Description
In the previous life, Nangong Yue was pitted to death by herself.
She was born in a well-known family and distinguished status. She was taught by the world's miracle doctor and her medical skills were the best in the world.
She did everything she could to help him ascend the Imperial Throne from a Prince, but return she got was an imperial edict to execute the whole family!
She was imprisoned in the cold palace, forbearance to plot, and finally destroyed his world by her own hands.
Once the big hatred was reported, she ended up smiling. But she didn't expect opened her eyes, but returned to the year when she was nine years old.
The Di Daughter was born again. In this life, she will not allow anyone to bully her, humiliate her, despise her and trample her!
Elder brother who drowned at young age and the mother who went insane and died prematurely, in this life, she must keep them happy and healthy.
Stepmother of the previous life, don't you like to seduce a married man? Then I'll find you a man with broken sleeves(gay) and divide peaches, and let you seduce enough!
Husband of the previous life, don't you use any means for the throne? In this life, no matter how you calculate, you will never get the throne!
Dear cousin, the pain of robbing your husband and killing your family in the past life will let you return it slowly!
Eccentric grandmother, the best relatives; since you want to fight, then simply fight in upside down!
At first thought that this life, she will spend rest of her life in solitary. Didn't expect that the cruel and vicious "God of killing" Zhennan Wang who killed his own father and brother, quietly appeared in her life. It's just….. why is it that this scene style is not right? Where is the cold-blooded, gloomy and deep-minded?
Associated Names
Di Daughter: The favoured medical Princess
Spoiled Medical Princess
Past Life
Xuhe ten years. In early autumn, it is rainy and cloudy all over the sky. The sky is dark. There is a feeling of pressure coming from the wind and rain.
The bone piercing cold wind blew in a burst. Along with that desperate roar, the clanking of swords, the long-bladed hiss, the strong smell of blood spread in the air and filled the palace.
Wangdou is no longer prosperous like in past days. The Imperial palace is no longer dazzling. Before and after the opening of the palace gate, a body fell down.
The sound of the victory trumpet whimpered far away. A line of well-trained soldiers rushed into the Imperial Palace. The blood-stained sword could no longer able to see its original appearance. They fought close-quarters battles and attacked the depths of the palace.
Whether they survive or die for no purpose. They all know that the Zhennan Wangye's iron hoofs have captured the capital Wangdou in one fell swoop and pushed directly to the throne room.
It's going to change!
Palace maids, eunuchs, and imperial concubines were all in mess. They packed their bags and ran away in a hurry. Everywhere was covered with furniture and clothes that had fallen down and turned upside down. There were screams and panic in their ears.
All the places are fallen corpse with the blood flowing out and dying through the ground like Lycoris radiata flower kind of pretty and glare, but it is a symbol of death.
In this terrible battle, among this sad scream, a melodious music sound of the piano flowed out from the northwest corner of the palace. The piano sounds are as elegant and clear as mountains and rivers, and the cool melody permeates calm and collected. It seems incompatible at this time of crisis and bloody cruelty.
This is a forgotten corner of the Imperial palace. Few palace people remember that the first Empress of the Emperor, Nangong Yue, the Di daughter of the famous Nangong family, had been imprisoned in this cold palace for eight years.
In the cold palace inside there are old and desolate. Incomplete faded courtyard walls filled with scattered withered grass and leaves,the building is coverd in cobweb, broken doors and windows. Not even one in good condition.
Don't know when the drizzle has stopped. The dark clouds are pulled away. A round moon hangs in the night sky, and the silver moonlight falls softly.
On the cold steps, a thin white figure sat cross-legged, lean behind a withered and yellow dying tree, with a carved and hollow Guqin in front of her. Her ten fingers moved over the strings, and the beautiful sound of the piano came out from here.
Nangong Yue straightens her waist and plays the Guqin leisurely facing the moon. She looks as thin as a piece of paper, like with a wind puff will fall down. But she was so tough, her dark eyes like the deep ocean. In this dirty environment, she looks silt but not corrupted oozing noble temperament naturally.
She closed her eyes, palace people's panic footsteps and screams one after another into the ears. The corners of her mouth could not help but arouse a beautiful smile. The movement of fingers suddenly accelerated and the whole tune suddenly changed, as if from a gentle Drizzle into a pounding storm...
The fierce sound of the piano symbolizes her heart at this moment. The strong smell of blood in the air makes her more excited. Blood debt is paid by blood!
Vaguely, she seems to smell the blood of the clansmen again, so Desperate, profound, unforgettable all her life!
Her slender white fingers were as tender as scallion. It moved fast on the strings, like ten thousand horses galloping farther and farther. And her face has a faint smile all the time.
Sounds of the swords are hoarse, thousands of fighting riding horses. Whether the soldiers or the Palace people who were seen are all killed. The palace has been empty, and those who fled have already fled early. Most of the palaces fell into enemy hands in an instant. This moment has come at last.
"Bang!"
The faltering courtyard's door was rudely kicked open and it finally crumbled. A chaotic sound of footsteps rushed into the cold palace. The leading man was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, holding a soft and beautiful woman in his arms, followed by a guard with a sword.
When Han Lingfu heard the sound of the piano and saw how indifferent the beautiful figure was. His cold eyes were filled with rage and anger, and more of them were Bloodthirsty and destruction. His sword was still dripping blood, dripping into the ground, dying ground with bright colour.
Nangong Yue opened her eyes and scanned the group of visitors. The curve of her mouth was more obvious. Compared with them, she was so calm and collected at this critical moment in the country.
"Ten years since the ascension of throne, did you enjoy the privilege of the monarch in the world?" Her pink thin lips were lifted slightly, and her indifferent words filled with a strong sense of ridicule were mixed with the sound of the piano, and even more.
Han Lingfu's handsome face is so heavy that his eyes are filled with the haze of the storm.
"Wangdu has been broken, isn't just following your intention?" He sneered and his sharp eyes were as cold as thousands of years ice.
The sound of the piano was a slight pause, and the moment was restored as usual. The fierce tunes revealed a chilling killing.
"This is what I accomplished in taking your throne. And yet why do you reluctant to leave?" Nangong Yue whispered softly as if speaking to herself. With the clanking sound along with the sound of the guqin, she looked at the man's unfamiliar face in front of her. Everything in the past ten years was slowly replayed in her mind.
Han Lingfu's hand on the side of his body suddenly clenched, the blue veins were exposed, glaring at her and ruthlessly ordering, "Today, even if I can't escape this disaster, you can't imagine better much!"
"Haha! Haha!" Nangong Yue burst into laughter, as if she had heard a big joke. She looked up at him and said with a sneer, "isn't feeling better? Over the years, I would rather die than live! Since you are going too buried with me, I have no regrets!"
Han Lingfu stared at her fiercely. The beautiful woman beside her stepped forward. Although her hair was slightly disordered and her forehead was sweaty, her waist was straight.
"Cousin Yue, the Emperor spared your life, and it was benevolent and righteous to you. I didn't expect that you hadn't thought about it for so many years. You're really evil spirit." Even at this moment, Bai Muxiao's gaze at Nangong Yue is still high, which does not know whether it is pity or contempt.
"Evil spirit?" Nangong Yue's eyebrows slightly pick, ironically hooked the corner of the mouth, "Even if I become an evil spirit it is better than your wolf-heart, ungrateful monk!"
"Zhang-"
The strings made a harsh sound suddenly broke under her finger. Scratching her slender fingers and dropping a line of bright red blood. The sound of the piano came to a halt. Nangong Yue seemed unaware of this. She looked up at Bai Muxiao. Her eyes were full of anger.
"Bai Muxiao, you dog thing, really conscience was eaten by the dog!" Nangong Yue screamed with a voice, with a full anger. A majesty air emanates from her body, as if natural born with it. That is true superiors breathe, "You came to my Nangong home from childhood with eldest Gumu( Father's Sister)What is wrong with you in the Nangong family, what about our sisters is there anything you missing?! But your wolf ambition returns kindness with ingratitude evil for good. Actually with Han Lingfu destroy the whole Nangong jia.
The more Bai Muxiao listened to it uglier her face was. From the bottom of her beautiful eyes, she burst out a feeling called resentment and cruelty, which was incompatible with her beautiful face and looked so ugly. "Humph! Your Nangong family is just fishing for fame. Outsiders only think that my mother and daughter are well-dressed and well-fed in the Nangong family, but who knows the grievances we have suffered, under the hedge of others, and bullied by others!" She gritted her teeth and said, "And you, my good cousin, you made me unable to bear any more. How dare you teach me a lesson?"
"Really?" Nangong Yue couldn't help but laugh. She felt that she was really silly. She was quite true to such a narrow-minded man who pointed at deer as horse. Suddenly she calmed down and smiled. "Then go to Huangquan Road and regenerate your evil species!"
"You..." Want to go with their children; Bai Muxiao sad eyes released a strong sense of killing.
"Xiao'er." Han Lingfu loves beauty is sincere and quickly he holds Bai Muxiao tightly. There is a good soft voice to comfort.
"Han LingFu, you shouldn't provoke me, whether it was more than a decade ago or now..." Looking at this glaring scene, Nangong Yue looks down the string, concealing past love and change it for revenge. Her half-drooping eyes were beautiful and moving, with white clothes and black hair, which made her out of the dust and vulgarity.
"Humph!" Han Lingfu's eyes flashed a complex gloomy color and said ruthlessly, "Your Nangong family considers itself a century-old family, but in fact, it is extremely pedantic! What about my Hanjia's reckless origin? Since now that my Han family has ascended that most glorious position, you should work for me! But your grandfather thought he was honest and would rather die than go to court. If you don't put the royal family in your eyes, it's time for you to cut a thousand knives! "He's a proud man, and he's still so proud at this critical moment.
His cold and cruel voice reminded her all the time. That her relatives, her friends, her family, and everything about her is all in the hands of this man and destroyed on unknown charges.
Being abandoned and living in a cold palace can only be forced to accept his merciless torture. Faced with the tragic death of the clan and the nihilistic crime, can endure only with grinding teeth!
This is how ridiculous, in front of the man who once said that he loved her, This is how "love" her, "love" to the bone, deep into the marrow. She will never forget!
"Really?" Nangong Yue calmly hooked up the corner of her mouth and looked up. There was no love, no hatred, no resentment, full of indifference and relaxation in her eyes.
"I can accomplish you as well as destroy you!" Nangong Yue smiled faintly, and in the depths of her black eyes, it burst out a touch of provocation and ruthlessness from indifference.
"You!" Han Lingfu's black eyes suddenly stared at her and something breakthrough. His face was heavy and his cold and fierce breath spread out, just like his cruel nature.
He paced forward and stared at her in a commanding manner, full of disbelief and anger, but with nowhere to vent his humiliation. "You?!" He seemed to be asking, but his eyes were absolutely certain. If the eyes could kill, Nangong Yue would have been cut with thousands of knives.
Nangong Yue corner of the smile is a little deeper. She feels happy. She did not speak, but only stated all the facts with a silent smile.
It was she who provoked the ambitious King of Zhennan to launch a coup; it was she who stole the defense map of the capital to the King of Zhennan; it was she who destroyed the world of the man she had accomplished.
Outside the courtyard, screams and panic were approaching, chaotic footsteps were pouring in, and soldiers' roars and swords were approaching. The smell of blood seems to be stronger.
"Hmm..." Nangong Yue, vomited a line of bright red blood on her white skin, which is horrifying. But she didn't care. She knew she had run out of oil. It is only for this day that we have worked hard to support the present.
She slumped on the guqin, her eyes closed weakly.
Over the past ten years scenes quickly replayed in front of her eyes, gratitude, tears and resentment, in this second, all become revenge pleasure.
In this life, very stupid and cowardly and witnessed the death of relatives and clans one by one. Hated only that she was blind at the beginning and desperately fell in love with Han Lingfu, a ruthless and hot-hearted person, which brought about today's end.
She recognized it, she had a long memory, and she was avenged. There was no regret.
She reluctantly drew a smile. In her dim vision, she saw countless soldiers wearing black armor rush in and surround them in groups with opposite edges.
He can't escape!
Now she can finally leave the world with a smile. Dad, Niang,waizufu(Maternal Grandfather), Brother...Yue'er finally avenged the Nangong family and the Lin family!
That's it. Nangong Yue slowly closed her eyes.
If there is an afterlife, I must be a ruthless person!
In Dayu Dynasty History Book:- During 10th year of Xuhe region; Zhennan Wang Xiao Yi, broke through the imperial capital Wangdu in the name of "cleaning up the "evil" ministers around the emperor and eliminate all traitors", Imprisoned Xuhe Emperor in the Forbidden palace and chose the youngest son from side branch of the Royal family to succeed the throne. Zhennan Wang took the throne of the regent and held Dayu in palm and overwhelmed the world!
TL Note:This is long chapter .
Chapter 2: Rebirth
So painful! So hot! How uncomfortable!
It turns out that death is such a torment. Nangong Yue tossed and turned. She felt as if her body was being tormented, as if she was about to burn up.
She gasped hard, almost breathless. At this moment, the fire suddenly went out, and then it became colder and colder. It seemed that she was covered in the ice of ten thousand years. For a moment, it burned again, sometimes cold and sometimes hot. She shivered like leaves in the cold wind...
."Hmm..."
She tried to make a sound, but found that her body suddenly fell from the air, down, down... Then, with a heavyweight, she opened her eyes subconsciously.
In the end she saw above her pink square tent embroidered with delicate small plum blossoms. It seems a little familiar.
What she can be sure of is that this is not the cold palace she has been in for eight years.
She can't help looking around. This is a lady's boudoir, decorated with a warm and elegant pink style. On the mahogany dressing table, there is a jewelry box carved with plum blossom in red lacquer and a bronze mirror with chestnut on it. The bright sun shines through the window pasted with Gaoli paper, casting a large orange light, which makes it quiet and warm.
There seems to be something wrong...
She frowned slightly and her scalp was tense for an instant. Only felt a splitting headache. She subconsciously raised her hand to rub her forehead, but found that her palm was much smaller with a trace of baby fat, white and tender.
She's dreaming...
"Squeak -", the door was suddenly pushed open from the outside.
The visitor walked slowly with the light on her back. She was wearing a blue cotton padded jacket and a turquoise embroidered skirt. Her face was not clear because of the back-light. However, the familiar outline and body shape made Nangong Yue's pupils shrink. She couldn't believe it.
Is it ...
"Miss Third, you finally wake up. Nanny has brought the medicine. Drink it while it is hot." The visitor said happily, and gave the wooden plate with the medicine bowl to the little servant girl behind her. Then she quickly stepped forward to sit on the edge of bed, and bent over to help Nangong Yue.
Nangong Yue's eyes were fixed on the other person and she would not move at all. She saw that the visitor was only in her early thirties. Her round face was extremely kind. A pair of dark eyes looked at her with concern, which showed the joy that could not be concealed.
Familiar voice, young face, that gentle breath have not changed, in memory, vaguely rippling all the past,as unreal as a dream.
An Niang way of calling nanny[1], is it really An Niang?
" Na... nanny?" Nangong Yue called cautiously. Her voice was trembling with her own unconsciousness. She was afraid that if she was too loud, her dream would be broken and everything would drift away, which would be more painful.
"Miss Third, is there something wrong? Don't be afraid. Nanny is here." An Niang gently supported Nangong Yue, worried for a long time, and then reached out to explore her forehead.
An Niang's hands are warm, just like before. Even though the thin cocoon is made by her work, it is so real and warm that it reaches the bottom of her heart.
"I, I..." Nangong Yue puts one hand on An Niang's left arm. She is at a loss. She wants to embrace each other, but also feared that the next second dream would be shattered. Obviously, She was still desperate to die in the cold palace at the last moment. But now wakes up and turns back to her childhood appearance. Is she dreaming? Where on earth is her dream?
"Miss Third, don't be afraid. When you drink the medicine, you will be well." An Niang caresses Nangong Yue's hair with loving eyes. After a while, her other hand waves to the little girl beside her and signals the other party to bring the medicine.
An Niang's sincere concern injected a warm current into Nangong Yue's cold heart. An Niang, it's really An Niang! From childhood to adulthood, An Niang followed her faithfully, from getting married, into the palace and later to the cold palace where she was imprisoned... In her mind flashed through the scenes of the past. After the emperor died, the crown prince ascended the throne. She was once glorious, but in an instant fell to the bottom of the valley and abandoned in the cold palace. But even so, Bai Muxiao was still unwilling. She repeatedly came to the cold palace to humiliate her and torture her... She will never forget that in order to protect her, An Niang finally gave her life...
Nangong Yue, with teary eyes, threw herself into An Niang's arms with excitement.
"Nanny, wuwu, Nanny..." Whether it is a dream or a reality, what Nangong Yue needs now is a vent. She has been alone for too long.
Nangong Yue choked wildly, her face was close to An Niang's neck and her fingers clutched her chest's clothes tightly. Tears poured down.
An Niang was shocked by her sudden action. She embraced Nangong Yue and patted her on the back, which was a conciliation.
After a while, Nangong Yue calmed down a little. Suddenly she found that the feeling of the skin close to each other was so real, and An Niang's breath was so warm and familiar that she was closely surrounded by it.
Is it true that..
She pinched her face hard, and a sharp pain almost made her cry out.
But she laughed, tears rolling with laughter.
She is not dreaming, she is alive. She actually came back!
Is she fated not to die? Or God has eyes, or Or her last life's resentment is too heavy, will let her live another life as Nangong Yue!
Tears kept pouring out and Nangong Yue's heart was in disorder.
Everything that happened in his last life seemed like a nightmare. When she thought about it, it was like being gouged out of her heart. After eight years of forbearance, she finally got revenge. she didn't expect to open my eyes again and become her childhood self. How lucky!
Her family, her most important people are still alive,and fate has given her the chance to save everything, which is enough!
After crying for a while, Nangong Yue finally calmed down. While drying her tears, she asked in a hurry: "Nanny, where is my mother?" As for the address mother, which is already a little strange, she calls it cautiously, a little unfamiliar, more treasure. And finally reborn. In this, She is bound to keep the determination of all those who cherish it!
"Second Furen[2], she..." An Niang stopped and sighed, "She is in Rongan tang[3]. The second Furen was worried about the Miss third's illness and asked for xuanhuang Linglong ginseng from the old Furen. " Rong'an tang is the courtyard where old Furen Su Shi[4] lives.
Xuanhuang Linglong ginseng…. Nangong Yue's face suddenly changed dramatically and his pupils shrank. Is she back to the age of nine?
She suddenly raised her head from An Niang's arms. She did not care to wipe away her tears. She asked in a hurry: "nanny, what day is it today?"
An Niang was stunned for a moment. She thought that Nangong Yue was ill and confused, and then replied: "Today is Wuzi day[5]."
Wuzi day?! Nangong Yue's face turned white, and she asked in a hurry, "Is it Wuzi day of Jiawu month?" Said, she opened the quilt to want to get up, but felt soft all over, just such a simple action, let her breathless.
"It's Wuzi day of Jiawu month" An Niang quickly pressed Nangong Yue and tried to stop her from getting out of bed. "Miss Third, you are still sick, lie down quickly."
FootNotes:
[1]way of calling wet nurse also old female servant.
[2]legal wife.
[3]Tang- usually main courtyard.
[4] surname of married woman.
[5]solar calendar system of chinese.
Chapter 3: Drowning
But Nangong Yue couldn't lie down at ease. While she went to put on shoes, she anxiously pulled An Niang's sleeve and asked: "What about elder brother? Where is my elder brother?"
Nangong Yue had an older brother, second among the family's male grandchildren, who was the only eleven years old and went by the single name Xin.
The elder brother had fallen off a rockery when he was five and hit his head, and his mind had since stopped at five, causing his mother a great deal of grief.
Maternal Grandfather has been trying to cure her brother. For this reason, he has been wandering around the world hoping to find a way to cure her brother, but did not wait for this day...
It was today that my brother drowned in a previous life! Since then, their family seems to have been scattered. Her mother felt that she had failed to take care of her brother and was devastated, and had become estranged from her father as a result ... more so than ever before, giving other women an opportunity to take advantage!
An Niang thought that Nangong Yue was missing her elder brother and hurriedly said reassuringly, "Miss Third, the Second Young master should be taken by Yun Niang to play in the Back garden at this time. If you want to see the Second Young Master, can Nanny help you to invite the Second Young Master over?" Yun Niang was the nurse of the Second young master, Nangong Xin.
But unexpectedly Nangong Yue said decisively: "Nurse, take me to the garden!" With that, she turned her head and ordered the little maid next to her, "Quickly fetch a cloak for me!"
The little maid hurriedly put down the soup in her hand and brought over a peach-colored rabbit fur cloak and served Nangong Yue to put it on.
"Miss Third, you are too weak and can't bear the wind blow..." An Niang still wanted to persuade her, but Nangong Yue had already walked out towards the door in spite of her persuasion.
An Niang quickly came to have a soft nature and could only change her tone and say:"Miss Third , go slowly, nanny will accompany you."
Nangong Yue could not listen to An Niang's words at the moment and rushed out of the courtyard door at a faster pace.
Beyond the cramped confines of the boudoir, it was as if heaven and earth had come into view in an instant and everything around was so familiar, as if it were yesterday.
This is the residence of the Nangong family in Wangdu.
She remembered the year when her eldest uncle, Nangong Qin, had just received his investiture as a third-ranking imperial official from the new emperor, and the family had moved from the old Nangong residence to the royal capital, as well as returning once again to the former residence in the royal capital, which had been unused for nearly thirty years.
Mansion in Wangdu is astonishingly large in size. The courtyards in the shape of a rectangular, flanked by verandahs, leading to the front door of the house and the back door of the courtyard, with either a rockery or a lotus flower and fish pond in the middle, looks quiet and elegant ... It is all the same as it was in her memory, familiar and intimate but strange and distant, she is out of place here, yet born to belong here.
Nangong Yue did not care about the scenery in the mansion, striding forward, and in the end even trotting up, a haze before her eyes. All that had happened at this time in her previous life flashed rapidly through her mind.
All of these originated from Xuanhuang Linglong ginseng!
Xuanhuang Linglong ginseng can bring the dead back to life and it can be called a rare elixir in the world. It is her mother's dowry thing. Over the years, her mother has been carefully preserving it and never willing to take it out for use. Until a few days ago, the Emperor's favorite concubine Liufei suddenly fell ill from a strange disease and could not be cured for a long time. So Her eldest paternal aunt(Gumu) Nangong Yun gave her grandmother Su Shi an idea and asked for Xuanhuang Linglong ginseng from her mother, Lin Shi with the intention of offering it to the Emperor as a token of loyalty.
Lin Shi's offering of Xuanhuang Linglong ginseng should have been credited as a meritorious deed . But who knows, a few days later, Nangong Yue suddenly had a high fever, which lasted several days. Her Father Nangong Mu and Eldest uncle Nangong Qin happened to be out of the town. Lin Shi anxious for her beloved daughter and can only beg the old Furen herself to return Xuanhuang Linglong ginseng.
The Xuanhuang Linglong Ginseng is a tool Grandmother intends to use to show her goodwill to the Royal family. And she is just a sick child who is not favored by her Grandmother. Compared with the interests of the family, which is more important, there is no need to think much.
Although many years have passed, Nangong Yue still clearly remembers this day in her last life when her mother was pleading hard at her grandmother's, while her brother Nangong Xin was accidentally drowned in the garden ...
Thinking of this, Nangong Yue's heart jerked and she ran even faster.
An Niang chased after her as she continued to advise, "Miss Third, slow down, your body is not yet healed ..."
Soon, Nangong Yue followed the route she remembered and arrived at the back garden of the house. It was now early spring, and in the back garden, there were already a hundred flowers blooming, beautiful purple and red, as well as rockery ringed by rockery, small bridges and flowing water, the design was very exquisite.
As soon as she entered the back garden, Nangong Yue caught a glimpse of several eye-catching maids and Pozis anxiously guarding the pool by the rockery, all eyes looking towards the pool.
Her heart stuttered and she thought Not good! She was still too late!
"Brother! Brother!" Nangong Yue shouted, only to see a tall and sturdy pozi carrying a young boy in a stone-green robe swimming from the pool and struggling to carry him towards the shore.
"Brother!" Nangong Yue pushed aside the crowd and rushed towards the shore, glancing out of the corner of her eye to see a familiar figure constantly backing away, finally turning around rockery and disappearing.
It's 'her'!
With just one glance, Nangong Yue recognised the other woman, and her second thought was, "Why is she here?
The next thing she knew, she couldn't think any further ... She, An Niang, and an old pozi scrambled to pick up the teenager and lay him flat on the ground.
"Second Young Master!" An Niang carefully held his shoulder and slightly shook, "Second Young Master! Second Young Master!"
That pozi timidly put her finger under the boy's nose. Her face suddenly turned pale as paper. Her body trembled and even her teeth began to chatter. "Second.. Second Young Master is out of breath..." After finishing, her feet went weak and her whole body sat down on the ground.
"Quick, go and call the doctor!" don't know who shouted, a servant girl and a pozi ran away in a panic.
Nangong Yue didn't care about them at all and all her attention was focused on the boy in An Niang's arms. Eleven-year-old young boy had inherited the good looks of his parents,with red lips and pretty white teeth and handsome features. But at this moment his originally white jade-like cheeks were purple, his exposed hands and neck had been blistered white, his abdomen was slightly bulging, and his right hand was clenched into a fist, as if clutching something ...
"Miss Third!" An Niang's face was even worse. Her body trembled and said, "Second Young Master, he..."
Brother! Nangong Yue looked at Nangong Xin with dead eyes and knelt beside him with hot tears. With just this one glance, she could see that her brother's breathing had indeed stopped.
Nangong Yue knew that she could not panic at this time. As far as she knew, even if a drowning person lost his breath and pulse for a while, he might still be saved. The sooner they were saved, the better the chances! She hurriedly probed at Nangong Xin's right wrist and her eyes lit up as she hurriedly said: "There's still a pulse, he still has a pulse!"
When An Niang heard that Nangong Xin still had a pulse, she was also happy. "Where is the doctor? Why isn't the doctor coming?"
Nangong Yue said to herself: It will be too late when the doctor comes!
She quickly took out a handkerchief and cleaned the water, mud, algae and other foreign matter from Nangong Xin's mouth and nose as quickly as she could, pulled his tongue out of his mouth again and loosened the lapels of his collar. Then pointing to An Niang's bent knee thigh again, she instructed the pozi, "Quickly help me turn my brother over! Put his belly on An Niang's lap, with his back up and his head down!"
TL note:
Pozi - married slave woman;mostly used for rough work or as a wet nurse.
Gumu- Father's sister.
Shi -It is refering the maiden family name of a married ; Lin Shi,Su Shi.
Chapter 4: Saving the Life
The pozi froze for a moment, still hesitating, but saw Nangong Yue sweep in with a look, the sharp edge under her eyes like the cold light of a precious sword, coldly projecting over with a thunderous might.
Pozi obeyed the orders of Nangong Yue involuntarily. When the other maids and maids around them saw this, they all whispered in mingled voices.
"What is Miss Third doing?"
"Why hasn't the doctor come yet? It's only right to wait for the doctor to come now."
" Will the Third Miss be ... so reckless?"
"…"
Nangong Yue turned a deaf ear and gave her full attention to her brother. Continuously pressing his back with the flat of her hand and delicately pressing on the acupuncture points on his back, trying to pour out the accumulated water in his trachea and oropharynx ...
One after another, one after another ... only An Niang looked at her hopefully.
"Cough!"
Suddenly, a slight cough sounded, and at once everyone was looking at Nangong Xin with disbelief.
"Cough!"
Immediately afterwards, Nangong Xin coughed violently again, as if he was coughing out his lungs, and vomited up a huge pool of dirty water.
Nangong Yue and pozi quickly turned him over. Only to see with difficulty, Nangong Xin opened his big black and white eyes, his originally clear eyes looked a bit confused, but when he saw Nangong Yue, he showed a smile that was too bright, and his originally handsome face also added a bit of naive attitude to it. His mouth moved, but he couldn't speak. It seemed that he was calling for his sister(meimei).
Nangong Yue clung to Nangong Xin's right arm, feeling his wet body radiating life again, and murmured: "Brother, brother, it's okay, it's okay ..." Though her brother was not smart, he was the best to her. When he had good food and drink, the first person he would think of was her, his sister! Although other people secretly look down on her brother, but in her heart, her brother is the best brother in the world!
Seeing the situation, An Niang could not help smiling: "Okay! Okay! Second young Master is alive! "
Nangong Yue's suspended heart finally dropped at this moment, her body went weak and almost fell down, fortunately one of the maids behind her was quick-witted and rushed to hold her up. Nangong Yue took a deep breath to steady her mind again, she looked around and suddenly frowned, "Where is Yun Niang?" Yun Niang was Nangong Xin's nurse, so as rule, she should have been at his side for everything.
When she said this, the maids and pozis around her also noticed that this Second Young master was drowning, and the nurse and maids serving around him were actually no longer around. Looks like a good show is coming!
"Second Young Master! Second Young Master!" At this time, a woman in green dress in her forties and a maid in a long green skirt with white silk coat rushed to this side.
Nangong Yue looked coldly. Its her big brother Nangong Xin's nanny Yun Niang and first-rank servant girl Juanbi.
"Second Young Master!" Yun Niang threw herself on Nangong Xin, crying and shouting as if she were crying at funeral, "How did you come here? Let nanny..."
Nangong Yue didn't want to listen to her nonsense at all. She pulled her right arm and then slapped heavily on the face of Yun Niang who was kneeling in front of Nangong Xin.
This blow poured out almost all of Nangong Yue's resentment from her previous life. Yun Niang was completely dazed and her body fell backwards, her head hitting the guardrail at the back so hard that even the guardrail shook slightly from the impact.
In an instant, all the maids and pozis present were shocked by this slap from Nangong MissThird had always been known for her soft nature and was the most sociable. Who would have thought that this rabbit would bite even when it was anxious!
Yun Niang did not know whether she was beaten to fool or frightened. She could not recover for a long time. Juan Bi knew that it would be her turn next and she hurriedly begged for mercy and said, "Miss Third , please forgive slave. It is the second young master who insists on playing hide-and-seek with slaves. Slave look for a moment..."
"Haven't take good care of the Second young master, you lowly slave still have to justify it!" Nangong Yue said coldly. If it wasn't for her own weak body, she really wanted to personally teach these two cheap maids a lesson! She ordered casually to several pozi who do rough work: "Teach these two lowly maids who neglected their duties a lesson for me, girl will reward!"
"You dare!" Yun Niang finally returns to her senses, straightens up her chest and looks at those pozi proudly.
Those pozis are all hesitant. They all know that this Yun Niang was a person of great origins, while they were just rough pozi who were not even third-class maids.
Seeing this, Yun Niang was slightly relieved and thought: she is the old Furen's person, who will beat her for this unpopular Miss Third!
With a cold smile, Nangong Yue suddenly unfastened the gold collar around her neck, then raised it high and said: "Whoever gives the beating for me! This gold collar belongs to him!" Before the words left her mouth, she had already tossed the gold collar up high, and the moment those pozis saw this treasure, they were like cats seeing fish, their eyes glowing.
A sturdy pozi pushed aside the people around her and jumped, grabbing the gold necklace vigorously and hiding it in her arms. Then she grabbed Yun Niang's lapel and slapped her face. Then she grabbed Yuniang's lapel and slapped her several times. This pozi had thick hands and thick palms, and a few slaps had made Yun Niang's cheeks so red and swollen that she looked like a pig's head.
"Injustice! Slave servant is unjustly accused!" Yun Niang cried and screamed as if she had suffered a great injustice, but Nangong Yue turned a deaf ear to her.
Just then, a familiar voice came from the right side: " Xin Ge'er, Yue jie'er!"
[TN NOTE: In this novels parents and elders call children with jie(sister) and ge(brother).]
Nangong Yue's body was stiff. She slowly followed the sound and saw a thin and familiar figure standing at the entrance of the garden, looking at them with dim tearful eyes.
It's her mother!
"Xin Ge'er, Yue jie'er!" Lin Shi[3] with a worried face and holding her skirt, ran excitedly towards her pair of children.
Yue jie'er... Once upon a time, that was the way my mother called her name with her warm and loving voice. Memories are intertwined with the present. The eyes of Nangong Yue are sour, and dense tears fill her eyes instantly.
In her previous life, her mother suffered repeated blows. First her brother Nangong Xin drowned and died, followed by her father who betrayed her. After that, her mother was overly sad and gradually lost her sanity. Finally fell into endless madness and was imprisoned in a partial courtyard, and then ...
All these years, every time she thought of that moment, her heart was like a knife, blaming herself for not paying enough attention to her mother, blaming herself for not being able to save her mother ... She never thought that she would actually be able to see this familiar and gentle figure again, a sense of gratitude for the loss and recovery surged to her heart, almost choking.
The familiarity and unfamiliarity of her mother's beautiful face made Nangong Yue's heart part with sorrow.
She was stunned and her voice trembled a little. "Mother." She greedily looked at her mother's young and beautiful face, and couldn't help calling out in her heart: Mother, it's really mother!
At that time, her mother was only 27 or 28 year with white oval face, dark almond eyes and cherry-blossom lips. She was in the most beautiful and splendid years of a woman, like a delicate flower in full bloom, but suddenly withered in half a year and went insane ...
Footnotes:
[1]Pozi;- married woman servant.
[2]Young lady,girl( 姑娘-gū niang ) here they call gu niang for ;San gu niang-Miss Third.
[3]Shi;-Married woman's maiden surname.
Chapter 5 punishment
Nangong Yue's eyes darkened. In past life, remember that she missed her mother. With the help of An niang, she secretly sneaked into the back courtyard, but saw a scene that she would never forget. The mother seemed to be decades old. Her hair which was once black as ink became white and dry. Her skin was dark, yellow and lusterless. Her lips were dark, purple and dry. The most frightening thing was her eyes, muddy, empty and gray … Sometimes she is quiet and sometimes she is mad. When she is quiet, she is like a baby. When she is mad, she is possessed by evil spirits. She is no longer the graceful and beautiful Lin Shi.
The past can't be traced back. Nangong Yue never thought that God had such pity on her and she was lucky to live again. This time, she would never let the tragedy happen again!
Seeing her mother's appearance, Nangong Yue finally relaxed completely, and a sense of dizziness came over her. Actually, her body was very weak, but for the sake of her brother she stayed awake. Just after such a toss and turns her physical strength has already reached the limit. To be able to sustain up to now is entirely dependent on a breath of hardness. At this point, she finally can't hold on and her body falls back...
"Yue Jie'er!" At this time, Lin shi rushed to Nangong Yue, quickly grabbed her body and looked at her worriedly. Seeing her small face pale without a trace of blood, white lips are a little scary like a corpse, the breath is weak. Even the Nangong Xin beside her looks better than her.
"Yue Jie'er, Yue Jie'er, What's going on?" Lin shi worriedly call again and also said to the pozi and maids around her, "Still don't rush to hold the Second Young Master and the Third Young Miss and send them to Qianyun yuan!" It's still early spring and the weather is still very cold. Wearing this wet and cold jacket, it is easy to freeze out!
"Mother..." Nangong Yue struggled to raise her hand and tried to tell her mother that she was okay, but nothing could be said.
"Yes, Second Furen!"
"Nubi[2] came to support the Second Young Master..."
"…"
Conversation, footsteps and low voices came one after another, but Nangong Yue couldn't judge. Her eyes were hazy and her brain was dim. She only felt that she was picked up by a pozi with a big waist and was carried into a courtyard. Then she put it on the bed and seemed to be fed some medicine soup. Mother"s kind and gentle whispers lingered in her ears, followed by her consciousness faded away and didn't know anything...
In this sleep, Nangong Yue slept very restlessly. she kept dreaming, for a while dream of her crazy mother; For a while dream of her appearance in a wedding dress; A moment later she saw the high knife fall and the ground was covered with blood; After a while saw Han Lingfu and Bai Muxiao that dog men and women personally met her; and then she found herself in the cold palace , lonely room..
"…"
"hn—hn—"
Nangong Yue burst into a cold sweat and suddenly sat up from the bed. For a while she didn't know where she was. The pale yellow curtain seemed strange to her ... until she saw her petite body, the small palms did not respond.
Not a dream! All this is true! She said to herself that she was really reborn!
"Miss Third, you are awake. That's great." A round-faced maid of fifteen or sixteen years old came over in surprise, holding a bowl of steaming decoction in her hand. "Doctor Wang's medical skills were brilliant indeed. Nubi only fed half a bowl to the young lady. Now the girl's color is much better. When the girl drinks the bowl, it will be alright."
Nangong Yue blinked. After a while, she finally remembered that this was her first-rank maid, Yimei. At the age of 10, she left her house and went to her maternal grandfather's house. She only took An Niang to serve with her. When she returned to her home, Yimei had already married long ago and never seen her again.
She grabbed Yimei's arm eagerly and asked, "Where's my brother?" Is my brother all right?
"Miss Third, Second Young Master is alright. He is in the next room. Doctor Wang has seen and prescribed several medicines." Yimei quickly comforted her. "Miss Third, drink the soup quickly." With that, she handed the medicine to Nangong Yue.
Nangong Yue reached out and took over. The familiar herbal smell smelt with the heat. She frowned slightly and drank the medicine soup in a rush.
"Yimei, I'm going to see my brother." She jumped out of bed and Yimei immediately waited on her to dress. When they left the room, they heard the voice of dialogue coming from behind the thick curtain, which made Nangong Yue stop.
"Second Furen, it's really not a matter of nubi!" Yun Niang cried and said, "Really because the Second Young Master wanted to play hide-and-seek. Nubi and Juan bi couldn't find him for a while..."
"Caap!" It was obvious that someone had thrown a cup or bowl to the ground.
"Shut up!" Lin Shi was so angry that she couldn't help raising her voice. "I used to treat you very well usually. I just hope you will serve the second young master wholeheartedly. I didn't expect you to serve the second young master like this!"
"Nubi is wronged! Second Furen, Please forgive me!" The voice of begging for mercy is accompanied by the sound of kowtowing again and again.
"Good!" Lin Shi said coldly, "I'll give you a chance. If you can make it clear how the second young master fell into the water, I'll take it leniently!"
"Second Furen," said Juan Bi in a hurry, "Second Young Master is not careful..."
"Pop!" A heavy slap interrupted her."Bailu, tell me what you saw," said Lin Shi.
Then a strange young female voice said nervously, "Half an hour ago, nubi was trimming flowers and plants in the garden as usual. Then the second young master was playing alone by the lake. Later, Biao Xiaojie[3] and her maid suddenly came. They had a good time with the Second Young Master at first, but they suddenly quarreled. Then the Biao Xiaojie pushed the Second young master down..." She spoke more and more softly, but at the end of the day she could not hear her voice.
Biao Xiaojie!? Bai MuXiao! Nangong Yue frowned. She could not help thinking that she had seen Bai muxiao in the garden. At that time, she only thought about her brother and didn't have time to pay attention to her. Unexpectedly, it was her! It was her!
What about previous life?
Nangong Yue clenched her fist hard and the memory of her previous life flashed into her mind again. She still remembered that her mother passed out when she knew that her brother had drowned. When her mother woke up, her grandmother had punished Yun Niang and her brother's maid girls and beat them up to 30 boards each. Those delicate people usually live like a ladies' life in the house. How could they survive? They were all gone for one night. In the end, my brother's drowning matter was ended by his servant's untidy service!
But don't know, originally all of these were grandmother's to do to cover for Bai muxiao! However, I was so foolish as to regard her as my sister in my previous life!
Thinking of this, Nangong Yue trembled a little and two rows of jade teeth were grinding each other to death.
Suddenly footsteps heard, followed by a familiar voice: "Second Furen, old Furen invites you!" Listening to the voice, it seems to be Donger, the first-rank maid beside Su Shi.
Notes
Nubi: slave calling herself
biao- Cousin via female relationship
biao xiaojie -cousin Miss
Confrontation
"Just in time, I also have something to see the old Furen! Bai Lu, come with me!" When Lin shi trying to suppress her anger and was about to get up she heard her daughter's delicate voice from behind: "Mother, Yue'er will also go with you!"
"Yue jie'er." Lin shi turned around and saw that the young girl did not know when she lifted the thick curtain and walked in. At the moment, she was wearing a pomegranate red embroidered gold jacket and a brown skirt. Because of the serious illness her face is still very pale. The white and tender cheek is only as thin as the palm, which makes the dark and secluded pupils especially clear and dark. Lin shi couldn't help say softly: "Yue jie'er, you're still ill, the most important thing is to take a good rest!"
"Mother, let Yue'er also come. Yue'er was also there at that time. If Grandma asked, Yue'er could help explain it." Nangong Yue said again.
Lin shi thought about it and agreed.
Led by Donger, Nangong Yue, Lin Shi and Bai Lu come to Rongantang and turn from the main hall to the East Room.
Although the light in the East room is a little worse than that in the main hall, it is spacious and bright. It's not magnificent inside. There are two rows of flower tables on both sides. The furniture feels old, but it's well-maintained. There are various vases on the flower table, among which the flowers are very fresh.
On the not so new red sandalwood mullions Luohan couch sitting an old woman in gray hair. She was dressed in a dark red jacket designed with hidden flowers for good fortune and longevity. Her hair was meticulously combed in a bun at the back of her head and wears a white jade hairpin on her bun. A pair of sharp eyes, deposited through the years of heavy and vicissitudes, more stern and shrewd. She was already in her early fifties, but the years obviously favored her without . Instead of being old-fashioned, she was elegant and dignified, with a trace of pride at edges of her mouth.
Although the Nangong family has lost the glory of the past dynasty, this pride has always hung in the corner of Su shi's mouth.
The Nangong family is one of the four major families in the country. Since the former dynasty, every generation has a descendants in ministry officials. In the past 300 years of former dynasty history, the Nangong family has repeatedly been married to the Royal family. It has produced three chief assistants, four frontier officials, five officials of rank three or above, and countless others.
Thirty years ago, the former emperor Murong Jie was brought down by the Great General Han Jiu, who had joined forces with foreign barbarians to overthrow the former dynasty. Later Han Jiu ascended to the throne as Emperor.
After the collapse of the previous dynasty, the former patriarch of the Nangong family, Nangong Hao, was unwilling to submit to the new Emperor and went into hiding.
However, Nangong family was once a powerful officials ministers and an example for Southern scholars. Therefore after the death of former Emperor Han Jiu, the new Emperor Han Longyun in order to consolidate his throne and show his goodwill to the worldly scholars decreed that the new patriarch of Nangong family, Nangong Qin should serve as Third rank Imperial sensor official. However, the New Emperor had always been very scrupulous about the Nangong family. He wanted to use them, but also worried that they were concerned about the previous dynasty, which was not good for him, so he gave Nangong Qin such an official position which is not high and not low.
Nangong Qin originally wanted to inherit his deceased father's legacy of seclusion, but he could not resist his mother Su shi. Finally, under the leadership of Su shi, their family returns back to the capital Wangdu.
And this is the beginning of all tragedies!
Grandmother ... Nangong Yue looked at Su shi deeply, her eyes very complicated. Her grandmother had never loved her and her feelings of admiration for her also had worn away in one disappointment after another. In this life, I will never expect anything more.
"Greetings to my Grandmother (Mother)!" Nangong Yue and Lin Shi greeted Su shi together.
Nangong Yue stood up straight at the same time her eyes flashes and quickly glance the East room in a circle. On the right-hand side of Grandmother Su Shi, there stand a married woman. She was in her early thirties, wearing a dark crimson star pattern dress and appears to be graceful and generous. She is the wife of Eldest Uncle Nangong Qin, the eldest aunt of Nangong Yue-Zhao Shi.
On the left side of the Grandmother Su shi stand a seven or eight year old girl. She looks very lovely. Her face is white and tender. She is as perfect as carved jade. She is very charming, especially her big black eyes, which are bright and soulful like a gemstone refined and perfect.
"Second aunt, cousin Yue!" The little girl looked at them pitifully, unable to conceal her timidity in her sweet voice.
"Cousin Xiao!" Nangong Yue raised her eyes to appraise her and smiled meaningfully.
Now she is no longer the original simple and stupid girl. In her previous life, when she was in the highest glory, she had become the most honored woman in the world; when she fell to the bottom, she suffered in the cold palace for eight years… Flattery, despising , contempt, trample, what she has not seen. In the face of her enemies in the past and this life, although she wanted to shred others to pieces in her heart, she did not show any abnormality on the surface.
Su shi coughed and asked, "Lin shi, I just heard that Xin Ge'er has fell into the water. Is he okay? Did you call a doctor to see him?"
Lin shi replied respectfully: "Mother, I have already asked Doctor Wang to come and see him. Although it is no longer a serious problem, he still needs to take medicine and recuperate for a few days." After a pause, she said, "Mother, Xin Ge'er fell into the water..."
However, Su Shi suddenly interrupted her: "Xin Ge'er fell into the water matter, I have already heard from Xiao Jie'er . When two children were playing, Xin Ge'er unfortunately fell into the water."
Listening to Su Shi's tone obviously wanted to help her granddaughter Bai muxiao. And want to make Nangong Xin fall into the water as a simple accident.
This is really unbearable! Nangong Yue was about to say something, but she heard Lin shi's already indignantly words: "Mother, how can you listen to Xiao Jie'er one-sided words? It is clear that she pushed Xin Ge'er into the water!" Then she turned sideways and pointed to Bai Lu behind her and said, "This Bai Lu is a maid who prunes plants in the garden. She saw it with her own eyes at that time."
Where has Bai Lu seen such a big scene? She shivers all over her body, hardly speaking into a sentence: "sla...slave really.. really saw... "
"Grandmother, Second aunt, Xiao'er didn't mean it." Bai muxiao's eyes suddenly were filled with tears, and she cried bitterly."Xiao'er just wants to look at the cat doll made up by cousin Xin, but cousin Xin insists on taking it back. Xiao'er just wants cousin Xin to show Xiao'er another look...woo.. Xiao'er just pushed it gently. Cousin Xin was wobbled by a stone and fell down... "
Nangong Yue listened coldly and really want to rush up and slap her. At the same time also think that the current Bai Muxiao really is still young. If it is before she will certainly not admit that she pushed Nangong Xin into the water.
"Xiao Jie'er, don't cry." Su shi held Bai muxiao in her arms with a cherished face, but to Lin shi she had dark face: "Lin shi, Xiao Jie'er already said that it was just an accident, what else you want? Now Xin Ge'er is alright. Why do you still hold on it! Although Xiao Jie'er is at fault, can't you be kind to her as her Di Aunt!" She stared at Lin Shi and Nangong Yue with a solemn face. Her deep eyes were majestic and sharp, as if the air had condensed wherever her gaze fell, almost making people not dare to look directly at her.
Chapter 7:Tooth for tooth
However, Nangong Yue doesn't avoid it. If she was still in her previous life before, she might have feared the dignity of her grandmother. However, after experiencing two lives, she did not even fear the prestige of the emperor. How could she easily retreat? When she was child, Nangong Yue didn't understand why her grandmother did not like her mother and her. When she grew up later, from the gossip of the servant girls and pozi, she knew that originally her mother was not the daughter-in-law whom her grandmother chose. She only accepted her because her father loved her mother.
Lin shi's face was flushed with anger, but because Su Shi was her mother-in-law, she could only suppress her anger. She said, "Mother, when Xin Ge'er was rescued, he had no breath. How can you use the word" accident "to bring it with?"
At this time, Zhao shi suddenly stepped forward a few steps, gracefully walked to Lin shi's side, gently advised: "well, DiMei,[1] I know you are eager for your beloved Mother is right. Xiao Jie'er is not intentional..."
"DaSao[2]..." Lin shi looked at Zhao shi with a wounded look. She always respected her DaSao. Unexpectedly, at this time, DaSao said such sarcastic remarks.
"Second Jiu mu[3], it's Xiao'er's fault!" Bai Muxiao suddenly yelled, her face full of tears crying and looking extremely pitiful. "Second Aunt, since Xin Ge'er has been suffering because of Xiao'er, Xiao'er is willing to punish herself in the same way!" Saying that, she took her skirt and ran to the left hand side door. The beautiful skirt flew like a dancing butterfly.
"Xiao Jie'er !" Su Shi called excitedly and ordered the servant girl nearby, "Donger, stop Xiao'er quickly!" She was eager to get out of the Louhon Couch.
"Mother!" Nangong Yue pulled Lin Shi and the mother and daughter rushed to catch up.
"Sister Donger, wait for me!" Nangong Yue blocks Donger intentionally or unintentionally.
The backyard of Rongan tang has a small pond, but it is less than two feet in diameter. Moreover, it is only one third of the size of the garden pond. The water depth is less than two feet. It is absolutely impossible to submerge people.
The leading Bai Muxiao has already rushed to the edge of the pond, with a waist straight and a thin back. A few rays of sunlight shine on her, plating her with a layer of golden halo. It seems to show that she is out of the dust, noble, virtuous and independent.
"Second Jiu mu!" Bai Muxiao looked at Lin shi and Nangong Yue with a sad face, "you don't have to stop Xiao'er, this is Xiao'er voluntarily punished!"
At this time, Su Shi belatedly came from the East Room. Looking at Bai Muxiao's thin figure, her face showed a distressed color.
Nangong Yue felt ironic in her heart, but she said: "Xiao BiaoMei,[4] you can't be impulsive. Be careful to slide down..." With that, she ran to Bai muxiao with all her strength. Her right hand grasped the opponent's left wrist, and her left hand quickly took out the embroidery needle hidden in her sleeve, quickly pricked a needle in the Tanzhong acupoint on her chest, and then quickly retracted it.
Nangong Yue's speed is too fast. Bai Muxiao doesn't find it at all. She suddenly felt that the sun was particularly glaring and a dizzy feeling came. Her hands and feet were weak and her body fell backwards softly... But...
No! She screamed in her heart. Her left hand tried to grasp Nangong Yue's wrist, but she couldn't control her limbs. Her arm couldn't use her strength at all. Her body was more and more leaning backward, which was not far from the pool.
Everyone watched Nangong Yue try to hold Bai Muxiao, but Bai Muxiao was willing to punish herself and let herself fall into the pond. After all, Nangong Yue was young, but in the end she couldn't catch her. She could only watch her cousin fall into the water with grief…..
"Plop!" Three feet of water splashed in the pool, Bai Muxiao struggled in the water.
Su Shi was so frightened that he turned pale and hurriedly shouted: "Fast! It is better to save the Biao Xiaojie!"[5]
"plop,plop" The two Pozis immediately jumped into the pool to rescue.
And Nangong Yue looked at the pool quietly and laughed sarcastically in her heart. This pool is only two feet deep. It can't drown!
In her last life, she followed her maternal grandfather and learned medicine after her mother's death. Her maternal grandfather also said that she had a rare talent and had already got nine points of his true techniques. If she was a man, she could practice medicine and serve the people and become famous all over the world. In particular, her acupuncture skills are unique, even her maternal uncle is ashamed. Just now, although she stabbed Bai Muxiao's Tanzhong acupoint, her strength is shallow, and she can only hold her finger for one time at most. Now Bai muxiao's strength has been restored. Standing up from this pool is not a problem at all!
Two women quickly fished Bai Muxiao out of the pool. Her hair, which had been very lovely, had been scattered and dripping with water. Her peach red silk coat was completely wet. The whole person was like a drowned rat and it was a mess.
Nangong Yue chuckled in his heart, but on the surface, she approached Bai Muxiao with a worried face and asked, "Xiao BiaoMei, are you alright? Blame me for not holding you! But you are so stupid, why do you have to jump down... " She babbled.
Bai Muxiao frowned. For the first time, she felt that her gentle Yue Biao jie was a little strange. But thinking about what happened just now, she was sure that Yue Biaojie did not push herself into the water... Probably because the sun is too strong, she was a little dizzy at the moment?
Now that she had suffered the crime, she pretended to be clever and nodded, "Yue Biao jie, I just hope you and Second Aunt believe me. I really didn't mean to... Yue Biao jie, you won't stop playing with me, will you? " Said, she is already tearful again, a pair of small eyes pitiful appearance.
"Well, I will accompany you... It's fun. " Nangong Yue nodded and had a meaningful smile on the corner of the mouth. Let Bai muxiao stunned slightly, can not help looking at her carefully.
At the moment, Nangong Yue's face is still a little white and yellow, and her lips are even pale. Only a pair of dark big eyes smiling, it seems very smart.
Usually, her eyes have always been extremely gentle, saying that it is good to hear is soft, but it is somewhat cowardly in nature. But now she looks different. Her cold eyes are as deep as the sea ….But oneself is like a small boat that sails in waves which bumps,whether is destroyed in an instant or continues to sail, only by the other side's momentarily slip.
Bai muxiao couldn't help but shiver, but when she looked again, she didn't see anything different from Nangong Yue. Maybe she was wrong. She was thinking, a cool wind suddenly blew on her cold and wet body, which made her sneeze a little, "Achoo!"
When Su Shi saw this, she felt a pang of heartache and Zhao shi seemed to know her mind. She was busy pointing to several servant girls and saying, "what are you girls doing still standing there? Take the Biao Xiaojie to the room and change her clothes!"
"What's going on?" Suddenly, a clear voice came and reverberated through the whole courtyard.
Footnotes:
[1]dimei-younger sister-in-law.
[2]dasao-elder sister-in-law.
[3]jiumu-maternal uncle's wife.
[4]biao-family relationship via females
younger girl cousin (表妹 – biǎo mèi)
older girl cousin (表姐 – biǎo jiě)
[5]Xiaojie-young lady
Chapter:8
Offering Medicine
Everyone heard the sound turn to see two slender figures coming out of the side door between dongci. Their faces are four or five points similar. They are both elegant and handsome. However, the man on the left is a few years older and has a beard. He is Nangong Qin, the eldest son of the Su shi.
The man on the right is more beautiful. He is dressed in a simple blue robe and looking gentle and elegant. He is Nangong Mu, the father of Nangong Yue, Su shi's legitimate second son. The two brothers went out to visit friends three days ago and did not return until now.
When Nangong Yue saw her father, her pupils shrank violently and her lips pursed into a stiff straight line. In her previous life, since her mother went mad, tragedy came one after another, she was unable to resist …. Later, she was picked up by her maternal grandfather. From then on, she was full of resentment against her father and didn't return to Nangong's house until she was 13….
Nangong Yue subconsciously looked at her mother, Lin shi. Only to see that her mother was looking at her father with a slight smile in her mouth. Her eyes were filled with joy and attachment that can't be hidden.
Mother has always been so in love with her father that she later fell into madness and entered a hopeless situation….
Nangong Yue's face sank, looking at her father's young and elegant face, her eyes precipitated a bit deep and complicated.
"Eldest, second, you're back." Su shi watched her eldest son and her second son return with joy.
"Mother,the child let you worry"
Nangong Qin and Nangong Mu salute Su shi respectfully. Both brothers realize that Bai muxiao's wet appearance is obviously falling into the water and the atmosphere here is a little weird.
Nangong Qin took the lead in facing Bai Muxiao who planned to salute: "Xiao Jie'er, don't be too polite. Go and change your clothes. It's easy to get cold in this weather. "
The two servant girls took orders and quickly took the Bai Muxiao, whose face turned pale in the cold.
Then, Nangong Mu couldn't help asking, "Mother, what happened?" He took a quick look at his wife and daughter. He had always known that his mother did not like his wife and daughter very much. Thus this made him feel more and more strange.
Of course, with so many people present, there was no need for the old lady to speak. Zhao shi immediately stepped forward and said the cause and effect of the matter in a few words. She is very eloquent. From Nangong Yue's serious illness to Lin Shi coming to Su shi for medicine, she followed with Nangong Xin accidentally falling into the water in the garden, and finally, the culprit unexpectedly is Bai Muxiao and her process. The cause is very clear.
Nangong Qin and Nangong Mu were shocked after hearing this. They didn't expect that they would go out for three days. Such a big event happened at home. In particular, Nangong Mu is restless at the thought that his eldest son almost died.
"Ruo Yan," Nangong Mu called Lin shi's name and carefully verified, "Xin Ge'er, he... How is he now? " In his heart,he couldn't wait to go back to see his son, but because of filial piety, he has to pay respects to Su shi first.
"Lord, Xin Ge'er is already all right." Lin shi hurriedly said, looking at her husband affectionately.
Naturally, Su shi noticed that the couple were deeply in love with each other. She felt that this daughter-in-law did not understand the general situation. Only knew how to attract her second son, and was more and more dissatisfied with Lin shi.
After all the people returned to the Dongji and took their seats one by one, Nangong Qin gentle eyes first fell on Nangong Yue, showing concern, "Yue Jie'er, you are recovering from a serious illness. You look bad. Do you have any discomfort now?"
Nangong Yue shook her head and said with a smile, "Thank you for your concern Uncle. Yue'er is already well." Although she said, But people with a clear eye could see that she was weak and pale. Lin shi looked at her daughter and couldn't hide her heartache.
Nangong Qin stopped and looked at Su Shi and suddenly said, "Mother, this Xuan Huang Linglong ginseng was originally the dowry of the younger sister-in-law. Now Yue Jie'er is not feeling well, so she should take it."
Offering medicine 2
Hearing this, Su Shi's face changed. This Xuanhuang Linglong ginseng was a tool she intended to use to show her goodwill to the royal family. How could an irrelevant young lady in her family compare with the interests of the whole family? She knew that the sickly Consort Liu was in great favour and had a royal son, so it was not impossible that she would take the most prestigious position in the future. If the Emperor were to offer the Xuanhuang Linglong Ginseng to save Consort Liu's life, the Emperor would definitely credit the Nangong family and the Nangong family's status would rise.
Nangong Yue naturally saw her grandmother's thoughts, the corners of her mouth slightly hooked at an angle invisible to the crowd, her heart mocking as she suddenly took a step forward and smiled graciously, saying: "Thank you, Eldest Uncle. Yue'er is already fine now and don't need xuanhuang Linglong ginseng. Liu Fei Niangniang has been ill for a long time and will need Xuanhuang Linglong ginseng more than Yue'er. " In her previous life, she had been devastated by her brother's drowning and her illness had worsened, so her grandmother had no choice but to return the Xuanhuang Linglong Ginseng to her mother and let her take it.
Only then did Su Shi's face look a little better. She looked at Nangong Yue with a bit of affection in her eyes, thinking that this granddaughter had become much more intelligent and coquettish after a serious illness.
Since Nangong Yue said so, Nangong Qin was no longer pressured.
After tossing and turning for most of the day, all the people said goodbye to Su Shi and dispersed one by one, seemingly calmly but with their own thoughts in mind.
From Rongan hall, Nangong Yue and her parents went to Lin shi's Qianyun courtyard to visit Nangong Xin.
Nangong Xin is 11 years old now. Originally he should have moved to the outer courtyard for a long time. However, because he is mentally deficient, Lin Shi is not at ease with him. So Su shi lets Lin shi keep him in the wing room of the Qianyun courtyard with one eye closed.
Nangong Yue and three people entering the wing room, caused a great reaction from Nangong Xin.
"Mother, Father, Meimei, You all come back!" The youngster had changed into a new moon white dress and his hair was neatly combed. The jade like face is inlaid with a pair of big black and white eyes. The pupil of his eyes as black as a dotted of ink. They are bright and pure, looking at Nangong Yue and three people with a carefree smile on his mouth. He seems to have completely forgotten that he had walked in front of the ghost gate.
He seems so handsome that when he doesn't speak, you can't tell there's anything wrong with him at all. However, as soon as he opens his mouth, he reveals a childishness so strong that it makes the heart sigh.
Every time Lin Shi saw such an eldest son, she would feel heartache. He used to be such a smart child. He read thousands of words at the age of three, recited ancient poems at the age of four and read Four books(Confucius classics) at the age of five…. Even when the father-in-law Nangong Hao was alive, he said that Xin Ge'er was a rare genius in the family for a hundred years. He would have been a great minister in the future. However, when he was five years old, unexpectedly suffered that kind of tragedy!
Since then, Lin shi has been regretting that she didn't take good care of her Xin Ge'er every day. She always held onto the of hope that one day, her father could find a way to cure Xin Ge'er and make him recover. Even if she had to lose her life, she would be willing to do it!
"Xin Ge'er!"
In a moment of emotion, Lin Shi hugged her son tightly, only to have him push her away in disgust: "Mother, I'm too old for you to hug me like this!"
"Well, my mother won't hug you! Our Xin Ge'er has grown up." Lin Shi between laughter and tears let him go.
Nangong Xin slumped and looked at Nangong Yue with a grieved expression, "Meimei, why didn't you come to see me? I've been waiting for you for a long, long, long time..." He seemed to be afraid that Nangong Yue would not be able to understand, his two arms opened wide.
Nangong Yue's eyes turned red. She was about to say something, but she was snatched to the front by Lin shi:" Xin Ge'er , did you forget that mother told you? meimei is ill. She needs rest."
Promotion
Nangong Xin immediately looked at Nangong Yue nervously, trying to push her, "Meimei, you go to have a rest! Go"
Nangong Yue choked, sitting on the edge of the bed, affectionately took a brother's hand, crystal clear tears flashing in her eyes, "Gege, I'm already well!" She stares at Nangong Xin, looking at her brother's beautiful and slightly innocent face. She wants to reach out and touch him, but she is afraid that her parents will see something strange. At this moment, she was afraid that she was dreaming. Her mother, father, and brother were all there. The dream was so beautiful! She couldn't bear to wake up.
"Meimei, I want to give you a present." Nangong Xin suddenly put his right fist in front of Nangong Yue and then spread out his palm. In the palm of his hand, there was a little cat made of straw, which was only the size of longan, but it was very fine. His beard, ears, and tail were carefully woven out, and two small rubies were sewn as eyes.
Nangong Yue looked at the cute straw made kitten for a moment and suddenly recalled what Bai muxiao said: "Xiao'er just borrowed the cat made by cousin Xin, but cousin Xin insisted on taking it back. Xiao'er just wanted to let cousin Xin give Xiao'er another look..." Then, she thought that her brother had been holding something tightly in his right hand when he was rescued from the pool... Thinking of this, she could no longer restrain herself. Her eyes were filled with tears and her vision was blurred.
Brother just for this….
She took over the cat, did not dare to let tears overflow her eyes, the corner of her mouth showed a big, brilliant smile, "really cute! Gege, I like it very much!"
"I knew you'd like it!" Nangong Xin also showed a brilliant smile.
Nangong Mu and Lin shi looked at each other and smiled as they looked at the two brothers and sisters. It's a great happiness to be able to have such a family of four together.
After seeing her brother, Nangong Yue said leave to her parents and went back to her Mozhu courtyard.
As soon as she entered the room, Yimei brought a bowl of dark, steaming soup. An Niang took the medicine bowl and said gently: "Miss Third, after drinking the medicine, please rest early."
Nangong Yue drank the decoction in one sip and lay on the bed under An Niang's urging.
It's been a little rough today. Nangong Yue couldn't cover up her tiredness and soon went to sleep.
***(^_^)*******
It is said that Biao Xiaojie[3] left Nangong mansion and went back to BaiFu early in the morning!
It's said that Yun Niang and Juan Bi were beaten for neglecting their duties and then sold out!
The next morning, after Nangong Yue finished the soup, An Niang told her the two news.
On the one hand, Nangong Yue thinks Yun Niang and Juan Bi deserve it. On the other hand, she feels that they are lucky to have a life left behind. Just hope they can cherish this blessing. She was silent but was dressed by An Niang.
"Heard from the pozi who guards the Chaifang(firewood room) that the eldest Furen asked the YaPo[4] to take them away early in the morning. Hey, If you knew that, why bother doing it at the beginning." An Niang added sigh, following the topic: "It's Bailu, and Lin pozi is lucky."
Nangong Yue naturally remembers the servant girl Bai Lu, but who is Lin pozi?
With her eyebrows and eyes moving, An Niang already knew what she was thinking and explained, "Lin pozi is the coarse pozi who rescued the second young master from the pond. The Second Furen rewarded Lin pozi and took her little daughter into the house to be a third-rank servant girl. She asked the Eldest Furen to transfer Bailu to the Qianyun courtyard. As a result, Bailu was promoted to a second-rank servant girl. The Second Furen also gave her first-rank servant girl Qingya to the second young master. The Second Furen said that she didn't want the servants to be so smart and capable. She only wanted them to take good care of the second young master
Nangong Yue thought in her heart: Although this Lin pozi happened to save her brother from the pool, she could not guarantee that her little daughter must be a good one. Besides, that Bailu also! She must help to pay attention, cannot have slaves who neglect the master on her brother's side. If her brother has an accident again, her mother can't stand it!
Between her train of thought, Nangong Yue has finished washing under the care of Yimei.
Everything was ready, she was about to go out, but she saw a 13-14-year-old maid in a lake green skirt coming in from outside the courtyard leisurely and went straight to Nangong Yue. "Miss Third, breakfast is here." She also followed a small servant girl of eight or nine years old, holding two layers of mahogany food boxes in her hands.
Nangong Yue glanced at her casually and quickly recognized that she was her other first-rank servant girl Yixuan. From yesterday till now, she has finally appeared.
Nangong Yue remembers that Yixuan was given by her grandmother, Su shi, and was the child of the family living in the mansion. Yixuan's father is the second housekeeper in the mansion, so no one dares to offend Yixuan at will in her Mozhu courtyard. What's more, she and her mother have always not been loved by her grandmother. Even Yixuan has neglected her.
Yixuan has an oval face and a pair of smart big eyes. She can't hide her calculation. Also don't know why she is so attentive suddenly.
Nangong Yue said faintly, "Don't need it now. I have to go and pay respects to my grandmother". Saying that She was about to leave, but she saw Yixuan step forward and skillfully blocked her way.
"Miss Third, old Furen didn't say before that if you are not in good health, you are exempt from paying respects daily." Yi Xuan said with a smile, "Your health hasn't improved yet. Now you should take good care of yourself. Without delay take morning breakfast first." Said, still beckoning to the little maid behind her, "Jinju, still dare not hurry to put Miss Third"s breakfast on the table!"
An Niang always takes Nangong Yue as the most important and hears her words start to persuade her: "Miss Third, Yi Xuan says right. Good health is the most important thing. "
Nangong Yue could not help but look at Yi Xuan again. Because of this disease in her previous life, she had been in bed for nearly three months. She never went to see her grandmother and to pay respects again. Gradually, she became more and more estranged from her grandmother. In this life, if she wants to live well with her mother in the house, then grandmother's love is indispensable.
"Filial piety is the most important of all virtues. My body is already very good. Still, I should go to my grandmother to pay respects first." Nangong Yue says more firmly and intends to bypass Yixuan.
However, Yixuan immediately stopped her again and said, "Miss Third, you are just getting better. How could you be so careless?"
Nangong Yue's eyes flashed, but she didn't know if she was too thoughtful. She felt that Yixuan was trying to stop her. She didn't speak, but she saw that Yixuan took her wrist a little harder, and looked like she was good for her.
"Miss Third, just listen to slaves." Yixuan said, while pulling Nangong Yue to the room, "Old Furen loves you so much that you don't have to go to pay respect. What a great honor it is. Why should you disappoint the old wife's kind intention?"
Nangong Yue's mouth touched up. Looking at Yi Xuan with a faint smile. As expected, she was too weak personality and this servant would dare to refute her again and again, and even touch the master.
FootNotes:
[1] meimei-younger sister.
[2]gege-older brother.
[3]Biao-cousin relationship via female line.
[3]xiaojie-young lady.
[4]Yapo- woman in human trafficking business. Provide slaves,concubines,etc..to large households.
Yixuan is child born in mansion.
Some servants will get married and live in mansion. There's children also works in same households as servants.
Into a dragon fly
"Yue Jie'er "
At this time, a warm voice from far and near interrupted Nangong Yue's thoughts. She looked up and saw her parents coming hand in hand.
They walked side by side with harmonious steps, and their faces were filled with a thick smile. A golden boy and a jade girl, anyone who saw them would be said to be a pair of fairy couples. Who knows that all this is just a flower in the moon mirror in the water[illusion]. In the previous life, her parents drifted apart because of her brother's death which gave 'that woman' a chance to take advantage. Now that the elder brother is saved, will everything change? Or is it that cats can't change stealing fish...
A haze flashed in Nangong Yue's eyes, but she soon laughed as if nothing had happened.
"Father, mother." She trotted past with a pure smile on her face. She looked like a nine-year-old girl. "What about my gege?"
"gege is still weak and is resting in his room." Nangong Mu smiled.
Lin Shi stroked her daughter's cheek and smiled comfortingly, "Yue Jie'er, your complexion looks much better."
Nangong Mu's eyes suddenly fell on the table's unused breakfast and frowned and asked, "Yue Jie'er, why don't you have breakfast, but it's not to your taste?"
Nangong Yue is not used to her father's care and her expression is a little stiff. Seeing this, Yixuan stepped forward and quickly told the whole story.
Nangong Mu couldn't help laughing and said, "Yue Jie'er, since it's your grandmother's intention, you should take good care of yourself. You should have breakfast as soon as possible."
Seeing Yi Xuan's eyes flash with pride, Nangong Yue can't help sighing. How can a man like Nangong Mu understand the way in the backyard? After a pause, she added, "Dad, it's because my grandmother loves me that I can't be arrogant by flattery. I should be more cautious and repay my grandmother's love for licking the calf."
Hearing this, Nangong Mu didn't speak for a long time, then suddenly raised his hand to caress her daughter's head and said happily, "My Yue Jie'er has grown up. Well, let the father decide today. You can avoid it for one day. Starting from tomorrow, how about going to greet your grandmother again? "
Nangong Mu looks like a kind father, which attracts his wife's respect and love. However, Nangong Yue doesn't think so and drops her eyelids slightly. If it hadn't been her previous life's experience, she might have been moved by her father's love. But who knows that she left home when she was a child. Since then, her father has never visited her again or even sent a letter...
Also, with young new love and healthy young son, how can you remember her, this abandoned eldest daughter.
Nangong Yue couldn't help looking at her father ironically, but she didn't show up on her face and nodded softly in response. After all, her father had already spoken and ended. if she still didn't agree and go down, it would seem a little ignorant.
"Yue Jie'er, sit down. Today, my father and mother will have breakfast with you". At the suggestion of Nangong Mu, a family of three sat down around the mahogany round table in the room.
"Second Master, Second Furen, the maidservant is here to serve you." A 15-year-old beautiful maid dressed in an emerald green satin coat and a dark green cotton skirt suddenly pushed An Niang aside and approached Nangong Mu and Lin Shi's side.
Nangong Yue couldn't help frowning slightly. She remembered that this maid, named as Ruyi and she was her mother's first-rank maid. Ruyi was a loyal servant in a previous life. One day after her mother left, Ruyi was found hanging on a beam and killed herself. She left a suicide note wishing to bury along with Mother. For this reason, both the Nangong family and the Lin family have given Ruyi's family a lot of money, which can also be regarded as a little compensation for her family.
But now, looking at Ruyi's over-attentive manner, Nangong Yue felt a little strange. She couldn't help but look around and asked, "Where's Yan Niang?" Yan Niang is Lin Shi's dowry maid. She has always been valued by Lin Shi. She is always with her, but she is not seen today.
Lin Shi said with a smile: "Mother let Yan Niang take care of your gege for the time being. When your gege is good, let Yan Niang come back. "
Nangong Mu is always a casual person, so he sent out all the servants that are waiting. The family of three like one of the most common families starts to have breakfast. From time to time Nangong Mu clips dishes to Lin Shi and Lin Shi to Nangong Yue from time to time. The family seems to be happy and harmonious.
"Yue Jie'er ," Nangong Mu took a sip of hot tea after breakfast, and suddenly said, "Father heard from Lin Pozi yesterday that you saved your gege!" Listening to his tone, it was obvious that after seeing his son last night, he called people all that is involved and interrogated them carefully.
There's nothing to admit about it. Nangong Yue nodded calmly.
"Father also heard that your gege didn't breathe at that time, still you detect your brother's pulse and help him vomit water in time..." Nangong Mu said again.
"That's right." Nangong Yue nodded again and said in a half-truth, "When I went to my Waizifu's(maternal grandfather) house last year, I just happened to see that my Waizifu had saved a drowning man in this way. So I asked my Waizifu for some advice and learned the pulse method with him. When my gege fell into the water, I was also flustered. Fortunately, I did not forget what I learned... " She made a look of fear, although a bit deliberately exposed, it is also the most realistic idea in her heart.
Nangong Mu couldn't help laughing, "Yue Jie'er , you saved your gege. How do you want the father to reward?"
Nangong Yue originally wanted to refuse, but she changed her mind when she spoke, deliberately pretending to be playful, "Yue'er has to think about it, dad, you can remember, don't refuse!"
Her delicate appearance made both parents laugh.
Nangong Mu showed a gratifying smile and sighed, " Yue Jie'er is grown old enough to help her brother, and she is so smart. This blood is magical….. Yue Jie'er , as a father, I think you have great talent in medical skills. The so-called 'learn a skill to stand up oneself, learn the way of life, and become a talent'. Since you have this talent, don't waste it. There is a saying that "When the book is in use, there is less hatred, and you don't know how difficult it is until you go through it…..."
Literally : until the real use of the knowledge that they will regret it too little knowledge. When it is needed, I regret that I only know a little.
Nangong Mu couldn't bear but to say it carefully, but Nangong Yue was gradually in a trance. In her previous life, she had never heard her father teach patiently. Why in this life... She looked at her father carefully and suddenly realized that no matter what happens in the future, his love for her at this moment is real.
"Husband is right." Lin Shi agreed with a smile on the side, "Yue Jie'er, the mother has some medical books given by your Waizifu. It's useless to put them in the mother's place. It's better to give them to our Yue Jie'er."
Nangong Yue's eyes can't help but move to her mother. Mother is still like that, feeling deep love and worship looking at her father, as if her eyes only as him, no longer can accommodate others.
"Yue Jie'er?" Nangong Mu noticed her daughter's trance and frowned slightly.
"Dad, Yue'er will obey the father's and mother's instructions." Nangong Yue suddenly laughed, smiling brightly and confidently, just like a proud and elegant cat, "Yue'er will not let father and mother disappointment. Yue'er will become your pride!"
At this time, the three people who sitting here don't know in long future, this little girl who is still childish will become the most noble woman in the world.
Note:
Fang refers to room, house, also branch members of family, changfang, erfang sanfang...are refers eldest house (Nangong Qin and his family), second house (Nangong Mu and his family)…respectively.
Shuhang - concubine's child. Di is legitimate child, wife's child.
Shenshen -dad's younger brother's wife.
Guniang -young lady,girl.
bo fu -dad's elder brother.
Boudoir School
At the moment, Nangong Mu and Lin Shi only feel their daughter is childish. They look at each other with a smile. Nangong Mu says, "Yes, Dad believes you."
"That Dad," Nangong Yue suddenly smiles and looks at Nangong Mu very earnestly and says seriously, "Dad, you also won't let your mother, Yue'er and Gege be disappointed. You will also become our pride, right?" She asked pointedly, knowing that her father could not understand her meaning; she could not help seeking the vague promise.
Nangong Mu was stunned for a moment. He felt that his daughter seemed a little strange. However, looking at his daughter's innocent eyes, he felt that he had thought too much. He rubbed her head and said with a smile, "Of course, Father will certainly make Yue Jie'er and Xin Ge'er proud of him."
For a while, the three members of the family chatted about their daily life. Then Nangong Mu and his wife left hand in hand. They looked just like they were when they came.
As Nangong Yue watched them leave, all kinds of past life scenes flashed through in her mind and her eyes were attached to her mother in yearning. It would be great if only my mother could be happy forever!
Certainly possible! Since the heavens let her be born again, she must change the fate of her mother, brother and the whole family! One of the first things she had to do was to cure her brother. In the previous life, although my brother died early, waizufu(maternal grandfather) didn't give up looking for a treatment method. Finally, waizufu really found it! Her waizufu told the treatment method to her and it was his wish. Naturally, she still remembers that treatment method. Her brother's mental retardation was due to the fact that he bumped in head and formed congestion in his brain, which blocked the blood vessels in his brain. Only acupuncture and medicinal dose were needed to disperse the congestion in his brother's brain then brother could be cured.
For her, the acupuncture method is not difficult. The difficulty lies in the fact that the few medicine needs are very precious and rarely seen herbal medicine….
Nangong Yue's eyes flashed and suddenly remembered one thing. Counting the time, there should be more than ten days. She must get the medicine!
She swore secretly in her heart that she had made up her mind in the instant.
The next day, Nangong Xin was still in the room to recuperate. Early in the morning the Nangong Mu couple came to Nangong Yue's MoZhu courtyard and accompanied Nangong Yue to Rongantang to greet Su Shi. However, they found that almost all the family members had arrived - Changfang, Sanfang, fourth uncle who had not yet married…. The whole family is almost all here, and the main hall is occupied by most of them.
"Granddaughter greets Grandmother!"
"Son (Daughter-in-law) greets Mother!"
Su Shi waved, indicating that they did not have to be polite, "Sit down quickly." After a pause, she solemnly added, "Today, I have something to say."
As soon as this word came out, everyone immediately raised their heads and looked at Su Shi in doubt. Only a few people in Changfang(eldest house), who had already known about it, were calm.
"Now Jie'ers(sisters) in several houses have grown up. At this age, all the young ladies in other families have begun to learn music, chess, calligraphy, painting and etiquette. Our Nangong family can't fall behind. I plan to open a boudoir school at mansion." After that, she gave Zhao Shi a wink. Zhao Shi immediately stood up and said, "A few days ago, I specially went to invite Wangdu's famous female teacher, Fang Ru, to teach in the mansion. Cheng Jie'er , Yan Jie'er ,Yue Jie'er , and Lin Jie'er . I hope you can learn etiquette well after you follow teacher Fang."
Cheng Jie'er is the eldest Di daughter of Nangong Qin and Zhao Shi-Nangong Cheng. She is 12 years old this year. She is eldest among Guniangs. Su Shi meticulously cultivated her and she has always been the most favorite.
Yan Jie'er is the Shuhang second daughter of the eldest uncle of Nangong Qin. She is the second guniang among the guniangs. Usually, because she is a Shuhang, she seldom talks and has no sense of existence at home.
Lin Jie'er is the Di eldest daughter of Shuhang Sanfang. She is fourth guniang among the guniangs. Her personality is similar to her mother's eight or nine points. Usually, she likes to pinching and eager to be first in everything.
Tn Note:The practice of attacking, beating, and jealous of good people is also called pinching in the common saying.
"Lin Jie'er," a sharp female voice suddenly sounded, "Thank your grandmother and eldest Aunt!" She was in her early twenties. She was a little fat. With that, she pushed the little girl around her.
The speaker is Huang Shi third Shenshen(aunt) of Nangong Yue who is the third Uncle Nangong Zhi's wife. Because the third uncle is a Shuhang, Even she felt that she was inferior in the Nangong family, so she likes to pinching. Usually, she liked to please Su Shi most.
Hearing this, several guniangs stood in a line and said, "Thank you, grandmother! Mother (eldest Aunt)! " Their faces could not hide the joy.
Teacher Fang Ru! Wangdu's most famous female teacher, Fang Ru! Specializing in teaching for girls who have not left boudoir! It is rumor that all the students she taught were most comprehensive and extraordinary. They were either married into princes, nobles and aristocratic families, or they were selected to serve the emperor in the palace. In the boudoirs of the capital wangdu everyone knows that!
At this moment, even the usual caustic like Huang Shi also can't hide the joy and happiness that her own daughter can have such an opportunity.
Only Nangong Yue didn't smile. She stood there quietly and looked at all this coldly, out of tune with the exciting atmosphere around her.
It was the same in the previous life. Zhao Shi invited Fang Ru to teach studies. Saying that it is for all young ladies in the family to have a better tutor, In fact, she hired a tutor only for Nangong Cheng! Only Nangong Cheng gets the true teachings, while the others are just the accompaniment as the audience!
But this has nothing to do with Nangong Yue. When she was selected as the third prince's imperial concubine in the previous life, she had already studied well. So she didn't care about the so-called best female teacher in the wangdu.
"Cheng Jie'er , Yan Jie'er , Yue Jie'er , Lin Jie'er ," Zhao Shi said with a smile and satisfaction in her eyes. "Boudoir school will officially begin in three days. At that time, she will teach Four Arts ( Zither, chess, calligraphy and painting), female teaching, female precepts and etiquette. You must make all kinds of preparations. In addition, your Boudoir school later starts daily at chenshi (7-9am). Your Grandmother sympathized with your hard work… Later, the Jie'ers can have breakfast in their own courtyard in the morning, and then come to Rongantang to pay respect. "
"Granddaughter thanks grandmother for her kindness." The giuniangs answered in unison.
"Mother," Nangong Mu suddenly stepped forward and attracted all the eyes. "Yue Jie'er is recovering from a serious illness, and her body is still weak. Please forgive me, just this father distressed for his daughter, let Yue Jie'er rest for another half a month."
"Second uncle(bó fù) said is right." Huang Shi's daughter, Nangong Lin, the fourth guniang in the seniority, immediately responded, "Look, third Jiejie's complexion is still very white. She should have more rest. If she loses her health because of study that will certainly lose a lot because of small things." She looks highfalutin and friendly to her sisters, but in her heart she thinks that it is impossible for Nangong Yue to catch up with her after half a month's class.
TN note:The Chinese idiom, pinyin is yīn xiǎo shī dà to lose big because of small gains, meaning to lose big gains for small gains.
Thought of here, her eyes flashed a smear of pride but did not know that her careful thoughts cannot escape the eyes of people who use their head.
Su Shi quickly glanced at Nangong Lin and looked at Nangong Yue, "Yue Jie'er, what do you think?"
Note:
Tang- cousin in same surname,Dad's brother's children.
RonganTang -is the courtyard where Su Shi Lives. Dongci is room where the people meets like living room.
Daily Etiquette
Nangong Yue basically didn't care about Boudior school at all, so she simply as Nangong Lin wished: " 'This body's skin and hair given by parents.'Yue'er will listen to father's advice."
A glimmer of disappointment flashed in Su Shi's eyes, thinking: Although this third granddaughter wisely didn't ask to return the XuanHuang Linglong Ginseng. She was still so stupid, as expected she really learned from her mother.
"San meimei, you should have a good rest first." With a clear voice, a gentle girl walks up to Su Shi's side. It is Nangong Zheng, Di eldest daughter of Nangong Qin and Zhao Shi, who is 12 years old now. At very young she already had great manners. She was wearing a light blue color small jacket embroidered with dark magnolia flowers and a pea green Xiangyun long skirt. Simple rolled up a pair of knots on her her black hair as thick as crow feather, she only wore a pair of gold inlaid flowers.
A pair of simple and exquisite inlaid gold flowers is enough. It is not an exaggeration to say her beauty surpasses all flowers. Her face is like a hibiscus, eyebrow like the willow. There isn't one facial features is not beautiful. At the age of 12, the flower begins to bloom. Just standing in such a beautiful way, she suppresses all the females in the family.
Nangong Zheng smiles and looks like an older sister who loves her younger sister. "Don't be impatient. The body is the most important thing. When you come to boudoir school, If there is anything you don't understand, come and ask me. I must say everything I know. "
Her remarks are very appropriate and also showed the style of the legitimate eldest daughter. Su Shi was very satisfied, nodded: "sisters are friendly, this is right." But Zhao Shi's face is stiff, thinking that this is not a delay in her daughter's study? But she did not dare to object at this time, so she was silent.
Nangong Zheng looks at Nangong Yue and gives her a smile of encouragement. The reserved smile blooms in her mouth, which makes her look more bright.
Actually Nangong Yue couldn't laugh. In her previous life, elder tángjiě Nangong Zheng was known as the first beauty and the first talented woman in the capital Wangdu. She was well-known in the capital. But in the end,her fate was full of misfortune and she suffered a lot...
Nangong Yue took a deep look at Nangong Zheng, saluting: "Then many thanks to Jiejie!"
In the following days, Nangong Yue enjoyed her time to the fullest, mainly spending time with her elder brother and mother, reading medical books occasionally, and basking in the sun.
Two days later, Nangong Xin has been fully recovered, which also means that he must restore his daily etiquette to Su Shi!
This day, Nangong Yue came to Nangong Xin's room early in the morning, but saw him still lying in bed. Qingya stood aside with a look of helplessness. When she saw Nangong Yue, she asked for help: "Miss Third, Second young master is not willing to get up!"
Nangong Yue waved Qingya to go out first and let her persuade her brother.
Qing Ya saluted and she retreated outside the room.
Nangong Yue sat on the side of the bed. Her elder brother huddled in the quilt, only to see the big and round tuft.
"Gege, why don't you get up? Don't you want to play with Yue'er?" She said, deliberately aggrieved.
"Of course not!" Nangong Xin immediately lifted the quilt with excitement, her handsome face turned a little red from stuffy, and said eagerly, "Of course I want to play with my meimei! I like my meimei the most!"
"Then get up quickly!" Nangong Yue said with a smile.
Nangong Xin was about to answer, and suddenly thought of something, the whole facial features wrinkled together, "no! Can't get up! " With that, he looked around, lowered his voice, leaned to Nangong Yue's ear and said, "Get up, I'm going to see my grandmother..."
not fit though its too good
got in net thought adaptable
Nangong Yue's smile is closed, her nose is sour. She is smart, so what else did she not understand. Her Grandmother has always been ashamed of her mentally retarded brother and not eagar to see him. Although her grandmother is afraid of being called unkind and does not show any difference. But this child is the most sensitive and has the animal-like intuition. Even if the grandmother doesn't say it, the elder brother also feels the unhappiness from her grandmother!
Of course, Nangong Yue doesn't care whether her grandmother likes her elder brother, but her elder brother is not intelligent enough and has become the topic of other people's leisure time. If he is called unfilial again, he will be really criticized!
This daily etiquette is inevitable!
Nangong Yue settled her mind and immediately had an idea. She followed Nangong Xin's way and looked around carefully, and said in a low voice: "Gege, I tell you a secret, you must keep it , okay?"
"Certainly! I will surely help meimei to keep it secret!"Nangong Xin patted his chest and held his head high, appearing valiantly and full of vigor.
Nangong Yue leaned into his ear and said with a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Actually, grandmother doesn't like me very much. Every time I see grandmother, I'm so scared! But I must also greet grandmother... Gege, can you come with me?"
"Don't be afraid! Don't be afraid!" Nangong Xin patted Nangong Yue's back in a hurry, "meimei, you have your gege to accompany you! Don't be afraid!" With that, he yelled at the door, "Qing Ya, come and help me get dressed!"
Qing Ya walked in briskly, smiled gratefully at Nangong Yue and hurriedly waited for Nangong Xin to dress.
When everything was ready, Nangong Yue came to Rongantang with her elder brother and mother. In Dongci, only the Zhao Shi and Huang Shi stayed with the Su shi side to serve. Several guniangs because of going to boudoir school after paying greetings soon retired.
Su Shi's face was surprised when she saw the three of Nangong Yue, and then said, "Xin Ge'er,is your body good? Why don't you take rest for a few more days? " A trace of disgust flashed in her eyes. Although it disappeared quickly, she was still caught by Nangong Yue and couldn't help but sneered in her heart.
Naturally, Lin Shi wouldn't let her son reply, immediately said with a smile: "Mother, Xin Ge'er is already very days have been thinking about you, mother. Daughter-in-law can't persuade him. So, she has to let him do his best to be filial to you. " Although she was obviously lying with her eyes open, no one would expose it.
After the three people of Nangong Yue perform courtesy to Su Shi, Su Shi then points to the right hand side of a row of armchairs and says: "All sit down." Then she said to a servant girl in blue dress beside her: "Baosheng, send the jujube yam cake to the Second Young Master and San guniang."
The servant named Baosheng's complexion changed a little. The Jujube yam cake was the Lao Furen's usual pastry in the morning. Because of its sweetness, Lao Furen didn't like to eat it, but only occasionally used it to reward her children and grandchildren. It's just that when she came from the kitchen this morning, she accidentally dropped the food box on the ground. Several fruits were not bad, but that jujube yam cake broke into several pieces. However, she could only carefully rearrange the jujube yam cake again and deliberately pressed a few pieces of broken cake under the surface, just to get passable on the surface. Lao Furen didn't reward the Eldest Guniang and the Eldest young master today. She was relieved and thought she could escape the disaster, but the trouble still came back…
Baosheng has been serving Lao Furen for more than a year. She knows that there is no room for a grain of sand in the eyes of Lao Furen. Although she admits her mistake directly, Lao Furen may not punish her, but she may be tired of her and abandon her.
Framing
Thinking of this, Baosheng secretly clenched her fist, but her face did not show. She picked up the dish of jujube yam cake and walked towards Nangong Xin, the second young master. Originally, the dish should have been placed on the table between Nangong Xin and Nangong Yue's seat, but she deliberately went around Nangong Xin. Then she twisted her foot, pretending to have been tripped by someone. At the same time, the plate in her hand came out of her hand, and the jujube yam cake immediately flew out…
Baosheng pretended to exclaim and fell to the ground, but in her heart she was proud: it was done!
"Pa da" a sound, sweet white porcelain plate broken into pieces, even those pieces of jujube yam cake also fell down, broken into several pieces!
"Lao Furen forgive me!" Bao Sheng knelt on the ground and turned around, kowtowing to Su Shi, "Nubi didn't mean it. It was the second young master who suddenly tripped the nubi. Nubi... Lao Furen forgive him! "She was ruthless. She kowtowed heavily on the ground. After a few times, she knocked her forehead red. Her eyes were full of tears, and she looked beautiful and moving.
"You, you lie!" Nangong Xin was so angry that he jumped up from the armchair. His mouth is bulging in full of anger. He pointed to Baosheng and said, "you bad guy! I didn't trip you!"
His childish appearance is lovely in the eyes of Nangong Yue and Lin shi, but in the eyes of Su shi, actually disgusted and says coldly: "Xin Ge'er, you are usually the naughtiest. This little prank is harmless. It's not good to not admit that you have made a mistake!"
Huang Shi always follows Su Shi blindly and says coolly as if watching a good show on the side: "Xin Ge'er, sages have a cloud, knowing mistakes can be corrected[1]. As long as you sincerely admit your mistakes to your grandmother, your grandmother will definitely forgive you." Huang Shi has always been a bit detrimental to others without benefiting her. Hoping that something will happen, so that she can see Di born's jokes.
Baosheng's forehead against the cold ground and she dare not raise her head, but the corner of her mouth is slightly raised in an angle that no one can see. She knew she had won the bet. She had long known that Lao Furen did not like the second young master. As long as she took him as the scapegoat, she would not only not anger the Lao Furen, but also comply with the Lao Furen's wishes. It would be a blessing in disguise!
Nangong Yue naturally believes in her brother. What's more, she sits next to her brother. Baosheng, a girl who thinks she has done it perfectly, can't escape her doctor's eyes. She clenched her fist in anger. Before that, she only felt that the servants around her brother had slighted him. However, the servants of the whole family thought that their brother and sister were easy to bully!
She coldly glanced at the pastry on the ground and immediately found out the problem, a hook in the mouth. This Baosheng is delivered to the door by herself, so she will give her a good lesson!
She stood up suddenly, under the gaze of probing; she was neither humble nor overbearing. She had a unique temperament that did not belong to this age. She saluted and said, "Grandmother, please listen to Yue'er's words. Just now, Yue'er can see clearly. It is clear that Baosheng Jiejie, who fell down by herself, still wants to put blame on Gege!" After a pause, she said in an orderly manner, "According to Yue'er, I'm afraid it was Baosheng Jiejie who took the food box from the kitchen in the morning, but she wasn't careful and dropped the food box in the garden. It was at that time that jujube yam cake was broken. She did not dare to admit her mistake, so she had such a bad heart as framing! "
On the ground kneeling, Bao Sheng's expression became more and more ugly. Unexpectedly, san guniang was so powerful that she told the whole story as if she had seen it with her own eyes. Although she was scared in her heart, she knew that she had already driven the duck to the shelves [2]and couldn't change her words.
Anyway, san guniang have no evidence, as long as she persist on it is the second young master, just fine!
Her heart moved very quickly. She made a decision in the blink of an eye. She raised her head and looked at the Su Shi for help. "Lao furen, it's really the second young master who tripped up the nubi. Please check it out!" Her delicate face was full of panic.
Both sides were reasonable. Su Shi's heart was suspicious. However, she felt that if her servant girl had done such an ignoble thing, it would really damage her prestige.
Huang shi is also a clever and savvy person. When you look at Su Shi's face, you can see what she wants. So she smiles more deeply and her attitude is more arrogant. "Yue Jie'er , Shen niang[3] knows that you have always had a deep brother and sister relationship. But you shouldn't be prejudiced and help your gege because of this. It's unfair!"
Bao Sheng smiled inwardly and breathed a sigh of relief. She knew that what Huang Shi was talking about was what the Lao Furen meant... As long as the Lao Furen stood by her side, everything would be easy!
"What if Yue'er has evidence?" Nangong Yue said calmly. Bao Sheng was startled again, and said secretly: Does the San guniang really have evidence? How can that be possible?
Nangong Yue saw Bao Sheng's guilty conscience and was disdainful. Pointing to the smashed jujube yam cakes, Nangong Yue said, "Grandmother, please take a look at the broken cakes. Yue'er just checked that. At first glance, within it only Jujube mud and sugar sweet-scented osmanthus, but Yue'er found a little bit of winter jasmine petals mixed in it. Yue'er remembered that the winter jasmine in the garden now seemed to bloomed very fragrant."
Everyone understood what she said. The jujube yam cake made in the kitchen is usually made with sweet-scented osmanthus. This sweet-scented osmanthus has yellow osmanthus petals and the petals of this winter jasmine are also small and yellow. At first glance, they are very similar. This Baosheng must have dropped the food box in the garden in the morning and opened it for inspection. Who knew that a little winter jasmine petal fell into the food box. But she was flustered, so she didn't notice it. It is now an ironclad proof!
Nangong Yue knew that everyone had already figured it out, but she deliberately said: "Even the sweeping maid in the grandmother's room is very dedicated, how could there be winter jasmine petals on the ground? So Yue'er dared to decide that it was Baosheng's fault. !"
Su Shi's complexion became extremely ugly. Wang mama hurried forward to examine the broken cakes carefully, and then told Su shi : "Lao furen, san guiniang is right, there are indeed winter jasmine petals in it. ."
This is regarded as a conviction of Bao Sheng!
"Bao Sheng, it's really you! You really disappointed me!" Su Shi stood up from the armchair and stared at Bao Sheng coldly, not angry. Her face was already dark for the most part, although she had a bottom line in her heart, but when the evidence was in front of her, she was still embarrassed. She didn't expect that the people under her really swept her face!
Wang mama immediately stepped forward in the fox exploiting the tiger's might[4] and said, "Baosheng, Lao furen has always been kind to you. I didn't expect you to do such a scandal to frame the master!"
And Zhao Shi looked at Nangong Yue with a weird expression, and said in her heart: Never thought that Yue Jie'er had such courage?
Under Su Shi's majesty, Bao Sheng cried out of fright, her body trembling like fallen leaves in the cold wind.
She hesitated and gritted her teeth on the ground, "Lao furen, nubi is wrong, please forgive me once...It is nubi who is obsessed with ghosts for a while..." She sobbed and squatted on the ground again, harder than before. , "Lao furen, please forgive the nubi once! Lao furen..."
notes:
[1]knowing mistakes can be corrected- know one's mistake and it can be corrected.
[2]driven the duck to the shelves- Metaphor of forcing to do things that is already beyond your ability.
[3]Shen- father's younger brother's wife, she calling herself
[4]the fox exploiting the tiger's might- to use powerful connections to intimidate people.
Deserves:-
Bao Sheng's forehead knocked on the ground and made a "boom boom" sound. Several soft-hearted women couldn't help but feel unbearable, but Nangong Yue showed no sympathy for her. Since you dare to do it, you must have the determination to be discovered!
The Su Shi has been in charge of the inner house for many years. Don't know how many private matters have been seen, and there is no lack of blood under her administration. Naturally, she will not feel pity because of Bao Sheng's two strokes. She twists the Buddha beads in her hand, but she doesn't speak.
"Mother," the Huang Shi approached Su Shi in a flattering manner, and suggested, "This kind of lowly maid have the dare to frame the master. According to daughter-in-law, she should be flogged to death..." At first, she continued to talk more and more vigorously. Later, Su Shi glanced at her coldly, and the momentum weakened. In the end couldn't hear clearly.
Zhao Shi understands the situation and knowingly and wittily: "Mother believes in Buddhism, and naturally she is compassionate. In the eyes of daughter-in-law, first pulls down Bao sheng and palms a hundred times, and then sell out as an example to others. "
"Yes, Elder furen!" The two strong pozis immediately dragged Baosheng rudely and brought out of the Dongci room neatly. Baosheng still yelled unwillingly, "Lao furen, please spare me! lao..." Soon, Couldn't hear her voice anymore, obviously her mouth was covered tightly.
For a moment, only the sound of the slapping on face came again and again, and Baosheng didn't even make a wail.
The maids in the DongCi were so frightened that they dared not make a sound.
However, Nangong Yue was indifferent. She lowered her eyes slightly and thought: I hope this punishment can set an example to warn others today! She wants the servants of the whole family to know that their ErFang is not easy to bully!
Thinking of this, Nangong Yue's eyes flashed a sharp light, and secretly vowed to protect her mother and brother.
"Yue Jie'er..." Lin Shi looked at Nangong Yue worriedly, thinking she was frightened.
Nangong Yue came back to her senses, curling her lips and whispering, "Mother, I'm fine."
Su Shi glanced at them coldly, raised her hand and said, "I am getting older, I feel tired from this toss. You all retreat back first."
"Yes, mother (grandmother)!"
Everybody salute and retreated.
After returning to Qianyun courtyard, Nangong Xin let out a long sigh of relief, his shoulders collapsed, and he patted his chest with his right hand and said, "Scared me! Scared me!"
Hearing this, Lin Shi nervously ordered the maid: "Qing Ya, don't hurry to make a cup of dingshen(claming) tea for the second young master!"
"Dingshen tea is so bitter. I don't want to drink it!" Nangong Xin vetoed it, and pulled Nangong Yue to her room, " Meimei is enough for me."
As he walked, he whispered in Nangong Yue's ear and , "meimei, you are right! Grandmother is really terrible there! In the future, you can't go alone. I must accompany you! " He looked very worried, frowned and touched the top of Nangong Yue's hair, "do you know?"
Nangong Yue was stunned, looked at her brother straight, and nodded vigorously, "Hmm!"
Since then, Nangong Yue came to Nangong Xin early every morning, accompanied him and Lin Shi to Rongantang to greet Su Shi.
In this way ten days gone, seeing that it was not far from the time Nangong Yue remembered in past life. She thought that she had to take it before she goes to boudoir school.
Therefore, Nangong Yue took advantage of Yi Mei and Yi Xuan to go away and found the opportunity to talk to An Niang alone: "Nanny, do you have a way to take me out of the mansion?"
"San Guniang?" An Niang was obviously shocked. In her heart, Nangong Yue always followed the rules and regulations. She didn't want to make such an extraordinary request today.
"Nanny, I came to Wangdu for the first time. I was ill before I saw what Wangdu looked like" Nangong Yue tugs An Niang's sleeve and asks all over her eyes. Her big eyes are full of water, almost wags her tail. Anyone can't bear to refuse. "You can take me out to relax."
What's more, An Niang always regards Nangong Yue as her own, thinking that the San guniang must have been ill for a long time and depressed, so she felt pity for her. She was always soft hearted and hesitated for a moment, then nodded and agreed: "Nanny can help you, but you have to let Yixuan go..."
Nangong Yue was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect that An Niang had also known that calculation.
An Niang continued to say: "It happens that Yi Xuan will take a two-day break and she will definitely go home. San Guniang, how about tomorrow?"
Nangong Yue nodded, "That Yimei..."
" San Guniang, the two of us went out together. We definitely couldn't hide from Yimei." An Niang analyzed carefully, "I think Yimei is honest and reliable, and should be believed. Hey, Yimei is also a hard life. She has no father and mother, and she is sold by a bad hearted uncle... "
An Niang said in a garrulous way. Nangong Yue slightly squinted, but it was the first time that she knew the life experience of Yimei. She suddenly remembered that bowl of medicinal soup that was passive. Perhaps, she could try to test her by herself..….
Nangong Yue had an idea in her mind and said, "Nanny, I believe you. You can arrange it." She looked at An Niang with trust on her face, and a childlike innocence. She doesn't really mean to be nice. She really believes in An Niang. Besides her mother and maternal grandfather, An Niang is probably her most trusted person!
Upon seeing this, An Niang couldn't help showing a warm smile, as if she was looking at her own daughter, and said, " San Guniang, Don't worry, nanny will help you get things done."
Two days later, Nangong Yue went to greet her grandmother early, and was soon sent back to her room to rest as she wished.
When she returned to Mozhuyuan, An Niang had already prepared a set of maid dress for her. With the joint collaboration of An Niang and Yi Mei, a third-rank maid wearing a double bun was born.
" San Guniang, you have to come back earlier..."
Yimei said timidly. Obviously, she was worried in her heart, but did not try to stop them.
Nangong Yue took a meaningful look at her and went to the west gate side door with An Niang. An Niang was obviously familiar with the gatekeeper. The other side only thought Nangong Yue was a new little maid and didn't care. Only say greets to An Niang and let them out of the mansion.
It was not until she got out of the door and turned a road again that Nangong Yue really relaxed. She really came out!
An Niang breathed a sigh of relief as she watched, but she quickly sighed and exclaimed like a hen guarding a chick: " San Guniang, you have to follow the nubi closely. Although it's lively and interesting outside, there are many bad guys and abductors. In case something happens to you, Nanny can't afford it."
"Nanny, I understand." Nangong Yue nodded repeatedly, and then changed the conversation: "From now on, you don't want to call me San Guniang. You want to call me... call me Shan'er. I don't call you nanny, just call Auntie An."
"This... this slave can't afford to be..." An Niang was still panicking, but she saw that Nangong Yue turned a deaf ear and had already strode out into the street, An Niang could only keep up.
Going out
On the streets of Wangdu, there is a scene of rich, prosperity and power.
Streets and alleys are arranged in crisscross pattern, full of pedestrians coming and going. On both sides of the street, some small stalls of different sizes can be found everywhere. The sounds of street Hawkers shouting, people's conversation, and various voices are mixed together to depict a lively scene of the capital.
The sun hangs lazily in the air. Under its light, even the bluestone roads are shining brightly. The air is warm and makes people feel very comfortable.
Wangdu, she never thought that she would have a chance to set foot on the street here again. Since she was imprisoned in the cold palace for eight years, her heart seems to be dead. At the moment, her heart, which has been silent for a long time, can't help but be infected by the lively atmosphere. Even her mood seems lightened.
An Niang follows Nangong Yue and stares at her closely, as if afraid that she will disappear in a blink of an eye.
Although Nangong Yue was dazzled, she did not forget the purpose of her trip. According to the direction in her memory, she seems to walk through several busy streets to her real destination.
This is a family pharmacy located in the center of Wangdu. It has a long-standing brand, good location and good reputation. Because it's been handed down from oral teaching. There's an endless stream of patients.
In the drugstore, several assistants are sorting out the drugs. The dried herbs gave a strong smell of herbal medicine. Nangong Yue can't help sniffing nostalgically and thought of her Waizufu's house. Waizufu's house is always smell like this. Unconsciously, she has been used to it and nostalgia for this medicinal smell.
At the door of the drug store, a doctor in a green robe and a square cloth cap was sitting behind a square table, taking the pulse of the patient. He seems to be young, he should be less than thirty.
Sitting across the table from the doctor was a middle-aged married woman in her early forties. The woman was covering her stomach with one hand, her face was full of pain, and even her forehead was covered with sweat.
The young doctor pondered for a moment and took the pulse checking right hand away from the woman's wrist, looking thoughtful.
"Dr. Li," said the woman, with her face awry with pain, "what's wrong with me?"
"Don't worry, it's just normal diarrhea. I'll prescribe a prescription for you, and you can grab the medicine later." Dr. Li said, took a piece of jute paper, and wrote, "Guizhi, Agrimony, Liu Shenqu, Dried Ginger, Fu ling, Yindi Jue... Six doses, two doses a day."
Dr. Li was about to put down his pen, and a clear voice rang in his ear: "Your prescription is a bit wrong!"
Dr. Li was startled. Similarly, the people who heard from the side also cast curious eyes. They saw a little girl standing at side of the square table didn't know when to stand. Her white and rosy skin was broken. Her eyes were big and bright. Although she was still young, could already see that she must be a beauty when she grew up.
Under normal circumstances, it's very difficult for you to be angry with such a lovely face, but in this situation, Dr. Li has to doubt whether the little girl has a different purpose and intentionally comes to their pharmacy to make trouble in public.
Seeing the patients in line behind and the onlookers whispering to each other, Dr. Li was even more displeased and mocked: "Where is the kid came from and talking nonsense!"
Nangong Yue didn't intend to get entangled with him too much. However, An Niang beside her could not tolerate her young lady being despised. She stepped forward like a fighter, "Since my family is San...Shan'er says that your prescription is wrong. It must be wrong." An Niang's trust in Nangong Yue is blind and unconditional, which makes Nangong Yue's heart warm.
"Auntie An, don't have to talk to him, I'm just telling my opinion." Nangong Yue smiles indifferently and turned to walk into the drugstore.
She said this, which made Dr. Li more and more suspicious that she had come to make trouble in public on purpose. She grabbed Nangong Yue's arm angrily and said, "little girl, since you say that my prescription is not right, what evidence do you have? If you can't tell us reason, you're trying to discredit the reputation of our pharmacy!"
This Li family pharmacy has been open for some years. It has been recognized by the common people for its doctors excellent medical skills and reasonable price of herbs. The doctors here are also known as famous doctors.
As soon as Doctor. Li said this, most of the onlookers also felt that the little girl was only eight or nine years old. How could she possibly understand medical skills? She must have come to make trouble.
"You are so rude," An Niang excitedly tried to pull away Doctor Li. "Let go of my family San ... Shan'er!"
Doctor Li soon realized that his action was not proper, so he quickly let go of Nangong Yue.
Nangong Yue had nothing to say for a while. The questioning eyes around her made her feel unhappy. She said in her heart: As expected, she is too young, so no one believes what she said. But Nangong Yue was not interested in proving herself to irrelevant people, and said lightly: "Believe it or not!"
Dr. Li's face sank and he wanted to say something, but he heard an impatient male voice saying, "little girl, will you enter or not?" The voice clearly belonged to a teenager, but it was pleasant to the ear but could not conceal the impetuousness.
As soon as the voice fell, there was already an eleven or twelve-year-old boy in purple robe beside them. It was clear that it was early spring and the weather was slightly cool, but the boy pretended to hold a paper fan in his hand.
Nangong Yue couldn't believe it when she looked at the young man who suddenly appeared. She felt as if she had been struck by thunder, rumbling in her ears. The surrounding sounds seemed to be separated by an invisible barrier. For the first time, she couldn't control her emotions. Her face was as pale like paper.
How come? ! It turned out to be him! Why is he here! ?
He turned out to be Xiao Yi!
Xiao Yi, Di eldest son of Zhennan Wang, was born in a prominent family. He was conferred as Shizi when he was just born. At the age of 15, he was sent to Wangdu as a hostage. Three years later, he left Wangdu without authorization and his whereabouts are unknown. Zhennan Wang was very angry. He cut off his Shizi title and bestow title Shizi to his second Di son.
In the second year of Xuhe, Xiao Yi, who had long been forgotten by everyone, returned to southern Xinjiang. He broke into the Zhennan palace alone, chopped off the head of his younger brother Xiao Luan in front of his father, and then stabbed his father to death with a sword. He washed the Zhennan palace with blood and controlled the military power in southern Xinjiang with momentum of thunder.
At that time, Xiao Yi's methods were cruel and his tyrannical behavior caused an uproar in the entire Dayu Dynasty. Imperial censors one after another has wrote petitions asking the emperor to apprehend the murderer in upright manner and rules. However, Han Lingfu was still afraid of his military power and had to confer him the title Zhennan Wang (king of Zhennan).
Since then, Xiao Yi was in charge of Southern Xinjiang, occupying an area of land as the king. He had no heart of submission to the Dayu Dynasty.
At that time, she was willing to seek revenge even ask the tiger for its skin(ask sb to do that's impossible), secretly cooperated with the ambitious Xiao Yi, and finally destroyed Han lingfu's imperial dynasty.
She still remember that day when Xiao Yi's army invaded the palace and killed people upon seeing. Blood stained the palace and screams were endless. She finally realized why Xiao Yi was known as a God of killing. When women and children listened to it will go pale.
She had no idea that she could meet him here.
Chapter 17:Bet
Although he was still a young and inexperienced boy, his appearance and figure hadn't grown up yet, Nangong Yue recognized him at a glance. In front of him, Xiao Yi has a neutral face that was both male and female, with sword eyebrows flying horizontally, a pair of obsidian-like pupils with full of interest at this time. Under his tall nose, thin red lips are slightly hooked, and the curvature of his face is perfect as delicate as a knife cut.
Nangong Yue was still in a daze. Xiao Yi had already put his face in front of her, frowned and urged: "little girl, are you dumb? Are you going in or not?"
"A yi, what does it matter to you if the little sister can't get in?" Xiao Yi's side was standing a teenager two or three years older than him. This teenager was also handsome and dignified. He seemed to have an extraordinary background.
He was also recognized by Nangong Yue. He was Chen Quying, the second son of the Minister of the Ministry of war. He was also a good friend of Xiao Yi.
"It's my business if she gets in the way here." Xiao Yi said sullenly, making everyone around him confused.
Little Li doctor thought he was coming to buy medicine, so he said in a hurry: "this Gongzi, if you want to buy medicine, please come inside."
He politely made a gesture of invitation, but who thought that the other side should be justifiably replied: "I'm not here to buy medicine."
Nangong Yue doesn't want to know what Xiao Yi is here for. She doesn't want to get involved with this guy with the word "trouble" on his head. She can only blame herself for not reading the calendar when she goes out. It's better to avoid this evil star.
Nangong Yue quickly made a decision in her heart. She was about to leave, but was stopped by Xiao Yi, "You are not allowed to go, don't you want to go in?"
"Who said I'm going in?" Nangong Yue took another step forward to bypass him, and at the same time signaled An niang to follow, "Aunt An, let's go."
But the little Dr. Li stood in front of her again, "Not allowed! You can't go! If you can't say what's wrong with the prescription, it's that you deliberately damage the reputation of our pharmacy. You must apologize! "
The corner of Nangong Yue's mouth twitched, seemingly smiling, but with a bit of arrogance, "Even if I said it, do you understand?"
"You..."little Dr. Li was so angry that his eyes turned red, "you are clearly an annoying troublemaker!"
The dispute between them attracted more and more people, which was quite spectacular. At this time, an old man came out of the drugstore. He was wearing a grey robe of fine cloth. His hair and beard were gray. His face was wrinkled and his mouth was smiling. He looked very kind.
"Wencheng, what's going on?" The old man walked out slowly and looked around him indifferently. His eyes were fixed on little Dr. Li.
The old man was obviously very powerful. As soon as he appeared, Dr. Li stepped back and said respectfully, "Grandfather, the little girl says that the prescription prescribed by the grandson is not proper." The more he said, the more discontented he was. His medical skills all inherited from his grandfather. How could anyone question him!
Compared with Dr. Li, the old man was much calmer. He looked at Nangong Yue with interest, only to see Nangong Yue staring at him without humble or arrogance. The delicate face was somewhat indifferent to age.
The old man was more interested and said, "Wencheng, show me the prescription."
Dr. Li immediately handed the prescription to the old man. The old man just glanced at it casually, and he already knew it.
"The prescription is quite satisfactory." The old man smiled and nodded meaningfully, then looked towards Nangong Yue and smiled, "Little girl, if you can prescribe a better prescription, I will let you grab the medicine for free, how about?"
As soon as these words came out, the crowd onlookers were surprised. Could this little girl really prescribe a better prescription?
And Nangong Yue also showed some interest, and said in her heart: This is really dozing off and someone will give pillows. This old man is a bit interesting. If you still don't cooperate, that would be too uninteresting.
Then, without hesitation, she opened her mouth and said, "This patient's eyes are slacken, her lips are slightly white, and there are small pimple on her forehead, which is obviously diarrhea."
"I've said this too." Dr. Li interrupted in angrily on the side, meaning she was clearly picking up people's teeth. (pick up what others say )
Nangong Yue didn't care about him at all. He continued: "Use the Yellow dill, stir fried Paeonia alba, roasted licorice, aconite, dried ginger and white fu ling together with three bowls of water and boil into half a bowl. Only need three doses of medicine."
The old man stroked his long beard and nodded with a smile.
When Dr. Li saw this, his face changed and he was very unhappy. He accused: "Even if your prescription can be treated, why do you deny my prescription?!"
Nangong Yue glanced at him faintly and said: "you have prescribed diyinjue in your prescription. This herb grows in a dark corner and does not bask in the sun all the year round. It is cold in nature. However, the patient's tongue is light and the fur is white and smooth. Obviously, there is stomach cold. But there is no herbal medicine for regulate the cold in your prescription. If patients take this prescription, diarrhea can be cured, but it will leave hidden dangers to the stomach and intestines. "
Doctor Li was suddenly startled when he heard this. He subconsciously glanced at the middle-aged woman, and immediately understood his mistakes and omissions. It was indeed that he was too careless.
"..." Doctor Li tightened his lips and stopped talking, but the slumped expression on his face explained that he accepted defeat.
But at this moment, the old man laughed out loud, causing others to be puzzled and confused.
"Wencheng, according to the little girl's prescription, give medicine to the patient." The old man clapped his hands and followed. He looked at Nangong Yue and said, "Little girl, you can come in with this old man. If you need any herbs, you can help yourself."
After that, he led Nangong Yue into the drugstore, leaving only the people who were still in a daze outside. No one thought that a little girl who seemed to be only eight or nine years old was more powerful than the famous doctor. It really made people have to admire: since ancient times, heroes have been young.
Xiao Yi stares at Nangong Yue's petite back, and has a trace of interest in his eyes: this little girl is so interesting!
He was trying to keep up with him, but he heard Chen Quying fan the paper fan in a pretentious manner and said, "A Yi, it's a pity that my brother won today's game." With that, he took the lead in entering the drugstore.
Xiao Yi was taken aback for a moment, and chased after him a little angrily, "Do not calculate! Qu Ying, that old man belongs to this pharmacy, so he can't be regarded as the 100th person. "
Chen Quying calmly put away the paper fan, "A yi, you are not right. Our bet is to guess whether the hundredth person who enters this pharmacy is a man or a woman, but didn't say that the number of people in the pharmacy is not counted. Since this old doctor is the hundredth person to come in, then I won!"
Although Nangong Yue was not interested in their gambling game, but the drugstore was not too big, it was inevitable that they all listened. Only then did understand what these two people were doing. Dare to believe that their days are too leisurely, so they bet on a nutritious bet. Xiao Yi bet that the hundredth person who entered the drugstore was a woman, and Chen Quying bet a man...
Chapter 18: Treasure
"Hum." Xiao Yi snorted coldly, "99 wins, 100 losses, 108 draws. Now you've only got one game ahead. What's your poor pride?" With that, he glared at Nangong Yue fiercely. It's a pity that his beautiful appearance doesn't have a trace of sharpness. It just makes people feel that the angry beauty has a special style. "Stinky girl, blame you! Remember it for me!" He did not blame the wrong person. If Nangong Yue did not appear suddenly, the sick woman just now would be the 100th person to enter the pharmacy; if Nangong Yue did not give directions to Dr. Li's prescription, she would be the 100th person to enter the pharmacy. In either case, the winner will be Xiao Yi.
Nangong Yue could not help but covered in blacklines(- _-|||), almost suspected that she had recognized the wrong person. At present, this dandy is far from the style of Zhennan Wang that she knows. Where is the cold-blooded and gloomy, scheming deep?
"A Yi, if you agree to bet you must accept to lose. Is it nice to be a little demeanor? Don't intimidate the other's meimei, look you frighten the other family little girl..." Chen Quying opened the paper fan, saying sarcastic words on one side, "Oh, by the way, don't forget our stakes."
The two men quarreled noisily. The old man suddenly bowed to Xiao Yi and said: "This Gongzi, I don't know what the Gongzi's bet is? Since the Gongzi lost because of the old man this time, it is better to let the old man..."
"Do you think I can't afford to lose?!" Xiao Yi interrupted the other party in a vicious voice, "this is my bet with QuYing. It's none of your old man's business! Well, it's boring. I'll go first!" He swung his sleeve angrily, patted his buttocks and left.
But Chen Quying didn't follow him. He said with a calm smile, "My brother Xiao is always childish. It's really joke." He fanned his fan and looked around. "I'll take a look. Please don't mind me." The medicine shop is very spacious, with neat rows of medicine cabinets standing against the wall high up to the roof. The medicine cabinet is also equipped with a movable ladder. The staffs perform their own duties and everything is in order. It is worthy of being a famous hundred year old medicine shop in wangdu.
"Little girl," the old man looked at Nangong Yue again, with a very kind attitude, "what medicine do you need, just ask."
Nangong Yue looked around the row of medicine cabinets and reported a series of medicine names: "I want Motherwort, Equisetum, Prunella vulgaris, Daqingye, Hanshan purple mushroom, Shouwu vine." After a pause, she added a sentence, "I'll choose for myself."
"You..." Dr. Li felt that the little girl was too difficult to serve. He was about to say something, but he grandfather raised he hand to stop he.
"Just like the little girl said."
With a word from the old man, a few drawers full of herbs were moved to Nangong Yue.
Nangong Yue calmly picked to pick up. Each kind of herbal medicine is packed in a bag. Until the medicine cabinet with "Hanshan Zizhi" had written, the corner of her mouth hook.
Found it!
She took out one of the Hanshan Zizhi in half of the cabinet through a pink veil.
It looks like a purple mushroom, palm size, umbrella shaped mushroom body, surface potholes, looks really bad.
This, let alone Doctor Li, even ordinary people who don't understand medicine can see it, and can't help whispering. Dr. Li felt like he was bullying a child, and couldn't help saying: "Little..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the old man again: "Wencheng, don't say much."
Chen Quying looked at Nangong Yue with great interest and thought: this little girl doesn't look like a fool. What is she plotting? It's interesting
Nangong Yue was seen to have goose bumps. He was in a good mood when he thought that the purpose of the trip had been achieved. He put away what should have been well and bowed to the old man with a smile, "thank you very much." Her gift is not for anything else, but for the integrity of the old man. She believed that even if the other party didn't know, he could see it now…
"The girl is polite. My grandson is careless, not as good as the girl." The old man smiled calmly which made Dr. Li's face flushed.
Nangong Yue raised her brows, as if thinking of something, and then asked, "Old doctor, do you have silver needles for sale here?" Although she only found a medicine and there are still several ingredients were missing. With the silver needles, she can begin to help her brother heal... the human brain is extremely fragile and complicated. This will be an extremely long and difficult treatment process!
Dr. Li, like a cat stepping on his tail, blew his hair again. "Hey, you think we are..."
"Wencheng, go and get a set of my silver needles." The old man said decisively that Dr. Li could only follow his orders and quickly took a wooden box from the backyard.
Nangong Yue opened the box and saw dozens of silver needles neatly placed inside. When she saw the luster, she knew that the texture was good. She nodded with satisfaction and gave Dr. Xiao Li a silver note.
"This is silver needle's money." Not waiting for the other party's reaction, she bowed to each other again, "old master, goodbye." With that, she led An Niang out of the drugstore. As she passed by Chen Quying's side, she gave him a casual look, and then plunged into the crowd, and her small figure disappeared quickly.
"Grandfather," said Dr. Li, looking at the silver note in his hand, there were more than one hundred taels, enough money for medicine. He hesitated for a while and could not help but ask, "That Hanshan Zizhi is clearly not in good taste. Why did the little girl choose it?"
The old man looked at his grandson with a little helplessness, and with heavy sigh said: "Wencheng, you are still a little bit hotter. It seems that grandfather will have to take care of you for a few more years." A year ago, the old man had already handed over the medicine shop. The grandson, Dr. Li, had a lot of money to play with his grandson, and listening to what he meant at the moment, he was going to come out again.
"Grandfather..." Dr. Li was more and more ashamed.
"Wencheng," the old man said unhurriedly, "you look clear."
He had other deep meaning shook his head and continued: "It's not Hanshan Zizhi at all, but Bingxin Zizhi."
"Bingxin Zizhi!?" Dr. Li couldn't help but whispered, "Bingxin Zizhi is rare in a century. It is said that it can cure all kinds of toxins, cure all diseases, and has the effect of prolonging life."
When the onlookers heard it, they suddenly boiled like boiling water and whispered.
"Old man, since it's so precious, why did you give it away?" Chen Quying curiously put his face between the grandfather and grandson. Her eyes were bright, but she didn't stand up and looked like a dandy.
The old man stroked his long beard and said with a smile, "A word from a gentleman can never be recalled."
Hearing the speech, people can't help but respect. The old man had been practicing medicine in Wangdu for many years, and his reputation was well known. After this, he was more and more respected. After that, the business of Li's pharmacy became more and more prosperous. This is a later remark.
At this time, the old man suddenly sighed and said, "Well, the little girl is very poor. She is very young, but she is short of Qi and blood. If she is not recuperated, she may not live to be 20 years old. I hope Bingxin can help her…"
After hearing this, Chen Quying's body was shocked, and Nangong Yue's delicate and lovely face appeared in his mind, which was as beautiful as a porcelain doll. Unexpectedly...
The little girl was very good at medicine at a young age. She looked like an ordinary servant girl in her dress, but her words and deeds were extraordinary. And the woman around her, who was called as An Aunt by her, was more like a servant than an elder. Who the hell is she?
Chen Quying was thoughtful and could not help looking at the direction Nangong Yue left.
Chapter 19: Father's training
And all this, Nangong Yue did not know. She was walking in a good mood on the way back to the house, the corner of her mouth could not hide her smile, her eyes were even more shining.
Unexpectedly, this trip was so smooth, so easy, and got this priceless Bingxin Zizhi.
In the previous life, this Bingxin Zizhi was like a pearl covered in dust and was abandoned in the medicine cabinet. When someone recognized it, the medicine had already broken.
It was regarded as a talk after dinner, and spread all over the Wangdu overnight. Even Nangong Yue felt very sorry at that time.
It is a pity that when Nangong Yue returned to her yard, her good mood disappeared. Saw Yimei guarding at the door of her boudoir nervously, her eyes wandering.
Nangong Yue's eyes condensed, and she glanced at Yimei faintly, seemingly casual, but she seemed to carry the might of thunder.
Yimei's body trembled. For a moment, she thought she saw the Lao Furen. No, San Guniang seemed to be more frightening than the Lao Furen.
"Yue Jie'er"
Nangong Yue was shocked by a familiar voice. When she followed the sound, she saw a slender figure standing by the window and looking at her. There was a rare solemnity on his handsome face.
Nangong Yue was suddenly stunned, but she quickly returned to her senses. She reluctantly laughed and walked into the room as if nothing had happened. She said, "Dad, how did you come?"
Nangong Mu would not be so fooled by Nangong Yue. He stepped forward a few steps and asked in a slightly disappointed way: "Yue Jie'er, you have always followed the rules since childhood. Why grow up, but not sensible? Why do you want to sneak out of the mansion?" Said, the eye passes through the Nangong Yue, falls on An Niang, "An Niang, you really let me be too disappointed. Unexpectedly, let Yue Jie'er to act arbitrarily regardless of the rules!"
Nangong Yue's smile was stiff for a moment, and pretended to be coquettish and said: "Father, nanny all listen to me. Everything is Yue'er's fault. Yue'er stayed in the house a bit stuffy, so wanted to go out to relax."
"Relax?" Nangong Mu raised his brows, with a trace of pity in his eyes, but was quickly pressed by reason. "If you want to go out, why don't you tell your mother to go out in a fair manner? If you leave the mansion secretly like this, if your grandmother knows about it, you know the consequences!"
Nangong Yue lowered her head slightly in silence, her eyelashes half drooping, covering her mind.
"Yue Jie'er, you are nine years old. You should learn to be sensible. Think about it yourself." Nangong Mu said bitterly, but Nangong Yue only felt ironic, obviously her father never cared about her.
She pursed her lips, and suddenly said, "I know my grandmother will be in the Buddhist hall this time." The implication was that grandmother would not know.
Moreover, her grandmother had never been close to her and seldom thought of her, so she dared to take this time to go out of the Mansion.
Hearing the rebellious tone in her daughter's voice, Nangong Mu looks at his daughter unexpectedly. Suddenly, he feels that he knows little about his daughter, so he secretly makes up his mind. He pondered for a while and said seriously, "Yue Jie'er, you are right indeed, but have you ever thought that there is no absolute, some pattern can be changed. For example, today, why do you think father is here waiting for you?"
His expression and tone showed that he was concerned about her.
This idea clearly floated in Nangong Yue's mind. She remembered that her father had taught her so earnestly yesterday, and a strange emotion sprouted in her heart. A complicated color flashed in her eyes. She didn't understand why her father cared about her? Why her father had never visited her since she left home in the previous life even did not send letters…
At the thought of this, her heart cooled down again and warned herself not to be blinded by the warmth at the moment.
This man is ruthless to her mother and unrighteous to her. How can he believe such a ruthless and unjust man!
Seeing that Nangong Yue hadn't spoken for a long time, Nangong Mu thought that he was speaking too hard, so he changed his tone and said: "Yue Jie'er, you know that there is news from the palace today, so your grandmother did not go to the Buddhist hall. She wants to see you. "
Hearing this, Nangong Yue was startled and looked up at her father. Now she knew she was afraid. If she was caught by grandmother, she would punish her even fear that implicating her mother. But, What does she have to do with the news from the palace?
"Fortunately, father happened to come here to see you, so he sent your grandmother's people away for the time being." Nangong Mu frowned and looked at Nangong Yue's clothes. "What kind of clothes are you wearing? Don't change quickly." With that, he walked out of his daughter's boudoir.
"Yes, father." Nangong Yue, who was in the wrong, didn't dare to say any more, and hurriedly changed her clothes under the service of An Niang and Yimei.
Nangong Mu was waiting for her in the yard outside the house. In a soft voice, he said, "If your grandmother asks about it later, say that you just fell asleep. My father can't bear to wake you up, so I'm late. Go ahead. "
Nangong Yue froze for a moment and nodded slowly. When she came to Rong'antang, the Dongci room was very lively. In addition to the female family members of the Changfang, erfang,sanfang and even the grandsons —the Chanfang's Di son Nangong Sheng and the sanfang 's Di son of Nangong Hao all have arrived. Not only that, but even the Gumu Nangong yun and cousin(biaomei) Bai Muxiao also appeared.
Everyone was surrounded around Su Shi. Talking and laughter came from time to time. Even Su Shi was smiling. The atmosphere was very warm.
The appearance of Nangong Yue suddenly attracted all the eyes, and the laughter stopped.
"Yue Jie'er." Lin Shi cried out affectionately, but Nangong Lin pressed her over.
"Third Jiejie, you have come at last. Let your grandmother to wait for a long time." Nangong Lin complains with a joking tone, but she sets a crime for Nangong Yue not to respect her grandparents.
Nangong Yue didn't want to look at her at all. She went straight to Su Shi's and bowed over and said, "Forgive me, grandmother. Granddaughter took a nap just now..."
"Needless to say, you aren't feel well. You need more rest." Su Shi, who is sitting on the Luohan, waved her hand and call generously, "Yue Jie'er, come to grandmother quickly." In Su Shi's mind, the third granddaughter used to be a little bit of a family girl, but recently she has become a little bit more knowledgeable. She knows that the family's interests are the most important. She wisely offers xuanhuang Linglong ginseng. Since her granddaughter knows how to sacrifice for her family, as a grandmother, she doesn't mind giving her a little face, so as to let others know that as long as they makes contributions to the family, they will not be unfairly treated.
Hearing the words, Nangong Lin's face sank. On usually, she always felt that Nangong Yue was stupid and unwelcome by her grandmother. Among the granddaughters, in addition to the Tangjie Nangong Cheng, she is the best. But my grandmother today...
She bit her lip unwillingly, and said in her heart: Third Jiejie, don't be proud. If it weren't for the Xuanhuang Linglong Ginseng, how would you please grandmother!
"Well, with Yue Biaojie, my grandmother won't care me anymore." Bai muxiao complains, pretending to be sad. She had been sitting on Su Shi's right hand side, but she had to step back.
Chapter 20:Purpose
Nangong Yue takes a meaningful look between Bai Muxiao and her aunt (Gumu) Nangong Yun. She thought that this Gumu and Biaomei are really well-informed. Once they hear that there is purpose from the palace, they come here so quickly. And her good Biaomei , who is really thick skinned, seems to have forgotten everything that happened half a month ago. This is really a skill!
Nangong Yue pretended if she had not heard of it. She just bowed to Su Shi and said, "Thanks grandmother for giving me a seat." Then she walked calmly to Su shi's side and sat down.
"Good girl." Su Shi patted the back of Nangong Yue's hand, showing a loving look. For a while, the eyes of other people were different, but Lin Shi smiled, and felt happy that her daughter was favored by her mother-in-law.
Although Nangong Yue has a grudge in heart, she would not be so stupid as to refuse Su Shi's intimacy in front of the public. Instead, she sat quietly and looked flattered. In order to get attention and position in this family, Su Shi's "love" is also very necessary.
Su Shi had a satisfied smile, and said: "Since Yue jie'er is here, I have something to say."
Everyone guessed that Su Shi is going to talk about entering the palace and sitting in a serious manner.
"This morning, the Empress niangniang in the palace gave us the decree," Su Shi said slowly, unable to conceal her pride in her voice. "Receive Niangniang's favour, announce my Nangong family's womenfolk enter into the palace." With that, she patted Nangong Zheng and Nangong Yue sitting on both sides of her. "Zheng jie'er, Yue jie'er, three days later, you two will come into the palace with me and Zhao Shi."
Su Shi's tone was kind, but there was no doubt about it. In her eyes, this is a great honor, how can others refuse.
"Thanks grandmother." Nangong Zheng bowed gracefully with a smile on her face. She was not surprised by her honor or disgrace. She showed her noble family's xiaojie dignity.
Other people's faces are not very good-looking, including Bai muxiao who is always good at understanding others.
Nangong Yue couldn't help but sarcastically hooked her lips and thought: Xiao biaomei, did she thought that grandmother would take her wai sun nu(daughter's daughter) into the palace?
"Many thanks grandmother" Nangong Yue deliberately made a happy look, "it's really a granddaughter's blessing to be able to enter the palace and have a look." In fact, Nangong Yue was also a little surprised that Su Shi would bring her into the palace. In the previous life, Su Shi also received decree to enter the Imperial Palace, but only brought Zhao shi and elder Tangjie Nangong Zheng. In this life, she unexpectedly got this opportunity because of XuanHuang Linglong Ginseng. Moreover, she remembers that it was only half a month later that Su Shi entered the palace in the previous life, but this life was ahead of schedule. It seems that xuanhuang Linglong ginseng still played the effect that Su Shi wanted.
Nangong Yue pursed her lips and smiled, but there was a coldness in her smile that she only knew.
Could grandmother make herself grateful with a little favor? I will never forget that my grandmother ignored her serious illness in bed and refused to return Xuan Huang Linglong ginseng. In this family, there is no love between grandparents and grandchildren, just some benefits.
"Grandmother, grandmother," Nangong Hao, a five-year-old Di son of Sanfang, suddenly ran to Su Shi with his small two legs. He said naively and lovingly, "what is the palace like? Can you take Hao'er and fourth Jiejie together?"
Su Shi did not speak, but just glanced at Huang Shi with a smile.
"Hao Ge'er, don't be naughty." A gentle male voice suddenly made a sound. It was Nangong Sheng, the Di eldest son of Changfang. He was thirteen years old. His face was like a crown jade, and he was gentle and elegant. He looked like a good young master in a white robe. "There are strict rules in the harem. Empress niangniang summoned grandmother to bring her female family members into the palace. You are a boy, so naturally you can't go there." With that, he looked at Nangong Zheng and Nangong Yue, and said earnestly with the elder brother's gesture, "Cheng Jie'er, Yue Jie'er, since you are lucky enough to enter the palace with your grandmother, you should be careful not to shame my Nangong family."
"Thank elder brother for your teaching." Nangong Zheng and Nangong Yue are both respectfully saluted.
"But…"
Nangong Hao wanted to say something more, but he was soon interrupted by his sister Nangong Lin. She press down the unwillingness in her eyes down and pretended to be concerned and said to Nangong Yue, "San Jiejie, you are recovering from a serious illness. In order to recuperate your body, you haven't even gone to the boudoir school for the time being. If you make mistakes in the palace, it is not beautiful." She blinked mischievously, a simple look, as if she was only for the sake of the family, not aiming at Nangong Yue.
"Lin Biaojie is right," Bai Muxiao took Nangong Lin's words and smiled very understandingly, completely like a good meimei who cares about her jiejie. "Yue Biaojie, you have to take care of your body."
"Thank for Xiao Biaomei's concern." Nangong Yue glanced at Bai Muxiao lightly. The other side's immature face overlapped with the charming and vicious face of the previous life. When she was eight years old, she could pretend like that, her previous life was really stupid. She was stupid for so many years before she knew that a sheep in wolf's clothing was nothing but a toy, and this wolf in sheep's clothing was the most terrifying.
What other people said later, Nangong Yue had completely ignored it. The crowd talked about domestic trivial matters with Su Shi for a while, and then dispersed.
Lin Shi held Nangong Yue's hand, and her face was filled with joy. She sent her daughter back to the house until she was willing to let go.
Nangong Yue stared at Lin Shi's leaving back, her expression a little complicated.
In her previous life, she didn't enter the palace for the first time until she was appointed the third prince's concubine at the age of 14. However, in this life, it was changed because of xuanhuang Linglong ginseng.
The Imperial palace, to her it means Han Ling Fu!
Nangong Yue can't help clenching her fists tightly. No matter what the road ahead is, she won't be afraid.
This life, my Nangong Yue will not repeat the same mistakes!
On the next day, after greeting Su Shi, Nangong Yue followed Nangong Xin to his house and sent all the maids outside.
Although men and women have different seats at the age of seven, this is Lin Shi's courtyard, and Nangong Xin's mind is only five years old. Therefore, the maids also selectively turn a blind eye to it.
After Nangong Yue closed the door, she took her brother to the table and sat down. Then she took out a cloth bag in her arms and unfolded the cloth bag neatly, which contained dozens of silver needles she had bought from Li's pharmacy. Yesterday, she had carefully disinfected the silver needles.
Nangong Xin looked at the silver needles curiously, and simply asked, "meimei, you have prepared so many embroidery needles. Do you want to learn embroidery?"
Nangong Yue squinted at Nangong Xin. For some reason, Nangong Xin shivered. He always felt that the look in his sister's eyes... was bad?
Nangong Yue took out a piece of soft cloth, carefully wiped his hands, and then picked up one of the silver needles and said, "Gege, can I help you prick a few needles?"
Nangong Xin almost didn't jump up as if he had been greatly frightened. He looked at Nangong Yue pitifully, his eyes were wet like a deer . He asked timidly, "meimei, where did I make you unhappy?" His eyes seemed to be saying, meimei, if he is wrong, he will change it!