Second-hand lady

Chapter 17

After dinner, Wen Liangfang asked people to prepare chariots and horses to take Imperial Physician Hu back home in person.

The place where Dr. Hu lives is some distance from the Wen residence, and it takes two quarters of an hour to take a carriage.Wen Liang ignored Physician Hu's objection, and helped the old man into the carriage with a filial demeanor, which made the old physician start laughing angrily and scolding him for thinking that the old man was useless and getting in the way, but his voice was full of anger.

Miss Rucui also saw her off at the door, and seeing Imperial Physician Hu's face groaning, she smiled and said, "Grandpa Hu, let me see you off, or I won't feel at ease, and I can't stay at home anymore. What a torment." She will be the one to be tossed at that time.

Doctor Hu took a look at her, thinking that she said that Wen Liang usually has some troublesome behaviors, although he wanted to say a few words, but the old doctor was heartwarming.

Physician Hu is getting old, and sometimes he likes to talk to young people, so Wen Liang was dragged and scolded by the old people along the way, most of them scolded him for not returning to Beijing for more than ten years after he left, and went to the border area to teach them These elders were full of worries, they were born early, and even delayed their lifelong affairs. Now they finally come back and marry such a low-status woman. Although people don't know how, they are not as suitable as those noble women , can't bring him more benefits, so how can they, the elders, feel at ease and so on.

Wen Liang sat down with a good temper and let him scold him, but when he heard that he was dissatisfied with the background of his daughter Er Cui, he couldn't help but retort: ​​"I knew her background when I decided to marry her, and I married her. She has lived her whole life with me, and not with her family. Grandpa Hu, you don’t have to worry about that. Besides, she has saved my life. If it wasn’t for her, I wouldn’t be here today. I scolded you here..."

"Ah, bah, bah, what nonsense are you talking about!" Imperial Physician Hu immediately interrupted him, and said angrily, "If I say one sentence, you will say ten more, don't you just want to protect your wife? Didn't say anything." Although he was scolding fiercely now, he knew that there was a reason for this marriage, so when he saw Brother Liang and his daughter-in-law today, he didn't say anything even if he disapproved.

Wen Liang looked at him with a grin, with a rascal face on his face, which made Mrs. Hu angry and funny, no matter how many years passed, it was as if the child who almost broke his face once pestered him to play tricks and told him not to get the medicine It was too bitter.

"I don't want to get involved in the affairs of you young people. After so many years of tossing around, I probably have regrets in my heart when I look at Duke Zhen. You should stop being stubborn with him. There is only one father. You don't want to be stubborn in the future." That’s right. Hey, from now on, I’ll live happily ever after with your wife, and then give birth to a few fat boys for my old man to hug, and I’ll have no regrets..."

Hearing Doctor Hu's last nagging, the smile on Wen Liang's lips faded, and he lowered his eyes and said nothing.In fact, he knew that he probably would not have a child of his own in this life. The knife that Ru Cui suffered to save him that year hurt his abdomen, and the imperial doctor judged that she would not be able to conceive in this life.This incident became a wound that he didn't want to touch in his heart. When he saw her lying on the bed so pale and weak, he subconsciously said the words of marrying her.

It's not that I haven't regretted it, but since I decided to marry and made a promise, I must face reality.But later I figured it out. From now on, I just need to bring a child from the clan to raise him. As long as the Wen family's blood flows, it doesn't matter if it's my own child or not.

While chattering, the carriage arrived at Taiyi Hu's mansion.

Wen Liang personally helped Imperial Physician Hu get off the carriage. When the driver went to knock on the door, Imperial Physician Hu said to Wen Liang: "Your grandmother has been looking forward to your return, and now you are married. If you have time, I will send a fake gift to the emperor to bring your daughter-in-law." Go back to Pingjin and show the old lady."

"Yes, Zixiu knows."

After sending Imperial Physician Hu home, Wen Liang got into the carriage and returned home.

The next day, people in the palace sent a post about the empress dowager's 56th birthday.

Rucui heard that people from the palace were coming, so she hurriedly changed into more formal clothes and went to the living room to meet the father-in-law who came to deliver the post.The person who came to deliver the post was a middle-aged eunuch in his forties, with a fair complexion and a long face. Although he was smiling, his expression was a little haughty.Under the reminder of the housekeeper, Rucui knew that he was the chief eunuch Wang Gonggong in the Chonghua Palace, and one of the old people around the Empress Dowager. Even the concubines in the palace had to respect him when they saw him, so she was a little arrogant It should be.

But what makes her strange is, how could it be the eunuch next to the empress dowager to send the post?Could it be that Taishifu's face is so big?

"Elder-in-law has worked hard, please sit down and drink tea." Miss Rucui hurriedly asked someone to serve tea to Eunuch Wang.

The prince made a gesture and said: "You don't need to drink tea, our family will return to the palace later to return to the queen mother." Then he looked up and down Rucui, with a look of contempt in his eyes, and said arrogantly: "To see Mrs. Wen today is an eye-opener for our family."

Although Miss Rucui usually looks a bit silly, she is not a fool. The father-in-law took Qiao so much because he clearly looked down on her, or because he had something to rely on, that's why he showed a detestable look.You don't need to think about who is behind the support of Wang Gonggong.As for why the Empress Dowager is unhappy with her, Ru Cui can also guess one or two reasons, one is because of Concubine Su, and the other is because of the Eldest Princess.

The maid serving in the hall was furious when she saw her wife being dismissed by an eunuch like this, Uncle Ming also frowned, but because he was an eunuch in the Empress Dowager's palace, she could only dare not speak out.

Miss Ru Cui seemed not to have heard, and still said with a smile: "Thank you father-in-law for the compliment, my family's father-in-law said that if people from the queen mother's palace should be treated well, otherwise King Su will say that the palace is not educated if he finds out."

Wang Gonggong frowned, thinking that he didn't praise her, she was indeed born as a girl, but she couldn't understand human words.Hearing what she said behind her, he couldn't help wondering: "What does this have to do with Su Wang's Mansion? Although Mrs. Wen is the wife of the Taishi, there are some things that cannot be said indiscriminately."

King Su is the queen mother's youngest son, and has always been favored by the queen mother. There is an emperor above him who pampers him. Could it be that King Su reluctantly accepted her as his righteous sister because of Wen Zixiu's relationship?What else is wrong with it?
Miss Er Cui showed a standard smile with eight teeth, and said: "Elder-in-law, you have forgotten that I am the righteous sister of King Su. Although I am married, I still think of myself as a member of King Su's mansion."

Wang Gonggong's heart was blocked, and he knew that the Queen Mother's idea of ​​asking him to test Mrs. Wen was in vain, so he quickly smiled and said: "Mrs. Wen's words are a reminder to our family. It is our family's fault."

Miss Rucui nodded with satisfaction, "It's okay, maybe my father-in-law has forgotten things too much, it's okay to remind my father-in-law now. But I think my father-in-law is not in a good state of mind, is he in good health? Come, drink some Tea, relieve fatigue."

Wang Gonggong was not impressed by her sincere and friendly attitude for a while. Under the persuasion of Miss Rucui, he drank half a pot of green tea in a row, and suddenly felt a little peeing. I'm really not feeling well." As long as the matter of King Su is not involved, everything is easy to talk about.

After listening, Miss Rucui looked sympathetic and said sincerely: "I heard from Doctor Hu that this season is dry and people need to add more water. Seeing that my father-in-law's skin is dry, it can be seen that there is a lack of water. Come on, don't use it here You're being polite, drink more water, presumably my Lord Wen was very touched when he came back and found out that Eunuch is in poor health, and he came to deliver the post, and he would also agree that Eunuch should drink more water here, take a rest, and then go back."

"..."

After drinking a few pots of tea in a row, Wang Gonggong finally left with a blue face. No matter how he looked at his back, he seemed to be running away.

Miss Rucui was still holding the kettle in her hand, she looked at the direction where Eunuch Wang was leaving, smacked her lips and said, "Eunuch Wang is really Haihan, it's fine to drink these three big pots of tea, I will definitely invite you again when he comes back another day He drinks tea."

Tsing Yi and Lan Yi looked at someone blankly.

The housekeeper, Uncle Ming, looked far away. He finally understood why his young master sometimes came out of his wife's room with a blue face.

(End of this chapter)