Phoenix Fight: The First Concubine

Chapter 52
Aunt Fang smiled, but she was very upset in her heart, thinking that a man as old as her son would have a pile of high-priced bastards all day long, with no future at all, and her daughter chose such a husband so unapologetically.

Look at other people's daughters, a concubine has earned a princess.

Aunt Fang sighed: "Women here are all debts. Sister, I also have difficulties."

Saying that, she sat next to Aunt Zhou, looked at her stomach, and said with red eyes: "I heard that my sister has been taking medicine before. I don't know what the prescription is? I heard that my sister has seen the doctor of Huichuntang before. I heard that it is a good medicine." use……"

Aunt Zhou's heart shuddered.

On the other hand, Ms. Du said, "Aunt Fang also knows? Our aunt has been taking medicine for all these years, and the doctor in Huichuntang just prescribed some prescriptions for nourishing blood and cold body, but they are not bad. It's a pity that I have returned to my hometown. I just heard that they have such a shocking treasure in the Huichuntang, which only treats women, and I don't know if it is so."

Aunt Zhou looked at Mama Du with some surprise.

Aunt Fang heard that Aunt Zhou was pregnant after the doctor came, and she was very suspicious.

Now I was very disappointed when I heard it, but after reading what Mama Du said, I suddenly became interested.

"Oh? There is such a thing?"

"It's just asking for a doctor. My sister will find it." Aunt Zhou raised her eyebrows, planning to ask Mother Du what she meant later.

Aunt Fang was very happy when she got the answer. No one thinks there are too few children.

Her pair of sons and daughters are really useless, it is better to have another son and raise them well.

Anyway, Aunt Zhou can give birth, so can't she?
After Aunt Fang left, Aunt Zhou asked Mother Du, "What do you want?"

Seeing that there was no one around, Mama Du whispered something in Aunt Zhou's ear.

Aunt Zhou grabbed Mama Du's hand nervously: "Is this reliable?"

"Don't worry, the people sent by my uncle have already said that everything has been done, we just need to follow the method."

Aunt Zhou thought for a while: "It's better to be careful, it's best not to show your feet."

Thinking of this, I felt very emotional again, "Wei'er has grown up."

Mother Du also praised this very much when she thought of it, the young lady is much smarter than her own mother.

In the future, no matter what, life should not be bad.

"Third sister, I want to eat that egg tart."

As soon as Murong Zhi said that, Murong Jing who was on the side glared at her: "I will eat it soon, and I will tell my mother later."

Murong Wei just told Xiangtao to take the sorted accounts to the steward of Dongyuan, and Yuegu who was going to help was also called back by her.

Anyway, her marriage has been decided, she can't make the dowry embroidery more exquisite, except for the needlework team in the mansion, she can only ask Yuegu for help.

As far as her skill is concerned, she can only paint some tricks.

"Sixth Sister and Seventh Sister, you are welcome, Dongfang, go and bring some snacks."

Murong Jing said with some embarrassment: "Third sister, doesn't this show that we are ignorant?"

"They're all sisters, what's the matter? Sit down, brother Hao?"

"Just about to go to sleep, he has to take a nap at noon every day, that's why I ran out to play with Seventh Sister."

Murong Zhi sat on the side and blinked, "Sister also likes the snacks of Third Sister?"

Murong Jing glared at her.

Murong Wei laughed and said: "If you like it, you can take the recipe and cook it later. But it's better to eat less sweets to avoid tooth decay."

"Tooth decay?"

"It's just that the tooth is broken, and there are small bugs."

Murong Zhi asked in surprise: "No way, that's disgusting."

Xiangtao came over with some snacks, the two sisters ate and sat for a while before going back.

Murong Wei was planning to take a break when Xiang Tao came over.

"Miss, someone gave me a pen." Xiangtao said with a smile, if she hadn't figured out who gave it to Miss before, she suddenly realized that it must be King Luo.

Otherwise, the young lady wouldn't react that way when she heard the news.

Murong Wei blushed from her smile, and spat: "What are you laughing at, you bastard, can't you finish everything?"

Seeing that the young lady was annoyed, Xiangtao quickly put down her pen and ran away.

Murong Wei took the Hu brush and sighed for a moment.

It's been a long time since I received anything from him.

Turning away the end of the pen, she pulled out a piece of clear paper from it.

"It's going downhill, is Hu not returning?"

When Murong Wei saw this sentence, she immediately laughed, with a smile on her brow.

That guy hoped that she would marry him sooner, how could it be so easy?

Murong Wei was thinking about it, then read the words below, and frowned.

King Qi, that guy can feel from the few times she has been in contact with him that he is like a cobra in disguise, who will suddenly attack with lightning and bite you at some point.

I don't know what he is going to do.

Before marrying Xiao Mingrui, she couldn't take it lightly.

It seems that it is best for her to stay away from going out during this period of time. Anyway, she is a substitute married person, so she can stay at home openly and aboveboard.

Murong Wei received the letter, thought about it, and replied.

It's too obvious to use a pen to return it. Many maids will ask people in the event department to help bring some things, and she happened to take advantage of this loophole.

Murong Wei thought for a while, prepared a screen, and put the things into the screen.

It's better not to do this kind of thing, so as not to be discovered.

When Xiangtao came back, Murong Wei asked her to deliver things when no one was paying attention.

The smirk on that girl Xiangtao's face made Murong Wei's face turn red, and she just tormented her hard.

When I went to pay my respects to the old lady in the evening, the old lady asked: "Did you explain the matter of Dongyuan clearly?"

Murong Wei nodded: "It's all explained."

"Well, follow me tomorrow, and I will teach you well."

After Murong Wei went back, she made a plan.

The next morning, I got up at the right time, exercised my body first, did some yoga, and then began to groom.

After that, I changed my clothes, had breakfast, and at the beginning of the morning, I went to pay my respects to the old lady, and then learned to manage some affairs in the mansion.

Sishi practiced painting, drawing embroidery patterns, and playing the piano. Murong Wei did a good job in these things, and she was always good at drawing embroidery patterns, but her manual skills were not very good.

Eat at noon and take a nap; Weishi learns about clothing matching and some knowledge of spices and herbs; Shenshi teaches her housekeeping and some precautions for human relations.

The matter of human relations alone is very troublesome. The old lady was born as the eldest daughter of the Liu family in Jian'an, so she naturally has a clearer understanding of the marriages of these aristocratic families in the capital and the insider relationships.

Just because of Murong Wei bestowing marriage to Concubine Luo, many people came to the mansion to congratulate her. The old lady took this opportunity to ask her to recognize more people, to introduce the preferences of each wife and person, and the family situation.

From the clan to the minister, and then to the aristocratic family, Murong Wei felt that it was more difficult than the college entrance examination.

After waiting for three or four days, the old lady saw that she was learning how to play the piano and paint, and that she was doing well in sketching, so she taught her how to deal with the relationship between the servants in the mansion, especially the old and the new in the prince's mansion. processing relationship.

"Prince Luo's original partner was the daughter of the great general Zhu, but they died within a year of their marriage. I think there are still Miss Zhu's staff in this mansion. After you enter the door, you must first take back the stewardship of the king's mansion. , can’t be ruled by those subordinates. She didn’t leave a child, and the dowry was heard to be returned to Zhu’s family with silver at the price. Whoever stays in the mansion is also a matter of affection..."

When Murong Wei heard her grandmother talking about this, she felt complicated.

Thinking of this, she hated Xiao Mingrui, why should she marry a second-hand guy?

Thinking of what he said, why weren't you born a few years earlier?
Murong Wei thought unhappily, could she marry him if she was born a few years earlier?

That's not necessarily the case, with her status, she is only enough to be his step-wife, never mind being his first wife.

After going to his house, if he dares to wrong him, he will definitely not forgive him!
"Then he isn't a wife-hunter?" Murong Wei said angrily.

The old lady was taken aback by what she said, and scolded: "Silly girl, can you say this? Although some people want to gossip because of this, but after all, it is the royal family, so how can people talk nonsense? You can't do this kind of thing. Believe it or not?"

Murong Wei muttered, she was just upset that she didn't participate in everything about him.

Thinking of this made my heart sour, and for a moment I just felt like a fool.

Seeing her expression, the old lady shook her head: "You are no different from Yuan wife. After all, King Luo is still young and has no children. As long as you strive to have a son, who would dare to underestimate you?"

Murong Wei blushed, and couldn't help but feel that her mind was fluctuating, and she was always thinking wildly recently.

I don't know what happened.

Could it be premarital phobia?
"Grandma, I'm just, kind of scared."

The old lady patted her hand: "Which daughter's family didn't come here like this? Well, I see that you are not in good spirits today, go back and rest first. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has already set a wedding date, and the tenth day of May is a good day. Your The dowry has to be embroidered quickly. On the eighth day of the next month, King Luo will come to accept the dowry."

Murong Wei raised her eyebrows: "It's settled, May? Isn't the family very busy?"

The eldest sister will get married in February, and the second sister will get married in April. She is rushing to May, and the family is probably very busy.

"The emperor wants King Luo to get married as soon as possible. After all, he is not young and has no heirs. How could he not be in a hurry? It is estimated that King Luo also wants to marry you back as soon as possible. Although he is a bit busy, it is better than a month. With your sister-in-law Helping, and the dowry has been prepared long ago, now it's time to help you."

Murong Wei thinks about it too, she is afraid that several daughters of the Murong family will marry together this year, besides her, the fourth sister Murong Wan'er will also marry.

"The granddaughter just doesn't want to leave her grandmother so early."

The old lady clapped her hands and cursed with a smile: "Okay, don't play around with me, and ask your sisters about the dowry embroidering later. Let the sewing team do it if you don't bother, and you'd better do the other things you can do." Do it yourself."

Murong Wei gets a headache when she thinks of this, if she asks her to make embroidery, it will kill her!
"After the lottery is won next month, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will also send a nanny to teach you the rules of royal etiquette, and you will be even busier then."

Murong Wei thought about it, well, getting married is more tiring than not getting married.

Especially for someone like her, she will not be exhausted by then.

She now hopes that the wedding will come sooner and be over sooner.

In case she died of exhaustion before she got married.

Back in the ink garden with a muffled voice, Yuegu and Lu'er were discussing what to do with the materials in the warehouse. When Murong Wei saw it, her scalp went numb.

"Isn't this going to be clothes again?"

"Why don't you make clothes? My lady, you can't lose face when you marry into the Prince's Mansion, can you? There are so many things to do. Clothes for the four seasons, silk, gauze, leather and other materials, and There are dozens of sets of clothes, hats, shoes and socks, but don’t they all have to be made? There are also bed quilt covers, pillowcases, wedding tents and quilts, handkerchief purses, fan pendants..."

Murong Wei's eyes widened when she heard that, God, according to this method, she would have worn all the clothes in her life!

Coupled with the jewelry that will be dowry in the future, gold and silver jewelry, Zhuangzi's shop, she will become a rich woman all of a sudden.

Just relying on this, she can support herself without a man.

Murong Wei couldn't help but said: "Nurse, don't you want to prepare all the things I will wear for the rest of my life?"

Aunt Yue was stunned for a moment, "How could it be, this dress has a new look every year, and Miss doesn't need to save anything."

Lu'er covered her lips and said with a smile: "Miss probably doesn't want to embroider."

Murong Wei glared at her, frowned and said: "No, if I embroider so many things, wouldn't it be my own life?"

The maidservants in the room couldn't help laughing.

Aunt Yue laughed and said: "Some of these complete sets of items can be made by the needlework team, or you can ask the famous Shuanghua Pavilion in the capital to customize some of the best embroidered pieces for the lady, such as Suzhou embroidery, Jingxiu flat stitch , Shu embroidered, all of them. But some close-fitting clothes, and the clothes for the prince have to be made by the young lady herself. Handkerchiefs and purses, it’s not good to fake them..."

Murong Wei was speechless. If she had to do so many things, she might not be able to do them well when she got married.

"Yuegu." Murong Wei stepped forward, took Yuegu's arm, and shook it coquettishly: "Yuegu, you are my nanny, you know my skills, you have to help me. Otherwise I But I can't get married."

Lu'er suppressed a smile and said: "Guy Yue, look at our young lady, you are so pitiful, if the prince knows, why don't you scold us to death?"

Murong Wei blushed, and punched her with a fist: "You Lu'er, you usually look honest, but you have learned from Xiang Tao, dare to laugh at your master?"

Aunt Yue looked at her dotingly, "Okay, miss, don't worry, Aunt Yue will definitely help. The flower shapes drawn by the miss are quite innovative, why don't you draw a few more beautiful shapes, which will make people feel happy?" I like it. As for the clothes made for the prince, you can also choose the generous and simple ones, and make some practical and decent embroidery patterns..."

Murong Wei's hut suddenly opened up, she really wanted to let the embroiderer do everything, this is bad luck, is it easy to be a young lady?

Murong Wei thought for a moment, since she wanted to do it, she should make it look simple.

She can still embroider simple patterns, so why not use modern and classic geometric patterns, which are rare and chic, or the logo of any famous brand is also good.

Murong Wei thought it over here, saw them discussing the material to make clothes, and saw that it was a satin fabric that had passed the rain, and Murong Wei also learned how to match the clothes, thought for a while and said: "This color looks good Keep it cool, make a jacket with narrow sleeves and a flowered beige, and a spring shirt, embroidered on it..."

"How about embroidering lotus flowers? Embroidering white lotus flowers is so elegant and elegant, it's perfect for a young lady." Yue Gu asked.

Murong Wei thought for a while: "Let's embroider white peonies, which are graceful and elegant. Although lotus flowers are beautiful, I'm not that immortal fairy. Spring is when peonies are in full bloom."

Yue Gu smiled and said, "It's better that the lady said, yes, the time when the lady gets married is not the time when the peonies are in full bloom."

Murong Wei likes peony, which is graceful and luxurious.

"Only the true national color of peony can move the capital when it blooms."

The king of flowers, the country is beautiful and heavenly. Murong Wei once went to Luoyang to visit the Peony Festival before. The countless peonies made people obsessed with it. The colors are graceful and unparalleled.

After deciding on the look, Yuegu took the materials and went to the sewing room to make the clothes.

Murong Wei was not in a hurry, because the eldest sister was getting married soon, and the manor was very busy.

When Xiao Mingrui came back from the palace, he was always in a strange mood.

When I saw my father today, my father suddenly said: "Mr. Huarong Township has a very good fortune."

At that time Xiao Mingrui was startled, not knowing why his father made such a statement.

After the imperial decree was issued, the two parties handed in the eight-character name card to Qintian for monitoring and calculation, and the result was a match made in heaven.

According to the horoscope of both parties, they chose the date of marriage, Xiao Mingrui wanted to get married early, so he chose May.

This is because her two elder sisters are going to get married, and the seniority is orderly, otherwise he doesn't want to have to wait a few more months.

"My son is terrified..."

Emperor Jianwu waved his hand, "I asked Liu Jianzheng, but I didn't expect you to have such a good eye. This girl not only has all five blessings, but also has a very high fortune, wealth and longevity. Liu Jianzheng told me that he rarely counts such a good fate." grid."

Xiao Mingrui's heart trembled, and he lowered his eyes and said: "I didn't expect this to happen. I think she can be born into a noble family and marry into the royal family, so her fate is very good."

Emperor Jianwu laughed and said, "It is her blessing to be able to marry my son. Mingrui, you are not young anymore, it is time to have an heir as soon as possible."

Xiao Mingrui nodded and replied: "My son obeys the order. The emperor watched the spring flood of the Yellow River..."

When this matter was mentioned, Emperor Jianwu's face became serious: "I have sent people to check the situation you mentioned, and ordered the officials on both sides of the strait to deal with it seriously."

The father and son talked for a while before Xiao Mingrui left.

Emperor Jianwu was silent for a moment, then sighed: "This boy is blessed with future generations. I knew before that his first wife was only a year old, but now he has a better one."

Gao Wugong, the chief executive of the Qianqing Palace, said with a smile: "As a dragon son, the natural blessing is beyond the reach of ordinary people."

Xiao Mingrui returned to the palace, thinking about his father's words today, he seemed to have no special reaction.

Are you really happy for him, or are you testing?
After thinking for a long time, I recruited Li Jishan to speak.

Li Jishan listened and said with a smile: "Congratulations, Your Highness, it seems that the Emperor intends to value His Highness."

Xiao Mingrui frowned, "How can I see that?"

Because of his leading troops before, his father had neglected him for a long time, and it was not until Ziwei Mountain was assassinated that he got better.

Li Jishan said: "His Royal Highness has this wife, which is naturally the icing on the cake, like a tiger with wings. And if you have this wife, will your future be poor? If in the future... how can this girl have such a good fate. Wife depends on husband Gui, what do you think, Your Highness?"

Xiao Mingrui thought about it, and thought that his father was willing to listen to his words and inspect the spring flood of the Yellow River, and he felt a little happy in his heart, but he didn't show it on the surface.

"Father is just asking. If you don't do anything, no matter how good your fate is, it will be useless."

He was born in the royal family, so his fate is naturally extremely high.

What Li Jishan appreciates the most is his attitude, he never blindly fantasizes and does nothing.

Only those who work hard have a future. What's the use of talking all day long, wooing courtiers, singing the wind and playing the moon? Is it possible that you want to be a subjugated king like Queen Li?
After Li Jishan left, Xiao Mingrui was silent for a moment, and took out the embroidered screen he got a few days ago.

It was given to him by Murong Wei. The embroidery screen is not very complicated, but the embroidered appearance on it is rather novel, it is a tulip clump of strange flowers and plants that has never been seen before.

Thinking of Murong Wei's letter back to him, Xiao Mingrui couldn't help laughing.

That little girl dared to laugh at him.

She gave him back a song from "The Book of Songs".

Chi Chi, the gangster, holds Bumaosi.The bandits come to Maosi, and when they come, they come to me.

Send Zisheqi, as for Dunqiu.The bandit is my future, and there is no good matchmaker.

Women's procrastination can't be said.When the mulberry falls, it turns yellow and falls away.

Think about it quietly, bow yourself in mourning.When you grow old together, it always makes me complain.

Qi has shore, and corner has Pan.At the banquet of the chief horn, Yan Yan was laughed at.

Make a vow and don't think about it.If you don't think about it, it's too late!

This is a famous long narrative poem in the "Book of Songs". It tells the whole process of a woman from her childhood sweetheart, courtship, love, and marriage, to the man's change of heart and a clean break.

Murong Wei liked two of them the most.

"Scholar's procrastination can still be said, but women's procrastination cannot be said."

Women should not be infatuated with men. Men are addicted to love and can get away when they want to leave.A woman is addicted to love, and it is impossible to escape.

But that's not the case. In this era, if a man doesn't like a woman, he can still find another one, but women can't change.

So at that time, he wrote this poem to Xiao Mingrui, feeling very emotional for a moment, presumably he could understand what he meant.

"Is that why you don't have confidence in me? I'm not that heartbroken man in the Book of Songs." Xiao Mingrui said to himself, that little woman's mind is always full of imagination.

Although she is very smart, but this is also very shocking.

They haven't even gotten married yet, so they pessimistically think about separating, as if they are not optimistic about their future at all.

"Hmph, I don't allow you to think about breaking it off with me." Xiao Mingrui thought that he would go to pay the bride price soon, and he really didn't want to delay, but he still had to wait for some time.

If he was going to go out on business, he would be ready to get married when he came back.

Murong Mansion.

"How is it, doctor?"

Aunt Fang looked nervously at the doctor in front of her. She spent some effort to invite him in the name of contracting a cold.

This doctor was invited by her from Huichuntang, and it is said that he is somewhat famous.

Dr. Xie shook his head: "Madam, did you not take good care of your confinement after giving birth, and now your body is weak and cold, and the damage is too heavy. I'm afraid you won't be able to conceive."

Aunt Fang gritted her teeth immediately. It's not that she hasn't seen a doctor these years, and what she said is similar to this.

Aunt Fang remembered that after she gave birth to her little daughter, her confinement was not done well, and it was not the eldest lady's fault.

It's just that I was born as her servant girl, so how dare I disobey her orders.

But who can be careless.

Aunt Fang felt a little resentful when she thought about this matter, but she was very disappointed when she saw that Dr. Xie didn't have any special abilities.

"However, looking at Madam's appearance, it seems that it has nothing to do with the failure of confinement." The doctor sighed, hesitant to speak.

When Aunt Fang heard it, she became energetic. Could there be some secret in it?
"I saw Madam put a lot of dried papaya and the like, and the tea she drank was also like this?"

Aunt Fang raised her eyebrows: "What's the matter, is there something wrong?"

"Although papaya is a good food, if a woman eats too much, it is contraceptive. In addition, some of the things my wife uses seem to be effective in contraception... It is even more difficult to conceive. Now that the damage has been done, it is useless."

Aunt Fang's face changed greatly when she heard this, she had never thought about it.

I used to hear people say that papaya can enhance breasts and whiten skin, but how could they know that papaya is also used for contraception.

"How is it possible, how could papaya cause this effect?"

"It is recorded in medical books that there are barbarians overseas who try to use this substance to prevent pregnancy. Doesn't your wife often eat this substance?"

Aunt Fang was speechless, only feeling extremely resentful.

She remembered that at the beginning, the eldest lady smiled and said to her: "Papaya is not bad, but if you eat more, will it be as beautiful as Concubine Yang?"

Aunt Fang thought that the eldest lady would often give her papayas later, and ordered the steward to buy this thing for the female family members in the mansion. It was not until the Junjun of Yunxia County entered the mansion that this matter was stopped recently.

I just asked someone to buy some back.

Aunt Fang felt great hatred in her heart, that old woman was really vicious!
(End of this chapter)