As soon as she stepped into the Weibei Hou Mansion, Minglan felt that the atmosphere was not right, and subconsciously wanted to run away. She immediately smiled and said: "Recently, my aunt sent altar bracken, so she sent it to Sister Zhang. [Ye*] [*]
There’s nothing important, so I’ll take my leave.”
The one who came out to greet Zhang was one of Zhang's accompanying mothers, whose surname was Fan. Minglan had seen her several times and was the most steady one. At this time, her eyes were slightly red: "Mrs. Gu Hou is a noble person. If she leaves like this, what will happen to her?"
Don’t blame us for not knowing etiquette.”
Minglan had no choice but to follow inside and asked as she walked: "How is Sister Zhang?"
Fan's mother said hoarsely: "Something is wrong." After a pause, she added, "The Duke's wife is also here and has gone to invite the Duke. I am waiting outside."
Hearing that even the British father-in-law was coming, alarm bells rang in Minglan's head, but in front of him was the Zhang family courtyard. It would be too rude to turn back and leave at this moment, so she had to walk in, cursing her bad luck ten thousand times in her heart.
, I had known that Gu Tingye would come!
After entering the middle hall, there was no one inside. Mother Fan led Minglan directly to the west wing of the main house. The courtyard was full of maids and women coming in and out. Everyone was in a hurry, carrying water and basins, but there was no sound.
Then I walked west, and before I even entered the door, I heard voices inside, along with low cries.
"...I don't blame you for thinking about the wife in front of you. The bond between husband and wife for more than ten years is human nature." This was the voice of Mrs. Zhang, "But my daughter was also betrothed on the 36th, and she was given a marriage by the Holy Spirit. Could it be that she was married to someone else?
No one wants my daughter from the Zhang family, so I have to take pity on you, Uncle Shen Guo!"
Then a low male voice said, "Mom-in-law, calm down, this fact is an accident..."
Minglan was extremely embarrassed. She turned to look at Fan's mother and whispered: "There is a lot going on in your house today, why don't I come back another day..." Before she could finish her words, the maid standing at the door had already lifted the curtain and reported inside.
, "Mrs. Gu Hou is here."
——You are really quick to talk, but Minglan secretly grits her teeth.
The room was quiet. After a while, Mrs. Zhang's voice came from inside: "Please come quickly."
Minglan bravely walked in. The place was already crowded with people. Mrs. Zhang was sitting in a chair, holding a handkerchief and pressing the corners of her eyes. The Marquis of Weibei, Shen Congxing, stood aside with an extremely ugly face. Little Zou shrank in a corner.
Cry quietly.
When Shen Congxing saw Minglan, he lowered his hands and said with difficulty: "The Gu family brothers and sisters are here."
Minglan hurriedly blessed Mrs. Zhang and said, "Auntie is well, and uncle Guo is well."
Shen Congxing was actually born well. At the age of thirty-five or six, he was still straight-backed, tall, and handsome in appearance. Minglan had met him several times before. At this time, his face was filled with dark clouds. When he saw Minglan, there was relief in his eyes.
The meaning of the tone. Later, Minglan found out that before she came, Mrs. Zhang had been crying for a long time, and she had been lecturing Shen Congxing in front of everyone, making it difficult for her.
The atmosphere in the room was awkward, so Minglan had to speak first: "I got bracken today. I thought my sister would like to eat it, so I sent it over. Sister Zhang, is she... okay?" She felt that she was asking Zhenji. Looking at this situation, could she
Is it okay?
Mrs. Zhang shed tears: "Good girl, you remember her like this, and I remember you." She choked again and said, "Guifen... is about to give birth..."
Minglan actually guessed something, but she was still a little surprised: "Isn't it still more than half a month away?" She clearly remembered that Chang Feng's wife Liu was half a month earlier than Zhang's due date, and Liu hadn't given birth yet.
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After hearing this, Mrs. Zhang was furious. She glared at little Zou in the corner, covered her handkerchief and cried, "My poor daughter..."
The population of the Shen family was small, with neither mother or sister-in-law nor any older female relatives. At this time, Mrs. Zhang was crying so sadly that Shen Congxing couldn't help but no one could comfort her. Minglan looked around and had no choice but to He went over to support Mrs. Zhang and said softly: "Auntie, it's certain. Now that my sister is giving birth, it's time for you to hold on. You must not mess up."
After hearing this, Mrs. Zhang gradually stopped crying. She leaned on Minglan and slowly wiped away her tears. Shen Congxing felt slightly relieved.
Unfortunately, not long after, a woman with blood-stained clothes rushed into the room in a panic, knelt down with a plop, and screamed: "Madam, please go and have a look, the girl is dead..."
There was a bang in Minglan's mind, and Mrs. Zhang had already staggered out and rushed out. Because she was holding Mrs. Zhang's arm nearby, she followed unconsciously.
After walking through half of the courtyard, we came to the door of a side room. We saw maids and maids standing outside the house, delivering basins of blood and water. Not to mention women, even Shen Congxing was heart-beating.
Waves of weak cries of pain came from the room, and Mrs. Zhang shouted through the window grille: "Fen'er, nothing can happen to you..." She was about to go in. At this moment, a smartly dressed young man came out in a hurry. Rushing into the courtyard, still holding the riding crop in his hand, he knelt on the bluestone in front of Mrs. Zhang and shouted, "Madam, the Duke is here!"
Mrs. Zhang stopped and shouted into the room: "Good boy, your father is coming soon! You have to hold on!"
Mrs. Zhang seemed to have heard this, and her screams of pain stopped for a moment. But for a moment, Po Hu in the room exclaimed: "No! Get the handkerchief quickly!" Then, there was a shrill scream, heartbreaking, as if Penetrating everyone's heart——
"Dad, my daughter has fulfilled her filial duty!"
"My lord!" the boy kneeling in the courtyard suddenly shouted.
Everyone turned to look and saw an old man in military uniform covered in dust standing with his hands on the pillars of the corridor, his body trembling slightly.
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Little Shen's face was pale, and the fingers that were holding the handkerchief turned white, "Sister-in-law, she...really said that?"
Minglan wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and said weakly: "I have never heard such a cry. I didn't sleep for half the night after I went back."
Seeing that little Shen's face looked very frightening, she comforted her, "Finally, she was born, and her mother saved her life. Don't take it too seriously."
She was so frightened yesterday that even the imperial doctor finally came. Mrs. Zhang finally gave birth to a boy in the evening. When Minglan saw the situation, she quickly slipped home. When she met Gu Tingye, she said that she had suffered eight generations of bad luck. This kind of person can be so secretive that he can bump into him, and then he told what he saw and heard, and the couple sighed for a long time.
Minglan was worried that it would be a hindrance and she would not be killed to silence her.
Gu Tingye laughed, thought for a moment, and said, "I guess the Zhang family is causing trouble."
Because she didn't sleep well at night, Minglan slept hard for half the next day. In the afternoon, someone came to invite her from General Zheng's mansion.
"Okay, why did it happen like this?" Xiao Shen also got the letter last night, but the Zheng family didn't let her move. They sent several women to ask, but they didn't give a clear answer when they came back.
Minglan sighed: "It's just a trivial matter."
Ever since she became pregnant, the doctor who diagnosed Zhang's Ping'an pulse would come every ten days. Xiao Zou would have a headache and foot pain every time. He would detain the doctor for about half a cup of tea and then release him, although it was not a long time. It's okay, but she feels comfortable adding trouble to Mr. Zhang.
Ms. Zhang is cold-tempered and is too lazy to talk to her, but her mother beside her is not angry anymore.
Yesterday morning, the doctor came. As usual, Mr. Zou pretended to be sick and detained someone for a while. Unexpectedly, the uncle and his wife of the Zou family happened to come. Knowing that the doctor was a famous doctor in the city, he came to diagnose Mr. Zhang's pulse, so he immediately put on a show.
, let the doctor look at the couple from head to toe, and prescribed many expensive medicines, which were naturally recorded in the uncle's house.
Such a delay lasted for most of the day. This time, let alone the mothers, even Mrs. Zhang was secretly angry. For a long time, she and Xiao Zou had almost reached a tacit understanding. They usually only detained him for a while, but this time he didn't come for a long time.
Mrs. Zhang asked the people around her to call. After a while, a little girl came back crying and said that the uncle of the Zou family said that the visitor was disrespectful and asked the servants to tie him up and beat him up. Mrs. Zhang was finally aroused and angry.
Regardless of everyone's obstruction, he went to argue with his belly in his hands.
The uncle and his wife of the Zou family were very arrogant and said a lot of unpleasant things. They couldn't stand up to Mr. Zhang in person. Ms. Zhang was so angry that people on both sides began to push each other. Young Mr. Zou saw that the situation was not right and hurriedly came out to smooth things over. In the chaos,
Mrs. Zhang was pushed to the ground for some unknown reason. Then the scene became chaotic, and the uncle and his wife took advantage of the chaos and ran home.
The reason why Minglan knew so clearly was because she was so frightened that her legs were weak yesterday and she heard it while she was sitting in the corner having a cup of tea to calm down.
"Why did you give birth so early?" - She just asked casually at that time, but Mother Fan who was standing next to her did not hesitate and immediately told her everything, which scared her to death.
After thinking about it, how could Mrs. Zhang be a rash person when she married her mother? Since she dared to say it, it seems that the Zhang family does not intend to take this matter lightly.
The exciting thing is at the back.
After Mrs. Zhang gave birth to the baby, Mrs. Zhang went in to comfort her. After her daughter fell asleep, she suddenly became stunned and scolded little Mrs. Zou crazily. As soon as Shen Congxing defended her for a few words, Mrs. Zhang pointed her nose at her.
Called 'sightless'.
Then a mother knelt down and said loudly: "Master Hou, do you think Aunt Zou is a good person? I wonder if she has been deceiving you for a long time."
Then he pointed out that when the little Zou family went into the water to save the older Zou family's baby, it was all a lie. ~ It turned out that her fetal condition was already unstable at the time, and the doctor had already said that the fetus could not be saved, so the Zou family discussed putting on a show to let the baby die.
Shen Congxing will always remember the benefits of little Zou.
Of course, Xiao Zou refused to admit it. Mrs. Zhang said that her daughter had already checked everything and did not say anything for the sake of the peace of the family. Now that she is in this situation, she doesn't care about anything - she diagnosed Xiao Zou's pulse at the beginning
The doctor, the doctor that little Zou saw after falling into the water, and the doctor who gave him the prescription, and the mother-in-law who coaxed the child to go to the pool...
Minglan took advantage of Mrs. Zhang to pass on witnesses and physical evidence, and quickly rubbed oil on her soles.
Little Shen's lips trembled violently: "...the Zou family...how dare you deceive us like this!"
Minglan patted her hand comfortingly: "You are also thinking about the sister-in-law in front of you, so you treat the Zou family so well. I can't blame you."
Little Shen was stunned for a long time, and the expression on her face changed for a few moments. She suddenly threw herself on the bedside and burst into tears. Minglan was startled and asked why, and then she sobbed.
"...I, it's not because of my former sister-in-law that I hate my current sister-in-law! I deliberately treat Aunt Zou well because...before we came to the capital, the Zhang family and the Zheng family were already discussing marriage, and it was delayed because of the death of the late emperor.
…My husband was originally going to marry that Zhang family!”
Xiao Shen's face turned red from crying, and she seemed to be infinitely ashamed, "...After we passed away, my parents-in-law, brother-in-law and sister-in-law were all the best people, and my husband-in-law treated me like this...Every time I think about my sister-in-law's bad life, I feel like I have done something wrong."
Like a thief, I feel so sick..."
Minglan opened her mouth wide and her mind was confused for a while: "You heartless person, in this case, you should treat her better!"
"I know my mistake, I know my mistake! I will treat her well in the future...I won't be angry anymore..."
Little Shen cried so hard that she couldn't speak. She threw herself on Minglan's arm and kept sobbing. Minglan had no choice but to pat her back and comfort her for a long time before little Shen gradually recovered.
Mrs. Zheng walked in, followed by two women carrying soup bowls. She put down the bowls and pushed them away. She sat down by Xiao Shen's bed and said softly: "You kid, please don't pry.
You must ask clearly. Now that you know everything, you can no longer worry about it in the future... You even cried, what a child..."
Little Shen leaned in Mrs. Zheng's arms and said softly: "Let sister-in-law worry about it, I will take good care of myself."
"That's right." Mrs. Zheng touched her head, turned to Minglan and smiled: "I told you to watch a joke."
Minglan repeatedly waved her hands and said no, but she thought of that pale and weak girl in her heart. Alas, if it weren't for fate, it would be Mrs. Zhang who is currently nestling in the arms of her generous elder sister-in-law and can safely raise her baby.
When he returned to the house, he saw that Gu Tingye had gone back to the house and was sitting on a wicker chair playing with the little fat man. Minglan changed her clothes and leaned over to sit, and then slowly talked about today's events. After hearing this, Gu Tingye did not agree with it.
He shook his head and said: "After all this trouble, my husband also fell ill. I will go to court early today."
The British prince was already quite old, so he worked extra hard to win the trust of the new emperor.
Mrs. Zhang is the old daughter of the British father-in-law and his wife. She has always been very doting on her. When she was seventeen or eighteen years old, she could not choose a son-in-law. She had no choice but to marry Shen Congxing. Yesterday, the old father-in-law came back from the camp in the western suburbs at a speed of hundreds of miles.
, stepped into my daughter's courtyard, heard such a shrill voice again, and after working hard for many days, I fell ill when I returned home.
"The emperor sent the imperial doctor to see him. He said that the old man had been working hard for many days and suddenly heard the bad news, so the blood did not return to his menstrual flow and he was injured."
Gu Tingye put his son on his lap and bounced it around. The little meatball giggled happily. He opened his two chubby arms to wrap around his father's neck. Minglan held up a handkerchief to wipe away the fine sweat on his forehead.
"The emperor went to the queen's palace after going to court. Within two hours, the palace issued an edict to the uncle's house and deprived Aunt Zou of her imperial title. She was also slapped fifty times by two nuns in the palace and ordered her to behave herself in the future.
, don’t be presumptuous.”
Minglan sighed softly: "I heard from Mrs. Zheng that actually Uncle Guo has locked up Aunt Zou." Fifty slaps in the face probably hurt her face.
Gu Tingye said: "The emperor recently wanted to use troops. It was the time when the British prince was needed, but Brother Shen made a mistake at this time. How can the emperor not be annoyed?" He did not agree with the Shen family's attitude towards the Zou family, and he was grateful.
Kindness is a matter of course, and promoting a concubine who is more honorable than the main wife is the source of chaos in the family. There are many ways to repay the big Zou family. Taking this wrong path will not only harm the little Zou family, but also implicate yourself.
, maybe it will also involve the eldest Zou family’s child.
"There is news from the palace that the emperor seems to have reprimanded the queen."
There were ears both inside and outside the palace. All the powerful and powerful people were more or less careful, and Gu Tingye was no exception.
"Mrs. Zou in front of me, is she really that good?" Minglan couldn't help but ask.
Gu Tingye sighed: "She was a virtuous woman who treated people with sincerity and sincerity, and was willing to tear her heart out. When she passed away, Brother Shen almost didn't survive."
Minglan raised an eyebrow and said lightly: "I've survived it. Now I have a high position, a beautiful wife and a beautiful concubine."
——If you have the ability to carry it, don't worry about the honor and glory of your ancestors. Don't marry in the second half of your life. Come on, pretend to be affectionate, who can't do it! She doesn't believe that if Shen Congxing refuses to ask for a wife, the emperor will chop off his head.
Gu Tingye watched her intently, her mouth slightly pouted, her brows furrowed, and she unconsciously showed a look of scorn.
"It's a pity that love is deep but shallow..." he said with emotion.
"It's a pity that the love is shallow but the relationship is deep, it's a resentful couple." Minglan said quickly.
Gu Tingye suddenly glared angrily: "There are deep feelings in this world, and we can grow old together!"
Minglan hurriedly said: "Yes, that's true." Just admitting her mistake was not enough, she also tried hard to give examples, "It seems like the old couple Yu Ge, have been in love all their lives."
Gu Tingye was angry and stared at her for a long time with thick eyebrows raised. He suddenly lost his temper. He rubbed Minglan's forehead helplessly, and then held the ignorant mother in his arms - just blame the couple, as long as they can Live together till old age.
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At this moment, there are more than one grudge couple that need to be resolved.
In the side room of the main courtyard of Weibei Hou Mansion, the smell of blood after childbirth still lingered faintly in the house. Mrs. Zhang was sitting steadily on an imperial chair in front of the bed, her face no longer stained by yesterday's pain and sorrow.
"Even your father has fallen ill this time. If you didn't know better, you would still be the daughter of the Zhang family."
Mrs. Zhang had just changed into a clean undergarment. After listening to what she just said, she muttered: "Why do you have to..."
"Why should I?!" Mrs. Zhang was furious. She pointed at the baby in the arms of a mother beside the bed and said loudly, "You are the daughter of our Zhang family, the principal wife of the Hou Mansion, and a servant of the house. Ran dares to take action, which shows where Zou has stretched his hands? If they dare to push you today, they will dare to take this child's life tomorrow!"
Seeing her daughter lowering her head and saying nothing, Mrs. Zhang sneered and said, "Be clear about it! You are married after all. How much your parents' family can help you, no matter how hard you try, depends on you. Now that your father and I are still here, If we go there in the future and your brother and sister-in-law are in charge, there will be another layer of separation. What will be the future of this child?"
Mrs. Zhang raised her head, her expression slightly moved.
Mrs. Zhang said sincerely: "Although a woman is weak, she is strong as a mother. If you are alone, you will die. It will be just a sad scene for the two of us. But now that you have a child, you can't bear to see him." Do you live like a coward because you are not favored by your father, you see him being bullied by your brothers and sisters, and being looked down upon by your servants?!"
The baby seemed to understand and made a slurping sound like a little kitten. Mrs. Zhang quickly picked up the baby and looked at his red and wrinkled face. A ball of maternal love.
She kissed the baby's little face again and again, and said with tears: "Mom is right. I was wrong, but now..."
The mother who was holding the baby quickly wiped away her tears and took the baby again: "My good girl, you must not shed tears during the month. Today, someone from the palace slapped her and knocked out all the teeth of that bitch. A few coins. As long as you have this heart, you can talk to anyone else. How dare you fight with our family from a run-down family like the Zou family? Huh, life is getting boring!"
Seeing that her daughter had changed her mind, Mrs. Zhang showed a faint smile: "We are not vicious people. We originally thought that Mrs. Zou would die early and you and her sister could live well together. Who knew that this bitch would dare?
If I use my sister's child as a show, then I will know that this bitch has a bad heart and I have to deal with it..."
Mrs. Zhang suddenly raised her head and said, "Mom, when I wanted to tell Lord Marquis, why didn't you ask me to do it?"
"Silly girl, what's the use of talking about it at that time? After all, she has lost her child, and maybe my uncle is still distressed. This kind of information should be saved until the critical moment, so that he can hit it with one blow!"
Looking at her mother's cold face, Mrs. Zhang felt a chill in her heart.
Seeing Mrs. Zhang's confused face, the mother said respectfully to Mrs. Zhang: "Girl, I have big breasts. She is born with an honest nature. How do you know this? Madam, please teach her slowly."
While patting the baby, she said, "The Shen family is too bullying. They gave that bitch a ban and kept silent, and they still promoted her everywhere. Not only can the girl not touch her, but she also has to be held hostage by her. Can you not be angry? Now.
But okay, how dare that bitch still be dishonest in the future?!"
Mrs. Zhang solemnly said: "That's it, no one of you is allowed to touch her in the future!"
The mother wondered: "Madam, why is this?"
"It's really dead. Uncle Guo should feel sorry for him again." Mrs. Zheng sneered again and again, "I will keep the Zou family and let those uncles keep causing trouble, implicating the Hou Mansion from time to time, and calling them Hou Ye one after another.
Clean up the mess. You still have to urge my uncle to help, huh, I want to see how long my uncle's deep affection can be worn out?"
The mother smiled and said: "I understand, slave, we will not cause trouble to Madam." After a pause, she added, "Huh, Madam and girl are both kind-hearted, but the man named Zou still dares to step on the head of the Zhang family.
You don’t ask much about it? Fortunately, Madam has been prepared for it."
Madam Zhang said in a low voice: "Mom, I'm fine now. Just tell the doctors to go back."
In fact, the impact was not serious at first, and there was no life-threatening situation during the birth. When the pain was unbearable, I felt that my life was miserable, and I screamed out in despair. Now I know that it was all arranged by my mother.
"Girl, this can't be done." The mother said hurriedly, "Since you have done a show, you must do your best. The doctor is one of his own. Even if he does not treat the disease, he should take good care of himself. Later, the girl will give birth to more brothers.
Son, I will bring it back to you."
Mrs. Zhang felt sour in her heart when she saw the wet nurse's face full of love.
"It's not a good idea for you and my uncle to be so cold. You are thin-skinned and unwilling to humble yourself. I have to find a way for you, either that day or another day." Mrs. Zheng said seriously, "This
This is an excellent opportunity. It not only eliminates half of the disaster. My uncle must feel guilty for you now. When he comes to see you again this time, you are not allowed to give you a cold face. For the sake of the child, you have to be submissive and cry when you need to.
Cry, say your grievances when you need to, and be soft when you need to be soft, and hold me tight, do you hear me?"
Mrs. Zhang's face turned red and she felt very embarrassed: "Mom, I'm afraid my daughter won't make it..."
"It will work even if it doesn't work!" Mrs. Zhang raised her voice and said angrily.
Zhang's body was shaken, and the baby was frightened and cried. Her mother quickly coaxed her.
Mrs. Zhang slowed down her momentum and whispered: "Fen'er, do you still remember Mrs. Liang from the Yongchang Marquis Mansion?"
Mrs. Zhang nodded: "Mother said so."
Mrs. Zhang was very sad when she thought about the past: "Oh, that was the sister I had been friends with since childhood. She really has the same nature as you. At the beginning, she also married someone she didn't like, so she had a little sex, and she had a cold head for three days.
With shame, the husband and wife had a quarrel, so they asked the concubine to take advantage of the situation and give birth to the son before her. Alas... I tried to persuade her but she didn't listen, and now the concubine has climbed on top of their mother."
In fact, it is not uncommon for a wealthy family to have a concubine, but since they have a biological child, the royal family should make plans in advance, either to keep the concubine close to them and cultivate a family relationship, or to simply raise him to avoid future troubles.
It is rare for Mrs. Liang to be so cold-eyed and aloof, standing aside and watching, and as a result, she developed a shrewd and capable concubine who tolerates hatred and bears grudges.
Naturally, Mrs. Zhang had heard about what happened in the Yongchang Marquis Mansion, but now that she heard the inside story, she felt a special feeling in her heart.
Mrs. Zhang stood up, sat next to her daughter, caressed her back, and said lovingly: "Ferner, how can everything go as planned in this world? You have to live the good days, and you have to live the bad days. You have to live well."
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Mrs. Zhang held back tears and nodded.
Mrs. Zhang hugged her daughter's shoulders and said: "When my mother met with Queen Jing'an, she said something to us little girls - don't always say it's fate. If you don't put pressure on your life, life will.
On your head."
Mrs. Zhang's usual gentleness and gentleness were completely gone. Her eyes were decisive and she said in a deep voice: "Queen Jing'an is such a good person. It's a pity that she was plotted by a traitor and never stopped. But my mother still remembers her words to this day.
I will never forget it! You must remember it too!"
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A very talented reader said that the old Chinese doctor really looked like a McDull.