Qingrou was quiet for a while, until the cranes in the distance disappeared on the surface of the lake, she stood up and smiled at her reluctantly, "Jinghu, you usually look very aggressive, as if you don't take anything to your heart, I didn't expect to be quite good at persuading people." ”

Jinghu stood up with a smile, "Of course, I have a very soft heart." Unlike some people, who seem to be well-informed on weekdays, they can't figure it out when it's their turn. ”

This sentence says the same for herself. The matter that the mother concubine and her eldest brother might have really harmed Jing Xun weighed on her heart, and occasionally when she thought about it, she always felt as if she was out of breath.

There is also the matter of Ke Mingxu and Huaiyi Xiangjun. Even if it has passed, the Xiangjun of Huaiyi has already married another woman, but she doesn't know the truth for a day, and it seems that she will never be able to rest assured.

Since Qingrou didn't know, they didn't say anything anymore and continued to walk in the direction of Hongjitang.

This time, it was Qingrou's turn to answer Jinghu's doubts, "Why did your fifth sister make a marriage with your cousin at that time?" ”

"Even your third sister's marriage is your grandmother's master, since your sister agreed to marry Brother Ke Shi, she should also like him?"

"I don't know much about my fifth sister." Qingrou thought for a while, "I only know that it seems that my grandfather wrote a letter to my grandmother at that time, and the letter revealed the meaning of asking for marriage." ”

"Later, my grandmother agreed, but she said that she would wait for my cousin's title on the gold list before she was officially hired. It's a pity that before the spring came, something happened at home. ”

Jinghu retorted to her, "What 'pity'? , it's not a pity at all, your sister is not suitable for Brother Ke Shi, he is just waiting for me to appear. ”

Her expression was a little exaggerated, and Qingrou looked at her and smiled.

He added: "I know a little bit about my fifth sister and the current brother-in-law. It should be a family affair that my fifth sister asked for by herself. ”

"They were married at the beginning of this year, and at that time my fifth brother-in-law was just a person, although he had the name of Jingzhao Jieyuan, but in front of our family, it was really nothing."

"The Marquis of Chengyi Mansion was convicted of the matter of Concubine Yuanrong Shu in the tenth year of Zhaoyong, and the title ended in the third generation. Although he is a descendant, he is the youngest son, and even this worthless title has nothing to do with him. ”

"After all the calculations, except for talents, there is nothing worthy of my fifth sister. If it weren't for that, my fifth sister would have been married at that time, and there wouldn't have been so much gossip in Yanjing City. ”

As they walked, they chatted, and soon they saw the courtyard wall of Hongjitang.

Qingrou stopped, "There are few people in this world who can be the master of my fifth sister, and my grandmother and father are not people who will take advantage of their daughter's marriage, so it can only be because she is willing." ”

"Look at it again, every time I meet them and his wife, they are happy, no matter how you look at it, they are happy with each other. It is self-evident why they got married at that time. ”

Jinghu frowned slightly, "In this way, either she has changed her mind, or she has just coveted the power of your grandfather's family from the beginning, and she gave up because of a conflict with your mother." ”

But this doesn't make sense, if she is greedy for power, even if she likes it again, she shouldn't marry Qi Yuanfang, who had nothing at the time.

Qingrou didn't talk to her about it anymore, "My mother doesn't want to hear about my fifth sister, so don't talk about it again when we enter the door." She's still sick and I don't want to upset her. ”

Jinghu took her hand and nodded, "That's natural, I don't have anything to ask, I won't be so blind." Let's go visit your mother first. She also hoped that the Duchess would have a better impression of her, and that she would be better.

Hongjitang is a very small courtyard with only one main house. And she used to live, carved railings and paintings, the splendid Mei Zhentang is simply a heaven and an underground.

Red sirl flowers are planted all around, but this is the afternoon, the best time in winter, but the red jitang is still a little gloomy, so that the leaves of the red soaker flowers are a little green.

As soon as he walked into the courtyard, he smelled the smell of medicine, Jinghu was most afraid of drinking medicine, and he couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable at this time. Qingrou looked very calm and led her into the door.

The Duchess was now sitting on the couch by the window, also in the shadows, with a thick blanket on her knees. But as they walked towards her, they heard her cough twice.

It seems that her illness is indeed a little serious, and it is no wonder that Qingrou is so worried.

Qingrou handed the flower basket to the heart who was standing aside, she was the big maid next to the Duchess. I sat down next to the Duchess and calmed her down.

Seeing that the Duchess of Guo had improved somewhat, Jinghu saluted her.

The Duchess smiled, "Don't be polite, little county lord, please take a seat." I'm not fit well, and I'm a little rude. "She originally had a round face, and her appearance was not very good, but she had been pampered for many years, and she had a dignified and noble atmosphere.

Now he is a little thin, and at a glance, he can only see his cheekbones. It's so pathetic.

The Duchess took a sip of the tea that Qingrou gave her, and began to greet her, "Sister Qing doesn't have many friends, it's rare to have a good time with the county lord, if you have nothing to do on weekdays, you might as well come and sit more." ”

There was also a bit of weakness in this voice, which was not at all the same as she used to be. At that time, she was still the lady in charge of the Zhongfeng of the Guogong Mansion, dressed in brocade clothes, and her gestures were all elegant and dignified from a Qingliu family.

"The Duchess is too polite, as long as you don't blame me for always messing around with gentleness. In the past, Qingrou went to play in the palace of Yongning County, and my mother was often afraid that I would take Qingrou badly. ”

The Duchess of Guo always talks to Qingrou very gently, and sometimes Jinghu is scolded by her mother, and she suddenly remembers the way the Duchess and Qingrou talked.

The mother concubine was still very unhappy about her not learning and not knowing how to do it, and after saying a few words to her, she always had to take Qingrou as an example. At such a time, she will also silently compare the Duchess and her mother in her heart.

She is not as good as Qingrou, she feels that her mother is not as good as the Duchess of the Kingdom, and no one is as good as anyone.

The Duchess of the Kingdom was much younger than her mother, and she should have been very young now, and she was still in her very good years, but she did not know what had happened, and she suddenly became like this.

The heavier the punishment, the more serious and unforgivable the wrong thing she did. What kind of wrong thing it was, she really couldn't imagine.

Huaiyi Xiangjun refused to tell Qingrou the truth easily, was he really protecting her, was he afraid that she wouldn't be able to bear it? Jinghu fell into his own myth.