The Duke's wife frowned and said a few words to the eldest lady. The eldest lady nodded slightly, then walked up to the woman and said, "Mrs. Liu's jade pendant is missing?"
The woman quickly said, "Yes, I was there just now, but why did I disappear in the blink of an eye?"
"What does Mrs. Liu's jade pendant look like? Can I ask my servants to look for it?" Upon hearing this, the eldest lady asked softly with a smile.
"It's a pure white jade pendant, a very precious warm jade. Qianjue just brought it back from Qinxi last month. I hung it on my waist, but because I love it so much, I often hold it in my hand to play with, so there's no way I might accidentally drop it.
Oh, someone must have secretly taken it away." Mrs. Liu's eyes were full of anxiety as she hurriedly said.
But this was a bit unpleasant to hear. Someone sneered, "It's just a piece of jade pendant. It doesn't matter how expensive it is. Everyone here is famous in Jincheng. Who would miss that piece of jade pendant? I
The jade pillows on the bed are all made of warm jade."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Liu glared hard at the woman who answered, but seemed to be hindered by her status and did not refute. She only said in a low voice, "Although we are all masters here, not everyone is like this."
So noble." After saying that, he looked at Gu Chaoge's side wife." He paused and sneered again, "Besides, if the master doesn't have such thoughts, the slave may not have the same intention."
After hearing this, the eldest lady frowned. Except for the personal servants brought by the guests, all the servants were waiting in the outer courtyard. Most of the people who were walking back and forth in the inner courtyard were domestic slaves of the Duke's mansion.
, Mrs. Liu said this, wasn't she accusing the slaves in the Duke's Mansion of having unclean hands and feet?
"Mrs. Liu, please sit down for a moment. I ordered people to go to the flower hall to search carefully to see if it was left in the flower hall." The eldest lady ordered her servants to search for it.
Not long after, the servant came over with a small and exquisite jade pendant.
When Mrs. Liu saw it, she quickly stood up and said, "My jade pendant." After saying that, she hurriedly walked to the servant and snatched the jade pendant over. After checking it, she raised her eyes and looked at the servant, "
Who took this jade pendant?"
The servant hurriedly said, "Replying to this guest, it's not who took it. I'm afraid the guest got up in a hurry when he just got up. The jade pendant caught on the chair, so he pulled it off. The servant just went to find it."
Then I saw this jade pendant hanging on the back of the chair."
Everyone looked at Mrs. Liu, with a hint of ridicule in their eyes. Seeing this, Mrs. Liu muttered a few words in a low voice and sat down bitterly.
The meal was quite peaceful. After the meal, most people said their goodbyes and left. Only some people who had good relations with the Duke's government stayed.
After all, the Duke's wife was old. After sitting outside for a while, she felt a little tired and asked Yun Shang to help her back to the yard to take a rest.
"Mrs. Liu is the daughter-in-law of Lord Situ Liu Jin. Liu Jin has a son and a daughter, plus Liu Yinfeng, an adopted son. Unfortunately, Concubine Liu passed away early, and the son was also an unsatisfactory wife.
He also has a perverse temper. The Liu family has been able to climb to where they are today step by step. One-third is due to the fight for Concubine Liu when she was here, one-third is because His Majesty took pity on the Seventh Prince who was harmed by others when he was young, and the remaining
One-third of the total is because of Liu Yinfeng. Liu Yinfeng has outstanding talent and His Majesty is very fond of him. However, he never gives him a reward. Instead, he leaves all the rewards to the Liu family." The Duke's wife whispered, as if
Normal chatting.
"Why?" Yun Shang felt a little strange when she came to Ning State before. Liu Yinfeng's reputation was not inferior to that of any prince, and he was a real man. However, except for a military advisor, there was no one in the court.
He has no official position.
"Before Qingyan came back, I always felt that Your Majesty actually loves the Seventh Prince. Although the Seventh Prince is weak, who can know whether his weakness is true or not? Those who have lived in the Seventh Prince's house these years
There are many famous doctors. It is true that his health was damaged due to being harmed by others when he was a child, but no one knows what his health is like now. The emperor added all Liu Yinfeng's rewards to Liu Mansion because he hoped that the Seventh Prince would be in court.
There can be strong support in the court. As for Liu Yinfeng, because of His Majesty's attitude towards Liu Yinfeng, many people in the court who admire Liu Yinfeng have some criticism. The seventh prince has ascended the throne, and Liu Yinfeng will naturally assist him.
, when the new emperor comes and offers rewards, it will be a good way to win people's hearts."
The Duke's wife stopped at the entrance of the courtyard, "His Majesty openly likes the prince, but in fact many of his private arrangements are for the seventh prince."
Yun Shang nodded, but she was somewhat impressed by the Duke's wife. When Hua Guogong visited Prince Jing's Mansion for the first time, he said that the Duke's wife knew nothing about things like marching and fighting, and they had nothing in common.
At that time, Yun Shang thought that the Duke's wife was just a virtuous woman who took care of her husband and raised her children in the backyard. However, she did not expect that this old lady was much more knowledgeable than Yun Shang imagined. Although she was in the backyard of the deep house about many things, she
But she could see clearly. He also taught her in detail how to interact with those women, and coaxed some useful words from those women.
"You don't have to stay here with me, an old man. It's not easy to go out and walk around." The Duke's wife smiled and turned around, walked into the yard behind her, and took two steps.
Then he stopped and said, "I heard that you have been cleaning up Prince Rui's mansion recently?"
Yun Shang nodded, "Actually, I don't like the previous layout and decoration very much, so I thought of tidying it up while the prince was away."
The Duke's wife nodded and said softly, "If you have almost finished cleaning up, you should also hold a small banquet to celebrate. You have not held a banquet before when you first came to Xia Kingdom. I also understand that you are not familiar with the place, but this is
You only get familiar with this place slowly, so you have to give yourself a chance to get familiar with it."
Yun Shang was silent for a moment, and then understood what the Duke's wife meant. If she wanted to get the information she wanted from those women, she should get acquainted with the women in the backyard as soon as possible, and holding a small banquet was also a good idea.
Not a bad idea.
"Shang'er understands. It's just that Chang'er was not very good at handling this matter in Ning Guo before. I'm afraid I will have to trouble my grandmother for more guidance." Yun Chang said with a smile.
"What kind of advice do you have? I wish you could come over and chat with me more often." The Duke's wife waved her hand and walked into the house with the help of the maid.
Yun Shang pondered for a moment, and then walked out of the yard. There was still a faint noise outside. It must be that the servants were packing things. Just as Yun Shang was thinking about it, he saw a little devil's head sticking out from behind the pillars of the corridor.
He stared at Yun Shang with wide eyes.
"Fairy daughter." The little devil raised his hand towards Yun Shang, paused, and then said, "Oh, no, mother said I should call you aunt."
Hearing this, Yun Shang chuckled, walked over, bent down and said, "What's your name?"
The little ghost smiled and said, "My name is Yan'er."
Yun Shang thought of the words she heard outside Guo Gong's wife's house that day when she first came to Guo Gong's mansion. It turned out that he was the one who showed his handwriting to Guo Gong's wife and said that the husband praised him but his sister exposed it.
of children.
"What did Yan'er ask me to do?" Yun Shang looked at him for a moment.
Yan'er smiled and said, "My mother said that my aunt's daughter must be as good-looking as my aunt. Can aunt marry your daughter to me as my wife in the future?"
Yun Shang couldn't help laughing, "Do you know what wife means?"
"I know, I know." Yan'er waved his hand, as if you underestimated me, "My wife, she is the one who eats and sleeps with me. But don't worry, aunt, I will definitely love my wife. If she is
If the fall hurts, I will give her a hug. If my wife is hungry, I will cook for her. If my wife is cold, I will give her a hug. Moreover, I sleep with my wife every day, not with anyone else.
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Hearing this, Yun Shang couldn't stop the smile on her lips, "Okay, okay, our Yan'er knows how to love his wife at such a young age. If our aunt gives birth to a daughter in the future, she will be your wife."
"Yan'er... Yan'er..." A woman's voice came, and Yun Shang listened carefully. She must have been calling the little devil in front of her, "You bastard, come out to me. If you don't come out again, I'll save you."
The money you spent to marry your wife was confiscated from you."
"..." Yun Shang fell silent, and she probably understood why the little boy in front of her had a daughter-in-law.
"Oh, my mother is so fierce. I really don't know how my father found such a daughter-in-law. Auntie, you have to teach my daughter-in-law well in the future. She should be as gentle as you." Yan'er frowned.
, with long sighs and long sighs.
After sighing, he raised his voice and said, "Here, here, I can't run away." After saying that, he sighed again.
After a while, a beautiful woman appeared in front of Yun Shang. However, she was not wearing a wide-sleeved long skirt like other women. Instead, she was wearing extremely neat shorts, but they seemed to have been improved.
Simple and beautiful. This should be Shen, the second cousin's wife, Yun Shang thought in her heart, she must be a fun person.
"Hey, Yun Shang is here too." She didn't call Yun Shang Rui Princess like others, nor did she call her cousin-in-law, but called Yun Shang by her first name.
Yun Shang responded with a smile, "I just came out of my grandmother's yard and saw Yan'er playing here. I came over to chat with him. My cousin is looking for Yan'er?"
Mrs. Shen waved her hand, "My cousin is so awkward. I call you Yunshang, but you call me Yilan." After saying that, she reached out and pinched her son's ears, "This kid is just like a scumbag."
It seemed like he was jumping up and down all day long and then disappeared as soon as he turned around."
As he was talking, an attendant hurried over, seemingly heading to the courtyard where the Duke's wife lived. Shen Yilan quickly grabbed the attendant's arm and said, "Why are you running? The old lady is sleeping."
The attendant stopped quickly, saluted to Shen Yilan, and then to Yun Shang before saying, "Second Young Madam, something happened. After Master Situ's daughter-in-law left our house, she started bleeding from all her orifices. He died. The doctor said he was poisoned, so Master Liu came to the house with his servants." (To be continued)