Chapter 258 When negotiations are underway
"Tell...... Big man. Leng Yan muttered Rou'er's words, and really began to think about the feasibility of this suggestion.
Rou'er nodded again and again, and the excitement on her face was even greater, "Yes, yes!" If the eldest lord knows about this, he will definitely not let the princess succeed in their conspiracy, and when the time comes, you only ask the eldest lord to be gracious, not only do you not have to marry the eldest lord aggrievedly, maybe the eldest lord will be soft-hearted for a while, and he will give you a break from slavery and settle you down! ”
The words 'free from slavery' simply hit the most desired expectation in Leng Yan's heart.
She couldn't help but be moved, but when she thought of Mo Shujun's methods, she shook her head in fright, "The princess knows my secret, and she will definitely not let me go!" ”
The cramping peel is already light, and maybe she will be called worse than dead!
Leng Yan has been by Mo Shujun's side for so many years, and she has seen Mo Shujun deal with disobedient subordinates, but she doesn't want to try it herself.
"No, it won't! The eldest master is such a good person, and if you help him avoid this embarrassment, he will definitely protect you! Wouldn't it be great if we left the cage that trapped us for half of our lives and went to live freely outside? Rou'er was very optimistic.
And she also felt that once this matter hit Shi Junhe's ears, the mother and son would definitely turn against each other, so the person Mo Shujun wanted to kill, Shi Junhe had to protect it!
Leng Yan was a little tempted by Rou'er at first, but when she heard that she was going to leave Shiguo Mansion, she suddenly felt cold all over her body.
She is not a fool like Rou'er who doesn't know anything about her suffering, and the poor life of the common people outside is not even as good as being a maid in a big family1
Leng Yan is a big girl in the Shiguo Mansion, although she is not pampered, but at least she does not have to worry about food and clothing, and occasionally she can get the reward of her master, even the clothes they are wearing now and the quilt they use are something that poor people can't afford to use in their lifetime.
If she wants to get out of slavery, but go to live such a difficult life, she won't do it!
Leng Yan knocked Rou'er's head angrily, and reprimanded: "What's so good about life outside, don't give it to me for nothing, it's better to be a slave in the Shi family to be stable and comfortable!" And again......"
She suddenly thought that if she really married Shi Junhe and became Shi Junhe's concubine, wouldn't it be equivalent to getting out of slavery and becoming half of the master of Dongyuan?
"And now that I'm pregnant with the seed of the Shi family, the princess will protect me if she is reasonable! When the child is born, my position in Dongyuan is also stable, if I give birth to a male baby, and then have the support of the princess, my child will be the son of Shi Guogong, and when the eldest lord dies, he will be Shi Guogong, and I will be Shi Guogong's mother! ”
The more Leng Yan thought about it, the more beautiful she became, and in the end, her eyes lit up, as if she had seen a bright future for her to become an old woman in the Shiguo Mansion.
The more Rou'er listened, the more worried she became, and couldn't help but remind: "Sister Yan, don't forget, now that the eldest lady is also pregnant, I heard the doctor say that her baby is likely to be a male baby." When the time comes, if you get married, let alone enjoy happiness, maybe you will become a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh of the eldest lady! ”
Thinking about the battle that evolved in the back house for the child to inherit the title, Rou'er couldn't help but shudder.
Leng Yan felt scared when she thought about it, but the temptation of being able to sit in the position of the hostess of the Shifu immediately made her heart move.
She forced herself to calm down, and then said lightly: "Then let her child not be born, wouldn't it be good?" ”
Rou'er was stunned.
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The next morning, Mo Shujun ordered someone to call Shi Junhe to Shou'an Hall, saying that he had something important to discuss.
Because the estrangement between the mother and son has deepened recently, Shi Junhe rarely comes to Shou'an Hall to sit on official grounds.
In order to save Shi Junhe, Mo Shujun specially ordered someone to prepare Shi Junhe's favorite breakfast and invited Shi Junhe to have breakfast together.
This is a great gift, Mo Shujun thought to herself, it was rare for her to soften her attitude first, Shi Junhe should be angry this time, right?
However, when Shi Junhe came to Shou'an Hall, he looked at the table full of delicacies, and only swept it lightly, and then asked, "I don't know what the mother is looking for the child?" ”
Mo Shujun was stirred by Shi Junhe's cold attitude, and her anger was a little upward, but thinking of what she was going to say next, she still forcibly suppressed her anger and replaced it with an amiable smile, "You kid, this palace has just not eaten with you for a long time, so I specially prepared your favorite food, I want to sit down with you and have a good chat, don't you want to appreciate your face?" ”
Shi Junhe paused, and then replied lightly: "The child doesn't dare." ”
After answering, I sat down obediently.
The mother and son ate quietly, and Mo Shujun wanted to stir up the conversation several times, but when she saw Shi Junhe putting on a 'not tired' appearance, she didn't know what to say
She is used to being high, and it has always been others who pick up words to make her happy, and occasionally she can do it with a soft attitude, and if she wants to keep her low profile to please a junior, Mo Shujun can't do it anyway.
She simply stopped talking and ate her breakfast with her head down.
After breakfast, a pot of hot tea was replaced on the table, and Shi Junhe slowly spoke: "I don't know what the mother has to say to the child?" If not, the child is busy with business, and the child ......"
"If you work all day long, is it possible that you are doing business and don't even recognize your biological mother?" Mo Shujun was angered by Shi Junhe's perfunctory and couldn't help but reprimand loudly.
Shi Junhe didn't flatter Mo Shujun as sincerely and fearfully as before, he only bowed his head and said 'don't dare', and stopped talking.
Mo Shujun was almost made out of temper by Shi Junhe's cold and detached attitude.
It was the first time she knew that her eldest son, who had been raised by herself, was also a temperamental person, so if she continued to fight hard like this, she didn't have to say anything.
The eldest princess had no choice but to lower her noble head again and soften her tone, "This palace just saw that you have been suppressing riots and fighting rebels these days, you must be tired, I want to ask you about your current situation, should you not even be willing to give this little time to your mother?!" ”
This is probably the first time that Mo Shujun has called himself a 'mother' in front of Shi Junhe, even though Shi Junhe is angry about some of Mo Shujun's practices, he can't be completely indifferent.
"Child...... Can't! Thank you mother for your concern! Shi Junhe spoke in a dumb voice.
The face that had been tense began to loosen slightly.
Mo Shujun knew it was a good signal when she saw it, and immediately made persistent efforts to say: "That's right, we are always mother and son, how can there be an overnight feud between mother and son." If your mother did something wrong before, your mother apologizes to you, so don't be angry with your mother anymore, okay? ”
Where did Shi Junhe receive Mo Shujun's gentle words, and while he was stunned, all his anger disappeared in an instant.
He finally raised his head, looked at Mo Shujun movingly, his eyes flashed with emotion, he nodded, and said in a hoarse voice: "Okay." ”
The tense atmosphere in the room also calmed down in an instant, and the conversation between mother and son gradually improved, almost returning to the old days of mother and son's filial piety.
Mo Shujun suddenly spoke: "He'er has everything set these days, so some things should also be put on the process, right?" ”
The smile on Shi Junhe's face faded, "I don't know what my mother is referring to?" ”
"He'er shouldn't forget, but you promised the palace to marry Leng Yan."
Since Mo Shujun opened his mouth, he was not afraid of Shi Junhe's dissatisfaction, and said slowly: "At the beginning, you said that you were going to Yangcheng Town to suppress the riot, but you didn't want to think about it for the time being, and the palace also relied on you." But now that the matter in Yangcheng has been resolved, you won't want to break your promise, right? ”
At the beginning, Shi Junhe finally found an excuse to suppress the riot and avoid taking concubines, but he could hide for a while, but he couldn't hide for a lifetime, and this matter could not be escaped.
At this time, Shi Guogong couldn't help but scold Mo Junyang!
That kid had promised that he would deal with this matter well, but a reason to suppress the riot was simply not enough!
Now Shi Junhe was forced to this role by Mo Shujun, but he was still unwilling to compromise.
He looked directly at Mo Shujun and pleaded seriously: "Please mother, the child really doesn't want to marry Leng Yan, I hope the mother won't embarrass the child." ”
Shi Junhe was afraid that disobeying Mo Shujun's wishes would make her unhappy, so he hurriedly added, "If the mother is really distressed and cold-faced, the child can choose a good son-in-law for her, which is much better than marrying a half-old man like me." ”
If this was really for Leng Yan's sake, he would definitely not refuse Shi Junhe's proposal.
It is better to be a poor man's wife than a rich man's concubine.
What's more, the people introduced by Shi Junhe must not be too bad!
However, Mo Shujun would not think like this, she was bent on marrying Leng Yan to Shi Junhe and bringing that child.
Shi Junhe's decision was obviously a refutation of her face, she stared at Shi Junhe unhappily, her expression was cold, and she asked word by word: "What if this palace insists?" ”
"Mother......" Shi Junhe couldn't help but feel cold when he heard Mo Shujun turn his self-proclaimed back to the 'main palace', and then sighed helplessly: "Why are you bothering?" ”
Mo Shujun smiled coldly and forced to ask: "This palace will ask you again, will you marry or not?" ”
Shi Junhe was persecuted again and again like this, and his temper also came up, he stiffened his face, shook his head, and refused silently.
"Good, good!" Mo Shujun laughed out loud, but then his face changed suddenly, and he said gloomily: "Then we have to talk about the Dong family's affairs." ”
Shi Junhe's eyes flashed slightly, forcibly suppressed the restlessness in his heart, and pretended to be calm and asked, "What did Hui Niang do to make you unhappy?" ”
Mo Shujun didn't go around in circles with Shi Junhe, and looked at Shi Junhe with sharp eyes, "This palace doesn't tell you those false things, the Dong family is unchaste for a woman, disrespectful for a daughter-in-law, unkind for a mother, this palace is going to divorce her!" ”
"Mother, you are ......" Shi Junhe was anxious and wanted to say something good for Dong Hui.
However, Mo Shujun directly waved his hand to interrupt his voice, and said coldly: "Or, do you want this palace to spread the news that she ran to the lover's pavilion late at night to have a private meeting with outsiders, so that she and the Dong family will not be able to gain a foothold in this Kyoto?" ”
Shi Junhe's breath stagnated, and he never thought that Mo Shujun would be so ruthless.
Mo Shujun told him coldly, "If you don't believe it, you can see if this palace can do it?" ”
Shi Junhe was speechless.
Because the expression on the other party's face had indeed told him that she would really do it!
At that time, even if Shi Junhe can stare at the pressure of public opinion and insist on not renouncing his wife, I am afraid that the spittle of the Kyoto nobles will drown Dong Hui.
Moreover, if he didn't conform to Mo Shujun's wishes, Mo Shujun might take a worse way to deal with Dong Hui.
For example, if you sue Dong Hui from the Empress Dowager, Dong Hui will really be doomed at that time!
Shi Junhe was shocked into a cold sweat by his imagination, and looked at Mo Shujun's eyes full of bitterness and helplessness, "Mother, you know that Huiniang is innocent, even if you are angry with your son, why do you have to point the finger at her, is it possible that you are willing to destroy her?" ”
"This palace doesn't want to ruin anyone, but someone insists on making this palace unable to do what he wants, and that palace doesn't make him feel too good." Mo Shujun replied coldly.
She looked at Shi Junhe and snorted: "It's not too much to exchange courtesies." And Dong Hui is innocent in the end, you and I both know it, is it all fun that you have been with her these days? ”
Shi Junhe was speechless, anxious and helpless in his heart, and finally turned into a sigh.
In the end, he compromised, "What do you really want your son to do?" Can you just give me the right words? ”
Mo Shujun nodded with satisfaction, and did not sell Guan Zi, and said directly: "This palace has already said that as long as you marry Leng Yan, this palace can not be blamed for the past." Besides, Leng Yan is married to Dongyuan, and she is also a concubine, and she will not shake the status of the Dong family at all, is it possible that she is so jealous that she can't even accommodate a concubine? ”
"Regardless of Hui Niang's business, it's the son who doesn't want to take a concubine." Shi Junhe instinctively defended Dong Hui, in exchange for Mo Shujun's mockery.
He shut his mouth shut.
Mo Shujun then said: "Since it is your business, it is also up to you to decide whether to marry or not." You can give Hongu a word today! ”
Shi Junhe was completely forced to go to Liangshan this time, and he was reluctant in every way, but when he thought of Dong Hui, he only had to compromise.
"Son, willing to marry Leng Yan......"
Mo Shujun was overjoyed, and before he could 'praise' Shi Junhe's knowledge, he heard him say slowly: "But my son has a request." ”