Phoenix Fight: The First Concubine

Chapter 51 Under the imperial decree

Murong Wei closed her eyes, as if she didn't see the abnormality of everyone.

At this time, the fourth lady brought the sixth miss Murong Jing, the seventh miss Murong Zhi and the youngest son Murong Hao to pay their respects.

The fourth lady is a well-rounded lady in her thirties. She has worked with the fourth master in Nanjing for a few years, and their lives are more at ease.

Murong Jing and Murong Zhi and Murong Wei are familiar, only the youngest cousin Murong Hao is only three years old, last time I came to the capital, I was afraid that he was too young, so I didn't bring him back.I just saw it this time.

The old lady saw her little grandson Murong Hao, but saw that he was wearing a bright red satin jacket and tiger-toed shoes on his feet, he was white and clean, Yuxue was cute, with a tiger-headed and tiger-headed head, she liked him very much, she quickly waved her hands and said: " Hurry up, brother Hao, come to grandma."

"Grandmother." Murong Hao said in a childlike voice, and walked steadily to the old lady's side.

Seeing that she liked it, the old lady yelled heartily, and asked someone to bring Murong Hao's favorite pastry.

Murong Wei sat next to Murong Yue next to her, but she heard Murong Wan'er laughing and said: "Third Sister has turned from a crow into a phoenix this time. I think she also fell in love with her concubine on Ziwei Mountain, I am really envious. "

Murong Wei said indifferently: "Does Fourth Sister think that Murong's family is a crow's nest? We girls are so worthless?"

Why, do you want to say that she is giving and receiving privately?
Even if it was, she couldn't admit it.

Murong Wan'er's face suddenly changed, her voice just now was neither high nor low, everyone could hear what they should hear.

The old lady was a little displeased immediately.

The eldest lady said with a straight face: "This is really nonsense. How do you learn the rules that you are taught on weekdays? Can you say such things? Wan'er, you are a married daughter, and you are full of love. Is it? Weier's matter is unavoidable, what Luo Wang does is his business. Are the daughters of our Murong family compared with those low-level people? Thanks to you, you have learned so many female commandments."

Murong Wan'er hurriedly said: "Mother, Wan'er didn't mean that... Our family is naturally good, but the most honorable one is of course the eldest sister. She is the eldest daughter... Hehe, I was confused too, the third sister has This fate is not needed by Eldest Sister, Eldest Sister is going to get married soon."

Murong Wei sneered in her heart.

Said that she is not good enough for Luo Wang as a concubine, did she have to propose marriage because she did not know what kind of seductive tricks she used on Ziwei Mountain to confuse Luo Wang?

Murong Lan spat: "Why did you drag me into this? What mother said is true. You should go back and read "The Commandments for Women" and "Four Books for Women" carefully. The most important thing about your daughter is Fame, don't just think about those rich and famous, you will lose the family tradition of our Murong family in vain."

Murong Wei lowered her eyes and raised the corners of her mouth.

"Mother and Eldest Sister said it well, I just did my duty as a subject, no, the emperor saw that I was still doing my duty, and gave me an emperor's favor. I am already grateful. Our Murong family has a clean and upright family, I can't tolerate those who have a bad heart. I also read "Four Books for Women" often. Why don't my younger sister read it often? Now, this is not ladylike."

Murong Wan'er was speechless for a moment, and when she heard her insinuating about the things she had told Ji and Liu Pingyi privately, her face flushed red, she was so angry that she scratched her heart and liver, and for a while, she felt that her heart was Jealousy is resentment at the same time, wishing to go up and tear her up.

Murong Lan listened to what she said, it was her duty to be a minister, and she used the emperor as a shield, so she couldn't speak out when she was full of words, choked in her heart, and her face was even more ugly.

What else can she say, if she mentions the matter of Ziwei Mountain, she will feel uncomfortable.

This dead girl is very talkative.

Da Furen's eyes were cold, Murong Fu saw it, and his heart skipped a beat.

The current situation is already settled, he thinks it is better to have a good talk with his mother, and stop targeting the concubine sister.

After all, if the imperial decree came down, wouldn't it be a decree to resist it if she deliberately played tricks to prevent her from marrying?

My mother doesn't have a big picture, she manages the affairs of the mansion well, but her vision outside is not as good as Yunxia's.

Seeing her husband's wink, Yunxia felt helpless, of course she couldn't see the situation in front of her, but didn't she offend her mother-in-law?
If I don't talk about it, I feel that my mother-in-law and elder sister-in-law are outrageous.

When the imperial decree is issued, even if Murong Wei is a concubine, she is still a member of the royal family, and her status is noble, so they can't treat her poorly.

At this moment, the old lady couldn't stand it any longer, and said: "Okay, you're outrageous, fourth girl, go back and copy the female commandment for me ten times. Don't just read the letter, you don't know the meaning inside."

"Grandmother, Brother Hao wants to drink milk tea." Murong Hao said childishly, grabbing the old lady's hand.

Because of these words, the atmosphere in the room eased a lot.

Murong Yue sighed, and looked at Murong Wei apologetically.

Murong Wei just smiled casually, of course she understood Murong Yue's difficulties and did not expect her to help her.

If she can't even deal with gossip, even if she goes to the Luo Palace in the future, she will be at the mercy of others.

The old lady smiled and said: "Come on, it's cold here, you should have a drink too."

The Fourth Madam smiled and praised: "No, I like it very much. No one makes this in Jinling. Jing'er and Zhi'er like these dim sums very much."

Murong Jing also took Murong Wei's hand and said, "Third Sister, I like the glove you gave me very much. My sister and I each have one."

Murong Wei patted her hand: "It's just a gadget, you can play with me if you like."

The old lady said: "It just so happens that the sixth girl and the seventh girl are back, so we have invited teachers to come and go to school with the fifth girl after the Chinese New Year."

The fourth lady hastily responded.

Murong Lan felt hatred in her heart when she saw Murong Wei's unfazed expression.

The most annoying thing about her is that when others care about her, she acts indifferently, making people feel no sense of accomplishment even if they beat her.

It was like hitting a fist hard, but it hit the cotton.

This feeling is really powerless.

After paying her respects, Murong Wei was about to return to the ink garden, and Murong Lan also chased her out.

Lu'er looked at her worriedly, but Murong Wei comforted her twice.

She can't do anything to herself.

She is not easy to pinch as a soft persimmon.

"Eldest sister, congratulations on the wedding, it seems that it will be Chunwei, Mr. Feng will definitely be able to enter high school and be named on the gold list."

Murong Wei's expression was calm, showing no signs of sadness or joy.

Murong Lan snorted: "Don't pretend to be merciful to me. Murong Wei, let me tell you, no matter when, even if you become Princess Luo, it will not change the fact that you are a concubine. What are you proud of? But A stepwife."

Murong Wei smiled and listened to her finish: "Sister is right, I didn't say that I am not the daughter of the Murong family. I will remember that my identity is Huarong Township Lord."

When Murong Lan mentioned this, she became even more annoyed, and now she didn't even care about her superficial face, and waved her at her: "You little hoof, how dare you show off in front of me!"

Murong Wei stopped her hand, and said flatly: "Eldest sister, being irritable hurts the liver."

She only moved her hand away with a clever force between her wrists, and Murong Lan felt her arm go numb.

It was Murong Wei who pressed the acupuncture points on her wrist.

Murong Lan was horrified, rubbing her arms, and said angrily, "What did you do to me?"

Murong Wei's eyes were misty, with some sadness: "Why did my sister do this? It is against the law to beat a court wife."

Murong Lan snorted angrily, and was about to speak, but saw Murong Fu approaching from a distance, and frowned upon seeing this situation.

"Lan'er, what are you doing?"

Seeing her eldest brother, Murong Lan said angrily, "Brother, this dead girl dares to offend me."

Murong Wei lowered her head and sighed: "If the elder sister wants to teach the younger sister a lesson, the younger sister will not dare to object. But the younger sister really doesn't know where to offend the elder sister? To make the elder sister so angry..."

Murong Fu looked at his younger sister, he didn't know why, he was a little helpless, his younger sister was always spoiled.

Seeing that the concubine's younger sister might marry Luo Wang now, isn't she unhappy?

But you can't deal with Shumei just because of this, right?

"Okay, Lan'er, you're about to get married, why don't you go back and prepare embroidery? I went to see Feng Yu yesterday, and he is preparing for the exam."

Murong Lan was even more unhappy seeing him say that, but she was very annoyed when she saw that her elder brother didn't help her.

Murong Wei looked at her: "Eldest sister, elder brother, my sister is leaving now."

Seeing her leave, Murong Fu pointed at Murong Lan helplessly and said, "What are you doing? You are about to get married now, so why bother with Third Sister? Even if she marries King Luo, it's none of your business. You are also the eldest daughter-in-law of the Feng family, and your status will not be low in the future. I know you have always disliked the third sister, but when the imperial decree comes down, you must not be like this. At that time, she will not be considered a member of the royal family."

Murong Lan was angry in her heart, it would be better to be comforted by her elder brother.

But how did Murong Fu know what was in her heart? How could he know what happened between Feng Yu and Murong Wei?

This is called Murong Lan's throat.

On the surface, she agreed not to trouble Murong Wei, but in her heart she was unwilling.

Maybe more of jealousy.

Until the evening of this day, Master Murong went down to the yamen, and the old man also returned to the mansion. An imperial decree disrupted the famous families in the capital.

Murong Wei was wearing the uniform of the country monarch, and when she came to the main room, the incense table had already been set up, and her grandparents, parents, elder brother and elder sister-in-law also arrived one after another.

The eunuch who was in charge of announcing the decree was wearing a blue official uniform with gold rings and small sunflowers, black gauze on his head, and cloud shoes on his feet.

The old man was smiling and said: "Okay, this person is here too, Eunuch Zhang will trouble you to announce the decree."

"Mr. Ge, you are being polite. Our family would like to congratulate you on having a wonderful granddaughter."

Eunuch Zhang saw that the person had arrived, straightened his body, coughed twice, opened the imperial decree and said:

"Follow the heavens, the emperor ordered, saying

The third daughter of Murong Duan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, is from a famous family in Huarong Township, Yuxiu Huazhang, Duan Minshushen... Now marrying the emperor's second son, Luo Wang Xiao Mingrui, as the princess...

This is it. "

Murong Wei knelt on the ground and listened to the imperial decree. Although she had expected it before, she was still in a complicated mood at the moment.

With the imperial decree, her fate was decided.

Finally, are you still going to marry King Luo?

"The courtier accepts the decree, long live my emperor."

Murong Wei respectfully stretched out her hands to hold the imperial decree, and then stood up with her elders.

That father-in-law was quite imposing when he announced the decree, but now he said to Murong Wei with a smile on his face: "Congratulations, Mr. Huarong, no, it should be Princess Luo."

"Eunuch is polite."

The old man said: "Eunuch Zhang, let me have a cup of tea with the old man, please."

Eunuch Zhang naturally wouldn't disrespect the old man, besides, this is a happy event.

Eunuch Zhang accompanied the old lady to sit among the guests of honor, and said: "For the date of marriage, there will be officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Etiquette, and the Qin Tianjian will choose a date, and then discuss it with your mansion. What does the emperor mean? Get married as soon as possible."

The old man smiled and said: "Of course, I have two granddaughters who are going to get married this year, so there should be no delay."

"It depends on the date chosen by Qin Tianjian, but after all, it is the wedding of the prince and prince, and it takes a long time to prepare."

Murong Wei handed the imperial decree to her grandmother, and Yun Xia who was beside her said with a smile, "Congratulations, Third Sister."

"Sister-in-law is also teasing me?" Murong Wei said with a slightly red face.

The other people who got the news also arrived at this moment, Murong Lan and Murong Wan'er looked unhappy, they could persuade themselves that she must not be true, the news must be false.

But the more I waited, the colder my heart became.

Murong Wan'er ruthlessly pinched the hand of the servant girl next to her. The servant girl was in pain, but she dared not leave, her hand was pinched with a red mark, bleeding out.

"That little bitch, why, why is she, everyone is a concubine! Why is she so lucky!"

Murong Wan'er was unwilling.

She felt that if she was the one who went to Ziwei Mountain at that time, maybe all of this would be her own today.

Thinking of being able to marry a prince and enjoy the envy of the ladies, that kind of glory is dazzling.

Although Murong Lan was still unwilling to believe it before, she couldn't help but believe it now.

What she hated was Murong Wei, a vixen who seduced her Feng Yu and Luo Wang.

She should have lived a miserable life.

Murong Lan's eyes were red.

Murong Yue also sighed very much, she didn't think it was luck, the third sister is a very unusual woman, it's not surprising that she can make King Luo fall in love with her.

However, that is the life of the royal family, but it is not what Murong Yue wants.

She remembered that when she went out during the Chinese New Year, she happened to meet Qin Yao and her brother, her future husband, and she blushed for a moment.

The man's gaze echoed in her mind from time to time, and she seemed to feel his joy and expectation.

Murong Yue is very satisfied with such a life, such a husband.

It's hard to say what other people think. Although some people can't help but say something about her luck, it's just that they can't eat grapes and say grapes are sour.

Facing all kinds of eyes, Murong Wei sat down with the old lady Daoxi for a while.

The old lady sighed: "Wei'er, I don't know whether this matter is good or bad for you. I originally didn't want you to marry into the royal family according to my intention, but now that...forget it, you and King Luo may have a real relationship. There is some fate. Now you are going to get married. The Ministry of Internal Affairs will send someone to teach you the royal rules. After you hand over the affairs of Dongyuan, I will teach you in person. lest you enter the palace and be tricked by others."

With some emotion in Murong Wei's eyes, she leaned on the old lady's arm, "Grandma, it's Wei'er who failed you."

She knew that the old lady was doing it for her own good.

However, some things may really be beyond reason.

Emotions are sometimes beyond the control of reason and self.

If he could, Xiao Mingrui would not choose her.

The old lady patted her hand and said: "Good boy, it's not your fault. That's fine, but I was also worried that your future husband-in-law would despise you because of your Ziwei Mountain. King Luo...but he wouldn't , seeing him like this, he must be interested in you too. After you pass the door, life will be much better. "

Murong Wei said angrily, "Grandmother also came to make fun of him."

The old lady smiled and nodded her head: "Are you shy? Tomorrow you will explain the matter of Dongyuan. Come to me and I will teach you in detail."

"But won't this be too much work? After all, grandma, you are old..."

"I'm still in good health. I know you're a smart girl, but after all, I don't know as much as my grandmother. I have to teach you well. You have to prepare your dowry well, and there are still many things to worry about..."

Murong Wei felt warm in her heart when she heard her grandmother rambling on.

Maybe I am alone in this world, but there are always people who treat me well.

Thinking of the imperial decree, Xiao Mingrui, and Xiao Jinglan, she could only sigh in her heart.

Some people are doomed to no results.

Xiao Jinglan...

Although he was kind to her, feelings were such a strange thing.

She really hoped that he would find someone he loved and who would love him.

Eunuch Zhang left and returned to the palace to return the emperor's will.

Emperor Jianwu was reviewing the memorial, and after listening to his reply, he asked, "How is Huarong Township doing?"

Eunuch Zhang figured out what the emperor meant, and replied, "Xiangjun is very calm and dignified."

Emperor Jianwu hummed and stopped mentioning it.

It's just King Qi...

Emperor Jianwu was a little displeased when he thought of his eldest son's little action.

Knowing the relationship between this girl and her younger brother, why is this so?
Emperor Jianwu remembered his previous purpose, but he didn't expect him to be so messed up.

It's just a woman, what do you want to do like this?

He ignored all the turmoil, let's see what he does next.

The boys are heartbroken.

Emperor Jianwu felt unhappy when he thought about it.

Luo Wang also knew that his father had issued an imperial edict, so he was very happy at the moment.

Seeing the master's face full of joy, Su De congratulated with a smile on his face, "Congratulations to the prince for marrying the princess. This old slave finally has a master. This mansion also lacks a mistress."

Xiao Mingrui said with a smile: "Everyone in this mansion rewards it."

Xiao Mingrui was very happy when he thought that this imperial decree was issued, and he finally got rid of a big stone in his heart.

It's just that the marriage date set by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Qin Tianjian has to be carefully considered. He wants to marry Murong Wei back as soon as possible.

Now he just felt that the time was too slow, and he wished he could marry her back home immediately.

From then on, they can face each other day by day, so that no one will covet them secretly.

Thinking of this, the joy on Xiao Mingrui's face subsided slightly, and he sat down on the armchair with the pattern of huanghuali and hundred fruits, and said, "Go and invite Mr. Li."

Li Jishan is Xiao Mingrui's counselor, a strange man he found during the war in the Northwest.

Some time ago, he had been handling family affairs in the northwest, and now he came to the capital from the northwest.

Su De answered yes, and invited Li Jishan to come.

Li Jishan is of medium height, with a white face and a slight beard. He is in his 40s and looks like an ordinary teacher.He has an ordinary appearance, with only a pair of eyes full of light.

At this moment, he was wearing a Taoist robe with a blue silk surface. When he saw Xiao Mingrui, he cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness is overjoyed."

Xiao Mingrui raised his eyebrows: "Why do you like it?"

Li Jishan smiled and said: "Your Highness's palace is red and bright, obviously there is a happy event. If Li is not wrong, this marriage is the best choice, a marriage destined by nature, and it will benefit His Highness a lot."

Xiao Mingrui was surprised, he didn't expect Li Jishan to say that.

After all, he knew about the matter with Murong Wei, so why do he say that this marriage is destined and the best choice?
Li Jishan seemed to see his doubts, and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness knows that Li knows a little bit about the art of Zhou Yi, and today's divination is actually the best choice. And this woman should be a person with all kinds of blessings, born with good fortune , Wang Fu Wang Zi, if His Highness marries her, it should be half the effort."

Xiao Mingrui's eyes narrowed slightly, but he was very surprised.

"Mr. has never seen her, how can you say that?"

"Li also just said it from the hexagram. If he sees the princess someday, it's better to see her again."

Xiao Mingrui thought in his heart, Murong Wei is of course a good woman, and since she is married to him, a wife is as valuable as a husband, if he becomes a great treasure in the future, she will naturally be very honorable as a queen.

She is also a smart person, so it is not surprising that she can help him with his husband and children.

Since she is the person he likes, it is to see her extremely well.

Xiao Mingrui nodded and said: "I'll bring up this matter later, but now I have something to discuss with my husband."

After finishing speaking, he told about King Qi's dealing with Murong Wei all the time: "I don't think the elder brother is a person who is willing to let it go, but he has to find a way to make him have no time to care about others."

Li Jishan thought about it for a while, and said with a smile: "This matter is simple. Isn't the emperor planning to visit Jinling in the south in the spring? He also wants to go to the Taizu Mausoleum to worship the mausoleum in person. How can the eldest prince give up this opportunity? Several months. And now the famine caused by the snow disaster in Shandong is also very serious..."

When this matter was mentioned, Xiao Mingrui also frowned, "The snow disaster in Shandong is very serious, I originally wanted to personally go to rescue the disaster..."

Li Jishan shook his head: "Your Highness doesn't need to go there, although it is serious, but it is spring, and there is a lot of food, and now the officials sent to the disaster have also started to provide relief, but the local people are mixed, and the disaster is not as serious as reported. When I came back from the Northwest, I felt that the Yellow River's ice melted this spring and raised its banks, which might cause floods, and His Highness should pay attention to this matter."

When Xiao Mingrui heard him mentioning this, his face suddenly became serious. This is indeed serious.

One careless will cause flood again.

So he quickly talked to Li Jishan about the solution to this matter.

Xiao Mingrui made up his mind to let the eldest brother have no time to take care of Murong Wei's affairs.

As long as others are not in the capital, although there are others who can help, but also take care of the father, there is nothing to do.

Nothing more than some possibilities he thought of.

As long as Murong Wei'an stays at home with peace of mind, thinking about it, it should be fine.

No matter how daring he is, he will never break into the minister's house and kill people.

In that case, he would really offend the Murong family and make the four great families all fall to him.

The most likely thing for him is to start with his reputation.

This is his usual trick.

After Li Jishan left, Xiao Mingrui wrote a letter after thinking about it, put it in a lake pen, and asked Su De to send it to Murong Mansion.

"God bless, my Wei'er has a bright future now." Aunt Zhou clasped her hands together and thanked the Bodhisattva with tears in her eyes.

Mother Du was also beaming: "Don't cry, Auntie, this is a happy event. My uncle also got news. The boy who came back told me that my uncle was very happy, so I asked my aunt to take good care of her body."

Aunt Zhou put down a big stone in her heart, "Lord Luo should care about Wei'er, right? It seems that he is a person who knows how to repay his kindness. Now that Wei'er is well, I can rest assured."

Mother Du sighed: "Auntie, don't forget the little one in your stomach."

Aunt Zhou thought of the child in her stomach, caressing Xianhuai's belly with one hand, and said: "Hey, but I thought Wei'er could marry her cousin... That child is a good one. The palace is unfathomable , Will Wei'er be wronged?"

Aunt Zhou began to worry again.

Mother Du thought to herself, Miss, who is the one who made her feel wronged?
"Don't worry, Auntie, the lady is smart."

At this moment, Aunt Fang came over.

She smiled all over her face: "Hey, sister Zhou, my sister wants to congratulate you, you really gave birth to a good daughter. My sister is so envious."

Aunt Zhou saw that it was her, and said calmly: "Sister, you are being polite, and my sister's children are also good."

(End of this chapter)