Chapter 457: Interrogation
Connected here, Su Zhenzhen was relieved in her heart, her brows couldn't help but stretch, and she turned to the county lord with a slight smile on her face, while holding the county lord's hand with her fingers, "County lord, you are really my good sister, I didn't have this section before, it turns out that this matter is so simple, but I am a little bit of a bull's horn, hey, you woke me up!" ”
The county lord said that it was nothing, and she would not ask for credit for this, it was just that women said something considerate to each other, which could stabilize the feelings of the sisters more, plus she was already concerned about Su Zhenzhen, and she would not see Su Zhenzhen's face show sadness.
Su Zhenzhen had a smile on her face, her heart was clear, and while chatting with the county lord, the car also arrived at the mansion of Lord Shilang, and the two were ready to get out of the car, it was time to enter the mansion.
Some people in the mansion are already waiting, and after Su Zhenzhen and the county lord arrived, a group of people walked out of the mansion and came to answer, this is the arrival of Princess Changle and the county lord, not only Lord Shilang, many people with status are at the door to answer, but also sighed Lord Shilang's connections, I didn't expect the princess to come to cheer.
Su Zhenzhen looked at it, knowing that Mrs. Shilang should not be able to come out at the moment, after all, the child has just been full moon and needs to cultivate her body, she is worried about Mrs. Shilang and her child, she has not seen Mrs. Shilang for some time, thinking of the thoughtfulness of Mrs. Shilang when she spoke, she and the county lord walked towards Mrs. Shilang's house together under the compliment of a group of people.
At this moment, Mrs. Shilang was resting on the bed, and she was about to get out of bed, but Su Zhenzhen stopped her, her body was so weak, she didn't care about so much etiquette.
At this time, the maid came over with the child in her arms, and saw the baby that was still in swaddling clothes, Su Zhenzhen's heart was moved, pregnant for ten months, after all, it was the crystallization of a woman's maternal love, and at the same time, her eyes couldn't help but be a little moist, and she didn't know what her mood was, but she felt some unstoppable pain in her chest.
She should have seen such a delicate baby, and then remembered that she had lost the delicate figure in her arms, so she was a little sad, but today is a full moon for Mrs. Shilang's child, so naturally she can't find people unhappy, so she hurriedly covered up the past, and then put on a smiling face.
Gently hugged the child, after all the time, saw that the child fell asleep, then handed it over to the maid again, and then went to talk to the lady, but found that the lady was a little forced to laugh, it seems that she should have guessed correctly, her mother-in-law is afraid that she will not find her happy.
Su Zhenzhen was worried, and when she saw the opportunity, she talked to her wife while there were not many people.
It turned out that after the child was born, her mother-in-law became more and more serious, and she became more and more unkind to Mrs. Shilang.
Since he said this, the county lord saw that the next thing must not be heard, and beckoned and ordered: "Linyue, you and Cuizhu are guarding outside this house." If anyone comes, let me know, and if I don't answer, no one will be allowed to come in. Linyue Cuizhu bowed down and pushed out the door after receiving the order, and closed the door.
"Madam, in that case, you must not sit still, but also change your docile nature." The county lord played with the jade pendant in his hand and said with a frown. Su Zhenzhen patted the county lord's hand gently, and felt that the county lord was too simple.
When Mrs. Shilang heard the county lord's suggestion, she smiled bitterly, pinched the handkerchief and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, her voice trembling slightly. "The county lord doesn't know. It's been ten years since I got married at the age of fifteen. Ten years without anything, this one is enough for my husband to divorce me. ”
Hearing this, the county lord was a little stunned. The county lord naturally didn't expect this, firstly, she was not at this age, and secondly, she had a noble status, even if she got married, without her nod, the county horse would not dare to take a concubine. No one had told her this before, and her father and mother refused to let her know this, thinking that she was noble and could not have encountered such a thing. Who would dare to let the county lord hear such pickles?
got up and poured a cup of tea and handed it to Mrs. Lang, before Su Zhenzhen spoke: "Madame, are you doing well this time?" Mrs. Squire took the teacup and lifted the lid, and the water vapor filled her eyes, making it seem more and more rippling.
"My mother-in-law has been looking at me for a long time, and I don't care. But my husband and I have always respected each other like guests, and there were also days when the piano was harmonious. Mrs. Squire sighed, and there was a trace of vicissitudes in her eyes that she had never noticed.
"And now, no matter how busy I am every day, my husband will definitely find time to come to me. But I can't see that she spoils me, but she is afraid that I will be unwilling to move the child of the concubine. ”
"Knock knock" There was a sudden knock on the door outside, and Lin Yue asked outside the door: "County Lord, Mrs. Squire's personal maid has prepared some food." The county lord asked Mrs. Squire with his eyes, and when he saw that Mrs. nodded, he replied, "Come in." After the maid entered the door, she first greeted Su Zhenzhen and the county lord, then brought a few plates of snacks from the food box, and handed a bowl of soup to Mrs. Lang.
"The princess and the county lord should also try this pastry, although it is not as good as Su Ji, it is also a specialty of my hometown." Madame Squire pushed the pastry in front of the two, and the lord tasted it, and was about to praise it. Su Zhenzhen stared at the bowl of medicine motionlessly, "Madam, what is that?" Mrs. Squire looked a little embarrassed, and only instructed the maidservant: "Take it down, don't drink it for the time being." ”
After the maidservant retreated, Mrs. Squire hesitated for a moment before she spoke: "A few days ago, my mother came to see me and said that it was an earthwork that could help you conceive. The county lord's eyes widened when he heard this, "So the babies are born from this?" Not knowing what to say, Mrs. Squire was silent with a red face.
"Madame, I'm afraid I can't take this medicine. Can't Madame smell this musky smell? Although I don't know what mechanism is in it, but the medicine is poisonous, and Madame should not go astray. Su Zhenzhen was also a little frightened at this time, if it weren't for her sense of smell being more sensitive than ordinary people, she wouldn't know what was going to happen.
A girl like the county lord may not have been in contact with her, and no one will tell her. But there is no one who becomes a married woman who does not know the function of musk. Mrs. Squire's face turned pale, and two lines of tears flowed.
"How so? How so...... What am I going to do...... What to do? Mrs. Squire was a little incoherent, only repeating these few words, and her eyes were helpless and distressing.
Holding down the county lord who was confused and was about to comfort Mrs. Shilang with one hand, Su Zhenzhen spoke again: "There are some things that I may not say to my wife. There are times in life when you have to have it, and there are times in life when you don't want it. Mrs. has spent all her time in the past ten years on a man, a piece of true love, and now she is like this, the husband and wife are suspicious, and the mother-in-law is difficult. ”
Su Zhenzhen's voice was gentle and rational, and Mrs. Shilang gradually calmed down, but after a while, her eyes turned red again: "Zhenzhen, I am gentle and virtuous, just because of this world, if a woman only wants to be a couple with her husband for a lifetime, she will be called a jealous woman." Not being able to have children is a great sin. But is the role of a woman only left to give birth? ”
Poking her chest, Mrs. Shilang chuckled, "I know that this world is mean to women, so I don't want to treat that concubine harshly, I don't want to hurt her child, after all, it is also my husband's flesh and blood." But I'm distressed, Zhenzhen, I'm distressed......"
At this time, the county lord couldn't hold it anymore, so he went up and gently took Mrs. Shilang in his arms and comforted her. Su Zhenzhen didn't stop it, she didn't expect that for such an era, Mrs. Shilang could have such an opinion. Madame Squire is indeed an unusual woman, seemingly weak. , but there is a tenacity, if you are a man, you are not necessarily worse than a waiter.
It's just that love words hurt people. Su Zhenzhen also got up and hugged the county lord and Mrs. Shilang, and said in a more gentle voice: "Madam, you are a kind and transparent woman, if you want to say wrong, it is the way of the world that is wrong, not you." Speaking of which, I admire you very much. Old lady, I'll help you solve it, don't worry. As for your husband, I think you have the answer in your heart. ”
The three of them were silent for a moment, not knowing what they were thinking. After a while, the old lady sent a maid to invite Su Zhenzhen and the county lord to the lobby for dinner. After the report of Linyue, the county lord looked at Su Zhenzhen and asked: "Zhenzhen, why don't we go back, it's just a concubine, and you actually have the face to tell us to go to eat and drink, and you don't see what your identity is?" We're here for Madame! ”
knew that the county lord had good intentions, but Mrs. Shilang didn't know how to agree. If Su Zhenzhen and the county lord left directly, they would naturally slap the face of the Shilang Mansion, but the husband and mother-in-law must suspect that they were hindering. But if she just gave face, she couldn't say that she couldn't live with the county lord's kindness, and she herself was not comfortable.
"Linyue asked the maid to return to the old lady, saying that we will arrive later." Su Zhenzhen suddenly opened her mouth. Seeing that both of them looked at themselves puzzled, they smiled and said, "You'll know in a while." The county lord angrily complained about Su Zhenzhen's trickery, but Mrs. Shilang was thoughtful, as if she understood something.
In the lobby, Su Zhenzhen sat in the main seat, and on the left and right were the county lord and the lady. The old lady felt uneasy when she beat her daughter-in-law and the two of them hand in hand, and sure enough, she didn't know that her daughter-in-law was so kind to these two. Sure enough, Su Zhenzhen told the story of Xu Changyi, a scholar of the former Imperial Palace, who favored his concubine and killed his wife, and his family was restless.
This passage of Su Zhenzhen is very vivid, but no one can laugh if there is a little bit of eyesight. "Why didn't everyone say anything? The story of Hongu is not well told? Don't you have any resonance with this situation? Everyone had to go along and fool the past, but the purpose was achieved, and Su Zhenzhen no longer held on to it, didn't eat anything, and left with the county lord.
After leaving the Shilang Mansion, the two took a sedan chair to Su Zhenzhen's princess's mansion. The county lord was still applauding the scene in the Shilang Mansion just now, but Su Zhenzhen sat there without saying a word. Knowing that Su Zhenzhen was thinking about something, the county lord didn't bother her, only took out the pastries in the drawer and ate a few pieces of Longjing tea.
Halfway through, Su Zhenzhen suddenly asked the county lord: "You are almost at the age of getting married, do you have anyone you like in your heart?" The county lord's hand drinking tea paused slightly, but Su Zhenzhen didn't notice it, and just waited quietly for her to finish drinking. The county lord put down the teacup and wrapped his hands around the tassels on the jade pendant, as if thinking about something.
"I don't have anyone I like, and I don't want to get married." After a while, the county lord replied with some interest. Su Zhenzhen felt that it was not unusual, the county lord was noble, and since he was a child, he didn't know how many sons and brothers had been around, and he was in a hurry to offer courtesy. I have seen a lot, so it is naturally easy to look down on anyone.
It's just that the county lord doesn't look very different from usual, and after a little thought, Su Zhenzhen noticed the jade pendant in the county lord's hand, so she asked casually. "You don't seem to have seen this jade pendant, but it's a good jade when you look at the color. It's just that I can't see anything unique, how can I love it so much, I can't leave it? ”
Pretending to put down the jade pendant naturally and hiding it under the hem of his clothes, the county lord said in a somewhat urgent tone: "It's nothing, it's just that the jade has been worn for a long time before, and I'm a little bored." Although this piece is not worth anything, it is always a novelty. Su Zhenzhen knew that the county lord should have something, and she didn't want to say anything, so she didn't want to get to the bottom of it.
"Besides," the county lord lay on the small case, and said with a bracked face, "I don't want to marry." When they get married, they become someone else's family. I can't bear my father, queen and mother, and I can't stand the anger of Mrs. Shilang. Su Zhenzhen touched the county lord's head and said with a smile: "You are different from her." You are the lord of the county, and you will marry in the future, and your husband cannot take concubines at will. ”