Resourceful beauty

Chapter 144 Heartbroken

After returning from the palace, it was almost midnight, Concubine Wu and others gathered in the Yixin Hall, waiting for King Qi and Su Yuan to go back and watch the night together.

Chen Mei's face was already tired, King Qi told her to go back and rest, but she insisted on refusing, so Su Yuan hurriedly ordered someone to fetch some cushions and put them in the seat to make her more comfortable.

Brother Ping was already half a year old, lying on the nurse's shoulder with his fingers in his mouth, his eyes rolled like black grapes, looking at everyone in the hall.

King Qi looked at Huanxi, waved his hand, and hugged Brother Ping from the nurse's arms.

"People say to have grandchildren but not sons, but the prince is more concerned about it."

Su Yuan leaned over and joked, seeing the little guy was chubby and cute, but felt a little uncomfortable.

When she was born to Fang Zhengru, it was the most prosperous time in Jiangbei, King Qi was busy with government affairs every day, and he was almost too busy to see other people.

Even when she was about to give birth, only Su Xin was by her side. On the morning of the second day after the child was born, Prince Qi appeared beside her bed, comforted her a few words, and then left her and left.

It was also in that month that Concubine Fang came in, and Su Yuan fell out of favor almost after confinement.

Fortunately, she has the means. After Fang Zhengru, the Qi Palace has only added a few girls over the years. As long as Fang Zhengjun is removed, Fang Zhengru's position will be as stable as a rock.

But who would have thought that this woman from Yao Kingdom would become pregnant after serving her bed, and even make a boy give birth to a son in one fell swoop?

The cuter Brother Ping's smiling face was, the more Su Yuan hated her. Looking at the heavy snow outside, she wished that this child could not stand the severe cold like a flower in a greenhouse, and would be gone in a few days.

Although the child was in King Qi's arms, Su Yuan's slender fingernails touched his face from time to time. Concubine Yun sat on the lower seat, her heart was always tugging, and she didn't feel relieved until the child returned to the nurse's arms.

As soon as she raised her head and faced Su Yuan's ambiguous smile, Concubine Yun's heart suddenly became uneasy again.

Soon, the bell of Zi Shi rang outside, and then, fireworks were set off in the sky, and the night was reflected as brightly as day.

Fang Zhengjun and Chen Mei cuddled together and looked up at the colorful night sky, smiling at each other, their eyes full of attachment.

Fang Ruxuan looked back at her father who was smiling all over her face, and at her brother and sister-in-law who were as sweet as a newlywed, and felt her heart was full of warmth.

After watching the New Year's Eve, the servants from all over the house gathered in the courtyard of Yixin Palace to kowtow to their masters. The housekeeper followed Chen Mei's order and brought several baskets of copper coins, and scattered them out amidst the noise outside.

The servants cheered and snatched the copper coins wrapped with red silk thread to be happy, hoping that everything would be smoother in the coming year. Everyone standing on the steps looked back and forth, and they all had happy expressions of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new.

After King Qi spoke, everyone in the hall dispersed and greeted Fang Zhengjun and Chen Mei. Fang Ruxuan took Ding Xiang and Su Ye back to Shu Yuxuan.

After washing and washing, everything was quiet outside, as if the commotion just now was in a dream.

Hearing Mu Mian outside the door asking Miss Ding Xiang if she had a rest, Fang Ruxuan sat up and raised her voice to call, and Mu Mian came in, holding a box in her hand.

"Chu Dong sent it, saying it was a New Year's gift for the young lady at the order of Mr. Chu."

Kapok put the box on the brocade table, turned around and left after replying.

She wanted to watch it after waking up, but Fang Ruxuan felt itchy in her heart. She sent Ding Xiang and Su Ye to leave a lamp and went to rest. Fang Ruxuan put on a thick coat, got up and sat at the brocade table.

Opening the box, there is a set of head and face jewelry, all carved in the shape of peach blossoms, although expensive but not too much, but what is strange is that this whole set of jewelry is made of lustrous suet jade, without the slightest flaws. Gold and silver gems.

One can tell at a glance that these hairpin and hairpin earrings all come from the same piece of mutton fat jade, and such a large piece of mutton fat jade was originally worth a lot, but now it is scattered into small pieces and carved into these things. Some reckless.

Although she was a little regretful, Fang Ruxuan felt a sour and sweet indescribable feeling in her heart.

Regardless of having torn her hair apart, Fang Ruxuan sat in front of the dresser with the box in her arms and compared them for a long time.

If it wasn't for the fear that wearing it would be too eye-catching, and it would be difficult to answer someone's questions later, Fang Ruxuan really wanted to wear it when she went out the next morning.

Finally, reluctantly put it back in the box.

Putting the lid on the box, stroking the peach pattern pattern carved on the edge of the box, and looking at the charming and shy face of the girl in the bronze mirror, Fang Ruxuan suddenly felt a sense of loss in her heart.

What are you expecting?

Knowing that it is impossible, but still getting stuck in it, this is what a fool would do.

Taking a few deep breaths, Fang Ruxuan got up and locked the box in the cage, blowing out the candles and getting under the covers.

After a good night's dream, when I woke up again, it was already bright outside.

Thinking that it was winter, and if it was bright, it might be snowing, Fang Ruxuan got up and went out the door with some joy, and just when she lifted the curtain, she was stopped by Ding Xiang and pushed her back.

"My good lady, after a few years, you are already a big girl. You are a child, and you are seen as a joke."

While Ding Xiang scolded, she called Su Ye in, and the two of them helped Fang Ruxuan to wash up.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, as usual, you have to enter the palace. This year, the Empress Dowager is slightly ill, so she sent a message to waive the New Year ceremony for everyone, so you can take a day off.

She was wearing a rose-red magnolia long jacket with slanted breasts and a silver-white fur cloak with a bell. Fang Ruxuan also wore wooden clogs.

Behind him, Ding Xiang put up a pair of soft rabbit fur boots with a helpless expression and followed behind, the master and servants headed towards the Yixin Hall.

There is a vast expanse of white everywhere, and there is a small road that has not been cleaned in time. Fang Ruxuan stepped on the wooden clogs to paint on it, and had a great time playing alone.

When he arrived at the Yixin Hall, he went to the side hall to change his soft boots, and then entered the main hall, and everyone had already arrived.

Su Yuan couldn't see anything on her face, but it was Fang Ruhui who glared at her angrily, as if saying that she was so arrogant and troubled everyone to wait for her alone.

King Qi smiled and took out the red envelope and handed it to Fang Ruxuan and asked, "Going to play in the snow again? After the new year, you will be a big girl. If you still have such a personality, let's see how you can get married."

Fang Ruxuan put away the red envelope, blinked her eyes playfully and replied, "If you can't get married, then I'll just be an old girl in Prince Qi's mansion, and my father and brother won't ignore me."

In this case, Fang Ruxuan dared to say that, except for Su Yuan's mother and daughter, everyone else laughed out loud.

After breakfast, King Qi and Fang Zhengjun wanted to enter the palace to pay respects to Emperor Rui'an, but Su Yuan didn't know what to do, so she also left with her. Fang Ruxuan and Chen Mei went back to Qingfengzhai.

When they gathered in the Yixin Palace in the evening, they saw Su Yuan's complexion was rather bad.

After the banquet was over, Fang Ruxuan learned from Fang Zhengjun that Su Yuan entrusted Concubine Su Xian to go to the Queen Mother to find out. She seemed to have taken a fancy to Lu Qiao, the second son of Jingning Houfu, but unexpectedly, Lu Qiao was already the queen mother's concubine. The candidate, the woman is a girl from the Empress Dowager's mother's family.

With the approval of the queen mother, the two families have secretly communicated, and they will make a small order just waiting for the new year.

Su Yuan was full of anger after carefully calculating the candidate she seemed to be looking for, but she was so angry that she didn't even dare to complain about that person. Su Yuan felt a pain in her heart when she thought about it.

The second day is the day when the married aunts and grandparents take their son-in-law back to their natal home for the New Year.

When Fang Ruyu and Liuyu got out of the carriage, they saw Han Song helping Fang Ruhua get out of the carriage thoughtfully. Fang Ruhua was still dressed in bright red, coupled with her towering belly, surrounded by stars and moons, she would definitely put Fang Ruyu, the daughter-in-law His style was suppressed.

For no reason, Fang Ruyu became angry, forgot the lessons of the past, turned around and gave Liu Yu a hard look.

Liu Yu didn't feel annoyed, but instead had a gentle smile on his face, which made Fang Ruyu feel more and more irritated.

Because it is a family banquet, there are not so many rules, and the whole family does not divide the seats according to male and female.

Fang Ruhua happened to be sitting next to Fang Ruyu.

He waved his hand to let the serving maid back down, and Han Song personally served Fang Ruhua with vegetables and soup, as sweet as a newlywed, King Qi and Concubine Wu couldn't smile from ear to ear, Su Yuan and Fang Ruyu's expressions were already like those on the plate. The emerald white jade soup is average.

After the table was withdrawn, Fang Zhengjun called Fang Zhengru and his two sisters-in-law to the study to talk, and Fang Ruyu and Fang Ruhua went to their respective mothers.

Concubine Wu and Fang Ruhua were only looking forward to the baby who was about to be born, snuggling together was a joyous expectation.

In the inner hall of Yixin Hall, before Fang Ruyu could complain, Su Yuan had already wiped away her tears with a handkerchief.

Fang Ruhui learned the bad news early in the morning, and she was devastated all morning. At this moment, Su Yuan was full of self-blame, and she tried to persuade Fang Ruhui to think about it, and she would always find a suitable one.

And Fang Ruhui, ever since she saw Lu Qiao's picture album that day, she always fantasized in her heart that she was standing beside Lu Qiao, the sweet appearance of the two admiring the snow and stepping on the moon. There is nothing but grief, and it is inevitable to complain to my mother.

Fang Ruyu felt that she was left out in the cold, and seeing Fang Ruhui's lost appearance, she taunted her by mistake: "You have the face to complain if you have a mother who plans for you like this? Don't even think about it. Is it possible for you to reach that age? I think the master of the palace has other plans. You don’t use your own brains, and now things can’t be done, why is it that your mother didn’t inquire about it for you?”

"What do you mean sister?"

Fang Ruhui was already heartbroken, but now that her elder sister didn't come to comfort her, she would scold her in such a grotesque way, how could she bear it, and immediately burst into tears.

Fang Ruyu shed tears when she thought of her dissatisfaction, "What do I mean, what can I mean? It's not that I can't force it. Instead of thinking so much about what I have, my sister should beg my father to make decisions for you. , is better than blaming mother here."

Seeing that the eldest daughter, who was always gentle and sensible, now has a withered complexion, and her delicate makeup can't hide the haggard corners of her eyes, and seeing her beloved younger daughter's hopeless marriage, Su Yuan can only feel sad.

The mother and daughter sat opposite each other, and after a while, they cried into a ball.

(End of this chapter)