Chapter 1: Female Concubine
A baby girl's cry broke the silence in Murong Mansion, Murong Xie was anxiously turning, and the midwife came out of the cabinet, "Master, mother and daughter are safe." ”
"A girl?" Murong Xie's expression became a little heavy, and he sighed with a frown.
"Yes!" The midwife saluted, and Murong Xie looked forward to the bustling Lan Pavilion, sighed with a low face, and then turned around and left. Chen, who was following behind Murong Xie, smiled and secretly rejoiced.
Chen is the eldest lady of Murong Mansion, from marrying into the mansion to the present, there is only one daughter under her knees, who is still in infancy, and her name is Murong Wantian. The lady in the Lanting Pavilion is the second lady Qiu, and the eldest lady is pregnant for a few months, Chen has always regarded her as a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh, and now that Qiu has given birth to a daughter, the stone in Chen's heart has fallen.
That night, Qiu leaned on the edge of the pillow and waited for the arrival of the master, but he didn't wait for Murong Xie all night.
It wasn't until the next morning that the old lady came from her hometown, and Murong Xie followed the old lady to Lanting Pavilion, and the old lady looked at the baby girl with a smile, "This girl is beautiful and beautiful, and she is a blessing." ”
"Mother, the child doesn't have a name yet, so choose a name for her."
"Why don't you have a name yet?" The old lady put down the child and turned to look at Murong Xie. Murong Xie turned his head slightly and didn't speak, and the old lady let out a long sigh, "You can't be the child who just saw you, right?" ”
"Mother, I ......"
"How are you?"
"Mother, don't blame the master, the master has been busy lately, and he rarely interferes in the affairs of the cabinet."
The old lady sat down slowly on crutches, "Master, I've been busy lately!" Even his own children can't take a look, it's really a model of our Murong family. ”
"Mother, this matter is my fault, don't be angry, you are angry."
"The old body came today to see the second daughter of my Murong family, since she has not been named, then the old body will name this girl Jiuyu. Do you think so? The old lady looked at Qiu Shi who was lying on the bed. Qiu nodded again and again, "Repay it with Qiongjiu, a good name." ”
Murong Xie walked to Jiuyu's side, looking at this little girl with a smile on her eyebrows, she liked it very much, she already had a daughter under her knees, and now she had added another daughter, even if she was reluctant in her heart, but after all, she was her own flesh and blood, and she still couldn't hide her joy.
Murong Jiuyu has not been treated well since she was born, and she is a concubine, since the Qiu family came out of confinement and the old lady left Murong Mansion, Murong Jiuyu has never received the taste of being loved.
When Jiuyu was five years old, because she was naughty and broke the jade inkstone given to Murong Xie by Scholar Pei, she was imprisoned by the Chen family for seven days.
Qiu's frowning all day long, looking at his daughter who was lingering on the sickbed, washing his face with tears all day long, three years have passed in a flash, Jiu Yu is about to celebrate her eighth birthday, Murong Xie's own sister returned from traveling all over the world and knew that she had two nieces in eight years, so she came to visit.
"Master, Miss Tanbai is back!"
"Rou Bai is back? Hurry up and please. Murong Xie stood up, dressed in white, with his hair tied up high, walked in, and saluted, "Brother, how are you doing lately?" ”
"I haven't seen you for many years, but it's a little darker."
"My little sister is out and about, and she won't be as happy as she is at home. I don't plan to go out again when I come back. Tan Bai sat down, picked up the tea, and took a sip slowly, "By the way, I heard that my brother is happy with his second daughter." Maybe call for the little sister to take a closer look? ”
"Naturally, it's just ......" Murong Xie suddenly swallowed.
"What? What does my brother have to say? Tan Bai asked, and before Murong Xie could answer, Chen walked out of the cabinet, "Tan Bai is back." ”
"I haven't seen her for many years, and my sister-in-law is getting more and more round and jade!"
"It's true that your brother has two daughters, but now you can only see one daughter."
When Tan Bai heard this, he was very puzzled, and turned to look at Murong Xie, "What's the matter?" ”。 Murong Xie sighed and sat down slowly, "My second daughter has been haunted on the sickbed since she was five years old, and it has been three years now. ”
"Oh? Have you seen a doctor? ”
"Yes." Chen stepped forward and said, "I have visited all the famous doctors, but they are not cured." ”
Tan Bai frowned, because this was too similar to her mother's death, Tan Bai's mother had been haunting the sickbed all day long since she was born, and after ten years, she finally couldn't withstand the illness and passed away forever.
"Can you let me take a look?"
Murong Xie and the Chen family took Murong Jiubai to the Lanting Pavilion, and Murong Jiuyu's face turned pale, her eyes were half-open and half-closed lying on the couch, covered with an embroidered blanket.
Qiu Shi saw the old man walk in, stood up, rubbed his sour and swollen eyes, and saluted, "Master, eldest lady." "Sister-in-law helps Qiu's sister-in-law, do you still remember your little sister?" ”
"Yes...... Is Tsubaku back? Qiu's eyes were bloodshot, and the moment he saw the whiteness, tears burst out of his eyes again. Yu Bai gently wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, "Sister-in-law, don't cry." ”
Murong Xie sighed, "I've been crying all day, what's wrong with Jiuyu?" ”
Qiu shook his head, "There is no improvement. ”
Tan Bai walked to Jiuyu's side, "How can you bear such a sin?" Tan Bai put his hand on Jiu Yu's wrist, his pulse seemed to be peaceful and weak, but he couldn't see anything wrong, and looked at the medicine bowl on the table, what the doctor prescribed was just a tonic to replenish the body and increase qi and blood.
"How long has Miss been like this?" Tan Bai asked the maid beside Qiu's side.
"It's been more than three years."
"It's been three years, how can this child suffer so much." Bai gently stroked Jiuyu's skinny cheeks, and couldn't help but burst into tears.
Walking out of Lanting Pavilion, Tan Bai sighed silently, "This kid is bitter." ”
At this time, Chen stepped forward, "The little sister has seen Jiuyu, but do you want to meet the eldest daughter Wantian?" ”
"The eldest daughter?" Zhu Bai smiled bitterly, "Naturally, I want to meet." ”
Tan Bai followed the Chen family to the Jinghua Pavilion, Wan Tian was playing the pipa in the cabinet, this song was really intoxicating, Tan Bai smiled slightly, "Sister-in-law's daughter is really versatile, she is a lady!" ”
"My little sister has won the prize."
"It's my sister-in-law who is too modest."
Chen said that he had won the award, but his face could not hide the joy, the joy was overflowing, Chen walked into the pavilion with the white man, and leaned up and saluted, "Mother." ”
"Wan Tian, this is your aunt, it's good to call Aunt Bai."
"Aunt Bai is good."
"Sure enough, she is a famous lady, and her temperament is really excellent." There was a smile on her face, but she could see that this woman was a scheming person, and she had never missed the aspect of knowing people for many years.
At the time of the third watch, Tan Bai came to Lan Ting Pavilion and knocked on the door, and after the maid opened the door, "Miss Tan Bai." ”
The maid introduced Tanbai into the cabinet, "Madam, Miss Tanbai is here." ”
Qiu Shi got up, "White." ”
"There are too many idlers waiting for me today, so my little sister didn't say much. Now that it's night, the little sister still has to chat with her sister-in-law for a while after thinking about it. After saying this, Zhu Bai glanced at the Qiu family.
Qiu's retreat left and right, and Yu Bai sat in the cabinet and looked at Jiu Yu who was already asleep on the bed, "Sister-in-law, Jiu Yu has been like this for three years?" ”
"Yes, it's been three years."
"Three years ago, she was like a normal person?"
"There's nothing out of the ordinary."
"Do you remember how she got to be like this three years ago?"
"That year, she was greedy for fun, and broke one of the master's inkstones in the master's room, and was fined and confined, and it became like this seven days later!"
"What happened in those seven days?"
After thinking about it, Qiu shook his head, "Tan Bai, what do you know?" ”
Tan Bai shook his head, "I just think that Jiu Yu's condition is very similar to my hard-working mother's condition, can my sister-in-law want to fight Shengge?" ”
"What do you mean by that?"
"There is no reliable doctor in this city, so let the little sister find one for her, the little sister has traveled all over the world, knows a lot of miracle doctors, and knows more weirdos. If my sister-in-law can trust me, she will leave the matter of Jiuyu to me. Tan Bai looked at Jiu Yu who was injured on the bed, her sleeping face was beautiful, but her face was as pale as dirt.
"If Tan Bai can save the little girl, Qiu Yirou will be treated as a cow and a horse in the next life to repay the grace of saving his life." Qiu Shi fell to the ground with a thud, and Bai Bai immediately helped him up, "Sister-in-law, you don't need to be so polite, presumably no one in this family is as reasonable as you except for the old lady." ”
The next day, Murong Tanbai went out very early and returned at night, Murong Xie asked, "Where did you go today?" ”
"I went to visit an old friend, it was Qingfeng who saw a Taoist priest, maybe he had a way to cure Jiuyu's illness. So I wanted to pay a visit. ”
"What? Can someone cure her? After hearing this, Chen's face changed.
"It's not curable, it's just that I think this person can give it a try, at least it's more reliable than these quacks in Hezhou City." Tan Bai sneered, "Tomorrow, I will take Jiuyu and the second sister-in-law to Guanli." Luckily? ”
"It is good to be able to cure Jiuyu's disease, but it is a bit unorthodox for the woman in the boudoir to take it to the view." Chen said, and Murong Xie sighed and agreed with her.
Yu Bai snorted coldly and stood up, "Everyone is dying, and they are still decent?" Tomorrow I will take Dejiu to seek medical treatment, and in any case, I will be a dead horse and a live horse doctor. ”
Murong Xie sighed, "That being the case, human life is at stake, and tomorrow will depend on you." ”
"Master, this ......" Without waiting for Chen to finish speaking, Tan Bai thanked Murong Xie and returned to the room.
Early the next morning, Tan Bai took Qiu and Jiuyu to Qingfeng Temple, so weak that Jiu Yu was tired of the boat and car, and vomited when he got off the carriage.
"These two are the second lady and the second young lady of the Murong family, please come in quickly."
After the three of them entered the view, the light and dark shirt hurriedly checked the pulse for Jiuyu, and after taking the pulse, the light and dark shirt sighed slightly, stood up and thought for a moment. Qiu's pleading eyes looked at the light and dark shirts bitterly. The light and dark shirt shook his head and didn't speak, and Qiu sat down on the ground all of a sudden, "There is no way for the Taoist to do it?" ”
"It's easy to treat, it's just ......" Seeing this, Tan Bai retreated, and then said, "If you have something to say, let's talk about it directly." ”
"It's just that there are ghosts in your family, even if I cure Miss, as long as I return to Murong Mansion, I'm afraid it will be in ruins." The light and dark shirt sat down and took a sip of tea, and then sighed secretly.