Chapter 42: Self-Reflective Yungui People

Nianxuan was born in the Xie family and was assigned to play with Yun Fenghuang since she was a child. There were several children in the same family at that time. She was ignorant and dull at the time, and could not understand even when she was teased. She was not outstanding among them.

As the group of people grew older, Yun Fenghuang himself and the Jiang family gradually filtered them out, and finally only four were left as attendants. Nian Xuan became one of them very unexpectedly.

After Xie Fenghuan's accident, when Yun Fenghuang came to the Imperial Capital from the North, she was the only one left.

This shows the trust that mother and daughter have in her... This was of course what Jiang told Nianxuan. In fact, what Jiang told her daughter privately was: "Nianxuan's family members are all under my mother's control. She will give birth to them if she wants them to." , If you want them to die, you will die, and you will not be able to change the world! As for Nianxuan herself, she has not been very thoughtful since she was a child. Even if she cannot help my son in any way, it is better to see it at a glance. Even if one day she has other thoughts, my son can handle them with a flip of his hands. ."

In fact, without Jiang's words, it would be difficult for Yun Fenghuang to trust anyone around him wholeheartedly.

After all, Xie Fenghuan's ruined reputation was closely related to one of her dowry maids.

You must know that Yun Fenghuang, the concubine, did not marry far away, but she was still under the Xie family's nose. How dare anyone dare to cheat the master's family like this? What's more, Yun Fenghuang came to the imperial capital from afar and is now trapped in the palace?

"...I have only been in the palace for a few days. Even if the Yuan family has sent people non-stop to the north since the day I entered the palace, it is impossible to bring back any news." Yun Fenghuang pondered, "How could he know about my colleague Qi Jiulu? relation?"

If you think so, Nian Xuan is extremely suspicious...

And even if you take a step back and don't doubt the loyalty of this maid, this maid has not been smart since she was a child. She may have been tricked without realizing it...

Yun Fenghuang thought for a long time and finally decided that people were coming back and would wait and see what would happen.

Anyway, now there is Xijing Xile sent by the Queen. Nianxuan can only concentrate on recovering from the injury. After the injury is healed, Xile's cleverness and Xijing's pinching point will be stronger. Without her support, Nianxuan will not be able to get involved in the matter at all... It’s time to raise someone to spare.

After she finalized her plan, she had time to recall what Aunt Zhu had just said about Qi Jiulu's marriage to Chao Jingyou.

In fact, the news would not have made her so upset.

After all, ever since she left Beidi three years ago, she knew that no matter how childhood sweethearts she and Qi Jiulu were, they were destined to have nothing to do with marriage between men and women.

We may never meet again in this life.

How many unwillingnesses, how many grievances, how many resentments... It has been three years, and the wounds, no matter how bloody and fleshy, should have formed a layer of scab.

What's more, Yun Fenghuang's mind is sharp, but not fragile.

She just didn't expect that Qi Jiulu would marry Chao Jingyou.

The Chao family is an upstart that has only emerged in Northland in recent years. Of course, this upstart is mainly compared to time-honored brands such as Qi's and Xie's. To put it bluntly, it was four generations since the Chao family became wealthy to Chao Jingyou.

Therefore, Chao Jingyou, like Yun Fenghuang, was a rich young lady who grew up in Jinxiudui.

They are two years apart, have similar family backgrounds, similar statuses, and have different talents and looks. It sounds like they are suitable to be close friends in the boudoir. In fact, the two have always been at odds with each other since childhood.

The reason is very simple. When the Qi family hired a wife for their eldest son, the eldest son's mother, Mrs. Chen, the wife of Qi's tomb, actually liked Chao Jingyou more. Because Chao Jingyou’s mother is famous for being gentle, quiet, and uncontested; and Yun Fenghuang’s mother Jiang’s reputation cannot be said to be bad. After all, she is the aunt who loves her concubine as her own daughter. No one will want her. Say something virtuous and generous, kind and loving.

It's just that Jiang has a strong temperament, and among the Xie family's sisters-in-law, she is the one who takes charge of the family over her eldest sister-in-law... Of course, she is very clever, and the eldest sister-in-law who is suppressed can't say anything bad about her, no matter what she wants in her heart. I didn't want to, but I had to watch Jiang become Xie's de facto tomb maid.

But these men may not care, but Mrs. Chen, who is also a tomb woman, knows it well.

I can't help but feel that the Xie girl will not be easy to get along with if she has such a maternal upbringing. It is better to choose a girl from the Chao family for the sake of harmony in the back house.

However, Chao Jingyou's mother gave birth to one son and three daughters. Compared with the Jiang family's four sons and one daughter, the head of the Qi family, who hoped that the family's descendants, especially male heirs, would be prosperous, decisively rejected Chen's suggestion - as long as the future daughter-in-law What if I can give him a few more grandchildren after he gets married, and his temperament is similar to that of the Jiang family?

As the eldest daughter-in-law, Jiang took care of Xie's family in an orderly manner, and she also raised her concubine's concubine virtuously. Even if such a capable woman was a bit impatient and acted vigorously, That's nothing!

At most, Chen, as an elder, would give in.

After all, young people are ignorant, so a mother-in-law has to be tolerant, right?

Like the old lady of the previous generation of the Qi family, didn’t she love the Chen family very much?

At least in the eyes of the head of the Qi family, his own mother is very good to his wife, as close as mother and daughter.

So isn’t it right for Mrs. Chen to treat her daughter-in-law well in the future?

Chen: "..."

She especially hopes that her husband will be reincarnated as a woman in his next life and try to get along with a good mother-in-law like the old lady of the Qi family: her mother-in-law's so-called love for her is all based on Chen's conscientious service and flattery!

After finally having a son, he should enjoy the treatment of his mother-in-law. Why should he continue to give up to his daughter-in-law? !

Unfortunately, the choice of a clan's wife is a big deal, and it is not something Chen, the wife of the family, can decide.

The elders of the Qi family unanimously agreed with the head of the family's choice. No matter how unwilling she was, Mrs. Chen could only hold her nose and admit it!

But her husband kept these words in his heart, and even though he was critical of Yun Fenghuang, he really couldn't warm up to her. Especially as the girls of the two families grow up, they are really born according to the temperament of their respective mothers. Chao Jingyou is even more gentle and considerate than her mother, and Yun Fenghuang is younger and more energetic than Jiang when he was young... After such a daughter-in-law, who is known to be gentle, virtuous, knowledgeable and reasonable, but is actually very tough and unruly, enters the house, she will lose ten years of her life just thinking about it!

Mrs. Chen was feeling angry, but on the surface she liked Chao Jingyou more than her serious future daughter-in-law Yun Fenghuang.

Mr. Jiang has inquired about this, and of course he will warn his daughter about this future mother-in-law.

But mother and daughter actually don't care much about Chen's attitude, because Yun Fenghuang's future father-in-law likes her very much and is very pleasing to her. Qi Jiulu also favors Qingmei in everything... She also has the support of her natal family, and she I'm not someone to be bullied, and I really don't think my future mother-in-law will do anything to me if she doesn't feel happy.

Who would have thought that something like that would happen to Xie Fenghuan later?

At that time, Chao Jingyou came to visit her and was very polite and courteous. Ms. Xie thought she was here to comfort Yun Fenghuang. She was grateful for her repaying evil with kindness, so naturally she would not refuse.

However, when we met in the small flower hall, she picked up the tea but did not drink it. She just smiled softly: "My mother has been blaming herself very much these years. She said that if she hadn't had a bad belly, she would only have given birth to a son, my brother. Where will it be your turn to sit in the seat of the future young lady of our family? But now, look at it, who belongs to whom after all."

Seeing the change in Yun Fenghuang's expression, he didn't stay much. He put down his tea bowl and said goodbye. When he walked to the door, he laughed again and said as he walked, "Nowadays, people say that you Xie family is so dirty inside and outside. How else could I raise a shameless daughter like your concubine? That’s why I don’t dare to drink your water, for fear that when I go out, people will think that I am not innocent too.”

In response to these words, Yun Fenghuang no longer planned to see Qi Jiulu after the Qi family proposed to terminate the engagement, but he still made a special appointment with him and asked him to swear to God that he can marry anyone in the future, but not Qi Jiulu. Chao’s daughter!

...At that time, Qi Jiulu was hysterically opposing the family's decision to withdraw from the marriage. Hearing this, he drew out his saber without hesitation, cut his palm and swore to God that he would never die except Yun Fenghuang in his life, even if he had no descendants. Would marry anyone again.

Although Yun Fenghuang knew that was impossible, he was not unmoved at the time.

But it has only been three years now, and not only has he married a wife, but he has also married Chao Jingyou...

Yun Fenghuang looked at the lights not far away, his eyes were wandering for a long time, and he laughed softly, childhood sweethearts... childhood sweethearts are nothing more than that!

Are all the ladies in the world dead?

Is the Chao family the only one who has a daughter? !

Qi Jiulu, you are so kind...

very good……

You can't live without marrying that bitch, right? ?

"But this is also a good thing for me." The anger surged in her chest for a long time. She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and thought calmly, "Back then, that bastard Qi Jiulu was so devoted to me, and the words of his own father and mother were not as good as my casual words. Mr. Chen said something to me, and whenever he was there, he would have liked to reply ten sentences to me. If he had a wife, he would forget about his mother... Such a sweetheart would change even after three years. The emperor has been dragged down by Concubine Yue for many years. I can’t believe that he doesn’t have the slightest bit of boredom in his heart!”

As for Yuan Yuniang, who was born in a wealthy family and has always been coaxed, whether she chose to enter the palace despite knowing the difficulties or the hard support she received in the Three Palaces and Sixth Courtyard over the years, it was all based on her feelings for Emperor Chunjia, and also based on Chun's Emperor Jiadi's feelings for her... If she found out that Emperor Chun Jiadi had actually been fed up with her for a long time, and even had ulterior motives for pampering and sheltering her over the years, how would she react?

Yun Fenghuang narrowed his eyes and raised a warm smile: He was also held in his hand... At least Qingmei, who was once held in his hand, couldn't be the only unlucky one, right?

Anyway, Concubine Yue was tricked by her not once or twice. You said that it is better to be experienced than to be raw, so I decided to choose her this time.

After some deliberation, Yun Fenghuang raised his voice and summoned Xile to help him wash up.

When Xile was serving, he reminded her: "According to the rules, your noble lord is still short of three chambermaids and two maids... Oh, sister Nianxuan is back, so there is still one maid missing. There is also a place to live. Xi Xingxuan was originally given to Baolin. Living with a palace concubine is a bit unfair to a noble person..."

"Do you have any ideas?" Yun Fenghuang looked at himself in the bronze mirror and asked lazily.

Xile said softly: "The maid dare not say more about the residence. It all depends on the nobleman's preference. The maid just feels that it is not very convenient to do some heavy work as a servant now, and since there is such a place as Xi Xingxuan, I am not afraid. No matter how you see it, you may not know it even if you ask someone to come in. Besides, what happened with Xinqing before... The maid is thinking, is it safer for you to take two people with you when you go out?"

So it’s better to have all the manpower available.

Yun Fenghuang said "Yes" obediently: "Then I'll tell the Queen tomorrow."

Seeing that Xile seemed a little hesitant, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's wrong?"

Xile thought for a while and whispered: "The Queen has sent a maid to be with Xijing. Why don't you ask Concubine Shu about the remaining places? She is your clan sister after all, and..."

She looked at Yun Fenghuang's face and seemed hesitant to continue talking.

Yun Fenghuang laughed: "Say what? And what?"

"...Moreover, just for defeating Concubine Yue, I'm afraid it won't be enough to win the title of the fourth concubine!" Xile was silent for a moment, gritted his teeth, put down his silver comb, knelt down beside Yun Fenghuang's skirt, and said every word, " After all, Concubine Yue herself is nothing more than a concubine!"

Yun Fenghuang looked at the inconspicuous palace maid in front of him, and felt melancholy: He was still thinking about how to drive a wedge between Emperor Chunjia and Concubine Yue, so that he could achieve his goal and prove his worth to the empress. The slave in front of him had already thought of attacking Concubine Shu. Let's start... The palace maids are so motivated, but I still have the thought to burn at least one stick of incense for that bastard Qi Jiulu. It's simply shameful! ! !

Sure enough, he was born in sorrow and died in happiness. It seemed that he had lived a very comfortable life these past two days!

This won't work, we have to do something, tomorrow... no, today... Well, we can't be lazy, why don't we start now!