitting her cousin? Teng Yuanyuan immediately said unhappily, she didn't expect her aunt to have such an attitude.
Concubine Teng can only live under the princess Zhu Chen in this mansion, she must have a set of skills, I saw her face solemn, "Sister Yuan, I know you are unwilling, but you have to understand, this is the future of my brother's family, I can't let you ruin it, the prince has a very good impression of the Ye family's daughter, no matter what, if she is the wife of the adult brother, it is also determined by God......"
"No, no, no, auntie, you know what I think about my cousin, didn't you say before that you only recognized me as a daughter-in-law? Auntie, you are going back on your word and not being trustworthy......" Teng Yuanyuan in turn accused Concubine Teng.
Concubine Teng's face immediately turned pale, and she said unhappily: "Sister Yuan, pay attention to your wording, I said so that day, yes, but now the shape is different, the son of the world is gone, Brother Qi is the second son, the position of the son of the world should be his turn, marrying a noble girl in the capital as a wife has always been the tradition of Ruyang City." This position of wife is not your turn no matter what, if you can stop a little and don't spoil your cousin's good deeds, one of the future side concubines will have a seat for you, and my aunt can promise you today. β
When Teng Yuanyuan heard this, she stepped back with a pale face, she didn't want to be a side concubine like her aunt, no matter how arrogant she was, wouldn't there be a Zhu Chen clan on top of her head? She doesn't envy such days.
Concubine Teng didn't see her face, thinking that she was an elder, and it was not good to deal with her junior, seeing that she looked like she had been hit hard, she couldn't bear it, and she got up and wanted to hug her and give her some comfort.
At this time, the curtain was vigorously torn down, and she looked at it, but it was her son who had returned.
Zhu Ziqi stepped into this warm pavilion with a very cold face, and his eyes did not look at his mother, but at Teng Yuanyuan, "What are you doing today?" β
Teng Yuanyuan swallowed her saliva, "Cousin, what can I do, the son of the world is funeral, I will naturally go with my family to worship him, so I will also call him cousin," his eyes rolled, and his cousin asked her so when he heard something, her heart tightened, she didn't dare to face Zhu Ziqi, so she hurriedly said: "I still have something to do at home, so I went to ...... first."
Zhu Ziqi's body moved to block her way, "What's the hurry?" Cousin, it's not too late to make your words clear, provoking the Ye family's concubine in public, who instructed you to do this? β
As soon as he heard his cousin's behavior, he immediately became furious, but he didn't show it, thinking of Ye Manjun's situation where he was blocked by this cousin to demonstrate, his anger only rose but did not fall, even if Ye Manjun was not physically hurt.
But he just wasn't happy, he didn't like her to hear such a bunch of nonsense.
"No, no one instructed me, cousin, I don't know what you're talking about, I ...... I'm just going to talk to Miss Ye, and besides, I don't have any malicious intent, why are you so angry? Teng Yuanyuan said aggrievedly. She had known this cousin for so long, how could she not see that he was unhappy? Thinking that he was standing up for that woman, she suddenly felt aggrieved and unhappy.
"You don't have any malice yet? Bring a group of women who can't tell the difference between weight and weight like you to show off in front of others, and make people think that our noble girls in Ruyang City are a group of uneducated shrews, so it's very glorious? Zhu Ziqi sneered.
Teng Yuanyuan was trembling with anger, she never expected this cousin to look at her like this?
"Say, who is the person behind your back who instigated you to do this?" Zhu Ziqi approached Teng Yuanyuan step by step, forcing her to retreat step by step, but his expression became colder and colder, and there was no sign of easing at all.
Concubine Teng listened for a long time, and sorted out the ins and outs, when this niece came to cry, she hadn't thought so deeply, and now that she thought about it, she found that there were many doubts. Therefore, her face was also stern, "Sister Yuan, you should say it quickly, you are from our Teng family, if you really pull your cousin's hind legs, don't blame your aunt for recognizing reason." β
"I ...... I ......" Teng Yuanyuan came here with the intention of fighting for sympathy, but she never expected it to become the rhythm of being forced to confess by the mother and son, "I don't know...... Wow......"
She burst into tears, hoping to escape interrogation and interrogation.
Zhu Ziqi saw her crying, but he was unmoved, stepped forward and unceremoniously lifted her collar, making her frightened eyes look directly at him, "Teng Yuanyuan, don't think that I will let go as soon as you cry, is the person who instigated you to act like this the person sent by Zhu Ziran?" Say? "A big shout at the end.
This shout frightened Teng Yuanyuan's face pale, as if she couldn't breathe, this cousin has always been cold, but he has never treated her like this, and now this appearance like a messenger from hell makes her instinctively afraid, where do you remember her love for him?
"Period, don't scare your cousin like this, let's ask her well." Concubine Teng still feels sorry for this niece, this person is also what she has seen since she was a child.
"Mother, don't interfere." Zhu Ziqi didn't even look back, and said loudly to his mother, his eyes still staring at Teng Yuanyuan's pretty face, "Or don't say it?" Well? β
The threat is significant.
Where has Teng Yuanyuan seen such a battle? She has grown up like stars and moons since she was a child, this is the first time she has been forced into a corner, and the horror in her heart is getting bigger and bigger, she nodded hurriedly, for fear that Zhu Ziqi would not let go of her, and hurriedly said: "It's Zhu Ziran, cousin, I didn't lie, you let go quickly......"
Zhu Ziqi looked at her for a long time, believing that she didn't dare to lie to him, so he threw her to the ground, he didn't have much pity for the son-in-law and brother-in-law.
As soon as Teng Yuanyuan was free, she didn't even dare to breathe, so she was busy and hid behind Concubine Teng, this cousin's face was extremely terrifying now, and she was still trembling with fright.
Concubine Teng's face was also ugly, she hated and annoyed this unhappy niece, but she didn't want her to die, so she hurriedly made peace: "Sure enough, it is still the Rong family mother and son who are making trouble, I know that neither of them is a good thing, period, you hurry up and explain to Miss Ye, so that she will have a bad feeling for you and fall into the arms of Zhu Ziran's hypocrite, so that the position of the son of the world will be his ......"
"Mother, don't worry about this, I know it." Zhu Ziqi's face was very cold.
Then he hurriedly lifted the curtain and left, staying here for a while, he didn't guarantee that he would kill Teng Yuanyuan, a fool.
Seeing that her son left without saying anything clearly, Concubine Teng was annoyed for a while, and then glared at her niece fiercely, and said in a rare cold voice: "You have been at home recently and have been thinking about yourself without going out of your home, and I am afraid that I don't want to see you for a while, so you don't want to come to the palace, you can do it yourself." β
"Auntie, I'm ......" Teng Yuanyuan saw that she had angered her aunt, and only then did she know that she was afraid, and she was busy trying to remedy it.
Who knew that Concubine Teng shouted, "Someone, the cousin is going back to the house, hurry up and prepare the carriage, and inform the concierge not to let the cousin into the mansion in the near future." β
"Yes, Concubine." The maid outside answered.
Immediately someone lifted the curtain and came in to pull Teng Yuanyuan out, Teng Yuanyuan struggled and shouted: "Auntie, you listen to my explanation......"
Helplessly, Concubine Teng is angry now, where will she listen to what she explains? Whoever stands in the way of her son's future, she will fight with whom, even if it is her niece?
Zhu Ziqi stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back and watched Teng Yuanyuan unwillingly being pulled away, he didn't go to Ye Manjun to explain it immediately, to explain this matter, he couldn't afford to lose that person.
As soon as he thought that he could only get the position of the son of the world by marriage with Ye Manjun, he clenched his fists, he had always regarded himself very highly, and he didn't want to get what he wanted by virtue of nepotism, his father's decision he didn't approve, but his opposition was invalid.
The father said directly: "It's okay if you don't approve of it, then quit, it's not just you who can marry the Ye family's daughter." β
Quit?
He has paid much more for Ruyang City than the dead ghost brother, let him give it to others, or give it to the extremely hypocritical Zhu Ziran, he can't do it anyway.
What happened in the second room soon spread to the ears of the other rooms.
Concubine An squinted slightly and took a sip of tea, "That's fine, it's still my son's scheming." β
"Isn't it? As soon as the third master makes such a move, the relationship between Concubine Teng and her mother's family will definitely be tense, and the second master and the Ye family's concubine have suspicions, no matter how it is a good thing. The cronies on the side said doglegs.
Concubine An glanced at her, "This can't go out and talk nonsense, now that everyone is staring at the position of the son of this world, we naturally can't sit back, no matter what, we have to fight for it." β
Her hand holding the tea bowl suddenly tightened, and her eyes instantly became sharp.
When Zhu Chen heard about it, the person was sitting in the carriage out of the house, and the white-headed man sent the black-headed man, but she did not send her son to the cemetery, which made her too sad.
"Dog bites dog bones, good, it's good, this princess hasn't watched such a wonderful drama for a long time." She laughed.
"Princess, are we going to add a fire to it?"
"That's a must, this Ye Manjun doesn't want to marry someone else, my son is still cold."
Zhu Chen's face was fierce, she would not let Zhu Yi achieve her wish no matter what.
Because of the clenching of her hands, Qingqing's tendons bulged out, and her face instantly became hideous.
The carriage drove into a small alley, and the guards kept a close watch for anyone to follow, and finally the carriage stopped in a nondescript dwelling.
Zhu Chen was helped out of the carriage by his grandmother, put on the cloak, and then quietly stepped forward and knocked on the door gently.
The door was opened from the inside with a "babbling", and when she saw that it was her, the person who opened the door hurriedly saluted respectfully.
Zhu Chen immediately walked in with his head held high, followed the passer-by, and entered this unique back garden.
Seeing the man wearing a purple and gold crown and wearing a luxurious purple robe who was playing against himself, this man's face was neither familiar nor particularly unfamiliar to her, only to see her step forward and gently take off her cloak, and bow slightly at the man, "Nine Princes." β
The Nine Princes put down the sunspot in his hand, raised his head to reveal his handsome face, the corners of his mouth curved an arc, and his hand pointed to the circle chair opposite, "Princess Ruyang, please take a seat." β
Zhu Chen sat down immediately without refusing, she has been the Ruyang palace for so many years, and she has already cultivated the grandeur of the royal family, even if she is facing the younger brother of today's son, she will not lose the slightest advantage.
"Nine Princes, do you know what I'm asking for?" She gets straight to the point.
"Princess, I can help you achieve it, but I'm not a person who doesn't reciprocate or receive anything, on the contrary, you have to pay something."
"Of course." Zhu Chen replied loudly.
She looked for an opportunity to attack Ye Manjun, but she returned in vain, so when the Ninth Prince came to the door, she agreed to cooperate with him without hesitation, as for what will happen in the future, what does it have to do with her?
The Ninth Prince glanced at her stunned expression, and immediately smiled slightly, this situation was very good for him.
The two of them are plotting at this moment.
The capital, the Marquis of Xiangyang.
Lin Long waited for Ye Zhong's medicine, massaged her hands and feet, and said to himself: "I took a look that day, this little prince is really handsome, and the saint is afraid that he will be overjoyed." β
"After all, it's a sister-in-law, how can you not be happy? Ye Zhong said, "Otherwise, I wouldn't have lit an ever-bright lamp in the palace to pray for blessings, and I would also amnesty the world to pray for the little prince. β
She knew that the queen's heirs were very thin, and now she was happy with her son again, and she was happy for her.
Lin Long was naturally smiling, Su Ziyu gave birth to a prince, which was the biggest joy during this time.
"By the way, you went to your cousin's wedding banquet yesterday, but what's the fun of it?" Ye Zhongshi asked.