Outside the window lattice, the sky was gloomy, thin raindrops continued to fall, and the wind blew through the leaves, making a rustling sound.
After getting up in the morning, Ruan Yuyi propped her head up and looked at the rainy scene in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking of writing.
She suddenly turned her head and said to Mu Ling, "Go to the study room to get some paper and pen, and then get the Ksitigarbha Sutra."
"Miss, what do you want Buddhist scriptures for?" The scripture collection in the house is either for printing or for copying. No one would remember them on weekdays.
She felt relieved now and didn't want to explain more, "Just go and get it. Be careful on the road and remember to bring an umbrella."
The wood spirit left in response.
After preparing the things, Ruan Yuyi used a ruler to smooth them out, press the paper, grind the ink and pick up the pen, which took a whole morning to copy.
However, because she wrote carefully, in small regular script, and was very delicate, her writing speed was not very fast, so she only completed a few pages.
Accompanied by the patter of rain, the room was extremely quiet. She lowered her head to write, while Mu Xiang was grinding ink for her. The fragrance of ink mixed with the dampness of the rainy day made people feel calm.
She didn't know how long it took before she put down the pen. She picked up the paper and looked up and down, feeling quite satisfied.
Ruan Yuyi packed her things and planned to take them to Shenghe Temple.
She was originally in a happy mood, but when she walked to the bamboo forest, she saw two figures hugging each other intimately. She looked away and was about to ignore them as if they were nothing.
Cheng Xingqiu stopped her, "Lingling, where are you going again?" In his memory, she rarely went out, and when she went, she would go with him, but recently he saw her leaving the house twice.
In fact, it was just that Ruan Yuyi wanted to spend more time with him, so she always stayed by his side.
Hearing this, she did not look back, but just stood still, "Young master, don't worry, it has nothing to do with you anyway."
Cheng Xingqiu frowned. Yesterday, he put down his attitude and tried to coax her, but she still had the same cold face. So there was a look of hesitation on her face, "Why are you talking like this? We haven't seen each other for a year and a half, but you are already estranged from me."
Already."
Seeing that Cheng Xingqiu cared so much about her, Zhaorong naturally couldn't be happy and found some words to provoke, "Sister, do you think the lunch from the past few days was acceptable? I left it specially for you."
She had already guessed in her mind, but now she was not too surprised when she heard it. She said lightly, "Your Highness has taken the trouble to experience the preferences of the nobles in the palace for the first time. My little daughter is not lucky enough to be used to such indifference." She turned around with an expression on her face.
usual.
Zhao Rong heard the sarcasm in the words and became angry, "Who said we eat this in the palace? Don't talk nonsense!" She was arrogant in her heart and had always been proud of her background. There was no way she could tolerate being slandered by others.
"What lunch?" Cheng Xingqiu didn't know.
In the past, when she was in the game, everything about him was good. Ruan Yuyi now saw clearly that his love for women was too shallow, and it was not as good as his love for himself, so he had no intention to care about the other person's trivial matters.
Ruan Yuyi was too lazy to bother and was about to leave when she was stopped by Zhao Rong.
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Zhaorong stepped forward, looked straight at the Dongzhu pendant on her ear, and asked in surprise, "Why do you have this thing?" She had already fallen in love with this pair of pendants, and had no choice but to argue with the shopkeeper many times.
He also refused to sell it.
It is said that it will only be sold to those who are destined to have it.
Ruan Yuyi paused and said casually, "I sold this at a street vendor in the market. Is there anything wrong with it?"
Although she was not completely sure that the prince was from Linglong Pavilion, his identity suggested that he could not be a fake. It was better to do less than to do more, and she did not want to cause trouble.
"In that case," Zhao Rong stretched out his hand to pick it up, "If I give you ten taels, how about my sister sell the things to me." It looked very similar to what she had seen before, and she always wanted to play with it.
The eldest princess didn't know the importance of it, so she started to pull off one of the earrings.
Ruan Yuyi felt pain in her earlobe, took a deep breath, and subconsciously covered her injured ear with her hand.
She looked directly at Zhaorong and said, "Give it back." If she had lost this thing and the prince asked, she would not be able to explain it.
Cheng Xingqiu saw that she had to hide even a pendant. Those who didn't know better thought that this was the custom of the Cheng family, so he scolded, "Lingling, don't be stingy. So what if I gave this pendant to the eldest princess? If you need it, I will give it to you again."
Just buy a new one."
In his opinion, a small item from his daughter's house was not worth hurting Zhao Rong's face. But he didn't know that what Zhao Rong wanted was more than just an earring.
Hearing Cheng Xingqiu defend himself, Zhaorong's eyes became even more proud, "Sister, why are you so anxious? I don't want you in vain."
Ruan Yuyi was already delicate and could not bear the pain, so she did not have her ears pierced. However, she did not expect that if she got married, she would have to bear the pain twice as much.
Her teeth trembled slightly, "It's just a small earring. I won't give it because it belongs to me and I am qualified to deal with it. If Your Highness takes it openly, you will lose royal courtesy."
This sentence touched Zhao Rong's sore spot. She took a look at the Dongzhu earrings in her hand and opened her palms.
Mu Xiang stepped forward to retrieve it and wrapped it in a handkerchief.
The two of them had taken a few steps when a voice came from behind them, "Lingling, stop running around. You go and make preparations. We will go to Shenghe Temple to stay for a while and pray for the baby in the eldest princess's belly."
Ruan Yuyi paused, then returned to the courtyard. Behind, Zhao Rong and Cheng Xingqiu could still be faintly heard complaining coquettishly.
Ruan Yuyi was disturbed by them and didn't even think about applying medicine. Muxiang had to go back and get the medicine that was always available in the house, and took it with her first.
The master of the Cheng family was busy with official duties and could not leave, so only Ruan Yuyi and the other five were on this trip. The remaining aunt, concubine, and others did not need to go.
They were divided into two groups and took carriages, with three female family members traveling with them. Cheng Xingqiu was responsible for taking care of his stupid brother, and he was accompanied by three or four servants.
The carriage moved steadily, the incense balls hanging on the roof were still, and the faint woody fragrance diffused in the air.
Ruan Yuyi sat close to the wall of the car, trying not to interfere with the eldest princess. She had already handed the paper on which the scriptures were copied to Mu Xiang, who was sitting in front of the car, to avoid further questioning by others.
As soon as they sat down, Mrs. Cheng Zhu held Zhaorong's hand and chatted very enthusiastically. Zhaorong also smiled and answered from time to time, creating a harmonious scene between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
"Your Highness, have you asked the doctor to check whether the fetus in your belly is a boy or a girl?" This is the question that Cheng Zhu is most concerned about.
Zhaorong nodded, with a smile on her face, "The doctor said that my pulse is heavy and solid, and it's a male fetus." As she said that, she glanced at Ruan Yuyi, wanting to see her reaction.
"Oh," Mrs. Cheng Zhu was so happy that she almost burst into bloom when she heard this, "This is the first grandson of my Cheng family, and he can be regarded as a successor."
The older she gets, the more she looks forward to the next generation of grandchildren. Unfortunately, her eldest son was killed, not to mention her second son. Although her aunt's appearance is a little faded, she is younger than her and can retain people, so her grandchildren
This is her greatest hope.
She felt that Cheng's parents and grandchildren must be her children, so that she could firmly hold the power of the house in her hands.
Zhaorong appeared pregnant, which solved her long-standing troubles.
She took off the bracelet on her wrist and took Zhaorong's hand to put it on, "I know that this little thing is nothing to the eldest princess, but it is also a gift passed down from generation to generation between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Cheng family. It is a gift for the child."
A blessing.”
This is a direct disregard for Ruan Yuyi, who has been married to the Cheng family for more than a year.
The bracelets have indeed been passed down for several generations, but the Cheng family was a small business, and it was only here that Cheng Xingqiu started to improve. The jade bracelets that have been passed down for several generations are not even as good as the one Zhao Rong dropped in front of Ruan Yuyi.
Zhaorong suppressed his emotions and let her put the old bracelet on his wrist, thanking her softly, sounding a bit shy.
She knew that Cheng Xingqiu's family background was mediocre, but she only loved his people. Thinking of this, she felt that this old bracelet became precious, and she carefully hid it in her sleeve.
Mrs. Cheng Zhu then noticed Ruan Yuyi, who had raised a corner of the curtain and looked out the window, and said, "Sister Yi, don't be sad. If you give birth to a grandson for the Cheng family, you will definitely have one."
Ruan Yuyi didn't respond and pretended not to hear.
Even if I live alone in the future, it is better than being trapped in the Cheng Mansion and grinding away my days year after year.
She really doesn't care, but others around her don't necessarily care.
"Yes, sister, you have to give birth to a child for Brother Rui." Zhaorong agreed, but in fact he was returning her to Cheng Rui. What she wanted was for Ruan Yuyi to completely lose the threat to her, so that she could be with her in the future.
Be a kind sister-in-law.
Ruan Yuyi was amused by the two singing in harmony, and she turned her eyes and said, "Who can say for sure what will happen in the future?"
She doesn't want to be manipulated by others and knows that her destiny should be in her own hands.