Concubine like a house

Chapter 80
Only three months after this incident, there was a news spread in Quzhou that Marquis Lixin's mansion had hired Xie's family and was about to marry his daughter Xie Badan as his wife.At this point, Ye Yingfei suddenly realized that she was being tricked, and after inquiring, she found out that the Nanxi royal family did not ask Xie Badan to be the crown prince's main concubine, but a side concubine!

What made Ye Yingfei even more angry was that the news of the Ye family's refusal to propose marriage to the Marquis of Lixin spread like wildfire, and gradually spread throughout the north and south. After hearing about it, several big families were afraid of offending the Yun family, so no one dared to propose marriage to the Ye family. .Ye Yingfei thought of the status of the Marquis of Lixin, and also thought that Xie Badan had become the wife of the eldest son, and she was no longer interested in the sons of other aristocratic families—she didn't want to marry worse than Xie Badan!
At the end of that year, the old emperor Nanxi died of illness, and the crown prince Nie Jingxuan ascended the throne and announced that Mingzhen, the daughter of the Liming family, was the queen.In the second year, Emperor Nie issued an order for a draft and opened the gates of the harem.Seeing that Ye Yingfei was not cared about in her boudoir, and the title of "No. [-] Lady in Quzhou" was handed over to Xie Badan, Ye's father had no choice but to send his daughter into the palace as a concubine.

For so many years, Ye Yingfei has been brooding on her heart, and every time she mentions the Yun family and the Xie family, she also looks resentful.She didn't know how happy she was when she heard that Yun Li passed away and Xie Badan became a widow.Later, when Xie Badan became the head mistress of the Yun family, she was unhappy again, she felt that she was just an unknown noble concubine, and Xie Badan was already famous all over the world.

Therefore, in Ye Yingfei's heart, Xie Butan is the first enemy, and Empress Mingzhen is the second.Ye Yingfei held back this matter for more than ten years, and when she saw that her two sons had grown up to be governors, she complained all over her head.Moreover, after she said it once, she couldn't hold back anymore, and would mention it from time to time, so tired that the two princes always had to comfort her.

Therefore, King Mu could well understand Nie Peixiao's helplessness.After listening to it for so many years, the brothers are already tired of listening to it.Mu Wang felt helpless and funny: "Mrs. Xie Tai has been a widow for many years, and her only son Yunci died young. Now the status of Yunfu is not as good as before, and I will definitely restrain her in the future. Is the mother concubine still not relieved?" "Seventh Brother Think about it, Mrs. Xie has fallen to this point, and the mother and concubine are still hard to let go, which shows how ruthless this old woman is." Nie Peixiao said contemptuously, "Back then, Xie Badan was young, so he could put his mother and concubine together and marry himself. Go to Lixinhou's mansion. Now this Mrs. Chuxiu was trained by her alone, she must have got the true biography, and she has a lot of scheming."

How could Nie Peixiao not be annoyed that Xie Badan obstructed his mother's and concubine's marriage back then, and now he is obstructing his marriage in Xiuxiu?The more he thought about it, the more frustrated he became, his noble and handsome face was full of annoyance, and he said to Mu Wang: "Seventh brother, can you find an excuse to let Mrs. Chuxiu come again. I think I will meet her .”

"Oh? Do you really want to see her?" Mu Wang raised his eyebrows, and the expression in his phoenix eyes was indistinguishable. "Yes. I want to see what kind of woman she is." Nie Peixiao made no secret of her contempt, "She is a maid, I heard that Shen Yu gave it to Yunci, but she turned into Li Xinhou's widow. In the end, the posthumous child was also conceived... Brother Seven, don't you think this is strange? Maybe she wasn't pregnant in the first place, it was just a false pregnancy for the superior."

"Why do you guess that she is a fake pregnancy?" Mu Wang asked again. "Is there still such a thing in the palace? It's not uncommon for fake pregnancies to compete for favor." Nie Peixiao shook her head, "It is said that the most poisonous women's hearts, if this woman counts, men are far behind. As a last resort, I will never establish a concubine, but only raise concubines."

Hearing this, King Mu laughed and joked, "Who is that who kept saying that he would not establish a concubine, turned around and asked Miss Yun to marry? For this, he was reprimanded by his concubine mother? If you don't explain clearly about today's matter, I won't let you quiet."

"This..." Nie Peixiao laughed dryly and began to think carefully.Want to tell the truth?Said that he fell in love with a woman he had never met because of the sound of a piano?However, now that Yun Xiangrong is married, he doesn't want to ruin her reputation, so Nie Peixiao made up her mind not to say: "Brother Seven, just make things difficult for me, I have nothing to say tonight .Don't ask me about this again."

Seeing that he was unwilling to answer, and did not insist on asking, King Mu smiled and changed the subject: "Everyone knows that you have three major hobbies, and 'fine wine' is one of them. If I get you drunk tonight, it's not a problem , isn’t this what you want? I won’t make you what you want!” Hearing this, Nie Peixiao laughed loudly: “It’s still Seventh Brother who understands me!” Two years ago, he had On the Internet, he openly stated that he has three major hobbies, and he also carefully arranged the order, putting the temperament first.Later someone asked what was the number "war" in his heart, and he replied at the time: "It is second only to marriage!"

Since then, it has been spread in the city of Jingzhou that Nie Peixiao, the king of Chengjun, has three hobbies: music, fine wine, and beauties; and two things he hates: marriage and war.

Thinking of this, Nie Peixiao smiled at King Mu again: "Actually, tonight, we should work hard to get each other drunk. If I get you drunk, it's my younger brother's congratulations to my elder brother; you can set me up only after you get me drunk." Tell me what I say, and you will know why I want to marry Yun Xiangrong."

"That's a good idea." Mu Wang agreed and smiled.Nie Peixiao said again: "It is better to hit the sun than to choose a day, or invite Mrs. Chuxiu tonight? I am a county king who came to Fangzhou openly, and I am not qualified to let her come forward?" "What do you say to Mrs. Chuxiu So interested?" King Mu saw that he mentioned Chuxiu repeatedly, although his tone was not good, but he was very eager to see him. "Isn't the world rumoring that she killed a lot of people? Now a widow in Yunfu, this woman seems to be very capable, and I want to see her." Nie Peixiao said frankly, "I am really curious about her." Mu Wang Hearing this, she couldn't let Nie Peixiao see Chuxiu, for fear that something might happen again.His ninth younger brother has been spoiled since he was a child, and the prince has a very violent temper. Although he is loyal to his brother, if he gets annoyed, he dares to say anything and do anything.

Thinking of this, King Mu made up his mind to refuse, not to mention that Chuxiu was unwilling to show his face: "Actually, when Mrs. Chuxiu came to the door just now, I invited her to dinner tonight. She said she is a widow, so it is not convenient When I saw a guest, I declined."

Hearing this, Nie Peixiao felt very uncomfortable: "Is there anything that you can't show your face? She is the head mother of the Yun family. Doesn't she show her face too often?" Nie Peixiao said with dissatisfaction.

King Mu frowned slightly when he heard this, and he couldn't help explaining for Chuxiu: "Although she is the mistress of the house, she usually only sees members of the Yun clan and slaves in the mansion, and she rarely does things in public. What do you say It's biased."

Mu Wang's explanation, on the contrary, aroused Nie Peixiao's surprise: "Seventh brother can speak for her?" Mu Wang saw that Nie Peixiao's misunderstanding of Chuxiu was getting deeper and deeper, and he remembered the song "Zhu Xian Duan" , can not help but feel more emotional.Although he didn't want the two to get involved, the Yun family was the number one family in the north and south after all, and he didn't want Nie Peixiao to form an enmity with it and cause more trouble.

"Actually, you misunderstood. I spread the bad reputation of Madam Chuxiu. One is to divert attention; the other is to teach her a lesson." Mu Wang said, hoping to make Nie Peixiao have a better opinion of Chuxiu. changed.

"You passed on her bad reputation?" Nie Peixiao was even more surprised. "En." Mu Wang nodded.

"This is strange. You said that you want to divert attention. I can understand what you mean. You are afraid that the world will stare at you and the fourth child, and then you will see something... But where did you 'teach' Mrs. Chuxiu?" Speaking of which? Isn't she our ally?" Nie Peixiao asked puzzled.

King Mu explained the whole story of Shen Yu's escape, and finally said: "Therefore, I suspect that the marriage between Yun Xiangrong and Shen Yu was facilitated by Mrs. Chuxiu. The purpose is to protect Shen Yu after my affairs are completed. Give me a life."

So that's the case... Nie Peixiao couldn't help pondering after hearing this, wondering what she thought about Chuxiu.It must be known that there are very few people in this world who dare to plot against his seventh brother behind his back, especially women.Judging from this incident alone, this Mrs. Chuxiu is indeed courageous and insightful.

Besides, it sounds like she was very kind to Shen Yu, and she was willing to risk her life to help him escape.Nie Peixiao himself has some friendship with Shen Yu, but he thinks he can't do this step, let alone Mrs. Chuxiu is a girl.

Thinking of this, Nie Peixiao couldn't help but look at Chuxiu differently.And it was Yun Xiangrong who made him look at him differently.Knowing that Shen Yu was doomed, Yun Xiangrong was still willing to marry Shen Yu... It is really a pity that such a woman has no chance with him.Nie Peixiao couldn't help sighing.

"After Seventh Brother said this, my impression of Mrs. Chuxiu has changed a bit. But she has a lot of scheming, which must be true, otherwise she would not be able to be the head of the house." Nie Peixiao commented on Chuxiu.He grew up in the palace since he was a child, and he has already seen through women's scheming.

"Ms. Chuxiu is indeed far-sighted. As for scheming, which woman doesn't have it?" Mu Wang shook his head and sighed softly, "Even Luan Su has it, so why talk about her."

(End of this chapter)