"Mother! Why do you have to get along with the Lin clan today! After the dinner, Yi Ruonan followed Huang back to the second courtyard, and after retiring the maid, she asked Huang angrily.

Huang sat down in the Huanghuali Nanguan hat chair and poured a cup of tea fiercely, then slammed the cup on the desk and said, "I just can't get used to her triumphant appearance!" I used to think she was a good person, but since I climbed into the Jiang family, I have been ignoring me more and more! A few days ago, Mrs. Wu came to the house to drink tea and talk, not to mention that she didn't ask me to accompany her, she just didn't mention it to me! ”

Yi Ruonan didn't know how to persuade the Huang family, Mrs. Wu came to find the Lin family, it was to discuss the details of the wedding banquet for their respective sons to welcome their relatives in the coming year, what did they call you to do! But she couldn't really say this to her mother, so she could only say bitterly:

"We just need to endure it for a while, we have endured it for so many years, why rush to give her face at this time? Now that the eighth sister should let me enter the Hou Mansion, if you are so radical and annoy her, do we still want our future? ”

"Hou Mansion Hou Mansion! You're thinking about that Hou Mansion! Why don't you want to think about your old son being angry and guilty every day? Besides, how can you be sure that Yi Xiangxiang can send you to the Hou Mansion? She's not as old as your sister, where did she get the means to get to heaven! ”

Huang said angrily, completely forgetting that they had always thought that Miaoqin was sent to the Hou Mansion by Dafang.

Yi Ruonan looked at her angry mother unreasonably, and her heart was also full of fire. But she could only secretly suppress her impatience, reached out and poured Huang a cup of tea again, handed it to her and said, "Mother, calm down!" I wonder why the Hou Mansion is? Don't you just hope that you can not be angry with the Lin clan in the future? Now that the Wang family in Cuiming Courtyard is pregnant again, you are so impetuous, how will you fight with her in the future? ”

The second room Yi Tangquan's aunt Wang, that is, Yi Ruojiao and Yi Ruofan's biological mother, has been five months pregnant.

Huang's eyes flashed with a hint of cruelty, and she snorted disdainfully: "She is a concubine, how powerful is she than me?" Not to mention whether she has a son in her belly, even if she is a son, it is not certain whether she can survive or not! ”

At this time, the Huang family is no longer as gentle as it is on the surface on weekdays, and the light in Danfeng's eyes interprets her decisiveness, and it is also the housewife in the backyard who will have a more or less powerful side.

Yi Ruonan didn't expect her mother to have such momentum, and she was a little surprised: "What does my mother mean by this...... But what did you do to Tsuimei-in? Mother, don't be impulsive! ”

"No, what can I do!" Huang flatly denied it.

Yi Ruonan was a little unconvinced, worried that his mother would act rashly, so he said:

"What my mother said is, then the Wang family can't go past you, you are the head of the second room! I don't have to take her seriously! There is also the Lin family of the big house, and now it seems that the big house has climbed the Jiang family on the surface, but in fact, they have offended Zhaoyi Niangniang! With this layer of mustard in it, it will be difficult for the third brother to make a difference in the future. And our second room is different, now we look at us at a disadvantage, but as long as the second brother studies hard, three years later can be named on the gold list, and then I will do a little bit in Kyoto, this is really not sure who respects and who is inferior in the second room of the big house in the future! ”

Although her daughter's words were rehashed of the old words, they also relieved Huang a little.

"It's not that I don't know the importance of your entry into the Hou Mansion, but now in such a situation, I am really angry. And the big house didn't let you go to Kyoto, what if they regretted it? Huang asked worriedly.

"Mother don't worry, I have agreed with my eighth sister about this, as long as I can convince my uncle and grandmother, she will arrange for someone to send me to Kyoto. Now that I have a score in my heart, as long as I wait for Mr. Yu's birthday banquet to pass, I have my own plans. Yi Ruonan patted Huang's hand and said comfortingly.

Huang looked at his daughter's confident appearance, and he was relieved: "It's good that you have your own considerations, now I'm not worried about your side, but your brother's family affairs haven't been settled yet, and I can't put my heart down." ”

Now that Yi Luochuan of the big house has decided on a family affair as a younger brother, the Huang family is naturally anxious about his son Yi Hanchen.

"What does Mother think of the Li family?" Yi Ruonan gave Huang an idea.

"The Li family? Hmph, then Mrs. Li has been currying favor with the Lin family at the dinner party today, I don't want an in-law who holds the Lin family, isn't that a slap in my face! Huang resolutely refused.

Yi Ruonan was helpless, so she only gently poured herself a cup of tea, and after drinking it, she said: "My daughter is not talking about the two young ladies, but the eldest daughter Li Yanqing." ”

"That Miss Li Family? How can you be worthy of my family! Huang was very dissatisfied with the candidate proposed by his daughter, and rejected it again.

"Mother is just thinking left, I think that Li Yanqing is much more powerful than her grandmother. At today's dinner, it was only a few words, and she made the fifth lady Li Yanping fall behind, and Li Yanping's sister Li Yan'an didn't even dare to speak, it can be seen that in the back house of the Li family, Li Yanping is like a fish in water. ”

During the dinner, Yi Ruonan had been observing the ladies of the Li family, and she found that this Li Yanqing was indeed a smart person, and it was said that she was also very favored by Li Zhixian, and if she was married to her younger brother, it might be helpful in the future.

Huang was still not satisfied, and muttered: "No matter how smart this is, it's just a concubine of the county." ”

Not to mention a concubine, even if it is a concubine, she is just a daughter of a magistrate, and her family background is low. Huang thought like this, and never thought that her husband was still white!

"Mother! Now although Master Li is only the county magistrate, he has been re-elected, and the next evaluation is designated to be able to rise. And the words of the concubine are even more convenient for you, aren't they? Besides, if the second brother's official fortune is prosperous in the future, it is not impossible to marry a flat wife or anything! ”

Huang listened to Yi Ruonan say this, lowered his head and fell into deep thought. However, Yi Ruonan's words did move the Huang family, and the concubine would indeed be easier to control in terms of identity, but the Huang family felt that in this way, she fell behind the Lin family again.

"I want to take another look, this time the birthday banquet in the Gao family's mansion is held, and all the dignitaries who come are dignitaries, maybe there will be more suitable ones." Huang raised his head and said to Yi Ruonan.

Yi Ruonan felt that her brain was starting to hurt, and she wanted to tell her mother that if there was no big house, you wouldn't be able to get an invitation even if you wanted to attend the birthday banquet!

"Cheng, you wait and see first, anyway, now I think that Li Yanqing is also interested, she and Li Yanping have lived in the fifth sister's Fuyuan in the past two days, and we can just see her again." Yi Ruonan took a step back.

Huang nodded and compromised: "Well, let's all observe and observe!" Speaking of which, your sister is now too close to Yongleju, you are a sister, don't see the sky and your sister can't get along, you still have to take the time to teach her well, no matter what, you are sisters connected by blood. ”

"Mother don't worry, I will." Yi Ruonan replied with a smile.

Although Yi Ruonan's answer was very serious, it was also perfunctory. Now that Yi Ruofu can have a good relationship with Yi Xiangxiang in Yongle Ju, it can save her from finding an opportunity to appease Yi Xiangxiang, so Yi Ruonan naturally lets Yi Ruofu and Yi Xiangxiang befriend.

The mother and daughter were talking in the main courtyard of the second room, and the Wang family of Cuiming Yuan was also talking to his two daughters with his stomach up.

"I think Mrs. is going back more and more, and now she can accommodate her position in Mrs. Tongzhou's circle, doesn't she rely on Zhou Xuan? She actually gave the eldest lady a look, I really don't know what she thinks. ”

Yi Ruojiao pinched her aunt's legs, and complained about her nominal mother, the second lady Huang.

Wang was lying on the floor and listening to his daughters talk about the dinner, and he also felt very funny: "This person is angry compared to others, compared with the big room and the second room, the Huang family can't compare anything to the eldest lady, how can she not be angry with such a narrow person." You let her toss by herself, and don't confront her, now that my body is inconvenient, Cuiming Yuan can't be taken by her to the wrong place. ”

"Auntie, don't worry, we have a sense of proportion in this matter, but you always say that you are weak these days, but you have to pay attention to your body." Yi Ruofan brought the soup and fed it to the Wang family one by one.

Wang patted Yi Ruofan's shoulder to express comfort: "Well, I know my body in my heart, you can rest assured." Now I still have to let you suffer some grievances, it's a mother's inability, if I can keep your brother at the beginning...... Now we can be as ambitious as your fourth brother, so we don't have to stay in this house to be angry! ”

Wang's firstborn was a boy, and she was born prematurely, and the child died young. Later, after she recovered her body, she gave birth to Yi Ruojiao and Yi Ruofan, a pair of sisters. Now she watched Yi Hanxi, who was from the Feng family, helping the big house to do things, and took the Feng family to enjoy the blessings from a distance, which made the Wang family really envious.

"Auntie, don't be sad, it's important to take care of your body now. We are not aggrieved, as long as our younger brother has a future in the future, we will be happy as sisters! Yi Ruojiao said very flatteringly.

"How do you know it's a brother?" Wang asked his eldest daughter with a smile.

"Sour and spicy girl! My aunt likes to eat sour so much now, isn't she just a younger brother! Yi Ruojiao pointed to the dried plums on the table and said.

The dried plums were served on an okra green glazed plate, which was originally a full plate, but now only half of it remains.

"You're poor!" Wang laughed and scolded as he drank the soup.

Before Yi Ruojiao could say anything, she was interrupted by a knock at the door, and Wang's maid Teng'er came to report that Aunt Su had visited.

"What is she here for?" Wang motioned for Yi Ruofan to put down the soup bowl and asked Teng'er to invite Su in.

Su Shi was wearing a dazzling orange skirt today, wearing a brocade cloak of the same color outside, and her snow-white skin looked very charming, I saw her walk in and say to Wang: "It's really my sister's to disturb my sister so late." ”

"My sister is outside, I haven't had anyone to talk to in the house all day, I'm too happy for you to come and talk to me."

At this time, Wang was already supported by the two sisters, walked to the circle chair next to the table and sat down.

"Miss Six and Miss Seven are really filial, sister, you are really blessed!" Su Shi unbuttoned his cloak and handed it to the maid who followed him in, and then let people exit the room.

Wang was a smart man, and when he saw this, he waved his hand and said, "Where did the blessing come from!" Sister, don't stand, sit down! The two sisters are about to go back, and you are here just in time to talk to me for a while. ”

Yi Ruojiao and Yi Ruofan glanced at each other, then bowed to the Su family and then said goodbye, and both of them left Cuiming Courtyard.

The master's trick is like this, and the scene is emptied of the words that are hidden.

Su Shi saw that the door was closed again, and she didn't continue to fight with Wang, only to see her pick up the teacup and drink a sip of water, and then said slowly:

"The second master is probably not coming back today, I just have time to visit my sister, I don't know how my sister is doing lately?"

Yi Tangquan is controlled by the old lady Yi Kangwen, and he rarely spends the night outside when he is looking for flowers and willows. Among today's aunts, the Su family and the Wang family are the most popular with him, and after the Wang family has a body, most of them live in the Su family's room.

The Wang family naturally didn't think that the Su family came to show off, five years ago, the Su family slipped and could not be reborn, which is a well-known secret in the Yi Mansion. But she was a little puzzled when she heard this, and she didn't think that Su Shi's words were just an inconsequential greeting, so she said directly:

"Sister doesn't have to go around the bend anymore, what do you mean by asking?"

"Has my sister been feeling very tired lately and has been drowsy every day? Can't get enough of anything? Su Shi seemed to be very confident in asking these questions.

"How do you know?"

Wang Shi really felt that her body was weak recently, at first she only thought that she was pregnant and a little sleepy, coupled with the law of spring sleepiness and autumn fatigue, she didn't think there was anything wrong with this, but now when she heard Su Shi ask so absolutely, her heart suddenly beat a little drum.

Su Shi put down the teacup and said, "Sister really doesn't have a long memory, do you remember when you were pregnant with your little son, did you also have such symptoms?" After that, the little boy was unfortunately born prematurely? ”

Wang recalls it as if it was true, and at that time he also felt that his body was heavy, exactly the same as now. Now that I think about it later, when she was pregnant with her sister, it seems that her body was not so tired at that time.

"Is it ......?" Wang frowned and spoke with a slight suspicion.

"There is no doubt about it, sister, whether it was before or now, you were indeed designed!" Su Shi said this sentence with certainty,

"Impossible! My food, clothing, housing and transportation are all handled by reliable maids, and even the incense used in the house is also checked and checked, how can it be designed! Although Wang was a little suspicious just now, he was really shocked by Su's words.

"Sister, you don't know, there is a mountain flower called Luoying Grass on Qinling Mountain, which resembles an autumn chrysanthemum, and is even no different from that autumn chrysanthemum. There is no problem for ordinary people to smell this fallen English grass, but if a pregnant woman smells the fragrance of falling English flowers, she will inevitably be born prematurely, and the premature baby will inevitably die. Su Shi said firmly.

Wang squinted his eyes slightly, looking at Su's expression, intending to judge the truth of her words, but he found nothing.

Su's expression didn't have the flaws she wanted, but there was something about Qiu Ju.

Yi Ruofu, the fifth lady of the Yi family, loves flowers, which is a well-known thing. Two days ago, the Huang family went to the street to buy a batch of autumn chrysanthemums for his daughter Yi Ruofucai, and also sent a few pots to each yard. At that time, the Wang family only thought that the main mother wanted fame and didn't want to be accused of favoritism, so she sent flowers, and now it seems that this is ...... Is it boring? Su Shi's words made her have a trace of doubt in her heart.

In fact, at first, Su didn't know that Cuiming Courtyard was released to fall into the grass, but she accidentally heard that Wang's body was getting more and more lazy, and everyone was given flowers, so she deliberately ran this trip. I just saw Qiu Ju, who was similar to Luoyingcao, in the courtyard outside, and she came in to interview Wang.

"Don't scare me, if there really is such a flower, why haven't you heard of it?" Wang took a chance and raised his own questions.

"This kind of flower is only found on the Qinling Mountains, and the black-hearted dealers specially pick it to cultivate and sell it to the families of the high-ranking families, and it is used to harm people! If this is shouted loudly, who would dare to put chrysanthemums in the yard? If things can't be sold, how can they make this black money? If I hadn't happened to be born at the foot of the Qinling Mountains, I wouldn't have known about this falling grass. ”

"Shouldn't this be?" Wang still has doubts.

"Sister wants to ask why you and Sister Feng both gave birth to children since the second lady has such a means?" Sister Feng that Su said is Yi Hanxi's aunt Feng.

Wang nodded and said, "Madame is indeed eager to deal with us concubines, but if there is really such a way to be unaware, why do we still keep our children?" ”

"Sister Feng is probably a fluke, or maybe she inadvertently ate something that can eliminate the toxicity of Luoying Grass. But sister, you gave birth to Miss Six and Miss Seven, and you were completely lucky. Twins are prone to dystocia, it must be because the doctor had predicted that you would have a difficult birth, so the second lady didn't make a move. She definitely didn't expect that you were indeed in childbirth, but you also saved your life thanks to God's blessing. Besides, if you think about it, the lord is so unscrupulous...... If she Huang Yuerong is the only one in these two rooms can give birth, isn't it obvious that there are ghosts? Su Shi's mouth was dry, so he got up and walked to the square table, poured a glass of water and drank it.

In fact, Su is also very strange, why Feng was able to give birth to a healthy Yi Hanxi. She had grown up in Qinling since she was a child, and she knew how strong the effect of this Luoying grass was, and she couldn't find an answer, so she could only think that Feng had inadvertently taken some antidote.

The Wang family is used to having brains, Su's words are clear and logical, and they have already talked about this, she naturally believed Su, only to see her frown and say, "Then what are we going to do now?" Move the chrysanthemum to Ci'an Hall and ask the old lady to call the shots? ”

Su Shi shook his head and said, "No, not to mention that this Luoying herb is not common, and the doctors in Tongzhou City really don't necessarily recognize it." Even if someone in this Tongzhou city really recognizes it, they don't dare to say that they know this sneaky trick. And I already have a disagreement with the eldest lady, I can't prove it, if I am bitten by the Huang family, it will be more than we gain. You are still early in the day of delivery, and the fetus has not been affected, so while the night is falling, I will call the maid to change this flower with the autumn chrysanthemum in my yard first. ”

The dialogue between the two is one person and one of us, which is a hint of cooperation between the two sides.

Since she was harmed by Yi Ruonan five years ago and lost her child, Su is no longer the woman who was stupid enough to ask the old lady to call the shots, and now she knows how to forbear more than before.

"Then you can't just suffer this dumb loss!" Wang thought of his child who died young, and hated it.

"There is a way, it depends on whether my sister dares to bet!"