Splendid Book

Chapter 54
The Ninth Prince wasn't seriously ill, but he caught a cold because he didn't cover himself with the quilt at night.But even so, the old lady of Yongshun Bo's Mansion brought her granddaughter into the palace.Now there is no queen in the harem, and several concubines are in charge of the palace affairs. It stands to reason that the concubine's family should enter the palace once a month.

But this is only aimed at those concubines who have no backing and no power. For a concubine like Concubine De who is in charge of palace affairs, even if the family members enter the palace several times, no one will take care of it.

"Mother, Xiaojiu is just suffering from a cold and fever, she was able to be alive and kicking yesterday, so why bother you to make such a special trip," Concubine De said with a gentle smile, looking at old lady Qiao.

The old lady Qiao was wearing a rosin-colored long beanie, and her hair was a little gray, but it was still tied into a neat bun.And the little girl sitting next to her was about thirteen or fourteen years old, she was all peach pink, and her face was as delicate and beautiful as a peach blossom.Every time the old lady entered the palace, she would bring Qiao Yun with her. Who told her to be the eldest daughter of the Qiao family.

"Your Highness's body is precious, how can you even notice it in the slightest," the old lady Qiao said solemnly. She has always been serious, and her speech is also very rigid.

On the other hand, Qiao Yun next to her is a joking person, and she can make Concubine De laugh every time she comes, so she also likes this niece very much.Besides, Qiao Yun is already 13 years old this year, no matter in terms of age or status, she and Ji Yu are compatible, and she is happy to see the closeness between cousins.

After all, Ji Yu was her son anyway, and she hoped that his heart would be with the Qiao family.

Qiao Yun stayed with her in the palace for a few days before, and every time Ji Yu came to pay her respects, she didn't let Qiao Yun avoid her.

"Fortunately, they don't have to go to class in the study room today. I heard that some of their little princes are playing archery. I'll send someone to find them." After De Fei finished speaking, she picked up the teacup and lingered on it for a while. one time.

Looking at her elegant appearance, Qiao Yun felt both envy and admiration in her heart, and only felt that her aunt's elegance could be regarded as the demeanor of a beloved concubine.

Concubine De saw her blushing cheeks, she smiled lightly, and asked gently: "Usually when I come here, I always like to talk and laugh, why is it so quiet this time.

It so happened that a maid came over with a censer and put down the previous one.She pursed her lips into a smile, and said casually: "Your Majesty, I don't know. A few days ago, because of this spice, the girls' school almost made a big fuss."

"Oh?" Concubine De showed a curious expression.

Because Concubine De was in the deep palace all year round, Qiao Yun would always talk about outside things when she entered the palace, and it didn't seem abrupt when she mentioned it like this today.So she mentioned the loss of spices that happened in the yellow class before.

The old lady Qiao had never heard Qiao Yun mention it. Now that she mentioned this, the old lady frowned slightly, as if a little dissatisfied, thinking that Qiao Yun shouldn't say such things in front of the empress.

But Concubine De still wanted to ask, so she listened to the report from the outside, saying that the Seventh and Ninth Princes had returned.

After the two brothers came in, they greeted the old lady Qiao. The old lady looked the Ninth Prince's face up and down, and then said: "Your Highness's body is just right, you should rest well."

This is what Ji Ting is most impatient with, but it's just an occasional cold, and his mother and concubine are nervous, even his grandmother came to the palace specially, as if he had some serious illness.They were shooting arrows together just now, if the mother concubine hadn't sent someone to look for them, maybe he would have won this time.

But there are no fools in the palace, although Ji Ting is young, he has to do well no matter what.So he immediately said: "It's just a cold, the imperial doctor prescribed two pills, drink it and it will be fine. It's really my fault for making grandma worry so much."

"Your Highness said so, but I am very old," Mrs. Qiao smiled and nodded with satisfaction.

Concubine De had someone move two chairs for them. After the two of them sat down, Concubine De looked at Qiao Yun and said with a smile, "Yun'er, where were you talking just now?"

Qiao Yun was secretly looking at Ji Yu, she hadn't seen her cousin for two months.He came to the palace first, either because he was out of the palace, or because he had no time to study in the upper study room. Looking at it later, it seems that he has grown taller and is a little tanned, but his eyebrows and eyes are becoming more and more beautiful.

So when Concubine De called her, Qiao Yun trembled from fright, and when she looked up, she realized that everyone was looking at her.

Qiao Yun stole a glance at Ji Yu, seeing that he didn't look at her anymore, but turned his face and whispered to the Ninth Prince next to him, feeling a little disappointed in his heart.However, he still raised a smile and brought up the previous words again.

But no matter how charmingly she laughed and how funny she said, my cousin never turned his head to look at her again.Qiao Yun felt a little depressed, lowered her eyelids, and saw the palm on his knee, the palm was as shiny as white jade, the fingers were long and well-defined.

For some reason, she suddenly remembered the time when she met him at the Lantern Festival a few years ago. If it hadn't been for that encounter, she would not have known that her cousin had the patience to accompany a little girl to watch the lantern.

Shen Changle, when she thought of this name in her heart, she couldn't help but feel depressed.

"I didn't expect that there would be such a thing in women's schools. I see that the ladies in Beijing now have such character." Concubine De shook her head, seeming a little dissatisfied.After all, she has two sons herself, and she will have to choose a daughter-in-law from these ladies in the future, but the most important thing in a girl's family is character.

Ji Yu didn't expect such a thing to happen. He raised his eyes and looked quietly at Qiao Yun opposite. Although his eyes were like a deep ancient well, he couldn't see any emotion, but the palm on his knee was Clenched all of a sudden.

The old lady Qiao smiled and said comfortingly: "Your Majesty, just relax your mind. There are many ladies with good character and good character in women's schools. I see that there are only a few girls like that. It's just that some people follow the rules. It’s not good, I didn’t teach the girl well.”

"Mother, it's true, after all, there are girls like us Yun'er in the women's school," Concubine De nodded in satisfaction.

It's just that she just finished speaking, but Ji Yu beside her has already spoken, "Mother, my cousin has never seen this matter with her own eyes, and what she heard is just hearsay. I think it's not easy for my cousin to talk about such things. In order to prevent others from misunderstood that my cousin is a gossip."

The smile on Concubine De's face was frozen like ice, while Qiao Yun, who was facing her, had a reddened face, even her earlobes were so red, the smile on her face had long since disappeared, her head drooped to the ground. Low, it looks like it can't wait to get into the cracks in the ground.

Ji Ting next to him opened his mouth, although he also felt that Cousin Yun shouldn't say this, but he didn't expect that his brother would be so disrespectful to Cousin Yun, besides, his grandmother was still there.He turned his head carefully to look at the concubine above, after a moment of astonishment, an angry expression appeared on her face.

When Ji Ting saw this, he knew it was not good, he immediately laughed twice, and tried to change the subject: "Mother Concubine, I ate the dim sum made by Hongluan last time, but I missed it very much. You let Hongluan do it again Just once."

Concubine De's expression was still a little stiff, after all what Ji Yu said was about Qiao Yun.But Qiao Yun is her niece, and she is also from Qiao's family, so if he is so rude, it is slapping him in the face.But when she thought this way, she completely forgot what Ji Ting said last time when she humiliated Qiao Xing. At that time, she felt that Ji Ting did the right thing.

"You, you, you are really a glutton," Concubine De held the handkerchief in her hand, and after a long silence, she replied.

Although the smile on her face was a bit forced, but since she smiled, it meant that the matter was over.Ji Ting was relieved now, turned his head and smiled at Ji Yu, Ji Yu nodded with a smile, which was considered to have received his kindness.

However, Concubine De still didn't keep the two of them for dinner, instead she kept the old lady Qiao and Qiao Yun.

"Seventh brother, this is not like you," Ji Ting couldn't help asking as soon as he went out.

Ji Yu turned to look at him, and let out a light laugh, "Then tell me, what should I be like?"

"Cousin is a bit talkative, but if you say that about her in front of my concubine, isn't it a shame for my concubine?" Ji Ting followed him and said softly.

In fact, he couldn't tell what was going on, but he always felt that there was something weird between the concubine mother and the seventh brother.A little unfamiliar, of course he didn't dare to think too much, he just felt that Seventh Brother's temper was a bit cold, so he never liked to act like a baby with his mother and concubine like himself.But for some reason, he felt that this was not the reason at all.If Seventh Brother's temperament is cold, then according to his mother and concubine's temperament, he should take more care of him.

But Ji Ting knew that compared to him, Seventh Brother didn't get much care from his mother and concubine.

"It's indeed my fault. I will come to plead guilty with my concubine tomorrow," Ji Yu nodded lightly.

Ji Ting smiled awkwardly, and said anxiously: "Actually, Brother Seven, you don't have to be like this. You are the son of the concubine mother, and the cousin is no more than an outsider no matter what. The concubine mother will definitely not blame you."

Ji Yu nodded, and the two went to the prince's place.

After the old lady Qiao and Qiao Yun had lunch, they took leave from Concubine De.After Qiao Yun was taught by Ji Yu, she has been depressed. Although she dared not show it in front of Concubine De, she shed tears when she got on the carriage.

"You are too, why bother to tell His Highness such things in front of His Highness, just to let His Highness think that you like to gossip." Although the old lady Qiao felt sorry for her granddaughter, she also felt that Ji Yu's words were not unreasonable.These kinds of things are things that women like to tease in private, now that Qiao Yun has said it, it's no wonder His Highness is going to get angry.

When Qiao Yun said such things, she just hoped that her cousin would know what kind of guy Shen Changle was.But who would have thought that he would teach himself a lesson for her.Both my aunt and grandmother thought he was angry because of herself, but only she knew that he was because of Shen Changle.

Over the years, her cousin has been so close to the two young masters of Prince An's Mansion, but how could she not know that those two are Shen Changle's cousins.She must have used these two people to get involved with her cousin.

The more Qiao Yun thought about it, the angrier she became. Obviously, she and her cousin were childhood sweethearts, but ever since Shen Changle was born, her cousin not only treated her indifferently, but even reprimanded her like this today.

When she thought of what her cousin said just now, she felt grievance welled up in her heart, and tears even fell down.

It was in vain for her to use Fang Ya to make Shen Changle so ugly in the girls' school, but in the end, she was the one who was humiliated.

Because of Shen Changle's illness, she had to recuperate at home for several days, and today was the girl's school's rest day, so she didn't have to go even if she was well.It is said that good things don't go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles. What happened to Shen Lan in the girls' school was still spread in the mansion within two days.

Not to mention anything else, but Shen Jin almost went mad with anger. Hearing from Lu Wu, if her maid hadn't stopped her, Shen Jin would have rushed to Shen Lan's yard.

In Luwu's words, in fact, it would be better if Shen Jin's maid didn't stop her, and someone should take care of Shen Lan.

Although the old lady was also very angry, but now that Shen Lan is in a women's school, if she suddenly stops going, the rumors will spread more and more, and it will make people laugh even more.So Shen Lan is still going to school, but her life is not easy.

This time she did such a thing, even Shen Lingchang couldn't find a reason for her, besides, it was only a matter of the second room, and it involved the whole Weiguo Duke's mansion.

Among them, the second wife, Chen's reaction was the most intense, she was always honest, and she was not the type of person who would harshly criticize the concubine's children.But now that Shen Lan has caused such a scandal, Shen Hui is the first to be implicated.In terms of age, Shen Hui is the oldest in the entire Duke's Mansion, she is already 13 years old this year, and she can start seeing each other next year.But right at this moment, Shen Lan made such a fuss, and if she goes out later, when others mention the girl from the Shen family, they will probably say it in a contemptuous tone, oh, it is the Shen family who framed her sister what.

When Chen thought of this, she couldn't forgive Shen Lan no matter what.

So after school, Shen Lan had to stay in her own yard and was not allowed to go out, even Aunt Han was not allowed to visit her.Moreover, Mrs. Chen asked Shen Lan to copy the women's ring and women's rules every day, without saying how long it would take to copy, just copying it.

But even so, she still felt that it was too light.

Shen Changle was reading a book in the room when he saw Chunliu hurried over and said softly: "Miss, there is a commotion in the second room."

Luwu at the side was greeting the little girl, and removed the refreshments on the table. Hearing this, she immediately raised her head and asked in surprise, "Who made a fuss? Why did it happen again?"

"What's the matter?" Shen Changle put the book on the table, frowned slightly, and asked.

"I heard that the Second Wife had ordered Fourth Young Master's belongings to be packed, and she wanted to take him to the front yard," Chunliu said softly.

Shen Changle nodded, Shen Rucheng is six years old this year, it stands to reason that he should no longer live in the inner house, and should live in the front yard.She was a little puzzled: "It's just a yard, what's the fuss about?"

"Aunt Han refused, saying that the second wife was blaming the second girl. This would be to separate their mother and child on purpose," Chunliu couldn't help but tsk-tsk a few words. It would be too outrageous to say that the second wife.An aunt dares to make trouble with the main room like this, and there is an old lady on it.Thinking about that time in Fujian, Aunt Han didn't know how arrogant she was.

Shen Changle snorted coldly, and said: "I think the second aunt has finally done what she should do. Shen Lan grew up with the Han family. Look at what kind of temperament she has developed now. This will make the fourth brother move Go out and ask your husband to raise him well, maybe you won't be raised badly."

Shen Changle has never forgotten what happened in the girls' school that day.Although she had problems handling it, if Shen Lan hadn't had the intention of harming others, how could she have gotten to this point.The old lady is a grandmother, so she can't punish Shen Lan herself, but Shen Changle still feels that the second aunt's punishment for her is too light.

Hearing the news now, he felt a little relieved, it seemed that the second aunt still had a way to deal with their mother and daughter.

If you want to say that Aunt Han's greatest reliance is naturally not the favor of her second uncle, but her two sons.Because Shen Ruxun was older, she had already lived in the outer courtyard, and now the second aunt moved Shen Rucheng out, separating their mother and child, and Aunt Han's support was reduced by more than half.

Shen Changle had also heard before that the food and clothing expenses in Aunt Han's yard were said to be comparable to those of her second aunt.It's nothing more than relying on Shen Rucheng to be raised in her yard, and the second aunt can't just criticize her for the expenses, or else there will be another burst of crying.

After a while, Shen Hui came over.She has been sick for the past few days, and Shen Hui is the one who comes the most frequently.Neither of them mentioned about Shen Lan, Shen Hui just came to talk to her.

"Big sister, sit down," Shen Changle immediately got up, held her hand, and said with a smile.

Shen Hui nodded, and the two sat down on the couch arm in arm, and Lu Wu hurried down to prepare refreshments.Shen Hui looked at her face and asked, "I think you're really all right."

"It's not that, it's just a cold, but you are all so worried," Shen Changle smiled softly.

Shen Hui smiled, but when she lowered her head again, the smile on her face disappeared, "Even though you didn't tell me about the second sister, I still feel sorry for her. Now she is locked up in the yard by mother. I can't come here and apologize to you, so the big sister said sorry to you on her behalf."

"Big Sister," Shen Changle couldn't help holding her hand, and said softly, "Big Sister, don't say that, it's not your fault. Besides, Second Aunt has already punished her."

Shen Hui still gave a wry smile, and said in a low voice, "Third sister, you don't understand."

Shen Changle felt that she was too worried, and said with a light smile: "She has caused such a big disaster this time, even Second Uncle will not let her go lightly."

The wry smile on Shen Hui's face was even worse, and she just repeated in a low voice: "Third sister, you don't understand, you just haven't seen it before."

It really made Shen Hui talk. As soon as Shen Lingchang came back in the evening, he was invited by Aunt Han.As soon as he entered the room, he saw Aunt Han dressed in snow-white clothes, with black hair half draped over her shoulders, without any jewelry, and no makeup on her face, but her skin was as white as snow, and her eyes were full of tears. Pearl with water, end to end is lovely and pitiful.

"Master, I know that Sister Lan has done something wrong, but she was just confused and deceived by others. She is young and ignorant, and now she is locked up in the yard every day," Aunt Han burst into tears, kneeling In front of Shen Lingchang, he shouted anxiously: "But even if Lan'er did something wrong, it should never be retribution to brother Cheng. He is not so young, so what can he do without my mother?" Yes."

As soon as Shen Lingchang came back from the Yamen, he heard her crying, and immediately asked impatiently, "What happened?"

"This wife can't help but ask someone to pack up her things, saying that she is going to move Brother Cheng to the front yard," Aunt Han burst into tears, and Shen Lingchang looked at her crying so sadly, but it was as if he had seen his aunt Usually, she was so helpless back then.

He couldn't help feeling pity in his heart, took her hand distressedly, and said softly: "Okay, don't cry, lest you hurt your eyes from crying. I will ask my wife about Cheng'er."

"My lord, it's not that I'm ignorant, it's just that my wife didn't even tell you about such a big event as my brother's move to the yard. Could it be that she annoyed Lan'er, which made Cheng'er so troubled," Aunt Han cried, and Shen Lingchang fell down earlier. He didn't think anything, but now that she was crying, he also felt that Chen's trip was too reckless.

"I know that Cheng'er is just a concubine, and he can't compare to the older brothers, but now Lan'er offended the girl of the eldest room, the wife is like this, she never thought about our second room, master, you," Han Auntie tugged at his arm, seemingly endlessly aggrieved.

If she said this to others, Aunt Han would be accused of defaming her wife, but she said it to Shen Lingchang.Mrs. Chen was the wife that the old lady decided to marry him, but Aunt Han was his favorite, and because Aunt Han was his aunt's niece and his cousin, in his heart, who was Mrs. Chen? Not as close as Aunt Han.

"Okay, I will tell my wife about Cheng'er, so don't be sad."

The next day, Shen Changle went to school, got into the carriage, and saw Shen Lan already sitting in the carriage.

This was the first time the two met since that day. When Shen Lan thought of what she said angrily to herself that day, she felt ashamed and angry at the same time.

So no one on the carriage said anything, but when the carriage stopped slowly, Shen Lan suddenly said, "I'm really sorry about the previous incident."

Shen Changle looked back at her, and Shen Lan continued: "But we still have to go to girls' school together in the future, so please bear with me."

She really couldn't help laughing, even though she lived two lifetimes, she was so stupid as Shen Lan, and it was the first time she saw her.In the previous life, she probably didn't have much contact with Shen Lan, and the two of them only talked occasionally. Later, the second uncle's family separated, so she didn't know.

"Really? What are you worrying about? Are you worried about your stupidity?"

(End of this chapter)