Chapter 191: Concubines
Everyone said a few more gossips, and Dong Ping took his daughter-in-law back to his yard. Dong Rong saw her younger brother's figure disappear at the gate of the courtyard, and immediately turned around and pinched her husband's waist, and tortured him, "Every time I ask you to go to the Ministry of Officials in the past few days, you have pushed back and blocked, and as a result, Brother Ping was sent to be an official so far away." You say, are you doing something in the middle? Brother Ping seems to be covering up for you, do you have any conspiracy with him? ”
Murong Huaide really regretted why he married such a smart daughter-in-law at this moment, and it was too difficult to hide from her. He had the heart to talk about the back hand that he had secretly arranged, but he felt that it was just his own guess, and he didn't want his wife to worry about it.
It was when he was embarrassed, but Yun Rui came in from the courtyard gate to report that someone from the Liu family had come. Murong Huaide's face immediately turned cold, Dong Rong also let go, and even helped her husband tidy up his clothes. It's not an exaggeration to say how the young couple plays, but when outsiders are present, they can't hurt a man's face, let alone in front of the "enemy".
The person from the Liu family was Mrs. Liu's personal old mother, and she honestly followed Zizhu into the hall, and she didn't even dare to look up at the Zhongshan Wang and his wife sitting on the main seat, so she knelt down and kowtowed first.
She is also an old man who has been serving in the Liu family for decades, although I don't know why the masters always look weird when they mention the palace these days, but the old princess went to the funeral, and the masters as close relatives have not been present, and then contact some rumors outside, she is just stupid and can guess a few points.
It stands to reason that she should really hide as far as she can from today's errand, but Mrs. Liu personally assigned her over, and she really couldn't help it. After thinking about it, he could only put his posture to the lowest, no matter how much resentment King Zhongshan had against the Liu family, it must not be easy to implicate her, a humble slave.
Sure enough, although the king of Zhongshan did not call out, he did not immediately let people drag her down and beat her, and the old lady secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"The old slave has asked the princess and princess to say goodbye."
Murong Huaide looked at the old lady kneeling in front of him, his eyes were full of disgust, as long as he saw the Liu family, he would think of the death of his mother, if it wasn't for his mother's will, he couldn't take revenge, he hated to poison all the people in the Liu Mansion to his mother for burial.
"Needless to say, what did the Liu family send you to do, hurry up and get out!"
The old lady heard the impatience in the prince's tone, so she quickly shrunk her neck in fright, and carefully said the words that she had thought about thousands of times on the way here, "Back to the prince's words, our old lady said that the old princess has passed the 100-day sacrifice, and if the prince has free time, the Liu family will send our young lady into the house." This is also the old princess's last wish, presumably seeing her niece enter the house, the old princess can rest in peace under the nine springs. ”
"Huh, rest in peace? The Liu family is really thick-skinned! Murong Huaide slapped the table, his face turned blue with anger. Dong Rong hurriedly stroked his back for him, and persuaded in a low voice, "I have promised my mother about this matter, no matter how angry you are, you can't really go against her old man's wishes." The left and right have to be fulfilled, so it's better to quickly bring people in, and the palace will not miss her a mouthful of food! ”
"Okay, you go back and tell your master, just say that you will send people to the back door of the palace in the evening in three days, and you won't wait for it!"
"Yes, yes, the old slave must bring the words!" The old lady Xu didn't expect to complete the task so smoothly, and happily kowtowed three times in a row, and then dragged her weak legs and hurriedly retreated.
Dong Rong saw that there were no outsiders, so she hugged her husband's arm and said with a smile, "I happened to be annoyed by Brother Ping's southward journey, but she sent it to the door to vent my anger." When the time comes, I'll toss her, you can't feel distressed! ”
Murong Huaide guessed that his daughter-in-law was afraid that he would be angry and hurt his body, so he changed the law to persuade himself, so he hugged her tightly and said, "Forget it, you don't want to see such a vicious person, you don't have to dirty your hands." ”
Dong Rong hugged her husband's neck and responded with a smile, "Okay." ”
The three members of the Liu family, since they sent the old grandmother to the palace, have been waiting for a reply with fear, they have not thought that if Liu Xiaozhen entered the palace and was treated coldly, but the old man Liu firmly believes that there is no man in the world who is indifferent to power, as long as he contributes to put his nephew on the throne, the mother will be the daughter of the Liu family. And Liu Xiaozhen is purely unconvinced, her aunt can climb from the side concubine to the position of the main concubine, she wants to have a look, she wants to have a means, plus her father's assistant, can't she fight a peasant girl?
As long as she enters the gate of the palace, she can always think of a way to snatch her cousin's heart little by little, and control the entire palace in her own hands.
The old lady almost fled back to the palace, in front of the master, she naturally did not talk about how she was a wolf, only said that the king of Zhongshan agreed to let his young lady enter the palace, but could only be received through the back door.
The three members of the Liu family were originally afraid that Murong Huaide would pay the bill, but when they heard this, they were all relieved, where did they care about such a trivial matter as entering the house from the front door or the back door.
Liu Xiaozhen endured the excitement in her heart, and almost crumpled the handkerchief in her hand. She pleaded with Master Liu in a low voice, "Dad, can you prepare more money for me?" After entering the palace, I need to take care of my subordinates, otherwise I am afraid that I will be restrained in my actions. If something happens, I can't deliver the news. ”
Master Liu nodded, "This has been prepared for a long time, let your mother find you another manpower." ”
Mrs. Liu said, "This time, my mother will definitely choose a good one for you, and she will definitely be a traitor like Hongyu's cheap girl." ”
Liu Xiaozhen happily got up to salute her father, and hurried back to her yard to pack her luggage. Mrs. Liu, on her part, also began to take the maid and her mother-in-law to count the dowry she had saved for her daughter over the years. Although the daughter entered the palace as a concubine, she was still more confident in the dowry, at least the servants of the palace did not dare to bully her.
Master Liu is thinking about inviting those friends to come to the door to eat and drink in three days, in short, he must pass on his daughter to the concubine of Zhongshan Wang, and in the future, he will have the dual identity of Zhongshan Wang's father-in-law and mother-in-law, so that he can be more Qingliu believers.
Not to mention how busy the Liu family is, it is only said that Dong Ping and his wife only heard the news that their brother-in-law was about to take a concubine when they had dinner at night. The two were so shocked that they almost threw away the dishes and chopsticks in their hands, and Dong Ping stood up directly to settle accounts with his brother-in-law.
Dong Rong hurriedly pulled him and said with a smile, "Your brother-in-law and I have our own ideas about this matter, don't follow it." If it weren't for the fear that you would be too surprised to hear about it, I wouldn't have told you. ”
Dong Ping carefully looked at his sister's ruddy face and smiled, not like she had a trace of grievance, so she was a little relieved. But he still turned to his brother-in-law, and said hard, "I don't care what the reason is, but if my brother-in-law makes my sister sad, I will rush back immediately even if I am far away in Haining and take my sister and child away." ”
Murong Huaide couldn't laugh or cry when he heard it, but in the final analysis, no matter how much he hated and hated Liu Xiaozhen, she always took the name of her concubine. Therefore, when the brother-in-law warned like this, he really pinched his nose and admitted it.
"Don't worry, I won't let you have this chance."
Dong Rong was afraid that the two of them would have a gap over this matter, so she quickly pulled her younger brother to sit down again, and asked how they were doing. The deadline given by the ministry was very tight, and the two of them had to leave in about ten days.
Yang Wanyin had already gone back to see her father and mother before, although she was reluctant, but her father also said that Dong Ping would definitely come back after three years, so she was relieved. At this time, when I heard the eldest sister ask, I was very interested and talked about all the news I heard from my father.
Dong Rong was already full of food, so she simply took her brother and daughter-in-law off the table, shouted Zizhu to make tea and serve snacks, and the two chatted. Dong Ping and Murong Huaide sat boringly at each other, and from time to time they could hear bursts of laughter from the living room, and finally came in.
Dong Ping has read countless travelogues, and Murong Huaide has also been to Haining personally, so naturally he knows more than the two women, and the four of them are talking enthusiastically for a while. Yiba, who is very playful, also stayed in the house and refused to leave, waiting until she heard the surprise, and kept asking questions, which made Zizhu fall for her unruly.
It was a rainy spring day, and it was a drizzle early on this day, which just wet the bluestone streets and the green tiles on the roofs on both sides, and at first glance, the market was much cleaner and fresher.
Just after the afternoon, the Liu family opened the door to welcome the guests, no more, no less banquets were placed in the main courtyard, and the servants walked through to deliver delicious wine and food, which was also very lively.
Seeing that the sun was about to set, Mrs. Liu personally sent her daughter in a silver and red wedding dress to the sedan chair, and a group of servants carried the burden of saffron behind the sedan chair and walked all the way through the street to the back door of the palace. Many children love to be lively, shouting and jumping around the door waiting for the palace to scatter copper coins and fruits, even after eating and strolling out of the idlers also walked dozens of them, all planning to see the excitement and be a pastime.
Someone remembered the rumors they had heard before, so they smiled and said, "This Miss Liu must be a beauty, otherwise King Zhongshan would have said in public that he would not accept concubines, and he didn't want to make an exception today." ”
"That's right, how many men in the world don't love sex, and they get tired of guarding a woman after only a few years."
"Haha, brother said so, how many beautiful concubines are there at home?"
"Of course!"
Everyone was gossiping, and the back door of the palace finally creaked open. An old woman who was very well-dressed walked out with her chin held high, glanced contemptuously at everyone out of the corner of her eyes, and then asked loudly, "Where is the Liu family?" ”
Liu Xiaozhen heard Mama Shu's movements in the sedan chair, and thought that she was more comfortable with her at the beginning, so she didn't get out of the sedan chair, and answered directly in the sedan chair, "Mama Shu, I'm here." How are you doing lately? In the future, we will all be a family, and Zhen'er still needs more guidance from your old man. ”
A touch of resentment flashed in Mama Shu's eyes, originally she was the most relied on by Princess Liu's side, as long as Princess Liu lived well, she would always have a decent good life. But Princess Liu was killed, and her status in the palace also plummeted. If Princess Dong hadn't given her an errand this time, the handymen in the kitchen would have stepped on her feet. This qiē is all because of this cheap girl with a dog's lungs of conscience! R638