Phoenix Fight: The First Concubine

Chapter 16 Sister Wei's Marriage
Murong Wei's eyes flashed, and her expression became firm.

She knew that since she came to this world, she was powerless to change the secular norms, so she could only live more freely according to the rules of the game.But many things, she decided, she will not give up.

Murong Wei stepped forward, held Aunt Zhou's hand with concern, and gently stroked her back: "Auntie's complexion is not very good, you should take a good rest."

Aunt Zhou was about to speak when she suddenly felt a numbness on her back, and her eyes suddenly went dark.

"Auntie, what's the matter with you, Auntie?" Mother Du stepped forward to help Auntie Zhou in panic, and Murong Wei also turned pale: "Come here, hurry up and ask for a doctor!"

While speaking, she silently withdrew her hand from Aunt Zhou's back, and anxiously helped Mother Du help Aunt Zhou to lie down on the kang by the window.

Outside, the two maidservants Chunlian and Xialian hurried in to serve, and Mother Du sent someone to invite the doctor.

In fact, Aunt Zhou woke up in just a moment, and Madam Du hurriedly supported her to lean on the big ginger pillow, "How is Auntie feeling?"

"Why did I suddenly faint? I just...maybe I'm tired?" Aunt Zhou was a little puzzled. Seeing her daughter's anxious face, she comforted her: "Miss San, I'm fine. I probably just didn't sleep well last night."

"Auntie, lie down quickly, the doctor will come soon." Murong Wei ordered, and Xia Lian hurried out, and after a while, she was carrying a red lacquer plate with peony flowers on it, and a small bowl of sweet white porcelain, red dates and longan Soup, a hosta silver spoon.

"Auntie, have a drink." Murong Wei took the bowl and wanted to feed her, but Aunt Zhou refused, "Miss San, I'm fine, come by yourself."

She really didn't feel anything about herself, she drank more than half a bowl of red dates and longan soup, and her face became even more rosy.

At this moment, a little maid outside asked through the curtain: "Auntie, the doctor is here!"

Chun Lian and Xia Lian hastily raised the fan and set up the curtain, Murong Wei also hid behind the screen.

From the gap in the screen, I saw a man in his 50s, dressed in blue silk, with a gray beard and piercing eyes, followed by a seven or eight-year-old boy with a medicine box on his back.

Murong Wei nodded inwardly, the doctor that the third uncle found looked decent.

The doctor took the pulse and frowned, "Spleen deficiency, qi deficiency, uterine deficiency and body cold, it's not good, is this aunt taking medicine all the time?"

Mother Du was taken aback. What did the doctor mean?
Aunt Zhou couldn't hold back anymore, she glanced at Mama Du, and Mama Du sent out the maids immediately, and ordered her daughter-in-law to watch and not let anyone approach her.

"Sir, please also clarify that my aunt has indeed been taking medicine to regulate her body in recent years, but she has never been pregnant." Mother Du was a little anxious.

The doctor sighed, hesitated to speak, "Madam, I'd better invite someone else, I don't want to get involved in your family's affairs."

After all, he wanted to lift his leg and leave.

Mother Du hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, and a flash of inspiration flashed in her mind, "Sir, you can't go, don't you say that a doctor saves lives and heals the wounded, please help my wife." After saying that, she gave the doctor a silver coin.

Aunt Zhou was also startled, the doctor's words were implicated, as if she was not pregnant and related to the house's internal affairs, could it be...

The doctor was in trouble for a long time before he said: "There is nothing wrong with your body, but the incense in your room seems to be abnormal. This kind of medicine can cause infertility in women, but you have been taking the medicine, and the medicine has become infertile, otherwise you would have been infertile a long time ago." Already!"

Aunt Zhou suddenly felt like a thunderbolt from the blue sky, and it took a while to realize, and she started to cry: "So that's the case, sir, save me, can I still get pregnant?"

"As long as you don't smell the incense and prescribe some medicine, you'll be fine."

Mother Du was stunned for a long time before she realized it. She stepped forward to thank her, "Sir, is there anything wrong with this house?"

The doctor did his duty, searched around, and said: "There are some problems with those potted flowers."

Aunt Zhou spread out on the pillow with a dazed expression: "So that's how it is..."

Mother Du's expression turned ugly when she thought about the incense, so she gave a dozen taels of silver to the doctor for a prescription.

"Which house is this gentleman sitting in?"

"It's in Huichun Hall, my surname is Wang. It's just this matter..."

Mother Du was also a winking person, and immediately said: "This matter will never be leaked out, and I will ask Dr. Wang for a follow-up visit."

For a moment, he also ignored how he found the doctor so quickly.

After sending off Dr. Wang, Mother Du opened the fan and saw Murong Wei coming out. Only then did she remember that Miss San was still in the room, and her expression changed slightly.

Murong Wei looked at Aunt Zhou with an unexpectedly calm expression: "Auntie, this is the end of the matter, tell me first, who is responsible for changing the incense? Crying can't solve the problem."

Aunt Zhou was stunned, looking at her daughter's fixed gaze, suddenly her uneasy heart gradually calmed down.

Madam Du's expression became serious: "Third Miss, Chunlian is in charge of Auntie's clothes, jewelry, and inner storage... incense and other things are always kept in the inner storage. Xia Lian is in charge of cleaning and eating in the house."

Murong Wei sighed, Chunlian, isn't that the big maid who also went to Xiangguo Temple back then?
She was also the one who brought her the incense that day. She had guessed it back then, but today it was just confirmed.

"Chun Lian is 15 years old this year. It has been two years since she became a maidservant. What about before?"

Aunt Zhou's face turned pale, and she remembered what happened back then: "It was Lu Ge. At that time, I made the decision to match her with someone. The pond is gone..."

Murong Wei frowned, because Lu Ge knew something she shouldn't know, and she couldn't be a maid if she was married, so she was silenced.

Aunt Zhou was a little sad. She liked Chunge very much back then, and she was sad for a long time after she died, but she didn't expect it to be like this.

She whispered a few words in Aunt Zhou's ear.

Aunt Zhou frowned, and then opened the door for someone to come in.

Chun Lian and Xia Lian were called in by Madam Du, and Chun Lian asked with concern: "How is Auntie feeling? What does the doctor say?"

"It's nothing, but I still need to take medicine to recuperate." He coughed a few times, and frowned: "This is the incense of magnolia flowers. It's better to replace it with Milan flowers. I don't smell as good as that."

Chunlian narrowed her eyes, "Yes, Auntie, I'll change it right away."

Murong Wei saw a few maids tidy up the room, Chun Lian went for a while and then returned, Murong Wei smiled and said: "Let's see, why do you think the incense here is better than mine? I took it back and used it, and it feels like good."

Chun Lian smiled and handed over the incense, Murong Wei smelled it, her eyes were slightly cold, she went quickly, the one that sent her off last time was fine, but this time there is a problem with changing the room.

Aunt Zhou's eyes were a little sad, and Mother Du hurriedly asked Chun Lian to bring another tea, and changed the incense herself.

As soon as Chunlian left, the incense was left behind.Others were also sent away.

Mother Du sighed: "No wonder I always thought that the flowers bloomed well before."

"Mother Du, flowers don't last a hundred days, and people don't have a thousand days to be happy. Chunlian is sick, and the rules in the house can't stay if she's seriously ill. She's a child of the family, so let the manager put her in the Zhuangzi, and that's all. Love between master and servant." Murong Wei smiled slightly.

Madam Du stared at the young lady and nodded. It is not difficult to make a person sick... She knows better what to do so as not to show off.

"My aunt is not in good health, so I won't use the incense after a while. As for this prescription, I passed by a pharmacy a few days ago and bought some medicinal materials. I originally planned to give it to my aunt, but by the way, I will have someone give it to me later. Come here, I'll trouble Madam Du." She also read the prescription, except that the medicine was heavier, the others were about the same as she expected, which shows that this doctor has two brushes.

Aunt Zhou nodded and cried: "Miss San, Wei'er, you should go back first."

"Auntie, please take care of your health. Wei'er also hopes to have a younger brother and sister to accompany her. In the future, both mother and I will have someone to rely on." She comforted her mother.

Aunt Zhou felt all kinds of feelings in her heart for a while, including sadness, relief, and joy after the catastrophe.

She is not young anymore, she is strong as a mother, she can't go on like this, she has to be strong for her daughter.

Aunt Zhou nodded and looked at her lovingly, "Miss San has grown up."

Murong Wei was stunned for a moment, her eyes were red, she sat for a long time before leaving.

After leaving Yun Pavilion, Murong Wei looked at Lu'er, her face darkened: "Are there any rumors about me in the mansion?"

Lu'er hesitated for a moment before nodding: "Someone just talked about going to my uncle's house that day... That Mrs. Zhang is a talkative person, so it spread for some reason."

Murong Wei nodded, the eldest lady must have known about this, no wonder Aunt Zhou had such a strange expression today, she must have been scolded.

It doesn't matter if it spreads, it will make them think that she is at odds with her natal family, and maybe she won't stare at their mother and daughter like that again. If her mother is pregnant, no one will suspect that she has something to do with the Zhou family.

After returning back, Murong Wei asked Lu'er to pack medicine and go to Aunt Zhou's place. Within two days, she heard that Chun Lian was ill, some said it was a contagious disease, so the head manager sent someone to send her to a village in the suburbs of Beijing. .

At this moment, Murong Wei is picking up chestnut flour cake and eating it, "Sister, you should try it, I tried to make it with the method in the book, it tastes pretty good."

Murong Lan was wearing a lake green sleeved blouse with honeysuckle inlaid silk, a light green trousers, a light red thread-stitched skirt, and a tourmaline headband inlaid with southern pearls in her hair in a double-snail bun, which was dazzling.She smiled and picked up the cake and tasted it: "Hey, I don't know that Sanmei is also good at cooking. This chestnut flour cake is better than the one in the house."

Murong Wei smiled: "I'm just talking about it, the cook's skill is better. If my sister likes it, I'll write a recipe for you."

Murong Lan turned her gaze, "Okay. Among us sisters, the third sister is the one who is the most angry with me. No, Princess Qingli posted a post inviting us sisters to attend the Chrysanthemum Appreciation Party in Prince Jing's Mansion. I heard that the scale of this event is not small, Wang Hao is an elegant person, and the annual chrysanthemum appreciation meeting is very famous, and there are many famous chrysanthemums in their garden."

Murong Wei lowered her head, and said with some anxiety: "Little sister has never been there, I'm afraid I'll lose face."

"Didn't my sister be fine last time? Don't worry, with the sisters here, everything will be fine." Murong Lan smiled lightly, took her hand and asked her what she was doing recently and what books she was reading.

Murong Wei answered one by one, and when Murong Lan left, she suppressed her smile and looked at the post in her hand.

Autumn is crisp and clear, which is a good time to travel.

I'm going to a banquet in three days, so I have to make preparations.

Xiangtao said with a smile: "Girl, we still have to prepare clothes and jewelry, this time we can't be as casual as last time."

Lu'er did think of King Luo whom she met that day, but seeing that her young lady was still as usual since that day, she seemed to have overthought.

Will he meet King Luo again this time around?

Lu'er thought of her young lady's age, so it was time to kiss her.

Qiufang came in with a thirteen or fourteen-year-old maid wearing Lu silk emerald gowns. The maid had almond eyes and peach cheeks. When she saw Murong Wei, she immediately fell to her knees: "Xiangyu, thank you, miss!"

"Xiangyu, is your father recovering?"

Xiangyu kowtowed gratefully: "If the girl hadn't invited a doctor and given me medicine, the servant's father would not have recovered so quickly. Both father and mother asked the servant to thank the girl and serve the girl well in the future."

After finishing speaking, he handed over a gift box: "This is a little love from my father and mother to ask the slaves to give to the girl."

Murong Wei looked at it with a smile: "You are all served by my side. If you have any difficulties, you can tell me, and I will help if I can. You see, your father is sick and you are not here. I am not losing my strength." Is it?"

Xiangyu's eyes were red: "Slave..."

"Okay, get up, come back just in time, bring a few little maids and change the curtains into curtains."

Xiangyu got up quickly, walked outside quickly, called the little maids, and replaced the fine Gebu summer curtains at several doors with autumn curtains.

Lu'er sighed in her heart, it is a blessing to be with such a master, the girl is really kind.

Murong Wei dug out the Daqin Mountains and Seas Map and looked at it carefully, Xiangtao came in with a blue and white porcelain flower figure flower from the outside, and the red hibiscus was inserted in it, blooming wantonly.

Murong Wei sat on the kang by the window, begonias were in full bloom outside the window, the sky was high and vast, and in the small courtyard, there were two seven or eight-year-old girls squatting at the door and playing with sandbags, the years were quiet and peaceful.

Murong Wei was in a daze for a moment, as if she hadn't had such a leisurely time for a long time. She had been spending the last days in the hospital in her previous life, with only white walls, monotonous colors, and a desperate mood.

How can she not be confused when she comes to this world, but she can't stop, she doesn't want to do anything, she just wants to live freely and comfortably, but if she wants to live freely in this hierarchical place, how can she not work hard.

Even now, she never relaxes in her heart. If she doesn't leave Murong's house for a day, her fate cannot be controlled by herself.

Murong Wei read the book for a while, then took an embroidery stretcher to practice embroidery.

Anything can only be done step by step, and it's useless to get angry in a hurry.

"My lord, look at this, it really makes me feel ashamed and disturbed. A child is ignorant. I have asked my third brother to shut her up at home to think about her mistakes and learn the rules." Zhou Fengyan sighed.

Master Murong had also heard some rumors, but after all, it was a child quarreling, so could he really take it seriously? Since Zhou Fengyan took the initiative to apologize, he naturally wouldn't say anything.

"Ziyan doesn't have to be like this. After all, he's just a child. It's fine when he grows up."

Zhou Fengyan saw that he was not displeased. Thinking about the recent court, he knew that he didn't care about such trivial matters. After talking about the recent government affairs, the topic suddenly changed to his eldest son Zhou Che.

"Brother Che is not young anymore, I thought that he and Sister Wei are cousins, if we can be together in the future, I can also take care of her, so I have the audacity to come here and want to ask Miss San to be a wife for Brother Che. "

Master Murong was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect that he came to sniff.

He thought of Zhou Che, whom he had met a few times before, who was well-mannered and talented.Moreover, he has already won the Juren exam, and he is waiting for the Jinshi examination next spring. Even his eldest son is going to take the Juren examination this autumn, and he failed the exam last time. I don't know how this time.

Although the Zhou family is not a great family, the choice of this son-in-law is indeed not bad. After all, sister Wei is a concubine, and the two brothers of the Zhou family are cautious people, so they will not fall into disputes between the court and China.

Master Murong thought about it for a while, and suddenly felt that this marriage is indeed a good one, but this matter needs to be discussed again.

"Ziyan, I have to think about this matter a little bit more."

Seeing that he didn't refuse, Zhou Fengyan knew that there was probably something going on, so he agreed with a smile.

When Master Murong mentioned this matter to his wife at night, the eldest lady frowned: "What does he mean by the Zhou family? He bullied the daughter of the Murong family and wants to pay a gift to marry her back?"

The old man turned cold: "How did you say that? I think Zhou Checai has a good character. Wei'er is his cousin, and she will be closer than other families when she marries."

The eldest lady snorted, she had always disliked Aunt Zhou.No royal family wishes to have a concubine with a good family background by their side. After all, they are educated differently and have the support of their natal family. The children born are likely to threaten the status of the legitimate children.

She didn't want to find a good match for Murong Wei at all, the better Zhou Che was, the more she didn't want to agree to this marriage.

"Master, I just think that Wei'er can still pick people well. There are so many people in the capital who are well-matched to our family. How can we find a suitable one? Although the Zhou family is good, but Wei'er has a bad relationship with his family, it may not be good. If you are willing to marry in the past, if you are reluctant, how will you live in the future?"

Master Murong was sullen.

The eldest lady looked at his expression and said: "Let's take another look, anyway, there is no rush, the second sister is still undecided, no matter how old and young are ordered."

Master Murong remembered about his second daughter: "You should also choose a good marriage for your second sister."

The next morning, Murong Weimao woke up, went to the clean room to wash up, and sat in front of the black sandalwood carving table. Lu'er was combing her hair, neatly tied a peach heart bun, and chose a rice grain big pearl apron. Jade Tiaoxin got up, with two hosta sticks inserted on the left, black eyebrows like willows, pink face and peach cheeks.

I chose a pair of red gold chrysanthemum earrings, and I wore a white silk shirt, a rose green pair of skirts with engraved silk makeup, and a light yellow skirt with plum, bamboo and lanthanum twined with flowers.The human skin in the mirror is more radiant than snow, and a pair of eyes are black and dazzling, like a flower that has just bloomed.

Qiufang brought a tray of red lacquered crabapple flowers, put down the sweet white porcelain bowls and plates, and seeing Murong Wei's appearance, she couldn't help saying: "Miss, why don't you wear your scarlet begonia skirt? Back to Fangge to do it."

Murong Wei sat down on the chair in front of the table, took a crispy roll and ate it: "It's just for the banquet." She didn't intend to dress too grandly, let alone show off.

Murong Wei had just taken a sip of porridge when she suddenly stopped, her eyes shot at Qiu Fang like a sharp sword.

"Miss, what's the matter?" Qiu Fang was startled by that look.

Murong Wei's hand holding the silver spoon suddenly tightened, the anger in her heart erupted like a volcano, and she laughed out of anger.

Renshan was bullied, she didn't do anything, but others refused to let her go, and even drugged her!
Ever since she came to this world, Murong Wei has been patient, but she doesn't want to act rashly before she understands the relationship between people.It's a pity that people are harmless, but tigers hurt people's hearts. She has no intention of harming others, but someone always grabs her.

Suddenly, Murong Wei regained her composure, and pushed the porridge aside: "This porridge with preserved egg and lean meat is salty, so I won't eat it. Qiu Fang, make me a pot of tea."

Qiu Fang only felt that the needle-like gaze just now seemed to be just her dazzled eyes, and the panic in her heart just now faded away.

She went to the main hall and poured boiling water from the wooden thermos to make tea, and through the beaded curtain she saw that the young lady was eating breakfast slowly.

After a while, Qiu Fang brought tea.

Murong Wei took a sip and put it down, but her eyes were not as gentle as before, there was a hidden disappointment and alienation.

It's not the kitchen's problem, it's Qiu Fang's fault.

She had given her a chance, and she was the one who hit her again and again.

Xiangguo Temple, now.

She and Chunlian cooperated tacitly and hid it well. Chunlian left, but she didn't seem to be alert.

The corner of Murong Wei's mouth raised: "Qiu Fang's tea is getting better and better."

Qiu Fang narrowed her eyes: "Miss, the award is too high, but the craftsmanship of the servant is still not as good as that of Sister Lu'er."

Murong Wei felt cold in her heart, this drug is just common, it has no special function, it just makes people lose their spirits and make them drowsy.With the effect of the medicine, I am afraid I will pass out.

Today is the day of the Chrysanthemum Appreciation Party in Prince Jing's Mansion.

Who would do this, Mrs. Murong Lan?
Nothing beats it.

The only ones who can instruct Qiu Fang are their mother and daughter, and Murong Lan has long held grudges against her because of Feng Yu. The eldest lady is very busy, and only Murong Lan has the leisure to deal with her and complete the plan.

No wonder they pretend to be so affectionate these days, the drama of sisterhood is better than that of actors.

Murong Wei took a deep breath. If she suddenly passed out in Prince Jing's Mansion, and her good sister said something about her poor health, in front of those famous ladies and ladies in the capital, the three of them would become tigers. It was false and it became true.

Whoever is willing to marry a sick, motionless and fainting woman as a daughter-in-law, those wives will naturally abandon her.

If she was just an ordinary woman who hadn't been a doctor since elementary school, how could she be aware of it, and she would definitely be tricked.

Killing without blood, eldest sister, you are really ruthless!
But I'm not a piece of dough, anyone can knead it if they want, since you're unkind, don't blame me for being unrighteous, if you don't show me some color, you really want to treat me, Murong Wei, as a sick cat!

"Qiufang, go and call Yuegu, I have something to look for her." She ordered lightly, and Qiufang immediately withdrew.

She pushed Lu'er away again, and when there was no one else, she directly took the tea to the clean room and poured it over.

When Qiu Fang and Yue Gu came in, she glanced at the empty tea, took a step back quietly, and looked at Murong Wei with complicated eyes.

"Guy Yue, is the peacock thread ready?" It's time to make the most of it.

"Girl, I finished it last night. If you want it, I'll bring it here now." Aunt Yue said with a smile, "And just now I saw some crabs from the big kitchen. here."

The fourth master is her fourth uncle, the concubine son of the old man Murong, who is an official in Nanjing.

"Autumn crabs are getting fat." Murong Wei smiled, "I don't like this, you take it to the second sister, I remember she likes it. Just bring the silk thread to me when I come back. Yuegu, I remembered something last night. Ways to make desserts, make pumpkin jelly, peanut butter pie..."

She said to Yuegu in detail, "You go to the small kitchen later and make it yourself. I want to try it when I come back. I like Yuegu's craftsmanship the most."

Aunt Yue smiled brighter, "Look at what the girl said, the servants will definitely do a good job, the girl has fun."

Murong Wei nodded, sneered in her heart, and let them know how powerful she was when she turned around.

Lu'er painted her pink lip balm, and wore a string of emeralds on her wrist, her gestures were elegant.

Lu'er served Murong Wei out of the ink garden, and went to the main room where the eldest lady lived to pay her respects.

It was still early, and the aunts had just invited An Zheng to leave. When Aunt Zhou saw her daughter, she glanced at her, then bowed her head and stopped talking.

Since that day, there has been less contact between the two.

Murong Wei owed a blessing to her body, entered the main hall, saw the blue brick and stone floor, the light can be seen, covered with scarlet carved flowers and birds carpet, hanging on the wall in front of her is a statue of Avalokitesvara, made of black sandalwood. There are three things about bottle stoves on the case table, and several ebony rose chairs are placed in front of the case.Soft lavender curtains hung under the emerald-colored sea-patterned ceiling. On the kang by the window was a table with bonsai from an old kiln and some refreshments. The eldest lady was sitting on the kang with her side The eldest lady is talking.

"Elder Sister." Before Murong Wei could speak, a delicate girl rushed in at the door, who else could it be if it wasn't Murong Wan'er?

(End of this chapter)