Chapter Ninety-Three: The Ling Clan's Move
In order to regain Li Xunzhuo's attention, Su began to get sick again, and in the middle of the night, he had to ask people to invite Li Xunzhuo over. was scolded by Ling's words: "How old are you, Qi Niang is almost able to kiss, and she still plays these tricks, it's not a shame." It's just a cold, just call a doctor tomorrow to take a look, can you call the master in the middle of the night to go over? If Taiheyuan knows about this, will it mean that my daughter-in-law is not strict in managing the family, or that the lord spoils his concubine and kills his wife. ”
Li Xunzhuo rarely heard his wife say this without getting angry, and he felt that it was indeed the case when he thought about it. Although he loves his concubine, the impulse of his youth is long gone, and he still has to live a down-to-earth life, and it is not a matter to get sick twice in three days. So he went back to the maid and asked her to take care of Su carefully, and invite the doctor into the house tomorrow to see Su.
originally thought that Li Xunzhuo would come over immediately when he got the news that she was unwell, and the Su family had prepared a Spring Festival incense tent for this. As a result, she was so angry that she tore up two clothes.
The next day, the Ling clan heard the news that the Su clan was really sick and very sick.
"Then let her be sick, how many times she has given birth over the years, she should have gotten used to it." With the gradual run-in of the husband and wife's temperament, the Ling family gradually stopped taking the Su family in their eyes, but it was still very taboo for Li Xunzhuo to go to Huansiyuan.
She knew in her heart that when Li Xunzhuo was in Xiyuan, she might be provoked by her one or two words and would no longer pay attention to the Su family. But if she really saw Su's face, even if she wasn't sick, Li Xunzhuo's heart would be a little softer, and if she couldn't stand the plea, she would stay, and the Ling family wouldn't want to see him again in the next few days.
It's just that Ling didn't expect that in addition to getting sick, Su would also have other talents, such as playing the piano. In the middle of the night, the sound of the faint piano can always tickle the heart, and the sound that seems to be there always sounds when you are about to fall asleep, like a lullaby, whispering softly in people's ears, evoking infinite memories. Before the Ling clan could get mad, the Su clan seemed to know that the Ling clan would scold people again, so he put it away after playing it for three days.
Li Xunzhuo was very familiar with that song, because Su used to play it to him often, but he remembered a total of four paragraphs. After listening to three passages in the first three nights, but there was no sound of the piano on the fourth night, he finally couldn't bear it. On the fifth day, he went to Huansiyuan to visit Su, but as soon as he passed, he was frightened by Su's pale appearance.
Li Xunzhuo asked her why she didn't finish the song, Su threw herself into his arms and cried, and the maid didn't have the strength to play the piano until last night.
"I also said that the master really doesn't take care of the concubine anymore." Su's crying appearance was very coquettish, his eyes were empty, and tears flowed. The expression was a look of despair, and the eyes were full of sadness, but they were full of small expectations, and he bit his red lip and couldn't bear to speak, wanting to complain.
Su Shi, who is over thirty years old, not only maintains a good figure, but her appearance has not changed much, the years have only added charm to her face, and Li Xunzhuo really can't resist her temptation. I had to be comforted, looking at the beauty in my arms, and it was so beautiful and delicious, how could I live up to the beautiful scenery of the good day, after a beautiful spring. Li Xunzhuo, who walked up the next day, looked particularly energetic, and longed for a longer night. Before going out, he told Su to take care of himself, and after dinner, he would go back to Huansiyuan to accompany her. Su Shi's little daughter-in-law nodded shyly, which made Li Xunzhuo's heart happy.
Within a few days, Li Xunzhuo bought several things, sent them to Huansiyuan, and even bought two gouache shops for the Su family.
Ling Shi knew about it, and slapped the table angrily, "This fox spirit knows some unseen methods. ”
In fact, the Ling family was jealous that the Su family could have such a figure and appearance at such an age, although she did not look old, but in the end she was still rich. Shaohua comforted her: "This is what Mrs. Zhengfang looks like, she looks so light, she looks mean." Wanhua refuted that she was making excuses for her unsuccessful weight loss, but it still made Ling's heart feel better.
"Auntie, Daddy is just missing the old love, if there is a younger and more beautiful person than her, how can he think of her." Shaohua naturally didn't want to suggest that the Ling family learn the same as the Su family, not to mention that she couldn't learn it, even if she did, it was useless. Judging from her figure, the Ling family has already lost to the Su family, but the biggest advantage of the Ling family is that no matter what she looks like, no one can move this son. And the reason why the Su family is so domineering is nothing more than relying on Li Xunzhuo to serve her as a concubine, the Ling family is not big, so naturally he will not take the initiative to give Li Xunzhuo a concubine, and the Su family does not want anyone to compete with her for favor, at this point, the Ling family and the Su family have the same position.
"What a bad idea are yours!" Ling glared at her, feeling a little apprehensive. "How can you arrange your father's daughter like this."
"I am a considerate little padded jacket for A-Niang, and A-Niang is doing well. Actually, A-Niang doesn't have to care, and she doesn't have to carry her aunt, so she accepts two intimate maids and puts them by her father's side, it's not easy to send away those who have no name and no points, at least it's better than Dad putting his heart on Aunt Su. Shaohua hugged Ling's arm and coquettishly, in her parents' camp, she was definitely on Ling's side.
The Ling family thought about it and felt that there was some truth, over the years, Li Xunzhuo had one wife and one concubine. The Ling family's temper is rushing, and he wants to quarrel with Li Xunzhuo from time to time, if Li Xunzhuo is angry, he runs to Huansiyuan, which is completely for the Su family to find a chance. If Li Xunzhuo had a few more concubines, at least there would not be so much time to spread evenly on everyone.
In the end, Ling still adopted Shaohua's opinion. It's just that she didn't arrange the maids around her, but directly among the newly bought maids, she picked a maid Ping'er who looked like she served Li Xunzhuo with Su Shi back then. When Li Xunzhuo came back for dinner in the evening, Ling shirked that he had something to discuss with Pang after eating, and then asked the new maid Wen Xiang to take charge of Li Xunzhuo's daily life.
When she came back, Li Xunzhuo had already left, and Lianxiang reported that Li Xunzhuo did not go to Huansiyuan, but took Wen Xiang to the back room.
Ling continued to live as if he didn't know, and after a few days, Lianxiang pretended to find out about Wen Xiang and Li Xunzhuo. The Ling family made a gesture to drive Wen Xiang away, but Li Xunzhuo opened his mouth to protect her and wanted to take her as a concubine. Ling Shi made a face beating his chest and stomping his feet, and scolded bitterly: "You indecent girl, I raised you by my side, I originally wanted you to learn the rules well, so that you can wait for the third lady to go out in the future, why do you think about climbing into the master's bed." ”
Wen Xiang cried so much that she was in tears, and she kowtowed desperately to beg for mercy, Li Xunzhuo looked distressed, but she knew that Wen Xiang was originally going to be a dowry for her daughter, and she felt sorry for it. had no choice but to show friendship with the Ling family, and promised that he would not treat Wanhua badly when he got married. Seeing that the Ling family was still angry, Li Xunzhuo even mentioned a lot of Shaohua's dowry, and the Ling family nodded reluctantly, which was regarded as acknowledging Wen Xiang's identity. Let Wen Xiang continue to live in the back wing, stay for a few days, and when she is free, she will clean up the house for her. Wen Xiang was naturally so grateful that she burst into tears, and Li Xunzhuo finally got a new concubine, and she was also happy in her heart.
The only one who was unhappy was Su Shi, especially knowing that Wen Xiang looked like Ping'er, and knowing in his heart that she and Ping'er were Li Xunzhuo's favorites at the beginning, and it was her own trick that asked Mrs. Li to send her away. Therefore, when Li Xunzhuo saw Wen Xiang, he couldn't help but miss Ping'er, and he loved the house and Wu.
Shaohua listened to Youhan's inquiry, and couldn't help but be speechless, is this still the Ling clan who quarreled with Li Xunzhuo at every turn, obviously her scheming methods are very good, so she is still worried in vain, and she thinks that she has a lot of ideas for her.
With Wen Xiang guarding for her, the Ling family was also happy to let Li Xunzhuo out of her sight. The feudal family sent a letter and said that the date was set, and the Ling family immediately made up his mind to take Wanhua to Guoan Temple to ask for a spiritual lot.
Almost every year, from the beginning of the first month to the fifteenth day of the first month, a steady stream of people go to the Guoan Temple to ask for a safe New Year's fortune, in order to be able to turn evil into good fortune throughout the year. If you ask for a sign, you should add oil on the spot and bow sincerely and beg for a solution.
It's just that as soon as they stepped out of the house, they received the news that Mrs. Zhongyi Hou went to the Li family to see Li Sinian.
Wanhua screamed, grabbed Shaohua's arm in disbelief, and looked at her threateningly. "What the hell is going on?"
Shaohua was taken aback by her and said depressedly: "What's the matter?" She looked around, saw someone next to her cast a curious look at them, twisted her body, and broke away from Wanhua's hand.
Wanhua was alert to her overreaction, pretended to fix her hair, and breathed a sigh of relief, but her eyes still didn't let go of Shaohua: "I mean, why did Mrs. Zhongyi Hou come to see the second brother." "Why didn't Zhou Yan tell her, is the Marquis of Zhongyi satisfied with this family business?
Although she is not unkind, she always feels awkward, obviously she and Zhou Yan are good sisters who have known each other for many years. But Zhou Yan seems to prefer to stay with Shaohua, and even the matter of Li Sinian in her photo, she told Shaohua first, and finally Shaohua secretly told her. If it weren't for Shaohua to speak, I'm afraid she wouldn't know that Zhou Yan originally liked Li Sinian.
Because of hearing that Wanhua was not optimistic about the relationship between Zhou Yan and Li Sinian, Shaohua also saved his head, and just secretly asked someone to hand the news to Zhou Yan. After the two handed over a few letters, Zhou Yan told her that Mrs. Zhongyi Hou finally couldn't grind her and decided to come over to see Li Sinian.
Shaohua is still quite confident in his brother, he wants to have good looks, he wants to have a figure, and he wants to have a future. Although he is a low-born heir, he has a bright future! Besides, now that he has inherited Li Zhuoyue's incense, it doesn't matter who his biological parents are.
"Isn't that great? Sister Yan is the second brother in the picture, and the second brother also likes Sister Yan. "Shaohua is really happy for Zhou Yan and Li Sinian.
Especially judging from the meaning expressed between the lines of Zhou Yan, Zhou Yan fell in love with Li Sinian at first sight. And although Li Sinian didn't say it, he would come over from time to time to inquire about the news of the Zhongyi Marquis's Mansion, for fear that good things would not come to fruition.
Seeing that Wanhua didn't say a word from the beginning, Shaohua calmed down and asked cautiously: "Third sister is not happy?" ”
Wanhua shook her head, "It's nothing. She couldn't say why she was depressed, it was always like a boulder that weighed heavily on her chest, making her breathless. Shaohua was attracted by the koi fish in the pond and ran over excitedly. Wanhua's eyes chased her figure, and suddenly there was an inexplicable melancholy, and for a while she understood Jinhua's previous annoyance. It seems that Shaohua will eventually replace her former position in the hearts of everyone, I really hope that she didn't come back in the first place, or died in that illness.
Realizing that she had this terrible thought, Wanhua nervously grabbed her chest and forced herself to come to her senses.
"You all come here, hurry up and put on the incense, and then you have to go back." Ling greeted them.
"Okay." Wanhua immediately ran over, she just wanted to go to the Buddha now to confess the evil thoughts just now.