Chapter 32: Thoughts
Xu is thinking that the house that he has been coveting for a long time is finally about to arrive, Zhou Yuran is dressed up extremely brightly today, not only wearing a Hunan skirt with red embroidered peony pattern, but also with the red treasure fringed phoenix hairpin in her hair, and the gorgeous streamer is flashing in the sun.
It's just that her plan is excellent, but she didn't expect that she didn't even see Xiao Jingbei's face, so she was directly stopped by Uncle Qin.
Qin Bo was originally the servant left by the Duchess of An Guo to Xiao Jingbei, in order to protect Xiao Jingbei over the years, he also gave Zhou Yuran an ugly look, and at this time, he saw that Zhou Yuran wanted to enter the house under the banner of taking care of the grandfather of the country, how could he let Zhou Yuran get his wish?
"Grandpa Guo is very good now, Mrs. Zhou should go back on her own." Qin Bo looked at Zhou Yuran, who was about to step inside, and said with a cold face as he stretched out his hand to stop her movements.
The servants left by the Duchess of Anguo, led by Qin Bo, have never called Zhou Yuran "madam" seriously in these years, and they are all referred to as Mrs. Zhou.
In fact, they didn't dislike Zhou Yuran as much as they do now at the beginning.
Duchess Anguo is a gentle and gentle person, and the loyal servants who can win her trust are naturally similar to her.
Initially, when Zhou Yuran married into the Anguo Mansion, although these loyal servants were worried about Xiao Jingbei's future, they also kept persuading each other, hoping that this stepwife would treat Xiao Jingbei well.
At the beginning, Zhou Yuran also hoped that he would be able to give birth to a concubine after An Guogong recovered from his illness, not only taking care of An Guogong carefully, but also caring for Xiao Jingbei, the prince of An Guo, on the surface, but asked those loyal servants to call Mrs. a spirit in heaven.
It's just that the good times didn't last long, and when Zhou Yuran's patience was gradually worn out by An Guogong's perennial bedridden, her true face was exposed little by little.
So, someday. In the meals sent to Xiao Jingbei's courtyard, there were more things that shouldn't be there.
If it weren't for the fact that Qin Bo had always carefully checked the abnormalities in Xiao Jingbei's food in the spirit of guarding against people, he wouldn't have to make Zhou Yuran succeed if he didn't have the first hand.
Since then, Zhou Yuran has intensified and acted more and more unscrupulously.
The loyal servants around Xiao Jingbei have been carefully protecting Duchess An Guo since his death, and their feelings have been very deep over the years. All kinds of things to Zhou Yuran. How can they not hate?
Qin Boheng was at the gate, thinking that Zhou Yuran not only made several attacks that were not good for the prince, but now he still had the face to say that he wanted to come to this house to serve the prince of the country. His eyes were so cold that he seemed to be about to drop ice slag.
"Mrs. Zhou only now remembered to serve the decoction at the bedside of Grandpa Guo, will it be too late?" Another middle-aged man standing behind Qin Bo sneered, and his mouth was sarcastic, "I haven't had Mrs. Zhou's care all these years. It's okay for Grandpa Guo, Mrs. Zhou should return to the Gongfu and put your wife in the Guogong Mansion. ”
After speaking, he sneered and looked at Zhou Yuran behind him.
The man said that Zhou Yuran was not a lie. Xu is still hiding the idea of entering the Xiao family's house in the eyes of everyone, Zhou Yuran has brought a lot of people and things with him this time, not only a lot of maids and women, but even there are three carriages with luggage. It is filled with trivial things that Zhou Yuran uses every day.
A person who said that she was coming to serve the decoction for her husband, but she wanted to move everything in her room, what she said. And how many people would believe it?
These servants who are loyal to the Duke of An Guo and the deceased Duchess of An Guo are the most invisible. is Zhou Yuran's appearance of using the grandfather of the country as a disguise.
Moreover, this house is not big, even if the courtyard where Xiao Li is recuperating is the largest of several courtyards, it is only in comparison, if Zhou Yuran really places all these things he brought, I am afraid that there will be no place for Xiao Li in that courtyard.
For a while, Qin Bo and the few people standing behind him all looked at Zhou Yuran coldly.
Such a situation was obviously something that Zhou Yuran did not expect before coming here.
Isn't it natural for a wife to serve at her husband's bedside, and these slaves dare to stop her?
Zhou Yuran's carefully depicted eyebrows were raised, and the anger in his eyes was almost about to erupt.
Everyone wants to pick a soft pinch, Qin Bo has a high reputation among these servants, Zhou Yuran is not good at taking him under the knife, so he stretched out his index finger and pointed at the person who spoke just now, and the kedan on his nails was like bright red blood in the yang, "Okay, you Diao slave, the grandfather of the country has been sick in bed all these years, and the prince of the world has been deceived by you when he is young, but you have become more and more arrogant after serving by the side of the first lady for a few days, and you dare to be rude to Mrs. Ben, if the prince does not give Mrs. Ben an explanation, don't blame Mrs. Ben for joining him to the emperor for a crime of unfilial piety!" ”
Although he was talking about the middle-aged man who had just spoken, Zhou Yuran's eyes full of anger and cruelty, but Qin Bo, who had been looking at him, pointed out that Sang's scolding of Huai was too obvious.
Hearing Zhou Yuran also say that he wanted to participate in Xiao Jingbei's unfilial piety, Qin Bo and several people behind him were full of anger.
Although the Dawu Dynasty did not rule the sky with filial piety, filial piety is undoubtedly very important, and the law is also very strict with the treatment of people who are judged to be unfilial.
However, before Qin Bo could speak, he restrained the anger on his face after hearing the voice coming from behind him, and then gave way to the side.
"Oh? I don't know how Mrs. Zhou wants to join me in my filial piety? Xiao Jingbei stepped forward, and the black clothes he was wearing matched the cold aura around him, "Or, does Madame want this prince to personally escort you into the palace to deliver the fold?" ”
Zhou Yuran was stunned.
Looking at Xiao Jingbei, who was tall and awe-inspiring in front of her, for the first time in so many years, she was a little afraid in her heart.
Zhou Yuran is definitely not a soft-hearted person, as can be seen from the fact that she has been more ruthless than ever when she has attacked Xiao Jingbei over the years.
But in the final analysis, she can be ruthless to Xiao Jingbei again and again, and what she relies on is only the Cheng'en Mansion behind her.
At this time, he stood close to Xiao Jingbei, whether it was height, body shape or momentum. Zhou Yuran undoubtedly lost several chips, which made her even more angry in her heart, and at the same time, she also vaguely understood the sentence that Cheng Engong said when he mentioned Xiao Jingbei when he returned to his parents' house last time.
Xu is that these years have been too smooth, or because of the poisoning of Xiao Jingbei again and again over the years, until now, in Zhou Yuran's heart. Xiao Jingbei is still when she married into the Anguo Mansion. The little bean who was no taller than her waist, as if she could kill him with a little force.
But. At this time, the distance between the two was only a few steps, and the comparison was especially obvious, Zhou Yuran finally had some enlightenment, and now Xiao Jingbei. It's really not the kid who let her do whatever she wants.
Taking a deep breath, Zhou Yuran clenched his fists into fists. "The prince laughed, how could I, a mother, really participate in your unfilial piety, it was just a momentary angry talk. Please don't take it to heart. I'm also a little anxious, since Grandpa Guo came here to recuperate, I haven't seen Grandpa Guo yet. I didn't know anything about Grandpa Guo's condition, so I was in a hurry to visit Grandpa Guo. But these Diao slaves are blocking and not letting in, how can people not be angry? ”
Of course, Zhou Yuran didn't dare to really go into the palace to complain, not to mention that since the last time Zhao Youjun happened, the Queen Mother was a little angry and didn't want to see her, that is, she had been poisoned to Xiao Jingbei over the years, she didn't believe that the emperor would not have heard of it at all, with the emperor's reuse of Xiao Jingbei now, if she turned over the old accounts with her at that time, wouldn't she be unable to eat and go around?
As early as when Zhou Yuran said the word "mother", Xiao Jingbei frowned, but for some reason, he forced himself to endure and let her finish her words.
After listening to Zhou Yuran's clever tongue, Xiao Jingbei's eyes were as cold as frost, and her gaze fell on Zhou Yuran, which made her conscious heart feel a little cold.
Then, I heard Xiao Jingbei say coldly: "Mrs. Zhou is joking, what Uncle Lin said just now is not wrong at all, Mrs. Zhou has never cared about her father's condition for so many years, so why bother acting now?" Speaking of which, Mrs. Zhou has married into the Xiao family for so many years, but she has never worshipped in front of her mother's spirit. ”
As soon as Xiao Jingbei's words were finished, the audience suddenly became silent.
It's not because of how ugly Xiao Jingbei's words are, but everyone is surprised that Xiao Jingbei can say so many things in one breath.
Because of his childhood experience, Xiao Jingbei has always been silent, even when he is with two best friends, he rarely hears him more than five words in a sentence.
But now......
Could it be that all of them hallucinated together?
Zhou Yuran was also shocked, but after the shock in his heart passed, he recalled the hidden meaning of Xiao Jing's words, and felt as if he had been stabbed in his heart.
Although Zhou Yuran is the concubine of the Chengen Mansion and the niece of the Queen Mother, this also cannot change the fact that she is only a stepfamily.
And the steproom, in front of the tablet of the Yuan match, is to perform a concubine ceremony!
Over the years, Zhou Yuran has controlled the back house of the Anguo Mansion, naturally no one will mention the hidden pain in her heart, and she never goes in the direction of the ancestral hall, if it is not mentioned by Xiao Jingbei at this time, I am afraid that she herself will soon forget about this problem.
The so-called beating does not slap people in the face, and scolding people does not expose shortcomings.
Although Xiao Jingbei didn't say a single dirty word, he undoubtedly exposed Zhou Yuran's shortcomings, and he was still in front of so many people.
Listening to the buzzing in her ears, and then looking at the smiles in the eyes of those people led by Qin Bo, Zhou Yuran only felt a burst of heat on her face, as if all her dignity and decency had been thrown to the ground, and these lowly people were wantonly trampled on.
How can Zhou Yuran, who has always felt noble, accept this?
The string called reason in his brain broke instantly, Zhou Yuran raised his hand violently and hit Xiao Jingbei, and the bright red Kodan on his nails drew a few conspicuous marks in the air, "Presumptuous reads();!" ”
It's just that her ruthlessness is doomed to be in vain.
Xiao Jingbei has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, if he could be hit by her, a delicate and frail woman in the deep house, so easily, it would be in vain for him to work hard all these years.
grabbed Zhou Yuran's arm, Xiao Jingbei immediately threw it aside with a disgusted face as if he had caught something dirty, and let Zhou Yuran fall to the side.
The maids and ladies who came with Zhou Yuran were stunned for a moment, and then quickly reacted, and hurriedly stepped forward to help Zhou Yuran up.
Two of the mothers-in-law were pushed to the door by the others. was blocked by Xiao Jingbei and Qin Bo without a trace.
Zhou Yuran raised his eyes and happened to see this small detail.
The anger in her heart was instantly suppressed by her.
I always feel that Xiao Jingbei, Qin Bo and the others seem to be a big enemy now, as if they will not let people enter this house no matter what.
Even if Xiao Jingbei was unwilling to let her in, he would not be so cautious.
In this house, now there is just one more grandfather to recuperate. Isn't it. What bad changes have really occurred in Grandpa Guo's condition?
Thinking of this, Zhou Yuran was also shocked.
If there is anyone who doesn't want An Guogong to die now, except for Xiao Jingbei. I'm afraid it's going to be a few weeks away.
Zhou Yuran didn't really care much about An Guogong's safety, but if An Guogong was still alive, even if he was bedridden and unconscious like now. Then she will still be the Duchess of Anguo.
But once An Guogong dies, can she still stop Xiao Jingbei, the rightful prince of An Guogong, from becoming the prince?
It's really that time. Xiao Jingbei became the Duke of Anguo, if she continued to stay in the Guogong Mansion, at most she would have the title of multiple Mrs. Tai, and Xiao Jingbei always had to marry a wife. At that time, I am afraid that even the housekeeping rights of the Guogong Mansion that she holds in her hands now will have to be handed over.
Of course, she can also choose to go back to her parents' house with the dowry. But she would have ruined her reputation because of what happened at the beginning, if it weren't for the Queen Mother's will. I'm afraid it's impossible to even marry into the Anguo Mansion as a stepfamily, and now that I'm a widow, can I marry any decent family again?
With this speculation in his heart, Zhou Yuran put all the humiliation he had received from Xiao Jingbei behind him, and only wanted to go in and see with his own eyes what happened to Grandpa Guo.
Standing up quickly, throwing off the support of the maid on his side, Zhou Yuran took two steps forward, and looked at Xiao Jingbei with a cold look in his eyes: "The prince is like this, I think he just doesn't want me to go in to visit Grandpa Guo, is it true that there has been any change in Grandpa Guo's condition that will make you try so hard to hide it?" ”
Xiao Jingbei was also shocked in his heart, first thinking that Zhou Yuran had guessed that Xiao Li had woken up, but then he sensed her thoughts from Zhou Yuran's expression, and then became angry.
"How dare you curse your father!" With a cold eye, the murderous aura that had been cultivated by walking on the shoulders of the god of death for more than ten years seemed to surging towards Zhou Yuran like substance.
How could a noble lady like Zhou Yuran, who didn't even dare to kill a chicken, resist this kind of murderous aura, when she was a little frightened, if it weren't for the idea of wanting to confirm whether An Guogong had died in her heart, she would have to fall to the ground immediately.
"No matter what, I must see Grandpa Guo with my own eyes today!" Against Xiao Jingbei's murderous aura, Zhou Yuran was already out of breath after saying this.
Xiao Jingbei's eyes narrowed......
"Hey, why is it so lively."
At this moment, a clear female voice suddenly came from inside the door.
Zhou Yuran was stunned for a moment, then poked his head out and looked behind Xiao Jingbei.
I saw a very simple dressed girl in green clothes bathing in the warm sun and walking over step by step, as she walked, the blue skirt also slowly rippled like a microwave from the lake, which made people naturally think of the words "lotus step light movement" at first sight.
Although there is no costume jewelry to decorate, this girl's all-round bearing can definitely only be cultivated by the family that has been inherited for a long time.
Zhou Yuran has always boasted of being noble, but when he saw this girl's behavior, he had to spontaneously have an irrepressible inferiority.
Compared with this girl, her so-called nobility that was forcibly supported by her clothes was too vulnerable.
But then, a question surfaced in Zhou Yuran's heart.
This is the Xiao family's house, how can there be a strange girl here?
The women of the back house are always extremely imaginative, and in just a moment, Zhou Yuran suddenly felt that Xiao Jingbei would show this appearance today that she would not let her step into this house no matter what, it turned out that it was in the name of letting Grandpa Guo recuperate and have a tryst with his little lover here!
Young men and women, and in a place with beautiful legends such as Lihu, Zhou Yuran could only think that the two had this kind of relationship.
Grabbing Xiao Jingbei's "handle", Zhou Yuran suddenly became as excited as a chicken, where did he remember to go in to see An Guogong's situation, "This young lady is ......"
Feng Zhige looked at Zhou Yuran, who was three points similar to Zhao Youjun, and a seemingly gentle smile appeared on his lips, "Weiyuan Marquis Mansion, Feng Zhige." ”
In those years in Huzhou, Zhou Yuran helped Zhao Youjun communicate with the capital, and this time, he saw a real person.
Hearing the words of the Marquis of Weiyuan's mansion, Zhou Yuran was surprised.
Because of Zhao Youjun's relationship, Zhou Yuran is very clear about the situation of the Marquis of Weiyuan's mansion, as long as she calculates a little, she knows that the girl in front of her is the eldest daughter of the Feng family!
Zhou Yuran didn't look down on Zhao Youjun, from the perspective of a bystander, she thought that Zhao Youjun would end up in the field of entering Ciyun Nunnery, and she really could only blame herself for being too stupid.
But after all, she and Zhao Youjun are cousins, and Zhao Youjun ended up with such a result that life is worse than death, and Zhou Yuran inevitably felt a little embarrassed in his heart.
Moreover, the reason why she is not treated by the Queen Mother now is all because of this Weiyuan Marquis Mansion.
And then there may be some jealousy that is not visible.
In short, due to several factors, Zhou Yuran was a little displeased with the smiling Feng Zhige in front of him. (To be continued.) )