The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 257

Concubine Xu looked at the confusion on Qin Niangzi's face, and couldn't help sighing again.

He called Seventh Lady, "Sit next to Auntie!"

After shaking Qin Niangzi's hand, she said carefully, "Your mother-in-law is in poor health, and she is a relative to you, but she is not a relative. She talks a lot, so it's not convenient for you to tell you. Your mother is not a biological relative after all. It's her temperament, she can't tolerate others, and she has to wait until she is 30 years old to open up to your father and take a concubine, don't learn from her!"

Her tone was intimate, although there was blame, but it was an intimate blame after all, Qin Niangzi heard it in her ears, but she breathed a sigh of relief: after all, Concubine Xu still did not have a relationship with her.

Immediately, she was a little angry again: Mrs. Wu really never forgets to make trouble for her, so that she has no time to investigate Wu Niangzi's case.Over there, the old man of Mingdetang was interrogated, but here she dared to speak vaguely about herself among Concubine Xu.

If I hadn't already forced out the truth from Xiao Songhua, I'm afraid I would still be kept in the dark, wondering why the fifth young lady has always been so restless, and frequently made moves to stir up the relationship between myself and the elders in the family.

Seventh Lady was busy collecting her thoughts again, and listened to Concubine Xu teach her, "Everyone, who doesn't have one or two houses around him? The house is clean, and it will be laughed at if it is spread. Especially if you have two sons, Shiro and Goro. This son, this is your own nephew, and he came to your house when he was a baby, what is it if he is not your own son?"

"With these two sons, you are still so strict with Fengjia, don't allow him to spread out, and this matter has spread outside, don't say anything else, your father-in-law will be the first to look at you." Concubine Xu Sighing, there was a little more heart-to-heart in his tone. "Let's not talk about whether this can be tolerated. It just depends on how you have Shiro and Goro, but you still act as if you have no children. You have to give birth to one yourself before you are willing to let Fengjia go to other people's house. Isn't that Clearly treating the two children as outsiders?"

Seventh Lady was stunned for a moment.

If Concubine Xu hadn't reminded her, she would have never considered the problem from this angle.

Concubine Xu glanced at her, she smiled with satisfaction, and patted Qiniangzi's hand again, "After all, you are still young, and when you look at things, you always miss something. If your fifth sister-in-law hadn't mentioned it to me, I really don't know You'd stumble over such little things!"

She changed her tone, replacing blame with encouragement. "You're a good boy, don't be like that jealous woman who doesn't get on the table outside, listen to your aunt, turn around and give credit to a few caring people around you. Fengjia also has face outside and inside, so it's natural to treat you Even better, I will never be divorced from you. Raise the two elder brothers well, to put it bluntly, it is not up to you if the bastard is born or not?"

From Concubine Xu's point of view, these words were indeed a well-intentioned point. Qin Niangzi had mixed feelings in her heart, and she said softly, "If my aunt hadn't told me, Xiaoqi really didn't know. This matter was seen by outsiders. , it actually looks like this..."

She rubbed her eyes all at once, showing a look of grievance, but she had already made up her mind, but in an instant, she had already made a decision.

So Concubine Xu got a little tighter, and made a confiding look, "Actually, this matter is not what outsiders think...Auntie, does Xiao Qi have such an intolerant person?"

Concubine Xu was moved immediately, "Oh?"

She changed her face again, "I knew that Xiao Qi was not such a person! How could Auntie get it wrong? It's just... what your fifth sister-in-law said is the truth, right?"

Qin Niangzi sneered in her heart, and there was a trace of disapproval on her face, "Fifth Sister-in-law would like to catch every mistake of mine, so why would she let this opportunity go."

It was the first time that she had clearly brought the discord between herself and Mrs. Fifth to Concubine Xu.

With Concubine Xu's shrewdness, of course she could not fail to see the conflict of interests between the two young wives, and before Seventh Lady's strong rise, it was not like she did not have the opportunity to contact the fifth young lady.The old man fell into a groan immediately, and didn't speak for a while.

Qin Niangzi knew very well: Concubine Xu still thinks of a bowl of water and peace for the Xu family. Although she may be particularly partial to Liufang, she will never stand on Liufang's side and attack the other families.She wiped her reddened eye sockets again, and said in a low voice, "This matter has to be traced back to the death of Fifth Sister."

"My aunt also knows that there is an article behind Fifth Sister's misfortune." Seventh Lady showed a sad face, "But there are only a few people in the family, father and mother, naturally there is no need to do this, and grandma is even more old. The reason for doing this. After all, the suspect still has to fall on a few sisters-in-law and brothers..."

Although there is no one who does not understand this truth, but it is the first time that he has said it so plainly like today.

Concubine Xu couldn't help being terrified, she didn't speak for a long while.

Seeing that she didn't answer, Seventh Lady became even more outspoken. "The prince has always felt that he worked hard for the Xu family, but someone at home plotted against his wife. This incident is really chilling. Over the years, he has been angry behind his back for this matter. On the one hand, it is because the murderer is too angry. Bold, but on the one hand he is also angry with this person, looking at the brothers and sisters-in-law, there is always a grudge in his heart... Please forgive Fengjia for being narrow-minded!"

She was about to kneel, but was immediately supported by Concubine Xu, the old man was already in tears before he knew it. "Auntie understands, Auntie understands!"

Seventh Lady said again slowly, "Speaking of it, this matter is still due to the difference between the concubine and the concubine. Feng Jia is a concubine, but he is young. It is natural for the brothers to be unconvinced. It's really meaningless to make a scene like this. Feng Jia said that before Shiro became the eldest son, he didn't want a concubine to be born, so as not to let the current embarrassment repeat itself among the children..."

Concubine Xu is a concubine herself, so she can naturally be considerate of Xu Fengjia's thoughts, but Duke Ping was born as a concubine. Saying this will only make him more sympathetic to the concubines who are the elders but not in the right position.So these words are right for Concubine Xu, but not for Duke Ping.

As expected, Grand Concubine Xu was already moved, she held Qin Niangzi's hand, and said after a long while, "Aunt... Aunt did not expect this level... Sigh, the life of you young couple is also very hard!"

"Besides," Seventh Lady lowered her head again. "Feng Jia learned martial arts from a master of martial arts in Cangzhou. According to him, the master once ordered that if you want to improve this skill, you don't need to cut off your lust, but you must also be close to women. Therefore, before Before and after, whether it was the two aunts in the family, or the girl I arranged to send to him, he didn't like it. He also said, since I didn't have such a request, there is no need to delay their youth, you Arranging to be released and marry a good family is better than doing nothing in the mansion."

There was a blush on her face, and she said softly, "Even between us, there are very few..."

These words touched the heart of the old man. Concubine Xu herself has not been favored for many years, and Seventh Lady is too favored. She can't see it. That hurt you too."

Then he accompanied her to come up with an idea, "Since there are grievances in it, you have given yourself the name of jealousy for nothing. Alas, it's just that it's not easy to say this directly to your brother..."

Qin Niangzi said lightly, "It's okay, as a daughter-in-law, it's nothing to suffer a little bit of anger. Auntie don't have to worry about me—even for Fifth Sister-in-law's matter, I don't blame her..."

She intentionally left an ending, Grand Concubine Xu took the bait, and asked, "What's the matter?"

Seventh Lady explained the problems in the fifth young lady's account book, adding and subtracting, and Xu Taifei stared at her for a long time before she said, "You are right, everything is going well with the family! Don't worry about a little money. "

She couldn't help saying bitterly, "The fifth daughter-in-law is too much, who dares to spoil you! How dare you swallow 3 taels of silver?"

Seeing Mrs. Qin, she smiled and said nothing, and then remembered that Mrs. Tai had always favored Wufang, and she had tried to save Wufang several times in front of her, her face blushed, so she bowed her head to drink tea, without saying a word.

Seventh Lady didn't think it was disobedient, and she said some homework with Concubine Xu, and brought up the matter of taking King An out of the palace to play, "My cousin is quite old this year, if you don't worry, Auntie, choose a day to take him out of the palace to play..."

When mentioning King An, Concubine Toffee's face softened immediately, "Okay, okay, you have this cousin in your heart, what else can Auntie say?"

She asked An Wang to come over to thank Mrs. Seven, "When autumn comes, I will let you go out of the palace to play at the sixth cousin's house."

King An immediately covered his mouth, with an unbelievable expression on his face, "Mother Concubine agreed?"

Seventh Lady and Concubine Xu exchanged glances with a smile, and Concubine Xu touched Wang An's forehead again, and told him, "Don't sweat profusely from playing again."

After sending off King An, he encouraged Qin Niangzi in a low voice, "Although Feng Jia has such a commandment, you can't relax yourself, you still have to give birth to a few more when you are young, and when you get old, someone will come to serve you." You! Look at Auntie, after having King An, life is a bit happier—"

Qin Niangzi felt a rare anxiety.

With the increase of age, not only the pressure from the outside world to bear children increases year by year, but even she herself feels the desire to bear children gradually expands.

But there are so many things for her to worry about...

She calmed down her messy thoughts again, and smiled at Concubine Xu, "Xiao Qi understands that this has always been, is, is also working hard..."

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Coming out of Cishou Palace, Seventh Lady rushed across the central axis and entered Jingren Palace in the east wing of the Forbidden City.

Compared with the previous visit, today's Jingren Palace is much more lively. Although the sixth lady did not show up in the palace, there are still many maids walking back and forth inside and outside the palace, some with their arms in their arms. Some of the watermelons were holding ice trays, and when they saw Qin Niangzi, they all burst into smiles and greeted softly, "Mrs. Shizi has arrived."

To be favored or not to be favored is really a big difference. When I came to Jingren Palace, I didn't feel how desolate and deserted. After witnessing today's battle, I realized that the real celebrities in the palace lived like this.Qin Niangzi felt emotional in her heart, but she said kindly on her face, "Everyone has worked hard."

While talking, while entering the inner hall, Liu Niangzi had already greeted her, and said with a smile, "Seventh Sister is late today! I didn't wait, so I had lunch first, is it okay?"

She is pregnant, let alone lunch, even if she ate dinner early, how could Seven Lady be angry.She held Liu Niangzi's hand, looked at her carefully for a moment, and then said, "Well, it's still beautiful!"

Liu Niangzi said indifferently, "It's also a little spot. Mr. Quan said that it can't be avoided, and he comforted me, it will be fine when the baby falls to the ground. I said I don't care about this spot now! Take care of my stomach first. His little ancestor was upright."

While the two were talking, they went into the inner hall and sat down. Under the sun, Seventh Lady carefully examined Sixth Lady's face, and sure enough, she saw one or two spots on her delicate cheeks, but they couldn't be seen without careful attention. .

This time was different from the past, the two sat down, and a court lady came over to offer refreshments, Sixth Lady still asked Seventh Lady, "Have you eaten at the concubine's place? If not, can you have a bite at my place?"

Seventh Lady smiled and waved her hands, "I don't want to eat your warm meals here, a few snacks are enough, and when I go out of the palace, I can make up for some food."

The Forbidden City is too big, and it is not possible to light a fire for cooking everywhere. Generally, meals for concubines are delivered from the imperial dining room, and the journey is so long. By the time the dishes arrive, most of the dishes have already passed the heat.Therefore, all the wives regard eating in the palace as a daunting way, and Qin Niangzi is no exception.

Liu Niangzi couldn't help showing a little pride, "Thanks to this in my stomach, I finally don't have to eat lukewarm meals."

She glanced at the maids who were coming and going outside, and lowered her voice. "Your Majesty said that when Concubine Niu Shu was pregnant with Liujia, there was a small kitchen in the palace dedicated to cooking for her. Naturally, Jingren Palace also had a lot, so two good cooks were picked and brought in after only three months."

It seems that the existence of Concubine Niu Shu actually has more advantages than disadvantages for Liu Niangzi.Seventh Lady also smiled contentedly, "How is Your Ladyship treating you recently?"

"Since Concubine Niu Shu gave birth to the second son, she treated me much better." The sixth lady sighed again, "Especially about the crown prince, the empress is very grateful to me. Now, I'm the only one who can't do anything. Worry, just raise the baby!"

Although in terms of beauty, now that she is pregnant, Liu Niangzi looks much haggard, but at this moment, the contentment on her face is something that Qi Niangzi has never seen in the past few years.

She also smiled gratifiedly, "That's good, I said a long time ago, as long as you wait, there will always be your day!"

Sixth Lady looked at Seventh Lady, bent her eyes, took her hand again, and squeezed it tightly.

The affection of sisters is self-evident, and it is all in it.

She suddenly sighed again, and said in a low voice, "If Fifth Sister is still alive and Fourth Sister is not a widow, how happy would the sisters be?"

Thinking of the past, Seventh Lady was also a little sentimental, she was in a trance, and then heard Sixth Lady ask, "I couldn't help you with anything before, and I never asked you, whether you are doing well or not in Xu's house."

She paused, then said in a low voice, "Have you found out anything about Fifth Sister?"

Liu Niangzi had some skills, so she couldn't wait to come and support her.

Seventh Lady couldn't help feeling warm.

She looked at Liu Niangzi's stomach, but before she spoke, Liu Niangzi waved her hand indifferently, "It doesn't matter, I don't care about it. In the past few months, there has been bloody storms in the palace, and I have listened to even the worst things. passed."

After she said so, Seventh Lady also told about Fifth Young Madam, and then told Sixth Lady, "Don't mention this matter to Second Sister and Mother yet. After all, there is no real evidence, and rash actions may cause serious damage. Unnecessary misunderstanding between several companies."

Liu Niangzi's eyes flickered when she heard this, and she asked Qi Niangzi, "If Mrs. Zhang did this, what was it for?"

Qin Niangzi said disdainfully, "Isn't it because of the few taels of silver?"

She paused, then sighed, "After all, she is much more sophisticated than Fifth Sister. If it wasn't for the money, she wouldn't have to use such means as drugging, and she would be able to slowly cripple Fifth Sister. After all, I'm still afraid that Fifth Sister will mess around and make a thorough investigation to the end, dragging her into the whirlpool, and making her have to spit out all the money she has had."

The daughter of the Yang family, her dowry is very rich, and the sixth lady has never worried about money after entering the palace. She narrowed her pupils, "Just because of these tens of thousands of taels of silver, Fifth Sister..."

The face of this innocent, lovely, lively and charming concubine was also covered with a rare evil spirit.

She asked again, "Then besides that confession, have you grasped the key physical evidence..."

"She is also a little panicked." Qin Niangzi shook her head, "Recently, she has been looking for things and physical evidence for me. I still have to look for them."

Liu Niangzi nodded, and after pondering for a moment, said decisively, "If you really can't find it, it doesn't matter! When the time comes, you can bring her into my Jingren Palace."

A trace of killing intent flashed across her face again, and she said word by word, "Didn't Fifth Sister drink her medicine and die? I want her to drink this bowl of poison back to me without any drop left!"

(End of this chapter)