Phoenix Fight: The First Concubine

Chapter 24
Murong Wei glanced away: "Why, do you still want Miss Ben to do it?"

The two women shuddered suddenly, and beat them without holding back.

Qiu Fang cried so loudly that her mouth was gagged by the maid, and she faltered and didn't speak.

Those maids and women seemed to be watching the fun at first, but they could no longer maintain their smiles after the end, and all of them were weak all over, looking at the beautiful third lady in panic, who was so kind on weekdays. It's so hard to start.

But after hearing the reason of the matter, they would not sympathize with Qiufang, they just said that it was their own fault, who made Qiufang so incapable of being a human being and arrogant, no one would dare to intercede for her.

Even her own sister Qiuwen just hid in the crowd and dared not speak.

When the twenty boards were finished, Qiufang also passed out.

"Qiuwen." She shouted, seeing Qiuwen stumbled to the ground, her face pale: "You take your sister home to recuperate. As for you..."

Qiu Wen's heart skipped a beat, she didn't know what Murong Wei meant, did my sister lose her job?

But what if she also lost her job?
"Do things well. I have always been kind to those who do things in a down-to-earth manner, and you all know this. But if you think that I am kind to you, you can put your nose on your face and don't take what I say seriously. Qiufang is you Here, I don’t need gossips who tell the truth and spread rumors, and if there are any crimes, they will be sold out.”

Her tone was neither serious nor light, but what she said was shocking.

At this moment, everyone only thinks that she is infinitely majestic, and no one dares to underestimate the young Murong Wei in front of her.

Qiu Wen breathed a sigh of relief, but fortunately she had a good relationship with others, unlike her sister, there was someone willing to help her at this moment, so she got a board and carried Qiu Fang back to the Datong Courtyard.

Murong Wei sighed, she didn't want to hit people, but if she didn't kill the chickens and monkeys, she didn't know what trouble would happen.

With Qiu Fang talking nonsense like this, her reputation will be ruined, and she can't let her go any longer!
Who is Qiu Fang taking this opportunity to fan the flames and sow discord between their sisters?

Murong Wei naturally understood in her heart, Eldest Sister, Eldest Sister, you still don't know how to teach you a lesson, do you want to see her get into a fight with Second Sister so much, let others see her as a joke, and make the elders feel that she doesn't know how to advance or retreat?
She really doesn't care about targeting her like this for the sake of Feng Yu.

As for her buying people in her house, why can't she play Infernal Affairs?

Let's see who can beat who.

At this moment, a surprised voice came from the door: "Sanmei, what's wrong?"

Murong Wei looked back, and saw that it was the second sister, Murong Yue, with a maid beside her holding a plate of red lacquered roses and a sweet white porcelain cup on it.

Murong Wei smiled and went up to welcome her into the room: "Second Sister, why are you here? I heard that you have a stomachache, and I'm going to visit you later. Why are you here without rest?"

Murong Yue signaled the servant girl to put down the plate: "You also know that I have this problem occasionally. The nanny asked someone to fetch some goat's milk, but that little servant girl was so ignorant that she made so much. I don't like that mutton. It tastes so bad that I can’t drink it anymore, and I only found out after asking her that she had used up all the goat milk, and I remembered that you like to drink this, Sanmei, so I brought it to you.”

Murong Wei laughed and said: "Second sister, it's just a little goat's milk, and you brought it to me yourself, is my sister so greedy?"

Murong Yue smiled and said: "Look at you, I, don't I also want to talk to you?"

Murong Wei looked at the goat's milk and said with a smile: "Okay, my sister has a stomachache, it's better to drink some goat's milk. Although this goat's milk has a strong smell, as long as you add some almonds and cook it together, it will lose its taste .”

At the side, Xiangtao brought the goat milk out, Murong Yue said in surprise, "So that's it, I said, I smelled it, but I couldn't drink it at all, and I wonder why you don't feel it at all."

"Actually, it's best if you have milk. If you don't have it, you can use goat's milk instead. Soy milk is also good, and you can use bean dregs to make cakes..."

She talked about health care with Murong Yue, and she didn't stop once she talked.

After a while, Xiangtao brought the sweet white porcelain cup, opened the lid, Murong Yue smelled it, and praised: "Not to mention, it really doesn't have that smell."

"Then the second sister will have breakfast with me."

The two sisters chatted while sitting, Murong Yue drank some hot goat's milk, feeling much more comfortable in her stomach, and ate some breakfast again.

After eating, the two sisters sat on the arhat couch and talked.

Murong Wei saw that she seemed to have something to tell her, and then sent the maids out.

"What's the matter, Second Sister has something to worry about? Is it because of the construction of Uncle Ning's Mansion?"

Murong Yue sighed, "I can't hide anything from you."

Murong Wei raised her eyebrows: "Why, sister is not satisfied with this marriage?"

"What are you talking about? I don't have any dissatisfaction. It's just that I'm a little uneasy."

Murong Yue shook her head, "I don't know the other party's character and temperament. I really don't know what to do. Qin Yao once mentioned her brothers to me before, and said that her fourth brother is a smart, knowledgeable and interesting person. Now I also It's strange, I didn't have any contact with the Qin family before, Qin Yao, she..."

"The second sister thinks that Qin Yao approached you on purpose? Just to find out about your situation?"

Murong Yue nodded: "Yes, that's what I thought. I didn't understand it before, but now I understand it. In fact, according to my status, marrying him is considered a tall order."

Murong Wei thought for a while, then smiled and said, "How do you know that he didn't have a crush on my sister, that's why he let her take the initiative to inquire? Since the grandparents and parents didn't object, they must have better knowledge than us who stay in the boudoir. If the character is not good, my father will never agree. Qin Yao is also a straightforward girl, if you get married, you can get along well. Don't worry about it."

Murong Yue laughed at herself and said, "I'm being foolish. Third Sister is right. If you come here, let's be at ease. It's too early to talk about it now."

Murong Wei knew that although she was a smart person with knowledge and interest, she was only a teenage girl, and she was naturally confused and uneasy about the future. After all, this was a major event in a woman's life.

With the status of their family, there is no such thing as remarriage.

"I heard that Eldest Sister fainted, let's go to Eldest Sister's to check on the situation first, and then go to Grandmother and Mother's to say hello." Murong Wei smiled and took her hand, and the two sisters went out the door affectionately.

After going to Murong Lana, she saw that the eldest lady was there, the two greeted the eldest lady, Murong Wei looked into the room: "Mother, how is eldest sister now?"

The eldest lady was upset, thinking that her daughter had been suffering from many illnesses recently, and she didn't know what was going on.

She wondered if she should invite the Tzu Chi master from the Tzu Chi Temple to come over to see if the house is not peaceful recently.

"I'm awake now, but the doctor said that she was too tired and asked her to rest. This child is really tired from being busy making screens these days."

The eldest lady looked at Murong Lan who was leaning on the pillow.

Murong Lan had woken up at this moment, seeing several younger sisters coming, she said weakly: "I'm fine, you all go back."

Seeing that her face was full of fatigue, the eldest lady was afraid that people would disturb her, so she waved her hand to let the Murong Wei sisters leave first.

When Murong Wan'er saw Murong Yue, a trace of jealousy flashed in her eyes.

"Second sister, I really congratulate you. You will marry into Jianning Bo's mansion in the future."

Murong Yue said lightly: "Fourth sister, this matter is up to the parents, it's too early to talk about it now."

She didn't want to spread the word about things that were inconclusive.

If it succeeds, that's all. If it doesn't succeed, wouldn't it be embarrassing to face others.

Murong Xue looked at this and then that, but didn't say a word, born in this kind of family, no matter how young she was, she should have learned to read her words from an early age.

Murong Wan'er snorted, and muttered in her heart, what are you proud of, isn't it just a good marriage?
I don't know how lucky I was to get such a good marriage.

Isn't concubine girls like them fighting for a better future?

If there is no problem now, the second sister's marriage is settled, and the third sister and her will be next.

Murong Wan'er was worried, she didn't know who she would marry in the future?
But based on his brother's relationship and his good relationship with his eldest sister, the eldest lady should choose a good marriage for him, but someone like Murong Yue who is very good in all aspects is very rare.

Several sisters had different thoughts, so they went to the old lady.

The old lady was meeting guests in the house, and when Yun Xiang said that some granddaughters had come, she said to the visitor with a smile: "The girls are here, just in time, let them meet Pingyi too. Anyway, they are not outsiders."

After hearing this, Yunxiang led the ladies into the main room, and Murong Wei saw the old lady sitting on the kang, and two people sitting on the rose chair at the bottom, one whom Murong Wei had seen before, was the old lady's natal nephew Daughter-in-law, the wife of Liu Chongming, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy who is now an official in the capital.The other one turned out to be a man of eighteen or nineteen years old.

Murong Wei looked at him, but saw that this person was dressed in royal blue mottled patterns, and a white jade tiger pendant was worn around his waist. He was tall and calm, with a pair of black eyes on his dignified face, and his clothes and attire were impressive. A neat and clean feeling, not like those noble sons in the capital, but a little bit of the directness of the generals.

The old lady saw a few granddaughters, and said with a smile: "Come on, come to meet your cousin Liu, who is the fifth in the family."

All the sisters came forward to pay their respects, Madam Liu smiled and said, "This is the first time you see your fifth cousin, he is the son of your second cousin, and now he has passed the martial arts examination, and now he is going to Beijing to prepare for next year." What about Chunwei?"

Murong Wei was a little surprised, the Liu family in Jian'an is a scholarly family, so it's really strange that a military officer came out.

No wonder his demeanor doesn't look like those noble sons, he always has the taste of a warrior.

Liu Pingyi returned the salute to the cousins. It seemed that he was a little embarrassed to see so many young strange girls at once, but he soon returned to normal, still sitting respectfully on the chair.

The old lady smiled and said, "I'm also curious about this matter. Our Liu family has produced scholars from generation to generation. Unexpectedly, this one has become a martial artist. Pingyi is also a young hero."

Liu Pingyi said calmly; "It's my aunt who won the award. I just failed in the literary examination and switched to the martial arts examination. I am not as good as the brothers in my family."

The old lady liked him very much when she saw that he was neither arrogant nor impetuous, "It's not as easy as you said, you have to learn the art of war in this martial arts, and you have to have good skills, know how to march and form formations, ride and shoot bows and horses, I heard There are many things to be tested during the examination, after all, our family is not from a family of generals, you have to work extra hard. If you pass the examination, you can be named a fifth-rank officer and serve in various garrisons."

"Yes, Pingyi must always remember the teachings of my great-aunt."

Mrs. Liu glanced at the ladies present, "Why didn't you see the eldest lady?"

"She has been feeling unwell recently, and she fainted this morning. The doctor said that she was tired from embroidering. This child is also true." The old lady said helplessly.

Mrs. Liu joked with a smile: "That's not true, people who are going to get married have to take care of their health."

Murong Wan was busy looking at Liu Pingyi, wondering what she was thinking, but Murong Wei was very calm.Murong Yue only thought about her own marriage, and for a while the host and guest had a good time.

The sisters left after sitting for a while.

At this moment, Murong Fu and Murong Guan came to pay their respects to their grandmother, and led Liu Pingyi out.

Madam Liu said while drinking tea: "Auntie, look, how is Pingyi?"

The old lady was full of praise: "He is indeed a good boy, rare and neither arrogant nor impatient, and acts steadily."

The old lady's elder brother has two sons, the eldest son is Liu Chongming who is an official in Beijing, and the second son Liu Chongyang only passed the examination of scholar.

But he was good at general affairs, because Liu Chongming was unable to manage clan affairs in the capital, so his second son served as the patriarch in his hometown in Jian'an.

Liu Pingyi is Liu Chongyang's concubine son, he liked to practice martial arts since he was a child, but when he failed in writing, he switched to martial arts exams.

"Although Pingyi is a bastard, he is also striving for success. Mr. Xianggong asked him privately, and he said that he is very sure this time. It should not be a big problem to pave the way for him later. When he is selected as Wu Jinshi, he will be an official. I think there are quite a few people who are willing to marry him."

The old lady glared at her, and said with a smile: "You rascal, you're used to being very talkative, are you making fun of my Murong family for not having a good daughter?"

Mrs. Liu smiled and rubbed her shoulders: "I dare not say that, auntie, please don't be angry with me. It's best for our two families to get closer."

The old lady pondered for a moment, "At first, the second sister was the most suitable, but now the Jianningbo Mansion has come to propose marriage, and her grandfather and father want to make this marriage. That is the third sister. That girl Weier She has always been smart and knows how to advance and retreat. She is also an official from a foreign race."

Mrs. Liu raised her eyebrows: "Could it be too young? Only 13 years old? Next year, if Pingyi wins Jinshi, he will be released as an official. Our family does not have a way for him to move around as a military officer. When the time comes, the marriage... ..."

"Don't you want to get married before you are released from office? Is it too late? You don't have to worry for now. Even if Pingyi wins Jinshi, he still has to wait for distribution. How can it be so fast? Walk around, maybe you can stay In the capital, Wei'er can also marry first, and she will be fourteen next year, not too young. It is not impossible to consummate the house later."

Mrs. Liu was a little troubled: "His father sent a letter, and it seems that he wants to get married early. Sister Wei is fine, but she is young, and she can't bear children at this time, and her bones haven't grown well yet."

The old lady was surprised and said: "How do you say this? Why is the second child so anxious? How can he say that his son is not good at handling the marriage when he wins the prize, but why is he in such a hurry?"

Mrs. Liu looked around, the old lady frowned, sent her servants to leave, and discussed with Mrs. Liu for a long time.

When Yunxiang went in to wait, she saw that the old lady's expression was not very good, and Mrs. Liu was also a little embarrassed, so she left after a while.

"Old lady, why don't you drink a cup of ginseng tea first." Yun Xiang observed her words and felt that the old lady seemed a little unhappy.

It was fine before, why did it suddenly become like this.

"The old lady is not feeling well, do you want to summon the doctor to have a look?"

The old lady waved her hand: "Forget it, there's no need. These one and two are really worry-free."

Zhou Fang's family smiled and said: "How do you say that? Look at your grandchildren, old lady, which one is not good? Even your natal nephew is also good."

The old lady snorted: "It's good for me to look at him, I didn't expect to be so confused."

Rue Xiang closed her eyes, could it be that Mr. Liu?

Could it be that Mr. Liu did something bad that made the old lady say that, before she saw that the old lady admired Mr. Liu very much.

Here Murong Wei and the sisters separated, Murong Wan'er thought about it and went to Aunt Fang's.

Aunt Fang was embroidering in her room, when she saw her daughter, she asked, "Why do you look like this, but what's the matter?"

Murong Wan'er then told the story of meeting Liu Pingyi just now.

Aunt Fang raised her eyebrows: "It looks like you want to get married with our family, why did you fall in love with that Liu Pingyi? Didn't you always talk about the son of Prince Jing's mansion before?"

Murong Wan'er spat: "Auntie! Although the son of Prince Jing's mansion is good, why would he take a fancy to me? Besides, as you said, he has no fame and is not the princess's own son. I don't know if we can divide the family in the future. What. I don't dare to expect to get into that marriage."

Aunt Fang shook her head: "I saw the meaning of Madam and Missy's words, it seems that Princess Qingli had told her that she was willing to marry our family. At first, I thought that Madam wanted to let Second Miss go, but now I see , Miss San and you... If Miss San doesn't like Miss San, then it might be you."

Murong Wan'er frowned: "That's just the wishful thinking of the elder sister and mother. The palace doesn't have to choose among our daughters. Moreover, even if the princess is willing, the prince may not be willing to make such a marriage for his son."

Aunt Fang thought so too, how could Xiao Jinglan's marriage be decided by the concubine, it had to be decided after Prince Jing returned to the mansion.

Even if Concubine Jing didn't like Xiao Jinglan, she couldn't make it clear that she wanted to make him a bad marriage, otherwise, what would the prince think?
"Auntie, I think that Cousin Liu is a good person, and if he becomes a Wu Jinshi, he will be a fifth-rank official at the very least, and I will be the wife of the emperor in no time. Even if it is the eldest sister, marry Feng Yu, Even if Feng Yu entered the Hanlin Academy, he would have to start as a seventh-rank official, not as good as me. It's the second sister who she will marry in the future, and I don't know when she will be a Jinshi."

"But now I don't know if he can be a martial artist."

Murong Wan'er smiled and said: "When he becomes a Wu Jinshi, will I still have my share?"

Aunt Fang thinks so too, and it won't be difficult for Liu Pingyi to marry someone else's daughter. After all, he is also a direct descendant of the Jian'an Liu family, so how can he fall in love with his daughter as a maidservant?

"You're right. Make a decision as soon as possible. When the time comes, we will use our family's contacts to clear it up. As long as the test is not bad, the future will not be bad. Although our family can't manage military affairs, we can do it like yours." It seems that he is not the kind of mindless martial artist, so don't worry about it in the future. This is indeed a perfect marriage."

After all, Aunt Fang looked at her approvingly: "You girl is so smart today."

Murong Wan'er said proudly: "Of course, I've always been quite smart."

She fantasized about becoming the Lady of the Imperial Palace in the future, and the big maid who was serving at the side murmured to herself, but she had heard others say that although the civil servants entered the Imperial Academy with extremely low grades, which one of the prime ministers in the cabinet was not from the Imperial Academy?In the future, they may be named marquis and prime minister, and it is unknown.

But if he was a garrison general in a local garrison, in this peaceful year without wars, when would he be able to make meritorious service and be promoted?
It's just that, after all, she is just a girl in a boudoir, and she doesn't understand the affairs of the court, but it cannot be denied that she has a good eye.Liu Pingyi looks tall and heroic from the outside, and she is indeed a good choice for the daughter of the boudoir.

Murong Wei came out from her grandmother and then went to Aunt Zhou's. She had already invited several uncles to find a doctor who was good at medicine to take care of Aunt Zhou. The relatives of the family will not let people notice anything.

Now after all, she can't take care of Aunt Zhou all the time.

Murong Wei prepared a daily recipe for Aunt Zhou, which is three-point poisonous. Now she is the best food supplement. After all, she is pregnant, and some things cannot be eaten.

After sitting for a while, Murong Wei went back to the room.

Xiangtao has been serving her all this morning, now Murong Wei looked at her, as if thinking of something, said: "You have been by my side for many years, and you are stable in doing things, so I will promote you to be a maid, and I will let you Yuegu will report to the Chief Manager. As for Dongfang, I will take your place."

All the servant girls were delighted, Xiangtao and Dongfang hurriedly knelt down to thank them.

Lu'er came over with an embroidery frame, and Murong Wei waved her hand: "Leave it for now, for some reason, I'm getting less and less proficient in women now. Embroider a mandarin duck, it looks like a fat teal."

The girls all laughed.

Lu'er smiled and said, "Miss, what are you afraid of? There will be a sewing team in the future. But this female celebrity is something that practice makes perfect. Miss is so smart, as long as she puts more effort into it, she will definitely be able to learn it well."

Murong Wei sat in front of the desk, picked up a pen to practice calligraphy, "I don't think I can learn well in this life, Yuegu frowned when she saw me."

She practiced calligraphy, read a book with a book in her hand, and continued to practice embroidery frowning.

Lu'er went to do some errands, and after a while, Xiangtao came back in a hurry.

When I entered the room, Murong Wei was sitting on a brocade tree and practicing embroidery on an embroidery frame. Xiang Tao hurriedly said: "Miss, I just went to the chief manager, and on the way I saw Mrs. Liu and Mr. Liu leaving. I see Seeing Mrs. Liu seemed not very happy, Mr. Liu was also sullen and silent. At that time, I secretly overheard what Mrs. Liu said to Mr. Liu, telling him not to think about what he has or not. The future is important. She can't help him even if she fights against the family."

Murong Wei frowned, what does this mean?
Xiangtao said in a low voice: "Miss, I look at today's situation. The old lady seems to like Mr. Liu very much, and seems to want to be with our family... But it's very strange to see Mrs. Liu and Mr. Liu. I feel that Something is wrong."

She looked at the scene today, and Liu Pingyi looked quite calm. He didn't seem like someone who would do anything bad and go against the family, right?

However, people should not be judged by their appearance, and there may be some inside story in it.

"Miss, are you not worried? Why do I feel that the old lady intends to betroth you to that son? After all, the second lady may have married the Jianningbo mansion. In order of seniority, I am afraid that you are also you. But I will see Young Master Liu is like that, are you afraid that something bad will happen?"

Xiangtao is very worried, for fear that Mr. Liu has a character problem, won't it be hard for the young lady to marry him in the future.

Murong Wei rubbed her forehead, if she just wanted to find an ordinary person to live her whole life, and the husband and wife respected each other like a guest, then Liu Pingyi was indeed a good choice.

At least she thought he was much more pleasing to the eye than those Guijie sons in the capital.

When the time comes to work in the garrison, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, so he doesn't care about these messy things in the capital.

However, she couldn't leave Aunt Zhou alone.

Moreover, is she really willing to find someone who has no feelings for each other like this, and just marry like this, and the husband and wife will respect each other as guests, and the wives and concubines will get along?

Just thinking about it made her unbearable.

She understands that her own happiness is something she has to fight for, not someone else's.

If she is really asked to marry Liu Pingyi, of course she will try her best to love him, or try to make him fall in love with her.

The thinking of men in this era has long been ingrained, and she can only try her best to change it.

However, she is the granddaughter of the old lady, and that is the grandnephew of the old lady, so the blood relationship is too close.

(End of this chapter)