"Mrs. Ma." Ye Manjun called out angrily, but his eyes deliberately glanced at Mama Qiu, but the enemy didn't move her, so she quickly looked away, as if she hadn't seen Mama Qiu, "Manjun is unwell, but it's rude, and I ask Mrs. Ma for forgiveness." ”

Ye Minglan got up and hurriedly saluted Ma Lan's family, he was not an official, and the number of etiquette could not be abolished, and Ye Xurong was the son of the Hou Mansion, but he just greeted Mrs. Ma slightly.

"Miss Ye, don't force yourself, or your body is important." Ma Lan's family said busily, and then nodded at Ye's uncle and nephew in response.

"Ahem." Mama Qiu coughed lightly twice and reminded Ma Lanshi that it was time to introduce her to Ye Manjun.

Ma Lanshi hurriedly took a step sideways, exposing Mama Qiu's figure directly in front of Ye Manjun, "Miss Ye, let me introduce you to you, this is Mama Qiu, a powerful person beside Princess Ruyang." ”

She deliberately clenched the four words of the powerful person, the purpose was to make Ye Manjun more vigilant.

Mama Qiu immediately took two steps forward to salute Ye Manjun, "Hello Miss Ye, the old slave is polite." ”

Ye Manjun looked at this grandmother in her thirties carefully, with a long face, a pair of hanging eyes, and a slightly cloudy eyeballs, which showed that she was a little cunning on weekdays, wearing a brown autumn coat, with a gray back-striped armor on the outside, and a pair of jade bracelets of acceptable color on her exposed wrists, but there were not many ornaments on her head, only one or two silver jewelry, thinking that it should be during the mourning period of the prince, so she didn't dare to dress up too much.

For a long time, this Ye girl didn't say a word, but those eyes kept staring at her, Qiu Mama's heart felt unhappy, but it was not good to urge out loud, reminding Ye Manjun that she was still kneeling there, she secretly gave Ma Lan's a look, but this Ma Lan's seemed to be a little dull, and she couldn't react for a long time.

The corners of her mouth pursed secretly, and she raised her voice again: "Miss Ye, the old slave is the grandmother under the princess's seat, and she came to visit the girl at the will of the princess." ”

She reminded her of her identity, telling her to stop even if she wanted to show her the next horse.

Ma Lanshi was slightly unhappy when she saw that Mama Qiu was slightly drooping, and then she looked at Ye Manjun, and was about to call her, but at this time, she heard her lightly open her lips and say, "Mama Qiu, right?" You are a celebrity in front of the princess, I know, but my ears are not deaf, and Mama Qiu is loud and loud to me, but there is still me in my eyes? ”

Since her relationship with Princess Ruyang is destined to deteriorate, she can't be at the mercy of others at the beginning, so that this grandmother knows that she is not a soft persimmon and can be pinched casually.

The gentle and gentle voice, the words that came out were not weak and bullying, it was simply unexpectedly tough, this Ma Wei made her scalp numb, it was she who was supposed to make Ma Wei go, thinking about it, her unhappiness gradually had to be expressed on her face.

"Look at what Miss Ye said, didn't the old slave come to visit the girl on the order of the princess? How can there be no girl in your eyes? She said, "My voice raised slightly before, because I was afraid that the girl was sick, and I didn't notice what the old slave was talking about for a while......" As she spoke, she raised her head and looked directly at Ye Manjun, and she couldn't see the slightest flinch in her eyes.

Ye Manjun covered his mouth with a handkerchief, coughed a few times, and his face was a little red, obviously angry, and he was angry on the pillow.

This change made Mama Qiu's heart skip a beat, could this Ye girl really be so sick? She didn't accept all of Ma Lan's words, and her eyes fell on Ye Manjun suspiciously.

"Sister?" Ye Xurong saw Ye Manjun's appearance, and hurriedly sat on the edge of the bed to pat her on the back, with a look of urgency, "Sister, don't scare Brother Rong, Second Uncle Lan, hurry up and go to the doctor we accompanied to come and check the pulse, hurry-"

Ye Minglan is also a shrewd person, and when he saw this situation, he hurriedly went out and pulled the doctor over to him, "Quick, give our sister Jun a pulse check to see if the condition has worsened?" ”

Mama Qiu was completely stunned, as soon as she entered this room, she couldn't keep up with the pace of development, but she just said a few words, and this Ye Manjun became like this?

Ye Manjun nestled in Ye Xurong's arms and coughed, but her eyes fell on Mama Qiu's slightly twitching face, the corners of her mouth under the handkerchief curved slightly, she coughed violently again a few times, and then tilted her head and fainted.

"Sister, sister-" Ye Xu hurriedly called loudly, and his play at the moment was also extremely realistic.

Ma Lan's heart jumped, isn't he really sick? She hurriedly stepped forward to cooperate with the doctor who Ye Minglan pulled over to check the pulse, "Give Miss Ye a pulse, don't hesitate......"

Ye Xurong got up and gave way to the doctor, his eyes glared at Mama Qiu is actually congested, he angrily pointed to Mama Qiu who was still half-squatting, "You get out of here, just two sentences provoked my sister to faint, do you still have the face to stay here?" Get out of here—"

Mama Qiu was stupid by this change, this Ye Manjun's younger brother looks like a sunny and beautiful boy, why is he so fierce at this time, he is really scared to death.

"You, let go of me......" It took a long time for her to regain her voice and hurriedly speak.

Ye Xurong not only didn't let go, but the hand holding her back collar used a little more force, "What a bad anger, there is a Jiang Mama on the road, and there is another you at this time, this is how you Ruyang Mansion greeted me as a girl from Xiangyang Houfu?" This is your etiquette......"

"Hey, hey, you let go-" Mama Qiu didn't dare to scratch Ye Xurong with her hands, this is the son of the Hou Mansion, she didn't dare to do too much, she could only call a few times with her mouth.

"Brother Rong, if you have something to say, don't be impulsive......" Ye Minglan pretended to persuade a few sentences, but he kept standing in front of the bed, and he didn't mean to come forward to rescue Mama Qiu at all.

Ye Xurong's movements were a little faster, and he quickly pushed open the curtain and went to the outer room.

Ma Lan's eyes looked back and forth, not knowing which side to take care of? In the end, he chose to stay where he was and wait for the doctor's results to come out.

The maid who came with Mama Qiu in the house saw this scene and hurriedly chased out.

With no outsiders there, Ye Manjun opened his eyes faintly and looked at Ma Lan, who was stunned here, "Mrs. Ma, why don't you hurry up and take a look?" ”

"Ye, Miss Ye, you're not really sick, are you?" Ma Lan's face became even more nervous.

"Mrs. Ma, it seems that you are needed more out there." Ye Manjun elegantly pointed in the direction outside, and did not answer Ma Lan's question positively.

Ma Lan's family reacted quickly, Ye Manjun's fainting was pretended, this was to cheapen Ye Xurong's actions, drive Mama Qiu out, and not give the other party a chance to make a move, at this moment she looked at Ye Manjun as if she was looking at another person.

"Miss Ye is fine, I'll go out and deal with that old slave." She was busy.

"There's Mrs. Law." Ye Manjun said humbly.

"Don't bother, Miss Ye is polite." Ma Lan hurriedly waved his hand and smiled.

She didn't stay in the house anymore, but quickly turned around and went out, there was still Mama Qiu outside, and she had to wake up to deal with it.

When there were no outsiders in the house, Ye Manjun withdrew his wrist and instructed the doctor, "You can prescribe a prescription for me at will, and this matter must not be publicized." ”

The doctor was a servant of the Ye family, and Ye Zhong was afraid that his daughter would have a headache and a fever, and there was no one who could trust anyone to diagnose the pulse, so he bought this subordinate who knew medical skills.

The doctor nodded hurriedly, he still had his family in the Xiangyang Hou Mansion, so he naturally wanted to take Ye Manjun as the head, "Don't worry, girl, I will prescribe some medicine to the girl, the prescription is slightly similar to the medicinal materials for the treatment of water and soil, and it will not make people suspicious." ”

"That's good." Ye Manjun said with a relieved face.

But Mama Qiu outside the house was thrown under the steps by Ye Xurong with messy hair, and her body rolled around a few times before stopping, and the little maid hurriedly went over to help her up.

Her face turned red with anger, her mind was dizzy all the time, her body was shaking, and she couldn't help but burst out, "Boy, don't be complacent, this is Ruyang City, not your capital, I will definitely report your behavior to the princess to know, there will be no good fruit for you to eat......"

These cruel words hit Ye Xurong's heart, and he turned his head to look at Ma Lanshi who came out, "Mrs. Ma, did you hear that?" Could it be that Ruyang Mansion welcomes my sister like this? If this is the case, then we will immediately set off for the capital and will not be humiliated here. His eyes looked at Mama Qiu, who knew that she had said the wrong thing and her face changed greatly, "My sister came here on the order of the Holy Lord, if you don't respect her, you don't respect the Holy Lord, so you should weigh yourself." ”

After speaking, he stopped looking at this disgusting Mama Qiu, turned around and picked up the curtain and went back to the house.

Mama Qiu only felt the incomparably cold autumn wind for a while, could she also follow in the footsteps of Mama Jiang?

Ma Lanshi hurriedly stepped forward and scolded: "Mama Qiu, why are you suffering? Originally, the princess wanted you to come over to have a good relationship with Miss Ye, so it would be easier for the princess to summon her into the mansion to talk. But now, you've offended her? This, how can this be good? ”

"Mrs. Ma, I did this wrong, I don't dare to ask Mrs. Ma to help me come over." Mama Qiu's posture was lowered a lot, not as tough and arrogant as when she first entered the official office, "But as long as I am Mrs. Qiu, say a few good words for me in front of Miss Ye, and give me today's matter ......."

"Mama Qiu, it's not that I don't help you, but you have also seen Miss Ye's attitude, she is not a soft persimmon for people to pinch at will, I am afraid that I will let her blame her before I open my mouth......" Ma Lanshi said with a look of embarrassment.

Mama Qiu hurriedly held Ma Lan's hand, "Mrs. Ma, I beg you, I am an old slave, I can't lose this errand, otherwise my family will have to drink the northwest wind." ”

She understands what kind of person the princess Zhu Chen is, in recent years, the princess has become more and more manic, and there have been countless frictions with the prince, and now that the prince is gone, she has intensified even more, she is really afraid.

Ma Lan's face when she saw Mama Qiu's begging for her, she didn't know how cool it was in her heart, so she let this lowly slave and maid drag her in front of her official wife, but her face was not good, and the people of Ruyang City have always disliked people like her.

Otherwise, how could the princess Zhu Chen have repeatedly had friction with the local magnates in Ruyang City? Over the years, the relationship has not eased, and the wrestling between the princess from the capital and the local forces has become more and more intense. In addition, in addition to the main concubines from the capital, all the side concubines and aunts in the palace are the daughters of local magnates, which further deepens the contradiction between the two.

Officials like her husband who were directly sent to garrison were even more in a dilemma, and the left and right were not pleasing to the left, and the taste of surviving in the cracks was not enough to humanize the outsiders.

"Well, I'll do my best." She said with a look of embarrassment.

"Thank you, Mrs. Ma." Mama Qiu said busily.

After the two talked for a while, Mama Qiu turned around and left, but her dejected appearance was comparable to that of a water dog.

Mrs. Ma looked at this back for a while, and only when the person walked away did she laugh heartily.

After standing for a while, she turned around and picked up the curtain and entered the house, she still had something to say to this Ye family girl.

Ye Manjun saw Mrs. Ma come in, and hurriedly said, "She's gone?" ”

"Gone." Ma Lan said, her eyes looked at Ye's uncle and nephew, and then at Ye Manjun, obviously she had something to say to Ye Manjun in private.

"Brother Rong, I have something to say to you, you come with me." Ye Minglan is a human spirit, and he will understand it at a glance, and he will say to Ye Xurong.

Ye Xurong was still stunned, he wanted to say that if he had something to say, he would say the same here, but then he felt that this cousin squeezed his hand lightly, and he didn't realize it, nodded with his sister Ye Manjun, and then went out with Ye Minglan.

When there were only two women in the room, Ye Manjun sat up and pointed to the carved round stool next to the bed for Ma Lanshi to sit on.

Ma Lan sat down, did not go around in circles, but said straight to the point: "Miss Ye, Princess Ruyang also gave me a bargaining chip......"

Ye Manjun raised her eyebrows, she was not surprised by this, she was here, who could she win over if she didn't win over the Ma Lan clan? This Zhu Chen is trying his best, this woman is simply a madman.

Before they met, she had already defined Zhu Chen's family.

Ma Lanshi has always paid attention to Ye Manjun's expression, seeing that she was not surprised, she was slightly surprised, and then realized that the people of the Ye family had arranged for this girl, and this girl herself was also outstanding, so she learned to win over Mama Qiu and her words.

Ye Manjun couldn't help but sigh that people all have weaknesses, this Ma family's weakness was caught by the Ye family, why didn't the Zhu Chen family catch it?

Fortunately, after she tested this Ma Lan clan, she forwarded the letter that her brother Ye Xuyao secretly gave her before leaving to Ma Lan clan.

At that time, the elder brother said, "The situation in Ruyang City is extremely complicated, and I really can't rest assured that you go there alone, but this is the emperor's order, and our family can't resist." You take this letter, you must act at the opportunity, if the Ma family can win over, give them the letter, they will not refuse this temptation. ”

At that time, she took the letter and held it tightly in her hand, but she still called out a little uneasily, "Brother? ”

The elder brother looked at her apologetically, "It's said that my brother is ashamed of you, I should have sent you there, so that you can settle down quickly when you get there, but your sister-in-law is going to give birth at this time, and she is the first child, you know my ......"

How could she not know that her brother was frightened when he saw Aunt Hong die in childbirth? I'm afraid that my sister-in-law will also make a mistake, so when he comes back after more than half a year, the grass in front of my sister-in-law's grave is afraid that it will grow taller, and now it is really difficult for my brother to send her to marry, which is not fair to my sister-in-law Lin Long.

"Brother, you don't have to worry, I will take care of myself, and besides, with Brother Rong and Second Uncle Lan accompanying me, it will be fine." She seemed calm and strong.

In this letter, the Ye family promised to the Ma family is far more than what the Zhu Chen family promised, which is also the reason why the Ma Lan family fell to her side, as the so-called heavy money must have a brave man.

"Mrs. Ma, you can understand the righteousness, Manjun is extremely grateful, once this matter is over, Manjun's concubine is clear, my brother will definitely fulfill his promise." Again, she assured.

Ma Lanshi hurriedly said: "Miss Ye, I understand, if I hadn't believed your promise from the Marquis of Xiangyang, how could I have talked openly and honestly with the girl here?" Don't hide it from the girl, my husband is sitting in this position is very hot, even if we are unwilling, why is there no one in the court? ”

If you can count on the Chen Guogong Mansion behind the Zhu Chen family, she and her husband have long left this land of right and wrong, who is the Zhu Chen family, and she has lived here for so long, can she not know? Dealing with Zhu Chen's family is not good with a little spirit.

This is also a noble girl who was married by the emperor's order, far from being like Ye Manjun, she would rather believe in Ye Manjun than make that deal with Zhu Chen's family.

"Mrs. Ma, the alliance between the two of us can only be under the table, and you and Princess Ruyang are still on the table, so we won't be too passive, and secondly, we won't let Madame be embarrassed." Ye Manjun frowned slightly.

"Miss Ye, don't worry, I know it in my heart, and I will be honest with the girl, and I can let the girl know it in her heart." Maran's Road.

Ye Manjun nodded, and the relationship with the Ma family was good, which made her feel that her future in Ruyang City was a little brighter, anyway, the Ma family would not be able to leave Ruyang City for a while.

Ma Lan's family and Ye Manjun just talked about the inside story of Ruyang Palace, and there were some things she hoped that Ye Manjun would know earlier, so that she could take precautions in advance.

"Are you saying that before I arrived in Ruyang City, they chose three side concubines for the prince, and they waited for me to come and get married, so it was logical to carry them into the mansion together?" Ye Manjun frowned and said, Second Uncle Lan heard a little bit about this news, but it was not too detailed, and she happened to ask the Ma Lan clan for confirmation at this time.

Ma Lanshi nodded, "That's right, this is almost an open secret, the three women who want to become the concubines of the prince are also jealous of each other, and the prince seems to enjoy it quite a lot, and not only that, one of the unmarried people surnamed An has a relationship with the prince, and is now pregnant with Liujia, this child is embarrassed now, and it is a question whether to give birth or not." ”

Ye Manjun's eyes widened when she heard this, she hadn't come over yet, this deceased fiancé let another woman get pregnant, and this eldest son was born before her sister-in-law, isn't it clear that she is not taken seriously? Is there a more pitiful and pathetic fiancée in this world than her?

Seeing that Ye Manjun was silent, the green tendons in his hand, which was pinching the handkerchief, bulged out, and hurriedly said: "Miss Ye doesn't need to be angry about him as a dead person, the pregnancy of this woman from the An family is something that the local magnates like to see, and they are extremely hopeful that the situation of Ruyang City being subject to the capital will be changed, but the princess Zhu Chen is quite unhappy." At that time, she had a quarrel with Shizi for the girl, and Shizi went out to run a horse in the name of distraction, but fell off the horse, which gave him his life. ”

sighed, she still had some sympathy for Ye Manjun at this time, "Sai Weng lost his horse, I don't know if it's a blessing, Miss Ye still don't drill the horns, I shouldn't have said these words, but I can't bear to see the girl in the dark, if I don't say it, no one will say it again." Not to mention the girl, even when the princess first married into the palace, it almost happened that the eldest son was born before the concubine, but this princess has the means, so she can resolve this embarrassing situation, and then give birth to the son Zhu Zijie to stabilize his position. ”

Ye Manjun let go of the hand holding the handkerchief, looked at Ma Lanshi and smiled, "Mrs. Ma, don't worry, even if I feel sorry for anyone in the world, I won't feel sorry for this son, and it is not a blessing for Manjun to pass by him." ”

If she gets married as soon as she comes, then this Anjia woman is a difficult problem in front of her, if she kills this child ruthlessly, then she is bound to stand on the opposite side of the world, the husband and wife don't talk about love, and they are light if they don't become enemies; If she doesn't be ruthless, then she won't be able to give an account to the emperor, what does it mean for the eldest son to be born first, how can she not know?

Now that the son of the world is dead, she is exempt from this difficult choice.

"It's good that Miss Ye can think so." Ma Lanshi knew that Ye Manjun was now embarrassed, and if he didn't get it right, he might not be able to promise a lover in the future, but he still offered his blessings, "Miss Ye, God will definitely help you, there will be a rainbow after the storm." ”

"Manjun thanked Mrs. Ma." Ye Manjun said very sincerely at this time.

People are like this, often an opportunity can deepen their understanding of each other, and Ma Lan's favor towards this Ye Manjun has risen to another level.

"By the way, what kind of person is the second master of the Zhu family?" Ye Manjun has not forgotten the Zhu Zi period, I don't know how many chances he has of winning for the position of the son of the world?

"Him?" Ma Lanshi frowned, "Why did Miss Ye ask about him?" This person is not very easy to get along with, but he is a real power figure in the palace, and the king of Ruyang has always loved this concubine and the second son, but he is much colder to the prince, which may be related to the princess who did too much back then. After a pause, "Don't hide it from Miss Ye, the person who almost gave birth to the eldest son of Shu was the biological mother of Zhu Ziqi, Teng Shi......"

The Teng family is an old force in Ruyang City, and has always had a close relationship with the Ruyang Palace, and the successive Ruyang kings have Teng family daughters as side concubines, and now this Teng side concubine is a childhood sweetheart with the king of Ruyang, so the relationship between the two is excellent.

Otherwise, this Teng Shiyan would have conceived a child in advance? As a result, Zhu Chen lost the opportunity to establish a relationship with King Ruyang at the beginning.

Ye Manjun didn't expect to have such an inside story, no wonder Mama Jiang would be so jealous of Zhu Ziqi, it turned out that Zhu Chen's family and Concubine Teng were a pair of mortal enemies, and the murder of the heir was a dead knot that could not be untied no matter where it was placed.

In this way, she found Zhu Ziqi to form an alliance, but she unexpectedly made the right move.

Ye Manjun in this side was getting a lot of inside information, but Lin Long in the other side was in a hurry to the Queen Mother's bedroom, and what he saw was Ye Zhong, who was unconscious.

"Mother-in-law?" She hurried forward to take a look.

The Queen Mother, who was sitting on the side, pressed her forehead and said, "The mourning family has asked people to declare the imperial doctor, and it is estimated that it will be there soon." ”

Lin Long then remembered that the Queen Mother was still sitting here, and hurriedly turned around to salute her, "See the Queen Mother, the courtiers forgot to say goodbye to the Queen Mother when they were in a hurry, and asked the Queen Mother to punish her." ”

The Queen Mother glanced at her and waved her hand, "Get up, you are not to blame for this." She glanced at Ye Zhong, who was still frowning in her sleep, and sighed, "When the mourning family told your mother-in-law the news of the death of the prince of Ruyang, she couldn't help but faint......"

"The mother-in-law of the courtier's mother was rude in front of the queen mother...... Lin Long was busy playing a round for Ye Zhong's family, no matter what, if the palace was out of order, the real person could still punish the crime.

"That's it, can the mourning family blame her?" The Queen Mother sighed slightly again, "Hearing such bad news, don't talk about your mother-in-law, even if you are a mourning family, you are afraid that you will not be able to hold on, but it is difficult for your girl to suffer in Ruyang City at this time." ”

As soon as he mentioned this, Lin Long's expression also darkened, "Queen Mother, I wonder if it is possible for the courtier's sister-in-law to get the holy decree to return to the capital?" ”

She never gave up that hope.

The Queen Mother's face sank, she raised her eyes slightly to look at the hope in Lin Long's eyes, and said in a stiff tone: "This is a political matter of the former dynasty, and the harem is not allowed to interfere. ”

Lin Long couldn't help but feel a little angry in her heart, what the Queen Mother had done before was a coy gesture, and when she really needed her, she refused to be thousands of miles away, hiding her true thoughts in her heart, she bent her knees and said: "Courtiers thank the Empress Dowager for not pursuing her kindness." ”

After a while, the Queen Mother waved her hand to get her up.

When the imperial doctor arrived in a hurry, Ye Xuyao also arrived in a hurry.

Ye Zhong fainted, but the Queen Mother sent someone to report to the couple, at that time, Ye Xuyao was still discussing Ye Manjun's matter with Zhu Yi in the imperial study, like Lin Long, Ye Xuyao did not intend to give up at the beginning, but in any case, Zhu Yi did not seem to make a clear statement.

As soon as he received the news that his mother had fainted, he hurriedly asked the emperor for instructions, and then rushed to the queen mother's bedroom.

After some diagnosis and treatment by the imperial doctor, Fang Cai said that Ye Zhong's mood fluctuated greatly due to the impatience of the heart, which caused an imbalance within the body, and the condition was menacing, and it was estimated that it would not be effective just by taking one or two doses of medicine.

Hearing this, Ye Xuyao and Lin Long's faces changed greatly, and it seemed that Ye Zhong's family was going to linger on the sickbed for a while.

The imperial doctor prescribed a prescription, which gave a few words, and then bowed to the queen mother and left.

The Queen Mother glanced at Ye Zhong, who was still unconscious, and said, "You should take her back for treatment first, the mourning family has issued an order to the imperial doctor, and you will have to go to the house every day to treat your mother." After a pause, "Seeing your mother, who has always been very energetic, lying on the bed, the mourning family is also very uncomfortable." ”

Ye Xuyao and Lin Long glanced at each other, no matter what the Queen Mother really thought, they also had to thank each other.

Subsequently, Lin Long hurriedly put the cloak on Ye Zhong's, Ye Xuyao stepped forward to pick up Ye Zhong's, and the husband and wife hurriedly left the Queen Mother's bedroom.

At the gate of the palace, I met Su Ziyu.

The husband and wife stopped for a while, and after seeing the ceremony, they said a few words to Su Ziyu, and then hurriedly left and hurried back to the house.

As soon as he returned to the Xiangyang Marquis Mansion, Lin Long first placed Ye Zhong's family in the main courtyard, and ordered people to decoct the medicine and other things, Ye Xuyao only stayed for a while, and was called by Ye Lao Houye, obviously for Ye Manjun's business.

Lin Long waited for Ye Zhong's family while sending someone to bring his sons, and this time he still had to see them to feel at ease.

As a result, she only saw Lin Lu's youngest son Ye Yaohui coming over, and she frowned when she saw it, "What about Brother Ting?" ”

"The old lady in the house hugged it." Lin Lu also frowned and replied, "She said that she misses Brother Ting'er, so let someone hug her and show her." ”