Beautiful step by step

Chapter 26

In the main room of Zhenbei Hou's Mansion, Mrs. Wu was eating bird's nest porridge, squinting at the sunset outside the window, her voice was cold.

"Is it time to do it?"

Jin Yi squeezed her shoulders: "Master Zhenfu always puts his wife's affairs before his own, so this time he will be safe."

Putting down the bird's nest porridge, Mrs. Wu rubbed her temples, and said distressedly: "I don't understand, she's just a maid, why is she held on top of her heart from the old lady to the prince to protect her. I've never seen them so caring."

Jin Yi persuaded: "It's just relying on many years of friendship, the old lady is just confused for a while, when the wife gives birth to a brother, she has a great-grandson, and the son also has a son, then she will know that the lady is good when her mind is calm."

Caressing her belly, Wu's eyes shone with determination: "Well, although your son annoys me now, he will definitely understand my painstaking efforts in the future."

As for Hong Ling, she has no future.How could a lowly servant girl not pay a price for being against her for so long.The spoon in his hand fell to the ground, and after a crisp sound, his body was smashed to pieces.

Jin Yi silently cleaned up the debris, and his wife became more and more irritable since she became pregnant.That day when the imperial physician came to check the pulse, she stood by and heard it clearly.The imperial doctor clearly said that the madam's excessive anger caused the fetal position to be unstable. Later, after being hinted by Mrs. Shangshu, she changed her words and said that she needed to rest.

It's not all Hong Ling's fault that Madam is like this, even a servant girl dares to compete with her master without weighing herself.

Seeing Mama Wu from a distance leading Mrs. Shang Shu and Master Zhen Fu over, Jin Yi had a happy face, the Wu family must have come to announce the good news.Jin Yi hurriedly opened the door and respectfully invited the two to come in.Seeing the dignified expression of Master Zhenfu who passed by her, she felt a sudden shock in her heart.

Hearing that her natal family was coming, Mrs. Wu greeted her with a face full of anticipation, and said with a smile: "Jinyi quickly serve hot tea, and use the Junshan silver needle that the son brought back."

After Jinyi retreated, Mrs. Wu asked the two to sit down, stroked her stomach and sighed: "After this trouble with sister-in-law and brother-in-law, I can also wait for the delivery with peace of mind."

Zhao looked at her sister-in-law who was getting thinner and thinner day by day, and the boredom in her heart was gradually replaced by heartache.When she married into the Wu family, her sister-in-law had just caught Zhou, and the age gap was there. She almost raised this sister-in-law who was a sibling with her husband and son-in-law as her own daughter.Seeing that she is getting more and more outstanding year after year, and has a strategy in her chest, she is interested in Zhenbei Hou Shizi, so she quietly plans to snatch her over.This cunning plan made even her husband and son-in-law sigh repeatedly, saying that it was a pity that she was mistakenly born as a daughter.

Daughters are daughters, daughters are smart, and they can live a good life after marriage.And she really lived up to everyone's expectations, she raised the eyebrows with the eldest son, and controlled most of the Hou's mansion in just three years.The Wu family also took advantage of this, and took over the power of the Hou Mansion in the northwest through their in-laws.Everything was going well, but was disturbed by a maid.Although she felt that sister-in-law was making a fuss over a molehill when dealing with a common room.But seeing the reaction of the old lady and the prince in the past month, she understood the sister-in-law.Seeing that her stomach hasn't moved in the past three years since her marriage, Tongfang is about to stop taking the medicine. If Hong Ling is ahead of her and gives birth to her eldest son, it's up to her to decide who will inherit the Zhenbeihou mansion in the future because of his affection for her.

"Sister, don't worry, this baby will give birth to a brother in one fell swoop, and it will be stable in the future."

Why didn't Mrs. Wu understand, stroking her lower abdomen, she said to herself: Son, you have to be brave and help mother get your father's heart back from that bitch.

After persuading the child, she looked at the two expectantly: "Sister-in-law, Brother Gong, can it be done?"

Zhao's expression dodged, Wu Gong's face turned red, and Wu's heart gradually sank when he saw this: "Hided by her? How is it possible, from the courtyard to Guangyuan Building, you must pass through that dark and narrow alley. Not to mention that there are still so many beggars making trouble, the few subordinates sent by brother Shan Gong can catch a turtle by blocking them head to tail."

Wu Gong's face almost turned purple: "Auntie, we underestimated Yan Heng. The few people I sent were not enough to deliver food to him alone."

Wu's face was full of disbelief: "Where are those beggars?"

Wu Gong secretly hated: "It's not that the prince has done a good job. I have taken care of everything, but he has attracted officers and soldiers. Those beggars are weak bones. When they see the officers and soldiers frightened, they don't want to make trouble."

"The prince actually found out, I didn't tell you to hide it from him."

Wu Gong threw down the teacup heavily: "It's because we don't want to hide it, but the feet grow on Shizi's body, so you really crippled him, little aunt, are you willing? I can say limping, so that in the future he won't dare to be submissive to you." , how can it be like this now, the old matriarch of the mansion said that it would not work, but then he called the Guozijian to sacrifice to the wife of the restaurant."

"You mean, Mrs. Liu is the guest of honor for the red silk ribbon ceremony? But she is not the most respectful of manners, so how can she be so eager to be the guest of honor for a servant. What kind of scholarly family is she, she is used to putting on a show."

Wu Shi didn't understand the twists and turns, and Liu Shi's flattering that bitch was clearly slapping her in the face.Stomach hurts, and after hearing Wu Gong say that Liu's gift to Wu's family was a higher standard than that given to Hong Ling Fengchai, she calmed down in anger.

"However, the Liu family is full of frail scholars. What can we do against our Wu family? The mantis is overwhelmed, and the sister-in-law will let out some rumors, just to test those who are clinging. Marriage will naturally stop thinking about the son, so don't worry too much about it in the future."

Zhao's face was full of relief: "Sister has turned the corner, Mrs. Madam, what's wrong with a maid."

Mrs. Wu nodded: "Sister-in-law is right. I am the wife of Shizi. As for being a maid, I racked my brains. However, she has tried to alienate me and Shizi several times. I can't let it go so easily. It's not easy to do it in Beijing, but I'm going to Northwest Shangao Road. Far away, it has nothing to do with us if we encounter a wave of bandits on the way, right?"

After talking about Wu's secret annoyance, she should have thought about it a long time ago. The capital city is under the feet of the emperor, and there are many scruples when making a move, but there are not so many things outside.

Mrs. Zhao looked at her sister-in-law. Everyone said that she had been pregnant for three years and was stupid. She was not like this before.Thinking of the huge benefits the Wu family has gained in the Northwest after she married into the Hou's Mansion, Zhao suppressed her irritability.Although she loves this sister-in-law who was raised as a daughter, she loves her own children even more.The eldest son has just emerged, and the second son is about to marry. The good situation of the Wu family cannot be ruined by a married woman.

"In my opinion, it's just a maid, so why bother my sister. I heard from Brother Gong that the maid has changed her name to Wei Wei, and her actions make it clear that she doesn't want to have anything to do with the prince. If that's the case, you can just pretend that she doesn't exist in the future." yes."

"Rename? Even if she is acquainted, the name of Hongling was given by the crown prince. But Hong... Wei Wei has been in my eyes for three years, how can I let her go easily. She is just a maid, and disappearing will not cause any splashes. "

Mrs. Zhao sighed: "But that's not an ordinary maid, I didn't want to tell you. Hey, I don't know what kind of luck she has to be favored by the Ninth Princess. Today she is old, and the Ninth Princess will go over to be a praiser in person."

Wu's face was full of disbelief: "Why would Princess Ninth fall in love with a maid? She doesn't even care about the face of the royal family."

Sure enough, Mrs. Zhao interrupted her sister-in-law hurriedly: "Whoever the royal family wants to promote will have face. The nine princesses are golden branches and jade leaves, so we can criticize them casually. Now I only hope that this matter will not make a big fuss, otherwise it will be really troublesome." In front of the imperial court, brother Gong may not be able to keep it."

Wu Shi also remembered how Wu Gong came to be the governor. In the past, she just took it for granted and blamed Yan Heng for his incompetence, and she couldn't keep her military achievements.But just because she thinks so, doesn't mean that the emperor also thinks so.If they really want to make trouble before the emperor, I'm afraid the whole Wu family will suffer.

"I said in Guangyuan Building a month ago that if weeds are not uprooted, spring breeze will regenerate them. I know what my sister-in-law is afraid of, but how did the Wu family get their power in the northwest all these years? If there is no such relationship as the Ninth Princess If you keep Yan Heng, you can use it as a whetstone for the children of the Wu family, but now, we have to be careful that this whetstone breaks the knife."

Wu's last sentence was extremely gloomy, Zhao's pupils constricted after listening.Sister-in-law is right, it is not difficult to get rid of a seventh-rank flag, but I am afraid that the people behind him will retaliate.

Seeing her vacillation, the Wu family added further anger: "Sister-in-law, compared to the elder brother who has the Wu family, Yan Heng can make such great achievements without any help. If he is allowed to grow up, the Wu family will only grow up in the northwest." One more powerful enemy. I have married into the Marquis's Mansion, so of course I can rest easy in the future, but if the Wu family is convicted, they will not be sent to the priest's workshop or exiled..."

Thinking of the tragedy at that time, Mrs. Zhao broke out in a cold sweat: "You can rest easy and raise your baby. I have to go home and discuss this matter with your brother."

(End of this chapter)