Chapter 138: Chongxi
For the Ninghou Mansion, there were waves of unsettled, and I was looking forward to the Duke of Qi coming to discuss marriage, but an unexpected thing happened, something happened to Mrs. Qi.
The old lady seemed to have fallen into an evil spirit, and when she saw someone picking up a cane, she beat it, and asked a doctor, but she didn't see the clue. The Duchess of that country invited a Taoist priest to do it, and the Taoist priest said that Mrs. Qi was an invasion of evil spirits, and she had to add some happy events to suppress and get rid of it.
This is generally thought of as Chongxi, and the most recent happy event at the moment is the marriage between the second son of Qi and Ninghou Mansion. The Duke of Qi was not idle, and hurriedly sent someone to negotiate the marriage, and the Ninghou Mansion was also in a hurry to marry Chu Yuezi, so there was no reason to take it seriously, and the two sides soon saw that the marriage was decided.
Mirror Flower Pavilion.
Zhao Qianru finally breathed a sigh of relief: "The news just sent by the party, this date is set for September 12, because of their old lady's illness, the preparations for this marriage will inevitably be hasty." I have wronged you, I originally thought that you would marry in the future, but you can rest assured, in addition to the dowry of the Hou Mansion, I have also praised a lot of money over the years, and I will add it to you when the time comes, no matter where you are, I can't wronged you! ”
"It's okay." Chu Yuezi was overjoyed in her heart, "I don't care about this, as long as I can stay with the royal chief." ”
"You!" Zhao Qianru shook her head, "Since ancient times, it is the woman who ultimately suffers from the sincerity of a man. ”
"No, I really want to treat me." Chu Yuezi was full of yearning, "After we get married, we will inevitably be harmonious and ming, and we will stay together." ”
"I didn't expect that Chu Yue'an still had some means, and he was able to say that the eldest princess was able to cancel the marriage with the Duke of Qi, and her reputation was not affected at all, but you became the substitute." Zhao Qianru couldn't swallow this breath, although she tried her best to win over this marriage, but she had been passive during this time, which made her feel that there was some conspiracy among Chu Yue'an.
"Whatever, if only he can achieve his goal." Chu Yuezi said, looking obsessed with future fantasies.
"In the past, she had the marriage of the Duke of Qi, but now although there is no such marriage, and there is no backer of the Duke of Qi, but there is the eldest princess, we still dare not touch her easily." Zhao Qianru's eyes narrowed, "You have to gain a firm foothold in the Qi State Mansion, and help your younger brother take back the position of heir in the future." ”
Chu Yuezi nodded and said, "Mother, don't worry, I will." Mother, look at my face, do you still have scars? ”
Zhao Qianru observed it carefully: "This pear flower cream really has a miraculous effect, I can't see it if I look closely, and your skin is more prosperous than before!" ”
As she spoke, she suddenly felt disgusted and retched, and Zhao Qianru asked with concern, "Are you okay?" ”
Chu Yuezi's face turned white all of a sudden: "My Kwai Shui has not arrived, should I ......?"
Zhao Qianru also panicked all of a sudden, and hurriedly sent someone to invite a trustworthy doctor.
The doctor checked the pulse through the curtain, and Zhao Qianru asked, "How is it?" ”
The doctor replied: "Mrs. Qiyu, it is indeed a happy pulse. However, at the moment, the fetus is not very stable, so you need to pay attention. ”
Zhao Qianru stuffed a piece of silver to the doctor: "Trouble the doctor to prescribe some fetal pills, and I don't want the fourth person to know about this matter." ”
The doctor nodded: "The villain understands." ”
"Mother, what should I do?" Chu Yuezi opened the curtain and asked in a panic.
"What are you afraid of, you are pregnant with the child of the Imperial Palace, and your marriage has been decided." Zhao Qianru held her daughter's hand to give her confidence, "No one will find out about this matter, don't worry, this wedding date is approaching, your body can't be damaged in any way, this child must be saved." ”
Chu Yuezi bit her lip gently: "I understand, this is Yuzhi's child, I must stay." ”
Chu Yue'an felt that the old lady Qi's condition was very strange, and wanted to go to the door to visit, and by the way, check the pulse of the old lady to see what caused it.
She approached the Mansion of the Duke of Qi, but she waited in the flower hall for a long time, and no one led her to see the old lady, so she couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
Caixing stopped a passing maid and asked, "What's the matter, our young lady came to visit Old Madam Qi, why hasn't there been any movement for so long?" ”
"I don't know what's going on, I'm going to report to Madame, please wait." The maid hurried away.
After a long while, Mrs. Guogong was late, and said with a smile: "There are some things at hand, so the second lady has been waiting for a long time." ”
Chu Yue'an stood up and saluted, and said with a light smile: "It's okay, the Duke of Qi is preparing for marriage right now, I shouldn't have bothered at this time, but I was worried about Old Madam Qi's illness in my heart and wanted to visit her." ”
The Duchess said with an embarrassed face: "I'm afraid this won't work." At present, our old lady is delirious, often sleepy, and is asleep at this time, even if she is awake, she can't recognize the people around her, and she doesn't dare to get close to them at all. When the marriage between Yuzhi and Yuezi is over, the old lady will recover, and it will not be too late for the second lady to come to visit again. ”
Chu Yue'an frowned slightly and said, "I know a little about medicine, can you let me show the old lady?" ”
"Second Miss thinks she is more powerful than the imperial doctor? What can the imperial doctor do if the second lady goes to see it? The Duchess sneered, "Second Miss Chu, you took the initiative to withdraw from this marriage, and now that our Imperial Master is going to marry the third lady, you will take the initiative to join our family, what is the reason?" Since you have no relationship with Yuzhi, don't be entangled anymore, in the future, it would be better for you to come to this country mansion less, so as not to make Yuezi feel more concerned when she sees it. We still have to prepare for the marriage, so we can't entertain the second miss, the second miss please take care of herself. ”
Duchess Guo left without saving any face, Cai Xing pouted and said: "Duchess Guo is too much, Miss is kind and wants to treat Old Madam Qi, but I didn't expect her to think that Miss wants to slap their family!" ”
Chu Yue'an frowned slightly, there is no reason for this Duchess to prevent others from visiting Old Madam Qi, unless there is really something strange about Old Madam Qi's illness.
At this time, the two maids passed by with food boxes and whispered: "The old lady is like this, and she is still thinking about eating osmanthus cakes!" ”
"Yes, Mrs. is also filial, and she has to go to Wufangzhai every day to buy some osmanthus cakes and give them back to the old lady."
Osmanthus cake...... Chu Yue'an rang out, Old Madam Qi really likes to eat osmanthus-flavored food.
Wufangzhai.
"Let's go, let's go to Wufangzhai to buy some pastries." Chu Yuean said.
took Chu Yue'an all the way to Wufangzhai, a famous pastry shop in the capital, ancestral craftsmanship, many dignitaries and nobles in Beijing will come to their house to buy pastries.
"Is there an osmanthus cake?" Chu Yue'an asked.
"Naturally, there is, how much do you need?" The shopkeeper asked.
"It's fine for two." Chu Yue'an asked with a smile, "I heard that the old lady of your family's Osmanthus Cake Qi Mansion likes to eat it the most, so I also came over to taste it." ”
"That's, Mrs. Qi is our old customer, it's been more than ten years, and before the season of fragrant osmanthus flowers, the Duke of Qi will come to us every day to buy some osmanthus cakes and go back, and it has not been broken." The shopkeeper said with a smile, "Miss, this is the osmanthus cake you want, you are lucky, there are only two pieces left, just now the people from the Qi State Mansion have come, they have all bought it, and I am going to eat the remaining two pieces by myself." ”
Chu Yuean took a piece and tasted it, and handed the rest to Cai Xing.
"It's delicious." Chu Yue'an smiled, "It's different from other families!" ”
"Isn't it! Our family is fresh osmanthus, and only honey osmanthus is used, exclusive techniques, ancestral craftsmanship. The shopkeeper smiled innocently.
"Did the Qi State Mansion buy a lot?"
"In previous years, the old lady liked it, but there weren't many, but this year I don't know what's going on, basically all of them." The shopkeeper said, "I'm afraid that the whole Qi State Mansion is in line with the old lady's taste, and many people like to eat it." ”
After taking a bite of the osmanthus cake in her hand, Chu Yue'an noticed something unusual, her face was still pale and asked, "Where did you buy the raw materials for this osmanthus cake?" ”
"My cousin, he has a forest of osmanthus flowers, which is in good condition, if you want to make this osmanthus cake yourself, you can go to him." The shopkeeper smiled, "His price is very fair, and the people are kind, and they won't see that you are a little girl and let you suffer." ”
"Okay." Chu Yuean ate the osmanthus cake, paid the money, and asked for the address with a smile.
After leaving Wufangzhai, the smile on Chu Yue'an's face suddenly dispersed.
Caixing was about to eat, and as soon as she fed it to her mouth, she asked Chu Yue'an to take it over, and she looked surprised: "What's wrong?" ”
"There's something wrong with this osmanthus cake." Chu Yue'an said coldly, this osmanthus cake is mixed with things, and she is very familiar with this thing, just like the poison in her body when she first came to this world before.
The amount of poison in each osmanthus cake is very slight, and the old lady likes to eat osmanthus cakes, and she has to eat them every day, and there is a problem after accumulation. Wufangzhai is a century-old brand, the boss will not do such a thing to smash the signboard, the only possible problem is the source of osmanthus.
In this matter, sure enough, Zhao Qianru was doing things behind her back, in order to be able to let Chu Yuezi marry into the Guogong Mansion, she really did everything. If she didn't guess wrong, after the wedding, she would not let the old lady eat the problematic osmanthus cake and feed some antidote, so that the old lady regained her senses, and this Chu Yuezi became the savior of the Duke of Qi and the benefactor of the old lady of Qi.
It's just that what she didn't expect was that the Duchess of Guo would also get involved, I don't know how Zhao Qianru provoked her behind her back, and she was able to make her do such a rebellious thing. Maybe the Duchess of Guo has been suppressed by Mrs. Qi for too long, and Qi Yuzhi is pleading hard for her marriage, so she will take this risky move, right?