by Ning er
“But that Hai wangye really loves Tian junzhu.”
Seeing everyone in deep thoughts, Qin Yi An in order to ease the atmosphere opened her mouth.
The others listened to her really put down their melancholic expression and waited for what she is going to say next.
It’s just that seeing Qin Yi An’s playful expression, Chen Cong Yan softly spoke: “Hai wanye is Tian junzhu’s fuwang2, naturally he’ll love his daughter. Why is this a surprise?”
“This is not necessarily it. Since a father would love his daughters, why is it at that year when Lin junzhu had a dispute with Tian junzhu, Hai wangye was biased towards Tian junzhu. Is Lin junzhu not also his daughter?”
Qin Yi An asked Chen Cong Yan with a serious expression.
Yun Qian Meng saw her expression. She can actually see the expression that Qin Censor would have when he is at work. For a moment she thought that Qin Yi An is cute. She couldn’t help but smile.
“Don’t laugh.”
Qin Yi An saw that Chen Cong Yan is refuting her and seeing Yun Qian Meng laughing at her, her expression became more solemn. Then she said what she knows: “It is said that the emperor and the empress dowager intended to let Tian junzhu enter the palace to become a guifei, but it was rejected by Hai wangye. Only Hai wanye would dare to be like that. If another family showed the slightest dissatisfaction when the emperor is questioning, his official position would have been gone. After the emperor has been rejected by Hai wang, he didnt show any anger. He actually did as if the matter never happened. Ai, therefore, the love that Hai wangye has for Tian junzhu is really genuine.”
After hearing those words, Chen Cong Yan and Guan Si Rou couldn’t help but feel some distress. All the ladies here except for Qin family, from Qin daren to Qin Yi An’s father whom only have one wive and no concubines, the fathers of the other three, which one doesn’t have three wives and four concubines?
Although these ladies are from the legitimate line, but the ones who are favored at home are often those yiniangs. No matter how noble you are born, you can’t compare to one wind of a yiniang. Over time these darens and their daughters will become strangers. The feelings of father and daughter will gradually fade away.
Today hearing how Hai wangye favored Tian junzhu, Chen Cong Yan and Guan Si Rou couldn’t help but sigh, but they are still unable to change their situation.
Qin Yi An’s word delivered an important message to Yun Qian Meng. It’s evident that Hai Tian really likes Chu Fei Yang. She went as far as to reject being a consort.
It’s just that after Yu Qian Di has been rejected by Hai wang, he didn’t get the slightest angry. Instead, he did as if nothing has happened. This will really make people wonder.
Hai wang originally followed the previous emperor and helped many people in Xi Chu. So Hai wang is the same as Chu wang holding a lofty position beyond the imperial family in Xi Chu. It’s just that the higher the position, the more prone it is to get the emperor’s suspicion. Someone as intelligent as Chu wang, in front of Yu Qian Di, he is playing dumb. And Hai wang rejected the emperor must be because he doesn’t want to be in danger and die without a burial. Yu Qian Di also must’ve not really wanted to take Hai Tian as a guifei. That’s why he asked Hai wang in advance. He must just wanted to test Hai wang’s waters. It’s only that she doesn’t know whether Yu Qian Di knows that Hai Tian junzhu likes Chu Fei Yang. If these two wangfu join hands, it’ll be more difficult to deal with than letting Hai Tian enter the palace.
“You ladies also know how the days are after entering the palace. Hai wang knows it better. That’s why he rejected for Tian junzhu.”
Yun Qian Meng spoke softly and looked at the color of the sky. She saw that’s already late and is afraid that old madam will come look for her, she bowed to the three and rushed to the front yard.
The closer she got to the front yard, the more Yun Qian Meng likes the quietness of the backyard. It’s only that many people won’t let her be in peace. She can only sigh in her heart, picked up her pace and walked towards the front yard full of incense smell.
“Zumu!”
After finding old madam, she saw that old madam’s expression isn’t well and Yun Yi Yi also has an unhappy look. When Yun Yi Yi saw her, she didn’t bow and just simply pulled the jade hanging on her waist.
“You came.”
Old madam’s spirit doesn’t seem good. When seeing Yun Qian Meng, she just replied lazily. Then she turned to the master who read the inscribed bamboo stick and asked: “Is there no other explanation?”
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That master looked at old madam once with emotionless eyes and answered indifferently: “If shizu doesn’t believe why ask again?”
After old madam has been questioned back, her expression turned uglier. She opened her mouth several times, but she didn’t know what to say any longer.
“Heng, normally you don’t do good things, how would you be able to get a good bamboo stick?”
Just then, from the front door came an old madam in silk clothing. Behind this old madam, followed Su Qian Yue’s mother. The two people looked at the people from xiangfu with eyes full of hate. They wished that they could immediately devour them.
Old madam is also someone sharp eyes. She immediately recognized Su Qing’s stepmother, Su fu’s old madam. It’s just at this time, she saw that they came with ill intent, old madam immediately hid her bad expression. Instead, she put a noble expression and looked at the two with a smile on her face. Then she said sarcastically: “Today is the day that decrees were sent. Now seeing, old madam and Su furen are so idle to come here to pray, Miss Su must’ve not received a decree.”
After Su old madam and Su furen heard that, their expression immediately turned ashen. Their vision immediately turned to Yun Qian Meng. They wished that they could use the anger in their eyes to burn Yun Qian Meng.
But Yun Qian Meng also can’t receive their anger without a reason. Moreover the one who is provoking their anger isn’t her. She naturally won’t accept their anger.
Yun Qian Meng gently leaned to old madam and with a clear voice she said: “Has zumu forgotten? The ladies of Su family has long been deprived of the opportunity to participate in the selection. In this lifetime, they won’t have fate with the palace. Presumably the two Su furen must’ve come to Pu Guo An today to seek a bamboo stick for Miss Su to bless her to find a mister right.”
Yun Qian Meng’s voice wasn’t hard or low. The tower of Pu Guo An is an open space. The echo effect is very good letting the ladies who came to pray hear the ridicule in Yun Qian Meng’s words. And among these people many attended Lao Tai Jun’s birthday. Naturally, they will understand what happened that day.
The place which was originally full of bamboo stick rocking sounds has been overshadowed by sounds of whisperings. Those women present stared at the people from Su family, laughed and whispered.
Comparing to old Su furen, Su furen’s anger is deeper. After all Su Qian Yue is her biological daughter. Because of Yun Qian Meng she became like this. Not mention that the culprit Yun Qian Meng escaped the law, she went as far as to degrade her daughter. How can she swallow this anger? Anger went in her heart. In Su furen’s eyes flashed an unknown sneer. She didn’t dispute any longer with Yun Qian Meng. She escorted her popo and passed old madam and her entourage……
“Ah…..”
When they passed each other, that Su furen fell. Then she shouted in pain. Her whole body fell on the ground. She climbed with difficulty and sat on the ground. She was about to point out that Yun Qian Meng had pushed her, but she discovered that Yun Qian Meng is sitting on the ground with a head full of sweat. The people of xiangfu saw that her expression is full of pain, they immediately rushed forward with concern.
“Miss, what’s the matter with you? Where are you hurt?”
Mu Chun was the first one who came to Yun Qian Meng’s side. She helped Yun Qian Meng into her arms and carefully wiped the sweat from Yun Qian Meng’s forehead. She asked with a fa
ce full of tears.
“Miss, is your foot hurt?”
Mi mama also arrived at Yun Qian Meng’s side. She saw that Yun Qian Meng is holding her right ankle, she immediately understood where Yun Qian Meng is hurt. It’s just that in public, she can only unravel under Yun Qian Meng’s dress to take a look. If it is seen by the imperial guards outside, her Miss’s reputation will be really destroyed.
Thinking like that, Mi mama’s forehead was also full of sweat. After all, they came out only for one day, how can there be a doctor accompanying them?
“What happened?”
At this time, a cold voice came from the backyard.
Everyone looked up and saw Jiu Xuan shitai came out without any expression. A little nun went to her side and reported what just happened. After listening to the little nun’s words, Jiu Xuan shitai looked at bit worried. She personally went forward and crouched down. She touched Yun Qian Meng’s bare foot and frowned: “Escort Miss Yun to a guest room.”
Those little nuns saw that Jiu Xuan shitai looked somewhat stern, immediately lifted a bamboo chair. Mu Chun and Yun Yan helped Yun Qian Meng sit on the bamboo chair. A group of people except Mi mama hastily escorted Yun Qian Meng to the backyard.
“Su furen, your heart is really ruthless, ah! You actually hurt my granddaughter like that!”
Old madam saw that there are people who will take care of Yun Qian Meng, she also stayed at the scene. She pointed at Su furen who was still sitting on the ground.
That Su furen wanted to deliberately fall down and accuse Yun Qian Meng, but how would she think that Yun Qian Meng would injure her foot? In particular, this happened when their bodies passed each other. For a time, Su furen didn’t know what to say. With cold eyes, she looked at old madam without being able to say anything.
“Without evidence, how can old madam accuse people so casually?”
But that old Su furen isn’t someone who only eats vegetable (a Chinese saying meaning that she won’t picck anything from anyone). She calmly let her servants help her daughter in law up and then concentrated on old madam.
Although old madam also didn’t know what happened to Yun Qian Meng, but since it’s such a coincidence, she naturally won’t miss this opportunity to humiliate Su Qing’s family.
She straightened her back, her eyes shot cold arrows and she said sternly: “Old madam say it so lightly. Actually want to shirk the responsibility like this? Every lady and furen present also heard and saw it. The moment Su old madam entered, you and your daughter in law began to insult us. Now you hurt my granddaughter so serious and still do not admit it. At any rate, Su daren is the minister of justice. I didn’t expect that my poor granddaughter will suffer such grievances.”
While old madam was talking, tears streamed down. The maids stepped forward to help her calm down. Although she didn’t dare to accuse the people of Su fu, but the hatred in her eyes can be seen clearly.
At this time, the Su furen who was just yelling closed her mouth. Aside from a little ash on her skirt, she is unharmed. Compared to Yun Qian Meng who was sweating in pain, there’s no place on her who deserve the sympathy of people.
Even those furens whom are pros in framing people looked down on Su furen. Even if you want to frame people, you need to act a little more real. But not only is this Su furen’s acting clumsy, she actually tried to be clever but ended with an egg on her face and hurt xiangfu’s eldest Miss. She is just simply as stupid as a pig. And these two families are tied with marriage. How will this situation be solved?
While they were thinking like that, they curiously looked at the confrontation of the two old madams and they actually have forgotten that they are in Pu Guo An.
Old madam looked like she definitely won’t let this go. She was about to say something when Jiu Xuan shitai opened her mouth: “It’s better for shizu to go look at that little shizu. Pinni5 has already let a female doctor give little shizu at diagnosis. Pinni believe that soon we will know how hurt little shizu is.”
Old madam looked at Jiu Xuan shitai’s otherworldly appearance, she remembered the bamboo stick she picked for Yun Yi Yi. She no longer continued to be stubborn, instead she gave Jiu Xuan shitai face. She eased her expression and said: “Apologizing for troubling shitai.”
While talking, she glared once at old Su furen and then led the people to the backyard.
That old Su furen saw that old madam is gone, she thought that old madam was afraid. She wanted to scold a few times at her back, but Jiu Xuan shitai appeared in front of her. That pair of eyes which are like they can see into the human mind swept once over old Su furen making her swallow the words that she was about to say.
“Two shizus please return. In the future, also don’t ever come back to Pu Guo An.”
After Jiu Xuan shitai finished, she didn’t care any longer for the people of Su fu and walked to the backyard.
Old Su furen saw that she has been driven out of Pu Guo an in public, felt that she lost face. Anger rose in her heart but she didn’t dare to vent it in Pu Guo An. She can only let people escort Su furen to not let her fall again. The whole bunch of people walked out of the hall with a bad expression. But after today, Su fu’s reputation will be extremely bad. Even that Su
Yuan’s official position has been affected by the problem of his own backyard. He was so angry that he almost divorced Su furen. He favored Pan Lan who Su Qing has sent over more.
Old madam arrived at Yun Qian Meng’s room. At this time that female doctor is wrapping gauze around Yun Qian Meng’s foot. Yun Qian Meng’s white slim ankle is now swollen and bruised. It seemed really serious. Old madam immediately asked worried: “How is the injury of my granddaughter?”
After that female doctor finished with Yun Qian Meng’s injury, she let Mu Chun carefully put down Yun Qian Meng’s trousers. Then she stood up and replied: “Shizu’s ankle is hurt by external force. Fortunately the bones are not injured. For the next few days, she shouldn’t get down.”
The people heard that female doctor said that, their heart eased down.
At this time Jiu Xuan shitai walked in. She quietly glanced once at Yun Qian Meng and said lightly: “Later pinni will let people carry little shizu down the mountain.”
Yun Qian Meng felt that her whole body is enveloped in a clear bright light. That light is too perfectly clear making her heart has nowhere to escape to. She can only keep her posture. She smiled: “Thanking shitai. Qian Meng gave trouble to shitai.”
Jiu Xuan shitai saw that Yun Qian Meng is being stared by her and still keep a smile, those eyes who were just really serious showed a faint hint of praise. The tone of her voice while speaking became much softer: “Since this thing happened at pinni’s, of course pinni will take responsibility.”
After that, she nodded at the female doctor, turned and left.
Old madam saw that the not easily seen Jiu Xuan shitai is in front of herself, she naturally has to seize this opportunity. She immediately abandoned her wounded granddaughter and followed Jiu Xuan shitai out of the room. She said while smiling: “I heard that shitai is proficient in divination. This old one sought a bamboo stick today for my granddaughter. Shitai, please explain some pointers.”
While talking, old madam dig out the red paper (a red paper with a poem on it is given according to the bamboo stick you picked )
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that she sought out for Yun Yi Yi from her sleeves. She respectfully put it in front of Jiu Xuan shitai.
Jiu Xuan shitai looked coldly at old madam. She turned a blind eye to her flattering. But she made an exception, took over the red paper and lightly swept over it. She said: “This is a sign of a marriage predestined by fate. It’s only that fate are decided by the heavens. How can pinni be the bad guy and destroy it? Asking shizu to also relax.”
After talking, Jiu Xuan shitai gave the paper back to old madam and left with the female doctor.
Old madam looked at the paper in her hand absent-minded. When she wanted to catch up with Jiu Xuan shitai
, but the other has already disappeared. She can only return to the room dejected.
At this time, the people already helped Yun Qian Meng on a bamboo chair. Mu Chun put a blanket over Yun Qian Meng’s legs. Then she ordered the people to slowly lift the bamboo chair. Everyone left Pu Guo An.
Guard Liu who was waiting at the foot of the mountain saw the eldest Miss who walked up the mountain is now being carried down and also heard the gossip among the maids, he hated that Su fu with his whole heart. He let the carriage ride more carefully to not let Yun Qian Meng suffer any more hardship.
On the way back, old madam spirits seemed down. She has a preoccupied look. From time to time, she will look at Yun Yi Yi with pain in her heart. To Yun Qian Meng, she is indifferent.
Yun Qian Meng is happy to have freedom. While going it was early in the morning. While returning it’s almost night. It’s really difficult to get out of the fu, she naturally would have to enjoy the scenery. She let Mu Chun lift the curtain and enjoyed the scenery outside.
It’s only, old madam isn’t happy and she saw that Yun Qian Meng received Jiu Xuan shitai’s favor today, so she began to pry: “Meng er, have you ever seen Jiu Xuan shitai before?”
Yun Qian Meng let Mu Chun put down the curtain and replied: “This is the first time that granddaughter went to Pu Guo An. It’s thanks to zumu.”
Old madam saw that she didn’t seem like she is lying, nodded and said: “Today, I forgot to seek a marriage bamboo stick for you.”
Old madam does have some regret. If she had known, she wouldn’t have sent Yun Qian Meng away. She’d like to see who among these granddaughters would have a life better than Yi Yi’s. It’s just that when remembering that red paper of Yun Yi Yi, old madam’s heart couldn’t help but tighten. Can it be that it’s because she didn’t look at the calendar before going?