"Thank you, Mr. Xuan." Xian Jian'an said gratefully immediately.
"Stop talking nonsense, let's have dinner." Guan Yucheng said somewhat dullly, "Remember to pay attention to your sister's clothes, preferably these days. My mother may have to go to my eldest brother's place in these days.
My concubine is pregnant. I heard that she is not feeling very well these days. My mother is worried and wants to rush over to have a look. It is best to bring clothes with us when the time comes, as my eldest brother repeatedly told me in his letter."
Xian Jian'an nodded immediately and said: "After eating this meal, Jian'an immediately started to do it, but it still took a little time. After all, the goods had to be transported from the Daxing Dynasty, and there might be some small things when crossing the border.
It’s troublesome, but Jian’an will do his best.”
"That's your business." Guan Yucheng said impatiently, "Since this matter has been entrusted to you, I will mention it to my elder brother in the letter that my mother brought to the border. If it is done well, my elder brother will thank you.
, if you don't handle it well, for the sake of your sister, your elder brother won't be too harsh, and your sister won't deliberately make things difficult for you. Whether you handle it well or not is your business, and I won't care about it at all."
Xuan Yi smiled slightly and said: "It's really not easy. The child in your eldest brother's concubine is really lucky to be alive today."
"I wonder what Mr. Xuan means by this?" Xian Jian'an asked slightly surprised. From what Xuan Yi said, it seemed that Xian Ziyi, as the head wife, was not happy about Guan Yupeng's concubine being pregnant, and even Mrs. Guan was not happy about it.
He was worried that this concubine's sudden poor health must be related to his sister.
Xuan Yi just smiled slightly, glanced at Guan Yucheng, and said nothing. It seemed that he didn't hear the shallow question in Xian Jian'an's tone at all.
"It's nothing." Guan Yucheng calmed down and said slowly, "My mother is just worried that the concubine is her first child and doesn't know how to give birth. Whether the child is a legitimate child or a common child, they are all the blood of our Guan family.
Mother is also worried that your sister has just married into the Guan family and will feel uncomfortable when she sees that my eldest brother has a favored concubine who is pregnant with his flesh and blood, so she wants to go to the border to bring that concubine back first."
Xuan Yi suddenly asked casually: "Did Xian Zi Ai give the dress that caused a scandal to her pregnant concubine, so that's why Mrs. Guan decided to leave here and go to the border?"
Guan Yucheng seemed a little curious as to why Xuan Yi knew about it, but he didn't ask. He just said: "The eldest brother's letter said that Xian Zi Ai treated the concubine well. After arriving, he specially added a few honest slaves to the concubine.
The waiters, especially experienced midwives and wet nurses, were always on hand. In order to avoid suspicion and fear that there was something wrong with the woman, my mother would blame her for not being generous and attentive enough, so she was specially separated from the concubine in two courtyards.
She asked the concubine not to pay her respects every day, but to wait until the child was born, and to take care of her health first. The eldest brother mentioned in his letter that Xian Zi Ai had given the Queen Mother the royal robe that my mother had given her as a reward.
It was specially given to the concubine as a reward for her loyalty to my elder brother."
Xuan Yi kept smiling and said gently: "Your mother must regret it even more."
Guan Yucheng glanced at Xuan Yi, paused, and said: "Xian Ziyi can kill An Ning with a single blow when she leaves. Naturally, An Ning's sister is not necessarily her opponent, but her eldest brother is obsessed with her now.
I can’t see that all this has anything to do with her. As the saying goes, you can’t hide fire in paper and you can’t hide corpse in snow. Everything will be discovered one day.”
Xuan Yi nodded and said indifferently: "As long as you understand, but Guan Yucheng, what did you think of that you thought Xian Zi Ai wouldn't think of? Since she can do what you think she can't do, she will naturally think of it in advance.
Something she couldn't imagine."
Guan Yucheng was stunned and blurted out: "You mean, she intends to ask my mother to take back Aning's sister?"
Xuan Yi still smiled slightly, changed the subject, and said: "It's not good to talk about this at this time. My brother is still sitting here, and her sister is about to become my son's wife. A bowl of water can't balance everything.
Forget it, it’s better to drink.”
Guan Yucheng frowned, but he held the wine glass in his hand without moving. He didn't know what he was thinking.
Xian Jian'an's heart was always ups and downs. Although he always had a polite smile on his face, he felt that the wine in his mouth had no taste at all, and the food in front of him was tasteless no matter how rich it was.
Wanqing sat in front of the piano, carefully adjusting the strings, and lit a stick of sandalwood next to her, which had a calm aroma.
"Aunt Wan, the eldest master wants to see you for something." Azhen walked in from outside.
Wan Qing was slightly startled. She was not familiar with Xian Jian'an. Although she had met a few times when she was teaching Xian Zi Ai, she had never had any conversation. She was confused in her heart, but her face quickly regained her composure and she glanced at her.
Azhen, "Please come in and wait a moment. It's better to stay in the courtyard, so as not to let some unnecessary gossip fall into Madam's ears and cause trouble for herself."
"Yes." Azhen nodded immediately, helped Wanqing up, and walked with her to the courtyard.
Xian Jian'an was waiting in the yard, looking at the scenery around him. Although he was still young, he had a calm and calm demeanor. When he saw Wan Qing coming out, he immediately saluted politely and said, "Jian'an has met Aunt Wan."
"Please sit down." Wan Qing said equally politely, pointing to the two seats next to the stone table in the pavilion, then sat down and said to A Zhen, "Make a pot of good tea. Young Master, please ask Wan Qing for help."
What's the matter?"
Xian Jian'an smiled gently, sat down at the table, and said gently: "Yes, there are some things that I need to trouble Aunt Wan to clear up. I hope Aunt Wan knows everything because we are a family now."
There was a slight smell of alcohol in the wind, and Wanqing's heart moved. She seemed to have guessed the reason why Xian Jian'an was looking for her. She smiled lightly and said softly: "Have I told you everything that happened before? Do you want to know?"
What happened between Zi Ai and Zi Jian?"
A flash of surprise flashed in Xian Jian'an's eyes, and he was somewhat appreciative. The concubine his father married was somewhat reasonable, "Yes, today Jian'an was lucky enough to meet the second son of the Guan family and the son of the Xuan family. He sat down and talked with them.
We had a few drinks together, and from their conversation, Jian'an felt that they seemed to be biased towards Zi Ai and Zi Jian, especially towards Zi Ai, with a lot of disdain in their words. Can Aunt Wan clarify the confusion for Jian An?"
He did not conceal her purpose, and the implication was that he hoped Wanqing would also tell the truth.
Wanqing smiled and said cheerfully: "The eldest son is indeed a cheerful person. Since the eldest son said so clearly, Wanqing did not hide it. Just as the eldest son guessed, the second son of the Guan family and Mr. Xuan really don't like Xian Ziyi, and
, not only do they not like her, but to be honest, Wanqing doesn't like her either. Although she is Wanqing's close disciple, Wanqing also dislikes her arrogance and selfishness."
On the second day of the National Day holiday, an additional chapter will be added on top of the guaranteed one update. From the 3rd to the 7th, two updates a day will be guaranteed.