Second-hand lady

Chapter 54

Wen Liang's illness persisted continuously, and it has been dragging on for a long time. He has been on sick leave for several days, and even the emperor sent someone to inquire.Regarding this, Wen Liang just sat on the bed with a weak face, covered with a big padded jacket, and smiled at the eunuch who came from the palace, and the eunuch floated away frivolously with his smile.

The rumors outside are very fierce, both good and bad. Miss Rucui became famous again, but it didn't disturb her life, so she can do whatever she wants.And she is quite busy these days, for the wayward Master Wen, Miss Rucui is busy watching him drink medicine every day, and resolutely rejects his behavior of secretly pouring medicine and tossing her body.

And at this time, Wen Liang suddenly fell ill, blatantly asked the emperor for sick leave, and left everything behind, which made those who didn't know the truth want to fall in love with Feifei. Angry and resentful in their hearts, they all yelled in their hearts, what is Wen doing?
The weather is getting colder, and there will be heavy snowfall every three days in the capital, and there are only [-] days before the Chinese New Year.

On this day, Wen Liang lay ill on the kang in the warm room, and Rucui was dragged by him to play chess with him. Although she looked listless, her head was very flexible, and every move she made was very shrewd. Miss Cui's white pieces were killed by him to the point that he finally held her breath, and when she bluntly said that Mrs. Wen should go to rest, Wen Liangfang slowed down her moves and didn't kill her so hard.

Just as Master Wen was bullying Miss Rucui vigorously on the chessboard, a servant came over to report that a guest had come to the door.

Wen Liang held the sunspot and said casually: "My lord is sick now, thank you behind closed doors and let him come back another day."

The maid who came to report had a bitter face, and said bravely, "My lord, it is King Su, Princess Su and the little Princess who are here." King Su, a great god, no one dared to stop him.

"..."

Miss Rucui jumped up suddenly, accidentally knocked over the chessboard, and said excitedly: "Hurry up, let them come over... No, I'll pick them up myself!"

Wen Liang slammed the chess pieces back into the chess box, and slowly gathered his clothes, without any intention of getting up.

Miss Rucui, who had tidied herself up, turned her head to see his lazy appearance, and said in surprise: "Master Wen, the prince and concubine are here, don't you want to see them?"

Wen Liang pretended to be indifferent and said: "I am a patient now, so I should not be tired."

Hearing this, I knew that Mr. Wen was playing tricks again, what a stingy husband.Miss Rucui was amused, she came over and tugged at his sleeve, "It's just a two-step walk, there's no need to be tired, Mrs Wen, it's rare that the prince and concubine are here, let's treat them well." Rucui smiled, trying to help him up.

Wen Liang scoffed at her words, his face became more and more indifferent, as if he was not moved by the outside world.

Wen Liang pretended not to get up, but was rushed by Miss Rucui, and coughed on purpose, so frightened that she hurriedly poured rock sugar and pear water to moisten his throat and relieve his cough.

While the couple were chattering like this, Su Wang and his wife, who had not been waiting for them for a long time, condescended to come over. When they entered the door, they saw Miss Rucui carefully feeding water to the coughing people on the heating kang, while Wen Liang was coughing because of the cough. It was hard, a little blush appeared on the pale handsome face, and it looked a little bloody.

The two soon discovered the arrival of King Su's family, Miss Rucui immediately left Mrs. Wen behind, and hurried over to greet them with smiles on her face.Wen Liang coughed and got up slowly.

"Why is the prince and concubine here? Chuchu, long time no see." Wen Liang beckoned them to sit down.

King Su looked at him coldly, Princess Su was smiling, and the little bun dressed like a ball walked over, and said softly, "Uncle Wen is sick, I am very worried."

The pure and soft little bun is lovely, Wen Liang stroked her little head and asked someone to serve some refreshments.

The earth dragon was burning in the conservatory, and the whole room was warm, which made Su Wang's family, who came against the cold air, much warmer.

"I heard that you have been ill for half a month, how is it going?" Concubine Su asked with concern, she treated Rucui like a sister, and Wen Liang's status was elevated from "son" to "brother-in-law".

Wen Liang glanced at King Su, coughed a few times, and said wearily: "The illness comes like a mountain, and the illness goes like a thread, and it may take a while to recuperate. Please worry about the princess. Zixiu's body is fine. It will get better soon."

Concubine Su nodded, and then heard Su Wang's cold voice again: "That's good, I don't want you to be sick and still not recover after a year."

The smile on Wen Liang's face suddenly froze, and then he coughed again. Miss Rucui hurried over to pat his back, and poured a glass of rock sugar pear water to moisten his throat.

Seeing this, Concubine Su felt a little worried. Could it be that she has lung disease?The lung disease is fine, but if it turns into tuberculosis, according to the current medical skills, it will be terminally ill, her Rucui girl will not be a widow by then, right?

Probably because she sensed Princess Su's indifferent worry, King Su glanced at her, and Princess Su quickly responded with a serious face, and looked back innocently, as if she was very innocent, and she definitely didn't think much about it.

After chatting for a while, I saw that although Wen Liang looked sick, he was still in good condition, unlike the inexplicable illness rumored outside that he couldn't even get up.Concubine Su suddenly realized, she felt that Wen Liang's situation was not a matter of pampering and being coquettish, showing that she was lazy and protesting to the emperor.

"By the way, Mrs. Wen's medicine should be ready. Hey, there is also herbal food. I have to go and see." Ru Cui said suddenly, and bowed to King Su apologetically.

Concubine Su got up and said to the two men: "Ru Cui and I will go and have a look together, my lord, you and Mrs. Wen have a good chat."

When the two women left, the warm room suddenly became quiet. Because it was cold outside, the little bun was kept indoors.The adults were very quiet, and the little Baozi was also very serious, with his little body straight, watching the two adults silently, without making a fuss.

King Su put the warm teacup in his daughter's little hand to let her drink water by herself, and suddenly said: "The queen mother issued a decree to go to the White Horse Temple the day after tomorrow to pray for blessings and eat fast for half a month, until I return to the palace before the end of the year." staring at the man across from him.

With a faint smile on Wen Liang's face, he held a fan in his hand, put the handle of the fan to his lips, looked at King Su with a smile, and showed a funny smile, "It's so cold, how could the empress dowager leave the palace?" What about the White Horse Temple? Can the old man bear such torture?"

"She ordered this king's concubine to accompany her to serve her." Su Wang said coldly.

Hearing the threat in his words, Wen Liang immediately knew that he had offended this man, and hurriedly said cautiously: "I'm sorry if I accidentally hurt the concubine. It's just that the empress dowager has always believed in Buddhism. You should spend more time paying attention to worshiping the Buddha sincerely, and worry less about the younger generation's affairs." Then, he lowered his eyes, looked at the folding fan in his hand, and said casually: "My lord is someone who has been here, so I should know Zixiu's mood. Wan Qian married her, so Zixiu naturally wanted to treat her well, how could he abandon her because of mere rumors? Prince, do you think so?"

King Su's expression remained unchanged, he took a sip of the tea and said, "It's true that the queen mother has gone too far this time, but the eldest princess is innocent."

Wen Liang soon heard what he meant. The matter this time was completely controlled by the Queen Mother, and the rumors were also released by the Queen Mother. The purpose was to force him to divorce his wife. Offspring will also take action.The Empress Dowager wanted Wen Liang to divorce his wife and remarry, so she manipulated these matters, and the Eldest Princess was also hidden from the truth, she was indeed innocent.Of course, Wen Liang once believed that the Queen Mother wanted him to divorce his wife and marry the Eldest Princess, and the cause of the matter was all on the Eldest Princess, so he really didn't like the little girl very much.But in the end, out of concern for the emperor's face, he just created some accidents to toss the queen mother, and did not do anything to the eldest princess, otherwise he would have thousands of ways to make the eldest princess feel uncomfortable.

"The eldest princess is a good princess, so Zixiu naturally respects her." Wen Liang smiled.

After that, neither of them mentioned this topic again.

After being questioned by Duke Zhen that day, Wen Liang quickly found out who revealed the news. It is not surprising that the Queen Mother would know that Ru Cui had been injured. It is estimated that since he first made arrangements for his marriage, many people They all regret behind their backs.The Empress Dowager's obsession is very strong, so it's not surprising that she would reveal this matter to others.

Although Wen Liang has been recuperating these days, he is not only recuperating, he has done a lot of things in private. At first, even King Su concealed it from him, making people have to admire his methods.If King Su hadn't trusted him and helped him after knowing his actions, he probably wouldn't have forced the queen mother to leave the palace to pray for blessings and eat fast at the White Horse Temple in this winter's impatience.Of course, it seems that Wen Liang is so reckless because he is sure that King Su will help him.

The empress dowager is used to being pampered and caring. It is really a hard job for her to be forced to leave the palace to go to the mountain to eat fast and worship Buddha on such a cold day.
Su Wang sighed in his heart. Over the years, the queen mother has become increasingly unable to see her own identity clearly, and even dared to intervene in the political affairs of the court. No wonder even the emperor brother remained silent when Wen Liang took the initiative to teach her a lesson.

As for the empress dowager who stumbled this time and once again angered Princess Su, King Su would naturally pick out his own concubine, so the person who accompanied the queen mother to the White Horse Temple to pray for blessings was replaced by the eldest princess.

But judging by someone's opinion, the queen mother probably won't be able to return to the palace smoothly years ago.

On the other side, Miss Rucui and Concubine Su nestled in the kitchen, talking and chatting while looking at the medicine in the stove.

"Recently something happened in the palace. The queen mother was frightened by something. She kept yelling that Concubine Li came to her. These days, she was really scared. The eminent monk of the White Horse Temple entered the palace and performed a ritual ceremony. It is said that my mother will have a bad luck at the end of this year, and she needs to pray for blessings and eat fast in the temple to get rid of the evil spirit in her fate, so that she can enjoy her old age in peace." Su Wangfei said with a straight face.

Miss Rucui's eyes widened, she covered her mouth in surprise, "The Empress Dowager is so pitiful."

Concubine Su nodded inwardly, she is indeed very pitiful, it was all for your husband, even the eminent monks of the White Horse Temple were bribed by him.

"The queen mother originally ordered me to accompany her to the temple to pray for blessings and eat fast." Princess Su said again.

Miss Rucui immediately sympathized sincerely, and said: "The prince will never let the young lady go to the temple to suffer. I heard that the vegetarian dishes in the temple are all big pot dishes, without any oily smell, and even tasteless. It’s fine if you eat it for a day or two, but if you eat it for a month, this person will shrink in size. Miss, you have managed to grow plump and round again. How could the prince let you go to the temple to lose weight. The empress dowager is so pitiful! "As he spoke, he was overwhelmed with emotion.

Concubine Su was really upset when she heard that, she became angry from embarrassment, and snorted: "I want to lose weight is my own business, I don't need you to remind me. And you have to know, in the eyes of the world, the standard of beauty is thin." At the same time, she was angry , because one or two of the people around her have faulty eyesight, obviously Zhao Feiyan's slender beauty is popular in this world, but neither her husband nor the maid thinks it's better for her to be fat.

Miss Rucui didn't take it seriously, and said, "I'm too skinny and only have a bunch of bones left. Holding my hands makes me cringe. How much does this affect my mood? Mr. Wen has been ill for so long this time, and he has lost weight. I plan to make five meals a day." The medicinal diet will nourish his body, and he must make up like the young master of the Mo family." As he said, he clenched his fists and showed fighting spirit.

Concubine Su soon thought of the tonnage of Mo Qian, the young son of the Mo family, in her mind, and she couldn't help feeling embarrassed.

Concubine Su: A beautiful boy who gets fat is actually really ugly, dear, if Wen Liang is fed into a fat man by you, you will be cast aside by the world.

In the embarrassment of Princess Su, Miss Rucui quickly expressed her determination with actions. While putting the decocted medicine into the bowl, she ran to carefully put the cook's stewed medicinal meal on the tray , Let the maid take it over.

So when they returned to the warm room, Wen Liang, who was still welcoming people with a smile on his face, suddenly felt his intestines getting tired when he smelled the tangy fragrance.

Su Wang and his wife stayed until Wen Liang finished taking the medicine and supplements with difficulty, then Fang Shi calmly said goodbye and left.

Su Wang and his wife were obviously very happy to see Wen Liang, who had a face of bitterness and hatred, and felt that he was completely self-inflicted, and he could just recover from his illness. Why bother to toss his body with excuses?And Miss Rucui's trick is also a brilliant one, four or five times a day to supplement the medicine, it makes Master Wen feel like vomiting when he smells the medicine, which makes someone miserable.

"By the way, my lord, I forgot to tell you one thing. Zixiu's illness has never been good, and it is probably due to the environment. Doctor Hu suggested that Zixiu go to a place with warm mountains and soft water to recuperate, saying that his body will recover quickly. "Wen Liang said with a sigh.

Concubine Su and Miss Rucui stared at him with big eyes. Seeing Miss Rucui's expression, she probably was also very surprised.And Lord Wen's words contained something in his words, which made King Su rarely raise his eyebrows.

"My lord, Zixiu has already written a note to the emperor, and he will go to Pingjin to recuperate in the near future. It is estimated that this year will be over in Pingjin, so I can't give my lord New Year greetings by then, please don't blame me." Wen Liang said apologetically.

Su Wang nodded to show that he knew, "Take good care of your illness."

"Thank you, my lord, for completeness."

When Su Wang and his wife left, Wen Liang stood in front of the window and looked at the cold plum blossoms in the yard. The plum blossoms were in full bloom, and the faint fragrance floated in the air.

Rucui came over and put a cloak on his shoulders.

Wen Liang turned his head to look at her, then put his arms around her shoulders, and the two of them leaned together to admire the plum blossoms outside the window.

"Girl, we've been married for a long time, we should go back and visit my grandfather and grandmother. My grandmother is very kind and will definitely like you."

Ru Cui looked up at him, and happened to meet the peach blossom eyes he was looking down at, and couldn't help showing a bright smile, and said hello.

(End of this chapter)