Mrs. Wang and Qingrong stood up and greeted each other in front of the door. After the three of them sat down in the upper room, Mrs. Wei went straight to the point and said: "My mother has told me about your matter. What is the situation now? Si Niang has left with others.
Already?"
Qingrong shook his head and said, "No, they are still at home. I sent those people back first on the pretext that the betrothal gift was too small."
Mrs. Wei nodded and praised: "You are quite clever."
"Madam." Qingrong stood up and gave a big salute to Mrs. Wei. With a sad face, she begged: "Madam, Qingrong really has no other choice. Then the Xie family must have a grudge against us and offered to take Qingrong in.
As a concubine, I clearly intend to take revenge, but it is a pity that Qingrong is so soft-spoken and unable to protect my sisters in the family, so I asked Madam for help. I also hope that Madam can help me, and Qingrong will definitely repay Madam for her kindness in the future."
"Okay, what are you doing? Ayan, help Sanniang up quickly." Wei Xunyan said, "Don't worry, since I'm here, I won't ignore you. I've also heard about what happened last time.
Later, the imperial concubine was even more dissatisfied with the virtuous concubine and found faults everywhere, which prompted the saint to punish her with a grounding, which was resolved a few days ago. I heard Ying Niang said that this was the first time that the saint had punished the imperial concubine so severely since the imperial concubine entered the East Palace. This shows that in her heart
How annoying it would be.”
The imperial concubine had no collusion with Feng. She looked down upon women like Feng. She just heard about the Xian concubine by accident and wanted to take the opportunity to teach her a lesson. But later she was beaten by Lu
The family disrupted the situation, making the queen dissatisfied, and even the saint punished her. But she was still a noble concubine, and her mother's family was also powerful. She couldn't teach the virtuous concubine, so why couldn't she do it with the two girls outside the palace?
!So, today’s episode happened.
So, Qingrong knew in her heart that the Queen had to come forward to compare this matter. She looked sad and said, "I just feel sorry for Si Niang. I thought it would be better to send her out to avoid it.
It also saves you from being unforgiving over there."
Mrs. Wei clapped her hand and said, "My mother and I have thought of you together. For now, the only way is to let Siniang stay away. Otherwise, there will be endless trouble. I am an irrational person.
Yes, my mother had an idea and asked Si Niang to go to the palace."
In the palace, Wang and Qingrong looked at each other and felt that this would be even more disadvantageous.
Mrs. Wei continued: "Now that Concubine Xian is pregnant, it is good to have a family around to take care of her."
Qingrong shook her head uneasily, "There are a lot of rules in this palace. How old is Si Niang? How much can she know? If she has to be careful in the palace all day long, I am always worried about her."
Mrs. Wei knew what she was thinking, but she didn't think so. She followed what her mother taught her and said, "If you had a better way and a better place to go, if you could, you wouldn't be so confused."
Qingrong hesitated, but Mrs. Wei continued: "Besides, you have to get married, and the wedding is coming soon. After you get married, you can't be at your mother's house every day, and have no time to take care of your mother's family all the time. Let her follow you in the palace.
What's wrong with the Xian Concubine and Ying Niang being able to gain some knowledge? No matter how arrogant the Concubine is, she can't go beyond my sister."
"Madam..." Qingrong looked at Wang again, who also looked embarrassed.
Mrs. Wei said: "After a year or two, the Concubine Xian has successfully given birth to a child. After you get married and everything is settled, wouldn't it be a good idea to let her go home and get married and have children safely?"
What do you think?"
Qingrong's mind was racing, and she was constantly weighing the balance in her mind. She had to admit that this was indeed the most reliable method at the moment. She nodded, "Madam, what you said makes sense, but I don't know that Si Niang..."
After knowing that Mrs. Wei was coming, Siniang could not stay in the room at ease for a moment. She had heard everything she said just now, and now she had made a decision in her heart. If according to Mrs. Wei's words, my sister would marry into the Xue family in the future,
Doesn't having her in the palace give Sister an extra layer of support? Besides, she doesn't have many choices. Being able to endure it for a while and win for the rest of her life is still the most appropriate path in front of her. Even though this path is still
Dark and unclear…
Si Niang took a deep breath, ignored Azhen and the others' dissuasion, opened the curtain and entered the room. She first stepped forward to salute Mrs. Wei.
"Si Niang, why are you..."
With tears still on Siniang's face, she came in and said to Qingrong: "Sister, I am willing, I am willing to enter the palace."
Qingrong knew in her heart that she had heard what she just said. She asked, "You, have you thought about it?"
Siniang nodded, Qingrong looked at Wang again, Wang closed her eyes and nodded. Qingrong understood and said sincerely to Mrs. Wei: "It's all up to Mrs. Wei's arrangement."
Si Niang said: "Madam is willing to come forward. Qingran is extremely grateful. Qingran is willing to stay with Concubine Xian. After the matter is settled, she will listen to Concubine Xian and the queen's arrangements."
Wei Xunyan nodded with satisfaction, and she patted Qingrong's hand affectionately, "Don't worry, Si Niang is so smart and sensible, she will have no problem going to the palace."
She then said to Mrs. Wang: "Madam, I will send her to the Duke's Mansion tomorrow morning. I will go into the palace and take her with me. If anyone comes over there, you can say that the Queen summoned Si Niang to the palace to meet Xian."
The concubine will accompany you. As for her marriage... she needs the queen's consent. What do you think, madam?"
Qingrong paused in her heart and realized that Mrs. Cui and the Queen were indeed mother and daughter. They never wanted to do business at a loss. But this time they encountered such a difficult person. If not, there would be no reason.
Dealing with that. Wang hesitated for a while and nodded, "Just listen to Madam."
Having agreed, Qingrong and Siniang expressed their gratitude to each other before sending Mrs. Wei away.
Mrs. Wang wanted to pack her belongings herself, and also told her to be careful after entering the palace. After all, in such a place, if you are not careful, your life may be in danger.
Qingrong also asked Azhen and Songyue to collect a lot of jewelry and bring it to Siniang. She sent all these to Siniang's room, and saw Siniang sitting on the bed wiping her tears. Qingrong came.
Quickly wipe away your tears.
Qingrong walked over, gently stroked her hair, and said: "Aniang is right. After you go, you must be careful in everything and protect yourself. The most important thing is. But don't lose your temper.
You need to be flexible and don’t go all the way to the end.”
Si Niang nodded quickly and kept these words in her heart. Qingrong wanted to comfort her, wiped away her tears, and said with a chuckle: "Okay, don't cry. Our Si Niang is a rare beauty. If she cries, she will end up crying."
It won’t be beautiful if you lose your face.”
Si Niang nodded obediently, stretched out her hand to wipe her tears, "Well, I listen to my sister."
"Sister, I just made a hexagram for you. There may be some twists and turns when you go to the palace, but the hexagram is auspicious, which is a good thing. This is also related to your marriage. You may meet your beloved." Qing Qing.
Rong hesitated, "It's just that this trip can take a few months, or a year and a half, before you can come back. Remember, you must never force yourself to come forward. You must speak carefully. Even if you know something, don't tell others easily. Understand
?"
Siniang was stunned. She knew that her sister had learned some divination skills. When Qingrong said this, she didn't dare to believe it and nodded in agreement.
Qingrong gently held her hand, "Okay, don't be afraid. If there is a chance, my mother and I will come to the palace to see you. Sister, I will wait at home for you to come back safely."
"Don't worry, sister, I will definitely do it, so you won't have to worry. When you get married, I will definitely come back to see you off."
Qingrong's eyes were red at this time, and she said warmly: "It doesn't matter. If you are well, I won't blame you even if you are not here. Apart from my parents, you are the most important person to me. As long as you can be stable and smooth
, what other matters are important?"
"Sister." Si Niang was moved when she heard the words. She stretched out her arms to hug Qingrong and rested her head in Qingrong's arms. "Don't worry, you must be well. If Mr. Xue family treats you badly in the future, you will definitely
If you tell me, I will definitely find a way to help Sister."
Qingrong smiled lovingly, "Okay."
The two hugged each other and talked for a long time. In the end, Siniang actually fell asleep in Qingrong's arms. Qingrong settled her down and covered her with a quilt before leaving.
In the evening, Lu Wenzhong heard about this incident when he came back from the government office. He also sighed repeatedly, "I only regret that I am incompetent and can't help you in the slightest, so you are trapped in jail."
Si Niang couldn't bear it and advised: "What does this have to do with grandpa? We are just doing well and doing what we should do. We never have any selfish intentions. It's just that others are making things difficult. The fault is not ours."
Qingrong also said: "Yes, Grandpa. Although I didn't expect it, everything has its destiny and I can't blame you harshly. My fourth mother is a person with profound blessings. She will definitely come back safely from this trip."
Lu Wenzhong looked at his two children. The scene of them learning to talk seemed to be still in front of him, but now they were tall and tall and could stand alone. How could he not feel emotional in his heart? He nodded repeatedly, "You sisters have really grown up. Now the three of them have grown up."
My mother is about to get married, and my grandfather is getting old too."
Mrs. Wang also sighed after hearing the sound, "You, it's time now, don't say these things to make them sad."
These words made Qingrong and Siniang blush again. Lu Wenzhong waved his hands quickly and sighed: "No more, no more. Since we are going to the palace, I'm afraid we won't be able to see each other for a while, so let's do it today
It’s a nice meal, let’s not talk about these bad things.”
This night, the moon and stars were sparse. Qingrong knew that the weather would be good tomorrow, but what it would be like was yet to be known. Tonight was also a sleepless night for Siniang. She had never looked forward to the time staying in the night.
Tonight, the night will pass and dawn will come...
After the first city drum sounded the next day, Qingrong got into her carriage and set foot on the road to the Duke's Mansion under the instructions of her family. What is not surprising is that the Xie family really did not give up the idea.
I came to the Lu family at noon on the second day and talked about taking Siniang as my concubine again.
Qingrong copied all Mrs. Wei's words, and Mrs. Li turned blue with anger. Yesterday, she failed to do this well, so she asked her mother-in-law to lecture her. Today, she came back defeated again. She might be scolded when she went back.
She complained. But she couldn't do anything. Now that the fourth mother was no longer in the Lu family, she couldn't even take him away by force. In anger, she had no choice but to take the betrothal gift back again, causing a lot of gossip among the neighbors.
Concubine Xian didn't know that Siniang was going to the palace, but when she saw Siniang from the queen and learned about it, she was very angry. The Liu family didn't treat her well. Only her aunt's family treated her favorably.
As a relative, she knew that she had not only failed to help them, but also almost harmed Siniang, and she felt very guilty. But now that Lu Qingran has entered the palace, he can stay with her and avoid her troubles. Liu Yuniang naturally
willing.
When Qingran first came to the palace, she naturally had to be careful every step of the way. Even so, it was difficult to escape those open and secret arrows, but she finally calmed down slowly. The arrogant imperial concubine once again offended the saint and was punished for copying.
After reading the Buddhist scriptures, Qingran finally felt at peace. Qingran also asked his chamberlain to pass the news to his family in the palace, but he only said that everything was fine and did not mention a word about the extremely dangerous events in the palace.