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Chapter 160 Rumors Are Everywhere
Dong Rong was not easy to mess with, she hugged her stomach and leaned on the soft gold silk pillow, complaining, "I just found out today that the three people around me who obeyed orders, except for Zizhu, the rest of Wenniang and Yiba were all arranged by you. Yes. Couldn’t I hide from you even if I sneezed at home in the future? No, tomorrow I will buy a few more girls to come in, I want to cultivate my own power, and I want to dominate the entire other courtyard..."

Murong Huaide heard it funny, wiped his head and face with a cotton cloth indiscriminately, stepped forward, embraced his beloved wife in his arms, and coaxed him, "Why do you still need to cultivate people, this yard is already under your name, even me It's for nothing. Are you going to marry a few more women for me, and fight if there is nothing to do, then I will sit and enjoy the blessing of everyone..."

"Don't even think about it!" Dong Rong stared, and her little hands were ready to move again to show off her prestige.Murong Huaide embraced his arms decisively, Dong Rong couldn't break free, and finally the young couple giggled and lay down on the soft couch without making a sound for a long time.

Murong Huaide sniffed the faint fruity fragrance on his wife's body, and felt more and more ashamed. After thinking about it, he said, "The imperial decree has been issued today, and you will be my concubine from now on. I originally wanted to hold a big banquet and invite you all over Binpeng, I declare to the world that you are my only wife. It's a pity...the father has been in a coma for many days, and the mother and concubine...can only wrong you."

Dong Rong snuggled into his arms when she heard the words, and said with a low laugh, "When I married you, you were a fool who only hid a few pennies from your private house. Mrs. Cao treated me badly, even wearing a pair of cloth shoes. Toe, even then, I never thought of leaving you. Now that I am in the midst of life, I am well-clothed and well-fed, if I still dare to say that I am wronged, I am afraid that God will strike me to death with a thunderbolt.

Although I don't know much about the outside world, I've heard the phrase 'the most ruthless emperor's family'.As long as everything can keep you safe, just do it, don't worry about me.I have only one condition, no matter how important things are, you can't hide them from me.You have lied to me once, if you do it again, I will never forgive you! "

"No." Murong Huaide shrank subconsciously, and immediately responded, "I will never lie to you again, you have to trust me."

"Okay, I believe you." Dong Rong sighed softly, feeling a little bored in her heart, and couldn't help complaining, "Whenever things happen here, let's go back to Qing County. Although the capital is good, it is not as comfortable as at home. .”

"The imperial doctor said, father...there are only a few days left. Let's go back after a hundred days."

Dong Rong's face brightened, and when she was about to speak again, her stomach gurgled.She chuckled angrily, "I'm really a little pig now, I eat five meals a day and I'm always very hungry."

"Eat when you're hungry, what if it delays our child's growth?" Murong Huaide hurriedly helped his wife up, and then shouted at the door, "Where is Zizhu, can the meal be arranged?"

Zizhu and Yiba were standing outside the door quietly listening to the movement in the house, hesitating whether to report to the master that the meal is ready.Hearing this, the two of them directly carried the tray into the room, and swiftly set the coffee table as a dining table to the full.

When Xu Shi saw her husband come back, Dong Rong whetted her appetite. She drank two bowls of porridge with preserved egg and lean meat, ate a small gold and silver steamed bun, and a plate of cold spinach.

Murong Huaide was both happy and worried at the same time, he walked with his beloved wife in the courtyard for a full two quarters of an hour after the dinner table was taken down, and then went to bed to rest.

The night insects hummed lowly, the moon was shining brightly, on the soft couch under the window, the man was slowly waving his fan to drive away the disturbing mosquitoes for his wife.The wife seemed to be a little uncomfortable because of her swollen belly, and she tossed and turned for a long time before she fell asleep.The man lowered his head and kissed her gently on the forehead. Finally, he carefully embraced his wife and children in his arms, and also fell asleep slowly...

It was so affectionate that it made Night Breeze drunk. It glanced at it quietly and ran past the window, reluctant to go in and disturb it.But the palace not far away was bustling again. After waking up, Princess Liu saw that there was no son waiting beside the bed, she was furious and threw debris all over the floor, and finally even ran to cry to the unconscious prince, He said that he gave birth to an unfilial son, and he would have nothing to rely on for the rest of his life.

There are more than a hundred servants in the palace, and there are not a few people who occasionally gossip about their master behind their backs or sneak out to gamble a few dollars in the middle of the night.In addition, interested people took the trouble to inquire, and almost the entire teahouse in Kyoto opened the Zhongshan Prince's Mansion "Gossip Special Session" early the next morning.The topic was that the old concubine was dissatisfied with the concubine concubine bestowed by the emperor as a peasant girl, who almost ruined the entire family property of the palace.

The world loves to spread rumors so much, and such gossip spread vigorously at night, and there was a new change.It is said that the niece of the old concubine's natal family is also insane. She almost committed suicide last night. If the maid hadn't rescued her in time, her soul might have crossed the bridge of Naihe by now.

The cousin marries a wife, and the cousin commits suicide. Anyone who hears about this will inevitably have a raging fire of gossip in their chests.Needless to say, the three aunts, the six wives or the pious idlers began to inquire about the Liu family with all their strength.Although the Liu family is said to be a well-known and noble family with generations of scholars, they inevitably raised a few servants who were greedy for money.Therefore, the unspeakable story of the Liu family became another hot topic in the teahouse.

It turned out that Miss Liu's temperament was very similar to her own aunt's. Back then, the famous Liu family's daughter insisted on marrying into the palace as a concubine. Liu Hanlin was so angry that Liu Hanlin died of illness early on. Everyone knew about it.Now that the niece of the Liu family is in love with her cousin, she suddenly hears that the emperor appointed her cousin a peasant girl as his concubine, and in a moment of embarrassment, she commits suicide and commits suicide.

The Liu family's century-old scholarly family had lost most of its prestige because of its concubine as a concubine, but now it has finally regained some status in the Qingliu, and it will fall severely.It is said that the Patriarch of the Liu family was so angry that he had already kicked his daughter out of the house, and even the Hanlin Academy refused to go to sick leave, so he closed the door and taught his two sons to read sage books.

People who have heard this gossip shook their heads and sighed endlessly. Some were sympathetic and some were gloating. Of course, there are not a few people who are secretly vigilant and want to go home and remind their old wives to teach their daughters strictly.

Princess Liu lay down for a full day without getting up, she was really angry this time.Every time she thinks about going out to a banquet in the future, she doesn't know how many women will point her out behind her back. When she mentions that the princess of the palace is a wild girl from a farming family, she can't help being irritable and want to get angry.

The old nanny served the master carefully, and finally returned to her home at night. She was so startled that she jumped three feet high when she heard the rumors from her daughter-in-law.

Concubine Liu directly smashed the tea bowl in her hand, and said angrily, "Where did this rumor come from? Even if Zhen'er didn't do these things, she won't be able to marry a good man after her reputation is ruined."

The old mother also had a sad face, and replied, "The old servant is also worried, so he came here to report to the empress. Tell me, is it because Mr. Liu offended some villain in the court? If not, why does this rumor seem to be aimed at It’s as if Miss Zhen’er came here, and she speaks with a nose and an eye.”

Concubine Liu frowned, she was about to tell the old mother to go back to her natal house, but then she remembered the closed door yesterday and said ruthlessly, "Prepare carriages and horses are waiting at the back door, I want to go back to Liu's house to ask in person."

The old mother hurried down to make arrangements carefully, and soon Princess Liu left the back door of the palace wearing a light gauze cloak, and got into the carriage straight to the back door of Liu's house.

The old concierge of Liu's family took a heavy silver coin and quickly spread the news to the front yard. A handsome young man opened the back door himself, and led Princess Liu all the way through the door to the study in the outer courtyard.

Liu Zhengqing, the current head of the Liu family, was sitting on the spacious grand master's chair, staring coldly at his younger sister who walked in and remained silent.

Concubine Liu looked around the large study room that had not changed for many years, her heart was sore, she almost shed tears.Back then, she was kneeling here, insisting on begging her father to allow her to marry into the palace as a concubine. Her father was so annoyed that he smashed his favorite jade carving paperweight, and bluntly said that King Zhongshan was not a good man, and she would regret it in the future.It's a pity that she didn't listen for half a minute, and followed that heartless man without looking back. She was so angry that her father was seriously ill and passed away early.

Now she knew that she was wrong and regretted it, but the figure of her father disappeared in this study, and the Liu family also lost its prosperity in the past. This is all her fault.

"Little sister pays homage to elder brother, how is elder brother doing?"

"Well?" Liu Zhengqing snorted heavily, and said angrily, "with a sister like you around, our entire Liu family will not be at peace. Not to mention well, I didn't die of anger early like my father, even if Princess Liu is merciful. "

"Brother calm down, little sister... Little sister isn't..."

"What did you come back for today? You ruined the reputation of the Liu family for a hundred years, and now you have caused Zhen'er to seek death and life. Don't you think it's not enough?"

"Brother." Concubine Liu couldn't bear it any longer, and cried with tears streaming down her face, "I really love Zhen'er as my daughter-in-law, so I took her into the palace. Make up for the sins I caused back then. How could I have thought that... Qiu'er doesn't like Zhen'er, and he said that the emperor is very prepared, and for the sake of the safety of the whole family, he can't marry the Liu family..."

Hearing these words, Liu Zhengqing's face softened a little.He stepped forward to help his younger sister who was crying and fell to the ground to sit in a chair, and asked coldly, "Is Qiu'er really saying that?"

Concubine Liu nodded vigorously, afraid that her elder brother would not believe it, she continued, "Qiu'er said that the crown prince is weak, the emperor is afraid that Qiu'er will have the desire to seize the throne, and will never allow him to marry Zhen'er to borrow the power of the Liu family.

Brother, I really love Zhen'er, even if I can't marry her into the palace as a daughter-in-law, I'd like to see her have a good home.Who would have thought that this child has such deep affection for Qiu'er, and now the rumors are ugly, what is going on with this girl? "

Liu Zhengqing sighed, and said with a wry smile, "What else can I do? If you don't eat or drink, you want to shave and become a monk. I also blame your sister-in-law for not being strict in running the family. The servants spread gossip. I'm afraid Zhen'er will be... Sigh! "

Concubine Liu got up anxiously and was about to go to the back house, "No, I have to go and see Zhen'er."

"Stop, I still have something to say." Liu Zhengqing stopped his sister, and finally listened carefully to the silence outside the door, and asked in a low voice, "Sister, tell me the truth. Qiu'er really has no intention of aspiring to the throne Is it? Although the prestige of our Liu family is not as good as before, but recently the faction of Qingliu in the court has been dissatisfied with the emperor and the prince who are sensual all day long and refuse to deal with government affairs wholeheartedly. Qiu'er has a heart, and we at Liu's house will mediate at home, so it's not impossible to sit in that position."

(End of this chapter)