royal girl

Chapter 197 What is the truth

Huiyu was afraid of the cold, and the kang in the house was always warm in the cold winter. She sat on the couch in her jacket and didn't feel cold at all.But when she heard the news so suddenly, Huiyu's back really felt cold, it seemed that there was cold air coming from her bones, which made her feel as if she was immersed in ice.The hands and feet felt cold at that moment, and it took a long time to recover.

In fact, Huiyu's heart is very complicated at this moment, how should I say this?In fact, Huiyu was originally the cannon fodder, but now seeing Dong Wan's situation, Huiyu has a feeling that she should replace her.After all, according to the author's wishes, the hero and heroine of this book must be Xia Bingyu and Ji Fuyan, so in terms of the usual family struggles, the endless struggles in Prince Ning's Mansion can be justified, whoever makes it the protagonist's world.

But Dong Wan... Huiyu's heart is more complicated at this time.According to the idea of ​​the original text, in fact, she is the one who has to die for the unlucky ghost of the Dong family, Ji Fuyan and Xia Bingyu.But now that it's Dong Wan, Huiyu always feels a little guilty.Although this bit of guilt is totally unreasonable, after all, marrying into Prince Ning's mansion is the product of a multi-party struggle, but I have to say that Xia Bingyu aimed at herself to be the side concubine of King Ning at the beginning, and now Dong Wan is in that position.

So the guilt in Huiyu's heart can be justified. Although she is a bit of a virgin, her heart is not made of stone.But this bit of guilt does not make her put everything aside to save Dong Wan.She has told her several times, but she still put herself in this situation. If this kind of thing was on her head, she wouldn't be so careless.

With a long sigh, Huiyu can almost imagine what the lady's face will look like now.It's only been a few months of Ansheng's life, why is it so small.

"Do you know what's going on with this matter now?" Huiyu looked up at Aunt You.

This news was brought back by You Nanny, and Ji Qiyu has not come back yet, so I can only ask her about this matter.

Nanny You shook her head, thought for a while, and then said: "In the past few months, it's hard to get news from inside the palace, and many people who sent news to the outside were found to be directly beaten to death."

Huiyu really didn't know this, her face just changed, this is the rhythm of something going on in the palace, otherwise how could it be like this?In the past, it was not easy to inquire about the news, but at least everyone had their own way. In fact, they could still know the news, but it was a matter of early and late.Now listening and silently thinking, this is the rhythm of the news being directly strangled to death.

"What happened in the palace, can the mother find out?" Huiyu asked with lingering fear. As princesses, they are the group of people who are closest to the palace fight among all people. Knowing a little more now is a guarantee.In the past, Nanny You would not take the initiative to talk about things in the palace with Huiyu, that was Nanny You's pride and the foundation of her foothold.But ever since Huiyu became pregnant, and since Ji Qiyu had taken root and grown in the main courtyard in an extremely stable way in the past few months, Nanny You's attitude has changed again and again.In the past, surrendering was to help Huiyu unreservedly and try his best to help Huiyu with the affairs in the palace, but he would also talk about the affairs in the palace, but the way of saying it was relatively cryptic and simple.But now not only can she speak, but she can also take the initiative to speak in more detail. Until this moment, Huiyu can be sure that Mother You has really taken root in the main courtyard.

Nanny You sighed, with a gloomy look on her face, "This old slave is really ashamed to answer the princess's words, but I really don't know what happened. It's just that although I don't know the specifics, I can still guess just by looking at the signs around me." A few points."

Huiyu became interested when she heard it. Nanny You had stayed in the palace for nearly 20 years, and she really knew many things in detail.So when Huiyu said this at this time, Huiyu didn't doubt it at all, and pretended to be listening attentively.

Looking at Wang Hao's face full of gossip, You Momo was silent in her heart, but she still spoke.

"Actually, it's not a day or two since the news in the palace is tight. It's just that the princess is pregnant and has nothing related to our mansion, so this old slave doesn't talk too much." She should be unhappy, she knows in her heart who is her real master.

Huiyu didn't blame her, so she nodded to show that she understood, and then Mammy You continued, "You know about the small favors and grievances between Xia Zhaoyi and Xia Jieyu before."

Huiyu nodded again. She did know something, not in detail, but she could guess about seven or eight points.

"After Xia Jieyu became pregnant, this year coincided with the draft year, so Xia Zhaoyi chose two beautiful and unpromising concubines to live in her palace."

Huiyu was really shocked this time, she looked at Nanny You in disbelief with a pair of eyes that made Nanny You's face turn red, and she couldn't say anything more.In fact, this kind of thing is really common in the harem. High-ranking concubines also climb up year after year, waiting for their status to be stabilized, but people gradually lose their color.At this time, there is a good way to get a firm favor, that is, to bring the good-looking young court ladies or low-ranking concubines around you to the emperor, so that the emperor can go to her palace more often. Being able to please the emperor and secure a stable position can be said to be a way to kill two birds with one stone.

King Ning has sons, and Xia Zhaoyi is a grandmother. After so many years with the emperor, she must not be as attractive as the young concubine in appearance.This time, in order to fight against Xia Jieyu, Xia Zhaoyi also went all out, and recruited two beautiful women who were newly selected into the palace. She was neglected even when she was pregnant, which shows how powerful she is.

Nanny You briefly gave Huiyu a brief introduction to the history of the harem struggle for hegemony in the past few months, and she was dumbfounded by what she heard.In the final analysis, this matter still depends on the man, seeing that Ji Qiyu has a cleanliness habit, he doesn't like other women, even if Huiyu doesn't dominate him, others can't rely on his side.Huiyu came in a month later than the two side concubines, she finally knew that the two side concubines were only famous, and Ji Qiyu didn't touch them at all, this cleanliness is really refreshing.

Although Ji Qiyu didn't protect her body on purpose, she was just happy that all paths lead to the same goal.

"Then Xia Zhaoyi's illness, does it have anything to do with those two?" After Huiyu was shocked, she began to think hard. Although she didn't know much about the affairs in the palace, Xia Yingbai, as the author of the original text, deliberately stated that she was the favorite of the harem. Concubine, the cliff won't just fall down like this.Don't you see, the main character always shines at the end?

If this matter was directed at Xia Jieyu at the beginning, then Xia Zhaoyi's illness later on might not be easy.Xia Zhaoyi will never be brain-dead and half-dead herself, what if she really can't be saved?
This is too risky, and Xia Zhaoyi is not the kind of person to risk his life.

Nanny You was stunned for a moment, she didn't expect that after spending so much time inquiring, the concubine could guess the key point all at once.I really have mixed feelings in my heart, and the intelligence of the princess is really admirable, no wonder the prince is a treasure.

"I heard that the old slave seems to have something to do with it." That's all she can say, and she can't figure it out any more, and even if she can figure it out, she doesn't dare to say it directly, and she will die. .

Huiyu wondered for a while, and she also had a bit of understanding in her heart. She could understand that Nanny You didn't dare to speak plainly.After all, people who come out of the palace are all cautious, and this is the way to longevity.

Nanny You knew about the relationship between the princess and the side concubine Ning, so after thinking about it, she tried to persuade her, "Princess, there is a saying that this old slave knows should not be said, but if you don't say it, you will lose your duty. If you say it, maybe The concubine annoyed the old slave, but the old slave still wanted to talk."

Huiyu sighed when she heard what Nanny You said, she knew what Nanny You was going to say.

"Mammy said so."

"Although the princess and the side concubine Ning are sisters, they are two families after all. The old slave knows that the princess is a person who values ​​affection, but the matter happened in the palace. Please think deeply." Mother You knelt down Now, with a look of apprehension on her face, she said so with trepidation, who knows how the princess will treat her, maybe she will be divided in this life, maybe she will be valued more, it's hard to say.

Huiyu could still think carefully about what Madam You said, after all Nanny You was loyal to Ji Qiyu.Now that she is Princess Jing, even for the sake of sitting in this position, Nanny You would not really ignore her.To be able to say this is considered a loyal servant.

Huiyu had a hand in the carriage incident last time. Although she withdrew early in the end, she did intervene.But after all, this is a matter outside the palace gate, the emperor would not ask, and the empress only asked symbolically, to mention a few words in front of the emperor, so that it would be fine to make King Ning look a little ugly in front of the emperor.But this time it was different, the incident happened in the palace, and it was Princess Ning's accident, so this incident directly rose three levels.

Huiyu looked at Mammy You and smiled wryly, "Mammy doesn't think that I can really reach into the palace, does she?"

"My concubine forgives my sin, but this old slave is guilty." Nanny You kowtowed quickly, but the words were serious.

"Get up, mama, I know how loyal you are. Don't blame me on this matter, even the government of Xinguo and Dingguo can only watch, I'm not that capable." Huiyu really couldn't do it The intention is weak, the emperor is suspicious, Ji Qiyu is not favored, King Ning is eyeing him, and now Princess Ning has an accident, even if Ji Qiyu Huiyu is cleared up, Huiyu will not do anything.

When interests conflict between her natal family and her husband's family, a married woman can only make one choice.

This choice is painful, but it is also necessary.If you choose your natal family, then your in-law's family will definitely treat you as an outsider and treat you coldly for the rest of your life.But if you choose your in-law's family, your mother's family will definitely be disappointed, so I will write it down for you. When you need your mother's family in the future, they may not reach out.But fortunately now, she and Dong Wan are only cousins, so making this choice is actually easy, but Huiyu always feels a little sad.Today is Dong Wan, maybe one day it will be her turn.

Who knows.

When Ji Qiyu came back in the evening, she found that Huiyu's mood was a little off. After changing her clothes, she quietly went outside to ask Nanny You, who was so frightened that she knelt down and explained the matter in detail.

Ji Qiyu's face turned dark when she heard this, and she looked at Nanny You and said, "Don't tell the princess about these things in the future, lest she worry."

"Yes, this old slave is guilty." Madam You complained in her heart, but she didn't dare to answer.If the master wants to know this, how can she insist on not saying it?It's a sin to say or not, but it's really hard to die.

Ji Qiyu turned around and went into the inner room, Mother You sat down on the ground, she hadn't been so worried in a few years, and touched the cold sweat on her forehead.

Huiyu watched Ji Qiyu come in and got up to meet him, Ji Qiyu quickly walked two steps to stop her, "Get up and do what, sit down."

Huiyu sat back calmly, glanced at Ji Qiyu, and asked after thinking about it, "Do you know what's going on in the palace?"

Ji Qiyu nodded, then looked at Huiyu with a stern face, and said, "Let's not care about other people's affairs. Now that you are pregnant, you must take good care of yourself and your children first. What's more, this matter The matter didn't happen in Prince Ning's mansion, but in the palace, not to mention you, even your master, I dare not stick a finger."

Huiyu understood this truth, so she nodded, "I understand, I just feel... I feel a little panicked." In fact, to put it bluntly, no matter who Xia Bingyu and Dong Wan are scheming, the bottom line is for Compete for men.A man would not feel that he was wrong in this kind of thing. Marrying a wife and taking a concubine is an orthodox human relationship. Who can say that the prince can't even have a concubine? This is a joke, right?Moreover, Xia Bingyu was born in the Xia family, a little shorter than the Dong family, but she was the main concubine and Prince Ning’s childhood sweetheart. Although Dong Wan was born in the Dong family, she was a side concubine but gave birth to the eldest son of King Ning. This fight is naturally evenly matched, it is simply a wind and water.

Played from the out of the carriage incident. Well, Dingguo's mansion and Xinguo's mansion have long been at odds, and now the two can be regarded as enemies.However, Duke Dinguo's government has been attacking Duke Xinguo's government for so long. Apart from being busy, Duke Xinguo's government has not seen any injuries. It can be seen that everyone is a master with deep roots. This kind of struggle will last for a while. Very inconclusive.

Ji Qiyu looked at Huiyu and couldn't understand it, so she put on a serious face and said very seriously: "Speaking of which, the water spilled by the married daughter was poured out by you and the side concubine Ning. Even if you can still communicate with your natal family from time to time, the married girl will naturally return to her in-laws' family and do her best for her in-laws. Last time you took the matter of Dong side concubine out of righteousness, you don't need to worry about it if you want me to say, but You want to take care of it because you remember the sisterhood, you are affectionate and righteous. In addition, I didn't stop you, but if this matter is changed to someone else's house, there are mother-in-law watching and husband-in-law objecting, you Can you disobey your mother-in-law and disrespect your husband to manage the matter of marrying sisters? You have done your best, and now that the matter is in the palace, you don't even think about it, I won't allow it."

Ji Qiyu knew that Hui Yu looked like a tough person, but her heart was too soft, especially this person was very soft-hearted towards her.So this time he simply put on a straight face and acted like a villain, so that she would not feel guilty if she lost this bondage.I really don't know where Huiyu got so much guilt, whether Dong Wan's affairs are in charge or not, who can say that she is not at all, this is a competition between herself and herself.

He could be laughed at by her even when he was angry, what's the matter.

Huiyu was shocked, this was the first time Ji Qiyu said such words so plainly, and she couldn't refute for a while.

After meeting his eyes for a while, Huiyu said: "Actually, I just feel uneasy, but... I don't intend to control it, and I can't control it. I don't have such a long hand to reach into the palace."

"Even if you are sensible, you still know that you can't do this." Ji Qiyu was really relieved.

Huiyu felt that Ji Qiyu looked at her as if she was looking at the second fool. In fact, she was really powerless, that is, she sighed and sighed, but she was sad in her heart.Compared with Dong Wan and her own man, she would rather be unfamiliar with Dong Wan than reach out to meddle in the palace and make the emperor question whether Ji Qiyu has a heart of treason.

Isn't she stupid?
When something happened in the palace, the people of Prince Jing's mansion were able to reach out and interfere with it.Don't talk about the emperor, even the empress is probably going to be angry. You think the harem is the back garden of Prince Jing's mansion?
Not to mention that the emperor himself didn't like Ji Qiyu very much, if this matter were discovered, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"In other words, I always feel that Concubine Dong...is too unlucky." Hui Yu approached Ji Qiyu's arms, feeling her tense body and mind instantly relieved, leaning on him and following her Like a mountain, any intractable disease can be solved in an instant.

When Ji Qiyu heard Hui Yu's words, the corners of his mouth showed a bit of sarcasm. Hui Yu couldn't see through some things when he was thinking about family affection, but it wasn't that he couldn't understand, it was not easy.Dong Wan may not be the unlucky person in Huiyu's eyes, and Xia Bingyu is not the kind of soft-hearted person. When these two meet, one is pretending to be virtuous and noble, and the other is being beaten everywhere and pretending to be pitiful. But who is behind closed doors? Know who is right and who is wrong.Things between women are different from men, needles and threads can be as good as the sky falling, if Xia Bingyu's premature birth this time is a bureau, it can only show that the carriage incident last time has absolutely something to do with Dong Wan, it's a tit for tat.If this was not a bureau, but purely an accident, there would naturally be a more appropriate way to clear it up. There are a few fools in the palace.

In the end, it's all about Ning Wang's housework, so it's better to stay away.Huiyu still has his baby in her womb, so there's no need to make her feel bad in her mother's womb because of someone else's. Ning Wang's family doesn't have such a big face, so the Lord won't reward her!
Seeing Ji Qiyu's angry face, Huiyu knew that she must have stepped on a thunderstorm, but she didn't know where the minefield was.But now Dong Wan put everything aside first, let's smooth out this stubborn donkey in his family first.

Huiyu laughed and talked to him in a soft voice, talking about the movement in her stomach these days, what she ate today, what books she read, and even drew two pictures, and gave back to the little guy in her stomach After making a small bellyband, Ji Qiyu's face softened after nagging for a while.Anyway, as long as Huiyu talked about family affairs, Ji Qiyu could listen patiently no matter how trivial or boring they were, but when it came to outside affairs, he always took them lightly, and he didn't want Huiyu to follow him to bother and worry.

"Try the newly made glutinous rice balls with sesame seeds and chestnuts." Glutinous rice is sweet and warm in nature, which can nourish the body's righteousness. "The ones just out of the pot are still hot, don't burn your mouth." Huiyu sat up straight as she watched the dim sum that Xueqi brought up and put on the kang table.Bai Shengsheng's round dumpling was sprinkled with white sesame seeds fried in a hot pan, and there was an aroma that hit her nose, making her salivate uncontrollably.

When Ji Qiyu heard this, she looked at the glutinous rice dumplings on the white porcelain plate on the table. The white color lined the plate, and two little rabbits were carved with carrots on the edge of the plate to lie there.He couldn't help but smiled, pointed at the two rabbits and said, "It must be your idea."

Huiyu smiled triumphantly, "Isn't it pretty?"

"Variousness is elegance, and it's passable."

Huiyu: ...

After eating a whole plate of glutinous rice dumplings, Huiyu drank a cup of tea and made a cup of tea. After sitting for a while, she began to walk around the room.Turning round and round, Ji Qiyu was dizzy looking at it, and stretched out her hand to hold Huiyu, "Sit down and rest for a while." Isn't it tiring to always turn around like this?
"This thing is not easy to digest. I have to walk slowly, otherwise I won't be able to eat at night, and I will feel uncomfortable if I accumulate food in the middle of the night. Turning around for half an hour can be regarded as stretching my hands and feet." It's cold outside and I can't go to the yard Turning around, Huiyu knew he was in the room.Ji Qiyu came back late before, so basically she couldn't see this scene.

Moreover, pregnant women can’t sit still all the time, not to mention fattening, and it’s not easy to give birth in the future. This is what the midwife said. Huiyu has never given birth and still pays more attention to the advice of professionals, so she walks for half an hour every day. Don't be lazy, rain or shine.There is still less than half a year before the due date, and Ji Qiyu has already found a midwife, and she is directly raised in the mansion, and she is not allowed to go out if there is nothing to do, so she just stays in the mansion.Now they are looking for nurses, Huiyu knows about this, originally the Dong family can send two, but Ji Qiyu is so concerned about looking for them, Huiyu doesn't want to dampen his enthusiasm.And what Ji Qiyu said is right, a nanny needs to know the basics, first of all, she must be healthy, second, her family background must be clean, and third, she must not have any relationship with any power, and finally this person must be good-looking, What if it is too ugly to scare his children?
In short, Ji Qiyuluo listed a lot of conditions on this matter, poor Miao Rongguang's legs are slack, and even Qiu Maoshi has been borrowed by Miao Rongguang recently.

When looking for a nurse, you can't find one, but a dozen or so, and put them in one place for careful observation.Judging from their living habits and personalities, in the end only two of the dozen or so were left, and that was the end of the day.The first time Huiyu heard Ji Qiyu's talk, she felt dizzy. She didn't know there were so many details in it.Ji Qiyu attaches great importance to this matter, and told Huiyu in a serious manner that the nanny must live with the little master for at least four or five years. It was broken, so this matter is very important, and there is no rush, it is a delicate job.

After Ji Qiyu's 360-degree knowledge popularization without dead ends, Huiyu realized that she was still far behind, and she hadn't touched many things at all.However, Ji Qiyu, a man, how could he know so many things about this?This style of painting seems a bit wrong, it should be because she knows more, right?

After spending the whole afternoon with Huiyu, seeing that she had stopped talking about Dong Wan, Ji Qiyu breathed a sigh of relief.When it was getting dark, someone came to visit in the front yard, and Ji Qiyu was busy with business.Ever since the shipping business has been in operation, Prince Jing's mansion has never stopped customers, and the gifts Huiyu has received here can be described as piled up into mountains.However, Ji Qiyu didn't say that Huiyu would not accept it, so Huiyu could only make a book of the gifts sent by others, and then showed it to Ji Qiyu.Judging from the speed of book making and the value of the gifts, Prince Jing's Mansion is now changing from a cold stove to a hot stove. Huiyu made a simple count two days ago, and all the gifts received in the past few months are added up and converted into cash. There are also five or six million taels of silver, no wonder everyone wants to be an official.

However, although Ji Qiyu accepted the gift here, Huiyu had never heard that he was lenient with anyone when he was doing things outside, and he still had the unselfish posture of the iron baker.

When Ji Qiyu came back that night, it was already late at night, and when she went to bed, she was filled with air-conditioning, and Huiyu was startled awake.Opening his eyes in a daze, he saw Ji Qiyu's eyes shining brightly, and couldn't help but ask, "Is there something good going on?"

(End of this chapter)