Chapter 184: Accidents
Looking at Liu Ruoyuan and Liu Ruojuan's poems, the meaning of the eldest princess's smile was unknown. At this time, a little girl came in to report that the invited girls had arrived, and the garden was ready. Only then did the eldest princess stand up and support the arm of the confidant old lady beside her.
"Today, we have to take a good look, if we can finalize the marriage of the son, it will be good!"
"The princess will be satisfied." The old lady flattered.
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At noon, in Liufu, Mrs. Liu sent someone to call Mrs. Liu and Liu Ruoxi over, asking the two to accompany her to dinner.
Watching the little girls put the food on the table, Mrs. Liu Er and Mrs. Liu Ruoxi helped Mrs. Liu to sit down at the table.
"My eyelids jumped so hard just now, and I don't know what happened to their big girls?" Old Mrs. Liu didn't eat immediately, but glanced out the door and said.
Since sending Liu Ruoyuan and the three of them to the Marquis of Zhending's mansion, this morning, Mrs. Liu has not been idle in her heart, and has been thinking about the three girls. Everyone can see that Mrs. Liu is very much looking forward to the outcome of this matter, but also a little worried. In short, she was quite uneasy, which was one of the reasons why she asked Second Mrs. Liu and Liu Ruoxi to accompany her.
Liu Ruoxi looked at Mrs. Liu's face and guessed Mrs. Liu's thoughts.
"Don't worry, old lady, it must be fine. Don't worry, the old lady, it is estimated that the eldest sister and the eldest sister are all accompanying the eldest princess to eat at this time, and they will not be able to come back until later. Liu Ruoxi made a speech to comfort Mrs. Liu.
Second Mrs. Liu also chimed in, so that Mrs. Liu did not have to worry.
"The old lady's eyelids jumped, thinking that she didn't rest well last night, and she would make some soothing soup for a while, and the old lady would just take a good nap."
"That's what you're saying." After being comforted like this, Mrs. Liu's uneasiness seemed to subside a little, and she began to eat.
Liu Ruoxi had only eaten two bites of food when she heard the little girl outside hurriedly come in to report. said that Liu Ruoyuan, Liu Ruojuan and Liu Ruoshan were back.
Mrs. Liu was startled, and the silver spoon in her hand fell on the table with a clatter.
"You'll be back at this hour?" Mrs. Liu asked.
I invited the girls from each family to come over, after the poetry meeting, the eldest princess will definitely stay for dinner, and she will come back at this hour, but it will be a little early, is something wrong? Not only was Mrs. Liu so suspicious, but Mrs. Liu and Liu Ruoxi also put down the chopsticks in their hands, and they were also suspicious.
“…… I have already gotten off the car at the second gate...... "The little girl who came to report was embarrassed and spoke in a slurred manner."
"What's going on?" Mrs. Liu asked.
“…… Well, I think I'm hurt. The little girl reported.
"Which one was hurt. What's going on? Mrs. Liu asked when she was busy.
"It was said that the eldest girl let the snake bite, and the second girl accidentally broke the eldest princess's beloved vase, and the fourth girl was fine, but she was frightened." The little girl reported. Mrs. Liu was busy asking for details, but unfortunately the little girl also hurriedly received a report from the second door to come in and reply, and she only knew the general situation.
Although it was expected that this poetry meeting would not be smooth, it was still much beyond Liu Ruoxi's expectations.
When Mrs. Liu heard the little girl's report, her face sank. Naturally, he couldn't eat anymore, so he ordered everyone to come over quickly. When Liu Ruoxi saw this, she ordered someone to take down the food.
"The old lady has only eaten a few bites, and she must not have eaten well. After a while, you remember to take the time to let the old lady eat something. Mrs. Liu quietly instructed the big girl to make peonies.
Soon, there was a chaotic sound of footsteps and talking outside. Mrs. Liu, Mrs. Liu, Mrs. Liu/Grandma, and all the girls and daughters-in-law helped Liu Ruoyuan, Liu Ruojuan and Liu Ruoshan to follow in.
Everyone first helped Liu Ruoyuan to Mrs. Liu's couch to lie down, and Mrs. Liu San hugged Liu Ruoshan. Heart-wrenched continuous comfort.
"What's going on, what's going on?" Mrs. Liu looked distressed and asked continuously. While busy looking at Liu Ruoyuan again.
Liu Ruoyuan looked very embarrassed, and seemed to be greatly frightened, but she was still conscious, and when she saw Mrs. Liu asking, she threw herself into Mrs. Liu's arms.
"Old lady, I was scared to death, and I almost didn't have my life to come back to see the old lady."
"Why was I bitten by a snake, where was the bite?" Mrs. Liu asked.
"Big sister was bitten on the little / leg." Among the three girls who went to the Marquis of Zhending's mansion, Liu Ruoshan was the most calm, although she was frightened, she was not injured, and she didn't cause trouble.
Mrs. Liu was busy checking it, and saw that Liu Ruoyuan's small/leg had been properly bandaged, obviously it had been treated in time, but even so, Mrs. Liu still insisted on looking at Liu Ruoyuan's injury, and Liu Ruoyuan also saw it clearly on the side. Liu Ruoyuan has two snake bite scars on her small/leg, although she has been treated, she is still a little red and swollen.
"The eldest princess asked the imperial doctor to show the eldest sister, and said that the snake was not poisonous, and prescribed a few patches of heat-clearing medicine, and it was fine if she ate it on time." Liu Ruoshan said, "I was with my big sister at the time, but it scared me?" ”
Everyone saw that Liu Ruoyuan was injured and was overly frightened, but Liu Ruoshan spoke clearly, so they all turned to ask Liu Ruoshan. Liu Ruoshan calmed down a little, and then told the truth of the matter.
It turned out to be at the eldest princess's poetry meeting, everyone first ate tea and wrote poems on the pavilion in the water, and then, according to the arrangement of the eldest princess, they all went to the flower garden to enjoy the chrysanthemum, and made chrysanthemum/flower poems. From the pavilion to the chrysanthemum/flower garden, along the way, the girls walked forward in twos and threes.
Liu Ruoyuan walked in front, and Liu Ruoshan was behind Liu Ruoyuan, not far away. When Liu Ruoyuan walked to a low bush, somehow, a few snakes suddenly sprang out of the bushes and pounced on Liu Ruoyuan's feet and legs. Liu Ruoyuan jumped up in fright while screaming.
Not only Liu Ruoyuan was bitten by a snake, but the other two girls who were walking with Liu Ruoyuan at the time and closest to Liu Ruoyuan were also bitten by snakes.
"Who are they?" Liu Ruoxi asked.
"One is the fifth girl of Wei, and the other is the girl of the Wang family. The fifth girl of Wei was only slightly injured than the eldest sister, and the girl of the Wang family was slightly broken. Liu Ruoshan replied.
As for the other girls, such as Liu Ruoshan, who was not very far away, although they were not bitten by the snake, they were also quite frightened. Only the girls who fell behind didn't dare to step forward when they saw the commotion in front of them. Escaped.
"In the garden of the Hou Mansion, where did the snake come from?" Old Lady Liu frowned.
"That's what I said." Everyone nodded, not to mention the people like the Zhending Marquis Mansion, it was their Liu family, and there were also special people in the garden to take care of it, this kind of snake rushing out together to hurt people is a thing, it will never happen.
“…… The eldest princess sent down the people who watched the garden, and it is said that the garden has been repaired and moved in the past few days, perhaps so. It was the snake ...... that alarmed this nest," Liu Ruoshan said.
"That's the case......" Old Lady Liu bowed her head and muttered.
"Old lady, just now the eldest princess sent the grandmother who followed her to send a few girls from our family back......" Mrs. Liu stepped forward and reported to Mrs. Liu in a low voice, saying that the grandmother sent by the eldest princess explained the matter, and also sent a lot of rulers and medicinal materials to Liu Ruoyuan to suppress the shock.
Mrs. Liu knew that this matter was too much to calculate.
After talking about Liu Ruoyuan's snake bite, Mrs. Liu remembered another thing that the little girl had reported.
“…… smashed the eldest princess's beloved vase...... "Old lady Liu raised her eyes and looked around, and saw Liu Ruojuan standing in the corner with her head down.
"What's going on?"
Everyone looked at Liu Ruojuan again. This time, Liu Ruoshan also closed her mouth. Under everyone's gaze, Liu Ruojuan cried and walked over. knelt down in front of Mrs. Liu.
"You ......" Mrs. Liu pointed at Liu Ruojuan, a little speechless, but looking at her expression, it was clear that she hated iron and steel.
"Old lady. I was wronged. Liu Ruojuan cried.
"Didn't you break the eldest princess's vase? So how can that say about you? Mrs. Liu asked.
Liu Ruojuan didn't answer immediately, but cried more and more sadly.
"What's the use of crying at this time! The old lady asks you, what is the matter? Although I told the old lady everything. Mrs. Liu said to Liu Ruojuan.
Liu Ruojuan barely stopped crying, and she was about to report to Mrs. Liu while sobbing and sobbing.
“…… Yes, it was Wei Wu, it was she who pushed me to break the vase. ”
"Is it the fifth girl of the Wei family?" Mrs. Liu asked.
"That's her." Liu Ruojuan nodded.
"She pushed you, didn't anyone see it?" Mrs. Liu immediately asked again.
"She was calculated, and no one else saw it except the girl who followed her." Liu Ruojuan said that at that time, they had just arrived at the Zhending Marquis's Mansion, and everyone was sitting in a flower hall for a while, and some were writing poems on the spot. It is said that the flower hall is the eldest princess's favorite place, and she often comes to watch the scenery and be bored, so the furnishings in the flower hall are very exquisite, and there are many favorite things of the eldest princess. The vase that Liu Ruojuan smashed happened to be the eldest princess's favorite.
Liu Ruojuan said this, and Mrs. Liu asked Liu Ruoyuan with her eyes. Liu Ruoyuan didn't seem to see Mrs. Liu's eyes, but she was just half-lying down and didn't speak.
"Aren't you sisters all together? Four girls, you didn't see anything? Mrs. Liu didn't ask Liu Ruoyuan, but asked Liu Ruoshan.
Mrs. Liu San frowned slightly, and was about to say something, but Liu Ruoshan opened her mouth first.
"The second sister is not with us." Liu Ruoshan said, "We sat in the flower hall, and the second sister and the fifth girl Wei went to the outside room to compose poems on the spot." ”
When Mrs. Liu heard this, she looked at Liu Ruojuan.
Liu Ruojuan nodded and cried again.
"It's that Fifth Miss Wei who saw that your poems were doing well, so she ......," Mrs. Liu asked.
"Yes." Liu Ruojuan replied.
Liu Ruojuan finally got the opportunity to participate in the poetry meeting this time, and naturally planned to show her skills, so she kept in mind the poems that Liu Ruojuan helped her revise and polish. Before the poetry meeting began, some competitive girls wanted to show off their poetry talents first, and Liu Ruojuan followed. She memorized two poems, and immediately won a full house. The eyes of those girls looking at her at that time, Liu Ruojuan still remembers it very clearly.
It was envy, and a look of jealousy, which made her very intoxicated.
Then, everyone went back to the back room, and Miss Wei Wu talked to her, and the two of them fell behind. Next, there was the matter of breaking the vase of the eldest princess.
"If you don't weigh yourself, you have to be in the limelight." Liu Ruoyuan drooped/pulled her eyelids and muttered a few words.
Liu Ruojuan said this, and Mrs. Liu and the others believed it. However, it was Liu Ruojuan who broke the vase after all.
"You didn't explain it to the eldest princess?" Mrs. Liu asked Liu Ruojuan.
Liu Ruojuan had a bitter face. After the eldest princess arrived at the flower hall, she knew that the vase was broken, and it was completely inappropriate, so she didn't ask at all, and comforted Liu Ruojuan and asked her if she was injured.
"I said it was Wei Wu...... Careless...... Pushed me ......"
"What did Wei Wu say, what did the eldest princess say?"
"Fifth Miss Wei didn't admit it, saying that the second sister wronged her." Liu Ruoshan said at this time, "There are also girls from the Wang family who also testify to Miss Wei. Miss Wei also said......"
Speaking of this, Liu Ruoshan stopped, as if she didn't know whether to continue talking.
"What else did she say?" Mrs. Liu asked.
"Miss Wei Wu said that she knew that the second sister was afraid that she pushed it on her. She is willing to bear the responsibility for this crime for her second sister. She also pleaded with the eldest princess for ......"
When everyone in the room heard this, they couldn't help but sigh.
"This Fifth Wei girl is not simple."
Liu Ruojuan was already a little cringe, but Miss Wei gave the impression of being cheerful and atmospheric. On the one hand, Liu Ruojuan said that Miss Wei pushed her, but no one else saw her, only saw her fall next to the broken vase, and on the other hand, Miss Wei took the initiative to ask for guilt and generously took responsibility.
It seems that the character between Liu Ruojuan and Wei Wuyu is immediately apparent.
"Old lady, mother, I really don't complain about the second sister this time." Liu Ruoyuan slowly sat up on the couch and said.
Liu Ruoyuan was willing to speak for Liu Ruojuan, and Liu Ruoshan and Liu Ruoshan both raised their eyebrows in surprise.
"That Wei Wu has been talking to me all the time, but she can't calculate me, so she turned to the second sister." Liu Ruojuan is in trouble, and Liu Ruoyuan will definitely be affected. "Or I told the eldest princess, no matter whose fault it is, it will be counted on my head, and the eldest princess was happy and did not pursue it."
Liu Ruoshan looked at Liu Ruoshan, and Liu Ruoshan nodded. Miss Wei Wu had the upper hand, and it was indeed Liu Ruoyuan who came forward to save the face of the sisters of the Liu family. In terms of exquisite words, Liu Ruoyuan will never lose to anyone.
"The grandmother sent by the eldest princess also mentioned this matter, saying that it was an inconsequential bottle, and it was not about the second girl." Mrs. Liu said to Mrs. Liu again.
Mrs. Liu also nodded and didn't ask any more.
Everyone dispersed, but they all had the same question in their minds, who let the snake bite Liu Ruoyuan? (To be continued......)