A Thousand Hills

Chapter 194

Wu felt that the eldest sister, Princess Xie, was not as good as the rumors said.

Of course, Mrs. Wu has heard many legends about her eldest sister.She was younger, when she was sensible, Xie Moru was already a well-known figure in the imperial capital.When she got engaged, Xie Moru was also one of the "not to be messed with" characters in the mouth of her princess's sister.

When Mrs. Wu came to Fujian, her elder sister specially asked her to go to the palace and said a lot of private things, nothing more than saying that Xie Moru had a bad temper and told her to be more careful.It was her mother who said to her, "The king of Fujian is a vassal, and my uncle followed. It can be seen that the princess treats my uncle with affection. The princess is a human being, and there are many rumors outside. If you want me to say, you will know when you are alone. That's you." Serious elder sister, sister-in-law is also a kind of knowledge. I don’t have any extra words to tell you, just one sentence, a family can live a good life if they have their hearts in one place. If one person has one heart, life will be uneven Yes. Now that you are married, you should follow your husband when you get married. Don’t worry about your mother’s family. If you live a good life, your father and I will be happy."

The great-grandmother also gave some instructions, and what the great-grandmother said was concise and clear, "If you have any questions, if you can't make up your mind, just ask your elder sister."

When Mrs. Wu really came to Fujian and got along with Xie Moru for a few days, she really felt that the lies were not true. No matter how you look at it, the eldest aunt is a very thoughtful and good person.Needless to say, thoughtful, good is also really good, quite advising her to socialize.

All beginnings are hard.

Wu's family background is good, and her own quality is not bad, but she just came to Fujian, and the boss is not familiar with it. With Xie Moru's guidance, she adapted very quickly.Looking at the May Festival, Xie Moru said to Wu, "Prince Jingjiang's birthday is in May, and the prince will send someone to Jingjiang to give a birthday gift. I thought, Governor Wu is working in Jingjiang, right? Each of us has his own errands. Although we are close, one is in Fujian and the other is in Jingjiang. Both have errands, and it is inconvenient to come and go. This time, it is a coincidence that since you are here, there is something for Governor Wu at the Dragon Boat Festival. Just let Zhang Changshi take it with him."

Mrs. Wu is also a witty person, she smiled, "Elder Sister still thinks of me, I just have something to bring to Second Uncle." Even if there is nothing to bring, Xie Moru has said all this, and I have to prepare something, let alone It's my own uncle's house, and Mrs. Wu is willing to walk around more.Speaking of her uncle's job in King Jingjiang's territory, Wu Shi was still a little worried. Ever since her uncle became this job, the family has been worrying about her uncle's safety all the time.

Mrs. Wu went home to prepare a Dragon Boat Festival gift for her uncle, and Xie Moru ordered someone to invite Jiang Xingyun to speak.

Jiang Xingyun was quite yearning for going to Jingjiang, "I heard that King Jingjiang was also a rare handsome man when he was young."

Xie Moru said, "Now I guess it's old and dregs."

Jiang Xingyun laughed straight.

Speaking of serious matters, Xie Moru said, "Let Governor Wu do what he can."

Jiang Xingyun said, "I think the Wu family's bets are split." There is a princess concubine and a son-in-law in the family, and here is the Xie family.

Xie Moru didn't care, and said, "With the status of Wu Guogong's mansion, the family marriage is naturally well-matched. The imperial capital is such a small place, and there are many powerful people. It is nothing more than the east family marrying the west family. When the time comes, no matter what. The twists and turns turned out to be relatives."

Jiang Xingyun thought about it, this is not the case with Zilai marriage, and he couldn't help but be amused.

Jiang Xingyun and Zhang Changshi went to Jingjiang Prince's Mansion before the Dragon Boat Festival, and because the two places were close, it was not too late to start at the end of April, but they set off in mid-April at Zhang Changshi's suggestion.Speaking of this matter, the fifth prince was a little nervous, and he whispered to his wife in private, "Zhang Changshi told me specifically that Miss Jiang belongs to a girl's family, so it's not easy to hurry, so she should leave early."

Xie Moru smiled, "everyone has the love of beauty." Zhang Changshi is old, and he is not frivolous. These years, there is only one old wife in the family, no concubine, and all children From the old wife.It's just that, no matter men or women, when they see beautiful people, they will always feel good about them.It seems that Zhang Changshi is no exception.

"What he said at the time made me sour." The fifth prince was also funny when he thought about it.

"In fact, Xingyun doesn't like riding a car very much. She prefers to ride a horse. Zhang Changshi's age is a civil servant, so taking a car is better."

The couple chatted and laughed, and the team to send the Dragon Boat Festival gifts to the imperial capital had also set off. Of course, the Dragon Boat Festival gifts presented to them by relatives in the imperial capital also arrived one after another.This time is very rare, Duke Qi's mansion also ordered the servants to bring the Dragon Boat Festival gift, compared to before, the gift list is a bit thicker.Qi Sanlang served in the army before, although he was not as brilliant as Liu Fufeng, he is now a fifth-rank military officer with real power.He is also Xie Moru's brother-in-law, Xie Moru always takes care of his relatives in a low-key way, and the fifth prince has a good impression of Qi Sanlang, and he feels that he is a person who does things with sincerity.

Qi Sanlang came to the front of the army, and this was the first time that the Qi family took the initiative to send someone over to deliver things.

Xie Moru accepted the Dragon Boat Festival gift, and said to the Qi family steward, "Sanlang is in front of the army, it's too late today, you stay in the mansion overnight, and tomorrow I will send someone to take you there."

The steward stepped back respectfully.

Xie Moru summoned Wisteria and asked, "Who are the Qi family coming this time?"

Wisteria has always been capable, and now she also got the letter, and said in a low voice, "In addition to this chief steward, there is also an aunt who said she was sent to serve General Qi."

After hearing this, Xie Moru pressed the gift list on the rosewood table at hand, but didn't say anything else.

Xie Moru didn't know anything about this matter, and she didn't want to express any opinions.

It's just that Xie Zhi is also working in the feudal prince's mansion besides Xie Moru who wants to visit him now.The Xie family and the Qi family are serious relatives by marriage.Now that the Qi family has arrived at the Min Palace, there is no reason why they should not pay a visit to Xie Zhi.

Xie Zhi was always kind, asked the steward a few things about the road, and told the steward a few words about the second brother-in-law, and then let the steward go down to rest.

Xie Zhi also said to his wife, "I didn't see Qi's family giving things to my brother-in-law during the Dragon Boat Festival before, why did they suddenly send a Dragon Boat Festival gift this time?"

This was a casual remark, but Wu Shi's expression was a bit perplexed. Seeing Wu Shi's expression, Xie Zhi asked, "What's the matter? But what's the matter?"

Only then did Wu say to Xie Zhi, "I heard that the steward of the Qi family brought an aunt over." After finishing speaking, she looked at her husband and stopped talking.Actually, she didn't like to talk about it, but since she knew it, she couldn't pretend not to know it.

Xie Zhi's complexion darkened, and he became displeased, "What do you mean, the second sister is not the eldest daughter-in-law in the Qi family, and I was afraid that the second brother-in-law would be left unattended in the army, so I asked the second sister to bring her nephews over here, just like a family Reunion." Putting the first wife at home and sending some kind of aunt over, Xie Zhi felt something was wrong again, and said, "Second sister and second brother-in-law have been married in the past few years, have you never heard that second brother-in-law has a aunt?" Forget it, this kind of no status, not even a concubine's room.An aunt must be a serious second wife and concubine, so she can be called an aunt.Moreover, the second brother-in-law has been in Fujian for more than a year, and they are separated from the second sister, so they can't have any conflicts.Xie Zhi thought about it, and felt that something might have happened to the second sister at her husband's house.

Wu Shi hesitated to speak, "Before I came, I heard something about it, but I don't know if it's true or not."

"Say it."

"It's that Madam Qi Guogong asked my mother several times about my coming to reunite with the uncle. At that time, seeing Madam Qi Guogong, she seemed worried that the second brother-in-law was here alone. My mother also said that if the second sister came over, it would be just right. One. I haven't heard Qi Guogong's mansion mention it since then." Wu Shi said tenaciously.

Xie Zhi had a headache.

Xie Zhi said, "Let's write a letter to my family. It's great that the second sister is here, and the eldest sister is here, just in time for a reunion. It's a big deal to get such a concubine's room."

Wu persuaded him, "Master, don't be in a hurry, the Qi family just happened to be here, so please find a way to inquire first, what is the reason, and then write a letter before it's too late."

"Look at me, I'm completely confused." Xie Zhi summoned his personal servant to find out the whereabouts of this aunt.

The servant was sent out to serve Xie Zhi personally, he was really loyal and clever, and very useful, so he quickly found out.Xie Zhi was speechless, Qi Guogong's mansion was really worried about his son, his son came out not to enjoy the blessings, but to seek a future.Qi Sanlang was in the army again, and he had the opportunity to be promoted quickly. The Qi family missed their son, so they thought about letting Xie Moyou come over, so that the young couple could be reunited, so that the son would also have someone to serve him.

The idea of ​​Qi's family is so simple, don't do anything about aunt and grandma at all.

There was no aunt at that time.

Moreover, the Qi family has made up their minds, let the daughter-in-law go with the Wu family, and the safety is also guaranteed.Who knows, Xie Moyou will fall ill when he is about to leave.The Qi family didn't say anything. When she recovered from her illness, it was the same to send someone from her family to send her over. Who knew that Jin Ninghou died before she left, so Xie Moyou went to mourn Jin Ninghou. Xie Moyou's great-grandfather by blood.It's okay to mourn the Marquis of Jinning. Marquis of Jinning is also a marquis. If he dies, the Qi family will order someone to send a funeral ceremony.Xie Moyou's fault was that she went with Mrs. Ning, and this was her great-grandfather.

The Qi family immediately hired an aunt from a good family with a lot of money to send it to their son.

After Xie Zhi heard this, she almost didn't lose her breath, so Wu hurriedly handed him herbal tea and helped him to rub his chest, "Master, calm down!"

Xie Zhi waved the boy away, his face turned pale with anger, and he said angrily, "Second Sister is so confused! Just go, not with her mother-in-law's family, or with her mother's family, why—"

Mrs. Wu is also speechless, her husband is a concubine, she has long been mentally prepared, in terms of blood relatives, but the second aunt is closer, but this second aunt is really... You go to recognize the birth mother's family, just recognize it in private , such a large audience, where will the aunt be placed?What's more, your aunt is not someone who can be ignored.Even if you ignore your aunt, you still think about your aunt... With such a second aunt, Wu's headache will follow.

No matter how angry Xie Zhi was, she still wrote a letter to her family. Marriage is no different than anything else. Marriage is a lifetime. The second sister is still young, and she always hopes that she can live a good life.

In fact, what Xie Zhi didn't know was that when his servants went to inquire about it, the Qi family was not stupid, and they deliberately said it to let Xie Zhi know.What the Qi family said was quite polite. In fact, when Mrs. Qi heard about this, she immediately asked Xie Moyou, and Xie Moyou knew it was not appropriate, so she said, "It's not good for me if my grandmother and aunt said that. Argue in person."

Madam Qi turned her face on Xie Moyou's angry words that one Buddha was born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven. Madam Qi said coldly, "Who is your grandmother? Your grandmother is the current aunt Fusheng Princess!" Mo You's face turned pale.

Xie Zhi is here to write a letter to her family, trying to make the second sister's head clearer.

On the second day, the Qi family went to the army to send their aunt to their third master. Miss Wu wanted to worry about her husband, so she went to talk to Xie Moru, wondering if the elder aunt knew about the Qi family. Wu didn't mean to provoke anything. , I just want to see if I can see something by observing the face.

Mrs. Wu went, and was talking with Xie Moru, when Wisteria brought up the draft reward list for the Dragon Boat Festival, Xie Moru smiled, "Axi, come here and help me see, this list is still acceptable."

Wu followed Xie Moru to participate in banquets, tea parties, flower parties, and various public welfare activities such as building a library, but it was the first time for her to see the reward list.Mrs. Wu was a little surprised, but she didn't show her face, and said with a smile, "Sister Ziteng's list can't be more appropriate." While talking, Mrs. Wu smiled and went over, seeing that it was a gift for relatives at the Dragon Boat Festival, thank you Moru Always fair, like Xie Zhi, Xie Yun and Xie Yuan, Xie Yun and Xie Yuan are all Dragon Boat Festival rice dumplings, spices, realgar wine and stationery, these, Xie Zhi is the same as them, the only difference is that Xie Zhi has four more fashionable horses satin.Wu knew it was because she was here, so she had four more palace satins.Qi Sanlang is his brother-in-law, so there are only rice dumplings, spices, and realgar wine, and no stationery. However, Qi Sanlang also has two bolts of spun yarn here. Obviously, the materials are for women.

Wu's heart sank, and she said with a smile, "I have learned a lot from Eldest Sister, and I have obtained so many things during the festival, so I have nothing to honor Eldest Sister."

"You live a good life, that is to honor me." Xie Moru closed the gift list with a smile, handed it to Wisteria, and ordered, "Prepare according to this, prepare it, and bring it to the ministers when the prince rewards them. "

The wisteria should come down.

Wu went back to her small courtyard with a lot of worries, she thought, the eldest sister must know about the Qi family's affairs, but she didn't expect that the eldest sister made such a quick move, and directly rewarded the aunt of the Qi family.

Mrs. Wu quietly told her husband about the matter, Xie Zhi pondered for a moment, and said, "We have tried our best on this matter, and you should not let your tongue slip in front of your elder sister. Eldest sister is the most respectful of rules, so it's best if she doesn't mention it." If Xie Moru mentions it, then Xie Moyou will be finished.

Mrs. Wu quickly agreed, thinking of Xie Moru's calmness when she showed her the list of rewards, she couldn't help being frightened.

Wisteria persuaded Xie Moru, she has been with Xie Moru for a long time, and she can say a few things, Ziteng said, "In this way, the second girl will look ugly."

Xie Moru said indifferently, "Face?" Does Xie Moyou's face matter?No, Xie Moyou's value does not lie in her face, but in her marriage.Why does she want to look at Xie Moyou's face? She always looks at Qi Guogong's mansion.Qi Guogong's mansion asked her son to come over to show her favor, how could she affect the relationship between Qi Guogong's mansion and the Fifth Prince's mansion because of Xie Moyou.

From the day Xie Moyou married into Duke Qi's mansion, her value has been realized.From the time Qi Sanlang followed them to Fujian, it was already a community of interests between Qi Guogong's mansion and the Fifth Prince's mansion.

As for, thank you not to worry.

Xie Moru really didn't care too much about her, and naturally he didn't care too much about her face.

Compared to Xie Moyou, Xie Moru valued Qi Sanlang more, and if she wanted to give it, it was also for the Qi family's face.

Wisteria didn't dare to say more, Xie Moru looked to the north, which was the direction of Jingjiang Palace.

At this time, Jiang Xingyun and his party also arrived at the Jingjiang Palace, and the Jingjiang King personally summoned them.Jiang Xingyun said that King Jingjiang had the reputation of being a handsome man in the past. This is by no means a false rumor. At this age, King Jingjiang still has long eyebrows, smiling eyes, and a personable demeanor.King Jingjiang said with a smile in a clear voice, "I've also heard of the reputation of being the most beautiful woman in the imperial capital in Jingjiang. Miss Jiang is like a thunderbolt. It's very fortunate that this king can see it in person today."

Jiang Xingyun smiled, cupped his fists and saluted, "I've heard my father talk about the prince's demeanor when he was young. Now that I see it, I know the rumors are true."

The two couldn't help looking at each other and laughing, as if they had been friends for a long time.

When the two talked, they knew each other very well, as if they had been together for a long time, Jiang Xingyun said, "I heard my father laughing in the past, when the first emperor, my grandfather was a handsome man in the army. My father's appearance is considered unique. I don't want my father to tell me, because I have never seen you, my lord."

"How do you see me now?"

"There are no worthless men under a great reputation."

King Jingjiang laughed out loud.

(End of this chapter)