Chapter 124: Embroidered oranges
Xiao Yu returned to Lan Kwai Fong from the tunnel, called the guards and took Aunt Liu back to the Hou Mansion together. The nurse made a lot of food for Xiaoyu, and also gave Xiaoyu two pairs of uppers. Xiaoyu touched the nurse's heart with a stitch and a thread, and felt a trace of warmth in her heart.
"My mother, is she okay?" Xiaoyu asked Aunt Liu.
Aunt Liu said with a smile: "Although your mother has a maid to serve now, she still can't be idle, and now she is embroidering a dowry for you, she said that she is idle anyway, so she will prepare it for you first, so as not to be in a hurry!" ”
After speaking, she sighed and said: "Speaking of which, you will be thirteen this year, and you should also look at others, and your mother should also prepare a dowry, those big families, many daughters began to save dowries as soon as they were born!" ”
Xiaoyu's face was slightly red, and she listened to Aunt Liu's chatter honestly, but she didn't dare to pull out this kind of topic again.
Aunt Liu saw that Xiaoyu was silent when she lowered her head, and she also knew Xiaoyu's difficulties, so she reached out to hold Xiaoyu's hand and said, "Second Miss, don't worry, Madam is a good person, she will definitely not embarrass you." When the time comes, if she can arrange a marriage for you, she will definitely not be wrong. The slave will take care of you! ”
Xiao Yu suddenly remembered that Aunt Liu was clear about the affairs in the palace, so she inquired with Aunt Liu about the origins of the concubines in the palace.
This morning, Xiao Yu had just finished breakfast with Qi Pan, and Murong Hua came to her in a hurry.
"Xiaoyu, I only came back from the Big Buddha Temple last night, and I went to find the old man who was the abbot!" , In the depths of the bamboo forest, Murong Hua held Xiaoyu's shoulders with both hands as soon as he saw Xiaoyu.
"What does the abbot say? Does he agree? ”
Murong Hua's expression was complicated, he looked at Xiao Yu and said, "Xiao Yu, you listen to me ......", Xiao Yu's heart sank.
"Abbot he...... He said...... There is providence in the underworld, the cause of the past life, and the effect of the future life, it is not for you and me to change the fate! Murong Hua said and stretched out his hand and scratched his head and said, "Actually, that old monk is chattering, and his speech is unfathomable, I can't understand it!" Little fish, do you know what he means? ”
Xiao Yu slowly shook his head and said, "Maybe the secret of heaven can't be leaked, forget it, let's just let it be." It's really not good, if Emperor Tan wants to summon me into the palace, then you can take me to run, let's run far, run to the grassland where you grew up, and live a small life for the two of us, isn't it? Xiao Yu said wistfully.
Murong Hua's expression was still heavy: "I'm just afraid...... I'm just afraid that I won't be able to take you out of Datan by then! ”
Xiao Yu's expression changed slightly, and he immediately smiled and said: "Didn't you say that you are very powerful, I think too, I can't hide anything from you, I am very confident in you!" Although she pretended to be relaxed, Murong Hua's frowning brows did not relax in the slightest.
"By the way, the Flower Dynasty Festival is coming, and when the time comes, I will ask the second prince to invite you to go to the Qujiang River to go to the riverside, it is rare for spring flowers to bloom!"
"Oh? What is the Flower Dynasty Festival? ”
"Ah, Xiaoyu, you don't know yet, every year in early March, the girls in the capital will go to the Qujiang River for a picnic, and there is no defense between men and women on this day every year!"
The corners of Xiaoyu's mouth twitched slightly, it was obviously a large-scale blind date, and it was said so high-sounding, so elegant, and so tall.
"And the news I got on the way here just now, today the county lord of Yunhui has returned to the princess's mansion and is grounded with the eldest princess until she gets married!" Murong Hua rubbed Xiaoyu's hair and said.
"Did you hear that Lord Yunhui's wedding date is in August?" Xiao Yu remembered the news that Qin Xueyi and the others brought last time.
"Yes, now that the eldest princess and the county lord of Yunhui are grounded, Xiaoyu, you don't have to worry, right?"
"How can you not worry, now we have found out that Lord Hou's aunt is also inextricably linked with the eldest princess!" Xiao Yu frowned and told Murong Hua about Meiniang's false pregnancy and the abnormality of embroidered oranges.
"Well, instead of waiting for them to be bad, it is better to make a trick to lure the snake out of the hole!" Murong Hua leaned into Xiao Yu's ear and whispered his plan.
"Uh......, that's okay?" Xiao Yu looked at Murong Hua suspiciously.
"Wouldn't that have wronged her?"
"Why, we just gave her a chance, if she didn't have bad intentions, she wouldn't have taken the bait, but if she had bad intentions, she would definitely step into this trap!" Murong Hua said categorically.
"You wait until I go back and think about it, and make this plan seamless!" Murong Hua then added.
Xiao Yu nodded, she was determined to get rid of the tumor of the eldest princess, otherwise she shuddered when she thought about the poisonous hands of the eldest princess before.
Instead of waiting for Qi Heng to regret it after having something long and two short, it is better to preemptively take out the eldest princess in one fell swoop.
Xiao Yu whispered her speculation about the eldest princess and the monks in Huayan Temple to Murong Hua. Looking at Murong Hua's surprised eyes, Xiao Yu said embarrassedly: "I'm just guessing."
"Do you think I'm surprised by the eldest princess? No, no, no, I'm surprised how you could think at such a young age...... Belch...... Think ...... It's not pure at all! Murong Hua pondered the words for a long time before he said such a sentence.
Xiao Yu glared and said: "How am I not pure, am I the purest or not, I am purer than the mountain spring water on that snowy mountain, do you know or not!" Murong Hua couldn't help but laugh when he looked at Xiao Yu's funny appearance.
Xiao Yu saw that Murong Hua's brows that had been tangled finally loosened, and Fang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's it, that's it!" Just now, you look like the old master next door to me with a straight face! The ancients said: There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, so let my affairs take its course, and you don't have to worry too much! “
Murong Hua sighed slightly, and said, "You are not a big person, but you can think about it!" Then I'll go first, don't worry, in just these two days, I will tell you a detailed plan of action! “
Xiao Yu has not been in contact with Yue Gongzi since he fell out with Yue Gongzi. All the information from Yue Gongzi was trusted by Xiaoyu to be handled by Bai Fu.
After meeting Murong Hua today, Xiao Yu felt that he really couldn't hang a tree on Yuegongzi's body. Although Yue Gongzi kept saying that it was his teacher's duty to protect her, Xiao Yu still felt that it was better to ask for others than for himself, if Murong Hua could make a force, she would not be shackled by Yue Gongzi.
After two days, Murong Hua really came to discuss the plan to lure the snake out of the hole with Xiaoyu again, and the two hid in the bamboo forest for a total of half a day, and after they felt that there was no flaw, they set the implementation time.
Mei Niang watched her belly grow bigger day by day, and she was extremely anxious. Last time, after Mrs. Qian invited Dr. Qian to check her pulse, she only said that her pulse was stable, but she was overly worried, and only prescribed a prescription for calming her mind and pranayama to drink. She had been nervous all the time, wondering if the doctor had diagnosed the strangeness of the fetus in her womb. Every time I think of this, and I think of Hou Ye's iron-blooded methods, I shudder. Pregnant women are prone to cranky thoughts, and Meiniang has always been worried about the fetus in her womb, and often wakes up from nightmares in the middle of the night.
"Xiuju, what do you think I should do? Madam...... Madame is afraid that she is already suspicious! Meiniang said with a worried face.
"Auntie, relax, we have all come through so many storms, we have finally come to this point, you can't give up!" Xiuju carefully helped the impaired Meiniang to lie down, and gently massaged her slightly swollen legs.
"But...... But last time...... It's not that ...... Will the fetus flow out spontaneously until a maximum of four months? Mei Niang said with a sad face.
Xiuju rubbed Meiniang's legs and said: "Auntie, yesterday, when I heard the little maids in the yard chatting, I said that there was a very famous doctor from the capital, a gynecological holy hand, and his secret method of protecting the fetus is a must!" Don't worry, I'll go out in the afternoon to inquire, if I can ask him to consult your aunt, maybe you can save the fetus! ”
"Xiuju, how could that doctor come to consult with my little aunt? Since he is so famous, the dignitaries and dignitaries in the capital will definitely rush to invite him, and I am afraid that he will not have this blessing to come to see him! Mei Niang was not in a high mood and said quietly.
Xiuju burst out laughing and said: "Auntie is really a stupid pregnancy for three years, but you don't want to think about the noble person behind us, since she can make you pregnant with a child, let's let her arrange a doctor, it's not difficult to think about it!" After speaking, Xiuju leaned into Meiniang's ear and muttered for a long time.
Mei Niang's eyes lit up at first, and then gradually dimmed, and she shook her head and said, "That second young lady is a clever person at first glance, how can you trust me?" On Chinese New Year's Eve, I always thought it was her ghost, otherwise how would I have fallen into such a situation! ”
Xiuju pouted: "Aunt should be happy, if Chinese New Year's Eve happens, the fetus in the aunt's womb will definitely die." Now there is a glimmer of hope, if it succeeds, the backyard of the Hou Mansion will be in the hands of the aunt, why not give it a go! ”
Xiuju stole Mei Niang's expression as she spoke, and then added fire and said: "Auntie, I think my life is too stable, and I forgot about those heart-rending days in Blackwater City!" ”
Mei Niang's complexion changed suddenly, and she said sharply: "How could I forget, Li Wanying, it's her!" She was the one who ruined my life! I just want to be an aunt in peace, but she forced Zhou's mother to give me medicine, so that I will not have a ...... of pregnancy in my life", her expression became more and more sad, and tears fell on the quilt embroidered with a hundred pictures one by one.
"If it weren't for my fate, I would have ...... help from that nobleman", Mei Niang showed a grateful look on her face
“…… In order to get lucky to conceive this child, during this time I feel him grow up in my womb every day, embroidered orange, you say, if it is not a last resort, which mother will ruthlessly kill her child? Speaking of sadness, Meiniang couldn't cry anymore.
Xiuju took out a handkerchief and gently wiped her tears for Meiniang and said softly: "Auntie, the so-called bitterness is sweet, and now your hope is not here?" Don't worry, I'll go out in the afternoon to make arrangements! ”。