Chapter 140: Gift-giving
King Cheng went to Qingzhou, and Xuanyuan Wuzhen had no thoughts for the time being, so he was much quieter.
But on this day, another rare guest came to the door. Xuanyuan Wuzhen was bored fiddling with his newly bought jewelry in Wuzhen Pavilion, and the maid Xiangxue came to report, saying that Miss Xuanyuan of Taiwei Mansion was visiting.
Xuanyuan Wuzhen was stunned for a moment, and said in her heart, this cousin has never been too close to her, why did she come to visit her today?
Under suspicion, she raised her hand and said to Xiangxue: "Please let her in!"
"Master, Lord Dugu, the left deputy inspector, is also with you, would you like them to come in together?"
Xiangxue blessed her body and asked again.
"Lord Dugu, which Lord Dugu?" Xuanyuan Wuzhen was stunned again.
"Back to the master, it is the princess's younger brother Dugu Tiannan Dugu Gongzi!"
"Wang ......"
Xuanyuan Wuzhen couldn't help but shudder before he finished speaking.
Since Dugu Tingyue's death, she didn't feel much at first, but since an anonymous person sent Dugu Tianyue's clothes, she began to tremble.
always felt that it was a bit arbitrary for her to sprinkle the pain of losing her son on Dugu Tianyue without verification, so she became more and more afraid.
But when people are dead, what else can they do? Now she gets goosebumps all over her body at the mention of the name Dugu Tianyue.
At this time, I heard Xiangxue say that Dugu was coming to the south, and suddenly said with a cautious face: "Why is he here? The princess is no longer here, what is he still here for......?" Could it be that he came to ask the teacher about his sin?"
"Master, you think too much! The princess died of miscarriage, how could Dugu Gongzi come to Chengwangfu to ask for guilt? Bacheng came with Miss Xuanyuan!"
Xiang Xue saw that Xuanyuan Wuzhen looked like a frightened bird, and immediately explained cautiously.
Even she could see that her master was so a thief, how could others not see it? If this kind of appearance was seen by King Cheng, I am afraid that it would be another scolding!
My master has done a good deed, but he doesn't dare to take it! I was shocked all day long, if she hadn't reminded her from the side, she would have been exposed a long time ago!
"Accompany Flawless? Why does he accompany Flawless? No, he must have other intentions!"
Xuanyuan Wuzhen seemed to have suddenly drilled the tip of the horns, and he was completely panicked!
Xiangxue couldn't help but roll her eyes secretly, if the master continues like this, there will be a problem!
"Master, have you forgotten? Dugu Gongzi and Miss Flawless have a marriage contract, so naturally they can accompany her to come to visit!"
Although she despised her master's timid appearance, Xiangxue still dutifully reminded.
"Marriage contract? By the way, how did I forget, the two of them have a marriage contract! So, it's not that Dugu Tiannan found something to ask the teacher to ask for sin, but just to accompany Wufang to sit?"
Xuanyuan Wuzhen was relieved at this time.
"Yes, master. This time, the two of you may have good news to inform you!"
Xiangxue hurriedly said again.
"Well, then invite them in! Take them to the flower hall, and I'll go out to meet them after I change my clothes!"
Xuanyuan Wuzhen nodded.
"Yes!"
Xiang Xuefu retreated, and then ordered someone to welcome Dugu Tiannan and Xuanyuan Wufang in, and brought them to the flower hall to serve fragrant tea.
"Dugu Gongzi, Miss Xuanyuan, my mother is changing her clothes, and she will come out soon, please wait!"
After Xiangxue finished speaking, she handed over the tea and said, "Dugu Gongzi, Miss Xuanyuan, please use tea!"
"Xiangxue, Concubine Zhen is in good health now! I have only visited my mother once since she had a miscarriage, and I am really afraid of disturbing my rest, so I don't dare to disturb!"
Xuanyuan Wufang took a sip of tea, put down the teacup, and asked.
Xiangxue blessed Xuanyuan Flawlessly, and replied: "Miss Xuanyuan, my mother's body has recovered now, there is no big problem, please rest assured!"
"That's good. Before I came, my mother kept asking me to greet her, knowing that Concubine Zhen was fine, then she would be relieved!"
Xuanyuan said with a flawless smile.
"Yo, Flawless sister is here, I didn't know you would come, it's really a slack!"
At this time, there was a crisp sound of clanging rings, and Xuanyuan Wuzhen came out of the inner room and greeted Xuanyuan Wuzhen with a smile.
"Flawless has seen Concubine Zhen!"
"The subordinates see Concubine Zhenniang!"
When Xuanyuan Wufang and Dugu Tiannan saw Xuanyuan Wuzhen come out, they both stood up and bowed to him.
"Hurry up! Hurry up! It's all a family, so why be polite!"
Xuanyuan Wuzhen pretended to be affectionate and pulled up Xuanyuan Flawless, and then looked at Dugu Tiannan and said with a regretful face: "Don't be polite Dugu Gongzi! My sister is such a good person, why is God so blind?"
Dugu Tiannan secretly grinded his teeth, the fist in his sleeve was clenched tightly, and after a while, he forcibly suppressed it and let go, pretending to be flat and said: "Lao Niangniang is worried! ”
Xuanyuan Wuzhen looked at Dugu Tiannan's appearance, although he was a little regretful and sad, he didn't have any sharp doubts, so he finally put his heart at ease.
"Come, you're welcome, sit down!" Xuanyuan Wuzhen pulled Xuanyuan Wuzhen to sit on the beauty couch and said: "Sister Flawless, you haven't been here for a long time! Sister is thinking about what you are thinking about! Why, this time, is there any good news to share with me?"
After speaking, he deliberately glanced ambiguously at Dugu Tiannan on the side.
"Mother, don't make fun of me!" Xuanyuan immediately blushed.
"Yo, what's so embarrassing about this?" Xuanyuan Wuzhen covered his mouth and chuckled: "You and Dugu Gongzi made a marriage contract when they were young, and now that they are both older, it's time to do a happy event!"
"Niangniang!" Xuanyuan hung his head flawlessly and shyly, and secretly glanced at Dugu Tiannan, but saw that his face was pale and there was no expression of displeasure, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Look, you're still shy!" Xuanyuan smiled and looked at Dugu Qiannan.
Dugu Tiannan looked at Xuanyuan Wuzhen, got up and arched his hand and said: "Niangniang, in fact, I accompanied Wufang over today, one is to visit Niangniang, and the other is to tell Niangniang, I and Wufang are ready to marry at the end of the year!"
"Really, that's a good thing!"
Xuanyuan Wuzhen was slightly startled, then looked at Flawless and said, "Sister, sister has to congratulate you in advance!"
"Niangniang......" Flawless bit her rosy lip, hung her head and didn't dare to raise it, and her voice was even weaker and inaudible.
"Oh, good sister, don't be shy! You can marry a young talent like Dugu Gongzi, you are really a talented woman! This is a match made in heaven!"
Although Xuanyuan Wuzhen congratulated him on his lips, he always felt sour in his heart, not because of anything else, but because Xuanyuan Wuzhen could be treated wholeheartedly by Dugu Tiannan, and on the other hand, although he was the prince's concubine, he still had to share the king with many women, and he felt uncomfortable thinking about it!
She is comparable in appearance to Xuanyuan Flawless, but she is not as delicate as Xuanyuan Flawless, which makes people feel the urge to protect at first glance. Seeing Flawless going out, Dugu Tiannan's protective posture, she couldn't help but feel a trace of jealousy.
"Niangniang, how can you be so blessed with flawlessness? With the blessing of the king, who is happier than Niangniang?
Xuanyuan Flawless blushed slightly and looked up.
"This is also, King Cheng is not something that ordinary people can serve! If it weren't for the daughter of a family like ours, how would he be qualified to enter the palace of King Cheng?"
Xuanyuan Wuzhen was happy to be flattered by Xuanyuan Flawless, and he was a little carried away and proud for a while.
"Niangniang, I accompanied Flawless to Baizhen Building to choose some top-grade jewelry, Flawless remembered that I hadn't come to see Niangniang for a long time, so I also selected some for you, and please don't shirk!"
"You two are going to get married, you should buy more for Flawless, why did you send it to me?"
Xuanyuan Wuzhen has always liked jewelry and fat powder, and she always pestered King Cheng to beg for it, but now when she heard that the two of them actually picked out jewelry for her from Kyoto Baizhen Building and sent it, she was naturally overjoyed.
"Someone! Bring the gift for the mother!"
Dugu Tiannan commanded, and immediately a maid with him brought over a box of fat powder and a box of jewelry, and opened it for Xuanyuan Wuzhen to see.
Xuanyuan Wuzhen looked sideways, and sure enough, it was the top grade of Baizhen Building, and there were a few patterns that were only new products from Baizhen Building this year, which were worth a lot of money!
"You two are so polite! I have a lot of jewelry here, and I always give some good things over every three days! I can't even wear them!"
Although he was very happy to see those jewelry, Xuanyuan Wuzhen still pretended not to care.
"Niangniang, I know that these mediocre things can't get into your eyes, and I also know that there are many good things in Chengwangfu. But these are all a piece of my heart and that of Flawless, and please be able to smile!"
Dugu leaned south and arched his hand.
"Yes, Niangniang, for the sake of such sincerity as Flawless, take it!"
Xuanyuan Flawless immediately helped.
"Okay, okay, I know you're kind, I'll just take it! Xiangxue, take these!"
Xuanyuan Wuzhen patted Xuanyuan Wuzhen's hand to comfort him, and then said, "However, since you are going to get married, I can't let you go back empty-handed." Xiangxue, go and bring my pair of mandarin duck white jade bracelets!"
Xuanyuan Wuzhen ordered, brought Xiangxue to hold the jade bracelet, and explained to Xuanyuan Wuzhen: "This is given by King Cheng on Chinese New Year's Eve, and the top grade mutton fat white jade is just given to my sister!"
As he spoke, he gently put the pair of white jade bracelets into Xuanyuan's flawless white jade flawless wrist.
"Thank you, Niangniang!" Xuanyuan immediately thanked him.
"You're welcome, we're all family!" Xuanyuan Wuzhen immediately smiled.
The two gossiped some homely things again, Xuanyuan Wuzhen saw that it was not early, so he left the two of them to have lunch together in the house, and after the banquet was ready, a few people just sat down, and suddenly rushed in from outside the Wuzhen Pavilion in a panic, and was stopped by the guards before they reached the door!
The man was anxious for a while, and shouted regardless of it: "Concubine Zhen, Concubine Zhen, the slave is Hanmei, and the slave has something important to report!"
Xuanyuan Wuzhen was beckoning Dugu Tiannan and Xuanyuan Flawless to eat, and when he heard the noise at the door, he immediately frowned and said, "Xiangxue, go outside the door to see, who is making noise?"
"Yes, master!"
Xiang Xuefu retreated, and when she walked to the door, she saw Han Mei who was stopped by the guards, and stepped forward with curiosity: "Han Mei, why are you here at this time, is there something wrong?"
To be honest, Xiangxue was a little uninterested in this Hanmei, and always felt that she deliberately curried favor with Xuanyuan Wuzhen and had the intention of threatening her status.
"Sister Xiangxue, I have something important to report to Concubine Zhen! You let me in, I want to see Concubine Zhen!"
Hanmei looked anxious and said loudly.
Xiangxue looked at her, frowned, and said, "The master is entertaining guests!
As she spoke, she was about to turn around and go back to the house, but Hanmei shouted: "Sister Xiangxue! I really have something very important to report to my mother, and I can't delay it!
"What's the big deal? disturb the mother's hospitality, depending on who you are, don't think about getting the mother's forgiveness! Hanmei, don't think that you have done a few things for the master, so you think that you are a person from Wuzhen Pavilion!"
Seeing that Hanmei refused to leave, Xiangxue scolded a little impatiently.
"Sister Xiangxue, no! This matter is very important! It is really important! It is about the truth about Concubine Zhen's miscarriage at the beginning! I know that Niangniang has always been sad to lose her child, don't you want to know who killed the little son in Niangniang's womb?"
"What did you say?"
Han Mei's words finally attracted Xiang Xue's attention, Xiang Xue turned around and walked in front of Han Mei and asked, "Don't talk nonsense! This matter is very important, and you will be punished for spreading rumors!"
"Sister Xiangxue, I'm not talking nonsense, I have evidence! You let me go in to see Concubine Zhen, I will definitely explain the matter as it is!"
Hanmei pleaded again.
Xiangxue frowned slightly and pondered for a while, then said, "You wait here for a while, I'll go back to the master!"
Xiangxue knew that Xuanyuan Wuzhen had always been obsessed with her miscarriage, although she put all the blame on the princess at that time, but Xiangxue knew that Xuanyuan Wuzhen had no evidence that Dugu Tianyue had harmed her fetus, and the death of the princess at that time was just because of King Cheng's suspicions!