Phoenix Fight: The First Concubine

Chapter 34
Master Murong was sitting with the old lady having tea, and the old lady frowned: "What's going on inside and outside this mansion, the servants spread the news randomly, and some people outside said that sister Wei was captured by the gangsters. Who is this?" Didn't the intentional release of the news want to ruin the reputation of my Murong family?"

Master Murong also had an ugly face. This incident was indeed widely spread. Even when he went to court, he often received sympathetic looks from his colleagues, which made him very angry.

Old Mrs. Murong couldn't bear to be bothered, it was only because the cabinet members knew the truth, and the recent turmoil in the court and the busy affairs, that's why he didn't simply say he was sick at home.

"My son also wants to know who is against my Murong family, and deliberately spread this kind of news. Originally, only our family members knew that Wei'er went to pilgrimage. Even the officers and soldiers at that time did not know that it was Wei'er. This matter may be reported. Except for the people around the emperor, few people know about this matter. And they have no need to release such news. "

Master Murong didn't know how the news got out recently.

Originally, he wanted to keep a low profile and check the wind direction in the capital first. If no one reported the news, then his family would issue a gag order, and at worst, he would send Murong Wei back to his hometown.If someone spreads the news, we will discuss it separately depending on the situation.

Murong Wei was not captured by the thieves in the first place, and even saved King Luo, how could she become a woman who ruined her innocence?
Thinking of the gazes of his colleagues, Master Murong felt sick.

"I don't care what you do, your wife, then you can tell me clearly. How does she manage the house, what is the house like these days. I watched coldly, thinking that she would know the priorities, but I didn't expect this to be the case. The more rumors It's getting more intense. Sister Wei can't leave behind closed doors these days."

The old lady said dissatisfiedly, her face was ugly.

Master Murong was also very dissatisfied with his wife when he thought of this matter, he didn't manage the house well and let his servants spread the rumors wildly, maybe the people in the house also had a part to contribute to the rumors outside!

"Mother is right, I will let her rectify this matter, in the future, anyone who discusses this matter will be killed!"

Just at this moment, the eldest lady came to pay her respects to the old lady, but Master Murong didn't give her a good look, telling her to put the house in order and not to spread rumors, and if the slaves and servants dare to talk about it, they will be beaten to death. Or sold out.

The eldest lady is proud of the rumors outside these days, so Murong Wei dare not go out these days at all, just think about it to relieve her anger.

Now Feng Yu probably won't want to marry her anymore, right?

She didn't expect the old lady and the master to embarrass her as soon as she came here.

The eldest lady complained about her grievances with a smile: "It's not that I didn't give the order, but they didn't discuss it in person, but they talked about it behind their backs. Now it seems that they are not serious. This screwdriver has a broken mouth, and I don't know what is right or wrong! Poor Wei Wei Sister, how did this happen to you?"

As he said, he picked up the handkerchief and wiped his tears, "Poor thing, I dare not even leave the door, and I don't know who killed a thousand swords, spreading rumors!"

The elder looked at her suspiciously, remembering that she had harmed Aunt Zhou and Murong Wei before, did she deliberately let the servants spread the news again this time?
As soon as the Eldest Master thought of this, his complexion became uneasy.

No matter what, Murong Wei is still his daughter, if her reputation is ruined, does he have a good face?
If his wife is really so ignorant, disregarding his family's reputation and all-in-one calculations, and playing tricks on this matter, he will never let it go easily.

Master Murong was angry in his heart, he felt very bored seeing her crying, so he immediately left on the excuse that he had something to do.

Although Master Murong was angry, he didn't show it. When he returned to the study in the front yard, he immediately ordered someone to find out what was going on recently.Is it because someone in the house is spreading rumors outside?

When he got the news at night, Master Murong's face became even more ugly, and he trembled with anger.

The rumors in the mansion were indeed spread by someone, but the news outside spread so quickly, but it was inextricably linked with Aunt Fang, besides Aunt Fang, there was also Aunt Li, who was his concubine the year before last , actually got involved, and spread the news to the family members.

But how could Master Murong believe it? What is Aunt Fang, she is just an aunt, born as a maid, even if she harbors resentment towards Murong Wei, she has no ability to provoke such a big disturbance in the capital.

As for Aunt Li, it was just given to him by others, and she has the ability to make trouble?
Who is behind Aunt Fang? Needless to say?

Although there is no direct evidence to prove it, it is not surprising even if the eldest lady pushed Aunt Fang and Aunt Li.

Recently, Aunt Fang has been jumping up and down, delivering Buddhist scriptures to Aunt Zhou, and discussing dowry with Murong Wan'er. The spring breeze is proud, and Murong Wan'er has also been rewarded by the eldest lady.

Who is Murong Duan, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, if you can't deduce even a little clue, then don't do it.

He gets angry when he mentions this, he thinks he understands this wife, she always thinks she is smart and can see through everyone, as far as her idea is not enough for him, but he defends her mistress Majesty turned a blind eye and closed one eye to bear it!

It doesn't matter if you are not smart enough, don't think you are smart, do things indiscriminately, and don't know enough about the outside situation, it almost ruined his business!

If Luo Wang thinks that he deliberately released rumors, wouldn't he directly offend Luo Wang and make him think that his family does not want to marry him.

This is not their family's purpose. Even if they don't want to get involved in the battle for the throne, it doesn't mean they want to offend these princes.Who knows who will win in the end?

The current situation is already chaotic enough, she doesn't know how to restrain the servant and just causes trouble for him everywhere.

Is the matter of Huangjue Temple easy to deal with?

The more Master Murong thought about it, the angrier he became. He was thinking about how to warn the eldest lady so that she would not cause trouble for him again, but now she let him down more and more.

This woman really went back and forth.

"Master, the villain has something to report."

Master Murong held back his anger and asked someone to come in.

"What's the matter?"

"My lord, I just found out from the outside that there is another news in the capital that it has something to do with the third young lady of our family."

Master Murong's forehead was throbbing with veins, he suddenly dropped the paperweight on the table, and cursed angrily, "What's wrong?"

Murong Zhong's body-length follower, Murong Zhong, looks very simple and straightforward, but his eyes are very clever. At this moment, he guessed that the master was angry at the previous news, and quickly said: "Master, it is the news that Luo Wang is in Huangjue. The temple was assassinated and seriously injured, and escaped from Huangjue Temple. He happened to meet a lady who was riding a car up the mountain to pilgrimage, was rescued by her, and hid in Ziwei Mountain. Wang and Miss..."

Master Murong lost his anger immediately, and his face was deep: "Did the news come from King Luo?"

"It looks right."

Master Murong had a headache.

Although King Luo has released the news now, it proves that Murong Wei rescued King Luo on the way up the mountain, and has been with King Luo all the time.Although this could show that Murong Wei was not captured by the thieves, there was a problem.

Became Luo Wang's savior, so is it easy to be a benefactor?
For a moment, Master Murong didn't know whether he was angry or hated.

Murong Wei, who was in the center of the storm, was embroidering with an embroidery frame expressionless at this moment.

Ever since Xiao Jinglan molested her that day, she had cried a lot, and she felt that life was very boring for a while.

Although she had been decadent for several days and felt depressed, she quickly cheered up under the comfort of the maids. No matter what, she would have to live well in the future, unless she really wanted to die again.

The maids thought she was troubled by rumors, but she had her own worries.

She doesn't know where her future is, and she hasn't found a direction yet.

One day at a time, so be it.

Lu'er was very worried, she felt that the young lady was fine before, even if she came back from Huangjue Temple, she was still normal.

Then why did it change the next day? I was listless and looked sluggish, as if I had no interest in anything.

"Miss, don't be angry about those rumors. I believe it will be fine soon. You don't need to be sad about it."

Lu'er was about to wear out her tongue, but the young lady seemed to have no interest in anything.

Dongfang stopped outside with her head poking around, and Lu'er frowned: "Do you have anything to report?"

Ever since Murong Wei had an accident, this Dongfang's attitude has changed a bit. She used to be very respectful to Murong Wei, but now she is a bit perfunctory.

It's just that at the moment, she is still unable to judge the situation, so she hasn't turned against Murong Lan yet.

Lu'er was very annoyed by her, although she didn't say it on the face, the look in her eyes was not very good.

"Hehe, Sister Lu'er, I have something to tell the lady. The master got angry for some reason, punished Aunt Fang and Aunt Zhou for three months, and then showed the madam face to face, accusing her of being incompetent in housekeeping. Rumors spread all over the place, which made Madam quite ashamed. Now the mansion has silenced it, and two wives were beaten to death because of their bad mouths."

Lu'er was stunned, "That's good too, so that the screwdriver snob doesn't have to blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah."

Dong Fang came in salivating, seeing Murong Wei still expressionless, said with a smile, "Congratulations, miss."

Murong Wei glanced at her, that glance seemed to see through Dongfang, and made her break out in cold sweat.

"Father punishes his wives and concubines, why am I happy?" She said coldly.

"It's not this, it's the slave who heard some news from outside..."

She told the news about her saving King Luo from the outside world: "Miss has saved King Luo now, why should King Luo repay the life-saver of Miss? In the future, Miss will be a noble person?"

Murong Wei said with a half-smile, "Are you all right?"

"Yes, it's all right." Dongfang was a little dumbfounded, what's wrong with Miss?Could it be that she found herself thinking a little bit carefully recently?
"Then go down, I want to embroider."

Dongfang froze for a moment, feeling a little hairy in her heart, why is the lady so calm all the time?

She didn't have any special expression, anyway, she already knew that King Luo would not ignore it.

Since he said that at the time, he will do it, she can be sure of this.

It's just that the content of the rumors is aimed at her, and he can also see his painstaking efforts.

But now she is really complicated.

Ever since the incident with Xiao Jinglan, she has suffered a greater shock in her heart, and she always feels that every man here is reliable.People who kept saying they liked her still used violence against her.

This feeling made her feel very confused and chilled.

Lu'er was very worried, the more the lady was like this, the more she felt the pain in the lady's heart.

But now, she didn't know how to comfort Miss.

In the afternoon, Zhou An from the office asked Xiang Tao to bring a pen.

Seeing that the young lady was in a really bad mood, Xiangtao thought that maybe seeing this young lady would make her happier.

She quickly took the pen to show Murong Wei.

"Miss, look, Zhou An asked me to send it."

Murong Wei was startled, and looked up at the pen, it was just the most common wolf hair, although the material seemed to be made in Huzhou, it was not unusual.

"Is it just this pen?" She was very surprised, not knowing why Luo Wang sent her a pen.

"Yes, Zhou An only said that he was sending a pen, but he didn't say anything."

She looked back and forth with the pen, but was also at a loss.

"You go down first."

After dismissing Xiangtao, she twirled the pen, thinking of some clips that appeared in the movie, and wondered if he had hidden some notes or something in it.

Murong Wei tentatively turned the nib on the pen barrel, but turned away unexpectedly.

A note fell out lightly.

"Still like to play tricks so much." She felt amused in her heart, opened the note, and there was only one line written on it.

"I'm safe, don't read it. I will definitely live up to my lovesickness."

She felt a shock in her heart, and felt that the piece of paper suddenly seemed to weigh a thousand catties, which made her almost unable to bear the weight, and it slipped from her fingertips lightly.

Will live up to lovesickness...

She murmured this line of words, but she felt extremely sore in her heart. The confusion, chills, and grievances she had suffered all these days piled up in her heart in an instant, like a volcanic eruption. All emotions poured out in an instant, overwhelming her There was pain in my chest, and I couldn't hold back the tears anymore.

His eyes seemed to be blurred by tears.

She only felt both joy and sourness in her heart, indescribable mixed feelings and indescribable grievances.

It turned out that he hadn't forgotten her either.

For a moment, she only felt that she was full of longing, wishing to see him now.

The confusion of the past few days seems to have found her goal, and she finally no longer feels empty in her heart.

She cried for a while, finally wiped away her tears, and looked at the note like a fool.

My heart is full of sweetness, as if I have returned to that night again.

But after a long time, her bright eyes gradually dimmed.

She once told him that he should understand what she meant if she didn't want to be a concubine.

Then why is he like this now?

Murong Wei woke up and looked at the note suspiciously.

Could it be that he will marry her as his wife?

For a while she was very conflicted.

And, is she really ready?

Marrying a person is not just marrying him, but also the life that marrying him brings.

His social circle, the life he brought to himself, in addition to the glory and wealth, also has a price to pay.

Can she bear such a life?
Murong Wei sat in the room and meditated for a long time.

Finally, she took up a pen and wrote a letter.

After writing the letter, she looked at the paper for a long time, and finally sighed: "I will definitely live up to Acacia... I'm afraid you will still fail me in the end."

This letter was also placed in a pen, and when Xiangtao came over, she told Xiangtao to give it to Zhou An.

She didn't know what method Luo Wang used to bribe Zhou An, but the matter was extremely secretive, and she didn't want others to find out that she had secretly communicated with Luo Wang.

Holding the pen, Xiangtao asked strangely, "Miss, don't you like this pen, do you want to send it back?"

"It's okay, just leave it to him and let him deliver the things."

After finishing this matter, Murong Wei seemed to be in a much better mood, as if she had unloaded her burden.

No matter how much you hesitate, you still have to make a decision.

That's fine, if he can't accept it, then break it.

It also prevents each other from being uncomfortable about this matter.

Indecisiveness leads to disaster.

Thinking about how she looked these days, she couldn't help feeling ridiculous.

Even if Xiao Jinglan did something wrong, why should he embarrass himself?
Why punish yourself for the mistakes of others?

Murong Wei walked out of the room, and the warm winter sun shone on her body, making people dispel the cold all over her body.

She squinted her eyes slightly and looked up at the sky, and suddenly felt that the moldy things in her heart seemed to be evaporated in an instant.

The whole heart becomes empty and silent, which is a kind of clear feeling, which makes people feel that the whole person is as comfortable and comfortable as if he is about to become a fairy.

The little girl in the courtyard was kicking the shuttlecock, Murong Wei was excited to see it, and said to Lu'er with a smile: "Come on, bring a shuttlecock, I'll kick it too."

Lu'er and Xiangtao looked at each other, and they both breathed a sigh of relief.

Miss finally back to normal.

It's just that Xiang Tao is very inexplicable.

What happened to this pen, and is there anything special about it?

Miss what got better after seeing the pen?

Lu'er hadn't moved yet, Xiangyu over there brought a shuttlecock over, "Miss, come and pick it up!"

As soon as she threw the shuttlecock, Murong Wei kicked a beautiful one-footed shuttlecock and caught the shuttlecock.

"Wow, miss is so amazing!" Dong Fang and several other maids excitedly watched Murong Wei kick the shuttlecock.

Murong Wei said with a smile: "Count it for me, and you will also compare later to see who kicks more, and there will be rewards."

The maids were eager to try immediately, planning to beat others and win a reward.

Murong Yue was bringing her maids over to see Murong Wei, when she came in to have a look, the maids were counting around Murong Wei.

"51, 52, 53..."

Murong Yue was taken aback for a moment, when she came yesterday, she was still depressed, but now seeing that smiling Lingling, she seems to be in a better mood.

Could it be because of the news that came today?
Murong Yue thought about it, and laughed, too, who wants to be talked about by others.

Anyway, things finally turned around now, at least Sanmei got better.

"Second Sister, come here and kick the shuttlecock!" Murong Wei shouted at her with a smile.

Murong Yue said as she walked, "I am not as good at kicking as you are. Wouldn't I be ashamed in front of the girls later?"

Murong Wei only focused on talking to her, this shuttlecock was kicked crookedly, causing the servant girls to sigh.

"Oh, what a pity!"

Murong Wei was not disappointed, she smiled and stepped forward to hold Murong Yue's hand: "Second Sister, I was talking about letting the girls kick the shuttlecock, whoever kicks the most will be rewarded, do you want to play together?"

Murong Yue looked at the maid beside her who was eager to try, so she couldn't help but nodded her head: "Okay, you will know how to play all day long. That's fine, then let's take a good look at it, sisters."

Not to mention that the Murong sisters held a shuttlecock competition, there were people coming and going in Huangjue Temple over there, which was very lively.

Because Xiao Mingrui was seriously injured and lost too much blood, he had to recuperate in Huangjue Temple, and he hasn't returned home yet.

At this moment, Xiao Mingrui was looking pale, weak and weak, leaning on the ginger-yellow folded branch flower pillow, "I understand everyone's thoughts. If it wasn't for the serious injury this time, I would have returned home a long time ago. Eldest brother and younger brothers will come here to see me."

King Qi still had a smile on his face, like a spring breeze: "Second brother, what kind words did you say? You and my brother, it is right to come and see you. I only hate those barbarian thieves who committed such evil things, and even committed suicide afterwards. Order General Xiaowu to sweep up the barbarian royal court again and avenge my second brother."

Xiao Mingrui said shamelessly: "I didn't expect my father to worry about me. This matter is really my negligence. Go back and plead guilty to my father."

The king of Chu shook his head and said, "I was really scared. I couldn't believe it when I heard that something happened to you, second brother. This barbarian is too rampant. They are about to be wiped out. They dare to do this. No wonder the father is angry. Thanks to the second brother, you are from our Xiao family, and you have the protection of the emperor... Haha, I heard that, the second brother, you were rescued by a beauty?"

The king of Chu was very interested in this news that was spreading in the capital. This kind of anecdote about a beauty saving a hero naturally aroused endless discussions among the people in the capital.

After tea and dinner, there is something to talk about.

The fourth prince laughed and winked, "Second brother is really blessed."

The fifth prince glared at him angrily: "It's better for the second brother not to enjoy such a beautiful blessing."

Xiao Mingrui smiled slightly: "That young lady did help me save my life, but I got her troubled instead, and when I encountered this matter, I actually aroused criticism from the capital."

King Qi said with emotion: "I heard that she is the young lady of Murong's family? To me, they are cousins. I never thought that she would go up to the mountain to offer incense and save my second brother by such a coincidence. Brothers and I should thank her." .”

"Yeah, this is really a coincidence. Otherwise, there would have been few people going to offer incense that day. Who would have thought that the young lady would meet her. It can be seen that it was destined." The fourth prince also said.

Xiao Mingrui's eyes flashed, "It should be my ancestors' blessing, so I am blessed with great fortune."

Meeting Murong Wei that day was indeed a coincidence, but in the eyes of others, they didn't know what it would turn out to be.

It is possible for them to meet privately.

This is a matter of great importance.

He went to Huangjue Temple because of the anniversary of his birth mother's death, but if he used this excuse to have a private meeting with a woman, it would not only disrespect filial piety, but also make people talk about his personal morality.

If the emperor knew about it, he still didn't know what to think.

A person who is very unfilial, if it is rumored, he will not think about the throne.

Although interested people want to use this matter as an article.

However, it was not so easy for them to find out the affair between him and Murong Wei.

If some people had to think that Murong Wei went to privately meet with him on purpose, then naturally there would be no proof.

Those barbarians pretending to be monks are all dead, and those who have problems are gone, and the servants of Murong's family are also dead.

Apart from the fact that the two maids who followed Murong Wei knew how he was with Murong Wei that night, it can be seen that they can loyally protect the Lord, so there is no need to worry.

The fifth prince dusted off his clothes: "I think so, but it's also thanks to the protection of the guards around the second brother, otherwise, the second brother doesn't know if he can escape from Huangjue Temple. Wu Jing has made a great contribution this time, otherwise What can a woman do."

The king of Chu smiled and blinked: "Fifth brother, you are right. Of course Wu Jing has made merit, but you can't say that other women are useless, right? Besides, he was the one who reported the letter, otherwise how could he find the second brother so quickly?" ?”

Several princes came and went to care about Xiao Mingrui's body. After a while, the imperial doctor came in.

"Physician Huang, tell me, how is my second brother doing now?"

As soon as the doctor Huang saw these princes, he quickly knelt down and saluted: "Going back to King Qi, King Luo's injuries are already serious, because he lost a lot of blood, and his body is even weaker, especially on the chest. It's been a month."

Xiao Mingrui sighed: "It's boring for me to stay here, when can I go back home?"

Doctor Huang hurriedly said: "We need to rest for a few more days. It will be fine when the wound heals."

King Qi didn't wait too long, and left after a while.

The Fifth Prince snorted and said angrily, "Why, what are they trying to write about?"

Xiao Mingrui said lightly: "I did meet her by chance. It's just that if they want to make a difference in this, they have to think carefully."

The fifth prince sat on the top chair, thinking of the impact of this matter, "Then second brother, you still want to marry her?"

"Wouldn't it be more guilty to hide it? Anyway, I met her before, and everyone knows it. Even if I said that I fell in love with her at first sight, it's not surprising. And she happened to save me again. Why should I marry her?"

(End of this chapter)