The daily life of the science master's book-wearing group

Chapter 193 Lord Ning has a headache
Some small countries around the Great Zhou Empire would send envoys to Beijing to pay homage to the Great Zhou Emperor every one or two years.Since the story of Dazhou's brutal beating of Tatar last year has been widely known, the Baekje King of the Baekje Peninsula was trembling with fear. In the beginning of spring this year, he hurriedly sent four beauties for the emperor of the Zhou Empire to enjoy. Show filial piety.

Zhenbei Hou Ning Hansong was ordered to escort Baekje beauties to Beijing, and also reported to the emperor by the way.

This is not a big deal, anyway, Baekje will send a group of beauties here every few years, but the four sent this year are said to be particularly beautiful.

Lord Ning Hou hadn't returned to Beijing for three years. After returning home to have fun with his wives, concubines and children, he suddenly found out that his daughter Ning Yueyao, who was about to be 19 years old, hadn't been married yet!
"Nonsense! It's just nonsense!" Lord Ning slapped the table angrily, "She will be nineteen in a month, and you plan on not marrying her for the rest of her life?"

Lord Ning's wife, Mrs. Wang, is the stepmother, almost 20 years younger than Lord Ning. She was so wronged that she dared not speak, and looked straight at the old lady.

The old lady of the Ning family loved Ning Yueyao the most. She put her arms around her granddaughter and got angry at her son: "What's wrong with the nineteenth? Our Yao'er is beautiful and smart, why can't we get married? My old lady made the decision, we It’s impossible for Yao’er to look down on you! If you want to blame, blame me, if you have the ability to get angry at me, an old woman!”

"Mother! Don't make any more trouble? Look at the whole capital, how many nineteen-year-old girls are unmarried? Few are unmarried!" Facing the old lady, Lord Ning's tone softened a little. .

"But if we Yao'er doesn't like it, we can't do it! At worst, my old lady will support her forever, and I can't afford to support her anymore." The old lady was very stubborn with her arms around Ning Yueyao.

In fact, she was not worried about this granddaughter, but she really couldn't hold back her granddaughter, and she felt sorry for her.The old lady is just such a direct granddaughter, and a motherless child, can't she love her?
"This... Mother!" Lord Ning was so anxious that he turned around like an ant on a hot pot. After holding back for a long time, he finally couldn't hold back and spoke out. He reached out and pointed at Ning Yueyao, his hand was trembling: " She is like this, who can she fall in love with like this? Yaoer, as the father knows, you only like that kid from Su Wang's family. But that kid already has a concubine, why, are you going to be his concubine, or with your little aunt? Same, looking forward to when the concubine dies and becomes the successor to that kid?"

Saying this made everyone in the hall breathless, especially the old lady, thinking of her two daughters, her heart trembled with discomfort.

Back then, what happened back then...

Lord Ning looked at his mother with resentment.

The old lady let go of Ning Yueyao's hand in a slump, closed her eyes and didn't want to look at her anymore, and she didn't even want to face her son.

Ning Hansong glared at his stepwife Wang, and walked away.

Mrs. Hou hurriedly walked out behind him and went back to the room. Ning Hansong stomped the teacup on the table and shouted: "The old lady is a fool, you are fooling around too!"

Mrs. Hou's wife, Wang, shrank her neck and said, "My concubine... I can't control Yao'er."

"You are her justifiable mother. If you don't care about her, who else can care about her? You expect my mother to discipline her granddaughter when she gets old?"

"Master Hou, there's nothing I can do as a concubine, I really can't do anything!" Wang sobbed and cried.

Ning Hansong pinched the bridge of his nose worriedly: "Don't cry! Cry, cry, cry! You will cry when something happens!"

Wang's sobs subsided, but she shrugged her shoulders, obviously still crying.

Ning Hansong thought about it for a while, then softened his tone, and said, "Well, when spring comes to hold flower viewing banquets in various prefectures, you should go out and walk around more often. If you think there is a suitable one, make a list for me, and then I will personally Come to the door and tell Yao Er's marriage to be finalized before I leave!"

After a pause, he changed his mind again and said, "Forget it, you can send me a message to Rong Guogong, and Benhou will go directly to discuss with the two uncles."

The Mu Family of the Rongguo Duke's Mansion is the natal family of the old lady Zhenyuan Hou, and also the natal home of the original wife of Ning Hansong.

However, Ning Hansong's original wife is the daughter of Mu Detao, the second master of Rongguo Duke's mansion, and the current Rongguo Duke is Mu Kui, the eldest brother of Rongguo Duke Mu Detao.

Grandpa Mu Kui has been in poor health. He used to take a post in the Ministry of War, but now he has been begging for bones to rest at home. The second master Mu Tao was the governor of the five cities before he retired due to injury, and he failed to inherit the title of Duke. But when he was young, he made a lot of military achievements in fighting the Tartars, and was proclaimed the Great General of the Zhu Kingdom by the emperor. Although the two brothers have no real power in their hands now, they still have a detached position in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The relationship between the old brothers in the government has always been very good, and their wives and sisters-in-law are also relatively harmonious, without any conflicts.

The reason why Ning Yueyao is so self-willed is not only because the old lady of Hou's mansion dotes on her, but also the two old ladies of her maternal ancestral home, the Rongguo Duke's mansion dote on her very much.

Ning Hansong's current stepwife Wang is only the daughter of a fourth-rank doctor's family, so she doesn't dare to control Ning Yueyao at all. As long as she speaks a little louder to Ning Yueyao, the old lady of the Hou's mansion and the two old men of the Duke's mansion People, the three old ladies together can torture her half to death.

Hou Ye is another shopkeeper who doesn't care about everything when he arrives in the frontier, and Wang Shi is really a poor daughter-in-law struggling to survive in the cracks.

A few days later, Ning Hansong went to Duke Rong's mansion to find his eldest uncle and second uncle, and talked about Ning Yueyao.

The two old men Mu are already gray-haired old men, and they all smacked their lips when they heard the news.

Nineteen years old and still not willing to marry, that's true, where do I go!
The second master Mu Tao sighed: "It's all because of my old lady who got used to her."

Ning Hansong waved his hand: "Second Uncle, please don't say that. Second Aunt loves this child so much that he lost his mother early, and it should be. Thanks to the care of Second Aunt and First Aunt these years. It's all my fault, yes I didn't discipline my children well."

Grandpa Mu Kui stroked his beard and frowned, and asked tentatively, "How about choosing a child for Yao'er at our house?"

Ning Hansong quickly bowed to his uncle, and said very embarrassedly: "To tell you the truth, this is what my nephew meant."

The second master Mu Tao also stroked his beard, hummed in approval, and said with a smile: "My family is more reliable, and I'm not afraid that Yao'er will be bullied."

Grandpa Mu Kui said: "In this case, Han Song, do you have a child you like? It's a pity that the eldest son of the eldest son got married four years ago. If we can make an appointment early, he will match Yao'er."

When Ning Hansong heard this, he was even more embarrassed.

At that time, Rong Guogong often revealed the idea of ​​letting Ning Yueyao marry into the Mu family. Unfortunately, at that time, the old lady in the family only wanted to let Yaoer marry Su Wang's son Li Zhao, and the two wives of Rong Guogong's mansion were also happy to see As a result, Ning Hansong himself thought it was that good.

At that time, the answer given by Su Wang's mansion was that the two children were still young, so there was no rush, and the decision would depend on the children's wishes.He should have thought of it at that time, in fact, Su Wangfu should already have other candidates for the crown prince, and they themselves took it for granted.

Ning Hansong sighed: "I knew it earlier, it would be better not to send her to the palace as a companion."

The father-in-law Mu Kui was more open-minded, patted his nephew on the shoulder, and said: "I won't talk about it now. Let me think about it just now. How about A Lei, the third eldest son of the family? Although he is from a concubine, our family He is the most promising among the juniors. He has been in the army all these years, his marriage has been delayed, and his age is suitable."

The second master Mu Tao nodded: "That kid is really good! Come and see him when he comes back from the barracks next month. You must like Han Song when you see him. Although he is a concubine, he is really promising, but he has a very good temper. Simple and honest, he is tolerant and handsome."

Ning Hansong bowed his hands to the two uncles: "Thank you two uncles for your trouble! Yao'er is self-willed, and she really wants to find a boy who can tolerate her. It doesn't matter if he is a concubine, as long as he is motivated, I can promote him in the future .”

Mu Kui and Mu Tao, two old men, stroked their beards and laughed together after hearing this.

Half a month later, Ning Hansong went to the mansion to meet the child named Mu Lei, and he was really satisfied.

The young man is in his twenties this year. He is tall and big, with a good appearance and firm eyes.Ning Hansong tried his skills, but was almost beaten to the ground by this kid. Mu Lei was born with supernatural power, coupled with hard training, his martial arts attainments were extremely high.Lord Ning laughed happily and praised Mu Lei as a genius.

Afterwards, he took Mu Lei's Art of War exam. Not only did the boy answer the questions fluently, but he also had his own ideas.

I also heard that the child has not received a house so far. He is not in the military camp on weekdays, but studies and practices martial arts at home. He has never even visited a brothel. Ning Hansong wished he could call his son-in-law on the spot.

Sure enough, the two uncles were really kind to Yao'er.

Where can I find such a good boy?
Isn't he a better match than Li Zhao?

Ning Hansong went home happily and told his mother and wife Wang about it.

Wang certainly has no objection, she wished to throw out Ning Yueyao, a hot potato, as soon as possible. She has suffered a lot of grievances for this stepdaughter all these years.

The old lady was dissatisfied because her elder brother and younger brother actually chose a concubine for Ning Yueyao.

Ning Hansong explained patiently: "Mother, you can't look at it that way. Anyway, the eldest son of the eldest son of the Duke's family has already married. What difference can the rest of the children make? We still have to pick the best! Isn't there a son here? As long as he's a promising kid, are you afraid that your son won't be able to promote him into a young and promising general?"

The old lady sighed: "That also wronged my Yao'er! This child is worthy of being a descendant of a dragon and a phoenix!"

Ning Hansong waved his hands again and again: "Mother, don't think about it anymore. There is already a concubine in Su Wang's residence."

The old lady said unwillingly: "But I see that the concubine daughter of the Song family can't compare to my Yao'er. I just don't understand what the son-in-law thinks! Zhao'er, why can't he see it? Fell into my Yaoer?" The old lady seemed to be about to cry as she spoke.

"Mother!" Ning Hansong raised his voice, wanting to wake up the old woman who was still dreaming: "If you say such things again, you will lure Yao'er to be a concubine for someone else!"

"It's not that the old man sees that his son-in-law is a good-natured..." The old lady hesitated to speak, grabbing the skirt of her heart and said with heartache: "A girl like our Yao'er should be honored for a lifetime. You call her now Why do you have the heart to marry a concubine! Is it because Wenxin is dead, you don’t care about the child she gave you? You don’t care that my old lady cares!”

"Mother, mother, my old lady!" Ning Hansong was so frantic that he was about to pull his beard, "Mother! When did my son stop caring about Wenxin's child? The son just cared about her, so he took so much trouble to think about her. My son has personally come to find someone for her, and you still said that I don't care about her, mother, you are punishing your son!"

The old lady wept with her handkerchief, and then she began to recall her virtuous and noble niece: "What a kind-hearted child, she gave birth to a son in the first year after marrying you, and spent ten years working hard to manage the family business and accompany you My aunt gave birth to four sons for you and brought them up one by one. She was 37 back then and she was pregnant with Yueyao. She gave birth to you at the age of 38 and she went because of her poor health. Even if you are now Marrying someone else as a daughter-in-law, and losing her in your heart, you have to think about her hard work! You are sorry for her, you are sorry for her! Woooooo..."

Mrs. Wang, who had been married for many years and had only given birth to a daughter, bowed her head beside her, her hands tightly clutching the handkerchief, her knuckles turned white.

"Mother... hey!" Ning Hansong was at his wit's end, he turned his head and said to the attendant beside him, "Go and fetch Benhou's riding whip."

The old lady was still babbling about Ning Hansong's original wife, Mu Wenxin. After a while, the horsewhip was brought. Ning Hansong stuffed the horsewhip into his mother's hand, knelt down in front of her, and said, "Since Mother feels that her son is sorry for Wen Xin, why don't you beat me up to vent your anger?"

The old lady held her mouth shut, and said nothing again in an aggrieved manner.

Ning Hansong sighed, as an old lady, she was spoiled and spoiled all her life by her long-dead father.The old lady has to be strong and self-willed in her life.

She, Empress Xu, Concubine Meng Shu, Concubine Chen Gui, and several old concubines who had been wiped out were all handkerchiefs back then, and the old lady even went to the palace to choose the prince concubine.She always felt that she almost became the current queen.

It's a pity that later the emperor chose Miss Xu's family to be His Majesty's concubine, and her father didn't want her to be a side concubine, so now that she enters the palace, she actually has to kneel to that idiot Meng Jinqiu. Seeing Concubine Meng Shu's arrogant look, Gong felt annoyed.

Now, she has passed on this resentment in her heart to her favorite granddaughter.

The marriage between Zhenbei Hou's Mansion and Rongguo Duke's Mansion was finalized very quickly. Before the three old ladies even had time to object, Ning Hansong quickly exchanged the Geng Post with the two uncles. up.

When the two old ladies in the Duke's mansion knew about it, it was when the Duke and the Second Master asked them to prepare the dowry.

At the same time, Ning Yueyao was busy attending various flower viewing feasts.

Song Qingyue was not in the capital this year, which made her feel relieved for no reason.

With Song Qingyue around, it was inevitable that she would have to compare with her.

At the birthday banquet of Princess Su Wang Shizi last July, Song Qingyue really shocked her.

Song Qingyue is much better than what she knew before, both in appearance and demeanor.

After that birthday banquet, Song Qingyue's waist-tucking skirts and the practice of hanging ornaments on the waist quietly became popular among the noble ladies in the capital.

Even her hairstyle, jewelry, and the big butter cake at the birthday party, as well as the various fruit juices in goblets, are all imitated.

It's really reconciled and there is nowhere to vent your anger.

But cousin Li Zhao is not in the capital either, so he went to the northwest with that vixen!
Ning Yueyao felt lonely on the one hand, but on the other hand thought, it would be great if her uncle, His Royal Highness King Su, would allow her to come in and be a side concubine.Just like that Tartar princess, wouldn't it be enough to just carry her in the door?
She always felt that her cousin loved her and didn't want her to be a concubine, so he rejected her.But if she really came in, how could my cousin not love her?Maybe because he felt that she was wronged, why should he treat her better?
She thought so, on March [-]th, at a flower viewing banquet by chance, she met Feng Xueru and Feng Xuelan. engagement!"

Ning Yueyao stood there blankly: "You, what are you talking about?"

Feng Xueru covered her sneer with a round fan, pretending to be surprised and said: "Ah, why, you don't know yet? You are engaged to Mu Yufu, the third elder brother from a concubine! What's the matter, Miss Ning, you don't know about the marriage that the government asked for?"

Feng Xuelan took her sister's hand, and said with almost the same expression and tone, "Although that Mr. Mu San is a concubine, he is a real young talent! He was the champion of martial arts three years ago. I heard that Even if he looks good and is very brave, Miss Ning has never seen him before?"

Feng Xueru tutted her head and shook her head: "Sister, don't talk about it. The Ning family is a century-old family. Miss Ning is a well-behaved girl. With the orders of her parents and the words of the matchmaker, how can she meet a stranger at will."

Feng Xuelan was surprised and said: "Hey, so that's the case! I saw the second girl Ning always mentioning her cousin, and those who didn't know thought it was Brother Qing. I thought she was definitely going to marry Su Wang's son. .So I made a mistake."

The two sisters are the same as talking about cross talk, you talk to each other, watching the excitement is not a big deal.

Ning Yueyao's face smelled so bad right now, but she was also sharp-tongued, and sneered, "I don't know when you two became the dogs of Prince Su and Princess Concubine. What, The master is not at home, so let you out to bite people?"

Feng Xueru laughed calmly and calmly: "Look at what my sister said! This is really ugly. If you don't know it, you think it's some kind of shrew from a small family who is cursing the street. Our sisters just like to watch the excitement, here's to you Congratulations, it's fine if you don't appreciate it, let's go, sister, and see how Miss Ning is dissatisfied with that Mr. Mu!"

Feng Xuelan laughed and said, "I think it's best for her to go to the imperial physician to order some medicine pills called Qinghuo to eat, so she'll be blind. Hahahaha!"

"Hey, look, Miss Ning is gone!"

"Why are you going? There will be refreshments later."

……

Ning Yueyao went home and had a big fight with her father, which made Lord Ning so angry that she was locked in the room and grounded.

She yelled like crazy, smashed the porcelain ornaments in the room, scolded her father for not remembering her mother, scolded her father for being a heartless man who wanted to marry his only legitimate daughter to a The concubine gave birth to a son.

Lord Ning stroked his forehead, and the blue veins on his forehead twitched.

I also wanted to arrange for Yao'er to meet Mu Lei, so let's forget it, don't scare away the good son-in-law.

After she got married, she naturally felt at ease.

"Master Hou, Lord Hou!" Outside the door, a little maid came in hurriedly and knelt down, "Miss poured out all the food that was sent, and didn't eat a single bite."

Ning Hansong slapped the table and said angrily: "Don't eat it if you smash it! She's been starving for three days, I'll see if she eats!"

It's a pity that Ning Yueyao didn't go hungry for three days, so the old lady rushed over with distress.

He beat and scolded the maids around Ning Yueyao, put his arms around Ning Yueyao, the grandparents and grandchildren hugged each other and cried, and blamed Lord Ning Hou.

Ning Hansong was angry and impatient, with blisters on the corners of his mouth, Wang Shi watched coldly from the side, hugged his two-year-old daughter and secretly laughed, and didn't even bother to talk to Lord Ning.

She was holding her daughter in the house and telling her a story: "Wan'er, mother will tell you a story. Once upon a time, there was an old lady who wanted to marry a prince and grandson, but unfortunately she couldn't choose. A husband died early. She complained, complaining that it would have been nice if she could be accused of marrying as a concubine or side concubine in the past. Later, she married both of her daughters to the prince, which was not enough, she also If you want your granddaughter to marry the emperor’s grandson, if you can’t, tell her that it’s okay to be a concubine in the past. Look at those women in the palace, they are very beautiful, don’t they? So later, her granddaughter wanted to be a man A concubine, crying and shouting to be a concubine for others. A dignified daughter, to be a concubine for others, do you think this is retribution?"

"Yue Wan, this story is called self-sufficiency, the sins I made will come back to me in the future, the burden I provoked, I have to bear it with gritted teeth, you know?"

Ning Yuewan, who was only two years old, looked at her mother with big clear and innocent eyes blinking.

Mrs. Wang smiled, and didn't care whether she understood or not, and suddenly thought of a good idea, so she invited her own nanny and whispered it in her ear for a while.

The nanny was startled at first, then persuaded hesitantly: "Ma'am, if Lord Hou finds out about this..."

Wang snorted coldly: "What are you afraid of? You didn't hear what the old lady said to Ning Yueyao. At that time, Lord Hou will definitely think that his mother did it. After all, the old lady's regrets in this life are not She just failed to enter the palace to become a concubine. She married both of her daughters to the prince, and now even her granddaughter is not spared. Hmph, just wait and see, sooner or later, the daughter of the Ning family will be killed by her."

(End of this chapter)